"....When you think of what he has done for You is this to much to ask." Romans 12:1

12.31.2007

AHHH CRAP!!!

My favorite College Team lost to Kentucky in its bowl, however, it was still 2007 in the US. So the year has not begun yet, but it just sucks to end the year like that HAHAHAH. I think this is the first year i have really been disappointed in FSU. No matter still i have been a FSU fan since i was in 7th grader and besides baseball is around the corner.



I am moron Philpino
Taffy

OOO another Top 10

Ali - my top 10 favorite pictures of this year

Goodbye 2007 Philipino
Taffy

2 More Shout Outs to Top 10's

Pinata - Favorite TV Shows I Started Watching In 2007

Hair - Top 10-Stupid Bryce Moments (with comments by bryce!)

Its 2 in the morning in Switzerland and i still ain't asleep. Happy New Year!!!

Yes 2008 Philipino
Taffy

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

YUP is already the new year here in SWITZERLAND!!!

Beat you all to it!!!

2008 is going to be AWESOME!!!

Philipino Pinoy
Taffy

And More Top 10's

One of the Creative Commisioners Ever - The top 10 most played songs on my Itunes were…

Lady OOOOO YAAAA - Top 10 reasons I don't have time to be creative with Taffy's Top 10.

I love Top 10's Philipino's
Taffy

More Shout Outs for doing Top 10 2007

Ryan Wil - Top 10 Youtube Videos

Cathi - Top 10 of 2007

Sensai Josh - 2 Top 10's Politcal Something and Ministry Life

oo7 - Top 10 of other people's Pic


OH YA Philipinos
Taffy

12.30.2007

Top 10's that have been posted

So far these are the people who really love the LORD!!! JK JK somewhat!!!

Alice - 2 Top 10's Chocolate Milk Deal and things that might cause cancer

The Sheep - Top 10 Numbers

Scwibbly's Sister - Top 10 Feeling all grown up

The youngest of the Canadian's - Top 10 Random canadian things

10 Philipino's
Taffy

Top 10 Songs of 2007 Played in HSM or WIldside

10 - All in this Together (High School Musical)
9 - Dancing Generation (Matt Redman)
8 - Fire Fall Down (Hillsong United)
7 - Take it All (Hillsong United)
6 - Yes You Have (Leeland)
5 - You Never Let Go (Matt Redman)
4 - Came to my Rescue (Hillsong United)
3 - Grace (Phil Wickham)
2 - From the Inside Out (Hillsong United) Our Style with just Violin
1 - TIE: Savior King and Hosanna (Both Hillsong United)

I am Asian who loves Hillsong United Songs Philipino
Taffy

My Top 10 of 2007

10 - Leading Worship with the Students in Big Church
and at the Worship Conference.
9 - My New 72 Thinline Guitar and Orange Tiny Terror and 12 Cab (Presents from my In-Laws)

8 - Our New Small Group (Who by the way are all pregnant including the guys)








7 - All the Bands this Year in HSM and WILDSIDE!!!





6 - FUEL Nov 26th



5 - All Alumni Droopy's Hanging out




4 - Droopy's 06 - Goodwill Hunting, Rocklette with the Boys, Summer Camp, Video Scavenger hunt, Halloween Costume Party, Fall Retreat, Albertaco Run, and ETC.








3 - My Team - Autie Ray Ray and Uncle Doe





2 - Hanging Out at the McGill's Nearly Every Sunday Night.
mmmm mmmmm Oggi Sticks
(You know invinting everyone over and then leaving early)






1 - A 3 way tie for 1st - My Beautiful Wife. My baby Lea Being Born. And my Parents visiting California and seeing there APO ( APO: means grandchild in Philipino).




Top 10 Philipino's
Taffy

12.29.2007

Post your Top 10 of 2007

OKAY if you just read this post, you are now obligated to write a top 10 list of 2007 from the suggested list below:
(Option) If you have pics to go with them or Videos, post them.

You have till Dec 31st - Get it done, its not like your doing anything right now your on vacation!!!

Winners of the Best Top List, if i read them will get Chicken Adobo and Rice.

Here are Top 10 idea's:
Top 10 highlights of the year (i am working on this one)
Top 10 People in your life this past year and why

Top 10 Websites and why (Please add Links)

Top 10 of pics you took or from someone else camera

Top 10 favorite philipino's

Top 10 ministry moments

Top 10 You learned this Past Year

Top 10 Pics of Lea

Top 10 Faviorite Numbers (This is for Lazy people)

Top 10 (you make it up)


This is just a picture of Lea just because she is Cute!!!

Top 10 Philipino Stupidness
Taffy

12.27.2007

Christmas Videos

Enjoy!!!





German Philpino
Taffy

Baby Bath Lea

So this video is a week late, but who cares, just watch and you won't worry once you see how cute my baby is.





Swimming Swissalino Philipino
Taff

Prayer for 2008

Here is a prayer blog i blogged back in July. I know that some of you are prayer warriors or would like to be, but here is a way to pray for family, friends, and so on. Prayer is power in our lives so don't take it for granted and remember to go to GOD in reverance. Next time you see me ask me and i will show you in person because i don't know how to explain on a blog.


http://droopys.blogspot.com/2007/07/my-baby-is-praying-for-you.html


Pray Pray Pray
This next year is going to be AWESOME!!!

I am Philipino who needs prayer
Taffy

Lea as Rudolph taking a Bath

Ha this was a week ago, but hey what can i say she is CUTE!!!!

Philipino Philipino
Taffy

Merry Late Christmas

So we flew to Switzerland on Christmas Eve, which was great because we pretty much walked through the airport without any lines. We got to Switzerland on Christmas Day and celebrated Christmas here. Its awesome because the Swiss not only celebrate Christmas on 24 and 25th but also on the 26th. Anyways here are some photo's and i will post the videos once i get uploaded on youtube.

On there Christmas tree's they put real candles!!!!


Just opening some presents!!!


Just a new sweatshirts we wanted to show off!!!!


Christmas Day around 4 in the afternoon.


Christmas Day around 4:15 afternoon.
Ya i know that much snow but it was cool to see it come down for about 15 minutes.


I am Philipino
Taffy

12.16.2007

Hanging out at McGill's

Just hanging at one of the greatest families ever, the McGill's, Matt and Mish are like our older siblings who take care of us, anyways i playing with their Mac with the boys.

First Family Pic

Hear no evil - See No evil - Speak No Evil


Oh ya i was wearing my glasses because my contacts were giving me a headache.

Only if we had Twins that were Connected at the HEAD!!

Yup Yup Philipino
Taffy

12.11.2007

This will put in the Christmas Spirit

Still one of my most favorite videos at HSM!!!

Christmas Sick Philipino
Taffy

This is what you do when your sick BLOG!!!

Lea hanging out wearing Mama's Beenie
and know this is my Little Drummer


Lea Just Hanging and Looking like an Elf

Lea and Sae at Lyss's B-day Party

Lea With Mama P at Alyssa's B-day

Lea with Alyssa at her B-day and JAKE

Lea Just Awesome

I love my Little Girl Philipino
Taffy

Gospel Version of Dancing Generation



What if we did Dancing Generation like this?

OldSkool Gospel Philipino
Taffy

Perfect Posture Head Swiss-a-lino



Swiss-a-lino
Taffy

Rough Couple of Days

So most of you know that i have had a brief Stomach Virus for about 3 weeks, and how i mentioned, nothing solid. Because of my stomach virus my doctor told me to only eat bland foods (Rice, pasta, bananas, and crackers). to settle it down. And so i did that, however, it triggered my Gout because i didn't eat enough calories, so it messed up uric acid and cause gout to trigger. Don't worry its not contagious, but it is hereditary and i got it from my Dads side of the family.

Here you can see how my right ankle and pretty much my whole foot has swollen. Let me explain the pain a little, its like spraining an ankle, however the pain doesn't go away. I have to take some prescribed medicine which really make me dizzy, droopy, and drowsy, and those who have ever talked to me while under the influence of my gout pills know its pretty funny, because i am all over the place.





Not only that, but to add on to my stomach virus and my gout, but i got hit with, what my wife and i call "THE FLORIDA HEADACHE". This was the worse headache of my life, it lasted for 3 days straight and it was brutal and this happened about 3 years ago. So every time i would get a headache i would freak out, because my wife would always ask, do you a FLORIDA HEADACHE. Well i got one again. My doctor said it was do to stress and a lack of sleep. My headache was so terrible last Sunday when i went to Red Robin i only had one bite of my chicken sandwich and i was done because i thought i was going to hurl. And you know i am a sick if i can't even eat.

Yup so i have been in bed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday of this week because of all this fun stuff.

Mom your probably reading this, i am okay, i am just excited about a lot of things going on and i think because of my lack of sleep that i triggered my body stress and this triggered my stomach, my gout, and my headache.

Gout, Stomach Virus, Florida Headache Philipino
Taffy

12.06.2007

Latest Video Entries of Our Baby





HI Mom HI Dad LOVE YOU!!!

CONGRATS DUSTIN AND TIFF ON NEW BABY!!!

Philipino Rice
Taffy

12.05.2007

Where Have I Been Someone Asked

2 Monday's Ago Fuel, i forgot to mention that i caught a stomach virus. I don't know if it was the day before or the morning of. All i know is that i took a couple of Gout pills the night before and i was hurting the rest of the week. I went to the doctors on Tuesday morning and he said pretty much i either caught a stomach virus or it was just stress pretty much, either way its been a crazy past 2 weeks. Anyways, i have pooped nothing solid for about 2 weeks, oh wait i am lieing, i pooped solid every other time for that past 2 days, so it is going away. However, i am still pooping every 3-4 hours. Wish i had seen your reaction as you were reading that. Anyways i am not going to apologize for not blogging, my stomach hurts.


Stomach Virus Philipino

Taffy

11.27.2007

Holy Crap Got to Try This



Not a Soccar Fan Philipino
Taffy

Fuel Last Night


So last night was our first ever, for our Student Ministries, to attempt to record and film a live worship experience, of what we do here at Saddleback Church. Our 1st goal in this was just to HONOR God, in worship, through music and art with our Hearts!!! Our 2nd goal in all this, was hopefully to encourage our community in how students can lead worship, if they have the right heart for it. 3rd was just to celebrate how awesome God was/is and to celebrate how He has created "Purpose" in our lives.

We are hoping sometime in February for the CD to come out, and for the DVD to be released in May or something like that, we are not sure on that. Matty of whooinstenthemoose films, is a student, who is a genius for only being 15, will be making the DVD. You should check out some of the videos he has created as a 14-15 year old.

Can i be honest about something. Its funny to look at the picture and to think about this night, because its so easy to want to compare it to other worship leading churches around the world. Here is the thing, i don't care, i think what we do with our students, in allowing them to lead, sing, and just worship, GOD loves it, why because it Honors Him. Not everyone can make a CD or DVD, who cares, that ain't the end result, bringing worship and honor to God is what the end result is, however, and in essence should never end. Some friends were asking, is it going to be like HILLSONG United? NO!!! They have been doing it for way longer then we have in this realm and we shouldn't be HILLSONG UNITED, we should be us, student ministries of Saddleback. Its the best that we can do with what God has entrusted with. Don't get me wrong, we love Hillsong United, i mean 4 of the songs were Hillsong United songs, why because they are awesome and they lead in the way of encouraging writing songs, expressing with passion through song, being undignified, making DVD's, and so on.

Anyways, i feel like an older brother, who is just proud of all my little brothers and sisters who participated in FUEL!!! It was awesome and encouraging. I love our students, awesome hearts!!!!

Proud Older Philipino Brother
Taffy

11.23.2007

Thanksgiving Blog


So we spent our Thanksgiving with the Griffin Family, Zack and Juli, Jeff and Brody, and it was awesome. Of course there was lots of food and Rice, but here is my beautiful family and then a couple of videos. The first video is where Jeff feel asleep during the football game and Josh's oldest boy Christian was trying to put a piece of bread on his face, while he was sleeping, so the dog (Brody) would eat off his face, but he woke up while Christian was putting the food on his face and just watch Jeff's reaction.






Thanksgiving Philipino
Taffy

11.20.2007

Fuel (Worship Night) Watch the Expensive Video Promo!!!


Fuel
A Celebration of Purpose for Him
Saddleback Church
We are shooting a live DVD and recording a live CD and we would love for you to be a part of this!!!

FREE!!!
Monday Nov 26th
6:30pm-8:30pm
Tent 2 or also known as the poop tent. (There are 3 tents on campus and one of them is brown, hence the poop tent)

If you would like to also worship through painting please bring $5-$10 topay for supplies unless you bring our own.

Come witha prayerful heart of wanting to worship an incredible God. Please hear my heart in that, this is not just a concert to be impressed and be WOWed, its a chance to gather and worship through song and creative arts and WOW our God, because worship is not for us, but for Him who deserves WORSHIP!!!

If you watch this expensive video and your a part of HSM or WILDSIDE put this on your blog, myspace, facebook, send this video and link to your friends, and help promote this night!!!

Philipino LOVE
Taffy

11.19.2007

Wicked The Musical




So this past Sunday, as a present to my wife for our 3rd anniversary, I took her to go experience the movie "WICKED". I know this is hard to believe, but this musical was awesome!!! It far exceeded my expectation in this musical. I would recomend this muscal to anyone who has seen The Wizard of Oz. Its awesome!!! Word of advice though, when you park your car make sure to turn off your lights, because when came back to our car, i left the lights on and we had to get a jump.

I am Philipino Moron
Taffy

11.06.2007

More Pics of Lea

OH i got up by myself!!!
Mommy and Me

My myspace photo

My dad is a moron!!!

Bucket-of-Fun!!!
OH ya Philipino
Taff

Lea Crawling




OH Ya Philipino
Taffy

11.03.2007

Wildside Connect Dance

So i had to show this one because i love Wildside and i love our Wildside Students and Staff. We are in our 40 days of Purpose, so we did this song for Connect, so the students would never forget. Watch the Chief (Kurt Johnston) bust some moves, its awesome!!!!




Connect Philipino
Taffy

11.01.2007

DROOPY'S 06 Fall Retreat!!!

GO TO Droopy's 06 Blog

Drumming at HSM Praise and Worship

So Last Tuesday night I drummed for a new band. Its called 3wgaaa. Stands for 3 White Guys and an Asian. Its not really a "real band". Its actually just some of the staff on HSM and my team playing for the Wildside and HSM when needed. However, it was a sweet night of worship!!! Zack and Alice pretty much lead!!! I have incorporated Alice's name in 3wgaaa yet. The only name i could think of so far was 4WPaaa, which then would stand for, 4 white people and and asian. However, i might go with 4GORACA, which stands for, 4 Grains of Rice and Chicken Adobo.

Our set that night was:
Everything Glorious - David Crowder - off his new album, i would recommend
Hayden, an incredible Senior, gave a great welcome shared a little
It is well/Thank you for Loving me - Something Like Silas Version
Yes you have - Leeland
Jeff B, HSM Intern, Shared the Word
Piano songs that Alice Lead
Come thou Font - ?
Give Us Clean Hands - Charlie Hall
Jason P lead into communion
You Alone - ?
Hosanna - United (Yet again another song i never get tired of singing daily)
Jesus Paid it all
The funny thing is Zack has been playing Yes you Have a ton in HSM, but we were suppose to end on Jesus Paid it all, but felt the HS leading to sing this song again and it was EPIC!!!

However, here was the part of the night, besides our Students Worshiping, while i was playing one of the sticks flung out of my hand, because i was hitting so hard, that it almost poked me in the eye. It was awesome!!!

Okay 3:22am back to Sleep Now Philipino
Taffy

No PICS!!! This Past weekend in HSM and WILDSIDE

So i haven't blogged any pics lately because i lost my USB Chord that connects my wife's camera to the computer. I have some sweet pics coming soon so your going to have to wait. I ordered another Chord and so i am expecting it this week. AHhhh POOP.

It was a confusing weekend because we are doing 40 days of purpose and the whole church is pretty doing the same purpose this weekend, but HSM did REACH (evangelism) and Wildside did HONOR (worship). If it was up to me i would have done DISCOVER (Ministry) why? for no reason!!! Anyways just in case you wanted to know:

HSM
Uncle Do Lead with Rachel
Opener - Realize - Colbi Caillat
Tell the World - United
To the Ends of the Earth - United
Mighty to Save - United
Salvation is Here - United

WILDSIDE
Landon, Heather, and Jessie R - These are some of high school students who lead this past weekend in Wildside and they were awesome!!! I think it was great because this pretty much is our Freshman band, and they have been playing together now for about 2 years and they are "Band" not just players, and so it was pretty tight.

Salvation is Here - United
Stir in Me - Todd Proctor
Here I am to Worship - Tim Hughes
From the Inside - United - This song is like rice to me, i love sing it everyday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner - its so powerful!!!


Can't sleep Philipino 3:05 am
Taffy

10.29.2007

Its Never over till its Over






Its never over till its over. Its kind of ridiculous football, but they never gave up.

Football Taffy

10.27.2007

Droopy's Halloween Party Monday

DROOPY's 06

Go to the www.droopys06.blogspot.com

All the Info and links for Monday's Halloween Party in on there.

Philipino Ninja
Taffy

10.25.2007

Free Thinks to Do

Found this on one of my student Droopy BLOGs - "The Genie" - i couldn't link it because his blog is blocked, so i copied and pasted it for my friends out in FLORIDA and VIRGINIA, enjoy and try these!!! The picture of Lea is just for fun!!!

THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

Blink wildly and then close your eyes really tight for an interesting light show
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
See a variety of blobs, stars and flashes. Try to make out shapes and see if your subconscious is trying to send you a message (perhaps that funny shape is saying, 'send all your money to urban75.com'?)

See how long you can hold a note
(Amusement Potential: 4-20 minutes)
Not that much fun, but it sure passes the time. Play with a friend, or try to beat your own personal best. Inhale deeply and then try and make a noise for as long as you can. Earn extra points for making your partner laugh or ending on an amusing note.

Try to not think about penguins
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
This is especially hard, because by trying too much, you remember what you were trying to avoid thinking of. If you try too little, you end up thinking about penguins anyway.

Use your secret mind power
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Pick a passing by and try to use your mind power to command them do something, like drop their bag or knock into someone. The law of averages dictates that sooner or later one of your mind commands will come true, so you can convince yourself that you really have super human powers and waste even more time trying them out.

Pretend you're a robot
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Walk down the street with mechanical movements, adding 'zzzzzt' sounds with each motion. Pretending to have a motor broken in, say, your left hand can add at least 30 seconds more entertainment.

Scratch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Go ahead, scratch yourself now. Even if nothing itches, go ahead. Doesn't that feel pretty good?

Rate passers by
(Amusement Potential: 10-15 minutes)
Secretly award passers by marks out of ten as you go along, offering (unsaid) expert criticism over their clothing, hairstyle and footwear choices.

Repeat the same word over and over until it loses its meaning
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Pick a random word out of a magazine and say it aloud to yourself until it becomes a meaningless set of noises.

Pinch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
What is pain? Why is it unpleasant? There's nothing physical about it - it's all in your mind. Plus, after pinching yourself for awhile, boredom will seem nice next to being in pain.

Try to swallow your tongue
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
There's not much to say about this one. It is possible, but really stupid.

Pretend to be a car
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Make appropriate revving noises in your head as you walk along and add a racing commentary as you pass strangers in the street. Use blinking eyes as indicators for extra authenticity.

Make Star Trek door noises
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
Stand by an electric door to a bank or something and make that silly "Scccccccchwop" sound heard whenever people popped on to the bridge to hang with Captain Kirk.

Look at something for awhile, shut eyes, study after image
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
Another great time waster. It takes about 30 seconds of staring to create an after image, and the image is then viewable for about the same length of time. Fun to combine this one with pushing on your eyes.

Get yourself as nauseated as possible
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Best achieved by looking straight up and spinning around. Try to be so dizzy you can't even stand up. This is also entertaining due to the "makes boredom seem a lot better" effect (see "Hurt Yourself").

Invent a weird twitch
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Adopt a bizarre twitch (e.g. flicking your head irregularly, twitching with eye or busting out sporadic cough noises) and try it out when you go shopping.

Make a low buzzing noise
(Amusement Potential: 15-30 minutes)
Hours of fun in libraries! Keeping a totally straight face and looking nonchalant, make a low pitch humming/buzzing noise and see who reacts.




Yup Yup Philipino
Taffy

10.24.2007

Lunch With Chris Sligh and Sam


Well today was a sweet Lunch. I am usually not into the celebrity type person deal because i am Philipino, just kidding, but had lunch with a huge group from student ministries and we were honored with the presence of Chris Sligh. Yup!!! Josh Griffin asked if we wanted to go and have lunch with him and Chris. And i said ahhh naaa you guys go and hang, but then found out that he was Worship Leader in SC and a whole bunch of peoples were going. And i am always up for hanging with other Worship leaders. Awesome!!! The bummer thing is i didn't get into the group picture with everyone because i had to leave early for a appointment. (Photo). Go to find out that he actually moved to Tenn to "melt people's faces with Rock", which was an awesome comment. Totally awesome dude, i pray and hope that God uses him in cool way in the secular musical industry.

I think there was a moment when everyone at the table was embarrassed because most of you know that i am not a loud person, okay i am lieing, but i yelled something loud enough for the whole Islands Restaurant to be silent for about 3 seconds. It was awesome, but my table was embarrassed.

Also at lunch today Marky and Sam, 2 original Droopy's who came and ate lunch and it was great eating lunch with them. Love those boys!!!

I am a Loud Philipino and i can admit that
Taffy

10.22.2007

Fashion Model Lea

This was a hand made sweater,
by Lea's Great Grandmother who lives in Switzerland.




AHHHH Love my Swiss-a-lino Philipino
Taffy

This Past Weekend in HSM and WILDSIDE

HSM


Awesome Awesome Awesome this past weekend!!! This Weekend both HSM and Wildside had student choirs which has been pretty new this past year for both ministries. The best part about this weekend was that our HSM students would run over to the Junior High tent and sing with them, and our Junior High would come over and sing with High School tent and sing with us, I was leading HSM this weekend. It worked out this way because Wildside had the majority of their songs in the front of their program, and High School had the majority of their songs in the tail end of program. It had so much energy, and it had so much heart for the Lord in worshiping him through music, AHHH love our students!!!

Let me tell you a "funny" about this weekend. During our 2nd service at 6:30pm on Saturday night, myself, the band, and our High School choir were singing with the Wildside band and choir. Now remember i am leading HSM this weekend, during the 6:30 service, either Wildside went longer in their program of music or our program in High School went faster. Anyways, my drummer, Guzzy, who is in HSM, who wasn't singing with us in the Wildside Tent, because he was sitting through the high school service, like every band student should, not just come and play music. Anyways, we were on the tail end of singing "Came to Rescue" (Hillsong United) and this was Nikki's last song and she decides to vamp on Hosanna at the end because the students in Wildside were worshiping, crap love our students. Anyway, i see Guzzy in the back waving at me, because i am on stage in the choir singing, and see that we need to be on stage in HSM, well i walk off the stage and slowly and quietly and so did the HSM students and hurried up into the other tent. Right as our High School pastor said amen, i happen to walk on stage from the back at that very moment, went and grabbed my guitar and proceeded in leading in worship. The funny thing is i was singing so hard in Wildside that i had a loss my breath for moment, but the ironic thing is, i was about to sing in HSM "Breathing the Breath" from Matt Redman. A FUNNY!!! Anyway, that is what happened. Here are the songs that we did this past weekend starting off our 6 weeks series 40 Days of purpose:

HSM

1234 (Fiest) - Great Secular song also great with a Choir, Banjo, acoustic guitar, bass, drum, and Saxophone, yes this past weekend we opened with a Banjo and a Saxophone.
Everything Glorious - (David Crowders) newest CD - Its awesome!!!
Breathing the Breath (Matt Redman)

Hosanna (Hillsong United)

Take it All (Hillsong United)


Wildside
Yes You have (Leeland)

Tell the World (Hillsong United)

Hosanna (Hillsong United)

Came to my Rescue (Hillsong United)


WILDSIDE




AHHH Love These KIDS Philipino
Taffy