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"I don't believe in love at first sight. I believe in love at first debate, first argument, first inside joke, first genuine laughter after a lifetime of sadness.

I believe in love at first heartfelt conversation, first completely comfortable un-awkward silence. I believe in love at first support through hardships, first shared pain and first divided joy.

I don't believe in falling in love with a face. I believe in falling in love with a mind and a soul." - Maryame Sabry Zakhary

Artwork: Kyuin Shim

September 18, 2019 - World of Wizardy Jupiter

October 19, 2019 - Bday Mystery Manila at Ayala 30th

He who lives by his emotion lives without principle.

Don't trade the life God has for you because you want to take care of yourself. Walk by faith! <-- you don't learn this by reading but by doing when it really matters. It presents itself in an opportune time when you don't want it most. Be ready to change by doing what is RIGHT!!!

"Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy. There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief." Proverbs 14:10, 12-13 NIV

Emotions won't go away, but you can learn to manage it.

RMT

G12 Asia Conference 2017 - 2019

Kumusta anak?

Kumusta anak? My Heavenly Father asked.

K lang Lord. I'm a little bit down today because of a mistake of not being too excellent or passing a standard. Gagalingan ko na lang Lord next time. I have a one lesson learned today: To be creative and excellent with high quality of professionalism.

Father: Just always have a PURE HEART and a CLEAN HANDS.

Me: Thank you God.

God is enough

Its been a long time since I have this peace in my heart. God is not an excuse but He is the one who made this possible. His love is a delight to my soul. I saw His heart of humility. As i pray more, He exposes my weaknesses but His grace is sufficient. Rather focusing on my weakness, He wants to use it to stregthens me.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

John 16:33 NIV

https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.16.33.NIV

Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

Romans 6:12‭-‬14 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.6.12-14.NLT

Im a better person when Im with Jesus.

President Xi Jinping of China said:

When I was a small child , I was very selfish, always grab the best for myself. Slowly, everyone left me and I had no friends. I didn’t think it was my fault but criticize others.

My father gave me 3 sentences to help me in life.

One day, my father cooked 2 bowls of noodles put the 2 bowls on the table. One bowl has one egg on top and the other bowl does not have any egg on top. He said ”My child. You choose. Which bowl do you want”. Eggs were hard to come by those days! Only get to eat eggs during festivals or New Year. Of course I chose the bowl with egg! As we started eating. I was congratulating myself on my wise choice/decision and wallop up the egg. Then to my surprise as my father ate his noodles, there were TWO eggs at the bottom of his bowl beneath the noodles ! I regretted so much! And scolded myself for being too hasty in my decision. My father smiled and sad to me, ”My child. You must remember what your eyes see may not be true. If you intend on taking advantage of people, you will end up losing!”

The next day, my father again cooked 2 bowls of noodles: one bowl with an egg on top and the other bowl with no egg on top. Again, he put the two bowls on the table and said to me, ”My child. You choose. Which bowl do you want?” This time I am smarter. I chose the bowl without any egg on top. To my surprise, as I separated the noodles on top, there was not even a single egg at the bottom of the bowl! Again my father smiled and said to me, ”My child, you must not always rely on experiences because sometimes, life can cheat you or play tricks on you. But you must not be too annoyed or sad, just treat this as learning a lesson .You cannot Learn this from textbooks.

The third day, my father again cooked 2 bowls of noodles, again one bowl with an egg on top and the other bowl with no egg on top. He put the 2 bowls on the table and again said to me, ”My child. You choose. Which bowl do you want?”. This time, I told my father, ”Dad, you choose first. You are the head of the family and contributed the most to the family. ”My father did not decline and chose the bowl with one egg on top. As I eat my bowl of noodles, Sure in my heart that there is no egg inside the bowl. To my surprise! There were TWO eggs at the bottom of the bowl.

My father smiled at me with love in his eyes, ”My child, you must remember!When you think for the good of others, good things will always naturally happen to you !”

Give thanks in all circumstamces. I always say thank you everytime i receive gifts, pasalubong etc or do a small act of kindness to me. But some just dont know how to express gratefullness. Anyway im counting if you are not giving thanks to me or recognized what i've done. You are not lucky all the time. Haha

Quality over quantity

Checking the quality of my friends , I found similiraties among them that I liked in a person. These qualities allowed me to connect to them easily mentally and emotinally, allow me to pour my heart out genuinely without pretentions and I can discuss or say anything without offense because we knew each other too well.

Sense of humor - Most of the time sarcasm is good ina funny way specially not to put other people down but a way to say blunt and honest words for us to convey a message that we found silly to tell to many people. We can laugh anything under the sun but also able to share deeply what we are going through and laugh about it.

Service - Serving is my love language. Its also one way of saying to people that I love them. Serving me also means you love me. I have two close friends who have these qualities. They can cook for me or give me an extra snacks everytime he arrived in the unit. In return, i do errands for them as well or bring food to them. I clean the apartment or wash the dishes for them. Sometimes, I treat friends to eat either by dinner or lunch to let them feel they are important. So if someone treat me also, i appreciate it much.

Affirmation - I like people who appreciate others. This is also my second love language. Saying "thank you" to me is like a music to my ears. I like grateful and genuine people.

Independent - Most of my closest friends are highly independent, have high EQ and IQ. They are expressive at the same time smart. So maybe thats why I easily connect with them because i love discussing things about what they feel and think.

I dont like dull and dependent one. Sometimes i view them as manipulative and irresponsible because they cant do things on their own and rather use their connections to do things for them.

Generous - yeah, generosity is a good virtue. Usually most of my close friends are generous to their loved ones and to their employees. I remember a friend who asked me to sell his laptop in return i received a commission. I have one also who give me extra cash for just processing a business transaction. I practice also my generosity by giving to church and my parents.

Faith - faith is our common ground. I believe that God is one factor that we are connected together. Our love and belief for God made our friendship stronger.