New season, new reason to write...
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 NIV
a very generic bible verse..
it's as if every person who knows something about Christianity or Jesus Christ knows about this verse as well..
but for me, this pretty much sums up everything that's happening in this world right now, especially the real reason why we're celebrating a very lively, colorful, and merry time of the year: Christmas.
So a friend of mine asked me to do a blog entry about Christmas for our church blog site. I thought, hey why not? It would be like hitting two birds with one stone, I put up an entry in two blog sites ( mine and the church's) in one sitting. That's a reasonable deal for me :P
So here goes...
I remember last year, in my blog site, I did a 3-part Christmas themed blog. I entitled it This Christmas: part x (where x is a number from 1 to 3) followed by a specific random topic I was able to relate to Christmas. I talked about missing my family, about having someone special, and about my decision to stop attending school for a while.
But looking back, and going about reading them once more, I found the second topic the most meaningful, and most relevant for me this year: LOVE.
In that entry, I talked about having a so-called "love life", or the lack thereof, being a big deal for Filipinos during the Christmas season. I stated my case, saying how it is not the real essence of the season, and then went to the best part of the blog entry.
"Yes, it would really be cool if we could be together with our special someone this holiday season, but more important than this, we would really love if we could all cherish the true meaning of the season: CHRIST'S COMING FOR OUR SALVATION, and to remind each other that this love exists, something far more greater than anything we could ever feel for somebody." - This Christmas...Part 2, This Sounds Interesting
So in this blog, I would like to explore this topic I started last year, and dig deep into this "reason for the season" I am talking about..
Christmas.
I mean seriously.
The word itself has Christ in it.
Yet when you ask some people what Christmas is for them, very seldom will you hear Christ as the answer.
Don't get me wrong, there is no right or wrong answer to that question. Some people actually answer very nice things, like it's the season for giving, it's the most wonderful time of the year, and things like that, but oftentimes these answers are nothing but cliches.
What's not cliche, though is the reason why it is the season for giving, why it is the most wonderful time of the year.
If you'd scroll up a few lines, please, you would stumble upon me talking about a verse, John 3:16. And when you read the verse, it contains very commonly used, but at the same time heavy words such as "loved", "gave", "believes", and the phrase "shall not perish but have eternal life". Basically, the whole verse. :P
I said this pretty much sums up Christmas for me, and here's why.
First, hopefully after the longest time, I would have a girlfriend this Christmas. Here's where the "love" part comes in. Honestly, me and my girlfriend are in a very delicate situation right now, this is a very critical stage for our relationship. Something involving her relatives not being approving of our relationship, something like that. These things often gives me the urge to just sit around all day, be negative and give in to the temptation of being sad and depressed. But come to think of it, it's already Dec. 1, Christmas is literally just around the corner nowadays. And looking at the first part of John 3:16, someone out there is giving me love even greater than the approval of my girlfriend's relatives. It gives me the assurance that this God, power unmatched and unlimited, loved me. And He didn't just loved me, He "so loved" me. That's even better right? So why should I, or anyone in that matter, have any reason to sulk or down themselves this Christmas when we know that there is someone out there giving us love whole-heartedly and never-ending. It may be a rough time for me in terms of one relationship, but there's another one I am winning blindfolded, hand and feet tied up. And I believe that the love I am receiving from Him will eventually overflow to the other relationship I have with her :)
Then, there's the "give" part.
Again, I have decided to stop attending school, this time with a different reason. If you would recall, last time it was because of the lack of passion for learning, this time it's the lack of resources for my studies, and that of my sister's. We're both currently in college and we spend a combined P40,000 on tuition. Problem is, my mom's salary: P25,000. What should we do about the needed 15k? My simple answer: give way. That's right, this semester, my sister is going to school and I'm not. I know she needs the education more than I do. Not to down her or anything, but I think she needs to finish college more than I do. She's a bit of a spoiled brat type when she was younger, so she doesn't know how things really work sometimes. But still, she's my sister. I love her. Who else would love her? We're a broken family. Literally speaking, I'm all she's got right now. So yeah, I gave her the chance. Now I have decided to just try my luck out with any job offers, and eventually I got one at a call center agency. Hopefully this will all be for the best, after all God already gave up His one and only Son, what else could go wrong? what's another 2-3 years of school delay for me right? :P
And finally, "believe".
Stillwaters. My spiritual family. My community of believers. But honestly, I feel detached from them at the moment. It's really an awkward feeling right now typing these very words knowing this could be a blog entry for the Stillwaters blog site. But isn't that's how God's love works? We always say of speaking the truth in love, and that this is a safe place where no one gets judged. But we all make mistakes right? Though we may be centered by a perfect God, we're still living in this imperfect world. We still hurt each other, judge each other, and there are still some issues left unresolved here and there which affects our relationships to each other. Maybe that's why I feel detached. Add the fact that I am not in UP anymore. But I "believe" that these things are very trivial. These hurts are nothing now, because we are in Christ. As the verse says in the end, "whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." Yes, we can never disregard these hurts, these small tampos from time to time, but if you know your English very well, you'll get what "shall not perish" means. Perishing is permanent, once a vegetable or a piece of meat is perished, it never goes good again, right? But we are believers of Christ. In Him, we are a new creation. In fact I believe we are always renewed in Him. Every time we sin, we hurt, we cry, we suffer, He renews us with His Spirit. And I believe--no--I know for a fact that it's not how close or detached we are, it's Who we believe in that matters. Because in the end, we will all bow our knees and confess Him as our God, together in unison, and that would be as close as we can get as brothers and sisters in Christ.
And THAT for me is why Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. That is why it is the season for loving, and giving, and believing. Because we have Christ now, He who loved us first, He who has given us His life first, and He who has believed in us, and would never cease on believing us, waiting until the time that all the Earth will hear Him, proclaim Him, and celebrate Christmas with Him 365 days a year :)
God bless everyone :)
Sabado, Disyembre 1, 2012
Martes, Nobyembre 20, 2012
it takes a long time...
hey..I'm back
due to insisting best friend demand, and the urge to write when in a state of instability, I decided to update my blog again..
took a long time though, didn't it? a lot, and I mean literally a lot has gone down since I last wrote here..
I've stopped attending school..
I've had a girlfriend, and then broke up with her two days later..
I've had conflicts here and there, including the most recent against my ex girlfriend's aunt, which forced me to write again..
long periods of time..
it's what makes a flower bloom
it's what strengthens friendships and romantic relationships
it's what makes a boy and a girl to become a man and a woman
it is a positive progress.
but that's not always the case
it's what also withers the flower
it's what brings up conflicts and issues in a relationship
it's what makes a man and a woman to occasionally fall apart and start acting like a foolish child again
sometimes, it's also a regress.
it takes a long time
for us to realize that though time is a very unsure thing, it's all that we have, and all that we could ever need.
i mean think about it, when all is said and done, what's the most important thing for a person?
it's how he or she spent his time in this crazy and wild joyride we call life.
some may say time is gold
for me it's more than just gold
it's more of the memories and experiences you've had trying to find that pot of gold.
some say time heals all wounds
that may be true, yes
but I believe it does more than just heal the wound
it also enables us to have the courage and the heart to forgive whoever has wounded us
so that instead of a big, nasty scar that the wound leaves behind
there will be a stronger heart and a cleaner conscience to replace it instead.
there are always some conflicts that need a lot of time to be mended
yes, it takes a long time, but like they say it,
anything worth having is worth the wait.
because again, when all is said and done
I would give everything else just to be able to say
"it's been one bumpy hell of a ride, but I would love to do the exact same thing again next time..."
have a nice day...
due to insisting best friend demand, and the urge to write when in a state of instability, I decided to update my blog again..
took a long time though, didn't it? a lot, and I mean literally a lot has gone down since I last wrote here..
I've stopped attending school..
I've had a girlfriend, and then broke up with her two days later..
I've had conflicts here and there, including the most recent against my ex girlfriend's aunt, which forced me to write again..
long periods of time..
it's what makes a flower bloom
it's what strengthens friendships and romantic relationships
it's what makes a boy and a girl to become a man and a woman
it is a positive progress.
but that's not always the case
it's what also withers the flower
it's what brings up conflicts and issues in a relationship
it's what makes a man and a woman to occasionally fall apart and start acting like a foolish child again
sometimes, it's also a regress.
it takes a long time
for us to realize that though time is a very unsure thing, it's all that we have, and all that we could ever need.
i mean think about it, when all is said and done, what's the most important thing for a person?
it's how he or she spent his time in this crazy and wild joyride we call life.
some may say time is gold
for me it's more than just gold
it's more of the memories and experiences you've had trying to find that pot of gold.
some say time heals all wounds
that may be true, yes
but I believe it does more than just heal the wound
it also enables us to have the courage and the heart to forgive whoever has wounded us
so that instead of a big, nasty scar that the wound leaves behind
there will be a stronger heart and a cleaner conscience to replace it instead.
there are always some conflicts that need a lot of time to be mended
yes, it takes a long time, but like they say it,
anything worth having is worth the wait.
because again, when all is said and done
I would give everything else just to be able to say
"it's been one bumpy hell of a ride, but I would love to do the exact same thing again next time..."
have a nice day...
Biyernes, Marso 9, 2012
Quote of the Day
This is something that I realized today. I don't know if there's an already existing saying like this. Here it goes:
Hindi ka pwedeng sumuko
Kung hindi ka pa naman lumalaban.
Hindi ka pwedeng umayaw
Kung hindi mo pa nasusubukan
Lunes, Marso 5, 2012
White Lady!
Are you expecting this to post to be kinda scary?
LIKE THIS?!
Sorry about that. :P
And sorry but that's the only scary thing about this post..because this is about my type of girl, very unrelated to
THIS!
HAHA
Okay enough with scaring you.
This is really about how I find women very, very attractive when they wear any white outfit. Give me a girl all dressed up with nursing outfit, and my eyes would do
THIS
if they only can.
I am very much attracted to women in white. I remember back then, my ideal girl was a nurse who has braces and knows how to ride a motorcycle. That was my Venus back then.
But mainly these ideals were because I admire women who appear clean or having a very "clean aura" in them.
I often see girls especially when I go out, and I find cute girls very often. But it is very rare for me to be stunned when I see a girl, and this usually happens when I see a very pretty girl wearing white. It's like any dark day can turn into a sun shiny day.
I remember seeing my present crush wear white, quite a long time ago. She was walking from afar, and being the farsighted me, I was able to notice her very stunning presence right away. If I can only tell her to stay at that place so I can look and admire her at my optimal vision, I would really love to shout that out right that very moment. I mean, DAMN! did she look like an angel or what? For me, that was the prettiest moment of her in my memory.
Anyway, I would also like to give an update about the story I promised my utol, a few posts back if you recall. I finally decided the flow of the story in detail and I am currently writing it now. Actually, this post is the only reason I stopped it, so I hope you guys got scared with my post.
YOU MEAN LIKE THIS?!
TEEHEE! :P
Biyernes, Marso 2, 2012
FRIENDZONED?
It's becoming a trend!
So last time, I posted about my ex-girlfriend sharing her secret blog to me, right?
Guess what, another past love interest I had (the latest of them) also shared a secret blog of her, also about her love life!
At first I was " okay, this is awkward *insert le badly drawn poker face here like this :|*
and then it hit me!
It's becoming a trend!
I AM BEING PUT INTO A DREADED PLACE!
THE FRIENDZONE! (JEN JEN DEN JEN!)
Of course I am just exaggerating.
It' kind of a joke actually. I mean I actually take it as a good thing because it just means that people, especially girl are trusting me with things of their hearts. It's kind of a privilege to be able to be trusted with such things, but still it's better if women share these kind of things to other women to promote their accountability to them. And knowing these two girls, I know they are not that open with their heart to other girls. I am thinking of helping them think more about sharing to their women friends more than to me, coz it's REALLY AWKWARD TO FEEL FRIENDZONED! LOLZ
It's really a scary place. I just hope the one I like right now won't make me go to that dreaded place, for as the sign says :ABANDON ALL HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER!
So last time, I posted about my ex-girlfriend sharing her secret blog to me, right?
Guess what, another past love interest I had (the latest of them) also shared a secret blog of her, also about her love life!
At first I was " okay, this is awkward *insert le badly drawn poker face here like this :|*
and then it hit me!
It's becoming a trend!
I AM BEING PUT INTO A DREADED PLACE!
THE FRIENDZONE! (JEN JEN DEN JEN!)
Of course I am just exaggerating.
It' kind of a joke actually. I mean I actually take it as a good thing because it just means that people, especially girl are trusting me with things of their hearts. It's kind of a privilege to be able to be trusted with such things, but still it's better if women share these kind of things to other women to promote their accountability to them. And knowing these two girls, I know they are not that open with their heart to other girls. I am thinking of helping them think more about sharing to their women friends more than to me, coz it's REALLY AWKWARD TO FEEL FRIENDZONED! LOLZ
It's really a scary place. I just hope the one I like right now won't make me go to that dreaded place, for as the sign says :ABANDON ALL HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER!
Sabado, Pebrero 25, 2012
A Win-____ Situation?
And I'm back to writing.
Something happened last night which made me inspired to go back to writing again. Another fiction story perhaps.
I was playing Pokemon Fire Red Version, like I always do for the past week. I don't have much to do, I don't go to school anymore so I don't have ANYTHING else important to do. I have two laptops on, one for playing and the other to browse the walkthrough of the game, I somehow forgot some things regarding the gameplay. I was also on Facebook that time.
*BUZZ*
The buzzing sound of receiving a message on Facebook startled me, I was in the middle of catching a legendary Pokemon, Zapdos. Who can this be? This better be important.
It was one of my ex-girlfriends.
"tol"
"oi tol, musta? nu meron?", I replied.
The next message I received was a link; I opened it right away.
It lead me to a blog she had written on Tumblr. It was relatively new.
"Secret blog ko tol."
I was like "Oh God Why?" Why would she give me access to her secret blog site? I was hesistant, but she told me to read it so I did just that.
"para naman may alam ka tungkol sakin"
We haven't seen each other in a while. The only communication we had was Facebook. But if there's something big I knew about her, it's something that we had in common last year.
We were both left out by our "special someone" at the same time frame last year. We both took it hard deep inside, but knowing her, she didn't let any sign of these hurts show in any way, much like I did.
I was reading her blog, it had a nice layout with music on background. It only had 3 songs, all of which are Utada Hikaru's First Love, only with different versions (1 original, 1 english version, 1 instrumental).
As I was reading I eventually got the sense of why she let me read this and why the background music was almost the same.
Biglaang Kalungkutan was the blog title. And First Love was their theme song, her boyfriend and her.
To make her story short, her boyfriend left her after being together for 3 years. 3 YEARS! I mean the longest serious relationship I had with a girlfriend was 8 months! 3 YEARS! Is this a trend nowadays? I know another couple who'd been in love with each other for the longest time and now they're also apart. What is the world coming into?!
As for every story, there's a good thing and a bad thing it brings about to the reader.
For me, the good thing was the reason I can write this blog post right now. The story was so touching. Until now she still holds on to her feeling s for that guy despite him doing the best he can to throw my Utol under the rug. She fights hard everyday, seeing him with another girl, seeing her own friends ignore her hurts. I admire her toughness, though I have known this trait of hers a long time now. I never knew that someone as tough as my Utol can be this devoted and loving, to the extent of being hurt so badly.
Reading her story inspired me to write a story of my own, based on hers. I would love to turn something this inspiring to me into something that hopefully may be able to touch others as well. Yes, it will be a love story but it will be one with real heart poured into it, mine and that of my Utol's.
Now the bad part.
I may be encouraged regarding the writing aspect, which is good by the way, but I am very much discouraged on the loving aspect :(
I still can't get over the fact that even long term relationships can still end in a snap. I just had my heart broken last year, a full year of offering my heart to that person. I made it through, I have moved on. But 3 years is still too GRAND for me. I know that if I can get the chance to be with someone for three years, I would really give all that I've got for it to never end. But it seems that all that my Utol got was not enough.
What if what I've got will not be enough as well? I have a special girl right now, of course she doesn't know I like her. Some of my friends are telling me it's about time to take another shot at love and take a chance with her. But right now, after last night's alone time with my two laptops, nearly shedding a few tears, I don't know whether to listen to them or listen to my discouraged heart.
It may save me from hurts if I hold back my heart for my own, that will be a win for me. But I may never have that experience only people who have given their love wholeheartedly to someone special may be able to know. And that will be a BIG loss for me.
Writing: WIN
Love: I am not so sure. And I may never be able to be sure at all, if worse come to worse :(
Something happened last night which made me inspired to go back to writing again. Another fiction story perhaps.
I was playing Pokemon Fire Red Version, like I always do for the past week. I don't have much to do, I don't go to school anymore so I don't have ANYTHING else important to do. I have two laptops on, one for playing and the other to browse the walkthrough of the game, I somehow forgot some things regarding the gameplay. I was also on Facebook that time.
*BUZZ*
The buzzing sound of receiving a message on Facebook startled me, I was in the middle of catching a legendary Pokemon, Zapdos. Who can this be? This better be important.
It was one of my ex-girlfriends.
"tol"
"oi tol, musta? nu meron?", I replied.
The next message I received was a link; I opened it right away.
It lead me to a blog she had written on Tumblr. It was relatively new.
"Secret blog ko tol."
I was like "Oh God Why?" Why would she give me access to her secret blog site? I was hesistant, but she told me to read it so I did just that.
"para naman may alam ka tungkol sakin"
We haven't seen each other in a while. The only communication we had was Facebook. But if there's something big I knew about her, it's something that we had in common last year.
We were both left out by our "special someone" at the same time frame last year. We both took it hard deep inside, but knowing her, she didn't let any sign of these hurts show in any way, much like I did.
I was reading her blog, it had a nice layout with music on background. It only had 3 songs, all of which are Utada Hikaru's First Love, only with different versions (1 original, 1 english version, 1 instrumental).
As I was reading I eventually got the sense of why she let me read this and why the background music was almost the same.
Biglaang Kalungkutan was the blog title. And First Love was their theme song, her boyfriend and her.
To make her story short, her boyfriend left her after being together for 3 years. 3 YEARS! I mean the longest serious relationship I had with a girlfriend was 8 months! 3 YEARS! Is this a trend nowadays? I know another couple who'd been in love with each other for the longest time and now they're also apart. What is the world coming into?!
As for every story, there's a good thing and a bad thing it brings about to the reader.
For me, the good thing was the reason I can write this blog post right now. The story was so touching. Until now she still holds on to her feeling s for that guy despite him doing the best he can to throw my Utol under the rug. She fights hard everyday, seeing him with another girl, seeing her own friends ignore her hurts. I admire her toughness, though I have known this trait of hers a long time now. I never knew that someone as tough as my Utol can be this devoted and loving, to the extent of being hurt so badly.
Reading her story inspired me to write a story of my own, based on hers. I would love to turn something this inspiring to me into something that hopefully may be able to touch others as well. Yes, it will be a love story but it will be one with real heart poured into it, mine and that of my Utol's.
Now the bad part.
I may be encouraged regarding the writing aspect, which is good by the way, but I am very much discouraged on the loving aspect :(
I still can't get over the fact that even long term relationships can still end in a snap. I just had my heart broken last year, a full year of offering my heart to that person. I made it through, I have moved on. But 3 years is still too GRAND for me. I know that if I can get the chance to be with someone for three years, I would really give all that I've got for it to never end. But it seems that all that my Utol got was not enough.
What if what I've got will not be enough as well? I have a special girl right now, of course she doesn't know I like her. Some of my friends are telling me it's about time to take another shot at love and take a chance with her. But right now, after last night's alone time with my two laptops, nearly shedding a few tears, I don't know whether to listen to them or listen to my discouraged heart.
It may save me from hurts if I hold back my heart for my own, that will be a win for me. But I may never have that experience only people who have given their love wholeheartedly to someone special may be able to know. And that will be a BIG loss for me.
Writing: WIN
Love: I am not so sure. And I may never be able to be sure at all, if worse come to worse :(
Biyernes, Disyembre 16, 2011
This Christmas: Final Part
So, it's official..I am going to quit school for an indefinite span of time. I realized that one thing I need right now is passion and commitment to something, and I honestly don't see it in the academic realm.
And so this Christmas, I would like to start something which I can call a journey, to where I know not of, but I believe of it as quite a worthwhile experience for me. And I call it Mission: Re-ignition
So how do I do this mission? I really have no idea at all. I haven't planned it all out just yet, but there are some things that I will be sure to do as this plan goes along.
1) I shall look for things that makes my heart and brain work together. In short, something worthwhile that I would LOVE to do. ( like blogging :] )
2) I shall keep track of any progress whatsoever. Now this one is somewhat tricky, due to the fact that the first part of this mission takes place in the beautiful province of Oriental Mindoro. Unfortunately, our town isn't that "techie" yet, or some sort, and that's why using blogs as my progress tracker would be a bit hard. But I plan to at least have 1 report posted every month, depending on the time and availability constraints.
3) Last but not the least, NEVER LOSE FOCUS ON THE GOAL. The goal of this mission, as it name suggests is to re-ignite my passion towards things. May it be academics, or cooking, or music, it really does not matter. As long as I can find a rhythm or some sort to spice up life once more, then I would take every opportunity life has to offer.
So, this concludes my Christmas random posts. Happy Holidays to everyone. Hope God gives you something extra special (like my mission) this Christmas. This has been Jowee XD, signing out...for now....
And so this Christmas, I would like to start something which I can call a journey, to where I know not of, but I believe of it as quite a worthwhile experience for me. And I call it Mission: Re-ignition
So how do I do this mission? I really have no idea at all. I haven't planned it all out just yet, but there are some things that I will be sure to do as this plan goes along.
1) I shall look for things that makes my heart and brain work together. In short, something worthwhile that I would LOVE to do. ( like blogging :] )
2) I shall keep track of any progress whatsoever. Now this one is somewhat tricky, due to the fact that the first part of this mission takes place in the beautiful province of Oriental Mindoro. Unfortunately, our town isn't that "techie" yet, or some sort, and that's why using blogs as my progress tracker would be a bit hard. But I plan to at least have 1 report posted every month, depending on the time and availability constraints.
3) Last but not the least, NEVER LOSE FOCUS ON THE GOAL. The goal of this mission, as it name suggests is to re-ignite my passion towards things. May it be academics, or cooking, or music, it really does not matter. As long as I can find a rhythm or some sort to spice up life once more, then I would take every opportunity life has to offer.
So, this concludes my Christmas random posts. Happy Holidays to everyone. Hope God gives you something extra special (like my mission) this Christmas. This has been Jowee XD, signing out...for now....
Lunes, Disyembre 5, 2011
This Christmas...part 2
So I was hanging out with my buddies, and we were just talking about usual stuff. And then we went to a topic that we all love to talk about, especially with my friend Mike.
And that topic is about: LOVE LIFE!
This Christmas, it's going to be a "big deal" not having a "love life", especially here in the Philippines. There's this thing they call SMP, or Samahan ng Malalamig ang Pasko. And to be honest, I really don't get this.
Why should it be a "big deal" not to have someone special with you this Christmas season. I mean, c'mon! IT"S NOT VALENTINE'S DAY. And even if it is, I still believe that you can still be happy being single during these times.
I admit there's someone I really like at the moment. Mike and I exchange ideas about the persons we like respectively, and I believe we share the same sentiment on this.
Yes, it would really be cool if we could be together with our special someone this holiday season, but more important than this, we would really love if we could all cherish the true meaning of the season, CHRIST'S COMING FOR OUR SALVATION, and to remind each other that this love exists, something far more greater than anything we can ever feel for somebody.
And I do hope that we would all be reminded of this: the true meaning of the Yuletide season. I hope you would enjoy this gift during the holidays, and that we would cherish the things we are now able to do because He has come and saved us.
AND HAVING SOMEONE SPECIAL WITH YOU WOULD BE VERY NICE, TOO :)
And that topic is about: LOVE LIFE!
This Christmas, it's going to be a "big deal" not having a "love life", especially here in the Philippines. There's this thing they call SMP, or Samahan ng Malalamig ang Pasko. And to be honest, I really don't get this.
Why should it be a "big deal" not to have someone special with you this Christmas season. I mean, c'mon! IT"S NOT VALENTINE'S DAY. And even if it is, I still believe that you can still be happy being single during these times.
I admit there's someone I really like at the moment. Mike and I exchange ideas about the persons we like respectively, and I believe we share the same sentiment on this.
Yes, it would really be cool if we could be together with our special someone this holiday season, but more important than this, we would really love if we could all cherish the true meaning of the season, CHRIST'S COMING FOR OUR SALVATION, and to remind each other that this love exists, something far more greater than anything we can ever feel for somebody.
And I do hope that we would all be reminded of this: the true meaning of the Yuletide season. I hope you would enjoy this gift during the holidays, and that we would cherish the things we are now able to do because He has come and saved us.
AND HAVING SOMEONE SPECIAL WITH YOU WOULD BE VERY NICE, TOO :)
Sabado, Disyembre 3, 2011
This Christmas...part 1
So this will be a series of posts about random things I think of during this holiday season..
This Christmas, I would really love to be with
these guys..I really miss my dad and my sister..I've been living with them for the past 20 years of my life, and this was the first year that I lived on my own..I really miss how we bond in the most unusual ways for a family, but I enjoy them very much..And this holiday vacation, I look forward to be with them again and to be able to catch up with thing about each other..I hope that even with the circumstances that brought us away from each other will be overcome by the spirit of loving and forgiveness during this season..:)
This Christmas, I would really love to be with
Linggo, Nobyembre 27, 2011
Silence: a very long talk to a friend I truly missed
Hi there..ahmm..Been a while right?...ahhmm..So, what's been up?..Really?..Wow..ahmmm...
Ever had those times when you been away from someone, and then meeting them up again you say things like that phrase up top over there?
That's kind of how I feel as I type blogspot.com in the web browser after quite a few days, even weeks I think. Not that I don't want to write no more, it's just really hard for me to start talking about things after a long period of non-discourse. And so I think it's best to talk about the things we've missed out. The period I call silence.
Silence: from the latin word Silentium which means absence of sound, first used in the 13th Century.
So what does silence really mean? I have read and heard things about silence and its connotation to people, but for me silence is best described from the perspective of which it came from. Silence starts with something that does not emit sound or motion, and therefore it depends on what reason this thing has on choosing silence over activity, to fully understand the meaning of silence.
Now, because this depends on the source of silence, its meaning, therefore, varies from one source to another.
For people, moreover, there are a LOT of reasons why silence is chosen over activity. I have read and heard that for some women, the silent treatment is their way of expressing disappointment on something that somebody has done, also known as the cold shoulder. Some men do that as well, but it is primarily a woman thing. For some, silence is their way of seeking attention from other people, especially when they are not really the silent-type person. This expresses irregularity in the person which induces people to think something is wrong because that is not the normal behavior of the person.
So....
Why did we have this long silence between us blogger.com?
Wanna know why?
because I was....
yes, I was sad, and apparently I still am.
and the saddest part is, I really don't know how to fix it.
And silence was one of the few things I know how to do in order to think thoroughly over something that matters a lot and is valuable to me.
There are some things that I am not really satisfied with at the moment, but I know for a fact that there is nothing I can do right now that can help in fixing such things up.
It's not that it's hard for me, it's just that there are some things that I have to face which I don't think I am ready to face right now.
And maybe facing you is one of a few steps I can take for me to overcome this sadness. If only I can take you out for some games and dinner to make it up to you, I definitely will my friend. But since you're just a website, I'll just stick to what we are allowed and able to do together.
Thanks for being a good listener dude..I hope God gives other people a chance to meet a person, or a website just like you. :)
Your dear friend,
Jowee
Ever had those times when you been away from someone, and then meeting them up again you say things like that phrase up top over there?
That's kind of how I feel as I type blogspot.com in the web browser after quite a few days, even weeks I think. Not that I don't want to write no more, it's just really hard for me to start talking about things after a long period of non-discourse. And so I think it's best to talk about the things we've missed out. The period I call silence.
Silence: from the latin word Silentium which means absence of sound, first used in the 13th Century.
So what does silence really mean? I have read and heard things about silence and its connotation to people, but for me silence is best described from the perspective of which it came from. Silence starts with something that does not emit sound or motion, and therefore it depends on what reason this thing has on choosing silence over activity, to fully understand the meaning of silence.
Now, because this depends on the source of silence, its meaning, therefore, varies from one source to another.
For people, moreover, there are a LOT of reasons why silence is chosen over activity. I have read and heard that for some women, the silent treatment is their way of expressing disappointment on something that somebody has done, also known as the cold shoulder. Some men do that as well, but it is primarily a woman thing. For some, silence is their way of seeking attention from other people, especially when they are not really the silent-type person. This expresses irregularity in the person which induces people to think something is wrong because that is not the normal behavior of the person.
So....
Why did we have this long silence between us blogger.com?
Wanna know why?
because I was....
yes, I was sad, and apparently I still am.
and the saddest part is, I really don't know how to fix it.
And silence was one of the few things I know how to do in order to think thoroughly over something that matters a lot and is valuable to me.
There are some things that I am not really satisfied with at the moment, but I know for a fact that there is nothing I can do right now that can help in fixing such things up.
It's not that it's hard for me, it's just that there are some things that I have to face which I don't think I am ready to face right now.
And maybe facing you is one of a few steps I can take for me to overcome this sadness. If only I can take you out for some games and dinner to make it up to you, I definitely will my friend. But since you're just a website, I'll just stick to what we are allowed and able to do together.
Thanks for being a good listener dude..I hope God gives other people a chance to meet a person, or a website just like you. :)
Your dear friend,
Jowee
Biyernes, Nobyembre 18, 2011
WARNING: PINOY FACEBOOK!
The porn attacks originated in the Philippines and are being published by Filipinos all over Facebook, our experts here at Facebook are doing everything they can to stop it from spreading any further (outside the Philippines) and to eliminate the porn and spam threat completely which have been causing other Facebook users ‘a hard time’. Filipinos should also be vigilant and report any spam links and pornographic materials. 41% of Facebook members around the world are aged 12-17 years old, we cannot be exposed to this kinds of things through Facebook. If this continues and more spams keep being posted, we will have no choice but to ban Philippine users from using Facebook. We at Facebook will not tolerate outlandish behavior and indecency. - Mark Zuckerberg, FACEBOOK CEO
So I have seen reports and posts lately about hackers on Facebook who posts explicit materials and liking pornographic sites using unsecured Facebook accounts. And as the reports said, they originated here in the Philippines. Yes, that's right: in the Philippines!
The country where people serve guests with all they have whether they are close relatives or just new friends, even strangers for the fact. The country where bayanihan used to happen, people dropping everything they have just to help out their fellow countrymen. The country where family ties and values weigh much more value than social norms.
And now these? Where are these Filipino traits we used to have? Where are the things I used to be proud of being Filipino? Have we lost them all? I know for a fact that our country has tons of social and economic problems as of the moment ( I would know, it's related to what I am studying now), but do we blame these things and then act accordingly to its consequences?
I admit I too had my days of hormonal rage and stuff, but still I have the decency and reasoning to keep it to myself then. As the post said, 41% of Facebook members are adolescent people, going through such hormonal imbalance in their bodies as well as we do. Do you think we exposing them to these $#!z would help them any better?
It really discourages me when I see these things happening to our country. I have always been praying for our beloved country, that one day God will reign and bring His Kingdom here because everything is better when He is in rule. And though these things may dishearten me, I will continue to pray unceasingly for our fellow countrymen, that they would see God as I have seen Him working in my life and the lives of people around me. I pray for these souls who do not know the eternal punishment for the things they do, but more importantly they realize that there is eternal forgiveness in God's unconditional love and justice.
So I have seen reports and posts lately about hackers on Facebook who posts explicit materials and liking pornographic sites using unsecured Facebook accounts. And as the reports said, they originated here in the Philippines. Yes, that's right: in the Philippines!
The country where people serve guests with all they have whether they are close relatives or just new friends, even strangers for the fact. The country where bayanihan used to happen, people dropping everything they have just to help out their fellow countrymen. The country where family ties and values weigh much more value than social norms.
And now these? Where are these Filipino traits we used to have? Where are the things I used to be proud of being Filipino? Have we lost them all? I know for a fact that our country has tons of social and economic problems as of the moment ( I would know, it's related to what I am studying now), but do we blame these things and then act accordingly to its consequences?
I admit I too had my days of hormonal rage and stuff, but still I have the decency and reasoning to keep it to myself then. As the post said, 41% of Facebook members are adolescent people, going through such hormonal imbalance in their bodies as well as we do. Do you think we exposing them to these $#!z would help them any better?
It really discourages me when I see these things happening to our country. I have always been praying for our beloved country, that one day God will reign and bring His Kingdom here because everything is better when He is in rule. And though these things may dishearten me, I will continue to pray unceasingly for our fellow countrymen, that they would see God as I have seen Him working in my life and the lives of people around me. I pray for these souls who do not know the eternal punishment for the things they do, but more importantly they realize that there is eternal forgiveness in God's unconditional love and justice.
That Awkward Moment When...IMPOSSIBRUUU :|
So, I see a lot of posts in social networking sites about "awkward moments". And as I read them all out, some of them I find really awkward, and some of them not so much. Some of them I experience all the time, and some weren't even existing in my "Wild Imagination" brain section.
I really like having fun, and I loved the way this youtube person uses his wittiness and charms to have fun and express himself at the same time. I loved his rendition of reacting to awkward moment posts and this inspired me to do the same. If you wanna see the video, here's the link :P
http://www.youtube.com/user/nigahiga#p/u/3/5__rFK07pGI
I talked to a close friend earlier and one of our topics was doing things that we love, and because I go for the saying "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him", I am going to satisfy myself by doing two things I love at the same time: trolling around and setting new trends.This is currently a trend on one of my favorite internet sites, and I think i would like to give it a twist :P
Disclaimer: this post is for fun purposes only and is not intending to upset certain trends of socially uncomfortable situations whatsoever.This may or may not also have sense, but what the heck :P
Lady's and gentlemen!
JouiseXD Inc. proudly launches the newest social trend..
where anyone can relate and agree upon..
where imagination and reality meets!
INTRODUCING...
IMPOSSIBRUUUU! (because awkward moments are so....early 2011-ish)
basically, you just have to think of something hard or almost impossible to do and you post it on any social networking site you're into, and then....I really don't know what's gonna happen next, maybe people will comment something harder to do, or something more impossible..I don't know..but hey, it's something new right? So, if like me you want to try new stuff all the time and set a new trend on your favorite sites, then this one might be worth a try..so, you up to the challenge?
I really like having fun, and I loved the way this youtube person uses his wittiness and charms to have fun and express himself at the same time. I loved his rendition of reacting to awkward moment posts and this inspired me to do the same. If you wanna see the video, here's the link :P
http://www.youtube.com/user/nigahiga#p/u/3/5__rFK07pGI
I talked to a close friend earlier and one of our topics was doing things that we love, and because I go for the saying "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him", I am going to satisfy myself by doing two things I love at the same time: trolling around and setting new trends.This is currently a trend on one of my favorite internet sites, and I think i would like to give it a twist :P
Disclaimer: this post is for fun purposes only and is not intending to upset certain trends of socially uncomfortable situations whatsoever.This may or may not also have sense, but what the heck :P
Lady's and gentlemen!
JouiseXD Inc. proudly launches the newest social trend..
where anyone can relate and agree upon..
where imagination and reality meets!
INTRODUCING...
IMPOSSIBRUUUU! (because awkward moments are so....early 2011-ish)
basically, you just have to think of something hard or almost impossible to do and you post it on any social networking site you're into, and then....I really don't know what's gonna happen next, maybe people will comment something harder to do, or something more impossible..I don't know..but hey, it's something new right? So, if like me you want to try new stuff all the time and set a new trend on your favorite sites, then this one might be worth a try..so, you up to the challenge?
Y U NO GIVE IT A TRY?
Here's some examples for you to use :P
- Tried eating porridge with a fork. IMPOSSIBRUUU!
- Tried scooping soup with my fingers. IMPOSSIBRUUU!
- Tried sending SMS without load balance. IMPOSSIBRUUU!
- Tried kissing my elbow. IMPOSSIBRUUU!
- Tried to make a new trend. Hope this one's not
I know this doesn't make any sense. But this is really what blogging is about right? expressing yourself and doing what your heart desires, however silly or senseless it may look like :)
"For with God, nothing shall be impossible." - Luke 1:37 King James Version :)
Martes, Nobyembre 15, 2011
Rocking up and Rolling out!
Elvis Presley (Jan 8, 1935-Aug. 16, 1977) was the first famous rock star and is known as "The King of Rock and Roll". Eraserheads is the most successful Rock Band in the Philippines, and had their hey days in the 1990's.
So, one thing I really enjoy doing is playing music. Not, to boast but I can play at most 30 instruments (just know how to play, but not mastered them all). My favorite instrument is the drums. The beat it produces gives me a certain hype and it really invigorates me every time i sit into that small, low, round chair and smack those skins and cymbals with a pair of wooden sticks.
I've had my share of awesome moments sitting on that chair. I've been blessed to be a part of at least 5 bands now, one of which I'm still a member of (One Winged Angels, which is currently inactive unfortunately). And apparently, I am kind of missing those moments now that it has been almost half a year that I haven't sat on that wonder chair.
Last week, a friend of mine asked me a favor for his organization in the College of Engineering. He asked me to become the back-up drummer of his orgmates' band, which will audition for an upcoming event for Eng'g week. And since I haven't had my "meds" since I can't remember when, I said yes right away.
Just yesterday, the group confirmed that the real drummer has backed-out due to academic reasons, and so I will be the drummer for the band. And, just earlier today (which is technically yesterday since I am writing this at 3am), we had our first jamming session.
It felt so great to be able to rock my heart out again, and to release my passion towards music in a very loud and banging way! It was like taking on drugs, without the dangerous side effects, and the occasional possibility of going to jail.
It really makes me happy to be able to do stuff I love and just enjoy what God has in store for me every time. I was unconsciously hoping to be able to play again, and even these subconscious thoughts, God has answered.
How about you? Do you have those "Drug-like Passions" you want to experience and enjoy every once in a while? Here's some piece of advice: Nothing is too silly, too big, or even impossible to happen when it is your heart that desires it. If in your deepest heart you really want it, God will hear you and He will allow that too happen, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him :)
And, please do pray for our auditions *wink* :)
So, one thing I really enjoy doing is playing music. Not, to boast but I can play at most 30 instruments (just know how to play, but not mastered them all). My favorite instrument is the drums. The beat it produces gives me a certain hype and it really invigorates me every time i sit into that small, low, round chair and smack those skins and cymbals with a pair of wooden sticks.
I've had my share of awesome moments sitting on that chair. I've been blessed to be a part of at least 5 bands now, one of which I'm still a member of (One Winged Angels, which is currently inactive unfortunately). And apparently, I am kind of missing those moments now that it has been almost half a year that I haven't sat on that wonder chair.
Last week, a friend of mine asked me a favor for his organization in the College of Engineering. He asked me to become the back-up drummer of his orgmates' band, which will audition for an upcoming event for Eng'g week. And since I haven't had my "meds" since I can't remember when, I said yes right away.
Just yesterday, the group confirmed that the real drummer has backed-out due to academic reasons, and so I will be the drummer for the band. And, just earlier today (which is technically yesterday since I am writing this at 3am), we had our first jamming session.
It felt so great to be able to rock my heart out again, and to release my passion towards music in a very loud and banging way! It was like taking on drugs, without the dangerous side effects, and the occasional possibility of going to jail.
It really makes me happy to be able to do stuff I love and just enjoy what God has in store for me every time. I was unconsciously hoping to be able to play again, and even these subconscious thoughts, God has answered.
How about you? Do you have those "Drug-like Passions" you want to experience and enjoy every once in a while? Here's some piece of advice: Nothing is too silly, too big, or even impossible to happen when it is your heart that desires it. If in your deepest heart you really want it, God will hear you and He will allow that too happen, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him :)
And, please do pray for our auditions *wink* :)
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