the joy of forgiveness…

… according to King David… Psalm 32

1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

2Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

5I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

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randomness…

i am just not in the mood to say anything now. i just want to stare at a blank space and let my brain go numb. i am tired. i guess i’m just tired.

i just came back from a meeting and everything went well… more than what i expected actually. i wish all meetings will be like the one we had awhile ago instead of the ones that require interventions because of the never ending problems…

my friend went with me to that meeting. while we were on our way, she kept on complaining about what she saw on tv… according to her, UP graduates had their graduation ceremony in PICC and at the end of their graduation, some had placards asking for the ouster of the president. truthfully speaking, i really hate paying taxes only to be spent to students who are ungrateful. yes, they do pay a part of their tuition but it’s government subsidized. where do the government get their money? from us, people who pay taxes. i’m not quite satisfied with the way things are with them. you send them to school only to rebel? i don’t think that’s the solution for this country. opting for a rally or honking horns are the least ways for problems to be solved.

i just found out someone close to us is on drugs… i couldn’t believe how he would choose to be like that. he can’t even sustain himself… oh well… people do sometimes make stupid choices

i thought i can rest tomorrow. a friend sent me a text message that tomorrow will be the start of the new season for the interbatch alumni competition in our alma mater. we are such loyal alumni and supportive batchmates. we, the cheerleaders, have our own uniform to be worn during the games of our batchmates and we started it last year just for fun. i’m sure other batches are bound to follow our footsteps. i just hope that this time we will have the chance to be, at least, included in the semi-finals and not be eliminated easily.

the camera is still not here and i’m really getting anxious about it. i have long been wanting to study photography and while it’s not here, i’m just stuck reading materials related to it. my friend, ton, has been urging me to start shooting already so that we can both exchange ideas.

i just remembered something. my mother and i had a good laugh while my brother was explaining to us that he wants to join his friends playing airsoft. i told him that if he’s really determined to join and buy the needed gears, he should tell me so that we can ask my friend (who’s into it also and is selling those stuff) for a special price. our father told him about the tactics that he thinks would be good to follow. one thing he mentioned was that my brother should be physically fit because there will be running and jumping or whatever there is to do. my father then suddenly asked him if he’s really decided. he told my brother that he will be easily shot since he’s a big guy and his silhoutte will always reveal that it’s really him. lance and ahmed are not into it (and they are as big as him), the rest of their friends are quite small. my brother just scratched his head and laughed. napaisip tuloy si mokong kung anong gear ang pwedeng maging invisible sya.

when will i ever have that vacation that is purely vacation? one that i will just lie down and stare at the stars and hear the sweet sound of waves or just bathe myself in the sun while staring loosely to the sea….hmmmm… maybe i should ask for a few days off… next week my aunt will be here and has been asking me to go to their beach. i should go with her provided that i will not be pestered with questions on how to improve the place or the island. gusto ko lang talaga tumunganga.

i’m currently reading FOR ONE MORE DAY by MITCH ALBOM. i started reading it this afternoon while the electricity was out and i couldn’t do anything related to work. i think this one will be a good read just like Mitch Albom’s other books.

i miss the vampires. i hope that there will be another pictorial these coming days. it’s always fun and i always experience relief when i’m with them.

i do miss the boyfriend too. he’s been very busy and so am i. i hope things will be okay soon with my application so that we will be able to finalize everything. i will be adding some burden to him in the next few days for the presentation that i needed to do. he will not say no but i know that it will be an added load for him. syempre hindi talaga sya makaayaw kasi 2,000 words per minute ang maririnig nya. in fairness, OC yun sa design kaya hindi rin aayaw. one good thing about us now is that we encourage each other in terms of personal development as well as in our careers. no more fights and that is quite a relief.

and by the way, i got intruiged by the young guys living just across us. hhhmmmm… mukhang mga gwapisimo at ang gaganda ng katawan. kainis! alam ko mainit pero sana hwag naman nila expose katawan nila kasi baka bigla na lang ako magkaamnesia at makalimutan ko na lang boypren ko. pero hindi rin… sabay ganun.

i feel sleepy. my mind’s not working. to shawie, doo bidoo.. hahahahha! nakita ko si twinks kagina. bwahahaha! syempre, kalbo and yummy body pa rin. haaay… kasi naman eh… ang bata! i hope you get to see angel too wherever he is. i saw jonathan and portia yesterday at the review center. syempre we talked about that nonsense girl jima. pinangalanan pa eh. nonsense naman talaga. and yes, they hired me to do the rationalization and eventually be a lecturer. ano naman kaya ang ituro ko? baka manguna pa ako sa katarantaduhan. applying for that job was not really intentional. my friend gave my resume to that review center. i guess i just want to kill myself with more work. haay… sideline! at least it will be during my convenient time with topics of my choice. spoiled no?

i guess that’s all folks. hasta maniana!

commandments of success

taken from OG MANDINO‘S book THE GREATEST SUCCESS IN THE WORLD.

1. thou must labor each day as if thy life hung in the balance
2. thou must learn that with patience ye can control thy destiny
3. thou must chart thy course with care or ye will drift forever
4. thou must prepare for darkness while travelling in the sunlight
5. thou must smile in the face of adversity until it surrenders
6. thou must realize that plans are only dreams without action
7. thou must sweep cobwebs from thy mind before they imprison thee
8. thou must lighten thy load if ye would reach thy destiny
9. thou must never forget that it is always later than ye think
10. thou must never strive to be anything but thyself

happiness

i’ve been stuckfor almost a week now with a book entitled HAPPIER by TAL BEN-SHAHAR, a professor of positive psychology at Harvard University. It explains what happiness is and why it is the ultimate goal of everyone. the book has a “time in” (instead of time outs) to make you stop and reflect about certain aspects in your life. it helps you to fully understand where you are coming from and guide or shift your course to finding happiness in your own way.

i haven’t finished reading the book yet but it seems like it is legitimate enough to help me in reaching my potential.

how about you? what makes you happy?