Few days ago, I started reading The Alchemist again, finally I'm understanding it. First time I read it was a hard read. I'm enjoying it now. Now it speaks to me. I feel for Santiago the shepherd. How he met the old king and went to journey for his Personal Legend yet to realize that it was not an easy feat that he begins to doubt his Personal Legend. But one thing pushes him to pursue: the old kings prophectic words. Sometimes sitautions shake your faith, cause you to be discouraged and wish to head back home. But the thing that keeps me pursuing my Personal Legend is His call and promise in my life.

Home

Night has past, darkness gone
Slumber is a time of searching and infinity
I wake up amongst legions but yet alone
Alone because I chose to be
For feet soiled cannot enter Thy house
Yet Thy shores yearns for a son
Endless sunsets and vast horizons calling
Come home

Woke up at 12NN today. I had a good rest. My mom woke me up to tell me my grandfather is not breathing. After a few minutes, I went down to find my aunt crying beside my lolo's bed. He is gone. I am not that sad. 'Cause finally my lolo is somewhere out of pain, incapacity and misery. For the last few weeks he's been in the hospital. Last time I saw him I was shocked to see him skin and bones. Finally his ordeal is over. He's in the funeral right now with his chidren. Some still flying to Manila to see him for the last time.

What a hot item! ...
I found this at SM San Lazaro last Sunday while parents went to supermarket. They're having a sale next weekend. I restrained myself from shopping. Save it for next week. :)

Original Me

The Caucasian Me

The Middle-Eastern Me

The Black Me

The Prehistoric Me

http://www.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~morph/Transformer/

I heard the joke over the radio in an FX this week that made me laugh. I don't really laugh much at scripted jokes but this one did. Ironically the station was the one with the tagline "kailangan pa bang i-memorize yan?" which I wouldn't be "caught dead" listening to it, unless I'm trapped in an FX taxi. Anyway here's the joke...

Girl (both of them had a jolog accent): Ayy! Naiputan ako ng ibon sa ulo!
Boy: Sandali lang, kukuha lang ako ng toilet paper...
Girl: 'Wag na. Huli ka na! Paano mo pa pupunasan yung puwet nung ibon, e lumipad na!

"Kailangan pa bang i-memorize yan?!" (in Mahal-like voice)

Har har.

Finally after a long-time searching I finally found this book in this month's Powerbooks Sale just sitting by itself on a shelf. This afternoon was spent walking around the mall while waiting for my evening class. This morning, I woke up in panic as I was awaken by my mom to find out that it as zero minutes to my class! Last evening I told my dad to wake me up, but failed to wake me up on time. I remember waking up at 5AM from the cellphone alarm but put it on snooze. So I came in to class at 10AM, an hour after class start.

Friday. I was supposed to have BS at MHCN, but the students cancelled. I'm getting discouraged about the way the students perceive the BS. I'm trying to analyze the original purpose why I set up the BS in MHCN.. But besides some minor glitches, life has been fairly blessed. I am very happy for what's happening at CCM, I can see the hunger of the students for the Bible and I see it in their lives. I just pray that Chi-Alpha would be recognized as a school org next semester.

In the afternoon, had to fetch my brother from school and take our househelp to the hospital to swap with my mom in staying in for my grandfather. Then we went to church to practice for sunday worship. It's been a while since I will lead worship again. In our church we have this sound system guy. He's a little old.. and difficult. The musicians and this guy has a growing rift because of difference of taste in sound. Sometimes even I get nerved up dealing with the brother. In the end its the worship that suffers, and I hate it. Lately I've been staying out of the tension, because I feel it's useless trying to fix it up. I just end up annoyed and disoriented. I just wish that God would bring resolution to this.

I remember my Worship and Music professor talk about this. She would refer to Romans 14. It talks about the strong giving way for the weak not to stumble..

Our misconception is that Christ wants to change our personalities. Nothing could be farther from the truth. He wants to redeem our personalities. Christ wants to make stubbornness into steadfastness, emotionalism into compassion, foolhardiness into faith. We are "fearfully and wonderfully made," and Jesus' purpose is for us to reach the full potential of this craftsmanship.

- Relevant Magazine

Finally got to upload some videos. Check it out. It's me singing... Be nice.