Belle Velasco

It was in Tagaytay or maybe in Baguio or in Hong Kong. But what I’m sure of is, it’s a place where there’s a beautiful background and a cliff and people go there to take pictures or view the scenery. My friends, Francis and I, we were just hanging out there. But there’s something going on that day, they had a video cam and they were asking me unusual questions but I don’t know why. And then after a few laughs and picture taking, I stopped and looked at the beautiful cliff view and then when I turned around Francis proposed to me.

But before I can even answer, I woke up already.

I remembered this dream last night, when it all sinked in.

Yesterday, I joined a race. It was produced by Flippish, lead by Chrina Cuna. It was called the Amazing Flip Race which started in Cuenca Bazaar, Ayala Alabang Village and supposedly will also end there. But it ended in Cliffhouse, Tagaytay when Francis came out with a bouquet in his hand and a ring in his pocket and proposed to me with at least 2 or 3 video cam and cameras capturing the moment.

It was really an amazing flip race. I would like to personally thank and honor the people behind this, they all did an amazing job, in keeping it all a secret and bend the truth, when some of the accomplices outside almost spilled out.

Thank you, Chrina Cuna for asking me to join this race last September during our Singles Boracay Retreat. I remembered, I even followed it up to you last November. Grabe Chrina, wow as in, all the effort, thank you so much!!!
Thank you, Ivy Andres for being my team partner and for doing every crazy tasks with me. Grabe.
Thank you, Cring Mendoza for being our camera man and for asking unusual questions as well.:)
Thank you, Baffee and Sheena Dorion(team green), Marc Torres(camera man of team green), Melro and Delro(team purple?) and Kix Mendoza(camera man for team purple?) for pretending to be my opponents. hehe..
Thank you, my dear officemates JC Cabalatungan, Khay with husband Dhex Camia, Louie Ledesma and Rhona Recidocruz my manager, for being there as yourselves to witness the proposal.:) sobrang sweet!:)
Thank you also for the supposedly accomplices that didn’t make it because of some important personal matters, you know who you are, thank you!

I can’t explain how thankful I am, I feel so loved and honored. It’s an overwhelming feeling, it’s surreal. God made it beautiful and perfect. His time, it’s never too late! This was one of my faith goals this 2009. Praise God for everything!! He is the reason for everything! For the love of my friends, for the provision, for the great minds! Wow, thank you Lord!!! And most of all thank you Lord, for Francis, the master mind, thank you for letting us meet and to deeply know each other and for a year of laughter and tears during courtship. He is a very, very, very patient man. I’m quite handful and I’m a working progress.
Thank you, Francis for all the effort, I’m excited to be in this season with you and thank you for making my dreams come true.

Busy and restless.  Most of  my days.  And I just really want to express the importance of having a time with God in spite of, because I do and want to make time. I’m not bragging.

I make time when I wake up and I make time when I walk in CBD of Makati, or after a tiring meeting in Paranaque office or with clients, or traveling to and from Paranaque and Makati, or while going home. And even I spend time w/my loved ones and friends I talk to Him even just in my mind.

Because He is my only strength. My only hope. My deliverer. In Him, I can’t find any fault, because He is perfect. He is everything I am not, He is everything we are not. But I want to be like Him, like Jesus. And it takes a lot of grace, prayer, spending time with Him, soaking in His Word and denying of myself to be like Him. It’s hard. It can make me cry and laugh at the same time. I can’t explain it, really. But all I know, He is to be praised!

A creative side of me…

You’re one of the closest men I ever got,
With whom I share my time a lot.
Thank you for always being there for me.
Even in tears, you make me happy.

I will be away for four days.
To Boracay, God knows I prayed.
I prayed you’ll join me to worship & to have fun.
For some reason you’re not, that’s why I called the Son!

I told Him, I’m sorry Lord, with my selfish attitude,
And the wrong motives I had, to repent, I really should!
Insecurities, lies & deceits, the enemy attacked!
But I’m victorious because I let Jesus fought back!

I’ll come back before you even notice.
It is as fast as the ocean’s breeze.
The truth is, I will miss you so much!
I’ll not look at the time, I won’t bring a watch.

I’ll let time flies just like the angels in the sky.
No more asking to God, why o why?
I’ll completely trust Him with what’s in store for me.
Boracay without you, is still the place to be!

Last year I blogged about the things I learned after being a Christian for one year. This year, I want to blog about the changes and how do I live my life today.

1.I now have 4 Bibles at the present, I started with 2.
2.I’m still part of the Ushering Ministry but we’re doing it differently now. Before, we usher weekly but now that we have two teams, we do it alternately.
3.I also do help with the Youth Ministry most of the times, especially if there’s a need.
4.I’m planning to have a leadership group this year, Praise God!
5.I attend Equipping Class in exchanged for ENLI 2.
6.I will be attending the Boracay Singles Retreat and therefore won’t be left out in stories, hehe.
7.At work, I’m now selling three services, Fedex Outbound, Fedex Inbound and Air21. Two years ago,I started with FedEx Outbound only.
8. But, more blessings since I can have 3 commissions because of the 3 services that I sell, Praise God!
9. We’re under a new revived management that’s very supportive.
10.I am now in courtship. We started being friends, hehe.
11.I have so many new friends from my work, from the Youth and the ever present Singles.
12.I’m part of the production of a stage play.
13. My sister’s in courtship too.
14. Two of my cousins who’s near my age gave birth to two baby boys last July and August.

I never thought that I can do my work, church ministry, the rehearsals and all of the above simultaneously. But because of God’s grace I am able to do these. To sum it up, I am really living my life to the full! I can’t wait for the years to come..

I went to work today at around 8:45 am, and I haven’t eaten anything since last night. Lunch time break’s over and my stomach’s growling already. I need to eat. I want to eat but I can’t because of the pending paper works. I realized that I am this hungry for God’s Word also but because of a lot of things to do, I passed. And I know that there’s a need to eat His word. I’m asking myself, does my morning quiet time enough for Him? No, I need to give Him more time. I must not passed up on Him. And I realized that the more I spend time with Him, the more I feel secure and full. The truth is, in the world where we live today only Him can fill up all the hunger that everyone needs.

Yesterday, I saw history in the making, it was Cory Aquino’s funeral. It was hair raising, dramatic and became eerie in the end. I thought, why the fuss? And I read some history. Part of it was this letter.

August 18, 1973
FortBonifacio
Makati, Rizal

I love you,
Dad

And I fussed some more. God bless the Aquino Family!