Fave Bible Character

Last Sunday, the children at Bradford had a creative junior worship service. They were all asked to wear costumes of their favorite Bible characters for that day and many of them did. (I wish I have pictures). It was fun. Lua (and many others) was Mary (Korean version; because she wore a traditional Korean costume under her long veil). Dakila was Delilah. Nikko was David. Sam and Kitkat were angels.

One thing I noticed is that nobody, not even the Sunday School teachers (who also wore costumes) wore a Jesus costume. Is it because he is not a favorite? or because he is not a character?

I think the answer to these is captured in the lyrics of a beautiful song titled "Everything to Me" by Avalon. The chorus goes this way:

Everything to me
He's more than a story
More than words on a page of history
He is the air that I breathe

The water I thirst for
And the ground beneath my feet
Oh He's everything, everything to me

You see Jesus is not A favorite. He is THE favorite. And He is not a character. He is far more...

my music video

"green" messengers

I watch part of last night's episode of "The Beat" on QTV. It was then that I learned about Pedala. (Click here) They only serve Metro Manila, I guess...

I wish we have something like this here in Cebu.

I am currently seriously thinking of getting a second job to augment my monthly income. And then I thought of putting up my own business. But what kind? Well, there is "Be Still." but we still don't have a camera and I'm dead broke. When I saw Pedala on TV, I wanted to do something like it.

However, I realize I don't do bicycles. And I don't have one. Hehehe... I'll think of something else nalang. Please give me suggestions.

Back to Pedala. I really think it is a great idea. If people put up something like it in Cebu, I'll be one strong supporter.

That's it... I'm getting a car...

I am happy with my 2-year old RaiderJ - a semi-automatic (clutch-less) motorcycle manufactured by Suzuki. Or at least I think I am.

You see, when you are driving a motorcycle, you are exposed to the weather and to all other stuffs - and this includes danger. Well, I've been soaked in the rain, burned crispy under the sun and covered with smoke and dust from head to toe many times already. To add to that, I have fallen from my bike quite a few times - one of these was in the Fuente-Osmeña Circle - in front of a lot of people.

And there is the issue on the "get up" or "fashion" if you may. I am trying to look professional since I've been part of the country's workforce. And driving a bike is a little bit more sporty, or worse, gangster-ish, for that. It would be very much practical to wear something for both hot and wet weathers. However, they don't make professional-looking clothes (and protective gears) for both conditions. At least not on this part of the planet.

But despite of all these (and there's even more), I still like my ride - until about 2 hours ago, when something far worse than everything I have mentioned above happened: I was on my way to the office, traversing a muddy road, when two middle aged women hailed me as if I was a "habal-habal" driver... Crap.

I want a car!

tale of the white cap

A couple of months ago, I, together with the Bradford CYAF, went to an acquaintance activity in some beach in the City of Naga. The overnight activity included team building exercises, which is a series of team games.

In the final game, each group was to extract seawater and "carry" it to a bottle. My teammates held in place the "gutters" through which the water must be channeled to the bottle. It was my job to extract water with everything that I have with me (this means, my clothes and body parts only, or those of my teammates).

One of my teammates was wearing a white cap. I figured it would make my job easier and in turn would put our team on top of the others. So I asked her I could use her cap for "carrying" water. She vehemently refused to my request so I ended up using my white shirt instead.

After the game, we gave insights and reflections on our experiences in the games. Here is what I shared with the group on my friend's white cap.

When my friend refused to lend me her cap, I realized that we make sacrifices for the group to a certain degree. But it is futile to assume that others would make the same sacrifices.

on swords... again

"He who does not fear his own sword is not worthy to hold it..."

broadcast Him

youtube.com says "broadcast yourself"...

"broadcast Him" is more appropriate for us who strive to lose ourselves and let Him live in us. And this is also the slogan of GodTube.com. What? You did not know there is such a site? So did I.

Click here to view the video that introduced me to the site. May this video be a lesson to us who easily give up when faced with hurdles in life.