The best advise I've ever received came from so many miles across the pacific...

My very wise friend said (she used to be clairvoyant by the way)...

"But I have learned that the best thing we can pray for in times of distress is for grace.  Because we can't do it on our own.  We need God, we need His grace to take as through what some call the dark night of the soul.  On our own, it's like we're groping around blindly--trying to fill the void with many things that we think will solve it but will not, but with God's grace we have a guiding hand, we have His strength to pull us eventually through....  

We need God's grace to help us figure out what's messing us up, and, when we realize that we need to change, we will need His grace to do what needs to be done, to change things in ourselves and to deal with the people who matter to us."

UP on a Saturday morning

Last Saturday, I went to UP to walk. Asked two people to join me, but it was my BFF number 1who confirmed (only after making me promise that there will be no surprise tag-alongs, as usual) and so, walk we did. Being blockmates for our first year, first semester and friends henceforth, we had so many shared experiences around and about. 

Suffice to say, UP is now very pretty. Here are some photos I took using my phone camera...

Send in the clown

Because of late, I noticed how I am starting to suck at entertaining my self, hence I have waves of unhappiness resulting to stupidity every so often. So, I need something that will remind me of how sunshiney and happy my disposition really is, when that time comes.

I got my self a clown.

Yes, a clown--but not just any clown. I got a clown on a red stick holding a beach ball! Isn't this the nicest, most adorable, friendliest clown EVER?

 See, I am happy now. I even dyed my hair two tones lighter to celebrate :)

Caffeine Fix.

thank you for my caffeine fix, you. you know how to make me feel good most of the time. 

yes, migraine totally gone. mwah.

Because walking is a serious thing...

this is how "my" park looks like in the morning 

My post Valentine's Day wish for every one is that we may all find someone we would seriously like to walk with, and who would seriously like to walk with us too, forever.

So world, be kind. Please. Happy heart's day!

Compromises..

It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do.

So keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on. 

-Nicolas Sparks

Old school love

So, I finally got hold of my  SLR manual camera!  It looked quite sad and dirty when I saw it and I think a photo shoot is way in order, just to give it a jump start of sort. After all, I haven't used it ever since I got married. 

Yes, old school IS love. Oh hello film.