Meaning of My Name "Daw"

Rachelle

Ewe "Hebrew"

Your calm manner and maturity belie a fierce determination to be at the top where you can exercise authority and get things done. Although somewhat of a rebel you attract much support through treating others with kindness and friendship. You have a broad scope and are naturally drawn to travel or projects which can expand your knowledge and understanding. Your talents and generosity bring you emotional and material contentment.

Hmm...sounds 99% true haha
Check out your name's meaning too at http://www.bostonuk.com/name_meanings.php

Hardcore Christian

my sunday mornings won't be complete without tuning into perfect rhythm, jordan escusa's program on 702 dzas. he's become such an inspiration to my spiritual life that sometimes i wish i was him--the girl version. haha. he's definitely a hard core christian, evangelist, worship leader, youth pastor and christian dj...lahat na. he's made a "career" out of serving god full time, but i still don't know if that's my calling. i don't want to push myself into something na hindi naman talaga Niya plinan para sa akin. i'm still waiting for His final say. i'm scared and excited at the same time. there's barely 5 months left for my schooling. what's next? what am i going to do with my life? i thought my parents understood what i wanted to do, but it seems that they have other plans... *sigh*

so, nuff said. back to perfect rhythm. just want to share an interesting episode entitled: top ten life changes that causes the youth to drop out of church.

here it goes:

10. school or work responsibilities
9. losing touch with church friends
8. spending more time with friends outside of church
7. becoming too busy
6. family problems (sarado-kandado yung family sa new faith, unwanted pregnancies etc.)
5. made a life decision not accepted by the church
4. moved too far away from the church (so find another church--one where jesus is the head of it)
3. they found another one that is more fun and exciting--one that approves of the behavior they are doing (yung di pinakikialamanan yung buhay nila). instead, go to a church that preaches the uncompromising words of truth, kung saan lagi kang tinatamaan ng message coz it means that you are growing.
* he shared that he wanted to leave his church back then to go to a more upbeat one but God spoke to him stick around. "instead of changing church, why not help change your church" (tinamaan ako dun. haha)
2. non-involvement (youth without ministries)
1. spiritual malnourishment (burnout, panlalamig etc)--help your church to get out of the rut, the boring routine.

there are thousands of excuses to avoid going to church but God demands that we put Him above all else, right?

just want to leave you with a quote from Billy Graham:

"If you're looking for a perfect church, then you are in it, then its not perfect anymore."

Boitdei

my 20th has got to be one of my memorable birthdays to date. last year was, oh well...nevermind.. had four of my wishes granted. yay! :) my sis and louie both gave me a copy of twilight--but he also gave me a copy of Eclipse (double yay! haha), bez got me a daily bread diary, had a (very) nice dinner with my family and louie at italianni's and went to tagaytay with my high school friends just this saturday :D

sooo. sooo happy. :)

it's been years since i had my family complete on my birthday. there were only three of us last year and the saddest part was i "lost" someone dear to me that night... so this year was something special. dad's here and he tagged him along knowing that it'll make me happier (i have some theories on this one*). we dined at the same resto as last year but for some reason, the food seemed to taste better, or is it just because i'm happy? not sure if there's some connection to it. haha.

but reality's slowly sinking in. i'm getting older. i'm not a "teen" anymore. *sigh* i guess i just have to deal with the age and its repercussions...

night! :)

Travel Buddies

Trip #1: Tagaytay

our much awaited tagaytay trip finally pushed through yesterday despite some difficulties. i have to admit, at first i thought it'll be such a bore cause we were so few but it turned out to be the best roadtrip after all. definitely no regrets! :D

us, girls, met up with kim and kuya rownil at tropical hut. i settled for a cup of hot choco while sha and the boys ate their breakfast. we left at around 6 a.m. to pick up angelo (who just got off from his shift) at market market and chanchan at wilcon depot alabang. thank god for chan! having him around is the best comic relief. :o)

kim's driving...uhm...just pretend you're in Realto..you'll get the picture. haha. we arrived at tagaytay picnic grove half past eight and went straight to one of the huts. the view is still breathtaking. we (sha, bez, chan, gelo) went off to a trail while kim and kuya happily attended to our things back at the hut. haha. we took turns in taking pics with chan conceptualizing the poses. and for some unexplainable reason, i tripped *big time* and bumped my legs onto a step. in fairness nagkapasa at nagka bukol haha.

we went back to the hut for lunch. chan brought out his spagegi from the halloween party he went to the night before (nakakatakot kainin parang panis hahahaha), si sharie and her hamon, bez and her super sarap na siomai (na majority kinain ni chan :D ) and my mashed potatoes (na pinagtritripan ni kim at chan) and chicken fingers na mukha daw kikiam haha.

yummy food + life stories + great company = super fun lunch :)

nakakatuwa yung mga stories ni kim bout his shift sa mental hospital. though he seems to be making fun of his experiences there, you'd see that he really cares for his patients (ang bait ng nurse namin haha). we also learned a new vocabulary at lunch na pinauso ni chanchan.

*YABANG

Definition: word articulated after anything (chopsticks, niponggo, tokyo etc... ) tina mentions about Japan. haha. :D

we were approached by an american youth missionary, asking if we'd like to help their youth org in the states by buying jade bracelets. angelo bought one and gave it to me as a birthday present. hihi. the am boy also greeted me a happy birthday. :)

we packed up at around 12 pm and took some more pics. on our way out, we passed by a big photo booth of disney princesses with holes for faces. major photo op. haha. game na game yung tatlong guys na magpose. some tourists who saw us also took pictures of us. haha. nakakahiya.

of course, the roadtrip won't be complete without buying buko tart from rowena's and some fresh pineapples. sinisisi ako ni chan bakit xa bumili ng pinya eh di naman daw siya kumakain nun hahaha. found out one of kim's special talents--magpicture habang nagdradrive haha. the ride home was short. bitin. ang bilis ng oras--kulang na kulang para sa kwentuhan. before we knew it nasa taytay na uli kami. hinatid kami lahat ni kim sa bahay bahay hehe driver na driver ang dating :)

this is only the first of many roadtrips ahead. e.k.? bicol? pagudpod? batangas? haha...anywhere basta makasakay sa RORO haha. can't wait for the next one!!!! :)

Mga Pauso ni Bob Ong

Got this one from a friend's multiply post. 'To ata yung mga kumakalat sa text messages. haha. In fairness, may katotohanan din ung iba. :)

1. "Kung hindi mo mahal ang isang tao, wag ka nang magpakita ng motibopara mahalin ka nya.."

2. "Huwag mong bitawan ang bagay na hindi mo kayang makitang hawak ng iba."

3. "Huwag mong hawakan kung alam mong bibitawan mo lang."

4. "Huwag na huwag ka hahawak kapag alam mong may hawak ka na."

5. "Parang elevator lang yan eh, bakit mo pagsisiksikan ung sarili mokung walang pwesto para sayo. Eh meron naman hagdan, ayaw mo langpansinin."

6. "Kung maghihintay ka nang lalandi sayo, walang mangyayari sa buhaymo.. Dapat lumandi ka din."

7. "Pag may mahal ka at ayaw sayo, hayaan mo. Malay mo sa mga susunodnaaraw ayaw mo na din sa kanya, naunahan ka lang."

8. "Hiwalayan na kung di ka na masaya. Walang gamot sa tanga kundipagkukusa."

9. "Pag hindi ka mahal ng mahal mo wag ka magreklamo. Kasi may mga taorin na di mo mahal pero mahal ka.. Kaya quits lang."

10. "Kung dalawa ang mahal mo, piliin mo yung pangalawa. Kasi hindi kanaman magmamahal ng iba kung mahal mo talaga yung una."

11. "Hindi porke't madalas mong ka-chat, kausap sa telepono, kasama sa mga lakad o ka-text ng wantusawa eh may gusto sayo at magkakatuluyan kayo. Meron lang talagang mga taong sadyang friendly, sweet, flirt,malandi, pa-fall o paasa."

12. "Huwag magmadali sa babae o lalaki. Tatlo, lima, sampung taon, mag-iiba ang pamantayan mo at maiisip mong hindi pala tamang pumili ng kapareha dahil lang maganda o nakakalibog ito. Totong mas mahalaga ang kalooban ng tao higit sa anuman. Sa paglipas ng panahon, maging ang mgacrush ng bayan nagmumukha ding pandesal, maniwala ka."

13. "Minsan kahit ikaw ang nakaschedule, kailangan mo pa rin maghintay,kasi hindi ikaw ang priority."

14. "Mahirap pumapel sa buhay ng tao. Lalo na kung hindi ikaw yung bidasa script na pinili nya."

15. "Alam mo ba kung gaano kalayo ang pagitan ng dalawang tao pag nagtalikuran na sila?

Kailangan mong libutin ang buong mundo para lang makaharap ulit ang taong tinalikuran mo."

16. “Mas mabuting mabigo sa paggawa ng isang bagay kesa magtagumpay sa paggawa ng wala”

17. “Hindi lahat ng kaya mong intindihin ay katotohan, at hindi lahat ng hindi mo kayang intindihin ay kasinungalingan”

18. "Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin ang puso mo. Tumitibok lng yan para mag-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo. Ngayon, kung magaling ka sa anatomy at ang sisisihin mo naman ay ang hypothalamus mo na kumokontrol ng emotions mo, mali ka pa rin! Bakit? Utang na loob! Wag mong isisi sa body organs mo ang mga sama ng loob mo sa buhay! Tandaan mo: magiging masaya ka lang kung matututo kang tanggapin na hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may kasalanan sa lahat ng nangyari sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!"

19. "Pakawalan mo yung mga bagay na nakakasakit sa iyo kahit na pinasasaya ka nito. Wag mong hintayin ang araw na sakit na lang ang nararamdaman mo at iniwan ka na ng kasiyahan mo."

20. "Gamitin ang puso para alagaan ang mga taong malalapit sa iyo. Gamitin ang utak para alagaan ang sarili mo."

21. "Ang pag-ibig parang imburnal...nakakatakot mahulog...at kapag nahulog ka, it's either by accident or talagang tanga ka.."

*Panalo yung number 18. haha. :D

#7

wish #7 granted! :)
my big sis got me a copy of twilight a while ago. dapat daw surprise din pero ang kulit ko kasi
2 down..5 more to go. lols.
hoping for #1 to really happen--soon.

nyt!

TBS '08

just got back from a three day team building seminar in subic. it was our org's main event this sem and everyone was expecting a lot from us officers. we did intensive planning for months just to meet the expectations of the majority. the biggest problem was finding a place that could accomodate 170 students for three days-2nights on a 2000 budget. maganda naman yung venue but sadly madaming reklamo. our prof, who has had enough of the complaints told those who were whining that they are just "PLAIN MAARTE"!

all i know is that we did everything to make the event fun and enjoyable. but it's true--you can't please everyone :(

on a happier note, a lot did have fun during the games and cheering competition. we did a spoof on the olympics by modifying certain rules and objects (basketball was played using tennis balls etc..) i noticed na ang aarte talaga maglaro ng mga babae haha pero nag-shine talaga ang moves ng mga tibo. lols. :)

this is our last tbs. sad. sad.
i'm going to miss bonding with my batchmates and friends. i'm going to miss my barkada. the thought of graduating makes me feel sad and relieved at the same time. sad because i'll be missing them badly but relieved because my 14 academic years will soon be coming to an end.

but for now, i'm just going to enjoy the time i have left with them...cherish the moments...be happy! :)

Perfect Timing

God is always on time...

Madalas saktong-sakto lang. :)

I’ve been worrying bout how i will be able to get my exam pass this week. Tagal ko nang on-hold sa ADSA dahil sa financial statements ng org namin. Without ADSA's signature di ko makukuha exam pass ko. Dami kasi problems sa finances for our team building seminar. I was in the bank everyday to deposit—withdraw—deposit—withdraw our funds. Hirap pala talaga maging treasurer. At lalong mahirap magbilang ng libo-libong salapi lalo na pag di sayo. HAHA! i’ve developed a disgust over checks...hassle...tagal maxado ng clearing.

So un nga, kanina lang na-finalize yung financial statements and kanina lang napirmahan ng dep’t chair nmin. Tpos ang tagal pa mag double check nung personnel sa ADSA so pabalik balik ako kung natapos na niya. Finally natapos niya icheck yung financials at pirmahan ung clearance ng 3:55 eh 4:00 magsasara ung exam pass releasing office. sobrang bilis kong tinakbo papuntang office and buti umabot. Galing galing talaga ni lord. Swak na swak ang timing. :)

Sometimes we wonder why God allows delays pero i’ve realized it’s for our own good. We deepen our faith in him and rely more on his timing.

Good night! :)

Lunch Treat :)

Yesterday was our last meeting in our Business Law class. Final exams din. t'was super fun puro picture taking parang walang exams. Atty. Marc even treated the class to lunch at Dencio’s Eastwood. it was our first class "bonding" outside our classroom. everyone had a great time. ang kwela ni sir, pinapatulan lahat ng jokes ni madz. nag-aaya pa ng "inuman session" haha.

Hope he'll be our prof for next sem's Business Taxation class para may lunch treat uli lol. :)

Had a tiring but fun week. Next week three days out of town naman with the whole SJE then SEM-BREAK na!!!! :)

#3

#3 Daily Bread Diary 2009 ... c bez na daw bahala :)
thanks bez! :)

wishawishawishawishwishwish :)

a friend asked me for my birthday wishlist so here it goes: ;p

1. go to Tagaytay with my high school friends.
2. the kinder bueno ehji promised me 2 years ago haha :)
3. the Daily Bread Diary 2009
4. a nice dinner with family and friends
5. a slim NIV
6. a day at the spa
7. Twilight book series by Stephenie Meyer

when my plans fail...

god always comes to my rescue. :)

we had our third simulation for AHA this afternoon. prep work started at 6 am and man, was it though. my team was rushing to get things done coz chef jan keeps on nagging us about it. worst thing was set-up had to be finished at 10 a.m. but the crew in charge of setting the tents were taking forever to finish and the delivery for the tables and chairs were super late. the venue for the event was also moved to LMC grounds at the last minute so we had to deal with the changing weather. the possibility of the event being cancelled due to the rain was of great concern to everyone. and to top it all, the concept i had for the design had to be altered to suit the new location.

sobrang pressure. i felt like breaking down. sumabay pa yung katatalak ng chef na mataba. haha. buti nalang my bros were there to cheer me up, saying "leletsunin na daw nila si chef". lol. :)

the feeling of not being 'in control' sucks. but as we grow more in our walk with him, we will realize that once we place everything in His control, the more likely (or surely) will things fall into place. not having total control over things makes us look more to Him--and to what He can do. we make plenty of plans but he has the final say. proverbs 16:9 says it beautifully: 'in his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps...'

may we take steps along god's path...

good night.

C-O-U-N-T-D-O-W-N

2 more weeks to go before one of my most awaited day :)
my only wish is to be with people i loooove...and just be H-A-P-P-Y! :)