The Life of Kye

photo from  PIXABAY You may think this is a serious post. ' Wag umasa. (Don't expect.) Charot lang 'to.

We finished decorating the church auditorium around 4PM in the afternoon of Christmas Eve. We went back to the store so our cashier can go home just in time for Noche Buena. Christmas 2016 | Old School Promotion Work It's a Filipino tradition wherein families stay up late to feast in the midnight of December 25. It's a big deal for us Pinoys to put out the best celebration-worthy meal for our families. You can say it's the local equivalent of Thanksgiving here in the Philippines. image from PIXABAY

First Christmas as husband and wife.  We're further away from tradition this year because of certain circumstances - December 25 falling on a Sunday, and Tatay spending Christmas in the hospital. Not the most ideal holiday ambiance, but we're thankful nonetheless. We are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, not the traditions. Responding to Stroke | The First Few Days We used a steam iron to "erase" wrinkles in the cloth. We spent Christmas Eve decorating our church auditorium.

Image from PIXABAY This is why nursing or medicine never appealed to me - lack of patience for a patient (oh what pun!).

This is an account of what our family experienced this week. I'm hoping our experience will provide insights to people caring for senior or near-senior family members. If your parents are already taking maintenance meds for either hypertension or diabetes, be alert for the signs of a stroke attack. image from PIXABAY This is the story of Tatay's first stroke attack.

Married life has made me realize the joy of cooking. We've always thought that we can survive in "lutong ulam" (cooked food from canteens and peddlers) . It is very convenient, a little cheaper than cooking our own meals, but we always look for that  "lutong bahay" (home-cooked) taste. Who wouldn't? Anyone who has ever grown up to their parents' cooking will. Last month, I had a terrible flu. My husband cooked chicken soup for me. He could have bought ready-made soup from a canteen nearby. Cooking the soup at home took more money and time to make, but I really appreciate the gesture. Done with my chicken sopas. #breakfast #sopas A photo posted by Roy Emanuell Pajela (@roypajela) on Nov 18, 2016 at 3:24pm PST A home-cooked meal will always taste better than a store-bought meal because of all the love that goes with cooking it!

Tuesday is teacher's day. That's how it has been since September. My husband and I are also volunteer teachers for Values Instruction Class. By the way, teaching values doesn't make any of us perfect. We just happened to be available and able to teach kids. Every values lesson becomes a mirror wherein we see our own spiritual situation before we can teach others. Aside from the kids learning from these lessons, we learn as well.  On our way to class! Please excuse my sans make-up face. I didn't expect my husband to sign up to teach grade school because he claims he has "little patience for children." I think he's having fun teaching he just won't admit it.