Looking forward

to complete simbang gabi. a little sacrifice for me to have this christmasy feel.

to becoming a tita/ninang to my first pamangkin! had a good chat with the excited soon-to-be mommy. thanks sis for all the words of love and encouragement! c u on the 1st bday!

to see you play the drums again. Nice gig last nyt! Had fun with the ladies :-) everybody's moment :-) and I quote @goddessven -

B R E A K- laugh out loud, party all nyt long, drink till u get dizzy, dance like no one's watching, sing 2 ur hearts content or kiss torrdly!

to our next road trip when you come back as you promised the day you left.

to meet you...

to know the reasons... Give me a reason...

Today

I did the forbidden

I was out of bounds

I was weak to let it happen, yet strong enough to let it stop...

Please don't make me fall

Also for today-

I did the needful

I was on the right track

I need all the strength in the world.

Please don't let me down.

Eid al Adha

Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى‎ ‘Īdu l-’Aḍḥā) "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is a holiday celebrated by Muslims (including the Druze) worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God.

For this, another long weekend!

First stop. Global village. Ate taho, Rode on a Ferris Wheel. Pictures pictures pictures. Bonus is- it's Winter time in Dubai! Yey! Loving staying outside more!

And as of this blogging, having a refresher-watching Twilight in prep for tomorrow's New Moon bonding with Lhet.

New Moon...2012...

to be continued...2 more days...

then Bump car...ATV driving...

then off to Sharjah!

Happy weekend!

Spice gurls

Late post...

Last week-Sherille's bday

Dine at Delmon Hotel
House partey
Pictorial
In pajamas
zzzzzzzzzzz

Brekky (ala's term) hotdog and itlog
Room clean up
Get ready
Kulot! luv it!
Party proper
Videoke
a ummm

Had fun with the ladies.

Bro!

Kung kailan pinakamadilim
Ang mga tala ay mas nagniningning
Gaano man kakapal ang ulap
Sa likod nito ay may liwanag

Ang liwanag na ito
Nasa ‘ting lahat
Mas sinag ang bawat pusong bukas
Sa init ng mga yakap
Maghihilom ang lahat ng sugat

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Tayo ang ilaw sa madilim na daan
Pagkakapit bisig ngayon higpitan
Dumaan man sa malakas na alon
Lahat tayo’s makakaahon

Ang liwanag na ito
Nasa ‘ting lahat
Mas sinag ang bawat pusong bukas
Sa init ng mga yakap
Maghihilom ang lahat ng sugat

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Kikislap ang pag-asa
Kahit kanino man
Dahil ikaw Bro, dahil ikaw Bro
Dahil ikaw Bro
Ang star ng pasko

Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Dahil ikaw Bro, dahil ikaw Bro
Dahil ikaw Bro
Ang star ng pasko!

This song and our Christmas tree in the house is my ONLY reminder that Christmas is approaching fast as a rabbit. If not for TFC and the tree, I will not be having this Christmas feel. My Christmas this year is very different from last year's. As early as November, schedules are already tight. This time-No more brain storming, extracting of creative juices and practices for Christmas presentations. No more team, department and company Christmas parties. No more barkada kitakits. No more family reunions at Batangas, Pampanga Novaliches and Pasig. No more Christmas with Mama, Papa, Lheng, Tala and Tisoy. No more simbang gabi with teammates or with family. Buti na lang I gave it all last year...But still, it brings me down knowing that this time, I am miles away from all of you... :-(

Free free free

Ehly Buendia-pic from @goddessven @ Rock Festival

Thursday nyt- Free inuman with Inuman sessionistas.

Friday nyt - Went to Naif for shopping. Thanks to Jho and Mek. Expert hagglers! Balik tayo!

- FREE TICKETS! Friday the 13th Rock Festival in Dubai Festival City! Thanks Badz! Savings 100 AED.

- Free entrance at Chikka Grill. Thanks Tina! Savings 30 AED.

Indeed, the best things in life are free :-) Thank you Bro! Will visit you in a while :-)

P.S.
Thank you Dhim for acknowledging our presence,Ven Felipe and Rio Rose Canio, during ur gig last night. *wink* Tama si Ven, 2nyt's gonna be a gud nyt :-) Party everyday! party everyday!

Loving a Rose

JayPee Eugenio "Learn to love with all your Heart and Accept the Unlovable side of others, for anyone can Love a Rose but only a Great Heart can include the Thorns"

Love Happens

next in line is this movie..

"As each struggles with the hurt of love and loss, they realize that in order to move forward, they need to let go of the past. And if they can, they'll find that, sometimes, love happens when you least expect it."

sigh---just like 500 days of summer...very much for me...

500 days of summer

this movie is about the tears and the laughters one has to go through when in a relationship

it's funny because this movie really do put me into little laughs as i watch this alone, then later, put me in tears..emotions were played..

it started with being always together, kissing, holding hands...but oops! this ain't love...no labels...no iloveyous, only ilikeyous

now conflicts in relationships arise...she's right in the beginning..there's no such thing as love, it's surreal...coz in relationships, people's feelings just get hurt

i'm sorry..kiss and make up, making love (or whatever this is) sweeter the second time around..

but still with hates! all messed up...she broke up with him...

fate tried him and made them met again and they managed to become friends...tough!

he thought, he expected they'll be back, but reality hurts!!! she's engaged...ouch!

from a sister helping her move on-i know you think that she was the one, when you look back, you're just remembering the good stuff, but next time you look back, I really think you should look again..(great moving on line)

denial..acceptance..life has to move on for both of 'em...

closure. release.

then, coincidence. that's all anything ever is. nothing more than coincidence. there's no such thing as fate. nothing is meant to be. summer ended. welcome autumn.

R.I.P.

Isa 66:33---As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.

R.I.P, Lola...

Help 4

Are your standards too low? Dr. Phil asks a guest who's waiting around for a man that's let her down time and again: "What is it about you that causes you to settle for somebody that you know will cheat on you, know will lie to you, know will make a commitment and then break it? What is it about you that you believe about yourself that you're willing to settle for that?" Recognize that you're settling and that you deserve more. Set a higher standard for yourself

Does he really even make you happy? Be honest with yourself about the extent to which he's really meeting your needs. Chances are you're longing for the relationship that you wish it could be, and that you want to be in love with the person you wish he was. Dr. Phil reminds a guest: "There are times when you break up with somebody and you start missing them and you start thinking about all the good things. And then you're back with them for about 10 minutes and you go 'Oh yeah! Now I remember why I hate you!'" Don't kid yourself about what it was really like or glorify the past.

Don't put your life on hold. Every minute you spend focusing on your ex is a minute that's holding you back from a better future. Dr. Phil tells his guest, "As long you are obsessed on this guy, you will never put your heart, soul and mind into getting your life in order and starting another relationship if you want one." Set some goals and start putting your life back together.

Don't hold all men responsible for the mistake your ex made. Why should he pay for the sins of someone else who may have wronged you?

Know that you will get hurt if you're in a relationship. There is no perfect person without flaws. Even a well-intended guy is going to hurt his partner. He's going to hurt your feelings. He's going to say things that you don't want him to say. He's going to do things you wish he wouldn't do and not do things you wish he would do. A relationship is an imperfect union between two willing spirits who say, ''I'd rather be in a relationship and share my life, share my joys, share my fun, share my activities, share my life than do it alone." If you want to be in a relationship, know that getting hurt comes with the territory. You just have to decide that you are durable enough, that you have enough confidence in yourself that you can handle it.

Don't invest more than you can afford to lose. While it's important to move forward, you need to take things one step at a time. Don't put so much out there that you'll be emotionally bankrupt if things go south.

Don't beat yourself up. You got through your last experience, you've learned from it, and now it's time to move forward. Dr. Phil tells his guest, "You'll move on and be a champion in your next endeavor as you did in your past ... Life is not a success-only journey. You are going to get beat up along the way."

Focus on yourself. All of us come into relationships with baggage, but you need to have closure on past experiences before you can start a new relationship with the odds in your favor. Dr. Phil tells a guest who's had trouble with her father, her brother and two previous husbands: "Unless and until you've figured out everything you've got to figure out about that and you get closure, you will never come into a relationship with a fresh and clean heart and mind and expectancy and attitude." You're probably not ready to get into another relationship until you heal the wounds of your past.

Know the statistics. Dr. Phil tells a guest who's waiting for her ex to come around: "There's a 50/50 chance a marriage is going to work if both people are head over heels in love, passionate and willing to climb the mountain, swim the river and slay the dragon to get to each other. That's with everybody crazy in love and running toward each other in that field that we see in the commercials. The problem you've got here is he's running the other way in the field! So if it's 50/50 when you're running toward each other, what do you think it is when the other person is running out of the field and hiding in the woods?"

Help 3

One of the most painful things we have to do in our lives is Letting Go.

Sometimes it is Letting Go of things...material things which mean a lot to us, because of sentimental value.

It may mean Letting Go of feelings. When we hold sadness inside, and try to mask it with only a show of happiness, it is better to feel the sadness so it washes through us then Let it Go. A good cry can be cleansing.

One of the best things to do in our lives is Letting Go of anger and hurt caused by others. We need to find it in our hearts to forgive lovingly. The anger and hurt we hold inside only poisons us, and causes us to allow that person or persons to control our feelings. I have heard of people who have been hurt far worse than I could ever imagine, yet they found it in their hearts to forgive, with love, and let go. They found a freedom within that allowed them to soar like an eagle. I have found peace by forgiving others who have hurt me, and I pray they have found peace within themselves.

Sometimes, we have to let go of someone we care for very deeply when we realize that person does not care for us in the same way. Maybe it is best to leave them remembering us with whatever kind of feeling they do have for us. It may not be possible to hide our own deeper feelings for that person, which could make their life uncomfortable. Letting Go may be the best gift we can give them because they may realize how we feel, yet care enough not to want to hurt us.

Even when we know a relationship is not right, on both sides, or one person has a doubt about it, it is hard to let go of something that seems secure. We often accept less than the best because we can’t bear to let go.

There are occasions when we feel something wonderful for someone, but we don’t express it for fear of being rejected. Sometimes our feelings will be rejected. Yet, what if we withhold it from the one person who could very well be that One Special Someone in our lives and they too have been afraid to express their true feelings, or don’t even realize their true feelings yet! How sad that we may miss The Best for fear of Letting Go of the expression of those feelings.

Whatever the reason, or situation, it is never easy Letting Go.

Help 2

Healing Through Letting Go

Letting Go. Releasing. Moving on. These are words that come to mind when holding on to the status quo becomes too painful or takes too much energy.

Even when we're ready, it's seldom easy to let go. But when we do, both we and the other person can become the people we were meant to be—loving without feeling we must control or be dependent on the other for our happiness.

The healing and release we feel when we're finally able to truly let go can't happen, however, until we allow a shift to occur within us, until we're ready for a new way of looking at things, a perspective that is expressed very well in the poem called "What is Letting Go?"

To "let go" does not mean to stop caring. It means I can't do it for someone else.

To "let go" is not to cut myself off. It's the realization that I can't control another.

To "let go" is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands.

To "let go" is not to try to change or blame another. It's to make the most of myself.

To "let go" is not to care for, but to care about.

To "let go" is not to fix, but to be supportive.

To "let go" is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.

To "let go" is not to be in the middle, arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own destinies.

To "let go" is not to deny, but to accept.

To "let go" is not to nag, scold, or argue, but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.

To "let go" is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.

To "let go" is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future.

To "let go" is to fear less and to love more.

Help 1

What is letting go of your past?

Letting go of your past means accepting that there's nothing you can do to change the past. You did the best you could. When you're facing your failures, know that you were as good, loving, and effective as you could have been. If you were to go back, you couldn't do anything differently because that's who you were and that's what you knew then. It's done. Let go of your past.

Letting go of your past means forgiving yourself for your mistakes. Ruminating on what you could've or should've done is ineffective and unhealthy. If you're dealing with your mistakes or facing your failures, try to forgive yourself.

Letting go of your past means being aware of your thoughts. When you find yourself dwelling or obsessing over the past or the person you lost, gently draw your thoughts back to the present. Let go of your obsession.

Letting go of your past means trusting the nature of time. You will heal and move on. Your wound will slowly close up and soon only a faint scar will remain - if you let go of your past.

Letting go of your past means making new connections with people. You don't necessarily have to make a whole new set of friends; you can initiate a new type of friendship with a colleague or invite a neighbor over for coffee. If you talk about facing your failures, you'll be better able to actually face your failures.

Letting go of your past means seeking balance in your conversations. It's important to vent and share your pain and sadness, and it's equally important to show your interest in other people's lives. Letting go of your past means letting go of yourself.

Letting go of your past means exploring a new world. Take a new course at the community college or start a new hobby. To let go of the past, start looking in new directions!

Wounded

The Wounded by Love AgreementPosted By Paulo Coelho On September 25, 2007 (12:28 pm) In Stories
By Paulo Coelho


GENERAL PROVISIONS:

A] Considering that it’s absolutely correct the saying that states that “all is fair in love and war”;

B] Considering that in war we have the Geneva Convention, adopted in August 22nd of 1864, that determines the fate of the wounded in battlefields whereas there is no agreement that was promulgated until this day that deals with the wounded of love, who are much more populous;
IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT:

ART. 1 – All lovers, male or female, are now being notified that love, besides being a blessing, is also something very dangerous, unpredictable and able to cause serious damages. Consequently the one who decides to love has to know that his body and soul are exposed to many types of wounds and will not be able to blame the partner in any moment, since the risk is equal to both.

ART. 2- Once a lost arrow from the bow of Cupid hits a person, that person has to immediately ask the archer to dart another arrow in the opposite direction, so that one will not fall prey to the wound famously known as “non-reciprocal love”. In case Cupid refuses such act, the Agreement here promulgated demands that the wounded immediately retrieves the arrow from his heart and throw it in the bin.

Note:In order to achieve this effect, the wounded has to avoid phone calls, internet messages, flower deliveries, or any other act of seduction, since these acts may achieve short term results, but are inevitably erased by time. The convention declares that the wounded has to quickly seek the company of other people in order to control the obsessive thought “it’s still worth to fight for this person”.

ART. 3 – In case the wound comes from third parties, meaning, the loved one is interested in someone else who was not expected in the pre-established plans, it is hereby expressly forbidden any act of revenge. In this case, it is permitted the profuse use of tears, some punches on the wall or pillow, talks with friends where the wounded can freely insult the ex-partner, allege his complete lack of good-taste, but refraining to lessen the partner’s honor.

NOTE: The agreement determines that art. 2 can also be applied: the wounded may seek the company of other people, preferably in places where the partner does not dwell.

ART. 4 – In case of light wounds, hereby classified as small betrayals, fulminating passions that do not last long, transitory sexual disinterest or dysfunction, one has to quickly and abundantly apply a medicine called Forgiveness. Once this medicine applied, one must never look back and the subject must be completely forgotten, never being mentioned as an argument in eventual fights or moments of wrath.

ART. 5 – In the case of definitive wounds, also called “brake-ups”, the only medicine capable of truly healing one’s heart is Time. It’s pointless and ineffective to find consolation with fortune-tellers (that will always allege that the lost love will return), romantic books (in which the endings are always happy ones), TV soap operas or other similar things. One has to suffer with intensity, completely avoiding the use of drugs, painkillers, prayers. Alcohol is only allowed in moderation, never surpassing more than two glasses of wine per day.

FINAL PROVISION: the wounded of love, contrary to the wounded of armed conflicts, are neither victims nor torturers. They have chosen something that is part of life and therefore they have to face the agony and the ecstasy of their choice.

And for those that were never wounded by love, they will never be able to say: “I lived”. Because they haven’t.

Kae, super thank you! big heal for my wounded heart :-) luv u and Joyce...mwah!

Character

Dear Rio,

Your character is the most important part of who you are. What is character? It's who you are when no one's looking. So, Rio, who are you when no one's looking?

I love you,
God

P.S. Your character is more important than your reputation or your wealth, Rio. Take good care of it.

Sparkle

Nothing to post today.
But upon visiting one of the blogs that I follow, I found something that put a sparkle on my lonely eyes.
To her: Sorry I copied the pics coz I so luv PINK! I think that makes two of us:-) Thank u!

Work

Dear Rio,
Your work is your ministry. You job is your mission. Your office is your church. People who see you at work should get blessed.

Love,
God

P.S. Wondering how all these can happen, Rio? Stick around. I'll show you.

Dear Lord,

Thank you!
What a wonderful work (world)...la la la

Reminder

Last night.
From Didache. A reminder. - Just because the sun isn't shining doesn't mean it's not there.
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Today.
Though I do not have enough sleep and in these trying times, I pray for a good morning and a good day ahead :-) Good mornings in ubertwitter is Oh so contagious! Good morning twithearts! :-) Thanks for reminding me to have a good one :-)
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Speaking of Twitter. I so love the tweeps I follow. Their tweets are so aliw! minsan kaloka, ,most of the time inspiring, kahit di ko makabisado sa dami...it's good na from time to time, I am poked and reminded of life's beauty :-)
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"May jowa na ako!"- statement of the day. So happy for you :-) Another reminder. Love is just around :-) lovelovelove

Broken Hearted Me

Every now and then I cry
Every night you keep stayin' on my mind
All my friends say I'll survive
It just takes time
.
But I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No I don't see how it can if it's broken all apart
A million miracles could never stop the pain
Or put all the pieces together again
No I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No I don't see how it can while we are still apart
And when you hear this song I hope that you will see
That time won't heal a broken-hearted me
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LSS with Sitti's prod in ASAP Sessionistas yesterday.
Mama and Papa's theme song is an Anne Murray song -You needed me.
I also ended up having an Anne Murray theme song - Broken Hearted Me.
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sorry! broken hearted me mode...

Drift or Paddle-excerpt

Two people in a relationship are like two little boats floating on the sea. Problem: There’s a current that will slowly pull the two boats apart. Before they know it, the two boats are miles away from each other.There’s really only one way to fight the drift: Paddle! If you don’t want to drift, you’ll have to go against the flow and paddle your way to each other. You’ll have to work hard, muscle your way, sweat like crazy and fight to be together. You really only have two choices in life. You either Drift or you Paddle.

But, I was given no choice but to drift.

Happy Birthday Ate AJ

Because she had an advance birthday celebration and we will still be celebrating her birthday tomorrow...confusion hit her.."Mommy, wag ka maingay ha? Bakit dalawa birthday ko?"

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And here are some of her other lines:

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While her mommy is taking a picture of her to be used in school:

Tita Rio: Para san ba yan?

AJ: Pang lagay sa Friendster Hala! :-)

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Everytime John Lloyd registers on the tube, she would run to me and shout.."Tita Rio, si Papa John LLoyd natin...kekeleg ako!"

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She burst in the kitchen singing "Papa papa papa ____ " (to the tune of Paparazzi) Hala! :-)

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Tita Rio: Sinong jowa mo?

AJ: Si Gabby Hala ulit :-)

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Tita Rio: Punta tayong Australia?

AJ: Opo

Tita Rio: San ba yun?

AJ: Sa langit :-)

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Lhet: Bakit umiiyak si Tita Rio

AJ: Nimimiss nya si _______

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Ate AJ, your Tita Rio (with everybody's assumption that I will be your ninang in the future-but not anymore-just your Tita forever-isiningit ko talaga!) wishes you all the love and happiness this world can shower you. Be bright as ever. Continue bringing smile and laughter in the house. And always be your mom and dad's pride and joy.

Paglaki mo ikukuwento ko sa yo lahat ng kakulitan mo :-)

Wow them!

Dear Rio,

When it comes to service, be outrageous. Go the extra mile. Do the unexpected. Wow them. If you're going to serve, might as well have fun at the same time, right?

To your success,
God

P.S. Don't give half-hearted service, Rio. You're built for more exciting stuff.

Crossing

pre-wedding jitters- Melissa popped a question " What is this pre-wedding thing wherein the girl doubts...bla bla bla...? I replied..."Pre-Wedding jitters". Being cold feet before you take the plunge. The yes or no before the "I do". I know this is just a "what-is-the-term" question, and not a "i-am-into-this-situation" question. Congratulations and Best wishes Melissa! Cheers to a blessed married life! The crossing from two becoming one.

Rachel and Gab-rumored breakup. This time, the crossing from two becoming one and another one. Affected by this showbiz buzz not only because Shin is so much loved by Angel but also because I already crossed that bridge...http://www.pep.ph/news/23599/Gab-Valenciano-on-rumored-breakup-with-Rachelle-Ann-Go

moving the ladies-Martin sent an email-"Can you please arrange to transfer Belinda Claire and Rio to Al Quoz as we discussed. Please arrange for this weekend if possible or alternatively next week-end." After 5 months of staying in the Ayala of Dubai, we're crossing back on the jungle.

and to J, You are a pillar of strength because of the tears that you did not shed...you chose to keep inside..because you face this with grace...Courage is an understatement. May God keep you and your family in this trying times. Crossing this hell or high water, you'll be able to conquer this.

Respect

Dear Rio,

Do you respect yourself? Do you respect your feelings? Do you respect your needs? Always be respectful with yourself. You’re dealing with royalty.

Happy to have made your acquaintance,
God

P.S. I respect you, Rio.

Dear Lord,

I respect you more.

When God made you

Its always been a mystery to me,
How two hearts can come together,
And love can last forever.
But now that I have found you I believe,
That a miracle has come when God sends the perfect one.
So gone are all my questions about why,
And i've never been so sure of anything in my life

Oh I wonder what God was thinking,when he created you.
I wonder if He knew everything I would need,
Because he made all my dreams come true.
When God made you, He must have been thinking about me.

Ooo ooo,I promise that wherever you may go,
wherever life may lead you, With all my heart I'll be there too.
And from this moment on I want you to know,
I'll let nothing come between us, and I will love the ones you love.
So gone are all my questions about why

Oh I wonder what God was thinking when he created you,
I wonder if He knew everythin I would need,
Because He made all my dreams come true.
When God made you He must've been thinking about me.

He made the sun He made the moon,
To harmonize a perfect tune,
One can't do without the other they just have to be together.
And that is how I know its true,
You're for me and i'm for you and my world
Just cant be right without you in my life

He must have heard every prayer I've been praying
He must've knew everything I would need
When God made you, He must've been thinking about me.

When God made you -who you????

Be wise

Dear Rio,

Are there people in your life that aren't making you a better person? Avoid toxic people. Love them, yes, but don't spend too much time with them. Life is short!

Be wise,
God

P.S. Rio, I've provided wonderful people around you to be your friends, teachers, and inspiration. Look for them.

Dear Lord,

Thank you for those wonderful, not toxic people around me. Bless them all. Amen.

Retweet

rayurose: RT @itsmemarielt: RT @ lizzuy: (For the broken hearted)

Love when you're ready..not when you're lonely.

Rio..bear that in mind and in heart..owki???

Angel

2 days in a row
2 glasses of F with C
didn't leave me tipsy
but it lead me to a new discovery

To my angel:

I am so touched for I was chosen
Thank you for entrusting me the sorrows of your heart
...for showing me the hidden
...for sharing to me the untold
...for unlocking the concealed

if you miss them, they miss you more
wherever you are right now, they are the most proud
open up...it lightens up the burden you carry within...just like you did
promise...pag may pagkakataon...ipapakilala ko na :-) para bati na tau a???

To him: sabi ni angel...

"Sayang...nanghihinayang talaga ko sa inyo..."

Happy Birthday Adie and AJ

Escape

Not a sweet one...

I went out to jog last night for an escape.

However, as I ran, so many thoughts also ran on my mind-these I can't escape...

And when I was through...home at last...the warm hug of my sheet and pillows and the comfort of my bed, accompanied me as I cry myself to sleep.

Dear Lord, I am so troubled.. Show me the way to that sweet escape...

Work

Dear Rio,

Your work should be an expression of My love to the world. If it isn’t, you’re in the wrong job. Or you have a terrible attitude towards your work. Either way, you’ve got to change.

God

P.S. Hey, don't worry. I’ll help you, Rio.

Dear Lord,

I know you want me where I am right now. Thank you.

Daily

Dear Rio,

Don't take yourself too seriously. Learn to laugh more often. Often, often, often. That's Doctors' orders, you hear?

The Great Physician,
God

P.S. Belly laughter. Daily. Do it, Rio.

Dear Lord,

Yes...with AJ and Adie around...it's overdose!

Addition

Yoghurt and Yakisoba-addition to my power breakfast

Pineapple in Tuna sandwich - additional info for the day...instead of calamansi or lemon as lansa remover, this is an alternative according to Claire...not that I am being biased because i'm a tuna sandwich lover but when i gave it a taste test...it did pass..Claire's practicing being a chef or a wife??? hmmm...answer??? soon..

Tipanan- addition to my where-to-go-to when my tummy screams for Pinoy eat out

The one he's asking for has finally arrived-addition to my (and of course his) answered prayer

Ate Wilma Ate Tekla and Marlon-new acquaintances thru Ate Be

Rosary at Ate Be's house for the month of October-addition to my weekend sched

Let Go...Let Go...-addition to the mantra that I should be religiously bearing in mind and putting into practice as Father Tom gave emphasis on this on his homily yesterday

LSS

Ooooo oooooo ohoohohoo
Ooooo ohooohoo oooohoo
Ooooo ohoohooo oohoooo
Oohooo oohoooho ooooho
Ooooo oooooo oooooo
Ooooo oooooo oooooo

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high...

I so fell in love with this song. Sung by: Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997) a Hawaiʻian musician.He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993 with his medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World", which was subsequently featured in several films, television programs, and commercials. Through his consummate ukulele playing and incorporation of other genres (such as jazz and reggae), Iz remains one of the major influences in Hawaiʻian music over the last 15 years.-wikipedia

Don't stop

Dear Rio,

Look around you. Everything is changing. Growing. Expanding. Developing. Even the entire universe is still growing. So evolve! Don't stop becoming a better person everyday. It's your destiny.

I believe you,
God

P.S. Be committed to growth, Rio. Love demands it.

Dear Lord,
Thank you...Another answer to this big thing that I am in deep thought lately. *wink*

Gone

smile smile smile...finally...the promised night out

in high spirits because of my new BB :-)

lonesome because for the nth time you were not true to your words...you broke your promise..you broke my heart...i told you...i told you...

memories of the past disturbed me...i can clearly remember, exactly one year ago, the rain...the delayed flight...the tears..the neverending goodbyes...the promises...gone...all gone...never did it occur to me that that will be the last hug... the last kiss...until all i have to do is accept...yes...it is the last

safe streets...also gone last night...thank you Lord for keeping me safe from those bad guys..thanks also to Let for being my knight...that was an experience! when I finally arrived home, AJ welcomed me with " Tita Rio, dapat kasi kasama mo si Dhim!!!"...smile slowly replaced the fear drawn on my face...whew!

and for some other things...petty things...annoyance is so pushy...leave me alone!

Lord, I will visit you later...please lay a hand on my heart...I need peace...

For the victims

from my daily read of reflections for 29th of September...very timely...

"Are you in a hopeless situation now and you want to give up? Offer it to God and let Him take control of it."

"Lord, I offer my life to You. Take charge and let Your will be done."

Blessing

Dear Rio,

I've made a giant storehouse overflowing with every conceivable blessing you need, including all the financial resources you would ever need for all the dreams I have placed in your heart. The key of My storehouse is in your pocket. Gave it to you a long time ago. So when will you drop by and get some stuff?

Waiting for you,
God

P.S. I hope really soon, Rio.

I care

to be there with you
i wish
to shower you with enlightenment

i hope

to put a smile on your face

i desire

to hug you and to tell you "everything will be ok"
i want
for you to feel His presence

i pray

do this

i must

....

because...

still i care..

.

pic from Google reminded me of Casper.

May he rest in peace..

Weekend

Started the weekend with great deals and treats! :-)

Buy one take one shopping spree...wee!!!
Eat all you can Pinoy food...wee again!!!

and heartbreakingly ended it...

with news all over about the aftermath of Ondoy's heartless attack in the Metro. I pray for those affected. "May God give you grace to face this adversity and despite the coldness as you spent the night on your rooftops, may you still feel His warm embrace."

pics from an email I received

Cool

Dear Rio,

Many people don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan. Rio, I want you to plan for your happiness. Dream it. Write it. Believe it. This is your destiny.

Love,
God

P.S. I know the power of dreams. I dreamt you into existence, Rio. Cool, huh?

Butterfly

Martin: How's my butterfly doin'?
Rio: mmm...Soon to be OK
Martin: What? Is there a new ___ in your life?
Rio: mmmmmm
Martin: But you're working on it?
Rio: mmmm...Yeah :-)

Great Success

Dear Rio,

Embrace failure. Fail forward. Fail quickly. So that you can start again. It's the only road to success.

To your great success,
God

P.S. Rio, you will succeed. I know.

Dear God,

Thank you for giving me life's fair share of failures so that I can appreciate success.

With high hopes,
Rio

It's too late

Is it because you just miss me?

Is it because sadness is knocking on you?

Is it because this is just an escape...your only way out...from the guilt that haunts you?

Is it because it's totally over and you just mean well?

Or Is it because love is still screaming and it has never fade?

Why?........ Please make me understand...before it's too late...too late...

Spontaneity

Eid ul-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to break fast"; and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. It is celebrated after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan.-Wikipedia

I celebrated this holiday for the first time here in Dubai and the four days off from work was well-spent.

• Jogged at my comfort zone. Jogging, then walking, then deep thinking, then jog again, walk again, think again...was my routine as I was accompanied by the songs on my mp3 and a bottle of thirst-quencher.

• A date with Bro. I promised him I won't miss visiting him on this long holiday to have my weekly dosage of His blessing.

• Got a text. "R u coming 2nyt?". Didn't reply. Got a call. "OK see you then." Persistence paid off. Girls night out. Kick off party at Chikka Grill after one month of closure due to Ramadan. I missed my partey mates, Bull frog and of course, Dhim. Thanks Tina for the free entrance and sa napakagandang pwesto :-)

• Will go out with Ex-Smartee. As of this blogging, don't know yet where we are heading tonight.

• We were just chatting and after an hour we were together. An impromptu meeting. Had a nice time. Details? I'm just happy.

These all happened without planning. Before the long weekend started, I really don't have plans. But I said to myself, I should make the most out of this holiday. And yes- I did! Spontaneity! I Love!