SPOT THE POGI....

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MGA JENGERS!! NATAGPUAN SA ISANG LUGAR SA INTRAMUROS!

spot the pogi...

oist.. ate adelle.. eto na pic ng JENGERS sa fullcup.. kaso di tayo kumpleto e..

SPOT THE POGI!!!

* more spot the pogi pictures >> here << ...

the wise-guitarist-man

Wise-Guitarist-Man

tis my pic from our church cantata: Touched by a Child, Touched by a King,..

kulang kami sa musikero nang mga oras na iyon, kaya wala na akong no choice...

well, actually, natuwa lang ako sa maroon skirt (made of two old choir gowns..) tska sa hairdress thing.. hehe..

kinuhanan pala ako ni ate adelle.. our official church pornographer.. kaya ayan.. =)

13th day of Christmas

"2 minutes, class..! 2 minutes.."

..i looked at my cursed blue book for the last time; then after a few moments decided to end the agonizing moment and passed the exam sheets to the proctor in front..
making my first step outside the room, i sighed: "jengers.. tapos na rin!"

..jengers indeed.

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang dapat na pakiramdam ko -- masaya, excited, malungkot, naiiyak, badtrip, nanghihinayang, galit, depressed, natatae,.. jengers.. jengers talaga..
natapos na rin ang pagluluksa - hindi para sa kanya na namatay noong 12/14/04 12:01am =) , kundi pagluluksa sa mga nakakabaliw na exam. Matapos ang tatlong magkakasunod na araw ng paghihirap, malaya na ulit.. hindi na kailangang matulog ng umaga.. hindi na kailangang labanan ang puyat.. hindi na kailangang magpakagat sa mga lamok habang nilalamon ang mga pahina ng libro.. hindi na kailangang magpakalunod sa kape.. basta.. hindi na muna.. sa january 4 na ulit.. jengers. argh.

*continuation:..

well, as a "reward" to myself for finishing the exam in one piece, i searched for DASHBOARD CONFESSIONALs tabs.. and jengers.. im already dying to play them, but argh!.. its already 12:29am... oh well.. lyrics na lang muna..

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- For you to notice - by the 'Dashboard Confessionals'

I'm starting to fashion an idea in my head

where i would impress you

with every single word I said.

Would come out insightful or brave or smooth or charming

and you'd want to call me

And I would be there every time

you'd need me

I'd be there every time..

But for now i'll look so longingly waiting..

For you to want me, for you to need me, for you to nofice me...

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Ellipsis...

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so high..
elevated.
out of reach,
powerful,
proud.

on my own..
i thought i was..

shattered..
i fell,
plunged..
painfully,
hard.

covered with dirt..
ashamed - humbled.
broken,
injured.
crushed,
destroyed.

to my knees..
i crawled,
to nowhere.
to no one.

but You..
picked me up.
raised me from the ground.
carried me,
lifted me up.
again..

why..?
who am i..?
compared to You.
i wonder..
all i am,
for all you are...


"What is man that you are mindful of him? And the son of man that you care for him?" - Psalm 8:4


(*madrama ba? pagbigyan nyo na ako, minsan lang ako gumawa ng tula! =) *)

Yoyong

It's official.. President Arroyo declared "no classes" for tomorrow, friday Dec-03, NATIONWIDE, in all levels..

mamayang 10pm (12/02) hanggang 6pm(12/03) yung bagyo..

such a long weekend..

dahil bagyo.. at walang pasok..

I was quite intrigued (or should i say "startled"), when i came across this passage from the book i was reading, To Hell and Back by Maurice S. Rawlings,M.D.

Here it goes.. ;
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It may surpirse students of evolution to learn that in the closing days of his life, Charles Darwin reportedly embraced his previous biblical faith. According to Lady Hope of Northfield England, a friend frequenting his bedside, some of the following occured:

It was one of those glorious autumn afternoons that we sometimes enjoy in England when i was asked to go in and sit with Charles Darwin.....

He was sitting up in bed, porpped up by pillows, gazing out on a far-stretching scene of woods and corn fields, which glowed in the light of a marvelous sunset. "What are you reading now?" I asked."Hebrews," he answered. "The Royal Book I call it." Then, as he placed his fingers on certain passages, he commented: "I made some allusion to the strong opinions expressed by many on the history of the Creation and then their treatment of the earlier chapters of the book of Genesis."

He seemed distressed, his fingers twitched nervously and a look of agony came over his face as he said, "I was a young man with uninformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all the time about everything. To my astonishment the ideas [of evolution] took like wild-fire. People made a religion of them."

Then he paused... "I have a summer house in the garden which holds about thirty people. It is over there (pointing through the open window). I want you very much to speak here. I know you read the Bible in the villages. Tomorrow afternoon I should like the servants on the place, some tenants, and a few neighbors to gather there. Will you speak to them?"

"What shall i speak about?" I [Lady Hope] asked.
"Christ Jesus... and His Salvation. Is not that the best theme?"1
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ano daw? Charles Darwin, after presenting radical theories on the origin of the earth, evolution, etc., while he lived, now reads the Bible on his deathbed and even wants to share the Gospel to about 30 more people. So, did he became a Christian before he died? Did he reject his thoughts and theories he believed in for so many years when he
knew that death is slowly crawling towards him? Did he convert into rubbish all his previous assumptions and turned to believe in the existence of God? Or was the "Father of Modern Evolution" scared of his death that he turned back to his previous biblical faith and seek its security for "afterlife"?

If he did.. then.. why am i still studying the Theory of Evolution, the Hybrid Theory, etc. when the founder of these theories himself rejected them and accepted the existence of an Almighty God who created the universe.. and man - in the end? Why do some still believe in his theories and also proclaim themselves as "atheist" and say that we came (or 'evolved') from monkeys.. one celled organisms as our main ancestor? Well, i cannot really answer these questions, but i think let me quote another phrase from the book: "When death is chasing you in the emergency room, there is no atheist."2

Charles Darwin had many things in his mind when he was alive, but what was in his mind when he is about to die? Death scares people. After closing your eyes (or sometimes you stay awake, with eyes wide open, especially when you die in an accident..) and breathing your last breath in your deathbed, what will happen next? Will you still see those people you love? What will happen to the persons and things you love? Will you ever see them again? Can
you still hold hands with your special someone or wear your favorite dress or send a 'txt' message to your friends? Can you still listen to rock,punk,R&B,jazz,hiphop, soul,classical or whatever type of music it may be, after your brain cells stop working?

How will a non-working heart feel inside your chest? What will you hear, if not heartbeats?

Well, honestly, while typing this article (or blog), im felt a little depression run through my 'veins'(or arteries) and into my fingers.. but still, i have good news for you! Death is now defeated. How? Through Him who died on the cross, but came back from the dead and now lives and sits on the right hand of God. He is Jesus Christ. Because He
loved you so much, He died on the cross for your sins and mine just so that we can live with Him, eternally, in heaven. You may say that this is full of rubbish, but dude.. even great-well-known-guys like this Charles Darwin rejected himself and accepted Salvation through Christ. You need to humble yourself and admit that you need Him.

I know that you're not dying yet, but the time is now to receive His love. Think about it. What if your computer monitor suddenly exploded in front of you and a sharp material penetrated deep into your throat, stopping your respiratory system, and in seconds.. wehehe.. j0kE LaNg!!

but, seriously, where will you be after this?... after this brief phenomenon called life?


1 Rawlings, Maurice. To Hell and Back. Thomas Nelson Publishers,1993. p 97-98.
2 Rawlings, Maurice. To Hell and Back. Thomas Nelson Publishers,1993. p 93.

Disyembre

Dalawampu't apat na tulog na lang pala, pasko na. naglulat ako dahil hindi ko man lang naramdaman ang pagdating ng buwan ng Disyembre. Nalaman ko na lang nang mabasa ko pagkatapos ng "gudnayt.. :-)" sa isang text message ang:

Ipinadala:

1-Dis-2004

21:27:30

...napatigil pa ako ng sandali. Akala ko ay nasira na naman ang selepono ko. Naitanong ko pa sa sarili ko, "anong 'Dis'? anong buwan yun??" Tapos na pala ang tatlumpung araw ng Nobyembre. Dumating na ang buwan na pinakahihintay ng "marami", pero malamang, hindi ng lahat. Ewan ko ba... ako rin, parang hindi ganoon ang pag-asam sa buwang ito.. ano ba ang meron sa huling buwan ng taon?..

Sa buwan na ito dumarami ang mga holdaper.. (naalala ko nung Disyembre nung isang taon, sa may North ave, UMAGA, nilapitan ako ng isang mala-gusgusing lalaki sabay sabing, "akina silpun mu!" Medyo hindi ko naintindihan kaya di ko pinansin ng ilang beses, pero pagkasabi niya ng "ayaw mo ibigay (?) ha (?)!" nalaman kong may dala siyang patalim, at ako wala, puro libro lang at notebook.. eniwey..)

Sa buwan na ito dumarami ang mga magnanakaw at mga snatcher na kapay nahuli ay nagdadahilan sa TV na kailangan lang daw nila ng pang noche buena..

Sa buwan na ito nababawasan naman ng kriminal sa gabi, dahil nagmimistulang umaga ang dilim sa dami ng Christmas lights ng mga kapitbahay..

Sa buwan na ito umiingay sa mga kalsada, dahil naglalabasan ang mga nakakatugtog (hindi ko agad masasabing marunong =) ng mga de-hipan at iba pang instrumento para daw mamasko (para sa akin ay mambulabog)..

Sa buwan na ito kumakalat din ang mga sakit,. dahil malamig ang panahon, ideyal para sa mga virus na kumalat (kaya na-exaggerate sa mga news ang sinasabing pagkalat ng meningococcemia.. omaygulay.. )

Sa buwan na ito mahirap gumising, dahil sa lamig, aatakihin ka ng katamaran..

Sa buwan na ito bumabaho ang paligid, dahil mahirap maligo ng malamig na tubig..

Sa buwan na ito nagkandarapa ang ilang mga estudyante (tulad ko (?)) dahil pilit na isinisiksik ng mga propesor ang kanilang mga requirements, lalo na ang mga exam, bago mag "Christmas break"..

Sa buwan na ito nagkalat ang mga nagra-rally, dahil hindi nanaman naibigay ang "Christmas bonus" nila, at ipahayag din ang iba pa nilang hinanakit..

Sa buwan na ito rin madalas magkatrapik,. dahil pati mga traffic enforcer, pulis, at iba pa,. ay namamasko..

Sa buwan na ito dumarami rin ang mga tambay, rugby boys, aeta, igorot, at iba pa, na pakalat-kalat sa kalsada at nambubulabog din sa mga bahay at sinasabing "namamasko po!"

Sa buwan na ito hindi mo maiintindihan ang Pilipinas, dahil naglalabasan ang mga manikang matataba na nakasuot ng kulay pulang panlamig, mga reindeer, snow, maliliit na kampana o "Christmas balls", punong may iba't ibang nakasabit, at iba pang kakaiba na tuwing Disyembre mo lang masisilayan..

Sa buwan din na ito dumarami ang mga bituin,. at bumababa pa ang ilan sa lupa at sumasabit sa mga bahay-bahay at mga poste..

Sa buwan din na ito dumarami ang mga "songer" na malalaki at malalalim ang mga palad tuwing matapos sa pagkanta at nanghihingi na ng 'pamasko'..
at sa buwan din na ito naman bumabait ang karamihan sa mga kilalang personalidad (artista,pulitiko,etc) at nanggugulat sa telebisyon, dahil sa kanilang pamimigay ng pamasko sa ilang mga 'piling' sawing-palad..

Pero sa buwan din na ito dumarami ang mga sale sa mga department store at mga grocery..at dumarami ang mga batang nanghihingi ng regalo..

at sa buwan din na ito mauubusan ka ng pera para sa mga sale, dahil sa dami ng reregaluhan at mga namamasko..

..ano pa nga ba ang meron sa huling buwan ng taon? bakit ito ang tinaguriang buwan na pinakahihintay ng marami? bakit sa buwan na ito dumarami ang mga ngiti na nasasalubong mo sa daan, kahit na 5.50 na ang minimum fare ngayon? bakit kailangang magsaya ang marami, kahit na kitang-kita na walang dahilan para magsaya sila?

hindi ko alam sa iyo.. pero ako.. ang isang dahilan para magsaya ngayon.. pasko nga pala tuwing ika-dalawampu't limang araw ng Disyembre.. ang pasko ang idineklarang "opisyal" na kapanganakan ni Kristo.. si Kristo, anak ng Diyos, ngunit namatay para sa mga kasalanan ng mo - at mga kasalanan ko, ngunit ginapi ang kamatayan at nagharing muli.. kung gusto mo ring magsaya, tanggapin ang regalong ito ni Kristo.. Siya'y namatay para sa iyo.. tanggapin mo lang ang Kanyang sakripisyo para sa iyo at tuluyang talikuran ang kasalanan.. kapag nagkita tayo, inaasahan kong may ngiti akong makakasalubong galing sa iyong mga labi.. =)

Maligayang Pasko sa inyong lahat!