After 5 yrs of dating rhoy and almost 4 years of being married with him, i would have never imagined myself being on a date with someone else. I always see myself doing things and having fun with him, go out on a dinner, watch a movie, or just plain breeze walking. However, things changed, after 2 years six months and 16 days i never expected to be on a date with a younger male. Last night April 16, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. I found myself in a movie house sitting beside with a different person, i was not unfaithful to my dearest husband but things changed. There i realize i no longer commit to one person but to two. However, the level of love are both strong and yet different. As i carefully reached the popcorn close to him a blaze of joy came to me and amazed on how i could fall in-love and enjoy the moment with a whole different person aside from my husband. As the “Coke” commercial in the movie house started, the person beside me loudly spoke and said “Daddy’s juice!” then i came to my senses that the person i carried in my womb for nine whole months is now sitting beside me in a movie house. Tears of joy dropped to my eyes as i watch him innocently indulged with his Popcorn, fries and juice and said “tehn you Mamie!” :)! and that other person is our son, Gabby! “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, 100-percent!” “After all… a person is a person no matter how small they are” famous line from Dr. Seuss “Horton’s hears Who” , Gabby’s first Movie House trip! Treasure every minute of your time with your child! It’s worth it! Blessings to all!

It’s amazing how God uses the small things to remind us of His love. Whenever I feel burdened with the constant pressure of coping up with life, he leads me to a place that I would never expect: to the pantry. God reminds me how blessed I am that I have something in my pantry to last a whole week, maybe more, while others have nothing to eat. He reminds me that a lot of people do not have financial support of any kind. Some are infirmed physically and emotionally. But not me, my pantry is full. And I should be thankful for that. God reminds me of this particular verse:

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

He knows my needs even before I ask! And He knows your needs, too! If you are feeling down and out, don’t worry. God works in mysterious ways, His ways and not ours. Count your blessings, name them one by one!

Praise the Lord, Amen!

I had the Empress Tremolo for about 6 months and I loved it since the day it arrived. Its a very versatile tap-tempo tremolo pedal. Some might say that CDN245 is a little too high for a tremolo pedal. But I think the sound and the tap-tempo justifies the price. Never mind the extra goodies that it came loaded with. Though I hardly use any other setting except Rhythm 1 & Tube emulation, just because I don’t have any need for the rest yet.

And what makes this pedal more appealing? The company! They recently announced that they are increasing the warranty period for the pedal from 2 years to 4 years at no extra cost. Thanks Steve Bragg!

Here’s the link to the pedal. Enough said!

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I am not a professional musician and I did not study music. Please take this with a grain of salt.
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Modes are somewhat a scary subject and one of the most misunderstood concept in music. This is especially true with a casual amateur guitar player. This includes me.

I think I understand what the modes are and here’s a feeble attempt to try to explain it in writing for my own benefit alone.

Here goes …

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Finally got the chance to update this site! I have lots of things that I wanted to post and you will sure here from me in the coming days! See you then …

Just recently, my life took a full turn and all of a sudden I am facing a cross-road in which I have to choose the way I should go. It was one of the hardest decisions I had to make but a choice have to be made. So I chose to go left thinking that it is easier than the right. I started to become a little lost and somewhat disoriented having to walk the road that seems so strange to me. But I stood firm and put my faith in God the Father. He has promised to prosper me and not to harm me. The road is still strange and the terrain a little harder to walk but I know that Jesus is walking side by side with me. It soothes me to know that He will be there to pick me up if I ever fall and will carry me if I can’t walk anymore. With these circumstances, I have been reminded of one very important lesson. No matter what happen, God will be true to His promise and Jesus will always be there. He is here for me and He can also be with you! If you are facing trials and hardship, turn to Jesus. He will be there! That’s a guarantee!

It has been a good ride! Too bad it had to end. But thanks for the season where everyone counted you out. When everyone ranked you last in the NFC East — which you have owned for 6 out of 7 seasons. To go and play in the Divisional round of the playoffs on a close game, that was something. Eventhough I was there to see how your star QB McNabb got hurt and the call-playing was of that of a losing team, I had fun with my very first-ever time to watch a live NFL game (thanks to my wife). For now, have a good off-season. For next year, the superbowl should be a game that you will play. And that time, you will bring home the trophy!

Fly Eagles Fly!

As the saying goes, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away”, so does my daily need to use my Windows-based home PC. After passing the point-of-no-return yesterday, I am now an official iMac user! The power of UNIX with the ease of Windows all in my hands. What else can I ask for! Well, a lot actually. I must admit that at first, I was missing the things that I used to do on Windows. But as days progressed, I found that I can still do the things that I love and more. I’ve seen and used many Operating System over the years and I can atest that MacOSx can compete up there with some Linux flavors maybe even some real-Unix flavors especially BSD-based UNIX. Anyhow, I ay not be making sense to a lot of people. But one thing I know, I won’t be seeing Dr. Watson as often as I used to … Happy computing everyone!

Praise the Lord, His love endures forever!

The Holy Spirit guided me tonight to write a simple song that talks about just the plain truth about the love of God for mankind. The lyrics are so simple that it might even come as mediocre. But the message it conveys, I believe, speak volumes. Without further ado, I give you:

Heaven Sent

Stanza 1:

Out of His great love,
His life He gave
Out of His mercy
His grace overflows
To us, throughout the world

Chorus:
Jesus, I believe that you’re the one
the Father sent to save the lost
You came and died, You paid the price
Redeemed my soul
When you walked out of that tomb / From the bondage of my sins

Stanza 2:
From the beginning
He was there
And until the end
My Lord, He wil come
For us, for all the earth to know

Bridge:
And on that blessed day of His return
All will bow & kneel to Christ the King
To the King …

that things are now different for me. One might ask, “What do you mean?”. Well, when I start singing:

Bob the Builder, Can he build it?
Bob the Builder, Yes he can!

or every once in a while, I go and yell, “Mighty Machines!”, I know something is changed.
It was inevitable. It is not a bad thing, just different. As a matter of fact, I even enjoy it sometimes. Singing a song to my son, in the tune of “Miffi”:

Gabby, makulit na baby
Gabby, mana sa mommy
Mana din kay daddy
Ang baby Gabby

It always makes me laugh. Oh well, I guess that’s the way it is going to be. As the saying goes, “If you can’t beat them, join them”!