It’s my MIND…agreeing with my HEART

surprisingly, friendster blog works again (at least in my laptop)…

i had a hard time opening this page that’s why I decided to quench into another blog sites…

I’ve been writing much these past few days, which obviously are not posted, i just thought of making them ‘for my ‘big’ eyes only’. (winks)

But soon, I will write and publish more blogs…but need to make up my mind where to publish…. Friendster? Blogspot? Multiply? Or Facebook? (yes! I’m into it too!)

Bye for now…

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http://grace103.blogspot.com/

moving on… =)

http://grace103.blogdrive.com/

Borrowed from Jewel ‘Supremo’ Ocampo… Feel free to comment…

A Little Survey of my Own

This discourse has been bugging my friend since God knows when. It’s a chicken and egg thing about courtship and the nuances behind it. My friend would say that the guys have a great advantage for the reason that they have the "power" to choose who they will court. As for the women, they can only wait for the guy/s to approach her and declare his/their intentions. If the guy she likes doesn’t approach her, too bad. She will then have to choose from those who have declared or not choose at all. But then, the women would have the same if not greater "power" because they ultimately have the decision on their hands on whether they would have a relationship with a guy or not, thus leaving the men at a very vulnerable spot, making them susceptible to a heartbreaking experience. Hmmm…who then has the shorter end of the stick? Feel free to give your two cent’s worth.

Comments

It’s true that men do the knocking but its the women who decides who to let in… and yet EVEN before the knocking, its the women who actually make (whether intentional or otherwise) the men develop the interest to knock. Men make the first move, but its actually the women who entices them to move. Although men have the privelege of first choice, its actually the women who holds the power of control. In terms of courtship and relationships and all… men won’t achieve their goal if women don’t let them. So I would say… Women have the greater advantage… Women have the power, only, some women don’t know how to use it. As for those women who don’t catch the attention of the man they like… well, you either try harder (but discreetly) or pinch yourself and wake up to reality… =) Sisters, review the five "Be’s" taught during SMS Retreat… you’re sure to end up with the person God destined for you. The surest way to find the right person is to stop searching in the wrong places *winks*…

Posted by: JB Poblete | April 27, 2005 09:37 PM 

This is totally un-Janice to respond to blogs but since it’s 4:18 am here in Boston and I’m f*ck#*g sick of reading about the European Union and preparing for my class, I’ll give you this one, Jewel Dating, courtship, seduction or however you want to call it is NOT a chicken-and-egg thing. No such thing as one having advantage over the other. In mulling over how to strategize during the "courtship" process, majority certainly misses the point. Free will. This is everyone’s inherent power. Picture this. City of Angels. Seth chooses to be human and free falls from a building. Sacrificing immortality for feeling love and pain. Seth meets Maggie. Maggie loves him back and la-di-da everyone’s happy. Next morning, Maggie lets go of her bike and manages to get herself f*ck#*g killed. A story of free will. The end. Yes, you can choose to take the risk, confess your undying devotion and be turned down. (Regardless of who makes the first move. Welcome to the 21st century. Women and men are on equal footing.) Yes, you can choose to turn someone down. Yes, you can choose to actually start dating. No matter how the conquest ends, there is no such thing as failure. Being able to experience and express love or having the courage to respectfully communicate why you cannot return that love is THE advantage in itself. Advantage. It is a noun meaning benefit or gain. No point in looking at this as a power struggle because it’s simply not. Everyone has power and everyone has an advantage. Now, the concept of "God’s destined one" also needs to be dropped. But that’s for another blog session.

Posted by: Janice | May 14, 2005 08:18 AM 

“if you put new wine into old wine skins, the wine skins will burst and both the wine and wine skins will go to waste. Instead, we should put new wine into new wine skins… then both the wine and wine skins will be put into good use.”

- shared by JB

Visit Gina’s BLOG… http://jewel0326.blogdrive.com/
Ndi man kayo makaka-relate pero matatawa pa rin kayo…
Hay swerte ko naging BF ko ito…

Origin of BF:
Gina: Sis Gracie puede ko po ba kayong maging bestfriend?
Gracie: Sure ka? Bakit? (sabay tawa…)
Gina: Sis Gracie naman eh, sige na…
Gracie: Paalam ka muna kay Jeanette…. bakit sino ba best friend mo?
Gina: Sis Gracie, huwag po kayong mang-intriga….
Gracie: O sige na BF na kita…

At doon nagsimula …

At may isa akong kondisyon…bago kita maging bestfriend, papalitan muna natin ang spelling ng iyong name…it will be JINA…as in with a J…agree?

Love you J.

She said: Gracie, you look sad today?

I said: No I’m not…do I look like one?

Hmmm…sabi ko na nga ba eh…may makakahalata din.

Sad nga ba ako or mad? Lito na rin ako to differentiate…but one thing i am sure of, i dont like what i am feeling…

Bad trip ako, kahapon pa.

Eh paano ba naman, umagang-umaga, ndi pa ako naliligo, ng buksan ko ang emirates email account ko, sermon agad ang natanggap kong email.

At ayun, apektado n buong araw ko.

Buti na lang may 5 na J sa buhay ko na sinubukang pagaanin ang pakiramdam ko… (sina Jesus, Julios, Jeanette, JB at J)

Ang tagal ko rin pala di nakasulat ng BLOG…

Siguro dahil wala akong oras sumulat…o wala ako sa mood magsulat.

Ngayon, umiiyak pa rin ako…

Pero lumalaban…

Kelan ba humintong lumaban si Grasya?

I love pink. I admire Siaboc. I am a couch potato. I hate horror movies. I love to stay in my room. I hate crowded places. I cook. I love pasta and double Dutch ice cream. I miss Nero. I drive warily. I love my Junior. I am not into rock and roll music. I am an only child. I am not spoiled but I am a spoiler. I love to talk. I’m a cry baby. I use 0.7 pens. I love meringue. I hate being stressed but love challenges. I dreamt of becoming a nun and astronaut (which I am still thinking anyway). Simple thing amazes me. I pray to build a home with a kubo exterior and modern style interior. I love surprises but I hate unplanned meetings. I am detail-oriented. I hate liars and opportunistics. I love my name.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.

We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it,

He will bring you through it.

I can safely say that when it gets to the point that I am tempted to ask God for a sign concerning a particular issue in my life, what is really happening is that I am sure that He wants me to do something and I do not want to do it. In other words, what I am doing is not only deliberately delaying obedience to Him but also putting Him to the test. I do not think that this is the correct response to a call from God. He will show us if we have made the wrong choice. It’s better to obey what we think He wants and change course a little later than to delay obedience and test the patience of God.