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Friday, January 30, 2015

Feelings Friday



Stop the drama.  People in our lives come and go, and that is just the cycle of life - constant change.  It's okay to be sad and reminisce but this melancholy should not run your life.  Move on. Learn from the experience and be thankful for the new beginning.  One day, the right person will walk right into your life without you expecting.  Just trust and open your heart.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Eat your heart out ^_^ --- Goldilocks Crema De Fruta



Goldilocks, you're the best :)  


Monday, January 26, 2015

Love makes the world go round and my mind go ...where?... it's gone

Whether it be loving a person, loving a passion, or loving something, following your heart makes you lose your mind.



Sunday, January 25, 2015

Costco Poutine - A Review!!! Fries, gravy, and all that cheese

COSTCO POUTINE $4.39 + TAX

If you're craving for that basic poutine for the most reasonable price, the Costco poutine is the best one.  The taste is good in all aspects -- it's not too salty, the fries are crispy, and you can still taste the little tang from the cheese. The portion is also beyond great.  For $4.39 + tax, you can share it between two people.  I love Costco poutine because of the price, portion, and taste.

My other recommendations would be the Dairy Queen poutine --- what I love about their poutine is the way that the cheese melts.  The cheese gets really stringy and blends very well with the gravy and fries.  The price is $4.79+ tax and half the size of the Costco poutine.  Both poutines fare well with each other, though.  Costco is still my go-to place for basic poutine.

Enjoy life - it's a blessing

maple leaves, life, love, pink, juliewinkle
Remember it's only a bad day, not a bad life.  Be thankful, instead.
Life is a blessing; it is a gift. This is a reminder to everyone going through a tough situation at this very moment.  Despite the unpleasant situations that life throws at us, always remember that being alive right here and right now is a blessing, not an entitlement.  God has given us a new day that we can rejoice in; a day that we can make the most of so let us not throw it away.  Be thankful that He has not taken it away yet, so don't wish for it to disappear. Wishing for life to disappear is actually quite offensive to God.  You can look at it this way: life is a gift that was given to us unconditionally.  Kung tutuusin, pinahiram lang sa atin yan at pwede Nyang kunin kung kelan niya gustuhin.  Di ba kapag pinahiram saatin ang isang bagay, iingatan naten at mamahalin para kapag kinuha na saaten, yung may-ari hindi magagalit saatin.  Kung minsan pa nga pinapaganda pa natin ang pinahiram saatin, para bang pinapabuti ang kalagayan so when the owner decides to take it, mas sasaya siya diba at he will continue na magpahiram saatin.  Pero, let's go back to what I was saying before with an example.

Example: Imagine being a gift-giver. You work all your life, sacrificed everything, and gave up everything just to give me the most special gift to make me happy.  You gave it to me finally and I was delighted to have received such a marvelous gift.  A few months of usage later, I no longer love it because something went wrong (maybe, because of how I used the gift...something went wrong because I am the author of my misfortunes).  I come back to you and tell you that I hate it and it's making me miserable, and wishing that you should not have given it to me in the first place.  How would you. as the gift-giver, feel?

Think of this gift as the life given to us by God.  See what I'm saying now?

Always remember that it's only a bad day, not a bad life, so be thankful.  Look at the positives, even though it is difficult to find them.  You're not the only one going through a miserable time so just be strong.  God will not give us challenges that we can't conquer.


Saturday, January 24, 2015

Mahal Ka Nun

Don't worry. He/She loves you.

This post goes out to the confused teens, tweens, and adults who are unsure of what to think towards a someone, usually a best friend, whom they have secret feelings for, and who they know reciprocates the same feelings to them.  BUT, the big but is they can't be together right now, whether it be social issues, family issues, or personal issues.  Being in that situation is difficult, you don't know whether to act on your feelings as a friend like how it currently is or a stranger in love.  The hard part also is, the more you conceal your feelings to the world, the more it starts showing through your little actions.  (And, the hardest part is, if you're the mediator between those two in love --- and that was my role #AngDakilangPakialamera.)  I'm writing this because unintentionally, I became the Dakilang Pakialamera.

Just like the confused people whom I was lucky enough to be able to delve into their story, the first thing that I want to say is, please just act normal.  I know it's hard to act normal --- even harder than me trying to stuff all my junk food in my cabinets just so my mom doesn't see. But please, try at least to set aside your feelings and talk normally just as how you are right now when you just fell in love with him or her.  You will know when it is the time to act on what you feel for the other person when you're no longer imprisoned by negative thoughts and feelings.  When I say "act on what you feel," that is the time when you guys start holding hands and calling each other a relationship title.   You're going to feel the right time for this eventually.  It's that type of feeling that when you think of that special someone and you being known as girlfriend and boyfriend, your chest is no longer tightening.  And, every time you think about telling him how much you love him, a smile would just rush through your face and not an angry face of her parents or a presentation of an ugly situation

A lot would contradict.  You may ask me, "Why do I have to wait for that time?" "Aren't I wasting time by doing that?" "Maybe, he will find someone else?"

Well, yes, the universe might suddenly flip and everything is no longer in your favor.  The only thing that I can say to that is maybe it is meant to be that way.  You can't rush things like this without suffering any consequences.  Go ahead, tell her that you love her, even though you know that her family does not allow her to date because they want her to finish her studies first; because it's okay right since she loves you too?  It's okay to complicate all the other relationships that she has just because it is love?  Or maybe, she still has a boyfriend whom she no longer has feelings for because it's okay right because she doesn't feel anything towards him?  But, think about the boyfriend, if you do that, I can see a black eye in your near future.

What I'm trying to say is, even though you both love each other.  You need to wait for the right time to be together.  You don't have to be together in title or in concrete, but always remember that you can always be together in your hearts.  May title man kayo na mag-jowa or hindi, hindi naman mawawala ang love and care niyo sa isat-isa.  Yan ang tandaan mo.  Treat her like how you treat her now...wala namang kulang diba?  Wag mong icomplicate ang things kung ang habol mo lang talaga sa kanya ay dahil mahal mo siya at mahal ka niya.  Kung hindi yun ang habol mo, lumayas ka.  Wag kang mangdamay ng iba.

The right time will come.   And, you two are the only ones who know when that time is.  You will be happier if you wait because you are no longer blocked by any constraints.  Masaya ang makipag-date at magmahal kapag wala ng bumabawal.  Kapag wala ka ng iniisip na may mangyayaring hindi maganda dahil sa external forces na bumabawal sainyo.  Mas makulay ang lablyp kapag pwede mong ipagsigawan sa Facebook na in a relationship na kayo at walang kokontra :)

Valentines Day 2015

So, Valentine's Day is approaching! Specifically, it's around 21 days away and as it is every year, I am very much excited to celebrate it.  Yes, I am aware that the general public associate this day for couples only but that's not how I think of it.  It's great if you have a special someone to celebrate it and it is as great if you don't.  I do celebrate it every year because I enjoy it.  February 14 is the only day where everything turns into a Julie World of pink, love, sparkles, hearts, and sweetness.

This year, my theme is self-improvement.  Last year, I focused mostly on painting smiles on my friends' and random people in the elevators' faces by giving them a surprise Valentines day treat.  This year, I want to make it different. I wanted to try something new.  However, the element of giving a smile on someone's face hasn't faded away.  I still would like to make those who are dear to me feel how appreciated their friendship is.  I have 3 weeks to plan this so we shall see what I come up with :)

Are you celebrating Valentines Day this year?  Let me know how you will be welcoming this year's day of hearts!  I need ideas too ^_^

Love,
Julie Anne