God's Gift & Grace

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[teanika]

It's been a while

Tumblr sent an email that if I don't post anything soon, my username will be taken away. So here I am.

[teanika]

#mycreativeescape #johannaschristmas #johannabasford #wip #colleencoloredpencils #colleenph

[teanika]

Tried a Doubletree Chocolate Chip Cookie copycat recipe. While it was close to the texture and taste, I found it a little too sweet for my liking. Or I'm probably overwhelmed by the amount of chocolate chips (3 cups!) Will use less next time. #DoubletreeChocolateChipCookies

[teanika]

Cinnamon rolls from a Cinnabon copycat recipe.

[teanika]

First time to make homemade beignets because Cafe du Monde would have to wait. 😊 #beignets

[teanika]

"And so I believe to-day that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator. In standing guard against the Jew I am defending the handiwork of the Lord." - Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf Interesting and might be relevant at this time. I just might "try" to read this. But sorry Führer, no book royalties from me.

[teanika]

"But everyone falls in love with Holden Caulfield when they're sixteen. They read The Catcher in the Rye and don't feel so alone." - God-shaped Hole, Tiffanie DeBartolo Searched for my old, once read copy of The Catcher in the Rye to reread. Because when I was sixteen I didn't fall in love with Holden. I wasn't remotely attracted. In fact I didn't get him. At all. And when I saw high ratings in Goodreads, specially my friends', I'm seriously puzzled why. Maybe because I breezed through it to finish the book review I needed to submit. So giving the story again a chance, sixteen years after. #TheCatcherintheRye #JDSalinger #book25f2016 #GoodreadsChallenge2016

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[katespadeny]

[teanika]

5/60

Today's the fifth month of my auto loan. Hurts to see that my pay off balance is even higher than my loan amount and that the past monthly payments only paid for the interest of the loan. Ouch. If only I could afford a 50% DP, I would've done so. Next time I'm in the market for a new car, I'm paying it in cash.

[teanika]

(via A Hypnotically Beautiful Animation of a Forgotten Penny Arcade Wooden Doll Endlessly Wandering)

Ma’agalim - Jane Bordeaux

(English translation)

Nights turn into days Days turn into years And among them I was going faster in circles Winds are blowing on me Blow on the back of my neck Everything seems too far too big I’m not moving forward It’s the time that drifts away This is another passing train It’s a further tightening rope

[teanika]

[teanika]

6′2″ - Marie Miller

Lord I've been prayin' For somebody I've never seen And I don't care what he looks like As long as he loves me No I'm not particular But could he have blue eyes Just like the sky And blonde hair Wavy and light And 6 foot 2 is my favorite height But lord I don't care what he looks like I've been gettin' so lonesome Waiting for him to come around But if you're teaching me patience I'm willing to wait this one out I'll be patient But could we meet by The first of July So he'll hold my hand As they light up the sky And marry me on an April night But lord take your sweet, sweet time Whatever you want Is whatever I want I'm not particular So if he has green eyes That would be fine Or brown hair That's quite alright Now 6 foot 2 is my favorite height But lord I don't care And could we meet by The first of July So he'll hold my hand As they light up the sky And marry me oh marry me Marry me on an April night But lord take your sweet, sweet time And lord I don't care what he looks like.

[teanika]

“Long, long ago, I learned the heart cannot live in two places. I had to choose. My heart is in America. Where is yours?“ - The Mango Bride, Marivi Soliven

Was at NAIA terminal 2 earlier to fetch my niece. She flew in from Cebu with a connecting flight to Abu Dhabi and then finally to Geneva. This is her first international flight and she’s going to Switzerland for work, at least for a year. I knew she was nervous and sad but she still pushed through regardless. Got to admire her guts. I’m praying she’ll always be safe and that she finds her passion and build a successful career.

On that note, nothing and no one is stopping me in searching for my promised land except my terrible excuses: I’m not good in conversational English, my technical skills still have to be improved, I don’t have enough money, etc. etc. And my niece who is only around 24 found the courage to go out of her comfort zone so she could help her family and achieve her dreams. How pathetic am I? I allow myself to wallow in my misery instead of doing something about it. I’m allowing fear to paralyze me. How do I dare myself to move?

[zenpencils]

Frank Herbert - The Litany Against Fear.

Celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8.

[teanika]

A couple of days I ago, I woke up with a start. Why? I heard my Lead’s voice in my sleep. After spending half the night fixing issues, I decided to retire at 4 am, way past my bedtime of 1 am. I was sleeping peacefully, when all of a sudden, I heard my lead asking me, “Hey DoAnne, are you ready?” I was so surprised, literally sat up and said, “Oh my God, may meeting ba ko?! (Do i have a meeting?!)” And then I realized it wasn’t real.

Ang landi ko daw sabi ng dati kong team mate. Harhar.

[teanika]