School of life....

Today, me and my youngest daughter Tessan went to the one and only dressmaker in town to order a gown for her prom-night by May 2009. It´s so fascinating to see all the gowns and coat/dress suits fill the whole cellar of the house. It was rather easy for Tessan to find a gown that suits her as she had already decided long before how the gown will look like. So, we are quite excited to come back in this house in one month time for a fitting session!

I had a short talk with the lady before we left as she is really nice and friendly. She told me that half of her day is wasted to some students who made reservations with her that ended only in picture-taking sessions (one of them took the total of 50 shots!) and after they left, they would send the photos via internet and order the gowns and suits in China! Isn't it rude? I would have get furious and they would see lava coming out from my eyes! Yeah, I know! The tiger in me is really waking-up sometimes, but I am good in controlling over it nowadays.

INSIGHTS I have gained in the school of life....
In my 26 years here in Sweden and being married for 24 years, I have learned so many things. So many to mention one by one but to sum it all up, the hardships, the sufferings, the troubles and the good life as well, made me stronger, wiser, tougher, graceful and womanly. I will never allow the insights, the wisdom and the lessons I have learned in this so called school of life slip into my hands. I will never allow other people to influence me and take my values away from me. I will never allow being stepped into.

To have two wonderful daughters and a one in a million husband makes me grateful endlessly. I'm maybe not good in expressing it for them, but now at least they know if they are reading my blog!!

Since I arrived back from the Philippines, (Jan.10, 2009 to be exact) I only saw 2 days with sunlight. Very diffuse, hazy sunrays that reminds me of dawn in Bacolod. But now, it's the same cold and cloudy and dark Sweden. Oh no, I'm not complaining! In fact, I find it very cozy! Inside our home is nice and warm. Specially, time for tulips is here and I love to have them in the vases often! But I can't wait for the cherry, apple, plums and pears blooming in the garden! That is really something very inspiring here in Sweden! But before that, we are going up in the mountain to have our traditional "sport-lov" skiing!!!!

My eldest daughter Emmy, a beauty of all kind!

Some inspiration for Tessan, maybe?

Lovely!!!

A waltz-step with a best-friend!