rainy days and tuesdays...

It's rainy day, typhoon season once again in this part of the world. And, it's very difficult to resist the smell of coffee and the blueberry muffins at any time of the day. They're just the perfect combination for the rainy days! Plus the macaroni soup too...and the arrozcaldo...and the champorado...ahhh, all I can think about right now is food :(

rain + food - tennis = +++ pounds for me :(

I ♥ Batanes...because...

of this...

and this

and this...

and this...

and this...

and this...

AND MORE! :) I shall return, promise!

rackets

My racket collection! Today, I started my tennis lesson and hit 300 balls! Way to go :D

meet up with friends...

Two of my dearest high school and college friends are back in the country for a short vacation... and since they are both dear to me, I took a half day leave from the office to meet up with them :)

Lunch:
With Ida from Australia (and Hunyo) @ Mernel's Place LB where we had our favorite lumpiang sariwa, while Ida relating to me the details of her engagement to Tony, and showing me the the RING!
It was just a super happy lunch! And I'm super excited for the wedding :) See you again soon Ida!

Yummy!

Dinner:
With Anette from Brunei (and Christine) @ Ms Donald's SCL where we had the Fillet-o-Fish and lots and lots of McFries with lots and lots and lots of laughter!

Thanks very much Anette for the green tea! I hope it'll help me burn those calories from the chocolates! :)

Yummy too!

Eating and laughing with your dearest friends = PRICELESS!

♥♥♥

Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture

I will be attending later this afternoon the induction ceremonies of the new members of the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture. And, yes, as a new member! :) It was a real surprise to me too! I must have been a better student now than in my younger years :)

To those who are wondering what is this Honor Society, below is an excerpt from the society's website.

"Gamma Sigma Delta is an organization having as its objectives the advancement of agriculture in all its phases, the maintenance and improvement of the relations of agriculture and related sciences to other industries, and the recognition of the responsibilities of those engaged in all aspects of agriculture to humankind. Our Society seeks to encourage high standards of scholarship and worthy achievements in all branches of the agricultural and related sciences as well as a high degree of excellence in the practice of agricultural pursuits."

♥♪:)

In loving memory of a very dear cousin...Nerren

You can shed tears that she is gone,

or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,

or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,

or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,

or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember her only that she is gone,

or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind,

be empty and turn your back.

Or you can do what she'd want:

smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

~  David Harkins (British Poet and Painter)


No more pain my dear... we'll be missing you forever... but we know that you're in a better place with the Lord now. Please be our angel in heaven...We all love you...


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my current LSS...PERFECT!

Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss "no way it's all good"
It didn't slow me down
Mistaken
Always second guessing
Underestimated
Look, I'm still around...

Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than
less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You are perfect to me...