My Dream Legacy

MY DREAM LEGACY

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Have you ever asked yourself about the legacy you want people to remember about you? That even you have a friend that you no longer saw for a long time yet it's easy for them to remember you because of something that could identify you. So what do you think is your legacy? Or let's ask - what is your dream legacy?

Way back 2015, I remember one of the sermons that I attended in CCF that talked about Legacy. It's about the life story of Job that made people remember him as someone who fully trust the Lord despite of all the trials he faced in life. At that very moment, I asked myself the question "what is the legacy I want to be remembered?". And it's kinda weird, coz as I asked myself that question it sounds like I'm about to leave this world and ready to be at peace ha ha. But  it turns out as a life reflection to me personally.

So, this is my dream legacy.

1.) I want to be remembered as a FOLLOWER/GOOD SERVANT OF GOD.

 

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As I became believer wayback 2013, I know that my life should run according to the will of the Lord. As I surrender to Him my life, everything in me has to change. The way I live my life, talk to people, respond to every situation and even my daily routine - changed. I know that I'm not as bad as the worst person who take a U-turn and got saved, but I know that there's so many things inside of me that changed because of Jesus. I am forever grateful for the love and grace that God has given me and because of that I will serve God with my life. Situations and Circumstances may seem hard, but I will still follow Him no matter what, and that people will come to remember Jesus in the way I live my life. I want to be remembered as someone who really love the Lord and a follower of Him all the days of my life.

2.) I want to be remembered as  FISHER OF MEN.

 

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To follow Jesus,  means to become a fisher of men (read: Matthew 4:19).  I know it sounds weird, but as a Christian and a follower of Jesus, He commanded me (us) to go and make disciple (Matthew 28:19-20). I want to bring more people part OR not part of my influence to come and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. I honestly admit that it is not easy as it said, but this is what I should do and this is how I must live my life according to the will of God.  I'm so excited to see how many brother's and sisters I can help and point to Jesus. All I know is that,  this is what I need to do and God wants me to do.  To help bring more souls to His Kingdom, no matter how much persecution I may get in this life. I want to be a good Fisher(of)men for God's Kingdom.

3.) I want to be remembered as an OPTIMISTIC PERSON.

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One thing I love about myself is that I can handle my emotions and turn it into a positive perspective. This may be one of the learnings that I got since the day I became independent. I'm a positive kind of person, that even I'm hurt or pain inside, I can still show a happy and smiling face all throughout my face.  I don't think its faking myself and my emotions,  rather I consider it a good attitude towards my circumstances. This may not be possible without ofcourse the help of Jesus.  I changed a lot since I became a follower of Jesus. And trusting Him has a Big factor in my life.  Being an Optimistic kind of person is what I want people to remember about me, so that no matter what difficulties they are facing in life,  as they think of my happy face and trust in God,  they will also do the same - Positive all the time.


I hope and pray that sharing this dream of mine will help you too in setting up your goals and what you want your life to be in the future.

Thank you so much for reading.

Let me end this blog by saying - "Remember to "Rejoice in the LORD ALWAYS (Philippians 4:4) my dear.


LOVE,
Your Dear Diona ❤


Note: Forgive me for some incorrect grammar (trying hard lang - but there's always a place for improvement naman diba? hehe lovelots)

WELCOME TO MY PAGE

Hi let me introduce myself.  Im Dionalyn,  people call me.  Diona. Pwede rin diona the explorer (sounds like di ba?). Shy type lang ako,  pero kung close tayo,  lumalabas ang kakulitan ko.  Introvert but extrovert. Isang mangyan na tubong Mindoro na napadpad sa kalagitnaan ng Mandaluyong (labas). Simpleng buhay lang ang meron ako. Wonderful family, cool friends,  jolly officemates,  loving spiritual family,  pasaway at makulit na boardmates at syempre ang Author ng buhay ko si GOD. Ano man ang mangyari, gusto ko palaging maging masaya. No negative sa paligid at positibo lang dapat lagi.  Hilig ko tumingin sa mga ulap at i-appreciate ang nakakarelax na ganda ng kulay asul at puting parang cotton candies na mga ulap habang gumagalaw na tila naglalakad.  (try mo,  nakakarelax).  Para sa akin, ang buhay dapat binibigyang halaga.  Mage-enjoy ako hangga't bata pa ako. Magsasaya ako hangga't buhay pa ko.  I-appreciate ko lahat ng magagandang nangyayari sa buhay ko. Live life to the fullest ika nga.  At dahil ako ang bida sa sariling kong istorya. Gusto ko ifocus ang sarili ko sa mga bagay na magdedevelop sa akin para maging isang mabuting tao at magbigay goodvibes para sa sarili ko at sa ibang tao.  Kaya welcome to my blog iha,  iho,  mader,  pader,  ate at kuya.  Maraming salamat sa iyong pagbisita.  God bless you.

Love,
YourDearDiona 😊

100 TULA PARA KAY STELLA (Personal Reaction & Reviews)

100 TULA PARA KAY STELLA (Personal Reaction & Reviews) 

TRAILER REVIEWS: 

Nang mapanuod ko ang trailer ng 100 Tula Para Kay Stella, nahuli na ako ng movie ng to. Sabi ko, papanuorin ko talaga to.  Nagustuhan ko kasi yung college days setup ng movie. Fan kasi ako ng mga movie na may throwback sa 90s or nung mga panahong dati pa.
Nagusto ko din yung character ni Bella sa movie - ang astig. Even the song, it fits well sa trailer.

MOVIE REVIEWS:

Arrrrgggg...
Kainis tong movie na to. Mixed emotions yung binigay nya saken.
It reminds me of my old school days.
First Crush. Love at First Sight. RiverMaya. Cassette Tape. College Years. Old Nokia Phone.
Nakakamiss talaga.

All in all. Maganda yung movie. Throwback movie para sa taong 2005 - 2009 kung saan usong uso ang mga banda, si kichie nadal, barbie almabis - at panahon ng emo style. Black Lipstick na suot ni stella sa movie at Old Nokia Phone na ginagamit ni Fidel.

One thing about this movie na nagustuhan ko ng bongga, ay yung story mismo. Nangyayari kasi sa totoong buhay, na pag napanuod mo mismo yung movie, makakarelate ka dahil naexperience mo din. Istorya ng mga estudyante noon at malamang napagdaraanan din ng mga estudyante ngayon. Tungkol sa pag-abot ng pangarap at paghahanap ng inspirasyon para magtagumpay. The best feeling of being inlove and the worst part of being heart broken.

Dalawang taong pinagtagpo, sinubok ng panahon at pangyayari, pinagtibay ng pinagdaanan at buti nalang may swak na ending.
Thumbs Up para sa buong movie. Maganda. May aral. At sulit talaga.

Actor and Actress:

Bella Padilla as Stella

- She's definitely one of the best actresses nowadays. She's pretty and ASTIG.
- Fit na fit sa kanya yung character ni Stella. Nadala nya ng ayos ang Lipstick na itim at ang pagiging rock 'n roll ni Stella.
- She drives me crazy.
- Kung ako talaga si Fidel, i will definitely fall for her.
- Ramdam ko yung emosyon na meron sa karakter ni Stella mula umpisa hanggang matapos.
- Bella is Stella and there no perfect person to play the role of Stella but Bella. I love her to the max in this movie.

JC Santos as Fidel

- oh Fidel. Oh JC. JC Fidel. Ikaw na talaga.
- Ang galing ni JC to play the role as Fidel.
- That "Speech Defect" acting ni JC, really convincing. Walang duda, magaling na actor si JC, He only proves that he is the next movie leading man material. Masyado nya ako nadala sa emosyon ni Fidel para kay Stella and that pagiging TORPE nya and pagiging Makata, mahiyain at pagiging magaling na estudyante. Thumbs Up, nabigyang hustisya at lumabas talaga si Fidel sa katauhan ni JC.


I honestly love this movie.  Matagal sya mawala sa utak ko after ko panuorin.  Thumbs up to all people behind this movie.  Salamat sa lessons and sa mixed emotions na binigay nyo sa akin. Keep it up 100 tula para kay Stella team.  👏👏👏👏

Love,  
YourDearDiona 😊

Kita Kita. (I see you) Reviews.

Kita Kita. (I see you) Reviews.

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Kita kita ay isang pelikulang pinagbibidahan ni Empoy Marquez at Alessandra de Rossi and directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo under Spring Films and produced by Viva Films.



Trailer:

Trailer pa lang, nahuli na ako ng movie na ito. Paanong hindi, it reminds me of That Thing Called Tadhana noong 2015. Syempre kasama na ang bagong loveteam ng taon - ALEmpoy. Bukod sa Cast, quality ng video, the song and the place, isa sa kumuha ng attention ko is the story line. Ang dami na agad pumasok sa isip ko how the story will go at ano yung surpresa na at the end magiging malungkot din sya. All in all trailer palang naexcite na ako panuorin ang Kita Kita.

Reviews:

Alam ko late na ko to make a review para sa movie na ito kasi kagabi (Aug2,2017) ko sya pinanuod. Hindi ako nagkamali na panuorin ito sa sinehan. It deserves the 260 na binayad ko sa sinehan. Wala akong ibang bukang bibig kundi - Maganda. maganda. mAgaNDa. MAGANDA. As in - MAGANDA.

Story line:

Nagenjoy ako sa buong story. Hindi sya masyadong kumplikado. Ang simple lang ng sequence ng story pero at the end PAK - may ganyan-ganito factor. Sobrang worth it panuorin dahil kakaibang yung ibinigay ng movie sa akin na after effect na gusto ko ulit panuorin. Hindi sya boring, mapapangiti ka lang at mapapatawa sa mga linya ni Tonyo at iiyak dahil may mga bagay ka lang na marerealize sa buong movie.

Actor and Actress:

Ang sarap lang ngumiti sa bawat eksena ni Lea at Tonyo. Ang galing ng pagkakadeliver nila sa bawat eksena. Thumbs Up para kay Alessandra and Empoy. They really shine in this movie. Naramdaman ko bawat emosyon na ipinakita sa character ni Lea, even how Alessandra acted as a blind woman, makikita mo pa rin sa mata nya yung emosyon nya sa ginagalawan nya na character. Syempre para kay Tonyo, in an interview sa tv guesting nila i agree na walang ibang artista ang maaaring magpotray ng character ni Tonyo kundi si Empoy lamang. Napaka natural lang ng acting nya. Nakakatawa ang mga banat nya na tagos din sa puso. At higit sa lahat, minahal ko ang character ni Tonyo ng dahil kay Empoy. All in all. Big thumbs up para kay Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez, especially sa director and other people behind this movie. Big Thumbs Up and Big Like. Video Quality Naenjoy ko yung quality ng video. Di boring yung pagkakakuha. Sobrang simple at sobrang professional ng dating. Super good quality. Nagustuhan ko din yung setting ng movie captured in Sapporo City sa Japan. Parang gusto ko pumunta dun. Ang ganda kasi ng bawat lugar na pinag-shooting-an nila. Sa bawat captured scene sa movie naappreciate ko yung ganda ng bawat places kasi ang ganda ng video quality. Parang natural na natural lang yung setup ng camera para maipakita ang dalawang taong namumuhay ng ordinaryo sa isang lugar. Kaya Big Big Thumbs up sa mga taong behind the camera.

Lesson:

Life is short. May iba't ibang bagay na pinagdaraanan ang bawat tao. May malungkot. May masaya. How you will respond - depende nalang sa atin yun.

People come and go in our lives. May ilan na dumaan lang. May ibang tumagal. Pero bawat isa may dahilan. May mga taong dumadaan sa buhay natin para magturo ng lesson. May mga taong sasaktan tayo at may mga taong tutulong sa atin to become a better person.

Surprise of life.

May mga surpresa sa buhay natin na dumadating. Ano man ang mga iyon, piliin mo na mag go with the flow lang. Enjoy life. Maaaring surprise na masakit, pero piliin mong tingnan ang mga bagay into a Beautiful perspective. Sabi nga life is a constant change. Sumabay ka lang sa agos ng buhay. Sa takdang panahon makikita mo nalang ang sarili mo na mas matibay kesa noon. Sayawan mo lang ang bawat eksena saan ka man mapunta. Di mo man makita sa ngayon ang dahil, for sure sooner or later makikita mo rin.



Final words:

Kita kita is a movie full of life lesson and surprises. It makes me realize to enjoy life and enjoy every people walking with me in my own journey of life. Kudos to all people behind this movie. It's all worth the time.

Sincerely,

Your dear Diona ❤

My Bullet Journal - August Setup

Hello August.
I still can't believe it's already August.  Ang bilis bilis ng panahon. Parang kailan lang,  kasisimula lang ng taon.  Ilang buwan nalang,  bagong taon nanaman.  Bakit ang bilis?  Lalo ko naexperience ang bilis ng takbo ng araw simula ng mag bullet journal ako. Siguro dahil namomonitor ko ang bawat araw ko, ang schedule ko at looking forward sa susunod na theme ng month haha.

Exactly July 31,2017 ng magsetup ako ng bullet journal ko.  Ang dami ko na nakita na tapos na sa kanilang August setup. Pero ako? Hindi pa rin makapagisip ng gusto kong theme for the month.  Parang di gumagana ang utak ko.  Medyo di na din kasi ako nageenjoy sa notebook ko at gusto ko na magpalit from blank to dotted.  Pero syempre pinipilit ko pa rin ang sarili ko na ubusin yung buong notebook para di masayang.  And i end up with flower theme for this august.  Simple lang ang ginawa ko as always at para magamit ko yung orange highlighter na nabili ko from expressions.



Same setup like in my July.  I have my Cover page,  Month Spread with Goals and Focus. Followed by Habit Tracker and Mood tracker.  My Prayer Spread amd Gratitude Log Spread.  My Ask Myself page and a picture saying "God is a safe resting place" from ODB. And ofcourse the most important spread for me is my Daily Spread kasi nandito ang lahat ng dapat ko tapusin at mameet in my personal life and work.  At the end of this month will be my August Overview, pero di ko pa nagagawa.  Sobrang simple lang ng setup ko,  kung dati masyado marami ngayon nilimit ko nalang sa mga page na mas nagiging consistent ako. Natutunan ko kasi sa mga dating month sa sobrang dami ko nilagay na page, inabot na ko ng katamaran para magawa sila hanggang ayun mas hindi ako naging productive.

Looking forward ako for August at sana lubayan na ako ng katamaran.

If you have you own August Setup in your blog,  don't hesitate to comment down below. Ill be happy to read your blog.

Note: sorry for magulong blog, trying hard beginner lang kasi ako haha

Have a great August Everyone.
Love
Your dear Diona 😘