Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

Everyday in our lives, we are always faced by trials; could be little things, or more complicated ones. No matter how big or small those trials are, these will help you mold into whatever you become. I've read somewhere that whatever happens in our lives always has a reason, and that would always depend on you if you choose to let it affect you, change you.. or just shrug it off. I like the third option. I have been given this unfair judgement by people whom I thought liked me. Boy was I wrong. Its painful if you hear someone say that they don't like you, but it's devastating to hear those words from people who are close to your heart, who you treated as a family, who you treated as your own. I felt betrayed--all those times you have been showing your truest self has been one big fat lie-- in my big fat face. Human as I was, I thought how unfair it is! People who least know you are the very ones who judge you and choose what they want to see ( your mistakes that is), and just ignore those things that you have done to them. I was thinking the best way to get even is to get revenge. Prove to them how wrong they were in accusing me of something I never am. Let them feel my wrath for all those tears I have shed. I am pushed too far. Pushed to the point I want to push back.  Yet again, somehow or somwhere, despite my irrational thinking of these recent turn of events, I realized that i have to let go, like sweat after playing badminton :).  After all, no one can please everyone. They just have to live with the fact that I, would be in their lives for quite a while. I just have to live my life the way its supposed to be; by not pleasing people. In that way, I would stay true to myself, and would be loved by other people the way that I am. Though I have to admit I have to make certain adjustments to also protect myself, one things certain though, I will continue to be who I am, and that I will carry on the values and teachings that my parents taught me.. that is to respect other people's differences and never to judge anyone because you don't know where they're coming from. In the end, not you, nor anyone else have the right to judge me, its the Man that created me, whom I believe, is the only person who also has the only right to judge you too.  Peace out! :) 

God Bless the Philippines

The Philippines. The Land I call my own. The country where calamities often hit us, yet we somehow manage to move forward and continue with our lives. This recent calamity shook the hell out of us. A super typhoon called Yolanda left us with so much devastation, I am sometimes wondering if we are still able to make it through. This was as what they call "Katrina with steroids".

Image courtesy of weather.com.ph

That dreaded day came and we were just glued on our TV sets, trying to be updated on what was happening. With this super typhoon hitting the middle part of the Philippines, we are just praying and hoping everyone is safe. This was the strongest typhoon ever to hit the country, and is bigger literally than the Philippines. Some of my friends are trying to communicate with their families only to find out that they can't because cellular sites have been down. You can't do anything basically but to pray and hope everything will be ok. 

The typhoon left us with scars and even bigger problems. Officials say there were 10,000 feared dead or missing. The government prepared enough but I guess with a super typhoon bringing ferocious  winds of 235 kilometers per hour (147 miles per hour) and gusts of 275 kph (170 mph)*, no one could prepare more than enough.(*figures courtesy of sunstar.com.ph*)

Image courtesy of sunstar.com.ph

We, as a nation, have been facing a lot of problems and issues. Issues regarding corruption, Homeless people and now the natural calamities that hit the country. If I'm not mistaken, 3 weeks ago, we were also hit with a magnitude 7 earthquake that damaged the country's oldest churches. 

I wouldn't even imagine what would happen if this happens to a different country. Filipinos are known to the world as hardworkers, and to bear as long as we can. We have OFWs who work in other countries just to provide for their families needs. With this being said, I don't think it will be hard for us to cope up. Yes, it wouldn't be an easy way but I know little by little, with God's grace, we will get there. God will only give the toughest challenges to the toughest people,  I see it that way. We are given this opportunity to face the toughest problems for us to appreciate what we have. Our resilient spirit. Our burning fire of hope. Our promise that tomorrow will be okay because we have ourselves, as a nation, maybe not the richest every, but the strongest one. God bless our nation, our courage to face tomorrow and that little hope in our hearts that everything will be okay.

#GodblessmyPhilippines

Love Life

 

 What's not to love life? I mean yes, it gives you a hard time sometimes, yet it also gives you the most valuable thing money can't buy.. lessons. You have to live like you are dying, like the lyrics in Kris Allen's "Live  Like We're Dying". It wouldn't be also called life, if you are alone, so here are the  people that made impact on my life one way or the other, making it more liveable and more enjoyable as the roller coaster goes.

1. My Family- They have been with me through thick and thin. They are like the air I breathe. Read: cannot live without them. Originally, I only have one brother but God has been soo good to us, He gave us another addition to our family. They are my life and the reason why I strive hard to give them a better life. 

2. My Friends- You will know a true friend when he/she still accepts you even though you are slightly cracked. I can name a lot of friends that accepted me for who I am and have been with me through trying times. My childhood friends, made me look back to all those fun times that we've had, all those dreams that were trying to reach. Who would forget about the guy named Kenny? For sure they all know it. haha. Then there's my highschool friends- Our escapades going out of school, boyband fantasies and gushing on college boys! My college friends- Who would forget the out of town field trips, overnights, plus the drinking sessions. My Garden friends- for better or for worse, with money or without. hahahah! They are the ones whom I cried and laughed with and with that, I am thankful for. Sugapa- these people make me never forget to get in touch with my crazy side. The drink till you drop motto and the recent stripteasing. Intense! ;). Then I have this one friend, I'd like to meet one day. As you see, he is on the other side of the planet and we totally have different timezones. Good thing I work as the same timezone as he is so catching up becomes a lot easier. 

3. My workmates- The ones who have the same body clock as mine. The people who wake up at night and sleep in the morning. The nocturnals, vampires, whatever you call it. We come in different forms,shapes, sizes and colors (literally). Some may judge us and degrade us because we "just" work in a call center, in the end, you can never judge the people working passionately because we want to help our families' lives even better. Plus, we are so diverse you can learn a lot from each of us. Most of us are lookers too. hahahah ;)

4. My Miming- The love of my life. The sugar of my coffee. My confidante. My friend. We have been together  for 8 years and still counting. We have been through a LOT. We have some highs and lows. Somehow, we still managed to sail through the storm. I guess there are people that you couldn't imagine living life without, he is one of those. 

5. My God and Savior. The big guy in the sky. I would never be writing this hadn't you decided to create us. You are the source of everything I have and I give back to you all the glory!

I am thankful to God above for giving these people to be a part of my life, they complete the whole puzzle called me.  I know I will still have to meet a lot people and I am looking forward to it. With all this, then I guess life isn't so bad after all!

A Man I Call Dad

   

While I was thinking of my very first topic to write on my blog, this caught my attention. Most blogs would start probably by introducing themselves and the like, I decided to break the culture.. ;)

Well this picture says it all right? Not really. At least not with me. I was always daddy's girl. I tagged along with him everywhere when I was still a child. My mama always say that I look a lot like him, which I think is totally true, and I was always known to his workmates as Juniora (the junior). 

Growing up, I was always encouraged to do everything independently. I was brought up in a very strict environment and it will always family first. My dad was a disciplinarian. While most children in our neighborhood can go out at night, we had a curfew. Once he is back from work, we should be home or suffer the consequences. We always eat together, go to church every Sunday, pray the rosary every night(believe this or not. hehehe). When I was younger, I thought this was just stupid. I want my freedom. I want to do the things other children can do- not that we were not allowed to do anything, we just have boundaries.

Those simple things I neglect before were the things that I am very thankful for today. You see, when dad passed away, it was a very tough time for us. Good thing, he taught us how to stick to each other- that's how we survived. He instilled to us, the importance of family just like any other person. 

I never had the chance to say 'I love you" to him when he went on- one of the things I deeply regret in life.

If ever I could turn the hands of time, I would've done that. The quote "You will never realize the value of someone until he's gone" really hit me hard in the head. I wished I could've spend more time with him, making him feel I value him and appreciate what he has done and what he molded me into, now my only chance is visiting his tomb wherever I'm home.

Let this be your chance to hug your dad, thank him for everything, shower him all the hugs and kisses, make him feel loved. I may not be able to do that, but I always include him on my prayers. I know he is watching over me today, cheering me on, proud of what I have become today. I love you dad! Hugs and kisses to heaven.

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