Hardest thing to do

I have learned to 'detach' myself to most things in the past years. After reading Tuesdays with Morrie, I practised this over and over again. As a rule of thumbs, as long as I have dwelt on it for sometime, I can practically ignore it afterwards.

But there are things that are just hard to let go.

They say that those you love/care for the most, can hurt you bad, or probably worst than anyone. This is true. And for this Lenten season, I have been trying my very best to FORGIVE and FORGET. But I can't. I have been praying for the longest that I can find it in my heart to forgive them, but I can only cry when I think about what they did.

I have never been so hurt in my entire life, neven been so angry, and never had this much difficulty in forgetting and forgiving.

I pray that I will find it in my heart to do so... eventually.

Let go, Che. Let go.

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Five Cows

I don't have a sweet tooth. That's why people are usually surprised when I don't like chocolates as much as other people, I don't normally crave for something sweet after dinner and ice cream and cakes are not part of my comfort food.

Last night though I couldn't help but search out this dessert place, highly recommended by my good friend Apple. She was raving about it so I took my other friend Aleine to check it out.

Once we got to Trinoma, we asked the guard where can we find Five Cows. The guard directed us to the 4th level, but he failed to mention that it was INSIDE the mall, not OUTSIDE.

We failed to find Five Cows but my friend saw Holy Cow in the outside part of the mall, so we walked over to this place only to find out that it was close and it was a steak house.

I couldn't believe it. I was pretty sure that Apple said it was an ice cream/cake place and it was in Trinoma. But I will not let a misdirection stop me from finding this dessert place. After doing some errands, we asked again and finally! We found Five Cows. For those who are planning to check out the place, it's in Trinoma, 4th Level, near Olympic World, INSIDE the mall, not outside.

Their best sellers are ice cream cakes. They have the ice cream cake version or our local turon. I forgot what they call it though, Torta something, but we didn't get to try it because they ran out of it. Bummer :( Aleine tried the blueberry cheesecake while I tried the almond rocky road. Wow, it was heavenly. And one serving was actually too much for me. But we tried our very best to finish our orders.

Just in case you were wondering, like we did, why Five Cows -- there are five owners and all their businesses are related to cow by-products.

After that great dessert, all we could say was, 'Holy Cow!' Or should we say, 'Five Cows?'

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Planning Ahead

I just had to post this one forwarded email, by Teacher Carol from our UP FLCD egroups. I can totally relate.

PLANNING AHEAD

Author Unknown

The best gift anyone can give me this new year is a planner.

I like planners because I am a planner.

I like thinking ahead.

I like being prepared.

I get a high from being on top of things.

But some things are beyond planning.

And life doesn't always turn out as planned.

You don't plan for a broken heart.

You don't plan for a failed business venture.

You don't plan for an adulterous husband.

Or a wife who wants you out of her life.

You don't plan for an autistic child.

You don't plan for spinsterhood.

You don't plan for a lump in your breast.

You plan to be young forever.

You plan to climb the corporate ladder.

You plan to be rich and powerful.

You plan to be acclaimed and successful.

You plan to conquer the universe.

You plan to fall in love - and be loved forever.

You don't plan to be sad.

You don't plan to be hurt.

You don't plan to be broke.

You don't plan to be betrayed.

You don't plan to be alone in this world.

You plan to be happy.

You don't plan to be shattered.

Sometimes if you work hard enough, you can get what you want.

But most times, what you want and what you get are two different things.

We, mortals, plan. But so does God in the heavens.

Sometimes, it is difficult to understand God's plans especially when His plans are not in consonance with ours. Often, when God sends us crisis, we turn to Him in anger. True, we cannot choose the cross that God wishes us to carry, but we can carry that cross with courage knowing that God will neverabandon us nor send something we cannot cope with.

Sometimes, God breaks our spirit to save our soul. Sometimes, He breaks our heart to make us whole. Sometimes, God sends us pain so we can be stronger.Sometimes, God sends us failure so we can be humble.Sometimes God sends us illness so we can take better care of ourselves.

Sometimes, God takes everything away from us so we can learn thevalue of everything He gave us.

Make plans but understand that we live by God's grace.

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