SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

It's been awhile that I didn't post anything down here....honestly, I am busy and don't have time to sit nor gaze upon the starry night.
Just lately, while I was having my afternoon siesta....there was this book that seriously caught my attention....it's about spiritual thing.
I got this very heartwarming poem or story that truly touches me...And I thought of posting it here,because it describes a lot if you will try to contemplate and savor the message of this story.
Sometimes we tend to complain that we're nothing....futile and vain...If we'll try to look around us,eveything is beauty though polluted by sins and man's irrisposibility, yet,the beauty of it still proclaim God's love for us.
The Bible tells us that we are special..He created us according to His likeness, above the animals..a bit lower than the holy angels in heaven.
Do I sounds like preaching here? well, just read and pause for awhile.Think,why you are here? Why He created you....or the best tool read your Bible..or if that keeps your confusing..I suggest, read the Purpose Driven Life
Here it is,hope you'll learn from this short shorts.

VISION
Two people watched the same sunset.
One said: " At times like this I am afraid.
The sky is so vast, the sea so immense.
In comparison, I'm a speck of dust,
here today, done tomorrow.
When I look at the hugeness of creation,
I feel my significance and I wonder what my life is all about.

The second person said:
"What a glorious sunset!
Just think!
I am the reason that this exists.
I am the only proof I have
Of all the beauty in this world.
Without the gift of my life,
the gift of my senses,
All this would be as nothing-
I praise God that the universe is held
in the wonder of my being.






fotos courtesy of: Arlyn

LIFE AFTER GRADUATION

My dictionary defines Education " The process of educating".How important education is, that our parents strongly encouraging us to study harder and evenly to come the end in college?
We used to hear repeatedly from this cliche's " Education is the only wealth and possessions that our parents can possibly give". That I boldly agreed.
At my age now, I certainly knew how education having much significance or value in this industrialized world, specially on searching a job.
Being impecunious doesn't an obstruction enable for us to obtain education.To brazen it out, my parents had never gone to secondary level,especially my father whom just finished on 3rd grade while my mother an elementary grad...but I'm proud of them.Their time was far deeper from the generations of today, so consideration is legally regarded as conventional and favorable.
Modesty aside, I got two complete series of studies which I considerably a great blessings from above.The first one was taken by chance because of the scholarship I got from DAR-BFAR.I won't forget the 3 joyful long years of my study from my first course which gave me the full length of familiarization of my father's parentage, Cebu.
On the contrary, that course had never been an efficacious to get me a better job in line for it.Yet, I ended up as a factory worker;production staff and canteen dish washer which had thought me profoundly why do suffer myself of working as dishwasher thus I'm a college graduate?
Looking back the 90's, my life as a Fishery graduate eventually circulated for five years working as Factory Worker,going out - going in and happily receiving the salary you deserved.Contentment didn't unkindly render fulfillment of my needs and wants to remain factory worker forever,but, foreglimpse and dream big.I frustratedly feel stagnated and try to search the better store.
Hence, I thanks God and my family for pushing my back to finish my Diploma in Fishery Technology.The learnings I got from Fishery school is a big of help in contributing our aquatic resources preservation.
Going back to school was way far from my plan nor inclining of making a single step.Yet, God reveals His marvelous scheme and sent me to college once more.Honest to goodness, teaching marked unwillingness,thus,I just graduated reluctantly because it's set against my fond hope.Nevertheless,God uses people to sustain my studies monetarily.
As newly grad, competition is very tough right now,even the undergrads serves as threat of rivalry to the graduates.Both were starving vultures of today...and the country has no enough room to accomodate us.
Where else we will go,hitting abroad is lucrative right now...which the grass is greener at the other side...Job seeking is not that easy,you got to spend a lot of money buying newspaper glimpsing the classified ads with the hope there is something vacant job that qualifies us.Hitting the ground with that excruciating heat doesn't hinder us to be jobseeker.
Worrying where to go and what to do after graduation was the normal feelings of the newly grad.Would you imagine living in this country that never gives any guarantee for our future....what would happen to us newly grad and here comes millions of out of school youth trying to survive the dying country.
The world has a lot to offer,its vast space provides enough room but corruptible citizens were among the predators....staying on our way especially those who are sitting in the highest position.
yet, if we'll do our best ignoring those who try to put us down, the crab mentality thing...we will be succeeded.
To us graduates..congratulations....life may not be always a bed of roses but it can be possibly true if we'll use the education that we have learned from school, from our admiring Professors.
Life after graduation is, honestly hard comparing when you are holding your pens and papers.But is there such a stable job? I really don't know, specially in this country....thus our togas,and caps symbolizes that we made it from the stressful school works

ONE DAY BLOG SILENCE.COM

Silence can say more than a thousand words.

This day shall unite us all about this unbelievable painful & shocking event and show some respect and love to those who lost their loved ones.

On April 30th 2007, the Blogosphere will hold a One-Day Blog Silence in honor of the victims at Virginia Tech. More then 30 died at the US college massacre.

But it´s not only about them. Many bloggers have responded and asked about all the other victims of our world. All the people who die every day. What about them?

This day can be a symbol of support to all the victims of our world!

All you have to do is spread the word about it and post the graphic on your blog on 30th April 2007. No words and no comments. Just respect, reflect and empathy.

Spread the word about this event: Courtesy of OneDayBlog.com

NOTHING MUCH NEWSWORTHY

The rest of the day was dull & uptightly hot.It's not that I hate summer but as a legally-bald, summer heat irk you to hide at home, instead of enjoying the outdoor activities.
As newly graduate, emotions of desentisize & downhearted were normally the generalized feelings that you have the moment you will be discardedly rejected for a job you wish to get.
Honestly, that's how I felt today.Bitterness,discouragement, etc. were the usual unfavorably adjectives a man has to bore deeply in his heart.I can't help but to question God and myself...'Am I not qualified enough to obtain the job? what's in them (other applicants) that I don't have?
Among of the thousand students in AUP, I was one of the lucky students who were selected to apply the most sought job for an SDA christian like me, to work as Literature Evangelist in Texas,USA.(take not USA)
I accidentally met one of the chosen applicants on the way who just stately showed to me the invitation letter from Texas, as a living proof that they are worth accepted to work in USA.
As a lone dreamer, going to a country that flows with milk and honey was my childhood tenacious desire.God can attest providencially how I crave earnestly to see America.Job offer specifically from US is a frequent of circumstances favorable by a Filipino which of hardly procure in his life.
Ironically, here comes that apparent employment right before your damn face, yet, isn't bound fately meant for you.
Upon learning that I wasn't accepted, I texted Mr. Ruddy Vivanco(a Cuban guy who recruited us)asking him in what areas did I failed and this was what he replied,"It is not a matter of failure bro when you have 50 people in a quote for 20 some have to get in some out.That's the result of prayers,keep praying God indeed has something better for you.Sorry" what a text isn't it...
Have I not prayed for it? "Am I not asking earnestly to God to grant it for me? Does my motive to see America & work there as missionary caused me to fail?
One thing more that added deplorable pain in my heart was when my Dean drove me out of the review class (for LET) to sit in because I am penniless to pay for the review, so I voluntarily step out instead to avoid disgrace.
Gee, it was truly a bad day for me as in unlucky, ample for me to cry out in shout that I am so much battered.Signs of obscure vignette of tomorrow for me.huh!
Are these the price I got after my 3 long years of studying just to earn a degree? I don't think so.
Concerning to this plight,surely enough, God reserved the best job for me,which He had proven a million times claiming His promised in Hebrew 13:5-"I will never Leave you nor forsaken you".That strong promise has miraculously shown His wonderful indications once that I need not to be discouraged.
Nevertheless, at least something had credibly happened last week by chance.I was called by a certain language Center for an interview and to get an exam.As far as I can remember, I had given my best to both,yet, can't prophesied the assurance of my passing.Needless to say, I have the edge & advance potential rather to my fellow applicant due to my missionary background.Again, can't surely foretell if my missionary antecedents would be my one way ticket to get the job.Just keep my fingers crossed tightly to that and of course the best propeller of all....time to bend my knees.
All of those unfately thing without apparent cause were just coarse mountain that I need to climb seriously to tell the world shamelessly that God has a positive guarantee to insure against my loss.
Kudos to Sir Tumolva,Bro Amadie, Ramil, Love & to the rest who made it for the applying.Praying that you won't be blockade by your inner drive,yet,unhesitatingly continuing till you make it to the US Embassy.The moment you make it in US Embassy successfully, chances are it would be easier for you to fly directly to Texas.....thats my prayers for you guys.

NEW BLOGSKIN FOR MY BLOG

Just found a site that gives you different looks on your blog...thanks to a newfound pal in the net..Renz.
I just dont know if this look...gives a diffrent meaning or something fit in to my theme....
Can't find another site that indeed provides a templates that you need....this new skin is like close to my theme....
If you dont like it guys..just hit me up or give me your religious reaction...or if you can recommend a site please do so..I need to change the look of my blog.
Too bad for me, I dont know anything about this HTML thing..or design some template...anyhow...somebody out there might pity on me and possibly make one for me free of charge...
PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THIS NEW SKIN OF MY BLOG

AN OPPRESIVELY HOT LENTEN

I don't celebrate nor believe on Lenten...my church had clearly explained the doctrinal views that this kind of celebration or let say belief is not Biblically based but a custom being practice by most of the inhabitants in this world.The Holy Scripture evidently tells us that one way of cleansing and repenting our sins is not by way of following the pagans do which hurting ourselves physically but the holistic preaching of Christ.
Those who observe it are not mainly to be knowledgeable about the holy writings unless their church would proclaim reverently what exactly the Bible has to say.The Bible clearly says " Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit:, yet, some have seriously injured themselves by beating thru the traditional wiper.Well, that is their convictions or customary just as what the Spaniards had introduced to us that fallaciously swayed most of the Filipinos.
So much for that, I went home this lenten in Olongapo to spend a much needed vacation with my kins.There is no great substitute on a relish holiday period with your common proginator.That is true, which you can laugh and do all things with gusto.Everytime I get the chance to go home, childhood recollections mellifluously brings back the motion pictures of the yesteryears.Oftentimes, my feet induce me to places I used to hang-out to.I simply called them landmarks of memories.
It is nice to look back the trails that you had just left during your childhood days...refreshing back is most likely what we usually do to satisfy our missingness back then.
I can't truly understand why we have this kind of emotions of flashing back the haapy bygone specially during solitude moment.....
Well,I guess these are the usual feelings of a man trying to tract back of his/her childhood good days....it is also a worth sharing to your children and grandchild if ever times permit.

THE PHILIPPINE BLOG AWARDS 2007

THE PHILIPPINE BLOG AWARDS - 2007

Just this April fool month....many events happened....aside from the excruciating Summer break,here comes the lenten season,vacation for the beach bums and of course the controversial The Philippine Blog Awards.
This award was comprised of great bloggers and blogging critics in the country.Certainly they browsed and keep on browsing searching for good Filipino bloggers.
Deserving winners was extremely good and prolific writers...believe me.I am simply or was simply impressed of their entries aside from the content wise but the design as well.I hate to be sounded like hypocrite but I also dream of that somehow my blog would get noticed....by those organizers...
Well,its just a dream of a humble poor blogger's like me..who wouldn't like to be noticed and name best blogger?
Would like to extend my congratulations to the nominated bloggers whom I frequently love to see and read their blogs such as: Ferdz , My Tukayo: Eric,and to the winners as well like; Bryanboy
People, you got to see their blogs and I swear to high heavens....you'll love to view the moment you visit their blogs and surely you'll learn something from them.
If you want to see those winners simply click this The Philippine Blog Awards 2007
You can eventually got some tips how to improve your blogs and be part of the PBA..not the basketball thing, huh!
Got this pics of the PBA......enjoy and have fun this Summer heat vacation:

Design by Liz



Foto courtesy of Kuya Chris Haravata

EMPYREAN.2007

April 1 was the most memorable event for the batch 2006-07 of the Adventist University of the Philippine graduates.
Well, as you all know I was one of the batch of 2007 who just tearfully graduated..last 1 of April.
Empyrean..was the batch theme.It was a good friend of mine Luis Mafnas theologian graduate who came up with the idea of EMPYREAN.Being completely astounded, I thought it was just letters that are put together to make it EMPYREAN.That stirred up my curiosity to look for the definition.Engagely preoccupied for the evening graduation, my desire to search for the meaning had passed into oblivion till it was patiently described by Neil our batch artist.
The EMPYREAN define to be "Cut out from a finer canvass, tailored for success. or a Heavenly sublime." what a satisfactory theme and the meaning of a word.
Before the graduation nite, was our last banquet in the school as mere students.Everyone was on their Imeldific wardrobe or suits. I wore the floral sleeve doubled with a chinese coat to make it gallantry and stateliness. Gee, the food served was not that tasty as we're expected to be.
On the graduation itself was simply pompo, because its practically held at the soccer field.In the graduation day,Four o'clock in the afternoon in Filipino time was the start of the program.It was still hot and the area was brightly decorated with the excruciating sun rays.Sweatier as we were with our toga on and newly purchased clothes for the occasion was slightly wet.I could not fully imagine the feelings, it was mixed emotions.The feeling was like you we're in the cloud 9 being taken up high blissfully because of the hardships and painstakingly plight we have had as we tried to flash back those happy school days.
Honestly, that graduation day was a lonely part for me as well....no cameras taken to serve as my memorabilia (that's how poor I am)no money, no new clothes,no food preparation,no parents attended...within the graduation week were full with solitude and lonesome as I describe it...I dont have any single shot that I could simply present to my parent and to my kind benefactors as as living proof that I have succeeded at last.
I tried to look around during the grandeur night if somebody who had just gracefully cry and so I could secretly go with it too....I wanted to cry that graduation coz of the indescribable feeling..though...its my second course but then God did not forsaken me within those 3 years in AUP
Group of cousins and a kind Aunt who made it to attend my graduation were among of the thousands of people who came by at the graduation day..After all, I still shout for joy the heavenly happiness I felt to the Lord for being with me and to the rest of my batch who have had survived and made it to the finish line.
Lord......my dear Father...a million thanks to you.......you already knew how I ecstatic I was and you have seen my heart dancing piously praising your holy Name.Sorry guys...I have no pictures to post for this entry....I have no cameras.....poor me.
Secondly, thanks to my benefactors who extended their hands monetarily just helping me to study and the never ending prayers.....thank you though I have not seen some of you personally but from the bottom of my heart....thank you and thank you.
To parents,love you very much...and I knew that you are proud of me....thanks for kneeling always begging to the Lord for my future security.
Fourth, to my friends in school and outside school..for the warm palships...love you guys and I won't certainly forget you.
My Small group...1000 Missionary Student Ministry AUP chapter......thank you always and miss you guys..keep on serving the Lord till He comes.
My Professors....in the College of Education, English Dept., COllege of Theology...for the spiritual nourishment you made in order for me to grow matured enough to face this lonely world.I promised with the assistance of God , I will be a good teacher.
Of course, My Father in heaven..who is always there,guiding me,protecting me,loving me....what else can I say.....such a perfect Father.Lord, love you very much with all my heart and soul and strength.I won't be here in this beautiful world of yours without your magnificient plan of letting me to live and see the beauty of your holiness thru your creations.I may not be that good son of yours but I always wrestling and striving to be one......forgive me....and I LOVE YOU.
Haaayyyy, these are the words that I need to express cordially.....good thing that the idea of having blog is a big of help to write down all your innermost thought.

Wanna know the EMPYREAN Creed ? herewith is the motto and our creed;

EMPYREAN CREED
by Jackson Daguio

We came...
With empty cup in one handAnd dreams clutched at the other.

Like a little tot tittering at its first steps
We entered a world divine yet unknown.....

He blessed.....

With His heart that guided us unwaveringly

As that of a mother and a father yoked into one

All poured forth for a dear son,

We defied the goliaths and the Dragons of our vision!
thus....

We conquered..
With our feeble brains we conquered!
With our frail conquering might we conquered!

NO more fetters for ignorance hath passed!
But glorious ight hath conquered with His pierced feet and hands!

Empyrean!
We are with Him noblest of all
Empyrean!
We shall be with Him forevermore!