Excess Baggage

sendong... ondoy in disguise

2011-12-17T23:42:00.000-08:00

it all started with a little rain about mid morning of friday and continued to mid afternoon, then the heavy rains came early evening and lasted the whole night up until dawn the following day.i woke up to the sound of strong winds at around 1am of saturday... had to close 2 windows left open during the night and suddenly remembered our laundry still hanging in the terrace. went out and got the

REFILL

2011-09-06T07:01:00.000-07:00

The invitation came during our regular Household meeting (fraternal) and since I am looking at a long holiday, I decided to tag along (with the Core Group) to Maramag, Bukidnon for the Mindanao Servant Leader’s Conference. I was thinking I’d take the time off for a much needed “breather”, away from the grinds of daily life at least for one day… well being a single parent to 3 kids is not easy

through the eyes...

2011-06-05T23:22:00.000-07:00

a strange thing happened to me last sunday at our community's mission area in Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental. the CLS (christian life seminar / 2nd batch) was on its 8th talk and all but one more session is needed to complete the seminar given out to 6 couples (cfc-ffl), 16 handmaids (hfl), 2 single's (sfl), 2 servant's (svfl). quite a harvest and a confirmation of God's awesome strength and

An open letter to my Son

2011-02-16T21:12:00.000-08:00

hi anak... as you celebrate your birthday today, let me just put into writing some thoughts that came to mind of late. 14 years ago today, you came into this world and lit up my life with your presence. you were heaven sent to us then and still is today... God's loving answer to our prayers. you know back then, your mom was having difficulty conceiving due to an abnormality in her system... but

Chicken came knocking at my door

2010-10-29T20:04:00.000-07:00

at about this same time two years ago, i received an early christmas gift... an unexpected visit from my mom and youngest brother. my kid bro has business to do then here in mindanao and took my mother for an unexpected visit to us here... christmas came early for me then and made me so happy seeing them. what made me ecstatic was the visit of my mom whom i have not seen for quite a while back

70 years

2010-03-29T00:10:00.000-07:00

would you believe that an eagle can live up to 70 years! yes, 70 long years. but for the eagle to achieve that, he must undergo a very painful process of rebirth. you see, when an eagle reaches the age of about 40 years, he must decide whether to go on living or just die. when he grows old, his beak and the talons on his two feet curl up thus making hunting for food an impossibility, his

really glad to have known you...

2010-03-26T02:07:00.000-07:00

a dear friend recently passed away unexpectedly. just got the sad news this morning while on my marketing chores and really had me in shock! you see, this friend was a "tindera" (vendor) in a nearby market here in our place. my acquaintance with this "tindera" was based on a "suki-tindera (customer-vendor) relationship. i favored this "suki" of mine over the others as she most often gives me

rain, rain, rain

2010-03-07T23:42:00.000-08:00

there hasn't been a drop of rain since the start of the year and we are now beginning to feel its effects. there has been rotating brownouts of at least 5-6 hours per day and its really getting into the nerves of some people, me included. the power company expects it to get much worst and if the rains don't come this may or earlier, the power deficit may get much worst. at present, we are having

parang aso?!!!?

2010-02-25T17:44:00.000-08:00

ang hirap pala pag nag-iisa ka sa mundo... katulad ng isang aso na gumagala sa lansangan, walang malinaw na direksyon na patutunguhan. lakad ng lakad, gutom at nag-iisa. minsan binabato, sinisipa, pinandidirihan, kinukutya't nililibak, kulang na lang patayin ka. malungkot, pero sadya sigurong ganyan ang buhay, at ang tao... minsan malupit, walang awa at walang pang-unawa, pero masuwerte pa din

The Lord's Prayer

2010-01-05T00:27:00.000-08:00