Holy Week in Tagaytay

We always do Visita Iglesia every Holy Week, but this year… pass muna. Actually, we had a plan last Maundy Thursday but we got up late that’s why our plan has been cancelled since we know that if we will not hit the road early, we will be stucked in a heavy traffic here. So we decided to do it some other time. Pag wala na masyadong tao sa Tagaytay. We just stayed at home and had a movie marathon instead, but later that day I need to go out and go to the nearest supermarket or drug store to buy milk for our daughter. I had no choice, so I drive anyway. The nearest supermarket from our home usually takes me 10 minutes to drive. Yes, you read it right. 10 minutes! ang lapit no?! But that day, it took me 1 hour. Ganon ka traffic dito, specially during holidays. There are alternate routes but you will still end up in a heavy traffic and usually mga liblib talaga na daan. And going back home took me only 30 minutes.

 See the traffic from the front and side view mirror?!

 Uncle with my cousins…naglilikom ng kape

 Tifa and I

Tifa gurl…

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High Chair

Everyday whenever we eat, Tifa always sit on my lap. And I’m always having a hard time eating, specially now that she also want to eat by herself. So, we bought a high chair for her. Now, we can eat well unlike before and it’s also good because it’s one way of training her to eat on her own.

Tifa in her new high chair

Good thing she never got scared sitting on her own. She’a already trained whenever we eat in a restaurants.

Missing Children… Missing Organs…

For a week now, I have been receiving emails and text messages from different people some of them I know and some of them are really complete strangers.  They were sending messages that informing me of a new syndicate whose kidnapping toddlers, elementary students and even highschool students. According to the messages, this new gang are involve in selling internal organs and they’re victims are mostly children whom they think are healthy.

At first, I am not paying attention to this messages I thought it’s a modern version of “satanismo”. I remember when I was still in grade school when I first knew aboout it I was really scared that I came to the point that I don’t want to go to school anymore. But it was only today that I am alarmed by that news. When I saw my cousin came home earlier than the usual time he’s coming from school.  I asked him why he’s early, I thought it’s their examination week. But he told me that they were dismissed early due to the incident that happened from a nearby school. Their School Principal called all the parents to fetch early their child, afraid that the same incident might happen on their school. According to my cousin, there are few students who have been kidnapped in that school. 

Here’s one of the text messages that I’ve received. I don’t know who’s the sender, but whoever they are, thanks for the warning.

No:  +639064672955

Msg: VXE 351 (gray van) VMM 507 (white van). E2 po ung mga van n nngu2ha ng internal organs ng mga bata.pk4rward nlang po sa iba..

Here’s an article from the Journal Online posted last February 22, 2008:

Gang selling human parts seizes 30 kids?

By: Paul M. Gutierrez

Many families in Batangas are in a state of anguish over the disappearance of their children.      Report said at least 30 children in the province have been missing and feared kidnapped by a syndicate selling human parts.     Chief Supt. Ricardo Ilagan Padilla, Region 4A police director, said he has ordered an in-depth investigation of the mysterious incidents that finally caught his attention after this reporter and a colleague from the media sought clarification from him.     Padilla said he has alerted the police directors of Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Quezon after receiving reports that at least  two toddlers were reported missing and believed to have been abducted by a crime syndicate in Ibaan, Batangas.     There were already reports of the mysterious disappearance of scores of toddlers particularly in several towns of the eastern section of Batangas who may have been victimized by the syndicate.     The two who are still missing were identified as Patricia M. Patena, five years old, and Fatima V Bosita, 6, who both left their houses in Poblacion, Ibaan last Feb. 19 but failed to return their houses since then.     The worried families of the missing kids sought police help in view of an alarming report that scores of toddlers are also missing in the neighboring towns of San Jose, Ibaan, Padre Garcia and Rosario, all located in the eastern part of Batangas.     They feared about a persistent report that a dreaded syndicate said to be involved in selling body parts particularly eyes and internal organs may have been involved in the disappearance of their kids.       Padilla said he is still verifying the parents’ claim that their children had fallen victims of the same crime ring who allegedly make huge money out of selling human eyes and other body parts to potential buyers in Metro Manila and even in other countries like the U.S., China, Japan and Taiwan.     It was gathered that the syndicate usually strikes in the early afternoon until early evening and police said they are verifying reports taht about thirty toddlers have already been victimized by the gang in the said Batangas towns.     Padilla said that if the reports are true, he will not hesitate to use all necessary measures to address the problem that has already alarmed Batangas folks.

They say that the said gang are targeting the CALABARZON area. I still don’t know if it is really true or not. Let’s just take care of our children and don’t let them play outside.   Anyway, it’s our responsibility to take care of them.

On Belly Dancing

I bought a Belly Dancing video, and for 3 days now I am trying to follow all the dance instructions on it. Hoping that one of these days I’m going to have a body like those girls on the video. But I know it will take a long time, maybe forever to achieve those kind of curve that they have. And now my body is aching, because I don’t do exercise everyday. At first, you will think that the steps are easy but it’s not!

When I was still working in Makati. I’ve been planning to enroll in one of the belly dancing school here in Philippines, but the location of the school is far from my work. It is located in Quezon City, and I can’t attend everyday since we always need to have an overtime from work. So, I just drop the idea of attending a belly dancing class. I just want to loose weight, and for me I prefer belly dancing than other class like Taebo, aerobics and others.

I envy Shakira when dancing. I am mesmerized on how she do those shaking and stuff. I can say that she’s really a gifted one when it comes to belly dancing.

When Little Things Really Means a Lot

I’m doing my usual blog hopping when I passed this one site that caught my attention, because of one article . “Little Things Mean a Lot”, I read it and realized that it’s true. Little things do means a lot specially in a relationship, even if it’s a little gesture that you think isn’t important. For me, it’s not only something that you are obliged to do. It’s also a one way of showing the others that they are important. 

Undecided

Last week, my mother told me that our helper will no longer work with us because of some reason. I really felt sad when I knew about it, because I know that she really needs a job for her family but obviously she can’t do it now. She needs to take care of her mother who’s always sick. We always treat her like she’s a part of our family. When I heard about it from my mother, the first thing that came into my mind was, “Where can I find another “ate” like her whom we can trust?” She only stayed with us for less than a year but I will always be thankful to her for taking care of our daughter while I’m at work. 

Now, I’m thinking if I’m going to stop working again to take care of our daughter since my mother can’t do it alone. And my husband and I have this plan of going back in Hopia Wonderland. I don’t know what to do now. =(