Advent

This is the time of Advent, a time of waiting for God's coming.
When you look at the time line of the humanity, most of us are waiting for something in our life. We may seem complete, but we also may not. Examples of these are: people wait for a better job, life time partner, business partner, etc etc.
If you noticed, the point of a person's waiting is material. Why channel this material waiting to something eternal, intangible, omniscient?
Let me share one of the things I'm doing while waiting for HIS coming. Since Monday, I no longer drink Coke. I became addicted with coke recently. As in, I would die a day without a drop of coke. It's been fours day since I didn't drink it. I also stayed away from eating chocolates. If you know me personally, I am a certified SNICKERS addict. It's been four long days that I am not eating chocolates, too. Even if my coordinator in the English department gave me a bar of crunch, I didn't touch it. I want to savor that moment, that time that I can eat it. On HIS coming.
Let me leave you a challenge, what will you do to prepare for his coming?

-realizations in taglish-

Minsan lang ako nagsusulat in Taglish, right? Kasi naman I'm comfortable to speak in English kesa magPilipino. Netong mga nakaraang araw, may mga naisip ako na kung tawagin ko ay mga realizations. Gaya ng mga tao sa paligid ko na umaattend naman ng prayer meeting or religious gathering, andun pa rin yung distinct character ng pagiging makasarili, materialistic, sinungaling, hindi sincere, at kung anu-ano pa. In short, naipapabilang natin sila sa mga hypocrite na tao. Unahin na natin yung pagiging makasarili. Pag nag-organize ng party, iniisip lang natin yung kaya natin, di yung kaya ng iba. I'm not totally shunning the idea of having an outrageous party, but if you'd ask people to contribute, you should also think whether this person is capable to pay for it. Next, materialistic. Bumibili tayo ng mga bagay na di naman natin at kinakailangan or nagagamit, mas madaming taong sa mundo ang nagugutom, nilalamig, at walang masilungan. Yes, we're fortunate because we worked hard for the money we spent on those stuff, but I think that money has much worth than staying inside your closet or shoe box. Then, sinungaling. Despite the many confessions you've done you still go to the confession box and tell the priest the same sin...lying to my parents, lying to my friends, lying to my co-workers, lying to my boss. Kahit na kulayan mo pa ng puti, blue, red, or green...LYING pa din yan. Or sabihin mo na di ako nagsimba kasi tapos na yung misa sa parish namin, e anung oras ka ba pumunta dun?? Another reason, kasi po wala akong pamasahe papunta ng church. E di maglakad ka! Saka kala mo ba maniniwala pari sa iyo na wala ka pamasahe, e kung makapostura ka daig mo pa ang Christmas tree. Lastly, yung pagiging insincere ng mga tao. Magpapromise, di naman gawin. Buti pa di ka nalang nagsabi or nagparamdam ng magandang motibo para di ka ma-misinterpret di ba?

Bakit ganito ang nakikita ko ngayon sa mga tao sa paligid ko? Kasi parang wala naman akong nakikitang sincerity sa deeds nila,e. So kung nagbabasa ka nito at sa tinging mo, parang may part sa sinulat ko na parati mong ginagawa, aba-- mag-isip isip ka na baka iba na pala pagtingin sa iyo ng ibang tao.