The Man of My Dream

I saw a man... a man who is not familiar in my eyes. He was tall, dark, and handsome. Wait, it's me! I was a man in my dream! LOL. There were many men around me but that's not even possible. I am a hundred percent woman, or not? Just kidding. But that dream is true. What could that possibly mean? Oh well, I'm not even interested.

But wait, I had another dream. This time I was in my original form, a typical girl and was with someone unknown. We were having a date in a shopping mall in the northern part of Metro Manila ( I can't tell you the specific name of the mall ) and were about to grab some snack before we watch a movie. We were very sweet, having no problems around and looks good as a couple. What's even strange is that I can clearly see his face. I actually felt it when he held my hand as if it was really happening during that time. It was the first time I felt in-love in my dream where I can actually see and feel someone solidly. We ate popcorn, and not to forget, ice cream for it is my favorite. After that, we had a little conversation then we decided to part our ways. I went down the escalator leaving him on the top floor for some unidentified reason on why he let me go home alone. After a few minutes I had a feeling of going back where he was and so I did, I went back. I was startled to see him with another woman. How can a man ever do that to me? Then poof! I woke up. It didn't last that long but was very remarkable and somehow questionable to me.

At that point, I was in-love with a guy whom I don't know in real life but is perfectly alive in my dream. I can still remember him as I opened my eyes that morning and can still feel what I felt when I was with him. Am I going to see him again? Will we ever meet in real life or will he remain in my dreams forever?

FREE Glasses For Bloggers

     It was last year when I had an eye check-up and found out that I have dry eyes. Because of this, I have to wear glasses with anti-radiation lenses when using the computer and while travelling. That's why when I found an optical shop , Firmoo Optical,  that gives FREE glasses to bloggers, I sent them an e-mail immediately.

     The mechanics are not that hard. You just have to be a blogger and have a blog that has a lot of articles in it. You just have to put their link in your blog and they will send the glasses. Easy right? What's cool is that you can choose the design and color you want, either reading glasses or sunglasses. With it is an additional tool you can use in case you want to tighten up the screw of your glasses or replace it with a new one. All of these for free including shipping fee.

     To give you a review of Firmoo Optical, you can read their press release in this link: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/buy-eyeglasses-online-vision-fashion-130000194.html or visit Firmoo Optical at www.firmoo.com. 

 Above is a picture of me (center) wearing the glasses I've got from Firmoo Optical. I just got mine, it's your turn now. :)

Call for Applicants for Young Journalists/Bloggers

The International Labour Organization will offer 5 young journalists/bloggers the opporunity to promote and cover the Youth Employment Forum, which will take place in Geneva from 23 to 25 of May 2012.

The selected journalists/bloggers will be invited to attend the ILO Youth Employment Forum, providing them with a unique opportunity to hear individual stories from over 100 young women and men from around the world who are active in the promotion in decent work for youth. For more info. visit http://www.ilo.org/employment/areas/youth-employment/WCMS_177265/lang--en/index.htm

-a repost from the National Youth Commission

Who Says Skating is Easy?

Know how to roller skate? I bet that you will like ice skating more.

Last summer, I had the opportunity to try ice skating on one of the malls in the Philippines. At first, of course, I was scared because of the super duper slippery ice I was standing on and while skating, I was looking after my niece from Australia. So how can I guard her if I don't know how to skate? Ha ha. Funny huh?  By sliding my feet step by step, I learned how to skate! But it did not end there. After a few minutes, they did something in the ice that made it more slippery! oooh.. How can I survive now? With great courage, I tried sliding my feet on the ice again and started skating again.

Just like life, we take challenges step by step. If we take a big leap then we will slip, if take smaller steps then we will be left behind. We should take the right step to remain on the right track.

The first step is always the hardest. Just because I don't know how to skate doesn't mean I can't. If you'll look on the ground and focus how slippery the skating range is then you'll absolutely get scared and might not want to take a slide in. But if you take a step in and think that you can do it then you definitely can. How can we learn if we're not going to try, right?

Lastly, it's all in the mind. As people say, we cannot live a positive life with a negative mind. We cannot achieve something if we keep on thinking negatively.

It was freezing in the skating arena so you should bring with you your jackets and hand gloves. Oh, here's a photo of my niece showing her skills. She skates better than I do 'cause she skates in Australia every winter. Cute right?

And another thing, don't skate by yourself. Always have someone with you in case you fall while skating like I did. LOL.

Why Should I Love him?

"But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!" - Matthew 5:44

This is the verse that struck my heart today. I am very much in guilt of letting anger stay in my heart and not forgive people who hurt me that easy. 

I experienced persecution before and it made me really down. Yes, we all have our own opinions and I know that we cannot please everybody but why is that it is very hard for me to forgive? When I experienced persecution, I felt really sad and thought of not coming to church anymore and even not serve the Lord anymore. But someone inside me told me, isn't it enough that Jesus paid his life for you? Even Jesus experienced persecution so why surrender that easy? This is just another challenge to face for following Christ.

We can't experience only happiness. We can't choose what will happen next. We can't expect all of the people to understand us. Instead of pushing them away, love them and pray for them as Jesus told us to. Who knows what reward you'll be having for obeying his word! Remember that God is using you. The battle is not yours, it's the Lord's.