Adopting kittens in the street is normal to our family. How can you ignore a little kitty looking for warm hands that will pet them so whenever we see abandon kitten we brought them home but lately we seldom find one because we don’t go out too often and if we do, we only go to the market.

Early afternoon I have been searching for “Seungheul” he is one of the kittens we found in the garbage pit a few months ago, my sister named them.  It isn’t normal not to see him around since they usually hang out inside our house or in our porch. It was only late afternoon when my sister found him near our grandmother’s bushes, I picked the kitten and he wasn’t in good condition. He is very weak and can’t really move that much, his body is full of sand as well.

It was a few days ago when I am feeding our cats and Seungheul came home wet and shocked; my theory is he fell in the small irrigation in the field beside us since our cats love to hang-out in the grassy field to catch insects. He probably used all his force so he can go home when he heard me calling for food, and since then he looks a bit sick.

Well, seeing the kitten immobile I decided to buy a small pack of powder milk so I can feed him and the other kittens and when I open his mouth the kitten bit me hard in my thumb, I immediately drop the bowl of milk and run in the faucet to wash the wound and let it bleed. It bleed so much and hurt a lot maybe because I was too nervous since the cat that bit me is sick, and we have no knowledge if it was bitten by snake or have any other disease.  After the cat bit me, he started gasping for air and die within few minutes. I let the wound bleed thoroughly and I rub garlic in it and since I am not contented I put betadine as well.

I wasn’t sure if it is brought by nervousness but I felt feverish, my back felt sore and I felt cold a bit so I sleep early. Little did I know I have two bite marks in my thumb and I only treat one bite mark last night so maybe that’s the reason why I feel so feverish, and it made me worry right now since the kitten dies after biting me but my family teased me that it looks like I have stronger rabies than the kitten.

First Aid for Fresh Bite Wound from Webmd

If there is minor bleeding, the skin is barely broken, and there is no risk of rabies:

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before and after treating the wound.
• Wash the area with mild soap and running water to reduce the risk of infection. Pat dry.
• Apply antibiotic ointment and cover with a clean bandage or sterile dressing.
• To reduce swelling, apply an ice pack wrapped in a towel or a cold compress (cloth soaked in cold water) to the bruise for 5-10 minutes.
• Call your doctor to see if you need to have the bite examined. Always seek medical attention when a child has been bitten in the head.

When a new itchy bump grew up in my left arm I treat it with a new method what I did is tape a part of crushed garlic in it and I did the same thing in my face, it was very relieving but a bit painful. It was very stupid of me not knowing it will leave garlic burns so when the skin turn red and darker in my face, I treated it with coconut oil or coconut oil with turmeric.

Garlic is effective in treating fungal infection as well as killing a pimple but definitely should not be left on longer than a minute or so, but I let the garlic in my face longer than two hours. With a thought that the garlic burns might leave a noticeable scar in my face I search for alternative method and I have found out that vitamin E oil is one of the well-known home remedies for healing skin garlic burns.

To do so, you have to cut the vitamin E capsules in half and rub the oil onto the burn, healing won’t happen overnight so you have to do it for a longer period until it heals fully.   Vitamin E has also antibiotic properties that can be helpful in preventing infection.

It was been three days since I am treating the garlic burn in my face and arm with Vitamin E, I have noticed that the inflammation have already subsided but it is still reddish in color.

Walking is one the best exercise to relieve daily stress I have been dreaming of seeing myself walking these past few nights, if not alone I am with a friend. Last night, I have dream of something but I totally forgot what is it when I open my eyes but one thing is sure it wasn’t a happy dream because I have tears on my eyes when I wake up. When I return to sleep I have a new dream that I was walking with my mother in a quiet neighborhood shops, we passed along the busy restaurant and outside I saw someone sitting without moving, it was a schoolmate. I look at her upfront and teased her by yelling her name twice and walked away that’s when she moved. It looks like we just walked around because I’ve seen ourselves across the street, I left my mother in one shop and peek from the glass wall of the adjacent clothes store and I’ve seen faded denim clothes of a child, sacks of it and garments. The clothes seems to be used ones and they were being prepared for something since I exclaimed “that’s how they do it”, my mother appeared on my back and look where am I looking.

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Then my dream hopped reaching a food place where I saw my friend G eating with someone her cousin presumably, they have a lot of dishes in the table. In my dream it looks like I saw them already earlier, we’d talk something but when I wake up I already forgot what is our conversation all about.

To dream of a market place which is vacant or empty means that you will try to reflect on the good things in life. – auntyflo.com

To see baby clothes in your dream suggests that you are expressing yourself in a more subtle way. Alternatively, baby clothes represent your former ways of thinking or old habits which you have outgrown.  – dreammoods.com

Just like the previous Sunday I have to go to church with band aid in my face; I am very enthusiastic going to church no matter what because if I don’t go the church I’ll be crazy the whole week and I believe I am being tested since there are a lot of places for the skin irritation to grow but it chooses my face, weird isn’t it?

Anyway, the scriptural topic this Sunday is Establishing Right Priorities, what are your priorities in life? Pastor E says the first priority should be priority to fear God because the fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom (Proverbs1:7). He also added when we fear the Lord and appreciate His rules and guidelines it put us in the road of happiness. He also gave more scriptural verses to read such as Exodus 20: 20, Psalms 25:12, Matthew 3: 5-11, Romans 1: 22

Second priority is Obedience to God, we should obey God as what is mentioned in Psalms 37: 4 – Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. It is priority to achieve happiness. Other verses to read are Psalms 112: 1, Psalms 37: 4, Joshua 5:9 and Psalms 112: 8. Pastor E says to everyone not to fear and have assurance that God will provide.

Thirdly, is Relationship to God when our relationship to God is good our family life is good as well, this is mentioned on Psalms 112:2, Psalms 25:13, Psalms 37: 25-26, Psalms 112:5, Deuteronomy 8: 18, Luke 6: 35-38 and Psalms 112: 7.

The preaching this Sunday is God’s way to tell me to fear Him, be obedient and establish a good relationship to Him so I can achieve happiness and overcome the troubles that came and coming to my life. I should not worry too because He will provide my needs when I am broke and in times of drought.

Dreams, dreams visit me so often. My dream started seeing myself walking in a street along the shoreline and by looking at the sea it was dried up, sort of low tide so all I can see is mud. I continue walking and the water started coming to the shore which is a sign of high tide, the water is so big and the waves are so strong and high that they went overboard in the street; I am more fascinated than be scared of it. I continue walking in the dirt grassy road which is wet and muddy from the water, but what is surprising my shoes or feet didn’t get dirty. I wasn’t alone in the road, I saw few people coming towards me particularly two women hikers whom I help by holding their hand to cross the muddy dirt.

While walking I am thinking that I am going to pass through the house of a friend and then I reached a road with an intersection, the other road which is cemented is going up in a hill with few small houses and a store, the street is familiar and it feels like I have been there before as a kid and I have played around, I stayed foothill looking up and I took the other road which lead me to a small square and in front of me was a church which is I have been anticipating to see after seeing a photo with priest in them, I have took photo of the church twice using a camera phone but what is making me confuse is the peach brown building doesn’t look like a church it is more of a school or government building, while taking photo a group of students was in the front and they were included in the photo, they posed and smiled especially one particular student. I wandered around until I reach a place where there is a large truck/trailer parked, I have walked around to pick something like a rag and thrown it to the front even though I was told not to mind it and my dream ended.

Had another weird dream last night, saw myself walking with a friend (E) with her kids uphill and her younger siblings far below us then suddenly she started running when I look at my far left I saw a lot of people running uphill towards safety, it looks like someone is chasing after everyone, perhaps a giant or evil creature. My friend run quickly with her kids and I was left alone, I run quickly as I can to reach them but they are too far away and the place was covered by darkness that made stop and worry how to reach my destination since it was really dark and can’t see anything. Then I don’t know how my dream jump to another location, I was with a different friend (M) and we are sitting in the dining room of an underground house and we are talking about how I was separated from our friend (E) then the place shook like the attackers are around somewhere which made us alert to look for a new place to hide and while doing so I look for the money I hid and found it in the wall cabinet.

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Then my dream hop to another place I was inside a bus and we are nearing to a stop which looks like a gasoline station and I can see from where we are that the clouds are starting to cover the place, hence the passing clouds are so low I raised my hand to touch them and my hand turns wet from the cold moist from touching the clouds. On my dream I felt a bit worried that we are not able to reach our destination, hotel in top of a hill. Meanwhile, I was thinking of taking a photo and share in on my Facebook wall, and then suddenly I saw myself sleeping beside my sister and grandmother. Then I got awaken when my sister move and stand to go somewhere but in reality it was my mother doing it and I woke up from my dream.

Dream Meanings:

The dream that you are running away from an aggressive animal, whether wild or domestic means that you will get rid of a threat in your waking life. Running in a dream suggests that you will have to overcome obstacles in the future. Running from a wild animal, such as a beast, if you managed to escape it, means that you will solve a problem. {source}

If you dream of complete darkness, then this dream symbolizes the need to monitor your actions. The message is to distance yourself from what you truly believe, to find the solution that you are after. Darkness in a dream can be an omen of a painful and long illness. If you dream of seeing yourself in darkness, it is a sign that you will be confronted with some difficulties. If, however, you manage to turn the light on, the dream foretells the ability to overcome obstacles.

Darkness represents fear of the unknown and unexpected problems. It can suggest confusion over one’s direction or what route you should take. To try to find your way in the dark means you may experience a feeling of depression, possibilities of change, fear, insecurity, mistrust, mystery, risk, hidden dangers and unfamiliarity. Darkness is a symbol of the darkness in your subconscious mind. The darkness or shadows seen by a blind person represent deep grief and turmoil. {source}

In general, dreaming of clouds often occurs in situations where the dreamer may need to have greater faith in waking life but due to fear or anxiety is unable to conjure up this faith. Clouds may also indicate deep rooted fear or anxieties as well as wonders,hopes and desires of our internal self. The clouds symbolize these inner feelings. Clouds also bring life providing rainfall, and so can suggest there is new growth in some area of your life. If the dreamer sees puffy, white clouds. They could also symbolize your ability to to remain optimistic during challenging situations in your waking life. {source}

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Another weird dream haunted me last night; I have seen myself in a place where there are a lot of empty chairs and some people waiting including some relatives, sort of a small square where people meet for performances. It seems we are going to perform an act or play; I was a bit nervous while reading the script because we never had a chance to practice. I am standing along the audience empty chairs with a sexy and happy older woman she is part of the play and then the preparation was finished so we started the play and the first scene was me with a friend, I remember a few lines then I completely forgot the whole script that I just acted freely just not to disappoint the people watching and my nervousness gone a bit when I became used speaking. What is weird is I am pointing and looking to a friend’s armpit while saying something and then I had a chance to look into my own armpit and I felt bit disturbed knowing other people can see it as well.  When I am done playing my part, the sexy and happy older woman went after me to act her part, I don’t know what happened next but nobody went forward anymore in the center so the role playing was stop and people aren’t happy on what is happening that they started blabbering. Someone asked me to read the story or be a narrator while waiting for another act so I went upfront and started reading out loud but some audience who were disappointed when the play stopped started to stand and leave their chairs, so my narration became whisper until I stopped and asked the audience running after them not to leave yet and I wake up.

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Dream Meanings:

A dream featuring an audience represents areas of our personality. To be presenting to an audience implies that you are facing important issues. To be in the audience suggests a change within you that is taking place.  – http://www.dreamdictionarynow.com/audience/

A chair in a dream may suggest you need to sit down and think something over or just sit and relax. – https://www.dreamscloud.com/dream-dictionary/c/chair

The plastic chair signifies satisfactory successes about spiritual issues. – http://www.dreaminterpretation.co/dream-meaning-chair/

To dream of armpits represents thoughts and feeling associated with social acceptance and approval. Armpits may also reflect feelings about cultural attitudes or corporate culture. Feelings about what is or isn’t acceptance by people you spend a lot of time around. – http://www.dreambible.com

A dream involving you acting in a play means you need to get to the bottom of a situation. To see an old woman in one’s dreams are a positive omen. The old woman represents paying more attention to your feelings and emotions. These dreams often represent repressed feelings and the desire to seek your inner voice. These dreams will also represent what you need to do in the waking world – or essentially, how to handle yourself. – http://www.auntyflo.com

Weird dream started again last night, I have dream of visiting an old abandon hut in the hill and when I looked inside I found a female with short blonde hair, a foreigner precisely. She is in slumping position while arranging or cleaning things inside the dirty and messy hut, it looks like she will be the new occupant of the abandon hut. The foreigner is friendly, she invited me in and the hut was really messy, things were scattered everywhere it was like nobody lives there for ages and while looking around I found two dead animals below the small table, dunno if they’re actually dead or sleeping. The first animal is white with black spots in color, it looks like a rabbit or a dog and the second one was a cat, the latter caught more of my attention. I wasn’t sure if I poke it but it turns out the cat in dark tiger color is still alive, when it moves I have seen a lot of maggots eating the cat and what is weird the cat is reaching out for me like it was asking for help, I clearly saw the eyes and facial expression of the cat that I have to step backward.

Then I don’t know what happened next, if I run out of fear or stayed because I have seen myself again inside of a room or something it was like a round capsule/ball with my mother and sister, we are thrown or flown by a strong air, like a tornado. We stumbled to trees, dirt and streams; it was very scary just like the feeling when you are riding a ride in an amusement park. Then we landed in a busy street with cars and motorbikes, it was already dark when we get out. Across the street I have seen a fish vendor holding a large fish in their motorcycle, their fish were almost sold out and what they are selling will be the last ones, then I have seen myself riding a full chaotic jeepney from that spot and I wake up.

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It is Sunday today and it is the day that the Lord has made, I went to church with my hair untie which is unusual. I have to lose my hair to hide something in the side of my face, in my jaw particularly. It started as a pimple then it feels very itchy that I scratched it without thinking until it grows bigger like the size of a small coin. 🙁

Anyway, before the service proper started Pastor E announces some church concerns like who would like to lead during Sunday service and etc. One of the older member in the church whispered to me that it will look good if I lead, I just smiled while saying I can’t do it. Honestly, what I would like to do is to teach Sunday school among children.

The scriptural reading can be found Joshua 1: 1-9 with a scriptural topic of Facing Challenges This Year without Fear. Pastor E says that New Year brings new opportunities, possibilities as well as new challenges but with God’s provisions we are able to overcome these challenges because God give us power to persevere, a promise of His Presence and provisions for prosperity.

Pastor E shared a passage from the book of Romans 5: 3-4 which says “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” If we persevere we will overcome new challenges because facing our problems and trials will helps us to develop endurance and endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident of hope and with God’s presence we can face these challenges without fear.

When we overcome all these challenges God’s promise that we will be successful and prosperous so we shouldn’t be discouraged so let’s be strong and courageous. These were just parts of preaching that Pastor E delivered today, he challenges everyone to be as one church when facing challenges and overcoming them and encourage everyone to believe and have faith.

It was indeed true that problems made us strong and they help us grow as a person, with them too we are able to change for the better. Honestly, These past few Sundays I can relate on the scriptural topics it was like they were meant for me as if God is talking to me and telling me that I should persevere, be courageous and have faith in Him and everything will be alright in His presence.

Beautiful Venus continues to cycle back into your dreams and fantasies that’s just part of my horoscope for today. No wonder, I am able to remember my dream last night, it started upon seeing two doors and I have to choose which door to enter, when I made a choice I have found out that the door I have entered is room that which is full of sad emotions, problems and life won’t be an easy ride. I was able to pass through and I have found myself sitting, sobbing and patiently waiting at the other side beyond the close doors while hearing other people laughing happily after being successfully choosing the right door which is full of happiness and free from problems. I don’t know who am I waiting in my dream but when I wake up I am feeling sad, my heart felt so heavy and my eyes are puffy like I just came from crying.

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In waking life, I know who I am waiting. There are times I am experiencing a real need to reach out and connect but my fear is stopping me, the fear of rejection.