My Top 10 People for 2011

I have decided to start my list of top 10 people who inspired me this 2011. will do this every year end ^_^
-inspired by Bianca

Martina


Ofcourse will start my list with the one that brings joy to our family. My dearest Martina Jizel who is indeed growing so fast. She has been my wallpaper to every gadget in the house. My never ending story at the office and keeps me worry from time to time. She's showing so much talent and that makes her the star of our life as always.

Leah Custodio- Molbog


she has been my ate for more than 10 years I guess. I met her at our church and she always inspires us with her positive outlook in life. She's one of the true friend, walang arte, and super nice. I call her as my soul sister. Pretty inside and out. Your shining so bright because of your great attitude in life. Finally she and her long term boyfriend got married last December 2011.I am so happy for you ate! Best wishes!

Marie Antonette Zaide


She's been my officemate for almost 3 years now. I admire her for the discipline she have with her cohen diet. For only 3 1/2 months she lost with a roaring 28lbs. From 178-150 lbs! Kaw na tlaga tita Tonee! Keep it up and continue inspiring others with your persistence! Now I am more than pressure of losing mine bka mgkatotoo pa ung theory ko na meet halfway ^_~

Armi Diana CAmongol

just met this girl last year and we became good friends in an instant. It all started with our random breaks together with getting to know each other. One of the nicest officemate I know.
I introduced her to my friend Aj Marquez and up to now they are exclusively dating or they already move up to the next level?! Horraaaay! guess I am a good match maker. I know how happy you are right now. From heartbroken to hearthrob. Keep on smiling my dear!

Love Rey

my dearest "hinlog". Our mother known each other for quite a long time now. Very nice and smart! A shopaholic and certified kikay. Maybe that' s one of the reason why we easily get along. We have the same interest when it comes to fashion. Continue being true to your self, down to earth and nice to other ! Soon you will be settling down with your long term bf and I wish you all the best in life ! Godbless !

Marvin Sarmiento

my husbands brother and also known as "Singkol" haha. Forgive me for that! A person with such a big heart for others. ALways thoughtful and giving. Continue inspiring us with your positive thoughts and outlook in life. This year he finally tied a knot with his long term Gf Madelle de Guzman! Away from your loved ones is truly a hard thing to do but you still manage to overcome your fear with determination to fulfill your dreams!My wish is for continous blessing and good health!

Lorenz


Another blessing to the family. We have been blessed with additional member of the family.Such a cute boy! For sure marame papaiyakin toh paglaki. Another reason to be thankful for. Truly life is so good having this lil one at home who brings peace and love to each other!Make your mom and dad proud!We love you pogi!

Emily Mangaya

my stress reliever at the office.Ang babaeng mahilig sa violet! Never fails to make me smile and laugh for a day. Despite of all her troubles in life she still keeps on smiling even if she feels like crying. One of the toughest person I know. I admire her for the strength in facing all her problems and keeping her smile all the way! A great mom of 2 lovely daughter! You go girl! You know I love you my dear! stay as bubbly as you are.

Norrizel Paraiso

ang betchay ng buhay ko. I've known her since elementary. One of my great competitor choz! From Avril Lavigne to Katy Perry haha! What I mean is from boyish look to girly look. I admire her for a strong willpower. Working outside the country and away from your family might be one of the hardest thing to do.Despite of being a girl she was able to survive when homesick strikes. I love u beki !

Jodelson Ricamara

And ofcourse this list will never be complete without my most loved boyfriend. I've known him since highschool and honestly we're not that 2 acquintances who easily get comfortable with each other. we've become good friends during college and then on we consider each other as bestfriends.One of the kind hearted person I know. Generous and considerate. My shoulder to cry on and umbrella during my stormy days. You know I'm forever thankful for that! Thanks to our friend James who made the bridge for our lasting friendship.

I thank God for giving me a bunch of nice and lovable person! You are all a blessing to me! Ofcourse I thank My mama and husband, you are always top of my list. Don't get jealous ok hehe.I love you more than anything else. You know that! =)

-Go on and make your own list as well! Make it a habit to appreciate others you never know how much it means to them. They'll be surprise if they found their name on it =)

Ohh EM! Christmas is really getting near.. I can see Christmas lanterns, Christmas tree and everything that symbolizes Christmas almost everywhere! It's again a time of giving gifts and ofcourse Jesus birth!I am still preparing gifts for my loved ones, hard asusual but its the thought that counts =)
I Super duper want to have a very good vacay outside or just out of town but I can't.. My work is very demanding specially when it's year end, so maybe we will be spending Christmas at Nueva Ecija.
Well, this weekend we went to our favorite tambayan! MOA!!! Glad to be able to watch fire works and TO have a good picture at the mall.
Nothing beats the happiness of someone having a very lovely family and glad I am so blessed to have one. Thank You Lord for this precious gift!

"Nothing is too Big for GOD"

Casting all your care upon Him for He cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:7

Sometimes in life there will be situation in which you will not have the resources or the ability to respond.
There will be circumstances beyond yuor control.
Tests will come up, and that is when you need to trust God.

When that unexpected bill arrives, and you wonder how will you ever pay it.. when you have trouble with your spouse and you wonder how will you ever get through it.. when a loved one dies unexpectedly, and you wonder how you will survive it,

Here is how. You are going to trust God. You must trust God and God will come through for you.

Nothing is too big or too small for God to respond to. Each of us should come to God with our burdens and struggles. Is there something keeping you up? Is there something troubling you right now? Is there a need you have? Bring it to God.

Always remember the story of Job who had 10 children and all died.
He got a very serious disease that almost killed him, but despite of everything he still trust God with all his heart and later on God gave him all his heart desires.

It is not too big nor too small and insignificant. God is willing and able to help you!

As it says worrying is like a rocking chair it moves you but doesn't takes you anywhere.

NailArt101

My 1st ever attempt of nail art!!! I think Im a born artist hahaha =)

The Mansion

Me, dad, baby together with yaya decided to go home this weekend to have some relaxation.
We went to Nueva Ecija because there is where good food and fresh air are free.
We visited Tita Myrna's house and I was super fascinated how her house looks like in the outside as well as in the inside. Soooo clean and so mahal!!!
I will share pictures of some parts of the house. Take note SOME haha! So this was like less than a half of the whole house. From her Italian collection to high end furniture and materials. Air conditioned kitchen and remote controlled gate! All I can say is stupendous! very sosyal!

Soon I will have a house like this! I'm claiming it now!!!

Higher Level

-Sometimes it's hard to see things when your too close, you need to have a perspective in a higher level-

I 1st heard this when I watched the Soul Surfer movie. It's a true story of Bethany Hamilton who loves to surf and been engaged to different contest, until she was bitten by a shark and lost her left arm.
Despite of her situation, she still pursue her dream as a surfer and find the answer to all her questions. Truly when something happened to us, we ask questions such as "why this is happening to me?"
No one can give us an answer and no one can put an end to the story. Only Him who knows the reason and all we have to do is believe and hold on.
I've been to that situation many times, I have not bitten by shark but life has bitten me, And as time goes by I am seeing a clearer picture of beautiful life can be than the dark shadowy image I have before.
I don't pretend to have all the answers to why bad things happen to people, but I do know that God knows all those answers, and He will let you know in right time...in God's time..
Always keep in our mind that God has something bigger plan for us!

Funny how coincidence work. The next day I decided to go to church with baby and yaya at New Day Las Pinas branch. The message of the pastor is with regards to perspective and how will you see things.
It focused on higher level people who see things at a higher perspective.
Who's willing to die for the country.
Just like Ninoy's famous line "The Filipino's are worth dying for".
Just like Jesus who died on the cross for us.

-This is really worth sharing for
-Soul Surfer a must movie to watch
-God Bless!

Seoul Searching

Anneyeong!

Oh yeah the first word I learned in Korea!
Got my Visa and excited on what to do in Korea. The first thing in mind is shopping!Common Who doesn't want it???
Shops that came to my mind at once were Faceshop, Skin food, Tony Moly, Etude etc.
Cosmetics are every girls bestfriend =)

Day 1:
My first day isn't that good. Heavy rains welcomes me from the airport.
They call mid June to July as monsoon. So i went straight to the hostel that I am booked and just take a nap since walking around isn't a good idea.
I woke up around lunch time so I decided to look for a restaurant and I end up going to Coffee Prince shop and had a coffee instead of a full meal.

After having a walk at Hong dae I decided to avail of their City Tour that can be found at Seoul Station to be familiarized of the place. My fist stop was at the National Museum.

I went to Myeong Dong and shopped bags and bags of skin food products etc. It hurts my feet and legs but it dodn't matter since I have just in my hands all the things I need for my beautification ; }

It was a looongg day and my body needs to rest for a while,,

Day 2:
I decided to eat at a nearby restaurant. Since I can't read the menu the manager just gave me a plate of beef and rice. I asked him to take a picture of me and luckily he just took another shot using his polaroid camera, he gave one copy for me and the other one was posted on their wall wink wink*
; )

Me at the wall of fame LOL!

The nice manager

Since my stomach was full and my body just had enough rest, I am now ready for my journey..
I went to Deuksugung Palace and missed the changing of guards due to weather condition.

Again, I headed to the best part of my trip........ shopping! I went to Namdaemun and bought anything that I think is nice. It's not easy to get there so I have to ask and look at the map every now and then.
Bought accessories that are intended for sale and some pasalubong as well. It didn't stop me there so I went all the way to Namsan Tower. I don't think it's a good idea to go Namsan alone. The place is so romantic and love birds are everywhere. They have this promise of love and will seal and lock it in with a pad lock. haha yes litereally! but i found it very cute. I wish to bring my family next time here. To get to the Namsan I had to ride a cable car for approximately 5 minutes.

The Namsan Tower

Overlooking from the tower.

It's been a looonng and tiring day so my mind is set to have a goodnight sleep once I arrive at the hostel. But big NO! This will be my last night at Seoul so I said yes for the invite of my roommates to have a soju and go clubbin. I am not really prepared for the night and no high heeled shoes to wear.
We first went to the other Kimchi hostel and saw that everyone was already sober so we just headed to the clubs named Mama beer and Papa beer(not so sure if it's beer or bear). Named just after the famous Koreanovela Full house I guess. Will not go into details but here are some crazy pics of crazy but nice people I met. This is not part of my itinerary but this was the highlights of my entire trip so far! =)

We partied till dawn! it was fun meeting new people and making friends without having a second thought. Though there are some differences with our colors still it doesnt matter at all as long as we are enjoying the night.
Here comes the last part of my stay... Packing up for my flight.
Before I leave Seoul I had a walk around Hongik University and bought last minute pasalubong.
I took a rest and then went to the airport to wait for my 6am flight.

My tired feet!

Now I understand why a friend of mine keeps coming back to Korea. There are so many reasons why based on my own experience. Let me have a quick list of it.

1. People are nice.
2. The place is clean.
3. I love skin food and faceshop. LOL!
4. I love their fashion statement.
5. There are so many tourist spots around Seoul.
6. and if you are a Koreanovela fan you will enjoy every corners of Seoul!

I wanna go back cause I miss a lot of Spots like Lotte World, Everland, Banpo Bridge etc.

So many spots but so little time.... as they say! Kamsamnida! xoxoxo

Important Note: Excuse me with my grammar =)