i wanna grow old with you...

a song for my husband...

"I Wanna Grow Old With you
(by Westlife)"

Another day
Without your smile
Another day just passes by
But now I know
How much it means
For you to stay
Right here with me

The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger
But it hurt so bad I can't take it any longer

I wanna grow old with you
I wanna die lying in your arms
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna be looking in your eyes
I wanna be there for you
Sharing everything you do
I wanna grow old with you

A thousand miles between us now
It causes me to wonder how
Our love tonight remains so strong
It makes our risk right all along

The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger
But it hurt so bad I can't take it any longer

I wanna grow old with you
I wanna die lying in your arms
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna be looking in your eyes
I wanna be there for you
Sharing everything you do
I wanna grow old with you

Things can come and go I know but
Baby I believe
Something's burning strong between us
Makes it clear to me

I wanna grow old with you
I wanna die lying in your arms
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna be looking in your eyes
I wanna be there for you
Sharing everything you do
I wanna grow old with you

babala! mag-ingat sa mga nagpapanggap na pulis!

kahapon, alas-siyete ng umaga, bumaba ako sa kahabaan ng Mac-Arthur Highway sa Mabalacat mula sa sinasakyan kong jeep upang hintayin ang aming company bus na sumusundo sa amin tuwing umaga. dun kami sa may Export Bank nag-stay habang naghihintay ng bus. kasama ko ang aking bunsong kapatid na si Jonas, at naka-kuwentuhan ko si Chen-Chen, isang dating kaopisina. nilabas ko ang aking cellphone para sana i-check ang oras, nang di nagtagal, may lumapit sa amin na isang lalaki na nakabisekleta at tinanong ako, Miss, tagalog po ba kayo o Kapampangan?

medyo nagtaka ako sa tanong nya.. akala ko pa nga ay magtatanong sya ng direksyon papunta sa ganito o ganyang lugar.. pero nagkamali ako.. bigla na lang akong sinabihan ng lalaki na "Miss, bawal pong gumamit ng cell-phone dito"..

nabigla ako sa tinuran ng mama... kelan pa ho pinagbawal ang pag-gamit ng cellphone? nasambit ko.. tapos ay nilabas ng lalaki ang isang malaking I.D at sinabing isa daw syang Pulis.. pero bigla din nyang binalik ang I.D. nya "kuno" sa kanyang likurang bulsa...

napansin ni Chen ang mga pangyayari at nagsalita sya...sinungaling ka Kuya! di totoo ang sinasabi mo.. wag kang maniwala dyan, Claire. modus lang yan!

nanlaki ang aking mga mata sa narinig.. nabigla din ang lalaki.. sinabi nyang nagsasabi sya ng totoo at patutunayan daw yun ng ID nya.. ang sabi ni Chen-Chen, hay naku! manloloko kayo! may nabiktima na kayo sa lugar namin sa Madapdap! kukunin nyo lang ang cellphone namin! baka gusto ninyong tumawag talaga ako ng totoong pulis?

sa narinig ay bigla na lang umatras ang mama at dali-daling lumayo sa amin... kinuwento sa akin ni Chen-Chen ang nangyari sa kanyang kapit-bahay na nabiktima ng mga nakabisekleta na nagpapanggap na pulis.. totoo ngang may mga umaaaligid ngayon na nagsasabi sa mga bibiktimahin nila na bawal ang gumamit ng cell phone sa isang lugar at bigla na lang nilang kukunin ang cell phone mo para i-confiscate..

naku, buti na lang pala at naroon si Chen-Chen para balaan kami sa ganung modus operandi! kung hindi ay baka nawala na rini ang cell phone ko!

babala po ito sa lahat ng aking mambabasa.. nasaan man kayo, sa Pampanga man o sa kahit anong lugar, magmatyag po tayo at maging aware sa mga taong lumalapit sa atin at nagsasabing bawal ang gumamit ng cellphone! kahit magpakita pa sila ng I.D ay wag po kayong mahuhulog sa mga bitag nila...

kailanman ay walang batas na nagbabawal na gumamit ng cellphone sa pampublikong lugar!

some words i want to tell my hubby...

hi hon..

august 8 is just around the corner.. it's gonna be our anniversary!! remember what happened a year ago? wonder what's in store for us this year.. can't wait to be with you - alone - on our special day!!

love & kisses, honey!

reflections...

hello guys and gals.. yes, it's been quite some time now.. i haven't been updating lately because i had to finish almost 200 hundred petitions at work.. mostly these are for charity, actually.. i mean entering those old cases on our new database is really taking so much of my time.. but i've come to realize that what i am doing is exactly what i love to do..

so after a week's worth of pounding the keys on my keyboard and analyzing each case with qualit precision, here i am, finally doing another thing that i love to do..

blogging!

although, it's gonna be my rest day, so definitely no posts for tomorrow until Monday..

anyway, i just want to share these thoughts that made me whole, complete and made me see life in a different perspective.. something that is so NOT me..

just like in life.. it won't always be a bed of roses.. there are times that you are stepping on nails instead. but through this all, it would be best to stop and think for a while..

the reason we are feeling pain is because God wants us to grow up, to reflect and to talk to Him.. and tell Him that we need Him.. because we Love Him.. because He Loves Us..

it's seldom now that my husband and i would sit back, relax and enjoy silly conversations.. sometimes, at home, we just eat together and then i'd prepare his clothes and his things for work.. during rest days, we go to our in-laws.. i miss the days when all we had was time..

time for each other.. time for ourselves.. time to take everything in our hands with ease..

time to say I LOVE YOUs..

yes, we still say i love you's when i arrive from work or when he is about to go to work and when we send text messages to each other.. just by saying that with matching kiss on the lips is enough for me to express my love for him.. but sometimes i yearn for more.. i yearn for more quality time.. i yearn for more of him alone..

maybe, one day, when both of us have free time, we're gonna do the things that we haven't been doing for the longest time..

either way, just knowing that he is with me, and i am with him, and we got each other, we love one another and we treasure our family - i know that we will live happyily ever after..

oh my.. i sound corny! but oh well, that's how it is when in love..

you feel like you own the whole world.. you feel like singing all the time..

you got butterflies in your stomach.. you got bees in your ears..

it really feels good to be loved, to love and to be

random thoughts of you...

the little things...

The Little Things

As you might know, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.

One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time.

One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident.

One of them missed his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.

One's car wouldn't start.

One went back to answer the telephone.

One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.

One couldn't get a taxi.

The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore ! to buy a Band-Aid.

That is why he is alive today.

Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing telephone...all the little things that annoy me.

I think to myself, this is exactly where God wants me to be at this very moment..

Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, the children are slow getting dressed, you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated;

God is at work watching over you.

May God continue to bless you with all those annoying little things and may you remember their possible purpose.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

my day...

this small purple hearts bracelet rosary is what i received from my husband last Sunday..

my day started with a kiss on my forehead.. i thought i was still dreaming (i was actually dreaming about LOST's Matthew Fox blindfolding me! gasp!) .. and when i opened my eyes, i saw a pair of cute little hands cupping my round face.. it was Kyle. he said Hello Mommy and then hugged me..

my other little tot, Kian, (who's growing more and more manly this days with his new haircut) also kissed me on my left cheek but did not utter a word. he immediately took off so i was left with Kyle. a few mintes later, Hubby announced "It is Mother's Day today" and that I shouldn't do any house chores. of course, i grinned from ear to ear upon hearing this, pero di naman ako nagpahalata na excited ako, haha!

Hubby did the cleaning of the house (with the aid of our househelp)and also did the cooking for our lunch - sinigang - our favorite.. my two cutie pies, as usual, did their round of bouts and squeals.. while i, the lady of the house, busied myself pasting photos and cut-outs on our family scrapbook.. from time to time, my fingers pushed the of buttons on my cellphone's keypad to answer the numerous Mother's Day greetings and text messages.

when Kyle and Kian got tired of playing and shouting and eating and laughing and running, they reached for their bottles of milk, relaxed on their respective cribs and slept soundly.. Hubby & i took advantage of the time that we were alone and managed to take a rest too..

it was 2pm when all of us woke up and Hubby told me to change (clothes) and groom the kids because we're going to the mall.. yipeee! in less than an hour, we spent the rest of the afternoon playing "Shoot That Ball", racing with the Pokemons, punching the Street-Fighters and riding the elephants at World of Fun.. the Token girl was so sweet, she gave me a beautiful Mother's Day greeting card and two free tokens (it's part of their promo, buy 6 get 2 free tokens)..

after two tiring hours, we did our weekly grocery routine and finally ate at McDonalds.. it was already past 7pm when all of us got home and relaxed. but before going to bed, Hubby ended the day with a kiss and then he gave me a small box containing this beautiful bracelet.. he said it would always remind me of him and the One above who is forever in our midst..

and that's what happened during my special day.. thanks a lot Honey.. mwah! iloveyoumuch!