Life is a continuous Hello's and Goodbye's

That's all there is to this post. You'll realize it, by the events that happened in your life. And by the moments that will come. So I say, be happy for every Goodbye, because another Hello will come. But be prepared for every Hello, cause soon there will be Goodbye.

arsenio esquivel cruz

for all those times you shared
for all those pains you sacrificed
for all the love you showed
and for all the care you showered

every-thing will be gone
many are forgotten
some are treasured
but a lot is missed

life is short
time has fade on you
breath is gone
heaven awaits

in His time we will all be glorious
smiles and laughter
it will all be white and green
we will all be together again

you are with them now
and we are here for one another
i guess they needed you there
as we need you here now

thank you i love you
are words not enough
i know you understand
as you always have


-12052010

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

marriage contract

May 07 2009 marks the 4th year of my contract, my lifetime contract , our marriage contract :) Wow four years! Quatro Años! That's only a few years, but that means so much.

For a moment i thought that marriage shouldn't be a lifetime contract, that it should be renewable after 'x' number of years, that after the first term of the contract, the couple should be deciding whether to renew it or it's-the-end. Funny thought! But after the momentary lapse of sanity, i realized that -- it was in the first place decided upon, that i will live the rest of my life with my loving wife. Cheers to more years! :)

TV Stand

An old TV stand, you will probably see one on old houses. This one was of my wife's aunt. She left it to us when she moved to another house. You see it has a very old varnish and couldn't blend to the yellow room, yes the room is yellow :D

So i brought a few paint, paint brush and then did the job. My wife and daughter had their strokes too. It was fun and kind of stress relief too. We were excited, not really about how it will look like, but how we painted it.

Here it is. As soon as the paint dried, my daughter threw toys and books in there. And pretty much, it blends with the room now :) The old TV stand is now a new "Toy stand"
Thanks!

Blog

A couple of weeks ago i sign up for a free webhosting coz i was thinking to setup my own site. Not until Monday i tried to build a site using WordPress. It is actually another blog and i hope i can post helpful and meaningful topics there.

Well, it took me five hours to setup the blog, that is supposedly a 5-easy-steps or 5-minutes-installation. But it was worth it,, i learned and enjoy and now i have a new blog. So please come and visit http://andrewcrvz.comoj.com/blog/

For free webhosting try this http://www.000webhost.com/143636.html

Thanks!

Dining Table

Sleek and Slim, that is how i described the table to my wife. It looks cozy too. We bought this together and yes we agreed we had to bought it. It is very inviting as if it is saying, come join me for a meal. It will be perfect for our house, and the house will just have enough space for it. This is the first piece of furniture we bought and hopefully there will be more. Yeah there should be more, but we'll take it one at a time. We haven't moved to the house yet but we are excited to, with the table of course :) I consider this as a good investment, coz` we will be sharing a lot of time in this table, quality time! Not only it will help beautify the house but it will help build a home.

I found this tablescaping here in Blogger, and i'm sure i'll find one or two tablescaping idea that will fit our table.

Victoria Ville Antipolo City

Antipolo City is the home for the famous Antipolo Cathedral (home of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage [Nuestra Senora De la Paz Y Buen Viaje]), Hinulugang Taktak Falls, Boso-Boso Church (ruined during the WWII), Suman Manga at Kasoy, and some Night spots overlooking Manila. I never thought I will live in Antipolo, when I was younger my family used to visit the Antipolo Cathedral to pay homage to the Our Lady of Peace. And so why Antipolo? Because the Lady gave me one of her daughter, and is now my very loving wife :)

The house is nothing fancy, not big, but cute (hehe), but it's "something"... And definitely will be our home.

Crazy people thinks impossible is possible II

Last night i visited my sick cousin and see how she is doing. I think she has gotten worse. She looked thinner and can not eat too well. And I think i should save you from the details.

But not everything has gone worse, her family was able to find a sponsor to let her into operation at the Philippine Heart Center. The sponsor is a priest, whom her brother, my cousin too (obviously), served for as a Sacristan or Lay Minister. So last night as well, they confined her to the Heart Center. I haven't got the details of the operation or procedure, when how where what, but i hope and pray to hear great news soon, I am not too crazy after all.

Thanks for reading.

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Crazy People Thinks Impossible Is Possible

Twitter: What are you doing?

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers, and people on the web, to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Just like myspace, multiply,friendster,facebook, Twitter is a social networking that allows its connected users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets) real-time. Users can receive updates via the Twitter website, SMS, RSS, or through other application such as Facebook.

I have tried and used Twitter for just a couple of days and it seems really interesting. You can find and add people (who are also members of Twitter) which lets you "follow" them. You can then read their updates as they post it. It is fun, and just like blogging you can post whatever interests you, but basically answering the question: What are you doing?

Crazy people thinks impossible is possible

I got an email from my brother telling me that one of our cousin is severely ill and needs an operation. Her name is Florabel Cruz and her heart is failing. And so my brother thought of an idea to open a bank account for her and ask donation through email. I told him go ahead since you have a good intention, and i will think of something else I can do to help. I created a Donate Button from Paypal, and i found out that it also creates a link directly to Paypal site, and so i sent him that as well, just right before writing this post.

I think what we're doing here is a long shot, way too long, but this line from my brother's email struck me "Crazy people thinks impossible is possible". You know the times when you got nothing, nobody, you tell yourself you've gone crazy. Then you realized you have to get out of that situation and make a plan, do the plan. And hope everything will work out.

Shy as I am, i let whoever read this post help me on our plan. God bless!

Here is the link and the button, I put the button on the bottom of this page as well. Thanks in advance. Thanks for reading.

Donate

Taal Volcano : A sight of Tagaytay

Last Sunday August 18 2009, we went to Tagaytay to celebrate the 36th Wedding Anniversary of my Mom and Dad (In-law). The whole family was there, from the eldest of all five sisters (yes all of them are girls) down to the youngest grandson, in the car seat. It was an all day family fun bonding. And I can say a time off from the jammed city to a nice cold fresh windy place to relax and unwind.

First stop. The "Palace in the Sky". Oh yes there was a palace built there about 20 years ago, but sad to say all you can see now are ruins of it. Along side the Palace you will see this big statue of Jesus Christ over looking the horizon,as if saying "I am watching over you".


Second stop. The Souvenir Shop. Well, there are several items you can pick from the market, nice and really cheap. Seeing my daughter so excited to pick something for herself, priceless!!! hehe


Thanks for reading .. :)