In Like

Just browsed through my files and I thought of borrowing this article from my good friend Marco (who I haven't seen lately hehe). This was posted in his friendster blog and I thought of sharing these to my office girlfriends.

in-like:definition,example and usage
[just heard this lately, you might wanna use it]

in-like
(1) definition:
ur state of being when you like somebody
(2) nearest example:
u r in love, when you love somebody
(3) usage:
u say "im in-like with you" pag malapit ka nang ma-inlove o kaya hindi mo pa masabi na "im in-love with you" o kaya ayaw mong bumigay o kaya ayaw mo pang bumigay o kaya ayaw mo lang talagang aminin
(4) manifestations:
langing nag-bubuntong hininga, day dreaming, nauutal pag kasama cya, gumagamit ka ng code name para sa kanya pag kinekwento mo sya sa frends mo, favorite mo na ulit ang true faith, nabawasan ang pagkabolero mo, nahirapan ka nang magsinungaling sa kanya, gusto mo lang tumitig sa mata nya, nawiwindang ka sa perfume+body odor nya, yung iba - bigla na lang bumubigay ang tuhod, wala ka nang maisip kundi magkape kasama cya hehehehe

ayan! dagdagan nyo pa!!!!

My friend aptly described that "giddy, teenagy feeling" we have when we like someone else. But pardon me, most women and men,"not girls and boys" would enjoy to be in that state only for a while. Because after a while, realities would set it and the question whether to bring it to a higher level would be unevitable.

Meanwhile, a new acronym was coined --"BR"-- describing that stage of getting to know the person you like. BR- stands for building relationship. This one is not the typical one-on-one dating.

Love Song for God

"I Bless Your Name"

Somewhere in between my going on and giving up
My voice comes to You
Somewhere in between my pressing in and pulling out
My eyes look to You

Coz I know
Times of refreshing come from Your presence
I taste the bread that brings me life

I bless Your name
I press into Your presence
My soul’s first desire is to know who You are
I say Your name
My life’s very essence
My soul’s first desire is to know You
To know You

Somewhere in between my stepping up and stepping down
My arms lean to You
Somewhere in between my turning back or my turning around
My heart turns to You

3009 Wonderland Updates – The Wonder Room

ANYONE WANTS TO GO ABROAD?

This is a good “come on” as we post another vacancy for the small room we have at our condo. From the time, the 3009 original “diwatas” rented the condo way back 2001, at least five girls have left the small room and gone/going abroad and pursued better opportunities. Joyce left for Singapore, Agot for the US, Chey for her MBA, Ketchup for Australia, Jess for Guam (although she’s from the big room) and now the diwata – Tere is going to Dubai.

Now, the small room is now up for grabs to those who want to explore opportunities abroad. Ako kaya lumipat dun?

Comfort Room Talks – Learning from Biking and Love

At the office, women normally have their “kamustahans”, hi’s and hello’s at the comfort room. Last Friday afternoon, I had a chat with one of my officemates, also my badmintonmate, about her kids and summer. We all know kids nowadays attend to a lot of summer classes such as ballet, taekwondo, music, theater workshop, speech power (I think that was during my time) and camps. We recalled how simple life was when we were kids and somehow got very excited talking about our time as kids…how we played “siatong”, “patintero”, “tumbang preso”, “bahay-bahayan” and the like.

One thing I recalled was that I learned how to bike on a summer vacation when I was 10. My previous boss, who was listening to our conversation, joined and told us she also learned how to bike around that age. I quickly asked if the old adage is true about learning how to bike that “pag natumba at nasugatan ka na, siguradong matututo ka na at marunong ka ng mag-bisikleta”. My boss quickly answered, “totoo ‘yan, gaya sa pag-ibig!”. What a very good analogy ;)

Kids Church Tales - March

Our team was excited to teach at Kids'Church last Sunday knowing that our backdrop, theme, skit and costumes are related to "The Chronicles of Narnia". With the lack of guys for the that week, we had to replace Peter as the character and instead use Susan...so there was another challenging acting (again) for me.

One American girl entered the room. We had some welcome hugs and learned that she can not understand a bit of Filipino word...so there goes our team adlib's (that means no tagalog adlibs to enliven the skit). "Krystal", the little girl, however, told me, that aside from English she could speak and understand a little "Spanish",we were then smiling at her, since we also don't know much of Spanish words.

Our "pass the message game" did not turn out a hit. Although the message were Bible verses, the kids still have a hard time memorizing the message to pass to their teammates. We even had to replace Krystal from the game as she shyly came to me, whispering that she can't memorize long messages.

Our skit was still a hit, with Aslan wearing the lion costume. It had no eye holes(for the guy who will wear the costume) and no nose holes (for him to breath). Good thing, my teammate Cris was smart enough to just put it over his head and just kneeling in one place. Our Admin told us, in one team, a guy wore the Aslan costume. Since he could not see what was going on or at least see where the characters were, Aslan kept on talking to nothing but air because the other casts already exited.

Nonetheless, all is well in the Kingdom of Narnia, the kids were amazed with the set, with the skit (lumabas lahat ang English accent namin ;).

How our Ligpo Snorkling Taught me What True Friendship Means

****This article was written May 2005***********************************************

This year's Ligpo snorkling adventure with the beautiful 3009 girls taught me what true friendship means.

We excitedly wrapped those orange vests and jumped our way to the waters. Realizing the depth of the water, the usual "panicky me" found myself not moving along with the girls. I went back to the bamboo shaft telling myself " It's okay, you've seen those fishes and Corals at Galera"...but one part of me couldn't agree..."It's a different underwater world there...you could see Nemo"...
Shortly, one of my girl friends was treading towards me...She instructed me to get another orange vest...tie the vest on my waist which I could hold on to when I get off-balanced...After two trials, she led me to the deep waters, instructed me how to use my hands and move my feet so I could move forward...
I had the best time in the waters and stayed there for two hours... saw Nemo.... saw the Corals and had my underwater picture taken..
God brings us friends...
1) who encourage us to see and appreciate the beauty that they see
2) who give guidance when we walk through unsteady path
3) who rejoice with our victories and triumphs

The Secret of My Joy

****This article was written June 2005, Just had to nmake another blog, which is outside of Friendster system**************************************************

A book I'm currently reading quoted "Confidence brings joy when we focus our attention to things which we are thankful for. Confidence brings joy when we let God be God".
Now I realize the source of my joy...why I can flash wide smiles to people despite the stresses of work, why I have the strength with only a max of 5-hour sleep, why I can crack those jokes in the midst of projects, why I burst into songs and why I could go on and on.....
We can become joyful with what we presently have...when what we can afford is just a sundae Mcdo when we are craving for a Haagen Dazs...when what we use is just a Nokia 5510 when we are wanting a Sony Ericsson P901i...when we have to jump to our feet to fit into our 3-year old jeans when we are wanting a new pair of Guess jeans with a waistline of 24....when we have to take the FX, the bus or jeepney when we are wanting to have our own Honda CRV..when we have to live our single lives when we are dreaming of picnicking with "God's best" in Tagaytay...
We become joyful when we start smelling the flowers around us, when we start admiring how the clouds form different animal shapes, when we start marvelling at the stars. Life is less complicated and more joyful when we face our current music...Life is more joyful when we let God be God...because He has made everything beautiful in its own time...

KIDS' TALES

I have been teaching kids at Sunday school at our church for the past three years. Although it sometimes eats up my weekends, which is supposedly rest days for a hard week’s work, I wouldn’t trade the experience. I love hugging them, I love dancing with them, I love playing games with the, I love how they relate with God’s love, and I love seeing so much joy in their eyes. I have learned so much from them and below are my favorite experiences:
TITLE: KIDS GROW
1st Year of Teaching: Pre-school, ages 3 to 4 years old
I saw 3-year old Brix with her mom on my 1st few occasions of teaching. He would not let go of her mom’s skirt during the entire class. He would just sit down and see the kids play games, run, sing and dance.
After a few months, his mom was already outside the room, just peeping through the small glass portion of the classroom door. There would be occasions when Brix would cry, realizing that his mom is not in the room.
A few months more, his mom was already attending the church service. And Brix…he could no longer be stopped jumping, singing, dancing, playing games with his kids church classmates.

TITLE: KIDS TELL THE TRUTH
2nd Year of Teaching: Junior Kids , ages 5 to 6 years old
One Sunday morning, we were serving the usual choco chip delights to the kids for their snack break. Realizing that I myself was hungry, I told my co-teachers to get their own choco chip so we can fill our half-empty stomachs.
Upon hearing me, one boy said ” Teacher, don’t eat na lang”. I answered, “Why do you say so, mataba ba kaming teachers?”
One of the girls named Care, sweetly and smilingly said “Teacher, medyo, pero maganda naman kayo…”

TITLE: KIDS INSPIRE
3nd Year of Teaching: Junior Kids , ages7 to 12 years old
Celine, daughter of a friend in church, was one of our students. She always flashed a big smile while in the class. One Sunday, while waiting for her mom, she showed me her homemade notebook. It was a 5-page folded bond paper. She drew a spiral at the edge and wrote
Sterling
Notebook. At the back, there was a drawing of a pretty girl, wearing address, holding a bag and had braces on her teeth.
She asked me “teacher, gusto mo sa ‘yo na tong notebook”. Nag oo ako agad…Before she gave it to me, she opened the second page and there she wrote at the notebook’s blanks:
This Notebook Belongs To: TEACHER ELLINE
From: CELINE

THE GIFT

3 days before Christmas
…a big gift sat below the Christmas tree
…I couldn’t wait to open it
…Mom would persuade me to wait for Christmas eve
…I find myself asking her, is this the one I like?,
....the one you promised to buy for me?
…may I open it? Just a peek? Please?
…I guess most of us have experienced this as a child
Few weeks before my nth birthday, I found myself in the same stage. During my daily talk with God, He has promised me “a Gift”. For all women, we know what it is…yes! I’m talking about God’s best (man) for our lives.
God has promised that he will come and He will not delay. God has promised that He will do what is pleasing in His eyes. I got so excited. I presented him my list (just like our list and description of what we requested from Mom and Dad for our Christmas gifts).
With this promise, I kept on asking God, “Kelan Lord?..Does he look like this? Does he laugh like that? Is he good at this sport? Will he make me laugh? “ And on and on I asked Him.
I was anxious like the child I was.
It was only few weeks ago that I realized how I have not fully trusted God about “the gift”. Remembering my mom and dad, when I would describe to them what I want for Christmas, they would always get something more than whatever I imagined. For that matter, the more that I have to trust God. He knows me completely and He knows what’s best for me..so He knows who to pick and when to unravel the gift right in front of my eyes. I trust that He will give me more that I ever imagined if I just wait on Him.

Friends & Lovers for Life

Last June 29 was the 36th wedding anniversary of my parents. As I was talking to my dad over the phone regarding what surprise she gave my mom, I could hear my mom laughing and teasing him about the flowers he just gathered from the garden. Then I asked my mom a funny question, "Do you always laugh together?". My mom said they have rekindled fun now that they are alone without us...their kids (who are all grown up).
I've seen an old couple holding hands at Bangkok airport who seem to have just gone from their nth honeymoon due to their sparkling eyes and smiles. On a Friday night at Galleria, I saw another old couple who sat beside me. One thing I noticed is that they are just happy sitting, talking while waiting for their children and grandchildren. Sobra akong naaliw sa kanila that I even took a picture of them.
What am I trying to drive at here...well, its high time we put premium to our families or future families. When we settle for the sake of settling and not waiting for the best that God has prepared for us, we might not age gracefully like my mom and like the two lolas I saw.

Time for Silence

At this day and age, everything goes by fast.

I always look forward to the time I wake up and look at the mirror. It's the only time, I am silent, I am quiet before God.

When everything is in a rush, when the noise around you is deafening, when the echoes of the past continue to hound you, I just need time for silence. Five, three or even one minute, just listening to Him..no rush..just a simple sigh to my Father..just a time for silence and time to listen....

..then I can go on with the hustles and bustles of the world.

Pasaway

Just recently, my officemate had to rush her 3-year old daughter to Medical City's ER to take out a bracelet bead from her nose. My officemate relayed she was shocked to see how big the bead was (about 1/2 inch in diameter) for cute daughter to force it to her nose.
Other mommies in the office had their own tale to tell regarding those experiences their kids went through during their pre-school years. Kids normally stick their fingers on sockets, electric fans, swallow toys, jump from beds and etc...Mommies would go watch their kids every minute, saying "Don't touch this, don't swallow that" but kids would just go on simply because they are just kids..
But who would agree with me that even us adults act like these pre-school kids, only to a different degree of "kapasawayan".
• At times we already know we are going to burn badly, e sige pa rin tayo
• Sometimes we don't know just where to land and might have a bad fall, hala sige sugod pa rin
• Oftentimes we already know the consequences as advised by our parents, mentors, friends and even God, sige subok pa rin
Well, we were born that way, most of us learn from past hurts, mistakes and experiences (saying to ourselves we won't do it again!).
I was "pasaway" before...a good friend loved to call me that. Nonetheless, I am glad that I don't have to be a "pasaway" anymore in order to learn, to mature and live a life I have been wanting. I just have to look up to HIM, my greatest teacher and adviser, warning and gearing me up to overcome those traps and bumps of life.

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"What shall we do for our sister for the day she is spoken for?"
If she is a wall, we will build towers of silver on her.
If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar"
- ( Song of Songs 8:8-9)
Interesting verse from the Bible...I ponder on it and it deals with me. No tower and door could protect me...just my God who truly knows my heart.

THAILAND MEMOIRS: 1,000 WINEGLASS CHANDELIER

In a restaurant/bar, I saw the most magnificent and most artistic chandelier (for the lack of any better term)hanging on the ceiling...a light made of branch-like steel holding 1,000 WineGlasses with various shapes.
What fascinated me was the light focusing on the chandelier. Each time, I would look up and enjoy the different colors reflecting through the glasses...blue...violet...yellow...pink...orange...each color, different emotions wrapped through me.
I am like that wineglass chandelier...I was made magnificently by God. Yet He allows me to go through different hues...different seasons of my life...Without these different lights, my life would not be this amazing!

Thailand Memoirs: BILLBOARDS

I am so fascinated by the M&M billboard which I see at the back of Megamall every morning on my way to work. “Yellow M&M” with a tough _expression and wearing a black costume stands beside Darth Vader. My enthrallment of billboards started during my 1st few visits to Thailand. I travel 30-45 minutes every morning to work. With the magnificent sky highways of Thailand that stretches about 20 to 30 kms, huge billboards hang left and right. Having such simple joy (in short, mababaw ang kaligayahan), I have taken a picture of my favorite billboard with my cellphone.
Three of My Favorite billboards are:
1) A 3-dimension Snorkling Scene, with a woman and a blue cartoon character with
snorkeling gear (very cute billboard!)
2) A series of True Together miniboards(a Telecom Services Company like our PLDT) billboards featuring the ff:
a. Mommy pig with 8 piglets
b. A close up of a new born baby with the faces of Mom & Dad
c. Backview of a thin small boy with a big healthy boy sited beside each other, facing a pool
d. A woman walking her dog

3) A simple billboard – showcasing FAMILY brand of VCD and DVD (what caught my attention is it spelled out FAMILY as Father And Mother, I Love You! Though I found it so corny at first, it hasn’t left my list of must-see billboards every morning!
Be it simple or grand, a billboard though just a marketing tool, appeals to people in different ways. Those billboards appeal to me and they make me smile.