Cake Party at COP! ♥

Last Friday, January 14, Cathedral of Praise (COP) celebrated God's awesomeness as we laid our debts to rest. Ok, so you might be thinking, what debt? Looking back, 20 or 30 years ago? (I'm still no human that time, that I'm sure! :D) COP was just like any other church. Struggling, small and just very faithful to God's promises...so we borrow money from a bank so we can build our church and all. Fast forward to the present times, because of God's favors, provisions, mercy and faithfulness, here we are! We already paid off all our debts! We are completely debt-free!!! Thank God!!!! :)

And as a way of thanking God for his goodness, and all of us, COP members for being so faithful to our vows and promises that we are gonna help in making our church free from debt, COP put on a Debt-Free Cebration/Cake Party!! Yay! ♥

That's the cake! A big Goliath Cake! :)

Zoom in!!! Weeee! That's a 19-feet-Chocolate-Cake! Yuuummm!♥

Why Goliath? Well, last year, COP put a giant Goliath statue inside our church which represents our debts. And each time we give our seeds (offerings) and tithes, and fulfill our vows, a part of him is being cut off. Actually that statue was just a head na lang by January this year. :)

And to officially announce that COP is completely debt-free, they burned the mortgage contracts in front of us! Cool!

I love these scenes! :))

Then Pastor Sumrall proceeded to cutting the cake, Goliath's head. And yes, with a samurai!! Hahahaha! Super cool! He did it three times! He said he was so looking forward to doing that, that he just had to do it again for three times! Hahahahaha!

Our tickets! :)

Me, holding my ticket ;)

Mina! :)

Joshua, Kuya Mark, Mina, Me, Alvin and Aldrin eating cakes:)

One more!! :P Sarap ng cake! :)

Cakes!!!

Weeeee!!

Huge crowd at the COP garden! :)

And hey! There's a live band on the parking lot! COP band, of course! :D

And in here, lies Goliath. You read it right. He has a tomb. :P

Thank you Mina, Arvin, Aldrin, and Alvin for the company! I had so much fun!! Thank you, COP for the free chocolate cake! Hope there'll be more cake parties in the future! Hehehehe! And, last but definitely not the very least, THANK YOU LORD for all the blessings and favors and financial provisions!!! If not for You, we didn't have this kind of celebration! Thank You so much, God! Yours are all the honors, praises and glory!!!! :)

There Are No Accidents

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there…to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would never realize your potential, strength, will power or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test limits of your soul.

Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere; safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls that you experience can create whom you are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but also because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count. Appreciate everything that you possibly can, for you may never experience it again.

Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to.

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. Create your own life and then go out and live it.

PS: Did I really write this? I guess, this is the very first serious and no-nonsense blog I've posted since I started blogging! Hahahaha! Yay to me! :D

One Big Chos!

by Joey Anne Roldan on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 11:52am (Imported once again from my FB Notes ;P)

2 days na lang, Goodbye 2010 na? Excited ka na ba? Ako, hindi. Chos. Pero bago ko salubungin ang 2011 sa kanto, magpapasalamat muna ko sa mga piling taong nakasalamuha, nakapiling, nakasama, nakaplastikan, nakapoke-an sa buddypoke, naka-like-an ng posts, naka-tweet-an at nakateksan (uso pa ba yan? Chos uli!) ko ngayong 2010. Seryoso ako.

First of all, I want to thank my following sponsors: Folded & Hung for my hair & make up, Jing Monis Salon for my dress, wade for my accessories and Gems & Crystals for my shoes. Chos lang!! Ok. Seryosohan na talaga.

Sa lahat ng nag-like ng posts ko dito sa fb na hindi ko na iisa-isahin sa sobrang dami nila (o, wag ka ng mag-react! Note ko to e. Walang basagan ng trip!), salamat! Kahit alam kong binobola nyo lang ako na gusto nyo talaga yun posts ko. At nagpabola naman ako sa inyo. Hanep! Salamat.

Sa lahat ng bumili saken sa Friends For Sale, nag-add as a neighbor, nag-gift saken sa Farmville, Cafe World, Pet Society at Mafia Wars, dabest kayo! Hindi nyo lang alam kung gano nyo ko pinasaya tuwing ginagawa nyo yon. Kahit pare-pareho naman tayong walang napala roon, salamat pa din! Pa-add naman sa CityVille!

Sa lahat ng nagbasa ng Notes ko (na aminin natin at sa hindi e, wala naman talagang kalatoy-latoy lahat..parang ito.), nagbigay ng komento at nagpahayag ng pagsalungat at kritisismo (naks! Parang tunay!), maraming salamat! O anong natutunan mo? Me natutunan ka ba? Wala? Anak ng..

Sa lahat ng nag-remove friend saken dito at sa twitter at sa tumblr na rin, wag kang mag-alala, hindi ka kawalan. At ang masasabi ko lang, WAPAKELS!!

Sa lahat ng bumisita, tumambay at nagbasa ng blog ko (opo. May blog ako. Kunwari blogger. Haha. Ito yun: http://joeytearjerky.blogspot.com/), marami pong salamat sa inyo. Akala ko talaga walang nagbabasa nito a kami lang ang nakakaalam ni pareng World Wide Web na may blng ako, hindi pala. Meron naman pala. Dalawa ata sila. Chos. Wag po kayong mag-alala, paghuhusayan ko pa.


[O, yan na lang muna. Tinatamad na ko. Bukas uli. Hahaha.]

...after 4 days..saka ko lang uli na-update ito. Inabot na ng 2011! Hahaha. Spell laziness?? :P

At ako'y nagbabalik..

Sa lahat ng nagretweet at nagreply sa tweets ko, sa lahat ng naglike at nagreblog ng posts ko, at sa lahat ng followers ko sa Twitter at Tumblr, you are the dopest guys!! Mas love ko kayo kesa sa friends ko! Hahaha! (Hindi naman masyadong obvious na mas active ang aking virtual social life e no?:D)

Sa lahat ng nainis, nang-inis at nagpainis..TSE! :P

Sa lahat ng natuwa, nakisakay lang kunwari natutuwa, hindi natuwa..HAHAHAHA!!

Sa lahat ng kaibigan kong umalalay, tumulong, umunawa, umintindi, nagpakita ng concern sa'ken nung mga panahong down ako, sa mga nagpanggap na concern, at sa mga walang concern.. Da best kayo!

Sa mga crush ko na naging inspirasyon ko sa mga panahong bored ako sa buhay ko at feeling ko e wala na akong kapag-a-pag-asa.. Hindi ko na kayo iisa-isahin ha? Sobrang dami nyo e. :D Salamat sa inyo! Kayo ang dahilan kung bakit gusto ko pa rin mabuhay sa mundong to sa kabila ng hirap at pighati. Haha! (Hi Phil Younghusband!!:p)

Sa mga taong nanlibak ng aking kakayahan, nang-api at nang-alipusta sa aking pagkatao at antas sa lipunan, may araw din kayo saken! Babangon ako't dudurugin ko kayo! Chos!

Sa lahat ng inutangan at nautangan ko at nagpautang na rin.. Teka, bayad na ba ako? :D

Sa lahat ng nakitalon saken nung sumapit ang Jan. 1, 2010 12:00 am; nakipagbatuhan saken ng piccolo at pop pop; nakipagkulitan at nakikain samin matapos ang putukan at sa inyong dalawa na nakipagchikahan galore saken until 6am nung Jan. 1, 2010.. Ulitin natin! :)

Sa lahat ng nakasabay kong sumakay ng LRT, MRT, bus, jeep, trike, taxi, sidecar.. Wala lang. Hehe!

Sa lahat ng nakasabay kong mag-malling, maglakad sa kalye, manood ng sine at mag-cr sa restrooms ng SM Manila.. Walang lang din, hello! :D

Sa lahat ng nagpatawa, nakitawa at nagtawa saken.. Maraming maraming salamat! Kayo ang nagturo saken na hindi lahat ng bagay sa mundong ito ay kelangang seryosohin.

Sa lahat na rin ng nagpaiyak, iniyakan at umiyak dahil saken.. Salamat! Dahil sa inyo, nalaman kong may kakayahan pa rin pala akong makaramdam ng sakit.

At sa aking pamilya na laging handang umunawa, sumuporta at bigyan ako ng sakit ng ulo dahil ang gugulo nila lagi..Thank you so much! You are the solest reason why I'm like this.. ugh, cuh-razy? Hahaha! :))

THANK YOU SO MUCH, 2010!!! You will never be forgotten! Peace out!

Happy 2011!!!

Happy New Year everyone! May this year be the best year of our lives! Claim it. Live it. God bless us all!!! :)