http://chakong.multiply.com/ Ok... I'm not that much of a "Friendster"/"MySpace" kinda guy... I've even had this Multiply site for the longest time and never really had any interest on improving it... Then, one day I discovered that a HUGE number of my Elim buddies had Multiply accounts... regularly updated ones at that! So, I decided to fix-up my Multiply site and join in on the fun. My official website is still located at http://chuckiedreyfus.com but I guess I'll have two sites to update from now on. Hehehe... May you find something interesting here in my Multiply site that'll make your stay worthwhile... if not, you can always try my other site. God bless! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:58:39 -0000 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:22:17 -0000 http://images.chakong.multiply.com/logo http://chakong.multiply.com 100 100 New Song...! I recently worked on a new composition... I wrote the lyrics and worked on the melody just a few hours earlier and am pretty happy with the outcome.  Very simple song... slow, light and simple.  I immediately went into the recording booth and laid-in a rough vocal track for it. I praise and thank the Lord for the inspiration. I sent a demo of the song to a few friends in community... particularly Mos, Barbie, Kiddo, Em and Jayp. I get antsy and excited after completing a song... can't wait to hear their comments... :) http://chakong.multiply.com/journal/item/16/New_Song... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:22:17 -0000 Post Game 3 Dinner with the team! Jollibee Dinner after Game 3 of The League's Gold versus Green basketball match. Gold won 82-80 and took home the title of The League basketball champs...! Oh well, even though we lost the series, we still had tons of fun... and that's all that matters really! Much thanks goes out to Sis Marivic and Bro Tony Acosta for the dinner treat for the entire green team! http://chakong.multiply.com/photos/album/18/Post_Game_3_Dinner_with_the_team Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:27:45 -0000 Tagaytay Time-Out Ah yes... Tagaytay... the wonderful ambiance... the cool (well, not so cool) weather... the sumptuous food... and a bunch of great friends to share the day with... what else could I ask http://chakong.multiply.com/photos/album/17/Tagaytay_Time-Out Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:13:31 -0000 Fireproof! A few months ago, over at my personal blog,  I posted my take on the inspirational film, <a href="http://www.facingthegiants.com/" target="_blank">"Facing the Giants"</a>... a wonderful Christian movie that excites, inspires and tugs the heart... A motion picture that talks about real life situations and the types of things that our young people are going through.  A film that makes you laugh... and makes you cry... it gets you excited not only about the sport of football, but about living for God and having your priorities right where they belong.Almost all of my buddies in community recommended this motion picture to me as most of them, if not all, have been touched by it.Last week, I've been emailed by Monique Sondag (Lovell-Fairchild Communications), a member of the PR team for Sherwood Pictures - creators of "Facing the Giants".  Apparently, she chanced upon my review, thanked me for my support of the film on my blog and updated me on their upcoming movie, entitled, "FIREPROOF", which is due to hit theaters by September 2008.... http://chakong.multiply.com/journal/item/15/Fireproof Sat, 17 May 2008 16:03:26 -0000 Baguio Trip (Music Video) - May 9-11, 2008 (New) We had a wonderful time during our trip to Baguio City together with a majority of our friends/dwellers from Elim Communities for the Baguio Pentecost Revival. Here is a homemade music video I made of our trip... enjoy! I uploaded the same video earlier but had a much bigger filesize so I deleted the old video and reposted a better version. Note: Music Video of the actual Pentecost Revival event is still in the works. Will post very soon. http://chakong.multiply.com/video/item/20/Baguio_Trip_Music_Video_-_May_9-11_2008_New Thu, 15 May 2008 20:33:29 -0000 Baguio Pentecost Revival "You will receive power!" - Acts http://chakong.multiply.com/calendar/item/10003/Baguio_Pentecost_Revival Wed, 7 May 2008 19:36:52 -0000 The Bypass Effect ...on 60 Minutes; A Cure for Type 2 Diabetes! Thought I'd post this since it could be very useful information for those who suffer from Type 2 diabetes (my friends included). Kudos also to Tobbie Cadhit for posting this on his Multiply site as well... found it there http://chakong.multiply.com/links/item/3/The_Bypass_Effect_...on_60_Minutes_A_Cure_for_Type_2_Diabetes Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:30:16 -0000 American Idol - "SHOUT TO THE LORD" (Reprise) during Results Night Earlier I posted the Top 8's performance of "SHOUT TO THE LORD" on American Idol's, "Idol Gives Back" special... if you noticed, during the previous performance, they changed the first line of the song and replaced "Jesus" with "Shepherd"... But during this reprise which was done the next day (Results Night), they used the original words and included the name, "Jesus". Wonderful performance as ever! David Cook and Carly Smithson still rocked! In one word... "Goosebumps"! Praise be to http://chakong.multiply.com/video/item/9/American_Idol_-_SHOUT_TO_THE_LORD_Reprise_during_Results_Night Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:30:50 -0000 "SHOUT TO THE LORD" by American Idol's Top 8 on Idol Gives Back This is so awesome! You've heard this song done countless times before but NEVER like this... and to watch it being performed on mainstream television... and on the most watched and most popular television show on Earth is just simply amazing! David Cook and Carly Smithson blew me away... just watch... All Glory to God forever and http://chakong.multiply.com/video/item/8/SHOUT_TO_THE_LORD_by_American_Idols_Top_8_on_Idol_Gives_Back Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:15:34 -0000 Salt My wife recently had old friends over to the house to celebrate the birthday of an old classmate of theirs.  Back in the day, they were a close knit band of rowdy friends hanging out not just in campus but around town as well... They'd go to bars, restaurants, regular hang-outs just to chit-chat the night away while drinking alcohol coupled with a handful (to put it mildly) of cigarettes on the side.This was their old life.  Mine didn't differ too much from theirs... sans the smoking and drinking of course.  I never was the drinking type... nor was I hooked on nicotine and tobacco.  But that doesn't mean my old life was more righteous in any sense... it was just as regretful.Though I didn't participate in booze sessions within the confines of smoke filled bars and restaurants with friends, I did engage in conversations with them which promoted distasteful humor and gossip and reveled in others misfortunes just to name a few.  Who hasn't at one time or another?... http://chakong.multiply.com/journal/item/11/Salt Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:02:02 -0000 Keys Me A lot of people went crazy over Bulgarian Idol's version of "Ken Lee" which is so hot over at YouTube nowadays... but I realized that a lot of my friends didn't know that before there was Valentina Hasan of Bulgaria, there was Alyssa Alano of the Philippines already. And her rendition of "Sixpence None the Richer's", KISS ME has long been a box office hit! For the benefit of those who missed out on the fun... I present to you... "KEYS ME"! http://chakong.multiply.com/video/item/6/Keys_Me Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:26:58 -0000 The Kids Are Back... :) <img style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/2084/2218224967_7f6baae87a_m.jpg" align="left"> Last Wednesday... we headed back to Rosario, Cavite to resume our regular weekly Team Revival Nights.  We didn't hold one the previous Wednesday since it was Holy Week.Well, I'm glad (and relieved) to see that a good amount of kids have started coming back to attend service.  Seems like the "body organ snatching syndicate" (for lack of a better name) have died down a bit.  But that doesn't mean they aren't around... they just probably wanted to lay low for the moment.The syndicate have not been caught yet... but how could they if the authorities themselves are the ones who are first to ignore the cries of the helpless victims?  The police and government agencies have quickly dismissed the issue as rumors and make believe.I have already delved on that issue "in depth" on one of my previous <a title="What Has The World Come To?" href="http://theroadleasttaken.com/2008/03/14/what-has-the-world-come-to/" target="_blank">posts</a> so I won't go another round at it for now... my story is about the kids who have come back.<img style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/2219017518_99c116ec41_b_d.jpg" align="right" height="180" width="240"> It was like a breath of fresh air... seeing the little children playing all arou... http://chakong.multiply.com/journal/item/10/The_Kids_Are_Back..._ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:00:39 -0000 Hillsong (Acoustic) Acoustic versions of some of my favorite Hillsong http://chakong.multiply.com/music/item/7/Hillsong_Acoustic Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:47:25 -0000 David Cook singing "Billy Jean" (American Idol 2008 - Top 10)... AWESOME! What can I say... this performance B-L-E-W M-E A-W-A-Y!!! Lots of really good finalists this season but I personally like David Cook and David Archuleta... but after watching Cook's most recent performance, man oh man... he seems pretty much the winner already... let's hope the votes come in! "David Cook in 2008!" http://chakong.multiply.com/video/item/5/David_Cook_singing_Billy_Jean_American_Idol_2008_-_Top_10..._AWESOME Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:58:58 -0000 Papaya Song Invades Good Morning America Just as the title says... the Papaya Song has finally reached America... watch as the hosts of Good Morning America do a feature on it. Amusing. Note: This video was taken from Ted's Multiply site which I just had to put on my video section as well. http://chakong.multiply.com/video/item/4/Papaya_Song_Invades_Good_Morning_America Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:42:39 -0000 Hallelujah! The Lord is risen! What better way to celebrate it than to offer a new song/composition to Him.  So that's exactly what I just did... I finished a new song which I decided to call, "Hallelujah".  I know... I know... there are soooo many songs with the same title... whatever. So far, the only guys I've sent previews to are Barbie, Kiddo and Mare (Kiddo was the one who actually sent it to Mare).  I recorded a version with demo vocals just so they could get the feel of the song. The song is written in Tagalog and was intended to sound a bit grungy-ish... I think Kiddo described it as, "Pinoy Rock meets American Heartland"... hahaha... did I recall it right, Joe?  :) http://chakong.multiply.com/journal/item/8/Hallelujah Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:09:37 -0000 I Was Used! I was used!!!  Yes... indeed, I was.  But this particular phrase is more commonly associated with deception and opportunistic agendas conjured by conniving individuals, right?  You hear it time and time again... on television, in the movies, all over... " I was used!".  In fact, it's even so common that the phrase sounds so cliche!Okay, let me elaborate on how I was actually "used"...We Christians (Catholics and otherwise) believe that God constantly presents opportunities for us to be a blessing to others... we just have to be conscious about these chances.When you ask something of God, provisions or blessings, the Lord will ask of us to be all the more giving.  This is totally opposite from what a worldly person would say.  Material thinking would tell your better judgement to tighten up.Just read the bible... Jesus teaches us all throughout the Gospels to do the opposite... "give in order to receive"... "love your enemies"... "when you're hit on the ... http://chakong.multiply.com/journal/item/7/I_Was_Used Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:29:22 -0000 The Big "C" vs. The Big "G" <a style="" title="Intensive Care Unit Room" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7334884@N07/2345319093/" target="_blank"><img alt="ICU" src="http://static.flickr.com/2058/2345319093_bd04845d5b_m.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="134" hspace="5" vspace="3" width="178"></a>Earlier this week, I went to the hospital where my grandfather was admitted. He was in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and was pretty much in bad shape when I came to see him. Most of his immediate family were there to get word on his condition... some offered prayers and made sure the doctors were tending to him competently.You see, my grandfather has been suffering from Cancer for quite some time now... Cancer... the Big "C" (as some would call it). What's interesting to note, however, was that my grandfather was still talkative and in high spirits just last week when he was also admitted to the hospital but for a different reason... (hernia surgery).Now he's back in the same hospital... but this time, doctors say he might not be able to leave that place anymore. His entire body just isn't responding to any of the medications that are being given to him anymore. He was given a plasma treatment which he so desperately needs to recover but was ordered by doctors to immediately suspend t... http://chakong.multiply.com/journal/item/6/The_Big_C_vs._The_Big_G Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:23:32 -0000 Elim Global Headquarters Website The official Elim Global Headquarters http://chakong.multiply.com/links/item/2/Elim_Global_Headquarters_Website Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:27:42 -0000 Cloverfield Hidden Message After Closing Credits Okay... when I went to watch "Cloverfield" with some of my buddies (Kiddo, Em and Jayp), we were hoping to be able to watch something or maybe at least a short scene at the end of the closing credits which will give out more answers as to what happened to the creature/monster. But we got too impatient and decided to just ask the janitors cleaning the aisles if there were any surprise scenes at the end of the credits... they said, "NO". They were right... BUT... the movie did feature an audio clip right at the end of the closing credits. For those who were unaware of what it was or were wondering what it meant... watch the http://chakong.multiply.com/video/item/3/Cloverfield_Hidden_Message_After_Closing_Credits Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:39:22 -0000 Elim Couples Night (Feb. 15, 2008) My wife and I had a romantic and blessed time celebrating Valentine's Day at Elim during the "Elim Couples Night" together with other Elimites. It's exactly how every couple should spend Valentine's... with the Lord taking center stage during the http://chakong.multiply.com/photos/album/9/Elim_Couples_Night_Feb._15_2008 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:58:46 -0000 Elim Volleyball Practice (Dumlao Gym) The first practice day of the Elim Volleyball players... lots of fun and laughter. You won't see in any of these pics, only my wife. She was the one who participated since I don't really play volleyball. Hope the Elim basketball league starts practice soon... http://chakong.multiply.com/photos/album/8/Elim_Volleyball_Practice_Dumlao_Gym Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:36:54 -0000 Famy Visit Off I went to Famy with Jayp, Maricar, and Sis.Lory (Lina) for our shoot for the upcoming Lenten show. I loved the scenery and the seemingly unending road of twists and turns... I took a few pics on our way there for everyone to http://chakong.multiply.com/photos/album/6/Famy_Visit Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:26:07 -0000 Indy is Back! The teaser for the upcoming Indiana Jones movie is now online and I can't wait for this film to come out.  Entitled, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", this latest installment after more than a decade will surely bring back lots of childhood memories. Enjoy the teaser below: Adblock <a href="http://www.spike.com/video/2942665">Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - Teaser</a> http://chakong.multiply.com/journal/item/5/Indy_is_Back Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:27:34 -0000 Valentines Fun! Happy VD, folks! No... not Venereal... I meant Valentines! Hope everyone (who has a significant "other") had a wonderful and memorable time wherever you celebrated this love-filled day. The missus and I just had a simple dinner together which was fun and we figured to cap the night with a stop at the nearest Krispy Kreme for a cup of coffee and some original glazed doughnuts. We had a few laughs and played around with the camera on our way back to the car... Check out the pics... http://chakong.multiply.com/photos/album/5/Valentines_Fun Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:26:08 -0000 Cloverfield If you enjoyed "The Blair Witch Project", then this one definitely won't disappoint. The entire film's perspective comes from only one video camera (supposedly) carried by one of the movie's characters throughout the entire ordeal which happens all in one night. A word of caution... those who are prone to motion sickness, stay away from this film... if you can't help but watch it, make sure you have a barf bag handy. I personally enjoyed it... the editing was great and the plot, though being a monster (and sci-fi) flick, was simple... And although the film featured a gigantic monster wreaking havoc all over Manhattan, it wasn't the main angle of the movie. It was all about love and the power of the human spirit. In fact, you could only see the monster a few times and most of it were just partial shots... Kudos to the producer and director for not making it look like just another Godzilla http://chakong.multiply.com/reviews/item/1 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:38:37 -0000