Congratulations to the New CCNAs!!

Congratulations to the growing list of new CCNAs from Mapua Cisco Track!

1. Del Harold Antone
2. Gian Carlo Trias
3. Jeremiah Caparas
4. Diana Antone
5. Joshua Lachica
6. Rowena Dadural
7. Patrick Ilog
8. Jon Warner Campo

Singing With 7th Soul!

Ok ok, nakakatawa ako.. Kasi nastage fright talaga ako.. But I did it, I sang with 7th Soul, by request of a very special person, my gimik buddy, Benjiegirl! Pa-happy birthday ko sa kanya un.. So sorry naman at medyo out of tune ako.. super kabado! haha... Di ko nipublic access, request access na lang kung gusto nyo makita.. hahaha...

Click here to view the video!

I am Such a ChickenJoy

oh well, i think gaming is not really for me. i have been playing dota for the longest time now and i don't think i improved that much. i am still a friggin' newbie... hahaha! i guess i'll just stick to playing ragnarok online na lang. o kaya, i'll play alone na lang, with AIs! hahaha!

Salamat God!

Father God,
Thank you for the wonderful blessings I have been receiving. I am most thankful (for today) for the gift of my spiritual family. I am so blessed to have a wonderful, and supportive spiritual family. Grabe ka magpadala ng message through them. Grabe ang mensahe mo sa akin. I am sorry po kung di ako nakinig kaagad. I was really hard-headed but your message today really made me think straight and my heart soft. I could not believe that You could send a message to me that STRONG. I hope I was able to please you with what I did. I hope that when I recount what happened to me, it will be a testomony of how strong your love for us and how much you want us to be with you. No matter how much we resist, you will always insist. Thank you so much for your persistence.
Your daughter,
Maruth

Cisco Skills Cluster Competition: Mapua Intra: Winners!

Looks like we will be heading to Tagaytay this March! Weeks of hardwork paid off. But the work does not end here, there were areas of concern that will need a lot of work. I do hope that the team has enough time to "jell" together. Since the national competition is weeks away, we will enjoy this victory! Dota muna ito! Go go go!

pictures of the kulitan before the skills part and VICTORY dinner! http://maruthtiong.multiply.com/photos/album/21/Cisco_Skills_Cluster_Competition_Mapua_Intra_Winners

Album: I'll Take Care of You: Richard Poon

Friends, Multiply-ers, promote ko lang po, album po ni Richard Poon. At first, you'll think that his songs are too old for you but really, he arranged them so we, the young (naks! sinali ko talaga sarili ko!), can enjoy the beauty of old school. A new spin on old school music!

Listen to the preview of the songs: click here.

I hope you enjoy his renditions of "Way Back Into Love" (eto ang text alert tone ko!), "Fallen" and "Kahit Maputi na ang Buhok Ko"...

You'll be touched with his originals, "Naalala" and "Goodbye"...
"The Last Time" is so right for weddings..

I do hope you like it and buy the ORIGINAL CD. Available in you suking record bar in the Philippines. If you are not from the Philippines, you can buy his album via TITIK PILIPINO, here's the link:
http://www.titikpilipino.com/album/index.php?albumid=1526.

For more info about him, you can visit his multiply site: http://richardpoonmusic.multiply.com.

You can also help him by voting for his music video over at MYX, text MYX_VOTE_I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU and send to 2366.

So sorry po kung medyo super promote ako, I am just so proud of him. And I am really indebted to this person. Kaya, super supportive ako sa kanya. Many will not believe that I do know him, but I do, super down - to - earth tong taong to. He is worth my support!

Sister Bonding

My sister Angel and I are basically cam-freaks (I don't want to use the word "wh0R3" because definitely, we are not.) And we take lots of pictures together, and I want to share our pictures while waiting for our dinner over at a restaurant in Glorietta.



Yesterday, we were around Manila, just running around with our brother Sonny who has a ton of things to do and so little time to do it. We went to Las Pinas for fitting, Alabang for haircut and Makati for case - shopping for his new HTC Pocket TyTaN II (well, we wouldn't be doing this had he not forgotten where he left the original case that came with the gadget!). We were unsuccessful locating a new case for his gadget, but he was successful in shopping for new polos! My sister and I could only oggle at the beautiful creations at Zara, the clothes were too rich for our blood, but to my brother, oh no.. he picked up two long sleeved shirts, fitted it on, and when we gave our thumbs - up, off he went to the cashier and paid. (grrrr.. kulugong yun, ang yaman! hehehe.. joke lang Sonny!).

Where's the bonding????

Clothesshopping. While (window) shopping, we were comparing styles, her style is more of adventurous and yet beautiful, I was more of a classic-type of chic. I asked her to buy me one dress, like a goal dress, maybe 3 sizes smaller, so I won't be able to wear it unless I lose the weight. Of course, I could not expect her to buy me a dress at this time, she just began working for this advertising company, but maybe in the future.

Shoeshopping. We had absolutely opposites tastes in shoes, she liked the corporate-type, hyped - up, difficult-to-wear but trendy shoes, I was more into comfy and less trendy shoes.

Food. We have similar taste in food, she loves sweets, chocolates, seafood and beef! I also love sweets, but not chocolate, sweets like ube halaya or leche flan or NY cheesecake will do, but not chocolate! She ate a lot but gained little if not none at all! I eat little but I gain a lot. She won the genetics - lottery as my brother would aptly put. GGGRRRR!

2005 Picture: Slim version of me.

This was me in 2005. I took this with my Nokia 6600, and it was night time. My friend and I ate dinner at Bluewave Macapagal. We didn't want to go home yet so we hung out and listened to the band that was playing there.

The reason why I posted this picture is for it to be my inspiration. That I can be this person again in this picture. More of physical lang. Pero on the inside, I want to be a better version of this person in this picture.

Break Break Down....

I received lots of gifts on my birthday, and I love all of them! I am currently reading a book, given to me by my bestfriend Janine and good friend Leslie, entitled "Did You Get What You Prayed For?". It's about improving one's prayer life. It provided me with insights about prayer, my prayer life and building my relationship with God through prayer. I am learning so much from this book, I am so excited to finish reading it! Maybe, when I finish the book, I might be able to answer the title...

*****

This week was a big challenge for me. I want to be the best version of me but I can't seem to do it in all aspects of my life. I have so much to work on. Everyday is a STRUGGLE! It seems that the more I try to be close to God, the more hurdles I have to jump over. Yesterday, I was battling with something in my mind, to do what is right or to do what I WAS USED TO DOING in situations I was in . I chose to do what is right. I really wanted to turn back and do what I wanted to do, but someone kept on telling me to look the other way. So, I turned to my bible. And so I read something that was sort of the answer to my problem, I read it in the book of Proverbs, Chapter 17 and 18. Here are some of the exerpts:

"You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong. A sensible person accepts correction, but you cant'b beat sense into a fool."

"Pride leads to destruction; humility leads to honor. It's stupid and embarrasing to give an answer before you listen. Being cheerful helps when we are sick, but nothing helps when we give up."

"Drawing straws is one way to settle a difficult case. Making up with a friend you have offended is harder than breaking though a city wall. Make your words good, you will be glad you did. Words can bring death or life! Talk too much and you will eat everything you say."

My biggest sin is PRIDE. I have to work on some HUMILITY. I want to think I am the "bigger man", but what's the use of extending my understanding to a person who has the maturity of a child? I chose to be quiet, I chose not to think of what the person did to me, even if that person does "bad" things to me over and over, because I do not want to carry this on my shoulders anymore. It ends here and I am moving on.

*****

This week, I was absent for one whole day. If my guy friend (ex-boyfriend) read this, he will be surprised. He once teased me of being too dedicated to my work that I even prioritized my work over him. Even if I went to work, I would still not be able to attend my classes because I had no voice. It didn't hurt when I talk, but it's just that no voice comes out of my mouth. What a challenge to teach without my main TOOL. The only solution is to just rest and sleep.

Last night, Benjiegirl and I went out to watch 7th Soul. We met Adam, Bam's friend, who lives in Malaysia. He's a Filipino who's born in Malaysia and came to the Philippines to visit his relatives. It was a challenge speaking with him because he understood little Tagalog, so we spoke with him in English (again, NOSEBLEED!). He is such a cheerful and talkative person. I ran out of stories!

The show ended at around 2:30am but we waited for Bam until 3am, we were all very sleepy and tired. Bam prayed for me and my voice because Benjiegirl asked me to do something for her birthday, and I really don't want to disappoint her! Overall, I enjoyed another gimik night. A nice ending to a challenging week!