Wednesday, January 03, 2007
An Indelible Lesson...
Never ever make a person a priority when all you can ever be...
is an option.
5:05 PM
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I don't care what the world
throws at me now.
It's gonna be alright.
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Monday, January 01, 2007
The BLESSED Year That Was...
Last night, while I momentarily watched the fireworks dance in the sky, I couldn't help but thank the Lord for the year 2006. It was actually a VERY AMAZING year! As I ran through the all the events that my memory could recall, I felt as if I was the happiest person alive!
2006 was a year of turning points in almost all aspects of my life. Again, after that incident when I was in high school, I cried again in regret for what I thought was another missed shot. As usual I ran to God to take away the pain and heal me after 2 years of killing myself. And since God sometimes grants prayers with a little extra dash of happiness, He gave me more than just healing. He gave me new life lessons and new people who shed light to that once murky place in my life. :)
In the aspect of service, God blessed me with the opportunity to finally lead the cluster I grew up in. Ever since SHOUT until the household Christmas party, God allowed me to get hurt to the core and then renew me. I fondly remember how God surprised me by making my parents finally understand that I really wanted a life of service to Him. I also remember the elation of being allowed to go to school during the day and sleeping at the shout house during the night. I also remember my first metro manila kasangga, my first super duper tongues workshop during thr may camp my first talk outside my cluster, my first commbased core household, my first ever sb2 core pastoral household, my first my sector assembly sharing, my first pre-con where i sang in the acapella and sb2 swept the awards my first time leading the kasangga, my first time to serve at the chapter heads overnight, my first metrocon, my first time serving metro manila during the metrocon, (haha shotgun talaga!)...
and most importantly my metrocon sharing where I offered a prayer to God in front of 4000 people!
Of course, how can I also forget the wonderful people I met during my stint as one of the team in medical mission? Ate Leah, Mai, Kuya Jake and Ivan...I miss you!!! The genserve team...ate jing, kuya boris and the rest of those I became close with. The team who helped me during our storycon sessions: my ever "galeng" and "lupet" Kuya Arvin, Ate Mariel, Kuya Nics, Kuya Jepoy; my fellow sharers: kuya doms, joy, ivan (ulit...haha), kates, mai, raine... :) Thank you all for making my first-ever, super amazing metrocon possible!
A shower of thanks to the people who inspired, touched and valued me: my sb2 family especially my partner, emvin and the leaders who attend the friday sessions...i love you guys because next to my family you all complete me; my commbased core saturday family: awee (my past life "kapatid" and confidante) and ther, kuya chris (my load provider, tawa buddy...haha talaga!) and ate mac (my hillsong ka-addict and shout first friend with anelle), benjo (si zombie...buahaha) and lanjae (my ka-batch and sister), ate tin (haha laging wala pero nandun nung revelation...haha gets?) and kuya jon (hindi umattend ng hh pero feeling close nung pre-con haha), shine (all smiles!) and paolo (na napressure mag-globe at ang naging discourse buddy ko one hh), renel (kapateeeeeed, confidante, loving friend) and angel (sax girl), noel (hahahahaha! partner ko nung cho!) and anelle (ka-close ko nung cho...one of those i first became close with during the shout), ate roan (kasama ko lang nung gk empowerment haha) and kuya alex (hehe another absentee hh member), ate wanda (na naging close ko na dahil sa hh) and dl (haynako laging wala!) and of course kuya g (adviser, kuya, confidante, supppper!) and ate dianne (who i love sooo much!); to the other nff sa sector: ate dana (my mentor...that sums it up), kuya tis (my big brother nung past life haha), kuya jp (who i became close to because of the metrocon pre-activities sa center), ate ka (waaaah! haha jolly, jolly ate ka!), bonjing (shotgun sharer haha), kd (shout buddy), roarke (inspiring, hands down servant, friend, God's blessing, oatmeal cookie giver haha), kuya billy (haha...tangkad!), ate tessa (sweet, sweet ate tessa), ate triccia, ate carla (bungisngis haha), ate jhoei (shout ate)...haha who else? There are lots and all of them brought a significant change in me...they might not know it but their inspiring way of serving God helped me get to the core of loving Him.
My barkada!!! Lovely (spiritual and all around wise adviser haha...ang tawa!!!haha! Fellow Blue Eagle enthusiast), Che (best friends ba tayo? haha... iyakin as usual pero love ko), Monica (my defender, my punch bag, my yfc "kausap" haha), Janai (confidante, yellow, yellow...haha)! Of course mae and josh... my emotional pillow...my spiritual adviser. Ate marian (adviser sa...ya know haha! Defender...), BIBBO (kelogs, jane, kat, gia, jebby, maan, alex, joshy, sweet)...i miss you...you are the best!!! My new group who I am starting to know (those who listened well...those who understand, need i mention your name...i hate to be biased...you know who you are), my thesis groupmates...sana best thesis...woo!
Other special people: my hs family, especially those who stuck with me: Cathy (my secret best friend) and Carline (Ayeen love...i missssss you bakla!haha!).
Jessa, Clarett, Loren, Rox, AHSE II-B, AHSE I-B, nff sa BSN III-B, Artiar family...and those I failed to mention...
I love you all. You made the new lee-an possible.
Of course how can I forget God...my therapist...my love...my boyfriend...my brother...my all.
A BIG THANK YOU.
You made me understand a lot of things. You made me realized that i am loved. You COMPLETE me.
The highlights of the year...all of it I wrote it here in my blog, feel free to read. For now, I welcome 2007 with excitement. 4th year is a sem away...thesis is a sem away...grandcase on the 12th...proposals for upcoming projects due this month...
I am still Lesley Anne Alvarez Rosal...workaholic...sentimental...kid within...
...only better.
7:49 PM
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I don't care what the world
throws at me now.
It's gonna be alright.
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