FBI: FULL BLOODED (Inibaloi) IGOROTA

rantings...

2010-03-11T06:49:00.000-08:00

these were written out of boredom maybe but couldn't really hear clearly the voice of the lecturer that time;D

Books make me sleep
Otherwise, it makes me awake
Often times til the wee hours.
Keeps me awake even when am not supposed to.

another one:
Being in the state
Of
Reverie
Even if I
Don't really wanna be!

03-04-10 (SIL BGN)

sweet

2009-08-15T21:42:00.000-07:00

lovers so sweet.

gazing together at the moon of a not so dark night.

blowing kisses on the wind with a wish that it will go over the distance

bridging the loneliness of lovers separated of thousands miles.

gestures, done by someone, so simple yet sweet and caring.

for a love one who’s away not for a while.

reminding us that such simple acts go a long way.

for a love one who is away.

10 Aug 2009. Wangal. Foray

was inspired to write after browsing sites of friends…hehe…ang sweet kc nila…hehe.may you find each other in each other’s arm soon…d bale friend ur both saving for the future…hope u will tie the knot soon..haha…

same same

2009-08-14T00:50:00.000-07:00

heard these two songs and can't deny the fact that they have similar themes...

"Let them be Little" by Billy Dean...video courtesy of PaleBlueSea (youtube.com)

"Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman...video courtesy of sarbearlvsya95 (youtube.com)

wala lang...

2009-08-14T00:46:00.000-07:00

haaay..sa dami ng magawa di ko na alam ang unahin ko..haha..i wish lang na october na at ng matapos na ito..wheew...

jaz thinking out loud=))

2009-07-16T02:53:00.000-07:00

Why do men cry on their wedding day? Of course not all do. But I have had attended weddings where the groom are the ones needing tissues, handkerchiefs to wipe their tears. Of course, this act does not reduce their masculinity (in my opinion). Although some men, look down on them saying, ‘hey you’re not suppose to cry coz you’re the guy’. I totally disagree. They’re beings with tear glands and tear ducts, so are they not suppose to cry at times?

Why do they do it just on their wedding day and not on other days? What's with the day?hmmm...

Just wondering.

What do you say?

sino ak pay?(updated)

2009-02-11T01:49:00.000-08:00

My friends and I were just talking about the song by the Casting Crowns called 'Who Am I?' And i remembered this post here. While my friend was searching for the video that I uploaded here a year ago, she also found a new one. So I decided to post them both.hehe.bengga!

The first one is the one that I uploaded a year ago(http://shane100281.blogspot.com/2008/02/sino-ak-pay.html) and the second one is the newer version that we found. (I don't know if he's still there.)While the second one's by Hardy whose username in youtube is igorotmehardy.

Kuya Roy's

Hardy's

a feather in the cap...of my brother!

2009-01-13T00:03:00.000-08:00

Recently, my brother visited us in our li'l apartment (ahaha...very cute room kadi, apartment met kano a tapno mejo sosy..harhar) bearing some news that made me shout for joy (yeah I did!)

I was so overjoyed for he informed us that he's gonna received an award during the Achievement Day of Benguet State University on the 15th of this month in line with our school's 23rd Foundation Day. (Yes, dun din ako gumrad..loyal noh?hehe) Am so happy and pround of him. (Gusto ko tuloy pamukhaan ang mga nanlait at nanlalait sa kanya pero hindi ako ganon.)

This is an a timely and early birthday gift for my brother as he will celebrate his 19th birthday on the 23rd of this month. CONGRATS & Advance Happy Birthday Bro!Always remember, anything for you. Love you

So yun, masayang masaya ako until now. Pinamalita ko sa buong mundo na achiever ang kapatid ko. TInalo pa ako kc ako walang narecieve na award.hehe. Pero ok lang.

Kaya lang, I won't be there on that joyous day as I'm away becoz of a work related thing. I hope I can leave for a while and join my brother that day.

Yun lang po. Maraming salamat.

Thanks 2008...Welcome 2009

2009-01-12T22:39:00.000-08:00

I remember in elementary and high school, everytime a new year starts we always write a theme/article about new year's resolutions. Although I will not be writing about that. I am just gonna babble about things as usual.

It just seems fitting to write something since the new year had come (although it's well into the middle of January na.harhar)

Hmmm...I've been away (literally) sa computer ng mejo matagal but now that I am actually online wala na yung dating excitement na mag online.haha. Katamaran siguro o kawalan ng wisyo na sabi ni ate G.wheew.

2008 salamat sa mga magagandang alala at pati na rin mga hindi magaganda. 2009 salamat din sa mga darating na magaganda at di masyado magandang mga karanasan.

all for now...

back in the circulation!

2008-12-28T20:17:00.000-08:00

hehe.wud just like to say that am back!from being deprived of internet access for atleast two weeks (even from sms kc hirap signal ng smart doon, kumbakit naman kc.wheew)...

merry Christmas and enjoy what the new year brings...

for mah sisters out there=)

2008-12-11T11:59:00.000-08:00

Dear God:

The lady reading this is beautiful, classy and strong and I love her. Help her live her life to the fullest. Please promote her and cause her to excel above her expectations. Help her shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love. Protect her at all times, lift her up when she needs you the most and let her know when she walks with you; She will always be safe. Amen.

--this goes out to all my sistah friends out there.i received this thru sms from a guy friend one time, this time thru email from a sister naman-- so men should READ THIS TOO!...-- God bless us all....

Benguet State University- College Red Cross YOuth Council needs our help!

2008-12-10T14:19:00.000-08:00

Link

let us help our kakailyans. Thanks and may God bless you all.

REMEMBERING OUR FELLOW IGOY

2008-12-07T19:06:00.000-08:00

Link

a news article about Marky Cielo

ONE OF OUR IGOROT PRIDE!

2008-12-06T22:09:00.000-08:00

Link

twilight mania!!!

2008-12-05T01:10:00.000-08:00

talk about mania!not just me but all average girls in the universe...twilight is the item for now and everyone's crazy about it...well, i'read the four books and can't blame them for it...coz i'm into it too....been to youtube watching clips after clips...into blogsites...(not that many kc don't have much time)...mostly youtube......that's why am looking forward to see the movie adaptation of book 1...although i know it will not be good as the book...looking forward still...having heard or read the reviews whether good or negative....hope the theaters will run it till the time we to Manila next weekend...it's a good relaxation after a four-week long workshop and before starting another one which will run for two weeks...wheew...mania!...it's spreading i think for even sms messages being sent to me are quotes from the movie....wheew...

Hello December as November fades out in the background!

2008-11-30T22:23:00.000-08:00

December 1, 2008

This morning when I woke up, I didn't realize that it is the first day of December. Especially so that I woke so sore all over and I felt that I had no bones in me. I lingered in bed and while doing so read the text messages that I receive. A few of them starkly reminded me that TODAY is the first day of December indeed!(wheew)

I am in a middle (start of 3rd week of a 4 week long workshop) and since wala kaming tv at radio, we are out of touch sa outside world. So it was easy to forget what day it is. It's usually like this when we are in a workshop dito sa Bagabag. I feel so out of touch but enjoying the serenity in the compound.

November has its own memorable events as well as unthinkable memories (whatever those are..hehe). Sayang I missed the Benguet Foundation Day celebration as it was just starting when we travelled going to the workshop. Even the foundation day of our municipality, I totally missed out. It's good that fellow multipliers were generous to share their captures of the moments and I felt I was there too. Thanks everyone. I was not so sorry I missed out although I would love to be there sana in real life.haha.(ano kaya yun). Nevertheless, I am happy of the developments that we are having in the workshop although the frustrations seems to build up at times but discovering something about our language makes the frustration fade out. Especially so that I am not alone in this discovery journey. This is the first time also that all five of us are all together attending a workshop. We also had a chance to go and visit in Bitnong as well as in Banaue. As mentioned earlier, we started today the 3rd week of the workshop. After this workshop, I will be heading to the south with colleagues to help in a translators training. That would be from Dec. 15 - 26 but we have to fly out on the 15th and travel by land for 8 hours before getting to our destination. I will be back in Wangal on the 29th or 30 maybe. Please pray for us.
Thanks you all. Have a merry Christmas

All for now. God bless

BSU-CRCYC COncerT fOr A cAUsE

2008-11-26T03:07:00.000-08:00

BSU-CRCYC

presents

SARANAY

a concert for a cause

on December 05, 2008

@ the BSU Closed Gym

Tickets are at Php 20.00 each

(Proceeds will go to their Alay Kapwa 2008 project. Please see earlier entry.)

reckless driving or careless parents

2008-10-01T22:34:00.000-07:00

Last month I experienced my first (ever) vehicular accident. Well, don't worry I wasn't hurt. It was not that bad, it's just that the jeep that I was in accidentally overrun a little girl on her feet. I was not really paying attention to what's around me so I was oblivious of what happened. I was wearing my earphones and the volume was turned to the max kaya I did not hear the screaming of my fellow passengers but I kinda saw it and when I looked out of the window, I saw a little girl under the tires of the jeepney (sa may likuran).

Wheew, I was so shocked that my heart beat so fast I thought I would have a heart attack (so OA noh?). Pero grabe talga nerbiyos ko, I was never in an accident before and never saw one happen right before my eyes. Yes I have seen some pero only in televisions and in movies.

The accident happened in a very clear road. No other jeepneys in sight and the time where traffic's not so busy. The driver claimed he did not see the little girl. The mother was talking to someone and did apparently did not see her child run accross the street towards their house which is across the store where she bought something maybe for a late breakfast or lunch (I saw the mother holding a bag of things she might have bought or inutang sa store..hehe.) The li'l girl was screaming from the pain but the mother seemed not to be bothered (or natulala lang, she's also very pregnant.) It's good that my fellow passengers warned the driver and a man was very quick to help the girl and get her out quick from under the tire. I appreciate them very much as well as the driver, kudos to the driver who willingly suggested to bring the girl to the hospital. So they brought the girl in the jeep but I can't look at her and even listening to her scream made my heart beat faster. The driver regretfully told us to transfer to another jeepney for the hospital is on the other way. It just so happened that the place where I'm going is near so I walked despite the heat to calm myself.

So who's to blame here, is it the driver who happened to looked the other way when that girl run across or the mother who forgot that they were in a highway when she started talking with someone?

Whoevers fault it is, I hope that li'l girl is ok now.

id-iren...

2008-09-12T21:07:00.000-07:00

In Case You Want to Know
September 13, 2008.
A Day to go out and relax (still in front of the computer...hehe.)
I was tagged by ateganda to do this post.
------------

I am: done. sending emails.
I think: not! hehe
I know: I am loved!
I have: to go home now.
I wish: I am somewhere.
I hate: liars!
I miss: me!
I fear: I am not doing properly what I ought to do.
I hear: country music and chattering around me.
I smell: food (lunchtime na pala!).
I crave: silence.
I search: for old friends.
I wonder: when will it be?
I regret: not doing my best.
I love: to talk, meet people, travel(?) and read.
I ache: when someone is taken advantaged of.
I am not: what you think I am.
I believe: in love. That whatever you do in love will have a good turn out.
I dance: not.
I sing: sometimes.
I cry: when someone cries (in a movie or a novel) and when I'm hurt.
I fight: people who just don't understand.
I win: some
I lose: some
I never: thought I wud be here.
I always: laugh out loud (walang paki!)
I confuse: people's faces and names at times.
I listen: to music when I'm not doing anything.
I am scared: of waiting forever.
I need: to remind myself always.
I am happy about: where I am now.
I imagine: myself in a secluded and serene place at the moment, relaxing (destressing) alone.

Haay ewan ko na panay kalokohan na yata. I enjoyed doing it. Thanks.

DEATH

2008-09-12T20:51:00.000-07:00

Just recently a woman who I admire so much died. For me, she lived a full life. I am sad she died but also glad that she is now in God’s glory united with her love ones who went ahead of her.

I attended one of the nightly services and the sermon reminded to look seriously at death but at the same time look at it in its positive side. I agree with the minister who shared. Aside from being humorous, his ideas are very liberating and reminded me to take another look at death, with a smile and not of fear.

Many if not most are afraid or evade discussing about death. But if one died in the Lord, there is no need of being afraid to die. “Blessed are the dead” as he said. He mentioned that death is a transition. It is of being absent in the physical body and being present with our Lord in heaven. He also said that death is a change of residence. Of being transferred to a better place than where we are now. And when you will get there, you won’t be disappointed. Surely who would be disappointed when all you see is sparkling gems around you, with the people you love (even those you don’t!), and much more being with our Lord for eternity! We are just sojourners here on earth with a permanent residence in heaven. Ika nga “our citizenship is in heaven”. Also, death releases us from all of our earthly pains and troubles. As a song goes…”no more pain, no more tears, never crying again, we’ll sing praises to the Great I am! We will live in the light of our Risen Lord!” (Hmmm…parang dinadaan na lang sa kanta a?hehege.)

So make sure that you have a passport/visa in going to heaven. Be sure that you
are in the Lord before you go so that you will have easy entry! So we can boldy
say “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Cor. 15:55,NIV)

As I was writing, I was reminded of a song I usually hear in the airwaves about a child asking his father about heaven. “When we get there can I taste the milky way? Are we going there to visit or there to stay? Can I ask God to send an angel to bring rain into the earth?” These may not be the exact words but to that effect. hehe. (kinakanta na nga yata lahat!hehe..)

2008-09-12T03:34:00.000-07:00

HINAING/PAGHIHINAGPIS

Pagkatapos pakinabangan
Ngayo’y pinangingilagan.
Sa halip na tulungan
Ikaw ngayo’y tinatapakan.
Panaghoy mo’y di naririnig
Pagkat sila’y animo bingi
Ayaw makinig
Sila’y nginig
Nagkukubli sa dilim
Lumalabas lamang upang manginain.

Kailan, O hanggang kailaan ka paaapi?
Bumangon ka at ipaglaban and iyong sarili!
Bangon, bangon, bumangon ka!
Ngayon na!

08-25-08, Foray

psycopath test..

2008-02-04T20:17:00.000-08:00

lifted this from ibaloi yahoo group forwarded by kuya walt felipe...

Read this question, come up with an answer and then scroll down to the bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads.
No one I know has got it right.

A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing. She believed him to be her dream guy so much, that she fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister.

Question: What is her motive for killing her sister?

[Give this some thought before you scroll down for the answer]

Answer:

She was hoping the guy would appear at the funeral again. If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath. This was a test by a famous American Psychologist used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer.

Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly.

If you didn't answer the question correctly, good for you.
If you answered correctly, please take me off your mailing list
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siNo aK pAY?

2008-02-01T17:59:00.000-08:00

Another video from Manong Roy Nadetdet. His Kankanaey version of 'Who Am I?'

fake magz

2008-01-28T08:19:00.000-08:00

Igorotak!

2008-01-22T07:15:00.000-08:00

Came upon this video on Youtube. I kind of like it. Here goes.

Video courtesy of Kuya Roy Amuyen Nadetdet who goes by pakas2002 (I am only assuming this and I hope I am right..hehe).[ You can check out in youtube his other videos. I am also assuming that he is from Otucan, Bauko, Mt. Province as he mentioned this place in the song but I don't know if he is here or abroad. I hope he makes an album of his own. Way to go, kakailyan nga Igorots!

[Update: I am right in all my assumptions and I also discovered that Kuya Roy is in London (am not sure kung until now pa). This I discovered from the comment section sa mga videos na.]
[Update as of January 24, 2008:] Kuya Roy is in London pa working. Visit his youtube account and know him more;-).

Reynaldo Lapuz audition in American Idol (2008)

2008-01-20T20:30:00.000-08:00

video courtesy of bobbageddon sa youtube...wala lang.love the lyrics of the song.if he did not make it then hopefully his song will...

A Very Inspiring Message!

2008-01-17T15:15:00.001-08:00

click this link
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimdandy/specials/blessed.htm

wat wud b ur reaction?

2007-12-22T06:32:00.000-08:00

how would you react when somebody tells you that 'there is no wisdom in what you are saying'?

kamukha ko daw na artista..nyehehe

2007-12-16T18:55:00.000-08:00

http://www.myheritage.com/collage

'la lang...kabalbalan na naman

2007-12-13T06:40:00.001-08:00

done while whittling time away.galing sa friendster..wehehehe.cfm,dec.22,07.

1. Where were you at 3:18pm yesterday?
-- sa loob ng hauz nila ate g, dito sa cfm.

2 . How did you get the idea for your Friendster name?
-- name ko

3. What song are you listening to right now?
-- none, we're watching HBO.stepmom palabas.

4. What color is your phone?
-- silver-gray

5. Do you click on pop-ups?
-- i do, sometimes

6. Do you own an iPod?
-- nope

7. What was the first thing you thought (about)this morning?
-- getting out of bed..hehehe

8. what are you going to do tomorrow?
-- simba then travel to Baguio na...

9. What did you do last night?
-- went to SIL, watched tv when we arrived, browsed the 'net then slept...

10. What's your favorite memory from this weekend?
-- having a great time w/ friends d2 sa cfm...

11. What are the last two digits of your phone number?
-- 01

12. What was the last thing that you had eat?
-- hmmm...eaten?...aglio olio (italian food daw...basically pero w/ pinoy tuyo...sarap.tnx to ateganda.)

13. Who is the last girl/boy that you kissed?
-- c te rob...c kuya jv...xiempre sa cheeks lang noh?hehe...

14. What was the last movie you watched?
-- stepmom (as in kanina lang...hehe) sa HBO

15. What do you dislike at the moment?
-- thinking about mah requirements...waaahhh

16. What food are you craving?
-- kulang ng "for" hehe...hmmm...nothing in particular...

17. What did you dream (about) last night?
-- nothing...

18. What was the last TV show you watched?
-- yari ka!har har har ay..XXX pala sa abs-cbn

19. What is your favorite piece of jewelry?
-- earring...

20. Do you always lock your door?
-- main door yes

23. Are you on any medication?
-- nowp!

24 . What side of the bed do you sleep
-- any side will do...

25. What color (of) shirt are you wearing?
-- yellow (binili ko sa tagaytay..wehehe)

26. What is your favorite frozen treat?
-- ice cream!

27. How many Piercings/tattoos do you have?
-- 1 on each lobe..no tattoos

28. What's your favorite store?
-- nothing in particular, any will do...depends on what i need...

30. Who's someone you haven't seen in a while and miss?
-- secret!wehehe...

31. What was the last text you sent?
-- oist! (jaz actually sent it...lolz)

32. Do you care what people think about you?
-- i do sometimes but KIBER most of the time...huh?or d other way around?

33. Have you ever done something to make trouble?
-- yeah! hahahahaha!

34. How's the weather?
-- lamig pag gabi, mainit sa araw...hehe

35. What is your font color on YM?
-- black

36 . Where do you live?
-- anahaw sa QC!3nidad sa province!

world's easiest quiz!

2007-12-13T03:54:00.000-08:00

kinopya ko sa friendster bulletin..hehe.

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) From which animal do we get catgut?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate
the October Revolution?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are
named after what animal?
7) What was King George VI's first name?
8) What color is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?

d ba?

2007-12-12T17:57:00.000-08:00

if there's a no way to shield us from the repercussions of life's realities then it is not just right that we be given the chance to say our piece? not to hide in the guise of love that keeps the object weak but to care enough to set them free and empower them to speak.

---- angelique que (2006)

tExt msg i reCEivED 2dAY

2007-12-10T21:21:00.000-08:00

a question that will awaken you:
what is a thrash can?
to a kid, it's just a container for his ugly toys,
to a student, it's where she kips her bad test papers,
to a teenager, it's basketcase for the letters of an ex-lover,
to a writer, it's where files of rejected drafts are thrown,
BUT
to street children, it's where they depend on to live...

See, how blessed we are?

ganda!

2007-12-07T06:11:00.000-08:00

somebody pointed out this video to me...and since i saw it...na-inlove na rin ako...it's a song by Nicole Nordeman entitled 'Why'...watch it to see why i loved it na...

whatyathink?...be brutally honest!lolz...

2007-12-07T04:47:00.000-08:00

this question has been playing in my mind for several days na. here is the situation, then tell me kung kaplastikan ba o hindi...i mayhave change some details para mas masaya..hehe...

i have this friend who is also a teacher of mine. she is known of being a good teacher.very friendly.very understanding.you can always go to her and tell her what you have in mind.since that is her reputation at nakita ko naman with my own eyes na true naman yung sinasabi nila.so one time, naisipan kong lumapit sa kanya to ask for advice kase nahihirapan ako sa isa kong subject. i was expecting her to help me kase nga aside from the above descriptions siya rin ang right person na puntahan ko to ask for permission kase siya ang dean namin.i actually cried in front of her when i told her na nahihirapan ako.well, i mayhave expected too much kase she did not give me any advice at all.she just said, 'ganon ba?'.well to give her the benefit of the doubt, maybe she's got also her own problems that time.tapos, naging teacher namin siya, much to my (and my classmates) disappointment, the name of our course is contrary to what i expected.and then sunod sunod na yung mga pangyayari na parang nakakawala ng respeto ko sa kanya.lagi kong sinasabi sa aking mga kaibigan na ang mga sama ng loob ko about her.pero pag kaharap ko xa todo ang ngiti ko.ang sa akin naman kase,yes totoo masama ang loob ko sa kanya pero i still respect her authority and if i keep on complaining about her 'pagkukulang' it does not mean that i do not respect her as she is.she've come a long way to be as she is now....one time, nashare ko sa isang friend ko ito.she told me, 'i am plastic daw' sabi ko yes if that's kaplastikan.may i ask you now.

what do you think?give me an honest answer, one that comes from the heart (hanep sa kadramahan, obvious ba na nagmamarakulyo ako?)...even though it hurts...thanks you'll...

funny cat and dog videos...

2007-12-04T11:08:00.000-08:00

i accidentaly stumbled upon these videos, actually just the first one then searched the others na while I was there...ansaya...was searching in my yahoo inbox when my mouse decided to go elsewhere..lolz...but i loved it...but can't read the characters..is it Chinese or what? so I dunno about that...tell me if that means something bad..then I'll delete this entry=)..thanks...

while there..i also saw this...lolz..cats this time...

...and this...dogs naman this time...lolz...

wheew!what a break...back to work na ako..hehe...

ATTN: CHILDREN ATHEISM IN THE MOVIE 'THE GOLDEN COMPASS'!!!

2007-12-01T09:07:00.000-08:00

i was sent an e-mail regarding this movie so i'm not gonna watch it altho i was thinking of it earlier. i copied this post of Rev. Aris Ansagay from the AGSAA yahoo group... READ ON...

Hi All;

Worth taking action .....and especially if you have kids...

There will be a new children's movie out in December called 'The Golden Compass'. The movie has been described as 'atheism for kids' and is based on the first book of a trilogy entitled 'His Dark Materials' that was written by Phillip Pullman. Pullman is a militant atheist and secular humanist who despises C. S. Lewis and the 'Chronicles of Narnia'. His motivation for writing this trilogy was specifically to counteract Lewis' symbolisms of Christ that are portrayed in the Narnia series.
Clearly, Pullman's main objective is to bash Christianity and promote atheism. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said in a 2003 interview that 'my books are about killing God.'
He has even stated that he wants to 'kill God in the minds of children'. It has been said of Pullman that he is 'the writer the atheists would be praying for, if atheists prayed. While 'The Golden Compass' movie itself may seem mild and innocent, the books are a much different story. In the trilogy, a young streetwise girl becomes enmeshed in an epic struggle to ultimately defeat the oppressive forces of a senile God. Another character, an ex-nun, describes Christianity as 'a very powerful and convincing mistake.' In the final book, characters representing Adam and Eve eventually kill God, who at times is called YAHWEH.

Each book in the trilogy gets progressively worse regarding Pullman's hatred of Jesus Christ.

'The Golden Compass' is set to premier on December 7, during the Christmas season (and staring Nicole Kidman), and will probably be heavily advertised.

Promoters hope that unsuspecting parents will take their children to see the movie, that they will enjoy the movie, and that the children will want the books for Christmas.

Please consider a boycott of the movie and the books. Also, pass
this information along to everyone you know (including church leaders).

This will help to educate parents, so that they will know the agenda of the movie. I am sending this to those of you who have kids or friends with kids, grandkids or have influence with kids. So many things today are darkness concealed in what appears to be innocent.
FYI.

Don't let kids see 'The Golden Compass'

For anyone with kids, grandkids other relatives or friends who this may concern, I have checked it out at http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp and it is true.

Read the info on the link.

PASS THIS ON AND LET'S HELP STOP THIS MOVIE DEAD IN ITS TRACKS!!!!

Credits:
Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/agsaa06/message/127
Pic: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385752/

(Sinaunang) TAG-ged pala ako…hehe..

2007-11-30T09:50:00.000-08:00

December 1, 2007 12:34 AM

Today (I mean yesterday pala...hehe), I planned to work on my project that is due on Monday. But I don’t know what’s happening to me that I couldn’t think. When I looked at my notes and the chapters that I already finished, it looked very new and strange to me…lolz. Kaya, what I did was browsed the net for the news about the coup attempt yesterday which did not improve my desperate state kasi naiinis ako sa mga nababasa ko o nakikita sa news. So nang napagod ako sa mga nakakagalit na news back to work ulit ako kaso I still end up staring at the paper (and computer screen) in front of me . Yan na lang yata pinaggagawa ko today besides eating…hahaha. When night came, talagang wala na pag-asa na makagawa ako for that said paper. Kaya ang ginawa ko e mga blogsites naman pinagdiskitahan ko...sa multiply, blogspot, friendster at iba pa. Una just looking around ako then I came to the sites of the photographers na online buddies ko(kanu met ah)dun sa multiply, so lahat na yata ng album ni Kuya Mark (a.k.a. dawinsanity) e tinignan ko kase nainteresado ako sa mga albums niya, pati rin site ni sir HP another photographer na multiplier e dinalaw ko din and many others as well. Pictures lang gusto kong tignan ngayon at ang mga titik at letra (pareho yata sila?hmmm...) ay ayaw makipag-cooperate sa akin o ako ang ayaw? So basically, I was at these blogsites either watching, reading or leaving my comment…lolz. Then I came to ate ganda’s site and hinalughog ko lahat ng blogs niya at binasa ang mga comments until I came to her entry entitled AN ASIDE (na blog niyan nung March pa…lolz) where she tag-ged me, along with sir Bill and ate layad; where she asked us to write about atleast limang mga pangyayari na sa una e parang di maganda pero may magandang kinahinatnan din naman kumbaga e blessings in disguise(tama ba un, ay ewan, basta!)…hehe. So here goes…(isip..isip…)…ang hirap mag-isip kung ubos na ang isip sa kaiisip…haaay...buing na talaga...hyper sa pagkatopak...lolz

1. Last semester, two of our school’s event got cancelled after na pinagpaguran namin na magprepare and all. (Officer kase ako ng student body kaya kelangang magwork for it.)
2. Natalo ang brother ko sa election – for SK Chairman.
3. Marami akong dapat gawin pero browsing sa internet ang inaatupag ko.
4. Wala akong kapera-pera as in…waaah...at waaah pa ulit...huhuhu...
5. Wala ako sa sarili ko for the past days =) timang?hmmm...
6. Tumanda ako ng isang taon (ginaya ko c ate g ;)
7. Wala na akong ginawang maganda…lolz

Magandang resulta? (maganda nga ba?lolz)
1. I had a rest (u sure?) kase those two events happened to be on a Friday. So I had a longer weekend...kanu met..charing;0

2. Ay maraming magandang result ito promise…but what I love the most is that I guess naging mas closer kami ng brother ko as well with other relatives. My brother has atleast widen his circles also. At least people get to notice this shy and silent guy, that he could also do such a daring act and that he is thinking good things for his fellow youth. Naku promote to d max. Wait lang at papasok yan sa SB when time comes...wahaha...nu kayat na ah...(I might be speculating here but heck..he’s my brother!)

3. I got to chat with friends whom I had no communication ng matagal since college pa yata. I was able to meet friends on line. Was able to read comments and gave comments on friends blogsites…haha..good ba ‘yon? Was able to sit and become quite for more than 5 minutes…lolz. Somebody commented kase noon na di daw lalampas ang 5 minutes of silence e mag-iingay na naman ako.

4. No impulsive buying, yes...lolz, d vah?kase wala nga datung...

5. Anong ginanda nun?hehe…takot ko lang na lumabas ng bahay kase baka mapaano ako sa labas lalo’t nasira ung frame ng glasses ko...anlabo na tuloy ng mundo ko…wahuhu. D ba dapat gud isulat dito..haay kompormi ladtan ah…hehe. Tapos mainit pa ung topic ng coup the other day ba un?
6. nakapagreflect ako on the past year of God’s goodness and everything…even mishaps and depressing events that could be turned to good…ahemm (kanu met ah...). Thank you Lord!
7. what’s the good side of that? Well, I can do something good next time, d vah?…haha.

Un lang po, naku sabi ko ke ate g na saka ko na ito gawin para matino-tino naman e lalo lang naming naging kabalbalan..wahaha…

Pahabol: The first text that I received today as early as 12:05 AM
morning...Dec na..MERRYtips(",)
1.never hate 2. don't worry 3. live simply 4. expect a little 5.give a lot 6.always (,") (",) 7. live w/ love 8. best of all, BEw/GOD...

AGS Pearl Anniversary Celebration!

2007-11-27T22:39:00.000-08:00

YOU ARE ALL INVITED!

Come and join us as we celebrate God's goodness to Alliance Graduate School as it celebrates it's 30th anniversary with the theme TRENTA: PANIBAGONG SIGLA.

Start: Dec 12, '07 08:00 a.m.
End: Dec 14, '07
Location: 101 Dangay St., Project 7, Vet. Vill., QC

Activities:
12 - Free Workshop-Seminar (and free books, too!)
13 - AGS Christmas Celebration for Students, Faculty and Staff
14 - Sacrificial Dinner @ Max's Restaurant. Tickects are at P400.00 only. You can buy your tickets at the Resource Development Office at AGS.

* Booths from AGS partners SIL & TAP, OMF and PCBS will be set up on Dec. 12-13, 2007.

More details will be posted soon! Thank you and God bless.

UPDATE (as of Dec. 07,2007):
The activity that's listed on December 12 will be cancelled, instead AGS welcomes those who are interested to feel the AGS campus life by joining any class that they are interested in starting on Dec. 11 until Dec.14, 2007 (12 noon). For more information please visit our website. Thank you!

(some)26th bDaY piCz!

2007-11-27T10:23:00.000-08:00

random pics (galing sa friendster)!

2007-11-27T04:27:00.000-08:00

mga kabalbalan while in Dabaw (r u sure?)... hehe

2007-11-08T23:08:00.000-08:00

November 9, 2007, 0700 pm GSIS Compd., Matina, Davao City

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? Si…NONE everyone went to sleep kasi pagod sa kapapasyal sa Davao!hehe…

2. What were you doing at 0800? Washing my clothes…

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? I was on a taxi getting back to the house where we are staying here sa Davao.

4. What happened to you in 2006? Was on my first year of my MA in Apllied Linguistics.

5. What was the last thing you said out loud? Nothing…coz I was laughing..hehe

6. How many beverages did you have today? NONE…buko juice lang..hehe.

7. What color is your hairbrush? I don’t have one…if there is it’s colored skintone w/ five teeth..hehe

8. What was the last thing you paid for? Jeepney fare from R. MAgsaysay to Ilustre St. (in downtown Davao)

9. Where were you last night? In the house of our host here in Davao.

10. What color is your front door? Do I have one?...dark brown yata un…hehe

11. Where do you keep your change? Everywhere u can imagine inside where we live in QC, piggy bank, kitchen table, study table, my pants pocket, bags…basta everywhere nagyod…

12. What’s the weather like today? Sunny na mejo cloudy

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Vanilla-Ube

14. What excites you? Being with people, sightseeing, pasyal sa new places and old places (nga kuna ni ate G)…seeing my ehemmm..of course..nyahaha..as if naman meron…lolz.

15. Do you want to cut your hair? Nope!

16. Are you over the age of 25? YES, I am!

17. Do you talk a lot? YES, YES and YES (pa ulit!) =)

18. Do you watch the O.C.? Ano daw un?

19. Do you know anyone named Steven? Yep, several.

20. Do you make up your own words? YES, pag tinopak dat means when I’m ehem…wag na..wehehe at kung galit ako…lolz.

21. Are you a jealous person? Hmmmm…am I? =(

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Arlene, Arlyn, Agapie, Alex, Arhna, Alemar, etc…

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. Karen (at least I know one and haven’t yet meet the other one…)

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? Nada. Mas matipid pag SMS lang kc e. Maliban na lang kung meron kang SUN sim…hehe.

25. What does the last text message you received say? “ntau agkape…gud morning”

26. Do you chew on your straw? I chew my gum =).

27. Do you have curly hair? YES, I just had it curled sa parlor. I used to have straight hair =).

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? SIL Davao, KTS, basta sa downtown ng Dabaw..hehe..laag lag kami ulit today…

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? Me?Myself?Moi?&I

30. What was the last thing you ate? Siningang na Blue Marlin, Chicken, Halo-halo with rice of course dun sa Jo’s Chicken

31. Will you get married in the future? Most likely YES pag makita na ako ng aking future?hehe…

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? I’ve been watching movies na ‘dance ang theme nya like Ice Princess, Save the Last Dance 1…

33. Is there anyone you like right now? I really really like moiself and some one else of course…

34. When was the last time you did the dishes? 3 nyts ago with my ate Doray…

35. Are you currently depressed? Supposedly but I intend to enjoy Davao kaya NO TIME...nyahaha…

36. Did you cry today? What for? I’m here to enjoy.

37. Why did you answer and post this? Hmmm…let me see…kase my ate G tag-ged me? kase I’m waiting for my turn sa bahroom?kase walang magawa?un na!hehe...

38. 5 people you tag next? sis Sarah, ate Chi, ates Rob & Joanne, Jesse (hmmm..they're all multipliers..hehe…and everyone else…

Ambongdolan Caves!

2007-10-21T21:32:00.000-07:00

As promised, sir B =) and sir Wil (hehehe) here is my initial entry about the Ambongdolan Caves. But because I am so tamad at this point in time, I just copied this entry from the website of Tublay (pardon me!hehe...). Below are brief write-ups about two of the famous caves in Ambongdolan. I am not sure of their correctness pero I can't edit it saka na lang ako blog ng own version ko pag sinipag..hehe. I don't know why they only posted these two but there are many others pa. I don't have any pictures of them at hand as I have yet to go home and take pictures of these caves (kaso due to time constraint I can't go to each of the other caves and take a pic, one thing more wala po ako camera, nanghihiram lang...hehe). Anyways, enjoy the patikim....

Tourist Spots in Tublay

The municipality of Tublay have existing tourism resources specifically located in the barangays of Ambongdolan, and Tuel. There are also potential tourism resources for development, which can be located in all the other barangays.

BENGAO-NGAO CAVE:

Bengaongao connotes noise. The cave was named after the noisy birds that thrive inside. It is also a sanctuary for the bats. This is located in barangay Ambongdolan. The cave offers beautiful sceneries inside. Over the years, stones were formed with different shapes like tables, plates, etc. with glitters. The stalagmitesare eye catchiong. The stalactites hang freely like silk cloths.

It is believed that the cave once served as a hiding place of the Japanese soldiers or Filipino guerillas during world war II.

Here is a picture of the stalagmites and stalactites of Bengaongao cave.

PATERNO CAVE:

This cave was named in memory of Pedro Paterno, the Cabinet Head under the presidency of Aguinaldo. This served as his hideout during the Filipino-American war in the late 1900's. This cave is rich in marble.

just asking....hehe,,,

2007-10-17T02:29:00.000-07:00

How would you feel if you were told that the gift that has been promised you, which you have been waiting for will never be given to you as it had been given to someone else?

...ma-khes ni puso(heart's cry)!...hehe,

2007-10-16T21:02:00.000-07:00

UNMET LONGINGS

Life really is very ironic

There are things that you want to have

But it can never be yours and will never be yours.

Even though it hurts so badly but that is reality

And you can not do anything

To change that reality even you feel so badly for it

Even if you shed a lot of tears

Even if your heart wanted to burst

Because even if it so near

That you could almost touch it

Yet it is so far always eluding your reach

You can see it but never touch it

You can see it but will never have it

It’s just lurking around but you can never

Really have it as yours and yours alone.

Isn’t life ironic?

It gives what you do not want

Rather gives the best that had been prepared

For you and you alone

It is just there waiting for the taking

Just open your eyes and you will see it

Free yourself and take what is rightfully yours.

Go! Go and take it

It is just around like the wind

Just open your heart and mind

That you might see it fully

Smiling and waiting for you

Just around the corner.

Take it and happiness be yours

Happiness that can not be fathomed

But for now what you have to do is

Wait, patiently…so patiently

If you can not yet see it

Because in due time

The gift that is rightfully,

And entirely yours and yours alone

Will be revealed to you

Then you will be flooded

With unfathomable joy

That will be yours forever.

Inspired by a Korean movie entitled 'Windstruck' and some other things base sa buhay ko...wehehe.Written around 2:25A.M. October 13, 2007; 92A Anahaw Street, Project 7, Quezon City 1105.

...another day!!!...

2007-10-05T01:43:00.000-07:00

October 04, 2007; 12:19

aNOther sEt of SURPRISEs!!!

…I’ve blogged earlier of the surprises that I had on ‘the day’ of my birthday. We just concluded my bday celebration a few hours ago. The house is back to normal and everyone else went their own ways, each to their own laptops..hehe. Back to work ba..hehe. But before that this is what happened…

…my bday celeb was scheduled yesterday 0ctober 3, a day after my bday, we scheduled it that way to accommodate some needs and requests…hehe…

…so this morning, I woke up very early to buy the things we needed for the party,

…and as usual luto luto again…(tingnan u na lang pics in my album, ayos?)

…after ng lutuan, wait na kami ng mga guests…

My guests:

…UKeith came straight from the airport! What a surprise! Tita Nanay Nitz arrived midway the program (wat program?wait lang, I’ll tell about it later..hehe)

…schoolmates and classmates from AGS came as well (tignan u na lang sa pics, hehe…)

…Kuya Leo & Kuya Bong…

Thanks all sa mga dumating and the others who did not come…thanks for all your prayers…

Now about the party naman…

…I wasn’t expecting that my hauzmates (thanks to ate Robyn) had a connivance with some of our friends and prepared something different from what we usually do when we have a celebration in the hauz…thanks you all…grabe talaga…

…since we have friends from all over…we started the program introducing ourselves…then the surprises started…Ptr. Don shared something from The Word…using the life of Abigail…Abigail a woman of beauty inside and out…he stressed that women should not just put makeup in their faces but also apply spiritual makeup…thanks talaga Don! (next bday celeb c Yhong naman na mapreach…hehe…)…afterwards…Yhong serenaded me (kilig..wahaha…)…my sisterhood w/ Kuyas B&D have stolen (according to sis Sar) a white shirt of mine and made it more attractive and gave it back as their gift to me…hehehe, with all their greetings and wishes for me (now that’s better than a card, huh)…a few from the visitors gave their wishes for me as well…ansaya talaga…I was inspired (all single men and ladies actually) by what UK shared about waiting for the right man/woman at the right time…

…afterwards came the most favorite part (hehehe…)…eating time…and fellowshipping with one another…I was so overwhelmed with what they had prepared for me that I got faint but as they say tuloy pa rin…todo smile as you will see sa pics..hehehe…

…From what transpired during the party…I have only one thing to say…I am soooo happy and thankful to God for giving or surrounding me with friends who loves me and care one way or another…for the people who wasn’t able to come so sorry you all missed the fun yet…still I thank you for your prayers and all your messages…

what a day!!!

2007-10-01T20:11:00.000-07:00

SURPRISESǃ SURPRISESǃ

“As the clock struck midnight…” (sounds familiar, huh?). What does this line from the famous Cinderella fantasy movie got to do with my blog? (Read on…)

Anyways, last night as I sat in front of my computer musing, taking a break from what I was doing, I got a surpriseǃ It may sound absurd or trivial to some but who cares…hehe. As I was in the mode of thinking as my hands tap on the keyboards mindlessly (naglalaro kc ako e…break nga d ba?hehe…). My sisterhood (d twin ates&sar) sat themselves right behind me and serenaded meǃ What for? It’s my birthdayǃ Yes, I was elated because of their thoughfulnessǃ Thanks mga kasisteran. I also received greetings from all over…thanks to technology… (thru texts, chikka, ym and blogs). Thanks also for those who greeted me earlier on, who might have forgotten the date…hehe. Salamat ng marami sa lahat…

Instead of the usual ‘good night’ messages I get from text friends, I received hapi bdays of all sorts…thanks ya’ll guys…as if that is not enough, when I entered our room at around 2am, my room mate played a recording of herself singing me a happy birthday and wishing me all the best…haaay, I slept with a smile on my face after thanking the good Lord for the dayǃ When I woke up, I have a message from my mom and I got a call from my tita who’s working overseas…as well as from pipz all over…yun lang masaya na akoǃ

“I am thankful to the Lord that He has taken me thus far and I don’t know where and what greater heights He will lead me to but where He leads me I will go.”

Thank you all for your prayers. Here are a few prayer itemsː

Strength, wisdom, and good health as we finish all our requirements for this semester. Pray that we will finish them and submit them on time so that we can go home and enjoy our semestral break.
For me, as I juggle between requirements and duties as a Student Body officer.
Pray for our Mission Trip to Davao on Nov. 6-15, 2007. Pray that God will prepare us and the people that we will be seeing there. It is our first trip (ever) to Davao. Please pray also that we will have enough finance. We have our tickets (round trip) but for other finances we are still raising.
For the source of my brother’s finance for next semester.
Pray that my father and brother would come to know the saving grace of God.

Thank you all again and God blessǃǃǃ

8 rANDOM fACTs aBOUT mE!

2007-09-17T22:11:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Sir B to do this meme (whatever a ‘meme’ is…hehe). LThe rules of doing this meme are:

Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
Don’t forget to leave them a comment on their blog telling them they’re tagged, and you read their blog.

Here are the random facts about me!

I love company (a lot!) or being in a crowd even if the company does not like me…wehehe. Being in a crowd perks me be it in a gathering where I know the people or just being in the crowd (i.e. mall crowd). I would later on learn that some of the people that I’ve been with don’t like me at all, even pipol who I thought were my friends…huhuhu…but the good thing is I discovered that many years later…kaya ayos lang…we’re still friends naman, in fact very good friends…hehe…ang gulo ko…

When I was 6 or 7 years old, I’ve read the whole New Testament in my own dialect (Ibaloi). That was long ago. Incidentally, I’m now involved in the translation of the Old Testament into Ibaloi. Hmmmm?

Sunsets (of all forms) refreshes me most aside from sunrises and beautiful landscapes or creations (art, music, etc…). I love them all...nyahahaha.

I’m a choir member although I’m tone deaf just like Ate Ganda. Besides not having a great voice…hmmm…kapal noh?...lolz…

Most people’s first impression on me? Suplada, kontrabida, atribida, etc…daw ako…hehehe…I say, sure why not? Like I care… (although sometimes nakakarindi rin…) hahaha…but some changed their minds later on…although some stuck to their impressions kc totoo nga naman…hehe…

I am a very talkative person…I don’t know when it started kc when I was in grade 1 my teacher can not coach me to recite. I remember a time that she had to pull me from my desk but I never uttered a word. And now, me and my big mouth goes...blah..blah..da..da..da…lolz…

Sometimes I recall things very vividly up to the minutest detail but there are things that I totally forget up to the minutest detail naman…hehehe…ano ba yun?

I’ve never fainted in my entire life or I did once when I fell from a tree and landed on my back. Does that count? Speaking of ‘nevers’…I did not experience ‘na maligo sa ulan’ not until recently (never daw o). It was fun, running around like a kid and frolicking with the rain…haay… ate G, sana maulit muli..wehehe…

If you would like to see a pic of me you can visit my multiply site or friendster. You can see my whole face there…hehe and not be a tease like Sir B or Sir TB..hehe…

Peace!

Yun lang po! Now, kayo naman. I tag people who visit my multiply (Dyna, Rommel, Lucille, Kuya Bruce,etc…) and friendster blogs (Insan Jons, Insan Jules,etc… )…mapteng and carmi of hi5.com but if you’ve done this already…nevermind…hehehe…8 lang daw sabi sa rules pero there are exeption to the rules naman di ba? (palusot lang naman at sana makalusot…hehehe).

Cheers! (nga kuna ni sir TB)

It's crying Time!

2007-06-07T02:25:00.000-07:00

When I finished reading this article, I almost cried (…joke...).Kidding aside, I enjoyed the tidbits and great ideas of the author and since they have given the 'go-signal', I am sharing it now to all of you. It was written by DERO PEDERO in his column "LIVING ALIVE". I lifted this article from a September 12, 2006 Issue of The Philippine Star. MAybe yOu nEed A gOOd crY...too (don't you think so? I do...).

MAYBE YOU NEED A GOOD CRY

Everybody knows that laughter is the best medicine. But did you know that crying has amazing therapeutic benefits, too? Crying is nature's remarkable way of releasing pain, yet no other element of life carries so much mystery, misunderstanding, and confusion as the human tear.

Humans are unique in creation because laughter and tears intertwine in the emotional roller-coaster of our existence. Tears signify our very humanity – they are produced by the gamut of emotions we experience in life. It is not at all surprising that great poets refer to life as “a valley of tears.”

WHY PEOPLE CRY

Although most of us correlate crying with painful or unpleasant experiences and events, tears can be triggered by positive factors like happiness. Watching an awe-inspiring movie, listening to a beautiful concerto, beaming with pride as your child receive an award in school, seeing your national flag being raised at an international convention, and even happy weddings can bring a tear to your eye.

A study headed by Dr. William Frey, biochemist and tear expert at the Dry Eye and Tear Research Center, has come up with this tear percentage pattern: Sadness accounts for 49 percent of tears; happiness, 21 percent; anger, 29 percent; sympathy, 7 percent; anxiety, five percent; and fear, 4 percent. In babies, tears are mainly caused by hunger, discomfort or pain.

According to Dr. Frey, emotional tears differ chemically from tears that moisten our eyes 9like the ones produced when cutting onions), indicating that crying releases specific toxins. Just like in perspiration, we release through the tears we cry poisonous body chemicals that build up during time of stress. Crying is nature’s way of helping us cope with the pain and hardship of living, expelling toxic substances in the process.

BENEFITS OF A GOOD CRY

Aristotle theorized that a good cry cleanses the mind; it is also beneficial for the body and the spirit. Tears can make you feel better and studies show that after a good cry, people even look better. The release of sadness and unclogging of negative energy blockages are believed to cause a liberating change that produces the pleasant feeling and look of well-being.

A lover who cries a river over a romantic break up can get over the negative feelings faster. Mourning relatives face their loss better after crying their grief out. Traumatic childhood experiences can be released from one’s negative memory by remembering and crying over them in a psychiatric session. After crying, problematic persons are provided a clean slate and are able to start anew and move on.

You can only cry if you really get in touch with your innermost feelings. It is only when you permit yourself to connect with your deepest sentiments that the tears will flow. To release your pain and sadness, you must acknowledge their presence, know the reasons causing them, and then flush them out of your consciousness by crying. Different individuals have different tear threshold levels; determining yours will help you properly process and release your pain.

LET THE CHILDREN CRY

In most societies, crying in public is a big no-no. We often see parents command their children to hush and stop crying. Most resort to the old “whip ‘em to stop their crying” method of disciplining children. Young boys are told that crying is for sissies, that is a sign of weakness. As kids grow up, they learn to bottle negative emotions, deny how they feel, and keep themselves from crying. This is very dangerous because the negative emotions and internal pain or sadness get bottled up inside the individual, putting perpetual tension in the body, and subsequently developing into some physical illness.

What do you do when a child cries? Determine the cause of his discomfort. If he is hungry, feed him; if he is wet, change his diapers. A child’s attention can be diverted by giving him a colorful toy, a plaything that emits musical tones, or something interesting he can play with. Older children maybe harder top deal with. If they persist in crying, let them; they will eventually stop when they get tired. But don’t command them to bottle their emotions – it is unhealthy.

CRY AND BE HEALTHY

Like laughter, crying is one of nature’s most anti-sadness therapies. Tears help reduce stress, stabilize emotions, remove toxins, and enhance the body’s ability to heal itself. Scientists now conclude that people who cry enjoy better health. In fact, some hospitals in the US refrain from giving depressed patients anti-depressant medication right away. They allow them to cry out their miseries.

Crying is letting the dam overflow, so to speak. If you keep denying and boxing the negative feelings in your life, they would soon accumulate so much pent-up energy that the dam would break. This often leads to a psychological breakdown or a destructive rampage like a school shootout or road rage.

So if you feel you have some deep-seated stress, depression, problem or rage that you can’t seem to shrug off, let your emotional dam overflow. Maybe all you need is a good cry.

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...hOw tRANSLaTion gOT mE!

2007-03-28T19:04:00.000-07:00

written February 28,2007.

Dear Friends,

Greetings in the wonderful name of our Lord. I would like to share you two things here: 1) how I got into translation and 2) how I am doing now in my study here at the Alliance Graduate School.

Ibaloi Translation team!

L-R: Michelle Saingan, Sherwin Cadate, Wilfred Villase and Jean Behis in their office.

In the year 2002, I graduated of my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. A few months of looking for a related job was unsuccessful. I landed a as a sales clerk in a department store. But I had to resign after a few months for a teaching job but that did not pushed through either. A year later, when I was the province, jobless for several months already, my mom remembered a job offered to her before. It was something like of related to a secretarial job such as filing papers. When I asked (through text) the person if the job was still open the answer came as a surprise to me. That Sunday, the pastor that came to preach in our church handed me a brown envelope with the instruction of translating what is inside. It turned out that the material is the book of Ruth of the Old Testament. That was it. I wasn’t briefed of what was I am to do but I am aware of the Bible translation that is on-going in our language. And that pastor was one of them. I was so obedient and didn’t even ask questions, I just did what was instructed of me since I was tired of my idyllic life. He also told me that in two weeks time, we are to attend a Peer Checking Seminar-Workshop somewhere (it was in CFM, Bambang). That was in August 2003. That was the start of my involvement in translation. I can’t say that I totally enjoyed that seminar workshop but when another one came in November, I was still there. I was hooked! I am thrilled! I was excited to do this thing and by the grace of God. I am still here! And at present there are now four of us in our Team. One of the pioneer members of the team had gone ahead to be with our creator.

After a year of being in the team, an opportunity was given to us. This was through our mother organization, NPMTTA which is in partnership with SIL of training mother tongue translators. I was one of those who came in the school year 2004-2005 for our Diploma in Applied Linguistics and graduated. Afterwards, we are suppose to go back to out team for at least a year. During that one year, I helped facilitate at least three LMTTT workshops that were held in SIL Center, Bagabag. I also had the opportunity of finishing the translation of the book of Ruth, having it consultant checked and ready for printing. After a year of working with my team, I am now back here again taking up a 2 year MA in Applied Linguistics – Bible Translation. Studying here at AGS is really a great experience. It has its ups and downs. Life here is totally different as compared in the province. Although, I had my share of complaints I also have a lot of jubilations. And even my complaints turned out to be things to be joyful about! I had built friendships that would transcend time having spent at least 10 months with different people (this was during my first year). I was also able to meet people from across the world and be able to work with them. It was fun really.

Now, I am experiencing the same thing. With a new set of friends we embark into the challenging life of Applied Linguistics. And by the grace of God we are victoriously finishing each phase together. I want share of a particular experience that had impacted me. There was this course which I dread so much because of the gravity of requirements and all. At the onset of that phase, I was about to take it on audit but the encouragements from my friends along with the sunny disposition and encouraging facilitators of that course made me forget to do so. And when I remembered to do it, well, it was far too late. The facilitators made the course fun despite its enormity and I am proud to say that I finished that course in flying colors along with the whole class. (May it be the same in all my other courses!) On top of that are the encouragements that I receive from classmates, friends and from our Growth Group classes.

Life at AGS is not at all work, I am also having fun meeting new people from other programs during the school’s activity such as the family camp and the sport’s fest. In all these things, praise be to our God. Do continue praying for us as we finish our program. Include our families back in the province, our team mates and community we will be serving when we get back.

Some of the ALP students during the school's family camp at Rizal Re-Creation Center taken onDecember 15, 2006.

A visit at a friend of Kuya Dalmas' friend at Cavite.

Thank you for your prayers and your assistance. May the Lord bless and keep you always.

Your partner in His Ministry,
Jean Behis

These are a few additions for prayers requests.

1. Intertribal Single's Fellowship (ITSF) - April 1, 2007 (Taloy Sur, Tuba, Benguet)

- please pray for the delegates from each tribe (Ibaloi, Kalanguya, Ilongot, Kankanaey)

- finances for the delegates

- host tribe: Ibaloi - preparations, finances, venue

- speakers, lecturers and facilitators and ITSF officers

2. Songwritng workshop on April 16-20 that I will attend along with some of fellow translators from Northern Philippines.

3. Agta-Ayta Workshop on May 28-June 1. I will be one of the facilitators. Pray as we work together with this group.

Thank you and God bless!

More to come... (sana nga..lolz)

Updated on March 28, 2007.

My Celebrity Look-alikes

2007-03-22T18:59:00.001-07:00

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A Creed To Live By

2007-03-15T21:45:00.000-07:00

...just wanted to share something thatcaught my attention this morning (March 16, 2007)...i saw this in a classmate' s resource book...

A CREED TO LIVE BY

Don't undermine your worth
by comparing yourself with others
It is because we are different
that each of us is special.
Don’t set your goals by what
other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you,
as you heed God’s leading and guidance
and the counsel of the wise.
Don’t take for granted the things
closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life,
for without them life is meaningless.
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers
by living in the past or the future.
By living your life one day at a time,
you live all the days of your life.
Don’t give up when you still have
something to give
Nothing is really over…
Until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to admit that
you are less than perfect,
it is this fragile thread
that bind us to each other.
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that
We learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life
by saying it is impossible to find.
The quickiest way to receive love
is to give love;
the fastest way to lose love
is to hold it too tightly;
and the best way to keep love
is to give it wings.
Don’t dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope
to be without hope is without purpose.
Don’t run through your life so fast
that you forget not only where you’ve been
but also where you’re going.
Life is not a race,
but a journey to be savored
each step of the way.

(From the collections of Miss Mariquita S. Castelo)

Literacy Class...is it worth it or not?

2007-03-13T21:14:00.000-07:00

March 14, 2007

At the onset of this class, I thought "What good would this course give me?" I don't really have a good attitude towards this class especially that...well never mind. But then, it made me think that it is also really needed especially when I think of my own barrio or barangay. People needs to be literate in order to function well in the society. Yes, they do speak our vernacular language but what about in the area of learning, communicating with other people especially so from other places. How about the deamnd of being competent in this modern world. How would we be able to cope up with the fast chaning world that is eading towards economic progress (if there is) and globalization? What can I do so that my people will not be left behind? These questions and many led me to think of starting to learn about my own lanaguage and thinking as well of the importance of literacy in my line of minstry which is Bible Translation. More to come. Have to go back to class pa kc. Please leave your comments and profound suggestions and ideas. Thank you. God bess you all.

..just sharing...some quotes...

2007-03-06T00:03:00.000-08:00

...some qoutes that speaks about how i feel these days...haay..(*sigh*)

"As you read a book, it's hard to turn into another page unless you understand the first one. Just like love, it's hard to go on with the new unless you're over with your past."

"Life is short so break the rules...Forgive quickly. Believe slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you happy!"

"The face can speak of a thousand emotions but it can easily mask what the heart truly feels. Don't be fooled for the 'happiest face maybe masking the most hurting heart.'"

"Silence doesn't always mean yes, it also mean no but it's better left unsaid. Anger doesn't always mean hatred, it could just be a means of coping up. Laughter doesn't always mean happiness, sometimes it is just a mask. Tears doesn't always ean sorrow, it may also be an outlet of joy. Staying away doesn't always mean it's the end, it may also mean the best beginning. And life though it's so complex is always beautiful."

Summary of Life

2007-02-23T01:08:00.000-08:00

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
2) When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.

GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fibr e, not the toy.

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD:
1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:
1) You believe in Santa Claus.
2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3) You are Santa Claus.
4) You look like Santa Claus.

SUCCESS:
At age 4 success is . . not piddling in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . . having friends.
At age 17 success is . . having a drivers licence.
At age 35 success is . . having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 70 success is . .. . having a drivers licence.
At age 75 success is . . . having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.

Pass this on to someone who could use a laugh.Always remember to forget the troubles that pass your way; BUT NEVER forget the blessings that come each day. Have a wonderful day with many *smiles*

Let Us Laugh and Smile Together (Lots of humor yet full of profound truths)

2007-02-05T23:35:00.000-08:00

Give God what's right-- not what's left.
Man's way leads to a hopeless end-- God's way leads to an endless hope.
A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma-- but never let him be the period.
Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.
When praying, don't give God instructions-- just report for duty.
Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
We don't change God's message -- His message changes us.
The church is prayer-conditioned.
When God ordains, He sustains.
WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
Plan ahead-- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.
Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.
Exercise daily-- walk with the Lord.
Never give the devil a ride-- he will always want to drive.
Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
He who angers you controls you.
Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.
Give Satan an inch and he'll be a ruler.
Be ye fishers of men-- you catch them and He'll clean them.
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
Read the Bible-- It will scare the hell out of you.

2007-01-31T21:45:00.000-08:00

This was written by a friend of my cousin upon my request. She's a genius, I asked her one night to write me a poem, gave her some ideas and lo and behold, she gave me this the following morning. She's a brilliant gal but she gave up her bright future coz she was sidetracked and misled. Hei, this is for you and my cuzin, hope you will see each other soon...

Friend In The Journey

(yogo ouleikcaj)

As we walk on our life's journey

We meet people along the way

Some of them walk with us

But others just go on and pass

Some also leave as alone

And give us burden to carry on!

Those who walk with us are friends they are called

And they are gifts from our good Lord

To bear with us the pains we have

And to share happiness and love

To wpe tears when we cry

And to give encouragement to take a try!

True friends won't leave us through

Specially when we're blue

They're there to wake us up

When we sleep to the deepest top

And to give us words of wisdom

When our mind is already down.

We often cry and laugh together

But sometimes hatred and quarrels come to bother

As it aims to test the foundation we made

To tighten the bond of our friendship

And to strengthen the relationship we had started.

Le's just ask the good Lord, to help us pass thetrials He laid!

Friend, wherever you are right now, I hope that you are happy with the decision that you made. And know that we are still here, you know that. God bless you...

Family Camp 06

2007-01-31T21:40:00.000-08:00

Well, this is long overdue...I just wanted to say that this was the best camp I ever attended my whole life! Wanna know why? All we had to do was sleep,eat and play as long as can. ("Drink, eat and be merry" style ba.) And that was the highlights of the camp. It was really fun. Imagine, you just go there and practically do nothing! Me...I sleep most of the time and of course...xiempre...I love mealtimes. The center provided great food...eat all you can!Whoooh! I had a great time there bonding with people. Hope to be there again next time!
The center is called Rizal Re-Creation Center run by an American couple (Joe Maukand his wife). They've been here in the country for at elast 27 years and their ministry besides the campsite is showcasing the "Best Tops" in the world. And mind you, they have the biggest and heaviest top in the world at 28 kilograms. Imagine that!
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2007-01-30T01:12:00.000-08:00

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2006-12-20T03:44:00.000-08:00

JIMMY WAYNE *I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH*

2006-12-20T03:34:00.000-08:00

The Prayer Charlotte Church & Josh Groban

2006-12-20T03:17:00.000-08:00

Jesus Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood

2006-12-20T03:15:00.000-08:00

Butterfly Kisses

2006-12-20T03:06:00.000-08:00

Alan Jackson-Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning

2006-12-20T03:02:00.000-08:00

Josh Groban - For always

2006-12-20T02:59:00.000-08:00

Josh Groban - You're Still You

2006-12-20T02:49:00.000-08:00

To Where You Are - Josh Groban (AOL Sessions)

2006-12-20T02:45:00.000-08:00

Remember When - Alan Jackson

2006-12-20T02:44:00.000-08:00

Remember Me by Josh Groban

2006-12-20T02:34:00.000-08:00

Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes

2006-12-20T02:32:00.000-08:00

Rebecca St. James - Wait For Me (High Quality)

my trYing HArD Poems...lolz

2006-12-10T21:20:00.000-08:00

A Fleeting yet Happy Moment

What am I to you?
Am I just a memory
That could be gone
And would be forever forgotten?

What am I to you?
A fleeting memory?
That happens to be
Remembered and then gone.

What am I to you?
Am I a passing lark
That just dropped by
And cheered with it song.

Whatever I may be to you
I may be a fleeting moment
But that I was a happy one
A song of that cheered you up
When all was dark and out
May I be a memory
That could bring
Even the faintest smile.
May I be a fleeting but a happy moment
Somehow somewhere in your life.

August 29, 2006; 9:43 PM

IF

If I were intelligent
Beyond the unimaginable
Would you be my friend?

If I were spotless beautiful
With a body lifted from the magazines
Would you yearn for me?

If I have the mind of Einstein
If I have the body so immaculately divine
If I have the face of an angel
If I have the attitude that could do no wrong
If I have the riches of all the earth
If I posses all the best the world could ever give
Would you be my friend?
Would you be my lover?
Would you long for me?

I hope not
For even if I posses all these things
In this whole wide world
and you would come to me
to have all these
then I will let you have them all
so long as you will
accept me with whoever I am
my past present and future.

August 29, 2006; 9:53 PM

December Update!

2006-12-03T23:58:00.000-08:00

This pic was taken during the post bday celebration of Ate Robyn (in red).

Back row (L-R): Meriam, me, Ate Marie, Ate Rob & Ate Sharon Joy.

Front row (L-R): Ate Daphne, Thyra & Ate Doralyn.

I can't believe it!It's already December! Wheew, time really flies.

But for the grace of God, yes for the grace of God, I am still here, alive and kicking. It was a few months ago that I thought to myself that I can't finish my MA studies. (That was during the 3rd phase). But here I am now almost in the middle of the 4th phase!Yes! Although at the onset, I said to myself "I wanna quit" not really quit but give up trying that's what I mean. But then when I shared my sentiments to one of our teachers. Her words of wisdom had lifted me and some other people cheered me up as well. I thank God for them.

So here I am now, struggling yet moving forward with Linguistic Field Methods and hoping to finish the phase (even not in flying colors). I would just rejoice with the mere fact that it would soon end,:). In this subject, we are suppose to produce a very Grammar Sketch of a certain language we are assigned to. This is kinda hard for me (as well as to most of my classmates which is a good thing for me knowning that I'm not alone :). Isn't that narcissistic or sadistic?Well, I (and some others in class) was assigned to analyze the Hakha Chin language of Myanmar. Learning the language is FUN but ANALYZING it is another story. Specially so on my part that that is my particular weakness: analysis (it includes Math, Trigo, Stat and all that). Waaaah!

But as I mentioned earlier, it is only by the grace of God that I am able to do these things. I thank God for His grace and marvelous works in me. For letting me see His beauty in all these.

In a few days time, we will be having our Christmas break which I will be enjoying very much (with my Hakha data with me , of course, along with my phonological and morphosyntax books :),). Praise the Lord for He has allowed us to experience the joy of His birth this season as well, as give the grace to be able to do things for our academic requirements.

Thank you for praying along with me for the following:
1. AGS Family Camp on Dec. 14-16. That I could attend it with the rest of the other memebers of the AGS family.
2. Our Annual Youth Camp to be held at Taloy Christian Fell. Church on Dec. 26-29, 2006.
3. For the wedding of our housemate (Thyra to Don) on December 20, 2006. That their needs be provided for the wedding as well as when they come back here in Manila as newlyweds. Thyra will continue her studies here at AGS and Don will start new minsitries with different churches as the Lord leads him to them.
4. That I will do my planned work plan this Christmas break, :). My assignment for Linguistic Field Works, visitation (family and friends) ,and attend camps.

What do You Think?

2006-11-14T20:22:00.000-08:00

WHEN A GIRL MISSES A GUY

Girl Facts:

When a girl says she likesyou, shewants you to ask her out.

When u break a girls heart, she'll still feel it 3 years later.

When a girl just stares deep into your eyes, she'sHOPING that your hers and only hers ( it shows how much she cares: eyes never lie).

When a girl is quiet, millions of things are runningthrough her mind.

When a girl is not arguing, she is thinking deeply.

When a girl looks at you with eyes full ofquestions, she is wondering how long you will be around.

When a girl answers, "I'm fine, " after a fewseconds, she is not at all fine.

When a girl stares at you, she is wondering whyyou are so wonderful.

When a girl lays her head on your chest, she iswishing for you to be hers forever.

When a girl calls you everyday, she is seeking foryour attention.

When a girl wants to see you everyday, shewantsto be pampered.

When a girl says, "I'll love you forever, " she means it.

When a girl says that she can't live without you,she has made up her mind that you are her future.

When a girl says, "I miss you, " no one in thisworld can miss you more than that.

When a girl is mean to you after a breakup shewants you back, but she's scared she'll get hurtand knows your gone forever.

Guy Facts:

When a guy calls u he wants to be with you.

When a guy is quiet, He's listening to you...

When a guy is not arguing, He realizes he's wrong

When a guy says, "I'm fine, " after a few minutes,he means it

When a guy stares at you, he wishes you wouldcare about him and wonders if you do?

When you're laying your head on a guy's chest, hehas the world

When a guy calls you everyday, he is in love

When a (good) guy say he loves you, he means it

When a guy says he can't live without you, he'swith you till your done

When a guy says, "I miss you, " he misses you more than you could have ever missed him oranything else.

2006-10-05T00:03:00.000-07:00

This is my latest pic. This was taken last September 29, 2006. Ala lang...attend kami ng kasal kelangan daw formal attire...kaya ganyan ayos ko...lolz...

...

2006-09-24T19:33:00.000-07:00

i received this email froma friend...it's kinda cute...kids really see life differently...read on...

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids)

You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
-- Alan, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
-- Kristen, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
-- Camille, age 10

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
-- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don't want any more kids.
-- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
-- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)

On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that Usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
-- Martin, age 10

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
-- Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
When they're rich.
-- Pam, age 7
The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
- - Curt, age 7
The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
-- Howard, age 8

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
-- Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED? There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
-- Kelvin, age 8

And the #1 Favorite is.......
HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.
-- Ricky, age 10

a JaPanESe pRovErb...

2006-09-20T20:13:00.000-07:00

"...the reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour..."

Update (On my dengue scare(",)",)

2006-09-18T15:32:00.000-07:00

hi all...my rashes are all gone! thank God!although the ich has not yet gone...so i have yet to wash using warm water...thanks you all guyz...who have prayed for me and for the people who have been with me...i thank God for my housemates who have taken good care of me while i was having this....for people who i have texted and even not texted but have been praying for me all the time...thanks to all of guyz...God bless you...

latest pics

2006-09-10T19:23:00.000-07:00

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2006-08-29T00:23:00.000-07:00

This was taken during kuya Norms wedding day. This group comprises the 'grooms friends kuno'...lolz...

This picture of me and Violy was taken just after the wedding of Kuya Norman.

Update

2006-08-29T00:07:00.000-07:00

It was a long time since my last update of what has happened to me. The following includes details, items that I am thankful for as well as my ‘groanings’…lolz…So here it goes…

Last May 2006, I came here in Quezon City to continue my studies and take my MA in Applied Linguistics. As I am writing this update, we had just culminated our 2nd phase of three phases for the first semester. So far these are the linguistics subjects that I had finished for the first two phases: Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics and Language and Culture Acquisition (LACA). Other linguistics subjects offered were ‘Semantics’ and ‘Anthropology’ but I have had the privileged of taking in my diploma course. I have a subject that goes through out the whole semester; it is called ‘Doing Theology in Asia’. We are now in a week long break and after this we will start our 3rd and final phase for this semester with Grammar and Phonology (but I am also done with Grammar). So in the third phase, I will have ‘Doing Theology in Asia’ and ‘Phonology’ as my subjects.

A few highlights of the two phases that we just finished: Language learning – I had a great time with our Burmese friends who are very willing and helpful in any to us as we tried to understand and learn just a bit of their language. Friends – who celebrated their birthdays although the celebration was not that elaborate, the ice cream were just fine. Phase end activity – this is fun and double fun with the food…hehehe…Teachers – the privilege of having different teachers on each phase. Kudos to all of you!

(The paragraphs above were just a glimpse of what happened the following paragraphs would be a bit more detailed in some areas…)

During my first weeks here, I had a hard time (oh…alrigth not so hard I think) adjusting with some things such as the weather, with my housemates (we are seven in the house, 5 of us from the North, 1 from the South and 1 from the US of AJJJ) but eventually all became well after some rough and not so smooth timesJJJ. Although sometimes I make the lives of my housemates a little bit ‘miserable’…hehehe…I mean I make it more livelier by being ‘mean and nasty’ (as a friend of mine once described me…lolz), well that’s my opinion although my housemates would be soft on me…hehehe…they love me that’s why. Anyway, another adjustment was with my new set of classmates but of course I again won their hearts (that’s my opinion!) or the other way around. (Although some may not agree with my opinion, of course!JJJ). I also had a chance to go home last July in our place – to visit my family and attend a youth fellowship. During the youth fellowship, we had visitors from Canada for their mission trip. I had the opportunity of talking to some of them and learned that some of them knew my Hebrew teacher (he is teaching in their school and they came from the same place as well). I had a great time with them and as well with my friends. The following day (Sunday), I had a chance to meet my former youth pastor and two of my best friends for lunch. In the afternoon I went to attend a film showing…but before it started the pastor who is going to lead the film showing met an accident as they were coming to the place. He along with some of his cousins, my mom, two of my cousins and somebody else. Thank God that the car was stop by a tree before it fell into the ravine. Nobody was hurt and the equipments were all intact and eventually after they arrived the film showing pushed through with the people from that place attending. (Of course, there was a dramatic sharing of the accident.) I am personally thankful to God that He has not yet taken my mom that time. Anyway, I came back whole and safely here at Quezon City J. I was also very thankful for our Prayer Day in school that was held last August 25, 2006. It was a day just after our culmination of our second phase. I was still sleepy and tired but I made it a point to attend it. I was very much refreshed after that event and thankful that I did not miss it. It was really a very refreshing and wonderful time praying for the prayer items and spending time with God in a cozy ambience while a group of singers were singing as we are praying. I was also privileged to attend a wedding of a dear friend two weeks earlier (you can check my links for the pics).

Of all the these things that have happened in the past days of my life, I am thankful to God for His grace, strength, provisions and all the other things that He has given me and allowed me to experience. Looking forward to another challenging and wonderful time in the upcoming ‘phases’ of my life.

August 29, 2006

2006-07-27T19:17:00.000-07:00

A pic taken during the the burial of Lolo Nick Velasco.

Songs...

2006-07-19T19:38:00.000-07:00

Some of the songs I would wanna be sang on my wedding day...kung meron man...hehehe...tsoory for the wooden translation of the Ibaloi song...

An Ibaloi Wedding Song

Niman ma jen kasal ta Today on our wedding day
Mankinari kita men showa We will now promise to each other
Shi sangwanan nen Apo tan In the presence of God and
Shi sangwanan ni totoo in the presence of these people

Digat man ono nam-ay In times of hardships or prosperity
Shi sahit ono shi salun-at In sickness or in health
Biteg ono baknang In poverty or wealth
Si-khaten showa ngoreshan (It is) always the two of us (till the end).

Chorus: Chorus:
Sesesmeken taken pasiya I will love you very much
Ingkhatod ngod ingkha Till forever
Ayshi eshom, si-kham bengat There is no other, only you
Sajay i sapatak. This is my promise.

Ikarik son si-kham ma I will now promise you
No si-kham maedaran mala When you will become old
Ingkhatod engkapsot ka Until you will become weak
Ad-ajowanan taha I will take care of you
Nem no bilang enkapsot ka And if you will become weak
Ja eg ka mahaasas mala That you can no longer see
Eg ka manshanag Don’t you worry
Si-khak manbedin na matam mala I will become your eyes (when that times).

*No kasbilang mepengdo-ak If ever I will die ahead of you (lit. go-ahead)
Jet ensina shiya kowan sha ey biyag And separate from this that they call life
Angken eg mowak asen Even if you will no longer see me
Banbantayan taha pay laeng I will watch over you anyhow.

Chorus…* Chorus…*

Since I Found You

I know that dreams can come true
My dream came true when I found you
You helped this lonely man
When we began a partnership in life,
I thank the Lord you are my wife

And where are the words that I can say
Or the images my heart longs to convey
I know you can see my love shine through
When so many things I’ve long for have come true
Since I found you

I’ve waited for years for this to be
I’m meant for you, you’re meant for me
For years our loves been growing
Always showing us a way to fly
I know our love will never die

And where are the words that I can say
Or the images my heart longs to convey
I know you can see my love shine through
When so many things I’ve long for have come true
Since I found you

2006-07-19T19:22:00.000-07:00

The 7 Up’s
(Source Unknown)

1) Wake up – Decide to have a good day. “Today is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Ps. 118:24

2) Dress up – The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. “The Lord does not look at things man look at. Man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Sam. 16:7

3) Shut up – Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth so he must have meant for us to do twice as much as listening as talking. “He who guards his lips guards his soul.” Prov. 13:3; Gossip betrays confidence; avoid men who talk too much.” Prov. 20:19; “Listen to advice, accept instruction and in the end you will be wise.” Prov. 19:20

4) Stand up – for what you believe in. Stand for something of you will gall for anything. “Let us not be weary in doing what is good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9-10

5) Look up – to the Lord. “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
Phil. 4:13

6) Reach up – for something higher. Jimmy Cricket sings in “High Hopes”, “Always try to better yourself.” “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.” Phil. 4:8

7) Lift up – your prayers. “Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY about anything.” Phil.4:6

2006-07-10T19:33:00.000-07:00

...this is a poem by a very dear ate...she gave me permission to post it in my blog...so here goes people...salamat 'te...

THE BOOK

by: Ironheart

This life is a book with tattered pages

Stained with years and tears of readers

Most were pictures of despair and sadness

Cuz the love story is yet to be carressed.

Turning the page to the prologue

Eyes won’t see much but dialogues

Yet as each chapter unfolds

A glimpse of a life that holds.

Love is an enigmatic journey

Nothing to be cracked in a hurry

For the answers and the pieces

Should fit and match the spaces.

The end is near, the reader shuts his eyes

The book shall be closed to wait in the shelves

May the next one, I pray at all times

Learn how to read between the lines.

Read with your heart and not your eyes

Feel with your mind and not your hide

Love with your life and all your heart

Life will be full and smiles will be much.

The Secret

2006-07-06T22:15:00.000-07:00

One day, one friend asked another,

"How is it that you are always so happy?

You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down."

With her eyes smiling, she said, "I know the Secret!"

"What secret is that?"

To which she replied,

"I'll tell you all about it, but you have to

promise to share the Secret with others."

"The Secret is this:

I have learned there is little I can do in my

life that will make me truly happy.

I must depend on God to make me happy

and to meet my needs.

When a need arises in my life,

I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches.

I have learned most of the time

I don't need half of what I think I do.

He has never let me down.

Since I learned that 'Secret', I am happy."

The questioner's first thought was, "That's too simple!"

But upon reflecting over her own life

she recalled how she thought a

bigger house would make her happy, but it didn't!

She thought a better paying

job would make her happy, but it hadn't.

When did she realize her greatest happiness?

Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren, playing games,

eating pizza or reading a story, a simple gift from God.

Now you know it too! We can't depend on people to make us happy.

Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that.

Trust HIM! And now I pass the Secret on to you!

So once you get it, what will you do?

YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!

That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!

But it's not really a secret...

We just have to believe it and do it...

Really trust God!

Just Pass It On!

A Song...

2006-07-06T21:38:00.000-07:00

This is a song composed by a very dear friend and has been an inspiration since the day I first heard it...here it goes

UNTITLED (Music and Lyrics: Mayrose Bugnay)]

Would this pain come to pass
Would this heartache last
Would this fear be put aside
Would this grief still last

Refrain:
Oh my God, these are my questions before
But now, I'm asking no more

Chorus:
You have come and changed the world around
Yo have come and showed me the way
You have save me from the grip of sin
You have come for me to live with you
You have come for me to live with you

Would you come to comfort me
Would you walk with me
Would you come and lend me your hand
Would you hear my plea

Hello people...

2006-07-06T21:14:00.000-07:00

Hi there, it's been awhile since I posted my last entry. Well there's not much to say (when I say this it means the other way around...lolz). We are now done with the first week of our second phase. I am taking up Language and Culture Acquisition and Doing Theology and Asia. Although I just have these two subjects, the LACA has many requirements as we are suppose to learn a new language and culture (Burmese-Haka).Our teacher in Doing Theo has gone ahead of age with still a sharp memory. Hope that I would be able to go through this phase well. I forgot to say that I was kinda disappointed with my grade in Phonetics. I'm mad at myself but I guess I feel better now although there are some residues (lolz). I am looking forward to going hone to the province at the end of this month. It coincides with a Youth fellowship which will be held in my hometown with Canadian visitors. I sure hope that I will have a good time visiting friends and family. Please pray for me. Thank you all guys...God bless you all...

2006-06-23T00:25:00.000-07:00

This Will Make You Cry...

Jenny was so happy about the house they had found.

For once in her life it was on the right side of town.

She unpacked her things with such great ease.

As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze.

How wonderful it was to have her own room.

School would be starting;

she'd have friends over soon.

There'd be sleep-overs, and parties; she was so happy

It's just the way she wanted her life to be.

On the first day of school, everything went great.

She made new friends and even got a date!

She thought, "I want to be popular and I'm going to be,

Because I just got a date with the star of the team!"

To be known in this school you had to have a clout,

And dating this guy would sure help her out.

There was only one problem stopping her fate.

Her parents had said she was too young to date.

"Well, I just won't tell them the entire truth.

They won't know the difference; what's there to lose?"

Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night.

Her parents frowned but said, "All right."

Excited, she got ready for the big event

But as she rushed around like she had no sense,

She began to feel guilty about all the lies,

But what's a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?

Well the pizza was good, and the party was great,

But the moonlight ride would have to wait.

For Jeff was half drunk by this time.

She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble,

And heard, call an ambulance!

These kids are in trouble!

Voices she heard...a few words at best.

But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck.

Then wondered to herself if Jeff was all right,

And if the people in the other car was alive.

She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad.

"You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad."

These voices echoed inside her head,

As they gently told her that Jeff was dead.

They said "Jenny, we've done all we can do.

But it looks as if we'll lose you too."

"But the people in the other car!? "Jenny cried.

"We're sorry, Jenny, they also died."

Jenny prayed, "God, forgive me for what I've done

I only wanted to have just one night of fun."

"Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim,

And wish I could return their families to them."

"Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied,

And that it's my fault so many have died.

Oh, nurse, won't you please tell them that for me?"

The nurse just stood there-she never agreed.

But took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes.

And a few moments later Jenny died.

A man asked the nurse, "Why didn't you do your best?"

To bid that girl her one last request?"

She looked at the man with eyes so sad.

"Because the people in the other car
were her mom and dad."

This story is sad and unpleasant but true, So young people take heed, it could have been you.

wHat dO U tHiNK?

2006-06-23T00:09:00.000-07:00

EVER WONDER-

- Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?-
- Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?-
- Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?-
- Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?-
- Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?-
- Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"?-
- Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid- made with real lemons?-
- Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?-
- Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?-
- Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?-
- When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?-
- Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? -
- Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?-
- You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why- don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?-
- Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?- -
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?-
- If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?-
- If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

Finally...

2006-06-22T23:21:00.000-07:00

Praise the Lord!

Finally...at last...sa wakas...anongos to...naksheng ma...our Phase 1 of study is finally finished.Just this morning we had a program that lasted for about an hour as a closing for our first phase. Our teachers had a skit about the open mouthed frog which we enjoyed with their customes and all. One of our classmate played a song from a cd (which she herself sang with another from their praise team). We ended with (of course...kainan) eating haluhalo from a fastfood chain. Well, it's goodbye to our dear teachers. It's now time to wait for our grades. She said that she'd been kind so I guess the grades will turn out ok :)...Thanks be to God!

pretty good...and funny too...

2006-06-22T16:52:00.000-07:00

...i've read this earlier and thought it was funny and it might come true in the near future...what we really need now is a good laugh...so read on and have a laughing spell...

Subject: Euringlish

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will bethe official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in planthat would become known as "Euro-English". In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make thesivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. Therewill be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph"will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reachthe stage where! more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben adeterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag isdisgrasful and it should go away. By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such asreplasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" andafter ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understandech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forstplas. If zis mad you smil, pleas pas on to oza pepl.

just sharing...

2006-06-21T22:53:00.000-07:00

...there are things in life that we tend to be attached to but they hinder our growth in our Christian life...and we have to let go of them in order that God may bale to work with and in us...my attention was caught by this poem...that says it all...

Let it go.........
By T. D. Jakes

There are people who can walk away from you.

And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you:
let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into
staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to
see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.

When people can walk away from you let them walk.
Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The Bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made
manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt
they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you.
And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that
their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's
part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the
dead.

You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got
the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in
good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I
know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me.

And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was
never intended for your life, then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ......

LET IT GO!!!

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth.....

LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you .......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge......!

LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents ......

LET IT GO!!!

If you have a bad attitude.......

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......

LET IT GO!!!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new
level in Him......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship.......

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves......

LET IT GO!!!

If you're feeling depressed and stressed .........

LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself
and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

Let the past be the past. Forget the former things.
GOD is doing a new thing for 2006!!!

LET IT GO!!!

Get Right or Get Left
.. think about it, and then ....

LET IT GO!!!

"The Battle is the Lord's!"

"WhEn BaD ThInGs HaPpEn"

2006-06-21T22:48:00.000-07:00

...i read this somewhere and am blessed by it...hope that you'll be blessed as well...

When bad things happen to good people we can be assured that this is God, out to make good people better.

There are so many things in life that make us cry, “Why?” “Why me?” “Why now?” I don’t think we are capable of knowing all the answers to these questions. Our lives fit into a vast and complicated tapestry that only God could unravel, because He’s the one making it. There are things that happen in our lives that are tied in an intricate domino effect to something else happening somewhere else that we may never realize in this life. I’ve heard of enough bizarre connections to know this is happening a lot more than we realize. Chalk it up to God’s amazing creativity as He weaves His will into the events of the world.

Someone gets sick, goes to the hospital, and ends up leading the person in the next bed to the Lord. Not only this, but huge growth issues were established in both of their lives when this happened, and this started a chain of events still going on today. And we want to ask “Why?” I have a feeling God might say, “You don’t have time for that answer. Besides, you haven’t lived long enough to see the end of it. Sorry, but I could never explain it all to you. You just have to trust me.”

Our job is to look at what happens in our lives and learn from what God is trying to teach us. There are no mistakes here. God doesn’t go, “Whoops!” or to the angels: “Okay, what went wrong here? Which one of you guys had Fischer this time?”

Here’s the truth of the matter: “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them” (Romans 8:28 NLT). Which is another way of saying that God’s purpose is in everything that you and I go through, whether we are able to see it or not. And that purpose is producing something good in and through our lives, no matter what happens. Do you believe that?

We all have things in our lives in which it is hard—almost impossible—to see God’s purpose. That doesn’t mean anything except that we are shortsighted and short on faith sometimes. That’s when we need to keep on believing and knowing that God is working things out for the best.

What about you? Is something bad happening to you right now? Think back on a time when you felt like this about something that you now see God had a purpose in, and believe that He is at work, doing the same redemptive act with what you can’t see right now; and believe. Don’t stop believing.

By John Fischer

just sharing...

2006-06-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

7 Don'ts after meal...

* Don't smoke- Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes, chances of cancer is higher (Ouch!)

* Don't eat fruits immediately - Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore, take fruits 1-2 hrs after meal or 1 hr before meal.

* Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will causethe protein content in the food we consumed to be hardened, thus difficult to digest.

* Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestines to be twisted & blocked.

* Don't bathe - Bathing will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.

* Don't walk about - People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and youwill live till 99. In actual fact, this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system to beunable to absorb the nutrition from the food we ate.

* Don't sleep immediately - The food we ate will not be digested properly. Thus will lead to gastric disease & infections.

FINALLY, DON'T JUST KEEP THIS MESSAGE... PLEASE LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW. LET THEM BE AWARE!

Lasts tests...

2006-06-21T18:03:00.000-07:00

...hei...gud day everyone!!!

...this is the second to the last day of our phonetics class (actually our first phase) and we will be having our last test today...this week had been a very hectic (?) one as we had series of tests since Tuesday...and in addition..we will also have a final exam tomorrow in another subject...well..there goes the first days of school and i think i survived it...hurray!!!...well...for all of this...thanksgiving and praise be to our God...He is the reason why i survived and will survive the next days here in school....

all for now....

i thought this is very wonderful...(very humiliating for me but i enjoyed laughing at myself...) hope you'll enjoy too...

2006-06-21T17:50:00.000-07:00

A short quiz for smart people -

The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell youwhether you are qualified to be my friend. Scroll down for eachanswer. The questions are NOT that difficult.
But don't scroll downUNTIL you have answered the question!

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.

2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator?Wrong Answer. Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend. except one. Which animal does not attend?

Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory. Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.

4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it?Check out your critical thinking skills.

Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting.This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many preschoolersgot several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four-year-old.

My Attorney

2006-06-21T17:38:00.000-07:00

This was sent to me thru email...it's a very good story...I hope that you have Jesus as your attorney as well...

After living what I felt was a "decent" life, my time on earthcame to the end.

The first thing I remember is sitting on a bench in the waitingroom of what I thought to be a court house.

The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seatby the defense table.

As I looked around I saw the "prosecutor."

He was a villainous looking gent who snarled as he stared at me.

He definitely was the most evil person I have ever seen.

I sat down and looked to my left and there sat My Attorney,a kind and gentle looking man whose appearance seemed so familiar tome,I felt I knew Him.

The corner door flew open and there appeared the Judge in fullflowing robes.

He commanded an awesome presence as He moved across the room Icouldn't take my eyes off of Him.

As He took His seat behind the bench, He said, "Let us begin."

The prosecutor rose and said,

"My name is Satan and I am here to show you why this manbelongs in hell."

He proceeded to tell of lies that I told, things that I stole,and In the past when I cheated others. Satan told of other horriblePerversions that were once in my life and the more he spoke, thefurtherdown in my seat I sank.

I was so embarrassed that I couldn't look at anyone, even my ownAttorney, as the Devil told of sins that even I had completelyforgottenabout.

As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these things aboutme, I was equally upset at My Attorney who sat there silently notOffering any form of defense at all.

I know I had been guilty of those things, but I had done somegood in my life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the harmI'ddone?

Satan finished with a fury and said, "This man belongs in hell,he is guilty of all that I have charged and there is not a personwhocan prove otherwise."

When it was His turn, My Attorney first asked if He mightapproach the bench.

The Judge allowed this over the strong objection of Satan,and beckoned Him to come forward.

As He got up and started walking, I was able to see Him inHis full splendor and majesty.

I realized why He seemed so familiar; this was Jesusrepresenting me, my Lord and my Savior.

He stopped at the bench and softly said to the Judge, "Hi,Dad," and then He turned to address the court.

"Satan was correct in saying that this man had sinned,I won't deny any of these allegations.

And, yes, the wage of sin is death, and this man deserves to bepunished."

Jesus took a deep breath and turned to His Father withoutstretched arms and proclaimed, "However, I died on the cross sothatthis person might have eternal life and he has accepted Me as hisSavior, so he is Mine."

My Lord continued with, "His name is written in the Book of Life,and no one can snatch him from Me.

Satan still does not understand yet.This man is not to be given justice, but rather mercy."

As Jesus sat down,

He quietly paused, looked at His Father and said,"There is nothing else that needs to be done."

"I've done it all."

The Judge lifted His mighty hand and slammed the gavel down.The following words bellowed from His lips..

"This man is free."

The penalty for him has already been paid in full.

"Case dismissed."

As my Lord led me away, I could hear Satan ranting and raving,"I won't give up, I will win the next one." I asked Jesus as He gavememy instructions where to go next, "Have you ever lost a case?"

Christ lovingly smiled and said,

"Everyone that has come to Me and asked Me to represent themhas received the same verdict as you,

~Paid In Full~

New Version of "Footprints"...from a friend...I enjoyed reading this hope you also willl...

2006-06-20T18:26:00.000-07:00

Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace..

But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns. For much of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently. You and Jesus are walking as true friends!

This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints that once etched the sand next to Jesus' are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one. This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change.

The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger. Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints they have become one.This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked.Your dream ends.

Now you pray:"Lord, I understand the first scene, with zigzags and fits. I was a new Christian; I was just learning. But You walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with You."

"That is correct."
"And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps , following You very closely." "Very good.. You have understood everything so far." When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like You in every way."

"Precisely."

"So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first." There is a pause as the Lord answers, with a smile in His voice. "You didn't know? It was then that we danced!"

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to weep, a time to laugh, A time to mourn, and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:1,4.

Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny isn't it? Are you laughing? Are you thinking? Spread the Word and give thanks to the Lord for He is good!

2006-06-20T18:19:00.000-07:00

~DEATH~
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN IT!!!!!

A sick man turned to his doctor,
as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said,
"Doctor, I am afraid to die.
Tell me what lies on the other side."
Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."
"You don't know?
You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"
The doctor was holding the handle of the door;
on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining,
and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room
and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
"Did you notice my dog?
He's never been in this room before.

He didn't know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,
and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death,
but I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough."

God is watching

2006-06-20T17:41:00.000-07:00

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.
He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods.
He Practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting
A little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was
Walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck.

Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck
Square in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and grieved.

In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see
His sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After lunch the next day Grandma said, " Sally, let's wash the
Dishes." But Sally said, " Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in
The kitchen." Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck ?" So
Johnny did the dishes.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go
Fishing and Grandma said, " I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make
Supper." Sally just smiled and said," Well that's all right because Johnny told
Me he wanted to help." She whispered again, " Remember the duck?" So Sally
Went fishing and Johnny stayed to help.

After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's,
He finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, " Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long
You would let Sally make a slave of you."

Thought for the day and every day thereafter?
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... And the devil
Keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad
Habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.) ....whatever it is....You need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing..... He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven.
He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave
Of you.

The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness, He
Not only forgives you, but He forgets . It is by God's grace and
Mercy that we are saved .

Go ahead and make the difference in someone's life today. Share
This with a friend and always remember:

God is at the window.