Growing Up in Service

Yeah! My 2009 had ended so good and so right! Why? It ended with a youth camp, me & Loriza as the Team Leaders. Weeeh. It was our first time to be the team leader so it was hard for us at first.
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It's good to see that this youth camp was successful in spite of many challenges we faced before this was pushed through. YFCs in our chapter became so inactive after so many years. And now, after I had joined to YFC, our couple coordinator had assigned me as the Chapter Head of YFCs in Naic. It was hard for me at first, because I was still young that time and I don't know much about YFC. But then, I tried my best to be the Chapter Head. I read all the YFC Manuals so that I can gather informations about Youth Camps, Covenant, HouseHolds, YCTP, HHTP, 100%, GA, and many many more.

One month after, YFC Cavite had their YFC Community Based Conference. I attended this conference and there, I met Tito Joey. Without knowing that he is the provincial coordinator of YFC High School Based. And and there, he asked me if I want to have YFC as an official club in our school; of course I answered 'yes. After this Community Based Conference, I may say that my service in YFC;my service to God, started to grow.
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YFC-Naic;Community Based

As far as I can remember, we had our first youth camp in our chapter last May 20-21,2009. I was already the chapter head that time. I find it difficult to have a 3-Day Youth Camp so I prefer to have it 2 days. The former chapter head of YFC Naic helped me plan this first youth camp. She called for a Mission Team(YFCs from diff. places) from Bailen and Mendez. Mission Team is needed because service teams were very few.

Woooh! In that youth camp, we were able to gather 29 participants. But then, like what many are saying,"Many are called but few are chosen..", only 8 of them became active in our service in YFC. I can still name them; Zyrex, Justin, Eunika, Chery, Rikki Mae Ate Camz, Ate Chami, and Chelsea. And there, after that youth camp, we started to build a new YFC Naic. Yes, we started our journey in YFC when we are just, i think, we're only 15+.
Emer, Arci, Ervin, Irah, Lara, Nique and the 8 newly graduates.
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YFC-High School Based CNSHS

waaaaah!! As far as I know, it took 3 months before YFC was considered an official club in our school. Argh. From the community based YFC in Naic, Me, with the help of kuya Peeboy and Tito Joey introduced this YFC in our school. Ma'am De Vera asked so many questions about what YFC is & asked so many requirements like DepEd memo, & the like. It was difficult for me to work that our before. Tito Joey was living in Bacoor & kuya Peeboy was college, so I was the only one mobilizing in our school. But then, It's good to feel and to see the result of your hard work. YFC was then signed as an official club in our school.

It's good to know that from the 8 active newly graduates from the community based, 4 were presently studying in CNSHS. They were Rikki Mae, Justin, Zyrex, and Chelsea. And there, I gathered them all, I searched for students who were member of YFC. Then, I was able to meet Stanford and Zeus. After that, I talked to them and had our appointing of officers. It's good to know that our Club adviser for this year was Ma'am May for I know that Ma'am May is industrious and is very dedicated to her every work.

After so many months of submitting a youth camp proposal to Ma'am De Vera, at last! We had our very first youth camp on our school last November 29-30 as far as I can remember. On that youth camp, we were able to produce 47 new YFC Members of our High School Based in our school. I can say that it was a success! Bring God's High to Schools!!!
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Going Back.. YFC-Naic;Community Based

Going back to the YFC on our chapter, we had our 2nd youth camp, just recently last December 28-30, 2009, and we were able to gather 25 participants. It's good to see that from the newly graduate YFCs in our school, almost 20+ of them volunteered to be one of the service teams in the camp. Woooh. It was so good. I can see that they really are growing in the service even though they are still newly graduates, they really are willing to serve Lord, God. n_n

During the camp... ahmm.. Me and Loriza were feeling weird. Starting from the binding & casting of the venue, we can both feel that there is something on the venue that hinders us to pursue the camp. But then, we do not mind that thing. ......
..When we're going to have the POS or the Pray-Over Session, I don't know why but I'm really feeling weird. The participants are not standing/committing theirselves to God even though I can see them still awake. The speaker told them to stand if they are ready to accept Jesus Christ to their lives, but then, it took so long before they stood up. I can see them awake and listening to the speaker. But they are just listening. They do not do what the speaker wanted them to do.

whew.. It's a very long and weird story. I will not post the whole story here for it was very long and it's dificult for me to type it. Maybe, i'll just tell the story if you have time(Ma'am May).. =)


Wooooh!! Yeah! And during talks 3 & 5, I was the one who did the reflection. I told them stories and I think, they were inspired. I can see them all crying. Good thing that they cried to my reflection.. hehe.. Because this was my first time. >.<

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Waaaah!! I think this blog entry is long enough. Maybe i'll just continue this next time. =)

See 'you! ^__^

Covenant / Welcome Party

This is the day! The covenant of the new YFC members of our high school based. =)
The day before the covenant, we do not really know who will be joining the covenant. So, Stan and me text passed about it. But then, no one is replying. Until, it was the day. We thought that no one will be going, but praise God!, Because, of the 47 newly YFC graduates, 23 of them attended. At first we were so sad because almost only half (not even half..) attendeded. But then, we realized that it's just okay. And we have to be thankful that we were so blessed to have them.

At 7:00 AM, we were able to reach our venue (Tamio's Resort @ Trece). We first had our opening worship and after it, teaching of songs and energizers. At 8:00 AM, our first speaker arrived. I can see that they are listening very attentively. This manner was the same as talk 2 up to talk 4 was delivered to them. And at last! At almost 2:00 PM, we had our amazing race and the happiest of all, the swimming!! =)

We were so happy because we can see them happy of what they are doing. They are really enjoying YFC as much as I do. ^^

The Covenant ended with a prayer. And it also ended with smiles on their face and it was so good to hear when they say "ang saya ng covenant!.."

That's all i can share for this day.. I can't think much because my head is aching.

Town Fiesta

It's fiesta on our town today. But unluckily, we have classes this day.

This morning, my mother woke me up so early, about 4:00 AM, and then we went altogether to the church to listen to a mass. The priest told us last mass that during the town fiesta "kung walang misa, walang mesa..." ; meaning, if we didn't attend the mass, we should not celebrate the feast. And I think father is right. She told that because during the fiesta, maybe others were too busy cooking that's why they are forgetting to go to church and hear the mass.

By the way, it seems that this day was not good for me. I do not feel well. I feel lousy in all my class. And I feel hot. It seems like I have a fever. But then, I don't wanna go home just for that, so I just tried to endure it.

And there, it's lunch time. My mother asked me to go home during our lunch. But sad to say, our teachers didn't allow us to go to Naic because they told us that we will surely be late for the next subject if we still pursue; so, I was not able to go to our house anymore.. But then, it's just ok because, ofcourse, I will still be going home during the afternoon and can still eat foods on our house! (wenk. haha)

After classes, I saw Kuya Ervin in the school. And there, during our worship, we had him to lead. And after the worship, Kuya Ervin, my brother, and Rikki Mae(first year), altogether went to our house. =)

About 7PM, I had received the text message of Kim Salvacion and he is inviting anyone to their house. So I went there and I also saw Maxime and Nepo inside their house. After a while, I left Kim's house because Stanford and the other 4th yrs texted me to go to Stanford's house, so I went there. Afterwards, we all went to perya; but suddenly, my father called me up on the phone and told me that Kim Aeriel, Jeje, Babylyn, etc is on our house, so I have to go already and as fast as I could, I ran towards our house because it was too traffic to ride on a tricycle. And there, I saw them. Because Babylyn is there, they also texted Max to go to our house. And that, Maxime, together with Kim & Nepo went to our house also. After eating, we went altogether to perya. Wooh! There, we had ridden so many rides such that of the Fairies Wheel. Ahahaha!

I think it's almost 10 PM when we went home. But it's just ok, my mother didn't scold me.. xD

So happy.. =)

I wish there would be sometime that the town fiesta in Naic will be weekends so we are more happy.. =)

First Youth Camp (YFC HS Based)

Hmm.. This blog entry should be posted last week, but then, I just saw it now that it was just saved on my draft and was not published. By the way, this blog entry was about our first ever successful youth camp in our school!! Weeeh!!

Wooooh!! After 4 months of convincing Maam De Vera about this youth camp, finally, it was signed!! All of us, YFC members, of the school at that time, were really very happy!
It took so long for us to complete all the necessary files and documents needed before Ma'am De Vera signed the request letter. But then, were really really very happy after maam De Vera signed it. Then After that, we started evangelizing; we started to encourage others students(3rd yrs & 4th yrs). Others really wanted to join us, but others just joined and registered because their friends would be joining.

The day before the camp, we were surprised. Ma'am May asked for a meeting together with us. And then, she told us the matter that Ma'am De Vera ask us to lessen the activities because the camp would just be 2 days & 1 night. (owww.. we were really disappointed to hear that..)
I just told myself that.. "bakit kung kelan bukas na yung activity, dun pa binago?.." But then, I also thought myself, "maybe it's just God's will. He knows what's best for us", And so, it's just ok. We planned again about the flow of activities and at first, we had a conflict because some activities are to be done at night and we do not know where and how can we insert it on the given time alotted for us. But then. That day also, we had arranged the schedule accordingly and we find any problem no more.
And there, November 27 comes.. In the morning, we had celebrated the Math Festival. On the afternoon, we were so worried because on the schedule we made, the youth camp will start at 5:30PM.. But the math fest ended almost 6PM. Ate witty and the other service team arrived. At first, we don't know what to do first because us service teams were really few. But then, we were able to manage it.
All of us service teams were so amazed to see that just on the first talk, most of the participants cried, especially during the group discussion while they were sharing. We were really amazed because the we knew already before that talk1 is so light and for me, yeah it's boring during my camp. But then, we can really feel God's love and His presence in our school during that talk.
And there, the camp was so memorable. After the talk3, I'm so happy. Why? It's because Kodie was one of my baby(a participant in my group) and during the one-to-one session, he told me that his friend was once became angry to him because he told his friend that he like his friend's girlfriend and so he courted her. His friend was still very angry to him even though it was 2 years after already. But then, after I had discussed the gifts of God to him, he had chosen the gift of Faith and he told me that he believed that if he has the gift of faith, he can have all the gifts.. After the sharing, I then closed it with a prayer of course but to my surprise, Kodie once again prayed and in his prayer, "Lord, bakit si Emer laging pinagprapray ako, pero yung sarili niya hindi niya pinagdadasal? Pero sige Lord, ipagdadasal ko nlang siya, kayo na pong bahala sa kanya Lord God...." And then after that, our group had our lunch, and once again, to my surprise, Kodie was shouting and shouting my name "Emer Emer!.." and running towards me and crying. When he was near me he jumped and hugged me, "Emer sabi ko sa'yo faith lang eh!! Faith lang!!.." Because I was surprised, I accidentally told him, "P*T*K! Anong kabadingan to?", then he replied, "Bati na kami nung kaibigan kong matagal nang galit saken!! Sabi ko sayo faith lang! faith lang kailangan ko!". Ohhh. It was so good to hear that. I can feel that the camp was really effective on their part. =)

And there, talk3;talk4 and now, talk5. The participants cried a lot during the reflection and they were surprised to see their parents come over(just like me during my camp..=) ) Us service teams were also touched and cried of what we saw. weeeeh!

After the camp, the participants have gone home together with their parents, while the service teams had our service meeting. During the meeting, kuya Norman told us, "Guys! We were so lucky and we were so blessed! Baket? Kasi kung nag 3-day camp tayo, walang kuryente! Mahihirapan ang mga participants, mahihirapan ang mga speakers sa gabi! Ang galing ni God diba? Praise God!".. The hair in my arms stood up as I realized that. Weeeeeh!! I really felt God's love for us!

After the meeting, we also left the school; contented and so much happy with no regrets. I may say that the camp was really successful!! Even though there are only few service teams, we had made it because we know that God is with us! Woooh!!!

"Iba pala yung pakiramdam na makita yung bunga nang pinaghirapan mo!.. Tapos lalo na kung yung pinaghirapan mo eh para pa kay Kristo!!" -sorry I can't translate it in English. xD

so happy.. =)

PT!!

Whoa!! It's now our PT! The day before it, I really studied hard! But then, our PT was not as hard as what I thought. (hehe..joke..) And oh, in the morning, my classmates told me that we will not have our PT in Advance Statisctics yet, but while we are having our Filipino PT, sir Ces entered the room and gave the copy of our exam to Ma'am May!.. waaaaahh!!
All of us reacted about what we saw. Because at first, we thought that we will not have our PT yet in stat, so, I think, almost all of us didnt study and prepare for it.
Naaah!.. And there, me too was not able to prepare for the exam in Stat, that's why.. I think i'll get zero!! I was not able to answer any item. I was really not prepared.. waaaahh!!
I hope, tomorrow, our PT in the five last subjects will be just easy.. =)

YCTP - Youth Camp Training Program

It's been 3 days that passed before I posted my blog regarding this YCTP. But it's ok, this entry is my blog for the last week.

I just want to share my experiences on our YCTP. All YFC members from our school participated the YCTP including some YFCs from the community. On that YCTP, we developed Fun, Friendship, Freedom & Faith. We had so much fun! Not just fun and faith in listening the talks but also fun developing friendship with other YFCs we do not know. We had 4 talks discussing about our service during the camp & all the things that we have to remember. And also, during breaks, we are having fun games / energizers! Woooh! It was really very enjoying! We played the game 3,6,9 ; Mafia ; and the I LOVE YOU game!! woooh!

I can never forget that moment together with them! I hope that time will be repeated again. =)

Happy Feet

Yeah! I feel like I enjoyed this week so much! And I didn't feel that we have classes [just like last week] maybe because many of our teachers were not present.[only ma'am Arceo & ma'am Zaburao?]

By the way, last Wednesday, as far as I can remember, I had so much fun! We played 'Touch the body', together with ma'am May! Haha! And of course, one thing I enjoyed most is that Kathryn was also there, playing. Wooooh! I really enjoyed every moment of that game. I was like happy feet who alwaus stamps his feet because of happiness. n_n

But then, after that game, it's no more. T_T

Aww.. I wish that moment never ends..

Boy Scouts [1st - 2nd Yr Investiture]

What a very exhausting week! Woooh! After our p.t, we did not rest anymore for we are staffs on the investiture of the 1st yr and 2nd yr boy scouts. But the girl scouts had their investiture first.

After the investiture of the girl scouts, we went to the school early to set up the stage and to prepare all things needed. Argh! [Badtrip!] The audio chord is not working well! The boy scouts together with their sponsors are ready and are aligned already, but the entrance song is not yet played! Arg.

By the way, after the investiture, the boy scouts started to fix their things on their quarters. The activities resumed on about 5:30 as far as I can remember. We ate our supper first and then after that, we proceed to the spiritual night.

Oh the spiritual night! It's one of the experience on that camp that I will never forget. At first, I was not surprised to have our worship, because I'm used to it. But then, the speaker asked us to watch a video. I didn't expect that he will let us watch 'the passion of Christ. I almost cry as I am watching Jesus carrying the cross while I have a thought in my mind, Jesus is carrying that cross, it's getting heavier and heavier while me, me, yes me, I'm just standing, sitting and doing nothing but to add weight to the cross He is carrying. [Awww]

I'll never forget that night! Waaah! And the camp goes on. Anyways, I'll not anymore tell the whole story here in my blog because I think it's not anymore important to be included here. But of course, the camp was successful.

Romeo & Juliet :(

As I was bored last night, I don't know what comes to my mind but I made this poem. And the only person whom I was thinking while I was making this was she.. haaayyy..

My soul searches for you, my heart screams no one but you

Your eyes stare back at me, as I listen to this old melody

As I rest, I feel the carress of loving you,

What can I do to prove that my love is true?

My love for you is so pure, no one can touch you I assure

For you are my JULIET of yesterday, but i'm still your ROMEO for today,

and will be for everyday

I can feel the sweat from your skin as it falls down to me,

I can fell your heart as it was feeling empty

You held my hands so tight, thinking it was my last night

As I dream of you, will you dream of me, too?

I can hear nothing but silence, and you can't see any evidence

As I look through the mirror, I can reminisce all, & my heart ask for more

My mind tremble as my heart fall

And it's not yet my turn, forever I am damned to rot & burn

Forever I will wait 'til you are mine..

October 11-16, 2009

Oh! It's been another week! But wait, it seems like I can't feel that there are classes this week. (Hays..) Many of our teachers were not around, and therefore, as usual, in most subjects, my classmates are having party! [arg.] And me? Hmmm.. If there's a seatwork, i'll finish it first and after it, ahm, I'll go to the gym & play table tennis. (Hehe..) I'm admitting, during class hours and when we have no teacher, I'm also having party on my own[table tennis].

Wooooh! I think, next week, we'll have a sermon with our adviser, Ma'am May, because aside from wasting our time to non-sense things, we also didn't even clean the classroom. Argh.

Youth Camp [PCI Indang, Cavite] - Part 3

Woooh! It was now the last day of the camp, the last day of the most exciting day of the camp!

the call time was 5:30 AM. Everyone prepared theirselves for we will all be attending a mass at 8AM.

After the mass, we went back to the venue & their, we ate our breakfast. After eating the breakfast, there, all the service teams prepared. The speaker for the talk 5 brought the participants to a place where they will be comfortable & started the talk. After the talk is a reflection, reflection which the participants will never forget, reflection about their parents. wooooh!! It was my favorite part. While the participants are catching every word that the speaker is saying,while they are starting to cry, we,too service teams started to cry also. Yes I cried once again that time even though it was my 4th time to hear the talk. Why? Maybe I'm just missing the times when I was the one sitting at the chair with closed eyes, reflecting, listening to the story of the speaker wherein our speaker that time told us that what if our parents die... etc etc.. I cried a lot that time when I was still a participants. And I even cried more when I was surprised that when I looked at my back, my parents were there crying also as they see me crying. Weeeeehh!!! It was so good!! I can't forget that experience. God is really good!

Hmmm.. Let's go back to the participants. Ahm, there, at first, I can see Neil. He's not even crying while hearing the reflection story. He really is not crying. But then, when the speaker told them to look back, his tears really fall!!! I can't believe it! He cried more than what I thought.

The same happened to the other participants. But so sad, the parents of Lorena & Loriza were not able to come for they were busy. But then, it's just ok.

Youth Camp [PCI Indang, Cavite] - Part 2

And this was my best experience, it's 11PM as I can remember, while the participants are listening to talk4[receiving God's gift], all the service teams gather in one room far from the session hall of the participants. We had our service worship! Woooh!! I felt so blessed while singing my praises to God! And also, I didn't expect that almost all service teams will do 'tongues[the language taught by God which Satan can't understand]. Woooh, at first, I was scared to them, then, I didn't expect that, while I am singing with closed eyes, ate Witty suddenly grabbed my hands and told tongues in front of me! Her eyes were enlarged & I was really scared. I can't understand what is she saying but then, I cried! I really cried allot! I do not know why, but after she told me tongues, I fell on the chair & suddenly cried. wooooohhh.. ----And oh, not just that, Nique also spoke tongues and it's getting faster and faster, when suddenly, we were shocked when we saw her fell down & faint. Woooh!! After that worship, I can really feel that God's power in that venue is supreme & very strong!

As what I had told, God's power in that venue was really strong, and so, Satan is making a way to break that power. After the talk4 & after the baptism of the participants, we all gathered to the session hall & had an energizer & should prepare for the E-Night. We then had the energizer for the participants. We played the game 'Watermelon. I can see that the participants were enjoying, when suddenly all of us were shocked when ate Chie [one of the service team] entered the room and shouted to kuya Norman[the one who is leading the game; service team; YFC Cavite Head], "HOY NORMAN! TIGILAN NIYO NA NGA YANG KABALIWAN NIYONG YAN! NARIRINIG NILA.... WAG NA KAYONG MAINGAY.. "

We are surprised on how ate Chie shouted to kuya Norman. At first, we thought that ate Chie is saying that the neighbors are already bothered because we are so noisy, but it was not. Ate Chie shouted again, "MGA PARTICIPANTS!! LUMABAS KAYO DITO SA SESSION HALL! PUMUNTA NA KAYO SA KWARTO NIYO! MATULOG NA KAYO!!! BILISAN NIYO!! SERVICE TEAMS, HALIKAYO DITO SA LOOB, BILISAN!!"

At that time, all service teams had a thought that it was not ate Chie who are talking with us & shouting in front of us. Kuya Norman talked to ate Chie, "WHO ARE YOU THERE INSIDE THE BODY OF CHIE?!!" and then ate Chie replied, "AKO SI GOD!! AKO SI GOD!! HINDI NIYO BA AKO NAKIKILALA?!! YAKAPIN NIYO AKO!! AKO SI GOD!!"

And then, ate Che, the sister of ate Chie suddenly entered the session hall, and shouted, "YAKAPIN NIYO SIYA DALI! SIYA SI GOD!! HINDI NIYO BA NAKIKITA??!!!" After what ate Che had shouted, ate Chie fell down. After what had happened, kuya Norman told us, "let's pray! Let's pray!". We started praying that time, we formed a circle & hold the hands together, and prayed Our Father In Heaven, & repeated it many times. Ate Che told us, "NARIRINIG KO NA ANG MENSAHE NIYO?? ANU BA!! TIGILAN NIYO NA YAN!! ANDITO LANG AKO SA HARAPAN NIYO!!" , after that, kuya Norman asked us to continue praying. Woooh!! I was shocked when, while we were praying, I heard ate Witty uttered tongues, it's getting faster & faster then suddenly, poof! It seems like she's not ate Witty anymore, she faced to ate Che and told her, "BAKIT MOKO INIIMPOSTOR??!!" waaaah!! grrrr! At that time, I am really getting nervous of what's happening. At first, I thought all was just a joke, but then, why will they be joking us all? ---As time goes on, ate Che & ate Witty are shouting & talking to each other using tongues so we can't understand what are they talking to, while us, we're just continuing to pray Our Father in Heaven. Because our prayer was loud, & the way ate Witty & ate Che are talking are loud, the participants can hear it because their quarters were just on the next room. They were also afraid that time and so, they also prayed. After an hour, we heard that the participants shouted in their room. So kuya Wesley, one of the service team, checked what happened. And there! He saw Izza, one of the participant, lying down. The participants told kuya Wesley that Izza suddenly fell down while they were praying, so kuya Wesley brought her rapidly to us. We never expected that a spirit will enter to three persons. Woooh!! they were really very strong! 5 persons in each of the three, are holding their bodies & preventing them to move, but still, they were really strong!

woooh!! We prayed & prayed until 4 o'clock in the morning! Waaaah!! That was 4 hours!

After that, woooh, God is good! All were under controlled. The spirit moved out of the body & there, all of us gone to sleep..

Youth Camp [PCI Indang, Cavite] - Part 1

Last October 9-11, we had attended a youth camp at PCI Indang, Cavite. Woooh! It was very fun and I think it will be one of my unforgettable moments in our YFC family.

At first, me, Stanford, Zyrex, Neil, Nadine, Tei Tei, Jirah will be meeting at the crossing of San Roque. Wooow. Me, Nadine & Tei Tei were altogether when we went to the crossing. We rode a jeep, a jeep full of passengers. There's only a little space where we three can seat. So, I decided to sat at the last seat near the driver, and in front of me sat Nadine, and Tei Tei sat on the seat near the door of the jeep. ----When we're now there in San Roque, Tei Tei went out, then, Nadine told me, "Emer ikaw muna ang maunang bumaba, ayokong madapa eh, marami kasing mga bag." And so, I had decided to go first, but to my surprise, I fell down and "napasalubsob" because of the bags blocking the way. Waaaah!! Hmmm.. I think that incident was just ok because it was understandable & can be explaine, ahm, it's because of the bags blocking.. But then, another incident happen! Waaaah!! When i'm about to stand, i lifted my right foot & tried to stand. But when I do so, I never expected that my shoe will fly! Waaah! It flew out of the jeep! Argh! Maybe the passengers are laughing at me already so, when we got down the jeep, I never tried to look back at the jeep anymore. grrrr..

Aside from that funny but embarrassing moment, the most enjoyable part was the youth camp! Weeeh! It really feels good. God is really great! We had arrived at the venue at about 8PM i think, but then, they were not yet starting, yeah! And so, we're just on time. ^^

That night was our first day in the camp, ahhmm, for me, I'm not yet enjoying that time. But the, on the second day, weeeeh!! I think that was really the start of the camp. The participants, together with their speaker[can't remember the name but shes from CvSU YFC Campus Based], started the Talk 3, while some of the service teams, started to mobilize & work,while others were left at the session hall to watch the participants while they are listening to the talk, and I'm one of them. Hmmmm. As we witness the participants listening to the talk, they started to cry because of the reflection, i think. Woooh! It was really good. People whom I thought will never cry cried that time, and Neil was one of those. [Argh, I miss the times when I was still a participant like them..] After the talk, the participants had their lunch, while the service teams suffered and just shared foods that will be left, if there are any. After lunch, service team had a service meeting & talked about the One-on-One session that will be conducted on the afternoon, while the participants had their time to take a bath & bonding time together with the other participants so they will know each and everyone. On the afternoon, I think we started 3PM - 5PM, we conducted the On-on-One session with the participants. It took us 2 hours because the participants were to many. And there, one by one, we are calling the participants & are talking to them just like we are 'tropa. This one-to-one session aims to know the feelings of the participants in any aspects of their lives, to know their emotions & expressions, etc. It aims to make the participant release all his bad feelings & emotions and so, the Holy Spirit can enter to them. While we are conducting the one-on-one session, the other participants were preparing their talents for the Entertainment Night to be conducted later at 12 in the midnight.

Bagyong Ondoy

Woooh! It has been a week after before I had posted my blog regarding Bagyong Ondoy.

Ahmm, I just want to share my experiences during the day when the typhoon attacked.

It was early in the morning when my mother asked me to buy pandesal on the bakery in Ibayo Estacion. As I was walking, I looked at the clouds and I predicted that it will rain. And there, I arrived at the bakery & bought pandesal. I am about to walk back home when the rain started to fall. I stayed & waited at the bakery for a few minutes thinking that the rain will stop right there & then. But it was not. I could not wait for more at the bakery because the rain is getting stronger, so I've decided to ride a tricycle. When we are nearly at our house, I was shocked to see that the water keeps on rising & rising until it reached the tricycle I am riding. And there, I was wet. Good thing the pandesal was covered with plastic & was not able to be wet the same as I.

As the rain grew stronger & stronger, weeeeh, I am watching the water as it was rising & rising. It was nearly, I think, 1 foot before it reaches our dirty kitchen & 2 foot before it reaches our house. And as I am watching the water rises, I am texting & asking my friends if they're still ok. And good thing they was. Among all people I knew, no accident happened to them & the water was not able to reach their houses.

Woooh. Cavite was not the eye of the typhoon unlike before when we experienced the wrath of Milenyo, but still, it brought us a calamity & still many people suffered. After the rain had stopped, I suddenly prayed to God & thanking Him for we are not one of those living in Marikina who suffered allot. I also asked Lord to guide & give hope to the people who were victims of the typhoon especially, as what I had told, Marikina.

Last Words

Here goes the story of a kid we thought we knew. He hid a hate inside and had a state of mind that put him in his grave. It began with his friends, they never noticed the despair in his eyes from the pressure. His life was etched in stone before he made a choice of his own.
And he's dedicated for everyday that made it on his own. In his father's eyes he's a pair of dice & he wont be number one.

So he tried to comply with everything they've ever asked and his life ;is stitched with one-way tickets to places he don't want to visit.
He says "I'm never gonna be perfect
Maybe I don't deserve his trust but I'm doing the best I can".
"I've never dealt with such pressure. Feels like my whole life's etched in stone
before I've made a choice of my own.

So save your breath cause you'll need it when you hang from a rope
Cause of death: Obvious from your suicide note
The last words that filled the page:
"If no one will listen then no one will miss me when I'm gone.."
Across town his dad falls asleep all alone. Never knowing he was never going to come home.
The last thoughts that filled his head, I'll tell him "I'm sorry", I'll say "I regret what I did"
"It's your life, I'll live my own life instead.."

His bedrooms filled with emptiness tonight as the silence cuts through like a knife knowing hes not there.... x'[

Dare to Move

Dare to Move

And there, we had planned a youth camp already.

We had already submitted a letter of request to Ma'am De Vera. And now, we're now just waiting for her confirmation. I hope she will be signing our letter so that, the number of YFCs in our school will be greater. And so that, many students who will be participating this youth camp will be inspired & will be ready to serve God.

YOUTH FOR CHRIST

Youth For Christ has a number of Programs,

First of all, the yfc program where I belong

Community Based -youth who graduated from the community

The second program I joined,

YFC High School Based -youth who graduated at High Schools

YFC Campus Based -youth who graduated from campuses

TORCH -can be a combased YFC with their parents, a member of Couples for Christ

YCOM -open for any yfc who joined the STC(Super Talents Camp), renewing the talents & skills of the youths

Siga -Serving God's Army, youths who are enjoined serving in Gawad Kalinga areas.

GK Youth -youths who graduated / are living in Gawad Kalinga areas.

Worship

Yehey! I think our daily worship is far getting better & stronger as days pass by. Last Thursday, I can't believe it, when we were waiting for the other 4th yrs who will join the worship, in just a glimpse of my eyes, a number of first years & second years appeared on my front.(Wahaha!) I don't know how did they know & how did they have interest with this worship(because many students, in my opinion, had lost their interest with some matters like this), but all I had in my mind, that time, is that God is the one who invited them.

Weeeeh! And there, we worship God, singing & praising him with all our hearts & souls.

Adonai! =]

What a Week

Phew! I had been very annoyed this past few days. Last Monday, as fas as I can remember, we are having our recitation on our English class when ma'am May suddenly went near me & asked me to give direct & indirect speech wherein the one to be the speaker should be Kathryn. Waaaah!! Suddenly, I felt that all the heat in my body goes up to my head, then my classmates told me that my face is very red. Woooh! I felt so shy about it, especially to Kathryn. (T_T) And there, the whole day, I have no peace of mind. I kept on thinking & thinking what had happened earlier (huhu).

Waaah! Last Friday, we had our continuation of the intrams. I can't believe it! I was able to play 3 games in 2 hours. Woooh! But I was so tired running there, and there to look if it's my turn to play. I played basketball, volleyball & table tennis. Waaah! But the bad news is, we lost in table tennis, Kodie & Froi are better than me & Lance. And also, in basketball & volleyball, our team had lost.

.Death Ampetamine.

Youth is said to be the hope of the nation. But how can they be such if Youths today are addicted to drugs? Will they be the future role models of the future youths of our nation?

.I was just inspired with the video we watched last Provincial Youth Conference. It's all about the youths of our nations.

And because of that, i searched the net for a song which is related to drugs & I suddenly found this one!

DEATH AMPETAMINE

Life spent with lips on glass
Another hit, just one more blast
How long can you make it last?
Hit the pipe and vaporize
Feel the rush, so energized
Your longs being to crystallize
Try to stem the tide
From another five day ride
Don't you know your dead inside?
The world spins out of control
All amped up, nowhere to go
A glass house is all you know

Poison cloud hangs in the air
Breathe it deep, your only care
It's a nightmare, not a dream
Deathamphetamine!

Spun and sleep deprived
The calendar burns before your eyes
Another hit, for now revived
So many slepless nights
Only whet your appetite
Strike a match, the torch ignites
See the shards start cracking back
Watch them turn your world to black
While waiting for the heart attack
All your dreams are dead and gone
I tell you now, it won't be long
Before death ends this marathon

Withered and sucked up
You're wasting away
Eyes sunken deep in your skull
You care not about yourself
Nor any other
Only if the pipe is full
Lick your lips
As you hover around the glass
Anxiously awaiting your turn
Depressed and paranoid
It's all gone to hell
Inhale as your world burns

Lost everything you own
Now waiting by the telephone
For the dope man to come home
All your friends and family
Are sickened by your need for speed
Only driven to exceed
So many years, so little time
For you to halt your life's decline
You've got to read the signs
Everything has come unwound
You've got to turn this shit around
Before you're six feet underground

Poison cloud hangs in the air
Breathe it deep, your only care
It's a nightmare, not a dream
Deathamphetamine!

My Rection about the poem by Sir Walter Raleigh

The Nymph is trying to tell the shepherd that love isn't just passionate words and blind promises.

Love is to be taken easy, but to love someone is to give everything you have.

"To go live with thee and be thy love.." forever..

My Reaction about the Poem by Christopher Marlowe

He's saying that love is not as easy as people might think; that every single promise has to be backed up by action. If you don't mean what you say, but only wanted to win someone's love by saying it, then eventually people will discover the truth and love can turn to death or hate.

Real Generosity - Bro. Bo Sanchez (I was inspired! =] )

One person asked me, “But Bo, I’ve been giving and giving and giving all my life—but I haven’t been receiving my rewards!”

Perhaps because it may not be generosity at all.

You see, there are two types of giving that happens in the world.

1. When we give because we love

2. When we give because we want to be loved

Look. There’s nothing wrong if you want to be loved. It’s your most basic need. But friends, never use generosity as a way of getting love. That’s toxic. You call that co-dependent love and it’s lethal. Pleasing people so that they will love you is slow suicide.

If your “Love Tank” is empty, you need to do two things. First, ask God to love you. And second, love yourself. Unless you learn to be generous to yourself, your generosity will not be real.

My friend Mila (not her real name) was such a woman. She always gave gifts to her friends. Food. Clothes. Flowers. Sometimes, expensive stuff like cellphones and Ipods. People would tell her, “Oh, you’re so generous.” But deep within, I know Mila is one of the most miserable people on earth. She’s constantly depressed. Because she has no true friends. Her friends are there simply because she gives them stuff. People abuse her constantly, asking things from her.

Mila isn’t receiving the rewards of her generosity because she’s not really generous. She is needy.

When you give out of need, you will become even more needy. But if you give out of love, you will receive more love.

Remember the bowl with grey stones? Mila gives away her white stones—creating space in her heart. But because she’s giving out of need and fear and not out of love, misery and bitterness fill up that space she created.

I repeat:

Real generosity is giving out of love, which fills our lives with more love.

And let me share with you the biggest reward of generosity.

Enjoy the little things in life..

"Enjoy the little things in life...

For one day, you will look back and realize they were the big things. "

I love receiving gifts that come from the heart or something that someone has given a lot of thought, too.
So weather it be a card, phone call, dinner or something extravagant I appreciate the fact that they had me in mind when they did it.

THE NYMPH’S REPLY TO THE SHEPHERD BY SIR WALTER RALEGH

If all the world and love were young,

And truth in every Shepherd’s tongue,

These pretty pleasures might me move,

To live with thee, and be thy love.

Time drives the flocks from field to fold,

When Rivers rage and Rocks grow cold,

And Philomel becometh dumb,

The rest complains of cares to come.

The flowers do fade, and wanton fields,

To wayward winter reckoning yields,

A honey tongue, a heart of gall,

Is fancy’s spring, but sorrow’s fall.

Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of Roses,

Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies

Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten:

In folly ripe, in reason rotten.

Thy belt of straw and Ivy buds,

The Coral clasps and amber studs,

All these in me no means can move

To come to thee and be thy love.

But could youth last, and love still breed,

Had joys no date, nor age no need,

Then these delights my mind might move

To live with thee, and be thy love.

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love By Christopher Marlowe (1564 – 1593)

Come live with me and be my Love,

And we will all the pleasures prove

That hills and valleys, dale and field,
And all the craggy mountains yield.

There will we sit upon the rocks
And see the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.

There will I make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.

A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull,
Fair linèd slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold.

A belt of straw and ivy buds
With coral clasps and amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me and be my Love.

Thy silver dishes for thy meat
As precious as the gods do eat,
Shall on an ivory table be
Prepared each day for thee and me.

The shepherd swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me and be my Love.

Last Week of August

Yes! Our P.T. 1.2 has ended!But say no, it's because the PTC is near, and I am afraid of what my grades would be. I think, I am low in Advance Stat. & Anal. Geom. Wah! It was the 2 subjects wherein I find it difficult to analyze the topics. T_T

Woooh! And now,this week was the last week of August & I think, the Filipino club & Saliw will have to do many preparations for our celebration of Buwan ng Wika will be on Tuesday, September 1. I don't know why should we celebrate it the first day of September. But I guess, it's because Filipino club will lack time for preparations if it will be celebrated earlier.

Yipee! And this was my first blog entry this 2nd grading period. Haha! As of now, to be honest, I don't know yet what to put & what to type, I don't know if my grammar is correct, and I don't know if this week was really the week for us to start posting our first blog entry for 2nd grading. Ahaha!

Tomorrow, we do not have classes for the 4th years will have their NCAE & some of the teachers from our school will be proctoring on different schools. Weeeh! Of course, at first, we're happy. But when Ma'am May told me, Tamio & Justin that saliw members must go to school tomorrow to help make the costume for the street dancing competition, whew, a little bit sad because I cannot grab the time to do what i want to do for that day, but of course, happy also, for I know what will we do will help a lot for those who will be joining the street dance. Haha!

CORY AQUINO

August 1, about 3:oo in the morning, I woked up. I still have to prepare my things because, about 5:00 AM, we will be going to San Sebastian, Claro M. Recto Campus, for the Rotary-Interact Assembly. I opened the television while waiting for the water to boil. I was shocked to see the news that Cory Aquino, considered as the Philippines' Mother of Democracy, died already. I waked up my mother & let hear watch the news. She was also shocked about it.

This Tuesday, August 4, 2009, we had our P.T.A Induction of Officers. One representative of each year level P.T.A officers will perform a special number. I was just inspired when one of the P.T.A officers had sung 'Bayan Ko' wherein he dedicated it to Cory Auino.

Ang bayan kong Pilipinas
Lupain ng ginto't bulaklak
Pag-ibig ang sa kanyang palad
Nag-alay ng ganda't dilag.
At sa kanyang yumi at ganda
Dayuhan ay nahalina
Bayan ko, binihag ka
Nasadlak sa dusa.

Ibon mang may layang lumipad
Kulungin mo at umiiyak
Bayan pa kayang sakdal dilag
Ang di magnasang makaalpas!
Pilipinas kong minumutya
Pugad ng luha ko't dalita
Aking adhika,
Makita kang sakdal laya.

Daily Afternoon Worship

As of now, I don't have an idea yet of what to post on my blog. I can't think well at this moment 'cause my head is aching and I can feel that I am exhausted. I don't know if it's because of the school works or maybe problems outside(especially at home). And also, I do not know, at this moment, if I am still typing my blog entry for the day with the correct grammar, because I really want to go to sleep, I just forced myself to have an antry this day.

Phew! I remember one thing, and that's our worship daily every afternoon. After ever worships, I am feeling good & i thinked I am relaxed, I can feel Lord in myself, I can feel that he's just near me & watching over me. ^^,

It feels much better when I saw that we're not only the 7 YFCs from the school whose worshipping, but also others, even though they are not yet a YFC member, they come to worship also & experience God's greatness. Weeeh! How I wish after they had attended their youth camp & became a YFC, they will do more & will continue to worship God as how they committed to do so during their camp. =]

I GIVE MY ALL

Verse 1:

Bless my life, take away the shame

Allow me to experience, your most amazing

grace

You fill my heart, its empty and frail

Make me whole again Lord, mend my

broken soul

Refrain:

I Offer my life to you Lord

With all my strength, I worship you

Chorus:

And I give my all (take me as I am)

And Im yours Oh God (lead me to your arms)

And I give you praise (I rejoice in you)

Till the end of my days I give my all

Verse 2:

(Do Verse 1 Chords)

You gave your all, unworthy as I am

You have died for me Lord and now I am

free

Your the only reason, why my heart leaps

for joy

I give you back the glory, Lord mold me and

use me.

Refrain

Chorus

Coda:

Till the end of my days I give my all (3x) ..

(Intro)

.. to you.

Find Myself (On My Own)

Verse 1:

Even if I change everything

No words can describe my feeling

All has a reason..

All has a reason..

Refrain:

Questions beyond understanding

Answers to ease all the grieving

Look through everything

Puzzles of senseless meaning

Chorus:

Unwavering devotion

For self introspection

Give me protection

All has a reason

Verse 2:

The being flourished

Natured by our minds

Drunken in hate

A liquor called lies

(Repeat Refrain)

(Repeat Chorus)

2^nd Chorus:

Unwavering devotion

For self introspection

Need to find myself on my own..

Give me a mirror to look at ‘til dawn..

(Instrumental)

Bridge:

The years have passed & yet we still remain

The victory in our hands & the honor we proclaim..

Forever I am damned to rot & burn

Yet, it’ still not my turn

(Repeat Refrain)

(Repeat Chorus) 2x

All has a reason(need to find myself on my own)

All has a reason(need to find myself on my own)

All has a reason(need to find myself on my own)

. . . . .

Induction of Officers

Wahu! Induction of officers! This day, Thurday, July 16, 2009 , club officers of our school inducted. Yehey! We're again so happy because we do not have classes for the second time. Yipee!

One thing I am excited for about this induction was when our band performed. But unluckily it was not ok for the second time around. Many students said that are performance was better than before but the only problem is that they just can't hear the voice of our vocalist.

I hope if we performed again, our performance will be great & good enough. n.n

July 6-10

Aw! This week was very tiring! Haha!

Last Wednesday and Thursday, we had our first Periodical Exam. Our exam was somewhat easy but quite hard. Woooh! I remembered our test in Anal.Geom! Waah! It was very difficult!

I do not know what will I answer because at that moment, I think I was mental blocked. I forgot all the topics at that point of time! Waaahh!!! I can just remember some of it. Woooh! I dont know what grade will I get.. T_T

Friday, we had a program. It was a program prepared by the Research Club entitled RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 'How to Write a Scientific Paper?' . Of course, at that time, we're very happy! It's because we do not have classes! Haha! But at that day, I was not totally happy..

Hmmm. . It's about 2:30PM as far as I know, when our band performed & played Tabi by Paraluman. I was totally depressed! Why? When we had our band practice last Saturday, Me & Chamae are the one singing Tabi. Our band decided that us two will be the one to sing it when we perform because our voices do not contradict each other and was good when we listened to it. But to my disappointment, when we performed, it was not me who sang it, it was Justin who partnered Chamae. I'm not saying that I'm good in singing but it was me & Chamae who had practiced well singing that song together. And there, Justin's voice cannot ride together with Chamae's voice. And there, we had a problem about that one.. Many audience reacted regarding it. haixt.. But ofcourse, Justin & me are friends so I'm not angry to him. Hehe. . I think it's just okay. We'll just do our best and perform well during the induction of officers. hehe

Wooooh!! This Saturday, it was very tiring!! It was my first time to attend Saliw Workshop!

Haha! We learned & practiced dancing Folk Dance. And we had learned the term "tan-ji-ey"

Hahaha!! At our practice, the gym seem to be a comedy bar, because we had a lot fun. Hehe

On my home, my body is about to fall. Wah! I was very tired & my whole body is aching.

hehe

Weeeeehh!!! And atlast! Maam De Vera approved out request to have a YFC Highschool Based in our school. Hehe

There, we'll start the election of our officers on Monday. Weeeh! I wish this will go on and on so that there will be many YFCs in our school!!. n.n

Youtube Upload...

A very stressful but unforgettable week had passed. Wooh!

Last Thursday, it was the birthday of our classmate, Maxime. It was very fun and our section was fully loaded with ice cream. Maxime bought 6 big gallons of ice cream. Wah! At first, when we bought it, we inferred that our section can never eat it all and will just melt. When we arrived at our room, our classmates get their own spoons and scooped ice cream rapidly. Haha! I don't care about them, the important thing is that I had got my own gallon. Wahaha!*evil But then, it's not my own gallon of ice cream as I was thought, Nepo, Alexis, Jose, and the others turn to me, and scooped an ice cream! wahaha! And there, lunch time had passed. Oh..We had emptied all the 6 gallons of ice cream! Haha! And Berting himself had got 1 gallon. He ate it all by himself and by not giving others. Why? It's because our classmates don't want the flavor and Berting likes it very much. That ice cream was 3 in 1 + 1. Wahaha! It seems like it's the birthday of Berting. Haha! - - - And oh! Someone is taking a video! Haha! It's Iahm!

Weeeh! That day was full of fun for me even though I am not the bday celebrator. Hehe. And I think, my classmates felt the same, too.

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Hmmmm... Wait! I had remembered, there are more videos we had uploaded in youtube.

Hehe.. Music videos of our band practice!

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