Nhemskie's Haven

I grieve today because we lost our precious niece. Her name is Kurt Nicole, the daughter of my youngest sis. She suffered too much pain at a very young age. Little that we knew she would go away that early... But we were very proud of her because she kept on fighting 'til the end. We'll be missing you.... mommy and daddy will surely do a lot. You'll be at peace now... no more pain. We love you... and we're truly sorry that you have suffered much. Goodbye.

It's good to be back here writing in my blog. Now where have I all been these days? Hmmmmm.. yeah, I was really busy. Time slips easily these days. Maybe it's because I had a lot of things to do... (I mean, I a ALWAYS HAVE a lot of things to do). I never notice that the year is almost ending. My dear~ I never even fulfilled my new year's resolution!!! There's a another year anyways... (too bad) I guess some pictures in my photo album will tell what I have done for the last few weeks that I never wrote anything in this blog. That would be my trip to Andong and Chungmu(the nappoli of Korea as they say). My trip to Andong was sponsored by The PWHL team where I attended some seminar about Korean culture, sex and violence, child rearing and the like together with different foreign wives here in Busan. The trip was actually more of a cultural experience more than the usual sight-seeing. They taught us to do some traditional charms and let us know more about the traditional ho...

Today I drove past Jurye to Seomyeon and then back home. Tommy said I've been doing quite well (the confidence to be exact) but I'm lacking the basics- taking sudden and quick glances from the rear and side mirrors, braking (Break! break! bre-aa-kkk! like what he always yells..)and merging another lane for some distance. It was stressful and difficult...(being beside him while driving) because he was really tough on me (NO EXCUSES and RISKS like what he says) unlike my driving instructor in Socialites. It makes me feel stuffy at times..and annoyed... how come he would expect that much from a beginner. I sometimes wonder too If he would be exactly like that If I were still his girlfriend. Maybe he would be soft-spoken and a little careful with his tone. Why is it when our loveones try to correct us with our mistakes, it's too difficult to swallow our pride and say.."yeah I was wrong..and you were right." That makes things much more complicated. Especially me, where...

Everybody has a talent. One may be good at singing, dancing, playing sports, baking or cooking... but for me I feel cooking filipino food is really not my talent. Last Sunday after going to mass, my feet took me infront of a Bonggo Truck loaded with Philippine goods. My eyes were filled with much happiness to see all my goodies being sold in the truck- the cheese, nata de coco, polvoron, Red Chippy, condensed milk, nido, some fresh vegetables and a lot more. To my cravings, I thought it woud be best If I'll try to cook something for the whole family since I've never tried cooking filipino food here in Korea. So I bought a bundle of string beans (sitaw), a bundle of Kangkong, three pieces of bitter melon (ampalaya), 2 pieces of Tilapia, a sinigang mix and a tomato sauce. With the smiles I wear on my face I was really confident I could do a nice sweet and sour tilapia and a side dish of ginisang ampalaya. So I did what I had to do. Cleaned the fish, fried and sauteed all ingred...

  I couldn't believe somehow how fate have been not so great but nice to me. Yes, I usually complain how my life changes drastically from one situation to another but fortunately there are good times instore right after. Recently, I got to meet some friends here in Busan and had regained a piece of being "me" with other people. I cracked jokes, smiled a lot and even laughed with them. Remembering my old days as a teacher in a Language Institute... It was such a relief! I wonder how I've been so pre-occupied with things that are not really worth the stress yet I am really stucked, stuffy and utterly stressful. (Is that being a korean in any sense?) So I got new friends... and I believe my life has changed anew again.

 Ate Ailen and I  Daedrian and Nikki  My beloved pamangkins   Ate Nena and Gio Lesther  Ate Nympha's Family  The Newly Wed Couple   Banana boat at Mindoro Waters  The Whole Family w/ an extra  I'm back!            I'm back here in Korea from a month vacation in my home country~ Philippines. Yes, I really had plenty of good memories to keep as well as bad ones....but that's okay... loosing your CASIO EXILIM digicam, all jewellery, some $150, some 120,000 won, your priced white musk cologne and set of silver chain to your newly hired nanny... THAT'S OKAY, RIGHT? (GRRRRRRRR!!!! May SHE REST IN PEACE)      On the brighter side, I met my family, relatives and friends(College friends: Llynn, Amie, Bona, Ate Joy, Kuya Bhe, Pat, Doosol colleagues: Mike, Eric, Ms. Tina, Ube, Liezl, Mau and friends in Batangas)enjoyed good old jokes and stories of all kind...

     I enjoy being alone lately. Taking a walk, reading a book, going on shopping and drinking my favorite blend of coffee. Although my life has totally been with Tommy the whole two years, I seem like feeling anew with the hopes of having myself improved this Spring. Yeah... being a wife of a korean makes a lot of pressures to me. Cultural differences and language barriers to name some... But with a positive outlook and patience I can do it! Yes!!!! I CAN...