December Warming 2018

#genuinesmile #givelove #loveback

To see people you don't know smile because of an unsolicitated gift they received from you will always be one of the most genuine thing here on earth.

Nothing in return is expected, purely a blessing to share.

I am glad that I was able to successfully accomplish this year's December Warming in Benguet (Mount Pulag). Random young kiddos appreciated the gifts by saying "Salamat po!" and expressing it by their smiles.

I hope that someday through what I am doing, someone will be inspired to do this type of giving back. I hope that one day, someone with unknown face would also extend a hand by giving out gifts and sharing his/her blessings without expecting anything in return.

Living epitomés are my friends: Ads, Pops, and Mommy Jill. All the love for you, guys. May you always be blessed by Our Divine Master.

Just another cliché: Take it responsibly

So just as I don't wanna say sorry that I haven't had a taste of Elyu's ever irresistible water, I then simply submerged myself with writings again...which I guess is timely as beachin'. Another avenue to learn from other people's stories.

Just another cliché: Take it responsibly.

One of the distinguished thing about graduating is that you'd be recognize as someone who have legally and successfully carried out the necessary steps towards academic excellence and rigorously trained to transcend it into real life challenges. Your mentors and academe friends will share the same happiness of fully achieving the goal sealed with a diploma. You may not be one of the performers or people with latin honours, still you own that diploma.

But atop of this recognition is that you'll get to be with your parents during the commencement exercises. Their presence and guidance mark as the greatest achievement that a graduate can have. As their presence means support and affirmation about how well did their child do to be at the event. Yes. I'll sound a bit mellow dramatic but I mean it. Every child who has been trying out their best to go to school everyday: achiever, average, or special, homeroom mainstay, wall flower, or absentee (in most schooldays) too many mention, would love to have someone who would acknowledge their efforts as one of the graduates.

Allow me to share this brief story about a "completer" of K to 12 program. The teenager graduated last Thursday. A usual graduate, will have a special day: a prepared dress, suit, or well-ironed uniform, a service or a parent to bring them to school,  and a special lunch or dinner afterwards. This teenager actually delivered himself alone in school, walked to the stage alone, and went home alone after the event and like the usual day would play on a paved street. When the teenager was asked how the day went? The teenager said it went normal, yes indeed it was. The teenager has a separated parents, the mother is away and continuing life with the father. So you'd be asking where was the father during the ceremony? the teenager said that the father went to province to attend a feast that is why no one accompanied the teenager during the event. The teenager would have not shared how hard it was to feel this way but you'd see that through the innocent eyes the teenager prayed for better. The teenager is too strong to handle everything alone and seems to be unfaltering as observed. The teenager is living a life of his own and I pray that this teenager will always stay upright.

I did not share this story for us to take pity over the teenager but somehow see through the parents' importance in every milestones of their dearest children. Even if you have decided to get separated, still take some time for your children because you only forego your relationship with your partner but not with your children, remember? Far more than their teachers, school mates, batch mates,  block mates, friends, best friends, and lovers... Parents, it is your affirmation and guidance that matters. As yours is the sweetest and "unwavering". In saying so, never miss any life events of your sons and daughters. Walk with your child.--not just on grad days. 😉

#salutegraduates2018
#yourparentsareproud
#muchyourwholefamilydoes

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Larawan ng Aking Lipunan (Pag-igkas sa bisa ng panitikan)

Usisera, sige tawagin na ako sa gayong taguri. Sadyang nakapagpapabagabag nga lamang na tunay nang sa araw-araw ay iyong madinig ang samu't saring ulat ng mga pagpaslang sa mga di umano'y tulak o kaya'y lulong sa ipinagbabawal na gamot. Ngunit mas nakababahalang iyong masaksihan ang isang katatapos lang na operasyon sa iyong daraanan habang pinagkukumpulan ng di mabilang na mukha ang labi ng isang lalaking nakahandusay habang duguan at wala nang malay. (Magtataka ka ba't walang lawaran? Respeto nalang)

Bagamat di maikaiilang sadyang nakaririmarim na malaman ang ilang krimen na bunga ng kawalan ng huwisyo dahil sa droga di rin natin maiwawaglit na maaaring ilan sa mga kinikitlan ng hininga ay pawang walang sala, napagkalaman,  o dili naman kaya'y isa na sa mga nagpipilit na magbagong buhay sa pag nanais na sumunod sa patakarang pangkasalukyan.

Di iilang libo lamang ang nagsisuplong na ng kanilang mga sari-sarili halos buong pamilya sa iilan at kung susumahin ay buong barangay na ngang yata. Ngunit araw-araw din mababalita ang sunud-sunod na pagpaslang sa mga diumano'y sangkot sa droga. Ang ilan napababalitang nababaril sa mga operasyon o raid. Kapag nakakausap na ang mga saksi: mga kamag-anakan o kapitbahay, daglian ang pagsasabi nilang sumuko naman na ang biktimang suspek (tila kakaiba, ano po?),  di naman sila nanlaban, nagmakaawang wag paslangin, natutulog lang, itinuring na mga hayop, at samut-saring bagay na minsan mapag-iisip kang tama pa ba ang mga kaganapan?

Sa iba kapag nagsalita ka ng ganito mapaghahalintulad ka sa walang alam o di kaya'y laban ka sa pamahalaan. Pero imulat natin ang ating isipan ... may pitumpu't pitong libong pamaraang maiisip ang matatalino nating taumbayan, --mas makapangkayarihan kaninuman.

Anong ipinag-iba ng katarungang isinisigaw kung pati na ang pamamaraan ay kawangis lamang din naman ng nilalabanan? Hustisya ang hinihingi habang hustisya ay pinapatay. Anong kabuluhan? Maraming paraan... tatandaan kung disiplina ang nais mong ibigay sa iyong sumail na anak... sikapin mong paglaanan sya ng disiplinang may kalakip na pagmamahal nang tumimo sa isip nya ang kabuhulan ng ginagawa mo ay para din sa kanyang ikabubuti. Di nga ba, Inang bayan?

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