blessed

Another dose of pic-spamming and quick storytelling. Most of the texts are lifted from my Tumblr.

Last Sunday I went out with some of my college friends at SM Mall of Asia. For fun, we decided to eat somewhere we haven’t eaten before. They were craving for something Asian, so we headed to Rai Rai Ken. I ordered Chicken Teriyaki Donburi and Mango Juice. Yum-o. That was the first time I used chopsticks for a rice meal. (Practicing, perhaps? Haha.) Plus Jean and Panky shared their Ramen, which I gave two servings for myself. I think my stomach expanded a few inches. LOL.  

After that hearty lunch we strolled around the mall, and by quarter to six we headed to the “San Miguel by the Bay” area to watch the sunset. Good thing the sun was visible amidst white and gray clouds. Finally I was able to watch a “proper” sunset in Manila Bay. Been wanting that for years. Haha. Long story.

There I was, facing the sun, finding pleasure in thinking about thinking nothing. Just listening to the sound of the waves and the blowing wind. And I didn’t mind that the water smells a bit like that of rain flood, haha, anyway it still has traces of dew and salt on it. I gladly sniffed it. A piece of peace. A miracle in small things, like what Paulo Coelho talked about in “Like the Flowing River”.

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Yesterday, I got a lot of blessings. First, I had a “date” with my Pupi (that’s how I call my dad, hehe) in the morning. He accompanied me to the Civil Service Commission office to apply for my Civil Service Eligibility. And because I was craving for Jollibee the other day, we went to Quiapo to drop by the Quiapo Church then eat. What he said about what I said meant a lot to me. I’ll hold on to that. Second, turns out in the evening, I got to see the results of the Civil Service Examination online and my name was on the list of passers! Yapooo! Thank you Lord! Then: a blessing for the fangirl in me:

Archuleta fans, including me of course, are in Zero Gravity right now. Today the much-awaited Itunes-exclusive “David Archuleta Fan Pack” hit the digital stores. It contains the fan hit “Zero Gravity”, the Vanessa Carlton cover, “A Thousand Miles”, and the video of the fans-dedicated, “Touch My Hand”. And the very kind people from Team Archie announced that they are gifting fans with the FP if they drop their emails in the Team Archie forums! I was one of those hundreds of fans who got their gifts today. And aside from that, Archuleta Philippines, gave out “Zero Gravity” singles to the first 13 fans who commented in their post. I got in at # 5!

Albeit some technical difficulties (and struggles?) which got me a bit stressed (in a fangirl context), I’m now feasting with the gifts! I’m in ArchuHeaven. Haha! Big thanks to TeamArchie and Archuleta Philippines!

Purchase your own copy on iTunes NOW or go to the Team Archie forums to make a request.

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These little things, simple moments, I treasure them a lot. I think I could actually be “rich” with them. What little blessings did you have lately?

this is how I do it

It’s the third month of my bum chapter, haha. I’m still enjoying this laid-back times, although the moments of “what now?” still occurs every now and then. That’s something you shouldn’t really run from, right? There was a point when I almost changed my mind about my career path, perhaps because of impatience and that “desire to do a lot of things”, but I remembered what I’m doing it for and I got myself back into shape.  We have different ways of how to approach and go about our lives. This is the way that I know that I can get to my dream, so this is how I’m going for it.

Whether I’m right or wrong, I wouldn’t really know, and I don’t really have to think so hard about it right? After all, I have yet to get there. At times of uncertainty, what do you trust? What do you hold on to?

DREAMS, FAITH, HOPE… YOURSELF.