Manila Ocean Park

'm a little bit excited for Manila Ocean Park trip today. It's our last day in the office for this year and we'll welcome another year of life, work, friendship, etc tomorrow midnight. Hope everything will be fine for me. I won't worry much yet. I want to enjoy whatever we will have after office. To meet different fish species in the oceanarium and many other things. I'll post some photos tonight.

my sweetie's fave

My little Gwyneth never say "no" when it comes to ice cream. She loves it very much. The local ice cream vendor knows it that's why he never let a day passed without passing to our vicinity and he will stay in front of our gate, sounding his bell to call my daughter's attention. One day, while I was busy cleaning up after my daughter's bath, I heard this same bell then I noticed my daughter was out of my sight. I heard from group of men that my little girl was out of the gate, crossed the street and ran towards the ice cream vendor. I ran outside and there she was with 25 cents on her hand trying to buy one cone of ice cream. What 25 cents can buy these days? We'll after that incident, good thing happen. Her uncle never fails to bring her 1 gallon of ice cream twice a month. Good, indeed!

Need scholarship?

Third World Country, it is how Philippines is being identified. Poorest of the poor dominates the populations. Rich people are getting richer while poor have nothing but hope that one day their way of life will change. Although some resort to making their hopes and dreams come true in non-Christian way: stealing, snatching, hold-up, gambling, killing, drug trafficking etc., there are still some who do it righteously and fairly. Parents strive hard so they may be able to send their children to school, believing that education will free them from poverty. However, most of our youth can only afford until secondary education due to high financial obligations a college degree requires. Therefore, scholarships offer by generous individual, groups, organizations, companies, philanthropists etc., do a lot. Scholarships serve as the lighting path which will lead them to brighter future.

As I browse the internet, I found out some of these:

FUJITSU Philippines College Scholarship 
METROBANK College Scholarship

JAPANESE Government Scholarship
FULBRIGHT
Technological University of the Philippines (TUP)
University of the Philippines Los Baños
New Zealand Scholarship
Lyceum of the Philippines-Manila
University of the Philippines
Megaworld Foundation Inc.
University of the Philippines-Cebu
ASEAN Foundation Research Scholarships
De La Salle College of St. Benilde
Peace Corps Alumni Foundation for Development

Hope this helps.

Additional list is coming soon....

Fear not...

A pregnant mother always worry for the child in her womb...and for her life.

It was my 2nd pregnancy. After 3 times of having checked-up in a private clinic near our residence, I decided to transfer to another ob-gyne. I was not satisfied with my first OB. All pregnancy related pain I've consulted with her ended up in laboratory tests. My officemates encouraged me to have my check-up in Chinese General Hospital since they knew the quality of service at low cost in the said hospital. However, it's too far from my place. I decided to look for a better ob-gyne and I found one. She's serving in different hospitals and clinics so I knew her experiences will serve me well. I was correct. She's dutiful and caring towards her patients. She asked me to choose which hospital I want to deliver my baby. It's between private and public hospitals. She informed me that in private, I must prepare 50-70K for caesarian operation while in public, 30-40K would be enough. I chose the latter since it's what our savings could afford.

Month before I gave birth to my second child, I worried about a lot of things. I felt the moment I give birth would be my last breath. I didn't want that to happen. I want to raise my children. I want to see them grow, study, work and marry. I fought my fears and I asked God for another chance to live but the feeling just kept stronger when my delivery was at hand.
As I laid on the operating table, a crucifix caught my eye hanging on the wall of the operating room. There I stared at HIM and I asked again for my life. My fears subsided and while the operation was going on I repeated Our Father & Hail Mary many times. I didn't sleep eventhough the doctor gave me a doze until I heard my baby crying. At last I successfully gave birth. I even saw her while the nurses were cleaning her up. It's another life for me. HE gave me this chance...I was really happy that time. I have to continue my purpose...become a good mother to my 2 daughters, Helen Gwyneth & Brianna Callie (their names were chosen based on meaning)...

Ephesians 2:1-10

Today is the first monday of the month. It's a remarkable day. We have our first Monday monthly orientation. By the way, it's not typical orientation a company is usually doing. Here we sing some song of praise followed by a sharing by a pastor or sometimes our president himself.

The sharing we heard today is significantly related to the natural disasters happening in the world. Just recently we were shocked by thousands of death in Haiti then now the 8.8 intensity earthquake which shakened Chile. We might ask ourselves, is this just a natural thing or it's God's reminder of His near Coming. We are still blessed that we are given another day to live, another time to realize who we are and for whom shall our life be.

The pastor who shared emphasized what is written in Ephesians 2:1-10:

Made Alive in Christ

1As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Death is life's reality. We don't know when it will come. Let's just be ready. As stated in the above verses, 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.