Lady Jewel

We all had a great weekend! Last Saturday (Feb. 12) nag-celebrate kami ng 18th birthday ng kapatid ko - Jewel. Naks! debut na nya! Ang bilis talaga ng panahon. Sobrang saya kasi ang dami dami dami daming tao ang nagpunta para makisaya sa party. Standing ovation talaga! Mga kamag-anak, kaibigan, kaklase, kapitbahays, kasamahan sa trabaho atbp. Nagpapasalamat din ako dahil nagkasya yung pagkain. Haha. Kinakabahan ako nung una dahil baka magkulang sa dami ng tao.

Ang sarap sa pakiramdam makita si amang (lolo), si daddy at mga tito kong makita na sinasayaw si Jewel, minsan lang kasi mangyari yung mga ganon di ba. Nakakatuwa din yung ibang kaibigan nya na halos hindi makapagsalita kapipigil sa luha habang nagsasalita ng wish nila para sa kapatid ko. Ang sarap kasing makita na mahal nila yung mahal mo. Oh teka sumerseryoso na ko. Haha. Sobrang nagpapasalamat ako sa mga tumulong, sumoporta at nagbigay ng oras para sa isang mahalagang event ng pamilya namin. I just can't thank you all enough.

**Salamat kay Tita Cecil, Tita Glo. Sa mga photographer at videographer na naging sobrang mabusisi at matiyaga sa pag-cover ng debut. Sa hosts namin na si Tita Christine at Ate Beth, at kay Ate Carmie na nagluto ng kanin at fried chicken. Yum! Yum! (^^,)

**Wala pa kong kopya ng pictures galing sa nag-shoot kaya yan palang nalagay ko. hehe.

Tara! Takbo!

"I wanna break the world record every year until we clean the river."

-ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. Managing Director Gina Lopez

ABS-CBN is proving that they are serious in rehabilitating our river. Last Sunday, 10.10.10, the media network made history when they have organized Run for the Pasig River which Filipinos of different walks of life come together for one goal - to help save our dying river.

The event hopes to break the record of San Francisco Bay for the most participants in a footrace in Guinness. And I believe we have done it. 116 thousand out of 160 thousand participants coming from 4 different starting points finished the race. Monumental. We will have the record.

Photo Credit: Philip Sison

Oo, na-late na naman ako, but I really tried to be on-time. I'm sorry.

We leave Boni MRT station at around 4:45AM and arrived at Taft station 5:10AM. Since the road heading to Mall of Asia is closed for the event, there is no choice of getting to the starting point but to walk. Ok. No problem. Walk from Taft Avenue to MOA. So easy. (yabang!, hehe) It serves as our warm-up for the run. Hehe. The race is about to start when we arrived at the starting point. We were just on-time baby!

It's fun to be part of that event. Heartwarming to see that enormous crowd willing to help. Running side-by-side with these people and with my friends is such a wonderful experience. Thanks to Epher for helping us to be part of it. And not to mention the legendary singlet outfit, and when I say outfit, fit na fit talaga. Haha.

I know we can revive this river of ours, and it's never too late to achieve this. And maybe 2 to 3 or 4 years from now, we can bring back Pasig river to its old glory.

“Let us clean up the mess that was made before us. Pasig River is a symbol of hope and what the future holds for the country. If we manage to clean it, then we have done our jobs as citizens.”

-Ballsy Aquino-Cruz

SFC United Concert

"With eyes on high we praise You
    And with one voice we come together
Our one desire to praise You
    And lift You up in our surrender
We are living to make Your Name high
Jesus"

It's been almost 3 months of preparation and practice...and finally we have attained our goal. United in God through music and praise.

Hayyy, matagal-tagal din ang ginawa naming pag-papraktis para mabuo yung concert last Saturday night. And thank God that it turned out good. Hindi ko alam kung sino naka-isip na magkaron ng concert ang cluster namin sa SFC, pero kahit sino pa man sya, eh sobrang laki ng naging tulong nya sa cluster because we're definitely became united.

There are four chapters in our cluster: (1)Fatima, (2)Divine Mercy at San Roque combined, (3)Sacred Heart and lastly, (4)POLA (Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned) where I belong. Bawat chapter may 4 na solo-ista (2 brothers and 2 sisters) at participation sa choir. At ako, part ng choir. Cute! Hehe.

Brother Zhyke has been a great coach para sa music ministry. He shared his knowledge learned from his voice lesson saming mga "songer" and it greatly helps. Nung una medyo mahirap kasi hindi ko pa talaga yun (breathing exercise) nagagawa pero as time goes by medyo nasanay na rin ako. Pinaka-fav kong part ng lesson eh yung pool training. Hehe, bukod sa masarap mag-swimming, medyo challenging kasi nakikigamit lang kami ng pool sa California Gardens kaya medyo suspense, haha.

Marami ding dumating na oppressions tulad nga nung muntik-muntikan na talaga kaming hindi makapag-pool training dahil nga nakiki-gamit lang kami ng pool, may mga hindi magka-sundong schedule kaya hindi nakakapag-praktis ng kumpleto, minsan yung instruments naman ang pumapalya, yung mga ganon. But it didn't keep us from attaining our goal. The concert is a BIG success! See? Walang malaking balakid at problema ang hindi malalampasan sa mga gawain para kay God.

May God be Praised!

Ayala Systems CHRISTmas Party!

Ayun, nagkagulo na! Haha.

Globe PS Christmas Party!

Ayun na. Nagsimula na ang mga christmas party. At pinangunahan na ng Globe. Hehe. Last Friday, sinugod namin ang bahay nila Sir Paolo sa QC para dun manggulo. Dun kasi ginanap yung christmas party ng department namin sa Globe. Hindi na daw kasi nagki-Christmas party ang buong company ng Globe simula last yir kaya sila nalang ang nag-aayos ng party per department. At ayun, kila Sir Pao ang naisipan nilang venue. At sa fud, syempre, patak-patak.

Nung una dapat hindi talaga ko makaka-sama sa party. Kasi naman lagi nalang may nasasabay na activity sa SFC, eh simula pa rin naman nung una, priority ko talaga ang service, kaya madalas hindi talaga ko nakakasama sa mga kaguluhan ng mga friends dito sa opis. At ayun, nung friday night dapat pupunta ko ng rehearsal ng music ministry sa SFC, pero dahil nga sa ilang beses ko ng na-mimiss ang mga lakad ng mga opismeyt, sumama na ko this time at sila naman ang sinamahan ko.

Umalis kami dito sa opis ng mga quarter to 5pm, traffic daw kasi sa C5 lalo na sa EDSA kaya dapat maaga. Sa mga ganitong lakad, hindi talaga ko natutulog sa byahe. Gusto ko kasi nakikita kung san kami dumadaan. Ewan ko ba, mahilig talaga ko sa landmark. (favorite subject ko eh History at Geography... weird?) Tsaka, gusto ko kasing maging pamilyar sa mga lugar dito sa Manila. Wala lang, para hindi ako maligaw kung san man ako mapunta. Hehe. At ayun, maaga nga kaming nakarating. Maagang-maaga!

Halos kami palang ang tao dun ng makarating. Kaya ayun medyo umiglip muna ko sa pagkalaki-laki at pagkalambot-lambot na sala set (pagpasensyahan nyo na ngayon lang naka-experience ng pang-mayamang gamit). At ayun, di rin naman nagtagal nagsi-datingan na rin ang iba pa naming kasama at nagsi-pwestuhan na. Saan pa ba?! Eh di sa kainan! Hehe.

Happy CHRISTmas! (^^,)