Here comes December again...

if

"If I can be who you wanted..

all the time."

                                -  Tom Yorke

                                   Radiohead

Today is Father's day! :)

What I remember when I was just a toddler, daddy's ultimate rule: "Do not get hurt and wound yourself. I don't want to see any scars on your skin." That was why I was always afraid to get even a small cut. But who can ever avoid it, all the more when you are just a kid, every minute is a discovery and adventure. Never did I run to him and tell whenever I got wounded, he would just discover and me, crying to confess.

Now that I'm older, I mean wiser...I can see all the scars on every part of my body. They hold memories of wonderful things, and I smile. Dad can never stop me and my sisters to get hurt, yet he accepts and let us heal it.

Thank you Lord for Fathers.

fear

Thank you Paulo Coehlo for sharing..

I must not fear.

Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.

And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.

Only I will remain.

_____________________________
from 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert

Illustration by 5scanner





home alone

It has been a while... It's the weekends and I'm home alone....

What to do???

Clean. clean. clean.





the family room

 


the entertainment media





the busy service area

 


the kitchen where wonderful things happen :)




laundry room



the 'window/tambayan'




the dining/kitchen..my fave area of the house




my blue room..a solitary place


I love my Saturdays...more and more.
even....

1) I (always) wake up super early na!!!! Though I miss my old routine waking up sooo late during weekends...not complaining, atleast I spend my weekend hours productively...awake :)

2) Since we moved to a new house last January, Saturday means: palengke (market) day and general cleaning... Well, this Saturday, no market day for me, housemates gone and I'm home alone. But cleaning? no reasons can delay. Not complaining (again)..household works had gone extreme since we moved, but amazing....I'm enjoying it. It's exercise and therapy for me :)

3) No leisure plans and gimmicks... unlike the good ol' times when there was 'no time' to lose for a weekend gettaway... and again, so NOT complaining. Those where the great days I enjoyed, and it was a 'phase'. Now, I really don't mind staying at home all weekend.

and now after the heavy work...a treat for mahself...

rice in fried pork, chicken and spring rolls
with pechay in oyster sauce.. with blackcurrant juice

ahhh... I love my simple life...

and now time out  for a quick zzzzzzzzzzzzzssss..

happy weekend! ;)

God's Answers

Focused as we are with our immediate situation, we may be shocked by God’s answer. Yet we can know that the answer will be for His glory.

I know not by what methods rare,

But this I know—God answers prayer;

I leave my prayers with Him alone,

Whose will is wiser than my own. —Hickok

 

God’s answers to our prayers may exceed our expectations

http://odb.org/

missing

I miss you..

I've been so busy these days, i could not bear to have the time to be with you.

my online playlist

reading a book



Batam!!! how are you?



(annual?!) boat ride!

but please remember, you are on my mind...always.


I miss you...I miss you...I miss you...I miss you...I miss you...I miss you...



P.S.
I miss you too!

lee min ho

and you :)

jang geun suk

my new housemate and friend

A little man came to visit...

He brightens everyone every single day.

He brings out the "kid" in our hearts.

Thank you Cody...

 

tabatabachuy! :)

you could be happy

'Do the things that you always wanted to...

 don't think, just do...

more than anything ...

take a glorious bite out of the whole world.'

                                                                                                -Gary Lightbody

                                                                                                 Snow Patrol

where am I going?

from http://www.paulocoelho.com.br/en/

gift giving

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

Luke 6:38

I love gift-giving days.. It gives me an excuse to buy for favorite items i simply love..

My mantra in gift buying is not just to simply buy any affordable stuff or 'whatever' is available over the counter.. Picking a gift is very special tradition for me. Whatever I  need to buy as gifts, needs to be something "I love to have".

I guess I grew up not having everything in life, and was nurtured to learn that it is okay to not have more than what is needed. And so with that mentality, I learn how to pick my picks ;) Even I can afford good stuff these days, I prefer not to have them if I don't really need them, instead, I give them to special people whom I know will love them. With that, it is like having in sharing special things in life.



share with spiritual messages

 

a dream collection for my sister





my younger sister requested Wii game



This is my coolest gift to share..Instead of ipod, ipad, Macbook...



the best 'Apple'  inovation for my (budgeting) barkada..

 For the record...I bought sumptuous numbers of this..(pakyaw!!!)

unexpectedly...this is the heart warming gift i've given...

x-mini speakers for my bes

in the car going to Balanga City with Eys
Eys: driving while fixing some unidentified hanging object on the rear mirror...
Me: watching him...doing something with this unidentified hanging object..
"anong ginagawa mo?" (what are you doin?)
Eys: magpapatugtog, lalaksan ko tong earphones (!!!! earphone pala yon!! now i see.)
Me: smiles...
"e tama lang pala, buksan mo muna to."
reached down and gave my Christmas gift...
Eys: looked down the small box..
"ano to? wallet?? (what he asked for as a Christmas gift)
Me: just open it.

I would not forget his face when he opened and discovered the smallest speakers just for him..when he tried it on...gawd! undescribable...the sound was amazing!!! all smiles..and yihaaa!!! I was so greatful I remembered him when I saw those amazing creation..

And so...piece of advice..it feels better that you love what you give...

And when you give forward...it will return hundred folds over..



A Swatch watch had always been a childhood dream...
and it came true because of my 3 special friends.
Shei's necklace/bracelet with 3 hearts is super lovely as well.



Cool boardshorts from Edi..
It has been a year since 'his' last gift/boardshorts given to me..
I think I want this to be an annual tradition..hihi ;)



My bestfriend drank 17 cups of frappes and
help enrich lives of 3,000 children as a Christmas gift.
Thanks bes for the journal that you have been waiting to have every December,
and of course the Nicholas Sparks book, our fave author ;)

The sweetest gift I have given for myself..

YPT-320 Yamaha keyboards is a dream come true

 and the coolest...



30 Seconds to Mars Album Collection



I love love love ;)

 
And of course!!

The giftt...2 years in the making!!

Slingshot Drama 2009!! I fell head over heels..
Wow! Can't believe she is mine!!

beyond all these things...Material things are just material things...

what is important...the humility, kindness and love we share towards somebody...to be able to reach out a simple good deed...we are making a 'life' out of that. and that is the best gift we can share and receive at the same time..

the kill

What if I wanted to fight

Beg for the rest of my life

What would you do?

You say you wanted more

What are you waiting for?

I'm not running from you

                   - Jared Leto
                                   30 Seconds to Mars

a candle to the world

" It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

                                                           - Anonymous

pray for hope, love, faith

december

I soooo love December...it's not just about birthdays and holidays...It is the feeling of getting nearer to another peak...another leap...another chance ;) I am inlove with December...

December was all about...sweets and water!!!! whatta combination!!

SWEETS everywhere in Singapore..

1st...
the mega event of the year with my crazy friends....a formal dinner.

2nd...
a Korean-style dinner....hmmm..dream come true..hihihi

3rd...
 spending Christmas Eve with the "Fab 4" is always a sweet moment :)

and back to Pinas...WATER everywhere!!!!

1st...my dad's surprise...a pool at the farm.weeeeh!!!

2nd...a visit to Camaya Coast.

3rd...
a camping trip to Anawangin, Zambales
 

4th..going North to Puerto del Sol, Bolinao, Pangasinan

 

haaay..can't wait for the next December....