STRESS-BUSTERS
Posted at 11:55 AM

MOONLIGHT OVER MANILA

What are the ways to cure frustrated tears caused by a futile day of research and an impending deadline-induced ulcer? I learned several, thanks to two of my fellow UHC members last Wednesday…

… enjoying a cup of coffee and good-natured teasing at a Mc Café in a rainy afternoon
… strolling in the UP Diliman campus in the coolness of dusk
… dozing in a peaceful, abandoned tambayan while fireflies flicker
… a full saffron moon following us on the MRT
… singing Psalm 8 in public, sopralto-style, just because we felt like it
… a borrowed romantic book about Jesus

Certainly worth the lack of sleep, the almost two-hour commute and arriving at a closed library.

QUIET TIME SHARING

For several months now, I’ve been struggling with a mild but persistent bout of spiritual depression. Mainly because my beginner’s enthusiasm has waned; He feels so far away. The initial joy has been seemingly misplaced, leaving only the routine, the ordinary, the burden of responsibility. And despite my bossiness, I’m far from the typical conscientious-leader type.

But I am grateful for a Lord who is faithful to remind and reassure me of His love and presence. During our weekly Bible study, our pastor suddenly said that true change wasn’t about how you felt but what you decide. It wasn’t a matter of tears, but of will. You don’t know how comforting that is for someone who hadn’t had a really good sob session in months.

Then He reminded me in my quiet time that this period of dryness had a purpose. In Mark 9:2-13 the disciples had a mountain top experience with the transfigured Jesus. To paraphrase Chambers in “My Utmost for His Highest”:

“It is wonderful to be on the mountain top with God, but we are not supposed to stay there. We must beware to prevent our spiritual selfishness, from wanting that exaltation all the time. The true test of spirituality is exhibiting the power to descend from the mountain and lift up the people in the valley. We are not made for mountains or for sunrises – these are just moments of inspiration. We are made for the valley and the ordinary things of life, and that is where we have to prove our stamina and strength.

There is a terrible trap in always asking ‘what’s the use of this experience?’ Experiences don’t just teach us; they mold our character as well. They are meant for God’s purpose.”

I end with another quote from the book “Falling in love with Jesus.” It is a message that weaves its way through Ecclesiastes, the prophets and the prison epistles:

“Life on earth is hard, and full of sorrow,
still, life is beautiful when you love and are loved.”
Stardust Forevermore

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I'M A SECOND-RATE-TRYING-HARD-COPIER!
Posted at 12:16 PM

Got this from Elaine…her answers are in teeny letters, mine are in all caps (sign of being ksp):

how do you eat an oreo cookie?
~ako i eat every cookie as it is. pero in small bites lang.-AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

how do you like your coffee?
~ako gusto ko maraming sugar, maraming creamer, maraming coffee. tapos hindi na mainit. – SAME!

where do you start answering an exam? how do you proceed?
~ako madalas magstart sa huli. tapos random. i usually get bored pag start sa umpisa e, unless essay type. – SA SIMULA, TAS TUTULUGAN KO NA SYA

when you are about to take a bath, what is the first thing you do in the bathroom?
~wash my hands. SIT ON THE THRONE

when you have a number of things to do, do you start with the easiest or the hardest?
~i normally start with the hardest. i panic easily e. at least pag madadali na lang natira, hindi na ko masyado kakabahan. – SA MADALI

what is the last thing you do before going to bed?
~i wash my feet. i get a little uncomfortable pag hindi. QUIET TIME

how do you eat ice cream?
~still in small bites. i don't usually lick. VERY MESSILY, LEAVING NO EVIDENCE BUT STICKY BODY PARTS

how do you like your sandwich spread?
~even. basta lahat even. AS THICK AS POSSIBLE

when you are working, is your desk really tidy or messy?
~actually i can't work if there's some cleaning to do. pero gusto ko kasi lahat ng kelangan ko makikita ko agad kaya parang magulo tuloy. ER…WATS TIDY?

POSTSCRIPT
Out of pity for a bunch of needy researchers from PGH, i volunteered to be a guinea pig (again) for a study on the metabolic syndrome. After a 12hour fast (which i spent cramming), they got 10cc's of blood, some urine, some embarassing body measurements and revelations about my gobbling habits. Since I'm used to getting poked and prodded at, no big deal. And then, the cute doctor (hehe) gave me a small white envelope with...a hundred pesos. yehey! Blessings!
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THE WAGES OF…
Posted at 11:38 AM

…CRAMMING is having this for a theme song: “Ituring mong pagtulog ay waring panaginip lang…”

One more week till freedom.
Can’t wait.
GUSTO KO NA PO GRUMADUATE...

PS: Dug this up recently for a dorm mate’s speech class. Although I have used it in several presentations, it never fails to give me chills.

Reverse Creation

In the end, man destroyed the heaven
That was called earth
The earth had been beautiful until
The spirit of man moved over it
And destroyed all things.

And man said…
“Let there be darkness...”
And there was darkness.
And man liked darkness,
So he called darkness “security”
And he divided himself into race
And religions and classes of society;
And there was no evening and no morning
On the seventh day before the end.

And man said…
“Let there be a strong government
To control us in our darkness.
Let there be armies to control
Our bodies, so that we my learn
To kill one another, neatly and
Efficiently in our darkness.”
And there was no evening and no morning
On the sixth day before the end.

And man said…
“ let there be rockets and bombs
To kill faster and easier.
Let there be gas chambers and furnaces
To be more thorough.”
And there was no evening and no morning
On the fifth day before the end.

And man said…
“Let there be drugs and other
Forms of escape for there is this
Constant annoyance… reality,
Which is disturbing our comfort?”
And there was no morning and no evening
On the fourth day before the end.

And man said…
“Let there be divisions among the nations
So that we may know our common enemy.”
And there was no morning and no evening
On the third day before the end.

And finally man said…
“Let us create God in our image,
Let some other gods compete with us.
Let us say that God thinks as we think,
Hates as we hate, kills—as we kill.
And there was no evening and no morning
On the second day before the end.

On the last day,
There was a great noise
On the face of the earth.
Fire consumed the beautiful globe.
And there was—silence.

The blackened earth now rested
To worship the one true God;
And God saw all that man has done,
And in the silence over the smoldering ruins—
-- GOD WEPT.
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WE ARE FAMILY…
Posted at 07:35 PM

THREESOME

Last Thursday night, I had an impromptu date with two tall, dark and handsome(!) men. Papa patiently went supplies-shopping with me at National Bookstore and miraculously gave me cash. He was a comforting presence: in his office barong and wielding a huge umbrella to foil both the threatening rain clouds and would-be hold-uppers. Then Bryan, my oldest younger brother (getz?) suddenly popped up at Rob Place. He had come all the way from Katipunan just to bring me a pack of freshly-baked, melt-in-the-mouth-delicious chocolate donuts. I am so touched… the way to my heart is indeed through my stomach. Then we ate dinner, my first meal for the day. Actually, I gave up eating halfway through, because of stress-induced loss of appetite; the older brat (as my papa and I fondly call Bryan) happily attacked my leftovers. We had a lively debate about Dunkin and Gonuts and DNA testing…I forgot how we ended up in that topic, but I assure you that they’re connected. Then Bryan went on home to Las Pinas while Papa brought me back to the dorm and proceeded to fetch my perpetually over-timing Mama. Hmm, just goes to prove that the adages “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” and “Familiarity breeds contempt” must be true; familial relations improved when I moved out of the house.

ABANDONMENT

I consider most of my esbi orgmates as my children (although their teasing knows no fear), and I’ve been feeling guilty recently because of my deliberate abandonment this past fortnight. Acads first and all that. But I’m thankful that I could at least help out with their LCDC preparations and pray for and with them, like our impromptu DPM in the middle of hell week.

...and even when they send me SOS texts like this one: “Nay pray hard 4 me, wl ako sa sarili ko.” I restrained the urge to text back “Ako rin” and instead encouraged the poor dear… “I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.”

What really makes me guilty is Batingaw; I haven’t shown hide nor hair at our apartment unit since the last play. Waah. I hope I can do better next semester. Or else, as Elaine would lovingly threaten, “di mo gugustuhin ang mangyayari sa’yo.” I know you’re reading this, Leyn. Sorry po talaga. That's why i'll stay there tonight and share Albert's finals week misery … hehe.

HA-LI-MAW

My Cosmo dorm mates have this favorite expression nowadays: ha-LI-maw. Which they apply liberally to people who are just extremely… anything. Inevitably, the appellation stuck to me this past hell week… supposedly because of my ability to pull off cramming miracles. My dorm mates accuse me of being smart, crisply bitten off as if it’s a curse word, dripping with equal parts disgust and grudging admiration.

Then again, maybe the ha-LI-maw term came about because of my snappishness. Nowadays, I tend to snarl and gnash my teeth when woken up, absolutely refuse to see daylight, am downright possessively jealous of my computer, paranoid about viruses, and began forcibly ejecting pesky dorm mates out of our room. They understand, I hope. Then again, they laughed out loud when I read this verse in my QT: “How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?” Yes, that really came from the Bible, Proverbs 6:9. Painfully appropriate, as usual.

My dorm mate MaRea has just rebuked me: “Bakit ka nagblo-blog? Akala ko ba mag-ta-type ka ng paper?” To which I sheepishly shot back, “Warm-up lang ito!” As if I have much of a choice; 1 paper down, 4 more to go!

POSTSCRIPT: aku’y kinikilig (ala ate jampot) as I heard this song (courtesy of Hannah’s CD). OST of the movie Mano Po 1. Si Gary V. talaga, panalo.

AKO’T IKAW
Liwanag ng bukas, pagsintang walang wakas
Ay ang awit ko sa’yo, aking mahal
Pangako na pag-ibig ay aking sigaw
Maririnig ay ako at ikaw

Nasasabik na marinig muli lambing ng tinig
At pag-awit mo sa ‘kin, aking mahal
Sa langit ng pag-ibig, pag nagtagpo ulap at araw
Naroon ay ako at ikaw

Chorus: Dalawang mundo na bunga ng magkaibang landas
Magsasabay sa ikot ng pag-ibig na wagas
Lahat-lahat ay hahamakin hangga’t ika’y mapasaakin
At magkatagpo na rin ako at ikaw

Bridge: Di na muli pang iiwanan
Di na muling magpapaalam
Kailanman, kailanman

Counterpoint: Liwanag ng bukas at pagsintang walang wakes
Pati ang langit at lupa , magtatagpo na ng landas

Lahat-lahat ay hahamakin hangga’t ika’y mapasaakin
At magkatagpo na rin ako at ikaw
Magkatagpo na rin ako at ikaw


By this time next week, I’ll certainly be a lot happier. Can’t wait.
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CHRONICLES OF A CRAMMED LIFE
Posted at 05:01 PM

POINT OF NO RETURN
October 10, 2004 Sunday 4:00 am

Three papers down, two more to go.
This is it. The last day of my second to the last semester in UP. At last.
Music soothes the savage beast. My cramming frenzy somehow subsides when I hear The Company and this haunting song from Buklod…

OYAYI SA MUNDO

Aking mundo
Ihimlay ang pagal mong katawan
Sa duyan ng kalawakan

Hayaang
Maghilom ang mga sugat
sa iyong dibdib
Na likha ng mga tao

At itigil ng isang saglit
Ang iyong paggalaw
Pagkat sa muli mong pag-inog
Ay may bago nang buhay.

This weekend, I’m grateful indeed for home-cooked food and mild earthquakes and lively debates and overnight group work and rushed deadlines and broken naps and long-distance phone calls and lakwatsa plans and rebuking texts and suppressed anticipation and… still being alive.

Mantakin mo nga naman.

Sunday pa rin, 11:11 pm

Skipped choir, largely because my choir mates couldn’t wake me up and my nose is on strike. Immediately felt guilty afterwards when I attended the service; the altos got lost halfway trough the third “amen” of the benediction. But not guilty enough to skip the free dinner. I am so… unethical? Teehee.

Around 9:00 pm, I became the first victim of our hazardous electric fan-opening set-up. As I reached for the switch, I slipped on the sheet and tumbled from my dorm mate’s bed, twisting my right ankle as I landed. My third sprain. Vida found me whimpering on the floor, like a child whose lollipop got snatched. With amazing ease for someone who’s five foot flat, she hoisted me up and then went for “competent” medical help.

First Aid: a very cold can of Zesto Fruit Soda pressed to the affected area, while the afflicted foot is elevated on a stack of dusty books. Chuza, my dorm bestfriend who’s a graduating PT student, declared the foot walkable. She then offered to dislocate my shoulder for me when I refused to stand up and do my acads work. Hehe, what are friends for? Threat delivered, she opened the can, drank the soda, and went her merry way.

I am now officially chair-bound. My wheeled computer chair is now a necessary means of transportation.

October 11, 2004 Monday, 2:52 am

Bwahaha! Kuhn is down and out! One more paper left. The most difficult; this theses proposal will determine the rest of my short student life. Lord, help me.

THE RETURN OF THE PARU-PARONG KANGAROO
Monday NAAAAH! 6:32 am

Writing break.

The last time I sprained my ankle was during my first IVCF camp, LCDC 2K2. I was the victim of one of Kuya Dave’s missions activities: “Danger!” It involved a lot of running, and lampayatot that I was (and still am) my foot gave way under the Batibot tree in Bataan. They tied up my swollen-purple-greenish left ankle with my red tubao, and I spent two days hopping or being carried from place to place. Since my favorite song then was “If I were a butterfly,” I earned the monicker paru-parong kangaroo…

“If I were a kangaroo, I’d hop right over to you!” Hehe.

I am such a whiner… my tolerance for pain is nill. I kept on ouching and jerking while Ate Allen bandaged my poor sprained foot. Thank goodness for Alaxan. Later, I have to tackle three flights of dorm stairs, the Taft Avenue-Padre Faura intersection, the very high Rizal Hall stairwell and Sir Villar… Yikes.

Waah, the sun is up … back to work.

SEMBREAK NA!
Monday 3:19 pm

5 papers done, 1 human being left hopping. I am free! Woohoo!

PapaMamaEBratYBratFAMILYJasonJMInaJayRRhizaKC2k3PIPSPepayLovelleTeJamLorahJoErwinEjAbiCheIdaPhoebeFrancisLeeAnnCarolynMinnieShengAletaCarolJeniLinaMeannJanTinBunsoMegCaeGelineGnetKristianESBIElaineAlbertYenPaoloDendenIanMyrtleBATINGAWDeirdreEdwinBurnKayarBrianKayHTengMarianMyleneJenCLSM8SVidaGiftAyinHoneyMaReaAdyEmilyAnacelAMChuzaZaiMarjDafTeClaireTeAllenTeGemmaTePerlaCOSMOGIRLSPtrBernieMamReenaSirVillarKPamfiVesperPips...

and to an adopted job-hunter, a twinkling star and a singing panda...

salamat for helping me survive the first sem.

As for my impending graduation…

wala mang katiyakan… natutunan ko nang mahalin ang pangamba, natutunan ko nang mahalin ang paghihintay…
no books!bed! Lea

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is dis for real?
Posted at 06:30 PM


'Normal' PLEASE VOTE!!!


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how do guys feel about me raw..hehe
Posted at 06:38 PM

Quiet. Shy. Try being more open to male attention,
or guys may come to see you as unapproachable.
However, some guys like it when girls are
reserved. Try to be a little bit more outgoing.


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hulog ng langit
Posted at 07:57 PM


You came from heaven. Your gole in life is to help
others and to make the world a better place.
Some call you weak, but in reality your soul is
very strong. If only more people were like
you...


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THE ESSENCE OF BEING SINGLE
Posted at 01:29 AM

All your life, you had specific dreams about what your family life would be like when you finally married. You were so intent on what you wanted, you even made a list of qualities and characteristics you were looking for in a spouse, in a home, in your job, in your children.

But time passed, and that person you were so intent on didn't come along. All of your friends married, had children, had beautiful homes. And still you are single. You prayed and prayed and prayed for that person to come along, but nothing happened.

You had a good job.

You served in your church.

You spent daily time with the Lord in prayer and studying the Word.

You dedicated your life to serving God in every way possible, but still nothing.

So you decided to take matters into your own hands, and you began an active search for a mate.

Within a short period, you met someone who almost fit the bill.

Almost.

Sure, there were a few things missing, a few rusty spots in that person's character. After all, no one is perfect. Maybe your goals were too high. Maybe you'd been asking for the impossible. Maybe this was the person God wanted for you so your character could grow through dealing with his or her failings.

Even though it often seems that God is slow to answer prayers, no matter whether it's about a mate, or a job, or our children, or our finances, or anything else, we have to remember that God doesn't wear a watch. Nor does he look at our human calendars. He sees with eternal eyes. He operates on an eternal timetable, according to His plan and His schedule.

If God seems to be running late, don't get impatient and run ahead of him.

Wait for the Lord's timing in everything.

To the single folks out there, this is for you.

Singlehood means you have the time to grow and be the person you want to be. Singlehood gives you space to grow. Sometimes, it is harder to grow when you are too close to someone. Trees are planted far apart so they can spread their branches and become strong as they mature.

Singlehood means learning to live by yourself. However, that is no more difficult than learning to live with somebody else.

Singlehood means freedom. You are free to spend a week's vacation on the beach, to take computer courses, to work late on an interesting project, to spend the day in bed with a good book or simply with a person who has read one.

Singlehood means learning not to need a man/woman to make your life meaningful but learning to live with a man/woman because you want to be with him/her.

Singlehood means that sometimes you will wonder why you will bite your lip and feel wistful and wonder if marriage is better.

Ironically, yet quite happily, singlehood is feeling good about being in control of your life. It is liking and respecting who you are and why you are.

Singlehood is realizing that being married is not necessarily better, it is merely different.

Singlehood means that there could be something wonderful around the corner and you can take advantage of it.

Being single means you are free to love again.

God Bless.

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HE SANG MY SONG
Posted at 02:59 AM

i remember a very tiring day not too long ago
with the people close to my heart;
a taxi ride along the darkening streets of malate
and a soft, hesitant yet sweet voice singing this...
just because i asked.
aww..

usahay....

Usahay
magadamgo
ako,
nga ikaw
ug ako nagka
higugmaay!

Nganong
damgohon
ko ikaw,
damgohon
sa kanunay
sa akong
kamingaw!

Usahay
magamahay
ako
nganong
nabuhi pa
'ning
kalibutan
kay imong
gitiawtiawan
ang gugma
ko kanimo.

Kanimo da...

Ang gugma
ko kanimo,
kanimo da...


wala ako halos naintindihan
but it's the thought that counts
tunaw ako...

got the lyrics from:
source:
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/ms_yadni/usahay.html
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ANTIQUE
Posted at 03:22 AM

excited na ako
not just at the prospect of seeing long-unseen friendships
but at hearing two of my favorite singing groups
haay, i love acapela music
and, learned to appreciate two songs because they were sung that way

one of my KC2k3 jukeboxes, Jason, sent me recording of their choir, Shekinah. they sang this...rather antique, but swak...

DAHIL SA IYO

Sa buhay ko'y labis
Ang hirap at pasakit
Ng pusong umiibig
Mandi'y wala nang langit
At nang lumigaya
Hinango mo sa dusa
Tanging ikaw sinta
Ang aking pag-asa ...

Dahil sa iyo
Nais kong mabuhay
Dahil sa iyo
Hanggang mamatay
Dapat mong tantuin
Wala ng ibang giliw
Puso ko'y tanungin
Ikaw at ikaw rin ...

Dahil sa iyo
Ako'y lumigaya
Pagmamahal
Ay alayan ka
Kung tunay mang ako
Ay alipinin mo
Ang lahat sa buhay ko'y
Dahil sa iyo ...


at may concert sila sa friday...which i can watch! yehey!

source: http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/ms_yadni/dahilsaiyo.html

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AMIN ITO AH!
Posted at 03:30 AM

have 2 recordings of this song
one done on the sly during the january 2004 philam concert of the UP MANILA chorale
and from a tape sent by my other KC2k3 jukebox, Jenmai of the University of St. La Salle-BACOLOD Chorale
the latter choir did a better version
kaso eto ang gusto kong isigaw:
"akala nyo may karapatan kayong kantahin ang Manila pero wala, WALA!!!"

MANILA

Maraming beses na kitang nilayasan
Iniwanan at iba ang pinuntahan
Parang babaeng mahirap talagang malimutan
Ikaw lamang ang aking laging binabalikan

Manila, Manila
I keep coming back to Manila
Simply no place like Manila
Manila, I'm coming home

I walked the streets of San Francisco
I've tried the rides in Disneyland
Dated a million girls in Sydney
Somehow I feel like I don't belong

Hinahanap-hanap kita Manila
Ang ingay mong kay sarap sa tenga
Mga Jeepney mong nagliliparan
Mga babae mong naggagandahan
Take me back in your arms Manila
And promise me you'll never let go
Promise me you'll never let go

Manila, Manila
Miss you like hell, Manila
No place in the world like Manila
I'm coming here to stay!


at maririnig ko rin sila na live this week
hapiness!
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FLYING
Posted at 11:39 PM

I'm going flying tomorrow
all because of my mom's phobia with boats.
yehey!

ps.just watched a vcd of "a knight's tale." first time to see it, im so pathetic.
but the guy who played prince edward was cuter than heath ledger.
hehe, sahre ko lan.
gotta pack!
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PRE-LCDC 2K4
Posted at 06:01 PM

isang tulog na lang, ncr lcdc na naman...
di ko alam kung maeexcite ako or matatakot
a fellow ivcfer asked me why i'm joining lcdc.
bakit nga ba?
1. God has called me to serve there (with conviction!)
2. Nakaka-encourage makita at makasama ang mga bagong henerasyon ng leaders
3. Spiritual retreat and recharge (kahit maraming work, basta para kay lord, parang bakasyon na rin!)
4. Bonding with ivcf friends (wrong motive? hehe)
5. para makalabas ng bahay ngayong sembreak (aha, definite wrong motive! hehe)

to my kc mates: most of us will still be quiet active in campus ministry, esp the camps, this year. please keep it up. we are needed. and, i guess, we need this as well. mahirap ma-disconnect kay Lord eh, kahit saglit lang. kahit na minsan things don't go according to our plans, i believe that God is still at work and in control.

just came from Bacolod last Sunday, stayed there for four days. ano meron dun? madugo, mahaba at madrama/comedy/horror/action/adventure na bonding sessions. nakakamanghang mga talents at effort for ministry. at isang maingay na Masskara. nakakalulang i-kwento, so next tym na lang ang details.to INA, JASON, JAY-R, JENMAI, JM, MAYANG... salamat gid. nahidlaw ko gid sa inyo!
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Aw-aw
Posted at 07:25 PM

Rita, you're a Bernese Mountain Dog!
No bones about it, you're a good-hearted, people-loving Bernese Mountain Dog. Down-to-earth and loyal, no one works or plays harder than you do. You put your nose to the grindstone when it really counts, but you never neglect your social calendar. Simultaneously strong and sweet, you're very tuned-in to the feelings and needs of the other dogs you run with. Without having to be asked, you always have a helping paw to lend and a sympathetic shoulder to lean on. "Communication" is your middle name, and when that's paired with your unswerving devotion, you get a breed that everyone respects and trusts. Woof!

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Online Quiz
Posted at 07:33 PM

The Sonnet
Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer (DGLDf)


Romantic, hopeful, and composed. You are the Sonnet. Get it? Composed?

Sonnets want Love and have high ideals about it. They're conscientious people, caring & careful. You yourself have deep convictions, and you devote a lot of thought to romance and what it should be. This will frighten away most potential mates, but that's okay, because you're very choosy with your affections anyway. You'd absolutely refuse to date someone dumber than you, for instance.


Your exact opposite:
Genghis Khunt

Random Brutal Sex Master

Lovers who share your idealized perspective, or who are at least willing to totally throw themselves into a relationship, will be very, very happy with you. And you with them. You're already selfless and compassionate, and with the right partner, there's no doubt you can be sensual, even adventurously so.

You probably have lots of female friends, and they have a special soft spot for you. Babies do, too, at the tippy-top of their baby skulls.

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SURVEY
Posted at 07:47 PM

Got this from gena

CURRENT FEELINGS

I am: a multitasker.
I have: a frantic life
I wish: I could be in two places at once
I dislike: lack of sleep and food
I’m not supposed to fuss about: clothes
I miss: KC 2K3 mates, Bacolod pips, Abelans
I fear: losing the people I love
I search: for my purpose in life
I wonder: if I would grow up to be like my mom..hehe
I love: you!
I always: talk
I am not: feeling so great right now.
I sing: when I feel like it.
I cry: rarely
I write: to express myself
I need: to get a diploma in six months
I should: finish my thesis on time

WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU

My father thinks I am: cantankerous
My mother thinks i am: not fulfilling my potential

YES or NO

Keep a diary: yes
Like to cook: oh no!
Have a secret you should never share with
anyone: yes
Set your watch ahead: yes. And it doesn't work, even if my cell phone is set 45 mins ahead, my watch is 15 mins ahead, the
clock at home is 10 mins ahead; im still perpetually late
Bite your fingernails: no
Believe in love: of course.

WHO IS..

The weirdest person you know: too many to mention
Closest friends: Papa, Hannah, Joni, Jenmai, Erwin, Elaine, Albert, Roomies(Vida, Gift, Ayin, May), Ivy, Chuza
Classmates sa college: too many to mention, but usually ireg pips lyk Elena, and hyper pips lyk Edwin
The person that will affect you most: Jesus
The person you'd rather be: me, just a bit kinder, disciplined and decisive
The person who hates you the most: sana wala.

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ISANG ARTICLE
Posted at 03:23 AM

Haven't done a journalism-ish entry in ages; my writing skills that do not involve blogging and thesis-writing have gone rusty. But I was forced, coerced and threatened into doing an article about a conecrt i watched recently; what choice did I have? Nanood na nga, magsusulat pa?!

Hehe, just kidding, Jason and Ate Ging. Anyway, since the culprits were from Bacolod, the forcing, coercing and threatening were done in a malambing manner. And since i also recorded and photographed the said concert, documentation seems to be my calling this time around. pero gustuhin ko man dun na magLCDC, di pwede. baka iman-hunt ako ng isang Twinkle, kulban ako!

Post ko na rin dito para mabawasan mga dapat kong ikwento about that 4-day trip to another far-away island in the Philippines.

COME AND WORSHIP WITH HIS VOICE: A CONCERT

Last October 15, 2004, in the midst of the MassKara festival, the IVCF-BLC (Bacolod Leaders Council) had a fundraising concert for the DLT (Discipleship-Leadership Training) Camp. Entitled “Come and Worship with His Voice,” the said activity was held at the Bacolod Christian Center and featured the His Voice choir. The group gave wonderful renditions of Christian songs, both a capela and with accompaniment: We Sing Praises, Come and Worship, Count Your Blessings, The Majesty and Glory of Your Name, People Need the Lord, Ride the Chariot, Lay Up Your Treasures, Light of A Million Mornings, Trust His Heart, Basics of Life, Kingdom of Love, All Ye Lands, In Christ Alone, and Let Your Glory Fall. The choir’s performance was moving, not just because of their beautiful voices, but in the way they sang from the heart in an outpouring of worship for the Lord.

The middle part of the program included a testimony, an appeal and a special number. Jenmar Buntalilid, the current BLC treasurer, gave an inspiring testimony about how the Lord called him to become a student leader. He narrated how God saw beyond his façade of “goodness” in his high school days and transformed his rebellion into a joyful commitment to ministry. Afterwards he and Jason Ferrer, the BLC President, sang a duet of “Lead Me Lord.” Ging Marbella, an IVCF staffworker, also spoke about the importance of campus ministry, and appealed for financial support for the upcoming camp. The Lord used her enthusiasm and conviction mightily, since the audience contributed a considerable amount for the DLT.

Truly, the concert showed how the Lord is more than able to provide for those who call on His Name. To Him be all glory and honor!

Have a nine-day Internet fast ahead of me. Kaya nilubos ko na ito.
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I'M BACK!
Posted at 01:47 AM

My brain isn't working yet, so i'll just post a no-brainer survey...one that demands speed more than analysis.

NOTE: To be more accurate, fun and
exciting, just type the first thing that pops in
your mind.

1.Flowers
roses

2.Rain
sarap matulog

3.Ocean
ligo

4.Braces
mahirap mag-toothbrush

5.Chicken
ugh

6.Pillow
huggable

7.Greenhills
shopping

8.Movies
fasting

9.Health
is a priority

10.Makati
future workplace

11.Theme song
stand again (lcdc2k4)

12.Band
eraserheads

13.Marriage
a decade ahead

14.Bedroom
sanctuary

15.Computer
life-giver

16.Dog
allergies

17.Love
is undeserved when it comes from God

18.Forever
with Him

19.Morning
asleep

20.Sunrise
seen only when cramming or during camps with forced QT's

21.Girlfriend
lots of them

22.Night
buhay ako nito

23.Jealous
very

24.Guitar
trying hard ako

25.December
food! family reunions, province-bound trips

26.Money
is essential

27.Sex
originally designed and intended only for married
couples

28.Cartoons
?

29.Funny
people

30.Cute
me?

31.Color
red

32.Cry
did a lot of this this past week

33.Apple
edible

34.Abortion
poor babies!

35.Overnight
planning for svcf

36.Gift
a coffee-addicted nocturnal cosmo dormer!

37.Candle
scented

38.Love Letter
how i wish i could receive one that i won't have to edit for grammatical errors

39.Past Relationship
with friends

40.Cellfone
an important item in life

41.School
4 months na lang...

42.Actor
mga talentadong Batingawers

43.Actress
ako! at mga talentadong Batingawers pa rin

44.Sunset
batangas... favorite time of the day

45.Fling
huh?

46.Ex-Girlfriend
never me

47.Love Songs
all seem kinda relevant right now...hehe

48.Beer
october

49.Telephone
i miss telebabad

50.Goto
edible

from jeni ;-p
visions of the future you search me

click me!

...WITH A CRASH
Posted at 02:07 AM

ang hirap bumalik sa real world. ang hirap makipag deal sa mga tao dito. wala pa akong isang oras sa bahay, tinest na ako agad... and sadly, i failed. gusto ko na tuloy isigaw na "Tao lang ako!" too tired to face the enemy yet. too distracted to focus on Him. sorry po.

to be accused of hypocrisy hurts... especially when the person has a point. galit ako sa sarili ko. ayoko na umiyak...pero yun lang ata magagawa ko ngayon. pagod ako. sobra. parang nasira ang isang magandang linggo ng isang minutong kawalan ng pagtitimpi.

itutulog ka nalang ito.
at ipagdarasal.

Lord, help. may 4 days pa bago ako makabalik kung saan ako talaga masaya. this is my mission field. i claim it for You.
stand again

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