Gab on election 2010

another post lying in my draft since may 2010

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i failed to photograph Gab (as i did 3 years ago in a national election) when we brought him to our precint to vote last May 10. that would have been his 2nd time to "witness" his parents do their civic duty. hence, am writing this down for him to read in the not so distant future.

i was in a hurry to cast my vote since Gab was on my side & could not sit still. after successfully shading all my candidates, i held his arm so he could stay still while i tried to feed my ballot into the scanning machine. suddenly, he jumped & shouted "PCOS machine! PCOS machine!". i heard laughter from the voting precinct. when my ballot was successfully scanned I uttered a "YES". then he shouted again & said "YEHEY". afraid that he would shout his presidential bet (who is not my choice), i hurriedly guided him to the door.

here comes the sun

The downpour in the past days coincided with some heaviness I felt. Blame it on the rain, so the song goes. Today however, the glorious sun is up. And so is my emotion. In life’s (and human emotions’) ebb and flow, I learned that one thing is constant – God’s abiding presence, come hell or high water.

on kid writing & proud mom

In four days, my son will finish his nursery. We are more than elated with the skills & knowledge he has acquired from school. Watching him now write some words not only make us so proud but also brought memories of joy when we heard him say his first word. And how heartwarming it is to receive notes/cards from him these days (some words were of course dictated to him!). The downside of it? We see our names written in our cabinets & even in our ageing car. We were horrified the first time we saw the markings, but still amused that our son can actually write now!