Unexpected Lakad

September 13, 2013

My friend Anne, PM-ed me on Facebook, begging for help, she'll buy a new laptop.
we met at Starmall, search for good-working laptops and went to Festival. there, we went to Goldilocks to say "Hi" to Angel. then, she treat us Lumpiang Sariwa. Delicious. then we stayed for a while. she went under time and informed the rest of VenInoSo De MeSuTo. Errol's is in Festival also, so we don't have a hard time waiting for him. Daryl can't go. as well as McLean. We passed by Jhetro at tom's world and wait for him at foodcourt. Then someone treat us in Roller Coaster. and mini-ferris wheel. and we end up singing in Video-oke. 

Food Trip at our all time meeting place

On the way to coaster

We'll be off any minute now!

Free Ferris wheel

The Ending.

//VDM
//UnexpectedLakad
//Free
//sebajisoka

2 Slices of Pizza

what does it mean when we say.. with all my heart?
Is it the full attention and might?
but how can we say that we're doing it with all our hearts?

here's the philosophical situation of mine, can I share this with you?! 
hmm. here it goes..

what If you're eating dinner with your family and friends..
can you say "I'm eating with all of my heart"? all your attention and might and everything is on 'eating', right? but you are with your  family and friends, which is your love ones
and that divides it. There's the love with your family and friends and there's the love for your 'food/eating'.

so, how can you say that you're eating with all your heart?
It contradicts everything.

I remember a verse in the bible that talks about the sum total of the Law (the 10 commandments ) it says that "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself."

The greatest question for me is how can we love God? 
How to love God? Let me tell you some things that I usually think about. 
They say being a Christian is not easy. It's hard. Neeeh! Christianity, honestly speaking, is IMPOSSIBLE! why? Because it requires our all. 
It requires perfection.

Just so you know. All = Everything. Perfect = Complete. 

Why? Because God is Holy. He is Perfect. He is separated. Apart from us. that's it. God is Holy, perfect, separated, apart from us. and in order to go before Him must follow His commands. but we're sinners. No one among us can stand before God. No one.

Although Christianity require our ALL. Our PERFECTION which no human being can accomplish. Jesus came. to the rescue. to rescue us.
He gave everything. He lived Perfectly. 

and there comes Grace. 
The ever beautiful exchange.
His PERFECTION to our IMPERFECTION.
our IMPERFECTION to His PERFECTION.

that's why He suffered so much on the way to the cross and to the cross.
that 'exchange' will only happen through our faith in Him.

and about the all our heart thing? This is what I believe in.
Our heart is divided to different section. Let me put it this way.

imagine a pizza. a big rounded pizza. your dad bought it for your family.
So, to be fair. He cuts it into 8 slices, since there's four of you in the family.
2 for your Mom, 2 for your Dad, 2 for you and 2 for your sibling. 8 slices in total.

Just like our hearts, there's a section for your family, friends, love of your life, passion, God, etc.. I hope you're getting my point here.
when you say I love my family with all of my heart. You're giving them the 2 slices that's set apart for them.
when you say I love my friends with all of my heart. You're giving them the 2 slices that's set apart for them.
when you say I love my food/eating with all of my heart. You're giving the 2 slices that's set apart for food.

for in our hearts, there's a slice just made for them and you will always find a way to give that 2 slices to them.

I hope I make sense. somehow. 

//WithAllMyHeart
//sebajisoka

Manila International Book Fair

2 weeks late post.

There's this book fair in SMX Convention Center in MOA. and I have a friend that's going there. Since I have been invited. I went in. We met at SMX and we bought tickets there and we started to be amazed and be drowned with books inside. We don't know where will we start.

We passed through PCBS, OMF Lit, Summit, PSICOM, CSM, National Bookstore, Shepherd's Voice. we bought a total of 6 books. of course, this is a book fair. Discounts and amazing offers are all around. these are the book titles we bought.

I Kissed Dating Goodbye - Joshua Harris
God's Not Dead - Rice Broocks
You Can Make Your Life Beautiful - Bo Sanchez
The Old path of loving relationships - Bo Sanchez
5 Love Language Single Edition - Gary Chapman
5 Language of Apology - Jennifer Thomas & Gary Chapman

And guess what? we met some of wattpad authors around. they're great. and what excites me during the bookfair is when we saw Bo Sanchez. that's what push us to buy his books. there's this signing and picture taking. We don't have a camera, signing would be great.

we end up eating at McDonald's before going home. It's a lovely day. :D

The only picture I saw around Social Media that includes me

That feeling when you met your favorite author? Oh my. XD

//NewBooks
//BoSanchez
//MIBF
//sebajisoka

The duty

I remember one time, a friend leaves me in exchange of having fun with other friends. Making things worst, we have a duty that time, the two of us. So it means, I'll work alone. since, we're on the same place, I can partly hear their laughs behind. I just pretend I'm busy. I envy them.

I'm mad but I didn't tell. All this emotion is inside me. well, not all but those negative emotions eats me up. and I tell you, It's not good for your health! My mind doubles up. Everything my friend does is not good in my own. I hated that friend of mine.

but you know what?
There's a change of view, those negative emotion became positive. The negative emotion that I told you? They eat up the same atoms inside me. the negatives and it leaves me purely positive. that friend that I hated? I'm not thankful to what that friend did.

you ask me why.
well, If he didn't choose our friends over me. I will never had a chance to appreciate what I'm doing. There's this part of me now that I don't want to let go of, because of that incident. I never ever forget that time. although it makes me sweaty and haggard. although the hassle came across my fingers. although I hated that job. 

It maybe a simple day in my perspective but nothing compares to that. I loved that job I used to hate. because of a one simple reason. I'm part of that glorious night.



//TheDuty
//IStillRemember
//ThatNight
//sebajisoka

Something To Be Proud Of

I always wanted to post this blog. My definite laziness conquer me always.
It is laziness or my incredible ability to forget? well, I'm just want to share this extreme happiness about some friends around me. It's about my brothers and sisters in Christ also known as my friends in the church.

so here it goes. 

I'm with them since the beginning of time. the beginning of my Christian faith. they're the one who laughs with me and do crazy things with. They also, as Christians, share their faith with me. We asked and be asked for advice about our life. This past few years and months, we've been church-schooled. We attend seminars, empowerments, trainings and conferences. and no doubt, we've learned a lot. well, we can't remember some of them but I believe it moves us in a way.

This year is different. Of course, every single year is different from the others but what makes this year different from the past is.. We, the youths, stepped up. actually, some of us were pushed. but wouldn't you believe it, that push makes us better than ever. those training are total non sense when not put into action.

So, what am I saying?!
One Sunday service, I found myself looking and observing around the place. Many things have changed, not for bad but for good. for God's greater glory. I looked at those friends that I have, they're using their talents and time and effort to give God the highest glory. To give Him the worship He deserved. A pure heart and soul that longs for His presence.

God is good. I know it even before, that these youths will be used by God. They will never be silent in their faith. they will step forward. fight the battle against the enemy and they will never back down.

So, do you want me to spill those people out?
Do you think it's a good idea?

here it goessss..

The Worship Singers. They have incredible singing voices. I believe that God is soo glad as  they sing songs of worship to Him. 'cause they not just singing, they worshiping God and they're using their God given talent as a declaration of their faith in Him 

The Worship Dancers. The one's who grooves like worms and gracefully moves like Michael Jackson. HAHA! They use their elegant movements to praise God out of their breaths. They may not have angelic voices to sing 

we may not have angelic voices to praise God or graceful movements to dance with God. but.. being called a child of God. that we have an opportunity to serve Him and know Him is a great honor.

to the KKBs and Friends. I'm not the one who encourage you or taught you every pattern or secrets about that ministry. I know nothing. but still.. as a friend. It's something to be proud of.

//SomethingToBeProudOf
//KKBs
//DanceSING
//sebajisoka

Part of me

I don't know how to put words differently for you now
I can't just think of anything, but I'll never stop
Good thing I have this good music playing on my wiggly mind
It makes me want to dance

Dance, yes, dance, with you, like It will be our last
when we persuade and be carried away by the song
as we exchange smiles, I'll be stunned by those beautiful eyes
It brings me colors just like the rainbow

Rainbow, those eyes are like one
so much innocence, so much beauty
It brings me joy, that I can't express neatly
I'm not sure if where it will lead me
but I'm sure I'll be happy

Happy, surely, I'm happy 'cause I'm with you
we've cherish what we had in the past
and when I think back those times that I'm with you
regret can't enter in

essentially, you're a part of me now
a part of me, a part of my life
you once, twice and many times will enter my thoughts
you'll go crashing inside, making me crazy

You're crazy. I'm crazy
that's why we belong to each other
You're a part of me..

but am I occupying a space in you?



//WhoKnows
//PartOfMe
//sebajisoka

when was the last time you've read a book?

May barkong lumubog
May kaguluhan sa ibang bansa
May nagnakaw sa kaban ng bayan

tapos ikaw, nagiinternet tapos nakatunganga dito sa article na 'to?
kung umaasa ka na may sense ang patuloy na pagbabasa mo. Ikaw lang ang makakasagot nyan. pero alam mo kase ang pagbabasa ay hindi lang trabaho ng 'yong mata at bibig. Isa itong isang uri ng communication, nakikipag-konek ka sa Idea or thoughts ng writer, magbbring-up ka ng questions kapag may mga malabo sa'yong bagay. Minsan discussion ito na kelangan mo din maki-cooperate at sumagot, tumaliwas at makiayon.

dahil pagnagbasa ka. may natututunan ka. Iba't ibang way ng tao sa paghandle sa buhay. mga istoryang nakakaiyak at kakaiba pero nagagawa nilang naglapasan. sa mga istoryang 'yun tayo'y naiinspire at na momotivate. Minsan pa nga it became our soul food.

Masarap kaseng magbasa. dadalhin ka nito sa isang lugar na di mo pa napupuntahan. Ipapakilala sa mga taong di mo pa namemeet at matututunan ang iba't ibang kaalaman nila sa mundong ito.

when was the last time you've read a book?!




//Books
//sebajisoka