I just got back from church tonight and some old friends were amazed to see me. I’m not sure if amazed was the right word but most of them knew that I am sick and during those “bad times” when I was in and out of the hospital, our church pastor would always ask the congregation to pray for my immediate recovery. I do believe in the power of prayers and I survived everything because a lot of concerned people took time to sincerely pray for my well-being. I have no words to describe the gratitude I feel towards them.

Everyone thought that I am looking good, I am not boasting or anything but since I am losing weight I do feel good and as far as I could remember this is the first time after being diagnosed with lupus (and after several years of taking steroids, undergoing chemo therapy and a lot of medication) that I actually feel good towards myself. I feel fine most of the time but this is the only time that I could say that I really feel great. Physically I know I am not in the best health as I want to be but I love my life right now. I am not sure though if this is where God wants me to be but I sure feel happy and somehow contented.

Lupus is an invisible disease. You can never really tell by merely looking at lupies that they’re sick and I doubt if they’ll ever tell you that they are but even though we feel terrible at times and sick most of the time. We don’t really look like it. Now, do I look sick?

Sharing some photos from my trip to Baguio a few weeks back…

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I always see to it that our house is well maintained and I hate it when something goes wrong. I always want to fix things and I believe it will always cost less if you deal with the problem right away rather than be too late. Our kitchen faucets are leaking and it’s not a good thing to waste on water. That is why I called our mr.fix-it-guy and he was able to fix it, it saved me from buying a replacement for it.

This coming summer month of April is truly a busy one not just for me but for my entire family. We will be so busy taking vacations. My mom will be leaving out of town for conventions and seminars, while my brother will be busy being a councilor at our church camp. I will also be leaving for a series of travel with my friends and work related business trip. Usually we leave our house with our housemaid but this summer she won’t be around and I’m thinking of getting an alarm system monitoring so that we can have a 24-hour security for our neighbors to know if there are unwanted nuisance in our house.

I remembered when I first started to join Paid Blogging, at first I was hesitant I didn’t really believe that I could earn real money with blogging but after constant persuasion from some friends I tried my luck in Blog Advertising. Maybe some of you might think it’s an easy job and easy money but the truth is, it’s not. You really have to work hard too and give some thought and time in every post. You must also push your blog for higher rankings to have more opportunities. But you must also put in mind that blogging is not just a way of earning money from it but also to express yourself and discover unlimited possibilities of what lies beyond.

 Manila took part at Earth Hour. I was still at the mall with my mom when the malls and most of the streets in Manila joined the world for one hour of darkness. It’s nice to be a part of a global campaign to raise awareness on climate change. It may be insignificant or nothing was really achieved in just an hour of partial darkness but anything to somewhat help save the earth from global warming will do.

I was feeling much better yesterday. It was a good thing because I badly needed to go to work yesterday. Although my feet are still hurting I managed to walk already. I met with my college friends last night and although it was a bit annoying to wait in line to have a our dinner reservation, it was also fun because I did get to spend time with them and we also discussed our much-awaited and highly anticipated Boracay trip happening in few weeks. We’re so excited and even though Boracay is a bit overrated and commercialized, not to mention crowded we’re still very eager to go and maybe soon we’ll consider having a Hawaii travel cruise ship special, we just love to travel and explore the world while we can.

My feet are still swollen. This is another dreadful days I have with lupus and I can’t help but rant about it. There are just so many things that I needed to do but now that I’m having another bad day with lupus I can’t do anything but to stay home. Days like these usually makes me sad, especially when I’m left alone in the house. I feel helpless and I don’t want my loved-ones to worry about me. Is it only wishful thinking that someday they will find a cure for lupus and I can be normal again. I know most of the time I feel normal and everyone will never think that I am sick, but the thing is I want to be normal all the time and lupus flares will just be a thing in the past. Maybe its wishful thinking, any medical person will tell me that a chronic illness can’t be healed but I have a deeper faith and belief that no matter how great this illness maybe I have a greater God who heals and in time I know He will extend His hands on me and completely heal me…