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t w e l v e s i x t e e n
no one has ever put as much worth of me as he does.
t w e l v e s i x t e e n
after my work, after his. we met up & headed to Philly, @ Penns Landing near the river. we got there too early for dinner, so we took a stroll beside the river. we ate at this beautiful restaurant on the river called Moshulu, an old renovated highly acclaimed boat which offered dim ambiance, awesome awesome food, the scenic view of the river of Philadelphia, music, and class all around. it was the nicest place anyone has ever taken me out to on a date…and it was perfect for twelvesixteen.
i was also thinking that maybe our YA should have a nice formal dinner here since attire has to be nice, plus there’s dancing on certain nights of the week.
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before that, we exchange presents. with closed eyes, he slipped a 256 mb card into my palm…then in a tiny green bag, he pulled out my new toy. he’s so funny…it’s the one i’ve been noticing @ costco for a while now, but never imagined, or even wanted a gift like that. i know he loves me already, and so, big gifts are something i am not used to, and he knows that i don’t like him to spend so much for me, when i’m so easily tickled by simple things. i am not like other girls who goo for their boyfriends to buy them things. in fact, i readily admitted to him that i don’t deserve a present like that.
i took pictures of everything…mostly of each other, and the restaurant.
afterwards, we ended up at starbucks due to the frigid weather where we tried a new game, cousin to Crainium- [name slips me as of now]…and where he gave me my third present- the dvd of the movie we saw on my birthday, and his favorite movie of the year.
it was a perfect day. and i am so blessed. happy twelvesixteen pepit. thank you for the loveliness of the day. a new year starts tomorrow with you…
twelvesixteen
it’s been a year
and we’ve been through a lot
a lot of reasons to cheer
who would have thought
now a year has passed
as we look forward and back
in retrospective contrast
personalities have cracked
but God has been faithful
in so many ways
that’s why we are hopeful
in the coming days
soon it’ll be 10, 15, even 80 years
but as we celebrate our first year
let us continue to give Him our fears
together let us brave the next frontier
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happy twelvesixteen mahal.
a christmas disclaimer
last week was a very trying week for me. i was driving to church last sunday, and on the way, i dropped by marchesa’s to pick her up. i was able to park the car right in front of their house, helped her out with some things then we were ready to be on our way. i turned the ignition key and nothing happens. OK, well maybe it’s just my batteries … it was getting late so we had to use their car so that we can get to church on time.
After church I asked Rogie to come over and jump my car … hoping it was just the batteries. no luck there. By the time we were finished it was already too late for my car to be towed to a repair facility and we decided to just have it towed in the morning.
morning came, I then called AAA (Anomalous Alcoholics Anonymous, psych!) , and they towed my car two hours later. Turned out to be the fuel pump and they had to replace it along with the fuel filter as well … estimated cost $1100.
What choice do I have? … None
So I had to have it repaired, the other choice was dump the car and get a new one, pronto … I wish. It took the two days to wait for the parts and fixed that thing. I picked it up tuesday night, a mile away from the shop it broke down again … what in the world?!? I had to call AAA (Alligators Against Asthma, *duh*) again and have the car towed … again. The funny thing was that it was the same guy that towed my car the first time, we were just laughing about it. I asked him to just drop it of Pep Boys … again, because they said that they would look at it in the morning.
Turns out that the fuel pump that they installed in my car was defective and they had to replace it … again. It took the rest of the day for them to figure that out, get the parts, install and test the car.
The car is OK now and I did learn a lot from that experience. It was one of those moments where Rogie would scream SERENITY NOW! but God really helped me to look at the situation at a brighter side. Sure I lost $1100 in the process, not counting the stress and the frustration that was building up, the whole psycho-political and the socio-economic effects of that particular week was just whacked! A week later I can look back at it and just thank God for putting me in a great situation. I had a place to stay when my car broke down (twice), the emotional support was there (thanks marchesa) … and a whole lot more. it was as if a lot of events had to happen and culminated at that particular moment, a moment that made me realize that whatever may happen, our God is still in control.
Things might look dim, dark and dreary in the horizon but at the end of it is always that blessed hope of seeing one set of footprints in the sand. God is good, and I have experienced it first hand.
This christmas, it doesn’t really matter if you get what you want, or if you have enough money to get the people you love something that you want for them to have, what counts is that at one point in time, the saviour of the world was born and on that day, He gave us the greatest gift we will ever have in our lifetime … Him. (here comes the disclaimer) Since I spent all my Christmas money with that car incident … I am sorry to say that to those people who are in my list, (soup nazi tone) no gift for you … or me either.
Have a Blessed Christmas and a Christ filled New year everyone!
thanksgiving
the past 5 days have been awesome.
wednesday
bernard came over from connecticut and got here at around 4ish. we rested for a while and then drove over to the fabila’s to hang out and catch up.
We then went to the church thanksgiving service, had dinner, bought cranium and played until midnight. i can say that rogie has been mr. humdinger until now.
thursday
we got home at around 2 in the morning and woke up at around 9 or 10, we then prepared ourselves to leave for fishtown to visit our old sunday school teacher and her husband. we had a great time catching up with the old days and i think God is opening an opportunity for advancement in my part regarding my musical direction. Kuya Dolly suggested a few things that we need to pray about and I really think this is an opportunity for me to serve God in a different way other than what I have been doing now.
After the thanksgiving lunch, we drove over to the fabila’s for dinner. Man we did not have turkey but i felt like I was the turkey because i was ultra stuffed. ask bernard … after lunch we were just watching TV, playing games and just chatting with each other.
hah! the cowboys lost to the dolphins … take that.
marchesa and myself did have a heart to heart talk regarding something that i need to work on in my attitude. it was a bitter pill to swallow but i really needed that. thank you for understanding mahal.
friday
black friday. we woke up at 4 in the morning to line up at best buy. oh man, people are crazy. i was supposed to buy a laptop for the church but we were too late. crazy people! I ended up buying a 5.1 stereo system witha progressive scan dvd for $70! no one beats that price. bernard bought wireless networking stuff for his room, i really wish they can come up with a wireless power source … he he he.
we went home after three hours of being in line … best buy turned into a labyrinth … ugh i hate black friday, next time i’m buying most of my stuff online. we slept again to prepare for our youth thanksgiving i a few hours. I really couldn’t sleep thanks to a few factors … HA HA HA. oh well i woke up, had donuts and then helped the fabila’s decorate their tree. bernard and I were recalling how they used to have one of the best while we were growing up. My family never believed int he importance of the tree and didn’t really care about it, we didn’t even have any decorations.
after the decorating and marchesa and her sisters poking fun at their mom with the decorations, we then went to the church to set up for the youth thanksgiving activity. then bernard and myself prepared for praise and worship.
at the end of the night we had a great time fellowshipping with one another. we had a few visitors from princeton and wilmington. Pastor Justin had a great message of thanksgiving. In everything give thanks for this is the will of God … 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
At the end of the night we went back to the fabila’s and watched the new charlie’s angels dvd. got home at around 3 in the morning, slept until 1 in the afternoon. i was cooking lunch, rice and some longanisa. bernard was mentioning about the quantity of the rice that i cooked, i told him, that’s ok, we can have that for breakfast tomorrow. at the end of the meal, no more rice. we were laughing like crazy.
then we went back to the fabila’s for choir practice (ugh, i forgot my songbook … again). after the practice rogie gave me a haircut. thanks rog. you are a lifesaver.
then we went home and watched the hulk … man that was boring … no wonder why the hulk was so angry.
sunday
we went to church just in time to prep up for praise and worship. I totally forgot that it was pastor Ding’s turn to lead worship. He was so gracious to let me bernard and marchesa lead worship.
After the service, I had to leave because it was edward and mhex’s twin’s baptism. i did see a lot of people i haven’t seen for a long time, kuya william and ate ester was there, arnold and michelle, pam, and a few mentionables. i knew the eagles were playing against the panthers so the whole time i’ve been updated with the score through my cellphone. the eagles have really been playing pretty well. they ended up winning 7 straight games after losing to dallas in week 4 giving them the best record in the NFC east. we need to beat dallas and then we would have home field advantage. crossing my fingers for the superbowl. man … we really need to win one.
after the reception, i went back to the fabila’s. On the drive back, i got the chance in catching up with fellow alumni from Mindanao State Unversity, poking fun at the subtle nuances of being an msuan. those were the days.
the kids were at the fabila’s playing cranium, i think we need a booster pack since people are starting to be familiar with the questions already. and that is after 4 days of playing the game. sheesh. after the game, we went to the bubble tea hut in cherry hill, cool place … kids were telling us that it’s the ew central perk, lotsa board games, DDR, internet … of course food, you just have to pay for the food and everything else is free. marchesa beat me with four straight … well i did won some and lost some, but all in all she beat me up.
after bubble tea hut, we dropped off the guevarra kids and went to friendly’s for dinner. then we just hang out at the fabila’s. these are the moments i look forward to. just being with the love of my life. moments we cherish.
i love you mahal. thank you for the great weekend.
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