Birthdays

Have you ever thought why we even bother to celebrate birthdays? When you think about it, they are really just an opportunity for your friends and family to come together congratulate you for surviving another year. But for some reason it's become far more than that.

Sometimes we bother to celebrate birthdays just to feel how special and lucky we truly are and thankful at the same time for surviving another year. There are plenty of reason why we celebrate birthdays, sometimes we just want to have fun with friends and family and to meet new friends that later could become family. Sometimes we celebrate for being blessed with great things in life, with the achievement we have accomplished. We have a lot to be thankful for. Never fails to thank God for all his blessings and for letting you survive another year of  existence.

Friends house

I've been to Subic yesterday to visit my friend Jessa and to see their new home. I'm quite impressed with their new home: the house has three huge rooms, and 3 bathrooms with dining room and living room suited to them since they are one big family. The house was owned by an engineer from Subic who relocated to Cebu City. The place looked kind of old and a bit scary because nobody lived there for so long. In fact the place was abondoned for years until Jessa's family finished the 2 years contract of their old home and found this place.

Now the place is pawned to her family for PhP 500.000 with 2 years of contract. It's up to them if they'll renew the contract for another year of  contract until they find a new home or either build one. Well, for sure by then they can have their own home, I hope. It won't be difficult to them since Jessa's sister has a stable job plus the husband could help too. I wish all  the best for them!

Faith

That feeling when you can't stop thinking and asking "why that certain thing happened?" Is that a sign to stop because it's not meant for you and look for other options? Or continue to hope and do something to achieve the things you want to pursue ...

One thing is for sure: never stop to pray! All the things happening to our lives have a purpose! Just keep believing in God! He has a great plans for you. Remember that God is watching us, he is always on time when you need him the most. As long as you believe in him he won't fail you. He'll serve you as much as you are to him.

Thoughts

I am just a girl with a normal life, or should I say a grownup sister to her 3 youngest siblings, a daughter to her mom and dad, as well as a cousin to her bunch of cousins, a friend and a granddaughter to her grandparents. My life was never been perfect, neither been easy. I have been through a lot of ups and downs of my 22 years of live. There were times when I thought I wouldn't make it until 22 years living in this world. There were times when I wanted to end my life because of too much depression. There were also times that I've been broken-hearted. I felt in love with someone I thought was a worthy loving person but I was wrong because he wasn't. I've been used by others who I thought were real friends. At the end I realize that those ups and downs were only trials. Now I am learning somehow.

Traffic caused by APEC

19 Nov: Yesterday, thousands walked 4 kilometers to work, in over an hour, due to APEC road closure. Some walked to avoid being stuck in the traffic just like one of my friends. She just got home around 2am from Pasay where the traffic was terrible until EDSA. She told me she walked around Pasay for about an hour into the bus terminal where she could take a ride on the way home. She left for Pasay around 6pm and just got home by 2am. That's was really a terrible experience she ever had in her life about traffic. Even the richest people who were stuck in the traffic had to came out of their vehicles because of the mentioned traffic. My friend said they even walked their ass off just to get to where they wanted to go. Many were angry and shouted around, many were annoyed by this situation caused by APEC. How lucky I am that I did not travel yesterday. I am somehow thankful of being not one of those who were stuck in that traffic caused by APEC.

Life choices

If I had to choose where I would live, I'd say in a simple place where there's no hassle living, with fresh air, fresh vegetables coming from the farm, where people ain't fake, simple life, with no SM malls, just all about a small village together with family. I think I am oneday ready to just live there. I am just getting tired of everything and my friends aren't always with me anymore so why be here in this city, I'm just wasting everything and my time in this place. I'd rather be around with my relatives than to be bored here. Or maybe a job will help me ease my boredom. A housemaid job is not bad for me as I've done that before when I was 15 years old and worked in one of my dad's sister's house. It was kind of difficult but I survived when I was younger. I'm not interested in working as a sales lady; I don't know why but I don't like it.

Troy

I watched the movie Troy earlier and "Wow" the movie was great. It is an older movie, it was filmed 11 years ago but I just founded it. I love adventure movies that's why the movie Troy was really a perfect one for me. If you haven't watched it you gotta have to check it out. The movie screening was 3 hours or so, pretty long, but you're going to be contented with it for sure. I started idolizing Brad Pitt since I watched the movie Mr & Mrs Smith, and now I like him more because of that movie Troy. I also like Orlando Bloom and Eric Bana: they are really great actors and they fit to the movie Troy. But I felt bad because Prince Hector and Achilles died at the end of the movie where the only prince that survived was Paris. I just wished Achilles and Prince Hector did not die. How sad!