Joys in Life

I found this letter in a magazine and it is very touching.  I think it’s worth sharing here.  Here’s what it says –

My Dear Daddy,

I do not exactly know what to write on this blank piece of paper.  I know you have ths ame awkwrd feeling that I have now.  Calling somebody “daddy” is foreign to me, how much more writing to one?  All my life I have been wondering how it feels to have a father.  Haven’t you thought how proud you would have been if you were thre to welcome me into this world?  Why did you leave so soon?  Neither Mom could explain.

Mom did a good job in raising me up.  I could have been a rebel or a drop-out in school.  I could have been.  But i was not.  I finished highschool with flying colors.  Mama is a good mother.  She’s a tough chick.  Makes me wanna ask why you left her.  On second thought, may you were not really meant for each other.  But please, don’t ever think taht my coming out of this world was a mistake.  I was a joy to my mom, my grandparents, and to the people who sorrounded me with love.

I have been yearning of how it feels to belong a to a “real” family, how it feels to go to Jollibee with my daddy and mommy after my kindergarteen graduation, and how it feels to be loved by a father.

I’m not so like the other 17-year-olds.  I don’t have a father waiting for me impatiently at home whenever I go home late.  I have a Loius Vuitton wallet (of course fake), but i don’t have any family picture in it.  My classmates envy me for making it to the dean’s list for two consecutive semesters, but I envy them.  They have fathers to cheer them up when they nearly flunked our Human Anatomy class.  I needed a dad to share my happiness with.

Did i ever hate you?  There were lots of times that i was tempted to.  I know you think that I do.  But I don’t, I never did.  In my heart, I have already forgiven you.  Mom taught me taht.

Sometimes before i lseep, I wonder…Does Daddy also think what it would be like when we see each other?  Do you ever think of such things dad?  Every night when I saymy prayers, I pause for several seconds.  You know why? I made a deal with God.  Every time I do this, God understands that these silent moments are meant to ask Him to bless you.

Whatever it was between youand Mom I hope time already mended.  I don’t intent to pull you away from your family because I know how it feels to grow up without a father.

I cannot be complete without you.  Until the day that our paths will cross, I will wait.  And wait. And wait.

I admire the girl who wrote this letter. I love her honesty in writing a letter to an unseen dad.  I can relate in some way not because I don’t have a father but i can relate for my daughter.  maybe one day, my daughter can pen up a letter similar to this. But still it is my hope that they gonna meet up and talk before any letter like this can be composed.

I love the theme: BEAUTIFUL.  So please allow me to share with you different forms of the word.

1. the sunset

2. my daughter

my tummy was not feeling good since yesterday.  I blamed it then on indigestion (that’s waht i thought) but last night the pain persisted.  At 5 am today i was off to the throne again and since that time has gone back 5 times already.  I am trying to think hard what i ate but can’t remember anything bad except maybe of the undigested vegetables.  i love eating grass, you know.  i alawys think it’s good for my system.  the vegetable fibers acts a broom in our stomach.   since reaching this middle aging i am starting to be more health conscious because am already experiencing too much aches.  at young age of 36 am already experiencing too pain on the calfs when i had too uric acid is high.  so it means i can’t eat all types of fish anymore.  i can;t eat chicken’s inner meats and so many foods to be avoided na. 

well,  i just hope my tummy will get better because am going to work tonight.

AUGUST 29

Would you tell your children that they should only enter a relationship at a certain age {like most parents do}?

MY ANSWER:

- my parent’s did not tell me the exact age that i should start dating or go into a relationship but all i know is that it was not yet allowed during my highschool (especially for my father)  but then sinuway ko yong kagustuhan nya, only him because i told mom everything if ever am into one.  so with that experience i don’t have any plans of telling Dimple at what age she can go dating, but will not stop guiding her.  although i can remember telling her one time that if “possible” she won’t get married unless she have  a stable job already and got a house of her own.  at least no matter what happens she got a home to go home to.  i told her not to mind about me because i will also try to have a life of my own.  and if she ever do that, i will be the most satisfied mom in this world. when i told her that, she just nodded her head.

It’s Friday once again!

I look forward to a long sleep tomorrow because i will work on Saturday night and also 12 hours on Sunday.  I just took the chance to have that extra pay because i need it so much.  I will do some proctorship and though it sounds boring but having an extra pay is not boring. hehehe

By the way, i am having a marvel on the growth and maturity of my girl.  Although she will turn 11 next month, i still want to think that she is still a baby.  After brearkfast today, she asked me this, “mommy, do WE still have 100?”  I asked her, “why? what for?” She said, “hmmm i wonder if i can join the guitar lesson today and i need 100 for that.”  I grabbed my wallet from the bed and checked, “oh! i still got 1 pc.”  Handed the money to her and she turned her back smiling.  No thanks ha!  When she left for school, she sounds happy.  She said bye to me and my mom.  I peered on the door as she goes and saw that she was not wearing shoes.  So i called her back.  I told her to wear her blackshoes or she can wear those sandals but changed into a casual clothes not her uniform.  She got mad! As in mad!  Well, i just dind’t mind.  She put on her black shoes but she was mad. hehehe  So she went to school angry.  Bahala sya. hehehe

It’s payday today and i got my more than 2k salary for the month.  I need to pay her school so am off to give a partial even a lil bit.  Bahala kunti basta meron. hehehe.  Electricity? will be for the 15th nalang not now or else wla kaming wala na kaming pambili ng mga necessities like food and laundry soaps, & toiletries.

I checked on a site yesterday that my friend gave me.  I read it though and i think it would work well on me.  My pimples are so big and they just don’t stop growing.  Haii i dunno what’s the problem.  But a friend who does not acne but her problem is blackheads said that she will try the treatment too because it might lead to acne growth later.

1. When I’m sick I’m not a happy person.

2. When I take a walk, I think about alot of things especially ones that makes me happy.

3. Money can’t buy happiness but it can it can do wonders by solving up problems so that i can be happy.

4. Cotton makes me think of the clouds and leather makes me think of buffalo skin.

5. The strangest person/character I’ve had lewd thoughts about was oh can’t think of one now.

6. My favorite color these days is pink because it’s girly.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to early sleep, tomorrow my plans include checking mom’s bank account and  work at 7 pm and Sunday, I want to get online but i know i can’t because i will be working from 7 am to 8:30 pm.  I need the extra cash eh!

another of my sky photos taken last trip to my grandma’s place.

i love the blue skies.  i am glad i was able to take a photo of it because hours later this fluffy white clouds turned into a brown then dark one.

YOu may like to visit former sky watch home  before you proceed to sky watch’s new home at skyley.

That’s a lesson learned for me today.  And i hope i will not forget that.

For 2 days we were pestered (id say pestered because she was too much) by a student who was asking for the file she submitted for a scholarship before the first semester started.  yesterday, my boss and i tried to find it but it can’t be found.  so it’s like the members of the council were trying to point to each other kung sino last nakakita sa mga documents.  to make the story short, the docs were found this morning and brought to the RO.  the student concerned got really angry, but i told her this morning when she came, “next time don’t submit original documents unless you are asked for it. and whatever you pass to any organization, don’t expect that you can still retrieve it anytime of the day.” I was talking to her with a smile on my face but with a voice that says i mean business but sort of sisterly manner too.

now i thought that the issue is over.  But the RO came here just awhile back complainin of her attitude.  the student was called and maybe she realized her mistake she cried a lot. hehehehe i didn’t feel it coz naglagot jud ko niya.  sobra man gud sya.

1. When you see a man and woman walking together, do you automatically see them as ‘a couple’?
—it depends no how they walked together.

2. Is it always okay to walk along minding your own business, not bothering anyone?
— it is ok but not always ok because if we are concern with our family you can’t just help to bother at times.  you can’t just close your eyes to anything that your friend or loved one do anything bad and not just bother him/her about it.

3. Which foods that you believe are bad for you that you stubbornly refuse to stop eating?
— rice rice rice and bread. bad in sense that still eating too much of it will cause me to gain more more weight.

4. How would you handle these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights?
—a rainy day >> if am home will go to bed or be online. if am at work enjoy the cool weather. 
—lost luggae >>i wil try to do all means to find it but if there’s no more hope according to authorities then just try to forget about it.  if it was lost on freight, then i let the company pay me the worth of what’s in it.
—tangled Christmas tree lights>> will try to untangle it in a relaxed or unhurried manner.  sat down on the floor with no pressure on all sides and do the untangling.

5. Do you easily adopt habits or phrases from the people around you?
— i don’t think not that easily.  if i adopt it it will usually takes half year to one year.  I can remember chinese often says “ayooo” “ayaaa” when making a doubting grin in was not able to grab that. and the quick “ah or eh” at the end of each phrase. never grab that. so i thnk it depends on what phrase or habits my is trying to do.

6. What do you think of this situation?
~ In a checkout line at a store, someone is angrily yelling at the cashier because she’s waiting for minutes already. A long line of people are behind them with no other checkout line available. Does the angry person have a right to be yelling?

— i think she has no right to shout to the cashier for am sure cashier are tyring their best to make their moves quick.  if she really wants to shout in anger she can shout to herself while she returns the goods back to the shelves or leave it at the counter and exit the store.

7.How often are you greeted by strangers in a friendly manner while walking around in public?
— More often.

8. What do you think of Crocs?
— what is that yen?

9. How long does it take you to get ready to go out?
—if in a hurry 15 mintes the most.  but if am doing it unhurriedly the longest will be 30-45 minutes.

10. What kind of accent do you find attractive?
— Latin or Spanish

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Keeping feelings hidden inside is bad for your heart and did you konw that it can help hasted your aging? And it can’t be denied many are looking for help in stopping aging. In this life, it can’t be avoided that we will be borbarded with problems. We are sorrounded by stressors wether you like it or not. So according to survey, below are the top 10 ways that people do to cope with problems.

Top 10 –

1. Watching TV/listening to music
2. Eating
3. Bonding with friends.
4. Texting/chatting
5. Going to church
6. Singing
7. Walking
8. Reading Books
9. Forgetting
10. Exercise

For me, am guilty with # 2 and # 8. Singing and exercise are very healthy choices but when am down the drain i either do # 2 and # 8 or get online and surf the net. I seldom chat. Because in times like this am inside my cave.

So how about you? How do you cope with your problems?