Emotional Equation on Christmas: Joy > Sadness

pasko na naman. and this season is known to bring utmost joy in our hearts. and to some, a little drama as well. in my previous blog, www.rojane.blogs.friendster.com, the sands of time part 1, i always mentioned the gladness christmas brings. now, though, i thought of posting the little drama it brings along too. not that i want to spoil the happiness of this season, of course i wouldn't dare! it's just that i would definitely sound very redundant if i post about this holiday's joys. again. hehe.

nakakalungkot lang kase isipin na may mga taong madrama talaga ang buhay lalo pag nalalapit na ang pasko e. at meron ding mga nagda-drama-dramahan lang naman. eto ung mga iba sa kanila...

1) yung mga taong nakatira sa ilalim ng tulay, or generally speaking, mga taong less fortunate. ung iba sa kanila e nalulungkot na kapag mgpapasko. kse sa mga okasyong ganito nila mas nararamdaman yung kakulangan ng mga bagay na wala o kulang sila: like the safety of a house, the warmth and comfort of a bed, delicious foods to feast over on noche buena, new clothes and shoes, etc. and i could almost hear them now uttering, "buti pa sila."

2) those who are crying over their just-departed loved ones. hugging the remnants of what the departed has left behind. clinging to the memories of the christmas past.

3) those who work abroad yearning to spend the holiday in their homeland. with their own family. and yet they just couldn't. the airfare, to some, costs them their annual, if not months', salary.

4) yung ibang mga single who spent almost their entire lifetime searching for a lifetime partner. na nangangarap pa rin na sana sa susunod na pasko e may partner na rin sila.

5) yung mga hiwalay ang pamilya na nangangarap na sana buo na lang sila to celebrate the holiday.

6) can't think of anything more at the moment :D

totoong drama man o nagda-drama-dramahan lang, drama pa ring maituturing. and i't's just nice to know that the joy the christmas brings is still enough to wash out all those kadramahans. kase to some, despite all the drama is still a happy heart singing christmas carols. despite all the drama is still a thankful soul knowing that a Jesus had come to save us. that despite all those, we still cannot ignore the fact na mas magaan pa rin ang feeling tuwing pasko compared to ordinary and normal days. the cold wind, the christmas lights and decors, the christmas songs, and of course the fact about Jesus and the salvation He offers, all of them combined, sila yung mga bagay na nakakapagpasaya and nagbibigay ngiti. kaya kahit may big or little dramas man, masaya pa rin ang pasko.

tuwing pasko, joy is always greater than sadness. yan ang equation lagi.....sa mga taong positibo ang tingin sa buhay, kahit sa anong sitwasyon man sila ilagay. guess it just all boils down on our own perspective...on how we look at things.

merry christmas to all!!! :D

balat-kalabaw sila

so i'm now wearing my office blazers (for the very first time), got a pair of hand gloves on my hands, & i'm wearing socks and shoes. all-covered, in short. and yet, why do i feel soooo cold still?!?! coz it's near freezin' here! and i just wonder why some people just keep on asking to turn up the AC? may mga tao lang siguro talagang balat-kalabaw sa opisinang 'to. hay.

You never let me go...through it all

aren't we uber lucky that we have a god who is always - and i mean really ALWAYS, like every minute and every second of the day - there? na isang tawag lang naten and andun na Siya agad?....never busy, never cannot be reached, never out for a call. that the time and love He gives and has for us aren't based on how much time and love we give to Him? that even when we sometimes blame Him for the pains that we feel, He's still right there ready to lend an ear, extend a hand, and even cry with us? i guess what i'm just trying to say is that we are so blessed that the god we have is the God that He is.

here's our church's theme song for the month. for all He's done to and for us, we can never love Him too much and we can never pay the price. and this song, He's actually more than deserving.
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THROUGH IT ALL

You are forever in my heart
You see me through the seasons
Cover me with Your hand
And lead me to the promised land.

And I walk to You
And I wait on You.

I'll sing to You, Lord, a hymn of love
For Your faithfulness to me
I'm carried in everlasting arms
YOU NEVER LET ME GO
THROUGH IT ALL.

Hallelujah....hallelujah
Hallelujah....hallelujah.
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wallowing in a pathetic thought

i didn't really mean much. and if i did, it's just because the tire was flat and i was only the spare. ONLY a spare. and i will have to always remind myself of that. even if it leads to feeling neglected. or used. because it's the pathetic truth. pathetic, yet still the truth. and yet, it is a lesson that will come in handy, IF in the future i will have to cross the same road again.

Undas '07

lemme just share some snapshots that i took last undas. these were all taken from my camphone. makes me wish for a red sony t200 the more. hay. oh yeah, i got that filmstrip border from bianca. sorry for "stealing," ms. supergirl. i know you don't want your photos be stolen but i only got lang naman the border eh. :D

Time to Live for a Cause

These sadden me…

- the G2 blast last oct 19 wherein 11 persons died and left the 120+ injured
- the 11-year old girl who committed suicide due to poverty
- the death of Mrs. Dulce Saguisag, wife of Atty. Rene Saguisag, which was caused by reckless imprudence of a dump truck driver and also leaving Atty. Saguisag in a critical condition with an internal hemorrhage in the head and 7 fractured ribs
- the sudden deaths of strangers which are often caused by inhumane acts of some felons and traffic incidents

The brevity of life. How we could be so alive and energetic and then be lifeless the next minute. Sigh. Who can ever tell? Which makes me rethink my priorities in life. Am I ready to die any day and any minute of the day? Have I lived a life not just for myself but for others as well? Will I leave a special mark on other people’s lives? A memory worth keeping and which others can be thankful for? Have I spent enough time with the persons I love and with the things that really matter at the end of the day?

I’m 27 now and it’s high time that I start living a meaningful life…a really meaningful life. The kind that will help and inspire others. I really don’t know how to begin. I guess maybe joining an outreach program will be a good start.

Funny. Coz I really wasn’t thinking of these things before writing this post. I just wanna write about how fleeting life can be and then just in the middle of writing did this desire blossomed.

I guess a moment comes in our life when some of us will just have to say that it’s time…a time for just anything - a time to love, a time to hate, a time to make a difference. And I guess I’m lucky enough to realize that there’s really no right time to do the right thing but today and now. Like we always say, we can never tell what will happen next. So, good luck to me and help me God.