Love Yourself

April 24, 2013

Dear alittlethingcalledRAGSAK,

It is my pleasure to share my experience of discovering myself better and ended up realizing that you can not give love to others without learning to love yourself first.

There was a time in my life when I did not know why I was sad.  I cried at night, felt insecure, and experienced rejection.  Even if I have done everything and achieved what anyone would dream of, I still felt morose.  So, I examined myself, went down deeper in me and prayed hard.

What made me realize was that I have not accepted who I was.  For more than twenty years of my life, I have not accepted myself as me! One time, I listed all my negative and positive attributes.  Then, I let go of all the negative thoughts that made me felt glum about myself. It was not easy because it was a process to go through.

With God's help, my family's love and friends' support, slowly, I embraced myself, accepted myself, discovered myself more and love myself most! That's the only thing that made me happy, the time I started loving me.  I realized that if you love yourself, you feel more contented, you feel invulnerable and you feel happier.

Women are so capable of loving, but what makes us susceptible to heartaches is that we love others more than ourselves.  Indeed, we cannot give what we do not have.  We cannot love others if we do not love ourselves.  So, start loving yourself and more love will come your way!

Start loving yourself today! (",)

Charming Amor

                     

                                           line from a beautiful song always reminds us ...

                                            

"The greatest love of all is easy to achieve...

Learning to LOVE YOURSELF is the greatest love of all."

 

Cooling Treats

Green Tea with Strawberry flavor

                       Pistachio, Mandarin-Orange and Green Tea with Mandarin-Orange flavors

All about "CARABAO MILK" ice cream!

HALO-HALO at Chowking



Buko Shake

yellow watermelon+yogurt+cold water

the tru orange...royal

 mouth-watering yellow watermelon

early morning icy pineapple juice

salivating dirty ice cream!

 

  

my homemade ice candy..melon, pandan and buko flavor

nothing can beat a refreshing glass of cold water

Any cooling treats can always quench our thirst especially during this season of ruthless heat.  Be tasteful!  You can  always make your own homemade.  Enjoy the soothing  and replenishing moment...(",)


Do something hearty today, make something thirst-quenching and share it with kids...(",)












 

Mang Carling

I was on my way home this afternoon when I didn't have any choice but to take a cab. The usual traffic in the metro adds up to the merciless heat of summer. Mang Carling, the driver of the taxi started the conversation, "Maam Ilocano po kayo?" "Ba't nyo po nasabi yan Manong? "Maam medyo ung kulay nyo po kasi maitim, di ba ang mga Ilocano marami po sa kanila, maiitim?" "Ah opo, Ilocana po ako (sabay tawa). "Alam nyo maam mga kasama ko dati mga Ilocano, bibili sila ng isang kilong karne ng baboy, isang linggo na nilang ulam yon." "Ah, talaga po." "Pati isda maam, isang kilo, isang linggo din." "Alam nyo po ba maam kong anong sikreto doon kung bakit nagtatagal ng isang linggo?" "Alam ko po manong, sinasahog nila sa gulay no, ang Ilocano po mahilig sa gulay." "Tama kayo diyan maam!" Kaya malakas ang mga katawan dahil palagi silang kumakain ng gulay  pero maam mahilig sila sa bagoong kaya marami sa kanila ang may sakit sa kidney, dahil pag kumain, nakikita ko po may bagoong na sawsawan, pati kamatis nilalagyan ng bagoong ulam na." "Meron nga po kaming kapitbahay na Ilocano, simple lang parang walang pera pero noong may naghahanap nang bibili ng lupa, abah! ang unang nagtanong kung magkano at siya na rin ang nakabili ay ang Ilocanong kapitbahay namin na ang pagkakaalam ko walang pera." Sa lugar po namin, kung sino po ang mga may malalaking bahay, maraming palay, may mga halamang gulay at alagang hayop, mga Ilocano po yon."  "Kaya maam ang sinasabi ng mga Ilocano na awan ti kwarta, di totoo yun maam, adu ti kwarta!" "Hindi naman po lahat manong meron din mahihirap na Ilocano, masinop lang po talaga ang karamihan kasi mahirap kumita ng pera, may mga mahihirap din po nga awan ti kwarta, gaya ko po." "Maam di po kayo sasakay sa taxi kung awan ti kwarta, di ba maam?" "Si Manong talaga...bukas po kasi manong maglalakad na po ako....heheheee"  "Manong, Ilocano po ba kayo?" "Maam hindi po, mga kasama ko po kasi dati mga sundalong Ilocano, sundalo po ako dati maam." "Nakapag asawa po ako ng Ilocana na taga Candon, Ilocos Sur, ako po ay isang Bisaya." "A, kaya naman pala Manong e."

"Manong sa tabi lang po." "Agyamanak maam." "Agyamanak met Manong."

All the things mentioned by Manong Carling about his experienced with Ilocanos are generally and veraciously true.
I found this short conversation with Mang Carling a cooling relief.  Thanks to traffic, by the way!

A short moment of finding "ragsak." (",)