RANTING AND BEYOND

Maxicare Blooper

yna — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:46:45 +0000

I wanted to know the expiration date of my Maxicare HMO card. And so I sent an SMS to their SMS hotline (0918)889-MAXI. I was glad they replied quickly. Here’s the message:

“Good afternoon, expiration date of the member is 7/31/2011. Thank you!”

Oh wow! Now I know my life expectancy!

For My Ross…

yna — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:32:16 +0000

I want to take this time to greet the only one man in my life who makes me happy everyday. Happy Fathers’ Day Papa. I won’t stop saying thank you and I love you…those are phrases that will keep coming out of my mouth until my last breath.

I have accepted defeat, Jaiden loves you more than he loves me, that is because you love him more than anything and anyone in this world. It goes the same for our Maya. She will look up to you as her hero. The brattinela’s princess will be a certified Papa’s girl.

We love you Papa!

P.S.

Happy Fathers’ Day also to my Dad and to my Father-in-Law, to my brother Nino, and to my brother-in-law Kuya Elmer who after 10 long years will now be celebrating his first Fathers’ Day!

To all my daddy friends….you know who you are….be proud, fathers are just as important as mothers.

Her Father’s Monalisa

yna — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:02:07 +0000

Ma. Shailey Aeris D. San Pedro
MAYA

“She wakes up in the morning with a smile and a head full of bushy hair.
Her daddy says “Don’t worry princess, I’ll always be there”
When she cries, she will be swept up into arms so tender and strong.
When mommy’s at work, daddy will say “Hush baby, Mommy won’t be long”
He’ll be there for every bump and scratch, and hurt with her just the same.
He’ll say, “My sweet Maya, how I love your name”
In her daddy’s eyes she is the reason for living, and she is his world.
Even when she grows up and has a life of her own, she will always be daddy’s lil’ girl.”

I thank God for the gift of motherhood. Finally I have my own princess. Ross wished that a baby girl would come after Jaiden and now here she is. Im sure she’ll have a smile as sweet as Monalisa’s.

On Starting Over

yna — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:22:34 +0000

Im finally at peace with myself. Rekindle the good memories of the past and use the bad memories as lessons for the future. I cannot stay immobile for too long. I have to move forward. Stop craving for things I can’t have but make use of the things at hand. Love my family for they know me by heart. If everybody leaves me, it will be my family who will stand by me through thick and thin. In this world you have to do what’s right, even if righteousness will not make you happy today, it will in the days to come. Thank God for tomorrow.

- Yna San Pedro

More Lines From The Heart

yna — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:25:22 +0000

“Maybe mistakes are what make our fate… without them what would shape our lives? Maybe if we had never veered off course we wouldn’t fall in love, have babies, or be who we are. After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go. But it’s comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart… and if you’re very lucky, a plane ride away”

- Sex and the City

I Don’t Like Carry Bradshaw, I Simply ADORE Her

yna — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:50:14 +0000

“I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back.
But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.”

– Carry Bradshaw ( Sex and the City )

Chaos Theory

yna — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:00:39 +0000

“Ever heard of chaos theory? It’s a science, tries to determine underlying patterns in chaotic systems like weather, ocean currents, blood flow sort of things. But it turns out there’s nothing more chaotic than the beat of a human heart. Its beating up, slowing down. Pretty face, flirty stares. It’s always changing on what’s happening to ourselves out there. It’s an erratic son of a bitch. But underneath all of that bump-da-bump mess, there is in fact a pattern, the truth, and it’s love. Most important thing about love is that we choose to give it, and we choose to receive it. Making it the least random act in the entire universe. It transcends blood, it transcends betrayal and all the dirt and makes us human.”

Winning Him Back

yna — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:50:05 +0000

A friend told me she wants her man back. She’d do anything to get him back.

It is always natural for women to feel frustrated and depressed when they lose someone special. Breaking up is like Armageddon (Thanks Moe for the word ). Im also guilty as most of them, at one point in time.

The question is, would you really win a man back if you pester him with all manner of demands, buying him gifts, calling him, sending him text messages for every God forsaken minute of the day. I have done all of these before and there will come a time that you get tired and nothing will happen.

The question is, it is worth the time and effort to win him back? Is he still inlove with you to start with? Figure it out. If the answer is YES, prove to him that you’re worth a second chance.

This time, be smart. Don’t drown the man with desperate words of begging. Give him time off. Avoid contact, do your normal activities, go out with friends and socialize. Be busy! If he misses you, he’d call. You can start celebrating. But if does not, accept the fact that you lost him completely and set the man free. Life goes on.

Filipino Crab

yna — Sun, 16 May 2010 09:40:48 +0000

Crabmentality is a cultural phenomenon in the Philippines. We are being compared to a group of crabs ready to be cooked. Each crab tries to escape from heat and untimely death and they will try to pull each other down until they get out. If only the crabs work together, most of them will be out of the pot in no time.

Today, crabmentality simply means “If I can’t have it, neither can you”. It is evident in politics, sports, businesses or even in your own family and friends. Filipinos would rather pull each other down than succeed all together.

Why am I writing about this? Maybe I was a victim at one time but I chose not to retaliate. It is just so sad that even within my set of friends, crab mentality can be felt. Why can’t one be happy for the other?

Anger and Silence

yna — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:23:59 +0000

The saying that silence is the best answer to anger is true. It is hard to tell a person that you’re upset. One would prefer that the other reads his/her thoughts as to the reason why. Is it being unfair? Or is silence a cowardly way of admitting that you’re sad? Or maybe you’re just too afraid to engage in conflict. Or maybe both.