Packing Anxiety

As much as I love to travel, this is the part I so dread the most. The realization that I have absolutely pffft to bring with me to wear and have no time to upgrade my kikayness. Horror of horrors! Argh! I am sooo utterly at a loss for words with what I have separated in my closet. So boring! Gah! But I do want to be in the pictures naman no! Hello! Proof I was actually there. But years from now I will look back and begrudge the days I was too lazy to shop for anything new and interesting. Dang it! I can't even layer! Dis saaaaccckkkkssss!

In a week

Presently, I am in the middle of so many of things that are happening all in the same time. Its crazy time in Roxasville. Its that time of the year. Bracing and controlling myself to stay above the chaos so that I don't get sick. In the meantime, I have this as inspiration...

My baby's a year older

My other half just celebrated his birthday yesterday. What a weekend we both had. Not the usual weekend that one would expect or even planned. Spent the whole time around our favorite furry friends. So cool! Go Chow! Go Mei2! Go Crunch! Go Jasmine! Go Cyrus! Go Hanoi! Go Nikka! Whew! A lot to cheer for. Chow blew everyone away! So proud. Pogi points for Cartimar ;)

Anyways, happy birthday, langga! You don't look a day over 30 :D Hahaha!

Life and Death

Got to visit ad remember Tita Nena today. She passed away quite suddenly last Saturday. It came as a big shock because she just celebrated her birthday a few weeks ago. Even with the news of her being in the hospital and all, I never realized it could have turned out like this. She will really be missed. Like Tito Hernan, she was big part of my childhood, her being very close with my mom and we are family.

On the other side of the spectrum, an even closer relative of mine had a miracle today. She was diagnosed with lung cancer and the tumor had to be biopsied. We were all preparing ourselves for the worse when my dad came into the room this evening, crying thankfully. Somehow the tumor "shrunk"! It was described as small and containable! God is so amazing!

On another side of love and life

One of the main lessons I have learned in my short 29 years of existence is that after everything that has happened, it is never our place to judge. A few years ago, from lack of experience and life-changing choices, I was sadly guilty of passing judgement on others. I knew what was black and white and if something or someone got out of line, I was quick to swing the axe, so to speak. It was an absolute no or shame on you.

But as God alone could have planned it, He gave me a life full of twists and turns and I find myself on the other end of the spectrum. Things are still black and white but experience has taught me to look at people through the eyes of love. Now I still have judgements and slip into that old passionate sentiment but I get to catch myself in time more often now. And I don't loose too much sleep on things that are, in the first place, out of my control anyway.

Today I was honored to be able to share in the experience of seeing someone else's life from a different point. To see a man, though he made the wrong choices during the high points in his life in serving the Lord, was able to humble himself completely and regret it. Its one thing to do wrong, but another thing to confess it to people, even if it means jeopardizing everything he had worked so hard for. It was a moment of truth for him, but I learned so much in the process as well.

At that same scenario, I can say I was so proud of my dad. He has made such a huge change these past few years. God really knows His stuff, as long as we let Him. So why fight the One who knows all things, and insist on thoughts when you don't know anything? Love means looking through that person's faulty choices/personality and appreciating and cherishing the person within. Encouraging and gently supporting is way better that bringing someone down further when he is already down.

I thank God for what this day has brought. Not my average day at all.

09-09-09

Just thought this might be of some interest. Copied this off the site: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090908/sc_livescience/why090909issospecial

For cultures in which the number nine is lucky, Sept. 9 is anticipated - while others might see the date as an ominous warning.

Math magic

Modern numerologists - who operate outside the realm of real science - believe that mystical significance or vibrations can be assigned to each numeral one through nine, and different combinations of the digits produce tangible results in life depending on their application.

As the final numeral, the number nine holds special rank. It is associated with forgiveness, compassion and success on the positive side as well as arrogance and self-righteousness on the negative, according to numerologists.

Though usually discredited as bogus, numerologists do have a famous predecessor to look to. Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician and father of the famous theorem, is also credited with popularizing numerology in ancient times.

"Pythagoras most of all seems to have honored and advanced the study concerned with numbers, having taken it away from the use of merchants and likening all things to numbers," wrote Aristoxenus, an ancient Greek historian, in the 4th century B.C.

As part of his obsession with numbers both mathematically and divine, and like many mathematicians before and since, Pythagoras noted that nine in particular had many unique properties.

Any grade-schooler could tell you, for example, that the sum of the two-digits resulting from nine multiplied by any other single-digit number will equal nine. So 9x3=27, and 2+7=9.

Multiply nine by any two, three or four-digit number and the sums of those will also break down to nine. For example: 9x62 = 558; 5+5+8=18; 1+8=9.

Sept. 9 also happens to be the 252nd day of the year (2 + 5 +2)...

Loving 9

Both China and Japan have strong feelings about the number nine. Those feelings just happen to be on opposite ends of the spectrum.

The Chinese pulled out all the stops to celebrate their lucky number eight during last year's Summer Olympics, ringing the games in at 8 p.m. on 08/08/08. What many might not realize is that nine comes in second on their list of auspicious digits and is associated with long life, due to how similar its pronunciation is to the local word for long-lasting (eight sounds like wealth).

Historically, ancient Chinese emperors associated themselves closely with the number nine, which appeared prominently in architecture and royal dress, often in the form of nine fearsome dragons. The imperial dynasties were so convinced of the power of the number nine that the palace complex at Beijing's Forbidden City is rumored to have been built with 9,999 rooms.

Japanese emperors would have never worn a robe with nine dragons, however.

In Japanese, the word for nine is a homophone for the word for suffering, so the number is considered highly unlucky - second only to four, which sounds like death.

Many Japanese will go so far as to avoid room numbers including nine at hotels or hospitals, if the building planners haven't already eliminated them altogether.

Solstice Dreaming

See you soon, gorgeous. 'Til then, dreaming... dreaming... dreaming...

here's to our 6th yr! (Sept 1-3, 2009)

This was probably one of the most memorable moments I had while our school celebrated its 6th foundation week. I will never forget the look on dad's face when he saw the kids pile into the Villareal Stadium. Such pride and humility at the same time. The thing I won't forget was seeing my dad in this position with his eyes closed. I worried because I thought he felt dizzy or couldn't stand the heat. He opened his eyes and said, "I'm thanking
God for this moment right here."

I could only just look in awe. God is good. Not by our own efforts, but by His hands can we stand like this. Everything for His glory. This is in itself a living testimony of God's goodness and love.

Jamoraaaaahhhhh!

If only my cousins could visit us more often. Its my break from the monotonous, humdrum life I lead in general. A little chaos and laughs goes a long way. This was taken last month but my time has been so crazy lately.