Sunday learnings

A bit delayed because last Sunday was a hectic day for my family (lunch with Neal's side in Power Plant, a birthday party in the afternoon and then dinner with my parents and brother) and all I wanted to do when I got home was crash in bed and sleep!

I went to CCF with Neal last Sunday for the 10am service. Before anyone asks...I am still very much Catholic. I have nothing personal against Christians (heck, Neal is one --- hello???) but I am still at a point where I am neither here nor there. So going back, I went with Neal again after a long time and oddly enough found myself scribbling on my memo jotter in the middle of elder, Peter Tanchi's talk.

CHARACTER is what God thinks about you
REPUTATION is what others say about you
Character is what you will do when no one else will find out

I've been Catholic since birth. Went to all girls' Catholic schools from grade school through college. But not once have I sat down in church and listened like I did last Sunday. I've never even taken down notes! So what was last Sunday all about? I'm still trying to figure that one out, without saying a word to Neal, of course. I don't want to get him too excited over nothing.

But the kids are growing up and I want them to have solid spiritual lives. Nothing fanatic or overrated, just enough to keep them grounded and spiritually-healthy. And right now I can't say I'm the perfect example to them.

Where I go from here is the million-dollar question. No rush. We'll see what happens.

This is why I love living in the Philippines

Or maybe this is just one of the many reasons. That's cheap labor for services that those in other countries would normally pay an arm and a leg for. In the US for instance, home service massages are only for the rich and famous. My cousins who live in LA don't even get their massages regularly because to them it's more of a luxury.

One of our (that's DH and I) biggest obsessions is getting pampered at home. I personally don't like going to the spa to get a massage. I would hate to get up and have to drive home after. We always get our massages right here at home and usually at 10pm or later so we can just go to sleep after the girls leave.

We used to call on Dial a Masssage which has a Wack Wack branch. But we stopped doing so when we discovered Green Leaf. We now each have a preferred masseuse (Christine for DH and Malou for me) because they already know exactly how we want things done.

For just 250 bucks an hour (we usually go for 2 hours each --- 1 hour is simply not enough ha ha!), how can anyone complain? Our week is never complete without these sessions. They're so addicting!

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