Banana republic with mango as the national fruit. Coolness!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
You will know I'm happy when I hang new curtains
I can't think of anything blogworthy today as I cannot gather my scattered thoughts. I'm just trying to post so I can maintain my blog.
Let's see. This morning I just said a simple prayer thanking God for the strength and health I have. Indeed His promise is true and great is His faithfulness that is new every morning. I also agreed with God that today will be a pleasant one and Mum will feel His love thru me.
At four in the afternoon my plan is to accompany Mum to her doc as she is experiencing early signs of colds. She coughs. But at four o'clock she announced we're not going to the doc anymore. She's feeling well she said. I asked Mum if she is sure about it and teased her even that she's just avoiding giving her money to Dr. Ambat again. Mum just won't go. Last night my sister Vi prayed over for her on the phone. The other night my daughter and I prayed for her also. Mum is turning 80 in November, still strong and alert not yet forgetful, never senile. She reads her enormous bible with big letters everyday. My eldest sister says Mum will never be forgetful as her mind is exercised daily by reading God's word.
I'm not really sure why I'm feeling happy this afternoon. I cleaned our window screens and hung new curtains. The curtains were made of white lace. The house was lovely afterwards. We have a wide doorway leading to an extra room to the left of our house and I asked Mum if it will look beautiful if she makes a crocheted curtain for it. Yes, Mum can still crochet. And can she finish it before her birthday? Mum groaned. So I promised to help her beat the deadline. One of these days I will post a pic of Mum's crocheted curtain.
The greatness of God rouses fear within us, but His goodness encourages us not to be afraid of Him. To fear and not to be afraid- that is the paradox of faith.
- A. W. Tozer
Let's see. This morning I just said a simple prayer thanking God for the strength and health I have. Indeed His promise is true and great is His faithfulness that is new every morning. I also agreed with God that today will be a pleasant one and Mum will feel His love thru me.
At four in the afternoon my plan is to accompany Mum to her doc as she is experiencing early signs of colds. She coughs. But at four o'clock she announced we're not going to the doc anymore. She's feeling well she said. I asked Mum if she is sure about it and teased her even that she's just avoiding giving her money to Dr. Ambat again. Mum just won't go. Last night my sister Vi prayed over for her on the phone. The other night my daughter and I prayed for her also. Mum is turning 80 in November, still strong and alert not yet forgetful, never senile. She reads her enormous bible with big letters everyday. My eldest sister says Mum will never be forgetful as her mind is exercised daily by reading God's word.
I'm not really sure why I'm feeling happy this afternoon. I cleaned our window screens and hung new curtains. The curtains were made of white lace. The house was lovely afterwards. We have a wide doorway leading to an extra room to the left of our house and I asked Mum if it will look beautiful if she makes a crocheted curtain for it. Yes, Mum can still crochet. And can she finish it before her birthday? Mum groaned. So I promised to help her beat the deadline. One of these days I will post a pic of Mum's crocheted curtain.
The greatness of God rouses fear within us, but His goodness encourages us not to be afraid of Him. To fear and not to be afraid- that is the paradox of faith.
- A. W. Tozer
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Spam, me?
Can't figure out why the blogger robots suspected my blog violated some terms whatever. But thanks anyway, I'm back.
The bandera espanola Mum planted some weeks ago have flowers now and I took pictures of it with my cellphone camera. Unfortunately I can post it right away as I can't use the bluetooth yet.
I was Mum's alalay this morning when she went to the beauty parlor to have her hair cut and permed. I thought the whole beautifying effort will only take and hour but to my annoyance it took us three hours. We waited one hour for the gay beautician who went downtown to deposit money in the bank and two hours for the actual trimming and perming of them greying hair of mum. I was able to finish reading two magazines while waiting for Mum. One was a fashion mag and the other about travel.
All afternoon my mind was full of ideas I wanted to post but when it's time for me to sit down and type, I feel very tired and I discover all those ideas are already gone. I have to gather my thoughts. I think it would be wise to post in the morning when my mind is fresh and I've had a good night's sleep. So bye for now. See ya all in the morning.
The bandera espanola Mum planted some weeks ago have flowers now and I took pictures of it with my cellphone camera. Unfortunately I can post it right away as I can't use the bluetooth yet.
I was Mum's alalay this morning when she went to the beauty parlor to have her hair cut and permed. I thought the whole beautifying effort will only take and hour but to my annoyance it took us three hours. We waited one hour for the gay beautician who went downtown to deposit money in the bank and two hours for the actual trimming and perming of them greying hair of mum. I was able to finish reading two magazines while waiting for Mum. One was a fashion mag and the other about travel.
All afternoon my mind was full of ideas I wanted to post but when it's time for me to sit down and type, I feel very tired and I discover all those ideas are already gone. I have to gather my thoughts. I think it would be wise to post in the morning when my mind is fresh and I've had a good night's sleep. So bye for now. See ya all in the morning.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
One cool thing I've been doing lately is memorizing Bible verses. Here's one I have already memorized:
The bolts of our gates will be iron and bronze and our strength will equal our days. There is no one like the God of Jeshurun who rides on the heavens to help us and on the clouds in His majesty. The eternal God is our refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out our enemy before us saying "Destroy him!"
I recite this verse aloud or silently to myself or while I'm praying because this gives me strength. The ultimate chalenge I am facing today as a Christian is to be an overcomer.
The bolts of our gates will be iron and bronze and our strength will equal our days. There is no one like the God of Jeshurun who rides on the heavens to help us and on the clouds in His majesty. The eternal God is our refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out our enemy before us saying "Destroy him!"
I recite this verse aloud or silently to myself or while I'm praying because this gives me strength. The ultimate chalenge I am facing today as a Christian is to be an overcomer.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Random Things About Me
Shameless narcissism. Oh please, don't be so cruel. I just want to have some fun.
1. My kids call me Meeeh, the way a little goat calls its own mother meeeh-meeeh!
2. My favorite expression is "Ay anak!" At least that's better than Ate Nora's "Ay kabayo!"
3. I recently purchased a pair of shoes called Miss Korea.
4. I can't afford Jimmy Choo.
5. I have a little bony growth on my forehead the size of a half chick pea which the doctor wanted to remove with a sander.
6. I recently enrolled on an 11 Saturdays Bible Study class to study the book of Exodus.
7. I have been waiting for a burgundy (almost black) colored wild flower to bloom again by the roadside where I used to jog so I can take photos of it.
9. I wanted to join flickr but I don't have a good camera.
10. I believe in heaven and hell.
11. My ultimate fantasy is to spend a year in Provence.
12. I like Roberto Benigni, Dustin Hoffman, and yes, Tom Hanks all because he completely, unerringly loves his wife.
13. I believe a wife separated from her husband should remain untangled or be reconciled.
14. I read Psycho as a thirteen year old girl and had a sleepless night aftewards.
15. I secretly believe I'm my father's favorite.
16. I love macadamia, hazel nuts and the smell of roasting cashew nuts.
17. I eat tonnes of the giant, pink citrus called pomelo to prevent fibroid growth.
18. I believe that the ultimate and unchanging standard of all truth and reality is found in God's word.
19. My favorite color is turning brown as I buy brown rice, brown muzcovado sugar and brown wheat bread.
20. A litlle orange sized fibroid in my uterus shrunk 2 cms after six months because I recommitted my life to the Lord, asked forgiveness for my rebellion, revoked the curses in my life and ate tonnes of them pomelos.
21. Mother says I was named after a beauty queen.
22. I never have the faintest memory that my mother ever hugged me as a child.
23. My only daughter is everything that I am not.
24. I strive to be a cool mum-in-law.
25. I buy ice cold fresh sugar cane juice in the market whenever I can.
26. I have six sisters.
27. I have a certain sadness in my heart.
28. The last time I ate cotton candy was when I was two and twenty.
29. I want to retire early so I can write a memoir, do cross-stitch and learn to garden.
30. I want to go fishing with my grandaughters Betina and Chloe.
30. I love hugging my grandchildren because they always smell sweet.
31. I hope my own kids will be closer to me more than ever before.
32. I miss the sound of rain and the sound of my own footsteps.
33. I want to teach Sunday School and adult bible study.
34. I love the changing seasons and the ber months when it is pleasantly cold.
35. I love waking up to a foggy morning.
36. I discovered the net only in 2005.
37. I want a bird bath in my front lawn and a teresa tree to attract sparrows.
38. Mum and I adopted a cat which Betina named Willy.
40. I want to see Lake Sebu in Mindanao.
41. I like the face of Natalie Portman.
42. I like coffee but I only drink half cup of it leaving the other half because I feel guilty.
43. The ultimate challenge I'm facing in life is to be an overcomer.
44. I have a virtual friend who has a slow growing cancer called polycithemia vera.
45. I want to have virtual friends from the remote vilages of China, Russia, Scandinavia, and France.
46. I want to cook maja or corn flour cake tomorrow.
47. Life begins at fifty as I am a late bloomer.
48. I dislike the film Falling in Love (Robert De Niro) as it's adultery simplified.
49. I don't forwad chain e-mails.
50. Sleepy now. Zzzzzzzzz...
1. My kids call me Meeeh, the way a little goat calls its own mother meeeh-meeeh!
2. My favorite expression is "Ay anak!" At least that's better than Ate Nora's "Ay kabayo!"
3. I recently purchased a pair of shoes called Miss Korea.
4. I can't afford Jimmy Choo.
5. I have a little bony growth on my forehead the size of a half chick pea which the doctor wanted to remove with a sander.
6. I recently enrolled on an 11 Saturdays Bible Study class to study the book of Exodus.
7. I have been waiting for a burgundy (almost black) colored wild flower to bloom again by the roadside where I used to jog so I can take photos of it.
9. I wanted to join flickr but I don't have a good camera.
10. I believe in heaven and hell.
11. My ultimate fantasy is to spend a year in Provence.
12. I like Roberto Benigni, Dustin Hoffman, and yes, Tom Hanks all because he completely, unerringly loves his wife.
13. I believe a wife separated from her husband should remain untangled or be reconciled.
14. I read Psycho as a thirteen year old girl and had a sleepless night aftewards.
15. I secretly believe I'm my father's favorite.
16. I love macadamia, hazel nuts and the smell of roasting cashew nuts.
17. I eat tonnes of the giant, pink citrus called pomelo to prevent fibroid growth.
18. I believe that the ultimate and unchanging standard of all truth and reality is found in God's word.
19. My favorite color is turning brown as I buy brown rice, brown muzcovado sugar and brown wheat bread.
20. A litlle orange sized fibroid in my uterus shrunk 2 cms after six months because I recommitted my life to the Lord, asked forgiveness for my rebellion, revoked the curses in my life and ate tonnes of them pomelos.
21. Mother says I was named after a beauty queen.
22. I never have the faintest memory that my mother ever hugged me as a child.
23. My only daughter is everything that I am not.
24. I strive to be a cool mum-in-law.
25. I buy ice cold fresh sugar cane juice in the market whenever I can.
26. I have six sisters.
27. I have a certain sadness in my heart.
28. The last time I ate cotton candy was when I was two and twenty.
29. I want to retire early so I can write a memoir, do cross-stitch and learn to garden.
30. I want to go fishing with my grandaughters Betina and Chloe.
30. I love hugging my grandchildren because they always smell sweet.
31. I hope my own kids will be closer to me more than ever before.
32. I miss the sound of rain and the sound of my own footsteps.
33. I want to teach Sunday School and adult bible study.
34. I love the changing seasons and the ber months when it is pleasantly cold.
35. I love waking up to a foggy morning.
36. I discovered the net only in 2005.
37. I want a bird bath in my front lawn and a teresa tree to attract sparrows.
38. Mum and I adopted a cat which Betina named Willy.
40. I want to see Lake Sebu in Mindanao.
41. I like the face of Natalie Portman.
42. I like coffee but I only drink half cup of it leaving the other half because I feel guilty.
43. The ultimate challenge I'm facing in life is to be an overcomer.
44. I have a virtual friend who has a slow growing cancer called polycithemia vera.
45. I want to have virtual friends from the remote vilages of China, Russia, Scandinavia, and France.
46. I want to cook maja or corn flour cake tomorrow.
47. Life begins at fifty as I am a late bloomer.
48. I dislike the film Falling in Love (Robert De Niro) as it's adultery simplified.
49. I don't forwad chain e-mails.
50. Sleepy now. Zzzzzzzzz...
Friday, September 21, 2007
Today's Wisdom from Above
We are only whole to the extent that we are experiencing His love everyday.
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