An Angel in Disguise?

The number of customers coming in was fewer than the previous days. I was feeling down and thinking that maybe I made a mistake. I was losing confidence again. Then, out of nowhere, an old man passed by our canteen. He appeared to have suffered from a stroke and has difficulty in walking. Then the old man approached me and told me not to mind the people from the other canteen infront of us. They appear to be taunting us for having few customers. But the old man told me not to mind them. And to not say "wala" or nothing/none in english. Saying "wala" is like being dead, because you are giving up already he added. Just persevere and God will help you he said. Then he went on tellng me his life story. Of how he was blinded by power and money,but when he suffered a stroke, he instead thank God for giving him the opportunity to rest his body. He says he does not have much, but he does have strong faith which keeps him alive and able to live day by day.

Isn't this a great coincidence? When I was feeling doubtful, God made sure that I receive encouragement. Not from the people around me, but from someone i don't know.

Which led me into thinking, is he an angel in disguise?

Blog Your Blessings Sunday: Surprises!

I feel so blessed today!

Early this mornig, while serving breakfast in our canteen, one customer approached me and asked where I studied in high school. Incidentally, we went to the same high school but he was already a senior when I was just a freshman. When he was about to go, I asked his family name because I couldn't remember his face, it was then when i realized I was talking to my ultimate crush in high school. He belonged to our school's basketball team and I have been following their games eversince I saw him shoot from the three points area. Well, I was an ugly duckling in high school, and I never thought that he would notice me. But I guess, he did. Uhm, I am not sure if it's because I still look like the ugly duckling then. Nevertheless, he remembered me, and I, did not recognized him.

After attending mass this afternoon, I dropped by the drugstore and I was so thrilled to see one of my bestfriends in highschool! After more than ten years of not seeing each other, I was able to hug her again.

Thank you so much for today. After dreaming for a year (during my high school days) that this ultimate crush would look my way, I was able to confirm that, at least he took notice of me then ( who cares what he thought about me then, at least he took notice of me). And I know in my heart that despite him being my ultimate crush, God gave me someone better, someone who completes me.

Thank you so much for today. After I resigned from my work, I felt sad because I won't be able to see my friends as often as i want to. But I guess, it paved the way back into the arms of my old friends.

This is truly a blessed day. For sure, I will be wearing a smile on my face tonight as I rest my tired my body.

Happy Blog Your Blessings Sunday!

Cusina Ni Tiya (Auntie's kitchen) is now open for business

After five months of dreaming, conceptualizing and budgeting, my little dream is finally turning into a reality. Cusina Ni Tiya had it's soft opening yesterday. I was dead tired when I got home last night that even if I wanted to write how I felt on our first day, I fell asleep after I said goodnight to my little girl.

I was having second thoughts about pushing through with opening a small canteen. I doubted my capability, and I still doubt it now. I am so afraid to fail. Actually, I don't want to fail. Partly because I don't want others to look down on me, but the biggest reason why i don't want to fail, is because if I fail, I would think low about myself again. My greatest critic is also myself.

Initially, I was supposed to open last December 2007. But I was so busy procrastinating.

I read Paulo Coelho's the Zahir, and he wrote something which exactly describes how I felt then..." My dream is now realizable, but if I try and fail, I don't know what the rest of my life will be like; that's why it's better to live cherishing a dream than face the possibility that it might all come to nothing."

I'm trying to realize my dream now. I need all the courage I could extract from my heart to continue realizing my dream.

And the mantra that i keep on reminding myself is "Just believe, and it will happen."