Sabado, Pebrero 16, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE DEFINITION OF A FILIPINO
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE DEFINITION OF A FILIPINO: THE DEFINITION OF A FILIPINO I was beaming with pride as I was reading the bravery and resourcefulness of the Filipino Nurse working in ...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: ESTRADA ON DIVORCE
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: ESTRADA ON DIVORCE: ANC 24/7 Estrada on divorce: NO. MY VIEW: I am also against divorce...but the difference between me and E...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: ESTRADA ON JPE
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: ESTRADA ON JPE: ANC 24/7 Estrada on Sen. JPE's MOOE issue: In politics, when you are in the majority you really have additional perks and priv...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: FLUENT MANDARIN
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: FLUENT MANDARIN: This particular candidate thought it would be a smart move to declare that since he was a graduate of Xavier...he was fluent in Mandarin.......
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: AFTER VALENTINE'S
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: AFTER VALENTINE'S: It's 3 day after Valentine's Day....my fervent wish for all of us.... May love continue to pervade every chamber of our hearts...every aspe...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY TO….. MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE I’ve sometimes been accused by some people…some relatives (esp. those who have not bee...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LENT
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LENT: For adult Catholics..... it's fasting ( eating only one meal) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and Abstinence (no meat, except sea foods)...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: a tool
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: a tool: The doctor is a mere tool....just an instrument.... Our LORD - He is the Divine Physician! Our LORD - He is the Ultimate Healer! All g...
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: FIRST DAY OF THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD....TALAGA?
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: FIRST DAY OF THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD....TALAGA?: According to the Newspaper headlines (February 12)...today is the start of the campaign period for the 2013 Senatorial and local elections...
THE DEFINITION OF A FILIPINO
THE DEFINITION OF A FILIPINO
I was beaming with pride as I was reading the bravery and resourcefulness of the Filipino Nurse working in the sates, who saved so many babies from sure death. We as a nation should be defined by such persons
We should be defined by janitors who return bags of money left at the rest room.
We should be defined by taxi drivers who return valuables and money left in their taxi cabs.
We should be defined by teachers who walk far distances just to be able to teach small children in very rural provinces, for a very small almost negligent salary.
We should be defined by the small boy who upon hearing his parents talk about choosing honesty and dignity over being rich....decided to return a bag full of money he saw near the garbage dump.
We should never be identified with politicians who after years of stealing, lying and cheating.....will pass on the same qualities and even train their children to do the same....
We are still a country primarily known for having citizens who are hospitable, warm, friendly, honest...and most of all....of this I am also very proud......prayerful and deeply religious.
We should not do things or enact laws just because other countries are doing it...we should be proud of being of who we are...our culture, our customs...our beliefs.
I am proud of who I am...and I love being a Filipino!
God bless all Filipinos....may the coming elections be another chance for us to choose better....to vote for candidates who can best define what being a Filipino is all about!
I was beaming with pride as I was reading the bravery and resourcefulness of the Filipino Nurse working in the sates, who saved so many babies from sure death. We as a nation should be defined by such persons
We should be defined by janitors who return bags of money left at the rest room.
We should be defined by taxi drivers who return valuables and money left in their taxi cabs.
We should be defined by teachers who walk far distances just to be able to teach small children in very rural provinces, for a very small almost negligent salary.
We should be defined by the small boy who upon hearing his parents talk about choosing honesty and dignity over being rich....decided to return a bag full of money he saw near the garbage dump.
We should never be identified with politicians who after years of stealing, lying and cheating.....will pass on the same qualities and even train their children to do the same....
We are still a country primarily known for having citizens who are hospitable, warm, friendly, honest...and most of all....of this I am also very proud......prayerful and deeply religious.
We should not do things or enact laws just because other countries are doing it...we should be proud of being of who we are...our culture, our customs...our beliefs.
I am proud of who I am...and I love being a Filipino!
God bless all Filipinos....may the coming elections be another chance for us to choose better....to vote for candidates who can best define what being a Filipino is all about!
ESTRADA ON DIVORCE
Estrada on divorce: NO.
MY VIEW:
I
am also against divorce...but the difference between me and ERAP is I
have children from only one woman...my beautiful wife....ERAP is not the
right person to answer this question...he and his kind probably provide the best reason
for wives to get a divorce.
ESTRADA ON JPE
Estrada on Sen. JPE's MOOE issue: In politics, when you are in the majority you really have additional perks and privileges.
My view:
Hindi
porke marami kang perks and privileges....you can do anything you
want.....when you live in a country where 80 % percent of your people
live below the poverty line....and your campaign slogan is "Gusto ko
happy ka!" ...giving 1.6 Million to rich
colleagues just after a terrible storm ravaged the countryside....is
not only unethical it is actually cruel...and should be
criminal.
FLUENT MANDARIN
This particular candidate thought it would be a smart move to declare that since he was a graduate of Xavier...he was fluent in Mandarin.....
This particular statement received a barrage of comments...most of them negative...
Here is mine....
He is running for senator of the Philippines, right??? I think it is more important to note...that he is the son of the first and so far only convicted president of plunder in our land....then claims his innocence, but accepts the pardon reserved for criminals....it is evidence of the sorry state of Philippine politics when someone like his father is still considered "Big" member of the "Big 3" or "3 Kings"....in other countries or other cultures, someone like him would have shied away from the public eye....I guess alam niyang marami pa siyang maloloko sa bayan natin......kawawa naman tayo talaga. Let us give the newbies and the unknowns a chance.
This particular statement received a barrage of comments...most of them negative...
Here is mine....
He is running for senator of the Philippines, right??? I think it is more important to note...that he is the son of the first and so far only convicted president of plunder in our land....then claims his innocence, but accepts the pardon reserved for criminals....it is evidence of the sorry state of Philippine politics when someone like his father is still considered "Big" member of the "Big 3" or "3 Kings"....in other countries or other cultures, someone like him would have shied away from the public eye....I guess alam niyang marami pa siyang maloloko sa bayan natin......kawawa naman tayo talaga. Let us give the newbies and the unknowns a chance.
AFTER VALENTINE'S
It's 3 day after Valentine's Day....my fervent wish for all of us....
May love continue to pervade every chamber of our hearts...every aspect of our lives....and every corner of our house!
Good morning friends!
God bless!
May love continue to pervade every chamber of our hearts...every aspect of our lives....and every corner of our house!
Good morning friends!
God bless!
MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY TO…..
MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE
I’ve sometimes been accused by some people…some relatives (esp. those who have not been loved enough) that I love my wife too much…the implications of course are that I protect her too much and that the love is not equal.
On the first implication…that I protect my wife too much….my question is this…shouldn’t all husbands, being the man in the relationship, try to protect their wives form all hurt and harm?...so there is nothing extraordinary about it.
On the second implication ….that our love is not equal….my answer… you have no idea what goes on in our house, in our lives, in our hearts. Perhaps it’s because I am more vocal and more expressive…..but my wife loves me and stays with me, amidst the harsh words, the queer and demeaning looks…and despite of me, being me (I am certainly not easy to live with)….because I write about love and speak about love, I am deemed the great romantic….but is there anything more romantic than standing by your man, silently and suffering through everything?
To my wife….I have not been the perfect husband, but you’ve always the perfect wife for me. I have not been able to bring you to expensive locales nor have I bought you maddeningly expensive signature things….but ever since we got married, I have spent each night of my life with you, except for nights when someone was in the hospital and I had to be there….and during those nights that we were apart, I never could sleep…you and our kids invade my every thought….and I had gotten so used to staring at your beautiful face every night.
I could never even imagine travelling far distances without you…I would always think of how beautiful you would look at a particular site…or how much you would enjoy being in that place….the place, no matter how exotic or breath taking , would have no value for me, if you weren’t there with me.
You are my best friend…..the only person I could totally be real with….I can get crazy, irreverent, and laugh out loud…and I can pour my heart out and cry with you. I would always choose to be with you and the kids, rather than go out with a barkada drinking or gambling,… we can just watch tv, have midnight snacks, laugh at each other’s stories and it would be pure joy.
One day, the kids will grow-up and have their own lives…I cannot fathom the pain that will give me….but being left with the person you love with all your heart….and the person who loves you just as much….the prospect isn’t bad at all.
For a while there….I though I had lost you to that dreaded disease…How could I go on without my greatest supporter, my source of strength…..but then God gave you back to me, coupled with a stronger faith that we now both share….that was a slice of heaven there for me….
Sorry for all the disappointments…thank you for loving me despite knowing the real me…I can only promise to love you even more, if that is at all possible….
You are my life, you are my world, you are my everything….
You are my one and only love.
MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE
I’ve sometimes been accused by some people…some relatives (esp. those who have not been loved enough) that I love my wife too much…the implications of course are that I protect her too much and that the love is not equal.
On the first implication…that I protect my wife too much….my question is this…shouldn’t all husbands, being the man in the relationship, try to protect their wives form all hurt and harm?...so there is nothing extraordinary about it.
On the second implication ….that our love is not equal….my answer… you have no idea what goes on in our house, in our lives, in our hearts. Perhaps it’s because I am more vocal and more expressive…..but my wife loves me and stays with me, amidst the harsh words, the queer and demeaning looks…and despite of me, being me (I am certainly not easy to live with)….because I write about love and speak about love, I am deemed the great romantic….but is there anything more romantic than standing by your man, silently and suffering through everything?
To my wife….I have not been the perfect husband, but you’ve always the perfect wife for me. I have not been able to bring you to expensive locales nor have I bought you maddeningly expensive signature things….but ever since we got married, I have spent each night of my life with you, except for nights when someone was in the hospital and I had to be there….and during those nights that we were apart, I never could sleep…you and our kids invade my every thought….and I had gotten so used to staring at your beautiful face every night.
I could never even imagine travelling far distances without you…I would always think of how beautiful you would look at a particular site…or how much you would enjoy being in that place….the place, no matter how exotic or breath taking , would have no value for me, if you weren’t there with me.
You are my best friend…..the only person I could totally be real with….I can get crazy, irreverent, and laugh out loud…and I can pour my heart out and cry with you. I would always choose to be with you and the kids, rather than go out with a barkada drinking or gambling,… we can just watch tv, have midnight snacks, laugh at each other’s stories and it would be pure joy.
One day, the kids will grow-up and have their own lives…I cannot fathom the pain that will give me….but being left with the person you love with all your heart….and the person who loves you just as much….the prospect isn’t bad at all.
For a while there….I though I had lost you to that dreaded disease…How could I go on without my greatest supporter, my source of strength…..but then God gave you back to me, coupled with a stronger faith that we now both share….that was a slice of heaven there for me….
Sorry for all the disappointments…thank you for loving me despite knowing the real me…I can only promise to love you even more, if that is at all possible….
You are my life, you are my world, you are my everything….
You are my one and only love.
LENT
For adult Catholics.....
it's fasting ( eating only one meal) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and Abstinence (no meat, except sea foods) every Friday for the whole season of Lent....Kayang kaya natin yan.....just like going on a diet...
but if you add prayers and good work....together with the fasting....perfect combination for Lent....
Really, no amount of sacrifice on our part can equal our Lord's sacrifices for us...
but I believe, this is an effort our Lord will appreciate...
and it is our way of showing Him that we are humbled by His sacrifices for us...
and that we love HIM.
it's fasting ( eating only one meal) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and Abstinence (no meat, except sea foods) every Friday for the whole season of Lent....Kayang kaya natin yan.....just like going on a diet...
but if you add prayers and good work....together with the fasting....perfect combination for Lent....
Really, no amount of sacrifice on our part can equal our Lord's sacrifices for us...
but I believe, this is an effort our Lord will appreciate...
and it is our way of showing Him that we are humbled by His sacrifices for us...
and that we love HIM.
a tool
The doctor is a mere tool....just an instrument....
Our LORD - He is the Divine Physician!
Our LORD - He is the Ultimate Healer!
All glory and honor to Him alone.
Our LORD - He is the Divine Physician!
Our LORD - He is the Ultimate Healer!
All glory and honor to Him alone.
FIRST DAY OF THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD....TALAGA?
According to the Newspaper headlines (February 12)...today
is the start of the campaign period for the 2013 Senatorial and local
elections.....really?...and what has Team PNoy and UNA been airing on
tv...why have Cynthia Villar, Cayetano, JV Ejercito, Zubiri, Jack Enrile
made their respective commercials....wala lang, gusto lang makita sa
tv?
You look at the candidates and it's the same group of people...yung iba, different faces, but the same names...kasi nga kamag-anak.
Team Pinoy (PNoy) cannot say they abhor political dynasties, because in their team, you have a son, a brother and a wife of current senators...you even have the nephew of the President.
Sa UNA, you have the son of a disgraced former president, the son of the Senate President and the daughter of the Vice President....You even have one who apparently benefited from election tampering, but claims he knew nothing about it...you also have one who was the staunchest defender of the former president, accused of plunder and cheating.
The president wants his party to win so that he can continue with his "Matuwid na Daan" but includes in his party people ( or their realtives) who's record on graft and corruption, he once questioned during the presidential elections.
The UNA continues to boasts about the BIG 3 leading their group...sino ba itong big 3 na ito?
(1) The Vice President who's ticket to fame was President Cory Aquino who made him the OIC of Makati....till he bacame mayor..a position he held on and passed on to his wife and now to his son, it's a position they continue to own....
para bang walang karapatan ang iba maging mayor sa Makati kundi sila lamang.
(2) The Senate President who recently became famous again because of his expert handling of the Impeachment against Corona,
but recently became infamous again for giving 1.6 million to his Senate colleagues amidst an impoverished nation, who needed the money more.....
He once claimed that his ambush was fake to trigger the installation of Martial Law...but in his book he now says the ambush is real.....
how can we trust this guy?
(3) A disgraced former president....the first, and so far, only convicted president, of plunder.
He gets pardoned, and he claims he didn't ask for it, but he accepts it.....then he continued to attack the person who gave him the pardon...I am not a fan of GMA, but when someone does something big for me, and I accept it...at least I will show some gratitude and good manners, and not attack her character anymore....."utang ng loob" ang tawag dun....
tapos I distinctly remember his pardon includes a condition that says...he is not allowed to participate in any electoral exercise...yet he ran again for the presidency and now will run to become mayor of Manila....kasi his mistress is now Mayor of the town he used to live in, I guess it's not enough na hari sila ng isang city.......
So this guy was convicted of a crime, he accepts pardon for it....he continues to say bad things about the person who gave him the pardon...he violates the rules of the pardon....and he is trustworthy?
This is the Big 3 of UNA?
I urge the voters....use simple common sense....how long have this people served us....the people I've alluded to, and those who are running for the umpteenth time.....has their been significant progress in your lives...kung wala...then why trust their words and vote for them again......mas mabuti if we vote for the new candidates...people who's name are new to us....people we don't know that well.
We want change...let's start by voting for different people...it's a gamble worth taking.
God bless the Filipinos. God bless all of us.
You look at the candidates and it's the same group of people...yung iba, different faces, but the same names...kasi nga kamag-anak.
Team Pinoy (PNoy) cannot say they abhor political dynasties, because in their team, you have a son, a brother and a wife of current senators...you even have the nephew of the President.
Sa UNA, you have the son of a disgraced former president, the son of the Senate President and the daughter of the Vice President....You even have one who apparently benefited from election tampering, but claims he knew nothing about it...you also have one who was the staunchest defender of the former president, accused of plunder and cheating.
The president wants his party to win so that he can continue with his "Matuwid na Daan" but includes in his party people ( or their realtives) who's record on graft and corruption, he once questioned during the presidential elections.
The UNA continues to boasts about the BIG 3 leading their group...sino ba itong big 3 na ito?
(1) The Vice President who's ticket to fame was President Cory Aquino who made him the OIC of Makati....till he bacame mayor..a position he held on and passed on to his wife and now to his son, it's a position they continue to own....
para bang walang karapatan ang iba maging mayor sa Makati kundi sila lamang.
(2) The Senate President who recently became famous again because of his expert handling of the Impeachment against Corona,
but recently became infamous again for giving 1.6 million to his Senate colleagues amidst an impoverished nation, who needed the money more.....
He once claimed that his ambush was fake to trigger the installation of Martial Law...but in his book he now says the ambush is real.....
how can we trust this guy?
(3) A disgraced former president....the first, and so far, only convicted president, of plunder.
He gets pardoned, and he claims he didn't ask for it, but he accepts it.....then he continued to attack the person who gave him the pardon...I am not a fan of GMA, but when someone does something big for me, and I accept it...at least I will show some gratitude and good manners, and not attack her character anymore....."utang ng loob" ang tawag dun....
tapos I distinctly remember his pardon includes a condition that says...he is not allowed to participate in any electoral exercise...yet he ran again for the presidency and now will run to become mayor of Manila....kasi his mistress is now Mayor of the town he used to live in, I guess it's not enough na hari sila ng isang city.......
So this guy was convicted of a crime, he accepts pardon for it....he continues to say bad things about the person who gave him the pardon...he violates the rules of the pardon....and he is trustworthy?
This is the Big 3 of UNA?
I urge the voters....use simple common sense....how long have this people served us....the people I've alluded to, and those who are running for the umpteenth time.....has their been significant progress in your lives...kung wala...then why trust their words and vote for them again......mas mabuti if we vote for the new candidates...people who's name are new to us....people we don't know that well.
We want change...let's start by voting for different people...it's a gamble worth taking.
God bless the Filipinos. God bless all of us.
Martes, Pebrero 5, 2013
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MIXED EMOTIONS
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MIXED EMOTIONS: MIXED EMOTIONS Last Wednesday was my daughter Mary Nicole 's Junior-Senior Prom. It was a big thing for everyone. I know she bought a dres...
MIXED EMOTIONS
MIXED EMOTIONS
Last Wednesday was my daughter Mary Nicole's Junior-Senior Prom. It was a big thing for everyone. I know she bought a dress courtesy of my sister, her A-ko Adeline, but I've never really seen my princess in her dress and all made-up...I waited with some anticipation....
Then she went down the stairs.....and I was awed and amazed at how she looked...my first baby was now a lady and a beautiful one at that.....I couldn't help wondering how someone who looks like me could produce someone who looks like Nikki or Nicole....she's also smart and very talented....I guess Dinah had a lot to do with that....and the Lord really does love me.
I teased her that I wanted to be her escort...to guard her against possible unwanted intrusions (just kidding boys)...but I knew I had to let go and trust my dear princess for this one night...so that she might enjoy this important milestone in her life.
We brought her to her JS Prom early as she was one of the performers that night. I wanted to stay...but I knew I had to leave her...
So I and my wife went back to pick her up after 4-5 hours. We didn't let her know that we were already there...we decided to let her enjoy the rest of the night.
On our way home, we decided to have coffee first...then we asked her about the Prom...she told us about her classmates' expensive gowns amounting to tens of thousands and their hair and make-up, also in the thousands.....I felt a little embarrassed.... as I hardly spent anything for her Prom.....she did her own make-up....she had a chance to buy an expensive dress courtesy of her A-ko, but she chose one that was modestly priced.....and so I asked her how she felt hearing those stories...she said...she was okay, she felt nothing in particular...she was just very happy!
I stared at her...saw how beautiful she looked....and I felt so proud at how understanding and mature she had become.
So in one night...courtesy of my lovely daughter...I was amazed....I was embarrassed....and as always...I was proud to be her father!
God bless you Nicole! Daddy loves you so much!
Last Wednesday was my daughter Mary Nicole's Junior-Senior Prom. It was a big thing for everyone. I know she bought a dress courtesy of my sister, her A-ko Adeline, but I've never really seen my princess in her dress and all made-up...I waited with some anticipation....
Then she went down the stairs.....and I was awed and amazed at how she looked...my first baby was now a lady and a beautiful one at that.....I couldn't help wondering how someone who looks like me could produce someone who looks like Nikki or Nicole....she's also smart and very talented....I guess Dinah had a lot to do with that....and the Lord really does love me.
I teased her that I wanted to be her escort...to guard her against possible unwanted intrusions (just kidding boys)...but I knew I had to let go and trust my dear princess for this one night...so that she might enjoy this important milestone in her life.
We brought her to her JS Prom early as she was one of the performers that night. I wanted to stay...but I knew I had to leave her...
So I and my wife went back to pick her up after 4-5 hours. We didn't let her know that we were already there...we decided to let her enjoy the rest of the night.
On our way home, we decided to have coffee first...then we asked her about the Prom...she told us about her classmates' expensive gowns amounting to tens of thousands and their hair and make-up, also in the thousands.....I felt a little embarrassed.... as I hardly spent anything for her Prom.....she did her own make-up....she had a chance to buy an expensive dress courtesy of her A-ko, but she chose one that was modestly priced.....and so I asked her how she felt hearing those stories...she said...she was okay, she felt nothing in particular...she was just very happy!
I stared at her...saw how beautiful she looked....and I felt so proud at how understanding and mature she had become.
So in one night...courtesy of my lovely daughter...I was amazed....I was embarrassed....and as always...I was proud to be her father!
God bless you Nicole! Daddy loves you so much!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LOLA
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LOLA: LOLA I was never very close to my real grandparents.....I mean the parents of my parents...some of them died even before I could recogni...
LOLA
LOLA
I was never very close to my real grandparents.....I mean the parents of my parents...some of them died even before I could recognize them...my a-ma, I loved her, but I just didn't see her that often.
Lola Choleng is actually the cousin of my maternal grandmother, but she's the closest thing I have to a Lola. I remember a time when she lived with us, or at least, visited almost every day....But now we don't see her very often...her house is quite far from ours now, and she has become quite weak. But I get to talk to her over the phone, as she would call me when she doesn't feel well. But we all miss her terribly.
Last night, we had a family gathering and advance birthday party for my Mama Mila or Go-e. We had it in my A-ko and Auntie Bheng's palatial home. The food was excellent by the way...the linguini (by Uncle Henry), the salmon, the lengua, the lechon and even the misua was exquisite....then the Alamid Coffee, with that wonderful cake....I slept still imagining the food.
But the thing that stuck most to my mind was this....my 84 year old Lola Choleng came with Kuya Willie and family....and everybody who was greeting her were teasing her with lines like..."Ako, po, kilala niyo pa?" When it was my time to kiss her, I said..."Ah ako, siguradong hindi niyo makakalimutan." , and then Lola Choleng says ..."Ang mga mahal ko sa buhay!"...and that just blew me away again.
Senior citizens can say the harshest things, often times they don't mean it...sometimes they do...but when they become sweet and say the nicest things...they are always sincere...and hearing their words just give you the warmest feeling that spreads all over your body.
Bon Voyage to Mama Mila and Uncle Henry...we will miss you again, and please come back soon and thank you for everything.
Thanks A-ko and Auntie Bheng for the excellent food and everything.
Thank you to my cousins Ernest Luke Lim and Jane and Elle, Che and Ethan, Edleen...for having us again...and for being so wonderful about it.
Thank you to my parents, my Aunties, my Uncles, my cousins (Mahbel V Novion and Sam), all the other guests for sharing a lovely evening....and my wife, Dinah and my Mary Nicole for singing and being with me.
Thank you Lola Choleng...for still being you...for still being here...and for calling us..."Mga mahal ko sa buhay." Mahal ka rin namin.
God bless all of us!
I was never very close to my real grandparents.....I mean the parents of my parents...some of them died even before I could recognize them...my a-ma, I loved her, but I just didn't see her that often.
Lola Choleng is actually the cousin of my maternal grandmother, but she's the closest thing I have to a Lola. I remember a time when she lived with us, or at least, visited almost every day....But now we don't see her very often...her house is quite far from ours now, and she has become quite weak. But I get to talk to her over the phone, as she would call me when she doesn't feel well. But we all miss her terribly.
Last night, we had a family gathering and advance birthday party for my Mama Mila or Go-e. We had it in my A-ko and Auntie Bheng's palatial home. The food was excellent by the way...the linguini (by Uncle Henry), the salmon, the lengua, the lechon and even the misua was exquisite....then the Alamid Coffee, with that wonderful cake....I slept still imagining the food.
But the thing that stuck most to my mind was this....my 84 year old Lola Choleng came with Kuya Willie and family....and everybody who was greeting her were teasing her with lines like..."Ako, po, kilala niyo pa?" When it was my time to kiss her, I said..."Ah ako, siguradong hindi niyo makakalimutan." , and then Lola Choleng says ..."Ang mga mahal ko sa buhay!"...and that just blew me away again.
Senior citizens can say the harshest things, often times they don't mean it...sometimes they do...but when they become sweet and say the nicest things...they are always sincere...and hearing their words just give you the warmest feeling that spreads all over your body.
Bon Voyage to Mama Mila and Uncle Henry...we will miss you again, and please come back soon and thank you for everything.
Thanks A-ko and Auntie Bheng for the excellent food and everything.
Thank you to my cousins Ernest Luke Lim and Jane and Elle, Che and Ethan, Edleen...for having us again...and for being so wonderful about it.
Thank you to my parents, my Aunties, my Uncles, my cousins (Mahbel V Novion and Sam), all the other guests for sharing a lovely evening....and my wife, Dinah and my Mary Nicole for singing and being with me.
Thank you Lola Choleng...for still being you...for still being here...and for calling us..."Mga mahal ko sa buhay." Mahal ka rin namin.
God bless all of us!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HARI NG MGA HARI
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HARI NG MGA HARI: HARI NG MGA HARI (isa po itong tula ng pananampalataya at panalangin, na aking isinulat noong ako'y nag-aaral pa lamang...makabuluhan po...
HARI NG MGA HARI
HARI NG MGA HARI
(isa po itong tula ng pananampalataya at panalangin, na aking isinulat noong ako'y nag-aaral pa lamang...makabuluhan po noon...nananatiling makabuluhan ngayon...at kung isasapuso....makabuluhan magpakailanman....)
SA MUNDONG ITO
IKAW LAMANG KAPANGYARIHAN....
LAHAT NG NARIRITO
IKAW ANG TANGING DAHILAN....
WALANG NAGAGANAP
KUNG HINDI MO KAGUSTUHAN....
IKAW ANG ILAW
IKAW RIN ANG KATOTOHANAN....
IKAW ANG DAAN
TUNGO SA KALAYAAN...
AT SA MAKABULUHANG
TUNAY NA KALIGAYAHAN.
HARI NG MGA HARI
SA LUPA AT KALANGITAN.
(isa po itong tula ng pananampalataya at panalangin, na aking isinulat noong ako'y nag-aaral pa lamang...makabuluhan po noon...nananatiling makabuluhan ngayon...at kung isasapuso....makabuluhan magpakailanman....)
SA MUNDONG ITO
IKAW LAMANG KAPANGYARIHAN....
LAHAT NG NARIRITO
IKAW ANG TANGING DAHILAN....
WALANG NAGAGANAP
KUNG HINDI MO KAGUSTUHAN....
IKAW ANG ILAW
IKAW RIN ANG KATOTOHANAN....
IKAW ANG DAAN
TUNGO SA KALAYAAN...
AT SA MAKABULUHANG
TUNAY NA KALIGAYAHAN.
HARI NG MGA HARI
SA LUPA AT KALANGITAN.
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: SJCS STUDENT COUNCIL
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: SJCS STUDENT COUNCIL: SJCS STUDENT COUNCIL Congratulations are in order...Good luck to everyone who won a seat in the Saint Jude Catholic School Student Council...
SJCS STUDENT COUNCIL
SJCS STUDENT COUNCIL
Congratulations are in order...Good luck to everyone who won a seat in the Saint Jude Catholic School Student Council!
Like I said in an earlier post.....Please do not imitate the majority of our politicians......please fulfill your promises to those who voted for you and even to those who didn't vote for you....You are an officer to everyone and should serve everyone.....those who like you and those who don't!
Please don't make this position about making a better impression when you apply for college.....this should not be about that.."Hindi ito pampaganda lamang ng transcript o image sa SJCS at para sa pagpasok sa college....dapat tungkol din ito sa kahihiyan.....at dangal...na pag may sinabi ka, kailangan panindigan mo!
So to those who promised what seemed to be impossible....time to make them possible...remember you promised them, and you uttered the words.....and contrary to what some believe...promises aren't meant to be broken...promises are meant to be fulfilled and your words meant to be honored!
GOD BLESS THE SJCS STUDENT COUNCIL!
GOD BLESS SJCS!
GOD BLESS ALL OF US!
Congratulations are in order...Good luck to everyone who won a seat in the Saint Jude Catholic School Student Council!
Like I said in an earlier post.....Please do not imitate the majority of our politicians......please fulfill your promises to those who voted for you and even to those who didn't vote for you....You are an officer to everyone and should serve everyone.....those who like you and those who don't!
Please don't make this position about making a better impression when you apply for college.....this should not be about that.."Hindi ito pampaganda lamang ng transcript o image sa SJCS at para sa pagpasok sa college....dapat tungkol din ito sa kahihiyan.....at dangal...na pag may sinabi ka, kailangan panindigan mo!
So to those who promised what seemed to be impossible....time to make them possible...remember you promised them, and you uttered the words.....and contrary to what some believe...promises aren't meant to be broken...promises are meant to be fulfilled and your words meant to be honored!
GOD BLESS THE SJCS STUDENT COUNCIL!
GOD BLESS SJCS!
GOD BLESS ALL OF US!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: NO ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: NO ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION: NO ANSWER FOR THAT QUESTION During yesterday's Mass the priest celebrating the Holy Eucharist at our parish had this story to relate.......
NO ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION
NO ANSWER FOR THAT QUESTION
During yesterday's Mass the priest celebrating the Holy Eucharist at our parish had this story to relate....it was about a barber and a teen age boy.
This is the story....The barber while cutting the young boy's hair suddenly said..."I don't believe in God." The young boy was shocked, so he asked the barber why...the barber said..."If God was real, then why are there so many poor people. Why is my family so poor and why are my kids so hungry?" The teen age boy just looked up and couldn't say anything. Then he saw 2 men with very long hair and thick beards walking outside the barber shop, then he approached the barber and said..."You know, I don't believe in barbers." The barber was even more shocked than the boy had been, earlier...."Are you crazy? I just cut your hair, how can you not believe in me?", said the barber....then pointing to the two men outside the shop, the young boy said..." if barbers were true, then how do you explain the existence of those 2 guys with their very long hair and their beards?" The barber, quite mad, answered..."Why if only those 2 guys would come in here and ask for a hair cut and a shave they wouldn't look like that."...then the young boy gently answered...."It is the same deal with the Lord, if only you would ask His help and invite Him to come into your life, you wouldn't be this poor."
The priest ended his story.
I know what the priest was trying to impart....that it was up to each of us, to ask God to come into our lives and to help us.
I don't mean to do this...but the gaping hole in this story, is the fact that the Philippines is known far and wide, as a praying country, with a wide majority of its citizens, devoted to God and to Mother Mary....yet more than 80% of the population, most of who pray and believe in God, still languish in poverty. Their children dying from hunger and a variety of diseases...So while the father's or the priest's story sounds good, it does not adequately answer the question.....
As for me...I would answer it this way...I don't know why...
I only know that I continue to believe in God, amidst my daily struggles...I pray to him day and night...I continue to trust his love for me and for my family.....because I only have to look back at the past to see all the evidences of His love for me.....and more than this....It is really my FAITH...I can provide no better answer than that.
My faith keeps me strong, my faith keeps me believing...my faith keeps me hoping...my faith keeps me praying.
And I put my faith in no one but God...only GOD.
During yesterday's Mass the priest celebrating the Holy Eucharist at our parish had this story to relate....it was about a barber and a teen age boy.
This is the story....The barber while cutting the young boy's hair suddenly said..."I don't believe in God." The young boy was shocked, so he asked the barber why...the barber said..."If God was real, then why are there so many poor people. Why is my family so poor and why are my kids so hungry?" The teen age boy just looked up and couldn't say anything. Then he saw 2 men with very long hair and thick beards walking outside the barber shop, then he approached the barber and said..."You know, I don't believe in barbers." The barber was even more shocked than the boy had been, earlier...."Are you crazy? I just cut your hair, how can you not believe in me?", said the barber....then pointing to the two men outside the shop, the young boy said..." if barbers were true, then how do you explain the existence of those 2 guys with their very long hair and their beards?" The barber, quite mad, answered..."Why if only those 2 guys would come in here and ask for a hair cut and a shave they wouldn't look like that."...then the young boy gently answered...."It is the same deal with the Lord, if only you would ask His help and invite Him to come into your life, you wouldn't be this poor."
The priest ended his story.
I know what the priest was trying to impart....that it was up to each of us, to ask God to come into our lives and to help us.
I don't mean to do this...but the gaping hole in this story, is the fact that the Philippines is known far and wide, as a praying country, with a wide majority of its citizens, devoted to God and to Mother Mary....yet more than 80% of the population, most of who pray and believe in God, still languish in poverty. Their children dying from hunger and a variety of diseases...So while the father's or the priest's story sounds good, it does not adequately answer the question.....
As for me...I would answer it this way...I don't know why...
I only know that I continue to believe in God, amidst my daily struggles...I pray to him day and night...I continue to trust his love for me and for my family.....because I only have to look back at the past to see all the evidences of His love for me.....and more than this....It is really my FAITH...I can provide no better answer than that.
My faith keeps me strong, my faith keeps me believing...my faith keeps me hoping...my faith keeps me praying.
And I put my faith in no one but God...only GOD.
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A SHORT PRAYER FOR ALL OF US
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A SHORT PRAYER FOR ALL OF US: A SHORT PRAYER FOR ALL OF US (You may follow or say the prayer if you wish) Dear Lord, You are our God, You are our King, You are our ...
A SHORT PRAYER FOR ALL OF US
A SHORT PRAYER FOR ALL OF US
(You may follow or say the prayer if you wish)
Dear Lord,
You are our God, You are our King, You are our Master, You are our Savior, You are our Hope....and we adore You, we worship You, we love You and we believe in You.
Forgive us all our trespasses....against our neighbors, against our love ones and most esp. against You our Lord.
Thank You for Your patience. Thank You for Your understanding. Thank You for all the blessings. Thank You for Your love.
Humbly on our knees, we ask You to listen to our petitions, whatever they are,.....and to please answer them favorably...for us and for those we love. We are in desperate need of a miracle, Oh Lord, please make haste to help us.
We also ask that You grant the prayers of everyone who will say this prayer, because like me, they too, may be in desperate need of Your help and Your love.
Our trust and our faith...in You alone Oh Lord.
AMEN
(My hope is that when we say this short prayer...we also ask the Lord, in our hearts, to bless and to listen to everyone who might say this prayer as well.)
(You may follow or say the prayer if you wish)
Dear Lord,
You are our God, You are our King, You are our Master, You are our Savior, You are our Hope....and we adore You, we worship You, we love You and we believe in You.
Forgive us all our trespasses....against our neighbors, against our love ones and most esp. against You our Lord.
Thank You for Your patience. Thank You for Your understanding. Thank You for all the blessings. Thank You for Your love.
Humbly on our knees, we ask You to listen to our petitions, whatever they are,.....and to please answer them favorably...for us and for those we love. We are in desperate need of a miracle, Oh Lord, please make haste to help us.
We also ask that You grant the prayers of everyone who will say this prayer, because like me, they too, may be in desperate need of Your help and Your love.
Our trust and our faith...in You alone Oh Lord.
AMEN
(My hope is that when we say this short prayer...we also ask the Lord, in our hearts, to bless and to listen to everyone who might say this prayer as well.)
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: POLITICIANS...A BAD EXAMPLE FOR STUDENT LEADERS
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: POLITICIANS...A BAD EXAMPLE FOR STUDENT LEADERS: POLITICIANS - A BAD EXAMPLE FOR STUDENT LEADERS The campaign period for this year's election have started......their tv ads promise the ...
POLITICIANS...A BAD EXAMPLE FOR STUDENT LEADERS
POLITICIANS - A BAD EXAMPLE FOR STUDENT LEADERS
The campaign period for this year's election have started......their tv ads promise the same thing....some of those making the promises are "sitting" senators and relatives of "sitting" senators....they promise to alleviate poverty...they promise to improve education...they promise better health care....they promise to take care of us...in whatever capacity they can......Very nice and comforting to hear...
Some of these candidates received the much talked about 1.6 million pesos from Senate President Enrile....and I don't see or hear any of them giving the money to the poor they promised so much to!....Then they have to gall to make the same promises again?
Why is this piece titled this way....."POLITICIANS - A BAD EXAMPLE FOR STUDENT LEADERS - schools all over the country are about to hold elections for their respective student councils anytime soon....my advice to the candidates....please don't imitate the politicians who will promise anything in their campaign speeches just to get the votes....just promise what you know you can deliver.....just declare what is within your power and within your rights to do....always bear in mind that you are students and you can only move within certain boundaries...nobody expects you to do more than that...so please no absurd and unrealistic promises......and to the student voters....don't make the election a joke...don't vote based on the ones who can deliver the best jokes...study the candidates....listen to their speeches and to their promises....those who will promise too much will just end up disappointing you and lying to you.
To the Filipino Voters...Time to wake up....Don't vote for the candidates bearing the names of their politician fathers....hindi na nga matino yung mga tatay....ikakalat pa sa politika ng bayan ang lahi nila.....tayo lang ang puedeng magturo ng leksyon sa mga taong ito....HUWAG SILANG IBOTO SAMPU NG KANILANG MGA ANAK AT ASAWA...TAMA NAMAN NA.
(tagged to Dinah Dizon De Guzman, Mary Nicole De Guzman, Niccolo De Guzman)
The campaign period for this year's election have started......their tv ads promise the same thing....some of those making the promises are "sitting" senators and relatives of "sitting" senators....they promise to alleviate poverty...they promise to improve education...they promise better health care....they promise to take care of us...in whatever capacity they can......Very nice and comforting to hear...
Some of these candidates received the much talked about 1.6 million pesos from Senate President Enrile....and I don't see or hear any of them giving the money to the poor they promised so much to!....Then they have to gall to make the same promises again?
Why is this piece titled this way....."POLITICIANS - A BAD EXAMPLE FOR STUDENT LEADERS - schools all over the country are about to hold elections for their respective student councils anytime soon....my advice to the candidates....please don't imitate the politicians who will promise anything in their campaign speeches just to get the votes....just promise what you know you can deliver.....just declare what is within your power and within your rights to do....always bear in mind that you are students and you can only move within certain boundaries...nobody expects you to do more than that...so please no absurd and unrealistic promises......and to the student voters....don't make the election a joke...don't vote based on the ones who can deliver the best jokes...study the candidates....listen to their speeches and to their promises....those who will promise too much will just end up disappointing you and lying to you.
To the Filipino Voters...Time to wake up....Don't vote for the candidates bearing the names of their politician fathers....hindi na nga matino yung mga tatay....ikakalat pa sa politika ng bayan ang lahi nila.....tayo lang ang puedeng magturo ng leksyon sa mga taong ito....HUWAG SILANG IBOTO SAMPU NG KANILANG MGA ANAK AT ASAWA...TAMA NAMAN NA.
(tagged to Dinah Dizon De Guzman, Mary Nicole De Guzman, Niccolo De Guzman)
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: SO FONDLY REMEMBERED...SO TERRIBLY MISSED
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: SO FONDLY REMEMBERED...SO TERRIBLY MISSED: SO MISSED AND SO FONDLY REMEMBERED.... Just now when I opened my FB, I saw a post on my cousin Joel 's wall....it reminded me that 3 years...
SO FONDLY REMEMBERED...SO TERRIBLY MISSED
SO MISSED AND SO FONDLY REMEMBERED....
Just now when I opened my FB, I saw a post on my cousin Joel's wall....it reminded me that 3 years ago we all lost a most wonderful person...my Mama Sally.
To this day, I and my wife Dinah would sometimes talk about her and remember how so generous she was. She was the best personal proof for me....that generosity has nothing to do with being rich....Financially, my Mama Sally would be up...she would be down..but one thing remained constant, she was always generous....her kind heart was never affected.
She extended her generosity not just through the giving of material things, but through advises and through prayers....I remember her telling me...that when she found out that my wife Dinah was going through an operation....she prayed the Rosary so many times, walking, sitting, standing, working....she just went on praying for my wife.
I tried to do the same for my Mama Sally when she was sick...I too prayed the Rosary for her....sadly, the results were not what I wished for....but like I've said before.....The Lord must have needed a new angel.
My family continues to feel the great loss that my cousins feel...she is a tough act to follow. I love her!
Uncle Fred will always occupy a special place in my heart for a different reason....He encouraged Dinah when she was just starting in the business of making commercials. Uncle Fred told Dinah to just continue going to vtrs, and not to lose hope..."makukuha ka rin..sigurado ako!" When Dinah finally started making commercials, we both knew Uncle Fred had something to do with it.
They are both in heaven and there with the other angels, their love story continues...I know they are watching over their children, their grandchildren...and perhaps even us.
God bless Mama Sally and Uncle Fred.
God bless Jenifer Villarin Olbes, Jerry, Mahbel V Novion, Joel....and their wives, and their children...you have been truly blessed to have two of the most wonderful people, in your lives, and watching over all of you.
Just now when I opened my FB, I saw a post on my cousin Joel's wall....it reminded me that 3 years ago we all lost a most wonderful person...my Mama Sally.
To this day, I and my wife Dinah would sometimes talk about her and remember how so generous she was. She was the best personal proof for me....that generosity has nothing to do with being rich....Financially, my Mama Sally would be up...she would be down..but one thing remained constant, she was always generous....her kind heart was never affected.
She extended her generosity not just through the giving of material things, but through advises and through prayers....I remember her telling me...that when she found out that my wife Dinah was going through an operation....she prayed the Rosary so many times, walking, sitting, standing, working....she just went on praying for my wife.
I tried to do the same for my Mama Sally when she was sick...I too prayed the Rosary for her....sadly, the results were not what I wished for....but like I've said before.....The Lord must have needed a new angel.
My family continues to feel the great loss that my cousins feel...she is a tough act to follow. I love her!
Uncle Fred will always occupy a special place in my heart for a different reason....He encouraged Dinah when she was just starting in the business of making commercials. Uncle Fred told Dinah to just continue going to vtrs, and not to lose hope..."makukuha ka rin..sigurado ako!" When Dinah finally started making commercials, we both knew Uncle Fred had something to do with it.
They are both in heaven and there with the other angels, their love story continues...I know they are watching over their children, their grandchildren...and perhaps even us.
God bless Mama Sally and Uncle Fred.
God bless Jenifer Villarin Olbes, Jerry, Mahbel V Novion, Joel....and their wives, and their children...you have been truly blessed to have two of the most wonderful people, in your lives, and watching over all of you.
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MIDNIGHT SNACK
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MIDNIGHT SNACK: MIDNIGHT SNACK Well...at least, once a week...usually on a Saturday...at about 11:00 or 11:30 p.m., I go down to the kitchen, sometimes wi...
MIDNIGHT SNACK
MIDNIGHT SNACK
Well...at least, once a week...usually on a Saturday...at about 11:00 or 11:30 p.m., I go down to the kitchen, sometimes with Mary Nicole, but usually with Niccolo, to cook or prepare our midnight snack....it usually consists of either Hamdesal with Egg and Cheese with Roast Beef Spread or Longganisa Fried Rice with Spam or Vienna Sausage....then we have Apple Ice Tea for the kids and Jasmine Tea for me and Dinah.....it doesn't sound healthy...but we do it only once a week, and Dinah and I eat very little...and then we watch a film on dvd or just laugh at each other's jokes, while eating.
You don't need to go on extravagant trips, or eat out, esp. if you are on a budget, to have quality time with family....you can do this anytime and anywhere....I don't cook extra-special meals....but I've been doing this for my family, for quite a while now...Dinah prepares the official meals...and I do the midnight snacks.
I read this somewhere......some adults were interviewed about what they remembered the most about their parents....very few said anything about lavish gifts or trips...most of them said...."I remembered my dad reading to me every night. I remember watching tv with him almost every night. I remember us spending a lot of time together."
I may not be able to give my kids expensive gifts....but I do hope they remember the ordinary and the simple everyday things that daddy did for them.....and I hope they remember our midnight snacks with fondness.
GOD BLESS ALL OF US!
Well...at least, once a week...usually on a Saturday...at about 11:00 or 11:30 p.m., I go down to the kitchen, sometimes with Mary Nicole, but usually with Niccolo, to cook or prepare our midnight snack....it usually consists of either Hamdesal with Egg and Cheese with Roast Beef Spread or Longganisa Fried Rice with Spam or Vienna Sausage....then we have Apple Ice Tea for the kids and Jasmine Tea for me and Dinah.....it doesn't sound healthy...but we do it only once a week, and Dinah and I eat very little...and then we watch a film on dvd or just laugh at each other's jokes, while eating.
You don't need to go on extravagant trips, or eat out, esp. if you are on a budget, to have quality time with family....you can do this anytime and anywhere....I don't cook extra-special meals....but I've been doing this for my family, for quite a while now...Dinah prepares the official meals...and I do the midnight snacks.
I read this somewhere......some adults were interviewed about what they remembered the most about their parents....very few said anything about lavish gifts or trips...most of them said...."I remembered my dad reading to me every night. I remember watching tv with him almost every night. I remember us spending a lot of time together."
I may not be able to give my kids expensive gifts....but I do hope they remember the ordinary and the simple everyday things that daddy did for them.....and I hope they remember our midnight snacks with fondness.
GOD BLESS ALL OF US!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE PRIMARY REASON FOR GETTING MARRIED
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THE PRIMARY REASON FOR GETTING MARRIED: THE PRIMARY REASON FOR GETTING MARRIED I was in a discussion earlier with a couple who belonged to the older generation.....we were talk...
THE PRIMARY REASON FOR GETTING MARRIED
THE PRIMARY REASON FOR GETTING MARRIED
I was in a discussion earlier with a couple who belonged to the older generation.....we were talking about the reasons for getting married...and they told me that... "security, financial security should be the primary concern."....I immediately disagreed, I said,..."No, no, no! Love is the most important factor...the one that really matters....security may, and even, should, be considered, but love takes center stage!...and please nothing about this marrying your own kind talk....love knows no boundaries and limits!"
Then they said..."Perhaps it depends on how you were brought up. We were brought up to follow our parents and sacrifice. If at first, you don't love them...you will learn to love them eventually, as the years pass." Then my wife said..."Let's just put it this way, perhaps you're right, that eventually, you may learn to love someone....but it is still better to marry someone that you truly love from the very start."
I further said...."That if I hadn't married someone I truly love...I don't know how I would get through each problem-filled day....No marriage comes with a guarantee that you won't have any problems....but a marriage founded on true love will have 2 people tackling the problem together, with laughter, with tears and with real concern for each others happiness. This is the guarantee that only true love can give."
Then the conversation went to how wives should always serve their husbands, cooking, washing, down to the ordering of food, bringing of food to the table....and again, I disagreed, I said..."My wife serves me and my kids because she wants to, not because she needs to, or because I order her to. She cooks, I cook, she washes, I wash...and when we're out, I treat her as if she was still my girlfriend. I order, I bring the food to the table. Is there a rule that says...when you get married, you have to stop being a gentleman to your wife?"
Then they proceed to claim that the kind of relationships that are built on being practical, rather than being emotional, are the ones that last.
This was my answer, and I ended our conversation with this....."A good marriage isn't just about lasting forever....it's about being in love every step of the way...from the beginning...to the mid-life crises...to forever. It is about being happy and being in love with each other...forever!"
Bravo to everyone who married for love....and to those who say otherwise and say it to your face.....tell them this....."I bet you a billion bucks, that despite your riches.... I am happier than you are."
Jesus never said anything about practicality.....Jesus never gave importance to money.....however, He always preached about love.
God bless my cousin Evan Lloyd and his beautiful wife Che ...who are so much in love...May the Good Lord bless your union, your lives with Ethan..and your love!
To my wife Dinah....."When I met you, it didn't matter what state I was in...didn't matter who I was with....nothing else mattered...I knew you were the one I would love to spend the rest of my life with....Our lives hasn't been problem free, on the contrary, in fact....but our love and our trust in each other, and our faith in a loving God, has gotten us through the worst storms....and I just can't imagine spending a single day of my life without you and our Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie."
God bless all of us, who married for love and who remain so deeply in love with the people we married!
I was in a discussion earlier with a couple who belonged to the older generation.....we were talking about the reasons for getting married...and they told me that... "security, financial security should be the primary concern."....I immediately disagreed, I said,..."No, no, no! Love is the most important factor...the one that really matters....security may, and even, should, be considered, but love takes center stage!...and please nothing about this marrying your own kind talk....love knows no boundaries and limits!"
Then they said..."Perhaps it depends on how you were brought up. We were brought up to follow our parents and sacrifice. If at first, you don't love them...you will learn to love them eventually, as the years pass." Then my wife said..."Let's just put it this way, perhaps you're right, that eventually, you may learn to love someone....but it is still better to marry someone that you truly love from the very start."
I further said...."That if I hadn't married someone I truly love...I don't know how I would get through each problem-filled day....No marriage comes with a guarantee that you won't have any problems....but a marriage founded on true love will have 2 people tackling the problem together, with laughter, with tears and with real concern for each others happiness. This is the guarantee that only true love can give."
Then the conversation went to how wives should always serve their husbands, cooking, washing, down to the ordering of food, bringing of food to the table....and again, I disagreed, I said..."My wife serves me and my kids because she wants to, not because she needs to, or because I order her to. She cooks, I cook, she washes, I wash...and when we're out, I treat her as if she was still my girlfriend. I order, I bring the food to the table. Is there a rule that says...when you get married, you have to stop being a gentleman to your wife?"
Then they proceed to claim that the kind of relationships that are built on being practical, rather than being emotional, are the ones that last.
This was my answer, and I ended our conversation with this....."A good marriage isn't just about lasting forever....it's about being in love every step of the way...from the beginning...to the mid-life crises...to forever. It is about being happy and being in love with each other...forever!"
Bravo to everyone who married for love....and to those who say otherwise and say it to your face.....tell them this....."I bet you a billion bucks, that despite your riches.... I am happier than you are."
Jesus never said anything about practicality.....Jesus never gave importance to money.....however, He always preached about love.
God bless my cousin Evan Lloyd and his beautiful wife Che ...who are so much in love...May the Good Lord bless your union, your lives with Ethan..and your love!
To my wife Dinah....."When I met you, it didn't matter what state I was in...didn't matter who I was with....nothing else mattered...I knew you were the one I would love to spend the rest of my life with....Our lives hasn't been problem free, on the contrary, in fact....but our love and our trust in each other, and our faith in a loving God, has gotten us through the worst storms....and I just can't imagine spending a single day of my life without you and our Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie."
God bless all of us, who married for love and who remain so deeply in love with the people we married!
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: REGAINING MY STRENGTH FROM A SIMPLE VISIT
My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: REGAINING MY STRENGTH FROM A SIMPLE VISIT: REGAINING MY STRENGTH FROM A SIMPLE VISIT This morning I woke up feeling very tired and rather weak....a few late nights and some proble...
REGAINING MY STRENGTH FROM A SIMPLE VISIT
REGAINING MY STRENGTH FROM A SIMPLE VISIT
This morning I woke up feeling very tired and rather weak....a few late nights and some problems probably led to my feeling this way....
After I brought my Nikki to school, I, together with my parents, visited an uncle at the hospital.
When we got there, my uncle was having difficulty recognizing us...he even failed to recognize his son...this was partly due his old age and the seriousness and the complications of his ailment. I know my father felt bad that my uncle could not recognize him....then as I was helping him to get to a more comfortable position in bed.....the most surprising thing happened....
My uncle pointed to me and said...."Ahh, si Jonathan...Doctor 'yan!"...we don't see each other very often....so I was surprised....I was flattered...I was humbled and I was touched...all at the same time.
I left my uncle's room feeling very sad....because I knew how serious his condition was....but from this weakened sweet man....I regained my strength and my purpose for the day.
The minute I got home.....I prayed for my uncle and for his family, esp. his very caring and very kind children....I asked the Lord to make them feel the warmth and greatness of HIS LOVE.
God bless and heal all of those who are suffering from any kind of ailment!
God bless their families!
God bless all of us!
This morning I woke up feeling very tired and rather weak....a few late nights and some problems probably led to my feeling this way....
After I brought my Nikki to school, I, together with my parents, visited an uncle at the hospital.
When we got there, my uncle was having difficulty recognizing us...he even failed to recognize his son...this was partly due his old age and the seriousness and the complications of his ailment. I know my father felt bad that my uncle could not recognize him....then as I was helping him to get to a more comfortable position in bed.....the most surprising thing happened....
My uncle pointed to me and said...."Ahh, si Jonathan...Doctor 'yan!"...we don't see each other very often....so I was surprised....I was flattered...I was humbled and I was touched...all at the same time.
I left my uncle's room feeling very sad....because I knew how serious his condition was....but from this weakened sweet man....I regained my strength and my purpose for the day.
The minute I got home.....I prayed for my uncle and for his family, esp. his very caring and very kind children....I asked the Lord to make them feel the warmth and greatness of HIS LOVE.
God bless and heal all of those who are suffering from any kind of ailment!
God bless their families!
God bless all of us!
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