Taluluk

Daddy's Day

2005-06-19T15:38:00.000+04:00

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Happy father's day to a wonderful Dad and Husband.
We love you...

Happy Father's Day to all fathers, would be fathers, father figures, and to my Papa.

Father's Day is Coming!

2005-06-10T11:11:00.000+04:00

Next Sunday(June 19th) will be Daddy's day. I'm planning on buying a book as our gift to your daddy. He's been wanting to get a copy of
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Daddy bought the Bodyshop Lip & Cheek Stain for me on Mother's Day. He knew I wanted to get one but didn't since I was thinking about the money.

I hope we get to celebrate then. Last Mother's day Daddy was not with us since he had work. We (Yaya Conching,You & I) went to mass then and ate at Chowking afterwards since we were craving for Halo-halo when we saw the ad on TV. Anyway, everyday is Mother's day for me whenever you are around. =)

Cebu B!

2005-06-07T13:14:00.000+04:00

Bora at night

2005-06-05T15:35:00.000+04:00

better late than never!

Bora Beautiful

2005-05-30T06:11:00.000+04:00

Boracay, here we come!

2005-04-17T22:25:00.000+04:00

Boracay here we come!
Posted by: vnoelle78.

A few days to go and we're off to Cebu then Boracay baby Lucas. I cant wait to let you run along the beach. I know you'll love it there.

My baby Lucas the fish. You love swimming and taking a bath. You even enjoyed swimming in YMCA's pool last week. You were such a show off teasing the 2 year old boy who was afraid of the water. "Fwend, shwimming shwimming," you said.

I know magpapcute ka na naman when you wear your "fishy" trunks and banana print polo in Boracay. Pogi!

We'll have the best time ever!

The Pontiff

2005-04-05T03:17:00.000+04:00

The Pontiff
Posted by: vnoelle78.

Some comments by Pope John Paul II:
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"Brothers and sisters, do not be afraid to welcome Christ and accept his power ... Open wide the doors for Christ. To his saving power open the boundaries of states, economic and political systems, the vast fields of culture, civilization and development." — Mass homily during installation as pope, Oct. 22, 1978.

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"On my knees I beg you to turn away from the paths of violence and return to the ways of peace. You may claim to seek justice. I too believe in justice and seek justice. But violence only delays the day of justice. Violence destroys the work of justice." — Addressing "all men and women engaged in violence," Drogheda, Ireland, Sept. 29, 1979.

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"Never lose your trust, do not be defeated, do not be discouraged, do not cut yourselves off from the roots from which we had our origins." — Farewell Mass, Krakow, Poland, June 10, 1979.

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"It is sometimes claimed that dissent from the magisterium (church teaching) is totally compatible with being a 'good Catholic' and poses no obstacle to the reception of the sacraments. This is a grave error." — Speech to U.S. bishops in Los Angeles, Sept. 16, 1987.

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"War is an adventure without return." — Christmas Day speech in 1990 on eve of Gulf War I.

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"A demonstration of readiness on your part cannot fail to bring you honor before your beloved country, the region and the whole world. In these dramatic hours, I pray that God will enlighten you and grant you the strength to make a generous gesture that will avoid war." — Letter to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in January 1991 urging peaceful end to Kuwait crisis.

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"What human institution, what parliament, has the right to legalize the killing of an innocent and defenseless human being? What parliament has the right to say 'You are free to kill,' or even 'killing is in order,' where the greatest efforts should be made to protect and help life in the first place?" — Mass at Radom, Poland, June 4, 1991.

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"It is no longer a matter of limited and occasional dissent, but of an overall and systematic calling into question of traditional moral doctrine on the basis of anthropological and ethical presuppositions." — From encyclical Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of the Truth), Oct. 5, 1993.

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The church "has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the church's faithful." — Letter to bishops, May 30, 1994.

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"I remember, above all, the Wadowice elementary school, where at least a fourth of the pupils in my class were Jewish. I should mention my friendship at school with one of them, Jerzy Kluger — a friendship that has lasted from my school days to the present. I can vividly remember the Jews who gathered every Saturday at the synagogue behind our school. Both religious groups, Catholics and Jews, were united, I presume, by the awareness that they prayed to the same God." — From his book Crossing the Threshold of Hope, published Oct. 19, 1994.

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"The abuse which has caused this crisis is by every standard wrong and rightly considered a crime by society; it is also an appalling sin in the eyes of God." — To American cardinals summoned to Vatican during church sex abuse scandal, April 23, 2002.

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"War cannot be decided upon, even when it is a matter of ensuring the common good, except as the very last option and in accordance with very strict conditions, without ignoring the consequences for the civilian population both during and after the military operations." — Annual speech to Vatican diplomatic corps as the Iraq war loomed, Jan. 13, 2003.

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"When war, as in these days in Iraq, threatens the fate of humanity, it is ever more urgent to proclaim, with a strong and decisive voice, that only peace is the road to follow to construct a more just and united society. Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men." — Address to television broadcaster Telepace in first public remarks following start of Iraq war, March 22, 2003.

Pope John Paul II

2005-04-04T03:46:00.000+04:00

Posted by: vnoelle78

Pope John Paul II
Today is a sad day my love.
The Living Saint has died.
He was a good man and a good pope.
He became Pope the same year I was born, 1978.
He was the leader of the Catholic Church for 26 years.

I am sad.
The world is sad in his passing.

Good Friday Birthday for Lola

2005-03-25T19:49:00.000+04:00

It's your Lola Sally's birthday.

We called her earlier but you would not speak. I don't know why, but you become like your favorite Untalkative Bunny whenever I hand the phone over to you. They did not have a party since it's Good Friday today.

Your Lola is coming to Manila next week to visit. She says she misses you so and wants to take you home to Iligan. We all know your Daddy and I will not agree to that. It's not that were worried they wont be able to take care of you there 'cause they would. They (Lolo Albert, Lola Sally, Lolly Inday, Auntie Icing, & Uncle Ecoy), love you as much as your daddy and I do. We will miss you terribly if you're not with us. I even miss you when I'm at work.

Anyway, since it's your Lola's birthday, I'm going to tell you something about your Lola Sally (Baby).

You are a very lucky boy to have a Lola like her. When I gave birth to you, she was beside me the whole time and told you not to give your Mama a hard time getting you out. She was the first family member to see you (your Daddy was still here in Manila since you came 3 weeks early). She left me in the delivery room and followed you to the nursery just to make sure that the nurses don't exchange you for some other baby..hehe. She helped me take care of you afterwards singing lullabies when you would not stop crying.

Your lola loves you very much and constantly misses you. She cries every time you leave Iligan.

Now that she's coming, I hope you show her how good a boy you have become. Teach her how to dance Chokolate the Luluk way as well, she would enjoy that.

About Grandpa

2005-03-20T19:45:00.000+04:00

My dearest Lucas,

I'm going to give you tidbits of info about everyone from time to time. This way, you will get to know us more. Let's start with your Lolo Albert.

Your Lolo sings all the time, in the shower, the garden, while cleaning the car and even while feeding the pigs. Usually he gets the lyrics all mixed up (your lola would correct him sometimes) but he loves to sing anyway. When I was young, I usually wake up to his singing in the garden. This is the reason why I am familiar with songs from his generation and also why I love these songs.

This is his Favorite Song, I think you have heard me sing this before. Someday, I'll teach you how to sing this song.

"At (The End) Of A Rainbow"
- Words and Music by Sid Jacobson and Jimmy Krondes

At the end of a rainbow, you'll find a pot of gold
At the end of a story, you'll find it's all been told
But our love has a treasure our hearts always spend
And it has a story without any end

At the end of a river, the water stops its flow
At the end of a highway, there's no place you can go
But just tell me you love and you are only mine
And our love will go on till the end of time

At the end of a river, the water stops its flow
At the end of a highway, there's no place you can go
But just tell me you love and you are only mine
And our love will go on till the e-end of time

Till the end of time

Our Favorite Song

2005-03-20T09:06:00.000+04:00

Our Favorite Song
Posted by: vnoelle78.

"Moon River"
music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer

Moon River, wider than a mile,
I'm crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,
wherever you're going I'm going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world.
There's such a lot of world to see.
We're after the same rainbow's end--
waiting 'round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me.

This is our favorite song, my love.
I started singing this song to you the day after you were born.

BASKETCASE

2005-03-20T08:33:00.000+04:00

BASKETCASE
Posted by: vnoelle78.

Your smile disarms me,
my precious little one.
I hear your voice say "mama",
and I become undone.

Early morning worries

2005-03-18T17:17:00.000+04:00

My Babylove,

You woke up at dawn again and kept on crying (according to manang, you were up at 2am). It's been a week since this first started. I held you in my arms and told you, "Mama's here baby Lucas, dont cry". I asked Daddy to play your nursery rhymes. I felt you relax a little bit and slowly, you placed your head on my shoulder. You neither like being placed on your crib nor the bed. You just wanted to be held in my arms while sleeping with the nursery rhymes in the background.

"Daddy Music 'tay (patay)," you shouted when the cd was over. You wanted the music to go on but we decided to just go downstairs and watch TV. We watched cartoons till I too sleepy to go on. I went to sleep while you played with Manang Epin and took a bath. When I awoke, you still had so much energy in you even after going to McDo to buy breakfast with your Tita Lisa.

Eventually, my little likot, you went to sleep around 11am and woke up at 2pm when it started to rain. You love watching the rain and hearing me sing, rain rain go away. You're one smart boy baby Lucas, from the time you were 6 months old, you immediately look outside the window to check if it's really raining whenever you hear the song.

Oooooh.. if only I didn't have to go to work. I don't like leaving you behind.

Your Favorites:

Cartoons:
Mr. Bean (Beeeen...)
Sponge Bob (Bob)
Untalkative Bunny
Little Planet(you cry everytime its over)
Blue's Clues (bloos cloos)

Commercials:
Any Tide commercial with Tolits (tootit!)
Superferry (kailan nakipagkaibigan sa di kilala..)you cry when you see that the commercial is almost over.. waaahh.. you cry with tears in your eyes (mana ka ata kay Tita Lia, idol si Sharon)

Let's Start

2005-03-14T03:13:00.000+04:00

Today I have decided to create a blog/photo blog for lucas and me with the purpose of creating a memoir. I am frustrated that I never started a diary for him from the day I found out I was pregnant (was too tired and lazy to do it). Now, I've made up my mind to create a photo memoir for Lucas and hopefully when he is old enough to understand (he is kinda old enough..and he easily understands--mana sa ina!), he can browse through this blog and remember.