Happy 30th Anniversary Popsy

I am so much in love with you Popsy
time has fly so fast
that I didn't so much
notice the years that has gone so fast
and now we are celebrating our 30th year
as married couple

It was as if it was just yesterday
when we first met
and now the years
has keep us so much in love still
with each other
through thick and thin
you are there for me

Still so much in love

Kerygma Conference 2019

Hi my friend I just attended the 2019 Kerygma Conference at the SMX Convention Center at MOA which lasted for 4 days with Bro Bo Sanchez and his team . It was a truly amazing experience . Knowing God's word and message for you is a unique experience.

 I attended varied talks : Investing the Millenial Way , Health - Depression and Anxiety , on high blood pressure , Toolbox of the Rich, Can ordinary people become leaders , among others .

Of course I also attended the plenary talks with Bro Bo Sanchez, Bro James , Bro Arun and a lot more of the  Kerygma speakers .

See you next year ...

A day with Alonzo at the Dinosaur Island Clark

Hi everyone so happy last Saturday ...got to spend the day with baby Alonzo. He was so amaze with the dinosaur's eggs. Initially seems scared with the giant dinosaurs but when he got the feel of it he was so happy . He keep coming back to the dinosaur's eggs playing hide and seek . It was truly amazing spending such a grand and jolly time with this kid. He is so adorable and responsive .

Hoping to having another grand day with our baby Alonzo...while he is so young ....because pretty soon when he gets bigger he will have other interests in his life . 

Wanting

 I tried to escape from the hurt
by sleeping it off
but I wasn't able to sleep the whole night
my eyes were close but my thoughts 
      was very much awake
 four letters in a row and all unanswered
i don't want to confront you and make demands
it will mean forcing you to do something
      just to please my whims

I needed reassurance from you
after what my Dad did to you
I don't know what's going on in your mind
have you changed your mind,
     your heart perhaps ?

it's all

questionings
and as usual , unanswered by you
again , i have to wait for your time
waiting , it's a never ending process

as if nothing really change
it's still the same feelings of aloneness
there are many fears i have
     in my heart

that i can't even seem to settle
i don't know where to go to ask for help
i feel i can not count on you
i can't seem to face my own feelings
my fears are eating me up

am i being selfish
but i am only asking a little of your time
perhaps even just 15 minutes
for you to write a short missive

how can i be sure of your feelings
when i don't feel secured?
will i always be the one to take
      the initiative ?
to write that letter , make that phone call

i think it should be a two way street
busy?
i am also busy but  i go out of my way
    to have time for you

i tried to understand you
by making all sorts of rationalization
but after sometime
i can't anymore take it - the neglect

 i guess love isn't enough
if i would be feeling like this
we better cut off the relationship now
to save me from much heart

a wise old man once said
"unhappiness comes from unfulfilled expectations "
i just have to be contented that you
     once loved me too

i felt lost
and yet there was no way done
to clear the cobwebs in my mind ?
when you are always not available

you don't have to be here physically
 i tried to turn to you
but there was no response
why ?

in my heart , it will always be you
but i can intellectualize my feelings
i know i can not hide from the pain
but i really couldn't take anymore
          the neglect

i think i can't wait anymore for the time
you'll have time for me
but i am still happy
God gave me the chance to know your
      feelings for me

and i want you to be happy
even if that means leaving you
         alone with yourself

i needed your comforting words
and all i hear is a deafening silence
i can see the shadows in the dark
           dancing again
perhaps it is there, where they really belong

i want to be a part of your life
but i feel more like an ornament

still a puzzle

Christmas is almost here
and yet got no special someone
to whom
i could offer
even a stick of lollipops

where are you
when i needed you most
will i be able
to see you this Christmas
it is still
a big puzzle

but of course , i'll try
i really want to go
and see you

but how about her
is she beautiful
perhaps i better not
and let my dreams
be dreams forever

When Will My Turn Be ?

damn this feeling
why did you took for granted my feelings ?
i tried to understand you
but what about me ?
when will my turn be ?
when will someone listen to me ?
i also deserve a shoulder i could lean on,
    a listening ear

sometimes i don't really understand
but i listen
i can not understand myself alone
i need you to process me and
 my questions , doubts and confusion

do I really belong where I am needed ?

Thinking of You again

do  you understand my feelings for you ?
or are you puzzled (just like me )?
but the initiative must come from you
are you getting the point i'm driving at ?
like the truth that hurts

i hope
you're not blind
but i can't really blame you
since we live in two different worlds

maybe when i'll sleep tonight
i'll be thinking of you again
i wonder
how come i never grew tired of you ?
every day it's the same painful reality
and yet ... i still go on

Fantasy world

i don't know how to start
this whole damn thing
it's hard
'cause i might fail
i want to stop
all this "craziness"
we belong to different worlds
no mater what
i must be with reality

it's quite painful on my part
'cause i really am in love with you
but i can't live in a fan

tasy world
it's hard
but i guess i have to

Your Face

other faces, other loves
a mistake
an unreachable star
like you
but you are
still the one
i dearly love
there would be others
but only for a fling
because of your absence
but in my heart
in my memory
it will always be you

i am sorry
but can you really blame me ?
it has been
months ago
sometimes
i can't even remember
your FACE
but one thing is sure though
i can NEVER forget you

Do you think of me ?

do you think of me ?
even once in while
do you love me ?
the same way that i love you
even if there are "other faces "
still your always on my mind
but you're so numb
and blind

What's happening to me ?
my mind is so confused
and my life's so empty
i need you
to fill that certain emptiness in me
give me a chance to survive , please ....

Raining outside

It's raining outside
and the feeling of loneliness
is killing me
but thank God
summer is over
do you know what
summer reminds me
so much of you ???

on the other hand
thank God it's raining
and it's June
it means going back to school
and meeting new friends
it will somehow alleviate
the pain you bring

i'll be busy with school
and i would not
have much time
to daydream....and
dream of you


written June 23,1981

Be the source by Neale Donald Walsh

Be the source of that which you would choose for another . Come from that place of I am the source .

If you want more magic in your life , bring more magic into the room with you. If you want more love into your life , bring more love into the room with you. If you want more joy in your life , bring more joy into the room with you.

Be the source , in the lives of others , of that which you would have in your own life .

If you want more money in your life , bring more money into the life of another . Whatever it is you want more of ....if you want more compassion in your life ...if you want more wisdom in your life , be the source of wisdom in the life of another . If you want more patience , more understanding, more kindness , more sex. ....the point is ,it works. It works,it's delicious.

And through this process and the process of beingness , the process of being who you really are , you will bring yourself  the experience of right livelihood virtually overnight . And the world will shower upon you all the rewards for which you reached in vain for so many years .

So allow your doingness to spring from your place of beingness . Be happy , be abundant , be wise , be creative , be understanding , be a leader , be who you really are ,in every moment of your life . Come from that place and let your doingness spring from place . And you'll not only find right livelihood , you will have created for yourself a life, rather than a living .

Neale Donald Walsh
Abundance and Right Livelihood

-more famous for his Conversation with God books

My Ideal Workplace

My office is located in the city where there are many people around .It is a four story building , housing a chapel, training rooms, library and administrative office to entertain guests.

When you walk into the building , you will feel relax and welcome . People are accommodating and happy to be of service to you . The entrance looks like the lobby of a plush hotel , extravagant and truly fascinating  My first impression - people here are accommodating and will be able to make me feel good about myself.

The workplace is conducive to productive work , well ventilated , with modern equipments and up to date information .

You can hear the chirping of the birds and can smell the fresh air amidst the noise outside . Natural light is accessible as glass windows and doors surround the building so you can feel and see the  beauty of nature .

The people working here are people who would like to be of service to others , to give hope to downtrodden and give them peace of mind . Most importantly , feel God's embrace and love . These employees are happy to be of service and share God's love and blessings to others . They value the human potential to achieve their personal goals so they experience true joy in their personal lives . They are talking about recent breakthroughs of people finding themselves and going towards the path of healing their pains and hurts and towards achieving their life dreams . They make decisions based on God feel .

I see people smiling and talking about how blessed and abundant their lives has been. Most activities involves counseling and seminar workshops . Once a week a Holy Mass is held to glorify God's goodness .

They go for lunch inside the facility because we have a nature park to relax while going on your break . Food served are healthy options to prolong life and joy . After lunch  people are glad to be of service again . Preparing invitation letter and leaflets for the next seminar workshop to offer for lost and depressed souls .

Employees exchange ideas while at their workspace , There is freedom to move and talk because they are trusted by their Managers .

There is work life balance in this workplace  Management respects family priorities . Creativity is highly valued because this is the capital of the human potential.

This workplace values God, family , love and work . We just have to balance our priorities so we avoid conflicts . Employees live their values in their everyday life . Work is evaluated by the products or output that you produce - how many souls have you bring back to God ? No age limits,  everyone is welcome as long as you work to save others . The young generation provides fun and excitement , the more senior generation provides the wisdom.

Meetings are usually brainstorming sessions for the next adventure in saving souls and bringing them back to God  New territories to conquer and save . Meetings are enjoyable and does not last for more than an hour .

This workplace is really a community of volunteers who want to share with less fortunate souls the blessings that the Lord has given them ..

Donations from generous souls will sustain these ambitious effort. I plan to write a lot of books and proceeds will also finance this ministry , The Love of Jesus Healing Ministry .

The priority of employees is to fix their own lives first . You can not give what you don't have  It is important that employees have work life balance themselves .

I can bring this vision in my present workplace by small steps every day in spreading God's love to our employees .

Man is what he believes

Believe in yourself.

That is one of my tools for my success . My parents believed in my ability to be a successful person .They supported my studies and nourish my life ambition . They gave me the opportunity to take up the college course that I want . When I decided to work in the province they let me do it .

My work as a guidance counselor at the University of the Assumption San Fernando Pamapanga formed me in my future jobs. While at the Assumption I managed to finish my academic course in MA Guidance and Counseling , an additional achievement for me while working as an counselor .

I worked at Dunkin Donuts initially as a Recruitment Supervisor then eventually as a Personnel and Training Manager . Eventually I earned the trust of the Vice President and President of the company . 

I was given a training store and sent to Bangkok Thailand to attend the Regional Conference Allied Domecq or Dunkin USA .

I also handled Management Training courses for store managers and shop supervisors . My experience in Dunkin enriched my HR experience and my knowledge I again use in my next job as HR Department Head at Papercon Phils where I stayed for 10 years . By the way , I stayed in Dunkin for 15 years . My present work as an HR consultant enables me to use all my work experience.

God has bless me as well and has protected me all my life . I am healthy , strong and well financially . God has prosper me with an abundant life .

Enjoy Life

Enjoy the people you love while they are still with you ... time will come they will find their own North star and you will be left alone ...Enjoy life

Daily Directions

Watching Pastor Joel Osteen over at his YouTube channel talking about daily directions . He was telling us that we need to pray and ask God for daily directions in our life . We may sometimes think that we know what to do with our lives and neglecting God's provision but we may go on but there will be things that we will be missing out .

I remember before in my life I feel as if I have everything I need but something is still missing and I found it from the word of Bro Bo Sanchez in one of his talks , Jesus will complete that missing part that I am looking for in my life . A relationship with God /Jesus will complete our journey in this life .
God will provide that daily direction we need in our every day , we just have to ask for it .

Thank you Lord for loving us and providing for our daily needs.

Empty Nest

My house use to be full of noise with three (3) children around us but nowadays we have an almost empty house as my children have found work in the Middle East and my eldest just got married and establishing his own household now. It is an adjustment indeed as we even build a three story house for our family .

Are you experiencing an empty nest ? As a parent this is quite difficult for us to face as our children are finding their own place in this world. I remember a commercial of McDonalds about a couple who had many children but as the years passed by one by one they are leaving the mother house and the  background music was the song of Noel Cabangon Kanlungan . Quite touching really . That time when I watch that commercial I truly appreciate my mother or my parents as we are seven (7) children in the family . I know their sacrifices for us as they lead us to our success .

Appreciate your parents as they love you so much . God bless us all.

Travelling

Travelling nowadays seems to be life with our millennials generation . You can see pictures of their travels in their social media accounts.And they are even influencing their families as they bring them along with their travel adventures .

Based on my experience , it's really enjoyable travelling as a family as you spend the whole day together ....eating , conversing just anything under the sun , sometimes even doing nothing just let time passing by , just enjoying time together .

I also experiencing travelling alone for work and it was quite difficult eating alone thus you are not motivated to go around as well . So if you have the time and the budget I encourage to spend time with your family members

Enjoy and God bless you all .

Ocean Park Adventure

While in Hongkong , we decided to go and visit another tourist attraction and see the Ocean Park . It's on the 2nd day that we decided to go and visit the Panda bear . If it's Cathy's dream to see Disneyland  it's Tin desire to see a real Panda bear ., which is her favorite character in her stuff toys and other souvenir items . Since Daniel was in Palawan that time in his honeymoon so Cathy was the one who search for our tickets . According to the twin , if we buy in Ocean Park our time will be consume on the long lines there . We also tried buying in a 7 11 store but it was too expensive . So Cathy found one in the Net .

So off we went to visit Ocean Park and see the real Panda bear . So this time it's Christine dream of seeing a real Panda bear . We never know if we will still go back to Hongkong in the future.

We even tried a cable car ride off the high mountains of Hongkong . There was even turbulence while riding the  cable car . Honestly quite scary for me who has fear of heights nowadays but mustered all my strength and energy for this once in a lifetime experience . All of us rode the cable car and luckily we finished the ride no choice once you are inside the cable car .

On our way home, there was even a trio singing some beautiful old songs , which I even posted in my You Tube channel .

Thank you Lord for this beautiful opportunity.

Hongkong Disneyland Team Santos adventures

It's been sometime that I post my last blog but here I am again and I would like to share the recent Team Santos adventures . As mentioned in my precious blog my twin daughters will be coming home to the Philippines from Abu Dhabi UAE to attend the wedding of their eldest brother . So they came home for 15 - 17 days to be with us and before going back to Abu Dhabi . we had a short vacation in Hongkong for 5 days . Then we visited Hongkong Disneyland . It was such an amazing experience because you are with your family .

Family is life . You get to experience the best because they are around you . We are all back to our regular life of working , finding a better future and making a living . It was Cathy's dream to go to Disneyland . I remember even making as an incentive that if she graduates with honors we will go to Disneyland . But she indeed graduated with honors but if we will all go there as a family the expenses will be a huge amount so I just gifted her with a big cash amount and she agreed Thank God . Now this is her time to shine she said that dreams do really come true .

We were so happy as a family while in Hongkong Disneyland which can be seen in our pictures posted in our Instagram and Facebook accounts .

Thank you Jesus for granting dreams to come true .

My Dunkin Family

It has been years since I last saw my Dunkin' family but you are always in my heart . There were a lot of things that I learned from Dunkin Donuts where I worked for 15 long years . I decided to leave my work for my children , just to prove they are my priority back then . Armed with a promising career as a manager I left my position to be a full time Mom. It even took me two ( 2) years to look for a replacement .

At Dunkin I learned how to manage a training store, how to open a new franchise , how to be a department manager , how to do strategic or business planning and all these things I was able to use in my future work assignments.

Because when my children graduated in high school , I decided to go back to corporate work and be an HR Manager again so high time to still use my knowledge and skills in HR through Dunkin.

Dunkin was one company I will always treasure in my career as it give me the breaks that I need and my mentor , Engr Nes Co , honed me to be an effective manager . Of course , my Personnel and Training team also gave me the support I need to be a leader in our department . They were an amazing and tremendous team to work with and best people to be with .     

Upcoming Visit

Hi Tin and Cathy we are excited on your upcoming visit to the Phils. we will have the opportunity to bond again as a family . Looking forward for places to go around while you are here with us . For meal times to share , family recipes to prepare and taste again . You are so much miss here at our home .

We are so excited to be with you again and have a Filipino experience . I know you hate the traffic here but there is still so much to love in our country especially family members and relatives . We miss you so much and looking forward for your presence in a few days from now ...

We love you so much Tin and Cathy . Thank you for taking time to attend your brother's upcoming wedding ... love you so much ....

A Mother's Heart

Last Sunday , my son was brought to the emergency room  of the Medical City Ortigas due to asthma and he experience difficulty in breathing . He was eventually sent home but has to be on nebulizer for two ( 2 ) days . Although I know he is old enough and can handle himself  I decided to stay home and assist him in his nebulizer medications for the two ( 2)  days . I reported to work on Wednesday but still concern about his well being . And though I can report to work on Thursday I decided to stay home and be with my son . You know he is doing okay already but is still concern on his well being .  That is what I am referring here as the mother's heart .

Even though they are grown up already you are still concern with your children's well being. You can not avoid , your children are always in your heart . You look for those days where you took care of them day in and day out . As if you can not be separated because they are always around you . Then they grow up and find their own ways . And you still remain a mother at heart ... looking for ways to still be  a part of their life ... you know.

Family is life .... really 

Family Road trips

Family road trips are truly enriching experience for me . Even when my children were still small kids we had a lot of road trips especially during the summer months because it was school vacation . I have a lot of pictures to document this events . We even had summer outings where my siblings and their families were with us like one of our trips where we went to the Our Lady of Manaog church then went to swim in La Union and we even had a day trip to Baguio City . My Mom was even with us on that trip. Those were the days of truly family bonding and you enjoy each other companies . Just being together with a lot of stories and food around us.

How I truly miss those days . Nowadays everyone seem to be busy with our individual lives . Even some of our children are now working abroad or out of the country so how can they still join our family road trips .

Family is life really ....

Dubai Marina Mall

This is the view at the Dubai Marina Mall...such beautiful buildings surrounding this lake or body of water .  I can not distinguish if it is part of the ocean because it is besides these big buildings . You can also see the nearby boats . We were suppose to take the boat ride along the lake or river ( not so sure yet ) but we came late for the tickets . We were there early but we thought we can get the tickets same time with the boat ride at 4:00 pm .

Such a beautiful place ... Dubai

Abu Dhabi and Dubai hangover

It has been almost a month since our trip in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and still have the hangover feeling. The best time was the family bonding it created among us . Going to different beautiful places the whole day with your family is such an amazing experience . That is probably the reason why so many fall in love in travelling in different places in the world . As you can see through Instagram or Facebook , there are so many posts documenting their travels either here in our country or abroad. It is more a norm now that a fad. So many families enjoying travelling all over the world. Some would even bring their small children on their trips.

But it was really amazing travelling with your family . The bonding it established among you as you share the whole experience , the moment you wake up and celebrate the day with a breakfast . Then up until the last day of the meal in a really grand restaurant . Wow , the memories kept flooding in my memory . I am just worried that this cost a fortune to my children and has to earn again hard earned money to get by their daily lives in a foreign country.

What about my goal for them to save up so they can put up their own business in our country . Oh , my seem to be lost on what my goal should be now as you wish to go back and travel with them. Maybe in the same country or in another country.

Have a great life every one and enjoy. God bless you my friend .

How can you convince them to go back to the Phils.?

Hi every one Marian Santos here of  Potential.blogspot.com signing in my blog. How are you my friend ? Are you doing okay with your life ? I would just like to share that when my twin daughters went home last May 2018 to visit us because I had  a medical crisis that time so it was just a short visit . Well, I ask them to go back to our country and work here or do business . But they told me that the traffic situation here takes you such a long time to arrive at your office . Sometimes it is even about two ( 2) hours and that is just going to the office.

So how will you respond to such a scenario ? They even convince us to just migrate in another country as a family but when they went back to Abu Dhabi and we ask around  how much we will spend to migrate to another country so we realize it will take a million pesos or even more to migrate.

So how will you encourage the millenials to stay in our country and hone their career here ? Hard to answer really ... we do not have a solution on the traffic situation and it get worse every day .

Do you have any answer to this situation ? Please comment below for your suggestions .

Al Sahra Desert Dubai UAE

Al Sahra Desert Dubai is one of the places we went to while in Dubai UAE. The remaining part of the desert sands in UAE because majority now of the lands in UAE is developed lands of shopping malls, buildings , residential areas, and other commercial places . So I was telling my husband and children that the local UAEs has mastered in developing their desert lands into industrial areas. During our tour around Abu Dhabi and Dubai , I did not see any beggars around or make shift homes. When my husband went to New York to attend a convention in 2016 , he saw a homeless man in the streets of New York as in really sleeping on the sidewalks of New York City. This scenario I did not see in Abu Dhabi or Dubai.

Here at Al Sahra , there was camel rides you can try . Originally it was only Cathy who wants to have a camel ride but eventually we all went for a camel ride . Well, we enjoyed the camel ride though a bit scary because of chances of falling down from the camel.

If you have the chance to travel in the Middle East , try visiting Abu Dhabi and Dubai to appreciate the developments they have in these countries.

Have a great day everyone . 

Enjoy your work

Do you have current work ? Are you enjoying it ? There are a lot of people who would like to work but can't find any work right now . So us who have work let us love and enjoy our work . Give it our best and excel on our daily activities so we will prosper in our career.

Whatever responsibilities is assign to us , find ways of doing it better , give our best self and we will prosper . We will even influence the people around us to do their job better .

Have a great every one . God bless you all.

Global Village Dubai UAE

This is one of the tourist attractions in Dubai UAE. Different countries have their own booths in the global village showcasing their countries products and food. Such a wonderful attractions . It even has carnival rides for children . We were not able to go to the individual booths because they were a lot of them . It was getting late at night already and our driver that time was Tin , our youngest daughter , and she is just a new driver so I don't want to go home too late as she may find difficulty navigating back to our hotel .

But it was a wonderful experience all the same . There were even a lot of visitors from the local residents .  It is like a trade exhibits for different countries to showcase the highlight of their countries . Thank you for this opportunity Tin and Cathy . Also to the Lord God for this blessings .

Alonzo

Hi every one Marian Santos here signing in my blog Potentials.com . Today I would like to share this picture of Alonzo and me . Alonzo is the youngest son of my brother , Rebecco . Alonzo is such a lovable child and very funny indeed . It is such a joy whenever he is around . He brings so much joy in our lives . Excited to see him grow and be a part of his life.

We are so happy Alonzo that you came into our life . We love you . God bless you always .

Enjoy your children

While you have your children with you at home now , enjoy being with them ...play with them , help them in their assignments . Have date nights . Bro Bo Sanchez , my favorite lay preacher and book author , advises us to have individual date nights with our children every week and of course with our spouse too. Though I have date nights with my children when they were younger but mostly as a group so we are Team Santos .But we do not have individual date nights .

Now my children are all grown up and finding their own place in this world so I am missing them so much . Pretty soon my eldest son will get married so he will have his own family . So I am back with me and my husband . That's why I consider my husband as my ministry now because we spend a lot of time together , which of course I enjoy.

So as a parent I am telling you enjoy your children while they are with you now. Have a great day everyone .

Abu Dhabi and Dubai Holiday Vacation

I just came from a holiday vacation for 10 days at Abu Dhabi and Dubai , United Arab Emirates. Truly such a great experience and most specially spent with my family. It was a treat from my twin daughters who have been working in Abu Dhabi for the past 4 years , which make it more meaningful because the fund came from their hard earned income .

We visited a lot of place in both places . We had a Big Bus tour in Abu Dhabi going around the city and explaining the different tourist spots and shopping malls of the city . We also had special family dinner at known restaurants such as The Lamb and the Saudi Kitchen . We stayed in a Grand suite at The Eclipse Hotel in Abu Dhabi .

In the attached picture we were at the Global Village in Dubai. Different countries has exhibits of their products and food choices .

It was a truly wonderful experience for me and my family .

Thank you Cath and Tin for this treat .

Thank you Lord Jesus for this opportunity.