Lolo Ciano: An Inspiration

The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed  are their children after them.

- Psalm 20:7

From Child's Play to Mastery

Everyone is invited to witness the

First Solo Piano Recital and Exhibition of Artworks of Radjan Z. Arellano

on May 26, 2010 6pm Wednesday UP Abelardo Hall Auditorium , College of Music

Guest Artists are Prof. Mary Therese Pitogo, Jimuel Pitogo, violinist , Wes Lipana, flutist and

MAKISIG MORALES

to sing the first original composition of the recitalist entitled

"THE SUN"

Admission is FREE..

So bring your family members and friends too...

but reservation is required by texting or calling 0918-9063547 / 4736559

Donations are welcome for Faith Hope and Love Assembly Music Ministry and

Kamuning Bible Christian Fellowship Building Fund

(optional /may be given on the day of the event)

Simple cocktails prepared by Tomato Bomb HQ will be served

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Panaghoy kay Ondoy

Sa kasalukuyan (1:45PM, 28/09/2009)

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  HIgit 100 tao na ang naitalang namatay pagdaan ng bagyong Ondoy sa ating bansa.
  
  
• Nasa state of national calamity ang 27 probinsya sa 7 rehiyon, kasama ang NCR.
• Halos 300,000 katao ang apektado ng sakuna.

• Umabot na sa 20M ang halaga ng perang nalikom ng ABS-CBN Teethon at 25M na mga goods para sa pagtulong sa mga nasalanta sa buong bansa.
  at ang bilang ay tumataas pa...

Bilang OFW, isa na namang pagsubok ito ng katatagan, na piliting maging OK sa gitna ng trahedyang nangyayari sa ating bayan...

Mali ba ako na sa kabila ng kalunos-lunos na sinasapit ng ating mga kababayan, nangingibabaw ang pagka inis ko sa ating gobyerno kesa sa awa sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon?

Mali bang isipin na ngayon pinadurusahan ng mga tao ang walang pakundangang paglapastangan sa ating kalikasan?

Sa mga ganitong kalamidad, nangingibabaw sa atin ang bayanihan... ang pagtutulungan ng ating mga kababayan...

Pero hanggang kailan kaya natin kailangang saluhin ang pagkukulang ng ating gobyerno? Hanggang kailan natin pagtatakpan ang bulok na sistema ng ating bayan? At ilang baha pa ang kailangan bago matuto ang bawat isa na mangalaga sa ating kapaligiran.

Malakas ang bagyo, halos katumbas daw ng isang buwang buhos ang bumagsak sa isang araw lamang. At sa sukatang ito, tiyak nga na lulubong nga ang buong Maynila.

Kung sa simpleng ulan nga lang, lumulutang na ang ilang bayan, lalo pa sa ganun kalakas na bagyo ang dumaan. Halos buong taon, may bagyong namiminsala sa ating bansa...

At nakainis isipin na hanggang sa ngayon, di pa rin tayo handa sa ganung sakuna.  Ilang rubber boats ang meron tayo, 25 ata, un ang napanood ko sa interview kagabi kay Sec. Teodoro. Nananawagan cia ng tulong kung sinong merong mga rubber boats, jetski.. atbp na puedeng magamit sa pag-rescue...

May nagtanong pa nga na televiewer, kung bakit wala pa ang sinasabi nilang mga rescue team... at ang nakakahiyang pahayag nya ay kasi ung ibang bangka at walang motor... kaya nahihirapan makapunta agad. Pero panay ang sabi nya na ginagawa nila ang lahat para mailigtas ang mga nasalanta.

At ang mga taong bayan naman, kasama nilang lumulutang ang mga basurang ngayon ay bumalik sa kanilang mga tahanan. Sa pagbulusok ng malakas na tubig, lahat ay naagusan. Mayaman at mahirap, lahat ay pantay-pantay. Lahat ay nagbigay kontribusyon sa pagsira ng kalikasan na ngayon ay kailangang pagbayaran.

Sa mga susunod na araw, limpak na halaga ang kailangang ilabas ng gobyerno para pantulong sa mga nasalanta. Gandang timing din para sa mga kakandidato at trapo... kanya kanyang pa pogi sa pag abot ng tulong sa mga tao... sakto!

At maswerte pa rin ang mga nakaupo sa pwesto... dahil ngayon, maglalabas ng pondo ang gobyerno, para sa kampanya... este, para pala sa mga apektado!

Ang gulo noh?

Naaawa ako sa ating bayan... lubog sa tubig, lubog sa utang, lubog sa kahihiyan gawa ng mga buwaya sa gobyerno...

Tuluyan na nga bang lulubog sa putik at burak ang Perlas ng Silanganan?

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HOW CAN YOU HELP?
ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya
Tel: 00632 - 413-2667 / 00632 - 416-0387
Add: No 13 Examiner Street, Quezon City, Look for Ms Girlie Aragon

Bank: Banco de Oro, Mother Ignacia branch

Acct name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.
Acct no.: 5630020111

Routing code for international cash donations

BNORPHMM ABS-CBN Branch
ABS-CBN Foundation US Office Toll-Free 1-800-527-2820

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
Photos: google images

Disaster Quakes

"There is a prediction that there will be another tsunami hitting on July 22nd. It is also when there will be sun eclipse. Predicted that it is going to be really bad and countries like Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak), Singapore, Maldives, Australia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan and Certain Costal Parts of China are going to be badly hit. Please try and stay away from the beaches in July.

Better 2 be safe than sorry.

Please pass the word around. Please also pray for all beings.”

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I first received this message last 14th of April. From a concerned friend...

and unlike other predictions/warning mails that i normally received, this caught my attention... mainly for two (2) reasons:

1.) 2 nights before I got this mail. I dreamt about tsunami... I'm with my Tita Elsa at some place... then, there was a commotion, people were running from all directions. and then, I saw giant waves the "tornado" along the sea.

Tita Elsa and I are running... and we were praying, singing praise and worship songs. We are running and looking for our Bible. there were stampedes. all things were thrown in the air (just like from the movie twister).

then, we found the Bible in a basement of i dont know which place. but it was dark and only rays from holes on the wall gives light...

then i woke up :(

2.) we were booked for Palawan... since i am planning to have a holiday on July and be home for my Nanay's birthday. me and my berks on the other side planned a 4-days get together... an out of town trip to one of the best beach paradise of the Philippines - Puerto Princesa... on 23 to 27 of July!!! its the day after the predicted Tsunami...

well... atleast we were not booked on the said date... it will be over before we even arrive :)

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i dont know. i dont believe in predictions...

even if i had some weird premonitions in my dreams before, i still dont want to entertain the idea...

i am not new to my "sixth sense" but i really dont want to practice... i had tried palm reading when i was young, few friends heard my so called "palm readings" and they claim that most of what they heard, happened.

now, am i having some psychic dreams? i dont know. i still want to believe that those incidents that happened before, that I visualized in my dreams are just coincidence.

and the best way to handle this is to pray... and have a strong faith that God will answer our prayers :)

He is the only ONE who can predicts... is the only ONE who knows what is bound to happen tomorrow or in the near future..

and wherever we are, whatever we do, no predictions can say that danger or even death is waiting for us... yet, we can always think of words like this as a reminder that no people is in control of everything... things will happen, anytime, anywhere.

we just have to be careful and ready to cross the line, at all time :)

*NB: in the pics - it was written: DISTASTER... from there, we can notice that this is not professionally made.

RTA Drivers: Update

after 9 days since the Xpress published the news, things have changed.
a lot of charity organizations, groups and families went there to give their support.
food and water flooded in their flat...
as they said, it was really overflowing... they can stay there for another 3 months without starvation...
and indeed, we have solved their basic problems, though there are more, bigger ones.
we are not that capable yet, but through small things, we somehow have empowered them to step forward and continue their battle.

i will be posting the photos and give you full info on these soon...
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12 April 2009

Ipinaaabot po ng ating mga kababayang bus drivers na kasalukuyang nasa Ajman , sa AL Tomooh Staff Accommodation ang malaking pasasalamat sa lahat po ng ating mga kababayang nagpahatid ng tulong at personal na bumisita sa kanila noong nakaraang Biyernes at Sabado.

http://www.aileenencinaph.com/pinoysite/
Aileen Encina

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Aileen have coordinated with one of the taxi companies here in Dubai and here is their response:

Hi aileen,

Thank you for your response.
We need drivers for our taxi company as well as for our group of companies
Insha allah I will discussed with my higher authorities and we can fix up a date for the interview for all those candidates

Regards

rabbani

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Mission Accomplished: Assistance provided to the 137 illegally recruited Filipino Drivers
Can I just cry?? It’s so heartwarming to know that a lot of people are trying to help our kabayans..I believe our shares haven’t reached them as we are still waiting for others. At mukhang d na nila kailangan ng goods..bonggang-bongga na ung stocks nila. I spoke to one of them by phone..kuya aris..and I asked what they need pa..they need daw pambili ng load at pamasahe papunta sa mga ibat ibang lugar, lalo na inaayos nila situation nila..so its better to give na ung cash mismo..anyways our Chairlady is in-charge of that..ate Irene..

Nkakatuwa lng makita at isipin..

Thank u daw sa lahat ng tulong nyo..

May God bless us all..


Cheers!!

dhea

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Segundahan ko lng po ang email sa ibaba… nakausap kop o ngayon lng c kuya Manuel Gabriel… 22 sa kanila ang confirmed ng uuwi sa Sabado April 19… kng maari lng daw po ng lubus lubusin na nila ang paghingi ng tulong sa mga kababayan nteng mabuting samaritano na mabgyan clan g kaunting tulong pangpinansyal…dahilan na den na sa paguwi nila sa pilipinas ay wala na clang mababalikang trabaho kundi ang maghanap ulit ng panibagong mapagkakabuhayan….ipagpapatuloy po nila na ilaban ang kaso sa pilipinas kaya humihingi po clan g tulong na pinansyal pra may magamit cla sa pagpunta punta sa POEA sapagkat karamihan sa kanila ay bibiyahe pa mula sa mga probinsya pra maituloy ang kaso….MARAMING SALAMAT sa lahat po ng tumulong…dahil sa tayo ay nagkaisa…hindi nagbingibingihan an gating Gobyerno na sila ay tulungan….Kabilang nap o an gating mga Administrador d2 sa UAE sa pagtulong sa knila na mailapit kay VP Noli de Castro ang kanilang sitwasyon….

Aileen

a sum of parts is a big difference

Dear Kabayans,

Maybe many of you have read the article at XPress (http://www.xpress4me.com/articles/09/04/01/20012707.html) regarding the 137 Filipino victims from the 2 recruitment agencies who apparently hired them as drivers for RTA.
It is with great sadness that these Filipinos have only dreamt of greener pasture for their family and they have been victimized.

We are writing on behalf of them and reaching out to all Filipinos who may be able to extend help to our fellow kabayan's who are in need. They are currently staying at a flat in Ajman near a dumpsite, where they collect tin cans from garbage which they sell in order for them to survive the day. We therefore seek for your help by giving them food, water or medicines as this would assist them to continue to fight and survive the painful ordeal they are experiencing.

We would be driving in Ajman on Saturday, 11th April 2009 at 9am, to give whatever donations we have collected. For those who want to join, you may coordinate with the below contact persons a day in advance to arrange transportation. Please note that we only encourage you to donate food and water or medicines. Should you wish to offer cash, this would be use in buying food and water for them.

We believe that during this difficult times, we Filipinos should help each other and share our blessings to the unfortunate ones.

We thank you in advance for your support and donations.

Regards,
Jetrine Agustin
M : 971 50 4563809

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We will be posting updates regarding their situations soon... we are still gathering informations regarding their current condition.
Fortunately, some were given employment after the news came out.

Lizza Lazaro
M: 971 50 8716116