overwhelmed

New flats!

2012-01-30T19:18:00.000+08:00

Sa wakas, nakabili na rin ako ng new shoes... I thank God for His provision! I got extra money to spare from my sweldo so I was able to buy these cute flats from The Little Things She Needs:

When John saw these, akala nya wine! Hahaha!

Flats #1

Flats #2

I shall use one of you tomorrow when I get back to work! Yey!

Salamat din kay Laureen Uy na sobrang magaling mag-promote, sa kanya ko nalaman ito at talagang na-curious ako sa brand na ito.

Good thing meron nito sa Robinson's Galeria. Bought these yesterday before going to church. Only P1,199.00 two pairs. If you buy only one pair that would cost you P699. Ayun wala lang, share lang! Hehe.

Why God doesn't want His people to worry

2012-01-30T18:46:00.002+08:00

For the last two weeks, I had the privilege of studying Matthew 6:25-34 and I taught a lesson I entitled "Why God doesn't want His people to worry" in Connect Agents' of Change GG on January 21st and 28th. It was a challenging study time as the passage was VERY VERY RICH but I thank the Lord for His grace is indeed sufficient and His wisdom is just amazing!

Now let me share the gist of what I learned about the passage...

The word worry pertains to being distracted from things to the point that it causes us (believers) to lose focus in God and to not have that attitude of worship in everything that we do (same as in Luke 10:40-41).

The passage was addressed to believers as it states- "your heavenly Father" (Matthew 6:26) and "O you of little faith!" (Matthew 6:30). Not everyone can call Him Father, only those who have a personal and intimate relationship with Him through Christ Jesus (John 1:12) and then Jesus didn't say "O you of NO faith" but rather "little." Who are those whom have genuine faith in Him but those who belong to Him right?

God's children shouldn't worry because God is their Father, He knows what they need even before they ask Him (Matthew 6:8), God the Father being the Creator of all things provides for His creation (Matthew 5:45) how much more to His children? God's children shouldn't worry about basic things needed with the arrogant attitude as if God wouldn't be able to provide it, because in the first place He already gave up His best (Romans 8:32) what else can He not give to us? God's children shouldn't worry because it shows that they do not trust God enough and lack of trust in God is sin! And God calls His children to continually seek His kingdom (Romans 14:17) and his righteousness (Romans 3:9-24) rather than worry!

To just ponder on the passage- Matthew 6:25-34- gives encouragement to me! It's mind blowing to realize and learn of the things I learned from this passage and I really thank the Lord for allowing me to study this, for guiding me and opening my heart to His truths, and for giving me the opportunity to apply it even before I teach it to our growth group.

Praise His name! To Him be all the glory!

Btw, here are my GG members and attendees that night:

L-R: John, Kuya Anthon, Jane (John's Sis-inlaw), Mama Edith (John's mom)

L-R: Raya, Sai and Lheng

How about you? How was your weekend?

Our partnership

2012-01-24T08:04:00.003+08:00

I was supposed to share this last year [last month] but for some reason I totally forgot about it.

Anyway, just want to share photos of me and John during GCF Connect's Growth Groups' Christmas fellowship...

We had a wonderful opportunity serving God and His people that day- myself as one of the photographer, as a co-emcee, as an assistant overseer and then was also tasked to share my testimony as a GG leader for Connect Agent's of Change and Connect-Taguig (dami bang role? hehe) while John, he was the our speaker/preacher that day.

Nakaka-humble at nakaka-bless lang! And I really am so grateful to be serving the Lord with my future husband on the same ministry/group. As in, answered prayer talaga yun sa akin! Sa ministry na ito namin napa-practice ni John ang aming partnership... Yes! May ganun! Hehehe! :)

Anyway, as usual! The following are some of the photos during the event:

Bb. Litratista mode

Co-emcee of Olive and this was during the icebreaker game

Emcee mode pa rin

Bb. Litratista mode uli.
Jonas Acorda was my back-up in documenting the event. He was the one who took this. :)

And now here is John as he talks about what the Bible says about importance of Growth Group fellowship

Very enlightening yung message Nya through John. All were blessed and encouraged...

And may ilan na na-move tlaga na bumalik sa GG...

While the rest were all encouraged to continue on growing together in the Christian fellowship!

Medyo nag-over time nga lang si John... Sai was raising an idiot card saying: Extra Grace Time! Haha! :)
Pero oks lang naman, it was all worth it! Praise God!

Now here's me again...

This time sharing my testimony...

I look silly here! Haha!

Ilan sa mga GG members ko: (L-R) Cecil, Fhang Jena, Mich and Carmie far right.

Showing few pictures of our GG meetings. :)

To God be all the glory!

And I say it again, To Him be all the glory forever and ever, amen!

Nothing compares to serving the King of kings and Lord of lords! :)

Photo credits: myself and Jonas Acorda

An addition to the one I'm wearing

2012-01-23T16:12:00.001+08:00

I've been meaning to post this here but I always forget to take pictures until today... Yey!

Ladies and gentlemen, my wedding ring:

Engagement ring's made of silver while the wedding ring is of white gold!

So love it! As in!

More of them in my photo-blog, check: Silver, White Gold and Diamonds and I will also feature this in my wedding blog of course! So watch out... :)

Hope you're all having a great Monday... Happy Chinese New Year!

Important lessons

2012-01-23T12:42:00.000+08:00

Just want to share few of my take home from our Saturday night Bible study and Sunday service sermon:

"Not all good opportunity comes from God... As a believer, you have to always keep in mind that your purpose is to worship God in everything! If the "good opportunity" will draw you far or away from God and cause you to be distracted [worried] , then most probably that's not from Him!"

-John Velasquez (yes, my beloved Ü)

"There is a big difference between good and God's best! Let's be discerning..."

-Pastor Larry Pabiona, GCF Senior Pastor

I’ll sing to You Lord

2012-01-23T08:07:00.001+08:00

♫ You are forever in my life
You see me through the seasons
Cover me with Your hand
And lead me in Your righteousness

And I look to You
And I wait on You

I’ll sing to You Lord
A hymn of Love
For Your faithfulness to me
I’m carried in everlasting arms
You’ll never let me go
Through it all... ♪

One song I listened to as I wake up today... very Encouraging...

Good morning all!

The Lord is good and His love endures forever!

Forty

2012-01-21T09:28:00.000+08:00

*taken on our first day as a couple... seems like yesterday! *

Guess what?

It's our 40th month today!

Yay!

I love you more and more my love! :)

And thank You, Lord for showering us with your love and grace...

♥

My breakfast for today and some thoughts

2012-01-20T09:11:00.003+08:00

My breakfast for today—Whole Wheat cereals, banana, coffee, Matthew 6:25-27 (in preparation for tomorrow night. I’ll teach in our GG), Luke 10:40-41 and then Genesis chapters 39 and 40. Talk about physical and spiritual feeding… Oh yeah! Burp!

Realization—I’m a Martha! Oh my, napa-ngiti ako when I studied that passage (Luke 10:40-41) about her earlier… I really am a Martha! And all along I thought I was a Peter. Hehe. Well siguro, may Peter side din ako. Wala lang. Na-realize ko lang and ngayon ko lang inadmit... My discipler told me that already pero dineny ko. Haha! :D

Sweet thought—I said to myself on my way to our office: "I miss John… But yeah, we’ll have a life time to spend together very soon so that’s okay! I can miss him now but I shouldn’t have to be so emo about it."

Bow. Thank God it’s Friday! :)

Hershey

2012-01-19T09:08:00.004+08:00

John texted me this last night:

"May bad news pala... Wala na si Hershey."

He said he died Tuesday, January 17, 2012. He accidentally ate something with poison which caused his stomach and intestines to have holes... He was in pain for days and he tried to bear it but his body gave up...

You will be missed dear Hershey, ang pinaka-cute na shih-tzu sa balat ng lupa!

Yung short lambingan/kulitan natin nung Monday was our last na pala... :(
I'm sure Mommy (Ate Alynna) will miss you more!

Oh my, he's not mine and yet I'm crying over him... :'(

To my best friend... ♥

2012-01-18T12:15:00.001+08:00

♫ I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

I'm lucky we're in love in every way

Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed

Lucky to be coming home someday♪

Wala lang, that song is playing and I automatically thought of you... Hehe! Miss you! Love you! Mwuah! ♥

Philippians Sermon series

2012-01-17T16:36:00.001+08:00

3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. -Philippians 1:3-8

Our Senior Pastor, Dr. Larry Pabiona preached on that passage last Sunday.

And every Sunday talagang blessing for me, kasi sobrang personal ang pag-speak sa akin ng Panginoon and I really thank Him for that! He speaks well through His servant, Pastor Larry...

And so I want to share it here. You can watch last Sunday's GCF sermon here.

Hope you're having a good day! :)

Blessings!

Tip # 5

2012-01-13T10:09:00.001+08:00

I found a new blog worth reading and sharing... She posted an article entitled "20 Tips for Teen Girls" and this is just one of my favorite:

5. Dress fashionably, but modestly. You want to be remembered for your personality (which is unique) not your cleavage (which looks exactly like everyone else's).

Haha! So true, right?

Go check her blog here!

Kristin is a writer/comedian who bounces back and forth between Los Angeles and Dallas. She writes for Susie Magazine, a Christian magazine for teen girls, and does stand up all over the place. She loves Chipotle and cupcakes, slapstick comedies, and attempting to grow things in the pile of dirt she calls a garden.

Connect - Taguig :)

2012-01-10T10:14:00.001+08:00

I just realized I haven't shared this here.

One of the newest Growth Group (or GG) of GCF Connect is Connect-Taguig. We meet up every Saturday 7am in Bonifacio Global City. The group started meeting last year, July 9, 2011 and since then the Lord has been using the GG to be a venue where people get to know the Lord Jesus Christ on a deeper, personal and intimate level, and for believers to have fellowship and accountability to strengthen each other...

Last Saturday was our first meeting for this year and we conducted it in our new "home" because the original place we conduct our GG last year closed down already (we miss you Dunkin Donut Cafe! We really do!).

Our GG has been going through a study of the Parables. And last Saturday, we studied Matthew 13:44-45 with John (my beloved) teaching... It was a divine appointment! And I was really encouraged and blessed by that encounter with the Lord and the fellowship that we had. Add to that two first timer guest came! Whom I am hoping and praying to attend regularly. Praise God talaga for that day!

Anyway, you know me, I love pictures... So here are few photos during our Growth group / Bible study fellowship.

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting, Connect-Taguig:

beautiful day. great place. nice weather.

The Word of God is our main and special "dish"
Burp!

Salvation is as precious and as hard to discover as the hidden treasure and pearl of great worth in the parable...
True! :))

Tree of life. Hehe. :)

John explained the parable and shared the Gospel.

Praise God for ministry opportunities like this! All for His glory! :)

Photo credits: Jonas Acorda and yours truly. :)

Look at me

2012-01-09T18:48:00.003+08:00

Blessing na hindi naman halata sa hitsura ko na stressed ako... Would you agree? Hehe!

Anyway, for my fourth blog entry of the day... Here's some vanity pics taken last Saturday and yesterday, Sunday.

Taken last Saturday morning, while waiting for other GG members.
Thank you Jonas Acorda for this photo. :)

Taken yesterday after our Bible study.
Pa-cute at pa-tweetums. Felling teenager? lol
Thank you Sai Dapitan for this pic and the rest below.

Sisters in blue.
How do you like my earrings?
Special thanks to my sponsor, Analyn Santiago, for these pretty, pink and circle dangling earrings! :)

And one last time...
Raya and Rajsh.
Beautiful! :))

Pagbigyan na, Monday naman eh! lol! Anu daw? :D

Hope you're having a good one! Blessings!

What is half a decade?

2012-01-09T16:35:00.001+08:00

January 2, 2012

I turned 5 years old working in JP Morgan Chase Bank! Yey!

Ano nga ba naman ang half a decade? Well, achievement yun! Hehehe... And blessing! I really am so thankful to the Lord for placing me where I am. A place where He showers His provision for me and where He is using me for the furtherance of His Kingdom though I know very well that I'm not worthy...

Thank You, dear Lord for being faithful to me for the past 5 years... I pray that You will continue to bless me and make me a blessing to the people around me, that You will continue to protect me, sanctify me and preserve my testimony in accordance to what is pleasing before You... Thank You, because I have my work to feed me and my family... Thank You for Chase, my employer! :)

That night I had dinner with three of my wavemates in Dencio's - Paseo Center, Makati.

Yes, apat na lang kaming natira after 5 years! Hehe. Mike, Divine, Jenn and myself. When we started, if I remember it right, 19 kami sa batch eh... And then habang lumulipas ang araw, linggo, buwan at taon, may mga umaalis. But we still remembered and we missed them that night.

So to all Wave 20 peeps, let me share with you few photos of our dinner date:

Mike, Divine and Jenn

Mike, Rajsh and Jenn

Divine, Mike and Jenn

and now... kaming apat na!
Hahaha! Wala akong ibang maisip na captions! lol

Medyo nakakapanibago lang na few photos talaga ano? Busy kasi ako sa pakikipag-kwentuhan sa mga kaibigan ko kaya konti lang... :p

Happy 5th anniversary to us! :))

2011 Holiday higlights

2012-01-09T14:12:00.003+08:00

Indeed, the holiday is the time for families to gather and celebrate together. Minsan lang naman sa isang taon ito kaya dapat hindi palagpasin...

The past 3 years have been a challenge for me kasi I have to make sure I will make time for both my family and John's... Tamang balance lang.

Prior to going to my family on Christmas eve and to John's on New Year's eve, umattend muna kami ng service sa GCF. Will share photos as well.

Spent the Christmas in Laguna with my family, though hindi kami kumpletong magkakapatid at pati yung mga pamangkin ko kulang din... Keri lang! Saya pa rin. I'm happpy that our Lola was happy we were there.

Then on New Year, I was with John's family in Cainta. Hindi rin kumpleto silang magkakapatid kasi hindi nakauwi yung kuya nya na nasa SG pero masaya pa rin.

And just like my previous posts, blog-pics (blog na picture heavy) entry uli ito. Let the photos speak for themselves! ;-)

GCF Christmas Eve Worship Service.
Here is Sai Dapitan, my closest guy-friend and accountability partner namin ni John.

With my Missionary friends Tita Joan and Tito Will Feuerstein and our Senior Pastor, Dr. Larry Pabiona

Now with John and his Mom.

GCF friends, standing: ate Lea, Ingrid, Mommy Bbeth
Seated: Biboy, Jv and Khryz

lagi kaming wacky mode pag nagpapa-picture kaming magkaibigan.
Everyone, meet my wedding planner and future wedding emcee. :)

Dinner muna after service

Sizzling beef pepper. Yum-yum!

After the dinner I travelled na to Laguna... At wala pala kaming picture nung eve kasi hindi pala nakapag-handa si Lola ng pang Noche Buena dahil sa kapaguran. So nung 25 na lang mismo kami nagsalo-salo.

L-R: Grae, Mama, Raya, Diwa, Lola and Uncle Al
Not in photo: Papa, Majar, Strong, Kuya, Dayaw and Kaya

Good morning to my Kuya Lakan and his kids Dayaw and Kaya na nasa may pinto...
What yah doin there baby boy?

Here's Diwa talking to Nonggie who is in Las Vegas.

with Julia Sabio, the golden retriever :)

my Kuya's family: Diwa, Kuya, Kaya, Grae and Dayaw

this time with Lola...
ay bakit naiyak na si baby boy?

Kami naman ni Raya with Lola

Raya and I attended in Jonas' (the guy with the guitar) church

left Laguna to meet with John and his family to eat out in Eastwood...
And uhm look at this? A gift from his ate, a casual DRESS!
Hindi ako ito! Haha! But I like it! Thanks ate! :)

L-R: Ate Alynna, Ma Edith, Jane, Erwin, Noel, Kate, Myself, Nikki and John

Nikki took this photo. ;-)

This kid was my playmate that night... or rather I was her playmate...? Haha! :)

New Year Eve came...

One of the passages that was read and pondered on that service. A favorite passage!

I attended with my baby brother Majar

Cheers for the New year ahead!
I was with John's family that night. :)

and then photo ops with the Velasquez family...

dalawa kasi ang camera nyan kaya magkaka-iba tingin namin. Haha!

sobrang love ko itong bata ito... so touched that she wanted to have an exclusive photo with me.
And I miss her na!
Hello Nikki in Australia! :)

but of course, hindi pwede wala kaming pic ni Love ko...
Ewan ko lang ba at bakit kailangang may Santa na kasama. Hmp. lol

Cluedo game night with John, Noel, Erwin, Sai and Mae! Walang tulugan ito!

So that's how I spent my holiday! Pretty special spent with two families. Aylabet!!!! :)

Loved

2012-01-09T08:53:00.009+08:00

Just want to share photos of the gifts I received for 2011 Christmas. Very touched, grateful and felt so loved!

Got this sa Connect GG Christmas party, an exchange gift from Cecille

from my former Sup who is now an OM, Ms. Katie. :)

from a colleague, Kuya Paul

third chocolate from a colleague, Ate Hazel
And yes, you guessed it right! I have a very sweet tooth! hehehe:)

from a colleague, Ate Beth
and a coffee lover too! sakto pati itong gift cause my tumbler got broken na! :)

from a colleague, Bermie
my favorite color! and this one is very useful as I do my qt, journal, studies, accounting and all...
Ballpen po ito. cute noh? :)

my "something useful" from Ate Hazel
isa pa itong super timing and yes nagagamit ko tlaga sya everyday! love it!

from a dear friend, Mich
more sticky notes! love the design, so me! :)

from my co-leader in Connect and churchmates, Ate Lea and Julie
pwede itong kikay kit or lalagyan ng pen, pencil, post-its and other small stuff.
and the bracelet I believe is from Boracay. :)

from a colleague and a disciple, Fhang
very sweet of her to give me this jewelry... i love pearls!

"something descriptive" gift from Ate Hazel
super useful and very me daw! hahaha! OC kasi ako at madalas mag-accounting so kailangan ko daw nito.
at hindi ko pala nakunan ng pic yung "something memorable" nasa office kasi! hmp!

now this one is just the sweetest gift from my GG members...

Words of affirmation! :)

from Art
Thanks too bro!

from Jem
...awww...

from Amor
...praise God!

from Ryan
...you're a blessing too bro! :)

from Jane
...I treasure our freindship my dear!

from Travis
...Wow, humbling and overwhelming!

and from Jonas
...this is almost exaclty what I wrote/told him in my note for him. Thanking God for you bro! :)

here's all of them. :)
The books are from Ate Hazel, remember my "Traditional but priceless" post?

and may humabol, chocolate (4th na ito) and lipstick from Australia courtesy of Noel, Kate and Nikki (John's brother and his family)

Btw, if you are wondering asan ang gift sa akin ng mahal kong si John, hindi ko pa po nakukuha... It's a GC! Hindi pa kasi kami nagkakaroon ng chance to go shopping for my gift. Hehe. :)

Anf I just remembered, I haven't taken a photo of the gifts from Misha, a CD entitled "Stand Up" and from Jonas a Philip Yancey book entitled "Disappointments with God."

Sorry brothers in the Lord if wala dito ha? But I assure you, I really appreciate your gifts! :)

How sweet di ba? Who wouldn't feel loved sa mga unexpected gifts na ito?

Thank You Lord for these... :)

You know what?

2012-01-07T09:41:00.000+08:00

God is really good!

He encourages me when I am down... He meets me where I am, at the exact point of my need, and at the right time!

Just saying. :)

Failed, stressed and windang

2012-01-05T12:05:00.001+08:00

Sharing an excerpt of my December 31, 2011 journal entry... Included in my Year-End prayer item was this:

-to be more gracious, loving and forgiving especially towards them.

It is really my desire to grow mature on that area… But last night, I failed. :(

I need His grace right now to pick me up… I’m feeling so stressed out and so windang.

Pray for me and with me please...

Dear Lord,

Enable me to allow You to just pick me up once more in Your grace… To let go and just commit it/them to You…

Forgive me because I failed You once again. Help me to overcome this stressful feeling that is eating me up right now.

Oh God, I want to cry… :'(

And I need Your hug right now.

Thank You Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.

He answers

2012-01-04T16:18:00.003+08:00

I’ve been thinking and praying about our growth group attendees whom have yet to commit their lives to Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour even after being told (and explained) about the Good News or the Gospel.

Worried talaga ako kasi they have not made The Decision yet…

I've been asking God since last week when will that day come and so early this morning during my qt, this was how God addressed my concern about them:

“All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.” – John 6:37

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them…” – John 6:44

So ayun, oo nga naman. Marunong pa ako kay Lord ano? Hehe.

I’m glad I have a prayer answering God! Though it seems that He did not really answered my question, what He gave is just right and timely and yeah, I'm good with it!

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” – James 1:5

“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.” – 1 Corinthians 3:6

Traditional but PRICELESS!

2012-01-03T07:03:00.006+08:00

December 23, 2011

Exchange gift has been a tradition for me every since I worked at the back office or research department of our firm. I have experienced two prior to this day but this one's just PRICELESS!

Our team went to Mozu Cafe Bar, and there we ate good food, had lots of laugh trip and photo ops and then proceeded with our exchanging of gifts.

It's been three weeks since we made our bunutan of our monito/monita. Every Friday since then we exchanged gifts with the following themes- 1. Something useful, 2. Memorable and 3. Descriptive of the recipient and then for the finale day, we had wish list and we bought what our monito/monita wanted for Christmas.

And so again, allow me to let the photos below to speak for itself:

Just two blocks away from our office

What's the best thing to do while waiting?
Smile at the camera! :))

They serve "just right" food.

Banda ba ito? lol

iphone na lang kesa yosi. :P

Moms: ate Juliet and ate Cathy

Now here's yours truly with Kuya Hermie

Eto na! Exhange gift na! Ang pinaka aantay ng lahat. :)

Si Adrian ang unang nabigyan ng gift. GC galing kay Katching. :)

This is Jen with her sandwich maker from Kuya Hermie. Happy sya oh! :)

Chris very happy with his wall clock (with a touch of gold) from Jen

The super happy and almost teary na si Katching receiving her gift from Chris.
I love this scene!

Electric Kettle

Ate Hazel sharing how challenging yung paghanap nya sa gift na gusto nung nabunot nya.
Btw, lahat po kami nagkwento at nag-share why, and how we got the gifts that we gave...

Lo and behold! Ako pala ang nabunot nya! Waaah! Naguilty at nahiya ako sa kwinento nya pero super saya ko...
My wishlist were books: 1. Crazy Love or 2. Think and Workplace Grace
Natuwa ako na isa lang ang natanggap ko kasi it means na Crazy love yun!
Pero...

Yung book ni John Piper pala na Think.
Sabi ko tuloy "Ay, kulang?"
At malulungkot na sana ako until ate Hazel gave another one!
I wondered what it is?

Wohoo! Super duper mega over happy! Answered prayer ito!
And super thank you ate Hazel and Alain for your efforts to the point of going to Monumento just to buy my book!
I LOVE IT!!!

And now here's Dennis opening my gift for him. The "Php1395.00" worth gift. Hehe. :)

Black and Decker iron. :)

Si ate Delle naman ang nabunot ni Dennis.
He gave her a Toy Kingdom GC as she wished and a stuffed toy bonus!

Naging emotional si ate because of the stuffed toy.
Kasi daw ever since she had a daughter everything ay para na sa anak nila... Including the GC she wished for.
So it really was a suprise that Dennis gave her a teddy bear! Nice! :)

And then ate Delle gave Kuya Allan GC as he wished. :)

Isa pang GC fan, si ate Cathy na binigyan din ng GC ni Kuya Allan.
Nagpalitan lang ba kayo ng regalo? Hehe!

And now it's ate Cathy's turn to share how her adventure went as she looked for the place to buy the gift...

If i remembered it right, si ate Cathy yung pinaka-mahaba ang kwinento. Hahaha! Aliw lang! :)

At bakit naman kaya natatawa etong si ate Hazel? Hmmm...

At parang teary eyed na din!

Pati sila Katching and Kuya Hermie napapa-smile ng bongga! :)

Surprise! Ang one and only wish ni ate Hazel from ate Cathy.
Ang haba ng intro! lol

Dog bed from an online seller na hinanap pa sa sulok ng metro manila.
Super priceless talaga ang mga gifts!:)

Still teary with her teddy. :)

At eto naman si Ate Beth at this part sila na lang ni ate Juliet ang walang gift so it was pretty obvious.

She gave her GC (andaming may gusto ng GC ano?) at ang saya-saya nila tingnan.

And in here, ate Juliet was telling how she tried to hide the truth from ate Beth na sya ang nakabunot sa kanya.. Eh hindi pala sya magailing magsinungaling so nalaman din naman agad nung isa. Hahaha! :))

Sige, tawa pa te! lol

Sabay hirit sya kat ate Beth: "Picture ko!" lol

Laugh trip ulit! :D

Inexplan ni ate Julie yung adventure nya sa wish list ni ate Beth...

She though that what she was about to buy was also a make up. Make up kasi yung isa sa option na binigay ni ate Beth.

It took someone to tell her that Aleph is actually a Paolo Coelho book. Hahahahaha!
Pero masaya naman si ate Beth. Best seller daw itong libro na ito. :)

And then I gave them this booklet na parang Gospel track, entitled "Ang Buhay na hindi bitin" kasama ang mga letter ko for everybody. Hehe. I'm glad they liked it! :)

Jen and Chris

The team minus Kuya Hermie who already left.

Ayun lang! Traditional man itong ginagawa, priceless ang experience! Super happy, super nag-enjoy lahat.

Medyo mahaba at photo heavy ang first post ko for the year ano? Hehe! More to come! Andami ko pang gustong i-post dito.

Happy New Year ulit! God bless and have a wonderful 2012!

Who isn't?

2011-12-31T08:44:00.000+08:00

Who isn't excited for 2012?

Definitely not me! Hehe. :)

Happy New Year dear friends!

God's been faithful as always and I'm just excited to see more of His faithfulness beginning tomorrow, January 1, 2012 and the coming months ahead! Wohoo!

How do you leave it in a drawer?

2011-12-29T10:19:00.003+08:00

It's been two consecutive days since this song (lyrics below) has been played in the office and I could'nt help but be sad...

I first heard this song from a friend's walkman way back in college and since then the song always reminds me of him. I told him in an email I sent him in October that:

Pinapatugtog yang song na yan ngayon dito… at ewan ko ba, ikaw ang naaala ko sa song na yan! :)

Kasi my recollection of that song was your cassette tape. :) Hehehe! nothing senti! LOL

Ewan ko ba tlga friend, bakit di ko makalimutan yun. As in, sobrang random moment nun as in wala lang naman diba? hehehe. katuwa diba? :)

And now, hindi na nakakatuwa when it reminds me of him... I still don't know what happened and I'm still waiting for his kwento. And I'm praying for him to get throught his heart ache.

I'm also praying that the Lord will enlighten him and lead him to Him and find his true love in the Lord Jesus Christ that he may have a changed heart that is after God's own heart, after what God really designed for him...

This one is for you Mark. You know I'm just here... Praying for you!

"Art of Letting Go"

Put away the pictures.
Put away the memories.
I put over and over
Through my tears
I've held them till I'm blind
They kept my hope alive
As if somehow that I'd keep you here
Once you believed in a love forever more?
How do you leave it in a drawer?

Now here it comes, the hardest part of all
Unchain my heart that's holding on
How do I start to live my life alone?
Guess I'm just learning,
Learning the art of letting go.

Try to say it's over
Say the word goodbye.
But each time it catches in my throat
Your still here in me
And I can't set you free
So I hold on to what I wanted most
Maybe someday we'll be friend's forever more
Wish I could open up that door

Now here it comes, the hardest part of all
Unchain my heart that's holding on
How do I start to live my life alone?
Guess I'm just learning,
Learning the art of letting go

Watching us fade
What can I do?
But try to make it through
the pain of one more day
Without you

Where do I start, to live my life alone?
I guess I'm learning, only learning,
Learning the art of letting go....

Didn't realize it meant something until...

2011-12-27T12:00:00.000+08:00

I received this e-mail about an hour ago. From a colleague:

Rajsh,

Thank you for what you just did when you passed by my station.

Alam mo ba, prior to going here sa office, I passed by sa chapel malapit lang dito. Nakasara siya. I wanted to talk to God. Tapos dumating yung caretaker ng church, may kasamang mommy at kids.

Kinuha nung caretaker yung susi ng chapel. I felt na pinagbuksan ako ni God and He wanted to hear me out, listen to what I have to say.

During my short stay there, I prayed for Him to hug me kasi I am going through a phase of misunderstanding with ** ***. I feel burdened.

Ikaw yung sinned Niya to give me the hug I was asking for.

With that, thank you. Thank you. :)

And all I did was bumeso sa knya and greeted him good morning with a side-view hug (more of akbay actually). It was just a usual routine for me... And yet, nakaka-amaze lang to learn how that simple act of courteousness made a difference, and how it brought a comfort from a burdened friend.

Thank You Lord for blessing me and making me a blessing to others even in small/little ways like this. :)

Ocean Park the 2nd time around

2011-12-27T03:27:00.005+08:00

December 19, 2011

Manila Ocean Park Ultimate Experience with John my beloved's family. Early Christmast treat of our dear ate Alynna. :)

Allow me to let the photos speak for themselves how fun, tiring, exciting, and full of laughter and smiles our day went...

Just arrived!

Love team: Mae and Don buying our tickets

le family minus John-liit

Son and Mother tandem

and now, it's our turn. :)

Ordering our lunch

Tong-yang soup, Chapsuey, Siomai, Fried Rice

Say hello to Nemo! He was everywhere, not hard to find like in the movie. Hehe!

Next stop: Trails to Antartica!

Pila uli! Can't wait to see the Penguins!

Hello there, Happy Feet! :)

I'm happy to have finally met them! :)

Just keep swimming!
Ay, sa Nemo pala yun! Hahaha! :p

Pose muna ako :)

Next stop: Sea lion Show!

Very entertaining indeed!!!

Next stop: Oceanarium!

We didn't notice this the first time we went here.

But of course, Nemo again!

Back in the giant aquarium

They're like hampsters-- going in circles forever! Hehe.

Oh, look! A Chrtistmas tree in the giant aquaruim!

Next stop: Ze Fish Spa... Nakakaloka sa kiliti! Hahahaha! Halata ba sa pic? :D

At ang love ko, di kinaya ng powers nya ang pag-nibble ng mga fish! lol

Nakakakiliti talaga sila. Lahat kami napa-sigaw nung una eh! Wahehehe!

Fell inlove with these dancing jellyfish!

Their sound track was Classical!

I so love them!!!

Bongga!

Pwede na ba ako sa NatGeo? Hehe.

With John my love... Magkaka-kulay kami ah! :)

and I was surprised to see more of them!!! Waah! Ganda tlga!!! :)

This was super worth my time! Really loved it! ;-)

Next stop: Finale for our ticket, Light and Fountain Show.
And look, it's Nemo again! Told you he's everywere! :)

Lion fish making babies... Teka, di ba dapat sensored ito? lol

The dancing Star Fishes!

Lights. Fountains.

The whole cast of "Once Upon An Ocean"

Pero bago kami umuwi, we just had to experience this 4D ride!
Look at how excited I was. Hahahaha!
This wasn't included in our P900 ultimate experience ticket so was an add'l P100/each.

Glasses on!

Here we go!

Anyare? Bat kami nakalingon ni John? Hahaha!

Ang gulo oh! hahaha!

Wohoo! Enjoy! Tawa kami ng tawa!

And of course, we couldn't leave the place without photo ops at the Christmas tree.
Here are: Don, John, Ate Alynna (their mom) and Mae

Family portrait of Jane, Chloe and Erwin

Our "normal" loveteam pose. Hehe!

More love teams: John and his invisible GF, Katara and Don N., Mae and Don B.

And here's us all!
Yay! Thank you so much again Ate, for this treat! :)

Bow!

Will post what transpired on my 2011 Christmas some other time... Let me sleep now.

Zzzz... (--,)

Photo Credits:
Yours truly, John my love, Mae Navarro and the Manong we asked to take the last photo.:)

See also: We Love You, Lord

God loves a cheerful giver :)

2011-12-21T11:47:00.002+08:00

How is the attitude of your heart when you give to the needy?

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

-2 Corinthians 9:7

Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?

-James 2:15-16

I believe these verses are timely especially now that our kababayan down south are recovering from the aftermath of typhoon Sendong...

Here are few ways how we can help:

Donate through Red Cross.

Text RED<5,25,50,100,300,500,1000>to 2899 (Globe)

RED <10,25,50,100,300,500,1000> to 4143 (Smart)

For Cash/Check Donations:

Acc Name: Philippine Red Cross

Bank Name: BDO

Peso Account: 453-0018647

Type of Account: Savings

OR through Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC):

*will update for more...*

Sent to reap...

2011-12-15T16:54:00.004+08:00

This was God's word for me the other day:

"I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor." -John 4:38

Very timely. :)

Thank You, Lord!

It's the ceremony!

2011-12-13T16:14:00.006+08:00

After attending this wedding of Christopher and Christine last December 4, 2011, I realized that indeed it is not the wedding elements that matter most...

What makes a wedding meaningful is the ceremony. When God is honored and acknowledged in the life of the couple, when His goodness is preached even in the exchanging of vows, and when people are reminded that marriage is God's design...

The wedding was very simple, as in wala masyadong typical elements that one can see in a wedding and yet it was super meaningful! I got so inspired, as John and I plan our own for next year...

Now allow me to share few photos:

Tin's (the bride) beauty was so eminent that day...

Exchanging of vows

the ring...

and now here's us

with my dear friend Mr. and Mrs. Geanga (P.Eug and Osie), Kuya Abe, and my beloved John.
Thank you Ian de Ocampo for taking our pic.

I miss our trio!

With the officiating Pastor, Rev. Bj Sebastian

I don't wear dress... unless I attend a wedding. And so this photo was just a must.
Thanks Kuya Abe for taking my pic.

Will upload more photos in my photo-blog some other time.

Awww... yihee!

2011-12-10T20:22:00.002+08:00

Super love this pic!
thanks to Jonas Acorda for taking our "pre-nup kuno" pic. hehe!
*taken during Connect Christmas party this morning*

In everything, give thanks!

2011-12-09T19:31:00.000+08:00

my signature in my outlook email at work :)

Yesterday was just awesome!

I really felt God’s favor upon me… it was overflowing and I really thank Him for everything!

Thank You Lord, BIG time!!!

Let me start off with yesterday morning. I went over to John’s place before going to work for an errand I needed to finish for Connect. I left their place late than I should have. My travel time from their place requires a lot of allowance due to heavy traffic. (Anyone familiar in Caint-Ortigas Extension-C5 route? You know what I mean. Hehe).

Anyway, it was funny because I didn’t panicked. If you know me—alam mo kung gaano ako ka-panikera :). And that I think was God at work in me.

I left at around 8am; my work starts at 10am. I was praying that God would provide a way for me to make it on time at work because I know for sure that based on the normal traffic situation in that route, it is most probable that I’m going to be late.

I had two routes to choose from—either I ride a bus going to Ortigas and then from there ride another bus going to Ayala so I can drop off somewhere in EDSA and then walk to our office OR ride an FX going to Ayala and drop off somewhere in Kalayaan avenue and then walk going to our office. The later was much easier, less hassle and less stress on my part but the thing is, during rush hours it is sooooo difficult to get to an FX because it is always full, jampacked with fellow commuters...

But hey, I did mention that I prayed right? And God answered it! Just a few minutes of waiting and I got into an FX and I was so happy! Was really rejoicing! I thanked God because He knew I needed that FX ride. Wohoo! I was at peace with this thought in mind: the Lord provided an FX for me, I’m sure that He will not let me be late for work. Though I knew there would be another "obstacle course" that I would had to go through and that is no other than—TRAFFIC! But miraculously, it wasn’t that heavy and when the FX was in C5, it was smooth flowing! How good is our Lord? He is so good!

So I arrived at work 15 minutes prior to my schedule! Yehey! Praise Him, super duper blessed and favored! He knew how I hate being late at work. :)

And wait there is more; while I was walking I got a text from my beloved sharing his good news (that I couldn’t share yet) which made me rejoice more! Lord, You are so good to us, Your children!

And wait again there is more! Yesterday was our scheduled bidding for 2012 VL (vacation leave). It was a first come-first serve basis and only one analyst per day is allowed to go on a VL. I had my VL requests for the whole 2012 saved on my draft folder since last week (hehe. Yeah, I am that O.C.). Bidding starts at exactly 2pm. Four minutes prior to 2pm I was already in front of my outlook. I hit the clock in my pc so I could see how many seconds left for the time and then when it hit two o'clock—BOOM! I clicked on SEND button... and then few seconds after my Supervisor announced that my email was the first one to arrive in her inbox! Yehey!

When I received the reply of my Supervisor, everything got approved (well not everything actually, with the exception of December 25 because we can’t file a VL for any Philippine holiday as of yet since our function is volume driven). Anyway, the highlight of this particular favor from the Lord is this—my wedding and honeymoon VL was approved! Since I was the very first one to send the request I got every VL dates that I want! Super yahoo!

I thank Him for allowing me to make it as the first one to send because majority of my team mates also desired to plot VL on the same date as our honeymoon date. I also thank God that He enabled my team mates to understand why I needed those dates… Yihee!!! I’m just so excited for next year!!! Super happy!!!

Lord You are good and Your mercy endures forever… Super thank You dear God for these blessings!

Now today was not the same as yesterday. I came in late at work because I lost track of time, and then it was raining and because of that traffic in EDSA was heavier than the usual. But thank God that it didn’t ruin my day…

When I arrived at work, God had a surprise for me. When opened my email I saw another answered prayer, a BIG blessing and another favor from the Lord… Grabe! Until now, I couldn’t help but just rejoice and thank Him because He never fail to show Himself to be faithful to me. He knows that that “answered prayer” is going to be one BIG help for John and I as we prepare for our wedding… As in! But pardon me if I couldn’t share it here… Just please thank God for me and with me.

HE IS GOOD! GOD IS SO GOOD! I couldn’t ask for more…

How about you? What’s your thanksgiving item this week? How did God show You His faithfulness these past few days?

Happy Friday everyone! :)

Tanong lang

2011-12-08T19:24:00.000+08:00

Are you reading my blog?

Why?

Why not?

...seryoso po ako, so I need you to answer me...

Hehehe!

What's up?

2011-11-28T05:27:00.001+08:00

Just thought I'd post some random thoughts and photos...

I'm prayerfully excited for next year!

Basag trip lang yung sugat ko eh ano?! Ahahaha!

Excited kasi next year madadagdagan ang suot ko na ring... Yihee! ♥

Check my photo-blog, I posted there other engagement ring pics. :)

Saw and grabbed these in facebook and I'm glad I did...

thank God hindi naman daw nabawasan ang face value ko even w/ my injury. wahehe. :p

few of my GCF-Connect family

mga babae tlaga oh! ay teka kasama pala ako dito! lol

more of our kakikayan with behind the scenes pa!

Photo credits to Julie Galela. Thanks sis sa mga pics! Adik ka lang! :p

By the way, tuloy-tuloy naman po ang pag-recuperate ko from my injury... Eto po ako as of yesterday:

hindi naman halata yung cut ko di ba? or blurred lang talaga tong pic? lol

Thanks po sa lahat ng nag-pray for me!

Ayun lang naman so far. Randomness na ramdomness lang talaga...

Happy lazy Monday! :)

What a day! :)

2011-11-22T18:04:00.003+08:00

Well, after one whole week of being on sick leave last week, today I went back to work! Yay!

Medyo challenge nga lang for me ang byahe ano. Though maikli lang ang travel time ko the “buwis buhay” part is when I ride the bus, yung pagbaba, yung pag-akyat and pagbaba ng foot bridge—as in sobra akong napagod tapos ang dami pang tao na kasabay tapos umuulan pa! Nanibago ang katawan ko syempre kasi one week akong parang hospital mode. Hehe. Good thing medyo relaxing naman yung last part ng pagpunta ko sa opisina: the not-so-short-but-not-so-long-walk along Kalayaan avenue.

I was catching my breath and feeling super tired when I got to our production floor. It took a couple of minutes before ako nakatayo uli to get water and coffee…

Bukod sa byahe isa sa mga pinaghandaan ko—minind-set ko ang sarili ko dito—everyone was asking what happened to me and so I was making kwento everytime I encounter someone asking. Whew! Nakakapagod magkwento ng paulit-ulit! Ahahaha! Pero ayun nga, hinanda ko naman ang sarili ko dun… and I’m sure for the whole week ito, habang may gauze pa ako sa may right eye ko.

I thank God for sustaining me today. I felt dizzy at some point and got scared na baka may something na naman na hindi pa dapat ako pumasok, pero tinulog ko lang nung lunch break ko and I felt better after. Whew!

I also thank God for those people who got really concerned after they saw me and heard from me what happened. Isa lang ito, chat with one of my friend:

Friend:
Girl
i heard

Me:
hi

Friend:
how are you?

Me:
hehe
ok naman na
i mean much better
thanks!

Friend:
haist

Me:
may gauze nga lang ako kaya mejo eye catching pa
hehehehe

Friend:
now ko lang nabalitaan

Me:
pero pagaling na yung cut ko

Friend:
stitches?

Me:
sabi ng doc ko kahapon 50% healed na sya

Friend:
wag naman sana

Me:
nope, di ako nagpatahi

Friend:
whew

Me:
good thing di naman kinailangan
kasi takot ako!

Friend:
mababawasan ang ganda points mo

Me:
hahahahahaha
check!

Friend:
hehehe
im just happy you are ok

Me:
sabi rin ni doc kahapon buti daw di ko pinatahi kasi baka daw mas lumaki pa yung sugat
awww
thanks! appreciate it

Friend:
uu girl.. sa ganda mong yan tapos may tahi ka

Me:
sabi nga ni misis mo: infairness maganda pa rin
ahahahahaha
rofl

Friend:
hehehe

Me:
apir!

Friend:
waaah
hehehe
see you around
get well girl

Me:
yup! :)

And now I’m about to go home. I’m pretty sure challenge at “buwis buhay” na naman ang byahe ko... Pero keri lang, alam ko naman na di ako papabayaan ni God. Atsaka, maraming nananalangin for me, especially my beloved na pagising pa lang siguro ngayon. Hehehe.

Ayun lang! Bow!

Kaw, kamusta ang Tuesday mo?

See also: Thanking God in my accident

Namimiss at mamimiss

2011-11-21T19:13:00.000+08:00

The last time I saw you was two weeks ago...
But the last time we had our discpleship was more than a month ago...
I miss you so much T.Carol!

After today, we will see each other again on Friday...
I will miss you my super loving, caring, and super gwapong love! :)

Because HE is faithful!

2011-11-21T01:53:00.000+08:00

11.21.11
Happy 38 months of God's faithfulness to us my love! ♥
I love you and You more and more each day, forever and always! ♥
(our picture was actually taken last week. i just love this pic & that's why i used it for today. hehe)

Injured and Kikay

2011-11-21T01:25:00.000+08:00

Who says I can't be kikay even if I've an injury?

How do you like my hair? :)

Pretty pa rin di ba? Queber sa injury ko... Hahahaha!

With Resa and ate Lea here of GCF-Connect

We were all braided by ate Janette

Japan-Korean pose... ng nakatalikod nga lang! Hahaha!
*Ate Janette is the lady in stripes.*
Thank you ate for being our hairstylist! Loved it! :)

I'm just so blessed! :)
Thank You!

to the most beautiful...

2011-11-17T00:07:00.000+08:00

And the only Sister I have...

Hehehe!

Happy happy birthday!

You are a blessing to me in so many ways.

♥ I love you so much!

Mwuah-mwuah-mwuah! :)

-ate Bini

Denying Jesus?

2011-11-16T20:48:00.005+08:00

Immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
-Mark 14:72

The last sentence of this verse struck me because I can relate very well.

Many times I "deny" Jesus-- I sin, I fall, I make no regard and no reverence of His presence and just go on giving in to what I want even if I know at the back of my mind that it will dishonor Him...

Yet He remains faithful! Through the Holy Spirit He brings me back to my senses and gets me on my knees to repent and ask for forgiveness...

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
-1 John 1:9

And He picks me up in His grace... that for me is just OVERWHELMING!

Lord, Your love is amazing!

Thanking God in my accident

2011-11-15T11:58:00.006+08:00

Clarify ko lang ha, hindi po ako nagpapasalamat dahil na-aksidente ako. Hehehe.

I got into a jogging accident yesterday morning. I was rushed to the hospital due to a head injury.

What happened was, after ko mag-jog, umupo ako and then nakaramdam ng hilo tapos hindi ko na alam ang nangyari. Good thing kasama ko si Sai and he saw me fell on the ground (semento). Hilong hilo ako at hinanghina and I was bleeding...

But like I said in the title, I still thank God kasi ramdam ko na hindi Nya ako pinabayaan kahit pa meron akong nakuhang cut near my right eye. Allow me to share my thanksgiving items on that incident:

Sai was with me, kung wala akong kasama nun pano na lang. So thanks bro! :)
Tumulong yung kapit bahay nila John (dun kami ni Sai sa village nila John nag-jog) she placed ice bag in my nape, called the village guard for assistance, at marami pang di ko na maalala na acts of service ang binigay nya sa akin.
Mga guards na ready and quick to respond to the emergency.
Helpers nila John: Magie, Te Mercy and Rose.
Ate Alynna for lending her car
Mae and his bf Don for driving and for assisting in keeping me awake while travelling to the hospital
Connect Core for their prayers.
The very accommodating nurses in Medical City, especially Nurse Margaux na suki ako. Hehe.
All the doctors who attended my needs.
My employer, kasi may HMO ako through them. Kung wala akong health card mahigit 13K ang binayaran ko.
John for being there always and for making me feel everything is okay kahit na nakita nya akong namutla at may malalim na cut.

All these are God's work, He took care of me through these people... And so yah, I thank God in my accident.

Major lesson learned:

Kapag magjojog, wag bibiglain ang tigil ng movement ng katawan para hindi mahimatay. :)

Thanks again Lord for taking care of me! And for helping me recuperate...

I was there!

2011-11-14T23:55:00.001+08:00

Hindi naman po ako super duper boxing fan. Sakto lang! Hehe. Naimpluwensyahan lang ng beloved John ko... At kaya kahapon, naki-pag date kami with Manny! lol

I'm just happy that John shared this moment with me. I mean you know (Manny na Manny! hehe), na-touch talaga ako na sinama nya ako na panoorin ang laban ni Pacquiao and Marquez... As in, I really felt loved because he wanted me to be with him that day. Redundant na ata ako dun sa sinabi ko ah! Haha!

Anyway, just to clarify- this entry is not a commentary about the fight ha! Wala po ako sa posisyon dahil hindi naman ganun kalawak ang alam ko sa boxing. Hehe. Just want to share some pics (as usual, pics na naman! hehe).

We got a pretty good deal for that ppv in DADs Glorietta. P950.00 lang buffet na (breakfast and lunch) with bottomless coffee and iced tea while watching the fight; three undercards and then yung main event.

Eto yung ilan sa mga pics:

my first plate:
breakfast consist of salted egg with tomatoes, fried egg, beef tapa, chicken adobo and tofu.

there's john getting his food.

our tickets-- an addition to John's collection

Nagiinit ka na ba sa fight? Galit ka ba sa akin? Or gutom ka na? :D

syempre ako rin picture w/d tickets! hehe

John's 1st plate

with Yki (John's colleague)

Ma'am Mindy and Sir Jeff (John's boss)

my 2nd plate. yummy! except yung lamb chops ha! booo! lol

my former colleague and now John's-- Bryan R.

kay John uli

yes, I did try my best na ubusin sya... kahit di sya masarap. hehe.

Main event na!
Tayo muna for the Lupang Hinirang.
Maayos naman pagkanta nung girl. Sorry di ko sya kilala! lol

Thia Megia for the USA national anthem.

the challenger

and the defending champion

From 9am til past 2pm kami nasa Dads, more than 5hrs din pala. Hehe! That's how John and I started our Sunday. Afterwards pa lang kami nakapunta ng church... It was a long day for us pero na-enjoy naman namin.

Anyway, I posted some pictures of the actual fight in my photo blog, check nyo na lang dun. Click here.

Ayun lang, kwento lang. :)

Pink, Red, Yellow and my round face

2011-11-14T23:43:00.003+08:00

My favorite color is pink. Obvious naman diba? Hehe.
At kaya naman gusto ko lang i-post itong color blocking get up ko kahapon (Sunday)...

Pink and Red

Pink and yellow

and my awkward smile. :p

Talk about vanity pare! Last week may ganitong entry din ako ah!

And men, I need to lose weight!!! :-p

Special thanks to my Sister, Raya for taking my pictures.

Tumakbo ako papunta ng locker area...

2011-11-10T11:58:00.000+08:00

It's Thursday again! And I'm kind of feeling so emo (again) because whenever Thursday comes I am missing John so much!!! :(

The last time that we saw each other was Tuesday... And antagal pa ng Saturday night, where we will see each other in our Bible study group! Waaah!!!

I miss you love, sooooo much!

At dahil nami-miss ko sya, tumakbo ako sa may locker area namin dito sa office at tinawagan ko sya! That also explains the title of this post. Hehe.

Sorry love ha ginising kita! Miss you eh! Hahaha!

Napabasa din tuloy ako ng mga old emails nya habang ang background song ko dito sa opisina ay kanta ni Gary V na...

"It's not everyday that someone like you comes my way

No words can express how much I love you..."

Yihee! May ganun?!?! lol

Eto yung isa sa maraming old emails nya sa akin na sobrang nagpaluha sa akin ngayon (nakakatouch kasi at sobra pang nagpa-instense pa nung pagka-miss ko sa kanya)

john velasquez

08/07/2008 11:10 PM

but please rajsh..at least try to smile. don't you know that you have the most beautiful smile?

Awww... Di ba? San ka pa? Sino ba naman hindi makaka-miss sa lalakeng yan?!?!

Ahehehe. Ayun lang. Lunch break muna ako!

Long hair baby!

2011-11-07T21:25:00.000+08:00

The last time I went to a salon for a haircut was over a year ago. I just love my long hair! I made a commitment that I won't cut it until the wedding is over. I want to have super long hair on our big day! Hehe.

Anyway, here's some photos of me na naka-lugay:

parang pang ID lang. hehe

yes, kunyari mahiyain! hahahaha!
photo credits: my beloved John. :)

talikod

at ngayon may kasamang sulyap. hehe!
photo credits: Syrus Dapitan

Ayun lang. Bow. :)

Happy lazy Monday!

Just a thought

2011-11-05T11:29:00.000+08:00

What I am doing for the Lord amounts to nothing if my heart is not right before Him.

"The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." -1 Samuel 16:7

Pansin ko lang noh

2011-11-01T18:11:00.000+08:00

I browsed through my old entries and napansin ko na napakarami ko palang post na "to be continued" and "to be updated" and "photos to be uploaded." Pero never ko ng nabalikan sila. Ahehehe!

Sorry naman po...

Sana magkalaptop na ako ng sarili para mabalikan ko sila... Andami eh, feeling ko kulang ang isang magdamag para maupdate ko lahat ng entries... Ahahaha!

Bread Bag Experience

2011-10-29T22:04:00.012+08:00

Our team went out to eat at Bread Bag Pandesal Bar last week. Minsan lang kami nagkakasabay-sabay ng lunch ng ganito kaya para maiba naman, outside the office muna. Hehe.

It's not that near nor that far from our building, but still effort pa rin yung paglalakad! Good thing group kami kaya hindi masyado pansin yung "effort." Lol.

Anyway, it was my first time to eat there and I must say that I wasn't disappointed with what I had. *burp* I ordered Chicken Schnitzel which costs P111.00. Akala mo lang mahal pero sulit naman ang laki nya at super nasarapan ako sa lasa nung chicken and swak na swak yung timpla ng sauce/dip. Eto sya oh:

I'm not sure though if my picture justifies it yummy-ness. Wahehe!

Inggitin ko na lang kayo... Nyum-nyum!

Na-enjoy ko yung eat out namin na yun and sinabi ko sa sarili ko na aayain ko dun si John, mga dini-disciple ko, sister ko at ang Connect peeps! Wahaha! Lahat na lang kaya noh?

Just to share na din, here are some photos with my team mates na mga walang hilig sa litrato:

Our team (w/o me) stopped over at Burgos Circle park... for photo ops syempre!

told you they don't like picture taking! Haha!

Now it's my turn... with Dennis here.

Chris who happened to be my impromptu model that day! Lol

Here we are!

The Menu

Dell & Chris role playing mode!
Isang batang babae at isang parang sinapian na nilalang.
Haha! :-D

the team without me and dennis

Ay eto pala ako sa loob! Lol

At si Dennis din pala!

Kaya naman may gaya-gayang kuya Hermie! Wahehe! Peace! :)

Role play: Business Partners daw sila... sila daw ang may-ari ng Bread Bag.

They asked for photos rin! Hahaha! Tag ko na lang daw sila. :p

Pan ala Cubana

Kuya Hermie and Katching (our Sup)

Adobo flakes with kesong puti. :)

Kamote chips on the side

Yeah!

Si kuya Allan, tahimik lang yan pero "inutusan" akong kunan din sya. Tsk! Hahaha!

Dumilim na pero andun pa rin kami.

And then it was time to go back! Passed through Burgos Circle again.

So there, it was such a super enjoy eat out with the team. Thanked God for this!

Mauulit ito... that's for sure!! :p

Reunited with my Gawad Bestfriend!

2011-10-24T14:47:00.004+08:00

After four years of not seeing each other... Thank God for this reunion yesterday with Mari, my Gawad bestfriend, soul sister and soon to be wedding singer!

Grabe, ganun pa rin kami! Ang kulet pa rin namin together! Ahahaha! I so missed this lady!

I'm so happy to have spent time with you kahit few hours lang. Sa uulitin Sis! :)

She's trying to hide behind me. Hahaha!

Now with her hubby Richard

Photo credits: Raya Sabio
See also: My Gawad Bestfriend and Namumukod Tangi

News for today! ;-)

2011-10-21T12:11:00.000+08:00

Happy 37th months of God's Faithfulness to John and Rajsh (that's me) ♥

I love You and you... more and more each day!

Just thought I'd blog!

2011-10-17T21:54:00.003+08:00

I miss those times when I regularly update this blog with personal reflections.

It's not that the Lord's been silent to me that I'm not able to share anything, it's just that I can't seem to find the time and the mood to write that much as I used to and so I am typing now even if I do not know if I will be able to finish and post this...

You see, there has been a lot of changes in my life over the last four months.

Let me share a few:

1. After six years of working in the night shift, the Lord opened up an opportunity for me to work in the morning shift since July 5 this year. A blessing from the Lord indeed because since then He opened up more ministry opportunities for me. Which leads me to number:

2. June 30, 2011, my last shift in the night shift. I shared the Gospel to a friend and she prayed to receive Christ and that started a new discipleship relationship.

3. July 9, 2011, Connect Ministry held a breakfast fellowship near our office for my friends at work. That fellowship gave birth to a new Connect Growth Group that meets up every Saturday 7am.

4. A good friend of mine referred to me a lady and asked me if I could disciple her. After months of praying about it we finally met sometime early August (if I remember it right) and the Lord knitted our hearts to journey together.

5. I turned 27 this year but I still feel like I'm just 25! Hahaha!

6. John and I celebrated our third anniversary on Sept 21... And we realized that indeed time flies that fast!

And the list goes on...

One of the major things that the Lord taught me with all the "changes" mentioned above is this: He took me out of my comfort zone and taught me to adjust so I can TRUST and OBEY Him more. It wasn't easy but the Lord remained to be faithful!

Well, you see... He has always been faithful to me! Even in the midst of my unfaithfulness to Him.

Show me your ways, LORD,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, LORD, are good.

-Psalm 25:4-7

An error...

2011-10-04T11:19:00.003+08:00

** Just want to share this words of wisdom from a li'l card in my work station **

An ERROR doesn't become a MISTAKE until you refuse to correct it.
-Orlando A. Battista

He who heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but whoever ignores corrections leads others astray.

-Proverbs 10:17

Amen!

Happy Tuesday everyone! :)

Angry Bird's Origination

2011-09-29T14:44:00.000+08:00

This is just funny...

Hahahaha! :)

We love You, Lord!

2011-09-26T21:47:00.099+08:00

How time flies!

September 21, 2011 marked our 3rd anniversary as a couple! We indeed praise God for His faithfulness because if it weren't for Him we wouldn't survive together... And because "we love because He first loved us." :)

Special shout out and thanks to our Connect family, to our mentors Pastor Raul Caguin, Tita Vivian Lacanilao and Teacher Carol Felipe, the people who always pray for us and with us.

Allow me to share highlights of our two part celebration...

John got sick on the day itself. He woke up with fever and colds. When I arrived in their house he was still in bed. I woke him up with a cake surprise and good thing he was able to get up and we ate dinner together. Wala syang gana na kumain ng meal so he requested for champorado instead.

Here's pictures of our very simple anniv dinner date:

delicious leche flan cake roll from Red Ribbon

sick...

but still smiling!

we love our cake!

special thanks to John-liit for taking our picture!
Happy 3yrs indeed! :)

And then come Sunday, September 25, 2011 we went to Manila Ocean Park for a post-anniv-celebration. We arrived there few minutes before 7pm which was just in time for the light show. Kakatuwa! I really felt like a kid that night. And I told myself babalik ako dito with my pamangkins! Hehe. Here are the pictures:

Once Upon An Ocean

We kind of got wet after the show but it was fun!

This fish... este, giant fish! The one who greeted us when we entered the Oceanarium

Sabi pa namin ni John nung una: "Hindi yan totoo!" We were'nt convinced until it moved! Haha!

Eto sya... grabe, super huge talaga nya!

Its Gil of "Finding Nemo!" Hello there! :)

I was so taken aback when I saw this seahorse... grabe, nakatuwa!

It's Dory!!!!! And she smiled at me when I took her picture! So cuuuute! :)

Long horn cowhead fish a.k.a Baka-baka

Isa sa pinaka-aabangan kong makita...

Nemo!!!!!

I found you! Haha! Hello there li'l fella!

Finding Nemo is my favorite cartoon!

And so I wouldn't leave the place without a picture with them!
Kahit di naman ako kita. Ehehe. Bawal ang flash eh.

Lobster... big one! at ang mga nakaka-pekeng isda...

Akala mo mga bato but no, isda sila! isda!

Stone fish!

Napa-"Whoa!" kami dito ni John!

Anlaki ano?

Giant grouper eh, malamang live by their name! Hehe

I love this shot... Pang profile pic! LOL

Resting sword fish

One of the most breath-taking view...

Nawala ako sa focus nito, grabe!

Maiksi lang sya pero worth it naman yung makikita. Sarap ng tumambay oh!

I look haggard here but heck, I was enjoying so I didn't bother to fix my hair.. Ahahaha!

Hirap magkuha ng sarili. :)

Para silang hamster-- wala silang ginawa kundi magpa-ikot-ikot!

Scary ones but still enjoyed looking at them...

Yes, sharks!

Hi Mr. Shark! I'm not a food, I'm a friend! :)

Before exiting the... Sakay muna!

Now my turn (with flash)

John encountered a dinosaur. Ehehe.

Happy couple!

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

Cheers for the 3 years and counting!

We love You, Lord! :)

W.O.W.

2011-09-23T15:26:00.000+08:00

Words Of Wisdom

Don’t ask God for what you think is good; ask Him for what is good for you.

‘This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven...’ -Matthew 6:9-10

...Part 4 with my beloved!

2011-09-13T17:07:00.001+08:00

Here's for the last part of my "27 years of God's faithfulness" post.

Save the best for last ika nga! hehe. :)

August 26, 2011
-My beloved John promised me this birthday treat and I super enjoyed it... We ate at Chocolate Fire in Makati. Loved the place and the sandwich...yung drink ko medyo disappointing kasi lasang Milo. Ahahaha!

Anyway, photos muna for now ang mai-she-share ko... Story to follow na lang! Enjoy. :)

a view from where we are seated

chillin'

my drink: i forgot na kung ano bsta chocolate w/ whip cream! haha!

John's drink: white chocolate w/ cinnamon... mas masarap ito sa drink ko

turkey sandwich

uhm... nakalimutan ko na din! bakit puro food ni John naalala ko? LOL

Mog shot lang love! LOL

Deadma shot ni John and pa-Cute shot ko

That's more like it! ;) & look! anlaki nung mga sandwich noh?

time to show you the place... sa 2nd flr kami nito

those two doors w/ the painting of a lady and a man are wash rooms! cool noh?

i love my dSLR! madilim dito eh pero my shot turned out well. :)

different view naman

tin can puppet. cute!

busy sya sa pagbabasa... ako sa pagkukuha ng letrato!

oops! na-click ko...

yan kasama na ako! thanks to self-timer! hehe

wala ulit ako...

andito ulit...

"candid" hahaha!

i wanted him to look at the camera... pasaway!

let's drink to that!

kulet nya noh? nagtakip talaga ng tasa! hmp

hehe. love it! love my man!

That's all for now... Will edit for more detailed story. :)

27 years of God's faithfulness (Part 3)

2011-09-13T16:37:00.001+08:00

I was on vacation leave from Aug 23 to 27 but I promised my team mates that I will treat them for lunch on the 26th (which was a day after my birthday). I asked my sister, Raya, to cook her specialty-- CARBONARA-- and yun yung dinala ko sa office and I'm glad they liked it!

Just few photos to share...

lunch in our pantry

Ate hazel, serving the pasta

Our TL kuya hermie fixing my cake

love my team! love my cake! hehe :)

so in love with this candle! :)

L-R: Our Sup Katrina, Jen, Hazel, Asher, Cathy, Juliet, Sandy, Dennis and Hermie

More details to follow... still composing it in my head. ;-)

27 years of God's faithfulness (Part 2)

2011-09-12T22:53:00.000+08:00

one of my newest "baby" a.k.a disciple: Jemelyn

the one who's discipling me, Teacher Carol

my lovelife

yummy!

my answered prayer cake (like last yr) courtesy of T.Carol

sarap ng icing! hehe

kailangan masaya habang naghahati ng cake! wahehe

L-R: Me, T. Carol, Mommy Bbeth and Jem

Impromptu bday greeter Najee Chua

my dear brother Strong Sabio

"candid shot" with my beloved

my dear disciple Mary Ann

a surprise gift from Connect courtesy of Ann

"Sana'y wala nang wakas" hahaha! telenovela?!

gift from my dear disciple....

Carmie and her daughter Charlize (sakanya galing yung MS gift)

perfume from Mommy Bbeth

Ate Lea, very sweet of you! Thanks for the flowers! Aylabit! :)

Kami ang mga natira. Love these peeps!

one more!

with Ann and Carmie

Sa mahabang escalator ng Shang. :)

my two sisters (Raya biological and Mich Sis-in-Christ)

we love CBTL! :)

my dear disciple Olive who came VERY late! Haha! Peace!

CONNECT's next top models daw

influence ng mga fashion bloggers

...they call it "outfit photo"

pero ako, ang tawag ko dito "pa-cute mode" hahaha!

tamis!

tpos, eto "sapi move" hahaha!

Photos muna for now... To follow na lang po ang mas detailed na nangyari on that special day of my life.

And watch out, may part 3 and 4 pa! Hehe! :)

27 years of God's faithfulness...

2011-09-06T14:05:00.006+08:00

This is a "better late than never" post.

Sharing with you the highlights of my week-long birthday celebration, from August 22 to 26...

-Monday, August 22
A date with my dear friend and colleague Xty @ Mom and Tina's.

The food was super sarap! Sulit ang Php300+ na kinain ko (pasta and dessert). So babalik ako dun at ipo-promote ko sya! ;-)

Catched up on each other, enjoyed the food, the ambiance ng cafe and company of each other. This lady is a blessing to me!

pretty friend Xty

and of course, pretty me! haha!

Xty's food: chicken spinach lasagna

my Super yummy food: sun dried tomato pesto with seafood

Prettyness!

Mango tart, Xty's dessert

Toblerone ice cream cake, my dessert

Happy me, showing my engagement ring! Haha!

-Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Went to see my extended family in Laguna... It's been a while since I went to see my Lola atsaka may bagong negosyo ang uncle ko (sari-sari store) so pinuntahan ko din.

Nakipag-kwentuhan lang ako kay Lola, tamang catching up lang. She didnt' want me to take a picture of her kasi ampayat daw nya, di daw nya gusto yung ganun. Kaya yang picture ko sa kanya tamang candid lang. Hehe. Then I travelled back to Manila during sunset that day.

Just few photos for this day though:

The super nice golden retriever, Julia Sabio

My nephew and inaanak, Nonggie

Lola sa bagong tindahan sa San Pedro. :)

-Thursday, August 25, 2011, my actual birthday! Yey!
Hapon na ako lumabas nung birthday ko. Around 12nn ata ako gumising for my quiet time (of which I will share on a different entry).

I woke up and I thought of treating out my pamangkins (mga anak ni Kuya and mga anak ni Diko). We first went to Jollibee in Megamall and then transferred in Shrangrila Mall and had them rode the carousel.

Nakakaloka ito! Hindi ko kinaya ng energy ng apat na bata! Thanks to my brother Vishnu and my beloved John who assisted me. Ha! As in, di ko pala alm ang pinasok ko... Pero super enjoy! I'm sooo happy that day. Look at my smile sa pics, di naman masyado halata ang kaligayahan ko! Kahit mga twice ata ako napagkamalan mommy ng mga pamangkin ko, keri lang! Hahaha! Kasi nagre-rebut ako agad na "No, Tita po ako, hindi mommy!" LOL!

Medyo marami itong pictures na ito... Mostly si Vishnu ang kumuha, well documented ang part na yun ng day ko and I so love it! Enjoy...

L-R: Kajel Sikat, Himaya Dayaw, Myself, Bathaluman Diwa and Aliya Marga

Eto yung part na sabi ko: Shocks! Di ko pala alam ang pinasok ko! Hahaha!

pretty girls

Since masyado marami pictures... I'll work on more captions and a Part II for this entry. Hehe. Wait lang.. :)

I miss my baby!

2011-08-31T10:12:00.000+08:00

...I miss you dear!

Happy Happy Dubai Birthday today! Hehehe. :)

Love lots! From the two of us here in Pinas!

Baby Sager

Our Trio...

Farewell Baby

Sa sobrang dami..

2011-08-17T16:04:00.000+08:00

Sa sobrang dami kong gustong i-blog dahil sobrang tagal kong "nanahimik" dito, hindi ko alam kung saan ako maguumpisa!

Hahaha!

I miss you my dear blog... I hope you missed me too! LOL

I might just do another 1-week blog challenge again next week. I'm going to be on a 5-day leave then! Sana magawa ko. :)

Hope you're enjoying your week so far dear friends.

God bless!

August na!!!

2011-08-01T11:04:00.001+08:00

And I miss blogging so much... On my last post I said that "something" will give me the capability to blog more often than ever... but then, that "something" has nto come to reality... and will not be until six months or so from now... May inuna kasi akong bilhin. Hehe.

Anyway...

God's been really faithful and I'm kind of drafting my Q2 reflection in my head as of this very moment and i hope to be able to share it here sometime this week.

Basta, God's been really faithful. Daming nangyari, daming lessons, daming blessings... Hope to catch up with everything and post it here.

Ayun lang. Ilang weeks na lang birthday ko na uli! Hehehe.

I miss blogging!!!!! :)