Joy Concert at Albay Park

With the success of Joy Concert '09, Bicol Presbyterian Joy Church decided to produce another one this year.  It was held at Peñaranda (Albay) Park last August 29, 2010.  With the same format as its predecessor, the concert featured band, dance and drama.  Special guest and main event of the concert was a professional CCM band from South Korea, the Yesua Band.  Here are some of our performances in the concert.  Unfortunately, zoom action by the camera was rare, thus, most of the time, the stage is too far in the video....

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Lessons From the Mendoza and "Meyjer, Meyjer" Episodes' 1-2 Punch

First of all, let me start with this…  (pardon me for using caps, but this needs emphasizing) THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE DO HAVE A SPECIAL FORCES UNIT – THE PNP SPECIAL ACTION FORCE…According to Wikipedia: “It [PNP Special Action Force] is formed among the lines of UK’s Special Air Service (needless to mention, the world’s best elite squad!), but with different recruitment and selection procedures.  The SAF, over the years, has received...

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Why is identifying oneself as "Christian!" not definite enough?

Personally, I don’t like the term “Born Again Christian.”  (Blame Charles Colson for popularizing the term.  Kidding, Chuck.)  It’s redundant.  One can’t be a Christian, without being born again in the first place.  Thus, a Christian will always be and should be “born again”.  Look it up in John 3, the famous conversation of Jesus and Nicodemus.    I put a resounding “Christian” on every basic info that has the item that asks my religion.  Yes, “resounding”, as in if an exclamation point is allowed,...

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Top 10 Children's Books

It does not mean that because children’s books have children as the targeted audience, the themes and flavor of the genre are second-rate to adult standards.   Sure, plot is often uncomplicated for adult tastes, which is a la “Angels & Demons”, but there is always beauty in simple but thought-provoking plots.  Some of the greatest and most insightful stories are found in children’s books.  In my years of being a bookworm,...

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Top 10 Comic Strips

Those who know me are aware that I collect literature, in which comics are included.  But my love for comics is not limited to comicbooks or graphic novels.  It also extends to comic strips.  Yes, I even collect newspaper comic strips! When I was a little kid, before I got interested with current events, sports, entertainment, and others, the only part of the newspaper that I read was the “funnies”, or the comic strips. ...

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Top 10 Fighting Styles

I was doing my own top ten lists before (but not in this site), and sites like toptenz, cracked, and listverse inspired me to start doing my own top ten lists again.  This time in this site.   Before I start on these series of top ten lists, let me say that my ranking is not dependent on any criteria.  The only criterion is what I prefer or what my opinion is.  So, sometimes, in your perspective, it might not make sense. ...

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