CHARICE - Although Glamour Has Gone, TRUE SELF Has Found

 Behind these looks is a mask

She's living her dreams

and reaching the farthest star

with all the fame and glory.

She's wandering in a world

full of glitters and gold

making her life... a story.

With the fancy dazzling limelight

and the deafening applause

there's a music, unheard.

A powerful gifted voice

was echoing... a melody that

no one has ever learned.

Until her journey through

 life is suddenly halted

And it's time to confront reality.

The mask should be removed

no more pretension nor hypocrisy

Now behold... her real identity.

Creating A Legacy Through Writing

JOINING ME in this journey is...

TERESA GAUDINEZ-MARTINEZ

 "A mother by emotion, a writer by profession, and a blogger by intention. Teresa or Teresay as she is called in the online community is a researcher and web content writer since 2005. Before settling into writing, her work experience was founded on the banking, advertising, and cooperative industries. She is a regular contributor to various SplashPress Media Blogs."

Tere's handwriting 

Her handwriting is a calligraphy that defines her innate skill... 

Experts say that penmanship harbors more than the power of self-expression and bears the unique imprint of ones personality. Handwriting reveals hundreds of elements of the person's "personality and character" which includes glimpses into the subconscious mind, intellect, energy, fears, motivations, imagination, integrity, aptitudes, etc. There are over 100 individual traits revealed and an unlimited number of combinations.

Sentimental

"Knowing how to love is
knowing how to be hurt.
But learning to accept failure
is learning how to take a step
in letting go."

Credits to vibrationz.webs.com

Fix what is broken

return from where you start.

Take what is given

swear not to depart.

Search what is lost

learn from the past.

Value what it costs

savor while it lasts.

Kite Flying is Like Reaching Out for a Dream

When we seek true satisfaction in life

we aim for success and happiness.

Sometimes, the more we strive

the more failures we encounter.

Like a kite it can fly high but when

the wind blows harder... it can be torn away.

Kite flies high

with the strength of string

that holds it.

It needs a right lift

for the wings to spread

widely... freely.

Floating like ornaments

moving with the wind

slightly disturbed.

NANAY - The MOTHER Who Started It All

JOINED ME in this journey was...

ANASTACIA O. ACIERTO
- Nanay Tacing, as we called her, a native of Bicol and was born April 15, 1928. She faced the challenge of married life at a young age of 14 to ARMANDO ACIERTO and had blessed with 6 children, two older boys; Dante and Danilo (both deceased) and four girls: Lourdes, Teresita, Aida and Gloria, who are now living her legacy as devoted, loving and hard-working mothers...

"Being a mother is the noblest profession but the hardest of all."

Nanay Tacing with Tatay Narding and their 4 daughters

She was our beloved Nanay who dedicated her whole life in guiding not only her children but her children's children. I am her eldest "apo" (granddaughter) with her eldest daughter, Lourdes (my mother) and when I gave birth to my firstborn she was there to assist my mom in taking care of my little Aya when she was barely one. I could hardly find a nanny but she's there to take the place. My daughter is fortunate enough to feel her warm embrace.

I remember when my cousins and I were still young, we used to visit her house every Sunday. It's always bonding time... We would play all day and just hang out and had fun. She cooked for us and during occasions like Christmas and New Year, we gathered together for simple celebrations. We really developed such closeness that gets stronger through the years.

October 26, 2009... was the day Nanay Tacing left us to join her Creator but her memories will linger in our hearts for the rest of our lives. She may not be with us physically but her spirit will still guide us in this journey through life.

Her four daughters LOURDES, TERESITA, AIDA and GLORIA will remain committed in pursuing what she had started...

From left: Aida, Lourdes, Teresita and Gloria

See how our family is bonded with love deeply rooted from our NANAY TACING... the MOTHER who started it all.

I made this video last 2011 and now, I wish to share this with you on MOTHER'S DAY. I believe that every mother has a selfless heart to sacrifice for the welfare of her children.

HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY 

to Nanay Tacing
 Mommy Lourdes (my mother)
Mommy Marina (my mother-in-law)
and to all the mothers out there!

ILAW ng Tahanan

Nagsimula ang lahat 

sa kanyang sinapupunan

Ang binhi'y inaruga sa loob 

ng siyam na buwan

Unang sulyap sa liwanag

ng sanggol na iniluwal

Pag-asa ng buhay

para sa 

ANAK

 nyang mahal.

Paggising sa umaga

paslit na ang kanyang gagap

upang malusog na gatas nya

ay maipalasap.

Habang lumalaki, 

siya pa rin ang hanap-hanap

Mainit nyang pagmamahal

at mahigpit nyang yakap.

Up Close and Personal

Fishes, up close and personal

This isn't under the sea

nor under the vast ocean deep

A huge tank that resembles their

natural habitat.

They seem to enjoy it
They seem to be happy
Maybe, they have
another mission... a role other than
being aquatic organisms.

A purpose that should be achieved.
To offer their beauty
within reach
To share their uniqueness
and be appreciated

Paghawak sa Tamang Paraan

Credits

Di ko pa naranasan

ang humawak ng isang ibon,

subalit batid ko

na may tamang paraan.

Hawakan sya nang mahigpit

maaaring syang mamatay.