ALDUB Fever!

In case you have been living under a giant rock this past month, there is a new craze in town ... ALDUB! Jologs na kung jologs, pero ang saya at nakakakilig talaga! I was born and raised as a Kapamilya (and I still am!), but I can't help but get hooked everytime they exchange messages through fansigns, their literal on-screen kisses and their raw reactions everytime there is a kilig scene! Sometimes I wonder, "mukhang totoo na ah!"

Aldub is composed of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza a.k.a. Yaya Dub (Divina Ursula Bukbokova Smash). Alden who is already a household name through TV shows and movies from the Kapuso network (To be honest, wala siya talaga sa radar ko before Aldub, dahil Kapamilya since birth ako di nagagawi ang channel namin sa channel 7), while Yaya Dub is well-known for her Kris Aquino dubsmash on Facebook (yung totoo mas una kong nakilala si Yaya kaysa kay Alden!).

Sometime a month ago, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I stumbled upon a video of Eat Bulaga. Since it's Eat Bulaga, I just scrolled further down my feed since I'm not interested. Then I started to notice that everybody seemed to like Aldub videos from the Eat Bulaga page. Since, I'm a natural ususera I finally gave in and played the video. I think the first video I watched was the 2nd Weeksary (Day 7)! After watching the video below, ang laki ng ngiti ko sa sobrang kilig! (Note: Level 1 kilig symptom) Sino ba naman ang di kikiligin sa mukhang mabango everyday gwapo na si Alden! Plus dimples pa!

Aldub Day 7

In an effort to catch up on Kalyeserye, I searched on YouTube their first encounter a.k.a Aldub Day 1!  It didn't disappoint! Super kinilig at na-cute-tan ako sa kanila dahil super totoo nung reaction ni Maine! Para bang nakita mo yung crush mo at na-conscious ka bigla! Ay naku! Nagdaan tayong lahat dyan! Hahaha! And thus, the pabebe wave was born! 

Aldub Day 1

I hope they make this into a movie, 20 minutes a day is just not enough! Kudos to Wally, Paolo and Jose for bringing extra hilarity to Kalyeserye!

P.S. I suggest you watch it now to de-stress! Happy happy lang!

See, even my little cousin Dreana is hooked! She barely speak Tagalog!

4 Years In 3 Months!

Pwede mag-panic?!?!?!

I'm about to embark on the journey of no return, the moment of all moments (chos!), hopefully for the better. I've been waiting for this for a long time now, and I pray to God everything will go smoothly. 

It's scary and at the same time exciting, but one thing I've learned from being tengga for a while is that ... wag ng choosy! Step out of your comfort zone! I've let a lot of chances slip through just because I was scared - of changes, challenges and chances (sige i-pilit i-rhyme!). But now, I feel like it's the right time for me to spread my wings and fly (like a butterfly ... korni talaga ako at times, okey?). I trust in the Lord's plan for me - a never too early or never too late plan. So, I lift up everything to You, Lord! Sa lahat ba naman ng nagawa mo sa buhay ko, na akala ko hindi ko kaya pero ginawan mo ng paraan, ngayon pa ba ako magdududa?! Amirite?!

Thank you Lord in advance for the bright future you have in stored for me! I offer everything that I do for You and make me an instrument of Your love!

Let me share to you (kasi wala naman kayong choice, binabasa nyo blog ko) the things I've learned while waiting for the right time (Kasi nga naman, patience is a virtue):

1. Pray: To be honest, there was a time I almost lost all hope. But never let that happen, kasi wala ng mag bibigay ng hope sa atin kundi ang sarili natin at si Lord. Kaya pray lang ng pray!

2. People will drive you nuts! People will ask, criticize, give annoying unsolicited advice. Don't let all the things they say get into you. Listen to God's wisdom, your heart and mind. Let them think what they think, but don't let their opinions run your life. I remember everything they told to me - the good and the bad, syempre I wrote it down para di ko makalimutan. Because I want to look back at the words and say I didn't plant hatred but rather turned their negative opinions to my advantage.

3. Be grateful for everything you have and everything you don't have, yet: I sometimes take for granted everything that I have and focus on the things I don't have. I always ask "why?" and I always forget to say "thank you!". Sometimes I wonder: "bakit ba ako pinahihirapan makuha to?" ... pero naisip ko din, siguro para pag nakuha ko na yung matagal ko ng inaasam mas aappreciate ko sya keysa dun sa mga nakuha ko ng madalian. Diba may point naman?! So don't forget to say thank you even in the most difficult time, because it's God's way of teaching us to be patient, appreciate and be able to handle the the blessing He is about to give us.

4. The people who go through the same stage of life as you do, are the best support system there is! I can't reiterate enough how thankful I am with the friends I have! They are there when times get rough, the super happy ang sakit sa tyan sa kakatawa times, and doesn't judge you no matter what! They know what to say when I'm down, and they give a no holds barred pep talk when I needed one! Because we all go through the exact same phase, crab mentality has no room in our lives, but rather hilaan pataas mentality is what we have! Thank you guys you know who you are!!! :)

5. Stay focused: Okey, sometimes I lost track, but it's important to always re-evaluate the means but never the goal. Right now I can finally say, I know what I really want in my life and I'm going out there to get it!!!

So to my fellow Delayed Success Club members! We can do this! OLRYT?! RAKENROLL TO THE WORLD!!!

Luke 1:37