Sweet World of Joan

"Mommy I am sad, sakay tayo LRT, punta tayo Quiapo para bili ako ng kapatid" It was my mom's birthday yesterday July 12, and my brothers came to wish her a happy birthday. My brother Jon brought with him his family and so my son was happy to have his cousins to play with. I was not at home then for I was in a strategic planning workshop in school. I came home aroung 5 in the afternoon and my mother told me about her visitors that afternoon. I was wondering where is my son Lorenzo for he did not came rushing to greet me as he always do. When I went to our room I saw my son playing on the bed and I ask how is he. He replied "Mommy I am sad, sakay tayo LRT, punta tayo Quiapo para bili ako ng kapatid". Then he tearfully told me about his cousin Matt and his brother Jet and that they are gone now and he has no one to play with, and he wished he has a brother too. I told him that he has no brother as of now but maybe if he can wait till next year we can have one. Stil...

My husband and I celebrated our 7th Wedding Anniversary last Sunday. What’s different with this one is that it was my husband who planned how we celebrate our anniversary. It made a great impact in me because this is the only time since we had our son that we were really alone together for 24hours. Since having a child we often include him on our dates and it really kills the romantic mood sometimes. My husband prepared a real treat for me, showing how he really knows me. He found this hotel suite that has a 60-inch television with cable, a DVD player and a Jacuzzi. As you might have guessed I am a TV addict and I had the time of my life. We spent the day going around Quiapo, eating at our favorite chinese restaurant and rediscovering each other. It made me realize that events like this must be held of great importance. It gave us a time to recharge the batteries of our marriage, to reflect and review on our plans for the family’s future and re-affirm our love for each other. We were...