We made it on the first showing of harry potter & the deathly hallows part 2 at 10:40am this morning at ayala  mall and ended at 1:00pm. Not much of satisfaction.  Its the end of the episode but I hope the casts and crew could make another film.

The very last scene (19 yrs later), was Harry and Ginny Weasley were married and had three children. Ron married Hermione and had two children. The families meet at train station, where the kids  is departing for their first year at Hogwarts.  I hope this is not the last episode coz I would like to see another twist which is the magical world of harr’y kids at hogwarts.

Done with my craving 4 harry potter and goodluck to all potterheads who haven’t seen d movie yet. Finger cross for another film. I wish i wish i wish..

Its crazy the past days problems are just popping up my way  so i went out today for a breath of fresh air. Went to a friends house and without plans or anything in mind, I find myself strolling at the mall…. and to the other mall. And yeah,  there is nothing on earth that makes me crazy than going out without a cellphone so I ended up buying my cp’s battery.

After buying a battery, my feet lead me to the movie house.. and again, ended up watching transformers alone to escape and stay away on the things that’s bothering me for the meantime.. to just sit there and relax.

Its a very nice movie that i shake off my sleepiness and tired state of mind.

After the movie I decided to go home. Went out to the mall and walas! it’s raining outside. Without umbrella, walked in the rain and took me 2hrs to ride on a jeep! What a bad day but thankful i arrive home safe. Tried to stay away in front of lappy but obviously, here i am blogging.

Looking back on the movie, transformers alone paid off my effort, and ofcourse, faith that everything will gonna be fine, and a little prayer before I sleep will sure take the bad day away. ciao!

A thought came into my mind.. 29 years on earth.. what did i accomplished or achieved in my 29 years of life’s existence? having a hard time thinking.. . Well, I climbed the highest mountain in Phils despite of my fear on heights (LOL!), been to many places, Helped few people in my own little ways… What else? I haven’t achieved all that I want and I feel I am late for everything (career, love, etc.) Hmm.. not much of accomplishment in my 29 years of existence but still fighting to be good in life. My bucket is still half-full of  lists… lists of dreams, wishes and goals.

My wish is Happiness, Good health for my family and for the people around me, to be successful in my chosen field for me to be able to help others  and for my nephews and nieces to grow up a good person someday. Thank’s to my family who’s always there for me in my ups and downs. To people who believe in me. To a person who helped me stand on my feet again after a fall. Most especially to God who never leaves me at the lowest points of my life.

Thanks also sa lahat ng donors! hehe. Salamat sa handa. Cousins who came from a far away land. To all the greetings. msgs from far far away. Thanks for remembering my special day. Love u all guys! Let’s Party!!!

So after the changes I have to deal with my life, I decided to stay for several month in Davao. Did a job hunting before and after the Camiguin escape. Had a hard time applying, interviews, exams, etc  etc…   Did I mention that I applied for a customer service representative in the  call center Industry?  I finished a 2 year course in programing and 3 IT personnel interviewed  me for an IT position after the exam because I got a high score daw sa exam? Flattering in my part and must say “tsamba” ) . So after I got the schedule for my final interiew, I suddenly change my mind. I was skeptical about the whole thing. don’t wanna think  about all the pressure I have to overcome. This is not the thing that I wanted to do and im not yet ready for this so forget about the final interview. Hmmm.. will need  another twist in my life..

Speaking of twist, The Camiguin escape  made a big twist in my life. The whole trip was fun. People are friendly especially in CDO. No doubt it’s  called the city of friendly people. Food is ok (not to mention the stomach upset I had on d first day), and sea urchin is my favorite to top it all(excluding the spine )

Off-roading Camiguin made me appreciate the Island more. It has an alluring beauty. The cliff that seems inviting me to dive, The white sand beach, the historical places, sunken cemetery, the hot spring and everything. It’s a life changing experience.  Thanks to my boss who made this trip possible.

So my futile post ends here. Will just probably watch out for another twist in my life again. Ciao.

From Davao, I head to Cebu due to connecting flight for Cagayan de Oro. board at the aircraft and took a nap.  While flying, I can’t help to reminisce the last time I traveled.  Look down at the blue ocean, the beautiful cloud formations and mountains.  Life is indeed full of mystery. grabbed my pen and start to write. After 3 months of thriving for escape, I finally reach what I’m craving for. ADVENTURE.

Finally reach Mactan cebu airport. Ate lunch, go online, Blog and walas! time to board for CDO. Ciao for now..

I pray You’ll be our eyes,
and watch us where we go,
and help us to be wise
in times when we don’t know.

Let this be our prayer
when we lose our way:

Lead us to a place,
Guide us with Your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe.

La luce che Tu dai (The light that You give us)
I pray we’ll find Your light
Nel cuore resterà (will stay in our hearts)
And hold it in our hearts
A ricordarci che (reminding us that…)
When stars go out each night
L’eterna stella sei (You are the everlasting star).

Nella mia preghiera (In my prayer).
Let this be our prayer
Quanta fede c’è (there’s so much faith)
When shadows fill our day:
Lead us to a place,
Guide us with Your grace,
Give us faith so we’ll be safe.

Sognamo un mondo senza più violenza (We dream [of] a world without more violence)
Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza (A world of justice and of hope).
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino (Everyone give your hand to your neighbor),
Simbolo di pace e di fraternità (Symbol of peace and brotherhood)

La forza che ci dai (The strength You give us)
We ask that life be kind
È il desiderio che (is the wish that)
And watch us from above.
Ognuno trovi amore (everyone may find love)
We hope each soul will find
Intorno e dentro a sè (around and within himself)
Another soul to love.

Let this be our prayer
(Let this be our prayer)
Just like every child
(Just like every child)
Needs to find a place:

Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe.

E la fede che (And the faith that)
Hai acceso in noi (You have lit inside us)
Sento che ci salverà (I believe will save us).

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“Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ.” The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand. “You’re a Christian, aren’t you, son?”

“Yes, sir.”

“So you believe in God?”

“Absolutely.”

“Is God good?”

“Sure! God’s good.”

“Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?”

“Yes.”

“Are you good or evil?”

“The Bible says I’m evil.”

The professor grins knowingly. “Ahh! THE BIBLE!” He considers for a moment. “Here’s one for you. Let’s say there’s a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help them? Would you try?”

“Yes sir, I would.”

“So you’re good…!”

“I wouldn’t say that.”

“Why not say that? You would help a sick and maimed person if you could… in fact most of us would if we could… God doesn’t.

[No answer.]

“He doesn’t, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?”

[No answer]

The elderly man is sympathetic. “No, you can’t, can you?” He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax. In philosophy, you have to go easy with the new ones. “Let’s start again, young fella.”

“Is God good?”

“Er… Yes.”

“Is Satan good?”

“No.”

“Where does Satan come from?” The student falters.

“From… God…”

“That’s right. God made Satan, didn’t he?” The elderly man runs his bony fingers through his thinning hair and turns to the smirking, student audience.”I think we’re going to have a lot of fun this semester, ladies and gentlemen.” He turns back to the Christian.

“Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Evil’s everywhere, isn’t it? Did God make everything?”

“Yes.”

“Who created evil?

[No answer]

“Is there sickness in this world? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness. All the terrible things – do they exist in this world? “

The student squirms on his feet. “Yes.”

“Who created them? “

[No answer] The professor suddenly shouts at his student. “WHO CREATED THEM? TELL ME, PLEASE!” The professor closes in for the kill and climbs into the Christian’s face. In a still small voice: “God created all evil, didn’t He, son?”

[No answer]

The student tries to hold the steady, experienced gaze and fails.

Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace the front of the classroom like an aging panther. The class is mesmerized. “Tell me,” he continues, “How is it that this God is good if He created all evil throughout all time?” The professor swishes his arms around to encompass the wickedness of the world. “All the hatred, the brutality, all the pain, all the torture, all the death and ugliness and all the suffering created by this good God is all over the world, isn’t it, young man?”

[No answer]

“Don’t you see it all over the place? Huh?”

Pause.

“Don’t you?” The professor leans into the student’s face again and whispers, “Is God good?”

[No answer]

“Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?”

The student’s voice betrays him and cracks. “Yes, professor. I do.”

The old man shakes his head sadly. “Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen him? “

“No, sir. I’ve never seen Him.”

“Then tell us if you’ve ever heard your Jesus?”

“No, sir. I have not.”

“Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus…in fact, do you have any sensory perception of your God whatsoever?”

[No answer]

“Answer me, please.”

“No, sir, I’m afraid I haven’t.”

“You’re AFRAID… you haven’t?”

“No, sir.”

“Yet you still believe in him?”

“…yes…”

“That takes FAITH!” The professor smiles sagely at the underling.”According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son? Where is your God now?”

[The student doesn't answer]

“Sit down, please.”

The Christian sits…Defeated.

Another Christian raises his hand. “Professor, may I address the class?”

The professor turns and smiles. “Ah, another Christian in the vanguard! Come, come, young man. Speak some proper wisdom to the gathering.”

The Christian looks around the room. “Some interesting points you are making, sir. Now I’ve got a question for you. Is there such thing as heat?”

“Yes,” the professor replies. “There’s heat.”

“Is there such a thing as cold?”

“Yes, son, there’s cold too.”

“No, sir, there isn’t.”

The professor’s grin freezes. The room suddenly goes very cold.

The second Christian continues. “You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super- heat, mega-heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat but we don’t have anything called ‘cold’. We can hit 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold, otherwise we would be able to go colder than 458 -

You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. “Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.”

Silence. A pin drops somewhere in the classroom.

“Is there such a thing as darkness, professor?”

“That’s a dumb question, son. What is night if it isn’t darkness? What are you getting at…?”

“So you say there is such a thing as darkness?”

“Yes…”

“You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something, it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? That’s the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, Darkness isn’t. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker and give me a jar of it. Can you…give me a jar of darker darkness, professor?”

Despite himself, the professor smiles at the young effrontery before him. This will indeed be a good semester. “Would you mind telling us what your point is, young man?”

“Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with and so your conclusion must be in error….”

The professor goes toxic. “Flawed…? How dare you…!”"

“Sir, may I explain what I mean?”

The class is all ears.

“Explain… oh, explain…” The professor makes an admirable effort to regain control. Suddenly he is affability itself. He waves his hand to silence the class, for the student to continue.

“You are working on the premise of duality,” the Christian explains. “That for example there is life and then there’s death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science cannot even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism but has never seen, much less fully understood them. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, merely the absence of it.”

The young man holds up a newspaper he takes from the desk of a neighbor who has been reading it. “Here is one of the most disgusting tabloids this country hosts, professor. Is there such a thing as immorality?”

“Of course there is, now look…”

“Wrong again, sir. You see, immorality is merely the absence of morality.

Is there such thing as injustice? No. Injustice is the absence of justice. Is there such a thing as evil?” The Christian pauses. “Isn’t evil the absence of good?”

The professor’s face has turned an alarming color. He is so angry he is temporarily speechless.

The Christian continues. “If there is evil in the world, professor, and we all agree there is, then God, if he exists, must be accomplishing a work through the agency of evil. What is that work, God is accomplishing? The Bible tells us it is to see if each one of us will, of our own free will, choose good over evil.”

The professor bridles. “As a philosophical scientist, I don’t view this matter as having anything to do with any choice; as a realist, I absolutely do not recognize the concept of God or any other theological factor as being part of the world equation because God is not observable.”

“I would have thought that the absence of God’s moral code in this world is probably one of the most observable phenomena going,” the Christian replies.

“Newspapers make billions of dollars reporting it every week! Tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?”

“If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do.”

“Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?”

The professor makes a sucking sound with his teeth and gives his student a silent, stony stare.

“Professor. Since no-one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a priest?”

“I’ll overlook your impudence in the light of our philosophical discussion. Now, have you quite finished?” the professor hisses.

“So you don’t accept God’s moral code to do what is righteous?”

“I believe in what is – that’s science!”

“Ahh! SCIENCE!” the student’s face splits into a grin. “Sir, you rightly state that science is the study of observed phenomena. Science too is a premise which is flawed…”

“SCIENCE IS FLAWED?” the professor splutters.

The class is in uproar.

The Christian remains standing until the commotion has subsided. “To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, may I give you an example of what I mean?” The professor wisely keeps silent.

The Christian looks around the room. “Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor’s brain?” The class breaks out in laughter.

The Christian points towards his elderly, crumbling tutor. “Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor’s brain… felt the professor’s brain, touched or smelt the professor’s brain?” No one appears to have done so.

The Christian shakes his head sadly. “It appears no-one here has had any sensory perception of the professor’s brain whatsoever. Well, according to the rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science, I DECLARE that the professor has no brain.”

The class is in chaos.

The Christian sits down.

Source: Internet

I also started to organize my facebook account yesterday. The reason? A lot of friends are asking me. ‘do you have facebook’? when i meet new friends they asked me the same question! and yeah, the games, nakakaaliw and nakakaaddict daw. poor me,  dint realize facebook really rocks! haha..

After losing my old friends for so long, I’ve started to mingle with them again the past days. I feel good knowing I have good friends who are always there for me when i needed them.  but  this is just half the battle. Don’t know what will gonna happen for the next months or years to come, but one thing for sure.. I will never stop laughing, dreaming and learning.

Ciao for now.

Series are not to be missed!

New Moon

Bella celebrates her birthday with her boyfriend Edward and his family, a unique clan of vampires that has sworn off human blood. But the celebration abruptly ends when the teen accidentally cuts her arm on broken glass.

“Shoot,” I muttered when the paper sliced my finger; I pulled it out to examine the damage. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut.

It all happened very quickly then.

Edward threw himself at me, flinging me back across the table…

I tumbled down to the floor by the piano, with my arms thrown out instinctively to catch my fall, into the jagged shards of glass. I felt the searing, stinging pain that ran from my wrist to the crease inside my elbow.

Dazed and disoriented, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm—into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires.

The sight and smell of her blood trickling away forces the Cullen family to retreat lest they be tempted to make a meal of her. After all is mended, Edward, realizing the danger that he and his family create for Bella, sees no option for her safety but to leave.

“ Bella, I don’t want you to come with me ”

“ You… don’t… want me? “

“ No. “

He left her. Mourning his departure, she slips into a downward spiral of depression that penetrates and lingers over her every step.

October…  November… December… January… and it’s not until Bella befriends Jacob, a sophomore from her school with a penchant for motorcycles, that both the pace and her disposition begin to take off. Their adventures are wild, dare-devilish, and teeter on the brink of romance, but memories of Edward pervade Bella’s emotions, and soon their fun quickly morphs into danger, especially when she uncovers the true identities of Jacob and his pack of friends.

Para sa mga dipa nakakaalam nito….

Registered nurse si Bebeng sa L.A. Kasama niya ang kanyang ina na nagpagamot doon. Namatay ang ina nito. Dahil sa kamahalan ng pamasahe pabalik sa Pilipinas, nagtipid si Bebeng. Pinauwi na lang niya ang kabaong ng kanyang ina na mag-isa.

Pagdating ng kabaong, napansin ng mga kapamilya niya na nakadikit ang mukha ng ina sa salamin ng ataul. Nagkomento tuloy ang isang anak, “Ay, naku! Tingnan mo ‘yan… hindi sila marunong mag-ayos ng bangkay sa Amerika! Nakudrado tuloy ang mukha ng inay.”

Upang ayusin ang itsura ng bangkay, binuksan ang kabaong. Aba! May sulat na-nakastaple sa dibdib ng ina. Kinuha nila ito at binasa. Ang nilalaman ng liham na mula kay Bebeng:

Mahal kong tatay at mga kapatid:

Bebeng

Had fun fighting the wind. If you sail directly into the wind, you may find yourself into d water. Just get back on d board and start sailing again. The trainor said, sail with the wind hitting ur back. Your stability is not going to be good at first but eventually u will get used of the board in a short period of time.

I Had great times on the beach this summer. I’ll post it when I have time again. Explored amazing places too even if the sun is at its highest point so  until now am still trying to recover from the sunburn.

Dina po maasikaso magsulat

Kahit daming occasions, events, statements.. etc..

Wala pong kinalaman ang aking social life at ang fling kong

si ‘friendster’

Kasalukuyan ko pong inaalagaan ang aking kalusugan

Busy sa pagtulog, pagkain, pag exercise

at pagbabasa ng articles at forums pag nakaharap sa pc

Kailangang kailangan ko lang po talaga

At hanggang ngayon tinatamad parin po akong magsulat

kaya eto magpapaalam na po ako

Heard a familiar song frm TV as I pour coffee into my heater. Can’t feel sleepy.. I ended up n front of my screen sitting, checking at my YM and friendster’s inbox and looking 4 some music lyrics as I look to some photos.. trying to kill my time and hopefully can shut my eyes..

Hahay.. Just a sort of nonsense.. Maybe I’ll just manage to force myself to go to sleep.. Ciao!

Months and year had past, nobody gave her what she’s asking.. then she already forgot about the sign..

Then here comes valentines day, feb 14.. We all know that red roses are the traditional gift given on valentines day. Though they had misunderstanding with her boyfriend, the guy gave her white roses.. someone asked, WHY WHITE? Forgetting about the sign, she just ignored the question..

The next day when she went home, She noticed the rose which she placed beside the Sto. Nino. I was there watching her. She smell it and stared at it. Then told herself “BAKIT NGA BA WHITE?” Then sabi nya “Oh my God! I asked for it  long time ago!” And to think twas given on Valentines day!

‘Til now she’s thinking if she would take this seriously despite the fact that they’re on a shaky relationship now. Too bad

I know she’s not the only one who’s looking for signs. Sometimes I do when I’m going through a hard time in making critical decisions in life. Signs can help us decide which way to go but I also trust my instincts and analyze situations.

I guess we all have a different take on the issue and we have to make a choice. Would u consider it if you’re the one in her shoes?

You’re going to argue. ur going 2 say the wrong thing, bring up the past, be sarcastic, act more hurt than you really r, shout, swear, cry, break things. Sometimes it’s hard 2 say sorry. If the other person s still angry, they might not b ready to hear it, or still feeling argumentative.

I have had a real serious relationship and it ended in disaster. Love din’t always end d way u thought it would be. We dint realized how much we love the person until he/she is gone. We let them go and din’t fight for our love and we’ll probably say “If only I could change one thing in the world..” blah blah.. We cry for it and regret it.

In the long run, we’ll be thankful for it because being hurt means being strong. I learned that no feeling remain the same intensity over time but under commitment they keep on coming along. It keeps being nourished so it remains strong even if the love takes on a different face. Love isn’t a fairy tale. It is Unconditional.

HUSBAND OF THE YEAR AWARDS:

3rd Place goes to: Turkey

2nd Place goes to: Serbia 

And the winner of the husband of the year is:

Ireland !! Ya gotta love the Irish,

Ahhh….., the Irish are true romantics. Look, he’s holding her hand