StrangeY

What's Up With Me Lately...Again?

2010-05-28T00:05:00.004+08:00

Oh well! I had been set-upped with a new site too aside from this. Been busy too on other things such as my photos.

Oh well, here's my other site's header...

Hope you visit it too.

What's Up Lately?

2010-04-19T15:43:00.000+08:00

Well, yeah!
What's up lately? It's almost 3 months since the last post here. Struggles...struggles...

Well, anyway...what's up with me lately... i've been practicing photography whenever i go out of the house. Take my camera with me and... do that photography thing. My camera is not that good...but i'll take it rather than not having one. Taking any subjects. Finding a medicine for this circumstance i am in. Here's one of the pics i got.

This was a view from "Over View Nature and Culture Park" at Quezon, Bukidnon on one of my recent trips.I still have a lot of photos, and some of those...i shared on my facebook account and some on my flickr account.

That's about me lately.

-hj-

Just A Thought

2010-01-30T01:10:00.000+08:00

Something to think of...and it's basically true.

Sometimes we have to give up wonderful things
just to make everything alright.
We have to bleed alone for somebody to smile.
We need to let those tears flow just to save the tears of others.
We have to break our own hearts to fill somebody else's emptiness
and there are times when we have to give up our own happiness
just to rescue someones burden.
This is LOVE's justice,
and in simple human understanding, it will never be fair.
Yet the heart that LOVES can with stand any verdict.....

and hope it does.

My Fourth...

2009-12-07T06:06:00.001+08:00

- Us on the raft for our first rapids. -

Whitewater Rafting Adventure here in Cagayan de Oro.

- Still the same portion of the first rapids. -

What seems to be a scary thing to do for me turned to be challenging and fun. Before, when I knew that there was this rafting adventure in my hometown, I used to just think of how did those people do it? Watching video clips on YouTube did not even help on stopping me to really want to dip into the river with the raft, until April of last year.

- On a calmer side of things. hehe! -

I had been a regular chatter on an mIRC channel and had befriended an American named Allen. Last year, he dropped by to the city and braved the waters of Cagayan de Oro river together with fellow regular chatters as well. On his first trip, i wasn't able to go because of work-related reasons. On his second trip on that same week, i was able to join the fun! And so for last Saturday's trip (Dec. 5), that was Allen's third whitewater rafting adventure and my fourth.

- The group. -

It was my 3rd time to brave on the advanced course of the rafting. Boy, it was fun yet at times i got bored. But getting fun was all up to me then, and so i innovated some ways in which it will be fun. Like standing up on the raft even on the wild rapids. Getting a li'l bit extreme on that.

- We purposedly went back to this. Paddled our way back here to have some fun and splash. -

There were five of us rafters plus two guides on the raft. Me, Allen and three of his girl friends. His three friends are all first-timers in rafting. So, i expected it to be more rough on the water. I got hit a lot of times on my wrists whenever we go through rapids because they stumble anywhere. It's still kinda sore right now, but it's fine.

- One of the rapids that i love. -

The adventure was great after all. Besides, i'm glad i was part of it. All-expenses paid by Allen, that includes the yummy food too after the rafting. We started at 9:30 am and ended up at 1:30 pm.

- Us, on the raft, standing, with Allen our captain! Ü -

My sister invited me to raft with them this coming Saturday. Oh well, i will be glad to be with them! Since last year i wanted to treat them for rafting but they went on with another activity. So, hopefully this Saturday, we, siblings will enjoy rafting together. I'm looking forward for it. 'Til next time.

- Me, already washed-up after the rafting.-

A Christmas Gift

2009-11-23T02:05:00.000+08:00

It's Christmas season once again. A time for love, gift giving and of course, receiving!

What has been the greatest gift you ever received in your whole life? Was it on your birthday? Or was it on a Valentines day? Or was it during Christmas season?

Let's find out first what is the meaning of "gift." According to www.answers.com, gift is "something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation."

I hope that you have got the greatest gift in your life. And if you haven't received that gift yet, I would like you to introduce the greatest gift I received in my life, that gift is not a thing, but a person, and His name is Jesus Christ. He is the reason why we celebrate Christmas. He is already in our midst. He is just waiting for you to receive Him in your life and accept Him as your Lord and Savior.

Happy Christmas season everyone!

Pondering

2009-10-08T02:34:00.003+08:00

I just finished browsing and reading on the Internet. I just came by from one of my favorite but least visited place on the Internet, www.popsci.com . From the name alone, we all know that it will be all about Science and Technology. I've read the topics their from cars, to certain breakthroughs in technology and my favorite topic of all from Science is about our Universe, the World we live in.

I've scanned the recent photographs from Hubble telescope, and the images of the planet Mercury, the recent images of the new observatory out there at the Chilean mountains, and lots more.

More striking to me was the topic about meteorites and asteroids that's gonna hit our planet Earth. Thanks for those hunters out there that serves as our watchers for those celestial bodies (though we know some of those meteorites and asteroids hit our Earth's surface). These hunters are also there to watch out for those big ones. It's like watching those sci-fi movies, huh? But, it is true, it may happen.

So, if you wanna know more about it then, just check that page I'm browsing too. It's educational of course, and a humbling one too.

Number One vs. Numero Uno

2009-09-23T20:04:00.002+08:00

I didn't regret that i haven't watched that bout live between Mayweather and Marquez. Didn't even bother to feel excited about it. It was a boring fight so to speak. Mayweather was cautious. Marquez, tentative on his moves.

I'd say, it was better too that Marquez gave his all for the fight. Mayweather? he better get somebody his size.

Remembering 9/11

2009-09-11T14:46:00.003+08:00

I can still remember the scene that night at the house 8 years ago. My family just had our dinner and while having dinner, we were also watching the news. A breaking news that captured the moments of that eerie scene at New York City. Planes crashing to the Twin Towers, people jumping out of the Twin Towers and more distracting scenes that are still fresh on my memory.

Up to this moment, people cannot forget what happened to that day. I remember one day, months after that tragic day, my mother came up close to Ground Zero. She told me that she was in tears when she got to that place. Even if not related to those victims, but still, as people in this world, we all know that it hurts us to see what had happened to that tragic day.

To the memories of 9/11, let us savor the freedom that we have, and the unity that is called upon us all.

A Heart Warming Note

2009-08-24T14:12:00.006+08:00

Yesterday when i attended a Youth Jamming, they had this activity. The topic of the activity is about "Friends." It was my sister who facilitated on the topic. One activity was to write something to the people who were around. I wasn't expecting something since i wasn't much of a regular to each of their activity. But, behold, what i was not expecting was really heart-warming and tear-dropping.
The ones who wrote these to me are siblings...brother and sister, YanYan and Ayana. They are our pastor's kids.

Adrianne wrote, "Salamat bro[,] libre nimo me mamy". I then recalled one day at a mall, it was lunchtime...lunch break from work, i saw them, him and his mommy, and i was just alone going for my lunch, i asked them to join me for lunch...my treat.

Ayana wrote, "Kuya Jason, I hope we'll see ya more often[.] Tnx for being a part of my growing years[.] -Ayana-"

I would like to say my, "You're welcome to both of you!" You've touched my heart because thank you notes don't come often.

I would like to say my own "Thank You!" to the people who have been with me, for all the things you've done to me, good or bad, joy and pain, in my life...even on your own simple ways. Thank you so much. To God be the glory!

Loss for Words

2009-08-22T02:12:00.007+08:00

When was the last time that you have been at a loss for words? A time when you can't tell or talk anymore of what you want to say.

Well, it might be that we are in a situation that we have lost someone or something abruptly and what we feel cannot compensate for it anymore? Or it might be during the time of elation, wherein, sometimes we just can utter the word "WOW!" or "amazing!"

Something strange isn't it?

When i looked up on a web dictionary what are the synonyms and antonyms for this word "elated", i found out that... being at loss for words to say...seems that they are at the extreme opposite end of a rod. The website www.answers.com says that, elated is "exultantly proud and joyful; very happy." Its antonym is "depressed, down, sad, sorrowful, and unhappy."

There you are. Just a thought for today.

Goodbye, Madam President Cory

2009-08-04T23:53:00.007+08:00

Weeks ago, outpouring messages of prayer was sent all over for her. My prayer for her that time was just simple. "Lord, if it is Your will. And if it is her time to go, let Your will be done. She has suffered a lot and achieved more, more than any person I have known."

August 1, 2009, Former Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino died.

An icon of democracy. An icon of freedom. A great mother to the country.

I could still remember when i was young, i was still 5 years old then. We lived in a small city, Gingoog City. I remembered running to an open field in a nearby school. Watching the Huey helicopters landing on the ground. I don't know then who was on it. I remember also on that same day, i was watching near a public market, a rally of sorts. Not knowing, that the one speaking was then the newly elected president of my country.

Through these years, she had remained a powerful woman to the eyes of the Filipino people. A source of strength of the Filipino people. Someone looked up to.

While i was watching the necrological ceremony on the TV for her. I was in awe of the things she did to those who were closed to her. Much more even to the lowest in the society like me. I'm in awe to her greatness and her love to the people. I was greatly touched.

Madam President Cory, thank you for giving us the freedom and democracy that we have now in our country. I salute you for accepting the burden of assuming presidency during the time when the Filipinos needed one. If not for your sacrifices, we, the Filipino people could be different from who we are now. Thank you, Madam President. We are proud of you.

Thank God, we are Filipino.

Thank you Lord for giving us a gift, in Madam Cory.

-photo, courtesy of Reuters-

Congratulations Baby!

2009-07-26T00:50:00.002+08:00

Wee! You've made it!
Congratulations for passing the Nursing Licensure Exam.

Wait, you're name will have some letters tagged with it now! That's right, RN!

And to the others too who have passed, Congratulations!

R.I.P. MJ

2009-06-27T03:33:00.004+08:00

Yes, it is Michael Jackson.

I couldn't help it. Just a sad aura on my face. It is also hard to sleep. I've been scouring informations around what caused his death, only to be reminded of the person i admired when it comes to music.

I grew up at the time when MJ's career was peaking. I could always hear his music growing up back then and always thrilled to hear those songs. I had watched his movie in Betamax, again and again. Much more when the Internet came, i could watch his songs in video and watch him sing and dance. Watching in awe with the given talent he got.

Though controversies had put down his name, yet it didn't dampen my spirit to still admire the person whom i grown up admiring, in music.

I could still remember during my high school days, around the Second Year. My classmates and i used to go to my classmates house to practice MJ's dance moves. I still cannot forget those moments, and that classmate of mine who is also a big MJ fan.

To MJ, thanks a lot for your music which leads us to have our own memories as well. Thank you for having entertained us, through the countless music that you've left us behind.

One of those music that i liked so much is this.

I'll Be There

You and I must make a pact,
we must bring salvation back
Where there is love,
Ill be there

Ill reach out my hand to you,
Ill have faith in all you do
Just call my name
and Ill be there

Ill be there to comfort you,
Build my world of dreams around you,
Im so glad that I found you
Ill be there with a love thats strong
Ill be your strength,
Ill keep holding on

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter
Togetherness, well thats all Im after
Whenever you need me,
Ill be there

Ill be there to protect you,
with an unselfish love that respects you
Just call my name and Ill be there

If you should ever find someone new,
I know he'd better be good to you
cause if he doesnt,
Ill be there

Don't you know, baby, yeah yeah
Ill be there, Ill be there,
just call my name,

Ill be there(just look over your shoulders, honey - oo)

Ill be there, Ill be there,
whenever you need me,
Ill be there

Dont you know, baby, yeah yeah
Ill be there, Ill be there,
just call my name, Ill be there...

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-21T04:23:00.004+08:00

Today here is a Father's Day! Yet, i had mistakenly told somebody that it was a Father's Day too last week. But anyway, let's just celebrate this month as "The Father's Month", shall we?

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there!

To my father, whom i haven't seen for these past six years, Happy Father's Day to you pa! Words cannot express how grateful and thankful we are to you. And to mama as well.

Happy Fathers Day!

Ssshhh...

2009-06-18T23:55:00.002+08:00

Hi! I'm back. Hopefully for long. After that month-long frustration of having interrupted net connection and still frustrated with it. Everyday it comes back, and haunts me always.

Anyways, hope you are all too well. Influenza A(H1N1) and a lot of things had just happened these past months.

Hope things will go well.

Boxing Time

2009-04-30T22:44:00.003+08:00

It's boxing time once again for Manny Pacquiao. This time it is another foe, Ricky Hatton.

I remember one boxing bout of Manny Pacquiao wherein The Undertaker was part of his entourage. I also remember before the fight of Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr., i saw in WWE, Batista and The Undertaker paying visit to Ricky Hatton in a gym while he was training. Batista and The Undertaker have confidence in Hatton that time. Batista, a Filipino, in blood and heart; The Undertaker, to whom will they side on this time?

Anyway, as for me, i like both fighters. It will be casual business down there in the ring. Both respected each other. Both are great fighters. I wish you two the best this May 2.

How Well Travelled Am I In My Own Country?

2009-04-17T16:29:00.008+08:00

Well, i stumbled on a discussion on a certain group just now. I find something interesting in which i want you to take part also. What is this?

How well traveled are you in the Philippines?
Well, i got a grade of B-. Here let me show you.

My Lakbayan grade is B- !

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

The darker area represents the places where i always go to. As you can see, i haven't been to the northern places of the country. Something to accomplish to, right?
According to our National Hero, "Wag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan!"

How about you? Find it out!
Oh, by the way, if you have hard time to locate those places, here's a link of the Provinces of the Philippines.

ENJOY!

Ubuntu

2009-04-12T22:22:00.004+08:00

Since i am using this one already. I will also grab this opportunity to advertise it here. Here it is, Ubuntu.

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Texting

2009-04-10T23:35:00.004+08:00

I just read this morning a news about a teenage girl about this. A Verizon bill of US$ 4,756.25 for text messages and about 10,000 text messages sent and received for just one month. A WHAAT?!

A bill of US$ 4,756.25? That is PhP 223,543.75! WHAT THE!!! I mean, how on Earth could i pay that!

How did it happened? Well, that teenage girl sent messages during classes. As a teacher myself, i also had students who do that during class hours.

But well, we have Unlimited Text Services especially to prepaid subscriber. Texting can be good, and not that good too. Sometimes we just have to limit also doing that thing. There is a time for that and time for other things also.

04.09.09

2009-04-10T01:17:00.004+08:00

Ever wondered why i placed numbers there. Well, it's just kind of a date or something? Yeah, it is!

Anyway, since my Windows-based PC was in anyway disabled by the "April Fools Day" prank to the PCs around the world. It goes to sleep once in awhile or most of the time. What I did was asked my brother to help me install another operating system on my PC. Well, of course partitioned separately with the Windows.

My brother and i decided that we will install Ubuntu on my PC. Well, at first i had a problem with this especially that i am a new user to this OS. At first, it still cranked up because of the bug, maybe. But well, maybe then i don't know how to use it. I can't even connect on the Internet with it, maybe my fault too because i was tweaking some things. I still have to get use to the applications with this one too because for more than a decade, it was Windows and its other applications which i have been used to. I may miss those applications, but well, i may learn some new things with this one.

What made me decide to place Ubuntu here is that...that "April Fools Day Prank" made me piss off with those cranky things. Helpless on what to do with it. Anti-virus and other programs can't take it out. Maybe my fault that i missed updating this PC. I was left alone at home for almost a week with virtually boring things to do.

Now, it is now working and i can get connected on the Internet too. I hope things might get better with this one. Here's a screen shot for you, that's my upper face on this one. Bye for now.

Lately...

2009-04-05T00:42:00.001+08:00

I haven't been able to be online.
Ever since that April 1, which we know what happened to the computers worldwide. My PC had been infected with it too. My brother's PC has the worst hit, it won't work anymore. Though the POWER ON probe lights up, but inside, it is totally dead. Fans for power supply and processor are dead. No response already. For my PC, it sleeps, which have me to turn off and then on my PC. Although not advisable, what could i do. -sigh- That's it for now.

Something To...

2009-03-28T18:38:00.004+08:00

share?

I love traveling and one thing that comes to our mind when traveling is... the things that we will bring. Oh well, is that a thing to worry? Sometimes, we travel without even bringing those things, like for instance for our hygiene. The soap, shampoo, clothes and others. But, there is one thing that you will really not forget when traveling, money and transportation.

Am i right?

Though sometimes traveling is tiring and energy-zapping, but, if we enjoy that journey we can forget that while we are traveling.

There a lot of types of transportation we can choose from, ranging from owner-type vehicles and public transportation. I, for one, get used to be in the latter because i don't have my own vehicle. Here in my country, there are a lot of public vehicles, ranging from pedicabs, jeepneys, taxis, buses, ships and airplanes. The most common mode from going from one place to another far-away place is the bus.

So with this, i have already loved traveling on a bus. And with that, i also took pictures of the buses around here. I seem not to be contented with that, so i searched it on the net and found a place where people also love buses and took photographs of buses too. Watching their pictures also left me the feeling that i am also aboard on those buses.

Have a nice trip! Enjoy the ride. :-)

November!!!

2009-03-17T00:02:00.005+08:00

I got this one from facebook, a quiz that says, "what does your birthday say about you?" I just like to share it here.

I am born on the month of November, so here it is.

Has lots of extraordinary ideas. Difficult to fathom. Think forward. Unique. Brilliant. Sharp thinking. Fine, strong clairvoyance. make good doctors. Dynamic. Secretive. Inquisitive. Know how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative. amiable. Brave. generous. Patient. Stubborn. hardhearted. Determined. Never quit. Hardly become angry unless provoked. Love to be alone. Think differently. Sharp-minded. Motivate self. Doesn't appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built, tough. Deep love, emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest. Keeps secrets. Cant control emotions. Unpredictable.

Giving Up?

2009-02-17T22:25:00.006+08:00

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize
how close they are to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison

Last week, our librarian showed me a table-full of new books in the library. All of those were worth to read about. But i just took 2 books, one - a laughter book, the other one - something that's worth to think and ponder and to reflect about life. That quote above is the first sentence that came out of the book. Actually, not a sentence but a quote, from who else... the greatest inventor himself.

Did you not know that a lot of his inventions came out of nowhere? I mean, just came by accident.

As a teacher, i have seen a lot of my students gave up easily, especially on my Math and Physics subject. Even for a simple problem, they haven't even started scribbling on their notes, they just flatly... gave up. They just then watch other students, or stare blankly into the sky or the ceiling.

Even more with their quizzes or examinations, it would really break my heart to see them give up. Pass their papers just between 15-20 minutes into their 1 hour examination. Only to see that they haven't even answered or attempted to answer the papers. Lately, out of my frustrations, when i see somebody who will pass his/her paper between those times, i just tell them... "those who will pass at this moment are quitters!" Oh well, i just know, they hate to be called quitters.

Not even does it happen inside the walls of the classroom. Sometimes, it happens while waiting for something, like, waiting for a ride. To have patience on those times when we are in a hurry, is not much considered already if we are catching up on time.

Or how about in our life, wherein sometimes we have to wait for something. One example is finding a job or landing one. Or how about finding the right person in our life.

Sometimes it's hard to know, when to give up and when to continue. Just a simple decision that creates a big ripple and big difference for our life.

Should we give up or should we not?

Proverbs 3:5, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."

Insomnia anyone?

2009-02-04T01:47:00.003+08:00

I guess, it's back once again to me.
I should have went to sleep right away once i get home. Wake up in the early part in the morning? I don't know if i could.

I don't know what triggered this again. My eyes are already tired , but my mind is so actively functioning.

This might be triggered to some events that happened recently in my life. Things that boggled my mind. Thoughts that crept through my head. Or some other things.

Or maybe the deadlines that i will be meeting. Certain things that needed attention. Maybe. I don't know.

Mind you. There are times that i could be awake for 24 - 36 hours. Weird eh? That's my "strange_eyes".

Why do i have this again? I don't know. I don't have a clue.

T.I.R.E.D.

2009-01-31T21:42:00.005+08:00

I could have written this down here two days ago, but my net connection bogged down again. I could not open any websites, what i could just do is to chat. Some of those thoughts i had these past days may have been swept away already. I haven't placed it on a notepad or something such that i could record them all... because of my distaste of how my net connection was doing that time. So, here's what's left of it.

January 29,30, and 31! Since those days are school days, i have drowned my loneliness with the company of my students and with the tasks i'm supposed to do. From morning until early in the evening. The company of my students gave me a glitter of hope that i could get better. Getting busy so that my mind got occupied. But at the end of it, going home gave me the feeling that i was in the middle of the desert, or in the middle of the ocean. I want to vent it out but my net connection got messy. Trapping my emotions deep inside me. Wanting to let out my frustrations, my phone helped me. What started out as defense mechanism of someone tired and broken, i took and gave out a lot of pranks and jokes out of my phone and sent it out to whom it may be. Hoping and wishing, someone out there would reply to me with a smile. Hoping i'd be alright because they were still there. I had drown myself with movies just to flush the things i kept inside. Still, in the end...it didn't matter. Loss of sleep, loss of appetite, and loss of interest is what i gained in the process.

I'm just too tired of thinking what happened on this first month of the year. Too tired to think where will i escape from these.

I remember this line from one of John Mayer's song, "i'm tired of being alone..."

I'll just rest my case. Sent to SOMEONE who cares.

One, Two, Ready...

2009-01-28T19:03:00.003+08:00

SING!

"Sing, sing a song... "

Honestly, i love to sing. Singing makes me relaxed a little bit. Forget my worries and relieve my stress for awhile. And if i am a drinker, singing is my beer or wine.

They say singing is inherited. Well, i have a lot of evidences to prove it right. I have my family lineage to prove it.

They say singing is acquired through practices. Oh well, i do practice too. In fact, i have a little discipline for myself such that i cannot lose my voice. "Say no for hot and spicy foods. Less for ice-cold drinks."

Last night, i went to a mall and felt like singing. So i did sing in a videoke. Pick some songs, and whallah!!! ... sing. I picked those ballad and love songs rather than those songs that could break my neck. Sometimes, i felt touched by the songs which in turn get me teary-eyed.

Singing takes me back in time, my experiences, my joys and my sorrows. After all that singing last night, i still want to sing tonight... because... i think, i'm not done yet.

Someday i could write a song, and be the one singing it too. I hope you could hear my voice also. Before i forget, i'll be singing in my students promenade next, next week. I'll be singing "The Prayer". I still have to practice it yet.

So to all of you out there, hope you do your singing too. " ... in mysterious ways."

The Hidden Meaning Behind My Name

2009-01-27T22:47:00.003+08:00

YOU ARE UNIQUE AND INSPIRED

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.
Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong.
You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know.
You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do.

You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you.
You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries.
You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice.

You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

I don't know about this...some may be true, some are not. For those people who know me can find which is appropriate for me. ^_^

-from www.blogthings.com

What is There?

2009-01-26T19:57:00.004+08:00

What is there in a sunset,
that a lot of people love to see it?
Why not the sunrise?
or am i surprised!

Or is it that,
people have the time to watch the sunset?
More time to take pictures of the sunset?
Hmmmm...

Or, is it about the symbolism of life?

I just wonder.

Just for me, i also like the sunset.
I don't know why.

-edited-

I Am...

2009-01-05T20:57:00.003+08:00

THANKFUL...

For the past year, year 2008, there were a lot of things that happened to me. Regardless of whether those things were, bad and good, still i should be thankful it happened. I know it sounds silly, but those things that happened badly? Well, they are our eye-openers which turned out to be good lessons for us.

One thing i should be thankful of is this job that i have. Being a teacher is not an easy task but a fulfilling one. The pay isn't not that much, but these days? Why would i worry of the small pay compared to being unemployed anyway? I've been unemployed for 5 years after my graduation, graduated from an engineering course then took up education units. It wasn't easy being unemployed. I could have been employed but i stayed away from the opportunity to apply in a Call Center.

Another is that, i'm thankful for the opportunity to be able to touch lives. Being a teacher gives me a great setting to be able to do it.

Being able to share my time, effort and talent to others is what i should be thankful too. Having been blessed to live day after day after day.

There are a lot of life's lessons which i learned and be thankful of, especially the ones that i have observed from other people and also to what i have done. All in all, i am thankful to be able to see, to know, to understand that these are all blessings that come to me.

Thank you Lord, for the persons i have known this year. For the many students i have been blessed to share my time and my life with. They are the treasures in which my money can't buy.

Thank you also, for my family and friends for being there always.

And thank you for every thing that i do, and everywhere i go, you were always there.

Thank you for 2008! Looking forward to what's in store for 2009 and i thank you Lord for that.

More to Christmas Vacation

2009-01-03T02:48:00.007+08:00

Aside from a Christmas celebration with the whole family, a lot of people also attended reunions. Reunions ranging from class, barkadas, or whatever group we belong.

For 3 consecutive years now, my batchmates, classmates, or schoolmates, had this official "tapok-tapok". Though in the recent years before it, we also do that gathering, but just us, classmates in high school. What is new for 2008 gathering is that we have managed to call out those people from other sections whom we have known and hopefully they also in turn bring along their group to have our reunion. This is us, MOGCHS Cavaliers 1996. By that you can guess how old i am now. :) We may be few, but at least, we are more in attendance than the previous years. Some of the people in the pics have their own family already, and some, well, like me, still single.

The reunion is not about telling the people what we have achieved in our life already, or how many kids each one of us have. *cough* The reunion is about gathering together and feel each others company, reminiscing the past, helping one another, well...getting to know each other again, and last but not the least, getting in touch for the next gathering because it's not a great feeling that we have left somebody behind.

To my batchmates of 1996, hope you will not miss our gathering this year, 2009. December 26, they say. Still here in the City of Golden Friendship. If you do miss it, there will always be next time...hehehe... always remember, "tapok-tapok" is always held on the days in-between Christmas and New Year.

See you around.

Genius?

2009-01-02T19:03:00.002+08:00

I don't get it. I don't get how they rate my site with just one click. Anyways, here it is. Duh!!!Oops!!!

Movie Reviews

Auto Link

2009-01-02T12:38:00.003+08:00

Exchanging links is a little bit tiring that's why I participated in Auto Linking to make it easier.

If you want to exchange links with me, just use the auto link but make sure you will link me back! If not, I will remove you from the list. I'll be visiting your blog and check my link there. Thank you.

Pondering Some Thoughts

2009-01-02T01:12:00.009+08:00

I've been counting now the days of going back to school and marking the date, 5th of January. It will be the first day of school for the year. I've been wondering how are our students doing with their 2-week plus vacation. Would they be sporting something new on their faces? Something new in their study habits? This we all know, they have a lot of something new to share, stories. As for me, i kept my job away from my vacation until... ahmmm... Saturday? Oh well... i don't know yet. As my co-teacher sent me a message, "we'll be going back to business this Monday." Vacation time is almost over. Back to reality.

These are the students of my advisory class. Just can't wait to see them this Monday... *evil laugh* ...and yeah... these are 2nd Yr High School students, and our section is Kindness. Would they still be kind? Or we, the teachers be kind to them? ^_^

Gee... i'll be reviewing back their Math lessons again. Mind you, they easily forget their lessons, not only in Math but to other subjects as well. (",)

Here goes the countdown till classes. Good day everyone!

Happy New Year!!!

2008-12-31T23:46:00.003+08:00

I have 4 minutes to go! GREETINGS 2009!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Anyone for resolutions? Or should you be thinking, what will be ahead of me this year 2009? Oh well, always remember, it's not how you get to the end of the journey that counts, but how well you enjoy your journey going into your destination. God be with you all! CHEERS for a New Year!

*image from NASA

Today in History?

2008-12-30T22:50:00.004+08:00

Not much that i can remember. Just what i can remember is that this country celebrates the Death Anniversary of our National Hero, Jose Rizal. He died December 30, 1896 through execution.

Not only is he famous here in the Philippines, but to some parts of Europe as well, especially France.

Mabuhay to you, Jose Rizal! Thank you for what you have done to our country.

Today, My Third...

2008-12-26T22:16:00.002+08:00

Wondering what is it about? Today is the third time i ever did the water rafting! Third time in just one year! Whew! This time i did it with my other set of friends.
It was such a beautiful day to raft. The sky was gloomy, and the clouds just covered the sun. It occasionally rained too. The water was clear, unlike the one when i rafted 2 months ago. Hopefully, i can get our pics of the trip so i can post it here. :)
Thanks to Kitoy, Grace, Dave, Tasha, Kitz and Grace's high school classmates for an unforgettable trip.
"Kinsay nahulog sa raft?!" :)

The Start of My Christmas Vacation

2008-12-23T21:19:00.003+08:00

Saturday, December 20 was the start of my vacation. Instead of slumping and being a couch-potato, i chose to do other things.

The day before that i was told that there is a "feeding program" that's gonna happen on the Saturday. So, i was so excited to join the program. I know where we will go, but i don't know what will be my role, what i'll bring, who will be with me, and for what organization. Plain and simple, i was told, "it's a secret".

Oh well, Saturday, i woke up early. Before we departed, we took time to know the people who were with us. Then a little information about what we will do and who is behind the program. And lastly, knowing our roles. On the spot, i was tasked to be the photographer to document what we did. ( Unfortunately, i was given another camera. Official trip camera. That's why i don't have pics to attach here. =) )

Anyway, the place where we went has an altitude of more than 650-meters above sea level. A place where a lot of houses have no electricity and a lot of children are malnourished. Our ride was a rugged-old jeepney, that trekked on very, very rough road.

It was worth to share my time to the people and children out there. I'm so happy i did took a break with them, sharing what i only have that time; my time, my energy, my talent and my heart. Even though i was enveloped with dust from the road when i got home, yet i felt no pain and weariness. I was so glad i started my Christmas vacation that way. Knowing that i'm just so blessed to be living here compared to them. Imagining their faces when they first saw us, a happy face. I'm just so glad to share what I have been blessed with. To God be the glory!

The Coke Ad...

2008-12-15T22:46:00.002+08:00

It reminds us that Christmas is near. But, come to think of it, Christmas must not be this commercialized. Nowadays, when we think of Christmas, we think of the gifts to give, food to eat, new things to buy, parties to attend to, and not to forget, the firecrackers to be exploded. See how commercialized it is?
These times, we tend to forget the true meaning of Christmas. It is the Birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. He is the reason for this Christmas season. Aside from those Christmas trees, Santa Claus and the lanterns. These things just obscure our thinking of Christmas. Jesus Christ is the true meaning of Christmas. Hope you have a merry Christmas and a blessed one.

My First Time...

2008-11-25T20:40:00.005+08:00

...to experience visiting inside an ICU room.

Last Saturday, a student of ours, together with his family, encountered a road accident. Their jeepney was sideswiped by a big truck causing it to turn-turtle, while the big truck owned by the military just sped away.

His mother got a fracture on her right arm, while he got a removed skin on his buttocks and a broken leg on the left side.

His classmates, his adviser and I visited him just around 6pm tonight. He was awake already. He got a tube on his mouth. Although he wanted to talk to us, but he cannot. Just a pity sight. We will be visiting him every now and then because the soonest he can come back to school will be on January.

His name is Kenneth. He is young, just 13 yrs old. I hope you add him and his family in your prayers. Many thanks to you. May God bless you always.

strange_eyes...phew

2008-11-25T20:09:00.002+08:00

Strange eyes??? e_e , do i have?

It's not what you think. I have normal eyes. There's nothing strange on my eyes.

"What strange about it is the way i look into something and someone," says one of my friend.

She might be correct. That's just the way i look into something.

It is not only my friend who told me that, but also my students. Some of my students are scared at times when i looked at them. Oh well, i find it amusing. But hey, what can i do. It's just the way i look at them.

That's just it for me now. Ciao!

Second Thoughts...

2008-11-24T23:17:00.000+08:00

Well, i have a lot of thoughts which came out of my mind. But before i am gonna take them all out, i will just take them out one after another. :) You see ,there is not much on my profile, right? heheh.. You might be wondering who i am, and why this spot is called "strangey".

First of all i am hj. I am a licensed engineer and a licensed teacher as well. The former vocation that i have, i still have to practice. After 4 years of not landing a job as an engineer, i decided to jump off and take education units for me to be a teacher. So here i am now, a teacher. A high school teacher.

Next is, where did i get the name "strangey"? Oh well, years ago, after i graduated and took my board exam for engineering and then the job searching and everything, i had become an online gamer. I had been a player for online games such as Gunbound, WarRock, FlyFF and the game that i played for the longest time was ConquerOnline.
My character's name there is "strange_eyes". And so, as time passed by, i made a lot of friends there. They tend to shorten my game name whenever we chat, that name had become "strangey".

So there you go, some tidbits of me and my site. :) Have a nice day!

First !

2008-11-23T19:58:00.000+08:00

This is a beginning of a feat that i will be doing.
A site that's a gift, and needs to be treasured.
A lot of things have come up to my mind,
and yet, they have to wait for awhile. :)
Welcome to my site!