Ash Wednesday

My tummy hurts =(

Anyway, yesterday was Ash Wednesday. I nearly forgot, but luckily, I ran into Mich in the lobby of St. Raymund's Building (where she pulled me for a quick photo for her (or was it her friend's)magazine) after watching the play "PARA" (which, i would say, had a much more satisfactory ending than their previous offering, "Encadre"). She (Mich), told me that there would be a Mass in front of the Main Building at 5:15pm, and as i looked into my watch, i saw that it was just 5pm (lucky, lucky).

I went to plaza in front of the Main Building, and, after some hesitation and second thoughts, decided not to leave (i waited for 20 minutes). By God's grace, I was not disappointed, and was actually glad that i didn't skive off (hehe!). And so, i attended Mass.

The exact phrase that stuck to my mind during the First Reading was this: "The Lord ... is slow to anger, rich in kindness and relenting in punishment". This got me all teary-eyed. And the Gospel talked about the hypocrisy of some people who do religious deeds just to be applauded. The main celebrant (i don't know who he is) gave a really good Homily. He talked about the three things that we as Catholic Christians should do during this holy season of Lent: (or "Quaresma" in Filipino/Spanish. I was really amused when I was musing about what the word "Lent" was in Filipino (during the Mass) when the priest said it... hehe! i've heard of the word being used in ABS-CBN, but i didn't know what it really meant and forgot to ask around)

1. Prayer
2. Alms-giving
3. Fasting

Anyway, i was really glad i went to Mass =P

Yesterday morning, i decided to get some load (P35) and passed some on to The Great Baldy (or Ang Dakilang Kalbo) without him asking for it. I just felt like it. I don't know why. I felt that if I wanted to do it, then i should, and i did. I had my own doubts about doing that, like whether or not i gave him some load just so he could text me. But i realized that this was not so. I decided that this was because i wanted to show him (and myself) that i can give him some load without him asking (and also a gesture of affection. Hehe!) I also decided that I'll only feel as if I'm letting myself get "cheap" or "used" ONLY if I allowed myself to do so. And that i won't do. =p

If he decided that he can't carry on with me, i'll understand. Like ***, he was first and foremost, my friend =)

Oh yeah... as I was on the jeep home last night, the traffic situation got so bad along Sauyo Road all the way to Holy Cross Memorial Park (my stop) that I got off the still jeep and walked a kilometre and half (I THINK). But it wasn't all that bad, I felt that it wasn't that far because there were lots of vehicles all caught up in the traffic that the walk wasn't at all boring.

Hmmm... about fasting... i thought of how i would fast... but i don't think i'll be able to keep it up.

:: ... oVeR aNd oUt ... ::

* Naku! San kaya puede magpa-load?? Hehe! Joke! =P *

Ash Wednesday

My tummy hurts =(

Anyway, yesterday was Ash Wednesday. I nearly forgot, but luckily, I ran into Mich in the lobby of St. Raymund's Building (where she pulled me for a quick photo for her (or was it her friend's)magazine) after watching the play "PARA" (which, i would say, had a much more satisfactory ending than their previous offering, "Encadre"). She (Mich), told me that there would be a Mass in front of the Main Building at 5:15pm, and as i looked into my watch, i saw that it was just 5pm (lucky, lucky).

I went to plaza in front of the Main Building, and, after some hesitation and second thoughts, decided not to leave (i waited for 20 minutes). By God's grace, I was not disappointed, and was actually glad that i didn't skive off (hehe!). And so, i attended Mass.

The exact phrase that stuck to my mind during the First Reading was this: "The Lord ... is slow to anger, rich in kindness and relenting in punishment". This got me all teary-eyed. And the Gospel talked about the hypocrisy of some people who do religious deeds just to be applauded. The main celebrant (i don't know who he is) gave a really good Homily. He talked about the three things that we as Catholic Christians should do during this holy season of Lent: (or "Quaresma" in Filipino/Spanish. I was really amused when I was musing about what the word "Lent" was in Filipino (during the Mass) when the priest said it... hehe! i've heard of the word being used in ABS-CBN, but i didn't know what it really meant and forgot to ask around)

1. Prayer
2. Alms-giving
3. Fasting

Anyway, i was really glad i went to Mass =P

Yesterday morning, i decided to get some load (P35) and passed some on to The Great Baldy (or Ang Dakilang Kalbo) without him asking for it. I just felt like it. I don't know why. I felt that if I wanted to do it, then i should, and i did. I had my own doubts about doing that, like whether or not i gave him some load just so he could text me. But i realized that this was not so. I decided that this was because i wanted to show him (and myself) that i can give him some load without him asking (and also a gesture of affection. Hehe!) I also decided that I'll only feel as if I'm letting myself get "cheap" or "used" ONLY if I allowed myself to do so. And that i won't do. =p

If he decided that he can't carry on with me, i'll understand. Like ***, he was first and foremost, my friend =)

Oh yeah... as I was on the jeep home last night, the traffic situation got so bad along Sauyo Road all the way to Holy Cross Memorial Park (my stop) that I got off the still jeep and walked a kilometre and half (I THINK). But it wasn't all that bad, I felt that it wasn't that far because there were lots of vehicles all caught up in the traffic that the walk wasn't at all boring.

Hmmm... about fasting... i thought of how i would fast... but i don't think i'll be able to keep it up.

:: ... oVeR aNd oUt ... ::

* Naku! San kaya puede magpa-load?? Hehe! Joke! =P *