Thank you for these

More than the gifts I received, their warm, reassuring and thoughtful wishes make me feel I'll be fine and will have beautiful tomorrows and future after PCM. ^_^

Thank you God for these beautiful angels.

Handwritten notes of Izah, Girlie and Gwenn.  Nakakatouch.  I love that they wrote it.

Surpised. I didn't know they were up to something.  Thank you Izah and Girlie. :)

Thank you, I'll treasure these thoughtful gifts.

Thank you Gwenn. :)

My last time at PCM to order these uber delicious peanut butter cups by Reich.  FAVORITE ko talaga ito.

Doing the "write" thing

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• Sleep, a lot of it.
• Chicken sisig *yum*
• trust
• Our Google for Education page!
• Freestyle cover songs
• Coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee -_- zzzzzz
• Morning
• My morning routine, brekky (breakfast) at Mcdo before going to Slim's. :)
• Laughing out loud
• Seeing a former schoolmate from UIPS, Jobeth!  Currently, a classmate at Slim's. :D
• Saturdays! It's nice meeting Jamie, Giselle, Wency! :)
• Piori chohoclate drink
• Delicious, hearty meal!
• Quickly
• massage
• creativity and passion
• Art Fair Philippines 2016 at the Link
• quiet Makati every morning
• pancakes
• lunch at Mongolian
• Ms. Mae! We love her.
• Laughing with classmates and Ms. Lydia
• being at Slim's every Saturday

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• pink
• bagong laba scent. I love it.
• iced coffee, my daily eye opener - literally. It wakes me up.
• fresh scent
• It gives me a certain joy seeing Clarisse is improving.
• I like our newbies and Ms. Sil.
• For having a smart, kind, inspiring, and adorable manager and director.
• shoes!
• Surviving my straight shift with just four hours of sleep. Thank God.
• I live near work and that's a huge deal these days.
• tolerance
• for my manager who is so kind to me 
• surviving those excel sheets daily 
• halfway done with our campaign page
• finishing the content for Google
• patience
• my daily capsule subscribers, I ask permission now.  lol
• tasks finished on time
• I finished my tasks early, now I am reviewing Google Apps for an upcoming project.
• Erman gave us books! I got the Diary of a Wimpy kid and Wicked.
• Red velvet cupcake from Plen :)
• Haircut
• Dalandan juice!
• Cleaning and redecorating
• Every Valentine's Day, I'm at Slim's, sewing.  Fashion loves me sooooo much. Lol.  
• 8 to 10 hours deep sleep almost everyday this week
• Ima's gift
• Okay na ako. :)
• Daily Capsule
• Being in the night shift has benefits these days, one of it means no traffic! 
• Coffee
• Adobe pages and campaign pages I created. :D
• A light week.
• Friday mass
• I feel at peace.
• Laughing with friends.
• When I'm speaking to new people or opening up again.
• Turmeric tea
• Do not be afraid to start small.
• Focus on your gift, not your cash.

New Year's rain of blessings

A rainy January 1 morning.

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• Done gift wrapping
• Cookie
• Rosette brooch I made for my mother
• My new manager, Monica Sar, is really kind and intelligent.  I love working with her.
• Thoughtful Gifts
• Gentlemen
• The dress form Christmas tree
• Yarn ball by my teammates
• Suman + Coco Jam
• Cooler weather
• Peanut butter!
• Shopping for gifts
• To be able to finish the Dress form Christmas Tree on time
• December
• Office decor group bonding 
• New officemates
• Green Pastures
• My family
• To be blessed with another birthday

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• Philippians 3:13-14
• Britney Spear's Stronger
• JLO's Follow the leader
• I will be here by Gary V.
• Paslubong from ate
• A Second Chance movie
• Trolli from Cressa :D
• Dried Pusit pasalubong from Plen from Cebu :)
• tea
• Article about Ms. Sandy and Sir Mark :D
• gift shopping with my mother
• loose tea, trying to get back to drinking tea and not coffee
• Steak Station
• A Second Chance movie with Ima and Maricris. :)
• My mother's candy like turon YUM! 
• Choco mallows
• Staying at home.
• Holidays!  Our turn.  Happy Thanksgiving :)
• BoF lectures I stumbled upon.  
• freshly brewed coffee
• time to buy fabrics last night
• Burger King!!!!!!
• Seeing Sir Bong, I am sure all of us missed him. :)
• Bo Sanchez's newsletter which I barely receive and the content was just timely. 

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• I can't quit now, not when  I'm almost done. *realization
• A cookie from a friend.
• Freshly brewed coffee at home
• Mcdo Iced coffee, Nakakagising talaga.
• Color pink
• Prayer
• Knowing and realizing it's okay to get tired and feel negative emotions.  There is nothing wrong with feeling those.  It's normal.
• Honesty.    
• Finally finished in the fischu project
• The articles where I am included *Slim's *Exhibit 2015 *1960s (Inquirer, The Manila, Times, Preen... and now Daily Tribune.  God is sooooo generous. :)
• CBTL
• Jollibee's Pancake bacon and egg sandwich.... YUM
• Sitti's renditions :)
• Long naps - 12 hour naps >_<
• food... carbs... sugary sweet... fooooood
• good finds from Koket
• Pinterest :)
• Coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
• The birds and the moon.
• Cooler weather.  Christmas air! :)
• Complete sleep hours
• Thank you Sir Mark, Ms. Sandy and Ms. Salvacion Lim.
• Eric Benet soooooongs.  Listen to this.
• Help from colleagues and friends.
• I am getting a hang of the new reporting tasks at work.
• 50% off books from National Bookstore.  I got a book that I need. :)
• Free Starbucks GCs from Cham

Surprise surprise! :)

I have complimentary GCs for zero tardiness.  I got these books for 50% off.  

And my friend texted me that we were mentioned and featured in Manila Times!!!!!!!!!!!  

God, thank You so much for the unexpected surprises.

Read the full article here

Thank you God, this is unexpected. :D

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• When people are happy for your blessings :)
• Sleeeeeeep, I am repetitive but yep, sleep!!!! A complete, restful sleep daily.
• I made it to the exhibit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a beautiful news! :)
• FRIES!
• homemade ice cream :D
• Salonpas... my back hurts
• I finished the garment on time 092115
• DQ... I missed it!
• I hope to make it at the exhibit. 092015
• Project Runway Philippines
• Done fixing the pins... it worked! :)
• Saturdays... I love it when I am at Slim's
• My sister's face has cleared up!  Thank you Lord!!!!!! :D
• A very good friend is in love.  I am so happy for her. :)
• A brand new heart :)
• Changing my blog's theme.  I chose red... why not? 
• Dami Im song SMILE! I have been looking for that song for weeks. Finally found it! :)
• Coffee... I wish to avoid it but I need a small cup at least daily to perk up.
• I hope to attach the collar of my garment tomorrow 091615 
• I complained less this week.
• Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
• Mcdo french fries, been eating it for a week now. :D

Simple Joys 29: I met the deadline

I am just so glad I was able to finish the 100% of my garment yesterday.

Although, after they checked the garment, there will be an adjustment to be made on the collar. Sayang but it's good it was only the collar and not the pins.  Thank God it was not the pins. :D

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• This post
• fruits and vegetables
• UP Town Center
• I am feeling well now. 090715
• To be negative from dengue. Thank you God.
• Vibrant colors like pink and orange
• Sir Mark knows my name.  He makes it sound really sophisticated. ^_^*
• My teachers' help, Ms. Lydia, Ms. Riza, Ms. Li-J
• Hot pandesal
• Waking up really early... as in 3am! :)
• Elha of the Voice Kids.... Grabeeeeeee sobrang galing na bata.  Well deserved win.
• Eastwood
• Quiznos!!!! Yum
• Bon Chon
• I got a YES!!!!! 
• Breakfast
• Arriving early at Slim's
• Ima helped me lock the pins!
• Ugat Bicks... huge help
• Turks
• Tapsilog
• Finishing my QBR report and presentation in 3 hours.
• A salary increase.
• Sleep.  I have been sleeping a lot since Monday ^_^
• A healing zit.
• $50 from one of my managers :)
• Done attaching the sleeves tonight 082715
• Lords lent me a pair of pliers!  Perfect for locking the pins.
• Good vibes in the office  

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• Promotion!!!!!! Thank You God! :)
• Burger King... *craving*
• Peanut butter
• Sleep.  Deep sleep.
• ACE Hardware, I got loads of good deals that I "need" like lamps.  For the first time, I bought what I need.
• Lunch at Gerry's Grill
• Sundays... I love Sundays.
• Productive Saturday
• fried tofu and my mother's adobo
• I finished connecting the lining and the shell 082415
• Basting... Not my favorite thing to do when sewing but when I am doing it already, it is therapeutic.
• Watching TV which I barely do these days.
• Little by little everyday my final garment gets completed
• Holiday
• My sister's face is clearing up. Thank youuuuu God.
• A friend who is sticking around.
• Saying sorry to people I unintentionally hurt or offended.
• Cham... Now I know why she is where she is.  She deserves it.  
• My manager called me and told me the good news!!!!!!!!!!!  *promotion *God is great
• 1 Peter 5:7  
• Emotional stress gone, thank you God for lightening up removing the load.
• People who cared.
• A sincere apology from Ana Hubbs.  Thank you God.
• Nanay's back from her hometown vacation.
• Lining layout and cutting, done 081915 
• It is signed! *promotion *grateful Thank you Lord! :)
• Sewing tutorials on Youtube.  Huge help!

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• cooler night, because of the rain
• FUNKY.  We're all grown-ups now.  Thank you for the gift of friendship with them.
• I was able to transfer the revised layout on tissue 081815
• My sister's new derma.  I pray that this time, her skin heals.  I would love to see her face clear and soft again.  Kasi ganun talaga skin nya eh.  
• Getting home on time despite the lack of transportation earlier.
• I cleaned.
• I ordered cheeseburger na walang cheese! Made for me at Mcdo.  I like the cheeseburger's patty not Burger Mcdo's.  So even if it sounds funny, that's my order :P
• C2, namiss ko
• Sana maapprove na yung tier 3 ko.
• I have a Philippine holiday on Friday, too.
• I heard that there will be a US Holiday on September 7.
• Getting through Monday :S
• headache's gone
• Miracle perfume
• Annjo's thoughtful gifts! :) 
• Dinner with Annjo, Kuya Michael and Au
• Seeing Annjo!!!!! I missed her! :D
• Rak of Aegis Day with Annjo! Grabe nakakatawa. Good vibes!  
• Seeing Ms. Lydia smile :D  I am quite scared of her.  She's strict but I know I will learn a lot from her.  Ang galing niya :)
• Lunchtime with Slim's classmates and friends
• Getting through the hot hot hot weather and the heavy traffic.
• massage
• Ang guest designer/ mentor pala ay si James Reyes.... wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
• Quiznos.... yummmmmmmmy
• Time to buy fabrics and more supplies at National Bookstore
• The guest mentor was James Reyes... wooow! :)
• Seeing my prototype on the mannequin.. I felt joyful.  Good vibes. 
• "Three okay lang, four okay lang din, pero parang FIVE!  'Pag FIVE, it's a STATEMENT."  *safety pins layers *prototype checking *finalization of the materials to use.
• I got home earlier than expected.
• Prototype checking.  I was less nervous compared to last year and there were only minimal adjustments.
• I finished the revised prototype and my time management has drastically improved.  I still could  sleep enough, does yoga, feed our pets, cook (fry! I mean) food, and chill
• Vegetables, finally.
• The rain stopped before leaving the house and I arrived on time at work.
• PIP

Grown-up FUNKY

I always feel like nothing's changed.  Nagwowork lang but how we are to each other, it's the same or perhaps much better and mas nadagdagan pa, Jade, Sean and Dencio.

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• crackling and popping sounds my back makes when I streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch *deep sigh relief*
• reading during my break
• tea!
• Feeding and seeing our pets
• My revised prototype is almost done! 081215
• Cream-O! :)
• They are processing my Senior position promotion, the updates alone are enough to make me feel joyful since yesterday.  Thank you my Lord. 081215
• My hair is soft and fluffy these days :)
• A new beginning is always possible. (God wants you to know 081115)
• Project Runway Philippines
• Seeing my titas :)
• For a friend who lent me Juki's zipper foot.  HUGE help!
• Knocks Me Off My Feet - Christy Baron
• My prayer has been answered, I think. *work-related
• Toll house cake
• Relatives in the house :)
• Krispy Kreme!!!!!  Suddenly, ang sarap sarap sarap na ng Krispy Kreme for us.
• freshly brewed coffee
• Greenfield Weekend Market: food + music + paintings = vibrant and inviting Saturday vibe!
• Lunch time with my Slim's friends
• Consultation with Sir Mark.  I'm nervous when I see him but it's a joy, nakakainspire talaga siya.  I am learning from him. :)
• Grace Kelly Magazine from BookSale, it really made me happy. I love her! :D
• My friends from Slim's, I love them :D
• Making time for yoga, it helps my back
• Messy Bessy
• monggo!!!!
• Whenever I get to clean my room and my desk at work
• Music
• Krispy Kreme! Sobrang nagcrave ako, napanaginipan ko pa :P
• Eastwood
• Lunch at Crisostomo
• Sunday is family day :D
• Pizza treat of my sister
• Mcdo iced coffee

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• The Nalangan family is safe.
• Coke, once in a while
• Pizza treat!
• I am finally well.  It really felt I was food poisoned. :S
• House of Silvanas, my new favorite!
• I am just glad it's the weekend.
• I am getting to know Cressa and Lordz.  I like them. :)
• I finally found Shell Canvas in Shangri-la
• increased patience, if it means being calm and gentle in what/who used to annoy me 
• two zits gone
• Pineapple juice
• Banana bread!
• restful sleep
• Mcdo's iced coffee
• Pillows at work, pillows help my back.  Thank goodness.
• Lordz is now my seatmate. 
• A laugh or to laugh
• Kwentuhan with people I can relate to.
• http://shop.lingvistov.com/
• Honesty, such a rarity these days.
• reading
• Namaste :)
• Learning patience and empathy, the hard way.  Still not getting it right though.
• Finishing my mother's shawl :D  She's happy.
• Our adorable pets.
• Meralco refund! Yas!
• Tickets for Rak of Aegis 
• Marikina
• My sister's and mother's advice
• CBTL
• fabric shopping
• Lunch at Lemongrass
• Sunday is family day :)

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• wind... cool wind
• Albert Andrada's creations at Slim's, we can look at each closely and even touch it. Yay. *feeling inpired*
• Slim's, I love Saturdays
• Sylvana's Cheeserolls
• My friends at Slim's ^_^
• Another Php35 book find at Book Sale
• Happy Meal haha
• I hope my pregnant friends are fine and joyful.  They are so blessed to have little angels in their bellies. ^_^
• Namaste ^_^
• Taste of coffee
• 20% off at Bakerfresh!
• Healthy taco for dinner from Diners Hub
• wind
• sunset, it was beautiful so was the sky
• moon tonight as beautiful as the sunset 072315
• Easy commute kahit umulan ng malakas and I was on time.
• Done with my protoype 072215
• Uninterrupted sleeeeeeeeeeeeep
• Praying
• 96.3
• Popping sound everytime I stretch.
• Office pillow that's helpful in supporting my back.
• An old officemate who is surprisingly friendly and sweet.  I hope she's doing well at her new work.
• A compliment
• Good hair day... it's soft and fluffy these days ^_^
• Egg sandwich *craving it last week*
• Almost done with my prototype 072215
• Finishing my list of task early (at work)
• A good stretch, it relieves my back pain
• Peanut butter
• I finished reading Knit Couture, LIFE's Michelle Obama, and the remaining four short stories from A Gallery of Children
• The Anatomy of Fashion from BookSale!
• Free stuff!
• Saturday and Sunday!

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• My mother's 61st birthday.  Her celebration is always like a reunion.
• My mother is aging gracefully and is still very healthy.
• Tita Dodith and her family were here :)
• Tita Dodith's everlasting and asado!!!! YUM!
• Cleaning and rearranging the decors of my bedroom.
• Relatives and family friends
• Delicious home-cooked meals.  Soul food.
• Knit Couture book 
• kare-kare
• apple
• Pasalubong na Mcdo and cake *yuuuuuuuuuuuuuum*
• I was able to finish drafting today 071415
• Done with the layout of the first prototype 071615
• long deep sleep
• My left cheek is no longer red, puffy, and painful.
• It doesn't hurt as much anymore.
• Done transferring my notes into MS Word.
• Cake ^_^
• good sleep
• taking a walk
• a/c
• Philippine holidays that fall on a Friday, that means I am included.
• Our pets
• Feeding the birds
• Jergens, nakakatanggal talaga ng kalyo
• Healed wound and scar
• When I am reading.

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• Book Sale.  I got books for only Php35.
• Slim's friends
• My mother is healthy.
• God's whispers through bible verses
• Gentleness
• Blogger or Blogspot!  
• Counting blessings
• A deep sleep
• French Vanilla Coffee at 711, it's yummy :D
• Hotdog sandwich, also at 711.
• Arriving safely
• Hoodies
• Reliable rain shoes!  I love Melissa for that!
• Mangoes
• Lemaire! 
• Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture Colletcion!  The unpredictable duo.  You just know they're up to something crazy amazing, always!
• Maison Margiela new collection, I have been a fan of the brand: 50% because of its vision, 50% because of John Galliano.
• That laughing Minions video
• Lush lip balm, I love the smell.
• A pillow, the solution to back pain at work.
• Waking up with either healed zit or having no zit at all.
• Avoiding dairy as much as I can.
• Gratitude list
• Peace of mind and peace in my heart, there is such a thing :)
• Everytime I remember that I have quit smoking.  It's been 3.5 years already.  It feels great. :)
• Creative people
• I have a job that I prayed for.