Thank you, Josh Groban!!!

"God created us to be surprised," says a friend one night. This is an understament. Not only does HE want to surprise us. HE wants to give us many surprises.

On October 18, God's surprise came through Josh Groban. And it was not only once but thrice! (so the saying, they always come in 3s may also be true after all…).

First, instead of using my original ticket, i was upgraded at the last minute, seated near the aisle.

Second, Josh stood beside me when he walked down the aisle from the crowd entrance while serenading the crowd on the way to the stage. This happened on the second part of the show.

And third, I and my friends were invited to attend his exclusive after-concert party at Makati S'hangrila's RED! There, we were able to chat with Josh, have our pictures taken and he gamely authographed our copies of People Asia magazine of which is he is cover boy

It was an unforgettable evening. I enjoyed the show and i enjoyed hobnobbing with Josh even more! LOL

So, Thank you, Josh Groban for God has made me realized His goodness time and again. HE knew how much I wanted to watch your show. I only asked Him for that, and he gave me MORE!

Thank you, dear God! You're great!!! Can't wait for your next surprise   I am grateful…

Queen of Dreams

 I wonder if God is showing me His unique sense of humour. In my imaginary face-to-face conversations with Him, I often say "Di kita ma-gets at di ko masakyan ang pang-aasar mo… buti na lang di ako pikon."

You see, in recent months, I feel like asking the universe (okay, okay… in fact, i did ask the universe) "why can my friends get to live my dreams, and i can't? Eh, ako kaya ang humihingi nun? hindi sila…" hahaha! funny no?

So, if something beautiful happens to my dear friends, i kiddingly tell them: "Hey, you are living my dream!" and they would tell me: "Sweetie, your time will come." And we laugh. Hay naku, Patience wouldn't be a virtue for nothing. I think this is what the universe is trying to teach me…

I just recently finished reading the book "The Queen of Dreams" by noted Indian novelist Chitra Divakaruni. There was a paragraph in the book that caught my attention, coz it captured perfectly how I feel at the moment.

The line goes: "Watching them, I feel at once happy and lonely. It's not the loneliness of being without a mate, but something more primal. As though I were the only one being left on this side of the glass, while the rest of the world– happy, uncaring– lived out its life in the other side. They were aware of my presence, they even waved to me from time to time, as Belle was doing, but they didn't know how it felt to be looking in, waving back, unable to cross over…" (p. 182 )