I stumbled upon my past entries in my personal journal (as in, paper-and-pen journal), and I can't help but to be amazed on how God is continually changing me and moving in my life. Most of the entries there are my personal prayers to God--prayers of adoration and thanksgiving... some are prayers of fear and doubt... others just plain questions that kept on running in my hand... and sometimes just random thoughts that I share to God, mostly about the things that He made me realize through simple circumstances.

I'd post some to share them to you... it may become some words of encouragement for you guys...

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"CHOICE" -- January 9, 2008

I have a choice. In every circumstance, I have a choice.

To be sad or to be happy. To fret or to trust. To whine or to pray. To complain or to give thanks. To grumble or to give praise. To give up or to overcome.

We may not have the control over the circumstances in our lives. But we have the choice on how to respond to it.

May God give us His unique grace for every unique circumstance that we encounter in our lives.

The joy of the Lord is my strength! And whatever His will, I choose to delight in doing it.

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Sometimes, there are weird things about yourself that you don't really notice. As a response to Michael's tag, here are some funny weird things about me... (well, i don't know if you'll find it weird...)

1. I have low tolerance for sweet. Kaya pag kumakain ako ng matamis, kailangan may kasunod agad na maalat. Or else maloloka ako. One time, I ate too much crema de fruta. Ang sarap eh. Ako kasi gumawa. hehe. :) After 2 slices, narealize ko, nauuwa na pala ako. Wala ng stock ng tsitsirya. Wala na ring tirang ulam. Wala na ring asin... sabi ng Papa ko, may tira pang bagoong diyan sa ref. Kaya kinuha ko sa ref ang maliit na mangkok ng bagoong na naninigas sa tulog na mantika. mga kalahating kutsara lang naman ang kinain ko para mawala lang ang umay ko... and I was relieved!

2. I laugh out loud when I'm dreaming something really funny... sabi daw ng kapatid ko at pinsan ko na kasama ko kwarto. Twice I woke up finding myself laughing hard. hahaha... at least hindi humihilik!

3. I looooove sabaw! As in yung mga libreng sabaw sa restaurant, sa canteen, o sa carinderia. Kapag hindi kinakain o hindi inuubos ng mga ka-officemate ko ang masarap na sabaw nila, hinihingi ko nalang. :) Tawa nalang sila sakin. Basta malinis pa noh. Kapag sinigang o tinola ang ulam, may sarili akong mug ng sabaw. :)

4. And in connection with number three, I can have instant noodles for my breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

5. My regular serving of pancit canton is three packs.

6. I, as well, think out loud and talk to myself aloud when I am alone.

7. I haven't been in Enchanted Kingdom... or in any carnival (Star City, Euro Star, peryahan sa barangay plaza...) Haven't ridden a roller coaster... But I really really want to try!!! Wala nga lang pagkakataon.

8. When I can't answer a quiz / exam from number 1 til the last item, I answer it backwards... from the last item to number one. And I'm able to finish it.

9. I love watching shrek 2 again and again... and again... and again... (Actually I feel watching it right now... )

10. I don't like butterflies... they make me shudder deep to my bones... I'm not really sure why...

11. When I'm so hungry or kaya masarap ang ulam, mas gusto kong nagkakamay. (puwera nalang kung masabaw siya, katulad ng tinola at sinigang.) Lalo na kung fried chicken at may super sarap na ketchup (kahit UFC or delmonte) inihaw na talong na sinasawsaw sa bagoong na may suka, tinapang tilapia, daing na bangus, masarap na binagoongan, adobo,

There's still more, I'll just post it some other time.

I tag everyone who reads this!!! :-)