What do these people have in common?

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CL DCs

Chris, Jaymee, Mara
AKA
The Apo, The Lola, and The Nanay

Ito ang three generations ng Christian Living / Campus Ministry Department Chairs.
Ang gaganda namin ano? :)

Three generations of LEARNING din ito. Sa ipinakita ni Chris sa kanyang presentation kagabi, ang laki na ng improvement ng CL ko (hehe, inangkin). Nakakatuwa na may mga bagay siyang ginagawa na ako pa ang nagsimula noon, tapos nadagdagan na ni Mara, at ngayon siya
naman.

I've seen how the CL/CM Dept grew, and it has made me proud.


Let's go ANI '08!

21 People

Can you name 21 people you can think of right at the top of your head?
Don't read the questions underneath until you write their names.
Don't change the names you've written once you start answering.

1. Mara Banson
2. Guita Gopalan
3. Ivory Ong
4. Vinia Datu
5. Kiwee Wee
6. Jan Dumanat
7. TJ Yusun
8. Bea Siojo
9. Kay Dino
10. Yssa Alemania
11. Chris Lacdao
12. Carlos Locsin
13. Tish Agarrado
14. Anj Ferreria
15. Johndi Regalado
16. Sabsi Ongkiko
17. Mel Yeung
18. Jeanie Tolentino
19. Mikki dela Vega
20. Cams Nierra
21. Riya Benjamin

QUESTIONS:

1. How did you meet 14?
She is the Escudo Queen! :) I guess we first met online, via the orsem forums and chat, and then later on added each other on Y!m. I gave her a curtsey and a note after OrSem night :) She is my soulmate! Yey.

2. What would you do if you never met 6?
I’d just be Jaymee, and people would not mistakenly call me “Jan” :)

3. What would you do if 20 and 9 dated?
Err, they are both girls.. :-s Parang I won’t allow my little sis Cams and my pinsan Kay to date hahaha.

4. Did you ever like 5?
I LOVE Kiwee :) She’s a very sweet girl, and I’m so blessed to have her :) YEy.

5. Would 4 and 12 make a good couple?
Uhm… Maybe not. I don’t know. Carlos is already TAKEN! Mwaahaha. :b

6. Describe 8.
I’m not good with “describing” hehe. Anyway.
Ate Bea loves to sing.. Not just plainly sing but to sing for her God :) Yey. Ang mga text niya ay laging right on time! Tapos kahit na alam kong busy siya sa work niya, lagi siya may time sa mga minamahal niya. Mahilig din siya sa mga OPM love songs ni Lea Salonga (yey!). sorry, di talaga ako magaling mag-describe.

7. Do you think 13 is attractive?
Siyempre naman, PRINSESA ‘yan eh! :D
Sobrang tagal ko na siya hindi nakikita, so excited na kami magkita when we do meet. :)

8. Tell me something about 17.
Si Ate Mel Yeung ang aking idol sa Development Studies :) !!! Sobrang kilala siya sa Social Development World, lalo na kung IPs at GK ang pinaguusapan. Nakikipag-meeting lang naman siya with Fr. Ben once in a while hehe kasi ganon siya ka-VIP. Seatmate ko siya sa Environmental Management Class a few sems ago. Lagi pa siyang DL nung nag-aaral siya! :) Kung gusto mo malaman kung nasaan siya, just check out the MELOCATOR! Yeaah. Haha.

9. Do you know any of 4's family members?
I know her brother, Cyril. I met her Dad a few years back when I bumped into them at Goodwill Bookstore, SM Megamall Branch.

10. What's 21's favorite color?
Oh noooo. Hindi ko alam :-s
I’m sorry thesis partner! :-s Aalamin ko na.

11 .What would you do if 18 just confessed s/he liked you?
Uhm, matagal ko nang alam na mahal ako ni Ate Jeanie hehehe. :)!

12. What language does 20 speak?
English, Filipino, Bisaya?

13. Who is 9 going out with?
Uuuuuy. Di ko alam. She has been SO busy with her thesis that I don’t know anymore what’s been going on with her.

14. What grade is 16 in?
Grade 2. Hahaha. :) Graduate Assistant na po siya.

15. When's the last time you talked to 13?
If talked as in face to face, a VERY LONG TIME AGO. I think when I gave her her Pabaon for JVP. If SMS counts, then just last night when I was telling her about how proud I am of Mara. :)

16. What is 2's favorite band?
Ambot! Hindi ko talaga alam :( Waaah. Hehe.

17. Would you ever date 7?
Drayber ko siya, hahahaha.

18. Would you ever date 12?
Taken na nga siya ehh! Ang kulit.

19. Is 1 single?
Hindi ko rin alam e. What a friend I am haha. Di ko alam kung anong mga nangyayari sa mga friends ko haha.

20. What is 19's last name?
dela Vega nga e.

21. Would you ever want to be in a serious relationship with 11?
With Chris Lacdao? She is my granddaughter my golly.

22. What school does 3 go to?
Ateneo de Manila University!
Gusto mo course? 3 AB Development Studies

23. Where does 15 live?
Sa Esteban Abada kapag may school. Pero siya ay taga-Lucena, Quezon talaga. :)

24. What's your favorite thing about 10?
She always has a warm smile to share.

sabi ni

well, I think, Paul Ricouer sa isang article na binasa namin kay Doc G:

"rationality of means, but absurdity of ends"



Ayun.

"If you wish to be perfect”"

O Jesus! can any one declare that he does not desire this great blessing, especially after he has passed through the chief difficulties? No; no one can! We all say we desire it, but there is need of more than that for the Lord to possess entire dominion over the soul. It is not enough to say so, any more than it was enough for the young man when our Lord told him what he must do if he desired to be perfect…

Enter then, enter, my daughters, into your interior; pass beyond the thought of your own petty works, which are no more, nor even as much, as Christians are bound to perform: let it suffice that you are God's servants, do not pursue so much as to catch nothing. Think of the saints, who have entered the Divine Presence, and you will see the difference between them and ourselves. Do not ask for what you do not deserve, nor should we ever think, however much we may have done for God, that we merit the reward of the saints, for we have offended him. Oh, humility, humility! I know not why, but I am always tempted to think that persons who complain so much of aridity in prayer must be a little wanting in this virtue…Let us try ourselves, my sisters, or let our Lord try us; he knows well how to do so, although we often pretend to misunderstand him…

If we turn our backs on him and go away sorrowfully like the youth in the Gospel when he tells us what to do to be perfect, what can God do? for he must proportion the reward to our love for him. This love, my daughters, must not be the fabric of our imagination; we must prove it by our works. Yet do not suppose that our Lord has need of any works of ours; he only expects us to manifest our goodwill…if we continue in it… doubtless, by persevering in this poverty and detachment of soul, we shall obtain all for which we strive. But, mark this - it must be on one condition - that we `hold ourselves for unprofitable servants.’ (Lk 12:48)

St. Teresa of Avila (1515-82), Spanish Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church
Interior Castle, Mansion 3, Chapter 1

thesis ko po!

sa hinaba-haba ng prusisyon sa formation ng student organizations pa rin ang bagsak ko! haha.

help naman o, kailangan namin ng "creative title" ng aming social enterprise.

kwento ko mamaya kung ano ang SE ko. sige.

nangangamusta pagkatapos ng ulan

Hello DS friends,

Kamusta kayo? Nagpaparamdam lang pagkatapos ng malakas
na ulan. Medyo nag-aalala lang kasi ako sa kalagayan
ng mga tao. :-s

Haha, bakit? Kasi kami binaha (nagkaroon kami ng
instant 2-feet swimming pool sa loob ng bahay namin,
pero tuyo na ang majority ng aming mga sahig. pero ang
mga gamit marami pang basa dahil kailangan paarawan
<eh wala pang araw e..> ayun), kaya medyo na-"trauma"
na ako sa malakas na ulan. Pero yun, talagang di ko
maalis sa isip ko kung kamusta ang iba.

Sabi ko nga sa mga kasama ko sa SLB (parte ako ng
disaster management response nila), "Ganito pala ang
feeling ng disaster." Pero sabi nga ng isa sa mga
elders namin sa SLB, "You can better empathize now."
Sabagay. Mas maiintindihan ko na ang mga binibigyan
namin ng psychosocial support. Kahit na ang "minor"
lang ng disaster na naranasan namin sa bahay ko, kahit
papaano may karanasan na ako sa aspetong iyon. Sabi
nga diba sa Philo, hindi ka makakapamilosopiya nang
walang karanasan (ay parang ganon).

Haha, ano ba iyan. Siguro nawiwirdohan na kayo sa
akin. Sorry na, ala-sais pa nga lang ng umaga e. :b

Sige, mag-iingat kayo ha. :)
Keep dry.

- Jaymee

Jaymee A. Duran
4 AB Development Studies
School of Social Sciences
Ateneo de Manila University

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supertyphoon

Classes are suspended for all levels tomorrow.

There will be heavy rains till Saturday, so please be safe everyone.

A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee

A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee... You will never look at a
cup of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and
how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was
going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting
and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one
arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with
water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil.
In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs,
and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit
and boil, without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and
placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed
it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots.
She did and noted that they were soft.

The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The
daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then
asked, "What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after
being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its
liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its
inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in
the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on
your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a
coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I?

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do
I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes
with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a
breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become
hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside
am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot
water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water
gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like
the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and
change the situation around you.

When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you
elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of
everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along
their way. The brightest future will always be based on a
forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of
your past failures and heartaches.

printer na hightech

Dear Ate Jaye,

Si Kuya James ay nag-earn ng 1M pogi points dahil sa printer na may scanner na may photocopier na compatible din kay Andoy (err, yung laptop ko) at may libreng usb na bracelet na 512MB (256MB lang yung current ko e). *ang haba nung sentence!*

Ang unang ini-scan namin sa printer na may identity crisis (hahaha, e pano ba naman kasi, di niya talaga alam kung printer siya, o scanner ba, o photocopier.. kawawang machine) ay drawing ni Matt (see attached file).

Naiintindihan mo ba kung ano yung drawing? Mga kotse iyan na nagda-drive sa zigzag road. O diba? He draws so well now. :) Will send you more pictures when I'm not that busy with school. :)

Sige, matutulog na ako kasi 7am daw kami aalis bukas. Matt has to be in school early, so makikisabay nalang ako ;).

Bye!

♥, Jaymee stitch

 

Jaymee A. Duran

4 AB Development Studies
School of Social Sciences
Ateneo de Manila University

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para sa mga DS Juniors ko--

(at sa mga iba pang kumukuha ng DS102 kay Dr. Tolosa ngayong sem)

God bless sa Tolosa midterms niyo. :)
Kaya niyo yan.

what's with "-ee"?!

Tingnan mo ang mga pangalan ng mga DS majors:
- Jaymee
- Cheenee
- Kaybee
- Auee
- Kiwee

Kaya gawin na rin nating ganto sila:
- Ivee
- Nayee (hehe, palitan na ang i)
- Omee (hahahaha!)
- Tracee
- Mauee
- Betsee (hello pinsan)
- Evee (hehe, sophomore siya, HR)
- Xee (hehe, hello Cherryl, nakita ko kasi na Xie ang nickname mo)


Sige na nga, tama na. CornEE na eh.