dear mazi,
gosh, it's been ages since the last time i made an entry. but anyway, this one will be short. i just want to air out this bad weeks that have happening with me and your mom. no, don't get me wrong, it is not our relationship, it is related to work, our respective jobs and some more. the relationship's been always better if not great.
i am just in an unenviable position at work due to some "issues" with nasty stuff, you know, things that people do that hurts not just one but the whole. but that kind of activities where they will somehow end up in jail. well, anyway, i was beating myself up for not discovering it earlier and had the company suffer for more than a year. if it had been caught earlier, we wouldn't have to write off millions of dollars. oh well. i just felt that i was not able to really show them that i am really good at my job. but you know, i have to move on, just like what my boss has told me. so....that's it.
mom's having issues with her tax and work. hopefully, it will get sorted out pretty soon as it might affect our financials. the work side, hopefully, something or an opportunity will come up close to where we live so that she can move closer to home and be happy again with her job. it is just a constant and daily struggle for her to go to work. of course, if i have a way, or if we are earning more than enough, maybe mommy does not need to work and just take care of you everyday. but things are different here. so, let us not give more headache and stress to mommy, ok? let's just be with her and make her laugh all the time.
as you know, we try to avoid bringing issues like this at home coz it certainly affects our daily lives. don't worry mommy and daddy are trying hard to do the best they can so we can have a happy home!!!!
we love you.
Dad
Monday, November 24, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
scarrryyyyyy
dear mazi,
we had a blast trick or treating with your friends, that is for sure! this year was a bit different from previous halloween celebration we had. this time, you requested that you will be with your friends from school instead of going to your cousins' house and their friends. we were actually surprised that you wanted to do it your way this time. imagine, weeks before you already had it planned with your friends, you know, the slumber party and the trick or treating together.
so hey, mommy and i are not complaining, whatever works for you! so, this year, you wanted to be a scary vampire!! it worked quite well. you wore your costume in school the whole day. then, in the evening, we went with you and your friends to do trick or treating to the neighboring houses/apartments. daddy wore a somewhat a-scary red mask while mommy was in her purple wig. it was sooo much fun. i decided to join you and your friends from asking treats to the neighbors. i had a blast. imagine, i got the same amount of candies and chocolates as you are.
so, all in all, it was great. later that night, we went back home and asked some family friends to come over for some drinks.
it was all good. til next year!! let's see what costumes we are gonna be wearing then.
love,
dad
Days Inn is OUT!!!
dear Mazi,
guess what happened to me last night? well, i'm here in saskatoon since monday for my regular visit of the branch here. last week, i tried to book my accommodation in the usual hotel/s i normally stayed in. unfortunately, all of these hotels are fully booked for the week. so, i ended up booking at days inn for the first time. i tried to read the feedback about the hotel and seemed ok, so i proceed. i agreed that i'll be moving rooms on the 3 nights that i am at the hotel since on the second night, they dont have an available non-smoking room.
monday night came, i was ushered to my room. it looks ok. you would have loved the pool though as they have a nice run-around slide and a nice jacuzzi. i didnt try it though coz i was too tired. i was informed by the front desk that i can leave my luggage the following morning to them so they'll just move it to the new smoking room assigned to me. i did not leave my luggage the following morning as i dont trust them well enough.
anyway, the night came and i went back to the hotel, lo and behold, they cancelled my reservation and was told that there was no room for me. HUH?!!! obviously, my being "antipatiko" and "stand up for my right" attitude came out again!! they heard good words from me, so of course they relented and provided me a room. it is on a smoking room, no luck for a non-smoking one. well, i'll take it coz i dont want to sleep on the road. heh!
my gosh, i will never stay in a smoking room ever again!! i think i was only able to sleep for about a few hours. getting up in the middle of my sleep coz of breathing problems. my eyes seemed puffy and my nose keeps on clogging. its like being put in a smoking chamber... im exhagerating, of course, but you get the drift.
that was so unhealthy. that room really sucks. i mean who could sleep or stay in such a room? so, for all of you out there, NEVER EVER stay in a smoking room. and for those who smokes, PLEASE PLEASE SMOKE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. you are not doing any good to yourself and to other people!!
so there, that is my rant for the day!!
oh ok, tonight is my last night in the hotel. i will be staying in a non-smoking room, thank God!
there you go,
dad
guess what happened to me last night? well, i'm here in saskatoon since monday for my regular visit of the branch here. last week, i tried to book my accommodation in the usual hotel/s i normally stayed in. unfortunately, all of these hotels are fully booked for the week. so, i ended up booking at days inn for the first time. i tried to read the feedback about the hotel and seemed ok, so i proceed. i agreed that i'll be moving rooms on the 3 nights that i am at the hotel since on the second night, they dont have an available non-smoking room.
monday night came, i was ushered to my room. it looks ok. you would have loved the pool though as they have a nice run-around slide and a nice jacuzzi. i didnt try it though coz i was too tired. i was informed by the front desk that i can leave my luggage the following morning to them so they'll just move it to the new smoking room assigned to me. i did not leave my luggage the following morning as i dont trust them well enough.
anyway, the night came and i went back to the hotel, lo and behold, they cancelled my reservation and was told that there was no room for me. HUH?!!! obviously, my being "antipatiko" and "stand up for my right" attitude came out again!! they heard good words from me, so of course they relented and provided me a room. it is on a smoking room, no luck for a non-smoking one. well, i'll take it coz i dont want to sleep on the road. heh!
my gosh, i will never stay in a smoking room ever again!! i think i was only able to sleep for about a few hours. getting up in the middle of my sleep coz of breathing problems. my eyes seemed puffy and my nose keeps on clogging. its like being put in a smoking chamber... im exhagerating, of course, but you get the drift.
that was so unhealthy. that room really sucks. i mean who could sleep or stay in such a room? so, for all of you out there, NEVER EVER stay in a smoking room. and for those who smokes, PLEASE PLEASE SMOKE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. you are not doing any good to yourself and to other people!!
so there, that is my rant for the day!!
oh ok, tonight is my last night in the hotel. i will be staying in a non-smoking room, thank God!
there you go,
dad
Thursday, October 30, 2008
diet
dear mazi,
don't laught at me now.... i know you have been staring at my food every dinner time for the past 3 days. you are laughing about the types of food i needed to eat during this trying times. hehehehehe....see, i really want to lose weight. i thought of jump-starting it by doing the 3-day diet which is supposed to make me lose at least 6 pounds. well, i've tried this before and i can attest that it really did work. so, here i am again....
let's see tomorrow if i finally lose that 10 lbs i aimed for.
i'll make an update on this tomorrow.
cheers!!
dad
don't laught at me now.... i know you have been staring at my food every dinner time for the past 3 days. you are laughing about the types of food i needed to eat during this trying times. hehehehehe....see, i really want to lose weight. i thought of jump-starting it by doing the 3-day diet which is supposed to make me lose at least 6 pounds. well, i've tried this before and i can attest that it really did work. so, here i am again....
let's see tomorrow if i finally lose that 10 lbs i aimed for.
i'll make an update on this tomorrow.
cheers!!
dad
Monday, October 20, 2008
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
dear mazi,
just like in a song, RESPECT, is really a big thing to me! at a very young age, this is one of the values that we constantly talk to you about. the intention is for it to be one of your foundation. you know, things like, respect the elders, respect your friends, or respect everyone basically. that has been what we always try to follow every single day.
i chose this topic in this post coz of our recent met-ups with some of our relatives here.
it pains me to see the sons not giving due respect to their mom. they even fail to show any affection to their mom. i am not saying to cuddle up or kiss every now and then, i mean, its their mom's bday and they can't even smile for pictures nor stay close to each other. i also have not seen or observed them being grateful to their mom with their opportunity to live here in canada. the sad part is, i was also informed how disrespectful and these kids are to their mom. hurling hurtful and "bad" words to their mom.
you know mazi, that is one thing that i will not allow to happen. of course, i'm sure you know already coz there are times you got in trouble with me and mommy on how you treat us. the way you talk, respond and even act.
you know that every single day that passes, we always remind you to be thankful of what you have. be happy with what we have. be contantly respectful and courteous to everybody.
i can't help not making a big deal out of this respect thing, because, i also learned this from my parents. same way, we want you to grow up with the proper values intact.
this is all for now.
love,
dad
just like in a song, RESPECT, is really a big thing to me! at a very young age, this is one of the values that we constantly talk to you about. the intention is for it to be one of your foundation. you know, things like, respect the elders, respect your friends, or respect everyone basically. that has been what we always try to follow every single day.
i chose this topic in this post coz of our recent met-ups with some of our relatives here.
it pains me to see the sons not giving due respect to their mom. they even fail to show any affection to their mom. i am not saying to cuddle up or kiss every now and then, i mean, its their mom's bday and they can't even smile for pictures nor stay close to each other. i also have not seen or observed them being grateful to their mom with their opportunity to live here in canada. the sad part is, i was also informed how disrespectful and these kids are to their mom. hurling hurtful and "bad" words to their mom.
you know mazi, that is one thing that i will not allow to happen. of course, i'm sure you know already coz there are times you got in trouble with me and mommy on how you treat us. the way you talk, respond and even act.
you know that every single day that passes, we always remind you to be thankful of what you have. be happy with what we have. be contantly respectful and courteous to everybody.
i can't help not making a big deal out of this respect thing, because, i also learned this from my parents. same way, we want you to grow up with the proper values intact.
this is all for now.
love,
dad
Monday, October 13, 2008
thanksgiving it is!
dear mazi,
wow, its been over a week since the last time i made a post. work just got in the way, i guess. so much things going on at work, from my usual branch visits to my never-ending tasks in the head office. oh my, here i go again...thing is, i don't, i won't, i shouldn't, complain!! as it is, i am soooo thankful for everything.....you know, the job, the family, the friends and all the material things i have.
today is Thanksgiving Day!! i'm not really sure how this started but one thing is sure, this is a yearly event that everyone looks forward to. people go gaga preparing lavish dinners or lunches to celebrate this day. we did our own share in the past years. i have prepared or should i say, baked turkeys for the past celebrations. it was fun but labor-intensive.
but yeah today, i always believe that thanksgiving is a daily affair. it maybe is at its peak at today's date but it is usually celebrated by us on a daily basis. you know, being grateful to every little things we get to experience everyday of our lives.
personally, i thank the Lord above for you as you have brought so much joy to mommy and daddy. we celebrate every single day we are together!
of course, as i have said above, we are thankful for all the blessings that go our way. we are thankful for the family that we have, for the friends and for the material things that we have.
thankfully yours,
dad
wow, its been over a week since the last time i made a post. work just got in the way, i guess. so much things going on at work, from my usual branch visits to my never-ending tasks in the head office. oh my, here i go again...thing is, i don't, i won't, i shouldn't, complain!! as it is, i am soooo thankful for everything.....you know, the job, the family, the friends and all the material things i have.
today is Thanksgiving Day!! i'm not really sure how this started but one thing is sure, this is a yearly event that everyone looks forward to. people go gaga preparing lavish dinners or lunches to celebrate this day. we did our own share in the past years. i have prepared or should i say, baked turkeys for the past celebrations. it was fun but labor-intensive.
but yeah today, i always believe that thanksgiving is a daily affair. it maybe is at its peak at today's date but it is usually celebrated by us on a daily basis. you know, being grateful to every little things we get to experience everyday of our lives.
personally, i thank the Lord above for you as you have brought so much joy to mommy and daddy. we celebrate every single day we are together!
of course, as i have said above, we are thankful for all the blessings that go our way. we are thankful for the family that we have, for the friends and for the material things that we have.
thankfully yours,
dad
Sunday, October 5, 2008
embarrassing moments
dear mazi,
last night was so much fun chit chatting with you, your cousins and friends at your cousins house. how coult it not be, we had a wonderful dinner with relatives and family-friends (hot pot, crispy pata, steak and KFC chicken), then, everybody settled to doing their own thing. tita nancy and jay, watching a movie online, some of the kids playing DS and PSP, some of us doing Wii Fit and the others browsing the internet.
then we all settled in the living room to do "Family Feud Game online". oh it was a blast!! we are the noisiest bunch!! good thing the neighbors didn't call RCMP to silence us. the boys won the first game while you guys (girls and ladies) won and the second/rematch game where you even won the 20 thousand bonus money!! wow!!
then, it was getting late, we retreated to ninong jr's room for some fun. we started teasing mikee about her ear then she teased me back about my being overweight and would be perfect as santa claus.
i started telling them about embarrassing moments (which i started by telling them about your classmate 's and your embarrassing moments at school). that set-off everybody by sharing their embarrasing moments. alyssa mentioned a lot (about poo, farting and toilet jokes), same way with mikee. you also shared about farting ang poo while allison had a hard time sharing coz she said she can't remember any. then, of course, alyssa shared so much again.
even mommy, tried to share her embarrassing moments, although we kept on ribbing her about talking in english!! same with ninong jr who shared about that time when he was in high school and had to bring "coleman food container" separated into 3 parts with water, chicken and rice. he dragged it on the floor then all of a sudden, the container opened and all the food and water spilled onto the floor. he had to pick it up and throw away. ending, he didnt have any lunch and had to buy from the cafeteria. im sure he got a lot of teasing from his schoolmates.
i also shared about having my colds ballooned on my nose while talking before. had to pop it coz it was sooo funny and embarrassing!. mommy shared about her recent embarrassing moment while riding the bus going to work in downtown. funny that she tried to knock the door open and shouting to let the driver open the door where in fact it wasnt a bus stop yet. all the other passengers were looking at her with amazement. good thing nobody knows her in that bus. hehehe.
it was a lot of exchanging stories. we all had fun laughing at ourselves and our silly experiences. maybe we can do a lot of these in the future. these are memories that would last. you know, you guys will also talk about it when you grow old/older.
anyway, this is it for now. we'll do some more funny stuff with your friends pretty soon, im sure.
love you,
dad
last night was so much fun chit chatting with you, your cousins and friends at your cousins house. how coult it not be, we had a wonderful dinner with relatives and family-friends (hot pot, crispy pata, steak and KFC chicken), then, everybody settled to doing their own thing. tita nancy and jay, watching a movie online, some of the kids playing DS and PSP, some of us doing Wii Fit and the others browsing the internet.
then we all settled in the living room to do "Family Feud Game online". oh it was a blast!! we are the noisiest bunch!! good thing the neighbors didn't call RCMP to silence us. the boys won the first game while you guys (girls and ladies) won and the second/rematch game where you even won the 20 thousand bonus money!! wow!!
then, it was getting late, we retreated to ninong jr's room for some fun. we started teasing mikee about her ear then she teased me back about my being overweight and would be perfect as santa claus.
i started telling them about embarrassing moments (which i started by telling them about your classmate 's and your embarrassing moments at school). that set-off everybody by sharing their embarrasing moments. alyssa mentioned a lot (about poo, farting and toilet jokes), same way with mikee. you also shared about farting ang poo while allison had a hard time sharing coz she said she can't remember any. then, of course, alyssa shared so much again.
even mommy, tried to share her embarrassing moments, although we kept on ribbing her about talking in english!! same with ninong jr who shared about that time when he was in high school and had to bring "coleman food container" separated into 3 parts with water, chicken and rice. he dragged it on the floor then all of a sudden, the container opened and all the food and water spilled onto the floor. he had to pick it up and throw away. ending, he didnt have any lunch and had to buy from the cafeteria. im sure he got a lot of teasing from his schoolmates.
i also shared about having my colds ballooned on my nose while talking before. had to pop it coz it was sooo funny and embarrassing!. mommy shared about her recent embarrassing moment while riding the bus going to work in downtown. funny that she tried to knock the door open and shouting to let the driver open the door where in fact it wasnt a bus stop yet. all the other passengers were looking at her with amazement. good thing nobody knows her in that bus. hehehe.
it was a lot of exchanging stories. we all had fun laughing at ourselves and our silly experiences. maybe we can do a lot of these in the future. these are memories that would last. you know, you guys will also talk about it when you grow old/older.
anyway, this is it for now. we'll do some more funny stuff with your friends pretty soon, im sure.
love you,
dad
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