En eldre nordlending var utrolig fotballinteressert. Ettersom han var kommet i en alder der han snart måtte regne med å forlate dette livet, var han kolossalt opptatt av en ting: om det var fotballbaner i himmelen. Han gikk til en spåkone. Hun tittet lenge i krystallkulen før hun sa:
-Jeg har en god og dårlig nyhet til deg.
– Hva er den gode? Spurte nordlendingen.
– Jo. Det er en rekke fantastiske fotballbaner i himmelen.
This place is very memorable for me. Back in the eighties, it was the only park, as far as I know, that was located in the middle of Manila city. It is a place where a family can have their picnics, where lovers meets and where friends strolled and have fun. And after so many years, nothing has changed. It is still a place where one can spend week ends or weekdays for free. Open 24 hours a day.
And because it is a popular place to visit, especially for foreigners, I took my husband, youngest daughter and mother -in-law to this place. We were accompanied by my eldest daughter. It feels safe to have her around, especially when I have foreigners with me. 🙂
Bonding day for my eldest daughter and my youngest daughter. Here in front of Rizal monument. The older brother and the other sister were at work.
Located along Manila Bay, Luneta has been the site of some of the most significant moments in Philippine history. The execution of pacifistDr. José Rizal on December 30, 1896, sparked the fire of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish colonizers, elevating the martyr as the national hero of the country
With smiles on their faces!
It was a happy and precious moment for these two, who didn’t had the chance to grow up together.
My mother -in-law does not like to be published. He he
My husband was busy video taking. He had a very nice experience with a beggar who sat in a wheelchair. Felt sorry for the fellow. But later ,we saw the same beggar walking . My husband was shocked. I told him that they do everything to earn money and that is life in the Philippines. Lesson learned! Do not judge the book by it’s cover! he he
My eldest and youngest daughter ended the day by talking with each other almost the whole night. They had so many things to talk about. Childhood days and their mother:)
Philippines, my home country, consist of 7,100-plus islands with the population of 99.900,177 as of 2010.
Being an archipelago, it has different languages. The official languages of the Philippines are English and filipino based on tagalog but it has 12 major langauges scattered across its island, some of these are, tagalog, cebuano, ilocano, kapampangan, kinaray-a, waray-waray, pangasinense, tausug, bisaya, ilonggo.
Its land area is 300,000 square kilometers (115,830 square miles), and its coastline is 36,289 kilometers (22,550 miles).
Norway which is a little bigger than my homecountry country ( 385 199 square km) has less population. Only 4,9 million people and with only 2 languages: Norwegian ( Bokmål and Nynorsk)
Well, good for me. It was difficult enough to learn a new one! Anyway after 24 years, I did learn to speak this language:)
The brown eyed-girl from the east met ……..
the blue-eyed man from the west ……
and the result…….18 years after! She is 20 now.
But how about the rest of the family?
Well, after many years living together, my husband finally decided to meet my family in the Philippines.
At last they met. Our daughter, my husband and my mother in 2004! It was a memorable day for all of us.
My four children, reunited again for the third time.
They met the first time in 1995 in the Philippines.
Second time in Norway in 1998!
Anyway, one of the highlights was to visit some of the nearest relatives. This is my younger sister’s kitchen.
And for our beauty treatment, we went to my oldest sister beauty salong. Our younger sister Eden ( in the middle, red blouse) is also a beautician.
And at last my husband met my daughter-in-law and my two grandchildren that time. Now I have six adorable grandchildren!
My son-in-law with my husband. I think they both look nice. He he. Ariel is the husband of my second daughter!
My first daughter together with her husband! She was pregnant that time.
My mother-in-law was with us, but she did not want to be published, so I did not included her in my post.
End of part one! I will be sharing more of the highlights of our visit to the Philippines in my next blog!
Thougt for the day!
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdon and discipline.
but my thought was not with what I was doing. I began to think about our washing machine. I thought how this wonderful thing do the job for us so that we don’t have to wash our clothes by hands.
We just put our dirty clothes in the machine, chose a washing program, put a detergent and turn it on. Then after a while, the clothes are clean and we can just hang them to dry.
It reminds me of what Jesus did for us. We were so filthy because of sin, but he washed us so we can be clean. White as snow. But he did not use a washing machine to remove the dirt. He used his body to clean us. He offered his blood to be the detergent to wash away the sins in our lives.
I believe God had used different methods to work in us, so that we can be clean in the eyes of God. Yes we already recieved Christ as our Lord and Saviour and had been forgiven for every misdeed we had done. But we have a long way to go if we are going to be like Jesus in deeds and in love. There are some behavior in us that needs to be changed that maybe God have to cook us , so that these behaviors that hinders us to grow can be removed. Like we program our washing machine to cook the clothes that were so bemired, so that it can be usable again. Others though were born kind and need only a lightwash from God.
When we wash our clothes, we put softener so that the clothes will be soft to touch, and will smell good. Like if we have Jesus in us, we can be people that are clean and smelling good. We can be somebody who can attracts others beacuse they feel God’s presence in us, which is love. Why? Because everybody wants to be with people who is clean, smells good and loving. As believers, we should be the one who scatters sweet fragrance everywhere we go. What I mean with sweet fragrance is that God’s love that flows through us to other people. Although it is not easy to do it all the time especially if someone treats us unfairly. But as God had forgiven us for every wrong things we had done, we can also forgive others for the wrongs they have done to us. Anyway, no one is perfect. Sometimes we are the ones who can hurt other’s feelings and not the other way around.
Like the clothes that we wear that need to be washed everytime, we too should be washed by God everytime, because sometimes we go to dirty places, say dirty words, think dirty thoughts, and do something that is wrong.
God says in Psalms 119:9 that in order to remain pure, we must live according to his word.
And He reminds you and me:
We just need to come to God! He is our washing machine that never runs out of energy 🙂
Ettersom jeg har begynt å dele mitt liv her i Norge fra begynnelen av, kan jeg bare fortsette mens leken er god:) Ja, Oslo! Det var vel en stund siden jeg har vært der, men artig å se igen bildene og minnes.
Min yngste datter var bare ei lita jenta da vi fikk mulighet til å ta turen til Oslo. Jeg har vært på flyplassen i Oslo, men ikke i selve hovedstaden. Da var det ekstra stas da vi endelig kunne ta turen dit. Første gang også for min yngste datter. Og da måtte vi selvfølgelig forevige øyeblikkene med bilder.
Vi tok pause innemellom kjøringen for å knipse bilder. Naturen var på sitt ypperste, selv om det var kaldt.
Her er min yngste datter Kamilla. Hun var bare 7 eller 8 år gammel da. Hun er 20 år nå.
Slik så jeg ut for mange år siden. Vi så virkelig ut som mor og datter fra bygda:) Kunne ikke posere som ordentlige modeller.
Faren måtte også være med på bilde, selv om han ikke ville.
Skulle ønske vi kunne bade, men vannet var iskaldt, men utsikten var uklanderlig.
Vi kom endelig frem til slottet, men kongen og dronningen så vi ikke.
Ingen politekere heller.
Så i hvert fall Dronning Maud, selv om det var bare en statue av henne. HUn har vel stått der lenge og opplevd mange somrer og vinter.
Etterpå dro vi til den berømte Vigelands parken.
Jeg var så imponert av alle skulpturene. Og jeg likner vel på denne moren som har mange barn:)
Et bilde ved fontenen er en must. ” Fountain of youth”
Datteren min fant en statue til å posere sammen med.
Mer bilder i parken.
Dagen etter tok vi turen til Tusenpryd
Må bare hvile litt.
Etter noen år, reiste jeg til Oslo igjen sammen med eldre søsteren min for å besøke vår yngre søster som bodde der.
Vakre damer…jeg mener blomster
Virkelig vakker…blomstene selvfølgelig.
Vakre minner er verdt å ta vare på. Lurer på når jeg får se Oslo igjen…en vakker dag!
