LIS 160 - Cate, Angela and Jessel

FAREWELL LETTER FROM A GENIUS

caj143 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:14:15 +0000

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous writer from Colombia, and Nobel Peace
Prize winner for literature, has retired from public life for reasons
of health. He has a form of cancer, which is terminal. He has sent a
farewell letter to his friends.

It is recommended reading because it is moving to see how one of the
best and most brilliant of writers expresses himself & with sorrow.
(Even as I’m SURE this would have sounded TWICE as good in Spanish,
let us enjoy the English version nonetheless. …)

He says: If God, for a second, forgot what I have become and granted
me a little bit more of life, I would use it to the best of my
ability.

I wouldn’t, possibly, say everything that is in my mind, but I would
be more thoughtful of all I say. I would give merit to things not for
what they are worth, but for what they mean to express.

I would sleep little, I would dream more, because I know that for
every minute that we close our eyes, we waste 60 seconds of light.

I would walk while others stop; I would awake while others sleep.

If God would give me a little bit more of life, I would dress in a
simple manner, I would place myself in front of the sun, leaving not
only my body, but my soul naked at its mercy.

To all men, I would say how mistaken they are when they think that
they stop falling in love when they grow old, without knowing that
they grow old when they stop falling in love.

I would give wings to children, but I would leave it to them to learn
how to fly by themselves.

To old people I would say that death doesn’t arrive when they grow
old, but with forgetfulness.

I have learned so much with you all, I have learned that everybody
wants to live on top of the mountain, without knowing that true
happiness is obtained in the journey taken & the form used to reach
the top of the hill.

I have learned that when a newborn baby holds, with its little hand,
his father’s finger, it has trapped him for the rest of his life.

I have learned that a man has the right and obligation to look down
at another man, only when that man needs help to get up from the
ground.

Say always what you feel, not what you think. If I knew that today
is the last time that that I am going to see you asleep, I would hug
you with all my strength and I would pray to the Lord to let me be
the guardian angel of your soul.

If I knew that these are the last moments to see you, I would say ‘I
love you’.

There is always tomorrow, and life gives us another opportunity to
do things right, but in case I am wrong, and today is all that is left
to me, I would love to tell you how much I love you & that I will
never forget you.

Tomorrow is never guaranteed to anyone, young or old.

Today could be the last time to see your loved ones, which is why you
mustn’t wait; do it today, in case tomorrow never arrives. I am sure
you will be sorry you wasted the opportunity today to give a smile, a
hug, a kiss, and that you were too busy to grant them their last wish.

Keep your loved ones near you; tell them in their ears and to their
faces how much you need them and love them. Love them and treat them
well; take your time to tell them ‘I am sorry’;’ forgive me’,’ please’
‘thank you’, and all those loving words you know.

Nobody will know you for your secret thought. Ask the Lord for wisdom
and strength to express them.

Show your friends and loved ones how important they are to you.

Send this letter to those you love. If you don’t do it
today…tomorrow will be like yesterday, and if you never do it, it
doesn’t matter either, the moment to do it is now.

For you,
With much love,
Your Friend,

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

what is…

caj143 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:36:22 +0000

L.o.V.e.(?)
1 Corinthians 13:1-13

1 If I could speak in any language in heaven or on earth* but didn’t love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I knew all the mysteries of the future and knew everything about everything, but didn’t love others, what good would I be? And if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, without love I would be no good to anybody.

3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.

4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

5 or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged.

6 It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.

7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

8 Love will last forever, but prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will all disappear.

9 Now we know only a little, and even the gift of prophecy reveals little!

10 But when the end comes, these special gifts will all disappear.

11 It’s like this: When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child does. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.

12 Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows me now.

13 There are three things that will endure–faith, hope, and love–and the greatest of these is love.

1 If I could speak in any language in heaven or on earth* but didn’t love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging cymbal.

3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.

4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

5 or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged.

6 It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.

7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

8 Love will last forever, but prophecy and speaking in unknown languages* and special knowledge will all disappear.

9 Now we know only a little, and even the gift of prophecy reveals little!

10 But when the end comes, these special gifts will all disappear.

11 It’s like this: When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child does. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.

13 There are three things that will endure–faith, hope, and love–and the greatest of these is love.

yehey!

caj143 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:32:20 +0000

sa wakas makakapgpost na rin ako dito wohoo!!!!

(salamat angela! => )

Mali pala!

caj143 — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:19:10 +0000

Hayy, yan kasi… tinulugan ko yung Chakvetadse v Bartoli match. Hindi ko tuloy nalaman na baliktad pala yung results!

CHAKVETADZE def BARTOLI. Bagel pa sa dulo. Hay, sayang. LOL

Nakaka-ilan na ba?

caj143 — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:04:50 +0000

LOL… anyway.

This is yet another post:

Cate iz listening to “Bathwater” — No Doubt.

Yesterday, Cate waz waching Sony Ericsson WTA Open. She iz happy to wach tennis agen. XD Szavay def Dementieva, et Bartoli def Chakvetadze.

Love is FIN the Air, the Second Time Around

caj143 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:15:59 +0000

Another entry to fill up some space…

caj143 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:11:57 +0000

I Dare Not
~hotohori_angel18~

I dare not close my eyes,
Put down my guard, step aside.
I dare not stand my ground,
Hold still, with my head up high.
I dare not speak a word,
Share my thoughts, my feelings.
I dare not reach for you,
Clamor for your familiar warmth.
For if I do…
I’ll see what darkness really surrounds me
Discover the world that abandoned me
Hear nothing but the echo of my own voice
And find you gone, lost forever…
Not even knowing how it is
To look through my eyes,
Walk within my shoes,
Utter words through my lips,
And feel how much I needed you,
But dared not to let you know…

LeDonne-Burlington-CityGirl Sale

caj143 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:07:32 +0000

The UP Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants brings you…

LeDonne-Burlington-CityGirl Sale

When: February 4 to 9 from 9am to 6pm
Where: 2nd floor of Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman

Up to 70% off regular prices! You can check the products they’re selling at www.ledonne.com.ph and www.burlingtonphils.com.

Thanks! See you there!

caj143 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:28:20 +0000

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in cooperation with

UP CURSOR | UP CIRCUIT

Pulp Magazine | NU107 | Studio 23 | Talent Agents Organization

present

LOVERAGE 2 : Outloud!

The Centennial UP Fair Kickoff Night

February 11, 2008

6:00 PM onwards

UP Sunken Garden, Diliman, Quezon City

Featuring:

BAMBOO | PAROKYA NI EDGAR | KAMIKAZEE

6CycleMind | MYMP | UpDharmaDown | Kitchie Nadal

Imago | Itchyworms | Chicosci | Stonefree | Moonstar88

Silent Sanctuary | Mayonnaise | Soapdish | Shamrock | Gloc9

Tickets at P85.

For reservations and inquiries, drop by the AS Walk from February 4 to 8, or contact:

UP DILIMAN:

ROANNE (09274165341)

MIKE (09276250911)

JONZ (09164144686)

ANNA (09274165341)

OUTSIDE UP:

ARVIN (09178634666)

DANES (09228129516)

This is a night you’ll definitely remember! See you all there!

Testing… One, Two, Three

caj143 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:18:58 +0000

Hi Sir Igor!

Here’s our Fantastico Install of a blog using WordPress.com.

Did we get this one right? =P