Noble.

My cousin Kuya Mon sent me a message asking how am I and I answered "Kuya, I am now a Teacher!" and he answered, I am happy for you. That is a noble profession.

It is :)

Day 10: #Gratitude30 KINDNESS

I can't think of any other person as kind as Graceia. She is the epitome of being generous and most of the time, selfless. My family and I feel blessed to have her as a friend and a sister. Even though we don't get to see or spend time with her lately, she's always in our hearts. If ever in the future, you get to read this, I hope I sent my gratitude to you for being the kindest person I know. Thank you and God bless you more.
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain

Day 9: #Gratitude30 HOLIDAYS

It is almost Christmas and reality check, I have been too busy lately and I haven't even prepared decors for the holidays.
I miss that Santa Claus who used to surprise me and my younger sister. Our fondest memory of waking up at Christmas Eve, running towards the tree and there we see 2 big stuffed toys. And we were the happiest. So before Christmas, we see to it that our letter to Santa stating our wish is done and ready so that Santa can read it. This Christmas, I'll send my loving Santa my longtime wish, and I know I'd be blessed.
Meet my Santa, by the name Ric :)

Day 8: #Gratitude30 SLEEP

My guilty pleasure is an eight hour sleep. My day wouldn't be as bright and perky if I get less. I thank God for a restful sleep and sometimes I owe it to an Antihistamine as well :|
And how I love hotel beds with the smell of newly laundered sheets :)

Day 7: #Gratitude30 INNOVATION

It is still Apple for me [period]. :)

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Day 6: #Gratitude30 MEMORIES

I thank God for loving memories of me and my Daddy.

I celebrated my 30th last April 16, everything was great and everybody's happy.
On the day of my birthday, I was planning to go to church, Daddy was talking to someone over the phone while I wait for him to finish so that I could kiss him goodbye and tell him that I'll just visit church then be back asap. While talking on the phone he said " Oh kiss na!" So I did and went out. That was my last kiss to him...
He had visitors that night, his friends. They finished around 10pm, he went to my office and we talked for a while about normal stuff.. nothing different, nothing weird. He said, he's already sleepy, as we used to, I followed him to his room, opened his aircon & he said he'll watch tv, so I opened the tv and gave him his medicines, the remote control; said goodnight, closed his room light and his door.
That was it!

The next morning, I woke up 6am, check my mails & peeped through his room, it was still dark but I saw him "asleep", I told myself, it is still early to wake him up so I let him sleep.
It's almost 8am, I decided to wake him up, give him breakfast and his medicines. I opened the light and I saw him at the same, exact position when I saw him the first time. He looked deeply asleep. But I saw the difference with lights on, he looked pale & his lips darker than the usual. Before I could even go near him, I know; my Daddy's gone. For the past 5 years that I was taking care of him, I know it is something different. I walked and checked him while calling his name and waking him up, "De?" "Daddy?" I called him many times, but he didn't answer. I felt his arms, it was cold. All I can hear was my heart pounding. I grabbed my BP and checked his blood pressure, none. His heartbeat, none. His pulse, nothing. Breathe, none. I shook his face while waking him.. Daddy!
Nothing!
I called Mommy and said, "puntahan nyo ako, hindi humihinga si Daddy!"
I called his bestfriend and said the same. Jen & Xtian & Gracey, and I told Chelle to go home.
I went back to Daddy and stayed beside him. Friends arrived, and everything was a blur. We brought him to ER and there's nothing, flat line, no BP, no heartbeat, no pulse.
All I remembered was, I cried river of tears in the hospital, in the funeral service, in the morgue.
Everything was like a snap, a blink of an eye. We were just celebrating my birthday, then suddenly we were setting up his wake.
Until today, 21 days after Daddy left, I can still smell his presence, I can still feel his skin when I saw him that morning. I miss Daddy so much.

I thank my family for staying with each other especially these sorrowful time.
I am grateful for my friends who never left me and stayed by my side since Daddy left & until today.
I feel blessed to have Daddy's friends around, those people who shared half of our pain & shared half of our sorrows.
Our thank you is not enough for the sympathy and kindness of everyone.

To my dearest Daddy, everybody said, you had a great way to leave, a very peaceful death; I can't help but still worry and think about you everyday, just visit me in my sleep, just a smile or a wave or a thumbs up so that I could easily let you go. I love you Daddy and you know I will always be your girl.

Until I find..

This made my day. Yes I still want to believe in true love.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JvxHPtEsmFc

Day 5: #Gratitude30 KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge is love, light and vision. -Hellen Keller
I enjoy being a teacher. And I have a handful of students who adores me. It usually warms my heart and brighten my day when I get sweet messages from my students. I have been teaching Korean students for about a year and a half; Japanese students for almost a year.
I thank God for teachers who imparts their knowledge to students, for without teachers there would be no successful people in the world.

This photo is a snapshot from my Skype, my favorite student Lynn who I haven't spoken for the last 3 months.
She is the sweetest!!!

Day 4: #Gratitude30 CLOTHING

Thank you for the warmth and comfort that clothes provide. One of the basic needs, clothes are as important as food, water and shelter.
For me, clothing symbolizes what you dream to become.
So I live by this saying...

Sunday Mantra

Woke up before my clock alarmed. Went out for a morning drive, windows down and everything seemed quiet, serene and laid back. That's what I like about early Sundays, everyone's not busy and hurrying to work. Everything is slow paced.
And how I love my quiet moments, I get to spend time reading and thinking. And here's my mantra for today.
Blessed Sunday to everyone.

Day 3: #Gratitude30 NATURE

I am thankful that I was given a chance to enjoy and appreciate nature. I am a proud Tourism advocate, simply because there are a lot of gorgeous places to visit here in our country :) Bohol being my first love, I find comfort in its beaches. I can truly say, it is nature at its finest. My other favorites are: Coron & Boracay :)
Thank you God for creating a lovely Philippines.
Proud to be a Pinay Globetrotter :)

Day 2: #Gratitude30 TECHNOLOGY

20 years ago, I could live without a mobile phone. A day could past with playing street games with our neighbors. Today, as early as 4, Amos my nephew knows how to use the iPad on his own.
Technology and innovations are some of the parameters of a booming economy, a stable country.
I thank God for bright and innovative minds for creating technology. It really makes life easier.

Day 1: #Gratitude30 WORDS

I am thankful for words of encouragement that makes me feel that I am not alone. At times when I feel down or frustrated, I am relieved to hear words that makes me stronger.

Words are really powerful. May I always remember to use them widely and productively.

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#Gratitude30

Here's a good way to start. A very good idea from positivelypresent.com.

I am so excited!!! :)

I am thankful for...

Today, I wanted to acknowledge and celebrate all the reasons why I am blessed and why I should be thankful. When we have those not-so-good-days, we often ignore the positive side of things or situations or even people. And yes, when you noticed, negativity is draining. It is a waste of time and energy. Easy to say right? But yeah I will try harder. :)
So for my list, I wanted it to be random, the things or experiences or people that I encounter everyday. I have a lot in mind and I just want it to flow freely.
Thank you God for all the blessings.

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One blessed day.

I had a slow morning. Problems, obligations and trials are all flooding my head. I prayed for help. I asked Daddy to help me too. He never left me. I know, always. I got a phone call after lunch, client meeting at 5pm. On my way driving alone, I talked to Daddy like how we used to and I poured all my thoughts to him. And again, I prayed. And I got a big blessing, closed the deal.
Thank you Lord for never leaving me. Thank you Daddy for always watching over me.
I am truly blessed.

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Amos & Carlo

Happy Birthday to our Bebe Amos & to our Pre Carlo :) More to come! Perfect attendance! :))

While waiting...

There are a lot of things that I am waiting for and sometimes I admit, I am impatient most of the times. I want to remember that God is in charged and He is the scriptwriter and the director of my life so I am leaving everything to Him.
He is in-charged of my life.

One best Sunday.

We went North to South for our newest inaanak Ezza Allexie :) And after the reception my sister and I were asking each other where to buy pasalubong for Mommy. I am a big fan of Buko Pie until Erna & Ate Liz told us that El Mare's good. We finally found the biggest branch in Laguna and it took us a while to decide which to buy because there's a lot of choices. :) Buko Bibingka Pie caught my eye but my Sister doesn't like it, she was eyeing the assorted box but I don't like the fruity pies that comes with the assortment. So we finally decided to buy Macapuno Pie for PhP 170 if I remembered it right. When we finally dig in, it was BTS (better than s*x) as we describe it! LOL!!!
It is really the best and I can't wait to try their other flavors!!! :)

Sinfully Yours.

Guilty! I can't take chocolates out of my system. It is my guilty pleasure and I don't have plans of stopping.

Thanks to my bf~Aimee's pasalubong from a short trip in Hongkong for work.

Snapshot from my IG: settified

Pamper-me-day :))

It's been a while since I had a hair treatment. Rebond was last January and I feel that my hair is lifeless.
Aimee (my highschool bestfriend) & I started our day really early. Meeting with a tour group and I have a client call as well. I have to drive from a place to another, plus it is really hot and humid today. Weird. My head is throbbing since after lunch and so I feel exhausted. Aimee on the other hand feels the same so we decided to treat ourselves to a massage, scrub, hair cut, hair color and the works; but because we still have work to do, we just have like 2 hours for everything. Impossible. So we just had our hair cut and a cellophane. And we were happy.

The REVAMP.

I want to go back to blogging, I checked my blog (pinturademivida) and unfortunately I cannot remember my password. How does that sound? :( So here, my new baby, The chronicles of a Pinay Globetrotter.
I have been formulating the whole day of the best words to describe what I want to depict in this blog; traveling, beautiful beaches, lovely things, nifty ideas, adventures, food and all the things that a life of a wanderer can be.

Let's have a colorfully painted life.
[Pintura De Mi Vida] Paint my Life. :)