SUGAR

One cold afternoon

I smell the sweet air produced by the aroma of kamoteng kahoy

(kamoteng kahoy ba iyong kulay-puti?)

And I said to myself, “I want those kamoteng kahoy!”

After a few minutes, that kamoteng-kahoy was distributed!

At last! I will taste it!

But when I saw it, it seems tasteless or flavorless

So I go to the kitchen to see my box if there is any milo or milk there

But I was disappointed, there’s nothing else to cope up my cravings.

After many seconds, ate salve shouted, “Yhang, sugar! The sugar of Mark!”

And I replied her with a very joyful smile with an excitement!
“Oh yes! The sugar of kuya mark!”

And that SUGAR brings satisfactions to my tastebud that’s craving for kamoteng-kahoyJ

THANK YOU po ulit sa sugar. Wala po kasing camera cp ko kaya di ko ma-post sa FB.  Nanghihiram lang ng me ng cp camera, hahaha.

HAHAHA, GALING NAMAN!

NAKAKATUWA, EVERYTHING HAS REALLY THAT REASON. MINSAN AND ALWAYS, SIMPLENG BAGAY PERO TALAGANG MAY NGITI NA DULOT DIBA? YON YONG SIMPLE MIXTURE EVERYTIME I MEET WITH THE CLIENT, KUNTING SMILE, KAYA WALA SILANG DAHILAN NA HINDI MAG-INVEST.

ACTUALLY DITO SA WORKING AREA KO, MAY CANDIES AT CHOCOLATE NA NAKA DISPLAY, PINAGBAWALAN KO SILANG LAHAT NA KUNIN O KAININ, FOR MY EYES ONLY LANG, WHICH IS TRUE, MAKES MY DAY SWEET DESPITE ANG DAMI DAMI DAMI KAKA STRESS NA MOMENTS.

WE COULD FIND ANY SWEET IN THE MIDST OF SOUR ENVIRONEMENT. PANG-BLOG AH,

HAHAHAHA

Regards,

             Mark

NEVER TIRE OF DOING WHAT IS GOOD

Wherever God has placed you, he can use you to speak his truth—words of love, justice and faith to a lost world—even if it means being misunderstood or ridiculed. Yes, it may be difficult and you may be weary; but, brethren, “NEVER TIRE OF DOING WHAT IS GOOD” (2 Thessalonians 3:13).

LOVE STRUCK BY RONALD MOLMISA

SINGLE MINDED

MARAMI ANG HATE NA HATE ANG KANILANG SARILI DAHIL FEELING NILA AY LIFETIME MEMBER NA SILA NG NBSB/NGSB (NO BF/GF SINCE BIRTH.)  ANG VALENTINES DAY PARA SA KANILA AY LAGING SAD (SINGLE’S AWARENESS DAY.)  PERO TAMA BANG MAGING MALUNGKOT KUNG WALA KANG SIGNIFICANT OTHER? OF COURSE NOT! SINGLEHOOD IS AN EXCITING TIME TO ENJOY LIFE AND GIVE GLORY TO GOD.  ITUON ANG IYONG ATENSIYON SA KUNG PAANO KA MAGIGING ISANG MR/MS RIGHT SA HALIP NA HANAPIN SI MR/MS RIGHT.  HABANG HINIHINTAY ANG PAGDATING NI MR/MS RIGGHT, BE THE RIGHT PERSON.

THIS WAY TO BEING MR/MS RIGHT

DO THE FATHER’S BUSINESS

USE YOUR SINGLEHOOD AS A PERIOD TO LOVE AND SERVE THE LORD.  BE FOCUSED ON GOD.  JESUS SET THE EXAMPLE FOR US TO FOLLOW.  HE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT HIS FATHER WANTED HIM TO DO WHEN HE WAS STILL A TEENAGER.  LABINTATLONG TAONG GULANG PA LAMANG SIYA, NANGANGARAL  NA SIYA SA TEMPLO.  TEENAGE YEARS SHOULD NOT BE YEARS OF CARE FREE LIVING, IRRESPONSIBILITY AND SELF-GRATIFICATION.  COMMIT TO HAVING A GODLY AND CLEAN LIFESTYLE.  DEVELOP YOUR WORTH AND IDENTITY IN CHRIST.

PRESERVE EMOTIONAL PURITY.

PABORITONG-PABORITO NG MARAMI ANG QUOTE NA ITO NI ALFRED LORD TENNYSON: “IT IS BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST, THAN NOT TO HAVE LOVED AT ALL.”  BUT IT IS MORE DESIRABLE TO HAVE LOVED AND NEVER LOST AT ALL.  PRESERVE YOUR HEART.  HANGGA’T WALANG GO SIGNAL SI LORD, GUARD YOUR HEART.  AYAW NG PANGINOON NA NASASAKTAN TAYO BUNGA NG PAGPASOK SA RELASYON SA MALING PANAHON, MALING DAHILAN AT MALING KA-PARTNER.  GUSTO MO BANG BAGO KA IKASAL AY MARAMING GUYS/GIRLS KA NANG PINAIYAK? O IKAW MISMO ANG UMIYAK? ANG BAWAT BREAK-UP AY MAY RESIDUAL EFFECTS SA BUHAY MO.  KAPAG LAGING NASASAKTAN ANG PUSO, NAGKAKAROON DIN ITO NG PEKLAT O KALYO.  ANG MGA KALYONG ITO AY NAKIKITA SA KANILANG PANANAW SA PAG-IBIG.  ANG IBA’Y INGAT NA INGAT NG UMIBIG.  NAGIGING WOMAN/MAN-HATER ANG ILAN.  MARAMI AKONG KAIBIGAN NA AYAW PUMUNTA NG MGA REUNIONS DAHIL BAKA MAKITA NILA ANG KANILANG MGA EX-BF/GF.  HINDI PA SILA MAKAPAG- MOVE ON SA MGA RELASYONG NATAPOS.

LEARN TO CONTROL SEXUAL URGES

NORMAL SA SINGLES ANG DUMAAN SA SEXUAL FRUSTRATION.  MATINDI ANG SEXUAL TEMPTATIONS KAPAG NAGTATALUNAN ANG HORMONES MO SA KATAWAN.  MOREOVER, OUR CULTURE OFTEN EXPECTS US TO BE SEXUALLY ACTIVE.  PERO HINDI DAHIL SINGLE KA AY OK LANG MAGKAROON NG SEXUAL ADVENTURES.  LEARN HOW TO CONTROL YOUR SEXUAL URGES BY USING YOUR ENERGY TO DO WORTHWILE ACTIVITIES.  GET RID OF THINGS (MAGAZINES, MOVIES, POCKETBOOKS) THAT CAN TEMPT YOU TO BECOME SEXUALLY ACTIVE.  DO NOT FEED YOUR LUST.  GO PUBLIC WITH YOUR COMMITMENT TO REMAIN ABSTINENT.  TO HELP YOU COPE, SHARE YOUR STRUGGLES AND VICTORIES WITH A FRIEND OF THE SAME SEX.

HAVE AN ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP

MANY SINGLES STRUGGLE WITH LONELINESS, BUT THEY CAN BE ALSO SELF-CENTERED IF THEY CAN ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES.  TO COMBAT THESE, WIDEN YOUR NETWORK OF FRIENDS.  MAS MARAMING KAIBIGAN, MAS MASAYA DI BA? HUWAG MO HAYAANG LAGI KANG NAG-IISA.  LALO KA LANG MADE-DEPRESS.  LET YOUR CHRISTIAN FRIENDS BE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU AND LET YOURSELF BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THEM.  ACCOUNTABILITY IS BEING WILLING TO HAVE OTHERS HOLD YOU ANSWERABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS.  IT SHOULD NEVER END.  WE NEED PEOPLE TO CONSTANTLY GUIDE US AND OFFER GOOD ADVICE.  MARAMI ANG NAKAKAGAWA NG MALING DESISYON DAHIL WALANG NAGPAPAYO, LALO NA SA LARANGAN NG PAG-IBIG.  SOMETIMES, OTHER CAN SEE WARNING SIGNS IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS BEFORE WE CAN.  SILA ANG PUWEDENG MAGSABI NG TUNAY NA NANGYAYARI.  NANGUNGUNA SA LISTAHAN ANG MGA MAGULANG NATIN.  KUNG WALA NA SILA, MAGHANAP TAYO NG MGA TAO NA MAAARING MAKAPAGBIGAY NG MAKA-DIYOS AT MAKATUWIRANG PAYO.

SO KELAN PUWEDENG MAKIPAG-DATE?

ANG KAHANDAAN SA PAKIKIPAG-RELASYON AY  HINDI USAPIN NG EDAD O TAGAL NG PAGHIHINTAY BILANG SINGLE.  MAS MAHALAGANG MALAMAN KUNG NASA TAMANG KUNDISYON ANG PAGKATAO, PUSO AT ISIP MO.  HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER…

WHEN CAN I DATE?

WHEN THE TIME IS RIPE

KAHIT TAMA ANG EMOSYON AT MOTIBO NG PUSO MO, PERO KUNG MALI ANG PAGKAKATAON AT PANAHON, HINDI PA RIN TAMA.  MAAARING NAKITA MO NA ANG “LOVE OF YOUR LIFE” KAHIT BATA KA PA.  PERO ANG TANONG, DAPAT NA BA KAYONG TUMALON SA ISANG MALALIM NA RELASYON? OF COURSE NOT.  LALO NA SA MGA ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NA PARANG MAGUGUNAW ANG MUNDO KUNG HINDI MAGKAKAROON NG BF/GF.  KALOOBAN NG DIYOS NA MAGHANDA MUNA TAYO PARA SA KINABUKASAN.  MAGTAPOS MUNA NG PAG-AARAL PARA MAKAHANAP NG MAAYOS NA TRABAHO AT MAIHANDA ANG SARILI SA PAG-AASAWA.

WHEN YOU’VE ALREADY LEARNED HOW TO DELIGHT IN THE LORD

KAILANGANG MATUTUNAN MONG MAKUNTENTO SA PAGMAMAHAL SA PANGINOON.  LOVE GOD ABOVE ALL ELSE.  KAHIT ILANG PARTNER PA ANG IBIGAY SA IYO, KUNG HINDI MAAYOS ANG RELASYON MO SA PANGINOON, YOU CAN NEVER BE COMPLETE.  ONLY GOD CAN SATISFY YOU.

WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR INDIVIDUALITY

YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE UNIQUE AND WHOLE.  SINGLE IS NOT SPELLED A-L-O-N-E.  MARAMING MAGAGAWA ANG MGA SINGLES NA HINDI MAGAGAWA NG MGA DOUBLES (MAY KA-RELASYON.)  GET INVOLVED IN MINISTRY, SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS, AND SOCIO- CIVIC PROJECTS.  MALAKI ANG NAGAGAWA NG PAGTULONG SA KAPWA.

WHEN YOU ARE WILLING TO WAIT

HINDI NAUUNA AT NAHUHULI ANG PANGINOON.  DARATING ANG TAMANG TAO PARA SA IYO KUNG ITO ANG KALOOBAN NIYA SA IYONG BUHAY.  HINDI DAPAT MAGMADALI.  EVERYTHING IS MADE PERFECT IN GOD’S TIME.  AT THE SAME TIME, PRAY FERVENTLY.  TALKING AND BONDING WITH GOD HELPS YOU DISCERN HIS WILL.  IF YOU HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR HEART, YOU CAN KNOW WHERE HE IS LEADING YOU.

ALWAYS SEEK GOD’S DIRECTION

KAPAG ALAM MO ANG TIMING NG DIYOS, HINDI STRESSED-OUT ANG BUHAY MO.  REST ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE PERFECT IN GOD’S TIME.  HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE THE BIG PICTURE.  SIYA RIN ANG NAKAAALAM NG CONCLUSION NG BUHAY NATIN.  DON’T EVER DOUBT THAT GOD IS WORKING IN YOUR LIFE.  MARAHIL, KAYA WALA TAYONG SAGOT NA NATATANGGAP SA PANGINOON AY DAHIL ALAM NIYA NA ANG PAGBIBIGAY NG MGA KAHILINGAN NATIN AY HINDI MAKAKABUTI SA ATING SITWASYON.  PUWEDE DIN NAMANG HINIHINTAY NIYA TAYO NA LUMAGO DAHIL HINDI PA TAYO HANDA SA SAGOT NIYA.  HABANG IKAW AY NAGHIHINTAY, GAWIN ANG DAPAT GAWIN.  ENJOY YOUR SINGLEHOOD.

IF YOU WANT YOUR LOVE LIFE TO BE TRULY GOOD AND WORRY-FREE, YOU MUST FIND YOURSELF LOVESTRUCK WITH THE LORD.  SIYA DAPAT ANG FIRST AND ENDLESS LOVE MO.  ALWAYS READ HIS LOVE LETTER- THE BIBLE.  THERE YOU CAN FIND HIS PERFECT WILL AND PLAN FOR YOU.  KAPAG SI LORD ANG KA-RELASYON MO, YOU HAVE THE GREATEST LOVE AFFAIR.  MAY HE CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFEJ

THE LORD IS GENTLE AND HUMBLE IN HEART

Yes; pain will sting you, bad things will happen, people will hurt you, and your heart will sometimes be burdened with heavy loads. BUT GOD offers to meet you in the messy thick of it. Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (Matthew 11:28-29)

Let's Pray:
Dear Lord, I admit that I sometimes fear the unexpected and do not fully trust in your perfect will. I know that you see the end from the beginning and that your thoughts are not my thoughts (Is. 55:8-9) Forgive me for my lack of faith and please teach me to trust in you so that when the unexpected storms of life come, I will expect peace in the midst of those storms (Mark 4:37-40) knowing that you are near, you hear my cries, and you are with me and for me. In Jesus' name, Amen.

According to this verse (Mark 4:37-40), "perfect peace" comes from focusing our minds upon the Lord. What a promise that is! Find some verses about God's nature and His promises to you and write them in a journal or a special place where you can refer to them when life hits you with the unexpected. Use these verses to meditate on God through your trials to experience His peace!

GOD IS WITH YOU AND FOR YOU

"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior." (Isaiah 43:1-3)

GOD HEARS YOUR CRIES

"The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:17-18)

GOD’S GRACE

God did not run out of grace at the dawn of humankind. And He will not run out of grace for you or for me. He does not want us to ever stay in a perpetual state of sin and despair. We were not created with a food struggle or physical cravings because God is angry at us. It is because He loves us so much that He allows our struggle with food to be a physical indication of a spiritual situation. God is asking for us to go to a new place as well — and it is a place of grace!

Receive grace and let it wash away all shame and guilt from every unhealthy choice you've ever regretted and fretted over. Yes, there is work to do and progress to be made, but we will walk from here with a clean slate.

This grace and the unfathomable depth of God's love settle me. Breathes hope into my dread. And trust into my doubts.

So when I stumble along on this journey, I know this grace is there for me,
and I will come running back. And once again, it will give me a soft place to
land.

PRAYER:
Dear Lord, thank You for Your grace. Help me to rely on You in the midst of my struggle today. In Jesus' Name, Amen.