Tuesday, August 30, 2005
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
...to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to me!
thanx for the fridays midnight run friends! love you noreenie, michael, fred and of course my dear friend jei. despite the dramarama and complaint-city, thanx for coming out guys!
thanx for the fridays midnight run friends! love you noreenie, michael, fred and of course my dear friend jei. despite the dramarama and complaint-city, thanx for coming out guys!
Monday, August 29, 2005
thank God for advil!
raihana my dear friend and supplier of the wonder drug advil. ahh, i have lived through the day and it was a great day! full of productivity, yes at work, and i got a nice birthday lunch with jo-ann, catching up with her and telling her stories! i'm happy cuz i'm turning into the age that begins my late 20s. and i'm quite content! i'm very much looking forward to manna tomorrow night, even though they won't let me make reservations for 30 people. so please please please, be on time peoples! hehe, i am also happy cuz people actually responded (finally!) to the evite. sometimes, when you set up parties for yourself, you wanna see who's got love for you, y'kno? and when you see people read the evite, but then not respond, it's hard to keep telling yourself, they just have to check their schedule. but it's so nice to know that my best friend is gonna drive here from vegas just for my birthday, as well as other people who i know are normally really busy and they're coming out just for me! and on a weeknight no less! especially for those teacher friends of mine, i tried to make it as early as possible, while allowing for time for people to drive from orange county too. even my once a year friend who i keep playing phone tag with will be there, hurray!
thanks for the love y'all! it's turning into a very happy birthday for me! let's pray for a very happy rest of the year!
thanks for the love y'all! it's turning into a very happy birthday for me! let's pray for a very happy rest of the year!
aughhh, shooting, blinding lower back pain! i must've slept wrong or something, cuz it feels like a nerve is being pinched in my right lower back. oh it hurts so bad. it only feels better when i dig my knuckles in it really hard. oh it even hurts to breathe. need an extra deep tissue massage to relieve this. oh lord, and i have an appt this evening! if not for that, i'd be at burke williams right now! i'm totally screaming in pain (silently, of course)!
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Strength for the Journey
There is a road meant for you to travel.
Narrow and steep is the shepherd's way,
and as you say, "Yes," letting me guide you,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
There is a cross meant for you to carry.
There is a cross meant for you alone,
and as you bow down in humble surrender,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
How many times have you doubted my word?
How many times must I call your name?
And as you say, "Yes," letting me love you,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
Fall is upon us. With that, come commitments that some of us have taken a break from. I, as well as some people I know, are Reluctant Servants of Him. It's a tiring job, this Christian thing. It's a life full of weariness and often times, you don't see a reward. This is a feeling that has repeated throughout history. From Moses to Jeremiah, to the Apostles of the New Testament, most followers of God and Christ have been Reluctant Servants. But we continue to follow, to do His work. And why is that? Because our love for Him and His people is greater than our love for our selves. We follow despite what we see or don't see. We follow because we trust in Him and His way.
I was praying the other day. I was praying for Him to either take away the "suffering" that I was struggling with, or for strength, patience, and perseverance. So, let's all guess which choice He's gonna give me. He never chose the easy way out. Why would He want any less of us? So here we go... back to Heaven Sent we go.
Narrow and steep is the shepherd's way,
and as you say, "Yes," letting me guide you,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
There is a cross meant for you to carry.
There is a cross meant for you alone,
and as you bow down in humble surrender,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
How many times have you doubted my word?
How many times must I call your name?
And as you say, "Yes," letting me love you,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
Fall is upon us. With that, come commitments that some of us have taken a break from. I, as well as some people I know, are Reluctant Servants of Him. It's a tiring job, this Christian thing. It's a life full of weariness and often times, you don't see a reward. This is a feeling that has repeated throughout history. From Moses to Jeremiah, to the Apostles of the New Testament, most followers of God and Christ have been Reluctant Servants. But we continue to follow, to do His work. And why is that? Because our love for Him and His people is greater than our love for our selves. We follow despite what we see or don't see. We follow because we trust in Him and His way.
I was praying the other day. I was praying for Him to either take away the "suffering" that I was struggling with, or for strength, patience, and perseverance. So, let's all guess which choice He's gonna give me. He never chose the easy way out. Why would He want any less of us? So here we go... back to Heaven Sent we go.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
dang, it's past 1am. i'm caught up reading blogs again. geez, i wish they let me do this at work. i'm so tired now. nite nite.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
i'm caught up
i forgot how time consuming and fun it was to read blogs and check out people's online pix and blog away again. as you noticed, it's been kinda frequent lately. i've killed about 2-3 hours this evening that should've been spent resting or laundry-ing. i think it's time for a break... to sleep. nitee all.
by the way, i missed your blogs people! i gotta keep up... daytime jobs get in the way...
by the way, i missed your blogs people! i gotta keep up... daytime jobs get in the way...
subtle changes
in html...
i'm a nerd. i wish i took a web design class in college.
i'm a nerd. i wish i took a web design class in college.
be careful what you pray for...
you just might get it.
so i was reading old blogs... from all 3 of them for goodness' sake. i noticed i prayed for something. aughhh... yes, i know you're supposed to be happy when you pray for something, because you want it after all. you prayed for it, right? well, i get nervous, because God has a funky sense of humor. you pray for something focusing on one aspect, but then He gives you the entire thing, including the other sides that you didn't think of, negative or positive. and what did i pray for? i prayed for a life and love like my parents. here:
a life not with material riches, but of spiritual ones. filled with many friends, many family... i want that. i want what my parents have, i want a family like mine. can it happen? is it possible? i would love that ride. i would love that life. Lord, you hear my prayer, yea? i lift it up to You, always to You.
oh geez... and i'm nervous about it. i love my family and i love our values and i love our life. but crap, my mama had to raise my brother and me for 3-4 years all by herself in the philippines, while my papa was here in the u.s. starting a new life for us. i remember growing up and aside from her job as a professional manager of human resources for a large hospital, she was selling milk and cookies (literally) as a side job to make extra money! i remember coming across love letters from her to him and him to her, missing each other so badly. i remember christmases spent driving to both sides of the family and my mom having to handle everything. i don't know how she did it. i don't know if i have that strength. and then to sell everything we ever had, pack everything up and move to a strange new country toting 2 kids around? and even after getting here, my dad still worked up north in san francisco while we lived here in so cal for a year! oh goodness...
so when i read my prayer on that one blogpost, i just thought, omg, what did i just pray for?! but alas, yes, this is what i want. we're not a family who has riches. we're not a family who can afford to do whatever we want, whenever we want. my mom has no brand named purses or clothes. we don't aspire to be rich. but as my mom said when i was little, when i asked her,
mama, are we rich?
we're rich in love!
and i just smile. none of that stuff ever mattered. *tearing up* (what's wrong with me?!) i noticed that during this past weekend when i totally missed the people in my house. my house is quaint and my dad has worked really hard to "increase the value" by building things and making it really nice. but as nice as it is, it's not a home without the people in it. my pink and white cottage house might as well have been a mausoleum.
so, knowing God and how He works in my life and how He answers my prayers, chances are, i'll have a life of hardship as well. one of debt and difficulty and helping others even when i can't afford it. but also one of love and devotion and sacrificing for the better life for my family. it'll be a life cherishing each other and doing our best to provide. and having a partner through all of that, encouraging my individualism, inspiring me to be great, loving me despite the annoying habits i may have. i imagine my husband laughing at/with me, just as my dad does at/with my mom. and maybe sometimes, she'll get pikon (hard to translate, but i'll explain later), but in the end, they're each other's partners in love for life. yea, i want like that.
so i was reading old blogs... from all 3 of them for goodness' sake. i noticed i prayed for something. aughhh... yes, i know you're supposed to be happy when you pray for something, because you want it after all. you prayed for it, right? well, i get nervous, because God has a funky sense of humor. you pray for something focusing on one aspect, but then He gives you the entire thing, including the other sides that you didn't think of, negative or positive. and what did i pray for? i prayed for a life and love like my parents. here:
oh geez... and i'm nervous about it. i love my family and i love our values and i love our life. but crap, my mama had to raise my brother and me for 3-4 years all by herself in the philippines, while my papa was here in the u.s. starting a new life for us. i remember growing up and aside from her job as a professional manager of human resources for a large hospital, she was selling milk and cookies (literally) as a side job to make extra money! i remember coming across love letters from her to him and him to her, missing each other so badly. i remember christmases spent driving to both sides of the family and my mom having to handle everything. i don't know how she did it. i don't know if i have that strength. and then to sell everything we ever had, pack everything up and move to a strange new country toting 2 kids around? and even after getting here, my dad still worked up north in san francisco while we lived here in so cal for a year! oh goodness...
so when i read my prayer on that one blogpost, i just thought, omg, what did i just pray for?! but alas, yes, this is what i want. we're not a family who has riches. we're not a family who can afford to do whatever we want, whenever we want. my mom has no brand named purses or clothes. we don't aspire to be rich. but as my mom said when i was little, when i asked her,
we're rich in love!
and i just smile. none of that stuff ever mattered. *tearing up* (what's wrong with me?!) i noticed that during this past weekend when i totally missed the people in my house. my house is quaint and my dad has worked really hard to "increase the value" by building things and making it really nice. but as nice as it is, it's not a home without the people in it. my pink and white cottage house might as well have been a mausoleum.
so, knowing God and how He works in my life and how He answers my prayers, chances are, i'll have a life of hardship as well. one of debt and difficulty and helping others even when i can't afford it. but also one of love and devotion and sacrificing for the better life for my family. it'll be a life cherishing each other and doing our best to provide. and having a partner through all of that, encouraging my individualism, inspiring me to be great, loving me despite the annoying habits i may have. i imagine my husband laughing at/with me, just as my dad does at/with my mom. and maybe sometimes, she'll get pikon (hard to translate, but i'll explain later), but in the end, they're each other's partners in love for life. yea, i want like that.
pahabol
"pahabol" means catch up in tagalog.
i've gotten several comments about my chillaxin in the jacuzzi last weekend like i was drinking all by my lonesome. i just wanna say that i was NOT by myself like all alchy, a friend of mine was down here from up north and WE watched movies and chilled and hung out. duuuuude.
i've gotten several comments about my chillaxin in the jacuzzi last weekend like i was drinking all by my lonesome. i just wanna say that i was NOT by myself like all alchy, a friend of mine was down here from up north and WE watched movies and chilled and hung out. duuuuude.
Monday, August 22, 2005
welcome home!
they're home! they're home! my entire family is finally home!!! i missed them all so much! i hated coming home to an empty, quiet house! now there's people and noise, ahhh, i love my family! i'm gonna go spend time with them now.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
signatures
you know... like in letters... the final part before you sign your name. as in
always,
my name
love,
your name
it's my favorite part of letters these days. letters, emails, whatever. sometimes the content is just keeping up with what's going on in daily life, venting frustrations, or just making the effort to stay connected. sometimes information can be dry with no mention of who you're even talking to or what they mean to you. if you're not explicitly talking about your relationship or anything like that, the letter could be pretty generic, who knows who you're actually addressing. and then there's the signature. it's so telling.
if a business letter, you sign
Sincerely,
if it's to a friend, you might do something fun like
can't wait to see you!
or the generic
always,
what does that mean anyway? always... always what? i suppose it could be always be there for you. or always loving you, but you're really left up in the air with that one. i gotta stop using that signature. it's so vague. it could very well be always breathing for all you know.
i like to sign some heartfelt letters, especially to those who share the same faith with me, as
with God's love and mine,
i dunno where i picked that up from, but i like it.
or to the dazers (it's spelled like this guys. like a play on the word daze)
basta ikaw,
and then there are the love letters. again, if the person you're writing to is far away and you're really just updating each other to keep up with each other's lives, to make it seem like you're part of it, then sometimes the letters are daily updates. so what makes it a love letter? ...ah, it's the signature.
with love,
yours truly,
it can become more descriptive of course with
missing you,
affectionately,
with tender kisses,
until we meet again
and even tagalog-movie-soap-opera-like:
yearning for the sweet sensation of your loving embrace,
...oh goodness, heheh!
maybe i'm reading too much into it, but it's the part that i appreciate most these days. it's just nice to read what you mean to that person. s/he could write with friendship, or s/he could write with love,. i guess it goes along with what i mentioned earlier with telling the people around you how you feel about them. amidst all the business that the content of letters may have, the signature is what tells the relationship and tells how significant you are to that person. tells you you're speyshall. and heck, everyone likes to feel speyshall. so hey, thanx for making me feel speyshall.
~ always breathing,
dorothy
always,
my name
love,
your name
it's my favorite part of letters these days. letters, emails, whatever. sometimes the content is just keeping up with what's going on in daily life, venting frustrations, or just making the effort to stay connected. sometimes information can be dry with no mention of who you're even talking to or what they mean to you. if you're not explicitly talking about your relationship or anything like that, the letter could be pretty generic, who knows who you're actually addressing. and then there's the signature. it's so telling.
if a business letter, you sign
Sincerely,
if it's to a friend, you might do something fun like
can't wait to see you!
or the generic
always,
what does that mean anyway? always... always what? i suppose it could be always be there for you. or always loving you, but you're really left up in the air with that one. i gotta stop using that signature. it's so vague. it could very well be always breathing for all you know.
i like to sign some heartfelt letters, especially to those who share the same faith with me, as
with God's love and mine,
i dunno where i picked that up from, but i like it.
or to the dazers (it's spelled like this guys. like a play on the word daze)
basta ikaw,
and then there are the love letters. again, if the person you're writing to is far away and you're really just updating each other to keep up with each other's lives, to make it seem like you're part of it, then sometimes the letters are daily updates. so what makes it a love letter? ...ah, it's the signature.
with love,
yours truly,
it can become more descriptive of course with
missing you,
affectionately,
with tender kisses,
until we meet again
and even tagalog-movie-soap-opera-like:
yearning for the sweet sensation of your loving embrace,
...oh goodness, heheh!
maybe i'm reading too much into it, but it's the part that i appreciate most these days. it's just nice to read what you mean to that person. s/he could write with friendship, or s/he could write with love,. i guess it goes along with what i mentioned earlier with telling the people around you how you feel about them. amidst all the business that the content of letters may have, the signature is what tells the relationship and tells how significant you are to that person. tells you you're speyshall. and heck, everyone likes to feel speyshall. so hey, thanx for making me feel speyshall.
~ always breathing,
dorothy
it's quiet...
i'm home again. just got back from lunch and hanging out with mina and her family while they get ready to move to vegas. it was a nice visit and a good almost last time before i see her again. it's always in those little moments that our friendship gets built up. we tend to be activity partners, but i really try to make a conscious effort to not have activities when we're together actually. i enjoy so much more the random talking and connecting with each other. she's such a silly girl and she cracks me up. i love our laughter and will miss those days when we were just a short drive away. but it's cool, cuz she'll be here next week for my birthday. hurray! yay, i feel speyshall, i'm loved! it's always at this time of year when i wonder about that. sometimes, we just need validation that we're loved, you know? hehe, that's why i love friends like noreen. she's always so free to express how much she loves and cares for her friends. that's something i try to work on these days too. cuz everyone needs to know that i love them. so if you're reading this, you're most likely a friend of mine and if i haven't told you lately, I LOVE YOU!
so i'm home now and i'm feeling rather sad. i think i'd like to have a bunch of kids now, cuz i really, really, really don't like coming home to such an empty house. i miss my parents and my brothers. my parents and christian are coming home tonight, so i actually need to clean a lot. i made such a mess around here. all my craftsy stuff is everywhere cuz i was cutting paper last night. i have to clean the sink cuz i (successfully!) made my first batch of green apple martini last night. oh god, and i broke the pretty blue martini glass cuz i was freaking faded in the jacuzzi. aughh, gotta clean that up too. but the martini was soooo good! i'm so proud of myself, cuz i don't think i can concoct drinks or food very well. i can get by when needed, but i impressed myself with that drink! soo good! come over sometime and i'll make you one. next on my goal list is the caramel apple martini. cuz mina likes that one. she likes the sweet stuff. brian, what was it again that makes it caramel? cici can answer that one too i bet.
so plans for my birthday are starting to take shape. i really want to take my parents and brothers to korean bbq, to the all-you-can-eat korean bbq at manna. so hopefully they'll want to drive out to la for it next tuesday. they get kinda lazy to drive out to places. and then, i'm totally thinking of going through with my originally planned vegas trip on the weekend after labor day. i was struggling with those plans cuz i was actually foregoing that trip for a trip up to sf and i was sad about it. but i think i can find a way to do both, so right now, my plans will look like, vegas on that weekend, work on mon/tues, drive up to sf either early wed or tues night. and i have my personal retreat on the weekend after. and then whoohoo, hawaii in october. with or without anyone. i'm going. i need that vacation. i'm a bit concerned about the money matters that this will all take. so i actually will decide by the end of august. that's when deadlines are for all my massive reports at work. and the stress at work will definitely determine my vacation plans. cuz when it comes down to it, regaining my sanity is worth spending money on. it'll be less costly than if i have a heart attack, that's for sure. i already have chest pains every now and again for goodness' sake. anyway... so who's up for vegas?! let's go, let's go, let's go!!! i know someone who can get girls into rain and ghostbar for free. sorry guys, you'll have to wait in line still. but let's go, let's go, let's go!
okay, i'll end it here... gotta clean and poop anyway. happy sunday people!
so i'm home now and i'm feeling rather sad. i think i'd like to have a bunch of kids now, cuz i really, really, really don't like coming home to such an empty house. i miss my parents and my brothers. my parents and christian are coming home tonight, so i actually need to clean a lot. i made such a mess around here. all my craftsy stuff is everywhere cuz i was cutting paper last night. i have to clean the sink cuz i (successfully!) made my first batch of green apple martini last night. oh god, and i broke the pretty blue martini glass cuz i was freaking faded in the jacuzzi. aughh, gotta clean that up too. but the martini was soooo good! i'm so proud of myself, cuz i don't think i can concoct drinks or food very well. i can get by when needed, but i impressed myself with that drink! soo good! come over sometime and i'll make you one. next on my goal list is the caramel apple martini. cuz mina likes that one. she likes the sweet stuff. brian, what was it again that makes it caramel? cici can answer that one too i bet.
so plans for my birthday are starting to take shape. i really want to take my parents and brothers to korean bbq, to the all-you-can-eat korean bbq at manna. so hopefully they'll want to drive out to la for it next tuesday. they get kinda lazy to drive out to places. and then, i'm totally thinking of going through with my originally planned vegas trip on the weekend after labor day. i was struggling with those plans cuz i was actually foregoing that trip for a trip up to sf and i was sad about it. but i think i can find a way to do both, so right now, my plans will look like, vegas on that weekend, work on mon/tues, drive up to sf either early wed or tues night. and i have my personal retreat on the weekend after. and then whoohoo, hawaii in october. with or without anyone. i'm going. i need that vacation. i'm a bit concerned about the money matters that this will all take. so i actually will decide by the end of august. that's when deadlines are for all my massive reports at work. and the stress at work will definitely determine my vacation plans. cuz when it comes down to it, regaining my sanity is worth spending money on. it'll be less costly than if i have a heart attack, that's for sure. i already have chest pains every now and again for goodness' sake. anyway... so who's up for vegas?! let's go, let's go, let's go!!! i know someone who can get girls into rain and ghostbar for free. sorry guys, you'll have to wait in line still. but let's go, let's go, let's go!
okay, i'll end it here... gotta clean and poop anyway. happy sunday people!
Friday, August 19, 2005
shoes, i hate people day, disneyfood
the fall season is coming out and what do i get? emails about promotions and sales, especially on... shoes! i love shoes. i actually don't shop very often, but when i do, i like to spend on shoes. they totally make the outfit and the right shoe can make the outfit dressed up or down, sexy, or casual. and with my pumps getting worn out and my boots, shoot, my birthday gift to myself very well may be a shoe shopping trip. plus it'll help settle the sadness of mina leaving. wah wah wah. shoes make all better. much like ice cream. yeahhh.
oh, so the other day when all i could do was blog a scream, aughh, that was an "i hate people" type of day. there were a lot of things going on, mostly work-related. since i've read so many articles about people getting fired for blogging, i shall refrain from doing so, because i truly love my job and the challenges that corporate life brings. however, there are just days when you are up to your ear with crap with all the dramarama that goes on with coworkers, and your tolerance for the crap is just down to none. between that and feeling really disappointed by a friend that day, i was just royally pissed off. but, like i said, nothing a good happy hour can fix!
so we went to disneyland yesterday with gemmie and mina as part of mina's last-things-to-do-before-she-moves-away. it was a grand ol' time! rides? yes i suppose we rode rides, but we actually scheduled these and other activities around the food! oh my gosh, it was sooo yummy! we had double dipped corn dogs, bacon-wrapped asparagus, a strawberry and banana parfait, dole pineapple whip, more bacon-wrapped asparagus, clam chowder in a bread bowl, and finished off with deep fried cheesecake. it was quite a yummy day in the park!
we're having mina and danny's send off shindig tonight. we're both very sad about all this. the leaving part, not the party part. well, we'll just have to visit each other right? at least it's just across the state, not across the country, *ahem*. short time and long distance. it seems to be my theme for the summer.
in other news... well, not news, but topics... what shall i do for my birthday? i wanna get together with friends of course, but where? any suggestions? food is a must, alcohol is a plus. :)
oh, so the other day when all i could do was blog a scream, aughh, that was an "i hate people" type of day. there were a lot of things going on, mostly work-related. since i've read so many articles about people getting fired for blogging, i shall refrain from doing so, because i truly love my job and the challenges that corporate life brings. however, there are just days when you are up to your ear with crap with all the dramarama that goes on with coworkers, and your tolerance for the crap is just down to none. between that and feeling really disappointed by a friend that day, i was just royally pissed off. but, like i said, nothing a good happy hour can fix!
so we went to disneyland yesterday with gemmie and mina as part of mina's last-things-to-do-before-she-moves-away. it was a grand ol' time! rides? yes i suppose we rode rides, but we actually scheduled these and other activities around the food! oh my gosh, it was sooo yummy! we had double dipped corn dogs, bacon-wrapped asparagus, a strawberry and banana parfait, dole pineapple whip, more bacon-wrapped asparagus, clam chowder in a bread bowl, and finished off with deep fried cheesecake. it was quite a yummy day in the park!
we're having mina and danny's send off shindig tonight. we're both very sad about all this. the leaving part, not the party part. well, we'll just have to visit each other right? at least it's just across the state, not across the country, *ahem*. short time and long distance. it seems to be my theme for the summer.
in other news... well, not news, but topics... what shall i do for my birthday? i wanna get together with friends of course, but where? any suggestions? food is a must, alcohol is a plus. :)
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
ahhh, i'm happy at this hour, because of happy hour... oh and yes, good friends... cheery friends, like herman and henry. my two h-buddies at h-hour. hehehe! yay! thanx guys! i'm much better now!
AAAAAARGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Monday, August 15, 2005
i never said it would be easy, i only said it would be worth it
it was definitely worth missing europe! it was such a wonderful wonderful weekend! the retreat was wonderful, reconnecting with old friends and building relationships, both near and far. i love these retreats. and yes, i'm physically and emotionally exhausted. but it was all worth it. it always is. basta ikaw lord!
in other news... mina's leaving for vegas today. they took their uhaul truck and away they traveled to the far off land of... tun, tun, tun... las vegas! okay, so it's not the end of the world, but shoot, she lived freakin 2 minutes away for most of our lives. she mentioned that it's unfortunate that we didn't take advantage of that more through the years. i was just sad for the fact that i won't be able to go over her house in the middle of the night in my pjs anymore. and she goes, well, you can still come over in your pjs. i would just have to drive 4 hours to get there, instead of 2 minute. wha, wha, wha... i didn't really feel a sense of loss as some other friends have had when a close friend got married. we didn't see each other as often as during the height of the wedding busyness, but we did hang out. toots 'n my nights were fun :) even the unlabeled ones. now, i'm apprehensive cuz i know we don't do particularly well when we don't see each other. we're better together in person than on the phone/internet. most of all, i'll just miss my best friend.
highlights of the weekend:
~ passing down the torch to arlene! great job!!!
~ kay's the new vice-rec! basta ikaw!
~ #9, #9, dorothy, #9!
~ moco loco
~ mango sticky rice
~ chocolate fondue (that i never got to taste!)
~ sisig
okay enough food...
~ palancas as always
~ old songs sung with such wonderful voices, even when most were still trying to figure out how the song goes... :)
~ good talks with noreen, anna, arlene, my, reg, fran, dee, ray seachelle, marianne, and others.
~ good to see normy, sepi (who is such the lil flirt, winking at me with both eyes! and then when i asked him to show dianne, he totally wouldn't!! and he's only 3 years old! sooo adorable!), sander the lil sweetheart! i could hold that baby for hours, he's so wonderful!, mike arceo, sonny, jill, and everyone else!
~ palanca scrapbook
~ surplise!!!!
~ touching hearts
~ my very first heart talk. He spoke through me, as usual. i'm a big procrastinator, but i knew what i would speak of. but when it came time to do the talk, all kinds of other things started spilling out, out of my control. because it was exactly that, it was not under my control, it was under His. i love when He takes over my life. love it!
~ learning the gift of patience (thanx for the practice brian.)
~ falling asleep in His arms in the disco. the best!
luvulord. luvulord, luvu, luvu, luvu.
in other news... mina's leaving for vegas today. they took their uhaul truck and away they traveled to the far off land of... tun, tun, tun... las vegas! okay, so it's not the end of the world, but shoot, she lived freakin 2 minutes away for most of our lives. she mentioned that it's unfortunate that we didn't take advantage of that more through the years. i was just sad for the fact that i won't be able to go over her house in the middle of the night in my pjs anymore. and she goes, well, you can still come over in your pjs. i would just have to drive 4 hours to get there, instead of 2 minute. wha, wha, wha... i didn't really feel a sense of loss as some other friends have had when a close friend got married. we didn't see each other as often as during the height of the wedding busyness, but we did hang out. toots 'n my nights were fun :) even the unlabeled ones. now, i'm apprehensive cuz i know we don't do particularly well when we don't see each other. we're better together in person than on the phone/internet. most of all, i'll just miss my best friend.
highlights of the weekend:
~ passing down the torch to arlene! great job!!!
~ kay's the new vice-rec! basta ikaw!
~ #9, #9, dorothy, #9!
~ moco loco
~ mango sticky rice
~ chocolate fondue (that i never got to taste!)
~ sisig
okay enough food...
~ palancas as always
~ old songs sung with such wonderful voices, even when most were still trying to figure out how the song goes... :)
~ good talks with noreen, anna, arlene, my, reg, fran, dee, ray seachelle, marianne, and others.
~ good to see normy, sepi (who is such the lil flirt, winking at me with both eyes! and then when i asked him to show dianne, he totally wouldn't!! and he's only 3 years old! sooo adorable!), sander the lil sweetheart! i could hold that baby for hours, he's so wonderful!, mike arceo, sonny, jill, and everyone else!
~ palanca scrapbook
~ surplise!!!!
~ touching hearts
~ my very first heart talk. He spoke through me, as usual. i'm a big procrastinator, but i knew what i would speak of. but when it came time to do the talk, all kinds of other things started spilling out, out of my control. because it was exactly that, it was not under my control, it was under His. i love when He takes over my life. love it!
~ learning the gift of patience (thanx for the practice brian.)
~ falling asleep in His arms in the disco. the best!
luvulord. luvulord, luvu, luvu, luvu.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
the most exhilirating sushi experience ever!
it was soooo gloriously delicious, it was almost spiritual! the miso soup was nice and hot. i closed my eyes and sipped it ever so slowly, as i let the peace and calm of the post-lunch crowd come over me. here's how i described the sushi experience to a friend after lunch:
"oh the wasabi creeping up and tickling my sinuses... along with the savory juices of the ponzu sauce combined with the rich creaminess of the yellowtail, oh soo delish!"
he said, "that's hot".
and the wonderful sushi chef even snuck a few cut pieces of albacore to me, while no one was looking. he's so sweet.
i never get to sit and eat there. i usually just get take-out cuz it's faster and i'm so busy at work. but for the first time in many months, i got to take it slow, actually sit at my favorite sushi bar, eat, enjoy, savor every bite of yumminess. and even enjoyed a bit of conversation with a neighboring sushi fan. i walked out of that restaurant floating, feeling totally exhilirated, loving my life, with my tastebuds and inner self completely fulfilled. ahhhhhh!
"oh the wasabi creeping up and tickling my sinuses... along with the savory juices of the ponzu sauce combined with the rich creaminess of the yellowtail, oh soo delish!"
he said, "that's hot".
and the wonderful sushi chef even snuck a few cut pieces of albacore to me, while no one was looking. he's so sweet.
i never get to sit and eat there. i usually just get take-out cuz it's faster and i'm so busy at work. but for the first time in many months, i got to take it slow, actually sit at my favorite sushi bar, eat, enjoy, savor every bite of yumminess. and even enjoyed a bit of conversation with a neighboring sushi fan. i walked out of that restaurant floating, feeling totally exhilirated, loving my life, with my tastebuds and inner self completely fulfilled. ahhhhhh!
quotable quotes
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"To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks
nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid
suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, live, and love."
~unknown
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"live a life that others will remember years from now, NOT because it pointed to you but because of how it pointed to the One who made you."
~ Mark Hart, the Bible Geek
"we grow up learning to become self-reliant, but really we need to be God-reliant"
"we could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box"
"never wound hearts that love u, never give them the endless pain, because wounded hearts are like roses that never bloom"
"there comes a time when we have to stop loving someone not because that person has stopped loving us but because we have found out that they'd be happier if we'd let go"
