Mayo, Enero , Abril , Augusto, Julio,...

Since i started this blog, i vowed to produce at least a piece of work everyday . A resolution that i fear i can't carry on though  im doing my best to do so. At least having a goal everyday will give me the discipline to keep on working and see if i can  improve my craft this way.
It's barely a week since i started posting, and now i'm out of sensible ideas to blog on.
So just to kill time, i will write now some sort of memoir and see if it will stand out interesting enough to be published.
What i mean is, who would be interested on the personal story of an unknown someone?
This is one of the benefits of blogging, you can post anything you want. But i'll try my best to keep it bore-free.Promise.
Most of you who don't know me personally, might be puzzled, why the title of this piece. It is just a random Hispanic names of months of the year. What about it and how can it tickle your interest?

Mayo, Enero, Abril, Augusto and Julio 

are my kids.

Five boys that came out of blood, sweat, tears and laughter, me and my trophy wife shared (mostly from her) for sixteen years now.
Reciting these names while filing papers on hospitals, social security and tax declaration offices always make the attending officers smile with the look of .."You kidding ?"
I feel a bit of conceit speaking good and admiring my own sons. As a father at that, maybe it's not normal to chatter about of own .
Is someone raising a brow now grinning and having double thoughts about personality?
He he ..don't bother, just enjoy this piece if you may as i introduce you to my tribe.

Mayo Marte - The Artist

His name is well thought of. It means he was born on the month of May on a Tuesday, hence Mayo Marte.
He was born when we still have no electricity at his Lola's (grandma) house. Me staying at home with my art works and laundries have to look for him for a year while his Nanay (mother) goes to her office.
I'd rather say he's a late bloomer, his .."it's OK" grades would characterize it.
He has special talents in the arts and music. At 4 years old, he can draw cartoon characters so well one might not believe it can be done by a toddler.
He's my son remember? He he ..and he can sing too and memorize songs just from hearing when he was 5.
I have never sat a single teaching session especially devoted to him even with the fact that i teach arts and music.
He is a self-taught musician, artist and a magical performer, literally. I'm not sure if the infant formula has to do with it or it's just hereditary laws in action. I'm inclined to believe the latter.
The internet is a big boon to his special skill and advancement.
Currently, he leads and teaches his school band, mastering all musical instruments i play too ( hmm.. just trying to make a point here) like drums, guitars and  keyboard.
He's their band drummer, and his sticking rudiments are improving as his interest on music hightens.

What's more?He's a fine street magician at par with David Blane.
No kidding!
Waking till the wee hours of the morning just to master those sleight of hands made the finesse of his tricks believable at unbeleivable levels.
My drinking buddies always think they have too much to drink if i call on him to show them his card and hand tricks.

Enero Dominic- The Engineer

"E" as we call him does everything his older brother does.Though a little short of what his brother does, he's still doing a good both in music and the arts.
Born a blue baby and being the second child always put him next in rank in the succession of the siblings but he also have his own set of abilities.
When he was a child he's fond of making contraptions for the things he play. The moment you step on our yard, you will go through maze of  what he call inventions which sometimes gets in your way. Later you will find out, he's there afar chuckling at you as you stumble on the supposed traps that will entangle you. He's crafty, and is always busy on things. He's the fastest toy disassembler i know.
I can still remember when he's crying on his crib, nothing will appease him except a bucketful of plastic clothes pin. The plain rattling sound would catch his interest.
Years later, he would still play with his clothes pins and assemble it to make amazing creations ranging from weaponed robots to elaborate mansions.
 I always wonder what he could have created with Lego blocks if i have the resource to buy a set for him during our tight times.
He never had experienced that.
This building and creative ability later he applied on clay to make models of figures and creatures.
This craftmanship in him now makes him his siblings fixer of things ranging from slippers to bikes, spider cases to makeshift guns.
One more character strength for E is that he's a wise spender and of the five he has the most savings.
I think there's no need now to explain, why the name.

Abril -The Leader

He's the naughty one. You can sense mischief in his eyes .He can never be at the same place for a minute. He's in fact the first of the brothers to be joked that already have a girlfriend. 

He's also  the academic type and always strives to get good grades. 

Hyperthinker and also hyperactive,he's good at sports and always competitive. 

He sings, not the cutie-cutie, but rock and stingy one's. 

The adventurous Grand Theft Auto GTA game cheater type, he's the first of the five to master the internet. 

I can still remember the time when we only have one netbook, and his brothers will call on him if they want to use it. He put a password only he can have access.

He leads his pack. They even call  him boss. You can see it when he treats his classmates at our restaurant for free at luchtime. 

Ha ha. 

And his Nanay (mother)would call on him discretely and say to just bring one friend the next day.

This kid has some kind of charisma even his teachers would notice.

He's a good potitician material  even though i discourage him be one.

He's not afraid of insects and worms or any icky crawling "pukeness". 

He's my massuer by the way, almost every night and mind you , his services don't come cheap!

He was born on a Saturday, and I don't think Abril Satur does'nt have that much cute factor.

Does it?

Augusto Mier -The Macho

We call him Mier. He's the sweet  and caring type. Just like Mayo, he's a bit of a late bloomer. 

He's the tantrum type when provoked and he wants to be in the army! Imagine ?? 

He's currently 8 years old and we know he's got some skills yet to be discovered. 

His caring type can be seen on how he attend to his pets ranging from dog to chickens. 

We have trouble sometimes to have the chicken cooked when the time comes and it got a name! 

Every pet has a name from ducks to hamsters.

His Nanay wants him to be a doctor someday for he's not afraid of blood and stiches.

As for me i see him good for a law enforcer. His physique and  is perfect. The tantrums can be regulated later. He's deligent on assignments. He follows instructions religiously, and does chores with less supervision. Mier does things at his pace and always end up having a good job. He's patient and kind.

Friends and relatives always say he's the manly type and his smile is enchanting .

His sweetness is characterized by him being touchy and tend to linger on someones lap as he feels comfortable even to his teachers.

He was born on Mierkoles, Spanish for Wednesday, and it goes perfectly with his name.

Julio -The Star

The outspoken. The scene stealer . He's the one that no one can touch. I mean by his brothers.

He improves academically, and he sings well. He really can sing, I mean really sing. 

Of the five, he's the most confident and is the crowd pleaser. He's a darling.

He questions almost anything, curiously and can derive generalization out of observations.

He always talk smartly like he's older than his age. He will make a good lawyer someday.

Julio also has a high fashion sense. 

Picks his own garments at the department store and always insist on putting his own clothes to school. 

He's independent enough to stand on his own at a young age.

His confidence come from the security that the full support of his parents is always there and the belief that he will always be our little prince for he's our youngest.

Well, that's what he thinks..

Notice the three more dots after his name on the title..?