Monette's Memoir: My personal stories of life, work and faith.
Been thinking lately. I am thankful for God's every blessing. Great and Funny FAMILY, True and Good-influence FRIENDS, Wise and Understanding MENTORS, a Funny and Godly BOSS, a wonderful JOB (Loving what I do and doing what I love). Hayy, lahat talaga kayang daanin sa prayer, tangible man or intangible. Thank God!!! Now, my status...I wanna declare, I DON'T WANT TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSE MY SOUL.
A-men 
I rode a jeep, I was the second passenger. The first person who came first in the jeepney was the woman beside me. Then came the third woman, while she was stepping, she left the one pair of her slippers (yung sa kaliwang paa). It was broken so she picked it up, sat in front of the woman beside me and we heard her, “Tsk, tsk, tsk.” Out of a kind heart, the woman beside me reached her little pouch and said, “Ms. Eto perdible o. Ikabit mo. Kaya pa yan!” Then the woman said, “salamat, grabe!” I was just watching while they were exchanging little conversations. Then the woman with the broken pair of slippers said, “Hay, lugi ako. Di nako bibili nito,
I can’t control myself so I interrupted both of them and said, “Ha? Havaianas yan? Shocks!” (I remembered Meng, hehehe.) Then conversations went on and on.
I was just impressed how the woman beside me helped the woman in front of her. She even said that she’s always ready. She had safety pins on her little pouch, nail cutter, little scissors and a white flower in case someone in front fo her collapsed, yes, she experienced it! She told us the story of a girl who collapsed inside MRT. It was funny! She also told us that white flower is very useful, in case she smells bad odors inside the train, she'll get her white flower and it was a big help. Hehe, She had other stuff that made me think of her as a girl scout. Laging handa talaga! I asked if she had band-aids, she said no. Or maybe she had panunuli, tsane, etc. Then the woman with a broken one pair of slippers asked if she has Betadine, we were just joking around and laughing inside the jeepney. A cute guy was seated on my left but I didn’t mind him coz the conversation was going stronger and stronger.
I told her I have band-aids and lomotil in my wallet. We just wowed each other. Hehehe. It ended up exchanging calling cards and who knows, maybe a great friendship one day.
I had a wonderful night tonight. I met new people again. Walang ubusang enerhiya ito! I was also blessed coz tonight is my first time to attend an office connect group, Bible Study with professionals and I’ve learned a lot. Hayyy… Kakabless!!
Sabi nga ni kuya Simon, one insightful professional, Today is a gift that's why it's called present. Ayyy, super gift sakin 'tong araw na 'to. 
I saw a great spot. Since I was holding Joy's camera, I clicked and captured the great scene. (Tama ba yung purihin ang sariling gawa?? Hahaha)
It was a great scene indeed!! But I was unhappy, I needed a person, I needed a model, I needed my sister Joy who was on the waiting shed relaxing.
Conversation:
Mon: Pssst, Joy, halika, tumayo ka dito. Lagay mo yung mga kamay mo sa bewang mo tapos kunyare naglalakad ka tapos tatawagin kita, pag tawag ko, sabay lingon. Don't forget, one foot forward ah para mag mukhang natural.
Joy: Ah, hahahaha, yun lang pala e. Peram shades??
Without a doubt, I captured the shot I desired. It looked s0oo natural. Thanks my model!!
Yun pala feeling ni God when He made you and me. He saw that everything He made was excellent in every way. Naks!! I felt that my shot was excellent in a way. Hehehe, Mana-mana lang yan, He's my Father anyway
Maybe you've read about it or maybe you've heard about it. Maybe someone sent you an email before but I just love love the story of this twin girls Brielle and Kyrie. I've read a book before where the author mentioned it until I watched an inspirational talk and the speaker mentioned it again. I even reread that part of the book just to verify it. I think this story is really worth sharing.
Heidi and Paul Jackson's twin girls, Brielle and Kyrie, were born October 17, 1995, 12 weeks ahead of their due date. Standard hospital practice is to place preemie twins in separate incubators to reduce the risk of infection. that was done for the Jackson girls in the neonatal intensive care unit at The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts in Worcester.
Kyrie, the larger sister at two pounds, three ounces, quickly began gaining weight and calmly sleeping her newborn days away. But Brielle, who weighed only two pounds at birth, couldn't keep up with her. She had breathing and heart-rate problems. The oxygen level in her blood was low, and her weight gain was slow.
Suddenly, on November 12, Brielle went into critical condition. She began gasping for breath, and her face and stick-thin arms and legs turned bluish-gray. Her heart rate was way up, and she got hiccups, a dangerous sign that her body was under stress. Her parents watched, terrified that she might die.
Nurse Gayle Kasparian tried everything she could think of to stabilize Brielle. She suctioned her breathing passages and turned up the oxygen flow to the incubator. Still Brielle squirmed and fussed as her oxygen intake plummeted and her heart rate soared.
Then Kasparian remembered something she had heard from a colleague. It was a procedure, common in parts of Europe but almost unheard of in this country, that called for double-bedding multiple-birth babies, especially preemies.
Kasparian's nurse manager, Susan Fitzback, was away at a conference, and the arrangement was unorthodox. But Kasparian decided to take the risk.
"Let me just try putting Brielle in with her sister to see if that helps," she said to the alarmed parents. "I don't know what else to do."
The Jacksons quickly gave the go-ahead, and Kasparian slipped the squirming baby into the incubator holding the sister she hadn't seen since birth. Then Kasparian and the Jacksons watched.
No sooner had the door of the incubator closed then Brielle snuggled up to Kyrie - and calmed right down. Within minutes Brielle's blood-oxygen readings were the best they had been since she was born. As she dozed, Kyrie wrapped her tiny arm around her smaller sibling.
LESSON LEARNED: Let's not live a self-centered life, instead, let's be a blessing to other people. Financially?? Why not if you have the money to bless. But even a hug to a friend will do.
Hugs,
Monette
Sa wakas! After months of laziness, naasikaso ko rin ang expired kong passport. Salamat sa connections at hindi ko na kinailangan pang pumila ng pagkahaba-haba at halos isang araw para lang sa passport ko. (Hahaha, I remember those days, ewww!) Now, I have my renewed passport. No plans of traveling yet but definitely for the coming years. Thank you Lord! Comment: I think it's better except the color. Hmmm, meron bang pink? Hahaha
