The Warrior Between

10:42 AM | Posted by cha_jedidiah

The Warrior Between

By Gang Badoy


I am a warrior in my sleep. I gather people and lead armies to victory.
I protect women and children and calcify men with inspiration.
Awake, I worry about rent and the gears of my car.

I am a warrior in my sleep. I speak against corruption and stand fiercely steady upwind.
I feed the hungry and balm the hurting.
Awake, I fuss over cell phones and petty cash vouchers that need to be signed.

I am a warrior in my sleep. I draw my sword against those in power and make them do what is right. I calm the anxious and revive my people’s hopes.
Awake, I fret over fashion and what unimportant others perceive me to be.

I am a warrior in my sleep. I fight for this country and embrace it with my blood.
I breathe the air of my ocean and build my roots on its shores.
Awake, I line up for a foreign visa and envy the lucky who have left.

Asleep, I am truthful.
Awake, I deceive.

Now I stand at the split between.


Awake.

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Stallone-Pacquiao The Movie

1:31 PM | Posted by cha_jedidiah

Another laughtrip from Chico Garcia... hahaha :D

At the time, we did news that Sylvester Stallone wanted to do a movie with Manny Pacquiao. Looking back, I guess it might not push through, since we’ve never really heard anything about it since. But who knows, Hollywood has come up with some of the oddest pairings, so why not a Sly-Pacman movie?

January 15, 2009 → The Top Ten Titles For The Stallone-Pacquiao Movie – Jose de vengenge

1. Tomodache – “Pac You!”

2. Pancakes – “Buksingin Mo Ko, Lalaking Matapang (Akin Ka, Balboa)”

3. Pancakes – “Ilyen Birsus Pridator”

4. Alias Pusa – “Manny, Kicking Pinoy”

5. McMaki – “Mani At Rambo-tan (Para Sa Yo Ang Mubing Ito)”

6. Rodel – “Stop, Or Manny Will Talk”

7. Jesse Jude – “Rocky Sibin”

8. Lagendairy/McDenzel/Bobidax – “Hidden Soldiers” (Tungkol sa mga sundalong may balakubak)

9. Pendongs – “Si Rocky At Ang Taling Nagkapilipilipilitpit”

10. The Game – “My Quotes And I” (About Manny and Stallone who plays his coach)

11. Curt Smith/Danyel – “Blow By Blow (Brokeback Boxing)”

12. Simon Walker – Manny And Sylvester (Ay Towt Ay Tow A Putiket)”

13. Chelsi – “3rd Rocky From Gen San”

14. Draco’s Biatch/Ang Manunusok – “Toilet” (Manny and Sly as vampires)

15. Acer – “Let’s Get Ready To Rambo!”

16. Lyra – “Extreme Bok-Sing”

17. Specialist – “Pasko, Paksiw, Pacquiao”

18. PigDoctor – “Akin Ang Gen San, Yours Is Da L.A.!”

19. Mr. Perk – “Pacman Eats Talong”

20. Chito Resurreccion – “You, Me, & Jenky”

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Greatness

8:12 AM | Posted by cha_jedidiah

To achieve greatness
start where you are,
use what you have,
do what you can...

~~Arthur Ashe, Tennis Champion
(July 5, 1943 – February 6, 1993)

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HEARING vs LISTENING

5:29 AM | Posted by cha_jedidiah

To hear is to be able to perceive sounds.
To listen, on the other hand, is to hear with a PURPOSE.

Hearing is just physical. Listening enables you to understand that sound. Listening takes attention, to actively listen means that you encourages communication.

I love talking… BUT I love conversations more. Conversations with friends, families build relationships. It enables me to share my thoughts as well as listen to theirs. Conversations fuel relationships. Hence, we have all sorts of communication mediums. We spent a great deal conversing with people. It is in our life-blood.

The sad fact though is that sometimes other people forget to listen, actively listen. They are sooo engrossed with their own ideas and what’s happening in their life that they go on talking and talking and talking… Sure they listen” but even if the other person is not yet finish with what he is saying, they already have an idea in mind and blabber about it.

The sad fact is, it can be really tiring when you’re on the receiving end… It sucks out the life in you that you would rather choose to HEAR than to LISTEN. And that you would rather choose to shut up so that the conversation won’t turn into a debate. In debates, there are winners and losers. But in reality, there’s no point in being the winner because you lose the person on the process. (I’m discussing debate on the context of relationships).

Conversations fuel relationships. So do know how to listen and share.

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Ray of Hope

10:41 AM | Posted by cha_jedidiah

When frustrations cave in due to disgusting situations... you feel like you're in a deep sh*t that you can't be free off...

When frustrations cave in due to unmet expectations... you want to shout till the end of the world, how you hate it...

When frustrations cave in due to horrible people... you want to knock the hell out of them...

BUT there will always be a ray of hope... hope that eventually things will be better... IS BETTER...

AND hopefully be reminded of that RAY of HOPE when frustrations start to cave in again...

Until then, enjoy this moment and be thankful for it.

I just did.
all smiles for the exciting challenges/opportunities to come... :D

kampai!!!

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Slamdunk Those Oreos

11:37 AM | Posted by cha_jedidiah

OREOS dipped in fresh chilled MILK is heavenly...

Those two are inseparable.

but nothing beats taking chances on dipping oreos in... COFFEE.

I took that chance and the mixture of sweetness and bitterness gave me a whole lot of new experiences.

I also tried it with COKE, ICED TEA and just plain WATER.

Ain't that thrilling? The fact that you don't always have to do the same things over and over again even though you don't get the same results?

Though possibilities are endless, it's also good to know when you have that perfect combination that you can always go back to.

OREOS dipped in fresh chilled MILK is heavenly...

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Fully Alive

10:45 AM | Posted by cha_jedidiah

"The Glory of God is man fully alive."
~~~St. Irenaues

I was waiting for Nikon at Powerbooks last friday when I read this on the page preceding the table of contents in John Eldregde's latest book, "Waking The Dead".

"The Glory of God is man fully alive."

I was quite trembling when I run my fingers into those text... I felt goosebumps just by thinking what does this mean and what does this imply. I remembered my recent conversation w/ Kythe and Vida that was somehow related to this. For our BS, we had a series of questions that we answered and one of them is: Our picture of living life to the fullest.

My answer: Living passionately by doing the things I love.

But it seems that I was still searching for my passion these days... Actually I somehow got lost along the way when i started out in my career. I was always looking for that job that equates into passion. Sure, I do know the things I am passionate about but i am having a hard time finding the place that allows me to grow and cultivate that. It is really frustrating.

"The Glory of God is man fully alive."

What does it mean to be fully alive? To answer that, I have to go back to the One who created me because only in Him will I know my creative design. By knowing my creative design and actually live it, I essentially glorify God. This in itself is a big one for me to process. *gulp*.

My answer "Living passionately by doing the things I love" oughts to have a continuation that I am still in search for... and the answer lies in my relationship with My Creator... so help me God... :)

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