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a lecture on love it shocked me...when mark gave me the look...the look suggesting he has thought of something spectacular...and it made my eyes widen, the hair on my skin crawl, every nerve within me went crazy, as if trying to oppose with all its strength, in all disbelief, that I have been chosen to lecture about...love...ahem ahem... what the heck do i know about this thing...it has been estranged to me for the past three years and I totally lost all memories of it since my last relationship. Now, i am about to speak of something that I don't know just because it's love month. so as to fulfill my chairman's appointment and the responsibility bestowed upon me (but most specially to save me from humiliating myself, i could visualize a jaw dropped aubrey, standing in front of the cfc youth, tongue tied, with no words coming out of her big mouth, trying to gather her thoughts, totally alienated because she is the only person in that room who doesn't know anything about love) I called up my friends. borrowed a book discussing Christian love. Still not satisfied, I bought this book, "When God Writes Your Love Story" which I was able browse sometime in Powerbooks, searched on the net. And with a bag full of prayers I started to jot down certain points that i would personally like to learn and hear about, searched for bible passages, organized them and voila...i have my lecture materials... this is something fresh from the author, if you're in dire need with something of this kind, feel free to read it. don't worry, i checked out the verses on the bible, some had needed to be paraphrased because their too lengthy...May God bless us all... Christian Faith Youth Fellowship Aubrey Dela Cruz Jesus cares for my love life! Does a busy and powerful God care for these little details in my life? Psalm 147:4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name Matthew 10:30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered If He cares in the littlest detail of your body, why wouldn’t He care about your love life, when love reason of everyone’s existence. I. The Lord has planned for us to get married Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. II. How we should act a. When we say we’re Christians, it means we are followers of Christ and we are part of his family. This is in the same way that we carry our parents” or father’s last name b. We have different upbringings, as Christians we must show others how we were brought up and the kind of standards that our heavenly father has. This includes the areas of our love life Mga bilin: - Proverbs 4:23: “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” - Romans 12:1-2 1I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. - I Thessalonians 4:1Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 3It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God;. 7For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. 8Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. - I Chronicles 28:9 9 " for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. (paraphrased) Immorality not only with sexual acts, but even with sexual thoughts: Matthew 5: 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. II. Practical Tips: - God should be first on your list. Men/women can cheat on you, betray you, leave you, men/women die, but God will never leave us nor forsake us. - Love yourself. You should not rely on other people or the opposite to complete you or to make you happy. Otherwise, you will find disappointment in not finding people who fits your needs. You should find completeness and share it completeness to your future partner. (Get a hobby, sports, study more, etc.) - Don’t go waste yourself and your time waiting or going around looking for future partners. You may get tired of looking, frustrated and you’ll find that a lot of opportunities for your personal growth has been wasted just because you were busy searching for a partner. - Don’t go looking around in the wrong places. You are not only hurting your self but also, you are hurting God because of your sinful deeds. - Do not compromise. Never say “pwede na.” Do not lower your standards in choosing a partner. You live by the standards of your Christian family and your heavenly father. II Corinthiains 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? - Find the right friends. Friends who share the same standards and beliefs as you are. - Do not envy others who have already found their partners. Pray continually, the Lord has His best plans for you. III. Benefits • You are 100% guaranteed that you won't get pregnant and you won’t somebody pregnant. • It's a sure thing that you will stay STD-free! • You will be spared much emotional pain and heartache. • God will provide a way out from temptation 100% of the time. • You will have every opportunity to fulfill your dreams. • If you get married one day, you can present yourself pure to your mate. • You will be honoring God with your body, which is the temple of the Holy Spirit. shagged on 2/23/2008 11:30:00 PM 100 things that make me happy 100 things that make me happy… (in random order) 1. galaw galaw @ 7 eleven with Jessica d’ jolibi, deejay the future first lady and sometime, w/ lailanie the practicumer 2. Sunday service 3. Sunday chismakan with the liga and ligo’s 4. singing “mighty to save” 5. late night tv watching with richel, until the tv signs off 6. payday resto hunting with unang hirit peeps 7. l’oreal pure zone facial wash 8. I white moisturizing cream 9. I white whitening cream 10. I’m glad I’ve met 11. going to the gym and burning a lot of fats…I super miss that 12. tinola ni makra 13. chocolates 14. kapag nag thank you si maimai 15. pag nag joke si Eugene 16. head band 17. a nice pair of shoes 18. crissa pants 19. a nice shirt 20. a pair of nice sandals 21. slippers 22. flash drive ko 23. mp3 on my walkman phone 24. kapag kumakanta si ren 25. kapag nagka-camel si obie 26. masarap na luto ni obie 27. kapag china-chop chop si mark the chocolate 28. kapag na a appreciate ako ng young people 29. kapag na edit na yung mga Christmas presentations namen 30. kapag kumpleto na line up para sa youth camp 31. young people trips to bonifacio high streets 32. nakakaikot sa mall after a busy long week 33. pag nakikita ko si jumong…the best things in life are free 34. pag naka jebs na ko tas taeng tae na kanina pa 35. kapag naka wiwi na ko tas ihing ihi nako 36. konti lang mails ng liga 37. madami mails ng liga 38. mabilis sumagot ng mails ang liga 39. kapag madami ang young people 40. pag nagsisimba si joseph 41. pag nagsimba si busangot girl 42. pag tinext ako ni mama at nagbibilin ng kung anu ano; mag iingat, wag papalipas ng gutom, etc 43. pag nakabigay nako ng pang kuryente at pang pldt 44. pag humingi si maimai ng pera 45. a good movie 46. maayos ang buhok ko 47. bagong manicure at pedicure 48. naka jackpot ng good buy 49. may nagme message sa blog ko…ibig sabihin may nagbasa 50. pag mataas ratings 51. pag ki-nomend ang story ko 52. pag nakabigay ako ng magandang case study sa ibang researcher 53. kapag walang aberya sa shoot ko 54. kapag binibigyan at tinutulungan ako ni teamy sa stories, I find favor in her eyes maybe she sees that I’ve been trying really hard…not bad for a start 55. pag malinis yung bahay lalo na yung c.r. 56. pag na date ko family ko after payday 57. pag may natira sa salary at umabot pa till next payday 58. pag naglalakad si Jessica 59. pag petiks kame especially on a Saturday 60. pag naghaharutan kami ni macoy d’ ulo 61. makausap ko si tiya sally, te alex and other bicol peeps 62. may case study o interviewee na nag thank you at natuwa sa segment 63. si shampu 64. si "oyoboy" sa studio 65. out of town shoot lalo na pag madami budget 66. may libreng items galing sa interviewee 67. nakabili ng murang Sidney Sheldon 68. mura pero cute na accessory 69. na appreciate ng friend 70. kapag sinasapian si aped sa entablado 71. kapag mabilis magload ang website 72. kapag naka chika ng old fwend o classmate 73. mainit na cup noodles...jummpong? 74. pag nakabalik ng llavac quezon 75. nakakatapos ng post encounter, lalo na pag hindi ako mashado malikot a.d.h.d. 76. kapag nakatapos ako ng isang segment ng payapa...walang sabit at walang world war 77. pag nakabuo ng journal 78. pag naka journal tas naintindihan ng buo yung binabasa 79. pag nagpapakita ng tiyan si joseph 80. pag may camper na nag ta tongues 81. pag sakto sa nota yung kanta ko...tone deff ako eh nyahaha 82. young people asaran at laitan moments...it keeps me sane...huh? 83. nagwork yung profit generating activities para sa camp 84. madaming camper 85. may kopya ako ng mga pictures sa mga lakad namen 86. pag may nakuhang astig na collector...collection segment queen ine... (naks buhawi...yaan nyu na blog ko naman ito ) 87. pag nagko koment si makoy kay manananggal wahaha luv u frend...teh, mag block and white tayu...mabuhay ang whitening lotion woohoo 88. pag tinawag binabati ako nila mang boni at mang abe...miss ko na si mang abe 89. pag mabango at malinis ang damit ko galing laundry 90. pag tama ang timpla ko ng patis kalamansi at sili 91. pag maraming taba yung isda...mabuhay ang seafood...hhhmmmmm sarap! 92. pag na wro wrong grammar si chris...at inilalaban niya na tama yun kagaya ng "out of lunch" "kris-te-ning" "i'll ring you back" at "muent" na ang ibig sabihin ay tanggalan ng audio ang tv 93. pag napuno na itong 100 hehe shagged on 2/19/2008 10:44:00 PM fourty questions 1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? = sumagot at makipagsigawan sa s.p. bwahahaha 2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? = nope! 3. Did anyone close to you gave birth? = nung 2007? Ay wala 4. Did anyone close to you die? = my uncle-lolo danny, he was the only lolo na ka close ko at lola ko (mother ni mama) just in a year 5. What countries did you visit? = wala pa hehe 6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? = a new nice phone, laptop? Kahit yung simple lang 7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? = may 5 2007, the night before my 23rd bday my friends from melandjoey gave me a surprise. They gathered some staff of the then Sapulso and some crew/cameramen, gave them flower and asked them to give ‘em to me…they also called the person I’ve been longing to talk to. That was one of the happiest birthdays I had 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? = being brave enough to face the reality that everything, no matter how bad or good must come to an end. A lot of doors have closed but a thousand fold of windows opened 9. What was your biggest failure? = managing my emotions, time 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? = broken heart…kasali ba yun? 11. What was the best thing you bought? = computer set 12. Whose behavior merited celebration? = hehe ahu ahu ahu… 13. Whose behaviour appalled you and made you depressed? = well, some people pretending to be bosses when they’re really not, tiny people with big ego 14. Where did most of your money go? = in ’07? To cosmetic products wahaha as usual 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? = going back to bicol and seeing bicol boy… Friday tapings of m&j, that’s where I get to see my long time crush 16. What song will always remind you of 2007? = here without you baby – nickleback / won’t hold you back- toto / upside down- 6 cycle mind 17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i. happier or sadder? happier ii. thinner or fatter? fatterererererererer iii. richer or poorer? Richer..thank you father God 18. What do you wish you'd done more of? = visit old friends, converse with them more…spend quality time with poeple who’ve made my life a better one 19. What do you wish you'd done less of? = self pitty 20. How will you be welcoming the NEw YEar? = I welcomed it with optimism 22. Did you fall in love in 2007? oh boy I sure did…bad thing, no one was there to catch me 23. How many one-night stands? haha no never…fortunately… 24. What was your favourite TV program? = jumong hahahaha jologs ba? Pwedeng mag sori? 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? = ay oo…lilipas din ito magbabati din kami…hopefully…”love your enemies…” so help me God 26. What was the best book you read? = the Bible (just a portion of it, haven't completed the entire book) now, with comprehension haha. Sidney Sheldon’s are also good, Paolo Cohelo’s 27. What was your greatest musical discovery? = Tommy Walker and other Christian songs that are truly amazing… send me a pm and I’ll give you suggestions 28. What did you want and get? = a new show…unang hirit! 29. What did you want and not get? = a chemical peel for a scar in my leg, nasunog sa motor nuong december 30. Favorite film of this year? = transformers!!!! 31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? = I turned 23 and I felt like I was one of the most important person in the entire gma world 32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? = 4 sessions of chemical peel 33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007? = simple and very pa-girl haha 34. What kept you sane? = my super nice and witty friends 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? = chiz escudero! I sooooooooo loooooooveeeeeeeeee him 36. Who is your real-person crush? = si niko...nyahaha tapang!!! hindi naman niya mababasa to... he's not in my circle of friends eh...muka siyang mayabang at laging galit pero keri lang nyahaha 37. What political issue stirred you the most? = nuong 2007? Yak di ko na maalala 38. Who did you miss? = the original m&j researchers…Vanessa, chris the menace haha, myles my better half haha aubrey myles? Tatang the antique guy! And tita mates 38. Who was the best new person you met? = in ’07? JESSICA the jolibi and DEEJAY the future first lady, melissa is another important person that i've met in '07 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007. = God loved us first 40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year “ What love the Father has lavished on earth That we may be called His sons and daughters precious in His eyes… why would He do such a thing for dirty sinners like you and me…Oh God thank you for loving me, when on the cross you made history. Oh You died for me forever my praise will go to Thee. Oh God thank you for choosing me to be your child and bear your name, Oh Jesus I will never cease to sing your praise. Thank you for loving me. “ shagged on 2/19/2008 10:17:00 PM friends at unang hirit late october nang matanggap ako sa unag hirit, hindi na bilang pinch hitter sa events team kundi regular researcher sa features team. salamat naman kay papa God dahil sa additional income at connection na ito. anyways, agad naman akong nakatagpo ng mga friends at kachismakan dito sa programang ito at heto ang ilang mga pcitures sa mga recent jammings...awabya guys... brayna girl ng events team...sa bahay ni tita cecille baun. yan lang naman ang prosthetics na gimagamit ni ssssssss kamdag.... si carol, the new events team head at ang anak ni janice...ako yung nasa kanan hindi si janice ha unang hirit blow 8... sa sta. lucia mall last practice at preparation sa aming well rehearsed na dance performance para sa u.h. christmas party the usual japan japan pose, sa bahay ni ate monday eto si ayie eto si loel, a.k.a. joyce bernal...may look alike? outside bellini's...one more chance ba ito teh? popoy, sana ako na lang...je, shiela, loel a.k.a. joyce bernal, karina, moi and ross regular payday food hunting at berhouz shagged on 2/18/2008 12:06:00 AM a star online i couldn't refrain myself from doing a write up/comment on this guy named Arnel Pineda. you might be too familiar with him by now because of the tv guestings and appearances that he had recently, because he's just been announced as the new front man of the legendary band, the journey hearing the story that i was tasked to do, did not bring much excitement and enthusiasm. i was to do a "pinoy star online" obviously about Filipinos who found fame and opportunity through the net. one of them is arnel pineda whom i only heard about during the previous night's episode of 24 Oras. he had his press con, announcing that he's been accepted as the journey's new vocalist. automatically, i had to research about this guy and found my self looking for him on youtube. and when i heard him sing, i was awed. he was a monster! ika nga sa lengwahe namen, halimaw! halimaw sa kantahan! i couldn't believe my eyes on what i was hearing. it was a brown guy with a white-rocker-guy's voice. i was stunned. arnel's performance on an uploaded video on youtube was one, i think, of the most amazing performances i ever saw. it wasn't just because he was singing with an unusual pinoy sounding rockstar voice, but because it was good and he was a Filipino. i thought immediatley that we had something in common and that made an immediate admiration. i was also inspired by his life story, this guy, who has probably been offered millions of pesos or dollars maybe, have gone through unimaginable hardships. he lost his parents at an early age, he and his two brothers had to live with their relatives but they were treated like animals. they thought that living on the street was a more preferrable choice, they survived like beggars. but that did not stop from fulfilling his dreams. he was able to live a life out odf freedom and that amazed me more. he had been part of many local bands, but spent most of his singing career in hong kong where he was payed with dollars. and through some uploaded music videos on you tube, he has found his fate the zoo (his local band) now, i guess he'd already left for the u.s. to do his recording, but i still listen to his music every time i log on the net, watch his music videos; of cover songs from different famous foreign bands. and i am personally looking forward to his album, now with the band, the journey. way to go arnel... now we have other pinoy performers to admire, other than allan pineda, nicole, billy and mutya. shagged on 2/17/2008 11:34:00 PM friends at lafang i was inspired by my friend, vanessa's entry on her multiply account (naks van promotion) that the best way to enjoy and savor the taste of food is to eat and share it with friends. here are a few photos that i compiled while i was out, chasing the good food within the metro... sa isang pambihira at talaga namang kagila gilalas na pagkakataon ay nagkita kita at muntik nang makumpleto ang college dabarkads...at bagamat kailangan pa namen maghintay ng ilang oras, ng bonggang bongga, ay napawi naman lahat ng inip at binawi na lang namen sa kain dito sa Dencio's malapit sa abs cbn (hay talaga naman) annie, benjie, aubrey, alma, vannessa...haha hindi kasama si kathy wahahaha ayan bumawi si kathy sa next pic, siya naman nangunguna drop dead gorgeous aubrey, alma and vanessa (ang mga walang love life) mabuhay kathy the school make up artist-turned grocery manager and annie the school treasurer turned production staff weighing 300 and 100 pounds...nyahaha sana wag nila mabasa to lagot dahil sa record breaking event na ito pero not so fabulous na food...i give our bonding a five star, i give the food a three star ********** isang makalangit at makaitlog na kainan (maka ITLOG?) ang napala namen sa heaven and eggs sa tomas morato... at katulad ng madalas na nangyayare, dahil kaka sweldo lang ay nagmayaman kami at naghanap ng ibang makakainan, para masabi naman namen sa aming magiging apo kapag kami tumanda na hindi coop at makati skyline ang tangi naming kinakainan nung kami empleyado pa ng gma pacute lang kami ni ate eka hindi naman kami mashadong malakas kumain...kaso lang kung ang iba, naha high sa inuman...kami naman sa kainan...bangag na agad haha dahil sa masayang bonding masarap pero hindi gaanong fabulous na pagkain...i give it a four star ********** ito ang pizza ni macoy...48 inches!!!! (tama ba macoy?) hindi man ako mahusay sa numbers sigurado naman ako na hindi ordinaryo ang pizza na ito dahil malaki pa sa mukha ko ang isang slice...kamusta naman at para sure na maubos mo ang isang slice ay kailangang hindi ka kumain mula umaga hanggang gabi para sure na gutom na gutom ka. masarap sana pero medyo makunat na ang crust dahil sa layu ng pinanggalingan ng pizza na ito--- sa pampanga dahil sa nakakalulang laki pero makunat na crust at nakakalokang reaksyon nameng lahat...i give it a three star ********** minsan isang araw noong ako ay nasa melandjoey pa (6-18-07), kakasweldo lang at dahil malakas ang loob namin ni vanessa ay nag ikot ikot kami para humanap ng makakainan si timog...ang trip namen italian food...at nakita namen ang...tantanan...italianis lamon lalaki ang ginawa namen...order...order...order at kami ay napasubo hindi ng pagkain kundi ng mataas ng presyo ng food at duon...kahiyaan nalang hindi na kami makaka back out...bahala na, tipid tipid na lang sa mga susunod na kain para makabawi... japan japan...pero italian food kinakain ko hehe mmmm... at sinulit namen bawat hibla ng spaghetti at bawat sulok at kanto ng pizza at sinigurado nameng makakapasok sa aming tiyan...hindi kami maiisahan ng italiannis sarapissimo...susulitin namen ang aming pera... sepia sepiahan para di mashadong halata ang katakawan. dahil sa masarap na pagkain, masayang kwentuhan pero butas na bulsa at matinding kaba sa mataas na presyo ng pagkain...i give it a four star ********* matagal na pinagpalanuhan ang isang dinner/meeting/bonding/reporting ng mga young people with pastor gani. wala man sila dito sa picture dahil nagkalimutan na kami at nagkagalit galit na sa kagutuman ay iisa isahin ko na lang sila...si weng, ren, grace, ako si aubrey, si mark, si obie, si jay, si noel, si aped, si jo, sio kuya ricky, si ate zeny (proxy ni kuya yok) si kuya joel, si sis liling at si pastor gani. it was a feast, and it brought us great joy to see the satisfaction in pastor gani and sis liling's faces when they saw what we've prepared for them. nawala lahat ng pagod at lalong nagutom ang lahat, kung mukhang masarap para sa kanila ano na lang samen diba? roarrrrr mukha lang bakante ang mga upuan. piniktyuran kona bago pa umupo ang mga kakain at magmukha itong dinaanan ng bagyo at tornado. imagine 12 horrific young people with a humungous appetite, all looking forward to a nice dinner. the food was outrageous grabe parang mga well trained chef ang nagluto at naghanda...the best ka talaga chef obie (na seaman sa totoong buhay, seaman-aasar at seaman-uubos ng pagkain) dahil sa mala-piyestang handaan, improvised na mantel, masarap na pagkain at di malilimot na bonding...i give it a five star! ********* night's out with unang hirit researchers. payday na naman kasi. we were actually looking for a nice place to dine and this is what we've found...berhouz... a persian restaurant ayus! yan ang tinatawag na buttered rice...the rice comes with a big cut/piece of butter. melt it yourself nyahaha. i ordered it with lamb and chicken qebab. it took ten years for an additional ulam...my friends were already finished eating when the additional ulam was served buttered rice na may malaking bloke ng butter at mabagal na serbisyo pero cozy na ambiance...i give berhouz a 2 star ********** kape lang ito...sa hindi espesyal na lugar tulad ng figaro sa 4th floor ng kumpanyang aming pinagta trabahuhan...pero sa tindi ng daloy ng emosyon dahil sa sama ng loob ay isa na ito sa pinakamasayang meryenda ng buhay ko...matapos ang paghiwalay ko sa programang melandjoey na halos dalawat kalahating taon ko ring pinagsilbihan (at pinagkaswelduhan) dahil sa masarap at nakaka release na bonding, mainit na kape at mainit na panahon...i give it a five star shagged on 2/15/2008 12:12:00 AM quotable quotes batch 2 eksena number one... si eugene asa boarding house, nag pu push up...maya maya...sumigaw sya sa sakit nagkaroon siya ng muscle cramp... Eugene: waaaaa, na lock-jaw ako... (kwenk) eksena number two... sa opisina...nag uusap si aubrey at si eugene tungkol sa friend ng huli na nagpakasal recently... Aubrey: kamusta naman Gene, Erwin got married Eugene: yeah sure, he is happy Aubrey: what about you, aren't you envy Eugene: (pause) ah, what is envy? (kwenk) shagged on 2/09/2008 02:18:00 PM