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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-58039303393573558472011-07-04T22:02:00.000+08:002011-07-04T22:02:36.786+08:00Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kKnV_YJW0vphfaT474JjSvKEeXVh9qWWiADqPmeR5KfV4BA4ALQVknecbKH2F2P7UkaH0IYqg3pyXftJSHeJE5fDUh9QcnKhBSyqz3BzcBr8BqISaybq-chLsSol4avDipNtEpQwGtE/s1600/scholar-boy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kKnV_YJW0vphfaT474JjSvKEeXVh9qWWiADqPmeR5KfV4BA4ALQVknecbKH2F2P7UkaH0IYqg3pyXftJSHeJE5fDUh9QcnKhBSyqz3BzcBr8BqISaybq-chLsSol4avDipNtEpQwGtE/s320/scholar-boy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">My cousins and I went to a park last week when two children came to me and one of them said. <i>" Mag rap ko kuya beh " </i>I don't know what he meant however, I just said go. In the process, I learned that It is a culture in the area that they would perform a song in exchange of a small amount of money. Yet, honestly I enjoyed watching them. I even had cheered for them. After they performed curious as I am we had a little conversation about their situation and some interrogative talks but </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">they seem very offensive to be posted. Young as they are words from their mouth are not that good but something in my heart tells me to be merciful and gracious; and bring them home and adopt them since I've always wanted to have a younger brother I never had. (LOL </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">:] </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">) Anyway, I wanted to give an insight to these behaviors. As a person, I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">am crushed with this personality behavior. Clearly, from their physical look and actions, they are poor. Social status, here, plays an important factor in developing the young.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Dr. Jose P. Rizal stated, “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan” . Of course, this is so used qoutation. But still, true to its meaning. These young people are poor from inside. They are corrupted. Mostly would say, corrupted mind. But, I believe that they're minds are not corrupted, its their personality. From our sociology class, if I’m not mistaken, it is the society that dictates what the young would be. If the child grew in a good environment, then the child would be well-educated and well-groomed, and vice-versa. If the society dictates, then the products (kids) follows the society. It will be also true, that the products of the society will continue what they have learned from their own society, and transfer to the next generation. The process would then repeat, and then repeat, until it is broken by a social change. The social change here, refers to the corruption itself. Indeed, corruption of the young is corruption in its fullest form.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">G</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">od has given man the good in life, especially the capacity to love and experience love. However, the devil constantly in opposition to God, places before us, created beings, counterfeits. Infatuation is his false front of love. And since both love and infatuation involve strange emotions--- a desire to be together always and sexual excitement--- telling the difference between them doesn’t come easy.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">oung ladies and men of my age and even of all ages are hopeful to easily identify if they are really in love or not. How can we tell whether one’s in love or simply infatuated? How shall we know? Of course I am not credible, not reliable. How can an inexperience single young boy can answer that but I made a research, asked different people from different ages, experiences, backgrounds etc. . Fortunately, also some concerned individuals—psychologists, counselors, human development experts, and marriage and family life educators—have studied, observed, and written on this subject and passed their tested information on to us through books and reading materials. From them I’ve gleaned and summarized some valuable indicators to which I add my own observations, learning, and a little experience.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">1. Love centers one person only while infatuation tends to consider several at the same time.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The suitor who strikes here and there or the girl who accepts the offer of one man after another certainly needs time to be sure of his or her feelings.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfANAhyNvFI_ODhDYLS-IKTxkkhsbKpS24s5sgmKwbcWjShC-eVGXlJA-KRG6W8Jaxr34ilXYELNhitfH72WWhXMzUhwf6lvAFugrVitgdlIuCopdhgcck4EfzQTi_xhPorpjsqz4s9uk/s1600/34846_1436879595443_1036575675_31194314_5853599_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfANAhyNvFI_ODhDYLS-IKTxkkhsbKpS24s5sgmKwbcWjShC-eVGXlJA-KRG6W8Jaxr34ilXYELNhitfH72WWhXMzUhwf6lvAFugrVitgdlIuCopdhgcck4EfzQTi_xhPorpjsqz4s9uk/s320/34846_1436879595443_1036575675_31194314_5853599_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2. Love develops slowly.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Just like a plant, love needs nurturing before a blade appears then the ear, and later on the corn. Feelings and impulses at first sight or such at those whirlwind courtships could be listed down as infatuation.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">3. Love recognizes three important things even as interest in the other person awakens compatibility, faults, and reality.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Infatuation disregards the consideration of workability between two people in matters of age, station in life personality factors, and world views. It ignores character faults which a marriage cannot undo.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Generally, a child can be bent like a tender twig, but adults have to be accepted as they are. Marriage isn’t designed to be reformatory.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Neither does infatuation take a look at reality. Two young people who think they’re in love but don’t recognize their lack of financial and emotional capabilities to shoulder the responsibilities of dependent living, spousehood, and parenting may be simply treading the infatuated path.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">4. Love motivates behavior, usually toward the positive. Infatuation does the opposite.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A young man who used to be a high achiever in class has become irresponsible and unconcerned about his studies. Fantasizing and late night activities with his girlfriend occupy his time. Love inspires, infatuation weakens and destroys.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">5. Love controls desire for physical contact, but infatuation explores it.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It may be called ultra conservative, but I still known a few couples today that first kissed their partners at their wedding ceremony. A kiss could lead to more and more intimacy until sex, but God’s plan for our lives includes limits. Sex is good, but it belongs only in marriage.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">6. Love is selfless, while infatuation is selfish.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The first protects the reputation of the beloved; the latter doesn’t care as long as he’s satisfied with what he’s getting out of the friendship.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">7. Love brings the approval of family and friends. Infatuation generates disapproval of these two groups.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Very often these people see what lovers themselves are blind to. Love listens and weighs the pros and cons, infatuation is headstrong and rushes in to follow its impulses.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">8. Love produces security, infatuation, insecurity</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My friend doesn’t know what she’s going to do. What an awful time this must be for her! She’s gone steady with his BF for a whole year, and thought they were really in love. Yet now he suddenly acts like he doesn’t even know her.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">9. Love survives separation. Infatuation easily dies when put to a test like distance.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Love says absence makes the heart grow fonder. Infatuation sees the grass on the other side is greener.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">10. If it has to end, love does it slowly.</span></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The emotional traces are meaningful and deep. Infatuation, however, ends rapidly—easily comes and goes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</i></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-45384311293446846662011-06-01T12:24:00.007+08:002011-06-01T17:28:32.519+08:00TO THOSE I CALL FRIENDS. …<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had been through a lot of stings before because of friends moving away. High school friends go to different paths in college, college friends went to different opportunity for a greater heights in life. Workmates and church-mates come and go. Though for now I have that restraining tendency when I feel that a certain person or group is getting close to me at the moment but I still believe that I need to face the so called separation anxiety and the like and meet new friends again. God has His purpose of letting me get close to a certain friend and then take him/her away in the long run for various reasons. One maybe because to give way for new people I need to bond with at a certain point of time.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We all long for friends. Someone to talk to. Someone who’ll understand us. Who will laugh with us. Cry with us. Who’ll be there for us no matter what.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgqzB0pfeYXhAhhs8wk2lw5LbY8UWs7gcvab3faSqno0Eh_y8p1AR5Rj6wS4Vn-c5InBYC9jKtvpGWTFnWNRrOVlDliAEmyXAB_NG-4FBHRuJ3XfrIRFPTizcua7f6psQDWBjtDjnRZ8/s1600/247631_157365857662433_100001670584892_364222_1056805_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgqzB0pfeYXhAhhs8wk2lw5LbY8UWs7gcvab3faSqno0Eh_y8p1AR5Rj6wS4Vn-c5InBYC9jKtvpGWTFnWNRrOVlDliAEmyXAB_NG-4FBHRuJ3XfrIRFPTizcua7f6psQDWBjtDjnRZ8/s200/247631_157365857662433_100001670584892_364222_1056805_n.jpg" width="149" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But people move a lot. Our lives are busy. We make it home at night, lonely, tired, and with little energy to reach out to anyone, wishing someone would reach out to us.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Go where you’ll meet people with whom you have something in common. A craft of exercise class. Church. The story hour. A bible study. Sports. Games. Healthy organizations etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Be willing to be the first to reach out.</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How to Reach Out.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you’ve decided that you’re willing to make that move, how do you reach out?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>First, choose who you’ll reach out to</b>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The people I reach out to are ones who share my heart’s desires—a close intimate relationship with God and cherishing family and friends. I’m also drawn to people who laugh and have fun. What kind of people do you want as friends? When you’re drawn to them, reach out.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Then simply talk to them.</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Text.</span></b> </i>Add to your GM (group messaging). Invite them out to gatherings, home, lunch or to do something together.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Call.</span></i> </b>If you don’t know what to say, begin with “ I was just thinking about you and thought I’d give you a call. I was hoping we could get to know each other better.”</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It may feel awkward at first, but persevere. It took months for one of my friendships to really blossom. In those months I never gave up. I knew that this was someone who shared a lot of similar interests and passions. I called, wrote notes and invited her to do things. My perseverance paid off in a best friend who’s been a real source of strength through some tough times.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many of us have walls that take a while to break down. Often it’s because we’ve been hurt in a friendship before. It’s harder to trust when you’ve been wounded by previous friends. Persevering love has a way of crumbling those walls and revealing good friendships.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sound too easy? Just start talking to someone and getting together? But what do you say? How do you feel those awkward moments?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Ask questions that require more than just a yes or no</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Question that that allows a person to share a part of themselves. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Then listen.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes we’re afraid that people won’t like us if they really know us. Too often we assume that everyone else has it altogether and that we’re the only ones still struggling. We all battle discouragements, sin, tears, and loneliness at times. We each have hopes and dreams and joys. Be willing to share them.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From there, you’ll find things you both enjoy. For instance, I have a friend who doesn’t enjoy computer games but like going to movies. As we tried different things, we found the things we both enjoy together. Remember, it’s OK if you don’t like everything together.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What if the person you’re reaching out to doesn’t want a close friendship? Then find someone else who does. And you won’t know that until you try. Too many times we let our insecurities hold us back. We worry about things that may or may not happen. My friend kept on asking a certain girl to go to Movie with him. He said, : I’ll never get the opportunity to watch movie with her if I don’t ask.” He’s learned to ask. “What’s the worst thing that could happen?” She might say no, but she might say yes. You’ll never make friends if you don’t risk trying.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><i>A friend loves at all times,</i></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><i> and a brother is born for adversity.</i></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><i> ~Proverbs 17:17~</i></span></span></b></blockquote></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-56103902019094881932011-05-22T11:46:00.002+08:002011-05-22T12:08:16.445+08:00Blame it on ME everyone!<div style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent> </m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On blaming and biases</b></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjIwi01m8fkzy1SLC8esA7hwKinfQHkB6l9gaM9op7Cfixn5I1nzFBzPqTRTXl-jLgtsdXF5ebcRVc6tclvYXUTOGdmd3Ef4nNcmOJmQJsW_Yj9BaF-j6k0wVoD3SqlgBUvJWzdQShfI/s1600/pointing-finger-thumb9887171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjIwi01m8fkzy1SLC8esA7hwKinfQHkB6l9gaM9op7Cfixn5I1nzFBzPqTRTXl-jLgtsdXF5ebcRVc6tclvYXUTOGdmd3Ef4nNcmOJmQJsW_Yj9BaF-j6k0wVoD3SqlgBUvJWzdQShfI/s320/pointing-finger-thumb9887171.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: white;">"</span></span>We take credit for any positive outcome, but blame failure on outside factors.</b> When we win a computer game like DOTA, for example, it is because of our game dexterity. When we lose, it is because “who could get anywhere a better mouse and keyboard?” In a badminton match, winners usually take personal credit for the victory but blame their partners when they lose. </i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">When we get a low grade on an exam, we blame the test or the teacher.</span></span></i><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;"><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"</i></span></blockquote><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: white;">“</span></span>Every man is a good man in a bad world—as he himself knows.<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: white;">”</span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Borrowing this illustration from my Clinical Instructor in college: "A man once believed that he was dead. The psychiatrist had difficulty persuading him that he was not dead. No argument seemed to convince him. The doctor finally thought of an idea. He asked the man if he believed that dead men don’t bleed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Yes”, he replied. Then the doctor took the man’s arm and injected him to draw blood. When the man saw blood spurting into the syringe, he gasped, “My, dead men do bleed!”"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our biases may not send us to the psychiatrist’s couch, but they elbow their way into relationships giving us the occasional ouch!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Experiments done in the field of social psychology disclose a self-serving bias in the way we perceive events and others as they relate to us. For example, “when compared with ourselves, most of us see our friends, neighbors, coworkers, and classmates in a sorry situation. <b style="color: red;">They are weaker ethically, more intolerant, and less intelligent. We even think our peers are likely to die sooner than we are</b><span style="color: red;">.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We take credit for any positive outcome, but blame failure on outside factors.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">When we win a computer game like DOTA, for example, it is because of our game dexterity. When we lose, it is because “who could get anywhere a better mouse and keyboard?” In a badminton match, winners usually take personal credit for the victory but blame their partners when they lose.</span><span style="font-size: large;">When we get a low grade on an exam, we blame the test or the teacher.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the surprise party we are expecting did not happen or when our invited friends did not come we usually blame the group, organizers and friends. We never consider the idea of asking ourselves why they did not come or why they never mind to give a gift? How do I relate with them? Am I being a good friend or a kind one who deserves their effort, time and love?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It seemed that people around us are all wrong. Our school's management, church, workplace, leaders in this country etc. You are the only right person in the world. We never realize that we have choices anyway, choice to follow the advice of our friend, parents, leaders or not, choice to be influenced by them in selecting a decision or follow our own convictions. So why blame them in the end?<b><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: red;">Self-serving biases show up in our preferences, differences, prejudices, partiality, our leanings or choices.</b> Truth is, the gamut of our perceptions and perspectives is contaminated by human pride. As William Saroyan put it: <b style="color: red;">“Every man is a good man in a bad world—as he himself knows.”</b> A person’s world crumbles and is complete disarray, but still manages to keep his pride intact.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">How then can one keep a balanced, objective mind? I realized that trying to keep a balanced perspective is like attempting to walk a tightrope for the first time. <b style="color: red;">What we need is to be honest with ourselves </b>and “to walk humbly before God” (Micah 6:8). C.S. Lewis said that <b style="color: red;">to acquire humility, the first step is to realize that one is proud.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May we not think of <b>others</b> upon reading this. May this lead us to i<b>ntrospection</b> and do some <b>self awareness. </b></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">CHANGE is the only permanent thing in this earth. It brings about progress or regression, opportunities or loss. Change may come as a surprise, as a promotion or demotion; or providence, as job reinstatement after a legal infarction.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One thing that most of us don’t like about change is that we are likely not prepared when it transpires. Reverent Arnel Tan says: <b>“Most of the time CHANGE doesn’t ask permission, it happens”</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Change is constant in our life, but the main thing is, what is our response?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Reactions to change include resistance, reluctance, fear, and feeling of loss. John C. Maxwell says, “Resistance to change is universal. It seizes every generation by the throat and attempts to stop all forward movement toward progress”. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Now as I write again, a lot of changes to share; from physically and emotionally drained to a stress free, recharged, replenished and soothed heart, body and soul. From heresy and spiritual abuse to a more cautious and firm broken tested man in ministry. From a confused faith to a purposive and Spirit lead convictions. From a destroyer of liberty and invader of privacy to a gracious free willed person who can keep confidence. From judgmental peers to mature freedom loving friends. From self righteous to God dependent. From overrated spirit of excellence to brokenness and relationship. From legalism to grace. From emotional and spiritual prison to freedom. <b>From Tramz corner’s yesterday, today and tomorrow to an all new Tramz corner: LIBERTAD because freedom is free.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For 22 years traffic was never my problem but as I was heading home last week I was trapped in a heavy traffic because of a newly opened Mall near our village. My eye caught a snickered message emblazoned at a van's rear window. <b>"We need not to fear the future, GOD is already there."</b> My eyes gazed beyond the smog and din of traffic, far beyond the travails of puny men; into blue heaven, God reigns. He is in control, I mused. My face lightened up. Hope revisited. We can never ran away from changes. But if we look deeper these may God's way of molding us and to tell us not to stick on our own standards and rules. Let's enjoy God's grace. not our ways but His ways. Now, I've decided to follow the counsel of one of the verses I learned and applied this year <b>"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord's Spirit is, there is freedom."-</b><span class="redheading"><b>2 Corinthians 3:17-</b></span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Credits: The Bible: The Message, Google images, Jmaxwell, DCBC Notes. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-59804499784231525852010-11-16T14:07:00.003+08:002010-11-16T16:07:20.218+08:00M A N Y O N E: a simple call for unity<div style="text-align: justify;"><em>Reposting this article shared by a friend, Domenic Patricio Ruizo</em><em> on this interesting and delicate subject called MANYONE a simple composition for unity. This made me think. What do you think?</em><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5Ogt6dsFpAvXmhoxlADqA5w2N9vrS2eJQykgRPPU8942mtz3cWR75ak3kwQlgH3I43vqi0gNHiODFI-UBJb5Y794aUJPVvLZtIr3Tz5EfapAVMrJkrjd_5kGyGLH-m00PHqfCxNJ1Us/s1600/bigstockphoto_Unity_and_Strength_755262.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5Ogt6dsFpAvXmhoxlADqA5w2N9vrS2eJQykgRPPU8942mtz3cWR75ak3kwQlgH3I43vqi0gNHiODFI-UBJb5Y794aUJPVvLZtIr3Tz5EfapAVMrJkrjd_5kGyGLH-m00PHqfCxNJ1Us/s320/bigstockphoto_Unity_and_Strength_755262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540047093709397026" border="0" /></a><em style="font-family: verdana;">MANYONE: a simple composition for unity</em><br /><br /></div><br /><blockquote><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><blockquote></blockquote>Red means </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >war</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Blue means </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >wisdom</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Green means </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >safety</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Yellow means </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >happy</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. But these things fall under one name—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >color</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today, people are so divided by principles, ethics and faith and that cause them to reject others. Some people think that they are the only “right” in this world. Moreover, those people can’t easily accept the reality that there are many truths present in this planet. I am not saying that I believe in all CLAIMED truths. I still stand firmly in my faith but the difference is that I try to respect other’s way of seeing things.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It is sad to know that we are away from the very people we are with—away through opinions, interpretations, etc. The Bible is one of the most evident in this issue. The said book has many versions. Christian churches are numerous today and I believe that it is because of the different ways people understand the Holy Scripture. The sad fact is that one church tries to poison the other through one-sided or biased thinking. These churches are claiming that they are CHRISTIANS. Ironic, isn’t it?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">However, in politics, there are people who don’t want to upkeep an elected official if that official is not the one they supported during the election. Yet these people want change for their country. Why can’t they just forget the election and move on with the majority’s choice? How will CHANGE be attained if they can’t apply it in simple things—change in the state of mind?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yes, we can never erase the fact that we can never have one mind. But we can do something for us to live in unity as the bass, tenor, alto and soprano sing in a choir. Different voices in one harmonious and melodious song. Though we are many, we could be one. Let us be united. Let us be MANYONE!</span><br /><br /></blockquote><br /><br />He has his own notes at his Facebook Account: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1773759378#%21/notes.php?id=590971308&notes_tab=app_2347471856"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dom's Notes</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Let my prayer be:<br /><br />Dear Lord, we acknowledge you, you are the composer, you are the author, you are also the conductor, and we also know that you have given us every instrument that we needed to play this life, to execute the music that you have placed in our hearts. We pray Lord God that you would mold us even more in this life so that at every moment that in everyday that you do we can be a sweet, sweet sound in your ears. We pray that the strings of our hearts will be in tune with yours, that every key speaks for freedom, love, peace and harmony. In Jesus name! Amen.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credits: Yahoo images, Domenic Ruizo Facebook account</span></span><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span></span><br /></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-66897327913465127932010-11-11T11:44:00.005+08:002010-11-11T17:10:44.077+08:00"...special day for the most special girl in my life."<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today is a special day for the most special girl in my life. One of the most beautiful gifts that God has ever gave me is the chance of being with her. I love her so much. Her birthday means so much to me, to have her in my life another year. The time I spent enfolded in her love. My comforter, my first teacher, my personal assistant, my adviser, my leader, my honey, my sweetheart, my friend. Each day, each moment with her is so dear. I cherish the very special bond we have. She lift my spirit in so many ways. I celebrate her life; I honor her, and send her my love and care. By the name of MARTINA Adiong. I celebrate the best thing about my life...</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> having her as my mother. Yes, it's my mom's birthday today and you are all invited to come. To come to the throne of grace and PRAY for her. More strength, good health, spiritual growth, her intimacy with our Lord Almighty </span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">and for more birthdays to come</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Thank you my prayerful friends...</span></span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ_DQMOfS0OGd60G4H1iH0G_H_BGdR-mEc6SZ3k1nhuoOSN7Atkgf2GpJtwo_FePQbcbfqmScZEWsAj4kXqcqMSV_Mnc7uLIS1NoOn5dbIh7nPflEd-lqsqNv3VYw0GAdmZ5WCCjXnJY/s1600/mart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 455px; height: 403px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ_DQMOfS0OGd60G4H1iH0G_H_BGdR-mEc6SZ3k1nhuoOSN7Atkgf2GpJtwo_FePQbcbfqmScZEWsAj4kXqcqMSV_Mnc7uLIS1NoOn5dbIh7nPflEd-lqsqNv3VYw0GAdmZ5WCCjXnJY/s320/mart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538138012158111906" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-8543534238023491212010-11-01T13:03:00.004+08:002010-11-03T14:29:16.855+08:00“BYE-HELLO” Weekend Celebration”<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">"Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude." -1Peter3:8-
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<br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnqCZSPs7wNVkZuMC7uInJkIRHgj-22fD6UpnLA_wM2-qIMZZwesdlhkRagIsh8evKfhsDM97FYYctlOriKlx1IPq7wPyzerd-rf3wPoMz81VwbpBoyuTeXsjA6Emvr0TvnxEBOaKU9k/s1600/71522_108675519198134_100001670584892_64402_7197276_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnqCZSPs7wNVkZuMC7uInJkIRHgj-22fD6UpnLA_wM2-qIMZZwesdlhkRagIsh8evKfhsDM97FYYctlOriKlx1IPq7wPyzerd-rf3wPoMz81VwbpBoyuTeXsjA6Emvr0TvnxEBOaKU9k/s320/71522_108675519198134_100001670584892_64402_7197276_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535191619016792482" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">[PLAY.FUN.FELLOWSHIP.LAUGH. EAT.RELEASE.SHOUT.PLAY.LOVE.REFRESH.]
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<br />Several people say that young people of today are like half –cooked bread: well-done on the outside, but sticky dough on the inside. They say that the young are not able to make important decisions, and if they to decide, are not capable of remaining firm in their decisions. They describe the young as happy-go-lucky, easily attracted to what is comfortable and enjoyable, but unable to commit them to a worthy cause.
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<br />However, nothing can compare with the enthusiasm and energy of young people. For us, the happening in life is not just dates on the calendar that come and go, soon to be forgotten. Rather, they are events that unfold before us, and involve all forces and energies. We want to undergo and experience them as fully as we can. We used to hike and roam anywhere else in an enjoyable spots in the city, dare to spend the night in a friend’s house sleeping over, chatting and shouting till we turn hoarse. We sit down with friends and enjoy foods with the appetite of growing young person. We order cones of ice cream that we lick and relish with delight. We take the microphone and sing the latest song on our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">videoke</span> system with all our might.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWsn4xZRkpJPffvE0n6zYweLXulVAmgkNdKa7x4_XOlcQJ5DYSb5wOvI_wk6zqGQN9N6avuWObJnwcbZ5YvYlphSpHk2l7NjueyS7tW01BaSfnj35lYKgsUiaW1pnlBHh_55ic1S2n2c/s1600/150043_108807135851639_100001670584892_65169_5914568_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWsn4xZRkpJPffvE0n6zYweLXulVAmgkNdKa7x4_XOlcQJ5DYSb5wOvI_wk6zqGQN9N6avuWObJnwcbZ5YvYlphSpHk2l7NjueyS7tW01BaSfnj35lYKgsUiaW1pnlBHh_55ic1S2n2c/s320/150043_108807135851639_100001670584892_65169_5914568_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535192321728138658" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaYXxFZpJMGfxVfQbbeuZVSxcZaMtL1b22CwX9j0xrZ37IwerCSrMHEPKcsCLxPOKEREnjvWRR6j_Mjudbb9sa55FpsQmwq9_nYRcIlB6deKlZfFa02cw9x0rRChsgP2QOD_puCr1WYw/s1600/74995_108807445851608_100001670584892_65173_8205103_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaYXxFZpJMGfxVfQbbeuZVSxcZaMtL1b22CwX9j0xrZ37IwerCSrMHEPKcsCLxPOKEREnjvWRR6j_Mjudbb9sa55FpsQmwq9_nYRcIlB6deKlZfFa02cw9x0rRChsgP2QOD_puCr1WYw/s320/74995_108807445851608_100001670584892_65173_8205103_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535192109747668962" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxz8n70TX2966p8RFr3KDIBMnXQESR1DNvsL2-QUYZ32cHIZj4mwd_9wCInDlES47bby2R5HgYX-39IZcoXOg6HEpNdOuurNHrTG5Zb4aDti6tRw_WKtvMupe5mDxFn74ZKp3udgmS5g/s1600/matjab.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxz8n70TX2966p8RFr3KDIBMnXQESR1DNvsL2-QUYZ32cHIZj4mwd_9wCInDlES47bby2R5HgYX-39IZcoXOg6HEpNdOuurNHrTG5Zb4aDti6tRw_WKtvMupe5mDxFn74ZKp3udgmS5g/s320/matjab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535205923951282898" border="0" /></a>We see this youthful touch also in our prayer. Young groups get involve in ministries, helps in the preparation and celebration of spiritual gatherings and discussions, attends services and prayer meetings, and leading people building and sharing their faith. In the midst of our young dreams and ambitions, the values of faith and prayer are progressively taking root in our hearts.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKz5H1WteS6mXv8MiWeGpJ0GBG9sY3gUT-hZ0r4OVwW2zt_SeofC-7kiw3tna9r7qY3J7mXn13wYuN35WYABcrXxB5xLc0D0eDUaQ_4XlQ2Rtc0k2TVDPoCm6T26U01_o0ArmO0ylHyg/s1600/75339_108841885848164_100001670584892_65526_4077647_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKz5H1WteS6mXv8MiWeGpJ0GBG9sY3gUT-hZ0r4OVwW2zt_SeofC-7kiw3tna9r7qY3J7mXn13wYuN35WYABcrXxB5xLc0D0eDUaQ_4XlQ2Rtc0k2TVDPoCm6T26U01_o0ArmO0ylHyg/s320/75339_108841885848164_100001670584892_65526_4077647_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535192611149622802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoY93ORITnj_8tHJP7u2RtPsvabr8IvAw5k6cuQOLxHjmnTKYCcrnQ9_ihWAqRD3EmPA1OJfFdHrrLXu_HWn9b08bB9eRyUiKJTU297y0zR-_t0gHKv-juBIvTvCUJXTlMhHaJsquI2PE/s1600/74364_108661269199559_100001670584892_64310_7367986_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoY93ORITnj_8tHJP7u2RtPsvabr8IvAw5k6cuQOLxHjmnTKYCcrnQ9_ihWAqRD3EmPA1OJfFdHrrLXu_HWn9b08bB9eRyUiKJTU297y0zR-_t0gHKv-juBIvTvCUJXTlMhHaJsquI2PE/s320/74364_108661269199559_100001670584892_64310_7367986_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535192944334878178" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8gc-cgleQjUVVww6LwIsb1mo-06IyPFHUNGnEniebJ4rvvlYBstC97LukxR4iVU0xI6B-d9ih9Mk_lFMZTjA9XVdjViTY8z7UnIsTLcybefZB_V-YLwjkJdAtypNeUZQa4iuuEZL910/s1600/payon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8gc-cgleQjUVVww6LwIsb1mo-06IyPFHUNGnEniebJ4rvvlYBstC97LukxR4iVU0xI6B-d9ih9Mk_lFMZTjA9XVdjViTY8z7UnIsTLcybefZB_V-YLwjkJdAtypNeUZQa4iuuEZL910/s320/payon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535206044886063362" border="0" /></a>Together with other young adults all over the world, we are faced with the challenge and task of community building. We need to open our hearts to all kind of people, without putting labels on them or showing any discrimination. We must breakdown the barriers that separate us from one another and resolve the issues that cause division and conflict.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-psckyyzNqyUBh5izVn-s1GLKOHt5G-cK_vsuRowYbgmHPJ1OSQBoROJiK9wLgzJEjthPdNzFUV-SNaNEze-pU7IPDiU_Vc4K309BtjNltk_YuIpxFkJviXzKGayXhc1Nt6AJswVprs/s1600/39582_108847735847579_100001670584892_65796_3391882_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-psckyyzNqyUBh5izVn-s1GLKOHt5G-cK_vsuRowYbgmHPJ1OSQBoROJiK9wLgzJEjthPdNzFUV-SNaNEze-pU7IPDiU_Vc4K309BtjNltk_YuIpxFkJviXzKGayXhc1Nt6AJswVprs/s320/39582_108847735847579_100001670584892_65796_3391882_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535193388630932658" border="0" /></a>“BYE-HELLO weekend Celebration” was a gathering prepared by the SPOTLIGHTS, a free to all family of friendships. Birthed from prayer, this event was planned to mingle, commune, relate with friends and say hello to its new members and to send-off its humble prayer to a friend who is going to one more place for a time. It consists of two days, spent at El Magic Island Garden City of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Samal</span>. Through various activities, we undergo an intense experience of living together as young Christians, and come upon ourselves, the world, our friends, and God. About 25 of us was able to join, hoping to bond more with each other, make new memories and go through new experiences together.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TSoWThQTdMpFUd4ty_YvpuKIsymAeupKnSxyc1xy5TEGVSL4hUt3Sc0xGQ_m1JUFnxZlR6a8iEfFDVgUinMVJhA7T_ZlIbbWzdUPHR4H2j-yYAIpkFCHXhB8-u1TbmZee50cT7gMJ4/s1600/40755_108845605847792_100001670584892_65692_5041502_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TSoWThQTdMpFUd4ty_YvpuKIsymAeupKnSxyc1xy5TEGVSL4hUt3Sc0xGQ_m1JUFnxZlR6a8iEfFDVgUinMVJhA7T_ZlIbbWzdUPHR4H2j-yYAIpkFCHXhB8-u1TbmZee50cT7gMJ4/s320/40755_108845605847792_100001670584892_65692_5041502_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535193319630679586" border="0" /></a>The group arrived at the area at around 8:00 in the evening of October 30, 2010 . The place has a relaxing ambiance good for self-effacing spiritual and corporal events like this. Fascinating, unique, quaint are some of the adjectives I used to describe El Magic. Without a doubt, the incredible beach speaks for itself. Sometimes you can hear the swamp of the ocean, we may see a fish jump, a lazy sea-gull swoop down to investigate something interesting on a reef or find a special shell and you realize that there is not that much important to bother you ever. To our exhaustion from the travel and hunger, without delay we started the whole thing by having our meek yet luscious dinner. After an hour, was the program proper with the ever energetic, smart, with a lot of chemistry duo Ralph and Rey Ann as emcees. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Arian</span> led us in our opening prayer followed by a welcome address by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Jabie</span> and me, with a special participation of our friend Lemuel who is now in Manila. Praise and worship follow; then, the meat of the occasion was Earl’s presentation of a heartwarming and timely word of God. It was apparent that the Holy Spirit was present and the group was refilled and soaked with the attendance of our Almighty God. There we realized to end up normality, to identify and expose our red lizards, to be aware of our vision that God planned for us and to surrender everything to Him especially in times we thought we can do it on our own. Furthermore, Jonathan and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Renmart</span> took charge in facilitating us with a lot of enjoyable, hilarious, voice draining and energy guzzling fun and games that was designed to help us to be entertained, get to know each other more and to solidify the flock of camaraderie. Tokens and prizes were given to everyone afterwards as a consolation and souvenirs.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlOjtcHLicN6hUtKjYzghc3JuqdFkvHN-U-W6_mui7dZ5sWLjmee_7Oi1EJaBo2f2U4a3iqoG4OyLkuLW39IUZLRR0wyo001V-dGvmfkH4V-rq99BnuycVjGE3eoqeapKwyRygJhQook/s1600/68825_108675559198130_100001670584892_64403_2499879_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlOjtcHLicN6hUtKjYzghc3JuqdFkvHN-U-W6_mui7dZ5sWLjmee_7Oi1EJaBo2f2U4a3iqoG4OyLkuLW39IUZLRR0wyo001V-dGvmfkH4V-rq99BnuycVjGE3eoqeapKwyRygJhQook/s320/68825_108675559198130_100001670584892_64403_2499879_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535193143881734978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaAansQ-oxVmvWtM6woh2WpB6x2m1igSM3xiTfSKd1r0VgrgrA_8sOSZpf9XI30S0objizSWx0mCK_BqZuj4ILW_LGXId3jasyq1G70mLgVSAmQKoiLJiDMmf3KbzwtRXrK9xHpj3evs/s1600/150025_108847002514319_100001670584892_65764_4367899_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaAansQ-oxVmvWtM6woh2WpB6x2m1igSM3xiTfSKd1r0VgrgrA_8sOSZpf9XI30S0objizSWx0mCK_BqZuj4ILW_LGXId3jasyq1G70mLgVSAmQKoiLJiDMmf3KbzwtRXrK9xHpj3evs/s320/150025_108847002514319_100001670584892_65764_4367899_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535193074406302802" border="0" /></a>Who would dare to forget one of the best parts of the event were the spotlight’s boys and the spotlights girls’ song and dance production number. People <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">didn</span>’t cease shouting, screaming and yelling when the gifted, good-looking and talented spotlights showcased their charming and graceful the-moves. After the activities, friends were also got the chance to go on swimming, do seashore hiking, built their tents and have rest inside.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11DGrMuGjwTqWJnkcA9nlniiXsmQiNGDiTjda8R1aZc6n6_uT8uVcorO4p17qiOT1XJaUDk0xCAxy4uHGmQWjIBzu9mja5ruG8v1JSRfpTyAg2gRCXXMk3LleP2L8nFiiMzGqFpF-Y9w/s1600/fam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11DGrMuGjwTqWJnkcA9nlniiXsmQiNGDiTjda8R1aZc6n6_uT8uVcorO4p17qiOT1XJaUDk0xCAxy4uHGmQWjIBzu9mja5ruG8v1JSRfpTyAg2gRCXXMk3LleP2L8nFiiMzGqFpF-Y9w/s320/fam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535205531469809202" border="0" /></a>Before, our primary concern was comfort and security. In a word, we were SELF. Now is our chance to break free of this selfishness. The group we form and the friendship we establish confirm our desire for companionship. We even feel the stirrings of love within us. Being in the intimacy versus isolation stage per <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">se,</span> we sometimes feel attracted to someone we admire. Our heart beat a bit faster when in the company of certain people, and our faces starts to blush. But the value of solidarity urges us to expand the boundaries of our love, so that we may embrace the whole world and build a wonderful friendship and we say thank you for Godly counsels from prayerful friends.
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Others are at the service of people by profession. Everyday, they devote their eight hours of work to aid others, in hospitals, restaurants, gasoline stations and schools. We young people have similar service to render service. Some of us spend the weekend in church, helping organize activities for our fellows. Others are involved in groups that go to the poorer areas of our neighborhood.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In line with the Ado</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">p</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">t a School Pro</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">ject between the Dav</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">o Chinese Baptist Church, Bolton Ele</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">men</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">t</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">r</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">y</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> S</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">chool is their adopted school</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> for now with the project of feeding and spiritual valu</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">es. I have been involved in giving vitamins and delivering foods for about thr</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">ee weeks now, and it is a wonderful experience. The c</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">hildren are very grateful, a</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">nd you get the chance to really help people by donating just a </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">small amount of time each week. The </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">laughter and smile</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">s of kids just would remind me that the world is a wonderful place and there is a lot of reasons to smile. Wow! I wholeheartedly recommend this agenda. It is a wonderful church filled with terrific sponsors and members.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Everyone was so warm and wonderful and did an amazing job. It’s an amazing experience to be able to give back to my community and help those in greater need than myself. It’s great to see that this program helps children in the community. It’s also great to have people from all walks of life come together and promote hope. From the young ones to the once young. ;-)
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Not to convert them or hastily preach to them the gospel but in that simple way</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > we can show them how Jesus loves them and as kids grow, that simple assistant can be a portal of Christ and would let them realize how great our God is. It is good to help because people need the Lord.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I am looking forward to getting to know some of the other volunteers & becoming more involved by the grace of God with this program in any way that I can help.</span>
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TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-9470049077178568002010-10-09T21:39:00.000+08:002010-10-10T22:42:57.443+08:00OVER CARE DOESN'T FEEL GOOD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxBqz0kNvyWWLsgnlxrqXCIuKucF1dQauk_CTAbjEiZo4sW2Wxtao1EWz8IXDZaKZY64THDvUD4s0WhlBoJbThY09SO6XNXIVosiELDEnUf_jkrN5Mu9qSnbSVEuk02BvRsxBjJXB_Es/s1600/9420.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxBqz0kNvyWWLsgnlxrqXCIuKucF1dQauk_CTAbjEiZo4sW2Wxtao1EWz8IXDZaKZY64THDvUD4s0WhlBoJbThY09SO6XNXIVosiELDEnUf_jkrN5Mu9qSnbSVEuk02BvRsxBjJXB_Es/s400/9420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526416759333982002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"Sometimes we feel something slightly unpleasant, but because it's so subtle, we just accept it; we don't do anything about it. We rarely notice when we cross that line from GENUINE CONCERN into a draining counterproductive state of OVER CARE. Intellectually, it's a tricky distinction that varies from person to person. But from the heart's perspective, it's not so hard to figure out; OVER CARE DOESN'T FEEL GOOD." -H. Martin-<br /><br />:. To care is good, but too much is unpleasant. Let's be reminded that we are not the guardian of people's souls, God is. He is in charge, not the assistant. Our concern is okay however, if that is not guided by God, the product would still end up to SELF GLORIFICATION, clothed in good intention. For all moms, dads, leaders, bosses, girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, husbands, brothers, sisters and friends let's learn to respect and let people be what they are, giving people space to make up their minds than forcing what we want for them, releasing more than holding, learning to wait and respect God's plan for them rather with our own impulsive interventions.<br /><br />"We may think we are doing the right thing but the Lord always knows what is in our hearts."<br />Proverbs 21:2<br /><br />Let's continue to share the gospel of freedom and grace, not the one that chokes. :-)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-12898687477151062322010-10-03T10:53:00.000+08:002010-10-04T11:03:10.895+08:00YOUR WORK MATTERS TO GOD<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwfKIssqikoQyCbm-su2JDf-pnxq6W7MxG5FrEduMosgeK2q7NEyAnVGEbmQyc_e3J8I0S_XqegwYACg5aItI7rWCMz3jQBIoXrCPtYv6EycuIKrWGcmIhghntmTjNVTG5tYGQnfM04U/s1600/workWorking1280x1024.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwfKIssqikoQyCbm-su2JDf-pnxq6W7MxG5FrEduMosgeK2q7NEyAnVGEbmQyc_e3J8I0S_XqegwYACg5aItI7rWCMz3jQBIoXrCPtYv6EycuIKrWGcmIhghntmTjNVTG5tYGQnfM04U/s400/workWorking1280x1024.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524019417689589058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">By: Rev. Arnel Tan</span></div><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p> “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men” -Colossians 3:23 KJV-</p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p><p face="trebuchet ms" style="text-align: justify;">Unemployment is not just an economic issue it is also about character issue. God is so involved in your work. In the strictest sense of the word He is the real One who hires and fires. If you are employed today consider this instruction of Paul. By the way this instruction is addressed not to the general crowd but only to those who have found their new life in Christ. If you are unemployed today consider this as a spiritual preparation now so when the Lord grants you your work, you will excel for God’s glory!</p><p face="trebuchet ms" style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;">The word “whatever” suggest that all kinds of work that does not violate the standards of God is acceptable to the Lord. Whether you are a plumber, a CEO, an inventor or etc, God desires to walk with you in your routine. Believe it with all of your heart it does make a difference when you dedicate your work to God. Living the new life in the work place is our worship to God too. It means do it heartily! Christ like excellence is not being the best but doing your very best availing of God’s strength. Remember that the reward of man is second it is God’s reward that is lasting. Man’s reward is short live and will soon be caught in the cob webs of boredom and performance. God’s reward is lasting it makes you depend more to the Lord than your self.</p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Work is an extension of worship but be warned not to worship your work! God rested on the seventh day, shouldn’t we rest too? To become workaholics makes us people who depends on our work instead of God. This is also another form of PRIDE. Ministers are not exempted for there is not difference between secular work and ministry work when it comes to making it acceptable to God. It is not accident that you are in the work God gave you especially if you sought God in fervent prayer. It is also a wise advise that you consistently seek God and listen to His voice as you pray and study His words, diligently discerning if God still want you to stay in your work now. If He says God adjust your sail to the direction He leads you. Remember it is impossible to please God with out faith.</p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Lastly don’t forget the Paul’s words that work is done excellently not unto men but unto the Lord. So wherever your company assigns you don’t look at the position or the power along with it rather look to Jesus the One who walks with you in your work place. Start your day with a quiet prayer that you may learn to be wise as you seek God. Leave your work with a thankful heart and again in prayer commit yourself to God that you may not come home an angry person. Enjoy your work today for your security is in the Lord of the work!</p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Credits: Rev. Arnel Tan; Lunchbreak Devotional, Google Image</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-48821637912655180932010-09-06T11:50:00.001+08:002010-11-12T13:44:25.579+08:00Who promoted you to be the Shepperd after all?<div style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">If following what God is telling you more than</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> what deceiving selfish men dictate is being rebellious then who wants to be an obedient one? How there you explicitly tagging someone as rebellious? and implicitly as a backslider. Only the Lord knows our real status. Don't elevate yourselves as judge when we are supposed to be fellow sinners. I have a question, who promoted you to be the Shepperd after all?<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnr05Ophlsr4EuNAphoWh7OV_BckQQFc7ZR8bH3tX4VFQVaDilYTkFUuJoxUh7AZkQopYjxI3hcl-kGKiDbplxbSk_UnY3JJYquB4m64Yszs7JLhI4j1GmGP3y-b8w5z8HqwcMHO6Yv0/s1600/4286493194_743b8ecc24_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnr05Ophlsr4EuNAphoWh7OV_BckQQFc7ZR8bH3tX4VFQVaDilYTkFUuJoxUh7AZkQopYjxI3hcl-kGKiDbplxbSk_UnY3JJYquB4m64Yszs7JLhI4j1GmGP3y-b8w5z8HqwcMHO6Yv0/s400/4286493194_743b8ecc24_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519955270231101586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-55834911616090018192010-09-03T10:46:00.000+08:002010-09-03T11:51:04.693+08:00EXPONENTS EXPLORED SAMAL!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0sMt8JbR67kR1POTU5Ei7_y-3QdY6SpnCiUIL5Cch72koh_Uxa5H6ovhS3n7qXBDOWHU81EYFcb3Tp4xg-F_oLGJTPh15SnGfxq-AGn8LDvQvlHVNxQQO9fAF2QinbVGmwsY01ED4Jk/s1600/41086_435852930792_669640792_5312623_6669234_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 422px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0sMt8JbR67kR1POTU5Ei7_y-3QdY6SpnCiUIL5Cch72koh_Uxa5H6ovhS3n7qXBDOWHU81EYFcb3Tp4xg-F_oLGJTPh15SnGfxq-AGn8LDvQvlHVNxQQO9fAF2QinbVGmwsY01ED4Jk/s320/41086_435852930792_669640792_5312623_6669234_n.jpg" alt="" 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I was bleary-eyed as I had to wake up at 5:00am to prepare my stuffs. As I woke up I can just not rebuff to be anxious about the slot we were worrying overnight. I had some friends who were uncertain that they can come for they were not on the original final 50 head list. Slots were limited for the ferry capacity is also limited for a certain number of people. As I get out of bed, I made a group message reminding friends and to check them out. I looked outside clouds loomed on the horizon; making me worry about the adventure we were so excited for might not happen. 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While waiting for the others small talks, laughing and never ending picture taking were our pastime.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">For only P200 per person, thrill-seeking Exponents had our way through exciting island hopping on a wonderful large scale horizon of the ocean, occasionally stops to deep portions that are good for swimming and the chance of diving under water to for an amazing underwater experience. Our fun includes a lot of super cool games with the “Pearly exponining”, “Major2x”, Waka waka, and “the power of we” as teams. We also had several of exciting gimmicks and a lot of cool prizes to win but above all never without the 1<sup>st</sup> F of our ministry’s principle, the modest but extravagant sumptuous Foods of the group. As the LRJ’s saying goes “United we come, provided we eat”. (waapaaakk!).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN21wkVuEjfm1CST09yJf8ZuvLcu5QXMcXlF7E7UgqBdXfcPeTQJMoVxtD1kI0o3zy-RFEZREppT07nvgY_FnoEcCFyoMOUkcACtZJE2lOcq93mhm_lwE0T24BntOANNQDQXFbgNtbzw/s1600/47397_150462301649056_100000558600119_358719_8140379_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN21wkVuEjfm1CST09yJf8ZuvLcu5QXMcXlF7E7UgqBdXfcPeTQJMoVxtD1kI0o3zy-RFEZREppT07nvgY_FnoEcCFyoMOUkcACtZJE2lOcq93mhm_lwE0T24BntOANNQDQXFbgNtbzw/s320/47397_150462301649056_100000558600119_358719_8140379_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512520465891834754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEos7MIwP6XknyvAtKeSKuWDXCIp4vRPH3isu-h4RyHyv5io9PQkkvwAyJAOF759QEGHVdm6vrwdSMXKVo68ogowMx8yy93i_4XFbRE_aBt-VJYU04vllVGWnpjto9ji9Zp2rg2SC7m8U/s1600/45019_150313874997232_100000558600119_357910_4053629_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEos7MIwP6XknyvAtKeSKuWDXCIp4vRPH3isu-h4RyHyv5io9PQkkvwAyJAOF759QEGHVdm6vrwdSMXKVo68ogowMx8yy93i_4XFbRE_aBt-VJYU04vllVGWnpjto9ji9Zp2rg2SC7m8U/s320/45019_150313874997232_100000558600119_357910_4053629_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512525695256703202" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVWQtN5R7L8aCdPUBIm3dYWuqyL6a260jRNosB6O9yJWt160Ai4zCTEkNzBaeqwnoJ0v1m3moEHK3V2efCzRPSW9QJpzmGlOHgnJMnLdN1QBkerHDqeCmp6HE_kgFuqO_wil8Rb0iRAc/s1600/45253_1524092018573_1122802163_1499088_5047320_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVWQtN5R7L8aCdPUBIm3dYWuqyL6a260jRNosB6O9yJWt160Ai4zCTEkNzBaeqwnoJ0v1m3moEHK3V2efCzRPSW9QJpzmGlOHgnJMnLdN1QBkerHDqeCmp6HE_kgFuqO_wil8Rb0iRAc/s320/45253_1524092018573_1122802163_1499088_5047320_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512519539811927058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>aking a boat ride from <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Davao</st1:place></st1:city> wharf to this precious in the South is an invigorating experience. We stopped over to different <st1:place st="on">Islands</st1:place> from time to time and there we went for a dip to the beautiful marine life and witness the beauty of the corrals. At around 12PM we then went to Babo Santa Island. Our first tiring half of the itinerary was amply rewarded with a hearty lunch. The group feasted on a lechon, baked spaghetti, and bountiful spread of seafood, complemented by a dessert of some vegetables and fruits exclusively in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Davao</st1:place></st1:city>. After eating we then had given away the prizes for the games and announced the winners for the special awards. Joanathan and Donard grabbed the most early bird of the group. Renz and Venus Raj took the award for best in Hawaiian get up.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxQBTab8rzDpHVBMJKmHDGsBkkX5aTT9qsDXl8AMtSMlwgcOi8FJSbtGCBABVglIRkZmFxJhreJHPdTU6Tq8jly2Ju-ssqFdBIwGqwzY5CRoCH5n9IHbmUD64qLfyP38eU1rQ0NqE4yY/s1600/46662_150467508315202_100000558600119_358877_6241232_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxQBTab8rzDpHVBMJKmHDGsBkkX5aTT9qsDXl8AMtSMlwgcOi8FJSbtGCBABVglIRkZmFxJhreJHPdTU6Tq8jly2Ju-ssqFdBIwGqwzY5CRoCH5n9IHbmUD64qLfyP38eU1rQ0NqE4yY/s320/46662_150467508315202_100000558600119_358877_6241232_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512521591433659570" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhfOs5QNx86GZtoZwsAYkVeppbX-Z_Mm5Fax6gPs0nl391IdN_uqJCnuZ9MXHAAnsXT52IAZaTN_0WNt7HGE51XTfDP-F17rcxzq_8pkSd2XQfygNoI4CQz1cMxdOUseykl_8oBMHR_4/s1600/40786_150467114981908_100000558600119_358865_199713_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhfOs5QNx86GZtoZwsAYkVeppbX-Z_Mm5Fax6gPs0nl391IdN_uqJCnuZ9MXHAAnsXT52IAZaTN_0WNt7HGE51XTfDP-F17rcxzq_8pkSd2XQfygNoI4CQz1cMxdOUseykl_8oBMHR_4/s320/40786_150467114981908_100000558600119_358865_199713_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512522806187014354" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUS6b3-dyRkwzycfAYJuCUb-1gaNTbeFjy-XMesrsT-NMqeHQcEKvfpcxC92HXyqmX-ZIt_fspoK2gqUfltjKDOE-4DiZVR8hkqsiKRONWVgk_34uamNQ68AHIP5z3B08tjs1vdTVT8eQ/s1600/40786_150467114981908_100000558600119_358865_199713_n.jpg"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span>till fighting sleep deprivation, but energized by excitement, the group then headed to another <st1:place st="on">Island</st1:place> voyage.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">A section of the ocean has a small high rock platform they used to call the wishing island from where we could jump into the water. It looks intimidating, but if you let go of your inhibitions and fears, Nature will richly reward you with an unforgettable experience.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG30SEBsIAnzL4fUIwWvl-9t-FeN9oU9f6M9qrY4i9X8Qa-Pxsq5IE1FU1H6t1H-FQxj0dhvl1QbgonIxu6ZVUihCTvMaHFuJHhJsOBDgCzP8F55t9I1OGU9jHjCXNsHCmrvbUHGR-WY/s1600/44481_150468641648422_100000558600119_358910_252728_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG30SEBsIAnzL4fUIwWvl-9t-FeN9oU9f6M9qrY4i9X8Qa-Pxsq5IE1FU1H6t1H-FQxj0dhvl1QbgonIxu6ZVUihCTvMaHFuJHhJsOBDgCzP8F55t9I1OGU9jHjCXNsHCmrvbUHGR-WY/s320/44481_150468641648422_100000558600119_358910_252728_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512520005335601394" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YPpWhRF19ko3-MGFbfn-I4ov61BFBHkY8deFPeCU2Wd4mvMsOlQrZGBzm7oraeYYps1rbSBfUKpSHSNsNsF4SZB7R4LZM0o0LI2NBZ5OpaaOEDDTpb5Zc4aii0DNWZyBGh2a-D4LhBY/s1600/45206_150468281648458_100000558600119_358896_105492_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YPpWhRF19ko3-MGFbfn-I4ov61BFBHkY8deFPeCU2Wd4mvMsOlQrZGBzm7oraeYYps1rbSBfUKpSHSNsNsF4SZB7R4LZM0o0LI2NBZ5OpaaOEDDTpb5Zc4aii0DNWZyBGh2a-D4LhBY/s320/45206_150468281648458_100000558600119_358896_105492_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512525983444460466" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;">A</span>t around 5:00Pm we left <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Samal</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Island</st1:placetype></st1:place> with full but heavy hearts, and memories that </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">would always serve as an invitation to come back.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>hat a great holiday that was. A day of relaxation, enjoyment, play, away from the ratrace of the City bonding with people I love. All just pure fun yet still having our God the Almighty at the center of the fun. The culture of Food, Fun, Fellowship, Fotos, and Family were all present. What else can I ask for? I will never forget the joy and the bond we built within the exponents group.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I thank God for this Favor!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">"A<span style="font-size:85%;">s EL ARJAY FB status says: is very much thankful to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000558600119" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000558600119">Hgff YoungAdults</a> family, special mention to Pastor <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1372365042" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1372365042">Joel Acaso</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1827998144" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1827998144">Jude Exodus Revelation</a> , for inviting us to such fun-filled and relaxing island hopping activity!!! We are elated to enjoy such wonderful gifts from God with such wonderful people... Major Major, Power of We, Waka Waka and Pe<span class="text_exposed_show">arly Exponinin (?).. the best!!! 'till next time :))"</span></span></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">"<span style="font-size:180%;">A</span>lways giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." -Eph 5:20 </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">GRATITUDE: Lord help us, your people to live lives that over-flow with thankfulness, always giving thanks to you. :-)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style=""></span></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">ABANGAN! Learning feedback Diary: Isang paglalakbay patungo sa pagsugpo ng espirito ng legalismo. Malapit na!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-60204797270407511972010-08-27T17:22:00.000+08:002010-09-11T22:25:20.437+08:00Major Major Mistake? :-)<a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxQlyq5RCKltx1DuzSeOI_qJNPJafg5hNCzKG2MUhqvDWcYOfoGNJs_NrO3WlkILTMBueKeBtTQ33EZ9emKMQRhZxe7tRyv7_ldIX2ONgdamqe19EPLGmK82wgrmxjT4BQst_ZOFnU6E/s1600/abc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxQlyq5RCKltx1DuzSeOI_qJNPJafg5hNCzKG2MUhqvDWcYOfoGNJs_NrO3WlkILTMBueKeBtTQ33EZ9emKMQRhZxe7tRyv7_ldIX2ONgdamqe19EPLGmK82wgrmxjT4BQst_ZOFnU6E/s320/abc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510390871660848242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="socialize-in-content" style="float: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><div class="socialize-in-button-right"><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- tweetmeme_url = "http://www.dennissy.com/the-major-beauty-queens-blunder/"; tweetmeme_source = ""; //--> </script> After the hostage crisis, Filipinos have shifted their interest in the recently concluded Miss Universe where our own Venus Raj finished as the 4th runner up – the highest since Miriam Quiambao competed a long time ago.<br /><br /><p>But what was surprising was how people were disappointed and tried to put down Ms Venus Raj because of her answer during the Q and A portion of the Ms. Universe. Here is the video of the Q and A</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/diOBeIgzLLo?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/diOBeIgzLLo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p><p><br /></p> She might not have given the best answer to the question but it was really a tough one to answer .People have been focusing and highlighting her Q and A instead of her achievement. I think it is human nature and I think it is sad but I also think it is natural. What do I mean? Let’s have a mental exercise: <p>Tell me what you observe:</p> <p>A. 2+2=4</p> <p>B. 2×2=4</p> <p>C. 2-2=4</p> <p>Most of us would have answered letter C was a wrong statement and only a few of us would have commented that A and B were right – right? Why?</p> <p>Because for us it is easier to spot what went wrong and not what went right. I think this is mankind’s ultimate blunder since the beginning. When God placed Adam and Eve in the garden He told them they could eat of any fruit in any tree except the fruit that is in the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Of the hundreds of good trees, man choose to eat the forbidden fruit thus sin entered the world. The result?</p> <blockquote><p>Gen. 3:6-8 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, <strong>and they realize</strong><strong>d they were naked;</strong> so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, <strong>and they hid from the LORD</strong> God among the trees of the garden.</p></blockquote> <p>Since sin entered the world, man’s relationship with God and with fellow men changed. Concepts like shame, afraid, bad, mistakes, shortcomings, anger, violence, sexuality became an issue. Man chose to disobey and to live in sin. We all have fallen from the glory of God.</p> <blockquote><p><em>Romans 3:10-18 As it is written: “There is no</em><em> one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is o</em><em>n their lips.” “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know.”“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”</em></p></blockquote> <p>You might be as beautiful as Venus Taj or a hunk of a guy like Brad Pitt but one thing remains the same – we all have committed the major major blunder of sinning against God and the penalty of that sin is not just a 4th runner up finish in a beauty contest but an eternity without Christ or what the Bible calls a spiritual death.</p> <blockquote><p><em>Romans 6:23 For the <strong>wages of sin is death</strong>, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. </em></p></blockquote> <p>So how do we try to make up for our own blunder? Well there is no way…..but God did made a way and it is acknowledging His way<em>. </em>After Adam and Eve sinned they hid because of the shame of their sin and disobedience but look at what God did.<em><br /></em></p> <blockquote><p><em>Gen. 3:9 But the LORD God called to the man, </em><em><strong>“Where are you?”</strong> He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and <strong>I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” </strong></em></p></blockquote> <p>God is asking – <strong>WHERE ARE YOU?</strong> And this is the story of the gospel. From Adam and Eve to the story of the lost sheep – God made an all out search for you – yes you with a <strong>MAJOR MAJOR</strong> blunder.</p> <blockquote><p><em>Luke 15:4-7 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety–nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety–nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.</em></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLHiWmh5XDhfcJ2ZV9X6_JjMXTAAQqigMs3pTwHlw1vRW9bcQixshM87qi_sj1pE9rLR_qX4hK4vLT-Gm9rax2jLSQAHJT0eh8ZJBUfkhuybgDgeWrec5Di0ketoqWl33LIuR2OuDzGs/s1600/ab.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLHiWmh5XDhfcJ2ZV9X6_JjMXTAAQqigMs3pTwHlw1vRW9bcQixshM87qi_sj1pE9rLR_qX4hK4vLT-Gm9rax2jLSQAHJT0eh8ZJBUfkhuybgDgeWrec5Di0ketoqWl33LIuR2OuDzGs/s320/ab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510390731972851170" border="0" /></a><br /><em></em></p><p><em><br /></em></p></blockquote> <p>I hope we learn a lesson from the beauty queen. Life is not as beautiful apart from knowing who Christ is and what He has done for us.<em></em></p><p><br /><em></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Credits: pastor Dennis Sy, pep.ph, TV patrol, yahoo images, The Bible</span><br /></em></p><p><em><br /></em></p></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-1907740597898678472010-08-25T17:05:00.000+08:002010-09-11T22:26:17.426+08:00Hostage Crisis - Big Mistake to Correct a Big Wrong Decision-<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-L2xA6FldByzXopBL8isMdv5iKmCWgvY117soUxscZ0p9fQgKmKeYiB2gqzvC29OuIZ3n8HqhdAEal57x3bMpSGbsQ99CVYprxDNtL-p6FD_vlFk1ns9ZO57GKHYwtCBzPxq4WQv8U4/s1600/b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-L2xA6FldByzXopBL8isMdv5iKmCWgvY117soUxscZ0p9fQgKmKeYiB2gqzvC29OuIZ3n8HqhdAEal57x3bMpSGbsQ99CVYprxDNtL-p6FD_vlFk1ns9ZO57GKHYwtCBzPxq4WQv8U4/s320/b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510386606911699554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />With life going great, a great family, a colorful solid police career – Captain Rolando Mendoza’s life took a sudden turn.<br /><br />Mendoza was fired from his post as chief of the Manila Police’s Mobile Patrol Unit in 2008 after he was charged with robbery and extortion, or the so-called hulidap practice of some police of planting evidence and seeking a pay-off from the victims.<br /><br />Mendoza claimed he was innocent and appealed to be reinstated. His sympathetic brother and fellow policeman, SPO2 Gregorio Mendoza, told reporters his brother had grown tired of waiting for justice.<br /><br />Rolando took matter in his own hands. With anger and revenge in his heart, he took a tourist bus hostage and killed 8 foreigners in the process. He also died during the hostage drama.<br /><br />We can easily judge police officer Rolando Mendoza as someone who is violent and crazy. We could also say that he has brought shame to this nation. I don’t know Mr.Mendoza and his past, violent patterns or such. What he was trying to do was fight for justice. he wants his name vindicated. He felt angry at the justice system and that anger compelled him to confront the injustice he experienced. He was angry at the system that he was working with. His anger might be a righteous virtue but how he acted and take matters on his own hands proved to be fatal, futile and stupid.<br /><br />Interestingly, the God of the Bible does get angry like Rolando Mendoza.<br /><br />Deut. 29:24 All the nations will ask: “Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?”<br /><br />Lev. 26:27 -28 “‘If in spite of this you still do not listen to me but continue to be hostile toward me, then in my anger I will be hostile toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.”<br /><br />Jesus also got furious, angry and enraged.<br /><br />Mark 3:5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.<br /><br />If you look at the hostage drama and our lives – we can see a spiritual parallel. Just like Rolando, God has every right to get angry at the sin that was committed against Him. He had every right to destroy and kill us – sinners. It is what we call God’s wrath and it is mention many times in the Bible. We as sinners deserve such treatment.<br /><br />Rom. 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<br /><br />The truth is that everyone but the sinless Jesus merits the wrath of God. None of us deserves love, grace, mercy from God.<br /><br />Ephesians. 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrt7_g5fYxqeWl3219aoB8pkefJkuq34KtYE0kdGC8nk9hLOk5OgDqheW9chFRRaPz7Ij-A3dqYj1WEUPWKw5tqmI-Cinw4huG-H-BpiIP475404rWlgUa4G2KQm6f8uz6iONuA2S1Wo/s1600/a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrt7_g5fYxqeWl3219aoB8pkefJkuq34KtYE0kdGC8nk9hLOk5OgDqheW9chFRRaPz7Ij-A3dqYj1WEUPWKw5tqmI-Cinw4huG-H-BpiIP475404rWlgUa4G2KQm6f8uz6iONuA2S1Wo/s320/a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510385973522435298" border="0" /></a><br />However, God’s anger and wrath and the punishment we deserved is diverted because of God’s mercy which was displayed at the cross.<br /><br />Romans. 5:9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!<br /><br />1Thessalonians. 1:9-10 for they themselves report what happened when we visited you. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.<br /><br />The Bible uses the word PROPITIATION to designate how Jesus diverts the wrath of our angry God from us so that we are loved and not hated. The dictionary defines PROPITIATION as something that appeases or conciliates an offended power.<br /><br />So the question is what appeased God to divert His wrath towards us who deserves death?<br />Romans 3:23-25 (English Standard Version)<br /><br />23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.<br />Hebrews 2:17 (English Standard Version)<br /><br />17Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.<br />1 John 2:2 (English Standard Version)<br /><br />2He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.<br />1 John 4:10 (English Standard Version)<br /><br />10In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.<br /><br />The reason we Christians – forgiven and loved did not end up dead is because Jesus paid the penalty of our sin. Jesus became the payment and it took the cross to appease the wrath of God. I think John 3:16 is the perfect verse to sum up this blog<br />John 3:16-17 (English Standard Version)<br /><br />16“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.<br /><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:courier new;font-size:78%;" ><br />Credits: Pastor Dennis Sy<br /> edition.cnn.com<br /> Getti Images, The Bible<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-759892053382996472010-04-07T13:51:00.001+08:002010-04-08T15:35:09.487+08:00Encouraging Christian Leaders to BLOG :-)<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPftN1s-fxjdW93tXRUNOdYeHELnjaR478GQtj2-HMKuWRYWhHbCuwWjpaxqOdd5hXQtN17U-JMjVSTaaL6zLGp1r-F8tCgco2EPjGx7z8A3OHtKPAe4CGsH90Mqz0ddqPkXnmHtxtKes/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPftN1s-fxjdW93tXRUNOdYeHELnjaR478GQtj2-HMKuWRYWhHbCuwWjpaxqOdd5hXQtN17U-JMjVSTaaL6zLGp1r-F8tCgco2EPjGx7z8A3OHtKPAe4CGsH90Mqz0ddqPkXnmHtxtKes/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457658121477521250" border="0" /></a></h4><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">In this article I want to convince as many Christians as possible to sit down and start a blog today. If I can’t convince <em>them</em>, then I want to convince churchgoers to hound their leader until he does. hehe :-)<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> OK, all that’s overstatement, perhaps. You can still</p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> be a good leader and not blog. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> However, here’s why I think it would be good for us if we did. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">We should blog…</h4><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwnYK01TKe6MpsrDqlYpSDfcz_qq5QnBoy_dB9A7htBwuqk7nyeQ2yrvcLW1MbtOdusNIUeJuckaY8SoXxUMBea4EeZv4LgbuW7pKieDsfm-rvvjJNl5s9LachqPqN7YAaj1AeJCDpcA/s1600/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwnYK01TKe6MpsrDqlYpSDfcz_qq5QnBoy_dB9A7htBwuqk7nyeQ2yrvcLW1MbtOdusNIUeJuckaY8SoXxUMBea4EeZv4LgbuW7pKieDsfm-rvvjJNl5s9LachqPqN7YAaj1AeJCDpcA/s320/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457663761579848738" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">1. …to write.</h4> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> If you’re a Christian Leader, you probably already know the value writing has for thinking. Through writing, you delve into new ideas and new insights. If you strive to write well, you will at the same time be striving to think well. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Then when you share new ideas and new insights, readers can come along with you wherever your good writing and good thinking bring you. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">There is no better way to simply and quickly share your writing than by maintaining a blog. And if you’re serious about your blog, it will help you not only in your thinking, but in your discipline as well, as people begin to regularly expect quality insight from you. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">2. …to teach.</h4><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhge4ZleILuJQVOr4wUFOd61D6QZkjkk3ig-J2bZjLCBs-ZmJmR9lJSrts-F5yiH6Jhg3KFIogTXR_Vvr_zs8s04ovMr_3iMETrvZkHRK441kr8xELAEseqdXMTTbkrKL17Q3KVArYvRCY/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhge4ZleILuJQVOr4wUFOd61D6QZkjkk3ig-J2bZjLCBs-ZmJmR9lJSrts-F5yiH6Jhg3KFIogTXR_Vvr_zs8s04ovMr_3iMETrvZkHRK441kr8xELAEseqdXMTTbkrKL17Q3KVArYvRCY/s320/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457658201348488562" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> Most leaders I’ve run into love to talk. Many of them laugh at themselves about how long-winded they’re sometimes tempted to be. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> Enter Blog. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Here is where a person has an outlet for whatever he didn’t get to say on your cell or small group. Your blog is where you can pass on that perfect analogy you only just thought of; that hilarious yet meaningful story you couldn’t connect to your text no matter how hard you tried; that last point you skipped over even though you needed it to complete your 8-point acrostic topic that almost spelled HUMILITY. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">And more than just a catch-all for sermon spill-over, a blog is a perfect place for those 30-second nuggets of truth that come in your devotions or while you’re reading the newspaper. You may never write a full-fledged article about these brief insights or teaching a whole cell, but via your blog, your people can still learn from them just like you did.<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp_WAQkPn6QKffeLZyt_lP51WCXBtG3alPhhV-r81mhns21ifN-yB0ugq3gFwuzH-KL4ztQCmXLYlGNbPyBmJg1u6_e2_Xj5yHoXxEVpyoTsao6eJtgVtL8o8gFDXPlc1CKLYb1zMfwY/s1600/7.jpg"><br /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">3. …to recommend.</h4> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp_WAQkPn6QKffeLZyt_lP51WCXBtG3alPhhV-r81mhns21ifN-yB0ugq3gFwuzH-KL4ztQCmXLYlGNbPyBmJg1u6_e2_Xj5yHoXxEVpyoTsao6eJtgVtL8o8gFDXPlc1CKLYb1zMfwY/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp_WAQkPn6QKffeLZyt_lP51WCXBtG3alPhhV-r81mhns21ifN-yB0ugq3gFwuzH-KL4ztQCmXLYlGNbPyBmJg1u6_e2_Xj5yHoXxEVpyoTsao6eJtgVtL8o8gFDXPlc1CKLYb1zMfwY/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457661405481278722" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">With every small group session or after cell conversation, a leader is recommending something. Sometimes it’s a book or a charity. Maybe it’s a bed-and-breakfast for that couple he can tell really needs to get away. And sometimes it’s simply Jesus. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">With a blog, you can recommend something to hundreds of people instead of just a few. Some recommendations may be specific to certain people, but that seems like it would be rare. It’s more likely to be the case that if one man asks you whether you know of any good help for a pornography addiction, then dozens of other men out there also need to know, but aren’t asking. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> Blog it. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Recommendation, however, is more than pointing people to helpful things. It’s a tone of voice, an overall aura that good blogs cultivate. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Blogs are not generally good places to be didactic. Rather, they’re ideal for suggesting and commending. I’ve learned, after I write, to go back and cut those lines that sound like commands or even overbearing suggestions, no matter how <em>right</em> they may be. Because if it’s true for my audience, it’s true for me, so why not word it in such a way that <em>I’m</em> the weak one, rather than them?<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGH6UvsZNg1WeZTUapKCJ0Cv36803x8qHVty7iPR-drQMNAjrOW0gm6rdK2mjx18b5VgTeXsqNBrX9gdJql5dk7nnlyJAli9ZIMHkYCNFkwjy_I7o27NEss0QBQhkLKDMj5urM9dpsP4/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGH6UvsZNg1WeZTUapKCJ0Cv36803x8qHVty7iPR-drQMNAjrOW0gm6rdK2mjx18b5VgTeXsqNBrX9gdJql5dk7nnlyJAli9ZIMHkYCNFkwjy_I7o27NEss0QBQhkLKDMj5urM9dpsP4/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457666657752865970" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> People want to know that their leader knows he is an ordinary, imperfect human being. They want to know that you’re recommending things that have helped you in your own weakness. If you say, “When I struggled with weight-loss, I did such-and-such,” it will come across very differently than if you say, “Do such-and-such if you’re over-weight…” </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">If you use your blog to encourage people through suggesting and commending everything from local restaurants to Jesus Christ, it will complement the biblical authority that you rightly assume when you stand behind the pulpit. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">4. …to interact.</h4><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijECyfhmeuCKyf3MRk0Ew5vD8pu_Sbd8lxdU7LW7XvYqfUnFjvEpgWhmEsUjRenR_S9Un4haRgsOLav4ZQ24R3dY6wHrxMMgafJ3d79Wh60kM7-ab3eZu246issAmv3vkcPQixEklNZ5c/s1600/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijECyfhmeuCKyf3MRk0Ew5vD8pu_Sbd8lxdU7LW7XvYqfUnFjvEpgWhmEsUjRenR_S9Un4haRgsOLav4ZQ24R3dY6wHrxMMgafJ3d79Wh60kM7-ab3eZu246issAmv3vkcPQixEklNZ5c/s320/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457660405937187058" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> There are a lot of ways for a leader to keep his finger on the pulse of his people. A blog is by no means necessary in this regard. However, it does add a helpful new way to stay abreast of people’s opinions and questions. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Who knows what sermon series might arise after a leader hears some surprising feedback about one of his 30-second-nuggets-of-truth? </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">5. …to develop an eye for what is meaningful.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqfHMd0oMjCHr585y6S1bn-AIkC1XBaWlSuGe52Vj7TqwVYqXo-gZ9ypigxpmTSQkM51ESDkcVna1v7zJ3QmKaiQ_fzHgiWYJCwHUw-yV-dQTfdGz1RCu_o5oac72yvqnKy3-NpT0PSA/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqfHMd0oMjCHr585y6S1bn-AIkC1XBaWlSuGe52Vj7TqwVYqXo-gZ9ypigxpmTSQkM51ESDkcVna1v7zJ3QmKaiQ_fzHgiWYJCwHUw-yV-dQTfdGz1RCu_o5oac72yvqnKy3-NpT0PSA/s320/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457658273566653026" border="0" /></a></h4><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> For good or ill, most committed bloggers live with the constant question in their mind: Is this bloggable? This could become a neurosis, but I’ll put a positive spin on it: It nurtures a habit of looking for insight and wisdom and value in every situation, no matter how mundane. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">If you live life looking for what is worthwhile in every little thing, you will see more of what God has to teach you. And the more he teaches you, the more you can teach others. As you begin to be inspired and to collect ideas, you will find that the new things you’ve seen and learned enrich far more of your life than just your blog. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">6. …to be known.</h4><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKLKiqpLOQ-EodGjFLsBe9BJ_uSVBb2PJHiTgpeKXu3r4ZoxnoZLzR5UQEz6cutY8A6CYd6dTWhGGI3aRuSjUrUPg6hXkVGK46bS0499hYTmP4gut4DKRAzgfjmVhc6LcRFg_lMp9_k0/s1600/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKLKiqpLOQ-EodGjFLsBe9BJ_uSVBb2PJHiTgpeKXu3r4ZoxnoZLzR5UQEz6cutY8A6CYd6dTWhGGI3aRuSjUrUPg6hXkVGK46bS0499hYTmP4gut4DKRAzgfjmVhc6LcRFg_lMp9_k0/s320/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457660467396361634" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> This is where I see the greatest advantage for blogging leaders. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> Your people hear you teach <em>a lot</em>; it’s probably the main way that most of them know you. You lead on opencells, mentoring, do evangelism etc.<br /></p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">This is good—it’s your job. But it’s not all you are. Not that you need to be told this, but you are far more than your ideas. Ideas are a crucial part of your identity, but still just a part. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">You’re a son and abrother. You’re some people’s friend and other people’s enemy. Maybe you love to play basketball/volleyball. Maybe you hate gulay. Maybe you struggle to pray. Maybe listening to the choir last weekend was—to your surprise—the most moving worship experience you’ve ever had. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">These are the things that make you the man that leads your group They’re the windows into your personality that perhaps stay shuttered when you’re teaching the Bible. Sometimes your people need to look in—not <em>all</em> the way in, and not into every room—but your people need some access to you as a <em>person</em>. A blog is one way to help them. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> You can’t be everybody’s friend, and keeping a blog is not a way of pretending that you can. It’s simply a way for your people to know you as a human being, even if you can’t know them back. This is valuable, not because you’re so extraordinary, but because leadership is more than the words you say. If you practice the kind of holiness that your people expect of you, then your life itself opened before them is good leadership—even when you fail. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><h4 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Conclusion</h4><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0V7NSTvqovOhKLHGWM6dwTzyEHlrchoGIZSjCcpY0GfBrArzRc7p-AR5pfPqsgIMLy4V6VbBoJRuCZ4Tt0YcVtg1NZxhqNpgyuEuofLW4gw-5vFs3wBmV9MsjjwzA_E3kSoW1zgZcGs/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0V7NSTvqovOhKLHGWM6dwTzyEHlrchoGIZSjCcpY0GfBrArzRc7p-AR5pfPqsgIMLy4V6VbBoJRuCZ4Tt0YcVtg1NZxhqNpgyuEuofLW4gw-5vFs3wBmV9MsjjwzA_E3kSoW1zgZcGs/s320/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457660348180352690" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">For most of you, anything you post online will only be a small piece in the grand scheme of your christian leadership. But if you can maintain a blog that is both compelling and personal, it can be an important small piece. </p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;"> It will give you access to your people’s minds and hearts in a unique way by giving them a chance to know you as a well-rounded person. You will no longer be only a preacher and a teacher, but also a guy who had a hard time adjusting with his work last weekend. and etc. People will open up for you as you open up like this for them. Letting people catch an honest glimpse of your life will add authenticity to your teaching and depth to your ministry. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-1273180407802077352010-04-02T21:51:00.001+08:002010-04-03T13:30:24.088+08:00MULING PAGKABUHAY!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhNdjYyA1G72K5J11dg8_8NhikEXHTMIGK2gzBuIYRPu7hSBlegAHQVUBhoi1xLa5PLQg6dYBm6DgWream5qrAORV7qMoi3ubtyy7w8bU-Lvyg7brkuoqFOznOERw4pvjVR4pU3NsVZs/s1600/Rebirth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhNdjYyA1G72K5J11dg8_8NhikEXHTMIGK2gzBuIYRPu7hSBlegAHQVUBhoi1xLa5PLQg6dYBm6DgWream5qrAORV7qMoi3ubtyy7w8bU-Lvyg7brkuoqFOznOERw4pvjVR4pU3NsVZs/s320/Rebirth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455772889237403522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> (Photo by: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:courier new;" ><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.<span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;">.ang pagsusulat ay maihahalintulad sa pagluluto.kelangan ang mabusising pagpili ng mga sangkap(tamang pagbaybay, istraktura, gramatika, balarila, atbp) mula sa Pamilihan ng Salita para mas maging malasa ang anumang ihahain sa mambabasa. sa pamamalengke ng salita, hindi pwedeng "pwede na", walang puwang ang tsambahang pagpili ng salita. at pag naisaayos na ang lahat..ang resulta: isang putaheng malasa, masarap at tunay na babalikbalikan.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >para sa mga alipin ng salita, isang pagpupugay!</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />-Professor Gladys Serafica-</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Isang taon na simula nang ako'y nagpahinga mula sa pag aalaga sa isa sa mga pinaka mahal kong ginagawa. Ang pasusulat.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Mahigit ilang buwan ko na rin itong ninais. Pinrito at niluto sa pagdarasal at ngayon napag desisyonan ko nang buhayin muli ang blog na ito.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Para sa isang manunulat, isang mahalagang bagay ang mga puna ng mambabasa. Dahil sa huli, ito ang magsasabi kung hanggang saan na ang narating mo, at kung ano pa ang mga bagay na dapat mong isaayos.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Kaya naman sa aking pag babalik sa mundo ng blogasperyo, aking ilalathala ang mga kumentong di lamang naging mahalaga para sa akin, nag bigay ng inspirasyon upang bumalik, kung di ang mga bagay na nagpangiti na rin sa akin, at sa inyo.</span><br /><br />Heto po ang mga kumentong iyon:<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" >"There are three articles on your Website we would like to reproduce: "Samal Island hopping," "COPAR turned to a 'Survivor' adventure" and "14-O Christmas party! A big SUCCESS!" Terry showed me a prototype of the first one, "Samal Island hopping." It was very nice, but I said we'd have to ask your permission before we reproduce it. So that is what I am asking you. May we reproduce these three articles?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" >"Samal" had an excellent balance between story and pictures. With the captions you put on the pictures, it was possible to assemble them all in the right order without too much work, putting pictures right above each line from the story.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">May we have your permission to reproduce these three stories, along with your photos contained in them? Saying yes will really help our fledgling charity organization, and ultimately it will save lives.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thanks in advance</span>.</span> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" >-Robin, May 14, 2008-</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" id="fullpost" >"i admire men who are not afraid to show their emotions. for me that is more the real meaning of masculinity, the courage to show your real feelings... very well written! </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" id="fullpost" >kudos!</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>'''</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" >-Anonymous-</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>wow nice play of words...keep it up!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>-Wandering commuter- Incomplete</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>ur as sweet as ever! im dying to see you in person tramz!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>-Raquel- TL poem</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="fullpost" style="font-family:webdings;">Hi. Got your link from a friend, your ideas gave me a jumpstart on a segment I am working on.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="fullpost" style="font-family:webdings;">This will be aired in GMA7 on Saturday.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="fullpost" style="font-family:webdings;">You have good ideas, keep it up.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="fullpost" style="font-family:webdings;">Is it ok if I'm gonna link you to my blog?</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="fullpost" style="font-family:webdings;">Thanks.</span><br /><br />-Lenggai- Chatboard<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"this is great! this adds the many great things in Davao.. how i wish to visit again Davao City not just to eat and smell durian but to see the inner beauty of the city!"</span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;">-Batang Buotan- Central 911</span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"as i was passing <a href="http://profiles.friendster.com/tramz">mart's</a> page while ago, i was struck by this, "does PASSION ends? when COMMITMENT begins?" qouted by him in his friendster profile.does passion ends?and when does commitment begin?what makes a man by the way, if i ask you? fame? money? sexlife? good house? nice pad? gadgets? iphone? nightlife? art? love? why does these things are present in our lives by the way? does theses things contributes a man's growth in society and in God's eyes? lots of questions i've drawn by just reading mart's shout. i realized that if this things screen our lives or passed us, or got our attention our passions begin and our commitment ends. to whom we serve our commitment? God. and what this passion makes us? sinful, dirty, doomed. passion is like a drug, it makes you addicted to it.i think passion never ends. and commitment begins and ends in a short span of time.i dont want to get agains your lifestyle, but its true, if something gets our attention, we forget God. i am like you also, i forget God everytime. everytime. that makes me sad, and i made Him sad too."</span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;">-Surara Blog- Does passion Ends When Commitment Begins<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify; font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify; font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify; font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;">huhu!! i missed those days... :-( ya you're right!!! sana balik nalang ako sa pagkabata! sana ganon nalang ulit! :-) lol</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>-boy tikyo- Tumba Lata</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>pasabta ko! unsa nga mani? mao pud kay mani manang bubot no?? jajaja! amawy jud ka ba! wa kay sama... boy genius!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>-Nicka- BOBOT</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>dude, thanks a billion...</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>I'm bulakenyo learning visaya and this song is awesome (and sad). I don't really intend to sing it in tagalog but I was able to fit the translation to the song. I think you lose the sentiment of the song if you try to sing it using the translated version.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>-Anonymous- Gugmang Giatay</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>hay tarmz....nice jud xa!makahilak man put og rainbows oi..hehehe</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>yeheeeeyyy...clasmate ghapon ta!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>thank for being part of our lives...god bless!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>-Rena- Semester Ender Special</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>txt: hi mart, ngayon lang kita tinawag na mart! nabasa ko yong blog mo! na touched ako dun ha! sana magka clasmate parin tayo para magkaroon ng Part II yong question and answer portion natin! hehe..</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>-Danica- Goddbye and Thank you</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>"hi tramz, kumusta? I was touched by your post, good thing to know that dili ka dalo nga pagkatao, thanks for sharing this story.I know daghan ang nakabasa ani and would realize how blessed they are. This might inspire them to help as well. </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>Nangumusta lang ug nabasa basa."</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span>-Blogkadahan- It' all about Sharing</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;" id="fullpost"><br />Sa lahat ng mga taong dumaan, nagbasa, nagpakyut muna bago nagkumento, maraming salamat. Pagpalain nawa tayong mga alipin ng salita. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Sa mga tagapag subaybay at mga kaibigan ko sa blogesperyo na namiss ako at naiinip sa pag hihintay pasensya na po. Ang mahalag ay ako ay nagbalik.! Pagpalain n'wa tayo ng maykapal.</span><br /><br /><b style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS,Chicago,Sans-serif,cursive;">“Death and Life are in the power of the tongue.” Proverbs 18:21.</span></b> NLT<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-59708637137721007372009-04-02T19:20:00.000+08:002009-04-02T19:38:00.468+08:00BLESSINGS in DISGUISE<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><br /><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p> <a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/130516183"><img style="width: 464px; height: 340px;" src="http://photos-618.friendster.com/e1/photos/81/64/5524618/1_130516183l.jpg" border="0" /></a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We all have problem some big and threatening, some small and irritating. The problems you face will either defeat or develop you depending on how you respond to them. Most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems instead of considering what benefit they may bring.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">God uses problems for your direction.</span> Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction, motivate us to change, or engage us in self-evaluation. Why is God allowing this? Is God trying to get my attention? Sometimes it takes painful situation to make us change our ways. “Proverbs 20:30 says, “Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beating purge the innermost being”.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">God uses problems for your inspection.</span> It has been said that “ people are like tea bags, if you want to know what’s inside them, just drop them into hot water!.” Has God ever tested your faith with a problem? What do problems reveal about you? James 1:2-3 says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">God uses problems for your correction.</span> Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It’s like when as a child your mother told you not to touch the hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of health, money, a relationship, etc. by losing it. As the psalmist said in Psalm 119:71-72, “It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. The low from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands og pieces of silver and gold. “</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">God uses problems for your protection.</span> Problems are blessings in disguise. A man was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His employment was a problem—but it saved Him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when management’s actions were discovered. Joseph told his brothers who sold him, “ You intended to harm , but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives” ( Genesis 50:20).</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">God uses problems for your perfection. </span>When we respond correctly, problems become character builders. God is more interested on your character than your comfort. Your relationship to Him and your character are the only two things you’re going to take with you into eternity. To paraphrase Romans 5:3-4, “ We can rejoice when we run into problems… they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and help us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady.”</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">GOD is at work in your life, my friend, even when you do not recognize or understand it.<br />KEEP THE FIRE BURNING! ahooo! ahooo!<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Credits:<br />scripture reference: NIV<br />pictures: friendster.com<br />From an unknown internet source.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-42532220803052478352009-03-31T18:54:00.000+08:002009-04-06T18:26:52.259+08:00WALANG UNDERWEAR???<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" align="center">“Agad kong hinubad ang aking<span style=""> </span>suot pantaas, kinuha ang aking sinturon at madaling tinanggal ang aking pantalon.”</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/383435246"><img style="width: 351px; height: 260px;" src="http://photos-618.friendster.com/e1/photos/81/64/5524618/1_383435246l.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center">"...natupad na ang pangarap kong BIGBROTHER, surVIVOR, at fEAr Factor experience in one!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; font-family: arial;">Isang dapat ay napaka busing araw ay gumising ako sa di tamang oras. In short late na akong gumising kumpara sa naka schedule kong gising. Tumingin ako sa aking organizer at ito ang bumulaga sa akin</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 86.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -47.25pt;font-family:arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">–<span style=""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->6:00am – devo, 8:30am – birth certificate sa munisipyo, 10:00am gawa ng resume, 1:00PM magbayad sa DMC, print songs, bili ng ng devo notbook, etc… etc..etc…—</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="text-align: justify;">Alas dyes ng umaga na nang ako naka gising! Di ko na malaman ang gagawin! Ano ang una at saan magsisimula. Nakasanayan na, pagkagising at syempre ang unang unang hahanapin ay ang cellphone! Kapa! kapa! Kapa! Hayon ang aking cellphone! at tamang tama sa labing apat (24) na menshe na nasa aking inbox ay may isang nagtxt sa akin galing sa isang kaibigan. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="text-align: justify;">Paulo: Jong, wer ka now? Sabay ta Digos mi ni Ivo.terminal na mi karon.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Nireplyan ko….</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Mart: Huh?! Mag unsa mo didto?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Paulo: graduation sa uyab ni Joseph.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Mart: Huh!? Nganong karon ra man mo nitxt nako uie.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Paulo: Abi man gud namo busy kaayo ka sa imong career! Basta sabay ka?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Mart: Basta naa man kahay kaon didto? Sige hulata ko dira w8!!!!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Translation: ( Isang kaibigan ang nagyaya papuntang ibang nayon: at sumama naman ako kasi may kainan daw!)<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Daling dali akong naligo, nagbihis, kumain at gumawa ng devo. At pagkatapos Pumunta ako sa ecoland terminal. Hayon naabutan ko ang aking dalawang kaibigan na inis na inis kasi ang tagal ko daw. Ang sagot ko naman -tagalized version: “ Bakit kasi ngayon nyo lang akong sinabihan? Na nasa terminal na kayo? Kagigising ko lang! eh kung sinabihan nyo kaya ako kagabi pa? eh <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">sana</st1:city></st1:place> nasa Digos na tayo ngayon ..etc.. etc.. wag nyong painitin ang ulo ko!“<span style=""> </span>haha! At parang nasindak ko pa sila.. ganyan lang yan.. hehe.. reverse psychology ehka nga! Lol!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Agad agad ay sumakay kami ng BUS papuntang <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Digos</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">City</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Habang nasa Bus hayon.. kwentuhan, asaran at kung ano ano pa!. Nang nasa Digos na kami ay dumeretso kami sa CAP ang venue kung saan ginaganap ang graduation ng pinuntahan namin. Pumasok kami at nanood ng graduation ceremony nila ng buong seesion na naka tayo. Wala na kasing upuan. Kahit na masakit sa paa eh di parin<span style=""> </span>ako umalis. Aliw na aliw ako sa mga nagsaslita sa harap.: Ang mga masters of the ceremony, guest speakers, ang mga nag speech etc…. Hindi dahil napaka inspiring ng mga sinasabi o nakaka touch kundi <span style=""> </span>dahil sa mga <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">mali</st1:country-region></st1:place> maling ingles at pagbigkas ng mga salita. <st1:place st="on">Para</st1:place> akong nanoonood ng paborito kong comedy show. Hehehe. Pagkatapos ng seremonya ay napaka exited ko kasi sa isip ko kainan na! Ngunit ako’y nabulaga ng huminto kami sa Jollibee. Hayon at doon pala ang kainan. Isang burger meal na walang cheese ang kinain namin. Masayang masaya naman ang lahat na nagkukuwentuhan. Masaya naman ako kasi kahit papaano eh libre lang yon. Masarap nga ang libre. Kahit anong libre. Hehehe..</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/781774392"><img style="width: 284px; height: 184px;" src="http://photos-618.friendster.com/e1/photos/81/64/5524618/1_781774392l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Sa daan pauwi kasama ang dalwa ko pang kaibigan naisip nilang pumunta muna sa isang isla daw na maganda ang view. Hayon at pumayag naman ako. Bumaba kami sa may Sta. Cruz at doon sumakay ng banka papuntang isla. Pag apak ko sa isla ay napaka saya ko! Wowwowowow!! Wowowwow!! Ako’y napapa Siiinnnggg!.. Nagandahan ako sa nakita ko, isang maliit na isla sa gitna ng karagatan, white sand at napakaganda ng mga cottages. Ako ay agad na naglibot sa buong lugar tinanggal ang aking sapatos at naka paa na <span style=""> </span>parang batang nag tatatakbo sa tuwa. Kumukuha ako ng litrato gamit ang malapit na ma empty batt kong cellphone. Habang ako ay naglibot, naisipan kong ang sarap maligo. Ngunit wala nga sa <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">plano</st1:place></st1:city> ang pagpunta namin sa lugar na yon. Isang pang graduation ceremony nga ang mga kasuotan namin at higit sa lahat wala naman kaming damit na pampalit o kahit tuwalya man lang… Nawalan kami ng pag-asang maligo. Ngunit dahil napaka talino ko nga, sabi nila. Gamit ang napaka galling kong isip, may napaka brilliant akong ideya: “ Bat di nalang tayo mag briefs maligo?! At pauwi wag nalang tayong mag briefs?!” .. Hayon at ang dalawa kong sanguine na kasama ay pumayag naman kaagad sa kanilang pinuno. Hahaha!! Agad kong hinubad ang aking<span style=""> </span>suot pantaas, kinuha ang aking sinturon at madaling tinanggal ang aking pantalon. Nilagay ko sa isang tabi at agad agad na tumalon talon, tumakbo, takbo at naligo sa gitna ng karagatan.. aahooo!!! Im freeeee!! Hahaha.. Sumonod naman ang dalawa pagkatapos ng ilang minuto. Gusto ko sanang kumuha ng litrato sa mga oras na iyon ngunit wala naman kaming dalang digital camera at nawalan ng batterya ang mga cellular phones namin. Hindi na namin yon inisip basta kami ay lumangoy langoy! Tumakbo takbo sa ilalim ng napakalaking buwan at nag luluningning na<span style=""> </span>mga bituwin sa gitna ng kalangitan.haha! ang aliw!! </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/330997704"><img style="width: 442px; height: 301px;" src="http://photos-618.friendster.com/e1/photos/81/64/5524618/1_330997704l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Muntik pang hindi kami makauwi sa gabing iyon kasi nga patay na ang aming mga telepono. Di na namin ma text ang kabilang isla upang kami ay kunin <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">gaya</st1:place></st1:city> nang napagkasunduan. Akala ko talaga ay ma sastcok na kami don ng walang damit at pagkain. Wala na ngang ibang naliligo doon wala pang tindahan. Huhuhu! Buti nalang andon pala ang bata na kasama ng bankero, hinihintay kami. Buti na lang. Edi sana natupad na ang pangarap kong BIGBROTHER, surVIVOR, at fEAr Factor experience in one! haha<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Nang kami ay pauwi at sumasakay ng Bus at taxi nag aasaran kami upang marinig ng mga katabi namin na wala kaming underwear na bumabyahe. Hahaha.. Pwede pala yon. Di naman alam ng mga tao na wala kami non. Hahaha.. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Bago sila umuwi sa mga bahay bahay nila eh pumunta muna kami sa aming bahay at doon nag haponan. Ikinwento naming tatlo sa mga magulang ko ang mga nangyari at nabaliw din sila sa kakatawa. Hahaha! Pero wag nadaw ulitin kasi delikado. Baka matulad kami sa mga ICRC volunteers na, na hostage! Haha!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">MGA LEKSYON:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in; font-family: arial;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Pwede palang maging napakaaliw na araw ang dapat na napaka busing araw.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Magtanong muna kong saan ang kainan, bago pumunta sa malayong lugar para kumain. ( pwde naman akong kumain sa jollibee sa may malapit lang sa amin kesa gumastos pa ng mahigit P160 na pamasahe para lang kumain sa napakalayong branch ng Jollibee.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Magdala ng digicam palagi at extra battery</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Wag gawing comedy show ang isang napaka seryosong seremonya ( pigilan ang tawa)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Higit sa lahat magdala na ng underwear kahit saan man magpunta. Ugaliing Ilagay ito sa bag kasama ang iyong cellphone wallet, panyo, pabango at iba pang personal items.</li></ol><span style="font-family:arial;">Oo nga pala Passig Islet Agri-Ecopark ang pangalan ng isla na iyon.. pumunta kayo don. Balak kong bumalik don kasama ng........... kung sino ang gustong sumama.. yong may panligo na.. hehehe...<br />First time ko palang magtagalog sa blog na ito. hehe.. ok ba? kumusta naman ang tagalog ko? tama ba ang mga barirala, panghalip, pantukoy at kung anu-ano pa?!! hehe.. pinagbibigyan ko lang yong ibang nagsabi na ayaw nila magbasa sa blog ko kasi nagkakaroon sila nang epistaxis. hehe.. at pangalawa na iimpluwenshan nadin ako ni Bob Ong. hehe.. wala lang.. sige.. sige.. hanggang sa muli.. paalam!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">credits:<br />pictures: friendster.com</span><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-22950846624014369642009-03-24T21:21:00.000+08:002010-04-03T13:40:27.608+08:00BCC NEWS TESTIMONY: FULL EDITION<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >I appreciated that what matters in life more than anything is the </span><st1:place style="font-family: courier new; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Kingdom</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">God</st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" > and His righteousness. This is the great purpose in man’s existence. We eat to live and not</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" > live to eat. We live not for thing. Not for the complexity of living."</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> - MART--</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/125770006"><img style="width: 432px; height: 324px;" src="http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/81/64/5524618/1_125770006l.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;">I’m but a simple creation of HIM. A very typical ordinary person. I am the only child in the family so I tend to get everything what I want. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">What I want is what I get! People tagged me as a spoiled brat when I was little.</span> But, despite my parent’s hard work to offer me what I want I can still managed to be insensitive and being rude to them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Before, my relationship with God is not that strong. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">feel that I am a Christian but I don’t actuate what a real Christian does.</span> I am just like any ordinary youth who is all about laughter and fun. I will do about anything to make someone enjoy. Even if that means me making a total fool out of myself or to others. I try not to care what people think about me or what people feel so I try to let things just roll off my back. I'm pretty laid back and like to go with the flow. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Living today is complicated. Many things clutter up our lives and tie us down. I desire everyone to have fun to the extent of engaging to any worldly pleasure. Alcohol, pornography and material possessions. <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Sometimes when you’re young </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">you’re in love, you’re impulsive, and you do crazy things. You hurt people specially those who are so close to you, you easily get weak and frail without God.</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">At some point in my existence, I was so puzzled about my footpath. Though I had everything I want, I still felt empty, unfilled, alone, don’t know where I am heading. I asked God for a direction. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Until God makes the youth reload happen in my life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/874921317"><img style="width: 428px; height: 322px;" src="http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/81/64/5524618/1_874921317l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">But He involves human beings whenever He can. That’s just how He works. I met my spiritual father and cell group. I joined open cell every week. But at first, I was not that submissive to my leader. Sometimes, I am not honest, I tell lies but throughout the process I gradually changed. Open cell molds me to be spiritually mature. One thing that stroked me most was when I was taught with the law. It made me realized who I am.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>I subjected myself in the process, started my pre encounter class and joined the encounter.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Joining the encounter was the most unforgettable experience. I recognized God more deeply, embraced Him, and of course receive direction and understand God’s true purpose for my life. I appreciated my mother and father more. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">That’s the time I received the Holy Spirit. I was renewed and offered my whole being to God and to be an instrument for His works. I gave up myself and gave up my heart for Him.</span> For years I’ve searched for happiness and now the search ends here... because you are my happiness, the missing part of my whole. and now that you’re here, mine to keep, ill never ever let you go. Oh! God thank you! I’m yours. I appreciated that what matters in life more than anything is the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Kingdom</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">God</st1:placename></st1:place> and His righteousness. This is the great purpose in man’s existence. We eat to live and not live to eat. We live not for thing. Not for the complexity of living. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">We celebrate life as God intended it to be in the first place. We were made to serve Him for He alone is the source of true happiness, security and contentment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/370687895"><img style="width: 395px; height: 298px;" src="http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/81/64/5524618/1_370687895l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Christ would have us make first things first, and assures us that things of lesser importance and value will be supplied to each according to His or her need. Now I can trust God enough for my life to simply and solely for Him.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">If we truly serve and trust God a bonus of great blessings will surely draw closer to us. Just last 2008 at 19 years old I graduated college with my bachelor degree and on the same year took the NLE exam. During my review days, a lot of struggles came. Family, friends, and financial problems that tried to cease me. But I remained firm and steadfast all for the Glory of GOD. When I got the board exam result I was so grateful knowing that I passed and a bonus rating of more than what I asked for. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Today at 20 years old with God’s grace I am now a registered nurse.</span> What I am trying to say is that, with HIM nothing is really impossible.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/644050224"><img style="width: 415px; height: 352px;" src="http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/81/64/5524618/1_644050224l.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXegoNZpgqjLL8XriuLIvIXlIK6-8w-26s9SfKnmnx-Gz0ZBG7ipGqm37HfameWieiVj1MszyzUCXqNgWsz_CX3WU52nYvKIg9LolAfoU8jN9HsI7WLdgPgiWv-SEM7Z4QwH0KmhyZzAA/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXegoNZpgqjLL8XriuLIvIXlIK6-8w-26s9SfKnmnx-Gz0ZBG7ipGqm37HfameWieiVj1MszyzUCXqNgWsz_CX3WU52nYvKIg9LolAfoU8jN9HsI7WLdgPgiWv-SEM7Z4QwH0KmhyZzAA/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455781581349341938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemll1DFY0lUiNLNy6rL3fiGPmfOvbKhzZBEDvFV0BD9SZbPT54k4Cugws39hDxJf2W2KPC0DPVHQOg3POZVjS51rIOMEBb5uLXEkw7nXAOTe5Py8oBErs4Unp-CU0Jl7seAiG8aT6hok/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemll1DFY0lUiNLNy6rL3fiGPmfOvbKhzZBEDvFV0BD9SZbPT54k4Cugws39hDxJf2W2KPC0DPVHQOg3POZVjS51rIOMEBb5uLXEkw7nXAOTe5Py8oBErs4Unp-CU0Jl7seAiG8aT6hok/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455781805093447762" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">If you got abundant blessings of course you never want to fail sharing it to everyone. After the encounter, with my spiritual father, I aimed to have five cell mates within two months in accordance of our vision which is wining souls and making disciples but just five days after the encounter God bestowed me the life of my five greatest blessings. Today as I am continuing my process in the post encounter and hopefully towards the school of leaders. I feel so blessed having everything I have and following our vision <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">which is multiplication of spirit empowered leaders serving as agent of change into our community and into the nations of the world.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.friendster.com/photos/5524618/1/820315634"><img style="width: 379px; height: 271px;" src="http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/81/64/5524618/1_820315634l.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">So I am calling all the youth of today, let us together help each other to build a new transformation in this slowly deteriorating world making GOD the center of our lives.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8f6q-tBm7jI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8f6q-tBm7jI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">credits: pictures - friendster.com video: youtube.com<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-38154429081525096832009-03-09T21:07:00.000+08:002009-03-09T21:10:53.593+08:00I'M YOURS!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IwKSh4pfOwFUztvNhNirFkfauSEpcDusLncZnEZQeyb_oD418b-9FPw1FxGZT6NlbP-2qinW2v62tElBWXOFT6nOw24xbn_wagbyhnaGT2oPVIMqnDNL_qBXsKCGlKvbdhqo7r0A10I/s1600-h/030820093607.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IwKSh4pfOwFUztvNhNirFkfauSEpcDusLncZnEZQeyb_oD418b-9FPw1FxGZT6NlbP-2qinW2v62tElBWXOFT6nOw24xbn_wagbyhnaGT2oPVIMqnDNL_qBXsKCGlKvbdhqo7r0A10I/s400/030820093607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311174511084729570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">An ENCOUNTER WITH GOD</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">03/06-08/2009<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> HOPE MOUNTAIN!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-70798050655366987762009-02-20T22:37:00.000+08:002009-02-28T12:55:57.133+08:0039,455 pass Nursing Board<span class="fontheadline"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">669 ADIONG, MART ARMAND ADLAWAN </span></span><br /></div><span class="fontheadline"><br />39,455 pass Nursing Board </span><br /> <span class="fontbyline">By Izah Morales</span><br /> <span class="fontbyline">INQUIRER.net</span><br /> <span class="fonttimestamp">First Posted 10:38:00 02/20/2009</span><br /><br /><!-- End Most Read Plugin --> <p>MANILA, Philippines - (UPDATE 4) At least 39,455 or 44.51% out of 88,649 examinees that took the November 2008 <a class="linkart" href="http://inquirer.cdnetworks.us/inquirer/examresults/NURSE/20090220/">Nursing Board</a> have passed, the Professional Regulatory Commission has announced.</p> <p>Jovie Ann Alawas Decoyna of Baguio Central University topped the board, with 89 percent, the PRC said.</p> The Nursing Regulatory Board (NRB) is headed by Carmencita Abaquin. Members of the NRB include Yolanda Arugay, Betty Merritt, Leonila Faire, Perla Po, Marco Antonio Sto.Tomas, and Amelia Rosales.<br /><br /><br /><br />For complete list of passers click here: <a class="linkart" href="http://inquirer.cdnetworks.us/inquirer/examresults/NURSE/20090220/">Nursing Board</a><br /><br />source: inq7.net<div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-13178431586962719132009-02-16T18:07:00.000+08:002009-03-02T14:35:19.380+08:00<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0); TEXT-ALIGN: centerfont-family:courier new;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">"</span><span id="shoutouttxt" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="font-family:arial;">Starting over is never an easy process. First, you have to kill off the past before hoping to ever move a step forward into the future."<br /><br />....for the PAST</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />THAT'S ALL THERE IS....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />CLOSED.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2653118584_6122ddfa65.jpg?v=0"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2653118584_6122ddfa65.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043826629154826196.post-83741263309942192862009-02-07T17:40:00.000+08:002009-03-09T20:36:39.250+08:00Am I Ready for Love?<div style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >A miracle in my life has come..</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >it feels great!</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >I<span style="font-weight: bold;">'m in a bliss these days, I don't know why.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Maybe because of a new special creation who surrounds me today.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >New friends. New People. New inspiration. New place. New family.<br />New LOVE?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >I know, this new world must not be an accident.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >I know. I know. God must have been thinking about ME ......<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >.......WHEN GOD MADE YOU!</span><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rUpkF9VvpHg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rUpkF9VvpHg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">AMATEUR VIDEO</span><br /><br />(Guy)<br />It's always been a mystery to me,<br />How two hearts can come together,<br />And love can last forever.<br />But now that I have found you I believe<br />That a miracle has come when God sends the perfect one.<br />So gone are all my questions about why,<br />And i've never been so sure of anything in my life<br /><br />Chorus:<br /><br />Oh I wonder what God was thinking, when He created you.<br />I wonder if He knew everything I would need,<br />Because He made all my dreams come true.<br />When God made you, He must have been thinking about me.<br /><br />(Girl)<br />Ooo ooo, I promise that wherever you may go,<br />Wherever life may lead you<br />With all my heart I'll be there too.<br />And from this moment on I want you to know,<br />I'll let nothing come between us,<br />And I will love the ones you love.<br /><br />(Guy)<br />So gone are all my questions about why<br />(Girl echoes)<br />about why<br /><br /><br />Duet:<br />Oh I wonder what God was thinking when He created you,<br />I wonder if He knew everything I would need,<br />Because He made all my dreams come true.<br />When God made you He must've been thiking about me.<br /><br />Bridge:<br />He made the sun, He made the moon,<br />To harmonize a perfect tune,<br />One can't do without the other,<br />they just have to be together.<br />And that is how I know its true,<br />You're for me and I'm for you and my world<br />Just can't be right without you in my life.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">In behalf, Of the whole Youth Reload Family, I would like to congratulate <span style="font-weight: bold;">CHRYSTAL LYNE </span>& Jordan for a job well done! What a standing ovation moment! keep it up! I'm very proud of you! All for the Glory of GOD! Keep the Fire Burning!<br />Ahoo! Ahoo!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">credits: www. youtube.com - video<br /> www.google.com- lyrics</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span></div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">please leave a comment! TNX :)</div>TRAMZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152402957929375889noreply@blogger.com0