Entries from April 2009

April 30, 2009

Who do you say I am?

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I [...]

April 30, 2009

Crumbs of grace

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
“Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s [...]

April 30, 2009

Nothing escapes you

Investigate my life, O God,
find out everything about me;
Cross-examine and test me,
get a clear picture of what I’m about;
See for yourself whether I’ve done anything wrong—
then guide me on the road to eternal life.
The man who prayed this has got balls. You are asking the God of the Universe to search your heart, of which [...]

April 29, 2009

Picture Stories

Photo essays.
They draw you into a space, fills you with delicate tales of life’s journeys and then, like a tearing of a curtain, cuts your ideals down to a thousand pieces. As the shattered glass settles, hope is rebuild inch by inch with the turn of the page. You realized what truly matters. And cherish [...]

April 21, 2009

Blessed

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sort of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come [...]

April 20, 2009

A fortress called Me

Gigi: I would rather be like that, then be like you.
Alex: Excuse me? What’s that supposed to mean?
Gigi: I may dissect each little thing and put myself out there so much but at least that means that I still care. Oh! You’ve think you won because women are expendable to you. You may not get [...]

April 20, 2009

Fitness as a sport

About 7 years ago, Greg Glassman told somebody he had a vision to totally revolutionize the world of fitness.  And today, Crossfit has become the premier community to forging elite fitness. They have had their critics but one has to admit that until today, there has never been a program such as this that actually [...]

April 13, 2009

Christmas is overrated

I never really viewed Christmas in any meaningful fashion except during times when I really thought Santa left those presents on my bed. Which is to my great surprise because like a really naive child, I thought he has a fetish for chimneys and would not care to visit a home like mine where he [...]

April 13, 2009

I dreamed a dream

I used to direct a small cast for my musical project during high school. I chose Les Miserables without having even seen the show in my life. The songs were a constant feature playing in my ol’ Sony Discman (remember those?) as I immersed myself in the incredible tale of tragedy and redemption as reflected [...]

April 11, 2009

The windows to the soul

Which part of a woman’s body intrigues me the most?
Yes, those two beautiful things which serve as windows to the soul. (yes, you’re probably surprised it’s not THOSE other two things)
I did follow intently a Miss Universe Pageant once, back in 2004. All I remembered was that Miss Australian won. And not to mention the [...]