Time Will Take You Away From Me

Time will take you away from me.

The ash will fall as you stand

In a place that’s safe to see

The end of my part in your plan.

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It cannot be stopped,

Nor changed, this decree:

Time will take you away from me.

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Which way will you turn from the lane,

As I watch at the other end?

Such ignorance I do not feign,

Nor wisdom of the calling bend.

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For the kitchen table is shed

At midnight of this meal you ate,

And now you’ve turned and gone to bed,

And I sit with the empty plate.

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It cannot be stopped,

Nor changed, aye, truly:

Time will take you away from me.

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Tomorrow when you wave goodbye

From the door of your school classroom,

The look will be there in your eye,

Of something deeper, something soon.

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So you are in the know as well,

I’ve seen that look in passing,

From time to time between the swells

Of tears for mock reasons casting.

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It’s coming, you see,

Inevitably:

Time will take you away from me.

 __________

Time will take you away from me.

We cannot go hand in hand.

Time will take you away from me.

So let’s enjoy time while we can.

Just A Little Something From Ms. M.I.A.

As a lot of you have noticed, I have been missing-in-action for a long time in this blog.  Call it procrastination, writer's block or just plain old laziness, I have been neglecting this page for a long time.

My countless of readers (three but let's pretend I am not so good with numbers, heh) deserve much more than this.  This is why I have tapped my husband, Tag, to help me continue this small space of life that we share with you all.  He will be posting blogs from time to time (who am I kidding, he will most probably be the person writing 90% of the time).  With him I am sure, we will connect with you all more.

Let's talk again soon!  For now...

Take care (Oh, and enjoy the new layout!). :)

-- Rose

2015, Here Goes...

New Year, New Me!!!

BAHHH! That's what I say all.the.time!  Truth is, it is nice to have resolutions. It helps one reflect on goals and if you keep them as your guide, it will let your memory-gap'ng self remember what you originally want to do. 

But still, Rose... You had 10 resolutions the previous years?! Add that to work and home responsibilities, how busy did you want to get? It got to being totally unrealistic.

This year, I'll stick to what is important.

1) HEALTH - I vow to remember to take care of my health more. Healthy food, healthy lifestyle, exercise. Realistic weight-loss included. I am going to see my cardiologist regularly.  Because... How else do I try to be there for my daughters' important life events?

2) SAVE - I can't stress it enough how valuable it is to start saving up for our future. How else can the kids go to college?

There are items under this list - things that will help me achieve goals 1 and 2. Not surprisingly, the things that make me miss these are inter-connected. 

3) TAKE TIME OUTS - spend time with friends outside of the pffice environment. This keeps parents sane. 😱

Let's see how this year goes. Happy New Year, friends! May this year have all the good things of last year and all the great things that hasn't been offered before.

-- Rose

Update from the Tooth Fairy

A short update on my last blog post - that Tooth Fairy note has just made its way to kid viral-ville!  I mean, everyone in my daughter's class has seen it (the teacher included).  One of the classmates brought it home so she can show her family!  Lol! 

All my worries about my daughter being too shy to go to school with chipped teeth were just no basis worries.  I am relieved.  I guess now we do not have to rush on having them repaired.  I was told that it wasn't cheap.

So I am thanking my dear ole fairy friend for coming to the rescue.  My husband and I still cringe whenever we think about that night but, at least, Pots got over it.

How she looks like in Rise of the Guardians

The Tooth Fairy's Emergency Call

A few hours ago, I received a message to call home because my 7-year old daughter had a small accident. A few minutes after that, a text message from my husband arrived to inform that Pots had her two front (permanent) teeth chipped.  I had a heartbreak.  I didn't have a lot more information but that.

It turns out, she was playing in the bedroom and was running when she tripped on the see saw and landed face first.  My husband said he heard a crack. :(

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On my way home, my thoughts were racing - how can we have it fixed without scaring her?  Without traumatizing her... How much and how soon can we do this?  Was there anything that she could have hurt because of the fall?  Will her classmates make fun of how it looks?  My daughter is awfully shy.  I hope she will be okay.

By this time, I felt my insides somersault!  The thoughts were not helping.

The half-full thought to this, is that, it could have been worse.  I cannot even write what could have happened when she landed differently on that hard floor.  I thank fate, the Lord, the protector, heck, even her luck that it is JUST chipped teeth!

The tooth fairy, naturally, will make the experience less bitter when she wakes up tomorrow.  She has a couple of notes and shiny coins in the past.  This one is extra special. Check out the notes below:

The original letter (on the right) was written by Pots' Dad but since they are best friends and she knows her Dad's handwriting by heart, I had to rewrite it.  She will not know in the near future her parents do this.  Of course she will know when she is old enough.

Coupled with the silver coins that can make the experience less scary, we hope the note is read and taken by heart.

Feeling the Good Vibes Today

I came across a surprise blessing this afternoon as I was on my way to work.  

Credit it to a 2-week hiatus from work, I did not have small change to give to the bus fare collector.  Confident that they have change for a thousand pesos, I proceeded to paying.  This was when I was rejected - the bus collector said I should have told them while we were in the terminal.  He had one pending payment of the same denomination.  He wouldn't have enough change for another one.

Starting to panic, I searched my bag.  I found 10 pesos, that is it.  What should I do?  I do not want the people to think I am free-loader - I need to pay.  I searched my bag again (good God give me a miracle) but there was really nothing there.  

A soft tap on my arm led me to look at my seatmate, who was then holding out fifty pesos.  "Here take it.  Pay for somebody else when you have the chance.  Pay it forward!"  My mini-miracle!  I paid and gave her the change plus the coins I got from my bag.  When I got off the bus,  I thanked her again. :)

Image from jayroeder.com

These are the good things that make your day, no matter how small the gestures are.  I walked to Glorietta from EDSA and got snacks for two.  Gave one to the taxi driver who drove me to work.  Kuya, with a smile on his face, was hesitant to get it.  

"Buy one, take one po ba sa McDonalds?"  I told him it was a good day.  Told him the story.

When we got to the office building, he waived and smiled.  I guess the positive vibes have been shared.

I hope you have an amazing day!

How to React to an "Ugly" Baby

I saw an article that was shared on Facebook.  It was quite catchy, especially for Moms like me.  How can it not catch your attention - How to React to an Ugly Baby.  It is sure to be funny.  Read it when you have the time!

Photo from wikiHow.com

Someone I know gave an awkward "Ohh, baby!"

Luckily, we never had worries that friends would look at our girls and say how ugly they are.  We were blessed with beautiful daughters.  One thing I am sure that you know already is that, for parents, their babies are the most beautiful blessing in the world.  Don't argue and tell them otherwise because you will not like the consequences.

I can imagine though - if my husband had shown any of my pictures or introduced me to his friends when we were just going out, I would probably have gotten an "Oh cool" before they decided that turning away would be the best decision of their life.  Or my getting a "Wow, Kano!" or "Perfect 10!" if I introduce hubby to friends.  Perfect 10 because he is slim and I am on the plump side. 

So we are just a regular-looking couple blessed with wonderful looking kids. The gene-gods were good to us.

It works. Heh.