Oh my papa! To me it was so wonderful....
A painful song I've learned from our Alma matter, sang when a great man left his children to join his Master. Still the song echoed in my ear, a bit with tears from all those who love Fr. Al so much, the great servant of the poor.
49 days after his death, I came to SMS to study for free. With out knowing how great this man is, i usually play beside his tomb rested in front of Doty building. Till our sisters shared us his teachings, his beliefs and love of GOD, I've realized, I was on the right path.
Before August 15, 1992, the sisters let us watch the video coverage of Fr. Wake. Everyone bares the pain of his lost, even us who didn't got the chance of an outright contact with him fell deeply sad.
As the sisters foretold us, Fr. died peacefully. He really prepared for that time when it came.
And now, it was 15 years since this great man left us but made a mark for each one of us of his legacy. To practive love for each and everyone of us.
We love you Fr. Al.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Remembering my Fr. Als's 15th Death Anniversary
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Gabi ni Ginoong Snatcher
Boss, nawalan ka ba ng cellphone? Kulay itim ba? Sony Ericsson T610 ba? "Oo", bulalas ng naalimpungatang kasama kong pasahero ng Ordinary Bus kagabi bound to Bicutan / Sucat / Alabang. Walang nagawa ang mama kundi magpasalamat at di sya sinaksak. Salamat din at di na-holdup yung buong BUS na sinakyan namin ni Mina kagabi pauwi.
Binabagtas namin ang kahabaan ng Edsa. Magkatabi pa sila sa upuan. Napansin ko pang tinabig pa nya ang kawawang biktima pero di man lang nag-react. Ang akala ko tuloy, magkasama sila. Pag-lagpas lang ng Edsa Ayala, napansin ko ng may sinesenyas yung katabi nyang mama sa bandang likod. Kinutuban na akong sindikato yung mama, at kasama nya yung katabi rin nya.
Pagsapit ng Edsa Mantrade, tumayo na yung mama, inaantabayanan ko na si Mina, sabay kapa sa cellphone at wallet ko. Napansin kong may hawak na cellphone ang mama na nakatagong bahagya sa jacket nya. Nagkatinginan pa kami sabay lakad papuntang estribo. Dun na bumaba ang mama, kasabay yung sinenyasan nya. Di parin ako mapakali kaya habang umaarangkada na ang bus, pilit kong ginising ang mama. "Boss, nawalan ka ba ng cellphone? Kinapa na ng naalimpungatang mama ang pants nya. Kapansin pansin na may hiwa rin ang pants nya. "Oo, wala na nga ang cellphone ko.". "Itim ba? T610 ba?" "Oo", ika ng mama. Saka nalang nakisimpatiya ang iba pang pasaherong kasama namin.
Mag-ingat sana tayo sa lahat ng oras. Maaaring buhay na natin ang mabibitin sa alanganin.
Higit sa lahat, nawa'y mawala na kundi may mabawasan ang mga krimeng gaya ng nasaksihan ko kagabi.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
The Bright Father
A Father is very proud for his son being the valedictorian in the primary level. After the speech of his son, the father volunteered to do the same.
The father went to the stage and uttered:
Father: "Gud ibning leydis end gentolmen. Tuday is the graduation of my son."
Listeners: Applauded the Fathers greetings.
Father: " I invite you to eat my house."
ListenersL Amazed...
Father: "I will kill 2 chicken, a boy and a girl, for today, my son is graduation."
The guest Governor can't resist anymore and stood up but before he walked away..the father uttered:
Father: "Sit down, government!"
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tips for Raising Children
10 Tips for Raising Children of Character
It is one of those essential facts of life that raising good children--children of character--demands time and attention. While having children may be “doing what comes naturally,” being a good parent is much more complicated. Here are ten tips to help your children build sturdy characters:
1. Put parenting first. This is hard to do in a world with so many competing demands. Good parents consciously plan and devote time to parenting. They make developing their children’s character their top priority.
2. Review how you spend the hours and days of your week. Think about the amount of time your children spend with you. Plan how you can weave your children into your social life and knit yourself into their lives.
3. Be a good example. Face it: human beings learn primarily through modeling. In fact, you can’t avoid being an example to your children, whether good or bad. Being a good example, then, is probably your most important job.
4. Develop an ear and an eye for what your children are absorbing. Children are like sponges. Much of what they take in has to do with moral values and character. Books, songs, TV, the Internet, and films are continually delivering messages—moral and immoral—to our children. As parents we must control the flow of ideas and images that are influencing our children.
5. Use the language of character. Children cannot develop a moral compass unless people around them use the clear, sharp language of right and wrong.
6. Punish with a loving heart. Today, punishment has a bad reputation. The results are guilt-ridden parents and self-indulgent, out-of-control children. Children need limits. They will ignore these limits on occasion. Reasonable punishment is one of the ways human beings have always learned. Children must understand what punishment is for and know that its source is parental love.
7. Learn to listen to your children. It is easy for us to tune out the talk of our children. One of the greatest things we can do for them is to take them seriously and set aside time to listen.
8. Get deeply involved in your child’s school life. School is the main event in the lives of our children. Their experience there is a mixed bag of triumphs and disappointments. How they deal with them will influence the course of their lives. Helping our children become good students is another name for helping them acquire strong character.
9. Make a big deal out of the family meal. One of the most dangerous trends in America is the dying of the family meal. The dinner table is not only a place of sustenance and family business but also a place for the teaching and passing on of our values. Manners and rules are subtly absorbed over the table. Family mealtime should communicate and sustain ideals that children will draw on throughout their lives.
10. Do not reduce character education to words alone. We gain virtue through practice. Parents should help children by promoting moral action through self-discipline, good work habits, kind and considerate behavior to others, and community service. The bottom line in character development is behavior--their behavior. As parents, we want our children to be the architects of their own character crafting, while we accept the responsibility to be architects of the environment—physical and moral. We need to create an environment in which our children can develop habits of honesty, generosity, and a sense of justice. For most of us, the greatest opportunity we personally have to deepen our own character is through the daily blood, sweat and tears of struggling to be good parents.
A Prayer
O Thou, who art the perfection
of love, harmony and beauty,
the Lord of heaven and earth,
open our hearts,
that we may hear Thy voice,
which constantly cometh from within,
Disclose to us Thy divine light,
which is hidden in our souls,
that we may know and understand life better.
Most merciful and compassionate God,
give us Thy great goodness;
teach us Thy loving forgiveness.
Raise us above the distinctions and differences,
which divide us.
Send us the Peace
of Thy divine spirit,
and unite us all
in Thy perfect being.
Amen.
KHATUM - prayer
O Thou, who art the perfection
of love, harmony and beauty,
the Lord of heaven and earth,
open our hearts,
that we may hear Thy voice,
which constantly cometh from within,
Disclose to us Thy divine light,
which is hidden in our souls,
that we may know and understand life better.
Most merciful and compassionate God,
give us Thy great goodness;
teach us Thy loving forgiveness.
Raise us above the distinctions and differences,
which divide us.
Send us the Peace
of Thy divine spirit,
and unite us all
in Thy perfect being.
Amen.