Health update.

Update on my health: I’m feeling a whole lot better. I got a lot of sleep yesterday, took naps whenever I could. I was supposed to go to rehearsals last night for this “coffee house” thing that will be hosted by CFBC this afternoon, but I chose not to, just in case I have a relapse, and I’m still having coughing fits, I can’t even hold a note without barking. *sigh* I was actually getting paranoid because of this whole SARS thing. No, I don’t have SARS, but sometimes paranoia just gets the best of you. LOL

Speaking of SARS, I got an e-mail yesterday from my best friend, Rizza, who lives in Toronto. She told me that the whole SARS epidemic is starting to really take a toll on Torontonians. She was actually sick for a week, bedridden for 2 days. She had some of the symptoms, so she went to the hospital. Praise God that she only had the flu (which still isn’t a walk in the park), but they gave her the proper medication, checked her thoroughly, and sent her home. She’s feeling better now, thank God. However, her brother, Wally, got sick as well. By the time he went to the hospital to get checked, they were getting stricter with their policy and he had to be quarantined for 2 days, JUST to be sure. No, he doesn’t have SARS, it’s just procedure now for every patient who walks into a Toronto hospital these days, just as a preventative measure. Please pray for them, and pray that they quickly find a cure for this thing.

Have you seen the commercials for The Matrix Reloaded? Oh wow. I cannot wait for this movie to come out!

Thoughts of the sleepless.

I was up ’til about 3am trying to make my little niece, Nevaeh, sleep. She was giving me a hard time, but I can’t blame her since she’s looking for her mom and dad, who are both gone for the weekend. Anyway, she finally slept at approx. 3 am ’til about 8am, then I gave her a bottle and she slept again ’til 10am. At this rate, I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to recover as fast as I had hoped. I’m singing this weekend. And I’m still coughing like mad. My voice is just starting to return.

Anyway, I turned on the TV this morning and tuned to VH1 and lo and behold, Jason Mraz’s video for The Remedy. Well, that made my morning! Good for Jason, he’s finally getting out there. I seldom endorse music acts and it’s even more rare for me to be a HUGE fan of a talent that I’ve never seen live, but this guy is AWESOME!

Movie talk.

Can’t wait to see The Matrix Reloaded and X-Men United. It’s coming out next month, along with Pirates of the Caribbean (yes, Orlando Bloom, a.k.a. Legolas is going to be in it…hehe). I don’t watch a lot of movies just for the sake of watching movies, it has to be something that I’m really anticipating to see, you know what I mean? Anyway, if I’m not making sense, blame it on the fact that I’ve run out of caffeine (yeah Ant, my “dirt water” lol).

So sick...

I’m still sick. I’ve been sick since Sunday night. I’m feeling much better however. Please keep me in your prayers for a speedy recovery. I have to sing this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday. Thanks!

This whole SARS thing has put my plans of going back home to Toronto on hold indefinitely. Just when I thought I had been given the “go signal”, SARS happened. The World Health Organization yesterday issued a travel advisory, suggesting to travellers not to go to certain cities, which includes Toronto, my hometown! I guess God is telling me not to leave yet. Well, I’ll just have to keep praying and to be patient.

Tales of the unemployed and uncertain.

Just wanted to add that I’m still unemployed and looks like things haven’t been working out as far as staying here in California is concerned. I am currently focusing my energy on moving back to Toronto. When that will be, I still don’t know, but I am determined to move back before this year ends and I have prayed about it and God has given me peace. Anyway, I won’t keep anyone in the dark as far as that goes, I’ll definitely let everyone who wants to know how things are progressing.I just want to say that God is good. Despite my situation (being unemployed), I managed to keep myself busy especially in studying the Word. I have become more immersed in studying God’s Word and have developed a deeper appreciation for it. I can’t even understand how I didn’t realize that sooner, being a Christian now for almost 20 years! He’s teaching me so much right now, it’s amazing!

Another blessing I wanted to share is that our little group at church (a.k.a. Amazon Women of Olive Christian Church, hehe) have become active again as far as committing ourselves collectively to the study of the Word. Norlyn and I have been praying about starting up our own Bible study again (we haven’t had it in a while) and I am praying that this will be established before I move back to Canada. Keep us in your prayers.

I’ve been singing a lot lately. In Harmony is still on some sort of hiatus. However, I have been invited to sing with this group called Papuri, that’s Tagalog for “praise”. We’re actually singing this weekend, opening for a musical called Experiencing God - The Musical (I believe some of you have heard about it). If you guys aren’t doing anything Easter Sunday evening, come check it out at Lifestream Worship Center, at 7 p.m. It’s located at the corner of Rosecrans and Norwalk (well, you head down Norwalk towards Rosecrans, make a right and it’s actually on the corner of Rosecrans and Disney). Hope some of you can make it!

Well, I’m currently printing out email and will probably post an entry to my blogspot journal. Later!