MAYON VOLCANO...AnG NaGnGaNgALiT na DARAGANG MAGAYON!

oH nO! nOT AGAIN! nOT anymore!

...It was in the year 2006 when this MAJESTIC BEAUTY "shouted out" silently.

...wHY SILENTLY? aba naman kasi! Nagpailanlang siya ng abono sa lupa sa pamamagitan ng kanyang nagngangalit na lava na hindi halos namalayan ng mga noo'y magsasakang nagsisipagbungkal ng lupa sa kanyang paanan! Lapnos sa balat ang naging hatid ng rumagasang lava sa kanilang mga mapuputik na paa... YAAAAAAAAH!!!! ARAAAAAY!

ano pa nga ba ang mga salitang marapat magmula sa mga nasaktang magsasaka?

... nAngahulugan man iyon nang pansamantalang paglikas upang maiwasan ang malulubhang sakuna, hindi rin napigilan ang ilang mga tagaroon upang ipagpatuloy ang pagbungkal ng lupa sa layuning may maipantawid-gutom. Aasahan ba ang relief goods mula sa gobyerno at pribadong sektor? eh, sanay ba naman sila sa isang buwang de-lata at instant noodles? sanay ba naman silang matulog, kapisan ang buong ka-barangay, sa sementadong sahig ngunit animo'y sardinas sa masikip na gymnasium? salamat din sana at may mga dakilang taong ang layon ay makatulong subalit paano kung ang karamihan sa mga KUNWARI ay tumutulong ngunit una nang naipagpatayo ng kanyang mansyon ang disin sana'y pagkain na ng mga kapatid nating mahihirap na pansamantala nilang inilikas?

..."IN EVERY ERUPTION, A MANSION?" VONGGGGA, di VAh?

GO GREEN!

Isang natatanging obligasyon nating bawat nilalang sa mundong ito ang mangalaga sa ating kapaligiran.

Kailangan mo bang kumain? magtanim ka ng makakain! Kailangan mo ba ng sariwang lalanghapin? Linisin mo ang Hangin! Isda ba sa mga dagat at ilog ay masarap kainin? Iwasan ang pagtatapon ng dumi sa tubig!

Ang mga bundok ang nagsisilbing kaharian ng mga hayop na nagbabalanse sa ating kapaligiran. Madaming buhay ang umaasa sa kagubatan ngunit kumusta na sila ngayon? Ni wala nang kahit tutubi sa gubat dahil wala nang madapuan! Nasaan na ang mga kahoy at halamang dati ay nagdaragdag sa oksiheno ng ating katawan? Di ba't ang mga kahoy na noo'y tinitingala sa kagubatan ay hapag-kainan na ngayon? Ang ibang kahoy ay uling na! Mas kapakipakinabang ba ang nagagawa ng uling kaysa sa kontribusyon ng kahoy sa baga at sa sistema ng tao?!?

Ikaw? Mahal mo ba ang sarili mo? ang magulang mo? ang mga anak mo? ang mga apo mo? at marami pang iba? Hahayaan mo bang sumapit ang panahong kahit ang punong mangga ay sa aklat na lang makikita? ang kalabaw ay sa ensayklopedia na lang mahahawakan? ang ibong maya ay isang alamat na lang? ang dilis ay sa imahinasyon na lang nakaukit?

Ganito ba ang mundong nais mong ipamana sa

susunod mong henerasyon?

MAG-ISIP KA! KUMILOS NA! KELAN? NGAYON NA!

ANO BA!!!!

EIGA SAI 2008...i wuz there!

One best reason of my getting back to Manila after my participation in the Japan-East Asia Future Leader Program, that took place in Japan in June, was the EIGA SAI held at Shang Cineplex, EDSA Shangri-la Plaza, Ortigas in July 2008. It's a year now but I felt the need to express my feelings towards it. It was my first to be with one of the events of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month of the JAPAN FOUNDATION. I, indeed, was so lucky to be very specially-counted in. whew!

Spending half day inside the theatre room of SHANG for four days to watch the Japanese Films was very much spelled as FUN! It seemed I was brought back to JAPAN!

How I wished I tagged my friends and students with me to the cinema! It could have been a wondrous experience for people who needed to be reawakened.

As Ms. Pauline Kael wrote:

"Good movies make you care, make you believe in possibilities again."

Studying movies for their mystical message empowers us. We gain insight and greater self-awareness.

So much of life today is centered on problems, recovery, and painful struggles of trying to meet the unrelenting demands of the 21st century living.

Movies elevate our sights, enlarge imaginations. Film, like pottery, is one of our heart's most subtle agents. It reminds us of what we know, helps us stretch and change, provides us with sensory catalyst for creative, cutting-edge change.

I think we all need the uplift provided by films that inspire, encourage, affirm, and celebrate the human spirit.

Movies mirror us and invite us to go beyond the obvious. Their themes can powerfully equip us to see ourselves as we are at our worst, and at our best, or to help us invent new scripts about who we hope to be.

Everything placed in our path can help us...

Thank you, JAPAN FOUNDATION, for the grace given for our edification!

Doumo Arigatou Gozaimasu!

si BLEU... ang nag-iisang si BLEU...

si BLEU...

ang nag-iisang si BLEU.

michael jackson - king of pop

bakit kailangang mamaalam ni michael sa mundo? para muling mabuhay ang iba? sa palagay ko nga.

ikaw? ano sa palagay mo?

Here Is Something I Want The World To Know About A Favorite Baby Named BLEU...

...April 9,2009 marked the date this little bunch of joy came into this world through Lasser and Cable. It was an exciting event seeing this young pup walk and slide and glide and roll and stumble and cry.

...A month later, in May, this cute baby was turned over to our care.

...There never was a day in my life that I neglected him - from his regular good bath, putting his accessories on, preparing and sharing our food, cuddling and hugging and taking him to his regular medical attention - all of the best things he needed that I could, he had it. It was a promise to give off my best whenever necessary.

... My attachment to Bleu was more like a Mother-and-Baby Thing. One best reason was the fact that because Bleu was separated from his mother very early, he needed a Mom. I have translated that love to him. I felt so attached to the pup that I even called him MY BABY BLEU!

...Getting back and Going Outside the house was so sweet that they kissed and huggged - their ways of saying GOODBYE and WELCOME. How sweet each moment was! I always would want to be home for that feeling! It was an unloading each time I got home.

... But now that BLEU is gone, I felt a sudden slow...

...I could not bear the sight of him on a box - lifeless. An extra-ordinary sickness took his breath away. I did my best to revive his breathing - I called his name - but to no reponse. I even ran to Ate Chi to seek help. We went to a city veterinarian for some medical help but to no use. He expired! He just waited for my last hug! He was breathless - lifeless - but was still warm the time I hugged him... and he slowly turned cold ... very very cold... My tears rolled down my face as I cried in deep sorrow.

...No more BLEU to wake me up each time he needed a breath of fresh air and some pooh and a peeh. No more Bleu to take a nap on my Lavender puffy pup-like room slippers. It was his soft comfort to sleep. No more Bleu to put to shower and to swim at Panarayon Beach. No more Bleu to stay beside Nick's feet as he did almost all the time. No more Bleu to keep us company in the kitchen as we prepare food that included them. No more Bleu to play with Lila and Lasser around the house. No more Bleu to sit on my feet as his cradle. No more Bleu to comfortably settle on my lap each time I put my hands on this computer,uploading their images on Friendster, Facebook and Blogspot... whew.

...If only I could turn back the hands of time... but I couldn't anymore. Bleu was a joy borrowed. A little bunch handed to our care for only two sweet months. Two sweet months of simple routines but of extraordinary love. A love that ended up the First day of July 2009 at around six o'clock in the evening.

...Wherever Bleu's spirit resides now, I wanted him to know that I loved him very much.

...He will remain Our Baby...

...Our Baby Bleu Forever.