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Selected entries from my blogs, posts and statuses. Some of the blog entries are lines from movies, books, songs, my thoughts... Most of the poetry here are mine. Please be kind enough to acknowledge the source if ever you'll use them. Thanks.

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This document was created on 08 January 2003, and last updated on
14 February 2010 Pacific Standard Time (UTC -0800 Surrey, B.C.)

Knowing is not enough. Know the truth. Forum this: http://billet.romrs.net/ Always.

Multiply Blog Entry: Remember to Forget

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:33:08 +0000

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22 sep 2009, 17.27

from the day the splinters hit the dew
and the rays cut the wind
to the setting of the moon
and the quitting of the stars
i was there.

you were bleeding love songs
from dusk till dawn
losing your voice over
drowned remembering and
puddles of sand
and you made me see all that
'cause i was there.

i never forget
i so remember.
i never remember
i so forget.

yes, it's a choice to forget.
but it's a wiser choice
to remember the right stuff.

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copyright © 2009 by romel r. saplaco. all rights reserved.
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Multiply Blog Entry: Funny.

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:50:13 +0000

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18 may 2008, 15.26

i was telling this guy,

"funny how you rant about the world and all
when you, yourself,
are causing that exact same pain
to those reaching out to you

"funny how you say they don't see you at all
when you, yourself,
are oblivious
to your own blindness to them

"funny, funny indeed.

"ahaha."

i was telling this guy,
this guy in the mirror...

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copyright © 2008 by romel r. saplaco. all rights reserved.
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Multiply Blog Entry: What Kind of Testimony...?!

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:42:35 +0000

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13 january 2010, 00.17

Have you ever thought that your Christian life is not exactly winning some people to Christ, sometimes even turning them off to Christianity? Have you ever felt that your testimony was always tainted and as a result you were being a “stumbling block” (Romans 14.13) to others? That your light wasn’t so “shining before men” (Matthew 5.16) no matter how you tried? Yes, we were made in the image of our Father (Genesis 1.26-28), thus created to remind the world of Him (Philippians 2.14-16). But when our focus shifts from loving God and loving people (Mark 12.28-31) to putting on a performance good enough to be accepted by God and the people around us (Luke 18.9–14), we miss the entire point of living for God and end up allowing condemnation to turn God’s beautiful purpose for creating us, into an ugly judgment on Christianity that will forever contain us.

If you’ve ever been challenged by these thoughts, throw a huge party because you are not alone (1 Corinthians 10.13). Guess who’d be the guest of honour? Jesus, Himself. Jesus, the very One Who fully depended on the Holy Spirit to make it in this life (Isaiah 11.2, Acts 2.22), the very expressed image of the invisible God (Colossians 1.15, Hebrews 1.3), still ended up being hugely misperceived by – take this – not just anyone, but by the very people He was closest to: His disciples (John 14.9)! So bad that God had to shake some sense into Peter before he could even figure out Who Jesus really was (Matthew 16.13-19)! Jesus also had to have a sit-down with Paul before he finally made the slightest sense of God (Acts 22.1-8). Paul, of all people! He could argue his way to becoming the Scriptures’ biggest fan (Phil 3.4-6)! Alas, some people just won’t get it, not because they cannot, but because they don’t want to (Acts 22.9, John 12.40). Even sadder, what they do about what they see (or don’t see) is still entirely their own responsibility (John 5.34-38, Proverbs 19.11).

Nonetheless, our life of following Jesus made available for God to use as a wake-up call to those around us is the whole point of our witness (Isaiah 8.1-2) – yes, we overcome with our testimony (Revelation 12.11), but the Holy Spirit is the One Who freely makes it powerful, timely and effective (John 14.26) to those who run after Him (Hebrews 11.6). Jesus knew Whose opinion mattered (John 4.34, 5.30,34-38, 8.28-29), which then let Him perfectly hit His target without a single miss (John 17.4, 19.30).

Indeed we are to put on our best behaviour (Philippians 2.15, Romans 6.1-3), but this conduct is already the fruit of us loving God and people out of gratitude for God loving us first (Ephesians 2.10). As we continue to exist in and draw from this love relationship with God we get to become more like Him – daily being transformed from our imperfection to His perfection (Colossians 3.10, 2 Corinthians 3.18). Our calling is to be blameless (Philippians 2.15), not sinless – that is God’s department in us (Hebrews 10.14, 1 Corinthians 1.8, Romans 4.5). The heart of the matter is devotion, not perfection – the matter of which is our heart, our direction. So don’t look at where you are at and beat yourself up. Instead, look at where you’re headed, because the image of God is seen in us changing and becoming, not in our arriving. As long as we are changing, people have the chance to see God working in us.

Running out of gas because of all you see around you? Load up on God and look to Him to keep loving Him and the people around you. Don’t know what to say or do to make things better and speak life into a rotten situation? Just love. And keep loving out of God. You’ll know how to do it.

Reality is for the “now”, immediate and fleeting; the Word of God is always true. We believe the truth not to get results; we believe the truth because it’s true. We live for God not to please people; we live for God because that’s living.

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Multiply Photo Album: Seasons Teach...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:42:14 +0000

================ 16 may 2009, 20.02 tulip season is over. hm.. at least this "florist" can rest. for now... >.< ===== photos and all original content copyright © 2009 by romel r. saplaco. all rights reserved. do not use without permission.
Seasons Teach...

Multiply Photo Album: Engrish... The Best!

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:04:05 +0000

got MOST of this from my email -- knocked the socks off mah feet!.. man.... XD!!! i think a lot came from engrish.com. watch out for something proudly philippine made.. :[]
Engrish... The Best!

Twitter tweet by Zildjoms on Wednesday, February 3

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:50:47 +0000

zildjoms: is finally satisfied with his blog design. http://blog.romrs.net

Twitter tweet by Zildjoms on Friday, January 15

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:43:30 +0000

zildjoms: Wildfire this Friday will be epic! http://bit.ly/InvestigatingGod

Multiply Playlist with Audio: This Woman's Work

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:25:43 +0000

================= 01 jan 2009, 18.24 pray god you can cope i stand outside this woman's work this woman's world ooh it's hard on the man now his part is over now starts the craft of the father i know you have a little life in you yet i know you have a lot of strength left i should be crying but i just can't let it show i should be hoping but i can't stop thinking of all the things i should've said that i never said all the things we should've done though we never did all the things i should've given but i didn't oh darling make it go make it go away give me these moments back give them back to me give me that little kiss give me your hand i know you have a little life in you yet i know you have a lot of strength left oh darling make it go away just make it go away now ===== copyright © 1989 by kate bush. all rights reserved.

Multiply Blog Entry: When Money Grows On Trees

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:31:32 +0000

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09 dec 2008, 23.29

clouds can't keep the stars from shining;

and you don't get to decide
what i hang on to.

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Twitter tweet by Zildjoms on Thursday, January 28

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:35:48 +0000

zildjoms: Nobody wants a bigger iPhone. http://bit.ly/iSadMac #iPad