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         December 25, 2010 is the 62nd founding anniversary of United Pentecostal Church (UPC) Baguer, Pigcawayan,Cotabato. My late father-in-law was the pioneering pastor of this church and my brother-in-law is the  present pastor.The invited speaker of the event is the national music director of UPC Philippines, Rev.Samuel O. Embalsado. He is an ECE Board topnotcher who chosed to preach the word of the Lord rather than pursue his career.Aside from having an excellent speaker,the event also had a child dedication,mini concert and fireworks display.It had been a memorable, meaningful and successful event. Hope to be part of it again next year.

         Today is our 12th day as a married couple. Once again we are separated by distance, I work here in Davao while he works in our hometown in Cotabato. We have only been together for 3-4 days during Christmas holidays. During those times, I highly appreciated my husbands' actions. He cooks and wash our dishes. He sweeps our house and paid someone to do the laundry for us. He never leaves me alone in the house.Funny it seems but there is also a time when he volunteered to shave my legs and combed my hair wherein I hesitated but still let him do it. I always joked him that I will savor the moment because it might not be the same next year but he will reply with a question that did he ever change? Well, this is married life and as promised by my husband, he takes care of me.

         I have seven days left to prepare the things I need for my upcoming wedding. I got engaged last Dec. 3 and I am getting married on Dec. 16. That is thirteen days of planning but during the engagement my fiancée’s  family assured us that they will help us in everything we need. So the first thing we did is to list down the things we need, the budget alloted and who is the designated person. Here is our wedding  checklist:                                    Budget        Person Designated     1. Invitation              P2,000        Pastor Neil                           2. Venue Setup          5,000        Jimmy & Karai                           3.Giveaways              2,000        me                               4.Wedding Dress          -            Ria & Nene                           5.Food                    25,000        tata,abet & pastor art     6. Flowers                 2,000        karai     7.Cake                     3,000        Ocay          

          For the sake of some obligations and of the big day I have travelled successively from Friday to Monday this week. It has been so tiresome  but I have to endure this. Friday afternoon was when I travelled from Davao to my hometown, Pigcawayan, so that my mom and my bf's family could talk.The passenger van left Davao at around 2pm and arrived at my hometown at around 6pm. The following day I travelled again returning to Davao using a private car. I have to attend my masteral class that we left my hometown at 6.30am, drop by to some areas and reached Davao at around 11 am. The next day, Sunday,I have to attend my accounting department Christmas party and must return to my hometown so that we could apply for our marriage license.Using private car, we left Davao at 2pm and arrive at 5pm in my hometown. Monday,after my bf and I already applied for our marriage license and attend to some things we need to fix, my mother and I left Midsayap, the town before my hometown, at 2pm a

         After months of hesitation,I finally did it. I told everything to my mom my sufferings,what I wanted to do and what I am going through right now.My lovelife had been in chaos lately because of the postpone engagement in the previous month that I don't have much courage to brought up the topic again to my family. Maybe my bf and I got tired of our situation that we want to clear things out and of where our relationship is heading to.I  got tired already of the drama, of understanding the situation and of the pressure my bf is giving me. Maybe all these things gave me enough courage to tell my mom our intention of getting married.However  I could not get a positive response from mom. My bf and I planned to have the wedding secretly but a mutual friend of ours advised us to tell my mom about this. I myself doubt if I do it, if I could betray my family this way. So I decided that no matter what happened I should tell my mom.I should talk it out.So I go home and set the date wh

             The mouth was created for the sole purpose of saying the things we wanted to say. But why is it that my mouth becomes useless when I wanted to say sensitive things to my family.My family usually tells me what to do and I grew up following them . When I am scolded, talking back to explain my side  is tantamount to disrespecting them.I usually couldn't say to them what I wanted to say and I have been like this for so long already. It is like being in a cage and I wanted to be free. Sometimes I envy people who are very much vocal to their family on what are their wants. As for me, I rather left it unspoken than face my fear of rejection or of being scolded. If only my actions could speak for me. If only my actions would be enough to tell them that this is what I want. I know that this is not right and  I want to change it. This must be stop.

           Cars had already been considered as one of our basic necessity. We use it in our day to day transactions that car maintenance should be given priority. Aside from daily check up, cars should also be brought to auto shop for scheduled check up to maintain its good performance. Certain cars like Ford F-150 should be brought to auto shops when it reaches its certain mileage. Change oil, tune-up, bearing repacking, greasing, fuel injector calibration and check engine light are only some of the services the auto shop must provide. However when car maintenance is being neglected, this is the time when cars incur huge damage and should be brought to repair shop. San Diego auto repair is only one of the many repair shops that provide good and high quality services. Car repairs may include changing of engine parts like clutch lining assembly, overhauling, break linings and body repair. This would be very costly that choosing a repair shop should be taken into consideration to

        I don’t know how it happened but my other blog with less than 10 posts got links unlike this blog. I am new to blogging and I don’t know how things work to be able to get links, but one day an offer for links came by. Maybe my months of waiting already paid off but why is it that my new blog was easily got noticed unlike this blog with 60 posts already?        It doesn’t matter because this only proves that earning money in blogging is for real. At first I doubt it but I still continue blogging because it serves as daily journal for me and one way of enhancing my skill for writing. Hope I could get more offers for links especially for this blog. 

After watching this movie, I can’t wait for part two. I had been an avid Harry Potter fan and I really want to see how the last book would be materialized in movie. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and last book of the Harry Potter sequel. This had been divided into two parts for movie and the first part is now showing while the second part is scheduled to be shown next year. Thinking of its end, I reminisced the time I started reading the Harry Potter book back on my high school days. This was ten years ago and when the first Harry Potter movie was shown, the main characters were only ten years old and they had been cute and huggable kids back then. Now, in this new released movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, the main characters were so grown up and even the characters they projected were so mature.   Although the movie will leave you hanging in the end but the storyline was never diverted from the book. It has shown the same things I imagined i

Yes, I am back to school. I am now officially a graduate school student. I am taking up Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and today is my first day at school. This was a new experience for me with new atmosphere because this is not the same school were I finished my undergraduate studies but this is where my mother and some of my siblings graduated. I am totally excited for this. For my first day, I was lucky enough to have groupmates who were a food chain supervisor, a businessman and a BIR examiner. Wow, I am looking forward for a more meaningful and joyful learning experience.

After voicing out to my bf that I am planning to buy or apply for an internet connection, he gave me a SMART Bro USB broadband. It was his brother’s kit but because they now have a broadband plan connection, he gave it to me. Wow, I highly appreciate it. Thanks to them, I now have internet connection anytime I wanted to.

          Several days had already passed since the last time I’ve check my facebook account. Viewing of social network sites like facebook was prohibited in our office. This was implemented because some employees are already abusing their privilege to have internet connection. Instead of doing their job, some employees were busy viewing their facebook account. For me, having internet connection in the office is a privilege because I could save time and money in going to internet cafes just to view my emails and update my account on some social network sites. I am not yet a facebook addict but the easiest way right now to stay connected with your friends, classmates, relatives and future acquaintances is through Facebook. Now, I am really not updated to what is the latest news to some of my friends but no matter how much I wanted to see my facebook account during office hours, I never tried because there would sanctions to those who will get caught. As an employee, I must abide to the

Funny it seems but I really cried over a tagalog comedy movie “I Do” of star cinema. I am not really a fan of tagalong movies but I was curious of the story and wanted to know what the ending is. So, I watched it alone after office hours. It was a comedy movie but there a lot of drama moments. I’ve watched it for the reason that maybe I could relate to the story and somehow it could give me answers on how to solve my cancelled engagement. I was not wrong, there are some scenes in the movie that I could relate to, like in the movie the boy protagonists sold his car to be able to pay the wedding expenses which my bf also did to fund our planned wedding which is cancelled. What struck me the most is when Enchong Dee(male protagonist) say these words to his father in-law: “ Sana po mpatawad nyo ako Mang Caloy, pero sana maintindihan nyo n mahirap mamili s dalawang taong mahal ko, ang pamilya ko o si yumi.”. Well, I can so relate and I am still in that situation and couldn’t decide who to c

Hello fellow blogger. It is nice to be back once again in blogging. I don’t know what happened to me this past few months that I wasn’t been able to have a new post. But I could say that a lot of things came across into my life since the last time I keep in touch with you guys. Too bad I missed to share it with you. This blogging activity could have been a great help to me in releasing the burdens during those times but I haven’t been able to do so. Well for you to have a glimpse with what is happening to me, here are some of the highlights; top of the list is my canceled marriage engagement, second is the conflict I encountered with my co-employees, and I also got to experienced being alone in our house for three weeks that almost drove me to depression. Thank God I am alive and that some things had been settled in a nice way. On the bright side I was already promoted and I had been able to attend a very unique and helpful leadership seminar. This leadership (FLEX) seminar had been a

I dreamed again of him last night. He often visits me in my dreams. He was a past acquaintance whom I don't have any intimate connections to. Last night, in my dreams we shake hands because after several years we bump into each other. The following day, the lady rumored to have a relationship with him was my co-passenger in the jeepney. It has been like this for years already and it is still a big mystery for me. From time to time I would dreamed of him. It is like an uninvited visit in my dreams. It is so annoying because it always reminds me of him.Sometimes it gave me some doubts with the relationship I am into. Ideas come into my mind that maybe he is the man destined for me but how could that be because for several years already I don't have any communications with him or even seen him. In the first place, I am very much contented and happy with the relationship I am into. I would very much appreciate it if he would stop visiting me in my dreams.Still, it would remain as

My brother recently comes home after nine months of working at the sea in a cargo ship. He treats us into a beach getaway. Our former plan is to be at the Kaputian Beach. But when we pass by into one of our family friends, he led us into the Florenda beach resort. It is the beach resort next to Punta del sol at the town of Penaplata. It is a newly open resort fitted for relaxation, swimming or an overnight stay with their available fully-furnished guest houses. With the location of the resort, you would have a nearer view of Davao City and the MT. Apo from the Samal Island. The swimming area is also a natural scenery wherein you will get to see starfish, sea urchins, corals and small fishes. Since, it is a newly open beach resort it is not yet crowded with guests. In fact, at the time we visit it, my family is their sole customer. It is like having the resort exclusive for us. I had a relaxing, enjoyable and memorable Samal Adventure at Florenda.

Gift comes in various forms. May it be small or big, soft or hard, long or wide, expensive or cheap, what matters most is the value we put into and our noble intention to let the receiver of the gift be happy. In the celebration of my mother’s Thanksgiving Party, I together with my siblings decided to gave my mother a simple gift. I come up with an idea to give her a charcoal painting of herself as a remembrance from us. Together with the painting is a thank you card with our personal messages. When I gave it to her, she first read the thank you card. She gave time to read all our personal messages written in the card. Then she carefully unwrapped our present. She smiled. I was so delighted seeing her smile. She even showed the painting to my auntie. That confirms that she liked it. It maybe a simple gift but I know somehow that it touch my mother’s heart.

Christening or baptism is a religious ritual commonly done to welcome an individual into the Christian world. For Catholics it is the first sacrament to be received and usually done when they are still babies. For other religious sectors, baptism or christening is done when they reach the age of reason or the age when they can fully understand what they are into. As Catholics, my family and I recently welcomed into the Christian world my sister’s baby, my niece Edrich Joy. She was five months old. Even at her young age, she never threw out her tantrums during the ceremony and never cried especially when the holy water was poured into her head. Aside from her parents’ friends, her uncles and aunties are her godparents at the same time. I was one of them. I hope I could be a responsible auntie and godparent to my niece. I hope and pray that my niece would grow up to be a good Christian. Welcome into the Christian World Baby Edrich.

Customer satisfaction is the main goal of any type of businesses but customer's safety should never be neglected. Last night, I stopped by in a hardware shop. I was looking for a fish food for the flower horn fish of my brother. Near the stool where pet food where displayed there were hardware staff repairing something. Since there was no signage or caution not to enter, I continue choosing for the fish food displayed. After the staff where finished with what they are doing, they left. Seconds after they left, the fluorescent lamp above my head exploded and shattered glass were falling. When that happened I was so engrossed in choosing the right food for the fish that my instant reaction to it was a bit surprised and never mind it. One of the staff asked me, “Seriously Maam, are you hurt?”. I inspected myself for anything that might be aching. Since I couldn’t feel anything that hurts, I replied “no”. To think of it, if the worst thing happened, the shattered glass might fall on

Flu is very much common nowadays. It will start out with sneezing, then running nose and followed by cough and headache. It maybe brought by change in weather and mostly common during rainy season. We may consider it as mild sickness but if it will strike us, our jobs and daily routine will still be affected. As the best advice ever, prevention is still better than cure. We should eat a lot of fruits reach in vitamin C or food supplements that will boost our immune system. Enough rest is a must so that our body would not be easily infected with any viruses. Drinking a lot of water could also help because it is one way of cleansing our body.In this rainy season, having a flu is really a no, no. Don't get yourself infected with flu. Take care.

It was my first time to be taught how to drive a non-automatic car. At first, I'm hesitant but I am very much willing to learn. My bf had been my instructor and we also used his car. Here are some of the things I've learned. First thing I did was to get familiarize with the parts of the car and its functions. I got to know what is clutch, brake, accelerator, gear shifter, signal lights and others. For a non-automatic car there are three pedals. The pedal to the right is the accelerator, in the left is the clutch and in between is the brake. Left leg must step only on the left pedal which is the clutch. Right leg may step on the brake or the accelerator. Before putting the key into ignition, check first if it is in the neutral gear. Shifting of gear cannot be done without stepping first at the clutch. So when you change gear, step on the clutch at the same time. To start up, step on the clutch and set the gear shifter into the first gear. Clutch and accelerator go hand in hand,

It's been a couple of days since the last time I blog. Since that time, a lot of big events happened which I haven't been able to share with you. (Assuming I have a reader.:)). Well, here some of the things happened lately. My mother is now okay after having high blood pressure of course with the help of a lot of medicines. I had been able to grab a DVD copy of Gossip Girl TV series from season 1 to 3 which I had been so engrossed into that I religiously watch it every night. Still at home, my mother bought a multi-carry car which was already blessed and hopefully by Saturday we could use it in going into our hometown and to test its durability as well. In line with my job, as usual I'm always busy but little by little I am starting to enjoy it and recently I celebrated my first year anniversary in working in the company. Time flies so fast, I barely notice it. In politics, the results of the Philippine election had been finalized. Twelve senators had already take their oat

A couple of days ago, my mother had been rush to the hospital due to high blood pressure. Her blood pressure reach 150/90.We assumed it was caused by hot temperature or some food that she eaten during that day that triggers for this to happen. According to the diagnosis of the emergency ward doctor, my mother had a pneumonia that causes for the blood pressure to increase.Since during that time all the hospital rooms for patients had been fully booked due to high cases of dengue and flu, we waited for all the tests to be done and when it is done and my mother's blood pressure subsided, we go home by midnight. The following day my mother's doctor who is also her second cousin diagnosed my mother with UTI (urinary tract infection). A different diagnosis compared to the one given by the emergency ward doctor. So another set of medicines had been prescribed. Since we are more confident on my uncles' capabilities,we followed her prescription and besides my mother is vomiting with

Last week had been a tough week for me. Monday was when I received an email regarding my disapproval to Google ad sense. I’m a little sad by it but it's OK. Tuesday had been another busy day for me at work. Wednesday, the worst day, was when my brother had a vehicular accident while on his work. I am so tense and worried about his situation. Luckily, he had only some minor wounds. The next day, Thursday, when I arrived at our house my brother showed me his dead flower horn fish. He took care of it for five months already. It was already having colors on his scales and half already of the size of a matured flower horn fish. My brother was disappointed by it because it jumped out of its aquarium and we were late by almost an hour to rescue it. What left to us now are only its pictures. Another tough day followed, Friday, was the day when I am starting to have a heavy flow menstruation. Throughout the day, I am so conscious and careful with it so that my jeans will not be stained by

I received an email from google ad sense today telling my application had been denied due to the issue of unacceptable site content. I wonder what are these contents that hindered their approval of my site. As far as I know, I haven't written or done anything against their policies. Maybe my site is too young for them or maybe I haven't meet their standards of writing or unknowingly, maybe I have done or written something that is unacceptable to them. Well,there is nothing I can do about it so I removed all the ad sense and continue posting in this blog. After all I am having fun doing this. This serves as my daily diary and an outlet of bursting the emotions I have kept. So, no matter how much I wanted to be given an approval by google ad sense, I must accept their decision and still continue blogging. Hope I will last longer as a blogger.

Today I attended my first meeting with the management support services’ superiors of the company. I feared this meeting because I knew there are a lot of issues thrown at us by other department. These are issues beyond our control because of insufficient funds. Out of my fear, I thought of resigning from my job but I was so relieved that somehow my superior answered these issues during the meeting. It was so reassuring to know that my superior knew and understand our situation why we can’t give what they ask from us. Still, the meeting ended up leaving me a long list of task to be done. I still thank the Lord for allowing me to still have an intact ego after the meeting and for allowing me to experience this. God is so great. Thank you Lord.

Love can move mountains. Love conquers all. Love is patient and kind. These are only some of the many definitions of love but to those who were in love there are no exact words to explain the feeling. It is indefinable. My friends and I were sharing about the conflicts we experienced with the relationships we are into. One of the things discussed that stick to my mind is on the notion that a guy who wants to settle down cannot wait longer for a girl to accept his proposal. They tend to end the relationship and look for a ready and available partner. I feared this scenario. I am in a six-year relationship and my guy had already been asking me for years when should we settle down. I had given him already a lot of alibis. My first alibi is that I should finish first my studies, second had been I should pass the CPA board exam, next alibi is to be able to have a job, then when his father died and my brother married I told him the it would be “sukob” and my last alibi had been to allow me t

I went home to our province just to experience the automated election. Even if I will spend for the fare and spend only for a night in the province, I am still willing just to experience this first ever automated election in the Philippines. On the day of the election, I went to the precinct around nine in the morning. In the cluster where I belong was composed of six precincts with a total number of almost one thousand voters in one PCOS machine. At first, there was a straight line of people who will vote in the precinct. After hours of falling in line, voters in our precinct converge towards the door that we already cramped on the waiting area. I pitied the elders who also fall in line and were already exhausted for the long hours of waiting just for them to cast their vote. I am also disappointed to the voters who waited for hours and in the middle of waiting give up and opted to go home rather than vote. As for me, I waited and endured the cramped up of people just to exercise my r

It was few days ago when I attended the general assembly of the employee’s cooperative of our company. As the bookkeeper of the company, I was tasked to report the statement of financial condition of the company. It was the second assembly and the cooperative’s third year of operation. For me, the cooperative was doing well. It has reached a hundred thousand income for last year. Usually a business will start to gain income on its third to fifth year of operation because usually first to second year are all about capitalizing or incurring pre-operating costs. So a hundred thousand income is already not bad and we cannot deny the fact that nowadays a lot of businesses are shutting down due to recession and mismanagement. Despite of this, there are still coop members who can’t accept this outcome and were not happy about this. Well, we can’t please everyone but it is good that there are these criticisms that will challenge the BOD to aim for higher returns.

While viewing my facebook account, I am somewhat distracted by the comments of one of my friends regarding the senatorial candidate Riza Hontiveros-Baraquel. The point of their comments is that this senatorial candidate is so shallow pertaining to her tag line “Magandang Laban” which to them doesn’t make sense. They also added in their comments that Riza is like a prostitute selling her beauty to gain some votes and that how can fighting a fertilizer scam solve the issues of price reduce in the market. I don’t know much about Riza Hontiveros but out of the small things I knew about her, I already admired her bravery and dedication in fighting the issues which she thinks will be for the good interest of the Filipino populace. I think she has a point in fighting the fertilizer scam because in any agri-business fertilizer is the most expensive cost thus reducing the cost means reducing the price of the commodity. If she is beautiful and campaigning for votes it doesn’t mean that she is al

I am so excited today because it is Friday and we will be working for half-day only. Our company announced that we will attend the motorcade in the afternoon to show our support to the Liberal Party. Due to uncontrollable events, I wasn’t able to attend the motorcade and work in the office for whole day. Some of my co-employees delayed in the submission of the payroll documents for approval that we have to wait for them. We cannot postpone the approval of this just because we want to attend and enjoy the motorcade. These are wages of employees who work hard in the plantation. These are employees who work under direct sunlight and shed more sweat than us. Even though we are very excited to attend the motorcade, our conscience speaks louder telling us not to delay the compensation of these people. Sometimes we have to let go of our self interest to give way for the interest of the many. So, despite the unrealized excitement and tiredness I am still happy that I did the right thing today.

Our company spares some time to educate us on the forthcoming automated election. It would be a first time in the Philippine history to have this automation in election. Before, voters list down their voted candidates in the ballot and it is manually counted by the COMELEC that the final result would be released after several weeks. Now, voters will just shade the egg-shaped before the candidates name in the ballot and it will be scanned by the PCOS machine to count the votes and hopefully the results of the election would be released within a week. Since the machine is so sensitive, here are some simple tips so that our votes would not be wasted: 1. Make sure our hands are clean so that it would not leave a mark on the official ballot or else the machine will not read it. 2. Do not put a check, X, dot or half shade on the egg-shape instead fully shade it. 3. Do not exceed on the number of candidates to vote per position. Take note that we should only vote for 1 president, 1 Vice presi

It was already three successive days that I go home feeling worn out. After work and arriving at our house, I will have dinner and then fall asleep. Sometimes I forgot that I haven’t brush my teeth yet that in the middle of the night I would wake up and do the things I should have done before going to bed. Maybe this is brought by my menstruation or maybe these are the aftershocks of tiredness out of my vacation trip in Siargao. My body is already asking for the neglected hours due for sleeping during my vacation. Maybe excitement and happiness succumbs me during those times that it prevented me from having enough sleep. Still, even if these aftershocks will last for a week I will never regret the unforgettable and enjoyable vacation I had at Siargao.

I am super exhausted but enjoyed our vacation trip at Siargao. After three nights and four days of being away from our house, I returned with no "pasalubong" and a lot of dirty clothes. Despite of these, my mother understands me and offered to help me in washing my pile of dirty clothes. Of course I said no, because I don't want her to get tired. When I entered my room I found out that the dirty clothes I left before my vacation where already cleaned. Oh, my mom just can't resist washing it when she saw it. This is what they call mother’s love. That is why I can’t help in saying “I love my Mom”.

It's Friday and it is the day Davaoñeos show their strong support to the presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino. While on my way to work, all the passengers in the tricycle wears yellow. Some people in the streets waiting for their ride wears yellow and some public and private vehicles has yellow ribbon sticker. Davao really is a yellow country. Before, I wear yellow every friday as part of company policy, but now it is more meaningful because it is one way to show my support for Noynoy Aquino. Hope he will win the 2010 Philippine election. Good luck and More Power to him. Ituloy ang Laban!

The internet cafe next to out house shuts down. It was all because of the electricity disconnection. The owner of the house and the business was in Australia. They left the business to their relatives and they let them handle the operations of the business. Few days ago, their electricity had been disconnected because two months bill had not been paid. Maybe the owner got angry because of the mismanagement of the business that he finally decided to shut down the business. I am somehow a little sad by this because it is the nearest internet cafe in the subdivision. This was also the first internet cafe in our block. It is so disappointing seeing good businesses shutting down. Well, business is a gamble that if you are not lucky enough you must know when to stop.

As part of the daily physical activities of my mother, she would sweep the dry leaves and other litters in our front yard as a morning exercise. She caught my attention while I am busy preparing myself for work. She got mad at something. When I am able to know the whole story, I am disgusted. There is a human manure in the front canal of our house. It was a dry canal and someone literally “popo” in there. It is so disgusting and a little bit funny. Three scenarios came out of my mind. First, maybe a customer of the internet cafe of our neighbor can’t find a CR that our front canal had been the target. Second, maybe someone wanted to annoy us that he/she came with this idea. Lastly, a passerby wanted to pee and there it goes. Funny it seems but it is a proof that human nature is very much unpredictable. :)

My boss had been away from the main office today. I am somehow relieved because it would mean lesser work load for today. But because of Skype, emails and cell phones we are still connected. He could still send a message or call me of the things he want to ask or wants me to do. Even if distance separates us, I could still not go away from the fact that he is my boss and I am his subordinate who is obliged to do what he asks. This is all what advancement in communications brought to us that no matter where we are, we are all connected.

My friends and I attended the motorcade of presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino and the rest of the Liberal Party.We started these event at 11AM for an assembly wherein we put banners and other paraphernalia to the vehicles to have it ready for the motorcade. After one hour of preparation all our company vehicles headed at the airport to wait for the candidates.After three hours of waiting with an empty stomach, finally the motorcade started.All our tiredness and anxiety vanished with the warm welcome of the people who waited for the motorcade. Being in the front liners of motorcade, I could see the chanting, excitement and happiness of the people who waited at the streets.They were all eager to see all the candidates. The motorcade last for three hours that at 6PM the rally begins.It was my first time to attend a big election rally.I don't usually go to rallies for security reasons but at this rally I put away all my hesitations and together with my friends we pushed our way in th

Teachers are the ones who impart their knowledge to us of the things we ought to know. They are our second mothers at school. They had been with us since the nursery school up to college and even up to post graduate schools. They are the ones who equipped us with enough information in order for us to have a better job and a bright future. What we achieve right now, we forever owe it to them. Few days ago,my family and I attended the retirement party of my mother. My mother together with the three other retirees where given a party by their colleagues in the department.It was a simple yet a memorable occasion. It somehow gave me a glimpse of a teacher's life. With the different speeches given in the event, I was able to know the hardships, sacrifices and a lot of experiences of being a government teacher. To be able to gain a position in a government school, the starting point would be as a substitute teacher. I can't imagine that my mother had endured nine substitution, which i

Last night, I dreamed about my late best friend. In my dreams, we are in a classroom competing for something or kind of discussing something like we used to do before. It is already two months, to be exact, two months and two days since she passed away. I terribly missed her. I don't know what are the messages my dreams wants to convey to me. Maybe I just terribly missed her that is why I dreamed of her or maybe I still didn't accept the reality that she already passed away. In the latter years of her life wherein we are apart, if we met we talked about each others lives, catching up on what we missed and when I go home in the province I visit her in their house. Since I am going home to the province tomorrow, I am going to see her house, our school and playgrounds were we spent our childhood years. It would all remind me of her as well as the pain of losing her. As of now, I just think that we are only separated by distance because in my heart she would always be there. My dre

It’s the last day of work before the holy week. I am so excited to go home to the province to spend my holy week there. I can’t wait to see my cute baby niece, my nephew, brothers and sister, my mom and also my beau. It’s been months since the last time I saw them. Once in a while it is nice to spend a long vacation in the province. It is away from the noises, traffic and pollution of the city. I can relax there and stroll around at a minimum expense. I can’t wait for this day to end. Sooo excited.

Why should there always be a basis in judging one’s capabilities? Why some people compare us to others? Why is it that there are always a notion that we are supposed to be more capable or at the same level with the person ahead of us, our parents or with our siblings? Why is it that there are always comparisons? Living our day to day life full of expectations and pressures is so hard, how much more if it is added up with a lot of comparisons to a person who is visibly more knowledgeable and efficient than us. It is an unreachable basis wherein people expect us to achieve. What is hurtful to this situation is when they show to our face that the other person is much better than us. It is so annoying because each of us has its own weaknesses and strengths. Each of us is unique and shouldn’t be compared to others. We may not be competent in his/her field of expertise but we might find our strengths in another field because each of us is exceptional in our own way. It is unfair to be compar

Each of us was born with unique personalities but we are categorized by our common traits. There are people who are loving,understanding,cool and soft spoken while others are mean, short minded, strict and harsh. When you get to encounter people with those latter type of traits it is so hard to maintain a good social relationship with them. You would often than not quarreled with them. As much as we want to push our ideas with these type of people it is useless because they are pickle minded and they won't accept others point of view.It feels so helpless communicating with them especially when they are almost yelling at you just to emphasize their point.So, in times like this better treat the fire with ice instead of adding fuel to it. To make the world more peaceful we should try to control our emotions and treat them in a nice way even if it is superficial rather than duet with them in yelling.It is better to settle things in a nice way rather than end up in hurting each other a

Aside from being a fan of Brangelina, I am now a new fan of David-Victoria Beckham couple. While reading a magazine, I encountered an article about how the couple celebrated their 10th year anniversary. I was amazed that they made it that far.Among celebrities,it is already a common story how celebrity couples are breaking up. So being a celebrity and being in a 10-year marriage is already a big achievement. David Beckham is a professional soccer player while Victoria Davis is the former Posh Spice Girl. The relationship started while Beckham is still gaining fame in his chosen sport and Victoria is at the height of his career being a member of the famous Spice Girls. Like any ordinary married couples they also have their ups and down in marriage but they showed to the public that they are willing to work out their marriage until the end. As of now the couple had three sons and hoping to have a baby girl. The best part of the article that amazed me most about the couple is about thi

My bad mood was lighten up by a statue of Mother Mary. The statue arrived at our house around 9PM as part of a Catholic religious ritual wherein the statue will stay for a night in a chosen house. Our house was chosen to where it will stay.As I look at the statue it gave me a soothing feeling that vanishes away the bad feelings I had. Before sleeping that night I touched the statue and say my prayers.I am glad it stayed for us for a night. This Catholic religious ritual is done by conducting a rosary. After the series of prayers,it is now time to transfer the statue to another house. The prayer warriors will now light their candles to light the path of the statue while transferring it to another house. The house owner to where it will stay will accept the statue. It is done repetitively from one house to another in preparation for the Holy Week.

I had a bad day. I feel irritated, exhausted, hurt and with lower self esteem because of my job.Is it already time to quit my job and look for better opportunities? As I weigh things, I could think of more ideas answering yes to my question than no. I don't anymore like my working environment because of the incident with my co-worker which gave me an idea that they are treating me superficially. In terms with my work, I had doubts if I could be able to cope up with it. In this line of job, you should be all-knowing, efficient and flexible in the needs of your boss and customer. One simple mistake makes a big difference. I don't think I have the traits needed to meet the demands of my job. I am already succumb by it. Even in terms of salary, it is way too low compared to other companies. Is there still reason to stay? If I will really think about it, I could stay in order for me to gain more experience, nothing more nothing less. Maybe it is my turning point wherein from now on

Yesterday was a day of celebration in the city.A local holiday was declared in celebration of "Araw ng Dabaw"'. Anywhere within the city is busy. My mother and I decided to stroll around the city. We went to the busiest street, the San Pedro street.A lot of people were there because it was the venue of drum and bugle competition. Aside from the competition, it is also were a lot of things for sale were displayed in the sidewalk. We bought a house decor, slippers and fruits at a cheaper price. After strolling in the street, our next destination had been the park in the city named as the People's Park. My mother had never been there before so even if a lot of people were there we never hesitated to enter the park. There was a competition for magicians in the event area of the park. We watched it for a while and then stroll in the park.We took pictures, watch the different views, sat in the benches and then finally decided to go home.What a busy day it was in the city an

A friend of mine arrived from Australia for a one month vacation here in the Philippines. She had been able to go to Australia through a student visa but had been able to work there at the same time. She is a registered nurse here in the Philippines and later on passed the licensure exam for nurses in Australia. While studying for a masteral degree, she had been able to find a job in a coffee shop but later on worked in a hospital. According to her a lot of job opportunities awaits in Australia especially in my field of specialization, accounting. Skilled workers are also needed in the field of hairdressing, cosmetology, bar tending, welding and hospitality. Although the Australian government had been strict in this field because of other nationality who were caught with fake documents,still, they will welcome workers who are willing to work there.So, if the job suits you and ready for it why not give it a try.

There is this one person that I have known for quite some time already. Other people would tell me her lapses, attitude and frustrations with regards to her personality. With so many people telling me about this, I had a notion that it is a common knowledge among us who knows her what is her personality. Now, here comes me and my big mouth. I asked one person who knows her regarding why other people concluded that she has this unlikeable attitude. I don't know how things happened that it reached to her that I am the one telling stories about her. She emphasized to me that I am talking bad things about her behind her back and how could I say those things when according to her she is the opposite of it. At that point of time, I think for a while remembering all the things I have done.I replied to her message that I am not the one who tell stories to other people about her and that I am just a curious person who wondered why and tried to find answers to others. After some explanation

I washed my clothes for today. Instead of bringing it to the laundry shop I did it myself. By doing it, I had been able to exercise, save money and maximized my time. It is important that each of us should know how to maximize our time. Instead of watching tv or doing nothing, we should think of things that would put value to our time and not letting it pass by worthlessly. Time is one thing that we cannot control that it should be considred with importance. Useful usage of time is better than having a futile time.

Dog's are man's bestfriend. They make us laugh, entertain us and even play with us.Sometimes the longer they stay with us the more we became emotionally attached to them. As I grew up, I am used to having dogs in our house.I love dogs and eventhough they don't belong to the high breed dogs I still love them.When I transferred to the city to study for college we tried to raise a dog for our house here. We either buy or bring a puppy from the province to be raised here in the city. No matter how we tried the puppies die after few months. Some puppies had been with us for several months already that we wept for their lost. Until such time that we finally decided to not anymore raise a dog here in our house in the city. One time when my cousin's son stayed with us, he brought a puppy. I told him that his puppy might die just like the rest of them.I was wrong, it was a miracle that the puppy survived. With it, we became hopeful that we can have another dog so we brought anot

Daughter: Dad, I'm pregnant with my BF... Dad: Did he did it against your will? Daughter: No dad, we did it against the wall.. :) Person 1: I am so tired with my present life.. Person 2: In that case, why not try the after life.. :)

It was Saturday and I was still in the office working. I was in a bad mood because before I left the house my brother keeps on giving me household chores and I am so tired. I am so exhausted that some unnecessary thoughts pop out of my mind. I am beginning to pity myself because I missed my planned night out, I am still in the office working when it is supposed to be a rest day and I have a brother who keeps on giving me works. I hate it to be in this way. When in times like this the only one who absorbs my anger, annoyance, and silliness is my boyfriend. I blamed him for not letting me attend my friends night out. I told him that I am so jealous with my friends because they got to enjoy a very nice place with all the nice pictures. I am letting him to know that I missed all the fun because of him. Despite of my unreasonable blames, he just said sorry. He said sorry for all the fun I missed because of him. Then, he promised that next time he will not hinder in all outings I w

I planned to have a weekend night out with my friends.On the scheduled day, my boyfriend arrived. He told me that since I have a night out he will just go home directly to the province after the transaction with his friend finished. We only see each other twice a month.So to balance all things,I told him to stay for a night and I will accompany my friends till midnight only.He stayed but make sure to me that I will go home by midnight.With these, I could have time with him as well as with my friends. But I haven't consider the availability of transport vehicles to where am I going.I just went there to see the scenario and go home. I missed all the fun.Still,even if it is not him I am seeing to I will still make that decision because it is an agreement where I said yes.

"I am a lesbian" are the words of my friend. A shocking revelation but acceptable for me. We have been friends for years already.I never thought that she would be like this.She is sexy, slim and very feminine in every way.She even had crushes.She has pedicure, manicure, and wears short shorts, mini skirts and sexy dresses, very much feminine,more feminine than me. I told her that it might be a mistaken conclusion or a temporary feeling.I suggested that a guy might change this. She replied that she had been in a relationship with a guy before but only then that she realized that she is falling in love to a girl at the same time.I told her that being a lesbian is not that easy.Accept it or not there is still discrimination in the society.Regardless of my views, she is already convinced that she is a lesbian. Lesbian or not, she is still my friend.Nothing can wipe away our years of friendship.Whatever her choices as long as she is happy, I would be here as a friend.Good luck fri

Flower horn fish is a breed of fish that has pink scales with some kind of Chinese imprints in its scales. As it grows older a big bulk forms on its forehead. In feng shui, it is believed to bring good fortune. My brother adapted two flower horn fish last December 20, 2009. They are two months old now. When he adapted them, they have same length with my thumb. Now, they are almost 3.5 inches long.They grow so fast. My brother named them Sniper and Tiger.Each has its own cube like aquarium.They are so energetic, attentive and playful.Even though they are almost alike, you can distinguish them by their traits.If you would put your finger or a wire in their aquarium, Sniper is the one who would not attack automatically but would wait for the right timing. Whereas, Tiger is the one that attacks automatically and would sometimes jumps out of its aquarium. They are so funny to look at.If their aquarium are placed near to the other one and they got to see each other, they will attempt to att

Since I am alone in the house today, I decided to eat in a fast food chain. I am so graving for a Hawaiian Twister that I decided to pass by at the KFC. Hawaiian Twister is a wrap up fried chicken, ham, pineapple, various fruits and other spices. It is a mixture of taste and what I like about this food is that it is like a viand and dessert wrap into one. It is so yummy that you would want to ask for more but watch out with the diet.

Three days had already passed since my brother and mother go home to our house in the province. Since then, I was left alone in the house. I was busy with work and household chores that I barely notice that I am alone in the house. Sometimes I like it this way because I got to do the things I wanted. I could watch TV for whole day without someone bothering me or cooking the food I want without minding if my housemates would like it and having a quiet place for myself. The disadvantages only of being alone are that I have to do all the household chores, shoulder all the expenses and for security purposes no one would be there for me if something bad will happen to me. Still, it is so nice to be alone for a while.

When you always see yourself in the mirror, you won't notice what are the big changes of your body. Usually our friends and other people who haven't seen us for quite some time notice the differences. As I see myself in the mirror everyday,what I see is the same as yesterday.What I have not notice is that I am gaining some weight. I have a hormonal imbalance that triggers this to happen. Before I manage to lose some weight and because of this notion I became lax with my diet. It was only lately that this idea sink in to me. While shopping and fitting for some clothes I've notice the bulging excess fat. Also, some of my friends are telling me that I am gaining some weight. With these, I should not let these happen to me. I should look after with my diet. Since summer is approaching it would be an eye sore wearing a swimsuit exposing those unwanted body fats.I must strive to be physically fit.Hard work, self-discipline and good diet are the things I needed to reach my goal. S

Scar is the aftermath of wounds. It is a wound that fully healed but left as a mark. Each scar has its own story. It is an imprint of ones’ memories. When I was young, I don’t care if I get wounded, injured, or have some scratches. All I care about is playing. My mother often scolded me if I get wounded. She would tell me that each wound would result to a scar and it is not pleasing to look at especially if you are a girl. Despite of this, I still don't care. I keep on playing without taking good care of my body.I got a lot of wounds out of biking, playing hide and seek and other games. When I got older, I realize my mother was right. Scar lessen my self-confidence and it is a hindrance in wearing some type of clothes.But it would be a constant reminder to me that I am once a hard-headed child who would not listen to her mother. It would also remind me of my joyful,wonderful and adventurous childhood years. Also, it would be a constant reminder that mother knows best whats good for

When I was on my way to work, I rode with the same vehicle with my former instructor. Even with my refusal, he insisted to treat me with the fare. He asked me if we have the same destination. Without even grasping what is his question, I automatically said yes only to realize that my destination is farther than him. If I will tell the truth he will infuse money to compensate my whole fare up to my supposed destination, which I don't want him to do. So considering all things, I drop by on his destination and rode again to where I am supposed to be bound for. I made two rides today instead of my usual one ride in going to work. Anyways, always thank God for all the blessings and be happy that there are still generous persons in the world. Just never mind the lapses.

When you are in a relationship for a long time, you would come to a point when you ask yourself if he/she is the right man/woman destined for you. I am in this relationship for six and a half years already. Being in this relationship for that long is not that easy to achieve. We have also been tested by time may it be by our changeable emotions towards each other, opposing siblings, strict parents, or even others' curiosity trigger to end the relationship. Maybe because of our strong perseverance and commitment to continue the relationship, we made this far. With this, can I now assure myself that he is really the right man destined for me.Is it safe to say that he is the one. If long term relationship is the basis for one's security to his/her partner, why is it that some undergo a ten-year or more relationship and ended up brokenhearted. Others only take days or months and decided to go into marriage. Well no one really knows why. No calculation or formula can explain this ph

I wake up so late this morning that I have to move faster with my morning rituals but I still ended up late to work.It was a big day today at work. Today was the scheduled day for fund preparation. From time to time I had to contact people concerned. Every minute matters and one wrong decision would create a big loss. Many phone-calls had been made. Glances at the computer was done from time to time. All possible questions was asked just to confirmed ones decision. Fast thinking was made. With all these, I wished at one point that all these would stop and gave me a minute of silence. But I have no choice, I must continue or else it would be a disaster. No matter how stressful it was, I made through it and like any other day it must end.But unlike any other day, I was exhausted, tired and was having a headache with this day.What a stressful day it was.

In a lifetime a person would be lucky enough to have a best friend that will stick up until the end.I met my best friend on the first day that I set foot on a school without knowing that we will be friends for life. She and I are classmates since nursery up to high school. We became best of friends on our fourth grade in elementary. Since then, we are inseparable. We are seatmates,teammates, classmates, and even running mates during school's election. When we attend camping or competition that is held outside the school, we are bed partners. Even when we go home after school, we walk hand in hand. In high school, we share our secrets with each other about our crushes, latest buzz with our classmates and what our likes and dislikes.It was in college that we get separated,I took up BS Accountancy and she took up BS Nursing. We studied in different schools but if we have some time we communicated with each other.We have both graduated with the degree we have chosen. It was then that t

Quantum pendant is made of natural minerals that produces scalar energy promoting positive flow of energy in the body.I had my quantum pendant on the latter part of January 2010. My mother gave it to me as gift because she believes in what quantum pendant can do. At first I thought that it was just a marketing strategy that through demo they can show that quantum pendant can improve your balance and boost your energy. But a week of wearing it, I see the difference. My first week of wearing this I am always sleepy but I don't easily get tired. Before if I sleep late, I wake up feeling tired but now with quantum pendant even if i sleep late, i wake up feeling refreshed.My bowel movement also improved and also my stamina in working. Before,I am used to get tired after whole day of working whereas compared today after work I can still do other things like cleaning the house.Quantum pendant may just be a marketing strategy or not, I am happy to have it because for me it works!.

Have you been to a situation when you want to say no but you can't? Then you realizes that there are consequences that you have to face and you cannot back out. Will there is this task that is given to me and due to my shyness and in order not to offend the person, I say yes. But then the task that was given was too difficult to comply. Though if i could fulfill this task more opportunities awaits me. As I comply my task more questions pop out of my mind. Can I make it? Do I have the capabilities to finish this task? How long will i last striving to fulfill this task? Then i come to realize that if this task is given to me it only means that the person who gave this to me trusted me that much that i could fulfill this. I don't want to lost that trust so i must give my best on this task. After all there is no going back and this could only lead me two things;fulfillment or disappointment. Either way it would lead me to a much mature and experienced person. But then again, life