Reservoirs

While processing some Philhealth requirements, I went to the Local Civil Registrar. It took me an hour to get hold of a local birth certificate. What a great experience it was. And that was coated with sarcasm.

I had been referred to three different buildings because when I asked the staff where the Local Civil Registry is located, I deduced that it’s either they don’t know how to give good directions or they don’t know their own offices.

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Nagsakit akong tiyan, nagsige sad kunuhay kog huna-huna
kung unsa akong nakaon ug kung natun-ugan ba ko
Sa sige nakog duko ug hinilak sa kasakit,
niingon akong mga migo, "Bai, iutot lang gud na.."
In a huff and puff, ingon ko in denial
"Dili lagi ni panuhot!"
Nagthink sad kog, mas nindot ideny kaysa ma-aan kag palautot

Pero in truth, perti na baya nakog pugong
kanina pa ning buntag kagawsunon
pero ang office, ...

I can't help but feel teary-eyed whenever I listen to this song. This brings me back to November 2011 whenever I visit the Neonatal ICU to have some moments with my son, Levi. He was so frail and fragile and I would always hum this song to him. Humming this song brings me to a sense of peace. Words always fail me whenever I visit my little one and somehow, a song connects us both together.

For some reason, when I see his dad during his weakest times on chemo therapy, this song keeps ...

I don't want to sound Mother Theresa-ish but recent circumstances in my life have left me mature in dealing with things and in accepting life's turmoils.

I get sad once in a while but unlike before, I always seem to have a way of getting over that sadness and rise up to the challenge. There are no more sulking or wallowing in sadness.

The bigger our problems, the smaller our life's issues before were. Things that irk me before are smaller compared to recent problems. ...