"What do you do to cheer yourself up?", a friend asked.
"Simple. I soak myself with sunshine."
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Showing posts with label breakfast literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breakfast literature. Show all posts
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cheer yo's!
hey you :)
First, let us pause for a moment of silence to pray for those who have been adversely affected by the rain. please keep them safe and warm, Lord. Safe and warm.
Second, another moment of silence to thank the Lord that we are okay. That all the rain has done to us is a little inconvenience in commuting to work. A little jump in the heart in fear of another Ondoy 2011 replay. But still, we are fine and dry and okay. Fearful but nonetheless, safe.
Third, I love cereals. Haha! Off topic, I know but the boss has sent us home two hours earlier than usual and what to do with the sudden free time in my hands? Read and write. And Facebook, of course. Tsk. So I came across this article in Buzz Feed on 50 Things only 80's Kids can Understand and realized I only recognize a handful. Then I remembered, I may be born in the 80's but I grew up in the 90's - so it's all Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls and Batibot for me!
In Buzz Feed's article though is one topic which resonates so well with me: #41 Starting Your Day with a Balanced Breakfast. Then the article showed this picture - 80s version of cereals, our generation's Fruit Loops and (poof it became) Koko Krunch!
While sometimes I worry a little about the artificiality of cereals, in truth, I cannot resist trying these colorful crunchy breakfast munchies every time they are available. Wouldn't a breakfast cereals party be a nice idea?? :)
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Oh Colors!
All Sunshiny
(even if it's rainy),
Tina
July 18, 2013
July 10, 2013
It will be Okay in the Morning
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Early this evening, I dashed to Fully Booked to pick up a book I reserved a week ago. It was a copy of Ann Lamott's Bird by Bird and I clung to it as a toddler who is in his first day in kindergarten would to his mommy. The book had good reviews plus I loved the author since I've read Traveling Mercies. But that's not really the point why I so rejoice about finally getting the book today. Tonight. I have something to keep my mind so busy, busy enough to rest from thoughts which pressure, question and constantly evaluate where and how I am. That is among the million things I love about books - they lift you from wherever you are and drop you into stories every word of their every page weave. And there is nothing I would want more right now than to get picked up from where I am and get dropped over pages and pages of good news only. Dear Universe, that is all that I can handle now, good news only. Good news only.
This frustrating, heart-wrenching, sleep depriving feeling multiplies a thousand fold when I turn off the lights before I get to sleep at night. Am I shortchanging myself? Am I where I am supposed to be? How can I be of service to my family better? How do I pay the bills? How is my aunt now that her husband died? Is Tito Mar happy in heaven? How do I make my dreams come true? Dear God, I really want to have my own place! How do I get my roommate to clean her space in our shared room? Jesus, I'll be 30 in three years! Will I be able to send my kids to really nice schools? I meant future kids because I have none as of the moment and yet my thoughts are already on them. All these and a million more set my mind in a dizzy and frantic state and my heart beat with a panicked rhythm.
I would most of the time concede to helplessness and do nothing else but pray. And my prayers would always be: "Lord, please, please, please, I hope it is morning already. Please, please make the sunrise happen now. Lord please, please..." This prayer is partnered with frantic tossing and turning, sometimes with tears, sometimes with throbbing neck and head. The word "please" will be uttered a hundred times more until a dreamless sleep finally comes along.
And then the morning will eventually come. Along with the sunrise. Along with the busyness of the start of another day. I will feel my heart and run through my thoughts to see if they are alright, if I am alright.I would chuckle at the thought of the pointless drama I allowed myself to drown in the night before. Drama Queen. What a waste of energy and time. But the night before seemed so much a big deal, the fears were so real. My waking up to daylight zaps all the worries and fears and tears and leaves me with hope. Lamott game me the best ever definition of hope in the introductory part of her book: Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work. You don't give up.
This is essentially why I love mornings and the daylight and the sunrise and the gay chirping of birds and gentle barking of dogs at the start of a new day. The gift of a fresh start. Of hope. That everything will be okay.
June 13, 2013
June 4, 2013
May 25, 2013
May 18, 2013
Homeward Bound
time check: 2:48 AM
The van speeds up and gets bumpy. I wake up a little woozy and then my heart jolts in the same rhythm as the vehicle. In the dark, I see a bridge, with white sturdy beams and joints and length which goes on into the darkness. I straighten up with a smile. Even in the dark, this is an all too familiar place. I know very well that I am passing through the country's second longest river; and this bridge I pass through daily, once upon a time. A'once upon a time' which I would exchange anything for to relive and be in again.
My almost twelve hour trip to my destination is finally ending and I could'nt be more joyful.
My almost twelve hour trip to my destination is finally ending and I could'nt be more joyful.
Ten minutes more and I'll finally be home. Again!
All Sunshiny from the beautiful Cagayan Valley,
Tina
May 13, 2013
April 23, 2013
Good Morning Gorgeous
This blog seriously needs an update - there are far too many Before Nine fab experiences that happened since the start of April (I have also been active here instead, but bawi!!) but promise to share them all and lovingly chronicle by weekend such as:
1. Isabel's graduation
2. Painitan in Dumaguete (ohhhh!!!!)
3. Breakfast by the beach in enchanting Siquijor
4. Sunrise shots in Baler
Have a lovely day ahead!
Mistress of the Morning and Lover of Sunshine,
Tina
March 29, 2013
Breakfast Dreams & Other Things
My Before Nine Happy Assignments
I will try them all - pinky promise to self!!
1) Sunrise jogging or sun-gazing in Dumaguete's Rizal Boulevard (will do - next week!!)
2) Breakfast Buffet in Metro Manila
I will try them all - pinky promise to self!!
1) Sunrise jogging or sun-gazing in Dumaguete's Rizal Boulevard (will do - next week!!)
2) Breakfast Buffet in Metro Manila
Vivere's Sky Lounge or Circle's Event Cafe in Shangri-La Hotel or Spiral in Sofitel or Cafe Jeepney in Intercontinental Manila (or anywhere else, I would love to hear your suggestions!) - Once upon a time a breakfast buffet seemed unthinkable. Why splurge over pancakes, cereals and bacon when a lunch buffet of steak, oysters, seafood platters and a long sushi bar and free flowing champagne costs the same? I wish I can give you a strong argument but all I can answer is LOVE of the morning and that spells all the difference. And bacon too. :)
3) Sunrise Yoga. By the Beach.
4) A Breakfast Birthday Celebration
5) Travel to other places and practice Before Nine Travel Creed:
WAKE UP EARLY & EAT BREAKFAST!
WAKE UP EARLY & EAT BREAKFAST!
TAGAYTAY
Town and Country Magazine March 2013 issue has a feature on 15 awesome things to do in the Summer and at the sixth spot is RUN AWAY FOR BREAKFAST. Tagaytay is the home of the famous Breakfast at Antonio's and Sonya's Bed and Breakfast. Plus, most accommodation in the town is called (insert name of hotel)+bed and breakfast so it really must be the-place-to-be for rising and dining!
March 25, 2013
Breakfast Literature
honor your day by witnessing a sunrise.
do it at least once.
no, do it a million times (even beyond this lifetime).
no, do it a million times (even beyond this lifetime).
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March 7, 2013
February 16, 2013
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