FUNKY Night 123011

Seeing one of my best FUNKY friends in the wooooooorld after almost 10 years is a wonderful feeling.  It's nice to actually feel that the closeness is still there. We just got a little older, better, and not to mention... bigger hahahah; nothing has really changed except our waistlines! ;P I really missed Ann Juliet and in addition to that, I finally met Tracy. She's really cool. :)

Thank you 2011

2011 has been a journey to a NEW LIFE for me. This is the year I started off rock bottom. Negative situations attacked my personal life beforehand prior to the redeeming moments. I was heartless, jobless, lifeless, clueless, mindless, reckless, careless, directionless, identityless, just... less.

Taylor Swift - Mean

http://www.lyricsty.com/taylor-swift-mean-lyrics.html

Note to self - Self Worth

Much love,

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Simbang Gabi 2011

I feel so fulfilled on being able to complete the 9-day novena Christmas Mass at St. Pio Chapel, Libis.

I have so many to be grateful for for this year that committing myself to the 9 days wasn't hard at all. It was my way of expressing my gratitude to my God. More so, I have a special prayer request that I've been praying to Him. And for that, I trust Him and I claim it.

The gospels from the simbang gabi focused primarily on sharing with others, giving love to others, trusting God's will, accepting God's generosity, and praising God.

It was very clear that God's message from the masses was about the right way of celebrating Christmas - the true essence of Christmas. Until we learn how to give hope, joy, peace, and love, that's only when we are truly going to feel the spirit of this lovely Advent season.

The 9th day summed up the novena mass with a lovely message, "Benedictus Moment." It means being able to experience the outpouring blessings of God. Literally, in that sense it means NON-STOP. And, that's true. From that, I've begun to realize I have so many Benedictus moments in my life.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Much love,

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Give hope. Donate now. Red Cross.

I think this is the perfect time to show and express what Christmas truly means.
For the victims of Sendong, visit http://www.redcross.org.ph/donatenow

Much love,

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Note to self - K.M.S.

When you have nothing good to say, K.M.S.

Much love,

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Parents know best

It's almost a year now, I last seen myself living and indulging in worldly vices and lifestyle. Two years of working in the call center industry influenced me so much I didn't realize I wasn't anymore "being the real me." I was on the verge of being transformed to someone unlikely to be me. I wasn't attuned of who I was becoming then and I thought it was okay and I thought it was cool. For sure, I was creating a negative self-image for myself. Unfortunately, I didn't see that coming.

Halo Sleeve

My sister gives me a yearly gift and my wishlist from her this Christmas is a laptop sleeve. Since she barely has time to shop due to work, she just gave me the money and I get to choose the sleeve that I want. Now, the search is over, I found this uber modern matrix like line art from Halo. I loved it!

Much love,

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Christmas Gifts for...

Here are my gifts for my dearest inaanaks, etc. Sana wala kong nakalimutan. 

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Eastwood with Kada 27

Time flies by so fast. My friends and I celebrated our 8th year last night. It was a late celebration, though.

On how we celebrated it? As always, Eastwood! Starbucks! Krisy Kreme! Kwentuhan! Videoke! Pictures! 

Just a trivia for everyone. We called ourselves Kada 27 because it was November 27 when we truly bonded as "barkada" during our Retreat in Highschool. It all started with, "We laf, we laf!" Hahahaha!"

We miss you Cloe!

Where's Cloe? Candy Cane?

Much love,

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Style Watch: Olsen Twins

If I would consider anyone as my style icon; or for this matter, style icons, it will be the Olsen Twins. I love their exquisite taste in fashion. Of course, how effortlessly stylish the are.

Much love,

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Boots Sold!

I sold my Promod boots today. No regrets, though. I know the person who bought it will take good care of it.

Much love,

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FK's Surprise

I didn't expect this. I was touched and surprised when I saw this from my desk today. ♥ How thoughtful of them and of course, of FK! Made me smile. :) 

Much love,

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MY daily NOTE TO SELF

"You will soon be rewarded by God for all your efforts."  

Close to a year ago, I remembered what my professor in college told me, "Something and someone better is coming your way." I asked him, "How?" He answered, "Claim it."

Much love,

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Gift to self ♥ Pink!

Pink ♥

"Okay lang black pero eto... at least pag may kumuha alam mong sayo yan!" 

Okay, pink it is! hahaha. 

HAPPY 25th Birthday

Happy Birthday to me. Thank you for another year, Lord. 

What can I say? I had a lovely and meaningful birthday celebration!

Never discount your self worth

While I kill time before we leave at 2pm, I read something today that I found enlightening. It said,

"Many people can see the good things about themselves and the good things they do but they discount it by saying ‘It’s really nothing special’... There is nothing so destructive to our self-esteem than this little voice in our head that says, ‘Yeah, so you did something good – so what?... We need to fight this thought and say ‘What I did was GREAT, TERRIFIC AND UNBELIEVABLE.’ Arrogance is when we think we’re better than someone else, however, enjoying our virtues is not arrogance."

I don't normally put any big of a deal on anything that I do - be it little or huge. Nor do I think I have the right to react negatively if someone has done me wrong. I'm Miss Let-It-Be. I don't know how to respond properly on any given situation or attainment, quite frankly. I always position myself to be LESS. Less on everything because (subconsciously) I'm not confident if I deserve to be MORE. Bad, but yes I have that mind set. It's not that I'm humble, it's more of a low self-esteem on my part. I don't know my self-worth. I'm not sure if I'm significant.

Now, I just realized that, "Hey there's something I got to do with this. It can't continue forever." I hope this is a wake up call for my self-esteem... for me.

Much love,

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Note to self - FAITH it

While Tumblr-ing, I ran into two beautiful thoughts about faith. I want to share it with everyone, so be inspired. :)

Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for. Believing and claiming that what you hope for will be yours.

Much love,

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Good Finds: Eastwood

Today, Gretchen and I decided to meet at Eastwood to kill time. I asked her to come with me to get shoes from VNC. After that, we had merienda at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and had a loooooong kwentuhan. I really missed her a lot. After a few hours, we were just planning to window shop but then we ended up buying most of the stuff we liked. It was sooooooo much fun. Indeed, a total girl bonding. To end the night, we had trip around dinner at 711! hahaha 

VNC: December (2011)

Thank you for the 4th pair! I love my new VNC. Perfect for work. As always, VNC shoes are very comfortable and effortlessly chic. ♥

What comes around goes around

Karma is kind, if you are. (That simple!)

Karma has always been regarded as negative, admit it or not. It's always the bad guy. The mean, bitchy, Cruela De Vil principle in this world which nobody can't seem to explain really, why is there such a thing like this in people's lives? Life could have been so much better without it. Agree?

High Five!

Just a little reminder everytime I look at my five fingers! :)

Much love,

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