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October 31, 2005

2:00 PM, Monday, October 31, 2005 | Link to this post |

10 days after my 19th birthday, my family's preparing for tomorrow's event, all saint's day. This is some sort of a family reunion to most of us. Actually, I don't know what am I gonna write here. So, bye!!!

- Gian

Speakers Up!

6:02 PM, Saturday, October 29, 2005 | Link to this post |

Switchfoot in the house!!! Yeah! Enjoy listening!
(songs: Dare you to move, Meant to live, Stars)

- Gian

So Boring....

11:08 PM, Friday, October 28, 2005 | Link to this post |

I've been online for 3 hours... time to go to dreamland...

- Gian

Rainy Days

5:21 PM, | Link to this post | 0 comments

Rainy days... here we go again!!!! Haaayyyy!!! Sarap matulog!!! It's nice to know that despite all the worries, God is always there by your side to comfort you and to give you peace.

I went to Ate Jen's place at Los Baños yesterday morning with Ate Astrid, Ate Val, Ate Mish, Ate Neri, Kuya Josh, Jopi, and Lesty Boy to celebrate Ate Jen's birthday (it's a post celebration though). We have a little picnic at the Makiling Botanic (take note, without the 'al' at the end) Garden even though it's raining a bit. Then, we visited the Center For Philippine Raptors. Some of us spent the whole night in Ate Jen's house. Then, we have a road trip from Los Baños to Ayala, Makati and back. Thanks to Jopi for the ride. We spent the night watching T.V., joking, and everything 'til 2am.

I only slept for 5 hours but I still enjoyed the start of the day... you know, eating breakfast with your friends. We went back home tired but satisfied of the fellowship that we had. We enjoyed (to the nth power) our stay in Ate Jen's place. One reason maybe is the sense of closeness that we felt when we are with the company of each other. We realized that silence means a lot to us. Hehe! Can't wait for our next adventures! See you all soon guys!!! God Bless!

- Gian

Magmamahal Muli

4:45 PM, Monday, October 24, 2005 | Link to this post | 0 comments

This is the song from Pinoy Big Brother performed by Sam and Say. Just ask me for the tune! Hehe!!!

MAGMAMAHAL MULI

umaasang magmamahal muli
ang buong akala ko'y sya na
kabiguan ang napala
panghilom ng puso'y hindi madali
ang malaman mahal mo'y
walang pag ibig sayo

ang umasang magmamahal muli
syang magagawa
huwag hanapin ang pag ibig
ito'y darating sayo
aking naranasan....

ohhhhhh
ang pagluha tulad ng sa ulan
ang umasang magmamahal muli
syang magagawa
huwag hanapin ang pag ibig
ito'y darating sayo

ang umasang magmamahal muli
syang magagawa
huwag hanapin ang pag ibig
ito'y darating, ito'y darating.....
to'y darating sayo

ohhhhhhh.....ito'y darating sayo

- Gian

Aslan Is On The Move!

4:30 PM, | Link to this post |

Just can't wait to watch The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Here is the picture of The Great Lion Aslan. Isn't he so huggable!?! Hehe!!! He will be voiced by Liam Neeson in the film which is scheduled for release here in the Philippines on January 18, 2006. I'm so excited!!!

- Gian

CRS Results

12:45 AM, Sunday, October 23, 2005 | Link to this post |

ASAR!!!! I haven't got ES 11 on my CRS registration form! I need to take the 'draw lots' process for enlistment. God, help me please!?!

- Gian

My Last Year As A Teen

10:49 PM, Friday, October 21, 2005 | Link to this post | 0 comments

It's my 19th birthday today! Thanks to those who greeted me as early as 12am. I was so blessed! I didn't expect that my friends would visit me here at home. I was so glad because they've spent a little time to celebrate with me. Kuya Pol, Kuya Ju, Revin, Lester, Ate Shie, and Ate Vict, I owe the enjoyment to all of you! Hope to see you very soon! I'm gonna miss you during the break. (The disadvantage of having your birthday on a sembreak.) God Bless!!!

- Gian

After LTI

9:10 PM, Thursday, October 20, 2005 | Link to this post | 0 comments

(Caption: LTI delegates at the dawn prayer)
LTI is over! So sad! To tell you honestly, I wasn't able to fully enjoy my stay at Pranjetto Hills because something is bothering me (ME 63 removals). The place was so nice. The weather was perfect. The facilities (especially the rooms) were great. But the place is not conducive for studying Thermodynamics. And since my removal exam is scheduled last thursday (last day of the conference), I need to go back to Diliman earlier than the others. I was able to finish the intermediate training before I left. But I wasn't able to make it to the community immersion/witnessing blitz which is the culminating activity for the trainees.

My travel time lasted for almost 4 hours (including heavy traffic). I was so tired when I got home. I wasn't in the mood to study anymore but I still did. I have no choice.
I got up very early (like 6am) the next day to study and to have my removals permit signed by the department head and the dean. The exam went well. I was able to answer all the questions. But I still need your prayers for the result. Thank God, the sem is over!

- Gian

When God Tested My Faith

9:41 PM, Monday, October 17, 2005 | Link to this post | 0 comments

It was Saturday (Oct. 15, 2005). I traveled to Katipunan from Laguna to attend a meeting for the LTI. When I got there, there was no meeting. Too bad for me, my phone's fault! (It usually receives text messages very late, like 24 hours late.) I was so frustrated when Kuya Julius told me that. Ate Flo was also there with Melvin. Kuya Ju asked me if I've raised enough money for the LTI. I said I haven't. I only got 500 pesos from Stillwaters for pre-registration. The said event was just two days away by then and I haven't raise even a thousand bucks. The registration fee is 2600php.

Ate Flo, upon noticing the uneasiness that crept in me, bought me a caramel sundae 'to make me happy' 'coz she said that she's not used to seeing me sad. Kuya Ju texted Kuya Dandy(former CCC staff) and asked him if he could give support. He texted back saying he'll give 500 pesos. I was so thankful for that. I only need 1600 pesos. Kuya Ju suggested that I should text other CCC staff and ask help from them. I texted all of them while on my way home, even the other delegates, and asked if they can help me with my support raising. I kept on praying this prayer to God, if it is your will for me to be one of the delegates in LTI, please help me raise support. This is all I can say: GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS! Ate Jone, Ate Neri, and Ate Emmylou helped me by giving generously certain amount of money. I was so blessed by them. Before the day ended, I miraculously raised 2400 pesos for the LTI. I only need 200 pesos for the full payment. An unknown person gave me another 500 pesos the next day. Thanks so much to him who chose to be unnamed. I was able to raise 2100 pesos (excluding the pre-registration fee) in less than 24 hours. God gave much to me. I have an excess of 300 pesos from the support I raised. And for that, I made praises to the Lord. For God will always be the glory! He is so good!

The next day (Sunday) was not a nice day. I've found out through our school's CRS (Computerized Registration System) that I got a final grade of 5 in ES 11(meaning a re-take of the course is needed) and a final grade of 4 in ME 63(meaning, I need to take the removal exam which is scheduled on Thursday, during the last day of the LTI). That made me uneasy. I planned not to go anymore. But unexpectedly, I still decided to be at the conference for 3 days and go back to UP for the removal exam. God was really testing me.

Please pray for me, that I would be able to pass the test that God has given me.

- Gian

LTI On Monday

10:45 PM, Friday, October 14, 2005 | Link to this post | 0 comments

The UPCCC Leadership Training Seminar will be on Monday at the Pranjetto Hills, Tanay Rizal. I still need a lot of money. Lord, HELP ME!!!

- Gian

Hysterical Pink On The Loose!!!

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I'm so bored here at home! The sem has formally ended last Tuesday after my English exam. Now, I'm quite enjoying the feeling of not doing anything, as in nothing. And it's quite questionable if I'm really enjoying it. My body was aching when I woke up yesterday morning. My CWTS mates and I had an ultimate bonding experience (UBE) last wednesday in a private swimming pool at Tandang Sora (a clubhouse actually). We really had a great time with each other. We had mini swimming competitions, pool games, picture taking, and charades. Some of us (including me) didn't know how to swim so Raph (who had an experience in basic life-saving) taught us some of the basics of swimming. One thing I will never forget was when the caretaker's dog has set himself free and gone crazy. He ran around the pool and we were like trapped in it. We can't get out of the water because we're scared of him. Everyone's going crazy and screaming until the caretaker came to the rescue. Whew!!! What a relief!!!

We also enjoyed singing our childhood songs like nanay, tatay, gusto ko ng tinapay, chippy chippy gum, ang mga ibon na lumilipad, sesame street,... name it, we have it! We also have a very wacky and memorable picture taking. I hope I can post our pics on my photo albums. We had our snacks at SM North afterwards. Then, we parted ways, tired but satisfied.

- Gian

Can't Understand Anything

2:11 PM, Monday, October 10, 2005 | Link to this post | 0 comments

After almost 3 hours of reading Marx's The German Ideology (for our my English Finals), I'm still asking myself what was it all about. Exam will be tomorrow.

- Gian

After The Tough Times... Tougher Times Comes Next

8:42 PM, Sunday, October 09, 2005 | Link to this post |

At last, my toughest exams are over! Thank God! But I still really need to pray for the results. Please pray with me.

Regular classes ended last Oct. 1 (the day when I have 4 exams). Since I find it hard to study at home in Laguna (because of many distractions i.e. PC, movies, TV, etc.), I've decided to go back to Diliman last Monday to study for my remaining exams. I spent most of my days at the Engineering library and my nights at the UP Main Library. Then the same thing goes, coming home at 12mn or 1am. The rest is history. Yesterday was my finals in ES 11. Though it's a multiple choice type of exam, I still find some parts of it difficult. I took the exam for 3 hours (that's the maximum time allotted for the exam). I can't believe that I feel sleepy during the exam even though it's a tough one. I mean, I don't have the right to feel sleepy because it's an exam and I need to get 100% in order to pass the course or else, I need to re-take it. But I still have a chance of passing the course if the ES profs would make the passing mark lower or if they're gonna curve the final grades. And for that, I need to keep my fingers crossed.
After the exam, I went home and slept for a while. I got up at 2pm and then, I prepared to go back home to Laguna.

Lord, you are my only source of hope. With you, I always find peace. Thank you for your mercy and faithfullness. I pray Lord that whatever will be the result of my exams, you will make me realize that what you've done has a purpose. That it didn't happened because it happened...

- Gian

In My Times Of Isolation

7:05 PM, Sunday, October 02, 2005 | Link to this post |

After battling with four exams yesterday, I feel so exhausted and tired. The past week was so full of pressure and tension. I considered being alone by sacrificing a lot of my regular fellowship times with my closest friends. I haven't attended the semender of Kalay TA last Monday, the same goes with Stillwaters. And I almost forgot the taste of seafood as I ate dinner all by myself. I wasn't able to mingle with my brothers and sisters in Christ because of my busy schedule. In fact, I really planned all these things and I wasn't surprise with the outcome. I expected that people will try to look for me and ask me my whereabouts. Kuya Julius texted me last Thursday with this message: halu bro..hop ur hvin great tym in ur quiet times.. Revin also texted me: Hoy Gian!san ka?nagaalala na kmi syo... Somehow, I felt happy when I received those messages. It just proves that they still care for me. But I'm not saying that no one really cares for me. God cares for me more. I know that God works in me during the times when I feel so tired and pressured. I'm having a good time studying in the presence of people whom I haven't known for so long. God is my source of peace. He never fails me. When I think that failure will come my way, God always reminds me that He is always in control. God is so faithful to me. I said to myself that I need God more during these times when I feel like giving up. It is always my prayer that I will be focused on Him more than on what I'm doing. That He will free my mind and heart from wrong motives. It's really amazing how God immediately answers my prayers. He will come up with verses written on food court menu boards and text messages from friends. Those are just two! There are a lot of ways how God answers my prayers. I thank God because He is my God. A God who can set aside all my iniquities and pour out His Great Love to me.

- Gian

Octoberfest Of Exams

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The first day of this month welcomed me with 4 mind-boggling (all exams are mind boggling) nerve-wracking exams. I woke up very early yesterday, somehow feeling nervous about my exams. I really took a lot of effort to get high grades. I haven't been able to update this blog for a while since I kept myself busy studying for my exams. I've spent the last week of classes (for the first sem) studying and quite isolating myself from friends. I would not be able to focus if I'm studying in their presence. This is what happened during my times of isolation:

Monday: I studied for my ES 21 exam right after physics class, headed towards the UP Main Lib after ES 11 class, studied ES 21 again and then I saw Kuya Arbie also studying for his exams. I left the library at closing time (12 midnight). I ate my dinner at McDonald's Philcoa and finally got home at 1 am.

Tuesday: I planned to study Physics even though my ES 21 exam will be on the next day. I studied at the Eng'g library after Physics class with Homer. He was of great help to me because I asked him some questions about the things that I don't know especially about quantum mechanics. I've spent the whole afternoon there then I went to the UP main lib at 5pm to continue studying. Danj saw me there. Kuya Arbie was also there. I went home earlier at 10pm and have dinner again at McDonald's.

Wednesday: I studied ES 21 the whole afternoon. The ES 21 exam started at 6pm and ended at 7:30pm. I ate dinner at Bomeka and went straight back home, then studied Physics.

Thursday: I've spent the whole day studying Physics at the Eng'g lib, the whole night for ES 11 exam at the UP main lib. I got home at 12:30am.

Friday: What more would you expect? I've spent the whole morning studying for ES 11 and asking my prof of certain things that I didn't understand during the lectures. I almost forgot that I also have an ME exam on Saturday so, I studied for ME during the afternoon with Imay at the Eng'g Lib. I continued studying at the UP Main Lib and stayed there 'til 10pm. I ate dinner at McDonald's again and went straight back home. I studied a little then I slept at 12mn.

Saturday: The first day of October. I have 4 exams:
7am-9am Physics 73
9am-12nn ME 63
12nn-2pm Physics 73.1
2pm-4pm ES 11

After all these things, I'm still here, alive and kicking.

- Gian