Birthday wish list

Aside from world peace, here's my birthday wish list:

1. Jason Mraz' sophomore album: MR.A-Z. Oh please, somebody grant me this wish!!!!!!! or should i refer to my previous post on PRAYER.



2. Split Second by David Baldacci - i've been meaning to buy this date pa, kaya lang i haven't finished reading his absolute power pa kaya sabi ko wag muna. pero kung me magbibigay, why not tsoknat!

3. a box of chocolates - you'll never know what you're gonna get

4. a Samsonite luggage - hehehe baket kaya

5. and of course, an IPOD - hahahha asa pa ko na me magbibigay sa ken nito, pero again, the power of prayers, wooohoooo!!!!

Survivor Guatemala: The Maya Empire

Gosh, it's so near! September 16 na! Yahoooooooooo!!!!!!

And you know what else???? Stephenie LaGrossa is back!!!!!! She'll be joining the contestants (with Bobby Jon Drinkard, also from Survivor Palau). It's not clear though if they (Steph and BJ) will be competing or will be some sort of mentors for the tribes. Whatever, for as long as she's there. She was the reason I watched Survivor Palau.



and the contestants (accdg to spoilers, steph and bj will be the surprise contestants twist)



and of course, STEPHENIE!!!

Teach Us to Pray

Jayson, my small group leader, has been prodding us to start writing things we learn from the church services and from our small group meetings. He said that it's the best way for us to remember things. Okay, so I bought a small notebook (hala, low tech walang pambili ng pda) and i'll start on Sunday. Although, I have started writing two sundays ago pa, pero sa piece of paper lang.

I'm taking it a notch higher though, I'm posting here on my blog whatever i learn from the sunday services. Hope you learn from them as well!

Last Sunday, we've started with the series, TEACH US TO PRAY. For seven weeks, the preaching will be about praying.

WEEK 1: Teach us to Pray

Luke 11:1-12
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished,one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray,just as John taught his disciples."

He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sinned against us. And lead us not into temptation.'

Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothihng to set before him.'

Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. the door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't give you anything.' "I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs."

"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

Three Attitudes we need when praying:

1. Pray Boldly
Hebrews 4:16 "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."

I think the key here is really know your relationship with God. We have to see him as our Father. A Father we could always run to. Sometimes kase, minsan when we pray we do this, "Lord, alam mo na naman prayer ko eh, ikaw na bahala sa aken, in Jesus name, Amen" What we don't realize is, when it comes to God, we can be as bold as we can get.

So get those prayers coming!

2. Pray Persistently

Remember when we were kids, when we want something so badly, we don't stop pestering our parents about it? We'd be throwing tantrums here and there till we get what we want?

With God, we have to be persistent in our prayers also. Not that God needs reminding, but that when we never stop praying until we get what we want, in the process, God prepares our hearts, our attitudes and our perspectives, so that when he gives it to us, it couldn't be more perfect.

3. Pray Expectantly
Joshua 21:45 "Not one of all the Lord's good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled."

One of my favorite promises in the Bible is this: Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you!

When we pray, we should believe in our hearts that God will have an answer!

First pa lang lang to, six to go. If you want to hear the message yourself, I'd like to invite you to our church, Victory Christian Fellowship, 4th level Robinsons Galeria. Sked of services 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm.

I attend the 5pm service, let me know kung gusto nyo samahan ko kayo.

eto yung rest of the series:

Week 2: Our Father
Week 3: Thy will be done
Week 4: Give us this day
Week 5: Forgive us our debts (sana pwedeng sabihin to sa credit card co's)
Week 6: As we Forgive others
Week 7: Deliver us from evil

agapito flores -- an URBAN LEGEND!!??

i am watching the correspondents now on abs-cbn, and their feature is on the veracity of our claims that indeed agapito flores invented the fluorescent lamp. grabe to, kase since gradeschool, eto na yung alam naten that a filipino by the name of agapito flores invented the fluorescent lamp. and hello, super proud kaya tayo about it.

but it turns out, there are no historical facts that would support our claims. even g.e. doesn't acknowledge mr. flores. so every bit of pride that we have of him, is just a HOAX. as manuel quezon iii(a national historian, and president quezon's apo) put it, he was just an URBAN LEGEND!

SAD!

Officially In

Today, I'm officially an employee of another company. I have with me materials which i need to read before getting trained by the product devt people. Grabe, wala akong maintindihan!!!!!! IT solutions company kase ang new employer ko, i've been with a consumer goods company for 4 years. HALA! it's a totally different world. as in soooooo different. although looking forward naman ako, mejo scary lang kase this time, mejo mahirap mag-imbento ng mga sasabihin kase sobrang technical nung products.

ang gusto ko lang naman kase talaga ay matuto gumawa ng pan de sal!

Looking forward to......

Sin City 2 - in the works na daw, parang prequel ata.

X-men 3 - soooooo waiting for this one

Superman Returns

Amazing Race Family Edition (so hindi na sila pair, family of 4 na)

Survivor Guatemala : The Maya Empire

habol ko lang

Cinderella Man - not so much a fan of russell crowe, but of renee....renee requiestas, ay zellweger pala.

KINGKONG - saw the trailer na, waaah, ganda, peter jackson directs, stars naomi watts (the ring) and jack black. december 2005

Crash

i just watched CRASH starring Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Brendan Fraser, Matt Dillon, Jeniffer Esposito, Ryan Philippe (Mr. Reese Witherspoon) and the rest i don't know the names na.

After watching the movie I just thought that Oscars should have an award for best ensemble cast. i think one body gives this kind of award, Screen Actors Guild ata.

Different stories, different lives, different views on racism, but at one point, they all kind of collide with each other.

Hirap ikwento kase dame nga characters, each has a story to tell. major theme ng movie is racism, different issues nga lang.

All i can say is great cast. great acting. sandra's at her finest here. although short nga lang yung roles nila kase ang dame talaga nila. and the mexican guy with the daughter, grabe yung scene where his daughter ran towards him to "protect" him from a gunman. then yung girl yung nabaril. Galeng nung mexican guy and his wife. plus the persian gunman.

here's that scene, i got this from yahoo. i'm not sure if i'm allowed to do this pero here it is:



I'm really hoping they get nominated or something, but i guess mejo malabo, kase nga wala namang ensemble acting award sa oscars.

least favorite classroom rule

tagal na to sobra, ngayon ko lang naisip ipost. in one of our cell group meetings(a.k.a bible study group of some sort) ang warm up question was "what's your least favorite classroom rule". my answer was no talking. pero mas makulet yung sagot nung cellmate ko..........

"Finished or not finished, pass your papers!"

Bum for the first time (in 5 years)

yikes, after my first job, this is the first time na ako'y isang certified BUM!

i woke up at 7am, punta las pinas ng mga 9am, then had lunch ng mga 12:30 sa gateway. (had tacos for lunch at taco bell, hmmm it's not all that it's cracked up to be, though) tapos uwe na via lrt 2. eto first post ko as a bum!