Resolutions

My New Year Resolutions are those you can probably find in everyone's. It's not something kakaiba. I actually wrote em down on my planner so I can read them everyday and I'm posting it here so that you can constantly remind me, if ever, i mean in any way you can :P

1. Lose Weight

My number one resolution every year haha and believe me, I'm getting heavier every month. And that's something I have to control coz my BMI is this close to overweight. I just need to lose some extra pounds in there and i'm good. I know I'm making it sound easy but I know that you'll agree with me if I say that losing weight is the toughest challenge ever. It's never easy. It entails a lot of sacrifices (which I'm willing to take). But no worries because I don't intend to crash diet, well hopefully (because i associate diet to not eating anything at all). I don't want to have an eating disorder and end up in the hospital at the end of the year. Note to self: Diet is eating healthy not dying of hunger.

2. Drink more water, less coffee

Everyone who knows me can justify that I'm caffeine addict. I can't work without coffee in my system. It became such a habit and the psychological effect (that drinking coffee will fuel me up especially for studying) adds to it so goodluck with that. This is actually harder than losing weight because I can survive a day without eating my favorite food but I cannot, I REPEAT, icannot live a day without a sip of coffee. So I wrote there less rather than noting at all because, honestly, coffee is a great help during my "all nighters" or when I'm stressed. I still don't know how less is less, though. suggestions? :> Anyway, I need to love water this year. I've been so addicted to coffee and iced tea that I can just live a day without water, which isn't supposed to be. So yeah, more water... as in 10 glasses of water a day. It's healthier and it doesn't stain my teeth (unlike coffee).

3. Save money and keep track of your spending

I'm not good with money...actually I'm very bad at handling money. Once I know I have the money to spend, i just go vavaboom and the next thing I know there' nothing left to save. I know, it's unacceptable especially at my age where I'm supposed to be learning how to save for whatever reasons (for med school?!). I get more than enough allowance a day but I still can't get myself to spare some money in my wallet. Yeah, I usually end the week empty handed. If i save money and become like the thriftiest person in the world, I could probably afford to buy a pair of shoes or three decent branded clothes. Also, I need to keep track of my spending to make sure that I only buy the things I need and not those that I want. I'm half blaming Starbucks for this (so i'm trying to tell myself to just go to Starbucks every Sundays which is unideal because there's a freakin' SB store right in front of my school. Whatever, I'll just pretend it doesn't exist) because most of my allowance go there. The other half of the blame is me, for not learning how to resist the temptations most especially for food. So, Sydney, save your freakin' money.

4. Increase your knowledge

They say knowledge is power, knowledge is everything. It'll help you go forward and it'll make you successful in the future. I grew up with people telling me that studying is the only key in order to have a good future. If you have a big brain, big companies will want you. If you have a small brain, small institutions will think twice first then accept you. I used to believe that in highschool, although i never really achieved awards back then but it was the driving force behind my passion for studying. I worked my butt off because I want to be successful and rich. I wanted to be on top. But that thinking faded slowly when I realized that having "a brain" isn't really the way to that brighter future. A lot of people who didn't finish college are living the good life. People say it's fate; if that's meant for you, accept it. But i don't believe in fate... itself. I don't believe in just sitting there and waiting for your fate to unfold. And I'm also not saying that I or you should stop studying because finishing college and having a degree is better than having none at all. I remember my healthEco professor who told one of my classmates (who said that she wants to become a housewife, so why bother to even study?) "what?! so you want to be a mangmang housewife? Which made a lot of sense. Just because we want to be this someone in the future doesn't mean we should stop learning something that is not related to it because we'll never really know when we can apply the things we learn in class in the future.

I realized that getting my way to that brighter future entails more that that of having good grades. My mom would always tell me not to pressure myself with my studies because based on her experiences, grades don't even define half of who you are.

(this is getting way too long, I know. I'm not a writer and i dont know how to explain myself well through writing so bare with me, I'm trying to learn :P)

The bottom line is that, When life gives me an opportunity to learn and experience more things, grab it! Knowledge is present everywhere ( it's on TV, it's in school, it's on the road, it's in my room) and I shouldn't be wasting my time looking for a reason why i shouldn't learn things. I believe that knowledge is a gift and it's just up to us if we want to leave it under the Christmas tree or open it up, use and apply em in our daily lives. Learning is beautiful and sharing what you know to others is a wonderful experience.

5. Stop making fun of people's imperfections. Learn to appreciate everyone's uniqueness.

I never knew i would be one of those people who would make fun of others simply because they're something "wrong" with them. I blame the environment in general. It's hard to survive in a place or in a crowd where people think it's okay to be mean because they influence you to be one of them. It's against my nature or it's not me, bullying (in whatever sense or way) isn't my thing and i hate the fact that I unconsciously became one. I feel guilty. Honestly, I've been in both ways; I've been the source of "we want to insult someone because we want to have fun" and I've been the bitchy person who thinks she's all mighty and above everyone else. Being the latter is so much worse. A post in Tumblr says "I'm sorry for passing my judgement instead of extending Love", and I couldn't help but reblog it because I've been the judgmental person everyone would like to hate last year. I intend to change the monster inside me even if it means that the people Ive been hanging around with wouldn't like me as much.

Resolutions

My New Year Resolutions are those you can probably find in everyone's. It's not something kakaiba. I actually wrote em down on my planner so I can read them everyday and I'm posting it here so that you can constantly remind me, if ever, i mean in any way you can :P

1. Lose Weight

My number one resolution every year haha and believe me, I'm getting heavier every month. And that's something I have to control coz my BMI is this close to overweight. I just need to lose some extra pounds in there and i'm good. I know I'm making it sound easy but I know that you'll agree with me if I say that losing weight is the toughest challenge ever. It's never easy. It entails a lot of sacrifices (which I'm willing to take). But no worries because I don't intend to crash diet, well hopefully (because i associate diet to not eating anything at all). I don't want to have an eating disorder and end up in the hospital at the end of the year. Note to self: Diet is eating healthy not dying of hunger.

2. Drink more water, less coffee

Everyone who knows me can justify that I'm caffeine addict. I can't work without coffee in my system. It became such a habit and the psychological effect (that drinking coffee will fuel me up especially for studying) adds to it so goodluck with that. This is actually harder than losing weight because I can survive a day without eating my favorite food but I cannot, I REPEAT, icannot live a day without a sip of coffee. So I wrote there less rather than noting at all because, honestly, coffee is a great help during my "all nighters" or when I'm stressed. I still don't know how less is less, though. suggestions? :> Anyway, I need to love water this year. I've been so addicted to coffee and iced tea that I can just live a day without water, which isn't supposed to be. So yeah, more water... as in 10 glasses of water a day. It's healthier and it doesn't stain my teeth (unlike coffee).

3. Save money and keep track of your spending

I'm not good with money...actually I'm very bad at handling money. Once I know I have the money to spend, i just go vavaboom and the next thing I know there' nothing left to save. I know, it's unacceptable especially at my age where I'm supposed to be learning how to save for whatever reasons (for med school?!). I get more than enough allowance a day but I still can't get myself to spare some money in my wallet. Yeah, I usually end the week empty handed. If i save money and become like the thriftiest person in the world, I could probably afford to buy a pair of shoes or three decent branded clothes. Also, I need to keep track of my spending to make sure that I only buy the things I need and not those that I want. I'm half blaming Starbucks for this (so i'm trying to tell myself to just go to Starbucks every Sundays which is unideal because there's a freakin' SB store right in front of my school. Whatever, I'll just pretend it doesn't exist) because most of my allowance go there. The other half of the blame is me, for not learning how to resist the temptations most especially for food. So, Sydney, save your freakin' money.

4. Increase your knowledge

They say knowledge is power, knowledge is everything. It'll help you go forward and it'll make you successful in the future. I grew up with people telling me that studying is the only key in order to have a good future. If you have a big brain, big companies will want you. If you have a small brain, small institutions will think twice first then accept you. I used to believe that in highschool, although i never really achieved awards back then but it was the driving force behind my passion for studying. I worked my butt off because I want to be successful and rich. I wanted to be on top. But that thinking faded slowly when I realized that having "a brain" isn't really the way to that brighter future. A lot of people who didn't finish college are living the good life. People say it's fate; if that's meant for you, accept it. But i don't believe in fate... itself. I don't believe in just sitting there and waiting for your fate to unfold. And I'm also not saying that I or you should stop studying because finishing college and having a degree is better than having none at all. I remember my healthEco professor who told one of my classmates (who said that she wants to become a housewife, so why bother to even study?) "what?! so you want to be a mangmang housewife? Which made a lot of sense. Just because we want to be this someone in the future doesn't mean we should stop learning something that is not related to it because we'll never really know when we can apply the things we learn in class in the future.

I realized that getting my way to that brighter future entails more that that of having good grades. My mom would always tell me not to pressure myself with my studies because based on her experiences, grades doesn't even define half of who you are.

(this is getting way too long, I know. I'm not a writer and i dont know how to explain myself well through writing so bare with me, I'm trying to learn :P)

The bottom line is that, When life gives me an opportunity to learn and experience more things, grab it! Knowledge is present everywhere ( it's on TV, it's in school, it's on the road, it's in my room) and I shouldn't be wasting my time looking for a reason why i shouldn't learn things. I believe that knowledge is a gift and it's just up to us if we want to leave it under the Christmas tree or open it up, use and apply em in our daily lives. Learning is beautiful and sharing what you know to others is a wonderful experience.

5. Stop making fun of people's imperfections. Learn to appreciate everyone's uniqueness.

I never knew i would be one of those people who would make fun of others simply because they're something "wrong" with them. I blame the environment in general. It's hard to survive in a place or in a crowd where people think it's okay to be mean because they influence you to be one of them. It's against my nature or it's not me, bullying (in whatever sense or way) isn't my thing and i hate the fact that I unconsciously became one. I feel guilty. Honestly, I've been in both ways; I've been the source of "we want to insult someone because we want to have fun" and I've been the bitchy person who thinks she's all mighty and above everyone else. Being the latter is so much worse. A post in Tumblr says "I'm sorry for passing my judgement instead of extending Love", and I couldn't help but reblog it because I've been the judgmental person everyone would like to hate last year. I intend to change the monster inside me even if it means that the people Ive been hanging around with wouldn't like me as much.

Thanks for the Memories because They were Grrrreat!

Ate zubie, ate pearly and I walked around the village a while ago before having our dinner. When we usually do this...we become a bit nostalgic. We reminisce about our childhood days.

There were lots of children playing on the street this afternoon and ate Zubie suddenly said that we used to be like them before.

When we were still kids, my cousins would stay here at home for the holidays (and summer or any event with long weekends)...so we would spend most of our time playing outside from 3pm to 12am and our parents were just in the garage drinking and sharing stories. We're a big family and we all know that we have this responsibility of being accountable for one another so there's no problem. Our village isn't big anyways so playing outside til 12am isn't a big deal (plus, the titos and the titas play with us :P). Yeah, we're cool like that! So, we practically played EVERYTHING as in from pantintero to piko to tagu-taguan to habulan to langit-lupa to agawan-base to monkey in the middle to basketball, volleyball, football, dodge ball, bicycle racing, pepsi-seven-up!, to tumbang preso to boxing to bahay-bahayan to barbie dolls, to toy cars to beyblade to snake and ladders and monopoly to pusoy dos, tong its and GOD-KNOWS-WHAT-ELSE. We also fought each other. One time, we were divided into two groups and there was like WAR in the house for a week. But everything was just part of the fun! and you know what was the best? They provided us with midnight snacks!

So yeah, my cousins and I are really close and we've shared great memories no one can ever replace. We've spent so much time with each other that when we start talking about it (during reunions), the stories never end.

Today, well, we're all 'grown up'. Most of my cousins are already abroad and some of them are already working or too busy with college (like me :)). So when we get the chance to see each other, we never fail to make kwento all those fun times and we never get tired of hearing them.

While we were strolling in the village ate Zubie suddenly shared something about winning the lotto. So everyone knows that someone won that 700M grand prize from the lotto and YES WE WERE THE ONES WHO GOT IT.

JOKE langgggggggg mehn! (coz if that happened I would be blogging about me... travelling Spain and Greece and not about this).

Anyway, Ate zubie said that if she got that much money, she would probably give it all away to our relatives and friends. Like she would give me a ticket to the World Cup or a tour in Spain and she would build a hospital because a lot of us are nurses or in the medical field. She would give my brother enough money so he can establish his own company in Australia. She would give one of my cousins (who is taking up HRM) her own restaurant etc etc etc.

You know...It's very pleasing to hear those 'wishes' or 'dreams' especially because they're meant for others. I'm really grateful that even if we've gone our separate ways, we never forget to look back on our pasts. As cousins, we're thankful to have each other's back and I'm amazed and surprised how time and experience have changed and made us better persons. Its really fascinating when the people you grew up with become more worried about you... That they're happier when they get to spend money for your happiness rather than buying something for themselves.

(By the way, I'm very proud to say that i've spent and maximized my childhood days very well. Thank you to my parents who never stopped me from exploring the world and just letting me fly and learn from my mistakes. I was never like those kids who ran with towels on their backs or gets called up by their parents to have their clothes changed. I was never spanked or shouted at for falling off a mountain bike and going home with wounds and blood everywhere. I acted like a boy and I didn't care if I had dirt all over my face. I wasn't spoiled but I had my daily tantrums. I was never forced to get a perfect grade. Everything was just a matter of learning. I passed. I failed. I never got any awards in preschool or in gradeschool. I played A LOT and didn't care. The important thing is that I learned. I learned that when i fall down a bike, i get tons of scars (which are forever gonna be there) so the next time i ride, i would be extra careful.)

random. cheese. sabog. long blog entry.

Hi Sir, I'm a Student Nurse!

Second year is when we officially start our duties in different areas for four rotations with our RLE groupmates (AND I SUPER LOVE THEM!).

Our group was assigned first in the out patient department. Our main task was to monitor the vital signs of the patients. It seems so simple for you but when you're in the area and everything's so busy...with parents looking for their kids, stretchers on the floor, nonstop paging, children crying, nurses going here and there...well, those make the whole situation complicated. Me and Arcee, my partner, were assigned in three different areas - pedia, medicine and surgery. Among those 3, I liked pedia the most. Honestly, I never liked children but monitoring their VS and staying in the pedia room for 4 hours made me love 'em. They're so cute, especially when they try to grab my uniform or hold onto my hand while taking their temperatures. But what really touched me in pedia were the mothers and how much they showed their love for their children. I had this case where the baby had all these illnesses and everything seemed like falling out of place but when I interviewed the mother, there was no hint of weakness, of damage.. of hopelessness. I remember her telling me something like "mahal ko ang anak ko at gagawin ko lahat para magamot siya" She was such a hero because if i were in her position, i probably would've given up....but as the cliche goes "there's nothing like the love of a mother"

OPD was the duty i saw myself in as a nurse because there, i encountered people from different walks of life...and i realized that in every minute, there are so many people who are fighting for the lives of their loved ones even when every way seems so impossible and insanely stupid to take, but they choose to take it anyway because of faith.

Second rotation was in the nursery and the babiessss are too cute for my liiiiiiiife! Im so ready to be a mother...NAT! but seriously, it was like my first time to put on diaper, bathe the babies, put on clothing hahaha. Before the duty, i was super scared for this rotation since i dont like handling babies because they're so fragile and im scared i might break them or something. Nothing much happened during this rotation but i still loved it because then i learned that life is the most precious thing in the world! And one dad was even teary eyed watching his baby from the nursery window and that was beyond the word awwww can describe. :>

Third rotation was in the community. At first it was kind of boring because there weren't any patients and all we did was EAT - ftw the mangga and bagoong and gulaman :> When we did our home visits that's when everything started to change. We walked and walked and walked and interviewed people on the streets just to get a good case until we got one with a rheumatic heart disease. Group case in the community is the most toxic because it included the whole family plus we had to make a floor plan of the house and the genogram. Home visits were very tiring, i mean just the 'walking itself is tiring already....anddddd the heat was intolerable. But it was a good experience! In the community, I learned that life is full of ups and downs, of survival, of change, of goodlucks and badlucks....I realized how lucky i am of a person to have all the things i need to live when some dont even have clothes to wear. So, everyday, I try my best to be satisfied with what i have because when I actually think of it, I already have so much for myself.

Fourth and last rotation was in the lying in. This was the rotation i was waiting for because there's action, there's the blood and its the closest i can get to feeling the "surgery room" or something hahaha. This rotation turned our to be the best! It's because of the CI, the groupmates and the experiences we had. Sure, there were boring moments especially those times when we had no patients at all but the group made it still fun! Anyway, my first lying in experience was WOAHHHHHH! like really blood kung blood, episiotomy kung episiotomy, suture kung suture! HAHHA! Everything was just totally new. It's so funny and amazing when we would cheer and pray for the baby to come out already and we would clap our hands when the baby is already out. *labor danceeeee* At first, we were so grossed out with the set up but we got used to it...like the mother is already bearing down and the midwife was like shouting "mrs, bat wala kang dalang damiiiiit?" i didn't know if i'm supposed to laugh or to get mad. I mean hello, she's already in so much pain tas you're gonna shout at her pa. It's mean at first but later we realized ..ahh ok it's a normal thing.

Everything went by so fassssst. I can't believe i survived 4 group cases and three individual cases. I can't believe i was able to go through 4 ward classes. I can't believe i was able to breathe even with the tight schedule. I can't believe that i passed all four rotations. I can't believe that i'm starting to love nursing. i can't believe that i'm gaining so much life lessons in my duties. I can't believe that im appreciating life so muchhhh now and that i can CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT IM LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST!

So far so good! :>

hello second sem, i'm gonna rock you!

True Colors are Beautiful like a Rainbow

I was at the mall the whole day last Thursday (this blog post was supposed to come out last week but honestly, i haven't been really in the "blogging mood") and I decided to take like super random pictures. So, here are some selected pictures from that day and I decided to arrange them by color according to the ROYGBIV pattern, only there's no IV :P

Red. It reminds me of passion, of love, of blood - Not that i'm into gory stuff, it's just that blood reminds me of surgery-related things and being a surgeon is like my ultimate dream!

RED

It's one of those art stuff from Starbucks

......It's the Cafe Havana umbrellas

.....It's the giant flower from the walls of glorietta

It's the transport bus, really helpful to those people who commute everyday.

Orange. I honestly don't like orange unless it's beside something that's apple green (it's my fave). The only thing i remember when i see something orange is the fruit orange. OKAAAYY LAME.

ORANGE

It's breadtalk! my favorite bread store! :)) The original Floss and beckham and cheese are my favorites! yum!

Its a bus again, but orange this time!

Yellow. It's PINOY PRIDE because of Ninoy and Cory Aquino - a constant reminder to always love my country, to support and defend (to those who criticize) it.

YELLOW

Chairs from one of the restaurants in Greenbelt 5

The giant Swatch watch in Greenbelt 5 with Ninoy and Cory on it

yeah ok, very random. Garbage bag :P

Green. It's the environment. You have no idea how much I love trees! I super use scratch papers for my school notes okay (hence, the blog name). People should save trees and the environment in general. Climate Change angers me especially those people who don't give a damn about it. I mean it's okay if you think that climate change is just a myth or whatsoever but at least respect those people who are trying their best to save the world. ( i'm not hitting anyone here :))

I really love the Ayalas for planting trees around the malls

The Church in Greenbelt 3

i can't survive three days without SB :\

Apple green. that's my favorite color over there! HAHA

Random again hahah :P

Blue. It reminds me of my dad who works as a captain of a cargo ship. When I see the beach, he's the first thing i remember... thinking if he's alright and safe wherever he is. :) AND i hate it but it also reminds me of my fourth year research paper which was about how climate change affects the marine ecosystem of the Pacific Ocean. haha yeah, i had to know scientific stuff about corals and such :)) but oh well. i loved that paper! :P

It's What Hat, had my first ever taste of Froyo there! haha. and it was a very unforgettable experience too with arcee, kaycee and aya! the boy selling yema? :\ hmmmm

I have no idea what building that is BUT it has blue-ish windows so it's here :P

It's the fountain in the middle of greenbelt 3( 2nd flr :P) i forgot the name of the person who designed it! ughhh! i remember reading it in a magazine . FAIL.

Powerbooks! blue an orange hahha. I love that place, it's like my library since when i have nothing else to do in the mall i go there, grab a book and sit somewhere and read :P HAHAH. I usually get art and photography books!

so there that's it! This blog post is fail. I'm in a rush right now and i'm really REALLY not in the mood to blog anything recently. :( :\

and i really just want to share this quote from my friend in high school "There are few colors in the world, God should make more" heehee. SORRY BABAW BUT I FIND IT AMUSING! AHHA.

Passport #15

pic from tumblr

tell the world of His love

Pat, Aya, J, and I went to High Street on Wednesday to take part in the Walkway: Reflections on the Stations of the Cross - "It is an interpretation of the age-old Christian tradition . There are fourteen interactive stations that are based on Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are set up throughout the mall grounds to hopefully bring fresh insight to the events surrounding Christ's death and resurrection."

On a hill in the outskirts of Palestine, history was marked by an event so powerful that it changed the world.

To some, the event does nothing more than mark time. But to millions all over the world, it is the epicenter of God's demonstration of unconditional love for humanity.

Here are some excerpts from the walkway.

Station 1 : The Garden

"...He didn't because He saw you. Right there in the middle of a world that isn't fair. He saw you
betrayed by those you love -- in your own garden of gnarled trees and sleeping friends. He saw you, and He didn't want you to be alone.

He had made His decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you."

Station 2: The Betrayal (Jesus is Betrayed by Judas)

"Jesus, on the other hand, lets us know how much God values man --yes, even those who betray
him...If you still doubt how much you are worth to God, Jesus' sacrifice settles the question once and for all."

Station 3: The Trial (Jesus before the Sanhedrin)
"...all the principles of justice they affirmed and implemented were scrapped. They breached all their standards to condemn the one innocent man who ever lived."
Station 4 : Jesus is judged by Pilate

Sttaion 5: The whip (Jesus is scorged)

The prophet Isaiah, foretelling the torture of the
Jesus, tells us,
But he was pierced for our rebellion,
Crushed for our sins,
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.

Station 6: The curse (Jesus is crowned with Thorns)

"Because thorns are the fruit of sin, then we only need to step in to humanity's prickly patch to feel a few thistles: Shame...Discouragement. Anxiety...."


Station 7: The Cross (Jesus carries His cross)

"The journey to the cross began long before. As the echo of the crunshing of the fruit was still
sounding in the Garden of Eden. Jesus was leaving for Cavalry."


Station 8: The Two Simons

Station 9: The crucifixion (Jesus is crucified)
Why choose such a horrible death? why would God allow His only son to experience what is probably the most gruesome way to die in all of human history?The sacrifice ion the cross reveals how repulsive sin really is. But it also shows us the awesome
magnitude of God's live. God put you din on his Son and punished it there, so that you would be
free. why? for moral duty? Heavenly obligation? paternal requirement? No. Go is required to do
nothing.

John 3:16 reads that, "God so LOVED the world, that He gave his only son."

The motivation was love. The motivation was you.

Station 10: The Mother (Jesus entrusts Mary to John)

Station 11: The promise ( Jesus Promises Paradise to the Repentant Thief)
"We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve/ But this man has done nothing wrong. Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

...And when one prayed to him, Jesus loved him enough to save him. And when the other mocked , Jesus loved him enough to let him. He allowed him the choice, He does the same for you.Station 12: The darkness (Jesus Dies)

The darkness of Good Friday seems real/ It seems permanent. most of all it seems to contradict the promise of Jesus when he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light if life."
"SEEMS" is the operative word.

Station 13: The cloth (Jesus Rises)
"...when the final piece of job had been completed, the carpenter would typically fold a towel neatly in half and set it on the finished work and walk away. On the first day of Easter, Peter crouched in to look into an empty tomb. He saw only the linens that Jesus had left behind. Imagine that a smile crossed Peter's face as sorrow was replaced by hope...The carpenter had left behind a simple message.



Station 14: Remembering Jesus


The walkway was an inspiring experience for me. It truly reminded me not only of Jesus' Love for all of us but also the times when i neglected Him...when everything just seems nothing and unreal. Nowadays, if not all then most of us only remember God during Holy Week because only then do we see the sacrifices of Jesus. It is only the time when we actually visit churches, it is only the time when we remember our sins, it is only the time when we realize our mistakes. And I'm guilty of this. I know that after a while all the reflections will pass and that everything I hoped to change will never happen. I try every year to follow His examples and be a service to other people...to be selfless, to learn to love those who hate, to understand the meaning of sacrifice. However, I still forget Him and ignore Him....and it pains me to remember those times when i did because i know that i could've prevented myself from neglecting Him. And with this, I ask for forgiveness to the Man who loved me more than anyone else in the world.

"He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you"

Oh, Africa

"Pepsi has teamed up with GRAMMY® nominees Keri Hilson and Akon and two-time GRAMMY award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir alongside 16 young singers from around the world to create the track, ‘Oh Africa’ to benefit underprivileged African youth." - Pepsi - Oh Africa
It features and Torres and Drogba :)

Bianca's Christmas party

It's the second year of Bianca's annual Christmas party at mcdo, Ayala Alabang and my sister invited me to go so i went! It was only for two hours but it was great fun! I really admire Bianca Gonzales for doing things like this, i hope other artists are giving also for Christmas......WE SHOULD ALL GIVE. :)

My Kid Partner, Gerald!

Kids at the party

Dro, Bianca, ate Venice and me

do you tell yourself You're just a fool ?

"... among my hopes for an ordinary day is as simple as, let me not fail in being an instrument of purpose, if there is an opportunity to help, let me be."

-tsinelas

Passport #11

I realized that im being too unfair and selfish. You know those days when you say that "you hate your life", "this day sucks", "i can just die", or "everything is going wrong with my life"? when in truth you know that it isn't? yes, im guilty of this and it's such a shame that no matter how much i try to be positive..i still can't.

It's unfair to think that MY life sucks when
-some people dont even get to eat a proper meal and i complain about not getting to drink starbucks
-some people sleep on the streets and they're even lucky if they have a karton to sleep on and i complain that my bed is not soft enough
-some people dont have anything to eat the next day and here i am wasting food every single day
-some students dont have baons or even a peso in their pockets and i complain that my allowance is not enough.
-some people dont have anything to wear and i complain about how many times i repeat my clothes.
-some children walk barefooted on the hot asphalt and i complain because im not wearing havaianas.
-some people dont have a pen to write with and i complain because im holding a panda pen instead of a G tec
-some people dont even get to hold coloring materials and i complain because i dont own a set of steadlers
-some people are born without limbs and i complain about my thighs because they're big
-some people cannot afford to go to school and i complain because i hate my school
-some people walk god knows how many kilometers just to go to school and i complain because i have to commute
- and the list goes on...

see how unfair life is, do you see how selfish i am. do you see how cruel the world is?
IT'S TIME TO CHANGE.
unleash the hero within -E. penaflorida

Change by Carrie Underwood

I LOVE THIS SONG, IT'S LIKE MY NEW FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW :>
and the way Carrie performed it ...amazing :)

What'cha gonna do with the 36 cents
Sticky with Coke on your floorboard
When a woman on the street is huddle in the cold
On a sidewalk vent trying to keep warm
Do you call her over hand her the change
Ask her a story ask her her name
Or do you tell yourself

You're just a fool
Just a fool
You believe you can change the world
You're just a fool
Just a fool
You believe you can change the world

What'cha gonna do when you're watching t.v.
And an ad comes on
Yeah you know the kind
Flashin' up pictures of a child in need
For a dime a day you can save a life
Do you call the number reach out a hand
Or do you change the channel call it a scam
Or do you tell yourself

You're just a fool
Just a fool
You believe you can change the world
Don't listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool
You believe you can change the world
Oh the smallest thing can make all the difference
Love is alive
Don't listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool
You believe you can change the world

The worlds so big it could break your heart
And you just wanna help
But not sure where to start
so you close your eyes
Send up a prayer into the dark

You're just a fool
Just a fool
You believe you can change the world
Don't listen to them when they say
Youre just a fool
Just a fool you believe
You can change the world
Oh the smallest thing can all the difference
Love is alive
Don't listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool
You believe you can change the world

Give til it hurts. then keep giving until it feels better again.

(pic from facebook)
(pic from facebook)

picture from twitpic

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pictures aren't mine. :)

Thank for all the people who helped!

I love the bayanihan spirit of the filipinos!!! makes me proud!!!

PIONEER RADICAL CHANGE

"BE THE CHANGE THAT WE WANT TO SEE"

“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.”

Septemeber 18, 2009. JOhn invited us to go to Hospicio de San Jose to donate basic needs to the lolos and lolas there. Instead of having a party for his 18th birthday, John decided to give and help the abandoned elders in hospicio, which was very admirable!!! :> Thanks John!

When the rest of the world walks out...

Kaycee, Arcee, John, Julia, Aya, Marga, Migs and Allen.
I love you guys to death. :> :> :>

I'm so kilig :">

Should i give up? or should i just keep chasing pavements?

“You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.”

Salamat, President Cory Aquino

Di na 'ko papayag mawala ka muli.

'Di na 'ko papayag na muli mabawi,

Ating kalayaan kay tagal natin mithi.

'Di na papayagang mabawi muli.



Magkakapit-bisig libo-libong tao.

Kay sarap palang maging Pilipino.

Sama-sama iisa ang adhikain.

Kelan man 'di na paalipin.

Handog ng Pilipino sa mundo,

Mapayapang paraang pagbabago.

Katotohanan, kalayaan, katarungan

Ay kayang makamit na walang dahas.

Basta't magkaisa tayong lahat.

(Mag sama-sama tayo, ikaw at ako)

I never really realized how important you are to our country until God took you back. At 5:00pm yesterday, I went to Sucat road to watch the cortege. I waited there for almost three hours and during those hours, i realized how great of a person you are. The people were standing there for 8 hours just to see you for the very last time, they shouted your name, wore yellow shirts, brought with them confetti, and untiringly shouted LABAN!. I witnessed 'history' unfold and it was LEGENDARY. Also, while i was watching the eulogies on TV, I realized how simple and humble you are. You were a true servant leader: You never wished to be served but you placed yourself in the service of the Filipinos. YOU ARE AWESOME.

Thank you for being the light of our nation, thank you for bringing democracy back to the Philippines...thank you for showing us the courage to fight for what is right and good....your legacy will live on, you will forever be in our hearts.

You are the number one reason why I am proud to be a Filipino.

Thank you and goodbye.

* BTW, i salute to the four soldiers standing beside the coffin for 8 hours. That's no joke.

The moment of dawn

'When a stranger approaches, and we think he is our brother, and all conflicts disappear, that is the moment when night ends and day begins.'

Paulo Coelho

Now or Never

Did you say it?
‘I love you.
I don’t ever want to live without you.
You changed my life.’
Did you say it?
Make a plan.
Set a goal.
Work toward it, but every now and then, look around;
Drink it in ‘cause this is it.


It might all be gone tomorrow