I miss you....
12.23.07 (7:22 am) [edit]I miss you so much. I didn't see you often. Have you already forgoten me? You know how much i love you, don't you?. i always help you in everything you do. I never leave you alone especially when you have problems.
i remember, you asked me once to help you because you were having problems in your Algebra subject and you know i didn't fail to help you. and eventually, with your diligence, you have passed the exam. i was, of course happy for you. even if you forgot to thank me for helping you, i didn't get mad at you. It is because i love you so much.
I also remember the day you have hurt me. you got mad at me. i didn't say a word. i just let you scold at me. In the end you realized that you were wrong and even if you didn't say sorry for hurting me so much, i didn't make it a big deal. It is because I love you so much.
i hope that after you have read this, you will realize that i love you so much that no other love can be compared to it.... i am longing so much for you to love me.
(tamaan k namn sana)
your friend, father, savior and God,
Jesus
Mathematics.......
12.21.07 (9:57 pm) [edit]Ask any person who knows me so much, he will say that I love math and excel in that subject (I’m not boasting about it). It is my favorite subject. This is why my ambition when I was in elementary is to be a famous Mathematician. My love in Math is mainly because I am a lazy person. I don’t like to memorize names, dates, or principles. That is why I hate knowledge subjects such as science and social studies. I like the easy way, that I would not need to spend so much time remembering things to get a high mark on an exam and that I will be able to answer the exam and get a high score with just skills, and it is what math is. It is a skill subject. I am not saying that you don’t need to memorize on math, but you’ll only need to memorize the principles once and with practice, you’ll memorize it by heart which means you may not be able to state the exact words but you’ll be able to apply it in solving problems. Isn’t easy?
When I was thinking what I would give to Jestine for our Christmas party, I looked at her blog to see her wish list for Christmas. As I was running through her list, one of her entry took my attention and it was the American TV series “NUMB3RS”. I got curious to it because I just love numbers. I have supposed that it has something to do with math. So I was thinking since that day that how will it be able that math would be included in a TV series.
When my teacher and I were looking for DVDs, I saw the TV series being sold. So I asked him about the series, he told me a short synopsis of it. He told me that the series is about someone, who has been recruited for the FBI, is actually solving crimes with mathematics. So this makes me more interested to buy DVD of the series (which I eventually did two days after that incident).
I have just started to watch the series yesterday and I like it so much. My passion in math has been revived (though it was never lost). It really amazed me that much that I was even hoping that I would be as good as Charlie in math. I am already at episode 5. I am planning to finish 2 seasons during this Christmas vacation. So if you aren’t doing anything this vacation, I suggest that you try watching this series. If you hate math, you could also give it a try, and I’m sure that after watching it, you will somehow appreciate Mathematics.
P.S. Heroes and Prison break are also good TV series.
I was born to be.... what???
12.19.07 (3:10 am) [edit]I would like to start this post by sharing a story about the son of King Louis XVI.
King Louis had been taken from his throne and imprisoned. His young son, the prince, was taken by those who dethroned the king. They thought that inasmuch as the king’s son was heir to the throne, if they could destroy him morally, he would never realize the great and grand destiny that life had bestowed upon him.
They took him to a community far away, and there they exposed the lad to every filthy and vile thing that life could offer. They exposed him to foods the richness of which would quickly make him a slave to appetite. They used vile language around him constantly. They exposed him to lewd and lusting women. They exposed him to dishonor and distrust. He was surrounded 24 hours a day by everything that could drag the soul of a man as low as one could slip. For over six months he had this treatment-but not once did the young lad buckle under pressure. Finally, after intensive temptation, they question him. Why had he not submitted himself to these things-why had he not partaken? These things would provide pleasure, satisfy his lust, and were desirable; they were all his. The boy said, “I cannot do what you ask for I was born to be a king.” (The 7 habits of highly effective teens, Sean Convey)
Prince Louis has planted his principles inside of him very tight that nothing can shake him. This Characteristic of the prince is very admirable. We should also try to acquire that fortitude that the prince has.
But there is a very big question after this. The prince was born to be a king, but what were you, we in general, born to be? Well the answer to the question is quite obvious. If you would ask this saint named Josemaria Escriva, he will definitely tell you that no matter who you are or where you are, you were born to become a Saint, to be with God.
Saints are generally those souls that are in heaven, but that doesn’t mean that only those that the Church has venerated are in heaven. It doesn’t go that way. There are a lot more souls in heaven but only those that the Church has venerated are those that were proven to be in heaven. It’s a very long process to prove that someone is in heaven. This is because the Church can’t just venerate someone that was good when he was alive.
So going back to what I was saying, no matter what or how strong the temptations that come to us, be tough like the prince, to tell yourself that you were born to be with God. Don’t mind those devils that are tempting you. Of course, it will be difficult for you to fight those devils (but it doesn’t mean that it isn’t possible) so ask help from heaven. Definitely you may ask God. Also, you could ask the angel that defeated Lucifer, St. Michael the archangel. Here is the prayer to St. Michael: (The priest in the movie “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” said this)
St. Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And to you, O prince of heavenly host thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirit who prowl around the world for the ruins of the soul.
resolutions!!!!!!!
12.18.07 (5:21 am) [edit]2007 will soon say goodbye and 2008 will take its place and because of this, I am sure that many people are now reflecting on the year that has passed to formulate their new year's resolutions, and some will even have the guts to post it on their blog. Before I continue I would just like to say that I have nothing against those people that will formulate their new year's resolution. In fact I am even encouraging everyone to have their resolutions for the coming year. It is absolutely better than doing nothing.
There are two things I would like to criticize on those people making their new year's resolution. The first is an obvious one. For the first month, it will be very noticeable for these people that they are really doing their resolutions. But after sometime, they will go back to their old habit. They can't do their resolutions anymore. An explanation for these is that some may have not been very sincere when they were making their resolutions.
The second one is this. Most of these people only make resolutions every New Year. Why make resolutions only every December? Every day, I am sure that everyone have committed a mistake and these, I suppose, these also require resolutions. Yes, you heard me right, I am saying tat everyday we should do resolutions for the day that has passed. This is to make you a better person everyday.
This is why there is a certain norm of piety for this and it is called examination of conscience. This is done every night. This is the formula for the examination of conscience. Ask yourself three things: (1) What did I do the whole day; (2) What are the bad things I did today and; (3) What will I do for me not to commit the same mistakes again.
When you are making resolutions, one thing is very important. It is Sincerity. And when you have already made your resolutions, constantly ask God to give you Fortitude to help you do all your resolutions.
A resolution that I have formulated to do for the next year is this, to do the examination of conscience every night. I suggest include this to your New Year's Resolution. ORAYT????????
Be a man...
12.02.07 (7:46 am) [edit]VIRILITER AGITE
this is the motto of my alma matter, our motto. it is "be a man. not to have big muscles, not to be tough but be a man, the one created in the likeness and image of God, the one that has the purpose of giving glory to God and the one who needs to be with God, to be a SAINT......
this motto isn't only for Southridge guys. You can have also this as your motto.
p.s. i don't think this suits for the women.. there are a lot of mottos which has the same concept that could fit the girls.
humility, the answer for pride.
12.02.07 (7:35 am) [edit]"Don't forget that you are a... trash can. That's why if by any chance the divine Gardener lays his hands on you, and scrubs and cleans you, and fills you with magnificent flowers, neither the scent nor the color that embellish your ugliness should make you proud.
Humble yourself: don't you know that you are the trash can?" pt 592
"you... proud? about what?" pt 600
these are quotes of st. josemaria from his book the way. very beautiful quotes aren't they? i have nothing to add.
love is sacrifice...
12.02.07 (7:24 am) [edit]There's nothing hard for a man in love, not even waiting for a very long time. there is this story in the bible where the guy(forgot his name) worked for the father of the woman(forgot her name also) he really loves for 14 years just for him to get the hands of the girl. This is a very good example of a man, deeply in love, going to great length of time, to have the girl she loves.
as i said, liking does not mean loving. but i would like to use the phrase in terms of liking and commiting in a relationship. a man, that likes a girl so much and wants her to be her girlfriend, needs first to go through a great lenght of time before he start courting the girl. this great lenght of time is very indefinte. you can't say that you will court her on your second year nor when you alread y have work. This is because this great length of time, i think, refers to the time you need to become mature. This can be longer or earlier than you have expected. no one can't predict the time he will become be mature. let me reiterate what I said in my previous post, a guy must be mature before he commits himself and this is the reason why i think it refers to the time it will take you to be mature. A guy must be mature before he commits because an immature person only wants love but can't give love in return. and if a imature person commits himself on a relationship, the relationship will not work definitely.
(i am sorry because i think i wasn't effective on pointing out what i want. i will edit this sometime in the future. i just need consultation)
What does a woman want?
12.02.07 (6:51 am) [edit]i have just returned from a very fruitful retreat. a talk was given about purity and the introduction was about love. Dr. J told us a story of king artur and his knights. in the story king artur was told to find what does a woman wants. they asked a witch. the witch said, what does a woman wants is to let her be.
for me, i understood the answer as to make her feel what she is, a lady. to do it, it means to be a gentleman..