July 25, 2004
Hello there my friends! Here we go again, writing some stupid, or let's just say, some unusual article in this space, but now, my mind has ran out of space and I cannot save many of my ideas that happened to pass by in my thought yesterday (in other words I'm stupid), so just let me publish this message from my Auntie En-en for me. Well, not just for me really, it's for her friends out there, andI think I'm in the circle. So I guess I have also the right to blog the content of her message. Here it is;
Thoughts from the Glass Jar: Save yourself from the past dot com.
Yesterday is past.
Today is a gift.
Tomorrow is a mystery, but I'm sure God will guide me. : )
Now these three remain: Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love.-1st Corinthians 13:13
Hope never quits, faith never stops, trusting and love never fails!( I had this one posted in my study tableback in my undergrad days.: )
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.-Aristotle
(here is this one i love. this is what one can say to a friend when he/she feels true to himself when he's/she's with him/her:"I like me best when I'm with you...."(ooow, angal pa????, hehe)
I miss you when I'm sad. I miss you when I'm lonely. But most of all, I miss you when i'm happy.
You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.-Barbara De Angelis
Hello everyone,
Today is fiesta celebration in Dapitan City in honor of Saint James the Greater. I'm not there, I miss Dapitan....
Anyway, I have some news from my part of the world. I was kind of excited because we will have our SanggumayAcquaintance Slumber Party this Tuesday, July 27 at 9pm. We (from Wing D) will dance the Sunod Sa Galaw (that ad sa Rejoice-ngek, funny jud! hehehe).We decided we will make it funny so as not to bore the audience (ourfellow dormmates). It was required that it will be the new residents to perform, so we have no choice. Anyway, I enjoyed the practice, but I just wondered what happens in the night of the presentation, hehehe. : )
Oh, I have this important thing to share: For the past months (April-early days in July) I have been sort of a "lost child". I felt those heartaches that seemed to break me into pieces. I was hypersensitive, especially on those self-help and inspirational books, devouring everything I could hold on to just to have that strength again out of my unregenerate love.
But by now, I am so thankful because I realized that maybe the reason why it was hard for me during those times that I have problems was because I tend to forget the most important person who loves me-the dearest friend who paid the price of His life just not to let us struggle alone.I was too absorbed and too confident of myself that I forgot the only person who walks patiently with me along those bumpy roads-who silently waits for me to call Him. I realized now why I haven't felt the purity of love I've searched all mylife because I've stubbornly look for it from others He knew are not meant for me. I prayed but i forgot that I have to humbly submit myself to His own Will for He knows what is best for me. I forgot that I have to first completely surrender myself to Him so that I will be complete enough to share my wholeself to the man who truly loves me and one who has done the same thing of himself and to the Lord too. I was hurt because I didn't look for that contentment and peace in the arms of my Father-Jesus Christ. I forgot everything about my covenant with Him. And now I am happy that His love made me search for him and leads me back to Him. Gradually, I shall have that purity of love that hopefully, I could share to the man that truly deserves me and whom I deserve to in Christ's will. : )
I am so grateful. I realized now that everything in my life is a blessing. I've learned lessons, and I'm confident to go on with Christ who guides me. Probably God gives us problems to remind us that He is there. He gives us sickness to tell us not to be forgetful of His healing grace.
All of these I realized when we have a Faith Formation with Sister Sol ( a nun-chaplain for all lady dormitories in UP-Diliman. This will be every Wednesday at 7:30 pm in Sanggumay Lobby). It was like a retreat, a soul searching-like what I have experienced back in my high school days before our graduation-we have are treat to search for our own path and dreams. That first group sharing was a time when we opened our selvesto our expectations, fears, realizations and dreams in life, and lost hopes. I like it because the sharing is not insipid at all, and we have a joker dormmates and we laughed and shared humor and jokes and Sister Solis kind and trustworhty and a good listener. : ) I look forward to more of our meetings and hopefully, I would be able to walk my way of life in the light of my faith with Jesus. : )
Ok, as for my dorm life, oh, by the way, Sanggumay is a name of an Orchid, but most students(undergrad and grad ones) call Sanggumay Sanggurang-arrrrggg!!! Sanggurang is tagalog for old-which means oldmaids, spinsters for us Sanggumay residents, uh uh! : (: ) That's how they call the residents, probably because most don't have boyfriends and quite choosy. Probably most men were just intimidated because women residents in Sanggumay are known around the UP Diliman campus to be goal-oriented, has high standards and a mind that scare the wits out of men! (hey, my male friend says that, hehehe) : ) (was that a compliment or something else???? : ) Anyway, in fairness, Sanggumay dorm the epitome of Filipina persistent and patient graduate students who strive hard just to get that education they dreamed of. (hey,it's not easy to apply at Sanggumay for residence-you have to strictly follow the rules and they have criterias for accepting residents which one has to compromise and understand and obey. That's why I wanted very badly to be accepted in Sanggumay. There is another women graduate dorm, Ipil, but it is co-ed. I've stayed at Ipil back in April as a transient when I took up the MAPS entrance exam. : )
Opps! Before I go, I have these new tastes that brainwashed my discriminating palate I have discovered now that I am here in UP. The first one is the Bicol Express. I usually eat at Rodics and Coop. At Rodicsit's Bicol Express that I really ordered, hmmn... with rice of course! Then when at the Coop, I have Sinigang- I like it! Then also I eat Bagusilog(Bagus and itlog). As for Bicol Express, I have promised myself to try to cook it when i will have my vacation at home-the cooked soft pork, coconut milk with chili and spices-just think about that savory curry and that's it! I just love hot and spicy food! And when I eat, I have leche flan for my dessert and that's a; ready heaven for me! : )
Lastly, I've watched Dharma and Greg last Saturday on tv at RPN. i remember Will and Grace...I love the plot, the loving couple and the jokes..hehehe. I'm sure I'll gonna watch it again. : )
Got to go, hello to Kristina and Marius-Best Wishes and Congratulations! Lithuania, I will visit your country someday. : ) Thank you for all those comforting emails.Thank you so much! Hey, I still have to finish my reading of a book tonight for my book review.I hope to encode it tomorrow to be passed on Tuesday. Gravaay! I don't feel like writing it now.....Need to relax a little... ; )
Take care and God bless!
Sincerely,
Enin ; )
That's it! I hope you had a nice reading.
A little info about my Aunt. She is a person of high intellect, self-confidence, creativeness, friendliness and beauty.
Have a nice reading! Bye!
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