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I have this notion that life inside the monastery is routinary and somewhat boring. One has to wake up early in the morning and pray every hour. There is no social affairs other than the daily mass. There's a minimal chance of meeting interesting people and no chance of engaging in exciting activities. I also have this feeling that women who entered the monastery are either heart broken (at some point in their lives) or were influenced by parents to go in.

Last weekend Auntie Grace, Papa's sister who is a Carmelite nun from Davao, proved me wrong. She showed me a glimpse of her life and i had a chance to mingle with other nuns too. I have to admit that their life is quite interesting.

She was in town for a retreat and stayed for a few days to meet us. Last friday night, we went shopping for "pasalubongs" and has dinner at Baliblends Cafe with an acoustic band as our background music. She told me how important it is to pray regularly and explained the merits of having a close relationship with God. We also talked about boys...yes boys! She even checked out handsome men passing by.

The following day, i also met another nun from Carmelite Zamboanga. I forgot her name but i haven't forgotten her giggles and excitement when we boarded LRT 2! It was their first time! On our way to Tayuman to buy religious souvenirs, Auntie Grace told me the different places she has been to, her experience horseback riding, the many kind people she met and their new swimming pool in their monastery. They do wear swimsuits while swimming!

Back at the tertiary house, she showed me their photos. She was dressed as Zorro in one - she borrowed the sword from one of the saints! There's another one where she portrayed Goldilocks, again borrowing the hair from one of the saints!

My time with her taught me that life in the monastery can be exciting too. I saw it in her eyes how happy she is in her chosen life...a life filled with prayers, fun, more prayers and excitement!

i am not really a believer of this...but these meetings do happen! it happened with my 2 aunts, 2 friends and a couple of acquaintances... They entered chatrooms not really looking (maybe hoping...) for romance but just checking out. they meet online almost everyday until they both realized that either of them isnt complete without the other. they meet personally and eventually tied the knot.

the girl is my friend. They met in a conference. they spent the night working together. They exchange numbers. He texted him after a month of their meeting. She texted back. The continue texting each other. They met again. They became steady. Then they got married

they were both 15 when they were dating. it ended when they were in college. they both married their college sweethearts. years passed. they met in a high school reunion. they were both single again then in their 50s. they reminisced and then got married.

who would ever thought that love can bloom in the blogsphere? but it did!...you know who you are...and im trully happy for you.

isnt it great to know that love know no boundaries...the possibilities of meeting our soulmates are limitless...

sabi ko sa sarili ko ayaw ko na...dapat tigilan na ang kahibangan ko sayo...ayaw ko ng maging addict sayo na hinahanap ka...ayaw ko na ang feeling na parang kulang ang linggo ko kapag wala akong natatanggap na email mula sayo kahit work related email naman lahat ng pinapadala mo...sabi ko din...di na kita iisipin...career na lang muna...kaya lang bakit ganun???...kung kailan ko napag desisyunan na tanggalin ka sa sistema ko...i will received an email from you...o kaya tatawag ka...the usual...magtatanong ka ng updates ng projects tapos in the middle of my updates kukumustahin mo ako...tatanungin mo pa ako kung kumain na ako...kaya tuloy ayan...gusto na naman kita!...parang this week...sa dami ng updates ko wala akong natanggap na email sayo...tapos bigla na lang kagabi habang ako'y nagpapaka-busy na requirement nyo...nag email ka...syempre work pa rin...kaya lang nag leave ka ng note na we will discuss it on tue...ayan looking forward tuloy ako sa tuesday kasi alam ko tatawag ka!...hmp...sabi ko nga ayaw ko na sa'yo eh!...kaya lang ang hirap kaya ng ganun...pano ka matatanggal sa sistema ko kung katrabaho kita?...hindi lang basta client...ikaw ang boss! sana may ma-hire na kayong brand manager para sya na lang lagi kausap ko at mabawasan ang interaction natin...siguro kapag nagkaganun di na kita maiisip...kaya lang sigurado naman ako na kapag nagkataon malulungkot ako kasi mamimiss kita!...hay...sabi ko nga crush lang kita...di ako in love sayo...sana ganun nga lang...kung hindi...sana ma in love ka din sa akin! haha...wishful thingking ata yun...pero malay natin...pretty and smart naman ako...baka madaan sa intellectual attraction! hay ulit...

Lord, pwedeng humiling???...di ba i've been through a lot...and that i deserve someone better...pwede kayang sya na?!...hehehe...cge na Lord....please!