Thank yous for June 29, 2010

Thank you for the long weekend. It was a very productive one.

Thank you for letting me part of the Philippine Wedding Summit 2010 with my good friends.

Thank you for real friends that will never, EVER leave me.

Thank you for a wedding coordination offer. I hope it goes well.

Thank you for not letting me give up my driving lessons even if I was at the brink of not attending Saturday's session.

Thank you for making me feel that this job is still worth it. I'm at Day 9 today.

Thank you it's pay day today.

Thank you for my Papa's packed lunch for me this morning.

He never abandoned His little girl

Today, some people tried to hurt me by outcasting me in our group. They would invite everyone for a coffee break except me. They would make the whole group form a circle, exchange fascinating stories and laugh together. But the circle is restricted to only them. I feel like I am not even allowed to hear them but they do so anyway to make me feel alone and isolated.

But I didn't feel a single sadness.

Because when they were doing their best to cause injury to my emotions, I remained seated at my cubicle and do my work. And all the people passing by would greet me, occasionally chat with me and some even sat next to me for a couple of times and just talked with me about anything random. I didn't feel alone. There were two groups who invited me to have dinner with them and I just have to pick one.

When I learned that somebody dislikes me, I became afraid. I thought everyone would go against me and I would be forever lonely.

I don't know what You did but I am grateful that you didn't leave me alone. Please stay by my side for a long time and I promise to remain seated at my cubicle, calm and steady and just continue to do good things to others.

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Thank You for my Talented Siblings

When I was a kid, I have always wanted to learn many things. I wanted to learn how to sing really good, play the piano, act on stage, and learn some martial arts. However, being in a financially restricted family during my childhood days, I had to learn them by myself if I really want to. I did learn how to sing fairly 'cause I joined the Glee Club in high school. I did act for several presentations as a declaimer and main lead in the classroom and on stage during my Teatro Tilaok days. I begged to be bought a cheap musical keyboard when I was 14 and did learn one classical piece (Pachelbel's Canon) that I could play in the piano when practiced over and over again. Yes, I can't read music notes. They're too much of a calculation for me and I sincerely hate equations. And no, I never learned any martial art.

This is just why my younger brother and sister makes me feel the proudest. My brother learned three musical instruments all by himself; the guitar, the keyboard, and the drums. He could compose simple songs and play confidently in band competitions. He is a big influence to my little sister's developing interest in music. He's currently teaching her keyboard pieces and encouraging her to enhance her guitar fingering.

Apparently, it's my little sister whom I'm most proud of. I have enrolled her last summer in a swimming class and as always she never fails to make us, her family, proud. She earned a gold medal for championing the butterly stroke competition and as a reward, Mama allowed her to take advanced swimming classes every Saturday going forward. Today, she also broke to me the news that she auditioned as a pianist for our school choir. She is accepted by the very music teacher who trained us in Glee Club. She will be trained as the school and church pianist every Saturday and soon enough, we would be hearing her play in our church regularly.

There is an indefinite amount of blessings that I am thankful for when it comes to my siblings and my relationship with them and a "thank you" is really not enough to condense the gratitude of having them in my life.

Losing the heart

Everyday, I walk into this world alone in solitary and somehow it amazes me that I am able to last for a day despite that fact that I'm co-existing with love birds all around me. I'm doing good and I can say to myself that it is enough. At the end of the day, I won't deny that I'm still curious on what it feels like being held by somebody.

Thank you for feeding my curiosity today.

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Kissing Life

This world is a crazy place to live in but I couldn't be more thankful because You have given me the gift of patience to wait for what's not yet here, the wisdom to understand those who are selfish and the courage to face every obstacles of this life.

This isn't easy but You never left me behind.

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Ara's thank yous for June 25, 2010

Thank you for the several blog event invites. Even though I cannot make it at any one of those, I'm still flattered.

Thank you inviting me for tomorrow's Bridal Expo. Keep 'em rakets coming!

Thank you because You gave us Gab-Gab and Russell. I'd do anything to see their happy faces, especially Gab's usual toothless grin.

Thank you for my packed lunch. My Papa makes the best sinigang on Earth.

Thank you for letting me help my Lola with something she need.

Thank you because I still have my family intact.

Ara's thank yous for June 23, 2010

Thank you for the driving feeling to go to work again.

Thank you because the sun wasn't too harsh today. How I loathe the mid-morning and afternoon heat..

Thank you for including me to the FX's last trip this morning.

Thank you for yesterday's date. It was the 32nd month.

Thank you for the brisk, long walk. I needed it. I might not like it most of the time but I know my body is thanking me.

Thank you for my iPod. It keeps me company wherever I go.

Thank you Usher. You rock hip hop.

-Ranran