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Archive for 2007/12


I’m having anniversary blues

12 months. 365 days. And I’m still here. Amazing. Career record breaker ito.
My mind is groping for a song, poem, words, anything profound to express my feelings at this moment. It is searching in vain.
I’m distracting myself with a lot of what-if questions,  far off thoughts as I get voicemails on the phone, and a deep […]

Jumping on the 2008 resolution bandwagon

I don’t know why I keep on making this list when I end up forgetting all the items by the 2nd week of January. Like banging my head against a brick wall… But hey, while there’s life there’s hope.
 
Faith Walk
1. Feeding. Daily QT, weekly CG or BS and quarterly SR. Back to “milk” for me.
2. […]

Four days are not enough

The first half of my Christmas break is over. Definitely not enough; good thing there is a 2nd bout of downtime next week. Christmas 2007 was crammed with:
Eating. Waiting for food to be cooked. Eating some more. Especially Tarlac delicacies like bagis (carabao meat), burong hipon (fermented rice with shrimp), kilawin (meat with vinegar), my […]

Your grace still amazes me…

My faithful Father, enduring Friend
Your tender mercy’s like a river with no end
It overwhelms me, covers my sin
Each time I come into Your presence
I stand in wonder once again
CHORUS:
Your grace still amazes me
Your love is still a mystery
Each day I fall on my knees
Your grace still amazes me
‘Cause Your grace still amazes me
Oh, […]

Brothers, where art thou?

I just slept over at my brother’s dorm so that I can wake up on time. For what? Well, are required to write a reaction paper on a cultural event in UP. While I was tempted for a moment to give my academic take on the Oblation Run, I realized my innocent eyes can’t handle […]

What matters most for the 1st Quarter 2008

Last Sunday was not spent in my usual chores-church-choir-comatose routine.
First, we had to perform the Welcome to Our World cantata again during the morning service, with a smaller stage and a much smaller cast. Managed to pull it off despite being absent for the Saturday rehearsal, waking up late, and committing a few blunders.
Then had […]

I hate this feeling

“Run”
by Collective Soul
Are these times contagious
I’ve never been this bored before
Is this the prize I’ve waited for
Now as the hours passing
There’s nothing left here to mature
I long to find a messenger
Have I got a long way to run [x2]
Yeah, I run [x2]
Is there a cure among us
From this processed sanity
I weaken with each voice that […]

And so this is Christmas

9:30pm, Tuesday
This song played in the cab in sync with my random, wandering thoughts:
So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
What have I done? A lot; I’ve covered this year’s hecticness in a previous post, When I remember 2007. I am amazed though at how time flies.  A […]

Holiday Bonus: Gone in 60 Hours

My 13th month pay has come and gone in a few hours. Where did it go?
Responsible Ways of Spending my Holiday Bonus
1. Save - for my tuition, field trip, summer shennanigans and to fend off the threat of starvation.
2. Bills - while I can still contribute to them.
3. Investment - after dipping my toe in […]

When I think about 2007

SAD Wilderness period. Like the Israelites, I wandered around not knowing when and how I’ll get to the Promised Land. Spiritually speaking, I felt like I was climbing a very wide staircase… just rapidly moving horizontally across a single step, but rarely moving upward. A lot of activity but no real progress. Mostly my fault; […]