A must know skill.

Sewing. It has been one of the skills that I really wanted to master (of course, aside from cooking!). Yes, I know a little bit of sewing. I can even repair my own clothes just like what I did to that shirt on the right. This shirt is really big for a petite girl like me so I end up repairing it. Its the second shirt that I repaired (the first was my Purple Love shirt).

For me, sewing is one of the skills that a woman should master. Its part of womanhood. That's how I can see it.

Maybe this thinking was influenced by my mom. I must say that my mom is really good in sewing. She even worked in a garments factory before. During my childhood days, she made some dresses for me, she even made some bags. And I really find it sweet. Maybe that's the reason why I really wanted to master this thing. Because I also want my future children experience that sweet feeling I felt during those times when my mom makes clothes for me. Designing clothes for your kids and making them on your own, I find it a sweet thing a mom can give her kids.

If given a chance I would really love to enroll in a class about sewing and fashion designs. Actually when I was a kid, I thought of becoming a fashion designer. I really want to learn how to make dresses, I wanna design gowns. There is joy in me when designing gowns.

Indeed, it is really one of the things that completes a woman. For me it is really part of my womanhood, and I really hope to master this thing. ☺

Story of Obedience

The story of Abraham and Isaac is really my favorite story of all.

Abraham's greatest test of obedience to God involved Isaac.

He said, "Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on the mountains that I'll point out to you. " Genesis 22:2

Take your dear son Isaac whom you love..

Here, it emphasizes how Abraham value Isaac. Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sarah.
He loves his son so much.

But God asked him to sacrifice him as a burnt offering.
As I looked for the meaning of burnt offering I saw this entry.

 These offerings signified the complete dedication of the offerers unto God. (http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/burntoffering.html)

Isn't hard to offer something that is valuable to us? How much more with Abraham, its his' son, his only beloved son.

But we can see how Abraham responded to this in the following verses (v. 3-10) He got up early the next morning and went to the mountain where God instructed him to go. With no hesitation he did what God asked him to do no matter what the cost is. And just as Abraham was about to kill his son an angel came and commanded Abraham not to lay a hand on the boy (v.12). After that he saw a ram and he took it and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. (v.13). And in the following verse, we can see how God blessed Abraham because of his obedience to him. This is the start of the many blessings that he had received in his life.


Who's your Isaac?

In life, there are some things that we value so much. May it be a relationship that we have, or the position we have in school. Anything that is valuable to us. But what if God asks us to surrender it to him? I know its hard to give up something that we really value, especially when it comes to relationships. Its heart-breaking. Its hard to let go. But when we allow God to move in our life, we can actually do it. We can actually do what Abraham was able to do.

To obey is better than sacrifice. 1 Samuel 15:22

Its a matter of lordship in us. Who's actually the Lord of our life? Who do we really value? These things or God?

Now the question is who's your Isaac? That person, or maybe a thing, that is important to you but is actually the same person (or thing) that God is telling you to surrender to Him? How will you respond?

I pray that we will act like that of Abraham. With no hesitation, we will follow God. And just as God blessed Abraham because of his obedience to him, we too will  be blessed when we obey God.

Ilonggo by heart.

La Paz Batchoy. This will always be one of my favorite food of all. Sarap!

One of my favorite pasalubong! Ube piaya. ♥

Fact: Chicken Inasal is one of the all-time favorite foods in Bacolod. 

Bought some pasalubongs for my friends. Hi mini maskara! 

I hope I can really go back in Bacolod for the Maskara festival in October. 

My auntie bought me this baller after being depressed because there's no Island Souvenir shop in Bacolod. I have the sweetest relatives ever! Thanks Nanay for this. :"> 

Nature trip it is!

May 13, 2012. That's Mother's Day, and we had a mini-family reunion. Hello family outing!

Mambukal Mountain here we go! ☺

Gicaro-Sepida clan. Having a big family is ♥♥♥

Hello cousins! ☺

(L-R) Ina, Chin, Tine. Hello to my pretty cousins! ♥

On our way to the falls. Trekking here we go!

After an hour (I guess) of trekking, finally we reached our destination! The 7th falls. Love the cold water. 

The traveler's feet. Lol. The effect of trekking while its raining. Ah, its really fun! 

I may not look good in this picture but I'm really proud of this. Taken after our trekking. I'm so tired but I really had a good time. Bonding with cousins and with mother nature. I hope to have more nature trips like this! This is what you call ADVENTURE. Ha ha ha.

City of Smiles. ☺

Random shots taken in Bacolod. ☺

I really love the sky in Bacolod. Look at those fluffy clouds. ☺

Take time to appreciate nature.

View from the pier. Love the sky. 

I really love passing by that place. Look at the four pictures. God's word is everywhere. 

One thing that you should know about Bacolod is that their "Jeeps" are different from that we know in here in Manila. There's no Sarao Jeeps there. By the way, I love Bacolod's Jeep than that of Sarao. ;-)

 Spotted! While strolling on one of the malls in Bacolod I saw this. Too bad its closed when I saw this. Praying for Victory Bacolod's growth. ☺

Update

I'll start blogging about my previous vacation. Last May 10, mom and I went to Bacolod. After how many years finally I was able to go back here again. I miss this place, the people, and of course the food. ☺

The next blog posts will be about my travel. Sorry late update. I've been busy for the past days e. One day after we arrived home, I went out again for our leadership training seminar in Tanay. So there you go.

Sweets from my sweet friends.

I've been craving for sweets for weeks already.
My taste buds keep on telling me to eat something sweet, chocolates to be specific. 

And yesterday, the long wait is over. I received a bag of Maltesers from my dear friend (Aden). Its his pasalubong to me from Riyadh. And in exchange I gave him a pack of piaya. Maltesers is really my favorite of all! ☺

And before I leave I received a box of Almond chocoballs from my dear bunso (Jacob). By the way, I also love chocolates with nuts, like that of almonds. ☺

Hooray! I'm the happiest kid in town. Lots of sweets for me this weekend. 

Thank you Aden & Jacob! ☺