Ballad of my life

If there is somebody, that I know, who believed and who has continued to believe that I am able to more than make it in this life, it is my girl -Joyce (aside form God, of course).

Somehow, God "blinded" her from my imperfections and gave her a magnifying glass to see my strengths. Let me rephrase it, God made her see beyond my imperfection and that allowed her to have a better view of my strengths. :-) Many times, I asked myself, what in the world did I gave her, for her to see me this way. This girl loves me and I don't know why.

It's really intersting how someone could loves you not because you look good, or you are rich, or you have a strong build, or athletic, or famous, or a good singer, or a crafty musician, or simply a good person; That person just love you because she loves you, thats it- ILLOGICAL but LOVELY!

You see, professional basketball players are paid to play ball. To some people, that is really illogical... while software programmers, like myself, burn my butt out to make a program work, these guys are just paid to have fun.- ILLOGICAL!! But if you are the basketball player- It's LOVELY!!! :-) In more like the same sense, I am like those basketball players, I am loved without burning my butt out- ILLOGICAL!!! but the thought that it actually is happening...it's LOVELY!!

Love is something so simple but complicated to explain.

You didn't get what I just said? Well you'll get it once you fall in love.:-)

Well, what do you know.... I also found another ex-crush account.
hehehe... its nice to feel like a teenager again. crush crush...hahaha...

It's just so amazing what a search engine can do.hehehe....
Well what do you know.. a lot of ppl are posting personal info.hehehehe...

Friendster

Yeah I know.. friendster is basically history. There was a time when I was a bit hooked with this site. Well, I'm writing bout friendster cz I found my ex's account. Hahaha... yeah.. I was searching for my ex's account.:) It's one of those days where you don't have anything to do and you have the internet, you find people you know.

Well, she is now NEC, I wonder what she's doing right now.:) You see I only have one ex and I hope I can keep it that way.:)

I also found my 4 yr crush in High School.:) We'll what do you know she graduated as a nurse. One thing I realized she is really not that pretty. Sour graping...hehehe

Well I went further and added my high school classmates!!! Cool.

Hmm.. man.. I'm going home.. I'm half sad and half happy..:)

NBA Playoffs Wish

1. Cleveland will win against Detroit.

- Imagine Lebron James winning the series against a championship team. But we all know they lost.:(

2. Mavs will win against the Spurs.

- I just love the Spurs to lose. I got my wish.:)

3. Clippers will win against Suns.

Clippers should have a chance coz Sam Cassel is not getting any younger.:)

Basically, I just don't like seeing Detroit or San Antonio winning the Finals. I hope Detroit will lose against the Miami.

Ladies and Walls

I just spoke with a columbian guy yesterday about one of my favorite topics - LADIES. Of course, by saying ladies we mean, single females that are 18 -28 years of age.:)

We'll the conversation was really uncool (the ways I see it) but let me share you what I got from this conversation.

WARNING: These statements don't intend to generalize or in any way disrespect ladies. This is simply a very limited observation basing on our limited experience in the context of our conversation.

1. Ladies in the US will put up a relationship barrier/wall if you tried to make contact or approach them and they don't know you. But if you know somebody that knows them, then you are now able to break that wall and from there on everything is going to be easy.

2. Ladies in Columbia doesn't have any wall. They are very accomodating and they would love to hang-out with you. Sometimes they dance salsa. Olalalala!!! They are fun to be with and you will really enjoy their company. But once you go further than friendship (and probably this only happens if they don't like you) they will put up a wall.

3. Ladies in the Philippines are like the ladies in the US, they also put up a wall. But this wall are no ordinary wall that can be breached by being associated with somebody, you have to prove himself to get pass the wall. And once you will get past that very hard wall, you will find out that there is another waiting for you to breakthrough.:) But take heart because the series of walls will soon end.

As per WARNING... there are outliers (ladies in every country that doen't belong to this category) and there are not just one or two but there are a considerable number of them so...

The most exciting day of my week - Sunday!!!!

I love Sundays... I love just spending a day (actually just 2-3 hrs of the day) in my week where I just fellowship...meet new people...sing praise songs.. listen to a sermon... and so on in Jesus' name.:)

I've always been exicted and just loving the whole Sunday service. I love it.... One day in the house of the LORD is a thousand days elsewhere!

2 weeks more
I will soon come back to my homeland - Philippines!!!

So here are some of my thoughts for the last 6 weeks of my stay here.
Week 1
The travel was all thrills and I had a lot of AHA moments. I've meet new people from Lexington and Alabama. And everything was just a wow. Work was slow... but everything was just exciting.
Week 2
I had a terrible week. My emotion started to go down. I felt home sick and I felt that I had the longest week in my whole stay. I was just miserable and just missing my girlfriend. I am alone in the house and I have nothing to do. I mean, I had fun but it ain't seem good enough.
Week 3
I realized I should not be miserable and I felt that my emotion got out of control. It was just interesting, I kept myself busy - play sports...talk to people... and do just about anything.
Week 4 -6
I seemed to have stablized and I felt a sense of smallness. I felt that I was humbled by the fact that what I have isn't something to be proud of. Literally... there is nothing I can be proud of except the fact that I came from a good family and I was raised well by my mother and sisters.
Everythings was just a collection of awe. I felt a sense of gratitude to the LORD for bringing me here and for the blessings poured into my life.

On Cooking

What's the significance in this piece of meat? Well, this is the first food I cooked here not counting rice and bacon.:)

I have tried cooking before but its been a long time since I cooked.


So let me share you some cooking tips for beginners.
1. Get your hands to work.
This is the first tip to cook. Just do it.
2. Believe that what your cooking is edible.
As long as you don't put anything poisonous in the pan you should be alright.
3. Seasonings.
What seasonings? Don't worry about it. They are just there to add coloring to the food. Kidding! :) If you have a ready made seasonning just pour them in the food and it should be OK.
4. Follow the courtroom rules.
Always have Exhibit A and exhibit B. Meaning, divide the food in at least 2 parts, and put different amount of seasonnings in them. This will make sure you hit the right taste.
5. Low is good.
Set stove fire release to LOW. This will avoid the food to be overcooked.
6. Pray.
Pray that it will taste OK.
7. Make sure that the food is thoroughly cooked.
If it's meat, make sure that you will not see anything colored red.
8. When everything is done, enjoy the food as much as you can.:)

If you think cooking is not for you, try ordering from a fast food or try buying cooked food.

As I have already said, just do it and you should be OK.

Da Vinci Code

I thought I am not going to write something about the Da Vinci Code but the coming movie somehow intensified the stirring of intrigued of the people around me. So here is my take regarding this matter, I have been familiar with this conspiracy long ago, long before the Da Vinci code was written. I have read about it and dig a bit about it in both the evangelical and gnostic perspective. And like most of the people who has read about it in the Da Vinci Code, I was intrigued and it actually kept me thinking... for a long time.:) And yes.. it got me doubted in the faith that I was trying to pursue.

The whole conspiracy thing was just so hard to ignore. Something inside of me felt divided, I wanted to believe the Bible and Jesus as what the church says they are but there was a part of me that wanted it to be true. A part of me wanted to check out the conspiracy theory of Christianity. What if the conspiracy is true? This is the very question that kept nagging my head. And I'm sure some christians out there is also experiencing what I had experienced.

I am not writing as an expert because I am not. So I will not say the been-there-done-that line. The documents I've read is just a processed meat made for public consumption. It was made to propel the reader to a point of the the writer's choice. One person calls that "canned good reading". So as a canned good reader I will not present any document or any argument based on history that will prove that my point is correct.

A lot of people has been debating on the Da Vinci Code issue. But buttomline is, it's all about FAITH. If Jesus Christ is who Dan Brown says He is, then the Jesus I know is a fool claiming to be God. But I guess even Dan Brown himself doubts his own words. And if Jesus is who the Bible says He is, then believing on Him and accepting Him as Savior and LORD is the most important thing anybody should do. How can we be sure then? Well, if we will not believe in Jesus and give Him a chance, we will never be sure and we will always doubt. But when we believe in Him and pursue a relationship with Him, we will be sure by the testimony of the Holy Spirit. God Himself will show Himself strong and true. God Himself will testify that He loves us thru Jesus Christ.

As I've said, all of these things will boil down to faith. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Believe first and then you will see. Believe first and then you will be sure. It somehow sounds funny and even unfair but that's how God moves and God is God.

There's something about the faces..

Study shows
I remember reading something about a study conducted not so long ago about the odds that a male human being would pick female mates who looks like their mother. And they found a high percentage (not sure probably 90-99%) of their sample population who pick ladies who looks like their mother. They found this also true for females. Females tend to favor males who looks like their father. :)


There is a related study where their sample space are males and they let these males see pictures of women one of which is a female version of themselves. They found that high percentage of guys considers the female version of themselves as attractive. They theorized that males are narcist. They also found this true for females.:)

Point being?
I have heard of statements like, "hey your wife looks like you?". Or "your boyfriend looks like your father" Or "He is a female version of her". And it made me think that probably studies like the once I've mentioned before have some point; That we, men really prefer women who looks like us or who looks like our mother.:) This might also be true for women. :)

Practical Application
Does Joyce looks like me? Uhmmmm... I done think so.:) But I have heard few people comment that they thought she is my longer sister; Thus connotes resemblance. (??????). Does she look like my mother? Definitely not.

Do I look like Joyce's father? Uhmmm.. I heard 2-3 people say so.(?????).


I leave that in your skull.:)

What's Your True Color?

Joseph, your true color is Black!

Your color is black. The color of night. Serene and mysterious, black conjures up images of elegant evening gowns, dashing tuxedos, and gleaming limousines. Traditionally a symbol of success, black also represents power and an uncompromising demand for perfection. Not surprisingly, you tend to set challenging goals for yourself and do whatever it takes to achieve them — your strength of character is second to none. This unfaltering determination, along with your natural elegance, impresses people. But keep in mind that your personality might be intimidating to some. Try to temper your demanding side with a little softness — trust us, it won't kill you. Overall, though, black is the color of professionalism and achievement, which means it's clearly the color for you.


This is funny cz I just knew 2 of my friend's color is black. Hmm.. I'm thinking that people of the same color come together.:)

Notes

Picture of the week
Birds like this is commonly seen here nesting. I noticed that they started appearing when spring started. They just nest on this lamps outside the houses in the Inn.






What's in for today?

It's Sunday!!! And I'm very excited cz it's church time.:) I like the church here, it's much like Praise Cathedral, only bigger and the service is short. Bigger doesn't mean better though. But I feel like this is the church I feel connected to in Lx, KY.:)

I basically stayed all afternoon in my room. I tried sleeping and watching TV (Oh!! what an unhealthy lifestyle). I dont feel like I'm getting fat though but it's unhealthy and I need to exercise.

I had the pleasure of watching NBA playoffs live - in TV.:) T'was cool... I enjoyed games of Kings vs Spurs and Cleveland vs Washington. :) I don't have any plan of watching the real game.... TV is enough for me. :)

It's a psycho thing... baby!!
It's interesting that I no longer feel "home sick" this week. It seems that knowing that I feel that I got "home sicked" make me feel that I should not feel home sicked.

I still miss home and my family though. I still miss my girlfriend. I still miss the people that I used to hang around with.

I just learned that people can get "winter depression" here. I am observing my emotion and see what changed and what adjustments I should take. In my situation right now, I need to be on top of my emotions and not just allow it guide me. :) I'm sure if I'm going to do that, I would avoid being depressed and get nuts.

Weather you like it or not.
It's showering here and its a bit cold. The temperature is 54 F = 12.223 C but its cool I can take the temperature. It's my kind of weather only that the rain would stop.:)

Young

We just came from a moviehouse and watched the movie, Silent Hill. When I was about to buy the ticket, the lady asked me for an ID. Then, I remembered that this movie isRated R. I checked my wallet for an ID and found my SSS ID. I gave it to the lady and she was looking for my birthdate. I pointed to the date below my name and told her, "That's my birthday, right there." Then she said, "That's your birthday? Oh my god...". I said, "Why? Do I look younger?". "Yeah, you look like you are...(forgot what she said but surely it sounds like I look like I was born way earlier than the date she saw in my ID :))" replied the lady. All I can respond is, "Well, thank you!" with a wide grin in my face.I really look younger than most of the people of my age here. My sister's sister in-law told me, "You're Jacky's brother? Well, you look like a very young man." Hehehe... all I can say is that..."Well, thank you." with a wide grin.:)

Sweet home Alabama

Alabama

Keenland moments..

Bai Alein's Keenland moments..

I tried to take a shot of Alein when there two beauties showed up.... :)

Duh??? Ain't it ibvious???? hehehe.. I'm just b ored guys.. and I need some color for my eyes..:)

Finally, after 3 tries... I got the gwapings... the comeback. But who is the man behind Mules? Hmmm... abi nku pinoy ra ingon ana? hehehe

Last last week.. we went to Keenland.. and here are some of my pitures..
Here is piture #1... I call this - Southern Beauty...


She's just pretty.. zip it...:)

sweet home Alabama

I just came from Alabama... sweet home Alabama. My sister took me shopping to a good store. Good, meaning, they sell cheaper compared to other stores.:)

It will take 5-7hrs of driving from where I'm at to Alabama. It was just so tiring and right now I'm just very sleepy...zzzzzzzzzzzz

"Hubagang ate oi... "

"Hubagang ate oi... " I asked someone here what hubag means, and he said that it's a slang term for "pretty".

Hmm.. my girlfried says it means "big boobs". My friend says its big butt.

So which is which? beautiful? big boobs? big butt?

Hubag is swelling in English so it should mean something is swelling.

To say, "hubag kaayu ka" means... you are so swelling... swelling what? where?

when you say that a girl is hubag... should the girl be flattered or not?

One thing I can say, I can't tell my girlfriend that she is hubag to flatter her. For one, it's soooo unromantic. Secondly, it's sound disrespectful to the ladies.

Yeah, we have our own choice in using words but for this one, count me out.

//posted 4/15/2006