To all married mothers, single mothers, stepmothers, pregnant mothers, wanna-be mothers, SINGLE FATHERS who are also mothers (inatays), grandmothers, yayas who act like mothers, gay/ lesbian mothers, and all other types of mothers I failed to mention:
THIS IS OUR DAY…. LET’S ALL HAVE A LAZY, LAID BACK DAY… LET’S ALL JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX… LET’S ALL ENJOY OUR DAY… MAKE THE BEST OF YOUR DAY! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! ♥
I have always been fascinated with the art of choosing the right location for a home. My friend Cecil taught me indirectly, while she was looking into Real Estate in Teton Valley, when she and her husband, Mark, were looking for a great location for their second home. Technically, the couple lived in New York for the first three years of their marriage, then decided to move to Teton Valley Idaho. They wanted to be far from the city during some months, and Teton Valley, being far from the hassle and bustle of the big apple, was their choice at that time. Teton Valley is a rural, agriculture and ranching based economy, and while the emphasis is towards recreational tourism, the couple thought that it will somehow give them a breather from their stressful city life.
Some of their friends in New York would tell them that Idaho is such a far cry for vacation, but they would simply tell them that if real estate is the concern, it is much cheaper and much wiser to invest there than in the city, where everything is high rise and cramped.
If you ask me, it is also similar to what is happening right now to my family. Weekdays, we are here in the city proper, while on weekends, we are in Opol, which is ten minutes from the beach, and twenty to thirty minutes from city proper. It was a good buy, real estate wise, because it has answered a need, after our former home in Balulang had been hit by TS Sendong last December 2012. My parents are wise to have bought that lot in Malanang years ago. Though the purpose was for some business venture, temporarily, it has become a vacation house of some sort.. But of course, when everything will be in proper order already, before the end of this year, my parents will be moving to their home of choice in Gran Europa.
All lots and homes are actually investments, and somehow, to have taken hold of them is an art. Acquiring real estate at a minimal value, and selling them someday in a higher value, that too is an art. I thank Cecil for teaching me how it works.. I am now thinking of going into that line of business too.
How’s your summer? It’s darn hot, isn’t it? While in other parts of the world, it’s snowing in spring. Major weather upset, don’t you think? Anyway, I have been feeling the heat and been having this really nasty headache. And I am not just saying that as an excuse for not being able to update this blog. See, it’s not only me who is suffering form this heat, but many people are getting the summer headache too.
To combat the heat, I had to take a bath more than six times a day. But sometimes, because the water district has unannounced water interruption, it becomes too unbearable. Good thing we have lots of containers filled with water, as the practiced we carried on even after TS Sendong hit.
Of course, baths aren’t the only thing we have to do so many times on days like these. We have to indulge in water and fluids intake too. To prevent dehydration, that is. So we have juices and water good enough for all. Plus a good amount of vitamins A, B and C, energizers and supplements to go with them. whew…
Best of all, rest and sleep will help in so many ways.. and staying away from direct heat/sunlight especially after eight in the morning. These days, an eight o’ clock heat is already too much, it burns the skin. So when we go to the beach, it’s really very early or it’s almost going to rain.
Happy Easter everyone who believes in it. As for the others who practice a different faith, a blessed Sunday. So how’s your day today? Mine’s spent with my family here in my parents’ new place, alternative to the one they will be moving to in May or June this year. It’s also the Feast of San Vicente Ferrer so we are having a small gathering. We have been preparing food since yesterday, and today, we enjoyed them with family videoke on the side.
This is the first time after Sendong that we have finally celebrated the occasion, with vigor and “life”. It is really different if you have your own place already. The place looks more like a pad than a house, as there are no divisions. The plan for this property is not for living in but for some business as this is a commercial lot actually. But for the mean time, my family is using the space for living in. Some of the things we salvaged from the house in Balulang are here, but there are still many in the old house that still needs to be taken cared of. If only the space here is bigger, then we could take everything, clean them up and move everything here. Anyway, when they move to the new place in May or June, everything else will be taken there.
A happy Sunday for us all.. Bye for now.. I just wrote this post while am taking a break..
