Glenn Michael Tan Blog » Family http://blog.gmtan.com Personal Blog of gmtan Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:22:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 16.8 http://blog.gmtan.com/2011/10/16-8/ http://blog.gmtan.com/2011/10/16-8/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:25:14 +0000 gmtan http://blog.gmtan.com/?p=396 Ran/Jogged/Walked 16.8 kilometers today at the Adidas King of the Road 2011. For the past few days I thought I could not finish the race since my training consists of only 1-2 rounds in the Academic Oval in UP for the past 2 weeks. But I am happy that I finished 16.8 kilometers on just almost 4 hours of sleep last night. Congratulations also to my wife, Tin who ran her first 5k race.

But the highlight of the race was not on the race day itself but on running/walking with my wife and 2 kids (ages 2 and 4) in UP almost every other day. Mika will join her 1st run next month on the McHappy Day Family Fun Run 2011 where she will participate in the 1k run for kids.

For Tin and I, our next race might be 10k in the SMDC Quezon City International Marathon 2011 on December 4.

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* Thank you to Adidas for the Free Run

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]]> http://blog.gmtan.com/2011/10/16-8/feed/ 0 The Law of Giving http://blog.gmtan.com/2011/10/the-law-of-giving/ http://blog.gmtan.com/2011/10/the-law-of-giving/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:49:30 +0000 gmtan http://blog.gmtan.com/?p=393 From The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra

Put the Law of Giving into effect by making a commitment to take the following steps:
(1) Wherever I go, and whoever I encounter, I will bring them a gift. The gift may be a compliment, a flower, or a prayer. Today, I will give something to everyone I come into contact with, and so I will begin the process of circulating joy, wealth and affluence in my life and in the lives of others.

(2) Today I will gratefully receive all the gifts that life has to offer me. I will receive the gifts of nature: sunlight and the sound of birds singing, or spring showers or the first snow of winter. I will also be open to receiving from others whether it be in the form of a material gift, money, a compliment, or a prayer.

(3) I will make a commitment to keep wealth circulating in my life by giving and receiving life’s most precious gifts: the gifts of caring, affection, appreciation, and love. Each time I meet someone, I will silently wish them happiness, joy, and laughter.

I have always known myself as a giver, but sometimes I forget about this. And giving is not just about money, you can give a compliment or a prayer to friends, acquaintances and even your enemies.

Right now, I am giving a lot of time to my family specially to my 2 kids, because I know that they will soon grow bigger and I know when they grow up they will appreciate that I have spent lots of time with them when they were kids.

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My 2010 Highlights
- My dream of shooting in the PBA
- Launched a couple of sites and is now earning Money Online
- Started my Playstation 3 / Rockband Rental Business
- First time I joined a 5K Run
- Ending of one of my favorite TV Shows, Lost
- Attended a couple of Seminars that I really learned a lot including WordCamp/E-Commerce Summit/Leadership Factor
- Shooting a Wolfgang Concert
- Watched Gin Blossoms Live
- Watched Hard Rock 15th Anniversary with Family featuring Bloom Brothers and Arnel Pineda
- Reunion of my colleagues in Asia Pacific College
- After having a difficult pregnancy, my sister gave birth to my nephew, Lucas.
- Mika turned 3 last April 10, 2010 and had her birthday in Jolibee Katipunan
- Daniel turned 1 last July 8, 2010
- Tin and I had a trip in Thunderbird Resorts Rizal for our 6th year as a couple last August 2010
- The family stayed overnight in Dusit Hotel for my 31st Birthday last November 2010
- The family stayed overnight in Holiday Inn Clark, Pampanga and visited Zoocobia last December 2010 for our 5th Wedding Anniversary
- Lorenzana Family had a trip in Baguio after Christmas
- Graduation of my brother and sister-in-laws, Kevin and Yen
- My sister Aimee passed the Medical Board Exam and is now a Doctor
- My New Nikon D7000
- Attending Mika’s Gymboree Class and Daniel’s Kindermusik Class
- And the biggest change in my life for the past 10 years is I am now working from home and spending more quality time with my wife and kids.

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]]> http://blog.gmtan.com/2011/01/thank-you-2010/feed/ 1 Happy Birthday to me! http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/11/happy-birthday-to-me/ http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/11/happy-birthday-to-me/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:23:07 +0000 gmtan http://blog.gmtan.com/?p=329 My blog post about my birthday, read it here 31 on November 13

Thank you for all the greetings:)

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Thanks for all your prayers:)

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]]> http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/10/thank-you-for-all-your-prayers/feed/ 0 Boracay in March http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/10/boracay-in-march/ http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/10/boracay-in-march/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:31:17 +0000 gmtan http://blog.gmtan.com/?p=319 Cebu Pacific 10-10-10 Seat Sale
Booked my family in Boracay in March 2011 for only around P1500 for 4 people!

Cebu Pacific has another Seat Sale this 10-10-10 only. I know this will be sold out by morning. The last time I bought a seat sale from Cebu Pacific was 2 years ago when we brought Mika to Hong Kong for around P5000 only for 2 persons.

The last time I was in Boracay, I was not with my family but with the whole Imagine Nation team to attend 2 weddings (Jason and Loi / Sir Jong and Monique) and it was a week before Tin gave birth to Daniel!

Excited to go to Boracay with the whole family:)

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]]> http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/10/boracay-in-march/feed/ 0 Happy Birthday… http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/09/happ-birthday/ http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/09/happ-birthday/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:05:11 +0000 gmtan http://blog.gmtan.com/?p=303 Happy Birthday to my father-in-law today, Rene Lorenzana, he died a day after celebrating Mika’s 1st month birthday in 2007 (his first apo). I know you are very proud of your granddaughter Sofia Mikaela and your grandson, Daniel Rene (who we named after you).

We miss you and we love you.

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]]> http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/09/happ-birthday/feed/ 0 Congratulations to my sister, Aimee Rose Tan MD http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/09/congratulations-to-my-sister-aimee-rose-tan-md/ http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/09/congratulations-to-my-sister-aimee-rose-tan-md/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:30:33 +0000 gmtan http://blog.gmtan.com/?p=297 Congratulations to my youngest sister, Mimi, who is now a doctor of medicine having passed the board exams and had their oath taking yesterday.

I know my Mom is very happy since we now have a doctor in the family, and of course, my kids, who love their Tita Mi very much. Congratulations!

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]]> http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/09/congratulations-to-my-sister-aimee-rose-tan-md/feed/ 0 Love at first sight? http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/08/love-at-first-sight/ http://blog.gmtan.com/2010/08/love-at-first-sight/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:57:44 +0000 gmtan http://blog.gmtan.com/?p=289 I know most people do not believe in love at first sight, and I also did not until I met Tin for the first time more than 12 years ago.

But I have a different definition of love at first sight than some people, I believe that at that moment I first saw Tin, I got a glimpse of my future, our future together. It was as if time stood still when I first looked at her but it was really my soul traveling to the past, present and future giving me a peek on what lies ahead. What I felt that day, was what I felt when we became a couple exactly 6 years ago and that feeling kept on growing until today and will keep on growing for the rest of my life.

To my wife Tin, Happy 6th year anniversary to us as a couple and almost 5 years of having a happy and blessed married life.

To everyone, do you believe in love at first sight?

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It has been a long time since I ran (or walked sometimes) for 5K , but I finished the race and as a father this is the start of my commitment to having a healthy lifestyle so I can be play with my kids (and grand kids in the future) even if I am already very old. I was supposed to join the other races a couple of months back but my recurring knee injury kept me from joining but I am glad I am able to finish one and will join other races in the next few months.

You can view race schedules here in Marathon Philippines

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and grandfathers:)

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