Happy Happy Birthday to my great friend GRACE!!!! :)
love love you. :)

midnight madness

im still here. i haven't written in, hmm, two weeks!! haha. a lot of things are on my mind. so many things to post.. so many stories to tell. but don't know where to start.

im going crazy. there are times when im just so happy already.. and then unexpectedly, when i think about it, the pain becomes overwhelming. :( why do i have to go through this?? seesh.

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anyway.. here are some pictures from last weekend.


we are changing group assignments in church. starting this week, it will be with new sisters already. so Grace invited us to her house last Friday. she ordered two large pizzas from Shakey's and shared some of her thoughts. :) only four of us made it. but it's alright. Grace, Meliza, Czezhen, and I had a great time eating and talking. :) can you believe that there were only two slices of pizza left??! haha!

here's Grace and Me. :) i stayed longer since i only have to cross the street to get home. :)

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i joined visitation tonight. this time with Grace and Michelle. :) Grace, Michelle, Pau, and I will be on the same group. we went to see Jessica, Charm, and Chariz. i was enlightened when Grace shared about us not being of this world. she made an example - like we were going on a vacation somewhere else, like in Spain. when you're there, you don't buy yourself a car or a house.. because you don't live there. you'd still come back to your home where you came from. likewise, we should not invest in this world. because even if we are in this world, we are not of this world.

im reminded tonight of God's faithfulness once again.

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it's already past twelve. why am i still awake? i really don't know why. as if the darkness brings so much to contemplate upon..

sleep is important, sleep is wanted by my body, why won't i give it? my mind tells me that too, but i don't know, i can't seem to grant it to me.

thank you for getting me this book. ♥

Joyful

it's finally Friday, a rainy one at that. :) im so happy.. wait, that doesn't seem to be the right word. more than happiness, i feel joy. :) it's been awhile since i felt this way. well, there are a lot of things to be happy. first off, it's Friday! then i bought the siopaos i've been craving for eversince Grace let me tried it on Tuesday. im gonna get the book i've been looking forward to for months tomorrow! and i have a new friend. :)

i can't write down all the details. but all i can say is, i think that sometimes, God uses friends to show His love for us. :)

i attended our practice with the rest of the worship team tonight for Sunday at church, i finished earlier so i waited for Grace to finish her practice too. she came over and we watched our favorite telenovela. haha! ate the siopaos, drank my favorite cranberry juice, and talk. :)

off to bed in awhile. have a happy weekend everyone! :)

Weekend at Caylabne

during the long weekend, i joined the career gathering along with some brothers and sisters. we all went to Caylabne Bay Resort in Ternate, Cavite. we left after the Praise and Worship. the ride was longer than what i expected. there were zigzags.. we went uphill, and downhill. i was feeling sleepy and dizzy at the same time, but the people in the car were always fun to be with. :) there's Bro. Allen, Sis. Lydia, little Jade, the yaya, Koo, Candy, Sarah, Grace, and me.

we were one of the firsts who arrived. so we helped in distributing the snacks to each room and in giving some of the keys. im in the same room with Koo, Candy, and Grace. :) the room looks a little bit old, actually the whole place is a little bit old. but if there's one thing i love there - it's the FOOD! haha. ;) after dinner we had one meeting where Bro. Eden and Bro. Moses shared a few words. they shared about glorifying God in our work, in choosing our friends, especially our lifetime partners. it was really encouraging. :)


after the meeting, we went night swimming. :) too bad Grace and Candy wasn't there. i think we got up around past 11pm. it was so cold while we were walking back to our rooms. but it's okay, D was just beside me.. and that made me want to freeze time. haha. :) we took pictures together before i finally went back to my room.


after breakfast the next day, there were some group games. i only joined the first two. Ruth, Rachel, Judith, Cyrus, Daniel, and i rented a motor boat and went snorkeling. :) we really enjoyed the ride and the view. :) there were waves.. and big rocks, and some caves too. :) we got so far that we cannot see the land anymore. then we came down. honestly, there were no corals at all! but we saw some fishes.. and blue starfishes. :) on our way back, D was feeling nauseous. until we reached the island, he was still feeling bad. luckily someone gave us meds, and he was okay again. :)


i showered after lunch, and played charades with some sisters. it was so much FUN! :) so tired i fell asleep for awhile. and we left already. we were the last one who left the place, but Koo drove real fast. we stopped by Blue Wave and ate dinner at Gerry's Grill. :) im so RED here, and until now, my arms and legs still hurt so bad that i cannot wear anything fitted because of the sunburn. but it's all worth it. :) it feels good to get away from this busy city once in awhile. :)

the ber months are here again! and some people are starting to countdown the days till Christmas. ;) a sweet friend just gave me an ointment today for my sunburn, hopefully these will be gone by weekend. :)

Happy Birthday Koo!! :)

Sidewalk Cafe

Sidewalk Cafe

Alda and i had dinner together today. :) we met up after work. and tried the newly opened Sidewalk Cafe somewhere near our place. i think it's been less than two months since they opened. like all cafes around here, they also offer other goodies aside from drinks.

this is what we tried -

Hickory Spareribs

Korean Beef

the beef is tender, which is good. and flavorful too. :) but the serving size is not enough for one. way too few slices of beef for me. meanwhile the spareribs is yummy too. and bigger than the beef. :) so far so good.

we talked and talked over dinner. :) and while i was in the washroom, Alda paid our bill!! i was supposed to treat her, but she paid our bill already. smart girl. haha! it's my turn next time. thanks Alda! :) she also gave me a top which she got for me during her Thailand trip. yes, she's sweeeeet and thoughtful like that. :)

im posting separate pictures of us because the one where we are together is blur. :( i didn't noticed it while we were there, just now when i transferred the pictures here in my computer. so here we are, happy as always. :) after dinner, she met with her boyfriend Renz, and watched his basketball game tonight. :)

*wrong white balance for the pictures. sorry for that. ;)

P.S. why are some pictures here so grainy? but if you click it, it's not grainy anymore. can somebody help me with this? is blogger shrinking it? or is it just my browser?

updates.

*for quite some time now, i've been feeling sad for some reasons. but thankfully, i got a chance to talk with a friend (who's my spiritual leader in many ways) before lunch during Sunday and she talked some sense in me. haha! well.. after all things that's been said and done, i realized how selfish i am. and from now on, i'll learn to appreciate whatever is given to me and i won't demand anymore. :) i need to change, i know it's for the better. ;) and i'll enjoy every moment. ♥

*on Monday, we all went to New World Hotel's M2M (Morning to Midnight) restaurant and had a buffet dinner for Auntie Cherry's 40th birthday. :) i loved the desserts more than the main course. :) and of course, i got to see everyone again! :)

*Francine and i met for lunch today (finally!!). we have to be quick because i still have to go back to work so we just ate at Tasty's. she's on leave for one week! and she's going to Hongkong and Macau this Friday - Monday. how fun is that! :) i'd love to go with her but i still have some commitments here that i cannot leave. it's been awhile since we last saw each other and i really missed her!! :) oh, we accidentally saw each other last night at the train station! is that counted? haha.


*it's soooo hot today! so hot that i feel so thirsty and dizzy while at work. it rained for awhile tonight but it's still hot. tsk. and the highlight for today? my good little brother reformated our computer and all my pictures there got deleted. i don't have a copy of it in my laptop. only very few. and that really makes me SAD. :( i don't know what to do. so i better fix my pictures here and print them before these too gets lost.

that's all folks. come back for more. :)

Up!

my classmate James came over to my house today to bring the Coffee Jelly Mousse i ordered from him. :) we were supposed to meet somewhere else, but because of the pile of work i still have to do, he was kind enough to come. :) we talked about how we really miss school.. and our other classmates of course. like who has work already, and where they are working. he recently resigned from McDo. and is now finding a new job. i told him to work in a bakery company since he's really good at baking. :)


the coffee jelly is yummy! Grace ordered one too. ;) James also makes yummy Blueberry Cheesecake! :)


somewhere in between, D and i found time to watch the much awaited UP this afternoon. :) i really love it! in one particularly insightful little scene, one of the characters says, “Sometimes, it’s the boring stuff I remember the most.” it’s a sentiment that easily explains the appeal of this film. it’s not the high adventure wackiness that will ultimately make this film stand out. it’s the poignant little moments where we watch the characters deal with life and loss and friendship and dreams, all the familiar little things that are already present in our own lives.


just took this shot from our window. the clouds never fail to amaze me.. the shapes, the colors. ;)

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time is slow today. i kept on looking at the clock while at work, wishing for it to go faster. what makes it more slow is that while everyone is having another long weekend, i don't have a holiday tomorrow. still have work, and i have to be earlier than usual tomorrow. boo!! :(

yesterday, i joined visitation along with Grace, Meliza, and Erwin. it's been so long since i last went on visitation. and when i walked pass some people at church, their faces showed that they were surprised to see me on a Wednesday night. is it a big deal?

after visitation, Grace and i bought some food and came home and we watched TV together. we talked a lot after watching without even noticing the time. after that talk, i realized that there are really so very few people you can trust. im glad Grace is one of them. ;) that's why i can't blame my cousin who doesn't like it very much when coming to church. she tells me that many people there aren't really going for God.. instead, they go to gossip. it's a sad reality, but it's true. people talk behind your backs. people talk as if they've known you all their life. they judge.

i hope and pray that the Lord would keep me. and that my eyes will only focus on Him and not on what's happening around me. it's comforting to know that though people may fail us, He won't. ever. :) thank you Jesus.

im looking forward on having this book:
the countdown - 19 days. :) yey. im sure Spraks won't disappoint his fans. ;)

well, i think that's all for now. my eyes wanna close already. i have to get back to my tutee and prepare for tonight's meeting. thanks for dropping by. :)

such a busy week gone. such a busy busy week ahead with Hannah's exams this week till next Monday. i have so much to share.. but i still have no time to update a lot. but believe me, i miss writing. :)

anyway, let's talk about today. how's your Monday so far? the internet connection was so slow sometime last week! it sucks. im glad it's okay now. this afternoon, i accompanied my Aunt to see an obstetrician, and she did an ultrasound. but the doctor left already when we were just about to enter the clinic.. tsk. so we'll be going back tomorrow morning. my brother and i ate together at Tasty before i came home. the Tossed Noodles with Fried Dumpling was so goood. i don't know if it's really good or it's just me being too hungry, haha! ;) im so sleepy already. after having dinner together with D and my family last night, i slept right after changing my clothes! it's early.. that's a first after a long long time. and it was gooooood. love it! just what i needed. i'll sleep earlier tonight too because im gonna crash already. till next! will you come back? :) ciao. buona notte.

Happy 23rd Birthday KARA!! :)

Hans!

Happy Happy Birthday Lil' Bro! :)

Achi loves you so much. :)