Friday, December 10, 2010
A Lesson on Evangelization versus Religious Discrimination
I walked in the office today while there was some major discussion among my coworkers about evolution versus the Genesis creation story. One said, "Genesis is not real because anyone with common sense knows that evolution is a fact." The other pointed out that evolution is not real because we were created in the image and likeness of God (not in the image and likeness of monkeys). Honestly, no one really knows except the Maker of the universe. Bottom line is there is no winning with these types of arguments. I'm glad I wasn't in that room when it all started. I just knew I wasn't going to hear the end of it. So I just said, "We are all entitled to our beliefs, and the workplace is certainly not the place to discuss them." Whatever happened to Lingkod's slogan, "Evangelizing the workplace"? Reason says, "Welcome to the United States."
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Undo
Hurtful words flung, cannot retract.
Change promised, forgave many times.
Love restored, wounded heart mended.
Then love turns sweeter for a time.
Many things written, emotions overwhelm.
Receiving and giving unconditional love.
But it happens once again. Trust is broken.
Twice painful. What for and why?
Undo the times you treat me wrong.
Undo my mind, so I won't remember.
Undo the many hurts, for I never learned.
Undo the words I don't deserve.
Undo the plans of a future together.
Once you already let me go, for sure...
No, you won't fight for me tomorrow.
I'll set up the barrier, and make it strong.
Then I will love me till the pain's all gone.
Change promised, forgave many times.
Love restored, wounded heart mended.
Then love turns sweeter for a time.
Many things written, emotions overwhelm.
Receiving and giving unconditional love.
But it happens once again. Trust is broken.
Twice painful. What for and why?
Undo the times you treat me wrong.
Undo my mind, so I won't remember.
Undo the many hurts, for I never learned.
Undo the words I don't deserve.
Undo the plans of a future together.
Once you already let me go, for sure...
No, you won't fight for me tomorrow.
I'll set up the barrier, and make it strong.
Then I will love me till the pain's all gone.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
My Keirsey Temperament
Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is
that of the Guardian.
Guardians are the cornerstone of society, for they are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most important social institutions. Guardians have natural talent in managing goods and services--from supervision to maintenance and supply -- and they use all their skills to keep things running smoothly in their families, communities, schools, churches, hospitals, and businesses.
All Guardians share the following core characteristics:
•Guardians pride themselves on being dependable, helpful, and hard-working.
•Guardians make loyal mates, responsible parents, and stabilizing leaders.
•Guardians tend to be dutiful, cautious, humble, and focused on credentials and traditions.
•Guardians are concerned citizens who trust authority, join groups, seek security, prize gratitude, and dream of meting out justice.
Guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends, but they are quite serious about their duties and responsibilities. Guardians take pride in being dependable and trustworthy; if there's a job to be done, they can be counted on to put their
shoulder to the wheel. Guardians also believe in law and order, and sometimes worry that respect for authority, even a fundamental sense of right and wrong, is being lost. Perhaps this is why Guardians honor customs and traditions so strongly -- they are familiar patterns that help bring stability to our modern, fastpaced world.
Practical and down-to-earth, Guardians believe in following the rules and cooperating with others. They are not very comfortable winging it or blazing new trails; working steadily within the system is the Guardian way, for in the long run
loyalty, discipline, and teamwork get the job done right. Guardians are meticulous about schedules and have a sharp eye for proper procedures. They are cautious about change, even though they know that change can be healthy for an institution. Better to go slowly, they say, and look before you leap.
Guardians make up as much as 40 to 45 percent of the population, and a good thing, because they usually end up doing all the indispensable but thankless jobs everyone else takes for granted.
Guardians at Work
As a Guardian, you enjoy working as a valued member of a team, whether you are leading it or following a credible leader. You like to work with people who carry their weight. You appreciate having clear-cut responsibilities and being recognized for your dedication and achievements. Your natural traits are those
that employers have traditionally valued - and that successful companies still respect. You are responsible and loyal to an organization once you've signed on.
Establishing and following a familiar daily routine is critical to your well being. In your ideal job, you and your coworkers would all share information so that everyone could remain "on the same page” as projects move forward. Because you genuinely care about the people you work with, your colleagues and your
customers appreciate your unassuming kindness.
Well-known Guardians in Politics/Government/Military:
•President George Washington (Supervisor)
•President James K. Polk (Inspector)
•President William Howard Taft (Provider)
•President Harry S. Truman (Inspector)
•President Richard Nixon (Supervisor)
•President Gerald Ford (Provider)
•President Jimmy Carter (Supervisor)
•President George HW Bush (Protector)
•President Leonid Brezhnev (Provider)
•Queen Elizabeth I (Supervisor)
•Queen Elizabeth II (Inspector)
•Queen Victoria (Inspector)
•King George VI (Protector)
•Tsar Nicholas II (Protector)
•Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Supervisor)
•Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
•Justice Thurgood Marshall (Inspector)
•General Omar Bradley
•General Bernard Montgomery (Supervisor)
that of the Guardian.
Guardians are the cornerstone of society, for they are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most important social institutions. Guardians have natural talent in managing goods and services--from supervision to maintenance and supply -- and they use all their skills to keep things running smoothly in their families, communities, schools, churches, hospitals, and businesses.
All Guardians share the following core characteristics:
•Guardians pride themselves on being dependable, helpful, and hard-working.
•Guardians make loyal mates, responsible parents, and stabilizing leaders.
•Guardians tend to be dutiful, cautious, humble, and focused on credentials and traditions.
•Guardians are concerned citizens who trust authority, join groups, seek security, prize gratitude, and dream of meting out justice.
Guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends, but they are quite serious about their duties and responsibilities. Guardians take pride in being dependable and trustworthy; if there's a job to be done, they can be counted on to put their
shoulder to the wheel. Guardians also believe in law and order, and sometimes worry that respect for authority, even a fundamental sense of right and wrong, is being lost. Perhaps this is why Guardians honor customs and traditions so strongly -- they are familiar patterns that help bring stability to our modern, fastpaced world.
Practical and down-to-earth, Guardians believe in following the rules and cooperating with others. They are not very comfortable winging it or blazing new trails; working steadily within the system is the Guardian way, for in the long run
loyalty, discipline, and teamwork get the job done right. Guardians are meticulous about schedules and have a sharp eye for proper procedures. They are cautious about change, even though they know that change can be healthy for an institution. Better to go slowly, they say, and look before you leap.
Guardians make up as much as 40 to 45 percent of the population, and a good thing, because they usually end up doing all the indispensable but thankless jobs everyone else takes for granted.
Guardians at Work
As a Guardian, you enjoy working as a valued member of a team, whether you are leading it or following a credible leader. You like to work with people who carry their weight. You appreciate having clear-cut responsibilities and being recognized for your dedication and achievements. Your natural traits are those
that employers have traditionally valued - and that successful companies still respect. You are responsible and loyal to an organization once you've signed on.
Establishing and following a familiar daily routine is critical to your well being. In your ideal job, you and your coworkers would all share information so that everyone could remain "on the same page” as projects move forward. Because you genuinely care about the people you work with, your colleagues and your
customers appreciate your unassuming kindness.
Well-known Guardians in Politics/Government/Military:
•President George Washington (Supervisor)
•President James K. Polk (Inspector)
•President William Howard Taft (Provider)
•President Harry S. Truman (Inspector)
•President Richard Nixon (Supervisor)
•President Gerald Ford (Provider)
•President Jimmy Carter (Supervisor)
•President George HW Bush (Protector)
•President Leonid Brezhnev (Provider)
•Queen Elizabeth I (Supervisor)
•Queen Elizabeth II (Inspector)
•Queen Victoria (Inspector)
•King George VI (Protector)
•Tsar Nicholas II (Protector)
•Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Supervisor)
•Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
•Justice Thurgood Marshall (Inspector)
•General Omar Bradley
•General Bernard Montgomery (Supervisor)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Marriage Is Not the Be-All and End-All
Today, my officemates made fun of me again for not having a boyfriend.
Sometimes it hurts that it makes the workplace no longer conducive for work.
The taunting goes to the point that they say there is something wrong with me.
Amazing how the secular world thinks everything in life is about having a partner.
I have tried living with a partner, much like marrying one.
I do know that it is a commitment that is fulfilling, even when it can sometimes get old.
I cannot say that I am losing out on experiencing the best part of life.
Simply because I cannot lose something I never had.
It may not compare with marriage or having your own family...
But the love I experience with family and friends is as real as it gets.
My love for my family can run as deep as the many years I sacrifice to help them.
In the same way, I would take a bullet for any of my friends.
I know how married life, much like single life, is not a bed of roses.
I have seen marriages crumble, couples live miserably, and children suffer.
So I have a high regard for married people who stick to their partners.
I even sometimes wonder whether I would make a good wife.
Marriages, though a blessing, are not even made for heaven (Mt 22).
God does not want us to lose our focus with the family ties that bind us.
If, at all, partnerships should lead us closer to God, and further God's cause.
Indeed, there is much to discover in scriptures about the kingdom of heaven.
Though unaccountable towards a partner, single people are accountable to Someone.
Singleness makes a person available for God's use or disposal.
This does not make married life experiences trivial, but singleness makes life easier.
That is the Christian definition of singleness, and yes, it is also a decision.
Just because you have a partner does not mean you are quite something.
It only means you made a decision, and now you have to stand by it.
It also means you have a lot more priorities: God and your partner (and your kids).
But it certainly doesn't make you, a married person, any better than a single person.
Sometimes it hurts that it makes the workplace no longer conducive for work.
The taunting goes to the point that they say there is something wrong with me.
Amazing how the secular world thinks everything in life is about having a partner.
I have tried living with a partner, much like marrying one.
I do know that it is a commitment that is fulfilling, even when it can sometimes get old.
I cannot say that I am losing out on experiencing the best part of life.
Simply because I cannot lose something I never had.
It may not compare with marriage or having your own family...
But the love I experience with family and friends is as real as it gets.
My love for my family can run as deep as the many years I sacrifice to help them.
In the same way, I would take a bullet for any of my friends.
I know how married life, much like single life, is not a bed of roses.
I have seen marriages crumble, couples live miserably, and children suffer.
So I have a high regard for married people who stick to their partners.
I even sometimes wonder whether I would make a good wife.
Marriages, though a blessing, are not even made for heaven (Mt 22).
God does not want us to lose our focus with the family ties that bind us.
If, at all, partnerships should lead us closer to God, and further God's cause.
Indeed, there is much to discover in scriptures about the kingdom of heaven.
Though unaccountable towards a partner, single people are accountable to Someone.
Singleness makes a person available for God's use or disposal.
This does not make married life experiences trivial, but singleness makes life easier.
That is the Christian definition of singleness, and yes, it is also a decision.
Just because you have a partner does not mean you are quite something.
It only means you made a decision, and now you have to stand by it.
It also means you have a lot more priorities: God and your partner (and your kids).
But it certainly doesn't make you, a married person, any better than a single person.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
A Year Wiser
(a) In the past year, I have been blessed with so many things:
- A trip back to my home country to be with my loved ones
- A new home and my very own bedroom
- A new car of my preferred brand which is a necessity in California
- A tourist visa approval to attend the Hillsong conference
- A pleasant work environment and colleagues that know how to have fun
(b) These all translate, not as material things, but as things that are quite vital to me:
- Quality time
- Solitude
- Convenience
- Self-improvement
- Source of livelihood
2.
(a) There are some other things that I wish did not happen:
- Premature neck arthritis
- Mobility limitations on my right arm
- Inability to swim a lengthy distance or for a long period of time
- Inability to play the guitar for more than 2 songs at a time
- Inability to work out or jog
- Dependence on medicines
- Crystal Bowersox not winning American Idol
(b) These translate to two things only:
- Bad health habits
- Too much TV
3.
(a) There are some things that have not changed at all:
- My faithful God
- My family and my best friend
- My conscious need for a lip balm
- My fascination with technology
- My loyalty towards Edward
(b) These translate to one thing: I have everything I need.
I may have messed up some, succeeded in others, but God made me see that it is in how I deal with the experiences that would make me wise. There may be times when God foils the plans of my foolish mind, but I should trust that He knows better. I should not turn away, but hold tightly on to Him even more when things don't go my way. I thank God for His generosity, and my loved ones who made my life more meaningful over the past year.
.
- A trip back to my home country to be with my loved ones
- A new home and my very own bedroom
- A new car of my preferred brand which is a necessity in California
- A tourist visa approval to attend the Hillsong conference
- A pleasant work environment and colleagues that know how to have fun
(b) These all translate, not as material things, but as things that are quite vital to me:
- Quality time
- Solitude
- Convenience
- Self-improvement
- Source of livelihood
2.
(a) There are some other things that I wish did not happen:
- Premature neck arthritis
- Mobility limitations on my right arm
- Inability to swim a lengthy distance or for a long period of time
- Inability to play the guitar for more than 2 songs at a time
- Inability to work out or jog
- Dependence on medicines
- Crystal Bowersox not winning American Idol
(b) These translate to two things only:
- Bad health habits
- Too much TV
3.
(a) There are some things that have not changed at all:
- My faithful God
- My family and my best friend
- My conscious need for a lip balm
- My fascination with technology
- My loyalty towards Edward
(b) These translate to one thing: I have everything I need.
I may have messed up some, succeeded in others, but God made me see that it is in how I deal with the experiences that would make me wise. There may be times when God foils the plans of my foolish mind, but I should trust that He knows better. I should not turn away, but hold tightly on to Him even more when things don't go my way. I thank God for His generosity, and my loved ones who made my life more meaningful over the past year.
.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Birthday Memoirs
There are only two things I know in this life.
One. I found love and I fought to the end for it.
Two. I lost that love, and I am falling down hard.
Only my love knows who I am because she looked closely.
Yet perhaps many did know some of my total package.
The ones who breathed and loved and cherished me.
The ones who experienced that exhilarating feeling.
The ones who wonder why I am of age but still clueless.
The ones who figured it out but pretended not to know.
I am a hypocrite hiding behind the veil of faith.
I miss the feeling of skin on my skin, lips on my lips...
Neck, breasts, inner thigh, and that soft center.
I miss the touch that presses my back closer to her,
Moans that beckon for more touch, love, and great need.
Throes of passion and ecstasy that connect one to another.
I want it all with you again, one and the same you.
I look at others, but I could not read into their soul.
I see the same face, the same smile, the one I always love(d).
My love for you kept you secure while distance made it strong.
Your love held me together for many years until one day.
You said you were tired, and would give up.
I had to throw you in a corner to choose.
You required me to live as though nothing ever happened.
You have been cruel enough to let others believe a lie.
Hiding me for nine years shows you are ashamed of me.
I choose honesty, freedom, and the queer lifestyle.
I bid you ...my beautiful and longest love... farewell.
One. I found love and I fought to the end for it.
Two. I lost that love, and I am falling down hard.
Only my love knows who I am because she looked closely.
Yet perhaps many did know some of my total package.
The ones who breathed and loved and cherished me.
The ones who experienced that exhilarating feeling.
The ones who wonder why I am of age but still clueless.
The ones who figured it out but pretended not to know.
I am a hypocrite hiding behind the veil of faith.
I miss the feeling of skin on my skin, lips on my lips...
Neck, breasts, inner thigh, and that soft center.
I miss the touch that presses my back closer to her,
Moans that beckon for more touch, love, and great need.
Throes of passion and ecstasy that connect one to another.
I want it all with you again, one and the same you.
I look at others, but I could not read into their soul.
I see the same face, the same smile, the one I always love(d).
My love for you kept you secure while distance made it strong.
Your love held me together for many years until one day.
You said you were tired, and would give up.
I had to throw you in a corner to choose.
You required me to live as though nothing ever happened.
You have been cruel enough to let others believe a lie.
Hiding me for nine years shows you are ashamed of me.
I choose honesty, freedom, and the queer lifestyle.
I bid you ...my beautiful and longest love... farewell.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
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