summer...

here comes the summer sun...as if the heat during the lenten season was not enough, another season comes with joyous sunshine and nostalgic moments by the beach...bougainvilla's rise to the call of the sun in every color of its blooms...i may not be able to get to Ibiza ever, but hey, i've got her music to transport me to her famous shores on any lazy day...

path to wellness

i am unwell...i am in constant duel with my weight..and from it stems frustrations,depression and snapping at everyone at the slightest agitation.My mom says it must be post partum depression but even depression is an enemy...i am the kind that the more depressed i get the more food i stuff in my mouth and the more buried i am in the deep...hence, my humongous state of being.
i need to maintain a steady motivation of incorporating,self-discipline, moderation,contentment,self-control, etc in my day to day life...in other words, sensible diet with proper exercise...sigh

Home

nothing beats being at home really.with all the familiarity and comfort.
got to spend two weeks in my hometown.
its relaxing to be able to go about town without the worry of domestic and motherhood issues hovering around.I have always prayed for us to get back here but maybe our purposes weren't finished yet on the north side of our island...Sigh

if you ever get to Iligan City though, try that Bottom Black Pie above at Zoey's near the plaza...it worth getting there...hehehe

Darfur

I got this album last Christmas...it's beautiful.not only do you get to have John Lennon's songs but you also get to help the millions of life in Darfur and other places the Amnesty International helps by getting this album...

In my own little way, i pray for the lives of the women and children in Darfur who have to survive on their own.my life is not perfect, but after hearing true stories from Darfur, i realize how pale and petty my issues are...I pray for their safety, their sanity and peace for their land.

Happy New Year!

before this year ends, im taking a moment to think about all the things ive gone through...
good or bad,i wouldn't have them if i didn't need them...Thank God, i would not have been able to survive them all if not for his grace and mercy...
anticipating a new year feels like im on top of mount fuji facing the sunrise,wind blowing on my face...lyk, having a cup of hot coco snuggled in a blanket waiting for the dawn to emerge from the horizon...
i am praying for grace, His constant grace...that's all i need for the coming year.

Hello stranger...

there you go again...
poppin' in my dreams just like that.
i barely knew you and yet nature
has always had a way of letting me know that
you still exist.all those glimpses of you, in your red beetle, in the taxi,
at the mall, at the university streets...
and now in my dreams...sigh.
I do get the feeling that when i get home during the holidays, i'd see you again...
whatever it is, i wish that you would serve the purposes by which you live...
see you around stranger...

love..love...love

Anne Morrow Lindbergh writes:

People talk about love as though it were something
you could give, like a armful of flowers.
and a lot of people give love like that-just dump
it down on top of you, a useless strong-scented burden.
I don't think it is anything you can give

Love is a force in you that enables you to give other things.
It is the motivating power. It enables you to give strength
and freedom and peace to another person. It is not a result;
it is a cause. It is a power like stream or electricity. It is valueless
unless you can give something else by means of it.

-Locked Rooms and Open Doors