Isle of Patmos Baptist Camp Site Experience
Last December of 2010 I am one of the participants in the Independentl Baptist Missions for Asians (I.B.M.A.) National Camp Meeting 2010 held at Isle of Patmos Baptist Camping Site located in Barangay Culipat, Tarlac City, Philippines. The camp was started on December 27, 2010 to December 30, 2010.
Me and my church-mates participated in the event and we are representing our home church which is the Ambassador Baptist Church in Tanay, Rizal.
At first our Pastor, Pastor Felipe Flores knew that only Three Participants in our church was attending (I am not one of those).
I really do not have any plans attending the camp also together with my fellow church mates because we do not have enough money for it.
But after the evening service in our church (The night before the event) we sacrifice some money and decided to join the camp.
Actually my money that I sacrifice is for our new microwave oven at home.
And some of my church-mates lend money.
The three participants of our church was well prepared and they will ride a van together with our Pastor going to Tarlac City (Less hassle).
We are five that decided very late to come and participated in the camp.
We do not have a choice but to travel by commute just to go there.
We also decided not to tell our pastor and our three fellow church-mate that we will come because we really want them to surprise.
December 27, 2010 (First Day)
It was really a challenge for us to commute because we have big bags to carry with us but thank God give some comfortable sits for us in the Bus.
We try to sleep and get some rest in our way to Tarlac City.
We arrive in Mabalacat Bus Terminal for the Stopover. Usually bus have the stopover because some passengers need to get some food or use restrooms.
The time we arrive in Tarlac City we noticed this sign maybe it means “male” or “female” ??
We eat before we go to Isle of Patmos Baptist Camp Site at Siesta nothing special with the food, just to give us enough energy for the whole day.
After we eat we ride a tricycle and Honestly I find their tricycle very unconformable it was so small and unsafe but I have no choice.
We are now in Isle of Patmos Baptist Camp Site and I noticed the front entrance was so nice. At first I thought that there is a swimming pool but when we are near there it is just a fish pond.
We thank God because five of us arrived safely in Isle of Patmos Baptist Camp Site. It was really a long travel it took us four hours just to get there and This is my longest travel by Bus in my whole life.
We surprised our three church-mates that are already on their room and they are so happy that we come also.
We walk around the camp site, we fix our things and rest. The evening service was started around 6:00 p.m. after the messages and special numbers the first night was very special because the local baptist college in Tarlac, Tarlac Christian College performs their Kantata Titled: “Everlasting Light”.It was well-organized and very beautiful.
This is also the first time I saw Pastor Emanuel Quizon, He is the person behind the Isle of Patmos Baptist Camp.
I find Him a happy person and a person that is full of Ideas.
We also eat balut in the Camp site’s canteen before we sleep.
December 28, 2010 (Second Day)
We woke up early in the morning still wearing our pajamas at 6:00 a.m. in the morning for the Devotion and the speaker teaches us how to talk to God, the speaker give some tips on how to pray for at least one hour and it was very useful for our Christian life.
Morning Service Started 8:30 in the morning and we hear again special numbers and messages provided by the Pastor and Missionaries.
The preaching that day was very challenging for us and we learn something new and it was blessing.
This is the first time we meet our Pastor and He was surprised that we are there.
The night service was also the first time we saw and heard the preaching of Pastor Walker and Pastor Kelly Marshall from United States of America.
December 29, 2010 (Third Day)(Last Night)
We are energize again because of the morning devotion In the following Morning Service I will not forget The Pastor from Pasig which is Pastor Cunanan He delivers strong voice during his preaching again it was a challenging preaching from Pastor Cunanan most of his preaching are about the bad influence of the world for the Youth.
There is the Great Adobo Challenge in the camp but we do not participated because we are luck of resources and materials.
In the evening service Pastor Benny Abante arrived in the Camp Site and it was a great privilege to hear his preaching for the first time because I’ve heard good things about Pastor Benny Abante for a long time.
And it was good opportunity to have Picture with him together with my church-mates
After the preaching of Pastor Benny Abante the Everlasting light “Kantata” was performed again that night.
And the final night in the camp site ends the night service with the five minutes spectacular fireworks display.
December 30, 2010 (Last Day)
In the morning Service which will be the final service Pastor Quizon tell us the real life story of Pastor Roger Williams who dedicated his life to God.
The International Baptist Missions for Asians give honor to the special preachers from United States which are Pastor Walker and Pastor Marshall they are given the “Doctor of Divinity”.
Pastor Walker and Pastor Marshall Preaches again one more time.
I cannot believed that the camp was ended after Pastor Miles declare that “the camp is now dismissed”.
Truly the camp was over and we are now going outside the campsite facing the world again. Thank God we learn something new and it made me different after the camp my spiritual life was improve and it makes me happier and excited in serving God.
The camp was over and we need to get back to Tanay, Rizal.
We thank Pastor Israel Flores of Ambassador Baptist Church, Taytay, Rizal (The son of our Pastor) treat us to the nearest resort in Tarlac.
The food was so special!
Pastor Israel also tour us around Hacienda Luisita and in Clark Freeport in Pampanga.
Pastor Israel Brings us to the nearest Bus terminal which is the Mabalacat Bus Terminal and at first we are concerned about the current situation in the bus terminal because it was full of people because of New Year Rush.
Thank God there are few good people who guided us the to the Van that is now headed to manila.
The van just bring a VIP from Clark and it now headed back to manila. The driver decided to bring us on-board so He can earn some little.
And it was a bonus because the van we are in is a Ford E150 which is a VIP type of Van the travel was very convenient and fast.
We said Good Bye to Pastor Israel and thank Him for the his Guidance together with his wife.
In our way to manila Our fellow church mate Sis. Janet Soul-win the driver, and the Driver accepts God to his heart as his savior.
The driver brings us directly to the Edsa Central which is the terminal for the jeeps headed to Tanay. Yup after we experience indulgence we are now back to real life hehehe.
We thank also Pastor Felipe Flores and Mrs. Flores for the great dinner that night after our journey to Tarlac.
We are nine souls during the camp One camper with us is Sister Joyza of Quisao Fundamental Christian Baptist Church.
We thank God for the great opportunity that he give to us and the unforgettable experience that we will bring until we our final life.
I cannot wait for the next camp year, see you there!
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Top 2 Filipino Beef Recipe
As the title says it, you will find, in this post, my top 2 choice of Filipino beef recipe. I find my top 2 the best beef food or dish I ever tasted. Although there are many types or kind of Filipino recipes that showcases beef as its main ingredient or dish, my choices stands out for some reason. Reason that I can’t describe in words because only my tounge and taste buds can describe how or why they are my favorites. Without further ado, here are my choices.
This Filipino dish is a rich and heavy meal served with rice. An ideal lunch dish during special occasions like fiestas, family gatherings and even for simple family outings. Kare Kare is a beef stew flavoured and thickened in a peanut – based sauce, with a variety of vegetables.
Kare-kare is always serve or best serve with bagoong alamang on the side. Bagoong Alamang is a paste of salted and fermented shrimp fingerlings, it is like a shrimp paste. Bagoong has a strong taste for some people but for me kare – kare is not kare kare if not serve with bagoong.
Nilaga (literally means ‘boiled’) can be either pork or beef just as long as you use the boney parts with some meat bits in them with vegetables. This is very easy to make just throw everything in the pot and let the meat cook until tender. Nilagang Baka recipe is a fairly easy dish to prepare. This dish involves a slow cooking process (boiling).
As you may notice, my first choice is a bit complicated cooking process while the second one is fairly easy to be done. Although the level of difficulty vary, they have this taste and characteristic that really captures my eating habit.
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Alien like charging station rise in The Fort.
Have you seen an Alien like structure around? Yup that is the new and cool charging station for your mobile devices located in Fort Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Philippines.
Everyone can used it because it’s free and the good thing about this charging station is that this is powered by three solar panels located in the top of the structure.
The charging station have multiple plugs for any mobile devices.
Night time? Don’t worry the structure have their own lights and it automatically turn on and turn off every day.
At first I am curious what was this structure and the purpose of it until I step foot besides of it.
There was no name around or any information about this Alien like charging station in the Fort.
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Flight Attendant job search Philippines
Nowadays some Filipino’s are Interested to be a flight attendant or cabin crew because of the high salary and Good Benefits they can have once they passed and be a Flight Attendant.
There are Flight attendant job listings in the Philippines and most of them are from the National Flag Carrier “Philippine Airlines” , largest LCC in the Philippines “Cebu Pacific Air” , Airphil Express and Zest Air.
Other Legacy Airline like Saudia or Saudi Arabian Airlines is also opening it’s doors for Filipino FAs.
This is the other reason why some local FA’s here in the Philippines choose to work with foreign Airlines because there is a chance that they can have a high salary and even more better benefits.
For more information about the current Pilot Job Opening and Flight Attendant Job Opening you may visit the official website of the airline you may want to work.
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The Coolest Fun Run in Manila, The Grand Fiesta Run 2010!
Resorts World Manila Grand Fiesta Run 2010 will be the coolest Fun run in Manila! why? On this fun run you must wear your weirdest and wildest fiesta-inspired costumes or Office Attire! it is a rat raced theme run! there are prizes await for the Best Dressed, Most Unique, Biggest Group/Company, and Wildest Costume (this is only for the 1k special Rat Race)
This are the Prizes!
| Men | Women | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 10k | 20,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 |
| 5k | 10,000 | 5,000 | 2,500 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 2,500 |
| 3k | 6,000 | 3,000 | 1,500 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 1,500 |
| 1k | 10,000 | 5,000 | 2,500 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 2,500 |
For those serious runners and want a more challenge may opt to join the 3K, 5K, and 10K categories and Runners may select their finish chute for the chance to win prizes such as shop, movie, spa, hotel, and cruise gift certificates.
there are more prizes to be given away! there will be a raffling off a 3D/2N stay at Resorts World Sentosa for four (4) with free tickets to Universal Studios OR a cruise for two (2) to Singapore and Malaysia and back to Singapore.
Winners of the raffle will be brought to their destinations via the Resorts World Manila private jet! now that was awesome your like a hollywood superstar!
Go now to the nearest registration location at your place!
Registration fee for the run is Php650.00 (includes the race kit and a singlet) for all race categories. Interested parties may register before November 22, 2010 at the following: Chris Sports in MOA, Glorietta, and SM Mega Mall; R.O.X Bonifacio High Street, and at Resorts World Manila Tour Counter. Gun starts at: 6:00AM for 10K, 6:05AM for 5K, 6:10AM for 3K, and 7:15|AM for 1K. Bring your families and friends on November 28 for one truly unforgettable fun run!
It is advisable to register early though as there are limited singlet sizes and slots per distance.
The run will be held at Newport City, Pasay City (Across NAIA 3), November 28, 2010.
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Maxims Hotel, The Philippines First Six Star Hotel
I had the opportunity to be in the Philippines first Six Star hotel, The Maxims Hotel.
Maxims hotel is in the Resorts World Manila (RWM) located across Ninoy Aquino International Airport 3.
The night of November 4 was the first time I step my foot in the country’s first Six Star Hotel it was convenient for me to go there and I don’t have trouble going there because it is one of the fastest growing landmark in the country and all of the local taxi driver know it already.
Panorama view inside the Passions restaurant http://bit.ly/d3TRys
On my way to Passions restaurant for the bloggers event headed by Resorts World Manila for the sneak preview of World Manila’s Grand Fiesta Run 2010, I had the opportunity to see some of its world class facility and I noticed that there are a lot of things you can do inside the RWM you can eat, watch movie at Newport Cinemas, shop at Newport Mall, entertain in the Newport Performing Arts Theater and enjoy the exhibits featuring renowned Filipino artists. And there is also a Casino inside the facility.
Maxims Hotel is not the only hotel you can find in Resorts World Manila it also home to two international lodging brands like Marriott Hotel Manila and Remington Hotel(slated to open in the third quarter of 2011).
During the bloggers event they discuss to us about the coming Resorts World Manila’s Grand Fiesta Run 2010 that will happen in November 28, 2010, Newport City, Pasay City (Across NAIA 3) and the highlight of the fun run is the 1K rat race which all runners need to come in their weirdest and wildest costumes; from jazzed up office gear or fiesta-inspired outfits ( It was cool and awecome to have this fun run lol).
I really enjoyed my stay in RWM I love the food, the hospitality of the people and atmosphere inside the facility you are secure( I notice a lot of security personnel and surveillance camera’s around). So you don’t need to worry about it. 
After my unforgettable experience in RWM, I think that this place will be the next tourist destination and it will be a country’s pride.
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Rain or Snow, See it on Google Earth!
On Google Earth 5.2 They have the latest version Project. The images of rain, snow and weather patterns can now be seen on Google Earth that really was really happening!
Image courtesy of http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/07/rain-or-snow-now-you-can-see-weather-in.html
You can see this feature if you enable the clouds layer and zoom it on the location that you want.
But currently this feature was available only in North America and Europe.
You can enable the Radar Layer to see it there are available data on the area that you want.
This new Feature of Google Earth was really cool! it is like a mini weather forecasting center in your Home.
Try to visit the Google Lat Long blog for more information about this new feature.
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