MY BOYFRIEND, MY LOVER, MY BESTFRIEND....

The past months, weeks and days were tough struggles that I encountered. They are the same challenges that I am struggling now. They are tough.

This time I need a friend; a friend who will listen and support me; a friend who will not judge me for my actions but understand my situation; a friend whose help doesn't need to be reciprocated; a friend whose there through thick and thin; a friend who will not use me; a friend who defines the real essence of friendship...

In this critical time of my life, when whom I need is friend to attend me; I tried to search for my friends and yet no one is there to be with me. Most of them are now busy with their own life; some are far to reach;and some choose to be silent.

Found a man whose always there to listen, support, understand and help...I found Gideon. He is more than my BOYFRIEND, more than my LOVER... he is my BESTFRIEND.

As of now, all I can do is thank him for always being there for me; to give me strength when weakness and tiredness enter me; to give me hope when I am about to lose it; to remind me how lucky I am for having things that I have now; to bring optimism in me; to tell me that I am inspiring for having achieved things at my age; to tell how responsible I am; and to assure me that I am not alone,..and he is with me

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Thank you Giddy for everything. Thank you for not just being my boyfriend and a lover...thank you for being my bestfriend. Thank you might not be enough but I can't find words to describe how I feel. I love you and forever will.

I've got new kid and puppies!

I’ve got a KID and puppies!! I am happy that my goat and my dog bore their babies already. Ghreazhe has 5 black puppies. They are so small! Hhaha! While my goat has one kid, colored like a Dalmatian! Supper cute!

weekend diary!

Another week has ended. This week gave me a lot of emotions and experiences. Last Wednesday and Thursday, my group at Dr. Leus’ class presented our assigned topic, planning the test. I was the one who discussed the test blueprint! The topic was not really hard but we had to think of better ways on how to present it. The method should be a discovery method. Anyways, I am happy we’ve done it!

Anyways, Wednesday is also terrible! How will I describe it! The rain was too heavy! We were stranded with flood! With Ate Vic and Stephen, we rode a pedicap just to attend our afternoon class. Though we were late, it was worth it to strive just to attend Dr. Leus’ class. Aside from, I am one of the reporters that day, (though my part was discussed last Thursday, I still need to support my group), we’ve learned a lot! Dr. Leus’ is really great! And we are honoured to be Bloom’s grand children! Hahah! (Dr. Leus was the student of Bloom during her study in the US, galing! Bloom is the proponent of the Blooms Taxonomy, he is lined with Kolhberg, Erikson, Sigmund Freud etc. Well, we were simply the Aristotle here. Aristotle was the student of Plato while the latter was a student of Socrates! Hahah! Anyways, Friday is just simply a time to relax. I’ve got no paper works and done with reports!

Thursday was simply a sweet thing to me. After my successful report, Gidz and me went to Robinson’s Manila; nothing to do in particular. I just helped him to buy something. We ate at Chef Angelo! The food was really great; the pizza, French fries, chicken….and what is that one?? Onion strings?? wheee... not eating that one! But at least I tried!

Anyways, I am really glad for the utmost support of Gidz to my studies, and also for some of my expenses! He saved my week! I owe him a lot! (Thanks dhie!).

So let me count more weeks… almost 3 weeks to go! And summer is done!

Enjoying Summer Class!

Just posting some UST pictures taken this summer. I am with Mam Vic, Stephen, and Olet! Summer classes will never be funny without them!

We are taking our summer class at grad school and out of these toxic days, we still manage to make everyday an enjoyable one!

The First day was last April 15, and from 8:00am to 5:00pm, our professors did not attend our class! hai..wasting time! then the next days were super busy! assignments, presentations, journal reviews, woohh! that makes life wonderful! hahah!

By the ways, I am super glad to have my group, Mam Vic, Stephen, Olet and Fr. Ramon! Fr. Ramon was not here in the photos but i hope there will be next time!

Christ rises in our daily life!

If there would be one person who is so blessed and grateful, that would be me! I am blessed with persons who are always there to support me namely Mr. and Mrs. Pagcu for their help for me to avail my summer class; ARACK Foundation for the opportunity they have laid on me for my first and second semester at UST; for my parents who are always so understanding, loving and supportive; to Ate Vic Viray for adopting me in her unit where I can stay for three days and two nights; for my classmates this summer that makes tiring and hectic days so light!; and especially for having Giddy as my inspiration and who is always there to support me. I am thankful for having these persons. It reminds me that Christ never dies in our everyday life. He is always there in the presence of different people we meet.

Loving Pets

I love pets. I love dogs. Which I can say rooted since I am a little child. I cried when I lost pets. They are like my best friends. See in my pictures from my childhood hugging puppies.

When I saw them, I just realized that this trait that I have for pets was rooted when I was still a child.

People say, lucky would be the person that I will love because I know how to love. Maybe they see it on how much emotions that I am giving for my pets. They also see how much tears I shed when I lose them. They also see how much I am affected when my pets are sick. Anyways, that was just a conclusion given by folks here. Person/s that I love can be the one to attest it.

My Two-Year Old Memories

As I am fixing my things in my room, I saw some old pictures which my grandpa used to take. I thank him for having some memories of my childhood.

This pictures was taken when I was two years old. It is March 19, 1989. It is actually my second birthday! I really can't remember things here. But Based on the pictures that I had, my birthdays since then are well celebrated. Maybe the very reason why I used to give much importance to my birthday. No wonder. I was brought up to this kind of values.

Anyways, Here are my cute little pictures! The first one, I think I am imitating Aiza Seguerra then. I think by this time, she is starting to have her career as a child star. Hahaha...Maybe, like any other child, we used to imitate her....

Reminiscing 1994

These are some pictures of Bacolor way back 1994 when Mt. Pinatubo is currently devastating our town. I saw some pictures of our place with the old albums of my late lolo.

The first picture was taken at the back of our house. The little child standing there is actually me! hahah! Rare pictures of me! In this picture you will see that our house was partly burried by lahar. The eruption of Mt Pinatubo started in 1991, and yearly then until 1997, lahar flows in our town. Mt Pinatubo was considered an extinct volcano because it didnt erupt for 400 years. It was only in 1991 when it erupted again. And its eruption is really really too violent!

The second picture shows our main road covered with mudsw. The big house beside the tree is our house.

Another picture is my grand parents house in also 2/3 buried with lahar in 1994.

Same Old Brand New

Same Old Brand New. There are times that things keep on repeating and repeating that I am almost tired and drained. There are times that you just want to jump on to other phase of your life just to escape the constant thing that happens to you. But though you will do it, you will just find yourself on the same scenario and realize that you haven't escaped it at all.

I am so tired of people tapping me with so much responsibilities. Giving theirs to me. Maybe they think I can provide everything, where in fact I can't. Maybe they think I should have repay them for what they have done for me, but I cannot give everything at this point. I may be too generous sometimes but not to this point that I have so much to shoulder and nothing is coming. Getting weak here.

I hope somehow, they will realize how stressed I am now. I hope somehow, they will help me, by just simply understanding me or by just simply lessening their expenses. By doing so, they can help a lot.

Too sad that I found myself crying, alone in this dark room. Good thing, my class will start on Wednesday. I might lose my sanity if I will stay here doing nothing.

Going There

For the past months, I've been thinking and assessing my life.

And started to ask the question, to where am I going? Within my heart, I know what I want and whom I want to be with, yet, the question where follows...and no one knows, until you get there....

Another question after setting your plans is "how to do it." There are infinitely many plans that a person can make, and there are also several ways on how to achieve them. some may take a lot of time, some may take only months to achieve. but the question of how to do it will give you a hard time. Because the answer on how to do it will answer the question where...where will fate bring you after you have taken your step.

And now, I would like to find answers but the pathway isn't clear. I would like to know the right path but to know what is right presupposes the knowledge or experience of what is wrong. Deciding is really a hard task. I want to move forward...start anew...of my life... but the questions are still unanswered.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME

The "Bisita Iglesia" at San Guillermo Parish Church, Bacolor, Pampanga, conceptualized the last supper's, bread and wine.

The church is very lucky for the free advertisement it has from the teleserye of ABS-CBN, May Bukas Pa. This might contribute to why the church became the most visited church in the province last Maundy Thursday, as noted from the media surveys.

Well, with the traditions and practices, as well as the artistry, I am just proud of the achievements and accomplishments of our church. And makes us more proud to say, I am a Bacolorian.

Holy Week

Bacolor takes pride of its religious tradition especially in commemorating the Holy Week. This is the time where you will find the decendants of Bacolor visit their home town. Usually these townmates come from nearby towns like the resettlement areas, also from the Metro, and even from other countries. This is also the time where you will find and meet the rich people of the town who boasts their wealths by their apparels and jewelries. But you will also be amazed with the glamourous designs of their saints and images which were included in the processions.

I would to share with you an article about Holy Week which I had from www.pfconline.org.

The heart of Holy Week is the passion of Jesus Christ — the mystery of his suffering and death for the redemption of the world. At first glance, it’s hard to see what’s so holy about it. The arrest is unwarranted; the condemnation, unjust; the torment, unspeakable. The crowds are merciless; the disciples, disloyal; the redeemed, undeserving. It doesn’t seem to add up to any good. And yet, for those who have faith in God’s unfathomable arithmetic, these things amount to eternal and abundant life. With the dawning of a new day, we discover that love is stronger than death, and that Christ is risen indeed.

Holy Week (Latin: Hebdomada Sancta or Maior Hebdomada, "Greater Week") in Christianity is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter. It includes the religious holidays of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) and Good Friday, and lasts from Palm Sunday (or in the Eastern, Lazarus Saturday) until but not including Easter Sunday, as Easter Sunday is the first day of the new season of The Great Fifty Days. It commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Palm Sunday:On the sixth Sunday of Lent we commemorate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Worship services include blessing of the palms and a procession. The liturgical color is red. Also known as "Fig Sunday." Spy Wednesday:This is an old and uncommon name for the Wednesday of Holy Week, which commemorates Judas' agreement to betray Jesus (see Matthew 26:3-5, 14-16).

Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday):The name "Maundy Thursday" is derived from Jesus "mandate" to love one another as he loves us. This day celebrates Jesus' institution of the sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Ordination. Also known as "Shear Thursday.

Good Friday of the Lord's Passion:A Fast day of the Church commemorating Jesus' crucifixion and death. Worship customs include Veneration of the Cross, communion from the reserved Maundy Thursday host, and the singing or preaching of the Passion (reading or singing excerpts of the Passion story from John's gospel). In the Catholic Church, the liturgical color was formerly black, but is now red

. Holy Saturday:This is the final day of both Holy Week and the Triduum. There are few specific customs associated with Holy Saturday, except that it is the final night before the Feast of the Resurrection, which begins at the Great Easter Vigil.

Holy Wednesday

I took pictures of the saint which composed the procession at San Guillermo Parish Church, Bacolor, Pampanga during the Holy Wednesday which reminisced the passion of Christ.. The number of saints were 21 but I just posted some. At my multiply account I was able to upload them all.

Gideon's Graduation

UST Medical Auditorium- Gideon Agaton Jr. had his graduation last April 4, 2009. The grad march started at 4:30 PM and the program started right after.

He graduated the degree of Master of Arts in Public Administration Cum Laude . He is also a Loyalty Awardee because he was in UST since grade 4. Super Loyal!

After the graduation ceremony, his friends, family and office mates gathered at Wok With Me restaurant, Dapitan for his Graduation treat. The main guests were the UST Singers. They were his choirmates. He was in the group for 5 years and had uncountable memories with them. As he always says, the UST Singers has a big influence to whom he is now.

And with what they have shared together, his appreciation is ev

en an understatement. The singers also de

dicated a song to Gidz entitle "Tuwing Umuulan," Gidz joined them on their 2nd song, "Kailangan Kita." There was a very humorous sing-along and the very funny talk of Ron and Fonzy.! I'll tell you, they are really funny! I almost had my jaws stuck because of laughing and laughing... nice one Fonz! His office mate from the Philippine National Red Cross and his Childhood friends also came.

His father from the USA also flew back here just to witness Giddy's graduation and I saw how proud his father is to him. His sister Aubrey is also so supportive and grateful to his brother. I know of course, cause I saw and

felt it.

After the dinner at WOK, the celebration continued at their house. And the night ended soo fine!

I love you Giddy!Always remember that I am always here for you. Will always be supportive to the best that I can. I will always love you, and you know that. I am so proud of you! Thanks for loving me and for sharing with me your achievements.