My Bro's First Day at Work:)

Today is my brother's first day at work. After how many months of looking for a job, his hard work has been paid off. He was hired by Nature's Spring yesterday after passing the dreaded exam and interviews. Thanks also to our lovely neighborhood for the referral. I know it is hard for him to work now cause he haven't finish his studies yet but I fully trusts him that he understands that he needs to work now for our family. Then once he have enough savings then he can go back to school. Just one more year and he'll be getting his diploma. It's difficult in our part but we need to face reality that sometimes you need to do first what is best for your family. Life can be tough but as long as you're holding on to it then things will be better in the end. My brother at an early age needs to stretched his arms for him to understand the real meaning of life. As a family, we will support him all the way. I can be harsh to him most of the time but I am doing it for him to know the meaning of life and it always have a purpose. He have to know that in order for him to achieve his dreams, he needs to work hard on it. You can't get those things for free. It requires a lot of effort. I know he can do this. I trusted him a lot in this matter, after all, he is on his way on being a grown up person. Years from now he will have his own family and this experience will teach him how to be a good father to his children. We appreciate him accepting this hard decision and we love him for that. And most of all, my parents is very much proud of him. We love you Bro!:)

Happy Mother's Day Mama!

 

Today, we are celebrating Mother's Day. This is a tribute to all the loving Mom out there who never get tired taking care and understanding us. I love my Mom more than anything else in this world. I won't be here because of her. She is my bestfriend, the best Mom ever. I owe everything to her. I thanked you Mom for you neverending patience and love to us. Papa, John-del and I will always be here for you. We love you very much :) Happy Mother's Day!:)

Watch Up??

Last Thursday, I didn't control again myself. I bought a watch from Tomato. My officemate told me there's a Tomato booth on the 4th floor so I went up there and saw those beautiful watches. I bought one but it is 50% discounted. At least I got it in a cheaper price. My Dad liked it. He even wore it. :)

Bye E! :(

Sometimes you need an inspiration for you to feel happy at work. Yeah, I have a lot of friends there but you need that someone that will make you feel "kilig" or smile giving you more reason to go to work. It's a natural feeling when you have those butterflies in the stomach and you feel so conscious whenever that person passed by. Just recently, "E" and I had good moments. I know he doesn't care about it but I did. I even blogged about it before cause I don't want to forget it. I am that type of person who always keep good memories by writing  or blogging about it. It was a sudden decision that he decided to leave the company cause he told me he is no longer happy. I understand him. I even feel the same thing but I need this job. I've say it a lot of times already in my previous blog. When we talked before, he mentioned of leaving the company but I never thought it'll be that early. I see myself in him. Sometimes I wonder we can be good friends if we were just given more time. Yeah, friends cause he already had girlfriend. I noticed this past few days I am not seeing him in the office. Last Monday, I saw him at the pantry and we got the chance to talk. I never thought it's the last time I'll be seeing and talking to him.  He made an immediate resignation. His parents found out what happened to him in Binondo where some strangers punched him in the head last month. I was like the second person he talked to about what happened. I feel privileged about it knowing that he trusted me the very first time we talked. We always see each other at work but not last month that we get a bit close to each other. When I saw him at the pantry, I felt very excited that I want to hug him. Seeing him again gave me hope that he changed his mind and that he will stay but his decision is final. He went there to make a follow up on his resignation. For fifteen minutes, we talked. I was just staring at him because I am going to miss his Chris Tiu face. I can now admit that I had a crush on him. He makes me smile whenever I see him. Teeny bopper moment, wow! I hope I can still see him. Somewhere. Sometime. Or even soon. :(

The Gift

The Bible and the Purity Ring. These were two of the best and most memorable gifts I received in my entire life. The definition of gift for me is showing how you care for that person and knowing they were special to you. It is also a way of thanking them for being part of your life. I am not good in giving gifts. I am not good as well in making choices what gift I want to give. I am not even good in choosing the perfect gift wrapper. Yeah, it sucks. I am glad I have friends that is very creative and talented when it comes to this matter. I will not forget my birthday last year 2008. Super memorable. I received one of the best gift from Akileo, one of my closest friend in Sykes. He gave me the "purity ring" which symbolizes chastity and reminds me to always follow God's principle which is marriage before sex. Wearing a purity ring is typically accompanied by a religious vow to practice abstinence until marriage. When Leo gave it to me, he even have the Bible verses 1Corinthians13 4-7 engraved on the ring. That is the exact verses that Mandy Moore and Shane West had on the A Walk to Remember movie while they're getting married. I always wear it and always have it on my left hand right exactly on the finger where the wedding ring is being placed during the wedding ceremony. I am holding on to this for five years already. And I will hold on to this till I get married. A lot of celebrities wear the same thing. The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and Nikki Gil. The second best gift I received just last year is the Bible given to me by my roommate Jan. We have been friends for a long time already and I owe her so much. Her faith in God is incredible. She gave me her Bible when I decided to go back in my hometown and spend time with family. We have been roommates for over four years and shared a lot of ups and downs. I am proud of her because of her dedication when it comes to Christian living and how she loves God so much. I am starting to read the Bible now because of her. Those gifts means so much in my life now. And I am going to keep it forever. :)

this is the box Akileo personally made last April 2008 on my birthday. I still have this box up to now.

 

the purity ring from Akileo, still wearing it for over 4 years.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

 (this is the verse engraved in the ring)

 

the Bible given by Jan

Aside from these gifts, I thanked Akileo and Jan for the great friendship. And I thanked GOD too for having them as part of my life. I can truly say I am blessed. :)

Our First Teamwork

My brother and I always fight for nonsense reasons. It became a habit already that our day is not complete without arguing for something, most of the time just because of the remote control. He wants to watch PBA and I want to watch New Girl. Well, we both have opposite interests. But it was just natural. After how many minutes, were okay. We are just both crazy. I remembered last year there is one moment that we decided to be good. I printed out some of my pictures and sometimes I am a messy person so I just placed it anywhere in the house. My bro decided to post those pictures in the door of my closet. We helped each other. I made the captions and he cut out some papers for sort of a background. And when we are done, it looks like an Instagram. Very touching cause those pictures means a lot to me. :) Thanks bro. :)

Splashed!

Last Sunday I had one of the best summer treat of my life. Finally, our family bonding came true. Well, we always go  out and stroll around but this one's different since this was our first swimming bonding for how many years of my existence. Exaggerated but true. We have been planning this for a week and was re-scheduled due to a lot of circumstances but last Sunday it did pushed through. I am happy. My family are all homebody type of person. It's very rare that we go for a swim. I have my Lolo and Lola come with us. I want them to enjoy as well. Of, course the ever-loving daughter of my cousin Bryan also came with us. Euna is a stand-out that day. Ate Alex and Riyou was present as well. I love family bonding cause it makes you feel closer to each other. The feeling is so incredible that day. True happiness really comes from the people that you love. And in that moment, I felt very contented that I can't ask for more. I am blessed because GOD gave me a wonderful and caring family. I love them so much. And since this is our first time for a swimmng bonding I'll post some of our pictures here. Thanks to my B-by Channing for capturing the good moments. :)

 

Riyou and Euna ( i love her two-piece..super girly!)

 my bro with euna

 at the entrance with Daddy, Mommy, Tita and Mama

my Lolo and Lola ( a lot of my cousins told me I looked like my Lolo, so it's for you guys to judge!)

splashed! with Papa, Mama, Euna, Ate Alex and Riyou

with Euna

swimming mode

enjoy..swim...swim..swim..