tHrowback

I see many throwback photos on my newsfeed today and realized that today is thursday so to get in to the loop of throwbacks, I'd like to share my superthrowback photo with my siblings.

Well, obviously I am that little girl in the middle holding a doll given to me by my godfather- of which up to this time I still manage to keep that wonderful present stored in our house. :) My sister on my right who has the weirdest haircut ever and my brother on my left who's knees was obviously fresh from street game called holen. :)

This photo was taken around 1985 if I'm correct..so I was just three years young then. Wow..

It is always nice to reminisce the past. I always have a smile in me remembering those days. We were carefree and happy. Now, we hardly get to see each other in a year. oh life, thank you for I enjoy the company of my siblings with those years that you have allowed us to be all together. Now that we have our different priorities it's just a nice feeling to look back and say..oh those were the days.. :) :) :)

Happy BirtHday

He was the first boy to remember as my playmate

He was responsible for the first scar on my knees and wrist ( which reminds me that i had fun and beautiful childhood )

He was the boy i share the same umbrella decades ago

He was once the boy I run to when im caught in trouble

He was my first enemy to remember ( got an excellent job on teasing me )

He was that dude who influenced the taste of my music

He was that dude i cried over every time he goes back to school after having his weekends at home

He was that dude pre-judged by many

He is the man who shows me what laughing out loud really sounds like

( he has such a good laugh :) )

He is the man who sets an example of great courage and confidence

He is the man who settles down using pay and satellite phones despite of the hi-tech-ness of the world

He is the man who knows exactly what he wants

He is the father to the source of my joy nowadays

He is the man i admired most next to my father

He is my Brother.

Happiest of BiRtHdays to you my only brotha..Again, as the world continue to reveal itself to me i love you more now than 15 years ago

This is his first time to see Carlisle, The baby was just 3 months old then

Word Battle

I am presently hooked up with the game Word Battle. Actually, I started playing this game since last year when a dear friend introduced it to me. It’s fun, it is a good antidote to boredom, it sharpens my vocabulary and more than anything else I like the morals it teaches me. For those who doesn’t know the mechanics of the game, well it’s more like Scrabble. Normally, there are four players on each game. And each set one has to choose letters ( consonant,vowel ) or you can directly choose random..Each letters has its corresponding points. Out from those letters each player has to form any valid word. The higher points you earn the greater chance for you to win.

I associated life to playing the Word Battle. You never know what letters will be given, you just have to make the most out of it. There are times I do the best and there are also times that I’ve said to myself “I would have done better” There are times that I’m losing but still choose to continue and hoorah my co players got in to mistake.. and I won..-coz I didn’t quit the battle. Not so far from the way I live life and life itself.

I guess what’s really funny was that.. I often caught myself laughing with my co players who acts greedy at times. Maybe because of the eagerness to win, even if they aren’t sure for the word still they put it on, and the results? –wrong word so that leads them earn a no point. I often laugh at them and laugh at myself coz I realize I do the same  as well at times. J

Yeah, sometimes life is a big joke J

Immortality

Recently, I’ve been hearing people died with their young age. And again, it reminds me that death can happen in anyone at any time. When I think about mortality it scares me and yet it somehow induce me courage. It scares me because I don’t think anyone would be completely ready for it, as for myself having the thought I feel like I have so many things that I still wanted to do that if God will ask me to come home with him. I would still have half of my thought in this world but will say that if you think I have fulfilled my purpose then, thy will be done. It induce me courage- a courage to do things I really wanted to do and yet choose to set aside, please don’t ask me why? J Courage, to set aside pride and always make peace to people and show love especially to people I care about. If oneself bear the idea that death is just around the corner, one wouldn’t feel far from the feeling that I do have.

Indeed, this life is a gift for it wasn’t anyone’s choice to be born in this world. From that realization I often ask myself what did I do with this gift? the answer to this will define my purpose, I may have accomplished some but I’m still on the quest of defining more of my purpose which means I still want to live more…hehehe J

We are all transient resident in this world. What will live immortal are the things that we have done while we are alive. I had  my conversation with my sister yesterday and again I wish to become more like her. She really have this good heart for people much more for our family. I am just so lucky having her as my sister.. I love you ate...... :)

Becca and I

Next to my family I can say that the greatest blessing that I have are my friends. I am surrounded by good people. Though sometimes I am not sooo good..hehehe.

The first Wednesday of May is s0 special for me. I don’t know if it is coincidence but there’s always something extra special that happens to me every first Wednesday of May every year. I have come to realized it in 2011 when my best friend Becca gave me this wonderful present from the Our Lady de la Garde in Marseilles France. As far as I could recall I was so overjoyed having it. That was the sweetest gift I ever received, from the effort to the means until on how it reached to my hands. That was a beautiful feeling. Indeed, the sweetest and the beautiful blessings that I have received are the ones that I never asked nor imagined. I will be forever thankful to God for loving me though sometimes I am not lovable J And I will forever be thankful to Becca for this beautiful friendship I found in her. With your beautiful heart, may you be blessed a thousand folds. You are my warrior, confidante, my boss, my mentor, my friend, my sister and sometimes my enemy. You are a pillar of becoming who I am today

Synchronized!

Monte Carlo

It crossed to my curious mind that if I were to put colours in each day when I am happy, sad or in between or any other sorts of feeling which has a corresponding colour on it would have been so colourful, Now i wonder which colour will dominate :) indeed we are in a kaleidoscope world

I wish to share the happiness with my family as I see the splendor of Monte Carlo. Pictures, videos, words will never be enough. Im out of words in its beauty. really a Wow.

Weird yet funny coz I've been in this place for almost every year since 2006 but it was just last weekend that we take the courage to go up in the palace. I never knew that was the best spot for sightseeing! I was laughing with Becca with the thought :) The world continue to surprise us so as ourselves!

Here are few of my photos to share

oh- So Nice

The first quarter of this year has been a bit difficult for me. From within I am struggling in most aspects of my life. I am in a quarter life crisis. I’ve been thinking to start planning and make a goal for myself but from experience, goals doesn’t work for me. The more I plan, the more it is like to be on the other way around so I better believe in opportunities. I mean I can plan how would my day is but to plan a year or two. I cannot. Moreover, I have so many desires in my heart but I choose not to formulate them as a goal. Yeah I am not sooo normal, but that’s who I am.. People whom are so dear to me often ask how it will be when I reach old age. Somehow that question irritates me, maybe because I’ve been thrown that nagging question over the years. Besides we do not even know if we’ll reach that age. Why not just live one day at a time. Why put pressure? Like many other people whose dealing their respective struggles I wish someday I will look back at this point in my life where I am already smiling and will tell myself..Anne, you made it! For everything that bothers me nowadays, I am just being so grateful for I am blessed with a family I have nothing less to say but the best. Their love comforts me. A job that keeps me going, friends with whom share my vague visions. There are lots of blessings I should be thankful for. So this season in my life shall come to pass. I wish to greet a merrier tomorrow.

Well despite of the rough going of my inner light I still manage to celebrate life. So I’d like to share with you- you whoever  tumbles in this page my Nice South of France adventures J

This is a view from the top overlooking the port. When I was in that Panorama my stress had just blown away. Man I wish they never go back

This is taken from the other side facing the beach and the highway. The view was amazing!

Well this is me and my best friend Becca sit a bit for a pose. credit to Bims for taking this photo..soo candid :)

Well this two are soundtripping on the seaside. They played French music and it pleased my ears. French has a very good music

And this is the Beach.. Well as you can see people are obviously excited for the Summer.. The sun was sooo bright yet the winds are still cold.. I wish half of its coldness be blown in the Philippines :)

huGs

A hug that was too hard to let go. The memories haunts me extraordinarily. I have so many questions in my head. So many why's. Why do I have to go through this. Do I deserve this? I believe not. If only I knew and if only I can, I would have not let my emotions ruled me. I've never been so clever in matters with the heart. But who is? If only I had my choice 

Pearl Jam - I Am Mine

I am such a huge fan of Pearl Jam and this one is an excerpt.. On this gloomy day I sing this out loud!

oh Eddie you are the best :)

And.. this is the lyrics of the song which exercised my vocal cords for today- I am Mine





The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

The North is to South what the clock is to time
There's east and there's west and there's everywhere life
I know I was born and I know that I'll die
The in between is mine
I am mine

And the feeling, it gets left behind
All the innocence lost at one time
Significant, behind the eyes
There's no need to hide
We're safe tonight

The ocean is full 'cause everyone's crying
The full moon is looking for friends at hightide
The sorrow grows bigger when the sorrow's denied
I only know my mind
I am mine

And the meaning, it gets left behind
All the innocents lost at one time
Significant, behind the eyes
There's no need to hide
We're safe tonight

And the feelings that get left behind
All the innocents broken with lies
Significance, between the lines
(We may need to hide)

And the meanings that get left behind
All the innocents lost at one time
We're all different behind the eyes
There's no need to hide