My First Milo Marathon

CdO Route

Kaya ko Ito!

The Jersey up close....

I tried my jersey, size small, isnt that cute? hehehehe

My number for the Marathon

Im just excited. The marathon will be this coming sunday, we had our practice run last night for the marathon preparation, though I know by heart that the preparation is not enough but Im confident that I would survive the 5k run. Of course I wont push myself to my limits, if I feel tired along the way I guess brisk walking once in a while wont be bad.

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Make my heart Your Home

I Love this song.

CHORUS:
Come and make my heart Your home
Come and be everything I am and all I know
Search me through and through
‘Till my heart becomes a home for You
CHORUS
A home for You, Lord
A home for You, Lord
Let everything I do open up
A door for You to come through
And that my heart would be a place
Where You want to be…
CHORUS
You are my portion, filling up everything
You are the fortune, that’s causing my heart to sing
That it’s amazing…
That You could make Yourself at home with me

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FROM THE START

You are my heaven
All is forgiven
I'm in love with You
You put me together
My love's forever
I will live for You

I was in pieces
Wrinkled with creases
Until You came
Now I live only
Simply to worship Your name

I've waited so long
But I see I was wrong
In not lovin' You
It took me some years
And some pain and some tears
But you pulled me through

I've waited so long
But I see You belong
Deep down in my heart
And I wonder why
I didn't love You from the start

I was confused then
Lost in a whirlwind
That was spinnin' round
You stopped my spinning
Gave me a beginning
On solid ground

Now there's a purpose
Life's not a circus
Since I've found You, Lord
I'm Yours forever
Take me and never
Let me leave Your word

I've waited so long
But I see I was wrong
In not lovin' You
It took me some years
And some pain and some tears
But you pulled me through

I've waited so long
But I see You belong
Deep down in my heart
And I wonder why
I didn't love You from the start

I've waited so long
But I see I was wrong
In not lovin' You
It took me some years
And some pain and some tears
But you pulled me through

I've waited so long
But I see You belong
Deep down in my heart
And I wonder why
I didn't love You from the start

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Turmeric benefits

Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers. The active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin. Tumeric has been used for over 2500 years in India, where it was most likely first used as a dye.
The medicinal properties of this spice have been slowly revealing themselves over the centuries. Long known for its anti-inflammatory properties, recent research has revealed that turmeric is a natural wonder, proving beneficial in the treatment of many different health conditions from cancer to Alzheimer's disease.
Here are 20 reasons to add turmeric to your diet:
1. It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.
2. When combined with cauliflower, it has shown to prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of existing prostate cancer.
3. Prevented breast cancer from spreading to the lungs in mice.
4. May prevent melanoma and cause existing melanoma cells to commit suicide.
5. Reduces the risk of childhood leukemia.
6. Is a natural liver detoxifier.
7. May prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease by removing amyloyd plaque buildup in the brain.
8. May prevent metastases from occurring in many different forms of cancer.
9. It is a potent natural anti-inflammatory that works as well as many anti-inflammatory drugs but without the side effects.
10. Has shown promise in slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis in mice.
11. Is a natural painkiller and cox-2 inhibitor.
12. May aid in fat metabolism and help in weight management.
13. Has long been used in Chinese medicine as a treatment for depression.
14. Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, it is a natural treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
15. Boosts the effects of chemo drug paclitaxel and reduces its side effects.
16. Promising studies are underway on the effects of turmeric on pancreatic cancer.
17. Studies are ongoing in the positive effects of turmeric on multiple myeloma.
18. Has been shown to stop the growth of new blood vessels in tumors.
19. Speeds up wound healing and assists in remodeling of damaged skin.
20. May help in the treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions.
Turmeric can be taken in powder or pill form. It is available in pill form in most health food stores, usually in 250-500mg capsules.
Once you start using turmeric on a regular basis, it's fun to find new ways to use it in recipes. My favorite way to use it is to add a pinch of it to egg salad. It adds a nice flavor and gives the egg salad a rich yellow hue.
Contraindications: Turmeric should not be used by people with gallstones or bile obstruction. Though turmeric is often used by pregnant women, it is important to consult with a doctor before doing so as turmeric can be a uterine stimulant.

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Duschee and coco having fun

I'd like to share this cute video of duschee and coco having fun.

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Pulse; my latest template

I love it, its just similar to my outdoorsy template but this is more lovely and I hope to keep this longer. The previous one is just a two column template while this one is a three column template and more organized. The problem is that I have to be very careful in adding tools on the side bar coz I could not modify the width. I have to look for things to imptove it and make it more interesting, its good that I found the latest gadget from blogger and I admit it helped me a lot.

Hope you also appreciate this nice looking template.

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When coco was a still a puppy

sooooooo cute

with me

with kitty

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Garden Visit

Lovely bonsai

Simple sample of cascading waters

Single sample

With circular screens for mold of the flowers

After mark's funeral, I went to visit the garden at LKKS mall here in our city and it felt great! I have been fully charged with the beauty of nature.

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Headache.....

Woke up with a head ache early this morning. Cooked breakfast for every body, took a bath headed for work. I prayed it would subside but it got worst with all the paying subscribers who came and paid their bills. Ate, lunch but the pounding never ended. Hope advil would help alleviate the pain.

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No effects yet

I tried the first experiment yesterday but it did not work yet. I checked out but I have not seen any new visitors as of this time. I only have me myself and I who visited the blog after I posted the first experiment yesterday. Well, I guess Ill have to wait and try another experiment then I will be able to see the change that will really make a difference.

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Blogging experiment number 1

Blogging Experiment number 1
Write a minimum of 1 new blog per day.

I just read this from a blog article, one way to improve visitors to your blog is a new blog each day. Well, to me its a challenge since im not good when it comes to blogging the english language and im not a good writer either, im just a second rate trying hard blogger and even though I have been doing this for the last five years Im still a newbie. There are a lot of things to learn, unlearn and relearn when it comes to blogging and also experimenting what I read and also trying them out. Im going to update you guys if theres going to be update and cheesy information and update regarding this blogging experiment that im doing.

Hope this will work or else I will not be able to make a new blog each day. I will be doing this for two weeks and hopefully I will get results. Wish me well my friends.

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When things are vague....

Sad but true, most of the working population (I am so guilty to be part of that population) spend more time in the office than spending more time at home,meaning, we spend more time with our officemates and sometimes or more often than not things go vague and it seems they are beyond comprehension. MAybe, im just being paranoid about it and I know for many reasons I have myself as my own villain, paranoia ( A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution with or without grandeur, often strenuously defended with apparent logic and reason), I know Im just exaggerating but maybe thats just the word to describe im feeling, hehehehe, dont get my wrong but its just a jargon I over used when I was i college and maybe I have not overgrown the use such psychology terms.

Vague, things go vague and im the type of person who hate vague things and vague emotions of peple. Hmmmm, I try to understand them but I can only whisper a prayer for them and lots whispered prayers for me to survive a whole day of battle of emotions. I dont know if Im getting old faster than I think or maybe I think too much or maybe im minding other people that much and I have allowed them to intrude my own territory of emotions. I just have to let go and let God. All I can do is to focus and really do the best of what im doing and leave people their own lives. But the reality is that somehow they affect the way we think the way we behave and to some point the way we feel. But, anyways, I have decided that tomorrow is another day and I have to focus on God, fix my eyes on Jesus.

"And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ."

Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV)

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Death and dying

I attended the burial of Mark Paul ( younger brother of Ate Ann who just died from bone cancer), felt uneasy with this kind of situation. It brings back memories from the past when my father was there in the middle of the isle in front of the altar ( he died from lung cancer) . I brings back scenes that I have chosen to forget but now its so vivid like a movie flashing in my mind. I love purple and its the color of the t shirts of the close friends and relatives who attended the burial, I asked ate anne and she said its Mark's favorite color and the music on the background makes you miss the young boy all the more. Then, the thought came to mind, what color would I want my friends and relatives wear? hehehe, funny, but its a reality, maybe I'd love to see them all wearing pink of brown and I would ask them to play praise and worship songs and some of my favorite songs rather than good bye songs ( Still, I am a C, Reach by 7 S Club, Ang Huling El Bimbo, When I Fall In Love By Elvis presley, Kiss the Rain, 1234 BY Plain White T's, In a Rush By Blackstreet, and all Beatles SOngs, songs by america, England dan, Jim Croce, and Find Me by David Gates). Well, well, well, thats a long list but I'll add more.

I struggled and gave it all the effort to stop the tears from falling but they seem to have minds of their own. A drop escaped and the tears and there they fell one after the other. Im glad I have my sun glasses to hide my tears, but I realized I left my handkerchief wew, what a day.

The priest talked about life, death and dying and the hope of rising again, and talked of the day when we all meet the Creator. Its a relationship, God said in His word that if we repent and acknowledge that we are sinners and accept Him as our Lord and Saviour he will give us eternal lie. Thats why He died on the cross, he died that we may have life eternal. We may have pains and troubles in this world but we do not lose heart for in the end God will embrace us and we will be with Him in Heaven. Theres always hope, like theres rainbow after the rain and tomorrow is another day. Weeping may last for a night but God's joy will renew us in the morning.

Now, mark is no longer in  pain, the family will grieve but his memory will remain in their hearts and minds.

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Crochets 2010

Cute colors

I used remnant threas for these...

without zippers

the thread given by kri kri... thank you!

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Finding God's Will

Step 1: Be obedient to what God has already shown you.

Step 2: Pray and continually seek God’s wisdom and guidance in everything you do.

Step 3: Rearrange your priorities so your primary motivation is to glorify God.

Step 4: Saturate yourself with the Word of God.

Step 5: Learn from the examples of others.

Step 6: Get involved in a variety of ministries.

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Kids

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Raindrops keep falling on my head....

Raindrops keep falling on my head....

Lalalalalala

Wish I was at home sleeping but im here working my heart out
with all the people here. Its due date and even with the rain people came to pay.

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Thai me Up II

Spicy Pancit

This is Fish

Rice with manngo

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Smile ......

Woke up with a frown but this cute guy reminded me to give it a

try to smile and it made the diference.

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Food Trip

Yakisoba

Shrimp

Spaghetti

Chicken

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Balloons for all of us....

A message shared by Ms. Elsa .......

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Nice one...

Sleep as much as you can....

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Fun fun day....

Fun fun day

2nd day of our fun fun day

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blah blah blah....

I just want to get tired and drown myself with all the work in the world. After all the exciting things That I have done over the weekend, I didnt expected that this would be the price that I have to pay.
Wew! I hate this. I hate when things get to this point in my life. I have done my part but it seems its not working and my efforts seemed nothing but junk. Worthless, useless, nada... WHy does it have to be like this. Im sad.... really sad... deeply sad. I want to work till I cant work no more and end up waking up again for work. I hope I have the shield so that I dont have to so balat sibuyas.

I have searched for verses to help me cope:

Proverbs 15:13 " A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit."

Philippians 4:13 " I can do everything through Him who gives me strentgh."

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In the shelter of thy wings...

" in the shelter of thy wings
I will hide in thee
hide in thee
theres no other place that I would rather be
than in the shelter of thy wings..."

The song that my heart is singing right now...
Words, are just words
better said than done.
BUt the Lord gave me a promise on 2 Corinthians 4
"Therefore do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and
momentary troubles are achieving us for an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."

Thats a reminder for me today, though I may have troubles, but they are just momentary.

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Wow! Wanna ride with them?

Wow, grandpa do you have room for me?

More passengers infront please....!

WOw, nice outfit

its refreshing when you get a free ride...

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No matter how much i try....

Wow, I never felt this tired this week. I went home early last monday and tuesday and now I have decided in my heart to stay longer (even if my feet felt so tired and wanted to embrace the comfort of my dark room). No matter how much I try, the pile of work just accumulate every single day. No matter how much I try my much is never enough. Im not not going to catch up with the work load. Im not alone, almost all of the people here feel the same, were on the same boat and at times, only crying in silence is the best way to cope.

Im just glad that, even when I feel so hopeless, Im glad that im special to someone eyes, Im the apple of God's eyes. Im able to pound the keys of the keyboard to express everything that even words cant express. Im coping and Im embracing God's promise, His love His care and I just have to listen somewhere in the corner of my heart is the light of hope that always gave me the comfort despite the busy and confusing world we have.

Im hungry, I know when I get home theres no food on the table. I miss the comfort of home, missed mother's cooking and the laughter of brothers and sisters, missed my family. I have to remind myself of God's promise that " I can do anyhting through Christ who gives me strength"

Tomorrow is another and another day to be a blessing.

read more....

Zelmarq

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Killing the time....

Im annoyed

I know im impatient

maybe self centered

always wanted things my way

now im here

pounding the keys

killing the time

hoping its 10pm......

killing the time...

posting anything

surfing...

searching...

looking for something...

just killing the time...

but why?

it seems the clock just got stuck there...

Patience...patience... patience...

I feel helpless

Im sad

Im sad

Im bored

Just killing the time...

here busy doing nothing...

Zelmarq

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A sure stress buster...

Bacolod Inasal in Cagayan de Oro

no doubt a sure stress buster

I was about to have my tantrums, hehehe

Ate this with my bare hands.....wow!

Inasal means......

A hiligaynon term which means barbecue....grilled

Zelmarq

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crochet and patience....

Last thursday and friday I got under the weather, embraced all the pillows on my bed and the stuffed toys beside me, with cough and the colds making my tears flow like rain, wew, I know im exaggerating but its hard getting sick like this. Mama, is far, and my family is Cebu, wow, what a pity. Wish they were here , they could take care of me, feed me, cook soup for me and even just scold me for being such a hard headed 34 year old single, work addict lady.

Well, sad, truth, Im work addict, even if I felt bad wednesday evening, i brought a paper bag full of work load from the office, of course it was due this friday and I would not want cristy to do the job for me, I finished it just in time I left the papers on cristy's table and when I went outside got saoked with the pouring rain ( oh no, not again, another reason why the stay in bed got longer than expected).

Thursday morning, I just cant stay there and lay my head like I were dead, this cant be happening, I have to do something, even with the head pounding hard with pain and the colds making me cry and the cough making me bark like a guard dog, I have to do something, with the boring tv on, I tried looking for something to do.

Eureka!, found my crochet things, felt that I have missed my crochets, my threads, my colorfull threads. I started, I thought I forgot how to make crochet purses but there I was glad that the chore jut went swiftly as if were already encoded in my head with the coordination of my fingers, the crochet needle and the two strands of thread. Patience, hmmmm, patience is a virtue, and for the past days I have seen I slowly lost my patience, slowly, and slowly I realized I have dragged my body to its limit and abused and now I am reaping the consequence.

What exactly is patience? defined by Encarta as a capacity for waiting: the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties. Patience is a skill that we practice and the more we are able to endure without frustration the more patience we have.

Patience, crochet.

Slowly, with each single stitch, I can make my crochet purse.

Thank God for the realization.

I agree, things happen for a reason. My getting sick happened for a reason ( for me to get some sleep and some rest).

Zelmarq

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Rainy season coming.....

"Rain drops keep fallin' on my head".......

I was confined in the four corners of my room for two unable to report for work due to severe headache, colds and cough. Spent the two days watching tv, KAPUSO or KAPAMILYA, DIZ iz It or SHowtime? Eat bulaga or wowoweee, i just jumped from one channel to the other but felt the KAPUSO team is closer to my heart. And now Im well and here for praise and worship practice but theres no one and now Im stuck with the rain so intense outside making it impossible for me to go home.

Its hard that the restaurant owner downstairs came and begged if he could bring his supplies for safe keeping afraid that the flood would strike and give devastating damage like the last flood that happened last January2009.

"Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain......"

I could just hum hum and sing a few rain songs to chase the rain away, and now it subsided giving me the assurance that its safe and no flood is coming and preventing me from going home.

January 2009 flood

Me (with pink jacket) with Rachel and Wendy

enjoying the chocolatety street.....

smiling always......

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Lover's Moon

Another nice copy of the lover's moon courtesy of Aye Navarro also shared

by my officemate.

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