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Friday, January 16, 2004

Quote of the day:
"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."

wow. The year has just begun and I can already tell that this is going to be a doozie. Doozie meant in a good way of course. So many plans, so many new opportunities arising everywhere. But yeah.. it's gonna be a doozie. Anyway, today I walked my little puppy Cookie. She's not so little any more, but she's still a puppy. My plan was to run to the park but we didn't even make it out of the neighborhood. It's not cuz she pooped or anything (don't worry, I carry along a plastic bag for any unplanned... you-know), but I guess Cookie is afraid of cars. Two cars drove by at the same time and Cookie pulled to the side and started to wimper a little. Some German sheperd, eh? Aren't they supposed to be protectors? or guard dogs? oh well-- she's a true Em-dog= mean and thuggish on the outside, but soft and gooey in the inside. Speaking of soft and gooey, yesterday I overcame one of my fears or challenges as a chicken shhhhht. I brought up the issue of $. it sounds simple, but really, it's a big road block that I actually drove over (metaphor). I don't like bringing up the issue of $ at all. But sometimes, a person has got to face her challenge and bite it in the butt (cliche). anyway, i'm not making much sense anymore... so good night, Bloggers. I shall update you again soon. Thank you and stay tuned.

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Good evening Bloggers... today's quote of the day is:
"God, with all His giving heart, can only give Himself as we recognize the depth of the need in our own lives." hmmm- thats a thinker eh? Anyway, this past week was really a blessing. on Tuesday, LOG performed a very powerful skit. very very powerful. Also, I was able to bond with some friends that I really missed. It's weird b/c no matter how much people say it, " Liwanag is a family, and everyone is always welcome, old members, new members, and non members also.... " it is so true. no matter how long you've been away, no matter what, once a family member, always afamily member. and i just want to thank you Liwanag, for being my family and for welcoming me back no matter how long it's been since i've been away. well.. yeah..
it's really encouraging and very awesome. Today, i spent a lot of time just reflecting on my life and realizing how blessed i am. i had lunch with Ang-Foo at oakview park .. and we kinda had an Arby's picnic there and we just talked and sat on the cool bench and just appreciated the the cool breeze and the fresh air and the innocent laughter of children playing in the playground and crying to their parents. What simple pleasures in life... how easy for us to take for granted. How blessed we are to even have opportunities like that. Thank you Lord. and thank you for putting the people in our lives in our lives.

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Good morning everyone!!!
so far so good. I'm still living up to my resolution about blogging. hopefully i'm not gonna jynx myself (knock on wood). Anyway, I hope everyone is praying really really hard tonight. Tomorrow is the first meeting of 2004. wow... where does time go? anyway, I went to the photo lab today and I printed about thirty pictures.. actually maybe on 10 different kinds of pictures but three or four copies each. so yeah, but anyway, I had a really fun night last night after mass. as i've mentioned before, i wanna utilize my last week of vacation as much as possible, so i'm trying to hang out with friends. Well, instead of sleeping, at 3 am, Cristina, Angie, and I stayed up talking about our lives... you know.... our childhood, our weird thoughts, our---whatever that came to mind. It's funny... you never really get to know a person unless you stay up all night talking and laughing at each other.... [i'm not sure if i'm making any sense right now-i'm suffering the consequences of sleeping so late] anyhoot... so yeah,,,, basically what i'm trying to say is... thanks girls... i really miss you and i'm glad i had the chance to bond with you guys. well... that's about all folks. I can't blog too much or else i'll run out of things to blog about next time... and i gotta blog, it's my resolution!!!!


ok..

note to self:

wrong: motem
correct: modem


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