Linggo, Enero 13, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: GOOD PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: GOOD PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT: Just finished with some patients....my first patient was the son of a policeman... The minute I heard about the chief complaint and the h...
GOOD PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT
Just finished with some patients....my first patient was the son of a policeman...
The minute I heard about the chief complaint and the history behind it.....these were the words I uttered to the policeman..."Siguro mabait ka talagang pulis."...and he looks at me quizzically ....so I explained...."Isipin mo, pulis ka tapos sinuntok ang anak mo." His kid's face was swollen all over after being beaten up by a classmate..then the father tells me about the numerous times that the kid had been bullied. Everyone at school knows that the father is a policeman, and yet they bully his son....so my conclusion was that he was a good policeman who was never abusive of his position...as we talked more..I was glad to discover that my assumption was right.
He is also very religious....he talked a lot about combining his difficult job with praying often. He just lost his wife to cervical cancer, but his faith remains strong.
After the consultation....he tried to pay me several times....but I said no....because, 1st, I remembered that we used to be neighbors...and 2nd, he was a very good father and a very loving husband.
The majority of those who work for government, whether in law enforcement or in other branches are good and honest.
Some of my in-laws worked and still work for government...and they never enriched themselves...they are also very helpful and courteous.
When it comes to the ones who hold high positions in government offices....a lot of them are the ones who are absentees, arrogant...and these are also the ones who steal and manage to get away with it.
So really...right manners, conduct, honesty...it never had anything to do with having money..and it never will....
It's always about how you were brought up...the lessons you heard again and again....it is also about what you believe in..who you believe in...and how strong you believe in HIM.
God bless everyone who serves us with honesty and with humility!
The minute I heard about the chief complaint and the history behind it.....these were the words I uttered to the policeman..."Siguro mabait ka talagang pulis."...and he looks at me quizzically ....so I explained...."Isipin mo, pulis ka tapos sinuntok ang anak mo." His kid's face was swollen all over after being beaten up by a classmate..then the father tells me about the numerous times that the kid had been bullied. Everyone at school knows that the father is a policeman, and yet they bully his son....so my conclusion was that he was a good policeman who was never abusive of his position...as we talked more..I was glad to discover that my assumption was right.
He is also very religious....he talked a lot about combining his difficult job with praying often. He just lost his wife to cervical cancer, but his faith remains strong.
After the consultation....he tried to pay me several times....but I said no....because, 1st, I remembered that we used to be neighbors...and 2nd, he was a very good father and a very loving husband.
The majority of those who work for government, whether in law enforcement or in other branches are good and honest.
Some of my in-laws worked and still work for government...and they never enriched themselves...they are also very helpful and courteous.
When it comes to the ones who hold high positions in government offices....a lot of them are the ones who are absentees, arrogant...and these are also the ones who steal and manage to get away with it.
So really...right manners, conduct, honesty...it never had anything to do with having money..and it never will....
It's always about how you were brought up...the lessons you heard again and again....it is also about what you believe in..who you believe in...and how strong you believe in HIM.
God bless everyone who serves us with honesty and with humility!
Sabado, Enero 12, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: Election 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: Election 2013: 2013 ELECTIONS Something to think about.... When you read the surveys concerning the senatorial elections....you will see the same nam...
Election 2013
2013 ELECTIONS
Something to think about....
When you read the surveys concerning the senatorial elections....you will see the same names occupying the top 12 positions....some of them may not actually be the same persons...but they belong to the same ancestry...the son of a former president, the daughter of a vice president, the son of senators, the son of congressmen....now the reason given for this...is name recall...these are the people we know....
This is my question...and I want you to think about it....
Who would you rather vote for?.....(1) Someone you've never really heard of ...who has no track record in government service....but has a good track record and reputation in his private occupations....you listen to him and he has good programs....or...(2) someone you've voted or someone who has served for 1 or 2 terms, so 6-12 years...but in all these time....has done nothing towards the improvement of your life and of the lives of the majority of Filipinos...you listen to him...and it's the same promises all over again....or (3) Children of corrupt politicians...need I say more?
If you're not going to really contemplate on who to vote for...if you are voting for the sake of voting...then please...just stay home on election day...
Something to think about...
We should all pray for enlightenment...towards a better Philippines!
Something to think about....
When you read the surveys concerning the senatorial elections....you will see the same names occupying the top 12 positions....some of them may not actually be the same persons...but they belong to the same ancestry...the son of a former president, the daughter of a vice president, the son of senators, the son of congressmen....now the reason given for this...is name recall...these are the people we know....
This is my question...and I want you to think about it....
Who would you rather vote for?.....(1) Someone you've never really heard of ...who has no track record in government service....but has a good track record and reputation in his private occupations....you listen to him and he has good programs....or...(2) someone you've voted or someone who has served for 1 or 2 terms, so 6-12 years...but in all these time....has done nothing towards the improvement of your life and of the lives of the majority of Filipinos...you listen to him...and it's the same promises all over again....or (3) Children of corrupt politicians...need I say more?
If you're not going to really contemplate on who to vote for...if you are voting for the sake of voting...then please...just stay home on election day...
Something to think about...
We should all pray for enlightenment...towards a better Philippines!
Biyernes, Enero 11, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: IT WAS THE LOVELIEST OF REASONS
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: IT WAS THE LOVELIEST OF REASONS: IT WAS THE LOVELIEST OF REASONS.... Last Monday...January 07, 2013...was the 1st school day after the holidays...everyone had a hard ti...
IT WAS THE LOVELIEST OF REASONS
IT WAS THE LOVELIEST OF REASONS....
Last Monday...January 07, 2013...was the 1st school day after the holidays...everyone had a hard time waking up...esp. the kids.
However, when we got to the school, Nikki and Niccolo got out of the car, said their goodbyes...kissed us and headed out to their classrooms....not before I gave them their blessings of course....this had a become a routine we could never live without...I have to bless all of them before they go to their respective classrooms.
According to Nikki (Mary Nicole)...she thinks of school day as work day....she says..."I start work at 7:15 end it at 4:15 with the regular snack and lunch breaks..and sometimes we have overtime until 6:30 or 7 p.m....then I am excited to get home to family....and to rest."
Niccolo says...."when the lesson starts, it's going to be the same thing all over again."
I told myself..."They seem to be more mature than I am....because I will miss them terribly...their noise, their laughter, their kind of music.....hanging out with them....now it's back to silent mornings....and my own brand of music...but of course...there's always Dinah ...my lovely wife...tailor made for me."
Then....we go to Lizzie....she was the one who really had a hard time...she was teary-eyed as we left her classroom....she cried yesterday...she wasn't hysterical...but I could see her wiping her tears as she kept on waving goodbye at us.....if only she knew how hard it was for us too...leaving her like that.
So last night....while I was at work, my wife Dinah asked Lizzie...."Why did you cry again this morning? Aren't you embarrassed when your classmates see you crying?" Lizzie says, she never cries loudly and she really tries her best not to cry....but....her next words left my wife dumbfounded...Lizzie said..."Tell daddy that it's your fault, both of you...because you love me so much...and you make me feel it...so I love you both of you so much too....and I can't help but I miss you."...My wife says, she melted and just hugged Lizzie.
This morning...I spoke to Lizzie about it...I kissed her and I hugged her while talking to her...I said..."The parents of your classmates love your classmates as well. You have to get used to it baby....you are right, we do love you very much, and we missed you too, maybe even more than you miss us...but school is a necessity and it's a part of life. Hindi ba, every time dad picks you up from school, the first thing I do is to hug you so tight...it's because I missed you so much...so sometime it's good to miss someone you love...so that each meeting is sweeter and more love-filled." Then we hugged.
It's just the loveliest reason ever...isn't it.....I have been accused by some friends and relatives as being OA or overacting and over-emotional when it comes to family...some well meaning relatives even think it's a stumbling block for financial success...but this is who I am.
I live with my parents (84 and 76 years old)....we have problems...we have debates...sometimes heated....but at the end of the day....I can never leave them....knowing where they are, and how they are doing is a part of every minute of my life...again...that is who I am.
My love for my family...may be referred to by most...as my weakness....but again...this is who I am....and I get my daily dose of vitamins from my family and their love....and knowing that they love me....is where I get my strength.
OA ako talaga...when I heard of Lizzie's answer to my wife's question....I wept at the sincerity of her answer....really...it was just the sweetest and the loveliest of answers!
God bless all children! God bless all parents!
God bless all of us!
Last Monday...January 07, 2013...was the 1st school day after the holidays...everyone had a hard time waking up...esp. the kids.
However, when we got to the school, Nikki and Niccolo got out of the car, said their goodbyes...kissed us and headed out to their classrooms....not before I gave them their blessings of course....this had a become a routine we could never live without...I have to bless all of them before they go to their respective classrooms.
According to Nikki (Mary Nicole)...she thinks of school day as work day....she says..."I start work at 7:15 end it at 4:15 with the regular snack and lunch breaks..and sometimes we have overtime until 6:30 or 7 p.m....then I am excited to get home to family....and to rest."
Niccolo says...."when the lesson starts, it's going to be the same thing all over again."
I told myself..."They seem to be more mature than I am....because I will miss them terribly...their noise, their laughter, their kind of music.....hanging out with them....now it's back to silent mornings....and my own brand of music...but of course...there's always Dinah ...my lovely wife...tailor made for me."
Then....we go to Lizzie....she was the one who really had a hard time...she was teary-eyed as we left her classroom....she cried yesterday...she wasn't hysterical...but I could see her wiping her tears as she kept on waving goodbye at us.....if only she knew how hard it was for us too...leaving her like that.
So last night....while I was at work, my wife Dinah asked Lizzie...."Why did you cry again this morning? Aren't you embarrassed when your classmates see you crying?" Lizzie says, she never cries loudly and she really tries her best not to cry....but....her next words left my wife dumbfounded...Lizzie said..."Tell daddy that it's your fault, both of you...because you love me so much...and you make me feel it...so I love you both of you so much too....and I can't help but I miss you."...My wife says, she melted and just hugged Lizzie.
This morning...I spoke to Lizzie about it...I kissed her and I hugged her while talking to her...I said..."The parents of your classmates love your classmates as well. You have to get used to it baby....you are right, we do love you very much, and we missed you too, maybe even more than you miss us...but school is a necessity and it's a part of life. Hindi ba, every time dad picks you up from school, the first thing I do is to hug you so tight...it's because I missed you so much...so sometime it's good to miss someone you love...so that each meeting is sweeter and more love-filled." Then we hugged.
It's just the loveliest reason ever...isn't it.....I have been accused by some friends and relatives as being OA or overacting and over-emotional when it comes to family...some well meaning relatives even think it's a stumbling block for financial success...but this is who I am.
I live with my parents (84 and 76 years old)....we have problems...we have debates...sometimes heated....but at the end of the day....I can never leave them....knowing where they are, and how they are doing is a part of every minute of my life...again...that is who I am.
My love for my family...may be referred to by most...as my weakness....but again...this is who I am....and I get my daily dose of vitamins from my family and their love....and knowing that they love me....is where I get my strength.
OA ako talaga...when I heard of Lizzie's answer to my wife's question....I wept at the sincerity of her answer....really...it was just the sweetest and the loveliest of answers!
God bless all children! God bless all parents!
God bless all of us!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND THROUGH SACRIFICE
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND THROUGH SACRIFICE: LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND THROUGH SACRIFICE I voted and campaigned, vigorously, for President Noynoy Aquino...aside from believing in what ...
LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND THROUGH SACRIFICE
LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND THROUGH SACRIFICE
I voted and campaigned, vigorously, for President Noynoy Aquino...aside from believing in what he stood for...the other front runners were a Senator / Businessman with shady or questionable deals and a disgraced former president who may go down in history as the shortest serving president and the first, and so far, only one, convicted of a crime,...with these 2 against him....you just had to vote for PNoy.
Then I hear his words and I see him in action and I said okay....he deserves my, and even our support.....so that his programs will push through.
Then as time passed by...I hear him giving this frequent speech about how our country's progress will also depend on us...and that we will have to work together for it....I agree...totally...but...but
I expect my president to lead not just by words, speeches and orders…but more so by example, and by sacrifice.
When the president of a poor country tells his countrymen to be frugal and not to spend money unwisely....he must show them how it's done.....but then he buys a Porsche and his only excuse is that it is his own money....how is that leading by example?
When the president enacted a new sin tax law, which I agree with...but then he continues to smoke and say it releases his stress...as being president is a stressful job....then 2 things....(1) he campaigned for this position, he wanted to be president, knowing pretty well how stressful the job would be...(2) no medical journal or books will tell anyone that smoking causes anything but harm....no stress-releasing factors whatsoever.
When in the spite of killings caused by random shootings...the president keeps his silence...and then joins a shooting tournament....just because it is his sport and hobby...how is this leading by sacrificing?
I remember the president and his staff fighting vigorously for the new sin tax law leading to the resignation of Senator Recto.
I remember the president giving strict marching orders to the congressmen to vote for the RH Bill.
I don't remember him saying anything direct or doing anything concrete concerning the recent shooting and how to prevent it from happening again in the future.
I am not a fan of guns...but I respect that some people love guns either for sport or for protection...although it is not entrenched in our constitution that we have the right to bear arms...let these people have their guns...but keep it at home....it should be another matter if they take it outside…The president has to make a law and a serious one at that….that will make strict gun-control a useful reality.
Does PNoy have the right to ask us to sacrifice…yes….but we have more right to ask that from him…because, after all he courted our votes and asked to be our leader…
then again…..be a leader…through example and through sacrifice.
God bless our President!
God bless our country!
God bless all of us!
I voted and campaigned, vigorously, for President Noynoy Aquino...aside from believing in what he stood for...the other front runners were a Senator / Businessman with shady or questionable deals and a disgraced former president who may go down in history as the shortest serving president and the first, and so far, only one, convicted of a crime,...with these 2 against him....you just had to vote for PNoy.
Then I hear his words and I see him in action and I said okay....he deserves my, and even our support.....so that his programs will push through.
Then as time passed by...I hear him giving this frequent speech about how our country's progress will also depend on us...and that we will have to work together for it....I agree...totally...but...but
I expect my president to lead not just by words, speeches and orders…but more so by example, and by sacrifice.
When the president of a poor country tells his countrymen to be frugal and not to spend money unwisely....he must show them how it's done.....but then he buys a Porsche and his only excuse is that it is his own money....how is that leading by example?
When the president enacted a new sin tax law, which I agree with...but then he continues to smoke and say it releases his stress...as being president is a stressful job....then 2 things....(1) he campaigned for this position, he wanted to be president, knowing pretty well how stressful the job would be...(2) no medical journal or books will tell anyone that smoking causes anything but harm....no stress-releasing factors whatsoever.
When in the spite of killings caused by random shootings...the president keeps his silence...and then joins a shooting tournament....just because it is his sport and hobby...how is this leading by sacrificing?
I remember the president and his staff fighting vigorously for the new sin tax law leading to the resignation of Senator Recto.
I remember the president giving strict marching orders to the congressmen to vote for the RH Bill.
I don't remember him saying anything direct or doing anything concrete concerning the recent shooting and how to prevent it from happening again in the future.
I am not a fan of guns...but I respect that some people love guns either for sport or for protection...although it is not entrenched in our constitution that we have the right to bear arms...let these people have their guns...but keep it at home....it should be another matter if they take it outside…The president has to make a law and a serious one at that….that will make strict gun-control a useful reality.
Does PNoy have the right to ask us to sacrifice…yes….but we have more right to ask that from him…because, after all he courted our votes and asked to be our leader…
then again…..be a leader…through example and through sacrifice.
God bless our President!
God bless our country!
God bless all of us!
Huwebes, Enero 10, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MISPLACED GENEROSITY FROM THE SENATE PRESIDENT AND...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MISPLACED GENEROSITY FROM THE SENATE PRESIDENT AND...: OUR VERY GENEROUS SENATE PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE For Christmas....the Senate President gave 1.6 miliion pesos each to 18 sena...
MISPLACED GENEROSITY FROM THE SENATE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OUR VERY GENEROUS SENATE PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
For Christmas....the Senate President gave 1.6 miliion pesos each to 18 senators and 250 thousand each to another 4 senators....The Speaker of Congress gave 500 thousand to all the congressmen......such generosity!!!
Sayang....one could wish that said generosity had been better channeled esp. in a country with 80% or more of the people living below poverty....I can't even describe what that means!
Christmas parties for government agencies were cancelled and the bonuses of government employees were slashed to half...so that the money can be sent to the victims of Typhoon Pablo...they don't earn that much and yet their bonuses were slashed to half....pero the senators get , again, 1.6 million and the congressmen get 500 thousand.
Meron pang congressman who had the gall the say...that the money was theirs and that it was their right!!!....Silence would've been the best answer here...but here you see the mind frame of these people.....
They campaign for votes...and they tell us that they will sacrifice everything for us and for our family...then now...they tell us, with wanton arrogance that they deserve 500 thousand....nasan na yung promise of sacrifice and selfless service during the campaigns???
Here's what each senator gets---- 200 million pork barrel each year....2.2 million each month for salaries of their staff and office rentals....60 thousand a month for each committee chairmanship....75 thousand a month as salary....500 thousand a year travel allowance...kulang pa ba ito????
Each congressman gets 70 million in pork barrels....tapos magpapagawa lang ng "waiting shed" in their districts....with their names and even their faces glued to the cheap infrastructures.
What truly exasperates me....is that looking at the surveys....the same names come up for the Senatorial race....maybe not the same person...but the same ancestry!
Nakakapanghina!
Well....that is why I only put my trust, and most esp. my faith in my Lord.....not in these self-proclaimed messiahs....
The Lord also asks us to trust HIM...to believe in Him.....Jesus did sacrifice and die for us....and He has never failed us and will never fail us!
God bless the Philippines!
God bless all of us!
For Christmas....the Senate President gave 1.6 miliion pesos each to 18 senators and 250 thousand each to another 4 senators....The Speaker of Congress gave 500 thousand to all the congressmen......such generosity!!!
Sayang....one could wish that said generosity had been better channeled esp. in a country with 80% or more of the people living below poverty....I can't even describe what that means!
Christmas parties for government agencies were cancelled and the bonuses of government employees were slashed to half...so that the money can be sent to the victims of Typhoon Pablo...they don't earn that much and yet their bonuses were slashed to half....pero the senators get , again, 1.6 million and the congressmen get 500 thousand.
Meron pang congressman who had the gall the say...that the money was theirs and that it was their right!!!....Silence would've been the best answer here...but here you see the mind frame of these people.....
They campaign for votes...and they tell us that they will sacrifice everything for us and for our family...then now...they tell us, with wanton arrogance that they deserve 500 thousand....nasan na yung promise of sacrifice and selfless service during the campaigns???
Here's what each senator gets---- 200 million pork barrel each year....2.2 million each month for salaries of their staff and office rentals....60 thousand a month for each committee chairmanship....75 thousand a month as salary....500 thousand a year travel allowance...kulang pa ba ito????
Each congressman gets 70 million in pork barrels....tapos magpapagawa lang ng "waiting shed" in their districts....with their names and even their faces glued to the cheap infrastructures.
What truly exasperates me....is that looking at the surveys....the same names come up for the Senatorial race....maybe not the same person...but the same ancestry!
Nakakapanghina!
Well....that is why I only put my trust, and most esp. my faith in my Lord.....not in these self-proclaimed messiahs....
The Lord also asks us to trust HIM...to believe in Him.....Jesus did sacrifice and die for us....and He has never failed us and will never fail us!
God bless the Philippines!
God bless all of us!
Lunes, Enero 7, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: COPYCAT?
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: COPYCAT?: COPYCAT? Several weeks ago...I wrote a piece here, asking for prayers for the victims of that unfortunate and tragic shooting incident a...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: BELATED CHRISTMAS GIFT
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: BELATED CHRISTMAS GIFT: Just a few days after New Year....I received a fantastic belated Christmas gift from my daughter Mary Nicole (Nikki) and my wife Dinah . ...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: STILL ON DISCRIMINATION
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: STILL ON DISCRIMINATION: STILL ...ON DISCRIMINATION Written on my ina-anak's wall was something about discrimination and how he became a victim of it.......and I...
COPYCAT?
COPYCAT?
Several weeks ago...I wrote a piece here, asking for prayers for the victims of that unfortunate and tragic shooting incident at a school in Connecticut....
I also wrote that perhaps it was time for Americans to review their gun control laws.
I further stated,that, more importantly, it was time for them to bring back God into their government...into their schools, into their homes...and into their hearts.
Then I ended it with a warning that we seem to be traveling the same path...with the so - called "smart people" finding ways and means to question the words and teachings of God...rather than just following them with faith...even blind faith.....
I hoped I was wrong....
but then a few days after.... I saw in the news that Congress was going to start deliberation on the "Divorce Bill" as we were the only country left, aside from the Vatican, without said bill....
then...just a few days ago....how I wished I was wrong in claiming that we were following the same path....a gun man...a former candidate for Barangay Captain...went on a shooting spree...killing kids and adults alike....
Scared??? Very much!
What's next for Congress, after the Divorce Bill?....Selective Abortion?.....The use of Medical Marijuana?....just wondering..what we would like to copy next?
Would it be so terrible to remain an original.....a prayerful country...that continues to rise up after every calamity...with its faith even stronger than before.
We were not made smart and wise to question the creator and the giver of such gifts.....I would rather just be thankful for those gifts and then fight for HIM.
Several weeks ago...I wrote a piece here, asking for prayers for the victims of that unfortunate and tragic shooting incident at a school in Connecticut....
I also wrote that perhaps it was time for Americans to review their gun control laws.
I further stated,that, more importantly, it was time for them to bring back God into their government...into their schools, into their homes...and into their hearts.
Then I ended it with a warning that we seem to be traveling the same path...with the so - called "smart people" finding ways and means to question the words and teachings of God...rather than just following them with faith...even blind faith.....
I hoped I was wrong....
but then a few days after.... I saw in the news that Congress was going to start deliberation on the "Divorce Bill" as we were the only country left, aside from the Vatican, without said bill....
then...just a few days ago....how I wished I was wrong in claiming that we were following the same path....a gun man...a former candidate for Barangay Captain...went on a shooting spree...killing kids and adults alike....
Scared??? Very much!
What's next for Congress, after the Divorce Bill?....Selective Abortion?.....The use of Medical Marijuana?....just wondering..what we would like to copy next?
Would it be so terrible to remain an original.....a prayerful country...that continues to rise up after every calamity...with its faith even stronger than before.
We were not made smart and wise to question the creator and the giver of such gifts.....I would rather just be thankful for those gifts and then fight for HIM.
BELATED CHRISTMAS GIFT
Just a few days after New Year....I received a fantastic belated Christmas gift from my daughter Mary Nicole (Nikki) and my wife Dinah.
Nikki was given this fantastic Christmas gift by her ninong and my good friend.....it was a small speaker / player that could fit in the smallest of hand bags....you only had to plug in a microSD card and presto it plays like a big and loud mini component....then Nikki's grandparents, my parents-in-law decided to give Nikki and Niccolo, this same speaker / player....so Nikki ended up with 2 of them....
So a few days after New Year....Nikki and Dinah presented me with one of these gadgets...with...520 songs in it.....composed of jazz swings and ballads from Sinatra, Dean Martin, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Stacey Kent, Michael Buble', Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett and all the other greats....they got it from my cds and they chose the songs I love.....it was just a great gift and I was overwhelmed...and I haven't stopped listening to it.
You really don't have to spend money to give a good gift...you just give it with the best intentions....to make the person who matter to you...happy...and this gift has never failed to make me smile, each time I open it.
Gift-giving is about spreading the love and making the other person feel special....and I really felt the love.
I love you and thank you Dinah and Nikki.
God bless always!
Nikki was given this fantastic Christmas gift by her ninong and my good friend.....it was a small speaker / player that could fit in the smallest of hand bags....you only had to plug in a microSD card and presto it plays like a big and loud mini component....then Nikki's grandparents, my parents-in-law decided to give Nikki and Niccolo, this same speaker / player....so Nikki ended up with 2 of them....
So a few days after New Year....Nikki and Dinah presented me with one of these gadgets...with...520 songs in it.....composed of jazz swings and ballads from Sinatra, Dean Martin, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Stacey Kent, Michael Buble', Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett and all the other greats....they got it from my cds and they chose the songs I love.....it was just a great gift and I was overwhelmed...and I haven't stopped listening to it.
You really don't have to spend money to give a good gift...you just give it with the best intentions....to make the person who matter to you...happy...and this gift has never failed to make me smile, each time I open it.
Gift-giving is about spreading the love and making the other person feel special....and I really felt the love.
I love you and thank you Dinah and Nikki.
God bless always!
STILL ON DISCRIMINATION
STILL ...ON DISCRIMINATION
Written on my ina-anak's wall was something about discrimination and how he became a victim of it.......and I made this comment.....
DISCRIMINATION---
probably the most useless and most evil of words......
made to define the most rude, the most harsh and the most hurtful of emotions......
and this is reserved for people who should not co-exist with anybody.......
in any century.
Sadly, we have all been victims one time or another.....but it doesn't make it less wrong or less painful.
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God bless all of us who have been victims of discrimination in one form or another.
Those who continue to discriminate with wanton arrogance and even find reasons for doing so....will eventually be given a lesson on humility...by our Lord..in His own time.
So being victims of discrimination...never ever become a proponent of discrimination...and never use being a victim of discrimination as a reason to discriminate.....having known how hurtful it is....be the most outspoken fighter against all forms of discrimination.
In the Lord's eyes...we are all equal.....
There is no best saint....and there is no worst sinner....
He loves us and makes each of us His favorite....and he makes each of us feel special...we only have to realize it.
So to those who continue to be discriminated upon....prayers and perseverance.....and you will get through this battle.
God bless everyone!
Written on my ina-anak's wall was something about discrimination and how he became a victim of it.......and I made this comment.....
DISCRIMINATION---
probably the most useless and most evil of words......
made to define the most rude, the most harsh and the most hurtful of emotions......
and this is reserved for people who should not co-exist with anybody.......
in any century.
Sadly, we have all been victims one time or another.....but it doesn't make it less wrong or less painful.
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God bless all of us who have been victims of discrimination in one form or another.
Those who continue to discriminate with wanton arrogance and even find reasons for doing so....will eventually be given a lesson on humility...by our Lord..in His own time.
So being victims of discrimination...never ever become a proponent of discrimination...and never use being a victim of discrimination as a reason to discriminate.....having known how hurtful it is....be the most outspoken fighter against all forms of discrimination.
In the Lord's eyes...we are all equal.....
There is no best saint....and there is no worst sinner....
He loves us and makes each of us His favorite....and he makes each of us feel special...we only have to realize it.
So to those who continue to be discriminated upon....prayers and perseverance.....and you will get through this battle.
God bless everyone!
Sabado, Enero 5, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: WORKING FOR THE SAME REASONS
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: WORKING FOR THE SAME REASONS: Working For The Same Reasons Last night was a work night for me......since my assistant called ahead to say that he wasn't feeling well....
WORKING FOR THE SAME REASONS
Working For The Same Reasons
Last night was a work night for me......since my assistant called ahead to say that he wasn't feeling well...I bought some books to read, in- between patients, since I am rather behind in my reading (you know the feeling that you've bought many books you haven't read yet)....then my patients came and just when I thought I could be alone...someone came in the room...not just an employee, but someone who has been with them for 12 years....and someone who's husband I have been treating, without knowing that he was her husband.....so we talked about a lot of things....
We talked about how she started in the business....we talked about the people we both knew....we talked about her health and her husband's health......The central topic, however, was why we were there, and why everyone else was there.....The answer was identical, and for us Filipinos, it was also the most common, and also the most heart felt answer---it was family....we work for family...not just our spouses and kids, but also our parents, siblings, and sometimes even, nephews and nieces....
She said, both she and her husband still help their respective parents.....so she works there.....she goes home at about 5 a.m. ....goes to work at about 1-2 p.m....everyday, except Sunday....
A lot of them...or a lot of us, who work at night, are maligned, some of them are looked down upon.....To those who continue to do that....well....sorry to say this.....but you may not be able to hold a candle to these people, when it comes to sacrificing for their family or even families.
A lot of them, through cruel circumstances, are unable to continue or finish their studies....but instead of blaming their parents....they decided to work...to feed their families....to make sure that although they could not finish their studies....their siblings and their kids could .....and have a brighter future....how can these traits not be admirable?....How can they not be heroes of their own families?
Don't get me wrong...I am not encouraging kids to get into this line of work...I am simply telling you....not to look down at them....not to judge them...but to understand them....and you may end up respecting them and admiring them!
Our conversation was so interesting and enlightening that I did not mind that I didn't get to read...and that I ate dinner at past 11 p.m....it was food for thought.
They aren't very different from us.....they pray....they go to Mass...they believe in His power and in His love...despite the consequences they found themselves in....despite the challenges they continue to face each day....they still believe in a loving God.
We all work for our family....we all pray at night....we all ask for the same things....that the Good Lord forgives us....that He takes care of our family's health and our health, so that we can continue working for them.....that He helps us to provide for our family's future....and that our loving Lord continue to guide us and enlighten us.
God bless all of the people I work for!
God bless all of the people I work with!
God bless our families!
God bless all of us!
Last night was a work night for me......since my assistant called ahead to say that he wasn't feeling well...I bought some books to read, in- between patients, since I am rather behind in my reading (you know the feeling that you've bought many books you haven't read yet)....then my patients came and just when I thought I could be alone...someone came in the room...not just an employee, but someone who has been with them for 12 years....and someone who's husband I have been treating, without knowing that he was her husband.....so we talked about a lot of things....
We talked about how she started in the business....we talked about the people we both knew....we talked about her health and her husband's health......The central topic, however, was why we were there, and why everyone else was there.....The answer was identical, and for us Filipinos, it was also the most common, and also the most heart felt answer---it was family....we work for family...not just our spouses and kids, but also our parents, siblings, and sometimes even, nephews and nieces....
She said, both she and her husband still help their respective parents.....so she works there.....she goes home at about 5 a.m. ....goes to work at about 1-2 p.m....everyday, except Sunday....
A lot of them...or a lot of us, who work at night, are maligned, some of them are looked down upon.....To those who continue to do that....well....sorry to say this.....but you may not be able to hold a candle to these people, when it comes to sacrificing for their family or even families.
A lot of them, through cruel circumstances, are unable to continue or finish their studies....but instead of blaming their parents....they decided to work...to feed their families....to make sure that although they could not finish their studies....their siblings and their kids could .....and have a brighter future....how can these traits not be admirable?....How can they not be heroes of their own families?
Don't get me wrong...I am not encouraging kids to get into this line of work...I am simply telling you....not to look down at them....not to judge them...but to understand them....and you may end up respecting them and admiring them!
Our conversation was so interesting and enlightening that I did not mind that I didn't get to read...and that I ate dinner at past 11 p.m....it was food for thought.
They aren't very different from us.....they pray....they go to Mass...they believe in His power and in His love...despite the consequences they found themselves in....despite the challenges they continue to face each day....they still believe in a loving God.
We all work for our family....we all pray at night....we all ask for the same things....that the Good Lord forgives us....that He takes care of our family's health and our health, so that we can continue working for them.....that He helps us to provide for our family's future....and that our loving Lord continue to guide us and enlighten us.
God bless all of the people I work for!
God bless all of the people I work with!
God bless our families!
God bless all of us!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: PRAYERS FOR CONNECTICUT
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: PRAYERS FOR CONNECTICUT: Let us pray for the families who lost a loved one in that tragic shooting incident at an elementary school at Connecticut....20 kids and 6...
PRAYERS FOR CONNECTICUT
Let us pray for the families who lost a loved
one in that tragic shooting incident at an elementary school at
Connecticut....20 kids and 6 adults......lives ended abruptly...by
unexplained anger!
Perhaps it is time to review some of their laws on Gun Control...
More importantly...it is perhaps time for them to bring back prayers...and religion in their schools...
and the strong belief and faith
in a living and a loving God in their homes and in their hearts.
A reminder to all Filipinos...we seem to be traveling the same path....whatever we have been....and whatever we have become....we have always been known as a praying country....as a country who sincerely believes that everything is up to God....Recently, it seems to have become more convenient to question Him, rather than believe in Him....
I hope we don't become too smart for our own good....that we soon forget HIM!
Perhaps it is time to review some of their laws on Gun Control...
More importantly...it is perhaps time for them to bring back prayers...and religion in their schools...
and the strong belief and faith
in a living and a loving God in their homes and in their hearts.
A reminder to all Filipinos...we seem to be traveling the same path....whatever we have been....and whatever we have become....we have always been known as a praying country....as a country who sincerely believes that everything is up to God....Recently, it seems to have become more convenient to question Him, rather than believe in Him....
I hope we don't become too smart for our own good....that we soon forget HIM!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HE PUTS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS ...2
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HE PUTS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS ...2: HE PUTS US IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS...(2) I'm about to leave for work tonight...and again, what I wrote and posted this morning comes to mind...
HE PUTS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS ...2
HE PUTS US IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS...(2)
I'm about to leave for work tonight...and again, what I wrote and posted this morning comes to mind.....
You see, I am the Company Physician for what may be referred to by many as the most first class among the ktv bars and the health clubs....and some well-meaning friends have expressed concerns about the environment I have placed myself in.....this has always been my answer....
I am a physician...and I would like to believe that I am a physician for anybody.....The people I work for and the people I work with..are very good, generous, and gentle people...they may not fit into other people's criteria of what is saintly...but they are good people....I have learned to admire most of them, because they work and they devote their lives to the people they love...their job is probably the most difficult I've known and they do it for their families and even their extended families.
When I pass by Baclaran Church, in the early morning, occasionally, on my way home from work...I see some of them there....kneeling and praying as hard as I do...and I know the Lord listens to all of us.
I am once again, placed in this situation for a purpose.....most of these people, who have become my friends, who work at night, have no time to seek consult for what ails them and and their family members....so the wise and good people of the company have hired me to answer that problem.....I encourage them, esp. the new ones to seek consult whenever I am there...and I tell them to text me or call me anytime......I have given them the assurance that I will answer...sometimes not immediately...but I do answer....not only for their problems but for their kids' and their parents' as well.
So...again...we are all placed in certain situations by HE who knows everything....and HE leaves it to us...to do what HE expects of us.
Good night my friends! Hug and kiss the people you love!
God bless all of us!
I'm about to leave for work tonight...and again, what I wrote and posted this morning comes to mind.....
You see, I am the Company Physician for what may be referred to by many as the most first class among the ktv bars and the health clubs....and some well-meaning friends have expressed concerns about the environment I have placed myself in.....this has always been my answer....
I am a physician...and I would like to believe that I am a physician for anybody.....The people I work for and the people I work with..are very good, generous, and gentle people...they may not fit into other people's criteria of what is saintly...but they are good people....I have learned to admire most of them, because they work and they devote their lives to the people they love...their job is probably the most difficult I've known and they do it for their families and even their extended families.
When I pass by Baclaran Church, in the early morning, occasionally, on my way home from work...I see some of them there....kneeling and praying as hard as I do...and I know the Lord listens to all of us.
I am once again, placed in this situation for a purpose.....most of these people, who have become my friends, who work at night, have no time to seek consult for what ails them and and their family members....so the wise and good people of the company have hired me to answer that problem.....I encourage them, esp. the new ones to seek consult whenever I am there...and I tell them to text me or call me anytime......I have given them the assurance that I will answer...sometimes not immediately...but I do answer....not only for their problems but for their kids' and their parents' as well.
So...again...we are all placed in certain situations by HE who knows everything....and HE leaves it to us...to do what HE expects of us.
Good night my friends! Hug and kiss the people you love!
God bless all of us!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HE PUTS US IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HE PUTS US IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS: HE PUTS US IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS... Just now I finished consultation with a family who had 3 of their children brought for check-ups...a...
HE PUTS US IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS
HE PUTS US IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS...
Just now I finished consultation with a family who had 3 of their children brought for check-ups...and instead of charging them for 3 patients, I charged them for 2, and even gave a discount.....
Before you say anything else...let me just be clear....that I actually made a mistake....when I charged them for 2...the mother insisted that she pay more....it was then that I realized my mistake...I had initially felt that I short-changed myself.....I had enough time to change my mind as the mother really wanted to pay more....but I looked at them....and decided that they could use the money to buy the medicines I prescribed....the mother's sincere thanks made me feel wonderful....I didn't feel short-changed...I didn't feel like a fool....I felt that it was God...placing me in this situation.
More than a week ago....I happened by an accident.....and contrary to what some people think....I try not to get involved, unless I feel real strongly about something....I was at the site and I had to do something.....whatever it is that I did.....I don't think it was enough...I did my best....but I still wish I had more to give...towards the next few days...I would get some pats in the back and some praises about the incident...and I felt embarrassed and I just said...."I really wish I could've done more." To this day, I am hesitant to talk about it, because I don't feel great about anything concerning the issue...but perhaps it was God, again, placing me in that situation....but I still I wish.....
God places us in certain situations and He watches us and waits for us to make our move.....Let us always pray that when placed in those situations...we can do what He expects of us.
God bless everyone!
Just now I finished consultation with a family who had 3 of their children brought for check-ups...and instead of charging them for 3 patients, I charged them for 2, and even gave a discount.....
Before you say anything else...let me just be clear....that I actually made a mistake....when I charged them for 2...the mother insisted that she pay more....it was then that I realized my mistake...I had initially felt that I short-changed myself.....I had enough time to change my mind as the mother really wanted to pay more....but I looked at them....and decided that they could use the money to buy the medicines I prescribed....the mother's sincere thanks made me feel wonderful....I didn't feel short-changed...I didn't feel like a fool....I felt that it was God...placing me in this situation.
More than a week ago....I happened by an accident.....and contrary to what some people think....I try not to get involved, unless I feel real strongly about something....I was at the site and I had to do something.....whatever it is that I did.....I don't think it was enough...I did my best....but I still wish I had more to give...towards the next few days...I would get some pats in the back and some praises about the incident...and I felt embarrassed and I just said...."I really wish I could've done more." To this day, I am hesitant to talk about it, because I don't feel great about anything concerning the issue...but perhaps it was God, again, placing me in that situation....but I still I wish.....
God places us in certain situations and He watches us and waits for us to make our move.....Let us always pray that when placed in those situations...we can do what He expects of us.
God bless everyone!
Miyerkules, Enero 2, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: tampering...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: tampering...: To all my friends.... as per Google's advice..I believe my blog site was tampered with....my last blog was about Pacquiao (December 12)......
tampering...
To all my friends....
as per Google's advice..I believe my blog site was tampered with....my last blog was about Pacquiao (December 12)...blogs after that coming from this site was not from me...
I have not been able to use my site until today....
If some people have indeed tampered with my site..please inform me my friends.
God bless all of us...and even these severely handicapped people.
as per Google's advice..I believe my blog site was tampered with....my last blog was about Pacquiao (December 12)...blogs after that coming from this site was not from me...
I have not been able to use my site until today....
If some people have indeed tampered with my site..please inform me my friends.
God bless all of us...and even these severely handicapped people.
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