tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172218208603702692024-02-01T22:01:38.353-08:00The Blah Blah NotebookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15713tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817221820860370269.post-25863139070983755672023-10-09T08:06:00.004-07:002023-10-09T08:06:24.954-07:00SILENCE IS MY FRIEND<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">SILENCE </span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">is my friend… I’m comfortable with it. It energizes me. And I enjoy it. .
It calms me when I’m angry. It heals me when I’m tired. It grounds me when
pray. I desperately long for it whenever I’m overwhelmed with life’s busy-ness.
And whenever we meet, it never fails to amaze me. Posible ra jud diay mu-storya
kas-a in a day or none at all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://images.freeimages.com/images/large-previews/46f/silence-1189377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 24px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="800" height="366" src="https://images.freeimages.com/images/large-previews/46f/silence-1189377.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18pt;">Years ago, my best friend broke up with her boyfriend. Her
boyfriend cheated on her and got someone else pregnant. Uy! Chismis! She called
crying and pouring her heart out, and so the next day, I went to her boarding
house. And we spent the whole day in silence. Well, there’s the sound of her
crying from time to time but I didn’t say a thing. I can’t say “It’s okay,
because obviously it’s not!” and there are no words I could say that could make
her feel better during that time. I’m not qualified to give her any
relationship advice. Years later, she got married to another guy. I visited
their home and she told me how she appreciated that day we spent in </span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18pt;">Silence</b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18pt;">.
She was just thankful that even when we didn’t say a thing, she was comforted.
“uuh” That taught me that Silence can also be as powerful as words.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; text-align: justify;">But wait there’s more, that’s not the only thing I learned
about Silence. Joining Toastmasters, I also learned how silence or pauses help
in delivering speeches. For someone like who gets nervous whenever I face a
crowd, I tend to rush everything. I would start confident kunuhay but in the
middle of the speech, I’m already thinking “kanus-a pa man ko mahuman uy!” and
that pushes me to rush my speech and when I’m done, I’d sit there back in my
seat and gihangak na ko. And so, as I listened to speakers and evaluators here,
and read through our pathways, Silence taught me how to breathe. That it’s okay
to take pauses between talks. It’s okay to pause and let the audience react.
And lastly, it’s fine to take pauses to organize forgotten lines.</span></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's going to be hard. To incorporate silence in a setting
that requires one to make a sound but reality is, words are best heard in
silence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">SILENCE </span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">is indeed my friend and I look forward to more lessons it would teach me
in the future. Hopefully, except Silent treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p>
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</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817221820860370269.post-32983454899901643442022-07-18T01:58:00.001-07:002022-07-18T01:59:30.053-07:00ILOCOS SAYS: 10 Random Thoughts I had in Ilocos<p>As a treat for my 31st birthday, I decided to finally go for a solo trip to the North. Last Thursday, after having lunch with my brother, I then went on a journey to Luzon.</p><p>For today's entry, here are another 10 Random Thoughts of an awkward traveller after a long travel hiatus due to the pandemic.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-frIdar_Y0O-q3bOKfXvy90bGY2JZcZ2MchXGFyK5mYYLbMvvPLynFAxNMDRttd5PWbNF6s5aJzA7tyziAaUNA4iV2oIvsQsNE9tVfhN_P_ZQdM0mQFTHIRkry_F9WvL2gS332mUG1HB90YDmes-_e_ZDTPr8cq9JCT5dHpEh9u7hmC28D2O1nGWOsQ/s1080/20220712_190534_0000.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-frIdar_Y0O-q3bOKfXvy90bGY2JZcZ2MchXGFyK5mYYLbMvvPLynFAxNMDRttd5PWbNF6s5aJzA7tyziAaUNA4iV2oIvsQsNE9tVfhN_P_ZQdM0mQFTHIRkry_F9WvL2gS332mUG1HB90YDmes-_e_ZDTPr8cq9JCT5dHpEh9u7hmC28D2O1nGWOsQ/w640-h640/20220712_190534_0000.png" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BREATHE. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's the freest thing to do. Pinaka-basic (basic-kest? 🙄😕🤔🤭?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Basin sa kadaghan nimung ginathink ba kay malimot kag ginhawa. Reklamo ka nga gihangak ka, when in fact, nalimot lang kag ginhawa. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When things are overwhelming, taking a breath loosens things up. It frees your chest, lungs, muscles ug uban pa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ayaw pagdali. Inhale sa... sa malawom... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">as if ba nagpacheck-up ka or nagpa-Xray ba kaha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ug labaw sa tanan, as we breathe,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. - Psalm 150:6</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6Q0d_wPEWnwWgdOx9buwm1ruwVwu6ENhgR8gRNhSabXdj5fkU6h2hf_5KdRgflAJbSr1bIcr3DoxZhG_TfOHDMZHCgJadZRJHS-vpiLIp-qajDZKQiAOOY7mOVQhlhFcRFV52a-ZzP0lHIwdgIpUEcaXE9yxDh0GjgfoRCGdsOPpjGnNOPv5K5jPkQ/s1080/20220712_190534_0001.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6Q0d_wPEWnwWgdOx9buwm1ruwVwu6ENhgR8gRNhSabXdj5fkU6h2hf_5KdRgflAJbSr1bIcr3DoxZhG_TfOHDMZHCgJadZRJHS-vpiLIp-qajDZKQiAOOY7mOVQhlhFcRFV52a-ZzP0lHIwdgIpUEcaXE9yxDh0GjgfoRCGdsOPpjGnNOPv5K5jPkQ/w640-h640/20220712_190534_0001.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TRY AGAIN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 years ago, I was commissioned to do a painting of a sunset, pambackground sa heron figurine. That was the last painting I did nga nahuman jud nako. I did another one, a Koi painting pero wa nako nahuman, and I called it "Unfinished Business". The next attempts were watercolor paintings and same... unfinished. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we arrived sa Pagudpod at 1pm, I was instantly drawn to view of the beach... Surprisingly, it looks familiar. Siyempre, di jud 100% exactly the same... but the rocky beach and surrounding mountains automatically reminded me of that painting. Who would've thought I'll be able to be in a place that I only imagined 2 years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I failed to take a sunset picture (and failed to take a dip as well kay nakatulog ko 😭😭), but I woke up the next morning to this beautiful sunrise telling me, it's time to take that brush again...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's try again 😉.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(☺ dramaha ani ba)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPUDwMtq-2RAl4v0nk7u5bU_jW4As33uz623IjdHnwxlTv5x-UiFGbdanc53Is3OSZPOIVoAJfvzTL4qJUa2W6GjOVXpf4bOhXgjd139ByDxu-cVkc4kfVfuo6BcDkglgQzDdN49SAdjo1HF_kr43mzqrREpWVJlvGia1Dm8GIUlX0xNPD6id9r2T6g/s1080/20220712_190534_0004.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPUDwMtq-2RAl4v0nk7u5bU_jW4As33uz623IjdHnwxlTv5x-UiFGbdanc53Is3OSZPOIVoAJfvzTL4qJUa2W6GjOVXpf4bOhXgjd139ByDxu-cVkc4kfVfuo6BcDkglgQzDdN49SAdjo1HF_kr43mzqrREpWVJlvGia1Dm8GIUlX0xNPD6id9r2T6g/w640-h640/20220712_190534_0004.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">DON'T BURN BRIDGES</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Connections... while some are healthy, some needs to be disconnected. Labi na when it's toxic and unhealthy sa atong heart, mind, body and soul. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But when disconnecting, is it really necessary to burn bridges?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sitting on this barricade, I thought...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why burn when I can just close it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are my reasons why iclose na lang:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">• To avoid scars/pollution</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">🤭 burning sounds like there too much hatred, mess and pain. (Insert Zach Tabudlo: Masakit kahit walang nanakit 🎶🎶). I can't imagine accidentally coming across someone nga gisunugan na nakog tulay and then picture a ruined piece of agriculture (joke lang, Architecture bitaw). Di ba? Okay naman ka, why grudge beh?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">• When necessary (in case necessary lang jud), basin diay you encounter a similar situation, pwede ra pod marevisit ang barricade sa bridge, pang-RRL (Review of Related Lessons). Bakit sinara? Anyare, beh?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">• For a possible repair. Basin diay maybe. Naay mausab nga change 😅. We may not be able to 100% revert to ang nakaraan, but we can be civil and give chance for a fresh start. Abe pa lang pusong bato ta. We're called to forgive sad baya and in the process, have peace with ourselves. Pero if di jud mada, edi iclose lang sa pud. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">• 1Cor13:4-5. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> - how are we suppose to love when we already burned bridges? 🙄 🎤🎤🎤 Mic Drop... bammm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3bJAyZVwfwL9dhDXioNB9Z1GSdg9QoLrshTzJ3WXHhKtvPb4MPFuwl4nWInpGcZjeydAYYJ3VfnXCh2KyH1MwweC9Bfl9Ms0ClTg5FXooGZAcQUM-HHCmKN01LmOM_xDSiEZsXWKDVbtpRCyQmWMUWJGowO-pPhlmx5nLKHdzQ2fr2QH6WnN3dtyAQ/s1080/20220712_190534_0005.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3bJAyZVwfwL9dhDXioNB9Z1GSdg9QoLrshTzJ3WXHhKtvPb4MPFuwl4nWInpGcZjeydAYYJ3VfnXCh2KyH1MwweC9Bfl9Ms0ClTg5FXooGZAcQUM-HHCmKN01LmOM_xDSiEZsXWKDVbtpRCyQmWMUWJGowO-pPhlmx5nLKHdzQ2fr2QH6WnN3dtyAQ/w640-h640/20220712_190534_0005.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">KEEP CALM</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kung asa man ka karon, there's still a long way ahead of you. Longer than this 1.3 km Patapat Bridge pa jud... so keep calm and be exactly where you are! Enjoy your season</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nagtoo mog taas nig caption? KALMA! Mao ra juy point ani.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdGmJbPfj1MnnIGEFyfJJ21Y7CovT5Ah8X3mi5YpYzbE7TMvGO0sGANsxIeVnNHcN0Dc8ciz3Ko0sw7FUTS1-mswvtLBQ6vX6AGHvvCkV6aIb_yUdEzQuuoaImXNmkuZmpLFoDKDEwIz0tkrcpDgO9nXHT5XUx9FpZ2fHH2VtPxjhdDFOOKhlwX41_A/s1080/20220712_190534_0003.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdGmJbPfj1MnnIGEFyfJJ21Y7CovT5Ah8X3mi5YpYzbE7TMvGO0sGANsxIeVnNHcN0Dc8ciz3Ko0sw7FUTS1-mswvtLBQ6vX6AGHvvCkV6aIb_yUdEzQuuoaImXNmkuZmpLFoDKDEwIz0tkrcpDgO9nXHT5XUx9FpZ2fHH2VtPxjhdDFOOKhlwX41_A/w640-h640/20220712_190534_0003.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">IT'S OKAY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Explore. Try new things. Meet new people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to make mistakes sometimes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(ayaw lang pod pakasala, of course 🤭)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to travel solo or by group (di ra prerequisite nga by pair, di ni xa ballroom)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to talk to strangers and listen to their stories...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to stutter when talking. Okay ra jud masayop ug grammar or mahirapan sa kalisod sa tagalog. Okay ra magloading</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to laugh at corny dad jokes, or cry out of frustrations, nganong di man aq nakadiscover ani nga joke? 🤣😂🤣</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to have own conference meeting with self 😅🤣</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to have tired days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to have hyper days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay to be carefree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's okay... it's okay...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bahala unsay storya sa uban... basta love ko ni Lord. Everything's okay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ZFSeSiDIFBhDVGBEm9x3eCph6EIPc-0_PWg43-Mw6XASSw6_dsI76V-JrpRdpwsB7F-O4VAA17_BisTwHFuoAfL0Y_dCXcb60NEGtdj1SJaMVdqqpP5wYSdYkfNzYRAm11hJVz0H0DpeAi7Uwe6RfPFoMq2sPfA-mGDGu4IlbtPZ2Qjn64y8kruAg/s1080/20220712_190455_0010.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ZFSeSiDIFBhDVGBEm9x3eCph6EIPc-0_PWg43-Mw6XASSw6_dsI76V-JrpRdpwsB7F-O4VAA17_BisTwHFuoAfL0Y_dCXcb60NEGtdj1SJaMVdqqpP5wYSdYkfNzYRAm11hJVz0H0DpeAi7Uwe6RfPFoMq2sPfA-mGDGu4IlbtPZ2Qjn64y8kruAg/w640-h640/20220712_190455_0010.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">GO, GET INSURED!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hold on! Life is bumpy ride!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Riding on a 4x4 in our Sand Dunes Adventure, we couldn't help but shout sa kakuyaw sa ride. Bumpy na, naa pay slopes nga makabilin ug kalag. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mapanakit na ride that all of us were already complaining as we bump side to side. Pero katawa ra gihapon. Nasakitan na gani, katawa ra gihapon 🙄 (Insert Oh Caraga: Gahig'O... gahig'o 🎶🎶)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One even joked na basin nawala na iyang ribs. I was already thinking about reviewing my policy 🤦♀️😂. Someone must be thinking the same kay the next thing kay we laughed harder when someone said, "Covered naman to ng insurance, di ba?" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">😅🤣😂</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cliche as it sounds but, life is a bumpy ride. Therefore, di pwedeng ang rides/car lang ang naay insurance unya ang driver ug ang pasahero wala... wow ha! Lord, paconvert na lang ko to sports car, yung red. 😅</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. Financial Advisor friends, feel free to comment your deets, basin naay reader mukuhag policy... 😅</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMDlgcE423FXlXlW-8_YUnPLABpLwf6oTUo-1KObT1AB-y8DyoYSg2lddfm3Hu7OZyY7MuMxdhecNw8UfLa0WQyYS7f2WtQtr_BsuHFVi1leqRumMaKkvcpBeygOot0idoc3y0MiQYMq9l-igzcGavzTmkmhVQZkY6Q5z_sp5LScddqHRRS8JKcQnEg/s1080/20220712_190534_0007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMDlgcE423FXlXlW-8_YUnPLABpLwf6oTUo-1KObT1AB-y8DyoYSg2lddfm3Hu7OZyY7MuMxdhecNw8UfLa0WQyYS7f2WtQtr_BsuHFVi1leqRumMaKkvcpBeygOot0idoc3y0MiQYMq9l-igzcGavzTmkmhVQZkY6Q5z_sp5LScddqHRRS8JKcQnEg/w640-h640/20220712_190534_0007.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">GIVE YOUR INNER CHILD A TREAT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If there's a sorbetes capital of the country (maybe there is pero wa ko kabalo where), I'd say Vigan is the place to be. Sorbetero here, sorbetero there, sorbeteros everywhere and sino ba naman ako to refuse the child in me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In an age na Mr. DIY, Daiso and Japan Homes are considered happy place, deserve po nating sumaya with little things like Dirty Icecream. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A happy inner kid brings out energy to an introverted tita like me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We may have different backgrounds, but I'm sure that you're inner child also deserves a treat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjzb64zkHU_QEmzt0_-rYqkqjZmEhIBqO6vhuIUxAB9DeQTDeZdEcRsy9plw9peF7BfrywsWY8z4NNWfOH6gOXIcnif_weaYsnx5FblTa4ytxwCc2UbU_iZb05bVKeK5MA1e9OzSFGEZkEw-TWAY99wI19B0s5KNhQ0H7sQfuOxFJp0rhd12dcuC1tQ/s1080/20220712_195608_0000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjzb64zkHU_QEmzt0_-rYqkqjZmEhIBqO6vhuIUxAB9DeQTDeZdEcRsy9plw9peF7BfrywsWY8z4NNWfOH6gOXIcnif_weaYsnx5FblTa4ytxwCc2UbU_iZb05bVKeK5MA1e9OzSFGEZkEw-TWAY99wI19B0s5KNhQ0H7sQfuOxFJp0rhd12dcuC1tQ/w640-h640/20220712_195608_0000.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not enough to just enjoy your season! You also need to bloom. </p><p>If you're a tree, bear fruit. </p><p>If you're a fruit, be a fruit salad... ganern... 😅</p><p>Kidding aside... you're not planted in that season just to enjoy. To enjoy is part of it, yes but only when you bloom and bear fruit will you multiply. </p><p>So whichever season you are in right now, bloom there.</p><p>If you're single, galingan mong maging single. Wag marupok. Hindi ka na mag.eenjoy, di ka pa magbobloom.</p><p>If you're married, galingan mong maging husband/wife. You are building a family and a community.</p><p>If you're a student, galingan mong maging student. All your hardships will pay off when finally, ginalive na nimu imong profession.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh69aB7kZUuOcjtOYVcPOaLyzAeuxxG-LRT540fNU-Nsuvm6EX9k95hVQ08Xm8L7pZQA4mDx1RoUBDvJIyCj8W_muAgKP2fkol7FtG_ABKXqgBWfZ4NJvavmGroeyE4eAfUKTXhtZL9O2k9DuGCO8-mieRwfXb4iJgJ1I69_kHDu4U8RRe25BIhMtDw/s1080/20220712_190455_0009.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh69aB7kZUuOcjtOYVcPOaLyzAeuxxG-LRT540fNU-Nsuvm6EX9k95hVQ08Xm8L7pZQA4mDx1RoUBDvJIyCj8W_muAgKP2fkol7FtG_ABKXqgBWfZ4NJvavmGroeyE4eAfUKTXhtZL9O2k9DuGCO8-mieRwfXb4iJgJ1I69_kHDu4U8RRe25BIhMtDw/w640-h640/20220712_190455_0009.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>TRUST YOUR GUIDE</p><p><br /></p><p>🔔Fun Fact: "Kapurpurawan" means white in Ilocano language.</p><p><br /></p><p>Going to Kapurpurawan Rock Formation, tourist are offered to ride on a horse. (Haciendera feels)</p><p>On our way back from the rock formation, gipadagan sa guide ang kabayo 🐎🐎🐎 </p><p><br /></p><p>And being the Pentium 1 Roseby that I am, I was too speechless. I just held my breath, fliptopped in my head and nagpatawag ug urgent conference meeting. </p><p><br /></p><p>Me1: Ingna si Kuya, slow down...</p><p>Me2: unsaon pagtranslate sa tagalog?</p><p>Me3: weeeh... mura tag naa sa historical k-drama... hiyaaah</p><p>Me1: kuyaw man</p><p>Me4: Gurl, basin nalimot ka, Guide na imong kuyog. Gunit ra. Di ra ka maunsa...</p><p>Me2: reminder pd dai, you're writing guides for a living. Di ka malain ug di musalig imong reader bisan kapila na na nareview imo guide?</p><p>Me1: Di lang gud ta maninood!</p><p>Me3: Mugunit ka diha or magtranslate pa ka?</p><p>Me4: Salig lang sa guide gurl.</p><p>Me1: Ok. Meeting adjourned.</p><p>Nakanotice guro c Kuya kay nag-asked xa, "Ok ka lang, mam?"</p><p>Mitubag ra sad ko. "Ok, lang kuya! I trust you!" CHAAAAARRR 😅😅😅😅 JOOOKEEEE!!!</p><p>Gitagalog sad nako, in the end, nakatranslate ra sad q... "Ok lang kuya! Kaw na bahala. Kabisado mo naman. Tiwala lang po!" </p><p>😅🤣 Taasa sa chika, but the point is Guides exist to help us better experience things. We are called to respond with trust. Karon, if naa tay trust issues... lisod jud 😔, mahaba-habang conference meeting yan. For you nga naay trust issues, I pray for your healing and I pray that may your trust to God erase all your doubts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR3c1xDWVHEIVNHMSQi6XOoJYMw09MWiJr79Ux-kk9dRp8WMgZ2hHJ4cCG3oosCwPWCxRgArOY8z_6cnFxLAoOeKQpQiBvLsqV-5CnrYTC8QEqKvKeT0CyrwWKDT486tchsXyOAUEhQEd7z2rHQ_ttbOBYPn4UtDdMwy9oQ1UayRYtFh2cXh5M5tgqQ/s1080/20220712_190455_0008.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR3c1xDWVHEIVNHMSQi6XOoJYMw09MWiJr79Ux-kk9dRp8WMgZ2hHJ4cCG3oosCwPWCxRgArOY8z_6cnFxLAoOeKQpQiBvLsqV-5CnrYTC8QEqKvKeT0CyrwWKDT486tchsXyOAUEhQEd7z2rHQ_ttbOBYPn4UtDdMwy9oQ1UayRYtFh2cXh5M5tgqQ/w640-h640/20220712_190455_0008.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>BE A LIGHT</p><p><br /></p><p>Matthew 5:16</p><p>Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.</p><p><br /></p><p>Amazing how everywhere I travel, I'm reminded to be a light. Magsuot na guro kog flashlight headband sunod. </p><p><br /></p><p>Everything we do reflects the love we have received that allowed us to love in return. And by loving, we shine and glorify The One who taught us to love. </p><p><br /></p><p>Di ra baya required ang mahalon nga skin care to glow and shine. Ang importante ay mahalagang may puso ang kasing-kasing...</p><p><br /></p><p>(Corny ra, Bai🤦♀️)</p><p>Bitaw uy, padayon sa paghigugma, mga maanyag nga anak ni Lord!</p><p>
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</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817221820860370269.post-55278725295004027152022-07-05T19:30:00.000-07:002022-07-05T19:30:14.086-07:00Bitter Toast 😅<div>Here's a random poem I found sa kaban. 🤣</div><div><br /></div><div>Insert Zack Tabudlo (Asan Ka Na Ba?):</div><div>Masakit kahit walang nananakit... 😅</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeBz-54mfIQ1LAfGMMy9-DSIj-6TPj2J07u9_4Wnyv3ImbuM8jZJjI7qhtxaOs0atBYZ4KuwsJeuEjhAmwdQl4JU2a6tfRbwLVgLnqsGBBbZHlqHgbftcxczt6svNg8sWBgW7ohC-qsLNDXADL185VfvgBdqLc1fi0xMJbXEu9QV_aQ5ZQDTLEpTAWQ/s5472/photos-by-lanty-QupD32n3bGQ-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeBz-54mfIQ1LAfGMMy9-DSIj-6TPj2J07u9_4Wnyv3ImbuM8jZJjI7qhtxaOs0atBYZ4KuwsJeuEjhAmwdQl4JU2a6tfRbwLVgLnqsGBBbZHlqHgbftcxczt6svNg8sWBgW7ohC-qsLNDXADL185VfvgBdqLc1fi0xMJbXEu9QV_aQ5ZQDTLEpTAWQ/w640-h427/photos-by-lanty-QupD32n3bGQ-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image from <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/QupD32n3bGQ?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink" target="_blank">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div>Here's to leading me on<div>Telling everyone you cared, </div><div>only to call it wrong.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's to all late night talks</div><div>Saying it's all effort</div><div>And then calling it hoax.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's to all the confusing updates</div><div>I didn't ask for</div><div>I hope you enjoyed the dragging tour</div><div>Disappear like a ghost</div><div>No goodbyes, just sneaky departure.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you're happier now</div><div>Relaying all the jokes I made</div><div>And sharing the songs I originally shared.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers to recycling memories with someone else!</div><div>Salamat sa lahat, pakasaya ka.</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0