| Please God, Not Yet! |
Mar 10, 2008 11:19 pm
806 Views | You may not have noticed, but i've been away for sometime. Not that you cared. I just wanted you to know.
It's a kind of week that you would not wish to come any day in your life. It left me scared for my loved-ones. The realization that life is indeed temporary struck me. That one day you're seeing your loved-one vibrant and healthy, the next day you will see him lying in a hospital bed is something i would not even want to entertain in my head. Yet, they do happen. As real as night and day.
i flinched whenever i see my 78-year old father-in-law lying motionless in his bed after he suffered from stroke the third time. It was a fine Sunday morning when he and his wife accompanied by my husband, had his usual swim exercises in the beach. With his rightside of his body already suffering from partial paralysis from his previous attacks, he could hardly walked by himself without the aid of his walker. So walking in the sand and swimming in the sea became a good therapy for him.
But not that Sunday. After John announced that it was time to go home, he took one last dip but emerged out of the water limped. He was lying in the sand motionless for a while until John realized something was wrong.
Yet, the day before that he was at our house early in the morning for his usual weekend visit to his newborn grandchild. Half paralyzed as he was, he played with the new "addition" to their clan with so much fondness. He would coo, he would talk to the baby, he would rock the cradle, and once in a while i would let him carry my son in his lap, just enough time not to strain him from the meager energy left in his body. He stayed until late in the afternoon that day.
Tears formed in my eyes when i enter his room in the hospital and he would look my way and groan. I swear, that was smile i saw forming in his lips when he saw me. He can't talk now. We adapted sign language to communicate with him. If we have to ask him something, he would point his forefinger for "Yes" and Forefinger along with Middle Finger for "No."
I remember the time when he would talk to me and i would read his body language instead of his lips. Even then, he stuttered, and i can't entirely comprehend what he was trying to say to me. Of course, his speech was slurred by the previous attacks he have had.
My mother-in-law was beside him all the time, even in the hospital. That's another heartwrenching sight for me. You see, the two never part from each other's side. My aging mother-in-law (about the same age as my father-in-law) tottered beside his husband wherever the former went. Sitting next to her husband in the hospital bed is altogether a different scenario. The old woman refused to eat. She would just lie there and think.
The two olds have had their own days in the sun. I think they're now resigned to the fact that sooner or later, they would leave us to join their Creator. But, Please God. Not Yet!
~~Lei Vylet~~ | |
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| Ode To My Bestfriends |
Mar 6, 2008 11:35 pm
752 Views | We have friends at various stages of our lives. Most of us have a different set of friends in kindergarten, grade school, high school, college and now. Friends come and go. Some of my good friends in grade school for example have ceased to be friends with me because we went to different high schools. Not that we quarreled or something. But the idea of still going out together despite the different schedules just didn’t fit. Besides, you get to know new kinds of people in your new school, and eventually you find yourself hanging out with your new acquaintances and they became your new best buddies. But of course, I didn’t forget my previous friends. For me, they will always be my friends and friends we will always be till the end.
My group in High School was composed of seven girls. I can say, we were all equally represented in the group. There were Dean Listers, band majorettes, sport enthusiast, name it. And to top it all, all seven of us were like sisters. We take turns in sleeping over one another’s houses. The bond that bound us was so strong that the friendship extended to our respective families.
College days changed things over once again. Most of us had to go away for further education. While the rest were left behind, most of us went. We still see each other during vacations though, and we call one another . However, these cannot compensate for our physical presence, altogether.
More than 10 years after high school graduation, I realized I haven’t been keeping in touch with my sister-friends in high school. And that pains me. I know all of us have been married and some have kids, but we haven’t had the chance yet to reunite. Some migrated to other countries and work there. Some stayed in the country but reside in another cities. We could've called or emailed one another had we known each other's numbers or email addresses. But no. And that's sad. It’s my dream that one of these days, we will all bring our respective husbands and kids for a reunion and we will relive our good old days.
And oh, I met another 3 bestfriends in college. We stuck together, did research together, laugh and cried together, hoped together and yelled together right after we saw our names printed among those who will graduate that time. These 3 sisters of mine I treasure so much just like how I treasure my other bestfriends.
Friends are sweet. They will always be there for you like a family. I owe it to them for making me a better person.
~~Lei Vylet~~ | |
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| Busy as a Bee |
Mar 5, 2008 10:33 pm
709 Views |  | Do i have an alter ego somewhere?
Will you please take some work load off my shoulders? 
~~Lei Vylet~~ |
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| Barney's Theme |
Mar 3, 2008 12:44 am
953 Views |  | I love you
you love me
let's go out and kill Barney
with a shotgun,
Bang! Bang!
Barney's on the floor
no more stupid dinosaur.
i know this ain't funny.
a stupid song.
i just feel stupid today |
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| A dinner invitation In a hanging resto |
Mar 2, 2008 11:01 pm
863 Views |  | Are you ready for this?
Do you in fact want to try finedining In a "hanging restaurant" as shown in the picture? You've got to read this:
Any one interested in having a unique dining experience. You can have breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktail or invite your boss for a meeting while enjoying your meal. 50 meters above ground dining event arranged by a professional event arranger of Benji Fun company. It provides 22 seating complete with Chef, server, musician and you can select your own location without limitation. Guarantee safety with the hoisting crane which can accommodate the whole band of musician, or making an automobile presentation to your customers. This restaurant is in Belgium.
If you're asking me, Oh no-no-no! Just no! I would never for the life of me want to try that out. Me and my case of acrophobia. Much as i want to enjoy my food, how the heck can i do that when a little misstep would hurl me down 50 meters under?  |
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| Under the Mango Tree: To John With Love |
Feb 26, 2008 9:27 pm
786 Views |  | It was under that mango tree one fine Sunday morning thirteen years ago when I first met you. You came looking for me. You introduced yourself. We talked. You had to inquire about something trivial. I gave you what you need, then went back to my friends… under the mango tree.
The next two days brought us on speaking terms. Well, you became an acquaintance. You suddenly found yourself more than available for me in the backstage where I hosted an inter-school event. You tried to engaged me in small talks during program breaks and in every chance you got when you should have been seated with the audience witnessing the affair. But watching me from afar seemed not enough for you.
After the event, I suddenly became the envy of every crushing girls in my High School. They felt, I was such a lucky lot to have gotten a lavish attention from you they oh so craved!. They noticed what I apparently was ignoring all those times— You!. That left me wondering what you got that brought girls of my age going gaga over you.
Our encounter didn’t stop there. We still see each other by accidents. You didn’t visit me in school anymore but,Holy Cow! you have gone to our house to see me. It took us many accidental meetings after that for me to really noticed you.
Dashing smile, debonaire looks, good humor, that intellectual bearing , positive outlook in life, and your being a responsible person have drawn me into you. Suddenly, you filled my young heart with indescribable bliss. You occupied my mind every waking hours of my day. Could it be love? I didn’t know. I haven’t been in love before. I was so into my studies to ever think about falling in love before you came my way.
When we became two together, everything around me bloomed, I saw colors everywhere. I wasn’t what one may call a stunner, but I wasn’t an ugly duckling either. The thing is, you noticed me. And that made me think and feel beautiful. My grades soared and I landed at the top of my class. Amazing, you were such a sweet influence in my young life that I was able to bring out the best in me.
Years gone by, yet Time and Distance didn’t succeed in separating two hearts that really care. We may not always were in each others’ arms during the thirteen years that we’ve been an official item together but our hearts are bound tight by love— pure and true. At such a young age, I didn’t think of any other man to love but you. I always dreamed of making you my First and Last love.
You introduced me to an enchanted world of Fairy Tales and happy endings. We had our share of storms, yes, but just like the mango tree, we remained rooted to the ground of our relationship, emerging stronger each time after a hale.
I was 15 and you were 22 when we first met under that mango tree. Just like the song.
Yeah, just like the song.
But unlike the sad song where Joni had to tell Jimmy not to cry, Ours ended up without any of us crying regretfully.
Unlike the song,
I didn’t marry your bestfriend John
because I married you, John!
~~Lei Vylet~~
PS: This is a repost of my entry in another blogging space |
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| A Woman's Prayer |
Feb 21, 2008 10:37 pm
1116 Views |  | Dear Lord,
If you can't make me SKINNY,
please make my friends FAT.
I spotted that prayer printed on a shirt of a young lady i met today. And i can't help myself but laugh 
I realized how some people put a lot of weight on their WEIGHT. Okay, i must admit i had been guilty of this at one point. All those crash dieting and food binging afterwards. Been there, done that. Of course i know it was wrong to starve yourself. But the desire to look modellesque (that's my term to describe a fashion model) prevent my brain from processing such information. lol.
But hey, don't read me wrong. I wasn't anorexic. The want to maintain my weight led me to avoid chocolates and cakes and sweets despite my heart breaking for not being able to devour these sweet things which i so love. Such nightmare!
Now, i am thankful in many ways that i can eat whatever i fancy yet i weigh the same. If only i knew that long ago, i wouldn't have cut back on my chocolate consumption. 
What's your view on Weight Consciousness?
~~Lei Vylet~~ |
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| ~~Sting~~ |
Feb 18, 2008 10:11 pm
1002 Views |  | "Sticks and stones
are hard on bones,
aimed with angry art;
Words can sting like anything,
but SILENCE breaks the heart."
I forgot who wrote this lines. I'm sure i've read this somewhere and had memorized it since. I like the message. Simply written yet loaded with meaning. Can you relate? Have you been stung with words? Has silence broke your heart at one point in your life? |
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| Kaffee Klatsch |
Feb 15, 2008 12:06 am
1101 Views |  | Kaffee Klatsch is the German term that has come to mean free-flowing conversation. Originally, it was meant to be a snide hint at women's gossip that usually took place over a cup of coffee. But just as this term has broadened and changed with the times, so has coffee made remarkable strides in its form.
For most people (me included) breakfast is not complete without a cup of hot, aromatic coffee. My eyelids droop without the kick of caffeine in my body. Other times, i just crave for its rich taste which becomes habitual that everytime the clock hits 3pm i just have to have a coffee break no matter what.
Tensions and stresses at work disappear during coffee breaks with friends. Indeed, coffee breaks are never the same without a good coffee conversation. Coffee breaks have become a good venue for me and my colleagues to catch up with things apart from our jobs.
Frequenting a cozy coffee shop when i'm with my friends is one occasion i always look forward to. I mean, it's not everyday that friends and i have the opportunity to hang out, (no) thanks to work and other responsibilities at home (kids, etc.). Time passes by quickly over cups of coffee.
Today, we have various coffee concoctions and forms we are familiar with. Aside from drinking coffee with milk, we can now enjoy cafe latte, cappuccino, Vienna coffee, and cafe mocha to name a few. Iced coffee versions also abound for those who prefer a different taste, making us choose from coffee frappes, coffee floats, coffee shakes, and coffee jelly. And we don't have to finish with the beverage itself as coffee has found many uses in the kitchen. Desserts like tiramisu and coffee creme brulee are just some examples of the myriad ways we can make use of coffee and enjoy it as something more than just a beverage.
Nestle even claims coffee to have more antioxidants than green tea. I'm not sure which is true. All i know is everything in excess is bad for our health.
I AM A COFFEE ADDICT!
and i can say that again! |
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