Sitting, waiting, and wishing

I always have that nagging feeling that I will always be stuck being the "friend" and nothing but. I know deep in my heart that God has plans, but I can't help but wonder.  Orayt, hopeless romantic me is here to keep me company tonight.

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The yummy Marks & Spencer Dark Chocolate Digestive Biscuits!

Last week, I saw my dad carrying something red, and I immediately seized it.  I asked him what it was, and he answered that it came from my sister (who works in the hotel).  Looking down at the package, the name itself made my mouth water. MARKS & SPENCER DARK CHOCOLATE DIGESTIVE BISCUITS.

I opened the pack after 2 days, and I was very surprised with the taste.  The chocolate's dark taste and the biscuit's semi-sweet taste really go together.  I had to stop myself from eating too much!  Makes me wish I was in Manila, because Rustan's sells them.

I've always liked digestive biscuits.  I never bothered looking up why they were called "digestive" biscuits, because I liked them, enough said.  But once I did my research, I found out that these oh-so-yummy biscuits could be quite the deceivers.

Digestive biscuits, otherwise known as sweet meal biscuits, are semi-sweet biscuits that are popular in various countries.  They are called "digestives" because people believe that the biscuits contain antacid properties.  Many people presumed that when people eat this kind of business when they have upset stomachs, their stomachs immediately settle down.

The biscuit's taste is also very distinct, not like the crackers and other biscuits that can be found on the shelves in the supermarkets.  The typical digestive biscuit contains coarse brown wheat flour, which is responsible for that crumbly taste and texture.  These biscuits are perfect with tea or coffee.  Many people even "dunk" their biscuits into their tea or coffee and eat them quickly because they disintegrate right away (hmmm... does Oreo and milk ring a bell?)

Dieters should also keep their eye on the number of biscuits that they eat because, surprisingly, these "healthy" biscuits contain a lot of sugar!  And when they come with a chocolate top, they become even deadlier.


The bottom line is:

I have to watch out with these goodies.  They are really good, and it's so easy to eat everything in one sitting! But then, knowing what I'll be putting my body into jeopardy by finishing the whole pack, it somehow keeps my appetite at bay.

I'd definitely give these biscuits a grade of, from the scale of 1-10, a 9!  I really wanted to make it a 10, but with the deceit thing, about being good for digestion and all, gives it a minus point.

Nobody's good enough, that's why we all need Jesus... - Joel Houston (June 2, 2011) 

      Last June 2, 2011, I was privileged enough to be part of the Hillsong United Aftermath Concert held at the Araneta Coliseum.  God does wondrous things and the Spirit was definitely there.  That was one of the most blessed nights I've ever had and I don't regret going.  


     We started lining up outside the Big Dome around 2:30pm, the people weren't that many yet, so we were able to line up pretty near the entrance.  Around 6:00, the gates started to open, and after the hustle and bustle of lining up, with the unavoidable "singits" and whatevers, we were able to go inside the coliseum and got great seats! 




     When the first strains of the song "Go (Giving It All Away)" were heard, the crowd went crazy!  I couldn't contain my excitement!  Manang Diane, Manong Friday, Karmela and I were shouting already.  As Manang Diane said, "This is so surreal."  Surreal in way that we got used to watching their videos online, but were watching and worshipping together with them, LIVE!


     When Joel Houston and the others started talking, I couldn't help but cling on to their words that were filled with hope.  It is true that we don't need to fill a coliseum, an Australian worship band, and that number of people to worship Jesus.  I couldn't count the number of times when I cried during the worship night.  


Here's a video of Joel Houston explaining the Aftermath...

This whole night is called Aftermath, and we usually hear that word after an event, there's devastation... The truth is tonight, if it wasn't for Jesus, we'd all be caught in the aftermath of our failure.. we'd all be caught in the wreckage of our own lives.. our own mistakes..Because of Jesus, because of what He did on the cross, we get to live in a different kind of Aftermath... When He died on that cross, He took what was a symbol of failure, a symbol of shame, a symbol of death and He turned everything upside down.. And now that same cross stands for all time, for all mankind, for everyone, as the greatest symbol of hope, the greatest symbol of freedom,  the greatest symbol of life. 

I had goosebumps all the way.  I couldn't stop the tears from flowing as I saw the whole Araneta worshipping, with arms raised, with eyes closed, a position of total surrender.  There was no sign of disagreement as we focused on the greatest star of the concert: JESUS.   I share the same sentiments with thousands of other people who attended that worship night. 


The whole experience was overwhelming, like being filled to the brim with God's grace and blessings, filled with His love.  The dawning that I am a better person because of Him.  There is nothing on this earth that could replace the love and the compassion that the Lord has bestowed on us and there is nothing that can break that love.