Morning Prayer

Dear Lord, I thank you for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness.

Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.

Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things.

Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. Let me continue to see sin through God's eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrongdoing, and receive the forgiveness of God.

And when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example -- to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will.

Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others.. Keep me strong that I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those who are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those who don't believe. But I thank you that I believe.

I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met.

I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly..

This is my prayer.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.

keeping the warmth

A friend just told me that she gets lazy tinkering her computer already after dinner because the weather is getting cold. All she wants to do after eating is grab some pillows and sleep. I told her to grab some hot tea to boost her energy so she could get some things done before she retires for the night. I'm thinking of sending her some electric blanket to keep her warm. Nice idea, right? She's not used to the cold season yet and still adjusting to the weather in America.

can't wait for December

In as much as i hate the thought that time flies so fast and that September is about to end. I'm at the same time excited! I can't wait for December for i will be going somewhere. As early as now, i'm already starting to prepare my luggage and stuffs that i would bring. I already have in mind what to wear. Hehe! Sounds crazy but what can i do? I can't contain my excitement! I might as well buy a new suitcase. We'll see.

my 'habyanas' :P

I wanted to join the "Make/Style Your Own Havaianas Slippers" in Ayala Mall last Sunday but i don't have the money for the registration fee in the amount of P1200.00. Poor me eh! Well, Maam Zen (a colleague) was on the rescue. I now have my cute pink slipper for only P220.00! Cool! :P


if you have an authentic one, let me know of the differences ;)

cooking lessons

Me and my friends in the office are looking into some cooking class we can enrol by next month. This should be fun cooking with your friends! The only problem i could see is that the class schedules are on weekdays. That would mean i have to be absent from work and i don't have paid leaves anymore, toinks! I really want to learn baking. I had a little exposure back in highschool but i never got around to master it. I also want to learn to cook my favorite food. When that time comes, i want to be able to prepare a decent meal for my family. I've got some recipes already that i'd like to cook - sweet potato casserole on top of the list.

wanted roommate

My colleague sent out an email yesterday informing everybody that she's looking for a roommate. She just found an apartment which she claimed to have the following deals: well ventilated, with CR and kitchen, rooftop with views of the nearby hotel and Mactan bridge, place is calm and safe, accessible, one ride to office, free water charge, electric bill separate, newly constructed, etc. Sounds tempting to me huh! I've seen some of the units since one of my good friends is living there. I have been looking for an apartment myself but i think i'm changing plans. This could have been a good offer at a reasonable price. A friend also announce he's selling his car because he wants to have a car with auto air conditioning unit. The office has now become the most perfect trading avenue. :)

fave filipino food

I always like it when me and my friends dine out in Golden Cowrie - a Filipino restaurant that serves the best of Pinoy cuisine. Last Friday, we went there again and savor our favorite food which include the crispy pata, dinuduguan, shrimp sinigang, bicol express, etc. Seeing all the food served in front of me, my idea of diet vanished into the thin air. I guess it's high time i should consider diet pills before I panic about excessive weight gain. Don't get me wrong, i'm not the type who gets overly conscious about my appearance. It's just good to be healthy.

8 awardees

They all are charmed with the blogs, where in the majority of its aims are to show the marvels and to do friendship; there are persons who are not interested when we give them a prize and then they help to cut these bows; do we want that they are cut or that they propagate? Then let’s try to give more attention to them! So with this prize we must deliver it to 8 bloggers that in turn must make the same thing and put this text.

Thanks to Glorie for choosing me as one of the lucky 8.

My 8 are --> Carlota Chikai Francine Joy Julai Marites Rosilie Ruby

hmnnnn

I really have a lot of things to share but i just don't have the time to write now... tsk... i will catch up later.

what can i do to lose weight?

When i was in college, i only weigh at about 103-108 lbs which is great because ideally, i should not weigh more than 112 lbs. That is the proportionate weight for a 5'2" tall woman according to health books. When i started working, i slowly gained weight. I went up to 109 lbs to 111 lbs. I got overly conscious that i went to the gym for a month then i stopped. In the next few months, I gained even more - i reached 115 lbs! I'm alarmed but i'm still doing nothing. I went as high as 123 lbs, it's really freaking me out. I'm a very short lady. I should at least look thinner to compensate my short height. With much effort, i'm slowly losing weight that i'm currently at 119 lbs. Not that much, but i'm at least getting there. I really need to have that effective fat burner so I can pull down my weight back to at least 112 lbs.

beauty of mathematics

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

take care of your eyes

Have you read my previous entry about a child who just got her left eye operated? Though glaucoma and the likes are hereditary, i think it's still best to take good care of our eyes. I'm sure there are lots of tips online that we could try doing to help us. Maybe that should come along with healthy lifestyle and healthy diet. But thanks to advancement in technology, Lasik can do much to correct eye problems. I wish Kaye gets to have her right eye operated on sooner. She has to go back to school next year. I hope by that time, her vision is perfect already.

What's True Love?

Got a tag from Glorie about love. I'm not sure if I like this tag, lol! Thanks though. :)

• What does true love mean to you?
==> it is accepting the person regardless of his flaws and imperfections

• How do you know you’re really in love?
==> when the other person's happiness nor sadness is my care

• How many times in your life have you fallen in love?
==> not telling :P

• Have you ever fallen out of true love because you were mad at the moment?
==> no

• Do you feel love and physical attraction is the same thing?
==> no, pyhsical attraction may come first, then love

• If your true love became ill or disfigured would you continue to love the same way?
== sure why not, if he lets me

• Should anyone else be able to tell you who to love or not love?
==> opinions in some ways matter, but ultimately i'm the one who gets to decide

• Would you do anything for love?
==> yes, but human as i am, i have my limitations

Anyone interested, just go grab this tag :)

lousy logo

Been wanting to submit a logo to Carlota so she could have me featured in one of her blogs. And that's all that i could come up! Tsk! So lousy!

cute outfit

Aren't the clothes cute? I gave it to a 2-month old baby girl. Do you think it's too sexy for her? She probably can wear this in the next 2 years yet. Lol! :D
P.S. Hanep ang background sa? Banig! :P

meeting Roquesa

Roquesa "Kaye" is a 9-year old girl that Bisdakplanet is trying to help to get her eyesight back. She has glaucoma and through the initiative of some people with benevolent hearts, she finally underwent the operation last Saturday. The operation went well though only the left eye as her right eye has some sore. "Bwengget" kung sa bisaya pa. She is going to need more funds for her future right eye operation. Should you wish to help, do visit Bisdakplanet for details.


Maricel, Kaye's Mother, Kaye, Glorie


Kaye & Glorie


Kaye & Me


3 of us


with Doc Norwin


nursing her eye sore


posing with Doki Norwin


take two kay jerky ang kamot sa tigpicture! :P

I was glad we really had a chance to visit her last night. It was an inspiration to see how she battles her daily life without her eyesight. Hopefully, with your help, she will gain back her vision and get back to school.

it's officially christmas season

in my blog and in my workspace. I already hang two cute christmas stuffed toys to mark the first day of September! hehe! ;)

aren't they cute? ;)

handy tools

As i have mentioned, Christmas is just around the corner. That brought me to reminiscing some previous christmas parties in the office and the gifts that i gave and received during the kris kringle and exchanging gifts. In one of those parties, the person who gave me a gift the year before was the same person i was gonna give a gift. We had this sort of wish list where every participant can write what she wishes to have. She wanted to have a set of screw drivers. I was amused. She's a woman and wanting to have a set of screw drivers was the last thing i could think of. But that was her wish so i made an effort of going through hardware shops and looked for her screw drivers. Glad i found one and i hope she liked it. Haven't i bought her screw drivers, i think she will still like these air tools i found online. Don't you think?

wishlist

Olala! It's September 1 - the start of 'ber' month. When it's ber month, it's almost insinuating that Christmas is just around the corner. So, i already have my wish list filled out, at least the first two. You know how i love pink stuff. So, i really think you're an angel if you'd give me these. Pretty please!


A laptop, an mp3/4 player, pink dress, pink bag, or you could even buy me gift certificates for a beauty retreat or you could even just buy me the best acne products available in the market today. See, i really am not that choosy. I take whatever you will give. :)

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