countless

it's been three months since i've known you but it feels like way longer than that. thanks to skype and/or viber we can  talk almost everyday, almost the whole day :)

less than two months left and we'll finally meet :)) 

thank you God for leading us both to each other. thank you God for letting someone like brad love me as he does, for letting me feel so special. thank you God because he is so sweet, so nice and baliw ;)

i'm so happy to have you in my life, baby ko... i pray that we'll have countless months, years & time to spend with each other...

iLoveyou, baby ko :))

adidas king of the road singapore 2012

adidas king of the road 2012, a running event held across five countries - thailand, malaysia, indonesia, philippines & singapore.

the culmination was held here in singapore last sunday, 28th of october at the meadows, gardens by the bay.

with my singlet, bib, runkeeper track, finisher medal
& the fulfilled adidas running shoes

it was a hot sunday morning run... at 10 km point towards the end of my run the sun was just burning hot that i had goosebumps. a little part of me almost wanted to stop but i encouraged myself to finish the race. also, inspired running with my wished adidas running shoes, i was able to step on the finish line... thank you, baby for fulfilling that wish for me :))

charmley is all in :))
yes! i was...

i finished my 16.8km run after 2 hours 3 minutes 24.62 seconds. i ranked 261 for womens open ;) i hope i knew how many runners on this category, but for sure i didn't rank last, hehehe...

i was alone as my running buddy lerie ran on a different running event. we didn't get a sweaty hug at the finish line, hehehe...

next run will be on december 2, 21km for standard chartered marathon singapore 2012 :)

home - july 2011

i was home for 3 weeks last july 2011. i celebrated my birthday there along with the blessing/thanksgiving of my baby. 

sunrise

nadette & me...

nadette, a friend and a former colleague came all the way from cebu to visit me and spent few days there. we went to coco beach at gumasa, glan with the mariano family and had a good time at the sunny white beach...

view from above, the best shot i've got :)

one of the seven falls at lake sebu

laurence  & me, we're flying...

we also spent a day at lake sebu together with laurence. it was an unforgettable experience. it was my first time to zip line. it was just so amazing and the view of nature is so wonderful from above. it's the highest zip line in south east asia. 

lunch at the floating cottage

we had a wonderful time... 

a quick visit

nanal is a fun, sweet, bubbly friend. we've been room mates for quite a while during college days. there's never been a dull moment with her as she can always crack joke in any situation. 

nanal at sentosa island

i was so happy to pick her up at the airport when she had her transit here in singapore on her way back to dubai last december 2011. we had dinner and roamed shortly at sentosa island before we meet up with her other friend where she has to spend the night. 

nanal & me at changi airport

even if it was quick but i was so glad to see you nal after more than ten years. hope to see you again anytime soon...

blessingS

we talked about it and it became a plan... we both look forward to it... both excited & happy... can't wait but we can ;)

there has been frustrations & disappointments along the way but patience and being calm made it through.

thank you God for such blessings...

survivor season 25

outwit,outplay, outlast... that's how survivor is being played.

outwit, outplay, outlast

i can't remember which season i had seen first, but from then on, i was hooked and i watched previous seasons as well. thanks to hardworking uploader(s) on youtube...

as i wait for this season, i'm a bit excited because this time they chose islands of caramoan, camarines sur in the philippines among other remote areas in the world. season 25 premiered last september 19. i was sad 'cos i can't find any upload on youtube. usually after a day it is shown on tv, it is already uploaded on youtube, but this time there's none...

caramoan islands, camarines sur

but this week i was so curious if i can download it from a torrent, and yes! there it is :)) 

missing my run(s)

it's less than two weeks before my next run, 16.8km for adidas king of the road on the 28th but i haven't run much to prepare myself for it. i've only run five times out of sixteen after my half marathon for safra.

lately, i've been having headaches (migraine), sometimes just lazy to go out or it's raining :( 

still looking forward for this coming event... but oh yeah, i'll be running alone :( friends that i run with will be running on a different event on the same day... no one to hug on the finish lane, huhuhu... 

reven8e (season 2)

yey...! revenge is back on it's second season...

i was hooked on the first season and i bet i'll still be... i've come to learn about this show thru ms cecile's blog, chuvaness... 

"centers on a young woman who is welcomed into a community filled with people who don't know she's only there to exact revenge on those who had destroyed her family."

photo taken from imdb app

"what goes around, comes around."

pageviews

uh oh :( i opened my blogsite today and it says 0 (zero) pageviews...

i don't know what went wrong... i already had a thousand plus pageviews, huhuhu...

so worried, i look into it and found out from google product forums that it is a known issue...

Known issue: Blogger stats missing 
Hi everyone,

We are aware of the issue with missing stats on Blogger. Our engineers are working to resolve this. We realize this is an important issue and hope to fix it as quickly as possible. 

Thanks for bearing with us.

-Lisa

this gives me peace then...

missed calls

i am sad :(

yesterday, i called nanay when i reached home but she did not pick up. it's been few days since we had our last talk...

also, i tried to call brad for few times last night but all i hear were the ring and the voice saying, "you have reached the voicemail box of brad"...

i miss you guys... hope to talk to both of you today...

"@Notebook: I hate going an entire day without talking to you."

forgiveness

"forgiveness is the only way to get rid of the past. that's one of the values of prayer. it helps you unload, forgive those who have hurt you and let it go so you can get on with life." this is part of my devotional reading this morning by rick warren and i was so inspired by it. indeed, it is true...

while i was enjoying my holiday at bangkok last february 2011, i had a chat with my cousin michelle. that chat lead her to a revelation that she was not willing to spill while i was still on that holiday. but i was persistent and i assured her that i'll be fine...

a revelation that changed the course of my life. it took a lot of courage for her to tell me that my boyfriend for like 10 to 11 years had been cheating on me. i was a bit shocked knowing it, 'coz through out that relationship, a third-party had never been an issue between us. i had so much trust on him that i never thought he could do it...

we were about to get married on july of the same year, but i called-it off... one betrayal is enough to end that relationship. no matter how long we've been together...

i still went home as scheduled and met up with him and settled some few things.

and one thing that i've been wanting to do when i see him is to forgive him even if he would not ask for it.  and i'm so happy i was able to. i've been praying for guidance and strength for me to forgive him. i don't want to live and go on with my life with resentment towards him because of what he has done. i wanted to live life happily. i wanted to meet someone else who deserves me and that someone i deserved as well. and i thought i will not be able to until i forgive him...

glad i'm brave enough to forgive him... and so i'm living a happy life now. smiling everyday knowing that someone loves me this much.

if we can, let us forgive those who have hurt us as much as God the Son offered His life on the cross to forgive our sins.

luv bumps

an individual usually have bumps on the skin when he/she gets cold or experiences strong emotions. it is commonly known as goose bumps or chicken skin. 

but I call it luv bumps... 
every time you express how much you love me...
every time i hear sweet words of love from you...
every time you whisper, i love you, angelbaby...
and even just the thought of it gives me luv bumps :))  

universal studios singapore - march 2011

the mariano's visited singapore again. and i've got a chance to go with them to universal studios 'cos they've got a spare ticket, yehey..! and it's jasmine's day-off so she went with us also… 

it was a bright sunny day and we had fun inside the theme park and the rides. yes! we took the chance to get on battlestar galactica: human vs cylon, but only on 'human'. i wanted to ride the 'cyclon' but nobody will join me :( another roller coaster ride was inside the ancient egypt temple and i was so thrilled because it's dark. 

celebrity moment...
oopppss!!! there's a paparazzi...

betty boop

with anne & jassie

the shows/attractions are just so amazing that even the adults will enjoy. i'm looking forward for another fun-filled day here with their newly added attractions... 

my moment ;)

ayutthaya, thailand - february 2011

lau's so nice to brought me to ayutthaya on the next saturday of my stay at bangkok. it's a few hours trip from the city. we had a good time exploring the ruins of ayutthaya kingdom under the heat of the sun. it was quite an adventure also, from alighting at the terminal to finding our way to the ruins. 

ayutthaya kingdom was a siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. it was a day of all walks around the place and not to mention the pose here and there :)

bangkok, thailand - january/february 2011

shortly after phuket, i was on my way to krung thep. where is that? bangkok, the city capital of thailand. i went there for a long week holiday in time for chinese new year. 

nabs picked me up at the airport and we head straight to the church and had a wonderful sabbath. i stayed with them over the weekend. i also had the chance to meet blissyl and her family. 

with nabs, bliss & their cuties :)

monday, i met up with laurence, who was then working at united nations-bangkok hq, and stayed on his place for the rest of my stay. as laurence was working so i had the opportunity again to wonder and to explore the city on my own. 

ananta samakom throne hall

vimanmek mansion

riding the bus and train and alighting on the place where i wanted to go was quite an adventure for me. left a city zoo and wandered around nearby tourist destinations and walked until i arrived at laurence's workplace at un hq having only a city map with me, was a cool experience. 

wandering after lau's work

i went on board a small ferry along chao phraya river and visit wat pho, the grand palace, wat phra kaew and temple of dawn.

wat pho, the temple of the reclining buddha

the grand palace

wat phra kaew

temple of dawn

this trip was not all smiles and laughters, shopping and wandering. there were also tears and decisions made that make me a stronger person. but i did not let it spoil my long week holiday, i just put it at the back of my mind and enjoyed first. thankful for all the very good friends i have from all over for the comfort that time... 

anyway, i still had a good thai experience... the crowd, the massage, the food and very good friends.