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The Impeachment of Supreme court chief justice:Renato Corona-part 2

2012-01-24T18:00:00.001+08:00

The second day of the trial resume at 2:pm on jan 17 and attended by the accused.The presiding judge rules to present the evidences of the complaint by the prosecutors.And represented by Cong.Barsaga of Cavite and during the reading,he request to start in Article no.2 which makes the defense counsel to question and the presiding judge move to proceed.The prosecutors still no witness for the evidence in Article 2 complaint and make verbal promisory to the presiding judge that they will brought their 1st witness tommorrow.And the trial was adjourn again after 4:pm.And most of the televiewers make a comment again that the defense counsel got a 5 points in this 2nd round of trial.

The Impeachment Trial for the chief justice -part 1

2012-01-23T10:10:00.000+08:00

At the start of the Impeachment trial last Jan.16 in the senate plenary hall.The Presiding judge,sen. Juan Ponce Enrile rules the court to the presentation of articles of impeachment complaint by the persecutors lead by Congressman Neil Tupas of Taguig city.Followed by the Defense counsel lead by the former Chief justice Serafin Cuevas as the respondent for S.C.chief justice,Renato Corona-who attend the first day of trial together with his beloved wife.This Impeachment trial is a live telecast by all Filipino Media Affairs and we can find in our tv screen like a melo drama during the presentation by the prosecutor.While the 20 senator judges in light maroon robe listening silently,while the accused C.J.Corona sitting closely to his wife wearing Terno Black Americana and black long gown to his wife and sitting with the 125 limited number of audiences.The hearing was adjourn before 4:pm in the late afternoon and the whole world succeed and recognized the complaints against the respondent of about mostly in corrupt practices against the accused.Like in sports telecast,most of the televiewers comments:the prosecutors got a 5 points in this first day of the trial.

The Impeachment Trial for Supreme Court Chief Justice : Renato Corona

2012-01-21T11:46:00.005+08:00

From the History of the Filipino people,we considered it as the first of its kind after the impeachment of former president Joseph E.Estrada last Jan.2001.Today,its all about the present chief Justice of the supreme court as the accuse of being against the government of Pres.Noy2 Aquino.After the Congress file an eight article complaint to the senate of the Phils.against the respondent,the chief justice with 188 congressman signature and forming a body of persecutors for impeachment as representatives to the senate.The filing of case is simply started when a conflict arise bet.the Dept. of Justice and The Supreme court in issuing a T.R.O.to the travel ban by the D.O.J. to former president Gloria M.Arroyo and family and it become a big issue to the people and national media until it was a politically motivation regarding the issue.Since then,the personal life of the chief justice and the last decision by the S.C.was criticize regarding the distribution of parcel of land of Hacienda Luisita to the tiller,owned by present president Aquino Family and relatives.With respect and compliance to this issue,it was a puzzle to my idea the reason behind the truth and assured that the caused of this crises is the kind of government we have now.As a Democratic system of government,the Executive,Legislative body and the Supreme court has an equal rights to perform their duties and responsibility to the people remained a battleground by politics after the election and the victims here is the ordinary Filipino citizen.The Chief justice was formally appointed by former pres.Gloria Arroyo during her terms as president and speaker/secretary of the president before he became Chief Justice of the Supreme court.So therefore, when the former pres.G.M.A needs some helped from her former secretary,issuing a Temporary Restraining Order to let them to travel for looking a foreign doctor specialist in Germany for consultation.But the plan was pospone by Media comments and critics.

Life in the Heart of Manila/The Early Manila Boy-part-3

2011-10-25T18:54:00.009+08:00

The next time she came at home in Penaranda. She had brought her 3 kids and the youngest is Boy at 3 years old is wearing a graded contact lens because of his eyes cross sight.And this time,the bisperas of our town fiesta festival and it always being held every last sunday of month of May.We used to visit our town plaza together with my three kids nephews,Noel,Hapon and Boy and they looks so clean and white skin complexion and feeling so happy when my friends and neighbors find them asking who are these sons ? And suddenly my answer is: my nephews to my ate clarita ,when were walking on and stanby at main store.We've to ride on the ferris wheel and toy airplane during that late afternoon.They have a comments to Hapon that she looks liked a Japanese boy,during our visit to our neighbors high class family.After the town fiesta,my sister used to awake early in the morning to avail a first trip bus to Manila at 5:30 in the morning.She left her eldest son Noel to my mother and when he awake in the morning.He was crying for so long moments until I've to convince him that her mother will come back this afternoon only.But it takes another one week before her mother got to go back this time.
As time goes by,the family of my sister has grown up into seven children.From Noel ,Hapon and Boy,another batch was born ,and they are :Vic,Peter,Loloy and Ona.And everyday,is always a challenge to my sister to perform her duties and responsibilites to her kids in household activities.The 5th child Peter got a stomach digestive infection and died at 2 years old.The influence in their small community of different and mixed culture.They have lost a moral support from their parents to continued to study in higher education.Like Hapon,he could'nt completed his High sch. course,and become a group member of petty crime in their place.And one day,he became a suspect in a homecide case.But they could make a settlement to the victim and forget about it.He was accidentally died in a construction bldg.to do his job as steelman in 1991.And he forget to get married at the age of 30 yrs.And his story use to end up with nothing but myself.It makes me to remember him as part of my childhood mem.Until my sister have got a heart attack at the start of last year 2003 and she can recover from the city hospital.After a months ago,she has past away at the age of 65 yrs.old.We have to attend a last goodbye for our beloved sister this time with tears fallen down in the last moments of her story.

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Life in the heart of Manila/The Early Manila Boy-part 2

2011-10-23T17:43:00.005+08:00

We have to walk an asphalt road of about half km.from Shaw boulevard into a residential houses,industrial areas and some man made shanty houses beside the road.And we cross the main street of nueve de febrero-a gateway to The National Mental Hospital,The Home of the Aged,The Correctional For Women and The Welfareville For Boys.And we step down a narrow gangway in a small commumity of urban early dwellers and cross a wooden bridges passersby where in a river drainage from the above government institutions waste water goes by.An open playground,while walks a corner vacant lot leads to five steps rocky stairway.And finally,we reach the elevated balcony entrance of my sisters home.Unexpectedly,a noisy playing scene by a kids like Noel and Hapon( my nephews) with neighbors playmate,when we arrive and suddenly stop the play.I walk around inside the 2 room and bathroom at the back corner of their house and absorb this fatigue feeling of mine.Before the sunset,my nephews has follow me to go to the nearby sari-sari store beside the playground for snacks and take a look to some kids friend with me.In the evening,we spent our dinner with boiled rice in family bowl,a tinola chicken soup,and sliced fried fish prepared by my Ate and ditse.My Bro. in law,kuya Manuel still not present this time and stayed to his job in The Home of the Aged as cook and server. A few mins. walk from their house,beside the compound concrete perimeter fence.And he is coming home before midnight through stair hanging at the opposite side. We sleep together with our nephews at the next room in a family size foam bed inside a mosquito cotton net.And the couple,spend the night at the living room part of the house.We awake by my sister,when the kitchen family table is ready for breakfast.After kuya Manuel used to deliver a pitchel of hot chocolate,pan desal and margarine.And come back again to his work site for a while.We used to play in the living room with my nephews and sitting down into window -nest to watch and views the area inside the government institutions by concrete fence top level.Pointing with finger the name of the buildings,the tower of welfareville,the trees covered of the correctional for women.Still a tall grass will found at the large vacant areas of the compound for this time to the most part.

The Early Manila Boy- in memory of our beloved sister,Ate Clarita

2011-10-22T08:29:00.008+08:00

Her mother is our sister,and she is the eldest daughter of Mateo and Filomena Mabalay of Peñaranda,Nueva Ecija.According to my parents,she was born on June 10,1938 after two yrs of their marriages.As the only child this time,she always helping to my mother in preparing and cooking foods,washing the clothes in the river of Peñaranda and other household activities.As I recall when I was a child:Nakita ko sa aming sala,na nakasabit ang kanya diploma sa pagka Deaconisa at may maliit na litrato nya ng siya ay dalaga na.At sa kahon ng litrato ni Tatay ay may kuha ng siya ay nag aral sa High school dito sa Peñaranda.Isang litrato nya na may dedication ng pagmamahal ng isang lalaki at ito ay si Kuya Manuel,nakilala nya pala sa Maynila,ng siya ay nag-aral dito.At minsan nga,dumating sila sa amin,namasyal sila dito sa Peñ.sa aming kamag-anak sa sinasajan at ipinakilala raw ni Ate at nagpakasal na nga sila dito sa amin.At nagsama na nga sila at pagkaraan ng ilang taon.Umuwi uli sila Ate sa amin,at magpipiyesta ng Mayo dito,.may anak na sila,si Noel nga(ang nasa litrato)at si Hapon,ang totoo raw na pangalan ay Normando Barrientos,.na labis kong ikinasaya at natutuwa sa bago kong kalaro at mga pamangkin.At ng minsan,pagkatapos ng aralan ng grade-I ako, ay bakasyon na.Dumating uli si Ate,sakay siya ng Bautista & sons at bumaba sa tapat ng aming bahay,mag-isa lang siya at maraming dala pasalubong.Mga Tinapay na Baliwag pandesal,Mga delata lapad na Sardinas,corned beef,mantika sa lata na parang margarine , mga isda na pinirito na , matamis ,at harina,na nakalagay sa dalawang paper bag na nakatali. Kinabukasan ng Tanghali,napag-usapan na isasama ako at si Ditse Miriam na isasama paluwas o pagbalik nya sa Maynila.At sa unang pagkakataon ay makakaluwas na ako sa siyudad ng maynila sabi ko sa sarili ko:At maganda raw doon,marami ako mapapasyalan na kakaiba sa amin..at sumakay na nga kami ng dyip papunta sa Gapan at pagdating sa Gapan,ay parang hilo na naman ako. At lumipat na uli kami sa Bautista na nakaparada doon sa Gilid ng Bukana sa Gapan.Habang nagbibiyahe na ay nahihilo na ako at nakahiga na ako at kalong ni ditse Miriam.At malapit na ako masuka,pero nakatulog ako.At nakarating na sa Grace park,dito sa caloocan at lakad na naman kami at lumipat ng dyipni uli,punta raw sa may divisoria,at lumipat na Uli sa bus Marikina,bumaba kami sa Torres raw iyon papunta sa kanila 9 de Febrero st.Mandaluyong,Rizal.

Life in the heart of Manila- All by Herself-part -3 Justice for Bebe

2011-10-20T08:32:00.003+08:00

Were still a non democratic country until now and our family code is incomplete regarding the maltreatment offenses by the head of the family being committed to his wife,sons and daughters when they growing up.Its very unfair to the in-laws to learn about what they suffered before during her burial moments.Feeling so hurt in our mind and soul as our beloved sister who become a victim of her husband's owned interest and benefits.And the children,like Lolit and Louie has lost their trust and confidence from their father and shouted to seek Justice for the death of their mother.A martyr for the love and welfare of her family.They wish and pray to God that Justice must be on their side now After the peaceful process of last goodbye to our sister last Oct.9,11.Lolit remind us that she has a peace of mind now that her mother had in rest in peace.And Lets forget the sad memories of her past and make it as a lesson and values of life for tommorow with her family.Reminding us against the common practices of maltreatment case by every head of the family towards to his wife and children.This is not the proper way to make a disciplinary action or to discipline our household members.And to the Authority in charge and to the readers:You can be the next victim,if you pretending like nothing at all.,but to make a movement,to be a part of wish to minimize this cases in our society.

Life in the heart of Manila- All by Herself-part -2

2011-10-17T10:15:00.003+08:00

After 10 years of their marriages,the couple have got 3 beautiful kids and they are Lolita,Luisito and Lorelei.Until one day,her husband was lay off from his job in P.N.R.,a government owned railways in the Philippines.And this time is the start of my sisters looking for livelihood to her family.She used to buy and pay later , a wholesale of early morning arrival of freshfish and vegestables and sell it inside of Muñoz Public Market place in Nueva Ecija for the daily needs of her children.While my brother in law,Kuya celso taking care of his kids start to become selfish and irresponsible father to do his part.It develop a mutual misunderstanding bet.her wife esp.about their children when growing up.And another children were born,and they are Lanie,Leslie,Lotis,Lili and Lorna is the last child.According to Lorelei,2nd daughter-my niece:His father has a new family and forget his support to us and stay with another woman,.and lived for so long time in Barangay hall in their place.Through her mother,Lolit the eldest, have tried to completed her studied as B.S.E.Ed and supported her study also when she've got to work as a teacher.While Louie,become stubborn child of the family,withnessing the many days mis- agreement discussion bet.her parents. He has got a hard penalty from his father during his wrong doings.And one day,Lolit had try to stopped and display to her father a sharp kitchen knives to defend her beloved mother, when sometime she find a maltreatment bet.their parents. And shouted,.she wish to file a case against her father for maltreatment practices towards her mother,.and put him in jail for the rest of his life..Until my sister have got a heart attack on August 2009 and survive in nearby hospital.Since then,she stayed at their home and stop from her selling job in San Jose.We used to visit her,all of us- last Sept.26,09..to show our respect as brothers and sisters who still on her side what ever happened in our destiny only God knows our future.

Life in the heart of Manila- All by Herself-part -1

2011-10-15T08:12:00.007+08:00

She was born on Sept.4,1944 as the 3rd daughter of Mateo and Filomena Mabalay of Peñaranda,Nueva Ecija.They called her Teresita or Bebe,as known for us until now remembered well about her..Ng siya ay magdalaga na ay nagka-kilala pala sila ni Kuya Celso sa San Jose City.Dito raw nakatira si Nanang Rubing at ang kanyang pamilya,nakababata kapatid ni Inang.At pagkaminsan ay umuuwi siya sa Peñaranda,upang kami ay dalawin.Tumutulong siya sa Hanapbuhay nila Nanang na pagtitinda ng pagkain sa harap ng kanilang bahay,na naka-pwesto sa malapit sa paaralan elementarya ng bayan ng San Jose at ganoon din sa pag-aalaga ng mga pininsan namin,na mga anak na maliliit pa noon.Napunta narin ako dito noon kasama ni Inang, ng ako bago palang,nagkaka-isip at kalaro ko si Ben,na kasing laki ko noon,at ng umuwi kami sa Peñaranda:ay sumakay kami sa Bautista & sons,ang bus na uso noon sa amin at hilong parang gulay ang pakiramdam ko pagdating sa aming bahay. Pagka umuuwi sa Peñ..ay dumadalaw siya sa mga dating kaibigan,kila Ate Luz,(pinsan namin),Tia Linda na Bautista(kapitbahay)at marami pa iba..At sa pagdating ng hapon..uuwi at papanik na ng bahay..lagi ako mapapansin at uutusan,..minsan tinuruan nya ako ng paghuhugas ng mga plato at baso at isang araw matapos ako makipaglaro sa likod bahay namin:may mandala,bundok ng dayami at pupunta kami sa tuktok nito,kalaro sila Ante(pinsan ko at kapitbahay) at magpapadulas at gugulong kami mula sa itaas nito.At kasabay ng pamimitas ng matamis na kaymito ni Kaka itang..ay marami akong nakuha na basag at napakatamis kainin..Pagpanik ko ng bahay ay tinanong nya ako,.saan daw ba ako galing at ganon ang hitsura ko? sabay pingot sa tainga ko...Minsan isang gabi,maraming bisita na dumating sa amin,at nag usap-usap sila sa sala ng aming bahay kaharap ni Tatay at inang ang ama ni kuya celso,na nakaupo sa kabilang panig at katabi si Bebe.Nakatayo naman ako sa may tabi ng pintuan papasok sa aming kusina at narinig ko na ikakasal na pala sila sa susunod na buwan. At dumating nga ang itinakdang araw ng linggo,maraming nagdadatingan na mga bisita sa amin,at mga nilutong handa mga pagkain,na nakalagay sa mga malaking kaldero at palanggana,pati mga kakanin sa mga bilao,at isa-isa inaayos sa aming kusina.Napanood ko rin sa kapilya ang ginanap na pagkasal sa kanila ni Pastor Cornelio Ramos Bote,pagkatapos ng panlinggo sambahan noon dito.At sa pananghalian na ginanap sa aming bahay:marami ako nakain na pinya sa lata at sorbetes na in-order na dalawang kahon.Pagkatapos ng kasal,dito muna sila namalagi sa aming bahay,,..sa umpisa ay matamis na pag-ibig at pagsusuyuan,habang ako ay nakahiga sa aming upuan na mahaba sa aming sala at nakatingin sa mga butiki na naglalampungan sa kesami ng aming lumang bahay noon.Ako lang mag-isa kasi ang nasa sala namin, galing sa pakikipaglaro at sila inang nasa kapilya,si tatay nasa kanyang gasolinahan at nagbabantay,uuwi na iyon kapag tanghalian na,..naririnig ko ang kanilang mga biruan , tuksuhan at habulan sa aming kwarto na tulugan sa aming bahay ng oras na iyon..At grade II nga ako,sa pagpasok ko sa tanghali,ay nagpapahingi ako kay Bebe kay kuya celso ng baon na 5 o 10 sentimos bago ako umalis. ,

Our old Family in the late mid 30's: From Peñaranda with Love

2011-10-10T09:35:00.014+08:00

During the 30's,the people of Peñaranda,Nueva Ecija has a common wealth of life.A part of rice granary here in the Philippines,and my grandfather own a lot of hectares of land in Dulangan,a part of sinasajan,Peñaranda.He is Marciano Mabalay,married to Juliana Legaspi of barrio San Joseph,and got 2 children-Mateo and Adelaida.At the age of 10 years old,her mother died from desease.My father used to help at the farm works and pasturing the lot no. of carabaos ,milking and selling it to the town proper every morning until completed his Grade 7 school- a meaning of individual higher education this time.The town location is subdivided by Peñaranda River and they used to lived and awake early to walk from the town's railway bridge passersby going sinasajan to the farm.And one day:he met my mother,Filomena with our Lola Anselma Leodones-waiting a train in sinasajan station for trading a heart leaves(ikmo in tagalog) bundles to Cabanatuan City,the daily source of livelihood for this time.Until my Grandfather and Lola Anselma agreed to marry their son and daughter in March 1936.Don Mariano Paras,the owner of town's birds can't fly hectares rice farm as one sponsor and Mayor Casiano Abes-present Mayor as one sponsor and my grandfather was new elect town councilor.They've a gracious and elegant wedding for this time affair and event for our family:My Auntie,adelaida/nanang ida own a family's Bakery shop,send the most bread products to horsedrawn calezas to sinasajan and pass to high water level river of Peñaranda to sinasajan,my mother native place.And start of new life,Mateo use to employed at the town municipal hall as collector of town income and secretary to the treasurer.The people of Penaranda has a productive income due to the railways line from Manila to Cabanatuan City.Farm Products and livestock are easily transported to any part of the country.The Town Market has fully commercialized by different people from some part of the philipines during this time according to my father.Until they raise a five children, namely: Clarita,the eldest daughter,.. was born on June 10, 1938,Lolita on Jan.1,1941.And the world war II begin between Japan and all allied nation of the United States of America.The people of penaranda suffered the hardship of life in history,after corregidor was conquer by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Christmas of this year.My father remain in his position as resident certificate issuer by this town guerillas who always requesting my father to do his Job as password to Japanese guards around the town perimeter that always entering at night in our house.Until my sister Bebe was born on Sept.4,1944,where in mother and the whole family going outside in the farm to hide from Japanese Army's all baby hunter for death.A group of Japanese Army used to stay in our house and spend the nights and my father supplied them with foods and live chickens to eat until they going to far area in Minalungao,a boundary of Nueva Ecija and Bulacan for Hiding from the incoming American Troops in our town.And Liberation of the people comes,ernesto was born on July 4,1946,my eldest brother and died from phenomonia desease when he was at 2 years old,another sad story for our family.After my granfather was committed his christian belief to U.C.C.P. mission in Peñaranda and start to evangelized and baptised every member of our family.They contribute the front area of land where in our house use to remove backward to give way for early U.C.C.P. church in Peñaranda.All the guest,Pastor and Deaconese were stayed in our home as host and my mother actively committed to every activities to the church.In Feb.5,1948,ate yolly was born,followed by Ditse Miyang on June 16,1950,Gardy on Jan.14,1953 and myself on Oct.31,1956.My eldest sister,clarita was send by my Grandfather to U.C.C.P. central church in Manila to study and completed the course in Evangelism as Deaconese in the church in 1959.At the same time,Roy was born on August 9,1959 and my sister arrive with fiancee,kuya Manuel and got married for this time.Until elsa,our youngest was born on June 20,1961 and I still recall the moments when my mother delivering her last child.

Life in the heart of Manila- After the storm

2011-09-30T10:08:00.006+08:00

After the funeral rites of my late sister in Pantabangan,Nueva Ecija cemetery,we spend our lunch break at my sister's residence together with her family, friends and relatives.During our trip to Manila,one of my sister's Balae- couple carrying an infant grand child request to take a ride with us until Tandang Sora,Q.C.only,and make a lot of present life stories and talks about the last event for my sister.We've to focus our attention to a child on her arms,playing,sleeping,and mostly tracing the figure origin.The way he smiles and cry give us to enjoy and laughter to every one of us this moments of our trip from Pantabangan while watching to the windows,the damages of thyphoon pedring;the ricefields flooded by high level of water along the way,and stranded again at this part of San Leonardo,Nueva Ecija due to large volume of water current flows to the lower areas that can fall down for every human or vehicles passersby.After a few hours of stand by inside the L- 300 van of my brother- driver,the couple had decide to commute to transport bus,the only available heavy vehicles to move on the flooded portion of the highway.My Ate Yoly have got this idea when we find a commuter bus following from our path for emergency needs by our grandchild.And the cloudy night suddenly appear,we spent our dinner at that area inside of our vehicle and waiting for our turn to move on.We've tried to sleep in sitting position while the travellers and motorist walking and chatting about the situation until the early morning when we got to exit from this area.And arrive here in Manila at 11:am with unforgettable experience after the storm.This little angel who shared with us reminds about my sister that she's going now in heaven through this angel.

In Memory of My Sister, Ditse Lolita

2011-09-22T08:55:00.005+08:00

Last Monday night at around 9:30 pm, we've recieved a text message from my loving daughter Edel a sad news that my elder sister Ditse Lolit died of heart attack. I felt sad and worried to this news and started to remember her memories as my second eldest sister who was alive before. There are 12 members in our family. According to my father, Erning is my eldest brother and died at 2 years old from pneumonia,it is the first sad story I heard from my father when i was a child. My Ate Clarita, Ditse Lolit were married already.

Every year during our town fiesta they would come home and I would meet my nephews and go around the town plaza and enjoy the town festival. My mother said after she completed a dressmaking course, she got married to Kuya Romy and lived in Pantabangan,Nueva Ecija.

When I was a teenager,I used to visit their place and stay with her family for a vacation break. They used to have a tailor shop in front of their house and my brother-in-law, Kuya Romy and Ditse Lolit were the owners and sewers at Raymund's Custom Tailor. They had already 4 kids then: Zaldy,George,Neneng and Galok is a newborn baby at 10 months. Every morning ,I used to carry him in my shoulder to take care and visit a neighbor and friend. Zaldy is the eldest son followed by George and Neneng is the only daughter. We are almost at same age level during that time,and before I leave I would receive a new oxford long pants and brown polo shirt as presents from my sister and my brother-in-law. And since my first time to wear this kind of terno dress, I feel proud of myself when my friends find it nice and looks good on me.

After so many years now, I thought most of her dreams came true in the right time, it shows in the smile on her face inside the coffin. Also as a sign of last goodbye when we're looking at her with my family.Praise God for all the Blessings and Thy Righteousness.

Life in the Heart of Manila- My epileptic friend

2011-08-21T17:52:00.004+08:00

I still remember a friend when I was a teen ager: He is La-ke,a hardworking and look like my big brother.He used to fetch drinking water and deliver to every household customer in our town in Peñ.N.E.every morning and I was enjoyed to accompanied him in his job.Helping him in pushing the improvised bucket cart or water pumping.And were always together to watch our favorite movies in nearby town in Gapan. Every Monday is a market day in this town and he used to earn a lot of money by loading and dispatched jeepney with passengers and folks going home to Peñaranda.

And so many times I spent my lunch time ,dinner and sleep at night at their home,a few meters away at the back of our house where we live-in.There is a lot of neighbors friends and classmates who used to stand by in the compound of La- ke & Li-it family,because of they are twin and had a too much influenced to us even they cannot attend and completed elem.school.

In High school,I used to pass by to them after my classes in the late afternoon before going home to change my uniform.Until my father have got informed by my auntie-nanang Ligaya about my habit this time and He didn't mind about it but remind me about what happen before to my brother-Gardie: a member of Li-its group who become a suspect in a series of petty crime in our place.

One day,after watching the latest movie in Gapan and were along the way and he was on continous biking,while i was sitting infront of him-La-ke,I've felt that he can't hold the arm controlled of our pedal bike and I try to hold it again until weve lost on our way and goes to ricefield ground and falling down.I did to get up with my friend still sleeping and lie down at the ground.After a few minutes,he was awake and slowly continued to our biking to go home.

Life in the heart of Manila-In the street,..Part 2

2011-08-18T16:40:00.002+08:00

Here are the street scenes found in the heart of Manila through the folk song tune in Filipino..daily lifestyle by Mr. H.Bartolome's composition:

Life in the heart of Manila -In the street

2011-08-14T14:47:00.005+08:00

In the morning,I used to going down to buy some emergency needs for this time,liked snack foods,drinks,detergent powder,sachet shampoo,toothpaste and foods for lunchtime and it is a per kilo of rice in our neighborhood.We have always a delivery of 1 container of drinking water everyday for 30 ph daily.

This morning,I've a little conversation with the owner of the filling station,a chinese bussinessman in the mid 40 s,he's just calling me as Itay. He said: There is a street trouble last night infront of their shop and disturb them in their early morning sleep,and I recall : There is a drinking session at the downstair of our condo-apt.before it happen,and both are drunks and high in tripping.He mention the name as son in law of our Brgy.chairwoman and friends are the victims in the scenes.

That's the lifestyle here every weekend days. People are drinking in a group beside the street with videoke and they sings in tune until midnight with too much influence to make trouble than going home to sleep and take rest in peace.They don't mean it and become selfish for what others could saying and the most important is for their own happiness or to celebrate a friend's birthday as an occasion, a badge to pleased others saying.

Life in the Heart of Manila -My Wife 57nth Birthday

2011-08-03T10:02:00.002+08:00

Last year,we have to celebrate her birthday in our new house in Naic,cavite.It is a moments of being together for my family with my younger brother-Roy; and teen agers -nieces-Anna lou and Norhisa. But after one year, my wife is very excited again for this natal day. She used to go to church in St. Jude for thanksgiving and blessed by the glory of God and Thy righteousness.

She is really a woman, my partner for a lifetime.And I recall the first time I have met her with a sense of humor to make me smile,a fighting spirit in time of unjustice matter and give me hope during my frustrated life before.

In the next afternoon,we have to visit SM-manila for family bonding time and spent our dinner at Pizza Hut as a celebration for my wife's 57th birthday.

Life in the heart of Manila- The old Manila in the past

2011-07-28T10:04:00.008+08:00

It is only in this video footage (see,facebook profile: Danilo Mabalay),where we can find the history and events that happend from the past in the city of Manila. The University of Sto Tomas is the oldest structure,the Quiapo church as the landmarks today including the Luneta orRizal park,plaza Lawton,Escolta,Sampaloc Area-where in the National University was founded in 1901 by the Jhocson family.A place where i spend my college years with a degree in B.S. Mech'l Engineering last Oct.1982 after it become a university belt area from R.Hidalgo st.,to C.M.Recto avenue,Legarda st. and Bustillos street until M.F.Jhocson st.where N.U. is located now.Today,Mendiola is the corner of Legarda and Recto Ave.become the gateway to Malacañang Palace,a very memorable place for todays heroes-who fights for their idealism,rights ,justice and principles.So many Filipino groups supporters being massacre during the rally and almost a battlefield scenes. And it happen from the late 70 s when the late ex Pres.F.Marcos declare Martial Law last Sept.21,1972,.ever since during that time until the democracy for the Filipino won by next Pres.Cory Aquino last 1986,there is so many events and changes will happened in Manila.So many lives who suffered to death and victims of Mendiola corner up to Present Administration of the son:Pres.Noy2 .

Life in the heart of Manila-The facial Treatment of my wife

2011-07-23T08:53:00.001+08:00

Almost two months now,when my daughter decide for the treatment of my wife black marks around her eyes and chest. It was performed by a dermatology doctor in Imus-cavite through a laser light burning and the result is almost at the long time observation.This morning,they prepare again and going out to the doctor for another session or check-up.I hope, there is a progressive development when they will coming home tonight or this afternoon..It is the most important wishes by my wife for her facial looks : to remove it permanently so that she can look more younger than today.And I thought its impossible to happen for her even before:the first time I met her,I'll never mind about what she had in her face,but she looks so lovely for me with soft white and flawless skin attraction.But after a long time for being together,the changes in our looks will happen naturally going older and not so younger anymore.Whatever the result is,even its true or not I wish also to let it happen the removal of her black marks.

Life in the heart of Manila- The Techo Family

2011-07-21T09:31:00.002+08:00

When I arrive here in Manila last Mar.09 -to attend a commencement exercise for my son 's graduation ,I spend my dinner with the family for the first time after I was introduce by my daughter Edel to them:My new Kumpare Leonor,Kumare Tining,Albie -the only daughter and Edwin the only son-my daughter 's fiancee ever since we are informed by my daughter about their relationship before. They lived in at La Cocina compound-an old Museum House and restaurant owned by the Legarda -Roces.Kumpare is a former family driver of the clan and Kumare is now the OIC of the Restaurant.

Since then,I learn to visit their home located at the back of La Cocina-where in my daughter doing a partime job as tour guide at the Museum.After the group party or family,lunch or dinner,wedding,baptismal and other occassion are always being held here. Sometimes, they would to visit us in our house in Cavite-when we have an occasion for joint family bonding and last Dec.2010,my wife and I requested by Kumare to do and help them for onion peeling works with daily income.I thought,a compromise to have a tears from our eyes to perform this job but we can't denied them for this situation.And last month,I did it again for two days liked an office work,crying secretly infront of onions clamp..For me,to pleased them is the signature of my approval for my daughter's incoming wedding plan.And wish her for the very best for herself.

Life in the Heart of Manila- The Superfriends

2011-07-16T10:25:00.003+08:00

The closeness of their relationship start since college days in U.P.-manila.We're live in Mabuhay housing in Cavite during that time and sometimes,they used to visit us in our new home before she -Nicely,proceeded to their house in G.M.A,cavite.Until they start to work here in Malacañang palace last Dec.2003 after completed their Social science course.And become a writer/blogger for a long time eversince this world of modern communication begun here in the Philippines.

They are always attending a bloggers event after the office hours and coming home lately at night.And yesterday,I've find out in their physical condition that going fat and so healthy: They enjoyed most of the foods to the party that they used to attend everytime and they looks so chubby now.According to their ages status today or my opinions,they still both single and enough to maintain a coca-cola figure for our physical looks.But in this idea inside:I'm feeling so happy as a parent that the friendship of the two remains constant and continously involve for each other.The idea of choice to look for a men as a companion for lifetime is up for their final decision,and if I have and they need my idea,I've to enjoy it to apply for their future security.But at last,I realized that they need to be in the present looks to absorb and resistance for the hectic daily schedule as busy bodies,they encountered now.

Life in the Heart of Manila: The 18th Birthday of Our Bunso

2011-07-11T09:00:00.007+08:00

Yesterday morning at 10 am,we have to attend a mass at St.Jude Parish Church for Thanks giving for today's birthday of my youngest daughter.And my first time to enter at this church where in a Chinese priest delivered a messages about the Gospel of Matthew at Chapter-7,a choir singing accompanied by electronic organ whom it feels my heart to praise the Lord and blessed for this morning together with my family. I hope next time my son join us because he was still sleepy form last night's computer he didn't come with us in church.

In the afternoon,we proceed to SM-manila to watch a movie entitled-Transformer at the 4rth level of the complex,and find out more audience at the theater's lobby-waiting in line to buy tickets.And during the preview,we need to use a 3D eyeglass while watching the film and it makes me an excitement and enjoy this feeling of thrill and reality of projection infront of us only for my first time experience.

And next ,we stay at the ground lobby for dinner at Classic Savory a chinese restaurant. I liked the food there. We had fried chicken, Shanghai rolls, shrimp puffs, crunchy squid, yang chow fried rice and pancit canton for long life of my daughter.

The restaurant is also beside the wow videoke show-contestants singing one by one to the crowd and judges in front.So,it also an another entertainment we used to watch when waiting our order foods. We have a wonderful dinner and bonding moments during this dinner until our Bunso had to blow the candle in a cake brought by my son from Red Ribbon.

Here's wishing her the very best of everything she wanted for herself to fullfill her dreams and ambition.

Life in the heart of Manila : The daily living

2011-06-29T15:34:00.001+08:00

This morning,or every day here at home we have to choose the task we need to do this time.Sitting here infront of the desktop to look at Youtube or fb and write some comments.But now,we use to wash our dirty clothes and a 2 pieces blanket.We should minimize our expenses this time so we don't bring it to the laundry shop nearby with more than thousand pesos payable in one month.As a daily exercise here,we also wash the kitchen utensils,the unoleum flooring by wet unused rug clothes including the cleaning of bathroom and removing smoke black dirt in our appliances brought by smoke belching vehicles passed by through our open window.The sunshine still going warm in the afternoon after a whole week of rainy days so we consumed more electricity by continous electric fan and refrigerator efficiency.We have a bill from Meralco and Maynilad with more than a thousand a month.When the days are cold and cloudy can make this room temperature into normal and fine and minimize the electric and water consumption.There is a cold and fresh air passed inside,and during the strong wind by the typhoon Egay and Falcon comes:we'll closed the window. My wife is the one in charges of preparing and cook foods for our lunch and dinner and only rice what i used to cook every time before she start her new menu for this lunchtime.My daughter will produced and shopped at SM -manila or in Quinta market in Quiapo every weekend for groceries,foods,fruits and drinks with more than two thousand ph. budget.Sometimes,she used to minimized the cost and take a ride in a jeepney to Quiapo.The cost of living here in this condo-apartment and renting monthly with 6 thousand ph. is almost more than 15 thousand a month and I 'm very grateful and proud to my daughter for this status now and Thanks God for this blessing today we have.

Life in the heart of Manila: Father's Day

2011-06-24T16:45:00.003+08:00

Last sunday night,we've to visit for the second time the Greenbelt -Makati with my family after for so long years when I was still a student here in Manila.My daughter had a gift certificates to be used for free dinner at Red Crab restaurant located at the second floor of the complex.They serve us their special delicacies like sea crabs parts,roasted hito,a tahoong soup,la paella +shanghai rice+lemon juices.

The place is now crowded with customers for this days fathers celebration.Somebody is playing a piano and sings in the middle of the area about the songs of the late 80's.Feeling so comfort and relax for tonights dinner while watching some foreigners with their filipino wives and kids.

We have to scroll at other side of the complex and ice cream treat at Italian - Gelato. I enjoyed my ice cream. It was sweet and cool flavor of chocolate, my wife mango and my duaghter blueberry at P100 per scoop expensive but perfect.

Lots of foreign people standby,dining and drinking beer in cans at nearby cocktail lounge entertained by sexy women in shortpants.Thought,this place become an Ermita Extention today for this beautiful scenery and bussiness from Manila.

Life in the heart of Manila: Tribute to My Father

2011-06-19T10:17:00.002+08:00

Today,a father's day celebration and dedicated to all fathers who become responsible for his family's welfare,for better or for worst,to lead them in spiritual and to guide them in their ambition to be a father also for a new generation.He was my father,Mateo Legaspi Mabalay of Penaranda,Nueva Ecija:he lifted me up in his shoulder always when I was a child even in the middle of the night as my toothache and going to the neighbors refreshment and take halo-halo,ice mixed with fruits sugar and milk,use to absorb the cold and feeling fine again.Last night,my son come home lately and extend his early fathers day greetings with me while starting and pretend to sleep here at the floor of our room. It can make me to remember about my father through this way,and emotional teardrops nearly fallen from my eyes.I missed the moments when he is with us as a happy and simple family dreams come true.

Life in the heart of Manila: Father and Son

2011-06-16T12:40:00.003+08:00

From this moment,we use to write my experience and my family after for a long time.They have a new desktop being install here at the corner of the room.My son,sleeping on the other side,manage to purchase this set find a teaching job in Binondo-PTSA school.

my only son and his proud father

I am proudly congratulate him for passing his licensure exam.after publish in nationwide newspaper.My sisters awknowledge me also through texting with my wife.It reminds my idea and remember my earlier hardship,suffering and happiness we have here in Manila,until Ive got married with my wife now.She is completely in my heart while our daughters and only son fullfilled their future and dreams.

Life in the heart of Manila: My Wife and I

2011-06-09T19:59:00.006+08:00

Since October 14 last year, we move in here in Aguado St., a part of Quiapo and Malacañang where my daughter work for almost 7 years now. We just want to stay here with my family than our new house in Cavite because of our part to do our moral support for them. In the morning, we are wake up by a garbage truck horn for collecting our waste bag and I get up on my sleep to bring it down on the street side of Aguado.

me and Ampy, my wife of 26 years

At 7am,my daughter start to prepare and going out to her office before 8 am. Here in the window,we watch her walking towards La Cocina compound,crossing the street with commuter jeepneys passerby and some of barangay member cleaning the remain of garbages truck.We can find here from the 3rd floor window the top of presidential palace,surrounded by tall old trees on the left side,and infront a residential houses accros the interior from Aguado. This place still crowded with different culture from some part of the Philippines and foreigners from other parts of Asia.

Life in Naic, Episode 3: Our Tile Project

2010-07-11T12:24:00.004+08:00

Last Saturday morning, my daughter and her boyfriend purchased tiles and other materials in Tanza tile supply and the next monday afternoon it was delivered in our house in complete detail. And the next morning start the installation by our trusted tile setter,a neighbor in Phase 2 with his son as a helper.They work for almost four days and the result make us comfortably happy for my family.

Our living room looks like a shining with milk cream tiles,the stairway port and also our kitchen.

The comfort room install with a blue theme and white side wall tile and with soap tab plus tissue paper holder.

In the afternoon,we relax and sleep at the living room while the sunlight outside is very warm while watching the noontime tv show. I remember when i was a teenager,our home living room is made of bamboo flooring and make us comfort as compare today it's concrete tile setting.

In the late 80s,one of my friends in Alabang invited me to their home with a marble tile setting in their living room and sleep comfort while listening hit music of the 80s. And now,its a big blessing from God to experience a life with comfort for my family with the tile flooring that we have.

Our life in Naic,Cavite:My family with Our New House Episode 2

2010-07-03T10:33:00.002+08:00

As of June 27 at 7:00 am,neighborhood were start start to elect a new officers for our new community,the Phase 3B Association here in Ciudad el nuevo,brgy.Timalan,Naic Cavite,Philippines.And I was elect as a member of the board for maintenance of our places necessity and needs.I need a group or the cooperation of the neighborhoods to do my responsibility.Our present resolution or agenda is to register our group for legal purposes and collect a monthly dues of Php.30.00 only for every homeowners or members for financial needs.Opening our main gate direct to the main road towards barangay Timalan.So that a transportation line up and affortable will be available for every member of the household.The next is the collection of our garbage,and according to our PRO officer,it will be requested to the barangay chairman.But temporarily,I used to burn it on our vacant lot with dried grass leaves in the morning or sunset.This morning,the group completed to open and clean the main gate area and planting of flower seedling at the road center island and scheduled to continued next suturday the rotonda or circle behind the road.I think,we have a good environment in our place and a nice to live in when you observe your neighbor working for the benefits of all.

Our Little Vegetable Garden

2010-06-12T19:53:00.001+08:00

This idea wa s start when my daughter cook our lunch and ask me to plant the excess kangkong leaves and branches at the vacant lot infront of our house.At the next morning,i do my responsibility for watering and observe it the chance to survive in the warm sunlight in the afternoon.After three days of that activity still remain in green color and fresh and a new leaves develop on each branches and new life begin.Now,after less than two months here in our new home,it blooms and become a garden of variety of vegetable plants from kankong,sweet potato leaves,squash,chilli,string beans,okra,ginger,corm and tomato.It benefits for myself and my familty a time to relax by enjoying to observe each seedling daily growth and progress to its physical changes.Like a human being,i thought raising a family of plants as my new hobbies and experience today to make this life meaningful and friendly environment.

Here are some photos of our beloved garden:

our life in Naic,Cavite:My family with our new house

2010-05-21T23:37:00.002+08:00

Last April 17,at around 4:00 am early morning,we start to accomodate our belongings in a rental utility jeep and arrive in our new sweet home at 7:15 am.It fullfilled my dream to have a house with our own by my daughter.The house is not so big like a bungalow but enough for us to live and they call it an executive row with running water and eletricity already installed.I tried to have a morning exercise by planting a vegetable garden infront and visit some new neighborhood.And in the noontime,sunrise is very warm and always looking for cold drinks and for sale ice with them.I thought,we are now a victim of the climate change.Before the sunset,i used to watering the plants in my garden and watch each seedling before proceeding to our home for dinner and relax for the night in our new house.We thank you Lord,for this priveledge and blessing for us.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 18,

2010-04-14T19:05:00.003+08:00

At dumating ang Dec. sem. break,naisipan ko na umuwi sa Penaranda ng tanghali na,habang nakasakay ako sa Baliwag bus ay siya ang nasa isip ko:ano kaya ang ipapasalubong ko sa kanya ngayon ?pagparada ng bus sa terminal ay bumaba muna ako at tumingin ng polboron:naalala ko,sabi nya sa akin,paborito raw nya ito.Sinamahan ko pa ng lanzones at matamis na yema ,macapuno at ube.Naisip ko,matutuwa na siguro siya dito sa una kong pagdadala ng pasalubong na napakatamis na pagmamahal. At pagbaba ko sa bus,napansin ako ng kanyang pamangkin na batang babae,si ellis,at naitanong ko ang tita minnie niya,natanaw ko na dumungaw siya sa kanilang bintana,naghintay siya sa aking pagpanhik ko sa kanilang balkonahe,at pagbati nya sa akin ng matamis niyang ngiti at kumusta na?kasabay ang pag abot sa dala kong matamis na pasalubong at pagsasabi nya ng:salamat dannie sa pag alaala mo sa akin.Nagtuloy kami sa kanilang sala,at nag umpisa ang masaya naming kuwentuhan:ang tunkol sa huli naming sinasabi sa sulat,nagpasalamat sa ipinadala niyang card noong birthday ko,at sinabi ko sa kanya ,ganoon ko siya kamahal,at tunkol sa sinulat niya na motto:to love and beloved.Masaya kami pareho ng mga sandaling iyon,at sa gabi ay hindi na nya ako pinauwi sa Penaranda,bukas na raw ako umuwi:sabay na kami sa pagpunta sa sinasajan.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E16

2010-04-11T09:23:00.003+08:00

On Jan.9,1985,its almost one month here in Kuwait and we recieve our first monthly salary at the company s office at the ground floor of our occupied quarter.The next friday morning,we prepared to visit the Kuwait city with some Sri lankans friends and waiting for a ride at the gate outpost until 10:00 am.We occupy an army officer service pick up and drop by only until the cross way interchange,3 km. from the camp,stand by at the police outpost ,waiting for bus liner for less than a hour:while talking with the police on duty about our status now in purely arabic version,a funny and scared at the start when asking our residence identification and find the outpost jail with a prisoners sleeping liked a dog inside. In the city,we start to proceed to the bookstore together with Rod and Jerby and looking for a stationery paper,picture remembrance about kuwait city,and read some display magazine.Pass by to the money exchange to buy draft cheque to be send by mail in the philippines,to the main post office,at the record s bar for the latest hit music and to adidas building for comfort. At last,we accomplish to send our first remmitance this time for our family and feeling happy when spend our lunchtime here in Filipino restaurant with boiled rice,chicken adobo,veg.dessert and soup.

the challenge of the century ..episode 8 unknown heroes day

2010-04-09T08:07:00.003+08:00

We have only one month ahead before the election day on May 10. And today we comemmorates the unknown heroes in Bataan during the last world war II.As a filipino voter,we can compare ourself as a hero in the time of election if we ve got to vote or select the deserving leader for our country.A leader with a strong determination to make a changes and fullfilled the wishes of ordinary filipino or the averages class with ambition and common goals for the benefit of the people.We select a leader to demolish the corrupt practices in the government agencies and provide a good benefits for every employee so that corruption should be gone forever.Through this time of election:we can be a hero also,if we have a peaceful election on May 10, to show to the whole world our unity and wishes will be come true and example of a hero.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 17,

2010-04-06T11:19:00.004+08:00

Lumipas ang mga araw at dumating ang birthday ko,nasa isip ko siya,itinatanong ko sa sarili ko kung ako ay maaalala niya ngayon. Pinasaya ko ang sarili ko,siguro nga naaalala niya ako ngayon.Paglabas ko sa klase ko ay nagtuloy ako sa may Recto at nanood ng sine sa Maxim,isang love story at romance:ni robert redford at barbra streisand ang :the way we were,nakikiliti ako at natutuwa sa istorya nito,may parte na malungkot,dahil hindi rin sila nagkatuluyan ng bandang huli nito.At mahigit isang linggo ang lumipas,nakatanggap ako ng sulat na may birthday card mula kay minnie,sa aking mahal.Nagmamahal at naaalala nga niya ako ng birthday ko,at ng araw na iyon ay humanap siya ng card na ihahandog sa aking kaarawan;litrato ng bugkos na rosas at pulang maroon ang kulay,at binabati nya ako sa aking kaarawan at ako ay mahalaga at mahal na mahal niya ngayon:masaya at may galak ang aking kalooban,sa sandaling ito na nakahiga sa sala ng aming tirahan sa ibaba,kasabay ang panonood ng student canteen sa tv ni kuya eddie ilarde at coney reyes.Kinagabihan,nakaupo uli ako sa study table dito sa itaas,nag iisip ako ng sasabihin ko kay minnie ngayon sa pagsagot sa sulat nya ngayon at pagbati sa aking birthday.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E15

2010-03-31T11:39:00.005+08:00

It was Jan.5,1985,late afternoon,when i recieve my first letter from my family.I m glad and feeling on the mood after a hard and cold days work this time.I completed and wait until we proceed to our room at 3:20 pm for rest. I just read my letter and sleep and can t understand what happen to my money; I used to send with my letter and lost along the way at home.For the first time,I commit a big mistake when I try to attach a not so big amount of money inside of my letter,so i feel sorry again to myself.I knew the person who did this for me as told me by my wife in her first letter now. And I hate him and considered as a corrupt person in the government employees today.Thank you Lord,and pray for you about this person for the punishment and give him a lesson to change from his corrupt practices. I also found a picture of my daughter at one year old and three months and she start to walk,little bit crying in her blue dress. I m feeling happy again,and imagining the day we brought her to Gapan for the purchase of that clothes,before of my departure:four months ago. I m very proud when i ll present it and showed by all friends here in the room,just to post it infront of my metal cabinet as an inspiration before i proceed to work.

the challenge of the century ..episode 6,the unsound surveys

2010-03-26T09:05:00.002+08:00

We have almost one and half months ahead before the election day on May 10,2010.As i observed,from the SWS surveys update,they want to make a trends or initial surveys so that people have a choice to select the best presidentiable candidate.At this point,they want to regulate the election and lead the voter s rights in wrong direction.And this is a simple white propaganda to encourage the electorate for their own candidate whom they supporting to win for this election.As a filipino citizen with a priveledge and rights to vote:this is unfair tradition and a very selfishness ideas we have today. One presidentiable candidate,telling his story about the interview with his driver:the survey,suggesting the best candidate whom they supporting to select this coming election.The result rating during the surveys makes a great ideas and belief to a millions of voters whose the best and winning candidate. So we can conclude that this practices is a simple white lies and techniques regulated by SWS is another advertizing jobs paid and supporting by candidates with selfishness propaganda to win the large number of voters. Be alert and vigilant again for this wrong practices.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 16,

2010-03-22T19:27:00.007+08:00

Nagkita uli kami ng sumunod na araw,linggo noon ng umaga at kasama ko na si Pastor sa pagpunta namin sa sinasajan.Nakinig ako ng matalinghaga mensahe ni Pastor para sa ano mang pagsubok sa buhay ay kailangan ang matapat at mataimtim na pananampalaya ng mga kristiyano dahil ang Diyos ay pag ibig.Sa pamamagitan nito ang mga bagay ay madaling matupad o marating sa pananampalataya.Sa pagtatapos ng mensahe ay nag tanging bilang si minnie at kumanta,narinig ko uli ang kanyang tinig,kasabay ang malagkit na sulyap nya sa akin,na parang nakahandog ang awitin na iyon para sa akin at sa pag ibig na nadarama namin ngayon.Nagtuloy kami sa bahay nila Impo anacleta,kila emily na katabi ng kapilya at dito kami nananghalian at nagkausap kami ng kaunti sa sala kaharap sila pastor.At pagkaraan noon,nagkahiwalay na uli kami,matapos ko siya ihatid sa sakayan malapit sa may bisita katoliko dito ,pasakay sa tricycle pauwi sa kanila sa papaya.Kumaway siya sa akin at nakangiti papalayo at bumalik na uli sa bahay.At sabay na uli kami ni pastor sa paglalakad pauwi na sa bayan.Masaya ang aming pag uusap ni pastor,kung kami raw ba ni minnie ay may relasyon na?Ang sagot ko ay mayroon na po:At sabi niya,hangad niya na magpatuloy at maswerte raw ako,dahil isang deaconesa si minnie,at magiging matapat raw at wagas ang aming pagmamahalan.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E14

2010-03-18T11:09:00.002+08:00

After seven days goes by,a new year s evening come and another celebration for our group.We make to arrange a center table for fruits display,an oranges pyramid and reddish apple,a line of coke in can and pepsi soft drinks.Some of my drinker friends produce a homemade lambanog by mixing with ethyl alcohol and yeast.At night,we start the party by listening a disco dances song and the best filipino rock ballad,love song,western rock and mellow touch sound in a cassette stereo.And most of our visitor,friends dancing in the ballroom, feeling funny and crazy through the taste of traditional wine and the music. I ve got high and easy,to talk something for my friends in arabic and english languages this time of celebration about the filipino new year.After a three hour of fun,I find myself on my bed dreaming again about my family:new year s day activities,maybe they attend the church gatherings and pray for our situation now and ask for a blessing this new years day?Oh Lord pleased help us to do my part as a father and my responsibilities now,lead my wife and my daughter to live far away from me and blessed with abundant life now and forever.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 15

2010-03-15T08:45:00.002+08:00

Mula noon,naging inspiration ko ang kanyang mga sulat ,nag aaral akong mabuti para maipasa ang mga subject ko sa M.E. at lagi ko siyang naiisip kung kailan ko siya dadalawin. Kaya ng dumating ang sem. break ay umuwi ako sa amin,at habang nakasakay ako sa baliwag bus:siya ang laman ng aking isip,masaya at excited ang aking nadarama.Pagdating ko sa amin,ay tumuloy na ako sa sinasajan.natanaw ko ang mga juniors at binati ako,at sinabi sa akin na naghihintay raw sa akin ang ate minnie nila, at pagpasok ko sa kapilya ay napansin ko ang matamis niyang ngiti sa akin,habang ako ay papalapit at naupo muna ako sa malapit at tapat na upuan niya.At nagpatuloy siya sa pagtuturo sa mga bata.Pagkatapos noon,ay isa isa na nagsilabas at ang iba ay nag umpisa na mag ayos at maglinis sa loob ng kapilya. Magkatabi kami sa mahaba na upuan sa pagsamba dito,at sabi niya sa akin,kumusta ka na?at nag umpisa na ang aming matamis na pag uusap,habang magkahawak ang aming kamay at dinadama ang pintig ng puso.Kasabay ang matamis na halik sa kanyang pisngi at bulong sa kanya na mahal ko siya.Ganoon din naman siya ,habang pinakikiramdaman ko ang bawat sasabihin niya,mga sumpaan na:parang walang katapusan,napakasaya namin ngayon sandaling ito ng aming pagkikita.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E13

2010-03-12T16:04:00.003+08:00

I was dreaming through the sound from the Radio kuwait,FM instrumental guitar and nature sounds of water falling.The songs of Barbra Streisand,my favorite American singer and actress and it makes me feel a peaceful mind and so relax. Until,awake in the early morning and imagining my family this moments,a tuesday morning at 9:00 am,a christmas with a distance,so far away from home for the first time in my life now. In the morning,lots of friends here use to make greetings when we are in the kitchen for breakfast.And at the jobsite,my men were asking a christmas break by storytelling about christian celebration and tradition today.At 10:00 am,we got to proceed to nearby buiding ,mortal and auxilliary for comfort with Hadji ;my assistant,and pass by to his friend mini kitchen s post,as teamaker server for army officers room.We greet him:assalam malaikum,and make a reply :alaikum sallam, a hahlen,dakhel,speaking in arabic,and suddenly asking for:sarrap sheay,a two mini mug glass of tea are serve to us by his friend when we sit down inside and open a plastic bag and give us pieces of kubus bread, a bundle of fruit apricot,an arabic sweet bignay.We had a long conversation of less than a hour long,and say shookharan and maas sallam,to say thank you and goodbye for this christmas morning.

fhe challenge of the century,..episode 6, Be Alert for the possible failure of election.

2010-03-10T20:36:00.004+08:00

As time goes by,there is only sixty one days ahead for this coming may 10 election. The situation update about our country today is going unstable due to el nino crisis,power shortages and comelec s delaying of printing for official ballots material.The unexpected military takeover in case of this event is necessary for immediate security needs for this country. The crisis in supply of water to all dams and irrigation to all agricultural land is worst according to the latest news. In terms of power supply,it is very easily to regulate by the producers the whole situation during election day. By this case,we ll have an unfair or a possibility of failure of election if this crisis still unresolved.Since the automation election plan by the COMELEC powered by electricity in different areas around the country.There is no guaranteed that it was all installed and implemented on the scheduled date of election. Still needs a further knowledge or to educate a large number of qualified voter mostly those living in far plung areas,cause this a first advance technology approach for clean and honest election?What will we gonna do in case of this event?It is simply recall the last Feb.1986 people power revolution,and proclaim the best presidentiable as the new president of the Philippines.So,be alert and vigilant,..

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 14,

2010-03-08T17:13:00.004+08:00

Kinagabihan nga noon ay sinagot ko ang sulat ng pagmamahal niya sa akin. Masaya ang damdamin at puso,ng mabasa ko ang awitin na handog niya sa akin :the wonder of you,nakadama ako ng paghanga ko sa aking sarili,sa mga salita na;nakapaloob doon,na dahilan din ng pag ibig na nadarama niya sa akin.At may nasabi pa siya,na ang gusto niya na tawag sa aming pagmamahalan ay katulad ng honey bee,na matamis:kaya ang tawag niya sa akin ay:honey at ito rin ang itawag ko sa kanya.Kaya nga naisipan ko rin na maghandog ng isang awitin ng pagmamahal ko para sa kaniya,ang pangmagpakailanman: i ll be yours my love,na isinama ko sa aking sulat.Nagpapatunay ito na:walang katapusan na pag ibig ang aking nadarama sa ngayon.Kinabukasan,pagkagaling ko sa aking klase sa N.U.,ay sinadya ko na dumaan sa Lawton,sa main P.O. sa unang pagkakataon,para magpadala ng sulat sa aking mahal.Pagkaupo ko sa jeep,pauwi na sa pasay:napapangiti nalang ako sa kaharap ko,habang naaalala ang masaya naming sandali,habang bumabagyo noon,sa bahay ni tiyo menes sa sinasajan.Hanggang makababa ako dito sa may tahimik na eskinita,lampas ng kanto ng protacio st. at naglakad pagawi dito sa p.villanueva st.,tuloy sa apartment.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E12

2010-03-06T09:00:00.002+08:00

Its Christmas evening,every one of us seems so happy tonight due to this memorable tradition and its almost 7:00 in the evening :a noche buena time now in the philippines at 12:00 midnight.We ve almost completed the preparation of fruits,oranges and reddish apples at the table in the center of our room.And by surprised,philip had brought a pancit bihon from the city.A music disco dances played in cassette player was started and lots of friends,sri lankans,pakistanis and bangaleis has coming inside the spacious room and greet us :merry christmas,chatting in english and arabic languages,telling that they want to observe christmas tradition with us through this time only from their buddhist,hindus and islamic believer.Some of my group used to dance in the center and feeling crazy and happiness in their behaviour about this moments of christmas eve celebration.After two hours and half,the dancefloor slowly hang to mellow sound and we start to proceed to our bed and remembering about my family now this early morning christmas,dec 25,at 3:00 am.I thought my daughter will received a gift from her ninangs and ninongs by this time.

the challenge of the century ..episode 5, the future is in our hands,

2010-03-03T09:49:00.002+08:00

From now on until this coming may 10 election,we had a chance to recognize,to select by our priveledge and rights a deserving leader,who can changes the images of this country.By my opinion,the first thing to look for is a person who committed to god s power of faith and forgiveness to everyone,so that a new life and disciplined will existed for those who believed in him. The next one,is the superheroes power who can promote peace,unity to all filipinos,who can demolish the term poverty and provide livelihood and generated million jobs for the benefits of all.The third is about the implementation,a leader with a capability to implement a simple wish by an ordinary people for a better life,with strong determination and courage to demolish corruption in every agencies in the government. So we dont need to be very hopeful for all these promises we can heard now from the candidates,the future is in our hands,were in the processed of selecting the best,our opportunity,a valueabled and priceless gift is within this time as a democratic filipino people.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 13,

2010-03-01T09:43:00.005+08:00

Sa gabi ng araw na iyon,gumawa ako ng sulat para sa kanya at dala ng tibok ng aking dibdib,nakaisip ako na magtapat sa kanya:sabihin sa pamamagitan nitong sulat ang tunay kong damdamin at niloloob ko ngayon ng tungkol sa aking pag ibig sa kanya.Masasabi ko rin kahit kaharap siya na :mahal ko talaga siya ngayon na nagbunga ng pagmamahal ang aming nakaraan na karanasan.At kinabukasan,mag ika walo ng umaga ay nagpunta ako at napasyal dito city hall ng pasay at dito sa likod ay ang post office na sa unang pagkakataon ay totoo na sulat na may P.O.seal at special delivery sa address nila sa papaya. Kamukha ng una ,mahigit dalawang linggo ang lumipas at araw ng biyernes noon,ay may nag abot sa akin ng sulat mula sa bagong suki,si mamang kartero,pumasok muna sa bungad na eskinita,papasok sa mga katabi na looban:pinagkaisahan street,kanto ng p.villanueva. Iyon pala ay sulat mula kay minnie, at nag imagine kung ano kaya ang kanyang sagot,at nananghalian muna ako,bago ko bubuksan at itataon ng pamamahinga sa kwarto,at naalala ko na:birthday nga pala ni roy ngayon,ang sumunod sa akin na kapatid.Halos maglulundag ako sa kasiyahan na magsabi siya sa akin na,mahal rin niya ako at ingatan ang pagmamahal na ito,na maaaring magtagal,magpakailan paman.Nag uumapaw ang aking kaligayahan ng mga sandaling iyon,na hindi ko malimutan.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E11

2010-02-26T15:01:00.002+08:00

In the next friday morning,our group decide to visit kuwait city for the first time.After drop by at the bus terminal,beside the central park fronting gulf sea and the kuwait sheraton hotel.We proceed to the side of hotel downtown area and main road after a picture shooting individually and by a group.We meet a lot of filipinos infront of al ruwamatiyah building,where adidas main store located and usual meeting place by all kabayan here in kuwait every friday and sunday. We got to locate the main post office,nearby dist.from adidas and the money exchanges buss.area,the filipino restaurant,serving filipino dishes and market,grocery store where we can purchase,tuyo and bagoong and imported freezed bangus .We used to look for personal radio cassette rec. and some favorite albums rec.in cassette tape inside the mall and spent snack break before 4:00 pm.Before 7:00pm,we occupy a one hit,pick up van to transport our group back to the camp and made a complete inspection at the outpost for our new additional belongings.In our room,start the new pinoy music and western rock ballad sound until midnight and mellow to sleep for rest.Now is the time to forget every loneliness and boring life inside the quarter and makes everything gonna be alright.Thanks God for these blessing.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 12

2010-02-24T19:30:00.003+08:00

Nang sumunod na araw ,pinag enroll na uli ako ni ditse miyang para ngayong first sem,1976_77 ,at nakita ko na naman ang dati ka classmate at maghapon din ako sa N.U. ng araw na iyon. At pagdating ko ng apartment,dumating at napaluwas sila tatay at aking ina.Ang kwento:nasalubong at nakilala raw niya si Minnie at sinabi nya na siya nga ang tatay ni dannie,kinukumusta raw ako,at napangiti nalang ako sa sinabi ni tatay sa akin.Kaya ng pagkakain namin ng hapunan,nagmukmok na ako sa study table dito sa itaas ng kuwarto,umisip ako ng opening letter ko para sa kanya,nakaboo ako ng dalawang pahina,sa harap lang,nagpapahiwatig na na missed ko rin siya at pasasalamat sa mga masaya naming sandali sa nakalipas na ala ala nitong nakaraang buwan ng mayo. At ang envelope,na puti ay sinadya ko pa na may sealed ng P.O. special delivery,sa pamamagitan ni tatay,pag uwi nila bukas sa penaranda.Kaya simula iyon,ng aking pagbilang ng araw,at pagkaraan nga ng mahigit isang linggo ay may sulat akong natanggap,habang ako ay naka istambay ng magtatanghali dito sa harapan na bahagi at may tindahan ng may ari nitong tirahan.Masaya ako,ng habang binubuksan dito sa itaas na kuwarto ang unang sulat niya sa akin.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E10

2010-02-22T15:59:00.004+08:00

Before the sunset,we got to scroll around the mosque here in the camp and purchase some snack biscuit,milk chocolate,soft drinks,detergent and bath soaf.Consume one and half kuwaiti dinar equivalent now to 100 ph,pesos at one time expenses.We ll enjoy this time,and our group had a cold feeling when walking from the mosque and find a wild dogs on our sight,waiting on our path and suddenly we got a rock stone on our hands and well shouting and they run away in a group.Until we ve to reach the building,had fun and fear and found a warm feeling now.At night,the kitchen is open again for our dinner break and our friends,sri lankans used to give some extra foods and brought again to our room.After the tv programs,we have a tea and snack in our bed while the conversation was going on between the group. Imagine the night when i ve start thinking about our life before in the phils,how many months before we can fullfiled our dreams?to save money,to complete our semi bungalow house,to provide education plan for my daughter.

the challenge of the century ..episode 4 , a perfect propaganda for presidentiables

2010-02-19T18:25:00.004+08:00

The pinoy big brother is a reality show through abs cbn,tv 2 committed for searching new big star winner.And last saturday night,proclaim its winner by texting with the fanatic teleserye viewers.These teleserye has making a lot of sponsors and televiewers to entertain daily at night for almost 14 weeks live show telecast.For this coming election on may 10,we can consider this reality show as a process of screening for the presidentiable if they are willing to serve the filifino people. If they become a housemates inside the house of big brother within 3 months campaign period.We can see,the true colors of every candidate and their exact characters,attitude inside the house,and eliminate or voluntary exit through text by filipino supporting televiewers.The possibility of this entertainment is already approved by MTRCB,how about the COMELEC? We dont liked to repeat our situation to suffer again for the next 6 years.We need a deserve,strong determination and intelligent leader for our beloved country.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 11

2010-02-18T13:22:00.002+08:00

Nang sumunod na araw,nagpasama na lumuwas si arnell at dito ko siya isinama sa Pasay,sa apartment na inuupahan nila ditse miyang:2637_2 p.villanueva st.At nagpunta muna kami sa may st. lukes hospital,ipinagtanong namin dito si Dr.Jacinto,ang dati niyang espesyalista sa kanyang karamdaman,at na check up nga siya. Pagkatapos noon,pumunta kami ng cubao,sa tiyahin niya,na nagtatrabaho sa post office.Nakahingi naman siya ng pera,at nagdaan kami sa R.C.P.I. at nagpadala siya ng telegrama sa nanay niya:magpapa confine siya sa UERMMH ngayon at inirefer na siya ni Dr.Jacinto,at nagtuloy na nga kami sa hospital,sa third floor ward ng medical bldg.Dito na kami natulog at kumakain,at ng pangalawang araw namin dito,dumating na nga si pastor at tiya miling.May nangungumusta raw sa akin:si minnie,at namasyal nga raw sa kanila ng isang araw,at nagsimula na tumibok at sumaya ang puso ko at kalooban,dahil naaalala ko na siya.Nang matapos maoperahan at magpahinga si arnell dito sa ospital ng tatlong araw,hanggang masamahan sa paghatid sa grace park:baliwag transit bus,pauwi sa penaranda,at umuwi narin ako dito sa amin sa pasay.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E9

2010-02-16T09:02:00.002+08:00

At night,weve to inform that our letter were send already according to philip,my new trusted friend and telling a story about kuwait city to all of us here in our room. A plan was made,the group will go next friday:en shallah,if Gods will.We do hope that after two weeks from now,we can receive a reply letter from home.We sleep well for the cold peaceful night and wake up in the morning for work preparation. Spent a breakfast in beside kitchen,and proceed to the jobsite by walk in distance with my 10 men,reinforcement group.At around 10 in the morning,I was fetch up by our filipino group loaded in a van for the application of a residence identity green card,kuwaiti jawaiah.It was unexpected,and we travel again for one hour towards kuwait city,and we proceed to the min.of interior :head building ,standby and wait for processing one and half hour inside and at last:it was completed and distribute to us one by one. Through this way give us hope,we can freely vist this city on friday with our group.We arrive at the camp before 3:00 in the afternoon and happy when we lay on our bed for rest.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 10

2010-02-14T08:15:00.002+08:00

Patuloy ang malakas na hangin at ulan,nasa bahay na kami ni tiyo menes, at nakaupo siya dito sa sa kanilang balkonahe.Kinumusta nya kami at nagtuloy na kami dito sa kanilang sala,sa pangamba nya sa sama ng panahon ngayon ay napayuko si minnie,habang nakaupo at nanalangin muna.Na sana y huminto na ang hangin at ulan, o Diyos na maawain.Magkaharap kami sa upuan at nag umpisa uli ang aming naputol na kwentuhan tunkol sa kalagayan ni arnell o sakit na nararamdaman ngayon:sabi ko sa kanya,pagluwas namin ay maiiwan na namin siya.Ang sabi nya:lagi nalang nya na ipanalangin ang tungkol sa aming gagawin. At naiba naman ang aming usapan,napangiti na siya,at masaya na,ng tunkol sa pag aaral sa klase,ang aming pag usapan.Tinawag na kami ni junior at amalia para maghapunan na at madilim na ang paligid at wala pang kuryente noong oras na iyon.At sabay sabay na kumain sa mesa nila dito kanilang kusina,sa liwanag ng aandap andap na kengke,at lamig ng hangin;sa mainit na kanin at sarciado dalagang bukid, na aming pinagsaluhan lahat ngayon bumabagyo parin.Dito na kami natulog ngayong gabi: ang mga babae ay sa kwarto at kami ay dito naglatag sa ilalim ng mesa dito sa kanilang kusina. Madaling araw na ng maramdaman ko na,tahimik na ang panahon,at magmulat ng mata ng umaga na.

the challenge of the century ..episode ,3 months all by ourself as an opportunist Filipinos

2010-02-11T15:17:00.003+08:00

La st tuesday ,feb.9 starting of campaign period for this coming may 10 election.An opportunity for all filipinos here and in abroad to support their favorite and tandem candidates for president and vice pres. A big break for those in advertizing bussiness,for a showbiz performers,a games between the poor,the rich and the famous filipinos around the world now until the election results will be completed and proclaims the president on june 30. This is our big opportunity to select a deserving leader who can maintained peace,unity and harmonious life for this land.To demolish ,the crab mentality,by most of the filipinos,the basic resources of being a corrupt people in the world,for we re belong now. All by ourself,we need to change this image: through this election,we can select a leader who can demolish the cause of poverty,and generated different jobs and livelihood bussiness enough,not to seek green pasture to foreign land.And last,an opportunity to select a leader who can manages to maintained the environmental system,so that no more ondoy victims will followed for the next 6 years. Lets not forgot this opportunity,a time of changes'for us all filipinos. .

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E8

2010-02-10T21:48:00.003+08:00

The next friday morning,we used to send our first letter through the initiative by our friend philip to join with bangalie men in visiting the city. We have our breakfast at beside kitchen with 2 pieces kubus,2 boiled eggs ,a fruit jelly,a mug of tea and 2 fresh orange. Its a silence quarter,when we going back to our room,our first day off and we proceed to the comfort room for washing our uniforms,dirty pants,t shirts and under wear. We have a funny conversation about the late custom and fashion by other nationalities companion here in the quarter;most of my roomates are joker like ariel from romblon,brought an underwear,panties of her newlywed wife and wearing unmaliciously when sleeping,while these other culture shouldn t know what is the used of brief and t shirt,and still never to influence by western culture but devoted and faithful to tradition and their religion. Another part of our bonding moments is about life in the philipines:rod,jerby,jake and atong are both singled ,the purposed here,according to them is adventure and to visit foreign countries.Atong is tall ,big looking only speaking ilocano dialect,at 41 with bondying attitude and starting to learn tagalog and arabic this time.In the noontime,spent our lunch time with happy together in the kitchen line table with 2 cups light green fried rice,2 pieces roasted lamb ribs,veg.desert,tomato sauce and 2 fresh chiquita lightgreen banana ,imported from davao,phils.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 9

2010-02-08T21:12:00.002+08:00

Madalas ,, na kaming magkita noon,at lagi na rin umuulan ngayon buwan ng Mayo,maaga yata ang tag ulan ngayon.Kaya ng minsan,inabutan kami ng malakas na ulan at hangin sa kapilya ng hapon na iyon,kasama ang ilang mga juniors na nag aayos ,naglilinis,at nagpapractice na kanta,para sa gaganapin na South zone youth fellowship sa susunod na linggo.Walang ano anoy natanaw namin na paparating ang tatang niya.Narinig ko lang:galing raw sila ng cabanatuan at napadaan lang,malakas nga ang ulan at hangin at kung wala nga raw gagawin ay sumabay na sa kanya umuwi ng papaya. Pero tumanggi si minnie,at sinabi niya:marami pa raw gagawin,at napatingin sa akin ang kanyang ama,at napangiti,parang naalala nya ng ipakilala kami ni minnie ng nagpiyesta sa kanila :na bilang isang kaibigan,kasama pa si arnell doon,ng makatulog pa kami sa bahay nila sa papaya.Kaya ang bilin nalang sa akin,mag ingat kayo at bantayan nalang ang kanyang anak na dalaga. Pagkaraan noon,ay lumakad narin ang tatang niya pauwi sa kanila,tuloy ang ginagawa ng mga kabataan sa kapilya hanggang malapit ng dumilim ay lalong lumalakas ang hangin at buhos ng ulan.Kaya nagpahiram siya ng payong kay junior at lumipat kami sa bahay nila,matapos isara na ang kapilya. Nasa isip ko,baha na sa ilog ngayon at mahihirapan akong tumulay ngayon sa tulay na bakal,madulas ang hahakbangin ko roon na mga kahoy na tarabyesa,at babaksak sa malakas na agos na ilog,bukas na nga lang daw ako umuwi,ang pag alala sa akin ni minnie ng sandaling iyon.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E7

2010-02-05T12:06:00.002+08:00

The next hour and half was disturb by a music :Hindus ritual dance song from behind wall,next room to us.And we awake for a while,get up to bed and decide to have a shower bath before dinner break.Rod and I proceed to the spacious bathroom and found all cubicle fully occupied.We start to observe the culture different with us and laughing the way they use a cloth ,blanket as towel and as cover half naked after completed this cold shower. In the evening.we have a snack dinner served at the kitchen with a 2 pieces kubus,an arabic flat round bread,2 pieces boiled eggs,a coco jam.a sartin mug of tea with milk and we brought 2 to 3 pcs fresh orange to our room for extra desert and stored in our cabinet. We had our conversation with philip,rod,geofrey,jerby and pol about learning to speak arabic language this time until we step down to watch tv news and kuwaiti programs from nearby new friend egyptian mudir.The midnight comes and remembering my loveones,mywife,my weis wis,she is going to one year and 2 months now.I ask to my mind,how are they now?I need to send a letter for them,but how? Maybe this coming friday,a holy week end here.There be a lot of friends who could aford to go in the city.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 8

2010-01-27T19:49:00.003+08:00

Ng sumunod na Biyernes,nagpunta uli kami ni Arnell dito sa sinasajan,At nadatnan namin siya uli,bagong dating siya galing sa kanila sa Papaya at nagkwentuhan uli kami tungkol sa nakaraang fiesta sa kanila.Naglilinis siya ng kuko sa daliri ng kamay niya habang kaharap kami,at ng matapos ay inalok nya kami,kung gusto rin ,ayaw ni arnell,kaya sabi ko ako nalang,habang hawak nya ang daliri ko:naitanong ko sa kanya:pwede na kaya kami sa kanya bilang kaibigan, sabi nya:oo,mabait naman kayo ni arnell,,.at si arnell,ng sandaling iyon ay nakadungaw sa bintana ,tinitingnan ang dumadaan sa harapan ng bahay nito ni tiya teresa.

Nasa isip ko:parang may crush ito kay arnell,,at nasabi nya,hindi naman siya tumitingin sa panlabas na kaanyuan ng isang tao,kundi sa panloob na ugali nito,o sa puso ng isang tao.Parang tinablan ako sa nasabi niya na iyon, at napunta ang kwento nya sa isang talata sa bibliya,sa mga taga galacia 3;22,na ang pag ibig raw ay mapagmahal,marunong magtiis,mapagkumbaba at di madaling matukso.Nakaramdam ako; ng paghanga,sa kanya habang sinasabi nya sa akin iyon.,habang hawak nya ang isa kong kamay at nilalagyan ng natural cutix ang kuko ng daliri ko.Nasa isip ko,pwede siguro akong magtapat sa kanya?Hanggang sa mag aya na ;umuwi si arnell at tapos narin ang manicure ko,nagpaalam na uli kami noon sa kanya,bukas nalang uli dadalawin namin siya.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E6

2010-01-25T20:17:00.004+08:00

In the next morning we used to prepare ourself for scheduled work assignment at 7 am and we ve reported to mohamad jamir,the companys superintendent in the camp.I was assigned to be trained foreman of 10 labor manpower,reinforcement group with sayyid ,a pakistani outgoing for vacation this coming january.And we proceed to the nearby distance,concrete water reservoir :inside the emtied storage,our men waiting for the next move until I was introduced to them by sayyid as new mudir,an arabic supervisor,continued to lead the disposal of thick volume of build up fine, desert sand.

In the afternoon,spent our lunch at the nearest infantry unit kitchen together with our men:6 bangaleis and 4 indies with 2 cups brown fried rice,a piece of roasted lamb ribs,a vegetable salad,a tomato sauce and 2 fresh reddish apple served in our metal plate.At 3:oo pm,we proceed to the quarter as the end of my first day work accomplishment.And inside our room,we start to awknowledge each other details of job destination inside the camp,while we changed our work uniforms. Rod, Geofrey, jerby and philip were assigned welder and diesel mechanics, and eduard, jake, atong, pol, ariel, are drivers, plummer, fitters, ac mechanics excluding felix as foreman also by other group.We take our rest and feeling tired when we lay on our comfortable bed this afternoon of excited about our assigned works before.

The Challenge of the Century, Episode 2

2010-01-18T11:38:00.004+08:00

As I observed in the replay vice presidentiable forum last night at GMA 7 tv, an idea of very common agenda that every candidate will be promised to 92 million filipinos today.Its simply most of them in poverty status according to wordwide news as our situation now.As our culture from the past, bahala na bukas, we tried to forget the reality during campaign period by watching whose the best propaganda? And makes us to share in God,these question as our tradition before the election day.

Meanwhile,we have other ideas in looking for a leader: as part of entertainment,we re also believed in superheroes capability of a leader,if we commit ourselves to support the winning candidate to fullfilled his impossible dream(?)for the changes,to elevate our status in the future.If we are a losser or a winner for our candidates for today,it is not enough ,to only watch the changes,our resources as a supporter or simpatizers before,to oppose with them or criticizers during his terms of service.But the most important,we did our best for our country:with an honor to God and to all mankind.

Walang Iba Kundi Ikaw (The Orig.Miss Manila, Part 7)

2010-01-15T18:18:00.005+08:00

Nakilala ko ang mga bata ,at naging malapit ang loob nila sa amin,si Junior,Amalia,at Emily ay bale mga pininsan kong makalawa sa ina,sa kanila kami nanananghalian,katabi kasi ng bahay nila ang kapilya.At sila impo Nacleta,Angela at Santa ay mga tiyahin ni Inang,tatlong maria na aktibo mga miyembro na lagi ako umaamin kapag nakikita ko doon sa San Jose,N.E.,kasama nila Inang at Impo selma sa pagtitinda ng ikmo sa palengke dito noon.

Kaya sila,napapangiti nalang sa akin kapag napansin na magkasama kami ni Minnie,na parang nililigawan ko raw.Kaya siguro,malamang makarating ang balita,pati sa mga kamag anak namin sa san jose.Dito sa isang miyembro,kila tiya teresa siya tumutuloy,katabi nuon ay bahay ni mamang kikoy,mga dalaga at binata narin ang mga pininsan ko.Napansin ko rin sila na,napapangiti nalang kapag nasalubong kami dito sa Sinasajan.

Minsan,magpipiyesta sa Papaya,bilin niya,mamiyesta kami ni arnell sa kanila sa linggo,at nakarating nga kami,una sa bahay,nang magtatanghali nagpunta kami sa malapit na kapit bahay,at doon ako nabusog ng husto sa kinain naming caldereta,menudo,lechon,minatamis na halya,leche plan at kundol.Nagtuloy pa kami sa bandang dulo,kaunti nalang ang tinikman ko,hanggang hapon kami nag iikot doon.At nang gumabi na ,hindi siya pumayag na umuwi na kami,manonood paraw mamaya ng palabas na Stages show sa may plaza,sa harapan ng munisipyo at doon nga kami ni arnell nakatulog sa bahay nila,sa unang pagkakataon na iyon.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E5

2010-01-13T22:33:00.006+08:00

We start to write our present status now,a suggestion from Rod,a new friend companion when we lay on our bed for extra rest this time for tomorrow s work preparation.I feel happy now cause we re in good condition:we ve to know each others name and origin in the philippines,3 tagalog,6 ilocanos,and 2 visayas, a mixed culture from one nation,and they called us:filippinee,a brown fair complexion,the moments we met,the egyptians,pakistani,indies,sri lankans,bangaleis and lebanese men working in this camp.

We have now occupied two rooms beside the entrance door of the personnel quarter with a lane towards the exit door proceeding to comfort room,and a big terrace area. Inside,a warm air from the ceiling duct make us free from coldwind and fug outside this quarter.And make myself just sitting beside the sealed glass window and watch the mosque tower,the other building units,the play ground,the desert and the sunset in the west now in the middle east. Almost 2 weeks,since i left my family with a wish,and thought,to send a letter of information and amount of money as excess from my allowance:I did it this time.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E4

2010-01-12T18:37:00.006+08:00

We spent the night together in one unit barrack with our belongings place at the other part corner of the room and awake through a negative zero freezing point in the early morning.As a tip heard from a friend,suddenly walk to a nearby unit,lived a group of kababayan and have a hot coffee break and conversation about our arrival here before until they proceed to shuttle bus,waiting for them to transport for Al Jahra hospital 6:00 am,on work duty.

Someone has a day off today,and he prepared our breakfast with chicken adobo,boiled rice and hot chocolate milk. At the same time,our company driver is return back,and told us in arabic:kuhlu pi shugul alheim henak abdaly,.yahla..sura..We ve to reload our bagggage to the van and travel again for one hour, while on the way, we enjoy the sight seing:a walking camels hump,a shepard and large number of sheeps,a landscape vegetable yard,a triplets giant concrete mushroom water reservoir and a line in cargo grassbundle along the way.Until we will entered a kuwaiti army camp gate,outpost with armed men in uniformed,sign with us to stop and order a completed inspection for us.

After that activities,entering the camp main road and proceed to 3 storey 2 tail bldg.unit, 500 yards from the gate. We brought our baggage at the 2nd level,and meet a lot of other nationalities living in this quarter.We ve to arrange a metal cabinet into a room for us filipinos only from open quarter and provide our individual cabinet and spring bed for our belongings.In the afternoon,we proceed to the infantry kitchen beside the building for lunch,and we fall in line inside to get a light green 2 cups fried rice ,a half fried chicken,a tomato sauce,2 fresh orange through metal plate on our hands served by Sri Lankans kitchen-assigned personnel dressed in white terno uniform.

Walang iba kundi ikaw (the orig.Miss Manila)Part 6

2010-01-11T11:31:00.010+08:00

Kinagabihan matapos ang aming hapunan,dito ako nag ayos ng higaan sa sala,at ang mga bata ay nanood narin ng telenovela sa portable tv,dito sa gitna.Naisip ko parin si Minnie ng mga sandali na iyon:paano ba kayo nagkakilala?

Doon sa sinasajan,sa Penaranda pa,1976 ang taon noon.Abril ,katatapos lang ng final exam ay umuwi ako ,at nagtuloy sa kapitbahay kila tiyo Pabling,linggo ng umaga isinama ka sa destino nya,bilang Pastor sa IEMELIF.Nakita ko siya na kumanta at napansin ko ang tinig niya na malamig sa tainga.May activities sa isang linggo,ang sabi nya sa akin,sali raw kami ni Arnell,anak na teen ager ni Pastor.

Nang sumunod na araw,namasyal nga siya,nadatnan ko siya sa bahay nila Pastor na kausap si Tiya Miling,asawa na isang teacher sa Pen.Central sch.dito sa amin.Ipinakilala ka uli ,at nagkausap na kami,habang inuumpisahan niya ang pag guhit sa cartolina na gagamitin sa DVCS.,nagkatulungan kami sa pagsulat at matapos ang visual aids nito. Naging teacher ako at si Arnell ng sumunod na Lunes,naglalakad mula sa bayan,tatawid ng tulay na bakal na pinaglumaan ng tren,lalakad pa uli babaybayin ang mga puno ng kawayan bago kabahayan dito sa sinasajan,ang lugar nila Inang noon.At isang linggo ang itinagal ng aming activities na ito para sa mga bata, at mga juniors.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E3

2010-01-09T18:02:00.004+08:00

At the next saturday,our group were attend a hearing in Al Jahra min. of labor with madam as our counselwoman in the court.Like in a classroom,were just only listening to a kuwaiti mediator,sitting infront of us while he reads our complaint in arabic version.

In another side,Abu mamod matik:our companys rep.counselman,looking us seriously in eye to eye contact.And recall in my mind,our first time here in kuwait airport arrival area;at around 4:30 A.M.,dec.10,1984,stranded to check off and stanby until afternoon with my new friends,16 filipinos including 5 single pretty women,whom worried to our delayed situation.Spent our breakfast together at the airport kitchen in the 3rd level and have a sight seeing to outside plane desert,scrolling at 2nd level mosque,mini mart,and comfort room. Watching foreign people in a hurry walking in boarding area, until this person who recognized our nationality is approach with us and act as our employer to airports interior assigned inspector.

From the airport,we travel one half hour and reach the city,pass by to companys main office and start an orientation session about our job description with white lady egyptian teacher.After they process our documents and submit to them including our passport,we travel again for one hour until weve reach our accomodation area:sulaibya barracks,all men staff will facillitate here these winter in very cold nightime.

Walang iba,walang iba kundi ikaw,(the orig.Miss Manila) Part 5

2010-01-08T13:54:00.006+08:00

Hapon na ng makarating ako sa bahay,pagbungad ko sa pintuan mula sa kanilang kusina ay kausap na ng kapatid ko ang babae na mag aalaga kay Mark.At sabay pakilala sa akin:na kapatid ko ,si danie,tahimik lagi yan,nag aaply ng trabaho sa Fil.cement.Napangiti nalang ako at tumuloy sa kwarto sa dulong bahagi nitong kalooban ng bahay.

Naisip ko,pinagsasabihan siguro ni ate Yoly,para malaman kung ano ang gagawin kapag wala sila,at baka magtitinda na bukas sa Baclaran.Nahiga nalang ako at nakatulog sa tunog at awitin mula sa cassette sa tabi ko,pagkatapos magpalit ng damit na T shirt at kupas na maong. Pagkaraan ng isa at kalahating oras,tinawag ako ni Ate yoly at bibili ako ng hopia monggo sa may bandang dulo ng subdivision,at agad na sumagot si Ampy na siya naraw,pasamahan kay Peachy,para malaman ang bilihan dyan sa labasan.

Lumabas naman ako dito sa may garahe,upang pagmasdan ang paligid ng lugar nila,katapat ang isang planta ng Polybag at abot tanaw ang entry gate nito.At dito sa kaliwang panig nitong garahe ay kanto at pagtawid ay dalawang kapitbahay,may poso ng tubig pagpasok ng gate na pwedeng igiban ng tubig,pero isang drum ang dapat kong punuin araw araw,nasa isip ko.

Walang iba,walang iba kundi ikaw PART 4

2010-01-06T21:27:00.005+08:00

Maaga ako nagising,dahil sa pag iyak ng sanggol palang na si Mark mula sa kabilang kwarto ng Mag asawa.Sino kaya ang mag aalaga nito kung magtinda na uli ng damit sa Baclaran si Ate yoly.Nakatulog na uli ako,hanggang sa maramdaman ko nalang ang paglalaro ng mga bata at tuluyan na bumangon at nagtuloy sa may garahe ng kotse nilang red ford,bwenas raw sa negosyo nila ito.

Nag umagahan na kami,at nagyaya na ang bayaw ko na mamasyal kami at isinakay na namin ang mga galon ng tubig para umigib sa may bandang bayan,palabas ng subdivision;sa isip ko mahirap pala ang tubig dito.Mga alas 9:00 ng kami ay makatapos,at may dumating nga na isang dalaga at isang kasamahan raw ng bayaw ko sa Fi.cement,naisip ko,may mag aalaga na kay Mark at magbabantay sa mga pamangkin ko.

Gumayak na ako at pupunta uli sa N.U.sa aking pamantasan sa Sampaloc,Manila para kuhanin ang Certification ko galing ng M.E.C.para isubmit ko sa Fil.cement.Pagdating sa Registral,wala paraw kaya umikot ako,at umatend ng prayer meeting ngayon tanghali sa grupo namin na NUCCC,nakipagkwentuhan ng kaunti sa library sa ilang kaibigan.Umuwi na uli ako,nasa isip ko:kailan ko kaya yon makukuha,at sumaya ng maalala ang pagbati sa akin ng mga kasama sa grupo.

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E2

2010-01-06T10:03:00.003+08:00

This case started almost a year and half now,after we:ve met an argument with our companys superintendent,mohamad jamir in our job site;kuwait army camp at the border bet.Kuwait and Iraq in Abdaly.Our group,an 11 filipino maintenance staff was transfer to Al Jahra hosp.,one hour drive from the camp.In the hospital,the daily job routine become enoyable for us since we had met a lot of filipina nurses and med.staff as our sisters,who used to share their experience,foods,amount of money and etc.But the work contract by the company;s expired and weve standby for a long time in our barracks in sulaibya,wherein another lived a group of fil.mixer dump truck drivers become our friends and extra job were open to us to support our daily needs.Every friday,we visited the city park,to meet friends,and to absorb the loneliness of being alone from my family

Our Life with Lady in Black,a Kuwaiti Samaritan E1

2010-01-05T09:56:00.008+08:00

It was my friend who convince us to visit a kuwaiti home apartelle in Dasma,a small dist.beside Kuwait City and meet our new Madam Ghanema Al Felij:a retired and 1st kuwaiti nurse here in Kuwait.We greet her:assalam malaikum,and she answered us,salam with a smile on her black face,speaking in british slung english:come inside here.And we enter to the sala,sittin around her in comfortable dressed foam.She and Abdul Rahman,my friends new name as known to her,makes a plan for our next move this time.

She has a four kids,join with us when we start our dinner after prepared for us and place it within the floor carpet between us by a filipina in black,ate Angela her companion.A feeling of kuwaiti home,as she said,a lamb meat adobo,fried rice with bihon mixed in family bowl.She used to pray for us in arabic to bless our foods and about our situation now:run away from our employer after filing a case in the ministry of labor here against our employer.

Walang iba,walang iba kundi ikaw PART 3

2010-01-03T18:25:00.003+08:00

Sa Umaga ,pinabibili muna ako ng hot pandesal kila Raffy,at papasok na sa Makati ang kapatid ko at bayaw.Mag aaply naman ako ng trabaho,pagkatapos kong magbasa ng Job ads sa Inquirer at nagpunta nga ako sa San Miguel bldg.sa Makati rin ngunit pagka submit ng biodata,na interview naman ako,pero tatawagan nalang pag kailangan na nila ng cadet eng:r,at ganoon din sa Meralco sa Pasig.Mahihirapan yata ako na makakita ng employer ngayon,sabi ko sa sarili ko,habang nagpapahinga sa likod bahay dito sa Alabang.At pagka hapon na,lilipat na ako kila Alex,kapitbahay sa kaliwang panig namin at makikipagkwentuhan,makikinig ng music sa bago nilang component.Graduate siya ng B.S.E.sec.Ed.naghinto siya ng training dahil nabubuwisit sa estudyante nya.At sa gabi naman,pagkakain papasyal na uli ako kila Raffy at makikita kona uli ang aming grupo A.Y.C. ayala youth club,na marami narin kaming members,simula ng magkakilala kami dito sa villages,naisip ko paraan na ito para malimutan kona ang lovelife ko.Marami narin kaming activities na nagawa simula ng mabuo namin ito;mag iisang taon na ngayon.At wala naman ako naikukuwento sa kanila na girlfriend ko,kaya parang wala pang karanasan ang tingin nila sa akin.Sa hating gabi,hindi agad ako makatulog,lagi parin laman ng isip ko ang tungkol kay Minnie,paano ko kaya siya malilimutan.Ilang araw pa ang lumipas,nagpaalam ako kay Ditse Miyang,ifollow up ang application ko sa Fil.cement sa Pasig,sa bayaw ko roon,kaya doon muma ako kila Ate yoly uli sa Montevista,at nagdala na ako ng bag ng damit at cassette Stereo para hindi ako mainip doon.Mag isa lang ako natutulog sa malaking kwarto at kabila ay ang tatlong bata,si peachy,richard at carol na mga pamangkin ko,at hindi parin ako antukin agad,marami akong naiisip tungkol sa amin ni Minnie bago kami nagbreak.Gusto talaga nya ang will ni Lord na maglingkod para sa kanya Pangalan,doon siya magiging masaya,nakalimutan na niya ang aming mga pangako noon,Love is patient,and gentle,kung ito ang iyong kagustuhan para sa akin o Lord,please help me to forget her, at saka palang mahihinto ang aking pag iisip .

Walang iba,walang iba kundi ikaw PART 2

2010-01-03T10:53:00.004+08:00

Umuwi na ako ng Alabang at ngayon ay ika 31 na oktubre,mahalagang araw ito para sa akin:ang birthday ko,na parang walang nangyari,habang nakikinig ng awitin ni simon at garfunkel sa likod bahay,sa gitna ng mga alaga naming dwarf papaya trees,habang nagpapaantok ng gabing iyon,pero maaga pa naman para matulog.Naisip ko,wala man lang nakaalala na kaarawan ko na ngayon,matapos kong sunugin lahat ng sulat sa akin ni Minnie at lahat ng kanyang ala ala sa lugar na ito.Pamaya maya,isang kaibigan :si Boyet ay naghahanap sa akin,inaaya ako kila Chal sa katapat na bahay dito sa likod pagtawid ng main canal.May sorpresa raw sa akin ang aming A.Y.C.group,at pagpasok namin sa kanilang sala ay isa isa na nila akong binati ng happy birthday at nag umpisa na kami ng kwentuhan,habang kumakain ng sphagetti,sandwich,cold drinks at may bottles of beer pa.Sa isip ko,marami pa palang nakaalala sa akin ngayon,salamat po Diyos ko,hindi pa pala ako sawing palad.Ika 26 na edad ko na ito,subalit wala pa naitutulong o masuklian man lang ang kapatid ko si Ditse Miyang,nagpaaral sa akin at kasamang pamilya ngayon at bale liman taon din ang nasayang sa walang kwentang pag ibig na ito.Pero nakatulong naman para matapos ko ang pag aaral ko ngayon.Masaya na ako ng makatulog ng hating gabi pagkatapos ng aking masayang kaarawan na iyon.

Walang iba,walang iba kundi ikaw PART 1

2010-01-02T16:10:00.005+08:00

Nakatapos na rin ako sa aking pag aaral ng araw na iyon,ika 15 ng oktubre,1982 ang taon noon.Kailangan ko nalang makadalo ng aming induction ball,na gaganapin sa hyatt holiday inn hotel sa petsa 20 ngayon oktubre,ngunit sino kaya ang aking makakapareha?kailangan kopa na maghanap,at kinabukasan;nagpunta ako sa isang kaibigan sa Q.C.kay Ann B.R. subalit hindi ko siya nakumbinsi dahilan sa may iba siyang napangakuan.Ganoon pa man,susubukan ko parin dumaan kay Minnie,baka hindi nya ako matiis:ay makipag balikan uli sa akin iyon:mga dalawang linggo na ngayon mula ng huli siyang nagpaalam sa akin na magkaibigan nalang muna raw kami.Nagkita nga kami noon sa pinapasukan nya pero nabigo parin ako na iniisip ko;Huli na naming pagkikita iyon at hindi ko na siya dadalawin pa mula noon. Sa ginanap na pagtitipon ng aming batch Oct.20,ako lang pala ang walang kapareha,ang iba kahit kapatid na babae isinama may masabi lang na kapareha,kaya inisip ko,makaraos nalang,ayos na sa akin ito.At mag aalas 3:00 na ng umaga ng makauwi ako sa Alabang at nawala na sa isip ko ang nakaraang pagtitipon.Panahon na para ako mag apply ng trabaho,kaya naisipan ko magpunta sa isang kapatid sa Montevista,Cainta,kila Ate yoly,baka matulungan ako ng bayaw ko.Lunes ng umaga,dumating ako sa kanila:bagong panganak pala si ate yoly,kaya hindi rin niya ako maistima ako nalang ang nagsandok ng pagkain ko ng tanghaling iyon.

Nobody,nobody but you, through a sad nightmare

2010-01-01T21:23:00.003+08:00

ounce in my lifetime as a teenager,a stranges nightmare comes on my sleepy soul of mine:floating and moving so fast towards to what my minds desired,beneath the moonlight shadows while in sound of silence, watching dark linen of shady old trees approaching on me very fast.continously ,travelled around my known friends home and find them nothing and silence.until come back in our home and still alone,no one at home but only my mother lay on a white coffin and dressed in white shines in our dark room side with no one there but my soul alone.feeling sad and to cry but I can:t until i awake so sad and very tired to what happen to me before.thanks god its only a nightmare.But it comes in reality when my mother past away last Aug.10,1996.I found the true sadness and bitter through the moments i missed her so much,a part of my life.

The first and Last Noel,a christmas inspiration in memory of my sister

2009-12-19T22:53:00.005+08:00

He:s our first nephew with our eldest sister,ate clarita after she got married to kuya manuel in the early 60s.When we were young,we used to play and visiting our relatives before and during christmas day celebration here in our hometown.we have fun,and enjoy the every moments for christmas.we:ve got a toys,amount of money as a gift from our ninong {sponsored father} and relatives neighbors around the town area.meanwhile,the spirit of christmas still i recall as family remembrance to all.

Now, i realized that our name is beautiful,a simple christmas gift and mess. to all.

2009-12-17T17:25:00.002+08:00

I was affected by some happening before,and now christmas day is coming very soon,with a simple celebration for most of our countrymen.as a christian nation believer,everyone wish to extend a messages and gifts or a peaceful mess.to all mankind.in a simple family tradition,the word:beautiful is nice to heard or to relate in our mess.for everyone,we thought and find the reality of life and its true meaning mostly when it comes to our name as a nation or as a filipino people.we hope and wish that everyday from now on a christmas forever.

The white liars house in the far east Asia?

2009-12-15T09:27:00.006+08:00

During my childhood days.we used to play cards leaflets from visiting candidates or through a helicopter distribution around the town residential area.from the main street,to our port beside the upstair scattered by leaflets materials until feeling tired for this activities and standby at home for lunchtime.we have a picture hang along the wall corner of our living room.its about,my fathers group delegation taken in malacanang palace,wherein they follow up the construction of new provincial high school for our town.that is year 1947,and it was completed and remain resources of knowledge by the folks even today.The bundle of text cards in my hands represents a lies propaganda from nacionalista and liberal party,leaded by pres.Diosdado Macapagal and the challenger during that time,ex.pres Ferdinand Marcos.This election,even as a child mind needed to select the best candidate and its Marcoses party got the victory from Dec.30,1965.Since,the story revolve to another election in 1969 and Marcos again as the winner with a very sweet propaganda for the peoples choice.until in the late sept.21,1972,proclaim martial law by this president.Many Filipinos suffered from arrest and the wholeworld recognized our start to cry through this time.

WANTED: For president,republic of the phils.to be elected by the people for ?

2009-12-13T09:10:00.010+08:00

for luxurious lifestyle,while serving the filipino people during his terms of service in 6 years,friends,supporters,simpatizers before the election will benefit the position in the government?and the opposition party remain as voice of the people after the election.this is the unfair lifestyle and a descrimination we have now.As a filipino voter do we have a chance to demolish this kind of practices?

Honesty,such a lonely word for everyone so untrue

2009-12-11T10:50:00.007+08:00

I believe to this word,is the answer to find a better leader,a better changes,place for you and me.To define honesty in english/tagalog,we can say honestysya,if she/hes a nice person for us.But in english the opposite meaning is amnesthesia to make a patient,not to feel the pain.,a useless leader of the government,abusing the position after the election,.so,we dont need to replay our situation after this coming election.As i obsrved,were only a playing tune by the whole world,were always in a mood to cry for a long time for the missing changes after we elect a new leader for this land.

Araquio and Personajes,a no solution puzzle to every filipino now and forever

2009-12-10T12:07:00.004+08:00

during my childhood days,we immitate the play of moro,christian drama perform in the town plaza every second week end of May before the town fiesta celebration. we called them Araquio and the performer are composed of group of personajes, a leader ,a music band and the sponsors by the assigned hermanos .At night,they used to visit the hermanos house for holy cross searched within the grass and leaves place infront of the house. The drama in this story remain a puzzle to the government and the whole world and always a biggest issue now and forever.

king of the road,our hero or were the next victim?

2009-12-09T18:07:00.003+08:00

when i was young,the bautista transport has known no.1 in terms of bus company bussiness due to my auntie:s husband driver,a brave and professional highwaymaster.it is the issue during when the units entering maintenance yard for night break or check up,due to competence in daily volume of passengers along the way to or from manila to penaranda.One day,my uncle meet an accident and confined to the nearest hospital in bulacan.Thanks God for its only a wound nothing serious to worry about too much. Today,in EDSA the story is repeated again and again,to every commuter who rush the hour to arrive in exact time for the appointment,they are the heroes if nothing accident happen this time, but how about the next time? so, be careful,,

the biggest and longest swimming pool of the philippines

2009-12-09T11:29:00.000+08:00

as part of my childhood days,back the past of the late 30s accordingly to my father as my historians;in the center part of luzon,lay out the penaranda river besides the stretch of sierra madre mountain and completed the 1st concrete irrigation canal intersect the river to supply water for ricefoods planters ,tillers at nearby towns and province. At the same time,the place area of about 2 km. length by 8 meters wide from the control tower become the diving board and swimming area by the folks,visitors from other parts of the country.A part of gravel and sand used by builders around the island coming from this river today.During holy month of dry season,the river sides become attraction to all for picnics,swimming,eating mangoes,sineguellas,duhat,camachille,red goto,halo2,sweet pastillas,espasol produced by the folks living in penaranda now. Encountering the town fiestas celebration every fourth sunday of May.

Remembering NGANGA,melason love theme at PBB reality show?

2009-12-08T18:47:00.000+08:00

No,the story about my mother before,selling nganga in san jose city nueva ecija public market until 1995. nganga is a combination of ikmo,tagalog for heart leaves,a small piece of bunga from palm trees family and little amount of apog the sea shell powder.My grandmother,my mother makes nganga as lifestyle to watch time goes bywhen sitting down. But the heart leaves is in demand to all penaranda folks before,the source of daily income and makes to elevate the status of life to us .

the challenge of the century

2009-12-08T11:00:00.000+08:00

Last night,i watch the presidential forum at tv channel 2 live from u.s.t. auditorium.every candidate concluded that they are willing to serve the people,honestly?with pay?for the benefit of himself?,it is the filipino people who can judges for this candidates.so we need to be perfect or 99.9999 perfectionist in our decision this coming election. we dont want tobe a center of attraction again by the whole world for the next six years,lost of dignity,no morality.dont panic,in actual voting,be patience,were just only a performer,todo our rights to choose and select the best.so this time is the challenge to changes our world for the benefit of all.

strangers on my way

2009-12-06T17:09:00.000+08:00

as a boy,a pleasure for me to watch my father most of the time,in his work even at the late night.Behind the station,i used to play and watch the folks even the strangers,workers living at the maintenance yard of the bautista transport since my father is the nearest resources for them.Like elmo,a strong masculine mechanics and utility man always kidding,lift my whole body everyday.primo,a manilenyo painter whom i followed even inside the yard for unit bus body painting with other men assisting on him.martin,a manilenyo master mechanics by the bautista used to drove us and visit other parts of the town.i meet the idea of learning about life and the process accordingly to their job as a kid first experience.atnight,after bussiness hour of my father and i pretending we can go home now,but we used to walk and passby to the moonlighting cabaret building and peeping,listening sweet music with the strangers inside,women from some parts of the country,men visitors from other town until he order a balut,a bottle of beer,a papaitan soup is enough for us to direct our path at home,after the strangers on my way.

first time in school

2009-12-06T10:49:00.000+08:00

it was july 1963,3months ahead for my birthday at 7,my mother use to admit me in grade 1,sec 2 under mrs.gayatgay in the town central sch. i meet my cousin,boydado and one new friend,ekyo as my classmates.after the class,used to play at the school ground infront and go home together at 5:30 pm. at night,we met at my father station,where in his father is known as bus driver of the bautista transport operating bet.manila.penaranda,papaya and fort magsaysay.while ekyos father is a bus units maintainance personnel at night.the place is the center of town communication,recreations and we:ll playing around or hiding inside the units or scrolling in the nearby towns by this system of daily life.

My Childhood Days

2009-12-04T18:31:00.001+08:00

as i remember,my hometown is 105 km from manila to reach penaranda,nueva ecija,my father works as serviceman in the town only refuelling station owned by myfathers employer, the bautista family.our house is 100 steps direct distance from the station,early in the morning,were awaken by customers looking for my father,for a while disturb my sweet dream as a child.after a hour,my mother is awake and preparing our foods for breakfast,a half liter carabaos milk,fried dryfish or tuyo in tagalog and banana halves,boiled rice placed in a family bowl,and ready in our dining table. i was awake now,and get up proceed to our balcony and terrace beside the upstairs for comfort.we start together in a dining table with my brother and sisters to take breakfast.were a big family of12 members,my elder brother erning is died,when he is 2 yrs old,my ate ,elder sis.already married lived in manila,my ditse is also married and stay in pantabangan,baby is living with my auntie:s family in san jose,far town of nueva ecija.

I am Danilo Mabalay

2009-12-03T09:27:00.004+08:00

Yes, that is right. This is my blog and this my first post. I'm new at blogging and was influenced by my daughter Edelweiza Mabalay to blog. And so she promised to help me every now and then in keeping this blog alive.

I titled this blog For You Manila because it is my second home. I spent decades in this city and it has already been a part of my being. I studied here, got broken-hearted here and experience a lot of sad and happy times in here. And so this is my blog, my story.

Please feel free to read my thoughts and I hope you enjoy your stay. Thank you and God bless!