An Open Letter for a Special People like you

Dear All,

As 2013 inevitably comes as close, I sit back and reflect to those who have shape my life for the past 365 days. I am overwhelmed of the happiness and success in my career I’ve chosen and inspired by the people behind this success in my fruitful year.

To all my real friends which include all my anak-anakan, batchmate, my Columban College family- your thorough advise and support will always be treasured and I will always be grateful having you in my whole life. I realized that good camaraderie is utmost important than other things.

To the Daewoo family, I really appreciate the kindness, support and understanding to my failures. It helps me a lot and I’ve learned more experience from you and will continue to strive more for the company. I really be indebted to the good friendship from you all.

To my detractors and back-stabbers, you’re my inspiration and the reasons I became stronger and believe in myself no matter what. I was blessed to have you because you spent your time talking to me at my back unknowingly that I became important part of your life. Lol

And most importantly for their untiringly sharing their love, affection, patience and understanding despite of my lapses I would like to express my deepest thank to my extension of life- my family and my wife Arlyn.

Lastly to Almighty God, the unconditional love He always willing to offer. May He always guide us with good health and I sincerely ask forgiveness to my behavior and moral difficulties.

I thank all of you for touching my life in different ways thereby enriching it; I am truly blessed for your existence.

And also, I share my adversity to those who have had suffered and I’m praying for them to have hope, peace, happiness and a worth living this coming year.

And to those who were favorable, wish the continuation of astounding experience in their lives.

This coming year of 2014,  wishing a bountiful new year with a good prosperity and good health from my family to yours.

Happy New Year!

Thank You 2013

2013 is about to end and we will officially bid goodbye and will welcome the 2014 with a fabulous year for us.

2013 is not an easy year for me.  The 2013 brings a lot of trials and determine my strength. Grow and develop my complacency and positive outlook. The 2013 brings me also tears despite of the accomplishment I achieved.  And notwithstanding in my share of “falls” - my work and my wrong decisions, I always stood up and shown audacity and toughness. And I learnt a valuable lesson in every vast of experience.

No turning back. No regrets. And I never give-up.

The year that has just passed was remarkable for many reasons; some good and some less so. Nevertheless, I will consider as a wonderful year.

And before the end of 2013, allow me thank everyone behind my happiness, tears and success in Year of the Snake. I’ve learned so many experiences and lessons.

Thanks to Almighty God for the blessings and the constant reminder of my sinfulness. And for allowing me to have a constant relationship though sometimes I failed to attend my obligations of being a Christian. Oh Lord God, I always lift-up all the blessings I received from You, for giving me a healthy mind and spirit; and emotional strength to be able to take care of my family and to continue to serve them. In my heart, You are always number one no matter what.

I have to thank You also for giving me a glorious family and wife, they serve as my inspiration, my motivation and my inner strength. May You continue to grow our love for each other in coming year.

Thank You for the friends You had placed into my life, the people who shared their lives, even they are goofy and they would like to be lean on top of happiness. We were so crazy then.

This coming 2014, may holds numerous good surprises. And illuminate with lights of hope and aspiration of a brighter and better years. May God continue to bless us with love, happiness and success in life and continue to opens up more opportunities and avenues of success.  May the unfulfilled dreams and desires I had last year of 2013 be fulfilled with God’s guidance and blessings. Moreover, I just hope and pray that those who were affected by the tremendous calamity especially in my home country, may they surpass all those trials and keep in mind the spirit of hope. And to all our political corrupt leaders, may You help them to enlighten their mind and spirit; focus rather to the true commitment and obligations not only to the constituents but also to society and to a broader human race. May they improve our country for better and the human condition as their primary focus.

For the 2014… We welcome you aboard and hope you will give us full of true spirit, grit, determination, vitality and endurance...J

IT’S PAINFUL TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T WANT TO LET GO

People say you don’t know what you have until you lose it. And if someone is losing is like falling over the edge of the cliff especially if you consider this person as half of your life. It’s like they’ve taken a part of you.

Everyone is facing a failure and suffer the loss of someone. And sometimes is not very easy to accept of what life brings. Acceptance might be often easier said than done. Accept and embrace those things which are sometimes unacceptable. And it’s not easy to accept and move forward but feel unable to. Because it seems it’s greatly unfair and rightfully not deserve.

But I believe God’s has always plan for us. And I always put my trust in Him. But it saddened me and I’m almost died. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t move while I’m struggling to death in order to survive.

I hope there’s a second chance.

I hope it's just a bad dream.

And I hope I could turn back the time.

And we will spend more of happiness than what we had. I will give them hope, inspiration and feel the time each moment that we need to be cherished. I assure that everything is a substantial and with bounty of love. And will appreciate every single moment of our lives.

I know it's hard to imagine; it’s painful to see and realize but I’m still hoping that God’s might change His plan for us.

God know's how much we love you. 

misUNDERSTOOD

I know that this is not a harsh statement, but please do understand the reason why do people works abroad, it’s because we wants the best for our family aside from the essential needs. We have a full obligation and responsibility as a parent, a husband, a father and a brother of the family. Truth hurts but working in the Philippines would make us become poorer than what we are now.

And it’s really painful every time we travel back and leave again our family. It’s like sentencing oneself into exile into a hostile land. And we need more courage to overcome our yearning for home. And extremely bad ‘coz we’ve always failed to spare much of our time to the special events of our family especially our children are growing up. In reality, the material things we always provide are not enough to feel our presence. They are also longing of real affection, time and feeling that we could share.

And it’s saddened me that some people couldn't understand our situation being an OFW.

Pre-Nup MTV

We've decided to make it official
We're going to tell the world that we
love, honor and cherish each other

And now, we are inviting you to share and be our witness
in our matrimonial moment
on Saturday, the 16th of November, two thousand thirteen
at four o'clock in the afternoon 

St. Anne Catholic Church, Gordon Heights, Olongapo City Philippines to be followed by dinner party at Golden Dragon Restaurant, SBMA Freeport Zone

Thanks to I-Focus

One Love...One Lifetime

We will treat ourselves with dignity and respect; remind ourselves often of why we live together in Matrimony and why we promised this commitment in front of our our Almighty God, friends, family and loveones. We will give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that our marriage deserves. We will focus on what it seems right between us when frustration, trials and disappointment comes in our lives. And when we lose our sight, always remember that the sun is still there to light us in some other ways. And we will take our responsibility being husband and wife, a father and mother of our children. Assure the quality of life together with abundance of happiness.

Thanks to I-Focus (Video Coverage)

One love... one lifetime...

Arlyn, I affirm my love to you as I invite you to share my life. In the presence of God and those who are here today. I promise to love you unconditionally, comfort you in hard times, encourage to achieve our goals, grow with you in mind and spirit and cherish the love we share for as long as we both shall live.

I promise to be a faithful husband, never to take you for granted, nor forget that you need to be loved. I shall be a responsible father, loving our children, caring for them, and giving them the best possible examples. I shall stand firmly by your side, in joy and in sorrows, in happiness and in tears, in fulfillments or frustrations until death do us part. I love you more you'll ever know.

- JONNELL