Random thoughts on fatherhood

Got this from Sun Star newspaper under Speak Out section by Henry L. YU, MD. It really touched my heart and wished that it would touch the hearts of all the fathers who will and may have read this.

Random thoughts on fatherhood

Human as they are, fathers have imperfections and shortcomings, so they too need to be reminded of things they have taken for granted or have forgotten.
Fathers are all-around persona in the lives of their children, not just a working father but also a teacher, adviser, disciplinarian, and most of all, best friend.
Fathers should realize that their children grow up and they ought to adjust to situations and to their children's generation.
Fathers should be more understanding and considerate to their children, as they had been kids themselves once upon a time.
Fathers should not underestimate their children just because they are just kids.
They should realize that the kids have their own ways of thinking, preferences, mood swings, likes and dislikes.
Fathers should weigh and evaluate things carefully before they reprimand their kids or blow their top.
Fathers should not compare their kids' ways to their old and relatively conservative upbringing.
Fathers should update themselves with their children's kind of life.
There should be a balance between these two different worlds lest chaos ensues.
Fathers should make it their responsibility to guide and mold their children to be good Christians.
Fathers, even if they are successful professionals or are the richest among their peers, are nothing if their children go astray.
Fathers should make his family his top priority. In the final analysis, family life comes first.
As Corinthians 13:13 would put it: "These three remain: Faith, Hope, Love, And the greatest of these is Love." A father's love is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It is love for all seasons; one that is in fact, more than forever.

Mother's Day Special

May 11, 2008 - A very memorable day for my family as we celebrated Mother's day. Well, my brothers and I haven't really prepared a grand surprise for my mom like we do before. We usually surprise mom with beautiful flowers or with a cake or a material gift, but this time is different. The day before mother's day, my family went to the mall and mom was looking for nice cards to give to our grandmother and to her mother friends. I was planning to buy one but since mom was around, I browsed for a birthday card instead. When we had dinner, I pretended that I have to get something so I left them and hurriedly bought a card for mom. My brothers and I wrote our own personal message in the card, placed the card in our kitchen table to surprise mom the next day. Then finally the awaited day has come. When mom read the card she was teary eyed. We knew that she was very happy and was touched by our message of thanks and love. For a mother's day treat, we went to Parklane and had buffet dinner at Manuel's. The place has a very relaxing and romantic ambiance. We enjoyed a sumptuous meal and a feel good music by serenaders bringing with them stringed instruments like violin, cello and guitar. The serenaders gathered at our table and played, "When I fall in Love". Dad joked about crying while in fact tears were ready to fall from his eyes. I was teary eyed that time too. It was just a day full of emotions. There were not much words spoken but love and joy is felt and expressed from the heart.

Diet Conscious

I’ve been conscious with my diet lately because of an upcoming occasion. I wanted to lose a few pounds and at the same time stay healthy. I don’t want to skip meals because when I do, I get headaches. With my busy work schedule, I’m already stressed out to exercise. So, how do I shed off those fats?

I’m thinking L-carnitine.

Nowadays, L-carnitine has become a main ingredient in diet products. Consumers seem to dig on products with L-carnitine. There’s Fitrum. There’s also Fit ‘n Right juice drink from Del Monte.
L-carnitine is said to metabolize food into energy. It helps in burning fat thus increases energy. It is said to be great in diets as it reduces feelings of hunger and weakness. So is this really effective? Maybe it's worth the try. I'm so curious. I might try it once and see if it works. It would be great to lose a little weight and still enjoy healthy meal.

Blog the boredom away

I have nothing much to do today. So I decided to blog. It is so funny that I finally come up with one.

I'm really not into writing. I even hesitated, when I was asked to write an article for our church’s newsletter. I took the layout and design task just to avoid working my brains out on long paragraphs and stuff. I don't even keep diaries when I was young. I remember when I was in grade school, I tried having a diary but it did not last for a week because I got bored and eventually lost interest. Now, seems like a change of mood. I'm bored and I've got nothing to do at work and surprisingly, I decided blogging.

Well here it is! My first blog ever. I'll be sharing my thoughts from now on. I'll be blogging bits about music, bands, places I've been to, events, fashion, my own recipes and a lot of interesting things. I just realize blogging can be a good pastime. I would be glad to have you read around. I would also appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Till next time.