Tired. Has just been to BIR to get two documentary stamps for Titus’ Form 137. It costs P15 each. Tomorrow, my mom’s going to school to get the papers.
Documentary Stamps
Cabuyao Municipal Office
Having decided to transfer Titus to a private school, I have to fix different papers and pay quite a lot of fees. Though I haven’t got much in my pocket, I know I can get by, somehow. This is the time I am feeling a mother’s responsibility of taking her kid to school.
I made such decision to give Tyt a better education. Public schools today aren’t the same with public schools in our time. I understand that a kid’s performance doesn’t depend on the school he goes to. But it sure helps a lot.
The fees I have to pay are no joke at all. But I know it’s going to bear good fruits.
No matter how hard the obligation is, I trust that the Lord will help me get through, and I will stay strong for my family.
Titus in front of his new school – St. Matthew’s Montessori and Science High School
As I was browsing the Internet, I found a link to a site with an article about a girl named Lizzie, who was voted as the ugliest person on YouTube. It turns out that she had an extremely rare condition (only 3 in the world have it). She took in everything that the “beautiful” people said on their comments, and got back on them in a way that’s not as filthy as their mouths.
Watch this inspiring video of her, and learn how she coped with it and what she did with her life.
For all the bullies who have shits for brains, this is what she has to say.
This is the video of her that is only a few seconds long but has over 4,000,000 hits.
I admire her courage and boldness to go through it all. She just proves to us that no matter how different we look, we can still achieve every goal we set. We just have to have the same level of courage, determination and self-respect that she has.
Now what I want is, to find her book, buy it, read it and learn from it.
When I was young, my Tatay and I would watch a parade of shirtless men doing penance. And that used to scare me a lot.
My mother would make an altar in our terrace and groups of old and young women would come to our house and pray.
You would hardly find your favorite shows on TV. People would speak in low voices and would refuse to eat meat.
People did not use to travel a lot, worried they would meet an accident because the Lord was ‘weak.’
And on Good Friday, we had to take a bath before the clock struck 3. That was the time Jesus Christ died on the cross, our folks would tell us.
Now things have changed. People go to the beach. Our fave TV shows are on the air till Wednesday. People don’t mind eating meat.
Most of them have become more open-minded and practical that they have already realized that what’s important is we never forget how God gave His Son Jesus and how Jesus gave up His life and faced His fate just to save us.
Two weeks ago, I decided to read the book Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. I only have it in .pdf format, which was given to me by a friend/co-worker, Jannah. As I read it day by day, realizations started pouring in and it opened my eyes to the love of our Father. It made me appreciate myself more because, I learned that we don’t really need to become perfect or righteous to become God’s friend/follower/helper.
I know I should’ve started posting on my first day. But anyway, better late than never!
I’ll start sharing the lessons I learn and the journey I make day by day.
DAY THIRTEEN THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE
Point to Ponder: God wants all of me.
Verse to Remember:“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” -Mark 12:30
Question to Consider: Which is more pleasing to God right now-my public worship or my private worship? What will I do about this?
Years ago, I was an active church member at Mt. of Olives Full Gospel Blessed Church in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. I worshipped God both publicly and privately. These days, I haven’t been to church and I do my own worshipping at home, when I’m alone.
I guess the Lord is pleased when I praise Him and I worship Him in my room in the morning or in bed at night before I go to sleep, but He may be more pleased if I do it again out in the open where people can see I am truly His follower.
Doing my daily tasks with God in my mind and in my heart is what I should always do to make Him smile. That in everything I do, He will come first and I’ll do it for Him 100%. He may be happy with my 70% but He will be much happier with my 100%.
I didn’t use to understand why God wants to be praised and glorified. I was deceived by the enemy and made me believe that God was so selfish that He only forced people to praise Him because praising Him delights Him.
So one day, I closed my eyes and imagined this:
I’ve created small people (they kinda look like the creatures in the movie 9) and I feel so happy looking at them. My happiness overflows as my people do their thing, notice me, talk to me, and obey me. One of them does differently and complains a lot. This one does bad things to others and refuses to have a word with me. He never does what I ask of him and never respects me as his maker. Instead of being angry, I feel so sad that it makes me believe he doesn’t love me. And if he ever gets stuck in a difficult situation, I’ll pull him out and make things easy for him. He still refuses to love me. No matter what he does, I’ll always find a way to finally change his heart.
By imagining this, I then understood God’s situation. He is my Maker and by creating me, I should obey Him and trust Him. I should give my all, but I don’t need to be perfect. Because God loves me though I am not perfect.
I understand that this bill has good intentions. I understand that it can also protect the rights of record companies or movie producers, etc. But I believe, there is another way to fight piracy – a way that they can think of without affecting the Internet… Without invading people’s privacy… And without making mountains out of a molehill.
I can’t say any further. I totally agree with everyone who opposes this bill. Although many of us aren’t really from the U.S., it will affect everyone in the world since we become one on the Internet.
I finally got my black ribbon here on WordPress and I hope that these lawmakers listen to the majority.
I just saw this post on Facebook… This proves that no matter how small or how young the baby is inside a mother’s womb, it already has a life. Moving…
A picture began circulating in November. It should be “The Picture of the Year,” or perhaps, “Picture of the Decade.” It won’t be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the U.S. paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it.
The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother’s womb. Little Samuel’s mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner’s remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.
During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon’s finger. Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.
The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, “Hand of Hope.” The text explaining the picture begins, “The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother’s uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life.”
Little Samuel’s mother said they “wept for days” when they saw the picture. She said, “The photo reminds us pregnancy isn’t about disability or an illness, it’s about a little person” Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome…incredible….and hey, pass it on! The world needs to see this one!
I was touched by one of my students. While answering the exercises in the textbook, Alex told me that he didn’t know the answer to one question. I couldn’t let it pass because I knew that he could give the right answer since the question was too easy.
I was telling him to go back to the reading so that he could have a clue but he wouldn’t. He was trying to argue with me but I asked him to let me finish talking and just try to do what he was told to.
In the end, he got the answer correctly and I praised him and told him that I knew he could do it.
Before we hang up, he showed me his screen and this was what made me happy…
awww...
This is how a student should be.. They should know how to apologize when they’re wrong.
One of the hardest struggles a person has is being true to themselves. A lot of people act differently. They act like someone who they’d like to be, but it’s someone who they are not and can never be.
They talk about things that they really don’t have… Things that they only heard from other people… Things that they really want to have but don’t have.
They know their weaknesses and flaws, and these trigger them to pretend to be someone they’re not.
They’re too scared to let people know their real situation because they think people will stay away from them if others find out.
They seem so strong and satisfied with the lies and stories that they make up. But in reality, their real struggle is accepting the “painful” truth.
I used to feel embarrassed when I didn’t have the cool toys my classmates had or when I had not gone to places my friends had. I used to call my Nanay “Mama” when I was in Preparatory when all my other classmates were around. I thought Nanay was for poor people only. We were not that poor, but we were not that rich. We weren’t even average. Perhaps, we were below-average.
I used to have insecurities, too. But I did not come to the point of making up stories just to look cool to others. When I reached my Sophomore year in high school, I learned that being true to myself would make me feel comfortable with myself. It made me love myself. It made me embrace my strengths and weaknesses.
This song tells us the importance of knowing and accepting who we really are. Jessie J reminds us that we are not alone and that everybody has the same struggle.
Listen to this and enjoy~
Who You Are — Jessie J
Kyla’s Version
(Kyla is a Filipina singer and is called the RnB Princess.)
“I stare at my reflection in the mirror: “Why am I doing this to myself?” Losing my mind on a tiny error, I nearly left the real me on the shelf. No, no, no, no, no…
Don’t lose who you are in the blur of the stars! Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing, It’s okay not to be okay. Sometimes it’s hard to follow your heart. Tears don’t mean you’re losing, everybody’s bruising, There’s nothing wrong with who you are! (who you are)
Brushing my hair, do I look perfect? I forgot what to do to fit the mold, yeah! The more I try the less it’s working, yeah ‘Cause everything inside me screams No, no, no, no, no…
Don’t lose who you are in the blur of the stars! Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing, It’s okay not to be okay. Sometimes it’s hard to follow your heart. But tears don’t mean you’re losing, everybody’s bruising, There’s nothing wrong with who you are!
Yes, no’s, egos, fake shows, like WHOA! Just go, and leave me alone! Real talk, real life, good love, goodnight, With a smile, that’s my home! That’s my home, no…
No, no, no, no, no… Don’t lose who you are in the blur of the stars! Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing, It’s okay not to be okay… Sometimes it’s hard to follow your heart. Tears don’t mean you’re losing, everybody’s bruising, Just be true to who you are! Yeah yeah yeah”
