Monthly Archives: February 2012
The horrible mess we’ve made
I heard about this religious gathering just this morning as I was out with Sir Ace and Jherwyn running errands in Divisoria. I didn’t know how the day would turn out or how bad traffic would be, but I was hoping that by the time we’ve finished our errands, the rest of Manila would have [...]
Destination Dalipey 2012
Climbing for Christ Philippines is going back to the mountains of Kibungan, Benguet. For a second time, C4C Philippines is returning to the beautiful and very scenic town of Dalipey. It took us 8 hours to get there last year, crossing four peaks and knife-edges on a cool February morning. The climb was further stalled [...]
Docked and ready to serve: MV Logos Hope
Some friends planned to visit MV Logos this morning. Unfortunately, I couldn’t go with them as I was still stuck in a meeting in church. But I never miss the opportunity to visit this book fair. When MV Doulos was in Manila, I dropped by as many times as I could. I always look forward [...]
Ridiculous
My friend said it best, “It’s ridiculous!” He was referring to a misunderstanding I had with a friend which really started from a wrong assumption. “Maling akala.” Unfortunately, the Filipino saying, “madaming namamatay sa malaking akala” is true. Assumptions are the termites of a relationship, someone else once said, and I wonder, “why do people [...]
Pruning
definition: selective removal of those parts that are not beneficial to one’s growth. I guess it’s been a long time coming, this removing selectively of things that are not beneficial to us in the long run, and not helping us grow. I don’t dread this part of my life. Sometimes, there are certain things and [...]
Don’t live in a casket
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries, avoiding all entanglements; [...]
And you’re sorry because?
What does it mean to apologize to somebody you hurt? What does it mean to say you’re sorry? The sad truth is, so many people say “I’m sorry” generically so that the matter’s over, no need to discuss at length. There’s no mention even of the wrong thing done. It was subtly swept under the [...]
A forgotten word
I could have loved you once and even said it But you went away, When you came back it was too late And love was a forgotten word. Remember? – Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn
“Boys think girls are like books. If the cover doesn’t catch their eye they won’t bother to read what’s inside”.” – Marilyn Monroe “It’s all make-believe, isn’t it?” A few days ago on HBO, I watched a movie on Marilyn Monroe. In the movie, Mira Sorvino who plays Marilyn has an alter ego, Norma Jean Baker, [...]
Prescriptions from the Great Healer
Part of Jesus’ 3-year ministry recorded in Scriptures was healing many people of their conditions. You name it: the blind, the deaf, the paralytic, the bleeding, the mute, the invalid, the dead –all have been healed by Jesus. John concludes even in his book that there were many more miraculous things Jesus did but there [...]
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