12 Days Of Christmas

The twelve days of Christmas begins on December 25 and end just before Epiphany, that falls on January 6. Epiphany is a Christian feast intended to celebrate the 'shining forth' or revelation of God to mankind in human form, in the person of Jesus Christ. The observance originally included the birth of Jesus Christ; the visit of the three Magi (Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar) who arrived in Bethlehem; and all of Jesus' childhood events, up to his baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist.


This period is referred to in the song Twelve Days of Christmas. Twelve Days of Christmas is a traditional Christmas song, or Christmas Carol. The Twelve Days of Christmas are the days from December 25 to January 6 or the Twelfth Night. The date of the song's first performance is not known, though it was used in European and Scandinavia traditions as early as the 16th century.

The 12 Days of Christmas" is in a sense an allegory. Each of the items in the song represents something significant to the teachings of the Catholic faith. The hidden meaning of each gift was designed to help Catholic children learn their faith. The song goes, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…" The "true love" mentioned in the song refers to God Himself. The "me" who receives the presents refers to every baptized person. i.e. the Church.

1st Day: The partridge in a pear tree is Christ Jesus upon the Cross.

2nd Day: The "two turtle doves" refers to the Old and New Testaments.

3rd Day: The "three French hens" stand for faith, hope and love.

4th Day: The "four calling birds" refers to the four evangelists who wrote the Gospels-Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

5th Day: The "five golden rings" represents the first five books of the Bible, also called the Jewish Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

6th Day: The "six geese a-laying" is the six days of creation.

7th Day: The "seven swans a-swimming" refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.

8th Day: The "eight maids a milking " reminded children of the eight beatitudes listed in the Sermon on the Mount.

9th Day: The "nine ladies dancing" were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit found in Galatians: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.

10th Day: The "ten lords a-leaping" represents the Ten Commandments.

11th Day: The "eleven pipers piping" refers to the eleven faithful apostles.

12th Day: The 'twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points of belief expressed in the Apostles' Creed: belief in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, made man, crucified, died and arose on the third day, that he sits at the right hand of the father and will come again, the resurrection of the dead and life everlasting.

Dear LP

I come here today, in this way, because I need to apologize to you. I failed you. I never meant to ruin the relationship that meant the world to me. You mean the world to me and now I come to you asking for forgiveness. If in your heart you find you can't, then I will understand and learn from this experience.

You have come into my life at a time when I needed you the most. We talked about so many things that I started to realize my heart and my soul could actually feel something other than hurt. You placed comfort where there was fear, confidence where there was doubt, a shoulder where tears could fall and completeness where there was emptiness. I wanted to hold onto to this so badly that I did whatever it took for you to notice. What I didn't realize was that I could lose my entire being, all of who I was and all that I had placed in you. I wanted to be the one who would be there when you needed to talk. I wanted to be the comfort for your soul when the world was too much to handle. I wanted to be strong for you when everything else seemed impossible. I wanted to love you in only the way you deserved to be loved, never realizing that I was destroying myself and you. Somehow I needed you to be a part of my life. The only problem was that I was willing to jeopardize anything to get that done.

All the things that I told you about how I felt and how you make me feel were true. Nothing else mattered to me except hearing the laughter in your voice when you were happy. You made my days easy to get through and my nights at peace, looking forward to another day, even though distance separates us just being was enough.

I'm sorry for hurting you and if I had to do all over again I would have been 100% with you.

Forgive me please.

Story: Si Punong Saging at si Punong Manga

 Noong unang panahon magkaibigan pa ang Punong Saging, at ang Punong Manga. ^_^

 Sa tuwing magbubukang-liwayway ay sabay silang gigising, haharap sa bagong gising din na si Haring Araw, ngingiti, at sasabihing: Waaaaaw… Aaaastig….

 Sa Breakfast ay sabay silang maghuhulog ng mga prutas na kakainin ng mga Manong at Manang na nakatambay sa ilalim nila.

 Sa Brunch time naman, kung kailan mainit na si Haring Araw, sinusubukan nilang sabay na palakihin ang kanilang mga Koronang gawa sa Dahon at bigyan ng kumportableng lilim ang mga Kuya at Ate na namamahinga sa ilalim nila.

 Kapag Lunch na, kapag tapos nang makapitas ang mga Totoy at Ineng ng kanilang mga prutas, si Punong Saging at si Punong Manga ay magjojoke-time.

 Tatanungin ni Manga si Saging ng joke na parang ganito: ‘Anung first name ni Zaido?’ Tapos sasagot naman si Saging ng parang ganito:’Ano?!’ Tapos sasabihin ni Manga:’Sui! Tapos kakanta ng suicidal… Suizaido… Suizaido…’

 Wahaha astig sila.

 Tapos tatawa si Manga kaso si Saging hindi. Sasabihin ni saging: Angkorni mo araw-araw mo na tong joke sakin simula nang ipinalabas ang Zaido sa GMA! Tapos sasabihin ni Saging: oo na… oo na… ^_^

 Tapos hihirit si Manga: Saging ka lang mas mahal ako sayo… kasi ako, pag binenta… per kilo… ikaw isa-isa lang…

 Sasabihin ni Saging: oo alam ko, Saging lang ako… pero maghanap ka ng puno sa buong Pilipinas… saging lang ang may pusoooooo! Saging laaang!!

 Manga: Akala mo lang meron! Pero wala, WALA, WAAALLLAAA!!!

 Tapos dun na sila tatawa hangang dumating si Hanging Amihan para sila’y patahanin sa pagtawa.

 (Corny talaga sila Punong Saging at Manga pero masaya parin sila kasi… ewan ko…)

 Nang sinabi ni Manga na ‘akala mo lang meron, pero wala, wala, wala…’ may iba siyang ibig sabihin. May gusto kasi siya kay Saging. Ahahaha… ^_^

 Isang malamig na bukang-liwayway, nang gumising silang dalawa at sinabing: ‘Waaaaaw… Aaaastig….’ ay kinausap sila ng Haring Araw.

 “Hey yo, Punong Saging at Punong Manga! Wasap wasap! Ako ang Haring Araw. Wala lang. Kasi sa tuwing bukangliwayway ay nakikita ko kayong dalawa na nakangiti at sinasabing ‘Waaaaaw… Aaaastig….’ Wala lang. Natutuwa ako sa friendship niyo. Yo yo yo. Sana di yan magbago, yo.”

 “Okeeeey!” sabi ni Saging.

 Pero nakita ni Saging na hindi sumagot si Manga at mukha itong balisa.

 “Anung problem kaibigang Manga, ayaw mo na ba kong friend?”

 “Hindi, Saging matagal ko na to tinatago… Gusto ko sana maging more than friends na lang tayo.”

 (Ahahaha..)

 “Ano?! Kelan pa?” nagulat si Saging. “Alam mo naman na friends lang talaga ang pwede..”

 “Oo nga eh. Badtrip.”

 “Manga ka, Saging ako. ‘Di pwede.”

 “Alam ko.” (sad face)

 “Haaay Manga. Hindi na tayo pwedeng sabay na mag-‘waaaaw aaaastig’ kay Haring Araw niyan!”

 “Bakit naman?”

 “RM ka eh” (wrong motive)

 “RS ka naman.” (wrong spelling)

 At doon nagtapos ang friendship nila.

 ``o0o``

 interpretation:

 mahirap mag-worship kung may iba tayong dalang baggage sa puso natin. ^_^

 ahahahaha…. Ayos ba yun?…

 bless God. ^_^

Masaya Ang Buhay

 

masaya ang buhay. masaya dahil sa maraming bagay. ngayong araw na to gagawin ko lahat ng kailangan kong gawin. dahil pag natapos ko na ang mga 'to, pwede na ako matulog. ayan. parang walang kwenta lang. napaka-simple. pero, mahirap. bakit nga kaya mahirap?

masaya ang buhay. ngayong araw na ito pipiliin kong huwag mabagabag tungkol sa kahit anong bagay. makapangyarihan ang Diyos at mahal niya ako. walang makapagpapataob sa akin. ayan. simple ulit. sana magawa. :)

masaya ang buhay. ngayong araw na ito magpapasaya ako ng mga kaibigan ko. pipiliin ko ang bawat salita na aking sasambitin at aksyon na aking gagawin patungo sa kanila. dahil... masaya ang buhay dahil sa kanila.

masaya ang buhay. ngayong araw na ito kakain ako ng tama. para maging malusog at makapag-isip ng tama. simple. sana magawa.

masaya ang buhay. ang buhay ay masaya. oo, minsan hindi maginhawa, pero, masaya.

masaya ang buhay. ang buhay ay masaya. oo, palaging may problema, pero, masaya.

masaya :)

Christmas In The Philippines

1. Christmas Starts in September!

The 31st of August is the Eve of Christmas Season (not day) here in the Country.
And every year, when the clock strikes 12:01 of September 1, you’ll hear radio stations playing Christmas Carols.. signaling the start of the Holiday Season here in the Philippines.
And you’ll hear some people  already greeting each other “Merry Christmas!”

2. Christmas Parties!!!!

Christmas Parties are everywhere.
You have a party at school, faculty; with friends -  even online friends; batch mates (which also coincides with your reunion); Company party – Division Party, Department Party; Organization, neighborhood association; clan reunion cum Christmas party; and of course, your “party” with your family during Christmas Day

3. Pinoy Christmas Food!

Even the poorest of the poor here in the Philippines sees to it that they have something on their table to celebrate Christmas!
Those who “can afford” would prepare a feast where the food would usually last for 2 to 3 days!

4. Christmas Carols!

You’ll hear a lot of Carolers singing Christmas tunes even if they’re not in tune! hahahhaha
And during Christmas day, you’ll hear them sing just one line of a Christmas song and say “namamasko po” – asking  for some Holiday goodies.

5. Holiday crowd and traffic

Holiday season is Peak season for business. So its normal to see flocks and herds of people at the Malls or in Quiapo and Divisoria (where there are lots of Chinese and Muslim traders) doing their Christmas shopping.
During Christmas time, expect heavy traffic! Why? Coz a lot of inaanaks (God child) would go to their ninong and ninang to get their holiday gifts!

6. Exchange Gifts/Monito Monita

Usually done in offices, schools and by among family members and relatives. Each day or weekly, you should have a gift depending on the "something". It can be something soft, hard, sticky, long, round, naughty, etc.

7.  Misa De Gallo

It is where we visit the church for 9 straight mornings starting December 16th to pray. It is believed that after you completed the 9 mornings then you can make a wish.

8. Parol (Star Lanterns)

It is one of the most important symbol of Chrismas here in the Philippines. It's an essential element of Christmas that you will see in every buildings and houses.

My 2010 Miss International Top 12

The new Miss International will be crowned later tonight. So before we all knew the results, I have listed my top 12 ladies who I think will make the cut. And hopefully my winner will also be the winner this year. They are my top choices in order.

 

 Philippines

Miss International 2010

 

Costa Rica

1st Runner Up

 Spain

2nd Runner Up

Semifinalists:

 

Japan

Brazil

Venezuela

Germany

Czech Republic

United Kingdom

Dominican Republic

Thailand

 

Puerto Rico

Hindi naman sa pagiging nationalistic, talagang napakalaki ng chances ni Krista na manalo sa Miss International 2010. She's got the international appeal, charisma, talent and brains. She's also the crowd's favorite in China in spite of what happened last August 23. She also had an opportunity na makausap ang Miss International Org. President and napag usapan nila kung anu-anong plans meron si Krista if she'll win. I hope Krista wins.

At Trinoma

Me and Maricel (my friend and a colleague) went to Trinoma after our shift  to unwind and enjoy. Nakakainis nga lang kc dapat tatlo kami kaso si Troi hindi nakapunta, kaya yan tuloy wala kaming photographer (yun pala yun oh...hehehe). Mas masaya sana kung kasama sya. But anyways, masaya pa din naman kahit dalawa lang kami ni Maricel.

Nakarating kami sa Trinoma at around 2 pm. Gutom na kami kaya we ate first at Mc Donalds. I ordered chicken with rice and a large fries. and Maricel ordered fries, burger and coke float. While eating we took pictures on each other. Salitan kami ng pagkuha ng camera kaya mapapansin nyo wala kaming photo na magkasama kami habang kumakain sa McDo.

 

 Pagkatapos naming kumain, we decided to check on the movies na, actually that's our purpose why we went there. Maraming pwedeng pagpilian sa mga movies. Nandyan ang "Whitehouse" (horror), "Petrang Kabayo" (comedy) at ang "Til My Heartaches End" (romance/love).  And we both decided na Kimerald na lang.

Before we went in to the theater, bumili muna kami ng popcorn and drinks. We bought a bucket of popcorn and large sized drinks. At habang nasa loob ng sinehan, before the movie starts, we took some pictures of us. And napanood namin ang trailer ng "My Amnesia Girl" starring John Lloyd and Toni (which is our next movie-to-watch).

About The Movie

 

For me, ang ganda ng movie, magkahalong nakakakilig, nakakatawa and of course nakakaiyak. It's like about a girl na nagkaroon ng first boyfriend at parang naging mundo na ni girl si boy which is ang dating ay nakakasakal sa boy na maraming gustong gawin sa buhay at gustong patunayan sa pamilya. Kim and Gerald are more mature in this movie. I kinda find the ending odd. Pero maganda  pa rin and may lessons learned.

 

 

Why People Cheat?

People enter into a relationship to get to know the other person, they enter into a commitment based on their love, and they seek happiness in life. Whether happiness revolves around marriage and kids or a significant other to spend life with. All relationships have problems. A couple married for 35 years did’t hit several bumps in the road. What makes their relationship last while others don’t? That is a tough question to answer because there are a lot of factors. Cheating on your spouse or significant other is just one factor in an unhappy relationship.

Why do people cheat? There are several reasons. The biggest is opportunity and unhappiness. Relationships are built on love, and sometimes two people forget to communicate causing unhappiness. When an opportunity comes along to talk with someone about our problems we usually do so. Does it always lead to cheating? No, not always.

First we should probably define cheating. Cheating can be going on a date with someone else while in a relationship, having sex with another individual, or a conversation the other is jealous of. An individual decides what their definition of cheating is. For the sake of this article we will concentrate on cheating as a sexual act.

Often those who cheat with a sexual act are two types of people. Those who pray on another’s needs to satisfy their own and those who didn’t not mean to cheat but circumstances evolved before anyone remembered to say no. Those who pray on another’s needs usually are out for a satisfying relationship in bed and don’t really wish for a more significant relationship. Married people often pose a safe avenue for those who don’t wish to be tied to an individual. Those who cheat as an accidental incident are guilty when it is over. It could be too much alcohol and an attraction to another individual that leads to the act or it could be so much pain that they seek some sort of release.  Some individuals who lose a child or other loved one may...

Mourning Hearts

The death of a loved one leaves you with a profound feeling of emptiness. It is an empty place in your heart that you think will never be filled. Eventually, though, your heart is healed, and the sadness and mourning are replaced with acceptance and even the ability to smile and laugh about memories when you think of them. It is such a cliche when people say, "It gets better with time." You never become completely accustomed to being without your loved one, but it does get better, more bearable.

I have heard people speculate over which is more difficult, losing someone who has been ill for a while, or losing someone suddenly, with no warning. My only experience has been with losing people after long illnesses, so I can't really give an opinion. But I think that it is probably just as difficult either way. The best advice I can give is to stay right with your loved ones all the time. No one knows when their time will be, and it's always best to be ready. Do this by telling them that you love them often. Spend as much time with all your loved ones as possible. Don't let relationships fall by the wayside. In short, leave no room for regret.

"Love"

It's all started from that word ad suddenly it gave birth to a million of things. .

Love- happiness, Completeness, colorful life, good changes, surprises, laughter, progressive outlook, hope, adventure  and a lots of good things that we humans really looking for. .

haaay. . ang sarap mainlove. . .oo nman!! kapag Puro iyan lang ang mararanasan mo. . kadalasan kasi. . .may hatak hatak yang "negative sides". .Totoong mararanasan mo ang good sides lahat yun kasama nga lang yung contradictions. Hindi ko alam kung magkakakambal sila pero sa tingin ko iyan ang sinasabing "balance of nature". Pero para sa mga readers na kahapon pa lang pinanganak at wala pang alam kundi maglaro. . .Huwag matakot magmahal ng totoo. . .Isipin na lang natin. . walang trill kung walang Nega. .ingatan na lang natin. . .Pano?.. . wag na wag ipaglalaban ang pride!!

Masarap gumising sa umaga na sa unang paglanghap mo ng Oxygen ay nakapagpasalamat ka sa Diyos at sa Paghinga mo ng Carbon dioxide ay "siya" ang naisip mo.. .Na agad na susundan ng malaking ngititi kahit na hirap mo pang ibuka ang bibig mo dahil sa baho at sa nanuyong laway sa gilid ng iyong pisngi. . .May mga muta man namuo o wala sa iyong mga mataay di ka pa din didilat dahil dahil pilit mo munang iisipin ang muka "niya". (Lalong mag-i-stretch ang ngiti) Saka ka pa lang magkakalakas na bumangon sa iyong hinihigaan (pero mauuntog ka dahil nakalimutan mo palang dumilat. . ayan mulat na) Hihinga, ngingiti,magpaplano kasama nya, maglalakbay,mauuntog at magigising sa katotohanan.

Oo! ito nga iyon, mangangarap ka ng gising at sa mga pangarap na iyon na hinabi ng pag-ibig ay matutuklasan mo ang saysay mo bilang tao na binigyan ng damdamin; ang umibig.

Mahirap i-describe ang pag-ibig, napakahirap. . .Definition palang na pinapasa ng mga friends mo. .eh hindi na kakayanin ng inbox mong may 500 messages capacity. .
Napakagandang topic, kinahihiligan ng lahat. .Pero kung hihimay himayin ang bawat parte ay mahirap simulan. . mabigat sa isipan (wew?) Talagang mahirap isipin dahil ang pag-ibig ay wala sa isip kundi nasa puso. (Para sa mga taong pilit ginagamit ang utak sa pagmamahal. . kaya laging nasasaktan)

Ang pag-ibig ay wala sa hangganan na maabot ng karunungan kundi sa damdaming nararanasan
 

Kaya nga sa pagitan ng isang relasyon, o sa anumang sitwasyon masasabi kong hindi perpekto ang pag ibig. Dahil ang pag ibig na pinag uusapan natin ay para sa kapwa tao; BF, GF, crush, ka-MU (ka-m.u/ ka-mutual).Nagiging perpekto lang ang pag-ibig kung ito'y mula sa Diyos dahil sakanya talaga ito unang nag-exist. Kumabaga PURE kaya walang bahid ng anumang dahilan para hindi maging perpekto.

Dito sa mundo, inuulit ko, sa anumang relasyon o sitwasyon, hindi perpekto ang pag-ibig. Laging may status na "its Complicated". Kahit na ipaglaban mo sa harap ko ngayon na masayang masaya ka sa buhay pag-ibig mo ngayon, masaya ka lang dahil may dahilan at ok kayo kaya hindi mo masyadong pansin ang Negatives..


Basta! hindi perpekto!. . Malamang dahil nga ito ay isa lamang damdamin.. Hindi sakto ang binibigay ang dulot sa atin. Bakit ba kasi walang subject para dito? hahahaha. . "ok class I'm your teacher on Love"- hahaha. .

walang ganun eh. . Walang formulas para makuha ang sagot sa mga problema kapag napo-fall ka na, walang mapa kung saan mo makikita ang taong mahal mo, walang dictionary para sa mga salitang di mo masabi, walang encyclopedia para malaman ang hindi mo maipaliwanag na nakikita, nadarama, nagagawa at pinaka huli, walang machine kagaya ng x-ray, stethoscope, c.t scan ang makakapaglocate kung alin ba talagang bahagi ng katawan ang nagmamahal at nasasaktan para magkaroon prevention sa paglala nito. Dibdib ba? ribs? puso? baga? likod? paa? tuhod? balikat? ulo?


Walang timbangan ang makakapagsabing sumusobra ka na, walang stoplight na magsi-signal ng stop, Go, and Wait.
 
WALA lahat ang bungang ipinundar ng ating mga kaisipan. Wala sa ni isa mang henyong nakilala sa mundo ang nakapaliwanag at nagturo sa atin ng  pag-ibig. . Tayo lang mismo ang nag-aaral nito. .kung kayat di natin maiwasn magkamali.. dahil sa pagkakamali dun natututo. .

basta. . Pakiramdaman nating mabuti at humingi ng guidance kay LOrd, For sure bibigay din Nya yan. . sa tamang panahon. . wag mainip sa oras at panahon na lilipas.,mas masarap maghintay.

That's What Friends Are For

Minsan natanong sa akin ng mga taong kapwa ko walang magawa sa buhay kung kilala ko daw ang sarili ko.  Nosebleed ako sa tanong na yun hah! 

 Ang sagot ko, malamang sa oo.  Although may mga pagkakataon na nalilito ako sa mga bagay-bagay pero most of the time, alam ko ang mga reactions ko sa mga situations na dadating sa buhay ko.  Alam ko rin usually kung paano ko sosolusyonan ang mga ka-shitan ko sa buhay.  Pero siyempre I must admit na di naman ako perpekto. Ang masama nga niyan feelng ko lagi pa rin akong sablay kahit alam kong lagi akong nag re-reflect sa buhay.  Yes sister and brother, lahat naman tayo siguro pumapalpak sa buhay. 

Kaso lang, masyado naman na siguro akong mayabang kung sasabihin ko na alam ko ang mga bagay na dapat ituwid sa buhay ko.  Kasi ang tanong talaga diyan ay “Alam ko nga, naitutuwid ko naman ba?”   

Malamang sa hinde… kasi dahil kilala ko nga ang sarili ko…  I know that it would take some time bago ko mailagay sa kukote ko na diko na dapat ulitin pa ang mga kapalpakang iyon.

21 Days.  You have to do something consistently for a minimum of 21 days before it becomes a habit.  Narinig ko na to noon.  Diko pa nata-try ito, seriously.   There must be 2 reasons why this is difficult for me.

Una, alam kong tamad akong tao and I wouldn’t last 21 minutes to change something in my routine.  Example… mag-ayos ng sarili…  (example lang yan okay?)  Before the deed, I would of course think about it…  and dahil kilala ko na ang sarili ko na I would definitely drop that idea, I wouldn’t even try picking up my big butt… UNLESS a friend tells me that I really look untidy which brings me to point number 2.

I am very unfortunate to have the nicest friends.  They could never tell me that I look pangit or mukhang ewan kasi they don’t want to hurt my feelings.  Ang nice nila supperr.  Anyway, ano ba talaga ang tinutumbok nitong ka-blog-gastugang ito? 

Ang tanong dito really is…  Kayo ba, naiinis ba kayo sa akin?  May mga habits ba ako na kinaiinisan niyo at dahil sobra kayong mabait hindi niyo masabi-sabi sa akin?  Open naman ako sa mga corrections, kaya lang this correction has to be artistically said para di ako masaktan.  (Siyempre may “kaya lang” dun noh?) 

Seriously, kahit na gaano ka-ganda ang pagkakasabi mo sa isang tao na mabaho ang ngala ngala niya…  pagtalikod niya, masama pa rin ang loob niya sayo, diba?  eh bakit nga naman?  Simple, because the truth hurts… Kampante siya sa pagiging bad breathe niya eh, pakialam niyo ba?  Meganung mga bagay.   Bakit ba itong bad breathe pa na to ang ginawa kong example haay!

Pero di naman talaga ito ang point ko… 

Lahat tayo may mga kinaiinisang tao.  Ang attitude ko towards that… kapag diko friend, deadma!  Kapag friend ko naman, hindi ako maiinis, pero definitely, he/she will have a piece of my mind.  Alam kasi ng mga friends ko, (fortunately) na sino ba naman ang magsasabi sa kanila ng hindi magandang pag-uugali nila kundi mga kaibigan nilang malapit sa kanila diba?

Isa pang attitude ko kapag naiinis ako sa isang tao, lagi akong may benefit-of-the-doubt about that person.  Like, kung kagaya niyo ako mag-isip, iisipin kong, siguro may gum disease lang yung tao, and maybe singawin talaga siya kaya bihira kung mag-toothbrush kasi masakit nga naman kapag laging nadudukdok ang singaw sa tutbras.  

Pinipiplit kong intindihin kung bakit ganun ang isang tao.  Laging may mga tanong na “Aware kaya siya sa ginagawa niya?”  “Alam kaya niyang nakakainis na siya?”

Kaya ang point ko talaga is this (ito pa lang ang point mo talaga hah?)

I believe you will become a better person kapag may mga kaibigan kang nagchi-chismis ng mga bagay na di nila kayang sabihin sayo.  This way kasi, nagiging habit na sa kanila ang sabihin ang isang bagay na hindi maganda.  And then eventually, after 21 days na pinag-uusapan ka, nagiging artistic na ang pagsasabi nila ng hindi magandang ugali mo later, kaya hindi ka na masyadong masasaktan.  Ito yung klase ng mga kaibigan na kapag may problema ka , sasabihin nila sayo ang ayaw mong marinig.  Masakit pero it saves you from humiliation from other people who are not your friends.  Like for example…kapag ang boses mo eh hindi na kanais nais sa pandinig sa tuwing may videoke session or kapag sobra ka nang epal sa harapan nang ibang tao na talaga namang tornado na ang kaeeklabu mo…  mabuti yung may kaibigan kang nagsasabi na… “namanhid ang tenga ko sayo ha, please lang kalimutan mo na ang pangarap mong maging singer”  Or “uy hindi halata sayo na mayaman ka kaya tigilan mo na ang pagpapanggap mong sosyal ka, mas bagay sayo ang mag-inarteng hampas lupa, pramis!”

Or kung naririndi ka na sa kada-drama ng friend mo tungkol sa mga kalalakihan niya sa buhay kaya mong sabihin ang mga advise na ganito…“Sister, lika dito at tulungan mo akong magpakamatay para matigil na ang kalbaryo ko sa kadramahan mo sobra sobra na ang stress na naidudulot mo kaya mahiya ka naman sa akin dahil hoy, hindi naman kaguwapuhan yang jowa mo para pag-aksayahan mo ng brain cells idagdag mo pa na isa siyang big-waste of tear ducts (whatever)”   Pero sasabihin mo yan ng mabilis na mabilis… sige go balik ka ulit dun sa naka-italics and this time bilisan mo ang pagbasa nang hindi humihinga okay, at wag kalimutan ang smiles habang sinasabi mo to para kahit na imbiyerna ka na eh tatanggapin pa rin niya ang mga words of wisdom mo.

But the bigger question there is (sasabunutan na kita, dipa ba tapos ang mga questions mo sa sarili mo???)…  

Paano kung dimo siya friend?  Paano kung friend lang siya ng friend mo at palagi siyang kasama kapag may lakad kayo?  Paano mo maiiwasan ang humahagupit na bagyo kapag nag-uusap kayo (bad breathe issue ulit, hehehe)  At hindi mo na talaga matiis ang ka-epalan at kadramahan niya sa buhay?  Ia-applay mo pa rin ba ang 1) 21-day rule sa kanya?   O ang 2) benefit-of-the-doubt rule kaya?  3) Maaawa ka ba sa taong ito dahil alam mong wala siyang kaibigan na magsasabi sa kanya na hindi na talaga pumapatok ang ka-eklatan niya sa ibang tao? 

Tsk, knowing myself, dun ako sa number 3).  What turns me off lang kasi talaga eh yung mga taong plastic at sosyal dahil siguro di ako ganun eh. Major major baduy akong tao and the major reason behind this is because kinatatamaran ko ang magpa-impress.  Malaking effort kaya yun?  Kaya kapag may mga taong super pa-impress sa ibang tao, naaawa talaga ako sa kanya.

Awa naman ng Diyos may mga taong tanggap ako bilang ako. Oo’t magkakapikunan pero walang taniman ng sama ng loob.  Magkaka-listahan ng ka-utangan pero at least walang payabangan…  walang inggitan… walang plastican…  Listahan lang ng mga birthday ang pinanghahawakan, at listahan ng mga mabubuting bagay na nagawa sa isa’t isa.  Para sa akin yun ang tunay na ipagmamayabang.  Mapalad ako dahil sa dami ng kapalpakan ko sa buhay, masasabi konghindi ako pumalpak sa mga kaibigan ko.

Unconditional Acceptance

My boyfriend and I went out to McDonald’s one crisp March morning.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my boyfriend did. I did not move an inch. An overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell. There, standing behind me, were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman close to me, he was smiling. His beautiful eyes were full of God’s light as he searched for acceptance.

He said "good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged, and the gentleman was his salvation. I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, "Coffee is all, miss," because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm.)

Then I really felt it! The compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you."

I leaned over, began to pat his hand and went back to our table. When I sat down my boyfriend smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, honey, to give me hope." We held hands for a moment and at that time we knew that only because of the grace that we had been given were we able to give. We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure light of God’s sweet love.

Cosmo Bachelor Bash 2010: The Event

Sixty nine hot bachelors and ten celebrity centerfolds were part of the 2010 Cosmopolitan Bachelor Bash organized by Cosmopolitan Philippines.

It's Cosmo’s 9th Bachelor Bash, which was held last September 9, 2010 at Hall D of the World Trade Center in Pasay. Gates opened at 7PM.

Sam Milby

Aljur Abrenica

Baron Geisler

Paul Jake

Kean of CallaLily

Edgar Allan Guzman

Carl Guevarra

Ian Batherson

Steven Silva

Mateo Gudicelli

Sam Milby

Daniel Matsunaga

Rodjun Cruz

Rafael Rossell

Aljur Abrenica

Carl Guevarra

Carl

Carl

Carl

Carlo Aquino

Christian Bautista

Daniel Matsunaga

Ervic

Jay-R

JC Tiuseco

Ervic

Jorross Gamboa

Kris Lawrence

Luis Allandy

Marco Manalac

Mateo

Prince Stefan

Prince

Rafael

Rocco Nacino

Rocco

Sam

Tom Rodriguez

Christian