Whenever you need me.....

I am something that you need when you seek answers

I am something that will help you in some questions

I am something that you open during your search

But who am i really to you?

Am I something that you only spend time if you're bored?

Am I something that only has a purpose during days of school?

Or am i just a simple bind of papers,

Which you do not care if something happens to me.

Perhaps maybe, if i was not made, maybe you'll be stressed

all we ever ask is a slight degree of care

a simple cover may count

or preventing folds can also help.....

Maybe, without me, you can find your answers

and since the internet exists, maybe you no longer need me

But mark my word

Not everything can be found in the internet

Not all information can be accurate unless it is really proven

Seek your answers to him, but not me

After all, i am just a piece of crap

And if you can't find your answers,

find it yourself

for I am no longer here

I no longer have the information that you seek,

and I no longer share the knowledge with you....

and as i close my hard cover,
i close my doors to you,
and so is the knowledge that you wish to obtain from me

It is time.....

 

They are coming,
They'll be out of their shell in no time
I asked, if I am ready for this
But there's no point of turning back now,
it is time.

I saw each of my eggs crack
one rigged line comes, then it stretches out
until it could fit, the crack was now gone,
then it becomes a hole, so i said,
it is time

i took a peek,
and saw how beautiful my young ones are
i saw how lovely they are and how blessed Iam,
then i said to myself,
it is time

 

my first child came out of his shell
then comes the second, then comes the third
and finally the fourth, they're small, and yet adorable
i am truly blessed, and now, the task that needs to be done
it is time

everytime i will fly, just to feed you
and each time that i return, you will be fed equally
and everytime that i feed you, i know you're getting strong
but now, the day that i have long feared has yet to come,
it is time

 

it is time for you to fly my little ones
do not be afraid, do not worry of anything
mama is here, and as i push you out of tne nest
one you came falling down, open up your wings, flap and then fly!
it is time 

 

i don't have anything else to teach you my precious ones
you are now capable of doing things that i once did
you can feed yourselves, and you can even fly now
now that you have grown well, i said to myself
it is time

goodbye my loved ones, goodbye my precious
somehow, i had to let go of everything that i had
please take care of them like how you've taken care of me
and now, i am growing weak, yet i said to myself, for the last time
it is time.

Dining at its Best

A lot of fine dining restaurants are scattered all over the country. Many of them gives you that authentic feeling and the finest experience that you have never had before. They give at least an hour or maybe less or more, just for you to be special and be welcomed in that establishment.

You walk outside their doors, and when you pass them they give you a warm greeting and even a smile which you have no idea if it is true or fake. But anyhow, at least even you encounter these strangers, they have shown you how hospitable they really are and how well do they appreciate it when you visit.

I myself have experienced this kind of feeling, not just once,  no even twice, but more than trice.
I have lost count on how many restaurants have I praised before, how i said that they served me the best food and even gave their best service to me.

Although I am not a VIP, but heck, these restaurants made me feel that I am.
Well, there's so much i could say but i need to get to the topic. :)

How would you feel, if you have entered a restaurant so elegant, so gorgeous, and so out of this world? If you'd ask me, I'd be in awe for a long time. Why? Cause one restaurant made me feel so.
I am not being biased, but this is a food blog in which i tell everyone on how great this featured restaurant of mine can be.

Once in my life, i was able to dine within a restaurant which was claimed to be the "best" fine dining service provider of all time.... and it is no other than,

Prince Albert Rotisserie

here are the food i have eaten in that place.... i no longer recall what their names are, but heck, we'll carry on! :)

the table setup

the appetizer, it's chicken by the.. and is perfectly paired with.......

A white wine :)

the bread, freshly baked. and made originally by Price Albert

swirls of butter, which truly indeed scrumptious

the salad, i forgot what was the dressing, but it is oh so yummy

the soup, creamy, yet heavy but still a perfect mixture of vegetables and stock

for the main dish.... if i'm not mistaken, i think has pork, fish and potatoes? i really forgot, hehe

and to pair the main dish... red wine! dry but still tasty :)

and for the dessert, if i could only put thin my bag, i would...and, if it didn't cost that much, then i would not eat it, it's too beautiful to be eaten! arggghhhh!

and to top it all up, a cup of coffee!

with your choice of sugar cubes or brown sugar or even a simple sweetener :)

In this restaurant, they have been bragging that are the best among all the fine dining restaurants in the country. and believe it or not, i agree with them... more than a hundred percent....

it is pricey but heck, the price is just right... it's the experience that you will be after...

i have been informed that once you've eaten in Prince Albert, there is not turning back. Cause once you've visited this place, you would think back and want to eat here again. I sure did feel the same way,

although not all people would appreciate the food, but that is not the loss of the restaurant, it's them who lost it. It is true that not everyone could be pleased like the others. But heck, Prince Albert made me feel that I am special, befriended me and gave their service with much elegance and compassion. As for me, i have loved that experience i had in Prince Albert Rotisserie.

and believe it or, Prince Albert has this "perspective" which they can show to whole world, and be proud of it.
You would wonder how would something from scratch and something that you have never heard before would taste. And maybe what kind of service would you receive when you eat here. Well, everything is totally different. And this difference really shows why,


And during my stay, I already made a decision...

That is to save a lot, and return once more in Prince Albert and eat to my heat's delight once again.

I would say that coffee and pastry is heaven for me

but then, Prince Albert Rotisserie is also considered as heaven.

Tis,

from the YEE

to the HAW!!!!!

Change......

SCA Annual Retreat part 2

sorry aking mga minamahal na readers, followers, stalkers, prends and pamily...., super naging busy ako as busy na busy na out of this world na these past few days, dagdag mo na ang mga best friends kong thesis and feasibility, and syempre ang  kaibigan nating lahat, exams... hehe







and, down ang blogspot sa laptop q, huhuhu... buffering lang xa for ten years..kaya eto, nagre2nt ako sa tuwing ako ay mopo2st ng bago
:(

anyhow, hindi dun iikot ang aking post ngayon,
actually i could have posted a new one pero i chose not to kase,i thought na merong masmaganda nagaantay na topic na maaari kong mashare sa lahat ng makakabasa nito,

so anyway last March 25 - 27, 2011. I joined the retreat of SCA (Student Catholic Action) which was held in Carmelite Missionaries Center of Spirituality in Tagaytay City.

teka muna nga pala.....




BAWAL MAGSKIP READ HA, MORTAL SIN YUN, hehehe

pero seriously,........ bawal under the Republic Act 12345678890 of the Civil Code of the Kembolar.....


anyway, in this retreat it was themed: Growing with the Lord: Renewal and Repentance.,
it was the time for us not just to get away from the bustling life in Manila but to renew ourselves and be with God, it was the time to reconcile and to venture further within ourselves..

it was a never before experience that i ever had, t'was something that has happened which i didn't expect to happen, i became more close to the Lord than before and, i was able to reach deep down to my heart, kung saan meron akong pintuan sa puso ko na sinara ko, na punong-puno ng hinanakit...,

di ko man naishare to dun sa session, pero at least, they helped me to be clear....
to be clear and free of all this angst and hatred.....

well, to my demise.... three days straight, i was crying sa bawat session na talagang nakakapukaw ng damdamin,


and you know what,

the one thing that i have been looking for, for a very2 long time,...i have found it, hindi material na bagay yun, pero it was something that i am searching for and wanting it badly,....
its the feeling of belongingness.... where i wouldn't feel that i am rejected and kahit isa lang, matanggap ako sa kung sino ako at kung ano me,

well, i found that feeling, with SCA....kahit hindi ako member sa papel, at least i felt na belong ako sa group, how???


simple....

among all people that i met (rather than my parents), and saw me cry, nobody has ever hugged me, secured me, locked me in their arms. gave me that feeling that i belong, that I have a family which i can love for the rest of my life. A family worth giving up a hundred folds,

and,

that last session wherein Bro Joshue asked those people who has one parent who already passed away, and those who doesn't know who their real parents are to stand up....i was one of them, cause i lost him when i was 16, a few months before my graduation in highschool.....,

he then said, na lapitan daw kameng mga nakatayo para icomfort, and to relieve us from the sadness that we are feeling during that moment, i was surprised, with how many persons na lumapit sa akin, and gave that comfort, i lost count, pero more than 10 din ata yun? bsta yun na yun....

all i'm saying is, nakakatuwang isipin, although umiiyak ako nung time na yun, na kahit baguhan lang ako, may mga taong handang icomfort ako, and gave me that feeling, that i am longing for.
that i am being loved as a person, and for once in my life, i felt that i am already inside that circle where i wanted to be

and with those hugs, i felt good, na nandyan sila at handang saluhin ang mga luha sa mga mata ko,

well....

up to this moment, hindi ko pa rin makalimutan yun,
i said this already, more than once or twice
na i found that feeling.....and i thank God, from the bottom of my heart, na binigay niya sa akin iyon na matagal ko nang hinihingi....thank you talaga Lord, i owe you everything....!




and of course, i would also like to thank God, for giving a son.... not a biological son, but a spiritual one..... alam mo na kung sino ka anak, okay? hehe pagpasensyahan mo na si papa, madrama/maarte lang talaga ako magsulat..... anyway, i thank God dahil kahit kakakilala lang namen nung first day, at least up to this day, we trust each other more than before... as if na parang ilang taon na kame magkakilala, and to my demise ha, sya pa mismo ang naginsist na maging takbuhan ko in case na may problema ako... and of course, i would do the same.....

anak ko siya dahil parehas kame ng takbo ng utak, mahilig magbasa, kumanta etc.. parehas lang din ng dinadalang sakit, at hinahanap :) (ay ang drama much!!!!!)

and to my SCAn family, lalo na kay daddy,
i would still be stuck being a zombie if it weren't for all of you
i thank thee for this...
thank you so much, i dunno how to elaborate a simple thank you in more than a thousand words, pero let it be known, masayang-masaya ako dahil sa pangyayaring iyon,
maraming-maraming maraming maraming salamat!

pagpasensyahan niyo na ko kung lagi akong nakakatulog sa office, hehe

pero kahit hindi niyo sabihin, andito lang me for you to lean on.... you guys are my family now!
:)


salamat sa pakikinig, and for all the understanding :)



with love, so much love.,

Theofratus....
(wala akong kopya nung signature ko sa usb, hehehe)

SCA Annual Retreat

HAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!! mga prends and pamily paxenxa na talaga kung ngayon lang ako muli nagparamdam, hai kayraming nangyare kay yours truly mwah...sama mo mo na dyan nung ako'y puyat sa studies, nung na rape ako (hwaaaaat!!!!!) hehe nyuk! anyway, babawi na talaga me, so eto na aking muling pagbabalik :D

this time, this post is about or retreat that happened last March 25 - 27. It took place sa Carmelite Missionaries Center for Spirituality in Tagaytay City.... It was a very fine day, all our pressures were left behind Mendiola, and this is one time wherein we can renew and repent.... yes thats right, repent, cause this is our time para itapon sa retreat house lahat ng panget na bagay na nasa sa aming damdamin, so eto na ang mga jabonggang pics about sa mga happenings dun sa lugar na yun... :)

NO SKIP READING PLEASE, MOTRAL SIN YUN! whahahaha

before departure, there's junpyo and ate sab, and them....

di ko maalala mga name nila, hahaha churi naman!

wrenz and junpyo, tell you what,

ayaw po ni junpyo magpapicture, hehe

 di naman mawawala ang picture2 db? kaya sige ayan

Umi, Kuya jed and kuya aries, prelude to the passion

of Christ ata eto, hehe

while traveling to CEU Makati, to fetch the other

participantss....

and i think we played ching2x bang wa at this part

(ang aming official game, hehe)

there's daddy jay and me :D (senxa gusot buhok ko, hehe)

 

daddy again and kuya aries (my big brother)

di ko alam kung san na kame nyan, hehe

here they are, our friends from CEU makati, i remember JM, but not the two

sorry!!!!!

and finally our awaited arrival in the retreat house. woot! woot!

the wind that time is very cool, so lakas much, hahaha

then our preparation for the 1st session, (i think),

say hi to Sgt. Keroro, ehehe

 here they are, probably this is after lunch.... food!!!!

and our photographer, my godson....Ian,

he's to be blamed for all this pics, okay? hehehe

(joke lang inaanak!!!!)

session with brother Joshue, he's one of the best

facilitator for me, :)

 Mae, i have no idea what happened to this girl in this pic, wahahahaha

di mawawala ang food every after session, kaya ayan, hehe

here are the other Makati fellas. ate sab is from Manila okay? hehe

in line for the confession, uy si chiq chiq oh, yiheee

Dayleen's turn, :)

Kuya Benjie and Umi

Ayaw ni Thyrone ngumiti noh? hehe jowk lang bunso!!!

xempre, nageemo ako dyan, wala lang,

iniwan ako ng katabi ko, hehe

 this one's before the mass, andyan pala parte ng

mukha ko, hehe

 daddy serving as an Altar Knight during mass,

syempre kame, choir, hehe

 

breakfast!

with fellow choirmates, in preparation for the way of the cross

kung ang choir preparing, syempre pati na ang knights,
:)

and then we proceed for the first station

 

the second, the rest i lost count,

here we go! we're singing by the way, :)

kahit mainit kebs lang! 

 si mama len, ay baby alavet! hehe

i dunno kung anu ginagwa ko rito, hehe

and finally, we're back in the chapel....

 and here we are singing again, i

 and during the night, this was the best part.....
were everyone, is invited to open up, and release everything
thats within them, to let go of it
i wish i could have shared, kaso natapos na ang session
it was my turn... :)

This is Father John, our University Chaplain

as token of our appreciation, we present to thee... hehe

our beloved officers, hehe, 1st nilang mabuo sa pic... :)

wacky!

after the last mass, here we are, for the awarding ceremony hehe

the whole SCA family, woooh I love them all!

Makati Chapter

Manila Chapter

this is a cut scene from the passion of Christ, hehe

last lunch before our departure

while traveling....

 and here we are in pink sister's convent,
(bawal magpicture maxado sa loob)

 

i dunno those three, okay?

 kuya ken and kuya benjie

then after all this, it was time to go home, be back to the real world, and for of course, it was goodbye for our other SCA friends.....

pero kahit ganun lang kabilis ang tatlong araw, well, parang matagal-tgal na rin kameng nawala sa Manila..... and of course, as we go home...dala namen ang bawat aral na aming natutunan kasama rin ang mga ngiting aming pinakikita sa bawat araw na kami'y nagsamasama.....

Ikinalu2ngkot ko, pero hindi pa rin toh tapos..... hehehe to be continued!!!!

:D