Numbers

One, two, three ...
Does it really count?
Life's numbers.

American Idol 2012

Watched American Idol. Boy did these guys deliver! :-)

At The Crossroads

Left or right?

Forward or backward?

Calculating my steps

Deep breath

I smile

I do not fear for He's with me

I walk by faith, not by sight.

Where I Got the Title of My Blog From

I REALLY love this movie! The kids are so adorable! :-)

My Favorite Books

1) If your library was burning, name the 3 books you'd save first.

PRESENCE - Prayers for Busy People
Eat, Pray, Love
3,299 mantras, tips, quotes, and koans for peace and serenity


2) Which books influenced you most about who you are and what you do?


same as above


3) What's your favorite book series?


Harry Potter

Don't Quit

Don't Quit

by: Unknown Author

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.

When care is pressing you down a bit.

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns

As every one of us sometimes learns.

And many a failure turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out:

Don't give up though the pace seems slow -

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out -

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.

And you never can tell how close you are.

It may be near when it seems so far:

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit

It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Avengers Assemble

If you wanna be immensely entertained and a have a lot of good laughs, watch Avengers Assemble. Chris Evans !!!

Silence and Noise

If silence can speak, it will say ...
I am more deafening than sound ...
More maddening than chaos ...
I want to be heard but I'd rather not ...
I want to say a thousand things but I'd rather not ...
I don't want to disturb your peace ...
I cannot hear my own voice ...
But I have the power of a million words ...
I am silence ...
I am louder than noise ...

I miss writing and receiving this stuff ... Sometimes, it's nice to go old-fashioned. :-)

Words

searching in the spaces
between our words,
speaking words
that have meaning
only in silence

Source: Shekhar Kapur's Blog

True Love

"True love is neither physical nor romantic.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be…… "

Source: Shekhar Kapur's blog

Better Than I

I feel like I'm in a rat race, exploring my options and working towards achieving all these. Sometimes, I stop and take deep breaths. Sometimes, I push myself some more. Whenever I start to doubt why I'm doing all of this, I look at my daughter's face. The answer lies right there. We cannot find the solutions to all our problems in one go. We cannot answer all questions in one eureka moment. To wait patiently for the answer, to wait patiently for what is to come ... It can be extremely difficult. I have realized that sometimes, you just have to accept things the way they are. Do not regret anything. Everything has a purpose. I have realized that everything is fleeting. So, enjoy every happy moment. Do not dwell on things that make you sad. It will pass. Everything will pass ... Lord, you know better than I. I trust in you.

Better Than I

I thought I did what’s right
I thought I had the answers
I thought I chose the surest road
But that road brought me here

So I put up a fight
And told you how to help me
Now just when I have given up
The truth is coming clear

You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
For you know better than I

If this has been a test
I cannot see the reason
But maybe knowing I don’t know
Is part of getting through

I try to do what’s best
And faith has made it easy
To see the best thing I can do
Is put my trust in you

For You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
For you know better than I

I saw one cloud and thought it was a sky
I saw a bird and thought that I could follow
But it was you who taught that bird to fly
If I let you reach me will you teach me

For You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
I’ll take what answers you supply
You know better than I

A great number of my tweets is about my daughter, Mishka. She's my earthly angel, my eternal sunshine and my armor of strength. She chases away those cloudy days, breaks the ice when I'm feeling cold and blue and paints brilliant hues on dull moments. Taken from my past tweets ...

May 5, 2012

Busy morning at home. When asked why she mopped an area of the floor with soap and water, Mishka innocently remarked, "I was helping you to slow down." ☺

May 4, 2012

Mishka just called me her best friend. Aint she sweet? ☺

April 20, 2012

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book works. While reading page 7 aloud, my daughter interrupted me with "How about let's sleep now?" Two thumbs up!

April 17, 2012

Mishka calls everyone "your highness" these days. Cute.

April 7, 2012

Mishka exclaimed, "Octagon!" while looking at the tiles on the road. Thank God for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. ☺

April 6, 2012

I was in the middle of a severe attack of foot cramps when my daughter asked, "Mom, what color is this?" I momentarily forgot the pain. HAHA!

March 30, 2012

Mishka (playing Lego): Lola, this is your house. Please make a castle for me. Make it big. HAHA! Kay Lola, house lang pero sa kanya castle.

March 16, 2012

Told my baby,"I'm not feeling well." She replied,"I'm going to help you feel better. You eat now. I'll go to your office." Haha!

March 10, 2012

Mishka's watching Mister Maker in Arabic and enjoying it. I asked her,"Do you understand a single word?" She said "No." A very patient kid.

March 9, 2012

I was singing in the kitchen. Mishka asked, "Lola, what's that beautiful noise?" Haha!

March 3, 2012

My daughter told me over the phone, "I think I miss you." Haha. Hindi pa sure?!

February 24, 2012

Mishka played "doctor-doctor." She checked my heart's status and told me that it "sounds good." Haha.

 

YUP! FUN!

Well-said Bob Marley. Thanks for sharing this with me Petrocelli (Pet). :-)

“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.”
― Bob Marley

Whenever confusion sets in ...
Whenever something takes you by surprise ...
For every unaswered question ...
And every unfinished business ...
Accept everything ...
Wait ...
And see what happens ...
Let the circumstances lead you.

It may take days ...
It may take years ...
But no matter what transpires ...
You'll end up in a place ...
Where you are meant to be.

Yellow - Coldplay

OMG! Chris Martin looked SO different back then. Guess this was taken around 13 years ago ...

"The head learns new things, but the heart forevermore practices old experiences."

--- Henry Ward Beecher

Take care of your heart. You only have one life to live and you only have one heart to make it happen.