A Celebration With Magno Family ^_^

It was all happened yesterday, March 28, 2008. It was a celebration for the graduation of Charles, the youngest brother of my beloved Erwin:)

Erwin and I went to Dencio's to have a lunch together with his family.
Then...
After eating a lot of foods, we went to time zone for some enjoyment:)
Next..
To the Red Box as our last destination:) { the kantahan to the max moment}



This day, I have enjoyed a lot being with there company:)
It was a wonderful experience to bond with them:)
I've had a lot of fun:) saya kasi nila kasama eh:)
hehe, apparent nga daw na masaya me eh sabi ni Tita Zeny:)
well, the happiness I've had was really expressed easily.
Bakit hindi, eh they were all kind and generous people:)
God is so great to let me be with them and have some treasured moments:)


Through this incomparable experience, He helped me to be at ease with Erwin's family:)
Just like what Ate Rizel has said, seemingly they have a new sister:)
I'm so glad that now I'm okay with them ^_^
All my worries before that they, perhaps, would not like me is now already vanished:)
God really blessed our relationship:)
Thank you Lord:)
I love you so much:)

Not One Lost Moment

Be careful how you walk,
not as unwise men, but as wise.
EPHESIANS 5:15

I've read this from wisdom for the way by Charles R. Swindoll.
Just want to share this to you:)

God tells us not to be foolish, but wise, making the most of our time, every opportunity that comes our way and using it wisely.
Before his twentieth birthday, Jonathan Edwards, the brilliant and godly philosopher-theologian who became God's instrument in the Great Awakening revival of the eighteenth century, resolved "Never to lose one moment of time, but to improve it in the most profitable way I possibly can." That is exactly what he did, using well the intellectual gifts God had given him. He entered Yale at thirteen and at seventeen graduated at the head of his class. At twenty-six he was the minister of one of the largest congregations in Massachusetts...
Following the will of God requires wisdom, clear thinking, and yes, even good old garden variety common sense.

The Mystery of God's Will

How to Get to Heaven

Just want to share this to you:) Be blessed by this:)

God had a plan when He created the world in which we live.
He also had a plan when He made YOU.
The most wonderful experience that can happen to you is to discover
and participate in God's plan for your life.

1 This great discovery begins when you realize God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.

God loves you.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believe in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting life."
--John 3:16

God has a plan for your life.
"I am come that they might have life,
and that they might have it more abundantly."
(a life full of meaning and purpose).
--John 10:10b

The Bible demonstrates the fact that God loves you
and wants you to enjoy the abundant life.

Why are most people not experiencing
God's love and living the abundant life?

2 Because...
Man is a sinner and sin has separated Him from God.

"But your iniquities have separated between you
and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you..."
--Isaiah 59:2a

MAN=SIN=GOD

God did not make man as a puppet on a string to love and obey Him automatically; but gave him a will and freedom of choice.

Man chose to disobey God and go his own self-willed, sinful way.

Every one of us, you and me included, have chosen to disobey God in many ways...

"For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."
--Ecclesiastes 7:20

"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;"
--Romans 3:23

Sin is missing the mark of perfection; falling short of God's Plan for your life and resulting in spiritual death.

"For the wages of sin is death..."
(separation from God in Hell)
--Romans 6:23a

3 Man's self efforts cannot repair the damage created by sin

Man has attempted to bridge the gulf which separates himself from God by doing good works... living moral lives... devising profound philosophies... even being religious, but he has always failed.

MAN=GOOD WORKS, RELIGION, CHURCH MEMBERSHIP, BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION, PHILOSOPHY=GOD


"Not by works of righteousness which we have done..."
--Titus 3:5a

There is only one remedy for the problem of Sin and Separation.

4 Jesus Christ crucified is God's remedy for sin.

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,
that He might bring us to God..."
--1 Peter 3:18a

When Jesus died on the Cross, He paid for all our sins and bridged the gulf that separated us from God.

MAN=CHRIST=GOD

God's love is greater than man's sin.

"But God commendeth (proved) his love toward us, in that while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
--Romans 5:8

Jesus died a humiliating, agonizing death. But He didn't remain in the grave. He rose again that we might have a personal relationship with God.

The gulf created by our sin has been bridged by Jesus' death and resurrection.

"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in
thine heart that God hat raised Him from the dead, thous
shalt be saved."
--Romans 10:9

It is not enough to discover that God loves you and has a plan for your life... that man is a sinner... and Christ is God's remedy for sin...

5 You must personally receive Christ as your Saviour.

Receiving Christ is as simple as taking these four steps:

1. Realize that your sin has separated your from God..
2. Be willing to turn from your sin to God (this is called repentance).
3. Believe that Jesus died for your sins and that He arose in victory over death.
4. Invite Jesus Christ to come into your life.

Trusting Christ is more than mentally recognizing Him as the Son of God or having an emotional experience. You must receive Him as your personal Saviour by faith.

THE BIBLE SAYS
"But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name."
--John 1:12

CHRIST'S INVITATION
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father; but by me."
--John 14:6

If the following prayer expresses the desire of your heart... You can pray this prayer and Jesus Christ will come into your life as He has promised.

Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. Thank you for dying on the cross for me. I now invite you into my life as my personal Saviour. Please make me what you want me to be. Amen.


THE PROMISE
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
--Romans 10:13

If you trusted Christ as Saviour, you have an exciting life of spiritual growth ahead of you. Here are some ways you can grow spiritually.

1. Share with others the commitment you have made.

-Acts 1:8

2. Be baptized. Baptism identifies you with Christ.

-Acts 8:35-40

3. Study the Bible. The Bible will reveal the God's plan for your life.

-II Timothy 2:15

4. Attend Church regularly and participate in the worship and Christian fellowship.

-Hebrews 10:25

=Solidarity Day of BBTE III-2D=

Our museum visit for our humanities class became a solidarity day for the whole section:)

This was happened yesterday, March 15, 2008, at manila:)

We went to the national museum (main building) as our first destination.
We've seen the different art galleries of the well-known Juan Luna and Felix Hidalgo.
Also, the other paintings included were done and made flawlessly by Tolentino, Joya, Abueva, Edades, and many more:)
Their works are exquisite and exceptional.
Ayyyooosssss....

then...
lunch time came...
our tummies were already starving...
need to eat...
that's why we went to SM manila to satisfy our hunger:)
after eating, our kakulitan-time naman:)
a mascot of Lydia's Lechon was at the foodcourt, hehe, we have taken some pictures with him:)
cccuuutttttiiiiieeee...

next...
....is the intramuros invasion:)
we went to San Agustin Church as our second museum destination. The facade was really fascinating:) nice to take pictures:) kaya, kami ay walang pasubaling kumuha ng mga letrato dito:) hehe:) may class picture pa nga eh.



matapos ang San Agustin Church, kami naman ay tumungo sa Casa Manila Museum:) Through this place, we have experienced to reminisce the history of intramuros:) very beautiful house it was. We've seen the entresuelos or the mezzanine, the different cuarto, caida or antesala, sala, despacho or oficina, oratorio, blue room cuarto principal, comedor, cocina, letrina, bano for the damas and caballeros, and azotea. All the ceilings that was intricately designed is really wonderful and artistic. Further, my favorite part is the kitchen:) We've experienced to touch and somewhat use some of its utensils. haha, very nice irons:)

samantala

sa aming pagbaba patungo sa labas
kami ay namangha:)

ako ay dali-daling sumukat ng nggagandahang mga sumbrero na tila baga nagbabadya ng summer season:) of course, I have grabbed the opportunity to take some pictures with this alluring 'sumbrero' ^_^ hekhek, kulit moment ulit:)

pahinga muna...pahinga
at sa aming pagpapahinga
kami ay napabuntong hininga
kailangan na pala naming lumarga.

the next destination was for our solidarity day program:)
We fortunately seen a nice venue for this at intramuros:)
eto ay malapit sa dole, na may pangalang baluarte.

This program was organized for us to be able to be unified again as one section. It was been a memorable day for all of us who have shared treasured moments with each one of us. It was an overwhelming experience:)

esp. to me...

nakakabless tlaga ang araw na iyon:) Because God let me realize and taught me something again:) We had an activity called message routing (I facilitated this), the objective of this was for us to know our blind area for three years that we've all been classmates. Positive and negative descriptions. Appreciation and concerns. For continuation and for change. In my personal experience, upon receiving and reading the messages written by my dear classmates brought me to be at loss for words. First, for the very nice comments from them. Second, for the shocking revelations. For three years I have been insensitive on certain things. Ganon na pala tingin sa akin ng iba kong classmate. To be known as 'mataray and suplada' by them. Perhaps it is all because I have not had a chance to get along with them. I'm usually with my friendsreina, minerva, and pinny. I seldom got an opportunity to be with the other groups. In the same manner, some of them, i think, have misinterpreted my acts. I need some adjustments for this.




Dealing with those stuff really made me think deeper and it is an arduous thing to do to figure out the reasons. Reflecting on what I was and why they have seen and observed me as that... Thanks God:) He was there for me all throughout. He comforts me:) It was only that we haven't kept in touch yet to be as a friend and not only as classmate with them. But, assuredly, God will help me to be closer with them:) I still have a year to do it:)

This video was supposedly our last class picture, but the person who have taken this accidentally pressed the video mode. Kaya aun:) eto ang naging resulta:)

tigil pasada-tigil pansamantala ang eskwela

kamuzta naman??

supposedly we will be having our two finals in current issues and industrial technology tom...

but...

here is National Strike of PUVs...

ang isang malawakang tigil pasada ng mga rumaratsadang sasakyan...

haha...

pero...

sa kabilang banda...

ito narin ay maganda...

dahil hindi pa ako nakakapag-balik aral sa aking mga notes...

kaya...

mainam narin iyon.


haha (tawa ulit)

madaragdagan nga pala ang aming mga exams sa thursday...

eextra ang world lit...

haba p naman ng aking babasahin don...

pero...

alam kong kakayanin 'to...

di ba nga tulad ng nasasaad s buk of mark 11:24...

"...whatever you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."

well,

that's ultimately true:)


but of course,

I must still put some effort mag-aral:)

to do my best:)

to simply glorify HIM:)

Appreciation

Let me share you this beautiful quote:)

The beauty of creation reflects the beauty of the Creator, if we fail to appreciate God's creation, we will fail to appreciate Him.

-Woodrow Kroll

Well, sometimes we tend not to value even the simplest things that happened to us... and I think everyone is guilty with this...

Kahit nga minsan we tend not to appreciate ourselves in which it is one of the greatest gifts that God has given us... Perhaps because of insecurities and anxieties... But this is a no-no..

We must learn how to be grateful in everything we have:) the blessings..:) and even the challenges we go through our lives which sharpen us to be a better one:)

Because it simply pleases HIM:)

Tuesdays with Leonie and Erwin

Seemingly Tuesday with Morrie by Mitch Albom b?
nu-uh...
mejo lng...

am and erwin usually meet during Tuesdays only...
because that's the only day we're both available:)

well, this day, march 4, 2008, is quite different from our other meetings..
perhaps because this was the first time I've shared some long, inspiring thoughts with him:)
(bwt life and love)...
dati kasi puro s mga friendships ko lng, but now, nakakatuwa kc it's an incomparable experience to share those talks with the person whom became so special to me:)
i'm really happy being with him:)
he's a blessing for me:)
Thank you PO ^_^

Just like the story of TWM, I do like also that in every day that we meet and be with each other's company would be an opportunity for the two of us to learn from our experiences:)
saya non, we simply reflect and compare things:)
it will help us in a way or another to grow like a seed in which someday it will bloom into a beautiful, strong tree with lots of fruits within it:)

My Philosophy in Life

Life is an odyssey, a long and adventurous journey with its erratic yet sustainable enigmas.

I believe that in every journey in my life is meant to be enjoyed despite the fact that it's unpredictable because of its confusing puzzles of situations. I want to have a feeling of pleasure and well-being that ranges from momentary contentment to deep and abiding joy, in other words... happiness. Apparently, everyone has their own hallmark, a distinct character and genuineness such as some live a life with chastity and some live with splurge; some live their life with certainty and some live with uncertainty; some live with perceiving themselves as if they are in the midst of heyday or greatest success and some live with timidity; some live with enthusiasm but some live with lethargy; some live with euphoria and some live with apprehension; and some live with satisfaction and some live with discontentment. Hereby, it shows that in every character there's a counterpart quality from an individual nature as a person. It does really depend on the person perceiving the things that life brought him.

Blatantly, there are profuse opportunities that coming in our way. These might be either a random chance of your personal choice or a fate which maybe inevitable. These are, somehow, confusing and unfathomable to us but, perhaps, there are very good reasons why these things emerge which are far beyond on what we expected to happen. What happens outwardly in our life is so important for us to be able to envision and discover our primary role and purpose in life. Whatever circumstances a person has, he will still tend to recognize and realize why he is encountering such situations. In addition, it is essential that a person must be able to perceive things in a profound way, then put one's faith in their positive aspects and integrate these insights into his life. Basically, God is so great that He gave me a chance to live in this life which is really worth living for. I'm so thankful for the infinite blessings that He is giving me. I'm lucky enough to have my family, friends, professors, and other people who have touched my life and became a part of what I was been, what I am, and what I might be because they are my big inspirations to strive hard in this tiring yet wonderful life.

As my odyssey goes on, I know that there are enormous things waiting ahead of me and I want to be not just a student literally but a student of life with deep understanding and knows how to value and ponder all the things I might encounter. I believe that through my hard work and strong faith in GOD, I could possibly succeed in whatever endeavor I suppose to undertake.

Consequently, life is beyond what we are expecting, it transcends as we go through and God is so good to offer and give such exquisite and wonderful life to us ^_^

An Overwhelming Thursday Part III

Minie and am went to trinoma with Erwin:)
hehe, biglaan lamang po iyon:)

we planned to watch movie that moment...
kaya dali-dali kaming pumunta sa movie house at bumili ng ticket:)
hehe, kaso our time pa ay 4:45..
kaya, kami po muna ay kumain sa McDo:)

then, we went back to watch the movie entitled "Kite Runner":)
haha, supposedly hindi 'yon ang plan naming panoorin kundi yung isa...hehe...a forgotten title...harhar...
Maybe it's God's will narin:)
mejo kakaiba ung movie but you'll learn from it:)

after that, umuwi n kmi:)
ayon, that's the end of the tiring thursday of mine:)
But I had a lot of fun:) it's a break after our teaching demo ni Minie in which we know that we've done our best out of it for God's glory:)
hehe..i'll try to make a blog entry about my teaching demonstration..

It's really an overwhelming day for me because I was so happy since then because (again) of Him:)
That day, He let me realize enormous things:)
Thank you so much Lord:)

An Overwhelming Thursday Part II

on our way..
minie and I reflect on things again and again ( hehe part n ata ng system namin iyon)...
tawanan, at kwentuhan.
nang biglang umulan...
hehe, mabuti na lamang at nasa bus kami non..
kaya di kami nabasa...^_^

nang makarating kami sa aming destinasyon, ang main office...

ang aming mga co-youth ay nagmee2ting na..haha..

mkhang espesyal ang aming pagdating:)

silang lahat sa amin ay tumingin:)

haha, biglang sambit nila sa aming dalawa "sasama b kau this coming seminar?"

we're sorry pero hindi muna...

aun.. at maraming reaksyon ang nagsilabasan...

actually, we really plan ni minie to be with them, but due to our irresistible professors who announced our upcoming finals and departmental exams, we failed to make it happen...

simply God wants us to prioritize things:)

way back to the scene...

tapos n pla sila mgprepare..

eh our main intention tlaga don is to help preparing the materials needed for the three-day seminar though we will not be there...

kaya ayon, kwentuhan to the max n lamang ang mga pipz:)

miz to be with them:)

hehe, apparently, ang aktibo ko daw that day... seemingly not me daw...

ang ccccccccchhhuuuulllllleeeetttt ko naman kasi eh..:)

well, that's the hidden me, hihi:) mkha lng kc me pademure at times:)

anyway, natapos ang pagpunta nmin sa main ng nauna n kmi umuwi ni minie s knila bitbit si jeffrey n sumby s amin ppuntang sm north:)

sundan ang pagpunta sa trinoma...:)

An Overwhelming Thursday Part I

Last thursday, February 28, 2008...

Haha! It was been kaloka...

We are having our Psych class then on the spur of the moment, a great havoc came...

loud ring of campus bell...

wahh... ano un?!?

conclusions arise..

hehe, but wait, our discussion continues and we still had our EXAM..:)

then..

we were dismissed by our dear Professor:)

waahhh.. massive students were rallying outside our campus...

wanting to oust PGMA...

suddenly, truth came...

a history at PUP was happened...

Lozada who became popular because of blurting out the ZTE-deal-controversy in public, came at our campus...

They said that 'the ring of bell' was because there was a bomb threat because of his visit..

On the other hand, it's worth noting that being in the midst of such huge event is really enjoying--to witness such history happened in your own university.

What is enjoying there?

well, kaw b naman makasaksi ng pangyayaring sa telebisyon mo lamang natutunghayan at nasusubaybayan eh...

Lozada became a celeb in an instant:)

Sadyang nakakahanga ang mapakinggan at makita ng malapitan ang lalaking nagsiwalat ng kontrobersya ng ZTE...

hehe, kaya nga ang lingkod ay gumawa ng kapangipangilabot na paraan upang matunghayan ang nasabing pangyayari...:)

tumuntong ako kasama ang aking buddy na si Minnie sa silya...

at doon ko nasaksihan ang pagdating ni Lozada sa loob ng campus na tila baga pista ng nazareno dahil sa ito'y hindi n mahulugang karayom s kapal ng tao...

hehe, but don't worry, I'm in a safe place.:)

THen...

we planned to go home after that...

hehe... but wait, curiosity prevails on me...

-sabay hila kay minie-

I want to hear his views and inspiring talks:)

-and we went near at the stage..(s likod mismo ni Mr. Lozada)

hehe, ngunit d q matanaw ang bida ng eksena..

-aun oh!! sambit ni pinny, ung p****, dagdag pa nya-

-hindi q nga makita..sabi ko naman..

maya-maya lamang natanaw ko na siya..:)

-ahh..oo nga, xa nga un:)

now that I've seen him already, I want to hear his talks..

-waahhh...la ko mrinig!!!

-sabutahe daw...

maya-maya muli, nagsalita si pinny at minie--uwi n tayo!!

-sabi ko naman... isang malaking okay lang:) hehe, may pupuntahan p kc kmi ni minnie:) sa main office ng children int'l, abot kamay:)

sundan ang mga susunod n kabanata...hehe:)

Sorry...

Haizt, I've done an havoc for this day..

I suppose not to do that....

It's a sin...

Sorry Lord :(

I hope You could forgive me for this...

But one thing I learned for this day...

I know You will let me to straighten up this wrong...

I'll make it up for You...

I'll be better next time...

I'll my do best to glorify You my dearest God:)

I love you so much:)