A Love Affair with M/V Doulos and Books

Being on the largest water book fair and the oldest continuing water transportation is such a thrilling sight. You could see lots of people going to that ship either to buy their good, cheap books or to wonder about this wonderful creation. I have been to that situation five years ago. I was a young kid then. It was so fun when I first came to Doulos and it was even more when it came back five years after.
Now thirteen years old, and going for the third time to Doulos (I went two times on two different occasions five years ago), it was even more exciting because I heard that Doulos has become better and also, my classmates were going with me(it was a school tour).
We started the tour with the second years last February 2007. We rode with eight jeepneys (two per section) going to Pier 1. On the way, we had so much fun talking and playing until our teacher scolded us near Pier 1 because she said that by there, we had to behave because we were carrying the name of our school (so much for fun). When we reached Pier 1, we had to follow the line the guard told us. Then we went to the ship by groups of twenty-five. We only had to follow the grouping when we’re going up to the stairs because they said the stairs might fall if we are more than 25 but when we went down, we never followed the grouping (no one told us to go down by groups). While most of us were watching and reading some books while others bought them. There were many great books inside the ship and were really cheap compared to the price sold by bookstores. After an hour or so, we went down, we never knew it but we had to go back again to the shop but know to a different stair going to the upper cabin. We had to attend a short, youth seminar with another school. So it was. The students of the other school came in and were first in going up (they were first in line because our teachers never told us about it or even commanded us to form a line). When we reached the cabin, we squatted down on the floor and watched a video presentation while waiting for the speaker. He then came and greeted us warmly. After that, he leaded two games. One was a trivia-type game about Doulos and the other was a speed game which you and your opponent had to wear the engineer’s coat and gloves with a life vest and you had to sound the gong opposite to the players. We had a tie on the first game but our school won on the second. The speaker then told us about Jesus and the purpose of Doulos and showed us a video about it and in what situation we have right now. After the seminar, they were giving us magazines about God and the Bible. We really did enjoy the seminar.
Before we went home there was a heat going on between the two schools. It almost started a fight between our school and theirs. Good thing our teacher stopped it.
But even though there was a little fight, we still had a remembrance of what Doulos did to us and had grown a relationship. A love relationship.

Evolution:Truth or Fraud

Christianity has always been surviving against hoaxes and cults. I t has endured turmoil and snares. But right now, a constant threat has been attacking Christianity especially in the U.S. the name is evolution.

In 1 Peter 3:15, it is said that a Christian must be ready always to give an answer to everyone that asks of you. But most Christians have not been doing well in answering questions of the critics, especially in evolution. So I made an entry about this subject.

First of all, Evolution isn’t Science, nor does it make up for a theory. Science is knowledge earned by experiments and analysis and can be observed in tests while religion is an expression of belief through faith. Evolution can’t therefore be Science, it has no real evidence. It is a religion, or an adult fairy tale. I based this fact from the big bang theory. It states that the universe began from a compact matter that exploded (simplicity). The very first problem of their theory is how big was the compacted matter (it is filled only with hydrogen. It will be explained in later posts). When this theory began, scientists said it was about thousand of light-years. After a few years, they said it was only a few hundred light-years. Then it became a few light-years, then a few thousand miles, then a few miles. After that, a size smaller than this dot. And now, a group of scientists said that nothing exploded that made everything. What a singularity! So let’s put this in a Christian and Evolutionist perspective. In the Christian’s mind, he says “In the beginning there was God”. In the evolutionist’s side, he says “In the beginning, there was dirt”. When a person asks the Christian “Then where did God come from?”, he don’t know. Then he asks the Evolutionist (notice that the words Christian and Evolutionist are capitalized, there is a point made) “Then where did the dirt come from?” he also don’t know. If it is so, how could the scientists, in their right mind say that Christianity is a religion and Evolution is perfectly science? The Christians have to believe that there is a God even though they don’t know where God comes from and the evolutionists have to believe that there was dirt in the beginning even though they don’t know where the dirt came from. This is not a battle of religion versus science; this is a battle of religion versus religion. Many people don’t know that Evolution is a danger not only on Christianity but also to common sense.

Many people ask that who cares if evolution is true. The following factors would tell why:

1. The credibility of Genesis is at stake

2. The credibility of Jesus is at stake

3. Nearly all books of the Bible go to Genesis

This is why I made a entry all about this (This blog is not just only for evolution, it also talks about human events, social activities, etc). In fact, this is just a partial example of most of the frauds in evolution. Well, I’ve got little time right now so see you next time!

What the stars in the sky tell me about life

I had been to lots of camps and also had been to three overnight stargazing this year. All I can think during those nights is to look at the stars. You know what? The stars are beautiful. I’m not acting loco here but it is true, the stars are beautiful. When you look at the clear sky with all the artificial lights surrounding you are turned off, you could see the vast groups of stars in the sky. They are like the natural pyroworks of the night sky and if you are a man, you could imagine that the stars are like a very gorgeous lady, about her early 20’s, and on her prettiest dress. She is so feminine; she even has the perfect face, the perfect hair, the perfect curves and even the perfect humps (you know what I mean). You might not have the same point of view as I have but as for me, it is very much like that.

But what do the stars tell me about life. Is it just a decoration in the skies? Or is there really a meaning?

But before I answer, let me just tell you that I am still a teenager so I am young and have yet many things to learn but I will do my best to make it well, understandable or debatable.

Some people look the stars in their life by studying its birth. They study their contents and how the stars started their life. But I am anti-evolution so I won’t use that way. But what I really study is their appearance and their beauty. Remember what I said a while ago about the stars being like a lady? You know that they are both beautiful, but do you know that our lives are also beautiful? Our lives are really beautiful! I know, you might think that life is not beautiful. There are just too many problems and troubles in the world. Well, it is true, but you are only looking at one side. Our life is beautiful! Remember when you had your first friend, your first favorite gift, your first date. Aren’t they beautiful? Reflect yourself. Think deeply. And not just about the firsts, what about seeing your crush everyday. Her smile at you, her kindness, her face... Don’t you think that is not beautiful? To those who are computer-minded persons, remember your win against your opponent during a computer game you had. Your greatest joy when you had defeated them. My very words are true. Try reading this entry while you are alone and are reflecting yourself. You could understand the thoughts of my words. Then look at the stars. You could feel a shiver in your skin. I don’t know about you but these are the feelings I have realized while making out this entry. My earlier thought is just to finish this blog in a jifty so that I would have no problems at all but something tells me otherwise. What about you? Have you thought about it?

Being Taught by Students

The KYSD Days. January 2007.

This was the first time in my life to see this kind of Teachers’ Day. Actually, I have always participated on Teachers’ Day in my elementary school. We usually gave our teachers sugar, spice and everything nice(including flowers, candy, and everything dandy) but the Teachers’ Day in UP was so far compared to my previous school. KYSD stands for “Know Your School Day” which might sound more like a school day but it is really a Teachers’ Day. On those days, participating students should take the place of the staff or faculty. It is definitely hard and challenging but I didn’t participate not because I’m a coward but I want to witness first(I really want for my classmates to be the guinea pigs). My other classmates also did not participate in the KYSD but for different reasons. They would say like “It’s tiring” or “It is so boring”. They also would say like “So what? If my classmates are joining, why should I care?” or even “I don’t want to mess my life with that stupid thing. All I want is fun, fun, fun”. Sorry to the last speaker but fun isn’t everything. You also have to work, work, and work.

But my reason for not participating the KYSD was changed when it had started. The “teachers”(you know who I mean) came to the classroom and had started their lecture. I became bored and talked to my classmates. My new reason now was that it is a great opportunity for me to talk with my classmates during class since it was only my other classmate/s that was/were speaking, not the teachers. This is only for at least a few days. They could at least understand. What could be the worse that could happen? Actually, the worse did happen. A surprise test came up that really surprised us(obviously). Fortunately, I passed the exam since I had read it in advance before KYSD had even started. Then I learned that I really had pay attention to my “teachers”. My classmates really had the power of a teacher.

After the days of KYSD(I forgot to tell you that there were two days in the KYSD), the teachers asked their substitutes what they had learned during the KYSD days. They replied by saying that it was really hard. They had to make the lessons understandable to their “students” and had to discipline the hard-headed people(like me). But it was so helpful for them since they learned that the teachers are always doing their best so that we could learn. Those words made me think that it is really challenging in KYSD but I will try that I can be a part of the faculty or staff during the next KYSD.

What about you? Would you like to try being a teacher for at least one day. I might be really difficult but it is worth it. Your Teachers’ Day might be different than mine’s but you may ask your teacher to at least try it.