RaIN

i love rainy day
it offers me a lot of things
laid-back day
laid-back mood
laid back me :)

Mark Harris' in Manila

 We watched Mark Harris' concert last Sunday after our Sunday service.
It was such a great experience, the moment was very overwhelming . Been blessed to be one of those people to feel what i felt , it was indescribable.

My tears were keep falling down my cheeks that I had to hide my face. :)

It was such a blessed moment and I was so lucky to be part of it and i can say .. it made our Father's Day Celebration complete!


 (Too bad wasn't able to upload some of the videos I took :(    )

" life is short... live life to the fullest "

I couldn't believe what I saw on the news. A one-year old child, hit by a stray bullet while sleeping in the middle of the night.

May narinig daw na ingay sa bubong yung mother ng bata . Di pinansin ng mag-asawa , kala nila wala lang , then the mother saw a hole sa ceiling nila and the father saw his one-year old son, na naliligo sa sarili nyang dugo. 

It was a shocking news. I know , this is not the first time, na nangyari ito, pero sa isang taong gulang na natutulog lang... I cant put into words kung ano ang naramdaman ko. As a mother, I know how painful it is to be in the mother's situation. 

This made me realize how short life is here on earth. I know its passe to say " life is short, live life to the fullest ".

Ilang beses na nating narinig ito at ilang beses na rin nating sinabi ito sa sarili naten at maaaring sa ibang tao rin . 

But do we really know how short our lives are ? How fast the clock is tickling? Are we really living our lives to the fullest? How can we say we are?

No one can really answer the last two questions except ourselves, coz we have different definitions on " living life to the fullest " . 

Naalala ko tuloy yung prayer ng anak ko pag matutulog na kame. 

Thank you Lord for the world so sweet 

Thank you Lord for the bird that sings

Thank you Lord for the food we eat 

Thank you Lord for everything. Amen .

Nung first time kong marinig to , parang wala lang, was just a common "baby prayer" .  Pero lately , " narinig " ko na sya. The very essence of the prayer. BE GRATEFUL coz we are still here on earth...moving, feeling, sensing, laughing , living and blessed . 

And yes..... " life is short... live life to the fullest " 

Happy Father's day!!! Need I say more?

Happy Father's day!!!


Bigla lang akong nacurious kung saan, kailan at pano nagkaroon ng Father's Day celebration . 
Ayon sa wikipedia.com , Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in many countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honoring mothers.


Nagsimula daw ang actual father's day celebration noong  July 5, 1908 sa Fairmont, West Virginia. Ito ay inoorganize ni  Mrs. Grace Golden Clayton upang icelebrate ang mga 210 father's na namatay sa  Monongah Mining disaster noong 1907. Pinili nya ang 3rd sunday of June, dahil  itop ang pinakamalapit na date sa birthday ng kanyang amang namatay ... and the rest is history.


Imagine, nagmula sa pag-alala sa mga namatay, pero ngayun, sine-celebrate ng mga buhay.
So , i guess, malinaw ang mensahe ng Father's Day . It's about life and the celebration of life. 


I've lost my father when he was 44, it was a sudden death, so unexpected. 
Loosing a father is " pain " . Pero sa katulad ko na hindi nagkaroon ng "alomost-perfect" relationship sa isang ama, hindi lang sya pain .. kundi isa rin syang regret. 
Kaya sana habang buhay sila, damdamin sana natin ang presensya nila at habang buhay tayo , iparamdam din naman naten sa kanila ang ating presensya para maramdaman naten ang totoong Selebrasyon ng mga Ama. 


Happy Father's Day!!! Need I say more?

Praise God everywhere in the Philippines

I have come across an article sa CNN.com titled My Faith: How saying a blessing changed my secular family's meals  , its about , saying grace before meal.Yung writer ay nagkwento tungkol sa kanyang  3-year old daughter who taught her the idea of saying the blessing bago sila kumain. Ang gustong iemphasize ng writer dito is , kung magpapasalamat ka sa mga grasyang natatanggap mo ,it doesnt have to mention GOD .Pwedeng mo daw pasalamatan ang mga magsasakang nagtanim at umani ng mga gulay at bigas na nasa hapag-kainan naten,  ang mga tindera na nagtitinda ng mga pagkaing binibili naten , ang mga driver ng trucks na nagbibyahe ng mga kalakal na binibili natin . Wow! seriousy ? May , mga tao pala talagang ganito ang way of thinking. Pero mas lalo akong naging interesado sa mga komento ng mga nagbasa ng article nato. I was so SHOCKED . Shocked na totoo palang may mga taong hindi naniniwala sa Diyos or yung mga atheists , mga taong naniniwalang walang Diyos or yung mga agnostics , mga taong hindi naniniwala sa relihiyon or may ibang paniniwala.
I remember, there was even  a comment na , pang-momolestya daw when you ask a student to pray in a public school, and sa US daw accordnig connectgroup lider namen, you cant worship in a public place or else , madedemanda ka, now i can say it's true pala talaga.
Ngayun ko narerealize ang palaging sinasabe ni  Pstr. David Sumrall, na we are so lucky to be living in this country, where we can praise and worship God anywhere. The first time i heard him saying that, napaisip ako na , pwede naman talagang iworship si God anywhere, but now i realize i was wrong nang mabasa ko ang mga comments sa article na to.
Now, what i'm trying to say is , Pastor Sumrall is right. I should be thankful living in a third-world-country whose God is first class. Na may Diyos na , pwede mong sambahin at purihin , kahit san , kahit kailan.

ACV

At dahil nga sakitin ako, im starting to get conscious ... or should i say ...health-conscious ...really?
I've tried so may different herbal supplements, gadgets etc. Well, siguro at some point, nakatulong sila, kaya lang problema saken, madali akong mainip, at walang akong consistency. Papalit-palit. Pero infairness, nag-improve naman talaga ang immune system ko from taking those supplements. 
Pero recently, my husband introduced to me another " alternative medecine/supplement " , ang Apple Cider Vinegar or ACV.

 Pero hindi rin naman ako naniwala agad , although , matagal ko nang naririnig na ang ACV ay magandang alternative med , lalo na sa acid reflux , which I incidentally have. So , i contacted my bestfriend google and we did my research. Then I have discovered the wonders of ACV :) . I've checked several websites , like about.com, at lahat ng sites na nagpublish ng article about ACV , ay may common denominator. ITS GOOD FOR THE HEALTH. Marami syang mga benefits at ilan dito ang mga ff :

• nakakatulong sa mga diabetics - kase according to about.com , at iko-quote ko na lang " 
  in a 2007 study published inDiabetes Care, researchers found that type 2 diabetes patients who consumed two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar at bedtime showed favorable changes in blood sugar levels the following morning
• Sa cholesterol naman - again i qoute "
  Published in the British Journal of Nutrition, a 2006 study found that rats fed acetic acid for 19 days had a significant reduction in total cholesterol and triglyceride levels" 
• Weight Loss - eto ang favorite part ko sa lahat ng nalaman ko, sa article na nabasa ko "
  There is limited scientific support for the claim that apple cider vinegar can promote weight loss. However, one small study (published in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry in 2009) found that obese people who consumed acetic acid daily for 12 weeks experienced significant decreases in body weight, abdominal fat, waist circumference, and triglycerides. In tests on mice, another 2009 study (published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry) found that acetic acid may help prevent the buildup of body fat and certain liver fats.

O diba, napakagandang mga revelations. Ilan lang yan sa mga benefits na nabasa ko about ACV. Di nga lang kagandahan ang lasa, but WHO CARES! Tingnan mo na lang ang mga benefits, and never mind the taste. 

the weather today :)

today.. im soo loving the weather because....

it's so inviting ...

so relaxing ....

soothing ...

  good mood...

happy...

sarap magkape..... :)