Life as We Know It

“...just because you accept help from someone,
doesn’t mean you have failed...

It just means you’re not in it alone...

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*hugs* ^_^

Return to the Jeddah

nakakatuwa at the same time nakakalungkot ang mga eksena sa airport. mga eksenang punong puno ng pag-asa at pangarap. ngunit puno rin ng lungkot at pangungulila.

"..Kaya ni mommy to. para sa pamilya natin..." wika ng inang kausap ang kanyang anak sa telepono habang kaharap ang pakpak na magdadala ng kanilang mga pangarap at pag-asa.
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all my bags are packed and i'm ready to go! yup! you heard (or read) it right! i'm going back to the land of sands and deserts. land of camels and mosques! the middle east! hehehe balik Saudi Arabia po ang inyong likod pero this time, sa jeddah ako magstay. since i left about 7 years ago, nagtransfer na parents ko from riyadh to jeddah. so medyo exciting and at the same time nakakakaba. hindi kasi ako faimliar dito e. hindi na rin ako familiar sa mga tao. at hindi na ako bata so basically magiging iba na rin pakikitungo sa akin ng mga tao. kinakabahan ako! hahaha parang first time! =)

ten hours and 30 minutes ang travel time. about 30 minutes longer compare to riyadh. i'll be spending the rest of my vacation dito. hopefully makapagpahinga ako and makapagrelax. as usual, asa sa magulang hehhe bahala na. importante lang din magkakasama kami lahat at kumpleto. i don't think i'll be able to go back to saudi arabia after this trip so kailangang i-enjoy ko na to and make the most out of it.
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iwan ko muna problema ko sa pinas. in the meantime, kakain ako ng al baik, shawarma, kabsa, herfy, sambusa, al tazaj, pupunta sa shalal, sa sa corniche, sa kingdom mall, sa euromarche kung makabalik ng riyadh, dadalaw sa school, meet HS classmates based sa saudi etc. etc ^_^ to God be the glory!

For All the Loves that Keep Us Alive

"...If we can love someone so much, how will we be able to handle it one day when we are separated? And if being separated is a part of life, and you know about separation well, is it possible that we can love someone and never be afraid of losing them? [Or,] is it possible that we can live our entire life without loving at all?..."

"...I have been thinking. How will you make it from now on? But I believe so much that you can make it without me, because you have so much love for one another. Even though, sometimes, it seems to be too much that we end up hurting each other. But I believe as time goes by, we should agree that there is no such thing as 'too much love. Even if we made mistakes along the way, it's better than never having tried to love and be loved. Wouldn't you agree? Life always gives us opportunities to start over after we learn from our mistakes. I hope you take these opportunities and take good care of one another. Thank you for everything. I hope there's a chance that we will see each other again..."

After Four Days...

...of "intense" data gathering in Calamba and Cabuyao, Laguna...good job group 9! ^_^

That's Why It's Called "Falling"

Friend (3/31/2011 10:47:24 AM): Oo ayaw sakin ng love
Friend (3/31/2011 10:47:27 AM): Haha
Me (3/31/2011 10:47:26 AM): hehhe
Me (3/31/2011 10:47:42 AM): what made you say that naman
Friend (3/31/2011 10:48:19 AM): So elusive. Been trying to catch it, ayaw naman
Friend (3/31/2011 10:48:21 AM): Haha
Me (3/31/2011 10:50:33 AM): ganun ba. baka naman you shouldn't catch it kasi. let it catch you =D
Friend (3/31/2011 10:53:22 AM): Haha kaya lang hindi nya ako friend!

To Love....

"...To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside of Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell..."

-The Four Loves
C.S. Lewis

The Cityville Promise

okay. adik na ako sa cityville. ung game sa facebook where you can build your own city. puede magtayo ng bahay, buildings, at kung ano ano pa. puede nga din park e. basta may available kang supplies and energy, you can build anything! =)

yun nga lang, every time you build something, magco-consume ka ng supplies and energy.unti unting maubos ang resources mo hanggang sa wala na. puede ka namang mag "harvest" ng supplies e from your own farm, yun nga lang, medyo may katagalan. madalas nagkukulang. puede ka rin namang bumili ng energy. kaya lang hassle. magastos. mabuti na lang puede kang "bumisita" sa mga neighbors mo at makakakuha ka na ng bonus energy. puede ring manghingi ng supplies. nde kailangang mag intay, walang bayad at walang kapagod pagod. ASTEEG!

Kadalasan, sa sobrang hectic at challenging ng buhay natin, sobrang nakakwalan na ng energy. nakakawala na rin ng supplies. pero sa panahon na iniisip mong nde mo na kaya, isipin lang natin na andyan ang mga kaibigan at taong nagmamahal na handang dumamay sa atin. magbigay ng energy kumbaga. pero higit sa mga kaibigan at mga nagmamahal sayo, napaka comforting na isipin na meron kang Amang malalapitan anytime. Hinding hindi mauubusan ng supplies at energy at lalong hinding hindi mapapagod na magmahal sa iyo at sa akin. dahil "For those who hope in the Lorw will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" [Is40:31] o di ba mas ASTEEG =)