Marvin’s Place

It’s been a month now when my hard drive crashed. I haven’t yet bought a new one. Have no time and have other important things to spend money with (my son’s birthday). But eventhough I am in front of a computer 8 hours a day in my work, I still want my (technically it’s my wife’s) computer to be restored. So, after the upcoming occassion, I can now buy a new hard drive. Also, I am currently looking for an ISP. I am an internet addict without any internet connection. Another thing is, I ordered an Ubuntu 7.10. I am going to use this instead of windows. Well, I’ll still be keeping the windows but my in law will be using it.

I haven’t yet got any of those. So i have to wait till I have the opportunity to get it.

As you can see, I have placed google ads on my blog. I really don’t hope that much that I would profit form this ads. But it’s worth a try. The ad with a blue bar (bottom) is ad placed but the web host (I am using free hosting that’s why). Well, I’m hoping that someday this won’t just be a personal blog. So when the time come that this blog won’t be just a personal blog, everything is ready (including the ads

Well, if you think that I should not put ads on this blog. You can put a comment and state the reason why and I might consider your concern. 

Have to think of what other contents I could place here. Also, I’m planning to change the name of the website.

God bless….

Next week, our operations department estimated that there will be a very low volume of calls. With that, they offered a one week vacation for some of the agents. Well the offer is tempting and tricky. It’s 5 days. Two of them are paid vacation, while the other 3 are not (but no effect on our metrics or performance grades). It was offered yesterday, and I am thinking not to get into it. But when I talked to my wife about this, she told me that I should take the offer so I could have a rest Since I am working at the night shift).

So, I took the offer and, alas, I have a 5 day (technically 9 including the day offs) of vacation. Though I would only get two days of pay next week (without the night differetial), I believe the rest is enough. And at last, I’ll be able to spend longer time with my family. It’s semestral break and my wife’s on vacation also from teaching.

Also, It’s my son’s birthday on monday (but the celebration is on sunday). So, I have time for him.

I am also planning of going to my hometown, together with my family.

A long vacation, and also a lot of things to do. (But it’s worth it).

I might not be able to post blog within the week, but I’ll try to.

God bless you.

I paused posting blogs, just for few days. I just want to reconstruct my self. I was busy in work, and family affairs. After the busy days, I will post blogs again….

 Soli Deo Gloria

I was having conversation (through email) with a friend the other day. And I was reminded but what she said.

We went into the topic of being busy in the ministry but still is detached to the Lord. It was a reminder for her part, and I was reminded of what happened to me before.

I used to be very busy in the church, in the ministry. I even went to the seminary to study Theology. But would you believe that those were the times when my spiritual life is very low. And those were the time where I felt I’m “burn-out”.

Disconnected….. from the source of real strength……….

Ministry or being busy doesn’t make you connected to God….

But being connected to God can make you do things without the feeling of being “burn-out”…..

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” - Phil 4:13

We just transfered to our new home. We used to be on the 4th floor of our building, now we are on the 5th floor. It is because of the expansion of our business.

Drawback, it is hard to transfer files. We’re not bringing our computers but we have to transfer files. And that is hard.

Well, have to adjust because the mouse is different from what we used. Everything looks the same except the mouse.

Anyway, have to get back to work.

Soli Deo Gloria.

When I was in my early teen age years, I became addicted to coffee. My minimum daily coffe intake was 5 cups  a day. That’s minimum. Then after months of having this addiction, I tried to cut it off. And I was succesful.

I was drinking at least a cup (sometimes none) of coffee a day then.

But now, I started working in graveyard shift, I have to take in coffee. And without my knowledge, my addiction is back. I can’t live without a coffee a day. Brewed or instant, I must  have a coffee.

But today, our coffee vendo machine is not working, and I forgot my mug at home. My mind is spinning. I am feeling sleepy. I NEED COFFEE. But I can’t. Maybe this lunch I can take some in the pantry. But how about for the next 4 hours of work. No coffee. Aaarrrggghhh…

Need to take this addiction off of me.

Have you been addicted to coffee?

My blog is all about me. This is like a journal, an online diary. Yeah, most people hate reading blogs that only speakse about the owner of the blog. Well, this is my first time have a blog, so, i’m still trying to make this applicable and interesting to the general public.

But if you want to read a nice website, try clicking on one that is in my blogroll (at the right).

You could also check out this one, this one’s great. www.lifehacker.com.

Last weekend, my family went home to my hometown to visit my relatives and give out invitations for my son’s birthday. I wasn’t able to get enough rest.

This weekend, I will be going to Tagaytay together with my co-workers for our team building. We will go there right after our shift. This is sponsored by our company, so I have to come. We have activities and lots of side activities. We will stay there for one night and go home noon of the next day. But I will go home morning because I have to go to the 1st year anniversary of one of the church that I assisted (music).

So, I am expecting no sleep and lots of work this weekend.

God bless….

Soli Deo Gloria

During the ancient days (Old and New Testament times), dreams are very important. Dreams back then have important meaning. For believers, it is a way of God communicating to His people. And for pagans, it’s an omen or a sign. Today, for most of the people, is a sign (a superstitious sign). They interpret it as a sign of what number they would put on their lottery, who will be their partner, etc. For science (psychology), dreams are considered as an action of the sub conscious mind. It is the frustrations, wants, etc. of the person. Meaning, it has nothing to do with reality. Yet, there are still christians who believe that dreams (though not all) are from God (and sometimes from Satan).

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