Today I read a news about a toddler girl in China who apparently was run over twice, once by a van and the second time by a truck. I was hesitant to watch the video at first because I am also a mom of a two year old girl but curiosity got into me. While watching the video, my hands were trembling and my heart was beating so fast I couldn't breathe so I'm warning those who have weak heart not to watch it.
Anyway, here's what happened. The little girl was walking down a narrow street alone against the traffic when she was hit by the van. Being a driver myself, I can assume that the driver of the van is only driving at around 15-20 mph and I can certainly say that he had time to hit his break. So I wonder why he did not stop, instead he chose to have his van roll over the girl's fragile body. What is most disturbing is the fact that passersby did not even have the conscience to help her. They just looked at her as if she was just some dead animal lying on the street. Then another truck passed the street, rolled over her body like she was a piece of garbage who can't feel any pain. Luckily there was a good samaritan who took courage to move her limp body to the curb, cried for help, and tried to look for the girl's parents. That was the only time the mother found out what had happened to her daughter and rushed her to the hospital. Both drivers were arrested and detained but I cannot accept one of the drivers' reason as to why he left the girl almost lifeless on the street. He said he'll only pay 1500 dollars if the girl dies as opposed to at least 15000 dollars if she lives. How can a person say that? Does he not have any child? Who does he think he is to take away a precious child's life? As for the mother, how irresponsible could she be not to know her child's whereabouts? I strongly feel that the parents should also be held responsible for what happened to this little angel.
Here's the link to the video:
http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/26983425
The doctors said the girl might not make it but I do believe in the power of prayers. So I am asking everyone who reads this to please pray for this little girl.
18 October 2011
16 October 2011
BC Bloggers
Two days ago I saw a post about BC Bloggers. I learned that BC Bloggers help bloggers fill their blogrolls fast by being linked to the homepage. So, I visited this site Mommy Diary and decided to give it a try. There is no cost to join so all you bloggers out there who want to build your blogrolls easily, all you need to do is sign up to the link above.
06 October 2011
Fall Is Here
I became too busy these past few weeks and didn't realize it was a month since I made my last blog entry. Oh well, since the season has just changed I thought of writing something almost every family in this part of the world does every fall.
Fall is one of my favorite seasons because the weather starts to get cool and breezy. Most people associate autumn to falling off of leaves from tree branches. But before it happens, leaves must first start to change its colors from green to yellow, red, orange, pink, or deep purple depending on the variety of the tree. It is fortunate that we live in a place where we can experience the four seasons. I especially love looking at the streets lined with trees adorned with various colored leaves. It is always great going for an afternoon or early morning walk feeling the cool wind touching your cheeks and hearing the crisp sound of dried leaves as you step onto it.
Autumn is not only about the leaves. Most importantly, it is the time when apples are ready to be picked. It has always been a tradition in my family to go to an apple orchard not just to pick apples straight from the tree but to have fun as well. Since I am always the one in charge of looking for a place where we could have our adventure, I searched the net to see which apple orchard offers a variety of activities for the young and the young at heart. And so I found this place where there is a huge corn maze, an obstacle course, a petting zoo, and a play area for kids.
We arrived at the orchard around noon. The temperature that day was 39F and it was really cold it feels like winter in fall. We decided to grab some donuts and hot apple cider to keep us warm before riding the wagon that will take us to the corn maze.
There were two mazes, a small one and a big one. We decided to take the big corn maze. At first, we were with five or six families but as we walk through the corn field, my family was left behind because we were the only ones who brought small kids. I thought it was easy to find the exit by just going straight and following the path but there were several branched paths wherein we had to decide whether we should go left, or right, or continue walking straight ahead. At the beginning my husband led the way but then my son started to feel uncomfortable and felt we were lost as we were already circling for 30-45 minutes in a six acre corn field so hubby decided to make marks on the soil just to know that we have already passed by that area. Around that time, I decided to lead the way and after 15 or 20 minutes we were able to reach the exit. We were so giddy when we saw the exit sign that we screamed and jumped as if we won the lottery.
Our next stop is the U-pick apple station. Upon arrival, we learned that only five varieties of apple (empire, gala, jonagold, cortland, and golden spy) were ready to be picked. Since nobody in our household likes baked goodies with apple as the main ingredient, we just got gala and some jonagold apples. My little ones enjoyed getting apples from the trees.
Then we went to the petting zoo where my son got to feed baby goats and donkeys. There really was nothing special about the petting zoo since the only animals they have are goats, ducks, donkeys, bunnies, peahens, and some chickens and a rooster.
Our last stop is the play area. The kids played the obstacle course for a couple of minutes then we headed to the jumping pillows where the kiddos bounced on huge air bed-like structure shaped like..you guessed it..a pillow. Then they played in the swing, miniature tractor and train, and slid down the castle slide.
It was a very tiring day but I was glad the kids had a great time.
Fall is one of my favorite seasons because the weather starts to get cool and breezy. Most people associate autumn to falling off of leaves from tree branches. But before it happens, leaves must first start to change its colors from green to yellow, red, orange, pink, or deep purple depending on the variety of the tree. It is fortunate that we live in a place where we can experience the four seasons. I especially love looking at the streets lined with trees adorned with various colored leaves. It is always great going for an afternoon or early morning walk feeling the cool wind touching your cheeks and hearing the crisp sound of dried leaves as you step onto it.
Autumn is not only about the leaves. Most importantly, it is the time when apples are ready to be picked. It has always been a tradition in my family to go to an apple orchard not just to pick apples straight from the tree but to have fun as well. Since I am always the one in charge of looking for a place where we could have our adventure, I searched the net to see which apple orchard offers a variety of activities for the young and the young at heart. And so I found this place where there is a huge corn maze, an obstacle course, a petting zoo, and a play area for kids.
We arrived at the orchard around noon. The temperature that day was 39F and it was really cold it feels like winter in fall. We decided to grab some donuts and hot apple cider to keep us warm before riding the wagon that will take us to the corn maze.
There were two mazes, a small one and a big one. We decided to take the big corn maze. At first, we were with five or six families but as we walk through the corn field, my family was left behind because we were the only ones who brought small kids. I thought it was easy to find the exit by just going straight and following the path but there were several branched paths wherein we had to decide whether we should go left, or right, or continue walking straight ahead. At the beginning my husband led the way but then my son started to feel uncomfortable and felt we were lost as we were already circling for 30-45 minutes in a six acre corn field so hubby decided to make marks on the soil just to know that we have already passed by that area. Around that time, I decided to lead the way and after 15 or 20 minutes we were able to reach the exit. We were so giddy when we saw the exit sign that we screamed and jumped as if we won the lottery.
Our next stop is the U-pick apple station. Upon arrival, we learned that only five varieties of apple (empire, gala, jonagold, cortland, and golden spy) were ready to be picked. Since nobody in our household likes baked goodies with apple as the main ingredient, we just got gala and some jonagold apples. My little ones enjoyed getting apples from the trees.
Then we went to the petting zoo where my son got to feed baby goats and donkeys. There really was nothing special about the petting zoo since the only animals they have are goats, ducks, donkeys, bunnies, peahens, and some chickens and a rooster.
Our last stop is the play area. The kids played the obstacle course for a couple of minutes then we headed to the jumping pillows where the kiddos bounced on huge air bed-like structure shaped like..you guessed it..a pillow. Then they played in the swing, miniature tractor and train, and slid down the castle slide.
It was a very tiring day but I was glad the kids had a great time.
06 September 2011
Fisrt Day
Time goes by so quick and summer is almost over. Today marks the day when I need to get up early every morning to cook breakfast and prepare my son's lunch. Why, it's the first day of school! I hadn't have enough sleep last night as I kept on checking if my boy is still on bed sleeping. You see, he has a tendency to get overly excited and lose sleep in anticipation of the school opening.
As we got out of the car, we saw children and their parents coming from all sides of the street. Some kids rode their bike while others rode their car. We saw a few who just walked to school even if it was a bit cold this morning. As usual, almost every parent was holding a camera to take pictures of their kid/s infront or beside their locker.
We walked our son to his classroom not only to help him carry his school supplies but mainly because we, particularly I, want to know who his classmates are. So I checked out the names on each locker while my son was putting away his backpack and coat. The bad news is, his former classmate who always says things inappropriate for their age is in my son's class. My son prayed so hard not to belong in the same class with some kids who are not so nice to him but still two of them are in his class :( On the brighter side, his best friend is also in Mrs. B's class so I'm not worried my son will not have anyone to play with during recess.
While we were on our way to the parking lot, we saw some parents crying and worrying if their child will be looking for them or if they should have let their child bring his/her favorite toy. It seems that the parents were the ones struck with separation anxiety.
As for me, I'm just doing my everyday routine while waiting to pick up my boy.
As we got out of the car, we saw children and their parents coming from all sides of the street. Some kids rode their bike while others rode their car. We saw a few who just walked to school even if it was a bit cold this morning. As usual, almost every parent was holding a camera to take pictures of their kid/s infront or beside their locker.
We walked our son to his classroom not only to help him carry his school supplies but mainly because we, particularly I, want to know who his classmates are. So I checked out the names on each locker while my son was putting away his backpack and coat. The bad news is, his former classmate who always says things inappropriate for their age is in my son's class. My son prayed so hard not to belong in the same class with some kids who are not so nice to him but still two of them are in his class :( On the brighter side, his best friend is also in Mrs. B's class so I'm not worried my son will not have anyone to play with during recess.
While we were on our way to the parking lot, we saw some parents crying and worrying if their child will be looking for them or if they should have let their child bring his/her favorite toy. It seems that the parents were the ones struck with separation anxiety.
As for me, I'm just doing my everyday routine while waiting to pick up my boy.
31 August 2011
New York, New York
When people talk about the United States, New York will probably be one of the first places that would come out from their mind. I often see the streets of New York in movies and TV shows. Seeing the high rise buildings, the flickering lights and the huge screens along Time Square, and the various colors of leaves atop the trees in Central Park during fall, I thought New York must really be a nice place to visit. Late June, my family and I had the opportunity to go to New York only to be disillusioned with what we saw.
For a starter, we all know how terrible the traffic in New York is. Well, that is true. In fact people would rather walk than be stuck in traffic. However, for someone who has lived in a place where traffic is horrendous like the Philippines, it really is not a big deal. What makes it worse is the people who does not mind crossing the street even if the light turns green. It is so upsetting that you can't even honk your horn at them or try to pretend you are going to run over them just so they would hurry up or try not to continue crossing the street because doing such is against the law.
Next is Time Square. I'm sure everybody knows this place is lined not only with big screens but with shopping centers like Forever 21, Disney Store, and so much more. It looks so good in movies that almost everyone would want to go there but do not be deceived by what you see in the big screen. In reality, it is too crowded and full of trash like the ones you see in Divisoria. The place stinks, it smells like pee. It is nowhere different from the stinky smell of Quiapo and Binondo. My son even quipped "New York City stinks!!" as we were walking to find our way to Central Park.
Speaking of Central Park, I know most of you are familiar with a scene in a romantic movie wherein one of the main characters is sitting on a bench while watching people passing by or for those of you who had watched "Bride Wars" there was a scene where Kate Hudson was jogging, that was shot in Central Park. There are a lot of play areas for kids scattered all throughout the park where children can climb wall, play in the slide, make sand castles in the huge sandbox, or just get themselves wet in the sprinklers. For the not very young ones, you could just sit on a bench and read a book or simply look at the passersby. If you're lucky, you could chance upon some celebrities strolling in the park. However, this place is not as clean as I envisioned it to be and the play areas are jampacked during weekends.
Of course an entry about New York will never be complete without mentioning the Statue of Liberty. Yes, we had a chance to meet Lady Liberty via a ferry ride from the New Jesrsey side. Before going to Liberty Island, we had a short stop at Ellis Island which we learned was the place where the first immigrants were brought to be examined by medical practitioners. Based on a documentary we watched, these immigrants were thoroughly tested/examined for any kind of illness, including lice on their head. The healthy ones were given their certificate which was somewhat similar to what we now call "green card". The not so healthy ones were quarantined until such time they were disease-free and the not-so-lucky ones on the other hand were sent back to where they came from. In the Liberty Island, one has an opportunity to go to Lady Liberty's Crown and view the New York City skyline. We did not bother going to the crown because I am a bit claustrophobic so we just found contentment taking pictures of ourselves at the base of the statue.
We had a not so good experience staying in New York City because one of our tires was slashed by some scumbag while parked in front of the hotel so we promised not to set foot in that city again. Besides, there are other places worth visiting than that over crowded and smelly city. If there was one thing that put a smile in our face worth mentioning, that would definitely be Jollibee :)
For a starter, we all know how terrible the traffic in New York is. Well, that is true. In fact people would rather walk than be stuck in traffic. However, for someone who has lived in a place where traffic is horrendous like the Philippines, it really is not a big deal. What makes it worse is the people who does not mind crossing the street even if the light turns green. It is so upsetting that you can't even honk your horn at them or try to pretend you are going to run over them just so they would hurry up or try not to continue crossing the street because doing such is against the law.
Next is Time Square. I'm sure everybody knows this place is lined not only with big screens but with shopping centers like Forever 21, Disney Store, and so much more. It looks so good in movies that almost everyone would want to go there but do not be deceived by what you see in the big screen. In reality, it is too crowded and full of trash like the ones you see in Divisoria. The place stinks, it smells like pee. It is nowhere different from the stinky smell of Quiapo and Binondo. My son even quipped "New York City stinks!!" as we were walking to find our way to Central Park.
Speaking of Central Park, I know most of you are familiar with a scene in a romantic movie wherein one of the main characters is sitting on a bench while watching people passing by or for those of you who had watched "Bride Wars" there was a scene where Kate Hudson was jogging, that was shot in Central Park. There are a lot of play areas for kids scattered all throughout the park where children can climb wall, play in the slide, make sand castles in the huge sandbox, or just get themselves wet in the sprinklers. For the not very young ones, you could just sit on a bench and read a book or simply look at the passersby. If you're lucky, you could chance upon some celebrities strolling in the park. However, this place is not as clean as I envisioned it to be and the play areas are jampacked during weekends.
Of course an entry about New York will never be complete without mentioning the Statue of Liberty. Yes, we had a chance to meet Lady Liberty via a ferry ride from the New Jesrsey side. Before going to Liberty Island, we had a short stop at Ellis Island which we learned was the place where the first immigrants were brought to be examined by medical practitioners. Based on a documentary we watched, these immigrants were thoroughly tested/examined for any kind of illness, including lice on their head. The healthy ones were given their certificate which was somewhat similar to what we now call "green card". The not so healthy ones were quarantined until such time they were disease-free and the not-so-lucky ones on the other hand were sent back to where they came from. In the Liberty Island, one has an opportunity to go to Lady Liberty's Crown and view the New York City skyline. We did not bother going to the crown because I am a bit claustrophobic so we just found contentment taking pictures of ourselves at the base of the statue.
Ellis Museum
We had a not so good experience staying in New York City because one of our tires was slashed by some scumbag while parked in front of the hotel so we promised not to set foot in that city again. Besides, there are other places worth visiting than that over crowded and smelly city. If there was one thing that put a smile in our face worth mentioning, that would definitely be Jollibee :)
The infamous Jollibee ChickenJoy
26 August 2011
Crocs II
Okay, I just posted a picture of my new "baby" a while ago and I think it wouldn't be fair if I won't share what I got for my darling princess. So without further ado, let me introduce.....
Shirley
Surely, Carlie and Shirley are the perfect fit for mom and daughter's pretty feet.
Crocs
I've heard horrible stories about Crocs shoes three or four years ago (e.g. the shoe getting stuck in an elevator or escalator) so I never bothered buying myself nor my son a pair for safety reasons. However, last winter while at an outlet mall, I can't resist buying a pair of pink Crocs for my little one. I even ended up buying another pair for my eldest to be fair. Well, I bought two pairs mostly because the shoes were on sale at buy one get one free. Think about a great deal!!
Last week I saw a pair of women's Crocs and I felt the itch to try them on. To my surprise, they not only look good on my feet but they are so soft and comfortable like I'm having my bedroom slippers on. Now I surely know why I often see kids, even adults, wearing Crocs.
Last week I saw a pair of women's Crocs and I felt the itch to try them on. To my surprise, they not only look good on my feet but they are so soft and comfortable like I'm having my bedroom slippers on. Now I surely know why I often see kids, even adults, wearing Crocs.
Meet Carlie, my first ever Crocs :)
Aren't they so cute?!!
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