T O D A Y

Today I spent the whole morning in bed, well my youngest daughter's bed, (I actually moved, okay??) and we both listened to songs of Maroon 5, Kanye West, Phantom of the Opera, Jack Johnson, Arctic Monkeys, Frank Sinatra (getting worst, i know!) and one song from the Manchester Orchestra. My singing made the bad weather worst but I was unstoppable.  And the rain didn't stop, too!

Dear Friend

I am truly blessed that our friendship is formed upon gratitude or some warmer feeling -I'm not sure haha. What is obvious though is that time has brought us a more balanced perspective and judgement of each other.  Thank you for making me feel comfortable to be myself when with you.  I hope you feel safe to let your hair down when you're with me, also.

Isn't it amazing how we met and were brought together in a marvelous way?  It may not be the most natural way but through mutual effort and acceptance, well, we have found a friend in each other, haven't we?

On your birthday, let me remind you of what a wonderful person you are.  A devoted wife, a caring daughter, and above all, a loving and protective mother.  To me, you are a friend in a not so perfect way but that's what makes it real.

Hoping that the friendship we forge will never be broken.  CHEERS!


much love,
Phina
august 2010

HK Vindicated

What happens when 3 middle aged (aging sounds more descriptive as it is a continous process) women who have been friends from the first day of college, when they were all barely 18, until the day their tubes were all ligated and their husbands' bellies reached beyond the numbers on the tape measure, travel together after 30 yrs of knowing each other?  Well, A LOT.  HA HA

We ended up loving each other more, accepting each other's complicated personalities and embracing our differences with more understanding and patience. But most of all, we validated our deep rooted friendship and proved to ourselves that memories may fade with our poor memory recall but feelings last and will stay with us forever.  If Alzheimer's make us forget, we still have our hearts to remind us.

Taking a picture of yourself using the iphone is not as easy as it looks. Whew! 

no lounge food.  we went to HK via Cebu Pac
but the food was great! Well sort of...

only because motherhood is a lifetime commitment 

and being motherly is considered as a natural instinct

for women therefore its value is under-rated

moral lesson: don't be a "plain" housewife

instead live and be a DOMESTICATED GODDESS

strike a pose mga lola ha ha ha

the revenge of my wedge slides which almost killed me on day 2

good friends both fabulous but different expressions

I was choosing between the glitter shoes and the nude shoes below.

They have a huge price tag difference. But accrdg to my friends one is stunning,

while the other is just so so. 

It was a tough call.  Decisions decisions... 

AHHHHH my aching legs...

Why do they fit so well feel so good yet so uglyyyyy nooooooo to granny slippers!!!

awesome dress but not very photogenic

I like this J-Plus Boutique Hotel located in Causeway Bay just 10 steps away from

Caroline Center and 20 steps away from Lee Gardens.  Service is bad.

But who needs service when you're mostly out of your room?

I like it because it has a kitchenette, a living room, a bay window with bed

and a small bedroom with a queen size bed. 

Accommodations come with continental breakfast, all day free drinks from the lobby, 

tea time at 1-3pm, and cocktails at 5-8pm.  

All free of charge.

what a bargain!

someday I'll be able to prioritize you in my future shopping trips...HK$56k

Fruit arrangement, anyone?

ALAS! My hero to the rescue.
I left my bag with my new shades and my new evening bag inside
at one of the restaurants in IFC mall.
This poor guy had to take the taxi back and retrieved my belongings.
Senior moments talaga.

my hero rented a Benz limousine to bring us to the airport
naawa sa mga lolang sasakay ng Cebu Pac hahaha

I was sitting outside Time Square looking beat up when they saw me

hello Manila!!!!!

ha ha ha Cebu Pac walk of shame ha ha ha

21

by:  A.E. Housman

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard a wise man say,

'Give crowns and pounds and guineas

But not your heart away;

Give pearls away and rubies

But keep your fancy free.'

But I was one-and-twenty,

No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard him say again,

'The heart out of the bosom

Was never given in vain;

'Tis paid with sighs a plenty

And sold for endless rue.'

And I am two-and-twenty,

And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

Interpretation:

The theme of the poem "When I was One and Twenty" is given by the “wise man” in two pieces of wisdom, but they are closely related. One is, in effect, “Don’t give your heart away,” that is, don’t fall in love; the second is, “If you do give your heart away, you will suffer.”

The speaker ignored the advice, and now, at twenty-two, has learned its truth. The last line of the poem, with its repetition, suggests that the speaker takes his youthful sorrow very seriously (“And oh ’tis true, ’tis true”), but surely the line strikes one (and is intended to strike) as a trifle maudlin. And, since the poem jingles nicely and almost suggests a nursery rhyme, we can hardly take the grief too seriously. We listen with sympathetic amusement to this tale of disillusionment, but we are pretty confident that the young man in the poem will survive, and probably will live to love another day.


*how true! Isn't young love a bittersweet memory?

Thanks

Sometimes I think God favors me.  
So many random things happen in my favor.  
THANK YOU GOD!