funny how this day turned out for me. today's our chapel guarding schedule and since my brother-in-law was too groggy from his night duty, i didn't bother to wake him up when he fell asleep this morning when he came home. so, i got my bus ticket and headed to the church by myself. while walking to the bus stop, good friend jorry text(ed) me. it's been a long time since i've read an SMS from him and so i replied immediately. before his last message, he told me he feels that something good is about to happen to me for the day. "may + vibes ako ngayon eh.". it gave me a grin on my face as i replied my last message to him for the day as he said he was about to sleep. not being superstitious about these "vibes", i smiled and thought "now what could this positive vibes for me be? let's see how good jorry is with this thing."

upon entering the chapel, Ka Nestor greeted me with a lot of requests to clean up the lobby and pick-up visible dirt inside the sanctuary. All i was able to say was "Ok po, sige po." and so i grabbed a plastic broom (more of a carpet brush) and a dust pan, and started cleaning the lobby and a little inside the sanctuary. chairs and hymnals in the lobby were arranged and after that, i took a little time to sew my nameplate in my toga. when i got back at the lobby, i saw Debbie sweeping the floor. i told her i was done with it. hehe... she and her mom brought Ka Nestor lunch. we chatted a bit and it was only her who got to see me wearing a sando. i can't believe i never felt cold this morning, that's why i removed my jacket and sweat shirt inside the chapel. maybe the temperature's not that cold. i dunno. after getting on my sweat shirt again, i left the chapel. it was around 1220pm and i was waiting for the bus to arrive, as my transfer ticket is due by 1230. no bus arrived until 1235 so i decided to take a walk.

i did brisk walking for about 40 minutes. from the church to our home and it felt really good! i didn't mind the cold air. i was sweating. and i liked it!

my niece was very happy to see me when i got home. she handed me a paper work from school. OMG! Its the volunteer work that i have applied when school opened! and i thought they have disqualified me with it since i didn't give any of the clearance that they wanted me to have and pass to them. i'm so happy with it. then i remembered what jorry told me. i told myself, "this is it." and then, a beam on my face.

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The Volunteer Work Story
For people who are aspiring to get a working VISA, the Canadian government requires the applicant to have volunteer works. Honestly speaking, i get a lot of "culture shock" here--- just like the compliment that the school gave me for cutting shapes for kindergarten class. Honestly, i don't ask for compliments. A simple thank you will be enough. And to think, i was just cutting shapes from a paper. I immediately asked abby if it is normal for the people here to give such BIG compliments for a small favor you did. Funny because i felt insulted. Abby assured me it wasn't an insult and people here really appreciates hard work a WHOLE LOT. Oh well... i must live with it.

Volunteer works usually are done by students during summer breaks. the government prioritizes the students for these jobs. Volunteer works can be compared to what Manila calls community service. You can work in public libraries, community centers, churches, parks, streets and everything under the government's programs.

I have tried to apply for a volunteer work in my niece's school and the first time i talked to the principal, she told me to wait for the last September Newsletter, where full details regarding volunteer work are posted. Then i was rejected since they seek for Police clearance, and two valid IDs. So I thought, maybe i could just ask the church to provide me one "volunteer" certification if time comes that i'll be needing it.

Oh well, i wasn't thinking so much about it until this morning when the school sent me my first home "volunteer" work. I was happy! Now, not for the sole reason that i can ask for "volunteer" certification but somehow, it's the reward of being of help, without waiting for something in return.

i finished 3 whole cups of fruit salad (Manila style). oooohhhhhh... i looooooooooved it! *yum yum*

its been almost a year since i last tasted this kind, before i pigged out on this one tonight. I guess the last time i ate fruit cocktail with cream & condensed milk was December 2002 before the year 2003 made its entrance. Fruit salads here in Canada are served in a different way, minus the cream & milk. umm... i'm so happy! *slurp* (excuse me!)

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finished my laundry for this week. tomorrow, i hope to get out again and find something for me. i hope i bump into someone who's willing to introduce me to a good ol' cup of coffee at Timmy's. I'd like to taste how different it is from Tim Hortons, which i always get to mention here. oh well... g'night bloggy.

Effective today, i have adjusted my blog's time. It is now following the Canada/Eastern [-5:00] time.

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i hung out at Square One after taking my lunch and looked for something i need. funny because i was hoping to bump into someone who is impossible to be there at that very same time. weird dreams are haunting my mind again. howell...

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i left Square One by 6pm and proceeded to Erindale Station where i will meet my good buddies. We rounded a few blocks around Shearwoods(?) and Lincoln Green Drive, and we had a hearty dinner at the Chinese Restaurant afterwards. Thanks (again) for the treat! Kailangan talaga, magkatrabaho na ko para ako naman manlilibre. hehe...

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Bro. Mark, feel free to email kuya Jon thru aajao@excite.com, eh? Or if you want, sige, you can just hand me that important letter on Thursday. :)

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*I just browsed in cnn & bbc news regarding the California fire. My froggy buddy mentioned it first to me thru Shout Out and i thought it's just the usual forest fire, but then it's not. view it here: BBCnews
I just hope this fire ends soon. It costs a lot for those people who live around the area. sad...

it has been a rewarding Friday for me. Yesterday, Ron and his wife Cathy were able to attend our GEM and Ron expressed his desire to learn further about the fundamental doctrines of the church. To God be the glory!

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After the GEM, my good buddies NorieL & Charlie and i took a nice sip of hot drinks at Tim Hortons. I have been living up to love coffee more often. Cold weather here is perfect for this hot drink. But still, i reserve my hot chocolate session for friend MarieL whom i'm now missing so much. she's currently busy with work, even her LJ is seldom updated. well, time will come that i'll be busy again like her. :)

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I have bought a lot of stuffs for me today. After doing some household chores this morning, my good buddies Noriel & Charles accompanied me to Dixie Mall after lunch. i won't enumerate what i have purchased. what's important, i have something to wear for the next cold season. good buys in Dixie Mall. when i get myself a job, i'll be going back there and buy more stuffs.

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Daylight Saving Time is gonna end here. So we will adjust our time an hour backward. Eastern Time will then be minus 13 hours from Manila time. hmm... time to adjust my biological clock once again. but an hour wouldn't hurt that much, though. howell...

"as my body regains its strength, i saw you. first time in my subconscious mind you appeared. like the ordinary routine we wouldn't catch each other's conversation. we see each other through the corners of our eyes, maybe trying to see whether we are taking a glance at each other. you were wearing the dress i'd always love seeing you in it. then, just then, before we parted ways you called me. really, i wasn't expecting it but it made my heart pump faster than its normal beat. you gave me something... your work in writing. in which i wondered, do you really write? but i didn't mind that very time. i was excited i have to admit to myself. i just didn't show you that i was. i'm happy and right after i got your precious present, when i turned my back from you i uttered a thank you prayer. afterwich, you were left in my memory..."

ericgo's testimonial about his sister Elaine's (Sacrosanct) death made me ponder a lot about death, and how God really works in people's lives. for a start, eric and elaine were atheists until after elaine's death, when eric confessed about his belief in a "God". this is something.

i remember exchanging posts with eric in Radical Radiance about a thread he made, entitled "convince me about god". 'twas a short conversation between us but my first point for him talked abouth death. that was October 2002. and it has been this long, before everything was realised. its sad because elaine didn't stay long to share the same belief in God. best thing is, elaine acknowledged Him at the last minutes of her life, and that eric came to know Him.

FPJ sa 2004?

Matunog na matunog na ang May 2004 Elections sa Pilipinas. Pinakamalungkot sigurong balita na matatanggap ko ukol rito ay ang kumpirmasyon ni Fernando Poe Jr. na siya ay tatakbo sa pagka Pangulo ng bansa.

Una nang ipinahayag ni Da King na wala syang balak pumasok sa pulitika. Oo nga naman. Ni pagka-alkalde yata, wala syang karanasan, tapos, Pangulo pa? Ngayon, marahil dala ng peer pressure, tila yata nagbabago ang ihip ng hangin. Napakabait pa namang tao nito, hindi makatanggi sa mga kaibigan. Nakupo!

Sa PEx, sa LAFI Forum, halos itong mga threads ukol sa Presidentiables ang binababaran ko. Maraming di sang-ayon sa pagtakbo ni FPJ, tulad ko, pero may pangilan-ngilan namang sumusuporta rin sa kanyang kandidatura. Sa puntong ito ay nag-isip ako. Hindi ba dapat, iisa lang ang hangarin ng bawat Pilipino? At ito ay ang mapaunlad ang bansa, maiangat ang uri ng pamumuhay at maging matiwasay ang buhay ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino? Di ba, ito rin dapat ang hangad ng Pangulo ng bansa?

Medyo lumilitaw lang ang negatibong ugali ng mga Pilipino pagdating sa isyung ito. Ang pagpili ng kandidato. Kanya-kanyang manok. Natural lang yun, pero para sabihan mong bobo ang boboto sa isang kandidatong ganito, o ganun, sa tingin ko'y hindi ito wasto.

Una, sinong kakandidato ang walang maruming rekord at hindi nagkakamali?
Pangalawa, sinong botante ang masasabi mong matalino at mangmang?
Pangatlo, ang ibinoto ng karamihan, naglalarawan ng pagtitiwala ng karamihan sa taong ito. Mas maraming may tiwala, dapat mas madali ang pakikipag-kaisa sa lahat ng programa ng naihalal.
Pang-apat, kung ayaw mo ang nanalo, anong magagawa ng pagrereklamo mo at pagsigaw ng laban sa taong yun? Paalisin sa pwesto? Sige, at pagkatapos, sino ang maghihirap? Ikaw? hinde. ang buong bansa. Bakit kase hindi ka na lang makiisa sa layunin ng pamahalaan at kung hindi ka pa rin sang-ayon, isaalang-alang mo na lang ang bansa sa kabuuan.
Naging halimbawa na ang pagpapatalsik kay Erap. Mula sa pagkakahalal sa kanya, hanggang sa pagpapatalsik, sino ang nagdusa? Ang mga Ejercito? And mga Arroyo? Ang mga mahihirap? Di ba ang nagdurusa ngayon ay ang buong bansa? Ang hirap kase sa atin, maraming "magagaling". Puro salita. Marahil ganyan rin ang mangyari pag nahalal si FPJ sa pwesto.

Kailan ba tayo matututo? Sa pananaw ko, ang ikauunlad ng bansang Pilipinas ay wala sa Pangulo kundi nasa mga mamamayan nito. Bakit kaya hindi, subukan lang natin. Kung sinoman ang maluklok bilang pangulo ng bansa natin, suportahan ng bawat isa. Sabi nga ng isang quotation: "United we stand, divided we fall." ang siste kase, lagi tayong nasa "DIVIDED WE FALL". Kailan ba tayo nagkaisa upang makabangon sa pagkakalugmok? Kailangan pa ba ulit natin ng isang "diktador" upang mangyari ito? Kailangan pa ba natin muli ng isang malakas na lindol o isa pang pagsabog ng Mt. Pinatubo para magkaisang muli?

Sana... ang panibagong pagkakaisa ng mga Pilipino ay magsimula pagkatapos manumpa ng bagong Pangulo nito sa ika-30 ng Hunyo, 2004. Sama-sama tayo... Let us make this nation great... again.

weekend wrap-up>>>
*morning did some household chores
*noon time fetched by good buddies Noriel & Charlie, with Shereen, and proceeded to Toronto locale for the choir practice
*group committee-prayer at Sarah's place. (belated) happy bday dear sister sarah! *hugs & a kiss* from kuya jon. :)
*check emails, friendster, PEx (of course!) & blog update.

good night everyone and may you all have a productive week ahead. ;)

its less than an hour before Sunday... got to make this one real fast...

morning saw me and my sis going to Square One to donate blood as one of our church (socio-civic) activities. Luckily (for both of us), none was able to donate for some reasons. funny though, since i was well-prepared for it. oh well.. haha!

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after a few hours of "stint" in the clinic, we proceeded to Sears, Zellers & Walmart, and looked for my bayaw's b-day present. We got one not from the three i mentioned above. its a surprise. It's a "small" thing worth $130CAD. then, we bought detergent soaps & fabric softener for our home (laundry) use. i insist we buy. its my career!

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performance of duty (Filipino worship) was graced by the Lord. Praise be unto Him! Tomorrow's another day for the Lord, we're scheduled to practice in Toronto for the Thanksgiving hymns.

good nighty...

oh, lastly... i didn't know (until this evening in our practice) that Marky(doo) is Ka Lorgi's panganay. talaga 'tong batang 'to. di agad sinabi. Ka Lorgi is my seat mate in the choir loft whenever our group performs on church services.

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excess...
condolences to the family & loved ones of PExer Sacrosanct. Sacrosanct was a Realm of Thought regular and will be remembered by us fellow RoT regs...

Ada confirmed that ericgo is Elaine's (Sacro) brother. Extending my deepest sympathy...

when i took a nap this afternoon, i had a dream. i dreamt that i was on a trip back to Manila.
"Nearing our landing, i saw SM Megamall from the plane's window. Kinda weird since when you land to NAIA, you don't just see SM Megamall the way you see it when riding the MRT in Mandaluyong. Upon unboarding the plane, i was instantly in our locale. The Wednesday afternoon service was about to start. Again, weird because the Wednesday afternoon service was already re-scheduled to Thursday morning since last month. Anyway, i took a peep from the chapel's back door to see the choir. Upon seeing me from the door, the choristers from the choir loft smiled. I immediately stepped out, thinking that i'll be distracting them from their performance. I then got my cell phone and phoned my friend, Mariel. She's not answering my call. I thought, she's on a meeting or training that time. I learned i have two weeks time to spend in Manila and after that, i'd be going back to Toronto. As i was about to ride a tricycle going out of the subdivision..."
i was awakened by the arrival of my niece from their school field trip. i began missing my home once again... if ever i have the chance to dream that again, i would be happy. and that is one dream i wouldn't mind not waking up from.

its nice to warm-up this morning by raking leaves on our yard. if i calculated right, i think i had a total of 700+ strokes with two piles of fallen leaves on our big yard. i hope it gets windy again one of these days so i could do some raking again. haha! weird wish.

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whenever i do something, voluntary or a paid job, i don't (and never) expect anyone to compliment me for what i've done. i don't even expect anyone to thank me for it. if there's anything i do, i do it from my heart.
now i just hate it when i am not expecting these things from others, and yet they still have the nerve to tell me that what i did was wrong, i should have done this instead, i should not have done that. sheesh... some people. just do me a favor and shut up! geez...

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browsing at my Yahoo! inbox, i happen to reread three old emails from my former gurL. All dated last year, the July email reads something like... "Alam mo, ang tamad-tamad mong mag-email. sige na. Nag CS kami eh kaya nakapag email ako..." August email, the second reads "Mhal, ms na ms na kta.. umuwi ka na, nalulungkot ako..." and the third email dated third week of August reads "tama ka! marami tayong dapat pag-usapan. buti pa yang si apol mo, natext mo! Alam mo, ang gulo-gulo ng utak ko. umuwi ka na rito!"
Funny how she sounded like i am the unfaithful one. if not for the developments that transpired a year ago, i should be marrying her already next year. oh well, c'est la vie.

i have just finished watching the 2003 MTV Movie Awards and some of the major awards were the following:

Best Movie - LOTR: The Two Towers
Best Male Performance - Eminem (8 Mile)
Best Female Performance - Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman)

The production is cooL. First time i have watched an MTV Movie Award and just like any other awards occasion, its star-studded.

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We got 8 tickets for the Raptors Game on the 31st. This will be my first time to watch NBA Live and i can't imagine my first "NBA Live" experience will be on the side of the Toronto Raptors. I was thinking of rooting for the Chicago Bulls when i haven't gone to the US yet, but then, things have changed.

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I got some video shots of the locale chapel this morning when my brother-in-law and i went to our guarding duty. i didn't even know that we were scheduled today. poor bro. ralph. he hasn't had enough sleep for the day yet, and there he is now in his night duty at work. when i get a job here, i hope i get the morning shift.

good night, blog.

its literally windy today and i swear, i could have held on to a tree when i was waiting for my niece at the bus stop this noon. you can actually see the strength of the wind through the leaves that're scattered all over the streets. like small tornados, they form in circles and then go your way. cooL & scary. di pa naman ganun karami ang tao sa kalsada. parang ghost town dito pag lumabas ka and you will think that the wind will blow you away. my niece was so afraid when she got off from the bus and as we walked along Roy Ivor Crescent.

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a very short brown out was again experienced here at 4 in the afternoon, luckily its not province-wide. around 10 minutes power interruption only.

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anybody wanna watch a Raptors game on the 31st?

my heartfelt condolences to good friend Jovee Lark Exaltacion. His father suffered cardiac arrest the other day. Remains will be buried in Bulacan on Sunday, the 19th of October. requiescat en pace

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Sana Ikaw
P. Pascual

Ikaw ay dumating bigla sa aking mundo
Hindi inaakalang ngitian mo ako
Para akong natunaw sa lambing nito
Di ka na maalis sa isip ko...

Paano na ngayon?
Ako'y litong lito...
Bakit kaya ako nahulog na sa iyo?
Pero meron ka nang ibang minamahal...
Hindi naman mahati ang puso...

Kaya pag-ibig, pinipigilan ko
Pag-ibig na sana ay sa iyo
Di ba't nararapat sa iyo
Pag-ibig na buong buo
'Di ko makakayang may saktan na iba
Kaya't ikaw ay mananatili na lang
Sa damdamin at aking isipan
Iguguhit kita sa alaala...
Pagkat tayo ay hanggang panaginip lamang...

(awiting handog ko para sa aking panaginip)

Noriel, Charlie, Judy, Charmaine & i went apple picking this afternoon while the buklod members hold their luncheon affair, and the CWS members were left at the locale chapel. first time i've gone apple-picking and i enjoyed it, though the apples were small and not-so-sweet. i was more after the experience and the picture taking. haha!

after that, we drove around streetsville, and to the towns of brampton, toronto & mississauga, got lost a bit, and then dined in at Pho Mi, where they serve Viet dishes. umm.. yum, yum! i got full with the BIG "medium" order of their well-done beef brisket rice noodle soup(?) hehe...

then we posed for another set of photos with the "autumn" background of the colorful trees. i'll wait for the pictures, courtesy of Charmaine. finally, we went to Judy's place to watch the video-taped buklod luncheon, and we had our final cup of coffee & tea for the day.

i'm tired, but i enjoyed a lot. thanks to my good buddies, Noriel & Charlie, and of course the ladies who joined us, Judy & Charmaine.

pahabol: poor Charmaine, meron syang pasok tonight at 1030. as for me, i can now get a nice sleep and prepare for the big laundry tomorrow.

family dinner at Pizza Pizza, Hurontario, after a round at downtown Toronto after our group committee here at home.

This afternoon saw me performing in Maureen's wedding & i wouldn't know how to react seeing her (now) husband teary while saying his vows for Maureen, and vice versa. oh well, that's how wedding in the church is supposed to be. solemnity really moves the occasion.

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Thanksgiving day tomorrow. we don't have turkey.

Melanie Marquez Serious Bloopers
Itong entry na ito ay hahanguin ko buhat sa isang PEx thread. ito ay bunga ng mga interviews kay Melanie ukol sa usaping Joey Marquez-Kris Aquino, na nagnakaw ng headlines sa Pilipinas nang may ilang araw, nitong mga nakaraang linggo.

Melanie Marquez (MM) in an answer from guesting in Debate: "I won't stoop down to my level."

MM on another previous interview: "bulag ka ba? are you deaf?"

MM on another "banat" in Debate: "katulad nyang STD... sexual... infection... nakukuha naman yan kahit sa maruruming toilet."
(shock at tawanan lahat ng tao sa debate.)

MM in Debate, defending Joey Marquez: ""Ikaw ba naman, durugin ang ari mo!!! Pag di ba naman tutukan mo ng baril???"

MM in StarTalk (matagal na ito since she was interviewed by Boy Abunda): "Boy, iinglisin ko na lang, kasi hindi marunong ng Tagalog yung biyenan ko. 'Mrs. Dee (mother ng ex-husband nyang si Derek Dee), I only have one thing to say to you: Mrs. Dee, ANG LABO MO!!!!'"

MM on reconciled Joey & Kris: "they are not fighters, they are lovers"

MM in Game K N B guesting on her husband: "he is my saved by the bell!"

MM defending again his brother, Joey: "Do not judge Joey because he is not a book."

Melanie-ism: (as compiled by PExer husky150)

1. Melanie Marquez and Boy Abunda:

BOY: O, Melanie, paano na ang showbiz career mo ngayong nagmo-Mormon ka na?
MELANIE: A okay lang yan Boy, kasi matagal na rin akong semi-retarded.

2. HOST: "Ano ba ang pinaka-favorite mong movie lately, Melanie?"

MELANIE: "Maganda yung kay Emma Thompson at Kate Winslet, yung 'Simple and Simplicity'."

3. Aiai to Melanie Marquez: "Huy Melanie, lagot ka na! maraming nagsasabing si ANGELICA JONES na ang aagaw sa trono mo!!"

Melanie to Aiai and Angelica "Ay naku, hindi puede iyan. Hinding hindi mangyayari iyan noh!"

Aiai to Melanie: "Anong hindi mangyayari? Na agawan ka ng trono?"

Melanie to Ai ai "Oo. Hindi ako puedeng agawan ng trono noh. THATS PIRACY!!"

More Melanie-ism:

1. "I would like to thank my mader, I would like to thank my pader, but most of all, I would like to thank my parents"

2. "I would like to thank my dress"

3. On why she won the Miss International: "Because of my long-legged."

4. On accepting some Acting Award (believe it or not): "Ito na po yata ang aking pinakamaligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat!"

5. "I don't eat meat. I'm not a carnival!"

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haay... *shakeshead*

fast track>>>
after the Friday wedding, Noriel, Charlie & i went to look for a humidifier at Walmart, Square One. We met some of their friends there and chatted for a few minutes. we had dinner in a pasta place where a Chinese-looking Filipina assisted us with our orders. oh well, bigla ko lang naalala si Mads.

before we left, i just got myself 4 pairs of hand gloves & 1 Archie Digest. Noriel bought a very good buy, perfect gift for a child 1 to 2 years of age.

window shopping gave me an idea of the prices that i have to buy for the season.

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Jesselle has been inviting me to come in the reception of her mom & dad's silver wedding anniversary. i really appreciate these kinds of invitation but as my schedule suggests, i hope they understand whenever i turn down their offer.
i remember, way back in Manila, setting an appointment for myself must be at least a week ahead, but since i was working then & had a lot of church obligations, mostly, appointments were set two weeks ahead of the schedule. and i used to keep a daily planner of activities. usually, december is the perfect time to purchase these planners for the upcoming year. that was my life and i kinda' miss it.

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this morning, i went with my sis & bro-in-law in the church to help the buklod choristers in practising their number for the buklod luncheon on Monday. we just had a quick practice, mas matagal pa yung pinaghantay namin sa parking lot nung nag-eensayo yung Senior C.

then we had our grocery at the Chinese Supermarket after the practice. nakita namin dun si Jun kasama ang parents nya. Dun din pala sila nag go-grocery, pangdalawang linggong ulam din.
Sa sobrang dami ng nabili namin (pang 2-linggo rin), nakalibre kami ng dalawang bigas. sinong gustong makikain?

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nabasa ko ang ipinadalang email ni Mart na ngayon ay nakatala sa lokal ng Almanza (paki-shout out kung mali). kinwento nya ang pagdalaw ng kapatid na EVM sa lokal nila, ang leksyon na itinuro, at ang paghikayat ng II-Tagapamahala ng Iglesia sa mga kapatid, tungo sa pagiging matibay na mga kaanib sa loob ng Iglesia. Natutuwa ako para sa lokal nila sapagkat alam ko kung gaanong "biyaya" ito para sa mga kapatid sa dakong iyon.

di ko maiwasang maalala nang dumalaw din sa aming lokal ang kapatid na EVM. Halos isang araw lang din ang notice na ibinigay sa mga maytungkulin, at bilang pangulo ng mga mang-aawit, hindi ako mapalagay nang sandaling sinabi sa akin ang ukol sa pagdalaw na ito. muli kong ipinatawag lahat ng mga mang-aawit at muli kaming nag-ensayo pagkatapos magpanata lahat ng maytungkulin. halos inabot din kami ng alas onse ng gabi sa lokal para sa paghahanda. at hindi naman binigo ni Dios ang pagsambang iyon. PURIHIN ANG AMA!

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Kasal ni Maureen bukas. At dahil ka-grupo namin sya, bagaman Group A ang nakatakdang tumupad, magpapaalam ako upang makatupad sa kasal. Isa pa, halos mawili ako sa kakatupad sa kasal dito sa Mississauga. Mula nang dumating ako rito nung Agosto, pangatlong kasal na itong kay Maureen na tutuparan ko. Naaaliw rin ako sa mga himno ng kasal na inaawit rito.

isang milyong dolyar na katanungan: kailan kaya ang kasal ko?

1. bumming must end... soon!


1. i woke up early today (and blogged early too)
2. i get to perform in the wedding this afternoon
3. i have found a nice crepe & waffle house the other day
4. i was able to meet up with Ron (and wife & child) the other day
5. temperature is still good until at least tomorrow
6. year-end thanksgiving is approaching
7. SUN can now receive SMS from Abby's network based in the US of A.

yey!

i feel very fine today. i'm still waiting for things to happen but i can feel that everything will be turning out fine. then, Bro. Dan called me this lunch time to offer me a job. just a bit far from our place, though. but still, i can consider it anytime. right now, my mind is focussed on better things. Someone's been helping me throughout my life and i never believe that i will be left anywhere with nothing.

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i'll be going out with DoctorNO tonight for a cup of coffee at Tim Hortons. Doc has been my mission for attending church services & Bible studies since i set foot here in Canada but tonight, we're not gonna talk anything about spirituality. unless, of course, he directs our conversation towards it. anyway, i'm all looking for positive results.

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temperature reads 24 degrees celsius until Friday, and a not-so-bad 20 to 22 degrees on Saturday. yey!

i wanna watch Freaky Friday but i can't find a schedule. tonight, i'll meet up with the Doc. tomorrow is my choir performance, Friday will be the wedding performance, Saturday i'll be donating blood (yeah... read it again!) as part of our civic activity, and later that day i'll be helping out the buklod choir members to learn the song that they'll perform on Monday. And Sunday will be devoted to church obligations. hmm... i hope the temperature on Monday is as fine as it is now. but i don't think i'll be able to watch on Monday coz its a holiday. hmm... Tuesday, our scheduled attendance for Bible Study. maybe if its not so cold that day, i'll watch the movie earlier within the day. but then, its my laundry day. aaarrgghh!!!

i'll just wait for it in VHS or DVD.

its above 20 degrees celsius tomorrow until Saturday! yey!

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i'm waiting...

Sunday wrap-up. just got home from a very important meeting. informal talk held at Tim Hortons, Glendale.

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we had our choir meeting this afternoon at 2PM and believe it or not, we were able to come home at 8:40PM. Kuya Butch had to practice Senior A for the next two weeks schedule of services, plus the two upcoming weddings this week. i had to wait at the parking lot, until the sun had set and the moon had risen. oh well...

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while waiting at the parking lot, i have made a couple of calls to Manila. One for Jawee, and the other to mama Estela. the latter was so delighted to hear me, i could tell. konting lambing, sabi ko pag-uwi ko, ipagluto niya ako ng masarap na sinigang. kelan daw ako uuwi. hehe.. i miss my former locale. i used to stay all day (Sunday) in church, uuwi lang pag manananghali, pero ngayon, parang naninibago ako. i wanted to go home right away after our meeting. but then, i could not drive home, i could not ride the bus (which passes by every ONE hour on its stops during Sundays), nor i can walk with all the cold air blowing in the streets. if it was summer, no problem with me walking home, but with a 7 degrees centigrade temperature, no way i'll walk that distance. na-ah!

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i have to laundry my toga tomorrow. good night, blog.

i got dizzy this evening while performing in the worship service. i was having a terrible headache and i kept praying to God to spare me from the sickness. all the while, i thought of going down the choir loft and if ever i did, it will be my first time to go down the choir loft in my entire performance as a chorister since i was sworn into the office. good thing, i managed to stay in the performance til the worship service was over.

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we had practised 4 sets of line-up since the next few weeks will be busy for other church activities. 2 weddings are scheduled in the locale for the coming week, Grand Evangelical Missions the following week, and we will have a choir practice in Toronto Locale on the 19th. Tomorrow, we have a choir meeting at 2pm. good thing, our performance is through for this weekend. i could rest until after lunch tomorrow as we still have to go to Sister Rio's house after the choir meeting.

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i'm planning to inquire a job opening in No Frills this coming week. although i'm not expecting to be hired (with all the requirements that they will be asking me in which i have none), i just feel like inquiring. who knows? maybe i'll get a slot in the establishment. haha! dream on, my dear self. :p

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yesterday, Noriel, Jun, Charlie & I went bowling. we were supposed to be joined by Judy, Charmaine, Juvy, Edgar & Candy's sister & cousin, but only the four of us (first mentioned) made it. Noriel got the highest score, followed by Charlie. I came next with only 80 points (way below my all-time high in Tagaytay), and Jun came in last. Of course, we're all amateurs. Just give us a month. haha!
I got some video shots of it and a couple of photos were taken courtesy of Jun's camera. Afterwards, we dined in BK.

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this morning we went to Ka Ellen's house and we all had our haircut, except for my niece. i managed to take a nap while waiting for my turn and still, sobrang kakapalan ng mukha, i joined Ka Eric for lunch, haha! to think, we already had our lunch at home earlier, eh bakit ba? nang-alok eh. at saka nagugutom ako nun, kaya anong masama?

Thursday i was knocking at our chapel door at around 0930 hrs to fulfill my guarding duty but after almost ten minutes of knocking at the door, Ka Nestor can't seem to hear me. I decided to just leave as my fingers were getting numb with the cold weather. good thing my brother-in-law and my mom waited for me at the parking lot. so i just went with them at the dry clean shop and after that, i treated them at Pizza Nova just somewhere here in our place.
I have been a pizza lover and it started just this fall. i really can't tell if the cold weather has something to do with it. i am really not a pizza lover way back in Manila but now, it seems that i crave for its crust. oh well...

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Wind chill today measures a chilly negative two degrees in the scale so i assume that this will be the start of the (really) cold weather going to winter. well, i still have to wait for 6 months before Spring.

Sorry for posting here the temperature almost evrytime i blog. i just can't help it because i only got used to an 18 to 16 degrees centigrade reading in Baguio or Tagaytay. and now, the "hottest" temperature here reads 10 or 12 or 8. sheesh... and to think, i'm not really digging this cold weather. good thing our heater at home is ON. :)

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its funny how long i've driven along the highway and have passed on many stop-overs. many offers came to take a ride with me but i get so choosy. along the bus stops i spotted, a lady who caught my eye, riding a different car. i want her to ride with me but it can not be. before her i remembered, there was this conservative young lass who rode with me in the front seat, but my young driving didn't seem to suit her ride, and looked for the old ride. so she went down my car and rode back to her old car.
so i continued driving, not minding the pedestrians because from a distance i again saw someone who seems perfect for the front seat. but no. the person can not ride with me. she has a service in a not so distant highway, and it's hurrying to fetch her. but i'm here. she's staring at my car, and at the same time walking. will you ever ride with me... forever? only the traffic can tell.

before this afternoon, its been quite some time since i last saw a rainbow and a lucky drive along highway 403 today gave us the opportunity to take a good peep at a rainbow in the sky, caused by rainshowers and the rays of the sun. we came from toronto locale to talk to the contact person of the Hammond organ that our own locale is purchasing. then we picked up my sis from work.

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while waiting for my brother-in-law in the parking lot, i decided to drop by a near pizza store and ordered myself a small pepperoni & cheese pizza. then i noticed the job opening posted in their counter. this posting made me think about my most "loved" stage way back in Manila --- job hunting. It just depresses me to think that i just can not instantly apply for any kind of jobs here unless i have my own social insurance number. so i passed asking the counter guy if they're willing to hire a tourist. i'll just get a "no" answer just like the other jobs i have applied the last few weeks. howell, c'est la vie.

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i did our laundry today instead of yesterday and i have begun adjusting the washer's settings. mostly, i washed knitted sweaters just in time for this season. i can't believe its 3 degrees celcius this morning. and i thought we only get that temperature during midnights. well i was wrong. even when the sun is high up shining, we can get a negative degrees temperature and freeze to the chills of the wind. *brrr*

i am scheduled to guard the chapel tomorrow morning. i'll just probably stay there for three hours until lunch time since i still have to go to the dry cleaning store and have our coats dry cleaned. sana sipagin ako magbantay. wala si Ka Resty eh.