To be special is to be blessed (REACH FOR THE SKY 2)

Every now and then we cover different events,as a part of the media team we have to get involved in order for us to deliver a more truthful story.But during this event called "Reach for the Sky 2", i didn't get involved. I got ATTACHED! Yes..attached because I was so happy to be with kids. I am fond of kids, I love playing with them,making kulit and all..and during this event I didn't spend my time with ordinary kids.. I spent some time with VERY SPECIAL KIDS...why?because in this event..the participants were children who were visually impaired,those who were not able to walk,some fighting cancer at a very young age and some have autism.

We call them special because we see them differently, some do not treat them normally because to them these kids are not capable of doing normal things..they may be right at some point..but they are totally wrong!These kids may be different..but just like any ordinary kids..they know how to dream..and some of them..they dream of FLYING..

Jayvie and I having an interview with Andi...

Just like Andi..we met him during the event and I had an interview with him..He told us that he got the chance to ride a plane..and he'll ride two more..when asked what he likes about being up there in the air.. I was stunned by his answer because he said he's not afraid to fly and he gets the chance to say hi to his Lola and Papa who are in heaven..and when asked what he wants to be..he immediately said that he wants to be a pilot and he'll only fly with cute girls and his girlfriend..how cute right? :) During the interview,there was a lady who was taking photos and videos, to our surprise she was Andi's mom. We also asked her several questions..and I just can't help but admire her..she told us that it was difficult to have Andi at first..the denial stage was there..but after some time..they have accepted Andi and realized that he was truly special because he was a blessing from GOD.. And according to her... "SPECIAL CHILDREN are for SPECIAL PARENTS".

These kids..they have dreams..and with the help of different organizatons..they were able to reach their dreams of flying..they also got the chance to experience photography!how amazing is that!

Photography with a difference!Now can you imagine how special his works could be?GO JEREMY!take that shot :)

I only spent half of my day with them..and yet they were able to give me so much joy,just seeing those smiles on their faces..those innocent looks,the way they get amused with things,the way they appreciate people..I can't help but fall in love with them..I can't imagine how much joy they bring to their families..

To others they may be different,but for me,just like ordinary kids,they should be accepted and they should be treated well,they should be spared from bullying and any form of abuse..they deserve so much love and respect from the society!To me they are not just special..BUT VERY SPECIAL...

Here are some photos from the event.
Photos from Sir Willy Gozun

Andi and his loving Mom :)

Who said they can't dance the dougie?!ofcourse they can!!! :)

I did my opening spill for my show with them! :)

me talking to my special friends! :)

Andi preparing to fly!

Snapshots with them :)

How cute can they get? :)

Chit chat with the kids!

Young warriors!

How lovely..very charming girl..

Must be my favorite photo! :)

A Borj Meneses Experience

I love seeing myself in photos..it gives me this sense of fulfillment because i see myself in different angles,different poses and different emotions..Am i narcissistic?maybe yes..lol..I am a big fan of Kapampangan photographers..I love adding them on social networking sites and I would often  browse their pages and I get fascinated by their shots..i would tell myself "sana ako rin magkaron ng photos sa page nila" and at times i would tell myself "naku one day mapipicturan din ako nito" -- it was a "dream"..to others it may be too shallow..but for me it's truly something..it will definitely give me pride and honor to work with Kapampangan photographers..

And yes!finally..I got the chance to work with a Kapampangan photographer, Borj Meneses..thanks to our  morning show Bida Kapampangan!He will be featured in one of our segments..and in line with this we asked him if we could get some interviews and if he could take some shots of me to be used on our segment!He was very generous to say YES...and after all the daydreaming that one day i'll have a photoshoot with him..the day finally came!!!.

CLICK.....CLICK....CLICK...here are some of the outputs of our shoot!

Photographer: Borj Meneses

Model: Ria Basco

HMUA: Dan Jose

At Where?!House Studio!

I SIMPLY LOVE THIS SHOT..VERY SIMPLE AND YET VERY ELEGANT 

DOING A POSE

HALF BODY SHOT

CLOSE UP SHOT..Dan Jose did my make up!

It was truly a great experience!!i still do not call myself a model though i've had a couple of photoshoots already..it's not the label that matters..it's the experience!i really hope to work with sir borj meneses again and with other Kapampangan Photographers!

BIDA ako sa 2012! :)

Last year I wrote a blog for the coming year..and now..I'm writing again!! :)

Time passes by so fast,it seems like yesterday and now year 2011 is about to end..

I may have some regrets but I definitely have a lot of reasons to be thankful for..

And instead of jotting down my regrets..I'd rather reminisce 2011 in a positive way..

My year started with a job hunt..YEP! I had lots of job interviews and I landed as a Nurse Trainee in a hospital,and yes..it's my very first hospital exposure..I enjoyed the whole thing, I was assigned in the ward for 2 weeks and  was assigned at the Intensive Care Unit for the rest of my 6 months contract..I was able to practice my profession and one great thing is that I gained a lot of friends..my co vn's,the staff nurses and including my patients..

But sad to say,I left the hospital half hearted since I was not absorbed to be a staff nurse in the hospital,while some of our "kasabayans" are starting their nursing careers, (but I'm happy for them,HONESTLY) I (and some of my co - icu vn's) are struggling to start again.. (OK, I WAS bitter..who wouldn't be?but not anymore..aha)

So after six months in the hospital I was on gear for another job hunt! ( 2012 is a job hunt year for me)

But even before my contract as a nurse trainee ended Im already attending different job interviews,andyan yung pumunta ako sa senado,mag FA and last but not the least I HAD MY VERY FIRST AUDITION for a job that I've been dying to have! lol :)

Anyway,2011 also allowed me to meet new people,friends, acquaintances...enemies..name it.. I had it.. 

I also had my very first trip in Mindanao with some friends..( i wish to have more this coming year!)

Of course, the year wouldn't be complete without "love" .. talk about finding love,losing love,falling in love, falling out of love,falling back in love,sleepless nights,sugod sa ulan,waiting in vain etc...ahy whatever you call it..it was a roller coaster ride..and i don't want the same thing this year..so Cupid..please do your job well for me!nyaha --- I CALL THIS CUPIDITY! aka stupid cupid! :)

And the highlight of my year would be my very new job which just started last December 17,2011, it was not that easy I tell you..waiting for like 5 months for something you don't know if it would push through or not..it's frustrating..I was close to depression while waiting...aha! But as they say..something worth waiting is definitely worth having! and... jaraaann!!! I have a job already..something I'm so proud of..because I've worked hard for it,waited for it and definitely prayed for it!And now that I have it..i'll definitely give the best of my best to keep it! :)

And if there's one thing that I'd like to keep forever that I started in 2011,it would be my stronger relationship with the BIG BOSS! Planning to make it stronger this year and the years to come.. :)

2011 has been good to me..I still had a lot of ups and downs..a lot of struggles..but it doesn't matter anymore..because the year is about to end..and I'm smiling.. meaning : "i was able to surpass them all.."

So now that 2011 is about to end i  am thanking everyone who became a vital part of my life..

my family who would never leave me no matter what..(specially Ron,our angel)

my outrageous friends (specially my nastys plus jm) for always being there,for the best friendship ever..for being my sisters..

old friends for staying..for the friendship..

new friends for making my circle of friends bigger..for allowing me to be a new part of your life..

special people...for makin me smile and cry at the same time..nyaha..for inspiring me,for the good times and not so good times..lol

and to my enemies.. (kung meron pa,toinks!) another year for us..thank you big time for making me feel that I am better than I expected! nyaha.. you are the spice of my life!aha..Another year for you to break me..but again..I bet you can't! :)

and Papa God..thank you for allowing me to sail through 2011..

A few more hours...2011 will say goodbye..another ending..

And a new beginning is about to unfold..

thank you 2011...

Hello 2012!!! I bet you have something good in store for me!! 

And this year isa lang alam ko!!

"BIDA AKO,BIDA KA,BIDA TAYONG LAHAT!!" *wink!!

“A new year is unfolding,like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within.”  

if it's meant to be,it will be..

It wasn't as easy as one,two,three

The truth is that, you're just a stranger to me

 Still I don't know what you did to me

I guess it started with that snobbish look you gave to me

And now little by little I get to know you

And now I don't know

But I think I'm afraid to lose you

I know for a fact that we don't have anything yet

But one thing's for sure,you're someone I don't want to forget

But what can I do if you need to go

When I know I can't stop you from doing so

Though I understand  why you have to leave

It breaks my heart to finally see you leave

For when you go,my tears will flow

And my smile will start to fade I know

Though it's hard, I'll try to hide

All the hurts that I'm feeling inside

So little time to spend with you

So many things I wanna do

But I guess this is how our story goes

I know at some point I'll have to let you go

As difficult as it can be,you had me,I had you,but not really

I know this time there's nothing but goodbye

And all I can do is to fake a smile

But here in my heart I pray so hard

That one day we don't have to be apart...

You are my angel and my devil too,

But now that you're leaving what can I do?

It feels like hell to be away from you

And if ill be granted, i just want,one last moment with you...

For now my angel,my devil, I'll let you go your way

And I'll be hoping that one day we would still meet halfway..

IF IT'S MEANT TO BE,IT WILL BE.. - dempong

- a poem for a lost friend

I'm ready..so BRING IT ON 2011 :)

December 31,2010

It's the last day of December, and definitely the last day of the year :)

And since it's the last day of the year, I'm going to write my last blog for the year!

Year 2010 has been a so - so year for me..meaning it's not too good but not too bad either..in short SAKTO lang :)

As I look back i start to realize on how I spent my 2010,well last year..the same date, we did not really celebrate,my family did not even bother to wait for the upcoming year, my parents and siblings slept while i stayed awake writing a blog about what I felt that night.I can vividly remember how I felt that night..I was crying in front of the computer as I write about the hurts and pains that I'm feeling...all because last year was the very first year that my family's not complete for the new year..sad but true,we will never be complete because RON is now with our creator...but I know he will always be with us,though not physically...i know he will always be there watching over us..

Last year, I practiced my profession as a nurse,though it was on October 2009 when it started, I was a community health nurse until June 2010,I experienced attending seminars, attending medical missions,operation tuli,ambulating patients, bringing them to hospitals in Manila and in Mariveles, Bataan..the entire experience was fun..it was fulfilling..

I also had another job last year, I went back on teaching English to Korean students right after my contract at the LGU expired, i guess teaching will always be a a part of me..i just love doing it and I feel happy when I teach, so if they are going to ask me to teach again..I'd be very willing to do it again :)

I guess one highlight of my 2010 would be FALLING IN LOVE and FALLING OUT OF LOVE  at the same time :) (but i always fall in love every year!aha) YEP! I fell in love last year!! One of the most thrilling experiences ever..because it was just last year when I experienced a more matured kind of love, the kind of love that you thought would never end,,but of course it did END.. OK no bitterness :) I'm just trying to remember..I can remember the crazy things I did, all the letters, the gimiks and surprises!all in the name of LOVE!!aha..no regrets though..but as I said I also fell out of love..I broke my heart last year..the most painful heartbreak so far! (and i don't wanna experience it again!!aha) but of course it's not that I'm broken hearted the whole year,I was able to bounce back and be whole again only because I found a reason to move on!yay!!..

A lot of things happened, I also experienced being a "bum" for the longest time,spending most of my time at home, attending to my little brother and doing houseworks..it's not so bad after all :) I also had more arguments with my dad because I insist to work in Manila rather than stay and work here in Pampanga..I'm still going to insist i guess :)) 

If people will ask me if there are any regrets, I would have to say " A LOT"..but regrets will not do me any good.If I'm going to dwell on my regrets, I will never be able to move on..

So i guess it boils down to this..

Year 2010 has given me a lot of experiences...both good and bad..this year..

...decisions and sacrifices were made,i cried and laughed,i said things i thought i could never say,met new people,started friendship,ended some,broke my heart,broke someone else's heart,fell in love,fell out of love and eventually finding a new love..this year taught me lessons that I know ill never learn in any other way,things may be tough but I surpassed them all, and because of that I'm a better person..probably a matured one, a stronger one..

They say endings are beginnings...and as the year ends..I'm leaving behind all the negative vibes, all the hurts and baggages that may prevent me from giving my new beginning a warm welcome, but am definitely going to bring with me the learnings and experiences that 2010 gave me,as the new year comes I welcome it with happiness and love...

To all the people who became a part of my 2010,my family, my friends,old ones and new ones,and to a very special person..thank you for being a part of my 2010,thank you for staying with with me,for making my year simply amazing and worth everything..

and to my ENEMIES..you still have another year to try to break me,,but i bet you can't :) thank you for making my life more interesting :))

THANK YOU 2010!

Goodbye and Thank you 2010!!

Now I'm ready for new challenges and new learnings...

I'm ready for a new beginning..so BRING IT ON 2011!! :)

-rye

LOVE?seriously?

December 29,2010

Just an ordinary day in my oh so ordinary life..

I'm just wondering what else I can do to kill this boredom I have..

and so..I'm writing a blog..

I'm just thinking right now on what particular topic should I dwell on..hmmm..let it be LOVE!

OK..i really don't know if I'm the right person to write about this topic..but I'm going to give it a try...

What is LOVE?

The truth of the matter is..I DON'T KNOW! of course i can define it..but trying to think about it..do i really know what love is?do YOU really know what love is?

Well as for me, LOVE is difficult..it has given me the best and the worst of my life..

Yah right.talk about HEARTACHES,PAINS and HURTS..I've been there..a couple of times if I may say..

and the feeling...oh it SUCKS..

But ofcourse it has also given me "some" good times,i felt the kilig,the happiness,the unexplainable feeling of excitement when you're about to see the person you like..the feeling is just..well..happy..but LOVE so far never gave me a happy ending...aha! yah..and i wonder..why?! I've been so good, I know for sure that I know how to love..but why no happy ending?

well the best answer answer maybe is.. IT'S NOT YET TIME..I seriously want to believe on this..but sometimes I just can't...they say the RIGHT ONE will come..is there such thing as THE RIGHT ONE?because for me..I BELIEVE that you make yourself RIGHT for the person that you choose to love :)

Some issues about LOVE:

1. How will I know if he is " THE ONE"?

I've asked a couple of people about this issue, and all their answers would end up "you just feel it, it's like magic"..well they might be right, you can never question the feelings of a person who is inlove..they are the ONLY persons who can describe what they feel..well for me, I guess I have to agree with them,YOU just FEEL it..for some reasons you just can't explain the feeling right..but of course when we are inlove,we, most of the time get confused..we tend to ask ourselves and sometimes others about what we feel, but i guess ,LOVE is a RISK..if you get to love a person and it ends up that HE is really the one for you, then LUCKY YOU! BUT..if it ends up the other way around maybe he is not yet the one rightfully meant for you..let's just say,he's just a part of the story you have to deal with and forget sooner or later..you just have to continue the search :)

2. Is it TRUE LOVE?

I was searching over the net when I found this quote:

"True love is finding someone who makes you want to be better, and believes you are more wonderful than you yourself believes"

I was amazed by the content of this quote,because for me this is what TRUE love is. Love is supposed to make you feel good about yourself, it's supposed to bring out the best in you,it's not supposed to destroy you..Finding TRUE love I guess will make you want to become a better person, not only for the person you love but most specially for YOURSELF. 


One more thing, I believe that it is true love when the well-being of the loved one comes first before yours..because love is not SELFISH, love is self sacrificing and giving..this is how true love is for me..


3. Is it WORTH THE FIGHT?


Most of us,I assume experienced heartaches,we were all once placed into situations where we have to choose between holding on and letting go..and as easy as we can say it, it's one of the most difficult things to decide on..


i'll have a more personal attack on this one..


 well in my case, i have to say that I am a fighter when it comes to love,I've been into a lot of complicated stuffs when it comes to it,but if I know and feel that the love is worth the fight, then am very willing to fight for it,


do i get hurt? YES! DEFINITELY! 
is it difficult?! ABSOLUTELY!


but why do i do it? it's simple..it's because I don't want to give up without giving it a try and i don't want to give up a battle without giving it a good fight,,it's all about taking risk..LOVE is a risk and it takes a very brave individual to take the love risk..


but it doesn't end there... i know how to fight but i also know WHEN TO STOP FIGHTING...


I STOP when i know that there is no longer a reason to hold on,i stop when i know that I'm the only one fighting,why?because in love..you can never fight alone..if you are fighting for that one person you love and he is not doing the same thing..then..hey!!wake up..and be kind to yourself..it's not worth the effort at all..you take risk,you get hurt and you suffer for NOTHING..it's not supposed to be that way..you are fighting because you know and feel that it's worth the try, but if you are presented with the truth that there is no more reason to fight or to hold on..there's only one thing left to do..and.that is to LET GO and to take one step forward to move on..


As i said, love is a risk, meaning you will never know if you will come up with a good ending or not..if you end up being with the person you love, then it's worth all the pain..but if not..i guess you can just give yourself a pat on the shoulder for being brave enough to take the risk and giving your fight a good fight..Sometimes getting hurt is also good, for it makes you a stronger and a better person in the end..


At the end of it all i guess no one can really define what LOVE is..for love is PERSONAL and SUBJECTIVE because we all want different things, nothing can provide what we're looking for in life. So love and life is a thing full of frustration on some unconscious level..

Someday,someone will come into your life,someone who will hold your hand and will NEVER LET IT GO - rye :)

funshoot :)

I have a friend who loves photography, he asked if my sister and I can do a photoshoot with him,,with no hesitation I said "YES"..spell being a camwhore :)

here are some shots by friend Tyabers :)

THIS one i have to say is my favorite: IT's just full of emotion for me :)

With my sister and friend Francis..

These shots are from Coy Mendoza...

It was a fun filled day...it's been a very long time since I posed in front of the cameras,and honestly i was kinda nervous because i feel so stout,aha,i have worries that the photos will not look really good,but thanks to my friend,,aha..I have to say it felt really good,except for the fact that I had body pain the next day,for what reason?I really don't know...aha..It was super fun, for all I ever wanted was a photo for my primary pic,,aha..spell kababawan..it's R-I-A ;)