I have this urge to write again because I have to speak up for what I believe in.

Have you seen the comments on YouTube if there is a topic that talks about God and Jesus? If you will only take the time to read the comments, there are just so many haters and unbelievers. Sadly, there are many people who are missing out in their lives because they cannot and do not feel God, and that is in spite of His blessings to them.

But why can’t they realize that there is a God who feels our pain and is very alive in our lives if only we take a moment to evaluate our lives? For all the haters , I want to ask them these questions..

If there is no God, then why is it that when we pray, our prayers get answered??  How many times did we needed help and we prayed and He answered?

If there is no God , then why do we get miracles of healing, of being healed from simple sicknesses to  cancer and other deadly diseases?

If there is no God, then why is it that people who are boastful or prideful, or have done us wrong  gets punished in one way or another? It’s because He knows, only He can see the injustices done to us. And He will bring justice to our lives…

If there is no God, why is it that help comes our way, just when we needed it the most, at the perfect time too?

If there is no God, then why do we feel the strength to go on despite of problems that seem unsurmountable? It’s because of God, He talks to us in our hearts and give us the courage to go on with life…

For all the haters and unbelievers, go on if you want to go on, but we who believe would want you to open your hearts to God. You have to know,  we as individuals, are responsible for our own spirituality, for our own souls and no one else. When we get there to face our Judgement day, we will stand there alone. We are responsible for every little thing that we have done, and every belief that we stood and fought for. If you didn’t believe then that is your choice, but be ready to face the consequences.

Mama finally got here on June 4, 2010. It took longer than I have expected due to my own negligence. The first request for additional information came because the years of residency in one place to the other overlapped so USCIS had to request for us to fix the Biographic form. We fixed it and then they requested for something again, this time I forgot to send them the true copy of a document so I had to mail it again.

It would have taken only about six months if I did not make a mistake on those two items. But someone told me that the filing for a parent petition usually takes 6 months but not longer than a year so it’ still okay.

But Mama is here and that is all that matters.

I have a Facebook  account but sometimes I deactivate it.

Why deactivate? Oh well, sometimes I feel that I’m getting too addicted to FB so I deactivate my account. If  I am in a bad mood and I am on the verge of  venting my wrath on my Facebook wall, I deactivate my account.  What’s the point of baring your feelings in your posts anyway? Especially if you’re going to rant about your relatives, friends, boss or your enemy that are also in the same social network as you are??  Maybe you’re like raising your eyebrows to me now  but ha-ha-ha  that’s the truth, sometimes people do some things that are just downright annoying so you’d want to post about them, about how angry you are , how that person made you feel,  you know, the works !

So rather than regret the stuff I’d write about, I’ll just deactivate it. It’ s not cancelling the account though because Facebook lets you come back anytime anyway.

So sometimes you will find me in FB and sometimes you won’t. It will depend on whether I have more happy days or I have more ” maddening” days..

Do you believe that things happen to us for a reason, that some people come to our lives for a reason? I once received this forwarded email years ago and never took notice of it …

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,

to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,

this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die.  Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.

The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.

They may teach you something you have never done.

They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.

Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,

things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson,

love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life,

whether you came for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

Things happen for a reason , and only God knows the reason why some things happen like that, it hurts but it has to happen, trust that God is working behind the scenes and that things will turn out right in the end.

Have you watched the BOYS BEFORE FLOWERs  Korean novela yet? I tell you, go watch it, it’s so cute…

And the stars of this drama are these pretty faces…

I once read someone post 25 things about her so I will try to do my 25-things-about-me  too :

1. I am the second child in a brood of five. ..
2. I like  living simply coz I know God will not judge me for what I have or how I look.
3. I am shy but sometimes I have to pretend that I am not ..
4. I am a social phobic, I dread to mingle with people…
5. I  bite my tongue so I don’t say the hurtful things I really want to say when I am hurt..
6. I am strict when it comes to my younger siblings
7. I always try to do the right thing,  I may fall sometimes but  I will always get out of anything that is wrong..
8. I love my family, friends, relatives, the Philippines..
9. When I get mad at someone, no matter what, I end up understanding the other person why he/she did that rather than make excuses why it’s okay for me to get mad too..
10. I stay away from people with vulgar and  arrogant personalities..
11. I love staying home and do chores, I like cleaning and making the house tidy
12. I love to sing, in private …
13. A softie,a crybaby , I cry at sad news, and sad stories but I am very much a toughie…
14. I feel weak when I see blood so I can’t be a nurse though I would like to help sick people…
15. I am too honest and transparent with everything I feel so what you see is what you get.
16. I’m a good girl, certified non-smoker, non-drinker and I  don’t like going out, unless it’s important.
17. I try hard to be nice but if all else fails, I have anger management issues…
18. I like helping people to the best of what I can but I don’t like abusive people ..
19. I am a proud native Filipino and a proud naturalized American..
20. I have irritable bowel syndrome and it’s not funny…
21. Praise songs, inspirational books and God are what helped me  during my very difficult times…
22. I don’t like being touched or hugged by anyone unless we are super close. Just shake my hand and I’m okay with that, but don’t feel bad it’s not you, I just am not used to it.
23. I am not comfortable with talking on the phone, I will only call if it’s really important and if  it concerns my family , but other than that I stay away from the/my phone..
24. I love to laugh, I love clean jokes…
25. I like watching Taiwanese and Korean tele-novelas…

Every time I  put on my clothes they seem to get a little smaller every time.  So I was like asking  myself, ” Am I getting fatter or are my clothes just shrinking ? ”

Reality is, I am getting fatter by the day, many thanks for eating rice twice a day. I know I am supposed to exercise and diet but that’s hard, isn’t it? Just thinking about exercising now makes me tired.

So for now I will just answer that question myself, ” They’re shrinking because they’re cotton. They shrink every time you wash and machine dry them” .

Yahoo! The letter from USCIS came in yesterday. I couldn’t help but shriek , my petition for my Mama to come here has been approved!

I have been praying for this , I told God to let it be approved on my birthday on October 11. The most amazing thing is , it got approved on September 11, a month before my birthday! Isn’t that amazing? I mean, He could have let it approved on the 10th or 12th but no, God specifically had it approved on the 11th, to remind me that He is granting my prayer a month before my birthday!

I feel so happy and so blessed!