Mag-aral

Para sa mga kabataan:

Mag-ral lang kayo. Mag enrol. Basta lagi lang present sa school, que me baon, que wala, importante yong nasa school kayo at nakanganga kay Sir o Ma'am, hindi lang ang bunganga kundi ngangers din ang utak para kahit papano may pumasok na kaalaman d'yan sa inyong mga kukute. Take down notes para may ma review kayo kapag may test o exam, kahit pakrokis krokis lang at kayo lang ang nakaintindi senyales lang yan na baka maging doktor kayo sa hinaharap, at least sanay na kayong basahin ang sarili nyong sulat na kahig-kahig. Aral lang ng aral. Pasok sa school araw-araw kahit ang nasa isip nyo ay para mabigyan lang ng baon ni Mommy o ni Daddy or worst makita si crush. Kapag nasa school na kayo malay nyo sa narinig nyong tinuturo ni Ma'am o Sir ay makabigay sa inyo ng kahit kunting interest at unti-unti ay magka interes din kayong makinig at makapasok sa dyutaks nyo ang mga bagong kaalaman.

Tandaan nyo ito, hindi sa grade nababase ang success ng isang individual. Hindi sa napakaraming medalya na sinabit ng lahat ng kamag-anak nyo sa inyong mga leeg at mga diplomang ang nakalagay ay pinakamataas na karangalan. Baka nga yong mga nasa row six noong araw at malapit sa trash can yon pa ang mga maging abogado at Eng'r o CPA pagdating ng araw o kung hindi man ay isang succsessfull businessman o nakapag abroad at nakaasawa ng foreiner o naging OFW at kahit kulang sa pinag aralan ay masinop sa pera. Baka nga ung laging walang baon at walang papel na "wan port" at pudpod ang lapis at nakangiti lagi ang sapatos ay syang pinakamayaman sa inyong batch in the future..

Gawin nyong inspirasyon ang kahirapan, gawing nyong bahagdan ang bawat gutom na inyong nararanasan, ang manaka-nakang pagbulung-bulong ng inyong tiyan, habang nakatitig sa mga kaklaseng mayayaman at kumakagat ng masasarap at magagara ang kagamitan. Ngunit wag matutong mainggit pagkat kapag nagsumikap higit pa dyan ang inyong maa achieve. Wag matutong umumit. Hindi yan sagot sa mga kakulangan. Magtiis kung ano ang meron. Mamaluktot habang maikli ang kumot.

Kayong mga nakaluluwag-luwag wag kayong pakaasa na lahat ng bagay nakukuha sa asa. Wag nyong isipin na porke't mayaman si "Papa" at "Mama" (mabilis ang bigkas) ay unli ang pera. Baka paggising nyo isang umaga kaagapay nyo na rin ang luha at naubos ang pera ng inyong mga magulang sa pagpapagamot nila (antanda) wag naman sana. Sana ang pamanang hindi mahingi, hindi mautang, hindi maibili ng mga luho at di kailaan mauubos, lalong hindi mananakaw ay inyong bigyan ng pansin at unahin at pahalagahan, afterall sino ang makikinabang nyan sa huli kung ikaw ay nakaag-aral. Ikaw rin di ba? Kapag nakapag-aral ka kahit saan ka dalhin ng iyong mga paa di ka basta basta maloko ng mga kausap mo o makakatransaction mo. At pag senuwerte makakakuha ka ng mas matinong trabaho.

Deskarte sa buhay ang importante at tiwala sa Diyos at yong katalinuhang na achieve nyo sa mga pinagdaanan nyo along the way at mga experiences na natutunan habang nagkukutkot kayo ng tutong at sinasawsaw sa mainit na kapeng walang asukal ay gamitin nyo sa tama at sa pagsisimula ng isang magandang bukas

Oh mga millennials challenge ito, ipakita nyo na tunay ngang magagaling ang mga bata sa ngayon kaysa noon.

The key word is "MAG-ARAL"

Weeween 2019

ON HISTORY

On History
(Random thoughts)

I don't question who God is and how He looks
It's enough for me to believe in Him seeing how wide the universe is, how the stars and the planets are pinned up there, how the moon every day comes and goes like the sun at day time, how clouds are formed and transformed into rain, how the plants from seeds grow to a tree, how the larva transforms into a butterfly, how babies are conceived and born, how humans grow into adults and have different brains and looks. how I breathe every second, every minute and how I survive every day. Scientists are humans. Their knowledge came from God, they just deny it, but in their last breath, they will learn to accept God in their hearts.

I believe in His teachings, the old teachings since they were the once closer to the truth. Since they were the first who experienced how the world started and not how people today imagine and try to make changes about the truth.

People nowadays are obsessed with changes just like how they change our history. For me, Rizal's history is Rizal's, Marcos history is Marcos history, likewise, Ninoy and the rest have their own slice of history, and truth should not be changed based from one's analysis and prognosis. History is history and nearest to the truth as during those times those were the things that transpired right in the eyes of millions of people not in the mind of one feeling to be intellectually inclined to history.

Happy Independence Day to all.

Weeween Reyes 2019
Photo credits to the owner

BASA-BASA DIN KAHIT WALANG TAYM...

Basa basa din kahit walang taym...

Muli'y sasara ang tabing ng dumaang taon gaya ng mga nauna. May masasakit na alaala may masasaya. May kinapulutan ng pag-asa, may nakapanlinlang. Mayroong nagbigay ligaya, mayroong pagdurusa. May inggitan, may pagbibigayan. May poot, may pagpapatawad, may nagbingi-bingihan, may nagbulag-bulagan.

Nawa sa pagtatapos ng huling pahina ng kalendaryo, sa pagpilas nito'y kasamang mapupunit ang mga bahaging nagbigay pait, hapdi at pighati sa ating buhay. Nawa'y tuluyang mapigtal ang mga siphayo, pasakit at pagluha, upang sa pagsalubong sa haharaping taon ang mga panimdim, hapis, at hinagpis ay tuluyang malilibing kasama ang kanser ng kahapon na naglugmok at nagpahirap sa mahihinang kaluluwa o kung hindi man, ang mga ito'y magsilbing aral.

Sana sa taong ito at sa mga susunod pa ay iwasan nating makapanakit ng ating kapwa, maging ito'y emosyon o pisikal. Sana'y matuto tayong magmahal, gumalang magpakumbaba, magpakatao at makisama sa bawat nilalang ng Diyos mahirap man ito o mayaman at iwasang makadagdag sa kaguluhan ng mundo, manira, manulsol, gumawa ng kwento at maging sanhi ng di pagkakaintindihan.

Sana'y wag tayong malunod sa taginting ng pera at kislap ng salapi, mapagkamkam sa di mo tunay na pag-aari, dahil ang mga kayamanan at materyal na bagay ang magpapabigat sa ating paglisan sa daigdig lalo't ito'y bunga nang kagahamanan at kapalaluan.

Sana'y matuto tayong magdilig ng ating mga kaluluwa nang sa gayon ito ay yumabong upang sa oras nang paghuhukom ang pintuan ng kaharian ay bubukas at tayo'y malugod na papapasukin sa kanyang tahanan pagdating ng tamang panahon at may mukha tayong ihaharap sa Kanya.

Lagi nating alalahanin, kahit gaano tayo kaganda at kagwapo, kakinis at kabata, hindi tayo mga imortal. Sa pagdaraan ng mga taon unti-unting binabawi ang lahat ng ito at walang matitira kundi ang ating kulubot na balat, sakit at katandaan na magpapahiwatig na tayo'y walang kontrol at karapatan sa ating buhay at unti-unti'y babawiin ang lahat sa atin at ang ating katawang-lupa ay magiging abo. Ang kaluluwa natin ang magsasakripisyo kapag tayo'y di natuto, sapagkat mayroong hangganan ang buhay ng tao sa mundo.

Weeween reyes
Larawan: kredito sa may-ari

ALL ABOUT PARENTING

ALL ABOUT PARENTING
(Please read)
www.weenweenreyes.blogspot.com

Rearing children is a tough task. It is not as simple as getting a job in line with our profession or having a job that needs skills, or sometimes a job we have no knowledge at all and yet we can be trained. Rearing children needs all our prowess, intellect, skill, love and protection, patience, understanding and all that. We have to support the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. It’s not always fun. Sometimes we’ll eat our heart out with the tremendous household chores that we have to attend to plus our little kids to take care of. At times we have to be firm and true to our words or we'll wake up one day, they don’t believe in what we say anymore.

From infancy, we take good care of them so delicately, so careful that we almost consume most of our times for them. Not even the mosquitos could get near and bite as we say. Sleepless nights are negligible, not worrying anymore our eye bags which we were so conscious of before. Not anymore minding our figures. What’s important is we have food in our stomach so we’ll have enough milk for our babies and be happy to breast feed thinking that it is the best we could offer to them.

My husband and I had a good compromise to combat the hardship of waking up at night. We had an agreement that who discovers first if our child’s diaper was wet will be the one to change it. If you’re a good parent, you should be responsible enough to check if your child is wet or not, every time you wake up in the middle of the night. And being good fathers, you have to take part. You should have a good share of the difficulties being incurred by mothers. As it is a fact that mothers have to breast feed babies every time they wake up at night, crying, looking for mama’s nipple. Mothers are just like “7-11 Store”, we are 24 hours open☺. At times that they need medical attention, be ready, or your hearts break. And you will wish you get sick and not your child.

Parents should see to it that infants have a complete vaccination, right starter food after few months, boiled egg, boiled carrots, and potatoes, not junks, not soft drinks, not powder juices. Give a quick bath regularly every day. Sponge bath will do if not feeling well. Hospitals teach mothers how to bathe their babies. If not, ask the veterans, best is your mother. Morning sun is a good source of Vitamin D for 15-20 minutes before eight in the morning to avoid exposure to ultra violet light, but your child should wear a comfortable, light suit. This is so important especially to newly born who has jaundice (baby's skin and whites of the eyes look yellow).

I don’t believe in the saying that a baby who always cries will have a good voice. We are just allowing their tantrums to develop. Babies who always cry have problems that parents should discover. No baby will cry if he is contented, happy and well fed. No baby will feel discomfort if his diaper is dry and clean. If his surrounding is cool, tidy, colorful and peaceful. No baby will be uneasy if he is in good health and is taken care of and loved.

But it doesn’t stop from here. Taking care of them goes throughout in their nursery years, kinder years, elementary, high school and up to college (that’s how we address the level of education in our times, now I’m confused), until they are ready to face the chaos of the world. Even in their teens, where crushes and first love start to grow, parents should give more attention to their children. This is the stage of confusion in love and for being an adult.

As they grow, our kind of discipline should vary too. Parents should also grow with their kids. I was a hands-on and loving mother when they were infants, a patient, and loving mother when they were kinder, a strict and loving mother in their teens, a friend, strict mother in their college and a friend and good consultant in love and in life now that they are matured.

I was the strict kind of a mother back home and my better-half is the cool father image so when the going gets tough, they have someone to run to. We always see to it that we have time to talk to them about topics under the sun. Sometimes we have arguments but things are patched up at once. We don’t yell at each other, We don’t allow that, and shouting when angry is not being tolerated. we also trained them not to let neighbors hear their cries and their angry voices. For us, they're so undignified.

Once a child finishes a career and finds a good job and a good partner, that’s the time that parents are less worried about their children. And when they start to build a family of their own means retirement to our obligation as parents, only that we should still be around if possible to give some bits of advice and service if they so need them. But we must give them space, the chance to be on their own, to uncover what should be uncovered in life in their own way. We should avoid insisting our old school thing as they are in a different generation with a different approach to parenting.

Like what our parents did, let us leave everything to the good Lord. He will take care of them, but let’s continue praying for them. They have angels too assigned by God who will always be at their side. If we have survived, they too will survive.

Weenterella 2017
Photo: Google

SINONG BEST FRIEND MO?

SINONG BEST FRIEND MO?

Ngayon naunawaan ko na. Ang FB parang si best friend. Sumbungan mo ng problema, iniiyakan kapag ikaw'y sawimpalad, kinikwentuhan kapag ikaw'y galit, malungkot, natalo, nawalan, nabigo o iniwanan. S'ya rin ang pinakauna mong babalitaan kapag ikaw'y sobrang saya. Kapag nakakuha ng karangalan ang yong anak, napromote ka sa trabaho, napadalhan ka ng nanay mo sa abroad, o naregaluhan ka ng kaibigan. Una mo ring babalitaan kapag may bago kang boyfriend, kapag may bago kang bahay, kotse at iba pa. May selfie o kaya kumpleto picture pa.Kahit nga ang mga bagay na dapat ay sekretro nailalabas mo na rin sa kanya gaya ng kung minsan galit ka sa yong asawa, sa yong kaanak, sa yong kaibigan o katrabaho. Tiyak ang dami mong hugot lines.

Ang FB walang mayaman, walang mahirap, walang putot, walang matangkad, walang maputi, walang maitim, walang maganda walang pangit. Tutulungan ka ni FB kung gusto mong tumangkad, pumuti, gumanda, magmukhang bata at flawless, magmukhang mayaman. In short walang problema kung ano ang iyong nais maging.. Bawat isa'y may karapatang magpahayag at magpost kung ano ang gusto nyang sabihin o ipakita. Huwag ka lang lumabag sa batas para di ka makulong. Social media, para sa lahat, maartista, mapulitiko, ordinaryong tao, milyunayo or what not there.

Matanda, bata, may ngipin o wala basta may pambili ka ng load at cell phone pwede ka dito. Di gaya nung araw na kailangan mong may computer, may laptop o note book bago ka makapag FB. Napakadali nang gumawa ng account sa ngayon para makapag participate ka sa Socila media. Pwede ka ring mag-iba iba ng pangalan kung ayaw mong magpakilala. Ngalan ng artista, ng presidente, ng national hero, ng gulay ng barko, ng simbahan, walang nagrereklamo. Pati profile picture mo pwedeng picture ng kung sino-sino at ano ano ang ginagamit mo ok pa rin wag mo lang angkinin o ipahayag mo lang lagi na ang ginamit mong larawan ay di mo pag-aari, (ctto) credit to the owner. Ganyan tayo sa Face Book, ok lang ang mga trip, trip natin.

Masaya. Parang araw-araw, kahit anong oras sumilip ka lang meron ka ng ka istorya. Hindi ka na lalabas para mangapitbahay at mang isturbo sa kanila. Hindi mo na kailangang maligo't magbihis para lumabas at kausapin ang gusto mong kausapin. At hindi lang kapit-bahay. Mga tao sa buong mundo araw-araw mong nakakahalubilo't nababalitaan kung ano ang nagyayari sa isa't isa at sa isang daigdigan. High tech, yes, ganyan na tayo ka high tech. Kahit sa loob ng bahay di mo na kailangang sumigaw upang tawagin ang mga anak mo't asawa o kahit kasambahay kung may kailangan o kakain na. Gawa ka lang ng group page nyong mag-anak ...presto walang ingay ang bunganga ng mga nanay. Pati sermon sa mga kapamilya ang kawawang si FB ang sumasalong lahat upang ipaabot sa kausap ang gustong sabihin.

Ngunit sana sa lahat ng ito, unahin nating magsumbong kay Lord at magpasalamat sa mga biyayang ating natatanggap. Unahin nating humingi ng kalinga at awa kay Lord bago natin kwentuhan si BF. Paggising natin, bago kapain ang cell phone na nakatulugang dutdutin, magkurus muna tau at umusal ng kaunti at magpasalamat sa patuloy na paghinga at sa magandang hatid ng umaga.

Pakatandaan lang, Wag matulog na may pasak na earphone sa taynga at tanggalin ang charger kung hindi na ito ginagamit..

WAIT LANG!!!

WAIT LANG!!! (W8 LANG!!!)
www.weenweenreyes.blogspot.com.

Naintriga ako sa salitang itong napakapalasak sa ngayon kaya nabigyan ko ng pansin. Kapag tinawag mo ang isang bata, t'yak ang sagot, "wait lang", kasi di mabitiwan ang kanyang hawak na cell phone, o laptop, o hindi mapaknit ang mga mata sa television, o kaya'y ayaw paabala sa kanyang paglalaro o pakikipaglaro. Iba na ang mga bata ngayon. Hindi na gaya nang dati na sa isang tawag lang ng magulang ay agad sasagot ang bata ng "po" at lalapit para alamin kung bakit sya tinatawag.
Ito marahil ang produkto ng makabagong Pilipino. Sa aminin natin at sa hindi, masyado na tayong naapektuhan ng ibang lugar. Westernized na masyado kung baga, o ng mga makabagong kagamitan na nagiging dahilan nang pagbabago ng pag-uugali ng ating mga kabataan.
Ngunit di ibig sabihin nito’y di na mabuti ang ating mga kabataan. May kaunting kabingihan lang siguro, haha. Sa isang banda’y nasa atin na rin ang pagdidisiplina upang mapawasto sila. At the end of the day, malaki pa rin ang porsyentong dapat nating gampanan bilang mga magulang, kumpara sa influencia ng paligid at paaralan. Sa tahanan dapat nagsisimula ang paghubog ng pagkatao ng ating mga anak. Kapag nabalutan sila ng kabutihan mula pagkabata dadalhin nila itong lahat saan man magpunta at saan man makarating… wait lang… tapos na… ipo post ko na!!! :-)

USAPANG FB (FACEBOOK) LANG

USAPANG FB (FACEBOOK) LANG

FYI (for your information). Oh kita nyo, bungad palang FB na FB (Facebook) na ang aking dating. LOL

(laugh out loud or sometimes a mocking laugh), and lel if lack of amusement or just (hahaha)  . Kung gusto mong mas emphatic ang halakhak mo…har, har, har. Get’s nyo?

Ayan tau eh, pag majunda (matanda) di na in. eh un ngang mudrakels (Nanay, mudra) ko 90 na may laptop din. Wala sa age yan. Pag galit naman…Don’t me… Ha … Don’t me! (wag ako). Selfie dito, selfie doon, but w8 (wait), di ba sabi pag selfie ikaw ang kumuha sa sariling picture? Eh bakit ung iba, kahit di sya ang kumuha selfie pa rin ang sabi sa post nya ….No, no, no. mali tau jan (Tayo, diyan). Un (Iyon) nga, selfie, korekin natin ung iba. Basta sinabing selfie, sariling kayod upang makakuha ng pang profile picture sa FB, di ba? At kapag nagustuhan nila ang ung tirada…. Comment naman…uwian na, may nanalo na.. haha daming pauso.

Dapat alam din nating mga may dual citizenship (Filipino citizen-Señor citizen) yan kundi tayo’y mapag-iiwanan. Pag na embarrass ka o naiiyak …waaaaaa . Pag inaantok… zzzzzz. Minsan mababasa mo ATM (At The Moment), OTW (On The Way). Mga friendships jan, bes, beshie be, babes, my loves, etc.. Tas (tapos) pag amazed OMG (Oh my God). Hash tag, poke, inbox, chat, noti (notification). Kuh iba na talaga ang mundo ngayon.

Pag humanga …ediwowww, o kaya’y natuwa…nyahahah. Oh kaya gamit ay sari-saring emoticos 😀😬🤣😂😍😘😜🤑😡😔😖 <3 para i express ang sarili. Pag may post namang mas salaula o sobrang nakakahiya o pangit sa paningin, wowww trending agad ang peg (ewan kung saan napulot ang meaning nito), parang trip lang o ginaya. O kitam… muntik nang maging pig.

Kaloka di ba? XOXO (hugs and kisses), TTH (Trying Too Hard), PLZ (please), T.T (Crying) LY (Love You). Ung happy birthday, aba’y HBD daw, eh paano pa maramdaman ang sincerity nyan? Eh parang tamad na tamad bumati. hehehe. Ayan ganyan ang ngiting simple lang, pero kung gusto mong pa kyut(cute) pwede na ring hihihi. Kung bago ka lang mag e FB ay muka(mukha) kang tanga. Kasi ganern (ganun) dito ang usapan. May salitang kanto, salitang slang, salitang sosyal, salitang kolehiyala, sinauna, at salitang beki. May Tagalog, English may bisaya , Ilokano, kapampangan, Hapon, Chinese, Spañol, name it you’ll have it.

In short, la kau (kayo) pakelz (pakialam) Wall ko tu (ito). Kung ayaw nyo post ko wag nyo basahin... haha… parang ang harsh ah ... kahit sa wall pa natin, we should hold responsible for whatever we post kasi social media to. nababasa ng buong mundo, maging mapanuri at maingat at magsilbing huwaran.. woooo FB pa more….. ganito tau sa FB? Palagay nu? Ako, di rin mapalagay 😆😆

Weeween Reyes

HEAVEN SENT?

Heaven sent?

We are so affected everytime somebody do us wrong, to the extent that we say they are "satan sent", so we resent them, and wish them the worst they can become, but we have not considered the fact that God might have sent them to teach us lessons, or to remind us of the things that we neglect. It might be God's way of patting our shoulders. Think about it.

Life is full of trickery. No one knows who's best and who's good for nothing. Only God knows. For every misery that comes along our way, let not us be the judge to ones adversary. Always see things in a positive way, and by doing so, you save your soul and the soul of your brethren.

Good or bad, it's not clear to us who sent them, so let's be cool at all times. There could be more trials in our lives more than we expect.
Let's just always be subtle in our ways.

"Live not one's life as though one had a thousand years, but live each day as the last."

"Marcus Aurelius (a Roman Emperor):

terweena 2013 (Sept. 20)

HUWEBES SANTO (MAUNDY THURSDAY)

HUWEBES SANTO (MAUNDY THURSDAY)
Ma. Crozalle Reyes Raymundo
a.k.a. Wee-ween Reyes, 4/5/2012

Kahit sabihin natin na moderno na ang panahon sa ngayon, tayo bilang Pilipino ay patuloy pa ring nag-o observe ng nakalakihan at nakagawiang tradisyon ng mga kristyano, ang Mahal na Araw.

Medyo tahimik ang paligid sa kapitbahayan ngayon. Wala kang maririnig na nag videoke gaya ng mga nakaraang araw na halos araw araw may nagkakantahan. Ngayon ang maririnig mo ay pabasa ng pasyon. Kahit papano ay mararamdaman mo pa rin na tayo ay patuloy na naniniwala kay Kristo.

Huwebes Santo ngayon. Ito ang araw na magpapagunita sa atin tungkol sa huling hapunan ni Hesus at ang kanyang labingdalawang apostoles. Ito ang araw na dapat nating dasalin ang Stations of the Cross sa simbahan kasama ang ating mga mahal sa buhay.

Ito rin ang araw ng Visita Iglesia. Bibisita ka sa pitong simbahan ang iba naman ay 14 churches bago makinig ng misa. Iyong dasalin ang tigatlong Ama Namin, Aba Ginoong Maria, at Luwalhati sa Ama. Pagkatapos ay magdasal ng iyong nais.

Noong araw ay naka ugalian ko ang magpunta sa 14 churches tuwing Huwebes Santo at sa bawat simbahan ay aking dinadasal ang kumpletong 14 Stations of the Cross. Sana magawa ko ulit ito. Kayo, pwede n'yo ring gawin ito, napakasarap sa pakiramdam pagkatapos. Really, it feels like Heaven!

Magsimula ka ng 5:00 A.M. ng Huwebes o kahit mas maaga pa kung may mas maagang misa matatapos ka bago mamaalam ang haring araw o bago magmisa. Pero dapat nakaplano na kung saang mga simbahan ang iyong pupuntahan para di ka maligaw at maabala. Hanggat maaari ay piliin mo ang mga simbahan na magkakalapit para makumpleto at matapos mo bago maghapon.

Kung hindi natin ito magawa ay kahit sa isang simbahan tayo'y makapagdasal nito. Importante madasal natin ang stations of the cross bago mag Siete Palabras (Ang Huling Pitong Wika) sa alas tres ng hapon sa araw ng Biyernes Santo.

Tayo ay magnilaynilay, magtika at mangiling. Kalimutan natin kahit sumandali ang mga kaguluhan sa paligid, ang mga ngitngit sa ating puso, ang mga nakakainis na kapitbahay, ang mga boyfriend o girlfriend na nang-iwan, malay natin sinadya ito ng langit dahil may nakalaang mas mabuti. Ang mga awayan at ang mga pasaringan na wala namang mga kwenta.

Itutok muna natin ang ating mga isip sa Panginoon. Matuto tayong magpatawad at kalimutan ang mga bagay na hindi naman makakatulong sa pag-unlad ng ating kaisipan at pagkatao. Linisin natin ang ating mga budhi at tingnan ang sariling dungis sa mukha at hindi ang sa iba. Sabi nga...kung sino ang unang pumukol ay siya ang makasalanan.

Pareparehas lang tayong makasalanan. Walang pwedeng magsabi kung sino ang mabait at makasalanan. Kung sino ang mabuti at hindi. Pagkat "Siya" lang ang may alam kung ano tayo sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa. "Siya" lang ang may kiluhan kung gaano na kabigat ang ating mga kasalanan.

Kaya kaysa magbangayan at mag-isip ng masama sa kapwa tayo ay magdasal at linisin ang ating sariling pagkatao. Magsisi sa ating mga kasalanan. Tanungin ang ating mga sarili at magbilang kung ano na ba ang ating nagawa sa loob ng isang taon o kahit mula pa noon. Ano nga ba tayo bilang tao, bilang ama o ina, bilang anak, bilang kapatid, bilang kaanak, bilang kaibigan o bilang kapitbahay.

Ito na ang ating pagkakataon. Bigyan natin ng grade ang ating mga sarili. Dito natin malalaman kung tayo ay papasa sa mata ng Diyos. Kung hindi naman ay pilitin natin na magsimulang magsisi, start picking up the pieces. It's not yet late.

Habang tayo ay nabubuhay ay binibigyan pa tayo ng Panginoon ng chance na maiayos ang ating mga sarili para pagharap natin sa kanya tayo ay hindi mahihiya at tayo ay handa kahit anumang oras na tayo ay "Kanyang" tawagin.

Taimtim tayong magdasal at humingi ng kapatawaran sa "Kanya". Isapuso natin ang bawat panalangin. Mag internalize tayo. Limiing mabuti, yong tagos sa budhi. Yong tagos sa kaluluwa. Mag soul searching at hanapin ang ating mga sarili. Ano nga ba tayo? At makikita natin ang sarap ng pakiramdam na hindi pwedeng ibigay ninuman kundi "Siya" lamang.

Ngayon, Holy Week na naman. Gamitin natin ang pagkakataong ito na maging mabuting anak ng Diyos. Ipakita natin sa "Kanya" na itong ating buhay na ipinahiram n'ya ay may saysay sa mundo. God bless us all!!!

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

PREPARATORY PRAYER

Most merciful Lord, * with a contrite heart and penitent spirit * I bow down before Thy divine Majesty. * I adore Thee as my supreme Lord and Master. * I believe in Thee, * I hope in Thee, * I love Thee above all things. * I am heartily sorry for
having offended Thee, * my only and supreme God. * I firmly resolve to amend my life; * and although I am unworthy to obtain mercy, * yet looking upon Thy holy Cross * I am filled with peace and consolation. * I will, therefore, meditate on The sufferings, * and visit the Stations * in company with Thy sorrowful Mother * and my holy Guardian Angel, * to promote Thy honor and to save my soul. *

I desire to gain all indulgences granted to this holy exercise * for myself and for the souls in Purgatory.

O Loving Jesus, * inflame my cold heart with Thy love, * that I may perform this devotion as perfectly as possible, * and that I may live and die in union with Thee. Amen.


FIRST STATION
Jesus is condemned to death

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Jesus, the most innocent of beings, is condemned to death, yes, to the shameful death of the cross. In order to remain a friend of Caesar, Pilate delivers Jesus into the hands of His enemies. O fearful crime, to condemn Innocence to death and to displease God in order to please men. O innocent Jesus, * I have sinned and I am guilty of eternal death; * but that I may Live, * Thou dost gladly accept the unjust sentence of death. * For whom then shall I henceforth live * if not for Thee, my Lord? * If I desire to please men, * I can not be Thy servant. * Let me, therefore, rather displease the whole world * than not please Thee, O Jesus!

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us. Through her heart, His sorrow sharing, All His bitter anguish bearing, Now at length the sword had passed.

SECOND STATION
Jesus carries His cross

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

When our divine Redeemer beheld the Cross, He most willingly reached out to it with His bleeding arms. He embraced it lovingly, kissed it tenderly, took it on His bruised shoulders, and, exhausted as He was, He carried it joyfully.

O my Jesus, * I can not be Thy friend and follower * if I refuse to carry my cross. * O beloved cross, * I
embrace Thee, * I kiss Thee, * I joyfully accept Thee from the hand of my God. * Far be it from me to glory in anything * save in the Cross of my Lord and Redeemer. * By it the world shall be crucified to me, * and I to the world, * that I may be Thine forever.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us. O, how sad and sore distressed Was that Mother, highly blest, Of the sole begotten One!

THIRD STATION
Jesus falls the first time

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.  

R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. 

Carrying the Cross, our dear Savior was so weakened with its heavy weight that He fell exhausted to the 

ground.  The Cross was light and sweet to Him, but our sins made it so heavy and hard to carry. 

Beloved Jesus, * Thou didst carry the burden and the heavy weight of my sins. * Should I then not bear in 

union with Thee * my light burden of suffering, * and accept the sweet yoke of Thy commandments? * Thy yoke is sweet and Thy burden is light. * I willingly accept it. * I will take up my cross and follow Thee. 

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be. 

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.  

R. Have mercy on us.  Christ above in torment hands:  She beneath beholds the pangs  Of her dying glorious 

Son. 

 

FOURTH STATION
Jesus Meets His Blessed Mother


V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

How sad and how painful must it have been for Mary to behold her beloved Son laden with the Cross, covered with wounds and blood, and driven through the streets by savage executioners!  What unspeakable pangs her most tender heart must have experienced!  How earnestly did she desire to die instead of Jesus, or at least with Him! O Jesus, * O Mary, * I am the cause of the pains that pierced your hearts. * Would that my heart might experience some of your sufferings. * O Mother, * let me share in thy sufferings and those of thy Son, * that I may obtain the grace of a happy death.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  Is there one who would not weep,  Whelmed in miseries so deep,  Christ’s dear Mother to behold?

FIFTH STATION
Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His cross


V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Simon of Cyrene was forced to help our exhausted Savior carry His Cross.  How pleased would Jesus have
been, had Simon offered his services of his own accord.  However, Simon was not invited by Christ as you are.  He says: "Take up your cross and follow Me."  Nevertheless you recoil, and carry it grudgingly.

O Jesus, * whosoever does not take up his cross and follow Thee, * is not worthy of Thee. * Behold, I
cheerfully join Thee on the way of the cross. * I desire to carry it with all patience until death, * that I may prove worthy of Thee.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  Can the human heart refrain From partaking in her pain, In that Mother’s pain untold?

SIXTH STATION
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus


V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Moved by compassion, Veronica presents her veil to Jesus, to wipe His disfigured face.  He imprints on it His holy countenance, and returns it to her as a recompense.  Shall Christ reward you in like manner?
Then you too must do Him a service.  But you do a service to Christ every time you perform a work of mercy towards your neighbor: for He says: "What you have done to the least of My brethren, you have done
to Me."

Dearest Jesus, * what return shall I make Thee for all Thy benefits? * Behold, I consecrate myself entirely to Thy service. * My whole heart I give to Thee; * stamp on it Thy holy image, * that I may never forget Thee.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, She beheld her tender Child, All with bloody scourges rent.

SEVENTH STATION
Jesus falls the second time


V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. Overwhelmed by the weight of the Cross, Jesus falls again to the ground.  But the cruel executioners do not permit Him to rest a moment.  With thrusts and blows they urge Him onward.  With what cruelty Jesus in treated and trampled under foot!  Remember, compassionate soul, that your sins caused Jesus this painful fall.

Have mercy on me, O Jesus, * and help me never to fall into my former sins. * From this moment I will strive sincerely * never to sin again. * But Thou, O Jesus, strengthen me with Thy grace, * that I may faithfully carry out my resolution.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  For the sins of His own nation, Saw Him hang in desolation Till His spirit forth He
sent.

EIGHTH STATION
Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem


V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. Moved by compassion, these devoted women weep over our suffering Savior.  But He turns to them and says: "Weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves and your children.  Weep for your sins and those of your children; for they are the cause of My suffering."  You also must weep over your sins, for there is nothing more pleasing to our Lord and more useful to yourself than the tears you shed out of contrition for your sins.

O Jesus, * who shall give my eyes a torrent of tears, * that I may day and night weep over my sins? * I
beseech Thee by Thy bitter and bloody tears * to move my heart, * so that tears may flow in abundance from my eyes, * and that I may weep over Thy sufferings * and over my sins until death.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  O thou Mother: font of love! Touch my spirit from above, Make my heart with thine accord.

NINTH STATION
Jesus falls a third time


V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Exhausted at the foot of Calvary, Jesus falls for the third time to the ground.  How painfully must have been reopened all the wounds of His tender body by these repeated falls.  And how enormous must my sins be, to cause Jesus to fall so painfully.  Had not Jesus taken my sins upon Himself, they would have plunged me into the abyss of Hell.

Most merciful Jesus, * I return Thee a thousand thanks * for not permitting me to die in my sins * and fall into the abyss of Hell, * as I have deserved so often. * Enkindle in me a sincere desire to amend my life. * Let me never again fall into sin, * but grant me the grace of final perseverance.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  Make me feel as thou has felt; Make my soul to glow and melt, With the love of Christ my Lord.

TENTH STATION
Jesus’ clothes are taken away

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Arriving on Calvary, Jesus was cruelly deprived of His garments.  How painful the stripping must have been, because the garments adhered to His mangled body, so that in removing them parts of the flesh were torn away.  Jesus is deprived of His garments that He may die possessed of nothing.  How happy shall not I die after laying aside my evil habits and tendencies!

Help me, O Jesus, to amend my life. * Let it be renewed according to Thy will and desire. * However painful the correction may be to me, * I will not spare myself. * With the assistance of Thy grace, * I will refrain from all sinful pleasure and vain amusement, * that I may die happy and live forever.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  Holy Mother, pierce me through; In my heart each wound renew Of my Savior crucified.

ELEVENTH STATION
Jesus is nailed to the cross


V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Stripped of His garments, Jesus is violently thrown down on the Cross.  His hands and His feet are nailed to it in the most cruel way.  Jesus remains silent, because it so pleases His heavenly Father.  He suffers patiently, because He suffers for you.  How do you act in sufferings and trials?  How fretful and impatient, how full of complaints are you!

O Jesus, * meek and patient Lamb, * I renounce forever my impatience. * Crucify, O Lord, my flesh, * with its evil desires and vices. * Punish and afflict me in this life, * but spare me in the next. * I resign myself altogether to Thy holy will. * May it be done in all things.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  Let me share with Thee His pain, Who for all my sins was slain, Who for me in torment died.

TWELFTH STATION
Jesus dies on the cross


V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Behold Jesus crucified!  Behold His wounds received for love of you!  His whole appearance betokens love.
His head is bent to kiss you.  His arms are extended to embrace you.  His heart is open to receive you.  Oh what love!  Jesus dies on the Cross, to preserve you from eternal death.

Most lovable Jesus, * who will grant that I may die for love of Thee? * I will endeavor to die to the world and its vanities * when I behold Thee on the Cross * covered with wounds and crowned with thorns. * Merciful Jesus, * take me into Thy wounded heart, * that I may despise all perishable things, * to live
and die for Thee alone. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  Let me mingle tears with thee, Mourning Him who mourned for me, All the days that I may live.

THIRTEENTH STATION

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Jesus did not descend from the Cross, but remained on it till His death.  When taken down, He rested on the bosom of His beloved Mother as He had so often done in life.  Persevere in your good resolutions, and do not flee from the cross.  For he who perseveres till the end shall be saved.  Consider, moreover, how pure the heart should be that receives the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the adorable Sacrament of the Altar.

O Lord Jesus crucified! * I most earnestly entreat Thee: * Help me do what is right * and let me not be separated from Thy Cross, * for on it I desire to live and to die. * Create in me, O Lord, a clean heart, * that I may worthily receive Thee in Holy Communion, and that Thou mayest remain in me, * and I in Thee, * for all eternity.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us.  By the cross with thee to stay; There with thee to weep and pray Is all I ask of thee
to give.

FOURTEENTH STATION
Jesus is laid in the tomb

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

The body of Jesus is laid in a stranger’s tomb.  He Who in this world had not whereon to rest His head, would have no grave of His own after death.  You whose heart is still attached to this world, despise it that you may not perish with it.

O Jesus, * Thou hast singled me out from the world, * what then shall I seek in it? * Thou hast created me for Heaven, * what then shall I desire upon earth? * Depart from me, deceitful world, with thy vanities!  Henceforth I will walk the way of the Cross * traced out for me by my Redeemer, * and journey onward to my heavenly home, * where my rest and my joy shall be forever.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

V. Lord Jesus, crucified.
R. Have mercy on us. Virgin of all virgins best, Listen to my fond request: Let me share thy grief divine.

PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX

Look down upon me, good and gently Jesus, while before Thy face I humbly kneel; and with burning soul 

pray and beseech Thee to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, true 

contrition for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment. While with great love and tender pity I contemplate Thy five wounds, pondering over them within me, calling to mind the words which David, Thy prophet, said of Thee, my Jesus: "They have pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones.

"PRAYER"

O God, Who in this wonderful Sacrament, hast left us a memorial of Thy Passion, grant us, we beseech Thee, so to reverence the sacred Mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that our souls may be always sensible of the fruit of Thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

DIVINE PRAISES

Blessed be God.

Blessed be His Holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.

Blessed be the Name of Jesus!

Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart!

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar!

Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy!

Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception!

Blessed be her glorious Assumption!

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother!

Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse!

Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints!

MAHAL NA ARAW

MAHAL NA ARAW
Ma. Crozalle Reyes Raymundo
a.k.a. Wee-ween Reyes, 4/3/2012

Pansamantala ay isasaisantabi ko muna ang aking ibang kwento hanggang sa Linggo para bigyang daan ang mas mahalagang occasion sa ating buhay. Kahit sumandali, tayo ay magtika at magnilay nilay at bigyang halaga ang pagpapakasakit ni Kristo para tayo ay iahon sa kumukulong apoy ng kasalanan.

Taon taon tayo ay nag-oobserve ng nakagisnang Mahal na Araw or Holy Week. Ngunit natanong man lang ba natin sa ating mga sarili kung ano ang mahal na araw at para saan ito. Parang naging isang ordinary occasion na lang ito sa ating buhay at ginagamit natin ang pagkakataong ito para sa ating kasiyahan.

I have nothing against people making use of this occasion to spend their vacation in any manner. It's just that, I hope, it serves its purpose. Sana magbigay tayo ng oras para makapagdasal at makapagnilay nilay bago lumukso sa swimming pool o bago magsimulang mag videoke o bago magkainan o mag-inuman. Napakagandang pagkakataon dahil buo ang pamilya at nagsamasama

Kahit sandali. Kahit 30 minuto hanggang isang oras ay ibigay natin sa kanya. Bago tayo magsimula sa mga activities natin pwede tayong magdasal muna. Hindi naman siguro makakaubos ng ating oras dahil ang isang araw ay 24 oras para sa yo. Sana yong isang oras maibigay sa Panginoon ngayong Holy week may sukli ka pang 23 oras para sa iyo.

Kahit saan ka pa nandoon ang D'yos ay naroon din. Kung mas pinili n'yong mag-anak ang magbakasyon kaysa manatili sa bahay at makapagsimba sa araw ng Huwebes Santo at Biyenes Santo, gawin din natin ang obligasyon natin sa "Kanya" kahit tayo ay nasa malayo at hindi makapagsimba.

Ngayon magbalik tanaw ka. Araw araw ba sa 24 oras nabahaginan mo ba s'ya kahit dalawang minuto para magdasal? Samantalang meron ka pang 1,438 minutes para sa ibang bagay? Kahit man lang mag-antanda bago tumumba sa gabi para makita n'ya na kahit pagod ka at inaantok ay naalala mo s'ya bago matulog.

Nagtataka ang aking asawa bakit bago ko ipikit ang aking mga mata bago matulog ay nag kukuros ako ng anim na beses. Ang sabi ko sa kanya dahil sinisiguro ko na kung nakakalimot silang magdasal bago matulog at least naisama ko sila sa dasal ko at kaya anim kasi lima kaming lahat at ang isa ay pasobra at baka nagkamali ako ng bilang.

Ang aking mga magulang ay napakasipag magdasal. Pagmulat ng aking mga mata ay nakikita ko na silang nagrorosaryo at bago mahiga ay nagrorosaryo ulit. Alam ko kami ang laman ng kanilang mga dasal kaya nga siguro kahit papano ay naging tahimik din ang aming buhay bilang isang pamilya kahit kami ay sampu. Too hard to manage kung tutuusin sa dami.

Ngunit hindi lang iyon. Kung baga sa madjong may mga paningit pa silang dasal sa maghapon. Sari sari. Merong 3'o clock prayer, merong orasyon at 6' o clock at iba pa. Kaya hindi ako nagtaka ng pumanaw ang aking ama ay di sya nahirapan. Para lang s'yang natulog. Isa itong pagpapatunay na hindi tayo pinababayaan ng Diyos.

Mahal na araw na. Magtika tayo hanggat maaari. Magnilaynilay. Minsan lang naman ito sa isang taon. Mag soul searching tayo at magbawas ng mga kasiyahang ating ginagawa sa araw araw para ipakita sa "Kanya" ang ating pagmamahal.

Ngunit para sa akin, ang pagpapakabuti ay gawin natin sa lahat ng oras, sa bawat segundo at sa bawat himaymay ng ating buhay. Dapat ang tao ay laging nakahanda para sa oras na tayo ay tawagin "N'ya", tayo ay hindi mag-atubili dahil para tayong boy scout, laging handa. Sabi nga "death comes like a thief in the night".

Simpleng mathematics lang ang buhay. Correct minus wrong ang basehan. Pumili ka lang sa dalawa. Masama o mabuti. Mas madaling magpakabuti kaysa masama. Mas masarap ang damdamin ng pagiging mabuti kaysa pagiging masama. Bakit pa natin pipiliin ang kumplekadong buhay pwede namang padaliin.

Mabuhay tayo ng deretso. Yong mga mali ibawas mo na unti unti hanggang sa ang matira na lang ay pawang kabutihan. At unti unti, di mo namamalayan nasa tamang daan ka na. Huwag nating hayaan na dalhin tayo ng masamang elemento sa masikip at madilim na daan. Mas magandang ikaw ang magdala sa kanila sa isang maganda at maliwanag na daan.

Mahal na araw at hindi tayo ay magsumikap na magpakabuti. Matutong magmahal ng kapwa at magpatawad sa may kasalanan sa atin. Linisin ang bawat sulok ng ating puso at wag kalimutang magdasal paulit ulit hanggang sa marinig tayo ng D'yos, wag tayong magsasawa.

Hindi mababayaran ng pagpapapako sa krus, pagpapahampas sa likod at paglalakad ng nakaluhod sa simbahan ang ating mga kasalanan. Imbes na gawin natin yan ay tumulong na lang tayo sa kapwa, gumawa ng kabutihan, Iwasang gumawa ng kasalan. Iwasang makipagtsismisan sa kapitbahay at manira ng kapwa. Iwasang mamula at imbes ay ayusin ang sarili para maging karapatdapat sa mata ng Diyos. Pahirin ang sariling uling bago tingnan ang sa iba. Kung atin lang masusunod ang sampung utos ng D'yos ay tatahimik ang mundo.

Basta lagi lang kumapit sa kanya at nakakatiyak tayo ng magandang bukas kasama "S'ya". Magpasalamat tayo sa mga biyayang ipinagkaloob n'ya sa araw araw at sa mga paghihirap dalhin natin ito ng may pagmamalaki na habang tayo ay nahihirapan ay kaisa tayo ng D'yos sa hirap na dala dala n'ya para tayo ay isalba. Salamat Panginoon!!!

"THE GRADUATES"

"THE GRADUATES"
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Ma. Crozalle Reyes Raymundo
a.k.a. Wee-ween Reyes, 3/15/2012


Thank you God for the gift of love. Thank you for the simple life that I chose to embrace and in return "You" gave me the best thing that I want in my life, my family.

Thank you for the little things that made each day of my life something to live and for giving me the feeling of full happiness and fulfillment. Thank you for all the graces that you bestowed upon us. Indeed, I have many good things in life to be thankful of.

Thank you also for having a wonderful husband who is always at my side silently giving me support in any manner. Thank you for understanding every breath of my life, my weaknesses and my imperfections. I can't ask for more.

Once again Graduation Day is on the air but I want to commend and congratulate first my dearest one ahead of anyone who will graduate. Congratulations! You've passed all the hardships in life with flying colors giving your children a simple but satisfying life and their right for education. I salute you.You are a graduate in your responsibility as a father in this aspect.

And to all our children, thank you for being good and for giving us less problems and less worries and for letting us meet our expectations of you. Surely, we are one of those happy parents in the world who are blessed enough for having children as good as you. You made us proud parents.

And above all these, I want to congratulate our youngest child, for following the footsteps of her siblings. Happy graduation dear! Your being a graduate signaled us to feel fulfilled. Thank you God for all these blessings.

I write this to enlighten some of our parents to give more quality time to their children. It takes patience and courage to have good children who will bring you less worries, less problems, less anxieties and less pressures in life. But it's worth the sacrifices.

Now as you go along, may all your dreams come true like ours. And to your children, it is best to be graduates than drop outs...you should have the same feeling with our children and your parents like ours......

Yes, we are "The graduates"! And if by chance you read this message, I want you to know that we feel like one again. Just like any other graduates in full gear, in their togas, in their medals and diplomas.

"The graduates"? Yes we are! We have graduated in our responsibility to send them to school, fed them, clothed them and guided them in their endeavors in life. But still we are here until our last breath to guide them in their undertakings in the future. We are just like the graduates who wished for masterals and doctorates. And God is our guide and we owe everything from the good Lord, our savior.

While I have this happiness in my heart, let me encourage you parents. Your children's future lies in how you handle them. But children, let not your parents devour all their minds and might to handle you. There is still so much time for all of these, and to all, who like us, were able to graduate in this fortunate circumstance , my congratulations, and I say to you, lucky are your children that you are their parents. Good Day!

HAPPY GRADUATION TO ALL GRADUATES.....GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!!!!

MAHIRAP MAGING GWAPO

BUHOK, KORONA NG KAGANDAHAN

ANG BUHOK KORONA NGA BA NG KAGANDAHAN?

Ma. Crozalle Reyes Raymundo

a.k.a. Wee-ween Reyes, 2/21/2012

"The hair is the crowning glory of a woman." Ang kasabihang ito ay kinatandaan ko na at magpa hanggang ngayon ay iisa lang yang kasabihan na tumimo sa aking isipan at puso. Dahil alam ko iyan ay totoo. Kapag kumontra ka parang sinabi mo na ring hindi ka tumitingin sa salamin o kaya siguro'y walang nagsasabi sa 'yo na maganda ka kapag ikaw ay bagong gupit o kaya'y galing ka sa parlor at nagpaayos ng buhok.

Masyado lang nating ina appreciate ang buhok sa dalaga pero ang totoo, it applies to all, "people from all walks of life". Mayaman, pobre, lalaki, babae, tomboy, bakla etc. ay naaapektuhan ng kanilang mga buhok. Pwedeng gumanda, pwedeng hindi gumanda, pwede ring maging gwapo, pwede ring hindi, lalong pwedeng maging gwapita't maging gwapito. Kaya't ang buhok ay isa sa pinakamagastos na parte ng 

ating katawan. o baka nga pinakamagastos talaga. Dahil ganun kahalaga sa atin ang buhok.

Simulan natin sa pagpaligo, merong shampoo, meron pang conditioner. Pagkatapos merong hair d'ye, high lights, styling gel, creams, pomada, spraynet, etc. Sa mga accesories naman, simulan natin sa hairpin, clips, headbands, turban, payneta, suklay, suyod, hair brush, ribon, sarisaring pangtali, etcetera, etcetera. Kung ayaw naman magbasa ng buhok pag naligo ay meron namang ginagamit na shower cup.

Ngunit hindi doon nagtatapos ang gastos sa buhok. Ang isang babae o lalaki na masyadong particular sa kanyang buhok ay hindi lang pera ang nauubos kundi pati oras. Meron pa diyang gumagamit ng blower araw araw pagkaligo. Minsan natatanong ko nga sa sarili ko, yon bang pagblower araw araw hindi nakakatuyo ng utak? Kung wala namang blower ay tinututok ang buhok sa electric fan para mas madaling matuyo.

Noong araw ang mga babae ay sanay na sanay gumamit ng hairpins para i set ang buhok magdamag pag may okasayon kinabukasan. kukuha ng isang maliit na portion ng buhok, iikutin at lalagyan ng hairpin para hindi madislodge o kaya ay gagamit ng curlers para sa mas malaking kulot oh kaya para magkaroon ng bulk ang buhok pag "tease" nila dito. Hindi nyo siguro alam ang term na tease sa buhok. 

Since time immemorial it has been called "tease" and i thought before its a visayan word "tis". It's just a simple process of making your hair lousy or puffy. Parang binirong pag-ayos lang ano? Pull some strands up, holding at the end of the hair and use a teasing comb. Strike it all downward, hanggang maubos yong hawak mong buhok at magmukhang niluray luray. Funny but its true. like the looks of Sedaku's hair.

Pero minsan natatawa ako sa tao. It seems people have no satisfaction at all. Yong mga kulot gustong mag pa straight at yong straight gustong magpakulot. Yong mga itim ang buhok nagpapalagay ng highlights na puti samantalang yong puti nagpapatina ng itim, dark brown, burgandy, light brown at iba iba pang kulay. Hayy, ang tao talaga.

Ngunit ang mas mahal ay kung pupunta ka sa parlor. Gupit, blower, Hair dye, relax, hot oil, kulot, rebond. Yes rebond, the craze of every woman. Kahit mahal sigi lang ang importante maganda. Pero ang iba basta lang makaarte ay pwede na rin sa mura Ingat lang at baka imbes na gumanda ka ay nakalbo ka pa.

Ang isa sa dapat ingatan ay ang ating buhok dahil pag yan ang nadisgrasya maghihintay ka ng ilang buwan para mabalik sa dati kung ito'y nasunog lang o mali ang gupit. Paano kung nakalbo na pala?

Pero sa pagkahaba haba ng aking naikwento ay hindi naman talaga yan ang aking gustong talakayin sa write-up na ito kundi ang tanong sa aking sarili "BAKIT"? Bakit ang buhok ang pinagdidiskitahan ng babae pag s'ya ay nabibigo, nasaktan, iniwanan, o nakipagbreak sa kanyang kasintahan. Totoo ba ito sa inyo? Marami akong nakitang ganito. 

Bakit nga ba? Hindi ba pwedeng kuko na lang ang putulin pag ang puso mo ay nagdurugo? O pwede bang ang mga kilay na lang na makalat ang iyong pagdiskitahan, o kaya ang buhok sa kilikili, (wag kayong mag-isip ng masama, baka ako ma ban sa FB), o kaya kutkutin ang mga blackheads sa iyong mukha? Bakit nga ba ang buhok na nananahimik at nasa likod naman ang una mong pinagdidiskitahan?

Ang ganda, ganda ng mahaba mong buhok, kakaparebond mo pa nga lang ng biglang nagkahiwalay kayong magjowa, "aray", sabi ng buhok, "Ouch", spare me. Kita n'yo hindi na kayo naawa. Pero pagkatapos maka move on after few months or one year. Nakakita ng kapalit o kaya ang first love nakipagbalikan, ayan na ang iyong pagsisisi, "gusto pala n'ya 'yong dati kong buhok." Kakatawa di ba. 

Pero dahil daw pina iksi n'ya ang kanyang buhok, may natutunan din naman s'ya,. Tumapang daw s'ya being a woman nong nagpagupit, kasi nong mahaba ang kanyang buhok masyado syang mahinhin at mabait, ngayon sa paghaba ulit ng kanyang buhok, mahinhin pa rin naman s'ya gaya ng dati, pero watch out, matapang na s'ya ngayon. 

May pakinabang naman pala ang pagpapagupit ng buhok after heartaches. Ibig sabihin sa buhok dinadala ang ngingit na para mo ring sinabi na, "ayan na ang buhok na una mong kinabaliwan sa akin, pinutol ko na." Feeling mo nakaganti ka. Ganun ba yon? Kung makita ka man n'ya sa bagong mong anyo siguro ang sasabihin lang n'ya, "nagpagupit ang gaga nasaktan nga talaga, hmmmp mas maganda pa yong dati." "Kita mo na." 

But, does it really matter to him? Wala naman yang kunsensya. Pero siguro nga self-satisfaction na lang. Kahit papano natuwa ka. Tingin mo iba ka na. you thought, you became sophiticated by doing so. Kahit feeling lang, kahit mas maganda ka nung mahaba ang buhok mo. 

Anyway, kahit ano pa yan. que maganda que pangit ang buhok mo, just be yourself. What's important is you have your self confidence, basta carry lang talaga ang sarili and most importantly, maganda at busilak ang 'yong puso, maganda ang iyong kalooban at hindi yong panlabas na kaanyuan lang, yon ang gusto ni Lord!