Recital Day...

Oh my...It's not that long now till recital day...It's already on the 26th...and it just got worse...The Stephenian Chorale would be rendering 3 pieces, one in acapella and the other two with accompaniment.We were asked to wear our violet t-shirt and black pants. In which by the way I still have to look for mine!It's already not nice to look at to be wearing t-shirt and slacks with black shoes!Guess what?CMLI Members are asked to where their gowns!As in "saya" type and the men with their "barong"! Sadly, I'm a member of that group!I'd have to wear the gown in coming to school!How embarassing is that!It's okay if it's the modern type of gown but it's actually the "Rizal-Day" ones...We have to walk infront of many people even before the recital starts!!!!Imagine people staring...And plus, we can't wear our normal school shoes like the Stephenian Chorale would.We'd have to wear painful high-heeled, formal wear just beacause of he attire!Now how comfy is that!So we have to bear the pains of standing in those shoes!Well,looking onto the bright side, at least I didn't have to worry about looking for my violet t-shirt because were asked to where our CMLI attire the whole recital....at least...:-) and guess what? J.S. Program is on the 28th!!!!Panic!!!!This week's gonna be pretty tiring and hectic!!!

New Year New Start :-)

It's the Chinese New Year!!!
Another year has passed in the Lunar Calendar...and it's also my parent's 17th Anniversary.
I just turned 16 last Feb.6,2007...So many events during February ey...hehe...Surely it shows I got no time for Valentine's Day...hahaha...:-) Just kidding!!!:-)

This year, I have a few resolutions for myself:
*Finish the whole New Testament of the Bible in 3 months
*Try to be more patient in everything
*Enjoy my last year in High School
*Suspension from crushing on guys!( WELL...IT'S ADVISABLE!hahaha....)
*Be more serious in my studies
*Furthermore focus in my singing
*Further honing the talents I have and discovering the ones I haven't yet
*Learn more about God's teachings
*Learn to manage my scheds
*Love whoever and whatever I've got in my life
*Be happy with my Friends
*Put aside intrigues that bother me
*Pray everyday I guess...hehe...
*Stay away from the distractions
*Read more books
*Be cautious and wise enough when it comes to falling...ah...you know what I mean...:-)
*I don't wanna be hurt again. So I guess, guard my heart...

***this ends my entry for the New Year :-)***

Family Gatherings

Last Friday,(Feb.16,2007) we were at the Legends Restaurant celebrating my Grandma's 78th Birthday...Again as always...it's a reunion...athough I'm really not sure if it's supposed to be called that way...It was already late when my dad and I got there from school.It was super traffic that very night and I feel my stomach grumbling already...and as USUAL we had to pick up her cake in HIZON'S CAFE in U.N. Avenue.Well, you know how bustling the streets can get there especially during evenings.So it only frustrated me even more...Well you might be wondering why I'm such a blabber mouth with just a silly subject like this.Truth is, I was never excited in going in this gathering.One reason is that I don't get to go to my Youth Fellowship(I was supposed to be the songleader that same night by the way and had to change my sched!) I was never excited in going in gatherings where my relatives are involved. Why you ask? Um, let's just say I don't enjoy their company. Aside from they are a family of guys,(well except for my aunts ofcourse...) They act as if they were the bosses in the family.Just because they had more "M".We had to follow whatever they commanded us to and we even had to ask for permission for attending our church's family retreat this coming April. Which I really believe that our family has it's own rights too. The whole point is that we never even meddled with whatever business they would do with their lives. But they meddled with ours.
So it was a rather cold treatment in the restaurant than a warm one.Worse, I ended up sitting in their table with their family because ours was already full...and guess what?I had to sleep in their house because their driver already went home and our car won't fit all of us in...
Okay, I'm shutting up now....It's the Chinese New Year and I shouldn't be acting this way...:-)

Pls...forgive me....for such entries....to whom it may concern.:-)

Fieldtrip 2007

yah...fieldtrip day was really tiring...but really FUN!:-) hAhA!!!

Cyempre...I'm with the best family of classmates ever...

3-Yellow!!!:-)

We went to M.V. Doulos and Bio Research Sucat to go learn and sight-seeing...even though it was not that far...we enjoyed a lot!:-) I'm really a certified animal lover ever since I was little so I did not get bored during our stay at Bio Research and even brought home a friend with me...hehe...my new guineapig...Chippy...oh well, anyways...:-) People in M.V. Doulos were great!

They were very entertaining and hospitable.The Doulos indeed houses a library full of nice books that can be bought in lower prices.And even an Ice Cream station aboard hehe....which was a huge hit by the way due to the scorching heat of the sun that afternoon!!!:-)

Oh boy!this trip was indeed tiring but indeed memorable!:-)

Some of My Favorite Bible Verses

"As water reflects a face, so does a man's heart reflect himself"
-Proverbs 27:19

"Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."
-Proverbs 31:30

"Better is open rebuke than hidden love."
-Proverbs 27:5

"The wise in heart accepts commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin."
-Proverbs 10:8

My Knight in Shining Armor is Me

I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in her old dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free....

I can slay my own dragon
I can dream my own dream
My knight in shining armor is me
So I'm gonna set me free....

got from the song: "Cinderella" by the Cheetah Girls

*This was one of the songs that inspired me to stay stronger in the trials I face in life...:-)

Stars?Connections to Whaat???

It was already past 10 o' clock and we were still outside by the beach...lying down and looking up the starry sky...looking for star formations...(or were we?) telling stories about our life's happenings the past school year...The joys we had and the cries we also had that past year...We were actually laughing at ourselves as we shared our stories...We were laughing becuz we found ourselves stupid in the things we've done the past year...haha...I wasn't only sharing with my sister...I was also in... ahem!!!Like a long distance conversation with my best friend who's currently packing his bags and getting ready to leave for Singapore...hahaha...Oh well, as I was saying...we were looking up the sky and the stars...As I see them, I thought of things I could hardly even imagine...I'm in paradise and away from the chaos in my life back in the city...But hey, I felt something was missing...something that I couldn't figure out until now...It's as if I was missing something back in Manila despite all the tragedies that happened a few months ago...Which should actually not be happening the fact that I'm away and taking a break from these problems and people...But as I look at the stars one by one, I really felt that something was missing...was I missing my bestfriend/crush at that time?Well we're actually talking at that very moment, so probably not...:-) But there's really this feeling that I felt that I've been missin' someone back in Manila...someone whom I really don't know who he really is...(Alam ko magulo kaya pati ako litong lito eh!) It somehow has something to do with stars...Becuz at that point...I feel that I'm connected to someone...Someone who'd I'd be meeting someday...The one that's for me...that really bothered me because I felt that he was someone who's just around...who's been watching me since but I never knew and never even noticed...I was beginning to ask myself...was he my bestfriend?or was he someone I didn't expect? THIS WAS ONE OF THE CRAZIEST THOUGHTS I HAD IN MY LIFE! Maybe I did think of those becuz I was fantasizing on what's gonna happen in my future and who really was I waiting for...But now I realized that everything has to wait...and maybe it's not yet time to meet the right person...and I know that God has arranged a day that we'd finally meet...maybe it's just too early now...and I trust Him...I know He knows who's best for me...And who He really wants to put in my life someday...Well, I'd just be hoping to meet him earlier and be my first and last but unfortunately...only a few get to experience that...Well, I'm putting that matter aside for now because I know the right time would come...And besides, I've got a whole world out there waiting for me to experience and live my life on! Haha...why the hurry nga naman! :-)

(P.S. This story was way way back in year 2004...I just decided to share it with you guys...Past is past...:-) )

Experiencing the "Camp Can't Sleep" Syndrome :-) And What Lies Behind....

Every night during our UECM Leadership Training Camp, I would always sit by our room's balcony...Looking up the wonderful night sky and the dark shadows of the mountains afar...
Admiring God's handiwork and how worthy is He to be praised for such creations...Enjoying the cool breeze that blew softly through my hair...Talking and sharing the craziest things in my life with one of my closest friends in our church...and ofcourse vice versa...:-) We would share about the things that happened in our lives when we were in Manila within the year that's about to pass in a few more days...Secrets about our offenses and how bad we were when we were kids...stories about guys who we dislike very much and ofcourse also the ones we've liked(which includes our criteria!) haha...and also the present things that is happening in camp... we'd do that every night and gave each other advices on how to deal with our problems back at the city...
Then everytime she'd get tired and go to sleep,I'd still be left alone...Reminiscing the things that happened in the past...And asking myself, "what were you doing then?Why did you waste your time crying becuz of your problems,while you should have been enjoying yourself?"
Then I realized that I was indeed wasting too much time in trying to solve my problems...Thinking too much and pressuring myself about them...and about what people around think about me...Realizing how scared I was and trying to escape from them....After I prayed and talked to God....I later on realized that it's all part of life and God's plan...that He would provide and protect me from such things and be my comforter and refuge...Putting into mind that everything would be fine as long as He's by my side and He'll guide me in my journey to righteousness...and also seeing these things as trials from God to test me...And finally promising to be a faithful follower of His,giving my life and thanking Him for everything He'd provided me since...:-)

*This happened during our Leadership Camp last December 2006 :-)

My Life Sketches...:-)

Hey there!:-)Welcome to my personal blog...:-) You might be wondering why I named it "My Life Sketches" A person's life for me is like a thousand sketches of memories and happenings...Life is sometimes colorful,sometimes dull...and sometimes even dark...Sometimes I have the times of my life and sometimes the saddest and most bitter times.But here's an advice, don't let things bring you down and leave your pages with mere sketches of black pencil...Color your life with pastels and sparkle them with glitters of happy days and moments...:-) Well basically, it's just how a person's life is and I'm writing something about my life and it's happenings...Hope you drop by to get a glimpse of my world and hope you enjoy reading my entries...:-)
-Tasha Liezl :-)