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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
For It Is This
Francis Moses C. Sarmiento
All dressed up beside this odd-looking tree
Remembering the days you spent with me
Not noticing the beauty of the flower
For it's the pain I feel we've caused each other
The rays of sunlight usually makes me happy
The warmth it brings, they fill me with glee
But not today, not in this ground
For it's emptiness I feel in this very hour
You made me believe you truly loved me
Your pursuit, fall in love, you led me to be
But these tears I cry are nothing but manifestation
Of the angriness I feel of your cruel intention
Sitting here wasted and wounded
Feeling abandoned, lost and unwanted
Seems like there is no choice but to self-pity
Heartbroken and defeated when I just turned twenty
I envy the butterfly as it flies free
From this sorrow and doom, please let me flee
But it seems that I am imprisoned, trapped
For this emotions I feel, it can never be stopped
I will love you 'til it hurts no more
For it is your memory I can never ignore
I will show you my love, no matter how
For it is this I feel right here, right now
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Tie a yellow ribbon.I work at Times St. West Triangle, Quezon City. Does this address sound familiar? Yes, it's where former Pres. Cory Aquino resided while she was still alive. Our office is three structures away from their house. I find it quite strange that I come and go just as if nothing sensational is happening outside that house. I watched as people alight from vehicles with a yellow ribbon tied on their side mirrors. Parents brought their children with them so they can take pictures with Tita Cory’s house at the background. The kids were the same age as my son, barely five. I wonder what do they understand of these, or if they understand anything at all. I guess the parents want their children to have a souvenir of this historical event.
I wasn't even born during the EDSA Revolution. Honestly, I found it hard to grasp the essence of all these tributes. However, things changed yesterday. Our boss, a patriotic woman that she is, gathered the team, majority was composed of young people, to recount their stories about the Marcos regime and the people's revolution as led by Cory. At that time, they were our age. But they did not have the same youth as we do now. Theirs was not spent in clubs, movie houses, malls, and coffee and computer shops (if there were computer shops already during those times).Theirs was restricted, spent in seclusion. Theirs was spent rallying the streets, fighting for democracy. They said that EDSA wasn't "bloodless" as we, the younger generation, know of it. Many bloods have been shed and sacrificed for the democracy we now have. The same democracy that we take for granted. As a team, we watched the former president's commendable speech at the US Congress. After listening to their stories I realized how God has moved in this country. Philippines, like all countries, is precious to Him. Our parents prayed for freedom and He honored their fervent requests. With this new understanding, I pray that God may instill on me the same love for the country that our parents' generation have, that God may put in my apathetic heart a passion to continue fighting for this freedom. This freedom came with a price, a very costly price.
To Tita Cory, thank you for letting God use you, just as you are, to serve for His mighty purposes for this country. To our parents, thank you for fighting, on our generation's behalf, for freedom.
Cory Aquino's death is not simply a time to wear something yellow and tie yellow ribbons across the metro. To the youth, let us learn from the older generation and take this event as a challenge for us to get out of our comfort zones. Next year is the time of election. Let us pray for a God-fearing and anointed leader to represent the freedom that was passed unto us. Let us also remember that "Faith without deeds is dead" -James 2:26. Have you registered as a voter?
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Saturday, August 01, 2009
Public ApologyIt's been a year and a few months since I last posted here. Actually, I had no plans to ever again write something in here. As I read through my past entries, I can't believe how much things have changed. How much I have changed in just a short span of time.
I have graduated already and passed the board exam as well.
Dos has migrated off to somewhere I can't say.
Francis is still Francis, though a lot has changed with him. His joyfulness is still contagious.. my earthly best friend..
Alex is.. I don't know. He remained just a crush. Nothing more, nothing less. Though I have so many things to thank him for.
Neil is already studying at pre-school. Very smart kid, I must say.
Well, I am very much ITCHing to delete all these blog posts because I can't believe I have thought and talked that way before. What a shame. But.. I have decided to keep the posts. Although I have all the freedom to delete them. Pretend that they didn't exist at all. However, I believe I have the responsibility to apologize to the people whom I have offended with my entries.
I'm sorry
to my in-laws.. who would never be legally my in-laws since Dos and I broke up already.. I love you as my own biological parents.
to my friends whom I thought didn't trust me back then. I have been selfish and self-righteous. I thank you for the high esteem that you guys regarded me with. I love you.
to Aefril and her Tita. I was not careful with my words. I love you.. wherever you are..
to Dos..
for murdering you, without your knowledge, with my blog posts. You have hurt me a lot but I forgave you already.. even though you will never realize the need for you to ask forgiveness from me -- for you think that you have done me no wrong. I ask for your forgiveness for I have hurt you a lot.
last but not the least, to my best friend, my father, the lover of my soul.. Thank you for choosing me, for coming into my life, for breaking my heart of stone and turning it into a heart of flesh, for giving me a new heart -- a heart that is fashioned after yours, for bringing wonderful and fearful people who guide me in my walk with You, for washing away all the sins and the hurts of the past, for forgiving me and enabling me to forgive others..
..thank you Jesus Christ.. I love you.
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT--Know the Three M'sThe goal of marriage is oneness. "This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one." (Genesis 2:24 NLT) The Bible uses the word "know" when referring to husband and wife having marital love. This is because God's beautiful intent for marriage is that husband and wife truly know each other not just physically, but emotionally, mentally and spiritually.When a man and wife are not growing into oneness in all major areas of their lives including direction and purpose for living, it is very hard to live a joyful married life. Therefore, the first thing a single lady needs to know is that there are three major decisions every human being makes, whatever religion or worldview or background she may have. These decisions will shape the direction of her life. These three decisions each begins with the letter M.MASTERThe first one answers the question "Who will be the Master of my life?"Every human being on earth makes this decision either consciously or unconsciously. By the way a person lives she follows a certain master. The master can be herself, a spouse, a parent, money, success, a boss, a sibling, a friend. It can be Buddha or Mohammed, Karl Marx of Communism, Joseph Smith of the Mormon Religion, teachings of Hinduism or any other religion; or it can be Jesus Christ. Each human being follows the will of somebody - whether it's her own or someone else's will. The one for whom we live is the master of our lives. The person or thing or philosophy whose validation we aim for is the master of our lives.When a person decides to accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour, she makes a decision to let Christ direct her life. This involves a moment by moment decision to keep surrendering her will to Jesus, trusting God indeed has plans for her... "plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give her a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)"When we look to God as Master, He is faithful to provide all that we need as He promises. At times He would bring us what we ask for immediately, at times He would delay His answering our prayer. He delights in blessing us His children, "For the Lord God is our light and protector, He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will the Lord withhold from those who do what is right. (Psalm 84:11)"to be continued..
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Monday, August 28, 2006
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF CHOOSING GOD'S BEST
By Leah Marasigan DarwinYou are a single person. You want to marry someday. You look around you and find that one out of 2, or maybe 3 out of 4 of the marriages your friends or your parents' generation have are not working out or have altogether failed. You do not want to end up like them. You know that this decision called marriage is one you don't want to make a mistake at.Well, you are brilliant picking up this book. Not because in this book you will find a crystal ball that will show you exactly who the gentleman is that you need to marry. Not even because this book will guarantee that you will end up with the perfect mate. No, for I don't think there are any guarantees in life. However, what this book may do is to give you some wise signs along the way, give you yellow lights or actual red lights in choosing the right mate.I have been a missionary and pastor's wife for more than 24 years now. In my own marriage I have seen how God has lovingly led me through the years that I was single. In my encounter with countless women all over the world, I have found that many unhappy wives would say something like: "If only I had known what he was like inside," or "I saw signs before, but I didn't pay attention to them" or "I should have listened to my parents."But this is not a book for married women, it's a book for single ladies: teenage, 20's, 30's, 40's or even older, but single, who are still seeking God's will for their lives as future married women. It can also be for women who are singled again after marrying once before.88888888888888888888888888888888888888888He made my heart flutter. Every time the phone rang my heart would leap hoping it would be him on the other line. We were inseperable. We wanted to get married, and if our parents didn't approve, we were ready to elope. We were madly in love.Then we graduated from high school, and we went to different universities. My beloved boyfriend and I tried to maintain our romantic relationship but it became harder and harder. At the same time I was getting more and more involved with Campus Crusade for Christ where I was starting to be trained as a leader on campus, able to stand up for my faith and bring other students to the knowledge of Jesus Christ.It was during my freshman year in the university that I attended a seminar that was to shape my future choice of a marriage partner. I did not know how significant it was then, but God used that seminar to give me wisdom to know how to choose my future mate. It was entitled TEN COMMANDMENTS OF CHOOSING GOD'S BEST. The beautiful missionary lady who gave the talk was Campus Crusade for Christ staff member named Diane Hutcheson. With her permission I wrote this book, hoping to share with you the same blessing that I have received from her. I have added, subtracted and mixed some of Diane's original points with my own, according to how God has worked in my life.So, with a heart given to the Lordship of Christ, and with a soul surrendered to the sovereign working of all details of our lives by our Master Jesus Christ, let's learn together and listen to what God may be telling you as a future godly wife.That was the intro of the draft manuscript of the book. My classmate, Kaye Ordinario, shared it to me. I was really moved and my faith was renewed. Now, I want to share this wonderful lesson to all single women out there. Next time, I will be posting the first commandment. It will be nice!
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