online forever no more...

Well, that's because I don't have wifi in the boarding house... and I seldom stay at home on weekends...

It has pros and cons though. I sometimes find it hard to connect with groupmates whenever we need some homeworks to do... and that's only one of the many things written on my list.

erm. I just wonder... will UP communtiy, I mean the whole of it, ever possibly be connected to the world wide web one of these days??? No... I mean sooner than next decade... haha... just a thought...

an option for the doxology...

Great is Thy Faithfulness - Cece Winans

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

Refrain

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Refrain

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Refrain

EXCELLENCE...

"Make it a habit to act excellently until it becomes part of the natural you."

- Passion for Excellence

just a thought...

do friendships have to be so complicated?

i believe it shouldn't complicate one's life... so what must be the problem if your friendship with someone gets quite complicated?

does it have to do with priorities? commitments? relationships?

-just a thought-
[to let go of what preoccupies my mind...]

idiosyncrasy

[id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see]

noun, plural -sies.

1. a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
2. the physical constitution peculiar to an individual.
3. a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, esp. susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc.

- dictionary.com

do all of us have our personal peculiarities? haha... just came to my mind...

i do have a lot of idiosyncrasies... when i once told a friend of mine some of these unique [most are weird] behaviors i have, i found out she hasn't discovered hers yet... haha... and it made her begin to think of her idiosyncrasies as well...

influenced... hmmm... uh oh...

don't know if you know who you are... natawa lang ko nahahawa ka na yata sa mga trip ko... haha ^^

time...

... is gold
... is precious

... is what really i need right now...
... is the best partner for silence... serenity... peace... [for me right now]

last weekend...

well...

- last weekend was my first time to watch Mulan and Mulan 2. And i find the story really really inspiring... she did things BEYOND the real her so she could prove that she can bring honor to her family... and then to her country. [ako kaya? hmmm...]

- missed my good old friends and was glad to see them again...

- spent a quarter of my weekend at a friend's house then the rest, i spent in the church... it's quite tiring coz i hardly got sleep but it made my week coz that's what i kinda miss these days...

YESTERDAY...

- woke up early for an annual physical check-up at Makati [and just realized i kinda hate going to the doctor... kinda lang kasi minsan gusto ko rin magpadoctor... haha]

- ate an Indian vegetarian lunch with my parents at glorietta... [yumm!!! i kinda miss indian food as well... hehe... but i still miss chicken briyani kasi palak paneer (spinach and cottage cheese) ung kinain ko yesterday]

- watched My Sassy Girl with my family

- went to church supposedly to attend dance practice... but i ended planning dance costume for when you believe with mitch...

...THAT'S HOW I SPENT MY WEEKEND...

KAYA TODAY...

- eto ako, cramming mode again kasi tomorrow na ang deadline ng chapter 2 ng thesis...

- tapos nagkakaproblem pa kami sa costume kasi... haay... we need sponsors...

- i seem to look forward going home... -sigh-

When You Believe song lyrics - Mariah Carey

Many nights we've prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts a hopeful song
We barely understood
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains
Long before we knew we could

[Chorus:]
There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

In this time of fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seemed like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
My heart's so full, I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I'd say

[Chorus]

They don't always happen when you ask
And it's easy to give in to your fears
But when you're blinded by your pain
Can't see your way clear through the rain
A small, but still, resilient voice
Says help is very near

[Chorus]

miracles... miracles...

just a quotable quote i have learned today:

"miracles happen when you start to believe..."

haay... oo nga naman... i've been memorizing the song "When You Believe" for more than a month now... but the song's message hasn't really sunk into my heart until this afternoon.

we have only 19 days more to finish everything we need for our upcoming No Bounds Concert on August 22. Haay... kakapressure... but i believe God is teaching us to be more faithful.

we need to believe that God is still a God of miracles... and that He will surely make things happen...

[eto na naman ako... speechless na ulit... haha... back to study mode...]

",)

jerry...

bakit parang andami talagang pumipigil sakin magpost ng pics dito?
pati na rin gumamit ng PC?


before, trojan and friends hindered me to access multiply... now that hp and i are in good terms, dumating naman si ben/jerry...

huhu... can somebody help me understand what's goin on?




-if you really know what's goin on, you'll think i'm ridiculous.. haha-

-uh oh-

because it's been a long time since i last posted pictures on multiply, i have planned to do it today... however, just when i was about to post pictures, i realized that this laptop don't have the card reader that fits a Sony PRO Duo memory stick.

kainis pa kasi di ko lam kung PC ba ang may problem o ung connection namin kasi ayaw magconnect sa multiply... hmp.. anu ba yan!

-sigh-

kelan ko kaya mapopost ang santambak na larawang hanggang ngayon ay nasa 'memory sitck' pa rin [pasensya na di ko alam ang tagalog sa 'memory stick' eh.. haha..]

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and one thing more... my voice is not coming back yet... i still have what they call 'husky' voice... pero para sa'kin di naman talaga husky ang tawag sa boses ko... ito ay itago na lang natin sa tawag na 'stressed voice' ...haha... kasi nakukuha daw ang ganitong kalagayan sa sobrang pagod at puyat... siguro after effect din to ng EK weekend [see pictures for ref (soooon) namin last sunday at ng kuwentuhan sa bus with ate mhe [sa ilalim ng aircon na sobrang lakas... nahanginan ung bumbunan ko.. haha]

ang masasabi ko lang.....

ang hirap pala ng di makasalita... mas gusto mo dumaldal... haha...

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di din ako nakasayaw ngayon... tsk tsk tsk... kasi naman nagising ako kaninang 0300H na masakit talaga lalamunan ko... ung feeling mo lalagnatin ka na? ganun ung feeling ko... tapos 0553H nagising ulit ako, sinubukan magsalita pero mahirap pa rin... huhu...

yan tuloy, di na ko pinasayaw ni nanay... kelangan din ako gumaling agad kasi di pa ko tapos mag-OJT... at sasayaw ulit [sana] kami next week... bakit sana? kasi may new sched na ang worship team... kaya malamang may new sched rin kami...

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sana mahanap ko na ang 'notebook-slash-journal-slash-confidant' ko... ito ay huling natagpuan, martes, ika-22 ng Abril, sa carpet ng living room namin... uh oh talaga... la ko magawa... argh!

i guess i got to move on and start writing on a new journal... just as what i did today... haha...

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so ayan na lahat... sana kahit mahaba... la lang... to be continued...

may youtube account na pala ako!

sa mga co-dancers ko...

mauupload ko na rin ang mga narecord kong video ng mga sayaw natin...

search nyo na lang account name ko: pleasanthana

magcomment kayo ha?!

ipagpaumanhin niyo rin pala ang ilang malalabo at magugulong bahagi...
amateur digicam lang kasi ang gamit ko...
naghihintay pa ko ng movie camera at professional SLR camera na ireregalo sa akin...
hehe...
sino kaya magreregalo nun sa akin?

baka ikaw na yun... haha...

tigil pasada???

totoo ba talaga ito?
pati ang mga bus na papuntang lalawigan ay lalahok dito?
pati mga tricycle at taxi ay kasama din?

huhu.. paano na ko papasok bukas?

may T112 at PE pa naman...



at malapit na ang recital!!!!!!!!! whaa... eh di pa kami tapos sa piece namin... panu na yan?

may mga gentleman pa pala sa mundo ngayon?!

...at pinalad akong makatagpo ng isa ngayon...

...naawa lang kaya sya dahil ang bigat ng dala kong T136 book
o sadyang gentleman talaga sya?

...nakakatuwa lang isipin na kahit papaano ay marami pa rin pala sila...

akala ko kasi nung una, nagpapakagentleman lang ang mga lalaki sa mga babaeng kakilala nila; nagpapaimpress lang sa mga nililigawan o sa mga hinahangaan... sumisipsip sa guro... nagpapakabait sa magulang...

...di pala....

syempre may mga tao rin naman akong kakilala na gentleman din... na kahit bababa ka lang sa fx o L300, aalalayan ka pa... hehe... minsan nga muntik ko nang masabi sa kanya na di naman ako lampa... haha.. mabuti na lang at napagtanto kong ginagawa lang nya ang tama...
haha... kaya lang, isang dahilan marahil doon ay dahil kilala niya ako...

...ngunit eto talaga ang kinatutuwa ko....

hanga ako kay kuya ng nakayellow na shirt kanina sa bus na nasakyan ko pauwi... dahil halos ikaapat na ng hapon, tayuan na sa bus... di ko na inasahan na makakaupo ako sa pasay... ang nais ko na lang sa panahong yun... makauwi ng bahay...

ngunit sa aking pag-uwi... isang kuya na nakayellow na shirt and tanging nakita kong gentleman kanina. sa mga lalaking nakaupo sa bus, sya lang ang nagoffer ng upuan sa'kin (di lang sa akin... nagkataon lang na ako ang nasa harapan nya)... ung isang kuya inalok lang ako na sya ang magkakalong ng daladala kong T136 na aklat... nung tinanggihan ko siya, yung isang kuya na nasa harap nya ay tumayo upang paupuin ako sa kinauupuan nya.

aaawwww... kakatouch... hehe...

anu bang meron sa T136 book ko? dapat yata araw araw kong dala un para nakakaupo ako sa bus... haha... joke lang syempre...

nakakatuwa lang...

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naalala ko lang habang sinusulat ko ito...

...pinagpray ko nga pala na makakuha ng upuan sa bus pauwi ko...

...at yun marahil ay isang answered prayer...

Thank you Lord! ^_^

di ko lang nakita ngayon ang pagdinig ng Diyos sa kahit simpleng panalangin...
nagkaroon pa ko ng mas malaking dahilan upang mas mahalin ang bayan ko...

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sa mga kalalakihan... gusto kong malaman ninyo na ang mga kababaihang tulad ko ay nabibighani sa mga maliit na kabutihang ginagawa ninyo di lang sa mga kakilala nyo kundi pati sa mga taong "stranger" sa inyo...

sa mga kababaihan... magtiwala tayo na kahit papaano ay may mga kalalakihan pa rin may mabuting kalooban (haha.. ang lalim...)

di sa mga magagarang paraan lamang natin maaaring maipakita sa iba ang kabutihan ng Panginoon sa ating buhay... kahit sa simpleng bagay, tulad ng mga ito, ay naibabahagi natin ang biyayang mayroon tayo...

sa mga nakakabasa ng lathalang ito... manalig tayong may magagawa ang Diyos sa bayang ito...

(napalayo na pala ko sa topic ko... haha... share ko lang)

next time...

was about to post pictures sana....
but then i realized i don't have enough time...

kaya i'll post them next time na lang... for the "marcus fanatics" watch out for his pics... haha...

dinner...

gulay at tubig

~ la lang... i just missed eating lettuce... sa mga hindi nakakaalam, may lahing baka o kambing yata ako.. haha... seriously, nakakamiss lang talaga kumain ng gulay.. ^^

yipee!!

atlast... Feb 25 was declared a non-working holiday!

read more...


^_^ yan muna for now... kelangan ko na matulog...

A FRESH START

--> I believe this was not the first time I've heard of this preaching... but it really struck my heart... This was the CCF pastor's preaching last Sunday... last Sunday was December 3oth... the last Sunday of December as well as of 2007...


In order to have a fresh START...

Stop making excuses (Prov. 28:13)
"Nobody can ruin your life without your permission"

Take an inventory of your life (Gal 3:4)
Ask yourself:
- what have I learned?
- what are my assets?
- who can help me?
"God uses your personal experiences, your vocational and educational experiences, your spiritual experiences, and your painful experiences to shape you."

Act in faith (Matt 9)
"In order to start acting in your faith, stop feeling sorry for yourself."

Refocus (Prov 4:23)
"... your life is shaped by your thoughts."
Start refocusing by confessing (being open to God), then by being focused (meditating on God's word)

Trust (Zech 4:6)
"... Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts."

You need God for you to have a fresh start.

it was a simple new year's message yet it was so powerful... I thank God for that great sweet reminder... He knows just what is right for me...

It's 2008...

and we just got home [almost]...
still tired...

ill share my experiences in singapore next time...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! ^_^