Don't Starve...Eat to lose the bulges!

As I was engrossed on writing the previous blog,

I got so inspired and wouldn't want to let go of the keyboard...

I might miss out on the words that flood my mind...

On the emotions pouring endlessly.

My husband Garry...and my daughter Grae, kept coming back and forth...

"Mama, let's eat"...

I said "okay, later"

was called again and said " you go ahead, I'll follow..."

I actually didn't plan to eat tonight,

I'm fighting to win back that figure...

At least the one I had before I got pregnant the second time.

My Oby actually said I got pregnant because I lost weight...

But don't get me wrong, I never want to get pregnant again...

Just want to be healthy and slim...

Then I remembered my cousin Erika, who was a gymnast and a cheerleader now for Oregon...

If you want to lose weight..you need to eat.

MODERATION is the key.

Specially, during breakfast as this is the most important meal of the day...

Fuels up our bodies for the days activities...

Have energy...to burn the fat!

Goodbye to "eat-all-you-cans and unlimited rice" then...

Which has become a food craze or trend as you may say here in the Philippines...

But please...EAt, don't starve!

Food for the Soul...

Last night, around 8:30 PM Philippine Time, as I was preparing my self and setting for work mode...as my usual remedy to fight back the Juan Tamad Syndrome, I opened the Youtube and run over local singer Gary Valenciano's pieces...I didn't have any song specifically in mind, but anything the net would suggest.

First song in line was " Warrior is a Child"...

It was very cold since it rained last night, and I didn't feel any sobriety at all. Suddenly, I was struck by the chorus which Gary V. beautifully sang:

" they don't know, that I come running home when I fall down,

they don't know who picks me up when no one is around,

I drop my sword and cry for just a while,

'Cause deep inside this armour...the warrior is a child"

"Unafraid because His armor is the best...

But even soldiers need a quiet place to rest,

People say that I'm amazing,

I haven't faced retreat,

But they don't see the enemies

that laid me at His feet..."

I realized, we don't need to always be strong ...

be in fight mode,

to fight back when somebody scorns our soul...

Acknowledging our weakness, makes us strong...

because realizing our limitations..

make us know how to strategize our fight plan...

and not compromise the situation..

If it a win or lose battle.

It also sends me the message,

that not all the world dictates as SUCCESS...Is!!!

Our successess and achievements,

big or small...

Contribute to the person we are and have become.

Us, individually realizing our life's purpose.

Is it worth all the applause...?

How Did I Have Real Friends...Near and Far?

Just yesterday, I started to blog again.

Starting from scratch and not being able to write for almost 3 years, left me dumb on all the w's...what, when, where, who. And yes a small little detail, which is most important is H for HOW?

I tried and tried but to no avail...I realized I'm no computer whiz at all. And so I dialed a friend who from the start gave me tips...ending up with a whole script of what to do's. and as if his patience hasn't run out of me yet...ended up doing all that he told me from the start. Gee, thanks Wil!

Mind you, Wil is from another side of Earth.

And so I realized, how did I earn REAL friends who help out, stick-it-out after all these years not to mention the distance, we haven't seen each other for 4 years now give and take.

And more so, I realized he isn't the only one who's dear to me...keeping in touch through all the modern technology has to offer, yahoo mail, face book, friendster, sms, and even long distance cellphone calls which are quite expensive to name a few...both family and long time friends.

How indeed?

I found out, it's just simple! It's just to C - A - R - E.

This being acronym for:

C - ommunicate. Don't stop keeping in touch. It need not be expensive but should be consistent.

A - ssure. Give your friend the assurance that you are and always there, at their beck and call as they are also when you need them.

R - each-out. Don't wait for them to ask help. Offer to give a piece of yourself sincerely.

E- mpathize. There is some kind of bond with long time friends that you just know...when that person needs some pat in the back, or a tap...or simple flying hugs and kisses for a hard day's work. Even if it were just words you read across the screen, the gesture and emotions fly across the distance...and you feel good.

Here' s to Friendship, Cheers!

Day and night...Night and day!

There has usually been a connotation for daytime to be the time to do chores, go to work, to wake up and be alive...

And the connotation for nights, totally for rest and to be in total slumber.

Gone are those days.

The modern society with all it's technology has brought about the concept of 24/7...of modern customer service to be "On-call", and that "Quality time" should be...All The Time.

I indulge in this idea. Not only now, but when I started becoming a mom. Though we do not get paid monetarily for being a 24/7 mom, we get recognition and appreciation during birthdays and annual mother's day celebrations...hugs and kisses and pure love.

Recently, I have also been introduced in the BPO Industry as a part-time Virtual Assistant, where I work on a desk doing all the "field-work"...letting my fingers do the walking..and my mouth the talk...

It is a regular job. My boss does demand a whole lot of quality time...we have sales targets...quotas and reports to do at the end of the day. Much to my surprise, I get the same satisfaction from it as a "Day-job" would.

Gone are the days when I long to rest when Mr Sun goes down,

My world is upside- down...

But...nothing much has changed...only time....

Living la Vida Loca...

Living a crazy...blessed...single life is how I describe my younger sis, Nitch, now working in Doha, Qatar.

Why? You should ask, well, I have seen her adventures right before my very eyes...shaking my head with disbelief to what she usually call as...making known the unknown. E.g. scuba-diving, mountain climbing...quitting your job today and landing a job in Manila three days after...to name a few.

She was here in the Philippines for years and has long been dreaming of how it is to work abroad...to realize a dream.

I follow her adventures on fb, picture after picture, I have felt how truly she has lived a crazy life...a life full of excitement and fun...

and still, young as she is, life has much much more to offer.

So I advised her to enjoy the opportunity that you are in another place...a new destination to unravel...

and not to stop the walk....

She is very blessed with being single...to conquer the world Nitch!...

not to mention the boys?

Life...we should face with anticipation...and without hesitation.

On waiting for the right person to come...

I once read over a social networking site, a dear friend saying " I am waiting for the right girl to come..."

I stopped to ponder on his words...this person is close to me and wanted to give him a sense of assurance that God has specially set the girl of his dreams..for him to find at the right time...

I told him, the right girl will come at a time you least expect it...at a moment you will definitely feel. that was How I knew...I should never let go of my husband, now of ten (10) years, Garry when he came. How I felt that moment until now, hasn't change a bit. We're strong at ten, building this family..with two kids, a girl and a boy at that...living a happy and fulfilled life.

I also thought, sometimes....you wait too long...time is wasted. When it feels good...SEIZE IT! This way...you have more time spent...loving...

So my conclusion to this was, the right girl will come at the time you definitely will feel, and when you now know she is the one...don't waste time dilly-dallying on nonsense talks, and pretending on who you are not. Show her who you really are, and if things feels right...

then...end of story...start of a beautiful relationship...

A new story that I will surely look forward to...shall unfold.

Starting from bits and pieces....

After almost three years being too much pre-occupied with work...not to mention be a "mom" for the second time around...

I found myself speechless...wordless and blank!

I used to have consolation in writing to ease up burdens that I carry and are not able to release...it is either i don't have anybody to share it with...not that I am alone but I don't easily open up on people I don't trust. I used to be too trusting just ending up totally hurt...

I finally had the urge to write again...much to my surprise...I didn't know where to start!

So, I said to myself, why don't I start with how I feel...right now...this very moment that I don't have anything to say...

Much to my surprise...

I have scribbled words and words...just come my way.

Now, I'm relieved...I have an outlet...no need to shout... or sleep...to indulge myself in nothingness...

For I am back...and will promise to have more to share!

Tatta for now...

And welcome back to my site!