astig talaga, pramis

going through one2one is the best.

ate eunice and i tackled chapter four last monday and i was like, WOAH. like, totally floored! i've realized so many things about forgiveness that i've suddenly found myself so excited to forgive! seriously!  

my brown beanie/scarf's off to my spiritual family, especially to all the pastors and the small group leaders out in the universe! you guys are doing a fantabulous job of giving us "losties" direction, purpose, and truth!

2 Corinthians 9:12-13: This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing them and with everyone else.

i thank God for my spiritual family! you ROCK!!!

these are a few of my favorite things

yours may be raindrops, rosies, or whiskers on kittens. but here's a list of things that make me happy, in no particular order:

1. watching sunsets. i make it a point to go to work extra early (like mga 530pm) to watch the sun set from the 28th floor of my building. words cannot explain. pramis.

2. listening to the ipod, especially if i'm walking. it feels like i'm starring in my own movie and i'm listening to my own soundtrack.

3. watching sunsets while listening to classical music. best song to listen to? kanon in D. you can find it here.

4. our laptop, mommy's christmas gift to teena and me. it's more than i can ever ask for.  actually, natapunan ko nga siya ng pineapple juice last tuesday night... pero MIRACULOUSLY! NAAYOS SIYA!!!!! like BACK TO NORMAL that weekend! ANG GALING NI GOD!!! ahahahaha pinagpray ko talaga siya, AS IN! THANK YOU LORD! :) i will be MORE MORE MORE CAREFUL this time!

5. fireworks. i have always loved fireworks! maybe cos new year's is one of my favorite holidays and it coincidentally is my mom's birthday. anyway, i remember nung birthday ko (by the way i never got to wrote the long birthday post na... hahaha), and i was about to sleep. so sinasara ko yung mga bintana just in case umulan. i parted my curtain and saw FIREWORKS out my window, at eleven pm of june 6 2007.

and this really really good feeling literally welled up in my heart right then and there. and i knew there was this really goofy end-to-end ear-to-ear smile on my face. and suddenly my eyes got wet. and i was so THANKFUL that day. like God knew that it was the BEST way to end my birthday.

6. writing materials, especially notebooks and freshly sharpened pencils. there is nothing like pouring your thoughts out using pencil and paper.

7. hanging out in bookstores. i can stay in powerbooks/bestsellers/fully booked/a different bookstore/wherever na may seat for HOURS. bestsellers is my favorite pa rin.

8. waking up after ten or so hours of sleep. because i have a wonderfully wacky schedule, i value sleep. i really do.

9. DVD's of tv series. teena just bought heroes, csi: new york, and the third season of HOUSE! yaaaay! finally i have something to watch on lazy afternoons!

hmmm...eto na lang muna. i'll be adding more as soon as more ideas pop up

Every Nation World Conference 2007

Start:	Jul 20, '07
End:	Jul 22, '07
Location:	Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City

YAAAAA-HOOOOOOO!!!

giving coffee a break!

hello, my name is karess, and i'm a caffeine addict.

and with that, i've decided to give coffee a break. i've realized that TEA (lipton yellow label) and freshly squeezed lemon juice makes such a wonderful (and healthy) substitute. i allude this to aren, who told me that this concoction works wonders for a sore throat.

besides, i get too hyper, emotional, hyper, sweaty, and just plain HYPER when i'm on the stuff. this happens especially during productions. so there. i've informed a few friends of the "sunday coffee fast," but after realizing how great tea can be, why not give myself a coffee break altogether?

cheers!  (there's an imaginary tea bag there. just squint!)

permanent ipod

Song You Believe Your Parents Fell in Love To	something real old i believe
Song That Best Makes The Soundtrack of Your Childhood Neighborhood Theme	the transformers theme
Theme Song To Your Closest Sibling	spice girls - mama (only change "mama" to "ate")
The First Album You Ever Purchased	totally minnie
The First Single You Ever Purchased	savage garden - to the moon & back
Album Cover That Scared You In Your Childhood	guns n' roses - the spaghetti incident
Song That Scared You In Your Childhood	phil collins - another day in paradise
The TV Theme of Your Childhood	the LACTUM jingle, the BEAR BRAND jingle ("i remember yesterday, the world was so young..." "is that you lolo?" "look at my mole.")
Favorite Song From Sesame Street	the theme itself
Favorite Song From Elementary School	everything that the backstreet boys and the spice girls ever released
Favorite Song From The Electric Company	?
What Were You Banned From Listening To In Your Childhood	wala naman
Rock Song That Rocked Ghetto/Ghetto Song That Rocked The Suburbs (as a kid)	crossroads - bone thugs n' harmony
Song You First Slow Danced To	probably whatever was uso during that time (2001-2002?)
First Cassette You Got For Your First Walkman	spice girls - spice
Best Cosby Show Theme	?
Favorite Soundtrack Of Youth	batman & robin ost
Song That Played When You Got In Trouble And Grounded At Home	wala naman
Song That Played When You Thought Nobody Cared About You	savage garden - crash & burn
Song That Makes You Smile	kc & the sunshine band - walking on sunshine
The Theme To Your First Heartbreak	mariah carey - breakdown
The First Compact Disc You Ever Brought (not Album/Cassette)	savage garden's first album!!!
Album That You "Mistakenly" Stole From A Friend	the cardigans - first band on the moon
Your Favorite Album You Think Your Friend Stole	third eye blind's first album
If Ever In Car Accident....What Song Was Playing?	DZMM. hahaha!
5 Songs You'd Put On A Mixtape For Your Loved One	sinatra's just the way you look tonight; natalie cole's orange-colored sky; maggie gyllenhaal's just the way you are; d'sound's tattooed on my mind; and savage garden's i knew i loved you
Song To Best Describe Your Marriage/Best Relationship	i will think about this. :P
Song To Best Describe Your Worst Moment of Betrayal	regina spektor - samson
First Show You Ever Went To	i forget
Magical Concert You Ever Went To	i forget
Worst Concert You Ever Went To	haha i've never hated the concerts i went to
Coolest Celeb Ever Met	-
Most Awkward Celeb Moment You Ever Had	marami.
Most Unceleb Celeb You Ever Met	-
The US Weekly "Oh They Just Like Me!" Celeb You Ever Met	-
If you Were a World Champion Boxer - What Would be Your Theme as You Entered The Ring?	elvis costello - she. angas nuuun!!!
Song That Has The Ability To Make You Cry	at the cross
The One Song That Has The Ability To Make You A Kid Again	macarena
Song You Are Ashamed To Admit You Love	jessa zaragoza - bakit pa
Song/Album To Escape From Stress To	the best of golden classics; mead johnson's smart symphonies; in love with bacharach
If You Were To Marry Now What Song Would Be Your Wedding Song?	i finally found someone (yeehaa!)
What Song Best Describes Your Children/Future Children?	i decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadow!
Who Killed Music?	no one did
Who Helping to Keep Music Alive For You?	God, the ultimate Composer
Song Playing Right Now	NBA announcers behind me

my very rockin' birthday!

disclaimer: this is just the abridged version. please stay tuned for the second installment! 

thank you GOD for absolutely everything. YOU JUST TRULY ROCK.  

thank you joe and vee for doing the best job you knew how to do.

thank you kat and den for the affection, bossiness, hand-me-downs, freebies, and the indirect impartation of lessons.

thank you bea for being with me for a third of my life! exage

thank you to everyone who was in one way or another "part of my world."

thank you to everyone who remembered and let me know that they did--text, multiply, email, friendster, verbal. i appreciate your greetings, wishes, and blessings.

 

2 Cor 9:8 (paraphrased)
God will make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, in all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

 

maraming, maraming salamat!

it always pays to look up

today--tonight--was the first night of work, and i was yet again checking mail, reading multiply updates, and basically killing time before i dial and make singil americans.

in between navigating pages i managed to look out the window.

i never realized how pretty the sky looked from the 28th floor of a building, at 630ish in the evening--with swatches of blue, pink, and gray innit.

i still can't stop staring! it's right in front of me as i type this.

 

ah, the wonders of the universe. thank you God!!!

a quick version of my life so far

random thoughts, in no particular order:

1. growing in the faith is awesome. i've just gotten back to the basics. i've been attending "one to one" discipleship and small group meetings. i've learned so many things already! it feels like growing up all over again. (i wonder how "christian adolescence" would be like? hmmm...) funnily enough, theory suddenly wants to be put into practice!

2. looking forward to more EN07 busy/fun-ness. by God's rockingness we've finished the script!  the work isn't quite over yet, but i'm looking forward to whatever needs to be done. it feels like i'm playing this PC game, and i'm on to level two. that's the best way to describe it i guess.

3. the whole arts thingy really is wired in my system.  i find myself thinking out loud while watching snippets movies on my lunch break. "wow ganda ng shot," sabay mimicking the camera using my hand. and then after lunch i'd talk and talk and talk about how films are at 24 frames a second and such. then i'd go about discussing German Expressionism in the next heartbeat. i loooove being a com arts major!

4. events ministry is the best in the universe! i'm borrowing the thought from this blog. i feel so right at home where i am now. *sniff*

5. i'm EXCITED to finish thesis! enough said.

6. malapit na birthday koooo! haven't realized that it's all of five days left. omaigash! i have so much to say about this, but i have to go; i have one2one eh. byers!