The Sunday Currently VI: Calligraphic Moment

"There is always something to be thankful for." 

It's Sunday again and today is such a wonderful way to start the week. True to what I have crafted above, we always have something to be thankful for. We just have to find what these things , places , people are. We should always navigate ourselves away from whatever may drag us down so as the rest of our days in the week will not be affected. Come and take a sneak peak of  my Sunday and know what I am thankful for. What about you, what are you thankful for? :)

Reading

. . . the book I started last week , my second Gary Chapman's  book ,Happily Ever After : Six Secrets to a Successful Marriage . I just realized this book requires me to read a chapter a day . Hence , I decided to so. Will have to wait for the husband to come so I can share to him whatever learning I can get from my reading :) 

Writing

. . . scribbles in my calligraphy notebook of which the husband brought to me for a year and a half ago. Yeah, I know! He's such a tolerant of all what's I'm into. He spoils me a lot. Thanks to the One up high for the destiny he made for us. :) 

Listening

. . . to one of my favorite worship songs , Thank You Lord by Don Moen

Hearing

. . . the kids' happy chanting and some unlikable teasing

Thinking

. . .  how kids of today are way too exposed to things of which are not very suitable at their age. For instance , I heard from their teases the curses they utter to their playmates when at my current age I still find it hard to say .  What happens to that very famous quote  which states "The children is the hope of the nation" ?  :( 

Smelling

. . . some parents who have forgotten the attention needed by their children to be really guided in their formative and growing years. What I've actually heard is really beyond alarming. :(

Wishing

. . . for that very good news from the husband

Hoping

. . . and hoping to finally have him around the house this week, missing him BIG TIME!

Wearing

. . . this plain pink shirt 

Loving

. . . the ideas of having two holidays this week. The 12th and the 15th of June :)

Wanting

. . . to pay a visit and take time to goof around with my other dogs ,  Riri the Peruvian Inca Orchid and Baby the I-don't-know-what-kind-of-dog-it-is, in my parents' house . Long to have them around. Been seeing them seldom since I moved out of our house. :( 

Needing

. . . a long vacation. Who doesn't? hahah

Feeling

. . . so blessed and thankful now that I get to finally teach the subject I had been longing to teach for three years (since I was employed in public school, I never get to teach my Major). And so I'm kind of expressing my great gratitude to the previous Department head I had in TLE Mam Rodelia Balcita for it was through her that I get to explore , go out of my comfort zone , and realize there is more of me other than teaching English alone. It was through her of which my baby steps in DepEd became more of a challenge than that of fear. Her guidance helped me develop my weaknesses and unfold the strengths I have. It was through her that I get to live out how important the subject is for the learner's future.  And it was also through her that I get to meet wonderful people in that department, Maam Merit, Maam Bebe, Mam Darel and a lot more. Daghan kaayong salamat Mam Del! You will always be one of the best mentors I have! :) 

Would also like to express my immeasurable appreciation to the MAPEH Department, my 2nd year Mapeh Teacher back then , Ma'am Lorena Rivera for choosing me to handle the subject Creative Writing in the SPA Curriculum. I may not be the perfect person for the subject, for sure no one is, but I will really do all the best I can to share and impart not only the knowledge I know but so are the values I have to my learners. Thank  you Mam for the trust. 

And another "Thank You" goes to my current Department Head Teacher, Mam Clariza Catedral for finally having me in the department I belong to. I have not started the school year yet, but I get to finally found myself new family through the people I was with during the RTOT in CdeO. Salamat  kaau ug dako Mam Clar, myheart is just so full as  my school year began!!!

Above anybody else, to the One above for constantly being my North Star as I wander in the vastness of the dark ocean. Without His grace , wisdom,  guidance and love , I am one piece of nothing especially for the shortcomings I had in the past,  have at present and  might have in the future. 

The Sunday Currently V: DLL Making and Printing

. . . one of my favorite parts in the house ;) 

Reading

. . . Happily Ever After : Six Secrets to a Successful Marriage by Gary Chapman 

. . .  my 2nd Gary Chapman Book 

Writing

. . . daily reminders for the coming school year 2018-2019

Listening

. . . to Still by Hillsong

Hearing

. . . the chugging sound my printer creates as I continue printing my Eng. Daily Lesson Log

Thinking

. . . a lot and to enumerate are the following:

      a. as to how can I possibly extend the no-school days :(

      b. when can "The Husband" be possibly home

      c. his fast approaching birthday :)

      d. how do my students behave for the entire school year? Will they give me pain 

         in the neck or the sweetest smile? I doubt the latter though ahahhaha

Smelling

. . . the burnt leaves from the neighbor's backyard

Wishing

. . . many more sleeping-in-the-couch-with-a-book kind of days!

Hoping

. . . for a smooth sailing school year in the new curriculum I'm in

Wearing

. . . lace-y spaghetti-strapped blouse I bought in a thrift mart in Manila a couple of years ago. :) It's intricate pattern and color just captured my "fashionable" self. hahahha

P.S. wore this earlier when I attended the mass and yeah you got it right! I never changed yet! hahaha

P.S.S of course I used over coat with it! hahahhaha :D :D :D

Loving

. . . my new working table in my little home library . Thanks to "The Husband" who perfectly planned and made it for me. :)

Wanting

. . . to finally start my three-year old Special Edition Set of The Lord of The Rings series by JRR Tolkien. I was kind of inspired when Leonor Briones , our Department of Education Secretary , said during the RTOT I attended in CdeO that she reads the story every Christmas. When she narrated how the creation of the world was told in the book, it got me thinking, "I must read this sleeping set I have in my shelf." 

Needing

. . . more time for booooooks!!!!

Feeling

. . . not so excited for tomorrow's first day of class but would be very happy to regularly see friends in school so as new set of learners hungry for knowledge. :)

The Sunday Currently : Volume IV Featuring HS Bffs

For almost a couple of years , I wasn't able to continue publishing my versions of The Sunday Currently  for so many valid and lame reasons. Now, that I get to finally say I'm totally free this Sunday so why not do my share of TSC challenge  because why not? ahahah! And so here it goes. :)

Reading

. . .  the last few chapters of History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera , a book given to me by a used-to-be- student-now-a-very-great-friend, Joshua G. :)

Writing

. . . important reminders for my February page in my newly crafted bullet journal which soon I will be sharing a part of it to you so soon.

Listening

. . . to Ed Sheeran's Perfect.  What more can I say about it? Perfect is such an understatement of his song , and I seem to still can't get over him being engaged. ohhhhhhhh! Finally Ed , finally!

Hearing

. . . the affectionate barking of my preggo Peruvian Inca Orchid dog , Riri .

Thinking

Our beauty queen bff's bday, Stellar Rose, @ Yammy. 

. . . of how blessed we are to celebrate one of our closest friends, Stellar's birthday and as to how we, four,  actually there are five of us since Apple is not around the city, are so much blessed in our friendship in which soon enough will be turning a couple of decades. ahhhhhh! I just love the idea that they never seem to leave despite of the tests of time and the change of our surnames. hahahah These highschool bffs , Stellar , Annie , Carmel , Apple are truly for keeps. For life. 

Smelling

. . . the invigorating aroma of the cup of coffee seated right beside my laptop as I am making progress in this Sunday currently volume.

Wishing

. . . to have an entire month doing nothing except for eating, reading, blogging and repeat hahahah! Just a month of dilly dallying is definitely a good idea. 

Hoping

. . . for the end of February to finally come

Wearing

. . . this pink less presentable terno which is good enough to do weekend errands.

Loving

. . . the idea of  "the husband's"  coming home and us finally moving out :)

Wanting

. . . to start decorating a house, may it be an apartment or not. Geeeez! just  so giddy about it!

Needing

. . . few more things for the soon to be abode :)

Feeling

. . . so in love with this lazy Sunday I get to enjoy in my room, the best comfort zone I have as of now, for an entiiiiiiiiire day. 

The Sunday Currently : Volume III

Reading

yesterday's post, my Satruday Linkages a post I started which will link you to random quotes and the like which I found while stumbling around the interweb

Writing

a book review to be published on Mardi

Listening

the great Sam Smith 

Hearing

the humming sound created by my air cooler  inside my room 

Thinking

no matter how hard you try to be very vigilant and careful in all the things you do so as to guard and avoid your great self against any harm, still other's negligence will sometimes  if not most of the time butcher all your efforts. As a result, you suffer too much. That's ironic life can sometimes be. :(

Smelling

sister's pungent perfume! hahhahahah

Wishing

to have all the things I wanted to do be done today.

Hoping

for my summer escapade to start tomorrow. *SIGH*

Wearing

a gray shirt which has a hand painted  statement that says "Who cares about being pretty? I'm going for noticeable"  a quote from Veronica Roth's Divergent. Thank you, Star Lim for this! :)

Loving

the movie I'm currently watching, Still Alice. :)

Wanting

to traveeeeeel as in NOOOOOW!

Needing

few more plain tickets ;)

Feeling

bloated! Ate quite a lot this lunch ahahahha

Clicking

posts in Fb. 

The Sunday Currently : Volume II

Reading

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne. One among the books , which came all the way from Book Depository UK , given to me last year as an early birthday gift by my all-time story buddy, Joshua. :)

Writing

this second volume of my Sunday Currently ,  a short entry for "Our" journal , and my pending Bookish Mardi post

Listening

to One Call Away by Charlie Puth

Hearing

the crowing roosters, cackling of hens, chirping of the birds, and whispering winds. All these are the great benefit of staying in your house's veranda ^-*

Thinking

people's inability to forgive others. Yes, we've been hurt by these people we expect not to hurt us. I've been there, trust me. But why instead of trying to tattoo what they've done to us, can we not try to purify what we remember? By "purifying what we remember" I mean why not just try to recall all the good things they've done to us. If this is still very hard, then let's narrow it down to just think of the reason why we love them in the first place. Because if we do not love them, I believe we wont be hurt by that particular act they did that had touched our egos and pride. Right? Let's just simply hate the sin but not the sinner, because it's only through this that we can also forgive ourselves.

Smelling

father's lawn clippings. That aroma of newly cut grasses, aahhhhhh!!! just so heavenly to me :)

Wishing

March to make haste so i can finally enjoy  SUJMMMMMEEEERRRR!!!!

Hoping

for the success of our #friendshipgoals

Yours truly, Annielyn Carmel

Wearing

my blue pjs still. Haven't been in the shower yet. oops!!! hahahaha

Loving

THIS!!!! That green dot below! finally after three days of no communication since he left ,he gets to message me as in JUST NOW!!!

Wanting

him beside me while I do my stuffs like reading, blogging, writing school works :(((

Needing

that extra large burger in Deja Brew! It tastes just so perf!!!

Feeling

HUNGRY! hahahahhaahah 

Clicking

blogs I've published before. :)

The Sunday Currently : An Introduction

Never did I ever imagine I'll be joining this blog link-up, The Sunday Currently, right after seeing this the first time from the ever famous Maine Mendoza's website. It's a thing  that has been continuously done in the internet for different bloggers around the word. Thanks to Siddathornton for such a brilliant idea of which bandwagon I am indulging myself into and most probably be included in my monthly posts. And for the first weekend of the month of March, here are the things I'm currently :

Reading

Chapter 18 "From One Man to Another" by Mr. Amari Soul, the book the author who keeps appearing my FB news feed with the quotes from this book which all the time catches my attention and which now I own as a surprise Valentine's gift of my soon to be :)

Writing

this very first  Sunday Currently and a little  entry for my journal 

Listening

father's "great oldies songs" which has Rosanna by Toto at the moment

Thinking

why do people love  dragging others. It's as if their crab mentality has poisoned their logical thinking and emotional stability. It seems to have been creeping successfully in their veins and has enveloped the good environment they are supposed to enjoy. WHY??? Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!

Smelling

the piquant aroma of my father's favorite dish 

Wishing

to turn back all those times I've wasted to not show how important are the people that surround me 

Hoping

to have him beside me doing our usual nonsense-talks-about-so-many-what-ifs-and-what-nots just to let the time pass by :(

Wearing

a comfy pink Victoria's Secret sleeveless ,which says a perfect wishlist includes diamonds, boyfriend and shoes, given by an Aunt from US

Loving

the productive day I had yesterday. Hey, self! Congratulations for being able to finish your students' forms!!!! :D

Wanting

a couple of days in between Saturday and Sunday :(

Needing

fast internet connection for my movie-watching :(

Feeling

the scorching INTENSE than INTENSE heat of the sun. URGH! 

Clicking

random pins in Pinterest