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Happy na, Birthday pa! (SingleD and BlesseD)

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  By Nancy David Galang, M.A. "The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." - Oprah Birthday ko na naman pala in a few days, mga Nan-sis! How time flies and how years keep adding to my age just like that! Also, it's my second pandemic birthday - just like some of you na nakadalawa na ring quarantined celebrations sa bahay. Hindi ba, parang kailan lang nang nabalitang magla-lockdown, then naging totoo. Tapos we all thought sandali lang, 'yun pala lalagpas pa ng isang taon! How much longer, none of us know. Nasaan nga ba ako nung ilang birthdays ko? 2017, I think my dad treated us (whole family with my siblings and their kids plus mine) for dinner at Saisaki. T his was my first singleD birthday. I did not want to celebrate. But Dad said treat niya. I guess alam n'ya I would probably just choose na magmukmok sa bahay habang umaasa pa na may isang tao na babati sa akin (char!) and then everything will be alright again. Unang bi

When It's Time to Give Back

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By Nancy David Galang, M.A . "At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or what you've accomplished, it's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better, it's about what you've given back." -  Denzel Washington There was probably a time when some of you found yourselves in bad situations and you needed help in order to survive your day.  Minsan kahit maliit na problema lang, pero kailangan mo ng magpapalakas ng loob mo. Of course lalo na kapag malaki ang kinakaharap mo tapos biglang nalusutan mo na pala nang di mo namamalayan kasi may tumulong at dumamay. Sinamahan ka.  There was a guardian angel who saved  you. Getting you out of that bad situation and helping you overcome that problem to survive that day. And when this angel comes along, you will never forget the good deed he/she did to you. You will be forever grateful. I am blessed to encounter such people in my life. Karamihan mga kaibigan ko. Minsan kapamilya.  One of them was