Fight back with Dignity

"I know she is pushing you to your limits. It's never wrong to fight back but remember to always fight back with Dignity."

I'm not really a fan of watching teleseryes. Until one time I sat with my mom watching "Tayong Dalawa", a teleserye starring Kim Chiu.

I heard these words and it left me thinking about something that is really bothering me. Maybe watching teleseryes can be good sometimes.

There is no such thing as coincidence.

Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nice for someone you care for? THAT'S GOD talking to you through the Holy Spirit.


Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk to?
THAT'S GOD wanting you to talk to Him.



Have you ever been thinking about somebody that you haven't seen in a long time and then next thing you know you see them or receive a phone call from them? THAT'S GOD.
There is no such thing as coincidence.

Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for, like money in the mail, a debt that had mysteriously been cleared, or a coupon to a department store where you had just seen something you needed, but couldn't afford? THAT'S GOD knowing the desires of your heart.

Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it was going to get better, how the hurting would stop, how the pain would ease, but now you look back on it . THAT'S GOD passing us through tribulation to see a brighter day.

People love the girl who rises from the ashes.

On this day of your life, Jaymie, we believe God wants you to know...
... that humans learn only by trial and error, and that includes you.

You've got to live life, not think about it. Step into the midst of things, try and fail and learn and stand up again. The question is not whether you will or will not make mistakes - you will. The question is do you want to learn and grow, or do you want to shrink back and be stuck? Take that step you've been avoiding. You can succeed, or you can get feedback that it didn't work, but in either case you are sure to feel alive.

Life is too short to dwell on things that only make your life miserable. -JD

Jaymie is on a conversation with a friend. The guy is crying and pouring over a recent breakup.

I am only listening and realize (uyy parang hindi pa ata ako naiyakan ng lalaki ng ganto??)

I dont know what to tell him to make him feel better.. or maybe no words can make him feel better? so I just listen.

After almost 40minutes of listening to his agonies, (hehe) oh well atleast I have something to say to him...

"Life is too short to dwell on things that only make your life miserable."

hahahaha emo!!! madrama!!!

Oh no, please not with work Hahaha

I had a funny experience one morning. It was a Thursday. I was so lazy to get up at 6:00AM. I am burnout I am always so early in the office.

I realize I can go directly to my client at Quezon City instead of going to office in Makati first. I extended my sleep. I am in the middle of a dream where my sister is going over my precious Canon DLSR without my permission. I am angry I wanted to scold her. Meanwhile, my sun phone beside me is ringing!

Unknown number. I answered, "Hello". My voice still fresh from sleep.

A guy from the other line said "Hello Ms.Jaymie, this is Darwin." Naku, my other client!!!

"Jaymie, I called to ask if you can email me something about the access control system you are proposing."

"No problem Sir Darwin, uh, I will email it to you. I'll call you up if I already sent it."

"Okay Jaymie thanks ah"

"No problem Sir."

The killer is this!!! After a long while he said, "..ah.. Maam pasensya na ah.. Mukhang naistorbo ko yung... panaginip mo"

MY GOSH!!! Haha how can he know? Maybe it was too obvious? Hahaha Bedroom voice ba masyado??? yikessss!!!

Immediately napabangon ako from bed! hahahaha

I didn't know what to say. Natawa ako ng sobraaaa! Even Sir Darwin is laughing on the other line. Eto nalang nasabi ko, "Haha Sir Darwin, Sorry, baka sabihin mo tutulog tulog ako ahhh. Hindi po, medyo puyat lang kasi. Haha"

I don't know if it was the best answer. But it was all I could think of saying at that time. Buti nalang yun mabait. Not the mayabang/intimidating type of client. Haha But still, its still client. Hahaha work related!

So you know how I am. Haha Silly as me! Oh no, please not with work. Haha

Life is a series of Problems

This is the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now
having cancer and him having "wealth" from the book sales. This is
an absolutely incredible short interview with him.

"Purpose Driven Life" author and pastor of Saddleback Church in
California.

In the interview by Paul Bradshaw, Rick said:

People ask me, what is the purpose of life? I respond: In a
nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to
last forever, and God wants us to be with him in Heaven. One day
my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body -
but not the end of me.. I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I
am going to spend trillions of years in eternity.

This is the warm-up act. The dress rehearsal. God wants us to
practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity. We were
made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't
going to make sense.

Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're
just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another
one. The reason for this is that God is more interested in your
character than your comfort; God is more interested in making your
life holy than He is in making your life happy. We can be
reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life.
The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.

This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the
toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer. I used to think that
life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, the you go
to the mountain top, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.

Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind
of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have
something good and something bad in your life.. No matter how good
things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs
to be worked on. And no matter how bad things are in your life,
there is always something good you can thank God for. You can
focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems; If you
focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, which
is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to
get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and
others.

We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of
thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy
for her. It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has
strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other
people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to
people. You have to learn to deal with both the good and bad of
life.

Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For
instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15
million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy...

It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal
with before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for
your own ego or for you to live a life of ease. So I began to ask
God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and
influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide
what to do, II Corinthians o and Psalms 72.

First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our
lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases. Second, about
midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the
church. Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call
The Peace Plan, to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor,
care for the sick, and educate the next generation. Fourth, I
added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I
started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to
be able to serve God for free.

We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions?
Popularity? Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt?
Bitterness? Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's
purposes (for my life)?

When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say,
God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You
more and love You better. God didn't put me on earth just to
fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what
I do. That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.

Happy moments: Praise God

Difficult moments: Seek God

Quiet moments: Worship God

Painful moments: Trust God

Every moment: Thank God

Alex and Emma 2003

I just finished watching the movie Alex and Emma. This movie was shown 2003 but this was the only time I got to watch the movie. Not really a wonderful movie but I think its nice. Haha

It's simple. The story is a little predictable but the way it turns out was the thing that got me to it.

I just downloaded it as a torrent file. I'm so into watching Kate Hudson's films these days. Most especially now that I'm not so busy YET. Haha


Quotes from the movie:

Emma Dinsmore: What's your book about?
Alex: It's the story of a man who's frightened of commitment yet so desperately in love with a woman he's afraid it might kill him. It's a comedy.

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Emma Dinsmore: I can't figure out what's worse, having to know every single detail of your desperate love for some other woman, or having to know that you obviously didn't even come close to feeling the same way about me.

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Emma Dinsmore: What is it with guys like Adam? Do they really like being driven crazy by women like Paulina? They're like lemmings running into the sea. They can't wait to be drowning in their own misery. If they're not in agony, then it can't be love! Why do men want women like that?
Alex: Maybe you're not picturing Paulina the way I'm picturing her.
Emma Dinsmore: Gorgeous? Exciting? Incredibly sexy?
Alex: Maybe you are.
Emma Dinsmore: Yeah, that's great for a weekend but what do you think will happen in the long run?
Alex: What do you mean, like the next weekend?
Emma Dinsmore: No. Like when it's time for the first laundry. I know, I know. In great romantic novels there is not laundry or there's people like Ylva or Elsa to do it. Maybe that's why I like them. They can wash their own clothes.

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Alex Sheldon: I'm just a writer, Emma. I don't know what to do to show you how much I love you. I only have words. That's all I have.