Miracles

Classmate 1: kawawa naman ung family ng kaklase natin noh? last feb lang he died tapos few
months after yung father naman nya..

Me: Oo nga e. ano daw ung kinamatay?

Classmate 2: sa throat e. CA. pharyngeal CA ata or something. basta late na nadetect kaya ang bilis.

Me: ako siguro, kapag may malala na akong sakit, hindi na ako magpapagamot. i mean, diba dun din naman papunta na yun e. sayang lang sa pera tsaka sa pagod

Classmate 2: ay oo ako din ata ganun gagawin ko...

Classmate 1: ako siguro, hindi subukan ko pa rin magpagamot.

Me: talga? bakit naman?...

Classmate: kasi I still believe in MIRACLES....

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this conversation happened around June. hanggang ngaun, the message still resonates with me to keep hope alive and to lean not on my understanding. God has never fails to constantly remind me that He is with me in this journey. He has never fails to give me comfort and assurance that I can put my trust in Him.

Almost there Lord! malapit na! =)

Uber Late Birthday Post

rock. hard. bible. God. Peter

"..Peter, be strong. Things may be hard. and it will be harder. But then, the God of Abraham, Jacob and Isaac has always been faithful to you. And He will always be and He'll be with you until His promise to you is complete."

Ewan ko ba, eto dating sa akin ng mga signs na ginagawa ng teacher namin habang tinuturo nya ang sign name ko . Saktong birthday ko lang din nung araw na yun nung dumalaw sila sa class upang magturo ng sign language. saktong kilala ko pang "artista" na lumabas sa isang indie film ang magtuturo sa group namin. saktong kaka-renew ko lang ng license ko sa nursing. Saktong mensahe lang:

tamang encouragement lang kung bakit nangyayari ang mga bagay bagay sa buhay ko. saktong assurance lang na kahit ano pang dumating sa buhay ko, panigurado, may isang Diyos na may plano, at hindi lang basta plano, magandang plano para sa akin. ang maganda pa dyan, nakakatuwa, God has been faithful to me these past few years. sakto. un siguro lang masasabi ko. walang patid. minsan hindi ko maintindihan pero kahit kailan never Syang nag fail na punuan ang kulang. laging may back up. laging may "ah kaya pala" moment. asteeg. Ngayon ko pa ba ku-question-in Sya?

at dahil sa isasabay ko na rin to sa "thanksgiving" post ko, gusto ko lang magpasalamat sa mga taong parte ng buhay. mga asteeg kayo. hindi ko alam kung hanggang kailan na lng tayo magkikita. pero sana sa pagsasamaa natin naramdaman nio kung gaano kayo kahalaga sa akin.

salamat din pala sa moonleaf st. thomas square branch kasi binigyan nila ako ng libreng pang sine hehehe complimentary cinema tickets sa SM =)

indie film actor pala nagturo sa amin ng sign language. panoorin ninyo pelikula ni Romalita Mallari, yung "Dinig Sana Kita". Feeling ko tinatawag akong film e. pangarap kong gumawa ng pelikula or kahit short film man lang balang araw

Salamat sa pagkakataong naging bahagi ako ng buhay ninyo. sana maging meaningful pa lalo ang pagasama natin sa buhay. mabilis lang ang buhay e. ang importante alam mo kung ano ang mas mahalaga para sayo.

Happy 26th orbit to me!! lapit na akong mawala sa kalendaryo! hahaha =))

Confeeeerrmm

hahaha laugh trip! hindi ko to naabutan sa cinemalaya to e buti na lng pinalabas sa main stream. in fairness, maganda sya. hindi boring, hindi naman masyado deep. may magandang message lang. kung hindi mo na gets, isa kang malaking tanga hahahah joke lang. panoorin mo na lng ulit pag hindi mo nagets. or talgang tanga ka hahahah =P kumbaga wala masyadong expectations. masayang pelikula at mapapatawa ka =) good job to the casts and crew! good job sa pelikulang pilipino! =)

How to Live a Life of Excellence

So how to live an excellent life? Accept who you are. Embrace what you can become. Be happy. Enjoy life. Share yourself with others. Take risks. Forgive. Learn to let go. Love. And hopefully, in the end, you’d hear seven words. Seven words that would define your life’s journey. Just seven words and that would be enough: “Well done, My good and faithful servant”

Voldemort Jr.

ako lang ba o parang nahahawig si Voldemort kay.....




KOKEY!
di ba may resemblance?! hahaha

Foodfest!

HALA! hindi pala nagbibiro ang parents ko nung sabihin nilang patatabain nila ako sa jeddah! grabe! lamon dito lamon dun! pizza dito, pasta doon! buffet dito, picnic doon! grabe! lamon kung lamon! minsan nga natatakot na ako. feeling ko anytime bigla na lng akong ilalagay sa kaldero at papakuluan eh bwahahahaa =)) buti na lang alam kong love ako ng parents ko <3 bwahahahaaha sobrang na feel ko ang support, love and concern ng family ko. sobrang nabuhayan ako dito sa jeddah. sobrang na feel ko kung gaano ako ka blessed at kamahal ni God. minsan nafe-feel kong unworthy ako pero siguro imbes na un ang isipin ko, ang isipin ko na lng eh kung paano ko ibabalik ang natatamasa kong blessing and love. kaya fight lang! hiyaaa! =)

six weeks. five pounds. summer 2011

Lolo Sabas

"...anak, ituloy mo ung flight mo. kung will ng Lord na makita mo pa ang lolo mo pagbalik mo, mangyayari un..."

text message ng dad ko last april sa akin habang ang lolo ko naman ay naka confine sa ICU ng isang ospital sa qc. sepsis. medyo kinabahan ako sa diagnosis dahil medyo delikado ang sepsis lalo na sa lolo ko na na-stroke a year ago and medyo may edad na rin (he's 74). May kaunting takot ako nung time na un kaya ayaw ko ring umails.

Couple of days before my flight, God gave me His words, "...so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.." (Is55:9). then i realized, it's not just a matter of me, going to jeddah or not e. it's a matter of faith and trust na kay Lord. that's when i received my dad's message. In that instance, i prayed and I asked God that I still want to see him again when i get back but whatever He wants and needs to do for my lolo, I'm accepting it.

and you know what? just a few days ng pagkabalik ko ng jeddah, good news agad. nagrecover ang lolo ko. he was able to breath without machines attached to him. he was able to raised his hands and even gave a salute to his doctors. I just knew God is working and doing something.

a week after kong bumalik from jeddah, i went to my lolo's house to see him. yeah, he recovered pero after what had happened to him, it really took toll on him: he can't speak properly and no voice is coming out from his mouth, he can't move his legs anymore, he can't move his hands as well. I hold his hand and ask how he is and I just knew that God has kept his promise to me. I asked my lolo to listen as I pray for him. I told my lolo how special he is to God and how we love him. I asked God to work in him, in us, in our family and let His will be done so that He may be glorified whatever it may be. After that prayer, I bid my lolo goodbye

Six days after that, God has answered our family's prayer. My lolo went home to our Creator. my dad and my tito from the US went here to attend to my lolo's funeral. some of my tito wasn't able to go because of work. it was really difficult to accept but what comforted us is that we know that, in during those times of unbearable events sa buhay nya, we know that he was able to see himself, who he really is, in front of God. I just know that, during those times of his "breaking", my proud and stubborn lolo accepted that he needs a saviour and he needs God. You see, though he is the reason why nakakilala ang side ng dad ko kay God, he has always been stubborn accepting the Lord. God did not gave up in reaching my lolo.

He kept His promise. He kept His promise to me and our whole family that He will reach out and work for my lolo's salvation. alam ko, hindi Niya pinabayaan ang lolo ko hanggang sa huling sandali ng kanyang buhay na nde nya maparamdam ang pagmamahal Nya sa kanya. Buti na lng, His thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His ways are way beyond our ways. If there's anyone I would put my trust on, it would be God kahit hanggang sa sandali ng buhay ko, tanging sya lamang ang sasandalan ko.

to my Lolo, thank you, for the lessons you've taught me, for raising a family and giving me the kind of father I have. good job! till we meet again. may you rest in peace. we love you

"...because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.." [1 cor 15:58]