CALABARZON RESU girls

    from l-r: ate ley, jez, me, precious and ate ruthy.. this photo was taken by sir joey..our counterpart in  region 10..this was taken at the ministop near Mimosa.. we decided to spend our first night outside our hotel villa..to say that this night was fun is an understatement..we walked across a football field, exchanged simple banters and we enjoyed a good laugh..

    from l-r: kuya mac, ate ley (they look good together :), though much to my disappointment they just see each other as brother and sister), our ever supportive and always game epidemiologist Doc Nelson, Precious, me, our beauty queen jez, and ate ruthy..complete na sana ang RESU if not for kenneth's absence..it's not her (yes, that's right she's a woman trapped in a man's body :) ) this was a week full of learnings..it's an awe hearing these epidemiologists share their knowledge and field experiences..makes me wish i will gain even just a bit of the knowledge and insights they have..we RESU girls are so lucky to have four epidemiologists in our region.. :) kudos to them!

     this is my favorite photo.. RESU girls vanity moments..a night filled with "kaartehan" :)

the main reason that i posted these photos is because i miss our ate ley so much..she's been away for 6 months already..our unit was more lively when she's around..

McDonald's way of greeting me a happy morning

it's a big wonder how a simple question can make my day brighter than it already is..

ate rach, jules and decided to eat breakfast first before we head home...so we stopped by 

McDo along Pasay Rotonda..i was the first to order so i get to choose the table. 

i have always preferred built in chairs so i went to the sides. i saw that there were only two tables left, nobody was seated but there were two cups of untouched softdrinks. i asked the two guys beside the table if the seats were taken. i sat at the chair comfortably upon knowing that it's available..i've waited for ate rachel and jules to come over..we became so engrossed in eating the pancakes and planning our saturDATE (our send off celebration for our baby grace) that we became oblivious to everyone and everything..

when we finished our food and our convo, that's when i saw (on my peripheral vision) the guy parallel to me signal to his friend..the guy opposite us get his ipad. we decided to go and when we stood, the guy with the ipad stood also and asked me if we can be friends on facebook if it's fine with me..i was somehow surprised because i never thought someone would notice me..anyway, i'm not being maarte or something, the guys look decent and nice still, they are strangers to me. i looked at ate rachel and she just smiled and shook her head. i told the guys no, but with a smile..

at the back of my mind..i asked Daddy God, if our paths will cross again and i was able to remember them, then perhaps we can be friends..i am not assuming something deeper about the man with the ipad's gesture.. it's just a nice feeling that someone wants to befriend me..

i told my ate ruth of the incident and she told me perhaps that is McDonald's way of greeting me a happy morning...

little by little, i am able to gather the self-esteem that i lost when *********** left.. 

soon, i can completely say and with conviction: "i was broken, but now i am healed."

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU

I hate the way you talk to me,
And the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive my car,
I hate it when you stare.
I hate your big dumb combat boots
And the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick,
It even makes me rhyme.
I hate the way you're always right,
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh,
Even worse when you make me cry
I hate it when you're not around,
And the fact that you didn't call
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you,
Not even close,
Not even a little bit,
Not even at all.

for the past 5 days, the last 4 lines from this poem has been gracing my ears..

every time i hear these lines, there's one person that enters my mind..

and it's so frustrating to know that it is exactly how i feel..

no matter how much i will myself to be mad at that person, i just can't..

there were still times when i find myself thinking of what ifs..lots of what ifs..
all i can do is just tell myself that what happened was Daddy God's will..
perhaps  that happened so that I will be spared from bigger disappointments and heartache..

Jewel - Stay Here Forever

i love this song mainly because the chorus and the last stanza speaks a lot..
someday i would love to sing this song with a particular person in mind :)
i'm not in a haste but i'm really looking forward to it
and I hope that person will STAY FOREVER ;)

IN DADDY GOD's PERFECT TIME

ooooh there are lots of songs i would like to sing..this is just one of my faves.


Oh, It's a big world for a boy and a girl,
Letting go of it all,
Holding on to one another.
Oh, there's a whole lot of world to discover,
Under the covers.

So if you wanna go, Baby lets go,
If you wanna rock, I'm ready to roll,
If you wanna slow down,
We can slow down together.
If you wanna walk, Baby lets walk,
Have a little kiss, have a little talk,
We don't gotta leave at all,
We can lay here forever,
Stay here forever.
Let's just lay here forever,
Stay here forever.