I got a friend

I never walk alone, Christ walks beside me,

He is the dearest Friend I’ve ever known;

With such a Friend to comfort and to guide me,

I never, no, I never walk alone.

—Ackley

too early

i slept in late ... and now i woke up too early .. waaaahh... i know im still sleepy but my mind is not. it's not really a sleepless night because I already slept for a couple of hours it's just that my mind is still working while im asleep. darn! i hate dreams!

Fortune Cookie

"No need to worry! You will always have everything that you need"

Hmmmm ... I dont think so .. :(

d' Emperor

I love this story ... read on ... 

An emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his children, he decided something different. He called young people in the kingdom together one day. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next emperor. I have decided to choose one of you." 

  The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued. "I am going to give each one of you a seed today. One very special seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it and come back here after one year from today with what you have grown from this one seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next emperor!" 

  One boy named Ling was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly told his mother the story. She helped him get a pot and planting soil, and he planted the seed and watered it carefully. Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.

  Ling kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks went by. Still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants but Ling didn't have a plant, and he felt like a failure. Six months went by, still nothing in Ling's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. 

  Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his friends, however. He just kept waiting for his seed to grow. 

  A year finally went by and all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to the emperor for inspection. Ling told his mother that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But honest about what happened, Ling felt sick to his stomach, but he knew his mother was right. 

He took his empty pot to the palace. When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other youths. They were beautiful in all shapes and sizes. Ling put his empty pot on the floor and many of the other kinds laughed at him. A few felt sorry for him and just said, "Hey nice try." 

  When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people. Ling just tried to hide in the back. "What great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the emperor. "Today, one of you will be appointed the next emperor!" All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered his guards to bring him to the front. Ling was terrified. "The emperor knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me killed!" 

  When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name. "My name is Ling," he replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor asked everyone to quiet down. He looked at Ling, and then announced to the crowd, "Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!" Ling couldn't believe it. Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new emperor? 

  Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone here a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds, which would not grow. All of you, except Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new emperor!" 

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If you plant honesty, you will reap trust. 

If you plant goodness, you will reap friends. 

If you plant humility, you will reap greatness. 

If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory. 

If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony. 

If you plant hard work, you will reap success.  

If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation. 

If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy. 

If you plant patience, you will reap improvements. 

If you plant faith, you will reap miracles. 

But 

If you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust. 

If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness. 

If you plant pride, you will reap destruction. 

If you plant envy, you will reap trouble. 

If you plant laziness, you will reap stagnation. 

If you plant bitterness, you will reap isolation. 

If you plant greed, you will reap loss. 

If you plant gossip, you will reap enemies. 

If you plant worries, you will reap wrinkles. 

If you plant sin, you will reap guilt. 

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So be careful what you plant now, It will determine what you will reap tomorrow, The seeds you now scatter, Will make life worse or better, your life or the ones who will come after. Yes, someday, you will enjoy the fruits, or you will pay for the choices you plant today. 

Flight 101

John and I left around 630 then arrive 715 at the airport. Then he left after a few minutes. With teary eyed, I went to the entrance. Damn, the lady guard not helping me with my baggage. She could see that I'm having trouble lifting it to the scanner but still she just stood still. So much for Filipino hospitality.

Our checkin was not so smooth sailing, since there's a problem with the itinerary. We will be staying at Hawaii for more than 24 hours. so we were delayed. Then after an hour of waiting, we were given our boarding pass.

Lucky for teddy, since one of us could be upgraded to business class. Jim, did a toss coin and Teddy was picked.

Im on board the plane NOW and Im so dizzy ... waaaah... i could hear the propeller (?) ... i 'm so dizzy.. but I wanted to busy myself. However, the battery is going low. So I can't play any games. I can't find any outlet here. When would the snack arrive? I'm dizzy and I wanted to eat something.

While doing this blog, I'm watching August Rush in Spanish. Hehehe ... but then I figured ... I need to change the channel to change the audio... hehehe .. oooppss... Now, it's in English.

This is my first time and it's far from my expectations. I thought it would be a fun and fast ride but it's not. Or rather I wouldn't feel anything but I could feel the roar of the engine. What I love is the take off ... the speeding of the plane ... but then it kinda felt like it slowed down. Then im dizzy ... haaay...

I guess I just have to try to sleep myself through it. Or maybe watch August Rush again.... or just wait for the stewardess to serve our snack.

Will publish this blog later when I have the chance. Perhaps when we stay at Hawaii. Hopefully, Jim could get as a hotel so I'll have the chance to get online.

I know John wouldn't understand. But I really missed him. Guess, I just wanted to share the experience with him. Perhaps, we could travel together next time.

Logging off @ 11:51PM July 8, 2008 (Philippine time)

new domain name

I created a blog for the purpose of letting someone know of my sentiments. However, I've been very dramatic lately. So I decided to keep everything private.

Change my domain name again... to my-babyjan