It’s been a long time since my last blog entry. So what has happened? These past looong weekends were my first holidays as a professional.

WEEKEND 1:

4 days spent in the car cemetery-hopping from Laguna-Cavite-Bulacan-Tarlac. The hours of travel gave me ample time to sleep and memorize our cantata alto practice track. Though it did cross my mind, why didn’t my relatives think of getting buried in the same place? Or at least in the same province? Oh well. Ate my fill of fried chicken because my cousins clamored for it. Bird flu….waaah… Also spent Oct 31-Nov 1 at the cemetery. Stargazed and devoured 3 books. Enjoyed the peace and quiet, although I did get a nasty cough as a souveneir. And lots of food for thought… had a mini-SR while reading and praying. Here’s another, nicer souveneir:

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. – John Piper, Desiring God

WEEKDAYS:

Work. And babysitting my brother… we brought him to the office because his yaya left suddenly. He’s 15, autisic, and a blessing. Good-looking of course, ate niya ako eh. No Jrev, no LCDC. Ok lang, tanggap ko na.

WEEKEND 2:

Household chores kasi nga wala kaming kasama ngayon. Enjoyed hours of laundry and wash-up but a half hour of sweeping reduced me to allergy-induced tears. Blessing! My cousin’s cousin came to take care of my brother… so I was allowed to go out. I’m now at the apartment of my college theater group, aka the unit. Enjoying free internet and a liter of coke and delicious food and laughing out loud and talking and talking and talking. Overnight for our director’s birthday party, so sleeping has just become optional. Tomorrow, or should I say later, off to church early. Tagalog service kasi eh.

And…to quote one of my kids “a drastic change has happened.”

Spent last week organizing an exhibit for the Banglos Sculptors. They are the featured exhibitors at Furniture Expo, SM Megamall Megatrade Hall November 11-20. Free admission, check it out!

Read today's issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (frontpage) and the Philippine Star...andun sila! Hopefully, lalabas yung interview nila sa 24 oras tonight.

Masayang gumawa ng may kabuluhan. Masaya din mag-behind the scenes. Basta masaya ako kapag busy, obvious ba?

Ito pala ang reason kaya nanahimik ako sa text, nag AWOL sa practice, naghibernate ng Saturday at kumain ng marami.

And again, thanks to the nth power to the p&w team...who made the pambubulabog of the vesper service via a rendition of "my redeemer lives" possible.

Magbunyi!!!

May net access na akong muli!

Nagopen na yung exhibit!

3 kanta na lang ang walang choreo sa cantata!

Nagbati na ang mga dapat magbati!

Malapit na ang pasko!

May 4 na events akong ioorganyze til Dec, busyness!

Magdidivi kami ni sis!

Bibili na ko ng amoxicillin!

IV day sa saturday!

At... i just ate.

Masaya ang buhay. 

Definitely not me.

During an impromptu UHC date last night, she asked if i ever think of things (or something to that effect). And I answered an instant no... I'm more of a doer. My impulsiveness and lack of forethought has caused me more grief than can be fitted in this blog entry.

Then again, just doing things have brought me a lot of blessings as well. Sometimes one just have to grab the moment, seize the day, haul opportunity into the door before it stops knocking.

Sometimes, you don't have to know the why's and wherefores before you obey what's right. When you've done what He wants you to do, then the next step becomes clear.

But I do miss having one great, grandiose, burning, all-consuming passion. That is, a practical, SPECIFIC life goal. My vision is still indistinct.

Di ko pa rin alam gusto ko maging paglaki ko eh.

Ei...is this deep thinking?

Ako'y bangag, windang, etc.

an average of 4 hours of sleep each night for 3 days does that to a person. kelan kaya ako makakapagrecharge?

okay lang, sulit naman sa bonding...

the svcfsemstarter and ivcfday. sobra kong namiss ang mga pretty, unreachable, four-eyed ladies of esbi manila (ida, che, abi) at ang iba ko pang mga anak. yup, they are my original kids, the first who attempted to call me "nay" and survived to tell the tale. nakakabless maging ate sa ganitong ka-dedicated na mga campus missionaries. svcf in action talaga... at kahit 4 lang kaming kc2k3 sa iv day, sulit pa rin. sana magkareunion ulit...riz?

ang pagtambay sa bazaar ng saturday. wala akong nacontribute sa vesper at ya booth kundi bumili at magmasahe...at mag-attempt kumanta ng naka-mike sa bangketa. kaya pala kami inulan. buti na lang inulan din kami ng kita...yehey, new choir gowns!at nadiscover ko na kaya ko na palang tumugtog ng gitara at kumanta at the same time...tinablan ako ng lessons!

ang pagbabad sa cosmo buong linggo. medyo late sa youth service dahil sa pista at trapik, pero ok lang. tinamaan ako sa message ng isang kapatid sa at na bless sa prayertime. nakakamiss makipagusap sa mga kahenerasyon ko..hehe. sarap din magdunkin kahit na nanlibre kami ng di oras at may nagtampo ulet sa akin. at dahil sa sobrang kinareer ng choir ang choreo, ayun, inabutan ako ng hatinggabi sa daan. buti na lang may naghatid sundo sa akin.

yun lang, namimiss ko maghibernate.

hmm, meeting na pala kami. kainan na!

Here goes my annual plug-in for the Vesper choir's Christmas cantata.

TITLE:"In the Fullness of Time."

WHEN: December 18, 2005 (gasp! isang buwan na lang!!!) 5:30pm

WHERE: UCCP-Cosmopolitan Church, Main Sanctuary,  Taft Avenue corner Apacible St. sa tapat ng PGH

libre po ito. kitakits!

another hour and a half and i'm off to our nightly rehearsal.

Nang may gusto kang lapitan na di mo malapitan...

At nang may dapat kang iwasan na di mo maiwasan.

Labo.

Kahit gusto ko man siyang angkinin na sarili kong katha, galing po ito ng christianster. May mga naalala ako, hehe. At kahit papaano, natamaan din...

 Too Much Romantic Passion - Ed Lapiz

Too much romantic emotion. Yung sobrang mai-in-love dahil sa kapapanood ng mga telenovela. Kapapakinig ng radyo. Kapapakinig ng mga tugtog na puro pag-ibig, pag-ibig, pag-ibig ang laman. Na-text-an lang, missent pa nga, na in-love na. Ang dali namang mahulog ang loob. Kailangan wag munang ihuhulog ang loob agad - agad no? Huwag agad - agad. Huwag masyadong emosyonal. Kasi tayong mga Pilipino sobrang romantiko. Maabutan mo lang ng lanzones, kahit isang piraso lang,in-love na. Napakadaling nahulog ang loob. Lam nyo hindi masamang meron kayong attraction pero kailangan lagyan ng kontrol. Gaano karaming tao ang in-love ba in-love ngayon? Tingnan mo. I fast forward mo. Two years later, isang losyang na losyang na unwed mother. O, ang ganda-ganda nya. Dati parang ubas. Matapos ma-in-love at maibigay na ang lahat, mukha na syang pasas. Ang saya-saya dahil in love. Mamaya naman walang kakibu kibo. May family reunion, ayaw maki join. Nag-aatend ng church service, walang kakibu-kibo. Paano hindi pa siya tine-text. Naging sobrang dependent na on other people for happiness.

Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, adn to live self controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.

Kaya kailangan yung passion natin especially ang ating emotions ay under control. Hindi yung kinukontrol ka ng iyong emotion. Yung hindi ka makapigil. Kahit binubugbog ka na ng magulang dahil sobrang gamit mo sa telepono ng long distance, nagtetelababad ka. Hindi ma mapigil ang sarili. Hindi ka na makapasuk-pasok sa school dahil hindi mo mapigil ang sarili sa pagpunta sa kanya para tungangaan mo lang maghapon. So, yang ganyang mga emotions, bagamat healthy na andyan yan, are under checked. Especially, if you are very young. Huwag masyadong ihulog ang inyong loob. Magtira kayo sa sarili.

Titus 3:3 At one time, we too, were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures.

Pero ang sinasabi dito past tense na. At one time, we, too, were foolish. Ang mga anak ng Dios, kung naging foolish nung araw, dapat past tense na. One time, we, too, were foolish but not anymore. Why not? Dahil nasa akin na ang Holy Spirit. Anak ako ng Dios. Marunong akong magsabi ng ayaw. Ingatan ang puri ng mga kalalakihan. Ingatan ang puri ng kababaihan. Lahat ng anak ng Dios, ay may puri. At lahat ng mga anak ng Dios ay dapat na kapuri-puri ang buhay.

It's a saturday night and I'm in the office. Just came from the Wild Manila Race 3 awarding ceremony at UP Diliman. Sponsored by our company. Hehehe, may autograph ako ni Ka Noel Cabangon (yung kumanta ng Kanlungan). Yehey, Sunday na tomorrow!