"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son. And that for whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."

Today is Palm Sunday.

a very moving dog story...

just wanna share this one being a dog lover myself...



In 1924, Hachiko was brought to Tokyo by his owner Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. The bond between Hachiko and Mr. Ueno can only be described as unbreakable...

The two were inseparable and Hachiko even accompanied Mr. Ueno from his walk from home to the Shibuya train station where he would leave for work every single day. Hachiko would unfailingly return the train station at the end of each day to welcome his master home. But on May 1925 Professor Ueno suffered a stroke while he was at work and died soon after never to return to the train station...

Hachiko was waiting for his beloved master to return on that day as he always did before.
Soon after Mr. Ueno's death Hachiko was given away but he would escape every day to return to the train station to wait for his master. Day after day Hachiko returned to the train station until he eventually stopped leaving... Some people who had seen Hachiko with his master were so touched by his devotion they started bringing food to nourish him during his wait...The days turned to weeks... Months... Years...

After 10 years of waiting for his master at the train station Hachiko died with his gaze fixed upon the spot his master disappeared the very last time...Today a statue stands in the spot where Hachiko waited his entire life for his master's return.

-adapted from "Hachi" film.

i couldn't help but laugh each time i remember that one short conversation i had with joel (a college friend) at fb. he hasn't changed at all. and though that was merely "hellos and how are yous" matter..still he makes me laugh. I just realized that aside from being deep as a writer..he has that natural humor perhaps that he hasn't realized he has. speed on my fren!:D

well, just sharing...

perhaps this might rekindle this site.:)

hold..

Hold people like it's the last time you'll ever see them.

And when they go, don't make reasons for them to stay..

...make reasons for them to return.

Sulat ni Nanay at Tatay...

"Thank you to the author of this, whoever you are.."

Sa aming pagtanda, unawain at pagpasensyahan mo sana kami, anak. . .

Kung makatapon kami ng sabaw sa hapag kainan
O kaya makabasag ng pinggan
'Wag mo naman sana kaming kagagalitan
Dala lang yun ng kalabuan ng mata at ng namamanhid naming mga daliri. . .
Pinagalitan ka man sa mga baso't pinggang iyong nabasag noon bata ka pa,
Iyon ay dahil ayaw naming masugatan ka.

Kung ang mga sinasabi mo'y 'di maintindihan at madinig
'Wag mo naman sana kaming sabihan ng "Bingi!"
Humihina na talaga ang aming pandinig
Pakiulit lang nang malakas-lakas na 'di naman kailangang sigawan
Upang tayo ay magkaunawaan.

Kung mabagal na kaming maglakad at 'di na makasabay sa mabilis mong paglakad
Pakiantay sana at alalayan—mahihina na ang aming mga tuhod
Alalay na tulad sana nung musmuos ka pa at nag-aaral ka pa lang maglakad
Tuwang tuwa ka naming pinagmamasdan.

Kung minsang makulit at paulit ulit ang aming sinabi na parang sirang plaka,
'Wag mo sana kaming pagtawanan o kainisan
Ganyan ka rin kakulit noong bata ka pa at nag-iiyak pa--
Kapag nagpapabili ng kung anu ano’y di kami tinitigilan
Hangggang ang gusto mo'y di naibibigay.

Kung kinatatamaran namin na maligo at nag-aamoy lupa na
'Wag mo naman sanang pandirihan at piliting maligo. . .
Mahina na kasi ang aming katawan pag nalalamigan.
Natatandaan mo ba noong bata ka pa at kahit anung dungis mo
Ay masayang-masaya ka naming hinahalikan
At mat'yagang hinahabol sa ilalim ng kama upang paliguan?

Kung palagi kaming masungit at nagsisisigaw
Dala na siguro ito ng pagkabagot sa bahay
At pagkadismaya na wala nang magawa at wala nang silbi.
Ipadama mo naman sana na may halaga pa rin kami sa mundo mo
Katulad ng pagpapadama namin noon ng pagpapahalaga
At pagtutuwid sa kamalian at katigasan ng iyong ulo.

Kung may konti ka mang panahon mag kwentuhan naman sana tayo. . .
Alam kong abala ka sa hanapbuhay pero sabik na kaming makausap ka.
Gusto kong malaman mo na interesado pa rin kami sa mga kwento mo
Tulad n'ung pagbibida mo sa eskwela noong bata ka pa.
Na kahit pautal utal pa ang salita mo,
Nakikinig kaming masaya tungkol sa iyong mga laruan.

Kung kami man ay maihi o madumi sa higaaan dahil hindi na makabangon
'Wag mo sanang pagagalitan o pandididrihan.
Katulad ng walang reklamo naming paggising nang kahit anong pagod sa gabi
Upang linisin at palitan ang iyong lampin para maginghawa kang makatulog
Hindi na baling kami ang mapuyat.

Kung kami’y maratay sa banig ng karamdaman
'Wag mo sanan kaming pagsawaang alagaan
Gaya ng mat'yaga naming pag-aalaga noong musmos ka pa.
Bawat daing mo noon ay hirap na dinadala sa aming kalooban
Pagt'yagaan mo naman sana kaming alagaan sa aming mga huling sandali
Kami naman ay di na rin magtatagal.

AT kapag dumating na ang takdang panahon ng aming pagharap sa Dakilang Lumikha. . .
Ibubulong at hihilingin ko sa Kanya.Na pagpalain ka dahil naging mapagmahal at maalaga kang anak sa iyong ama’t ina.

this season..

One thing I love about Christmas is that inspite of the many trials and struggles that people are going through, still you'll see and feel them really aiming for a better if not a perfect Christmas. We all have different ways of defining Christmas. For some it may be having their family together, for others it may be the feeling of excitement of the exchanging gifts that brings, the merry-making, reunions with old friends and relatives, or it may be the feeling of being able to share what we have to the less fortunate ones. To sum it up, we want to feel the spirit of Christmas as something like far from the ordinary days that we have when we just simply wake up one morning and rush for work.

Christmas is remembering and thanking the ONE significant reason why God so love mankind. In a nut shell, Christmas is a time to realize that we don't simply exist to a life that is meaningless. And that no matter how much we feel like being left out while the rest have gone to their stairways to successes, still "your" existence has a reason for being.

I wish for a Christmas that is not fleeting for us all. A season that will not just be remembered... but lived by everyday of our lives.

Maligayang Pasko!:)

snow..

got this photos from my sis, in a snowy land, that she just took 30mins ago...she could not go out..there's the thickness of the snow covering almost the entire town of aldeburgh, suffolk. i couldn't still imagine myself experiencing snow being used to the kind of weather that we have here in the philippines. though i wish to experience but then sa nipis ng aking balat na halos di nga makatiis sa lakas ng air-con, i wonder pano nalang kaya ang manatili sa isang napakalamig na temperaturang tulad nito?!hayyss!

thanks you sis for the photos. ingatz!:)

Even dogs have the right to celebrate!

I felt guilty when I saw this photo from my cousin's fb. I was supposed to be at Ken's(my cousin's dog) birthday. But I disappointed them...I wasn't able to attend. sigh!

Anyways, better late than never..happy birthday Ken!:)