SBP Holy Child Parade and LHC Mini Reunion

Good afternoon!

Though I feel somewhat dizzy now, I just wanna share to you some of the photo shots that I had yesterday. Guess it was fun!



Yesterday was the Santo Niño Parade along Roxas Boulevard between Pasay City and the City of Manila. We, the Parish Youth Ministers of San Bartolome Parish represented Malabon City.



Take a closer look at the Holy Child's splendour. Doesn't it look nice?



It was around 2:oo PM when we started the parade in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Under the scorching heat of the sun, we made a wonderful performance. And guess it was worth it!.



WAKA WAKA WA EH EH... it was our performance piece on that day. Despite the heat, we had enjoyed the sacrifices that we made.



Guess I haven't been active in San Bartolome Parish's actives for some months since I became busy. For those who didn't have idea about my activities, I am affiliated with 3 churches in 3 different cities within Metro Manila.



But good thing that I was able to get along with them. After all, I want to re-established my lost connection with them. After all, I vowed that I'll engaged myself in their inmportant activities since I'm a member of Parish Youth Ministry of San Bartolome Parish.



Kitang-kita namanh kung gaano kami kasaya na hindi iniinda ang init ng araw. Fresh pa rin diba?



At para mawala ang stress, kailangan naman dapat ng kaunting kulitan through photo shots!



And this is the funniest part for me... nang nakasama namin si "Jolina" sa aming pictorial! Hahahaha!



Bale heto na nga pala noong nakaabot na kami sa Quirino Grandstand. Parang wala lang, hindi kami mukhang stressed. Enjoy kasi eh!




Compared to Holy Family Parish (East Kamias, Quezon City) and San Exequiel Moreno Parish (Kalookan City), ang San Bartolome Parish ang may pinakamaraming activities.




At nakuha pa naming magkulitan bago namin lisanin ang Quirino Grandstand! Say KESO!



Guess it was a tiring yet happy day! But wait... there's more!



Tada! Nakasama ko uli ang ilan sa Living Hope Chorale, my former choir group before I transferred to Coro de San Lorenzo. I was really happy and at peace when I got to be with them. Ang saya sa pakiramdam! Feeling ko, unti-unti na uling lumalabas sa akin ang diwa ng isang kasapi ng LHC! To be honest, mas nailabas ko ang tunay na ako sa grupong ito dahil dito rin ako nagsimula bilang choir member sa San Exequiel Moreno Parish. However, to be honest, I DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS OF GOING BACK TO LIVING HOPE CHORALE. Kung baga kasi, nasanay na rin ako sa Coro de San Lorenzo lalo na't napamahal na rin ako sa kanila. Pero bahala na kung saan man ako dadalhin ng kapalaran. But there's one thing na certain: I'll never break my ties with LHC members, lalo na sa mga una kong naging ka-close sa kanila.



Ang sarap pa man din ng diner namin nila Kuya Jojo, Jomar, at Jennylyn. O diba, puro nagsisimula sa letrang "J" ang mga pangalan namin? :)

2NE1 - Go Away

너무 치사하잖아 너답지 못하잖아
지금 적응이 안돼 어지러워 왜
누가 누구랑 헤어져
네가 나랑 헤어져
잘 생각하고 말해 Yeah!

날 따라다니던 남자 참 괜찮았던 남자
난 너 하나 때문에 다 보냈는데
누가 누구랑 헤어져
네가 나랑 헤어져
나 없이 잘 살아봐 yeah!

Tonight 하필 또 비는 내려 왜
내 모습 초라해지게
날 위로 하지는 마
이 손 치워 이제 남이니까

내 걱정 말고 Go Away
집착 없이 사라져 줄게
메달 릴 줄 알았겠지
역겨워 착각하지마
더 멋진 사람 만날게
널 후회하게 만들어 줄게
슬픔은 지금 뿐이야 boy
Cause love is over, Love-love is over tonight

Just say what you gotta say
어쩜 끝까지 멋없니?
Fiancé? Beyonce
I’m walkin’ out of destiny
초라한 홀로가 아닌 화려한 솔로
That’s my way
모든걸 다 줬으니 오히려 난 후회 안 해
지가 더 슬픈 척/ 끝까지 멋있는 척
All you do is act a fool
You ain’t shit without your crew
시간 없어/ I gotta go
안녕/ good bye/ adios
네 못난 얼굴 다신 보고 싶진 않아 no more

Tonight 하필 또 비는 내려 왜
내 모습 초라해지게
날 위로 하지는 마
이 손 치워 이제 남이니까

내 걱정 말고 Go Away
집착 없이 사라져 줄게
메달 릴 줄 알았겠지
역겨워 착각하지마
더 멋진 사람 만날게
널 후회하게 만들어 줄게
슬픔은 지금 뿐이야 boy
Cause love is over, Love-love is over tonight

Go away, eh eh eh...

내 걱정 말고 Go Away
집착 없이 사라져 줄게
메달 릴 줄 알았겠지
역겨워 착각하지마
더 멋진 사람 만날게
널 후회하게 만들어 줄게
슬픔은 지금 뿐이야 boy
Cause love is over, Love-love is over tonight



2NE1
GO AWAY
TO ANYONE
YG ENTERTAINMENT KOREA, 2010

Acute Burden

Good evening.

Guess it's my rest night until tomorrow evening, then I have to report to work on Monday. Somehow, I'm getting used with my working environment though I'm still in the process of the gradual adjustment. But I must say, I really love the job that I have. I guess, it's only a matter of indulging in to my work. After all, I'm in the stage of adulthood and it's the time for me to work for good.

Pero siyempre, kaakibat din sa mga trabaho ang mga di-inaasahan pagsubok at hamon. Hindi rin naman kasi maiiwasan yung mga ganung bagay. It's God's way to test me, and I know na hindi naman niya ako bibigyan ng mga suliranin na hindi ko kakayanin. Kung baga, nasa akin na lang kung lulusob pa rin ba o susuko na nang tuluyan. But of course, I know that God is always with me, even though I have a lot of shortcomings na dapat kong ayusin sa sarili ko.

Ang sa akin lang, hindi ko gaanong dinidibdib yung mga problemang dumarating sa akin. At para saan pa? Kaya nga ako naniniwala sa kasabihang "Kung may pinagdaraanan kang problema, daanan o lang... pero HUWAG MONG TAMBAYAN." Some how, it lightens up my mind whenever I think of this saying.

I must confess, I ended up my friendship with someone whom I admired most. Hindi ko akalaing doon din pala hahantong ang pagkakaibigan nang dahil lang sa ilang di-pagkakaunawaan... at higit sa lahat ay ang childishness ko. At ako nga ang may TUNAY NA MALI. But the damage has been done. And I know how stupid I am. Hindi rin kasi ako nag-iisip sa mga bagay na ginagawa ko. Ayaw ko namang isumbat na wala akong ginagawang masama, and I am just concerned about the situation of that person, pero hindi ko namalayang sobra na pala akong nakakaabala at nakaka-perwisyo. KATANGAHAN DIBA?

Frigid Zone

Good evening.

It's damn cold here in Manila! But guess it was so hot last Saturday, then it became so cold all of a sudden. Hence it's the effect of the so-called global warming, since this poor little planet is in deep trouble. And humans should do something on how to reduce the effect of the climate change.



Look at these kangaroos. Aren't they supposed to play and wander around the varied plains of Australia? See the flood on the background. That's the effect of La Niña in the continent. The flood is more than twice the size of France, but it's now subsiding down.

Anyway, that's it for now. I still have lots of things to do.

Solo Adventure in Manila... with ME, MYSELF, and I

Good afternoon!

Guess I had so much fun with ME, MYSELF, and I in Manila. My city for more than 10 years.

And here are some pictures during my solo adventure in Manila. It starts in Intramuros.



Naalala ko dati, madalas rin akong gala rito. For whatever reason, hindi ko rin alam. But I know that there's something with this place na binabalik-balikan ko. Mayroon din kasing ibang lugar sa Intramuros na anim'y nasa panahon ako ng pamumuno ng Espanya sa Pilipinas. Ngunit dahil na rin sa modernisasyon, unti-unti na ring naglalaho ang diwa ng sinaunang Intramuros.



Eto ang Simbahan ng San Agustin. Maniniwala ba kayong ilang lindol na ang pinagdaanan ng simbahang ito? It even the survived during the Battle of Manila, pero heto't hindi pa rin ito nagunaw. Amazing isn't it? It is in fact the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.



Here's the altar inside the San Agustin Church. Kahit na maraming tao, pilit ko pa ring kinuhanan yung ibang mga imahe sa loob ng naturang simbahan. Now let's proceed to Manila Cathedral.



Kilala din ang Manila Cathedral bilang Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception dahil makikita sa altar ang imahe ng Imaculada Concepcion.



Sa taas ng imahe ay may inskripsyong Latin na ang ibig sabihin ay "MARIA NA IPINAGLIHI NA WALANG ORIHINAL NA KASALANAN" sa wikang Filipino. Noong mga oras na kumukuha ako ng ibang retrato ay maraming turista ring naroon, especially Europeans and Koreans.



Anyway, hindi naman ako nagtagal sa Intramuros. At siyempre, hindi ko pinalampas ang Manila City Hall dahil kinuhanan ko rin ng picture yung tore, at saka nag-relax muna ako sa SM Manila. At saka dumako naman ako sa Santa Cruz Parish, isa sa mga paboritong simbahan ng ninong at ninang ko.



Dati rin kaming nagsisimba ng mom ko rito lalo na kapag matao sa Simbahan ng Quiapo. Mas deboto kasi sa Nazareno ang mom ko kaya mas gusto pa rin niyang magsimba sa Quiapo. Pero naalala ko rin na madalas akong idala rito ng ninang ko sa tuwing may matapos siyang puntahan. At isa rin ang ninang ko na naglapit sa akin kay Lord noong bata pa ako. At dahil sa pagiging relihiyosa ng ninang ko, she became successful at nagwo-work siya ngayon sa United States. My ninong, on the other hand, is also successful. I myself also became successful dahil nakakuha ako ng magandang work, although hindi naman siya tugma sa kursong natapos ko.



Alam na kung ano ang next stop ko... CHINATOWN!



As an Asian, nagpupunta rin ako minsan dito in search of mystical items. Dito sa Chinatown, halo-halong bagay rin ang makikita rito, dahil may mga Japanese and Korean items rin. But guess what? It's a bit hard to find someone who speaks in Mandarin (though I'm not that good in Mandarin) because the majority of the Chinese people there speak Fukienese, followed by Cantonese. Pangatlo nga lang ang Mandarin. But expect that majority of the Chinese here are also native speakers of Tagalog. Kung baga, Chinese ang salita sa bahay, habang Tagalog at English naman sa labas. Dumako naman tayo sa last destination: BINONDO CHURCH.



The Chinese Filipinos are unique in Southeast Asia in being overwhelmingly Christian. Almost all Chinese Filipinos, including the Chinese Mestizo but excluding the recent immigrants, had or will have their marriages in a Christian church. This proves that the majority of Chinese Filipinos have been baptized in a Christian church, with Catholics forming the largest group. I myself saw a lot of Tsinoys praying inside the church.



Bago nga ako pumasok sa simbahan ay nag-alay muna ako ng maikling panalangin. At sa halip na wax candle ang ginamit ko ay Chinese candle ang pinangtirik ko. Bagay na nasapawan man ng Katolisismo ang mga Tsino ay hindi pa rin maglalaho ang kanilang mga kustombre at kaugalian.



Well, was my solo adventure worth it? Maybe next time, I'll do another sort of solo adventure with ME, MYSELF, and I. Ciao!



HEP HEP HEP! Pahirit pa ng isa... dito kasi ako bumaba pagkatapos ng Solo Adventure ko. "Arriving at Anonas Station. Paparating na sa Anonas Station." Parang si Nicolehyala ang naririnig ko sa recording ng tren. At oo nga pala, bibilhin ko na sa Lunes yung tatlong album ng Tambalang Balasubas at Balahura... sila Nicolehyala at Chris Tsuper!

1-1-11

The first day of my Year 2011 starts with the start of my working shift. Ain't bad at all.



Guess it's my first time to celebrate the New Year with my co-workers and not with my family nor any of my relatives. Ganun pala ang pakiramdam kasi mas masaya pa ring kasama ang mga tunay na mahal sa buhay. Pero siyempre, napamahal na rin sa akin yung mga kasama ko sa trabaho. But anyway, I'm still thankful to God dahil panibagong taon na naman ang dumating sa akin. Somehow, maganda pa rin ang labas ng 2010 sa akin, at masasabi kong maganda-ganda rin ang pasok ng 2011 sa akin.

But guess what? It will be the Year of the Rabbit in the coming Chinese New Year! Guess I was born in the Year of the Rabbit! No wonder I love rabbits and hares! :)

Ang hamog nga pala kaninang madaling araw! Ngayon lang ako naka-engkwentro ng ganung ka-hamog dito sa Metro Manila, grabe!