carpe-ing the diem
>> Sunday, June 10, 2012
contemplating if i have seized enough days to start making plans this time around.
changes. growing up.
>> Sunday, May 13, 2012
to possibilities & second chances. to new dreams & challenges.
i'm sticking to this year's theme of being bold (and making mistakes).
let's do this.
>> Sunday, April 29, 2012
“Death doesn't just take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
2012 theme
>> Tuesday, January 10, 2012
a year of being bold + understanding my faith. so, help me God. :)
Read more...twenty eleven
>> Saturday, December 31, 2011
Two years ago, I’ve decided that I’m going to focus on a certain “theme” or goal for each year as I figured that is the best approach if I were to accomplish all the things that I want. The way I see it is that after one year of doing things related to my goal, I’ve already made a habit out of them so I will then continue to do them the succeeding years, effortlessly. And the next year, I come up with a new goal and they eventually add up to the previous years’.
For this year, it was “giving more and giving back”. I think I' did quite well in terms of supporting a few organizations and projects:
CRIBS Foundation, Children’s Joy Foundation, Typhoon Sendong Survivors.
But more than these I would like to believe that this year, I was also more giving to family and friends. Not only of material things but more importantly of time, encouragement and support. This is a little more difficult to measure and I can only hope that during the times we spent together, they felt more loved and appreciated.
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On a lighter note, I think this was also the year that I travelled the most: Jan – Davao; Feb – Boracay; Mar – Taal Volcano, Vietnam; Apr – Mt. Pinatubo; Jun – Ilocos; Nov – Hong Kong; Dec – Bicol. Plus of course a few other adventures and new things learned in between.
Thank you, 2011. You’ll be one of those years that I will always look back to with happiness. :)
how bikes can save us
>> Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Created by: Healthcare Management Degree
>> Tuesday, October 25, 2011
sometimes, you're just not yet ready. sometimes, you just never will be.
Read more...on changing religious beliefs
>> Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Fox: “Would you change your religious beliefs to marry the person you love? Why or why not? “
Supsup: ”If I had to change my religious beliefs, I will not marry the person that I love. Because the first person that I love is GOD who created me... And if that person loves me, he should love my God too.”
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Shortly after reading this (yes, because I wasn’t able to catch it on tv) I tweeted “So, if you love the other person.. shouldn't you also love his/her God too?”
Other thoughts that entered my mind were:
* Isn’t that selfish? (that = to require only the other party to do so)
* Is it then a matter of who loves more? (he/she who loves more will be the one to change to prove
his/her eternal love)
* Who said either should change his/her belief?
I don’t think one can completely answer this question in 30 seconds regardless if the person is in the Miss Universe pageant or if someone just randomly asks. One should also have a certain level of self-awareness and spiritual introspection to even have a ‘good enough’ attempt.
This was a topic in a couple of office conversations today. Someone said she is open to it, another said it depends on what the other person’s religion is — she wanted to ‘learn’ about it first and see if it “fits” her. I said, I wouldn’t.
And since it’s already 3am.. I will post my reasons next time. :)
>> Thursday, September 08, 2011
sometimes, things just don't feel right and the best thing to do is to just let them be.
or sleep on it -- specially if it's already past 3am.
i missed blogging. :)
1..2..3..
>> Wednesday, September 07, 2011
testing if this mobile blogging app works. :)
Read more...rooting for Henry
>> Sunday, March 27, 2011
TEDDY: I get it. It’s a great story. We get married to save your life, and we fall in love. I mean how romantic is that? Not to mention that you are smart, and funny, and not at all hard on the eyes. And I would be lying to say that it’s never crossed my mind… but I don’t feel it… it’s - it’s not real. It’s just a good story.
HENRY: What’s so wrong with a good story?
[I hope there’ll be more of Henry in the future episodes..]
“For it is in giving that we receive…”
>> Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Because 2011 is my year of giving more and giving back, I will only be accepting cash gifts on my birthday (Mar 19). I will match the total amount I'll receive and donate them to Project Malasakit.
If you're thinking of buying me a gift (no matter how small) or giving me a party (oo na, assuming ako! haha), please don't. Instead, deposit the money you are to spend to the below account.
BDO Savings Account
208 004 4903
Abigail Velasquez
Instead of texting or calling to greet me, send the same amount you'll spend to my GCash account.
See instructions here:
http://reviews.ebay.ph/How-To-Send-GCash_W0QQugidZ10000000010501771
or http://site.globe.com.ph/web/gcash/how-it-works?sid=TWvZjcuxpRYAAG2fpwAAAACLe
Or you can also give it to me personally. Don't worry, I will prepare a bday box where you can drop your donations. ;)
I already have everything I need, if not more. Sila naman. :)
Read more...hello, 2011
>> Sunday, January 02, 2011
as i’ve put it in my fb status, 2011 will be a year of giving back and giving more. but i think i need more contemplation to be able to post more on this.
in the meantime, here are a few of the things that i am looking forward to this Q1:
Jan: visit to Davao to ‘reconnect’ w/ my bro and his family
Feb: trip to Boracay w/ office friends (finally, i’d get to experience Bora)
Mar: spending my bday in Vietnam
:) :) :)
a reflection on Fr. Arrupe’s famous quote
>> Monday, October 11, 2010
someday, someone or something will amaze me with joy and gratitude. and then i’ll know. :)
Read more...steady
>> Tuesday, August 03, 2010
someone just described me as “steady lang” and it got me thinking. yeah, maybe i am. and for that, i am thankful. :)
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