Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Following the scheduled April 20 hearing on Case III: Annulment at 11 am last Friday due to the early retirement of the presiding judge to hear my case, I was informed by my lawyer, Atty. R, through SMS that it is reset to August 1, 2007 at 11 am.

I find this very unfair to all Filipino people that the justice system in this country is kind of slow and had been affected us emotionally and financially.

There will be a national election next month... new promises... same faces... same justice system...

Friday, April 20, 2007

This is the fourth time Case III: Annulment has been reset.

The last hearing was on February 26 this year when the presiding judge was sick. Second time was when the presiding judge attended an official conference in the USA. The first one was because of Gloria Arroyo's SONA.

The first three consecutive reset, I paid my lawyer her appearance fee even though my case has not been given a chance to be heard. All we did was signed a paper acknowledging that the case had been reset to this so-and-so schedule.

I didn't leave today to meet my lawyer. She told me last night over our phone conversation that she received a bad news that the presiding judge had an early retirement effective last Monday, long before she hears my testimony. Atty R told me not to leave the house until she's certain there is a Pairing Judge assigned to hear my case. Why pairing Judge? Pairing Judge is a temporary judge until Presiding Judge is assigned.

I woke up early, got ready, and I received a phone call from her that there's no available Pairing Judge to hear all scheduled hearing for today. Knowing how desperate I was as this is the fourth time, she told me to stay home and she will sign in my behalf the next hearing schedule.

In short, no appearance fee to pay, and many thanks to Atty R for being considerate about this case.

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Two days ago, my daughter told me she's moving out on Monday but due to her time shift which was changed from 9am until 12 mn effective tomorrow, she decided to move out today.

I logged out at past 2 o'clock this afternoon in the middle of posting OP in Unification Wars and apologized with Randy for leaving him alone posting OP for our fed mates.

I accompanied my daughter to her new found place. Her new place is somewhat ideal for starters and it has a big swimming pool. After dropping off her stuffs, we went to Pancit Malabon in Cubao and had lunch. Then, we went to Makro, she bought a 4 ft. mini ref and some kitchen stuffs she could use in the next few days. While watching her choosing what she likes, in my heart, I still couldn't believe that my youngest child wants to be independent and live apart from me. Well, after she gets that job in the Call Center in Ortigas, she suddenly developed this kind of guts that everything she touches will turn to gold. Anyway, my greatest fear is to see my children leaving me but, my daughter told me to give her a chance to expand her horizons.

After shopping at Makro, I suggested to leave the grocery shopping the next day as my heels were aching. They dropped me home and she picked up some of her stuffs, including some cookwares. I still do not understand why she wants to live a separate life from us but I will surely miss her. I love my kids but, they couldn't live with me forever. They need space and a life of their own...

Anyway, when my sweety left, I called Ana, the wife of Egay, and we talked about the PC they're selling. After few minutes, she came over to pick up her sons and I gave JM the payment. Randy will be using this PC when we play Unification Wars game.

When Randy came back online this evening, he posted OP for me while I reset my DP. We're so upset after posting OP for everybody, there's no one to post OP for us. These situations happened almost everyday and we're growing tired of being used to take good care of other empires. After I was back in DP, Randy has to come out of DP to take good care of some empires that had been turned down by a fellow fed mate. Then, we recited the rosary before going to bed.

The atmosphere in our place will be different without my daugther around. She takes good care of me and often does things for me. Now that she's into another stage of her life, I am wishing her good luck, prosperity, and God's blessings....