Mega-family Reunion

This is by far the biggest reunion I have attended! 


Family tree begins with 7 grandmothers plus several of their other cousins.  After so many facebook notifications, messages, texts and phone calls, we're able to come together at some beach in Subic. 




This is just half of it!

It's amazing! 
There were so many people that we don't even know but has the same blood running in their veins. 

We themed the reunion Luau 

With mama

Mama and Jen dancing

Mama, papa and Nate

This is us planning the logistics and program agenda.  These are the girls from two of the 7 grandmamas.  Facebook and SMS messaging made it very easy to round up this huge, huge clan. 

Before we head back to Manila the following day, we stopped by Meat Plus. The best burgers in Subic.

*Other pictures (better ones) are in facebook.  I didn't have time to borrow them. :D

Gnarly korean Christmas party

Lotsa games, food, laughter, pictorial!

Since Korean fashion has been a hit lately, we themed our party Korean too. I didn't get to shop for some Korean getup though.  We didn't even get close enough to a Korean fashion standard, sob. Nevertheless, it's so fun! 

setting up

Pinoy Henyo

happy gnarly katips!

They won Rhonz' game

They won my game

North park goodies. We can't find any Korean delivery near my place.

Edward and Jacob. Lol.

when music stops, pop the balloon!

fierce competition. Who will pop the only balloon left?

and ize won

*photos by Tee and Zet and Neil and Rhonz and I guess everybody

My coffeebean planner

Got na my The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf planner. I don't see a showy journal in thick cover. I see beside my "eyephone" and vanilla tea a black notebook waiting to be filled with not just plans committed to God but stories after stories of God's tried-and-tested faithfulness for the year 2011.

Quiet Time

No work last night so after I got the day-to-day stuff squared away, I found another perfect spot where I can do my favorite me-time activity: quiet time.

Been freewriting on my notepad for an hour now but I couldn't piece them together. Heart is overflowing with praises and thanks. Bible verses (which I see as mental love post-its like those a sweetheart leaves all over your house to assure you of his love) have been flashing in my head. I couldn't get my thoughts straight.

I look at the trees around me, I see YOU.

I feel the hot afternoon breeze, I feel YOU.

I look back from where 2010 began, I recall all YOUR kindness and love.

I peek at 2011, I am excited about what YOU'RE planning for me.

I am always, always choked and overwhelmed with YOUR love for me and my little heart couldn't contain these praises and worship.

Ohmigosh! I don't wanna stop bragging about this great God whose love is so great that to even begin to think about it...already puts tears in my eyes. 

2010 highlights

God's gift for me on my birthday?

RELATIONSHIP

First, with Him.

And then the rest, SEE BELOW :)

awesome experience at EN10
AMAZING GRACE sung in 60 languages
like a scene in Revelation where every tongue and every knee will bow down

Different races...different background..different nations
but worshiping
ONE GOD

Kuya Aris' bowling night for his birthday
a few months after he and papa had their worst fight ever

Spa at Tagaytay with my small group and I.
We surrendered to God all our insecurities and flushed them in the toilet.

Insecurity dinner at Tagaytay with smallgroup

met great friends at Chase

Celebrated fathers day with papa, mama, jen and nate
Celebrated my first anniversary with Jesus

First Roots
Blown away with God's revelations

Sunday girls out with Brigs after not seeing each other for over a year

Got in at Chase--an oh so prayed for job, location, basic salary, job scope, etc.
and oh so answered. :)

Relationship Month
Confessed everything to Brigs. Told them about my new relationship with Christ

Relationship Month
Bday celebration with Team Singa

Tagaytay with mighty women of God

Relationship Month
Bday lunch with Katips

Relationship month
First date with parents

Relationship Month
Confessed everything to Katips and
told them about my new relationship with Christ.

rhonz so fun bbq party

Relationship Month
Confessed everything to Jen and told her about my new relationship with Christ.

Van--discipled me, blessed me, loved me, accepted me...
helps me grow deeper in Christ

Relationship Month
Bonding with the Ligot Sisters

doodling during break at Victory Weekend
...and oh yes, my VICTORY WEEKEND, yay!

My water baptism
Public declaration that I am a follower of Christ.

In Christ, no more defeated lives!