How often do you pause to appreciate what you have in life?

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How are you ?  I hope you are ALL happy and appreciate what you have in life :) 

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When I was young, I took things for granted. I believe many other kids did so, as well. After all, we were young and we didn’t know what life could be like on the other side.

One thing we took for granted was education. In my country, it’s compulsory for all kids to go to school, so it was a given. We never thought about how lucky we were to be educated.

We also took our teachers for granted. We never thought about how lucky we were to have teachers who cared for our growth so much, and poured their heart and soul into their lessons.

Then slowly as I grew up, I began to appreciate things around me more. As I saw more and more of the world out there, I realized all the things I’d been given are not rights, but privileges.

I realized the world is so beautiful yes it is, and we’re lucky to live in such an amazing world.

Sometimes it’s easy to feel bad because you’re going through a tough time in life. However, remember that no matter how bad your situation may seem, there are tens of thousands of things to be grateful for in life.

Below is a simple list of things that I’m grateful for in my life. Most of the items, if not all, will apply to you too. I’m sure as you read this list, you’ll think of many more things to be grateful for. Feel free to add on I would love to read them.

Here are 60  things to be grateful for in our lives:

1. Your parents - for giving birth to you. Because if there is no them, there will not be you.
2. Your family – for being your closest kin in the world.
3. Your friends – for being your companions in life.
4. Sense of sight – for letting you see the colors of life.
5. Sense of hearing - for letting you hear trickle of rain, the voices of your loved ones, and the harmonious chords of music.
6. Sense of touch - for letting you feel the texture of your clothes, the breeze of the wind, the hands of your loved ones.
7. Sense of smell – for letting you smell scented candles, perfumes, and beautiful flowers in your garden.
8. Sense of taste – for letting you savor the sweetness of fruits, the saltiness of seawater, the sourness of pickles, the bitterness of bitter gourd, and the spiciness of chili.
9. Your speech – for giving you the outlet to express yourself.
10. Your heart – for pumping blood to all the parts of your body every second since you were born; for giving you the ability to feel.
11. Your lungs – for letting you breathe so you can live.
12. Your immune system – for fighting viruses that enter your body. For keeping you in the pink of your health so you can do the things you love.
13. Your hands – so you can type on your computer, flip the pages of books, and hold the hands of your loved ones.
14. Your legs - for letting you walk, run, swim, play the sports you love, and curl up in the comfort of your seat.
15. Your mind - for the ability to think, to store memories, and to create new solutions.
16. Your good health – for enabling you to do what you want to do and for what you’re about to do in the future.
17. Your school - for providing a environment conducive to learning and growing.
18. Your teachers – for their dedication and for passing down knowledge to you.
19. Tears – for helping you express your deepest emotions.
20. Disappointment - so you know the things that matter to you most.
21. Fears – so you know your opportunities for growth.
22. Pain – for you to become a stronger person.
23. Sadness – for you to appreciate the spectrum of human emotions.
24. Happiness – for you to soak in the beauty of life.
25. The Sun - for bringing in light and beauty to this world.
26. Sunset – for a beautiful sight to end the day.
27. Moon and Stars - for brightening up our night sky.
28. Sunrise - for a beautiful sight to start the morning.
29. Rain – for cooling you when it gets too warm and for making it comfy to sleep in on weekends.
30. Snow – for making winter even more beautiful.
31. Rainbows – for a beautiful sight to look forward to after rain.
32. Oxygen - for making life possible.
33. The earth – for creating the environment for life to begin.
34. Mother nature - for covering our world in beauty.
35. Animals – for adding to the diversity of life.
36. Internet - for connecting you and others despite the physical space between you.
37. Transport - for making it easier to commute from one place to another.
38. Mobile phones – for making it easy to stay in touch with others.
39. Computers – for making our lives more effective and efficient.
40. Technology – for making impossible things possible.
41. Movies – for providing a source of entertainment.
42. Books – for adding wisdom into your life.
43. Blogs – for connecting you with other like-minded people.
44. Shoes – for protecting your feet when you are out.
45. Time – for a system to organize yourself and keep track of activities.
46. Your job – for giving you a source of living and for being a medium where you can add value to the world.
47. Music - for lifting your spirits when you’re down and for filling your life with more love.
48. Your bed - for you to sleep comfortably in every night.
49. Your home - for a place you can call home.
50. Your soul mate – for being the one who understands everything you’re going through.
51. Your best friends – for being there for you whenever you need them.
52. Your enemies – for helping you uncover your blind spots so you can become a better person.
53. Kind strangers – for brightening up your days when you least expect it.
54. Your mistakes - for helping you to improve and become better.
55. Heartbreaks - for helping you mature and become a better person.
56. Laughter - for serenading your life with joy.
57. Love - for letting you feel what it means to truly be alive.
58. Life’s challenges - for helping you grow and become who you are.
59. Life - for giving you the chance to experience all that you’re experiencing, and will be experiencing in time to come.

And last but not least… #60:

You.

For being who you are and touching the world with your presence.

The Real Happiness.

Happiness is the one thing we all want most in this life, the one thing most of us will spend a good deal of our time searching for. In fact, I'm willing to bet that you are looking for happiness right now. If so, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you're never going to find it.

The fact that any of us are even looking for happiness means that we don't quite understand it. I wasted a lot of time in pursuit of my own little piece of happiness before learning that I was wasting my time. Let me explain. Happiness does not and cannot exist on its own in nature.

Happiness is not a commodity that can be bought or paid for. It is also not some wily creature living in the dark corners of the earth, laughing at our attempts to capture it. And it is not a object that merely attaches itself to a person, a place, or an event, and then waits for us to run into it someday.

No, the reason that you will not find happiness is because it cannot be found. To have it, one must first create it.

Let me repeat, happiness is created. By you. By me.

You've probably heard that happiness is a choice. Having dealt with depression in my life, I have a hard time believing this idea. When the world around you has been sapped of its color, it is almost impossible to simply choose to feel happiness. Likewise, sometimes we face challenges that seem totally insurmountable, and our hearts are twisted so tightly that it feels as though all the happiness has been simply wrung out. "Choosing" to put that happiness back would be like attempting to put an egg back into its broken shell.

Creating happiness is different. When you create happiness, you are building something new -- something that didn't exist before. You are not simply filling the void of an old happiness that you have lost. You have to work to make something unique that will open up spaces in your heart you never knew existed, and re-inflate that heart in a new way.

Learning to create happiness is not always easy, and it doesn't happen overnight. I wasted a lot of time early in life thinking, I'll be happy when... I'll be happy when I go to college... I'll be happy when I graduate college... I'll be happy as soon as I begin a real career... I'll be happy when I get married and have a family... But as I started to reach some of those milestones, I was disappointed to find that the happiness that I had imagined secured to them was not there.

So I decided to change. I decided to try creating my own happiness. When life was hard, I would take a deep breath and step away from life. Creating happiness can be as simple as that. It can be taking time to notice the beauties around you. It can be painting a picture, participating in a hobby, or doing something nice for someone in need.

Do something that you enjoy, try something new, tackle something big that you've always wanted to do. Don't be afraid to be silly or to mess up. Just go for it! You are bringing something new into existence! Put your all into it, and you will be able to feel happiness being created. Involve others -- people you care about like friends and family -- and you will be almost sure to create happiness.

I created happiness in other ways as well. I found ways to serve others and to take joy in menial tasks. When I put my heart into creating happiness, I found that it was easy to carry around with me. There was no longer a need to wait for it to fall into my lap.

Sure, I still have bad days, hard weeks, and even devastating months. But I know that no matter what happens, happiness will not evade me forever because I have the capacity within me to create it again. And you know what? I believe it is because I learned to do this that I was even able to achieve some of those goals that I used to dream would bring happiness to me! Creating happiness has helped me reach my goals, but more importantly, it has made life not only bearable but wonderfully enjoyable.

Please stop looking for happiness. You will never find it. Sometimes it may seem as though you have, but believe me if you didn't create it, what you have found will be both false and fleeting. The only real happiness is the kind you create for yourself.

Side note: If you're having a hard time getting started and aren't sure exactly how to make happiness, go do something nice for someone else. Service is one of the easiest ways to grow a little sprout of happiness, because it involves helping another to create their own.

One reason why I always end up getting hurt is because I fall in love so easily.

I don’t know, but I have always been weak when it comes to falling in love. I fall in love too fast, and when I say I’m in love, I’m in love too hard.

At the end of the day, I realized that I get my hopes up for something that won’t last, no not even gonna happen.

I believe true love does exist

When you get married with someone your suppose to be in love and happy with that person. Many people, mostly women, feel very strong about marriage, moving in, and starting a new family. I always ask myself “why do people need to get married to prove they love someone?” is it because they want to show off there brand new ring or just because they think they need to get married. Maybe there is different kinds of love, different kinds of feelings that get you to think you are in love, but your really not. Many individuals tend to confuse love with lust or like. So how will we ever really know if love exist or not? They say love is like magic, but if magic is just an illusion does that mean love is as well?

I always told myself I was too young to know what love was. Till this day I don’t know exactly what love is, I don’t even know if it really exist or not. There are some people who don’t believe in love because they most likely, either got there heart broken, never really been in love, don’t want to get hurt, or they just don’t care about it. Well, I do. I have gotten my heart broken, I believed I really was in love, and I will take the risk of getting hurt to find true love because I do care. I care because I know how happy love can make you feel, because I want to grow old with someone, and because I cant imagine life without my other half.

I know a lot of people who claim that they have been in love or that they are, but I find it very hard to believe. It almost never fails that whenever I ask someone what love is they respond “I don’t know” or “when two people really care about each other”. It is very interesting to me to hear different peoples outlook’s on love. My outlook on love changed. After ending a long term relationship (4th- exbf)  I learned a lot. I learned that what I felt wasn’t love. I realized that I didn’t really love that person I was with I was just so used to him. I broke his heart, not because I wanted to but because I wasn’t happy with him. When I ended our relationship I didn’t do it for anyone else, I did it because I knew that was exactly what I wanted. Little did I know that what I once thought love was, is nothing compared to what I think love is now.

I never thought I would experience love at such a young age, maybe I haven’t, but one thing I know for sure is exactly how I felt. When someone asks me what love is, I could respond. I don’t have to say “I don’t know” or “when two people really care about each other” because to me that’s not what love is, that’s not what I believe. I believe true love is when you will do anything to see that person happy, its when two people feel exactly the same about each other, when two people become one.

Love is out there and it’s the most beautiful feeling in life, love is everlasting and although it could be an illusion it’s the greatest adventure you will take. Its real, we live it, and we breath it. Love suffers all and is kind. Love does not envy, love does not parade itself, it does not behave rudely, it does not seek its own, it is not provoked, it thinks no evil, does not rejoice in inequity but rejoices in the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never fails, take it and live it. I believe true love does exist.

Our Choices and Our Future

Always inspired by quotations like this one, I am a believer that our future is dictated by our choices. Not by fate, not by destiny. Yes, those two could be the inevitable… but I always think that I will have come to those places because of my own decisions. I won’t attribute it to the stars, the lines on my palm, or even the weird dreams in my subconscious for any event in my life. They come as blessings and trials. And how I take them – whether I accept them or I run away from them – will always be my choice. I know, I am sooo hard-headed like that.

Sometimes I think this philosophy of mine (which I share with at least somebody in the planet hopefully) is plain stupid. They say what happens, has to happen. But I just think it’s more stupid to just take things, especially the bad ones, and blame it to ‘what has been written”. I know I could be wrong…but at least I know I’ll never give up without putting up a God damn fight! Hahahahaha…

Maybe I am just one confused soul pretending to know where to go, don’t you think? Life really is complicated…especially as you grow older. 

OMG ,yes!

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Lawrence 5th Bday.

366 Kuya Lawrence Celebrates with Children’s Joy Foundation

AUGUST 30, 2014

Written by Kuya Harvard

Ate Ana Cortez gave us a call 2 and a half months before this birthday event of his 5 year old son, Lawrence with the kids. We acknowledge the fact that she was so willing and excited to celebrate with orphans of Children’s Joy Foundation. We share that enthusiasm with her.

The afternoon’s festivities were filled with two games, two entertainers, lots of food and gift giving to get both the kids and volunteers acquainted and comfortable with one another. It was a full house as volunteers from Standard Chartered Bank joined together with our sponsors friends. There were also 42 kids who participated.

The teens of Children’s Joy Foundation also performed as they serenaded Lawrence as we greet him a Happy Birthday. It was night time when we said our goodbyes to everyone. We ended with a group photo and hugs for one awesome celebration.

Thank you once again Ate Ana. U! Happy Events looks forward to having more Mothers partner with us for their kid’s special day. 

- See more at: http://uhappyevents.com/kuya-lawrence-celebrates-with-childrens-joy-foundation/#sthash.d8G5zcDm.dpuf

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449 Ate Ana Celebrates with Philippine Orthopedic Center

  Events  --------------------------------------  2015 Events (82)  --------------------------------------  512 Telstra’s Dance Workshop with Little Lights 1 of 5   511 Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid Goes to Enchanted Kingdom   510 510 Kuya Mac’s Story Telling Workshop with National Children’s Hospital   509 509 Ate Raquel Celebrates with SOS Children’s Villages   508 508 The Blandings Celebrates with Rehoboth Children’s Home   507 507 Esquire’s Fitness Workshop with GK Laura 3 of 4   506 506 HSBC’s Mural and Larong Pinoy with GK Pateros   505 505 SGS Gulf Limited’s Magic Workshop with Operation Blessing   504 504 Cathay Pacific’s Basketball Workshop with Tuklasan   503 503 Ate Amira Celebrates with Gentle Hands   502 502 UST Student’s Dance Workshop with Hospicio de San Jose   501 501 Ate Marga’s Dance Workshop with Tuklasan   500 500 Art Reach   499 499 Ate Karol’s Acting Workshop with Jesus Loves the Little Children   498 498 Ate Chris’ Self Portrait with Gentle Hands   497 497 Ate May Celebrates with Bahay Maria   496 496 Kuya Amadeo’s Art Workshop with Hospicio de San Jose   495 495 JCI Manilena’s Movie, Avengers with Virlanie Foundation   494 494 Ate Kirsten Celebrates with Precious Heritage Children’s Home   493 493 Kuya Benj’s Acting Workshop with Holy Family Home   492 492 Acting Workshop with Tahan Tahanan   491 491 Flip Trip’s Taal Heritage Tour   490 490 Ate Mikel’s Acting Workshop with Metro World Child   489 489 Esquire’s Fitness Workshop with GK Laura 2 of 4   488 488 Appetite Magazine’s Feeding Program with Project Pearls   487 487 4/14 Pilipinas Mindanao Launch   486 486 Dreamscape’s Magic Workshop with Kuya Center   485 485 Dreamscape’s Magic Workshop with Little Lights Ministry   484 484 Ate Winnie’s Dance Workshop with Manila Boys Town   483 483 Ate Bianca’s Baking Workshop with Mano Amiga   482 482 AIESEC International Youth Leaders Conference 2015   481 481 U! Happy Events’ Celebrates with Virlanie Foundation   480 480 Mommy Esther and Ate Jobs’ Accessory Making with Alay Buhay Development Foundation   479 479 Esquire’s Fitness Workshop with GK Laura 1 of 4   478 478 Ate Krich Celebrates with Children’s Joy Foundation   477 477 SGS Philippines’ Dance Workshop with Little Lights   476 476 Ate Pam’s Mind Museum Tour with Mano Amiga   475 475 Ate Kim’s Zumba with Metro World Child   474 474 Ate Des Manila Ocean Park with Kythe   473 473 USCAA’s Bed Chandelier with Ospital ng Makati   472 472 World Puppetry Day   471 471 Ate Marge’s Memory Game Cards with Living Faith in Jesus Ministry   470 470 Sky Arrow’s Art Workshop with Makati Bangkal HS   469 469 Kuya Kevin’s Mural with Gawad Kalinga Pateros   468 468 Ate Jill’s Art Workshop with ECPAT   467 467 Ate Grace Celebrates with Holy Family Home   466 466 Ate Gabby Celebrates with Bahay Tuluyan   465 465 Ate Nica Celebrates with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   464 464 Teletech Recruitment Leader’s Accessory Workshop with SOS Children’s Villages   463 463 Ate Gi Celebrates with Tahanang Walang Hagdan   462 462 Children’s Fair with Sta. Teresa Elementary School   461 461 Ate Chessika’s Acting Workshop with Bahay Maria   460 460 Ate Stevie’s Dance Workshop with Gentle Hands   459 459 Ate Stephanie’s Tie Dye Workshop with Virlanie Foundation   458 458 DLSU Student’s Dance Workshop with Shepherd of the Hills   457 457 Atty. Joshua Celebrates with National Center for Mental Health   456 456 HSBC’s Art in Island with Gentle Hands   455 455 Advent Solution’s Ocean Park Tour with Project Pearls   454 454 Ate Acel’s Fitness Workshop with Tuklasan   453 453 Kuya Prince’s Basketball Clinic with Pangarap Foundation   452 452 Camp Pag-ibig   451 451 Ate Alfe’s Hat Making with Gentle Hands   450 450 Ate Kym’s Valentine Placemat with Living Faith in Jesus Ministry   449 449 Ate Ana Celebrates with Philippine Orthopedic Center   448 448 Kuya Gabriel’s Philippine Science Centrum Tour with Concern Marikina   447 447 SGS Gulf Limited’s Valentine Plant with Makati Bangkal High School   446 446 Ate Armelie Celebrates with Church So Blessed   445 445 Ate Karla Celebrates with Kamuning Bible Church Fellowship   444 444 Ate Sherrill Celebrates with UNO Kids   443 443 HSBC’s Acting Workshop with Mano Amiga   442 442 Ate Rosy’s Art Workshop with SOS Children’s Village   441 441 Ate Camille’s Mural with Ospital ng Makati   440 440 JPMAP’s Baking Workshop with A-HA Learning Center   439 439 Kuya Kenneth Celebrates with Krus na Ligas Elementary School   438 438 Movie Annie with A-HA Learning Center   437 437 Kuya Franco Celebrates with Kuya Center   436 436 Kuya Eliam Celebrates with Gentle Hands   435 435 Kuya Max Celebrates with Children’s Joy Foundation   434 434 Ate Deanina’s Breakout Manila with Metro World Child   433 433 Ate Samantha’s Art Workshop with National Children’s Hospital   432 432 Ate Nina’s Accessory Workshop with Holy Family Home   431 431 Ate Kennettee’s Baking Workshop with Tuklasan   --------------------------------------  2014 Events (150)  --------------------------------------  430 430 Christmas Art Celebration with GK Ave Maria   429 429 Kuya Ryan’s Christmas with Little Lights Ministry   428 428 Ate Grace Celebrates with Virlanie Foundation   427 427 360 Studio’s Christmas with CCT   426 426 Fujimi Filipino Catholic Community and NKKP Japan’s Christmas with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   425 425 Bautista Family’s Christmas with Shepherd of the Hills   424 424 Kuya Mark’s Art Workshop with Children’s Joy Foundation   423 423 Christmas Celebration with Bambang Children’s Ministry   422 422 Ate Khelly’s Art Workshop with Virlanie Foundation   421 421 Ate Imee’s Story Telling with Philippine Orthopedic Center   420 420 Christ the King’s Origami Workshop with Libis Elementary School   419 419 Shell’s Christmas with Ospital ng Makati   418 418 Ate Ann’s Art Workshop with Kuya Center   417 417 Christmas Celebration with Bahay Maria   416 416 SGS Gulf Limited’s Story Telling Workshop with A-HA! Learning Center   415 415 Ate Anne and Ate Venice Celebrate with SOS Children’s Village   414 414 Ate Aimee and Ate Aileen’s Art Workshop with Right Start   413 413 Safeway Philtech’s Christmas with Holy Family Home   412 412 Ate Mariz Christmas with Living Faith in Jesus Ministry   411 411 St. Luke’s Christmas with National Children’s Hospital   410 410 Caltex’s Art Workshop with Kamuning Elementary School   409 409 Nu Skin’s Mind Museum Tour with Child Foundation   408 408 Ate Ann Jhelica’s Mural with Ospital ng Makati   407 407 Ate Michelle’s Carnival with Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid   406 406 Singles for Christ’s Christmas with Tuklasan   405 405 Kuya Michael’s Art Workshop with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   404 404 Esquire’s Christmas with Gawad Kalinga Laura   403 403 SnB’s Clay Art with Bahay Maria   402 402 Kuya Oliver’s Art Workshop with Gentle Hands   401 401 East West Bank’s Cinderella with UNO Kids   400 400 Ate Stan’s Muay Thai Workshop with Backstreet Kids   399 399 Esquire’s Origami Workshop for GK Laura 5 of 5   398 398 Ate Monique’s Singing Workshop for New Faith Family Home   397 397 SMDC’s Art Workshop with Project Pearls   396 396 Parol Making with A-HA Learning Center   395 395 Big Shift’s Dance Workshop with Metro World Child   394 394 MSCI’s Cooking Workshop with UNO Kids   393 393 Kuya Anton’s Circus Event with Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid   392 392 Ate Malou’s Art Workshop with National Center for Mental Health   391 391 Kuya Gavin’s Art Workshop with Virlanie Foundation   390 390 Monfort Foundation’s March of Saints   389 389 Out Treat with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   388 388 Ate Monica Celebrates with Project Pearls   387 387 Esquire Celebrates with GK Laura 4 of 5   386 386 Chinese International School Kinect Dance Party with Little Lights Ministry   385 385 HSBC’s Kite Flying with Concern Marikina   384 384 Primer’s Larong Pinoy with CCT Pasay   383 383 NCR Corp. Celebrates with National Children’s Hospital   382 382 Ate Ren’s and Ate Janelle’s Pinoy Fiesta with Tuklasan   381 381 Takbo Breast Friends Year 3 with Tuklasan   380 380 Ate Sheila’s Pen & Paper Year 3 with Right Start   379 379 Ate Catherine’s Futkal with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   378 378 Ate Chelsea’s Art Workshop with Metro World Child   377 377 Nutri Del’s Nourishment Program with Little Lights Ministry   376 376 Kuya Robby’s Art Workshop with Gentle Hands   375 375 Esquire’s Art Workshop with GK Laura 3 of 5   374 374 Ate Tisha Celebrates with Bahay Maria   373 373 Ate Te’s Accessory Workshop with GK Ave Maria   372 372 Mrs. Globe Philippines 2014 Face Painting Workshop with Missions of Charity   371 371 JCI Manilena’s Disney Live with Precious Heritage Children   370 370 God’s Mission Possible Celebrates with Visayan Forum Foundation   369 369 Deng Shilei’s Art Workshop with Little Lights Ministry   368 368 Ate Kathleen’s Dance Workshop with Manila Boys Town   367 367 Esquire’s Art Workshop with GK Laura 2 of 5   366 366 Kuya Lawrence Celebrates with Children’s Joy Foundation   365 365 Kuya Rae’s Zumba with Virlanie Foundation   364 364 4/14 Pilipinas Conference, Benguet   363 363 Dra. Michelle’s Sing & Dance with Philippine Orthopedic Hospital   362 362 Ate Haydee Celebrates with Tahan Tahanan   361 361 Art Workshop with GK Ave Maria   360 360 HSBC’s Puppy Love with Tahanan Sta. Luisa   359 359 Musicoveries with Project Pearls   358 358 Kuya Inigo Celebrates with Tuklasan   357 357 Ate Lian’s Accessory Workshop with Holy Family Home   356 356 Kuya Franz Celebrates with Metro World Child   355 355 Kuya Mark’s Story Telling with National Children’s Hospital   354 354 GK Ave Maria Learning Center Visit   353 353 Westfield’s Rak of Aegis Show with Metro World Child   352 352 Ate Cha’s Balloon Twisting Workshop with Gentle Hands   351 351 USA Auto Parts Celebrates with Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders   350 350 Ate Pam’s Art Workshop with Shepherd of the Hills   349 349 Esquire’s Art Workshop with GK Laura 1 of 5   348 348 Ate Marcy Celebrates with White Cross   347 347 Ate Frauline’s and Kuya Paulino’s Poi Workshop with Bahay Maria   346 346 Kuya Jave’s Baking Workshop with Tuklasan   345 345 Kuya Chris’ Fitness Day with Tuklasan   344 344 Ate Timmy’s Manila Zoo with UNO Kids   343 343 HSBC’s Be A Hero with Mano Amiga   342 342 Ate Ann’s Larong Pinoy with Little Lights Ministry   341 341 Esquire’s Art Workshop with GK Pinagsama 5 of 5   340 340 Ate Joyce’s Story Telling Workshop with National Center for Mental Health   339 339 Ate Clarisse & Ate Carina’s Circus Event with Right Start   338 338 Coffee Bean’s Quiz Bee with Kamuning Elementary School   337 337 JCI Oritgas’ Story Telling Workshop with Tahanan ng Pagmamahal   336 336 Kuya Joey’s Acting Workshop with Puso sa Puso   335 335 Corazon Foundation’s Crafts Workshop with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   334 334 Ate Joyce Celebrates with Childhaus   333 333 Ate Ina and Ate Vern Celebrates with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   332 332 Corazon Foundation’s Art Workshop with KNK   331 331 Ate Sam Celebrates with Virlanie Foundation   330 330 JCI Ortigas’ Re-painting with GK Caliwag   329 329 Ate Cheena’s Art Workshop with Mano Amiga   328 328 Ate Nicci’s Re-painting with Kamuning Elementary School   327 327 Ate Camille’s Origami with Tahan Tahanan   326 326 Ate Maritess’ Accessory Workshop with New Beginnings   325 325 Ate Mhae Celebrates with National Children’s Hospital   324 324 Esquire’s Art Workshop with GK Pinagsama 4 of 5   323 323 Ate Kim Celebrates with Bahay Maria   322 322 Tangent’s Brigada Eskwela with Krus na Ligas Elementary School   321 321 Korean Cultural Caravan with Tahanan Walang Hagdan   320 320 Science Centrum with Metro World Child   319 319 JCI Manilena’s Movie, X-Men with Virlanie Foundation   318 318 Ate Mafe’s Art Workshop with Tuklasan   317 317 Be A Hero with Metro World Child   316 316 Balik Eskwela with Suguian Elementary School   315 315 Kuya Rudyard’s Dance Workshop with Gentle Hands   314 314 Soshal Network’s Museo Tour with Project Pearls   313 313 Appetite Magazine’s Cooking Workshop with Little Lights Ministry   312 312 NuWorks Interactive Labs’ Art Worshop with Project Pearls   311 311 Ate Lianne’s Accessory Making with Children’s Joy Foundation   310 310 Esquire’s Art Workshop with GK Pinagsama 3 of 5   309 309 4/14 Pilipinas Conference, Manila   308 308 Kuya Moses Celebrates with Virlanie Foundation   307 307 Ate Sharlyn’s Baking Workshop with Tuklasan   306 306 Esquire’s Art Workshop with GK Pinagsama 2 of 5   305 305 Ate Marge’s Beatbox with Puso sa Puso   304 304 Aegis’ Story Telling Workshop with Shepherd of the Hills   303 303 Coffee Bean’s Let’s Get Physical with Balara Elementary School   302 302 Ate Des Celebrates with Kythe   301 301 Kuya Timo Celebrates with Virlanie Foundation   300 300 Acting Workshop with Virlanie Foundation   299 299 Ate Hiroko Celebrates with New Faith Family Children’s Home   298 298 360 Studio’s Kite Flying with CCT   297 297 Ate Felisa Celebrates with National Children’s Hospital   296 296 Esquire’s Art Workshop with GK Pinagsama 1 of 5   295 295 V Zone Engagement Party   294 294 Ate Julie’s Origami and Balloon Workshop with Little Lights Ministry Cainta   293 293 Ate Te’s and Kuya Glenn’s Basketball Clinic with GK Cainta   292 292 Inside the Heart of a Magician   291 291 UST College of Nursing’s Fitness Morning with Little Lights Ministry Pateros   290 290 Kythe Flying   289 289 ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra’s Musicoveries with UNO Kids   288 288 No Speed Limit Run with Ateneo Special Education Society   287 287 Love Story with Bahay Maria   286 286 Ate Gladys Celebrates with Holy Family Home   285 285 UST Students Celebrates with National Children’s Hospital   284 284 Benedictine’s Singing Workshop with Shepherd of the Hills   283 283 Ate Romely’s Tie Dye with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   282 282 Benedictine’s Bake Worskhop with Gentle Hands   281 281 Ateneo’s Volunteerism Week   --------------------------------------  2013 Events (98)  --------------------------------------  280 280 Life Skills Jaro, Leyte   279 279 Kids Workshop Jaro, Leyte   278 278 Life Skills Cananga, Leyte   277 277 Kids Workshop Cananga, Leyte   276 276 Ate Claire Celebrates with Precious Heritage Children   275 275 Ate Sherry Celebrates with Tuklasan   274 274 Tangent’s Bike Workshop with Metro World Child   273 273 Maynilad GIS Celebrates with  Philippine Children’s Medical Center   272 272 Sun Life Celebrates with Hospicio de San Jose   271 271 Ate Tina’s Parol Workshop with Children’s Joy Foundation   270 270 Ate Miah Celebrates with Shepherd of the Hills   269 269 Ate Riley’s Christmas Hat Workshop with Mano Amiga   268 268 Metrobank’s Bike Workshop with CONCERN, Marikina   267 267 Nu Skin’s Ocean Park Tour with CHILD Foundation   266 266 Corazon Foundation Celebrates with  Quirino Memorial Medical Center   265 265 Kuya Nelson’s Tree Planting with Metro World Child   264 264 Cuerpo Construction Celebrates with Little Lights Ministry   263 263 CCT Pasay Celebrates at Manila Ocean Park   262 262 Cups of Hope Distribution   261 261 Cups of Hope: Hospicio de San Jose   260 260 Oplan Salubong Christmas Party   259 259 Christmas Stocking Workshop with CCT Pasay   258 258 Accessory Making Workshop with New Beginnings   257 257 Ate Karen’s Guitar and Beat Box Workshop with SOS Children’s Village   256 256 Cups of Hope Preparation   255 255 Capiz Yolanda Relief Effort   254 254 Ate Irene Celebrates with National Children’s Hospital   253 253 La Mesa Eco Park Tour with Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid   252 252 Arts and Stories with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   251 251 Antique Yolanda Relief Effort   250 250 Ate Donela Celebrates with Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders Kids   249 249 Antique and Capiz Packing   248 248 Ate Vix’s Kite Flying with Shepherd of the Hills   247 247 Relief Operation for Yolanda   246 246 Ate Emcee’s Dance Workshop with Operation Blessing   245 245 Origami and Drawing Workshop with Right Start CDO   244 244 New Zealand Natural’s Donation to Kamuning Bible Church Fellowship   243 243 Emerson’s Beat Box Workshop with Tahanan ng Pagmamahal   242 242 New Zealand Natural’s Beat Box Workshop with New Beginnings   241 241 New Zealand Natural’s Donation to CONCERN, Marikina   240 240 JCI Manilena’s Cinderella with Virlanie Foundation   239 239 Ate Te’s Bowling Workshop with Tuklasan   238 238 Empire’s Boxing Workshop Year 2 with Metro World Child   237 237 Ate Trissia Celebrates with St. Rita Orphanage   236 236 Ate Malou Celebrates with National Children’s Hospital   235 235 Ate Ren Celebrates with Ospital ng Maynila   234 234 Ate Geraldine’s Futkal with Gawad Kalinga   233 233 Ate Sheila’s Paper & Pen Year 2 with Right Start   232 232 Donation of Educational Materials to 7 Malabon Schools   231 231 Ate Bianca Celebrates with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   230 230 Ate Anna Celebrates with Bahay Maria   229 229 Ate Aila’s Star City Tour with Metro World Child   228 228 Ate Adeth Celebrates with White Cross   227 227 Ate Aizza’s Accessory Making Workshop with Holy Family Home   226 226 Ate Charina’s Avilon Zoo Tour with Tao Kids   225 225 Maring Relief with Little Lights Ministry   224 224 Ate Nikki’s Story Telling Workshop with New Faith Family Home   223 223 Ate Iriss’ Baking Workshop with Tuklasan & Bgy. 20   222 222 Ate Grace Celebrates with Tahanan ng Pagmamahal   221 221 Magis Deo Celebrates with Little Lights Ministry Pateros   220 220 Ate Marife’s Magic Workshop with We Care Foundation   219 219 Arvin International’s Ocean Park with Kids Battling Cancer   218 218 Ate Kimi’s Mind Museum Tour with Precious Heritage Children   217 217 Ate Carmel’s Cooking Workshop with Shepherd of the Hills   216 216 Corazon Foundation’s Dance Workshop with KNK   215 215 Ate Camille & Jaybee Celebrates with Bahay Maria   214 214 Ate Jo-e Celebrates with Real Life Foundation   213 213 World Vision Run 2013   212 212 Corazon Foundation’s Origami & Arts with Puso sa Puso   211 211 Ate Jane Celebrates with Tahan Tahanan Year 2   210 210 Merck Celebrates with Virlanie Foundation   209 209 Ate Alex Celebrates with Bahay Tuluyan   208 208 Ate Louanne Celebrates with Childhaus   207 207 Ate Stella Celebrates with Tahan Tahanan   206 206 Unstoppable Dream: Nick Vujicic   205 205 Summer Musical with UNO Kids   204 204 Ate Riesel Celebrates with Holy Family Home   203 203 Summer Musical Workshop 4 with UNO Kids   202 202 Summer Musical Workshop 3 with UNO Kids   201 201 UNO Kids Ocular in CCF Makati   200 200 Summer Musical Workshop 2 with UNO Kids   199 199 Summer Musical Workshop 1 with UNO Kids   198 198 Ate Marianne Tours New Beginnings Kids   197 197 Enchanted Kingdom with Metro World Child   196 196 Splash’s Kite Flying with Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid   195 195 Tuklasan’s Trip to Talentadong Pinoy   194 194 Ate Jam Celebrates with Bahay Maria   193 193 AIESEC UP’s Inspire   192 192 Project Light with A Liter of Light   191 191 Volunteering Expo 2013   190 190 Capitalife Celebrates with Children’s Joy Foundation   189 189 DLSU Dasmarinas Celebrates with Philippine General Hospital   188 188 Ate Nina Celebrates with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   187 187 Bright Lights Year 2 with A Liter of Light   186 186 Ate Kim Celebrates with Operation Paglingap Foundation   185 185 Kuya Gerardo Celebrates with Childhaus   184 184 Kuya Vi Celebrates with Missions of Charity   183 183 Ate Johanna/Ate Rivelle Celebrates with Tuklasan   --------------------------------------  2012 Events (67)  --------------------------------------  182 182 Groiler’s Book Donation for Right Start   181 181 Ate Mafe Celebrates with  Philippine Children’s Medical Center   180 180 Ate Nikki’s Christmas Village with Virlanie Foundation   179 179 Kuya Samuel Celebrates with New Faith Family Home   178 178 Corazon Foundation’s Noche Buena with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   177 177 Mind Museum Tour with Tuklasan   176 176 Shell Celebrates with Hospicio de San Jose   175 175 Grolier’s Caravan to World Vision Schools Day 2   174 174 Ate Kate Celebrates with Philippine General Hospital   173 173 Kuya Gary Celebrates with We Care Foundation   172 172 Alitaptap Story Tellers Celebrates with Virlanie Foundation   171 171 Bless A Child with  Followers of Christ Fellowship   170 170 Groiler’s Story Telling at GK Selecta   169 169 Groiler’s Story Telling at Tenement Elementary School   168 168 Groiler’s Caravan to World Vision Schools Day 1   167 167 Volunteer Exhibit at Miriam College   166 166 MSI Celebrates with Shepherd of the Hills   165 165 Skate Date with Precious Heritage Children’s Home   164 164 Manila Downtown YMCA’s Medical Mission with Project Pearls   163 163 Chef Paul’s Bake Date with Bahay Maria   162 162 Ate Chloe’s Celebrates with Tahan-Tahanan   161 161 Ate Malou Celebrates with Metro World Child   160 160 Kids Got Talent with Bahay Tuluyan   159 159 CCF Bazaar   158 158 Takbo Breast Friends Year 2 with Tuklasan   157 157 Kids Got Talent Practice 2   156 156 Ate Sheila’s Pen & Paper Year 1 with Metro World Child   155 155 One Love Photo Exhibit Launch with Project Pearls   154 154 Kids Got Talent Practice 1   153 153 Ate Ruth Celebrates with National Children’s Hospital   152 152 Ate Stef Celebrates with Virlanie Foundation   151 151 ShaRED & LEON’s Lamesa Eco Tour with Backstreet Kids   150 150 Kids Olympics Year 2 with Little Lights Ministry   149 149 Funlipix’s Basketball with Tuklasan   148 148 Habagat Relief for Little Lights Ministry   147 147 Empire’s Boxing Workshop for Metro World Child Year 1   146 146 Singularity’s Computer Workshop with World Vision   145 145 Ayala Land Celebrates with  Philippine Children’s Medical Center   144 144 Victory Fort Kids Church Celebrates with World Vision   143 143 Ate Monica Celebrates with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   142 142 Ate Gwen Celebrates with Philippine General Hospital   141 141 Ark Avilon with Visayan Forum Foundation   140 140 Institute of Internal Auditor’s Book Value with World Vision   139 139 Kids Carnival with Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid   138 138 Corazon’s Foundation’s Art and Talent with New Beginnings   137 137 Corazon Foundation’s Manila Zoo Tour for Project Pearls   136 136 Ate Jane/Malou Celebrates with Tahan Tahanan   135 135 U! Let the Dogs Out with Concern Marikina   134 134 Brigada Eskwela with Little Lights Ministry   133 133 Paint My Future with World Vision   132 132 Victory Fort’s Human Race with Little Lights Ministry   131 131 Paint My Future Preparation with World Vision   130 130 Ate Nikki Celebrates with Bahay Maria   129 129 Bright Lights Day 2 with A Liter of Light   128 128 Bright Lights Day 1 with A Liter of Light   127 127 Coffee Bean Celebrates with Kythe   126 126 Bototoy Fund Raising   125 125 Bake Date with SOS Children’s Village   124 124 Trip to MV Logos Hope with UNO Kids   123 123 Kuya Ferdie Celebrates with  Philippine Children’s Medical Center   122 122 Make A Wish Foundation with Maurice   121 121 Ate Charmaine Celebrates with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   120 120 Musical Dinner Night with Shepherd of the Hills   119 119 Kick It Right with Street Soccer Philippines   118 118 Cause am SENDong All My LOVE for You!   117 117 Magikerong Pilipino Finals 2 with Kids   116 117 Kuya Sam Celebrates with Tuklasan   --------------------------------------  2011 Events (35)  --------------------------------------  115 115 Atty. Joshua Celebrates with Tahan Tahanan   114 114 Turnover of Christmas Packages   113 113 Magical Christmas   112 112 DZAS Christmas Event with Philippine Children’s Medical Center   111 111 Manulife Celebrates with Gawad Kalinga Payong   110 110 SnB Christmas with Little Lights Ministry   109 109 Ocean Park Event with Project Pearls   108 108 Kids Imagination with Real Life Foundation   107 107 Funlipix’s A Box O’ Fun with New Faith Family Home   106 106 Ate Malou’s Care for Rare with Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders   105 105 Takbo Breast Friends Year 1 with Tuklasan   104 104 Pedring Relief with Concern Marikina   103 103 Pedring Relief with Project Pearls   102 102 U! Can Restore with Project Pearls   101 101 Ate Gia Celebrates  with Tuklasan Year 2   100 100 Grand Kids Caravan   99 99 U! CAN Inspire with Tahan Tahanan   98 98 Skate Date with Bahay Tuluyan   97 97 Batang Bigatin with Right Start   96 96 U! CAN Learn with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   95 95 Toy and School Supplies Caravan with DZAS 702   94 94 Kuya Raffy and Ate Kimmy Celebrates with Little Lights Ministry   93 93 U! CAN Discover with Bahay Tuluyan   92 92 U! Can Build with Concern Marikina   91 91 Ate Marquis Celebrates with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   90 90 Ate Natalie Celebrates with Precious Heritage Children   89 89 Ate Maila Celebrates with New Faith Family Home   88 88 Mission Possible: Kids with Concern Marikina   87 87 Scholar Kids Donation 5 with Balara Elementary School   86 86 Making of Video 3.0 with New Faith Family Home   85 85 Scholar Kids Donation 4 with Balara Elementary School   84 84 Nourishment Program with Zonta Metro Ortigas   83 83 Race For Kids with Kythe Ateneo   82 82 Scholar Kids Donation 3 with Balara Elementary School   81 81 Ate Claud Celebrates with BATA Foundation   --------------------------------------  2010 Events (19)  --------------------------------------  80 80 Toy Caravan with Gawad Kalinga Rizal   79 79 Kids Christmas Stories 3 with Cancer Warriors Foundation   78 78 Kids Christmas Stories Toy Caravan   77 77 Kids Christmas Stories 2 with Metro World Child   76 76 UE Batch 88 Celebrates with Tuklasan   75 75 Celebration with Little Lights Ministry   74 74 Scholar Kids Christmas Party with Balara Elementary School   73 73 Scholar Kids Donation 1 with Balara Elementary School   72 72 Scholar Kids Launch with Balara Elementary School   71 71 Ate Cal Celebrates with National Children’s Hospital   70 70 Art Launch with Shepherd of the Hills   69 69 Celebration with Precious Heritage Children   68 68 Ate Ana Celebrates with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   67 67 Celebration with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   66 66 Kids Paradise with Metro World Child   65 65 Ann Marie celebrates with New Faith Family Home   64 64 Ate Dayan’s Easter with Philippine General Hospital   63 63 Celebration with Precious Heritage Children   62 62 Fish and Kids with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   --------------------------------------  2009 Events (22)  --------------------------------------  61 61 Noche Buena with Quirino Memorial Medical Center   60 60 Celebration with Divine Mercy Year 2   59 59 Art Workshop with Shepherd of the Hills   58 58 Victory Kids Church Green Hills Celebrates with  Philippine Children’s Medical Center   57 57 Arts for Kids with Shepherd of the Hills   56 56 Marche’s Bazaar   55 55 Kids Hope with Kythe Ateneo   54 54 Real Kids with Real Life Foundation   53 53 Ate Malou Celebrates with White Cross   52 52 Ate Gia Celebrates with Tuklasan   51 51 Plant Kids with Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid   50 50 Concert with Shepherd of the Hills   49 49 Kuya Harvard’s Birthday 2009   48 48 Kids Carnival with Agapay Pinoy   47 47 Celebration with Real Life Foundation   46 46 Avilon Zoo Tour with Lighthouse Foundation   45 45 Avilon Zoo Tour Orientation with Lighthouse Kids   44 44 Gift Giving with Backstreet Kids   43 43 Celebration with Balara Elementary School   42 42 Ate Jeanne Celebrates with Tahanan Walang Hagdan   41 41 Ate Nina Celebrates with Tuklasan   40 40 Ate Ria Celebrates with New Faith Family Home   --------------------------------------  2008 Events (23)  --------------------------------------  39 39 Nourish More Kids with Agapay Pinoy   38 38 Ate Janise Celebrates with Tuklasan   37 37 Promenade Celebrates with Backstreet Kids   36 36 Celebration with Catechists Aspiring to Serve (CATS)   35 35 Ang Gusto Ko Ngayong Pasko with Backstreet Kids   34 34 Ate Nina/ Ate Maus Celebrates with Tuklasan   33 33 Ang Gusto Ko Ngayong Pasko Workshops with Backstreet Kids   32 32 Ate Malou Celebrates with Philippine Children’s Medical Center   31 31 Celebration with Kids from Talisay, Bacolod   30 30 Kuya Arland Celebrates with Tuklasan   29 29 Celebration with Divine Mercy Year 1   28 28 Celebration with Backstreet Kids   27 27 Enchanted Kids with Living Dreams   26 26 Kids Olympics Year 1 with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   25 25 Mock Kids Olympics with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   24 24 Mulan Show with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   23 23 Kids Nature 2 with Tao of Human Caravan Advocates   22 22 Adopt Kids with Jesus Loves the Little Children Foundation   21 21 Kids Nature 1 with Tao of Human Caravan Advocates   20 20 U! Happy Events Fund Raiser and Harvard’s Birthday   19 19 Kite Flying with Kuya Center   18 18 Kids Fiesta with New Faith Family Home   17 17 Ayala Booth Exhibit   --------------------------------------  2007 Events (12)  --------------------------------------  16 16 Nourish the Kids with Lighthouse Foundation   15 15 Ate Jo-e Celebrates with Rehoboth Orphanage   14 14 Trick or Treat with Kuya Center   13 13 Kids Marathon with Tuklasan   12 12 Kuya Franc Celebrates with Philippine Children’s Medical Center   11 11 Kids Mountain with Habitat for Humanity   10 10 Celebration with Calauit Elementary School   9 9 Kids Dream with UP Ictus   8 8 Kids Connect with Philippine General Hospital   7 7 Kids Community with Gawad Kalinga Mandaluyong   6 6 Kids Fantasy with Philippine Children’s Medical Center   5 5 Kid at Heart with Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid   --------------------------------------  2006 Events (4)  --------------------------------------  4 4 Ate Kaye Celebrates with Mulat Foundation   3 3 Celebration with Kuya Center   2 2 Film Showing with Living Dreams   1 1 Ate Rinna Celebrates Heart of Angels   

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Written by Secretary, Glenn Costales

It was February 14 – a day to celebrate love and all its romantic gestures and expressions. One person however fancied a different way to spend this special day.

Having her birthday exactly on Valentine’s, Ate Ana Cortez, accompanied by her son Lawrence, put together an event at the Pediatric Ward of the Philippine Orthopedic Center in Quezon City. It was quite the turn out as well with Ate Ana’s family, friends and some more willing volunteers joining in on the early afternoon gathering.

A number of kids were still having their siesta when the team arrived. But when the music started, their curious minds began to turn and they were soon wide awake with anticipation.

The kuyas and ates then got right into it as they were instructed to look for their partner kids for the day. As they paired up, they made their acquaintances and were soon getting to know each other. It was just the tip of the iceberg though because the activities lined up intended to produce an intimate time between the volunteers and the kids.

Ate Dyali Justo of Adarna House soon had the mic and led a lively tale of a wonderful children’s story. It was a very engaging activity that aimed to encourage children to read as it highlighted the fun in reading.

Afterwards, the volunteers also got to try their hands in storytelling as they were given a storybook each to read to their kids. Following Ate Dyali’s example, the kuyas and ates spiritedly narrated their stories to the kids’ (and their parents’) appreciation. This really underlined the importance of reading even deeper. As the people of Adarna House would say, these activities “aim to develop a genuine love for reading among children through storytelling.”

As a final part of the program, and being Valentine’s Day of course, a couple of ‘obliging’ volunteers serenaded everyone with love songs – the perfect way to wind things down. Lunch was served and the volunteers got to bond with the kids for just a little bit more before saying goodbye.

Thank U! to Ate Ana Cortez, Lawrence and all the volunteers for making this day happen. While most people were out on romantic dates, they chose to express love in a much more pure way – the agape love for others – and they definitely deserve a lot of love for that.

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