Of Ladies And Gentlemen

We Chat - Being a Man and Woman of Christ

Of Love And Valentines

Happy Hearts Day!

I am blessed. Roses. Chocolates. Cookies. Drinks. Freebies. Lots of food. Serenaded by an acoustic pop singer - Angela Torres, in a cozy place (Starbucks 6750). A day of business productivity, greetings of love and a company of friends.

Happiness is indeed a choice.

In Celebrating Christmas Day

Happy Birthday Jesus!
The warmth of Christmas and the spirit of the season is most heartfelt when it is celebrated with family.

Of Time With Family

I believe the best thing about Christmas is spending it with family. Anything that you do together is just filled with laughter, fun times and wonderful memories.

In Being A Godparent

Welcome to the Christian world - Kevin Ruji Manuel.

Keving Ruji, Manuel, 4 months old

Today marks my nth "inaanak". I don't really count anymore how many godchildren I have. I am just humbled by the trust given to me by their parents to include me as their children's second mom. I do not have a child of my own yet, but I am a mother to each and everyone of my godchildren. 

with Ninang Kate

May you grow to be a gentleman, with courage and conviction, with compassion and generosity in your heart, and with dreams and ideals to live with. I'll be with you as you go through your life's journey.

To everyone, Buenas dias!

Of Marriage and Commitment

Congratulations!

Of Giving and Generosity

In the spirit of Christmas, Nu Skin Philippines organized it's yearly Force For Good Benefit Lunch for the benefit of The CHILD Foundation held at the Museo Pambata at Roxas Blvd, Manila. 

my ticket to the event

happy children are healthy children

CHILD Foundation Inc. aids children on their health and recovery, especially those under Philippine General Hospital - Department of Pediatrics. They support an average of 600 children patients per month. That is an average of more than P700,000 monthly given to the PGH pediatrics ward. The commonly admitted cases are children suffering pneumonia, diarrhea, neonatal sepsis, meningitis, leukemia and other forms of cancer, dengue and typhoid. For more info, you may visit their site by clicking this link: CHILD FOUNDATION

Our team, Lead Global was a part of this successful event.

the beautiful women of lead Global

at the photo booth

we are all kids at heart, photo op at the helicopter

Lead Global family

Looking forward to be part of this again, next year.

gift giving

Nu Skin's Force For Good

Thank you Nu Skin for giving me an avenue to share my blessings. 
To everyone, Buenas dias!

In Feeding Your Future

Present Reality -> Possibility -> Belief -> Conviction -> Future Reality

In actuality, everything is possible and reality is just relative. The reality I see may not be the same as the reality some people see. If we all see a different reality, then how can we say that one is wrong and the other, correct?

We see the world as we are not as it is.

When a 5' tall girl was asked if a 5'4" person is tall, she would say yes. But to a 6', that person would be short.

When a person is asked if 20k a month is small, answers would also differ. To someone who is supporting a family and sending their kids to school, that would be small. To someone who is single, that would already be okay.

Reality is dependent on our mindset. How we perceive things manifests in how our life turns out.

What is your reality? Is it a reality of struggle? Of being stuck? Or is your reality filled with possibility and a bright future.

We must allow possibility in our lives. It is the only way that we can get off from our present reality and move towards the future that we want to have.

Feed your future. Whatever happened to us in the past had to happen so that we can become the kind of person that we are now. Accept the past and embrace the future. Feed it with all the great things that you want to happen.

The vision has been cast. BD by December 2013. I am so excited! I hope you are too. Buenas dias!

Of Love and Success

"You are acting as if your heart is breakable when in reality your heart is made to endure a thousand heartaches." ~Ulyssess Paculaba

my notes in the training - "mindset"

Everything starts with mindset. We can all learn about the skills, about what to say or what to do, but without the proper mindset we can never get the results that we wanted.

During our Tuesday T3 - train the trainer's training, my mentor Pax Paculaba was discussing about context and the space we are coming from in everything that we do. Success comes not after you have mastered the skills, but rather, after you have shifted your mindset. 

Love does not come to single people not because they are unlovable or because no one is willing to love them. They are not in a relationship because they are focused more on the fear of being hurt than in the joy of being loved.

Success in business does not happen to people not because they are not smart enough or they are not good enough. They are not succeeding because they are focused more on the fear of failure than in the joy of helping more people succeed.

I learned a lot today. I realized that the results of my life depends mainly not on how I do things but on where I am coming from. What is my context? What space am I coming from?

Here is my stand. I am a space of belief and courage. A belief that everyone wants to succeed and that I am most willing to help them succeed. Courage, because even if I get hurt, I know that the price is always worth it - in both love and business.

Buenas dias!

Of Brides and Weddings

Bridal showers are indeed fun and memorable both for the bride and her girl friends.

I believe that marriage is a sacred thing. Weddings and everything about it makes the whole sacredness of marriage more wonderful. One of my best friend is getting married soon so we decided to give her a surprise bachelorette party. Thank God we have amazing friends who went along with the surprise. The groom was amazing to play along with it.
 

My organizer look: orange ploshirt, white leather belt and black slacks

The girls: (L-R) top: Hariett, Kris, Anne, Berna and me; bottom: Maine, Dyan, the bride, Ms. Gina and Mafe

Overflowing food, chocolates, super fun games, DIY gifts and lots of stories shared made the whole night memorable and amazing! These were one of those moments where you'd smile once remembered even if it has been years past.


the happy bride: Patricia Robles

The artistic Ninang: Ms. Gina Paculaba

with Maine and Monica

with Mafe and the bride

the bride with Berna and Dyan

CW: gift from Monica, DIY shirt, jugno's 24" pizza & scrapbook

with the beautiful bride

Nothing beats girl power. I am so happy that everyone enjoyed the party. I just love organizing events with friends. Another successful party on my list. Thanks for coming girls!

Of Blessings and Gratitude

Everyday is reason enough to be grateful. Life is truly amazing. If you cannot see the wonder and greatness of the world around you each and every minute of your life, then you are not opening your eyes.

I like celebrating Thanksgiving Day. And it is not just because of the turkey or the family dinner, but rather, I like the thought that we are reminded to give thanks. Because in honesty, we all have a lot of reasons to be thankful for. If we really look at our lives, despite the challenges and the problems and the heartaches, we are all still blessed.

I look at my life and I am amzed how God never ceases to bless me. Yes, I have been through a lot of things this year. I lost my dear grandmother, business was a bit slow, some things got out of hand and well, it was never a walk in the park. I made a lot of mistakes, was frustrated a lot of times and failed more times than I could ever hope for. But through it all, I came out strong and I am still fighting. We become who we need to be because of what happens to us.

A wise person once told me, it is not in what happens to us that determines our future, it is in how we react to what happens to us that dictates where we are going. I agree. We need to go through everything in our life because we need to grow and develop to be the kind of person we wanted to be.

I have an amazing life and my dreams are within reach. I am not there yet but I will be very soon. With that, I can never be thankful enough.

Here is to our wonderful life. Buenas dias!

Of Music and Musicians

I have been blessed to be surrounded by talented people. Today was the rehearsal of my best friend Patricia Robles' wedding. It is just amazing that we have in our reach, some of the most gifted people in music.



My look for the day: Plaid top, buckled belt and khaki shorts

L-R (clockwise): keyboard, guitar, music sheet & ipod

Charmaine Loise Clamor and Cyrene Chube on vocals, Kris Ramirez on Piano and Carlo Juan on both guitar and vocal. The bride and groom, Patricia and Raphael would be singing as well. Collaboration is one of the most amazing concepts ever invented. It brings out the best in everyone.

relaxed look, time to have fun with friends!

The guitarist, Carlo Juan

The groom, Raphael Mercado

It is amazing when you are working with professionals. The amount of energy and work that they put into what they do is just admirable. When Charmaine sings, it's like the whole world goes on slow motion and she becomes the center of it all. When Cyrene sings, it puts a smile on your face and joy in your heart without you knowing. When Katie plays, the keyboard comes to life and its music touches your soul. As with Carlo, he can play the guitar in such precision that you'd wonder if the sound is coming from just a guitar. They are an ensemble of talented artists.

Whenever they start singing and playing music, my world would stop and I am transported to another world where music would tell a story of love and faith and happiness. I am so excited to hear them on Patricia's wedding day.

The singer, Charmaine Loise Clamor

The singer, Cyrene Chube

The pianist, Kris Ramirez

The mass commentator, Mafe Pastorfide

The bride, Patricia Robles

Music is such an amazing thing. It is a great way to express how you feel. It is a message that is both expressed and understood by the heart.

May your life be blessed with good music and wonderful friends. Buenas dias!