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"If I have made gold my hope, or said to fine gold, 'You are my confidence';

If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,

And because my hand had gained much;

If I have observed the sun when it shines,

Or the moon moving in brightness,

So that my heart has been secretly enticed,

And my mouth has kissed my hand;

This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment,

For I would have denied God who is above." Job 31:24-29

For all the blessings that we receive each day... the breath of life, the world around us, food that we eat, good health, jobs that we have, money that we get and all sort of blessings, may we not forget to give all the praises and glory back to God.

fly me to the moon

Have you ever imagine travelling around the world in just 80 minutes? Yes 80 minutes... this is what the Barcelona-based architects promised when the "Galactic Suite," the first hotel planned in space opens for business on 2012.

This will be the most expensive in the galaxy, costing $4 million for a three-day-stay. Wow! who ever can afford that?!

So, what activities are in store for the guests staying at the Galactic Suite? Well, during their stay, guests would see the sun rise 15 times a day and use Velcro suits to crawl around their pod rooms by sticking themselves to the walls like Spiderman (spider sense!). And when guests are not admiring the view from their portholes they will take part in scientific experiments on space travel.

This is indeed impressive, but then again, who would want to spend huge amount of money on going into space? Bill Gates? I just don't know...

For me, lying down on a rooftop at night underneath the sky and with a little imagination is already my ticket to space.

pretty flowers at home

Celebrate the wonderful ordinary things you see around and rediscover the wonderful art of taking pictures...

That's what I did one fine Thursday morning at our backyard; finding pretty flowers at home. There's a lot of beautiful things to see if we just look closely...

























"O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions." PSALMS 104:24

rainy days are here

umbrellas and jackets are in again! we've all asked for it and now it's here... rainy days!

classes were suspended today and also for tomorrow. hmm... i wonder if that'll also happen at work...

it will be pretty difficult again for me to wake up because of the bed weather... love it!

transformers, premonition and shawshank redemption

i think it's been like ages since i've posted something here. yes, i'm not your faithful blogger as you would say. i'm just one of those people who's able to post something if i remember doing so...

for the past few weeks i've been in what i would call a "movie week". i will not make a review on all the movies i've seen but just give a short thought on each of it...

first, was TRANSFORMERS...
movie was awesome when it comes to the special effects. i remember watching the cartoons and not really care about the name of each robots. i didn't realise that they have names not until i've seen the movie. although, one of my colleague said that the movie deviated from the original story, i really didn't care. i liked the effects. period. and again, i didn't finished the credits so i missed the part where one robot went back to outer space which clearly says that there will be a part two. it happened to me when i watched pirates of the caribbean, didn't finished the credits, so i missed the part where elizabeth and his son was waiting for will turner... lesson: try to finish everything...even the credits because you'll never know...






next movie, PREMONITION...
i think Sandra Bullock has this thing for doing movies which you really have to think...think hard to get it. i actually felt confused at some points when i watched this movie, just like the way i felt when i saw THE LAKEHOUSE. there's so many twists in the movie that you get really confused and clueless at the same time.
i just felt that there's so many inconsistensies in the movie.








last but not the least, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.
i remember seeing this movie on HBO and not really don't bother watching it because i don't think it's a good one. but enk! i was wrong...

this is a powerful story about hope, friendship and strength. it's about experiencing pain, discomforts and never complain about it. i liked how Andy, stood by what he thinks was right and not let anyone or anything hinder it. and also, the importance of friendship is for me one of the highlights in this movie. it doesn't matter how many friends you have, but how your friends stand by you no matter what happens... "he who finds a friends, finds a treasure."

'til my next movie week... ta!

competency exam

It was like college days again last wednesday. I felt like I have thousands of butterflies in my stomach and I was fidgeting as I was about to take my compentency exam at the Canadian Embassy.
The personnel who called me said that the exam would comprise of general information and stock knowledge. And so, I tried my best to read some things about Canada and about the embassy for the general information. As for stock knowledge, I didn't review, after all it's supposed to be knowledge that is stocked...(?) [hope it made sense]
Exam day: I finally understand why the personnel wanted me to be 30 minutes prior to my exam, it was because of the long queue for security checks at the embassy. Security was really tight and it should be since that building was mostly comprised of foreign embassies, which means there are diplomats and expats. After completing the security checks, we were asked to proceed to the examination area where almost 50 of us took the exam.
The personnel was kind enough to explain the procedures of the exam and that the exam aims to check our competencies to work locally for the embassy. The exam was mostly reading comprehension, which I found kinda difficult because I was pressured about the time since it was only 50 minutes. There was actually a point in the exam wherein I found myself stucked on a certain number.
Overall, the exam was easy, but for someone who hasn't been taking exams for the last 4 years, I found it quite difficult. I'm still thankful though, that God has given me this opportunity to exercise my mind and thinking abilities.
So, did i pass the exam? I don't have the results yet... i'll find out soon!

picture pictures!

here are some pics from the REBAP summer camp last April 5-7 held in UP Los Banos, Laguna.



group pic...


1 cup of rice each...


after the session

500 metres walk a day...some exercise!

the green team!

what's with this well?

friends all the way from Abu Dhabi, UAE

a strange tree and umbrella.

uhmm...the gwapings???

my mystery dancing partner....guess who???

i like to call them manly men of God.

flip flops on the go!

camps theme:

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control." Galatians 5:22-23

free butterfly

a beautiful shot of a butterfly... (courtesy of joash)

the little prince

It has been a long time since I have read a really nice book. I let myself be drawn into the busy and fast paced environment that I forgot that there is one hobby that I should indulge in because it's good for me...and that is reading.
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery is a surprisingly nice book. I think I will not get tired of reading it over and over again. It's a delicate story. It could have been taken in so many ways and so many different perspectives. Yet you can't help but giggle at the personifications of each star and who is on them. You can't help but bite your lip to keep from crying at the end. You can't help spending time afterwards to think about what the story meant in a whole. The Little Prince transcends the innocence of children to becoming an almost etheral being. He acquired more insight into human nature in his considerably short stay on planet earth than most humans could ever hope for in a lifetime. He encountered greed, humility, love, loss and even friendship, yet he never loss his quench for knowledge nor his devotion to his home, his beloved rose and all it has.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." That quote from the fox is very much true. Sometimes we give importance to the things that our eyes can see, and neglect the intangible things which is far more important in our lives.
Another thing that I like about the book is the perspective about friendship. "One only understands the things that one tames", said the fox. "Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends any more. If you want a friend, tame me..." Friendship is not just something we can easily get or ask for, like a toy from our parents or whatever, we have to work hard for it. We have to know that person, spend time together, communicate and most importantly accept that person for who they are.
This book is indeed not just for kids, but it is actually meant for adults. It contains lessons that most of us are forgetting these days...

everywhere

Want to hear a little fact?

The Lord has got your back

He’s got you everyday

And His love will never fade

You never have to run

You never have to hide

Even if you can’t see Him,

He’s still inside.



Everywhere you look, He’s standing right there

Even when you think, He just doesn’t care

Everywhere you look, He’s standing right there

Even when you think, He’s not being quite fair.

Everywhere you look, He’s standing right there.

Everywhere….



Sometimes He doesn’t give you what you had in mind,

Sometimes you don’t like what you find.

But He has something in store for you,

Just trust Him, He knows what to do.