Sorry,

Friends, readers, followers and co-bloggers.

Sorry for this, but I'll be in hiatus for awhile,

sorry for delaying my "Walk in Manila" and those "Different Romances" project,


suspended muna ang culinary, music chop2 classes naten


honestly, I am furious enough with those people who can't respect my space and insights even in my writings

anyway,

once I get my freedom,

I'll be okay,

nothing to worry about though,

ayos lang naman ako......,

kaya ko toh....,

I am an apex hunter,

Tis,

from the yee,
to the haw....,

Different Romances,

I will make something out of the blue.

Something I have never done before,

remember the series in Channel 2, "Precious Hearts" or whatever it's called.

Or maybe to make things clearer, are you familiar with those Tagalog Pocket books sold in bookstores or in recto which you can buy for less than Php20.00??

Yes those are the one,

i don't read them at all,

I am not fond of Tagalog Love Stories, but here's the catch.....,

I will write different romance according to my choice,

and it will depend on whatever mood I am in, or maybe it will depend on whatever type of milk tea I am drinking....,

The reason is I want to empower that creative nerd inside me,

in lay man's term, improve my creative writing skills, although I do not formal lessons about it,

i just loved writing since I enjoy expressing my thoughts through pen and paper, or in this case, (MS Word/ notepad/ directly on blogger.com). And, this way, i may have to try writing on different genres.

It's time i take in gradually, from easy to difficult.

As part of easy mode, I'll focus on love stories first.

I will include,

Goodbye my Valentine on the list, (click the link if you have not read it,)

Okay in this little gig of mine,

I will write different types of love stories

but be wary, that not all love stories will end up in a "Happy Ever After" conclusion...

It may be of "Happy Never After" or "Maybe Happy After Never"

Alright!

But it won't be a frequent as it will be,

it maybe once a week, or once a month etc.

Gets?

ALRIGHT!!!!!

Tis,

from the YEE,

to the HAW!!!!!

He Who Cried Wolf,

There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "Wolf! Wolf! The Wolf is chasing the sheep!"

The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. But when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at the sight of their angry faces.

"Don't cry 'wolf', shepherd boy," said the villagers, "when there's no wolf!" They went grumbling back down the hill.

Later, the boy sang out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" To his naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf away.

When the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, "Save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! Don't cry 'wolf' when there is NO wolf!"

But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"

But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.

At sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the village with their sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.

"There really was a wolf here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you come?"

An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.

"We'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!

Wagas Maglihi!

Nainis minsan sa aking tiyahin nng kumontra siya akin about sa swimming.
Eh anu ba ang masarap gawin sa ilalim ng matinding sikat ng araw? Sa mga oras na galit na galit ito at buong maghapon tayong pinapainitan.


Syempre anu pa ba, edi magswimming...


Ako ang isang taong wagas kung maglihi...


Lihi talaga is the term eh noh? hehehe sabihin na natin na wagas ako magcrave or mag-long about sa isang bagay, (kaya tuloy nade2press ako pag talo ako, wahahaha, PAST IS PAST!)


Kapag papasok na ang buwan ng Marso, sa sandaling makakita ako ng swimming pool, sa isang commercial man o yung mga chipipay na pool dito sa amin, (yung pool nng mga may mala2keng bahay na pinapagamit na nila sa public, mura lang, 50 per head, pero magtyaga ka sa green na tubig, hehehe)
or kahit yung inflatable lang na pool...


Makakita man ako ng batang nagswi2mming, hayan na ko,


expect na isisigaw ko lage, tuwing tanghale... na, "GUSTO KO NA MAGSWIMMING!!!" (sabay kanta ng "pagSISISI", hahaha) tamang ingay lang,


nainis ako sa kaing tiyahin dahil sa comment nyang,
"Ay no! No! No! No! Panget yun.."


ibig sabihin ayaw niya talagang magswimming,
syempre....dahil gusto ko magswimming... (eto rin pala ang official sport ko) maooffend ako.....


and xempre, dahil wala akong masabihan....


tumakbo si Theo sa bahay, at sbay tweet...
hehe


kainis lang, palibasa kase wla ng ginawa maghapon kundi manuod ng tv, kaya nagsisipaglakihan ang mga tyan eh! wahahahaha


hai...Summer na talaga,


me want to swim na! AS IN!!!!!


pero hindi ako magto2pless, tamang white shirt and board pa rin aketch noh wahahahah
conservative toh! wahahaha hindi lang halata, hehe


tawa ako ng tawa parang tanga lang hehe
ayan na naman,


oh siya hanggang dito na lang muna,
may maipost lang muna habang nagco2nceptualize ako ng su2nod na maipo2st




::))


Tis,

from the YEE,
to the HAW!!!!!

5 Years.....,

5 Years I've waited,

5 years I've struggled,

5 years I've been stressed,

5 years I have been anxious of what I could do,

5 years I really wanted things to end,

5 years, I wanted to participate in this so called "reality"

5 years, I was so eager to wear a black coat, a cap, and have a piece of paper displayed on my wall

5 years, it took me to finish my studies, 4 years, plus 1 due to financial constraints

but I don't regret anything, I stopped because I wanted to help

Poverty was in my family,

and I felt that there was a crisis in our family,

and giving way, was the only option

I tried getting a job, but failed,

but I was asked what would I want to do just to keep myself busy,

I said, I want to sing again, I want to go to MSRC,

and so I did, I joined a choir, and still I am a member,

finally all my days of hard work will come to an end,

Just a month to go, I will walk down the isle,

One of the greatest day of my life,

soon will be here,

but still,

It would be best if the three of us are together on that day.....,

I apologize if I could not graduate as cum laude unlike in high school when I was Salutatorian....,

but anything I did, all those 1.00, it's all for the two of you....,

in 2 years, I swear, that I will take my Master's.....,

I will always make you proud, and never will I stop.....,

even if it takes me another 5 years....!

Tis,

from the YEE,

to the HAW!!!!!

A Walk in Manila pt1

It's a great opportunity to visit some of the Philippine's old yet well-known churches. And this small photowalk with sir Axl, Nowitzki and sir Joey was a great chance for me to visit Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, or commonly known as Binondo Church......

Here's a short FYI about the place:

This church was founded by Dominican priests in 1596 to serve their Chinese converts to Christianity. The original building was destroyed in 1762 by British bombardment. A new granite church was completed on the same site in 1852 however it was greatly damaged during the Second World War, with only the western facade and the octagonal bell tower surviving.

San Lorenzo Ruiz, who was born of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, trained in this church and afterwards went as a missionary to Japan and was executed there for refusing to renounce his religion. San Lorenzo Ruiz was to be the Philippines' first saint and he was canonized in 1987. A large statue of the martyr stands in front of the church.

Masses are held in Filipino, in Chinese dialects (Mandarin, Hokkien), and in English.

Even before the arrival of the Spanish to the Philippines there was already a community of Chinese traders living in Manila. The population of Chinese traders increased with the advent of Spanish colonization of the Philippines, due to increased trade between the islands.The upsurge in their population prompted the catholic missionaries to manage the conversion of the Chinese population to the Christian faith.

In 1596, Dominican priests founded Binondo church to serve their Chinese converts to Christianity as well as to the native Filipinos.

The original structure has sustained damages during wars and various natural disasters. The current granite church was completed on the same site in 1852 and features an octagonal bell tower which suggests the Chinese culture of the parishioners. The church was burned during the British invasion of 1872. Another one was quickly built following the occupation. Improvements were made in the 18th century but the edifice was again destroyed in the 1863 earthquake. It was rebuilt in the grandeur the remains on which we see today. Before the war, it was considered as one of the most beautiful churches in the country. Its bell tower was composed of five stories, octagonal in shape. At its top was a mirador (viewing window). This roof was destroyed during the 1863 earthquake.

American bombing on September 22, 1944 destroyed the structure. Everything including the archives of the parish were burned. Nothing was left behind except the stone walls of the church and the fire-tiered octagonal belltower. After the war, Binondo parishioners had to make do with a roofless church for several years until it was rebuilt in the 1950's.

The present church and convent was renovated between 1946 and 1971.

Situated at the busy district of Binondo Manila, the church lies on its site for all devotees, Chinese-Catholics or purely Catholics, and tourists as well. While inside, with the use of my digicam which I got as a graduation gift, i took pictures of this majestic place. Here are some of them:

Entrance to the church

the main interior of the church

An image of  Saint Josemaría Escrivá   the founder of Opus Dei

The altar

My favorite part, the Choir Loft...(boom mike din ang gamit nila, so buga ang pagkanta nila,lavet! hehe)

this is an image of  Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of  La Naval,
is found on the highest part of the altar

the Tabernacle

An image of St. Lorenzo Ruiz

Along the altar, different images of various saints can be found, I could not take some pictures of it, I was having a hard time figuring out how to brighten my shots of them, I decided not to post it, since it was too dark, and also, I do not want to go the altar, it's disrespectful in my part.

the ceiling of the Alter

this is what's painted around in (see picture above)

Confessional

and the most beautiful part of the church were these paintings on the ceiling:

Joyful Mysteries

1st Mystery: The Annunciation
2nd Mystery: The Visitation

3rd Mystery: The Birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ

4th Mystery: The Presentation in the Temple
5th Mystery: The Finding in the Temple

Sorrowful Mysteries

1st Mystery: The Agony in the Garden
2nd Mystery: The Scourging at the Pillar

3rd Mystery: The Crowning of Thorns

4th Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
5th Mystery: The Crucifixion

Glorious Mysteries

1st Mystery: The Resurrection
2nd Mystery: The Ascension
3rd Mystery: The Decent of the Holy Spirit

4th Mystery: The Assumption
5th Mystery: The Coronation of Mary as Queen

One mystery is missing right? Yeah I know, the Luminous Mysteries, i sure do wish na may part din na meron,
and of course, if there's an interior, there's an exterior :)

This is the statue of St. Lorenzo Ruiz that was said to be
found outside.

I had a great while taking these photos, di man kasing ganda ng mga may dlsr, peor at least nakapunta ako sa Binondo Church. And I thank God for leading me here, naligaw man ako ng kaunte pero at least nahanap ko pa rin yung site, and I'm hoping na sana makabalik ako dito kasama mama ko, isa rin yung makati ang paa tulad ko (may pinagmanahan lang) ehehehe.


And it was a great adventure dahil nadagdagan na naman ang mga destination na kabisado ko ang lugar, hehe (walang hassle kapag ako'y napagtanungan kung saan maganda pumunta). A lot of people would choose to go to other countries for migration due to the fact that it is nicer to have a life there, yes it is true, pero why not appreciate the wonders that are just around us before we go to other places which we need great financial investment. Why not wander around places were we could only invest just a minimal amount of money para mapuntahan yun, if I were you, before you migrate, why not appreciate your own country first. There's a lot of beautiful places here asides from malls. And kahit patuloy ang "Laban" na sinasabe ng pangulo nila, (anong laban ba yun honestly?), learn to appreciate what was made by your fellow country men, remember....


"Ang Taong Hindi Marunong Lumingon sa Pinanggalingan ay Masahol pa kaysa sa Malansang ISDA." 


Until next time!

Next part: Ongpin Street/ Sa Lido/ Sta. Cruz Church/ Kalye Escolta...(bahala na kung alin dyan ang uunahin ko hehe, wagas lang!) 

Tis,

from the YEE,
to the HAW!!!!!