What's up, Mate?

Last Saturday, I was shocked by what I saw on top of our table in the gazebo. I was dumbfounded by that creature that I just had to take a photo of it.



It was amazing. It was actually hard to take a shot of it since it was elongated and thin and stretched and what not. I was marveling at it. Then, suddenly it disappeared. Well, half of it did.

Then I realized. DUH. They were just mosquitoes mating. Tss. I thought I discovered a new species or something.



The wonders of nature. They really do make you wonder. Corny.

-Nik

Showtime

There are just some moments in our lives that make us pause and think what the hell is going on.

I realized the answer to that question- Time. There's a time for everything. After years and years of empty spaces come forced opportunities to fill that gap, without the intention of anything but clarity. It's not that we look forward for things to come in the future, it's more of looking back at the past and realizing and admitting that it has been too far away to go back. It's not something worth it. No hard feelings, plain honesty, only to find out, we don't want anything more than that. It's amazing how we can find something great in "nothing." It's those conversations and intentions that change everything.

-Nik

That's What I'm Here For

Heard this song on the radio this morning. It's a new song by Jason Castro and I love it.

Read carefully.


Goodbye Los Angeles you said with some regret
I'll do my best to find a way to help you to forget
I'm glad you made your way back here to find a better day
Seems like you're getting a little closer to okay

And if you need someone just to be around
Help put the pieces back that you finally found

That's what I'm here for
That's what I'm here for
When you need a little less
Or you want a little more
That's what I'm here for
That's what I'm here for

I heard you saying that you're finally feeling free
Blowing kisses to the distant memories
Lately I've caught you smiling a little more
You're beautiful, and I'm all yours

And if you need someone just to be around
Help put the pieces back that you finally found

That's what I'm here for
That's what I'm here for
When you need a little less
Or you want a little more
That's what I'm here for
That's why I can hold you just as long as you'll stay
I can tell you what no one would ever say
That it's all right to admit you were wrong
Before you know it, all the scars will be gone

That's what I'm here for
That's what I'm here for
When you need a little less
Or you want a little more
When you need someone to find you
When you're hiding from it all
That's what I'm here for
That's what I'm here for
That's what I'm here for

-Nik

Christmas at 113

While putting the Christmas decors at home, I decided to take some shots. Here are a few:

1 it's been a while since I've tried this.


2 That's my reflection. Doing I think a peace sign. How random.


3 Instead of an angel on top of our tree, we put a ribbon.


4 I took this while they were having dinner


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We always want to spend Christmas with our loved ones. For most, it's with our families. For some, with our friends. Whoever we choose to spend our Christmas with, my prayer is for genuine happiness to fill our hearts. We don't deserve anything less than our heart's desire.

-Nik

Happy Birthday Didik!

Didik and I had an awesome weekend. Our total food consumption would probably last us a month! We ate seafood, tons of cake, Ate Ren's specialties and so much more! It was fun!

I've loved birthdays ever since. For me, it's the perfect day to make the celebrant feel special. This month, I got the chance to celebrate my bestfriend's and boyfriend's birthdays with them. Then I realized, I have all the more reason to love birthdays. It's amazing after thinking about it that it is actually the birthday celebrants who make their loved ones feel special when they choose to celebrate their birthdays with them. I felt even more special than Dik.

We only got the chance to take pictures last Saturday because we were busy making ourselves fat! Haha.

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3 Here I think it was supposed to be 31. HAHAHAHA


4 His 3rd cake. Haha


5 They have the same birthday!


6 Happy birthday Dik!


-Nik

PAROL

LOOK HERE.

decorations are not yet done.

but with a little help of camera angling. it looked like its finished.









-DIK

Garland Green!

and no.

Not the character Garland Greene.

Hes the guy in CONAIR. singing HES GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS!


This photo blog is about the Christmas decor. Garland Green.

Our christmas tree and our stairs filled with garland green with red and white poinsettia.











-DIK

more photos to come. as soon as the decoration outsides done.

Tricia Garcia

I just had to make that the title- the most used name in Tutoring Club. Haha. Ms. Pat and I go a long way back. I won't go telling you the story of our lives, but one thing's for sure, I'm VERY happy for her.

A proposal in a word is sweet. For me, it's something as important as the marriage itself. It is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to a journey to eternity. What makes it so wonderful is not the where, the when, the how, or the ring. What makes it so great is the thought that the guy planned it all. It is the thought that for at least a minute (totally an understatement), your partner was stressing out on something he knew would matter a lot to you. It is the picture of that guy doing everything, planning everything, making sure everything is perfect not for himself, but for you. It is that offer of a life together. An offer that comes from the guy. Nothing beats that. Proposals are definitely one of the best testaments that love indeed is eternal.

Here's Ms. Pat's engagement ring. Congratulations to you and Noli!

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-Nik

C' Italian Dining

My birthday gift to Didik was a food trip getaway to the very far land of Angeles, Pampanga. Haha. I'm still so amazed by the food that I really can't put into words our experience there. Was the food worth the travel? YEAH. I'd gladly go there every week if possible.

C' Italian Dining for me defines authentic Italian cuisine. This unassuming little place surely is quite deceiving. I'm sorry but I really can't say much. Just please, go to that place. And take Didik and I with you. Haha.

I don't remember the names of the food we ordered. I just know they're AWESOME. By the time our pasta came, we were too full to even hold our cameras. Our pictures barely do justice, but hopefully these will help you picture the food they offer.

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5 PANIZZA - This one's the WINNER


6 How it's done!


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Dik's shots: 3,5,7
Nik's shots: 1,2,4,6,8

-Nik

Army Wives

I’ve been watching “Army Wives” during this whole break. It paints a picture of the life of the other half of the soldiers who are deployed most of the time elsewhere around the world. It’s a refreshing series that has allowed me personally to get a grasp of what it is like, no matter how fictional it may be.

It’s a good show, with a variety of characters, a group of army wives who have grown close to each other. I’ve learned a lot from that show. That’s how I am. I always take things seriously even if they’re just shows. Haha. I’m sentimental that way.

One of the characters explained how in order to really love a daughter one must love her for who she is so that one may love her even more.

This is true in any kind of love, be it in romantic partners or family. There’s a need to love others for who they are. It is very difficult for this to happen especially when another person has hurt you. Only love makes you see past through tough times and only love can make you see goodness. It’s unbelievably amazing how loving a person who has hurt you by accepting who they really are can take you far. In the end, you find yourselves having that admiration for that person, having a certain pride for knowing that person, and you find yourself falling in love even more everyday, for the only reason that they may have taken away something from you, but has given back more than they can. They made you believe in things people around you call inexistent. They made you believe in change and its possibility. They make you believe in hope for the future, when everything in the past tumbled apart.

Another had a tattoo done on her arm saying “A beautiful mistake.” She explained that nothing in life is a mistake, only things we must learn from. I personally disagree. It is true that we learn from mistakes, but I don’t agree that people don’t make mistakes. We always do. It’s just a matter of how courageous we are enough to admit our mistakes and accept our flaws. If we live our lives thinking we do not make mistakes, only “bad decisions’ we learn from, then I think we may have found ourselves a reason to get away from our responsibility from the consequences of our actions. We may have found ourselves an excuse. It is undeniable that there are mistakes that do us good, but it is also a fact that there are mistakes that are not worth any, that do not do any good to anyone. We should never ever think we don’t make mistakes or that we are incapable of making mistakes, because by just thinking that, we are already committing a huge one. Mistakes are not all that bad. It’s just a matter of character whether or not we choose to learn from them or not and change.

“Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.”




-Nik