Presbyopia

This year I'm turning forty. My mind tells me I'm still 23, my eyes contradict. As well as my hair. I'm a bit sad because my eyes serve me on most of my activities- reading, crafting, movie/tv watching and e-surfing. I wouldn't want to be encumbered with thingies that will hang on my ears and neck. I will most probably leave them somewhere and buy another one. Like my pens. So what do I show for the 40 glorious years? Not a better and more fit body, but more friends, more creations and more service.

Summer of 2005 (some emails made to update family and friends somehow unearthed recently)

Dearest Family and Friends,

Summer is almost over and I had been so silent in not greeting the birthday celebrants a HAPPY BIRTHDAY as well as the great moms a HAPPY MOTHER’s DAY.  Technical problems with my modem (too complicated for me to tinker with) and my laptop monitor so I hope you all forgive me.

My low res cam creating a blurred image but nevertheless
showing on-point how the kids took time to enjoy the mini-bonfire.  

These pics were taken on an overnight trip to PATAG, Silay, the equivalent of Baguio City locally.  The kids looked so cute bundled up in “winter” clothes because it was very cold there. 

Unfortunately, it rained a bit hard in the middle of the night that we had to transfer them inside the main house before their tents become flooded.

Braving the cold water flowing on the mountain aqueduct.

The following pics were taken on our Holy Week trip to MANJUYOD, Neg. Oriental. 

Going there, we took the Don Salvador Benedicto route, not our usual Mabinay way. We passed by the viewing area of the Malatan-og Falls where we also had our lunch.  

We were supposed to watch the whales and dolphins but the sea did not cooperate and most of us ended up barfing our food by lunch time. The mile-long SANDBAR was all worth it in the end.

 Jus gets buried by cousins and friends and Jom looking for “chicks”.

On the way to look for dolphins and getting a sandbar instead.

Enjoying the 5 oz. Coke Solo, only in the Philippines!