Happiness

Happiness is a choice. i am a cheerful person. Some say I am a joker. But they don't know what is really inside of me.
I easily laugh, smile, cry. I love to be HAPPY all the TIME!!!!!!!! I'm fulfilled when I make other people happy. And this small happiness, I won't really forget.

Photo taken by my sister. Me playing at the arcade. Bonding time with siblings.. :)))

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Pursuing My Dream of Being A Teacher

I can still remember, I was in my ES 91 Engineering Economy class. It was our first meeting and we were all ask to say something about ourselves and our dreams. Some of my classmates dream to become the most successful engineer, become a businessman. And I can remember one of my guy classmate said that his dream is to marry his girlfriend. And you wanna know what I said that time? Hmmm. I said I wanna be a teacher- that my passion is teaching.

I love to teach. I think I have a talent of teaching. I like to explain what I learn. I love it when they know something from me. I don't know when exactly did I say to myself that I love to be a teacher.

I have not entertained or pursue my dream of becoming a teacher until it just pass by my way. YES! My dream is right in front of me this afternoon when our adviser asked who wants to teach. All I need to do is grab, hold and never let it go.

I was discouraged before because I know I do not have super high grades during my college life. I mean, I pass the subject but my grades are not so high. When they asked for graduates to teach summer class, I was not there because as my friends would say, "Busy girl kaayo ka dan, wala nanoon ka naapil sa lecturers for summer." I was disappointed. I remembered, I have emailed our Sir if they still need a lecturer but he never replied. But I still want to teach and have pact with my friends to apply as lecturer to another school because we believe that we will not be able to lecture at IIT. We only have average grades and we thought that they will choose graduates with higher GPA.

Weeks passed but we never passed our resume to the schools we want to apply. Laziness strikes again. So I told myself to just give up on teaching. maybe teaching is not for me. And flowered by the thoughts that I will just have to travel different places in the Philippines (Manila and Cebu).

Until..... a teaching opportunity is right in front of me. And our adviser said that I will handle a subject this coming semester along with my friends who I made pact with. At first, I am very happy for this opportunity. I do not care about the wage, I just want to experience my dream. But there is at the back of my mind that says this is a hindrance to my plans to go travel different places and apply training at Manila for Xinyx.

But I am awakened that this is the plan God has for me. I am having a hard time on how I will spend my first six months as a graduate. Thus thinking of traveling. But this one came. And I believe that this is really for me. This is what God has to do for me. To experience my dream. To be a teacher even just for a semester.

I do not know what's ahead of me, but one thing is for sure---- My plans are far enough from His plans. :)

Soon Ma'am Dan

Letters to Juliet

I have just watched Letters to Juliet. After a long time, I have watched a love story movie again. I mean, it's not that I have not cared to watch movies with love story genre, or I haven't watch those for a long time, it's just that I was deeply moved with this movie. So simple. No complications. Just a reminder of me that in this big world, we can all possibly find our one true love, our destiny.

For quite a time, I have not believed (or believe) that destiny is there. That I can find that person that can make my heart skip a beat. It's not that I am so bitter and that I don't want to be in a relationship. I actually didn't experience a relationship. A relationship that we both know. Some times, or most of the times I am the only one who knows about that relationship. It may sound horrible but I am just being exaggerated here. :) I actually do not have boyfriend since birth. That means 21 years ago. Phew, I survived that. Amazing indeed. 

Without any experience, I think I am going to give up on feeling that excitement of being in love and being loved. I almost do not believe in destiny. I sometimes feel that a feeling of love is just because of hormones, but not. After I watched this movie, I feel like a princess waiting for a prince in a knight and shining armor. Like Jasmine flying in the magic carpet with Aladdin. 

It is never to late for love. When you feel love, you just need to follow your heart. 

Like Claire and Lorenzo..... Like what Sophie and Charlie did...

I believe that there is someone destined for me. There is someone that God is preparing for me. I just need to wait patiently for the right time to come. There's a saying that goes: A right person at the wrong time is not right at all. I trust in His time. 

Although this is just a feel good movie, this help me realize to seize the moment, to enjoy what I really love. To know my passion. To know what I want. To realize that it is wonderful and amazing to be in love and to feel love. That I should not hesitate and disregard the feeling of being in love. To loosen up.

And the only way to experience over- filling love is when we love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. And only then will we experience the real love of the people in the world. Love for the family, and romantic love. 

I am so happy to have watched this movie. For a long time, I felt goosebumps and I cried.. That's the power of love. 

:))

----Thank you so much Lord for making me feel this. That there certainly are happy endings. 

Danmae Maiden