I really like this tv series. No wonder since Superman's my idol right. But besides that. It's very engrossing. The love team of Lana and Clark is so "kilig" to watch. Hehehe. You know why Lana and Clark didn't end up together... Ask Lana the mother of our quadruplets. She married me of course. Sorry bout that. I'm starting to sound a little psychotic eh. Probably because I haven't slept yet! It's already 6am. Oh well. Don't have any classes anyway. 

"Tinitikman ko lang naman ah!" 

Here's me and Manong Tata of Total fooling around. Total's a gasoline station where me and my friends hang out. I wasn't stealing the damn thing! I was only tasting it! Really! :-) 

Here's me and Anna (front row) practicing for the SFC:Christmas Party presentation. We were supposed to present a 70's themed dance. We ended up dancing to "Beh Buti Nga". It was hilarious! 

Mommy and Daddy! How shwet! 

This is a pic of my sis. Guys, she has no boyfriend. Applications must go through my discerning eye. She's formerly YFC and is currently an SFC member. A good girl who love his kuya very much. And I love her too. So, guys, be careful! 

How many of you know that Bernadette Cembrano of ABS-CBN anchor fame is a member of Singles for Christ? Well here she is at a SFC Conference in Clark. 

This is a picture of me with Mahal. A local celebrity. It was taken at the Eastwood Mall. 

This is GraceL and Raji. They're fellow SFC members like Grace and Jerry. They're also a couple. Raji recently gave me a lot of green mangoes. I thank him for making my bowel movements regular. Hehehehe. :-)

This are my good friends Grace and Jerry. Members of the Tambay Gang. Aren't they cute together? Jerry's a Med-Tech. Grace works at a call center. Jerry's going to marry Grace in 2007. I hope she's aware of that. Joke. This two are so makulit when they're together... actually seperate them and they're still makulit. 

This is one of my best friends, Lala. I courted her way back 2003... or was it 2002. Well to make a long story short she ended up being my best friend. 

This is Arwin and Sarkis. Arwin's a fellow SFC member. He's now married to ate Peggy and are on a Christian Life Program of Couple's for Christ. He was a Unit Head before and has been trying to get me to "straighten up" for several years now. He lives in our Zone in Green Park. 

This is Julia and Me. Julia's the Kambal's niece. This kid's so "makulit". 

Eating at ate Tessa and Maida's Birthday Party! 

What happened today

Nothing much happened today. I went to Slimmers in the afternoon to work out. I went with my mom. After that we went to Tropical to buy some "pandesal" for the Music Ministry Practice at our house. After getting home I went to Raquel's Family's Store to hang out for awhile. I finally got back the mobile phone I lent to Mhel. That's my second phone. It uses a Sun Sim so I can make unlimited calls and sms messages to other Sun Mobile users. That's where I met Jay-R. Khey asked him to go to the Music Ministry practice. Bajo dropped in after awhile. We all went to my house for the practice. There we found Ime, Edward, and Romy waiting. The practice went on for around two hours. Jeff, Weng and Fernan also came. After the practice Jay-R and I went to the local computer rental place and played some StarCraft. I got my ass kicked, predictably. Khey came by after our first game and he helped me fend off Jay-R's horde. With him was Lala, his girlfriend and my bestfriend. I was playing with a Protoss race, by the way in case you wanted to know. Darwin came by after a few minutes from there household meeting and he and Khey played against each other. I went home after that. I watched some TV and ate some of the bread-stuff that my mom and I bought earlier. And after awhile I'm here on the PC. Pretty uneventful day, huh. Be going to sleep in awhile.

The New SFC Mission!

-----Original Me -----Original Message-----
From: Xavier Padilla
[mailto:xavyniceday@pacific.net.ph]
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 4:01 PM
To: SFC Chapter; Bong Nidea
Subject: 150 in 1


Hello brothers. For both SFC and YFC, they have adopted a battle cry of "150 in 1." That is, they want to bring SFC and YFC to 150 countries within one year. This is in line with our thrust in CFC of being in
over 150 countries by the year 2006, our 25th anniversary. Thus they want to be in all the countries where we CFC are established. As of end of 2004, SFC is in 95 countries while YFC is in 70 countries.

Judging from the recently concluded Int'l Leaders Conferences (SFC in February and YFC this weekend), our young brethren are abounding in zeal, are passionate, and are committed to accomplishing what they believe God is telling them to do. This is pure grace. This is the empowerment of the Holy Spirit at work, raising up the next generation and already involving them deeply in our massive work of renewal and mission.

Brothers, we must respond to this outpouring of the Spirit. If SFC/YFC is already established in your country, let us move to expand and strengthen it. If SFC/YFC is not yet established in your country, then let us set it up! The Family Ministries are crucial for us to have a wholistic family life renewal program. And for the future of our work, the singles and youth are especially crucial. If any of our family ministries is lacking, then we are not complete! Let us give this the attention and emphasis that God intends.

You may take the initiative in this. You may get in touch with us and we can arrange to send a mission team to help you. On the other hand, our singles and youth will also be in touch with you, as they pursue
and be true to their calling. Please do not disappoint them, and in doing so, disappoint the Lord. Work out together how we can effectively establish SFC/YFC in your country.

God bless you all.

frank

"For to me life is Christ, and death is gain."
(Phil 1:21)

Brief Introduction of Blog Author

My full name is Michael Francis Villafranca Medina. I was born on May 18, 1979 in Quezon City. I forgot what the name of the hospital I was born in was. I'm 25 years old and I live in 104... I think I better not give away my address for obvious reasons. What else...

I'm currently a household head in the Singles for Christ community and I've been in this community for almost six years.

I'm an alumni of LaSalle Greenhills and I also spent sometime in DeLaSalle University. I am currently a fourth year college student in AMA-East Rizal.

I have one sister who is younger then me. Her name is Clarissa.

What else...

I read varying types of books. I could be reading an Inspirational book one day and burying myself in a epic-fantasy book the other. I'm an avid fan of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I've read every book in the series. And considering that each book averages around 900 pages, that's no small feat. I've also read The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho. Really nice book. I recommend you to read it. I've also read and finished various books by Bo Sanchez. He's a really funny and intuitive writer. I think many Catholics and Christian would benefit from reading his books. Even non-Christians would profit from taking a look in his writings.

I manage several websites:
1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Singles_for_Christ
2. http://singlesforchrist.faithweb.com
3. and this blogsite!

I have another website called gkeast or something but I haven't updated it in awhile and I can't remember it's url.

I've had two grilfriends both of which were serious relationships.

What else...

Well that's about it for now. If you would like to know more about me or ask me any question just click on the comment link below. I hope you're enjoying this blog. God bless!

Christian Life Program Announcement

*********Please pass on this message.***********

Good Day bro/sis,

Singles for Christ: EastA-1E will be holding a
"Christian Life Program" at the
Sto. Nino Parish Church (GreenPark Pasig) starting
on April 15, 2005. This will be held every 8:00PM.

Please do come! If you don't like to continue, you
don't have to. If your interested in developing a
more meaningful and loving relationship with God,
I'm sure you will finish this CLP.

If you want to make more friends and you like to
explore your faith, I definitely would suggest
joining our community. You'll meet lots of people
here. We don't discriminate whether you're rich,
poor, bald, balbunin, or whatever type of person
you are.

If you're in search for meaning in your life, this
community is definitely the place to be.
Especially if you haven't discovered Jesus
Christ's Love for you yet.

If you're the type of person who likes helping
people and doing social work, this is also the
community to join. I myself have experienced
helping build houses for our less fortunate brothers.

So whoever you are. Whatever you do. Maging sino
ka man. Sali na sa Singles for Christ.

If you love Christ and wish to bring His message
to those who need it please pass this message in
any form you want. Through email, friendster,
text, letters, etc. I'm sure God will bless you
for your efforts.

For more information you may contact:

Mike Medina - +639209215714

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GOD BLESS! JESUS LOVES YOU!

AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM!

FIDE ET AMORE!
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PLEASE PASS.

Help People in a War

Please visit the Save Darfur website at: http://www.savedarfur.org

The Children of Darfur need our help. If you've seen "Hotel Rwanda", this children are under the same predicament only they don't have Don Cheadle to help them and they're not living in a hotel. 

Violence and Suffering in Sudan's Darfur Region

The Crisis in Darfur
A preventable humanitarian crisis, affecting more than two million people, is raging in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Not since the Rwanda genocide of 1994 has the world seen such a calculated campaign of slaughter, rape, starvation and displacement. Government-backed militias, known collectively as the Janjaweed, are systematically eliminating entire communities of African tribal farmers. Villages are being razed, women and girls raped and branded, men and boys murdered, and food and water supplies targeted and destroyed. Victims report that government air strikes frequently precede militia raids.

According to the findings of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry, January 25, 2005,

"government forces and militias conducted indiscriminate attacks, including killing of civilians, torture, enforced disappearances, destruction of villages, rape and other forms of sexual violence, pillaging and forced displacement, throughout Darfur. These acts were conducted on a widespread and systematic basis ... The vast majority of the victims of all of these violations have been from the Fur, Zaghawa, Massalit, Jebel, Aranga and other so-called 'African' tribes."

The effects of this ethnic cleansing campaign have been devastating. It is estimated that at least 200,000 people have died. More than 1.6 million people have been displaced from their homes and over 200,000 have fled across the border to Chad. Many now live in camps lacking adequate food, shelter, sanitation, and health care. Women and girls who leave the camps to gather much needed firewood risk being attacked and raped by Janjaweed patrolling the countryside.

The Sudanese government continues to flout international law with impunity. They have made no progress in disarming or prosecuting the Janjaweed; Sudanese police forces have attacked displacement camps and forcibly relocated people; there have been recent reports of bombing in violation of agreements the government has signed.

In recent months, the situation has deteriorated significantly. Fighting has escalated and several relief organizations, unable to protect their workers, have pulled out of the region. If the violence continues and people do not receive adequate aid and protection, many more Darfurians will die.

Why Bo Sanchez Loves the Pope

This was taken from the Soulfood Newsletter of Bo Sanchez:

WHY I LOVE THIS POPE

As a way of mourning for his death, I won’t be answering questions today.

The Pope isn’t the CEO of an organization, but our spiritual father.

And so we, his children, mourn.

In the past days, I’m sure you’ve read lots of stuff about what the Pope has done—his accomplishment, his legacy…

But I’d like to write my own list and tell you why I love this Pope…

1. He asked for forgiveness
   This tops my list. My knowledge of church history is rusty, but I can’t recall any other Pontiff asking forgiveness the way he did for the sins of the Church to humanity. I believe that a leader must be humble—and broken—or else he cannot serve well.
2. He reached out towards past “enemies”
   For two thousand years, there had been bloody wars and persecution between Catholics and Jews, and between Catholics and Muslims.
   So what did this Pope do? He was the first Pope to pray before the Wailing Wall of the Jews in Jerusalem. And he also was the first Pope to step into a mosque, and visit twenty Muslim countries in his pontificate.
3. He went out of his way to meet people.
   He didn’t wait in Rome for the people to come to him—as the past Popes have done. Instead, he had 104 pastoral visits across the globe.
4. He took the side of the poor.
   He urged the rich nations to forgive the debt of poor nations. He also urged a more humane globalization—and rejected the aggressive globalization espoused by the West.
5. He said “no” to the Iraq war.
   He took a tough stand. Through a special envoy, he told President Bush that the war cannot be justified legally or morally. He basically told him that if he invaded Iraq, God won’t be on his side.
6. He championed human rights—including those of the unborn
   The Pope stood his ground and fought the culture of death in every front. He didn’t flinch in his belief in the sanctity of life—from conception to natural death.
7. He served amidst his own suffering.
   Aside from the burden of being Pope over a billion Catholics, he had serious health problems. Aside from an assassination attempt that weakened him, he also suffered Parkinson’s disease. Yet he continued to serve to the very end.

I could go on and on, because he was one of the greatest men who ever lived in recent times. But all the praise in the world won’t mean a thing to him.

The best way to appreciate the man is to follow his example. ",1] ); //-->
This tops my list. My knowledge of church history is rusty, but I can’t recall any other Pontiff asking forgiveness the way he did for the sins of the Church to humanity. I believe that a leader must be humble—and broken—or else he cannot serve well.

He reached out towards past “enemies”
For two thousand years, there had been bloody wars and persecution between Catholics and Jews, and between Catholics and Muslims.
So what did this Pope do? He was the first Pope to pray before the Wailing Wall of the Jews in Jerusalem. And he also was the first Pope to step into a mosque, and visit twenty Muslim countries in his pontificate.

He went out of his way to meet people.
He didn’t wait in Rome for the people to come to him—as the past Popes have done. Instead, he had 104 pastoral visits across the globe.

He took the side of the poor.
He urged the rich nations to forgive the debt of poor nations. He also urged a more humane globalization—and rejected the aggressive globalization espoused by the West.

He said “no” to the Iraq war.
He took a tough stand. Through a special envoy, he told President Bush that the war cannot be justified legally or morally. He basically told him that if he invaded Iraq, God won’t be on his side.

He championed human rights—including those of the unborn
The Pope stood his ground and fought the culture of death in every front. He didn’t flinch in his belief in the sanctity of life—from conception to natural death.

He served amidst his own suffering.
Aside from the burden of being Pope over a billion Catholics, he had serious health problems. Aside from an assassination attempt that weakened him, he also suffered Parkinson’s disease. Yet he continued to serve to the very end.

I could go on and on, because he was one of the greatest men who ever lived in recent times. But all the praise in the world won’t mean a thing to him.

The best way to appreciate the man is to follow his example.
To ask for forgiveness.

To reach out to past enemies.

To go out of our way to meet people.

You can write me at bomail@shepherdsvoice.com.ph I remain your friend,

Bo Sanchez

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Musings on Love

What is love for me? Love for me is a commitment. For me you can't say your really in love with somebody unless you can give your full commitment to him or her. Maybe that's why some relationships end. Maybe love for them is only the feeling they get. But don't feelings change. You may feel so "kilig" at one point in a relationship, but what if that ends. Or what if it grows softer. What will be the foundation of the relationship then? One good foundation of a loving relationship is, for me, commitment. Sure, maybe you'll get angry at your partner. There'll probably be times when that previously oh so cute face just seems to be better of a dartboard. But if you have commitment. If you can say to your self, "I will love this person no matter what." No ifs. No buts. No because. Then you have the makings of a stable, long-lasting, loving relationship.

I myself am waiting for the "girl of my aspirations" to come into my life. That's the trouble with me. I constantly want that "feeling" of being in love. Don't get me wrong. I want to commit myself to somebody. It's just that, I want the constant feeling you get when you are caring and loving (note: action word) a person. I hope she would come one day soon. I hope my next girlfriend would be the One. Maybe God's preparing me for her and her for me. I just hope and pray, God would give her to me soon.

My idol Superman in his "Superman: Birthright" get up. If ever I want to be a superhero this guy's the superhero I want to be. But JC's still the guy to beat. Let me rephrase what I said earlier. If I want to be a superhero I'd be a hero with Superman's powers and I'd be Christ-centered. I'm such a good boy. 

The SFC Logo 

The F4 of SFC (from left to right): Ike Cortez, Darwin Cruz, Ganie Geronimo, Mike Medina 

Girls of SFC

Some of my fellow Singles for Christ members --> From Left to Right: Jote, Ate Leggy, Kristine, Babes

This is My Goddaughter Samantha May. She's so cuuuuute! 

This is my Godson Kurt 

This is my Godson Aaron 

This is my Godson Dylan Raphael Felicitas Baylocon. Why are all babies so cute. Someday I'm going to have lot's of babies with my future wife. Hmmmm.... Maybe twelve's enough? Now to look for a wife....... :-)

My first post!

Hi guys and gals! It's 4am and I'm still awake. Let's see...

I had a meeting with Darwin, Ime and some other members of SFC:GreenPark/Santolan/Christineville earlier. We tackled the advertising stuff we had to do for the Christian Life Program this coming April 15 at the Sto. Nino Church.

After the meeting I fetched Mary Jane at Ate Tessa's house then we "made hatid" Ate Nhel at her house in Caloocan. We ate at a nearby "carinderia" there. I had "giniling" w/ egg and "tapsilog". We then watched the ending of this certain Soap Opera at ate Nhel's house. We got to see several pictures of ate Nhel and her twin when they were little. After that I dropped off Jane at her house, then I dropped off Ernan and Ruel who were with us.

When I got home I watched "The Manchurian Candidate" on our DVD. After that...

I'm here typing on the computer. Hehehehe.

I'm also chatting with Ezra, my bestfriend Richie's girlfriend.

Until the next post!