Highschool-ish
Over a week ago, I posted that tweet above. Surprisingly, a lot of my Twitter friends feel the same way. But I guess theirs has a more serious sentimental tone. I, sometimes, share that tone. But the tweet I posted was more of something light and kilig. Hahaha! You've read that right. In fact, I really have a bunch of one-liners I soooo want to post but I don't think FB and Twitter are the right walls to air my cheesy-silly side. Hehe. So finally I've thought of just blogging these SINCE I have only very few readers. And I bet they would excuse the following, given my "funny" side. =p
- Kung pwede ko lang dalhin sayo lahat ng nagsasabing blooming at gumaganda ako para ma-credit ka naman sa lahat ng compliments na tinatanggap ko. #BOOM :))
- That highschool-ish feeling when you catch yourself smiling just because you remembered a conversation with someone. #BOOM :))
- Just realized that we both love that word. Makes me wanna say it now but that would give away who you are.
- Eh posible pala na walang "ilang factor" noh? Ikaw na! Haha!
- Because you make me want to use exclamation points and caps lock more than the usual lower cases and dots. #poetickuno :p
- Moments and counting. Hmm.. #lalala ;p
- Hindi lang talaga ako pala-reply pero kung alam mo lang ang ngiti ko kapag nagtext ka kahit quote lang naman sa umaga. #BOOM
Okay. I guess this might lead to some questions. Crossing my fingers now that only those who won't bother would be able to read this. Crazy me. Hahaha.
Hero
To my Hero in Full Armor,
Have I ever praised You for Your flawless timing? Always, without fail, You step in right when I'm about to let go and quit. With such powerful words and undeniable touch, You save me from myself and those demons of thoughts. Just when I'm hanging on my last thin thread of hope, You throw me a rope. Such love of Yours that never fail.
The past days, I've been quite in a battle. Of course, we're always in a battle. But--I don't know if anyone else would agree--the hardest fight is the one within oneself.
For all those days I've told You, with pride, that You were wrong to let me speak those days. Or that maybe I got Your direction all wrong. God, I'm sorry. What a fool of me to tell You those things. I am sorry to have undermined the victory You led me through in view of those failures which were not really failures on Your sight, as I understand now. I confess that my limited view took You small.
Just the same, Your faithfulness shines both on strong and weak days. I cannot thank You enough for such patience You have for my loser-attitude and wicked thoughts. I can just imagine how Your Holy Spirit "drags" me to go when I want to stay on one corner for the rest of my life. Oh how great You are when You show me You were right all along; that You never looked at me the way I looked at myself; and that You are so cheering me on to wear once more the full armor You have provided for me.
All because You love me. And that You want me to stand up and stand firm amid all these shakings. And that You still want me to claim the inheritance I almost gave up.
Jesus Christ. You truly are my Hero. The One I can count on to when everything else, including my emotions & thoughts, are falling apart. Now that You've picked me up from the past week's ashes, I am renewed by Your confidence and grace. I shall continue fighting with You... assured that I come out of Your sealed victory.
I love You, Lord.
Your warrior-princess in process,
Joan ♥
And the Sabaw Award goes to...
me!
So I've been posting our funny "sabaw moments" every now and then. And they say it's not fair that I don't post about my very own sabaw moments. In fact, most of my core and cc loves deem two moments I had last camp as the most deserving to win an award. Yeah, they're that NICE to give me such an award during our victory party. -__-"
Anyhoo, here are the two epic moments that made me realize I need sleep or else I could get lutang, sabaw, name it! Haha!
NYC Day Zero (a day before the camp)
I was fixing/prepping up our tables and "mini-offices" in our headquarters. I've set up tables for three teams-- Registration, Delegates Care, and Documentation. I was trying to plug the printer assigned to our team. Hanna saw me frustrated that it won't fit into the socket. She enjoyed letting me sigh a few times out of impatience... only to tell me after a few minutes that I'm holding the USB cable. Boom!
NYC Day Three (in my defense, I was already a walking zombie then)
I haven't seen my very (insert sarcasm here) costly and techie phone since lunch. I tried to look for it in my bag to no avail. It was already afternoon and we're headed back to COG-Main. I needed to call some people. So I borrowed Joel's phone so I could ring mine. Of course, my phone rang. I handed Joel's phone back to him. With a panicked tone, I reached for the phone in my pouch, and said, "wait.. may tumatawag sa 'kin!"
I know. I know. This is so epic fail. But yeah.. let's just charge this to experience... and to the working committee who laughed so hard after hearing the two stories.
Happy Summer!!
Finally the most awaited text message regarding our internship came this afternoon. This means I'm waving goodbye to my summer vacation... if ever I had one. Haha! I've been busy all April and the past two weeks. But all I've been busy about just testifies to this post's title. I have (not had) a happy summer indeed!
First off, I was able to attend and minister to the delegates of our first national youth camp. True enough, opportunities to do great and wonderful things come seldom and we'd just have to grab them. I will be forever thankful to such an opportunity. The lessons are in themselves priceless. Plus the bonus factor of being around such a wonderful team of flawed but called leaders. *_*
On top of the list as well is that I was able to maximize the first two weeks of May with dates, fellowships, and meetings.
Likewise, our victory party was a blast! I had a good time relaxing... in front of the camera. Haha! Back in NYC, most of us from the working committee didn't have much photos. I'm telling you, BUMAWI KAMI! :))
And today, the last day of my OFFICIAL VACATION, I was a bit welcomed to more adult stuff. I was chosen as one of the godmothers of Ate Jhen's nephew, Ezekiel. He's one of the most adorable kids ever. The dedication ceremony was simple but all the godparents had the chance to bless Ezekiel. I'll add some photos here after I've grabbed them from Ate Jhen.
I also had a photo taken with Zeth's BEAUTIFUL niece. That awesome feeling when a baby asks you to carry her. Happiness!
On another note, some of my friends from the youth gang raided Lalaan's fellowship earlier. Afterward, we went to Koroke and finally got a taste of Allane's favorite Koroke and ramen. I'm definitely going back to that place. That potato dish with a Japanese twist is DELISH!!!
These and a lot more which I cannot blog at the moment made the past 4-6 weeks fun and memorable. I can only praise God for providing for all my needs and sustaining me all throughout. For one, I really consider it a blessing to not be bored during vacation. Amazing! :)
If I'm ready for my internship or not, I'm not really sure. I just know that these days, I've been taught what it means when God says, "I AM in control." And yes He is! Always. So no worries. I know the next 150 hours of my practicum would be another amazing ride. And I can't wait to fill this blog with a new set of lessons, memories, and revelations. So, later! :)
To Prattle
Internship
So most of the people I know who did their internship at DFA last month finished their 150 hours last Friday. There are a few who are bound to finish theirs this week. Still, no one scheduled to do internship this May have received a text message from the coordinator. I wonder if I should stay up late until midnight to wait for any message asking me to report tomorrow. Some friends from the 1st batch had that experience.
I also dreamt about my office assignment last night. It was weird for I haven't even thought of that office. Oh well. I've been telling myself not to worry about this internship schedule. But actually, am not worried. It's just a little uncomfy hanging my schedules onto something I don't know when exactly would start. Little vacation dilemma. That's all. I also figured I wouldn't be able to join the WEY-J mission scheduled this end of May because I'm quite sure I won't be done with the 150 hours by then. Le sigh. Guess I can't have both the camp and mission in one summer. Hehe.
Dates
I just realized I still have a couple of dates waiting in line. Haha. Summer can't be over without any catching up moment with Abbie, Charlene, my CVG friends, and Ate Weng, Myk, and Karen. Plus I still haven't had that long chillax date with Allane & Ozzeth, Hanna, and Airah! My planner is just soooo busy even during vacation and I love it! :))
Inspired
Lately, I've been receiving compliments and comments about my "blooming" look. Let me give the credit to all the inspiration I've been receiving from fresh Word lessons and growing friendships. Plus the rebonded hair courtesy of my ever sweet brother, AJ. -wink-
Freefall
The past week was nerve-wracking for me. I haven't done that thing in ages. Haha. But seriously, I could really get nervous beyond words when He specifically tells me to share a very specific message. Nevertheless, He's greater than my nerves. And He's always provided me with a support-group of princess-warriors backing me up in prayer. So yeah, freefall and again I stand amazed at His awesome move.
The Rest of May
I'm excited about three things. One, our NYC victory party on Saturday. Two, Ate Jhen's nephew will be dedicated to the Lord on Sunday and I'll be a ninang. And three, we'll return to Mt. Pico de Loro on the 26th!! I know, I know. I'm scared of heights but I really need that climb. I just hope the core and ccs will have complete attendance. Para kumpleto ang saya!
Pledges
Let's use 'pledge' instead of 'promise' to put more weight on it. Haha. So Justin pledged last night that for my bday, which is in 32 days (we counted), he'll give me a dozen of MyGels. More pledges are welcome guys! Hehe! I think I'm more than predictable when it comes to gifts. Books would be the best and easiest. =p
