Friday, April 14, 2006

good friday

today was the first day the sun showed itself for more than 5 mins...literally. which is funny since it's good friday...when the sun should refuse to shine...

speaking of which, we attended the good friday service here at wesley methodist church in governors harbour. wooden benches, light blue walls, electric fans..reminded me a lot of the philippines. the most meaningful part of the whole service was when a woman got up and gave a solo...her voice - the strength, the ease with which she sang - she made you experience the pain Jesus felt. and although i don't dwell on the atonement part that much, this song put me in a place of deep humility - where i could forget myself and just be blessed by God. it was a very moving song.

we were also able to get out to the beach...well sorta. we couldn't find any piece of water that had sand..just rocks, so we laid out on rocks for about two hours. a bit uncomfortable, but to see the bluest sky with even more blue water...oh it was so clear! my mom would have flipped out.

which reminds me, i really miss my family. like too much in some moments..but they know that i love them and im thinking of them constantly.

anyway, all in all, for all different reasons...this was a good friday.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

bahama mama

ingrid and i made it to the bahamas safely...spent a rainy day inside...and got up at 6 am this morning..

eleuthera is definitely not the tourist paradise many would assume the bahamas to be, but that's okay. it reminds me of being in the philippines when its raining..you know when those freak storms just blow through and you can't do anything but wait it out? same thing here...

i was afraid coming to the bahamas during holy week would be a smack in the face to the upbringing that taught me to be quiet and solemn during this week...to sit and reflect...hold back the laughter...just chill. but, im thankful i have an opportunity to be in an environment that compels you to praise God for the beauty of creation. deep right? but it's true, today we were taken to a point on the island where the atlantic meets the carribean. to see the five types of blue in the ocean...the pure white mass of the waters crashing together...a huge rainbow right behind us. it was a beautiful sight.

i'm off to work on putting down tiles in a kitchen. i hope your holy week has been just as meaningful.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

two naps = no sleep when you need it

it's april already... not quite sure how it came so quickly, but it's here and in the next three weeks im expected to hand in a total of 9 different projects/papers. for those who have never seen God in action, just stay tuned to this blog.

great news: my mom got a job in eastern wa 2 mins away from my dad. and there's not much of a pay cut. second, my sisters found a very reasonably priced apartment in renton. PRAISE GOD!

as for me, i've been chillin...knowing i have so much school work to do apparently doesn't phase me very much because i haven't been that stressed. and if i am stressed, i do a really good job of convincing myself that im not. it must be that west coast vibe...

i joined an online dating thing. ask me why... yup... good ol' peer pressure. can you believe it? i have never smoked a thing in my life or gotten drunk -- but online dating is apparently the one i couldn't resist. really though, it hasn't done much for me. i was flattered for about two days after i first published my profile, but now that it's been a week i'm just tired of it. i'm tired of the concept...that people are looking at my profile because i posted a pic. the cutest pic i could find, by the way, which doesn't make a strong case for me not wanting any of this. bottom line: i need to stop searching...thinking that i not only deserve a great guy that im attracted to and makes me laugh, but that i deserve him now.

crazy young people today....i tell you...just too damn impatient.