homemaking pleasure

I am constantly in wonder why this world have come to be chaotic in nature.

Recently, there was a report that two luxury hotels and a Jewish center in Mumbai, India were besieged by some suspected Muslim militants leaving 119 people dead, 288 injured.

The attacks started on Wednesday nights. The gunmen seemed to plan everything well and prepared themselves for their endeavor, even thinking about bringing large bags of almonds to boost their energy level during the fight. It was reported that Americans, Britons and Jews were the main targets but most of the casualties were Indians and tourists of other nationalities.

In my home country, the Philippines, there had been a lot of encounters of this nature. Pardon me for this, but Mindanao has been a place of terror for everyone who is completely aware of all happenings there. I’m wondering if the people there can still have some peaceful sleep after all the things they have experienced.

I pity all the civilians who got caught up in those violent encounters, people who have nothing to do with their business. I pity those children whose future seems unclear now, who feels the most effect of all these fights.

I understand that the government takes all measures and exert their best effort in maintaining peace and harmony. I can see the sacrifice of the military force, risking their own lives just to protect the innocent ones.

Sadly, these honorable men are not well-protected. They must at least wear some comfortable and life-saving clothes to spare them from harm. Some of the best military uniforms can be found in 5.11 Tactical. The ones I’ve seen so far are the best in terms of quality.

I hope the government will take a look at the safety of our military force. I mean, what can those medals of valor do when an officer already lost his both feet? He also has his personal life and family to look after. The least the government can do for them is to provide all their battle gears.

When I was in the Philippines, I noticed that many people are in trying their luck in the lottery. And I also joined the bandwagon! I think there is nothing wrong with it. I even encouraged hubby to do the same thing.

But whenever we place a bet on the lottery, we always ended up sleeping late to wait for the winning numbers.

In california lottery numbers, you do not really have to stay up to watch the late edition to see the drawing because they send you the winning numbers in your cell phone. With this, you can be sure that you will not miss anything.

I have just sent my curriculum vitae to an international school here in Bahrain. So I can say now that I am an official teacher applicant.

Honestly, I am torn! I do not know what I really want. I want to contribute financially for our family. But a greater part of me wants to still take care of the kids. Oh well, maybe I will just ask for that divine intervention from my Friend up above and leave the final verdict to Him. If I get the job, that will simply mean it is just okay for me to work. But if not, maybe it is His way of telling me that I should just stay home for my babies. It really is a tough choice to make.

My hubby and I are planning to buy a house and just have it renovated to suit our needs and taste. This is one of the reasons why I want to work. I want to help him financially. When the time comes that we already have the house, we will have to get in touch with Rochester Remodeling to help us in the much needed renovations.

I hope everything will fall into place as soon as possible.

I am always in a hurry whenever I do my blogging activities. I have more than one blog to update, and so, I do not have the luxury of time to proofread my entries before I post them. Each day, I also have a two-hour allotment for my blogging duties. I just blog when my kids are still on the bed. I do not want them to compete with my online endeavors.

Just the other day, I tried reading some of my blog posts. And I notice a lot of grammatical and typographical errors. I apologize for all those mistakes. I will try correcting all of them if I have the time.

To my readers, I hope you’ll forgive me for all those mistakes and bear with this blogger. I know I am responsible for everything I write here in my blog. I’ll try to be better, that’s a promise I intend to keep.

First, I want to greet my mom up above. I am terribly missing her during occasions like this. I constantly wish she were still with us right now. But thinking that God has a plan for everyone, I believe that He took my mother away from us for a certain purpose. Maybe it’s better this way. At least, my mom does not suffer from earthly pains anymore. She had suffered enough, and probably it was really time for her to rest.

Next, Happy Mother’s Day to me!!! Motherhood changed my whole life forever. I know I will never be my old self anymore. No one taught me how to be mom that I am right now, only my kids did. Hmmm, and they are indeed the strictest and, most of the time, the most incomprehensible teacher I ever had.

Lastly, let me greet all my fellow moms who show unconditional and untiring love for their kids. Let us all celebrate the joys of motherhood.

The issue about the reproductive health bill has been all over the news. Some religious sects have already taken their side, and the president has, in a way, expressed her opinion regarding the matter in her SONA.

So here’s the judgment of a mother concerned about her family’s welfare.

I’ve always wanted a big family. I’ve always thought that it would be so fun to have as many kids as we could have. Many kids running and playing around the house would be so entertaining. And maybe, the thought of having an ‘empty nest’ when we grow old would not scare us.

But then, there are so many points parents consider in family planning, especially when it comes to the number of children.

At this point, we still cannot have another baby. And I admit we are using artificial means in family planning. and though some people might say that it can be considered ‘abortion’ in some ways, I still have nothing against opting to use artificial methods.

It was pointed out that artificial family planning goes against the teachings of the Church. There are natural methods couple can make use of.

I think couples should be given the free will to choose what will be best for them.

And who knows?! Perhaps, the whole idea of artificial family planning was God’s gift to human.