Happy 3 Kings!

Today, I woke up just in time to prepare for my very first long run for the year - km 0 to AAV at 1PM (heat training for BDM). Yep, I was excited, that I hurried eating my breakfast while checking my emails and facebook.

When I was about to take a bath, my tummy suddenly felt a very familiar pain - hyper-acidity!

My condition may have been caused by the holiday spree, where food and drinks are flowing.

I don't want to take any chances, so I immediately texted Rod, and advised that I have to skip the run and rest.

So I proceeded to the church for the 12 noon Holy Mass. I'm happy I did, and felt Jesus speaking to me in the homily through the officiating Priest. Let me share them to you.

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Today is the feast of the Epiphany. Commonly referred as the feast of three kings, I realized that God came into the world for all mankind. And the leaders of different kingdoms acknowledge God's kingship, by traveling from the east, bringing 3 different gifts.

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I also realized the significance of the 3 gifts.

Gold symbolizes God's providence to man. The gift of gold reminds us that God will always bless us, and will never forsake us. Further, I learned that a newly mined gold doesn't glitter, and is not as attractive as the gold we all commonly know. In the same manner, we may have a hard time realizing God's blessings, for we are too focused on the blessings which we long for. We are challenged to open our hearts together with our eyes, to see the real blessings in our lives.

Frankincense is an aromatic resin offered to God. We commonly see this used by Priests. The gift of frankincense symbolizes our love for God. As with the first commandment, we are all called to love God with all our heart, mind, strength, and soul.

Myrrh is a topical solution used for embalming corpses. The gift of myrrh symbolizes our love for our neighbor. As with the second commandment, we are all called to love one another.

The 3 gifts are God's way of reminding us to love God, to love our neighbor, and to trust God that He will bless us always.

I'm happy that I attended the noon Mass. Hope my tummy gets well in a bit.


My 3 Kings

Since my two [2] pairs of New Balance 1063s are nearing retirement, I went to the different outlet stores to look for replacements and great bargains.

One by one, I met these kings to my delight.

Nike Air Pegasus+ 25, Nike Air Citius 2+, Nike LunarGlide+

Please stand by for my reviews on these pairs.

Now, I have the whole year of 2010 alternating them. Will wait for the 4th quarter (and another bargain) before I get the next set of pairs.