Excited

mama is excited. the whole family is excited and i love them! mama called up lola m and tita l to ask about the processing of marriage license. tita b texted me, sya na raw mag-aasikaso ng documents needed from NSO. and so on...honestly, when it comes to processing of papers, i don't have any patience. lalo na sa mga government agencies. that is why i am so thankful for my tita's who are very supportive and so eager to help me and cesar in getting a marriage license.

my girlfriends are also excited for us! i have received two wedding mags from my dear friends. last week, cathy surprised me with a wedding mag and a rose. she put it in my workstation with a sweet note. i enjoyed browsing and reading the magazines while getting great ideas for our dream wedding. maraming salamat, girls!

from jen

from cathy

and of course, my hubby-to-be is super excited to begin our life together. i simply love the way he prepares for our home. he has started investing and buying stuff already. i like it when every time he plan to buy something, he gets my opinion and my approval first. ang sarap daw ng feeling pinaghahandaan ang buhay pagaasawa :-) i love you, dy!! looking forward to spend my everyday with you.

almost 2am when he finished assembling the tv rack

with the help of his BS-mates, tada!! na-assemble na ang bed :-)

All Things Are Possible!

"ngayon pa ba ko magdududa sa yo, 'Tay? sa lahat ng ginawa mo sa buhay ko, sa lahat ng mga sagot mo sa panalangin ko..ngayon pa? hinding hindi, 'Tay."

Jesus looked at them and said "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. -Matthew 19:26

YES!

"kuya pakihinto!! pakihinto ho ung bangka! may tatanungin lang ako sa babaeng 'to..."

"gusto ko ng gawing official.."

"pam,....will you marry me?"

Dreams

lately, i do not enjoy my work. it's boring and routinary. well, that's how i am feeling..and i thought, when i retire, i wanted to be a pre-school teacher. whoa!! this was my childhood dream!!

aside from teaching, there are a lot of things that i wanted to try...like baking, baking and baking :-) and cooking..and social working...and ahmm, interior designing.. and writing.

and i will never stop dreaming..libre naman e :-)

Breakthroughs

spiritual life..more of God and less of me. devote more time in reading his word, in praying and in listening. often brag about his goodness and faithfulness to my family, to cesar, to my friends, and to my sphere of influence. "lord, give me the boldness to share Your love with the people who are so dear to me."

career..not that i don't like my job, but i feel that i am not growing. i am craving for something new. "guide my steps, father. i pray for opportunities and for promotions."

finances..it is his plan to prosper me. i will train and discipline myself to be a good steward of my finances and be more wise in my spendings. "bless the work of my hands. open the floodgates of heaven and pour out your blessings."

"if i seek you first, lord, and your righteousness, all these things will be given as well."

Coffe shop

it was pass 8pm (11pm, aussie time), still i did not get any text message from him. the last text that i received was he's on his way to the gym.. i'm super worried then. i tried to contact him on his mobile phone but it cannot be reached. what's happening??? i just wanna know if he's safe home. please please reply...

thank God! after an hour he message me, nakatulog daw sya. dapat iidlip lang pero sa sobrang pagod nagtuloy-tuloy ang tulog at kanina pa lowbatt phone nya. ok..reason accepted. ang importante, alam ko na he is safe.

around 1030 pm, manila time, he texted me "hindi ako makatulog, my." why oh why??? what's wrong?!? he asked me a favor..."my, may ka-date raw si L sa may coffee bean sa convergy's. pwede puntahan mo? tignan mo naman ung guy. diskyumpado kasi ako e. please." ah, un naman pala! ang protective naman ng kuya :-) for his peace of mind at para maituloy na nya tulog nya, i said, "ok, puntahan ko na sa coffee bean."

i went to the ladies room first and fix myself. words are running through my head. what will i do?? what will i say if i see them?? "uy, nandito rin pala kayo." bahala na..i asked my teammate to accompany me and i explained to her the situation. sabi ko para hindi obvious na inutusan ako ng kuya nya, dapat may kasama ako.

this is it! palapit na kami..then i noticed a familiar guy standing near the corner of cofee bean..OMG!!! is this for real???? waaaah!!! naisahan ako!!!

that was a wonderful sweet surprise..

i hugged him..then pinakilala ko sa teammate ko.."si cesar, boyfriend ko."

Goal

one of my faith goals for this year is to read more books. to start the year with enthusiasm and to renew my perspective about work, i'm reading john maxwell's leadership gold book. this is timing as well in preparation for the yearly individual development plan. go for the gold!

Timepiece

chrissy gift from cesar. thank you, dy!! love you.

Welcome 2010!

enjoyed watching the fireworks with mama and kuya. location -- bubong ng bahay :-)

"lord, thank you for 2009! your love endureth forever. more of you this 2010..amen."

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Arrrrgh!

the woman thingamajig strikes again! ah-huh, not a good mood to start the week.

its like a pinch in the heart that feels like a breakdown in my whole system that have no remedy from anyone. no sunray for me today. but will keep moving and smiling. this will pass.

Counting

it was tonee who gave me the idea of collecting the starbucks city and country mugs. quite challenging yet interesting on how i will get these from the different cities around the world. as of today, i have 18! not bad.. i will keep counting :-)

may 2008. my trip with tonee and jen to macau and hongkong

may 2008. overnight stay in hongkong

august 2008. tonee's indonesia tour

september 2008. pilita's trip to sg

october 2008. from joni's 2-week vacation in london

november 2008. from my analysis and controls teammates' first south korea tour

november 2008. birthday gift from lirio, kuya archie and asaph

december 2008. i received from our exchange gift plus a tumbler!

december 2008. from deanna (yearly, her family is spending christmas and new year in tagaytay)

last year, my family had the christmas and new year brekky using the city mugs. our own little way of saying "cheers to the past year and to the upcoming new year!!"

june 2009. from cesar's first out of town trip in aussie

august 2009. from auntie tita (kuya celebrated his birthday in vegas)

august 2009. pasalubong from auntie tina

september 2009. gift from kuya milo and ate mary

september 2009. overnight stay at manor hotel, camp john hay

september 2009. cesar's comeback trip to melb

september 2009. gift from gian, also a city mug collector (exchanged kami! i gave him the manila and phil little mugs)

october 2009. from tonee's second visit to south korea

i'm expecting three more mugs this december. lirio promised to give me the new manila city mug as a birthday and christmas gift. yey! then i will ask again jen to buy me the new tagaytay mug. lately i was told that there's already a city mug in pampanga. i know nanette, my college barkada, will spend the holidays with her family in magalang. papabili ako of course!

excited na ko for more city mugs next year! anu ano kaya madadagdag?? let's see :-)

Tunog Pinoy

kuya has noel's byahe album. nakakahiya man, but while listening to his version of kahit maputi na ang buhok ko, i was crying. kinikilig at the same time. not only that i fell in love with the song, it's because i love and i miss the one whom i dedicate this to.

astig ng musikang pinoy! kay sarap umibig!

for my cesar, mahal na mahal kita.. "ang aking pangako na ang pag-ibig ko'y lagi sayo kahit maputi na ang buhok ko".

Flattered

i was tagged "crush ng bayan" by my teammates..sorry guys but i am already taken and devoted to my "john lloy-DY" :-)

Period

irritated, emotional, sensitive, masungit -- name it!! bakit ganito every time i have my monthly period :-( is there a scientific explanation for this?

am not a good girl yesterday. halo-halo na siguro. after a tiring and stressful day at work, expecting to have a good night sleep. sobrang antok na rin as i am taking an antihistamine for my allergy. only to find out, when i get home, that kuya is comfortably sleeping in my room. waaaah!! kairita! i wanted to rest and it's my room!

bad bunso..i'm trying to control it. i cried. i am really sorry for my action.

Journal

december 2005, i got my first starbucks planner. i was too excited and inspired to list down my faith goals for 2006. the planner turned out to be a journal. i write my emotions, victories, prayers and answered prayers. i write even my failures. and every december 31st, i go to a near coffee shop or in my room, and take a glimpse of the happenings, rainy and sunny seasons, and put it into writing. giving thanks to God for the year that was and praying for a better and fruitful new year.
since then, i always get myself a journal but not necessarily a starbucks planner :-) it's good to look back and see how He blessed me in every way and how i grow in His love and in faith.

naalala ko, sabi ko noon gift ko 'to (my journals) sa magiging partner ko in life. "eto mga ginawa ko habang hinihintay kita"

first starbucks planner

kikay journal. kakamiss naman to! those were the days.

pinakagusto kong planner ng starbucks

dami sulat!

my jollibee planner! i don't like the 2008 starbucks planner. feeling ko sayang ang pera kaya i get the jabee planner instead :-)

got the 2009 starbucks planner but i gave it to someone as i found a more kikay journal from fully booked

tada!! ready na ang journal for 2010 :-)