My daughter goes to school

June, start of the school year in the Philippines.  We have decided to send our 3-year old daughter Wynonna along with her cousins JB and Ayen. Kids are excites and so are we... First day of school has been good for my little girl... their teacher gave them a drawing and asked them to color it accordingly. Wyne's coloring is good, I can say so.  And since we are working abroad and could not monitor our kids' daily school progress, we requested their cousin to take some snaps while they are in the class.  I felt so sad while looking at the pictures, they are not paying attention with their teacher, they are busy with their own activities.  After one week of going to school, the teacher gave them a weekend quiz, and I heard that my kid did not do as she was told. As a result, the teacher gave an X marking for her.  I was pissed off.  When we spoke (we communicate by chatting online) I asked her, and she said she wouldn't want to go to school anymore.  I felt the pain in my heart.  I was thinking, this may be the result of my being an absentee mother... It is so painful to hear my own daughter say such a word whereas the only reason I am here is that I wanted to give them a better future, I wanna send them to school to prepare them for their life ahead...  But now, I am not sure anymore, I don't know if it is worth to be here if at this early age of my kid, she has no interest in school...

And I am really so sad right now....

Things and event I've missed

How difficult it really is when you are away from your family, from your kids.  Today, another event in my son Rei that I have missed.  But thank God I have my niece Reinne to video it for us to see.  Though I,m happy that my kids are very well taken care of, I feel the guilt of not being there for them when they need me most.  They maybe so young and don't understand things yet but I know in my heart that when they grow up they will start asking, why I wasn't with them when they were small.

This is the life of an Overseas worker.

My son's 1st Birthday

My son Rei celebrated his 1st birthday on January 22, 2012.

This is my son Rei

While they are preparing for the mini kids part

I love this tarpulin

Looks everything is organized

for give away to kids

let the party begins

oh, there are so many kids in here..

and here is the clown...

There He is is with my niece Reinne, and by the way thanks to her as she was the one who sent me these pictures.

my sister-in-law

They had a small kids party at home, they have invited some relative and close friends.  There were lots of kids and they had some games.  They even hired clowns for the games... its was really a happy day for my son, and I wish I was there at that time.

Happy birthday son...

Merry Christmas

I wish everyone to have a blessed Christmas.

It is really difficult to celebrate this season away from your family.  I could not help but cry because I really miss my family back home. Though, through improved technology, we were able to see them in skype, ym video chat... still the idea of having near them and being able to to hug them, and kiss them really makes all overseas workers like me to feel so sad and so empty inside.

But if we think of the real essence of Christmas, we will realize that there is no reason for us to be sad.  For this is the day when God proved His greatest love for us.  Giving us the greatest gift, the Only way we could return to Him is through The Gift He has given us... His Only Son, The Precious One, Jesus.  His Birth means our Salvation.

Despite all the tragedies coming into our lives, let us not forget that God has, is and will always be there for us.

Merry Christmas..

Christmas time again

Living away from home is very difficult, specially during this season... the holidays, christmas, new year...aaahh the feasts, love it and miss it so much...

The reason is, I have been away from home for about 5 years and have not been able to celebrate Christmas back home. I had a chance to go home for a month vacation but not in these month.

I try to remember the ways we Filipino celebrate Christmas.  Quite a long celebration, from as early as December 16, 2011, Simbang Gabi or the midnight mass, Catholics observe masses for nine consecutive days, and the main event, the Christmas mass... after attending the Christmas Day mass, kids will go to their respective ninongs and ninangs for their aguinaldos and gifts.

Really, it gives every Christians a wonderfull feelings of knowing that there is Someone up there who love us.  Christmas is not only a time for exchanging gifts more importantly this is the time we celebrate the birth of our only Saviour, Jesus.  To remember how God love us and that He gave the most precious gift that we could ever receive in oour entire life, only if we are willing to accept.


Advance merry Christmas to all....