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Sunday, February 29, 2004

My fingers hurt

Today Tina and I went to Likha practice. We haven't had practice consistently in a while, so my fingers have lost their calluses. Today we played Pandanggo Oasioas 3x, Chotis 3x, Paragua 5x, Abaruray 5x and Subli 5x. My fingers were cramping towards the end of practice. It was a pretty good practice. Tina went to practice today too, but she wanted to get a feel for it first before participating. (Wow...that's a lot of practice...)

Today I felt the baby kick again. It's kindof like fishing, you put your hand over the belly and hope to feel the baby move. You don't know when or if you'll feel it, but when you do, it's cool. I'm still in the "I can't believe I'm having a baby" stage. Tina is too! I've thought for a long time that I was ready to have children (not by myself though...to have someone else have my children...you know what i mean...) I still think so, but it's no longer thoughts of fancy. Now that I'm on the path and there's no turning back, the excitement, anticipation, and experience of it all can't be described. Everyday is a new adventure. Today Tina and I had a good discussion regarding our own opinions on teenage children and how they interact with the opposite sex.

I used to consider myself pretty liberal, but as I grow older I can see my parents' influence on me. One thing that came out of the discussion was that we both agreed to treat each child equally regardless of their gender. Although I do agree with this...in practice I don't know if it'll be that easy...but I will try my best and I'm sure Tina will remind me :)

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Saturday, February 28, 2004

Tina's arrival here has been all that I could ask for and more. From the mundane to the special occasions, I've been enjoying every moment with her. On Friday, we went to see the movie "The Passion of Christ" with friends Myra and Derrick. Later that evening, my family threw Tina a "Welcome Home" party. My immediate extended family (first cousins and uncles and aunts and lola and lolo) all came over. We had a nice full house of about 30 folks.

Today Tina and I went fishing in a local lake, looked for bedsheets and TV's and Costco and Best Buy, and ate dinner with some of the older cousins.

Despite all the festivities, I know it's still a little hard for Tina to adjust to life here. Those longing feelings for her family, friends, and sites back home will surface now and then. We've talked about that and I've encouraged her to let those feelings out, sharing them with me. It's all part of the process of adjusting to a new environment. Who knows, someday I might be going through the same withdrawal symptons but in Canada! I'm open to moving up to Canada someday; it's a beautiful place with great people too. Right now though, my job pays better here.

Now that Tina is down here, we can really begin to live the married life. My friend Rudy told me that while we were separated, we were still geographically single. I don't think I would go to that extreme, but we were missing out on the little things that come up when your routine together begins to settle. It's a little sappy I know, but I really like falling asleep together while holding hands...

We also now get to enjoy the development of our baby together. It's been a challenge for me and especially for Tina being apart. It's tough being there for each other over phone lines. Now I get to pamper her (not overly ;) ) like she deserves! I teared the other day when I felt the baby move for the first time. Amazing!!

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Friday, February 27, 2004

My wife just moved down here from Vancouver, BC Canada. As a parting gift, her friend set-up a blog site for Tina (my wife) to detail her new adventures in a new city, a new country, and a new family. I thought "hey, that's kindof cool...i like to ramble...i want one too." So thus begins my new blog...welcome to my life...

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