tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73562732024-02-27T23:40:55.830-08:00pinaybloodrush...where coming of age is a daily routinepinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-30932798105602457302008-09-04T23:59:00.000-07:002008-09-05T00:00:24.944-07:00DAY1<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">My first night in Maastricht was a disaster.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I rode a cab from the airport not knowing that Maastricht was miles away (boy! that's a big lesson in geography).</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I didn’t get to find my house right away (even if the cab has gps already).</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I have felt the ever-elusive feeling of panic (I rarely panic…it’s not one of the major softwares God gave me). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">When I finally reached my dorm, I cried. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I haven’t cried for a long, long time. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I have never felt so alone, so exhausted. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">It got me thinking…why am I doing this? Of course, the answer didn’t came after a few weeks, (I know, which got you thinking that I have been wondering this foreign city directionless, and yes I was…but not anymore) as I sat down inside my class, listening to the tutor (they don’t call them lecturer here) God made me realize that I am already living one of my wishes, one of the things that I prayed so hard about. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">It was over-whelming, suddenly I get to realized why I am there (or here). </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">It gave me a sense of reason.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">It brought back the same feeling I have when I was in my country. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Suddenly, I am no longer lost.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">No longer exhausted.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Yes, I do miss my life in the Philippines, my family, my friends, my students, chuck and all the things that Manila has, but for now I must admit that being here is worth all the troubles not because its for free and it somehow open doors to the limitless possibility of learning, but because I got back the one thing that I have lost for quite sometime…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">And what is that?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">It’s for me to know and for you to find out ;)</span><br /></span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-59020936253836113972008-02-06T02:09:00.000-08:002008-02-06T02:14:53.959-08:00Greenpeace: Action Speaks Louder Than Words<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DVnMHYqow5Y&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DVnMHYqow5Y&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-72445755853293487102007-08-19T07:31:00.001-07:002008-05-16T08:34:33.207-07:00HATEAs I write this piece I am trying very hard to be polite and not to ruin the thin line of testimony I have in my life. <br /><br />Ever experience depression and you can’t even point out the areas that you feel depressed about? <br />What if it is a mixture of everything that is going on in your life? and you just ignore and ignore and ignore, until such a time that ignoring is no longer good enough.<br /><br />For the past few months I am so angry…no, not angry but in rage. <br />Of everything. <br />I sometimes feel sorry for people around me who would commit the slightest mistake because I would be more than happy to shove it in their faces.<br /><br />The question is why am I in rage. <br /><br />I was asking myself ‘what the hell is happening to me?’ and I would often say to myself, if by any chance, am I/might be a little cuckoo in the head…<br /><br />I hate my situation where in I wanted more but, I couldn’t get anything more.<br /><br />I envy people who has opportunities and use these for their own benefit and if you asses, mankind would have been a little better if they could have at least think of themselves less.<br /><br />I hate that I was born in a third world community.<br /><br />I hate that most Filipina get away with marrying foreign men and act as though they are above everyone else!<br /><br />I hate struggling because of the existing class war. I am not rich so I cannot act as though the world is my oyster and I am not poor so I cannot act as though I am helpless. Damn this flight of the middle class!<br /><br />I hate thinking that at my age I have day job, that I do not excel in this lame excuse for a day job! <br />And I despise the thought that amidst all of the heart aches I cannot resign from my current work because my guilt would get the best of me. <br />But God knows how much I wanted to leave. <br />Its like dragging my feet with a metal ball. I have no motivation, nothing to look forward to, nothing that would give me reason to smile and most of all I know for a fact that I cannot offer anything.<br /><br />I hate my point of view because it is not conventional, it is not intelligent and it is not something that would help me impress people.<br /><br />I hate the place where I am! It is me who is bothered by the entire situation, it is me who feels the burden, it is me who is fearful that every single relationship around me would backfire.<br /><br />I hate the feeling of not fitting in.<br /><br />I hate the paranoia that people talk about me, when in fact, it is true. They talk about me. Every single thing about me and how weak, how dumb and how I do not measure into anything.<br /><br />I hate that idea that I am always being put into a situation where I have to do something and in the end I’d be the bad person, when in reality it is just me that helped them, that wanted to make the situation better, and when the truth would come out I would be the most convenient fall person.<br /><br />I hate that I cannot even put some hate statement in this blog because I know that someday I will regret it.<br /><br />I hate all these feelings and I wanted to get rid of it.<br /><br />It’s a cliché that I would tell you that life is unfair, by now you already know that. And I do not understand myself because I still feel hurt and upset thinking that the concept of ‘unfairness’ is only available to people like me…<br /><br />I have been praying every waking moments that I’d feel better.<br /><br />So far…Nothing.pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-17634191969005729972007-08-19T07:27:00.000-07:002007-08-19T07:29:08.198-07:00emo crapAt first I really liked emotional songs that talks about break up and the likes. For me artists who pioneered this kind of movement was like CS Lewis or John Irving. Men who are born with an ability to enlighten other people…then I get to realize that what he’s doing is a little un-gentleman.<br /><br />Don’t get me wrong I don’t despise him or his kind. Its just that, try to think of it in this manner, a girl broke your heart and you made a song about it and let the global village listen to it, then boys/men would relate to it making it an anthem and directing it to every girl who broke their heart, now that is unfair!<br /><br />I mean come one, you get your heart broken and you get to have…what? album sales, for a therapy, this one ‘awesome’ (imagine me saying this in a sarcastic voice). Its like exploiting something to gain something else. Its not bad if you only exploit yourself but obviously your motivation in creating a song is the woman, who is nameless and faceless but you used her so that you cant generate a song that would ease the pain that you are feeling.<br /><br />You get your heart broken and you’d have legions of fans adoring you and looking at you as the voice of their generation, now that’s remarkable. Love and getting your heart broken is something that everybody had experienced (or will experience) it is inevitable, it will happen. What you’re doing is like kissing and telling only it is not the kissing that you are narrating but more of the ‘breaking’, heaven’s what is the difference?!<br /><br />You get your heartbroken so its okay to practically trash the character of the woman whom you think caused you pain. Sure, sure you didn’t name names but don’t you think that the person would get it? That her guilt would probably get the best of her?<br /><br />If this is the case, I believe that most of the song is self serving.<br />It is but a product of temporal hate that needs to be channeled but unfortunately was directed to a wider audience who does not truly get the meaning of the song because it is SUBJECTIVE.<br /><br />Perhaps you people are too emotional because you lack sleep. Go to bed.pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-72468661082440815232007-08-13T09:10:00.000-07:002007-08-13T09:11:28.807-07:00heartbrokenYou want to know what a heart break is?<br />Its not when your long time crush finally had a girlfriend and its not you.<br />It’s not about your boyfriend finally realizing that he doesn’t love you anymore.<br />It’s not even you realizing that the one you love will never love you back.<br /><br />Heartbreak is when you realize that the quest for knowledge is finally over. That the time and tide does not truly understand the ache and the pain of not being able to max out the opportunity of learning something everyday.<br /><br />Heartbreak is when the passion that you have all dried up. Not because you ran out zeal or enthusiasm, but because your students does not find you interesting enough. And they are not even discreet about it. As though, every time that they would deliberate tell them something substantial but they turn the other cheek.<br /><br />A heartbreak is realizing that you wanted to be the one who would make the ripple that would cause change in the society and then realizing that nobody wants to join your ripple. That what you are saying every waking hour is as good as dozing off.<br /><br />Heartbreak is when you realize that you need to get out of the institution because the students does not share the same sentiments much more vision of how you want them to be.<br /><br />Finally, heartbreak is knowing that you wanted them to be a better person but they refuse to be one. I wanted them to be exceptional. Outstanding. Far more better than me.<br /><br />I have been heartbroken.<br />Many, many times.<br />And I am tired.<br />And I am suffocated.<br />And I need a reason to stay in this universe.<br />…But I cant.pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-48958836740501093902007-08-09T08:31:00.000-07:002007-08-09T08:34:16.507-07:00stagnantThe feelings I have for the past few months seems to be vague and fuzzy.<br /><br />This is the period of my life that I suddenly felt unsure of many things and that I finally came into admission with the thought that I am not exceptional. I have come to admit that I am just like any other soul…Normal. Typical. Average. Mediocre.<br /><br />I have just finished reading Ephesians 1: 7 to 10 and I felt a little secured. It reminded me of a what blessed hope is. That even if all things fail, I still have the God.<br /><br />I really wanted to be refreshed and go back to the way I was before but it seems very hard. I often think about the idea that had I known that this is the way it feels to be away from the Lord I could have been more careful. More sensitive. <br /><br />In some instances I would be like a charged magnet, not letting go of Him. But I let go. I failed. I failed miserably.<br /><br />If you are reading this and you cannot relate, it is not your fault, it is more of an outlet for me (in fact all I wanted is for Him to read this, but I know that even before I wrote this He already knew that I will be writing this, and then therefore He knows the desires of my heart) I wanted to go back to the way it was before with Him but I don’t know how. <br /><br />In the first place it was my fault that I am so far. I wanted to be carefree again, pleasing nobody but Him, thrive in his words, live the way He wanted me to live…<br /><br />Being a believer (if that is the proper way to address it) is hard than most people could imagine, it’s a roller coaster and the safety belt that you have is your faith. <br /><br />I pray every waking moment that I could be worthy of being His child again.<br /><br />No answer yet. Or maybe nobody is worthy. <br /><br />I feel so dumb.<br /><br />Ps. but its okay great people are not always wise.<br />And even if I don’t get it I have the word of God to live by “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psalms 30:5)”pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-90893083026164331392007-08-04T07:27:00.000-07:002007-08-04T07:31:31.932-07:00miserable comebackAs I write this piece I have been walking like a zombie for days. I have no idea if by any chance you have had experience this feeling of ‘uncertainty’. For six years I have been teaching college students and then suddenly one morning I felt as though I am no longer effective.<br /><br />I know that this may sound a little immature or even shallow but I feel as though my honeymoon with teaching is over.<br /><br />I have taught hundreds of college students. Each I tried my very best to have personal relationship. Each subject I teach I make it a point that I would put my heart into it. Every lecture that I will deliver is carefully thought of and that every possible question that my students might ask me I carefully plot down.<br /><br />Then one morning, I just realized…I am no longer effective.<br />My students are bored.<br />My preparation is not enough.<br />My thoughts are unacceptable.<br /><br />I feel lost. A few years ago I would often joke about the ‘fact’ that I’d grow old teaching and that I might even die while teaching.<br /><br />And then suddenly, like a thief, my passion, my direction was snatched away from me.<br /><br />I don’t know what to do.<br /><br />As if I am waiting for God to just tell me, give me specific instructions on what to do with my life.<br /><br />I don’t know which is more scary-<br /><br />That I finally knew that teaching is not for me or å<br />That after teaching what will I do.<br /><br />* chuck thank you sa laptop. may outlet na uli ako.pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1141380332149624222006-03-03T02:05:00.000-08:002006-03-03T02:05:36.913-08:00No more chernobyls!<p class="teaser-para"><br /> <br /> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" id="chernobylSlidesow" align="" height="188" width="430"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/assets/flashes/chernobyl-000358.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/assets/flashes/chernobyl-000358.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" name="chernobylSlidesow" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="" height="188" width="430"><br /></object><br /><br /> </p><br /><p class="style1"><strong><a href="http://ctk.greenpeace.org/gp-en/ctk-collectors/respond?item_id=2047368&obj_skin_id=51%20to%20">Click here </a></strong>to speak out and say NO more nuclear, NO more Chernobyls! </p>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1131462796155526472005-11-08T07:12:00.000-08:002005-11-16T06:24:14.113-08:00Let's Go 10% by 2010<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Global warming is real and its impacts will only get worse unless we embrace clean energy. Renewable power from the sun, the wind and modern biomass provides less than 1% of the energy needs of the Philippines today.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">To help stop global warming, we need to switch to renewable energy and to increase energy efficiency.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">WE NEED TO TELL THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT OF THE URGENCY TO HAVE 10% OF OUR COUNTRY'S ENERGY TO BE COMING FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BY 2010. LET'S GO 10% BY 2010! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://greenpeace.org.ph/">http://greenpeace.org.ph/</a></div>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1131462585587380432005-11-08T07:07:00.000-08:002005-11-16T06:26:37.043-08:00rainbow warrior<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Greenpeace flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, is on an 10-week tour of Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">It's mission: To sound the alarm in Asia about dangerous climate change, the single biggest environmental threat faced by our planet today.Dubbed the Asia Energy Revolution Tour 2005, this tour will see the Rainbow Warrior sail through the Asian region to campaign for the rejection of dirty energy sources, particularly coal, and to promote clean and renewable energy alternatives like wind, solar, hydro and modern biomass.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">In the following weeks, the Rainbow Warrior will take us on a journey around Asia as we endeavor to publicly challenge climate criminals and their funders to shift their support to cleaner, safer and renewable energy projects instead of climate-destroying fossil fuel projects.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">visit </span><a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/en/asia-energy-revolution/"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">www.greenpeacesoutheastasia.org </span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">or </span><a href="http://www.asiacleanenergy.org/"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">www.asiacleanenergy.org</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">for more info</span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1131170965696060362005-11-04T22:05:00.000-08:002005-11-16T17:29:41.100-08:00PMS (definitely not pre-menopausal syndrome)<span style="color:#99ff99;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><strong>Fact: </strong>I was truly disturbed when a couple of my students (actually they are my cell mates)told me that ‘some’ of my students are ‘afraid’ of me. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">The truth is I am not a ‘terror’ teacher. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">In fact I am the complete opposite. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">I always smile (well, smile is an understatement, laugh would be more appropriate!). </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">I try to teach ‘everything’ I know in a subject and make it fun at the same time. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">So when I threw back the question ‘why?’ (my life is full of why’s), my cell mates replied ‘kasi po mam NAKAKATAKOT daw po yung conviction nyo! Ang tama ay tama ang mali ay mali!’ </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Hmmm…wait- was that suppose to be positive, how come it was in my negative bracket?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Then that night while studying my lessons, I came to a realization (again) that, that news was slowly (but surely) making me sad…it all started with my conviction on how college students ‘should not partake on the practice of premarital sex.’</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">I was really on fire in discussing it, that unintentionally I might have hurt them. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">I am sorry that I hurt their feelings but this becomes a logical assault, you are only hurt if you or someone close to you practice the said activity.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">I am NOT sorry for sharing my conviction, it’s about time they hear uncompromising stand about PMS (definitely not pre-menopausal syndrome), that even if the media ‘brainwashed’ them, the youths by telling them that engaging in this activity is ‘normal and healthy’ it is NOT.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><strong><u><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Every young woman is worth waiting for.</span> </u></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">What I don’t understand is that during my ethical discussion on this matter they would bombard me with answers like ‘E mam, bakit po si Samantha sa Sex and the City OK lang?’ upon hearing this I was instantly passionate on what I believed in. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">How could you compare a Filipina with fictional characters from a first world country TV show that knows nothing about God’s teaching? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">How could you even use the TV show with a title Sex and the City as a guide to your life? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">And How pathetic can you get upon labeling the issue of PMS as something ‘na OK lang!’ this is not a pair of jeans, this is your future, your principle and your HUMANITARIAN stand!Truly, media has been an element of stupidity. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Let me give you a concrete example:</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">1.they have a summit on safe sex. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Why safe sex? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Because they are concern with population explosion and sexually transmitted diseases. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Huh? What about the thought that it should NOT be safe sex but NO sex until you get married.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">2.they try to feed on the hunger of the youths regarding how it is important to share your life with one guy/girl because of love. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Huh? What about the idea of gaining friends, enjoying life, knowing who they are. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Ever wonder why most young women end up looking like their boyfriends? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">It is because they don’t have their own personality, identity because they are busy jumping from one relationship to another, so what they do is they adapt their boyfriends persona out of pleasing the guy and out of the concept of 'compatibility'and forget about their own being.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">3.they feed on the false fact that true love is all about electricity when you hold hands, freezing time and uncanny adaptation with each other. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Huh? True Love is letting God write your love story.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">It is very hard for me to make my students believe the facts that I am encouraging them to consider, they look at me as a twenty something ‘straight edge’ individual that is a tough act to follow (well, atleast that is how i view it). </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">What they don’t understand is that even God has been telling us ‘not to befriend the world’. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">A friend of the world is definitely an enemy of God. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">I think I make life look boring. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">At least for them, but then again, just what I have claimed before, EDUCATION WILL NEVER BE A COMPROMISE.</span></span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1131170338543553282005-11-04T21:54:00.000-08:002005-11-04T21:58:58.556-08:00re-issue...courting rituals<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">because my friends want to read it again, but they are too lazy to open my archives...</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">enjoy!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">other stuffs you can do while looking for potential bf's </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen kung sasabihin ko bang mahal kita maniniwala ka? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: hindi. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen pwede ba kitang ligawan? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: ngayon na? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen coffee tayo... </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: tanga! tao tayo... </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen may pag-asa ba ako? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: kanino? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen dadalaw sana ako sa inyo mamayang gabi... </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: bakit?!!! sino ang may sakit? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen pabayaan mong patunayan kong mahal kita... </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: hindi ok lang wag na...ayos lang </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen naalala kita pag naririnig ko ang 'it might be you' </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: blag! (hinimatay ako nun!) </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen first love kita... </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: talaga? GUY: oo.. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: nakakainis 'no? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen ano ang ideal date mo? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: hindi ikaw. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">*again my personal favorite </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">GUY: jen nood tayong sine... </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">JEN: sige...kasama ka ba? </span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1131168232395118862005-11-04T21:23:00.000-08:002005-11-04T21:23:52.410-08:00testing...testing<a href="http://avatars.yahoo.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://lookup.avatars.yahoo.com/wimages?yid=jderillo&size=large&type=jpg" width="150" height="235" border="0" alt="Yahoo! Avatars" /></a><br /><br />what do you know it works!pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130940571427737862005-11-02T06:07:00.000-08:002005-11-02T06:09:31.440-08:00battle cry of a not-so-conventional pinay<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">Today, after the slasher cup incident I have decided to declare to the entire blog-o-rama universe my battle cry (<em>A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members </em></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><em>of the same military unit. These cries can serve many purposes, including inspiring those otherwise inclined to stay back, promoting a sense of esprit de corps, communicating to friends that they have support and terrifying the enemy troops</em>).<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Here it is…in no particular order-</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>* </strong>I believe that fear is not a disease of the body but it is something that kills the soul. </span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>* </strong>I have always been battling for the concept that a woman is the companion of a man, gifted with equal mental capacities. She has the right to participate in the minutest details in the activities of man, and she has an equal right of freedom and liberty with him.<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>*</strong> I strongly agree with the concept that whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love, if possible kill him with your kindness.<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>*</strong> I have been advocating that one should live as if you were to die tomorrow, thus l earn as if you were to live forever.<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>*</strong> And I have been delighting myself unto the Lord for he shall give the desires of my heart (and even if he doesn’t I would still delight in Him).<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>* </strong>I am Definitely ASLAN'S NUMBER ONE FAN--- (for those who cannot relate please see Chronicles of Narnia)</span></span></span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130939923512855832005-11-02T05:35:00.000-08:002005-11-02T05:58:43.596-08:00slasher cup<strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Today I got my bag slashed.</span></strong><br /><p><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Yup you heard me right.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">SLASHED. RIPPED OFF.</span></strong></p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I lost <strong>ALL my ATM, ALL my Identification cards and my Cheque </strong>(honorarium).<br /><br />I was really dumbfounded when I saw the right side of my bag with a slash as big as my wrist.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Initially, when I checked the contents of my bag I was really happy that my wallet and my cell phone was there.<br /><br />It took me a while to realize that my </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>card holder was not there.<br /></strong><br />I felt weak on my knees.<br /><br />At the end of the day I just realized that what I have been holding unto has been realized <strong><em>“All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according </em></strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>to His purpose” </em></strong>Romans 8:28.<br /><br />It made me think of God as the Creator of the universe who yearns for us to know Him.<br /><br />Silly as it may seem, you might think that amidst the <strong>undesirable experience </strong>that I had I think of this, some might say that I have this false stand.<br /><br />But nope.<br /><br />This is oh so real!<br /><br />It is His desire that we rely on and experience His strength, love, justice, holiness and compassion. So He says to all who are willing, "Come to Me." </span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Unlike me, God knows what will happen tomorrow, next week, next year, the next decade. He says, <strong><em>"I am God, and there is no one like me, declaring the end from the beginning." </em></strong>Isaiah 46:9<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">He knows what will happen in the world. More importantly, He knows what will occur in my life and can be there for me or you, if you've chosen to include Him in your life.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">He tells us that He can be <strong><em>"our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble." </em></strong>Psalm 46:1<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But one must make a sincere effort to seek Him. He says, <strong><em>"you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." </em></strong>Jeremiah 29:13<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But that doesn't mean that those who know God will escape difficult times.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">They won't.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I did not. And I can say that I know God.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">One example is what happened to me when the ‘incident’ occurred I was not exempted but one thing that is different about this event is that there is peace and strength that was brought about by God's presence.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">One follower of Jesus Christ put it this way: <strong><em>"We are hard pressed on every side, but </em></strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed." </em></strong>2Corinthians 4:8-9<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Reality tells us that we will experience problems in life.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">However, if we go through them while knowing God, we can react to them with a different perspective and with a strength that is not our own.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">No problem has the capacity to be insurmountable to God. He is bigger than all the problems that can hit us, and we are not left alone to deal with them.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">God's Word tells us, <strong><em>"The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them." </em></strong>Psalms 145:18-19<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Jesus Christ told His followers these comforting words: <strong><em>"Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not fear; you are of more value than many sparrows." </em></strong>Matthew 10:29-31<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">If you truly turn to God, He will care for you as no one else does, and in a way that no one else can.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Tomorrow I have to go and get a notarized letter so that I can get my ID’s and ATM replaced then have to inform the finance department to cancel my cheques.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><u>Definitely a lot of work.</u></strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">The good news…<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>Sanctification.</strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><u><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">*Thank you MARK DE GUZMAN.</span></strong><br /></u><br /> </span></span></span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130751266704950682005-10-31T01:32:00.000-08:002005-10-31T01:34:26.706-08:00clean energy<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Global warming is real and its impacts will only get worse unless we embrace clean energy. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Renewable power from the sun, the wind and modern biomass provides less than 1% of the energy needs of the Philippines today.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">To help stop global warming, we need to swicth to renewable energy and to increase energy efficiency.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">WE NEED TO TELL THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT OF THE URGENCY TO HAVE 10% OF OUR COUNTRY'S ENERGY TO BE COMING FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BY 2010. LET'S GO 10% BY 2010! </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Please visit </span><a href="http://www.asiacleanenergy.org/starpower/"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">http://www.asiacleanenergy.org/starpower/</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Sign the petition!</span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130750992335520882005-10-31T01:23:00.000-08:002005-10-31T01:29:52.343-08:00what to expect when you are expecting? (definitely not for pregnant women)<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Hayyy! Again what is with women and relationship?<br /><br />Why do I have a burden in explaining to women that there is a <strong>NEED </strong>to wait for that special person, that the supposed significant other is God Sent.<br /><br />So, I came up with several <strong><u>‘expectation silhouette’</u></strong> for women who at least understands the virtue of waiting. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>1.expect that it would take time for the guy to arrive. </em></strong><br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because if he would be special he has to be prepared, and I mean prepared, in all areas physical, emotional and spiritual.<br /><br /><strong>Preparation takes time</strong> (according to the dictionary prepared means Made fit or suitable).<br /><br />Preparation is synonymous with foundation, groundwork, grounding and training. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">What is the common denominator of these words?<br /><br />TIME. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>2.expect that the guy would not be signed, sealed and delivered in your doorsteps if you fall in any of the following status- </strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">a.studying<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">b.if you are a <strong>draper</strong> (meaning you value his point of view over yours, to the point that you end </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">up being ‘his dummy’)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">c.if you don’t have you’re identity yet<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">d.if you haven’t fulfilled your purpose yet (this means you have to know your purpose!)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">e.if God did not gave you his <strong>GO</strong> signal (believe me if you are in synchronicity with God you would know!) </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>3.expect that the guy would come in a perfect timing. </strong><br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because God wants you to appreciate him fully. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>4.expect that the guy is everything that you would ask for.<br /></strong><br />God will not give you somebody that you wouldn’t like/love.<br /><br /><strong>He is your creator he knows what you want. </strong></span></span></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Hello!</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>5.expect that the guy would respect you and value your opinion as an individual . </strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">How could he respect and value your individual opinion if you don’t have any?<br /><br />This means that you need to be an individual first! </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>6.expect that the guy would be somebody whom your parents would approve of.<br /></strong><br />Because he would value not only you but as well as the people whom you love. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>7.expect that the guy would complement your attitude, point of view and goals. </strong><br /><br />If he is God sent the room for adjustment would be not that hard, because the timing is perfect.<br /><br /><strong><em>Are you not tired of adjusting on the mood of the guy and practically disowning your disposition? </em></strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>8.expect that the guy to contribute on your growth.<br /></strong><br />In all areas. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">Waiting is hard.<br /><br />But let me post you this question, <strong>between waiting and being a volunteer of failed relationships, which is harder? </strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">I do not impose these things because I am afraid of being hurt, it is just that I have so much faith in God that I would entrust him my future.<br /><br /><strong>Faith is believing even if you don’t see it. </strong><br /><br /><strong>Faith is not faith until it is the only thing you are holding on to. </strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Do not confuse love with romance.<br /><br /><strong>Romance was defined as a dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real, </strong><u>now tell me do you want to be associated with that kind of term? </u><br /><br /><strong>A lot of women today do not even experience love and yet would go on as far as having a relationship...why?</strong><br /><br />They like the facade.<br /><br />They enjoy the phony feeling of being 'special'.<br /><br />What happens if reality checks in?<br /></span><br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">'Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see'</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Heb. 11:1</span></em></strong>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130750277339092252005-10-31T01:15:00.000-08:002005-10-31T01:18:43.526-08:00compromising education<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I was once alarmed by the fact that a ‘talk ‘ have been circulating about me that I terribly give ‘low’ grades.<br /><br />At first I was disturbed, because it’s not tru.<br /><br />Really.<br /><br />I mean as far as I know I give grades in accordance to what they deserve.<br /><br />I am not saying that most of my students are ‘slow’ or ‘stupid’, but </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>the reason why they are in school is because they have to ‘learn’ and to have ‘sky rocketing grades’ are just secondary.<br /><br /></strong>I know that some might react and tell me that getting high grades is part of their ‘university life’ but at least try to grasp this- </span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>how many students come to school to actually learn? how many students come to class to ‘graduate’? to get their diploma?<br /></em></strong><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><u>You see students in this generation are far more concern on the ‘numbers’ they get (grades) than the actual learning experience.<br /></u></strong><br />In fact, I would always end my lessons early not because I want to but because there are no students who asks me questions that would produce a worthwhile ‘intellectual intercourse'.<br /><br />They want the objective/definition side of the lesson.<br /><br /><strong><u>I believe that ‘education is not a compromise’. </u></strong><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>You go to school to learn and grades are just a prima facie on how you actually performed during the semester.<br /></em></strong><br />Kids these days get high grades because they resort to ‘</span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>not so’ good techniques in claiming what they think they deserve.<br /></strong><br />They loose their integrity and their humanity because they act as if it is the only option available.<br /><br />They thought professors never notices the way they tilt their head to look at their classmates answer.<br /><br />On how they centralize their eyes on the person whom they think has the right answers.<br /><br />I mean they party the night before and then they also want to get high grades the next morning?<br /><br />They want the best of both worlds; the word priority doesn’t mean anything to them? </span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><em>kung makakahamig- hahamig.<br /></em><br />So my solution to that is to always give essays or analysis for examination.<br /><br />One teacher asked me </span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><em>‘diba mahirap yang chekan?’<br /></em><br />I answered <em>‘yup, but this is the only way I could motivate my students to speak their minds’ </em>then my colleague answered <em>‘pano kung daanin ka sa chika?’</em> so I answered back <em>‘chika o hindi I’d still get an ounce of what they think’. </em><br /><br />Education can never be a concession, a kid should get the grade that he/she deserves, I am not saying that teachers should not give them ‘considerations’ in the numerical sense but I think it would be better for the students to walk tall knowing that the grades they have is something that they actually earned.<br /><br />A lot of students seek their teacher’s favor because they want an easy way map for the semester, what they don’t get is that if the teachers liked them personally, the expectations from the professor becomes higher, leaving a little for consideration.<br /><br />So the key, <strong>make learning the priority. </strong><br /><br />You are <strong>NOT</strong> in school to graduate; <strong>you are in school to learn the utmost knowledge your brain can handle.</strong></span></span></span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130749634870767872005-10-31T00:54:00.000-08:002005-10-31T01:07:15.336-08:00the problem is...<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">We look at problems as a thing that holds us back. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">As an event that makes us weak. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">As something that would manifest how bad we can be. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I disagree. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I believe that problems-<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>1. Makes us strong. </strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">True.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">You have heard this before, but what I want to emphasize on is the idea that <strong><em>‘strength is </em></strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>NOT measured by how you stood up or how you voice out your beliefs’. </em></strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">From what I understood </span><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">‘strength is best demonstrated through obedience’.<br /></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Obeying is a very rare character for an individual, it is very natural for a person to be rebellious specially if things would not go his way, but being obedient is a </span><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">VIRTUE.<br /></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">How hard is it to just stand there follow God’s will while you are being bombarded with problems, problems that you feel you do not deserve?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">How hard is it to just be still when you know that you have every opportunity to manipulate things in your favor?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">And worst how hard is it to follow orders from the <strong>‘boss’</strong>, orders that you think will not work for you?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>Those scenario makes you strong.</strong> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>2. It makes us happy. </strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I am not insane.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">It is true.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Try to grasp this.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">If God gives you problems, this mean that He cares for you because He wants you to know how resilient your faith is.<br /></span><br /><strong><u><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">He does not give you problems to test your faith.<br /></span></u></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">He already know it.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">He made you, remember?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But on the other hand, <strong>YOU</strong> do not know the extent of your faith.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">It is for you and you alone.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">So that you may find out how faithful you are and also realize where your faith is placed.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Don’t you find it liberating every time there are problems that will be solved in His name.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Doesn't that make you appreciate the state when you DON'T have any problems?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Does that not make you happy? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>3. It allow God to move into our lives. </strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">The biggest solution that one can provide in solving his problem is surrender.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">How hard is it for an individual to say <strong><em>‘Lord, go ahead…your will be done’</em></strong>…<em>pretty hard huh? </em><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But we must realize that God wants us to stop and enjoy life, sometimes we are so caught up with what we want that we forget what life is all about and worst we forget Him.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>4. It tests our faith. </strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Of course, the best avenue to test our faith in God is through problems, sometimes I admire the faith demonstrated by people, </span><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">if only they know where to place it.<br /></span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Our faith should not be placed on people, events or things.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Worst your faith should NOT be <strong>‘faith in faith’</strong> it should be <strong><u>‘faith in God’</u></strong>.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I encounter people that would say <em>‘hindi kaya natin ito’</em>…it would be better if it would be <strong><em>‘hindi kaya natin ito…if it is God’s will’</em></strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>5. It brings wisdom. </strong><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Everybody desires to be wisdom-full (just like Yoda).<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">To have the ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But remember that God gave you wisdom out of training, through the problems you have encountered so that you would be a blessing to other people.<br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Do not deprive them of that, make use of God’s gift.<br /></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><em>Palagay nyo paanong naging matalino si yoda? </em>through reading? </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Come on! </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Youhave seen Yoda fight! </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">The bottom line is let us enjoy the problems we have.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I know that you think that there is something terribly wrong with my statement.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I know that would be hard but keep this in mind.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But believe me you will get something beneficial from it.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">We can look at it in two perspective-</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>First,</strong> if it is from God, he wants us to be better in all areas, and how good is it to realize that we are having this battle side by side with God</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>Second, </strong>if it is from the enemy I believe it is a signal that we perform God’s task efficiently because we are becoming a threat to the dark side <strong><em>(naks!).</em></strong> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Let me leave you with this scripture- </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><div align="right"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you maybe mature and complete, not lacking anything.</em></strong><br /><strong>james 1:2-4</strong></span></span></span></div>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130748612166775722005-10-31T00:46:00.000-08:002005-10-31T00:50:12.926-08:00internal values should manifest in action<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Most people would label as somebody who is under the category of <strong><em>‘manang’</em></strong>. I really don’t mind.<br /><br />Seriously.<br /><br />I am proud to be a <strong><em>‘manang’</em></strong>.<br /><br />Even my sister would label me the same.<br /><br />I don’t wear anything that is provocative.<br /><br />I don’t go for the typical ‘aggressive’ behavioral pattern of women.<br />In fact I disapprove of it.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><u>And most of all I don’t march around pretending to be somebody I am not.<br /></u></strong><br />What for?<br /><br />So that guys would find me interesting?<br /><br />Compelling?<br /><br />What do I mean?<br /><br />Most girls in this generation tend to look at themselves in a <strong><em>‘noninterventionist </em></strong></span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>yet so disapproving’</em></strong> manner.<br /><br />Allow me to elaborate.<br /><br />I have been really aching for the longest time re: my students who can’t live without </span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">‘boys’ on the side.<br /><br />Girls who jumps from one relationship to another.<br /><br />Girls who tries so hard to be different every single day so that they can stand out </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">and get noticed.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>Standing out is good but the questionable part is the motive.<br /></strong><br />In fact I have witnessed a couple of heartbreaks.<br /><br />Tons of disappointments.<br /><br />Oodles of wasted friendship.<br /><br />And the more I tell them to <strong>‘wait for the one God is sending you’</strong>, the more impatient they become.<br /></span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Sad to say that girls in this generation badly needed a security check.<br /><br />Meaning they need boys to feel accepted.<br /><br />They have this hallucination that they cannot be happy if there is no guy beside them to</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"> assure them that they are beautiful, attractive and most of all to tell them that they </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">are not alone, that they have somebody who would take care of them.<br /><br />Some one who would love them. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">And so they think.<br /><br /><strong>News Flash.</strong><br /><br />Its just one <strong><u>superficial affair</u></strong>.<br /><br />Most girls today do not honor the meaning of </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>‘waiting’.<br /></em></strong><br />They just feel that everything should happen <strong>NOW</strong>.<br /><br />Please take note of the younger age bracket, in terms of attitude, clothing, accessorizing, as though they wanted to grow old as fast as they can.<br /><br /><strong>Waiting is good.</strong></span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Waiting is good.</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>Waiting is good.</strong><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><u>Internal values should manifest in outward actions.<br /></u></strong><br />If you feel/think that you are worthy of one good and lasting relationship, </span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>STOP rushing.<br /></strong><br />Your values reflect through your exploits.<br /><br />Haven’t you ever thought that most guys do not take you seriously is because you have </span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">been taking for granted your value? your worth?<br /><br />Start to accept the ‘waiting’ principle.<br /><br />If you want a guy who will not make you cry, I think he is worth waiting for.<br /><br /></span><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">'Seek first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness'<br /></span></div></em></strong><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Matthew 6:33.</span></div>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130253941133429522005-10-25T08:19:00.000-07:002005-10-25T08:25:41.146-07:00survey unfolding...<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Why do I hate surveys?<br /><br />Allow me to conduct an experimental technique wherein you will find out that I would never be consistent in terms of patience, details and fortitude in answering survey questionnaires.<br /><br />Witness my fall.<br /><br />1.Do you like to talk a lot?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">NOPE. (whether you believe or not)</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">2.Do you like anyone?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I like everybody (really!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">3.Do you hate being scolded?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Yes, who doesn't?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">4.Do you hate school?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Nope. In fact I feel exactly the opposite.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">5.Do you hate yourself?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Nope. For I am fearfully and wonder fully made, that is why I love my self (not a narcissistic way huh!)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">6. Do you have someone whom you consider your significant other?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Yes.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">7.Do you feel like having a gf/bf right now?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">What the?<br />I think I have.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">8.Do you want to smoke or drink?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">No. Hell No.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">9.Do you like your teachers?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Yes.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">10.do u have crush?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Hahaha! Yeah right!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">11.Do you take Drugs?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Illegal? Over the counter? By prescription?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">13.Do you like watching movies outside?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Yes.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">14.Do you have a pet?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Dozen’s of them. Our home is the modern day Noah’s ark.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">15.Do you prefer calling? or sms ?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Calling.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">16.Do you eat every morning?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Nope.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">17.Do you go on net everyday?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Nope.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">18.Do you want to cry now?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">No. In front of the computer? While writing this? That’ll be weird. Freakishly weird.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">19. What are you doing now?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Hello!? This!<br /><br />20. What are you thinking now?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">World Domination.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">21. What are you listening to now?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Tick of the keyboard. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">22. Last person who sent a message to you?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Mark. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">23. Last time you got lonely?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Lonely? What Lonely?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">24. Last time someone made you happy?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Everybody makes me happy!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">25. Are you angry at someone?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Nope.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">26. Guitar or Drums?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Guitar.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">27. Beer or Milk?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Kape.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">28. Gay or Lesbian?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">this question is too judgemental! </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">29. Do you like bi sexuals? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">again this question is too judgemental!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">30. Do you like/love that person that makes you happy just now?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">What the…?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">31. Do you believe that person feels the sameway?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">too vague!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">32. What is your target for this year?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">too broad!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">33. hip hop or Rockista?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">too specific!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">34. last movie youve watched?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">too date oriented!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">35. where?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">too exacting</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">36. with whom?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">too precise<br /><br /><strong>*notice how I became bored, uninterested and later on apathetic towards the questionnaire.</strong></span></span></span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130252322548329872005-10-25T07:49:00.000-07:002005-10-25T07:58:42.553-07:00kape. coffee. kape.<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Personally, I like flavored coffee, though honestly I usually stick to the traditional varieties like Vanilla, Hazelnut or a good Irish Cream.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I've not experimented with newer concoctions, like blueberry, rum raisin or candy apple.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>That's just not 'coffee' anymore, in my opinion. </strong><br /></span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I've heard from many faithful coffee buddies that flavored coffees are just terrible.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Not because the taste is terrible, but because the whole concept of adding flavors to coffee is disrespectful to the coffee (this is my opinion don’t even to begin questioning it!).<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Coffee has such a wonderful flavor on its own, why mess with it?<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">How do they get the flavors into the beans, you ask? (The same question that I have been asking, thanks to the Figaro barista, he answered me meticulously)<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">The process usually involves treating the freshly roasted beans with chemical flavorings (sometimes natural, and sometimes not).<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Since they are going to be treated anyway, quite often the beans are not of the highest quality and the roasting is indiscriminate.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">The fact that the coffee is processed with chemicals is a point against them.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">In other words, it may be a delicious drink, but it's still poor coffee.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">The aromatic nature of the flavors tends to give the coffee a very strong smell, but the flavors don't always translate well into your cup.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">This is another place where quality comes in.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">A poor quality flavored coffee may smell great, but it won't have much taste.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Many folks choose flavored coffee because it's too time-consuming to actually create a drink with a host of ingredients when you're in a rush.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">If you enjoy flavored coffee, at least get some that has been made from well-roasted, quality beans.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But a shot of syrup can quickly and easily add a new taste to your coffee.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Or add some spices to your ground coffee beforehand.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">A bit of cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, or other powdered spice can be added to your ground coffee.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>Just brew as usual. </strong><br /> </span></span></span></div>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130251615398294322005-10-25T07:18:00.000-07:002005-10-25T07:48:32.190-07:00trapped.<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Today I have had the <strong>worst news as of this year.</strong><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><u>I will be handling third year students. </u></strong><br /><br />I feel weak in the knees and the sensation seems to promote an overflowing hopelessness on the fact that I will be tap in hell with this kids!<br /><br />I will never understand the culture of this generation.<br /><br />And every time I would see these kids, I feel as though the gap between me and them have grown wider and wider, that no type of bridge would be able to make us on the same plane again.<br /><br />Every time I see them the same amount of sting surges in my entire body.<br /><br />The problem is I am in no position to even admit, I hate them.<br /><br />I am not even sure if I do hate them.<br /><br />It’s more of a mixture of disappointment, misery and annoyance.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Disappointed for being somebody which they are not.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Rude.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Over confident.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Senseless.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Miserable because I know that they could be somebody better. Somebody who's-</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Dedicated.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Honest.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Humble.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">And annoyed because they have done this repeatedly.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">These feelings are all rolled into one <strong><u>confusing state </u></strong>that is ever present in my life as of this moment.<br /><br />I wish that this would be over, actually that is the reason why I do not want to teach them this semester.<br /><br />But once again, <u>escapism </u>will never be an element of my life whether by chance or by choice.<br /><br />There is sacredness in tears. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">For me they are not the mark of weakness, but of <strong>power</strong>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">They are <strong><u>messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love.</u></strong></span></span></span><strong><u> </u></strong><br /><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>I have long been crying over this people.</em></strong></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">What does this mean?<br /><br /><strong>I still love my kids.</strong></span><strong> </strong>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130164707775613392005-10-24T07:34:00.000-07:002005-10-24T07:39:52.936-07:00welcome to narnia!<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">A well-known author and apologist, C. S. Lewis is best known by the public as the author of the seven volume series <strong>'The Chronicles of Narnia'. </strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Narnia is an imaginary world visited by children from this world. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">Obviously Lewis has two major reason in writing Narnia: <strong><em>to entertain the readers and to suggest parallelism of the Christian faith. </em></strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">CS Lewis has been successful in using fiction to open peoples' hearts in accepting Christ as their Savior because he first entertains the audience with a wonderful story. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">The Chronicles tell of the different adventures of English children as they visit the kingdom of Narnia and then talks about their love for the lion Aslan. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Aslan, is the "the son of the Emperor over Sea," can be compared to this Jesus Christ.</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Lewis during his childhood always favored fairy tales and fantasies and as an adult, he came to a decision to write one. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;">And so began The Chronicles of Narnia. Instead of planning to write a fictional book that succeeded in using apologetics, <strong>it is quite obvious that Lewis presented the "facet" of Christianity "as with Aslan”.</strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I have read in one interview with Walter Hooper (C. S. Lewis' biographer) he describes Lewis as being the most religious man he ever met. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">For this reason, no matter what Lewis wrote, his statement of faith would greatly impact all of his works. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Even though Christian symbolism can be found in The Chronicles, I believe that Lewis recognized the importance of getting "past those watchful eyes" these are people who are not open to the beliefs of Christianity because they were told they should believe it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But how should Lewis go about getting past those who are not open to the idea of Christianity? </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">He believed that the best way to do this was to present it in a fictional world, a world in which it would be easier to accept.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">The readers grows to love Aslan and everything that he symbolizes; in fact they love him so much that they might begin wishing for someone like Aslan in this world. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">After finding this love for Aslan, they will ideally transfer that love to Christ when presented with the Gospel later in life.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">That saddest part is that The Chronicles of Narnia are successful because many readers do not realize the resemblance of Aslan to Jesus Christ.</span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Even though Christian themes are present, the Chronicles are NOT dependent on them. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">For this reason, "the Narnian stories have been so successful in getting into the bloodstream of the secular world".</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But what I remember strongly about Lewis is this article in a magazine about a girl asking what is Aslan’s real name was, Lewis answered her with this-‘As to Aslan's real name, well I want you to guess. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Has there never been anyone in this world who -</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">1. Arrived at the same time as Father Christmas.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">2. Said he was the son of the great Emperor.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">3. Gave himself up for someone else's fault to be jeered at and killed by wicked people.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">4. Came to life again.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">5. Is sometimes spoken of as a Lamb.... </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Don't you really know His real name?</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Think it over and let me know your answer!’.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">When the readers realize who is Aslan in the real world, they will find out that his true name is Jesus Christ. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">And when this happens, Lewis is successful at opening a person's heart to accepting Christianity. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">C. S. Lewis has been credited in writing some of the most well-known books on Christian apologetics, also he has been successful in writing fictional books, books that are appealing to both Christians and non-Christians. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Although there are many debates as to whether Lewis should use fairy tales to share the Gospel, it is evident that he is successful in doing so because of his strengths as a good story teller. </span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356273.post-1130163744039307302005-10-24T07:11:00.000-07:002005-10-24T07:22:24.336-07:00long over due...underworld<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I have watched <strong>Underworld </strong>out of the context that I like Kate Beckinsale, </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong><em>but the problem is I hate Vampires (or anything that is product of occult).<br /><br /></em></strong>The backbone of the movie revolves around a war that has been fought for centuries between <strong>Vampires and Lycans </strong>(also known as Werewolves).<br /><br />The movie was a pleasant surprise.<br /><br />It a dark movie (literally, almost gothic like), has lots of rain, a solid story, solid characters, perfect character development, state of the art werewolf transformations, great fight scenes (especially the last twenty minutes of the movie) and splendid whip and gun fights.<br /><br />Even the bullets they used were pretty good/cool!<br /><br />There is not too much about this movie that I didn't like.<br /><br />Underworld kicked some major ass.<br /><br />I believe that director Len Wiseman might have just redefined the Vampire/Werewolf genre with the work he did on Underworld. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">I loved how Wiseman plays with your mind in the movie.<br /><br />This movie is probably not the best vampire movie ever made, but I cannot think of a better werewolf movie in many years and having the vampires and werewolves at war with each other was great…err…fun.<br /><br />And the couple of twists and turns that he adds to their ongoing war only added to an already enjoyable movie.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">Pure brilliance.<br /><br />There are so many things that could have been done wrong with a vampire/werewolf flick but he just seems to get everything right.<br /><br />I'm sure that the director ill be criticized for the likeness in his movie to others such as Blade, The Crow and The Matrix.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;">But all I know is that I was extremely entertained.<br /><br />I should also mention Kate Beckinsale. I never really thought of her as much more than a your typical romantic comedy cutie.<br /><br />In this movie she kicked ass.<br /><br />I believe that Underworld is a great action movie and an even better <strong>"creatures of the night" </strong>flick.<br /><br />Don't be afraid to sink your teeth into this one.<br /><br />You will not be disappointed.</span>pinaybloodrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626740352258211729noreply@blogger.com