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Our Best New Year Celebration Ever... as a Family

I thought my year 2006 will have the worst ending ever, but as usual, the Lord surprised me and my family. :D

 

Looking back, I realized how many times I have been restless, discouraged, hurt, sad, confused and frustrated. I revisited journal entries with thoughts known only to me and the Lord, and remembered how during those times HE has been there for and with me. I leafed through pages of learnings and bits of "notes to self", wishes, hopes, and dreams... and realized that those things I prayed for, mostly received answers: Yes, No, and Wait. :D Guess what received the "waits". Haha :) Oh well, I asked the Lord for so MANY things, in fairness naman sa akin. haha :D

 

I want to share some juicy stuff with you, but I'm too afraid to let you all in to my life... because there are lots of things I still don't have the courage to share... Not yet, that is. Plus I don't want to go senti at the moment. :)

 

But here are some stuff I can share with the whole world for now:

 

Do you remember my Birthday Wish? Yes, I wished for me to be  GRACIOUS. And though I know that I'm still not THAT gracious to people, the Lord provided opportunities for me to practice grace. Especially to those whom I easily lose my temper with: my younger brothers. And I was surprised with how the Lord helped me to be a BIG SISTER to my bros. On two separate occasions, I was touched and moved by the way they appreciated me as their "ate". Those were once-in-a-blue-moon occurrences, so they left big, wonderful marks on my heart. :) (Partida, no conscious effort for me to be gracious nun ha. hehe)

 

I noticed how the Lord has been helping me to be mature in many ways. There were trials [and errors] which were character-building and lesson-learning. And through all these, His grace has been very evident. (O di ba, medyo general ang wento, pansin nyo? hehe)

 

BUT WAIT! I thought this post is about Our Best New Year Celebration Ever?! Hmmm... obviously, I deviated from the point. hehe (Oh, men! Di nyo man lang ako sinita! hmph! :p)

and the long wait is over :D

after our choir practice last Sunday afternoon (Pampanga), I went straight to SM Megamall to meet my roomies, Nez and Ate Liezl. We roamed around, and I bought "something funny" for the monito-monita in the office...

We had dinner at 'OHANA (a Hawaiian resto) and ordered the luau that's good for four! Yes, we were a bit hungry. ;)

some Hawaiian words ;)

the wallpaper

the luau

The food was yummy, the ambience pang-family, and their jingle? Let's just say, it gave me the LSS (last song syndrome)


"Ohana means family, every one is family at 'Ohana, 'Ohana...



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But that's not all, folks! I have a good news for all the friends who helped me with my STICKERS. :D Your labor is not in vain! At long last, I got my STARBUCKS planner! :D

I was tired from the trip, and the window-shopping, but I can't help but rejoice after receiving the long-awaited, longed for planner. Ehehehe :)

There was just one tiny problem: My name was once again misspelled! :(

FYI: My name doesn't have an apostrophe!

P.S. Thanks Te Liezl for the pics :)

uhmmm... ;)

"ayos ba?"

-- RJ Jimenez

ehe-ehehe-ehehehe :D

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unclaimed blessing

last tuesday, during company devotions, the speaker used a phrase that struck me.

"unclaimed blessing"

he used this phrase to describe the group of people who we commonly call single or unattached...

then i asked myself...

"do i deserve to be called such as this point in my life?"

i really hope so.

;)

arvin ;)

Kahapon lang ay bata ka pa,
Kahapon lang ay inaaway kita
Kahapon nga lamang inuutusan pa

Di ko lang ba napansin
Ang paglipas ng panahon?
Nabigla na lamang ng mga taon?

Kanina lang ay kausap kita
Kanina lang tingin ko sayo’y nagbago na
Nagulat na lamang, binata ka na.

Labis nga ba kayang ako ay nalayo
Humiwalay mag-isa nang di napagtanto?
Di ko na alam, basta ang mahalaga…

Tingin ko sayo’y mag-iiba na
Di na ikaw ang batang maloloko ko pa
Kagulat-gulat ngang natuwa pa ako
Sa mga pagbabagong nakita sayo

Sa pinagdadaanan mo, di ka nag-iisa
Ang ate’y andito, pinagdadasal ka
Mahirap, masaya at kung ano pa
May kasama ka, kahit malayo pa.