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Monday, September 15, 2008

I was blog hopping and reading some blog posts then I stumble upon Living Life To The Fullest’s Blog and this story cathes my attention, it’s so touching and so sad…

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too, and she would love to spend some time with you.”
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.

“What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, and then said, “I would like that very much.”

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel’s.

“I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed,” she said, as she got into the car. “They can’t wait to hear about our meeting.”

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.

“It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said.

“Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,” I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

“How was your dinner date?” asked my wife when I got home.

“Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,” I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU” and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till “some other time.”

– Author Unknown via email

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Poor Kitten

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

 I found this poor litlle kitty on the sidewalk infront of the Gaisano Mall of Davao. I thought it was just sleeping but when i try to move it alitlle it doesn’t react…  Poor kitty, nobody even noticed…. 

 

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Kapalong Caving…

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Kapalong is a 1st class municipality  in the province of Davaodel Norte, Philippines. There are lots of caves in this place and we just visited one. The photo was taken during our class trip, I forgot what subject was that but it has something to do with the environment… Well, actually I wasn’t really part of that class (salimpusa ra ko hahaha), I just talked to their Instructor to let me join them and I’m glad she did let me join… It was a long way trekk going to the cave and there aren’t much motorcycles to fill up all of us so we just walked… I was so afraid  coz I was at the back and the last one on our group when we enter that cave, coz they say that there are lots of snakes in there named  ’Banakon’.  I was amazed on how beautiful the place is, seeing those Stalactites and Stalagmites all around the cave… Was even amazed when we saw a Stalagmite in a form of an organ of a human hahahaha… We we’re laughing when we saw that and also there’s one in a form of a ‘butt‘ lolz… My camera was broken at that time coz it was all wet, I didn’t imagine that we would really crawl into some small holes just to get inside and the surface is full of water… There’s a waterfalls inside the cave too… it was a very nice place to visit, I just hope we can go back again there, where there are no time limits so we can explore the other caves too… :) I just don’t know if it’s the ‘Kabyawan Cave’, I forgot it’s name… hehehe… It was a long way trekk going to the falls which was located a few meters away from that cave we just visited… and I almost fall down on a cliff coz I was dizzy, I thought that I really saw something, like a big stone in white… Then I fell down, I was just suppose to lean on it hahahaha… been so tired that’s why… Still, I continue walking, one of the tourist guide said that ‘Ok ka lang? Basi ggusto ka pabilin diri, balikan lang ka namo unya?’ WWhhaattt?? I thought, No way! hahaha, naa pa lang unyaý Banakon muduol nako, tigok nako pagbalik nila… So we went to see the falls and it was really beautiful… We walked again to where our bus was parked and it was a very long walk up there, there were no lights (bukid gyud), we just have an ample light from our flashlights to see where we’re walking… Anyways the trip was really great, I enjoyed it, a lot had happened that day that until now I can still remember some of it…

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