LUMINO

Words from my current favorite Vampire

The bond of family blesses us with an immeasurable power. But we also must accept what comes with it. It gives us a responsibility to love without condition; without apology. We can never waiver from the power of that bond even when it's tested. The bond nourishes us; gives us strength. Without that power, we are nothing. -Elijah Mikaelson

 

 

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Just got home. Praise God for the safe travel!

 

Challenge for this semestral break: Bring your family closer to God. 
"Let us make our family the first recipient of our mission" - Kuya Julius Comia 
LUMINO!

Bad Hair Day

My tears just dried up after crying over my new haircut. Months ago, my mother told me that my curls weren’t very pretty anymore and that I should get a haircut – a really short one – and allow my hair to grow back in its natural beauty (i.e. cut off all the damaged part of my hair). I agreed because I never imagined it to be that short. I cried over it, then. I crawled in bed with a box of chocolates and entertained myself with a movie. There’s nothing more I can do, anyway, my hair has already been cut off. I moved on. Eventually, I thought I looked better in pictures than when I did with long hair and so I learned to love it.

Yesterday, I laid in bed for hours after an exam and when I was preparing for my 5:30 PM class, I realized my hair can’t be done. There’s a stubborn portion of it that stems out and away from the rest of it. And then, last night, my mother called. She told me she’d seen my pictures on Facebook and said I should get a haircut because my hair was already shaggy. Imagine hearing that when you’re having a bad hair day. So today, I got a haircut. Now, I look like a kindergartner.

But hey, even a bad hair day can be a source of insight.

• There’s more to a day than having a bad hair day. How could I waste my tears on such a trivial matter when I could be happy for passing Cost Accounting? Yes, I did it. After two removal exams, I finally did it. Hoorah! So, when you’re having a bad hair day, ignore the bad hair and focus on the day. There are numerous things to be grateful for in a day.

 

• Remember that your haircut does not make you who you are. It is you who makes your haircut. I thought I look like a kindergartner with this hair. I didn’t realize I was acting like one for crying over such a petty matter. So whether or not my hair does look like that of a kindergartner’s, I want to try my best to look my age.

 

• Make your own decisions if you don’t want to end up blaming others for what you end up with. I kinda started to regret listening to my mother to get a haircut. But hey, mother knows best. Who knows, after this long (and I mean loooooong) period of time of waiting for my hair to grow back, it might actually look better.

• Thus, the last insight being “Sometimes, you have to wait for things to get better.”

Now I feel better. Have a great hair day!

GPP is L-O-V-E

I woke up this morning and suddenly I realized

 I love us.

 

 

And I love our Minions shirt

GrandPaPaternity is <3

 

Conclusion to the last JPIA night batch presentation of GPP

 

“Life is full of surprises” ‘ika nga. Sino ba’ng mag-aakala na mag-cha-cha-cha agad si Ryza Mae sa oras na ipanganak siya o na kaya’y manganganak si Tyang sa set o na kaya’y bakla sina Ethan at Liam o na kaya’y magkapatid sina Celyn at Margaux?

Sino’ng mag-aakala na ang mga batang minsan ring nakarami ng “bonai” mula kay Mam Emma, Sir Tikki, Sir Lacaba, Sir Lanante at Mam Birdie ay makakahanap ng lakas ng loob para ipasa ang Quali? Sino ba ang mag-aakala na ang mga mukhang to ang magsasama-sama sa loob ng tatlong taong pakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng Accounting?  At ‘eto kami ngayon tulad nina Ethan at Liam ay nagpakatotoo rin sa isa’t isa at tulad nina Celyn at Margaux ay natutunan ring pakisamahan ang isa’t isa. And together we will continue to embrace the surprises and challenges brought about by the wonderful (ehem) world of Accounting.

Ang batch na major sa pagpapatawa, sa paggawa ng puppets, sa pagkanta bilang choir at sa pagmemerienda. Isang masigabong palakpakan para sa batch na sa isa pang pagkakataon ay naghandog sa inyo ng “total entertainment” – batch GrandPaPaternity!

 

 

McDuko-duko

Because I'm so bored with the monotony of going to school and back to the boarding house after classes every day, let’s spice it up a little. Tonight, I enjoyed dinner at McDuko-duko with GPPips Alebeth, Ate Karen, Haide, Marsha and Gerald. What’s McDuko-duko, you ask? It’s those little barbecue house behind McDonald’s – it’s cheap and, though, I wasn’t so sure whether the food is clean but, hey, my stomach wasn’t absent… er… upset. Thanks GPP!

Kasi brownout

Have you ever tried discussing Rizal’s life and issues on the side of the road? –feeling nerdy.

 

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First time to use chopsticks. –napaka-maaram.

Go Eunice!

 

Wow, Alebeth! 

 

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Ruby

Guess who

This is just cute

 

Awesome Fireworks tonight. Shindig.  Happy Ruby Anniversary, UPVTC! UPVTC living up to its 40^th year is a blessing for me because it provided me with an institution that would accommodate my holistic development. Thanks UPVTC!