This is not some religious commentary I’m about to write, but merely a recollection of the things I’ve experienced with regards to the Holy Eucharist. You see, my mom taught me (instilled is the word) that I need to partake in this celebration and welcome Jesus to my life for my salvation and that jazz. Being a firm believer, I almost always receive the Holy Communion whenever I hear mass… and I make it a point that I get in line first.

I am still wondering WHEN will our local churches ever implement that certain organization wherein each row should stand up and get in line versus everyone be running towards the altar altogether now. Whenever I heard mass during our US trip, I am always glad to see how people can be so coordinated… it’s not like the Church runs out of the hosts, right? Which reminds me of a sick sad experience I had back in school when we celebrated the First Friday mass. I cannot and I don’t think I will *ever* forget that day — when I went in line to receive the Body of Christ and I believe our teacher/principal(?) was giving it and not lay ministers [since we were in school that time]. Okay, it was about my turn and alas! We were told to go back to our seats because there were no more hosts! I was like, “Whaaaaaaat?” I will never ever receive Holy Communion in school. So anyways, now that’s out! Whew! I’m glad to finally get that out my chest.

Another incident happened just recently which is bothering me just a wee bit. We had a mass celebrated at the cemetery for All Soul’s Day and during the Holy Communion, the priest gave me like 2 hosts! Err, I couldn’t very well return it now, could I? What was I going to say, “Umm, Mons, you gave me 2 hostias…” So I didn’t and I just ate both. Is that a sin or what? Oh well, maybe I need salvation twice. Maybe that’s the real message.

I also have this question for many, many years now. Are you supposed to chew the host? Or just let it melt in our tongue or just swallow it? I remember my cousin, who was a Protestant, who used to have this one bag of hosts and eats it for snacks, complete with a ketchup dip. Ahhh, I guess one could do that if the hosts are not blessed yet, huh? It’s still food I believe… it’s a thin, round wafer. It’s even sold at Ice Cream Haus! Go, check it out yourself!

If you have answers to some of my questions, please enlighten me.

I couldn’t find any copy of my First Communion picture but I will post that when I do.

They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

For the past week, my life had been one helluva spin — forwards, sideways, but never backwards. I feel like the Energizer bunny sans the batteries. My face looks like a newly tilled land! Ayayay! It gives a whole new meaning to being moon-faced, complete with craters galore. And why is it so? Because I am a 24-year-old editor who has bills to pay and vanity to feed. Work is hell but I love it! There’s nothing in this world that can really replace working home-based. Well, that and being bar owner/bartender in Matira Beach.

This past week, I’ve learned many things which also explains why at an hour past midnight I am still blogging instead of getting my batteries recharged. Oh well, there’s always Red Bull. So where was I? Okay, my top 5 new lessons learned:

1. WVM — This particular acronym took me almost 2 hours to figure out (and it was right in front of me)! You see, I was trying to change my blog layout via java/css (ahem! pretty nasty huh!) and racking my brains on how to track down people who viewed my blog without having to pay $4/month. Thanks to the wonderful people at www.FriendsterTalk.com, the impossible has once again become a reality! So anyways, for those of you guys who don’t want to experience a weird mind-boggling moment, WVM simply means Who’s Viewed Me! Ha ha ha! Silly me.
2. The Touchpad — Another bummer moment right there! Why? I just found out after 3 damn years that there is such a thing as a Tap to Click on my ancient HP Pavilion. Ohmigosh! I just found out that you can actually double tap the friggin’ touchpad on the laptop and voila! That’s double-clicking it instead of pressing a separate button! I never felt so retarded in my life.
3. The best things in life are still free. My dad won this Siemens ME75 mobile phone during the raffle draw during their Island Tee Tourney and since these phones aren’t as user-friendly as our dear Nokias, father dear has no choice but to hand it over to… who else, but me. That is why I have my sun # back. The irony of it all is that no matter how UNLIMITED things can get with this service provider, I think I’ve just wasted money on buying credits considering I’ve probably sent only 5 SMS and called one person for one freaking minute in the last 4 days! *sigh*
4. Duty Free is the way to be — since the dollar has taken a deep dive down. There’s nothing like purchasing stuff at your nearest Duty Free store. Trust me. It’s worth every buck! And what do you know? They’ve got absinthe for $32 only; Tampax Pearls for $11.55; microwave ovens starting at $65; and all you can eat junk foods i.e. Doritos/Ruffles/Lays at less than $2 plus all the dips in the world! (Exag!)
5. Lastly, if you charge with a VISA card in USD $… you have to pay the bank in USD $! Oh well, an eye for an eye…

There are still a lot of things I learned and things that have changed in the past week or so but my overclocked grey matter is already too rundown to function right now. Which reminds me, I have to change my hairstyle already since the end of the year is approaching… but on a more serious note, I have to think about this crisis-covered insurance that PruLife is offering. *sigh* When I was younger, I wanted to grow up fast! But nobody told me growing up is such a pain in the ass!!!

Boohoo! I gotta sign off now. Status: I’ll be floating like a butterfly… and stinging like a bee. Catch me if you can!

Check these out guys… Stick to your Havaianas! I received this in my inbox today:

It’s for your health. Hi! This is very true I heard it in news from one of our local radios here that our govt has to be extra careful on these cheap imports from china especially clothes because the Chinese are using some strong but cheap chemical in their manufactures. Cheap is expensive and at the same time fatal.

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