Archive for March, 2008
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Yesterday was my youngest brother’s graduation from high school. My siblings and I all went to the same pre-school, grade and high schools. The graduation was held at the high school grounds and being there brought a lot of good memories of my own high school days.
There are things that so many people take for granted. Little things that when you focus on, you will realize are important things. Like a happy school life.
I thank God He blessed me with a happy school life. I’ve never had major trouble in school. I finished schooling that I didn’t harm anybody. I thank God that He taught me the value of education and good friends. I thank God that when I go back to old schools and I look back at my life when I was a kid/teenager, it brings back a smile to my face.
And I thank God that my brother and sisters also have the same happy school life like mine.
I thank the Lord that the giddy feeling of reliving my high school life was given to me yesterday.
I do hope you are smiling when you read this post of mine. Like I am smiling while writing this down.
God bless everyone!
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
1. What was the last movie you bought/rented? A DVD copy of The Chronicles of Narnia.
2. Have you ever gone too far on a dare? One time, it was in college *mischievous grin*
3. Can you sing the alphabet backwards? Nah. Nakakabulol! Hahaha
4. Are you allergic to anything? What? I am allergic to shrimps and squids. But I still eat it. Sarap eh! I just make sure I eat something sweet afterwards.
5. Do you cry at weddings? Not really. I guess I am too busy looking at other guests’ reactions to feel like crying.
6. Name one person you want to hug right now. Why? I want to hug my younger brother right now. Today is his graduation day. When he was a little boy, he cannot sleep when I was not beside him. But now that he’s all grown up, he gets embarrassed when I kiss or hug him.
7. Hair….natural or colored? Natural.
8. Do you like camping? Not really. I hate not having a clean bathroom to go to.
9. Most annoying TV commercial? Any commercial purporting a stupid girl.
10. Favorite place to shop? 168 and SM. Cheap and practical.
And there you have it.
Happy Wednesday everyone! Enjoy the rest of the week!
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
I need to forgive this friend of mine who betrayed my trust a couple of months ago. It hurt a lot because he is the last person I’d think of betraying me. Unfortunately, it was a miscalculation. I trusted someone for almost 16 years now, and then in an instant, because of money, he betrayed my trust. And I’m not even talking about a fat sum here…
The money is unimportant. The trust issue is what really hurts. I just couldn’t believe he’d pull something like this. I know I should just forget it. But it’s really hard.
I do hope that more prayers this Holy Week and the coming weeks would mean a lighter heart for me. And gradual forgiveness.
I found this when I keyed in the word “forgiving” in a search engine…
An individual exercise in forgiveness:
- Write down with pen and paper all of the things that you have done wrong. It is imperative that you write. Word processing is not the same.
- Read the list.
- Now say “I did the best that I could with the knowledge that I had at the time. I now forgive myself and go free.”
- Destroy (burn or shred) the list.
- Repeat the exercise for each of the other people who have hurt you.
- Now begin anew to live your life without the burden of unforgiving pain – it is unnecessary suffering.
Forgive yourself for assuming you are not worthy of love, happiness and joy.
You are worthy of love.
You are worthy of happiness.
You are worthy of joy.
Stop judging yourself. Have the strength and courage to allow yourself to be vulnerable. Be kind and loving to yourself. Practice holding a positive vision for yourself. Make choices that support you in moving forward in your life.
It is all about choices.
Choose to forgive yourself and then move forward and let go of your past. Live for today and enjoy the journey of life itself.
*Thank you… http://www.positive-way.com/forgiven.htm
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Did you know that there is a Bolognese puppy? My sister is looking for a puppy she wants for a pet. And we found this one while searching. This Bolognese puppy is a rare breed and is from Italy.
Isn’t she cute?
Have a blessed week ahead everyone? Going anywhere special this Holy Week?
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Kris Aquino is so annoying to look at! I just saw her in a corned beef commercial, attempting to bite a chunk of corned beef, making it all look sexy… Annoying is too mild a word to describe her.
She reminded me of my ex-boss Bratinella!
Sad.
Ex-boss Bratinella is the reason why I left my Bravenet account. She accidentally stumbled upon my old blog, read posts about a boss named Bratinella and immediately guessed it’s her. Hehehe
She was the reason why I had to leave so many things behind…
I should start getting her out of the tiny HATE corner of my heart.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more conversation, one more chance to make up for the time when you thought they would be here forever? If so, then you know you can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one wish you had back.
What if you got it back?
~An excerpt from Mitch Albom’s For One More Day
Friday, March 14th, 2008
I was tagged by Yen!
I AM… what I am. With me, you get what you see.
I WANT… to be financially secure and travel the world just like Yen.
I HAVE… been blessed again and again.
I WISH… my family will live a long and fruitful life.
I HATE… the exchange rate right now. I wish US dollar will go back to 57. Hahaha
I FEAR… I will drown. I don’t know how to swim.
I SEARCH… for my contentment.
I WONDER… why we always end up with annoying, selfish government officials!
I REGRET… so many things in life but I’ve learned to let go and forgive myself.
I LOVE… life, my family, vacations…
I ALWAYS… make sure I choose to be happy. Happiness is a choice.
I AM NOT… a person who keeps grudges. I easily forget.
I DANCE… when I hear a song I like.
I SING… when the song is something you’d want to sing along with.
I CRY… a lot. I easily cry especially when I see something that touches my heart.
I WRITE… a lot as well! Writing has always been my passion.
I WON… the spelling bee when I was in high school hehe
I AM CONFUSED… as to why he betrayed me, of all people. I am hurt by it.
I NEED… sleep. Been awake for more than 18 hours a day for the past few days already.
I SHOULD… save for my brother’s tuition fees 
THE LAST THOUGHT YOU GO TO SLEEP WITH IS… I lift everything to you, Lord.
I would like to tag Joshua, Mousey, Wendy, Karen, Gellianne, Ate Ghee and Nona. No rush, ladies. Do it when you have the time
Happy Friday everyone!
*Other tags to follow…
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
“So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.””
~ Genesis 22:14 (ESV ~ emphasis mine)
I worry at times. Yes, I pray a lot but there are days that I cannot help but worry. I worry mostly about the health of the family. And more on our finances. I provide for my family and my worst fear is to be able to wake up someday and not be able to provide for my dad and my siblings. No, not on a grand scale but you know, pay the utilities, my mom’s medical bills, my youngest sibling’s tuition fees…
Lately, I’ve been noticing that every time I worry about the state of our finances, God tells me something in His own way. A week ago, I am worrying that my brother will be going to college this coming June and there are just so many bills that needed payments soon. And then the blessings come pouring in.
God is good all the time.
So I was reminded of a friend’s constant advice to us… If you pray, why worry?
*I am late for this week. I will make sure to post earlier next week though
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
When I created this blog, all I thought of was I really need a personal blog. A blog without sp*ns*red posts (bawal yang word na yan dito hehehe). A blog wherein I am not conscious of rankings or the number of comments and visitors. A blog entirely mine.
That is why the tagline of this blog is “Where freedom is what I strive to achieve”. Freedom from so many things. Primarily, freedom to let my mind wander and my fingers to do the talking. And to talk about anything and everything that comes to mind. Spur of the moment writing ito hehe… Kaya you will notice that I post 2 or 3 times a day. Scheduled posts yan. Including this one 
Anyway, this post is actually inspired by Vera’s post. She wrote down something about giving up and there is a question in the entry that caught my attention… is there happiness in giving up?
My answer to that is YES. There is happiness in giving up. Five or six years ago, I had a ‘thing’ with someone. He was a married guy. No, I did not know it from the start. I found out about it when something happened that triggered our break up. He told me that he was separated and that he did not want me to know about it because he loved me. And that he just saw his ex-wife, had a one night ‘something’ with her, got her pregnant. Duh. I did not believe him but my traitorous heart continued loving him despite what I found out. But I gave him up. It was a bad set up from the very beginning. I was just blind to all of it.
Oh yes, I cried buckets. But at the end of the day, all I can think of was, was he really worth it?
I gave him up and something in me broke free. I kept the relationship, you see. Only my close friends knew about him. I kept it from my family. And breaking up with him had set me free. I was free from lying to my family’s face.
Freedom meant happiness in being true to my family. Being true to myself.
So, is there happiness in giving up? If what you are giving up is something that is eating you, emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually… then yes.
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Whenever I will come across an entry by another blogger and it inspires me, you will see the Blogger Inspired logo above. And my very first one is from Vera. Thanks, girl!
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
1. What color are your eyes? Black
2. Anything pierced? Only my earlobes
3. What was the last thing you ate? Pork steak cooked by my dad… sarap!
4. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Why? Red. So I can spread love on papers 5. What is the best advice ever given to you? Believe in Him, always.
6. What sport do you hate the most? The ones that I tried… basketball. I love watching others play, but I can’t play the game. Too bad.
7. Have you ever been broken hearted? Hahaha… One time. Big time!
8. Do you wish on stars? When I feel a bit melancholic, yes.
Starlight, starbright, first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight.
That always may your love be shining bright
Just like that first star that I see tonight.
Star peace, green peace, surely the wars will cease,
We’ll find a way, there’ll come a day,
when people every where will say
Forever let us put an end to war
Upon this one world that we’re working for.
Star song, love song, I hope it won’t be long
Before you’re home and in my arms;
then we’ll both be safe from harm
And then we’ll know our love is shining bright
Just like that first star I see tonight.
9. Are you a daredevil? Oh yes I am. Was. I used to drag race. Hahaha
10. Do you like to walk in the rain? I really do! It has this ‘cleaning’ effect on one’s soul. Try it.
And there you have it.
Happy Wednesday everyone! Enjoy the rest of the week!
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
A couple of years ago, I was supposed to go to New York to work there. My college friend was already working for a small audit firm and she gave my resume to her boss and I was asked to report right away. I was to leave with a tourist visa and then the company will sponsor my working visa. It was all mapped out and I was ready to take on a new country, new work, new environment. I already had my grand plans of working doubly hard to be able to save enough money to buy a new house and a new car back home. But it was not meant to be. My visa application was denied because I had little money to show in my savings account, or so the consul told me. My grand plans went crashing down on me that day. I was frustrated and I questioned everything that I did. What was wrong with my application???
But two years after that, I realized it was not really meant to be. Had I gone on to New York, a big chunk of my life with my mom would have been taken away. Plus a dozen more reasons that happened after that visa application.
There are reasons for everything. HE has His reasons.
Lately, though, I am thinking of trying to work abroad. Again. No, not in the US. I have another country in mind. Closer to home…
I want to buy a farm for the family. I want to buy a house in Baguio. I want to be able to go on a grand vacation with the family.
Wish me luck.
Monday, March 10th, 2008
Good morning everyone! Don’t you just love the rush Monday morning brings? Have you taken a cup of coffee yet? I am having one now. Had your breakfast yet? Are you smiling or frowning before you read this post?
Some of you may be annoyed by now because of the rush going to the office. Please take a moment to close your eyes and relax and picture the beautiful rays of sunshine outside.
Heaven!
“No one is in charge of your happiness except you.”
–Anonymous
Happy Monday with a lot of lovin’ everyone!
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