ten today

Monday, 24 March 2008 11:40 pm by noel
posted in mine, people

he turned 10 today. two digits. i hate to make it sound like a cliché but time do fly. a decade ago he was born premature — seven months and 3.75 pounds. now, he weighs almost 80 pounds. hopefully, one of these days, i’ll find him taller than me.
another decade and he’ll be [...]

pre-long test weekend

Saturday, 16 February 2008 6:05 pm by noel
posted in nothing, people

the weekend has so far been very nice. it hasn’t been hot because there’s a thick blanket of clouds overheard. it has been a bit breezy, cool and dry — a perfect day to go out and take a stroll or bike or just vege out.
but its robin’s long exams this coming monday and tuesday [...]

the acolyte

Sunday, 3 February 2008 10:56 pm by noel
posted in people

its a sunday and we had to go to school for a procession. it happens once each year during the last day of the school fair. last year it rained while the mass was going on in the field. this year, it rained a little earlier — during the procession. ha! fun! its been biting [...]

nomad mother

Sunday, 3 February 2008 6:00 am by noel
posted in people

my mother is here for a short visit. she left san pablo at 5 in the morning to get to see robin perform in his field demo at 8am. she’ll head back to the province tomorrow afternoon after a homecoming reunion at holy spirit.
i have often thought of my mother’s side of the [...]