PAALAM, Ka Erdy!

~ 7 Setyembre 2009 ~

... itinuturing kong isang napakapanglaw na araw ...

.... ang aming pinakamamahal na si Kapatid na Eraño G. Manalo ay inihatid na sa kanyang hantungan matapos ang kanyang 46 taon ng makapangyarihang Pamamahala sa Ilglesia.

... napakabigat ng damdaming ito, maliban sa tawag ng aming tungkulin, buong puso din naming tinatanggap ang kanyang mga salita na mula sa Panginoong Diyos.

i have wandered...was lost...and now am back to myself...hopefully!

at the end of each day, i always find myself pushing hard on something...

that life is really what we make it.

why must i feel this way? that i do not know...

but there is one thing i am so certain of -

and that is the love i give...

the love i have given...

and the love i wanted to give...

but the thoughts continue to haunt me...

was i wrong ?

what is not right to be honest with love?

~The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Is The Hand That Rules The World~

~~~Today, 5th of August 2009, is one sad day in the lives of the Filipinos. Today, the beloved Cory Aquino of the Filipino People was laid to rest.
~~~ Considered as an ICON of Democracy, President Cory paved the way to uplift the lives of those people whom she gave unconditional love. How wonderful it is to realize that there is still a woman like Mrs. Corazon Aquino who have the heart so brave to raise a family equipped with integrity amidst troubles despite her being a solo parent after being widowed by the late Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. ~ a National Symbol.
~~~Though she wasn't able to please all during her reign as the First Woman President, she never stopped performing her role by heart that she gave her lifetime to democracy and to it's people until her last inch of strength. With her mother's heart she made it!
~~~How great it is to realize that a woman can!
~~~I firmly believe that "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Is the Hand That Rules The World!"

~~~A SALUTE TO A GREAT WOMAN OF UNSELFISH LOVE...

~~~This makes me more proud to be A WOMAN!

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.

A LoVe So LOvED...

" i just want to say I LOVE YOU...

i don't know y but i have this feeling that i need to say it~

a compelling motivation to say it now or never."

HOW HAPPY ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?

"Perhaps if one really knew when one was happy, one would know the things that were necessary for one's life." ~ Joanna Field

How happy are you right now? Do you even know? Most of us knew what makes our parents, partners , or everyone we love happy. But when it comes to an awareness about the little, specific things that bring a smile to our faces and contentment to our own hearts, we often come up short.

What is missing from many of our days is a true sense that we are enjoying the lives we are living. It is difficult to experience moments of happiness if we are not aware of what is we genuinely love. We must learn to savor small, authentic moments that bring us contentment. Experiment with a new cookie recipe. Pause for five minutes to pet a purring cat or a wiggling puppy. Simple pleasures waiting to be enjoyed. Simple pleasures often overlooked.

Let us consider our personal preferences and learn how to recognize, then embrace, moments of happiness that are uniquely our own.

The TaBaK FeStiVaL 2009

San Lorenzo National High School Festival Dancers


Tabaco National High School Special Program for the Arts-Dance

Guest Performers from Polangui, Albay with TNHS mentors

Catandungan Festival from Catanduanes Province

am back to my being ME again!

...it's sooo nice to be HOME again.

know why?

...after a year of my being detailed in a school bigger than my old one, I AM BACK- in all it's possible definitions! whatever the admin's reasons would be, I don't pay close attention anymore coz I knew what had become of me from my giving-off whatever I could. BIG or SMALL, I PLAYED A ROLE, and that's far enough.

I see the world differently now -

...each time I set my eyes to these poooor and marginalized kids, I feel the need to give more of me. i realized further that money isn't always the matter to keep us on. there is more to give than what money could buy -

a warm smile ends up a burden from a child deprived of love.

a listening heart to a loud child spells care.

a pat on an unruly kid's shoulder reformats his heart.

...going back to this small school where most of these cases thrive is a misson the heavens put up on my shoulders. with these I could become a better individual!

do we need money with these?

THANKS GOD!

MeEeEeT our 'OTHER' 3 family members!LaSsEr.LiLa.BLeU.

mY pUpPiEs

...LaSsEr.

...the Eldest BuDdY.

...BLeU's DaD!

...'mans' the hauz.

...a wedding gift from mark.

mY pUpPiEs

...LiLa.

...the second baby dog.

...Bleu's niece by blood.

...Loves to be ScratChEd on the belly while lyin' down!

mY pUpPiEs

... BLEU...

the youngest in the family...

loves to be put on a CRADLE - on my two feet together!

LoOkiN' BaCk...

"pUtTeRriNg iS rEaLlY a TiMe To Be AlOnE, To DrEaM aNd To GeT iN tOuCh WiTh YoUrSeLf... tO pUtTeR iS tO diScOvEr."

-alexandra stoddard

BiRtHDaY CeleBrATiOn!

...and 5pm came...we went over ate chi's haven... the kitchen was busy... papa duudz holdin' spatula to fix the kitcen menu! ate chi mixin' ingredients of the macaroni salad! nick got hold of the ladle to assist, too! and there we were in the kitchen fixin' everything up...(hopefully we weren't making mess in mama ging's kitchen! hahahaha....) the sumptuous meal! chicken sotanghon, birthday cake, fried chicken, macaroni salad that i loved best! etc.... we ended up BURPIN'! hahahaha.

thanks God for the blessings...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ATE CHI!!!

MORE FRUITFUL YEARS TO COME!

A sToRmY BiRthdAy BaSh FoR a SiStEr!

whoOoOuUrZzZttTt!!! KrRsSzZzTt!!! KbLaAaMmM!!! sWoOSsZh!!!

...the heavens composed an exotically thunderous sound for a celebration! God sent Dante to Albay for a reason - that is to intensify happiness! it is ATE CHI's 2nd DEBUT PLUS 3 ,amidst typhoon signal number 1!

...ate chi is a sister and a friend... this space won't be enough for thorough enumeration.

...we, her angels, are wishing her never-ending blessings...

...hope she would continue to be our sister and never would get tired of being good.

GOD BLESS.

aRt AnD eNviRoNmEnT - A pErFeCt MaTcH

Taking Care of our Mother Earth is Everybody's concern. If not us, who will? if You WaNt tO LiVe LoNgEr, sTaRT taKiNG cArE oF ThE wOrLd In WhiCh We LiVe In... FoR uS To EnJoY tHe BrEaTh Of FrEsH AiR... FoR oUr CHiLdReN'S cHiLdReN.

...tHeSe ArTwOrKs arE by ThE cOnCeRtEd EfFoRtS Of My 4NeWtoN2008-2009 ClAsS,

ThE pRoJeCts We SuBmItTeD tO the EaRtHwAtChiNg cLuB, EcOpANeL eXhiBiT, nIshiNoMiYa,JaPaN.4-9march2009.

EvErYdAy ePiPhAniEs

"Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it."

I have counted on living every single day in a way I believe will make me feel good about my life so that if it were over tomorrow, I would be content.

WhEn DiD yOu FeEL mOsT BeAuTiFuL?

"I don't believe makeup and the right hairstyle alone can make a woman beautiful. The most radiant woman in the room is the one full of life and experience." - SHARON STONE

As I think back over my life to the times when I felt most beautiful, I have, and I was surprised to discover that my real moments of beauty resulted from something more powerful than just the combination of the right hairstyle, makeup and clothing.
The time I felt most beautiful was on my wedding day. But on the day I got married, I couldn't get my tired eyes to look fresh!... the result of the usually-stressful wedding preps that grabbed hours away from my slumber! But the glow within made me more radiant because the day was meant for me... for a new life with the man I would love to share my life with. What must I worry with the red yes? It was an accent to my beaded lavender gown! When my friends see my wedding pictures now, they don't comment on the red eyes; instead, they mention the jubilant happiness on my face. Red is Love anyway, right?
It wasn't an expensive celebrity-like affair but the "making-it-happen-smoothly" thing dominated the concern. It was my wedding so I would love to put my hands on it. We made it happen as planned. AS PLANNED? Wedding reception without the wedding cake? hahahaha! There was the cage for the dove ceremony but where have the doves gone? The birds flew earlier for their own honeymooooon! The cake and the doves were not delivered. Know why? T'was a hurricaney Tuesday afternoon! Classes were suspended, bridges collapsed, landslides in Leyte, traffic detours... WoW! But the wedding ended up to be a very private Family Affair. Despite those twists, I had my composure intact. I remained positive. Smiles amidst those mishaps remained bright. It was my day and I believed God was creating a sunshine after those HEAVY RAINS! I was absolutely right. He saved a Great Gift for me and my husband months later.
Here's the secret I stumbled upon when trying to solve the beauty puzzle. The situations in my life in which I felt beautiful were all different, but Love was the common denominator that transformed me, not the outer trappings.