Who's not afraid of CHANGE?

For 3 days now, I am enjoying the book of Bo Sanchez entitled DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. Last night was extraordinary because I came across a section which struck me. It's about CHANGE. Yes, Change.

Well, who is not afraid of change? It's choosing between TRIED and TESTED vs. YOU DON'T KNOW YET WHAT'S IN STORE FOR YOU. Everytime I feel bored or tired of my normal routine here at the office, I always end up thinking "Mag resign kaya ako?" Believe me, I have thought of this a hundered times already but at the end of the day, it does not happen. Why? Maybe because I fear change. And this article opened my eyes that I don't have to fear change. To go for something that you really desire and want. To follow your dream.

Ooops! It's not what you're thinking. I am not going to resign yet. Not for now!


The Stream and the Wind

One day, the Stream stared at the desert -- and sighed a deep sigh.
He knew he was stuck. How could he cross this giant desert?
So the stream talked to the Wind.
"Mr. Wind, I need your advice. I want to cross this gigantic desert. But if I throw myself to it, the sand will absorb me and I will be no more..."
"That is true," the Wind thought deeply.
"So what should I do? You see I have a dream. I want to grow. I want more fish to make their home in me. I want more trees to plant their roots on my shoulders. I want happy families to have picnics on my banks, I want to bless the world with great love."
The Wind smiled, "I can help you. I can absorb you and carry you through this desert."
The Stream was stunned. He said, "Isn't it terryfying? What does that mean that you will absorb me?"
"That means that you'll become a cloud and I'll carry you to the other side of the desert. Once there, you'll become rain and you can become a stream again."
"I'll change my form? I'll no longer be me?"

"Mr. Stream, you have three choices. Your first choice is to give up your dream and stay where you are."
The Stream said, "Out of the question. My dream of love pushes me to grow."
"Your second choice," said the Wind, "is to cross the desert without changing anything. To dream and yet to prevent the dream from changing you."
"And what is my third choice?"
"To dream and embrace change," the Wind smiled.
"Carry me, Mr. Wind. I'm ready!" the Stream laughed.

Immediately, the Wind rushed down and blew hard on the Stream. Bits and pieces of the Stream began to swirl upwards. It was terrifying. Chaos ruled!
For a moment, the Stream was gripped by the clutches of fear again.
So the Wind shouted through the chaos, "Who are you? You're not a Stream. You're Water! Your essence is not your form. When you know who you really are, you can be comfortable amidst the chaos. Because deep within you, you know that nothing will ever change."
Water said, "But I am still afraid!"
"Love who you are and love your dream. Love the fish who will live in you, the trees who will be planted on your shoulders, and the families who will have picnics on your banks. And love will push all your fear away."
Finally, at the other side of the desert, the falling rain collected itself into a Stream again. When he was complete, he said, "Mr. Wind, I don't know how to thank you. You changed me."
The Wind smiled, "No, my friend. Only love can change you."

And love may grow for all we know...

While driving to work today, I heard this song that reminded me of my youth.
This is one of my favorite love songs that I've been dreaming to have as a theme
song before since I am a hopeless romantic.


FOR ALL WE KNOW

Love, look at the two of us
Strangers in many ways
We've got a lifetime to share
So much to say
And as we go
From day to day
I'll feel you close to me
But time alone will tell
Let's take a lifetime to say
"I knew you well"
For only time will tell us so

And love may grow
For all we know.

Love, look at the two of us
Strangers in many ways
Let's take a lifetime to say
"I knew you well"
For only time will tell us so
And love may grow

For all we know.

Just sharing! =)

Ganun pala ang feeling?!?!

Uso na daw ngayon ang instant photo print as souvenir sa mga gatherings at events. So while preparing for the Grand Alumni Homecoming ng CSA Binan, I did some research sa internet and found this one photobooth website. Well, I must admit madami ang kumukuha ng services nila kasi ang daming nakapost sa Gallery section ng website nila. Naisip ko nung una... GASTOS lang to eh... Tight budget nga kami di ba? Pero sa kabilang banda, naisip ko din na tiyak na "PAPATOK" ito sa mga a-attend ng homecoming. So I immediately proposed and discussed with the committee and aba mas na-excite pa sila.

So sige... kahit tight budget... GO! GO! GO! Mag off-set na lang sa ibang budget.

True enough, BLOCKBUSTER ang photobooth. Everyone is really waiting for their turns to have their solo and barkada picture taking. Nasusulyapan ko lang sila pag napapadaan ako sa booth. Busy kasi ako sa ticket selling at sa pag assist sa program. Aba, lahat ng nagpapa-picture ay kanya-kanya ng posing at project sa camera. Walang pakialamanan ika nga.. Nakakaaliw ang bawat eksena.

Towards the end of our event... "Kaye, magda-download na daw sila ng pcitures sa DVD. Get the officers and let's have our pictures taken." Yan ang order ni Madame President sa akin. Pero sa isip ko... "Aba teka! Hindi pa kami nagpapa-picture ng asawa ko. Asan na ba yun?" Sabay tanaw sa kung saan-saang sulok ng audigym. At kahit busy siya, hinila ko siya papunta sa photobooth just to experience this for the first time.

First time ko magpap-picture sa photobooth. Ganun pala ang feeling? Parang walang nanunuod sa inyo kapag nasa harap ka na ng camera kahit ang daming tao sa tabi-tabi. Ang iniisip ko lang eh kung ano ba ang susunod na POSE ko? Hahaha... Praning!

So in short, nag-ENJOY ako sa photobooth na yun nung gabing yun. Kahit panandalian lang. Aliw talaga!

Di ba obvious sa mga pictures namin?

Smile!

The BOYS in my life!

I am the only rose among the thorns;
I am surrounded by the opposite sex;
I am bugged by the different sound of

snores at night;
But I am well loved by all the BOYS in my life.

Meet the boys in my life...
Allan Paul, Alaine Carlo and Elijah Angelo.

And I thank the Lord everyday for bringing them to my life!

A wake-up call...

This blog was written way back June 8, 2009. I kept in the draft section of my mailbox.

Part of the wedding reception program is the giving of messages/advises of some very close friends and selected principal sponsors of the bride and groom. The wedding I attended yesterday was no exception on that part of the program but amazingly this is one out of the many weddings (one of which is my own wedding of course) that I have attended where I was able to give my full attention to the speeches given by the selected Ninong and Ninang.

"Do not go to bed angry 'coz you'll never know what will happen the next day." ---> Ninong
Easier said than done but I guess what's important is that don't go to sleep with a heavy heart. Conflicts and misunderstandings are part of our daily life. I am not the kind of person who would easily confront the person and say a lot of things over the conflict we had. It's just not my style. Yes... I getmad also but I just can't talk when I am mad or hurt. It's hard to find the words to say what I really feel and how to say it in a nice way. My healing process.... is to cry and pray. After pouring my heart out to the Lord, I feel so much better and that's when I am able to sleep.

"Bride, groom and God....the only LOVE TRIANGLE that WORKS." ---> Ninang
True enough, LOVE TRIANGLE never works for mere human beings. It only complicate the marriage... the relationship. But GOD as part of our love triangle... well there's simply MAGIC on it. As I recall in a song, LOVE moves in mysterious ways... in this case, it's... GOD moves in mysterious ways.

I now realize that attending weddings could become a wake up call to married couples. The messages that are intended for the newly wed couples could also strike you when you least expect it.

My very first blog-buster experience!

I was inspired by two people to do blogs... LLOYD S. - my kumpare, my jogging partner (kahit isang beses pa lang ata kami natuloy mag jogging.. hehehe), a good friend, listener & magician - and EDDIE O. - a friend and an amazing writer! Miss na kita Sir Edong!

Well, I know I am not good at this kind of thing but it will be worth a try. Now that I am into this, I've been thinking... " What should I write here?" Sabi nga ni kumpareng Lloyd, just write whatever you want or whatever you feel like sharing when you feel like writing. Hmmm... alam ko na!

I am a mother of two smart and handsome boys. Syempre mana sa mommy! O blog ko 'to walang kokontra! Mommy look-a-like nga daw as many of my friends say. Naalala ko lang the first time I gave birth. I was brought to the hospital at around 9pm of Sep. 21, 2005 because my water bag broke. When it broke, I literally heard a "plop" sound. As in literal na may pumutok yung sound na narinig ko. So while my husband was taking a night bath, I told him that we need to go to the hospital na. When we arrived at the hospital, I didn't know what to expect. I had no contraction or whatever that may indicate I am to delivery our very first angel. As calm as I can be, I waited for my OB's instruction to ER's resident doctor. Pero sa totoo lang, nanginginig ang buong katawan ko sa kaba dahil sa alam kong malapit ko na maranasan yung sinsabi nilang mahirap at masakit na proseso ng panganganak. Waaah! Ayoko na!

So after several interviews, IE and tests, I finally heard the attending doctor said to the nurses, i-ready na si Misis sa pagpasok sa delivery room (DR). Oh no! Naku Lord! This is it!

At the delivery room...

May interviews pa din pagdating ko sa DR. Since I don't feel any pains yet, mega chika pa ang lola mo! Inaalam ko pa sa mga attending nurses dun how hard it is to have a delivery. Ultimo ata private lives ng mga staffs dun natanong ko na at nai-chika na nila sa akin. After several hours, ayan na may contractions na ako. Turok dito... turok dun! Suka dito... suka dun! BP dito! Check sa tyan! IE ng IE! Sari-sari na ginagawa nila. Naku.. masakit ang buong proseso ng labor pains. You cannot do anything but wait... Haay naku...

As many moms say, "masakit managanak pero pag nakita mo na ang baby mo, malilimutan mo lahat ng sakit." Naku... di ata applicable sa akin yun. Ewan ko sa kanila pero ang masasabi ko lang... "Masakit ang manganak... totoong napakasakit manganak... pero lahat yun worth it pag nakita mo na ang baby mo... pero hinding-hindi ko malilimutan yung sakit na yun."