Just another day in paradise

July 29,2009 Wednesday

My birthday meme. Spazzin' and flailin' over my blessings.Thank you Lord.

Today was just another day in paradise and I turned a year older. Started the day with meditation then mass at the Stella Orientes.Logged into my online Kabbalah class for an hour. This time the broadcast was from St, Louis with Mike Kellog.There is none else beside Him-Shamati 1. 

Thanked Mama,Cosette, Ching and Cynch for the gifts.Got a kiss from Miguel,the only male in my life now aside from Jin Akanishi who is virtual and Jo In Sung who is not only virtual but in the army for two years.:( I love you sweetie, Miguel, try not to grow up too fast. Got an email from Lala , its only July 28 in Toronto so tomorrow she will call.Got text messages and calls from friends,family and a personal note.Chatted on YM with Agnes from Jakarta.Got a surprise call from my first arnis instructor Guro Maning Borza who said he has a website arnisrapado.com Remind to tell Guru Dedy about it.

Finally opened a Twitter account and it took me a while to figure out how to embed that widget in this blog. Posting on twitter is like having a conversation with myself! *Wicked!* Followed Nick Perlas and shenbrood(Dave) on Twitter.

Cynch treated me to buffet at the Heat at Shang Edsa Hotel. Today was about food.That shrimp cuddled in a fillet of sole and simmered in a melange of tomato sauce with fresh cream and hollandaise was too yummy for words.Edam and brie cheese, smoked salmon and salmon sushi, fresh green salads,spinach seafood soup (too salty), ebi tempura, shrimp siomai,yorkshire pudding, buttery bread pudding and vanilla ice cream(childhood comfort food),white chocolates.But gingerale was out of stock. I was in foodie heaven. Visited the Health Club at Shang with Cynch and saw Paolo Contis, Dingdong Dantes (Cynch stared and stared and stared), Mr. Smith the husband of Mrs.Smith (no kiddding), I talked to Mr.Smith too. Spoke to James Yap the basketball player who also jogs at the Ultra Oval where we first met.Cynch stared again and asked him his family name. Only then did she realize who he was. *lol*

Stared at Jin Akanishi's picture, the sexy one from the Break the record summer tour 2009 and drooled on my keyboard.That's my lappy's wallie now. Hey, I may be a year older physically but my brain is stuck in adolescence. 

Listened to Daughtry's new album,Leave this town. Love the track No surprise and You don't belong. Listened to my favs from Daughtry's 2006 album-Feels like tonight,It's over and What about now. Listened to Jin Akanishi's Wonder in english featuring Crystal Kaye and Jin's solo Care,Murasaki and Hesitate.Can't get enough of his voice, its awesome. He really should have his own album and solo concert soon. Are you listening Johnny sama? Listened to my collection of the classics from the anime La Corda d'Oro. *Floated* Remind self to listen to my classic collection from the anime Nodame Cantibile.*bliss*

Did other important but boring stuff.Multitasked.

Daydreamed I was on the beach in Marbella, Bali, Boracay, Bohol,Maldives.I swear it was so real, I got a sunburned nose from it. *evil laughter*

Left messages for my online friends in reply to messages they left for me. Hahahaha, secret!!!!

Read highlighted passages from one of my favorite books,God in all worlds -an anthology of contemporary spiritual writing. Here are two of those passages.

"When he discovers and finally accepts that earthly things are transient and contradictory,that the pleasurable are tied to the painful, and thereupon makes this search a conscious one, he is said to have entered on the Quest."-Paul Brunton-The Spiritual Crisis of Man.

"And when I intensely enjoy any experience, it is because I am simultaneously in two worlds at once:the reality around me and the reality inside me."

The deeper he can retreat into that inner world,the more he can enjoy his experience of the outer world." -Colin Wilson-The Essential Collin Wilson.

From Caroline Myss,Healing cards, I picked out today -"The soul is on Earth for its own delight.Consider this amazing possibility. You incarnated on this earth just to experience the joy of being alive."

My thoughts after reading Pope Benedict XVI first encyclical Deus Caritas Est-God is Love."The love that God lavishes upon us we must in turn share with others."

Happy birthday to me and to everyone else who shares this wonderful day!

Daughtry-What about now

Daughtry- No surprises

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