Jess Bless

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So it seems I'll be spending Christmas by my lonesome this year. As I told Sir Jojo, I'm not really minding that. I mean I actually kinda look forward to it. As antisocial as that may sound, there's reason behind it -- I think. See, all my life Christmas has been a huge five or six month fiesta. I've never really had time to just sit down and think about it. And that's something I have this year. I took this picture at the Museum of Fine Arts as part of a school project. This is one of the very few medieval Christ sculptures that were able to survive. Centuries old and it still strikes you. I suddenly remember the Days anecdote. You go up to Christ. Ask him: "How much do you love me?" He spreads his arms and dies on the cross. Somehow that anecdote isn't even half as efficient as this image in conveying the same message. Talk about holy surrender. Anyway, I'm a couple of days early but I would just like to greet everyone a Merry, Merry Christmas.


p.s. Chris recounts the anecdote rather differently:

You go up to Christ and you ask Him:

"How much do You love me?"

He spreads His arms and as He is about to die, says:

THIS.


*hilarity ensues*

Oh, Chris Ong.

Junjunification

Here's a funny story from a couple of weeks ago. Tatagalugin ko kasi para di matikla.

Nuong isang araw kinukulit ako ni Junjun. Nakita kasi niya yung ASaP CD ko. Iniisa-isa niya lahat ng kilala niya. Tas edi naubos na niya. Tapos sabi niya "So nasaan na yung nagsasalita ng Aleman?" Talagang tutok siya sa paghahanap. Tinuro niya si Onyl at sinabing "Imposible namang ito." Tuloy sa paghahanap hanggang sumuko. Sabi niya "Nasan na?" Tas binuklat ko ang CD sleeve sa kabila. Sabi ko ayan o. Tapos sabi niya "YUNG TAGAKUMPAS NIYO?!"

*B A C K S T O R Y *

Sa loob kasi ng isang taon chinichika ni, um, Ursula, si Junjun through me. Kinakausap niya ng Aleman. Tapos sa panahon na 'yon ang pagkakaalam ni Junjun eh kaibigan ko lang yung kumakausap sa kanya.

*B A C K T O T H E S T O R Y *


So nawindang siya na yung chumichika sa kanya eh yung tagakumpas pala natin.

Minsan nawiwindang naman ako sa fact na kaibigan ko yung tagakumpas natin. Nakakawindang nga, I guess. Imagine mo kung Aleman ka tapos sinabi mong kaibigan mo si Frieder o di kaya'y galing ka sa Inglatera at sinabi mong kaibigan mo si Rutter (assuming na nagsasabi ka ng totoo!). Pero yun naman ata ang special kay Ursula eh. Kaya nagga-gravitate mga tao sa kanya kasi para siyang hari (o reyna) na nakikisalamuha sa masa. Inaabot niya yung musika sa'yo kung ito ay musikang 'di mo maabot. Siya ang Erap ng buhay natin.