I am Happy

What is the best feeling in the world?

Think about it.

Is it when you won millions of money in lottery? Or when you graduated in College with flying colors?

Is it when your girl finally said "YES" to your proposal? Or is it when your father bought you a house or a car?


People change.


I too, have changed.

How I view happiness also changes.

When I was at my teenage, I see happiness as a result. It is something you get in return for having something that you want, or something that you need. Like a child. Give him a chocolate or lollipop and he will jump for joy! That's happiness for me.That is how I think it is.

It's not now.

I still see happiness as a result. Just shifted a little. Different perspective.

Happiness is contentment. Yes. That's it!

Being with someone you love? Wow.

Happiness is the feeling of being alive, being loved, and being free. It comes from within, they say. And I too, must agree. Inspiration is happiness. A loving husband and a wonderful daughter by my side makes me realized, life is worth living for.


Happiness is a blessing from God. That is indeed the best feeling in the world.


xoxo.arabella

QLYSM

I married a man of enthusiasm and passion.

He, who never fails to surprise me, amazes me all the time. He acts mostly in unexpected ways that can melt everyone's heart. I always like that kind of attitude in him.

I married a guy who is more than proud to wear our wedding band than any other luxurious accessories.

The wedding symbolizes our forever promise to be together in this lifetime. Faithfully, he lives his life to that promise. And so am I.

I married someone who makes me his world.

A set of arms around me making me feel whole is what I always dreamt of. The attention he's giving me is a form of saying that I am secured and loved. With that, I am forever grateful to God for having him with me. He's definitely worth the wait.

I married the man of my dreams.

With him, I know that all my dreams already come true. He gives me the inspiration I need, the strength I require, the love I want, and the life I long to live. He completes me. How could I ask for more?


xoxo.arabella.

True Love

As cheesy as the movies' themes nowadays, do people still believe in true love? 

Speedy technology and affordable cosmetics, will you be able to definitely find "The One"?

Why am I writing this? Honestly, I also don't know. The topic just crossed my mind yesternight when I tried so hard finding sleep. Whew!

True love? Yes, I believe it exists - but not for me. Just like a lightning. You know it's there and it strikes into something - maybe a tree, a house, an electric post, or even just in a plain lot. However, I don't see it coming to me! That's how I see true love.

But how do I come up with this very description? Let's see factors. One, society. I am in the midst of a changing environment. My parents raised me to become a conservative one, and it's because everyone else does. But now that I'm a grown up, life becomes more challenging and exciting. Teens do lotsa stuff I never imagined happening before. And so it goes.

Two, myself. I keep on changing my mind! Well, don't we, women? I also don't have the characteristics of an ideal girlfriend. Haha! Not that I'm boyish! Haler. Maybe I have this a little Westernized attitude in me. Blah blah blah... Oh well. Remove that spotlight away from me!

Three, lifestyle. It's more fun in the Philippines! Nothing I want to do with my life now but traveling, reading books, shopping, food tripping, sleeping and writing. I guess you see no love in the equation. Hahaha!

Looking at Pinoys, I know that true love makes people see life very positively. The world revolves only for us and that's why we look forward in falling in it. The hurt we feel when we broke up from love is less than the happiness we feel when we are in love. So hopelessly romantic!

But for me, I am stuck with my lightning-love comparison. Well, that's how I see it. I guess it's a matter of prospective.

Can anyone help me see the other side?

xoxo.arabella.

Aftershock!

I have created this one so long time ago. Having the opportunity to post it, I hope that you can relate yourself on this. It's somehow random but anyway, people close to me and who really know me can tell that most of the "HER" is me... :) enjoy!

xoxo.arabella.

That's Forever

One step forward and two step back. Man, how we wish that it’s always the other way around. But that’s how the world works, right? We never know what the future holds for us. That mystery in life remains to exist. What else can we do when things turn out of the way we never expected?

It all started with a “Hi!”, or even “Oops! Sorry!” Nevertheless, everybody can just be the Ms. Congeniality or Mr. Meet-and-Greet. There’s no definite beginning in friendship unless you tried to talk it out on your daily journal- write the date and list the entire meetings you have in a day. Thousands of random people surround us. We cannot discount the fact that every day, people cross our roads without knowing who will stay or not.  They may see you, ignore you, or stop by the corner and have a chat with you.

We are aware that friendship is a slow growing thing. We never look at it as a short term-relationship. Sometimes we deal on what’s presently going on like setting up hang–outs, parties, and get togethers, or even planning road trips, food trips, and reunions.  And as time flies by, we barely noticed that those are the moments we cherished and treasured. Those jiffies that we spent time with them are the memories we kept deep in our hearts. And when we tried to look back at the past, we recall a series of laughters, tears, and even heartbreaks which makes us all stronger and braver.

Friendship. A life-long commitment. A sacrifice. A pure bond.

But in this relationship, we are aware that there is no assurance. Every day, we face into a battlefield, where the ending is but a question. We fought as a front liner who deals with the problems firsthand, accepting all the gunshots and hit back with revenge. We play hide and seek. When we have the opportunity, we attack. But when we can foresee losing the battles, we retreat. If someone retracted from the war, we decide. Should we continue to fight for the things we believe? Or quit at it because we don’t see the fairness anymore?

People change and that is an absolute thing. What keep us holding on to this is that we learn to adjust, keep up, and reinvent the relationship. Acceptance. The key to a good relationship is when you accept the person as a package. Whatever is there inside the box, you just hold it and admit it without any doubt. A friend is a gift, like angel in disguise (boo! That’s a bit mushy.) We feel blessed and safe with them. We share secrets, embarrassing moments, kilig stories and surprises. We do things together – drink, eat, sleep, watch movies, dance and sing. That’s why we always wanted to be with them. And even in the midst of the war, we know the honestly of our hearts and it always belong to friends no matter what.