Happy 32nd Birthday Husband

When I met you, you were just 21 but I knew you are the one.

Then when you turned 22, I love you is all I knew.








Even you're already 23, we're still not yet 
free.

But at the age of 24, you made me love you even more.

When you were 25, that's when you made me believe that our love will never last.

At your age of 26, you then taught me the art of sacrifice that is never fixed.










Then when you turned 27, you made me feel like I'm in heaven.

You took me to places that made me happiest.

But when you're 28, it was a mixture of love and hate.

As you tuned 29, those were the days when all we did was to attend weddings in line.

At the age of 20, that's when you gave me the dream that I want to be. You proposed a marriage that I've been waiting for ages.

And when you turned 31, finally you are then my husband.

Now that you're turning 32, I just want to be true. Baby I love you even if in the calendar there's no more 32 :p

Happy Birthday Baby. 

I love you so much. 

As the song goes, "Learning to love YOURSELF, it is the greatest love of all", for me that's a hoax.

Because with my 11 years with you, you taught me that "loving your partner with all your heart is the greatest love of all."

Thank you so much baby. I pray that God will grant you so many more years and long life because you are a blessing to others. I don't know how to live without you.

I love you baby. Mwah :-)

We Highly Salute Guards

Why would I say that? Because if not for Mr. Navesteras (hope I got his surname correctly) of SM Baguio, our precious DSLR is already gone. What's more hurtful with the situation was that all the pictures of my younger brother who stayed with us for a vacation were at its memory card. 


Thanks to him because if not, I'm sure Mark and I will really have a silent war for a week. No kidding!

It was last May 27, 2011 when after our tour with my brother at different parts of Baguio, we decided to go to SM to buy his school supplies. When we're about to park, my brother and I went down the car first and let Mark just do the parking. I left the DSLR with him and I saw him placed it at the passenger seat.


After few minutes, he followed us at the department store and shopped also for his stuff. Afterwards, we headed to Yellow Cab to take out pizza for our merienda, then immediately proceeded to the parking lot. 


When I went to the passenger seat, I burst into surprise to see that the window on my side was opened. I confronted Mark and he just acknowledged his fault. Suddenly when he was about to start the engine, I remembered the DSLR. And shoot! It was gone. I panicked and searched the whole car. We didn't know what to do. Thank God I thought of asking my brother to go to the guard and ask for help.


When I saw my brother and the guard approaching, I ran to them panicking and asking the guard, "Kuya may CCTV camera po ba dito kasi po bukas ang bintana ng kotse namin at nawawala ang camera namin!" The guard just replied, "Opo, Ma'am."


So I was a little relieved. 


Then he started telling us, "Ma'am nakita na nga po namin na bukas ang bintana ng kotse nyo.  Nung lumapit po ang kapatid nyo, tinanong po agad namin kung sa inyo ang bagong kotse sa parking. Kanina po kasi nagtataka kami kung bakit may mga lalaking sumisilip sa kotse nyo pero di naman po sinasabi kung bakit. Kaya po nilapitan ko. Nung nakita ko po na yung camera nyo ay nakabungad sa bintana, pina-page po namin kayo gamit ang conduction sticker nyo kasi wala po pala kayong plaka. Nag-decide na lang po ako na kunin muna ang camera kasi po baka po may kumuha pang iba."


And with that, I was fully at ease, especially Mark. So he went with the guard to the office to claim the camera. Inside, the immediate superior of the guard congratulated him and was so proud of him. They even took a picture when the guard handled the camera to Mark.


What made us even prouder was that Mr. Navesteras was so humble that he even shied away from fame. He was so hesitant to have pictures with us and didn't even want to take the small amount of money we gave him as a sign of our gratefulness.


With what happened, we learned few valuable things:

1. Of course, be careful with the belongings and be cautious of everything you do.
2. We should not belittle blue-collared employees because in fact, they were even the better and most dedicated ones when it comes to their jobs.
3. Learn the value of appreciation. 
4. When something bad happens to you, expect that there will be a better one coming up.
5. Don't panic. Think in the most relaxed manner.
6. Never fight your partner at once. Think of solution first.
7. And lastly, check if your car is already locked and if all the windows are closed before leaving your car in the parking area :-)

Kudos to you Mr. Navesteras. We might not had given you the highest appreciation you deserve but it's God who will bless you and your family more for being a good example of honesty and dedication to work.