A Treat With Tons of Fun!

from left: Ate Happie, ME, Pastor Bob, Kuya Chef and Ate Weng
at Pizza Hut!

I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.-  1 Corinthians 1:4

Hello guys! Here I am again, telling my stories for today :)


I enjoyed this day soo much because THERE WERE LOTS OF FOODS AGAIN- I mean enjoyment! haha. another blessing came through our churchmate, Kuya Chef. It was just that -- he treated us. Thank you Kuya although you wrongly informed us about the meeting time! haha


Anyway, here's what happened..


Last Sunday, I kept on asking Kuya if we could go out together with the former core group as a celebration of our one year service to the youth ministry. That night, he responded yes without reluctance. Of course, I was very excited that I kept on reminding him of our hang-out until yesterday. 


Finally, it was scheduled yesterday afternoon. We had agreed that we would meet at 4pm. Then, he texted us again that night saying that we would meet at Pizza Hut, Ever Commonwealth, 2pm! I was a bit astonished on why he moved it at 2pm but I just settled with it.


I and Ate Hap were indeed excited that we went there at exactly 2pm. However, to our surprise, Kuya texted us that we were supposed to meet at 4! Haha. That meant to say, his text to us was typographically wrong! Imagine! Haha. 


Anyway, while we were waiting for them to come, I and Ate Hap decided to have a little promenade around the mall and later on, play at Tom's World! Oh, Tom's World! I missed this place soo much.. 

Do I look so young? I mean.. like a kiddie? haha

I was in high school since the last time I visited the place.. So, I was like a kid who anticipated every playing station in Tom's. Definitely, I made it a point that I played the games I liked the most. 

The Playful Me! :)

And, since I am the type of person who doesn't manage a special moment without picture taking, I capture every single instant! 

This is Ate Hap and her rage to this game ! XD

My dilemma with this game- a never been accomplished try-out since young 

Kuya Chef talking to Ate Hap: "Inosente e no?
Di man lang alam kung paano 'to laruin. Haha " (as he was referring to himself)

My wonderful post as Gold Fort's Model!

A treat wouldn't be completed without eating time! Yeah, enjoying eating here at Pizza Hut!!

Ate Hap, here's your request! haha

Hmm.. what's delicious? I mean more delightful since everything is surely tasteful?!

wow! I was just dreaming of these last night! Now, it's all mine!! haha

Garlic bread is always the best!

The best Italian food for me is PASTA! -- pasta of any kind!! 

I love pizza, too! 

I often giggle when I am overwhelmed- I mean, getting too full! hahaha

Feedback for Pizza Hut? GREAT MENU! GREAT FOOD!

I was a bit disappointed that one of our core leaders, Ate joy, was not able to come because of her reviews (she was gearing up for her nursing board exam). How we wished she was there. But, anyway, we bought her some nice food, too. Hopefully, she can be with us next time. Right, ate Joy? hehe.. we just missed you! 

 May the Lord reward you for your kindness ..- Ruth 1:8

Whew! I certainly had fun! So sure, my comrades did too! Thank you God for this pleasant time that you have endowed us.Thank you for this relaxation before we face another challenges again- at school and in everything yet to come. 

Thank you Lord because you taught me that blessings were intended to flow inasmuch as You would provide it constantly. Thank you for teaching me how to share especially to my brethren. I believe, you will let me be a channel of blessings too soon, when I am already capable. I am looking forward to that, Lord! :)

 Till next time! 

(Probably, I will resume to writing about testimonies tomorrow. Still preparing to release a newsletter this weekend! Very excited!)

Goodnight! Have tons of fun! And have a blessed sleep! 

Don't forget to pray and to thank God for everything He has done today!

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:18

... I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.- 2 Timothy 1:3

Dreaming of Something Unusual

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This day has been very short for me. Imagine, I woke up at 10 am and did nothing in the house except from washing the dishes- my very own job.


Well, I want to reason that out - I have an obsession! Yes, an obsession that made me rewind my past which I desperately evade. 


This is my story:


Usually, I dream more than once everyday. When, I don't like my first dream, I go back to bed and try to dream another one, sweeter or much revealing than the previous. Most often, my dream is true to reality. Sometimes, it cues me of what might be or what is actually happening in the present. Many times, I dreamt about mysterious dreams that later on, I was able to discover the meaning.


 But, these past consecutive nights, it was so strange! I have been dreaming of someone whom I have not been seeing for so long. In the first night, I did not mind because I thought, it was just a simple "passing by" like in my other dreams. Yet, as nights went by, he was always there! I must admit, before I used to dream about him but that's all because he was always on my mind. This time, I never thought about him! 


When I woke up this morning, I could not accept to myself that I dreamt of him again. So, I decided to go back at napping hoping that it would be another scene. Nevertheless, I failed! He was still there. He kept smiling at me as if it was like the past.


I searched this peculiar dream on net, and I found out that this usually happens. Even though our conscious self gave up our past and removed it, our subconsciousness would continue to keep it as a memory that would instigate it to appear in our dreams, something related to our experience. On the other hand, it could also be that when we had an unfinished relationship or dealing with someone in the past that our psyche would like to fulfill. Hence, it completes it in our dreams. (I learned it from here.)


There are lots of psychological explanations about this dream but I am yet to know if it really relates in the present just like my previous dreams. Well, I hope it's not.


Tonight as I sleep again, I wish that the explanations are wrong- that this is just nothing but  a "pass by" dream. I hope that this person is just fine, I don't want to worry about him since we have not been seeing each other and there is no opportunity for it to happen.


Anyway, that's all for today. I apologize for a very good-for-nothing post but I really just want to pour this out. 


Goodnight everyone! Have a nice dream!


God bless!

My day with JCPGC youth and Our Memorable Anniversary..

Jesus Christ Peace Giver's Church Youth Ministry, Thanksgiving Day

Hi everyone!


My post today would be very short since I really have to rest.. This day has been very grueling yet enjoyable for me since, aside from I went back to teaching at Sunday School, it's our youth thanksgiving-slash-anniversary!

With my girl students.. Welcome back Teacher Mem! 

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."-1 John 1:7

Thank God for another year He gave us.. another privilege of serving Him.

God in his mercy has given us this work to do, and so we do not become discouraged. – 2 Corinthians 4:1 

We love wacky shots sooo muchh :)

The event was very exciting. We all had fun and the foods- my gosh!... How I loved our food there.. especially the delightful pizzas!!  whew.. I miss it, really!

Me and my last bite of my yummy pizza.. waa.. want more! T.T

Most of our foods were sponsored, thanks God! 

Wow! Yummy pizzas!!!

Kuya Chef and the pizza, seized by these strange hands..!!!  wowowow..

haha..

Anyway, enough about foods and celebrations.. Today, we also elected our new set of officers.. and imagine, I GOT THE POSITION I HAD BEEN DESIRING FOR SO LONG-- NEWSLETTER OFFICER!!

Adviser Chef, officiating the election

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren

to dwell together in unity!"

-Psalm 133:1 

haha.. I know, I'm very OA, but it's my passion and my vision-- that I would be sharing the Word of God through writing. Anyway, even before, I was already in charge of websites.. testimonies.. and some more special news about our church.. And now, it's official! I am now officially in charge of it! :) Thank you Lord..

JCPGC YP new set of officers 2011!!! :)

I might start working on our newsletter this week, before I get busy again for school.. So watch out, you there guys, our readers.. we will be moving our websites.. to where? you'll get to know soon! :)


Well, that's all for today, been really exhausted of laughing, playing, etc..

haha.. my churchmate, jericho! peace iko! haha :)

Goodnight friends! Have a blessed day tomorrow!

"We who had sweet fellowship together

Walked in the house of God in the throng."

-Psalm 55:14

God bless!

Debauchery and Enjoying life: Are these the same?

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"should I write something about debauchery, featuring myself ?"- LOL. this was my last tweet before I blogged this. 


Well, wonder why I mentioned about debauchery? AHAHA.. I really want to make good use of that word .. so here it goes..


I met the word "debauchery" when I was 13. Funny, but  I am a Filipino so English was not my first language. Don't expect me to be an English dictionary. (XD)


Anyway, going back to the topic. At first, I thought it was some kind of "good" word since it sounded nice. But, as I went along looking on my dictio, I was surprised  reading this..

"Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance... Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness."

- Webster

WHEW! I always want to play with words but this one is some sort of "extra-negative" and "extremely bad" that certainty and carefulness are pre-requisites to use it. Bad one good thing about today was, not only I was reminded of this strange word but, I was also prompted by these verse I had read weeks ago:

"Young people, enjoy your youth. Do what you want to do, and follow your heart's desire. But remember that God is going to judge you for whatever you do. Don't let anything worry you or cause you pain. You aren't going to be young very long."      - Ecclesiastes 11:9-10

So pleasant to hear right? Imagine, God really wants us to enjoy our being young because this stage is so short as our hair is! However, in this verse, God also reminds us that He is going to judge us for whatever we do. So, let us be careful of what we are doing. Make sure that you are not going beyond your limit .. not getting extremely bad and excessively indulged. 


That's the reason why the word "debauchery" is existing- it has to differentiate what's enough from what is too much.


I am also enjoying my young life so I understand why you guys want to grouch before your parents when they forbid you to do what you want or reprimand you for doing something. But, our parents just want us to enjoy our youth because it is just short. If they allow us to break strange grounds, we might be jeopardized. Bear in mind, God will judge us for whatever we do, good or bad!


Look around you. Do you see young pregnant women? Lady in skirts and shirts, sexually abused? Young boy   behind jail rails? Rugby boys in tousled clothes? Group of young people being hazed? Can you see these strayed teens seemingly in lost of hopes? Young people in debauchery so now, in DILEMMA?


I don't think these teens enjoy their youth by soaking themselves too much on doing what they want to do. I think, they are debauched. 


Maybe, in this point, the parents have to check themselves, too on whether they are guiding their children well. It is the responsibility of the parents to train up their child the way they should go, so when they get old they would not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6). I am not a parent yet, but I believe being too strict would even cause the children to rebel. I know some teens doing the same and I know some old people maltreating their kids because they were trained in that way, as well. Do not deprive your kids from enjoying. Yet, as you are already parents, I believe you know the correct limitations you should impose to your sons and daughters.

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."- Ephesians 6:4 

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To the children, of course, be respectful and obedient to your parents. As the Word of God says in Ephesians 6:1-3, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” 


Other verses say the same:

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.- Colossians 3:20 

Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.- Deuteronomy 5:16 

My son, keep your father's and do not forsake your mother's teaching.-Proverbs 6:20   

Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.- Proverbs 1:8 

I wanna say sorry to my parents and acting-parents for being hardheaded sometimes. I want to enjoy my life but I believe, you just want the best for me. I hope that you would understand how our trends as youth go as I understand your rules as parents. I will obey you with all my best and I pray to God that He would continue on bringing peace in our home.


Of course, I always believe that no true parents would want their children to get ruined  and no true children would hate their parents because God created us as family, supposed to have love, peace, hope and faith to God. 

I love to DREAM!!!!!

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Today seemed to be just an ordinary day for me, and, perhaps, to some people around me. Everyone looked so tired as if we went through a grueling day. Well, boredom really saps strength so as much as possible, don't waste energy by sitting and slouching and lying on your bed all through out the day. LOL. (I'm talking to myself XD)


Anyway,  here's my thought for the day.


Talking about free hours, my favorite past time is DREAMING! I dream about future, but I don't dream of changing something in the present. I don't wish, "I hope I am not like this.. like that", "If I were.. that.. this", and whatsoever. But, one thing for sure, I love to dream  of things that are impossible in present situation, but with all means, can be reached in the future. Well, I have already gotten some of my dreams before. When I dream, I incorporate it with plans on how I am going to attain  it. So, my dreams are really the blueprints of my future plans. These blueprints inspire me to strive and forget about impossibilities. As Plato said, "Our plan is difficult ... but not impossible."


Then, how can this impossible be possible?


We are not rich. In fact, there of many of my relatives who support us. I know this even before but this poverty never plays a villain role in my dream. 


When I dream of  studying in a good school, I never think of how small and tousled our home is, of how small my father's salary is or how poor we are. It is not because I am very inconsiderate, but I always have a thinking that God's ways are different from the ways of man (Isaiah 55:8). God's sight is different from ours. Therefore, what we think is impossible can be possible with God (Luke 1:37). 


Hence, it is better to believe in invisible things than to those which are visible but prone to constant changes. And, this world itself consider changes as the only thing that doesn't change. How can you rely in this world if that so? 


So, I tell you now that it is only God who doesn't change! So  whom would you depend on? God, of course!


When we pray, and have faith that God will answer us, that's living by faith and not by sight (2 Cor 5:7)! Meanwhile, when in praying, we doubt, that's doubting God's existence and living by sight. Your dreams and plans are all meaningless without praying; likewise, without faith in praying, your prayer is futile. Remember, man plans his ways and God directs his steps (Proverbs 16:9). 


Today, I am holding a high school diploma with honors from a private university and studying college in the nation's premier university. Thank God!


I still have a lot of dreams yet to be fulfilled. God knows how I desperately beseech unto Him all of those things everyday. 


I dream of  studying abroad. I dream of becoming a lawyer and entering a  corporate world. I dream of traveling around the globe to share the Word. I dream of helping the poor. I dream of living in a beautiful house, size enough for my extended family. I dream of marrying a diplomat type of guy, looks pretty serious but gentleman, sweet, humorous and responsible. (Of course, a Christian)... I dream of having a family of my own.. I dream of having a simple life, comfortable, peaceful, and blessed.


I dream.. dream a lot indeed.. but not too much for a big God.
But, of course, I am contended of who I am today, of what God gives me. 


Moreover, note that,  God works for the good of those who love Him (Rom 8:28). It is still God who will decide but....  for BETTER, better than what we think! So, do not despair guys when you have not yet received your prayer. Everything happens for a reason, it might not be the best for you, maybe it's the other one or, probably, it's not yet the right time.. Everything has its own time, and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven (Eccle 3:1). 


As I've said, I don't want to change the present but I dream and strive for the future because what lies ahead is a  question mark, but endless possibilities. No one knows, you can be what you want to be someday. So, do you want your dream come true? Ask the Only one who knows the future! He will direct you, as He promised!


"When times are good, be happy;  but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future."- Ecclesiastes 7:14


(God speaking) "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."- Jeremiah 33:3


" (Jesus speaking) And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son."- John 14:13

Living in harmony with others..

Short introduction:
Hi! I'm just a blogger newbie. I have just successfully copied some of my blogs from multiply. But, anyway, I'll continue posting there. (You can also read this blog here.)

Brief description of what happened to me today:
In my previous blog, I mentioned about my friend's death. Today, she was brought to her last destination. It is really hard to see people crying for their loved ones. It is  like an immediate epidemic that you can't help but cry, too. Anyway, she is my friend and as such, it would indeed be hard for me to accept that I couldn't anymore see her and make my dreams with her. Nevertheless, this is a short life, borrowed and temporary. Soon, we will meet each other. I'm already happy thinking that she's resting in God's hands right now.

More about that, I just wanna share these verses that God has taught me today.
"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
  Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."- Romans 12:15-18

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It is not my first time to read these verses, actually this whole chapter. But, when I read it today, it seemed that it was something new- God reminded me something that I had been ignoring for years. 


I grew up with a feeling that I was always more matured than others.Maybe because I was a loner back then. When I learned to socialize with other people, I still isolated myself from some who, I thought, were of different interest compared to me. 


Today, I realized that I had been very conceited. I had deemed of myself as someone who was"special", "others", "not with their level" and etc. Well, even though, yes, I might reason out that I was not really used to be a friendly girl, still, there came points when I thought of being so much different and choosy of people whom I could be with. 


Sometimes, I also had this reason, "I have my own life, it's theirs. I won't mind." Being isolated, I neglected the value of sympathy for others. 


Many times, I had been very peevish especially to those "chismosas" or gossipers around. It is not that I should join them, but as these verses say, I must not do evil to them, too but repay with right deeds so that they would learn  from me. Again I was reminded by a famous cliche, "A mistake cannot be corrected by another mistake." 


As a Christian, I am expected to possess the peace that Jesus has brought and left to this world. I must not be the cause, the collaborator or even the "neverminder" of commotion around. I must be very careful. I must be a good example and to be so, I must associate with them. People don't usually learn from those who, they think are not like them (I mean, someone who's different). Moreover, it is very hard to share the Word (as God commanded) while wearing yourself- while thinking you are different because sometimes, we might be lost into thinking that we are above these persons or perhaps, we might be speaking to lift ourselves. Think that you and they are all important to God. Think that Jesus died for everyone! Have the mind of Christ. (1 Cor 2:16)


Meditate on these verses to further understand how to share the Gospel:
" (Paul speaking) And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.  I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power."
- 1 Corinthians 2:1-5


This is not a scripted thing, however. You cannot do something right without your heart. So, as long as you value God's Word, you will obey with all your heart, mind and soul.


Thank you Lord for another lesson. 


Have a nice day ahead!