HAWAII FIVE-O

Nicolas hummed the theme song and declared,
"I love 70's classic chase music!"

SOLAR POWER

Dancing Solar Flowers
Paper flowers with light-powered mechanism
© Artist Alexandre Dang / www.dang.be

SAM Link: http://www.singart.com/exhibitions/details.php?id=71

NICOLAS & NICOLAS

Nicolas Cage & Nicolas Garcia

FLEA MARKET

Nicolas misheard the tour guide say Flea Market. He excitedly asked, "Everything free there?"

REAR VIEW

"Woo hoo!"

THE SUM OF HEALTH

"sick lolo + medicine = well lolo" 
- Nicolas Garcia -

(Materials Used: paper and colored pencils)

"TRACY"

Nicolas' Nike T90 football. He named it "Tracy".

JOAQUI 2004-2006

"Be grateful for the little things - the ability to chew, taste, swallow - the way your kids enjoy Jollibee chicken or McDonald's french fries.  Be aware of your child's deep breathing when they sleep, and the smell of their hair when they snuggle up to you.   When they ask you for a new Playstation - remember Joaqui, who could not even hold a spoon, let alone a video game controller."

Joaqui Imperial was born 1 year, 11 months ago with a congenital heart disease called Tetralogy of Fallot.  It was a stressful birth for him, and the doctors immediately informed us that he had to have a major heart operation to survive.   He was rushed to the Phil. Heart Center - in the ambulance, his oxygen saturation was hitting the mid-30s (normal is 99).   Aside from his heart defect, he had Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy or to put it simply, brain damage from lack of oxygen.   He underwent a stop-gap procedure that let him live in spite of his heart defects.

He was a fighter, and was eventually discharged from the hospital after more than 3 weeks.  During our stay, I witnessed 6 other children who did not make it - Joaqui was one of the lucky ones.

JUNO'S SHIRT DESIGNS

Juno's Street Light shirt designs for Collezione C2.

FOOTBALL: Silver for Nicolas

Futbol Fanatics   2nd Place   
May 29, 2011   Cuenca Field, Alabang   (Nicolas #10)

FOOTBALL: Silver for Savion

Everest Academy Pioneers   2nd Place
May 21, 2011   Nuvali, Sta. Rosa   (Savion #14)

(Photo courtesy of Rica at http://heart-2-heart-online.com)

NINONG NEWS #1

Nicolas received a monetary gift from his godfather (ninong) and received his first ninong lesson -
"Save 20% of whatever is given to you."

GRADE 5 GOODBYES

Grade 5B boys wrote their goodbyes.

BASKETBALL: Season Ender

GRAPPLING HOOK

(Materials Used: paper clips, string, masking tape)

LOLO TURNS SEVENTY FIVE

ESTAMPITA

SONG: WHEN YOU LOSE THE THINGS YOU LOVE

Original Song by Savion Garcia

FOOTBALL CHANGE

Quite impressed after watching the boys play, I asked Savion and Nicolas if the football drills and practice games caused the improvement.  

Savion gave the reason - "FIFA 2011... It changed our lives."

BROKEN PROMISES

Nicolas asked, "Dad, when we break promises, do we also break hearts?"

BOUNTY HUNTER

"I would like to be a Bounty Hunter so I can catch the bad guys."
- Savion Garcia -

HAPPINESS

"I'm happy now. I'm very happy."

- Nicolas Garcia, 8 years old,
after his 1st Sacramental Confession -

"ATE KO"

The children bid goodbye to their "Ate Ko" (My Sister) as she moved on to a new chapter in her life. Thank you, Wilma.