Religion versus the Gospel

The difference between religion and the Gospel

Just reblogging this entry from one of my favorite pastors.

Click here.

RELIGION IS SPELLED DO. GOSPEL IS SPELLED DONE.

Because of what Christ did at the cross I no longer have to work my way to heaven and his favor.  He has qualified me, I am a partaker of the inheritance, he rescued me, brought me, redeemed me and forgave me. What great love!!!!

I miss Victory Greenhills!

-July01-

Yes and say cheese!

I love marriage proposals.

It brings out creativity from a person in love.

Sometimes, I would like to think that this act measures how much one love the other person since he spends much of yourself (time, efforts, money, etc) in planning and executing the plans.

I would like to share the proposal that was done inside a photobooth.

Simple but romantic.

"After racking my brain for months, I finally decided to propose this way because I could A) Surprise my girlfriend B) Capture her real emotion and C) For years to come, have those photos be a nice reminder of how happy we were that day."

Congratulations Eugene! :)

See his post here.

-June 28-

ChekHup's White

First, what is a white coffee? 

Being an ignorant and stupid person, I thought white coffee is just a blend of coffee, sugar, creamer and all those thickening stuff.

But nooow!

 
White Coffee differs from the traditional coffee that I know in three different ways: 

1. During the roasting process, a small portion of margarine and salt is added to the coffee beans.
2. The beans are roasted up to medium roast only. This is to maintain optimal balance of aroma and taste of the ingredients.
3. It is lighter in color as compared to black coffee, hence white coffee. It is also creamier in texture and has stronger coffee aroma.

I recommend this to those people who love the strong aroma of coffee but not its bitter taste.

Me, I still like the bitter taste and the strength of Americano. But sometimes, I'm looking for some variations and white is a good break from my usual black.

My friends recommend this brand of White Coffee - Chekhup.

When they learned I'm going to Malaysia, they asked me to buy these for them. 3 packs each!!!

 And there I was, making 15 packs fit into my luggage!

 Fortunately, the custom did not put me on hold for this hoarding.
Haha!

-june 27-

Aquaria

Comparing this to our own Manila Ocean Park, Kuala Lumpur's Aquaria is far better, for me.

First, they have walkalator inside the tunnel.

No need to walk, so I had my 100% attention on the aquarium.

Second, the tunnel is longer (or it seems to be longer to me). 

No "yun lang?!" reaction after.

Third, it was not HOT and smelly inside the tunnel.

No need for industrial fans to ventilate the interior.

Hahaha! My MOP experience was really not good. Sorry lah!

Baseline, I really enjoyed Aquaria.

And all I could say was "two thumbs up!"

I didn't mind the 35 Ringgit off my wallet because it was really worth it.

Aquaria, by the way is located just beneath the Petronas.

Imagine the weight of those towers on these underground aquarium?

Hahaha!

Anyway, these are the collection of images I took inside Aquaria.

Piranha! Notice their scales - like bits of diamonds.

 

Horseshoe Crab! Reminds me of my geology classes (trilobites!)  

A newt. 

Duh? A crab?

An albino turtle. Looks like a dumpling. HUNGRY!!

 And his cousin turtle. No more hunger. eww!

OMG! Chambered Nautilus! ABM! hahaha!

 Bonggang Shrimp! She's attending the Brazilian Carnival!

 Sea horse! Cute!

I was not able to take good pictures inside the tunnel because it is really awesome I was not able to move. Hahaha!

 

 

 

The face of an eel. Hello!

Sharks! 

 

Feeding time! 

I love the way turtles swim.

As if they're flying with their flaps as wings.

I love how they glide smoothly through the water.

 I want to ride on its back!

 

Time for silhouette pose! hahaha!  

Another sea creatures that I really adore are the jelly fishes. Dangerous though!

I can spend three hours just looking at their graceful movement.

Lovely!

 

 And of course, at the end of the trail is a big souvenir shop.

These stuff toys reminded me of pokemons!

 

My goal in my next trip to Malaysia is to climb up the Petronas and the KL tower.

-June 24-

Majestic Petronas

My last trip to Malaysia is an awesome one.

Less stress and more fun!

I got to see the lovely Petronas twin towers.

Before, I thought, since it's the fourth highest building in the world and the highest in KL, I can see them from any point in KL. 

Hindi pala. Hahaha!

The expectation is to climb at least up to the bridge.

Fail! 

There are only 1000 tickets available per day.

And they can finish these 1000 tickets before 10am!!

And visitors are only allowed up to 4pm.

 We ended up just taking pictures from its base.

Aluminum bars surround the entire structures and lots of spot lights are used to light up the towers so at night they shine as if they have crystal coating.

I swear.

They are so lovely!

And majestic.

 And that leads to...

"alam mo pag tinitingnan ko yung petronas naiimagine ko para silang magkaholding hands..."

Hahaha! Parang hindi naman. 

Anyway, the girl tips us to go there at 7am in the morning to get the tickets.

Oh well, next time lah!

-June 25-

"Even If" Trilogy

1. Raissa Laurel

"...i saw my feet and it was mangled. And then I prayed to God "God, please save my life" because I was really really bleeding and I don't know why it happened. So instead of being mad, I just prayed to God and I just worshiped Him. I was singing praises on the way to hospital..."

2. Ariel Marquez

"Even though He did not heal Jerome, we are still convinced that the God we serve is faithful and His nature is good. Even if He did not heal Jerome, I can still stand up in church and declare that the God we serve is a benevolent and loving God. BUT EVEN IF HE DOES NOT . . . . He is still worthy of our praise and adoration!"

(click on the image to see Ariel's story)

3. Zac Smith

"If God chooses to heal me, then God is God and God is GOOD. 

If God chooses not to heal me and allows me to die, then God is still God and God is still GOOD.."

The "EVEN IF" Faith.

EVEN IF we are experiencing bad things today, EVEN IF everything just don't make sense to us, we will still stand, we will still raise our hands to worship God and give Him the praises that He deserves no matter what. 

You give and take away

My heart will choose to say

Lord, blessed by Your name

-June19-

Pokebooks!

Just sharing what i found in tumblr. 

Super funny!

Sabaw lang.

I am a fan of pokemon. 

Although i know i won't win in a pokemon quiz show,

but i love them.

They're so kyooot!

see them all here.

-June17-