I came across some notes I wrote last year in my leadership diary. It has been a year since I started writing in there. I enjoy reading previous essays which I wrote.
A lot of things happened after June 15. I just came back from Manila last Saturday. Miami Heat just won the NBA Playoff Championship after winning back-to-back against San Antonio Spurs. Man of Steel is currently the hottest movie followed by World War Z and Monster University. Locally, we have Four Sisters and A Wedding as the first installment of the 20th year celebration of Star Cinema. We are at the moment waiting for the Cinemalaya Festival which will be next month.
We are bidding goodbye to June the wedding month, classes in schools are already gearing for momentum after an engine start.
What's in store for us this July? We never know. Only thing certain now is we can enjoy today. As I brave the rainy weather in Manila last Friday, I never let those silly moments ruined my visit. I tried my best to enjoy Ortigas in the finest of ways. I walked around Robinsons mall before going to Burgundy Tower with tyhe thought that my favorite historical drama in GMA just ended last Thursday. The next day is a contrast. Sunny Saturday for June 22. I stopped by South Mall area to amuse myself. See let's enjoy in spite of the derails.
True. The hardest part in life is waiting. Still, as we wait we can enjoy as much. It is your option if you will let disasters control you. Happiness is a choice. Now I'm beginning to fully understand this maxim.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
She Had Me
Raining still as I write this. I never really loved the rainy days but learned to live with it. As I grapple with the thoughts that it's June 15 once again, I can't help but think again of the times when she verily had me.
As in my mind, it is the wedding days of all wedding days. Church bells ring for the wonderful moment between the groom and the bride meeting after the long walk in the aisle. When I don't have bride to wed.
This is June 15, a Saturday, where all the world is busy preparing their surprises for Father's Day when I don't have a father to treat. Nor am I a father who doesn't have a son to treat me out.
I was thinking about many things. Some of them not necessary. This same moment when you would wish you are there but you can't be there. All these paroxysms that makes us lonely. But at this point I will have to decide, decide to be happy. It's June 15, my special day of the year. Shaira Mae, my niece just turned 15 last Tuesday. And it is June 15 when Julia's first episode for MMK will be aired. June 15 is the day I saw Her with much delight. I cannot let this pass by without being special.
I hope it will be as special as it was seven years ago. It's time to see her new tweets and make this day the best day.
As in my mind, it is the wedding days of all wedding days. Church bells ring for the wonderful moment between the groom and the bride meeting after the long walk in the aisle. When I don't have bride to wed.
This is June 15, a Saturday, where all the world is busy preparing their surprises for Father's Day when I don't have a father to treat. Nor am I a father who doesn't have a son to treat me out.
I was thinking about many things. Some of them not necessary. This same moment when you would wish you are there but you can't be there. All these paroxysms that makes us lonely. But at this point I will have to decide, decide to be happy. It's June 15, my special day of the year. Shaira Mae, my niece just turned 15 last Tuesday. And it is June 15 when Julia's first episode for MMK will be aired. June 15 is the day I saw Her with much delight. I cannot let this pass by without being special.
I hope it will be as special as it was seven years ago. It's time to see her new tweets and make this day the best day.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Free Living Upon Leaving Freedom
What an oxymoron that when you take out freedom in your mind it's actually the best time to feel free. Often, we substitute the reel for the real. We presume that what we want will make us happy, only to find out that what we need is not what we want. What makes us free are the guarded truths and not the permissive lies. It is not always about what we want to do but what we are suppose to do that sets us free. Now before I turn myself again into a mystic, let's savor the happiness of Independence Day and pre-independence day events.
June bride are here again to spice up the end of summer. Shaira just celebrated her 15th birthday and I can't be any happier. She's always that little baby that I used to carry in my arms and look now, even if I want the time halt and let her stay in childhood for a while, there's nothing I can do to stop her blossoming before all our eyes. A phone call from a friend officially closed my June 11 with the hope that even if apart from me, Shaira enjoyed her turn into 15. And I am certain that she will enjoy the rest of her 15 as it is the best part of one's life. To be 15 years old and be as excited as the teenage girls and boys about life. She doesn't wanna miss that.
Independence Day, truly a nice day for me. It's like feeling what I need to feel while filling what is there to fill. Myqeen's birthday was totally fun even without her here in the country. That's exactly how June 12 was for me. Ten days after Myx' birthday, it's Richard's birthday. Before getting into his celebration, I decided to visit Lee Harvey in his house, where he is staying in bed til 11am. Ah! What a great chance to bond with friends as MJ also came into Lee's place. What better thing to do when you don't have the channel that airs Heat vs Spurs' game........ Movie Marathon!!!!
We watched Iron Man 3. It is a spectacle. I never really like the previous installment. This one I liked so much. The we watched Oblivion. I have a lot to say about this movie. But I will reserve it until my next entry. Actually, both movies has a thought or two about freedom and independence... yes about human freedom. I encourage everyone to watch it for you all to find out. Another movie. This time a Filipino one. Coming Soon which starred Andi Eigenman and Boy 2 Quizon is a great movie about man's search for freedom and destiny.
As we Filipinos remember how our forefathers fought for our freedom, we are watching non-Filipino sports icon fighting for their NBA title. I am for San Antonio Spurs only for the reason that I really am not a Miami Heat fan. I can't take the fact that Miami again in the finals? Whew!
And as we wait for NBA results, who between Spurs and Heat will win, it seems like Julia Barretto is already wining her game as she stars in MMK Father's Day special this coming Saturday June 15. I am definitely happy seeing that gorgeous tenage girl come into the spotlight.
I heard "Brave" by Sara Bareilles last Tuesday night as Shaira is having her 15th birthday. It is one of the most wonderful music I have heard this year right after Millionaires by The Script and Love Somebody by Maroon 5. There are lots and lots about music this June and I ma planning to write a separate entry for it.
But as I said, June 12 is not all about freedom and independence. It is also about Richard's birthday. By 5pm, I went straight to Chad's place where the celebration is happening. And it was probably the best time to think less of freedom but just going with the flow of life.
It is when one is in total surrender to the weave of life that one finds true happiness and solace. Freedom is just part of the great quest. It is not the ultimate agenda of human life. But we can never go on without finding that real freedom.
If the Philippines is truly an independent nation, then why do the sons and daughters of OFWs feel they are not free to have their family whole and entire?
June bride are here again to spice up the end of summer. Shaira just celebrated her 15th birthday and I can't be any happier. She's always that little baby that I used to carry in my arms and look now, even if I want the time halt and let her stay in childhood for a while, there's nothing I can do to stop her blossoming before all our eyes. A phone call from a friend officially closed my June 11 with the hope that even if apart from me, Shaira enjoyed her turn into 15. And I am certain that she will enjoy the rest of her 15 as it is the best part of one's life. To be 15 years old and be as excited as the teenage girls and boys about life. She doesn't wanna miss that.
Independence Day, truly a nice day for me. It's like feeling what I need to feel while filling what is there to fill. Myqeen's birthday was totally fun even without her here in the country. That's exactly how June 12 was for me. Ten days after Myx' birthday, it's Richard's birthday. Before getting into his celebration, I decided to visit Lee Harvey in his house, where he is staying in bed til 11am. Ah! What a great chance to bond with friends as MJ also came into Lee's place. What better thing to do when you don't have the channel that airs Heat vs Spurs' game........ Movie Marathon!!!!
We watched Iron Man 3. It is a spectacle. I never really like the previous installment. This one I liked so much. The we watched Oblivion. I have a lot to say about this movie. But I will reserve it until my next entry. Actually, both movies has a thought or two about freedom and independence... yes about human freedom. I encourage everyone to watch it for you all to find out. Another movie. This time a Filipino one. Coming Soon which starred Andi Eigenman and Boy 2 Quizon is a great movie about man's search for freedom and destiny.
As we Filipinos remember how our forefathers fought for our freedom, we are watching non-Filipino sports icon fighting for their NBA title. I am for San Antonio Spurs only for the reason that I really am not a Miami Heat fan. I can't take the fact that Miami again in the finals? Whew!
And as we wait for NBA results, who between Spurs and Heat will win, it seems like Julia Barretto is already wining her game as she stars in MMK Father's Day special this coming Saturday June 15. I am definitely happy seeing that gorgeous tenage girl come into the spotlight.
I heard "Brave" by Sara Bareilles last Tuesday night as Shaira is having her 15th birthday. It is one of the most wonderful music I have heard this year right after Millionaires by The Script and Love Somebody by Maroon 5. There are lots and lots about music this June and I ma planning to write a separate entry for it.
But as I said, June 12 is not all about freedom and independence. It is also about Richard's birthday. By 5pm, I went straight to Chad's place where the celebration is happening. And it was probably the best time to think less of freedom but just going with the flow of life.
It is when one is in total surrender to the weave of life that one finds true happiness and solace. Freedom is just part of the great quest. It is not the ultimate agenda of human life. But we can never go on without finding that real freedom.
If the Philippines is truly an independent nation, then why do the sons and daughters of OFWs feel they are not free to have their family whole and entire?
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Your Favorite Summer Hash-tags
Summer is soon to be over. Rainy season almost near. School boys and girls are getting ready with stuffs and uniforms. We cannot be as postponing as now. If only we can extend the holidays of summer or just be in this season for the rest of our lives. Every body is waiting for summer and just like that it is to end so quick.
I wanna reflect a little bit of how memorable summer has been for many of us. Where else can we trace the joy of the season but in the social network sites. Instagram has never been this demanding, this summer might be the largest of population added to the instagram community. Most of us taking pictures of our vacations in the beach or just in the pool or the out of town picnic, the summer concerts or the experiments we made at home just to quench our thirsts for summer foods like sorbets.
Throwback Thursday is the name of a weekly post theme that social media users participate in as part of a very general "throwback" activity for posting content.On Thursdays, people usually post photos on sites like Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook that are from the past. Photos can be from years ago or from just a few days ago. There aren't really any limitations, and it really just gives people an excuse to post more.
Definitely tThurs is just another innovation in the realm of #sentisabado if you can remember. But most of the hash-tags in twitter and instagram are containing that nostalgic theme.
#Richard or #LoveandLies can be your hashtags if you are following the latest suspoense drama in GMA. If your staying late after that and an avid of junky love stories, you might be tweeting about #QueenandI because of it's funny yet romantic color. #RobinDude or #Akihiro for TV 5 fans who enjoyed Akihiro Blanco's first ever stint as lead in a month long series. #Aerosmith if you are so into the concert of Aerosmith this month here in Manila or #JasonMraz who also did one. #PBACommisioner with teh recently concluded game between Brangay Ginebra and Alaska Aces where Alaska brought the trophy home. You may want to include #QuenGil or #MMMKJuanPonce if you liked the two part mini series of Enrique Mari Gil in MMK where he portrayed as the adolescent Juan Ponce Enrile.
You may be saddened by the season finale of #GleeSeason4 and disappointed by the results of #AmericanIdol12 which also concluded it's season early this month. You may want to tweet about the #SantaCruzan in your Barangay or #kALOKALIKE which may be your favorite Showtime segment. #iTweetMOAkoSaAraneta is another favorite hashtag because of the successful concert of Jomari Viceral in Araneta.
What's your favorite summer hashtags? The NBA Playoffs Conferences already started. Miami just won the night over Indiana Pacers. Still I am going to join the club of Pacers believers. I may be posting a lot about it in my home pages. What about you? You may be following the controversy of Ai Ai de las Alas' frustrated marriage, then tweet about it.
Summer is soon to be over. Sadness may take control over ones predisposition if one has nothing left to remember about the summer that passed. It is good to take more photos of summer escapades and share it to the world. Actually, sharing it to your self in the future when the truth is you can browse it anytime tomorrow when you are missing yesterday.
I wanna reflect a little bit of how memorable summer has been for many of us. Where else can we trace the joy of the season but in the social network sites. Instagram has never been this demanding, this summer might be the largest of population added to the instagram community. Most of us taking pictures of our vacations in the beach or just in the pool or the out of town picnic, the summer concerts or the experiments we made at home just to quench our thirsts for summer foods like sorbets.
Throwback Thursday is the name of a weekly post theme that social media users participate in as part of a very general "throwback" activity for posting content.On Thursdays, people usually post photos on sites like Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook that are from the past. Photos can be from years ago or from just a few days ago. There aren't really any limitations, and it really just gives people an excuse to post more.
Definitely tThurs is just another innovation in the realm of #sentisabado if you can remember. But most of the hash-tags in twitter and instagram are containing that nostalgic theme.
#Richard or #LoveandLies can be your hashtags if you are following the latest suspoense drama in GMA. If your staying late after that and an avid of junky love stories, you might be tweeting about #QueenandI because of it's funny yet romantic color. #RobinDude or #Akihiro for TV 5 fans who enjoyed Akihiro Blanco's first ever stint as lead in a month long series. #Aerosmith if you are so into the concert of Aerosmith this month here in Manila or #JasonMraz who also did one. #PBACommisioner with teh recently concluded game between Brangay Ginebra and Alaska Aces where Alaska brought the trophy home. You may want to include #QuenGil or #MMMKJuanPonce if you liked the two part mini series of Enrique Mari Gil in MMK where he portrayed as the adolescent Juan Ponce Enrile.
You may be saddened by the season finale of #GleeSeason4 and disappointed by the results of #AmericanIdol12 which also concluded it's season early this month. You may want to tweet about the #SantaCruzan in your Barangay or #kALOKALIKE which may be your favorite Showtime segment. #iTweetMOAkoSaAraneta is another favorite hashtag because of the successful concert of Jomari Viceral in Araneta.
What's your favorite summer hashtags? The NBA Playoffs Conferences already started. Miami just won the night over Indiana Pacers. Still I am going to join the club of Pacers believers. I may be posting a lot about it in my home pages. What about you? You may be following the controversy of Ai Ai de las Alas' frustrated marriage, then tweet about it.
Summer is soon to be over. Sadness may take control over ones predisposition if one has nothing left to remember about the summer that passed. It is good to take more photos of summer escapades and share it to the world. Actually, sharing it to your self in the future when the truth is you can browse it anytime tomorrow when you are missing yesterday.
Monday, May 20, 2013
However Democratic This World Maybe
This is the Philippines, three times colonized by various imperial powers for four centuries. Never the oppressor. Always the oppressed. Victim of cultural inferiority. The country which until now never really appreciated its own culture and historicity, hence adores the culture of the west with utmost guilty pleasure.
This is the Philippines where Hayden Kho can do feminine desecration and come out in public with his own brand of perfume as if he's one of the most fragrant guys on earth. Where Raymart Santiago and Eduardo Atilano can beat an old media man at the airport and have a primetime TV show after 6 months. Where a president accused opf plunder, sentenced and overthrown from office can become a presidential candidate again and almost won now the proclaimed mayor of the state capital. This is the Philippines. a country which never get tired and will never get tired of Kris Aquino's real life drama. A country very much different from that of Australia, France, New Zealand or Sweden. This is the country where Nancy Binay can win a senatorial race and tramp Milagros Magsaysay and Risa Hontiveros on a national election. A country in need of axiological more than political and economic reforms.
There are times when no one can blame you for being too hopeless, you feel you have all the reasons to pack your stuffs and migrate to another country where opportunities for financial and professional stability are lurking.
A little sense of foolishness can be found in our frenzy for the election season. We love voting for law makers who will legislate the regulations of the land but it seems that very few of us have the interest in obeying laws. No less than the largets religious institution in this country misreads the provision on the separation between the Church and state. Until now, the battles is neck to neck between prolife and pro RH with both political and religious color. The media, another outfit which seem to disregard the Fair Elections Act Sec 6.7-6.8 when MMK Kampanyaserye hit the television serving the interests of the candidates whose very lives were portrayed in the episodes within the campaign and pre-campaign seasons. Th elikes of Grace Poe Llamansares played by Erich Gonzales; Alan Peter Cayetano played by Gerald Randolph Anderson Jr.; Leni Robredo played by Kaye Abad and just two weeks before the election, the life of Jackie Enrile's octagenarian father Juan Ponce Enrile in a two part mini series played by the charming Enrique Mari Gil, all benefited from the show.
I will never find an answer as to why the Philippines is like this. None of us will ever make it alone. Yet rather than asking the questions from where these things originated, the country should start working on a solution to definite sociological problems. And the senatorial election is very much an influential factor to finding an answer. Imposition of laws that can forge order and proper discipline are engines of sophisticated political anbd economic prosperity. If we have the right persons in the government, hotly now, the senate, then we can be a bit secure that necessary laws will be enacted and implemented.
The first thing, incumbent senators must allot a budget for their crash course in European and Asian Studies. Visit the nations in Europe and Asia which are ahead of us like the United Kingdom,Singapore and South Korea then study what measures are applicable also in the Philippines. Scrutinize it. Do not just experiment. Becasue we are wasting a lot of money in testing a system which is not 100% sure to be working. Create jobs and opportunities. Make our people healthy not just fed and then they will be ready to be educated. Voters education should top the list if we want to avoid another Nancy Binay the next time to enter the picture.
Whenever I see the faces of my once brilliant professors and my mentors, I know there is hope in this country. That though Nicanor Abelardo, Raul Manglapus, Claro M Recto, and Ninoy Aquino had long gone by there is assurance for some individuals like them are still alive. Whenever I see photos of me with youth participants who attended my powerpoint lectures on youth leadership, I know there is a spark of brighter tomorrow in this archipelago. I am always encourage to continue doing what I do to the kids who will one day take over our posts or perhaps one day be the names to shade in my ballot.
I'm sure I can do no more with the folks who championed Nancy Binay a senate seat but there is a lot to be done forming the intellectual makeup of the youngsters who are potential leaders of the destiny being honed. And if ever the Philippines has her own destiny to boast, then I like being part of its fulfillment. Even if it means a stockpile of powerpoint CDs and workshop modules.
This is the Philippines where Hayden Kho can do feminine desecration and come out in public with his own brand of perfume as if he's one of the most fragrant guys on earth. Where Raymart Santiago and Eduardo Atilano can beat an old media man at the airport and have a primetime TV show after 6 months. Where a president accused opf plunder, sentenced and overthrown from office can become a presidential candidate again and almost won now the proclaimed mayor of the state capital. This is the Philippines. a country which never get tired and will never get tired of Kris Aquino's real life drama. A country very much different from that of Australia, France, New Zealand or Sweden. This is the country where Nancy Binay can win a senatorial race and tramp Milagros Magsaysay and Risa Hontiveros on a national election. A country in need of axiological more than political and economic reforms.
There are times when no one can blame you for being too hopeless, you feel you have all the reasons to pack your stuffs and migrate to another country where opportunities for financial and professional stability are lurking.
A little sense of foolishness can be found in our frenzy for the election season. We love voting for law makers who will legislate the regulations of the land but it seems that very few of us have the interest in obeying laws. No less than the largets religious institution in this country misreads the provision on the separation between the Church and state. Until now, the battles is neck to neck between prolife and pro RH with both political and religious color. The media, another outfit which seem to disregard the Fair Elections Act Sec 6.7-6.8 when MMK Kampanyaserye hit the television serving the interests of the candidates whose very lives were portrayed in the episodes within the campaign and pre-campaign seasons. Th elikes of Grace Poe Llamansares played by Erich Gonzales; Alan Peter Cayetano played by Gerald Randolph Anderson Jr.; Leni Robredo played by Kaye Abad and just two weeks before the election, the life of Jackie Enrile's octagenarian father Juan Ponce Enrile in a two part mini series played by the charming Enrique Mari Gil, all benefited from the show.
I will never find an answer as to why the Philippines is like this. None of us will ever make it alone. Yet rather than asking the questions from where these things originated, the country should start working on a solution to definite sociological problems. And the senatorial election is very much an influential factor to finding an answer. Imposition of laws that can forge order and proper discipline are engines of sophisticated political anbd economic prosperity. If we have the right persons in the government, hotly now, the senate, then we can be a bit secure that necessary laws will be enacted and implemented.
The first thing, incumbent senators must allot a budget for their crash course in European and Asian Studies. Visit the nations in Europe and Asia which are ahead of us like the United Kingdom,Singapore and South Korea then study what measures are applicable also in the Philippines. Scrutinize it. Do not just experiment. Becasue we are wasting a lot of money in testing a system which is not 100% sure to be working. Create jobs and opportunities. Make our people healthy not just fed and then they will be ready to be educated. Voters education should top the list if we want to avoid another Nancy Binay the next time to enter the picture.
Whenever I see the faces of my once brilliant professors and my mentors, I know there is hope in this country. That though Nicanor Abelardo, Raul Manglapus, Claro M Recto, and Ninoy Aquino had long gone by there is assurance for some individuals like them are still alive. Whenever I see photos of me with youth participants who attended my powerpoint lectures on youth leadership, I know there is a spark of brighter tomorrow in this archipelago. I am always encourage to continue doing what I do to the kids who will one day take over our posts or perhaps one day be the names to shade in my ballot.
I'm sure I can do no more with the folks who championed Nancy Binay a senate seat but there is a lot to be done forming the intellectual makeup of the youngsters who are potential leaders of the destiny being honed. And if ever the Philippines has her own destiny to boast, then I like being part of its fulfillment. Even if it means a stockpile of powerpoint CDs and workshop modules.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Paragon
I always wanted to find a perfect word to describe Mr. Tubaña and it feels like even the word Paragon would never be enough to encapsulate the entirety of his being. There would be nothing perfect for a student to express the influence and impact that his master made into his life. The impact is absolutely incredible.
The drive to be always at par with his accomplishments is definitely rooted from the inspiration which he brought into me. And today we are celebrating my master's birth anniversary, wherever he is, we can only send him our prayers, and only the best for him.
I am astounded by the fact that this is not the sole reason to be happy. April 27 is a great date for a lot of reasons. We are one with all the Liliweños in their observance of the tsinelas Festival. As we visit Liliw for another great occasion, that of Rene's anticipated birthday treat. We could have been happier if all of us have enough resources to attend Paula Arnuco and Edison Reyes' matrimonial ceremony. I can only wish teh best for both of them. Paula has been a long time friend and had done a lot of favors for me in our teenage days. My prayers would be long tonight! [hahaha!] Just a trivia, Comm Rufy Biazon and Cheryl Cosim were principal sponsors.
Speaking of wedding, today too, we are remembering Tita Rita and Tito Maning's wedding anniversary. I guess it's their 30th year. Clsoe Up Summer Solstice is another event that the pop fanatics are really excited of. In our television sets we rejoice with the entire nation as we watch Vic Sotto's birthday tribute in Eat Bulaga. We have the PBA Semi's with Alaska Aces and San Mig fighting for the slot. Airing of the 50th anniversary of German Moreno will be tonight. The same is true with Juan Ponce Enrile's life story as we enjoy it tonight at MMK.
There could have been a perfect April 27 and perfection is such an obscure word to define. Let's find another word.
Maybe, I'm beginning to understand why Mr. Ronald Tubaña was born April 27.
The drive to be always at par with his accomplishments is definitely rooted from the inspiration which he brought into me. And today we are celebrating my master's birth anniversary, wherever he is, we can only send him our prayers, and only the best for him.
I am astounded by the fact that this is not the sole reason to be happy. April 27 is a great date for a lot of reasons. We are one with all the Liliweños in their observance of the tsinelas Festival. As we visit Liliw for another great occasion, that of Rene's anticipated birthday treat. We could have been happier if all of us have enough resources to attend Paula Arnuco and Edison Reyes' matrimonial ceremony. I can only wish teh best for both of them. Paula has been a long time friend and had done a lot of favors for me in our teenage days. My prayers would be long tonight! [hahaha!] Just a trivia, Comm Rufy Biazon and Cheryl Cosim were principal sponsors.
Speaking of wedding, today too, we are remembering Tita Rita and Tito Maning's wedding anniversary. I guess it's their 30th year. Clsoe Up Summer Solstice is another event that the pop fanatics are really excited of. In our television sets we rejoice with the entire nation as we watch Vic Sotto's birthday tribute in Eat Bulaga. We have the PBA Semi's with Alaska Aces and San Mig fighting for the slot. Airing of the 50th anniversary of German Moreno will be tonight. The same is true with Juan Ponce Enrile's life story as we enjoy it tonight at MMK.
There could have been a perfect April 27 and perfection is such an obscure word to define. Let's find another word.
Maybe, I'm beginning to understand why Mr. Ronald Tubaña was born April 27.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Height Froze Believer's Might
You wake up in the morning and say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the best friend you have ever known. It's Dan's birthday and I have all the reason to enjoy the Wednesday.
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