the testament

i finally finished reading grisham's "the testament". i liked it because it is about:- the just distribution of the world's goods- a man's rise and fall in overcoming drugs and booze addiction- and how he triumphs in the battle- dengue - because i am a dengue survivor- how beautiful corumba is and how exciting it would be to get there- how you need to summon a lot of courage to survive the adventures- how missionaries leave everything behind to evangelize- and how all material things become superficial if you are called to serve- friendships -...

music and me

i like music! i am currently listening to rx and they have sad love songs on the playlist. ayan, mangilid-ngilid na ang luha ko. i like music and i like how it has the power to affect and move me.if you ask me what type i like, i can't give an answer because i like them all! i know, so middle child-y. bilang mabilis mauto, just let me listen to a song and i'll learn to like it.here are my musical eras:- metal era - i grew up with an older brother who blasted our speakers with metal/heavy metal music. during the irc days, whenever chatmates ask...

i am thankful

that i have family members who are just there no matter whatthat i have a work that provides for my needs and occasional wantsthat i am living in a place that's just a 10-min-walk away from the mrtthat i have food and drinks on my tablethat we are gifted with good healththat i am surrounded with positive, cheerful peoplethat i have friends celebrating the gift of lifethat God has always been good despite my unfaithfuln...

batam city tour

last may 5-6, we had a get-away in batam, indonesia. this one is different because we did not visit a beach, but we went to batam city for a city tour, massage, and hotel stay. we boarded at the harbor front ferry terminal. it's a bit odd for the ferry to show the film titanic to the passengers. entertainment or horror? hahaha! umm, we are in a boat. titanic is a big boat... that sank.we did not sink. hehe. we arrived at the sekupang, indonesia...