Father's Day!

Went to church with Dad, Tita Grace, Rebekah and Bryce at Cornerstone in Alhambra for Father's Day! After an hour of joyride and deliberation about where are we going to eat, we finally settled for Thai BBQ in Glendale. We capped off the day at American Girl The Grove, to get Rebekah's early birthday present!

My bald goofy Dad.

The Fathers! Happy Father's Day to Tito Raul too! (5th from the left)

My tiny pogi brother Bryce! KAGIGIL!!!

More of Bryce because he's adorable!!! 

Rebekah, our little miss gave Daddy a mug!

"That picture looks so alive!" - Rebekah (My super intelligent and talkative sister, I think she could have her own talk show!), referring to this photo! :)

Father and son picture daw!

Candid of Dad, Tita Grace and Bryce at Thai BBQ Glendale

Because Thai food will not be complete without Seafood soup!

BBQ Ribs, Combination Fried Rice and Chicken Satay (not pictured: that BOMB PAD THAI I love so much!)

On the way to The Grove, we saw this giant Minions along Sunset Blvd.

Bryce trying out Ate's Rayban! Car rides with this one will never be a dull moment!

Rebekah got her early birthday present - a ridiculously overpriced doll she named Pearl (because she said pearl is her birth stone) But she definitely deserve it!!! :)

I still can't believe there is a doll worth that much - where you can buy it clothes, have it's hair done in a salon for dolls and have tea parties at the café! Such a genius idea by the founder! If I was 6, I'd probably go insane filling the shopping bag! hahaha!

Happy Father's Day to our Dad! 

I Passed the TOEFL!

Today I received another answered prayer! HOORAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

There was a time I doubted myself if I will ever pass the exam, because even if it's English (which is the only subject I care about back when I was still in school) nothing can ever prepare you to American Standard/Native-speaking English. There will always be a language barrier no matter how good you are in that language.

On the day of the exam, a Filipina approached me and asked if it was my first time to take the test. She told me she graduated Pharmacy (in one of the most prestigious school in the Philippines, which I will not name) and it's her third try already, because, like me, she need a score of 26 in the speaking section (AND she already paid a total of $600 for the exam fee). Naturally, I panicked! She graduated in one of the best school in our country and her efforts to pass the test proved to be futile. So, as the proctors called the examinees name one by one to enter the computer room, my nervousness heightened .... I feel like I'm about to be sentenced to death - Like Tyrion on Trial!

As I opened the email from TOEFL this morning! I closed my eyes and said "Lord, bahala ka na! Alam ko walang makakahadlang sa plano mo para sa akin!", I opened my eyes and I jumped for joy and cried tears of happiness! A small taste of victory!!!

I know this is just the beginning, a step towards a much bigger goal and a much bigger battle, but one thing I know for sure ... God will never let you down!!! He will fight your battles and win it for you! As long as you have faith in Him, His plans, His wisdom, His timing and offer everything that you do in His glory.

THANK YOU LORD!!!

NEXT GOAL: PASS THE NCLEX-RN!

#ToGodBeTheGloryAlways