Josh' First Day of School

Josh was so excited because his siblings were already going to their school since the first day of June and every time I prepare packed lunch and snacks for them he'll ask me to pack his lunch also even if he'll just eat his lunch at home. Every Sunday he'll ask me if he'll go to school on Monday. Now he's so happy that finally he'll see his school and classmates again. As always I accompanied him on the first day so I can see his room, his teacher and his classmates.

Josh was a little bit observant when he entered the room, his room 'the yellow room' was his room since nursery, it's just a coincidence but it happened it's his room again this year. All his classmates were new to him, most came from other schools, his teacher is also new. When they got out of the room Josh told me that everything in there are new except him and the yellow room :-) Parents who heard him saying that laughed at his funny comments, he can be like that most of the times, he has some sense of humor over many things!

Just took some photos of him here with his buddies in his service vehicle, they stick together as unruly as always :-) Here's Josh with Carl and Danielle.

with bestfriend Carl

with service buddies Danielle and Carl

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Looking at the Sky on Friday - Mt. Makiling

This is a view from Luisa Ridge Resort looking at the sky atop Mt. Makiling. I was on top of the tallest cottage in the said resort and looking for nice views to keep in my photo collection. I was so lucky that after some clicks on my camera I was able to catch this single dry leaf passing by my camera as it slowly falls on the ground. I find this scene beautiful with a touch of dry leaf on the side.

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Happy With Direct TV Packages

Sometimes we need to change location because of the requirements of our job or our health. I have a friend who moved out of the city to settle in the province because his health needs a lot of improvement and he needs a fresher environment than their present residential location. If he didn’t do that his health might be at risk. For some of my colleagues at work the necessity to transfer their family becomes a main factor due to their job assignment. Our marketing manager in my work gave up her job to join her husband who received a major promotion on a different state job location. If her husband will not accept the branch transfer he will not be promoted. Our chances of success sometimes force us to make major decisions.

Moving out to a new place is not a sad thing after all as you’ll get to meet new neighbors and friends, see other beautiful places and widens your horizons. It’s actually an exciting thought especially if the place you’ve transferred has a lot of accommodations when it comes to basic necessities such as supermarket, church, school, park and other community places. It’s easier also if you’ll have a nice communication media such as telephone, internet, cable and TV service where you can have the best channels you had in your old residence. You will not feel homesick if you have the convenience of watching the same channels you have in your old home.

My auntie who transferred lately to California told me that she was so glad that she has continued her Direct TV in California. Now she will not miss her favorite channels she had in her old home. We have the same preferences in viewing like her favorite HBO, Cinemax and sport channels. You know with people who love watching movies and shows everyday it’s important that they continue having the best TV service and packages that they used to have. She’s satisfied with what Direct TV has to offer them in terms of sports, movies and local channels and because old people doesn’t want a lot of changes she’ll stick with it as long as she’s happy and contented.

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:WW : Silent Giggles

Happy WW! View more entries -> here.

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Reduce Stress the Christian Way

As a fulltime administrative officer in our company with multi-tasking job of a billing and collection officer, accounting supervisor and human resource officer it’s but normal to sometimes feel the stress in my mind and body. When I’m starting to feel the stress of my job I try to apply the Christian ways of reducing it so my life won’t be affected by what I feel. Stress is not a simple thing as it will also cause your heart, mind and body to malfunction. A friend of mine recently had her vertigo sickness surfaced because of too much stress. I shared her my ways of reducing stress whenever I feel it coming. To help us in our daily lives read this:

Pray, it’s the most important thing in our life. Prayers can move mountain so it’s easy to remove stress if you pray.

Go to bed early and get up on time so you can start the day unrushed – rushing can cause stress in us early in the morning so it’s better if we feel relax at the start of the day. As I have three kids who go to school early in the morning I see to it that I wake up 2 hours before their departure to cook and attend to their needs.

Take one day at a time and turn down projects that won’t fit to your schedule. I always tell my engineer brother who is into house construction to say no to projects that will compromise with his health and too much time. If the project requires him to travel far I told him to think it over before accepting.

Simplify and unclutter your life, if you have many tasks assigned to your department delegate some of the tasks to others that’s capable of doing it, believe me they will thank you for giving them the chance to prove themselves.

Pace yourself. Do and spread out hard projects over scheduled time, don’t try to finish it at once or you’ll be the one who’ll be finished. You might get sick, stressed or hospitalized. Sometimes less is more. Allow yourself extra time to do things, in this way you’ll enjoy your work.

Live within your means, don’t use credit cards on a whim. Don’t buy what you don’t need and do not need what you cannot buy, that’s what my parents told us when we’re just starting on our work. Simple living.

Be sure to have spare for the important things in your house like extra keys for your car or extra key for your house, backups on your computer files and etc. Some extras and spare things tend to loose tension because you’ll be able to use these extras on emergency times.

Less talk, less mistake or keeping your mouth shut once in awhile to prevent trouble.

Get enough rest, eat right and be organized. For your own feeling of satisfaction do something that you love best, if you’re like who wants to cook, enroll in a cooking or baking school and have fun while learning. Write down your thoughts and inspirations, it helps to unwind yourself you know!

Sit on your ego, forget your pride. Too much pride might swallow us.

More of this tomorrow!

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Looking At The Sky On Friday - Manila Zoo

The weather today is kinda stormy so photo shoot is not that good. I have to get my entry from my collection of photos. I took a shot on this from Manila Zoo while my kids were roaming around for their educational trip. The weather was good and the sun was shining so bright that morning. I just love how the tall building matched perfectly with the sky above.

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My Bes NewFound Love

Bes JennyL got herself a new blog and this time it’s a little different from her other sites. While her other blogs speaks about shopping, digital photography, digital scarapping this time it's a completely new idea. From the title itself “Intuitive Reasoning” you can gauge that you’ll be reading a lot more depth and feelings from a girl whose world is into photography. She’ll be shedding more thoughts and insights here sharing her experiences and of course her beloved photos. JennyL will still share her beautiful shots here. Visit her blog and join in her new found love.

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I Am Snow

You Are Snow

You are peaceful and calm. You are able to enjoy each moment. You have a pure, gentle spirit. People automatically trust you. You have a playful, adventurous spirit. You still feel like a kid. You are able to find the joy in any situation. You are blissful.

Are You Rain or Snow?

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This is to note that some of my posts here are paid reviews and articles. These may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content.

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Looking at the Sky on Friday - Sunset at Marabella Resort

This is the sunset over the top of Marabella Resort in Antipolo, Rizal. I've attended the wedding of my niece Crisna and can't resist to take a snapshot of this beautiful and captivating scenery. I love sunset and whenever I see good angle I took pictures just to remember the glorious beauty of God's creation.

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God Changed My Life

I was reminiscing about 17 years ago when my soul is searching for a kind of spiritual fulfillment, at that time I can’t fully understand what I’m seeking for. I don’t want to attend the regular mass anymore because I can’t seem to feel a personal closeness to God during those ceremonies. I started to frequent adoration chapel instead of going to regular mass and there I found peace and felt closer to Him. But it doesn’t end there because I seek more. Then one relaxing morning while I was having breakfast with my brother we had some sharing on God’s word and it has become a habit for us every morning, I was on an afternoon shift then so I guess it fits us well.

That word sharing extended to an invitation to attend their church fellowship and that first Sunday that I attended the fellowship service marked my birth renewal spiritually. I finally found what my soul is seeking for, my spirit was renewed and whole being was changed day by day through God’s help. Being a born-again Christian is not a bed of roses as you’ll have persecution on the way from your friends, relatives and sometimes from your loved ones. I was lucky to have a family that understands me and we all became born-again Christian.

The road led me to a simple life that centers on God’s word depending not on man’s reasoning but on His wisdom. Simplicity deprived us of the things that we grew up on like extravagance, vices, spending on traditional habits like fiesta and some other things that we don’t actually need in our life. I had a change of wardrobe and physical looks, change of lifestyle, change of priorities and a completely changed perspective in life. There are a lot of criticisms but the glory of living my life with Jesus paid it all.

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School Shopping

It’s going to be a busy week ahead of us as my two girls will be going to school next week and our weekend on this coming Saturday is of course a special as it’s my dear mom’s birthday. We didn’t invite anyone but I know many would be there for her birthday. We’ve finished buying complete school supplies for my three kids and they’ve already sorted out their new school things.

They’re actually excited about opening of classes and I think parents are more pressured whenever the classes opened. You have to allocate budget for school supplies, bags, shoes, uniform, books and tuition fees. It’s a good thing that I have saved my online earnings for the previous month that’s why I don’t have to get it from our monthly office salaries.

We had our Sunday fellowship in the morning and during lunch break we headed to SM to buy shoes and bags for my two little ladies, of course Josh was excited too. I was glad that I was able to get good item discounts and deals, I got 60% off on limited stocks on the chosen items of Ruth and Gen, just the right timing. Happy about their new school bags and shoes we dropped by Jollibee to have some ice cream and ice craze.

See them here:

At SM Mall

At National Bookstore (previous weekend)

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