to the birthday celebrants...

HAPPY BLESSED BIRTHDAY!


i wasn't supposed to do these until i realized that there are a number of them who were, are, and would be celebrating their birthdays... [at ito na ang pinakamabilis na paraan para batiin ang lahat! haha...]

i hope this greeting will reach most of, if not all, those celebrants am making this for...
[note: arranged according to birthday]

teresa alicio [oct 4] - belated happy birthday! sorry wasn't able to greet you via sms... di bale, greet kita pag nagkita tayo... hehe... miss yah!

ate vec [oct 5] - belated happy birthday! thank you for the green salad you have prepared for us... am also inspired by the generosity you've shown us...

shyra of zamar, dorothy ramas, emman castro [oct 6] - belated happy birthday!
shyra, di ko lam 10 ka na pala! nagulat ako ah! hehe... sayang di ko natikman handa mo... hehe...
dorothy, sorry wasn't able to txt you... belated happy birthday!
emman, muzta na? sana makita kita ulit attend ng church...

pobleo of barak [oct 8] - nagbirthday ka na pala? belated happy birthday! sana magblog ka na rin... hehe... God bless po!

tito willie [oct 13] - belated happy birthday... may God continue to prosper you and your family... sana po we can get to your place someday... haha... [they're in illinois by the way...]

kim/kristel of urban [oct 15] - blessed birthday dear! pray for God's blessing to be upon you and your family... pls send my regards to your tita liby... ;-)

ate ann [oct 16] - ngayon na yun! happy birthday ate ann! i pray for God's favor and anointing to be upon you always... may God continually give you wisdom in all the decisions you face... see you later po! :-)

nikko marie dela cruz [oct 16] - miss na kita... sana makita ka ulit namin minsan... ui, 18 ka na pala ngayon noh? hehe... happy birthday! [kung pwede lang talagang mabasa mo 'to... hehe... haay... di bale, you'll be in my prayers...]

ate kath [oct 18] - advanced happy birthday! magblog ka na rin para mabasa mo itong greeting ko... hehe... God bless sa work mo!

ate giL! [oct 18] - miss na kita! email kita... hehe... blessed birthday!

eca [oct 20] - debutante na rin ito... advance happy birthday! parang kelan lang children's dance pa tayo... ngayon tanda na natin... hehe...

anton josiah a.k.a. aj [oct 21] - happy birthday! may you continue to grow deeper in love with the Lord... kay Lord lang muna ha? hehe... God bless you!

kuya josh [oct 22] - tuloy lang po kaw in serving our Lord. happy birthday!

mina [oct 27] - excited na ko sa debut mo... yihee... :-) magblog ka na rin tulad ni ate khen... ehehe... advance happy birthday!

SA MGA DI KO NASAMA NA BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT DIN... HAPPY BIRTHDAY SA'YO...

gotta end this blog posting na rin kasi tinatawag na ako ng aking MAMA... haha... umaga na daw kasi di pa ko natutulog... medyo feeling ko din magkakasore throat na ko... hehe [tama na ang pag-reason out! haha...]

sa CHILDREN'S DANCE MINISTRY din [batch '99]...
weee... tanda na natin! haha...
happy 8th anniversary!
talagang may ganun pa?
of course...
hehe.. dahil out of more than 90 registrants sa batch namin, after 1 year, almost 9 na lang kami natira... [kung di isasama ung mga 'saling pusa'... haha]

-original: hannah, allen, karen, valerie, nikko, jonilyn, nhize, rj, jomae
-saling pusa: GIA, keren... etc....

haha... talagang may emphasis ung kay gia? [haha... away-bata... hehe]

di ko naman inakala na nung sinabi ng pinsan kong, "hannah, andami mong regalo!" e seryoso talaga sya nun... akala ko nung sinabi ng tita kong, "napuno ung compartment ng kotse namin... regalo mo lang ang laman" e dahil marami ung paper bags... un pala totoo...

syempre, tulad ko, sobrang excited din sila na makita ung mga gifts sa'kin...

haha...

at dun namin napatunayan na hindi pala joke time ang mga nireregalo pag debut... di tulad ng christmas party o graduation party na madalas ang regalo ay picture frame o alarm clock...

haha...

pagkabukas ko ng mga regalo, nasabi ko na lang... "Lord, salamat po sa lahat... di ko inexpect na ibibigay mo po sa'kin tong mga gift na'to... what more could i ask for..."

nakakatuwa si Lord... binigyan Niya ko [through the people na nagregalo sa'kin] ng:

Bible!!!!

2 journals
--> hala... anu una ko gagamitin??? hehe

2 wallets
--> same question...

purple parker pen

approx. 7 books
--> di ko pa nga lang alam kung anu dun uunahin ko...

mp4 player
--> di ko na kelangan bumili para may napapakinggan ako sa byahe...
approx. 15 bags
--> malalabhan ko na rin ung mga luma kong bags

perfumes and colognes
--> mapipilitan na rin ako magcologne... hehe

stuffed toys [isang ahas, isang dog, isang cat, isang baboy] ^_^

blouses
--> na pwede ko gagamitin sa class ko na nagrequire ng smart casual attire...

3 wristwatches
--> alternate siguro ang paggamit

fancy at tunay na jewelries

scrapbook
--> yehey! may gagamitin na ko for my debut party pics!

lamp shades

charcoal portrait ko

letters

flower in a pot

payong

love birds

etc.

SA LAHAT NG MGA NAGBIGAY NG GIFTS... SALAMAT PO... SOBRANG NAAPPRECIATE KO LAHAT NG BINIGAY NINYO...

SA LAHAT NG NAG-ATTEND NG PARTY KO... SALAMAT PO NA MARAMI... YOU MADE MY DAY REALLY SPECIAL... IT WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN THAT UNFORGETTABLE HAVE YOU NOT BEEN THERE! ^_^

Thanks thanks!

Love you all!

thankful and satisfied...

i did not expect tons of gifts on my birthday... days before that special day, all i was asking was for
God to allow those special people to come to my party...

for months, i have prayed that God would let no world war to ever happen on that day... hehe... [for those who knows what i mean with this, please keep it secret... for those who do not know what i mean, wag nyo na alamin... di naman to masyado big deal... hehe]

i am just thankful... upto now... that God made that day great... i believe all of us enjoyed the night... twas not perfect... not at all...

-not with the cotillion dance
-not with the program itself
-not with the pink and white roses dance
-not even with the sleepover

but God moved a lot that it has been worth remembering... ^_^

haha...

praise God!

"when man works, man works;
when man prays, God works!"

books...

dahil di ko lam kung ano dapat unahin na basahin among the books that i received on my birthday, letters muna inopen ko... haha...

papagpray ko muna which book should i read first... haha...

amazing..

cant believe how God moved during my party...

as i was reminiscing each moment that's passed... our preparations... "ngarag" moments... "bangag" moments... and all... i can truly testify that "[God makes]all things work together for the good of those who love Him..."

haha... nakakatuwa... di ko inexpect na ganun na lang iaanswer ni Lord ung prayers ko... haha...

tulad na lang nito:

-the food which was good for 180 pax only [ginawa lang ni chef elmer na good for 200 pax]... pero nagkasya sa approx. 220 pax

[then i remember my prayer before the debut which goes like " Lord, if you have fed 5000 people and have turned the water into wine, you can make the prepared food enough for us..."

the result?? tsaran! may naiuwi pa kami... hehe...]

eto pa...

-alam ko when we started to plan for the debut, we were only considering 100 guests... due to limited budget... pero as that day comes closer... nakakagulat lang kasi halos nadoble yung head count... pero habang pinipilit ko tipirin ang number of guests... nagugulat na lang ako kasi nadadagdagan ung invitations... habang ayaw ko na gumastos ng additional, padagdag nang padagdag ung mga binibili for the gown, the invitations, upto the last minute na nagdagdag pa ng giveaways for the cotillioners... pero nakakagulat kasi alam ko nga limited lang ung budget... si Lord talaga... ^_^

-i was asking God for rain... kasi it makes me feel refreshed and renewed... while nanay, unknowingly, was praying for the rain to not fall on that day... haha... sabi sa'kin ni nanay, "atleast sinagot ni Lord both of our prayers"... kasi umulan din around 10pm...

nakakatuwa lang si Lord... hehe...

somebody told us din, "engrande ung party ni hannah... [though it's not really grand... i think it is -or should i say "it was"- God and His presence that made the party grand! ^_^]

i could just thank God for what He's done...

those are just few and among the simple things that God did and is doing in my life... and i thank Him for that....

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i am writing this as a testimony of how great our God is... and what He can do for me... if He has done that to me... He can also do it to you...

simpleng bagay pa lang yan...


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Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom
Or the strong man boast in his strength
Let not the rich man boast in his riches
But let the humble come and give thanks

To the One who made us, the One who saved us

I will boast in the Lord my God
I will boast in the One who's worthy
I will boast in the Lord my God
I will boast in the One who's worthy
He's worthy....

^_^

birthday greetings...

thank you po sa lahat ng bumati sa'kin nung birthday ko...

sa mga nagbigay ng gifts...

sa mga nagtext....

sa mga nag-email

sa mga nagpost sa shout box...

sa mga lumait lait...

sa mga nang-injan kahit na rsvp pa sya...
[kahit ung mga nagpromise pumunta pero di naman nagpunta o di man lag nagtext..hehe..]

naappreciate ko po lahat kayo...

di ko kayo makakalimutan!
haha...

to be continued...

18...

okay...

i'm 18...

and i know i'm blessed...
more than blessed...


i thank God for the 17 years that had passed... these were no easy years... but more of trimming and molding and heating and serving for His glory... now that i'm 18, i dont really plan to do anything new... maybe do more for Him and fall deeper in love with Him... but i still don't feel anything new with being 18... [hmm... except that i'm not a minor anymore... haha... major na! hehe.. -yipee! makakaboto na rin next time... haha...-]


i'll be celebrating my debut this evening.. they ask me if i'm excited... well, i dont know...

what shall i say? -smile na lang ako...- hehe...

Lord, i want to be with You all throughout the day... i may not be able to attend the Transformation and Revival Seminar but i still believe You can still empower me... and inspire me... and fill me with Your Spirit... kahit di ako maka-attend... please dont let me feel guilty... please Lord...

okay.. guess i have to end my post here... so long! still have lots to do... di pa kami tapos magprepare eh.. hehe... ^_^