Debut Coordinator (?)

Last Monday (August 13) afternoon, a green van stopped in front of our silver-ish gate. I thought the lady in light green shirt was looking for either mom or dad (I often encounter visitors who go like “Nandyan ba si Pastor M a n u g u e?” or “Nandyan ba si Mam Nette?—pautang.” Jowwwk). As I kept on talking to the fair-skinned woman, I realized I was actually talking to Jan (a HS batch mate & friend)’s mom.

I was informed that Jan wasn’t able to have a debut party last August 2, her birthday. In line with this, they’re planning to throw her a not-so-surprise post birthday celebration. All she (Jan) is aware of is that they’ll have a party with her father’s Mason friends as the most the invited ones—therefore it would partly be her father’s party. hehe.

Jan’s mom asked me then to coordinate with our batch mates since she does not have contact with any of them. I, of course, promised to help.

After our conversation, I’ve sent emails, IM’s, & random on-line messages to my batch mates. It was somehow fulfilling (reverse psychology; gets?) to receive a one-in-a-batch response from Samboy. Yay!
So there, I immediately registered on Globe’s unlimited texting service to be able to send my 3-part secret group message to all of our batch mates.
It was frustrating to read their replies. With the short inis-tolerance I've got, I’ve sent another group message that went like

Actually, you guys had the same responses. “Sinong pupunta?”, “Sinong sure na?”.
Hmm.. Ppunta tayo dun (primarily) because of Jan, ‘di ba?

Basta sobrang nayanig ang mundo ko sa mga bolox. Ano ba? Manila is just hours away ;p A lot were not sure kaya what I did was to send an updated list of names divided into sub-groups labeled as Sure, Undecided, and Not Available for like 3-5 times every single day (from Monday to Saturday—imagine that?) as group messages.
Basta, ayoko nang mag-kwento in details.

Anyway, as we made up the list of Sure, Undecided, and Not Available, I started sending another set of group messages.

e.g. Sure: Cha, Jez, Erick, Roi, Mich, Sam...

Undecided: Dale, RJ, Mond, Jolo, Jme.....

Not Available: Joy, K-Ann, Dvd, Rose....

Feeling ko those times, I am a teacher who’s setting up a class field trip ;p I was the one who brought together who would bring vehicles, who would ride at whoever’s car, where would the meeting place be, et cetera et cetera.

Plan1: Ppunta si Jovel, Meryll, & Mark sa house nila Cha where ssunduin sila ni RJ. Then, ddrtso sila sa house namin where I'm waiting with Erick, Mich, James, Kathy, and Roi. Mgmmeet lhat ng vehicles sa tapat ng CLSU Main gate for convoy and distribution of passengers.

What do you think?

Hay. Naku. Well, okay lang. All of such is for Jan, anyway :)

Nanan

Our Statistics 200 instructor dismissed us an hour before the scheduled time today, for the reason that the Statistical Society organized a quiz bee. We’ve been told that we’ll get extra points if we’ll join the challenge, but I still I had no option of joining; nay.. such a shame to my family name ;p I’m not that good on dealing with numbers (remember my previous post?), but as kuya Allan, our block president, persisted on asking me to join the challenge, the bottom-line was I saying YES.
On our way to the CAS Little Theater where the quiz bee will be held, I greeted Shekinah, a BS Bio student and a pastor’s kid like me. She then pulled me toward kuya Chad, a life coach from VCF- Cabanatuan’s Every Nation Campus Ministries (ENCM).

Chad: I think I met her already last sem.
Shekinah: Siya yung anak ng pastor sa JRC.
Chad: Diba friends kayo ni
Jez: Nanan.
Chad. Ni Nanan.
Jez: si Nanan and si Tin-tin.
Chad: sa multiply kayo nag-meet ni Nanan dba?
Jez: Yup, pati sa Candymag (.com)
Chad: nag-meet na ba kayo ni Nanan?
Jez: uhm, no, not yet.

I then looked at the lady seated behind kuya Chad. On my thoughts, I didn’t know if I would greet her or what. I haven’t met Nanan in person; I didn’t know how she exactly looked like, but seeing photos of her on the internet, I concluded that she, indeed, was the one wearing a black shirt behind kuya Chad.

Jez: (uncertain) Hi Nanan!
Nanan: Hey Jez :)
Jez: (okay, I forgot what I’ve said---I was out of my shoes)

We then left and went straight to the CAS LT for the registration.
I was laughing hard when we, my block mates and I, settled at the lobby near the Psych Department. I didn’t know how I looked like or how I reacted when she was introduced to me. It was just then that it submerged to me that I actually have just met a good friend I’ve known for more than a year through an online thread :p That was so slow of me. anokabanamanjez. Well, I hope our next acquaintance would be more meaningful. Hehe.

Anyway, about the quiz bee, Zlyne and I (we were partners) won the 6th place. Uhm, we didn’t actually won; they got only 5 finalists ;p
Btw, Mr. M was also there.
At least we did okay on the easy and average round—take not, without any preparations ;p yabang. (Allow me to be one; I need self-affirmation to cover up the indignity. ha-ha)

Mabuhay si Nan*y ü

Loving rainy days

Two days.
Two days I've been stuck here at home.
..and I so so so love it! Thanks for the heavy rain (not a storm, though) :)

Yesterday, I was all set for school when dad disagreed to bring me to school. Eh? With the hard rain outside, I can't imagine myself going for a jeepney ride (yuck.mababasa ako, for sure). Actually, dad and I had a little argument. I really wanted to go to school 'cause we were supposed to have a ComSci and Philo100 quiz.

He was pointing out that there's such thing as parents' discretion.
"Dad... for pre-schoolers lang 'yun; 2nd year college ako."

He's certain daw that even if the class suspension announcement was for elem & HS levels only, CLSU would be suspending as well. I told him I just want to make sure. What if meron, 'di ba?

Well, what can I do? I can't drive. I can't pull my worries on getting really wet if I would use public transpo and then on walking through the campus.
I then called kuya Allan (ring..ring..unattended.), Lavie (ring..ring..unattended.), and Joan (ring..ring..again, unattended). Finally, I called up Javin aka Mr.Smiley 10 mins before our 10 AM Statistics200 class. He was already at school though he advised me not to come anymore since our prof has already cancelled our class sched due to the minimal attendance.

With all the pride I need to swallow, I told dad he was right. haha. Tsk. Sinabi na kasi na parents know best e.

Anyhoo, I spent the day with my hobby and top interest - sleeping :)
The rain was just overly perfect for a good hibernate mode that I even missed having lunch 'cause I woke up by 4 PM. Over sleeping, eh? Well, I’m under-slept oftentimes so having 6 hours of nap (you still call that nap?) was okay, or at least reasonable.

TODAY, with the coldness the rain brings that surrounds me along with my blanket, I pressed the snooze button of my phone alarm for like 6 times! Oh well, I just can't help but stick on my bed and do more zzzz's :-D
By 8 AM, with eyes half-closed, I peeked on my cell phone to check for any sms. Happily, someone sent a msg that goes like this:

To: CLSU Students
FROM: USSC Office
Classes are suspended today as declared by Gov. Umali and approved by the
University Pres.

Weepeee! Inasmuch as I would still wish to sleep, the sms I’ve just read shook my body to excitement. So there, both good and bad upshot—no classes; I woke up and I hardly can sleep.

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Another shallow thing I would share is my love for jackets.
If you’ve been my friend for a long time, you probably know my lurve (love) for coats.
One thing I love about the rainy climate is that I am able to wear my long-sleeved blouses and shirts, and jackets!
I even told mom, we should try going to the US for just a month—just to give way for the tons of jackets I have. He he. Babaw.

Anyway, that’s all I can share for now.
Sorry for a shallow post :p
Hopefully, my next post would be more meaningful ☻


In love with the rain (and jackets),

Music Ministry Leaders, Unite!

MM Leaders:
♫ Ptr.Gregg -ang poging-poging music director & pastor ng JRC-San Jose.
- plays the first keyboard
- married with 3 children. Sorry. ;p
- lahat na yata ng instruments alam nang i-play
- disciplinarian
- code names: kumukulong tubig ;p
♫ Ptra. Anne -JRC’s worship leader and pastor
- Actually, we don’t call her pastora; ate anne kasi ang sanay naming. For the others, Sis. Anne.
- super galing kumanta; super anointed
- has a big big big heart for the ministry
- code names: kagandahan, kape
♫ Julius -band leader
- plays the bass
- co-youth leader ko; assistant yata ‘to ni Ptr.Phil
- kasama ko nang lumaki sa church
- one of my closest friends; as in close talaga
- code names: moo, tol, sugar
♫ Jez - dance ministry leader
- has been in the ministry for more than 8 years
- has been leading the dance ministry for more than 3 years
- youth worship leader
- code names: buddy, cupcake, kagandahan, kamahalan, tol, creamer

Never mind the code names ;-p

Ptr.Gregg called for a Music Ministry Leaders' meeting.
It was our first ever MM Leaders’ meeting & fellowship.
I didn’t know what to expect. Well, at least I have thought we’d have little sharings and updates on our own ministries.
What really happened? Hmm.. I can’t tell you exactly (yes, they’ve reminded me not to blog about what we’ve talked about. hehe). Basta I loved them more :)

I have realized that it’s easier and happier to work on the ministry this way. Iba talaga. It was my first time to fall in love with them this much ♥ Pure ministerial love.
I have been with Ptr. Gregg for like 3 years, ate Anne for about 10 years, and Julius for like 9 years.. Of course, it’s impossible not to love such nice and anointed people, but this time, it was different. It was another level of love and thankfulness for their lives as my friends and co-ministry workers.
Now, we’re most united in love, spirit, and action. I know this is yet another beginning of something great the Lord is about to do on advancing His Kingdom ü

Youthnited

I know the Lord was pleased tonight, and I am not getting all the credits for that. It was the youthnited spirit that paved way for everything that was done in line with the will and likeness of our Big Boss :)

Indeed, all things work together for the good of those who love God.

We can never put all things in accordance of our own plans 'cause surely the ways of God are higher than our ways.

Tonight, not everything I have expected was put into place; but I saw greater things- greater messages from the Lord.

I had quite a hard time leading the praise and worship at first. Some were unresponsive on the flow of worship; but then, it was not and will never be my job to carry them all as I lead. One od the things I couldn't forget from Darlene Zschech's book Extravagant Worship was the text on connecting to God as one leads a crowd into worship.

During the period that I was a bit burdened, it flashed into my mind that I shouldn't be bearing such loads. As a worship leader, I should connect my heart and everything within me to the Spirit and heart of God; for when I get to connect to the Father's heart and Spirirt, it would then be that connection that would connect the people to the spirit of worship.

Praise God, it was another magnificent worship experience for me, the p&w team, and the whole youth ministry. How Great is Our God!

Ptr.Phil's message was very inspiring. I pray and believe that every single word planted on the hearts of the young people would grow and bear fruit in God's due time :)

"If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things has passed way; behold, new things have come." II Corinthians 5:17

The whole night was greaaaat!

Sabi nga ni Ptr.Phil on his group message (sms) while we were having our snacks (oo, nakiki-GM na rin si Ptr.Phil sa mga youth leaders), "Ang saya saya. God is really blessed."

Lives were re-commited; new souls surrendered.

How Great is Our God!