Greetings for Charlotte

happy birthday te jen!

it has been years but our memories are still so vivid in my mind.

miss you so much. see you and the rest of your fam soon.

luv yah! mwah!

Cooling Down the Gangnam Style

Hello November!

this is how we bond....

this is how we spend time and have fun...

this is what keeps us together...

What is LOVE?

i asked some of my friends earlier today a random question: WHAT IS LOVE? oh yeah.. this may seem like a simple one but trust me, this will definitely make you think a hundred times when thrown at you. so why did i ask such question? some asked me if i am into some deep shit again or did i catch cupid's arrow for the nth time. it's both a yes and a no. i am always in love -- in love with love, in love with falling in love, in love with life. and i won't deny, i  have been a love-believer ever since. that's the reason why i'm stuck at the moment for who knows til when. the question just came to me in an instant. maybe there is a guiding force that wants me to ponder on things and somewhat learn in the process..

so WHAT IS LOVE?

as per wikipedia's definition:

Love is an emotion of a strong affection and personal attachment. Love is also said to be a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection —"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".Love may describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one's self or animals.

but will this definition be enough? definitely not. i believe one's definition of LOVE varies accordingly. 

for kids - who would ever forget the famous line "GOD is LOVE." ?

during high school days - who did not answer "LOVE is like a bubble gum, kung mupilit makabuang." on a friend's autograph?

for a more mature definition - "LOVE is UNCONDITIONAL" uhmmmm... 

somebody's definition of  love will somewhat show how he has experienced love and to what level of maturity he has gained. cos in the course of getting into a relationship, falling deeply in love, experiencing a breakup, trying to move on and finally reaching the moved on part...one's definition of love will never be the same. 

here are some of the definitions i got today:

"Love knows no reasons. Love knows no lies. Love defies all reasons. Love has no eyes. Love is not blind... it sees, but it doesn't mind. Love doesn't seek what's not there. Love accepts all pains to bear. Love that doesn't die is love we can't see. Love is just waiting for someone even if it turns to an empty sea." - Thayk Ferols

"Love is an unconditional acceptance of another person for everything.. not perfect, bittersweet." - Patty

"Read 1 Corinthians 13... Love is the fulfillment of all things. Love is unconditional... no ifs, no buts, no could-haves nor should-haves. It is giving without expecting something in return. Knowing that it doesn't have to be a two-way stree. It is forgiving and forgetting. It is the fulfillment of all things... Isn't this what life is for? To live is to love?... The most loving person is the happiest. let's spread the love girl." - Lucienne

"Love is patient.Love is kind... Corinthians ;-) ...It does not envy. It does not boast, it is not proud... Love is not self-seeking... Always protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres." - Ghedi 

 "Love is accepting who the person is. Love is compromising - meeting half-way. Love is not selfish and possessive. 1 Corinthians 13:4" - Kakai Piloto

 "Read 1 Corinthians 13" - Simsimi

"Love should be unconditional. Not selfish. Love is forgiving. Love is trust. Even if you don't say it often to the one you love, you both know it's there just by showing each other that you care." - Jen White

"for me, love is relative. your idea, your definition of it depends on how you feel towards your "current" person. somehow you try to squeeze it in and mold it to fit the current situation. you paint a picture in your head on how the future and forever looks like with that person. love is acceptance. unconditional and limitless. i guess that's how love works." - Rhodora(rhodoramania.blogspot.com)

"Love is unconditional." - Boyet Alvarez 

"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Where there is love, there is peace. True love waits." - Joy

"Love makes you think wiser, gives you strength and will guide you to the right path." - Shiela

"Love is a feeling towards another person. Na gusto nimo makauban ug makita siya always, bahala nag di mo magstorya. Basta kauban ra mo." - Lui

"Love is supposed to make people happy. If you are not happy, then it's not love." - Ingrid 

 "Love truly is a commitment. A commitment to care, to nurture, to help bring out the best in that person and to give the best of yourself." - Shelley

"Love is undefineable (if there is such a term), but definitely, it's more of a decision than a feeling." - a friend who changed her name to anonymous lol

"Love is a strong affection." - Anne Relampagos

"Love is a special feeling that even a good scientist can't explain." - Ian Valdez

"Love is an act of giving yourself to someone whole-heartedly. This is both a choice and a risk. You choose to love and you risk being loved or end up with unrequited love. But love does not stop there. Because the act of loving in itself humanifies one and trancends in so many ways." - Edgie Uyanguren

"Love is the 7 years between where i am to where you are. Boris inspired!" - Den(tutuontherun.com)

" Love is unconditional. Because you should accept everything, go through with him without hesitation, though not recklessly but wholeheartedly. Love is when you let go for the one you love." - Sir Anthony 

"Love is like heaven but it can hurt like hell.-anonymous. Love is patient. Love is selfless. Love is a sacrifice." - Jeni 

"Love can inspire you, hurt you or destroy. love can move mountains, cross the entire universe.Ang Gugma Makalipay, Makabu-ang, Maka Payat og di maka kontrol Maka patay!hehehehe." - Cristina Herrera

"Love is not blind only lovers can not see!" - Uncle Dante

"Te, here's the best definition of love, by my standards - “Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.” - Paulo Coelho" - April

"Love for yourself. Love hurts." - Chez 

"Love is a decision. It's not all about feelings. Coz that GREAT feeling will eventually change. In time, sweet things will turn bitter and worse, sweet will turn sour. Once you found love, you decide, you commit - long term.. Nurture it. If you won't, then love will fail and the relationship will fail." - Tutet 

"Love is "that" unconditional feeling. :)" - Chabz 

"You can't define love through words... But only actions..." - JPFlo 

"Love is as love does. Love is an act of will -- namely, both an intention and an action. Will also imply choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love." - Macky

"Love is an extension of one's self." - Kittin

"Love is unconditional. Love is unselfish." - Bong Babiera 

so many definitions from different people from all walks of life.. sharing their own definitions of love from within. there are no right or wrong answers in here for love is truly subjective. what may be true to one may be contradictory to another. it all boils down to how you understand it, be it by experience or not.

and here's my own definition of love:

Love is a gift. It is a gift to be shared not kept. Love is making people smile, making people happy. Love is reminding others to have a positive outlook in life. Love is remembering, remembering memories of laughters and even heartaches. Love is being thankful of the past be it painful or not. Love is letting go and setting free of the person eventhough you are still holding on to the feeling. Love is waiting even for uncertainty. Love is loving on the third degree - no ifs, no buts, no reasons behind, you just love and take the risk. Love is loving yourself. Love is giving yourself to others. Love is Niji. LOVE IS SIMPLE. It is everyone around us... family, friends, pets, loved ones, everyone. It is everything we do for them.. plain and simple..  As i always say, LOVE is spelled as T-I-M-E. 

 before this entry will come to an end, i want to leave you all with this...

"But really sometimes we confine ourselves in the realm of romantic love when a simple giving of bread to the old lady in the footbridge is a grand display of love. the hushing  of a crying child, carrying a baby, smiling to a stranger, answering a friend's "What is Love?"... all these things manifest great love for others... There are many things to be happy about. There are many things to be in love about. Let's live it. Live, Love, Laugh."

-Lucienne

--- Let us all be LOVE-BELIEVERS! ---

Why I Love Seeing Rainbows

Double Alaskan Rainbow ..photo from wikipedia

i love seeing rainbows. 

why? because ....

1. they remind me that there's always a brighter beginning after a gloomy rainy day. 
2. they remind me that when black and gray finally disappear, red-orange-yellow-green-blue-indigo-violet combine their powers to create a beautiful multicoloured arc.
3. they remind me that the moon is well-guarded when they begin to circle it at night.
4. they remind me that i was once a kid dreaming on sliding on them.
5. they remind me that i once believed that there's a pot of gold at the end of it.
6. they remind me of my answered prayers.
7. they simply make me happy.

for months i have been waiting to see a real rainbow.. and finally i did..

Thank You Lord for the gift of colorful life!

*Sometimes we have to put up with the rain, before we can see a rainbow* 

10 Things I Want You to Remember

I have asked this question to myself a hundred times, "What do i want people to remember in me when the future comes to steal the day?". I am not part of the royal family that people will surely speak highly of me. I am not an actress that people will talk about the movies i made or the awards i got. I am just an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life, in an ordinary world. So what then will the people around me say when they come together and talk of me?

there are 10 things that i would like people to remember when they think of me.

i want to be remembered as  the girl....

1. who could always brighten up your day even if she couldn't brighten her own. making other people happy even in your own down days is not that easy. but as much as i can, i smile and act as if nothing is bothering me cos i have always believed that emotions are contagious. if you are happy, those  people surrounding you will also be happy. (well, unless she's your enemy, she will feel otherwise. lol). 
2. who can be anybody's true friend. all my mom's friends would agree that my mom is really a good one, an ideal best friend i should say. and all throughout my lifetime, i have been trying my best to follow her footsteps but failed a hundred times. she doesn't hold grudges, i do. she easily forgives, i don't. truth is, i can easily make friends and i can guarantee true and lasting friendship. i value loyalty much and finds betrayal between friends unforgivable. and that's where the problem starts. it's just so sad that i already lost some. but one thing is for sure, i don't hate without valid and validated reasons. so if you are complaining, please think twice and evaluate. i love my friends, i would protect and keep them the best way i can, so i don't just ditch any of them. 
3. who has always believed in LOVE. yes, for the nth time i will forever be grateful that i was given the chance to experience love on the third degree. love may have chosen to fly away but still it is not a reason to easily give up. no i don't hate him. i never reached that point. although sometimes i see myself asking for it. i have always believed  that i have to be enraged inorder for me to make moving on easier. but sadly, that is not the case, it was never the case. guess, my feelings are much more powerful than the hate and anger  i've been wanting to have. now i'm just hoping for the best. soon. i also want to be remembered as a loving daughter who would give my fam the best life i could (well, that i have to work on. lol) and the best mom for my Pretty Baby Niji who have been my constant companion for more than a year now.
4. who invests much on memories. i'm into saving memories.taking pictures has been my passion. i have always believed that it's good to have something to remind us of the past, both good and bad. i don't have a car but i already bought four cameras to date. i gave the last one i bought to my little sissy, while the first one is still alive but barely breathing. lol. my cams are my prized possessions that's why i can't just lend it to anyone.
5. who has the sunniest disposition in life. i am not the type of person who just sits still, shuts my mouth and watch everybody else do their stuffs. honestly, i can't really shut my mouth. well, zipping my mouth only happens in three situations: when i'm pissed off /angry, when i'm sleepy and not on the mood and when i'm sleeping. so most of the time you will see me chatting with friends, old and new. i love to see people smile and laugh. it makes me happy inside. that's why as much as possible i want to display a happy me when i'm with them. i love reminding people to get rid of the negative vibes even though sometimes i tend to forget to apply it. i just want the people around me to be happy. simple as that.
6. who keeps on sending inspirational messages. i have been sending daily inspirational and devotional messages to friends on my phonebook. but there was a time that i suddenly stopped thinking i could no longer do it. it was not because i found the act a bit costly but because i found it inappropriate. i was then at my lowest point. the world seemed to stop around me. i ceased running. i stopped doing zumba. i ate a lot but lost weight even more in the process. i was just holding on to the little faith i had. and so i stopped texting. but now i realized, my friends may need it more than i do. their thank yous and amens are food for my heart. and that's what keeps me going.
7. who loves running. i've been running for years. i have done a number of  runs, both early morning and night runs. it has been my passion. my body started to look for it. my body was loving every step i made. it was actually a few hours break from reality. when i run, all i think of is finishing the race. i call it my life from the starting line to the finish line. nobody dictates you what to do when you are inside the race. it's like leaving everything you are worrying about for a few minutes or hours. i just love running. it's not also all about the race. it's more of gaining confidence and pride while meeting new friends in the process. i miss my runaways family. i suddenly stopped running and it has been months now, since february 2012 to be exact. it was when i got a knee injury plus a broken heart all at the same time. i want to go back soon. i will go back really soon. keeping my fingers crossed. see you all!
8. who has her way with kids. ever since, i have always loved babies and kiddos. my mom knows that well. they remind me not to complicate life and be happy with just anything. even my nieces and nephews love to stay in my bedroom and play. i have stored candies, crayons, water colors, color pencils, drawing book, toys and stuffs. i even prefer watching cartoons more than any series or movies. i don't know but kids make me happy. their smiles are so precious. their laughters are music to my ears. i just love how simple things make them happy. i even dream of spending my next birthday with kids with cancer. hopefully, i can do it. 
9. who looks like a total biatch but a real girl next door in disguise. i love wearing skimpy shorts, body-hugging dresses, sexy bikinis and stuffs like that. i've got a number of sexy beach photos which people may think that i'm overly exposing myself to others. i am not  the conservative type when it comes to dressing up or having photoshoots with friends. i also find it easier to mingle with guys than girls. well, this is me. people may have tagged me accordingly basing on those. well, that doesn't affect me much though. just so you would know, i had my first relationship when i was already working. and that i only had ONE boyfriend at my age of 30 which actually lasted for seven years, and a long distance relationship. and i'm proud to say that i never played around. so i guess it would be safe to say that you should scratch out your notion of me being a playgirl now. lol. looks can be decieving hunny. well, actually i can easily be a biatch if i really want to. well, anybody else can.
10. who loves adventure. i am an adventure-seeker. i am the type of person who loves to try new stuffs and visit new places. i don't settle with what's conventional. i even travel alone. well, i find spending alone time away from home exciting and comforting. it's always good to explore new destinations, try new delicacies, learn more about their culture and meet random people, without worrying about anyone but yourself. i'd like to do an inverted zip, bungee jump and learn how to swim so i can join a triathlon. well, hopefully soon. i actually got a number of things to do. i just hope i can do it all especially the travelling part.

so how then will you talk of me? 

Seduction Secret #58: Don’t apologize for what you want. Go after it. -Victoria's Secret

Happy Birthday Patty

true friends will withstand miles of distance. it may be too good to be true but UMANGs managed the test of time... and now the family is growing with the presence of the UMANGs +1.. and since it's Patty's birthday, we all gathered together from all over the world to celebrate it with her.

even my pretty baby wanted to greet her tita a happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Suzanne Patricia Manalo-Latorre!

May you have a blast this day.

See you soon!

mwaaaaah!

As Long As You Love Me

we laugh together...

we sing together...

we do funny things together...

and we happily bonded for countless years already..

can't wait for the grand reunion!

this is just one of the videos we made at our second home last year..

i'll be posting the other videos next time..
(unplanned sending away breakfast for rhodora...
wore the singlet the whole day from the run til the airport.. chaka! lol)

As Long As You Love Me

(the UMANGS version)

50 Ways to Say Goodbye

My heart is paralyzed
My head was oversized
I'll take the high road like I should
You said it's meant to be
That it's not you, it's me
You're leaving now for my own good

That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say...


(50 Ways To Say Goodbye by Train)



here's a good read for us who seem to find it hard to say goodbye...

The Brave Heart: How to Say Goodbye

http://deanartsandscience.wordpress.com

“Breaking up is hard to do.” Neil Sedaka

One of the things I am trying to teach myself is how to say goodbye. I have taught my kids to say goodbye to their friends by escorting them to the door, looking them in the eye, and sincerely thanking them for the visit. But there is a lot more to goodbye, isn’t there?

Farewell soirees, funerals, retirement events, reunions—if you don’t like saying goodbye, these events can be uncomfortable.

When you are young, you really don’t know how to say goodbye. You mumble some words, shut the door, and turn your back. Then it happens to you. Everybody knows what it feels like when your best friend moves away. You cry in your pillow. You miss them so much. You want to tell them how you feel.

You know something is missing. You want to say goodbye properly. But you don’t quite know how.

As you get older, you master different ways of saying goodbye. When I left my family to attend school in Toronto, my sister’s way of saying goodbye was awfully simple: she avoided it. I knew she cared a lot.

Lots of people avoid saying goodbye. Who can blame you? It’s too painful. You might get emotional. It’s much easier to suppress your feelings. It’s much easier easier to say “forget about it.”

I think our significant relationships are marked by what we have learned about saying goodbye. If you don’t say goodbye properly, let’s say you run away, practice avoidance, or lie about your true feelings, one thing is sure: a bad goodbye will follow you.

Like the pop song says, breaking up is hard to do. People who cannot break up properly become imprisoned by their inability to be forthright. When you can’t say goodbye, you may not resolve your feelings. Sometimes difficult feelings keep returning to you or you fall into patterns. You wish there were no unfinished business. We all want to move on but sometimes it feels like we’re running in place.

Is it wrong to skip goodbye when you no longer want a relationship with someone? For example, a good friend of mine is drifting away. What should I do? Should I let the friendship die a slow death of negligence? Or should I stab the relationship in the heart with a clear and honest goodbye?

“I am finding it hard to be friends with you. We have been friends for a long time but right now it’s not working.  It’s not the same anymore. I find it too difficult to be friends with you. If you’re not ready to resolve this, I think it’s time to move on.”

Now who the heck can say that?

A proper goodbye can change your life for the better. I said goodbye to my parents before each died and although I was enormously afraid, I said the words I needed to say. If you ever have said goodbye properly, you know how right it feels.

“I love you. I will always love you. You are my everything. If it’s okay with you I think I can let you go now.”

My children are at the stage when they are beginning and ending many relationships. I would like my son and daughter to know how to say goodbye in an honest, respectful, and sincere way. Often there is no way to avoid the pain, but there is a way to recognize and respect each person. Easier said than done, right?

Are you like me? Do you have a lot of unfinished business in your life? There are people that I have treated so poorly. I should have been more honest. I should have shown more courage. I should have been braver.

Maturity is a funny thing. How you say good bye tells you a lot about where you stand on the road of life. Can you be sensitive and honest with someone or do you bury your emotions and hope they will go away?

Sometimes, when we feel we are wronged we really want to practice avoidance and justify our denial. Sometimes we say it’s not worth it.

It’s just not worth being your friend, we say. But what we’re really saying is that self-honesty and genuine respect for another person is not worth it.

We all realize, sooner or later, that relationships only grow when we are courageous enough to voice our true feelings. We know that relationships deepen when we work through our grievances, when we express our sincere feelings, when we say how hurt we have been.

When you say goodbye to someone, whether it’s for eight hours or forever, you try to express your appreciation for your time together. But most of all, I think, you recognize that life is transitory, anything can happen, that this moment might very well be the last honest moment you have together.

How do you know you have said goodbye properly? How do you deal with the inevitable mourning period when you miss the person even as you are thankful the relationship is over? How do you avoid that seemingly endless make up and break-up cycle?

I don’t know.

What I do know is that I still possess wounds from relationships gone by. I still think about my failures, and in this way old wounds sometimes never heal.

Your friend leaves you and this hurts. We cry for many reasons but the tears of goodbye seem the most potent. I thought when I was a child that death was merely a vacation.  You could simply pretend that the person was temporarily gone. How wrong I was.

I also realize that I have always wanted to avoid the pain of goodbye. I have never wanted to confront my own tears. Death is the toughest goodbye of all. There is so much that should have been said. So much that was unsaid. So much that could have been better.

When the tender tears of goodbye flow, if you are strong enough to let them, the tears can heal you.

“I just wanted to say goodbye. I wanted just to tell you how I feel. I wanted you to know how close you are.”

Whether you’re a young person deciding to break-up with your first sweet heart or a senior who is afraid to go the hospice and say goodbye to a dear friend—every moment is an opportunity to search our hearts for the truth.

What is the truth?

At the same that we are so easily damaged, so vulnerable to the words and actions of others, we also know that it is our relationships that define us. It is okay to let go of your difficult relationships. It is okay to say goodbye. But how different life would be if we opened our hearts and practiced being brave?

-------------

Dear You,

i lost count of the days, 
it has been months but i lost count of it too...
though everything remains unmoved on my side,
our zero visibility is undeniably painful but somewhat helpful...
someday i will eventually be able to put these photos and messages away..
someday i will be able to keep you away from my dreams...
someday i will be able to break my silence...
someday i will be able to answer them why...
and someday... 
i will find a perfect way to say goodbye..

xxx,
ceangy

A Night in Greece

I got a chance a watch MAMMA MIA The Musical last Saturday. It was actually a local one. The show was okay but it came out not as what i expected it though. It was a bit pricey for it, so to say. Nonetheless, i enjoyed hearing all those ABBA songs again. They reminded me of two things: first, my past and second, my wish to go to Greece immediately after watching the movie years ago. Well, it's still part of my wishlist -- a wedding in Greece, on that same place, on that same chapel.. and that's dreaming BIG..(u gotta dream big nga diba?) haha

Dear You,

i am still lost for words...

i don't want to talk

cause it makes me feel sad..

somewhere deep inside

you must know i miss you

but what can i say?

rules must be obeyed..

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL!

xxx,

ceangy

Birthday Surprise from Stars

turning 30 has never been this exciting!!!

i never had so many flowers...

i never had so many greetings...

i never had so many gifts..

so 

i asked for a flower.. but it rained flowers on my birthday..

i wished that i would be remembered.... 

and greetings flooded my mail, my wall and my phones..

indeed i felt really special and loved...

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Special Thanks to MIAH FERNANDEZ for making this surprise birthday video..

and to Hazel, Kittin, Tita Esther, Trixie, Jacky, Jeni, Rayann, Kalai, and Jo Anne 

for surprising me much! i super duper love you all!

and THANK YOU to all my ARTISTA FRIENDS and my BUBBLE GANG Family... hahaha
oh yes ECHO, i love you... 
and you too, SAM PINTO! lol

(THANK YOU darcy, dada, melai, aldygirl, lui, alnie, angel, rhoda jane, auntie josie and leslie)

(THANK YOU Mama and Papa)

(THANK YOU JpFlo for sending me these from the land down under)

(THANK YOU Mackyboy for the burger treat!)

(THANK YOU te Patty for getting me these lovely froggies fresh from Ilocos)

(THANK YOU te Tutet for this Xmini)

 (THANK YOU te Rhodora for this birthday gift.. can't wait to laag na)

(THANK YOU te Ghedi for making this..missing the old times)

(THANK YOU Cheryl Ramos for this pretty dress and THANK YOU NIJI for the LOVE)

to those who greeted me on facebook, viber, instagram, whatsapp and ymessenger..

to those who sent me birthday text messages...

to those who emailed me and sent me private messages...

you all know who you are...

THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Somebody That I Used To Know

if you can't find the right words to say, then just sing it away!

Dear You,

Somebody That I Used To Know

by Walk off the Earth

Now and then I think of when we were together

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

I told myself that you were right for me

But felt so lonely in your company

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

Like resignation to the end, always the end 

So when we found that we could not make sense

Well you said that we would still be friends

But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off 

Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing 

I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger

And that feels so rough

No, you didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect your records

And then change your number

Guess that I don't need that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

But had me believin it was always something that I'd done

But I don't wanna live that way

Reading into every word you say

You said that you could let it go

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know-oh-oh

But you didn't have cut me off

Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing (oh)

I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger 

and that feels so rough

(oh)

No, you didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect you records

And then change your number (oh)

Guess that I don't need that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Somebody that I used to know

Somebody (now your just somebody that I used to know)

That I used to know

Somebody that I used to know

Somebody (somebody) (now your just somebody that I used to know)

That I used to know

I used to know

That I used to know

I used to know

Somebody

xxx,

ceangy

30 Things in 30 Days Before 30

i wanted to try something new for this year's birthday..

so i made a list of the thirty things that i wanted to do before i turn thirty...

i made it like about two months before my big day..

and to make it more exciting, 

i told myself that i should do it exactly thirty days before my birthday.

30 Things in 30 Days Before 30

1. Buy flowers for myself. ☑

i actually bought orange roses for me, myself and i.. 

i only got flowers for my birthday ONCE and they came one day late..lol

2. Run with Niji ☑

 taking niji for runs is fun... she runs faster than me.. lol

3. Sing my Heart Out. ☑

went out to have an hour of videoke alone at K1.. exciting!

4. CamChat with Mama and Papa ☑

 how i miss them...

5. Shoot some Hoops ☑

 i reached 91 this time.. guess i'm getting good at this... 

6. Drive an Arcade Car ☑

i'm a pretty good driver... trust me... lol

7. Bond with Patty ☑

 i so miss my sushi/foodtrip buddy!!! good thing she's back in town..

8. Have a buffet dinner ☑

 i can't even remember how many plates i had... lol

9. Book a Flight ☑

where do broken hearts go? LOL

10. Eat some special siopao from Kusina Dabaw ☑

 yes it is salted egg... yummy!

11. Go back to sending daily inspirational messages ☑

 i stopped for a reason... and i came back for another...

12. Get a well-deserved body massage. ☑

 nothing beats a good massage on the eve of my birthday!

13. Get a hold of my new passport ☑

oh yeah baby! i'm all set to fly!!!

14. Go to Mass as much as possible ☑

 St. Jude Parish became my home on Saturday nights...

15. Sushi Time ☑

 i love dining alone.. much more i love sushi...

16. Update my Blog ☑

 this entry tells it all...

17. Buy a new pair of decent shoes ☑

 i bought it without exactly knowing when and where to use.. lol

18. Gatecrash a Party ☑

 Cool! a must try.. hahahahaa

19. Eat Balut ☑

proud to be Pinoy baby!!!

20.Go to a Salon ☑

 late night pampering on the eve of my birthday!

21. Ride a Black Taxi.☑

 such a memorable ride... only in Davao! 

22. Treat a Total Stranger ☑

 it's midnight and it's already my birthday.. glad to make manong driver happy..

Good Vibes!!!

23. Go Brazilian ☑

 ooops i did it again...and again... lol

24. Eat Leylam's Shawarma Rice ☑

 yummy it is!

25. Watch a Movie ☑

 this is so far the best Step Up movie for me...

26. Eat a Big Mac ☑

 it's a happy big mac.. lol

27. Take a photo with Niji ☑

 i super love my Pretty Baby Niji... Super Duper!

28. Do a First ☑

 eyelash extensions from Posh nails... i just love it!

29.Buy a MESS Book ☑

 yes, it's good to mess around sometimes!

30. Be friends with my Past.

this is the hardest thing i should say.... 

but breaking my treasured heart is a good start i guess..

this is my 30 Things List...

these are the things that i wanted to do and have..

and yes they may seem really simple to you

but

this is ME....

these things are my happiness.. 

yes!

i am HAPPY with the SIMPLE THINGS around me..