Sunday, August 17, 2014

Blessings of fruits...

Aug. 9, 2014 am -  learned that our Ism ( my husband's 1st born nephew) undergone operation                                                due to pancreas failure at 3:30 am that saturday morning...
Aug.10, 2014 @ 6:50 am - Ism passed away leaving us all in a state of shock...
Aug. 16, 2014 - Ism's funeral...

Dear Ism,
         At this time tanggap na namin na wala ka na nga. Ano pa nga ba ang dapat gawin kundi tanggapin nga? Pero let me say this...grabe ka talaga, ang daya mo! Para kang nakipaglaro ng Taguang-Pung sa amin at sa mga pinsan mo, nung ikaw na ang taya at siguro nahihirapan ka sa laro at maghanap ng mapupung ay amayaw ka na, alam namin nandiyan ka lang pero yun pala nawala ka na.   
        Sa ngayon parang we are not yet back to our senses. Iniisip ko kung nagkakain ka kaya ng madaming madaming afrut naisalba kaya ang pancreas mo? Si Honeybet mo kasi four years back puputulin na sana ang isang paa hanggang middle thigh, pero he never give in sa gusto ng doktor na mula pa hanggang ankle lang sana ang puputulin, hanggang umabot ang infection sa hita he never gave up, ayaw nya talaga ipaputol, he waited sa pamumunga ng afrut, at nang meron na bunga yun ang pinagkakain nya day in and day out, and your Honeybet with his strong will survived it, gumaling sya at hindi naputol ang paa nya. kung nakatulong sa Honeybet mo ang afrut nung 56 yrs old sya, siguro higit na nakatulong sa iyo ito sa edad mong 34 pa lang. Pero madaya ka nga kasi, hindi ka nakipaglaro ng matagal sa taguang-pung at sa buhay, nagpatalo ka kaagad, umayaw ka kaagad, or lumaban ka nga ba silently? and you died silently? Nalulungkot kami sa pagkawala mo, na parang gusto magalit kasi umalis ka kaagad. Ewan ba, ang daya mo nga ba?
        Ism...ang ikli ng ibinigay sa iyong pangalan, ganun kaya yun? pag maikli ang pangalan maikli rin ang buhay?. You are the first to go, sa side ni Honeyam mo nandiyan pa si Mimay, at age 84 malakas na malakas pa rin, and not taking any calsibloc or neobloc, sunblock lang ang kanya for her pretty face. Sa mga tito at tita kumpleto pa lahat, at mga pinsan mo. Napakabata mo to go at 34...
          Ism pag nagkita na kayo ni Diday kiss us all to him...
       and don't worry, we got your message, we'll take care of our health more, with afrut na blessing in the family... 
                      


Thank you Lord for the fruits so big and sweet,
Helping in keeping us well and fit,
We pray for longer life, more years to serve Thee,
and bless my man whose hands tend these plants,
       always keep him and make him healthy. 







Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Glenda's Whip

   Rain is nature’s gift, nourishes the farmers’ toil;
       typhoons are brats of nature, destroyer and spoiler...

  
sinira ang favorite outdoor bonding spot ng mga apo ko, buti ang see-saw nilang kakaiba hindi nadale... 
   pati amplalayang naisakatuparan ng nangarap na farmer-farmeran            dinale...tsk! 

Friday, July 11, 2014

Looking for the lyrics of "The Lord is my True Shepherd"

Had this sudden longing to sing the song we used to sing in high school, kept singing and trying to recall the lyrics but failed. Texted a friend and classmate in high school for help, but sent me a song with the same title but different lyrics...

Anyone? Please help!  Just want to teach the song to my grandkids. 

The Lord is my shepherd

The Lord is my true shepherd
He is Lord and I’m His guest
He guides me on the safe path
Where He leads me to my rest.

Chorus:
If I should ever walk,
     in this valley of darkness
No evil would I fear,
    You are there to show the way.

Surely goodness and kindness 
     will cheer up my cheerless heart
He cools my head with oil,
       ………………………………………..

Repeat Chorus 
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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Virus proof?

May ipipirint ang isa naming teacher na pictures na idadaan sa aking laptop to the printer. I worry so much sa aking dear old laptop na isinalin lang sa akin at dalawang beses na nareformat, na ayaw na tumanggap ng ibang usb.  

Sabi ng aming teacher yun daw celfon nya ang gagamitin nya at wag daw ako magworry dahil wala virus yun. Talaga, how sure kako? Kasi daw ang apple celfon ay hindi tumatanggap o nakakatanggap ng virus, therefore walang ililipat na virus.

Galing naman sabi ko. Sana ganun din ang tao, magkaroon ng feature na hindi tatablan ng virus, para wala din mailipat na virus. 




Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Morning greeters...

Scene that greeted me as I opened the window this morning…mga dragon fruit flowers na bumuka kagabi, at pag nasilayan ng init ng araw sa umaga ay magsisisara na rin, para maging dragon fruit na pipitasin in a month time.


Hopefully next fruiting season wala na ang tall and unwanted grasses, puro carabao and peanut grass na sana lahat, para sa mga apong mahal and diwata (diyata?)....




Tuesday, July 1, 2014

A Dance with Nature Tonight...






   Dragon Fruit Flowers to bloom this evening, around a hundred of them…