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I would love to have some patience right now. Augh. I know very well that I am such an impatient being. I hate to wait. Who doesn't? Even just by waiting for 5-10 minutes on the line, I always find myself grumbling about the time wasted in waiting. Last week, I went to the bank, waited for a few minutes and went out just because I thought I can do other important things than wait. Thank God I was still able to accomplish what I had to do before that day ended. Still, it just shows that I hate to wait. Unfortunately, I am in a season that needs a LOT of patience. I have to wait till December to know where God would put me and use me for the next 4 years of my life (and probably the next 10-20 years, only He knows). I am excited at the same time anxious. I don't know what His plans are for me but I know they will work out for my good. Wherever He may put me, I know for sure that He will still use me for His glory. Of course, it won't be easy I guess. I will have to adjust (again) and get used to things, whether it will be in Dgte or Cebu. Waiting.. waiting.. I like these quotes from the book I read Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot about waiting. Read it almost 3 years ago and I totally loved it. It helped me realize that God does really make the best love stories, well, when you let Him write yours. You just have to WAIT. :) Oh, is that supposed to be another topic? Or maybe I also need to patience for that... hmmmm.. that's a secret I'll never tell.. XOXO. Just kidding. Yes, patience for that too, God. *wink

"I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one's thoughts. Its easy to talk oneself into a decision that has no permanence- easier sometimes than to wait patiently. - Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity

"I realized that the deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end, but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able to honestly pray what He taught His disciples to pray: Thy will be done." - Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity

THINGS TO DO: #dakilangtambaymode

Here are the things I need/love/want to do before I go to med school next year :)

1) Driving lessons. I know, I know. It's too late. Should have done this 2 or 3 years ago,but promise, I did not have the luxury of time before. So now that I got nothing to do already, maybe I could learn driving :)

2) Read books. Good christian books. Ever since I got into 3rd year college, I realized I haven't really had the time to actually read good books. I'm not a bookworm. I don't reach much of the thick novels like other people do but I love reading Christian books. I guess I'll have to go to the bookstore already! Been sluggish for weeks now, watching tons of movies and KDramas. Haha! 

3) Play the Piano - Learn and master atleast 2 new piano pieces. I finally have no reason to actually not play the piano now. Tamad talaga ako when it comes to reading notes and playing the piano. I'm sorry but nakakaplay lang ako only when there's nothing to do na (usually kapag walang electricity hehe). I'd always choose to do other things first. But now, I will try my best to learn something new and unleash my musical ability HAHAHA! 

4) Learn how to bake and cook. Alam naman nating dishwasher lang ako when my sisters bake or cook something. Hahaha. Napag-iwanan na talaga ako! Maybe it's because I was not able to spend much time here at home when both of them were learning how to bake. Huhu. So ngayon, I think it's my time to actually learn these things. #housewifetraining

5) Clean the house. Of course, I love to clean the house! Kidding. But I think I'll have to do it when I'm desperate of something to do.

6) Study. Before I forget, yes I have to study for an exam. Some people don't have to study for this but I need to. Honestly, nakalimutan ko na lahat ng basics (Science, Chem and Physics). Soooo yeahh. Study na naman! 

7) Blog. There are so many things that I want to blog about. Our recent Pampanga Trip, last summer's Bacolod and Davao adventure, 2013's Siquijor escapade.. what else? Some thoughts and realizations? Haha! I don't know. I just feel like sharing all of these to you guys. And para naman din may magawa ako :))

8) Eat clean and workout. I have to lose some pounds. Not so much but atleast go back to my old weight before 'Board Exam' happened. 

9) Make a Scrapbook. 

10) Travel. Anywhere. :)

Hello there

After the longest time, I had my first devo outside the comfort zone of my room! Yayyy! I actually want to congratulate myself for finally having the urge to step out of the house and have some 'me-time' on a completely new place. And yes, while reading this book that I'm currently using for my devo, I realized I have so many things to learn and relearn. Ang dami kong natutunan and hopefully, I'll be able to share them to you soon. Well, I don't know when will that soon be but sana nga I can give you some excerpts of the book that got me into so much pondering! Goodbye for now!

Here's a half-face selfie bec chubby. Hahaha. 

It's been a while..

Chillin' with HS buddies :)

Happy 21st, BFF!

Warning: This post will be in Davao-Tagalog-English. So bare with it.

Remember the time when you were graduating from high school and you were all mushy and medyo dramatic na because you and your best friend will have to go on different colleges the next school year? That means, di na kayo magkasama during CR breaks, class breaks, lunch breaks at kung ano ano pang breaks! Well, I can vaguely remember mine (since it's almost 5 years ago hahaha) but one thing I'm sure of is that we promised each other to keep in touch and remain Best Friends Forever. BFF in short. I know it sounds cliche to hear people call each other 'BFFs', pero that's just it. I guess, we're one of them.

Faye's my long time best friend since highschool and I'm grateful for the 8 long years of friendship that we have since then. Back in highschool we used to hang out A LOT (parang 'you and me' against the world ang peg), go to different places that I think we were the only ones who'd enjoy, eat at karenderias, spend overnights at each other's places, and just talk about the things we go through as love-crazy teenage young girls (love crazy talaga huh? haha. how embarassing pero yun ang totoo! hahaha).  When one of us gets lonely, sad or heartbroken, all we need to do is just be with each other. Tapos okay na! Hay those memories hahaha nakakahiya! We went through a lot too. May times (sophomore and junior year) na we did not talk to each other for a week just because.. I forgot. Petty reasons? Haha. And we were brought into the guidance counselor's room, left there for an hour until one of us talk. Of course, I was not the one. Ma pride eh! Yayks. :)) I get a lot of questions on HOW did we ever become best friends kasi complete opposite daw talaga kami. She is very articulate, she writes and draws well, while ako.. nevermind. I can't even draw a straight line. Hahaha. She's so mahinhin and quite, on the contrary, I am loud and medyo careless. So HOW? Well, I don't really know! I guess we're just meant to be friends! :)

If I were to write everything that we've been through before, then I think you'll just get tired reading all of it! Kasi sobrang dami. So to give a you glimpse, here's few of our throwback photos together.

NENE + YAGIT DAYS

NOT SO YAGIT DAYS HAHA

RANDOM HANGOUTS

PHOTOSHOOTS "DAW"

You Don't Have to Be Friends with Everybody

"We live in an age where we feel guilt whenever we have to cut someone off but the reality is that some relationships do need to die, some people do need to be unfollowed and defriended. We aren't meant to be this tethered to the people in our past. The Internet mandates that we don't burn bridges and keep everyone around like relics but those expectations are unrealistic and unhealthy. Simply put, we don't need to know what everyone else is up to. We're allowed to be choosy about who we surround ourselves with online and in real life, even if it might hurt people's feelings."

-Ryan O' Connell, You Don't Have To Be Friends with Everybody