Fortunate Life

Tuwing pasko, isini celebrate natin ang pagsilang ng ating panginoong Hesukristo na ating manunubos. At bago sumapit ang December 25, marami tayong mga ginagawang paghahanda. Nagsisimba tayo sa "misa de Gallo" sa loob ng 9 na araw, bumibili ng mga panregalo sa ating mga inaanak at sa mga mahal sa buhay at namimili rin ng panghanda para sa pagsapit ng araw ng kapaskuhan. Sa panahon ring ito, maraming tao ang nagigiging giver, yung tipong nagiging mapagbigay  sa mga less fortunate people kase Christmas naman. (Kahit di naman nila dati ginagawa) Pero iba-iba ang uri ng tao at iba -iba rin ang kanilang dahilan at uri ng pagbibigay. 1. Cheerful giver . Giving with a cheerful heart - ito ang tao na masaya ang feeling kapag nakakapagbigay. Hindi nila iniisip if masusuklian sila ng tao na kanilang pinagbigyan. Give lang sila ng give habang kaya pa nila magbigay. Sila ang tipo ng tao na di ma kwenta. Ung tipo na masaya na once na makita nila na may napapasaya sila. 2. Mak...

Official na talaga,  HOLD (Handmaids of the Lord) member na talaga ako coz nag attend na ako ng HOLD ICON. This is my first conference as a HOLD member at natutuwa naman ako dahil parang SFC lang din. Ang kaibahan nga lang eh medyo "tanders" na ang kasama ko he he he. Maraming tao (especially SFC members) ang medyo iba ang tingin sa HOLD dahil boring daw ito kase nga medyo nga may edad na ang mga member. Oo, mas ay edad nga sila sa akin pero hindi naman ako nahirapang makibagay sa kanila at sa tingin ko eh ganun din ang aking mga kasama kaya minsan eh nangingiti na lang ako pag may nagsabi sa akin na napakabata ko pa para maging HOLD. Napakabata? Parang hindi naman ha ha ha ha. (young looking kase ako. Tarushh :-)) Mabalik tayo sa aking kwento... Last Oct. 25, 2014 eh nag attend na nga ako ng first ever conference as HOLD member and isa sa mga topic for that event is  "Behold and Ponder". Sabi ng ng speaker, trough meditation we learn to "behold...

Maraming matatandang pamahiin na hanggang ngayon ay namamayani pa rin at isa na rito ay ang mga pamahiin tungkol sa patay. Ilang araw pa lang ang nakararaan ng umuwi ako sa aming probinsya upang makiramay sa aking kaibigan na nawalan ng kanyang mahal sa buhay, at aking na obserbahan pa rin ang mga pamahiing ito. Alam ko naman na walang masama sa pamahiin subalit ang nakakapagtataka lang (at medyo nakakatawa) ay kung bakit hindi nila maipaliwanag kung bakit ito dapat gawin at sundin. Ito ang mga listahan nga mga pamahiin na aking napag ukulan ng pansin mula pa sa aking pagkabata.(Ang iba po dito ay hindi ko na obserbahan mga sa huling lamay na aking napuntahan subalit itulot nyo na ito ay maisama ko sa aking pagbabahagi.) Pamahiin Kapag May Patay 1 .Bawal magsuklay ng buhok sa lamay - Malas raw.  Ito lang ang nakuha ko na paliwanag. Paano pag mukha ka ng bruha? Baka ang mga  nakikiramay na nag matakot sayo. :-) 2. Bawal maligo sa bahay kung nasaan ang lamay - ...

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles] / FreeDigitalPhotos.net During Sunday Mass , Father Joey conveyed these words on his homily and since then, it lingered on my mind. Why? Because his statement is very true... for us to enjoy life, we should have a purpose. Maybe our purpose is to serve our family, to have a better life or anything that can drive us to move and to wake up everyday. So when there comes a time that I do not know what to do or sometimes feel stray, I ask myself. What is my life's purpose. Why am I living in this world? Am I living my life according to what God has planned or am I just like a feather drifting in the wilderness going to a place unknown. No goal, No Purpose, No life.

Just got my first hair cut for this year. :-) I posted my photo on my FB wall and many people liked my post. Most of them wrote that I look younger with my new hair cut. I'm not a 'Papansin" type but I can't deny the fact that I love the attention that I am getting and their positive feedback regarding my new look... Then I got a PM from a friend and asked me "What's the hair cut is all about?" I was surprised and amazed because he is the only one who guessed that there's a meaning for cutting my hair short. I told him that the new hair cut is my way of saying to my self that this year will be a new year for me. I already prunned the old me so that a new one could sprout. He again asked me why so I ended up telling him my struggles during 2013. After hearing me out, he told me that yes, I had my difficulties but I should not think about that and instead, I should count all my blessings... And these are the blessings that I had counted. Lis...

As I have mentioned in my previous blog, 2013 is a bit roller coaster ride for me. This  is the year in which I made the biggest decision in my life..to resign from my Job for 16 years and to shift to a new career. I thought it would be very easy for me to shift because I already attended seminars and webinars in which they teach some basic knowledge about being a virtual assistant. Aside from that, a friend of mine also taught me some skills in which I can already use. When I applied in a job bidding site, I always lost because some people bid as low as less that $1 in which I I can't accept. I know I am worth more than that. I was a supervisor in my former job, my salary is not that big but because of overtime and some "raket" my total net amount each month is more that my gross basic salary. I am not used of making a little money for my hourly work that is why I do not bid to jobs lower that $3... And this was my mistake. Because of my pride, I wasn't able...

2013 was not the best year for me because  I had the biggest roller coaster ride of my entire life. I experienced joy because this was the time that I had the most awaited travel with my Mom to Hongkong and Macau (I promised this trip to her last 2012). Sadness because I lost one of my favorite cousin in Mindoro. Fear because of my illness (I have lots) which in turn triggered my depression. Last year also was the time I made the biggest decision of my life.. to finally resigned from my job after 16 long years because I wanted to shift to a new career.. to become a Virtual assistant. This was a 360 degree turn for me. During my former job I am always surrounded with people. My phone are always ringing (even on Sundays and holidays). This is huge adjustment because I am always alone at home. Shifting to a new career was also not that easy. I encountered rejections from employers from the job bidding sites which in turns lowered my self confidence.  That was the time t...