.....the lost generation.....

....who would have thought that the NSOM roll out last saturday would be...well according to some...a success...with barely a week given to us, facilitators to prepare for the seminar....this thumbark of the NSOMniacs touched some souls...some have been enlightened by the words.....

Its just a change of perspective, t...hat we can actually make a difference in this world. And in time, unless we stop moving downward as we “normally” read it, and start moving upward, we will be truly be free from the ill norms of our generation, and see that we do not live for money but we live for far more important parts of our lives...
Let me share it with you....

I am part of a lost generation
and i refuse to believe that

i can change the world

I realized this may be a shock but
“Happiness comes from within”
is a lie,
and

“Money will make me happy”

So in 30 years I will tell my children
they are not the most important thing in my life
My Employer will know that
I have my priorities straight because
work
is more important than
family
I tell you this
Once upon a time
families stayed together
but this will not be true in my era

this is a quick fix society
Experts tell me

30 yrs from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniv of my divorce
I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making
In the future
Environmental destruction will be the norm

No longer can it be said that
My peers and i care about this earth
It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope


And all of this will come true unless we choose to reverse it.
(PLEASE READ IT ON REVERSE)

There comes a time ...

In your hands is a very precious creation
so fragile, so valuable that if you keep on holding it, it either stay or fall apart. But you loved this creature so much that letting it go would be comparable to letting go of your life as well, so much that sometimes you wished it would always be there, so much that you tend to be selfish so as you could make it stay for as long as you want.


One person once said, "Never let your heart run
your life. As much as you can always be sensible
and let your mind speak for itself.Try to listen not merely on what your feelings are evoking but more importantly listen to reason as well. " Letting go of someone doesn't necessarily mean you have to stop loving, it only means that you allow the person to find his own happiness without expecting him to come back.

Letting go is not just letting the other person
free "in the real sense of it," but it is also setting yourself free from all animosities, hostility and resentments that was long kept in your heart. You have to let go because the bitterness often diminishes the strength and weakens the little hope left, making our lives more miserable than ever.

If I lose you today, it means that someone better is coming tomorrow. If I lose love that doesn't mean I failed in love, probably it was another mismatch in heaven... let the love begin...

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Isang bayang araw araw tila fiesta

Sa pagkaing kalye ay mabubuhay ka

Snatchers at bading ay naglipana

Vidioke sa kalye maririndi ka

Amoy ng basura gigising sa iyong umaga

Kaunting ulan lang baha ay rumaragasa

Lamayan front tuwing sabado mayroon sila

Karera ng kabayo kung mahilig ka, parati ditong umaarya

Kung sa boses ni misis ay naririndi na

Mga bars sa kanto pampalipas ligaya

Mga taong grasa o di kaya"y luka luka

Nagkalat sa kalsada tawa ng tawa

Tambay sa kalye, gutom ay di alintana

Ngunit ngiti sa labi nila’y di nawawala

Malayo man ang iyong patutunguhan

Padyak ni manong maihahatid ka

Pag parada ng jeep akala mo’y tahimik na

Yuon pala’y tulugan ng durugista

Kung minsan naisip ni maria

Siya kaya ay katulad na nila?

Subalit sa puso nya bayang ito’y napamahal na

Sapagkat sari saring tao ang kanyang nakilala

Dito rin sya natutong mamuhay mag isa

Lumungkot. . . Lumigaya. . .

Dito’y uuwi sya . . .


(ang litrato ay kuha pa mga dalawang taon na ang lumipas....mula sa isang sunog sa f. cruz....nasigawaan ako ng barangay dito, dahil isa akong malaking usi at sagabal sa bumbero.....)

SPC-QC - go masscomm!!!!!

Parang kailan lang......busy tayo gumawa ng pom poms para manalo sa cheering squad na kahit minsan may kahalong bulakbol ang pag o overnight kila au.....kinakabahan tayo kapag radio prod....puyat tayo kapag may production....tumatambay sa pennywise......pinapa alis ng mga sisters sa canteen kasi pag masscomm magugulo talaga.....pero minsan napaiyak tayong lahat sa retreat sa Batulao....tapos yung retreat master natin ang taga kuha natin ng mga pictures hehehehe.....madalas tayo sa magnolia house....minsan....nagpagupit tayong lahat ng super ikli....yung classmate natin may nilagay sa aquarium ni ms Bart kaya naging blue ang water....pero walang umamin?......Nice to see you girls!!!!!!!! Next time ulit!!!!!!

The Velveteen Rabbit, that book along with The Little Prince used to be one of my favorites way back high school. It was subtitled “How to Become Real”. It was really a children’s book that ended up being read by more adults than children.

The most well-known part of book is the passage where the Velveteen Rabbit asks the Skinhorse, “what is real?” They are toys of course and the question literally means how can a toy become real. But in the allegory of the fable it also means “How does a human being become real?” The Skinhorse tells the Rabbit that the only way to become real is to be loved.

I have always found that a very perceptive thought. Being real isn’t what you do; it isn’t what you accomplish. It is what happens to you. Being real doesn’t necessarily mean loving. It means being loved, accepted,though of course no one is going to be loved if she isn’t a good lover herself.

The best part of the passage is when the Skinhorse tells the Rabbit that you can’t become loved, you can’t become real if you break easily, if you have sharp edges, or if you have to be carefully kept. That’s true with toys. Toys that break easily won’t last long enough to be loved by a child for a long time. Sharp toys don’t pass the test of time.

The same is also true with people. People who break easily, people who are too sensitive will never last long. People who have to be handled with care. Nobody can get close enough to them because they chase everybody away.

There is one insight that the Skinhorse shares with the Rabbit. Being accepted doesn’t happen all at once, it takes time. You’ve got to be patient. both with yourself and with others. I’ts funny, but friendships don’t grow overnight, marriages are not built in a week.

It is strange, but so true that when you entered the Real World, there will always be pain and misunderstanding. There is no being real without pain.

(this would somehow make you think a little.....)

they are one of the many reasons why I am so greatful. . . .

bored?

Aanhin ang palasyo kung ang nakatira ay kuwago, mabuti pa ang bahay kubo, sa paligid ay puno ng linga.

Ako ang nagsaing… iba ang kumain. Diet ako eh.

An apple a day is too expensive.

An apple a day makes seven apples a week.

Ang buhay ay parang bato, it’s hard.

Ang buhay ay parang gulong, minsan nasa ibabaw, minsan nasa vulcanizing shop.

Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, lumaki sa ibang bansa.

Ang naglalakad ng matulin, late na sa appointment.

Ang taong di marunong lumingon sa kanyang pinanggalingan… ay may stiff neck.

Ang taong nagigipit … sa bumbay kumakapit.

Ang taong naglalakad nang matulin… may utang.

Batu-bato sa langit, ang tamaan… sapul.

Behind the clouds are the other clouds.

Better late than later.

Better late than pregnant.

Birds of the same feather make a good feather duster.

Birds of the same feather that prays together … stays together.

Do unto others … then run!!!

Hindi lahat ng kumikinang ay ginto … muta lang yan.

Huli man daw at magaling, undertime pa rin.

Huwag magbilang ng manok kung alaga mo ay itik.

It’s better to cheat than to repeat!

Kapag ang puno mabunga … mataba ang lupa!

Kapag maikli ang kumot, tumangkad ka na!

Kapag maiksi na ang kumot, bumili ka na ng bago.

Kapag may sinuksok at walang madukot, may nandukot.

Kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga. Kapag may taga, may tahi.

Kapag puno na ang salop, kumuha na ng ibang salop.

Magbiro ka na sa lasing, magbiro ka na sa bagong gising, huwag lang sa lasing na bagong gising.

Matalino man ang matsing, matsing pa rin.

No guts, no glory… no ID, no entry.

No man is an island because time is gold.

Pag may usok … may nag-iihaw.

Pagkahaba haba man ng prusisyon … mauubusan din ng kandila.

To err is human, to errs is humans.

Try and try until you succeed… or else try another.

Walang matigas na tinapay sa gutom na tao.

When all else fails, follow instructions.

When it rains … it floods.

SALAWIKAIN. Please complete the sentence: Ang taong walang kibo…
A. nasa loob ang kulo.
B. ay ngo-ngo.
C. hindi naintindihan ang kwento.
D. may singaw sa nguso.
E. huminto ang puso.
F. ay dedo.
G. ay hindi naligo ...

"santino" (borrowed photos from julie anne-benitez)

Sa panahon ngayon bihira na sa mga telenovela ang inaabot ng isang taon sa ere. Hindi katulad noong panahon ni Floredeluna at Analiza na halos limang taon nang binubugbog ng madrasta ang bata ay hindi pa rin matagpuan ang tunay na kapatid o dili kaya ang tunay na kalayaan. Halos limang taon na puro kaning lamig ang kinakain, limang taon na naglalampaso ng sahig habang sinisipa sipa o kaya hinahagisan ng labada sa poso. Sa madaling salita limang taong hinahanapan ng wakas ang drama. Dahil sa maraming tumatangkilik at tubong lugaw ang mga network.

Hanggang dumating sa ating buhay si " SANTINO" . . . . Isang taon ang inabot nito at masasabi kong may mga ibang taong ayaw pa itong magwakas. Samut saring istorya ang pina ikot ikot na sa kabila ng alam nating pinahahaba na lamang ito ay patuloy pa rin nating pinanonod.

Ang akala ng lahat ay mamatay sya, maraming naloko.....subalit sya ay isang miracle boy ng Bagong Pag asa ...binuhay sya ni Bro.....hindi upang magpagaling ng mga may sakit kundi upang mabuhay na isang normal na bata....makatakbo.....makapaglaro....makapag palipad ng saranggola....

Nakaka miss naman ang boses ni Bro....

Saludo ako sa bumubuo ng crew ng Santino....kung nagtagal ako sa inyo baka naging bahagi rin ako ni Santino....sana makagawa ulit kayo ng ganito! Congrats!

is that you cherry?

WHAT MAKES SOME PEOPLE DEARER IS NOT JUST THE HAPPINESS WHICH YOU FEEL WHEN YOU MEET THEM....BUT THE PAIN YOU FEEL WHEN YOU MISS THEM....

"the handsome boatman"

....Where the castle looks out to sea.
I would swim over the deepest ocean
For my love to be with me......
But the sea is wide and I can not swim over
Nor have I the wings to fly......
I wish I had a handsome boatman.....
To ferry me over, my love and i....

I wish I was in the land of.......
Where the mountains reach the sea....
Where flowers blossom as I do remember.
Where my true love came to me.....

But the sea is wide and I can not swim over.
Nor have I the wings to fly....

To be together .. my love and i.....



I wish I was back home again.