Hanginan!

Me with my family and in - laws decided to have a holy week adventure.So we went to "Hanginan" in Southern Leyte last April 22, 2011. It is where the shrine of St. Francisco Javier is located. Many town folks said that going to this place with your wishes,will come true. It is actually a very challenging exploration because the terrain going there is very difficult. Just imagine you are about to climb Mt. Everest in going there. The Shrine is situated at the top of the mountain and the only medium that can be use is your own feet. As I scrambled, I realized that maybe God will forgive me with all the sins I had and have done because it is really a sacrifice in going there. We started walking / climbing at around 3am and we reached the chapel / shrine after three hours.Going up is very tiring but going down is much painful because my feet were already starting to shake plus you have to exert force in going down. But as I look my 10 yr old son, he was very okay and he never felt tired or anything. Ang sarap talaga maging bata and that's what i remembered with my mom before.She always said that being young , you will never feel tired or exhausted and that's true enough.
As I pondered if I will still be doing this again next year, at first I was hesitant because until now my feet is still hurt but as I look at it, it feels good that I was able to see the goodness of life. It is not about your desire to climb but more on the sacrifice in going there. It is where you can see the true meaning of the Lenten season where Jesus Christ died on the cross for us..

A New Challege!

I was called at our Administrator's office a month ago. She informed me that our Dean / Academic Head is resigning and I am the one next to the vacant position. I was really toughed - tied and I was just smiling the whole time. Well, I am not anticipating that this new challenges in my life will come too soon because before when our Dean applied for an immigrant in Canada, she was very vocal to me that she will recommend me as her replacement. Honestly and sincerely, I am hesitant to accept this big task given to me for the reasons that I just wanted to be living in a simple life with no big responsibilities and decisions to make. But Our Admin told me that in life we must accept new challenges and opportunities. And Yes, opportunity knocks only once so here I am grabbing it and this is also my way of giving it back to STI who is so very good to me for the past six to seven years that I am in.
I know things will be different now because I am handling administrative tasks which is so new to me. But I know these people behind me will support me all the way and of course with Gods presence and guidance, i know everything will be doing well.

my delimma!

Wow...I thought marriage is made from heaven and all is well once you are in it but i was wrong so wrong. Ten years of marriage and everything is not doing well. I actually trying my best to put it in normal phase but it seems that time and situations wont contemplate. Crying is the only thing i can do. I don't want to talk about it with friends and family coz i am anticipating their reactions. The way I see it now, it is hopeless. I cant fight it anymore because it is like dancing "tango", it doesnt make sense if only one will be dancing and the other one is not.I mean, the situation is getting worst now when in fact we are already in our 10th year. I really don't know how to fix this mess. I prayed alot but maybe the solution of this delimma is to put an end of this never ending quarrels.
It is time to say goodbye but how can i comprehend it? millions of times, i said "no" when in fact i didnt mean it. It is killing me softly now and I dont like it. God, please give me a worry - free heart and mind, Help me see things on the brighter side. Do not lead me to temptations to create things which is not appropriate.I left it up to you lord!

Ormoc City!

Tough facts about Ormoc:

1.) The city's name is derived from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland or depressed plain. It is the first non-provincial city of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 177,524 people. Ormoc is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western Leyte.Ormoc City is an independent component city, not subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Leyte. However, the city is part of the congressional district IV of Leyte together with Albuera, Kananga, Merida, and Isabel towns. ( source: Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormoc_City )

2.) Ormoc Flashflood

It was in November 5, 1991 that the killer flood killed more than eight thousand ( 8000 ) Ormocanons. Almost the entire city was being vanished by the phenomenon.But after 19 years the city is rebuilt and reshape with new infrastructure, malls and institutions.

3.)Lake Danao

Lake Danao is a guitar-shaped lake covering an area of 148 hectares in the island of Leyte, Philippines. The area around it is the 2,193-hectare Lake Danao National Park, which also includes the Amandiwin mountain range.The lake is about 15 kilometers northeast of Ormoc City and is only a half hour drive along the Tongonan national road. ( source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Danao_(Leyte)

It is a nice and perfect gateways of those tourists or locals who wants to enjoy nature and fresh water. Floating cottage and boat are available with reasonable prices.

4.) The New Ormoc City Hall


Ormoc's latest pride. The newly built City Hall with great amenities and big offices. It is located at Cogon Ormoc City. It is near in LTO and Ormoc Post Office.

5.) Lucy Torres - GOmez



The newly - elected Congresswoman of the fourth district of leyte. Lucy is well - loved by most Ormocanons because of her attitude and their families reputation.
She was in third year high school and I was in first year when I happened to see her because we both studied in SPC ( St. Peter's College ) of Ormoc. Even then she was a head turner because of her very beautiful face and super fair complexion which she was so different among us. Actually it was her and her sister Karen that were so popular in the campus because they both possessed beauties and brains.
Ormoc is so proud of Lucy because of her achievements as a TV personality and now as a politician though we are still awaiting for her plans and actions for the city and the fourth district of leyte.

Ms.Universe 2010

Major, major and thank you thank you are now becoming an instant hit all over the Internet.

During the Miss Universe question & answer portion, Venus Raj ( Ms. Philippines) was asked by American actor William Baldwin about the biggest mistake that she made in her life & what she did to make it right...and this is her answer:

"You know what, sir, in my 22 yrs of existence, I can say that there's nothing major major problem that I've done in my life because I'm very confident with my family, with the love that they are giving to me. So thank you so much that I'm here. Thank you, thank you so much."

I wasn't able to watch the live telecast because I had classes last Tuesday morning but my colleague updates me about the status of Ms.Venus Raj. I was so blissful when I heard that she made it to the top 15 then on the magic 10. But I was a bit disappointed when I learned that Venus Raj made it to the final 5 but was only in the fourth place and she wasn't able to answer the question very well. She is almost there but nonetheless we still be proud of her because after all she made it to the Magic 5.

She is indeed very gorgeous and most us were saying she is the 3rd Ms.Universe from the Philippines. A lot of negative feedbacks surrounds the Internet but I must say she represents our country to the best of her ability and I am still proud of her.
Congratulations to you Ms. Philippines - Venus Raj!
Mabuhay ang mga Pilipino!

HaysSkol!

Its been two months now that my classmates and batch mates in high school are holding a weekend get-together for the preparation of our grand reunion which will happen this September. It was my first time last weekend to attend.Twas fun but I had to leave early because the next day I had my Masteral final defense.
As I looked back my high school days, I don't have much to say because I never enjoyed it not as much as I loved my college life, for the fact that I was so KJ as in Kill - Joy, though I had lots of friends and just like me they were also KJs.I was a typical high school student and my only joy was roaming around the city and buying some stuff like foods and cutey accessories with my friends during lunch breaks. Other than that like going out every weekend, going to the beach or having a drinking session was never my agenda.Two of my close friends Iris and Joy said during our get together that they were regretful of not having any escapades during our high school days. As I remembered, everytime there was a school activities, i usually went home.High school days are supposed to be exciting and fun but I never had it. I will catch those missing moments as we are going to bond this September for our 1st grand reunion after 17 years. And I am sure, one day is not enough of recollecting our stories together.

I am super excited to see my old friends and classmates during this event. So, to all my co - SPCians batch '93 we will see each other this September and kindly bring your own story to tell. Goodluck to us and Ciao..................

Water!

I am sure most of us can relate to my sentiments about "WATER".



Its been three m0nths now that i am bursting with anger, antagonism and frustration regarding the water supply in our place.
Water is a basic necessity and I don't know why our supplier cannot understand these feelings or maybe they are just ignoring us.
Our water supplier is "seven stars", the name derived from the seven barangays that they are supplying. This water sources was donated by foreigners who had a special mission here in Ormoc. When I was younger, we really enjoyed the water they provided us but after 15 years,the services deteriorated. They said, it is because the water level is not anymore enough to supply their consumers. And even advised us to pray for the rainy season to come.But hey, rains pours everyday and the supply has not gotten back to its normal condition.
I have lots of concern regarding this matter, and these are:
1.) They ( 7 stars ) should provide us proper dissemination of information regarding the status of our water supply.
2.) Barangay officials in our place should act on these because this is a serious issue that need their full attention and action.
3.) Seven ( 7 ) Stars should come up with a solution because people in our place are so annoyed and this might lead to a big catastrophic hitch.
I even tweeted Richard Gomez via Twitter since Lucy is our new Congressman to help us in our problem regarding this matter. But up to now I did not received any message from them.
I am really hopeless, sometimes I am thinking of calling HotFm to air our grievances so that people involved will do something about it. If you made it public, maybe they'll act on it.
I am so disturb with this dilemma since I am a working mom. I am suppose to rest in the evening because for the entire day I was working but what happened now is I have to sleep at 9pm then wake up at 3am for that damn f**k water.
I tried calling their attention like I went to our barangay officials session and asked them to help us regarding this issue but until this day we did not received any action. I really don't know what to do now.I am hopeless, exhausted and grrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............................................????????????