A Girl’s Notebook :)

I was watching Charmed on DVD, this afternoon and in one of the episodes, the sisters were talking about a festivals and mentioned about Aurora Borealis. I have heard about this before and I knew that it is some kind of natural lights seen in the Nothern hemisphere. I looked around the net and found spectacular information, pictures and videos of the Northern Lights.

You could also check the net about how and why we have Aurora Borealis. But on this page, I just wanted to share with you this amazing wonder of nature.

The photo of Northern Lights were taken in Alaska

This Aurora Borealis picture was taken in the sky’s of Australia at night.

“The heavens declare the glory of God;? the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.” Psalm 19:1-3

Ciao!

When our team is discussing where to spend our team building, I told them that if they were to ask me, I would want to spend it on a beach resort. The beach gives me a different kind of relaxation by just looking at it. Even in pictures! My team manager sent me a text message earlier today and told me that he found a beautiful place where we can bond and get to know each other more. It is in Anilao, Batangas. The resort offers not only a good swim on the salty water by the beach, but also different water activities such as diving. That’s interesting for me! I really love and appreciates the wonders of the sea. How great God is for giving us those beautiful things!

My only fear is that I am not a swimmer and if ever we’ll be lucky enough to get a reservation, this would be my first diving experience! Well, I guess I should get term life insurance quotes now, just incase an unexpected thing happen to me.

The pictures above are just few of the beautiful wonders taken under water. I cannot wait to see them personally! I hope that I will receive good news tomorrow when I check my email.

Ciao!

It’s around 11:40 in the evening and I am still up. Well, the search for a private pool or a resort isn’t over yet. I have called and emailed a number of resorts but so far, we have not been lucky enough yet. I have sent 2 emails today and hopefully I would have good news tomorrow.

Anyway, since I was surfing the net up until 5AM this morning, I wasn’t able to hear mass today. It is so bad of me. My mother is calling my attention already. I have been able to hear mass for two consecutive Sundays already. Oh.. Add to this fact, is that today we Catholics are celebrating the Palm Sunday.

I know that there is no specific date written in the bible when palm Sunday happened. But like many other Catholic feasts and festivities, dates are the most insignificant part of it. The most important thing is that the occasion and the reason why we celebrate and commemorate the events. So, before our sisters and brothers from other sects react on Catholic feasts and celebrations, please try to understand the reason behind each feasts and not just concentrate on the “date matter”.

Alright, as I was saying, today Catholics celebrate Palm Sunday. What is Palm Sunday anyway? Why do we find different palms and fern leaves being sell on the streets during Palm Sunday? Well, as we all know, when it is Palm Sunday already, it means to Catholics that it is the start of the HOly Week. Aside from that, we have Palm Sunday to commemorate Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem days before his passion.

When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, He was greeted by the people by waving palms and laying down their cloaks to carpet his way. In Jewish tradition, waving palm is a symbol of triumph and victory. It is pretty obvious that it was the Jews who met Jesus.

Another intriguing fact about Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem was that He was riding on a donkey instead of a horse. If we look at a horse, it is strong, mighty and often use in a war. A donkey is often regarded as a gentle and lowly animal. Jesus is a symbol and a message of peace. He is the epitomy of humility and peace. His entrance to the city riding on a donkey is a symbolic act which tells us that the king brings peace not war.

That is the same message that Jesus wanted to tell us..

Ciao!