It's time to recap what happened
for the month of July with side stories here and there plus things to look
forward to in the coming month.
July 2018 has been nothing but an
amazing month for me. The first two weeks was filled with celebration from my
mom and sister’s birthday to the Victory Weekend of my participant, Rizza. I
also started a small group in the office, which is an awesome answered prayer!
AND A WHOLE LOT MORE so let’s begin.
FAMI Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2018
Just like last year, I also
participated in this year's FAMI Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. To those who are
new, I am currently employed at First Metro Asset Management Inc. (FAMI). It is
a yearly event where investors are invited to hear out the updates about the
funds they invested and the plans for next year.
If you are curious about mutual
fund and how it works you can check my other blog SavingsPinay.
Mama and Ate Abi’s Birthday Celebration
Here’s a fact!
In the family we have three pairs
that celebrate their birthdays on the same month.
Me and my youngest sister were
born on the same month of November. My Kuya and his son a.k.a. my favorite
pamangkin, Lyron celebrates the same birth day, March 30. Lastly, my Ate Abi
goes July 3 while my Mama is July 6.
With that we have plenty of
double celebrations all year which is matipid.
For Mama and Ate Abi we
celebrated at Max’s Restaurant in SM MOA. We had a much needed feast as a
family and then strolled in the seaside after the dinner.
Victory Weekend
Last July 13 and 14, I was at EN
Building Fort for the Victory Weekend.
Victory Weekend is a two day
retreat wherein participants establish
strong spiritual foundation and deepen
their relationship with God. It happens after the One2One sessions and includes
water baptism.
It was a monumental event for my
spiritual life because this time I came as a leader and not a participant. I am
so thankful to god for allowing me to lead Rizza, my first ever Victory
Weekend participant.
Oh what a
great weekend it has been.
Leading a Small Group In the Office
This is another answered prayer
for me. Since last year, I’ve been praying to start a small group in our
office.
It took nine months for God to
answer and I am grateful I waited. To be in one room with men and women who are
eager to learn and build a lasting relationship with the Lord is something I am
amazed to witness.
Shopping for Books
I went to a crazy book buying in
the month of July. I can’t stop myself from buying books!!!
The first two books I bought were
Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and John Green's Looking for Alaska. Then I got a
copy of Into The Water by Paula Hawkins, same author of The Girl on the Train which I
have already read and even reviewed.
Lastly I bought three dystopian
novels I can’t wait to read - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, 1984 by George
Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
This was the one and only month
so far that I got obsessed in buying books and I am not even complaining.
Meeting with Coffee Monday Barkada
Finally after months the Coffee
Monday Barkada is almost complete. I went with a ramen night with the best men
ever!!! I just enjoy whenever I bond with the Coffee Monday Barkada because
they make me laugh soooo much. I am also glad because we get to share life
updates with each other.
Meeting Lhean and Jevi from High School
Before July ended I met up with
my friends from high school, Lhean and Jevi. We first attended a service in
Victory Fort then had dinner at Uptown Mall.
We intentionally met to talk
about how we can evangelize to our other classmates since all of us are active
in the church community. Lhean goes to Victory Fort, Jevi is from Victory
Alabang and I from Victory Makati.
It was amazing hearing out their
testimonies and seeing how God has been working in their life throughout our
current season.
Really excited on how our start
up ministry will grow in the future.
Things I’m Looking Forward for August
Celebrating Nica’s Birthday
My best friend is an August baby
and I can’t wait for our date together to happen. Our plan is to spend an
afternoon in Fully Booked Serendra, have coffee and churros and talk about love
and life. Super excited.
Here are some adventures me and
Nica had in the past: 2D 1N in Tagaytay, 4D 3N in Seoul and
our yearly Noel Bazaar Experience.
Celebrating Ate Malen’s Birthday
My eldest sister will turn a year
older once again and as usual we will celebrate as a family. We still have no
concrete plans yet but still looking forward as to what will happen.
That's it for this month's recap.
How's your July 2018?
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