Thursday, November 27, 2008

OT Time 11.28.08

OT:
November 27-28, 2008 @ 7PM-4AM
- report card
- quarterly report
- generated average from excel file to be reflected on report card for GS
- synchronized average on Report Card to be seen on quarterly reports (view student grades & view gen ave per level) and report card
- 4th year level still on rounded format since they did not report the errors on the release of the card last sep 6,2008 so it can be considered as of good and accurate computation

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Love Your Enemies

Love Your Enemies Bible Study
Let Jesus Transform Your Heart

(c) 2001, 2005 Doug Britton (Permission granted to print for personal use)

You have heard that it was said, "Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matthew 5:43-44).


Loving your enemies: Introduction

This Bible study on loving your enemies and self-test is part of a series of free online studies on anger. They are adapted from Victory Over Grumpiness, Irritation and Anger. Feel free to print them out, and use them to evaluate yourself.

Reasons to love your enemies

God commands us to love.

Here are some key Scriptures (Bible verses) on loving your enemies:

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another (John 13:34).

But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you (Luke 6:27-28).

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse (Romans 12:14).

We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it (1 Corinthians 4:12).

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:17-21).

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing (1 Peter 3:9).

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble (1 John 2:9-10).

Our highest calling is to spread the Gospel and help others grow in Christ.

We should be passionately concerned about introducing people to Jesus. Along the same lines, we should be passionately concerned about other believers' spiritual welfare.

Study "dissensions" in Galatians 5:19-21 and Romans 13:13.

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another (John 13:35).

But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice (Philippians 1:18).

Jesus loved his enemies. Make him your example.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! (Luke 13:34).

Hints to help you love your enemies

Realize that you may have misinterpreted the other person's words.

* He or she may be distracted.
* He or she may be busy.
* He or she may be going through a personal crisis.
* He or she may be sick or exhausted.

Realize that you may be right: The other person may be your enemy.

However, if someone insults you or dislikes you, respond in a Christ-like manner. Don't take things personally or give in to hurt feelings and let your emotions control you. Instead, see the other person as someone with a problem who needs God's help and your prayers.

Determine what part you played in the problem.

You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye (Matthew 7:5).

See problems as opportunities to grow in Christ.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope (Romans 5:3-4).

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds (James 1:2).

That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong (2 Corinthians 12:10).

Forgive . . . even if your enemy does not apologize.

Follow Jesus' example: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing (Luke 23:34).

Follow Stephen's example: Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep (Acts 7:60).

Pray for your enemies.

When you feel irritated about someone:

* Pray for the other person's needs.
* Pray that God will help you forgive.
* Pray that God will help you love him or her.

Evaluate your love for your enemies

How well do you practice the following verses?

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:4-8).

Score yourself from 0-10 on each of the following.

"0" means, "I need a lot of improvement."
"10" means, "I'm great at this."

____ I am patient.
____ I am kind.
____ I do not envy.
____ I do not boast.
____ I am not proud.
____ I am not rude.
____ I am not self-seeking.
____ I am not easily angered.
____ I keep no record of wrongs.
____ I do not delight in evil.
____ I rejoice with the truth.
____ I always protect.
____ I always trust.
____ I always hope.
____ I always persevere.
____ My love never fails.

Love your enemies: Personal application

Write a prayer asking God to help you be more loving toward your enemies and others.

Honey ginger chicken


Ingredients

8 chicken thighs
2 thumb-sized pieces of ginger, peeled and grated
2 chili peppers, finely chopped
1/4 c. of patis (fish sauce)
1/3 c. of kalamansi (or lemon) juice
1/2 c. of honey
onion leaves and 1/2 red bell pepper, both thinly sliced, for garnish

In a wok, boil a cup of water. When the water is boiling, arrange the chicken thighs in a single layer (adding the chicken to already boiling water minimizes the formation of scum). Add the ginger and chili peppers. Pour in the patis. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, the liquid would have reduced considerably. Pour in the kalamansi (or lemon) juice and the honey. Cook over high heat, uncovered, turning the chicken thighs often until the sauce browns and thickens. Watch the chicken carefully at this stage — the fast-thickening sauce burns fast because of the honey. When the liquid has evaporated and all there is left is a thick caramelized sticky sauce coating the chicken, lift the chicken pieces one by one and transfer to a serving platter, making sure that the fibrous grated ginger stays in the wok. You don’t it need anymore — all the ginger-y flavors are already in the chicken.

Garnish with thin strips of onion leaves and red bell pepper. Serve hot with rice.

Friday, November 21, 2008

totoo ba ako?

manpower mismanagement
- hugot ng hugot ng tao sa gitna ng project devt at ilalagay sa isang bagong project kaya ung mga dapat tapusin at dapat pagukulan pa ng mas maraming panahon for testing and debugging nde na nagagawa client na ang nagtetest ng errors
- pag nde natapos ang deadline, kami sisihin
bago pa lang ako pumasok ng kompanya ganito ang scenario tambak ang unfinished projects pero kulang sa tao kuha ng kuha ng bagong project, sales talk ng sales talk ng mga virtually made na project na nde pa naman existing sa kompanya pagkatapos pag nde naproove sa client ang capacity to build such a thing kami ang sisihin, kami ang sasabihan ng "think out of the box" nde lahat ng tao kagaya mong magisip, kagaya mong gumawa nde kami robot at octopus para matapos ang lahat ng project sa iisang timeline. tao rin kami na merong sariling mga schedules tao rin kami na marunong magpahinga at matulog.
- hindi lang 2 ang tauhan mo sa kompanya why are you firing Sir Christian is it because his cellphone is not open during the time that you are calling him? then why can't you fire me for not appearing on the EA Meeting last NOV 10, 2008 for the reason of being sick. ibig bang sabihin kaunting pagkakamali namin fire agad, if we cant decide with accurate judgment on little things, how much more sa mlalaking bagay. how much more sa mga seryosong bagay.
with this i am submitting my resignation effective today. my decision is final.
why can;t you fire people whom 2 cellphones where off during the time that i was sending a text msg informing him to cancel the shceduled meeting with EA, and then after that issuing a memo that all employees should inform client 4 hours before the set meeting for cancellation. bakit ganun? bakit nde ata patas?

if we can';t discuss this matter, and settle this then WHEN? ka[pag tupok na ng usok ang buong bahay. wag nating intayin na 2 na lang ang matira or wala nang matira sa kompanya.
ngayon pa lang ayusin na ang dapat ayusin baliin na ang dapat baliin na maling ugali at unprofessionalism.

siguro nga its very humiliating to admit na nde ako marunong ng LINUX and one of kompanya employee is telling me that "senior level ang inaaplayan ni isang command sa LINUX walang alam", siguro i dont' deserve this job or this job doesn't deserve me. kung posisyon at pera lang ang gusto mong mawala sa akin, sa IYONG sa IYO NA.
nagyon ko napatunayan ang katotohanan ng mga balita na narinig ko from the first day i went to kompanya. it's all a big mistake.

my resignation is final for i can't see any reasons for staying.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Lesson: Love Your Enemy

pag pikon ka na sa boss mo anong gagawin mo?
1. to submit a resignation paper effective next month
2. to dicuss with him the matter and resolve it
3. to pray and ask God what to do

and this is where I am now, I don't really feel like going to the office!
God teach me how and soothe my depressed heart and let me understand this:
"Everyone must be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry,
for a man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." James 1: 19-20 NIV

Thursday, November 13, 2008

What Will Matter?

Ready or not, it will come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your ambitions, plans, and to do lists will expire.

The wins and loses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

So what will matter?
How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built
not what you got, but what you gave?

What will matter is not your sucess, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion. courage or sacrifice that enriched, empower or encouraged others. to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss when your gone.

What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters[/b]