One day process

I am so glad and relieved that I was able to process all the requirements I need, in just one day.

Doing the "write" thing while waiting for BDO to open and to accomplish the checklist of Clinica Manila. 

It's been a long time since I sat here.

I sat down for a few minutes before going home.

Around 2 pm.

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• Goodbye and thank you PCM 070116
• Last weekly meeting with Ms. Sil and team 063016
• Adorable Team Adobe Champs :)  I like them sooooo much and I am going to miss them.
• Monica Sar, my kind and uber sweet and pretty manager in US.
• Naveed's appreciation of my work.  He called me to wish me luck. :)
• Slim's - every Saturday.
• My ear infection is now healing.
• For our office nurse, doctor, St. Camillus for helping me with my ear infection. 
• Yellowcab!!!!!!
• Acacia staycation with family :)
• Acoustic
• Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
• Naveed's trust.
• We hit our Q2 goals! Yas! I feel so proud to be part of Team Adobe. :) Yes Yes Yes YES!
• A haircut.  Good hair days! :)
• To be able to vote for the first time :)
• A cooler weather
• Seeing Ms. Mae again at Slim's.
• For Slim's, for not dropping me out. :(
• Gano coffee... or any coffee really. 
• Music
• Mani-ped and massage
• Whenever I walk Kimbies every morning or late afternoon.
• A new chair here - a comfortable one. 
• Revlon lip balm... I looooooove Revlon :)
• My Daily Capsule FB page 060616
• My blog is live again after 3 months
• Kind newbies. :)
• Praises of my managers here and US.
• LANEIGE!!!!!! Love it so much!
• For the patience in processing my NBI clearance.
• Concentrix JO even though I didn't accept it, still... thank you God for their kindness and generosity
• Baby Bench bubblegum
• The smell of Lush lip balm, I love it :)

Ms. Mae 17th :D

I love her.  She's one of the reasons I still want to come to school. :)

Happy Birthday Ms. Mae.  May God grant her good health and longer and healthier life.

Photos: grabbed from Ms. Mae's FB account

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• Erman had given away books and I got Wicked.  I am giving it a second try.  I didn't finish it at first but the book is following me.  There must be something in it.  Something I need to know. :D
• I am part of the achievement award.  I didn't expect to be giddy about it but I really felt great about it. Super.  Our manager and HR manager called me to go to the boardroom.  Thank you God. 
• I am back at 9pm-6am schedule! Bait mo God. Thank you po! :)
• Kindness and generosity of tito Pol.  God bless him.
• Seeing my lolas :)
• Nanny McPhee
• Alice in Wonderland
• The Little Prince
• YouTube to watch movies and fashion episodes of whatever.  
• Books, I am learning to love to read.  I am learning that I love mystery, whimsy, and magic.
• Saturday 031216
• Honesty.
• Naveed's trust.  Although, I have tons of works now, I enjoy it.  I am learning to be responsible and also think of others besides myself.  

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• Gano Pioir Chocolate drink, the only chocolate drink I do not break out. Yay! :)
• Fujifilm prints! :)
• Seeing a stranger who looked and walked like my dad.  I miss him.
• Shangri-La 
• Le Miele! ♥
• Dalandan juice
• Yellow Cab!!!!!!! Love it.
• Fashionable Filipinas book, finally I have a copy!
• Kyla's songs
• Philippians 3:13-14
• Sleep and rest.
• Thoughtful gifts. :)
• Another new Adobe page
• Eng Bee Tin
• Back to Slim's and it was nice seeing good friends again in a long time plus the unplanned kwentuhan and bonding and food trip! 
• It needs some love! :) *work *pages
• Penny loved the pages I made for Adobe! Yay! She said it's awesome.  I'm happy because she's hard to please.
• Meeting the deadlines of my Adobe pages
• Shopping
• Mesa, our current favorite restaurant. *YUM* :)
• My mother is healed.  Thank you God.

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• Last day of the year :)
• hahaha-ha-ha yey!  Sometimes, a simple toy serves as a reminder to remain childlike in our hearts (not childish!). 
• Positive messages here and there I see on the street daily.
• Getting to sleep until 730pm this week.  It must be the cool weather.
• To have found a friend who listens and understands.
• Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27
• Trust Him.  God's timetable is (always) better than ours. - Bo Sanchez
• Cressa's gift, Young Women on the Journey
• Guard your heart and God will guard the rest
• Cooler weather
• Sleep.  A lot of it!
• I finally found a use to my father's binoculars.  To look at the moon.
• Christmas Day full moon
• 'Tis the season for eating sweets, a lot of sweets. 
• Brownies
• Bilog's Graham Balls, favorite!
• Snoopy toys from Mcdo
• I got my wishlist, LoyalTea! 
• Chritmas Pantry 2015
• Gifts

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• turning point
• This - God is so kind :')
• Ima's clients ;)
• Ms. Mae's humor... We love her! :D
• Laughter and fun times at Slim's *rare daldalan/ kwentuhan session :D
• Conti's sweets ^_^*
• Smell and taste of freshly brewed coffee at home
• Cake for breakfast! ;)
• Peppermint brownie yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum
• Learning new tasks at work *Adobe *Autodesk
• Craig Ferguson, he's soooo funny!
• To my surprise, Cham said I could take an off on Friday! Waaaaaaaaaa! Yehey!  I was not supposed to be included because I am technically in AM shift every Friday but she said to go take the Black Friday holiday! Yay!  Ambait nya. :D
• Long sleeeeeep this week... 9 to 10 hour sleep everyday 
• Jollibee's pancake sandwich... current favorite!
• Making it to the cut-off in less than an hour (emaaaaaails :S)
• Cham's pasalubong butterscoth and tarts
• Sleep.  A good, long sleep.
• Done putting the Christmas decor at home.
• 100% finished with the fischu project.
• My sister's skin has cleared up.  Thank you God. :)
• Feeding the birds
• Our pets
• My tito's birthday :)
• Cleaning my room.  Really really clean it. :)
• Waking up really early on weekends
• Being with my friends at Slim's
• This adorable video

A peaceful morning

This is why I love waking up extra early. 3am and 4am? :)

It gives me a certain peace and calm I need to start a productive day.

This around 530am.

Happy.

I am happy.  It took a while for me to appreciate all the blessings.  But hey!  

I am blessed.  I am grateful.  I am complete.  I am living a beautiful life.

I don't claim it's perfect because it will never be.  AND IT"S FINE.

With all the beautiful blessings happening to me,

I couldn't fully appreciate them.

There I was, still wishing for what others have.

And yesterday, it changed.  Thank You God for changing my heart.

Finally, I have realized how gracious God is to me.  He performs miracle in my life

ALL THE TIME.

He's made my heart whole again.  He's given me a brand new heart.

God is one by one making my heart's hopes a reality.

Trust in His love and unmerited favor

Promotion News

This email.

I already heard the news last week and I am grateful to those who processed this and today, it's official.

Thank You so much God for this beautiful news.

Feeding the birds

Made me joyful yesterday. :)

Obey

Obedience is love, fulfilling every command, love expressing itself. Obedience, therefore, is not a hard demand made upon us.  Love delights to obey, and please whom it loves. There are no hardships in love. There may be exactions, but no irk. There are no impossible tasks for love.

With what simplicity and in what a matter-of-fact way does the Apostle John say: "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in His sight."

This is obedience, running ahead of all and every command. It is love, obeying by anticipation. God's commands are not grievous. Their ways are ways of pleasantness, and their paths peace. The task which falls to obedience is not a hard one. "For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."

Source

God hears a yearning heart

God hears a yearning heart.  God sends me an angel today through a friend.  Maybe because He knows, I am too proud to admit, I need help, too.
"May He continue restrengthening you. He hears you. He will allow You to submit to Him, and just be healed.  I can see you in His presence right now, as in with a vivid light covering you."
Image: Mary Engelbreit

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• New Year's Eve food.
• From a conversation with James Chua he told me something about "timing."  Throughout the week, all I hear is "In God's time" almost everywhere.  I think this is the answer to my question at this time. Perhaps, I am losing focus.  I am just glad I went to work past Friday.
• My Pricess Devotions book (The One Year reading)

I bought it in the 3rd quarter of 2014; now, I am reading it again starting at Day 1.

• Auntie Aida and Tita Dodith visited for the New Year
• Pasalubong Cake from Pampanga, it's white chocolate
• Hot Molo Soup!
• Pandesal and coffee
• Sleep and the cold weather.
• Flipped\
• The Teacher's Diary

Funny and heartwarming at the same time. :)

• Nobody Knows movie

When I first watched it, I thought it was too long almost dragging yet I couldn't forget it. I feel bad for those children.  The movie literally has made me not want to waste any more money and food at all.  And I watched it again last night, I understood it more and cried.  It's a beautiful movie, something not to be missed.

• The Taste of Tea movie

The simplicity and quietness of this movie is what makes it so good.  It touches you.  As what the line in the movie says "It's more cool than weird."

A Blessed and Beautiful New Year To All

Marsala is the color of the year.

Gratitude Planner, next

I started a gratitude jar last year and now I am keeping all the entries and will start a new one.  This time I am putting it in a planner given to me.  Since I don't really use planners or calendars anymore, I am using it as that, can I call it Gratitude Planner Diary? :)

So many blessing from last year!  And so much more coming in 2015. :)

Tier 2 News

I remember I prayed for it today before I slept.

Thank you God, as alwaaaaays.

A great news from our immediate supervisor in Manila at the beginning of the shift.
Few hours later, (Friday) HR confirmed it. Wow. God is goooooood! Thank you, God.

Maria

with Pola

I was so happy to see her last Thursday and Thank you God for letting me see her and feel and know she's doing alright. :)

Next time, kumpleto na kami... with Apol. :)

Photo credit: all from Maria Pola :D

Maria