JEREMIAH 29:11

Since I was a child, I've been in to too many challenges already.

And it's quite many to mention. But all the while, I was able to

surpassed every challenges that came my way. And that makes me who

am I today. A stronger person than before every single day. And I owe

it from my all time favorite bible verse,and it says,



In every moment that I will question God, why things happened, I'll find

myself delving into this verse, and Bingo! I have the answers to my

questions.

" For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord."

What a powerful line. The Lord have plans for us.. We just need to have

Faith in HIM and everything will never go wrong. God will not bring us

into such situation if he knows we cannot handle it.

" Plans to prosper you and not to harm you."

Such a protective line... And I'm a witness to this. I've never been as

flourishing as I am right now. And it's all because, God provides everything

He knows we'll be needing and we deserve to have. Might it be for your

physical, emotional or spiritual need. He knows how much you need and

when you need it. Even without asking, He will give. He protect us always.

In times of heavy loads,he's always there to carry us. He even works in

ways we didn't know.

" Plans to give you Hope and a Future."

Such a promising line... He gives HOPE! We just need to be patient because

only God knows when is the right time. When we will appreciate things fully.

We just need to understand His words for us to understand him fully and for

us to receive all the graces with all our hearts.

tHE bEST OF bRYAN aDAMS

When I had the chance to watch Bryan Adams' Concert here in Qatar and

I missed it,I was so disappointed. But that's also the time, I have like

him that much. Instead of blaming myself for not watching the concert,

we just bought his DVD concert in Budokan on 1999. And from then on,

I fall in love with this guy. I learned through the net about his personal

life and fall in love with him more

knowing that he didn't get married. For a popular guy singing greatest

love songs of all times and not getting married is kinda mysterious to me.

And mysterious guys always catch my attention. I have love his songs so

dearly I can listen to it everyday, even in the car, before sleeping,

while surfing the net, while cleaning my room. Anytime. Among my favorites

are "When you really love a woman",

"Summer of 69", "Cloud Number 9", "Heaven", 'When You're Gone" and my

most favorite "The Best of Me".

I've always been a generous lover. I can sing The Best of Me to the one I

would love and mean it.

Here is the lyrics.

THE BEST OF ME- BRYAN ADAMS
Sometimes words are hard to find
I'm looking for that perfect line
To let you know you're always on my mind
Ya this is love and I've learned enough to know
I'm never lettin' go
No, no, no, won't let go

When you want it, when you need it
You'll always have the best of me
I can't help it, believe it
You'll always get the best of me

I may not always know what's right
But I know I want you here tonight
Gonna make this moment last for all your life
Oh ya this is love and it really means so much
I can tell from every touch
No, no, no, can't get enough

When you want it, when you need it
You'll always have the best of me
I can't help it, believe it
You'll always get the best of me

The best of me

Ya this is love and I've learned enough to know
I'm never lettin' go
No, no, no, won't let go

(You'll always have the best of me)
(You'll always get the best of me)
You've always got the best of me, baby
(You'll always have the best of me)
I can't help it
(You'll always get the best of me)
I can't help it

[Repeat: x3]
When you want it (when you want it), when you need it (when you need it
You'll always have the best of me (you'll always have the best of me)
I can't help it (I can't help it), believe it (believe it)
You'll always get the best of me (you'll always have the best of me)

Random Pics From My Dubai Trip

I've got some more pics to share from my Dubai Trip. I found these

interesting so I'll share some here so everybody can enjoy it.



An intricate design of " The Atlantis" ceiling. So cool!



This is one of the Chandelier in Wafi Mall's Exhibit area. They're really

in to detailed design!



A stained Glass roof in the Wafi Mall's exhibit are.Stunning specially on the

afternoon.



A wider view of the Souq Madinat with the Burj Al Arab from afar. I think this

would be stunning in the evening.



A shot of the small flags hanging in the banks of the pier where we wait for

our turn for a free "Abra" ride in Festival City



The Intercontinental Hotel glimmering at night. Taken during our

Abra ride in the Festival City.



The oldest and most Famous "Clock Roundabout" in Dubai. Actually, I think

this is the remaining roundabout there in Deira now. Im' not sure though.



The Grand Mosque at night in Abu Dhabi. Wow!



The big Popcorn Display in Dubai Mall. Looks delicious but wasn't able

to taste it. :(



A qoute from the largest candy corner I've ever seen. I do agree with it.

My 2012 New Year Resolutions

January is almost finished but I think, a new set of resolutions aren't that late.

I still have 11 months to fulfill all these.

My 2011 resolutions did great to me! And I'm so happy I made most of them

possible. For this year, I wanna make it short but 100% sure.

First in my list now is to S A V E.

I was able to accomplish it last year and so happy with it. I just want to

make it big this time. I have a lot of project in mind and I'll be needing it.

Second is to be P R A Y.

I'm so happy to be able to come to church more often now. But still, I am not

consistent, so I'll try my best in fulfilling this. As well as reading the

bible. I will not know my God if I do not know His words.

Third would be to T R A V E L.

As always, I wanna see the world so I want to see one country this year.

And last but not the least, I want to W R I T E and R E A D.

I love to share my thoughts and to read others. And avoiding TV is the best

way to accomplish this.

And that's it. 4 resolutions to start with in 2012!

I just hope and pray that at the end of the year I could say, " Mission

Accomplished".

We are S - I - S - T - E - R - S !

Fr left to right: Ishy,Debbie,Maan,Razz and me

Sister is a forever friend. And that's how the saying goes. No matter how

simple it is, still it's very true. And I am so lucky to have the set of

new sisters at heart. That's how I called them because we are not related

by blood, but surely we do connect by heart. It's because, our friendship

is made from heaven with Christ as the center of it. They're my sisters

in SFC. Our small group that we called household is so unique. We range from

a 23 years old Ishy, so young and vibrant to a 30 years old me and I won't

say anything about myself. We are a group with a variety of personalities

but still able to go along well with each other. We have diffrent favorite

colors but we share the same interests. We remember each others special

dates. We make simple days a memorable one. We love to go out and spend

our time together sharing stories about our work, our families, our

problems, our heart aches, our secrets.. everything..we even cry together.

We listen to each other.We give advices and most importantly,

we pray together.We praise HIM and glorify HIM with all our heart.

Almost a year of being together made us realized the important of each other.

And being with a new household is so difficult to entertain even in our

dreams. But as the saying goes, having a sister is like having a best friend

you can't get rid of. We might be with other household now, but I know,

with the friendship that we have, we will gain new friends but we'll never

lose each other.

To my dear sisters at heart, Ishy, Maan, Sweet and Debbie.. I Love you Guys!

A Taste of DUBAI...

This view of the Dubai Skyline is simply AMAZING!

The road along, glimming in street lights is the Sheik Sayed Road. But you

can't see the Burj Khalifa there because I AM IN Burj Khalifa when I took

this shot! I am actually in the 124th Floor of Burj Khalifa where the

viewing deck is located.

This is so far, the best experience I had in Dubai. To be and to experience

the tallest building in the whole wide world!




This one is the upper view. Probably the remaining floors of the

building from the 124th floor. Burj Khalifa has 162 floors. And to be up

there, it took us a 1 minute ride in there super fast elevator!



But it's not only the Burj Khalifa that would amaze you in Dubai.

They have a lot to offer.

Alongside with the Burj is the Dubai Mall where you can

experience an amazing Dancing Fountain Show. And not only that. They also

have the biggest aquarium inside a mall!

The Burj Viewing deck access cost us $ 27 because we made a

reservation on line.

But if you will purchase a ticket on the front desk, it would cost you $ 109 plus

the hazzle of long queue.

The aquarium has entrance too! It cost $ 13. But for me, the outside view of it

is more satisfying that the one inside. So better not to go in there anymore.

The Fountain on the otherhand is all yours for free. You just need to know the

timings so you will not have the hazzle of waiting there too long.

Dubai is home of 2 big malls. One is the Dubai Mall and the other is the

" Mall of the Emirates". So if you're into shopping, Dubai would be a haven

for you!

But uniqueness is somewhat Dubai always have in mind. Would you imagine

a snow park inside a mall?? Yes! they have it!

MOE is the house for the Ski Dubai.




It's a large artificial Snow Park where you can experience snow skiing and

other winter activities! By the way, the entrance in Ski Dubai is $ 54.

Yeah! I know it's kinda expensive. But for my first travel, I considered

trying it!

Dubai not only has the tallest building, it also has the most expensive and

the only 7 star hotel on the world! It's the Burj Al Arab located in

Jumeirah, Dubai.



It's so obvious how expensive the hotel is. I'm already satisfied by just the

glimpse of it from afar. By the way, the bear in the pic is my baby, "Mhaya"

and expect to see him in every travel I would have.

There are so much more Dubai has to offer! Those are just the remarkable

ones.Dubai is actually divided into 2 areas. One side shows the Modern Dubai

and the other one shows the Old Dubai. So you'll get to have a taste of

history and civilization in just one Emirate of the UAE.

For the budget, I had $ 850 all in all including plane tickets, land transports,

visa, food and hotel. I'll try my best to lower it down on my next travels.

Transportation is great in Dubai. If you want a tourist friendly one, they have

a what they called " Big Bus Tour". This bus line will tour you around Dubai

for $ 41 in a day. You just need to know the timings in every destination you

would have so you will not be left behind waiting. But if you want a more time-

friendly one, you may just consider riding their super clean Train. I love

their train there! Or you may just take the cab. It's everywhere in Dubai. Just

be careful of those not so friendly and very clever drivers.

Dubai is my first. And probably won't be the last. Expecting more of the world

in the next days to come. I'm just praying that opportunities would be kind to

me.

1st Travel Blog on the Roll!

Earlier this year, I had my New Year's Resolutions.

And One of them is to TRAVEL!!

I always dream to see the World, and now, I am making it come true.

First Destination- DUBAI, UAE!



I had it for my first choice coz it's the nearest Tourist Destination from

Doha,Qatar, where I am working.

All are set now. We've got a plane ticket for only QAR 610 from Flydubai.

We also had a hotel booking also. I'll be travelling with my cousin,

Ate Jen on Nov. 4 to 8!

The only thing I am waiting for is my visa. Yes. I need to apply for a visa

to go there since my visa here in Qatar is not for professionals. Lessons learned.

I need to ask for a change in the profession in my residence permit here.

I am working as a senior accountant and yet I have a secretary visa.

Never knows when I can be in any GCC country someday. Better not to have the

hassle of applying for a visa again.

Oh! I need to write down now my Itinerary!

Travel pics after!!

Happy travelling!

Current State of Heart

If there is one song that describe what am I feeling right here, right now.. It's

this one...

"Secret Love"

Boy you’re so hard to believe
Boy you’re so hard to believe

Just a friend
That’s all I’ve ever been to you
Oh just a girl
Who wants to be the center of your world
But I ain’t got much to offer
But my heart and soul
And I guess that’s not enough
For you to notice me
I’m just a girl
And I guess that’s all I’ll ever be to you
To you

I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok
But ohh
You don’t know how it feels to be so in love
With someone who doesn’t even know
My secret love

In my dreams
I see us both together constantly
Why can’t you see
This love that’s here for you inside of me
Ohhh
What do I have to do
For you to notice this
You look at her with love
With me it’s just friendship
I’m just your girl
And I guess that’s all I’ll ever be to you
To you

I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok
But ohh
you don’t know how it feels to be so in love
With someone who doesn’t even know
My secret love

What do you see in her
You don’t see in me (don’t see in me)
Boy you’re so hard to believe
Why do you show her love
But there’s none for me
Boy you don’t make sense to me
Cause I don’t have much to offer
But my heart and soul
And I guess that’s not enough
For you to notice me
I’m just your girl
And I guess that’s all I’ll ever be to you
To you

I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok (everything ain’t ok)
But ohh
you don’t know how it feels to be so in love (so in love with you baby)
With someone who doesn’t even know
My secret love

Boy you’re so hard to believe


I don't know until when I will have this crazy feeling..

I just hope this will prosper and if not, it better end soon, coz this is really

driving me crazy..

Even if it leads nowhere

Chasing Pavements, Rolling into Deep, Someone like you..

Yeah! Those are Adele's songs which came to be my favorites nowadays.

Among the three, Chasing Pavements is the oldest and my most favorite also.

Wikipedia said, The song was inspired by an incident Adele had with a former

boyfriend of six months.At 6:00 AM one morning, after learning he had cheated

on her, she went to the bar he was at and punched him in the face. After being

thrown out, Adele walked down the street alone and thought to herself,

"What is it you're chasing? You're chasing an empty pavement."

She sang into it and recorded it on her mobile phone and arranged three chords

when she got home.

I super can relate to this song!!

I've been in to such relationship wherein, I feel like,I'm just holding unto it,

just for the sake of holding on. And no more.

Just because, it would just be a waste of time if I didn't try to work it out.

It ran for three years! I almost thought it would be my forever.

But things changed. Through times, I learned that, in a relationship, there must

be LOVE and TRUST as always. And it should not fade. For the moment it does,

you would only be like "Chasing Pavement, it would only leads nowhere."

CHASING PAVEMENTS LYRICS

I've made up my mind don't need to think it over
If i'm wrong i am right don't need to look no further
This ain't lust i know this is love

But if i tell the world i'll never say enough
'cause it was not said to you
And that's exactly what i need to do if i'd end up with you

Should i give up or should i just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere?
Or would it be a waste even if i knew my place
Should i leave it there?
Should i give up or should i just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere?

I build myself up and fly around in circles
Wait then as my heart drops and my back begins to tingle
Finally could this be it?

Should i give up or should i just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere?
Or would it be a waste even if i knew my place

Finally an UPDATE!

I know I've been too lazy for the past few months! I just can't find time to write a blog.

I have so much time to read other blogs, but can't find time to update mine. But I still

do love writing. I am just trying to figure out the write words to express what am feeling

or what's in my mind right now. Yeah! Maybe that is why..

But now I'm back. I will not promise anything, but I'll try my very best to update this

site more often.. (fingers crossed)

C-H-A-N-G-E-S

I've got a wonderful first half of 2011! And I mean it in all sense.

Early this year, I got a challenging work load that really requires me to work

harder. And that's a challenge for me. Until now, I'm still struggling, but might

as well say, enjoying it.


More to transfers was, we've transfered house!Got a new flat with almost the same

size but at least, a different environment.


New things, interest, blessings, friends and community came also!


Got interest with Football now! As in really get into it. I even watch Bundesliga,

Champions League and Barclays League now! Wow! I know that's great. hehe

Got a new blog to follow. It's all about Japanese Football Players Around the Globe

and I must admit, I'm addicted to it.

Along with it, I got a new crush! And of course you know him already! Yeah he's Eiji

and I know you'll tell me it's not knew. But we're talking of the 2011 here. Right?


Got my dream D5000 also! Yehey! Can't wait to learn how to use it fully and can't

wait for my first international travel with it! ( Must be saving now!)


And wow! Thank God! i've got a yearly ticket from my company now! Been dying to have

it since then! I can now travel with less expenses yearly! Along with it is of course

a salary adjustment!

Got the Bonus also. Ooops... this one is a secret coz not all employees got it.


I got the chance to take my driving class also, and in a few days will gonna have my

Driving license! (fingers crossed)

Hope to get my own car on the second half. (probably July or August)


Got one of my New Years Resolution materialized and that's Saving! Been able to save

part of my salary every month now and have been consistent since January!Hurray!


And the most treasured blessings I've got on the first half of my 2011 is a gift of

Community. A gift of new friends, new sisters and brothers in Chirst.

Got the chance to attend the Christian Life Program of the SFC (Singles for Christ)

and be a member of it. Praise God!

More to it is enlightenment. Got enlightened about the world we're living and the

stand we need to make in able to follow Him.

What a wonderful half year, I know. And i'm praying, i'll get a second half equally

wonderful as well!

Our own way to help...

What happened to Japan recently is just so devastating. But amidst all these,

a good thing sprout. In every one of us, the sense of responsibility

to help and get involve in their rehabilitation has arised.

And in our own little way, we tried our best to be of help.

Japan NT players already made their way to help through the Charity auction.

Eiji's pair of Gloves is the first from the Japanese European players.



Current bid for the said gloves rise to 307,000 yen in just 4 days!

It's so amazing how people would want to pay for such big amount for something

which cost 8000 yen initially. This is also a two way help. One side for the player,

and the other side for the bidder.

With the initial step from Eiji, some more players donated their precious items.



Here is Makoto Hasebe's football shoes and some more others from Maya Yoshida and

Ryo Miyaichi.





As for my own way, I did the best thing an ordinary people could do. I pray for

JAPAN! And I play Freerice.com. It's a WHO site where you can play and at the same

time donate rice to the organization in support for their project.

Japan is a strong country. They will sure make there way to stand up again.

They just need our helping hands. Let it be available for them.

Happy Birthday to my No.1 GK!

It's March 20, 2011 and it's Eiji's birthday today. If only I have a way, I would definitely celebrate it with him! (dreaming again! I always dream of being with Eiji and having him as friend!) But I'm down here and he's up there. I'm in Qatar and he's in Belgium. I'm Filipino and he's Japanese. He's a star and i'm a fan.There are so many contrast,and big gaps between us.Nevertheless, I still love him so much and I'll keep on hoping for that special day to come when he will be just within my reach. For now, I'll just keep on dreaming...

An Inspiring Night with Nick..

"Set out your dreams and goals, take one step at a time, it's ok even those are

little steps, just don't give up!"


It's so inspiring to hear those lines from a man without arms and legs. Yeah! I

heard it from Nick Vojicic last Thursday on his talk "Live without limits."



I have never been so inspired by anyone but Nick. Coming from him, I think nothing

is impossible with God in your side. Have faith in HIM and in yourself, and you'll

definitely reach your goals and dreams in life. I learned a lot from that 1 hr talk.

I learned to always be Thankful for what you have. Know your value, your purpose and

your destiny.

We will never know what we can achieve until we try. We will never know what's in the

corner unless we go around the corner. We should always have F A I T H!

Full

Assurance

In

The

Heart

And take out F E A R in our heart that stop us on trying.

False

Evidence

Appearing

Real

If we fail, we try again. Let us consider things Opportunities rather than obstacles.

If we feel we cannot make one thing because we do not have the capability, then

let it be our opportunity to learn how to have that ability.

Life is short.. so live it without Limits!

So Addicted to Eiji Kawashima!

Symptoms of Addiction to a Football Player

1.) You love football now even if you have just watched only one of his games in

your whole life!

2.) You make his photos your Profile pic in your Facebook and Blogspot acount!

3.) You have downloaded lots of Photos of him and save it in your hard drive!

4.) You almost read everything about him in Google!

5.) He's still your blog's topic even weeks after the matched you've watched.

6.) You get jealous when some fans know more about him than you! lol!

7.) He is your office and personal computers' wall paper and screen saver!

8.) He's your bear's daddy now! lmao!

Goshhhh......... all symptoms are present on me! I'm so addicted

to Eiji Kawashima!



Won't you be?

My Friendster's most Treasured Comments

Before I learned about Facebook and Multiply and Blogspot...

I have Friendster.

I have it since the time it had been a craze in the Philippines.

In Frienster, we used to comment about how we see the owner as a person,

or what we feel about them. Or sometimes, we use comments to greet them on

some special days of there life.

I had so many comments from my Friendster site also.

They're usually from my Friends, Officemates, Classmates, Relatives,

Boyfriend (now Ex)and Best Friends...

All of them so good to read..Mostly praises..appreciations..and emotions..

But there are 2 of them I so love to keep on reading..and re-reading..

It's not just because I love what was written there, but also, those comments

were from a person I really treasured in my life. And still.

He's JM and these are his comments.




I decided to blog about it and copy his comments here to preserve it.

JM died years ago but everytime he'll visit me in my idle times (in my mind)

I leave comments on his page in Friendster. And just like those times,

tonight I visited his profile again to post some comments and say sorry

because I forgot to make a birthday greeting on his page last January.

Shocked to know that his profile has been deactivated now!

I don't know why.. Maybe because noone is opening it anymore.

I was saddened really.. I will never get the chance to post comment on

his page anymore. I will never see my comments to him again.

And before I'll loose the chance to read again his comments to me, I will

preserve them now..

Blue Samurai Santa...

Another soft side of Eiji! So proud to know that he shares his blessings!

Such a cute Santa!

My heart sinks...

Makes me more in love with him!

At Last... A Smoke Free Office!

Got an email announcement earlier from Leah. And it has this as an attachment.



Wow! At last, I would not smell the smoke coming from their so called

"Vitamin Room".

I will not taste the smoke from my water glass.

I will not inhale anymore the smoke that goes with the air everytime they'll

have there smoking sessions near our room.

At last, we'll have a Smoke Free Office!

Thanks be to GOD! He knows we need to stop it now.

Resolutions to start with...

Since this is my first blog on this year, I'll just have it for my

New Year's Resolutions!

Honestly, I dont' know if having resolutions really help, but my last year's were

a wasted one. Anyways, got to try it again this time. I'll just hope I would be

disciplined enough to follow each one of it.

As always, there is SAVE!

I have so much in mind that requires money. And without saving,

I know everything would not materialize!

Next would be BLOG!

Honestly, I already have a lot of sites to maintain. I just want to

concentrate to 2 Sites I have and try my best to update them regularly.

The third would be DIET!

I can't say anything about this.

Just, " So Help Me God."

And next would be EXERCISE!

We got some equipments at home to help this materialized. Just hope laziness won't

come evrytime I'll get the chance to use them! Lol!

Fifth would be TRAVEL!

Got to have this happen this year! I'm not getting any younger.

How can I see the the world if i would not start now! :D

And last but the most important of all,

ENHANCE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

I rarely go to church. I rarely have time talking to God.

I know it's not right and I want to change it.

And I'll START NOW!

Welcoming myself back!

Been out here for so long. It's been almost 2 years already! But what I have here were something that remind me of a special person. So... I decided, I'll keep this one. And promise, I'll be here more often!