Jeans..Jeans…

I’m not a fashionista but I try my best to look good all the time (that’s when I’m not too lazy to dress up).  

I don’t usually wear dresses, skirts, shorts but I love jeans.

Here are some of my favorite looks:

Alice…Oh Alice…

The preschool where I’m teaching just had the first-ever musical play entitled Alice the Lonely Dragon by Caroline Hoile yesterday, February 18, 2012, at the Henry Lee Irwin Theatre of the Ateneo De Manila University.

The story was about Alice, a dragon who is different among other dragons, who neither breathe fire nor eat people.  She is lonely because the people are scared of her and she just want to be friends with them.  The people did not know that she is magical whenever she wiggles her long tail and cries  “Boo Hoo” until they needed her help.  The story also emphasized the importance of water to living things.

The school had been preparing for this since the start of the school year and finally we had the show yesterday and it was a success! 🙂  We’re so thankful that everything went well and so far I got nice comments from the parents of my class.  Here are some of their replies after I sent them a thank you text message after our session:

“Teacher congrats to ISYC.  It was very successful and orderly.  It’s the same play as Poveda’s but I liked your production even better!” – Mommy Carlyn

“Thank you also.  We enjoyed it teacher.  More plays next year. :)” – Mommy Jinky

“Congrats to ISYC for a great prod!  Hats off to everyone.  Ang galing nga ni Misha teach kasi she knows all the steps 🙂 Proud mom, dad and kuya talaga.  Thanks a lot Teachers Ysai and Miriam!” – Mommy Dinz

We’ve had ups and downs during the preparations, but as always, it has been tried and tested,  the ISYC family never fail to support and help each other.  As a part of the Stage Design committee, I’m so happy all our efforts and hard work paid off.  It was indeed another memorable experience I have as a teacher. 🙂

Simple but Happy

At this time, our world is so complicated, so busy and people’s lifestyle have changed so much.  We have a lot of “wants” and often forget what our real “needs” are.

Sometimes I wish I was born so rich that we live in a prestigious subdivision with a huge house, luxury cars and owning numerous businesses.  But now I’m an adult, I have my own family, my own job, I am happy that I grew up in a simple family.  A family wherein my parents were able to provide us with our needs (house, food, school) and sometimes our wants (car, travel, gadgets).

When I was born, my mom stopped working as a nurse and became a full time stay at home mother.  I’m sure it was such a difficult job being a wife and a mom 24/7.  Because of her decision to take care of us, my brother and I grew up knowing that our parents should be the first people we should run to.  Not to our yayas or anyone else.  Now that I’m also a mother, I promised myself that our son and future kids will grow up with me and my husband, not with the yayas.

I have nothing against yayas.  They’re such a big help that’s why I call them “angels.”  I do have one, but she’s just there to assist me or the lolas in taking care of my son.  She washes his bottles, clothes, etc. but we don’t leave our child with her.  I’m still a full time preschool teacher that is why it’s heartbreaking for me whenever it’s time for me to go to work.  I’m just so thankful that my mom is there to take care of my son.  When we go to my in laws, still the lola takes care of him.  As much as I want to give up my job, honestly, for now I really can’t.  Not only I love what I am doing, but also to help my husband provide our needs.

I’m writing about this because I just can’t believe some parents who are ridiculously rich and can stay with their kids as much time as they want still give the parenting job to their helpers.  I just thought that maybe if I was given the chance to have that kind of luxury of time  and wealth and no need for me to go to work the more I can be a hands on mom to my children.

Well, God doesn’t really give everything.  He always wants us to balance the things we have.  I’m just thankful that though we’re living a simple life, I would say we are happy.