long great day

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I had a long day but it was great. And these are the highlights of my day.

From the same person who recently feed me wisdom. He says "When something is meant to be, it will happen". Somehow, so true. There are numerous  chances came in to my life without asking for it, nor a plan to get it. So I think I would agree to this quote. I like deep conversations such as what I had this evening. It is always nice to know how other people view things and see the difference from mine. 

On working in deck. Wow! I'm sure Bims won't agree with me but I find it interesting! but sure enough not on everyday. At least once in a while will do. :) Yeah it was tiring but  sometimes it feels good to experience something new, something out from my routine. It challenge me. And it's good. I feel more productive in a way. :)

live your life

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Anna, you have to live your life. And i was caught in surprise with those lines. How can any one say like that to me. It brought me in to reflection. What made him say that? In my 29 years of existence nearly 30 It's my first time to hear those lines thrown in me. So I asked myself How do I live my life? I live my life according to the way I wanted, I do not push my self much to please others and certainly I am not so fan of competition. I have a free spirit and much as people don't see the way i see, still i want to keep it that way. 

On Jet Ski Riding

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And I missed my 87th entry. Sorry, I was too busy yesterday. But I have today! And hey, today was a hooraH! The Chief mate gave us a training on Jet ski riding. It is always  good to learn something new, and it was fun! If motorcycle driving is good. Jet ski riding was even better. The Instructor discussed everything to us from safety to proper usage. 
In driving the Jet ski of course you should have to be familiar with the features of the Jet ski. It has a Kill cord which has to be attached on you and the other end should be in the Jet ski, so in case you'll capsize the engines would stop as soon as that cord detaches from the Jet ski. The green button on the left side of the steering wheel is the Start button while the red button is the Stop. It has Throttle on the right side of the Steering wheel which controls your speed. In riding the Jet ski you should be on proper outfit, and since the water in the Med is not that hot as it is supposed to be, we decided to wear a wet suit and of course a life vest. :)  After we had that bit of discussion they launched the Jet ski on the water and started the practical lesson. I ride with one of the deckie and started to test the features. In less than a minute I knew it already and man! as soon as I got myself familiarized on how it goes I was itching myself to put on full speed and that made me a remark. My Instructor told me that I was a bad student...nyahaha..again! as always ;) and that's how it goes. I had a great tuesday. Praise God. :)

Together Again

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The looong wait is over. We finally get the chance to see Rhia. And it was a joy :) The meet up went really crazy and unforgettable. Rhia had her off while we are in port in Golfe Juan the timing was perfect. The original plan was that I would fetch her up in the train station and from there we'll decide where to go. But we were not allowed to go ashore before 5pm so She was left with no choice but to come in our port. Not bad at least she got the chance to see the boat where we are working. We miss Mcdo so we decided to find it.We took the wrong road so we got lost a little bit, after a long walk we finally found it..and tadaaaaaaaa we ate and it was Rhia's treat. Yey! Our crave for Mcdo was satisfied and decided to go in Antibes  by walk..Yeah. by walk, without even knowing the way to get there. While on our way we had beers with us and it was just so fun. We ran out of time so we didn't had our chance even to sit on the seaside which I was thinking to do. Instead, we headed to the train station. The teller was out so we had no choice but to get a ticket from the machine, thanks for that boy who kindly helped us out to get the ticket. We seated in there for about an hour without our knowledge that the train passed already and there was no more train going back to Golfe Juan. It was a setback coz it means we will walk! And it would take us an hour of walking to get here. It was 2220 already , we were all tired and a bit cold because we wore shorts. But being the Miss Positivity I looked the brighter side of the story and charged it to experience. So with all our heart we got ourselves ready for the long walk, but miraculously as we crossed the center of Antibes a bus going to Cannes passed and we made our way to be back in Golfe Juan. It was a crazy yet so fun catch up. I enjoyed it so much and I wish to have more of like those in the future. It feels so good to see  friends I dearly cared for..after a long time of not seeing each other there we were, reunited again for at least 5hours..and the best part of it was that we are in Europe.. yey..stig :)

MS

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10 Things I missed most in Tacanuyaso

I consider Tacanuyaso as the place where my Maturity occurred. I stayed there for over 9 months and I can say that I have come to deal with life more mature and more happy. Thanks for the people especially Myla who played the lead role of that maturity. And since I am missing the boat so as the crew I asked myself what are the 10 things I missed most in Tacanuyaso. And here it is..

10  The home port where they stay. I love Greece and I miss the place so much. I wish to be back by any means in that country. I miss the food, people, scenery actually everything about Greece except the Strikes. I hate it.

9 The system of the owner. They are very organized when it comes to their travel. They set their itinerary ahead of time so before the summer comes we already know which place we will be going. They give definite figure on how long they'll going to stay in the boat, when are they coming and when are they leaving.

8 The work itself. Well, I guess nothing would beat the prettiness of life in Tacanuyaso during off season. We do our routines and that's it.

7 The galley. Yeah, seriously, i miss the galley. It's just so beautiful and so organized that made me wish to have the same kitchen someday :) plus I sooooo like the stoves coz it's really amazing the heat goes only to any metal, so even if you forgot the kitchen towel on top, it won't burn.

6 The crew mess. Both in forward and Mid. The designer of the boat must have been so concern to the welfare of the crew. It's just so wide and relaxing once you get inside.

5 The fast and free internet connection. I just so love it. I have the luxury of browsing sites whichever I want.

4 The night outs during summer. I am really not a party goer but in my stay in Tacanuyaso i experienced it all and it just feels so good. so liberating. and Oh the dinner out with the Boss. It's just a privilege for us to join them in those restaurants with all those sumptuous delicacies they served.

3 The food Kuya Mon cooks during his spare time.. man! He's a good cook.

2 The Captain down to the crew. I love them but I need a greener pasture :)

1 Myla above everything and everyone else. I miss her the most. I miss all those times that we are together, eating, dancing, strolling, crying.. She radiates positive energy  in me and I learned a lot from her. She was never  selfish not to share her stories. and it feels like I don't have to go through that situation to learn from it. 

St. Tropez

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What is in St. Tropez why people  seems so fascinated with the place. I first laid eyes on this famous place here in South of France in the year 2006 but got the chance to really know the place on the following year, 2007. At first I was amazed, But as my travel to the Med continues and got myself a chance to see other cities and places in Europe I wonder what made it special so I took time to research and satisfy my curiosity and then I found out that this place was a fishing village before. Apart from the beautiful beaches in here,it became so popular because of the artists who always come and go here which made this town a town for celebrity sighting. So that's the story. Now I know.

Here are photos from one of the famous place in the French Riviera.

 Obviously, these are the fishing boats around.

 This is one of the streets, a typical European street. It looks so laid back and cozy.

 And the Art. This is what I love most here in Europe. If someone has a talent you can show it anywhere even in the streets. They paint, they sell, they got money they share their ideas and both end meets in passion. Nothing is more cool than this. I loooove Europe.

 This is Me trying to get a jump shot from our walk going back to the port.

 This area is a wide center where people walks, do sightseeing or get some rest. Summer sun in St. Tropez is simply amazing.

 Because I am weird I think it would be a no- wonder thing if I am a fan of weird stuffs. At my back is a showroom of weird ideas.

 VIP is a famous club in St. Tropez as shown above, celebrities goes in this club and they just put their faces on.  cool :)

This is one of the souvenir shops in town. I liked the bag but didn't have the guts to buy it. Why? because though I liked the way it looked I am not a fan of glossy-thing. So I'm enough with just a photo of it :)

weirdness

There are couple of times that I was called as weird. At first I had a hard time dealing with it but as life brought me on where I am today I learned that there is nothing wrong on being me- referred as being weird, Anyway we are all created being unique and most of the times we are loved for our uniqueness. And if for me I am loved by these people around me who appreciate my so called weirdness, well I guess it would be a cool thing to be weird.. :)

I came across these lines from Dr. Seuss and it somehow made me appreciate more my weirdness.. and it says " We are all a little weird and Life is a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, We join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it Love. Such a beautiful quote.. :)

100 days from now I will be turning three-oH and it just came into my mind to do something unusual before the number of my years here on earth hits on three-oH. I would try my best to have an entry everyday on this blog whether it's a lesson I've learned, a feeling of  happiness or unhappiness, anything and everything. And i seriously want to have a devotion on this. And I hope i can make it.

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This is the day after i was crashed. 

Although I know that I am receiving adequate love from my family, today it made me realized and appreciate more the kind of love they have shown me all these years, A love that makes me feel secured. A love that is comforting in times of when things happen not according to the way I wanted. A love that fuels me to go on. A love that is faithful. A love that I feel I need to share to people. And for that Thanks Mama, Papa and my awesome siblings. I love you beyond words and to my nephews who inspires me and somehow wipes away my sadness whenever i see those cute little pictures thank you. And of course to their mother if not because of you I would have not be able to feel this kind of emotion. Thanks Anjie :)

My long time no see friend dropped his line and we exchange PMs. It's kinda funny, sad and not so true...and here it goes:

Twilight: Kelan uwi mo?
Me:        October pa siguro
Twilight: Ayus yan dami kapa maiipon para makabili kana ng kagang..bwahaha
Me:       Hahaha.. Ouch kelangan talaga bilhin..Nku boy me utang ako kaya nararapat lang mga ganung
             buwan ang uwi ko
Twilight: Laangya..hirap naman ng buhay mo la na lovelife dami pa utang..joke..
Me:        Isipin mo nalang ikaw nga nag iisip lang hirap na panu pa kaya ako..kaganda ng buhay
Twilight: Kaya mo yan gurl
Me:        Apir!

Sometimes it's funny yet annoying how people perceive the life I am in right now. But as they said everyone has their right to their own opinion and I say I have all the right to ignore it. But with all honesty I understand how they feel for me. But what can I do there are really things that are not in my control.

Reflections

Today I'd like to bring out to the open my Reflections.

That I can say that I had a beautiful and happy childhood.

That as I was growing up I wasn't the best and too often it frustrates me, but then realized that I don't have to be. As long as I do the very best that I can.

That I have the best family any one would wish.

That it is true that the sorrow gets bigger when the sorrow's denied.

That you can always choose how to respond on a situation regardless how bad it is.

That there is no sense if you keep arguing with life. ( Just go with the flow )

That it is best to take things lightly ( you just have to know how to do so )

That happiness is always a choice.

That it is important that one should have faith, it is indeed the foundation of one being a human.

That prayer is the best weapon anyone can have at anytime and anywhere.

That I am loved by God so much and I feel like I have to share this love to His people.

That prior to my so called maturity, that was about 2 years ago :) i realized that the gifts which I consider as the bests are the ones I never asked. 

That I have to figure out more what is my mission in this world.