..God works on His own time. He is never too late nor too early. He is always on time. Things happen according to His will and we should never complain if our prayers haven't been answered yet because He knows what's best for us. All we have to do is put our faith in Him. Let Him have the stirring wheel of our lives and -- trust me on this one -- everything will eventually fall into place. It might not be the way we imagined it but believe me, it's even better.

..whenever I would buy something which won't be available for another day or two, I should ALWAYS get a phone number that I could keep in touch with in case unexpected circumstances occur.

..I'm still very happy to be spending the last 15 months with Jay. We're not really your ideal couple. We still fight and disagree about things but what Jay and I have is special and unique that in the end of an argument, it all feels worth it. And it just drives me even more to work hard and maintain this relationship. Relationship requires work. But if you love the person you're with, the work part will come out naturally.

..POTUS really does stand for President of the United States.

..some people really are not comfortable in my presence. I somehow emit a vibe that makes them so repellent to me. I don't know why. To them, I'm not exactly Ms. Congeniality. Maybe I should smile wider, perhaps? Or talk more often? I'm cool with the smiling, but the talking needs some more work and research(what the??).

..a piece of heaven is actually here on Earth and it goes by the name of Fully Booked.

..I've never felt so loved and in love as I do now.

It's been a week since I last updated this blog. I think my updates will mostly be on a weekly basis from now on because I really don't have much leisure time at the moment. Oh well. It's better than a hiatus, right? :)) When I find some free slots on my schedule in the middle of the week, then I'll update. Well anyway, I just want to thank everyone who prayed for Jay's recovery. He was discharged from the hospital last Tuesday :) He's getting better now and I'm really glad he didn't undergo blood transfusion. Praise God for that. Thank you, everyone. REALLY. Your prayers, messages, and support mattered :)

This past week was the Job Expo 2008. This time, it was not only for us, interns, but also for those who are graduating and are interested in full-time employment right after graduation. Okay so I'm gonna stop here because I've been going to that job fair every single day of the past week and I'm kinda sick of it already. The last thing I want to do right now is talk about it. So, moving on..

Today was the first day of my ministry :) I was somewhat nervous at first because I don't know what would their reaction be and if they will accept me. Fortunately, when I was speaking in front, they were listening attentively. It wasn't so bad, after all. I think I'm going to like it there. And I'm always grateful to Ptr. Jon who is always there, guiding me and believing in what I can do. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.

On a lighter note..

Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones will be made into a movie. That's what I heard, at least. And it will be released next year. I also heard that that girl from Atonement (not Keira Knightley, the younger one) will be playing the lead role in the film adaptation of Sebold's lovely masterpiece. Well anyway, I hope they do the novel justice.

Well that's it for today, I have a big THEOCOM test tomorrow to study for. BYE!

I was thinking about going on hiatus because things aren't exactly cheerful and happy these past weeks and blogging about it would only seem emphasizing on how messy(pls do not ask me to elaborate on that) things are.. until now. There are things that happened today which changed the depressing course of my week. Things that transpired not to make me feel bad, but rather, it made me feel good about myself and my life. And most importantly, it gave me hope. Hope is good, you know. We could always use a little hope in our lives. Even just one spark of it can make a huge difference in one's life. And today I saw that. I witnessed hope.

Today was the Blood Letting Activity on our church. Representatives from Red Cross were there. I have never donated blood in my entire life. And now, I wanted to try it. It is actually included on the things I want to do this year. So I gave it a shot and to my sheer delight, the doctor said that I am eligible for blood donation :) I laid down on one of the beds they had set up and the nurse started checking on my veins. She kept shaking her head in disapproval. I got confused and asked why. She said, "Masyadong manipis yung ugat mo." Manipis. Is it bad? Will it break if she stick the needle in? Will I be not able to donate blood forever? Haha silly, I know but that's what's going through my head that time. Anyways, she tightened the rubber band wrapped around my arm to have a clearer view of my veins, tapped my arms a couple of times.. and SHOOK HER HEAD AGAIN. Oh my. This is bad. And then she said, "Try lang natin. Pag hindi kinaya ng ugat mo ititigil ko na. Masyadong manipis ugat mo eh." So I nodded. She also said that it's gonna be more painful than how it normally is kasi sa gilid na vein nya itutusok dahil yun na daw ang pinakamakapal (which is manipis pa ren) out of all my veins. >_< style="font-weight: bold;">own blood. I'm telling you, ANG COOL NIYA TIGNAN! :)) And it felt great too! While I was lost in my own world staring at my flowing blood, the nurse interrupted my fantasy by saying, "Tatanggalin ko na, hindi kaya ng ugat mo. Magcocollapse ka." And so she did. I wasn't able to finish the whole thing because their needles are too huge for my veins. :( Pero I won't give up! Maybe I'll go directly to Red Cross to donate blood because they have needles of various sizes there and they could find one that would fit my veins just fine. :) I may sound insane here but I don't care. I really want to be a regular blood donor. That's the least I can do to help, right?

After that, Pastor Jon talked to me and asked for my response to his offer. If you have been reading my previous entries, I mentioned there somewhere that I was called to God's work. This was it. So, he asked and I said yes. I accepted the offer. I do not want to go into details yet but soon enough, I'll be able to. I think that's the thing I lacked last year -- balance. And so now I'm making things right by letting the Lord use me in His work. It's just about to start and I still don't know what to expect. But I know that God is with me and that's really all I need to know right now. :) To God be the glory!

It really is true that when you heed God's call, He has something in return to give to you. I didn't expect a blessing right away because I haven't even started on my ministry yet. But nevertheless, I almost cried when I received the news. It was about Jay. His health improved! He's been hospitalized for a week now and all we hear are sad news. No positive changes at all. Not until now. And there's actually a possibility that he may be discharged from the hospital some time this week. Isn't that wonderful? I believe that's just one of God's many blessings to me for following His call. Thank you, Lord!

These 3 events of the day gave me hope. And I'm going to hold on to this hope for the challenges to come.