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This is Not your Best May 5, 2009

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Isang Sabadong umaga, mataas na ang sinag ng araw pero ayaw pa ng mga mata kong gumising. Marahil sa trabahong tinapos ko kagabi. Ilang araw naring puyat, panay overtime sa trabaho mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes. 

Lowbat parin katawan ko kahit lumipas na ang gabi. Kumakalam na rin ang aking sikmura pero di ko iniindang. Nakahiga pa ako sa aking kama, nakapikit mga mata. Naglalakbay ang diwa sa kung saan. 

Gusto kong lumuhod pero wala akong lakas ng loob. Minulat ko mga mata ko, at kinaladkad ang sarili upang tumayo. Tumambad sa akin ang pizza na binili ko kagabi… “Pwede pa siguro ito, bahala na, pamatid gutom narin”. Wala narin kaseng panahon para magluto. 

Bumaba ako sa kusina para magpainit ng tubig. Habang hinihintay na uminit, sumandal muna ako sa pader ng kusina. Nakatingin sa kabilang pader… nang maramdaman ko nalang ang muling panghihina… hindi ng katawan kundi panghihina ng kalooban. Napaupo nalang ako sa sahig, habang ramdam ko ang lamig ng pader sa aking likod. 

“Ano na naman itong nagawa ko ?” bulong ko sa aking sarili. Napayuko nalang ang ulo ko sa lupa, pikit mata, nakaupong yakap yakap ang aking mga paa… nanliliit sa aking sarili.

Bigla ko nalang nasambitla, “Ama tulungan po niyo ako…” Sabay patak ng mga luha sa aking mga mata na diko mapigilin….

“Abba Ama…” bulong ko sa sarili.

“Hanggang ganito nalang po yata ang aking kaya… napakahina ko po…”

But as memories of His grace flashed in my mind, more tears fell down my face. The more I felt how lowly I really am. Mixed with the feeling of His love… at ang kanyang mga pagliligtas… although I do not deserve such love… until now he never gave up on me.

Napakawalanghiya ko naman kung ako pa ang susuko ngayon. Naalala ko ang sinabi ni Bro. Eli, na dapat sa paglilingkod sa Dios, ang dapat na ibigay ay ang the best mo. Sa lahat ng bagay na ginagawa patungkol sa kaniya, dapat the best.

Oo nga naman… binigay ng Dios ang best niya para sa akin, ang kaniyang bugtong na anak… hindi ba marapat lang na ibigay ko rin ang best ko?

This is not your best Chaz. With God’s help and mercy… give it your best next time and all the time.

 

Ms. Unnecessarily Perfect (Ms. Tapia) March 30, 2009

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While scanning my files in my PSP, the following article was found. Wrote it on those days wherein my boss was Ms. Tapya. Here it goes, for amusement… :P

grandma11Deep down she has low self esteem, tries to cover it up by being assertive and by being an “unnecessarily” perfectionist. She easily gets upset over small things, setting up unnecessary standard. Let me describe this by using an illustration… It’s like giving her a poetic, romantic love letter that she will eventually complain about just because the phrases are not equally syllabized. Or preparing a delicious meal for her birthday and she would go putting you down by her lecturing to change the way you cook (all these are examples only).

Unappreciative, though she verbally utters the “thank you” word, you would feel it just came out through an answering machine. Cold and unwanted.

Ineffective listener. Doesn’t listen, resulting to miscommunication. You know she is upset ‘coz when she talks there’s a little bit of trembling in her lips/mouth (silly).

Instructions being made are not exact to what she really wants… ex. she said “do not attach the incorrect screenshots”… now, for a logical person like me this would mean, by reversal, “Attach the correct screenshots, instead of the incorrect ones”. But after 10 minutes of asking clarificatory questions, what she really wanted to convey is simply “DO NOT ATTACH SCREENSHOTS”!.

Doesn’t admit mistakes even if it is obvious, a sure sign of insecurity. Acting that she confidently knows what she is talking about, but soon after her display of fake knowledge… it becomes really pathetic.

Her way of asking help is by calling your attention to her “unnecessary” perfectionist comments about your work. This is hard to explain without giving too much real details. But once I realized this tactic, I found it somewhat between “amusing” and “pitiful”.

She hastly assumes people were guilty of commiting a mistake.

Normally, I tell people about their negative side if I see them able to handle constructive criticism, but in this case… it’s better to shut up and let her negative image in the company spread like wild fire (let nature take its course). From top management, to her colleagues, and subordinates her reputation is notorious.

Now… this is just me blowing off steam, ‘coz my personal policy toward superiors is to support them whether they are saints or are monsters with undeveloped character. Good thing I have an angel on my shoulder and got reassigned elsewhere wherein my advancement won’t be hindered.

No need to write another article of this type Chazper! Lol :)

Pagasa ng Bayan (Presidente) – Adulterated Video November 3, 2008

Posted by chazper in Brainwashing, Dirty Tricks, Videos.
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This is my reply to one of my reader asking about the alleged contradictions he/she saw and heard from one of our detractor’s T.V. program.

I do not want to enter the same old shibang of “I’m right and you are wrong” and never ending argument with close minded people. This blog was not intended for that. But for the sake of my reader’s interest, I post these videos hoping that he/she would be clarified about the issue. And realize that there is really a spiritual battle of good and evil taking place. Be wise in choosing your side.

Here is a simultaneous two version of the orignal and adulterated tape.

With English Subtitle

Adulterated Video:

Pol: “Pakinggan natin kung bakit.”

Bro. Eli: “Sinong nagsasabing…”Ang pag-asa ‘ika ng bayan… si Lacson. Ang pag-asa ‘ika ng bayan…Sino? Si de Venecia. Ang pag-asa ‘ika ng bayan … ihalal natin si Fernando Poe. Ang pag-asa ‘ika ng bayan…Walang totoo riyan! ‘PAG AKO NAGING PRESIDENTE
Pol: Di ba makapal ang apog ng pagmumukha ng magkakabarkadang ito. Pasensya na ho kayo. Eh pero isipin mo pagkatapos sabihing wala kay Senator Lacson ang pag-asa, wala kay Ginoong De Venecia, wala kay Fernando Poe, Jr. Eh ang pag-asa daw pala ay nasa brother nila”

Original Video:

The Intentions:

With these videos, you will learn that our detractors real intent is to distort the truth. What will you expect from them if that is their intention? To come up with videos that will point the goodness done by our group for the glory of our God? To show our FREE services like our two bus giving FREE ride in Manila?

Or our Transient Home that gives FREE shelter, dinner, breakfast, clothes, medical checkup and FREE BIBLE for our countrymen who are in need? The very first Transient Home in the Philippine of it’s kind?

And other services that our group gives FREELY for our fellowmen all for the glory of our God? As taught by our Lord Jesus Christ:

 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. – Matthew 5:14-16

Certainly NOT! Our detractors will not show those, but rather malign and distort the truth. So no matter how many contradictions they will show… one thing that you should know in order for you to know if someone is of God is… what is their intention? Is their intention to expose the truth or distort it?

Quotes:

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. – Proverbs 29:12

Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. – Jeremiah 18:18

Turn Your PSP into a Powerful Christian Tool October 31, 2008

Posted by chazper in Bible, Information Technology.
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The Sony Playstation Portable for me is the most powerful handheld device in the market today. Despite of its release way back (year) until today (2008) I have never seen any device that equals the diversity of functionality it provides.

 

The power of the PSP can be attributed to hackers who exploited its full potential. I will not go to that topic; all you need to know is that there are people out there who painstakingly create useful FREE applications that SONY doesn’t usually want to venture into.

 

 

 

 

These free applications are called HOMEBREW. There are hundreds of homebrew applications out there in the web. Examples are:

-         for photo editing,

-         spreadsheet like Excel,

-         universal TV remote control,

-         PDA like applications,

-         foreign language tutorial,

-         web radio,

-         file manager and more.

 

In this article I’ll discuss how you can turn your PSP into a high tech tool that you can use in your Christian life. The main applications and functions that are very useful are:

 

1. PSP Notepad – Taking down notes during a Bible study (sermon) that can be reviewed anywhere and shared to anyone. Taking notes with your PSP is much faster than any device with 9+ buttons such as cell phones or any device using a stylus pen. I’ll discuss this in details later.

 

2. PSP Bible with search function capability – With your PSP, you will always be ready to show proof, to show the veracity of your beliefs, to spread the word to anyone. Especially people who are asking questions or people who are in search for God’s word.

 

3. Video Playback – Playing back a Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Debates, Bible Question and Answer made by Bro. Eli Soriano or any videos that can be shared to a friend or even a stranger in a bus.

 

4. Video Recording – Yes, you can record videos on your PSP. You can record a dance and song of praise so you can easily practice at home, record a choir’s performance to have something you can playback when you need some spiritual uplifting.

 

5. Audio playback – Benefits are the same with video playback only without           the video (duh). Ideal for playing back a Bible Audio for memorization and for meditation.

 

6. Ebook Reader – Used for reading PDF files. Some of my personal collections            are Baptists Expression of Faith, Pasugo copies way back 1939, Seventh Day Adventists Believe… A Biblical Exposition of 27 Fundamental Doctrines, The Blog, and others.

          

          

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Notepad for PSP (download)

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The main reason why I bought a PSP is not for gaming, but for word processing. I had a lot of travel time, so I thought of buying a portable word processor such as a PDA or a laptop. But through research I found that a PSP will satisfy my needs better. A laptop is not as portable as a PSP. The only BASIC thing you can not do on a PSP is to play/burn CD/DVD. Well enough of that… so here I am encoding my things to do, grocery list, meeting schedules, appointments, ideas, even the articles in this blog were mostly encoded while riding on an FX/Taxi, heck! even while in the restroom! A very useful tool for a blogger

 

Instead of doing nothing while waiting for someone, at a doctor’s queue, an airport, a barbershop, salon, clinic or commuting… you can use your PSP to turn those idle time into “productive time”.

 

I found one homebrew notepad for PSP at this link (insert link). Compared to other homebrew notepads, I found this one better. I like it because:

 

1. Its OSKB (On Screen Keyboard) is relatively easy to use and can easily be mastered. Once you get the hang of it you don’t need to look at the OSKB (Just    like a touch typist).

2. Copy, cut, paste, functions.

3. Capable of opening multi document. You can open/create multiple documents at the same time. This is very useful when copying a verse or verses from your Bible to your notes.

 

If you want a copy of the Bible in text format organized by Book = Folder and organized by Chapter = Files, just post a comment… No need to post your email address on the comment area, just enter it once on the required field when commenting. This is to avoid spams from entering your mailbox. King James Version (in English and in Filipino).

 

In our group (I’m talking to my fellow brethrens), I find it essential to take down notes during Church meetings. I don’t know any other religious group that has a quarterly Bible study activity (International Thanksgiving) that lasts for two days and two nights, a weekly Bible study activity (regular Thanksgiving) that last for 10 hours, not to mention weekly prayer meeting and Sunday Worship. So note taking is a habit formed due to necessity, the necessity to better organize my notes.

 

The logic is, if you take down notes during your elementary, high school, college days, or even on a work related training… what more when you are studying the word of God which is much precious and a much hard to understand book compared to all the books in existence.

 

Just imagine how many note books one have after a year or two in our group. It is natural to misplace such notes especially when you forgot to bring your notebook… those times when you used an ATM receipt, a post it, a tissue, or a paper wrapper. Of course those were the days when cell phones were not yet considered necessities in life. Today, you can take down notes on your cell phone but it’s too tiresome to transfer that in your notebook.

 

But with your PSP, you simply type, and then download the files (already in TXT format) to your PC, then you have the option to print and have the printouts book bonded (is that the proper term?) LOL. Or you can burn your notes on a CD/DVD, or have it uploaded in the web (make sure you zip them with a password).

 

Now, if you really need to type as fast as you can with a real keyboard, have no fear! You can buy an Infrared keyboard usually used for PDA. Try searching the web about that, if I remember it right… the brand is Targus Keyboard. It’s like turning your PSP into a laptop! Imagine surfing the net at Starbucks using your PSP mounted like a laptop screen then typing with a small keyboard. Check out the video it’s too way cool!

 

I’m still waiting for CD-R King to come up with its own IR keyboard. Yeah, that will be the day! :P

(CD-R King a local electronic Store here in the Philippines selling cheap quality gadgets (wow FREE advertisement) :D

 

Almost forgot… you need to install a driver for that keyboard on your PSP.

Forgot the site, just google it up..

 

Here’s one example of my notes so that you can have an idea of the format. Those with asterisks are my comments.

 

 

 

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PM20071121 Ang Lahat ng mga Bagay na Maaring Ibintang at Iatang sa mga

           Lingkod ng Dios sa ID ng mga Taong Masasama ASB

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Pas: Ano ang pangunahing bagay na ibig ng kaaway na magawa sa mga

     lingkod ng Dios sa ID?

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2Cor.11:3 Nguni’t ako’y natatakot, baka sa anomang paraan, kung paanong

          si Eva ay nadaya ng ahas sa kaniyang katusuhan, ang inyong

          walang malay at malinis na mga pagiisip na kay Cristo ay pasamain.

       ** Pasamain ang isip

 

Mat 5:11  Mapapalad kayo pagka kayo’y inaalimura, at kayo’y pinaguusig, at

          kayo’y pinagwiwikaan ng sarisaring masama na pawang kasinungalingan,

          dahil sa akin.

       ** Mga katha bintang

 

Jer 18:18 Nang magkagayo’y sinabi nila, Kayo’y magsiparito, at tayo’y

          magsikatha ng mga katha-katha laban kay Jeremias; sapagka’t ang

          kautusan ay hindi mawawala sa saserdote, o ang payo man sa

          pantas, o ang salita man sa propeta. Kayo’y magsiparito, at

          ating saktan siya ng dila, at huwag nating pansinin ang kaniyang

          mga salita.

       ** Pati mangangaral pasasamain.

 

(excerpt from one of my notes)

 

Do you see how organized and easy to review such notes? They are organized by the type of Church meeting (PM = Prayer Meeting, WS = Worship Service (N/A), T = Thanksgiving, PBK = International Thanksgiving (Pasalamat ng Buong Kapatiran). Then organized by date (year/month/day) so that when saving the file, I’ll just copy and paste the title. This way, even my files are organized by date and type of meeting.

 

The only disadvantage you might get from using your PSP when taking down notes during a Church meeting is that other people might think you are PLAYING! LOL

 

I personally experienced this twice, first from a new brother and second from an old brother who have little knowledge about high tech gadgets. To avoid this

 

1.      Use your PSP indiscreetly/obviously, meaning, put it in the open with arms stretch so that your seatmate can see that you are taking down notes and NOT PLAYING! I usually feel embarrassed using a high tech and pricy gadget in front of brethrens who are in the poverty line. So the first time I used my PSP, I put it closed on my belly and cover it with my bag LOL. I don’t want to show off but heck! I don’t want brethrens to have the wrong idea. And I want to be organized, review them and share them to other brethrens.

2.      Put a pen in the middle of your thumb and index finger while using your PSP. They might think it’s a PDA. LOL. This is relatively easy and somehow removes the idea from fellow brethrens that you’re playing.

3.      Take a look at the person speaking from time to time. Usually, I am so immersed in taking down notes and putting my comments, I don’t look at the preacher/screen anymore. This creates a perception that you are not listening and just playing on your PSP. But if you glance at the preacher, or the screen wherein the verse is displayed, and then take notes (even if you don’t need to glance at the screen), this creates the perception that you are taking down notes.

 

Ok, enough of that. If you are thinking of buying a new cell phone that is worth around Php 10k, I recommend that you buy a PSP instead and buy a 500 pesos worth of cell phone.

 

Now go back to the main article and check out the other features of the PSP that you can use in your journey through the OLD PATH set by God!

 

(insert link going back to main article).

 

To be continued….

 

 

Thanksgiving Tips August 17, 2008

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Thanksgiving Tips (UNOFFICIAL) :)

Thanksgiving Tips (DRAFT pa… kasinggulo pa ng isip ko, didn’t make it on time, sabi ko sa sarili ko gawa ako post na kapakipakinabang na related sa faith bago sumapit ang isang dekada ko sa Iglesia… pero crammmmmmmiiiing nangyari)

 

Note: Ang mga laman ng post na ito ay pawang galing sa aking mga personal na karanasan, idiya, saloobin at suhestion at walang kinalaman ang pamunuan sa mga laman nito. Kung may kamalian man, pakituwid lang po ako, ang doktrina at mga palatuntunan parin ng pangasiwaan ang dapat pairalin. Hanggat maaari hindi na rin gaanong tatalakayin ang mga bagay na tinatalakay sa doctrina tungkol sa pagpapasalamat.

 1. Ang dahilan ng pagdalo sa pasalamat ay hindi dapat dahil sa mga bagay na ito: 

  • Nahihiya o natatakot sa manggagawang palaging nagtatanong kung dumalo ka ng nakaraang pasalamat. Parang pilit ka lang. Worker: “Bro nakadalo na po ba kayo ng pasalamat?” Ikaw: Ah eh, hmmmm… hindi po kase sira po ang kotse ko… tsaka wala po ako pamasahe. Hindi rin po nagalarm ang cellphone ko kaya ala una na po ng hapon ako nagising. Tapos nauntog pako, yun pala nanaginip pa pala ako. Ikaw sa isip mo: Sa susunod dadalo nako… kababain, makarine, nakakahiya, shame on me!   
  • Pakikisama sa mga kamaganak, kaibigan o kapatid sa Iglesia. Kung baga tangaytangayan ka lang. Dependent ka sa kanila kung sila ay dadalo o hindi.   
  • Ayaw mahuli sa balita. Ang kawalan mo ng malay sa paguusap ng mga kapatid ng mga karunungan at hiwagang nabuksan noong nakaraang pasalamat. Ex. ginagamit mo parin ang katawagang “banal na hapunan” patungkol sa “hapunan ng panginoon”. Kung baga dumadalo ka DAHIL LANG sa ayaw mong mahuli sa balita.   
  • Dumadalo ka DAHIL LANG sa nakatoka ang grupo, lokal, distrito o division mo. Maituturing tangaytangayan din ang ganito kung wala sa puso.   
  • Vested interest. Dumadalo ka DAHIL LANG sa gusto mong maalis ang pagkakasuspindo mo o dahil lang gusto mong maipakita na aktibo ka at gusto mong mapagbigyan ang hinihiling mong pabor sa pangasiwaan.   
  • Nacorner. Ganito ang ibig kong sabihin sa “nacorner”, kadalasang nangyayari ito sa mga probinsya pag playback… Pagkatapos ng pagsamba ng linggo ay tuloy tuloy na sa pagbyubyuwing/playback ng pasalamat. Kung wala kang balak magplayback at nagplayback ka, lalabas napilitan ka lang… baka pati abuloy mo di mo pa napaghandaan kapatid!   
  • And lastly, para sa mga katulad kong matagal na sa Iglesia… dumadalo ka dahil NASANAY ka na lang at hindi na dahil sa pananampalataya. Kumbaga gumagawa ka ng isang bagay ng wala sa puso, ginagawa mo dahil habit mo na nalang. Ang gamit na analogy ni Kuya dito ay parang manerism mo na lang ang pagdalo ng pasalamat. Kahit di mo iniisip, kahit wala sa puso mo, dumadalo ka.  

2. Mga ugaling hindi dapat ugaliin.

  • Pag attend ng pasalamat pagkatapos ng lunch break para hindi halata na late ka. Dahil nagliwaliw ka muna sa kung saang lupalop, o kaya napuyat ka sa kakachat, dota, youtube o friendster kagabe. Ngayon, para naman sa mga busy people, maaaring nagkulang ka sa planning. Boring ang topic na planning o time management kaya skip nalang natin. =)   
  • Ang pagiging suki ng viewing. Kahit may kakayahan ka namang pumunta ng Apalit, di ka pumupunta. Ang first time mong pasalamat sa Apalit ay sya ring last time mo. Ewan ko, magumpisa yata nagkaroon ng viewing, kahit pasalamat ng buong kapatiran di ko na nakikita mga naging kalokal ko sa lokal ng ****** (Far North). Namimiss ko na po kayo mga kapatid! ;p   

3. Mga tips para maging maalwan ang pagatend ng Pasalamat ng Buong Kapatiran. International Thanksgiving (aka PBK) – APALIT 

  • Matulog ng maaga para di malate at antukin.(kaylangan pa bang imemorize yan?)    
  • Kung di maiiwasan ang puyat, uminom ng isang power plus grape seed extract sa gabe, at uminom ng tubig na may power drops (2 drops per glass glass of water: 8 glass a day). Pag gising mo, inom kaagad ng tubig na may power drops, after a few minutes sumigaw ka ng… POWER! ;p    
  • Kung nagcocommute ka tulad ko, agahan mo dahil magsesetup pa tayo ng tabernakulo. Opo, isang tabernakulo, isang tolda, aka tentTent . Kung may mas maagap sa iyo at Friday palang ay pupunta na ng Apalit, ipadala mo na lang ito at ipasetup para may matulugan ang kapatid at para may pwesto ka na rin kinabukasan. Ayos!    
  • To Commute or to Rent?. Depende kung saan ka manggagaling, pero sa tingin ko mas maalwan ang pagcocommute ng mga tiga kesa sa mga nasa probinsya, dahil ang daming masasakyang FX o Bus. Di tulad pag galing ka ng , Tarlac, … magrerent kayo ng transpo o makikihitch… Ang problema ng pagrent ng sasakyan ay sa paguwi, dahil maghihintay ka sa mga kapatid na napa cr, bumibili ng mga memrobilya, nagpapadownload ng debate/tanging awit o nagliwaliw sa museo o sa kung saan o dahil naipit sa human trafik na kadalasang nangyayari tuwing PBK. Isa pang problema ay ang paglabas, dahil hihintayin mo pang makaalis ang nakapark na sasakyan sa harap mo. Paalala: Ingat ka sa paglabas ng sasakyan mo dahil baka may masagi kang kapatid na nagmamadaling lumabas ng pasalamatan na para bang siya si superman o si supergirl hindi iniindang kung masagasaan siya.    
  • Kaya ang mas mainam na gawin mo ay magpalipas ka nalang ng gabi sa Apalit, to avoid all those commotion. Kaya nga tayo magtatayo ng tabernakulo in the first place. Kaysa maubos ang oras mo sa paguwi mas magandang itulog mo na lang sa Apalit. At syempre kung magpapalipas ka ng gabi, mas magandang…    
  • Vacation leave mo na ang lunes para dika antukantok sa trabaho You won’t be doing your company justice if your not at 100%… para di rin galit si boss saiyo. Syempre kung mag lileave ka… kelangang    
  • Magleave kaagad pagka nalaman mo na ang petsa ng PBK. usually two months before ng petsa makakapagleave kana. Mas maganda mas maaga kang magpaalam para malaman ng boss mo na napakaimportante ng pupuntahan mo at siguradong papayagan ka. Pero kung ang nature ng trabaho mo o kumpanya o boss mo ay walang konsiderasyon kahit 2 months advance ang paalam mo, isa lang masasabi ko… magresign ka na kapatid at humanap ka ng ibang trabaho. Wag matakot at siguradong may mahahanap kang mas magandang job. Magtiwala ka lang sa magagawa ng Dios. I know, been there, done that. Pagsisi ko lang, hindi ako agad nagresign noon sa akala kong wala na akong mahahanap na mas magandang job… I was wrong to trust my own strength… napakabuti ng Dios mga kapatid…..    
  • Ahem balik tayo sa topic. Gusto ko lang iemphasize ang kahalagahan ng pagkakaroon ng tent… pwera nalang kung may sarili kang unit sa Apalit, you have the luxary to lay in bed with matching aircon while watching the activities being done through your TV. Malamig… maalwan… sa sobrang alwan wala naring pinagkaiba kung nasa bahay ka nanood ng UNTv. Masarap pero para sa akin hindi nararapat maghapong ka sa loob ng unit at di nararamdaman ang init ng mga kapatid sa labas.    
  • Balik sa tent,since two days ang PBK mas magandang magovernight na para di ka late kinabukasan. masarap tulog mo, bili ka narin ng air bed, madaling bitbitin pag walang hangin, very portable. REMEMBER: “Travel light” may 500 pesos… kasya dalawang tao kung hihiga ng pahalang at kung upper body lang ang nasa air bed, mga paa nakabitin. No need na magdala ng pump, dagdag pasanin pa, tyagain mo nalang na hipan… mga after one hour fully inflated na. Pero kung less than 10 minutes natapos mong hipan, siguradong namamanhid na ang mga ilang bahagi ng katawan mo sa hilo. Huwag magalalaa, makakarecover ka rin after 30 minutes. Mas maganda mag power drops ka, para may oxygen. Biro mo, nakakasindi ito ng bumbilya dahil sa oxygen content daw nito? Anywayz, balik tayo sa tent… isang advantage ng pagoovernight sa Apalit ay para power ang gising mo kinabukasan… para pag tinanong ka ni bro Mel tungkol sa paksa may maisasagot ka. There’s nothing more humiliting than to look stupid in front of brethrens around the world lalo na pag sampung taon ka na sa Iglesia at medyo bata bata ka pa at ang nasabi mo lang ay ang ibinulong ng nasa likod mo. O dili kaya makakasagot ka lang dahil sa mga leading questions ni bro Mel… (sorry po bro Mel hehe) Anywayz may mga valid reasons naman kaya di nakakasagot minsan ang isang kapatid baka puyat, pero hanggat maari kaylangan attentive para maintindihan ang paksa.    
  • Magpower Nap ka every breaktime, usually mga 15 mins. lang of nap will surely improve your total efficiency throughout the day. Proven na ito, try mong isearch sa internet.    
  • Earplug_jpegKung sensitive ka naman sa ingay at nagigising ka sa huni lang ng ibon isa pang kaylangan mo ay ang ear plug sa pagtulog dahil maraming naglalakad sa labas. Pero ang pinaka purpose nito is to protect your ear drums sa sobrang lakas ng sound system, lalo na kung nasa malapit ka sa mga speakers. Prolong exposure to loud noise ay hihina pandinig mo. Sa Handy Man may mabibili ka ranging from 30 pesos to 130 pesos. Bilin mo na ang mahal, ilang decibels narin kaya niyang iblock… (uuh… anung decibels?)   
  • Magdala ng tissue, ethyl alcohol (wag isoprphyl as advised by bro Raphy)    
  • Personaly, di na ako bumibili ng kahit anong inumin sa Apalit except bottled water at soya milk sa tindahan ni Ingkong. Why? Dahil mahirap ang masiraaan ng tiyan. I’m sorry to say hindi lahat ng nagtitinda doon ay may kaingatan sa drinking water nila, nakakahiya pang tanungin kung asan ang ID nila to prove na naorient sila o nakikipagcooperate sila sa drinking water handling standard ng Apalit. Mahirap talagang maging suki ng CR!! awoooooh! aw! aw! aw! aaaaaaaaarg!  
  • Folding chair. I’m an Industrial engineer at isang trabaho namin is to find ways to maximize workers efficiency. And one way of achieving that is to apply ergonomic principles. Ang ordinaryong monoblock chair is not designed for long hours of sitting. Especially sa PBK wherein it last about 14-16 hours x 2 days. Kahit malakas pagkataong loob natin, affected parin ang pagabsorb natin ng paksa sa nararamdaman ng physical body natin. Kaya ang isang magandang chair available in the market today ay ang folding chair below. Travel_chair_jpeg
  • It supports the head and it is slightly inclined to lessen the pressure from the lower back. it has also a foot rest but I do not recommend having it too high as it will induce sleep. Just have it positioned to prevent your feet from hanging. Madaling isetup at cool bitbitin para kang maghahiking… walang hasle The above chair I bought for my mom who is now in her late 50’s na hindi na nakakaupo ng matagal dahil sa backpain, this solved the problem. This cost about 900 pesos at Ace Hardware in Ayala. Baka sa ibang mall mas mura. This is a good investment kesa cellphone bilhin mo, unahin mo na ito.    

 4. Pagpapanatili ng kaayusan.

  • Magdala ng plastic, para lalagyan ng mga basura. Gawin po nating may karapatan at kaayusan ang bawat bagay. Hanggat maaari, wag tayong magiiwan ng basura sa Apalit, para naman mabawasan mga hahakutin ng mga volunteer workforce natin. Iuwi po natin mga basura natin, kung maari.    
  • Huwag haharangin mga major na daanan ng mga tao.    
  • Pasakop sa mga Quat, kung mapride ka kapatid… kainin mo muna. Wala pong sweldo mga yan, para rin sa ating lahat ang ginagawa nilang pagaaayos. Wag karing magagalit pag masita kang natutulog/ nakatulog pag nagpapaksa na. Mahirap idistinguish ang isang kapatid na napuyat with good reasons sa isang kapatid na napuyat dahil sa walang kwentang bagay. Kaya pasakop po tayo. Saludo kami sa inyo mga Quat!    

<to be continued>

How To Rob an Internet Cafe… (Internet cafe owners, don’t read!) May 14, 2008

Posted by chazper in 162519.
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How To Rob an Internet Cafe…(Internet cafe owners, don’t read!)

1. Google up the web and type in “How To Rob an Internet Cafe” or how to steal the hard earned computers of icafe owners who thinks burglars only exist on their regular evening news.

 2. Select an area, a baranggay or a town that has no case of Internet cafe burglary for the past year, this way owners will not be on high alert. Especially new icafe owners who made the security of their shop the last item on their “To Think” checklist. Better yet… they totally forgot about it!

3. Make a list of all icafe in you selected area. Rank them from the least secured to the most secured, then ofcourse ransak the least secured.

To do this, you basically need to do two things

- First check the icafe’s environment (soroundings, location, setup etc).

- Second check the icafe’s open and closing schedules, so you’ll know when to take the cheeze ;p

ENVIRONMENT

- Select an icafe that has no “stay-in” or someone who sleeps inside.

- Select an icafe that has no nearby resedential houses.

- No nearby street lights or any lights at all (if you plan to do it at night).

- Straight road to have a fast escape

- With parking area outside so that you could easily park your Van or container truck (for easy loading of your loots).

- Heres an interesting part, choose an internet cafe that has a roll-up gate. You can easily break in with this type of gate as compared to a gate that slides sideward.

- Ofcourse, select the one with few padlocks or those with cheap easy to destroy padlocks. Hmm.. on second thought, padlocks don’t matter even those expensive padlocks as long as you have your handy bolt cutter!

- Avoid those that have their CPU units bolted on the table, unless you have a truck and enough man power to lift the whole table with the computers on it!

- Avoid those that have seamingly authentic warning stickers saying “Warning! Security Devices Installed”. you’ll never know if its a bluff or if it is real. Why take the risk? Surely there are others out there who doesn’t put any annoying warning messages like that!

- Avoid those that have their padlocks inside their gates, wherein your bolt cutter cannot reach! That would be too hard to breakin. Especially Chazper’s icafe… how in the world did he manage to put padlocks on the inside of his sliding gate while he is on the outside!? And then unlocks them from the outside! He must be a magician or a freack’n genious!

Now, if you are an internet cafe owner reading this I know you are wise enough to understand that this is just reverse psychology. This is to inculcate in your mind the importance of security. All of the above lessons were sadly learned by a fellow icafe owner of mine. All of his CPU’s were stolen including his aircon, what were left were his monitors… maybe the burglars ran out of time and space on their truck.. One thing that I was so dissapointed about was when I learned that he only had one 45 pesos padlock on his gate that day! A cheap 45 peso padlock that should have secured his two hundred thousand business!

What a sad story… whose lesson was not learned by another icafe owner near that area who suffered the same fate a year after that incident (well… can’t totally blame that gal ‘coz she’s just a newbie).

So I’m writing this down, whether your a new internet cafe owner or not.. this is for you. So if you do get rob, you wont blame anyone other than your own stupid carelessness. Too harsh? Get over it and protect your precious internet cafe… NOW! :P

 

Internet cafe Story – Experience of MSL25 May 14, 2008

Posted by chazper in Business.
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This post is from MSL25. Took it out from the comment section of my internet cafe tips ’coz it’s too long for a comment. All of the contents of this post are not mine. Opinions and statements are from MSL25. :)

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by: MSL25

This is a good blog to read and of all the stuff i have read online about
settign up a internet cafe. I have a background on computers, you know…
basic software/hardware set-up but not very deep pero ang balak ko talaga
is to setup an internet cafe ala Celine Dion (ugh… that’s ALL BY MYSELF).
Just a little background on myself. Kailangan pa ba? What gives!!!
E ang topic dito ay internet cafe. Well, who cares about my background?
oh well, pasaway siyempre. kailangan para naman makita nila kung
reliable ba ang kwento o hindi… di ba? diba?????
Para naman kahit papano nakikipagkilala ako. kahit email address ko,
ipopost ko pa. hahaha!

***WARNING:
This post is filled with humor in nature. Kahit toilet humor. Ay sus.
The thing is medyo serious na medyo kolokoy. dont worry di
pa naman ako dinadala sa mental hospital… baka nga lang malapit
na. OKAY???? Ika nga ni Bitoy…
YARI KA!!! It will also contain
adult* (ugh ahem) male oriented pananaws so if you are
17 (and girl pa) below pls dont bother reading this post.

Im a resident of Baguio City. Eto po ay nasa north of Luzon. Nasa loob ng
probinsiya ng Benguet (as if hindi mo naman alam???) From Manila to
Baguio it will take about 7 to 7:30hours via VictoryLiner or DagupanBus.
Ang pagse-setup-pan ko ng internet ay sa isang barangay na kung saan ako
lumaki. I have made an occular investigation at 1 pwesto pa lang ang
magiging kompetensiya ko. That’s 250 meters away pa! Im not gona setup
in the city proper because of high rent. (P18-30K per pwesto, hmmnnn
makakaincome kaya ako ng P40K pambawi sa gastosin?? Malabo.) By
the way, the popular road is session road (may music band pa ngang gumamit neto) ay
isang napakaliit na kalsada. pwede mong isalpak ang boung SM megamall
buildings at yun at ocupado na. maliit at masikip po na siyudad ang
Baguio. irregular po ang populasyon dito. most of the population
consists of students so pag mga all saints day, christmas
break or sem break maganda mag
lakad lakad sa labas dahil konti tao. Pero pag balik eskwela? Naku po… asar!!!
Dami pipol a. Irregular at hindi permanent ang populasyon count dito hindi gaya ng ibang city.

im 30 years old na po, 5′6″. single na walang magawa (walang anak e. baog ata!),
may balak mag-asawa ng maganda, patawa, young woman, sexy-coca cola sheyppp-nice
this and that…wahh!! alam mo nahh!!! , mabait- kahit batogan ang asawa, marunong maglambing,
hindi MATAPOBRE, maputi (well kahit black.. basta ba black beauty),
malaki ang sinasahod buwan buwan pero since ala naman talagang papatol
sa akin or sa iyo na gaya ko na mapangarap (at talagang hanggang pangarap
na lang tayo… ;) well, nagkagf rin naman ng malaki sinasahod ($1200+/month)
pero yun lang ang ipinasa aking mga category kaya pumalya) e wala
na…. inaccept ng tatandang binata. hu hu hu hu! Pwede kayang ligawan ang
mga customers ko soon? Malay mo may magandang dilag na pabalik balik
kung anu pinapagawa baka pati research work and assignments….Asar!!!
Hehehe. Mapangarap! Ingat sa karma. Mamalasin daw ata. Kasi naalala ko
nong akoy isa pang mag-aaral imbes na sa school ako tumatambay, sa
internet cafe ako tumatambay dahil dun ko nakikita majority ng mga
chicababes man dong! Ay naku imagination na naman. Tsalap tsalap!
I weigh 142 lbs (I used to be 130 lbs) Dahil siguro 1 year na walang trabaho.
As in. maniwala ka. Lomobo. Sakit nga ako ulo sa bahay, hahaha. Naging
“domestic helper” na lang ako at “cook” sa bahay. Puro pa simangot parents
ko sa luto kung palpak! Hey honestly im a late bloomer. I just started
cooking, as in, when i was 29. I even went to TESDA and had a
60hours cooking training. Also muntik na akong maging 30years old virgin.
Hey, did you watch the movie 40Years Old virgin? Que Horror muntik
na akong maganun. Buti na lang i met a girl at before i turned 30 and she baptized me.
before she got preggy (not my baby though) oh my my.

Asar.Heavy man.Heavy.

My mom runs a sarisari store. And my stepdad a taxi driver. E puro reject ako sa
inaaplayang trabaho mapa-manila man, abroad, or baguio application kaya
gustong makipagsugal sa negosyo ng internet cafe. Isusugal ko na lahat ng
ari-arian ko. This will be my very first venture on business kaya malaki ang
chance ng pumalpak…. pero tingnan natin.. malaki rin chance na magsucceed,
beginner’s luck ika nga.

So lahat lahat from the feasibility study, application of permits, location,
physical set-up of the cafe (oo kahit hindi ako karpentero at walang kaalam alam
sa basic carpentry), etc., hanggang sa matapos na lahat lahat.
kahit yung hitsura pa ng finish pwesto, ipopost ko pa sa friendster.com.

ginawa ko eto nung pumunta ako nag ofw sa taiwan. inilagay ko sa isang
forum boung experience ko at ang daming nakipagkwentuhan, comment. sarap
nga! eh, ang bilis ng panahon nandito na ako sa pinas. napapangiti ako
pag binabasa ko yun paulit ulit.. pero lately wala na yung post ko don.
binura ata ng administrator dun sa site. asar!!! (well baka masyado na luma,
tumakbo yung post ko from 2005-2006 baka due janitorial maintenance.
janitorial…. asar! bakit basura na ba yung post ko ha?????

Hmmmnnn…. although most internet cafe dont really offer
coffee (wala pa nga akong nakikitang internetcafe na nag-offer ng cape)
coz it will surely destroy their keyboards pag nabasa… ahehek! (why was call it a
internet cafe anyway? should they just call it internet shop or internet place
or “internetan”… hahaha.

*opps ayon pala sa wikipedia, ang internet cafe is a place where one can
use a computer with internet access blah blah blah ….
It may serve as a regular café as well, with food and drinks being served.

ahh ganun pala so it means sa pinas lang pala naiba ang meaning ng internet cafe.
at kahit sa taiwan. yung mga napuntahan kong internetan don ay walang cape.
ssssrrrrrrllloolpppp….

anyway, im up of setting up an internet cafe myself. this blog is siyempre
very helpful. eto nga ang most exhaustive discussion na nakita ko sa internet.
i search mo google or yahoo “feasibility study on internet cafe” at tingnan
mo halos walang kwenta yung hits. pero meron nga etong blog. na naiiba so
lets take a chance naman to thank yung pasimuno netong blog na
walang iba kundi si

…..chazper

*klap klap klap*

i appreciate this blog na ginawa mo. very helpful.
naalala ko lang noon college ako may niligawan akong parehas ng
pananampalataya sa iyo. lagi siyang nakapalda. as in. sa akin kasi ang lakas ng
dating ng isang binibini na sexy pero “ala maria clara” manamit. Take for
example identical twins ng dalaga isa conservative manamit at isa liberated
manamit. unang tingin matutuwa ka sa liberal twin. you will surely drool
over her pero yung heart, mind and body will eventually settle for the other girl.
pareho lahat lahat ng katangian e pipiliiin ko yung conservative.
kaya nainlove ako sa kanya. kung ang mga ibang kababaibang classmates
ay nakikita na ang mga kilikili, 20%ng kanilang boobs, panty, posud, etc.
ey iba siya dahil always feminine ang dating nya. maayos manamit. tapos yon tinanong ko
religion nya at sinabi nya. I would say maganda ang pagdidisiplina ninyo
sa inyong mga kababaihan. Para mapalapit, pinag-aralan ko pang magPampanga.
kaso binasted nya ako eh… hehehe.. anyway change topic (aguy!!) balik na tayo
sa main story which is the Internet Cafe Tips for Investors in the Philippines – Part I
(may part II po eto paki read na rin) at sa mga ibang nagcomment well,
please mahirap pong icompare ang ganitong country or that country dito sa ating
sariling pambansa.

siyempre lagi namang talo tayo dahil siyempre
Pilipinas nga po eh. For example may nagcomment na mas
mura daw computer sa ganitong country which is true. kahit nung
ako ay nasa taiwan talagang mas mura dun ang computers (and electronic
appliances, gadgets) kahit iconvert mo pa sa peso. Pound for pound (parang sa boksing)
mas mahal dito. Ang mura at marami dito sa pinas ay mga taong nakangiti
kahit gutom. Panalo rin tayo vs. other countries sa mga taong masaya kahit ang tindi
ng problema. Or populasyon, talagang gold medal tayo niyan. kahit siguro
percentage ng employed vs. unemployed panalo tayo. pero ang tanong eh
di naman tayo bibili ng computers doon sa taiwan or other country kundi
dito tayo sa pinas bibili. pero kung maipapabalikbayan box (or EEC sa taiwan hehe) nyo yung
mga units eh di mas masaya dun na tayo bibili para makamura. bahala na kahit ala
ng warranty total etong binili kong ACER computer dun sa taiwan ay 1 year mahigit
na at dipa naman pumapalya.

maraming nagshashare ng “silly ideas and experiences” about investing a cafe
pero ok lang, sege lang. masaya nga eh. total nasa atin naman ang final
decision. kasi yung blogger na si JAN2 mukhang galit. Masyadong serious ba!
Pinapagalitan tayo. Hiblood ang dating eh. Baka nag-away ata sila at (matindi niyan)
break sila nung gf nya. Pero actually ayos naman ang comment nya.

yung mga nag-aask ng feasibility study, meron na bang nagawa?
kasi wala pa akong nakikita, meron dito sa website http://www.smeda.org.pk
kaso? gawa naman yung sa pakistan! kaya halos walang kwenta.
pero para magkakaroon kayo ng idea kung papano gumawa ng formal
ng feasibility study about an internet cafe. check nyo na lang. Or basahin mo kaya
etong boung blog ni chazper magkakaroon na ng idea.
if you have access to libraries, i bet marami ng mga estudyante ang
gumawa ng feasibility studies on internet cafes kaya maganda i-check nyo
ginawa nila para magkaroon ka na naman ng ideya.

about the blog #34, “mr. tanga” that is actually true. so it does not
sound sh*t actually. pwedeng pwede gawin you. kung gusto mong
pa hibloodin ang customers mo sa gapagong ng internet shop mo ay e di yung
pang bahay na dsl ikabit mo. iba po ang internet connection na pangbahay at
yung pang internet cafe. kaya nga may internetan na sobrang bagal. tiyak yung
mga pangbahay ang ginagamit ng mga iyon. i mean, i type mo
http://www.friendster.com or http://www.foxsports.com
tapos you have to wait 5 seconds bago nya maipakita yung webpage.
log-in ka, it will take another 10 seconds na naman. tapos nag
download ako ng 5mb na document ang speed ba naman ay 98 bytes/sec.
hellowwwww???? wahh! ano to? dial-up? meron pa ba nyon??
naalala mo pa ba nung panahon na
ang mga internet shop ay maiingay? yung sound ba ng dial-up?
teeetetetetwenk twenkk twenk twenk twenk twenkkkk ganun yun noon.
hahaha. umalis na ako. dito sa baguio ang mga mabibilis na internet cafe
ay pumapalo ng (average) 80 to 120 kilobytes per sec download speed. minsan
pumalo yun ng 200+ kilobytes per sec wow galing. so it would
actually take me 3 hours or so to download a full length movie.
pero naalalako, May2007 election nun walang mga tao sa internet. So gagastos na ako
ng P60pesos nun. tapos meron namang benta si muslim sa kalye
na P80 DVD, (pwede mong tawaran ng P70-75, ibigay mo na pera, ibibigay sayo, oo!) na piratang
DVD na P80, 12 movies or more pa laman nya…heheh anu pipiliin mo?
yung piratang P75 with 12movies+ or P60 na iisang movie (na pinirata mo rin via Limewire download hahaha!)

OKAY DOKAY, LETS GET IT ON.

Unang una ung internet shop ko ay maghohold ng 7 units. Medyo “top-of-the-line” kasi nga
gaming talaga ang target for them play games like NBALive 08, Command & Conquer 3, etc. medyo dapat
astig hardware mo eh. talking about a fast processor (Athlon), 1GiG RAM, 512MB Video Ram, etc. Eto ngang
ACER original PC ko- Intel Core2 Dou with 1GIG RAM, 256Video Ram ang bagal bagal pang
laruin NBAlive08, as in kahit 640×480graphics and other specs minimum pa. Super bagal na panis pa!
Akala ko pa naman ayos. Okay yung Warcraft 3, masarap laruin kahit maximum graphics e di naglalag… 1280×1024 game resolution
astig a. But this game was made 2003 pa noh? Hellow???? 2008 na po tayo. This is an old game.
By the way when i was in taiwan, the most game those chinese men (marami ang men na players not kids unlike
here pinas, mas marami kids vs men) play is WoW. World of Warcraft. Pero pagdating ko dito? Ni isa sa mga
16 year old na kilala kung gamers eh di alam yun. Ang alam eh DOTA. eh Warcraft 3 game din un noh. So ganun,
pumunta ako sa mga pirata ng games sa mall, at un nga… Walang pinirata na game na WoW. E no.1 game
yun sa mga ibang bansa noh???? Europe, U.S. other Asian countries. Mataas ba hardware requirements nong
game na yun??? Gusto ko pa namang i-share ang experience ng WoW sa mga bata at matanda dito sa pinas.
O ayaw siguro dito sa Pinas.

So gaming ang concern ko pero may internet services siyempre. kaya nga “internet cafe” kuno.
Maalala ko nung bata ako. Super adik ako nun sa video games, do you remember super contra?
mario brothers? battle city at kung anu anu pa? (if you are born in the 90s…. tsk tsk tsk you probably
dont know what im talking about my dear child) Magastos ako nun…. video game ADDICT!!!
trabaho ko nun, comboy(tagabuhat ng karga), tagapunas ng taxi, tagatawag ng taxi (wow escort service!!!) kasi may
bus company noon sa barangay namin galing sa lowlands kami ang mga “alalay kids”. Nakaka P40 ako nun
on the average per day. P1-P10 pagcocomboy, P5punas ng taxi plus P1/day na baon ko kay Lolo Rudy (R.I.P)
eh don napupunta pera sa video games… E ngayon… gulong ng palad… hahaha AKO NA RIN ang nasa
kabilang dako. hehehe.

So eto na yung feasibility study ko. As of now, April 2008 at stores ng mga computers sa baguio ang mga
naquote ko dito okay??? Siyempre hindi po exacto ang presyo pero para magkaroon kayo ng idea kung anu ba ang
magagastos nyo. The best is to encode this document via MS Excel spreadsheet para madali
magpalit ng parameter values then maiiba yung amount ng total investment, income, etc.

COMPUTER SHOP – A FEASIBILITY STUDY
EQUIPMENTS
Unit cost #of Units Total
computer system (Pentium 4) 20,000 7 140,000
8 Port Hub 800 1 800
Router 1,500 1 1,500
UPS 2,000 1 2,000
Table drawer (for cash storage) 1,700 1 1,700
Computer Table 1,500 7 10,500
Computer Chairs 370 7 2,590
UTP Cables(P10/feet) *given 10 0 0
RJ45 Connectors 30 16 480
Crimping Tool (LAN connectors) 450 1 450
Headsets 350 7 2,450
Printer *given 0 1 0
Scanner *given 0 1 0
Webcam 400 2 800
TOTAL COST 163,270

PROJECTED *monthly* INCOME FROM RENTALS
10 estimated operating hours
6 number of units running
450 rate (P15/hour) for 30 days 27,000
*conservatism used here, 6 instead of 7 units and 10 instead
of 12 hours computation

PROJECTED *monthly* EXPENSES
Electricity 4,000
DSL connection fee 4,500
Rental 5,000
Salary of assistant 2,500
Depreciation expense 4,534
Monthly BIR (1000 per month) 1,000
Business Permit and Licensing
(7000 per year / 12 months) 583
Maintenance expenses (repairs, fixes, etc) 350
TOTAL COST 22,467

PROJECTED *monthly* NET INCOME 4,533

DEPRECIATION COMPTUTATION (3years computation)
cost of the investment (assets) 163,270
salvage value (after 3 years) 4,000
life of computers 3
annual straight line depreciation 54,407
monthly straight line depreciation 4,534
daily straightline depciation 151

gross daily income = monthly income / 30 900
gross daily expense = monthly expense / 30 749
net daily income 151

*conclusion:
you must earn more than Php–> 749
to break even

Bakit “given” ang mga printer/scanner at LAN cables at P0 pesos ang amount? kasi meron na ako nun
dito sa bahay. may printer at PC ako dito. yung una kung computer 11 years na. Pentium1 (166Mhz,32MB RAM) yun. haha. never
nasira. (well nasira yung floppy drive and CDROM but other than that it’s ok) naobsolete lang.. ngayon wala ng silbi. nandon sa
bodega. wala namang bibili kahit P2000 (that was P30000 before). Anyway yung bago kung computer, Pentium 4 1.8Ghz Pentium Core
Dou 2 e imbes na maobsolete na di naman gaano nagamit idadagdag ko na sa investment. The investment was priced P0, pero kung
gusto kong presyohan eh di no problem, just add the estimate amount at magkakaroon ng
ng bagong amount ng total investment. just put if you like. no problem! So total investment
is more or less P165,000. Actually the exact amount of the computers are P19800 each pero i senakto 20K ko na lang.
We will be buying 17″ inch LCD flat monitors para astig and technically speaking, paobsolete na mga CRT monitors (yung mga malalaki)
at di hamak na mas malamig yung mga LCD monitors vs. CRT monitors pag matagalang naka-on yung mga monitors.
Para hindi naman super init ang computer shop mo.

So ayon sa aking feasibility study, estimated daily gross income is P900, gross expenses is P749, so daily net
income is 151. OMG anu yan??? P150/day sweldo??? Di pa kasama meals ko diyan! At yung tubig! naku po! Palugi. Parang ala talagang income.
Well, actually yung shop ko naman is with a sarisari store. Doon mangagaling ang supplemental income
for my survival. Actually right now, sari sari store yun at may daily income rin yun. E-expand
ko lang at computer shop nga ang expansion plan. The rent will be the same kasi yung boung pwesto ay
P5,000/month actually. And of course im not really setting up this business to gain purely on income. If i want
to gain income then why not invest in jueteng, sabong or pasugalan di ba? Joke! Well, passion ko
rin naman computers and kids (hahaha i’ll get their money from this bisyo on computer gaming like i was before)
and malaki ang matutunan about investment sa undertaking na to. This is my last money actually
so let’s play dangerously. Actually right now? I really dont know what to do in my life. I can apply
to Taiwan ay use the remaining savings i’ve got. P100K din un and since it would take me a year
or so to get back that investment in taiwan, might as well do it here in the comfort of my inang bayan.
Di rin lang naman kalyo, pagod, homesick ang mararanas mo sa ibang bansa, pati INSULTO mararanasan
mo rin yun sa mga banyaga. Marami sa kanila tingin sa mga pinoy, 2nd class citizen lang. And Taiwan
lang naman kasi pupuntahan ko at hindi Europe or USA. Yung mga application ko sa Middle East, reject
naman. Sayang lang yung mga nagastos ko dun kapupunta Baguio to Manila to Baguio. Kakaapply.
Kahit siyudad ng Malate nga namaster ko na ata nilalakad ko yung, agency to agency. Malaking frustration nga rin to nangyari sa akin. Kaya after that
nadepress nga ako ng todo at isang buwan lang ako sa bahay di lumabas. So after playing Mount & Blade
pasado 3am parang bumbilyang TINGGGGG!!!!! Why not set up a computer shop para may kasama akong
nagpupuyat kalalaro but this time may konting income pa ako???? Hmnnnn…. No brainer.

OKAY, since i want to go legal, then of course I have to secure permits di ba???
Yes, I am willing to do the grinding and binding requirements of the city of Baguio to secure a permit.
I am willing pay all the needed permits and licenses. Law abiding citizen nga eh.
At etong ang pinakamahirap na proseso. I am just a plain ordinary citizen applying for a permit. I dont
have any connection to any goverment officials/employee in there. I wont be hiring an assistant or “agent” to do the licensing.
Para makita ang totoong picture. So sege pumunta ako sa cityhall ng baguio. Huhuhu. First stop, secure sedula.
Pila balde siyempre. Maraming chicababes (sex workers ata). busog ang mga mata. Pero ang
puso umiiyak. Pagdating ko sa cedulahan,
sabi ko i was unemployed for a year na. But then he ask me what was my previous earnings for the year
2007. I told him I was employed Jan-March 2007 with a monthly pay of P15K per year. Okay, so i paid
P54 pesos. Not bad, i actually paid my previous cedula for P279. That was a no brainer for me. I told
him i was earning 20K per month. Dont get me wrong I would never have told that if i only knew. Because
back then i thought all income derived from other countries are tax free kasi tinatax ka na dun. No double
taxation d b? (eto naman itinuro sa college a. may exam pa nga tayo sa taxation about this income) e
matigas ulo ng empleyado sa city hall na pang BIR lang daw ung exemption so ayon wala akong
kalaban laban na bumayad ng P279 sa cedula lang. siyeeet. E kagagaling ko rin naman sa abroad nun
so masagana pa ako ng pera kaso mali yun. So if you are a let’s say a nurse or engineer at kauuwi mo lang from Europe/USA
lang this time at balak mong magsetup ng business? E patay kang bata ka kung akala mo akala ko na hindi itatax yang foreign derived
income mo, better shut up. Say you’re just a small time businessman. Eh 20K/month na sahod = P279 Cedula e
alam naman nating P100-200K per month sumahod ang mga nurse/engr na iyan eh magkano na cedula mo???
hehehe P1395-2790 cedula lang!!! pero sege kung bigtime ka na at galit sa pera, sege sabihin mo sa
cityhall empleyado na sumasahod ka 100-200K per month at baka iilaw mata nong employee sa bilib. hehehe
So ayon natapos na sedula ko. Kumuha ako ng permit to engage in business form at nangangailangan
ng notary public yung documento. Pumunta ako sa PAO (public attorneys office) para makamura.
sabi ni atty. P10,000 lang and below daw ang pwede nilang inotarize. inirecommend nya ako
sa isang atty sa labas ng cityhall. friend ata. a private lawyer. I went there and P200 daw notary fee. After
he was done, I just gave him P100 with a smile and umalis na ok. Di na nakapalag! Sori na lang
siya kung binarat ko sya. Sorry talaga. Promise pag nanalo ako sa lotto, bibigyan ko siya ng P10K
balato. You’ll be my witness.

So i went back to the city hall and there I have to ask approval for 6 divisions before being given a permit:
1. City Planning,
2. Sanitary,
3. Building Site,
4. Zonification (City Market),
5. Fire Protection and
6. City Treasurer.

Step 1. City Planning, went on like these: I went to the department in the city hall and
first problem encountered. What’s up with this 40something lady who is saying all this and
that about not being able to sign this permit because the computer shop is not allowed
at residential places. But I dont see her opening her drawer! (the sign of suhol daw. you know
the story of drawers who keeps opening and closing without doing nothing?
Well? Why is that I see so many computer shop in barangays like sprouting
mongo then? So this is it? Step No.1 e palpak na pala ako. The point is, what now?
So no need to acquire a permit? Just go ahead with my plans operate a businesss without a permint
and bahala na kung mahuli ng City Officials/BIR later? Anyway she says, I have to talk to this
councilor daw muna. Whaattt??? This permits doesn’t require a “certain” councilor….. Eto na
ba ang simula ng Suhulan 101 sa cityhall? I am doomed.

By the way, kumuha na ako ng barangay
business clearance (a requirement for sanitary permit) and not a big deal actually,
I paid P50 and the next day, meron na papel. I applied
11am. And pinababalik ako 3pm dahil ala daw si kapitan (sa rasong ewan di sinabi), pag balik ko
330pm e bukas na lang daw 9am dahil never sumipot kapitan. I went there 10:30am next day
at yun nakaprepare na.

So after sitting like 30 minutes in the cityhall common sofa with other pipol minding their
own business. Ok, let me just do it. So i went to the office of this councilor. The good this is
that when i enter the office of the councilor, there are 3 staff to go before the boss (meaning councilor)
and this man has this smile to me. An aura of being welcome and I really dont know
if i knew this guy. Was he a former college friend? Hischool maybe? Man, I don’t know. But as if
he knew me. He looked at my papers and directed me to the councilor. Well, i greeted the boss and
he just asked if gambling is still in my barangay. I told him i dont know because there
is a new barangay captain. And then told me not allow games on my shop because of
the kids. I said yes of course but of course, how can an icafe survive without offering
games? I mean what do kids (which is probably 80% of my clientele base) will do in my shop?
internet (maybe, probably friendster and youtube) and do wordprocessing for two hours (probably absolutely not)
and just like that, he signed his initials near the top page and give it to me. I was done!
This councilor only took 10 seconds and im finished! I didnot even vote this guy as
a councilor because i thought he is too old. Like a trapo you know. But look at what he did great.
He is an good old councilor. I feel bad. So i went back to that 40something woman and after looking at that initials, she
asked me what the councilor told me and i told her. Then she signed my papers. Heck
she is not even the person supposed to sign my paper. She must be the assistant because
the paper listed the approving officer as a man. What a day.

Step 2. Sanitary. Because I am applying for a sarisaristore + computer shop. They require
me (when i asked them) to go undertake a medical certificate for the sarisari store. What??? I did this 8 months ago when I
applied as a waiter in a chinese restaurant — but i wasnt hired and this application for a medical certificate is a damn old CRAP!
The officer said she will only issue me a sanitary permit after i finished the medical certificate. You know
why i hate this stuff? It’s the paghuhubad (butt naked) and scraping some sh*t in your anus men! A
homosexual nurse (hopefully not a student) did that to me and f*ck that experience men! EWWWWWW!!!!
okay okay, i had medicals back then and okay lang yung process but that was for ABROAD men? ABROAD.
Of course the medical has to be complete but I am only applying for a sari sari store /computer shop and
i got to be buttnaked,scraped again. Where is the justice!!! So anyway i went for the usual mumbo jumbo
application of that medical. I already have a medical certificate but it expired January 2008. So when I went
to get that long white form, no one was there. I went outside and went to canvass computer tables.after
two hours i went back. The guy told me the picture must be 1×1 and i have like 1.5×1.5 i told him
i can cut it right and still my picture would hold. E ayaw nya dapat 1×1 lang daw. As in. Sure! (!@%@#%%@# naman to. gastos
na naman for developing) So i went out and had a recopy in a studio. but i have to wait for the 1 hour developing agen
so i went instead to

Step 3. Building site. babalikan ko na lang bukas tong sanitary. This step is actually more problematic. Kung mga medtech, nurses, xray technicians
at doctors makakahalobilo sa sanitary, mga engineers at architect mga tao dito. Big time. Anyway, I went there 12:20. Open office pero
nakapatay mga ilaw. Lunch break, I know. I know.
Anyway I sat at there sofa and waited. In fairness maganda office layout nila. At about 12:50 a woman asked what I want
and i told her i am applying for a business permit for my sarisari store and computer shop. She took my papers
and stamped: “For taxation purposes” in the location where i need the signature of their boss. Hintayin ko daw
cashier may babayaran ako. 1:05 the cashier arrived. I gave her my papers and asked me P100 pesos. I dont
know what is this for. But I paid her. Turns out that was for certification of No building or occupancy permit. Hahaha.
The first inconsistency i encountered here is that, the govt. receipts attached reads P100 paid but the
paper typed in the certification is just P50. Should i ask her about this? I just let it go. Baka mahighblood pa eto.
Actually this is the primary problem of my application permit the lack of BUILDING PERMIT. Even my landlord knows
about this. They dont have a building permit. And she doesn’t care! If I want to have a business permit, I’ll have to pay it all myself daw.
This is really a problem because when my sister and my aunt built a house here in the city, the building permit alone costs P20,000! That
was way back year 1999 then. What the F*ck. I can’t be able to do this. I dont have the money. This is actually the obstacle I am
facing. Right before i even think of putting up a business venture. Tama theory ko, hindi madali makakuha ng business
permit dahil walang business permit ang bahay na re-rentahan ko. This house was illegally built back then.
But this house is concrete mind you. So the “clerk” told me to have my paper signed by that woman in the
next cubicle. And I went there. She asked if i have a bldg permit, i told her “no” and she said she
can’t sign it so she referred me to go to this architect kolokoy. So i went to the cubicle of this kolokoy. But this architect kolokoy told me instead
to wait for a certain engineer because he is the one will issue a certificate. Why I referred him to be a kolokoy
will be told later. But because the engr is not around i waited in their monoblock chairs. Which there
are some guys also waiting. This is bad. All the guys looked like in their early 60s. Hitsurang mga contractors, foremen. etc.
anyway, that was forever waiting and i chat with this man until he cant wait anymore. balik na lang
daw siya bukas. So waiting about 2 hours in the sofa. My stereo so nakikinig na lang kami at malamig pa naman
dito sa baguio. Pero honestly… i dont really like this treatment. I am a law-abiding taxpaying citizen!!! Poor pinoy pipol.
Anyway, after that, a man who looks like an employee in the office comes in. One of the “contractors” went after him. Had
a 3 minute talk and finished. Im not sure if that’s the guy i am supposed to talk. When I went to see kolokoy architect to ask
what is the name of the engr am i to talk to, he[kolokoy] is nowhere to be found, just a while back he is in cubicle playing solitaire.
maybe he got bored and smoked outside. but i went to the engr anyway because i did not sit but butt for
two hours for nothing. I told him what i want and then after some Q and A, then engr left me alone. after about 30 seconds he called my name loud
“Mosessssssss……………umay kad toy” (translation:Moses halika dito)… i say back.. “Sirrrrrrrr” as i scramble to where the voice is coming from
and what the f*ck the engr is at the cubicle of the architect kolokoy. Architect kolokoy is still not around. Damn that architect kolokoy he is just too lazy to make my certificate!
so the engr opened a word document and opened Google Earth to check my business site. Well, Im a little impressed after all this boys
are into technology. I can see where the house of my landlord is. If you watch movie “enemy of the state” parang ganun. with
satellite pictures. After i pointed my location at the screen. He computed the distance from my shop to the highschool. F*ck it. its only 100 meters
apart. So he typed a document certifying that my business location is WITHIN the prohibited location under Presidential decree blah blah blah.
And he signed the document and directed me to their super boss. The super boss is the one whose name is actually listed in my application. And
I went inside, greeted him and gave my papers. He asked me if i have a building permit (that building permit again!), and I told him i dont have.
He said that maybe the older owner or original owner might have had a permit before. But I told him i really dont know. So he signed not above his
name but beside his name and listed: “NO BLDG PERMIT”
and he warned me that my business permit might not get signed. I dont know what he is implying. Is he saying that the City of Baguio might not issue me
a permit? He doesn’t look like he is asking under-the-table you know. What will I give him, P100 (is only that i’ve got) for him to sign my papers?. hehehe.
He doesn’t look cheap you know. I got my paper and left. So here I am now. I just hit a brick. Maybe he is right. I dont know if there is a
remedy on this problem but tomorrow I’ll get my papers to the City Firemarshall. Let’s see what the head of the baguio city bombero has to ask for me.
Will he ask if i have a fire extinguisher in my establishment? A Fire exit? Of course
I dont have a fire extinguisher. A friend told me it costs
P10K each! Man, I’ll just tell him there’s a lot of drums in my shop filled with water. Fire Exit? There is only one exit: the gate. hehehe. Anyway, check it tomorrow.

(Next day….) So I went to the Baguio Fire Station and I met a fireman in the name of Sgt.Domingo. He said [translated to wikang pambansa from ilocano] “O ano
punta na tayo?” Hehehe I thought they will just prepare my fire certificate clearance (needed for my business permit) without going there at my poor place. So there
is a physical inspection pala. It’s raining and its already 3:50om.Anyway I called a taxi. So we arrived. He brought out an inspection checklist while he walks around
my pwesto by the way, the sari sari store is already set-up but my shop is not yet because may umuupa pa don. after aalis sila saka ako papalit. Their rent is P2500 and
lilipat sila sa isang kwarto na P2000 rent o di tipid. Well, mr. fireman (hehehe, now I remember mr. Pido Harencio, the “fireman” of Ginebra) just
basically asked basic questions (redundant ba?) How many floors is the house, conrete? where is the kitchen, etc. And made some suggestions that I
will do daw like, there must be ventilation, etc. And he is done! What I lack according to him is a fire extinguisher. A 10lbs fire extinguisher and since
I dont have one, i must buy one so he can prepare my fire clearance. He said the price of one unit is P2,500-P2,200. Ngek! My reason of I have
many drums filled with water is not good enough because electricity daw ang magiging sunog sa computer shop ko, e di magkokoryentehan na lang.
So i asked him where to buy such device. Then get this: He told me specifically to buy a fire extinguisher from a certain supplier and tell them his name so i can have a discount.
Hehehe, now I know. Ok ok, I would assume he will get certain percentage from the sale of such extinguishers di ba? Parang yung relasyon
ng isang medical rep eto sa isang doctor di ba? A doctor will prescribe a drug but you must buy this drug from this store di ba??? Di ba???
anyway, what the heck.

Lagay mentality.

The fire extinguisher costs P2500 at the most. Can I just give this man P1000 and he will just prepare my inspection certificate
without me really buying a fire extinguisher. Its a win-win situation. I get P1500 less expenses and him, P1000 richer. Ikaw ba naman ang sasahod ng P1000 per
day? O haaa??? This had played in my mind for a while pero naisip, sasanayin lang nating sa mag lagay etong mga opisyal natin eh. Tsaka
this is my first time to apply such stuff. Siyempre immaculate pa rin ako. Kakahiya. Next year ko na lang itry maglagay kung magagawa after I been
there. Done that. Virgin pa po ako eh. So I opted to just buy that damn 10 lbs Raven Dry Type ABC fire extinguisher. Men, medyo mabigat.
Mahihirapan mga ladies na gumamit nito. And after I got the receipt, I went to the fire station. He was there and gave him a smile. i showed him
the receipt and he started preparing a certificate, signed it, went to his boss,have his boss sign it and gave it to me. Im done. It took about
five minutes. Next day, I went to the Baguio Health Center with my stool for analysis. Of course, my chest xray is negative and also my
stool analysis. The good thing is I no longer went to that dreaded “SWAB on the ASS” sh*t. Actually, when I went for the final check it was
3pm and i was caught on their 3pm break so it’s like 3:30pm when those health center pipol started to work agen. After the doctor is done examining
me I went to the certificate issuance. I paid P25 for the certificate and that’s it. Kinda “easy” to get a sanitary permit. After lining up, the guy asked
if i knew this man who happens to share my family name. I told him he is my uncle and the guy asked if he is still training dogs [said uncle trained his dog 3 years ago]
and i told him he is separated with his wife and he is now just at home depressed. Im kinda depressed too I said myself, that’s why instead of staying home i decided to put up
a sarisari store that’s why im here in front of him so at least not 2 but 1 pipol is depressed at our residence. Hehe we both laughed. And then he told me to sit for a while. After
10 minutes my name was called and my sanitary permit is done. During that waiting, a georgeous woman was actually sitting beside me. She
is applying for a city permit. Because I like her figure and medyo pretty face, I have to talk to her. For practice. “Communicating with women” You see, Im a late bloomer.
Losing my virginity at age 29. Wahh, what a loser. So I teased her on why she entered the doctors room without being called. Because we
were lined up, and one by one our names were called for physical examination. She just went straight ahead. (Dont worry they wont strip you. They’ll just check your nails and
mouth) She said, she already went, thrown outside and now had her nails cut. She told me, the Baguio Police needed such permit. What is she?
A club dancer? I mean the body is Beyonce-like. I actually joked her that too bad her pretty nails had to be cut. I tried “accidentally moving”
just for my elbow to “semi” contact her hips… hehehe… But then she started calling me “po”/”kuya”/”etc”
(a.ka.a matanda ka na) so i backed off. When girls starts calling you “uncle/sir”…. back off — they dont want you. Enough of being busted again.
Most important, im done with my permit. Tomorrow Im back on the city hall.

April 15. So i went to the cityhall again, i asked the lady guard this office [criminal and investigation division] is located because according
to the flowchart, this is my next step. So i went in and showed my paper and she told me to have a CEPMO (for the sewerage) certificate and contract
of lease with the landlord since i will be renting. So I went to to CEPMO office for the certificate, there was no pipol inside. I asked the pipol
around where are the CEPMO pipol and i literally said
its still 11:00am not yet lunch break. She was somewhat surprised to what i said and that it is APRIL 15 daw kasi SWELDO daw!!!! aba ganun ha. kaya maaga
lumabas. And she told me that baka they’re on field. On field my ass. Anyway, I decided wala ng mangyayari sa akin dito sa city hall so i decided to go
to make that contract of lease. So I went home and made a draft for that contract of lease and went to find my landlord
for her to sign the contract of lease. She said she’ll read it daw and give it to me next day. So I went home. End of the day.

MY APOLOGIES. MY SINCERE APOLOGIES. THIS INTERNET CAFE PLAN OF MINE IS A FUCK UP OPERATION.
DAMN. I’M SO DEPRESSED RIGHT NOW. I FEEL SO BAD. IM COUNTING ON THIS PLAN. ONLY TO END IN THIS
BLAZE OF DAMN FUCKED UP B.S. (B.S. = BULLSHIT). MY EYES IS CRYING RIGHT NOW. IM HURT. Here’s what happened.

So the next morning i went early to my landlord, Mrs. “E” to get the contract. Went inside the house and
she met me with this statement, “my problema.” tsk tsk tsk my heart just felt bad. you know the experience
when you were courting a girl for sometime and one time she will look you seriously in the eye…. and you know
what’s gonna happen. Yeah, you just know what you’re going to bite the dust. You can feel the aura of her rejection…..
and she’ll said “di pwede” or “may mahal na akong iba”
or “kaibigan lang…” and other than that kind of crap… that exactly what i felt when she said those words. what the fuck
is wrong??? I can feel something is wrong. And she said… she can’t sign the contract because her elder sister does not want me set up a computer shop below
their house. They have a two storey house. All the rooms below are for rent and the second floor where the owner rests. and
she cant do anything about it. She’s the super boss? Again, that infamous elder sister of Mrs. “E”, the bruha of my life and is there to make my day.
remember we talked all about this and its a go for me. that’s why I even went to all this bruhaha and
research and made a decision to invest. because its bad for the kids blah blah blah that her kid [bruha's kid] weren’t able to go to school because of computer and
what other crap she is talking about. So its now my fault why her kid dropped from school? Sheezzz.
Fuck I was a computer gaming addict myself 10 years ago (even now) but still i finished college. so what the fuck.
I mean… WHATCHAFUCHS.SONOFAVITCH.

So all my hardships of going to this and that government office, the paying that damn fire extinguisher..
[anyone who wants to buy this fire extinguisher? I dont need it anymore]. And so this blog of mine is going
to a premature eja$$$$$$ end. Hay…. anu ba yan. Dami ko pang plano at gagawing trabaho plus sharing to this
blog only to end because of the decision of the LANDLORDS. Honestly this is the best location for me ok.
There are no other feasible location in that area. The other locations are too crowded with inetcafes…
Really sorry about it. But this has to end.

Predestination January 6, 2008

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But now that you know God—or rather are known by God (Gal 4:8-9)

After listening bro. Eli’s explanation about this topic, I was so happy that I was not able to contain the tears from my eyes. Even while I’m writing this down at the backseat of this FX taxi on my way home, I still have teary eyes and watery nose.

I have heard great topics, mysteries in the Bible being revealed by God through bro. Eli but this one certainly belong among the topics that really shook my inner most man, and came to the realization that I should not let down God’s expectation from me.

He knew me even before I was born, He knew my heart and destined me to do good, called me in His Church, elected me… I’ve realized that despite of my shortcomings, despite of the sins I unintentionally commit, despite of the foolish things I’ve done due to my stupidity… God knew my heart that I was destined to do good, and achieve the greatest success a man can ever have… I call in this blog ETERNAL SUCCESS.

Now of course if one’s destiny is to prevent a bomb from exploding in New York city just like Hero Nakamura of Heroes , no matter how many Sylar, no matter how many obstacles you will encounter you are nevertheless are very capable of reaching your destiny; if you wont let those obstacles and distraction get in your way. A concrete example that we should not imitate is the sad ending of the wise King Solomon. Destined to be God’s messenger (which he fulfilled) but in the end he fell to the whims of his idolatrous wives.

Thinking about the case of Solomon, it is as though a certain fear in my heart bothers me. The wisest man, past present future, fell out of his ultimate destiny, how much more a simple man like me? Living in this sinful high tech generation that made sin even more accessible… how can someone like me stay on this old path?

Then I’ve realized how blessed I am for having known bro. Eli and bro. Daniel. I thank God he sent people like them who may not be wiser than King Solomon but certainly more loving. They give their full time and energy just to ensure that we members of the Church reach our destiny. Even their lives they put on the line for us.

1 Cor13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

1 Cor13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Nine years in His courts July 10, 2007

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Though it has been that long
Though I may look strong
I’ve done things that were wrong

Look at me with no impartiality
For I see myself not worthy
Only I continue through his mercy

With teary eyes I saw
Fellow soldiers I know
Chocked the word
Offended by the word

One by one draw back
Unable to stand on the rock
Now they are gone
Alone shall I run?

Battles left and right
I fought with all my might
I was caught when I was weak
Laying wounded while the Lion seek

I said to myself, stand up and fight Chaz!
The Lion is approaching, approaching fast
With knees bent and eyes closed
I prayed, Hold my hearth Oh Lord
For I am down and can’t fight no more

Then a voice from nowhere I heard
Sweet and lovely words were said
“Go to a place where I usually go”
“It is near, crawl if you must but go”

to be continued….

Ako Man ay Pumarito – Pasalamat ng Buong Kapatiran June 2007 June 30, 2007

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Ako Man ay Pumarito

Kapag hindi mo nakita makikita mo! :P