Risk...

Another Facebook status hit me...

"Learn to take risks in life. If you win, you can lead and if you lose, you can guide."

Taking life risk is not like gambling. It's not about winning and loosing, it's about how you reflect on the result. Taking risk isn't easy but if you have faith in yourself and faith in Him, you won't fail. Faith gives you strength to take risk, knowing He is at you back.

Facebook Status

Facebook status varies from annoying nonsense crap to striking Confucious words. Some are about people's "so what" minute by minute updated experiences, some are like 10 pages essay type, ads or announcements but most are just attention seeking status updates waiting for "likes" and comments from people who fell from their trap.

I check updates once in a while looking for informative or entertaining things like quotes, current events, trending videos, funny jokes and pictures. Here's one that striked me today

"Happiness depends on the happenings but real joy depends on Jesus"

Is it true that happiness really depends on the event that happened? It doesn't last forever? Is happiness an opportunity that needs to be cherished?

I think an event will make you happy depending on how you treat an event. It depends on how you look on the situation. You will be happy if you look at the brighter side of life. Being happy is easy if you know how to turn things around.

How about real joy? Does it depends on Jesus? I didn't knew the answer so I googled it and I found this:

"This is the secret to true happiness. It is in our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the reason that our joy should be full. It is not about things – it is about His presence. If we want true peace, joy, and happiness, it must come from Jesus who is the source."

"Genuine joy and happiness do not depend upon our friends, family, finances, health, position, education, situations, or even our circumstances – they depend upon our relationship with Jesus and God. If you are not happy today, it is your choice. Your happiness is a state of mind in Christ Jesus. It is not just the way you are, but it is the way you choose to be. God and Jesus are the source of all true joy and happiness. Put your faith and trust in them. You do not have to be unhappy any longer. There is joy, peace, and happiness in the Lord. Get your eyes off of this world, and get your eyes on Jesus."

This was from Open Arms Evangelistic Ministries by Dr. Glenn Mills. No matter what religion you have, as long as you have a God, who is your source of strength and life,your genuine joy depends on Him.

I learn from this blog that I shouldn't criticize other people's Facebook status. I have a habit of making fun or thinking crappy stuffs when I see status or posts that annoys me. I even tell it to my friends and we make fun of that person at his/her back. I know it is wrong but I still do it thinking that I can't hurt that person's feelings because he/she doesn't know it. But I was wrong. I didn't hurt their feelings, I hurt myself, I hurt Him. I was making myself less happy upon reacting negatively on their status. From now on, I will control my emotions and my mind.

I never knew that Facebook will teach me this. I love it! Thank you Papa Jesus!

Simple math...

Philippines vs Australia

I am using these countries since Phils is my home country and I am currently staying at Aussie.

Phils' population is 4 times bigger than Aussie's. But Aussie's land area is 38 times bigger than Phils!

That's why there are families living under the bridge, on the streets, in a wooden push carts and even on the road islands!

It's shameful to be poor in a rich country but it is more embarassing to be rich and government official in a very poor country.

Mauritius

I have a friend in grad school who's from Mauritius and I had hard time thinking of what to talk about aside from school stuff. I have heard the country before from Miss Universe pageant but I don't really know anything about it. So I googled it.

NIK that Mauritius is just a small island in Africa and most of the citizen speak in a French. It is a tropical country, same with my home country and has lots of beaches.

Beautiful! This would be added in my bucket list!

Wall Photo

Nothing last forever, so live it up, drink it down, laugh it off, avoid the bullshits, take chances & never have regrets because at one point everything you did was exactly what you wanted.

I stayed at my uncle's house and this was posted on their guest room. I think my cousin made this for her project in school.

I really like this quote. "Forget the past, cherish the present and don't worry about the future" kind of quote. I think I'm living with this philosophy quite a while now and I eventually modified my belief. "Reflect on the past and vision the distant future to mold your present and become a better person"

Happy Christmas to all.

St.Remy

NIK (now i know) that there are different types of wine. Learned from Ate Suzette.

To Follow: Wine tasting!

From Josh Duhamel

Don't expect too much. Don't get drunk too fast. Pace yourself. Just don't expect too much is the main thing... If you keep your expectation low, you can have a good time.

He's talking about New Year's eve party but I'm thinking about life.

Wansapanataym

"Kung pumapasok pa ako (sa school) malamang hindi ako papasok ngayon." - Ito iniisip ko nung July 2010 habang bumabagyo na sa labas pero nasa office pa ako at nagwowork. After a year, pumapasok na ulit ako sa school, tapos masarap matulog kasi malamig. Well pumasok ako, iniisip ko sayang ang tuition fee. I want to make my parents proud. 

"Paulit-ulit nalang happenings pag Christmas. Pupunta sa Malabon, magmamano sa bawat bahay at kakain. Simula nang nagtrabaho ako hindi ko na naenjoy ang pasko, wala na kasing aguinaldo." - Ito iniisip ko last Christmas. Now, nagiba na ang pasko ko, napaka layo sa Malabon. Malayo sa pamilya.

Ang galing nga eh noh, last year, I have a totally different view on things. Sa katamaran ko kung ano ano iniisip ko. Sa pagiging mukhang aguinaldo naisip ko pang humiwalay pag Pasko. It's amazing that everything changed in  just a year. I am really happy for this experience. Parang ang galing galing ni God na naka-plan lahat to. He used this experience for me to learn a lot of things. 

Ngayong malayo ako sa pamilya ko mas navavalue ko yung mga tao or  bagay na naiwan ko. Kay mommy at daddy, ngayon ko lang nasasabi sa kanila na miss ko na sila at love ko sila. Sa kuya ko, dati naiinis ako sa kanya lagi kasi puro GF ang inaatupag, ngayon sobrang excited ako for them ni Aiza for their wedding, and nalulungkot ako kasi I missed the chance nung in-announce nya yun sa bahay. Si Tin kahit halos araw araw kami nagaaway sa mga small things ngayon ko sya namimiss ng sobra, gusto ko sya kamustahin, tanungin about love life, work and problems. Funny thing, when I was in class and the lecturer told us to think of the best job, I thought of a job doing nothing and still having a salary. Never sumagi sa utak ko na I had the best job, imagine nakaupo ka lang pumapatak na metro ng sweldo mo, eh dati puro ko reklamo sa trabaho ko. Sobrang dami kong natututunan. Sobrang dami kong narerealize.

I am so blessed. Thank You Papa Jesus!

Last Pee

Ages ago, my mom told me about her auntie who just dies at that time. Mom told me that before her auntie died she was afraid to pee because it means that it will be her time to go. I wasn't really thinking about this until recently.

I was with my classmates at Miss Liberty. One of them is a nurse and he's telling a story about the time he had a co-passenger who had a heart attack and died in the plane. I remembered the story that mom told me, so I asked him if the "Last Pee" is true. Then he answered me with a logical explanation. When people die, every muscle will just relax. The muscle that controls the pee will just let go of the urine of the dead person.

"When you urinate, the brain signals the bladder muscles to tighten, squeezing urine out of the bladder. At the same time, the brain signals the sphincter muscles to relax. As these muscles relax, urine exits the bladder through the urethra. When all the signals occur in the correct order, normal urination occurs." National Kidney & Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)

Have a little faith in me

After watching the movie New Year's Eve, I realized that I am really lucky because my family had a little faith in me. Imagine investing so much money for my MBA here in Australia. I was just an average student and as I always think of telling during job interviews, "I am just a commoner and I have nothing to brag about".

When i was doing my undergrad I was really messed up. I cut class, drink with friends, smoke (which my parents didn't know about). I failed a couple of subjects. I didn't have high grades. I didn't join any orgs in my 4 years stay. When I was in high school my parents were called in the discipline office due to my misconduct. I went home dunk and heart broken. And the list goes on...

Despite all these they have a little faith in me and I am really happy for that.

Note: New Year's Eve != Have a little faith in me? Well Bon Jovi sung this song at the end of the movie. I got teary eyed after the movie.