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The old woman sat on the antique rattan rocking chair.  Her eyeglasses were perched precariously on her nose as she concentrated on her sewing chores.  A gentle breeze swept the wisp of whitish hair on her temples.Beside her sat her teen-age granddaughter.  She was like a fresh flower recently bloomed.  Without warning she suddenly blurted out, “Lola, why is true love so difficult to find?”

The old woman with a kindly face stopped sewing and touched her granddaughter’s head affectionately.  After a moment, the young girl cuddled closer, resting her head on the old woman’s lap.

“Listen and I will tell you why,” began the grandmother.

“Many centuries ago, when the world was young, true love existed everywhere.  It was available for the asking.  Because of this, men and women took true love for granted, so God decided to keep true love.”  She stopped and smiled as she gently stroked the young girl’s soft tresses.  “God asked a pair of angels to keep true love.”

“First, they buried true love in the ground.  But man and woman easily dug it out.  Next, the angels took true love to the highest mountain.  But again, man and woman easily climbed to the top. Then the angels submerged true love in the deepest sea.  Man and woman swam to the bottom of the body of water and with ease retrieved true love.”

“So true love is easy to find,” commented the young girl.  “For man and woman will dig, climb and swim.”

“Yes … but finally the angels kept true love in the hearts of man and woman.  Since then, people have had difficulty searching for true love.  For they look everywhere except in the one place that they should keep it.”

by: her ra

Living in Abroad is like a big step and getting into new dimension of life. I would like to share with you guys what I had experience here “my Life in UK” where quite of us were there’s an eye opener….

I lived here in Wales, UK for seven years now.  I learned to adopt quickly and easily especially the weather here, and the climate has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. I arrived here during spring so I enjoy so much the blossoms surrounds and followed by summer which is likely same as a spring. I never felt though it’s a summer but they said as this month coming it’s a summer season so I said OK but deeply feel strange like a strangers. After all I manage so well adopting culture and tradition as we filipinoes very adoptable in every way and never comes difficult  when thinks to our future, but when winters come it’s totally shock the system where I hadn’t used to it, and sometimes I’ve experience four seasons in a one-day….pheww…! … I love buying clothes, boots shoes or shoes and shoes-shoes where my size is bigger size and it’s difficult to find in Philippines. Buying clothes here is addicted until realizing matter found of my closet over loaded especially after winter. And this is my instances got a talent of maximizing the space of my wore drove, storing bulky of clothes in closet could be very handy when comes to pasalobong as a balik bayan. 

Fortunately as we are Filipinoes having English is a second language in our Country. And its written in rank few years ago Philippines top 2 in Asia using English language very well inded, with thought myself have a good English as well hmmmmm….. then after all I realized that I still have lots to learned not just only the accent but the simple words that we used everyday most of…here are some fixing things might you think you go in same blind date if someone offers you a fog, this is mean its an offer a cigarettes. I’ve heard some line before cant remember where but doesn’t mean a single word can be given two different things and could land in difficult way of understanding……

Here in UK there are no eggplants, there is - but its called aubergines…….if you go USA you found it easy way but if you get here UK you lost it……someone says just having chips or we eaten fish and chips or buy crisps…..I tell guys “chips” here in UK is not mean what we eaten in there in Philippines like somewhere in casinos and restaurant having meriendas or snacks. “Chips” means French fries and “crisp” is potato chips like a packs from shops……..did you get it yet? ….another word I’ve encounter is “shops”  =  shops means the place where we go buy stuff and things that’s most people used that word and store is a verb term ….example: You store your shoes in a box. In our English = I’m going to the store…….no wonder that most Filipino nurses come to work here in UK must re-learned English back or back to school after behind there license registry as nurse….might not get what patient says complaining his/her hammering headache which is the pinoy nurse wrotes in the record patient responsible hummer for patient’s migraine….hehehe…Or might the patient says my head is killing me and the nurse run for help in misunderstood…

Most important when attending a party or hosting a party…  Attending a party in here especially just in home don’t wear high heels you goanna be tired standing, there’s none enough chairs for you. And hosting a party you should NOT run out your drinks or wine that’s the number one rule here in British culture, no matter your guest starves for a little food you’ve cooked but you keep drinks flowing into them. Unlike in our traditions dictates must cooked more food than necessary otherwise if one guest not getting enough food she might losses her face and could be a very big intrigues in  a whole baranggay….haha.

What you cooked and dine on the table. I’ve already gets what British like and neighbours have very sensitive NOSE. I am very aware of frying dried fish or dried squid in my place where most people here are very complaints. I’d rather not to include fruits in stew (saba in nilaga). I mean cooking fruits here make sure dine in deserts …lol…and now I’ve learned a lots in here where supposedly am spoiling a money getting maid doing chores…..but no, here no house maid… DIY here is familiar or SOS. Doing In Yourself of some works here in UK that’s beat  you calling having an arts of life sufficiently and assertively. After all that’s life what means to wherever you live in abroad its not easy but in some way can be interesting to embrace the cultures and differences and what we’ve learn and know could be  more and more to share…..and others saying “if life deals a lemon make it lemonade” …..oh wow..! that’s a nice drink during winter….

Have a nice day everyone….

Ok, so we’re not going to pretend that after reading this your children will mistake you for P-Diddy but with a little practical advice you could be on-track to demoting the phrase “you’re soooo embarrassing” to a healthier frequency.

The sooner you accept that your kids are not going invite you to pick them up from the school dance from the front of the venue or come running to you for your opinion on the new Kaiser Chiefs album the better. Acceptance is key.

Be yourself. Children, teenagers in particular, have radars that can spot an adult trying too hard from at least a 15 mile radius. Some aspects of your personality they won’t yet understand and thus may find them nauseating, but they will grow up to appreciate them one day. Just wait.
Here are some of the most common situations that breed embarrassment as well as some things parents do that you think are for the best (bless you) but really make your child want to make like an American and file for divorce.

Pop picker
Try, or should we say always, ask them exactly what they want for any traditional present-purchasing occasion. Being a fan of The Black Eye Peas does not warrant a gift of the Now 78 you found in Help The Aged. Clothes are another danger zone. Buying vouchers for Top Shop is a much safer option than three woolly jumpers from Peacocks. And shoes? Forget it.
Parents also seem to have the bright idea of buying things that they need rather than want. If they need a new pack of pants, buy them on a separate occasion rather than forcing them to use their amateur dramatic skills to evoke the expression of excitement when they open a elaborately-packaged PSP-shaped box.

Guest and honour
We all know that you know more about them than they are aware of so if you “overheard” a telephone conversation about Kelly “lipsing*” Mike behind the bike sheds it’s wise to not repeat this information to Mike when he pops over for tea.
Keep quick conversations in the hall brief, polite and un-interrogative. The truth is your child’s companion really won’t mind in-depth conversation about who you think the next Prime Minister will be but your kid will.

Shows of affection, pet names and licking your finger and rubbing toothpaste residue off their cheek, are also no-goes when you have the pleasure of their pal’s company.
If you have warning of a rendezvous, a quick scour for underwear drying on the banister and prevention of unexpected nudity from the other residents of your household will be appreciated. This also means locking the bathroom door when occupying this potential mine field of explosive embarrassment.

The clothes show
You are of two totally different generations and this must be appreciated. Discovering fashion plays a big part of growing up which they will discover in their own time. When they start emerging from their room looking like an extra from a hip-hop video, contain your disparagement and let them get on with it. Remember the time you went back and put on an extra pair of socks when your parents told you to? No? Exactly.
Now we wouldn’t want to hinder your own freedom of expression but when attending Parents Evening think twice before; a) wearing anything you would class as “vibrant”, b) anything borrowed from your child’s wardrobe.

Listen and learn
On the occasions where your children manage to muster something other than a grunt, listen and absorb what they say. Don’t nit-pick inaccuracies and make corrections in the company of others, this only undermines them. Allow them to finish what they say and get to the bottom of what they mean. Butting-in is rude when talking to adults and is additionally demeaning when done to children………… A slang kiss to be given……..(*,*)….

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       ****HAPPY  VALENTINES  DAY****

                  To the Man I wish to Be

You may not here, I might not there.

You’ll be around and never found.

I turned around and vowed my head

I missed you Man that i only with…

               I heard those words you always whisper,

               And I read those words you always says,

               For every moment in my Memory.

               Oh.. Man, You should be here with me.

I sent you my tears to express my fears,

With my hugs and kisses should’nt be missed,

As a dream I wish you’ll here beside me,

With Joys and Happpiness cheers could be.

                When You here beside with me,

                You give me love with full of reality,

                You give me kisses with softness,

                You give me hugs with warm and tights,

                Oh.. Man, thats magic touch you’ll be.

To the Man I Wish to Be,

For me our LOVE is everyday,

As Valentines Day will passed,

We always be same as strengthened our path..

                                                       by: herra

                                                      feb. 11, 2008

"dedicated to the person i missed"…hehehe…

For five years and half now….Finally i booked…im going back to my origin’s from…yeppe…i feel very happy and excited when my husband send e-tickets for us……within 2 weeks from now i’ll be there with them my family, relatives, and friends in PI. i cant wait myself to see them all ..hopefully very soon….though am thinking what im gonna bring to them or my stuff too….wonder what fashion out there now …sorry im forgotten …im just getting my winter stuff..lol..wc i cant use these there…..perhaps £££ have high rate in manila…hehehe…then can pop ups in duty free….but bad news here in UK today…cant believe myself how idiot and carelessness they are and make it happen.. …HMRC lost my personal details files in disk while they send to NAO wc is = its very confidential among of those 25 millions names and adresses and 7.25 million families recorded of that disk together my bank details…huhuhu……frauders are happy now….of course im worried ….i’ve only just enough pounds and how can i updated my bank now im going to holiday…..anyway….hope my name is not there in that disk loss reported news said today…