Stream down

I went through my drafts and found this beautiful verse that I quoted back when I was planning a lesson for my TESL subject. It's very uplifting...
"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers." (Psalm 1-14 )

Pathetic..

I feel so pathetic today. Its not about my personal concern but that about my family..still it's something personal though. And I feel like this is one of the greatest trials that we will have to face.

How can love be selfish?
LOVE can never be selfish...BUT how can I let one family member understand that?

I don't know...I simply wanted to cry.:(

My first blogger award

" To deal with appreciations, honors or awards is the most challenging part of my existence..because I simply don't know how to put my heart into words..."

With much appreciation...

A big thanks to nanaybelen for this award!:)

My first time to answer a TAG..

'Dunno if I will thank the one who tagged this on me..laglagan na 'to!hehe! Really my special thanks to the maker of bread -- my literal translation of Mr. Panaderos . :0)

The following shows the tag questions and my responses to each:

Have you ever gone on a blind date? nope..(waahh!as simple as nope?haha!)

Skipped school? Oh yeah, back in college, just twice I guess..we watched a movie with B. I friends ( B.I. as in Bad Influence!hek!)

Been on a plane?haven't ride a plane...haven't gone really far from where I'm at. :)

Been lost? hahaha!many times..my memory sometimes fails me..tsk..tsk!

Swam in the ocean? it's so ironic that i so love the beach, but don't know how to swim.;(

Cried yourself to sleep? when feeling pathetic, yeah.

Played cops and robbers? nope.

Played dolls? I never owned a doll (kahit mumurahin) in my entire life..I didn't enjoy the luxury of toys back in my childhood days (would be redundant to elaborate), nasanay narin kaya medyo 'di ko na hinangad when I was growing up.

Recently colored with crayons? No.

Sang Karaoke? Yes, a lot of times..I so love to sing!

Paid for a meal with coins only? I did..back when I was in college. Had a very tight budget for my lunch at the canteen.

Done something you said you wouldn't? That's why mahirap magsalita ng patapos..yes.;)

Cheated on a test? Yes, back in college...tempted 'coz my paper was still empty.haha!

Made prank phone calls? awww, I had fun doing this. I often did this to my closest relatives. I would call to their house by changing my voice..surprisingly, they almost believed that I was a a total stranger. But at the end of it, I would be bursting from laughter. I love to play around with my cousins.

Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Not yet.

Danced in the rain? Oh yeah, I love the rain pouring down my body...and I would groove. No step huh!don't know how to dance.hehe!

Written a letter to Santa Claus? nope.

Watched the sun rise with someone you care about? haven't..still hoping.(naks!)

Been kissed under the mistletoe? what's a mistletoe?haha! (napakaforiegn naman ng idea!:oP )

Gone ice skating? nope.

Been skinny dipping outdoors? at the beach..yes.

Favorite drink I'm allowed on a regular basis - just water.

Tattoos? None.

Body piercings? only earrings for my ears purposes.(body nga ano?ang kulit!haha)

Vacation spot? at the province..the simple life and fresh air therein.

Eaten cookies for dinner? yes, have tried.

Ever been on TV? Yes, back when I was a church choir member.

Ever been in a car accident? Yes, once..thank God 'twas mild.

Favorite number and why? 26..my birthdate.

Favorite movie? a lot!mostly Filipino films esp. those that depict real life situation..too few to mention.

Favorite holiday? Christmas.

Favorite smells? kili-kili ko!haha!what a question..what smells in particular?

What do you do to relax? listen to music and hear mass.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? In Paris (libre mangarap eh!)..happy and contented with husband and kids.
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Whew!finally am done..haha! now am passing this on to enday and arnie. Take it away guys!Good luck!:)

thought that all commonly used is correct

When we are not conscious with what we say, we naturally go with the flow..with what is commonly used, regardless of its dictionary meaning. For non-linguist individuals, we are not aware with what is grammatically correct for as long as we end up being understood by the ones we are conversing with. But sometimes as non-native speakers of English, we have to put consciousness to our thoughts in the context of speaking to somehow avoid language barrier between two opposing point of views.

Now take a look of this sentence structure: "I eat my breakfast today." --the sentence is syntactically(deals with the rules or patterned relation that govern the way words combine to form a phrase) correct because the pronoun "I" is always followed by the base form of the verb in present tense. HOWEVER the sentence is semantically ( is devoted to the study of meaning) wrong.

To simply put it literally--"How can one eat the breakfast?". And so to make it clearly understood, it is much proper to say " I take my breakfast today". In other words, it is only a matter of choosing the right word to mean a thing correctly by replacing the word "eat" with the word "take".

Whew!kakaloka talaga ang English grammar ano?hehe!

But I hope this short lesson helps.;0)

psychological test

Did you know that there are specific emotions that weaken certain organs in your body?

ANGER weakens the liver.
GRIEF weakens the lungs.
WORRY weakens the stomach.
FEAR weakens the kidney.

And so the advice is - CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY!

Have a happy reading!;)

Love letter in the sand..

Once upon a time, love found its way to me through the cyberworld...

To my dearest,

Lately I have just been thinking about my life. I am not certain just how you came to mean so much to me...to be the reason I smile every day. More and more, I feel the desire to be with you, to love you, to hold you. I may not be perfect but I believe that you and I are perfect for each other, even with all of our collective flaws. I am so content with you....so comfortable with you. So I guess I am trying to see that I am so serious about us. I want you and all that comes with you being you. I am happy to be your man, proud to call you my lady.....and soon....I want to call you something else.

Sweetheart I am going to interview for a job this weekend (Friday) in Texas. So although I may not be on much, I am still thinking of you. I hope that this letter puts a huge grin on your face and that you feel that love that emanates from my soul as I write to you.

Say a prayer for me. I love you so much!

With my love and devotion,
_____________

*****Unfortunately, that love didn't pursue. All his letters remain like love letters in the sand. All been easily wiped out by the splash of the sea wave. And though it hurts, there are just love that's never meant to be.

Baa, baa black sheep..

"Baa baa black sheep have you any wool,
Yes sir!yes sir! three bags' full.
One for my master, one for ------------"

I was singing this nursery rhyme while cuddling my eight months old niece. And I was like stunned to have realized that I actually do not memorize this nursery rhyme. And so I just sing "la...la..la.." to continue my drive to sing at that moment. Wow!"twinkle, twinkle, little star" lang po talaga ang alam ko. hehe! Looking back to my elementary days, I don't recall at all what else were the nursery rhymes taught by my teacher then. I only learned more about this kind of song when I begin to deal with kids. Or isn't it that I have grown to be forgetful already? Imposible naman kasing bigla nalang akong nag-high school at di man lang naranasan kumanta ng nursery rhymes di'ba. No doubt I was not paying much attention back in my early days.:)

Kayo, anong nursery rhymes ang favorite nyo? You will realize that once you get to have your own baby. Parents will always be the first and last teachers.

how much do you pray?

For quite awhile, my mother's stay at the hospital for days got me back to the feeling of rationality. I prayed like it was my last. (Thank God! she has now recovered.)

When life's greatest trial hits us all the way leaving us feeling so helpless, our natural resort as believers is down on bended knee , while our hands in clasp, we seek for God's divine intervention. A strong grip over our faith so that we can still hold on to life. Even when we have not yet inched our way to God, He knows already what's in our mind and heart. Yet as human, when all our prayers and wishes have been lifted and as we go back to the real world outside our churches, facing the actual dilemmas of life and when things are too much to bear, there seem still undeniably a tinge of doubt and fear inside of us. When it feels like prayers don't seem enough that we so want an answer right away.

Perhaps, we even come to ask ourselves "how far have I really entrusted my faith and strength to God? And that even if I have gone surrendering my worries and fears, still couldn't help but feel delusional." Was there really total surrendering on my part? These are questions that even to myself , I so want to contemplate.

"When God showed a big rock and asked us to push it, He didn't mean that we really have to move the rock..He only meant we simply push it while He does the moving." A simple instruction that requires total surrendering and obedience.