UNSURE

Before, life was so simple. All I have to do is to excel in school and I'll be extremely, genuinely happy. But now, it gets so complicated. Pressured of having a stable and gainful employment to show to my friends and family. Pressured of making decisions for own life. Pressured if I will really pursue this career or I'll just find ways to go to law school. I have so many dreams but I don't know how to make them happen. Time is so short. I think I only have five years and after that whether I've established a stable career or not I have to have my own family. I have so many dreams. There are so many things I want to do but I don't know which should come first.

Since I feel so lost in this journey. I think this song fits to me:


A Place in this World- Taylor Swift

WORK

Last night was crazy. I had so many patients. It made me so stressed and feel so sick today but I'm still working. But despite the long hours of work and all the overtime I'm still willing to do my job maybe it's because of this poem I read:

 

LOVE YOUR WORK

BY:

HL NERI

 If you don’t like your work,

You’ll need three times the energy

To force yourself to work

To resist the force

And finally to work.

If you love your work,

Your desire to do it

Will be like a wind

To propel your ship

With much less fuel.

If you like your work,

You work no more

For work when you like it

Is work no longer

But sheer enjoyment.

If you enjoy your work,

You’ll work and work

Without counting the hours

And you’ll reap and enjoy

More earnings as well. :)

taken this pic somewhere in FB

 

It's never been easy to be a nurse but the experiences it brings you each time you work makes you a better person that's why I never regret that I sworn to be committed in this career I chose. KUDOS NURSES.!

MARRIAGE

I have watched the trailer of the movie "When the Love is Gone" and I was so frustrated knowing that what the characters portray happen in real life.

Here's another great thing I would like to share with you. My interpretation to the poem "The Prophet on Marriage". Some thoughts were taken from the book The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm.

"one's not half two
 it's two that halve of one"

Marriage most probably means commitment that's why other people are afraid to get married but they live with each other. There is something in marriage that makes the relationship more special. Those who are afraid are just selfish and ignorant of the true meaning of love.

As you exchange vows to each other in front of the people and in the altar, meaning your love is unconditional that it can even conquer death. This is equivalent to the readiness of living with someone eternally. This means commitment. Commitment does not mean imprisonment. The love that bounds marriage is a free exercise of choice. Two people love each other when they can live without each other but choose to live together; it is because love is not dependency.

Love can only grow with freedom. The husband and the wife can also enjoy each other’s company without depriving their selves of doing things that will make them more than what they are. They must let their relationship grow by helping each other grow also. They will only be fruitful if they give and take pollen grains. For their life to be bountiful their relationship must not be static and there should be space too.

In the usual scenario, the wife cleans the house, cooks the food and takes care of the baby and the husband does heavy works such as repairing walls and chairs. Sometimes they could switch their chores or help each other in taking care of the baby. By this, they are adding spices to their life and each spouse trains himself or herself for survival in the event of the loss of the other.

The union of two persons does not mean you cannot distinguish one from another. The giving in love is not giving up. The self is not a thing that when you share your life it doesn’t longer belong to you.  You should put space in your relationship. Let other people share their life with you and you also share your life to them. You must participate in social activities.

In the society, married couple is viewed as one. The fulfillment of the other can affect another but; as life time partners, you shall not let the external forces quake you. It’s a challenge for you to be strong, for you to excel in your field and in the event the other one falls the other one must be ready to become a savior.

Love is not giving up, it is also a sharing of one self but it must not cause possession because in love you do not expect for exchange but other has no strict right to own yourself.

The married couple shall build not just a house or shelter but a home. A place where there is pleasant atmosphere, harmony and happiness. They must not control each other’s life but rather support each other through life. Each of them must be responsible and trustworthy for love accompanies loyalty. Love is interpersonal. It is between two persons. Since you are intimate you share things that are not for public consumption. Once trust is betrayed something colorful and wonderful will be destroyed. A person is unique, valuable and irreplaceable. Being a person is being fragile, dignified and sacred. Be careful, there is risk in love practice it, when you know how to love truly, you and your relationship will be like cherry blossoms on a spring waltz, growing and blooming after a long cold winter.

 

Life

Life is like a CAMERA...
FOCUS on what's important
DEVELOP from the ngeatives,
and if things don't work out. Take ANOTHER SHOT.

I'M 22 AND HAPPY!

I'm 22 and single and happy!

OMG! I'm so old. Old it is but I'm happy because  at twenty three I can already go abroad!!!! But before that exciting trip let us first look back and see what I've been through in this past 22 year of my journey in this so called LIFE.

*Been enrolled in the daycare center twice because I wasn't accepted in  Grade I. The teacher told Nanay that though I already know how to read and write I'm still underage. I was five years old then.

* Been enrolled in Grade I at the age of six and first time to be in that Big school. Had lots of playmates friends, enemies and frenemies. I was bullied but I survived. I got the first rank in academics but I did not understand the importance of good grades that time. I just enjoyed learning.

*Had my first painful experience in Grade three when my Grandma passed away. I was absent for two weeks but gladly I  still managed to have good grades.

*Graduated with highest honors in elementary being the best in all subjects except mathematics. I was a consistent honor student since grade I and I was so happy during the graduation day. I prayed God I'll still be at the top of my class in high school and college.

* Gained the second highest score in the entrance examination for freshmen at the alma mater of my elder siblings and been in the first section during my first year. Had my first crush. hehe. He was so smart, so talented, so funny, so attractive that I kept on thinking about him every night but then my crush went away. He transferred to another school and we lost communication. He's also at the top ten in our class but I was smarter than him. I was the top 1. lol.

*My high school years are so colorful, so exciting, so memorable and I felt such an achiever back then. I was a member of the student council for four years. I became the vice governor, governor, vice president and president. I was able to attend leadership training and seminars in school and also in Baguio when my first time to ride the plane was so great. My first Luzon adventure ever. Been in math olympics, and schools press conferences and intramurals, and quiz shows and everything in between were awesome.

*Graduated with highest honors in high school being the best in all subjects except mathematics. Been the academic excellence awardee, leadership awardee, and journalist of the year.

*Since I'm not good in Math I disregard my dream to become a CPA- lawyer instead I enroll at the Mindanao State University as a scholar of the Development Bank of the Philippines.

*Had a hard time dealing with difficult people, difficult subjects, hectic schedules, crazy weather and crazy foods in college.Learned to go to school without breakfast. Learned facebook and farmville. Been a student, an average student, an average loser student. Did not join any organization and competition. Did not care about the student council and the student publication. Forgot the journalist and the leader in me. I was not popular. I was not the best. But I passed my subjects and survived the first year in college and was able to adapt to the crazy environment and that explains how crazy I am today. lol.

*Met people from all walks of life from VIPs to the poorest in the communities and realized that I'm the most blessed person in the whole wide universe for I am in between. I did not experience the hardest of hardships of others. I had enough heartaches to make me strong and enough happiness to make me appreciate life as awonderful gift.

*Strived hard to be more deserving to the free education given to me by the Republic of the Philippines. Earned higher grades and became a dean's lister. Became a member of the renowned semi-academic organization in MSU which is the Student League for Academic Advancement and Progress (SLAAP). Been a member of the college debating team which is Impulse Debate Society. Been a champion in the intercollegiate parliamentary debate championship. Been the Debater of the Year. Graduated Cum Laude with the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Passed the board exam with the rating of 80+%. I did not top the board but still feel so blessed.

*Been into heartbreak once though I've never been in a relationship. Because moving on even you've not been together is trending. lol

* Been a volunteer nurse at the rural health unit and now working in a well established medical institution at the heart of Mindanao.

I had the best life EVER. I still have heartaches. I still have doubts. I'm still dreaming and I'm still hoping. I'm praying for more happiness and I pray that you also have a blessed life like me.

Count your blessings you might have a better life than me. :)


Happy birthday to me. More lovelife to come. haha.

PEE MAK: review

Have you ever watched a movie that is so moving that you can't help but cry? If you watched Pee Mak you might have felt what we feel when we were watching the movie. It was so funny, so smart and so romantic that even you were hurt a thousand times you'll still take the courage to fall in love again and hope that you'll also find the unconditional love like Nak felt for Mak. The movie was so great that Nak and Mak have already been an endearment for some.

photo original source

I was crying like crazy. I can't help myself. lol. I won't disclose anymore the plot of the story. Besides you may also read it at other sites. This is just one of the evidences that I'm such a huge fan of Thai movies. I've also watched ATM error, Hello Stranger,  Friendship and Crazy Little Thing Called Love. If I only have tons of time I would love to watch more movies. I'm a movie addict at some level you know. And one reason why I so love Thai movies is because they are light and realistic at some point unlike some of the Filipino movies that are so heavy and not so witty. Just great in trailers but the whole movie is not so convincing.

TeamBuilding 2013

Wanna share with you my first team building experience at the Sarangani Highlands Garden and Restaurant last August 3, 2013.

                                    

Dinner time. Ako talaga number one sa linya.

Ladies and gentlemen ang mga disipolo ni Ryzza Mae Dizon.

off to London Beach Resort, General Santos City

THE WEDDING

September 21 was a very momentous day for our family for my elder brother is going to marry his one love Ate Leomil. Looking at the pictures reminds me of the experiences we had when we went to Libungan, Cotabato, the hometown of my sister-in -law. I'm just glad after all the ups and turns we the wedding was held solemnly. The wedding was so simple but great. The homily was great. The greatest of all I think. 

My four siblings who never called when when the took this picture. haiist.

The beautiful bride.

Facade of San Isidro Labrador Parish.

Our loving parents.

Parents of the bride.

Groom's men and Bridesmaids

Ring and Bible bearer.

Groom's men after the weeding while waiting for theri turn to take pictures.

With our youngest brother.

Groom's family.

The wackiest bridal entourage.

At the reception.

I really wanna share with you the priest's homily and I hope you'll be touched by it also. I'll just incorporate it here later when I already finish writing it down. For now, hope you enjoy the photos.


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