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Family Time is Lurve

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I take annual vacations during this time of the year (aka Christmas break), and for 2011 I decided to go to sunny, mountain-y Zambales. I visited my aunt and cousins who live here, and so far, I am having a blast.

One of the highlights of my trip is visiting the Subic Night Market and Fiesta Carnival. Too bad my cousins haven’t uploaded the photos yet, but . . . last night we rode around three to four modes of transportation to get there, had dinner, did random shopping, and walked around the tiangges.

Family dinners are a rarity for me, and I love the fact that I was able to spend time with my cousins and their significant others. Over grilled chicken, unlimited rice, and unlimited Cokes, we talked about our family, friends of friends, and of course . . . my love life. LOL. I appreciated their concern very, very much. I assured them that I’ll cross that bridge when I get there. LOL.

I love being in the company of people who’ve known you since you were born, saw you in diapers whilst expelling drool, and remind you of random awesome memories.

Jesus is my family

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Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 12:49-50

At the end of the day, Lord, YOU are my family.

Thank you for your love and faithfulness to me—even if I myself was far from faithful. How you manage not to change towards me is something unfathomable. You are amazing.

Lord, thank you, because you chose me. That makes all the difference in the world.

Thank You, Lord.

You pointed to me, Lord. You consider me as your family.

How could you be so good to me? :)

I am chosen, your word says. I am chosen, royal, and holy. Thank you for this truth—Your Word is the truth that transcends all facts.

Thank you, Lord.

Hooray Day :D

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Today was an amazing day. :D

1. I met up with my dad for our pre-Father’s Day lunch. It’s awesome how my dad and I are spending much more time together. He permanently lives in Baguio now, but is currently staying here in Manila for business. In 2009 we saw each other for a grand total of *two* times. Now we see each other almost twice a month. :D It’s really awesome having to see him so often.

Daddy and me :)

2. Victory Group. It’s always a good thing. It’s always one of the highlights of my week. :D I love learning more about God and spending time with people who want the same, too.

3. Spending time with friends. . . especially with the younger generation. I love how they are so eager to learn about things and are so hungry for the things of God. I am honored to be walking amongst these young men and women who are so passionate and on fire for God.

4. My own domain. Thank you, Sarah, for this awesome birthday gift! :)

a long and happy birthday :)

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i turned twenty four technically yesterday. it was a whirlwind day because the day was packed with activity. . . :)

the highlights of the day:
* woke up early to participate at Operation Overdrive from 630-1130. super awesome!
* had coffee, read a book, and talked stuff with tristan. was given some triple-layer cheesecake :) hindi niya alam na favorite ko ang cheesecake. hihi
* had sinigang na hipon at max’s afterwards :) super yummy
* was super uber late for small group :(
* thought small group was over until they ended up SURPRISING ME :o had a hearty meal of tuyo, dilis, ensalada, raw mangoes, bagoong, and mountains of rice served on a banana leaf. . . with a dessert of crema de fruta, meringue, mikmik, and chocolate wafers :)
* received a “two-birds-with-one-stone” answered prayer. . . :)
* had dinner, laughs, photos, and songs with family and friends at home. :)
* ngayon lang nakapag internet . . . grateful for all your messages and greetings.

this was such a wonderful day and i could not ask for more. :)

thank you to everyone who made this possible . . . who took time to spend it with me :X hay. . . it deserves another blog for another time. . . :D

even "surrogate" mothers know best

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okay, before i get to the actual story, i’ve just cross-posted my wordpress blog into my facebook. so to the people who care enough to read this and are incidentally my facebook friends (hi, jannah!), you may now receive updates from my facebook notes. hooray :)

anyway.

as you may know, i live apart from my actual family. the family i live with is composed of a mom, two brothers, and two sisters. i’ve never lived with boys apart from my dad, which is a brand new experience for me to be honest, and that’s a blog for another time.

so. anyway. i was spending time with tita P, the household matriarch, after dinner. i asked her how her day went. she told me about “the curious case of benjamin button,” among other things. then i remembered a conversation i had with some friends earlier in the day.

K: ay, tita. late po ako uuwi bukas.

note that this is a customary thing for me. the first time i went home at an ungodly hour without paalam, i received a scary two-question interrogation from their oldest brother. it was the scariest three minutes of my life. this, again, deserves another blog (he might be reading this, too. hi, T!). but i digress.

tita P: bakit? (glances at clock) anong oras ka uuwi? baka naman kung anong oras yan…
K: (smiles) hindi tita, mga ganitong oras siguro. (it was around 11:30 then) pupunta po kaming araneta.
P: anong gagawin niyo sa araneta?
K: kakain po ng ice cream. (a few friends and i talked about invading the Dairy Queen tomorrow night)
P: ice cream lang, pupunta pa kayo sa araneta.

which made sense, yeah, but i told her that the galleria branch would already be closed by 9pm. she shrugged it off and continued with benjamin button.

this makes me really feel warm and fuzzy inside, the interrogation bit and whatnot :) yeah. even surrogate moms know best.