I make a point to visit my great Physician at the chapel in school right before all my classes start. I let Him check my heart on a daily basis. Missing a trip to the Doctor is not an option. I sense the drawbacks of not going to Him as the long day progresses. Not good for me to skip.

If you read my blog, you would know that I don't wake up to very nice mornings. It's been well over a month and my palpitations haven't stopped yet. I can't say I'm not doing better, though. I'm actually doing very well despite my mornings. My palpitations aren't as bad anymore. There's the occasional heartburn but I'm making very good progress.

It's all because I confide in my great Doctor. Every morning, I pull the large wooden door of the chapel open and take my usual seat at the back. I take a deep a deep breath, make the sign of the cross, and mentally tap God and say, "Hey, good morning! I'm here again for my check-up."

Then I proceed telling Him my feelings and thoughts:

 "My morning is pretty crappy. Why does it have to be like this? My heart beat faster than a helicopter's wings this morning."

"I'm so sleepy today! My heart feels better, though."

"I feel horrible today. It's so heavy I can't stand it. When's this gonna end? You know what I think? That...."

"I know you're healing me right now. Change my bandages, please?"

"Today feels like a good day! Can't it be like this everyday?"

And that's my daily routine. A good 15-20 minutes in there makes all the difference in my day.

And after I expel all fury, anxiety, and depression in my body, I end by saying my thanks, do the sign of the cross, sling my bag on my shoulder, and leave.

But before I push the door open, I turn around to face the cross and say,

"When I get out of this door, all the bad things will stay here and I will not think about them the entire day. I choose happiness today."

And the Lord takes my burdens away without question and I leave the chapel like I've woken up the second time. This time, light and positive. Without the heart problems.

~ What am I trying to say? Surrender. Surrender your burdens wholeheartedly and allow happiness to embrace you. :)

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I ate at Yaki Mix today with my family to celebrate my parents' 19th anniversary. Because I ate so much, I looked preggers after how many plates of Japanese everything. I hope I don't die of bangungot tonight or something. :))

What caught my eye at the restaurant was the manager who paced around the entire restaurant, making sure that all the customer's were happy. He was doing the same tasks the waiters were doing --- happily taking away dirty plates, lighting the stoves, and refilling glasses of iced tea.

The only difference between him and the waiters was that he was wearing long sleeves, a tie, and black slacks while the waiters wore their brown uniforms.

And I admired him that. We need more leaders like that-- who work with their subordinates rather than make them do the work, who exemplify humility and become good role models.

I wish I had affirmed him then. I was too preoccupied watching my sister finish cooking the fresh shrimps on the hotplate. :))

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I just want to plug that my littlest sister is growing cuter and more beautiful each day. Her smile is a painkiller for my heart. She is my miracle and blessing. I love her so much. :)

Some significant and interesting things have happened to me today. They may not be big but still quite funny and meaningful to me. Haha!

Yes, that is Yana's little teeny tiny foot! I love kissing her teeny tiny feeties. :)

But today, the most bizarre thing happened. My mom asked me to stick my finger in little Yana's butthole. WHAAAAT?

Because Yana's having a poopy problem, my mom brought her to the doctor and said that she's having a hard time to poop because her butthole is too small. My mom didn't want to do it because didn't she want to hurt her so she wanted me to do it.

And yes, I did do it. But HELLO, I didn't stick my entire pinky in okay. Just the super duper tip. AND I USED GLOVES.

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I would like to apologize for not blogging for such a long time. A lot of things have been happening with work and with my little sister born into the world, life has gotten much fuller and just wonderfully crazy and dream-like. She's my lucky charm. I will introduce you to her later on.

WORK - Work is finally over. Because school is beginning in two days, I had to stop my job (which was planned anyway) and prepare for the next semester. I earned enough from it and I'm happy with how productive I've become this sembreak. It was a crazy and resume-worthy experience.

And thanks to my boss, I HAVE AN ATM CARD! Weee! It's my dream to have one and actually put in the card and type in the whatever stuff and pull out my money. I have yet to do that. :))

SCHOOL - I only got to register and enlist last Friday (can you believe) because I had to lift the hold order I had. I also got to see my grades and praise God, I finally got to achieve one of my dreams. I've finally done it and I hope to do it this coming semester. With GERMAN for my foreign language class. And Economics. :| Math = Doom

LIFE - Would you believe that my little sister is finally born? MARIA ADRIANA RAPHAELLE R. HERRERA. My gorgeous lucky charm 19 years my junior. She is such a cute button and I love her so much.

That's a birthmark on her forehead. I hope it disappears. Other than that beauty mark, she is a perfect little thing. She hardly cries. :) Thanks, to Carlo for the photos in this blog. :)

LOVE - Carlo and I have been very happy lately. We recently had a lunch date in CPK, watched This is It, and had yogurt. He also surprised me with an adorable headband (pink and purple). Which I lost to my (and Carlo's) dismay. *sigh* He and I are also very happy with Yana's coming to the world. He loves her very much and just loves it when I send him MMS's of her.

Random: I think he and I have the same motto in life: "LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE."

Thanks, love! :)

My two trophies in life captured in one photograph. <3

RAMBLE - We also just had a Jedi Gathering [it's an event where our closest family friends gather for dinner and drinks (for the dads) and just enjoy the night.] a while ago. Super chill and fun night. :)

Hope you all had a productive and fulfilling sembreak like I did. :)

LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE. Always. :)