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Showing posts with label Honey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Honey. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
On being a grandparent...
I know, I know - we look young to be grandparents... but hey that's not our "problem". Heheheheee.
I guess that is one of the "bonuses" of marrying young and your children marrying young as well. You can enjoy your grand children much earlier and play with them while you are young. Do you know how much energy and attention these kids require? You have to be fit, young and on your toes. They have all these curious and difficult questions and heart stopping games that you need to do with them.
Nowadays, young people just want to enjoy life, travel, etc. to their mid-thirties and finding out later they wanted a family and kids. Look at movie stars, they are so engrossed with their physical image and their careers; and at a later stage, they want kids and family. Some resort to science to have kids, and some just adopt. Anyway, to each his own.
I received an email from a friend, and I just couldn't help stop smiling. Kids have this innocent and funny outlook in life that we adults seem to forget. Kids makes us remember how to be young.
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"She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, 'But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!'
I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good-bye! "
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"My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, '62.' He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, 'Did you start at 1?' "
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"After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, 'Who was THAT?' "
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"A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: 'We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods.'
The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, 'I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!' "
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"My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, 'Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?' I mentally polished my halo and I said, 'No, how are we alike?' ' You're both old,' he replied."
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"A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word processor. She told him she was writing a story. 'What's it about?' he asked. 'I don't know,' she replied. 'I can't read.' "
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"I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying, 'Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these yourself!' "
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"When my grandson Melvin and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, 'It's no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights.' "
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"When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, 'I'm not sure.' 'Look in your underwear, Grandpa,' he advised. 'Mine says I'm four to six.' "
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"A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, 'Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.' The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. 'That's interesting,' she said, 'how do you make babies? ''It's simple,' replied the girl. 'You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'.' "
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Hopefully my three boys won't come home one day to tell Honey* and me that they can make babies!
*Honey is the name Jaylen [now Aiyee and Kallen too] gave to their grandma. I wasn't calling her "Honey" and Honey kept asking me who am I calling Honey... kids.
I guess that is one of the "bonuses" of marrying young and your children marrying young as well. You can enjoy your grand children much earlier and play with them while you are young. Do you know how much energy and attention these kids require? You have to be fit, young and on your toes. They have all these curious and difficult questions and heart stopping games that you need to do with them.
Nowadays, young people just want to enjoy life, travel, etc. to their mid-thirties and finding out later they wanted a family and kids. Look at movie stars, they are so engrossed with their physical image and their careers; and at a later stage, they want kids and family. Some resort to science to have kids, and some just adopt. Anyway, to each his own.
I received an email from a friend, and I just couldn't help stop smiling. Kids have this innocent and funny outlook in life that we adults seem to forget. Kids makes us remember how to be young.
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"She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, 'But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!'
I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good-bye! "
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"My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, '62.' He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, 'Did you start at 1?' "
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"After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, 'Who was THAT?' "
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"A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: 'We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods.'
The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, 'I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!' "
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"My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, 'Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?' I mentally polished my halo and I said, 'No, how are we alike?' ' You're both old,' he replied."
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"A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word processor. She told him she was writing a story. 'What's it about?' he asked. 'I don't know,' she replied. 'I can't read.' "
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"I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying, 'Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these yourself!' "
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"When my grandson Melvin and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, 'It's no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights.' "
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"When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, 'I'm not sure.' 'Look in your underwear, Grandpa,' he advised. 'Mine says I'm four to six.' "
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"A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, 'Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.' The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. 'That's interesting,' she said, 'how do you make babies? ''It's simple,' replied the girl. 'You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'.' "
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Hopefully my three boys won't come home one day to tell Honey* and me that they can make babies!
*Honey is the name Jaylen [now Aiyee and Kallen too] gave to their grandma. I wasn't calling her "Honey" and Honey kept asking me who am I calling Honey... kids.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Surprised!
Honey was pleasantly surprised by friends and relatives who turned up on her surprise birthday party held one Saturday this January. This is one of those real surprise birthday party that my daughter and I engineered in a record breaking two weeks!
This is in a Thai resto; in which I emailed everyone that we have already exhausted our holidays and there is no way I can bring her to Thailand or another cruise, in which cas she would have loved! So next best thing is in a Thai Resto... heheheee.
This is in a Thai resto; in which I emailed everyone that we have already exhausted our holidays and there is no way I can bring her to Thailand or another cruise, in which cas she would have loved! So next best thing is in a Thai Resto... heheheee.
Part of her amiga who managed to make it inspite of the short notice.
As always, the food was great but the company of friends and relatives that came was greater!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Day 1: 2009
New Year 2009 for mother and daughter.
Rea and Charles hosted us and their friends to their brand of New Year's Eve party at their house. All away from the hustle and bustle of Sydney CBD, where people were camping since yesterday to get a glimpse of that famed Sydney tax-funded NYE 2009 fireworks.
When it was time to watch the fireworks, we had the best view: in our air conditioned space, drinks in hand, with the kids either running around or safely tucked in bed, munching (still) without any worries about the stifling crowd - in front of the telly!
While we did not have that "live" atmosphere, what is more important is the company of loved ones!
Welcome 2009!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Honey circa 1979
One of Honey's numerous portrait taken by me. This was taken at Tadlac, Los Banos, Laguna on the shores of Laguna de Bay. I scanned this for posterity.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
My Honey is on Facebook
Finally, my honey is on Facebook and networking!
That is the photo she chose for her Facebook site, taken on a P&O cruise last February 2008. She's wearing one those Indian (Hindu) traditional dress bought when we visited Fiji. A friend, Odeng, and her bought a dress (with pants, and not a Sari) each to wear on one of the formal nights on board the cruise ship Pacific Dawn. Well, as expected they were a hit.
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