A Bunch Of Blessings on my Birthday

It's been quite a while after my last blog, sad but I can't seem to find ways to share due to busy schedules. However, now is a better opportunity to publish my heart because it's my Birthday.

My birthday (Nov 7) was declared as holiday for the celebration of the Feast of Sacrifice. On the contrary, I would like narrate my blessings preceding my sacrifices.

Let me begin my day when I woke up. I was awoken by the greetings of families... my Mama, Bunso and my only love, Kurt. It's nothing new to me, I grew old waking up to greetings of Mama and Papa, only that those greetings I grew old with were always accompanied by rich aromas of foods that is to be served in the afternoon (my parties always began in the afternoon because my Mama told me that I was born 3pm). Not until I was in college, now I don't celebrate my birthday with foods and visitors anymore. A heartfelt lunch with complete attendance of my family members and a blessing of holy water and a prayer with the priest would complete my day.

Before noon,we went to the market to buy chows for lunch. Kurt and my brother Allen wanted grilled Liempo for our late lunch. After dealing with the household chores and cooking, the family had lunch together with my brother's girlfriend, Jessa. We had a full stomach and a good laugh. :) It could have been better if Papa is with us. I was happier when he called and greeted me. I missed him so much.

After lunch, we rested. Then Kurt and I prepared for church. We went to Antipolo Church for mass and for blessing of holy water. Mama can't go with us because she needs more rest and bunso will have to watch over the store for her.

Apart from this, is my simultaneous checking of Facebook. Greetings poured in from friends and relatives... some were from overseas.

The whole day itself and the people around me made me very thankful of the blessings I have in my life. More than thankful, I don't think I'm even deserving of all of it. I got the best family, the best of friends and the best of love. What more could I ask for? I got a handful of money and material thing right, but I got more than that. I am rich and over pouring with miracles, faith, prayers, love and good people. It's all I ever need.

So I want to take this opportunity to thank the people who means so much to me.

First, to old friends who surprisingly called and greeted me all the way from Singapore. You don't know how much that call means to me. It was very special, thank you.

To my best friends at work, you know who you are. Thanks for making my every day working hours fun. If it were not for you, it could be more than harder. I love you guys.

To my funchum (hehehe). Thanks for taking time to call and greet me. I love you much.

To my bunches, take care. Ate loves you always. I hope I can visit you soon.

To my new found sis, thanks for the greetings. I never expected it. Love you.

To friends from high school and college, thanks for being thoughtful.

To my teachers, thank you for the greetings Ma'ams...

To long lost friends, I am happy much with the greetings...

To new found friends, thank you for the greetings.

To close friends at work or not, thank you. I am looking forward to having fun with you again.

To all who greeted me, bunch of thanks to you guys...

To my Papa, I miss you so much. I hope you can be with us soon. I love you so much Papa. Thank you for everything. You are the first man that I loved, and will always be.

To my Mama, thank you for the sacrifices. You know we can't make it without. You are our strength, without you, we'll be weak. We love you Mama.

To Bunso, thank you sharing secrets and laughs with me, every day and every night. You are my favorite brother (hehehe...:)) Ate loves you sooooooooowww much! tsup tsup!

To my beloved one, thanks for staying through the good times and the bad. Thank you for the laughs and the tears. Thank you for being a good man, a best friend, an inspiration... thank you for everything that you are. I LOVE YOU beibie.

To my GOD........

thank you for being faithful and loving, I don't deserve your love but you have always been good...

thank you for the blessings, it keeps me moving...

thank you for the hard times and heartaches, they keep me strong...

thank you for the triumphs, it reminds me of how well you created me...

thank you for the failures, it keeps me human...

thank you for the experiences, it gives me wisdom...

thank you for the people who loves me, they always make me feel good about myself...

thank you for the people who judges me, they keep me patient...

thank you for the people who reminds me to be righteous and considerate at all times..

thank you for my family... and friends...

I LOVE YOU GOD!

Miracles on Daily Basis

All of us encounter everyday miracles. I’m just not sure if all of us perceive it as I do. For me, waking up every morning is a miracle, for I could have been dead, but I’m not. Apart from this, I recognize some incidents that I consider as miracles.

Whenever I get up late, I know that I will be late for work. Much that I want to, but I just can’t seem to move as fast as anyone does when they’re running out of time. Luckily I always manage to beat the buzzer. That’s miracle for me. I can’t seem to think of anything or anyone for that matter, which can make time move for me but GOD. I mean, it could have been harder to find a PUV due to rush hour or to reach work because of heavy traffic, but HE allowed me to be on time.

Rain always gets heavy when I’m in the PUV, on the way home. Whenever it does, I always say a little of my powerful novena, and voila! Rain stops when I get on our place.

This powerful novena always works for me. I remember when I was in college; I lost my regi card elsewhere. I was perplexed and didn’t know what to do. I will not be able to go to school without my card. I had no choice so I prayed, and then hit the sack with stronger faith that GOD will find it for me. In my dream I saw the store where my friend and I bought some school stuffs. There, in front of the store, I found my card. They displayed it for lost and found. When I woke up, I went directly back to the store and found it, at the same exact place where it was in my dream. That’s an overwhelming miracle, right?!

There are still so many encounters, that I can’t handle to remember all of them. These simple things are miracles, in a little but in the purest way.

I would like to hear from you. Have you encountered a miracle today? Go on and leave a trail! I’d be happy to hear your story.

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Little Bit of Struggle

This week I had a struggle over myself.

I was upset by how people and things around me seem to move at a foundation of self interest and personal gain. Somehow, it felt unfair. The question of “am I the only one trying to care about others?” and “why can’t people just focus on selfless conduct a little more?” kept hanging in my mind. But I stopped, assessed myself from the back end, and warned myself once more about how to accept things that I cannot change… and the most important lesson: appreciate the importance of different perspectives.

Slowly I realized, I belong to the greedy ones. With entertaining justifications of the way I think about others, I am no different from them. How could I think about myself as the only considerate one? How could I not think and think again in order to lay a better judgment? Then I felt guilt. Though, I know and deep inside I believe that people could have cared more, I also understand that I need to step out and recognize the value of their outlook more than I have tried before.

More often than not, no matter how we try to be good, there are occasions when we forget to consider other’s standpoint before ours. It’s a normal reaction. Of course we are the number one fan of our own opinions. However, conflicts arise when we think too much of ourselves. I am no better and I am not an exception. Nevertheless, I want to be a proof that we can acknowledge ourselves but we can always consider being empathetic to others in all aspects.

Rachelle Anne Ladrillo aka Isumi Ladrillo: Taste of a Cheat

A few days ago, I posted a blog about somebody who claims ownership of my posts through her wall in FB. Unfortunate for her, I was able to check her account, saw the proofs and stop her foolish obsession. You may check on my posts and her posts below, and lay your judgments.

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AND THE BIGGEST CONTROVERSY....

MY OLD BLOG DESCRIPTION: PINK AND EVERYTHING ELSE...

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So there, you've seen the proofs. Beware of this account, and this person................................