grip of grace

KAIROS - this is the special time appointed by God. It is the Lord's IN-THE-MEANTIME, pansamantalang panahon kung saan kahit hindi natin nakikita, may ginagawa Sya sa buhay natin . And that is where I am right now. from the internet (credits to the owner) I believe that my present state of life is where the Lord wants me to be. I thought I was going to get married and have children after I finished college. At least, yun ang plano ko . But the Lord had other plans. My boyfriend died unexpectedly, in his sleep—that was in 1992. The first question I asked God was, "Lord, paano na yan? Binigyan mo naman ako ng malaking problema! Saan naman ako hahanap ngayon ng kasing bait nya? "

Found on social media: I found it funny, but since it's Valentine's Day, it somehow got me thinking. Why? Because I will be riding solo (again).

It's 5:30am, I'm looking at my bike, thinking, "Should I really take this to Ortigas today?" Us girls! I'm a biker. Not the hardcore bike-to-work kind, but more of a weekend warrior. I've done city cycling, sometimes with a group, most of the time alone. I really want to take my bike to work, but I haven't gathered enough guts to actually do it. Why? I'm scared. Of what? Oh, just the buses, and trucks, and SUVs that bully you (yes, I've been bullied before).

Just recently, I was reintroduced to cycling. Two bully friends/ brothers (you know who you are!) pressured me to try riding out one evening, and since then, I was hooked! My first ride You know who you are! Next thing I knew, I had Pinky Pop (and owed someone some money because he was the one who egged me to buy that pink foldie), plus the basic biking paraphernalia needed so I would be allowed to ride.

Every time I watch a movie, I make it a point to look for two things: the redeeming factor and the Christ-figure. I know, movies are meant to be for entertainment, not to be scrutinized. Now, not all movies are the same, and like it or not, there are films which have that "Aha!" moment that you just can't help but discuss with your friends the merits of such films. And believe it or not, She's Dating the Gangster  is one of them. Yup, you read that right. But what can I do? The situation presented itself, so I sat down with everybody else and drank it all in.

I was watching a documentary on the Katipunan and Andres Bonifacio   over the weekend, and I just can't take my mind off the revolutionary movement inspired by The Supremo, Andres Bonifacio. This train of thought led me to ask myself: What makes a revolution? How does one recognize a revolutionary? A revolution, according to google.com, is defined as (just see screenshot below; I'm too lazy to type):