amazing

amazing, 22-May-08

god really works in myserious ways. hands down,magaling talaga sya. he brings people with like values, wavelength and sentiments together. i think that's his way of making people know that he is indeed everywhere. it's his way of saying he knows what we feel or think and that he's sending us someone to share our thoughts with.

super galing.

god worked for me today.

he sent me camille,one of my sfc facilitators.

during our conversation,we found out that we've gone through the same difficult situation at almost the same time. good part is,we've now risen above it and it made us what we are now -- happy and peaceful people.

we have the same insatiable desire to serve god by doing volunteer work. she said she's on "sabbatical," but she'd love to actively serve again. i do believe, as i have experienced, that there will come a time when you feel so burned out and wanna hybernate for a few weeks or months even years, just to recharge. once your batteries are up again,no one can stop you from serving god with all your heart, energy and all your soul.

aaahhhh! grabe!!! this day overwhelmed me talaga!! ang daming nangyari na good things. almost all mundane, pero there's only one bottom line to all this: that i should always be happy because god loves me and that he is the only answer to everything i've been looking for.

so plus points pa that i heard fr. jun's sermon...

and that i made peace with paolo...

and i saw my all star crush..

ang saya, i can die now! ;-)

daddy's little girl

although i don't admit it, i am still my daddy's baby girl. at least i think i still am. i used to be. my daddy & i had a "falling out," for some strange reason, some time ago. so i went though my teenage years without us being "close." plus the fact that he is a reserved man who almost never shared his thoughts and feelings with me.

when he fell sick of what his doctor called "heart failure," i kind of missed my dad. i started looking for those mundane things he has grown accustomed to doing. being an obssessive-compulsive person that he is, lahat ng bagay sa bahay namin kinakalikot nya. but when he started getting weak because of his heart condition, he almost kinda stopped doing these things.

after he has been healed from his ailment (although his doc admitted that even the fiercest meds can't bring back his heart's strength), i was surprised that our house is more organized now. that's when i know he's doing a-okay now.

i really missed my dad.

i love him and appreciate him day by day.

i just pray that god dives him more years.

all we need is love

all we need is love, blog 13-May-08

last friday's clp was about how is it like to lead a christian life. it talked about the different attitude and disciplines a christian, one who truly loves god, should imbibe and practice. for some strange reason, my mind was wandering off somewhere. i don't exactly remember where it wandered off,but my mind wasn't paying 100% attention to the speaker for sure.

however,the speaker threw us a question that really struck me. if god really loves us and if we really are faithful to our christian duties,then why are there rich and poor people? why are there people who suffer?

the answer is simple..

love.

yes, you read it right.

love.

this gives us a reason to be compassionate and be more giving and loving to mankind.

whenever we see beggars, especially children or the elderlies who ask for alms in the streets, don't we feel a tinge of awa inside of us?

when we see or hear of stories of violence or racism on television, don't our hearts bleed for the oppressed?

pain and suffering happens to "humble" other people and make them realize that inspite of their life's misfortunes, they can still consider themselves lucky because they're not in the same situation.

thus it is called counting your blessings.

that's why i was so proud of our country that although we are in a 3rd world country ourselves, we still took time to send an aid to cyclone-stricken myanmar to extend all the support we can. i mean,we don't have much, in fact, we have our own trials to face as a nation. but the truly essense of giving is in sharing what's excess,but sharing what we already have and never minding we will somehow lose a part of it.

i believe filipinos are generous, compassionate and empathic people. i just hope we can practice these virtues and set our differences aside for once.

love is the answer.

health is wealth

thank god dad is finally out of the hospital. although he didnt get his clean bill of health so to speak,i'm still happy he felt better and his health improved even just a bit. boy,he lost a looooot of weight. he practically is skin & bones. the doc diagnosed him to have heart failure. for one,this could be due to his excessive alcohol intake way back. his heart has weakened and is not able to pump blood and other liquid in his sytem,thus resulting to water retention in his legs (knees below). we always encourage him though to be active because he has led a very sedentary lifestyle since he retired. the doc was honest enough to tell us that he will never be able to recover his cardiac strength. oh well,we thought that it was too late anyway,so mom & i will just extend all the help we can to give dad a comfortable life.

after what happened,i'm so proud of myself for having subjected myself into our company's annual physical exams a couple of weeks back. i have to agree with the cliché that prevention is way better than cure. it's always wise to detect any ailment in its early stage than having to fight it while you already acquired the disease.

i'm glad mom is still healthy inspite of her age because she regularly exercises and does lead a very active lifestyle. i just pray to god that he blesses my mom with more years so we can still spend more time together. i still want her to see me walk down the aisle and eventually my kids *sigh*

lesson learned.

the movie fan in me

once i arrived from work last night, i popped "little children" in my player. i've read a number of threads about this movie -- how the actors gave a superb performance. it was truly magical! their acting really gave the emotions away.

what struck me was the part where sarah (kate winslet's role) was discussing the book "madame bovary" with her book club, she said of the character's adultery "no, it's not the cheating. It's the hunger, the hunger or an alternative and the refusal to accept a life of unhappiness." i'm not exactly sure if this was her way of rationalizing her infidelities, but she sure made an impression on this. good point!

overall, the movie was fantastic! dark and disturbing, yet can poke every single issue a community faces -- adulterous relations between neighbors, dysfunctional married relationships, temptations, lousy personalities and a "cancer" in our society. it showed how a "perfect" and peaceful family can be ruined by sheer temptation.

i recommend this to everyone who can spare 2 and a half hours of entertainment. a lot of topics were covered that can make you go hmmmm...