Linggo, Setyembre 30, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE WAY WE DID OUR GROUP ASSIGNMENTS
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE WAY WE DID OUR GROUP ASSIGNMENTS: THE WAY WE DID A GROUP ASSIGNMENT! When I was still studying and even when my sister who was 15 years younger than me, was still studyin...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY: Happy Teachers' Day to all teachers... esp. my kids' ( Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie), and my teachers at Saint Jude Catholic School,.....
THE WAY WE DID OUR GROUP ASSIGNMENTS
THE WAY WE DID A GROUP ASSIGNMENT!
When I was still studying and even when my sister who was 15 years younger than me, was still studying....the procedure for all group work or activity,....
is that a set of people with 1 leader and a number of members would all cooperate to do the activity. Each member would be designated a particular task by an able leader, and if all of them can do the task
When I was still studying and even when my sister who was 15 years younger than me, was still studying....the procedure for all group work or activity,....
is that a set of people with 1 leader and a number of members would all cooperate to do the activity. Each member would be designated a particular task by an able leader, and if all of them can do the task
assigned to them, then the activity or the group assignment would be a success....
it would usually go like this....
1 or 2 members would purchase the materials needed, then another 2-3 members would do research, then another 1 or 2 would type the assignment, then another 1 or 2 would report it orally, if needed...
all this is done with the leader's able supervision....
That's the way we used to do it, with me usually doing the oral reporting or the printing.
Now a days, you see 1 student or at least 2 students doing the whole group assignment...and you have a leader saying to a member ..."Hindi naman talaga ako marunong, so gawin mo yan, kasi pag hindi mo ginawa, zero tayo!" (I don't really know how to do this, so you have to do it, because if you don't do it, we will all get a zero.)
For any member, but more so, for a leader...
this is an obvious display of irresponsibility and cowardice.
I hope this particular boy or student changes his attitude, because it gives a peek of the kind of leadership he will display in his business and in his family.
I hope teachers of group assignments will ask the leaders to discuss the contents and the details of each assignment to make sure that they even participated in making the assignment.
Take note Mary Nicole! Take note Niccolo!
God bless and guide all of our young students!
it would usually go like this....
1 or 2 members would purchase the materials needed, then another 2-3 members would do research, then another 1 or 2 would type the assignment, then another 1 or 2 would report it orally, if needed...
all this is done with the leader's able supervision....
That's the way we used to do it, with me usually doing the oral reporting or the printing.
Now a days, you see 1 student or at least 2 students doing the whole group assignment...and you have a leader saying to a member ..."Hindi naman talaga ako marunong, so gawin mo yan, kasi pag hindi mo ginawa, zero tayo!" (I don't really know how to do this, so you have to do it, because if you don't do it, we will all get a zero.)
For any member, but more so, for a leader...
this is an obvious display of irresponsibility and cowardice.
I hope this particular boy or student changes his attitude, because it gives a peek of the kind of leadership he will display in his business and in his family.
I hope teachers of group assignments will ask the leaders to discuss the contents and the details of each assignment to make sure that they even participated in making the assignment.
Take note Mary Nicole! Take note Niccolo!
God bless and guide all of our young students!
HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY
Happy Teachers' Day to all teachers...
esp. my kids' ( Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie), and my teachers at Saint Jude Catholic School,....
my professors at U.P. and at UERMMMC College of Medicine....
Thank you for taking up this most noble of professions....
Thank you for imparting your knowledge to us...
Thank you for your patience, your care, your generosity....
and to those who did not merely
esp. my kids' ( Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie), and my teachers at Saint Jude Catholic School,....
my professors at U.P. and at UERMMMC College of Medicine....
Thank you for taking up this most noble of professions....
Thank you for imparting your knowledge to us...
Thank you for your patience, your care, your generosity....
and to those who did not merely
teach....
but made certain that we learned as well....
and to those who did not only talk and write ...
but listened and understood as well...
you have our undying gratitude and our well deserved respect and love.....
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND IN OUR HEARTS....
GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU...FOR TODAY AND FOR ALWAYS!
but made certain that we learned as well....
and to those who did not only talk and write ...
but listened and understood as well...
you have our undying gratitude and our well deserved respect and love.....
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND IN OUR HEARTS....
GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU...FOR TODAY AND FOR ALWAYS!
Lunes, Setyembre 24, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A GOSPEL FOR ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS ESP. TRILLANES
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A GOSPEL FOR ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS ESP. TRILLANES: I do hope Senators Enrile, Trillanes and all the public officials, heard Mass today....lalo na si Trillanes... and I hope they listened ...
A GOSPEL FOR ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS ESP. TRILLANES
I do hope Senators Enrile, Trillanes and all the public officials, heard Mass today....lalo na si Trillanes...
and I hope they listened well and reflected on the message of the Gospel.....
if you want to lead us, then serve us first....
and serve us with honesty, with courage, with dignity, with respect, and,
above all, please do it with humility....
when you
've done this, over a long period of time....
we will heap praises on you, we will talk about the great things you've done....WE.... not YOU!
We don't like our public officials telling us or bragging to us what they've done...
A note of advice to Trillanes....
Filipinos, or at least a majority of us, still respect our elders, esp. those who have done something for us....
we also place a high value on "utang na loob" or debt of gratitude....
and we hate kayabangan or arrogance.
Again....SERVE US FIRST AND SERVE US WELL, AND BE HUMBLE ABOUT IT.
we will heap praises on you, we will talk about the great things you've done....WE.... not YOU!
We don't like our public officials telling us or bragging to us what they've done...
A note of advice to Trillanes....
Filipinos, or at least a majority of us, still respect our elders, esp. those who have done something for us....
we also place a high value on "utang na loob" or debt of gratitude....
and we hate kayabangan or arrogance.
Again....SERVE US FIRST AND SERVE US WELL, AND BE HUMBLE ABOUT IT.
Sabado, Setyembre 22, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JUST MY THOUGHTS....(15)
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JUST MY THOUGHTS....(15): JUST MY THOUGHTS....(15) In the most important decisions of your life, no one can help you, not even the ones you love, and love you, th...
JUST MY THOUGHTS....(15)
JUST MY THOUGHTS....(15)
In the most important decisions of your life, no one can help you, not even the ones you love, and love you, the most. So you rely on yourself, right?........... Wrong! You pray, you ask for God's guidance and enlightenment, you then talk to your loved ones, and make the final decision! NO ONE IS TRULY SELF-RELIANT!
Why oh why can't we learn to fall in line, why the i
In the most important decisions of your life, no one can help you, not even the ones you love, and love you, the most. So you rely on yourself, right?........... Wrong! You pray, you ask for God's guidance and enlightenment, you then talk to your loved ones, and make the final decision! NO ONE IS TRULY SELF-RELIANT!
Why oh why can't we learn to fall in line, why the i
ncessant
need to go first, even breaking the rules of the administration
concerned, or the rules of common decency. We interpose, intersect, or
"make singit"! I have always had a hard time understanding this. Falling
in line can solve a lot of things!
If you can serve as an example to your kids and follow the most simple of rules-"falling in line"..it'll go a long way towards lecturing them when it comes to following and respecting your rules...... Again, who you are, your character, your integrity, your faith.....these are the best lectures your kids will ever get.
Our happiness is dependent on the feelings of those who mean the world to us. As we were going down the escalator, I told my son, "If only I could be sure that your mother, you and and your sisters, your grandparents, and even your a-ko ( auntie) were happy...then I'd be the happiest man alive...I wouldn't ask for anything else." That is the heart of my every prayer.
The year is about to enter its last quarter, and it has been a tough year for me and for my family...but we continue to hope and pray.....not because it's the only thing we can do...but because it's the right thing and the best thing to do..."FAITH IS NOT JUST BELIEVING WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE...IT IS ALSO TRUSTING WITHOUT RESERVATION."
When we read a novel, fiction or non-fiction, what holds your interest is that you feel like the author or the characters, are talking to you directly.....the same should be experienced when you read a book about the Lord or when you read the Bible...expect to hear God speaking to you and listen with your heart.
When the hardships and the problems get to be too much, we start questioning the Lord, we say, "Pagod na pagod na ako sa kakahintay". So tired of waiting. Then you look around you and see people really suffering. The you look again, much closer this time, and you see your loving family and supportive friends....just trust God, we may not understand His divine wisdom, but we can always trust HIM!
Open and close each day on your knees...Let your prayers be the key that opens each new day, and let it also be the lock that closes each night, protecting you from all your fears. Goodnight and God Bless everyone!
If you can serve as an example to your kids and follow the most simple of rules-"falling in line"..it'll go a long way towards lecturing them when it comes to following and respecting your rules...... Again, who you are, your character, your integrity, your faith.....these are the best lectures your kids will ever get.
Our happiness is dependent on the feelings of those who mean the world to us. As we were going down the escalator, I told my son, "If only I could be sure that your mother, you and and your sisters, your grandparents, and even your a-ko ( auntie) were happy...then I'd be the happiest man alive...I wouldn't ask for anything else." That is the heart of my every prayer.
The year is about to enter its last quarter, and it has been a tough year for me and for my family...but we continue to hope and pray.....not because it's the only thing we can do...but because it's the right thing and the best thing to do..."FAITH IS NOT JUST BELIEVING WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE...IT IS ALSO TRUSTING WITHOUT RESERVATION."
When we read a novel, fiction or non-fiction, what holds your interest is that you feel like the author or the characters, are talking to you directly.....the same should be experienced when you read a book about the Lord or when you read the Bible...expect to hear God speaking to you and listen with your heart.
When the hardships and the problems get to be too much, we start questioning the Lord, we say, "Pagod na pagod na ako sa kakahintay". So tired of waiting. Then you look around you and see people really suffering. The you look again, much closer this time, and you see your loving family and supportive friends....just trust God, we may not understand His divine wisdom, but we can always trust HIM!
Open and close each day on your knees...Let your prayers be the key that opens each new day, and let it also be the lock that closes each night, protecting you from all your fears. Goodnight and God Bless everyone!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JUST MY THOUGH...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JUST MY THOUGH...: My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JUST MY THOUGHTS......(14) : JUST MY THOUGHTS.....(14) Call it "women's instincts", "gut feeling", or...
SJCS - CHINESE ASSIGNMENTS
SJCS - CHINESE ASSIGNMENTS
I and my wife Dinah are having a difficult time with Lizzie's Chinese assignments........we are having a difficult time understanding it....the Chinese teacher has always been very helpful and courteous whenever I would ask her to explain it to me...but I cannot always go to her and bother her.....
If SJCS is sincere in its desire to teach Chinese to everyone, not just
I and my wife Dinah are having a difficult time with Lizzie's Chinese assignments........we are having a difficult time understanding it....the Chinese teacher has always been very helpful and courteous whenever I would ask her to explain it to me...but I cannot always go to her and bother her.....
If SJCS is sincere in its desire to teach Chinese to everyone, not just
to the Chinese, but to Filipinos, to Americans, to anyone who would
want to send their kids to SJCS,....then more effort should be given to
making the parents understand the lessons, or at least, the
assignments.....or is it now accepted that if we cannot understand it
then get a tutor for our kids....that is what 2 of my co-parents
did....we used to ask each other about the assignments, now their kids
have tutors.....
This applies to all grade levels......every school, no matter how high the standard is, no matter how high the expectations are for each student...should conduct and teach every lesson, not just in Chinese, but in Math, in Science..... in a way that when the students leave the classroom they do not automatically need a tutor to understand the lessons....granted that not everyone has a tutor...perhaps 40 - 50 % have their kids tutored and that is quite a high number...I hope we can do something about this....
Going back to my Lizzie....I think more effort should be exerted so that parents who really do take time to teach and guide their kids will have an easier time doing it....the solution is simple....even just in the assignment notebook....have the Chinese assignments subtitled with English.....problem solved!
I hope I don't get raised eyebrows with this article....granted SJCS is a Chinese-Catholic School....but the school never said it was exclusive for Chinese students and the school stands on Philippine soil!...Take note!
This applies to all grade levels......every school, no matter how high the standard is, no matter how high the expectations are for each student...should conduct and teach every lesson, not just in Chinese, but in Math, in Science..... in a way that when the students leave the classroom they do not automatically need a tutor to understand the lessons....granted that not everyone has a tutor...perhaps 40 - 50 % have their kids tutored and that is quite a high number...I hope we can do something about this....
Going back to my Lizzie....I think more effort should be exerted so that parents who really do take time to teach and guide their kids will have an easier time doing it....the solution is simple....even just in the assignment notebook....have the Chinese assignments subtitled with English.....problem solved!
I hope I don't get raised eyebrows with this article....granted SJCS is a Chinese-Catholic School....but the school never said it was exclusive for Chinese students and the school stands on Philippine soil!...Take note!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JUST MY THOUGHTS......(14)
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JUST MY THOUGHTS......(14): JUST MY THOUGHTS.....(14) Call it "women's instincts", "gut feeling", or "sixth sense", but women have a way of knowing how we, men,...
JUST MY THOUGHTS......(14)
JUST MY THOUGHTS.....(14)
Call it "women's instincts", "gut feeling", or "sixth sense", but women have a way of knowing how we, men, feel, but believe me...they'd love to hear it too. So say it, text it, write a letter, but do it often...and say "I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!"
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You want to have the most formidable circle of friends? Best formula : Your best friend=your wife. Your most trusted barkada, the ones you would want to spend the most time with=your children. No group can be stronger than this! Your group's adviser, your consultant, your go-to guy=GOD! Can't fail with that!
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Some say, before you enter the Lord's house and pray to Him...be sure that you are worthy...Well, who makes the judgment call, as to who's worthy or not? Well I say, when you're at your lowest or even when you feel so unworthy, even when you've committed the gravest of sins...go to Him, pray with your heart...the Lord decides our worthiness, and for Him...we are all worthy!
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Let's ponder for a moment the expression or the greeting or the wish "God Bless". When someone says "God Bless You", someone had just asked God to impart you with His blessings. How can that be not extremely wonderful?
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Now for those of us, who have become cynical....on the slim chance that they don't really mean it....when anybody says "God Bless" to anyone....God will listen, God will take it seriously, and God will fulfill the said wish....and as a bonus...if the one who made the wish really meant it, God will bless Him too.
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My unsolicited advice to everyone is also to say "God Bless" more often, what good friend wouldn't wish his good friend all the blessings that God can give his friend. If you're a good friend say it and mean it with all your heart. Again it's free, and believe me, if you say it with the sincerest of intentions, you will feel great after wards, as if you have become an instrument of God.
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Just finished 2 episodes of the rebooted Hawaii 5-O and although a sucker for the original with Jack Lord, the new one isn't bad at all. Amidst all the action and the drama, the scene that touched me the most was when the little girl hugs her dad and says, "I love you dad!" I have the pleasure of hearing that several times a day, and it's an affirmation for me! There are no 4 more powerful and sweeter words for me!
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I tell my kids this, "More than the cars, the jewelries, the other luxuries, which I can't afford...I'd like to give you the best gifts I can offer...I’ll do everything to make sure that you grow up decent, honorable, respectable and prayerful...and provide you with the best quality of education...these are the weapons you will need to face the new world's challenges... and I and your mom, we will always be here."
Call it "women's instincts", "gut feeling", or "sixth sense", but women have a way of knowing how we, men, feel, but believe me...they'd love to hear it too. So say it, text it, write a letter, but do it often...and say "I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!"
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You want to have the most formidable circle of friends? Best formula : Your best friend=your wife. Your most trusted barkada, the ones you would want to spend the most time with=your children. No group can be stronger than this! Your group's adviser, your consultant, your go-to guy=GOD! Can't fail with that!
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Some say, before you enter the Lord's house and pray to Him...be sure that you are worthy...Well, who makes the judgment call, as to who's worthy or not? Well I say, when you're at your lowest or even when you feel so unworthy, even when you've committed the gravest of sins...go to Him, pray with your heart...the Lord decides our worthiness, and for Him...we are all worthy!
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Let's ponder for a moment the expression or the greeting or the wish "God Bless". When someone says "God Bless You", someone had just asked God to impart you with His blessings. How can that be not extremely wonderful?
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Now for those of us, who have become cynical....on the slim chance that they don't really mean it....when anybody says "God Bless" to anyone....God will listen, God will take it seriously, and God will fulfill the said wish....and as a bonus...if the one who made the wish really meant it, God will bless Him too.
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My unsolicited advice to everyone is also to say "God Bless" more often, what good friend wouldn't wish his good friend all the blessings that God can give his friend. If you're a good friend say it and mean it with all your heart. Again it's free, and believe me, if you say it with the sincerest of intentions, you will feel great after wards, as if you have become an instrument of God.
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Just finished 2 episodes of the rebooted Hawaii 5-O and although a sucker for the original with Jack Lord, the new one isn't bad at all. Amidst all the action and the drama, the scene that touched me the most was when the little girl hugs her dad and says, "I love you dad!" I have the pleasure of hearing that several times a day, and it's an affirmation for me! There are no 4 more powerful and sweeter words for me!
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I tell my kids this, "More than the cars, the jewelries, the other luxuries, which I can't afford...I'd like to give you the best gifts I can offer...I’ll do everything to make sure that you grow up decent, honorable, respectable and prayerful...and provide you with the best quality of education...these are the weapons you will need to face the new world's challenges... and I and your mom, we will always be here."
Martes, Setyembre 18, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING WE'RE ABOUT TO LOSE
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING WE'RE ABOUT TO LOSE: INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING WE'RE STARTING TO LOSE? In the recent years, people, here esp. in the Philippines, have started to swear or say ...
INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING WE'RE ABOUT TO LOSE
INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING WE'RE STARTING TO LOSE?
In the recent years, people, here esp. in the Philippines, have started to swear or say bad words more often, and this includes professionals and even teachers. Words like P.I. or P_t _ ng I_a, and in English F_ _k Y_ u....and they defend themselves by nonchalantly saying that it's just an expression and that's there's nothing wrong with it. You do
In the recent years, people, here esp. in the Philippines, have started to swear or say bad words more often, and this includes professionals and even teachers. Words like P.I. or P_t _ ng I_a, and in English F_ _k Y_ u....and they defend themselves by nonchalantly saying that it's just an expression and that's there's nothing wrong with it. You do
n't hurt anyone and it's not a sin.
My views on this....
First of all, you do hurt people by saying it, whether you mean it or not, when you say P.I. to someone, you are calling his mother a prostitute, and not knowing that does not give you an excuse.
Second....It may not be wrong, as in, it may not be a "sin"....but let me cite some examples.....
You don't raise your feet or your legs while eating....
You don't talk or chew with your mouth full...
You don't just spit anywhere...
You don't interrupt people when they're talking....
You don't answer your cell phones while attending Mass or while watching a movie in a theater...
You don't talk in a very loud voice in public places, whether on the phone or personally...
You don't talk to people wearing your earphones or your headphones...
You learn to fall in line and you don't just barge in....
You do not go to a place of worship wearing sando, shorts or anything indecent...
You do not make noise or continue talking when people are praying, regardless of whether you practice the same faith or not...
You knock before you open...
....there are many more instances wherein doing something may not really be wrong and not be considered a sin...but we don't do it...and we instruct our kids from the time they start understanding, not to do these acts....
Sometimes it's not so much right or wrong....it's upholding right manners and proper conduct.....it's acting with decency all the time....it's trying to respect others and deserving respect as well.
I was never hurt physically by my parents...but I grew up hearing this threat from my mother...."If I hear you saying bad words, I'll slap you until your mouth bleeds." So, I never learned to swear.....and if I can help it, my kids won't either.
I am scared....for me this growing and spreading belief that there is nothing wrong with swearing and being ill-mannered...is indicative that we are about to lose our values...Values and lessons passed on to us by a decidedly, wiser, well mannered and more upright generation. A generation that believed in respecting others more than always demanding respect for themselves.
Sa huli...masama ba magmura? Ikaw lang at ang sarili mong pananaw sa tama o mali and makakasagot nito! Ako....kung lahat ng gusto kong sabihin at ipahayag ay kaya kong sablihin na gamit ang mas magandang pananalita...yun ang gagawin ko.
So, is it wrong to swear or say bad words....Only you and your own perception of what is right and wrong can answer this question. As for me, if I can say everything and express myself using beautiful words...then that is what I will always do.
My views on this....
First of all, you do hurt people by saying it, whether you mean it or not, when you say P.I. to someone, you are calling his mother a prostitute, and not knowing that does not give you an excuse.
Second....It may not be wrong, as in, it may not be a "sin"....but let me cite some examples.....
You don't raise your feet or your legs while eating....
You don't talk or chew with your mouth full...
You don't just spit anywhere...
You don't interrupt people when they're talking....
You don't answer your cell phones while attending Mass or while watching a movie in a theater...
You don't talk in a very loud voice in public places, whether on the phone or personally...
You don't talk to people wearing your earphones or your headphones...
You learn to fall in line and you don't just barge in....
You do not go to a place of worship wearing sando, shorts or anything indecent...
You do not make noise or continue talking when people are praying, regardless of whether you practice the same faith or not...
You knock before you open...
....there are many more instances wherein doing something may not really be wrong and not be considered a sin...but we don't do it...and we instruct our kids from the time they start understanding, not to do these acts....
Sometimes it's not so much right or wrong....it's upholding right manners and proper conduct.....it's acting with decency all the time....it's trying to respect others and deserving respect as well.
I was never hurt physically by my parents...but I grew up hearing this threat from my mother...."If I hear you saying bad words, I'll slap you until your mouth bleeds." So, I never learned to swear.....and if I can help it, my kids won't either.
I am scared....for me this growing and spreading belief that there is nothing wrong with swearing and being ill-mannered...is indicative that we are about to lose our values...Values and lessons passed on to us by a decidedly, wiser, well mannered and more upright generation. A generation that believed in respecting others more than always demanding respect for themselves.
Sa huli...masama ba magmura? Ikaw lang at ang sarili mong pananaw sa tama o mali and makakasagot nito! Ako....kung lahat ng gusto kong sabihin at ipahayag ay kaya kong sablihin na gamit ang mas magandang pananalita...yun ang gagawin ko.
So, is it wrong to swear or say bad words....Only you and your own perception of what is right and wrong can answer this question. As for me, if I can say everything and express myself using beautiful words...then that is what I will always do.
Linggo, Setyembre 16, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: O.A.
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: O.A.: OA Friday Night while I was at work and worried sick about Mary Nicole (Nikki), Niccolo , my son, asked his mom and Lizzie to sit up or k...
O.A.
OA
Friday Night while I was at work and worried sick about Mary Nicole (Nikki), Niccolo, my son, asked his mom and Lizzie to sit up or kneel as they pray together for Achie Nikki's good health and safe return.....
Yesterday, before I and my wife went to school to fetch Nikki from the bus that brought them home from their retreat at Tagaytay,.......
this was what Niccolo, my son, said...."
Treat her out, bring her where she wants to go, give her what she wants to eat....kawawa naman si Achie....tell her we missed her." .....my sometimes, "makulit" son, is actually a softie at heart......
Lizzie......couldn't stop asking about Achie the whole day, always telling me to call Achie........
then she couldn't stop calling us while we were on our way to school, she kept inquiring about Achie Nikki....she said..."Hug Achie when you see her.".....
It makes a parent feel proud when you feel the love your kids have for each other...again...God be praised.
Early Saturday morning when I came home from work, I was surprised to see my wife still awake....she couldn't stop worrying about Nikki as the rains had become so strong. We texted and even spoke to Nikki, just to make sure she was safe....still we hardly slept at all....I ended up hugging Nikki's favorite pillow and praying the Rosary.
I could've fetched my Nikki by myself, but my wife, Dinah, insisted that she come with me.....then when I saw her, I took her in my arms and her mom hugged her in the car.....
OA kami talaga! .....Over-acting, over-emotional......we're quite free and over-expressive about our love for each other.....but that's who we are.
Our kids have seen and felt this....so even if they have quarrels or spats with each other.....their concern for each other is always there, palpable and heart felt.
Thanks to all of Nikki's classmates....esp. Patricia and Rachel for looking after her.
Thanks to Father Pavol Hudák....for aspiring to enlighten everyone and for taking good care of everyone despite being sick himself.
As for our family...and our being OA.....If given the choice....I would always choose to err on the side of loving too much....than loving too less.
Have a blessed Sunday my friends! God be with us!
Biyernes, Setyembre 14, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MISS MY NIKKI SO MUCH
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MISS MY NIKKI SO MUCH: My body was working last night...my mind was not really there....my heart was not present at all.....I was so worried and continues to be ...
MISS MY NIKKI SO MUCH
My body was working last night...my mind was
not really there....my heart was not present at all.....I was so worried
and continues to be worried....because my Nicole or Nikki is with her
classmates in an overnight retreat at Tagaytay since yesterday
morning.....
This is Nikki's first overnight trip without us or me.....so I knew she was going to have a hard time....but as it turned out.....I had
This is Nikki's first overnight trip without us or me.....so I knew she was going to have a hard time....but as it turned out.....I had
a difficult time as
well....perhaps it was even harder for me....I can't stop thinking about
my princess. We texted and even spoke 'til the wee hours of the
morning...she slept 2 hours...I hardly slept.
To all kids......don't laugh or feel like a "loser" when you have a parent or parents who make such a great fuss over everything about you.....we just love you so much....remember GOD gave you to us...it is our responsibility to keep you safe from all harm and to rear you up in the most proper and decent and Christian manner....but more than that....you are our greatest gift.....our most cherished and treasured possession....one we can never imagine breaking or losing....so we take care of you as best as we can.
...And now with this frightening and terrible weather.....worried sick.....I hope and pray that they don't get stranded and get home safe....my next worry, is if the rains continue, Manila will be flooded again...so how do we pick up our kids from school.
To my Nikki (Mary Nicole ).....you are my first baby.....
I still can't get over seeing you for the first time with tears in my eyes...
and now witnessing and experiencing your brilliance, your talent and your beauty....
you are my "rough cut" diamond....and it is daddy's mission to hone my diamond to perfection...or at least, near perfection.....
I miss you my princess....
I do pray that the weather gets better, we ( I, mom and your siblings) can't wait to hug you.
God bless and protect my princess, her classmates, Father Paul and everyone in the retreat....may the Good Lord give you a safe journey home.
To all kids......don't laugh or feel like a "loser" when you have a parent or parents who make such a great fuss over everything about you.....we just love you so much....remember GOD gave you to us...it is our responsibility to keep you safe from all harm and to rear you up in the most proper and decent and Christian manner....but more than that....you are our greatest gift.....our most cherished and treasured possession....one we can never imagine breaking or losing....so we take care of you as best as we can.
...And now with this frightening and terrible weather.....worried sick.....I hope and pray that they don't get stranded and get home safe....my next worry, is if the rains continue, Manila will be flooded again...so how do we pick up our kids from school.
To my Nikki (Mary Nicole ).....you are my first baby.....
I still can't get over seeing you for the first time with tears in my eyes...
and now witnessing and experiencing your brilliance, your talent and your beauty....
you are my "rough cut" diamond....and it is daddy's mission to hone my diamond to perfection...or at least, near perfection.....
I miss you my princess....
I do pray that the weather gets better, we ( I, mom and your siblings) can't wait to hug you.
God bless and protect my princess, her classmates, Father Paul and everyone in the retreat....may the Good Lord give you a safe journey home.
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE FEAST OF MATER DOLOROSA
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE FEAST OF MATER DOLOROSA: Today we celebrate the Feast of Mater Dolorosa - Mother of Sorrows. Our Mother Mary is commemorated with the title of OUR LADY OF SORROWS ...
THE FEAST OF MATER DOLOROSA
Today we celebrate the Feast of Mater Dolorosa - Mother of Sorrows.
Our Mother Mary is commemorated with the title of OUR LADY OF SORROWS to signify her martyrdom and her compassion with the sufferings of JESUS
The 7 great events of special sorrow to the Virgin Mary :
(1) The Prophecy of Simeon in the Temple
(2) The flight into Egypt
(3) The disappearance of the Child JESUS in the Temple
(4)
Our Mother Mary is commemorated with the title of OUR LADY OF SORROWS to signify her martyrdom and her compassion with the sufferings of JESUS
The 7 great events of special sorrow to the Virgin Mary :
(1) The Prophecy of Simeon in the Temple
(2) The flight into Egypt
(3) The disappearance of the Child JESUS in the Temple
(4)
The carrying of the Cross by JESUS to Mount Calvary
(5) The Crucifixion of JESUS
(6) The taking down from the Cross of JESUS
(7) The burial of JESUS
Imagine the pain that Mother Mary experienced...watching her only Son die a horrendous and painful death...after everything HE had done for us.....Mother Mary shared her Son to us and look at we did....
yet when JESUS said "Woman, behold your son." .....
Mother Mary knew that JESUS had entrusted all of us to her, to be her children...to be loved and taken cared of by the Mother of Our Savior.
To Mama Mary.....
we thank you for your sacrifices and your pain, and we love you and we will continue to be devoted to you....we will continue to pray the Rosary, to ask for your intercession, and to honor you...
and to those who question our devotion to you.....
they may not deserve your love, but we know you will love them still....
they just don't know you the way we do....and that is their loss.
(5) The Crucifixion of JESUS
(6) The taking down from the Cross of JESUS
(7) The burial of JESUS
Imagine the pain that Mother Mary experienced...watching her only Son die a horrendous and painful death...after everything HE had done for us.....Mother Mary shared her Son to us and look at we did....
yet when JESUS said "Woman, behold your son." .....
Mother Mary knew that JESUS had entrusted all of us to her, to be her children...to be loved and taken cared of by the Mother of Our Savior.
To Mama Mary.....
we thank you for your sacrifices and your pain, and we love you and we will continue to be devoted to you....we will continue to pray the Rosary, to ask for your intercession, and to honor you...
and to those who question our devotion to you.....
they may not deserve your love, but we know you will love them still....
they just don't know you the way we do....and that is their loss.
Miyerkules, Setyembre 12, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE PRESTIGE COURTESY COUNTER
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE PRESTIGE COURTESY COUNTER: THE SM PRESTIGE ADVANTAGE CARD Yesterday while doing some last minute grocery shopping at SaveMore, before fetching Lizzie from school, ...
THE PRESTIGE COURTESY COUNTER
THE SM PRESTIGE ADVANTAGE CARD
Yesterday while doing some last minute grocery shopping at SaveMore, before fetching Lizzie from school, I saw and overheard this.....
This old man was standing in the line reserved for those with "Prestige Advantage Cards"....the line was quite long....the cashier had politely turned down 2 previous persons who were not holders of the Prestige Advantage Card, beca
Yesterday while doing some last minute grocery shopping at SaveMore, before fetching Lizzie from school, I saw and overheard this.....
This old man was standing in the line reserved for those with "Prestige Advantage Cards"....the line was quite long....the cashier had politely turned down 2 previous persons who were not holders of the Prestige Advantage Card, beca
use after all there
is a big sign above the designated cash register.....a sign that says
"Courtesy Counter for Prestige Card Holders"... said persons were then
asked to pay at a different cashier....
this particular old man was standing right after these 2 people who were earlier turned away....politely, I might add again...and they were asked about their cards way before they got directly in front of the cashier.....
so the old man heard everything that transpired.....
when the cashier was asking for the old man's Prestige Advantage Card....this was his answer....
"Arte arte....basta dito ako....ilang bagay lang naman ito."
The cashier was pleading, that she might be scolded by her supervisor or that the Prestige Card holders might get mad.....
the old man didn't care.....further adding.....
"Bakit kasi, may ganyan ganyan pa....akala mo kung sino....Basta gusto ko dito." and he was fuming.
I wanted to comment, because I pitied the cashier, who eventually accepted his payment.....owing to his old age, although he looked strong....I decided to keep my mouth shut.
This was what I wanted to tell the old man....."What if we fell in line at the cash register assigned for senior citizens?.....
It is not really about the "Prestige Card Holders and the Courtesy Counter", it is about following the rules....
it is about showing courtesy and kindness to the cashier as she might be scolded for something she could not control.....
it is about discipline....
it is about an old man, not having grown wise with age, setting a terrible example."
How can this old man go home and scold his children and grandchildren when they don't follow him.... when he himself could not follow a simple rule...it is also about moral ascendancy.
Our Senior Citizens deserved our utmost respect, and every amount of courtesy and kindness should be given to them......
but, having had the advantage of experience.....they too should be respectful and courteous to others and their rights.
So this was not about the extra-privilege given to Prestige Car Holders....
this was about an old man who expects to get what he wants regardless of the rules of the establishment and the rules on courtesy.....
it was about a disrespectful man being a bad example to people much younger than him.
God bless our Senior Citizens...God bless our cashiers. God bless all of us!
this particular old man was standing right after these 2 people who were earlier turned away....politely, I might add again...and they were asked about their cards way before they got directly in front of the cashier.....
so the old man heard everything that transpired.....
when the cashier was asking for the old man's Prestige Advantage Card....this was his answer....
"Arte arte....basta dito ako....ilang bagay lang naman ito."
The cashier was pleading, that she might be scolded by her supervisor or that the Prestige Card holders might get mad.....
the old man didn't care.....further adding.....
"Bakit kasi, may ganyan ganyan pa....akala mo kung sino....Basta gusto ko dito." and he was fuming.
I wanted to comment, because I pitied the cashier, who eventually accepted his payment.....owing to his old age, although he looked strong....I decided to keep my mouth shut.
This was what I wanted to tell the old man....."What if we fell in line at the cash register assigned for senior citizens?.....
It is not really about the "Prestige Card Holders and the Courtesy Counter", it is about following the rules....
it is about showing courtesy and kindness to the cashier as she might be scolded for something she could not control.....
it is about discipline....
it is about an old man, not having grown wise with age, setting a terrible example."
How can this old man go home and scold his children and grandchildren when they don't follow him.... when he himself could not follow a simple rule...it is also about moral ascendancy.
Our Senior Citizens deserved our utmost respect, and every amount of courtesy and kindness should be given to them......
but, having had the advantage of experience.....they too should be respectful and courteous to others and their rights.
So this was not about the extra-privilege given to Prestige Car Holders....
this was about an old man who expects to get what he wants regardless of the rules of the establishment and the rules on courtesy.....
it was about a disrespectful man being a bad example to people much younger than him.
God bless our Senior Citizens...God bless our cashiers. God bless all of us!
Lunes, Setyembre 10, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LIZZIE'S FIRST MESSAGE
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LIZZIE'S FIRST MESSAGE: LIZZIE'S FIRST MESSAGE Whenever I leave for work at night, I always send individual text messages to my kids and to my wife., because by...
LIZZIE'S FIRST MESSAGE
LIZZIE'S FIRST MESSAGE
Whenever I leave for work at night, I always send individual text messages to my kids and to my wife., because by the time I come home, they'd all be asleep.....
I don't send a sweeping message for everyone....I send a different message to each of them, depending on their personalities and on what had happened recently....
yes to all of them, including my 6 year old Lizzie...she has an
Whenever I leave for work at night, I always send individual text messages to my kids and to my wife., because by the time I come home, they'd all be asleep.....
I don't send a sweeping message for everyone....I send a different message to each of them, depending on their personalities and on what had happened recently....
yes to all of them, including my 6 year old Lizzie...she has an
old "hand me down" cell phone.....
Last Thursday night, this was my message for Lizzie...
" Love you baby! Dad is so proud of you. Please pray before you sleep. God bless you!"...
After a few minutes my wife texted me, informing me, that since Lizzie could already read, she wanted to send me her own message....
so she asked her siblings for instructions on how to text.....
and after a few minutes....I got this message......
"I love you sooo much Dad!"....
I tell you it blew me away and it gave me an instant shot of uppers or whatever we take to treat those blues away.....
It was her very first message....and it was about how much my baby loved me....now this makes everything worthwhile, doesn't it?......
Perhaps it had something to do with setting the example.....every time I would text them on my way to work,
my messages would always start with...."I love you Princess / Son / Baby."
and end with "Please pray. God bless you!" ......
That is what I've texted Lizzie for so long...
so when she finally decided to text me for the first time, she didn't ask for anything...
she decided to tell me that she loved me sooo much!
After her text, I answered...
"Very good baby!"...
she was so thrilled that I answered back,
so she texted again....
"Thank you daddy!"
No...thank you Lizzie!
You, Nikki and Niccolo, together with your mom,
give meaning to my life...and....
I love all of you sooooo much!
Last Thursday night, this was my message for Lizzie...
" Love you baby! Dad is so proud of you. Please pray before you sleep. God bless you!"...
After a few minutes my wife texted me, informing me, that since Lizzie could already read, she wanted to send me her own message....
so she asked her siblings for instructions on how to text.....
and after a few minutes....I got this message......
"I love you sooo much Dad!"....
I tell you it blew me away and it gave me an instant shot of uppers or whatever we take to treat those blues away.....
It was her very first message....and it was about how much my baby loved me....now this makes everything worthwhile, doesn't it?......
Perhaps it had something to do with setting the example.....every time I would text them on my way to work,
my messages would always start with...."I love you Princess / Son / Baby."
and end with "Please pray. God bless you!" ......
That is what I've texted Lizzie for so long...
so when she finally decided to text me for the first time, she didn't ask for anything...
she decided to tell me that she loved me sooo much!
After her text, I answered...
"Very good baby!"...
she was so thrilled that I answered back,
so she texted again....
"Thank you daddy!"
No...thank you Lizzie!
You, Nikki and Niccolo, together with your mom,
give meaning to my life...and....
I love all of you sooooo much!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT NOYNOY AND COMPANY
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT NOYNOY AND COMPANY: A MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT NOYNOY AND COMPANY.... A message for President Noynoy, Mar Roxas, Ochoa and company....the best way to honor Sec...
A MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT NOYNOY AND COMPANY
A MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT NOYNOY AND COMPANY....
A message for President Noynoy, Mar Roxas, Ochoa and company....the best way to honor Secretary Robredo....is to keep his legacy alive....one of honest and loyal servitude to this country!
One of the first things Roxas announced when he was appointed the new DILG Secretary was to get Puno out....I applaud him for that.....now the President has suppo
A message for President Noynoy, Mar Roxas, Ochoa and company....the best way to honor Secretary Robredo....is to keep his legacy alive....one of honest and loyal servitude to this country!
One of the first things Roxas announced when he was appointed the new DILG Secretary was to get Puno out....I applaud him for that.....now the President has suppo
rted that move....please don't transfer Puno and his questionable character to another position...have him investigated.
I remember when news of corruption and ineffectiveness, first came out concerning Undersecretary Puno.....this is what he arrogantly said .... "Hindi ako basta matatanggal dito, kasi wala pa lahat yang mga kasama ni Presidente ngayon, magkasama na kami."....what we needed to hear was an adequate defense..instead he said, in not so many words, that he was untouchable, because he was the President's friend.
So my request to the President...don't let Puno destroy everything you've gained....do not let him besmirch your mother's good name....have him investigated...thoroughly...do
GOD BLESS AND ENLIGHTEN EVERYONE IN GOVERNMENT!
GOD BLESS ALL OF US!
I remember when news of corruption and ineffectiveness, first came out concerning Undersecretary Puno.....this is what he arrogantly said .... "Hindi ako basta matatanggal dito, kasi wala pa lahat yang mga kasama ni Presidente ngayon, magkasama na kami."....what we needed to hear was an adequate defense..instead he said, in not so many words, that he was untouchable, because he was the President's friend.
So my request to the President...don't let Puno destroy everything you've gained....do not let him besmirch your mother's good name....have him investigated...thoroughly...do
GOD BLESS AND ENLIGHTEN EVERYONE IN GOVERNMENT!
GOD BLESS ALL OF US!
Linggo, Setyembre 9, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A SIMPLE NO
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A SIMPLE NO: A SIMPLE NO!!! My children and I were talking the other night about my sordid past....well not really sordid, just kidding....I had a ve...
A SIMPLE NO
A SIMPLE NO!!!
My children and I were talking the other night about my sordid past....well not really sordid, just kidding....I had a very tame life.
They asked me about my past relationships, and how I acted when I liked or loved someone.
I said, having a lot of mirrors at home and knowing myself, I knew I wasn't good looking, so I studied myself....what was my weakness, what was my strength?
My children and I were talking the other night about my sordid past....well not really sordid, just kidding....I had a very tame life.
They asked me about my past relationships, and how I acted when I liked or loved someone.
I said, having a lot of mirrors at home and knowing myself, I knew I wasn't good looking, so I studied myself....what was my weakness, what was my strength?
Like I said, I
knew I wasn't Adonis, so I endeavored to make sure that I was always
clean, well-groomed and smelled good...to make-up for what I didn't
have.
Then I read a lot and I learned, and I trained myself to act like a gentleman at all times....
Then I discovered that I could write, and so I used that....
and then I discovered further that I could talk, so I used that too....but I never used them to lie or make up stories, I used those talents to express my feelings in beautiful words....
but in the end it was not about strengths or weaknesses....it was about sincerity, and it was about destiny.
Then they asked me when I knew when to stop courting or wooing someone...I said you would know, unless you were terribly insensitive and stubborn...sometimes a simple and direct "NO" from the lady should suffice.
Then my daughter asked me what a girl had to do for a boy to stop making advances....I said, actually, a simple "NO" should do, because generally you don't want to be rude or hurtful, but sometimes harsh words have been uttered to dissuade some insensitive men.
Then they asked me again...what I did after a rejection, I said have been rejected more than a couple of times so I do have some experience...
I try to keep my distance, for 2 reasons....
One, I am just human, and I am hurt...
Two, as a gentleman, I always try to respect a lady's wish.
While a "YES" is what we desire....we should learn to accept a "NO" and be respectful afterwards.
In the end, while it is always wise to limit the usage of your weaknesses and magnify your strengths.....it should be more about acceptance, sincerity, honesty to yourself and to her, and respecting yourself and the lady as well.
But....But...all this courting and allowing themselves to be wooed and courted can only happen after college...then they asked me what age I started....
I simply said ...don't commit the mistakes that I did....
Family and studies first....Love...true love can wait.
Then I read a lot and I learned, and I trained myself to act like a gentleman at all times....
Then I discovered that I could write, and so I used that....
and then I discovered further that I could talk, so I used that too....but I never used them to lie or make up stories, I used those talents to express my feelings in beautiful words....
but in the end it was not about strengths or weaknesses....it was about sincerity, and it was about destiny.
Then they asked me when I knew when to stop courting or wooing someone...I said you would know, unless you were terribly insensitive and stubborn...sometimes a simple and direct "NO" from the lady should suffice.
Then my daughter asked me what a girl had to do for a boy to stop making advances....I said, actually, a simple "NO" should do, because generally you don't want to be rude or hurtful, but sometimes harsh words have been uttered to dissuade some insensitive men.
Then they asked me again...what I did after a rejection, I said have been rejected more than a couple of times so I do have some experience...
I try to keep my distance, for 2 reasons....
One, I am just human, and I am hurt...
Two, as a gentleman, I always try to respect a lady's wish.
While a "YES" is what we desire....we should learn to accept a "NO" and be respectful afterwards.
In the end, while it is always wise to limit the usage of your weaknesses and magnify your strengths.....it should be more about acceptance, sincerity, honesty to yourself and to her, and respecting yourself and the lady as well.
But....But...all this courting and allowing themselves to be wooed and courted can only happen after college...then they asked me what age I started....
I simply said ...don't commit the mistakes that I did....
Family and studies first....Love...true love can wait.
Sabado, Setyembre 8, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JEALOUS? INGGIT?
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: JEALOUS? INGGIT?: Jealous of Who? (Inggit Kanino?) During Dolphy's wake, Bibeth Orteza, who wrote Dolphy's Biography, had this to say about the Comedy King...
JEALOUS? INGGIT?
Jealous of Who?
(Inggit Kanino?)
During Dolphy's wake, Bibeth Orteza, who wrote Dolphy's Biography, had this to say about the Comedy King....
"Tinanong ko si Mang Dolphy, sabi ko....Mang Dolphy, bakit po kahit ang dami niyong nagawa, hindi kayo yumabang?"
(I asked Sir Dolphy....Sir, why is it that inspite of your numerous achievements, you never became proud or arrogant?)
.....and this was Dolph
(Inggit Kanino?)
During Dolphy's wake, Bibeth Orteza, who wrote Dolphy's Biography, had this to say about the Comedy King....
"Tinanong ko si Mang Dolphy, sabi ko....Mang Dolphy, bakit po kahit ang dami niyong nagawa, hindi kayo yumabang?"
(I asked Sir Dolphy....Sir, why is it that inspite of your numerous achievements, you never became proud or arrogant?)
.....and this was Dolph
y's
answer...."Mahilig kasi akong maglakbay, at marami na akong
nakita...kapag nakikita ang mga nilikha nila Michelangelo at Da Vinci,
sino lang ba ako kumpara sa kanila?"
(I like to travel, and I've seen a lot...when I see the creations of Michelangelo and Da Vinci, who am I compared to them?)
...and until his death, with praises and accolades from almost everyone...he kept his humility and his feet always planted firmly on the ground....
and he was love and adored for how he good he was as an actor and who he really was, as a man.
I decided to start this piece with Dolphy's words and how he lived and conducted his life...because truly, many of us could learn from him.
Several years ago, when we still had a Drug Store, one of our employees, was complaining to me and my wife about how their neighbors have been talking about his son.
....a little background....her son was hired as a driver by one of these government agencies who gives absurd salaries...and within a month of his hiring, the mother and the son had spoken non-stop of everything they had purchased......
These were her words....
"Nakakinis pag dumarating ang anak ko sa lugar namin, lalo na kapag dala ang bago niyang kotse, at suot ang mahal niyang damit, nagtitinginan at nagbubulungan ang mga kapit bahay namin....akala nila hindi namin alam na kami ang pinag-uusapan nila....bakit hindi na lang sila matuwa sa pag-asenso ng anak ko at ng buhay namin....bakit kailangan mainggit sila...utak talangka sila,....mamatay sila sa inggit!"
(It's so irritating, when my son visits our place, with his new car, and wearing his expensive clothes, our neighbors would look at him and whisper and talk about him...we know that they are talking about us...why can't they just be happy for my son and for us....why do they have to be jealous....crab mentality...I hope they die of jealousy!)....
I walked out very politely after a several minutes of endless lamentations from my former employee.....
after a while I told my wife that I had a hard time stopping myself from saying what I really wanted to say, and these were what I wanted to say....
"Una, paano ka nakakasiguro na pinag-uusapan kayo ng anak mo?
Pangalawa, bakit naman maiinggit sa anak mo? Ano na bang natamo ng anak mo na napakabigat na dapat kainggitan?
Pangatlo, hindi mo ba naisip na baka ang nararamdaman nila ay inis dahi sa yabang ninyo at dahil hindi na kayo natinag sa pagmamalaki ng meron at nabili nyo?
Pang-apat, at matagal na akong asar dito....alam niyo ba ang kahulugan ng utak-talanka? yun yung inaapakan ang kapwa para umangat....may umaapak ba sa anak mo..eh hindi naman mataas ang posisyon ng anak mo, na kapag inapakan ay may mapapala yung aapak.
("First of all, how sure are you that people are indeed talking about you and your son?
Second, why should anyone be envious of your son? What has he achieved that is so great that people would be jealous?
Third, Had it never occurred to you, that what people felt was irritation because your son was so arrogant and you both could not stop talking about what you have and what you've bought? Why should people care about that?
Fourth, and this is a pet peeve of mine.....do you know what crab-mentality means? It means stepping at others just to get to the top, has anyone stepped on your son...and your son has not reached even a fourth of the top position for anyone to want to step on him.")
I didn't say anything though....but as a post-script to this story, my former employee and her other children and grandchildren still live in the shanties, only that particular son moved out....he is now also in danger of losing his job, as government are now auditing these government agencies.
We've heard this so often, even from other people....even here at FB....
"Mare, maiinggit na naman sila sa'yo." or "Pare, inggit lang yan." ("They will be jealous of you again") or ("They're just envious!")
Kung kay Bill Gates, kay Obama, kay Henry Sy, kay Lucio Tan, kay Dolphy, di tayo naiinggit, bakit naman tayo maiinggit doon sa kakaunti pa lang naman ang natatamong tagumpay. Minsan nga yung tagumpay ay nasa sariling pananaw lamang. Tandaang hindi kayamanan o magagarang pag-aaring materyal ang basehan ng tagumpay para sa lahat ng tao. Mas marami pa ring hindi sa pera nakukuha ang kaligayahan nila.
(If we are never envious of Bill Gates, Obama, Henry Sy, Lucio Tan and Dolphy, why oh why will we be jealous of those who have achieved so little..sometimes said achievement are in their minds only. Remember that not everyone looks at money and material things as the source of their happiness.)
So to my former employee and her son....to Willie Revillame and his cohorts.....to the others there who may feel slighted by this piece.....think again......
Naiinggit kaya talaga sila....bakit naman....sino ka na ba?
HUMILITY IS ONE OF THE MOST ADMIRABLE QUALITIES!
(I like to travel, and I've seen a lot...when I see the creations of Michelangelo and Da Vinci, who am I compared to them?)
...and until his death, with praises and accolades from almost everyone...he kept his humility and his feet always planted firmly on the ground....
and he was love and adored for how he good he was as an actor and who he really was, as a man.
I decided to start this piece with Dolphy's words and how he lived and conducted his life...because truly, many of us could learn from him.
Several years ago, when we still had a Drug Store, one of our employees, was complaining to me and my wife about how their neighbors have been talking about his son.
....a little background....her son was hired as a driver by one of these government agencies who gives absurd salaries...and within a month of his hiring, the mother and the son had spoken non-stop of everything they had purchased......
These were her words....
"Nakakinis pag dumarating ang anak ko sa lugar namin, lalo na kapag dala ang bago niyang kotse, at suot ang mahal niyang damit, nagtitinginan at nagbubulungan ang mga kapit bahay namin....akala nila hindi namin alam na kami ang pinag-uusapan nila....bakit hindi na lang sila matuwa sa pag-asenso ng anak ko at ng buhay namin....bakit kailangan mainggit sila...utak talangka sila,....mamatay sila sa inggit!"
(It's so irritating, when my son visits our place, with his new car, and wearing his expensive clothes, our neighbors would look at him and whisper and talk about him...we know that they are talking about us...why can't they just be happy for my son and for us....why do they have to be jealous....crab mentality...I hope they die of jealousy!)....
I walked out very politely after a several minutes of endless lamentations from my former employee.....
after a while I told my wife that I had a hard time stopping myself from saying what I really wanted to say, and these were what I wanted to say....
"Una, paano ka nakakasiguro na pinag-uusapan kayo ng anak mo?
Pangalawa, bakit naman maiinggit sa anak mo? Ano na bang natamo ng anak mo na napakabigat na dapat kainggitan?
Pangatlo, hindi mo ba naisip na baka ang nararamdaman nila ay inis dahi sa yabang ninyo at dahil hindi na kayo natinag sa pagmamalaki ng meron at nabili nyo?
Pang-apat, at matagal na akong asar dito....alam niyo ba ang kahulugan ng utak-talanka? yun yung inaapakan ang kapwa para umangat....may umaapak ba sa anak mo..eh hindi naman mataas ang posisyon ng anak mo, na kapag inapakan ay may mapapala yung aapak.
("First of all, how sure are you that people are indeed talking about you and your son?
Second, why should anyone be envious of your son? What has he achieved that is so great that people would be jealous?
Third, Had it never occurred to you, that what people felt was irritation because your son was so arrogant and you both could not stop talking about what you have and what you've bought? Why should people care about that?
Fourth, and this is a pet peeve of mine.....do you know what crab-mentality means? It means stepping at others just to get to the top, has anyone stepped on your son...and your son has not reached even a fourth of the top position for anyone to want to step on him.")
I didn't say anything though....but as a post-script to this story, my former employee and her other children and grandchildren still live in the shanties, only that particular son moved out....he is now also in danger of losing his job, as government are now auditing these government agencies.
We've heard this so often, even from other people....even here at FB....
"Mare, maiinggit na naman sila sa'yo." or "Pare, inggit lang yan." ("They will be jealous of you again") or ("They're just envious!")
Kung kay Bill Gates, kay Obama, kay Henry Sy, kay Lucio Tan, kay Dolphy, di tayo naiinggit, bakit naman tayo maiinggit doon sa kakaunti pa lang naman ang natatamong tagumpay. Minsan nga yung tagumpay ay nasa sariling pananaw lamang. Tandaang hindi kayamanan o magagarang pag-aaring materyal ang basehan ng tagumpay para sa lahat ng tao. Mas marami pa ring hindi sa pera nakukuha ang kaligayahan nila.
(If we are never envious of Bill Gates, Obama, Henry Sy, Lucio Tan and Dolphy, why oh why will we be jealous of those who have achieved so little..sometimes said achievement are in their minds only. Remember that not everyone looks at money and material things as the source of their happiness.)
So to my former employee and her son....to Willie Revillame and his cohorts.....to the others there who may feel slighted by this piece.....think again......
Naiinggit kaya talaga sila....bakit naman....sino ka na ba?
HUMILITY IS ONE OF THE MOST ADMIRABLE QUALITIES!
Lunes, Setyembre 3, 2012
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LIZZIE LISTEND AND ABSORBS...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LIZZIE LISTEND AND ABSORBS...: LIZZIE - LISTENS AND ABSORBS EVERYTHING. The other day, my mother told me this story as she marveled about how smart her grand daughter is...
LIZZIE LISTEND AND ABSORBS...
LIZZIE - LISTENS AND ABSORBS EVERYTHING.
The other day, my mother told me this story as she marveled about how smart her grand daughter is......
Lizzie was going down the stairs and was quite in a hurry....so my dad asked her why she was rushing....
Lizzie said, she was going to urinate and had to use the bathroom downstairs as her A-hia (Niccolo) was taking a bath in our bathroom....
my dad aske
The other day, my mother told me this story as she marveled about how smart her grand daughter is......
Lizzie was going down the stairs and was quite in a hurry....so my dad asked her why she was rushing....
Lizzie said, she was going to urinate and had to use the bathroom downstairs as her A-hia (Niccolo) was taking a bath in our bathroom....
my dad aske
d why she couldn't just wait for her a-hia to finish...
and this was my 6 year old daughter's answer.....
"Ang-kong, hindi dapat magpigil ng pag-ihi, kasi you will have U.T.I.".....
and both her ang-kong and her a-ma were so surprised that at 6, she knew about UTI or Urinary Tract Infection.....
Then we all laughed as I recalled the same incidents when she was only 3 years old.....
My patients would be telling me about their kid's problems at my clinic....while Lizzie would just be reading or coloring, outside the clinic door, but would then be giving free consultations....
for example...
I had a patient who said her child had fever.....Lizzie, outside the door, suddenly said..."For fever, give Paracetamol."...
then on another occasion, a mother complains about her child's cough and colds....
and Doctora Lizzie says...."For cough, give Ambroxol and for colds give Loraped."...
On both occasions, the patient's mom would laugh and marvel at how young (3 years old) and how attentive she was.....
It's always great to have a smart kid, but it also makes your job a little harder as a father...
when you have a kid who absorbs everything like a sponge, then you have to be very careful about what you say or talk about...
she is always listening and always trying to learn.....
I was my children's first teacher.....
I'd also like to believe that I will always be their favorite teacher.....
I'd also like to be their longest....
their most patient....
their most understanding....
their most responsible....
and their most loving teacher.....
again....I have got my work cut out for me.....
but, for the mean time,
I'll just enjoy Lizzie's smart remarks and antics.
GOD BLESS OUR KIDS!
and this was my 6 year old daughter's answer.....
"Ang-kong, hindi dapat magpigil ng pag-ihi, kasi you will have U.T.I.".....
and both her ang-kong and her a-ma were so surprised that at 6, she knew about UTI or Urinary Tract Infection.....
Then we all laughed as I recalled the same incidents when she was only 3 years old.....
My patients would be telling me about their kid's problems at my clinic....while Lizzie would just be reading or coloring, outside the clinic door, but would then be giving free consultations....
for example...
I had a patient who said her child had fever.....Lizzie, outside the door, suddenly said..."For fever, give Paracetamol."...
then on another occasion, a mother complains about her child's cough and colds....
and Doctora Lizzie says...."For cough, give Ambroxol and for colds give Loraped."...
On both occasions, the patient's mom would laugh and marvel at how young (3 years old) and how attentive she was.....
It's always great to have a smart kid, but it also makes your job a little harder as a father...
when you have a kid who absorbs everything like a sponge, then you have to be very careful about what you say or talk about...
she is always listening and always trying to learn.....
I was my children's first teacher.....
I'd also like to believe that I will always be their favorite teacher.....
I'd also like to be their longest....
their most patient....
their most understanding....
their most responsible....
and their most loving teacher.....
again....I have got my work cut out for me.....
but, for the mean time,
I'll just enjoy Lizzie's smart remarks and antics.
GOD BLESS OUR KIDS!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: IT MATTERS!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: IT MATTERS!: Sometimes we get tired of doing the right things.... sometimes we feel bad after being good to people..... sometimes we feel short change...
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