InstaSmile

"Just like the rain that gives a new lease of life to a dying plant, a smile and kind words can help someone who is about to give up."

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-Am sure most of you who knows me well enough, knows that one of my pet peeves is being cooped up in the house - the whole day😱😱😱.  No matter how busy working indoors I may be, I need to at least get out for a walk for a little bit...  Need the fresh air and see nature and people..  Good for the soul, my soul!😃😃😃. 

But during the typhoon season - it is safety first - so, just gotta "suck it up" and stay indoors...  Which could be trying and make me gloomy at times..  But now and again something or someone makes me snap out of it...  And today, Jube did just that...  

While we are having our Banana and Peanut Butter sandwiches - good on a rainy day😜😜😜 - she made this while I was  preparing my coffee...  She said, "now we are having Smiley sandwiches - and I know you like smiley."  

Need I say more?  Of course I was instantly with a SMILE on my face...  

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Grateful

Just being given another day is already enough to be Thankful for...  

The rest of the day - added bonus!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Terrific Thursday All!

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It's that Old Devil Called Love!

Here we go again...   way into the LOVE MONTH ....  actually in just one more day (Taiwan Time) it will be Valentine's Day once more....  A day of Flowers, Chocolates and other Love Gifts - Big or Small - all to profess Love to our significant others, or those we wish would be our significant others.  As Christmas and Thanksgiving is a time for all loved ones - family and friends, Valentine's Day gets a bit more exclusive and personal - mainly meant for partners, lovers, significant others!

 

I for one, just like any other Holiday, get excited over this....  not so much anymore about flowers or chocolates I used to expect - but more now, about that something in the air that makes most people smile a bit more....  be loving a bit more....  and we all know, we could always use a bit more loving in this world!  So enjoy the Special Day Lovers....   it matters not what you do, what you get, what words are uttered or not uttered....  what matters is that you are with someone you love.... and God willing , someone that Loves you, too!!! 

 

And if so happen that you find yourself single on this day - go and enjoy the day still....  share it with a good friend, with family, or even just by yourself doing something you absolutely Love!!!

 

HAPPY VALENTINE's DAY ALL!!!

 

Sweet Sunday All!

"Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured,

yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment,

and offer you more joy than any material possession could."

-Barbara de Angelis

 #Positivities #Love

Been a while since i posted...  Must catch up...  

Let's start with something about Love - always a great start!

Frustrated but Very Much Thankful!!!

aaaaaah, what a day.....   nothing truly major went wrong but maybe today being Thanksgiving, everything felt more frustrating and trying.....

 

started last nite really... after babysitting a very sick Juju - had to rush to Carrefour to get more packing tape - still have a lot of mailings to do for today....  though it was raining I ran to Carrefour at 11:40PM - open 24 hours - Yes, but not last nite!!!  For some reason they decided to be closed early last nite....  so I ran back home empty handed - in the rain!!!

 

Was about to jump in the shower when I realized there was no water....   Nothing!!!   A bit from the kitchen sink - just enough to wash my face and brush my teeth - but nothing anywhere else....   too late to do anything I slept it all off....

 

This morning I woke up early - so I can run to Carrefour and get what I needed before the Postal Truck comes to pick up my mailings... still have a few to pack...  Turned on the faucet in the bathroom, HOPING - and yes, we got some water back....  FREEZING WATER That is!!!  the Hot Water Boiler is not getting enough water to warrant any to come out....  WAAAAH!!!    Washed up with what I have and dealt with my work at hand... got my much needed packing tape... finsihed packing more goods to ship out...  then it was back in the rain to deliver and ship my box to the International Courier.... and rushed back in time for the Postal Truck to come and pick up my mailings....  As you all know - waiting is not a virtue of mine - so I was sooooo frustrated when 2 hrs after the pick up time passed and they still have not come.....   MORE WAAAAAH!!!

 

Eventually all got done...   Mailings got picked up....   the rain stopped....  and the water pumped got fixed (Thanks Juju's Daddy for being such a Handy Man!)...   all is well again....   and took a looong afternoon walk to get rid of all the frustrations out....  looked at some XMas displays....  sat and had coffee outside - and just watched happy people go by....   All the while thinking - all these things happening now much be life's little jokes on me....   and I know I could handle it all - with a SMILE even!!!

 

Then something wonderful happened, amidst all the Personal Messages/ Emails I was dealing throughout the day - I got one from a friend in The Philippines, Isabel Casas - enclosed is a photo of some beautiful Rosaries that she had picked up for me on her recent trip to the Holy Land...  Without me asking for anything, and just casually knowing I collect Rosaries - she picked a few up for me.  MUCH TO MY SURPRISE!!!  This totally erased all the frustrations I felt since last night.... and the heavy heart becomes light as air once more....

   This just proves what I've always known all along - that there is

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR!!!

Love is in the Air

If Love is in the Air, it must be February....  the Month of Love as we all know it... 

Short and Sweet, and there is No Getting Around It....  already the color RED is popping up everywhere....   ADVERTS are becoming more RED in tones and seems like everything else is taking a Heart Shaped form....  when Love tunes seems to be humming in our ears morning, noon and night...  even when there is no real music to be heard....  when we think of the Loves of our Lives - be it past, present or even future....  :)

 it's the time of the year when we do Everything in the name of Love...

 

There is no escaping really, you just need to go with the flow.... 

Live It, Savour It, Love it!

Loving This Song Right now....

"To Make You Feel My Love" I actually heard it the first time from watching "When in Rome" with Kristen Bell & Josh Duhamel... the movie was OK enough but this song captured me in an instant... Adele's voice is soooo raw and sooo special... every note hits you....
Both Versions.... Such an EMOTIONAL song...
Adele's Version: Was re watching "When In Rome" again tonite, as I work around the house, and was reminded of the song again.... so I searched it on You Tube and also found Kris Allen's version.... never seen of heard of this version before so I was pleasantly surprised... his take had a bit of a Country Flavour to it - but nonetheless, Emotional and worked it's magic on me, too...
Kris Allen's Version

Happy Happy Joy Joy

Got my first XMAS Gift in the mail today... and I could not be HAPPIER..... just too cute and soooo Perfect for how I like decorate my XMAS tree - in white and silver.....It is an "oh-so-cute!" White Reindeer with Silver accents from TY... been a long time since I got anything from this company... hmmm.... now I better DIG UP my others....

Thank You, Mary!!! Love ya!!!

♫♪Make You Feel My Love♫♪

When the rain is blowing in your face,
and the whole world is on your case,
I could offer you a warm embrace
to make you feel my love.

When the evening shadows and the stars appear,
and there is no one there to dry your tears,
I could hold you for a million years
to make you feel my love.

I know you haven't made your mi...nd up yet,
but I would never do you wrong.
I've known it from the moment that we met,
no doubt in my mind where you belong.

I'd go hungry; I'd go black and blue,
I'd go crawling down the avenue.
No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do
to make you feel my love.

The storms are raging on the rolling sea
and on the highway of regret.
Though winds of change are throwing wild and free,
you ain't seen nothing like me yet.

I could make you happy, make your dreams come true.
Nothing that I wouldn't do.
Go to the ends of the Earth for you,
to make you feel my love

Happy Birthday, Miss Mary!!!

I do not need to even say anything, right? you already know how I feel... (^_*)

LOVE YA MUCH, Mary E!!! Happy Birthday!!!

adios (for now) ace....

A new chapter in Ace's life will begin shortly... as he make his way back to the USA the 25th of this month.... A journey that will take him to face ADULTHOOD, RESPONSIBILITIES, and SELF RELIANCE.... a lot to take in especially having the kind of upbringing he had... but still, am pretty POSITIVE & CONFIDENT he will be able to tackle it all...

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A LETTER TO YOU, Ace:

You will be MISSED by a lot on this side of the world, Ace... You know that! Am not much for advices -- the BEST ADVICE I can ever give you is EXPERIENCE LIFE TO THE FULLEST... Live your LIFE as BEST you could.... Grab Life with GUSTO.... Remember those you will be leaving behind... and ALWAYS, FOLLOW YOUR HEART! You can NEVER GO WRONG when doing so... whatever the OUTCOME maybe.... as long as you FOLLOW WHAT YOUR HEART TELLS YOU....

I know that you have so much on your mind right now.... STRESSING about what's to come... what you will be facing.... all the EXPECTATIONS by everyone... Try to not think too much of all that - JUST DO THE BEST YOU CAN!!!

Remember: We are already Proud of You... and feel BLESSED to have you in our lives - near or far.... So just MAKE YOURSELF PROUD - you need not prove anything to any of us... only to yourself!

love,

Tito Rudi

PS

not to worry... we will have/share more fun & crazy times soon....

weThink, weShare: 7 Types of Romantic Love

HECK!!! am not even one of the 7 TYPES.... what to do????

How About You - can you pick out which one you are? would you DARE to admit?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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1. HOPEFUL OR ESCAPIST LOVE: When we fall in "love" (or something like it) because we imagine that the person we've fallen for will transform our lives, figuratively--in the sense of relieving our existential or psychological suffering--but often literally as well.

2. SAVIOR-COMPLEX LOVE: When we fall in "love" (or something like it) because we think that we can "save" the love object. Kind of the flip-side of escapist love.

3. SELF-LOATHING LOVE: When we fall in "love" (or something like it) because the other person treats us just as badly or as negligently as we think we deserve. (An extreme example of this would be a relationship where some kind of abuse--emotional, vituperative, physical--occurs frequently.) This is roughly the opposite of narcissistic love.

4. REDEMPTIVE LOVE: When we fall in "love" (or something like it) because we think the love object will redeem us--that his love will mean that our own lives are worthy or meaningful. Similar to escapist love, but maybe a bit more extreme, and less concerned with any literal transformation. (Cf. Dostoevsky.)

5. PRACTICAL LOVE: When we fall in "love" (or something like it) because we recognize that the other person has similar values and similar life goals, and we think that he or she can help us attain them.

6. ANATOMICAL LOVE: When we fall in love (or something like it) because the love object is so different, so exotic. He or she does things so differently from the way we do things that we are mesmerized and captivated. A.k.a.: the love that happens when "opposites attract." The opposite of narcissistic love.

7. NARCISSISTIC LOVE: When we fall in love (or something like it) because we see our own favorite qualities in the love object.

LINK to the ORIGINAL POST:
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/the-7-types-of-romantic-love-567335/

love*amore*mahal*amor*ai*aisteru*liebe

Loving this Limited Edition Love Heart Be@rbrick, designed by Alexander Girard. The Heart on his chest is made up of the word LOVE in numerous languages - perfect to display anywhere or anytime of the year....

Limited to 1000 pcs only, this one was recently released XClusive to ISETAN Shinjuku.

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thought I'd accompany this photo with a quote from MADGE, who sure knows a lot about LOVE - not sure if it's quite fitting but I love the quote, nonetheless... hehehehehe:

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.

- Madonna

always something

"...i guess you thought I would've put it all behind me..
but it seems there's always something right there to remind me..."

Carl & Ellie: A LOVE STORY

WARNING: If you have not seen the movie and plan to do so - DO NOT READ ON.

got to see this PIXAR animated movie, UP, and I must say - it had one of the most heartfelt scenes from a LOVE AFFAIR i have seen in a long time.... all the emotions in the first 20 mins of the movie: excitement, love, hope, faith, death, sorrows, letting go - real sappy, subtle so the kids will not be devastated, and very realistic for an Animated film... not to say that the rest of the movie was not good... it was actually great... a JOYFUL RIDE.... and very much entertaining...

it just goes to show ya, everyone comes into our lives for a reason... for however short or long... and we must always embrace them and make the most of the time with them....
Here's the OFFICIAL TRAILER:

weThink, weShare #4 - The Trouble With Love Is...

Just feeling like a SAP once more upon coming back to Taiwan, I decided to watch "Love Actually" again for the GOD only knows how many times now - I have lost count.... still the same bag of mixed emotions I get each and ever sitting... it is one of those movies I truly will never ever tire of... and it seems that each and every viewing - I pick up something I did not before -- as is in this case...

This time around, I got to really listen to the song; "The Trouble With Love Is.." - sung by Kelly Clarkson

The words are hauntingly true.... for me anyway.... I can totally relate.... line by line, I have at one point or another experienced pretty much all that is written in the lyrics.... the good stuff like hearing a symphony and wanting to shout out to the world about my love for someone.... but like a drug, love does make me blind from time to time, as am sure most of you can relate.... so much so that the heart is torn into pieces....

Still, there is no escaping when love beckons.... the minute my heart flutters for someone - like a moth to a flame, am there... wholeheartedly.... cautions thrown in the wind.... no reservations whatsoever.... against everyone else's warnings.... I just go with the flow of things -- doing the BEST I can, making the most of all, hoping for the BEST LOVE has to offer....


So, in this edition of weThink, weShare - I ask of all of you:
What do You Think IS the Trouble With Love? With Falling In Love? And, if you can, would you simply just walk away from it - fearing that, in the end, it all turns out the same?
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ting bu dong (i don't understand)

With another BDAY just around the corner -- I am to be a year older, a year wiser.... or so they say....

then why is it that when it comes to LOVE*LIFE*HAPPINESS - and the meaning of it all - am still pretty much in the dark...hmmmmmmmmmmm.....oh well, just as I always say: "GO WITH THE FLOW...."

...and something to PONDER on over Easter Week...

Just sharing a favorite writing by Seth channeled by Jane Roberts. It is about violence, violence not only in physical action but also in mind and words.

"There is never any justification for violence. There is no justification for hatred. There is no justification for murder. Those who indulge in violence for whatever reasons are themselves changed, and the purity of their purpose adulterated."

"I have told you that if you do not like the state of your world, it is yourselves that you must change, individually and en masse. This is the only way that change will be affected."

"If your generation or any generation effects a change, this is the only way it will be done. What i am telling you has been said before through the centuries. It is up to you as to whether or not you will listen."

"It is wrong to curse a flower and wrong to curse a man. It is wrong to hold any man in honor, and it is wrong to ridicule any man. You must honor yourselves and see within yourselves the spirit of eternal vitality. If you do not do this, then you will destroy what you touch. And you must honor each other individual also, because in him is the spark of eternal vitality.

"When every young man refuses to go to war, you will have peace. As long as you fight for gain and greed, there will be no peace, As long as one person commits acts of violence for the sake of peace, you will have war. Unfortunately it is difficult to imagine that all young men in all countries will refuse to go to war all at the same time. And so you must work out the violence that violence has wrought, Within the next hundred years that time may come. Remember, you do not defend an idea with violence."

"There is no man who hates but that that hatred is reflected outward and made physical. And there is no man who loves but that love is reflected outward and made physical."

by Seth

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

sending off my wishes now, as am sure most of you will be bizi, or should be bizi, this weekend with your special someone(s), significant other, date, or blind date... ENJOY and SWEET LOVE to you all...
Sharing 3 of my FAVE QUOTES -- 2 from E.M. Foster's book, Maurice, which I have read a millionth times... and a brand new one from the movie, SIKIL:

-"I was yours once till death, if you cared to keep me."

-I should have gone through life half awake, if you had the decency to leave me alone."

-Hindi ko alam kung ano ako. Ang alam ko lang may kung anong putang inang ugat sa Puso Ko na tumitibok lamang para sa iyo."

***GOT ANY OF YOUR OWN TO ADD? JUST SEND ON THROUGH THE COMMENTS SECTION...

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so how do you kill the one you love most???

with Valentine's day fast approaching... I was reminded of this passage.... According to Oscar Wilde:
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Yet each man kills the thing he loves
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!
(Ballad of Reading Jail, 1898)
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hmmmm.... *scratches head*