Sexist God?

Last night, I was lying in bed asking the sandman to sprinkle his magic sand onto me. Joven was already snoring lightly and I was left preoccupied with our conversation before he fell asleep. So, I decided to pray myself to sleep. I was praying hard, not only asking for sleep to come, but of the things that are happening to me and to us lately. (Happening to us? Well, nothing that bad really.)

I was in the middle of my prayer when I remembered one of the speakers in our precana seminar in UST. The speakers, who were a couple, told us that when women pray to Him, He listens but doesn’t give their requests immediately… sometimes, not at all. But when men pray to Him, He will give their requests immediately, without a doubt… and they say that that’s guaranteed. I was sitting there, grinding my teeth and hoping things will be over soon.

Why would they say that?? Did they really think that God is sexist?? Is that some kind of old, old, old church teaching nobody knows about?? Did the people from UST even review the contents of what the couple was teaching us?? Sheesh.

I sat there mum about what they were saying because I needed their signature on our church documents. I don’t want to argue… they’re older than me and because of that, I respect them. But I still couldn’t believe (until now) that they said what they said.

So, I continued to pray, until I fell asleep, to my God who I believe is not sexist at all.

What Have You Done?

Looking at what others posted made me think of what I have done. Here goes…
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends — and still have
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke (videoke)
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo – henna only =D
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark – shark’s fin?
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad – and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

Found Out

I was thinking of keeping this blog a secret. But me and my big mouth gave me away. Haha!

I kept on blabbering about how wordpress is nice, that posting and importing posts were easy, blah, blah and that I have an account there. I even forgot who I said what to.

I was having a conversation with my officemates about what happened recently. I was surprised when one of them said that she read something about it in my blog. Huh? I didn’t put anything on our “couple blog.” I didn’t publish the link on this one. Wait… any person who knows my name can guess the blog link right? Duh.

Hahaha! Stupid me. =D

Apathetic

The last post left a bad taste in the mouth.

Right now, I don’t know if I still feel that way. I know I still don’t feel good about the situation but I know that I don’t feel that bad about it either.

My fear is if I’m not feeling that bad, I just might not find enough courage to get out. Get out fast that is. I’m afraid I might fall into the trap of staying longer because the daily grind is not that bad. It’s just that I have those kind of days that I end up fuming mad with very valid reasons.

My super will arrive in a week’s time. I don’t know how I’ll treat him. I know I’ll not treat him the same way after what he said. I’d probably give him the cold shoulder just so he’ll leave me alone.

Anyhow, I have a project for the next month so I’m hopeful that I do not need to see or talk to him very often.

I hope he extends his leave for two more weeks… better yet until the next lifetime.

Demoralized

I never thought I’d see the day.

I am so disappointed and I’m also fuming mad.

Why is it that the performer is punished and the dead wood gets lucky? If you ask me, they’re full of BS.

Maybe it’s high time to get out.