LIVING LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

We are petrified of the slow lane because we have allowed ourselves to be defined by the pace of our lives and our accomplishments. The slow lane does two things: 1) it makes us simply slow down — in our mindset, this means that we cease to be productive, and 2) the slow lane tends to make us sit in the silence — we cannot rush so we cannot do and the silence is ponderous and chilling to us because, for those few brief moments, we are put into a place where we are alone with ourselves… You, too will get caught in the slow lane. It’s inevitable in spite of all that you might do. But perhaps next time, you’ll choose to stay in the slow lane, switch off the radio and thank God for the time He’s allowed you to stop.

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Dec 02 2007

Sa mga mata ng bata…

Posted by: takeitallaway in Ako Ito!, Myoozings

My elder son was bugging me about the real name of "Tandang Sora". Not satisfied with my response, he further asked its correct spelling. I felt he’s started to rely much on me for his homeworks so I told him to look for references before asking me again (I trained him and his brother to work on their own and would only ask for assistance if they’ve done everything they could do).

After an hour, he handed me this essay:

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Siya si Ninette P. Ramirez, ang aking nanay. Siya ay 33 yrs old na. Siya ay ikinokumpara ko kay MELCHORA AQUINO o "TANDANG SORA". Siya ay ikinokumpara ko kay Tandang Sora, dahil katulad ni Tandang Sora na ginamot ang mga sugatang Pilipino, ay ginagamot niya rin kami ng kapatid ko kapag may sakit kami. Pati rin si Tatay ay ginagamot. Matulungin din siya katulad ni Tandang Sora. Tinutulungan niya kami ng kapatid ko kapag kami ay may mabibigat na problema kahit ano man ito. Kapag kami ay naliligaw ng landas ay siya ay ang ilaw at gabay pabalik sa tamang landas. At syempre tulad ni Tandang Sora ay matapang din ang ina ko. Kapag kami ay ina-api o sinasaktan ay lagi nya kami pinoprotektahan kahit sino man ang nananakit. Lahat din ay gagawin niya upang matiyak na kami ay ligtas. At tulad ni Tandang Sora na gagawin ang lahat para sa kalayaan ng bayan, siya naman ay gagawin ang lahat para sa ikabubuti namin ng kapatid ko. Siya ay hindi umuurong sa mga biro ng tadhana at siya ay laging handang lumaban para sa kabutihan namin ng kapatid ko.

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4 Responses to “Sa mga mata ng bata…”

iva says: December 3rd, 2007 at 11:41 pm

aww.. that’s sweet. must be a great mom. aww.
_n_i_n_e_t_t_e_ says: December 4th, 2007 at 6:14 pm

Nakaka-guilty nga eh… akala ko ordinary research lang ang gagawin nya, yun pala essay about me.

Subdued na nga si Tandang Sora. First choice nya si Gabriela Silang. Kaya lang wala daw “nick name”. [Ganun ba talaga ako katapang? ;-)]

Told him why not “Sisa”.. he and his brother would be Basilio and Crispin. Hindi daw pwede kasi si Sisa naloka lang when she was finding for her sons. While ako daw, before pa sila pinanganak crazy na. Tama ba yun? Hahaha.
Edward says: January 21st, 2008 at 12:35 am

Hahahahaha…. Very good…
_n_i_n_e_t_t_e_ says: January 23rd, 2008 at 7:09 pm

Ay sir edward, nabuhay ka. Ano balita sa iyo, busy sa business? Hehehe