Imagine You and Me Dubai Block Screening

On 29 July 2016, the Handmaids of the Lord, one of the family ministires of the Couple for Christ, had a block screening of the ALDUB movie, Imagine You and Me.   This block screening is for the benefit of the scholars from ANCOP or answering the cry of the poor, which is a fund raising arm of the Couples for Christ for the less fortunate people in the Philippines.  

the raffle ticket

The block screening started with a raffle sponsored by generous members of the Handmaids of the Lord.  The prizes include YES magazine wherein ALDUB is on the front cover, mugs, t-shirts and three balikbayan boxes from Pinas cargo.

mug, one of the raffle prizes

Even after the  movie, our smiles are deep within the bone marrow (ngiting tagos hanggang bone marrow).  My flatmates who were with me during the block screening was amazed how the women of the handmaids of the Lord could scream so loud just because of Aldub.  I told them, well once in our lives we had been hurt, pained and troubled to the point that our hearts have been numbed, but when Aldub came to us, they gave us another option....the option of believing in love eternal.  They made us once again believe that it is okay to wait for that one true love in the right time that has been destined to you.  They made us increase our patience as we wait on that one person destined to be our forever.  Watching Aldub on this movie gave us more endorphins with the ups and downs of emotions of laughter, crying and laughter once again.  And finally, Aldub taught is to take things easy and laugh our problems off.

Inside the VOX cinema 5 at Burjuman Center

IYAM for a cause

Thank you for all the love and support of the CFC handmaids of the Lord Dubai for the block screening of Imagine You and Me.  Thank you ALDUB fan moms of Dubai!

Almusalita: A high tech way of evangelizing

As Pope Benedict calls for social media presence of Christians on his message during the World Communications day,  “Social Networks: Portals of Truth and Faith; New Spaces for Evangelization”, more and more priests and lay evangelizers are using the social media to spread the word of God.

I have been watching and listening to Bo Sanchez' Preacher in Blue Jeans.  There is also the Kape't Pandasal of Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle.  Even in other countries, a lot of priests are also on social media saying the mass on live notifications and discussing the gospels.

But there is this one program that stands up among them (at least in my opinion).  A month or two ago, I came across this good-looking Argentinian priest :) who speaks fluent Tagalog.  

Fr. Luciano Felloni

I started watching him on Facebook until I became an avid listener.  I would usually go to the FB page of their parish Almusalita.  If he goes on live, he would patiently read each and every comments from his followers.  A lot of the followers are mostly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from nearby Asian countries, the middle east to as far as the Bermuda, US, UK and Canada.  He also discusses any questions or issues asked to him by his followers.  He also prays for and blesses the listeners and followers of his program.

Fr. Luciano Felloni is the parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes in Camarin, Caloocan City, diocese of Novaliches.  He now has a radio program entitle d"Hope for the Heart" every day at 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. (Philippine Time) on Trimedia.

Ever since I started following Almusalita, it has been my literally "almusal" or breakfast as I open almusalita first to listen to Fr. Felloni's gospel sharing, then I continue my morning prayer and scripture.  At night, when I get home, i would usually listen to the recorded live notifications on FB and then continue with my prayer and scripture.

Almusalita has been also my prayer warrior especiallly Fr. Luciano when recently I had to struggle with my insurance approval on a very expensive injections for my radioactive RAI-131 whole body scan.  I messaged Almusalita to pray for me and they did.  Of course, what happened next?  It was approved.  I have now since been discharged from the hospital and I know the Almusalita team has been praying for me.

On heeding the call of Pope Benedict for Christians to be present more on social media, it is not only Fr. Fellonni's task to do but also for us to help in spreading the words of God.  I urge you all to check out he Almusalita FB, click like and share!  

My God bless us all.

Eight months post RAI

I just got discharged from the hospital after a three-day stay for the thyrogen-stimulated RA-131 whole body scan.  Why did I have this so soon?  Supposedly, WBS is done annually for post thyroidectomy and post RAI.  My endocrinologist ordered this because at seventh month post RAI, i felt palpitation and discomfot on the right side of my neck where the operated site is.  It felt like there is a scab growing in my throat on the right side.  So, my endocrinologist and my ENT surgeon planned to have the WBS scan earlier to compare the scan eight months ago to present.  I have yet to receive the result of my scan today.  Praying all are negative.

the day i was accidentally found with a nodule

ALDUB first year anniversary

It's been a year since I fell in love with not just one but to two young people who revived my sleeping emotions.  I thought I will never fall in love again but ALDUB made me believe in "together eternally".

Because of my ALDUB blogs, ADSENSE has finally given me advertisement spots on my blog after a long time of denial and rejections.  Just because of my blogs about ALDUB, i got a lot of views and, voila! ads on my blog.  

These and Beyond

They made me believe that 40ish and above can still be cute with the "pabebe wave."  :)

ALDUB nation competed against their own records making twitter history of 12 million tweets during the ALDUB first date and 41 million  tweets during the tamang panahon.  This only goes to show that we can unite if we really want to.  We are talking about milllions babeee!!

During my sickness and surgery, it was ALDUB who made me feel sane despite of an almost a month-long isolation.

That ALDUB hug made me once again believe that there are still few good men...Hallelujah!

The other half of ALDUB, Alden visited Dubai.

In desperation, photoshop to the rescue ha ha

and more creativity for the love of ALDUB..

How about kissing the hand of Maine's father?

Wet look? hmmm...

Who can forget that long table date?

Even my son does the pabebe wave!

I have a lot of ALDUB memories.  I cannot list all of them for it won't be enough.  I think the universe conspired to make Maine and Alden into ALDUB.  No one can stop them! No one can hinder them!  No one....because ALDUB is LOVE!

At the heart of the celebration

Box Park Dubai

Another item in birthday bucket list is going to Box Park Dubai.  So, what is Box Park Dubai?  It is a retail and dining cum park and fun in boxes as in big container in the long stretch of Al Wasl Road in Dubai.

To know more about it visit their website  Box Park in Dubai.

Hair and feet makeover

As part of my 42 @ 42 bucket list, i had a hair maker over plus pedicure.  First i had a pedicure and then  had the hairstylist to washed out my hair to total  blonde and colored it ash brown.  Then, she did Hair botox which took us from 7:oo p.m. to 1:00 a.m. It was all worth it.

Imagine You and Me (ALDUB Movie)

Trip to Musandam, Oman

another birthday bucket list fulfilled.  last eid, we went to Musandam, Oman and had fun.

Birthday bucket list 42 @42

FORCE MY FRIENDS TO GIVE ME BIO OIL...THEY DID!