October 26, 2004

So many things....so little time...now god will move

Gosh, there's soooo many things i have to do...right now im in my room and it's 5pm...im still trying to start work. Have been reading my mails and just found out some friends of mine have blogs as well...shall link their pages here soon...

what's up with me now? hmmmm...some things just passed. 1) Senior's Farewell. I should have 'recap'ed it here but didn't have time...now i don't think i'll ever have...(not anytime soon) well it was fun. I hope the seniors enjoyed themselves. The overnight camping was fun as well :) i didn't sleep well though! there we're like a million planes passing by every minute... shall choose other places than changi beach next time....Now back to mugging for O's and A's for the seniors. I pray every1 will get out of this alive and happy! ("p) there's more to life than exams.

I can't believe my O and A level days are over. Now i've got my UNI to think about...It's not all that easy as well... but what's different now is I enjoy what I'm studying. Just that all the work that I have to do...waah gets overwhelming sometimes. @_@ Ok shall go back to that again...probably will blog again tonight...



October 23, 2004

The Juniors came today!!!

Haiz...just took a bath...was drenched in the rain...im really sleepy now...maybe ill post some other time...anyways, just very briefly...the 6th batch of Pinoy1skolars are here!!! they're a lovely bunch...will get to know them more through out their stay here in this little island of singapore...hehehe...ok gotta sleep...waking up early for SENIOR's FAREWELL tomorrow!!! i hope it doesn't rain hhaahahha...okkk good night.

zzzzzz



October 15, 2004

God's HUMOUR!

Haha...well today was interesting... I mean thursday... woke up late for some appointment. I was really really disappointed and down...
:(
I was in Chinatown Point...just walking...quite aimlessly I must say... hahaha i even SMSed JL that I was just walking aimlessly and don't know where I was going and he replied: "wow! pareho tayO!!!" (meaning same here!)... so the aimless walking continued...When i was at Dhoby Gaut station walking (again aimlessly) to my connecting train, I was looking on the floor (as anyone walking aimlessly would do, i presume)...just then, 3 girls were right in front of me. They were all wearing the same black tshirt (might have been their class tshirt)...anyways, what was interesting was what was written on the back of the shirt...it said:

"and in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who lives in us" Romans8:37

Haha, funny how God reminds you of His promises...I think it was meant for me, for jl and to all those who are feeling a bit lost in what you're doing. I was so tired then, but God wants us to go on and fight the good fight... I'm just glad I'm not fighting alone. :)

Anyways, i was just (like what a friend of mine says) THINKING aloud. :P
peace!

Paul's Birthday!!!

Haiz...took me along time before i could do this...well this post is for Paul's birthday....won't be long though..im sooooo tired now..hehehe.

Well last wednesday we threw a surprise party for Paul. The guy's kinda delighted...at first he thought it was only me who came for his birthday. He seems really happy...(who wouldn't be? It's your birthday and ur prelim results are excellent...I won't reveal it here...better if he tells). Well the surprise was quite delightful. :) People who were there were: Me, Squid, JL, Gian, Angela, Erika, the Oldham gurlz, Donna, Sebastian and his friends, and some other Hostel friends of Paul.

We all dressed up as elves and we had a full costume for Paul as Legolas Greenleaf...hahaha was quite hilarious. =D I think i'd upload the pictures some other time.hehehe... and the night went on...we played some games and ate alot!!! hehehe then at the end of it all, we said a few words to bless paul. Over all it was an excellent night...and I really hope Paul enjoyed it. Happy birthday bro!!! Time just passes us by...*sigh...thanks for all those who came and also the one's who brought food. YUMMY!!! ok nitey! happy birthday again paul!!!!



October 12, 2004

The Past Four Days

Hmmm...Well it's been four days since my birthday... ("p) lotsa things happened...and i figured i should update this blog before i get too lazy to do so. hehehe.

Alright, my birthday. hmmm, after doing the long blog... well i fell asleep and yep the fateful day came...hahaha my BIRTHDAY!!! The beginning part was quite lonely. =S i woke up about 11am...hahaha can u imagine that? ur birthday and u wake up sooo late. in the afternoon i met up with the western dancers of NJC. We watched BALLET under the STARS. They gave me a small celebration with Joanna who also has her birthday on Oct. Happy Birthday Joanna. Then went home with JL and QiTarng(the others went "kaikai" in Plaza Sing.) Was still feeling quite lonely knowing that my special day is coming to an end. Im 20! hahaha Im getting used to it. Not much difference just that your friends tease u more about your age...hehehe. Well, still stayed there and talked to JL for awhile. Then went home. Then WayneDell came over to my room after 12mdnight and we actually planned to stay up. He needed to pay his ticket up online and i have a debit card (hee hee).

So we did.

And as it turns out he has something up his sleeve. And i have no clue whatsoever. So at about 5am he recieves a call. Saying it's Jeunesse, he tells me he wants to sleep and go to his room. So he does and I went to sleep as well. Not thinking of anything but my coming Financial Accounting Test. Then in the middle of my sleep, I feel a gentle tug on my side. Then peeking out of my sleepy eyes, I see Abiel with a big big smile.... then a (quite horrible, joke) chorus of voices started to sing Happy Birthday in the background... For a second there i thot i was dreaming ...hahahaha then i realised my friends were in my room. =D

Jl, Korina, Emilyn, Aline, Abiel, WayneDell(he stole my key when he left to let them all in, the sneeky fella), Fritzie and Kat were there... as it turns out, they've been planning this. JL tells me (just today Monday) that emilyn was the one who really pushed for this surprise. thanks EMS ur da best!!! And also thanks to the rest of you guys. That was something really unique...hehehe It was soooo fun! hahaha... well, the rest were just sooo fun...jl and abiel left coz jl has an exam that morning. And the rest stayed til 9am. I decided to sleep and woke up at 1am...1.5 hrs from my FA test!!!! waaaaaahhhhh!!! hahaha...

ok i wasn't so panicky then. I knew God will take care of it and YES!!!! HE DID! The whole thing was completely fine. I was quite confident about my answers!!! yeah. PRAISE THE LORD!!! Then i went for qorship team practice and afterwards Ps.Ferdie (from the philippines) came and talk to the men. about DISCIPLESHIP!!! powerful.

After that went to Eric (Villarama)'s place. We had to practice for our performance for sunday. Glowsticking!!! Yeah it's soooo coool! Thanks for teaching me eric! Marc was there too... we had so much fun practicing...hehehe glowsticking's way cool...too bad it's associated with Rave (that's not the bad thing but the drugs related to it) Well, we did it next day and tho there some glitches (i did make a fool of myself intentionally for the sake of humour hehehe) the people loved it. Way cool!!! hahaha

For the rest of the day, it was quite some day...hahaha shall not go into details but i shall just say some people were "sweating" alot by the end of it...hahaha (to those who know, it will be our own secret...i'll have to tell it in d12 eventually :P) I'm just happy it all happened even if it happened the way it did....hahaha getting really cryptic here. FUN!

Alryt,the following day (today) was fine. Went for my lessons and then to church for prayer meeting and me and JL went to Kuya Christian's place coz Jl's gotta ask for his signature (he's jl's guardian) then went home and now doing work...hehehe. Been quite a weekend.

Shall pause here first...will write again soon.



October 08, 2004

It's Official!!!

20 Years 

that's a lot man!

Today is the first day of the rest of my life!

I'm 20! Two decades of my life has passed. I can't imagine I only have about 50 to 60 (if god permits) more years down here. Goodness, what have I done with the life He's given me? We'll with that question in mind... I shall start (and to the best of my abilities update) this blog that I started.

It's been quite a ride. So many things have happened in so much time. Seems like (oh no, this is gonna be those usual cliche nostalgia that old people always have, but just read on ok?) only yesterday that my mom was pushing me into a room full of primary one students while i was holding on to her dress for dear life. hahaha. I was 7 and that was quite a sight, even if that was a normal thing for those of my age. Ok since I'm really in the mood of doing this, I shall start from the beginning (or at least from the time i can remember) I actually wanna write in TAGALOG but because I might have some friends who won't understand it (and as a result lose some audience hahaha) I shall write this in plain simple english. Pardon the grammar mistakes, we all make some once in a while.

"Alright, on to the blog..." Oh man, i'm about to narrate my life story...hahaha feel free to read the whole thing...or if you're only interested in some parts, do read them by all means...

Kindergarden (Tondo Foreshore Kindergaden)
This memory's quite vivid I must say. I still remember a lot of my classmates (some of them were even my classmate in high school, imagine our shock!!!). I remember lots of the games that we play. I used to hang around alot with two other guys. (goodness i can't quite remember their names now) We were always in the same group and did everything together. Man, I'd like to see those two again. Since we graduated (that was like 1990? or 1989?) Well it was a long long time ago, we haven't seen each other. I heard from my mom (if my memory serves me right) that one guy's a rich kid now and the other has his own kid. Hmmm, i'm not quite sure i got that right but nevermind I shall still aim to see them in the near future. Hopefully next time i go home. In kindergarden was also the time that Princess and I became classmates. (and we've been since then till 3rd year high school, except for primary 1) I shall talk more about her in the next few chapters...hehehe

Primary (Manuel Luis Quezon Elementary School)
I have some very fond memories here as well. From terror teachers (who after graduating I got to know better and are quite sweet teachers) like Mrs. Umali (Gr3) , Ma'am Carlos (Gr6 HeKaSi) and Ma'am Dacanay (Gr6 English), to those teachers who inspired me alot like Mrs. Ebit (Gr2), Mr. Marcello (Gr5 Livelihood Educ), Mrs. Magbitang (Gr5 English and Journalism), Mrs. Senen (Gr6 Math), Mrs. Mercado (Gr5 PEHM). And alot more of them that had made an impact in my life. And of course, how can I ever forget my classmates who I grew up with. Some names I'd like to mention Princess (haha kaw pa? my classmate since Kinder and bestfriend ever since), Kristine Rose Drapiza (where are you girl?), Aileen (my first "puppy" love hahaha she knows it), Carlorenz (another dear best friend), Kristine Joy (the "fiesty" one hehehe peace!), Arnel (our valedictorian), Carlo (Ate Glow!), Hans (the gentle giant), Louie (hmmm...hahaha I respect this guy) ...some juniors Patrick Yarza (hey bro! another friend dear to me), Marian (well this is where i met you... and i look back at it with fondness. I can live it over and over again....ooops some our cringing na hehehe) and so many others...please forgive me if i didn't mention you, I still got about 8-9 years to account. I really just miss this people. I hope u guys are doing great wherever you are... three more years and we can have our reunion!!!!

HighSchool (Tondo High School)
*sigh, this is the school I miss the most. I found a lot of my life-long friends I've found here. Teachers worth mentioning:
Ms. De Dios (the very dear teacher of III-Amity, the person who pushed us to excellence. the one who dared me to dream beyond the boundaries of tondo and the philippines)
ALL my science teachers who were the ones that gave me the inspiration that made me enjoy science. alas, that was short lived. I hope i haven't disappoited you guys. I'm doing business now and I'm loving every moment of it.
My English teachers who taught me the languange and equipped me for what I am doing now. I could never express how gratefull i am to you.
My Math teachers who instilled in me my love for math. I owe you guys big time.
Gosh it's getting a little general huh? Is it obvious that i have forgotten their names? I'm really so sorry, my brain doesn't work quite properly at 4am! HEHEHE
And of course my dear classmates!!! Gladys (she always kept me on my toes), Ann Ke (my dear friend! "and im so stupid to make the biggest mistake of my life..." still remember that?,Princess (ayan namention ka na naman! hehehe), Jheng (musta na sila nanay?), Zaida, Jay, Jaypee, Cyril, Jeff, Elizabeth, Joan, Marge, Dindo, Joseph, gosh i can't even finish this. you know what? This space is not even enough for me to mention them all. Amity is another family i treasure. We've been through so much. All the championships, loses (very few mind you! hahaha the pride!), choric interpretation, desiderata, the secrets of the machines, bells!, christmas carols, florante't laura, getting caught as a class cheating in a major exam (gosh im not so proud of that) hehehe ...i can go on and on. but there's one thing in common, the friendships that have been formed in the midst of all these. I know i was quite a jerk when i was in high school. Somewhat of a control freak...I guess i compensated for my height hehehe. But even after all those, these guys (amity) we're the one's who pushed me to deciding to get to singapore... if not for them, i won't be where i am now. *teary eyed* *sniff,sniff* love you guys.

DonBosco (Auxillium!)
Haay Kuya We! Will i ever forget you. I can write a book about this chapter in my life. A big part of my years growing up happened while I am with this group. Who were those people...Ian, Patrick, Antonio, Mac2, Janny, Martin, Louie, Grace, Jerson, ayan na naman the list will go on and on ...i might even offend some people for not mentioning them. pero really please forgive me. This group, headed by Kuya Wilfredo Rumbaoa is an amazing group. Undoubtedly the best group ever in Don Bosco (ano laban pa kayO???!!!?!?) hahaha. So much fond memories as well. Especially the concerts, CAROLLINGS!!! (i miss those most!!!), senakulo, just playing and having fun after mass...haaaayyyy~! i miss you guys so much. I will never forget these people.

SINGAPORE CHAPTER
This is becoming like a very long acceptance speech...hehehe
This is the part when my whole life changed! I can never trade this experience off with anything else in the world.

St. Joseph's Institution
HAhahah O level year! For the first time in my life I studied sooooo hard until my eyes popped out of my head! But beyond all the stress and troubles I have had the opportunity to meet the greatest people. My berks: Badette, Jonnee, Regina, 2nd. hahaha it's like we were stranded in this little island of singapore and we had no choice but to stick to each other. which turned out to be a pleasant surprise. In SJI i met quite a number of people that made an impact in my life as wel...Brother Mike, Ms. Neubronner, Pragas, Lucas, Ivan, Vengee (hey bro! hope ur enjoying med in m'sia!), Virata (gosh man! u know how much i respect you...no words can describe), Joon win, Soon kit, Cheow Chuan, Tessie, Aunt April (A^2) another long list of people. THanks eveyone!

National Junior College
I've never been so faithful to a school til i came here. Those two years were one of the highlights of my stay here in Singapore. I got to do the things that I really loved doing! Council and Western Dance. And not only that, I got to meet friends I know will always be there... 35th Council is the best! hehehe... wala nang papalag! 02S28, my classmates who were the best to hang out with! hehehe...miss them too. People I wanna mention, Michael (another guy i respect! hey man! i still hav to give something to you!), Deb (the queen of fluffy lands), Jiing, Nic foo, LnA Com!, Mandee, HJ, MingFeng, Thenuga, Sarah, Timmo, Derek, Edmund, Dev,Mr Fuad, Ms Vignesh, Ms Lau, and so many more. *sigh i'll never complete the list. Those two years were years i'll never forget because of you all!

Pinoy Iskolars!
Every year we grow in numbers..but there's one thing that's true...these guys are the best! hahaha the fun? everlasting...the friendships? lifelong. You guys know naman how much i treasure u all eh, so i'll leave this one first...(maybe for another time)

EveryNation
This is the place where i grew so much. This is the place where I met the people I KNOW I'll be walking with for the rest of my life. All thanks to GOD who appoints us our spiritual family, He has given me the best one available. And here i KNow i will grow to being the man He wants me to be. Yeah i have lotsa issues to deal with, and i have to...but i know this family will be there for me...guiding and supporting. *sigh what a wonderful god. I especially wanna thank my mentors here first...Syempre...Kuya Howie!!! the one who's been the best discipler ever. He puts up with all our problems and kakulitan (eng:frolicsomeness???hehehe) and he's been the one who's always there for YOF...also Ate Ivy, Kuya Raf and Ate Tere they are there too to offer godly counsel when needed...i just know we're in good hands...And we pray to god that we will just be like them (if not more...oh di ba? discipleship)..just as caring, full of love and guidance from god and just the best discipler to our disciples in the future...also Kuya Joel, Jaime and Eric V, the people i worked with for 6months. I learned so much from them, business wise, character and just about anything (even throwing football! yeah, i still have to practice tho). THanks. And also to pastor larry and the rest of the congregation, you guys have been so supportive of the youth....we are so grateful that god's given us a great family like u guys and we'd love to return that by fulfilling our calling. the one that god has appointed to us. we'll not disappoint you, esp god. :)
Also Youth on Fire...man! we'ver grown sooooo much!!!! YOU guys have grown sooo much... when me jl and czar reflect on how much you guys have changed we can't help but just praise the LORD for all of it. Guys, thanks soooo much for always being there for each other... in good times and bad... And I am so glad to be fighting along side you guys! I wanna mention especially the guys in my D12...Abiel, your talent in music has inspired me so much I respect you bro. Arion, your conscientiousness and your humility. those are worthy to be admired and aimed for by many...i sure am....Wayne Lim, gosh man, you're one great miracle! I'm so blessed to be your brother! can you imagine? You're my first singaporean Brother! hehehe. Julito..hmm bro, i've told you how grateful i am to be your brother time and time again. No more words can be added...maybe in the future!
Thanks to Czarina as well, she's such a mother to us!! hehehe...joke...nah sis, u know what im grateful for...naiiyak na ako. *sigh. thanks :)
Jonas and The eSguerras. thanks for being my second family there in the philippines...nay, ate grace,ate che...you guys are heaven sent and i know god will bless your family sooooo much more!!! jonas my cousin! :) the best bro! follow where god leads you!!!

My Beloved Family
And most importantly, My Beloved Family. The one's who have seen me for the last 20 years of my life. My 2 sisters whom i love. You guys are my inspiration...that's why i work hard. I'll always be your KUYA! even if both of you always team up against me. To my Father, who's worked hard for my family. Dad, teach me how to drive the jeepney ok? And to my MOM, who's my hero. Ma, you've seen me from my -9 Months old til now...and i Thank God for giving me a mother like you. You're so loving and caring and always looking after us. Ma,Pa, Ge, Rasha, i love you guys so much. I'll work hard for you all.

And To My God, for just being there whenever,whatever and wherever. The Unfailing God.My Father who's seen me through, who knew me before I was even born. Thank you.

Alryt, this has been a very long first blog for me. If you've read til this part i thank you so much. You'd have known me a little better by now hahaha. (add a comment ok? hehehe) Alryt, 20 years passed...the game's just began!