"Till Death Do Us Part"

Today is the 36th wedding anniversary of Mom & Dad and this is the first time Dad is celebrating it w/o Mom beside him. Wedding anniversary is a celebration of the union of a couple and now that Mom is gone, the thought of Dad celebrating it alone pains me so much. How is he supposed to celebrate it? How are we supposed to greet Dad? I tried to put myself in his situation and it was barely bearable. Happy memories of Mom & Dad together keep on flashing to my mind and I cried heavily today. I was hoping that by crying I could lessen the pain that Dad has to go thru. It hurts to know that I'll never see them together again and I can't imagine how much more painful it is for Dad. It could be 10 x more.

I phoned him just then and he said he woke up early today to bring her flowers and to share his pandesal with her. He said she always wanted flowers on this day and he enjoyed their special breakfast date. He did make it special in his own little way and I know Mom was very happy watching him from above. I thanked Dad for being true to his wedding vows of "till death do us part" and for loving Mama so much. He said he loves Mama so much even after death that he would court her again in his next life. He feels the loneliness and emptiness now that Mom is gone but he is still thankful that he has us, their children.

It was a difficult and heavy day but we just have to believe that Mom is in a better place now with the loving care of God where there is no more pain and suffering. Dad, always remember that we share your pain and we are always here to love and support you.

WE love you Mom & Dad and happy anniversary to you both!

The Big Screen

Inspired by our special friend, L's Best Pictures post, I am sharing our list of big screen pictures we've seen since we settled here in October. Here you go:

1) Exorcism of Emily Rose - Hoyts Wetherhill Park - Oct. 10, 1.30pm

2) Flightplan - Liverpool Greater Union - Nov. 19, 9.30pm (not worth it)

3) Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire - Hoyts Wetherhill Park - Dec. 4, 11.30am

4) Narnia-The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - Hornsby Greater Union - Dec. 27, 6.40pm

5) Munich - Hoyts Chatsfield - Feb. 3, 5.45pm (not worth it)

6) The Da Vinci Code - Hornsby Greater Union - May 30, 7.30pm

7) X-Men 3 - Hornsby Greater Union - June 2, 7.30pm

8) Cars - Hornsby Greater Union - June 20, 7.00pm

9) The Break Up - Hornsby Greater Union - June 27, 7.00pm (not worth it)

10) Superman Returns - Hornsby Greater Union - July 1, 2.00pm

That's 10 movies in 10 months, an average of 1 movie per month; hmm, not too bad. Would you consider that a luxury at all? Nah, I don't think so, specially since most of them were seen on Tight Ass Tuesdays :)

Blogging Again

I feel like starting off with a "Hello World" again for it's been more than a couple of months since I've abandoned this site. Sorry to everyone who'd been checking regularly just to find out it was still the Lenten post. I am starting anew and I hope I can enthuse friends and relatives to come and visit again on a regular basis. I will try my best to be back on track. Bear with me though as work is underway (template, format) in the interest of change. See you around ... TA!

PS. You are supposed to see an underwater - nautica theme. If not, please please drop me a message as this means the new template is not working for your browser.

My Lenten Cross

I am sooo glad that Lent is almost over.

March has not really been a good month for me. During this month, I worked for 28 out of the 31 calendar days and I still have almost 3 days in total of overtime or work from home.

Hence, I consider my work as my Lenten Cross for this year. Everyday I've asked God to help me carry my cross, give me all the patience I need in dealing with the stakeholders and the demands of work and I'm just so glad Lent is almost over! I hope I'm not speaking too soon and will be on the train home on time again tomorrow. Hmm, we'll see?

At least I know tomorrow's my last working day for this week :) which is enough reason to blog, to be happy and to celebrate!

So to all my loved ones, Happy Easter! May we live with God alive in our hearts always.

We're starting a new tradition this year, we used to drive to La Union on Holy Wednesdays, this time we're flying to Adelaide for the Holy Week. Will be back with some pictures and stories.