Barangay Mangagoy and Ponso

It is rare opportunity to visit Brgy. Mangagoy. If not of my friend, Venessa, I may not be able to land on Mangagoy and no chance to meet Ponso. By the way, Barangay Mangagoy is located in Bislig, Surigao del Sur. It is dubbed as "little city within the city".

This where we sleep for a night

around Mangagoy

early morning view

We arrived at almost 6PM in Mangagoy from Hinatuan. It was dinner time. Some were hungry especially the kids. I and Marilyn hurriedly went to the market to buy something to eat for our dinner and breakfast. We still have to visit Tinuy-an Falls and International Doll House the next day.

An here's another good thing I met in Mangagoy. I was able to play with him. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Ponso, my new friend. :-)

so adorable

I like Ponso very much. He is cute and adorable.


xoxo,

veta

Pink Gift

A sweet message from a sweet child, Anthony.

Early this morning, my shy learner, Anthony, surprised me with his gift. Later this afternoon, I managed to open the gift. Never expect to receive a gift from him or from any body knowing their financial status of my learners. But, then, I am grateful to God for giving me such a sweet learner. :-)

Here is my pink gift.

Any suggestion, what name can you give with this cute pink thing?

No no no no Christmas Party

Others were enjoying their Christmas party. Others are excited to their upcoming Christmas party. What about you? ..and what about me? Yes, I am excited, too... excited to lie down on my bed and let that party pass.

This is my first time not to have a Christmas party with the children. Do you know why, what's the main reason parents declined to have a Christmas party? It is because of the so-called-issue, the end of the world!

Anyways, I can't blame them. It is their rights to believe and to say "no". :-) What can I do?

So, what shall I do tomorrow? 1. I'll visit PhilHealth office and update my PhilHealth Card. 2. I'll buy food in any fastfood chain store and celebrate alone. 3. Practice Gangnam Style dance? 4. Videoke? 5. Clean my room. The abovementioned list of activities are to be done tomorrow as my way to honor the so called - Christmas party. :-)

lost soul

I am walking in the midst of nowhere...
Searching for something, somewhere...
I don't know really what it is...
i hope (for sure), it brings life's completion and fortune...


-veta

my new keychain arrived

i would like to say "thank you" to Miss Claire of Caring is Not Only Sharing... for the keychain plus a  Christmas card she sent to me. just received it yesterday. though, i have been waiting for it since the first week of January. i guess the postman was so lazy to give my letter earlier or was delayed due to bad weather condition here. i dunno really what's the reason why it stayed longer in the post office. 

why Claire sent to me this stuff? this is a quick review. last December, Miss Claire loves to play around in her own blog. while having fun in Korea, she updated her blog by posting one question. if you can guess her very simple question, you can own her cutie giveaway- keychain. did i ever tell you that i LOVE keychain? Luckily, i was one of the correct guessers.

again, Thank you, Miss Claire:-)

Goodbye, ma...

my mother left us last Tuesday, January 11, 2011.

as what my friend, leonel of LEonSSONS said, I wish you are really a goddess with the power to heal. But I believe, you have strong faith in God and being you makes me confident that you have deeper understanding about physical nature of man, hence, you will surely be fine after all.


i wish i am yong. but, you are right. i must accept that this where we all go through...our end. i just pray and hope that mama is happy right now wherever she is now. 


i cried so hard coz i really missed her. she was my inspiration why studied so hard and be where i am now. 
 


here is a song i wanna share with you, ma.

life is hard....

...sometimes.

early this morning, well, i might say that it was not so good. having tiff with my parents ( my mother) is quite uneasy.

it is started when i tried to let her take her medicine (my mother's kidney failed to function) i bought last night. it was costly and i don't wanna put all the medicine in vain. she must swallow it or else she will suffer more the pain. but, she hesitated to take it. she gave more nonsense reasons why she could not take all the  medicine. and i was angry...so tired listening her nonsense reasons.

i went to my work with a heavy-hearted. and i was thirty minutes late. as soon as i enter the gate, i met my principal...ashamed.


after an hour or more, i received a message through my phone,

life is hard...
because we see the obstacles, not the goals.


life is painful,
because we see the tears, not the smiles.


people are rejected..
because we see their faults not their deeds.


people are weak...
because we see their failures not their success.


look at the bright side of things and this world will be worthwhile to live in. 


Appreciate life more!


oh, yeah. a timely message. thanks to mark.

i still have five days more

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i have to bid goodbye to adgitize soon. I can't continue advertising with them this month because the money left in my paypal account is not enough to pay for another one month advertising. 


i hope more opps and fortunes will come my way. 

new year...new flood

i am collecting photos and videos of yesterday's flood. note: i don't have a cam to capture the graceful entrance of the unwanted visitor yesterday- FLOOD.

so here are the photos and a video i got from different photo galleries of my friends on Facebook.

photos location: some part of barangay san juan, surigao city



video location: some part of barangay luna, surigao city

rainy and flood-y new year part 2

the flood did not listen to my pleases yesterday..lol. it just flowed the way it wanted to be until it reached the higher level it wanted to reach.. damn! as i write this post the flood is still there laughing outside..

yesterday, we experienced flood, heavy rain and brownout.

i hate flood. who wants flood, anyway? i just hope that the rain will stop pouring down down down so that the flood won't rise up higher.

rainy and floody new year

happy new year, everyone!

how's your new year?

here in surigao city, it is a rainy day and at this moment, the flood is keep on coming in.
flood flood go away! we still have an activity to do today. sigh! how could we implement our feeding program today if the rain won't stop pouring? and the flood is getting higher..triple sigh for this year of the metal rabbit.

bonding with college friends

it is December, a month of getting together with long-time-no-see-friends. some work in far places that's why we seldom to be together..
last December 27, we decided to meet and spend sometime in the SEC pool.

lucelle, the luckiest one, is preggy. 
 ewan ko ba, kakaiba talaga ang feeling basta kasama ang mga kaibigan. tunay na kaligayahan ang nadarama . walang kyeme ha.. sa susunod naman!..sa uulitin:-)

fabric bag from greenbaglady

i was one of the lucky receivers of fabric bag from greenbaglady, yehey!

actually i received this bag five days after my birthday. (when was my birthday? see my profile.)
yes, i received this bag six months ago. sorry, greenbaglady for the super delayed posting about the bag. i considered this bag as a birthday gift.

thank you again, greenbaglady.

here is the bag

strolling at Gaisano Mall

after meticulously assessing NORCASES for some benchmarking, we went directly to Gaisano Mall to shop (they...not me. mine was only window shop:-)...i was with ruby, lorna and vicky. we went hurriedly to the cinema. we watched "i do" starred by Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales. not bad movie huh. i partially enjoyed watching it. we went out from the cinema at 6pm. after that, window shopping was executed very well...

here are the proofs:

 free to see not to touch please esp if you have no plan to buy it:-)

 the walk...walk...and walk:-)

 what's the use of the scalator, gurls?...

i love this Christmas tree. bad, i can't afford to buy it and to bring it:-)

 for your little ones...love ones...god children...friends...

 cute balls..surely your kids will love it:-)

 meet ruby in her dashing pose:-)

 sandals....

 oooppsss...gurls, what is that?...

body lotions...

i hate sometimes being a photographer...i can't see myself in the photos:-(

Mini Bear Key Chain

my co-worker, Ms. Plaza is such a nice and thoughtful woman.

she went to Butuan City last Saturday. when she came back on Sunday, she gave me a mini bear key/fone chain. i chose the blue (i love color blue) mini bear. it is cute like me:-)

for those who don't know about my fascination, i am fascinated with any cutie little thing called - KEY CHAIN.

thank you ,once again, Ms. Plaza:-)

kindness

according to my reliable source, wikipedia, kindness is the act or the state of being kind —ie. marked by goodness and charitable behaviour, mild disposition, pleasantness, tenderness and concern for others. 


they said, kind people are mostly the blessed people. palaging binibiyayaan ng Panginoon dahil sa pagiging mabait.


one fine morning, heading to my station, i met a kind man. he was a tricycle driver. he was the one driving the tricycle where i rode in. while driving along the road, he talks happily about his family esp. his children. then, we passed one pupil walking on the left of the road. he stopped and asked the pupil if she wanna ride in.the pupil answered steadfastly 'no". he asked the girl again, "bisan way bayad? (eventhough you don't have to pay?). the pupil smiled and entered inside the tricycle...


he dropped us to SWCES. i was about to unlock my room when i heard a masculine voice calling loudly at me. when i turned to see where the loud masculine voice came from, i saw the tricycle driver holding my umbrella. he said, "mam an imo pajong (ma'am, your umbrella)." 


as an oldie fella, forgetfulness is one of my best traits. i left my umbrella in his tricycle. the umbrella i borrowed from my co-worker the other day:-)

disconnection

i was out for 6 days from blogging it was not because i was in a holiday vacation or out of town trip. i was out bec my internet connection was disconnected! the reason is, i was not able to pay for my overdue monthly payment ( for two months):-(...hey, don't blamed me that much huh... i will explain. i was waiting for my bill from globe. they did not send my bills so i concluded that it was okay then not paying the monthly payment. i was waiting for almost three months for my bill from globe, suddenly, without notice, my internet connection was disconnected.

i complained to the local office of globe. it was settled then.

thanks God, it was connected again. now, i feel like i was left behind for more than a decade. i am trying to read and re-read the posts of my fave blogs listed in my bloglist in order to be more updated and just to be "in" again:-)...

don't sleep pls...

what i like in travelling near or far places it's either riding a cab, bus or small ship is i am in deep thoughts that wander away until it reaches beyond what is real. sometimes, the reality prevails unexpectedly and deep conclusion and decision realized.

numerous queries blurted out from my beautiful mind. questions like: what i wanted to be? who really i am? what should be the right thing to do with this unexplained feelings/situation? and so on and so forth...

i am scared to commit mistakes/fail. though mostly, i guess, failures dropped by always.

mostly i fall into deep sound sleep if i travel. i had one unforgettable experience:

i took the last bus trip from Butuan to Surigao City. i seated near the window in the third row from the back part of the bus. i slightly open the window. enough to breath the fresh air. due to pressure and stress, i sleep while hugging my bag afraid to be taken by the thief. i never care and notice the turns and stops of the bus as it unloaded and loaded passengers. the bus reached Surigao terminal. i was still sleeping. i don't know how many minutes i stayed in the bus sleeping. the conductor wondered why on earth i wasn't able to stand and out of the bus. he tried to wake me. he said, Miss Surigao na. i slowly opened my eyes and stared at the unfamiliar face. he said again, Miss Surigao na. i jumped from my seat and turn around to search who is still in the bus. i grabbed my bag in a horror and ran fast out of the bus and out of the terminal. i feel i am still half-asleep. i didn't ride a cab bec there was no available. i walked from the terminal towards the highway with dim lights gleamed on the street. my parents scolded me of my being carelessness after telling them my story.

night with the music

It's brownout. the wind blows strongly above the trees due to the southwest monsoon. the moon in and out of the clouds. it gives gleam to the dark place under it. the stars twinkle brightly on the vast sky. the clouds moves fast due to strong wind. enough air to chill us, but, nit enough reason to stop us from grasping the joy the night it bring.

i am with "the girls of the place"- youngsters. behind the peaceful night, sweet voices heard. the melodic voices of mirasol and nene with kent as the guitarist. i could feel the joy being with these teenagers. i feel young. when dance music strummed by kent, jerybeth shows real wild graceful moves and dance happily while anil, reymon, and others laughing out loud.

i have never been in this kind of mood for four years i think. listening and being with youngsters gladly welcoming the night with smiling moon shining shyly behind the thin clouds is truly a memorable event.

absent minded

i buy an ointment for my mother at the pharmacy. the pharmacist asks me what i want. i tell her that i want to buy an oitment for my mother. so, she prepares the ointment and i pay for it. i count the change she gave and put it in my purse and go. unfortunately, the ointment left in the counter. when my mother approaches me, i search it in my bag. i tell my mother i never bring the ointment and i left it in the pharmacy...