“The finest hour in our life is when we have done good things to nameless people without expecting them to remember our acts of love and kindness. The mathematics of life is not the multiplication of wealth but the division of task, subtraction of greed and addition of humility.”

BIG TIME

I can’t believe I haven’t known about this series (Fever Series) sooner!

I mean I wouldn’t even have any inkling these books ever existed if not for the random chance of picking a book on sale written by an author I have not heard of.  Lucky chance, I’d say.  There’s an excerpt of Dark Fever on the back pages, and the rest they say is history!  Although, at the start I thought it’s just one of those books, you know, ordinary (Who would have thought otherwise when the heroine, Mackayla Lane, was the quintessential ‘Pink Girl’?).  Am I so glad I was so wrong!  The story is full of twists and turns, past-paced, dark, and an absolute fun to read.

Karen Marie Moning, you ROCK!

And I have finally caught on the Barrons Craze, Lol.

Jerricho Barrons, the dangerous owner of Barrons’ Books & Baubles, is the most frustratingly intriguing character I have read to date.  Is he a villain?  Or a hero?  And what the heck is he?

Not until the 4th and last book, have I any idea.  The same goes with the secondary characters, V’lane and Dani, to name a few.  Throw in the McKeltar Druids, the Sidhe Seers, and the myriad Seelie and Unseelie creatures that graced the pages of these superb books and I was so hooked!

If that’s not enough, in the heart of the whole thing is the Sinsar Dubh, a book so evil it corrupts anyone who touches it.

The only thing I have caused to complain (in fact lamenting it, to state it more plainly) is that this series is not available in any bookstore here in Manila, ergo the whole Island of the Philippines.  Grrr…  I would have gone mental if not for the blessed existence of e-books, thank God for 4shared.

Oh, and there’s a buzz about a ‘Fever Movie’.  I hope it pushes through because it would mean I could finally collect them (Books).

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Fever Series reading order:

Dark Fever

Blood Fever

Fae Fever

Dream Fever

Shadow Fever

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a heart overflowing... what an apt pic, eh?

I’m so happy right now, I’m shrieking to the high heavens.  Of course, that’s only in my mind as it would caused such a commotion if I’d do it here in the office .

Why am I happy?  Oh nothing much.  It’s just that my father, whom I loved so dearly, has –after more or less fifty years of smoking cigarettes–   finally stopped!   Oh this is a cause for celebration.  I’m already dancing!  And singing!  Still in my mind, that is.  Haha….

Thank you Father in heaven for this wonderful gift.  Luv u!

Several times I have contemplated deleting this blog account, thinking what’s the use?  I have not had a single inspired thought to write.

This poem by William Cowper best summed up what I’ve felt.

Where is the blessedness I knew

When first I sought the Lord?

Where is the soul-refreshing dew

Of Jesus and his word?

What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!

How sweet their memory still!

But they have left an aching void

The world can never fill.

Return, Oh Holy Dove, return

Sweet messenger of rest!

I hate the sins that made Thee mourn

And drove Thee from my breast.

I was utterly lost.  I could never have imagined how awful it would feel, believing in God and yet still failing to be obedient.  And worst of all, I felt helpless to do anything about it.  Until a week ago.  My head have been knocked up since, hence this post.

In my heart, a new hope springs.

A day same as any other, started out with me scrambling to get to the office on time.  No great worry in the world and practically sighing with relief as it is Friday, last workday of the week.

After a great lunch out, I settled back at my desk and got busy preparing some supporting computations to attach to our office telephone bill for payment on Monday.  Others around me were doing what they were supposed to.  Everything is as it should be.  Routine.

Amazing what can happen in a space of a few moments.

One phone call and everything changes.  We were instructed to go down to the training room where we have a big Monitor screen to view the horrific devastation that hit the east coast of Japan.  We were all stunned.  Sorry for all the people affected.  And then it hit us as CNN continues to broadcast.  We are not merely spectators of the event.  Tsunami warnings were being issued for the entire Pacific.  I immediately sent an sms message to my mother, asking her to tune in to CNN and to pray and be ready, as we lived near the sea.  Before we left the office, we all pause for a prayer.

My family is okay.  Thank God.  Our province is not included in the Tsunami alert as it is in Western Visayas.

But I will still continue to pray for all.  AND FOR ANYONE WHO WILL READ THIS POST PLEASE PRAY TOO.  Not everyone is out of danger yet.

“Love is the outward motion of the inner conviction of our hearts.”

Happy Valentine’s Day!

temporal things don’t satisfy,

they fade…

they wear over time.

Long instead for things

that satisfy the soul.

Pray to be blessed

with a keen mind for understanding

and a kind heart that feel for others.

Hunger for a mustard seed Faith,

for it can move mountains.

Hope for Courage,

so you can stand for the truth.

Thirst for Wisdom,

for she is priceless.

And above all,

Wish for Peace…

wish for Love that conquers all.

I found most answers at HOME.

The WALL says:  Be Strong!

The CEILING says:  Aim High!

The DOOR says:  Be Open!

The WINDOW says:  Learn to Give and Take!

The CLOCK says:  Time is Gold!

The CALENDAR says:  Live Each Day like it’s the last!

The CABINET says:  Keep Things in Order!

The BED says:  Take Time to Relax!

The LAMP says:  Always Shine!

and GOD who is everywhere says:  Keep Faith ’cause I am always with you.

“Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You’re able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment.”

– Ralph Marston