Goodbye Summer

I spent the last weekend of May in one of my favorite places…the beach!

Oh, being under the sun is so much fun…especially when spent with friends, who doesn’t mind getting toasted.

Unfortunately, it rained when we arrived in Matabungkay, Batangas.

Gloomy without the sun.

It was a 3-hour drive from Manila. As usual, I slept through out the trip (my forte).

Memories…memories…memories….I was exactly here a year ago with other set of friends. We stayed in Coral Beach that time.

I was about 120lbs then, hehehe.

Having monkeys as friends =)

Good food here.

This was the first get away I had with my high school super friends, with their hubbies and kids. Just imagine all the things for babies they brought! The cars were fully loaded.

Baby Hugh of Tine.

Baby Yumi of Sharon.

The babies with Ate Violet.

The place where we stayed is owned by Hubert’s college friend. Big! With 3 bedrooms, each with its own bathroom. The kitchen was well equipped. The place was clean and well maintained.

Extra room outside the main house.

The main house.

The resort is being sold for 12.5 M.

The beach of Matabungkay is not known to be that nice. It’s not white sand, it’s rocky and weedy.

It’s fun to be with people you love! Cooking and sharing meals together, just being yourself, wearing your hair down and being the butt of jokes.

yum, yum...i love anything grilled!

Missing the rest of the BYLs *wink*

I wish we could do this often. Be away from everything, bond and laugh until midnight. This is becoming rare, especially when everyone is busy with career and family. I think I’m the only one in the group who can get away anytime hahaha.

I love you guys. I had a blast.

Until our next get away, hopefully with Annabanana.

Kisses.

Victory

Last Sunday, I attended another service with another Christian community, the Victory Christian Fellowship (VCF) in Fort, Taguig.

While in the car, my bestfriend’s 2-year old daughter, Violet, was all perky.

Mommy Pam: Can you sing the song of Lady Gaga?

Yaya Abby: Pokerpis.

Violet: Yaya, it’s not Pokerpis…it’s Pokerface…faaaaace….!!!

Hehehe…cute. And Yaya Abby just smiled.

We arrived in VCF’s main hall just in time for the service. Similar with my CCF experience, there was a live band on stage. It was also a happy place, filled with happy people.

The pastor talked about being Stressed Out. The story of David was retold and explained how David handled the situation when King Saul was hunting him down. David did not panic, instead he sought God. One of the ways he did this was surrounding himself with godly people; people who were loyal to him but more so to God. From this story, we can pick up three lessons in handling stressful situations the way David did.

·        Open yourself to the counsel of godly individuals.

·        Surround yourself with godly people.

·        Trust God to work His will in your life as you are obedient to Him.

Now, ask yourself, who do you run to for guidance during stressful situations?

The last two months had been hard for me. I got sick, and was not able to snap back right away. Loss of appetite, lack of enthusiasm, sadness, fear and panic gnawed my system. I get stress out with little things. I cry too much whenever I see/hear something sad. I don’t cleverly respond with whatever is asked from me. Everyone noticed it. I just shrugged it off.

Good thing my Mom was on vacation here in Manila. She helped me regain my life, my strength and my happiness. Friends were very supportive, too. My officemates were sweet, they made me eat even when I don’t feel like eating.

I am now slowly rising up…hopeful that every tomorrow will be lovelier than today.

Life is beautiful! Just like you and me. Don't get stressed. Relax...and enjoy life!  

P.S.

Ohhh, did I mention that I saw Claudine Barretto, Carmi Martin and Jackie Forster in VCF?! Pretty ladies =)