Twinkle Flies Away

Once upon a day in May 2010, Tito Aumar brought home a little bird he found at the school campus where he works. The bird cannot fly because there was a gap in his left wing. Everybody welcomed the little bird as a new pet at home, and named him Twinkle. Kristian fed him water daily, Chloe gave him rice, Tito Aumar even bought a small can of worms. Makit, who constantly looked after him, also fed him fish and corned beef. He frequently chirped back as if in conversation with Doc Chuck. He eventually learned to fly, albeit very low and only in short distances. He usually stayed in the laundry area, sometimes flying in and out of the kitchen, or just inside the house. We were all fond of him. We thought he'd never survive outside with the other birds because of the things we're feeding him.

But on June 19, he surprised everybody. He flew away with the other birds. So to Twinkle, cheers to your freedom. You can come back anytime to eat fish and corned beef with us.

Advance Father's Day Celebration

We watched The Karate Kid at Robinson's Movieworld. Wonderful movie, loved it very much. We bought  Tater's fries and dip, sweet n sour popcorn and drinks. Jayden Smith, son of Will Smith, plays Dre Parker in the movie, and Jackie Chan, Mr. Hung in the movie, is the kung fu mentor. There were lots of fun moments, as well as teary-eyed moments in the film. Some touching lessons in life can also be gleaned from this film. :)

Movies to watch out for in the coming weeks:  The Eclipse (Chloe and I are going to watch this), Predators, The Inception, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and many more.

Class Opens. We're back to our normal routine.

June 15 marks the first day  of class at CSA-B. Carl is in second year high school and Chloe is in grade 6 and will be graduating comes March next year. For the record, they went to school on the first day at 6:45 am, way too early, but they avoided the traffic rush, and everything went smoothly - no things got left behind, no wallet or cellphone forgotten.

The cousins also had their first day of school at Jack n' Jill. Martin is in Grade 2 Gem class, Wico in grade 1, Kristian in Prep and Icee in Kindergarten. 

Summer 2010 Rundown

April 24, 2010.  We went to Roxas City to deliver some goodies to Mark and family. We stayed there for 24 hours only, but we had fun at the pool and ate a lot of everything:  talaba, pork barbeque, grilled scallops (hmmm), pizza, shrimp and alimango which was very rich in "aligi".  We just have to go back for more next year.  With me and the kids were Joan, Yeyet and Steve.

April 25 – 26, 2010. Spent two night in Iloilo with Chuck. Stayed at Residence Hotel courtesy of Tito Jess (thanks!). Ate out, lazed around the hotel room, did some malling and shopping, and walked along the Baywalk at night.  Ate at Uncle Toms the first night with Mark, Yeyet, Joan and Steve. Then at the Barbeque Park on the 2nd night. Gained plenty of memories and extra pounds. :)

May 8, 2010.  We spent the night at the Baviera's residence in Cadiz City. We lazed around the pool and had fun with the kids.  With us were Langging, Aumar, and kids Martin and Kristian, Nene and Juel (who owns the place), Tita Virdz and children, Robin, Apreal, Chinchin and Aries.

Summer = sun, pool, food, fun, fats

Family Picnic at Mambucal Mountain Resort

We spent Saturday, Sept. 20, 2009, at Mambucal Mountain Resort. Carl, Chloe and Papa taking a dip at the very cold water of Mambucal Falls just below the bridge. Picture taken by Tita Yeyet from the bridge above.With us were Mommy Amy, Yeyet and Joan with their Shih Tzu, Nina, and Wemwem, Chuck's NASL friend.

Martin Mirc: Toy Mishap

Last night, there was a commotion at the other house - Langging's house. Because I heard my name being shouted for the third time, I went over there. I came upon this scene: Martin (7 years old), was yelling and crying his lungs out, his right hand extended and held by his mom for my view. There was an orange plastic toy with a hole in the middle fixed on Martin's right middle finger which has turned a little shade of blue inside.

What to do? I didn't really panic, I was thinking of something more morbid than this though, like Martin cutting his finger or a stapler attached to one of his fingers.

Langging held out an old cutter which she already used in clipping at some of the plastic toy's edges. Upon inspection, the toy was really fixed in placed, it was a little bit smaller than the circumference of the middle finger, and it wouldn't budge when I tried to pull it off. The crying only got louder and the finger got a shade bluer.