the shenanigans of eenamorata

I was on a regular commute yesterday to school, was comfortably seated at the back of the driver's seat and I was just sound tripping to some random playlist on Spotify. As the bus traveled from Los Baños to Calamba, a tall, dark, well-built, and modest looking guy with a shirt saying that he comes from a government institution sat beside me. Was a little bit pleased to have a bit of an eye candy on a seemingly regular trip to the metro. Nothing extraordinary happened, he slept, I continued to let my thoughts fly etc.  Now, the bus really started to get jam-packed as it stopped in the last station before doing a non-stop run towards the expressway. This is where an old lady got in; and since everyone was standing already, the driver's assistant had her sit in front--on that part of the bus where they put the machine underneath. Not a comfortable position for a lady that is probably in her late 70's or early 80's.  I was comfortably seated on my favorite wind

Today I am asking God of two things from 1 Corinthians 1:25. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. At this point in time, I need a little bit of God's foolishness to handle things that my cerebral heart could not understand. A little bit of God's strength to keep my heart steady and focused into the tasks that He wants me to face. Irregardless of how willing I think I am to entertain seemingly welcome distractions that are not pursuing me anyway. Giving up for the nth time, letting God take my heart for safekeeping. So that my foolishness will be cured by His and my weakness be supplemented by His strength. So that if anyone wants to have it, the only way to get it is through the pursuit of God alone.  

Una sa lahat, mahal ko ang aking bayan. Ito nga siguro ang kasalukuyang naguudyok sa akin para manatili at piliin ang pagtuturo sa unibersidad. Lubos akong nagaalala dahil hanggang ngayon ay wala pa rin akong mapiling kandidato. Alam kong hindi ako magisa dito, pero ang weird lang this time kasi wala talaga akong mapili AT ALL.  Kasalukuyang mas lumalakas ang appeal sa akin na maging apathetic at mangibang bansa na lang para mas malaki ang kitaing pera. Itapon na yang idealismo nang paglilingkod sa bayan at paghubog ng mga iskolar nito crap kung ganyan lamang din naman ang mga pagpipiliang presidente. Mahal ko ang aking bayan, at nalulungkot ako dahil sa tingin ko... the Philippines deserves better candidates than the ones we have now. Wala akong mapiling presidente dahil: Ayaw ko ng presidente na walang moral compass. Lalo pa kung ginagamit niya ang kanyang kapangyarihan para mangamkam ng mga lupa at ariarian. Although nag aagree ako na may mga kandidatong tuso at magaling

I thought it would be fun to share some reflections on my personal quiet time today. It has been a while since I sat down to write and reflect about things that I have been reading, and I somehow had an "AHA" moment with it, thus the decision to share it here. My devotion today is from ODB, and the Bible reading is on Deuteronomy 6:1-12 The author started by acknowledging that God wanted him to say the things that he was about to say. Then verse 2 immediately follows with the effects f those things, such as,  my children and their children may fear the Lord, as long as I live and keep the commands that God was giving me. [an inter-generational promise.. pretty neat actually] enjoy life He then addresses Israel in general, sort of reminding them to follow and obey also. But, what caught my attention is that the reminder was again followed by its effects. Which are: so that it may go well with me increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey ju