FESTA DELLA DONNA 2009

'BOUNA FESTA DELLA DONNA' to all women around the world!

Read old entry about this event HERE: FESTA DELLA DONNA and HERE: EVOLUTION OF FESTA DELLA DONNA

Its 'giallo giorno' (yellow day), March 8, for all the women of Italy. Mimosa flowers are given to celebrate this day.

PHOTO BY: travel.webshots.com/photo/2123560380084821528...

Let's "paint the town yellow", here are some Trivia on Facts, History, and Meanings of the Color Yellow ... from Trivia-Library,com

A collection of facts, history, meanings, uses, phrases, and lore about the color yellow

COLORFUL FACTS ABOUT COLOR
YELLOW

History and Lore: To the ancient Greeks, yellow denoted air. Leonardo da Vinci wrote that yellow represented earth. To the Navaho, the western mountains are yellow and bring the twilight. To the Hopi, yellow is north. In India it is the symbol of the merchant and farmer, although at one time it was considered the dress of the ascetic. In some countries Jews were ordered by law to wear yellow clothing because of their alleged betrayal of Jesus. Judas was often depicted wearing a yellow robe signifying inconstancy, jealousy, and deceit. In 10th-century France, the doors of felons, traitors, and criminals were painted yellow.

Daily Uses: Because yellow has good visibility qualities, it is commonly used to denote caution; for example, in the yellow light before the red light signal and in traffic-lane dividers. It is also used to emphasize areas where hazards are apparent and as the symbol for quarantine. Yellow is an appropriate color for a room used for studying because it has a stimulating effect on the mind. Its intensity is also good for stairs and corridors that don't receive natural light.



PHOTO CREDIT: photography.nationalgeographic.com/photograph...

Yellow is found in such foods as banana squashes, corn, yellow peppers, sweet potatoes, bananas, lemons, grapefruit, and pineapples.

Colorful Phrases: Yellow fever, yellow journalism, yellow streak down your back, yellow (cowardly).

© 1975 - 1981 by David Wallechinsky & Irving WallaceReproduced with permission from "The People's Almanac" series of books.All rights reserved

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MODERN TOILET

You have to be obssessed with the "comforts" of your COMFORT ROOM to be the owner of this restaurant lol... Here's Modern Toilet, "a new restaurant in Hong Kong designed with stylish acrylic toilet seats" as CNN described it.

IRISH

In this photo, my third sister Irish is with our step-mom, Auntie Zabeth. It was taken during her wedding, December 2008. Irish is the last of my five siblings to get married. Noeda (another sis) sent me a text that our newly wed sister and her husband, Do', are 6 weeks pregnant. Best wishes to them both and congratulations also to Irish for passing the recent Nurses' Board exam!

When we were kids, during some week ends, my Dad would ask us to sing one by one after dinner. Just like what their father used to do. Irish sang or did a Rap of 'Mga Kababayan Ko'(by Francis Magalona, bless his soul). Me and my other sisters were hiding our giggles. Sure, we also do Rap but not in front of our father who grew with the music of Nat King Cole or Elvis Presley.

Laughter could no longer be contained. So we, the cruel sisters, let it out. Poor Irish cried. Then we stopped. The room stood silent and Dad got angry at us.

Daddy, who is disappointed with his other daughters, tried to console Irish. "May kadi, ituloy mo! Mayat et yan (Come on, continue. Its really good)", he said. Then he also started to Rap, "Mga Kababyan ko... Dapat lang malaman nyo...Ako ay Pilipino..." Irish with her widest smile, showing her perfect white set of teeth, started her "song" all over again.

P.S. This is OT. Nursing Board Exam November 2008 Topnotcher, Jovie Ann Alawas Decoyna, was Irish's class and group mate. According to my sister Jovie is not only academically superb but also a very good person. "She's not selfish to help when you didn't understand the lesson" Irish said on the phone. Its just amazing! A real Igorota from Bakun Benguet, "the cream of the crop"... what an honor to our humble tribe!

RESTLESS

I'm posting what the singer, TheBathroomGirl, wrote on his account when she sang this at YouTube. Read on and listen to her song.

This song was written around the time of the Burma Cyclone and China's earthquake last year. I was so touched that the song poured out with my tears and I sung it at fundraising events for both tragedies.

The ongoing Gaza tragedy bought this song to life for me once more and I guess what I'm trying to say is that, if something's bothering you or making you feel restless, don't try to ignore it... Being grateful and putting your problems in perspective is a good start to being happy, but I think we need to actively help others to be truly happy.

Please visit and support this website:: Restless Beings

It is a new charity called Restless Beings, founded and run by good friends of mine. They are brilliant, determined, and have pure hearts of gold. I'm proud to be associated with them.

Even if you have no money to giv,e it's not a problem. Just read up on their projects, keep them in mind, if you have any skills or ideas you can give, they would love to hear from you!

RESTLESS (lyrics)

God, can you hear me?

I feel so alone.

I don't know if help is coming.

Do they even know?Surely if they knew they'd come running

If only they knew, they'd give everything to me.

Chorus:

I am restless, as I toss and turn,

Try to tell myself that 'it's not my concern'

So I live my life, count my blessings everyday,

And that's all I can do... Anyway..

Skies are falling across the world

I think I can hear my calling

but I'm just a girl'Cos in my bubble,

when there's trouble I float away

High above, above it all... watching skies fall.. watching skies fall

I am pacing in and out of my conscience.

They are waiting for me to come to my senses.

We're hesistating, and God's wondering 'why?'...

Brothers and sisters come together and hold up falling skies...

Hey, can you hear me?

You're not alone.

Help is on its way,

so rest and take it slow,'

Cos there are people caring for you across the world

and they will try against the odds

To hold up falling skies... to hold up falling skies.

YOGA WORKS

You don't have to say Ahhh-uhhhmmnn. Yoga really works! What I like best is it helps you align your body and corrects your posture. I'm adding this to encourage me to contineu what I started. Pray for me hehehe...

ANYA UNO!

Here's an update to the following post:

1. Baby "D", The Explorer

2. THAT CHRISTMAS TREE

3. MIRROR,BOOKS AND STUFF

4. DYLAN'S SECOND SUMMER

'Anya uno' means 'Italia Uno'. Dylan echos it out after he hears it from the TV commercial of channel six. He is into copying what ever you say now and his expression when something is not right would be, "Oh men!". He spills his milk and when he says, "Oh men!", you'd laugh. Giving him the wrong idea that what he did should be encouraged.

'OTTO'(eight) is Baby D's favorite number. Sometimes, he'd repeat after me his 123's and when we'd reach number eight, he'd say "otto-otto". When he pretends to read numbers being flashed on TV or posters somewhere, 'otto' would be repeated many times. He could also recognize some letters and from the flash cards that I made, he could pin point A to G but also familiar with I, O and P. When he thinks he's reading a word on his own like "dolphin", he'd say, "Ahh, eehh, ahh ohh". That's AEAO for dolphin hehehe....

Dylan loves his big brother so much. Imitating what ever Lukie says and do. Sometimes it irritates our eldest and he would often close the door to his room leaving Dylan crying as he bangs Lukie's door. When Lukie is in a good mood, its "heaven" for me. Lukie would read to his little brother, teaches him with his mini computer and gives him his pens as they both make some drawings.

My youngest is also very affectionate. He'd readily give you hugs and kisses when you ask for it. When you'll say kiss and you didn't do the "smacking sound", he won't stop kissing you. That would "vanish" his destructiveness even "the buying" of the new washing machine to replace what he just broke.

Its quite hard to feed him now. Still adjusting from soft baby foods and I know its not healthy but he loves instant noodles soup we buy from Kuya Arthur(Owner of a Filipino store). 2 days ago, I tried to feed him 'adobo' and for the first time he said, "mouno-mouno" a lot of times as he puts his two index fingers on his cheeks. He meant 'bouno' or delicious and oh, how I laughed!

Just like Lukie when he was of Dylan's age, our Baby D plays with his toy cars lining them carefully. Blocks too, building it up like a tower. He throws tantrums more than the usual because he's unable to express clearly what he wants and when his big brother growls at him like a dog.



Perfectly acting the "terrible two", my son also loves to sing. He loves MTV and Music Videos from Youtube. Though you can't understand his lyrics, you'll know what song he is singing.

We haven't started getting rid of his Pampers yet. I tried once or twice to let him sit on his potty, the excitement of this "new thing" makes him happy and forgets what he was supppose to do.

Boogie keeps on saying that Dylan is growing fast. What will happen to us with out a baby running around? I told him, "Wait for your grand kids"!

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WEEKLY QUESTIONS 38 and 39

Teacher Julie's GreenBucks is near it's 40th question. Here's the prior two before that entry.

If you were asked to recall the things that you do, what were the things that you think should be improved and worked on for you to be a better person?

For one, maybe to be less transparent, virtually. I need to be careful giving infos about my family and posting pictures here. There are so many weird people on the net now a days (and I just posted a lot on the next post lol).

Another is my temper out burst when my boys are getting out of control(or me lossing my control). I keep reminding myself to inhale and exhale when shouting is on the verge of breakout(which at times doesn't work).

Lastly, maybe to learn how to show my anger with other people besides my kids and my husband. This I have to work on, big time.

Do you love your job?

My part time job? Yes, I love it a million times. I'm so grateful and lucky to have it. I get to decide what to do and when to do it. Quite embarrass too for getting paid more than what it's worth.

(Sulat ko sya sa Tagalog para hindi ako matulad sa natigbak sa trabaho dahil sa Facebook lol... )

'Katulong' ni ( a maid to) Giulia (read as Julia), that's me! Kung nasa nanay sya, dun ako. Pag sa tatay, dun din ako. Labing walong taong gulang ang dalagang ito na kada dalawang Linggo ay bibit-bit ang maleta papunta sa sasakyan ng kung sinong magulang ang naka schedule sa kanya.

Pag nasa Tatay sya, ipinagluluto ko sya ng tanghalian. Binabalak ko ngang gumawa ng "Cooking Blog" para sa mga eksperiment kong Italianong - Pinoy cuisine. Kakatuwa kasi sarap na sarap ang dalaginding pati na rin ang tatay na ipinagsisilid ko rin ng ilang portions para di na sya magluto. Di nila alam, gisa sa maraming bawang at sibuyas saka may halong broth cubes kaya malasa (lol). Tsaka pag ang recipe ay halong wine, brandy or kahit anong alak - di ko nilalagyan.

Pag nasa Nanay naman, ligpit lang ng gamit at bahay ang eksena ko kasi ang mader na nya ang nagluluto. Pagdating ng dalaga galing sa school, sabay kaming tatlo na magtatanghalian. Nahihiya nga ako minsan kasi kahit anong giit kong iligpit ang pinagkainan namin, sya ring higpit ng nanay na sya na lang kasi isasaksak lang naman daw nya sa dish washer ang lahat.

Hirap lang ako dahil nagiging "taga pakinig" ako kung ano ang hinaing ng tatay, ganun din ang nanay sa sitwasyun ng pamilya nila. Nanyan din ang page-email ng kuya ng dalaga na nagtratrabaho sa Madrid. Naku mabigat sa loob minsan, katulad kahapon nagkasagutan ang mag-ama(with the said son) sa phone, sumbong si tatay sa kin tapos pati na rin ang anak. Mahirap kumampi. Mahirap ding maging shock absorber, nakakadala minsan ang kanilang mga emosyon. Pati ako nadidepress.

Pang anim na taon ko na sa kanila, di ko maiwan-iwan. Nung buntis ako sa aking bunso, pina substitute ko ang aking kaibigan ng one year. Noong mga unang taon ko, iisa pa lang ang bahay nila, ngayun naparami na. So, that's my job and I love it to the max!