Jessica Sanchez being the second best!

Phillip Phillips triumph over Jessica Sanchez during the American Idol Season 11 Finals last Wednesday, 23rd of May faced a very tremendous reaction from people around the world accounting to over a million social media comments  with regards to the show and its winner! This kind of reaction is not something new for a reality television show as popular as the American Idol, shall I say.

I am personally a Jessica Sanchez fan not because of our common Filipino nationality but because I really adore her voice! I really had thought that she can make it to the top from the first time I heard her sing.  When she first appeared in America's Got Talent at the age of 11 singing her cover  "I Surrender!"  started the forecast of her becoming huge as commented by judge Brandy Norwood who had chosen her  comeback for a chance to compete for the finals of the said show. Simon Cowell also branded her "one of the best I have ever heard!" Jessica says she's been singing her whole life and she just means it!

Her being a real sport is very inspiring. The moment she heard the name of the winner and that is Phillip Phillips, she immediately gave him a hug as a way of congratulating the man! :) Her status of being the second best over Phillip is already an amazing achievement and I am certain that her rooted talent will bring her first record an exaggerated prestige! Something that many will look forward to..

related sites:

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/05/25/jessica-sanchez-opens-up-about-being-latina-reveals-future-plans/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOYiSffcv9Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWxDVvwzRH4

HotPot in Al Khobar

When I first came here in the Kingdom I had been bragging my fiancé to bring me in a seafood eat all you can restaurant  whenever he will ask me what and where I want to eat. His reply has always been either "I don't know one from here" or "Any other choice?" followed by a Thai dinner or a take-out kabsa.

One fine Sunday, I was off from work then, he fetched me right after his office hours  around 5:30pm for a dinner date without bothering to ask me same question I mentioned above. As he parked the car, the place was new to me and it was our first time to visit the resto together. As we entered the place, it has a very cozy impression with the lighting and set up designed in a European way and voila! seafoods here and there welcomed my eyes and they are all fresh prepared for the guests to cook by themselves.

Hotpot is a grill and Shabu-shabu eat-all-you-can-buffet restaurant. As I pleased myself with the choice of a table location, a very friendly waiter named Ervin was so kind orienting us on what to do as we are both a newbie to their unique diner. Each single table that can accommodate 4 persons has 2 burners where you can fry to one and boil in the other.  In here, you have three options of readily spiced soup, tom yum, sinigang and sate to which fresh sea foods of your choice you will personally add. We had chosen sinigang added with tuna, shrimps, crabs, bangus, salmon, squid and more, top up with spices and condiments made our cuisine superb! It only took us about 5 minutes to boil everything together and ready! We fried shrimp, lamb, chicken and more seafood while boiling our soup, tempura and sausages should never be out listed because that is his favorate, hahaha! it made me laugh to realize that he enjoyed eating them given many other options! We stayed there for almost three hours, we had another set of soup preparation and fried more than three sets of seafood, one after another, our dinner made us really full! Diet was totally bypassed and neglected.. :)

I enjoyed this hotpot date, my craving for the same food was satisfied and I am certain it was the first but not the last visit.

Hotpot Tips:

1. Make sure you will take an empty stomach, fasting for six hours maybe, before going there to make it more worth it!

2. They have this summer promotion that will last June 5, instead of paying the regular SR60/head, now only SR45 but you have to be at least 4 persons. Bring your friends then, more enjoyable as well.

3. You should come before the last salah, around 6:30 to 7:00 so that you can maximize your time.

4. No left over! a charge of 50 will be shouldered in such case.

4. If you are currently on a diet, DO NOT come here, this place is not for you.. :)

40 days for life

After  reading this short news, I realized how chaotic our world had become. How can pro abortion flock exist? Am I just too ancient and conservative to be so surprise that this is really happening? but really, I am and this reality saddened me a lot.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abortion-groups-annoyed-by-increased-participation-of-catholic-bishops-in-4?utm_source=LifeSiteNews.com+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=36bdc431ac-LifeSiteNews_com_Intl_Headlines_03_28_2012&utm_medium=email

On the other hand, I am so proud of people who has all the courage to express their disgust about this unacceptable abortion campaign. Despite the risks, they had chosen to be in the open with the intent of opening the eyes of the society and bring them back to the light, such a noble cause. How I want to be there and be a part of that note taking 40 days for life event!

humans

Every single thing that we own are all Gods given and supposedly should be used in a good way possible. We are given talent and intellectual capability to discover beyond making humans as the highest being God has ever created but how come these gifts pulled us to become heartless and unbelievably cold-blooded!

http://www.naturalnews.com/035276_Pepsi_fetal_cells_business_operations.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150673183664670_22236465_10150695912624670#f22d07aa6

purely evil..

dreaming on

whhoooaaah! I just found a very inspiring article, it touched my soul and enlighten me to move back to my forgotten ideals and dreams..

its really worth reading and very ambitious!

http://rookiemag.com/2012/03/on-taking-yourself-seriously/ (you can click this link to read the whole article)

my favorite lines:
Ambition is great. Wanting things is great. Being willing to work hard to get what you want, being willing to make sacrifices in order to fulfill your own dreams: that is all super great, and admirable. and you are going to need it. Because here's the thing: your ambitions and desires for accomplishment are what allow you to have a sense of self. If you don't have a sense of what you want from life, it's easy to just define yourself around other people, and to do whatever they seem to want from you. And other people can take away their approval, at any time. But when you provide your own approval - when you know what you want and you have what it takes to get it - you have a basis for feeling good about yourself that doesn't go away!

2 thumbs up for the author of this worthy reading! Having a sense of self is what makes our journey in life more meaningful, making us feel that every tomorrow is another walk towards making our dream a reality.. :)

internet hobby

I did spend much time today on reading articles and watching videos about how online businesses goes and I feel excited about the new concepts and facts that are necessary one should be equipped with before launching or investing into a website or blogging that can possibly resolve financial crisis. I would like to take some more time in educating myself as I am still a new-bee in this internet trends that has been ongoing for quite sometime. I realized I am a bit out of the loop for years now and my primary goal with this new interest that I am pursuing is learning, and somehow monetary gain, if there will be, will just be a bonus in my case. I enjoyed the connection I am getting with this new hobby, as I am calling it, it makes me live out of the box! Reading articles about how people express their interest and commodities are intellectually beneficial to me, widening my internet knowledge as well as it gives me information that I can apply as I go along with my daily activities. I just love it! :)

My reading skills is being enhance by this new leisure time activity as my interest is drawn by websites I discover that are conceptually reliable and it feels wonderful loving what you are reading, it will not make you drowsy. I use to just keep on scrolling back and forth on Facebook when I go online and keep on checking about the updates of my friends life that will sometimes give a negative disposition, I know that you know what I mean. :) I still do open my Facebook account but not to primarily check on friends updates but to fundamentally look for new posts and shared sites of legit and experienced persons that are beneficial. This is such a wonderful way of putting more direction and sense on why I go online as I usually do to kill boring off hours. Kudos!

Holy Eucharist in the Middle East

After 6 months of being here in the Kingdom I finally was able to hear mass and it really feels heartwarming ever, it feels more extraordinary compared to attending the same in the Philippines. As I entered the hall where the mass was held, tears starts falling on my stiffened cheeks and I successfully allowed the Holy Spirit to touch my soul when the choir starts to sing those very inspiring rhythms. Ahhh...it feels really wonderful. It made me realized how much I long to feed my spiritual senses. I miss same moments where I can release all the negative energies inside me and replaced with the opposite ones.

I am looking forward for more weekends like this, doing the same routine I used to do when I was still in my native country, keeping in touch with my almighty God, hearing him and talking to him. I feel relived. I feel happy and joyful. thankful and blessed. :)

hapee bee

After a taxing week at work, it is my time to treat myself with two days off and feed her with dishes that will fit to her delight! I prefer to stay indoor as I often do but not solitary this time, I have my fiance with me. Movie marathon while eating our favorite Doritos and ice cream from Baskin is more than enough! low profile happiness, isn't it!? :) Kabsa lunch made us laugh paired with frozen cold soda.. burrrpp! :) Successively, cardio workout for 2 hours burned the food, so shawarma dinner was ordered.. :) quality time ended up drinking hot tea before we hit the sack..

spending time with love ones is one of those highlighted moments of a persons life but spending quality time with whom you love and who loves you back is a miracle.. :) I feel so happy and blessed today because of the warmth and the assurance of his love, delighted and thankful.. A very happy bee! :)

my angel

It was indeed and a very restful sleep, awaken by an angelic voice who never fails to brighten my days having him around. I am always thankful and proud and will always be grateful. Well, another day to face ahead, I have to brisk myself with much positive energy. Good vibes, great day ahead for me.. :)

therapy..

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury let me sow pardon. Where there is doubt let me sow faith. Where there is despair let me give hope. Where there is darkness let me give light. Where there is sadness let me give joy."  (Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi)

A very inspiring reflection to end my day, as I hit the sack and close my eyes, I favor to grant the lines to plunge in my mind, capture my heart and enthrall my soul, with the hope that it will denote a perpetual imprint in my whole being. :) My therapy from a very stressful day at work..

earthquake in Negros

Terror! that was how it felt.. It was just one of those ordinary days where people are sewing patterns, sketching prints, building bridges and more of those regular daily activities everyone used to be doing in their respective lives when suddenly the flloor where their feet set its steps starts to shake. First it wasn't that frightening but as the intensity goes stronger and consistent, horror mounted and was accompanied by panic that shook every single cellular biology within a human body. 

The 6.8 magnitude of earthquake in Negros Province startled the inner soul of the locals and that would include me even though I did not directly experience it since I was not there during the debacle but my entire family was. It was a very dreadful day, perceived was a day already written when all things on earth will come to an end. Families gathered together, holding each others hands with the concept that no matter what happens as long as they are together they should be set for anything. 

Additionally, the widespread Tsunami forecast resounded and was exaggerated by some folks making the upheaval more intensified. Streets were filled with people marching towards places with higher grounds leaving their belongings to reach for survival as humors was widely spread that bulk of water is approaching to cover the City. I cannot imagine the horror, it was all real, I can only picture scenarios like this on fiction movies and books but that story involved my family and the fright I felt that day was unimaginable.

On the other hand, that was also the day all hearts wrested back to prayers, family conflicts mended, sharing and support was felt, a day when hope was all entrusted to one Divine Creator. 

Truly, we will never know what comes next to each day we are given, the Supremacy of the one who authored everything is unfathomable.. Life is so short, live it to its fullest by investing on more important banks, relationship and friendship, not only to those whom we can see but more importantly to Him whom we haven't seen yet. My condolence to those who lost their loved ones, it will never an easy ordeal to move on but above all, we just have to keep our faith up, never lose our hopes, they are just ahead of us, we are on our way to the same destination. Continue dreaming that each day will have a brighter memory to record. God bless us all..

here and there with love..

City of Al Khobar, KSA

5th of September year 2011 marked a very significant change in a life of a dreamer me. Never thought that my aspiration of making a career outside my place of comfort could be as exciting as I had before I left Philippines, overshadowing the fear and the unknown at the back of my mind. To be in the Kingdom is not supposedly an option for me but nevertheless, it became the choice and until this day I am always glad I made that right choice for my heart.

As my sight first glanced this lively lighted City, "Am I suppose to be landing in a desert?" , I asked myself. Maybe I am just too engrossed of the kind of look and description I was exposed during my primary school years on how one looks like ,no nice buildings and houses can be seen, citizens are most likely uncivilized and more, but this desert is far better than where I came from. I am purely delighted and it made me happy, this is not as bad after all.. :)

His love gave me assurance that everything is gonna be alright during my middle east stay with him. He shortlisted my worries and inconveniences as I start my new beginning away from my family and dearest friends. Allow me to have my own revised locution that when love comes at a right time and in an unexpected place, everything is magic. Colorful becomes the sky, even flowers can bring spark to ones eye, within being can have that extraordinary state of bliss and happiness! Simply, it feels good.. 

aaarrrrGgggghhh..  first few meals were overly humbled due to lack of cooking practices! hehe thank you to the internet who educated me some cooking scheme, hooolaaah" i made some goddies!

                                                          

these dishes might not as good looking as it can be but I consider them my "achievement casserole".. the taste? aahhhHh.. It was superb, maybe coz I was very hungry then.. hihihi :))

Nursing diploma is one of the toughest to own piece of paper. I cannot keep out from memory those sleepless nights, hard and terror clinical instructors, meeting NCP deadlines, unpaid duty hours and overwhelming fees and expenses! Almost all sacrifices paid-off  upon seeing your loved ones happy as you reach the climax of marching on stage with that graduation cap and making it to the license examination. On the other hand, frustration sets in when by reason of overly numbered population of new registered nurses, hospitals are taking much advantage of their popularity to provide novice nurses experience they wanted. Fees are collected instead of paying these nurses what is due for their services, such an injustice! I am just blessed enough to have not gotten through that kind of undertaking, after almost 3 years of being an Operating Room nurse in the Philippines, I am given this opportunity of working here is the Kingdom though I am not considering this one as my salutary experience.