Me, Nova and Yvonne with the first issue of Pick-Me-Up.How long has it been since the first PMU was handed out to the young adults in church...? Let me see, aah... A good three years ... And counting, I won't say great, the great one will be this year.
First, let just thank God for giving PMU the permission to proceed with this idea to ''Breed Catholic Thinkers''. The team is so blessed to have dedicated hard workers.
I'm the artist behind all the covers of PMU. Good or bad, they're all by me. Enough about me, you could read all in my other entries to find out more about me. Now, it's Nova's turn...
Nova with her cunning words, never failed to impress me. I've always wanted to write like her. Maybe that's why I started to blog. The thing with Nova is, she's a book junky, and I mean that in a good way. And the amount of perspectives she gain by reading makes me want to be a book junky myself, then again I'm too much of a slow reader, I 'feel' too much, but when I do read, my focus is like nobody's business. When I put my speed reading skills into action, I could easily finish from cover to cover within... 2 months. In short Nova is a power house in this area, she writes like Pavarotti sings, effortlessly.
Yvonne, she has a lot to offer to the well being of this publication, but we understand with her commitments towards her "Lifefire Campus Ministry" and her studies, it will be a matter of time when she'll be writing actively for PMU again.
I honestly have high hopes in this sister. Being a debater, she could easily maximize the use of her skills in this arena to so called promote the youths and the young adults of the church.
The voice of this sister will go far. I foresee that.
Then, we have the one who I'd like to call the "Quality Control", the sister whose duty was to keep PMU in that state of sanity, so that it doesn't get derailed. Mirina Lim has been around even before the official launching of the news letter. With her around, PMU has a sense of authority, not because of her presence, but because of the zeal she brings when she comes to the Saturday gatherings that we usually have.
The three of us would travel to the depths of our imagination to ponder on thoughts that only a handful of parishioners would dwell in. Often we'll relate our ideas with the ever changing world that we live in today, the sky's the limit when we discuss topics that would touch lives.
No question was considered stupid, no opinion was lower than the other. We were equals in the place where we gather. And because of this culture, PMU has survived for 3 whole years.
This is one (left) of my favorite issues, handed out in April of 2009. I have to say, I'm happy with the work I've done with the cover for this specific edition. I know it's not as grand as the news letters out in the market today, but for a brief moment on that day, I was smiling seeing my artwork being handed to people.
Not to mention the masterpiece that Nova wrote for this edition, as it says in the cover, "I AM FREE!" Nova left no detail behind when she describe what spirituality freedom means in the eyes of our lord Jesus Christ.
Honestly, PMU needs to go a long way, before it can call itself 'perfect'. Our team's effort can only go so far, and there are time where PMU faces spiritual attacks from the evil one, it's not easy sometimes, even when comes to accomplishing simple tasks like printing, copying etc..
Knowing that PMU never had anyone e-mailing us any sort of opinion can also be seen as PMU not getting enough support from our fellow family and friends.
One more thing, it's saddening sometimes when I see news letters left in the pews of the church along with candy wrappers and empty water bottles.... garbage. Is this what PMU deserves? PMU does not expect to be honored in the highest level of homage, but please, if anyone is reading this entry, next time you get a copy of PMU, you might want to keep it, if not for you, maybe for someone else who cares more for our thoughts.
In the midst of all this attacks, PMU still experience God's generosity, in the coming issues of PMU, there will be a new writer, it's a brother named Lionel Wong, also a gifted soul who has the ability to proclaim God's words in a different level of creativity, how different... You have to find that one out on your own. do wait for the next issue of Pick-Me-Up, and be up lifted. And do give any comments, I welcome any form of opinion...
Keep me in your prayers as I keep you all in mine.
Till then...
First, let just thank God for giving PMU the permission to proceed with this idea to ''Breed Catholic Thinkers''. The team is so blessed to have dedicated hard workers.
I'm the artist behind all the covers of PMU. Good or bad, they're all by me. Enough about me, you could read all in my other entries to find out more about me. Now, it's Nova's turn...
Nova with her cunning words, never failed to impress me. I've always wanted to write like her. Maybe that's why I started to blog. The thing with Nova is, she's a book junky, and I mean that in a good way. And the amount of perspectives she gain by reading makes me want to be a book junky myself, then again I'm too much of a slow reader, I 'feel' too much, but when I do read, my focus is like nobody's business. When I put my speed reading skills into action, I could easily finish from cover to cover within... 2 months. In short Nova is a power house in this area, she writes like Pavarotti sings, effortlessly.
Yvonne, she has a lot to offer to the well being of this publication, but we understand with her commitments towards her "Lifefire Campus Ministry" and her studies, it will be a matter of time when she'll be writing actively for PMU again.
I honestly have high hopes in this sister. Being a debater, she could easily maximize the use of her skills in this arena to so called promote the youths and the young adults of the church.
The voice of this sister will go far. I foresee that.
Then, we have the one who I'd like to call the "Quality Control", the sister whose duty was to keep PMU in that state of sanity, so that it doesn't get derailed. Mirina Lim has been around even before the official launching of the news letter. With her around, PMU has a sense of authority, not because of her presence, but because of the zeal she brings when she comes to the Saturday gatherings that we usually have.
The three of us would travel to the depths of our imagination to ponder on thoughts that only a handful of parishioners would dwell in. Often we'll relate our ideas with the ever changing world that we live in today, the sky's the limit when we discuss topics that would touch lives.
No question was considered stupid, no opinion was lower than the other. We were equals in the place where we gather. And because of this culture, PMU has survived for 3 whole years.
This is one (left) of my favorite issues, handed out in April of 2009. I have to say, I'm happy with the work I've done with the cover for this specific edition. I know it's not as grand as the news letters out in the market today, but for a brief moment on that day, I was smiling seeing my artwork being handed to people.Not to mention the masterpiece that Nova wrote for this edition, as it says in the cover, "I AM FREE!" Nova left no detail behind when she describe what spirituality freedom means in the eyes of our lord Jesus Christ.
Honestly, PMU needs to go a long way, before it can call itself 'perfect'. Our team's effort can only go so far, and there are time where PMU faces spiritual attacks from the evil one, it's not easy sometimes, even when comes to accomplishing simple tasks like printing, copying etc..
Knowing that PMU never had anyone e-mailing us any sort of opinion can also be seen as PMU not getting enough support from our fellow family and friends.
One more thing, it's saddening sometimes when I see news letters left in the pews of the church along with candy wrappers and empty water bottles.... garbage. Is this what PMU deserves? PMU does not expect to be honored in the highest level of homage, but please, if anyone is reading this entry, next time you get a copy of PMU, you might want to keep it, if not for you, maybe for someone else who cares more for our thoughts.
In the midst of all this attacks, PMU still experience God's generosity, in the coming issues of PMU, there will be a new writer, it's a brother named Lionel Wong, also a gifted soul who has the ability to proclaim God's words in a different level of creativity, how different... You have to find that one out on your own. do wait for the next issue of Pick-Me-Up, and be up lifted. And do give any comments, I welcome any form of opinion...
Keep me in your prayers as I keep you all in mine.
Till then...
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