God is all that I've got, and I hope I always remember that He is all that I need.

unang araw

Kahit na 6-9 pa ang unang klase ko sa huling taon ko sa Ateneo, nasa campus na ako ng 1230. Nakapagsimba pa ako ng 1230, at grabe na talaga ang coherence sa pakikinig para sa pinaka-recent na pinakikinggan. In fairness ha, may point Siya. Sa kanya naman talaga galing ang lahat ng kakayahan ko. Wala ako kung wala Siya. :)

Kumpil ng ANI sa 22. Kailangan ko pa ayusin ang liturgy, at mag-hanap ng choir, at ako ang commentator. Hehe. Mahal ko si Mara, lagi niyang pinalalakas ang loob ko. Salamat.

Apat kami sa SIGNS meeting kanina, at natuwa ako dahil ang magic number ay 50 :) Kaya natin ito, makakakuha tayo ng 50 members, at mapagsisilbihan natin ang Loyola Schools. :) Ang ganda ng pa-thank you nina Kuya Mark at Ate Rina sa amin--compilation ng mga paborito naming kanta. :) Hold Me ang nasa akin. Hehe, iyon yung panahon na yun nung tinanong yun e. :) Pero salamat at yun ang nandoon dahil kailangan ko yun ngayon.

Tinanong sa akin ni Sir Harvey kung ano ang tingin ko sa Social Innov class namin, at ito lamang ang nasabi ko: "Nakakakilig" :) Masyado na akong pagod para magkwento pa kung ano nangyari sa klase namin. Basta magaling ang klase na ito at gagalingan namin ni Riya para maka-A kami. We shall work for our Dream. We shall change the world. :)

Sige, inaantok na ako. Ang ganda ng CD namin. :)



I hope I don't get too affected with what happened with us. You disappointed me. You promised, but where are you now?

senior year

Oh my. In a few hours I will be having my first class in senior year. Ang bilis. College just breezed by, and it's my last year in Ateneo.











Oh shucks.

You are the salt and light of the earth

Since the whole Church is missionary, and the work of evangelization is a basic duty of the People of God, this sacred synod invites all to a deep interior renewal; so that, having a vivid awareness of their own responsibility for spreading the Gospel, they may do their share in missionary work among the nations. As members of the living Christ, incorporated into Him and made like unto Him through baptism and through confirmation and the Eucharist, all the faithful are duty - bound to cooperate in the expansion and spreading out of His Body, to bring it to fullness as soon as may be (Ep. 4:13).

Therefore, all sons of the Church should have a lively awareness of their responsibility to the world; they should foster in themselves a truly catholic spirit; they should spend their forces in the work of evangelization. And yet, let everyone know that their first and most important obligation for the spread of the Faith is this: to lead a profoundly Christian life. For their fervor in the service of God and their charity toward others will cause a new spiritual wind to blow for the whole Church, which will then appear as a sign lifted up among the nations (cf. Is. 11:12), "the light of the world" and "the salt of the earth". This testimony of a good life will more easily have its effect if it is given in unison with other Christian communities, according to the norms of the Decree on Ecumenism.



II Vatican Council
Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church (Ad Gentes), § 35-36 - Copyright © Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Pakikinig

(I think I've posted this twice already before..)



Minsan mahirap makinig kasi mayroon tayong mga sariling inaasahan kung ano ang gusto nating marinig. May pagkakataon na hindi tama ang ating pakikinig dahil nahahaluan ng pangamba na ang maririnig natin ay hindi ayon sa gusto natin.

Sa pakikinig, mas mainam na pakawalan ang lahat ng inaasahan. Sa pakikinig, buksan ang puso at isipan sa kung ano ang sinasabi. Isuko ang lahat.

It is in silence that you hear.

Last First Sem

Ohmygulay. Huling First Semester ko na ito bilang undergrad. :-s
Hehe, what am I supposed to feel?

Ito ang itsura ng June - October ko.
Do we have classes together? :)

DS135.2 A Special Topics in DevMan: Social Entrepreneurship M 1800-2100 CTC303 Rapisura, Mariel Vincent A.
DS135.21 A Special Topics in DevMan: Social Innovations Seminar I (Thesis) W 1800-2100 CTC204 Keh, Harvey S.
ES165 A Intro to Environmental Health and Safety F 1800-2100 SecC201 Espiritu, Emilyn Q., Marquez, Norman Dennis E.
TH151 K The Catholic Commitment of Today's Filipino: A Synthesis T-TH 1500-1630 B206 Olin, Xavier L.
PH104 C Foundations of Moral Value T-TH 1030-1200 CTC105 David, SJ, Fr. Luis S.

D/C Talks

Development Studies Majors

Kahapon na-meet ko ang aming mga bunso sa DS. :) Yey, may 15 kaming freshmen, sana manatili sila sa kurso hanggang matapos sila. Mukha naman silang magagaling at mababait. :) Natutuwa pa ako kay Top 2% na si Knight kasi interested siya. Yehey. Siya ang susunod na Valedictorian from DS :)

Ayos naman ang naging flow ng dept talks hehe, except for some embarrassing moments. Hehe, 'di ko tuloy alam kung rerespetuhin pa ako ng mga batang ito. :-s Anyway. Sobrang natuwa ako sa mga tumulong na DS Majors. Grabe, ang galing nila. At, hehe, naka-pink kami lahat. Hahaha. :) At siya nga pala, inambush kami ni Sir Leland.. Pinagsalita ba naman kami sa harap tungkol sa aming practicum experience?! Namaaan.

Anyway, on a more serious note..

I'm very proud to be a DS Major. There was never a moment in my college life when I doubted if the choice that I did were wrong. I could say that all my life I've been exposed to social development work (even if I didn't know that it was really called that). Ever since I was a kid I would already do volunteer work for various humanitarian organizations, and I guess those experiences have enriched my interest for pursuing a career in Development Work. I believe, and we have been always told in DS, that dev work could not be only driven by the heart alone (ie. "bleeding heart"), but an important factor is also the mind. I should also be equipped with the skills necessary for the success of the action that I am providing. It cannot just be the desire alone. For example, I would just give out help to whoever that asks for it. That is not the proper thing to do. Yes, I may be helping the person now, but what about the sustainability of his welfare? Hmm, I'm getting too specific hehe. Anyway, basta yun.

The DS Majors have been often called "idealists" and people who are filled with "messianic complexes." Yes, we may be, but I am sure glad that there are individuals who are holding on and are continually hoping to achieve a better world that we are capable of having. We are the World Changers, as my juniors have said. :)

At sabi nga sa presentation ni Sir Land, “We believe that there is a world of good that needs to be done.” :)

happy.

Mikki and I after the ANI '07 Grad (syempre nakapagpalit na siya ng damit)

Happy birthday sa isa sa pinakamalapit kong kaibigan--Mikki. :) Nagkakilala kami sa ANI '06 kung saan siya ang logistics volunteer turned head. Hehe. Ang galing galing niya. Naging close kami noong junior ako kasi lagi kaming magkasama sa ANI corner. Mahaba ang breaks ko at lagi kaming uupo lamang doon. Marami na kaming nabahagi sa isa't isa at nagpapasalamat ako para sa mga iyon. Dinala ako ni Mikki sa Timezone noong sobrang stressed na ako sa acads, kaya ayun, may Powercard na rin ako sa Megamall. Tinuro niya sa akin na kung stressed at nababaliw na ako, dapat may outlet ako na masaya. Natutuwa ako sa kanya dahil sa maraming bagay na hindi ko na kailangan sabihin dito. Sa aming dalawa nalang yun. Sobrang galing na tao niya talaga, kaya I'm going to make sure that I take care of her, and that I show her the love that's due for her. :)



Lastly, she's one of the many reasons that I'm staying with ANI.





Happy Birthday dear. Love.

-

anything can happen in nine months.


just wait.

ANI 2007

I missed a whole lot of stuff in ANI this summer, and I have about 60% chances of NOT being able to join ANI 2008 summer because of some plans.. :( Hay. That's life. There are some sacrifices that need to be done. I cannot do everything that I want, and the only best thing to do is to really discern what I am called to do. Is it ANI or some other thing? I don't know yet. WYD is still about waiting, so I cannot promise on that. I am just hoping now. There are a lot of things that are coming up now, and there are times that things can be so overwhelming already. For now I would just hold on to the memories of the people and the events that have kept me sane and alive.

The memories of ANI which have taught me how to genuinely love.

Dearest ANI--Salamat.

Volunteer Formation Team '07

Academics Team '06

ANI Volunteers '07

The meaning of genuine love

Scott Peck’s description involves 4 elements:
a. Teleological – genuine love can be distinguished and specified by its fruit or end-result – Spiritual growth
b.There is only one love that embraces both parties. One love should lead to the spiritual growth of both parties. It is not as though there are two moments of love: first I will love myself and then in a second and subsequent moment as it were, I will love the other party
c. Genuine love involves real effort. It’s not always easy. It’s not always driven by strong and sheer emotion
d. Genuine love is an act of the will; it should be an exercise of genuine freedom

from Th131 notes, Ch1 (Fr. Dacanay)


Kasi naman eh! :) dulot iyan ng 9am chat with Chris about responding with love. "What is the most loving thing to do?" I ask that question every time I do an action, yet more often than not I still am not able to do the action which is "more loving." I still have to learn a lot of things in life. I am not perfect, and I admit that I have done a lot of mistakes that I am ashamed of.

But I should not give up the fight to love. I am continually struggling to be able to do the most loving thing in every action that I do.


hay, but I admit, this struggle is not easy..

wireless!

Yay, thanks to Kuya Jek, I'm now connected to Ateneo's wireless net. :)