A little surprise birthday for my lovey :)

Last August 12 was a “beyond wonderful” kind of day for me and Lovey because it’s his birthday and, at the same time, our monthsary! Hahaha. Never mind the monthsary thing ‘cause his birthday is the main event of that day and the gist of this blog. Hihihi.

Initially, my plan was to surprise him with a dinner for two so we can have an intimate birthday celebration. Then I realized, it was his birthday and not our anniversary, it would be best if we’ll celebrate the moment together with our friends because, as stated in the movie Into the Wild, happiness is only real when shared. Hahaha.

Our friends and his cousin Bryan helped me out in planning on how to execute the “surprise” thingy that I’m going to do for him. Hahaha. I just hope that I did, somehow, surprised him. 

Let's talk about "Feelings"

I’ve been talking about “feelings” lately because I'm really an emotional wreck this past few days, *note: I'm always depressed whenever I have my monthly visitor hihihi*  

I've been writing about my woe since Saturday night but I’m happy that I let it all out and fixed my undesirable feelings with my love today. Hahaha. 

Suddenly after talking it out, God reminded me of something, and that is.. not to based your love on feelings.

 Feelings can make you fly on cloud 9 or break you into pieces. The best thing about feelings is when we experience it with the ones we love like a sweet icing on a cake. However, we should not depend our love merely on feelings because feelings are liars and certainly fleeting. Feelings change and are not easily controlled. Today we may feel all the sort of kiligness that we can feel with the other person but we’ll never know, tomorrow it might suddenly vanish like a mist.

Love is more than that. It is more than just a feeling. It’s a decision.

It’s a decision to be open and to share when you don’t feel like it. An honest communication to settle things. However, it’s not only talking but it also requires listening.

It’s a decision to stay with the person you love through good times and never leave his/her side even through the toughest times of your relationship.

If you’re on a rocky road with your partner and you don’t feel like doing good to him/her, love will incline you to choose to do it anyway.

It’s a decision when you don’t think your partner deserves your love.

It’s a daily decision to love your partner every single day. 

Just always remember what the Bible tells us about the description of love and may this serve as a guide for us on how to love our partners.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 

8 Love never fails.

xoxo! :)

The denouement of our stay in Manila =)

Our 4^th day in Manila was chock-full of fun, we traipse all over Resorts World and MOA till we almost drained our energy, hahaha. We did made the most of our last day in Mnl, though we could’ve visited oodles of amazing places such as EK, museums, the central bank of the Philippines and whatever educational or entertaining stuff the places of Luzon has to offer but the time is just too short to do it all. Well, maybe there’s always a next time? Hahaha. 

We first had our lunch at Crisostomo's. They serve authentic and sumptuous Filipino dishes! Thank you Valencias for this. :))

Then we opted to pose for another picture while checking in in Remington. Haha.

After being freed from the load of our baggage, we went around Resorts World Manila.

On the afternoon, we traveled to MOA and "shopped?" there. Hahaha.

Sorry if I can't provide pictures for you since the camera's battery became exhausted and my phone already bid its final farewell to me hahaha!

*Wow i put too much "HAHAHA" in this post, hyper lang te? Hahaha. Ooops.*

Lots of thank you for the valencia, melgar-bayot family for adopting me; tita lilibeth for letting us stay in your humble abode; and God for letting us experience all of these! :)))

By the way, credits to vhing and tita febe for all of these photos! Hahaha.

Again, Happy Centennial mga kapatid!

Ciao! ♥♥♥

Fireworks Display at the Central Temple

This blog entry is should be part of my previous centennial celebration post. But since it's already too long to read and to look at, I reckon to separate this one from the other. After all, this is a different event. Hihi.
The title, FYI, speaks obviously of what this post is all about. Hahaha.

The castle-like structure right there is the central temple of Iglesia ni Cristo. The pictures shown above are not mine, they're from INC Media. 

The fireworks display lasted for 30 minutes! That's like a whole city or maybe whole country celebrating for new year! Hahaha. The skies of quezon city turned colorful and of course, as an avid fan of fireworks, I was totally delighted. Hihi

Hooray for the quirky face ever. Hahaha. Feels like I'm one of those Guardians of the Galaxy in this photo. Hahahaha. Yaaaay!

Look at the pretty colors behind us! Hahaha. 

Pretty much enjoying every sight of it. :))

Say hello to my sexy love, meheheheh.

As you can see, fireworks makes us happy and childlike! Haha.

We are now with the Melgar Family.

We went to UP HUB afterwards and lookey who we found! Hahahaha. 

It's Anthony Taberna (Tonying), he is also a fellow INC Member and one of my favorite newscasters ^_^

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God is really good all the time! 

It was hard for me to recover from the hangover that this fireworks display.
HAHAHA.

Oh what a way to celebrate God's undying love :)

CENTENNIAL Celebration: Day Two and Three

I know that I've told you that I would be posting this blog entry right after my previous post but aside from being such a lazybum, I just had other school stuff and whatnot to attend to (as always) haha.

Okay, so day two was a very exciting and at the same time busy kind of day for us. We woke up at day break to prepare ourselves for our departure from Quezon City to Bulacan, where the Philippine Arena is located. Others went to church and attended the worship service and we took several photos at the Central Temple. (We already attended the service the day before day two). Hihi

This entry consists of:

Our journey before going towards the biggest dome in the world; and

Our experience inside and outside the arena.

Got the chance to take a photo with this marvelously beautiful temple of God while the people were still inside it. Hihihi.

You might have seen this picture on my facebook because it's my current display photo but, really, this one's different since this was edited by one of my closest friends who's always jokingly flirts with my lovey. Hahaha. Seriously, she must stop doing it. HAHAHA. She's actually our #1 fan. Hahaha.

Of course, since it was my first time, I just had to take a photo with this magnificent temple alone :)

And here's another one. Hahaha.

Rj too must take an "alone" picture with the temple, though it was not his first time haha.

His first time was "okay" while his second time (with me) was "the best" haha! 

Then we went to Iglesia Ni Cristo's official school, the New Era University (NEU)! Yaaaay :))

Hi love! Haha. 

The fellow INC members behind him were forming a line to get to their respective buses.

It was sooooo hot that day and this picture is not enough to show you the real number of people lining. SRSLY.

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 And the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived! We are now in the Philippine Arena! Hahaha

Unfortunately, we were not able to go inside yet since there were several  "exclusive for authorized persons only" kind of things happening inside the dome.

A lot of abrupt things happened! It rained and the tents provided outside were overloaded with people trying to find shelter from the rain. Fortunately, we found this spot. We might look a little tired but believe me, this specific incident was unforgettably super fun! Hahaha. It was a bittersweet experience and our faith were tested but by God's grace.. we surpassed every trial. ^__^

While we were waiting for the time that we can enter inside the arena, we roamed around and took some pictures, one of the pictures is this. Hahaha. So happyyyyyy!

We went to the memorabilia section afterwards, can you find me? Hihi

Other memorabilias that could be found in this area. There were also shirts, centennial 100 peso bill, stamps, pens, pins, keychains, plates, mugs, planner and many more!

When the clock struck 12 in the midnight, a fantastic fireworks display took place as INC members welcome July 27, 2014 (the centennial anniversary) warmly ^_^

Since I wasn't able to photograph the Pyromusical because we were stuck on the entrance part of the arena, I'm borrowing a picture from Eagle News.

This made us awestruck. There were three birds with INC and Biblical words on them that few around the arena that time. They were at first, simple birds then turned into fiery ones, like phoenix. 

A moment after we entered the Arena, this happened. Hahaha.

Yep, we stayed the night inside because the special worship service will start early in the morning, hihi.

It was very cold that's why we're wearing extra clothes haha! Maaaan we look so sleepy haha.

My eye makeup smudged and I'm still sleepy (but ecstatic) but whatever I'm posting this photo anyway. Haha. Look at that huge crowd proudly waving their INC Flags! This photo was taken after the special worship service led by brother Eduardo Manalo. 

Haaay I'm so blessed to be here! ^_^

Look at how a sunnies can help when you suffer from lack of sleep. Hahaha. I believe that we both look good together, right? Hahaha. Kiddin'. Behind us are the people preparing for the next program :)

Finally! A picture of us with the grandest arena in the world :)

It was the best and satisfying feeling ever. The weariness we felt suddenly melted away when we entered the blessed arena and listened to the sermon. It was priceless! <333

CENTENNIAL Celebration: Day One

Everybody knows that I am pretty thrilled to share our incredible experience when we celebrated our church’s (Iglesia Ni Cristo) Centennial Anniversary in Philippine Arena last July 27, 2014. There were series of amazing events and as much as I wanted to put it in just one blog entry, I can’t. So I decided to divide it into three parts and.. obviously, this is the first one. Hahaha.

*Bound to Manila*

I assume you already know the persons I am with? Hihihi.

They are the Bayot Siblings:

Vhing and Ralph (also known as RJ)

Hahaha.

We also had our friend Carlo to travel with us (Upper Photo)

Teeeheeee ^_^

Then of course, a warm big smile from Bacolod to Manila! :))))

These are the only photos that I've salvaged from my erstwhile phone. Hohoho.

Travelling with my cutie pink Hello Kitty bag with a centennial logo in it :))

Aaaaaah, I'm in love with its pinkness. Haha

I just had to have an OOTD picture for my Lookbook. Haha.

First stop was the Central Office. 

Then we went to tita Lilibeth's house, just near the INC's Central Office, to freshen up and free ourselves from our heavy luggage :)))

After that, we went malling and gave ourselves something to eat bc we were famished! Haha.

*With me are the Valencia sisters including tita Luzvi and the Bayot Siblings* :)

The last part of this blog is this ^

Behind us is the Central Temple located in Commonwealth, QC.

We spent our day one's last expedition by attending the worship service in this temple.

It was my first time and we arrived earlier than expected! Hahaha.

I wish you could also go inside the temple and witness God's splendid presence inside it.

Also, the temple's interior design was classy and majestic but it's just a bonus. Hihi :)

All I can say at this point of time is "THANK YOU GOD", this is a privilege that I will forever cherish

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A taste of real adventure! Hashtag Everest Zipline :)

So last June, before school could even get a hold of my schedule, we decided to take a trip in Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB) to make the most of our last vacation days. DSB is a not so little place here in Negros Occidental that’s been named as our “little baguio” because of its cold weather, fogs and amazing pine trees! Also, it is where the longest and highest Zipline in the Philippines is currently located.

We figured that we would like to be Superman for the moment, so we tried out the amazing Zipline of DSB, the Everest Zipline! Ziplining was actually the gist of our plan. Haha. That was absolutely a moment to remember!

So this was the place where we stayed. Such a beauty, right? Hehe
The place was so quiet and very relaxing. A perfect place to take asylum from the business of the urban world.

We decided to walk our way to the zipline area and look at the amazing views we got there!

Look at upper photo of this paragraph, behind me was the sight of the beautiful Matan-og falls :")

#Falls #Fog #View

Oh, by the way, I was with Vhing, Bryan, RJ (my love hihi), Tita Diane and Tita Luzvi during the trip :)))

Above this are the photos we took in the stunning pine tree are of DSB! No wonder why the people named this place the little Bagiuo of Negros. :) 

I just had to separate this photo from the others just because... hahaha.

And now we go to the most awaited part of the trip! Finally arrived at the zipline zone! Wooohoo! :))

Look at what I did to my "then" phone. Hahaha. And look at the view behind me! Woooooh, aren't you thrilled with it's length and height? Hahaha.  

Oh I just loooooove adventures :")

Buckling up for the ride of our lives! Haha :))

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooh!!

Just watch this video as we journey towards the other side of the hill. 

Hahaha, get ready for the awkward faces.

We flew like Superman and Wonder Woman! Haha.

By the way, in the video you will find Me and RJ, Vhing and Bryan; and Manang Aina and Manong Phil John :))

We survived the Highest and probably the longest Zipline in the Philippines!

The experience was truly epic! Will def gonna try it again!

That was LEGEN.. wait for it.. DARY!

Haha <33