Flying Raijin

January 01, 2021

We say this all throughout 2020 but yes, it's a tough year and it's just that. 2020 is gone. It might be as fast as a flying raijiin.

This is our first happening for 2020. A rockstar get-together with them

I watched Ben&Ben, SB19, Liza Soberano, Jane De Leon and Ella and Julian. I was able to meet them in BGC. 

Campaign's thanksgiving party

Samokojin with the gang. This is Bim's birthday 

My last day in the office. 

Maine's birthday in none other than, Frankies'

We're positively anticipating events and meetups this year. This is the Empower: Discipleship 2020

 

                                            

 

I also bid goodbye to my 2nd home for more than 5 years. Thank you TaskUs, I miss you!

Cooper gave birth to these babies.

The lockdown begins, this is the first time we see each other for 3 months.

Jassie's birthday

Get together with TFs

The proposal

My birthday. Thank you Shopee este Jassiee.

Another bonding. Christmas party

Ramen night.

Hello Panda. She died just this month. :(

And just before the year ends, we attended Tita Ann's wedding. 

I started 2 Instagram account dedicated to Naruto Fan Arts and Worship and Bible Verse art. Come follow me at @versenchorus and @myartdump.psd

♦ We finished watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Naruto, and it's a game-changer. I'm currently in Boruto and started reading its manga.

♥ I practiced some of my old school hobbies like reading, playing bass.

♣ Looking forward to buying a home and getting married.

♠ This pandemic gave us a different view of life.

2021 will be a redemption year.

//sebajisoka

TWENTY-TWENTY

My 2020 Playlist:

MOMENT OF A DAY IN A YEAR:

It's been a tough day. We're just joking about what could go wrong but. it all became true. There's a death of a major athlete at the start of the day, a volcano erupts badly, affecting millions of people, making a normal day a mask day, little did we know that masks will be a normal thing moving forward because of the pandemic.

How can I enjoy breakfast if it's all spoiled and bitter? Even the water is bitter, we had to spit it out. Later on, upon pondering over many things, I realized that everything is a lesson. You just have to look at it in a different way. 

By lunchtime, many opportunities rise up. Many people dared to move forward and explore things. I discovered a new hobby, created multiple Instagram account for it. I worked on an anime fan art page and a Christian page. 

I played multiple games and watched several series and classic animes. I attended almost all the services online and had chats with the important people in my life.

This day has been crazy. I started in a new company, I became engaged to my longtime girlfriend. Even though there are so many mad things happening, God has been good and faithful. 

By dinner time, all I can do is to thank Him for allowing us to survive.

BIBLE STORY OF THE YEAR: 

Crossing the Red Sea - Exodus 14

If you know the story, it has somewhat a similarity of what's happening today. I hope God will get us all through this. 

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

30 So the Lord saved[g] Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Thus Israel saw the great [h]work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses.

THE LAST SONG:

These are the last songs I've played in the previous years

2008: Declaration - David Cook

2009: Centerfield - Stellar Kart

2010: Your Name High - Hillsong United

2011: Happy - Ayiesha Woods

2012: Keep The Candle Burning - Point of Grace

2013: When You Call My Name - Vineyard Music UK

2014: Like the Sun - Stellar Kart

2015: Kung Wala Ka - Hale

2016: I Could Sing of Your Love Forever - Hillsong 

2017: Take Me Away - Lifehouse

2018: Saving Name - Mid-Cities Worship

2019: I Offer My Life - Don Moen

2020: Lay It Down - Victory Worship

I believe that this song will have a great impact over the next year. So, 2021, what's up with you?

A LOVE LIFE

5 years of our relationship. Crazy, right? You know what's even crazier?

We got engaged last October and it's amazing. As I've said before, I never knew that I'll love her more than I could before, but after she said yes, it's mindblowing that I love her even more. 

God has blessed us with this almost hassle-free relationship. I'm trusting Him to bless us even further as we build our family together. All I'm hoping and praying is that He will guide us through this all.

To love beyond our imagination.

To believe more than what our eyes can see.

To be faithful until the end. 

I love you so much, Jas. 

SPIRITUALITY. RELATIONSHIP. GOD

As I look back on the road I've traveled,

I see so many times He carried me through;

And if there's one thing that I've learned in my life,

My Redeemer is faithful and true.

//sebajisoka

Emotion Magnifier

I was taking a bath the other day and I realized something. (Yes, realization and the world's greatest discovery happens in the bath. Thank God for bath.) Anyway, I realized that Christmas is a magnifier for our emotions. Our feelings intensify during this occasion. 

Have you noticed, that if you're happy, almost everything is pleasant? And if you're sad, you're a little sadder this season.

If you feel lonely the whole year, you get a lonelier feeling when Christmas comes. No wonder that there are so many hugots during the holidays. 

Maybe because there's something in our mind that considers this event unconsciously as a target date for our goals, relationships, and other things. We ought to make things happen before Christmas and have you noticed that days after Christmas we don't really plan for anything big. 

Anyway, that's just some of the things that I'm thinking about. I hope that everyone will have a really nice Christmas, kumpleto man kayong pamilya o mag-isa ka lang, madami man handa o konti lang. I pray that you'll encounter the real essence of Christmas. 

Here's a sad Christmas song for everyone. 😂

 

//Christmas

//EmotionMagnifier

//sebajisoka

12.17

Happy Pre-wedding day? Anniversary? Something? I know that nothing is final yet but, I'm pretty excited.

I may not be fully involved yet in planning but I'm looking forward to it. My family is also excited, we usually talk about it in the morning while having breakfast, talking about who's gonna be invited, who's going to be involved, the venue, and all. 

I know that we're just scratching the surface of this stressful planning. I want to enjoy every moment of it. It's way early and I can already feel our disagreements and probably argue more in the near future. We have different wants. But I know for sure that we'll settle on what's best for us. Right?

Anyway, I just wanted to post a blog. I don't have much to say. I'm not even sure if I'm really ready for the future and start a family with you. There's just too much uncertainty of the future. But one thing is sure, I wanted to be with you every moment of every day. 

 

I want to watch every movie, every anime, every series with you by my side. 

To eat all the amazing dishes that we will cook and drink every beverage available. I want to laugh about everything, be silly in every possible way. 

I wanted to live a simple and happy life with you. I long to see God's grace extend in our lives. His amazing plans manifest in us. I'm praying to be a role model as a husband and as a father.

I desire to honor you with everything that I have. O teka, yan muna, baka wala na ko masabe sa vows. 😜

Iloveyou, goodnight.

//1217

//sebajisoka

Puppies deserve to live forever - Panda

I was in my bedroom when I heard your first cry, it seems like you're shouting "Hello everyone, I exist". I saw your little body and pretty unopened eyes. I can feel the anxiety and excitement, knowing that we're about to take care of 4 cute little puppies. I immediately let everyone at home know about this.

There were 4 of you but you're exceptional and you're my favorite. You are cheerful and sweet. You're always there to have fun and enjoy. You always tease us whenever you see us. Bite us whenever you have a chance. Always wanting to play.

You've only been with us for 4 months and you gave us memories that will stay for a while. I even have plans of adopting you and making you part of my future family, to play with my wife and children. I thought that you'll be with us for a long long time. I guess that's just a dream now. 

It's early to say goodbye but we have to, thank you for staying with us and sharing your little time with us. Who would have thought that this little piece of life would impact us this way? 

Guilt is starting to build within us. We're sorry that we did not take care of you enough. A picture of your face in your last minutes is unbearable. Hours, before you died, is a portrait of your sulking. We know that we could have done a little better. 

The way you look us at eats up our insides. We know, for sure, that we could have done better. I apologize for not showing you much love. For not giving you the best of our affection. 

Everything is so much different now. There's too much silence in the living room and no playful little fellows are jumping around, seeking attention. It's just sad now. The place that used to be messy and happy is now a plain living room with no joyful little ones.  

Cooper, your mom, is surely missing you. She runs around and looking for her playmates. At one point, we heard her cry. Her energy is quite low than usual. Your sibling is currently confined in a vet clinic, we're really hoping for complete recovery. 

My parents are also sad. They miss your barking, your jumping, and even cleaning your nasty poops. Few days have passed and we're still thinking of you, we're talking about your fun memories up to your last day. 

My little brother even has a gift for you this Christmas, a little present for your supposed to be first Christmas, we never had our yearly family picture. We miss you so much. 

Until next time, baby Panda. We love you so much. Goodnight. 

//BabyPanda

//Panda

//sebajisoka

The Meaning of Numbers: The Number 5

Above every signs and symbolism, I wanted to pursue our anniversary as a couple for our engagement day. This is because the number 5 is very significant to me and to how I view our relationship. 

Ever since I started to admire her in the middle of a vacation bible school, I know that she's out of my league. We're too different and it's weird seeing us together. Of course, we would end up together in my head because I'm a wishful thinker.

Whenever I caught myself looking at her, I'm whispering to God to remove this feeling if it's not from Him, if it's temporary or if we would end up hurting each other in the end.

Days turned into months, I thought that the feeling is gone. Until we meet again with a few talks, the feelings bloom and it's amazing. All the emotion came rushing in all over the place, It's different this time, it's not the "di makakain kakaisip sa'yo" feeling. I knew at the time that she's the one that I want to be with, but prayer after prayer, I was able to confirm this through her.

I know that she's way too much for me. She's like a star from a far, far away galaxy, impossible to be with. As you know, she's beautiful inside out. She's smart. She's a believer. It makes me fall in love with her more, her innocent eyes make my heart tender. She's simply.. Grace.

She's my underserved gift from above and the 5 years of us being in a relationship together symbolizes God's grace. 

In the bible, the number 5 is indeed the number of grace. For me, doing the marriage proposal on our 5th-year anniversary means pursuing grace for the rest of my life. 

//readyformore

//fiveyears

//sebajisoka

On Re-posts

Hello. I'm planning to just post this as a tweet but I think I need more characters. And I'm not sure of doing the thread tweets.. So.. I'll just post it here.

During the quarantine, I saw a trend of people reposting point-of-view and opinions about certain topics in life.

I noticed that some of the people that share the post are just blinding agreeing with the thought or it works for them.

Reposting it with a caption "kaya nga.. ganito ako/kame"

One example that I saw is about an opinion on "live-in". That it's okay and so, then list out all the advantages of living in. It sounds good. But that's not entirely what you're getting, there are disadvantages as well. 

Just like being married, people can list out all advantages and it will sound good. But there are also disadvantages of marriage. 

I don't know if I'm making sense here but my point is, let us not push our beliefs and opinions to other people. If many people agree with you, it does not mean that you are right and it doesn't mean that if many people disagree with you, then you are wrong. 

People have different opinions. We're all trying to live this life base on what works for us or maybe what makes sense to us. 

We have a unique environment and a unique way of thinking. How I wish that it's just that simple. Well, whatever fits your values, follow them. For me, I'd stick to what the bible taught me, I struggled with it, I must say but this is what I value. 

//onreposts

//sebajisoka