Malaiya

today, i received a text message from tita:

Pam gudpm muzta kn? Subrang 2w ko lola n me lalo n ang tito biboy he he.

congrats po!! i'm already excited to see and meet your first apo, Malaiya :-)

Circular quay

i'll meet cesar at 5pm. naisip ko na dumaan muna ng circular quay for a walk. yes!! this is an opportunity!!!!! for a photowalk!! :-) thank God for the good sunny weather.

while on the train going to wynyard station

turista! ako?! bakasyunista :-)

at last! i took a photo of you!! ooopss, wag gagalaw. smile!!

the opera house..so lovely..

unofficial photographer (sabi ni gracy hehe)

up-close!

not holding hands while walking (hihi)

got you!! picture! picture!

of course! ako naman! (waited for 5 minutes para sa matinding sikat ng araw. para ok ang effect ng shadow)

salamat tatay for your beautiful and wonderful creations.

Just for laughs

cheesy lines -- super aliw!! :-) here are some winner pick-up lines which i got from an application in fb:

nasan ka kagabi? bakit wala ka sa panaginip ko?

sweswertihin ka sa pagibig ngayong taon, pag naging akin ka.

aanhin pa ang gravity? kung lagi akong nahuhulog sa'yo.

mabilis ka siguro sa mga puzzle noh? kasi kakasimula pa lang ng araw ko, pero nabuo mo na agad...

para kang pimple.. pinipilit kitang tanggalin kaso nasasaktan ako.

may mmda ba rito? kasi nagkabanggaan puso natin!

siguro wala kang payong... inulan ka kasi ng kagandahan..

kung ako ay tae... inidoro ka naman.. and i cant stop falling for you.

me lisensya ka ba? coz you're driving me crazy!

kung posporo ka at posporo din ako, eh di MATCH tayo.

maging cactus ka man.. handa akong masaktan, mayakap ka lang..

masasabi mo bang BOBO ako kung IKAW lang LAMAN ng UTAK ko?

pwede ba tayong magpapicture? because i want to show Santa exactly what i want for christmas!

nung mahalin kita.....daig ko pa ang na traffic sa edsa......i can't move on....

I hate to say this but... You are like my underwear... coz i can't last a day without you!

meralco ka ba? pag ngumiti ka kasi may spark.

pag namatay ba ako iiyak ka? kasi ngayon pa lang patay na patay na ako sayo.

smile! :-)

Sa aking kahiramang suklay

lucky
by jason mraz feat. colbie caillat

do you hear me,
i'm talking to you
across the water across the deep blue ocean
under the open sky oh my, baby i'm trying
boy i hear you in my dreams
i feel your whisper across the sea
i keep you with me in my heart
you make it easier when life gets hard

i'm lucky i'm in love with my best friend
lucky to have been where i have been
lucky to be coming home again

they don't know how long it takes
waiting for a love like this
every time we say goodbye
i wish we had one more kiss
i'll wait for you i promise you, i will

i'm lucky i'm in love with my best friend
lucky to have been where i have been
lucky to be coming home again
i'm lucky we're in love in every way
lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
lucky to be coming home someday

and so i'm sailing through the sea
to an island where we'll meet
you'll hear the music fill the air
i'll put a flower in your hair
though the breezes through the trees
move so pretty you're all i see
as the world keeps spinning round
you hold me right here right now


i'm lucky i'm in love with my best friend
lucky to have been where i have been
lucky to be coming home again
i'm lucky we're in love in every way
lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
lucky to be coming home someday

Meet the (foster) parents

finally..we had a wonderful and fun dinner with the diolazo's. while watching vhong navarro's supahpapalicious, ate ems cheerfully tell the story about their snowy mountain vacation with cesar. "ang panget panget mo!" haha!! you are so funny, ate ems :-)

we had pizza and chicken for dinner and shared together for dessert the ref cake that i made. and they liked it! yipee!

kuya jun and ate ems took us a ride back home. we passed by to a near park where, according to ate ems, is a very romantic place to spend a date. "o di ba, romantic dito!" *wink*

"thank you, father, for this family. bless them. amen."

kuya jun, caloy, myself, ate ems, camille

cesar and pam with the diolazo's

with the kids

with the ninong and ninang daw (hehe)

Bliss

tuesday is movie time! after watching bruce willis' surrogates, we stroll around the city and have our photos taken at the opera house and harbour bridge. then we rode on a ferry back home. we sat infront of the ferry to see the beauty of the night. we crossed under the harbour bridge..what a lovely sight..i can't believe that it's actually happening. cruisin' together with the man i have prayed for to God for long years.

"i believe that it is your will that i am here with him in this moment. thank you, father.."

Down under

canberra floriade (timing for the spring season)
sydney harbour cruise
welcome dinner at lanie's flat
meeting with gian and sasa
staying at the park (along with my book and my ever reliable ipod nano)
photo ops
malling and watching movies together
cooking!
and...........

lapit na :-)

vj_ela

met with rose and valen last friday..pitong taon na pala ang nakakaraan.. i remember valen. na-frustrate sya kasi top 13 lang daw sya sa cpa board exams. ang expectation kasi from him ng mga reviewers is to be on the top 5, as he's the consistent topnotcher sa pre-board. aatend sya ng review class, calculator at pen lang ang bitbit. he took practical accounting 2 for only an hour. paglabas ng result, isa lang mali nya. aawww!! henyo!! kainis! hehe :-) lagi sya bumibisita sa review school, hinihintay ako tapos ihahatid sa bahay. he invited me to be his special guest sa testimonial dinner...well, those were the days. may kanya kanya na kaming buhay ngayon. he's now a director at sgv..i'm happy for him. sya pa rin ung valen na nakilala ko noon..

mom & tina's, makati..salamat valen sa treat! :-)

Cooking is fun!

yipee!! and today sinigang na baboy naman. salamat ma for the tips on cooking sinigang! and yeah, sana meron gabi sa aussie :-) i enjoyed the cooking bonding with mama dear.


will try to make the ref cake tomorrow. ryan revealed to me his secret ingredient..sssshhhhh..thanks for the recipe, master chef ryan!! taste test on monday (sana pasado hehe)

My first adobo

per his request, nagpaturo ako kay mama magluto ng adobo..wohoo!! today, i cooked my ever first adobo. i am very thankful to my mama, who is for me the best cook and mom in the whole wide universe (love you!). you will be proud of your unica hija :-)


bukas, sinigang naman..

Three words

from plain white t's 1,2,3,4


give me more lovin' than i've ever had
make it all better when i'm feelin' sad
tell me that i'm special even when i know i'm not


make me feel good when i hurt so bad
barely gettin' mad, i'm so glad i found you
i love bein' around you
you make it easy, it's easy as 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4


there's only one thing to do
three words for you i love you
there's only one way to say
those three words and that's what i'll do, i love you

The book

"pam, what's the name of the book again? where can i buy it?" -lala, trainer

"hey pam, i bought the book already. dumaan ako ng national booksotore yesterday night, right after the training." -cheryl, co-trainee

hmmm...i never thought that it would influence my audience. almost everyone in the room is asking and is interested to get a copy of it.

since yesterday, i am attending a 3-day training which i thought is going to be boring and tiring. we have an activity wherein we will choose one topic and we will simply give information about it. but we need to apply the learning that we acquired while discussing the matter infront. some of the choices are: country, weekend, book, person, etc. right away, i picked book as my subject.

next, pam..my turn!

this is about a book and the impact of which in my personal life.

if you are looking for a book on romantic relationships, i highly recommend blah blah blah written by blah blah blah. the main focus of the book is to give god the pen and let him script your love story. you will discover that the creator of the heaven and the earth is not only concerned in your spiritual life, family life, your career, your needs, but he is also so concerned in this area of your life, your love life. remember that he himself is the author of love.

i read this four years ago and i was broken hearted then. the week before i joined this company, my boyfriend that time broke up with me..one day, i dropped by in a bookstore (my favorite place!) and found this book. the title appeals to be interesting so i bought it.

god used this book as a tool to help me forgive the past, forgive the person and forgive myself. everyday is a challenge though. little by little, and only by his grace, i regained selfworth and has moved on. and it all started with a decision - giving the pen and entrusting the rest of the story to him. i also decided to go back to my first love, hold on to it, and make him as my priority.

there's a story in the book about a queen named penelope. she is weaving a white linen while she is waiting for her king to come back home from the battle. as well, like penelope, while patiently waiting for the right time, i did what i love doing. i travel here and abroad.. i enjoy singlehood.. i appreciate more my family. they are my inspiration.. i excel in the workfield. then he blessed the work of my hands, i get promotion and promotion and promotion. (i called this stage as "the weaving of white linen days").

after reading the book, i made a promise to start bringing him good, not harm, all the days of my life (proverbs 31:12). from that day on, though i have yet met him, i started to be faithful to him, loving him and praying for him.

until, god set up our meeting. he did not give me a perfect guy, but he prepared and sent me the best man. well, this is another story. just to share a bit, one of the many reasons of my going to the land down under is to celebrate together his one year anniversary in sydney. it was overwhelming how god arranged every thing for this meeting. indeed, one touch from him can change the situation.

and this story is the story i would love to retell to my children and grandchildren and their children's children.."anak, this is how god have written your lolo and lola's love story."

so, i pray that upon reading this book, you will experience as well the love of god. if he did it to me so he can do it to you too! enjoy single life while waiting for the day when you hear him say, "here is the one i have created just for you."

and that ends my dialogue.

Foster family

"ino-offer ni kuya jun ung car nila para sunduin ka sa airport."


wow! i'm touched..and at long last, i will meet ate ems, kuya jun and kids.


he met ate emily in a store that is just a few blocks away from their flat. he noticed that she is a filipina and since there are no other customers inside the store (surprisingly!), he comfortably initiated a small talk as he pays for the soda, "pinay ka noh?"....the conversation ended up by ate ems getting his mobile number and inviting him over to their bs on saturdays. since then, he attends it regularly..they welcomed and invited him to every activity of the group and even to family gatherings. "para talaga akong part na ng family." kuya jun and ate ems also asked him to be camille and caloy's ninong during their dedication. "sila ung una kong mga inaanak dito sa oz."


after hearing his meeting with ate ems and all the stories about her family's kindness to him, i thanked god for giving him a family away from home. sabi ko kay god "....'tay i'd like to meet them someday."

Beyond understanding

Lord, allow me to rejoice in your perfect timing -- especially when i don't understand it. amen.

he works in mysterious ways.
all things work together for our good..

It happened!

on september 2, i wrote this blog, the dreamer..


a week ago, i had a good dream..a dream that is yet to happen. i am keeping the faith! his words are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times....soon..


in my dream, i am holding my passport..

and when i turn it to one of the pages, there's a visa affixed to it.

pagkagising ko, i prayed "lord, ngayon pa lang nagpapasalamat na ko. you are sovereign. my resources are limited but you are infinite. all i need to do is to be still and know that you are god. in jesus name, amen."


the answer came 7 days after. i personally received the parcel. i went staight to my room and slowly i open the envelope. four documents were returned. the bank statement, my employment certificate, his employment certificate and my passport. when i hold the passport, my heart beat faster................ "this is it"....when i flip to page 7, there's the answer. it was approved.


for no matter how many promises god has made, they are "yes" in christ. and so through him the "amen" is spoken by us to the glory of god. (2 corinthians 1:20)

he is the author and perfecter of faith.