So I'm playing songs on shuffle and this song comes on. I haven't noticed it in the past, but the lyrics are so simple and beautiful. I personally think it's a great love song for God. :)

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As if two holidays in one month was not enough, I decided to take a leave -- so I'm currently living on a 3-day weekend. I was originally scheduled to go to Puerto Galera with the Awesome Friends, but two of them couldn't come along so of course we cancelled the whole thing since we wanted to be complete. (What's the use of having an out-of-town if not everyone would be able to come along, right?) So off to Plan B: Zambales road trip with the family. I was supposed to do the 4-hour drive and we were supposed to sleep in tents on the beach and all that awesome nature stuff, BUT a bunch of things suddenly came up and long story short, the trip was cancelled at the last minute. :'( Le sigh. Summer has never been my friend anyway. The extremely hot weather is just plain terrible and I really just want nothing more but to stay on the beach to at least "enjoy" the heat, if that makes any sense. But whatever. It's practically summer all year anyway, so there's definitely still a chance to hit the beach(es) later this year.

While I'm in the city, however, I wish for nothing but rain! GAH! It rained last weekend and it was the most awesome thing since it rained so hard. Apparently, a tropical storm hit and it basically rained non-stop for a day. Only a person such as myself would delight in rainy, stormy days. So yes, I was happy. But I was quite bummed out as well because I was supposed to drive the family to Tagaytay for a Mother's Day treat. (We already got gas and were ready to hit the highway, but I had some stomach issues, so we had to drive home. Then it started raining!) But yeah, it actually turned out for the best because in the afternoon the rain was so hard that it caused minor flooding around the Metro (and who knows where else); I honestly don't think I'd have been able to drive through all of that. So yes, it was a blessing in disguise.

A lot of plans got cancelled this month and I just thank God for it because I know it's just His way of blessing us by from keeping us out of harm -- or crazy flooding. :) In a way, it's feels like He's saying, "Not today, Chrisfel. Not your plans. I have better plans for you. Trust Me." Hihihi. :) So yay! Better things are yet to come! Can't wait, Lord!

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It's, well, Monday now so I'm giving myself a day to be lazy. Well, sorta. Bank + groceries + a wee bit of shopping in the morning, baking and cooking in the afternoon until night, and real (part-time) work from 8 to 12mn. Hopefully I get up early enough so I can at least be as productive as I'd like to be.

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In other news, my social life is definitely waking up again. I've been out nearly every Friday evening (yes, that is quite a big deal) with some really awesome people. Last Friday night was definitely one of the most awesome night-outs/tambays. Of course I'm no party girl and I just totally enjoy great company and great food. The five of us, Apps, Jeff, Reva, Jan and I, went off to BF right after our shift and ended up hanging out until the wee hours of three in the morning. It was just tons of fun, really (I think "fun" is an understatement!), because they're the kind of people who you can just be really open with and we just get each other. And the sense of humor is just sky high! Really, really awesome people. So blessed to be working with them. :)

Wait, didn't you say you wanted to get out of that company? Yes.
So now you're staying for good? No.
So what the what the what, Chrisfel? I'm staying a little while longer until God gives me the job I've been longing for. Or something better He has in store for me. ;-) God's got this!

For now I'm just really happy again. I mean, I love [most of] my students and I do enjoy what I do. And I do earn twice or thrice than an average employee. Plus, two of my long-time (not to mention really good) friends are on the same floor. And yes, I have a really awesome TL (he is seriously just like TL Maylin, male version of course!). So yes, I'm staying until something better comes along.

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In other news, I think I may have a slight near-obsession with baking. I can just browse for hours and hours for recipes. I think I might end up spending whatever cash I have left on ingredients of various recipes! Haha! I never thought I'd enjoy doing kitchen work so much (no, not washing dishes or cleaning up, silly). I love love love cooking pasta and baking! I bake over and again until I get that particular recipe right...I wonder how many times I've baked cookies in the past. Or how many times I have had to alter the recipe. And of course it took a few tries just to get the basic cupcake recipe right. And since the first cheesecake attempt resulted in the top part being burnt, I'm making cheesecake again tomorrow. Yay!

All of this cooking and baking is seriously making me want to demolish our kitchen and build a totally new one. Or better yet, invest in a house or a condo unit...HMMM. ;-)

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I'm just loving life right now, I suppose. Of course I still complain (quite a lot!), but that doesn't mean I'm unhappy about my life, you know. I'm slowly looking past the negative parts and replacing them with God God God. God is just amazing; I cannot stress that enough. He always always ALWAYS makes things work out for the better, for the best. ♥♥♥