WHAT LESSONS HAVE I LEARNED?

Today, I bumped into this entry in my PSDP written nine (9) years ago... 

WHAT LESSONS HAVE I LEARNED?

Being poor is not an excuse to succeed in life. 

When I was young, we didn’t have much to eat. I remember my parents measuring the rice so that we could all eat. Our viand is water and salt and sometimes coffee. I walk to the school, and my baon is rice with mixed soy sauce and oil. Whenever my classmates asked me what my “ulam” was, I’d say “adobo.” When they asked, Where’s the pork?” I just said that I had already eaten it.

Although lacking in many ways, I still excelled in class. That is because I love studying and I love learning. When I think of my life today. I feel proud of myself for enduring all those hard times and rising through them. I am blessed that my kids will never have to experience all that because we are already able to provide for them.

We write our own story. 

It's up to us what the ending will be. If you want your life to be happy, you will do things that will make it happy. If you want to sulk in despair and insecurities, you decide about it. If you want to succeed, you do everything you can to succeed. Do not blame others for your failures.

I may have experienced hardships in my younger life, pain and hurt in my married life, and many challenges in my work, but what is important is that I have chosen to rise through all that and be happy with what I have become.

Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline

I am not much with perfume or any scent but this one captured my nose and I'm loving it..

   

Life is emotionally abusive

Life is emotionally abusive?
Yeah. I guess. 

One minute you're okay, another minute you're not. 
Your emotions can go to extreme heights in the blink of an eye. 

You know when you're used to being the strong person in the family, so driven, so much dreams. 
Then suddenly you feel weak and you need care. 
Nobody has the time for you. Everyone is busy with their own lives.
So you deal with it alone.

It was the hardest part. 

Because you are so strong and you are always there for them.
But when it is you who is down, who's gonna be there for you?

I am feeling down and sad right now. 
I need strength.
To you who are reading this right now. 
Please pray for me. 

(Taylor Swift's Snow on the Beach is playing as my background..... :) 

< update: all is well.  we all need someone to talk to. don't be afraid to share >

Philodendron selloum

 

This Selloum is a very low maintenance plant. It just grow and produce new leaf.. I water it once a week and I do not put it in direct sunlight.

So far its giving me lushious leaves. Love this selloum 😍

Help! What's wrong with my calatheas?

 Continuing the plantita journey, I have acquired few calatheas. 

I am happy to have them and really took my time taking care of them. I followed online tips such as 

-do not use tap water. Use distilled water, rain water or tap water thats left overnight. >> I used filtered water.. 

- if the leaves are curling, they are thirsty. True enough, after watering the leaves u curled

- they need humidity. Good thing I have a humidifier so i run it through them 

- do not put in direct sunlight. Yep I put them indoor beside a window that is not too bright

For the first few weeks, all went well. They looked healthy and started properly closing at night and opened well in the morning. That's really a yey!!

But today... 😥

The leaves of  my rattlesnake curled and turned gray.. And some spots appeared in my shinestar and  rusco. Help!!

  

 

House plants: New plantita journey

 I just started liking plants. Today, I am a 3 week old plantita :) 

Before I was wondering why so many plantito and plantitas are going crazy with plants while all plants look the same to me.

But one day during the renovation in our house, I was amazed with our contractor as he enjoyed talking about his plants. For an old man, his passion for plants is surprisingly inviting. So I continued to listen to his passionate stories without realizing I was being converted hahaha

In one of our "plant talk session", I pointed a nice plant from a neighbor and said "yan kuya maganda" (that one kuya is pretty). And then he said "meron ako nyan mam" (I have one of that ma'am). That day after his afternoon break, he went home only to return with the plant! 

I was so surprised and felt very happy seing the plant. That moment I know that he succeeded in converting me :)

Here's the picture of the plant:

My first plant: Aglaonema Silver Frost

This plant is called Aglaonema Silver Frost 

This is the plant description copied from Halamanan ni Mikay fb account" 

Aglaonema Silver Frost

(Chinese Evergreen) P250

Helps to improve the air quality of your indoor spaces with the ability to filter indoor air pollutants and toxins. Furthermore, this gorgeous leafy indoor plant emits Oxygen, which assists in increasing productivity and enriching health and well-being both in living and working spaces.

Aglanomea `Silver Frost` has predominately silver-green leaves prominently marked in the center and along the leaf margin with dark green. The plant habit is larger and more spreading than the closest commercial comparison, Aglaonema `Silver Queen`. Plants of Silver Frost grow rapidly, and have noticeable tolerance to cold. These combined characteristics make Silver Frost a unique new cultivar.

It definitely added warmth and accent in the house as you can see in the picture below.

From then on, I am slowly adding indoor plants. So far here's are some new additions:

Persian Shield

Snakeplant Fernwood

Calathea Dottie

I also started searching and browsing online shops for plants and my!! it had consumed a lot of my time. I have enjoyed it so much. I haven't bought a lot yet, but a lot of pictures had been saved. 

My wishlists so far:

birkins

This monstera deliciosa had really grabbed my attention. I'm dying to have one soon!!

Because of this new found passion, I recently find myself chatting with neighbors and social media friends  who have the same passion. I'm happy to have taken this road :)

How about you. What's your plant story?

Black Monday

My heart is breaking. Today is the interment of our beloved tita Glo. I am personally saddened of her early demise. She is too good of a person to suffer such fate. Ive seen her pain. It was really heartbreaking.

 But we cannot comprehend God’s plan. We cannot question His wisdom. We can only ask the Lord for comfort.. I pray to God that he comforts tita Lyn and all of her family. I pray that all her hard works be not in vain. 

Lord into your hands, we commend her spirit.