Rage and Repose

Current System Configuration: Vigilant
BGM: ZEST SEVEN by Salamander Factory. Shivah Gozzo's boss theme in SRW Alpha 3: To the End of the Galaxy. Martial, climactic, and both tragic and noble at the same time. One of the best SRW boss themes.
Breakfast: Cereal (Chocochino Crisp)
Lunch: Lamb, pasta and potato salad. Yum.
Dinner: Mushroomburger. And no, not THAT kind of 'shroom!

Classes were cancelled last Friday because of a thwarted coup attempt. Nevertheless, the President still declared a state of emergency because of all the protests that were going on. They said it was because of the threat that some groups (Communists and, in the words of a friend, "military adventurists") posed. The state of emergency still stands up to now because there are a bunch of angry soldiers holed up at Fort Bonifacio, armed to the teeth and dressed in fatigues.

They're angry for a reason I really can't explain. They said their commandant was axed by the government, but the government says that he asked to be relieved. I say, "So why are they so angry?!?!?!" On top of that, the guy who started this was one of the guys who was accused of being part of the coup d'etat plot last Friday, and he said then that he "is more discerning now." So what on earth is he doing, threatening to break away from the government?

This whole thing really feels so orchestrated. For a long time I believed that most of the people in the government are either too dumb or too selfish to start a genuine conspiracy, but something is wrong with this picture.

Nevertheless, I think a lot of people are just exaggerating the whole thing. Everybody should just calm down, play some Counterstrike, DotA or SRW---whatever suits their taste---and just start working together to make this country better. All this instability will definitely help the Communists in their goal to take over the country.

Ultimately, we have to realize that the Lord is sovereign over all this, and that he will take care of this whole mess eventually---that only HE can fix this whole mess. It's so sad that people turn to all sorts of freakish methods to get what they want, when they know that deep inside, what they're looking for is the grace that only God can offer.

On a more inspiring note, today's message at church so inspired me that I decided to go treat Grandpa to coffee at Starbucks this Tuesday. He's already 80 years old and now lives alone, and two of his brothers died recently. I'm sure he feels quite lonely, and I believe that it falls upon me to show him that someone cares. I'm gonna buy him a Bible and share the Good News with him. He's a really nice guy and I really pray that by the power of the Holy Spirit I'll be able to minister to him effectively.

~Be Just Or Be Dead~
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