Sugar rush.

This post is way waaaaay too late, but yeah. :P

Last year, on Valentine's Day, I decided to do something different.

Since it was my first time to spend Valentine's Day with a (sort of) stable job, I gave myself a little treat. I bought a meal at Jollibee (walang basagan ng trip), went to Roxas Boulevard Baywalk, sat there quietly, and watched the sunset all by myself.

Spending Vday at Baywalk, as it turned out, is the worst idea ever. My dear friends: don't. you. ever. dare. spend. Valentine's day at Roxas Boulevard. It's such a hassle. There are so many people, it's so noisy, and the place is full of trash. It's like a concert but no one was singing; and any time a stampede might occur.

Anyway, Vday this year came and went like a breeze. A week before Vday, I was brewing some plans.... in vain. Those plans were sabotaged by the tons of papers we editors had to work on (it would seem that our schedule hates Valentines day).

But this busy-ness was also a blessing in disguise for me; while I was working, I was not bothered by the hype of Valentines day; neither was I forced to join the bandwagon of finding a date and/or lamenting because I didn't manage to find any. While everyone else talked about cupid, hearts, chocolates and flowers in the media and everywhere, all I focused on were the papers I was editing, because I didn't take my eyes off them. It was tiring, for Valentine's sake! But I believe it was providential.

There was a consolation to my exhaustion on Valentine's Day. We had a potluck of sweets in our department in the office. There were cake, pancit, pizza, siopao bread (or whatever it's called. It's delicious.), ice cream, lots of biscuits, and a chocolate fondue! (Yes, you may sing Love is an Open Door now.) Sugar rush! Literal sugar rush!!! It was my little blot of happiness in my otherwise busy and tiring day.

It may not amount to the happiness most people try to find on Valentine's Day, but to me, this is more than enough.

Thank you, dear Lord. You never fail to make me realize that I am always loved.

"Every day may not be so good, but there's always something good in every day."

Right place, right time.

I am a believer of serendipity.

Three days ago, I ran into an old friend at (of all places) Cash and Carry Mall here in Makati. We've been friends since freshman college, but as many college friends do, we stopped keeping in touch after graduation. We passed by each other at the grocery. Good thing she greeted me first, because I wasn't really looking around. I was thrilled!

These 'coincidences' are really nuts. Had I passed by ten seconds too early, I wouldn't be able to meet her again. Had she not looked in my direction, she wouldn't have seen me, and God knows when the two of us would cross paths again. But the timing seems to be well-orchestrated, it is almost surreal. Seriously, what are the odds?

This is one of the many reasons why I truly believe in serendipity. I love hearing about serendipitous events. It amazes me knowing a guy and a girl meet in a serendipitous manner, only to find out that they are meant for each other this whole time. It is enthralling to have lost a family, relative, or friend, and find him/her again in the strangest setting. These stories are like those seen in movies or teleseryes, but a hundredfold better because they are real.

In another parallel universe where this person arrives at a certain place one minute late, or stops to look at his or her watch, his or her life becomes totally different, because he/she does not meet that other person. But luckily, we don't have to worry about that parallel universe, because this universe we are living in is the most amazing arranger of serendipitous events.

Serendipity is a proof of how God works in our lives. Ours is an active God who arranges things so wisely and perfectly, that you would prefer not to have it any other way. It thrills me to think that God, knowing our plans and actions, sets one thing after another, to lead us where we exactly ought to be. Serendipity shows us that the Lord sees not only the big picture, but even the minutest things; and with love, He concerns Himself with arranging these details for our own good. He uses these minute intricacies, to manifest His presence in our lives. "God will move heaven and earth for us to know His will."

I allow the Lord to get hold of my everyday schedule, and take possession of my every waking moment. I allow Him to arrange my little serendipities, these instances that would make His presence felt even more. I lift up my remaining days to God and let Him steer the wheel, so that through others, He would lead me and all the world to Himself.