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.