I've been told that as a Christian, I have to learn to be content. Count your blessings. You have to be content where you are. This is your cross, carry it. Don't complain. Be thankful. Always.
Well, for your information, I am. I am content. Peace is my middle name, didn't you know that? I count my blessings. I thank God everyday for all I've been given. I know I am blessed. And whatever hardships I face, I know it is God-ordained. But I'm a little like those three amigos that were thrown into the fire by Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel.
I can't help but HOPE that I will be saved.
I'm no less thankful, no less content, no less joyful, no less blessed. But my hope is that God will take me to a better place. I don't live in that place. I live here, now. But I do long for the day, when things are different and I know that I am in the middle of His bountiful promise.
David himself hoped.
I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living. [Psalm 27:13]
I believe that God created me, for something more than now. I feel it in my soul. That the life that I live is so far from that someday that I hope for.
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CNN
(CNN) -- Facebook, for better or worse, is like being at a big party with all your friends, family, acquaintances and co-workers.
Facebook can be a great tool, and an occasional annoyance. What kind of Facebooker are you?
There are lots of fun, interesting people you're happy to talk to when they stroll up. Then there are the other people, the ones who make you cringe when you see them coming. This article is about those people.
Sure, Facebook can be a great tool for keeping up with folks who are important to you. Take the status update, the 160-character message that users post in response to the question, "What's on your mind?" An artful, witty or newsy status update is a pleasure -- a real-time, tiny window into a friend's life.
But far more posts read like navel-gazing diary entries, or worse, spam. A recent study categorized 40 percent of Twitter tweets as "pointless babble," and it wouldn't be surprising if updates on Facebook, still a fast-growing social network, break down in a similar way. 
Take a CNN quiz: What kind of Facebooker are you? »
Combine dull status updates with shameless self-promoters, "friend-padders" and that friend of a friend who sends you quizzes every day, and Facebook becomes a daily reminder of why some people can get on your nerves. 
Watch as Facebookers reveal bugbears »
Here are 12 of the most annoying types of Facebook users:
The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore. "I'm waking up." "I had Wheaties for breakfast." "I'm bored at work." "I'm stuck in traffic." You're kidding! How fascinating! No moment is too mundane for some people to broadcast unsolicited to the world. Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn't mean we all want to know when you're waiting for the bus. Not guilty...
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The Self-Promoter. OK, so we've probably all posted at least once about some achievement. And sure, maybe your friends really do want to read the fascinating article you wrote about beet farming. But when almost EVERY update is a link to your blog, your poetry reading, your 10k results or your art show, you sound like a bragger or a self-centered careerist. I usually promote my kids and little business :) But not in an annoying, feeds-saturated manner :) and yes, i even mention that it is shameless self-promotion (refer to my friendster BN pic), hehee. I warned you...
The Friend-Padder. The average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site. Schmoozers and social butterflies -- you know, the ones who make lifelong pals on the subway -- might reasonably have 300 or 400. But 1,000 "friends?" Unless you're George Clooney or just won the lottery, no one has that many. That's just showing off.
not guilty.. heehee.. but if i will combine my personal account with my little business' facebook account..umm.. yeah, it could reach to 1000 friends :) i can opt to be a friend-padder you know... heh
The Town Crier. "Michael Jackson is dead!!!" You heard it from me first! Me, and the 213,000 other people who all saw it on TMZ. These Matt Drudge wannabes are the reason many of us learn of breaking news not from TV or news sites but from online social networks. In their rush to trumpet the news, these people also spread rumors, half-truths and innuendo. No, Jeff Goldblum did not plunge to his death from a New Zealand cliff. not guilty
The TMIer. "Brad is heading to Walgreens to buy something for these pesky hemorrhoids." Boundaries of privacy and decorum don't seem to exist for these too-much-information updaters, who unabashedly offer up details about their sex lives, marital troubles and bodily functions. Thanks for sharing. i almost talked about my severely inflamed, really tender and swollen hemmorhoids at one point .. hahaha. Sorry for being too graphic. Can you tell i was being emotional. heehee
The Bad Grammarian. "So sad about Fara Fauset but Im so gladd its friday yippe". Yes, I know the punctuation rules are different in the digital world. And, no, no one likes a spelling-Nazi schoolmarm. But you sound like a moron. heehee
The Sympathy-Baiter. "Barbara is feeling sad today." "Man, am I glad that's over." "Jim could really use some good news about now." Like anglers hunting for fish, these sad sacks cast out their hooks -- baited with vague tales of woe -- in the hopes of landing concerned responses. Genuine bad news is one thing, but these manipulative posts are just pleas for attention.
The Lurker. The Peeping Toms of Facebook, these voyeurs are too cautious, or maybe too lazy, to update their status or write on your wall. But once in a while, you'll be talking to them and they'll mention something you posted, so you know they're on your page, hiding in the shadows. It's just a little creepy.
how about blog lurkers?? BIG one lurker who idolizes my posts: from mmu to S and R, from kitchenaid to BPA-free bottles. hahahaha. Idolizing me yet will still try to elucidate that she's i-know-it-all-you-heard-it-first-from-me-i-didn't-read-it-from-your-blog, and as usual, parinig that she knows better. As always.
Ok, with regards to breastfeeding, no sore nipples, ma. Be realistic. Have u had 3 kids and actually personally experienced that it is indeed possible NEVER to have sore nipples even on your third baby? Been there, done that. I am well-equipped with breastfeeding gadgets, from breastfeeding pillows, breastfeeding aprons, nipple shields, top of the line breast-pumps, creams and plethora of breastfeeding stuff. Yes, to make breastfeeding somewhat enjoyable. i've had 3 babies already and each of them i breastfed and how i wished i never had to go through having sore nipples the first few days. i was hopeful that breastfeeding my 3rd will be such a breeze but i was wrong. I just hope i am wrong to say that it is indeed inevitable to have sore nipples at one point when breatfeeding :) Sustain breastfeeding for at least 8 months and have at least 3 kids before some cranky lurker prove me wrong. Still cranky eh?
The Crank. These curmudgeons, like the trolls who spew hate in blog comments, never met something they couldn't complain about. "Carl isn't really that impressed with idiots who don't realize how idiotic they are." [Actual status update.] Keep spreading the love.
refer to the lurker, my number one fan :) And refer to me as her favorite subjetc.. unfortunate subject of her cranks.
As Lurker once said: die a slow, painful death.. left for dead.. i'm sorry it's something that's really hard to forget. It has actually become an inside joke between me and my husband.
Me: i'm such a workaholic. Henry: die you bitch, die! did i say there's a third person we are mocking?
okay, were infusing humor to what Crank the Lurker actually said to put people down :)
The Paparazzo. Ever visit your Facebook page and discover that someone's posted a photo of you from last weekend's party -- a photo you didn't authorize and haven't even seen? You'd really rather not have to explain to your mom why you were leering like a drunken hyena and French-kissing a bottle of Jagermeister. I'm totally untagging myself. heehee. My sister once posted a 20lb overweight me (i have just given birth).. it's disgusting.. heehee. Another sister posted this pic where i was making faces, i looked like having a twitch-attack. eekkk. Pakyu, Judy (i love u baby sis!). But seriously, untagging and unfussing about it is just the solution.
The Maddening Obscurist. "If not now then when?" "You'll see..." "Grist for the mill." "John is, small world." "Dave thought he was immune, but no. No, he is not." [Actual status updates, all.] Sorry, but you're not being mysterious -- just nonsensical. I find posts like these interesting, and uh, nonsensical i must agree
The Chronic Inviter. "Support my cause. Sign my petition. Play Mafia Wars with me. Which 'Star Trek' character are you? Here are the 'Top 5 cars I have personally owned.' Here are '25 Things About Me.' Here's a drink. What drink are you? We're related! I took the 'What President Are You?' quiz and found out I'm Millard Fillmore! What president are you?" heehee
You probably mean well, but stop. Just stop. I don't care what president I am -- can't we simply be friends? Now excuse me while I go post the link to this story on my Facebook page.
DISCLAIMER:
Personal posts and comments above are not intended to solicit further negative reactions from severely negative individuals. heehee. Chill out. Relax. Stop stressing, stop being negative and it might actually help you finally get the wish you've been wishing for for years :)
It seems like death is a popular topic these days, thanks to Hollywood stars dying.
I've had one personal loss in my life. And let me define what i mean by "personal loss". It's not just losing someone close to you. It's losing someone that is part of your DAILY PERSONAL life.
DAILY. I mean, if you lose someone you only get to see once a month, thats hard... but not as hard as losing someone you see every week, and losing someone you see everyday will of course be the hardest. But it has to be a PERSONAL relationship too. Losing an officemate you see everyday will be sad... but losing a close friend will be sadder.
But roll those two into one. DAILY + PERSONAL. Now that's the hardest.
That's why losing a member of your immediate family is the hardest. They're a part of your everyday life. Your relationship with them is deeply personal. And you've known them all your life. Sets you up for one of the greatest heartbreaks of your life.
I lost my dad 5 years ago. And its one personal loss that still resonates thorugh my life today.
Happy 5 years in heaven pops. :)
I finished the Chronicles of Narnia last week, after almost 2 years of "reading" it. Wohooo! Well, it took me that long because many other books distracted me from finishing it. But finally... I finished it!
It was a VERY worthwhile read. I really think that great authors are just that - GREAT. Somehow, I never tire of reading their books. And their works have this capacity to transcend generations. I bet people from ANY generation would enjoy a dose of Narnian fantasy.
I love books that are easy to read but not shallow. I think a lot of books today are that way - SHALLOW. They don't encourage active thinking. They just tell a story, to entertain much like a TV is meant to. These books play on emotions and pay no attention to the intellect. Some on the other hand, are on the other extreme... being overly imaginative. It just renders it hard to read.
I love how Narnia is just right. A book that people from any generation and age could enjoy. :)
I really hope to read more of these gems from our classic writers. :)
1. You are my rose. This is the forest...
2. Sakit sa ulo!!!
3. Cherry bomb!!!
4. Zombie!!!
5. Its not even funny!
6. eee**!
7. Iceberg!
8. .5
9. Mga favorite "lines" ni Bam at Drew... hahaha!
10. Redi-redi!
11. kasi guys.. ang laman ng puso ko ay..
12. badingdingdingdingding
13. Pag nagexplain.. may mali!
14. YOU KNOW IT!
9th stop: Quezon Hotel
So I'm really excited about this five-day trip I'm going on with some of my closest friends. We're going to Bicol and it will be my first time there. I'm pretty excited at all the activities lined up for the trip, like swimming with the whale sharks and even the dolphins. I think my muscles will also greatly appreciate the hot springs that we plan to visit. :D
You never really set out to find good friends in your life. These friendships usually just happen, and when it does happen, you know that you are the recipient of something good. That's the case for me and the so-called "Tagaytay Gang". Born out of boredom in the land of Tagaytay, in the house of the Co's, its a group of people that accidentally became friends.... good friends... alright, very good friends... :D
I got this topic for our D12 sharing.
