Friends

This week has been great in the friendship department.  So many good news and the good vibes just keep pouring in.

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The other day, I received a message from a friend telling me that she's expecting.  I was really touched and honored that she shared the good news with me.  When friends share news of their blessings with me, it makes me feel I'm next.  Heehee!

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Yesterday, I was chatting with Aly's BFF's mom and she invited me to lunch as a way of thanking me for a small favor.  That "small favor" was actually nothing because all I did was send her the link to the Church's website.  She was asking me for directions, which I cannot explain verbally, so I just promised to send her the map via email.  All I did was cut and paste, and now she wants to take me out for a Korean lunch, which is actually great because I've been wanting to learn how to eat Korean and what better way to learn than from a Korean, right?  I'm so excited!!  

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Tonight, my own BFF's will be arriving and this is going to be a great weekend!

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I must be doing something right in my life to have great friends.  Thank you Lord for these wonderful and beautiful people in my life.

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We need friends for many reasons,

all throughout the four seasons.

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We need friends to comfort us when we are sad,

and to have fun with us when we are glad.

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We need friends to give us good advice

We need someone we can count on to treat us nice.

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We need friends because we are social in nature

and having friends makes us feel secure.

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We need friends to remember us once we have passed

sharing memories that will always last.

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That's why I need YOU!

It's Payback Time

My three-year old workout shoes that look almost as good as new because well, I don't really need to wear them that often -- ok, ok, because I don't really workout at all!

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But today, I was able to haul my huge behind to the gym for 60 minutes of brisk walking on the treadmill.  Woohoo!  That's a new record for me -- not just going to the gym itself (last time I set foot there was last year?), but actually staying on the treadmill for more than 30 minutes.  Heehee!  

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It's a whole new world for me, this exercise thing.  But I have to lose the pounds that I've slowly been gaining back in the past couple of months.  Yeah, I've been bad and now I have to pay for it -- jeans are getting tighter!  Tsk...tsk...  

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Thank you, Lord for giving me enough will power to go to the gym today.  Sana magtuloy-tuloy na.  Please help me keep it up :)

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Just because something is difficult,

doesn't mean we should not try.

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But it only means that -- we should try harder.

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Happy Monday!

Daily Inspiration

A friend from Bangkok sends me these gospel reflection emails on a daily basis and I saved the ones worth sharing with friends and family.  But I've never been able to figure out how I'm going to share them -- what title, how often, etc. so the archive folder just keeps growing and growing.  I decided to just keep it simple: straight to the point and no frou-frous.  Let the quote speak for itself.  And no, I'm not going to get all preachy on you.  I'm just here to provide inspiration.  It's up to you how you will digest it, but I really hope that it will help you in some way.  So here's the first one.

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The best is yet to come.

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BELIEVE

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My Birthday and Our Holiday

So I turned 33 yesterday and it was a great birthday!  I have no issues about revealing my age because I look and think young (naks!).  Anyhoo, big thanks to the hubby and my little bunny for making my day extra special.  Someone told me yesterday that Richard and Aly are lucky to have me, but I said it's also the other way around.  Richard and Aly are two of my greatest blessings and I am very lucky to be loved by them.

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Family photo on my birthday.

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I'm still basking in all that birthday love.  Thank you to all my friends who greeted me on Facebook.  It really feels great to be loved :)

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Speaking of love, I am also thankful for all the wonderful memories that Aly and I made during our holiday.

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The four wonderful days that we spent in Coron with family.

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Aly's afternoons with her baby cousin Eli.

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Swimming with friends.

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Bonding with cousins in Laiya.

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Thank you, Lord for another year -- for my wonderful family, my friends and everything else that you have blessed me with.  I pray that you will continue to bless us so that we will have more to share with our loved ones.