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Saturday, June 18, 2005

Strong Enough For Me...

Your love is stronger than the shouts of heaven's praises
Higher than rocky mountain peaks
Deeper than deepest ocean valleys
Strong enough for me...

I still can't believe na third year na 'ko! We are now in our white nurses' uniform. I'm not sure if it's something to be happy about kasi hassle naka-white skirt..eewness.. pero shempre I am grateful that I've reached this far na. In two years, RN na 'ko! Ü

This monday, duty na. And honestly, natatakot ako. I have lots of fears and doubts kung kaya ko na talaga mag-duty. But I thank God that He is Strong Enough For Me. haay, si God na talaga bahala sakin. I really pray that i will be able to glorify Him in everything that I do...

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Thursday, June 09, 2005

Hakuna matata

Hakuna matata, what a wonderful phrase

Hakuna matata, ain’t no passing craze

It means no worries

For the rest of your days

It’s a problem-free philosophy.

Hakuna matata...

I sing this song in my mind whenever I start to worry, or when things flow not exactly as I would want to. So after watching the movie in vcd for the nth time, na-LSS ako, kaya eto, share ko nalang.:)

Kahit naiyak ako sa Lion King 1, favorite Disney movie ko parin ‘yun kasi it gave me a motto in life: HAKUNA MATATA. It actually gives the same thought in Matthew 6:

so don’t worry about having enough food or drink or clothing.

Why be so deeply concerned about these things?

Your heavenly Father knows all your needs,

and He will give you all you need

from day to day if you live for Him.

So don’t worry about tomorrow,

for tomorrow will bring its own worries.

Today’s trouble is enough for today..

Why hakuna matata? Jesus is enough. Though at times, I seem to apply this uncaringly- procrastination/laziness. Sa sobrang laid back ko, dahil there’s nothing to worry naman, I become unproductive. Minsan I also justify myself dahil ‘d0ry?ako kaya nakakalimutan ko mga responsibilities ko, pero it’s not an excuse eh. My excuses are super ‘engk? sa sorry. At dahil dun mejo na-sermonan ako ng mommy-dear and daddy-dear ko.

So to remind myself, eto katapat nun: “unless you are faithful in small matters, you won’t be faithful in large ones. If you cheat even a little, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.?Ouch. This was the message last Sunday. As in eezy lang sa ouch. Haha.

I am trying to learn hakuna matata responsibly, especially in preparation for next week’s start of classes.Third year na- seryoso na talaga. I really have to be focused, di na pwede 10-mins nap na nagiging 2-hours. I have to do everything accordingly yet without worries.

I therefore conclude that “Hakuna Matata?is God-dependence yet being confident enough to say that I also have done my part faithfully. J

*amdg*

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Saturday, May 28, 2005

How Sweet…

Better is one in your courts

Better is one day in your house

Better is one day in your courts

Than thousand elsewhere…

Once in a month lang pala ako makakapag-add ng entry. Haay, dami na nangayari. I missed almost ten weeks of updates here. Anyway, I’ll try to remember, with the help of my planner [d0ry nga eh], the highlights of each week that I missed. From the most recent to the least recent (huh?! Labo… gets nyo na yun, tignan nyo nalang yung dates)…

May 23-27:

Enrollment ni odis: sa DLSU- antipolo sha. Mejo konti pa population so excited ako for him kasi mas madali mag-project SCHOOL. J
We watched Kung Fu Hustle (dvd)! Winner, laugh trip. Easy lang sa violence. Haha.
Jzone: Passion Statement 2 (3-hour prayer and worship time): Super refreshing sa spirit. It’s always reviving to spend time with the Lord in songs and prayer. J
Jzone: Gospel sharing in Megamall: Exciting talaga ‘to kasi the goal is we must approach at least 3 people (strangers malamang) and share the Gospel with them using the cute booklet. By God’s grace I was able to share with four people and three of them accepted Christ in their hearts! What a joy! Merong party sa heaven ‘nun!
Family date with Mama Luz (my grandma): ayun whole day kain!
Jzone: Soulstop with Mines and Karen J

*** HOW SWEET ‘tong week na ‘to because of these:

_{Chocolate Mousse Cake,}_{Coffee Crumble Ice Cream, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate, Hershey’s mr.Goodbar, Hershey’s Krackel, Snickers Almond Bar, Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolate, KitKat Chunky, KitKat White, at higit sa lahat- YEMA (the best..kaka-addict!)!!! Ayan lang naman ang mga kinain ko this week. Winner. Ilang calories kaya ang kailang kong i-burn?!!}

May 15-22

Surprise 70^th birthday celebration of my Tatay (grandfather ko sa dad’s side):
Final Exam sa Nutrition
Jzone: leadership training

*** PROJECT SCHOOL CAMP in Batangas! I really praise God for this camp! I was again encouraged to all the more share God’s Word in school. I am, indeed, a Christian that happened to be a student. I must always keep in mind my identity and pupose. I also had the privilege of sharing the testimony of how God is mightily working in DLSU-D. We were trained how to effectively handle a small group. Tapos may new materials pa. And super fun kasi I got to bond with fellow Christians also. Nag-swimming, basketball, pictorials (haha), and card games! And pinahiram ako ng dory pillow…J

May 8-14

Mother’s Day. We gave mommy a calculator! Haha. Weird noh, yun kasi lagi nya hinahanap eh. Natuwa naman sha.
Food Presentation. Ours was the Fine Dining Asian Food Preparation (naks!) for CVA (specifically arteriosclerosis and HPN) patients.
Mary’s birthday. I was really happy when I saw her reaction when I gave her the scrapbook I made. Super surprised and thankful talaga sha. J

Jzone: Jcone Ice Cream party!

*** I was able to share the gospel to three people that week, by God’s grace. I really feel joyful whenever I share God’s love to others.

May 1-7

Quizzes, Projects, Requirements, Group Presentations, Exams!
Devotions by Kuya Maynard.
Soulstop and dinner with Mines, Karen, Katrina and Adrian.
White Elephant / Garage Sale in Faith Academy- I can’t believe one can earn about 2000Php from things from home that are almost considered as ‘trash’. J

*** That was a tiring week but productive- grace week.J

April 24-30

Dinner celebration of my grandma’s 82^nd birthday.
Devotions: praise God for the four first-timers who attended. J
Return demo: IM and IV. Masakit pero tolerable naman. I got an average grade. J
Finals: Fundamentals of Nursing.

*** Sushi treats! Thanks, daddy!

April 17-23

Shopping! Megamall and greenhills.
Return Demo: bed bath
Dinner celebration of Mom’s birthday: Something’s Fishy,Libis.
Devotions by Met. Praise God we were able to share the gospel to two first-timers.

***BUDDY’s Debut. I was surprised na ako pala ang co-host ni John. Haha. But it was fun. We sang for buddy, mala-concert talaga ang dating. Most Wanted Singer of the night: Mary!!! Buti nalang andun din sila Met, Cheeky, Yola, and Karen. J

April 10-16

Spongebob the Movie!!!
First week of Summer Class
Bedmaking

***Soulstop topic was about Roles of Women. Sana maging Proverbs 31 Woman ako. J “Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised”

April 3-9

Jzone: Delta J College Camp, Caliraya! Life-changing camp.
Overnight at the Astoria Hotel with Cousins

***MUDSLIDE!!! Winner!

March 27-April 2

Classcard Distribution.
Movie with family: The Pacifier ( ang cute nung duck!)
Shopping: Market! Market!

*** Hanging-out with my family is the best! Haha. Shempre galante si dad that week eh. Pero guilty ako kasi I didn’t handle my finances well. Ang gastos ko that week!

March 20-26

Qualifying Exam- sakit sa neck mag-answer ng 350 items ah.
Rodis’ graduation in AFP Theater
Family overnight in Richmonde Hotel.

*** So proud of my brother. He got the GMA Leadership award! Easy lang sa laki ng medal!

Orayt, those were the highlights. Those are proofs that I have a life. Hehe. I may have gone to many places and with many other people, but being in the presence of the Lord is always the best place to be in. Better is one day in your house than a thousand days elsewhere. This doesn’t mean I have to be in church everyday. Being in His presence is a lifestyle, a heart condition, a mindset. I can be in church but not be in His presence. But I can be anywhere and be in His presence- and that’s where I want to be. I just thank my Heavenly Dad for everything/everyone in my life- the highlights and “lowlights”/ “nolights”.

*amdg*

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Saturday, March 19, 2005

My First Ü

...so blessed i can't contain it
so much i gotta give it away...

I just can't contain it. I had to find a way para mas ma-express ang overwhelming joy ko na ito. Ü Before anything else, I welcome myself to d0ry.blogdrive. At last, may blog na din ako. I thought of making one so I could have a quick and hi-tech way of jotting down my everyday blessings and insights, though i still have my personal journal. Ü iba parin shempre yun. and siguro i won't be able to do this as in everyday pero ok na din. edi weekly nalang. hehe

Ok. Game. (is that courtesy?!). Last week, April 13-18, (this week lang pala), was the most tiring school week of my entire life! Ü parang exag pero parang ganun talaga. And week before that, puro quizzes and projects na sa school. Ganito kasi yun:

Sunday: After lunch, my family and I went to Marikina. Umuwi na kasi uncle ko from US so magd-dinner daw. pero 11pm na kami umalis. after 12am na ako nahatid ni dad sa dorm.
Monday: morning: Sinimulan na namin ni Met and Marla yung pamatay na Community Diagnosis (CDx according to Yola) namin kasi 2pm pa ang class sa REED. After REED class, pumunta ulit sa dorm ang groupmates ko para sa CDx. Pagod na kami at late na so umuwi na groupmates ko. So nag-review na ako for tomorrow's exam.
Tuesday: 8am: Health Care finals. 12nn: Microbiology Lab finals. waah...!nahirapan ako sa exam. hindi ko alam paano i-draw yung microorganisms sa last part! After exam, busy ang lahat sa mga group meetings para sa mga project to be passed tomorrow. Met and I assigned the tasking for our CDx (paper, printing, etc). tapos sa dorm na kami ulit for the typing. We had to edit all the analysis (analyses.hehe) dahil walang mga numerical values ang mga graphs na ginawa ko. Anong oras namin natapos? 2:45am! hindi pa kami nakakapag-review for tomorrow's exams.
Wednesday: Submission of CDx and Computer Requirement and Economics' Taxation and Land Reform Paper. 5am: nag-review ako ng konti for our exams. 7am: pumunta akong Hub-site para i-save sa CD ang powerpoint presentation ng group namin. wala daw silang burner. i edited and saved our work in my email then went to Virtus, hoping to get it saved into CD. sira daw ang burner nila. pumunta naman ako sa I-spot. At last, meron dun. So, na-save na. 8am: Computer finals. 12nn: STS finals. 3pm: Economics finals. 5pm: Submisison of CDx.
Thursday: 8am: Microbiology Finals. 100 items. it was hard. Right after exam, i checked my cell phone and i got a text message from mom. My cousin, Kuya Jojo died. I felt so sad. I cried. Parang naiyak ko din dun yung lungkot, pagod, hirap ng exam,worries for the qualifying exam, at pagka-homesick,lahat na. 10am I had to collect my blockmates' admission policies para i-submit kay Maam Alberto. 11:00-5:30pm: we accomplished our clearance. nakakapagod mag-pabalik-balik ng buildings para hanapin ang mga mags-sign ng clearance. Then, umuwi na akong dorm. Ang kalat ng dorm! OC ako so nag-general cleaning ako mag-isa.
Friday: 2am: my mom and dad fetched me. we got home about after 3am. 4pm: Riszel's graduation. We had dinner then went to Mandaluyong for my cousin's wake. One of my cousins, talked to me. She told me she has Lupus. It's a systemic, chronic, autoimmune disease (naks!). My heart broke as i felt her fear while she was telling me about her condition. I promised to pray for her... We got home at about 3am.
Saturday: whole day review for Qualifying Exam on Monday.

Yes, that was my week. I would seem to be miserable if I end now. parang puro reklamo lang ang ginawa 'nun. What kept me going amidst all those? God's AMAZING GRACE. There were times that I complained and grumbled. Feeling ko HELL WEEK (month actually) na ito. But a brother-in-Christ and a good friend of mine reminded me of a more appropriate term to describe these times- GRACE WEEK. It was really during the i-felt-like-giving-up times when the amazing grace of God was all the more showered upon me. Nasaan sa week na yun yung grace, joy and blessings? sobrang dami, can't possibly be counted. I'll try to enumerate things/events I was thankful for:

Sunday: 1. We had our D12. Topic? pride. I learned that it is the most common root of almost every sin. And that i really have to be on the guard against this spiritual stringhold. After the discussion, we shared prayer requests. It is very encouraging to know that i have friends who are always praying for me. 2. After that, nag-12nn worship ako with Leree. The message was about Handling Money. Akala ko hindi applicable sa 'kin pero this line struck me: Materialism is an issue of the heart. oops... 3. Nakita ko ulit si Larry Fonacier!!! hehe 4. ang saya ng stay ng Uy family sa marikina. a) My uncle showed us the pictures of our mission trips with the saddleback guys. Ü then, b) ni-review pa ako ng cousin ko about Cranial Nerves. Ü at c) ang sarap ng food! d) binigyan pa ko ng food na tita ko para baon ko sa dorm! 5. i am always thankful that i have a loving dad who brings me to my dorm every sunday night, kahit sobrang tired na sha.
Monday. 6. My group for CDx were cooperative and Met helped me organized the tasking. 7. I got exempted! wala na akong REED finals! yeay!
Tuesday: 8. Natapos namin ang CDx 9. Eula (yola) visited! at pinasaya niya ang napaka-busy naming buhay. a) binigyan nya ako ng accountability card that says: I am Worth the Wait, a commitment card to God. b) ginawan nya ako ng lettering sa orange paper c) nag-dinner and bonding ang dagang sa Jataynas, d) nakapag-california maki ulit ako!
Wednesday: 10. Super thanks kay Prof and Mitch and Melai sa pag-polish ng computer project. 11. Buti nalang may burner ang I-spot. 12. We were able to pass our CDx. Napa-print at ring-bind. Ang ganda ng outcome and madaming nag-appreciate. Ü
Thursday: 13. Binigyan ako ni Keo ng housing for my 3210.hehe.thanks,Keopao the Nerd! 14. had accountability chat with Jin 15.My Kuya Jojo is finally home. My dad shared with him the Good News last month and he accepted Christ in his heart. I am joyful and assured knowing that He is now in the best place one could ever be.
Friday: 16. Yeay, nasa bahay nako ulit (cainta)! meaning: madami na ulit food, makakapag-computer, makaka-rest sa room, makakapag-laro kay Riszel, joke time with Odis, bonding with mom and dad. 17.Had lunch with mom. I was able to share some thoughts with her. It's always something i look forward to. 18. So proud of Riszel. She got the most courteous award. Ang cute. Shempre si ate ang official photographer! Ü 19. Spent time with the Gelito family. My dad shared the Gospel sa night service ng wake. I again saw his passion of sharing God's love to people and I was really inspired. 20. I played with my cousins. I also had bonding time with Stephanie, Kuya Jojo's 3-year-old- daughter. 21. I was blessed with the people who came to my cousin's wake.
Saturday: 22. Sarap ng breakfast- paksiw, tapos may patis and tomatoes. hehe. Iba parin talaga ang breakfast sa bahay at si mommy ang gumawa. 23. binigyan ako ni dad ng cash dahil..wala lang ganun talaga sha pag may extra earning and pag nasa mood.mero na ulit akong savings Ü

These are just some among the infinte blessings i got that week. I thank God for everything that had happened-every single thing. Aside from these, what else cheered me up:

My quiet time and prayer time: God always comforted me with His words. And I am recharged everytime i talk to Him. It is with Him that i poured my heart out.
Text messages (and missed calls) from friends: Pag sobrang pagod na, tapos may magttext ng simple friendly quote, somehow, nkk-relieve din. And lalo na yung mga friends ko na mag-aask ng prayer request ko then would assure me that they are praying for me.
"I'm praying for you", "God bless", "thanks,arianne", "kaya natin 'to" : mga simple words of encouragement from blockmates na nakakawala ng pagod.
Mga wala-lang- hugs and kisses everytime magkikita kahit after break time lang : mga "sweetness" between friends na nakaka-touch (emotionally and literally hehe).
Jokes, kulitan and kanta especially ni Keo and Kirk ("arianne the leader leader"song) : nakaka-LSS talaga pero nakakaaliw. Ü sana madinig ko na sa radio yun!
Insights: Mga life-lessons and accountability talks with close friends na nakaka-inspire. Usually with dagang, mary, rhys etc. Ü
rainbow, sunshine, sunset, stars and moon: i always look forward seeing them.na-rerecharge ako and nadadagdagan ang peace ko lagi. At may nag-iinform pa sakin pag madaming stars! thanks, Ryan! Ü

These make me joyful. And I thank God that despite of the hectic week, there were lots of reasons to be blessed. I just have to be sensitive enough to feel them.

Wow, nobela na agad ang first entry ko. Hindi ko lang talaga ma-contain eh. Pero i have to end na. tapos na ang break time. Review na ulit for Qualifying Exam. I just really hope and pray that we will pass this test- lahat ng BSN 2-6! But as for me, whatever the result will be, i thank God in advance.

And with these, I now end my first entry. ÜÜÜ

*amdg*

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