Good day, Hivers! I missed all of you! Actually, I am still occupied with a lot of school tasks and duties at my internship this month but since I'm about to finish the hours that should be spent in the internship and I'm used to the tasks that I am doing in the office, I decided to do blogging again. I have experienced so much in the past weeks and months that I haven't even been able to share here so I am so happy to see these weekend writing suggestions by @galenkp here in this community and I believe that this is the time to narrate it to all of you. Today, I want to share with you about a time in which I excelled, worked hard and achieved a great result.

After our father renovated our house, I never envisioned that my mom would totally make our terrace into world full of plants. At first, we were arguing about this because we don't like our house to be a rainforest, since the only green places I knew were the city parks. However, a pandemic happened, and a health scare forced us to do something nice in order to stay healthy and breathe in this crazy world.

Hello Hivers!Not totally fond of food blogging because I am not good at reviewing different dish and cuisine but because my gallery application here in my phone suddenly decreases its space, I decided to drop some of the pictures I had when we celebrated the birthday of a friend here in Vikings Buffet Restaurant. Actually, I tried to eat here couple of times and I could tell you how delicious are the food being served here.

I woke up at 4 AM MNL, for the reason that my son's elementary school decided to adjust the classes due to extreme heat. At a regular basis, my son and I prepare for school at 5 o'clock in the morning, but now, we totally mandated to arrive at school as early as 5:30 AM so they can go home at 10 in the morning. It is quiet fair to me since the adjusted time is more comfortable, unlike their old schedule, where you can observe those exhaustion of children who were studying in public classrooms with no proper ventilation and limited fans. I feel the discomfort of these kids and I really pity for them because there is also a pertussis outbreak and children are very prone on this kind of virus. I honestly was praying for adjusting the schedule and so grateful the school of my son did. So now, before I go to work, I could expect now that my son will return home at 10:30 in the morning, less exposure to kids and other people carrying a virus.

Tenacity - Do I have it?I was born in an average socio-economic class here in my country and I am grateful because at early age, I learned to be tenacious. When I was young, I was thought that some things were not easy to get. As the elderly will always tell, "kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga" translated as, "when there is patience, there you may have your stew" - and when you dig deeper to this phrase, it just means that you have to be patient when you really want something. Your hard work will always pay off when you don't give up on something you want to achieve.

On account of Holy Week, Metro Manila simply breathes for a brief period of five days. The main highways are entirely clean, and the traffic is very light. Metro Manila is almost like a ghost town. Limited stores were open, and fast food chains and malls were strictly closed. How I wish that Manila would always be like this. But no, after Easter Sunday, many people will return to the city to work and attend classes again. There are millions of Catholics in the Philippines, and because of this, it is quite common for us to return to our hometowns for the extended holiday, as well as to use the time to unwind and practice meditation during solemn commemoration of the Lord’s Passion. But since my family and I were so busy, we didn't have time to go back to our province, which is in Bulacan, just a two-hour drive away from our residential area. We also didn't plan to have a Visita Iglesia since it is very hot here in the Philippines and it would be life-threatening to my parents if they went out during a 32–40 degree heat index. But still, we find ways to follow the family tradition: fasting, eating limited meat, watching bible movies, and not attending celebrations. My parents started to accept the modern tradition, unlike a few years ago when my grandma could not allow us to take a bath for days until Easter Sunday, Partying was also not allowed, and even playing outside was not allowed because kids were prone to accidents.