Wednesday, July 28, 2010

JIVE Youth presents: PVZ Ps. 23:4 (JIVE Youth's Plants vs. Zombies Costume Party)

After several meetings, we, the leaders and members of JIVE Youth decided to have a 'BIG' event every month. We started last June with JIVE Youth's Back-to-School Party 2010: I CAN: My Future Decided.

For the month of July, we thought of doing a showcase of talents, an acquaintance party, and a comedy bar type of program. When the idea of doing a costume party arose, the question of what theme we will be using arose. After throwing some themes around during a brainstorming session, JIVE Youth's PVZ (Plants Vs. Zombies Costume Party) was born.

During the conception and the development of the event, controversies and issues were raised. First, the title and theme itself. JIVE Youth is a Christian Youth organization and we do not associate and relate ourselves with anything evil. The thing is, the theme is about the game itself and not the zombies. Another, we are just jumping on the game's popularity so we can attract young people and to bring them closer to Christ. The event is in no way a ruse or a bait to get them to a religion. This is not about religion. Religion cannot and will not save you. We are doing events like these to fulfill JIVE Youth's Purpose Statement which is aligned to a Christian's Five Purposes in Life. It reads:

JIVE Youth exists:
TO REACH (Evangelism) the youth of Makati;
TO ENLIST (Fellowship) them in God's family;
TO EQUIP (Discipleship) them in Christ-likeness;
TO EMPLOY (Ministry) their gifts in serving one another; and
TO EXALT (Worship) HIS name.

Next, "a costume party in July? Isn't it for October?" Costume parties can be conducted all-year round although Costume Parties are more popular during the month of October and November because of Halloween.

JIVE Youth does not celebrate Halloween because the holiday has pagan roots. It is of note though that Christian groups in the US and Europe use Halloween to again, attract young people and use it as an opportunity to share God's word.

"So, because the theme is Plants vs. Zombies, majority of you will be dressed like zombies."
Yes, technically that is true. Zombies are fictional characters. they do not exist. We believe in Hebrews 9:27 which reads "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment."

(The dead do not rise from their graves to spread terror or meet their living relatives. When a person dies, his or her body decomposes and what's left are the bones.)

We will all make sure that the right message goes to all the young people who will attend the event.

Again, we are not glorifying nor justifying zombies or anything evil in this event. We are using the game's popularity to attract young people to our Youth Center and share to them the gospel in a variety of ways.

What we will be talking about during the event is the contrast between life and death. Biology and Thanatology if you must. What life is, what life should be. What death is, why not to be afraid and preparing for it. This is an important message to young people because it is uncertain whether a person will pass away young or old.

The event is on Saturday, the 31st of July, 3:30 PM. We've prepared a special program filled with fun and enjoyment. See you there! :)

JIVE Youth presents: PVZ Ps. 23:4 (JIVE Youth's Plants vs. Zombies Costume Party)

After several meetings, we, the leaders and members of JIVE Youth decided to have a 'BIG' event every month. We started last June with JIVE Youth's Back-to-School Party 2010: I CAN: My Future Decided.

For the month of July, we thought of doing a showcase of talents, an acquaintance party, and a comedy bar type of program. When the idea of doing a costume party arose, the question of what theme we will be using arose. After throwing some themes around during a brainstorming session, JIVE Youth's PVZ (Plants Vs. Zombies Costume Party) was born.

During the conception and the development of the event, controversies and issues were raised. First, the title and theme itself. JIVE Youth is a Christian Youth organization and we do not associate and relate ourselves with anything evil. The thing is, the theme is about the game itself and not the zombies. Another, we are just jumping on the game's popularity so we can attract young people and to bring them closer to Christ. The event is in no way a ruse or a bait to get them to a religion. This is not about religion. Religion cannot and will not save you. We are doing events like these to fulfill JIVE Youth's Purpose Statement which is aligned to a Christian's Five Purposes in Life. It reads:

JIVE Youth exists:
TO REACH (Evangelism) the youth of Makati;
TO ENLIST (Fellowship) them in God's family;
TO EQUIP (Discipleship) them in Christ-likeness;
TO EMPLOY (Ministry) their gifts in serving one another; and
TO EXALT (Worship) HIS name.

Next, "a costume party in July? Isn't it for October?" Costume parties can be conducted all-year round although Costume Parties are more popular during the month of October and November because of Halloween.

JIVE Youth does not celebrate Halloween because the holiday has pagan roots. It is of note though that Christian groups in the US and Europe use Halloween to again, attract young people and use it as an opportunity to share God's word.

"So, because the theme is Plants vs. Zombies, majority of you will be dressed like zombies."
Yes, technically that is true. Zombies are fictional characters. they do not exist. We believe in Hebrews 9:27 which reads "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment."

(The dead do not rise from their graves to spread terror or meet their living relatives. When a person dies, his or her body decomposes and what's left are the bones.)

We will all make sure that the right message goes to all the young people who will attend the event.

Again, we are not glorifying nor justifying zombies or anything evil in this event. We are using the game's popularity to attract young people to our Youth Center and share to them the gospel in a variety of ways.

What we will be talking about during the event is the contrast between life and death. Biology and Thanatology if you must. What life is, what life should be. What death is, why not to be afraid and preparing for it. This is an important message to young people because it is uncertain whether a person will pass away young or old.

The event is on Saturday, the 31st of July, 3:30 PM. We've prepared a special program filled with fun and enjoyment. See you there! :)

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

JIVE Youth Music Line-Up for July 25, 2010

Music Team, here's the line-up of songs for our program this Sunday:

1. Pumarito Ka - Kuya Ted

2. Romans 16:19

3. What The World Will Never Take - Hillsong

4. I'm Forever Yours - Planetshakers

Line-up courtesy of Ate Sarj. See you at our rehearsal this Saturday, 1 PM! :)

Thursday, July 1, 2010

JIVE Youth Music Line-Up for July 4, 2010

JIVE Youth Music team, here's our Music Line-Up for Sunday, July 4:

1. Say So - Israel houghton and New Bred

2. Para Exaltarte (Your Name High Spanish version) from the Album Unidos Permanecemos

3. Only One - Hillsong United

4. You Are God Alone - Phillips, Craig and Dean

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Note

Dear Multiply Contacts,

My deepest apologies for not maintaining/updating this site. Here is my more updated site: Regelation of the MIND. Anyway, if I'm blogging in school, I'd be using this site more because it's accessible along fb. It's kinda ridiculous to block blogspot and not fb/plurk.

Be patient. More updates in progress. From multiply cross-posted to blogspot and twitter.

Ciao!

Game Master Glenrade I.

Note

Dear Multiply Contacts,

My deepest apologies for not maintaining/updating this site. Here is my more updated site: Regelation of the MIND. Anyway, if I'm blogging in school, I'd be using this site more because it's accessible along fb. It's kinda ridiculous to block blogspot and not fb/plurk.

Be patient. More updates in progress. From multiply cross-posted to blogspot and twitter.

Ciao!

Game Master Glenrade I.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Strictl No Clearbooks!

This Saturday it is official. JIVE Youth's Music Team will perform without clear books or any music sheet, lyrics or chords.

Monday, June 7, 2010

June 6, 2010 SBC-Makati AM/PM Worship Services

Hey, Rege here.

Last June 3, Breaking Point Foundation Philippines headed by its director and SBC-Makati's pastor, Jeff Aspacio embarked on a Mission Trip to Kenya, Africa. They'll be gone for two weeks and SBC-Makati will have guest speakers for it's AM/PM services. Since Pastor Jeff is not around, I was assigned to lead all 3 services of SBC-Makati's Sunday Services: AM Service, Youth Service and PM Service.

Last Sunday was the first time I led the Praise and Worship of SBC-Makati's AM Service. I lead the P&W in PM services from time to time. Leading the P&W in AM Service makes me nervous because there are a lot more attenders in the AM Service than that of the PM service.

Here's the line-up of last Sunday's Service:

1. How Good It Is
2. We Give Thanks
3. You Are Holy
4. The Shadow of Your Face

In the evening (PM) service, we have to replace The Shadow of Your Face with Jesus, Lover of my Soul, the last song of the Youth Line-up because we're having problems with the song.

I wore my newly bought Maya Blue polo barong with two columns of embroidered white and blue flowers. I bought that to match my Cherry Blossom Pink polo barong I already have. I arrived as early as 9:10 AM and was surprised to see that none of the Music Team's around.

Pastor Luis Faller preached in the AM Service. He talked about the right way to happiness. His preaching is great. He made a lot of us laugh. He taught us to always paint a smile on our faces.

In the evening service, Pastor Olan VillaseƱor preached about Friendship. About pastor Olan, one word sums it up: Panalo! (win!) He talked about the types of friends we need to avoid and the right ways to maintain friendships.

Next Sunday, I believe it's still Pastor Olan who'll be speaking in the AM Service and Kuya Ted Amper, composer of some of the songs we sing in our Services, for the PM Service.

We invite you to join us in worshiping God at SBC-Makati. It doesn't matter whatever religion you are. All that matters is that we have a relationship with jesus Christ. If you do not have a relationship with Christ, we invite you to our AM Services (10:30 AM)/ PM Services (6:00PM) and we'll help you start one.

Visit us at the 3/F Kalayaan Market Bldg., 9642 Kalayaan Avenue, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City. Here's our website: www.sbcmakati.org

See you this Sunday!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

June 6, 2010 AM/PM Line-Up

Singers and instrumentalists, below is our June 6 line-up for SBC-Makati's AM/PM and JIVE Youth Services:

1. How Good It Is

2. We Give Thanks To You

3. You Are Holy (Michael W. Smith)

4. The Shadow of Your Face (Bob Fitts)

JIVE Youth Service line-up:

1. I Am Free (Michael Gungor)

2. Trading My Sorrows (Darrell Evans)

3. Stronger Than

4. Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Please be guided accordingly.

Juin

The month of June is here and I'm back! Forgive my laziness in posting blogs for the month of May. My schedule is all crammed up and I've got no choice. BTW, I was at Nasugbu, Batangas the other Saturday. We hit the beach just before the summer ended. I don't know what the moth of June may bring. I'm not yet enrolled because of an unpaid balance last term. I'll be enrolling tomorrow, hopefully. I may get a new phone this month but I'm still looking at my financial records. There is a very big blessing on the way. Praise God for that!

June. Juin. Hunyo. This month is what many call the 'wedding month' and I know of a lovely couple who just tied the knot the other day. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez! June is the month of Philippines' Independence. and June is the start of the school season. Speaking of which, JIVE Youth will be having a Back To School party on June 12, 2010 3PM. That's a Saturday at the JIVE Youth Center, 3/F Kalayaan Market Bldg., 9642, Kalayaan Avenue, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City.

Pardon this post. I'm just waiting for my downloads to be finished. Tomorrow, maybe, I'll have a more decent post.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Traveler's Post

Almost every April and May since 2006, I've been traveling to various parts of the Philippines. My stops include Tarlac, Bulacan, Pampanga, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Camarines Norte y Sur, Albay and ultimately, my hometown, Sorsogon.

Once again, May has arrived and I will be in a series of travels. My 'Summer Travels' are a mix of vacation, leisure, business trips, Christian activities (like Youth Camps) and missions Trips of my own. The months of April and May are my busiest, following December, January and September but that's not always the case. There were instances when something comes and that pattern is broken.

Right now I'm in our house in Laguna to pick up some things I'll be needing for my travels. I arrived yesterday (There was a traffic jam at the unloading area in Crossing-Calamba)and will also depart today before lunch. Later at 3 PM, I and JIVE Youth will be on our way to Pililia, Rizal for Precious Bible Baptist Church's event entitled Upper Room.

I don't know what time the event will end but after that, I'll go directly to Gumaca, Quezon, to one of our church members' house for a vacation. One day for me is enough, although I would like to stay longer. The mothers of the church planned this outing in line with the Pahiyas festival in Lucban, Quezon on the 15th. The mothers already departed yesterday evening and will arrive in Gumaca a little later in the morning. I'll be catching up with them tomorrow morning. This is still tentative because of the hassle I will be experiencing.

On the afternoon of the 16th, I will be boarding a bus for a 16-hour drive to Donsol, Sorsogon. I am supposed to go to Donsol before the 12th because it's her 4th year Death Anniversary and I would like to pay my respects again, but due to current circumstances, I wasn't able to do so. I'll be going home either on the afternoon of 21st or the 22nd. It's a matter of choice between receiving a free comic book or not XD LOL It still depends on the situations at hand. I'm actually reluctant to go home to Donsol this week and postpone it to September but I have important matters to deal there and I have to do what I have to do, so I'm left without any choice but to go there. It may be an big expense, but it's still worth all the trouble. Besides, I'll be enjoying the 16-hour trip. I always pick the seat by the window with the bus' air-conditioning nozzle aimed at me. I better bring a jacket. I'll have another encounter with nature, and a whole week of clearing my mind from all the hustle and the bustle of teh city. Also, I'll strive to finish the storylines of my two novels. I hope it will be published next year.

Travel is my passion. New experiences is the name of my game. This is game Master Rege, now signing of... I mean, logging out. Have a great day everyone and Bon voyant to all travelers :)

The Desperate Housewives Season 6 Finale Spoilers

Hi! It's been two weeks in for the month of May and I'm just posting my first blog for the month. Anyway, let me make up to you by posting the Season 6 Finale Spoilers of my favorite TV Series, The Desperate Housewives.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!


6.23 /"I Guess This Is Goodbye"/ MAY 16, 2010 - SEASON FINALE

- Bree informs the rest of the family that Sam knows their secret.

- As Eddie is holding Lynette hostage, she goes into labor.

-Mike and Susan are moving, but get the surprise of their lives as an old acquaintance shows up to rent their house. (I believe this is Paul Young)

- Gaby informs Nick that Angie's being held hostage, but she ends up having to deal with the problem on her own.

- Mark Moses returns as Paul Young. He'll stay on the show for the entire seventh season. (What could Paul Young's dirty tricks be? He's the villain for the next season)

- A lawyer from Fairview Hospital visits one of the women with heartbreaking news about one of her children. (Definitely not Bree or Susan)

- One of the children makes an unexpected move.

- There'll be an explosion (could be flashback) and someone dies.

- This episode marks the final appearances of Drea de Matteo, Beau Mirchoff, Jeffrey Nordling, Josh Zuckerman and John Barrowman.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Finals Week

It's been a while since I updated this because of me being slumped with tons and tons of work. BTW, April 30 marks the beginning of our walk to Calvary as our Final Exams Week starts.

We'll be having a Final Exam in law Communication1 (The Law on Obligations and Contracts). In World Literature, we will be presenting and defending our book report. Mine is Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. In Human Resources Management, we will also be presenting and defending the HR practices (Mission/Vision, etc.) of a Filipino company. I hope Ms. Heidi accepts Logica Philippines as my paper. In Corporate Leadership, we will have an oral defense/recitation on the advanced Leadership Skills (Delegation, etc.). Tomorrow is also our presentation and defense of our Electronic Commerce project. We've revamped QHotels' website and need to discuss why we've made such changes. Our Business Management Projects 2's implementation of 'The GRAND RAMp' is over and I need not worry about it.

For the next week I'll be sitting in my office chair, working on my computer, studying and I hope and pray that I will get good grades on all of my subjects. BTW, in LAWCOM1, my one foot is in the grave. Please pray for me. Thanks.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Home. Alone. Again.

The other day, I and my father had a little 'misunderstanding' and as a result, he left the house. Yes. That's not a typo. Times have changed people! When children and parents cross, the parents do the leaving XD I dunno but when my grandmother (Mama's mother) had a tiff with her sons and daughters, she left our house in the province!

Ironic as it sounds, that's the truth. Well, in my case. Daddy left his cellphones at the house so I have no way of knowing in which part of the Earth he is now. He left me around $20 and I believe that's for the next two weeks. I checked Makati Medical Center if he's there because he wanted me to accompany him there for a check-up last Saturday. I told him that we will leave for MMC at 6PM yesterday and he refused, and put on a dramatic act. Yeah. I'd define that as a tiff.

I suppose he's in one of my aunt's house and will come back after a week or so. I brought groceries this evening because it'd be costly to buy viands in 'carinderias' every meal. I'll be cooking, cleaning, maintaining and staying inside the house alone.

Yet another test of independence has come my way. So help me LORD.

:)

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Term 1 AY 2010-2011

This afternoon, I pre-registered for the next academic year. I was supposed to be on internship next term but I still have subjects that I need to take. I only have 2 subjects next term.

Fundamentals of Accounting 2 for Business Administration and Graphical User Interface programming using VB6.

No Quantitative Methods 2 offering for next term and I wasn't allowed to take Philosophy of Man class of other courses.

Please pray for me as I plan to work part-time or full time depending on what the circumstances require me to. Next term is the most challenging for me because I need to juggle not only school but work and my other activities as well. Clearly, my hands will be really full by the month of May.

Have a great day everyone!

April 18, 2010 JYC Songs Line-Up

Singers and musicians, here is our line-up for our Youth Program on Sunday, April 18:

Opening Song: Your Name High

Everyday

My Bestfriend

I Want To Know You

Please be informed that rehearsal is on Saturday, April 17, 1PM sharp at the JIVE Youth Center.

For more inquiries, you can reach us at our GMs. Thanks!

Monday, April 12, 2010

The GRAND RAMp: The 1st Ever Asia Pacific College Kick-Off Party



Just promoting our APPROJ2 event: The GRAND RAMp

GRADUATING? INTERN? APC STUDENT? FACULTY AND STAFF?

Watch out as BM71 comes in Summer and brings you the FIRST KICK OFF PARTY for our school. THE GRAND RAMP 2010"A Tribute to the Graduating Class '10 and INTERNS" April 23, 2010 @ 6pm-10pm FRIDAY FIAMMA Bar Jupiter St., Makati City.

250php REGULAR * free drink
350php VIP*ticket with free drink & cocktail buffet

*Dress code is strictly implemented

Let's Fire up the Runway and dance with the Beat!! This year the temp is
hotter, that's why we'll bring you the hottest summer event even hotter! Say goodbye to the rain in praise of the sun! Let's give it up for the GRADUATING CLASS as they take the GRAND RAMP!

Served hot by: BM71- APPROJ2
Supported by:BMAG

For Tickets you may contact Rege @ 09159037243. Thank you all :)

Thursday, April 8, 2010

LEVEL UP SYC 2010 Post #4

It is our last day here at the Mt. Peniel Campsite / Prayer Mountain and we still have a Large Group Session at 9AM. I know there's not much time for me to create my legendarily long posts because of time constraints butI'll try my best to make this post well-worth reading. And my whining begins:

We arrived here last Monday, that's the 5th of April. I am one of the volunteers of Camp Kabataan and was part of the so-called "Advance Team". After dropping our luggages, we started working and working. I would like to commend, in part of the LEVEL UP Summer Youth Camp 2010 Director, Pastor Jeff Aspacio, the volunteers of this year's Youth Camp.

The kitchen crew for working all day, all night in preparing scrumptious meals for us. It's no joke to prepare food for 700 or so people. The Registration committee who stretched their patience, worked hard and making sure that all of our records our maintained, for preparing the IDs, coordinating with the bus companies and assigning us in our respective dormitories. The Drama team, for preparing the beautiful presentations, especially the wonderful hand mimes. The Multi-Media committee for preparing the audio-visual presentations and documenting the whole event. The Music team for making wonderful music here at camp. The Counselors committee for equipping us with the necessary tools and skills in counselling young people. The Game committee for putting all the hard work in preparing the obstacle course, and all the games we played here at camp.

And to all the volunteers of Camp Kabataan, KUDOS to you all and may we all have glorified God in this activity.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

LEVEL UP SYC 2010 Post #3

I'm gonna make this post short because we still have lots of things to do here at camp. The opening night was a great success. There were some technical difficulties but praise God that those were overcome immediately. I would love to post pictures but you're gonna have to wait XD Anyway, the game stations will be in operation today and good luck to the campers!

Have a great day everyone!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

LEVEL UP SYC 2010 Advance Trip

Today is my last day in Makati City for tonight I will be in Antipolo City to join the so-called 'Advance Team" of Camp Kabataan. We will leave for O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac at 5 or 6 Am tomorrow. May God bless our trip tomorrow.

Have a great day everyone!