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Take me away..

2010-10-24T21:05:00.001+08:00

, originally uploaded by Cherіsse.

Reminds me summer

Canon Powershot sx120

2010-07-02T23:43:00.003+08:00

CANON sx120. Few more days and I'll finally have you. Yippppeeee! *excited. My a470 Powershot Cam needs to go.

Fix-It Friday #60

2010-06-26T09:00:00.004+08:00

Original Photo

My Edit
" The Vintage Effect"

Fix-It-Friday

2010-04-17T15:26:00.005+08:00

Original Photo submitted by Debbie for IHeartFaces Fix-It-Friday

Here's my 2 Edits. Dark Photo turned into Bright & Smooth.

I know. I know. Late Entry. Yayyy! See the rest of the entries HERE
*Just click on the photos for Larger View.

Colors and Edits -- What do you think? Comments are always appreciated. Thanks Much!

How to Achieve Great Things

2010-04-14T21:48:00.004+08:00

You’re as great as your thoughts.

Imagine your ideal self – a person filled with health, happiness and prosperity. Imagine living the life of your dreams.

This life is not as distant or unreachable as it may seem. You are a reflection of your thoughts. If you think you can do great things, you will. If you think you can’t, you won’t.

For change to happen you need to enlarge your thoughts. You need to hold a vision of yourself that will carry you through adversity and give you the strength to climb mountains.

So, hold your ideal self in your thoughts. Stay true to it. You will become as great as what you hold in your mind.

Today’s Affirmation: I envision my ideal self in my thoughts.

by Jane Powell on April 14, 2010
©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Beautiful Message About Love

2010-04-07T12:42:00.004+08:00

Verse 1

Now Hollywood wants to make you think they know what love is. But I’m a tell you what true love is. Love is not what you see in the movies. Its not the ecstasy, its not what you see in that scene, you know what I mean? I’m telling you right now, true love is sacrifice. Love is thinking about others before you think about yourself, love is selfless not selfish. Love is God and God is love. Love is when you lay down your life for another, whether for your brother, your mother, your father or your sister, its even laying down your life for your enemies, that’s unthinkable, but think about that. Love is true. Think.

Chorus

I’ll put you in front of me
So everybody can see
My love, this is my love

I know that I’ll be alright
As long as you are my guide
My love, this is my love

Verse 2
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, it always perseveres. Love never fails. Love is everlasting, its eternal, it goes on and on, it goes beyond time, love is the only thing that will last when you die, but ask the question why? Do you have love?

Verse 3

There is no greater love than this than he who lays down his life for his friends. Now are you willing to lay down your life for your friends? You’re probably willing to lay down your life for your mother, your father, or your best friends, but are you willing to lay down your life for even those that hate you? I’m going to tell you who did that, the definition of love is Jesus Christ. He is love. The nails in his hands, the thorns in his brow, hanging on a cross for your sin my sins, that is LOVE he died for you and me while we still hated him, that is love. God is true love, and if you don’t know this love, now is the time to know, perfect love.

One Tree Hill Quote: Life

2010-04-05T23:28:00.006+08:00

Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

Life is just a long journey that is made up a million little road trips.

Relax. Destiny has a way of finding you.

Happy Easter Sunday!

2010-04-04T04:56:00.009+08:00

Happy Easter Everyone! May this day be always an inspiration to all of us.

Today:

Will attend the Sunday Mass with Josh.The kids and me will be celebrating Easter Sunday with my Tita's and cousin's at Lola's place. Family Time!!

Sinigang na Baboy & Fried Chicken for lunch. Lettuce + Cucumber for Appetizer. Yummm!

The much awaited pasalubong from Tita & Mix, Buko Pie & Peanut Sweets.

Will definitely enjoy the rest of the long weekend.

I Love Me Unconditionally

2010-04-03T04:29:00.004+08:00

"Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers"

I must learn to love the fool in me the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries. - Theodore Rubin, Love Me, Love My Fool, 1976

Fix It Friday!

2010-04-03T04:05:00.007+08:00

Here's the Original Photo

And here are the "After Photos"

Vibrant Color

Dreamy Blue

Dreamy & Vibrant

Editing photos are fun. It's your turn!! Click HERE and join the fun! -- comments are appreciated. Thanks much! ;)

Girls -- Things you should put on mind when dealing with the Opposite

2010-04-03T02:44:00.005+08:00

"If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be. Slower is better. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then hell no, you can't "be friends".

A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend. Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is. Don't stay because you think "it will get better". The only person you can control in a relationship is you. Always have your own set of friends separate from his. Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you, speak up. Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later. You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within. Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are. Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.

Never let a man define who you are." -Oprah

2010-04-02T00:11:00.004+08:00

Good things come to those who wait, but great things will come to those who chase their dreams... - Jared Spencer

Today's Theme: Pink & Cupcakes

2010-04-01T13:46:00.020+08:00

CUPCAKES are LOVE. Especially those with PINK Toppings and Icing. Yayy!!!Now I am craving for one. Give me my piece of cupcake.♥

2010-03-29T11:16:00.006+08:00

Life is like riding a bicycle, in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving..

Blessed Sunday

2010-03-28T05:15:00.005+08:00

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (New King James Version)

Today's Theme: Pink Cars

2010-03-27T03:55:00.014+08:00

First Theme Posted. More to come.

Fix It Friday!

2010-03-26T14:20:00.011+08:00

I stumbled upon the IHeartFaces Website and got inspired by all the before and after photos of their Fix-It-Friday Column. I tried it myself and said "why not?!" I'll participate. And wooot! Here's what I came up with.

From the Original Photo:

& These are the photos I came up with:
light and sharp

the vintage effect

color pop-up

pink light

Thanks & Enjoy! See other submissions here

Summer 2010

2010-03-26T13:00:00.003+08:00

Looking Forward to a FUN and CRAZY Summer!
I need a vacation. Woooot!

Office Ideas, Designs and Inspiration

2010-03-26T04:25:00.007+08:00

I am thinking of re-decorating my office work space. It's plain and boring. Yadah Yadah! So, I browse through the net and looked for some ideas and designs. I stumbled upon these beautiful photos and I thought I'd share them with you. Such an inspiration. I am also thinking of doing the same thing with my room. Re-Decorate and put up my own work space. It will be just a small space though as the rest are for my kids to play on. Question is: When will I have the time? Oh My! But here we go.

Organize. Organize. Organize

Use a good lighting. Just look at the last picture. It's very cozy and inviting. A space I can work on. And look at those cute pictures hanging on the wall? :)

A small space but looks clean and very organize. A good chair is also a plus!

Make room for inspiration boards!
You can use Magazine Cut-Outs, Notes, Postcards or Photos to design a wall or a board. Actually, it can be anything, really. Be creative! :)

Choose a theme you like for the room or space and match it with colorful boxes for storage. Also make room for books, other stuff or your what not. And also, don't forget to recycle! ;)

How about you guys? Any idea you would like to add? Help!

2010-03-25T04:28:00.002+08:00

Don’t ask yourself what you did wrong or how you could have done it differently. Don’t waste your valuable heart and mind trying to figure out why he did what he did. Or thinking back on all the things he said, and wondering what was the truth and what was the lie.

The only thing you need to know is that it’s really good news: He’s gone. Hallelujah!

Being Single

2010-03-25T04:24:00.000+08:00

Being single can be a life-saving, rejuvenating experience. In fact, one can’t truly be successful in a relationship without being single for a time. Being single allows us to do what we want, when we want, and with whom we want without having to answer to anyone. Being single allows us to take full responsibility for paying our bills, cleaning and decorating, cooking our meals, planning our activities, and entertaining ourselves. It allows us the time to sit in quiet solitude, to run naked around the living room, to belch as loud as we want, and secretly watch shows that no one else would actually ever admit to watching. This is because we have more time on our hands and are not avoiding looking at ourselves by focusing our energies on someone else.

Basically, being single affords each of us the opportunity to discover who we are, what we do and don’t like, how we deal with things, what we want out of life, what our expectations are, what our potentials and limitations are, what energizes and empowers us, and what discourages and disappoints us. The goal of being alone should not be to prepare us for couple-hood. Rather, the goal of being single should be to learn to fulfill ourselves, to meet our needs, and to develop as a human being regardless of whether or not we choose to enter into a relationship. By learning to love and care for ourselves, we diminish the risk of starving for someone else to fill the void within our souls; a void that only we can truly fill. The purpose of entering into a relationship should be to share oneself with another person as opposed to trying to get from someone what is lacking in ourselves. Expecting someone else to fill in the gaps usually results in grave disappointments , a sense of failure, and endless resentment.

Being in an unhealthy relationship is no more admirable than being alone and isolated. However, choosing to be single can be just as satisfying (if not more so) than thriving in a healthy relationship. With the advent of increased divorces, delayed marriages, fewer births, and growing female independence, more and more people will find themselves single. So, why not make the most of it? Sit back, have a soda, and try belching as loud as you can!

You’ll never know what you can accomplish until you try!

10 Ways To Love

2010-03-25T04:01:00.000+08:00

1.Listen without interrupting. (Proverbs 18)
2.Speak without accusing. (James 1:19)
3.Give without sparing. (Proverbs 21:26)
4.Pray without ceasing. (Colossians 1:9)
5.Answer without arguing. (Proverbs 17:1)
6.Share without pretending. (Ephesians 4:15)
7.Enjoy without complaint. (Philippians 2:14)
8.Trust without wavering. (Corinthians 13:7)
9.Forgive without punishing. (Colossians 3:13)
10.Promise without forgetting. (Proverbs 13:12)

STARBUCKS is LOVE.♥

2010-03-25T03:12:00.013+08:00

A quote from one of the Starbucks Cups I stumbled upon..

I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say, "Hi." They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word. - Augusten Burroughs

Triumph Over Hardships

2010-03-24T23:21:00.006+08:00

Think life is hard – and it’s hard!

When you dwell on your problems or what you don’t have, you generate negative energy, and chances are your life won’t change for the better. Why not focus on the possibilities?

When you make up your mind to do something, you’ll find you can. Instead of thinking about barriers in life, reach out after opportunities. Instead of seeing a locked door, see a key. Instead of thinking about the rough mountain climb ahead, see yourself standing on the summit.

Today, resolve to let go of the struggles and embrace your potential. Your shift in attitude will shift your life from the shadows into the sunshine.

by Jane Powell on March 24, 2010
©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

2010-03-24T20:01:00.005+08:00

"It is the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting" - Paulo Coelho

Dear Future Boyfriend;

2010-03-24T08:54:00.000+08:00

I’m sorry for the fights that we’ll get into. I’m sorry for making you cry. I’m sorry for lying. I’m sorry if I get jealous. I’m sorry if I act childish sometimes. I’m sorry if I’m a pain in the ass sometimes. And I’m sorry for everything that I’ll do to make you unhappy.

I thank you for all the smiles that you’ll bring me, all the happiness you can give me. I thank you for being there for when I need you the most. Thank you for brightening up my day. If you make me cry, then that’s okay. Just don’t make that a habit. If you hold my hand, hold it tight so that you can make sure that I don’t slip away. If you hold me, just know that I won’t stop smiling. I want you to know that if I ever do slip away, I didn’t want to, but it was something that I couldn’t help. And when I realize how stupid I was, I hope that you still haven’t given up on me yet. And I hope that you’ll still be there to give me another chance because I would give you that second chance. If you make me cry, then that’s okay. They say that guys aren’t worth my tears, but I want you to be the guy that’s worth my tears. I know that there’ll be times where I can’t always make you happy. I know that there will be times where I won’t be able to see you because of my parents, but know that I really just want to be with you right at that moment and know that I just want to be in your arms.

I don’t need you to kiss me every minute like how some couples are because I’d rather you just surprise me. I’ll love it when you make me laugh, even if it’s something completely stupid, a cheesy pick up line, a silly face, anything, I’ll love it. I’ll introduce you to my friends if you want and you can introduce me to yours, but that really doesn’t matter to me. Knowing you is good enough for me. I won’t fall for any of your friends because I know how much you’d hate that and why would I want them when I have you? I just hope that you can do the same. I’ll watch movies with you all day if you wanted to - your favorite movies, my favorite movies, new movies, any movie. We can go to the park and run around you can chase me around the playground. We can take a train to New York and then wind up not getting off until the last stop. When we do get off, we can just take another train and it won’t matter which stop we get off at. We can stay up all night on the phone and not even say anything to each other. Future boyfriend, I hope that I’ll meet you soon.

via S.L.W. (publicnightmares)

Quarterly Goalie!

2010-03-18T00:41:00.006+08:00

10 more days before the month ends!

GOAL: $7,000
PRODUCTION: $12,000

Yep! Yep!! I'm already a goalie!! A Quarterly goalie as well. Wooooot! *Cheers!

Next Target: To be promoted as an Account Executive.

Libra - Daily Extended for March 16, 2010

2010-03-16T03:21:00.002+08:00

Get ready for some major changes in your career. But don’t worry — they won’t be negative changes, not after all the effort you’ve put into that department of your life lately. Keep your chin up and see what happens. Oh, and if you need to take one final step to ensure that things go your way, go right ahead. You have every right to seal

I love it! Wooot! 1 more month! Career Change? :)

What's For Breakfast?

2010-03-15T07:06:00.011+08:00

EVERYDAY IS A SUNDAY MORNING, One Tree Hill Season 3

2010-03-13T06:59:00.004+08:00

Stepping up. It’s a simple concept. It basically means to rise above yourself, to do a little more, to show you something special. Something like this. Lucas is gone, but that doesn’t mean the season is over. As a matter of fact, I’d say it’s just beginning. You might want to stay out of my way for a while. Life’s funny sometimes. Can push pretty hard, like when you fall in love with someone but they forget to love you back. Like when your best friend and your boyfriend leave you alone. Like when you pull the trigger or light the flame, and you can’t take it back.

Like I said, in sports, they call this stepping up. In life, I call it pushing back. You know, it’s been said that we just don’t recognize the significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. We grow complacent with ideas or things or people, and we take them for granted. And it’s usually not until that thing is about to be taken away from you that you realize how wrong you’ve been, that you realize how much you really need it, how much you love it.

God, I love this game. Every once in a while, people step up. They rise above themselves. Sometimes they surprise you. And sometimes they fall short. Life is funny sometimes. It can push pretty hard. But if you look close enough, you find hope in the words of children, in the bars of a song and in the eyes of someone you love. And if you’re lucky, I mean if you’re the luckiest person on this entire planet, the person you love decides to love you back.

My First Post

2010-03-13T04:39:00.003+08:00

Live. Laugh. Love.