"If I Die Young"

If there's one song I want to play on my funeral, it would be this song. It may sounds a bit morbid for me to write this but one thing I learn is that life is unpredictable and only God knows what would happen to us later, tomorrow, in the future. So if one would ask about my funeral song, it would be "If I Die Young". If by chance you come to my funeral, please play this song. =)

Without these two gals..

...my life would definitely suck and be so boring. I'm so blessed I have these two beautiful, amazing, crazy, adventurous, funny, intelligent girls. 

Gipangkapoi after the ultimate laag =)

The Day I got HIRED!

Today, I just got hired. Yes, I got HIRED. I can't even believe it. I'm having this mindset of just applying for the sake of the valuable experience I would gain and just try my luck if I would be hired. I wasn't expecting that much since I thought that pressuring myself would only lead me to failure. I know it's just a six-week work but I would have that opportunity to travel around the Sarangani Province and to encounter face-to-face interaction with the people. I wasn't pressured that much this morning while I'm waiting for the interviewer but there's quite  a few times that I could also hear my heart pounding like a drum. Nevertheless, the interview turned out fine. I got to wait for a few hours if I did qualify or not. Luckily, I got it. When I received the text message from the DTI, I was like this is

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 but in the inside, I'm like this:  
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and this:
 
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YEAH! Thank you Lord for this amazing opportunity..I am nothing without you. I always believe your will be done. I have nothing to worry if I have you =)

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

-Max Ehrmann, Desiderata. 1927

A rainy Independence Day..

Glee: "It was the best times of our lives"

I was speechless when I watched this. I had goosebumps as I read the lines in the screen. WOW. Right now, I'm still gathering up my thoughts. I can't really express how amazing this video is. I still can't believe that three years had gone and most of the characters that I love so much were already graduated. I love their song versions, I even have so many LSS moments from it. Glee is really AMAZING. The last three years may be a roller coaster ride but it was the best time of their lives. I will be a certified Gleek forever..

In a few hours, I'll be a year older again. I'm getting old but I'm not getting any wiser. I hope as I turn 22, things would change for the better, good vibes, positive outlook, change the bad attitudes, more laughter, learn new more things, meet new people, get some wisdom from them, be a better person and to have a better spiritual relationship to him. I don't have any expectations for tomorrow but I do hope it will be a better and blessed day. Thank you LORD for giving me another year to live and for the blessing you gave in my life. I hope YOU could give us more blessings this year and and a good health for all of us in our family. Lord, please take care of Mama, I know she's there with You, tell her I miss her so much and I love her. Please tell her that I'm thankful that she's my mother. It's been years, but I still couldn't forget what Mama said when she texted me a birthday greetings on my 20th birthday. She was in a hospital that time and I felt in her words that she felt bad that she couldn't come be home on my birthday. It was her last birthday greetings for me. But I know, she's always here in our side, never leaving us, watching on us. And she will always be in my heart and I will never, ever forget my mother. I will NEVER forget the woman who gave me life. Thanks for everything Ma, your eldest will be 22 tomorrow...

One dream I want to achieve..

This is the image that sums up what I really wanted to do in life, to be a travel photographer. I humbly accepts my inexperience and I haven't acquire yet the necessary skills a photographer has, as well as the proper knowledge in putting complicated effects and enhancing photos in the adobe photoshop. What I know is, I wanted to travel the Philippines, to capture the beauty of our nation, to discover the hidden treasures of nature, to climb mountains, to see the sunrise and the sunset in various vantage points, to look at the blue sky where birds fly proudly in the horizon, to point out the different planets, stars and constellations at night, and to appreciate how blessed I am to witness the beauty that my eyes laid on and tries to capture it in camera. People may say I'm just riding the bandwagon of trying-hard beginners in photography whom with the advent of the increasing interests in digital photography rapidly makes people acts as photographers and where owning a camera is a must. I started taking pictures (using film) when a digital camera was still expensive and where film photography is on the top of its game. When an American uncle of mine showed us his pal mode video camera years go, I was amazed by the way it captures moment and where you can actually playback the time. You can always come back at that whenever you watches it. In 2006 where I was a freshman in college, I took a lot of photos of my classmates. Unfortunately, most of them where deleted when our computer got reformat way back. I'm not trying to sound boastful but I believe the concept and interest of my classmates in taking photos started from me. I was the first one to bring a digital camera (which I borrowed from my cousin and aunt) at school. I was the first one to document some of our school activities and took numerous candid photos of my classmates. I really cried hard when I lost most of those photos. It really felt something was taken away from me and it left me broken. Fortunately, I was able to accept it and started again from scratches. Back in college, it's very unusual for me to not bring camera at school. WOW! This post gets me a bit nostalgic. I'll just look forward on the day I finally own a camera so I could finally realize my dream as well as continue my passion for capturing moments and turning them into nostalgia. 

I think I met all of my close friends in school and I’m glad that some of my classmates now in graduate school and I are getting along very well. Without them, my life would be boring, monotonous, and not to mention, would suck.  

I'm Back! =D