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12/23/12

Party Galore!

As this year ends and every one is giving thanks for the many blessing received. A celebration in whatever way possible is a must or shall I say a tradition? I too have my own fair share of parties to attend before we close this year with a grateful and hopeful heart for the years to come. It can be really exhausting at times though- the preparations that is. Well enough of my rants and just keep the drums rolling..:)


MJ's Despidida (going away) Party and team reunion.

Letchon- the all time favorite! I promise that this honey really taste wonderful that it looks.


The ever present Spaghetti.

Lumpia Shanghai.

I cooked this one- Halang-halang or spicy chicken with coconut milk. I must tell you it's really spicy.

The bread sticks really got no choice.



Seems like karaoke is the best way to start the night with...:)

And then we looked like this after a few rounds of b**r...:P Photo credits to Phioxee.
Nobody really took the move on saying goodbyes, it was funny. We are all just there to have fun and be together for the last time with our supervisor. Well she warned us ahead not to give any messages about the whole going-away thing and leave her in tears. We are just happy to grant her that.


SFC Batch 22 Lord's Day and Christmas Party

We are to end the Christian Life Program (CLP) with the Lord's Day. Lord's Day literally means the Sabbath or the day of worship. As for the SFC community, this ceremony resembles the Sabbath Ceremony actually used by Jewish families for beginning the Sabbath.



In this Meal we make use of the Jewish form of thanking God for his blessing, which called "The Berakah" (Blessed are you , O Lord, King of the Universe, Who, etc.)




After the ceremony and the dinner is already served. Each household is to present a number.


My angels.
The angel of the Lord presentation.

I was happy to give them a song with my colds. I was a bit off range but I think it just went well.
There were gift giving and some recognition.
With the Music Ministry.
With my fellow facilitators.
Before I forget, there were sharers talking about their experiences with the CLP and their life after CLP.
There were gift givings too

We ended the activity with a praise fest.


SFC Dumaguete Batch 22- Photo Credit to Weng.



Share a Toy, Share the Joy Teletech Year End Party

This year's theme is Share a toy, Share a joy. Remember how I told you about Teletech focusing on charities. This party is one testimony to it. Teletech sponsors kids from different orphanage to give out toys. Each team is assigned 2 kids for the gift giving. We are also to spend our night with them at Tierra Alta Clubhouse, Valencia. Let me share some photos of the night.



The famous light house.

We got to play with the kids.
My friend supervisor Eddie with some of the Sto. Nino Home Foundation kids.

The place is so gorgeous and perfect! After eating and some chit chats, we immediately invade the area for a couple of photo shots.

The whole E-Care team.





Me, Gorgeous Val, Momi Begging, and blogger best friend Phioxee.


Girls chilling out in the bar!

I belong!
After Party at Tiki Bar. Photo Credits to Valerie.

WiFi Team Christmas Party

We call ourselves the WiFi Team because we are one of those people who can actually sit down together in a WiFi place without talking for at least 30 minutes or so. It sounds alarming, but we are just like that. We talk when there is a need to talk, or we share each others view on Facebook's comment box. It's crazy! But that is just how we bond. Hey! We know our limits too. At least when we get bored online...haha

We dined at Lab-as Seafood Restaurant. The grilled panga was to die for. Sorry, got to no pics. We were all starving, so...
This is the very good example of us. I have a cold so perhaps it doesn't sound right.
We went to Watever KTV Bar afterwards for a couple of songs and for our "something funny" exchange gift. I realize afterwards that we have different views on that "something funny." Photo credits to Joeny.


I think I said too much here. It was indeed a season of calories, cabs, and worse cholesterol. Kidding aside, we all deserve to celebrate the year end. This is one way of reminiscing what our achievements were for the last year, and give thanks to it. I know you guys will have your own parties to attend, so have a blast and enjoy the holiday season. Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful family!...xoxo!





12/14/12

Wish upon a Star

ONCAN (Oriental Negros Children Advocacy Network) in partnership with Robinson's Place Dumaguete City is holding the Wish upon a Star for three years now, granting less fortunate children have their wishes come true on Christmas. I have always mentioned how I was blessed with so much this year, and how I really wish to pass it forward, so here I am trying my best to make that star a reality.


You got to pick one star from this Christmas tree. The star contains the photo of the kid, her number, and the wishes that the kid has.
My little star is #63 age: 12, and her wishes are simple, and it is my pleasure granting it. She wishes for a bag, school supplies, and a rain coat- and so it is.


Bag- check!

School Supplies- check!


Rain coat- check!
However, I feel like something is missing. Food!!! I thought of chocolates and candies. For this one, I need to remember what I love back when I was 12 years old, so I decided to bring out the classic chocolates and candies I could get.

Nips, Lollipops, the classic Curly Tops, Gummies, and other nut bars.
I hope those would make her happy. Now, I must tell you people that I have this major over gift wrapping. I totally love wrapping gifts. I also made sure my little star would love the gift presentation just as much as the content of the box. I want to create something special and grand..haha My materials are as follows:

Gift wrapping paper.

Paper twine for the ribbon.

Double sided tape and a gold wire.

A card for me simple message and the flowers for some decoration

Viola! My gift!



When I arrived at the venue, there are a lot of gifts handed too. They also gave us an invitation for the gift giving. I would really love to meet #63, but I have a duty on that day. I couldn't meet her to personally give my gift and hug her. I just hope she'll be happy with what I came up with.


My invitation.

My gift right there in the center.

I was really having a hard time deciding wether or not to publish this post, because I believe in the bible teaching under Matthew 6:3 "But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing." However, my conscience says otherwise. I am posting this because my goal is to encourage others to extend their arms and share their blessings too. I also encouraged my friends to sponsor at least one kid. Make someone happy. Grant that star. Growing up, I never believed in Santa Claus and me over thinking about it made me feel like my childhood is incomplete (sigh). Hopefully doing this act would have #63 feel Santa Claus is true...xoxo!





12/4/12

All I Want for Christmas

I was tagged by two bloggers Loanne and Phioxee on what I want for Christmas. Thank you guys for keeping me busy online...haha I promised my self to blog about the Christmas season for this entire month. Christmas being the most celebrated feast all over the world. So, first stop is what I really want for Christmas. It got me really thinking. I have a lot of wishes but to come up with only 6 is a little task. I got these list on top of those "many" wishes. I am not expecting to get everything by Christmas, but hopefully I will along the way...:)

The tag mechanics are simple:

1. Kindly use the same TITLE as well as the FIRST PHOTO that I put here (that blurry picture of a Christmas Tree).
2  List 6 things that you want to receive for Christmas.
3. Tag 6 of your friends to make the same post (no tag backs).
4. Send the link, so I could check it out too.


1. First and foremost is the good health and safety of my family.

Photo from Rinkly Rimes blog.

2. My second wish is a Digital SLR Camera from Canon. A EOS Rebel T2i EF - S 18-55mm IS II Lens Kit.


3. I also wish to have a tab. I at first really wish to have an iPad 2, but I dream of having an Android gadget even more than having an Apple product, so I came up with the Google Nexus 7.

Photos from Google Play.




4.  I also wish to have an outside of the country trip.- very grand I know but hopefully I can next year. Sponsors are welcome...haha

Photo from mitre.org.
5. I have been reading books every day- Devotional reading materials in particular, so I wish to have lots of if...haha

Photo from devotionalchristian.com

6. For the last one, I know this sounds very cheesy, but I also wish for "The One"..I hope he'll come around real quick...:)
Images from CIKer.com

Some of my wishes are ambitious- I know...hehe It is better to dream big than to never really wish and dream at all. It motivates us to work even harder, right? So let's go go go! I would also like to pass this task to those bloggers who didn't do their Christmas list yet. So I found these people:

1. Tal the Pinay Wanderer at http://www.thepinaywanderer.com/
2. Juicy Jay of http://jayradarafol.blogspot.com
3. Ishmael of http://theparadoxicleyline.blogspot.com/
4. Pareng Jay of http://jaygamay.blogspot.com/
5. Gia of http://www.lovelyserendipity.com/
6. Reydan of http://reydanduldulao.blogspot.com/


So there you have it guys. Christmas will be here in a few days, and I am hoping that you, yes you- the one reading; would be receiving everything you wished/dreamed of not just on Christmas but in every day of your life. Never forget to share your blessings in this special season of love too...xoxo!