Story of the pencil

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point he asked:

‘Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?’

His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson:

‘I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.’

KCAT CAN: To hEAR again

"It was only a dream for me to be able to hear again. When I learned about the Auditory Brainstem Implant, a device designed for NF2 to be able to hear again, my mom and I thought of a fund drive so I could have the implant done. We called it the hEAR Campaign (Help my Ear hEAR)..."

To hear again
by Maria Kathrina Lopez Yarza
August 30, 2010


It was only a dream for me to be able to hear again. When I learned about the Auditory Brainstem Implant, a device designed for NF2 to be able to hear again, my mom and I thought of a fund drive so I could have the implant done. We called it the hEAR Campaign (Help my Ear hEAR).

Mae Loves to hear from you again

For my friends in the dessert (Middle East) ;P Let's help Mae raise funds for Cochlear Implant in order to hear the world again..

I learned about Mae through Jen's blog.. 

Here's a copy of Mae's letter posted at her website:

I hope this letter finds you well.

My name is Ferlene Mae Muto, 15 years of age, I was born normal and healthy on September 25, 1994.  I go to a private school in Sharjah and will be in fourth year high school.  I am the eldest and only daughter and I have two younger brothers who are aged 7 & 4 years old.

I, You & We are not an accident

My friend Daniel sent me these 2 Bible verses to me on Facebook today.. Share ko din.. :D

"Before I shaped you in the womb,

I knew all about you.

Before you saw the light of day,

I had holy plans for you"

JEREMIAH 1:5

"I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for."

JEREMIAH 29:11

KCAT CAN: Life

This was how I look like in  late 2005..

And this is me now.. I can't smile, but I am happy!

Life is never hopeless.. While there's life, there's hope..


LIFE
by Maria Kathrina Lopez Yarza
August 23, 2010


Friday the 13th? To think that it is a bad luck day is an absolute fallacy. I was born on Friday the 13th of May, 1983, with zero respiration, not a bad luck — but a beginning of a brighter life for me because God gave me a second chance.

My life has been filled with challenges eversince.

Storyline Damdamin (Abs-Cbn) - Kcat Yarza

aired on ABS-CBN - August 18, 2010

Storyline Whispers (ANC) - Kcat Yarza

aired on ANC on July 22, 2010

Benefit Concert -The Dawn, True Faith & Bamboo

benThanks to Malen & thhe Infiniteam!

They made me their beneficiary for an upcoming concert they organized..

Storyline: Damdamin on ABS-CBN

Please watch Storyline

on Wednesday - August 18

at ABS-CBN after Bandila (around 11pm, i think)

This is the episode that was aired on ANC last July 22 entitled, Whispers.

KCAT CAN: That all-important support system

My mom's rheumatologist, Dr. Esther Penserga asked her to give an inpirational talk last August 7 during the monthly meeting of Lupus Club (PGH Chapter).. My mom is sick, and she is takes care of me, another sick person.. But we get by in spite of it..

That all-important support system
by Maria Kathrina Lopez Yarza
August 16, 2010


In 2000, my mom was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLELE), a`chronic autoimmune connective tissue disorder that can affect various parts of the body especially the skin, joints, blood, nervous system, kidney, heart and some other internal organs.

iSWEETS: Homemade Goodies

My cousin, Cathy Odulio, is selling homemade goodies that are super yummy at affordable prices..

Today is Friday the 13th

I was born on the night of May 13, Friday with zero respiration. Bad luck? Of course not! That day was full of good luck & blessings.. Because..

I'M ALIVE!

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This was the Last Friday the 13th in May 2005:

I just love it when my birthday falls on Friday..

more pics here

KCAT CAN: No Turning back time

Cinderella said (sang pala)..

A dream is a wish your heart makes

When you're fast asleep

In dreams you lose your heartaches

Whatever you wish for, you keep

Have faith in your dreams and someday

Your rainbow will come smiling thru

No matter how your heart is grieving

If you keep on believing

the dream that you wish will come true

ayun may family pic pala kami..

"Dreams can take us anywhere if we just set them free! What we believe is what we achieve. What we imagine is what we become. What we think is what we experience."

No turning back time
by Maria Kathrina Lopez Yarza
August 9, 2010


What is your greatest dream?

KCAT CAN: Blessings

You are one of the my finest blessings..

I counted my blessings!