A Prayer for Protection

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Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Listen to my words,O Lord, and hear my sighs. Listen to my cry for help,my God and king. I pray to you, O Lord you hear my voice in the morning;at sunrise I offer my prayer and wait for your answer. You are not a God who pleased with wrong doing;you allow no evil in your presence. You cannot stand the sight of the proud;you hate all wicked people. You destroy all liars and despise violent,deceitful people. But because of your great love  I can come into your house: I can worship in your holy Temple and bow down to your in reverence. Lord I have so many enemies! Lead me to do your will: make your way plain for me to follow. What my enemies say can never be trusted;they only want to destroy. their words are flattering and smooth,but full of deadly deceit.Condemn and punish them,O God,may their even plots cause their ruin. Drive them out of your presence because of their many sins and their rebellion against you. But all who find safety in you will rejoice can always sing for joy. Protect those who love you;because of you they are truly happy. You bless those who obey you,Lord;your love protects them like a shield.

A Prayer of Confidence

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Friday, June 23rd, 2006


Protect me,O God: I trust in you for safety. I say to the Lord,You are my Lord:all the good things I have come from you. How excellent are the Lords faithful people!My greatest pleasure is to be with them.Those who rush to other Gods bring many troubles on themselves. I will not take part in their sacrifices; I will not worship their Gods.You,Lord are all I have and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands.How wonderful are your gifts to me;how good they are! I praise the Lord;because he guides me, and in the night my concience warms me. I am always aware of the Lords presence;he is near and nothing can shake me. And so i am thankful and glad,And I feel completely secure,because you protect me from the power of death. I have served you faithfully and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead. You will show me the path that leads to life;your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.

Who am i

*Speaker of the Department
*Boarding house Dynamite
*laos Fashionista
*Prodigal Daughter of the family
* Jomay in Distress




If I were rich………I would  travel the whole world.
                   ……..Id help a lot of people.
I hate people who are……… liar,who are always late,
                                            plastic,corrupt,cheat, and steal.
I’ve always wanted to……… learn and to teach
                                 ……… fly a plane
                                 ……… be a great
                                 ……… and have a home and not just a house,
                                              although our family has never really had
                                              a sructure that we could call our own.
My biggest failure………….. my work, i cant stop proving my worth.
                            ………….. that I never took school seriously
                            ………….. a relationship, a love.
I don’t respect people who are……. there’s isnt anybodyont respect. I   
                                                        respect everyone because God
                                                        created us equal.
My ideal man is…………… smart,,responsible,gentlemen and he should be a Christian
                                           loving,sweet, and God-fearing.
My secret ambition is…….. to be ambassadress of Good will.
I expect life to be………… a  roller coaster of emotions.
                           ………… challenging and full of failure.
                           …………full of trades and trials
                           ………..truly meaningful,since we only live once
                                        If live is meaningful,then living once would be
                                        enough!
I want to remembered  as………..someone who made them happy.
                                       ………..someone they can trust.
                                       ………..someone who doesnt take advantage
                                                    of others.
                                       ………… a friend and a sister.
In my opinion, a man should be……… born good.
When Im older…………………I hope that I have given my family
                                               all their needs.
                      …………………I’ll be happy when I’ve done something
                                                for a friend.
                      …………………I hope to have reached out to more
                                                people.
I am afraid of………….. high places and  dark places
                     ………….. accidents
                     ………….. another fear is seeing family and people
                                        I love get hurt.
I will never……………… quit.
                 ……………… forget where I came from and never
                                        forget about God.
                 ……………… lie and i will  never hurt anyone’s feeeling.
                 ……………… say never
Things I will never do…………. take drugs
                                 …………. never try to smoke.
Hobbies…………….. reading books,pocketbook and magazines
            …………….. watching tv,listening to music and praying.
            …………….. drawing,coloring book and knitting
            …………….. chat and writting in my journal.

The heart and soul of Joy

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By: Joy Adanza on Saturday, March 12, 2006 at 3:22pm

I put my heart and soul into everything I do and now its all paying off. Clearly,this is my finest season and from the looks of it,things can only get better.


Kinarir.The new catch-all word for taking things seriously,for pouring my heart and soul into what I do.The word that is on everyone’s lips is also my favorite new word.

Kinarir. The word pretty much describes my attitude these days. It takes everything seriously. When saving up for my family. I willing gave up my expenses especially for books and magazines. I used to buy as many as four pocketbooks in one trip to the bookstore. When I decided to save for my family "kinarir" ko ang pagtitipid.
I also got serious about my work. Pati trahaho ko "kinarir"ko. Iam one of the busiest and most visible person of 2005.
But it wasn’t easy getting there. Now,all my hard work-in other words all my pagangarir has paid off in a major way. That’s just the way. I am,whether its my work or my life. If  its something I really want to do,I give my all because I dont want to have any regrets.
There are still so  many personal goals I want to fullfil. For one thing,I still wants to travel and see the world.I dreams of visiting Spain and England. I really love historical places,especially those with castles-they’re so romantic. I’m romantic kasi,eh. I get so enchanted by period movies.Mahilig ako sa ganyan. And I enjoy watching movies like Ever After,Cinderella and Sharespear In Love. I also love watching plays lalo na Romeo and Juliet. I also crazy about Demi Moore and describes the movie Ghost which I first watched when I was all of eight years old as so beautiful!
But this hopeless romantic has an adventurous streak too. when I was  still living in Iloilo. I was into track and field. Here,I occasionally goes wakeboarding,an  interest awakened in me by Mark. Now,im talking about basketball and swimming with sharks. I’d like to go scuba diving and see sharks up close. Parang fun yon-it would be alike Jaws.
I learned to take the good along with the bad.Even bad publicity or gossip doesn’t bother me as much as it used to.
I just dont think about it,of all the sacrifices I had to make.I’m simply doing what I love and when people appreciate what Im doing that makes it all worth it. Besides,I cant complain,because I made a choice and this is what I want to do.
Of course,all this sucess didn’t come without a struggle.

Me!!! 5 years from now

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By Joy Adanza- on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 3:29pm

I picture myself 5 years from now as a successful woman.I want to achieve so many things,by then,
I want to have a great job,my own car,my own family and my own shoe house 5 years from now I 
hope and pray to have a great and loving husband. And ofcourse 2 cute cuddly children a boy and 
a girl.
Achieving these things maybe hard and requires a lot of values to be learned and maturity.
Problems may come my way to be  a hindrance for me to attain my goals and dreams and to have a 
happy life but i know i will not to give up bacause God will be there to make things possible one 
way on the other.

To everything there is a reason. A time for every purpose under heaven:

                                                             A time to be born,

                                              And a time to die;
                                              A time to plant,
                                              And a time to pluck
                                              what is planted:
                                              A time to kill,
                                              A time to heal;
                                              A time to break down,
                                              And a time to build up:
                                              A time to weep,
                                              And a time to laugh:
                                              A time to mourn:
                                              And a time to dance:
                                              A time to cast away stones:
                                              And a time to gather stones:
                                              A time to embrace,
                                              And a time to refrain
                                              from embracing:
                                              A time to gain,
                                              And a time to lose
                                              A time to keep,
                                              And a time to throw away:
                                              A time to tear
                                              And a time to sew,
                                              A time to keep silence,
                                              And a time to speak;
                                              A time to love,
                                              And a time to hate:
                                             a time to war,
                                             And a time of peace.

Thanksgiving for friends

Thank you,dear Lord God,
for these people,my friends,
indeed true friends.
I an blessed to have known
and found them.
Yet I know,You,dear God,
graciously introduced them to me,
being with them is like being in a family.
I feel loved.
I experience affection and concern.
I feel secure and safe.
Thank You,dear God,
for these wonderful people,my friends.
Thank You ...

A working mother

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Monday, September 11th, 2006

When i was very small and did not yet understand  things about God,my mother told me, "Si Jesus lagi nating kasama iyan" Isipin mo na lang sya at nandyan na sya na pwede mo syang kausapin." (Jesus is always there for us. Just think of him and his there,you may converse with him.)
I believe her,maybe because she was a very kind woman and her talk would almost always refer to "ang sabi ng panginoon"(what the Lord God says). Young and impressionable as i was,I imagined she was always in conversation with Jesus because she tell us children when she’d dream of Jesus.
Only much later,in adulthood,did I realize how long and lasting and powerful that childhood impression could be.When Im in really trying situations at work.My mother’s  words about the presence of Jesus would come to  mind and I would "automatically".almost unconsciously engage in a  mental conversation with Him! I wpould remember "ang sabi ng panginoon. "LOVE YOUR ENEMIES. DO GOOD TO THOSE WHO HATE YOU. Turn the other cheek .Learn from me,for iam meek and humble of heart.Then i would be at peace doing my work assual,thinking. "This ,too ,shall pass."
My  mother is a "working woman" raising  me and  she need to work flexible,anything etc. She would still find time to read the Bible. Reading today’s Gospel reminded me of her. I  realize she was is a true "disciple of Jesus,the first to have been sent into my life."

Lolo Aryo

NOTE:  Guys, I know this blog is super long, but please, do take the time to read it.  I just want my Tatay’s legacy to live on, and see what a good man he was on his time here on earth.  Thank you.
Almost all of my fondest childhood memories included my Lolo.   While my parents worked during the day, they took on the role as my own parents.  As a matter of fact, they took on the parental role not only to me, but my cousins as well, as their parents worked during the day.  I was told by my tita  that my lolo would cry whenever my papa  would spank my brothers  and I.  She said, they didn’t like to see us get spanked, but they couldn’t help us, because they didn’t want to interfere with my papa’s way of disciplining  us.  I remember my Lolo  waking my cousins  and I up at 5 in the morning everyday to eat breakfast .  Then, he would walk us up to the tricycle  arrived.  And after school, he would be in the same spot waiting for us as we got off the tricycle—sometimes even in a raincoat and umbrella when it was rainy, and walked us home.  I remember when I was still young, he taught me how to sing “Eli eli” tulog anay wala diri imo nanay bakal sa tyange imo tinapay eli eli tulog anay.  I also remember when he would watch his wrestling on tv.  He would shout at the tv and get all heated up whenever the wrestlers fought.  I remembered Jake the Snake Roberts, Macho-man Randy Savage, and Sean Michaels.  I remembered when he also built a huge makeshift tree house playground so that my cousins, and I could play on it.  He made a monkey bar, a swing,  and for some reason I remember a slide, but I can’t remember if he made it on his own.  Then, as us kids would play on it during the day, my Lolo would chop coconuts and make us drink the juice & eat the meat.  He loved us.  He loved us dearly.  And we loved him too.  We adored our Lolo .  The one thing I will never, ever get tired of is hearing him tell us all about his WWII days.  He claimed he never had the heart to torture or kill any of his enemies, but watched his friends do it, and at one point.  He can tell his war stories for hours at a time while we sat around listening.  I am so thankful that he made it out alive, for if it wasn’t for him, there wouldn’t be a Joy.  We all grew up to adore our grandparents as if they were our very own parents.  But as lolo  started to get weaker, our concerns started to grow.  He was never the type to complain or show any pain.  He was always strong and never asked for anything.  He always told us that he was okay, and that we should take care of us instead.   my cousins  and I would fight over taking care of  Lolo.  He was considered the “easy” one to take care of.  And when the nurses would come in to check up on him, he would always introduce us as his granddaughters and start to cry.  He would tell them that we love him so much because we were taking good care of him, even in the hospital.  He would tell them that we had to sacrafice a lot of stuff just to take care of him.  But in all reality, we didn’t mind at all.  We would never be anywhere else rather than in that hospital room by his side.  But as his final day came to a near, it was hard to see him like that.  It was hard to hear him whimper in pain at the slightest touch.  The day before he had passed, my counsins and I watched lolo.  I remembered the moment when I just knew that I couldn’t take it to see my lolo  like this anymore.  A nurse had came into his room to insert another IV in his arm.  I was on one side of lolo  holding his hand & my cousin  was on the other side holding his other hand.  As the nurse preped him up for his IV, he started to yell and cry and scream in pain.  I saw the look in his eyes that he couldn’t bear the pain as he squirmed in his hospital bed, and that was the reaction he made when the nurse only swiped his arm with an alcohol swab.  As the nurse began to insert the needle, his yell became more intense, his mouth was open as if he was trying to cry but no sound came out, and he started to squeeze my hand in pain.  He just couldn’t take it anymore.  And that’s when I couldn’t take it either.  I began to cry right there by his side.  I knew something was not right.  Somehow, I felt the same way he felt whenever we got spanked by my papa.  I felt so helpless as he cried in pain.  I wished that I could’ve done something to lessen the pain instead of just holding his hand and letting him squeeze it and caressing his head.  I just felt that it wasn’t enough.  I just couldn’t stand to see my lolo suffer like this.  And that very next morning, he passed quietly in his sleep.  He passed away the way everybody wished to go—at peace, in a warm bed, as they slept.  When I first learned of his passing, and when I first saw him on the bed I nodded my head.  It was my way of telling him that it was okay for him to go.  There would never be anymore IVs, needles, tubes, and nebulizers.  I never in a million years thought that I would react that way.  I thought I would just lose it.  I thought I would punch the walls, pull my hair & scream curse words at the sky, but I didn’t.  In a way it was a huge relief.  Now my lolo  won’t have to suffer another day.  But on the other hand, how can we shake off the fact that we will never be able to see our lolo  again?  I understood though, I have no hard feelings towards his death, but understanding.  I understood  that he is now free.  He is now happy.   And he is in a peaceful place where he belongs.  He was a wonderful man, and he will always be that wonderful man immortalized in our hearts and in our memories.  He was a great husband,grand father,grand father,grandfather.  But to us, he is lolo.

Nanay Tess

When I think back on my childhood days,my memories are full of love and warmth.It seems that the older I get the more I understand and appreciate what a lucky little girl I was to have you as my mother…………
Nanay,I cant begin to tell you what a blessing you have been in my life. What a comfort it is to know that,no matter how many years may pass we will only grow closer,not only as mother and daughter but also as friends.
And today seemed to be the perfect time to say. " I love you" and let you know that all the love you have given me through the years remains here in my heart………..

Here's my no ifs and buts only either/or .

Manggo  or Mandarin?   -Mandarin. Because his the one who inspires me right now.

George W. Bush or Osama Bin Laden?  - Neither,I think they are both war freaks.They are both evil.

Handsome boy without money or plain-looking boy with money?  -Handsome boy without money.I will provide for him.

Morning or Afternoon?  - Morning,Ive started to appreciate mornings. It gives me a nice feeling to wake up early and watch the sunrise from my window.

My boarding house or my hometown house.?  -My boarding house.Ive been staying there for almost 4 years.Ive been having fun fixing it and putting things together.Im also learning how to be independent.

Formal wear or Casual wear? -Casual wear.Im not so comfortable in a dress,although I have to wear one when the occasion calls for it.

Love without sex or Sex withour love? -Let me think...Its hard to choose...Okay,I think love is more important than sex because when you love someone,eventually you learn how to show your love for him,and vice versa,without having sex.

Wealth or Wisdom? - I think what you know is more important than what you have.When you know stays with you for life while what you have can be taken from you anytime.

Filipino or Foreigner? -A little bit of both.But I should say na iba magmahal ang pinoy.Maalaga and malambing (caring and sweet).

Drama Movies or Horror Movies? -Horror.I like also drama even if in the beginning I found its hard to understand drama movies.

Malls or Tiangge? - I like to shops Tiangge. I can't afford in the mall.

Sex bombs or Hot babes? -Another hard question.Yes,Sex bombs, They are bit more wholesome,pero mas magaling gumiling.

Martin Nievera or Gary Valenciano? - Gary Valenciano. His songs are more inspiring among his songs,my favorite is "The warrior is a child,Take me out in the dark,Reaching out,Babaik ka rin,Pano ko sasabihin and a lot more.

Pops Fernandez or Regine Velasquez? - Regine Velasquez. She's Asia song bird. Among her songs,my favorite is Dadalhin.I also like her latest album consisting of covers (remakes).

Mike Enriquez (GMA,s early evening news-cast 24 oras or Dong Puno (ABS-CBN's late night newscast Insider)? - Mike Enriquez.Why?Kasi hindi ka nya tatantanan (he wont let you be).

Mel Tiangco (24 Oras and Mel and Joey)or Korina Sanches (ABS-CBN Rated-K)? -Mel Tiangco. Why?  Because she's not biased.

Madame Auring or Mystica? -Mystica. Because  she knows how to split. Can Madame Auring  do the same?

Kris Aquino or Boy Abunda? - Kris Aquino. Ive met her and i like her. I still have to meet Boy Abunda.

Angel Locsin or Marian Rivera? - Marian Rivera. She's a good dancer and actress.

Vilma Santos or Nora Aunor? -Vilma Santos.She serves her people well (as Mayor of Lipa City) and she's a good actress.

Mercedes Benz or BMW? -Benz,of course!That's my dream car.

Living room or Bed room? - Bedroom.I miss my bed all the time. What do I do in my bedroom? I relax.I listen to music and i read magazines.

Julia Roberts or Nicole Kidman? - Nicole Kidman. I lkike her understated elegance.

Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt? - As an actor Tom Cruise. As a disciplined person who take good care of his body,Brad Pitt.

Mission Impossible Or X-Men? - Mission Impossible.I like the way the action scenes shot.

Love Songs or Rock Music? - Depends on my mood. Sometimes,I play love songs sometimes, I play rock music. I appreciate both types.

Coffee or Tea? - Tea in the morning and Coffee late at night when im still working.

Hot Bath or Cold Bath? -Hot Bath.Its more relaxing. I take a hot bath as often as I can.

Water or Soda? - Water. I need to take more than eight glasses a day.

Christmas or New year? - Christmas. Time for giving.

Superman or Batman? - Superman. When he makes up in the morning,he doesnt hide his face. We dont see Batman's face do we? 

My husband Water Melon version

Chinese New Year

taken last Jan. 26,09

“The purpose of friendship is not to have someone who might completely be with you. But to have someone with whom you might share your incompletelyness

Tsinelas

"Naalala ko pa noon kasalukuyang kaming nakasakay sa bangka  nang humulagpos ang isa kong tsinelas.  Ang tsinelas ay ang gamit namin sa pagpasok at  pagpunta sa mga lakaran kung saan ang bakya na gawa  sa kahoy ay hindi nararapat.  Mabilis itong inanod sa tubig bago ko nahabol para kunin.  Malungkot ako dahil iniisip ko ang aking ina na magagalit  dahil sa pagkawala ng aking tsinelas.  Tiningnan ako ng nagsasagwan nang kinuha ko ang aking  isa pang tsinelas at dali dali kong itinapon sa dagat,  kasama ang dasal na mahabol nito ang kapares na tsinelas.  "Bakit mo itinapon ang iyong isa pang tsinelas?"  tanong sa akin ng kasamahan ko sa bangka. "Isang tsinelas ang nawala sa akin at walang silbi  sa makakakita. Ang isang tsinelas na nasa  akin ay wala ring silbi sa akin.  Kung sino man ang makakuha ng pares ng tsinelas ay magagamit niya  ito sa kaniyang paglakad.  Napatingin ulit sa akin ang mama.  Marahil naunawaan niya ang isang batang katulad ko."
 - From an Anecdote about the boy Jose Rizal

Million and One Thanks

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thoughtful and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns;Iam thankful that thorns have roses.

Here is my own not yetcomplete thanksgiving list:

• Be thankful that sunrises and sunsets are free or else we couldn't afford them.


• Be thankful that behind every storm is surely the rainbow of hope and future sunshine.


• Be thankful for stars like diamonds in the velvet black of night,beautiful and free.


• Be thankful for our dreams,for life would have no excitement without them.


• Be thankful for for small losses or small pains many others on earth suffer worse.


• Be thankful for our home whether small or big for countless others are homeless.


• Be thankful for strangers who are Good Samaritans so that we can be so to others,too.


• Be thankful for our family,for they help us become who we are and what  we can be.


• Be thankful for true friends because they are often more dependable than even kin.


• Be thankful for pet dogs,because thet are always more loyal than friends.


• Be thankful for those who criticize us because more people are destroyed by praise.


• Be thankful for those who doubt us to motivate us to prove them dead wrong!


• Be thankful for our mistakes,because life would be so boring if we are all perfect.


• Be thankful if others try to oppress ar cheat you for its worse to be the oppressor.


• Be thankful for the chance to give its a blessing to be able to share with others.


• Be thankful to those who have helped us never forget them but forget those we've helped.


• Be thankful  for those  who've wrong us sincerely forgive them,but never forget.


• Be thankful for cruel odds or fate because our victory shall then be so much greater.


• Be thankful for storms so that we can better appreciate rainbows and sunshine.


• Be thankful for crisis,because what doesn't destroy us can only strengthen us!


• Be thankful for crisis a chines proverb says it brings dangers and also opportunities.


• Be thankful for crisis for only then can we know who our true friends are.


• Be thankful for stress so that we can reminded to relax and balance our lives.


• Be thankful for tiredness for it makes us sleep even better and more soundly.


• Be thankful for occasional noise so that6 we can be grateful for silence and music.


• Be thankful for sublime  music and art so we can  be reminded of excellence.


• Be thankful  for poetry,good books and movies so we can be reminded of our morality.


• Be thankful for solitude to allow us time to reflect and continuously renew ourselves.


• Be thankful for hunger so we can better appreciate food no matter how simple.


• Be thankful  for five foods and wines so we can relish the bounties of the forest and seas.


• Be thankful  even for for foods that aren't delicious at least we know we have good taste.


• Be thankful for waiting so we can have time to rest,pause and think.


• Be forever thankful to all our teachers whether in school in our families or in life.


• Be thankful  for tears for they wash away conceit and help us better enjoy laughter.


• Be thankful  for every loss so we may be humbled and challenged to preserve more.


• Be thankful  for losses,reminding ourselves that they are only setbacks and not defeats


• Be thankful for setbacks because they give  us priceless lessons no victories can offer.


• Be thankful for pain for it makes us feel were alive and that we must be stronger!


• Be thankful for hard-earned victories because easy gains are often so easily lost.


• Be thankful for risk because life would have no challenges without them.


• Be thankful many of the bestthings in life are free or else wedall be broke.


• Be thankful for clear conscience because peace of mind and honor are priceless.


• Be thankful for wonderful parents because their examples should forever inspire us.


• Be thankful for our free will that all of us can choose and make our own destiny!


• Be thankful for good health because it is more valuable than material wealth.


• Be thankful even if we are sick at least we are still alive and every day is a miracle.


• Be thankful  also for certainly of death so that we can think and plan  for  our after life.


• Be thankful for answered prayers reminding  us that God exist and is all powerful.


• Be thankful even for unanswered prayers for not everything we want is good for us.


• Be thankful for our capacity to love and to be loved for those are the essence of life.


• Be thankful  for our blessings counting them is better than couinting hurts and regrets.

• Be thankful  to those who forget to say thanks so we can be remindced to be different!

My List of Happiness

Walking up to a childs chubby arms and legs entangled with yours.

Parents who still call you by that little nickname you grew up with.

Treating myself to  Nestle Premium Full Cream Milk after a hard days work.

Hand written letters receive by snail mail

Classic pancakes from Pancake House,mocha cake from Goldilocks.

Candid photos that capture a moment in time perfectly.

A great love story

Holding Hands with the one i love my Mandarin.

Walking up to find the one you love staring at you.

Watching him as he sleeps.

Walking out of a bookstore armed with a pack of books picked at random,not because they came highly recommended or had great receives, but simply because the little spoke to you, the cover design reminded you of that  great summer beautiful time  in your past or a secret hope for your future.

Knowing you have an extra 15 minutes before you really have  to get up from bed.

Walking up to the sound of rain,falling a deep again and finally waking up to  find  out that,yes it still is raining out there.

Enjoying a bowl of lomi on a rainy day.

Walking up to a childs chubby arms and legs entangled with yours.

Parents who still call you by that little nickname you grew up with.

Treating myself to  Nestle Premium Full Cream Milk after a hard days work.

Hand written letters receive by snail mail.

Classic pancakes from Pancake House,mocha cake from Goldilocks and Bread Pan from Oishi , JAck and Jill Chippy and potato Chips forever in my pantry.

Candid photos that capture a moment in time perfectly.

A great love story

Holding Hands with the one i love.

Walking up to find the one you love staring at you.

Watching him as he sleeps.

Walking out of a bookstore armed with a pack of books picked at random,not because they came highly recommended or had great receives, but simply because the little spoke to you, the cover design reminded you of that  great summer beautiful time  in your past or a secret hope for your future.

Knowing you have an extra 15 minutes before you really have  to get up from bed.

Walking up to the sound of rain,falling a deep again and finally waking up to  find  out that,yes it still is raining out there.

Staying up till down and knowing that you do  not have to be early the following day.

Being able to laugh or smile about something that once made you cry.

Baby pictures.

A new box of crayons and sharp scissors.

Friends who pass the exam.

An expected kiss from from your______ in the middle of the day.

Lighting a scented candle.

Receiving a pasalubong from out of nowhere.

Having a mother with a great sence of humor who laughs hard and prays even harder.

Having priest and nuns for friends.

Crazy friends who make you laugh.

Grilled cheese sandwhich and chocolate chip cookies from kitchen.

Running into a classmate from elementary whom you have not seen since grade school.

Knowing that I will never outgrow parlor games,fairy tales and cartoons and books.

Witnessing how your younger brothers fall in love.

Doodling on paper.

Lysol spray in linen scent.

Having an cousins who loves you in many funny ways and days.

The first happy thought after your heart has been broken.

The smell of garlic being sauteed when you’re hungry.

Staring at the beach sunset enjoying its many pastel hues.

Building sandcastles.

Dancing the street dance or swing.

A child’s drawing.

Finding a cheap pen that makes your handwriting look oh- so nice.

Pressing the”send” button on the computer and knowing that you have met yet another deadline.

Getting the call you have long been waiting for.

The feel of baby oil and lotion on my skin after a hot shower.

Reading and re-reading.

Finding notes and letters you forgot you had.

Crocheted and embroidered linens and things.

Milk and Honey.

The sound of music,ocean waves and a child’s giggles.

Peanuts and coke.

Buttered popcorn.

A long embrace.

Books and pocketbooks.

Fresh Flowers in a nice vase in my house even when there is no occasion.

Wearing a dress.

Guiltlessly daydreaming.

Praying to God that his will be done and meaning it.

New notebooks with crisp pages.

Chocolate ice cream.

Being able to laugh at myself.

Realizing that slowly but surely many of my little dreams are coming true.

Loving my work so much it feels more like play.

Loving the people i work with even more.

Marrying the one i have loved since I was ____ years old.

Knowing that there is nothing absolutely nothing that you cannot pray for and talk to God about.

Knowing that he always listen.

The gift of family and real friends.

Making wishes and finding out that more often than not they do come true.

Wrapping presents thoughtfully lovingly.

Learning to ride bike,falling and getting up again.

Wearing beautiful under-wear.

Save text messages.

Little resents packaged in many pretty ways from my friends.

Afternoon siestas.

The summers you spent as a child.

Falling asleep  the spam position.

Knowing that you are entitled to your one last cry.

Knowing that you are loved and appreciated.

Walking in the rain.

Buying school supplies.

Having your heart broken into pieces and knowing that this ,too will pass.

Laughing till tears fall from my eyes.

Dreaming big dreams and believing that they can come true.

The first time i tried  bagels with cream cheese.

OPM.

Knowing that I can call a wiseman like Sir Ben,Sir Gik Chay Lim,Sir Charles Sir Yap and Sir Henry Loo.

Making List like this and knowing that even when I have already filled 10 notebooks with entries about what makes me happy there will always be reason to fill up 10 even more 20. HAPPINESS IS THE BEGGINING OF JOY.

The Three Trees

Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: ” I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I’ll be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!” The second little tree looked out at the small stream trickling by on it’s way to the ocean. ” I want to be traveling mighty waters and carrying powerful kings. I’ll be the strongest ship in the world! The third little tree looked down into the valley below where busy men and women worked in a busy town. I don’t want to leave the mountain top at all. I want to grow so tall that when people stop to look at me they’ll raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world.

Years, passed. The rain came, the sun shone and the little trees grew tall. One day three wood cutters climbed the mountain. The first wood cutter looked at the first tree and said, “This tree is beautiful. It is perfect for me.” With a swoop of his shining ax, the first tree fell. “Now I shall make a beautiful chest, I shall hold wonderful treasure!” the first tree said.

The second wood cutter looked at the second tree and said, “This tree is strong. It’s perfect for me.” With a swoop of his shining ax, the second tree fell. “Now I shall sail mighty waters!” thought the second tree. ” I shall be a strong ship for mighty kings!”

The third tree felt her heart sink when the last wood cutter looked her way. She stood straight and tall and pointed bravely to heaven. But the wood cutter never even looked up. “Any kind of tree will do for me.” He muttered. With a swoop of his shining ax, the third tree fell.

The first tree rejoiced when the wood cutter brought her to a carpenter’s shop. But the carpenter fashioned the tree into a feed box for animals. The once beautiful tree was not covered with gold, or treasure. She was coated with saw dust and filled with hay for hungry farm animals. The second tree smiled when the wood cutter took her to a shipyard, but no mighty sailing ship was made that day. Instead the once strong tree was hammered and awed into a simple fishing boat. She was too small and too weak to sail to an ocean, or even a river, instead she was taken to a little lake. The third tree was confused when the wood cutter cut her into strong beams and left her in a lumberyard. “What happened?” The once tall tree wondered. ” All I ever wanted was to stay on the mountain top and point to God…”

Many days and nights passed. The three trees nearly forgot their dreams. But one night, golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn baby in the feed box. “I wish I could make a cradle for him.” Her husband whispered. The mother squeezed his hand and smiled as the starlight shone on the smooth and sturdy wood. ” This manger is beautiful.” She said. And suddenly the first tree knew he was holding the greatest treasure in the world.

One evening a tired traveler and his friends crowded into the old fishing boat. The traveler fell asleep as the second tree quietly sailed out into the lake. Soon a thundering and a thrashing storm arose. The little tree shuddered. She new she did not have the strength to carry so many passengers safely through the wind and the rain. The tired man awoke. He stood up, stretched out his hand, and said, “Peace.” The storm stopped as quickly as it had begun. And suddenly the second tree knew he was carrying the king of heaven and earth.

One Friday morning, the third tree was startled when her beams were yanked from the forgotten wood pile. She flinched as she was carried through an angry jeering crowd. She shuddered when soldiers nailed a man’s hand to her. She felt ugly and harsh and cruel. But on Sunday morning, when the sun rose and the earth trembled with joy beneath her, the third tree knew that God’s love had changed everything. It had made the third tree strong. And every time people thought of the third tree, they would think of God. That was better than being the tallest tree in the world.

The next time you feel down because you didn’t get what you wanted, sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better to give you.

Slum Book

Repost: Sunday,October 16,2010


 1. Where did you take your profile pic?
 ~ Maam Yeng's condo
2. What exactly are you wearing right now?
 ~ duster
3. What is your current problem? 
~ hakay...dont even ask...i feel like world is on my shoulders 
4. What makes you happy most?
 ~ When I get to make him laugh and smile (Mandarin). 
5. What's the name of the song that you're listening to?
 ~I will “Allison Krauss and Si Jesus ang bahala
” 6. Any celeb you would marry? 
~ Mandarin Soliman foreva
 7. Name someone with the same birthday as you:
 ~ Imoy. Family friend.
 8. Ever sang in front of a large audience?
 ~ song and dance number in front of the whole family. sang gamay pa kmi sng mga cuzins ko. 
9. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? ~ yup...haha!
 10. Do you still watch kiddy movies or kiddie TV shows?
 ~ yes yes yes. im a kid at heart. i could watch disney chanel the whole day. 
11. Do you speak any languages? ~Hiligaynon... ang karay- a ambishosa! 
12. Has anyone you've been really close passed away? ~ yes. 
13. Do you ever watch MTV? ~ yup. pero talagsa na lang subong. 
14. What's something that really annoys you? ~ mga tikalon nga wala man lang gale. timberwolves.lol.


 ----- Chapter  1
1. Surname : Soliman
 2. Nickname(s): Joy,Jomay,Nene
 3. Current location: My house in the middle of the street.
 4. Eye color: dark brown 


----- Chapter 2
 1. Do you get along with your parent(s): dugay na. 
2.Are your parents married/separated/divorced? ambot.
 -----Chapter 3: Favorites 
1. Ice Cream: rocky road.
 2. Season: christmas season 
3. Shampoo/conditioner: l'oreal 
4. Favourite Thing? radio and laptop. -


---- Chapter 4: Do You.. 
1. Dance in the shower? ~ yes. and i sing too. 
2. Do you write on your hand? ~ oo. ga drawing pa gani. 
3. Call people back? ~ if really have to. 
4. Believe in love: ~ you bet
! 5. Believe in God? ~ definitely 
6. Any bad habits? ~ thumbsack. 
7. Any mental health issues: ~ Mandarin, will be the judge of that.


 ----- Chapter 5: Have You.. 
1. Sprained stuff: rarely 
2. Had physical therapy: yes 
3. Gotten stitches? none..yet? 
4. taken painkillers: yep
 5. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling: yes yes yes. and i loved it. 
6. Thrown up at the dentist: hahaha. nope.
 7. Sworn in front of your parents? nope. i try hard to be an angel infront of them 
8. Had detention? ofcourse. everyday sang highschool.haha 


Chaper 6: Who/What was the last 
1. Movie(s): Kung Fu Panda
 2. Three people to text you: Mandarin,Sir Ben and Ate Emily 
3. Person you called: Mandarin
 4. Person you hugged: Mandarin 
5. Person you tackled? wala 
6. Person you talked to on Skyped? Joseph Madrid and Disasters
 7. Thing you touched? laptop,and my phone  and my Mandarin 
8. Thing you ate? nothing. im starving and always craving to TOCINOl. 
9. Thing you drank: minute maid na kalamasi juice. 
10. Thing you said: Pangga ko. 
11. Person you kissed: Mandarin 
12. Place you went: wala asta lang ko Kitchen.

I'am me

If I were rich………I would travel the whole world.

……..Id help a lot of people.

I hate people who are……… liar,who are always late especially at work,

plastic,corrupt,cheat, and steal.

I’ve always wanted to……… learn and to teach

……… fly a plane

……… be a great

……… and have a home and not just a house,

although our family has never really had

a structure that we could call our own.

My biggest failure………….. my work, i cant stop proving my worth.

………….. that I never took school seriously

………….. a relationship, a love.

I don’t respect people who are……. there’s isnt anybodyont respect. I

respect everyone because God

created us equal.

My ideal man is…………… smart,witty,responsible,gentlemen

loving,sweet, and God-fearing.

My secret ambition is…….. to be ambassadress of Good will.

I expect life to be………… a roller coaster of emotions.

………… challenging and full of failure.

…………full of trades and trials

………..truly meaningful,since we only live once

If live is meaningful,then living once would be

enough!

I want to remembered as………..someone who made them happy.

………..someone they can trust.

………..someone who doesnt take advantage

of others.

………… a friend and a sister.

In my opinion, a man should be……… born good.

When Im older…………………I hope that I have given my family

all their needs.

…………………I’ll be happy when I’ve done something

for a friend.

…………………I hope to have reached out to more

people.

Speacial skills that i have………….storyteller  and color

I am afraid of………….. high places and dark places

………….. accidents

………….. another fear is seeing family and people

I love get hurt.

I will never……………… quit.

……………… forget where I came from and never

forget about God.

……………… lie and i will never hurt anyone’s feeeling.

……………… say never

Sex is……………………. an expression of love between two mature

individuals who do not limit intimacy to the bed.

Things I will never do…………. take drugs

…………. never try to smoke.

Hobbies…………….. reading books,and magazines

…………….. watching tv,listening to DZAS radio station  and pray

…………….. chat and writting in my journal. 






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