5th Death Anniversary

Today is my mom's 5th death anniversary. She died from multiple organ failure. She was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease and was sick for three years before she died.

Her sickness was inborn. She was exposed from too much chemical when she was young. According to her, their neighbor used to be a distributor of ammonia and the fumes coming from it would make them and half of the neighborhood run from it. I guess people were pretty ignorant of their rights back then because they never thought of complaining to local officials about the company.

It was inborn and do you know what triggered it to come out and made itself known? Heat stroke! My parents went to the mall and they decided to just walk the street going to our house. It was really hot that day my mom wanted to flag a tricycle but my dad wanted to walk to they did. Upon reaching my grandma's house (which is 5 houses away from ours), my mom collapsed. It was heat stroke and when we had her checked, that's when so many complications were seen.

I still remember those days my mom was suffering. There was no commercial treatment available for her kind of sickness. We had to go to Mayo Clinic in the US to get her into an experimental program. But we didn't have the capacity to do that. Her doctors (she had four or five different specialists for organs affected by her kidney disease) just made sure that the complications get treated as they arose. It wasn't enough.

September 29, 2005 at 9:30am my mom died of heart failure. She was in a coma for over 12 hours before that.

I still miss her so bad. Especially when I feel so burdened. She's my ally. I think all moms are like that. They are on your side whether you're right or wrong. My mom's like that. We used to be so deep in debts. I was able to give her a comfortable like but it wasn't enough. I wish I was able to give more. A year and a half after she died, I started receiving blessings after blessings. My sisters were able to find good jobs. My brother started college. It would have been all the more happier if my mom was still here. I love my dad. We all love our dad. But it's never the same without mommy around.

I love you, Mommy! I still miss you so bad! I wish you're still here with us and that I could have given you more.

Meet Milo! :)

He's the new addition to the family... Milo, a beagle given by a neighbor to my dad. He's one month old and already getting more attention than anything and anyone else at home.

Now, I'm off to play with our baby!

Happy Sunday everyone! Let's all pray for a fruitful week ahead ;)

Crazy Me! :P

I am crazy!

I admit as much.

My brain is a scientist's haven. It won't stop trying to come up with better ideas than the last one it coughed up.

It will be more messy because I now have a new project... update, update, update!

I have to focus on the three new blogs first: My Daily Tweets, Our Little Princess and Blog Dress.

And then on to the ones I haven't updated in a while.

I'll keep you all posted of the developments, if there's someone interested, that is :D

Happy blogging everyone!

Happy Friday!

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Trying to be positive all the time ;)

Happy Monday everyone!

I hope everyone woke up and started their day on a positive note.

Today, I am choosing to be positive. I am choosing to be happy. I am choosing love over the anger that was in my heart for the past two days.

I am choosing to ignore the people who are trying to mess up my mind. We can all try to live harmoniously, right? There are ways to let a person know that you are not in accordance with what she said. Anyway, I am not going to think about it anymore.

Let's all choose to be in a positive mood today.

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Thank you for the blessings! ♥

I am taking back what I said... it was a bit monumental and I am very glad to say that I've been blessed.

Thank you for the blessings and I am ashamed that I even thought of complaining (even if it's just to my sister and very close friends). The glass is always half-full and I am thankful for that.

Happy weekend everyone! I'll be back with more updates on Monday.

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That's monumental?!?

What the ?!?!???

I was a little bit disappointed because I was expecting way too many.

But I must be thankful for what I got, right?

I am grateful. In fact I am very grateful for the blessings that come my way. I just thought it would really be something I'd be jumping up and down about when I see it. Guess it's not.

Still, thank you for the blessings. I'd be happy in a little while...

Sick :(

Down with fever and colds. Feeling so weak actually.

I hope to recover as soon as possible. So I am drinking lots of water and have slept more than usual.

Still hoping for a great week.

Happy Monday everyone!

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Show me the coffee!

I really get cranky in the morning. I am not much a morning person. I can function really well around 10 or 11 in the morning but with my hot cup of coffee first. After that, depending on how tired I was the previous day, I'd be okay and ready for more work.

From time to time I would stop drinking coffee because of my hyperacidity problems. I know I will be a grouch by then so when I wake up, I make sure that I keep to my corner and won't talk to anybody unless I know I can control my tongue.

I really need a caffeine shot in the morning, or as soon as I open my eyes after sleep or nap, to remind me that there are humans around me and I need to function as one. Hahaha!

Are you a coffee person like me?

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MYM - My Alma Mater

This is my alma mater, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Plaridel, Quezon City. This is the place where I spent my formative years. I finished grade and high school here.

I went to the school for Hazel's Buwan ng Wika presentation. They did a dance number to the tune of Bahay Kubo. Whenever I get to visit the school, I feel nostalgic. There's too many good memories that the school was able to bring into my life. The friends I still have right now are the friends I made while I was there. And the teachers I had were the best!

Did you have a good time in grade and high school?

Happy Monday everyone!

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Goodbye August, Hello September! =)

September is a very costly month for me. For one, there are three birthday celebrators in the family. My two sisters Vivian (19) and Grace (3) and my brother James (26). Then there's also one of my best girl friends Shen's birthday (17). And there's also my mom's death anniversary on the 29th.

September is also the start of the 'ber months and if you are a Filipino, chances are you already greeted everyone a Merry Christmas. We are the country celebrating the holidays the longest. Christmas songs start airing in various radio stations on the 1st day of September and Christmas here doesn't end until February of the next year. That's how much we love the season.

I have so many updates to share but I am quite busy at the moment. I will just update you all on my next entry :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

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