Life can seem unbearable at times, but don't let it keep you down. Meditate on God's goodness, talk to Him, and know that He hears you. When life knocks you to your knees, you're in a good position to pray.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
New Look
Wahoo! At last! Nagpalit na din ako ng template! Hehehe...
Nakakasawa din pala yung puro ganun na lang. O baka yun na talaga personality ko. Nabo-bore ako kapag walang changes na nangyayari. Mas-enjoy kung may variety. This doesn't apply though on some things pa rin. "Some things never change" sabi nga sa Milo. But the fact is, most things change. In fact, almost all. And most of the time din, things have to change. Like how we should grow up. Not only physically but being mature in every sense. Sabi nga ng teacher namin sa School of Leaders, where there's no growth, decay starts.
Bakit ba napunta dun ang post ko? Ehehe.. sobrang naging defensive pagbabago eh no. Eh akala ko din naman kasi, I will not desire change din. Kaya ko naman naisipan na palitan ang template ko eh dahil parang masyado na syang bata para sa kin :D. I decided to get something like this para maiba naman. Ready made template na po ito, kaya wala akong make-claim na ginawa ko dito. Sa mga interesado, dito ko po nakuha ang template: http://blog-templates.ravasthi.name.
Hindi na muna ko gumawa ng template ko ngayon. Nag-decide akong kumuha ng ready-made para nga lang maiba naman ang nakikita ko. Pero syempre, gusto ko pa rin yung pinagpaguran ko. Hindi nga lang muna ako gumawa ngayon for a number of reasons:
Kulang ako sa resources.
wala akong image editor gaya ng Photoshop or Paintshop Pro.
wala na kong space sa hard disk ko (dahilan kung bakit wala akong ng nasa taas)
wala akong 17" monitor (hehe.. arte ko ba? :D)
Wala pa kong masyadong alam (dahil wala akong mapagpraktisan dahil wala ako nung mga nasa taas.
Wala pa akong time.
Kapag meron na ako ng lahat ng iyan (at feeling ko meron pa akong hindi nabanggit), mag-uumpisa na akong gumawa ng sariling akin. :) Ito na muna pansamantala.
P.S. Kung may comment po kayo sa template ko (like hindi nyo mabasa yung ibang letters, or masakit sa mata ang kulay), click nyo lang po yung "bless me..." sa ibaba. ;) Ayokong nahihirapan ang aking mga mambabasa (naks!), kaya whatever makes you comfy, sige, gagawin ko hangga't kaya ko.
Aha! It's been quite a while since I blogged huh... actually, it's more like "loud" a while. (Haha! just trying to say the opposite.) What I exactly mean is it has been a long break.
Actually, I don't know if I'd really be back into blogging again. I've just had this urge to blog and the thoughts (which I always lack and my usual reason for not posting anything) to write, thanks to the links in my "Hang-Outs" section. It has also been quite a while since I haven't visited your pages and going back there has been worthwhile (kaya nga ako nakapag-blog ngayon, you inspired me guys!)
I am currently listening to a random list of songs, mostly OPM. Okay ang OPM ngayon, although mostly remake. But it's still good to the ears and like what our worship leader once said, "katunayan lang yan na magaganda talaga ang mga kanta noon kaya nire-revive". But while I am writing this paragraph, Get Me by M.Y.M.P. is what's playing in my winamp...
Okay. So what have I been doing during the break? Syempre madami nang lumipas. Sa haba ba naman ng pinahinga ko eh. But I'd probably be writing only those that I can still remember, and the latest happenings.
So I have been working on my quite time. And by God's grace and the help of some Christian friends, where most of the credit I'll give to my spiritual mother Ate Marose because she's the one who untiringly reminded me when my quite time time strikes, I have developed a habit of having this set aside time between me and God. I badly need that. I am not very good at it yet right now because I tend to miss a lot of my on time divine meetings yet but the good thing is, I never miss a day without having a word from Him. So far, so good. But still, more room for improvements.
My mother after 2 years and sister after 6 months arrived from abroad. My mother came from Korea and younger sister from Japan. But my mother just had a short stay here, just a week, and then she's back again to finish her contract. She still have a year to go. Sister on the other hand is staying a little longer because her contract has already ended, but she will be going back probably in a month or two. Of course we've had our day out as family and we went to Market Market to spend half of our day there, and some amount of money and then we transferred to Megamall after because there's not much of a good find at Market Market. Kumain lang ata kami dun eh. Father's day nga pala yun. May sale pero wala dun ang hinahanap namin.
I bought my long time wish because no one is bothering to give it to me as a gift kaya bumili na lang ako (hehe). I can't blame them cause it was quite expensive. I already got myself a pocket sized Bible for P1,349.75, which I get to carry all the time now, from National Bookstore and at last seeing a paperback edition, I bought Not Even a Hint by Joshua Harris. The Bible is the size of a wallet, of bonded leather cover, and Burgundy colored with gold linings. Okay sya, I like it naman.
I accidentally got myself a digicam, because somebody was selling it to my uncle for only P4000. He don't see a need for it so he offered it to my sister who just came from Japan, thinking she has all the money to buy it (galing nga naman kasi sa Japan, but that really doesn't mean she has a lot of money). But with me seeing how it can be mapagtityagaan na and since having a digicam has also been my long time wish, I just took it. Ito po yung cam:
Konica Dimage X20 Specifications: 2.0 megapixels (effective), 3x optical zoom/4x digital zoom, autofocus only, program exposure, JPEG file format, ISO range 64-400, 2 AA batteries, movie mode with sound.
Uhm, it's not much, but with the price? A camera like that is okay (for me, pwede na yan) so I got it na. Wala nga lang kasamang cable so I have to find a usb 1.1 cable for me to be able to transfer the photos from the cam to the pc. And take note: may kasama pa syang 128mb SD card. I bought all these in a month so I'm cash strapped after spending my money on these things. But I still think I've got a good buy for the digicam (tingin nyo?) and the money I spent with the books I bought I think is not something I should be disheartened of. But still, I ended up broke. Isama pa pala natin yung binayaran kong bill sa telepono at DSL namin. Hay naku...
Our computer is acting up reaaaalll slow already, and I guess it's already calling me up for an upgrade. I am currently writing this entry using our home pc and the slowness is so obvious na. And what does this mean? Of course, gastos na naman.
And finally, I was able to get a copy of the pictures one of our companion with a very nice camera (Taken with a Sony DSC-P32) took during our Puerto Galera trip. The pictures are really awesome and I can't help but share it to you guys! Especially those taken from the falls. Sooo soothing to the eyes and gives you this peaceful feeling. I'll let the pictures do the talking.
I don't intend this to be my life's chronicles but I might write some of my experiences here.
Even so, everything that's written in here are either products of my excessive contemplation, or just plainly, pure boredom.
In any case, I still try to write as sensible as possible, for what I really intend to do and I hope is achieved in every writing,
is to impart or share some of the things I learn and sometimes, some struggles in life. Don't expect all seriousness in everything in here though.
In short, this blog is my outlet. My noted thoughts and reflections.
About Me
Name: Goldi
Home: Pasay City, Philippines
Birthday: June 2
Hobbies & Interests: Jesus, music, books, journals, internet, computers, tech stuff, gadgets * sound tripping, singing, playing musical instruments (I know guitar and flute recorder, I just wish I can play them well), watching movie with a tub of popcorn drizzled with melted butter (yum!), reading * observing, pondering, reflecting, learning * laughing or making people laugh (though I'm not good at it) and laugh with them, make people smile, or just listen to their stories. Minsan, trip ko lang din mang-asar =p
About Me: I'm a simple, idealistic but down-to-earth, & friendly person. Quiet most of the time, but friendly enough to have a nice talk (or even a hearty laugh) with anyone. "I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 NLT
Principles I live by:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." -Psalm 37:4
"If people talk negatively about you, live in such a way that no one will believe them."
"God is a God of happy endings. If you're not yet happy, it's not yet the end."
"It's not what we know but what we do that counts." -Our Daily Bread
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." -Dumbledore, Harry Potter 2
"Girls should assume that until a guy expresses interest, they're just friends." -J. Harris, Boy Meets Girl
"True love doesn't just wait; it plans." -Boy Meets Girl
"Eros will have naked bodies; friendship naked personalities." -C.S. Lewis
"Ideals are like stars; we will not succeed in touching them with our hands but by following them, as the sea faring man in the ocean, we will reach our destiny." -J. Harris, Boy Meets Girl
Wahoo! At last! Nagpalit na din ako ng template! Hehehe...
My mother after 2 years and sister after 6 months arrived from abroad. My mother came from Korea and younger sister from Japan. But my mother just had a short stay here, just a week, and then she's back again to finish her contract. She still have a year to go. Sister on the other hand is staying a little longer because her contract has already ended, but she will be going back probably in a month or two. Of course we've had our day out as family and we went to Market Market to spend half of our day there, and some amount of money and then we transferred to Megamall after because there's not much of a good find at Market Market. Kumain lang ata kami dun eh. Father's day nga pala yun. May sale pero wala dun ang hinahanap namin.
