God, Happiness and Life

Collage of beautiful things past created by kind batchmate Chelit.

My youngest has been here since Wednesday.. A very long call from my Mama :-)Bless her :-) My eldest son skipped work to be with us.. Then a call from my daughter made earlier than usual, layered and lathered with lots of updates and laughter; And a few minutes ago a call from another son.. Yes! Of course earlier, messages, messages and messages from friends and relatives on the social networks.. Seconds ago, a nice thought in a nicely created card from Belle.. Seems to be complete, but not really.. card from my children posted on the social network we all know And yes, our living room area's plants decided to bloom their flowers japanese bamboo with five flowers bonsai of a kalachuchi variety

Time has really gone by fast I almost didn't notice.. it feels like it was just yesterday when our family was trying to give a name to a baby -- and now my niece, she is all grown up..

Something I saw from picjoke and then decided to use my daughter's pic to try it out..and I must say it came out well.

Working in a foreign country seemed to have enhanced my daughter's personality further. She now commands  an authoritative yet  pleasing stance of a mentor. Is it that or age?  :-) Being a Pre-school teacher is never easy, even if  in her case,  is a life long advocacy. It's been a dream to help and guide children to reach their potential as human beings. Her maturity, I suppose stems from having special children under her wings. But, things turned out okey if not much better. Late last year  she was able to change school. It is now work and relaxation compared to what she had prior, which was all work. Hah! 

Another memento I need to share here for online posterity: father's day card which my children sent their pa. This was prepared in 2000.

Today is Nigel's birthday. That's my stepson who just recently married. Since wife, Myles is back to work at Luxembourg, he is spending his birthday with us. The 'us' who joined us for a small dinner was, of course my partner, Jet his best friend, his bro Jerome(at last), Belle. Jerome's girlfriend, Jigs, another brother, (Joanne-Bebe was supposed to come as well but too tired from work and school; and of course Andre, eldest brother, who joined us belatedly. Right now they are still drinking beer as usual. Jerome is being continuously roasted for missing so many family occasions, including Nigel's wedding. Aaarrgghh. I can't believe Nigel is 30 and married. The first time I met Nigel was back when he was about 3. He did a 'poem' for me - from splendor in the grass. I saw him again when he was already driving his own car, dropping in once in a while to watch my sons' neighborhood basketball games. At that time he was a varsity player for his s

Who among us can claim to have the kind of friendship ascribed to by Kahlil Gibran in his book The Prophet ? "And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship. And he answered, saying: Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace. When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "yay". And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unclaimed. When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain. And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. For love that seeks aug