Saturday, August 17, 2013

Reminding Yourself of God's Promises

It is always great to feel loved! Am sure everyone would agree with me on that. Unfortunately, not all of us feel loved all the time. Some of us even suffer from depression every now and then. Some feel worse. It is amazing that we do not realize that we ought to feel great every second because we are actually loved every single second of the day. God loves us! This is a reality! Regardless of who you are what you do, you are loved by the Most High God!

A few months ago, I changed the wallpaper of my laptop. I also used it as my cover photo for my Facebook account. Check out the picture below. This is one way to constantly remind me how greatly blessed I am, highly favored and deeply loved! Why do I have to remind myself? Like you, I used to forget, I didn't feel like it and for some time I felt, I did not deserve them - blessings, favor and love. And although today, I feel the same every single day - bless, favored and loved, putting these words in front of me still makes a great difference in my daily life.



Monday, August 5, 2013

One Confusing Home Sonic Experience: Scam or Strategy

Since I started my practice as an accountant I have been very fortunate to have the time to visit the malls again as I move from one client to another. I love the free time to check out the sale and the new items in the malls and freely window shop just like everyone else. I get to dine and shop in the places I want to especially that most of these places or merchants do not have branches yet in Balibago and Santa Rosa, Laguna.

Yesterday, I was in Ortigas for BIR stuff and passed by Starmall in Shaw Boulevard. However, this time I was there since they have this terminal for vans to Balibago. I passed by the mall as well to find a restroom so I can attend to my personal needs before taking the long ride home. Just as I was reviewing my day and realizing I forgot to drop by BPI bank, I saw a this small BPI mall shop and was able to enroll two accounts for fund transfer. I left the shop feeling blessed and happy that BPI has these mall shops. I felt relieved. I was in a happy, content and satisfied mood having done all I had to do when suddenly this guy greeted me from the back. I was so surprised and my reaction was just so funny that I continued to laugh even after he introduced himself.

Well, I have been in Starmall Shaw Blvd. several times and I know that there are many marketing people here selling all kinds of stuff and just pretending to give out coupons, freebees and other items as a baiting strategy. Anyway, I told the guy/girl - Aristotle, that I was in a hurry and I can't seem to find the restroom. He continued asking for my time just to introduce their products. Finally, he said the comfort room is near their showroom. I told him I don't want to spend an hour with them (like Philippine Prudential guys in the same mall). He promised it was just for a few minutes just to help him with his "attendance" and since he was almost begging, I pitied him and gave in advising him that I cannot stay longer because I need to go to the restroom soon. He led me to their showroom and I entered HOME SONIC.