A Tongue Has No Bone But It Can Break a Heart

"Thinking is difficult...that is why most people judge"

"Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity,
      Say only what you mean" 

"Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others." 

"Use the power of your mouth in the direction of truth and love."

"Not all words fit to their meanings.
     Sometimes what is said is not what is meant,
         and    what it meant is left unsaid " 

"I can't take back the words I never said."

"Words don't have the power to hurt you,
     unless the person who said them means a lot to you."

"You can't take back words you've already said,
      and you can't take back someone's tear that already shed."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said,
       people will forget what you did, but people will never forget
           how you made them feel"  by Maya Angelou  

"Who are you to judge people without knowing them ." 

"Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out."

"Don't try to fix me I'm not broken." 

"Ignore those people who's always talking behind your back
      That's where they belong, just behind your back." 

"If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet."  by Joel Osteen

"You cant expect to live a positive life around negative people."

"For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word
     the same is a perfect man,
        and able also to bridle the whole body."  book of James 3

"The tongue is only a small parts of the body but busteth great things."

"You learned the two greatest things in life, 
      never rats on your friends, 
         and always keep your mouth shut."  by Robert De Niro

" Be careful with words. Once they are said,
       they can only be forgiven, not forgotten."

"One of the most beneficial things Ive ever learned
       is how to keep my mouth shut."   by Eric Clapton 

"We have two ears and one mouth so that 
       we can listen twice as much as we speak."  by Epictetus

"Why did God give me two ears and one mouth..
      so that i will hear more and talk less."  by Leo Roste 

"Don't mix bad words with your bad mood. 
     You'll have many opportunities to change a mood, 
         but you'll never get the opportunity
              to replace the words you spoke."

"Be careful with your words. Once they are said, 
      They can only be forgiven, but not forgotten."

My CFO Guidance and Counseling Experience

Fiances, spouses and partners of foreign nationals are required to attend A Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO) Guidance and Counseling seminar in order to secure a Guidance and Counseling certificate (GCC) and  a registration sticker. The (Commission on Filipino Overseas) certificate is one of the requirements for applying a new passport or if you want to renew your passport using your husband's surname for the first time. 

I set an online appointment from the website one month earlier just to make sure I can get a 9:00 am slot for March 3, 2015. Fill out everything and follow the instruction and then they email me my appointment schedule with Bar Code to print out. Bring the bar coded form with you during your seminar. If you wish to know the slots in your country of destination  schedules are available here. 

Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) location : Citigold Center, 1345 Pres. Quirino Avenue cor. Osmeña Highway (South Super Highway), Manila, Philippines 1007

CFO provides a   LIST  of  their requirements however, I brought with me additional documents such as photo copies of our birth certificates, and my 2 IDs  using my husband surname, photocopy of my husband legal capacity to marry from the Canadian Embassy, photos of us together for good measure. 

Note: Student driver license is not accepted.

I went to CFO with my hubby. We travel from Malate going to CFO in a hurry because I want to be there early but heavy traffic ruined my day. My hubby is not allowed inside so, he just waited outside until I finished. 

Upon arrival, I head straight to the security guard and handed my requirements and he told me to go to the reception area where a staff  validate my appointment schedule. He ask me one valid ID and I gave my Postal ID. I was given a pink ID with a letter F on it. I'm not sure what it exactly signifies for. He told me to proceed to the 3rd floor.To make it fast I used the stairs instead of elevator. 

On the 3rd floor I enter the room next to the stairs I give all the requirements to the lady original and photocopy since I only have 2 IDs with my hubby surname and since I already give my postal ID on the reception area then I use my student permit but sad to know they did not accept it, so i ask if its OK that I will give my SSS ID with my family name as single since I didn't update it yet to my married status. I'm quite  relax because they accepted it. Then the lady handed me a form to fill out. Then after I finish handed it back to her. He ask me some few questions like my husband s name and birthday. The lady had picture taken digitally and told me to proceed to room 2. 

I was in doubt because the room number is 2 but the name posted outside the door is Europe  when I enter the room there was 10 people already when I came in and to make sure if I'm in the right room I ask the person behind me and yes I am.

We were 15 in the actual seminar room with only one man in attendance; the rest were women. I know everybody is nervous when a person who enter our room to conduct the seminar looks like very strict and he admit he is but for me he is nice though. He start calling out names from a handful of forms he was holding and handed the form back for some corrections. The lecture start almost 10:00 am already and started by introducing oneself. The seminar is very useful and discuss lot of topics, the Do and Don't which you can apply when you arrive in your country of destination. Some are only after for the certificate but i think both are very important.

After the lecture we go for a one-on-one interview. He ask me 4 questions. Some of the questions are base on the information that I wrote on the form

     1. What dating site did I met my husband
     2. Did we talk with my husband that he will not divorce me
     3. Where did we get married when and where?
     4. Name of the judge who did the civil right

After the interview he told me  to proceed to the payment and releasing area at the ground floor.

Since we have registered beforehand, our documents have been forwarded already to the cashier for further processing while we were attending the seminar. Once the fee is paid, and an official receipt is issued, wait for the Certificate of Attendance to be released.

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                                           My CFO certificate

Birthday Prayer for Myself

Its another year of my Life... What makes this day so special...

Is it because I am one more year older?

Is it because I survived one more year of my Life?

or Is it because I consider myself one more year wiser?

I am Blessed enough for I have a  God who always

guide me..everyday of my life.

I have a very loving husband..even though we are not together now..but he always put a smile on my face every time we talked.

I have a very supportive brother and sisters who always with me through thick and thin..I am very thankful for the bond we have.

Thank you Lord for giving me such a wonderful siblings.

My good friends and family who always there through out my life. Thank you for all the people who remembered me today by sending prayers and good wishes. Thank you for all the experience of this past year; for times of success which will always be happy memories, for times of failure which reminded me of my own weakness and of my need for you, for times of joy when the sun was shining, for times of sadness which drove me to you. Forgive me for the hours I wasted, for the chances I failed to take, for the opportunities I missed this past year. Help me in the days ahead to make this the best year yet, and through it to bring good credit to myself, happiness and pride to my loved ones, and joy to you. Amen.

I am grateful to God for the gift of life, I am void without him. Also thankful to my earthly parents for nurturing me into the better person I am today.

Be An Inspiration

What is really inspired us?  There are lot of things that can gave us inspirations--
seeing our friends and families accomplish great things and overcome adversity in Life..In other words be happy for your family and friends..for what they are, and where they are now..

Think Positive.. be an Inspiration...

I believe that if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you will see God open up new doors..