It’s Day 5 of my 2 week long Christmas vacation (I don’t count weekends because I don’t really have work during those days), and I have been the most unproductive person I know! I had all these plans of the things I would do during my vacation, but so far, I’ve done nothing! What is wrong with me? Have I been so tired these past months that I just decided to rest?
Ho ho ho! December 25, 2008
Christmas is here! I finally got the gift I’ve been wanting for the past 2 years! Okay, so it wasn’y a gift to me really, but since my dad bought it, I’ve been the one hinting for more than a year now that we buy one, I thought I could stake my claim to it right now!!! Weeee! Look! Look!
Me and "my" Nikon
I still can’t post the hundreds of pictures I’ve been taking because I’m still learning to use Adobe Lightroom for post processing them. But I will soon! Happy Christmas everyone!
Some days December 15, 2008
I’d like to lie down on a grassy field, roll over and over, and smile at the sun.
Some days… December 10, 2008
… I just want to curl up in my bed and sleep. Without thinking of what my lesson for that day will be, or the paperworks I have to finish.
Today is one of those days.
i carry your heart by ee cummings December 9, 2008
One of my favorite poems of all time.
For Y.
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
My favorite scene from the latest Grey’s Anatomy episode! December 6, 2008
These two are the reason I’m watching Grey’s Anatomy again! I love it when he says “I think you’re beautiful.”! Cristina has always been my favorite character in the series,well aside from Bailey, and I love how she’s growing in the show. Yay for Owen and Cristina!
Am I still daring to dream? December 6, 2008
I was reading my old blog at Blogdrive, and I chanced upon this entry. I wrote it about 3 years ago, and 3 years later, I’m wondering if I still feel the same way. Oh, I know more than anything that God is still the number one supporter of all my dreams, but the question for me is whether I am still the dreamer that I was 3 years ago.
I honestly can’t answer that, I don’t have one. I’m still trying to figure out what’s been happening to my life for the past 2 years. On one hand, I have a job I love, relationships I am proud of, but on the other hand, part of me, maybe the bigger part, is still completely not satisfied. I feel like there’s more that I need to do , despite the fact that I am pushing myself harder than ever before, I feel like it’s not enough, or maybe I’m, just doing the wrong thing, or I’m letting myself do too much that I’m not able to focus on the significant ones.
Throughout history we have heard of amazing feats that man has accomplished. During the 16th century, it was inconceivable that man would ever soar in the sky like a bird. And yet now, we have men in outer space.
All these historic events started from one thing: a dream. From Einstein, the Wright brothers, and all the other great men who dared to defy the odds and forever change the way we live. The quest for their goal started from something as simple as a dream.
And as the world watched as history unfolded, unbeknownst to the throngs of men on earth, an applause can be heard from heaven. For God is rejoicing.
Now the question…
Why is God rejoicing?
Because that’s His nature! That’s what He does,that’s what he always does when we dare to dream, when we see things in our mind that the wordl ahs not yet seen. He wrote the book on making the impossible possible!
Need examples? Let’s check the book.
And these are just some of the stories, there’s the donkey who talked to a man, the widow and his family who lived on a jar of oil..and so many more!
You see, since the beginning of time God has been waiting for us to dare to dream. There is pure delight in Him when we stretch our faith and hope for things that are new. Did He not send fire from Heaven when Elijah prayed at the altar on Mount Carmel? Did he not divide the Red Sea for the Israelites to be free from the slavery they suffered from?
And that very same God is still waiting today! HIs heart races, His pulse quickens, His excitement cannot be contained when His children think of conquering the impossible.
He’s waiting for you.
He’s waiting for you to defy the standards set by your mind, throw caution to the wind, dive into the deep. DARE TO DREAM!
For when you do, God smiles from Heaven and starts to dream with you.
Learning December 4, 2008
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
B. F. Skinner
I wonder if, after graduating from school, my students would know that it is rude to talk when someone is speaking in front, or to show respect for authority, or not be tempted by the things of this world.
When I think about it now, I don’t care if my students can’t construct grammatically perfect sentences, or if they can’t compare the sonnets of Shakespeare and Jonson, or be confident and prepared enough to go against the greatest debaters of the country.
If they learn how to show respect to other people regardless of age, race or social status, if they learn to put God first more than anything, then I would feel like I have done my job.
November Round-up December 2, 2008
Let’s do away with the long blog posts, and let me just show what has happened this month through photos…
November 12-15
TFCA High School Camp at Rizal Re-Creation Center
This was one of the rope courses that the students have to finish. I never tried though, was too afraid I’d fall down…hehe
- My newest baby!
I convinced my dad to let me use his credit card again so I can buy a new laptop. I wanted to buy a camera actually, but I had to prioritize the laptop. My old one was getting dilapidated (my fault) I could still use it but I wanted to invest in something I would use at work, so I got this instead.
- me with Roberts Liardon
This is me with our guest speaker last November 23, Roberts Liardon. He’s the writer of the God’s Generals books. And yes, yes for those who will react, I know about his rise and fall too, but that didn’t stop me from learning from his preachings.
- time to go home!
One of the rare times during the camp that I wasn’t holding the camera. 2 weeks after the HS camp, it was the Grade 4-6 students’ turn, but this time they had their fathers (for the sons) and mother (for the daughters) with them. It was nice seeing the children bond with their parents, and even parents bonding with each other! Hope we could do this again next year!
- food from Something Fishy
- more food from Something Fishy
Right after we arrived from Camp, my sisters and I, plus J, the kids and Y all went to Eastwood to treat our parents at Something Fishy. It was their 27th anniversary! Can you believe it? 27 years, and I swear I think they’re more in love now than ever before. Just look at them below!
- Happy 27th anniversary
We got them accomodations at this hotel. They were very grateful that they bought us bags and shoes when they got home! Haha, my parents are really generous people.
And so that’s it for this month! Whew, add to that the 6 classes a day, all the meetings, and curriculum making, I was so thankful when had the holiday last December 1. Although I didn’t spend all of it at home, but I did start with my Christmas shopping! Ha! 2 more trips to Greenhills and I’ll be done!
