Victory and Dalaw

Today was my first time in Victory Church. I chose to attend the 11am service in the Fort with my sister and my nephews. I was actually looking forward to seeing artists (because that she's been telling me long ago) but I didn't see anyone. Good thing most of the church-goers were good-looking enough to stare during the whole time. Joke lang.

So, how was the experience?

Way better than the Mass but just the same with Bro. Bo's Light of Jesus. You see, what I didn't like with the way the church delivers messages and passages is that its very traditional and boring. Not that I don't like traditions and all but we also have to know that times have changed. And the church leaders should realize that unlike the old times where people just go to mass and listen, people now wants a more dynamic, lively and knowledgeable way of delivering these messages! More real-life stories and more affirmation! The atmosphere is so intense that you'll just find yourself meditating and speaking words of praise and worship. It was overwhelming! But I'm not renouncing my faith as a Catholic. Victory is (I think) Christian. But the values that it teaches is the same as what the Catholic observes. Maybe I can do both services to satisfy my spiritual needs.

Before I got home, I dropped by the bookstore and bought Barney Stinson's The Bro Code. Nyahaha!

On the evening, I went to G4 and watched Kris' Dalaw. I was with my friends we did nothing but laugh! Inaabangan namin talaga yung mga reaksyon ni Kris. Haha! That's why it turned-out (again, like Sukob when we eatched it) to be comedy-horror. Kahit na hindi naman talaga.

Kaya daw takot si Kris sa Dalaw ay dahil buntis! (Wala na akong magawa kundi tumawa ng tumawa when my friend said this one.)

I'm still suffering from stiff neck. Tae.

Ayun lang. Tulog nako.

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Masayang Post

Dahil masaya at nasa mood ako ngayon, ito siguro ang panahon na ipost ko ang 10 bagay o gawain na tunay na nagpapasaya sa akin. Hindi ko din alam kung bakit ako masaya. Hindi ko naman birthday. Siguro nakikiayon lang aking mood kasi malapit na magpasko! Yay!

1. Magpicture - Sa panahon ngayon, sino bang hindi natutuwa dito? (Aba! Pang-facebook din yan ano!) Pero higit pa sa mga "posing" ang gusto ko kunan. Mas natutuwa ako pag yung mga kuhang may istorya. (Hindi yung mga iskandal ah.) Yung may lalim. Yung mga larawan na nagpapakita ng pang araw-araw at ordinaryong buhay. Kaya mahal na mahal ko ang aking digicam!

2. Magphotoshop - Pagkatapos kumuha ng picture eh photoshop naman. (Pwede ding post-processing or kung gusto mo mas susyal sa tenga eh photomanipulation.) Ang saya magedit at mag-layout! Yung tipong aabutin ka ng 2-3 hours kakaikot at kakaulit para lang i-try lahat ng kaya mong gawin sa picture. Walang katulad ang "euphoria" pagkatapos ng lahat!

3. Maglakad ng malayo - Mag-isa o may kasama ay ayos na ayos to sa akin! Nageenjoy akong tumawid sa mga kalsada o di kaya'y sa mga tulay at hagdan. (wag mo nang i-imagine na nagbabalik-balik ako sa isang tawiran o panik-panaog sa hagdan. hindi ko yun ginagawa. okay?) Natutuwa akong tignan ang mga mukha ng nakakasalubong ko at yung mga bagay na nasa paligid ko.

4. Pulitika - Mula naman nung magkaroon ako ng subject na Araling Panlipunan nung hayskul ay kinasasabikan ko na ang topic na yan. Ang saya pagaralan ng mga bagay na may kinalaman sa kamalayan at diwang makabayan, mga karapatan at batas. Dahil dito eh madalas akong makibaka on-line o kaya'y makipagtalastasan sa mga kakilala kong mahilig din dito.

5. Manggamot - Mahal ko ang propesyon ko at ang aking mga pasyente. Nageenjoy ako tuwing ginagamot ko sila. Ako ang tipo na nagbababad sa loob ng treatment area at nakikinig sa mga kwento ng pasyente. Naniniwala ako na wala lang outlet ng sama ng loob ang ilang may sakit kaya sila nagkakasakit.

6. Magplano - Gusto ko ang proseso na nagiisip. Kaya gustung-gusto ko magplano. Na-surprise ko na ata buong barkada ko nung college dahil sa kakaplano. Pati mga get together eh pinatos ko na. Andyan yung nung nag-surprise graduation kami para sa isang kabarkada, at yung Christmas party. Basta enjoy ako dyan!

7. Magtravel - Masarap mag-aral sa kultura ng iba. Madaming bagong matututunan! Natutuwa akong maligaw sa isang lugar. Seryoso! Pero dapat may pera ah. Para makakapag-taxi ako. Haha. Di. Syempre kung walang oras na kalaban eh okay lang sa akin na maligaw talaga.

8. Magserve - Eto yung isang bagay na namimiss ko na gawin talaga. Dati kasi sobrang active ako sa simbahan. Namimiss ko magsuot ng sutana (kung saan poging pogi ako) o di kaya eh magbasa at marinig ang boses sa buong simbahan (sabay may lalapit at sasabihin na ang ganda-ganda ng boses ko). Pero higit dyan,namimiss ko na yung mga activity sa simbahan. Parang ang stagnant ko na kasi when it comes to my faith.

9. Kumain - Well, parang pagpapapicture lang yan kung tutuusin. Natutuwa akong kumain ng mga bagong pagkain! Swerte ko pa kasi hindi ako tabain na tao. Kumbaga, mabilis ang aking metabolismo! Haha

10. Magsayaw at Kumanta - Hindi naman ako magaling sa mga bagay na yan ngunit hindi rin naman ako pahuhuli. Kinakanta ko ang Bed of Roses sa videoke at wala akong pakialam sa mga nakikinig. Haha! Para saan pa yung pagkanta ko sa banyo kung di ko gagamitin no! Hahaha!

Ayan. Hindi yan naka-arrange ah. Yan ang mga bagay na tunay na nagpapasaya sa akin. Karamihan eh may kinalaman sa happy-happy! Hahaha!

So paano, dapat ko bang sabihing "Will you make me happy?" Hahaha!

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Okay. Bago mo yan sagutin, eto yung isang bagay na nagpasaya sa akin:



Galing ako dyan kahapon. Ika-3 thursday na. Nagbabalik ako mula last year. Kumpleto rekados yan: maglakad ng malayo, magtravel (kasi Pasay pa ako tas malayong Maynila yan), magpicture at photoshop, magserve (well serve din na siguro yan), at kumanta! Hahaha! Kung may gusto ka ipadasal eh sabihin mo lang sa akin. :D Yung training ko pala, na-move tentatively. Blessing in disguise na din siguro kasi kelangan ko pa talaga magpalakas! Tsaka may-cheerdance pa sa September 12! Dapat ako makapanuod dun!

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Which View?

I'm not new to outreach programs. Whether it's for the elders, OSY's (out of school youth), disabled individuals or kids in the orphanage. I've been exposed to charity works since I was in elementary which continued until I was in college. Palibhasa, catholic school. Nirerequire kaming umattend. But I'm not whining. I got used to it and found myself enjoying it. Aside from school, my church org used to conduct this activity.

My friend invited me to celebrate her 25th birthday with the kids of Center for Health Improvement and Life Development (CHILD) Haus. She used to be my orgmate until we parted ways after she graduated college and they transferred to Laguna. We got reconnected after she won a beauty title and got us invited in some of her gigs. Knowing this, I expect that most of the participants would be high profile.

Program started at around 11am though the call time was 9am. I came around 10:15. Since wala akong kilala sa venue, I decided to stay outside. I have a companion by the way. We decided to enter shortly after the program started. The program was fun! There's a portion from now defunct Wowowee na ginaya. (Sorry I forgot, hindi ako fan nun eh.) It was fun because you can see these high profile ladies singing and dancing in front of the kids. Nakakatawa lalo na yung mga mukang sosyalin tas kumakanta ng laklak. HAHA.
But not all are the same. You can see those who were there only for their friends and not for the kids. I believe in free will. The choice to lend a hand and watch the program is like the choice to just sit and chat with friends the whole time. Sana kung kwentuhan lang ang dinayo eh sa kapihan na lang pumunta.

Anyway, after the games the kids presented an intermission number.



Yan ang bago sa akin. Ailing kids singing May Bukas Pa and Yesterday's Dream. I scanned through their faces. Oh my! Nakakakilabot. Are they singing in bright faces? Yes they are! Got myself reminiscing my childhood days and thinking about these kid's future. Mixed emotions na. Will they last until Christmas? Or until next month? I don't know. I looked around and I saw some watery eyes yet have that perfect smile. Such a lovely sight. Everything was heartwarming.

It's a contradicting situation. Kids whom you don't know if they'll last and yet are so hopeful for tomorrow. Elite mendling with the people on or under the poverty line. People crying because of beautiful faces. And those chatting friends.

Contradictions are everywhere. There are may faces. But its your choice to turn your head and scan the whole scenario. So that you can have the best view. The best perspective or angle. It doesn't depend on anyone but you. It's your free will.

On this event, I decided to look away from these chatting barkada who didn't care about the whole program. Because of that, nakita ko ang pagbaha ng fried chicken at mga saging, mga biskwit at give aways. Aside from that, I witnessed how the kids become an instrument of hope to its listeners.

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Over the Weekend (And the Next Two Days)

So many things to write. So little time. Here's what I did for the past 4 days.

Saturday (July 31)


A special day for the kids of Center for Health Improvement and Life Development (CHILD) Haus in Quezon City. I was invited by a friend who organized her 25th birthday (together with her other friends) to spend the day with the kids slash patients of the said institution. Imagine the kids suffeing from life limiting diseases singing May Bukas Pa and Yesterday's Dream with all the smiles, how would you feel? Well, it had my erector pilae activated giving me those goosebumps and reminded me of my childhood days. To tell you, I was there with people coming from different levels of the society. And even if we try so hard to merge and erase the margins between these classes, it will still be evident no matter what.


Sunday (August 1)

I went out to hear mass. I used to be part of the church doing services but eversince I passed the boards, I've lost the urge to go to church. I don't know why but I just don't feel it. I do hear mass but its so seldom and irregular unlike before when I had the passion to wake up and make time for the services. I so miss those days. My Sunday visit was actually worth sharing. The homily's departing question was, "What makes you happy?" which deserves to be answered as a blog entry. I lost my urge to write it down because I got a call. (see last paragraph :D)


Monday (August 2)

It was actually a boring day until I got hooked to the Legend of the Seeker. It was gooooood! Excellent story and characters, great exchange of dialogues and so may quotable quotes! HAHA. Anyway, the plot revolves around the Seeker who was prophesied to kill the Darken Rah'l (antagonist King). The Seeker was with a Confessor (has the power to convert people in to her slaves by making them fall in love with her and make them answer any question with all honesty) whom he had fallen in love with (but not being converted) and a Wizard who trains the him. Both the Confessor and the Wizard has the duty to assure that the Seeker fulfills his prophecy of killing Darken Rah'l and thus restore peace to the whole kingdom. It was really good! But to my dismay, hanggang season 2 lang pala! Cancelled na ang series! Bitin na naman! Haay.


Tuesday (August 3)

Remember the call I mentioned? Well, I was asked to do a podcast recording for the hopes of the Youth with regards to Noynoy's administration. The recording was scheduled at 4PM but it started at 6:30 PM and only lasted for 12 mins. Unfair right? Haha. But no biggies. I don't care about the time because I got the chance to roam around Intramuros during the free time. Plus, its nice to hear your voice over the net! On a website! HAHA. Anyway, I thought the task is over but I was asked to stay and attend the meeting that started after the recording. During the meeting, I found myself playing again the devil's advocate which I think they find amusing. Maybe that's the reason why they wanted me to stay. To give inputs that can be only be given by showing the other side of the coin. During the not so interesting parts of the session, my friend asked me to take an online personality test. I was ENTP, meaning Extrovert-iNtuitive-Thinking-Perceiving, or the Originator. Funny because thoughts of becoming a lawyer has been present lately and right on the list for ENTPs career list is to become a lawyer. Now, should I still pursue on that? HAHA.

It's like everyday I'm learning new things again. Not just about the things around me but about myself as well. I'll be writing more thoughts on each day as each one really deserves an entry.

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Where is the Right Address?

Had a long day yesterday. Okay. I'm not totally unemployed. Rumaraket din ako. But as always, it's not a steady job. I cover games as a medic. Yesterday was a long day because I had to stay for 4 basketball games. It wasn't really hard. But if you're gonna watch 4 games straight? That's different. Anyway, still everything happen to be nice because I literally just watched. No one got injured. I didn't have to run into the court. I was like paid to watch the kids play basketball with free snacks and lunch. Ayos di ba? And I'll be loving this more if its already the cheerdance competition as I have no need to get into the long line just to buy those expensive tickets. All I have to do is show my ID and that's it. Instant courtside na! Haha

But that's not the highlight of my day yesterday. The other night, I narrated my trip to Quiapo. I watched one of the films I got. The title says, Letters to God. I wont give much details about the movie nor give a review about it. This is the story of Tyler, a boy with cancer, who writes letters to God. His letters were encountered by mailman Brady. They crossed paths and everything was history. Its a Christian film but anyone can benefit from it.

What I like about it is that it is a story of hope. I'm not new to this type of plot but stories like these never fail to pinch my soul. It's that feeling of gratitude of what you have. The feeling that despite everything that's happening, you are still blessed and has the very reason to smile. One has to try harder. One has to keep believing. Not only about himself but to the One with great power. Sometimes, faith is the only thing that will keep you moving. And you have to keep that.

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