Jennifer Hudson's tweet to Jessica Sanchez

It's really overwhelming for someone to receive a tweet especially from a well known singer such as Jennifer Hudson. That might be what Jessica Sanchez felt when she received a tweet from Jennifer Hudson. When Jessica Sanchez took the stage and perform the Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" - she got a cheer from the famous Jennifer Hudson. She then tweeted "Yes Jessica! That's it!" Jessica learned about it and had an emotional reaction.

"Me and my uncle were in the same room when we saw the Tweet and we were like, crying and freaking out," Jessica told AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman, backstage after last night's show. "She's one of my idols. It's crazy." When asked why she chose the song "I will always love you" by Whitney Houston, she answered, "I was very confident of my choice at first because I was like, 'Everyone knows this song, it'll go good, whatever. I've been singing this song my whole life,'""But then I started realizing it's like one of the biggest songs.... But it really did pay off. I'm really happy." As for the standing ovation from the audience, Jessica said she was so caught up in the moment she didn't really notice what was going on. "I didn't see it coming -everybody did amazing tonight," she said. "I'm so grateful and I'm just so happy and I'm just living in the moment right now."

As a Filipina, I'm was so proud about what our kababayan has reached. Thinking about what Jennifer Hudson tweeted Jessica Sanchez gives me the chills.

Go Pinay! Go Jessica Sanchez!

My 32nd Birthday Celebration

Last Saturday, right after my shift...me and hubby headed to Montalban to celebrate my birthday and to also take a glimpse of our new home. I took a time off from work so we could celebrate it the day after which is a Sunday. The original plan was to go to Church first and then check on the house but the plan changed and we just strolled around the village at around 6am. As what we previously do, we stroll around Villa Anna Maria, a subdivision close to where my mom lives and a village where my cousin's house now stands. Then at around 11 am, I along with the whole gang headed to Robinsons Montalban and ate lunch at Jollibee. It's my little nephew Empoy's favorite hang out and we ordered him Chicken Joy and Ice Cream. It's nice to see him smile and having fun with me and my mom. Rarely did my brother Elmer allows him to mingle with us for some reason. Maybe it's because of his deep hatred with my mom. Anyways, after our hearty lunch we let little Empoy play at Fun Drive Playhouse. It's a huge playground for toddlers and they charges P100/hour. While Empoy enjoys his stay at the Fun House, me and hubby played Racing Car at Worlds of Fun. We're addicted to that because we are hoping to buy a nice little car hopefully before the year ends. Well, I am still thinking on how we could get the money to afford such car but my hopes are high and I know that God will give us our heart's desires. After about over an hour, we came to fetch Empoy but since it's already over an hour since we left, we need to extend his stay which is a good thing as we were able to take some pictures with him. Here's some of our souvenir pics with empoy on my birthday celebration:

After the fun and play, we've decided to eat pizza on a local pizza store which also offers cheap ice cream. So off we went and tried that but were not pleased with the taste. We picked the bacon and muschroom pizza but they haven't put in much stuff into it. But the Ice Cream is fine, the taste is okey for a P20 cup. My sister Ems who is working in Singapore texted while were eating saying Mom can now withdraw her allowance from her so mom decided that we go to the grocery store and buy food for our dinner.

I really had a great time with my family and of course with my hubby. Though I only had this simple celebration, it really means a lot to me. I hope we could stay like this forever.

A Birthday Prayer

Today is my 32nd birthday! Thank you Lord for letting me live this long. I have not been a good daughter to you Lord but I hope you still hold on to me. I have been so selfish and have only thought of myself. Jesus, thanks for all the blessings you've showered me. Especially on my birthday, in five hours...I will be calling up Pag-ibig fund to know the status of my PAGIBIG HOUSING LOAN APPLICATION. Hopefully they approve my P850k housing loan application so I can already pay my downpayment and finally move in this March. Here's the house I've been dreaming of and hopefully will be my home next month. I really feel that 2012 is my year, I would do my best to fix my life and I intend to glorify God with a new me. Amen

Welcome 2012!

Happy New Year Everyone! Time flies so fast, in about a month and a half...another year would be added in my age as I will soon celebrate my 32nd birthday. Wow! I still can't believe it. Most of the girls my age already have their own families, have a husband and at least one child. But here I am, still single with no plans of getting married anytime soon nor have a child. I don't know if I just don't feel the urge of having a family of my own or I just don't have goals in my life. Sure, I wan't to be married soon but as of this point in my life, I don't feel it yet. I guess there are so many things in my life right now that I need to fix first before planning something as big as that.

Of course who wouldn't want a baby in the family. If I would be asked, I want to have one this year. Anyway, I'm already 32 - the same age as my mom when she bore me. If that would happen, my family especially mom and my dad would be delighted. If it would not happen this year, I know that God will give it to me at the right time.


Hope everyone had a happy new year. No more new year's resolution for me this year...but I sure would want to update this blog as often as I can...till next time!

Emergency

Earlier today, I received a call from my brother saying that my dad was rushed to the emergency room because of a mild attack. To be honest with you, I've been preparing myself for this. I normally picture this scenario wherein my brother would text or call me up in the middle of the night saying something bad that happened to my papa. But I guess even if you prepare yourself for things like this, it would still shock you. I called the office and let them know what’s going on because I need to be absent. Me and hubby hurriedly rushed at Sampaloc Hospital, that is where they rushed him in. Besides the fact that it’s close to where they currently live…it’s also a public hospital. I know they don’t have the money to at least make a deposit. When I saw him the first time, I knew it’s the start of something really serious. He can’t speak and he can barely move. They cuffed his foot on his bed because he was behaving badly the night before. My little brother and his cousin are the ones who took care of him before we came. They said my papa was intoxicated the night before which maybe triggered all these. I texted Intellicare to inquire about the coverage. I have enrolled papa as my beneficiary for the health benefits we have at Convergys. Good thing they have a text hotline where you can send your inquiries through text and they would respond to it real time. They even called me up to make sure I know what the procedures would be. They said that we can avail of the emergency assistance as Intellicare would take care of the bill below P5,000. She also said that we can bring my papa to UST hospital as it is an accredited, however, she told me that if the diagnosis is that it is a pre existing condition, the charges for the confinement and doctor’s fee would not be covered. I began to worry. What if my paps situation is a pre-existing one? Where would I find the money to pay for all of these. I prayed to God and He immediately answered. Just after I inquired about the intellicare coverage, my brother told me that Papa is now able to talk and have already spoken with them. His wife also came over and I just left them with some money just in case they need to pay for any medicine or hospital fee. I am quite confident now that Papa will make it and that he would recover at no time. Thank you dear Jesus for helping him and for making him live longer. Hopefully I can be with my Papa for a very long time. Praise be to God.

my hubby

hubby taking care of my dad

  

my papa

it's me waiting for papa to wake up

I Need to Conquer My Fears

Well, I was profiled to apply for Quality Specialist. After five long years, I think it's high time for me to explore new things and see what else I could accomplish in my professional career. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a happy agent. I can do a lot of things without pressure, I can go home immediately after my shift, I can be absent for work if I want to. But through the years, I feel as if everything is routinary and that there are not much challenges for me anymore. I feel as if I need to try to unleash my potentials and see what else I can do besides taking in calls.

My current supervisor asked me if I would pursue with the application and I said yes. In the back of my mind, there are many doubts. I admit, I fear rejection. I fear not being able to get the job. I fear what other people might say. I know I can do the job well but one mistake might ruin it all. Still I am decided to pursue with it, until the last minute. The same day I was about to pass my application, my boss was absent. I don't know what I'll gonna put on my application letter as he never coached me about the position before. I felt inferior and I felt as if I won't be able to make it. I again took one step behind and let this opportunity pass me by...for the nth time...

I know I should not be like this. I know I won't get to where I want to be unless I try. I want to be brave enough to accept challenges and even possible failures. I should change my way of thinking and know that failures are necessary for me to be a better agent, better employee, better person. There has been so many regrets in my life solely because of one thing...fear of failure.

Have read Bro. Bo's book "Don't worry, be happy" and what inspires me is what he wrote in the final chapter about his first experience in rock climbing. Before he tried it, he was very afraid of the steep mountain. He felt as if he can never reach the top of that gigantious mountain...there's really no way. But when he faced his fear and started going up...he felt very brave. It's all because of the thick rope that is tied around his waist. He knows that whatever happens, even if he slips...even if he falls...this thick rope will prevent him from breaking his arms, legs. He knows that the rope will pull him up and will lead him to safe landing whatever happens. And how happy was he when he reached the top. He won't be able to reach it if he didn't even tried. Same with our mountains of fear. You can't conquer it unless you tried. God is the rope...we need to climb above our fears knowing whatever happens, even if we fail and slip...He will never let us fall because he is the one who'll lead us to safety landing. We just need to try and try.

I hope through the next opportunity, I won't be afraid anymore. I need to deal with failure the right way. As the saying goes, it really isn't about how many times you fail but how many times you get up after each failure. I guess I need to begin counting now...

I'm A Certified Transcriptionist!

Just earlier today, I was able to do my first transcription work...and I passed! I applied for an online job through the internet and I was lucky to be accepted as an Online Transcriptionist. The job is to transcribe audio files. The company is based in Philadelphia and pays $0.25 per one minute audio file. Not much but its enough,  it's like P10.75 in our currency. I am happy that I was given that chance since I really don't have any experience being a transcriptionist. I remember wayback, this kind of job was so in demand a lot of schools even offer transcription courses. I thought of enrolling myself in one of those transcription courses but the tuition fee is so high.  Now, I'm very fortunate to land into this job without even a proper training. What's good is that I was able to transcribe a 15 minute audio file that was approved for payment. It took me four long hours to transcribe such a short audio file because there were two speakers, one of which is a Spanish woman with very heavy accent. After finishing that, I took my breakfast and again worked on a 2 minute audio file and both passed their standards. Hopefully I can learn the tricks of the trade and will be able to be a good transcriptionist. So far, so good...

How Typhoon Pedring Hits Ortigas Area

Furious Typhoon Pedring

This is actually a view from the 25th floor of Robinson's Equitable Tower. It was 6:30 am and while all of my teammates have gone home... here I am stuck at the sleeping lounge waiting for hubby to pick me up. I was supposed to go home alone that morning because Jaja, my travel companion will not go to her boyfriend's house in Cubao and instead will be going home to their house in Libis. I am ready to face typhoon Pedring and go home by hook or by crook but I didn't expect that the wind is roaring and there is not much people walking along the Robinsons Galleria aisle because of the strong wind. I tried battling against this typhoon and tried walking against the wind twice but it's too strong for me. So I texted my hubby and asked him to fetch me here at the office. In as much as I wanted to go home early, I was left with no choice because I'm afraid a part of a roof or any hard object might hit me while walking against these terrible wind. Since I would be stuck here in the office for the next one hour, I decided to subscribe to the Globe's UALLPLUS25 promo wherein you could have unlimited texts for all network providers and free one hour consumable net surfing through phone. It was the first time I'll gonna surf the internet through my phone using Globe's minutes and I was so happy I tried. Read several blogs and lost track of time. Before I knew it, I already received a text message from hubby that he is waiting for almost 15 minutes now downstairs and is already waiting for me. Before I left, I took a picture of how typhoon Pedring hit Ortigas area through the lounge's window...it was horrifying. Hopefully, those people affected would be able to survive this another Philippine calamity.

My Brother is Sick

Just recently received a text message from my brother Elmer regarding his health condition. He said he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. I was really shocked, well not really. I already anticipated it long before because he is a hard core smoker...but I never thought it would be this sudden. Though we really never had the chance to bond because he is really not the type of Kuya who cares for his younger sisters... I still feel bad for him. I pity my nephew Empoy, he's been living with his father for four years now. What if he is also infected by such disease? God forbid.

Lord, please help my kuya Elmer. I know He needs you...I know You are the only one who could help him this time. He didn't feel loved within his family so I really pray that You would fill his life with unconditional love. Lord, I don't know if I've been a good sister to him but I am willing to be one this time. I hope he could feel that he is not alone in this crisis and that he could still count on me and the entire family. I love my Kuya Lord, please take out his sickness and forgive him for all his trespasses. Amen.

Back In Each Other's Arms

Hi everyone! Sorry if I wasn't able to blog for the longest time now, I've been busy with work and have been busy looking for an apartment near our office but to no avail. I guess I would stick with our current apartment, anyway, I can't find any other apartment better than ours for the price of 6 thousand bucks. I with my hubby just decided to stay here for the next six months, anyway, my sister again commits that she would still continue to pay for the rent. I love it!

Yes, me and Jojo decided to get back together. I guess, He is my destiny after all. Though I've suffered a lot because of the previous break up the we had, I am still happy that I was able to lose 20 pounds because of it, exercise and of course of Herbal Life. Because of that tragic experience, I was able to learn how to take good care of myself. I guess, everything happens for a reason. What's important is that I am now decided to spend the rest of my life with the one who stood by me through thick and thin. Will update you again.

He's the Man...

Another entry this time from my multiply account. I want to remind myself of how in love I was with him... I want to get back my feeling for the man who stood by me through thick and thin. I need to love him again with the same intensity as it was six years ago. Lord, I give everything in your hands...lead the way...

Jul 26, '04 10:05 PM

"here's so many things about him that I love-the way he looks at me, the way he makes me feel I am loved and the way he assures me that I am the prettiest girl in the world. Yesterday we were together the whole day, I really felt that he is so concerned and that he is willing to sacrifice everything for me. I asked him not to go to work because we have to go to the police station and file a case against my ex bf who is harassing me. I know he is willing to fight for me and though there are certain things I dont like about him, the good points outnumbered the bad ones. I love him for who he is and what he will be---I know that he is a gift from God. I love him because He is adopting my faith...we never say our goodnyts without praying together.I hope God would bless this relationship..."

A Birthday Prayer...

Just stumbled upon one of my blogs and saw an entry about my birthday prayer for the man I've been with for  six  years. Six long years that is...and yet...I still feel something missing... The relationship is really shaky and I don't know if we could still survive another blow..I really pray that someday...I can utter this same simple prayer for a man with passion in my heart...


And my birthday prayer to the man I love.... "Lord, please bless Jojo. I know you know what the desire of his heart is, you're a witness to all his frustrations and fears, you know what his sacrifices are just to make this relationship work...you know how hard he tries to be a good husband to me and a good son to his parents....you know everything he has in mind. Lord, whatever those are, please have your way in him. I hope he would continue to be the man he is right now. The same Jojo I've come to know four years ago. Same caring and kind hearted man who never fails to bring a smile to my face after a hard day, the same Jojo who always considers my own welfare first before his, the same guy who loves me unconditionally inspite and despite of everything. I am so lucky to have a husband like Jojo who does'nt care if I'm getting bigger and bigger everyday, who doesn't require me to do the dishes and fix the house or wash our clothes....to have someone who after a "major tampuhan" would sit beside me and would want me to explain my side first before he utter his. ..a very loving and sweet soul who gave his heart to me without asking anything in return...." To you Lord, I offer my life and my love to Jojo and if I will be blessed to have him forever, please bless us and I hope I can also make him happy . Amen." 


I am willing to wait for that time..