Blessed Monday

Yesterday was a blessed day. I was looking for a third part time job since my 2 part time jobs are not that active. I'm not really looking for the sake of money but more for experience and to fill in the gaps. I found out that I can work more efficiently in my full time job if there are things I do in between. Yesterday, the third part time job came, it was unexpected but welcome.

Also, there's a church duty that I was praying for. Last night, a friend from church went to our place because our pastor wants me to attend the seminar for my church duty. I was elated! I was dressing up when he arrived and I hurriedly finish and went to church. It was a blessed evening!

All in all, yesterday was a good day!

Great First Week

"GREAT first week! You have made a real positive impact on this business in just 5 days. Thank you very much." This is what my employer told me. And I can't help but remember what I had gone through my previous work and smile. I know it will be busier for me but I know that I made the right decision in moving on from my previous employer. I know managers can be the cause of people resigning and I hope not to be that kind of manager. I know that I'll be busier with my current work but with proper time management, I know I'll fare better here.

Yesterday, I'm really really glad that I was able to talk to someone so close to my heart. I wish we can go on as before, continue what we have and make it prosper. I know God will provide.

The Narrow Road

It's our locale's 83rd anniversary and during the bible exposition, this verse was read:

¹³ “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. ¹⁴ But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
~ Matthew 7:13-14

A realization dawned on me then. It took me a year to decide to enter His Church and another year to fully understand His will and be baptized inside His church . There are a lot of churches claiming to be Christians and believing in the Bible too but only few does find out which is His true church. There are even those who had already found His true church, believes in the teachings, but unfortunately can't stand up for them, and are taken by the worries in this world. Indeed, narrow is the gate that leads to life.

I just hope that I can be a light that shines specially to the people I love and is not yet in His fold.

After one week of silence...

After 1 week of not hearing from my would-be employer in my work-from-home job venture, I had received the formal job offer I'm waiting this morning.

Tomorrow is my last day in my current job and I'll start with my new venture on Monday. The coming days will be busy as I tend to some government papers and prepare myself to the start of a new beginning, career-wise.

Amidst all of these, there's one thing (or person) I'm really missing. But I know that God will provide for my needs.

Trust God

Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.

I know that God will get me through this. Even if it's killing me now...

Do it all in love

I love this verse and is very applicable to what I'm going through

Let all that you do be done in love

1 Cor 16:14

common dilemma but i wont fail

I never dreamed nor wished nor want to be in this position. I understand one of my colleague's concern and appreciate it. Though I think there's a better way of reminding a sister. But I'm not taking it against you. We all have our own styles, and we dont know each other that much.

I'm now faced in a dilemma I had witnessed happening a lot to different people. But I know that the reason I witnessed them is for them to be small (or big) lessons to me. Not to be blinded by emotions and put God above all else. I wont exchange God's love for the love of man. I went through a lot to fight for my religion, had learned the difference between right and wrong, had seen the light, and I wont give it up. I wont go back to being blind..

a very blessed day

yesterday, october 9, 2008, thursday, was a fruitful day. with the help of a friend, i was able to call and talk to my long lost first love of 15 years ago whom i was wondering how he is all these years. we lost contact after 98 or 99. he's now married, with a 6-yr old kid. i'm very happy that after these years, he still remembers me, and hopefully, we'll have a steady communication.

also yesterday, i went to an interview, and in the many companies that i went to, this company really suits me. the atmosphere is like bfm, but hopefully, the admin is much better. i hope that my search for a "perfect job in a perfect company" would come to an end.

is this an early birthday gift for me? i hope that i can also receive the gift that i had been praying for all these years. with God's help.

happy 16th birthday!

today marks my 16th birthday! and He has already answered one of my prayer =) i'm really excited coz i know more good things are in store :D


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di ko alam kung bakit nangangasim pa rin ang tyan ko. may iniinom pa rin akong gamot (Omeprazole), one month kasi ang reseta sa akin

dilemma over

i had been in a dilemma over a suitor na byudo. he has 3 kids, of which im just a few yrs older than his eldest anak. if you're asking me why the dilemma? its because i've been praying for a good husband, and i'm thinking that maybe, my prayer was asking for a so perfect person and since nobody is perfect, he should have his flaws, which is his pagiging byudo. but luckily, kagabi, when i agreed to us having a merienda before the day ends, i learned that hindi lang yung pagkakaroon nya ng anak ang magiging issue sa amin. mas magiging issue ang mga pananaw namin sa mga bagay bagay. now i know na hindi pa sya ang sagot sa panata ko. and i'm patiently waiting, knowing that He has good plans for me :)

spidey 3

I was one of the many who watched Spiderman 3 on its first day of showing. In fact, I belong to the second batch who watched it. I was eager to catch the closing statements of the story, and luckily, had found this on the net.

"Whatever comes our way, whatever battle is raging inside us, we always have a choice. It's the choices that make us what we are, and we can always choose to do the right thing."

This reminds me of what my minister friend told me on one of our talks. God won't make the choice for us, He'll give us options and it's for us to decide which to choose.

bagong bahay, bagong yugto ng buhay

mula noong ako'y anim na taong gulang pa lang, lagi na kaming palipat-lipat ng bahay. bansag ko nga sa amin e nomad, gypsy, at npa, hehehe. at dahil ganun nga ang nakagisnan kong buhay, di nakakapagtakang isa sa mga pangarap ng aking ina ay ang magkaroon ng sariling bahay. pangarap na sa awa at tulong ng Ama ay nagkaroon na ng kaganapan. nitong nakaraang linggo, araw ng biyernes, ay lumipat na kami sa bago naming tahanan. sa kapipilit ng aking ina, nakakuha rin kami ng isang maliit na lote, at napatayuan ng munti naming palasyo. bagama't medyo marami pang bagay na dapat isaayos, nananampalataya akong simula na ito ng katugunan sa mga panalangin namin. nananampalataya din akong unti-unti ng hinahawi ng Ama ang mga gusot sa buhay ko upang ipagkaloob ang matagal ko ng pinagpapanata :)

draining week

i usually set aside at least one day of the week to attend to bible study sessions. but i'm usually able to attend 2-3 sessions per week. ito ang naging takbuhan ko sa mga panahong ito. but, because of my busy sched last week, i was only able to attend one session. then last saturday, dun ko muling naramdaman ang panghihina.. unti-unting nagbabalik ang lungkot at depression.. dun ko narealize ang kakulangan. at ang buting idinudulot ng pakikinig ng Kanyang katotohanan. totoo ngang hindi lang sa tinapay nabubuhay ang tao

morning email

maganda ang gising ko dahil natupad ko ang tungkulin ko ng nagdaang gabi, bukod pa sa maganda ang teksto. maaga akong gumayak upang pumasok, ngunit nagtagal sa paghihintay mapuno ang jeep. buti na lang at hindi ako late, 657 ako naka log in. as usual routine, nagbukas ako ng emails at baka may kailangang sagutan o linawin sa mga taga seattle e maabutan ko pa sila. ang unang email na nabasa ko ay nagpalungkot sa akin. ang CTO namin sa seattle, na super ok at loves ko ay aalis na, isang linggo na lang sya sa company.. hay naku, parang ang bilis mag alisan ng mga tao dun. ano kaya ang nangyayari dun? ano kaya ang meron dun? nakakalungkot kasi isa sya sa nakakatulong sa amin para di kami maagrabyado ng mga counterparts namin dun. sabi nga ng isang kilala ko dun, masyado daw mapulitika dun. sabagay, kung dito nga nararamdaman ko ang pulitika e dun pa kaya? pero akala ko e dahil parang extension lang kami ng ofc nila at di nila nakakasama talaga kaya iba ang tingin nila sa amin. hindi pala. ganun pala talaga ang kultura dun. haaaay....

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nagpapasalamat ako sa kay adeak handsomest sa pagtatala ng talata kahapon sa pagsamba :D ang ganda ng texto, akmang-akma at napapanahon :D sa Ama ang kapurihan :)

change sched

my new sched started this week, 7am-4pm na work sched ko. isa sa reason ay para makausap ang mga pasaway na nasa seattle, hehehe.. kelangan ko tuloy iadjust pagtulog ko, and activities sa gabi, or else nagbabadya na naman ang pagsumpong ng migraine ko :( haaay naku, life nga naman..

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we're celebrating our 92nd anniversary today! sa Ama ang kapurihan :D pero teka, wala pa akong 92yrs old ha.. ikaw ba? :D

Matthew 7:7-8

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Mat. 7:7-8

Funny how I was thinking of this verse yesterday morning but dont know the exact verse, and this was read by our minister yesternight during our panata. Ninong Daddy talaga :D

a blessed weekend

sabado: naatasan ako ng aming pastor na pumunta sa pasig upang dumalo sa locale coordinators' meeting ng AsCII. ako ang ginawa nyang locale coordinator sa aming lokal at naatasan ding buuin ang AsCII sa aming lokal. naging maganda naman ang resulta ng pagpupulong. doon ay muli kong nakita ang 2 taong namimiss ko, ang aking daddy at ninong. sa gabi ay back lesson ng aking akay. naging matagumpay at mabiyaya ito.

linggo: tupad ni mom ng umaga kaya maaga akong nasa kapilya, sinamahan ko kasi sya upang magbihis ng saya. dahil hindi ko naman tupad sa oras na iyun ay minabuti kong mag-opisina sa kalihiman upang gawin ang ibang bagay na aking gagawin mamyang hapon. mamya kunti ay dumating ang aking tatay-tatayan na bantay kapilya at nakipagkwentuhan. pagkatapos mag-opisina ay naghugas ako ng kamay sa banyo sa loob ng opisina. nang ako ay nasa loob ng banyo ay may nagsalita sa labas. inakala kong si tatay yun at dahil di ko naintindihan ang sinabi nya ay sinabi kong "Po?" sabay labas na rin ng banyo. nagulat ako dahil hindi pala si tatay ang tao sa labas. di ko namalayang pumasok sya, at marahil ay nagulat din sya ng makita ako at ang tanging nasabi ay "Ay" at nagpatuloy sa pagbabasa sa bulletin board ng aming tanggapan. ako naman ay kinuha ang suklay at nagbalik sa banyo upang mag-ayos at maghanda sa pagsamba. paglabas ko ay wala na rin sya sa opisina. nang ako ay pumasok sa kapilya ay nakita ko syang nakikipagkwentuhan sa ibang scan na tumupad. inakala ko pa ngang isa syang diakono, hehehe. pumasok ako at nakipagwentuhan sandali sa mga kalihim na tumupad.

pagtapos ng pagsamba ay nakakwentuhan ko si wenz. pagkauwi ay nakapag-agahan pa ako kasama ng aking ina bago muling nagbihis upang manundo ng mga bata. toka kasi ng aming departamento sa panunundo para sa pnk. naging maganda naman ang resulta ng aming panunundo. nagpunta kaming muli sa kapilya pagkatapos upang magsabi sa aming pangulo ng nangyari sa aming panunundo. bago umuwi ay dumaan ako sa bahay ng pastor at binati sya sa kanyang kaarawan.

gabi ay muntik ng mahuli ang aking akay sa pagsamba. dumating sya sa ikalawang awit na. pagkatapos ng pagsamba ay sinamahan ko syang dumalo sa pulong ng buklod. maganda ang naging tema nila, "Controlling your anger before it controls you". pagkatapos ay nagpunta kami sa likod para sa kanyang pre-screening. di agad nasimulan ang pre-screening dahil nagkaroon muna ng kaunting salo-salo at kasiyahan para sa kaarawan ng aming mahal na destinado. nagkaroon din ng pagkakataon upang makapagkwentuhan sa mga maytungkulin na nandun, tulad ng aking ate at katukayo. habang naghihintay e lagi kaming nagkikita ngunit hindi ko sya pinapansin. hindi ko nga alam kung ako yung nginitian nya sa opisina ng ilaw, pero di ko pa rin yun pinansin. syempre pa, pumasa ang aking akay sa kabila ng kaba na kanyang nararamdaman.

i pray..

i hope and pray He'll hold me tight and guide me in every decision i'll do. i hope that He'll guide my feelings as well, use it so that i might have a better judgement at things and not muddle my decision

sinong tapat ang nasawi?

"Isip-isipin mo, sinong tapat ang nasawi, At sino ang matuwid na hindi niya kinandili?
Job 4:7 MB

ang talatang ito ang pinakaborito ko na binasa noong pagsamba ng huwebes at syang nagbibigay ng kalakasan sa akin ngayon

road accidents

yesterday, as my mom was crossing the street on her way to church, a motorcycle suddenly hit her from behind. lucky for us, me naglakas loob na lumapit para tulungan ang aking ina. buti at hindi rin tinakasan ng nakabundol sa kanya ang obligasyon. at ang higit na ipinagpapasalamat ko ay hindi naman sya nabalian ng buto, salamat sa Ama. maliban sa gasgas at pasa at shock, sabi ng doktor ay wala namang ibang naging pinsala sa kanya. sana ay magtuloy-tuloy na ang kanyang paggaling. naging daan din ang nangyari upang dalawin kami ng aking kapatid sa bago naming bahay.

kaninang umaga, sa aking pagpasok sa opisina ay nakabunggo naman ang dyip na aking sinasakyan ng isa pang sasakyan. buti na lang at hindi naman malakas, wala naman daw naging pinsala dun sa sasakyan kaya di rin kami nagtagal. kundi siguradong late ako, unang late ko simula ng ako'y pumasok dito.

ngayon, hindi ko alam kung bakit di pa rin naaalis ang aking kaba. naaalala ko noong ako'y nagmamaneho at naaksidente, at ang nangyari sa aking ina, at ang nangyari kaninang umaga, na mild lamang pero di ko alam kung bakit ganito ang naging impact sa akin...