What I Loved Last Week: Part 2

As I mentioned in my last post, there are a lot of other stuff I loved last week, and today I’m sharing them with you, show-and-tell-style! This is the life group that I get the privilege of leading, made up of student-leaders from the University of Makati: I learn so much from them, and I [...]

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New Beginnings.

New day, new blog site! If you’re reading from an RSS reader, this would be a good time to drop by and visit! As we all know, change isn’t easy, and it’s the same when it comes to blogs. Changing from a wordpress.com-hosted blog to a self-hosted blog is tough stuff, and I have yet [...]

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Gearing up for Christmas!

I’m excited that Christmas is just around the corner! Christmas is a wonderful time to spread the love and cheer, and it’s also a great opportunity to create memories with loved ones. Today, I’m blogging about what our family has done in the past so you can get some ideas. Every Christmas Eve, our Claudio [...]

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5 Reasons why Teaching & Speaking are like Kayaking & White-water Rafting

“You never paddle the same river twice.” My uncle–the adventurer extraordinaire Anton Carag, Jr.–was in the middle of briefing our family about kayaking and white-water rafting when I stopped to write what he had just said. I had a feeling there was a deeper lesson in there somewhere. Fast forward to today. I was busy [...]

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T.G.I.S. – Thank God I Survived! :)

I survived the weekend! Here are some photos from our awesome adventure up north (Cagayan Province, Philippines): This trip deserves a longer post, so I’ll tell you more about it in the coming days. I just need to wait for the rest of the photos that were taken during our kayaking and white-water rafting adventures. [...]

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TELL ME THURSDAY: Adventures!

I’m going white-water rafting with my relatives this weekend. Can I make a confession? I’m not all that excited. I love taking vacations with my relatives (when all 30+ of us travel together, it’s nonstop fun!), but I’ve never been a fan of open water activities. I can do them, I just don’t seek them [...]

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We interrupt our usual programming for some important announcements…

Please allow me to share some stuff that’s close to my heart… 1) COME OUT AND PLAY: A fundraising gig for REPUBLIKHA Come Out and Play will feature artists Carlos Castaño, JULIANNE, Rivermaya, up and comers Fidela and San Francisco’s BENTO! Please come! It’ll be fun! :) (Casa Nami is along Jupiter street, across Fiamma and right above Whistlestop.) [...]

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Back on the blog and what I'm loving this week…

I’m back from my blogging hiatus! First up, I want to thank the awesome guest bloggers who have helped me out these past two weeks. In case you missed their posts, here’s another rundown: Missing Melody Gersbach (by Joyce Burton Titular) Never Say Never (by David Bonifacio) Tell Me Thursday: A Question About Your Mission [...]

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It's time…

It’s time for another journey… …to a city I’ve never been before. …to meet people I’ve never met before. …to see sites I’ve never seen before. …to try to speak some words in a language I’ve never spoken before. …maybe even eat some food I’ve never eaten before. :) I’m excited and nervous at the [...]

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5, 6, 7, 8…

The subject of this post is attributed to an interesting conversation at my friend’s birthday dinner. The dinner was filled with creative types because the celebrant was my uber-talented friend Chinie, who is a theater actress/singer/dance choreographer. Sometime in the middle of dinner, our friend Steve Cadd (who also happens to be a director, singer, [...]

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Why bother changing?

I read that verse a couple of weeks ago and I really liked it. God has a way of making everything beautiful, because right before I read that verse, this was the message that was playing in my head: CHANGE IS SCARY. Changing can mean… going in another direction taking a step into the unknown [...]

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The Winners of the OMF Lit Gift Certificate Giveaway

Congratulations to Jerrik Legaspi, Trina S., Michelle Padrelanan, MM, and Amrie! I’ll contact you by Monday to let you know how you can claim your P500 gift certificate from OMF Literature (I’m going to let the Book Fair craziness pass first before bugging them!). Thanks to OMF and to everyone who joined (and left those [...]

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What I'm Loving This Week: Marriage Advice

No, I’m not getting married yet, but I’ve got several friends who will be tying the knot soon. This week, I’ve come across some wonderful blog posts on marriage from Bianca Juarez‘s blog (she’s one of my favorite bloggers who recently got married) that I’d like to share with my soon-to-be-married friends and with you, whether [...]

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More for the singles!

Yesterday’s guest post from Sam Johnson was a huge hit, and for the singles who liked that, I’m pleased to announce that there’s more! Today, I’m happy to share some insights from another one of my friends, Anna Moran. Anna is one of those women who I look up to because peace, joy, and faithfulness [...]

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What I'm Loving This Week: Thoughts on Love, Life, and Waiting

Some of my favorite posts from this past week: 1) Does God Still Restore Marriages? from Paolo Punzalan - my pastor just posted the video that made everyone cry at church last weekend (except for the men, of course….they don’t cry, their eyes just sweat!). I really hope you can take the time to watch [...]

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