All I want for Christmas is you

I want an iPhone for Christmas but it's too expensive, so, a date would do, and I'm already contented. :)

Madness

08 Dec 09. Tuesday. In our house. ATM. DVDs. Movie Trip. 

Happy. Unforgettable. Sad.

own definition of literature

Literature is a kind of art in the form of letters or words. It is a tool of communicating one’s thoughts or ideas, emotions, and observations into writing. It is also a form of expression. In the fine arts, if painting is an expression of thoughts and emotions through the use of graphical representation, drawings or illustrations, then literature is an expression of thoughts and emotions through written and sometimes spoken words often transmitted and shared from generation to generation.

New Schedule, New Study Habit

Although it's hard for me waking up early in the morning, I enjoy my new schedule. Before, our college used to have the afternoon until evening schedule because of some conflicts (in terms of the classrooms in our building because we share the Albertus Magnus Building with the Education and Music), but now we already have morning classes. Mondays,Wednesdays, and Fridays start at 7 or 8 a.m. and end 2 p.m. while Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 to 7 p.m. This one is alright. Hmm. I love my schedule because I get to go home early unlike before that we have to take extra care of ourselves because it is already dangerous to go home especially for us coming from Manila. The LRT-2 is a great thing, but the whole travel time kills me. Rush hour. Pollution. Lots of tired and stressed people around, including myself. So, thanks to the Lord we have a new schedule that would give me enough time to study, rest, and do some extra stuff that I like.

This new schedule also means another thing, that I must change and IMPROVE my study habits. I do study hard but this time, I promise to study harder and have more focus. Although I was able to make it on the dean's list, I am still dreaming of becoming the top because of the refund of tuition fee. It may sound impossible because of the big population of our batch, but I pray to the Lord and I know that nothing is impossible with Him. I made it already in there so why not push through with getting high grades and really get the highest rank. It will be a great help for my parents and it will serve as my gift to them for doing everything for me.

Thank God it's Friday

Thank God it is Friday, again. Time goes by so fast. It was just this week that we started our second semester classes and now it is weekend again. Weekends are my favorite. Anyway, I had a great time with the first two days in school. Although we didn’t meet all our professors yet, I am still hoping that all of them would be good to us, really good to us.

I am praying that this semester would be a better one.

What keeps me excited about weekends? My sideline! J Yes, I have this sideline and I’m enjoying it although I’m not earning a lot yet, I’m enjoying selling products, beautiful products to clients. If ever you want to buy fashion products, you can check out my stuff.

And yes, I enjoy weekends because it is the only time I can rest and unwind after a tiring week in school. I enjoy it even more when I spend it with my dearest best friend. Although during weekends we still have appointments like my sideline and some other stuff, it is already our perfect time to bond and unwind and go to places and have fun. 

Simple things we must appreciate and thank God. Thank You God for the time, time to rest, to be with him, to relax and unwind, to travel and have fun. Thank You God for the provisions, for the daily strength, for the protection, for the guidance, for the time I spend with my family, for everything.

Tuesday

Tuesday. I was fixing my things for the garage sale we’re planning to have on November or December. I have to arrange all my papers and school things from the previous semesters. I was doubtful on keeping them or throwing them away. The reason I want to keep them is because during those semesters, I really had a hard time accomplishing them. Imagine, every paper, task, assignment the professors give us, I make it to a point that I exert all my best effort in them. So, I was hesitant to throw them and of course, I can still use them because most of them are my language courses like Spanish, Nihongo, and French. BUT, still, if I keep those, it will just eat some of my space. This time I don’t want so many things to keep especially when the typhoon Ondoy struck our house, most of my things were lost so I was thinking of just keeping those that are really needed, in school, work, or anything.

So, I just thought of having my papers and school things and activities posted in my blog. That way, I can easily locate them and still have fun reminiscing in those times when I was a frustrated student eager to finish those freaking tasks.

Here it goes.

This one was my exam in Spanish 3, 2nd year, 1st semester.

Vocabulary:
Travel agency – la agencia de viajes
Stop over – hacer escala
Turn on the television – escender la television
The airport – al aeropuerto
Left-luggage office – consigna
The to and fro ticket – el bilette de ida y vuelta
Passport control – el control de pasaportes
Excess baggage – exceso de equipaje
Smoking or non-smoking – fumador o no fumador
What is the seat number? – Que numero de asiento tiene?
Can I take photographs here? – Se puede hacer photos aqui?
I’m here on vacation? – Estoy aqui de vacaciones
How much is it? – Cuanta es?
The advertisement – el anuncio
The terminal – la terminal
Tourist – turista
The lake – el lago
The surcharge – suplemento
Boarding pass – la tarjeta de embarque
Airlines – la compania aerea / aerolinea
The custom – la aduana
Turn off the television – apagar la television
Is this seat vacant? – esta libre este asiento?
The mountain – la Montana
Guide book – la guia
Can you take me to this address? – Me puede llavar a este direction?
The ticket – el bilette
The boarding gate – la puerta de embarque
The island – la isla
At what time do they leave? – A que hora salen?
To reserve – reservar
The arrival – la salida (not sure off my answer in this)
Excess weight – exceso de piso
The shore – la orilla
Window or passage – ventana o pasillo
At what time do we get back? – A que hora valuemos?
The newscast – el informatibo
Where is the tourism office? – Donde esta la oficina de turismo?
The flight – el vuelo
I’m here on business – Estoy aqui de negocios
How much does this excursion cost? – Cuanto cuesta esta excursion
At what time does the bus arrive? – A que hora llega el autobus?
Steward/ess – azafato/a
Pilot – piloto
I’d like a return ticket for… - Quisiera un bilette de ida y vuelta para…
Hand luggage – equipaje de mano
Discount – descuento
To cancel – cancelar
I’d like this film developed – quiera revelar este carrete
Last call – ultima llamada
Exit – la puerta de salida
Traveler’s check – el cheque de viajero
Claim ticket – el comprobante
Baggage claim area – la sala de equipaje


Spanish 2
1st year, 2nd semester

Deer – ciervo
Celery – apio
Cabbage – repollo
Dog – perro
Banana – platana
Butterfly – mariposa
Orange – naranja
Hen – gallina
Pig – cerdo
Cucumber – pepino
Dove – palema
Sheep – oveja
Beans – guisantes
Cat – gato
Carrot – zanahoria
Blanket – manta
Night table – mesa de noche
Roof – tejado
Pillow – sillon
Bedsheet – sabana
Mirror – espejo
Carpet – alfombra
Shower – ducha
Rocking chair – mecedora
Wall – pared
Everyday – todos los dias
Now – ahora
Every week – todas las semanas
Often – a menudo
Seldom – rara vez/pocas veces
Today – hoy
Never – nunca
Every evening – todas las noches
Many time – muchas veces
Once in a while – de cuando en cuando
In the afternoon – por la tarde
In the morning – por la manana
Regards – recuerdos
Go there – ve te
Excuse me – disculpame
Don’t mention it – de nada
Thank you – gracias
Come in – pa se
Eyes – ojos
Lips – labias
Fingernails – unas
Back – espalda
Neck – cuello
Shoulders – hombros
Ears – orejas
Fingers – dedos
Hand – mano
Feet – pies
Hair – pelo
To review – repasar
To understand – comprender
To live – vivir
To eat – comer
To learn – aprender
To drink – beber
To gather – coger
To discuss – discutir
To work – trabajar
To buy – comprar
To sell – vender
To clean – limpiar
To open – abrar
To visit – llegar/hundir (not sure of the answers ‘cause I was wrong in this)
To write – escribir
To sweep – barrer
To choose – escoger
To run – correr
To speak – hablar



El Avia Maria
Dios te Salve Maria, llena eres de gracia
El Senor es contigo, bendita tu eres

Entre todas las mujeres y bandito
Es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesus.

Santa Maria, madre de Dios
Ruega por nosotros pecadores
Ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte, Amen.

devotion

Last Saturday, I went to the mall with my boyfriend to buy a book that I can use in Sunday School. We bought the book 60-Minute Messages for Children. I am teaching the kids in or church and I thought of changing my way and style of teaching. I was actually having a hard time at first since the kids already know me and they treat me as a friend and "ate" and not as a teacher. So, it was hard because they talk to me as if we are just "barkadas" and they won't even listen to me whenever I tell them to keep quiet. Another thing, they already know the bible stories that I teach them and I think they are getting bored whenever I tell them the stories. I think I treat them the wrong way. They're already thinking like mature adults so I just thought of changing my style. I decided to teach deeper lessons although if you read the book I bought, it is so simple that it's like it is being used for preschoolers. But it caught my attention especially the themes of each lesson. I can also still relate the lesson to bible stories.

Yesterday, Sunday, was a good day. I started teaching the kids and I felt they enjoyed our lesson. Hopefully, I would be able to include some fun and creative activities to enhance the learning and skills of the kids.

I also enjoyed looking at the devotional books at Vine and the Branches bookstore. I feel that there is already a need to spend most of my time with God. I'm planning to buy devotional books. It is really fun to read and you will enjoy it. Whenever I read those kinds of books, I feel very inspired and I feel confident that God is with me. So, I decided then to buy those books and give them as presents to my friends. In that way, I can help them build a stronger relationship with God.

random thoughts

Monday. I'm here at Netopia at Robinson's Metro East. I have nothing to do at home so I just thought of going here, buy some stuff for school, and surf the net. Our regular class was moved on Thursday so I still have two more days to rest and prepare myself for another semester.

This second semester we will hav our events management. Sounds a lot of fun but it's definitely another course full of action, adventure, and lots of stress. Yeah! Just like what I've experienced last semester on our Tour and Travel Operations and Management. And this time, I don't want to be the Committee head. Enough of this thing.

I still finding ways on how to earn. Naaaah! What can I do?

music is a necessity

Without music, life is boring. Now here are my top favorite bands and artists that I love listening to.

1 Lifehouse - introduced to me by my best friend/boyfriend
2 Eagles - influenced by my father, love the Hotel California
3 Hillsong United Australia - of course, I can't exclude this from the list, love their songs speaking of God's love and grace, I'm a Christian folks
4 Jitterbox - meet my best friend/boyfriend, a guitar enthusiast, he's really good in playing the guitar, one of the reasons I fell for him (lol)
5 Sarah McLachlan - another artist introduced to me by him, her music is very pleasing to the ear

You may want to try listening to them. I'm sure you'll all have fun.

one click away

It's a great thing nowadays that with just one click, everything we need appears in front of us, obviously through the internet. I admit that before I hate research. You know, the task that our teachers and professors give us that makes my mind go crazy finding good books as my reference. And now, I am very grateful that we already have the internet that with just one click, my research is done. Ever wonder how technology helps us a lot?

Now, my favorite thing about the internet is my access to different stuff. Movies, music, books, business, food, travel, name it and the internet has it. But one great thing about it is communication. The social networking sites that makes us communicate and build relationships with anyone really got its power over the internet.

random thoughts

I am craving for a dark mocha frap of Starbucks. People say that it has a strong taste, but actually, it really satisfies my cravings. Yum!

I am hoping that I and my partner could have the wireless broadband already so that I can update this blog stuff.

I want to go to the mall and window shop. Yeah! Just window shop 'cause I don't have my budget this time. I'm still not ready to splash out for the things that I want.

money matters

The first semester was finally over and now that it's already our semester break, I am thinking of how will I spend my time wisely. During my first days of vacation, I just spend the rest of the time relaxing and watching television and texting and eating. But now, I think I have to move. As I was browsing the internet yesterday, I came to this idea of earning money through blogging. I am fond of writing my thoughts, not in a diary or a journal, but in the internet, of course through different blog sites. I am enjoying it really. And since we're facing financial problems, I thought of this idea of having to earn money through my blog entries.

Hope this one works. Sometimes, I am having a hard time thinking of stuff to write about. I hope the Blogsvertise would give me tasks already. (lol) In fact, I am very determined to continue this thing so that I could have extra income. Good day everyone.

waking life

Waking Life Reaction Paper

“I’m afraid we’re losing the real virtues of living life passionately, the sense of taking responsibility for who you are, the ability to make something out of yourself and feeling good about life. Existentialism is often discussed as if it’s a philosophy of despair. But I think the truth is just the opposite. Sartre once interviewed said he never really felt a day of despair in his life. But one thing comes out from reading these guys… is not a sense of anguish about life so much as… a real kind of exuberance of feeling on top of it. It’s like your life is yours to create…And when Sartre talks about responsibility, he’s not talking about something abstract. He’s not talking about the kind of self or soul that theologians would argue about. It’s something very concrete. It’s you and me talking. Making decisions. Doing things and taking the consequences. It might be true that there are six billion people in the world and counting. Nevertheless, what you do makes a difference. It makes a difference, first of all, in material terms. Makes a difference to other people and it sets an example. In short, I think the message here is…that we should never simply write ourselves off…and see ourselves as the victim of various forces. It’s always our decision who we are.”

My interpretation of this part of the film is that people nowadays are living their lives without realizing the real value of it. As I’ve noticed, some people live exactly as what the society dictates. Our nature to be individuals or to become different from the others is not realized because what happens now is that, what the society finds suitable or perfect, people follow it. So, the result is, if this is the trend, for example, people’s minds are set to following these and if not, they are most likely not acceptable.

The truth is we as individuals can live our lives different from the lives set by the society. We are individuals. We CAN and we MUST be different from others. For a growing and maturing child, for example, what he sees and thinks of his environment, he believes these and then, he follows the teachings, behavior, actions, etc. There is still a possibility that his mind can be changed and, then he decides to be different from the rest, in terms of his actions, beliefs, behavior, etc.

In this way of living as unique individuals, we have the capability of know and understand ourselves deeper that whatever situation happens, we will be able to make decisions not relying on the dictates of the society.

welcome back

And now I'm back. I'd been publishing my blogposts with my other blogsite (wordpress) and I've posted lots in there. Anyway, it's has been a busy week. Hell week is over. Preliminary exams just ended and I hope good grades would come. I was also bothered for the past few days for just some stupid reasons in school, sort of misunderstandings and all that, you know, the usual things in college, but thanks to God, just a simple prayer and it's as if nothing happened.

Now, I'm in front of the computer thinking of what to do next. I'm done with facebook and multiply, also with searching for some books to read 'cause I really miss reading a book, and once again, searching for that MOLESKINE that I dream of having. I hope I can buy that one someday. It's expensive but it's worth it. It's a weird thing of me being fond of notebooks. I don't know what the heck is happening to me. I feel very glad and entertained just by looking at notebooks in the bookstore. Good designs these days, with all those vector and retro prints unlike before that a notebook was simply a black notebook. Just like the moleskine. Try reading some info of it in the net and see why I admire it. It's just a plain one but my weirdness that I want to feel writing my thoughts and stuff in there. Anyway, so much for the moleskine thing. Just have to save money so that I can buy one.

Btw, my sister won the pageant in their school. Remember, schools still celebrate the Linggo ng Wika and their school held a beauty pageant I think entitled "lakambini" or something. And she won. Of course, it runs in the blood. Haha! Or maybe it's just that her rivals were not that good. I don't know! I don't want to boast, so enough of this stuff. :)

I also felt guilty for not joining my friends earlier with their business stuff. It's just that it's not my kind of business and for sure my parents won't allow me. And I worry about going home. Hope they'd understand my side. Actually, I consulted this thing with my churchmate who has really many experiences in business. He told me that entering that business is not that easy. You've got to have a great knowledge of the product, and he added that only 10% of the people there succeed in that business. I believe that it's because HARDWORK is the key in that case. And I lack that one. I'm afraid of joining because I am sure that I will fail in pursuing it.
I know I can excel in other things or in other business stuff. Maybe it also depends on the product, market, and time. And it's not easy for my family to find such amount of money since we're still experiencing financial problems. I don't think that's the solution. Things like that. I know that I can apply my "hardwork" in other things. Think. Think. Think of it. It's not yet the right time.

BUT, BUT, BUT, I'm into this another business, still hoping that some "business-mindedness" would come out of me. It's a sure one that I believe I can help my parents at once, although it's not that fast as it is that you can earn big at once. My way of thinking, and also shared by my friend is this: "in a business, it's not important how big amount you earn, what's important is, it's continuous...even if it's just a little money you earn, as long as it's continuous, surely it will produce a successful result." And you've got to have patience, and that's what I'm developing right now. And hardwork, too. And determination. And FAITH. :)

finally

Finally. I've said it. Thank you Lord. hmm. I'm now relieved. After several weeks of worries, now I've said it.

I need a break

Thank God it's Friday. And thanks to God we have no classes today. Aah. Finally, I have some time to relax. Yesterday was really a disaster. I just got home crying because I was so tired then. My mom asked me what happened. I just told her I was pagod. The heavy rain and my HEAVY BAG really ruined my day. It was raining and there were lots of passengers in the train. We were already like sardines inside. The train was so slow and it kept on stopping that made all passengers who were standing lose their balance. And I was one of them. Good thing I got a hold on the train rails. There were times that I ride the train without holding on those rails and it's really hard, knowing that I wear high heels. But yesterday I managed to find myself a better place in the train where I can hold properly on the rails, although my bag and the envelope gave me a hard time. And another thing, there were no gentlemen (nowadays). There were two men sitting comfortably in front of me and they didn't even bother to let me sit down, I was sure they noticed how difficult it was for me standing for almost 45 minutes.

I got home late, crying. I already bursted with tears. My mom just massaged my back and told me to take a rest. Then, I was surprised when she asked me if I wanted to stay in a dorm near my school. Before I used to ask her if I can stay in a dorm because I find a hard time traveling, although I'm already used to it. I can save money and time then. But last night when she asked me about it, I had my second thoughts. Another thing to decide on.

One thing I'm afraid of is that I'm attached with my family and if I stayed in a dorm all by myself, I might end up crying all night. I know that it has lots of advantages, and for once I even thought of having independence. But I'm afraid. How about my food. Clothes. Homeworks? This one will surely be a big problem. Hmm. Well, let me decide.

hope

Hoping for a better day tomorrow.

see-saw

Have you ever tried riding a see-saw? Of course, every kid did try that one. The one in the playground that must have a partner and you would go up and down, and up and down. I remembered when I tried the see-saw. Although I know the one who'll try that must be happy, I had a weird feeling then. Instead of being excited and having fun, I felt scared. I thought I might fall or something, especially when I'm the one on top, and this made me scream and I would beg my playmate to bring me down, of course with the laughs,lol.

Then I remembered my childhood days. I was shy. I was really quiet. I don't talk that much. All I did was to study which made me a consistent honor student back then. I was brought to a school where my bestfriend was also my rival when it comes to academics. There were times when I would cry just because I lost my place of being the top student. I realized that when I was a kid, I already have this notion of success. But it was different. I started at the top (think of the see-saw thing). And it brought a bad effect on me. Just because I'm on top, I would make it to a point that I would be the one on top, until the end. This made me more serious in my studies, and my parents would sometimes get mad at me because I used to worry about a lot of things at school. I was afraid. I was afraid of failures. Just like when I was in the see-saw, I was on top, but I was afraid to fall down.

Until I reached 2nd year high school that I already lost my place of being the top student of our class, for some reasons I still didn't know. Many teachers would ask what happened to me. I really felt bad about it. Now, I am feeling down. I am already at the bottom. Maybe too much for the "top" stuff, and that now I am at the bottom. I didn't actually change my habits in studying, I still exert a lot of effort. Yes I have good grades to consider, but not like before. It's just that things do change. Things just happen. There will surely come a time when we are not always on top. We do face a lot of challenges. And I myself call this one a challenge. Although others may think this is just a normal thing for a student (and this was way way back several years ago, I just came to think of it again, lol) I am still thankful that God let this one happen. Imagine me being always on top, what if a problem happened and made me fall down? I think I would have a hard time with that. That's why I'm thankful that God gives me challenges. Challenges that help me learn how to handle different situations and teaches me to hold on to Him. Challenges that make me strong. And I also thank Him for giving me wonderful friends. The best friend/s, who teach/es me how to do this and do that. Without his advices, I would surely give up, me being a pessimist,nah. And in every situation, good or bad, I am thankful that I have my God whom I can call anytime.

And now, I am, once again, reaching my goals. Reaching for the top. Dreaming. Planning. Studying. Learning. Discovering. For me, if you want to have a good future, just think and imagine of a bright future ahead of you. It serves as your basis in reaching your dreams. And remember to have God as your guide in every decision.

Verse for this post: Isaiah 40:31 "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint."

headache

I really don't know what to say right now. It's just that my mind is so tired of thinking, with all those quizzes we took up this day followed by the survey we conducted. Ahh. It's like my mind will explode anytime. Early morning I was already in a bad mood. Yes, I think it happens almost everyday, it's a shame then. We had our IDS quiz, and it was really hard, for those who didn't study, and I'm proud to say I'm one of them. Or was it only me who didn't study? ahh forget it. We also had a quiz in Business Communications, which I hope I got a good result.

shoosh

I don't want to hear complaints from anyone hm?lol..

how GREEN are you?

Our Ecotourism professor gave us a group quiz which we are to give our reactions about the article and she also made us visit some websites about the subject and we must think of some programs in these websites that may also be applied in the Philippines. As I searched on some projects on the given sites, I landed on this. In this site you can see TNS Green Life Study. I was impressed on the presentation. They identified the TOP 10 Environmental Issues Facing the World Today. Take some time to visit the site and explore and be informed on some issues about the environment. May we also help in the preservation and conservation of our nature.

friday madness

10 July 2009, Friday was a big disaster. Just Thursday afternoon, there had been an announcement about the SWDB orientation for the next day, 9:30am Friday. I was really having my second thoughts of attending because I must finish our committee work plan which I have to submit on Friday. So, Thursday I spent the whole evening working with the proposed work plan. I already slept at around 2 in the morning. I still thought of studying for the 2 quizzes but my mind gave up already, lol. I just left a note for my mother telling her to wake me up so I can still attend the orientation.
The next morning (which was already Friday), I hurried to school. Ten minutes before 9:30 and I was still at Legarda station. I almost ran just to be in time. But when we got to the auditorium, there were just few students. We started already at 10:15am. tsk. Filipino time.
We had our two-hour break since we didn't had our Logic class. That's our time to study for the two quizzes. We were supposed to have our lunch at the pav but I got irritated when it was full of students and parents. We also checked the area near the Xerox station but still there were no seats. We just decided to have our lunch at the lobby. Then, after eating, we stayed at the pav(good thing there were already seats just enough for us-we did the "bulilit" again,lol). Another thing that made me irritated was we were trying to study but the students were so noisy, with loud voices and laughters. Instead of the travel and business terms that we were to memorize, what retained in our memory were the names of the boys these group of girls were talking about, lol. My goodness, all they did was to do "gimik and stuff"!! grr.hahaha. I pity them.
Anyway, we already had our quiz in TTOM, which I think I did a lot of mistakes. Then, we had another vacant time, again, we stayed at the pav even if it's raining. I was annoyed with this girl who kept on talking and talking as if there's no tomorrow, lol. And her voice can be heard at the other pav. How come she can't notice us studying. This incident resulted in another "not-so-good" quiz. I made some mistakes again. Hmm.
But still, our day wasn't that so ruined then. We had this activity in our PDSR class, which we were to answer this: "What I like most about you is...". Since we're just three in a group, we decided to join another group of barkada, and we shared our thoughts. And not just that, since we finished at once, we shared some gossips,lol. (ooops, all true, sorry) But we're not mean girls, huh?
There were so many things that still happened but I'm too lazy to tell it then. I'm just glad that despite the incidents yesterday, despite the noisy students that didn't allow us to study, the rain, the quizzes, mistakes in our quizzes, bad moods :( (there were plenty of us who were in a bad mood), still I thank God for this day. Although the very moment I woke up I was already in a bad mood, He helped me shift my mood into a better one just to be able to have a good treatment with other people. It's just that when I'm in my bad mood, one person suffers, lol (right? you know who you are). And He also gave me realizations. Actually I feel better now, even though I still have lots of things to do, He showed me a better way to do things right. Being irritated or having bad moods doesn't really help. Now, I know already that whenever such things happen again, I can simply utter a simple prayer, and wallah! EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE! :)
Thanks to God for these blessings, and thanks to my friends for sharing some funny and weird moments with me, and thanks to you for your patience and for making me happy all the time, even if I'm transforming into a monster,lol, still you're always there. :)

i miss you

I miss you, yes you :) Thanks for printing my article.

Thank God It's Thursday

I woke up late this morning. All I can remember was, I was dreaming, but the thing is, I can't remember my dream. I'm just disturbed with the fact that I woke up late just because of some nonsense dreams. Thanks to the missed calls from my bestfriend/alarm clock, lol. Though I still have enough time left, I wanted to arrive at school early. So, I just hurried.

I got to school just in time. I stayed at the lobby and I was talking to no one. I love silence (though the lobby was full of noisy students). As much as possible when I don't have to say anything, I just keep quiet. That's me. Well anyway, we started our French class and good thing the professor didn't call me for recitation because I wasn't really in the mood to recite, although I was listening attentively (because of confusing lessons), and then we had our Business Communication, and finally our Philippine Literature. I found myself listening quietly and patiently on these three subjects, but the thing is, I was really bored. I was so sleepy but thanks to God I handled the boredom. haha. It seems that the hours passed by quickly that we didn't even notice we were already dismissed. But hey, we can't just run and go home. We still have a meeting. We talked about who will be participating in the pageant (hooray I wasn't chosen). Then we had our committee meeting.

It was really hard then to call the attention of everyone because I'm not the leader type or whatsoever. I just kept on talking and talking, sharing with them the plans, and I know everyone was listening (maybe they already pity me that's why, haha) but still, I found myself in the middle of confusion (with all the noise and a feeling of shyness). I was not comfortable really with my position, with all those people listening to me. I was talking and it's like my mind was just saying "go on,just tell them your plans even if no one's listening", although it's not true, because I can see everyone staring at me. That's what I really hate, when people stare at me. Yes, of course that's a part of communication, but I find it uncomfortable. Even my bestfriend is used to my way of talking to him. We don't usually look at each other. haha. I feel really timid during our meetings. I just hope this will end already. I don't have the confidence, although my blockmates are really supportive and I can see their eagerness in doing the tasks I assigned to them. Anyway, I just pray for successful activities.

And last thing, I still don't know if I can join the tour. Some were saying our international tour is so expensive. In fact, I and my friends are just planning on our own tour in which we can have it in a cheaper price. But a part of me is also interested in joining the int'l tour because I am thinking about the efforts that I will be exerting. See, i became the head of a committee and I will not join. I find it useless. What about the tasks that we planned and executed? hmm. And they said, it's not about the money, it's about the EXPERIENCE. Alright. Fine then. Whatever happens, happens.

It is already 1:23 in the morning. Now, THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY! Weekend! Can't wait for long hours of sleep. :)

I can do all things

Is life unfair? No. Not really. I disagree. I believe that everything has a purpose. I know that whatever situation that is happening in our lives, God has His plans. The best plans, great and perfect ones for us. It's just that this afternoon, something unexpected happened which somewhat ruined my day (but thanks to my bestfriend for making me feel better).
This morning I woke up so early, maybe an hour earlier from my scheduled time of waking up. I'm trying to sleep then, but I'm afraid that I might be late for our 10am class, so what I did was just text my bestfriend. We had some discussions and stuff. Serious stuff to talk about. Then I took a bath, fixed myself, and off I went to school. I was hoping for a good day but somehow, it turned out, another "not-so-good" day.
We had our IDS class and we did an activity. It's quite weird of our professor to let us do an activity in which we can call a friend, literally call a friend, or text, and we can even share our answers to our blockmates. Well, he has his objectives for this activity, which are, to be informed of some computer related terms/acronyms and to be able to know the concept of GIVING (giving the answers), and the last one I can't remember. Of course, I texted my bestfriend at once (sorry for the interruption, because he was at work and doing some revisions in his projects) and I even called him to help me with the activity, which turned out really great 'cause I got the answers correctly, with some confidence in me (because I trust him, well I gain a GREAT CONFIDENCE whenever he's with me) except for some 's' mistakes. My friend was so impressed with my bestfriend that she kept on telling me "Pot, ang galing galing ni Empoy, thank you thank you", lol. Well, this one made me glad for this morning. Then...
Lunch time, I just had a little time to rehearse my lines in our French dialogue. I didn't had a feeling of being nervous because we were already used to dialogues, since our first year in college, Spanish course back then. But, the fact that I and my partner didn't rehearsed (too lazy of us to do that, I guess), I did bad in our dialogue. It was too late, too late to discover my mistake. It was already during the dialogue that I found out I forgot to copy the question "Quel est le prix de la chambre?". I failed to memorize it and it ruined our dialogue. Sorry. Lesson learned? Don't be too laxed at some things and don't always expect PERFECT results at once. This thing already ruined my day.
Hours passed, then we're dismissed early by our LIterature professor. And we had our meeting for our tour and travel operations and management class, in which we'll be having our international tour. Just last week I was worried because I joined the Marketing and Promotions Committee (which I really like) without my close friends with me. I don't have any problems with the task because I'm used to it but I was worried at the people I'm dealing with, because they were all 'barkadas' and I'm the only 'SOLO FLIGHT' in the committee. But then, God is good. Yesterday, our class president announced some important matters, which made me transfer to another committee. So, I transferred to the Operations Committee, where my friends belong. This made me feel comfortable.
Unfortunately, another unexpected thing happened. We had a meeting (committee), wherein we were to decide on some tasks and think of who will be our committee head. There, "Sino ang head natin?". I was surprised when they were pointing at me, and saying "Si ICEE! ICEE na lang head!" Fine. FIne. What's with me? Why vote for me to be the head. I don't even know what to do. This isn't happenning. I was strongly refusing not to be in the position. Then, we just decided to do the "POMPYANG" (not sure of the spelling) and whoever loses will be the head. FINE. To be fair with everybody. And the next thing surprised me. I LOST! I became the committee head. Although I had a little training of being a leader in our church, I still don't have the confidence to face my blockmates, or even lead the group. Another thing, it's a large group. Hmmmm.
Anyway, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ALREADY! I'm just thinking that God placed me in the position to prove that I can also excel in other things. IS THIS A TEST? A CHALLENGE, I suppose. I am not really confident of my abilities and skills, especially in this task. I just pray that He gives me the strength, knowledge and wisdom, presence of mind, and confidence as I handle this task. I think this is also a training for me as I enter the "career world" two years from now. Anyway, I can't change the decision already so I just pray for better execution of tasks and great results in the end.
And one last thing, just a verse from the Bible..."I can do all things through HIM who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13. God bless.

spin

♥♥♥This song is dedicated to YOU ♥♥♥

SPIN by LIFEHOUSE

I'd rather chase your shadow all my life

than be afraid of my own

I'd rather be with you

I'd rather not know where I'll be than be alone

and convinced that I know

and the world keeps spinning round

my world's upside down

and I wouldn't change a thing

I've got nothing else to lose

I lost it all when I found you

and I wouldn't change thing

no you and I wouldn't change a thing

everything I know has let me down

so I will just let go

let you turn me inside out

cause I know I'm not sure about anything

but you wouldn't have it any other way

and the world keeps spinning round

my world's upside down

and I wouldn't change a thing

I've got nothing else to lose

I lost it all when I found you

and I wouldn't change thing

no you and I wouldn't change a thing

spinning, turning, watching, burning

all my life has found its meaning

walking, crawling, climbing, falling

all my life has found its meaning

you and I wouldn't change a thing

no you and I wouldn't change a thing

and the world keeps spinning round

my world's upside down and I wouldn't change a thing

I've got nothing else to lose

I lost it all when I found you

and I wouldn't change thing

no you and I wouldn't change a thing

no you and I wouldn't change a thing

Saturday is a Pizza Day

Yesterday I went to Marquinton with my bestfriend. I had a busy week so it's just normal for me to insist that we visit the mall (although we don't do shopping, we just want to walk,haha). I just want some quiet time. And definitely, he's the perfect guy I want to be with whenever I want to relax, simply because he knows everything about me already. It's just alright with him if I don't talk much. He would give me some time thinking of different things (as long as he's beside me, it's fine). He listens to my stories. He also tells me stories at once when I would say "kwento ka". All the topics that we share, we would learn something from it. That's why I love being with him. Not just because he makes me laugh, smile, and even makes fun of me, but because I learn and discover new things from him.

We were supposed to hangout in Starbucks but we decided to have our early lunch at Shakey's. We used to do this before, during my PE days. Last semester I got a Saturday PE class. Handball 7-9am. Ahh so early. Then came the times when we had activities in which we must know the places in Manila. Good thing my bestfriend was "gala" during his college days in Manila. He already knew every place there. So, I would ask him to accompany me and bring me to Intramuros, SM malls, Ermita, Divisoria, etc. Name it, he knows it, haha. He would also wake up early in the morning to wait for me while I was having our PE. Ah, I remember, he was having a consultation that time. A CFAD student consults him for his thesis (congratulations to Carl who passed and already graduated, and thanks to my bessy for the help) Anyway, so there, before, we used to have our lunch at Shakey's or Yellow Cab. That's why we already called Saturday a PIZZA DAY, because we love eating at Italian restaurants serving pizza and pasta. blah blah.

Then, yesterday, we ate at Shakey's Marquinton. Have I said it already? Anyway, we enjoyed a lot. This time he asked me to pray. Everytime we go out, we usually have this "unahan prayers", lol. Not the "unahan makatapos" but the "unahan na turuan" haha. One of us must be able to ask the other one to lead the prayer, at once. So yesterday, I lost. haha Anyway, we just had a great talk, some photos taken, and we walked. Then he asked if we could go to Cubao for some guitar effects (this one's a long story so I'd rather not tell it then), I really wanted to go so we could have more time but for some "confidential/secret" matters, he eventually decided to cancel it. Then, we just went to church for our dryrun.

Thank you Lord for the time. I'm looking forward to more pizza days with you. Yes, you know who you are. As if you don't. Haha. Next stop? DQ sandwich! :) And ICECREAM! And ISAW! UP.. bring me there, I want ISAW! :)

Thanks bes! :) Love you.

career matters

We have a lot of courses related to business administration this semester. My plan is to really apply for a Flight Attendant job, just as what majority of the tourism students want. I am already preparing for it. I may have the height, but I'm having doubts with the other requirements. I'm a bit scared of some other skills that I must have. I'm scared that I might fail on some interviews. I'm scared that I might not have the confidence needed for that moment. I'm just scared that I might not be qualified. Still, I'm lifting all these fears up to God and I'm sure He has set a perfect plan for me.

As we go through different discussions about business administration, I feel that I'm getting more and more interested in management. This started when I was appointed to be one of the leaders in our church. Though there's so much pressure in this task, I really enjoy serving the Lord and I feel like I'm developing some management skills in me. I admit I still have difficulties in being a leader because I really prefer working behind the scenes. Anyway, I even discovered my skills in handling promotions (though it's not really me who's doing the stuff, it's my bestfriend, but I participate a lot). Even if I still have lots of things to learn in this management thing, I believe that it can really help me in the coming years.

I have lots of plans with me for the future. I also have alternative plans, too. If ever I would not be a Flight Attendant, I am planning to work in a Travel Agency. I am also interested in being an Events Organizer. I believe that I have to excel in other things too and not focus with just one thing. Like for this case, if ever I won't be an FA, it is a good thing that I have developed some other skills in me that I can apply in other field. Got my point? (this is just some positive effect on me being a pessimist, thinking that I might not be an FA) See, our course (tourism) has lots to offer. We can also work in a hotel, airline, agency, etc. Well so much for these.

With all of these, I just pray that GOD will give me the perfect job in the future. Two more years to go and I'm in the real world, then. Career Matters. Future Matters. It all depends on how successful we want our future to be and how we pursue it, and of course, how strong our faith is.

meet my bestfriend

Meet my bestfriend. The guy with the brown pants. I don't know why I uploaded this photo but I just love looking at him and listening to him whenever he plays the guitar. Thanks to Kuya Mark for this photo. Btw, the guitar he's holding is glass. I'll give a clearer view of glass next time.

I'm just so proud of him. And I'm thankful for everything. He's been always nice to me from the very start (the time I had my guitar lessons). And now that we are bestfriends for almost three years, nothing has changed. We even became closer and more open with each other's thoughts. We share our ideas. Every thought that I'd like to tell him, he's always ready to listen. Even the nonsense ones he still takes time to listen. He's just a "one text" away. Everyday I learn new things from him. He always gives me life lessons which I always think about and serve as my guide for every decision.

Thank YOU for everything. For the smiles and laughter, for the funny and sometimes corny jokes,( Peace!) for all the lessons, and for being a true best friend to me. You're the best.

born to serve

31 May 2009. We had a recital. Here are some of the pictures by Kuya Mark. The rest of the photos are on my multiply site. But the most complete ones are on my sister's multiply site. :) Enjoy serving the Lord through our talents.

information decision systems

I woke up early in the morning for my Information and Decisions System class. I really hate morning classes because I'm used to waking up late since our class starts in the afternoon ever since we were in our first year of college. But this time, we need to take up this IDS course. At first I thought that this was the one wherein we will learn Galileo, ticket reservations, and all those stuffs related to the "travel agency world". But I was wrong. It was all about the computer then. We will study Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, as if we don't have any knowledge with these. But of course, we have to have a deeper learning about these programs and not just use them for school and business stuffs. Also, we will study Adobe Photoshop, which I am excited about. I've been learning and practicing this program ever since my summer vacation wherein we had different events and I and my partner produced promotional materials through the Photoshop. I was able to learn a few tips and tricks on Photoshop. Thanks to him, (yes you) for the patience. We would even talk on the phone just to instruct me on what to do in some photos.

In the computer lab, we just had a lecture(actually the same lecture of our professor yesterday) about the different shortcut keyboard techniques in Microsoft Word. The minute we sat in front of our computers, we were surprised with what the professor announced. We can use the internet. Yahoo! :) But of course, we can visit sites that are only allowed by the university. I still don't know the site where you can go to Friendster and Multiply and all that even if it's not allowed. For three hours, all we did was to discover keyboard techniques, just press and combine and press different keys to see what's going to happen. And yes, for additional points, we must recite. The professor would alsp call those that haven't recited yet for the previous meeting. So, I was called about three or four times to tell what I had discovered. And yes, while we were doing the same activity over and over, I was visiting my blog. Then, the professor made us do an activity. Noooo! We must discover as many as possible keyboard techniques using the symbol WINDOWS. I only got thirty-five then I passed it already. I got tired of pressing so many keys and I think the WINDOWS symbol doesn't hav use already. So, I gave up.

Despite those fun, yet boring activities, I still enjoy IDS. No pressures at all.

♪♫jitterbox♪♫

♪♫i love jitterbox♪♫

international tour

This semester is definitely an exciting one for us third year students. Meetings and Events Management! In this we will organize an event in which our skills and knowledge about the course will be applied. We will come up of a theme that will be the main focus of our event and delegates from different sections will be joining to witness the event. Well, so much for this one. In fact, we will be doing this for the next semester so we still have time to plan for this. Our focus now is our International Tour. This is the one we're all looking forward to. All the previous batches had experienced international tour and told us that it was really fun, though only few students join this tour because of the expensive rates. Some places they've been to were Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Hongkong, and Australia.

I was able to join our domestic tour last 2006 and it was good. We went to Palawan. This time I am hoping that I can also join the international tour. Though a part of me is already expecting that I cannot join because of the budget, still I believe, of course, that God will provide. The reason I'm expecting not to join is that I don't really want to pressure my parents. Actually, the tour costs a huge amount and I don't want to put pressure on them trying to find money for me to be able to join. In fact, when I work in maybe just two years from now, I can afford to go to different places. :) Right? hmm. However, my mom always tells me that I should join so that I can have that kind of experience. "The Lord will provide" is what they always say. We'll see what happens.

Just few weeks ago our professor in Tour and Travel Operations and Management had a bad news for us. We can't push through with our international tour because of the Swine Flu Influenza A(H1N1 virus). Of course, everyone was disappointed. But just this afternoon our professor gave us a good news. We are already having our tour on September. Yey! :) However, we must choose countries without the cases of A(H1N1). But then, I am not yet sure if I can go. It still depends on our budget. And another thing, I still don't have a passport. Hm. Tourism student without a passport. haha. Well, I'll just hope and pray for this thing. Whatever His will is, let it be done. :)

THINK GREEN

We discussed TOURIST TYPOLOGIES in our Ecotourism course. The four types of Ecotourists are:

1. Hard - These are the tourists who prefer physical activities within the ecosite. They love adventure and challenge.
2. Soft - These are the tourists who prefer to just enjoy the scenery/ecosite. They like relaxing activities.
3. Scientific - The main purpose is research. They conduct studies within the area.
4. Environmentalist - Their purpose is to conserve and preserve nature.

With these four types, I think I belong to the SOFT TOURISTS. With those busy and stressful days we have today, I would prefer to just go to an ecosite wherein I will just stare at nature and enjoy the relaxing moment. No worries. No homeworks. No projects. No reminders. Just pure nature.

When I was in second year highschool, we were required to put some designs in our desk. I chose to put a scenery in it. My mother was actually the one who printed it and she said that I've chosen a perfect picture. It was a picture of a road with all the trees at the sides. It's like a long path. (I really enjoy looking at pictures like that) She said that the color green gives us a relaxing effect. Whenever I get tired of studying, she instructed me to just look at that picture so that my mind can be refreshed. Hm.

If you want to escape from a stressful day, just look at something green. Green=Nature. Let us help conserve and preserve God's Creation. Remember: We are stewards of His creation.

Good day and THINK GREEN (not like the "green-minded" thing) :)

- iceejitterbox 062409

philosophy

There's this quotation:

"Of the things that you do not understand, pass them on to silence."

Makes sense? Better shut up than humiliate ourselves. Think first before you say anything.

One thing I've learned in Philosophy class. This is a very interesting course. I've got to use my brain cells in this period.

psychological test

This one's a psychological test. I think the last one is true.


You have a complicated personality.
How ambitious you are depends on the height that you answered, which is: bottom.
You try to please everyone, the size of this personality as seen by others is medium.
Glass means fragile personality.
You are also down-to-earth.
You are an opportunist.
Your best friend is the one you need when you are in trouble.

forget it.

very true

Check out my personality. I've taken this personality test a while ago. The results seem to be VERY TRUE. :) http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test65.aspx

Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education:
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You have many goals and want to achieve as much as you can. The jobs you enjoy are those that let you burn off your considerable excess energy.

How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

six / vingt-quatre

What's so special with this day? hmm.

word power

Newly-discovered words for today:

• illimitable - boundless; limitless; endless; infinite
• iota - part; particle
• univac - computer
• enigma - mystery
• languish - become weak
• mediocrity - not very good; inferior
• RECAPITULATION - summarization
• inconsequential - unimportant

These are just some of the words I learned from our english103 class.

why

Why can't I?

too bad.

wala lang. i have nothing to say. basta. secret! :'(

stressed but blessed

Weekends always make me busy. Instead of finishing my schoolworks and just resting and relaxing at home, I spend most of my time in our church for our rehearsals. Just like what we had earlier. It was only nine in the morning when we went to our church to have some polishing of our dance steps. Then we had our dry-run. Followed by a meeting. And adios!



The following morning was another busy day. Of course it was a Sunday which means a day of worship. After our Sunday service, we just had a quick lunch then we returned to the church at once to start our practice. It was a tiring day, with all the rehearsals and everything, planning, dry-run, costume, decorations, etc., aaahhh.. tsk



But still, I am so blessed and thankful. I have the ability to serve Him through my talents. Though it is very tiring and there's too much pressure, it is still a blessing to me and my family.

I'm praying for a successful celebration of the 16th year anniversary of JEWELS FM.

love

Love bears all things,

believes all things,

hopes all things,

endures all things.

(Corinthians 13:4-8)

a "not-so-good-day"

tsk..4:30am dapat but I woke up at around 5:05am! Akala ko malelate ako, I need at least an hour para maayos sarili ko; mabilis naman ako maligo pero matagal ako mag-ayos..uniform pa lang pampatagal na, lotion, off lotion for protection (oh di ba, mabuti na ang safe), earrings, contact lens, make-up, and hair. Nagprepare pa si Mommy oatmeal para may makaen ako..awa nga ko kasi konti pa lang din tulog niya; tpos ayon hindi ko rin naubos kasi nagmamadali na ako. Nakaalis na ako mga 6:00am na din. Paglabas ko umaambon, so I went back to the house to get my slippers para baon ko siya in case na magbaha nanaman sa aking beloved UST campus. One good thing was that they've already improved the roads inside the campus, dati kasi lubak-lubak talaga, which makes it difficult for us to walk with heels. Pumunta na ako sa sakayan ng tricycle, tapos ayon nakarating na ko sa LRT Station na sobrang dami na ng tao kahit 6am pa lang. I waited for the train. 20 minutes. tsk tsk. Kung hapon pasok ko nun nasa Gilmore na siguro ako.

Legarda Station na. I saw my two blockmates pasakay ng pedicab. Dahil sa aking takot na baka ma-late ako, nakisabay na ako sa kanila. The bad part was the "sobrang-atat-makakuha-ng-pasahero" pedicab driver made me sit on the small part of the pedicab. Nakupo. Sabi ko sa sarili ko hindi na ako sasakay sa ganun kasi nga sobrang hirap. Masakit sa legs, at mabilis sila magpatakbo kaya kulang nalang tumalsik ka talaga sa kalsada. Pero still, parang hindi na ako nakapag-isip, bigla ako napasakay dun. Nakakainis. 'Yung driver pa na 'yon ang nakadisgrasya sa paa ko dati kasi nga lagi siyang nagmamadali, hindi ka pa nakakasakay, aandar na ung pedicab. Another thing that made me angry about that pedicab driver? Mandaraya siya! May kasama pa kaming taga-Archi at AB na student. So, 5 kami lahat. Sa P.Noval at Overpass dapat sila bababa pero yung lokong driver na yon, sabi hindi na daw sila pwedeng ihatid dun sa may noval chuchuchu. Binaba kami lahat sa Lacson, ung binababaan talaga namin. Ok un kasi mas maaga pa kami makakarating instead of going all the way through noval and espana chuchuchu. But it's unfair for their part. Nagbayad sila 20php tapos bad service from that grrrr hmmmph driver. (sorry I don't say bad words) Buti pa iyong ibang drivers ng pedicab, kakantahan ka pa. hahaha Anyway, I don't want my entire day to be ruined. So I texted my bestfriend. Naglabas ako ng sama ng loob. And ayon, nawala naman. Nakipagchikahan na ko sa mga kasama ko habang naghihintay sa first period which was 7am.

7:40am na wala pa din ang prof. Nakupo. What's with this wednesday? Mga blockmates ko naghihimutok na kasi nga naman nagmadali kami lahat umalis ng bahay, tapos wala pala kaming prof. 7 to 10am dapat yung class na yun pero wala. So, punta muna kami library para magresearch and para hindi masayang time namin. 1pm pa next class. Para na kami ewan, wala ng mapuntahan. We had an early lunch then we just stayed at the lobby. We waited for another two hours. 1pm na. Philosophy class na. Ayon present na lahat ng instructors hanggang 7pm.

Although I had a bad morning, I still learned a lot. I learned that at some points in my life, I can and I must say "NO". Like for the pedicab incident, I must've said a "no"; when I saw that I would be sitting on that part, I must've refused at once. Another incident was the notes/research thing (kopya/research thing). I don't want to elaborate on this story. This thing is happening to me since I was in gradeschool and it is still my problem now that I'm in college. Basta, advice from me for myself, huwag ng masyadong mabait. haha. But sometimes, it's hard for me to refuse, depending on the person. Ewan ko ba talaga. hay. My bestfriend told me mahirap ng maabuso daw ako. I'll try to change that thing. hmm And of course, I also learned in our discussions, esp. in Philosophy, but it takes time for the information to be registered in my mind. haha Information overload nga daw. Anyway, this is all for today. Kailangan ko pa gumawa ng homeworks.

Despite a "not-so-good-day", STILL, I thank God for everything.

till they take my heart away

I'm looking to your eyes, so far away

There's trouble in your mind

You're losing faith

Hey now, let me hold you It'll be okay

Coz I will love you

Till they take my heart away

Remember when you called

And said goodbye

We thought we'd lost it all

And so did I

Even if I lost you

I would feel the same

Coz I will love you

Till they take my heart away

Believe in me

I'm here to stay

I will love you till they take my heart away

Now we're stronger than before

We've made it through

I never felt more sure

Because of you

Hey now! Are you listening?

Can you hear me say

"I will love you Till they take my heart away!"

by Claire Marlow

beautiful song.. :)

blessed

Friday. 05 June 2009. 7:30pm.Prayer Meeting.

7:00pm. I was still thinking if i should go or not. Honestly, I was not in the mood to go. Tinatamad ba na ewan. But, deep inside I had this feeling na parang nakokonsensya ako na hindi umattend. I knew the Lord was the one tapping me and telling me that I should attend. At isa pa, wala naman ako ginagawa sa bahay, and I hate myself for that, tinatamad umattend. tsk tsk. Never na mauulit yon. :)

So I decided to go to the Church that night. Napalitan ng EXCITEMENT yung nararamdaman kong katamaran. ;)

It took me about 10 minutes to get dressed, and because of the bad weather, I asked Dad to bring me to the church.

Pagdating sa church, mas gumaan na pakiramdam ko. I knew that that feeling came from God. And of course, gawain Niya iyon kaya hindi ko hayaang may gumulo sa akin. Minutes passed. The practice ended. Then they already prayed, a signal to start the Prayer Meeting. I was just disappointed kasi ako lang ang naiwan sa labas. Lahat sila ay part ng program. Tinatakot pa ako ni Jenny dahil ako lang kasi ang naiwan sa labas (buti na lang lumabas si Igi :)) Kaunti lang nakaattend that night. I knew everyone who wasn't able to attend has their own reasons. Number one na siguro, the bad weather. Anyway, I was really blessed that night. Kahit na kaunti lang kami, I really felt His presence. Masaya. Singspiration pa lang. Kahit may kaunting gulo na nangyari, enjoy pa din. :) (ehem) Well, kasama lang iyon sa "collection of bloopers" :).

During the testimony, everybody was really glad to share how God moved in their lives. Most of us or almost all of us spoke about the Recital last Sunday, 31st of May, in which everyone was really blessed and amazed at how God moved during that event. Preparations pa lang, kahit may problems na nag-arise, still God is in control. And that night of the Recital was amazing. Everyone also enjoyed the mime show/blacklight show. They even requested us to perform it again. We were shocked but of course we did the whole thing again, with all the videos set. They said it was wonderful and somehow I realized that it was really God who was in control during our performance. To tell you the truth, the reason behind that successful performance was just "A Simple Prayer". Yes, minutes before our performance while we were arranging our queue and everything, Ate Kaycee called our attention and suggested that we should utter a prayer. So she led the prayer, then we came out from the office to start our presentation.

SO, going back to the Prayer Meeting...
I was glad about what Pastor shared with us during his message. It was about waiting for the right time, or waiting for God's time. I really learned a lot na siguradong magagamit ko in my everyday situations. Natutunan ko na ang mundo ay mahilig magmadali. The world believes that life is too short so dapat lahat ng mga gusto natin, magawa or makuha agad natin, which is not good. Sa pagmamadali kasi, maaaring magkamali. Those people who are always in a hurry may take wrong turns because they believe only in what they can do or according to their own plans. So, the Bible says that we must wait. Wait for God's perfect time. One of my favorite verses is Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Our God has lots of great and perfect plans for each and everyone of us. All we have to do is obey and follow His will, and wait for His perfect time. We must pray for whatever it is that we want, and of course, leave everything up to Him.

I encourage everyone to attend. It's a nice feeling na mawala ang pagod after ng buong week ng school or work through prayer meeting. This is a time kasi that we praise and thank God and altogether we pray for everybody, everybody's needs, the world, etc. Nakakawala ng pagod, right. :)

So next prayer meeting, I'm sure everyone will be blessed again. :)

it's a happy day

9:21am. Thursday. Nagising ako sa mga missed calls at text messages from a special someone. Yes, we had a date. Oops! Not a date pala. It's just a bonding session (as what we usually call it), another chance with my bestfriend. Naka-leave ulit siya just to have some time with me. Katatapos lang ng recital sa church. The event made us so busy for several weeks, with all the rehearsals and stage setups that made us very tired, we decided to have some time together, just a coffee would do, then some chitchat, and wallah, masaya na kami doon. Thank God my mom said a yes, na payag siyang gumala kami. yey! blah blah blah.


Bad weather. Still we went to the mall. ikot-ikot. Then we decided to have our lunch at Teriyaki Boy. Delicious! :) Then, chitchat, about different things. Future plans. Church. Studies. Practicum. Drama. etc. Hindi ko na matandaan what happened next. We just went to another mall para kunin iyong pera ni Ate Kaycee. Then I bought two pouch bags for me and my mom. Then he bought me a shirt because he liked the color. "malamig sa mata". Yeah right. I'll wear it on Saturday. :) We went to bayan to buy the cake na promise niya kay mommy. Then we went home.

It's a happy day for us. Simpleng araw pero masaya. Simpleng araw pero makulet. Simpleng araw pero dami ko pa din natutunan sa kanya. :) Thanks hmm :) *i enjoy every moment with you, every day, every hour, every minute, every second. Corny ba? Yeah, I agree.hahaha. But still, thank you for the time, oras na kailangan mo i-sacrifice (oi naka-ilang leave ka na) hehe :) Thanks for all the funny stories and lessons na natututunan ko sayo. Sa lahat ng kwentuhan natin, never pa nangyari iyong wala akong napulot na aral :) Sabi ko nga, no nonsense stories sa atin dahil lahat may kabuluhan. Simple man o malalim. Tayo ay may "napapagtanto" :) And that one I enjoy a lot. Kaya nga bestfriend eh, you enjoy every moment. Thanks! :) I'm looking forward to more coffee, more rainy days, more window shopping, more kulitan, more kwentuhan, more "unahan prayers during lunch", more biglaang silent moments, more biglaang tawanan, more plans for the future, and many many more moments with you.