Can't Wait ;-)

This will just be short because I still have things to do and I'm kinda getting sleepy already.

Well, I'm just counting the days 'til ___________________. Hehe... ;-)

 

:-D :-D :-D

 

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Saturday Night Dinner

Time to write something light in this site. Medyo heavy kasi yung mga past posts ko ;-) Hehe...

Had dinner with a friend last Saturday in Tagaytay. I felt I was up for a long drive (though siya papunta and ako pauwi, yahoo!) and I had my cam with me so road trip na ito! :-p

My friend suggested this place which I haven't tried yet. Tagal ko na rin palang hindi napadpad dun kasi I wasn't aware of that place.

I'm not so sure about the name but I think it's The Grill, ang Ihawan ni Anotnio's or The Grill by Antonio's, hehe. Basta may Antonio's! It's in the area of Dencio's, Starbucks and Pancake House. It was a simple restaurant but the food was great! :-D

 

We didn't get to try their Bulalo kasi 2 lang kami so sayang naman if we don't get to finish it. So we just went for their Laing, Liempo and Crabmeat fried rice.

I'm not a veggies person but my friend ordered this one so no choice but to eat some of it. Haha :D It was ok naman. Not as good as the usual Laing that I am used to ;-) Syempre, hindi ko pa naubos yung serving on my plate. Tsk..tsk..tsk...

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Of course, kelangan may meat! Carnivorous ako eh ;-) And what's my fave?! Ano pa nga ba kundi ang...tada...

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Last but not the least...ang all-time favorite ko. Hindi pwedeng wala to. (Hmmm...paano ko kaya makakaya ang no rice dinner diet?!!!)

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As my friend said, kanin pa lang ulam na! :D This was so yummy!!! Funny pa because the server warned us that it was for 3-4 persons. Hehe, hindi niya kilala ang mga kausap niya! :D Muntik na naming masimot yung kanin! Hahaha...

Though the food was already delicious by itself, may dagdag na pampagana pa! ;-) Sarap! :D

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We were so full!!! Grabe! To aid in digestion, we ordered coffee. Sarap din uminom ng mainit since it was raining and cold there. Here's my Cafe Mocha...

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It was a simple gimik but I enjoyed the food, chatting with my friend and taking pictures. :-D

 

Sa uulitin! ;-)

My Box of Treasures

I didnt have such a great birthday this year for reasons I'd rather keep to myself.

I came close to hating it. Come to think of it, I think I actually did. Something not so nice always happens around my birthday.

But the Lord always has a way of surprising you. 3 weeks after my birthday, my friend handed me a package which included her gift of chocolates (yum, yum!). May bag pa! :-D

When I got home, I inspected the other contents of the package. There was a card with messages from some of my friends from SFC. May dolphin stickers din. Then meron 1 box.

When I opened the box, I was so touched to  find birthday messages from my Sagip kids. Their messages were written on fish-shaped notes. I cried when I read them one by one! I felt ashamed of myself kasi the Lord's message was ang dami-daming nagmamahal sa yo and yet you do not realize and appreciate it.

I've been serving for more than 2 years now. I've seen them grow up. Yung iba, dalaga at binata na! My prayer na lang talaga is sana, as their Ate's and Kuya's, we've made a difference in their lives. Hindi naman kami forever na nandun. Plus when they graduate to Siga, iba na ang maghandle sa kanila. Sana talaga, kahit papaano, we've influenced these kids to become a better person. Sana yung mga tinuturo naming values, ma-instill talaga sa kanila. Sana talaga, walang mawala sa landas sa kanila.

Here's a picture of the bag. I found out it was made by the mom of one of the kids. Sabi niya, sorry daw kasi hindi na siya nalagyan ng varnish kasi nagmamadali na daw nung kinuha yung bag. :-) I love this bag kasi it was made for me! Plus magaan pa kasi made of paper. Yun nga lang, bawal mabasa! Hehe :-D

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 And here's my box of treasures...

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Patience

Just wanted to share this reading written by Bishop Soc Villegas.

Patience is indeed a gift from the Lord. We do have to ask,pray for it and work on it continuously because most of the time, it is much easier to give in to our emotions.

"We can choose to be impatient or annoyed or to be kind and understanding no matter how difficult the situation may be."

What if you've tried so many times to be kind and understanding and still that wasn't enough? What if you've reached the point where there's nothing to give and you just don't care at all?

What do you do?

I guess I forgot to ask the Lord for help, to give me strength to be more patient.

Patience

By Bishop Soc Villegas

reprinted from his book Jesus our Light

What makes people impatient? Many people will give many and varied reasons. Some will say it is the terrible and annoying traffic. Another will say it is the slow-learning maids and helpers. Still others will say it is the repeated mistakes of the children and even adults. I think the reasons for impatience will be as many and as varied as there are people in the world.

But come to think of it, is it really the traffic or the slow learners or repeated frustrations that make us impatient? Is not the reason for our impatience our decision, however, unaware we may be, to react impatiently to a particular situation? How come some people go through the heavy traffic unperturbed? How come some people react to slow-learners with gentle and kind understanding? How come some people are so deprived in life and yet they can smile and laugh more than the people who actually enjoy greater material prosperity? How come there are sick people who inspire the healthy in the virtues of courage and fortitude and love?

We can choose to be impatient or annoyed or to be kind and understanding no matter how difficult the situation may be.

Do you remember how the widow in the gospel did not allow her poverty to limit her generosity? It was her decision. Do you remember how the Good Samaritan did not allow his fear of being involved in a difficult situation to determine the extent of his charity? Do you remember how the apostles were squabbling for priority seats and how the Lord dealt with their childish ambition? Jesus did not turn to impatience. He taught them again. Do you remember how the apostles misunderstood the directions set by the Master and how the Lord, although exasperated already, still talked to them and taught them the way to the Father?

People do need to be impatient. We all have the capacity to be good, to be understanding and to be patient. When people get annoyed, there is nobody to blame but the self. It is not the fault of the traffic or the repeated mistakes of the house helpers. The problem is not outside. The problem is within. The problem could be yourself.

When those around us show arrogance and hardness of heart, we respond to them by showing them more arrogance, more hatred, more violence, more resentment. Does it improve the situation? No, it just gives us a little ego massage but the number of impatient people in the world would have increased because of us. If you can not find patient and kind and gentle people, be the first to be patient and to be kind and to be gentle and then you will find others changing for the better because of the good seeds you sowed.

We can learn again to be patient by allowing the patient and kind people that we know to teach us. The lives of the great men and women remind us that we can still make our lives sublime. If they can be good and admirable in patience, why can't I? let us allow others to inspire us.

The best and most patient "Other" who can teach us to be patient is Jesus Himself. Patience is a grace. Patience is a gift from God that we can ask for, work for and harness. Perhaps one of the truly major reasons why we are impatient is that we have not fully appreciated the patient love of God. How can God be so good? Is that easy? Yes, indeed it is. God is quick to forgive and very slow to judge.

Our impatience with the shortcomings of those around us could be a reflection of our own failure to accept patiently and humbly our own limitations.

The root could be our pride. We want to see progress immediately. Impatience could be selfishness and pride in another form.

Geegurlz for life!

I was browsing through the cd of pictures that I got from Mark when I saw this one. (Many thanks, Mark!)

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I suddenly got sentimental. Tagal na namin friends! Haha, not that I am complaining...

And ang tagal na rin namin nagseserve sa GK Sison. Kami ang naglagay ng lupa para may tayuan ng playground sa GK Sison! You should see it now!!! Hindi lang ako makahanap ng picture now but when I do, I will post it here so you can see.

This is a great picture. 2 people I soooo love in the place that will always be special to me....

Finally!

Finally, I have this site already! Tried signing up at several other blog sites but the username I wanted was taken already.

So why did I start a blog? Well, I've been wrting in my Friendster and Multiply accounts but I decided it would be better to keep all my thoughts in one place. :-) I just hope I have the time to put them into writing. Hehe ;-)