Today's Word: John 19:30

It's the week after Resurrection Sunday. How was your reflections of our Lord Jesus' death on the cross? At church, I couldn't cry enough thinking of my own sins. I knew it had to be me suffering for my wrongdoings. But Jesus, that sinless Man, chose to take my place and died for me so I could have eternal life.  Were you thinking like I was? I hope and pray that Jesus' sacrifice of His own life got you thinking hard of where you are headed. Have you accepted Him as Lord of your life and Savior? I pray you've had or you will because Jesus died for you and me and His death on the cross would be in vain if we do not regard Him as Lord and Savior. Just before He gave up His spirit, He said, "It is finished". It is finished! No more condemnation for our sins, no more chains by the Enemy, we are set free! May Jesus' resurrection and triumph over sin and death leave an indelible mark in our hearts - 

the very blood that was shed for us. 

God bless you today.

Today's Word: Romans 5:8

This week, our thoughts are focused on the cross, where our redemption from death due to sin was paid for in full by the blood of Jesus. How glorious was the way we were saved! How unfathomable is the love for us by the sinless Man who chose to bear our sins and die in our place. May we all contemplate and meditate on that great love this week, instead of spending the days partying on the beach. We spend the whole year busying ourselves at work, school or at home, and some pleasure on our free time, but many of us have only the period of Lent to slow down and rest. 
May we use this time to read the Bible and learn and meditate about God's 

great love that moved Him to send His only son to save us from 

death. May we think of how we can thank Him and give back to God  

even a fraction of His unfailing and everlasting for us, His creations. 

God bless you today.

(Thank you for this picture, courtneylmoore.com)

Hot Star for your big-time hunger

Earlier this week, my daughter and I saw a new fast food restaurant at SM City Manila: 
Hot Star, which claims to be Taiwan's No. 1 large fried chicken store. Yesterday, a Saturday, 

we were at that mall again and decided to try it out. 

We ordered:  

Original Large Chicken with rice, P130.; P110 if solo

Fish Sandwich, P145. 

Spaghetti with drink, P70; P50 if solo 

Mashed Potato, P45. 

Blue Lemonade  


We were surprised at how huge the chicken chop really was! I think it was large enough to cover my face. Haha! Even the fish sandwich was big enough to feed two persons. I didn't like the original-flavor chicken a lot, though; it was a little bland for my taste. It was fun to eat though, 'because of the crunch. Also, I liked that the gravy wasn't salty unlike the usual that we have in most fast food chains. It was perfect for the mashed potato which I liked, too as it had a balance of flavors coming from salt, pepper and butter. But both my daughter and I loved the fish sandwich. The patty had some crunch and the sweet-sour mustard sauce added an interesting flavor. The cabbage was a plus point, too. Yummy! As for the spaghetti, it was "okay", according to my daughter. I didn't like how it looked on the plate so I didn't taste it. It wasn't nicely plated and looked messy and "lonely" with not enough sauce and meat. Anyway, we were happy with the fish sandwich and if only for it, yes, we'd like to be back. I only wished they served coffee 'coz it would have been perfect with the sandwich. And thinkin' about it, 
I may also give the other chicken flavor (barbecue) a try.

Hot Star at SM City Manila

Try Hot Star, folks. It's sure to cure your big-time hunger! They have another store at Bluebay Walk in Pasay City, which was the first one to open last year, 
and also along Banawe St. in Quezon City.

Happy eating!