second wind

It took longer than expected -but it finally came.  Maybe it was the chat with my wife.  Maybe it was my friends’ visit. Maybe it was my Mum’s encouragement.  Or maybe it was a confluence of all or some of these factors.

Australian enough

i plan on taking the citizenship test soon – once the weather becomes a bit warmer. i am Filipino so i integrate and adapt; understand and used to speak English. i adore lamb and roo but don’t like Vegemite. i know Sir Donald Bradman but don’t care much for cricket (that said i am not a big fan of baseball either).  i prefer coffee to a cuppa.

i love Australia but have not and probably will not lose my Filipino-ness.

wii party

We’ve had several “parties” at our house.  More than having a wii, my son loves to entertain.  He is the perennial host.  My current “hobby” is unlocking stuff for him (not that he notices).

chef masseuse

That’s how my son affectonately calls him.

He has massaged me for free.   Taught me about chakras.  All he asks is that i teach what i’ve learned to a good man.

He’s a champ.   A Catholic. And more importantly, he now believes in the healing powers.

life’s purpose

i had a good run.  Hell, i had a great run. But, i had my son which i’ve always felt was my life’s purpose. Now i have to raise him as best i can to become the man i know he can become. The hard part.  Of course, the doctor’s said he would never be born.  i knew otherwise.  And God gave him to us.

Some people say i am lucky.  Because i no longer have to drive.   Because i no longer have to garden.  Because i no longer have to do chores at home.  But they are wrong. i am lucky because i have a loving and patient wife.  Because i have a cheerful and healthy son.   Because i have friends and family that really care.

blind ambition

i guess i am ambitious after all. Not because of my career. Or that i wanted to become a writer. It is because i want my son to stay happy. Remain this way, for the rest of his life.

underdog, not

i never thought i’d ever want to see the C’s beat L.A. as they did. things change i guess. they’ve worked so hard and it’s been so long.

no words

What do you say to people who have had a second attempt to have a child? No couple deserves it more. But I can not say, it is not for me to decide. What comfort can i offer. None. But i am here to listen when they are ready to talk about it.

some kind of blue

It’s the small things that frustrate me – thank God for my wife. I can still mostly do what I did before but “painfully” slow (like this entry for example) so I don’t do some of the stuff for practical purposes. Good thing I am somewhat “handy” with my left as otherwise this would take forever.

I am home now by the way. I have at least more time for exercise. I feel stronger now but my balance is still an issue. I am looking at alternative means now as traditional medicine has seemed to hit a roadblock of sorts.

One day – soon I hope…

20/20 foresight

They say hindsight is 20/20. Problems of Prime Minister Rudd’s 2020 summit aside – I actually think it takes some guts (and a bit wise) to ask other smart people (particularly the young who’ll inherit this mess and be the leaders at that time) what they think. I’m sure it can be done much better but the fact is – it’s amazing an Aussie PM would do this at all.