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Meeooowww!!

Thursday, November 20th, 2008



emoticonThis is a follow up on my blog about the irritating persona  in my workplace. For the past weeks, we have not really gotten the chance to talk it out. Maybe its also unwillingness on my part to have that talk,  or for all I know she also doesn’t want to. It seems that we are just bent on avoiding each other. One thing I am definitely sure about is that she knows I have a grudge on her. I don’t know if she got an inkling that almost all the people in our support are more vocal about their feelings for her lately. When she passes by, you would then hear the purring sound imitating that of a cat. That has become the symbol she represent, because to hear her talk is like hearing the “meoww” sound of a cat.

What made me write about her again is the comment from my seatmate. He hated the way she  got  out of a sticky situation at work by putting the blame for the blunder on another person. She wasn’t really sure about a particular product when she was asked about it, but when she knew that somebody was going to be reprimanded related to the product, she compounded the situation by saying that the person should have asked from them. How can you expect for her to have given the correct answer, if she doesn’t even know that the product exists? So for her to say that she and her minions  should have been asked  is quite hilarious. The nerve of this person. Hypocrite as ever! . She could just have showed her support by saying that she  also doesn’t even know about it. She really have this tendency to make herself look good at the expense of others.

This also brought to mind the incident that happened more than a year ago. We were all quiet as queue was quite high, when all of a sudden we heard her narrating a story to someone on the floor. For her to say something about her experience is okay. It was her right to do so. However, what caught our attention was the gist of the story. She said that she slipped when she was coming out from the shower because she was wearing  “ havaiannas” and because their floors are tiled. Does she really need to stress on the brand of the slipper? Does she really have to specify that their floors are tiled? It’s her right to narrate things, but if she doesn’t really have the intent to brag, she could have told that story in  a “not so loud” voice.:)

I believed that everybody in my bay have been affected by that pronouncement, because almost everybody rolled their eyes. Even the two most quiet seatmates reacted by smirking. See!! She can affect even the most timid person

Some say that  this personality may have been a result of the  environment she was brought up in. I cannot say for sure and I didn’t t want to make that judgment, until the day she crossed my path. I pray to my ancestors that I will get over this feeling of loathing towards her. I know for a fact though that I am not alone in this feeling. I just hope we all get the wisdom to be tolerant to the most irritating persona we have ever met.  This could even become our Holiday season wishemoticon   Isn’t this a noble wish? emoticon

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Motherly CaRe!

Sunday, November 9th, 2008


I have always believed that everything happens for a reason. Looking back on all missed opportunities to work abroad, I realized it was for a reason as well.  I am still here in the country because nobody can give my kids the kind of loving and caring that I can do. Nobody will ever understand our kids more except us “mothers”.

That realization  hit on me again while I was putting ointment on the blisters ( caused by chicken pox) on my daughter’s body. If I had gone  ahead with my plans, then I wouldn’t be here to do that. I guess nobody can be as patient and meticulous as I am when it comes to caring for the sick.  As soon as I arrived from work at 7 o’ clock in the morning yesterday, I was literally on my hands and toes in trying to alleviate my daughter’s discomfort. I tried to wash her with hot water first before putting on the ointment. It was still my 2nd day of doing so but the tube is almost empty. That’s how widespread the blisters are.
 
While doing the tedious task of applying ointment to each and every blister, I was asking myself too many  “What ifs?”

1st – What if I wasn’t  here, who would have the patience to apply all these ointments?.

 2nd –What if I wasn’t here, who would dress up my daughter since she doesn’t have the strength to do it herself? 3rd – What if I wasn’t here, who would literally feed the food to her mouth because she has to be forced to eat? 4th What if I wasn’t here, who would fix her hair as they have been messy after 48 hours of just lying in bed? 5th – What if I wasn’t here, who would simply hug her because she was reduced to tears  out of frustration for her condition?

All those questions and more ran through my mind, and my answer was nobody as dedicated as I would be. Yes, she will have her nanny, her aunt and grandma, but I don’t think  their concerns could match mine as they would also have other priorities. The brand of loving that I could give is incomparable simply because I am the “MOM”.
Chicken pox and 1st Menstruation top my list of “to watch out for events” in my daughter’s life. The first being on-going right now.  I cannot imagine my worry if she went through this ordeal and I wasn’t here.  I only have to watch out for the second one to happen and I guess I will be calmer. I can then  plan my strategy for the other “to  watch out for events” like having her first boyfriend etc. etc.  emoticon

I still plan to go out of the country, but as of now I am just so glad that I am here. Nothing beats the feeling of being there when I am needed most. After all, I guess that is the essence of being a mother.

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Living by example

Saturday, November 8th, 2008


Raising kids is really no mean feat! I have learned that fact when I became a Mom myself. It made me  appreciate my parents more. From the day your kids are born, they  become your responsibility, so no matter what’s the cost, you will have to take care of  them the best way that you can.      

My daughter got inflicted with Chicken pox caused by infection with varicella zoster virus, so you can just imagine the stress that I am going through lately. I am not complaining though. What is important for me is to see her healed. I know how itchy the blisters can be.
She may have gotten the virus from one of the kids at school. Since it takes from 10 to 20 days after contact with an infected person for someone to develop chickenpox then she may have had the virus since last week thus she was feeling kind of lethargic. This also means that she will be absent from school for the next  two weeks to avoid spreading it further.

I have been sleeping for  only around 2 hours per day since she got sick. I had to keep watch most of the time in case she needs anything or to be there when she feels uncomfortable. During situations like these ,  I think back on what  my own parents have done for me. I got the same ilness when I was in College already so I remember how I was taken cared of by  my own parents during those crucial days.

It was really my father who  was the “worry wart” between the two of them . He would always ask me then how I was feeling. He would even be the one to  bring me hot soup so I could eat properly as  even my lips had blisters. I really appreciated those efforts so I know how  to do the same for my kid now. Indeed, you can truly  give only  when you have received.Thank you dear parents for  showing a good example, otherwise, I will be at a loss  now.

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