“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord and not for men.” - Colossians 3:23
This was her favorite motto which she embraced all her life.
She was a wife and mother who loved (and continuous to love) her family deeply. She shared herself selflessly to others. [...]
One morning, I got a text from a friend. He said, “Hey Sha! I haven’t seen any new posts from your blogs happysha.com and seminarphilippines.com. Are you brewing up something exciting?”
I quickly replied, “Oh, I’ve been very busy lately. I will find time to update my blogs.”
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 was such a momentous day for me and for a lot of people. Can you guess why?
Yes, it’s the much-awaited match between Philippines’ pride Manny Pacquiao and Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez. But there’s another reason why 11/13/11 was memorable.
On this day, I met a great man who loves [...]
My friend and former officemate texted me one day and said, “Sha, let’s do some photo shoot in Mercato Centrale.”
Hmmm… Mercato Centrale! The name sounded European to me. I got excited!
“Where is that?” I asked my friend.
“It’s just in Bonifacio Global City.” He answered.
Whoa! I never thought [...]
Do you want to get out of Manila?
Manila is such an overpopulated city where traffic and pollution are ever present. Depending on the traffic, going to the nearby mall which is only around 2 kilometers away from your place could take you at least one hour.
Let’s get out of Manila for a moment!
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Are you living the kind of life that you’ve always dreamed of? Are you happy with your life and your work?
Five years ago, I was really bored at my work. I was sick and tired of doing the same thing over and over again. Every morning when I wake up, I would drag myself [...]
In my previous post, I talked about failures. One of the best perks of failure is the humor that comes with it. Pinoys (Jargon for Filipinos) have a great sense of humor and as Pinoys, we know how to laugh at our mistakes.
A few weeks ago, I read a viral Facebook post that gave me my [...]
On the 19th day of October, not so many years ago, a chubby, healthy, and ultra heavy 9.14-pound baby was born to the most wonderful parents on Earth. Today, the baby is a very happy lady who is blessed with loving family and friends, among her many other blessings.
I am a planner and [...]
I believe that failing is good! I always strive for excellence but when I fail, I get excited! I believe that failing is good. Don’t you think so?
Well, I didn’t always see failure this way. When I was a student, I didn’t like to fail. Failure was not an option.
But through the years, [...]
Aug 17, 2011
Madrid, Spain
It was 2pm. The temperature in Madrid was 40 degrees Celcius. My friends and I decided to forego our lunch so we could catch the advance screening of the much awaited movie There Be Dragons. We took the train, then walked, then walked some more, ran a bit, crossed some [...]







