After a week, im better

Im glad Im well.
Last week was a pity. Even when it was already wednesday still my voice was not that pleasing to hear. I sound like an old man, with nose running and eyes swollen with matching tears. I heard a client saying to his wife "she's sick". Well, I pitied myself all the more and felt like crying like a little helpless lady.I was hoping my superman would and rescue me from from the pit of self pity and humiliation but the real thing was that I was alone and realized hat I was not fit to work. It was a relief when my boss called and said I could take the day off the following day and rest. Wow, that was what I wanted to hear and thank you Lord, my prayers were answered.

And now, alas! Im well. Thank you Lord.
My voice is maybe not the normal but I now sound ladylike and no swolen eyes and tears, but itchy throat. Water is my source of relief and I wont mind drinking all the 6 gallons just to chase away the itchiness of my throat.

As I review the past week, one think I have learned. I felt I was too addicted with work that all I think about was work work and work, maybe God allowed that to happen coz it was through that cough spell that gave me that needed 4 day rest.

Tomorrow is another day.

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God confident

No temptation^[a] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted^[b] beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,^[c] he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

 1 Corinthians 10:13

     Thats what the Lord gave me today. Temptation is everywhere and there always ready to devour us to break us and to hurt us emotionally, mentally, psychologically the whole of us. We commit mistakes when we rely on our self-confidence. Its useless and would bring us no where. But this verse suggests that we should and by all means cultivate God-confidence, for apart from Him we can do nothing. Everything from little to great things come from God and self confidence is for the hard headed and the hardened hearts, a real truth that everything is from God and for God.

      I stand corrected with the kind of attitude that I have. Its not about me, but its about God.Often times im too self centered, the limelight is on me, and today im reminded that my confidence is in the Lord. Learning to trust Him in every aspect of my life. I ended up making the wrong decisions and committed the same mistakes over and over again and I face the consequences, yes, I know that with the confidence I have in God I can survive what ever emotional turmoil I may have and will have.

   Its not about me.
   Its about God.
   I will not be self-confident.
   But, I will rely on God.
   I will be God-confident.

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Patience is a virtue

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

These qualities are the qualities of our Lord. As christians we also have these gifts from the holy spirit. But sad to say for me all these qualities are still in the making. The one I struggle most is patience. Above all things thats just difficult to do, but im thankful that God is making me experience events in my life where I get to practice patience and truly its a virtue. We seldom find patient people since nowadays are fond of instant things and waiting seems to be a torture.

I just pray that I will be patience more and more each day, with people, with circumstances, with long lines, with late people, long working hours and a lot to mention. I appreciate why I have to endure, even waiting for the Lord's coming, we dont know when He will come but we will have to do our part and the great commission while we are still on earth and share to those who have not received Jesus Christ as his her personal savior.

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My Handwriting

My mission is to make my hand writing a little bit legible. The way I look at its legible enough for me but I guess my readers would find it hard to understand. Its small so maybe Id make it more bigger, and define the letters e,o, r, and my letter is is crooked.. I realized that im not making any effort to make each letter the way they should be. I just scrib and jot but I know I can improve it.

I guess there are several factors that affects one's penmanship, the kind of paper matters and the kind of ballpen matters, and that theory applies to me and hope it also applies to some. But, there are really people who are blessed with such nice penmanship even with cursive and the architect style of writing. I classify my hand writing as trying hard architect style, wahehehehehe.

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I cant talk :(

Its sad.
What a day to start my work and im without voice because of cough and colds.
Wew
This cant go on like this. I know I have to take my rest, take medication and sleep and res so that when i come back I will have enough voice and enough strength to do my job well. I cant do my job as a front liner of the company when people cant understand me right?
And now I have decided in m heart that tomorrow, Im going to rest and take my sick leave and rest rest and rest. Thats the best thing t do than be sorry.

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What a day!

My back is aching.
My eyes puffy with staring at my pc and counting the money for whole day even until 9pm, and with still pending payment on the side.
Sad news, maam Ai is diagnosed with stage 1 cancer. Oh, Dear Lord. Just managed to be brave and be strong for her and for us also.
And today though I feel Im so down and exhausted and have been tired with thw whole days work, I still praise the Lord for giving me the strength and for sustaining me even up to this time I as blog my emotions out. Feel like crying when I saw all the people waiting to be served, paying their internet and telephone bills. Its ok then when it started at 8am, I could still keep the pace and the speed in attending but as hours passed I noticed the enthusiasm mellowed a little and when its was 12 noon with a lot more waiters and the room packed with irritated, sleepy, impatience and even hungry people.
I praise the Lord for the strength. I asked for help and He was always there ready to cheer me up and have a positive outlook on a seemingly negative environment, full of complaints and woes.
Thank you Lord.

He said to me on Joshua 1:5 I will not leave you nor forsake you.
Thats a promise I kept all through out the day, a day revealed of positive outlook and a smile to express that God is really there guiding me helping and reminding me to smile despite the odds.

Tomorrow its another day to delight in God's word and allow Him to use us for His kingdom.

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Steady my heart, Lord

Wish it could be easy
Why is life so messy
Why is pain a part of us
There are days I feel like
Nothing ever goes right
Sometimes it just hurts so much

But You're here
You're real
I know I can trust You
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/kari-jobe-steady-my-heart-lyrics.html ]
Even when it hurts
Even when it's hard
Even when it all just falls apart
I will run to You
Cause I know that You are
Lover of my soul
Healer of my scars
You steady my heart (x2)

I'm not gonna worry
I know that You got me
Right inside the palm of your hand
Each and every moment
What's good and what gets broken
Happens just the way that You plan

And I will run to You
You're my refuge in Your arms
And I will sing to You
Cause of everything You are

You steady my heart (x2) 

Its the song for the week at home. Im touched by the song, love it so much and kept singing it all week long and even up to now. I thank God he got me right inside His palm safe and secured. Though I may have set backs and pains and hurts I can ask God to steady my heart. I hope bloggers could pause and listen to this song, I know you'd agree and sing along with me.

 God, my heart is steady. I will sing and praise you with all my being. 2 Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn. 3 Lord, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing songs of praise about you to all the nations. 4 Your great love reaches to the skies, your truth to the heavens. 5 God, you are supreme above the skies. Let your glory be over all the earth. 6 Answer us and save us by your power so the people you love will be rescued Psalm 108: 1-6

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Facebookless week

Thats going to be my target for the week. Facebookless. I wanted to prove to myself that I can do the facebookless challenge this week and its going to start today. I just hope I can keep myself off facebook. I guess there are still much to do than facbooking and its a great challenge. Im just gonna do it.

I hope many blogging friends would join me and try the challenge.

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Unripe mangoes

I started my assignment, one blog deleted. I already  deleted my sari saring food blog, its a way of cleaning my dash board, too many blogs to hanlde and care for, so im going to do it one step at a time and now have deleted one. Hopefully i can clean them all.

Unripe mangoes, photo taken when i visited the green lagoon resort in cebu just near our hometown, I associate memories with food and this green unripe mango remind me of that place, my favorite, I love eating green mangoes with salt and chillies and soy sauce, its also best eaten with alamang or bagoong. 

While doing this blog cleaning I have decided to keep my travel blog and have a plan in mind what to do to make it beautiful and as interesting as possible.

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Its september 1!

I greeted myself with pinoy chrismas songs, its september 1, the ber months has come! Remembering the King, the  Savior, the Lord should be glorified in these times of the year, the thought of sharing to those who are less in life. When we share our time to people we also share our lives. Christmas is about the love that was given to us and its all about spreading that love around us and even those away from us. Its september 1, a day where we can thank the Lord for another day, another life another chance to make a difference for Christ.

Its september 1, and Im glad I get the chance to rest my painful back, and rest from the stress of work. Here early in the morning blogging, reading the alerts and news from the earthquake last nice. Its just nice to hum and sing along with the christmas carols.

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BC Blogger's Meme: What's inside my bag

H,mmm this is the first meme I joined in BC Blogger, Im glad that finally im able to participate and this is my meme number 1.

I had a similar post many years ago on this same blog. It was 13 things inside my bag. Now, I have seen how the 13 things went to many, wahehehhe, its the truth, I didnt not realize that it was that many for me to carry every day. So Here goes nothing.

 Presenting my simple and old bag, I dont have fancy bags but prefer  those non complicated tings, even when Im given fancy bags I just use them for a while and really go to the basics of using my old and simple black bag.

 The blue silicon case, I have here my card reader, my signs pens, highlighter, sharpener, my mechanical pencil, my office drawer keys, lip liner and puller, they all all in one case so that when I need them I just get them I know where to find them.

 I have my blue silicon case my hanky, my journal, and my small wallet for my cards. I still have room for my umbrella and my lunch box inside that simple old black bag;

 And here's the small wallet containing my cards : my atm card, bdo rewards card, land bank cash card, rcbc cash card and more.

My kikay kit, though not much of a kikay, I only have lipstick eyelash curler, lip gloss and eyeliner. Thats the basic stuff I wear when I report for work, nothing fancy, I seldom use powder and blush on and eye make up, I only use them when I feel like a lady, more often I just like the basic things.

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Painful back and earthquake

My back is painful since yesterday and I admit that the earthquake was something that rocked me today. Earthquakes dont happen all the time and when they happen i often feel uncomfortable and dizzy. It was longer than I expected it to be,I was on the second floor of the house and it was more shaky than on any part of the house so i decided to go out and have seen how the mango trees danced in the quake rhythym, I even heard the lady on the other  shouting in fear asking for her slippers.

Well, I forgot about my back pains for a while, and now im back to feeling each muscle pain and entertaining the thought of taking another b complex to ease the pain, as texts messages coming asking for update and also giving of information. Tomorrow is another day  with hopes that the back pain will be no longer that disturbing and to hear more of earthquake and tsunami warnings. To night God told me about His word in 1 Peter 1:2 For, "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord stands forever." And this is the word that was preached to you.

God's word will be our comfort in times of trouble.

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I dont want to be sick

There's dengue all over this house with two victims down and I dont want to count myself victim number three and I dont wanna be sick. Please Lord, spare me from the dengue fever. Bim having on an off fever and body pains all over me. I just hope its not dengue. They say its mind over matter, and lots of prayer, God will restore my strength and Im claiming it. I have God's promises  in my heart and Im confident that He will carry me through this sick period in my life.

Why I dont want to be sick?

I have a number of reasons why. First, I dont to be admitted in a hospital with all the needles, dextrose and the medicines to take, I have never been admitted and I just pray it wont get there. This feeling feeling may just be stress and all I need is rest and lots of sleep. Work has been very stressful for me lately and have been so worn out and burned out from work, working for long hours. Sometimes sickness is our way for rest and maybe this is a way for me to pause and rest.

Another reason why I dont like to be sick is missing work, I have lots of work to do and tellering and other after sales thing to finish, and now that Im not feeling well, I left them all behind. well, they can always wait.

And when Im sick I hate to worry my mother, i am not going to tell her about this sick thing, it worries her much, I will tell her after Im well and the spell is over. she is far away, Im the only child who is away from her, all the 6 of them are with her and under her care, while me Im here and away from them alll. I dont want to cause worry to them all. I can take care of myself and I have concern house mates who are ready to give me the care and the pampering i want.

So what Am i going to do?

well, all I have to do is to get some sleep, relax, drink b complex for my body pains, drink plenty of water, eat well, and take calcium and iron folic supplements.  Blog and browse the internet for things that could help me feel good and could chase the sickness away, its all  in the mind and I have to fight and think positive things to help combat the sickness. 

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New apps for andriod

Im still on the process of getting to know my android phone and Im happy that Ive got a whole bunch of choices and its almost 200 thousand choices and im just overwhelmed and cant wait to try them all but I really dont have the luxury of time and Ill have to do it nice and slow. I just included and downloaded cs lewis books, but its not complete yet, there were books that was not on their list but eneded up downlaoding the ebook on my laptop instead and started appreciating it. I also have loved recipes and have tried cooking for my house, wooohoo Im excited and eager to try the other recipes. There are more and more apps that caught my attention and I \ll hopefully find time and try them all one at a time, I also have this devotional thats really nice and also downloaded audio bible thats really helping me daily.

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Blogging revived

I have not blogged for a while and I plan to revive it the best way possible but it seems im out of thoughts out of ideas and even ran out of enthusiasm to go on blogging. Not like before that ideas seem to flow like water and does not stop but it just goes on and on and on, but now, somehow, theres a pit theres this missing link and the motivation is really not there even my dedication. I lost my heart for creativity and for wonderful ideas, it went somewhere.

Hmmmm

Maybe I should consider simple things  in life that is not really that grand to blog about but , things around me that really matter to the common tao. Feel the magic,m experience the thrill and experience the miracle happening. I will just have to wait for that to happen coz if it does, its like eurika!

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Back to crocheting

Its been long that since my last crochet project. Hmmmmm maybe last year its was my double trhread coin purses and now im back to making agian and this time its a something for a housemates cellphone. it makes life less stressfuk for me and just my way of coping. It makes me think of crochet ang focus on the task at than turn my attention to matters that would only make mea little bit down under being happy.

half finished cellphone holder

the finished product with cellphone inside

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Tips to be good looking

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Bayanhihan of the da berkads

Im happy that eat bulaga is now live and all the more glad when I saw how the involved their studio audience in the bayanihan for the goods to be given to flood victims in metro manila and flooded areas.  Thats how the da berkads feel for the victims and I love the way they make it possible to help those who are in need in their own special way.

Thank you da berkads......

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Rain rain go away

Rain rain go away.

a volunteer saving a flood victim

a padjak driver struggling flooded streets

Never thought rain for a couple of days of non stop could cause a flood like ondoy or more than ondoy.  Let pray for our brothers and sisters in NCR areas who were affected by the flood, that God may sustain them and give them good health despite the flood and provide their needs through others, and comfort to those who lost their loved ones.

Prayer For Flood Victims

Lord, I pray for the people who are trapped in their homes again, seeing their possessions washed away, some of them on their rooftops wet, cold, and hungry. I pray that you be their Rescuer, Provider, Comfort, and Shepherd.
I also pray for ministries (like ours) who are now reaching out to the victims, that you give us the opportunity to be God's Love to them at this hour of need.
In Jesus name, Amen!

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The best things in life are not things

I thought the best things in life are for free.

The best things in life are not  things for they are not what we can buy for our money. Theres also a song that goes you cant buy me love. I love the beatles and their songs. The best things in life are the people around us, the people we care about, the people who care for us and the Lord. 

Its the insight I got this morning and the thought goes on and on and idea led to realize a lot of things and the many blessings, Im guilty of always thing of the things that I dont have and I praise God for reminding me that He has not giving me much that I would laze around but enough to supply me with my needs and giving Him all the thanksgiving and praise, He not given much less that I would be groping in the dark for more.

The treasures of earth are not mine,
I hold not its silver and gold;
But a treasure far greater is mine;
I have riches of value untold. —Hartzler

Our greatest riches are the riches we have in Christ.

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Another cute design

I found another cute design of a notebook and when I see one theres no way that Id have second thoughts about it. I bought it, and im loving it. I cant wait and i wanted to use it immediately. But I have to be still and wait until I finish my current notebook.

May be youre, wondering why I always buy notebook. Well, its where  I write my thoughts, prayers, verses from the bible and my prayer list and praise items.It makes it more inspiring to write when I have nice notebooks and nice pens.

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Saying goodbye to my old phone

I hate goodbyes , but its inevitable.
No matter how how much we cling to someone or something in life, it just happens, goodbyes happen. And, now Im saying goodbye to my old phone. Its part of life, after the seven years of togetherness now we are parting our ways for good. When a blessing of a new phone came, it was a change that I have to embrace. I am now an android fan and Im loving it. I would would like to thank the giver of my new phone and I vow to take care of it, there are adjustments that Im experiencing right now but Im enjoying the adventure of touch screen phones, its a technology that is slowly teaching me to have patience and gentleness.

goodbye my old phone

hello new phone

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Sunday, the busiest day of the week

I love sundays, its the busiest day of the week but why am I loving it?
I have prepared a list with pictures to help you understand why.

1. I love sundays coz its the day we gather together in the morning to share God's word as group in our training center. Its nice to wake up early in the morning and honor God through reading and meditating on His word.

2.I love sundays coz after the quiet time all will be busy doing each of our responsibilities in preparing foe the fellowsip. Others sweep the fallen leaves outside, others arrange the hall, the chais and ,mop the floors, and Jhai does the cooking of the breakfast every sunday, others clean the 5 crs of the center, and I prepare the elements for communion when its first sunday and also does the dish washing.

3. I love sundays coz its the day we meet and fellowship with fellow christians in teh arise christian ministries, meet new friends, and get the chance to teach the children to learn more about God and also sing songs and share bible stories and share food.

4. Afther the fellowship all will participate and help one another in cooking for the lunch. They say that many chefs spoil the broth bt for us, it what makes the broth yummy, the swat of all who help in the task of cooking. Others help in slicing the vegetables, frying and preparing the table and making the juice for lunch.

5. After the lunch I am one of those who help in washing a heap of dishes and a few cooking pans and frying pans spoons and forks and plates and also glasses. It makes it easier when people volunteer and join in the washing, its a merry washing.

6. And after the lunch off we go to each of our outreaches,  I go to badiangon, a group goes to balulabg, another group goes to iponan and another group goes to capitol grounds. All of the mentioned areas were the areas affected by sendong except for badiangon. The flood was a great devastation but was also a blessing for many were followed for bible study and many committed their lives for the Lord.

Thats quite a long list why I love sundays.
Thank you Lord for this day, thank you for the new life you give and the strength to sustain us that we can do all these things. Our week wont be complete without our busy sunday.

Happy sunday to all!

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Blog planning

I have seven blogs and I have realized that its taking much of my time and energy to maintain those blogs. I can only afford to update one blog and now I have decided in my heart that I would just put them all in one blog and maintain this first and main blog that I have. I have deleted the online directory since I already have those numbers posted on one of my posts. So here it goes. I have  decided to make a post in each of my topics. Meaning, I have to assign days for each genre of blog that I plan to delete. Like I would allocate a day for each blog to be deleted. I have assigned monday to be  a day that I post about food. Then Tuesday is the day I will blog about songs that I love to sing with touching lyrics and all, then wednesday I will talk about sendong updates, the evacuation centers and the feeding programs and other things related to sendong. Then thursdays I would talk about my trips before and travels and places Ive been and fridays I would talk about text messages recieved. Wahehehehehe. Do you think this would be a good idea? Deleting all the blogs and maintain one only? Hope you can help with decide on this. I am having second thoughts and doubts but your guys would help me decide on what to do.

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Chirpy chirping birds

Today, I woke up with the most wonderful sound I ever heard. Its very natural and soothing to the ears, I just heard the sound of the chirping birds, as if they were greeting me good morning with warm welcome and much enthusiasm. I realized it was long ago that I appreciated the chirping sounds, there were there every day, its just that I was too busy to listen. May be if I could take time and pause I could even hear the crickets and the many other wonderful sounds God created for me through birds and frogs and crickets. Im guilty of always rushing, running for deadlines and forgot to appreciate even the gentle rays of the sun. I know the chirping sound of the birds were not record breaking on the charts but a manifestation of God's wondrous power.

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Water color, my mew template

Well, I got tired of the old Pulse template and have decided to switch to water color template instead. And I guess im going to enjoy the simple of this new template. Its not as complicated as the previous template I had and its just simple and easy to handle and not so fuzzy with no strings attached. I dont know when I will change my mind again, it took me two hours and Im just glad I found water color template.  I just dont know what to blog and im just experimenting and trying to follow instructions when I had a minor problem with the new template.

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Im a new andriod fan

I have a cellphone that is already more than 7 years old and though I have seen how techy the new cellphones are I never thought of replacing it with a new one. But now im having problems with my old phone, it turns off whenever someone is calling me and even when its full charged it just turns off and would load longer and often I dont receive text messages.  hen a blessing came, some gave me a new white colored Galaxy pocket by samsung and I can say im a new andriod fan, then I realized how jurassic my old phone was. The new samsung Galaxy pocket is a very nice phone, its handy its not heavy and not so heavy on the budget and very user friendly.

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My father

Its a nice cool picture I saw on facebook and its something I cant help but share here on  my blog.

It reminds us of our spiritual father and reminds us of His unfailing and unconditional love for all of us.

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Excited about IOS application for blogger

Im excited about the new IOS application for blogger and I cant wait to try it, but the big question is how am I going to do it without the ipodtouch or iPhone to start with. Well, thats the problem that i have to solve first. Blogger announced that they are also excited like me, its nice to have people looking forward for something techy and all  having this cool announcement from blogger. Its something taht we have in our technology and its good news to those who are savvy and goes what with  whats new around and something thats never been tried. Wanted so much to have this kind of stuff on my phone but I have to secure it first.

Things to do:

1. Save for the target project.
2. Look for cheaper or second items online. Though the new iPhone would be a lot better but Im practical and having second hand items wont bother me. As long as its not damaged and is still fully functional why not? I mean, its something that I can only afford and wont be that heavy on my budget.
3. Seek friends' help in securing the target item, i dont mind if its the older version as long as its iPhone, wahehehehehe, its really what goes with the IOS application and its whats stated there and what they have.
4. Or the last option is to see if it can be done with cheaper phones in the market, coz if its possible then i can settle for other phones that iphone, its quite expensive and maybe it would take me longer to save that amount for the iphone, wahehehehe.

And my list ends there, Id  look for other options and still enthusiastic with the best that blogger can offer to bloggers like me.

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Pr dropped from 2 to 1

My pr dropped from  2 to one.I checked it on their site and confirmed that its really my new pr.

Sigh.

Its a sad news to start the day but, its the reality. I know I have been responsible how things went and how it made that drop. I was not that active in updating this blog for I guess there was no motivation enough to post or I just ran out of creative juices to blog about. Well, lesson learned, I have to exert enough effort to give it another chance and to improve it somehow. I have to think of ways to bring it back to life.

Things to do:

1. Update my blog as constant as possible.

2. Post interesting topics, introduce new ideas.

3. Post cute pictures that would also catch the attention of my readers.

4. Make sense on my posts.

5. Comment on other posts to get noticed by other bloggers.

6. Update my rss feeds on facebook so that when I update my blog it automatically adds a link on facebook and there will be traffic through facebook.

Well, that's the list that I'll be doing during the week. I know it wont come overnight but I hope it works and by next month hopefully it will be good news for me.

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Unique Notebook designs

Im always hunting for unique notebooks and it gives me joy to see unique ones and guess what?  I saw these cute notebooks and just cant help but brag about them here.

up close and personal, i liked the orange one best...

wow, i cant wait to use them ...

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Sama sa pagsidlak sa adlaw

Sama sa pagsidlak sa adlaw
gibag o mo ang akong kinabuhi.
Sama sa pagtubod sa tubig sa sapa
and gugma mo walay katapusan.

Sama sa hangin
gihatagan mo
ug kagawasan gikan sa sala.
Jesus, salamat sa gugma
salamat sa kaluwasan ko.
mag paabot ako
sa ikaduhang pag balik mo Oh Jesus.

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Wow! Jessica Sanchez made it to top 2

Jessica Sanchez

She made it to top 2, I was nervous but now Im glad she passed and will have the chance to be named as the next American Idol. I cant wait till next week. 

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My messy working table

Thats not the best picture of the day I believe, its my small working table, its not actually a table but a mini mini table......Its where I spend the night when I cant sleep and when the wifi is up and running., surfing the net, facebooking and when I get lucky blogging, most of the time, its where I build cityville and conquer the brain eating zombies.

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Red velvet vs blueberry cheesecake

blueberry cheesecake

Red velvet

 Red velvet cake is getting famous nowadays looks yummy with the red velvety look that's calling you to have a bite  and I just got curious about the said cake and asked our messenger to buy two cakes, my all time favorite blueberry cheesecake and the red velvet cake. They looked cute round and small, and hmmmm would be enough for four people. I got excited and had a bite of the red velvet, wow it was creamy soft and felt like it melted on my mouth, strawberries, the cream, the taste of vanilla, it was yummy.  Call it bias bu, when i had the bite of my favorite blueberry cheesecake, I said I liked the blueberry cheesecake than the red velvet. Wahehehehehe of course its my favorite and for me its the best cake. Since I dont have an oven at home the simplest cake that I can do for my family is the blue berry cheese cake, I would want to bake but the absence of an oven makes it hard for me to experiment in the kitchen with cakes. But my younger brother said he could bake a using the kaldero  ( cooking pots that filipinos generally use) instead.

So, for you it is blue berry cheesecake or red velvet?

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Sendong came and killed hundreds of people, some were our friends, classmates, neighbors,

acquaintances, relatives, friends of friends, church mates, cagay anon and iligans, fellow Filipino. But we are embraced by God's love through using the lives of other people, their help and generosity that indeed though sendong came to help us, friends from afar extended their asistance and generosity. It was a sunday afternoon filled clothes, clothes and bed sheets towels, we enjoyed the company of each  one. To those who gave much much love and gratitude. May God bless you more and more.

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Get paid with Intichat

Wow, Im just a little excited and all.
Cathy introduced me Intichat with all the perks and the earnings we could get through having minimum of 5 referrals and a lot more. if this is true then we can enjoy socializing and earning at the same time. Well, all we can do is try and see if the system is working or not. The page looks like facebook but there a few cte things to interest you aside from the earning capability which is laid down. There's this mega points area where you can chose from gadgets to psps and to laptops...sounds exciting and promsing I hope its a happy ever after story and wont end like other scams which polluted the net.

To all happy intichatting

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Bookmark collection

Im not a bookworm, I start reading one book today and the next day I'll read another without finishing the first and then forget about it days after and then when I remember I get the book again and start over again.Hmmmm, there are lots of distraction to my reading adventures, first is that I have that ningas cogon attitude, always procrastinating things, im glad I have these bookmarks to help me. The all time bookmark favorite is the metal bookmark from singapore, I love to use it when im reading, very convenient and I just love it!

metal bookmark from mam cathy ; singapore with love

the cute cat shaped bookmark from kitty: Hongkong with love

Jhai jhai gave me this inspiring and colorful bookmark; Surigao with love

I bought this for myself

bought this also

and I also bought this one

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Octopus balls for dinner

love these balls

before they were formed into balls...

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Tuyom and startfishes

I call it tuyom  since I dont know what that black living thing beside the starfishes is called in the english language. Reminds me of happy moments with officemate during summer outing. The smiles of those who were once with us and now already just a memory while others are still here through the many years of hard work. They say its poisonous and the only cure available for that is urine. Yes urine, you heard it right. I have witnessed our officemate sir malon one company outing, he went to the deep part of the sea to snorkel without gear and was not aware that were lots of tuyoms there and he got hurt. The sting according to was painful and so we have to look for a guy to unrinate his foot and then the company nurse helped in getting the black needle like  tuyom from sir marlon's foot. It was a not so nice outing experience for sir marlon and for those who witnessed it , but also a lesson that next time we should be very careful .

Im still trying to think about the english term for tuyom. I need to make more research and post the results here. 

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Easter sunday food trip

Its easter sunday. Praise God for the message that He prepared for us through His servants and praise God for the fellowship with new friends in Cebu, they are young and are sharing their lives in reaching out to others and spreading the good news to many. Indeed, im energized and challenged to see the kind of fire that's burning in their hearts, you can feel the passion for serving and getting involved in God's work. After the fellowship Wendy cherry and me went to our place and I toured them to my favorite place papakits, wahehehehe, I'll never grow tired going there, the place always reminds me of God's splendor with the creation like a painting changing before my very eyes.

round one

round two

round three....

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain. —Bennard

To escape sin’s curse, run to the cross.

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A night @ Max's

After a long day's work, we decided to have a break and treat ourselves with food, food and food. Thats the only four people with different personalties agree, FOOD. So it was Max's, something we have not tried before was the theme but as always we ended ordering the group's favorite Lechon Kawali as the star for the night, sinigang na hipon,  fresh lumpia, buko pandan

 The thought of food comforts me, how comforting it would when Im infront of them to comfort me with the scent and sight of great food . Wow!

im humgry na!

so what's our order?

mam madz you look better when you are smiling, ma Ai you look lovely!

thank you for the kind waiter who took this picture

wow!

fresh lumpia - our starter - love the scent of the veggies and the sauce that melts in your mouth with chewy nuts that compliments with the sauce and the fresh lumpia

ma Ai getting excited and counting the minutes

 I wish I had a bigger stomach to lavish with lots of food, but I only have a limited stomach and could not consume much....

Love this trio...can I ask for more? much more?

Thank you Lord for your provision, for Your faithfulness each day of our lives, even when at times we are not faithful, thank you for the work you have given us through which you use us to serve our subscribers: smiling subscribers, old subscribers, funny subscribers and irate subscribers, thank you for the people that we work with each day, people whom we have have shared or lives with for many years.

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