mt. hood

snowy mt. hood proved to be too cold for me. we went on sunday and the drive was longer than our playtime in the snow (almost a 2 hour drive, and only 20-30 minutes in the snow!). while we were all bundled up, our gloves were not meant for making snow balls. our hands were freezing after 20 minutes and i thought out loud, 'this is what frost bite feels like!' we went back to the car and back to portland before our fingers fell off.

michelle obviously had fun, just look at her smile!

pero mas malaki ang ngiti ng ama while sliding down the slope on the tube.

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

this our (mine and michelle's) first 'major' snow fall. the images were taken outside our portland apartment.

michelle really enjoys playing the snow. ako naman i still prefer playing in the sand in a nice warm beach over playing in the snow. =) but this kind of weather is good every once in a while. =)

thank you

thank you to all of you who read my blog and expressed your kind words of encouragement. sabi ko nga dati pa, true wealth is not in material things but the wonderful relationships we keep.

i am forever blessed because i have the love and support of all my family and my friends. =) God is good!

it's official...

i am no longer an employee of BAC-MER.

i was laid off today after more than 5 years of being an employee. it was difficult to leave even though i already 'knew' that i was going to be laid off. since the merger was announced in september, we all had this thought in the back of our heads that we were going to say goodbye, one by one. about 12 of us was let go in our office alone. there are thousands of us laid off today from all across the firm -- including john thain...our former ceo who...well, there are so many not-so-nice-things i want to say about him and what many of us now think of him but i'll keep my mouth shut. may God bless him, let's leave it at that! hehehe

i am sad, yes. it has been a great 5 years and i have learned and grown so much during this time. i will miss the friends that i have made and the camaraderie we have. but such is life, and we need to move on. i take this as an opportunity to explore bigger and better things that the good Lord has in store for me.

when i got home, i sent this letter to my friends and clients...

Hi,

I didn't want to leave without saying goodbye but I know it would have been harder if I stayed and said goodbye to all of you one by one. I will miss you all and greatly appreciate your friendship. I left with a heavy heart not because of the uncertainty that is before me but because I'm leaving behind some of the most wonderful people I have ever met. I know this is hard for you as it is for all of us that had to leave today, but I pray that we all find comfort in our faith, our family and our friends.

It has been a short 5 years for me in the office but it has been very rewarding. I hope to see all of you soon with smiles on our faces knowing we have overcome these challenging times.

I would love to keep in touch. Take care, God bless us all!

When you pass through the waters, I [the Lord] will be with you;

and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,

nor shall the flame scorch you.

Isaiah 43:2

in everything that happens in my life, i give praise and glory to the Lord. it may be hard to see the brightness of the future when something big like this happens, but i know that God's hands are already at work and everything will be ok. the Lord is my rock and my salvation.

my portion

"Whom have I in heaven but you?

And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever."

Psalm 73:25-26

Praise God for He alone deserves all the honor and glory!

Grabe talaga ang kabutihan ng Panginoon. Hallelujah!

note to self...

wag na wag, na wag na wag, na ulit maglalasing.


EVER!!!


i didn't like it when i was 18, i didn't like it when i was 24, and now that i'm 28, i asked myself again (while still lasheeeeeng), 'why, oh why, oh why, would i ever, ever, ever subject myself to a torture like this????'


sober na ako by the way. =)

wins and losses 1/12/08

small victory: hardly any rice

small defeat: chocolate! waaah!!!