Paradise Island

Going to their little zoo has nices birds and few animals.

Tiffany, baby Faith and Marianne. Marianne was so glad to have someone to speak with in english.

This is at the hotel before we went to Paradise island. Baby Faith's mother called Cathy is my niece.

They have nice playground for children under the coconut trees but no fruits and produce for red wine, and making vinegars.

This clown is for birthday party for baby Faith are in the photo below with her mommy Cathy carrying her, her daddy is an American man Scott, beside from mommy is her aunt, grandfather and behind Scott is his daughter Tiffany . To the right side of the clown is me, Julia, my mother, infront of us is Arthur, Marianne and Josh. This is what we keep us away for 2 weeks. First weekend gone to beach. Paradise Island of Samal an hour travel from Tagum City where we live. Cross to the Island of Samal it takes only 15 minutes and you are in the middle of the island, and that is called Samal Island. Very cute place but nice. Completely different color of sand. We have here is black sand from Volcano. But Samal Island has white sand. It's a beautiful place. This Resort is one of the others standing to this island. It's affordable and comfortable, and has nice rooms.

Friday, School Scouting event.

Marianne's teacher (Phoebe).

Marianne's classmate.

And Marianne.


Julia's scouting day with her classmates.

Another pose from her classmates.

And their presentation ceremony of their first day scouting.

Cute dancers, presenting filipino dance from level 3.

Monday morning school presentation

Monday morning school presentation. This monday is Julia's group presentation. They are presenting singing with action. Julia with her classmate and bestfriend Shanley. Behind them are their teacher Jane and her assistant teacher.

The second part of their presentation.

After whole morning out driving and going with our relatives funeral. I found this place is just recently open and take our cool drinks. A place that I found very friendly employees and this eatery has an open air, nice windy from our nature.
Went for a long walk to see a lot for sale, residential lot.

And we found rambutan to buy instead of lot along the road has just harvested rambutan for 25,00 pesos only, in swedish kronor is 3.50 per kilo.

This is to early to see building up a christmas tree here at the back of City Hall. Wow, to early!

Sunday walk in the little park of our Community at the back of City Hall. A little fountain and children can play around there always perfect for warm days.

Family Photo

Our family photo, from left is our Mother Angelita, me, behind me is my eldest brother Louis, brother Arnold and Josephine, and of course my baby Gabriel. A little celebration of my brother Arnold on his birthday. Happy Birthday!

You wonder what is in mind of the monkey? She seems so far away and thinking deeply. It really likes human has deep thoughts. Would it be the same for the monkey? I keep on wondering now a days. Philippines is a nice country when it comes to nature. But when it terms of process they are helpless and hopeless. Very frustrating at end telling you come back another, and the another day past and still you are not done. What is the baby monkey thinking of about his mama? They are cute and has wonder on their behavior.

Today, I recieved a message and said:

Life is like a rubics cube,

there are innumerable

wrong twists and turns.

But when you get it right,

it looks perfect

no matter which side

you look at!

Cubics cube is a twisting blocks with 6 sides and 6 colors (one color for each side). You will twist them all and combine all colors and put it back all together back to each color. Very difficult and twist your mind actually. But if you have no patience to this game you will put it aside or throw it away from your way. But, when you get it even just first color and 1 single side, it feels accomplishment already and the joy you feel like overflow.

It is the same to our plans. If we will not make one accomplishment of the day you will feel down and sad, or anger even, and wonder why? It seems like simple but you find out difficult. For example, you process documents and you think it is simple but you find out so many little things to get this, get that, go there, make copy of this and that, bring this back (and that is somewhere else far enough that you have to spend money for travel cost going there and back). You find out your day is gone. The day is over and yet your plan didn't even start and the light is going down. Your day passing by and your accomplishment is not even yet 50 percent. You wonder sometimes where all those days goes? You have been twist left and right, your patience is slowly building up frustration, and it feels like down and dark like the night. Your smile faded, your happiness seems not exist and you wonder why. So simple you need but why you've been ask so many things, as if they are little but many little, and to many little your whole day disappear. That is not little? You wonder why? You look around and wonder why? It seems all so simple but it isn't.

You wanted to cry because your day is gone.

You walk fast because you wanted it done

and catch the time

before closing

and yet time is gone.

Your plan isn't the same as you think in the beginning.

I hope Life is like a rubics cube, there are innumerable wrong twists and turns. But when you get it right, it looks perfect no matter which side you look at!

Good morning!

Every morning I wake up at 05.00 in the morning to prepare breakfast for my students. Every time,I go out of the house to stretch out a bit and I always love to see outside first. To see what I can see perhaps. Looking for something, see my plants to listen the birds and insects. I wanted to see the light coming up. Used to see bright morning. But this morning is not, I see fog. Foggy morning. The plants love this kind of morning. I like it too, nice and cool, and perfect for my morning coffee, and sit outside to my veranda. I always drink my coffee every morning in Veranda while watching around and my flowers even just a short time. Drinking while listening my children finishing their breakfast.

This is his second time bath at night excluding in the morning bath. It was extremely warm that night. And see the result Gabriel was sneaking out getting out of the house and first thing he did was playing in the water. He used to be aware of cold water. He didn't like cold water for bath worse for the night. But this time, was different for him. Silly boy. And, he was serious taking that bath and funny.

Another journey we've been through for business reason. Our way to Trento a place going to Palm Oil Factory. Quite zigzag road.

Second part way to Palm Oil Factory. You will find this wide view of wet rice fields. Partly of this area has wide plants of Mais.

This is Trento River our way going to factory.

This is the place to unload the Palm Oil fruits.

This is the closer view of the fruits from Palm Tree to process for Palm Oil.

This is our beach last sunday. The entrance part of the beach.

The water was so nice, calm, clear and high.

Of course, the mother also like to pose sometimes with them :))

They love the water that when they get out was feeling very cold when they go to the shadow. And the most of all, they feel hungry. This hour I hold them in the shadow because it was to warm and again it is in the midday.

Oh, my cook and overcooked fishes :)). Pacita is my neighbor and my Aunt Rosita, the sister of my mother.