LIFE is BEAUTIFUL!

WISDOM

To understand reality is not the same as to know about outward events. It is to perceive the essential nature of things. The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential. But on the other hand, knowledge of an apparently trivial detail quite often makes it possible to see into the depth of things. And so the wise man will seek to acquire the best possible knowledge about events, but always without becoming dependent upon this knowledge. To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom. Dietrich Bonhoeffer:

THOUGHTS TO PONDER

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus.---RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.---ABRAHAM LINCOLN
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.---ALEXANDRE DUMAS
“It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones" --- Alexander Solzhenitsyn quotes (Russian novelist, Nobel Prize for Literature (1970), b.1918)
“Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.” ---Kahlil Gibran

Thursday, October 14, 2010

My BIRTHDAY at Waterside Resort Restaurant

(Written September 21, 2010)




I love dining and good ambiance is one of the things I'm attracted to, most especially on special days and ocassions. I've celebrated my birthdays in quite a few places in here but yes, with lesser invites. I did the same thing, checking the place on google and then ask recommendations and feedback, visit... and finally decide.


Waterside Resort Restaurant is an ideal place in what I picture what my birthday  this year should be. It's of private rooms and of course with karaoke. It is fun to sing and just experience music. Plus, the food is fine and I just so love the place, it's elegant and  fascinating.

I've invited some of my coworkers and some Filipino friends. Many of my coworkers finish work after 8:30p.m. so I expected that many would be delayed. Like it will be of two groups, the early birds and those that will come later.

It was so funny, since the map is a bit confusing my guests had a hard time going to the venue.  I  even got confused myself  how to get there as I just told the cab driver to send me to the place. The thing was, they too find it hard to locate! hahaha!


Anyway, I was glad many of my Filipino friends came and some of my coworkers. Some didn't make it but I appreciated of them letting me know that they couldn't  make it that night through SMS.  Made me say, I was right getting a smaller room anticipating the attendance.


That was also memorable having overseas calls for greetings from loved ones. It was a night I wanted to and it happened that way. It was all fun and if I had to choose to extend the time surely I would.  My birthday indeed was a happy birthday, at least for me. :)

Finally, I thank the Lord for the blessings, the gift of family, friends, work and yes, LIFE. :)













Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Birthday PREPARATION

( Written Sept. 18. 2010)

Few days more and I'll have another year. I'm thankful. When I was young I had dreams on what should I be reaching this age and guess I didn't make it. I'm not sad either. As I grow older I'm grateful that I'm starting to appreciate more the beauty of life and that this living made me understand more the events that we encounter along the journey.


I can see myself as sailing into the ocean and the sail sometimes had a few storms and still I'm on the ocean only maybe seizing to sail on for now. This is the time when I can see lots of destinations I wish to venture however, there are some aspects that made me  rest for awhile considering the possible outcome of the sail and totally enjoying the moment in the calm and clear ocean. This means I'm enjoying the halt and that the sail has to stop for a moment to prepare for the challenges that may come once the boat  sails again.


And yes, I know what I want and that is to welcome the added year of my life with what I deserve.  I used to have great birthdays way back at home. It's a n event my parents and family made indeed a special day, but since I got here and had the freeewill to do wahtever I can, I opted to have a silent celebration thinking of work or will be working the next day.
But come on, this is my life and I have to give what I deserve. I've been working hard and this time guess Ineed a blast, and that to have a fun bday celebration.

I have been eyeing on this beautiful restaurant, the place is such an ideal one for me, been checking the website and it's food and I desire to have my birthday there. I asked some recommendations and glad many turned out positive. Yes, for now I'm happy ad checking the place myself and tasting some food is heavenly. This is for my birthday , I told myself. Now, I'm excited. :D




MY day

I should call yesterday A DAY. It was time for my beauty stuff and of course my massage. My massuese was busy so I decided to take another one and gosh  it got so painful when she did the massage. Both for thighs and near shoulders were really in pain and she told me I was prone for coma and the pain near shoulders determined something in the head. In a minute, I thought if it had something to do with insanity hahaha, anyway, I have this frequent headache perhaps that was it meant. :)


I felt better yeah, but for now I can still feel the  pain of the touch. I'm kinda abusive with my body lately in terms of movement. I tend to be lazy perhaps as I've been under the weather or my body is still adjusting to the no work days routine.

Been working all days of the week and so far I cope up with those days and here's vacation time leaving me free on weekdays. I still have lots of grades to work on but guess my room is no longer  a very good place to do work.  Been here for rest and relaxation have to make another adjustment to  change the mindset.


Today, I woke up early as usual but extended getting up until I felt hungry.  And didn't have the gusto to do anything else though I planned in the past what to do today. This can't go on, my day is a day of moving and working, I'm not comfortable to be idle at all...on a second note, maybe im just restless. And what's my day like, for now I can say...unexplainable. lolol!