The World of Second Chances

Then Be Happy!

March 10, 2016

Life & Love

Then be happy if the success that you are reaping is clean; you did not cheat for it or you did not step on anybody to achieve it.

Then be happy if the gadget, house, lifestyle and vehicles that you are displaying come from your own perseverance. I don’t care if you loaned; the important thing is, you are not corrupt; you did not take it illegally and you did not rob anybody.

Then be happy if the person that you are with, the one you are in love with and in love with you, too, is not stolen from anybody. Don’t flaunt your partner if you just get him/her through adultery or stealing.
When I Say,”I am a Christian”

March 8, 2016

Poems & Stories

I am so tired of wars. It upsets me to read about the atrocities among members of different religions. It breaks my heart to see powerful countries invading weaker countries. It all boils down to thinking that one is above everyone else.

This is a beautiful poem by Maya Angelou.
Summer Nights- Grease

March 2, 2016

That’s Entertainment

The movie that catapulted John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John to international stardom. Olivia was 29 when she made this film while John was 23 but their characters as Sandy and Danny are high school kids. Olivia was such a sweetheart while John was dashing!

Summer Nights presents two sides of the story: that of a love struck sweet girl who’s thrilled to tell about her encounter with her summer love and that of a cool high school boy who pretends that his date is just a summer fling.

The movie was released in 1978 yet we could still relate to present times how men and women view a relationship. For a man, a summer love could just be a summer love; one that will end as soon as school begins. For a woman, a summer love could be the beginning of a good romance.
Coke 80’s Commercial

March 2, 2016

Life & Love

First time. First love.

I so love the 80’s!
Careline Eyeshadow

February 25, 2016

Career, Finance & Product
Advantages:
1. Handy
2. 15 colours per palette to choose from
3. Affordable- PhP 85 only! Can you believe that?
4. Goes well with my sensitive skin.
5. Lasts up to 4 hours if you have a normal skin and you’re in an air-conditioned environment.
Disadvantage:
1. As compared to the other more expensive brands, Careline eyeshadow does not possess the richness of colour.
Conclusion:

If you’re a student who’s just beginning to explore on using make up, this one’s for you.

If you’re an office girl who works in an air-conditioned environment, try Careline.

If you have an oily skin, this product might disappoint you because you need to retouch every now and then as this doesn’t have a rich colour that lasts longer.
Buhay o Pera?

February 25, 2016

Life & Love

Reference: http://pinoypicks.com/hospital-refused-to-admit-a-pregnant-woman-baby-dies-during-labor/

Namatay ang isang sanggol dahil hindi hinayaang ma-admit ng doktora ang ginang na nagle-labor dahil PhP 6,000 lang ang dalang cash ng mag-asawa. Aabutin daw ng PhP5,000 ang magagastos sa laboratory at kailangan daw na PhP20,000 ang hawak nilang pera bago sila ma-admit.

Base sa post ni Andrew Pelayo, November 2015 pa lang ay sa UST Hospital na nagpapa-check up ang misis nya. Logical lang na doon sila pupunta in case may maramdaman ang misis nya. Sinabing mula UST Hospital ay nagpunta pa sila ng Jose Reyes pero pinili nilang bumalik sa UST dahil sa kakulangan ng pasilidad gaya ng incubator. Nasa sa isip ko tuloy na baka pre-mature labor ang nangyari kung kaya’t emergency situation talaga ito. And take note na kapag emergency situation, aburido na ang tao. Maaaring wala syang cash on hand pero magagawan nya ng paraan kinabukasan.

Bakit sila bumalik sa UST Hospital? Mas malapit dun eh. Nasa isip siguro ng mag-asawa na ia-admit na si misis kasi ginawa naman nila ang sinabi na lumipat ng ospital. Mula UST Hospital hanggang East Avenue Medical Center, aabutin sila ng +/- 30 minutos. Buhay ang sinisikap nating sagipin dito—buhay ng ina at ng sanggol.

Sa mga elitistang hindi makaunawa at sinisisi pa ang mag-asawa sa nangyari, harinawang palagi kayong may pera para hindi ninyo maranasan ang dinaranas ng mga taong salat sa pinansyal na aspeto ng buhay. Kung si misis ay wala naman sa emergency situation at feel nya lang manganak sa UST Hospital, dun kayo maasar kasi meron namang mas abot-kayang ospital para sya dun manganak. Pero emergency situation ang nangyari at palagay ko naman, wag na ang pagiging doktora o doktor, bilang tao man lang—may moral responsibility tayo sa kapwa. Sana nagpasensya kayo ng konti sa abala ng mag-asawa. Kung ganun ang nangyari, hindi sana panlalait sa social media ang daranasin ng doktora nyo at ng ospital.

Maging mapagkalinga po tayo sa kapwa. Maging maunawain po tayo sa mga taong nangangailangan. Hindi natin alam ang buhay, baka balang-araw, tayo rin ang mangailangan ng awa at pag-intindi.

PS: More power to East Avenue Medical Center!
The Good In Good-bye

February 22, 2016

Life & Love

When I was younger, I used to get hurt over people leaving me. Good-bye was something that I hated. The pain was too much for me to handle. I felt useless.

Somebody from grade school asked me if we could be friends then. I gave her my best but unfortunately, she thought that the friendship was a mismatch. She wrote me a letter to tell me that the friendship was over. I did not cry; I just accepted that maybe, we were really a mismatch.

Two decades later, the friendship was rekindled and I thought that being adults, we could establish a deeper level of friendship this time. I had the best times of my life in her company. Then we got busy with our personal lives and never resumed the friendship. In my heart, I knew it was her second good-bye. I was very hurt the second time she turned her back on me.

She was not the first to say good-bye to me. Include my ex-boyfriend and the people who I thought considered me as part of their life. I was very emotional before about good-byes.

Now that I’m older, I realize that there is actually good in good-bye. If two people can’t connect with each other and only one is willing to compromise, it’s better to say good-bye. Somebody much deserving will be given to replace them.

The good in good-bye is accepting that there’s nothing we can do to make a person stay and those who stayed deserve our love and loyalty. Don’t cry over those who left. Rejoice over those who stayed.