Celebrate joy!

You Make me Brave by Amanda Cook & Bethel Music I stand before You now The greatness of Your renown I've heard of the majesty and wonder of You King of Heaven, in humility, I bow As Your love, in wave after wave Crashes over me, crashes over me For You are for us, You are not against us Champion of Heaven,  You made a way for all to enter in I've heard You calling my name I've heard the song of love that You sing So I will let you draw me out beyond the shore  Into Your grace You make me brave You make me brave You call me out beyond the shore into the waves You make me brave You make me brave No fear can hinder now the Love that made a way You make me brave You make me brave You call me out beyond the shore into the waves You make me brave You make me brave No fear can hinder now the promises You've made

"This Is What You Do" by Bethel Music It's always like springtime with You Making all things new Your light is breaking through the dark This love it is sweeter than wine Bringing joy, bringing life Your hope is rising like the dawn This is what You do This is what You do You make me come alive You make me come alive You make me come alive You make me come alive It's like I'm living for the first time Finally living for the first time

Home of the delicious mango torte, Dulcelin Gourmet has an extensive menu that will not only satisfy your sweet cravings but also your love for home-cooked meals. We celebrated my sister's birthday last Thursday and everything we ordered was pretty good! And the great thing about this place? ...Is it's reasonable price -- making this restaurant a place worth going back to :) 

Okay, before you cringe and expect to see a cheesy novel with this post... Remember when your parents taught you to never judge a book by its cover? This is the best time to literally apply that, because as much as the words "Before Ever After" have ingrained in our minds pictures of princes, horse-drawn carriages and castles, there are so much more to Samantha Sotto's novel than what we have trained our minds to think.

Yes, we're still doing this tag! :) Big yaaay because I am still on track with my one-book-per-month resolution... and I have 9 days to finish my August pick :P I still haven't "picked" anything, actually. Hehe! #umayoskajoy Getting acquainted with a new author is exciting and scary... With the risk of sounding dramatic, somehow there's a part of me that secretly roots for the newbie (at least in my eyes) as I dive into the pages of his story because I want so bad to like and enjoy it... but at the same time, I am not as patient and forgiving because after about 10 pages, if the voice just doesn't resonate with me, I will put it down then try my luck with another book, lol!

Two thumbs up to films that still celebrate people's authenticity. My sister and I had girly bonding yesterday by watching Begin Again and it was a really good movie! :) With the can't-miss-it gorgeousness of these two human beings on the planet -- Keira and Adam -- the movie is definitely more than just a love story. Actually come to think of it, was it a love story? I encourage you guys to watch it, then let me know what you think? :)

Hope everyone's safe and dry! Power is out because of typhoon Glenda so this is the best time to crack open those books and relax :) Facebook, TV and everything plugged just have to wait. Here's a song that I've been addicted to for days, time for some feel-good music! I'm starting to love Jess Glynne! Sing along with her, I've copied the lyrics and pasted it after the video:

HAHAHAHAHA! HOW FUNNY WAS THAT??!! :)) You're probably thinking, "is this guy serious??"

Watching wedding videos is one of my guilty pleasures. That's why when someone makes them with so much artistry and skill, I am floored to the point that I have to share them. <3

I wonder why Fangirl didn't become half as popular as Eleanor and Park when it's so much better? :)

Could Daniel Ek, creator of Spotify, be the next Mark Zuckerburg? With the growing number of users of this now-famous app, it IS possible. :) This new app reminds me of MTV days in the 90s. I remembered how my sisters and I lived in Moffatts fandom back then, that not only do we have posters of these cuteee siblings plastered on our wall, but we also hoard cassette tapes and song-hits (haha! alamuyan!) as we wait for their video to come on MTV and watch it for the nth time!

Woke up to this quote and just had to share -- don't you agree? :)

(Belated) Happy Valentine's Day everyone! :) How was the hearts day for you? I hope that attached or unattached, you were able to celebrate the day with your loved ones <3 In my previous post , I posted a song from the Drew and Iya wedding video and said that I will note my favorite lines from their wedding vows on my next post. If you haven't seen the video yet, here it is. Then scroll down for some snippets from their wedding vows that really took the awwww-level several notches higher:

Good morning! It's the eve of Valentines Day and here is a song for you:

This book does not need a lengthy preamble because this has been selling like hotcakes since last year :)

Hi Bookworms! Do you have reading resolutions for the year? :) Fully Booked has noted several possible resolutions on their Facebook page . Thanks to them because they're really good at giving bookies a consistent push to keep reading and expand their book choices. For this year, the single note I dedicate to my book-loving self is this: Read, read, and please, READ!

I just finished "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman and loved it! This book won both the Newbery Medal and Carnegie Award, and I can see why.

I may be nursing a mild case of karaoke hangover, lol. We celebrated my sister's boyfriend's birthday yesterday, KTV style, and it was pretty fun. We sang our hearts and lungs out as we lined up one song after another and took turns with the microphone. Anyway, here is one song that I enjoy listening to lately. How really talented is Natasha Bedingfield?!

There are curl-up worthy books that you just want to bury with under the covers... then there are the click-worthy blogs with thoughts, fads and raves meant to be consumed while sitting in front of the computer or with your mobile devices. So I thought I'd give the latter ones the spotlight they deserve: here are some blogs and websites I have been happily visiting lately :) Click, read and bookmark away, loves!

I get bummed out that I keep getting sick lately. Okay, not illness-type of sick, just fever, cold and sore throat that keep coming back after a week or so :/ Gaaaaah! Sickness, stay away from me! :( So while I say a silent prayer to God to make me healthy and to go through my day with 100% energy, here is a funny yet endearing post that I came across this morning. This made me smile, loved it!