Sa Likod Nito

Misyon ko sa aking buhay ang makapagbigay ng kaligayahan kaninuman.

Alam kong ang kaligayahan ay napakahirap kamtam lalo't higit may mga bagay na hindi mo kayang sabihin ng harap-harapan.Kaya naman dito sa bahaging ito nais kong malaman mo...

na dahil sa iyo maligaya ako, ang iniaalay kong bahagi ng buhay ko ay tanging para sa iyo lamang. Lai kong hinahanap ang iyong presensya subalit unawa ko, hindi maari, hindi pa pwede.Kailangan pa natin ng sapat na panahon.

Alam kong ang lahat ng ito ay pawang bahagi lamang ng aking ninanais, subalit ang kagyat na sandali na ibinabahagi mo sa akin ay pangmatagalang kaligayahan sa puso at damdamin ko.

Hanggang sa huli, ikaw pa rin. maraming salamat.

Hello 2014, Thank You 2013

Bukas 2014 na at isang kahapon ang muling iiwan, 2013.

Subalit, bago magtapos ang taon, at silayan ang bagong bukas, ang 2014, isang pasasalamat ang nais kong iphatid sa taong lilipas. Isang malaking paghkbang sa aking pagkatao ang mga naganap sa taong ito. Mga naging dahilan ng aking pag-unlad bilang isang indibdwal. Dahil dito isang pagpapakawala ng isang malaking utang na loob ang iiwan ko saiyo 2013. Maraming salamt rin sa mga taong naging bahgi ng aking pagyabong at naging dahilan kung bakit ako yumabong at naging matatg.Maraming maraming salamt po.

Isang mapagpalang Bagong taon sa ating Lahat.

Sa Dulo ng Kahapon

Namiss kita kahapon
Namiss kita kanina
Namiss kita ngayon
Namimiss kita.

Kay tagal nang panahon
Halos mabilis ang paglipas ng araw
Nandun ang alaalang
Pilit magbabalik sa kahapon.

Miss kita lalo't papasko
Miss kita lalo't magbabagongntaon
Miss kita sobra
Miss na miss.

Saan ka man naroon
Dalangin ko nawa'y tugon
Sa nalalapit na panahon
Sa dulo nito, tagpo tayo doon.

Pagtulong

Tinawagan ako ng aming council scout executive if willing daw ba ako na sumama sa 10th National Rover Moot sa Aklan, at mabilis ang pagsagot ko ng oo. Walo kaming nagtungo rito.

Madaling araw, bumiyahe kami patungong Manila para sa maagang schedule ng flight puntang Caticlan. Bago mag ika-10 ng umaga, bumaba ang eroplano sa airport ng Aklan. 

Mula sa itaas hanggang sa ibaba kita ang hagupit ni Yolanda. Hindi nakalampas ang airport mismo at sa pagtungo namin sa venue, makikita sa seaside ng Sibuyan sea ang mga bahay, nakatumba, walang bubong, walang dingding, giba.

Nagsisimula na ang opening program ng dumating kami sa Pilot Elementary School. dito kami manunuluyan sa loob ng limang araw.

Maingay ang paligid, generator pala ang gamit sa programa dahil brownout.

Dumating ang gabi, pinili naming mamahinga sa isang hotel na may murang accomodation dahil sa walang kuryente, tiyak lamok ang hindi magpapatulog sa amin.

Maagang gumising ang mga delegasyon mula sa iba't ibang council handa na.

Handa na para sa pagtulong. Bawat paricipating council ay binuo ng iba't ibang team at ginurupo upang tumulong sa pagsasaayos ng mga paaralang lubhang naapektuhan ni Yolanda.

Tinungo namen sa loob ng ilang araw na aming pagtigil sa Aklan ang Pook E/S, Caano E/S at ang GLV NHS, pawang mga nasalanta ng bagyo.

Nagpukpok, nagwalis, nagland scape, nagsalansan ng mga yerong nilipad ng hangin, mga bakal na nayupi, nagbakod at nagsemento.

Masaya ang karanasang iyon. Mismong oras, pagod at panahon namin ang iniukol namin para sa mga batang naroroon sa mga paaralang aming pinagsilbihan sa kaunting panahon.

Masarap tumulong, walang kasingligaya.

Kapayapaan

Maaga akong pumnasok upang makita ang paaralan kung saan ako nagsesrbisyo.

Nakita kong abala ang mga bata sa paglilinis ng paligid, naging masaya ako. Alam ng bawat isa na kailangan ang kalinisan sa paaralan.

Dumako ako sa lugar kung saan may maganda akong motibo, ang malaman ang ginagawa ng mga guro.

Nagtuturo, nagpapaliwanag, ang mga bata, matamang nakikinig.

Natapos ang klase, walang ano-anuy nakita ko siyang lumapit sa akin, nakipag-usap ng masinsinan, nagpaliwanag at humingi ng paumanhin.

Ang tangi kong nasambit, kung mas maaga ka sanang naging ganyan, hindi sanma tgayo nagkaroon ng ganitong rapport sa isa't isa.

Ang mga oras na iyon ang naging simula ng magandang halimbawa ng kapayapaan.

Iba Dapat

Marami tayong pwedeng sabihin sa ating sarili na wiwikain sa iba. Maaring sabihin natin na mahusay tayo.Magaling tayo. Pero mas mahusay sana at mas gagaling tayo kung iba ang magsasabi nito at hindi tayo mismo ang nagsasabi para sa ating sarili.

Lider

Hindi namin ginagawa ang mga bagay na nais namin para sa sarili naming kapakanan. Kasama o bahagi ito ng aming responsibilidad. Dahil sa responsibilidad na ito, alam namin dapat naming ayusin ang mga bagay na mas magiging dahilan ng mas maayos na kapaligiran at kondisyon ng mga taong aming paglilingkuran. Iniisip namin ang kapakanan ng nakararami.

Pagpapakumbaba

Hindi naman talaga sinasabi sa sarili na mahusay kang lider. Dapat iba ang magsasabi nito. Nakakahiya namang sabihing naging mahusay akong lider pero yung mga taong nakasama mo naman ay ptuloy kang itinatatwa.

Kawan Holiday 2013

Bagyo man ang sumalubong sa ikalawang araw ng 2013 Kawan Holiday ng lunsod ng San Pablo,dagsa pa rin ang mga magulang, troop leaders at mga KAB at KID iskawt, sa pagbubukas nito, ikawalo ng umaga sa Paaralang Sentral ng lunsod, Setyembre 21.

Dumating sa naturang programa ang council scout executive na si Sctr. Joselito A. Dinglasan, council chairman, Sctr. Paul Michael Cuadra, at panauhing pandangal ang congresswoman ng 3rd district ng Laguna si Congw. Sol Aragones.

Bahagi ng pagsasalita ni Congw. Aragones ang pagbati sa pagdaraos ng council ng ganitong programa at pinasaya niya ang mga batang iskawt dahil sa maagang regalong bag mula mismo sa kanya.

May mga palaro sa nasabing pagdiriwang tulad ng relay, bakya sikwit, hampas palayok, roleta, at iba pa.Highlight nito ang Kab Palabas na nilahukan ng apat na distrito mula sa San Francisco, Lakeside, Fule at Sto Angel. Pinagwagian ng Lakeside District ang unang pwesto, sinundan ng Sto Angel at Fule-Almeda.

Tema ng taong ito ang "KID at KAB: Susi sa Tagumpay, Daan sa Pag-unald"

Ngumiti naman ang araw bago matapos ang programa sa maghapong iyon, kasabay ang ngiti sa labi ng mga bata, gurong lider at mga magulang.

Pasensya

Huwag mo sanang ubusin ang pasensiya ko kaibigan. Ahyokong humantong tayo sa personalan.

Sana...

Ang mga naging estudyante ko, sobrang attached sa akin na even up to this moment ay nagtetext at nagpapasalamat sa akin subalit hindi ko kailanman binigyan sila ng pagkakataon na maramdaman ng bago nilang guro na ma-insecure sa akin. Hindi ko ipinararamdam na dapat ay lagi silang pumunta sa akin para ikumpara man kami o hindi. Hindi ko iyon ginagawa. Subalit...

Bakit ang dinatnan kong paaralan, hindi maka get over ang dating namumuno rito?Hindi ko alam ano pa ang motibo nito subalit sa aking palagay hindi ito nakakatulong sa akin, bagkos nakadaragdag pa ng stress sa akin.

Paano ako makakagawa ng maayos, kung bawat lapit sa iyo ay tatangkilikin mo?Hindi mo ba kayang sabihing sa bagong hepe ka na lamang magsalita at huwag na s akin. May bago na akong paaralan. Hindi na rin naman makakatulong kung sa akin ka magsasalita. Sa kanya ka na lamang magsalita.

Kung ganito ang magiging attutude mo, siguro hindi magiging stressful ang buhay lider ko, sa palagay mo?

Masarap na Umagahan

Maghapon ako sa loob ng aming tahanan.

Maagang nagising,marahil sa nasanay na ang aking katawan na gumising nang maaga. Hindi agad ako bumangon,.Nakipagtext muna ako sa aking mga kasamahan sa eskwela at mga kaibigan. Bandang alas otso, naamoy ko ang masarap na pinakukuluang nilagang baboy ng aking ina.Nang marinig kong sabihin niya na maari na kaming kumain, kagyat akong bumangon upang kumain.

Paborito ko ang mainit na sabaw. Kumuha ako ng isang pirasong sili sa labas ng bahay, at inilahok ito sa nilaga. Mainit ang sabaw, malamig ang paligid. Maanghang anghang ang aking sabaw, ngumingiti sa tuwa ang aking mga labi, dahil sa sarap ng niluto ng aking ina.

Tagaktak ang pawis sa aking katawan, noo, likod, braso, hay... sobrang ligaya ko.

Matapos kumain, balik sa higaan, nag internet, at sabay nakinig ng magagandang musika na naka save sa aking cellphone.

Maram,ing salamat aking ina.

School Head

Sila ang mga taong nagparamdam ng tunay na kapamilya.Sila rin ang mga taong naging maligaya at malungkot sa aking paglisan sa aking dating paaralan.

Salamat mga kasama ko sa San Antonio I teaching force,hindi nyo alam gaano ako naging maligaya, sa halos  limang taong paglagi ko sa munting paaralan natin. Munti mang masasabi, subalit ang mga puso ng mga kapwa ko guro dito ay pawang busilak at mapagmahal nang tapat. Wagas ang paggalang at pagmamahal na naramdaman ko mula sa inyo. Ipinaramdam nyo na ako bilang dati ninyong kaguro ay inyong minahal at inaruga.

Kayo ang nagparamdam sa akin na ako ay isa na talagang ganap na lider ng isang paaralan,. Maliit na paraan man ang inyong iniwan sa akin, ito'y panghabambuhay ko ng kaligayahan. Ipinaramdam nyo sa akin na ako ay isang school head na talaga dahil sa pagbibigay nyo sa akin ng isang table tag na may nakalagay na "VIVENCIO S. PANGANIBAN JR." SCHOOL HEAD.

Napakasaya ko sa araw na ito, sapagkat ngayon ko natanggap ang alaalang ito. Ang bagay na ito ang magsisilbing alaala ko  ng ating maliligayang araw.

Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat.

(Dumating ako sa San Antonio I Elementary School, SY 2007-2008. Naging School Head ako, August 1, 2013.Ang araw na nilisan ko ang naging Atisan Elementary School, kung saan ako ay nagbabalik bilang isang lider ng paaralan.)

Bagong Kabanata

Isang panibagong yugto ang aking kakaharapin sa buhay, ang pagiging isang lider ng paaralan. 

Inihatid ako ng aking mga kasamahan, kapwa punongguro at mga supervisors sa paaralang aking bagong paglilingkuran, Biyernes, Agosto 1. Bilang pag welcome sa akin, nandoon din ang chairman ng barangay at mga konsehal mga pinuno ng PTA at mga guro sa Atisan Elementary School. Hanggang sa ako na ang magbibigay mensahe bilang bagong pinuno ng paaralan. Marami akong nasambit subalit ito lang ang mga salitang tumatak sa akin at nagbigay ng kaligayahan, nang sambitin ko ang mga salitang, "... at marahil maari ko na ring masambit na magandang araw rin sa aking mga kapwa school heads." Ang saya ko lalo't nakita ko na nagtanguan sila na sumasaangyon na ako ay isa na rin school head. 

Natapos ang araw na iyon sa isang pagpupulong sa mga bagong guro na aking makakasama sa ilang panahon. Hindi naman ako bago sa Atisan, sapagkat unang destino ko bilang guro sa pampublikong paaralan, dito rin ako napapunta. Ngayon, bilang bagong head teacher, dito ulit ako dinala.Sana makapagdala ako ng magandang pagbabago sa paaralan ito.

Bagong Yugto

Home Coming

In terms of my career, perhaps, this is a new chapter. It's been years for now that we've been together and with that precious years, I can say... you've been with me in my life's journey.

But hey, it's the same old me... still, reminiscing my past... telling my life's reflection and sharing my thoughts to all of you, my dear readers.

This will be not the end but another start. A new chapter indeed. There will be more stories to tell and more lives to touch. But I can't promise this time that I could post them from time to time.

This time, I am moving to a far flung area--where internet connection would be hard most of the time. Where most of the unpaved roads going there could be muddy during rainy season. Or a long hike for hours going to that mountain area would be necessary if in case my old faithful motorcycle failed to run.

It has been the same old road that I once walked many years ago. I imagine myself going back there... as I close my eyes, I hear again the laughter of the people... most specially the children, whom I once taught as an educator. In my heart, there is this excitement to see again their smile. If before I am a little bit reserved, this time, I will let them to hug me and with all my love I would embrace them back.

The long road going there is now waiting for me. I need to start now my first step. I will now leave almost everything behind. I am now about to embrace a life that is new. But you can go with me... hike with me and touch lives with me...

I'll be away most of the time to my beloved family. Surely, my parent would miss me a lot. They will again suffer the sleepless nights, most especially, every time I can't patch a call when there were typhoons, road accidents, and school problems that needed to be resolved.

With full hope, I know that this would be a wonderful journey. A new journey to the hearts of the people that I will learn to love as my own. I accept that there will be pains in every step that I that will take because that would also mean that I'll be a step away farther to the people whom I now love as my own and about to leave this time. For now, I want to say to them... "goodbye... thank you for the precious moment... thank you for your gift of self."

On my road... my heart, I admit, is a little weary... yet, I am also too excited to this life's new challenges. I always pray that God will always be with me. With your prayers, I will endure this journey. Perhaps, this is my destiny... a destiny to fulfill... a destiny to live.

So long for now... I am now all packed for my most awaited homecoming.

Waiting for You

I'll be patiently waiting for you until you're in my arms...I'm waiting for you.

Moment of Gratefulness

I got a chance to say thank you to one of the people behind the ranking committee that happened this afternoon. 

I left an offline message saying, "thank you, sir."

A flattering replied was given to me, sir said, "No problem. Mahusay ka talaga, and I'm proud of you."

Wow!A momentous night for me. An evening of joy and thanksgiving. God is so good and so nice. I can't believe that he will state those words. A moment to be remembered and worth remembering. This person do not usually replied to my offline messages. Actually I greeted him "Merry Christmas" last December but he never replied. But tonight, I just sent him a thank you note and his words are endless. 

Again, for that thank you very much sir!

Project Gutenberg

http://www.gutenberg.ph/books.php#grammar

Heading Towards There

After lunch, I went straight to the office of the principal to look for the latest update at the DepEd website.To keep up to date with the memo and orders I have to open its website.Until the telephone rung, while I am surfing the net.

Good afternoon Sir, this is Polly of the district (our clerk at the district office). Sir Vince, please tell Mr. Vivencio S. Panganiban Jr. that there will be an open ranking at the division office at 2:30p.m today(without knowing, that Sir Vince and Mr. Vivencio is but one and same person,hahaha).So I just said, ok sir, I will tell, thank you.

The moment I dropped the phone, I was shocked. I don't know what to do. I knew, after the open ranking there will be interviewed to be conducted and written examination, I was not prepared. It's good that all original documents were inside my classroom, what if I incidentally brought it home?So, I must go home, but it's good, I didn't.

Around 1:30p.m. I left the school to submit reports at the district office, then went straight to the division office.

We all entered the superintendent's office, we were nine. We brought our original documents. The administrative officers opened that there will be two or three available slots for head teacher. The open ranking started until we came to the part of having the written examination.

My goodness, its not just one but five questions all open ended.

It took me about ten minutes or more to finish the test. 

Then followed by an interview, again I finished it a bit faster. I don't what the exact answer but I just used the knowledge I gained being the teacher-in-charge of the school, the result, I rank 2 partial and unofficial because the written examination result was not yet included, it will be posted tomorrow for the final ranking. 

Thank you Lord for guiding me awhile ago.

Dengue Awareness

Collaborative effort has been made by the Department of Health (DoH), Center for Health in CALABARZON region as well as the City Government of San Pablo   to fight against dengue, July 16.

People from the office of different departments joined force to disseminate information regarding dengue awareness and the come back of chikungunya virus which already had an outbreak with one of the barangay here in San Pablo City.

They post stickers in every school buildings they have visited, where the text be read as "Lamok Patayin, Dengue Sugpuin."

Every corners, plots in schools was examined and recommended to be visited especially by the faculty members, those plots which has stagnant water  that would be a possible breeding place of mosquitoes.

"Four o'clock habit" has been initiated by the school, where each pupil will go out every 4pm to clean the surroundings. 

Waiting for You

Everytime online ako, how I wish, online ka rin  :)

Chikungunya Virus

Wednesday morning, chairman of the barangay approached me regarding the chikungunya patients of the barangay, July 16.

About more than 50 people were already brought to the city hospital and found to be a victim of chikungunya virus. A virus which was also believed to be dengue carrier mosquito, the only difference from dengue are, it is not fatal but may last up to a year. It has no treatment, only pain reliever will be prescribed by the doctor. After two days of fever, joint will start to feel pain and worse soon to be swollen until you can't move normally. 

The identified patients were only resided just at the back of our school that's why, Mr. Javier Icaro informed the teachers of the situation just beside the school proper.

School children were prohibited to play at the back were many victims were residing and 4-o'clock habit was also started to clean the surrounding where possible breeding place for mosquitoes occurred be cleaned. An insect repellent is also advised if they have any to avoid mosquito bite and wearing of long pants or jogging pants for pupils is also prescribed.

SLAC

In line with the DepEd's goal to ensure each teacher would have an action research proposal, the school administrator come up with the School Learning Action Cell (SLAC), July 19, on how to make an action research.

Together with ten faculty members of San Joaquin Elementary school and their school head, San Antonio I faculty members joined force for the said session. Resource speaker, our education program supervisor in research and evaluation, Mrs. Anna Liza D. Banayo.

We prepared lunch for the resource speaker and for the expected visitors who also came together with Mam Banayo, they were Dr. Emelene Magtanong, EPS-English, Mr. Rodel A. Baclig, PSDS ( San Francisco District), retired schools division superintendent of Lipa, Dr. Mercelita Pormentilla and Mrs. Minasol Baclig, Principal of San Lucas I.

It was not only SLAC that  happened but also the district meeting was also set after the activity in our school attended by the eleven school heads of the district.

A tiresome but fruitful Friday.  

Patrol Names

It's Friday afternoon, the time is set for the scouting activity in our school. As scouters' first activity is to set patrol and to inform the new scouts of the patrol system as well its basic knowledge about scouting. 

At first, they formed the patrol, each has an eight member and chose a patrol leader, then the scouter introduced himself and gave lectures. After giving inputs, he told that each patrol must have patrol names.

"I will give you two  minutes to decide what patrol names each patrol will have. As scouts, we must learn how to move fast.We don't just "walk", we don't just "run" but as much as possible we should "fly", therefore all patrols must have name of birds."

Two minutes had ended.

Scouts, attention. Let me know your patrol names so that next meeting you will have your patrol flag and the songs and yells in preparation for the next activity.

Patrol 1: Sir, Patrol Agila.

Patrol 2: Patrol Lawin Sir.

Patrol 3: Patrol Kalapati Sir.

Patrol 4: Patrol Kwago po.

Patrol 5: Sir, Patrol Sala Sala.

Scouter: Ano yun? 

Patrol Leader: Sir, local bird po iyon dito yung parang sabukot.

Scouter: Ah, ok.Last patrol.

Patrol Leader: Sir Patrol Kingfisher.

Scouter: Ano ba ang tagalog sa Kingfisher?

Patrol Leader: Sir hahanapin ko pa po.

Scouter: Ok, next time, dapat alam mo na, kasi hindi ko rin alam.

All the while the scouter thought, that naming each patrol was ok, until the last patrol decided to change their patrol name.

Patrol Leader: Sir papalitan na lamang po namin ang aming patrol.

Scouter: Ah, bakit? Sya sige.

Patrol Leader:Sir Patrol Bibe na lamang po.

hahahahahahahahahaha....

http://translate.sandayong.com/english/tagalog/kingfisher

Inferno Illustrations

http://www.templarinfernobookreview.com/dan_brown_inferno_illustrations.htm

Worlds Apart

I keep on waiting for the right time to say how much I love you but still our worlds are apart. 

It seems to me that you are near but in reality we are apart. I told myself, I should go to the church one day just to ask for His intervention and guidance if I should choose you even if almost everybody will unlike you and will not agree to the decision that I will be making. But what is the essence of love if I will depend my decision to the people who will like you or not. Was it important for me that everybody will agree and like you in the end where in I will be the one who will love you and be with you for the entire years of our struggle and being one as partner? I don't know. 

All I knew is that I am denying that I can't accept and can't straightly say unto you, I love and I really meant it, because I'm afraid I might loose you in the end.

Pro-motion

Ever since, I wanted to become an administrator  and dreamed of being one, up to this moment.I enroled in a doctoral degree after finishing my masters degree, aiming to be an administrator. I am glad that my present principal is so supportive of me, that she gave me the position being the teacher-in-charge of the school (TIC) so I can use it when open ranking will be held because it is one of the criteria in related experience. 

Last June, of current school year, my principal diagnosed of having two "mayoma" in her ovary and at the same time she is pregnant. It is very critical for her age because she is already in her passed 40 of her life so she need to take a rest, and so i have to take charge of the school from June until she gave birth.

Before mid July, a memorandum came out that there will be an open ranking for the position of   head teacher. I am glad another opportunity came along. I prepared my papers and my principal also informed me about the said open position. I submitted my papers at the division office the day before its deadline of submission.

The problem is, my principal is on leave, I am the teacher in charge of the school, I don't know what should I feel whenever I am asking permission to each colleagues of mine to please pray for me to have the said position because they always told me, "Sige ipag-pray namen na hindi ka ma-rank 1 kasi kailangan ka pa namin, sabay smile.(hehehehe)" And then to my student journalists, nagpaalam rin ako sa kanila at humingi ng tulong eto naman sila"anla sino na po ang hahawak sa amin?" I told them marame akong kapalit sina Mam Cleo, Mam Julie, Mam Jona at Mam Eunice. See, dati ako lang ang humahawak sa inyo, ngayon apat sila, sabay sabi "ala."

While doing report to be submitted day after tomorrow, a dear friend of mine whispered, "hoy, kapatid, panalangin ni Mam Wena (our principal), sana hindi ka raw miuna mapaalis sa school kasi ang nagagawa mo ay hindi magagawa nun isa."(sabay tawa).

Haist, I don't what must I feel. I am very thankful to those people who always let me feel that I am important to them and that I am of great help, now anyway whatever happened to the open ranking that was re-sched, it's God's will. What ever it  will be I will accept it wholeheartedly.

Walang hanggan

Naalala kita
Isang umaga pag gising ko
Isang ikaw na lang
Ang kulang talaga

Naghihintay ako
Sa iyong pagdating
Ikinatatakot ko
Pagkikita natin

Handa ba akong
Muling buksan ang puso
Na ang naunsyaming pagtingin
Sa akin mawaglit rin

Sa muling pagkikita
Hindi na kita iiwan
Hindi na kita lilisanin
Hahawakan ka walang hanggan.

DSPC 2013-2014

Schedule of Division Schools Press Conference will be sometimes in October, according to our Officer in Charge  Schools Division Superintendent, Mrs. Susan DL. Oribiana.

7 Lake Adventure Trek

7 Lake Adventure Trek fever ng San Pablo, bukas na!

Madagundong ang opening ceremony ng San Pablo City Council dahil sa paghiyaw ng mga batang boy at senior scouts sa pagpapakilala ng kanilang paaralan sa kanilang yell.

Hindi nagpapatalo ang bawat delegasyon na nagmula pa sa iba't ibang council tulad ng Quezon Council, Lucena Council, Manila Council, at syempre ang host council San Pablo City Council.

Ito ang pang-apat na taon ng council na paglilibot at pagmamalaki sa tanging lungsod sa buong Pilipinas na may pitong lawa-Sampaloc,Bunot, Yambo, Pandin, Muhikap, Kalibato at Palakpakin.

Halina at bisitahin ang pitong lawa ng San Pablo. 

Inspirasyon

Tuesday morning, July 2, I received a text message the night before, from my former student journalist who is now a high school student and about to graduate secondary levels. She was my former copy reader who won two times in the Division Schools Press Conference and two times participants in the Regional Schools Press Conference during  her elementary years.

She got an interest in campus journalism that’s why she joined the school paper in the school where she enrolled. Whenever she needed help she texted me and I usually lend her my helping hand. Until one morning, I read a message from her that really touched my feelings and made me cry. The exact message was this:

“I dunno why, pero biglang nagfflash sa akin kung panu kau magsulat.Hehe.Lalo na po  pag sign pen ang gamit.At yung pagsulat talaga, kung paano at gaano ko kayo hinahangaan. Si Sir VSP (Ninong). Goodnight po.”

Sarap ng pakiramdam, hindi mo akalain na ako pala ay nakakaapekto sa damdamin ng iba na nagiging dahilan upang sila ay magpursige.

Tanging Karanasan

Busy ako lalo na sa mga panahon ngayon. Dahilan sa ang aming punongguro ay naka leave of absence dahil sa maselang pagdadalantao, ako ang naatasang Teacher-In-Charge (TIC) ng aming paaralan.

Nasa loob ako ng computer room ng pumasok ang aking kapwa guro na umiiyak. Hindi ko muna siya tinanong. Hinayaan ko muna siyang lumuha. Makalipas ang ilang saglit saka ako nagtanong ng bakit?

Isinaad niya ang sakit ng kanyang kalooban dahilan sa aking kpawa guro rin. Kaya't ninais ko na magpatawag ng pagpupulong upang maging maliwanag ang lahat.

Sa aking pakikipag-usap sa lahat, naisalaysay ko ang mga gawaing aking ginagawa na ako lamang ang gumagawa ng hindi nagrereklamo, dahil bahagi iyon ng aking pag-unlad. Gumagawa ako ng reports, nagsa-submit ng reports, umaatend ng meetings, mancom, kasabay pa ang pagiging coordinator ng boy scout at subject area coordinator, school property custodian, campus paper adviser subalit hindi ako nagrereklamo. Ni hindi ako minsan nagsalita na kalabisan na ata ang aking ginagawa at nagreklamo.

Nasambit ko sa aming pagmimiting ang isang pangungusap na ipinaalala sa akin ng aking dating kapwa guro, "makipagtalo ka na sa superintendent, o assistant superintendent, subalit huwag na huwag mong gagawing makipagtalo sa kapwa mo guro kasi sila ang lagi mong kasama,"aniya.

Hindi ko na rin makuha pang magtanim ng sama ng loob sa kapwa, sapagkat nakatimo rin sa aking isipan ang ilang katagang nasambit ng aking itinatanging kaibigan, "dahil matanda na ako, wala na akong panahon para magalit pa."

Ito ang dalawang pangungusap na aking ipinarating sa aking mga kapwa kaguro. Hanggang sa napansin ko, hindi lang iisa ang nangingilid ang luha, may isang lumuluha at marami ang nangingilid ang luha. Hindi ko na binanggit ano ang mga dahilan at nasambit ko ang mga ito sa kanila. Basta sinabi ko na lamang na bilang mga guro, tayo dapat ay maging mature sa mga bagay-bagay. Hindi dahil napapansin mo na sa iyo lamang lagi napupunta ang gawain, kalabisan na sa iyo iyon. Iyon ay dahil pinagkakatiwalaan ka, ipagpasalamat mo.

Sa aking palagay, ng mga oras na iyon, hindi man humingi ng paumanhin ang nakasakit na kaguro ko sa aking kapwa kaguro, marahil natauhan sila sa aking mga katagang binitiwan.

Mahirap na masarap pala talaga ang maging isang lider ng paaralan.subalit, pasalamat na rin ako sapagkat ang aking mga karanasan ang nagtuturo sa akin upang ako ay mas yumabong.Salamat.

Jiggy Manicad

Bilang bahagi ng kanyang pagmamalasakit sa mga San Pablenos, naglunsad siya ng isang proyektong makatutulong para sa mga batang may hilig sa journalismo. Si Jiggy Manicad, ng GMA Channel-7 sa SM San Pablo naghasik ng kaalaman.

June 29, mula ika-9 ng umaga hanggang lagpas ika 12 ng hapon ay nagbigay ng seminar tungkol sa journalism. Isang kawanggawang magbubukas sa mata ng mga batang may hilig dito upang magkaroon ng dagdag na kaalaman sa field na ito. 

Mahigit limangdaang participants mula sa pampubliko at pribadong paaralan kasama ang mga advisers ang nakinig at naging saksi sa kanyang pagbibigay ng kaalaman.

Libre ang registration at venue sa nasabing seminar na mismong si G. Jiggy Manicad pa ang nagbayad sa venue. Si Jiggy Manicad ay batikang mamamahayag sa telebisyong sa GMA Channel 7 at awardee sa lokal at international award giving bodies, siya rin ay ginawaran ng Natatanging San Pableno taong 2012 at TOYM awardee rin.

Salamat Mam

June 28, isang magandang umaga ang sa lahat ay naghihintay sa paaralan.Lahat ay naghihintay sa pagdating ng isang mahalagang tao sa araw na ito, sii Bb. Gloria Gamo Corcega.

Guro ng may tatlumpung taon sa pampublikong paaralan, si Bb. Corcega. Guro ng ikatlong baitang sa paaralang akin ring pinagtuturuan, ang San Antonio I Elementary School, lunsod ng San Pablo.

"Bakit walang tao sa mga room?Bakit tahimik?" ang bungad niya pagpasok ng tarangkahan ng paaralan. Sinabi ko, "hindi ko po alam. Pero tingnan natin sa may covered gym, Inay ( ang aking itinatawag kay Mam Uyeh, ang kanyang palayaw).

Sa likod nandun ang mga bata. Matamangnaghihintay sa kanyang pagdating. 

Sinimulan na ang programa sa kanyang pagdating. Ang bawat baitang ay may inihandang presentation, may sumayaw, tumula, at umawit. Panauhing pandangal ang dating pangulo ng PTA, si G. Dante Maralit na naghandog ng mga mala-pang-haranang awitin.

Bumuhos ang tuwa at luha sa paghahandog ng bouquet of flowers at balloons sa ating tanging Ina ng paaralan.

Bakit ba may ganitong pagdiriwang? Huling araw na ng pagiging guro ni Inay. Magreretiro na siya. 

Ninais niyang isekreto ko ang kanyang pagreretiro sa mga kasamahan, kaya't sinekreto ko talaga siya na may inihanda kaming programa sa huling araw niya sa aming paaralan.

Maraming salamat, Inay (Bb. Gloria Corcega).

How Lucky I Am

My mother ( I just called her “mother” but she’s not my mother actually) texted me yesterday,late afternoon to call her through phone. So I went to the principal's office and dialed the numbers and looked for her. Luckily she’s besides the telephone waiting for my call.

She told me to prepare papers because there will be an opening position.(For whatever it is, let me live it behind). So I let a few people knew the decision I will make, in days to come. I texted few people to know that I will try my luck again, not once not twice but it will be my third time. That was late in the evening.

One dear friend of mine texted me, "Yup.You will". Another one told me, “Sir, don’t go.We will make petitions so you won’t leave us.” Another one said ”Pipigilan ka namin, then chuckled.” I felt flattered.  Until, early this morning I cried for the text message I received, and it stated like this:

“Nung umalis si ________________( our friend who transferred to other division) sa school,napakasakit nun para sa akin,naka move on ako kasi nanjan ka pa.Pero kapag ikaw ang umalis.Naku,panu na ako?Panu na kaya ang school,Kme,pag wala ka?”

This message really made me cry early this morning. I felt so blessed that I have friends like them who treated me that important. I won’t forget this day.

Rights Plus Responsibilities

Men have rights. We have right to play, right to run, right to shout and right to jump, but even we do these rights, let us be responsible for each.

I still remember one of the books that I have read, entitled, “Enjoy God’s Best For your Life”, one of the chapters there was about Saint John Bosco’s famous maxim,, “Run, shout, Jump and Play-But do not Sin.”

We all have the right to play, we can run everywhere, but let us follow the park’s signs, like “Do not pick flowers.” Let us not destroy its garden to maintain its beauty, we can play and run but avoid sin.

On a vacant area, we can shout out loud and listen to the echo of our voice because we enjoy hearing it, it is our right, but let us not utter foul words just to enjoy the moment. We can shout but do not sin.

We can jump elsewhere, like in a cemetery but let us not step onto the graves. Let us respect them. We can play when are visiting your loved ones who have passed away but let us show respect to them. We can jump but do avoid committing sin.

Men have their life to live and enjoy, coupled with our rights, but we should be responsible.

Kinder at Age of 5

Education is a right. The constitution states that every Filipino child should go to school and must be in school, at age of five.

Yes, as early as five years old as required to attend schooling under the K-12 curriculum where K stands for kindergarten, all pupils are required to undergo kindergarten before they entered Grade-1.

As stated in the Dep Ed Order No. 21 series of 2012, enclosure number 1, only children who are 5 years old by June and until October of the same year will be eligible for admission.

At this level, pupils are taught how to mingle and socialize with others. Unlike before, there was the eight-week curriculum applied for kindergarten. Now, it is made easier and simpler than what the curriculum used to be. There are only the so- called meeting time, snack time, the small and group activities.

All these are upon the implementation of the K-12 curriculum, which is mandated by the law, even the private schools must adhere with this law, and this was already signed by the president of the republic.

Faith

Remember the times when the down is on top.

God really exists and He is really with us every time we need His presence. The moment when problem arises, there is no one but Him whom you can count on. It’s only Him whom you can rely on. It’s still vivid in me the times when I need someone to lean on, someone to be with, but no one is around. I just found myself kneeling in front of the Blessed Sacrament, at the altar, talking to Him, sincerely staring at Him very intently.

There was a time that I don’t know where to go and don’t know what to do. At that very moment I asked Him, “What should I do?” Until, I saw somebody outside, begging for alms, something to eat, or for even a few centavos to buy food. Suddenly, I realized how blessed and grateful I am for there are more people suffer more than the sufferings I am going through, that my pain is just a bit of what they had. I learn that helping others instead of weeping, in the midst of my agony, matter most and my faith can make all these possible.

No matter how heavy your burden is as long as there is God, there is way. For as long as there is Him there is way out, there is solution. As long as you have faith, you won’t be lost, that when we’re down, just “Pray, hope and don’t be afraid”, Saint Padre Pio’s famous maxim.

Best Way to Help

Helping is a wonderful trait, we Filipinos are known for.

The Bayanihan, a form of voluntary work for others, is still very prominent today, even elsewhere.

We love to help, it’s in our nature. When we experienced natural calamities, we volunteer to help out. We band together after disasters, whether natural or man-made, and go out of our way to be of assistance.

Sometimes, though, the problem is that we do not think much before helping.

For instance, during typhoons, the country rushed to gather used clothes and foods.

But there was a funny thing we noticed with all the dry goods collected. Some gave “too much used” clothes, too loose that even two or three people could fit a short without garter and a gown, as part of their donations.

Yes, we love to give, and help, but let us consider the best possible we could give for others.

Pananabik

Sa isang kaparangan, naroon ako. Naghihintay sa 'yo.

Magulo sa aking mundong ginagalawan. Nandun ang maraming pagkukunwari. Nandun ang maraming kabalintunaan at iilang kabutihan. Marami mang katotohanan ang sa aki'y lumipas hindi ko maalis ang maging pala-ibig, ang maging mapagmahal. 

Tahimik akong naghihintay. Sa bawat hakbang pauna, hindi kita maiwan,bagaman magkaiba ang hakbang ng ating pinanggagalingan. Narito ako, sa isang sulok ng kawalan. Pilit humihiwalay sa nakaraan, subalit umuusbong man, sa pag-iisa, sa gabing tahimik, ikaw ang napapadampi sa isipang nag-iisa.

Nalulumbay man, umaasa sa aking panunuyo sa isang ikaw ay mabubuo pa rin ang bukas na pinapangarap. Patuloy akong mangangarap, patuloy akong aasa, patuloy mong mararamdaman ang aking presensya, kung hanggang kailan, sa akin, walang hanggan. 

Asahan mong, mula ng ikaw ay makita ko, ikaw ang siyang itinatangi ng pusong ito.

Delicious Lunch

It's God's grace for waking me up this morning. I must be thankful for allowing me to spend another wonderful day on the place He perfectly created for us.

A delicious lunch prepared by "Mother" for me. Thank you very much Mother.

A combination of crispy fried ham and chicken with chiffon cake and pineapple as dessert.

Another great blessings I must be thankful is that, a very delicious lunch I have today. I go to school to check the estimated number of wires needed for the re-alignment of the electric connection in every classrooms. So I requested the presence of my colleague’s uncle, an electrician to estimate the materials needed. Before lunch time, he finished doing the chores. Together with my colleague, they left the school and I was now alone. I have to prepare my lesson plan because I was not able to finish it last Friday because we had our General Parents Teachers (PTA) Election, and other matters to do.

“Sir Vince!”, an angelic voice outside. It’s our student’s voice at the gate shouting. The gate happened to be locked because I was alone inside. To be safe, I locked it. I saw my pupils and my colleague outside, they brought me lunch. My colleague told me that “Mother”, her mother actually but I usually called her mother too as respect, don’t want you to get hungry because she knows it already lunch and you don’t have something to eat. So she prepared a very sumptuous lunch. Thank you very much Mother. 

I must be thankful for these blessings today that I have received. Through God’s grace and will, He always don’t make me feel I am forgotten. I hope everyone would feel the same.  

Haplos

Mahal,

Hanggang kailan

Maghihintay ang puso ko

Nangungulila sa iyo

Handog 

Ang buhay ko

Sa bawat pintig ng pulso

Ay alay lamang sa iyo

Lahat ibibigay

Basta't sa akin ika'y

'wag nang mawawalay

Sabihin mo sa akin

Kailan mali ang pag ibig

Kailangang  bang masaktan pa 

Ating mga damdamin

Yakapin mo ako

Oh hagkan mo akong muli

'wag kang bibitiw

Sabay nating lalakbayin 

Ang langit

Panu 
Magwawakas

Ang paghihirap ng dibdid

Sa Diyos ako'y nananalig

Handog 
Ang buhay ko

Sa bawat pintig ng pulso

Ay alay lamang sa iyo

Walang ibang hangad

Dahil itong puso

Ikaw lamang 
Ang pinapangarap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk5UmTfP5us

You were There

Brownout before midnight today. I woke up because of the mosquito bites. I can’t sleep well. From my bedroom, I transferred and went straight to the sala where the ventilation was bit better than my room.

Still, mosquitoes chased me. I returned to my room to get my scout socks. It is a long sock, therefore mosquitoes couldn't bite me anymore, and I returned to the sofa.

You were there. You sit beside me. You came along from a distance. I said “I have to go” because it is my first day of school at San Pablo Colleges. You told me not to go, because you will be alone today. I followed your request. I didn't leave the house instead we go biking outside. You taught me how to sing songs that you are inclined with. We eat lunch together. We go swimming. We eat snacks, your favorite snacks, pizza and soda. Until dawn, we enjoyed the day. Until, I heard this sound that struck my eardrums….

The crowing of the rooster outside! My goodness I was just dreaming. I dreamed of you last night. Anyway, because of that experienced in my dream, you were with me and at least even in a dream we met again, and together we both had a wonderful moment.

Ikaw pa rin

Ninais kong umawit dahil sa kaligayahan

Ninais kong tumula dahil sa tuwa

Ninais kong lumuha dahil sa galak

Ang lahat ng ito, nadama dahil sa iyo.

Hindi ka man mayakap

Hindi ka man maramdaman

Sa piling ko ang diwa mo

Nagiging parang totoo.

Ang pag-aakala mong

Nilisan ka ng walang paalam

Isang pagkakamali,sapagkat

Ikaw pa rin, nanatili.

Sa angking pagkukubli

Ng damdaming nasaring

Asahan mo sa pagbabalik mo

Naghihintay yaring puso ko. 

Pagtatapat

Hindi ko pipiliting magmahal kung wala kang pagmamahal sa akin, subalit ang maramdamang minamahal mo ako ang magpapatibay na magmamahalan tayo hanggang sa dulo ng walang hanggan. Hindi ko nanaising masaktan o makasakit, sapagkat hindi ko hihintaying muling masayang ang pagmamahal na ipinagkaloob mo para sa akin.

Positive Talk

Tonight, I just finished reading the book that a dear friend of mine gave me entitled, “Enjoy God’s Best For Your Life.”

One chapter again struck my attention,  Chapter 52 “Have a Positive Talk”

Arun Gogna stated that, we talk to ourselves more than we talk to other people. In an average of 16 hours that we are awake, we talk to ourselves almost 15 hours. According to best selling author Brian Tracy, 95 per cent of our emotions are determined by the way we talk to ourselves. What we say to ourselves has a tremendous impact in our lives!

What do I tell to myself most of the time?

Being attached to different kinds of persons, I discovered the power of talk. I have won friends not just because of my ability to communicate well, but because of what I tell to myself positively. I want to gain friend, and I want to, so I need to be positive.

But, I don’t know why, there are times, I talked negative things to myself as well. For instance, I used to asked myself, why does this person seems changed? Before, whenever we talked it as if we really missed each other that much and whenever I send message, in a bit there is a reply. But now, I don’t know if this person don’t trust me anymore. Might as well, this person don’t want to communicate with me. But, to make it balanced, I just tell to myself, this person is just busy. Time will come, “I do hope”, everything will return into place.

Those times that when we chat, it as if we are missing the words of each other because we, again, will talk the way it was before.

I need to be positive, because it keeps me in a good path, positive outlook and being positive person. "I won't give up for as long as you are there, my friend."

Internet Connection

Umuwi akong may kalungkutan sa aking sarili. May tao akong nais makita. May tao akong gustong makita. May nais akong masilayan, subalit hindi ko nagawa...walang magawa.

Pagdating sa bahay, diretso lang ako sa aking higaan. Palibhasa,umaambon,malamig, hindi ko na ninais na kumain ng hapunan kahit ako ay inaalok ng aking ina sapagkat busog pa naman ako. Malungkot rin syempre. Ninais ko man na makausap ang taong gusto kong kausapin hindi nangyari.

Nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na makagamit ng internet. Sa aking palagay,magigigng masaya ako, subalit isang kabalintunaan. Mahina ang signal ng internet.

Pinipilit kong maka-connect muli upang makapag-unwind man lang. Maraming online na kaibigan sa mga oras na iyon, subalit pinatatakam lamang ako ng aking signal,mawawalan, magkakaroon. Gusto ko mang mangumusta sa taong gusto kong kausapin ang signal na ito ang hindi umaayon.

Minarapat ko na lamang na itigil na ang pagnanais na makausap ang nais kong kausapin, marahil abala rin sya kaya't gumawa na ng paraan ang internet connection na ipagpaliban ang pang-aabala ko sa kanya. 

Araw pa naman ng "kalayaan." Bilang isang mamamayang nakikinabang sa kalayaang nakamit mula sa pakikipaglaban ng ating mga bayani, na nagbuwis ng buhay, isang pagpupunyagi sa ating mga dakilang bayani. Salamat sa inyong inialay na buhay. Ang mga kabataan, matapos ang inyong pagsusumikap na makamit ang kalayaan, ay ang siyang magpapatuloy ng pangangalaga upang ang kalayaang nakamit at ipinaglaban ay manatili.

Isa pa, nananatili akong malaya,nabubuhay ng naayon sa aking kagustuhan. Ito kahit na humina ang koneksyon ng aking net sa araw na ito, ay dapat kong ipagpasalamat.

Ipinagpapasalamat ko ang mga ito.Gayundin,kahit sa konting sandali,nakausap ko ang taong nais kong kausapin.

Pagmamahal ng Isang Ina

June 3, ang unang araw ng pasukan. Maraming tao sa loob ng paaralan, mga magulang, lolo,lola, nanay, tatay at mga kapatid, syempre nandun din ang mga guro,kapwa ko guro.

Marami ring naghihintay sa tapat ng aking silid. Binuksan ko ang aming silid at excited pumasok ang mga bata. Marami na ang bata ko sa unang araw ng pasukan pa lamang.

Subalit, hindi ako pwede sa amoy ng pintura. Ilang araw bago ang pasukan, nagpapintura ako ng upuan ko. Hindi ko maaring hindi maamoy ang masakit sa ilong na pintura. Sa madaling salita, halos maghapon akong bumahin nang bumahin. Uminom man ako ng gamot na antihistamine, wala ring epekto. Mag-aawasan na halos nanlalambot na ako. Mabigat na ang aking pakiramdam.

Umuwi ako sa bahay halos dapit-hapon. Inaalok ako ng aking Ina ng hapunan subalit diretso lamang ako sa aking higaan. Hindi na ako nakapaghapunan pa.

Hindi man ako nagsalita, ramdam ng aking ina ang aking masamang pakiramdam. Hindi pa lumalalim ang aking pagtulog ay ginising ako ng aking ina upang painumin  ng katas ng kalamansi. Umuubo ubo ako paminsan-minsan kaya't hindi rin makatulog ang aking ina. Bumangon sya sa pagkakahiga at ako'y minasahe ang likuran pati lalamunan ng isang vapor rub upang gumaan ang aking paghinga at huminay ang  pag-ubo. 

Sa loob ng ilang oras, maya't maya bumabangon ang aking ina upang ako ay silipin kung maayos ang pagkakatulog ko.

Hindi siya umiidlip ng malalim upang sa oras na ako'y umubo ay makabangon sya upang ako'y asikasuhin. Walang kapantay talaga ang pagkalinga at pagmamahal ng isang ina. Kahit may edad ka na, bilang isang ina, aasikasuhin at aasikasuhin ka nila hangga't kaya nila.

Maraming salamat sa mahal kong ina. Siyempre nandyan din naman ang aking ama. Umaalalay sa aking ina kung sya'y pagod na pag-aasikaso sa amin. Kapag ang aking ina ang hindi maganda ang pakiramdam, to the rescue ang aking ama.

Ikaw lamang

Walang kailangan pa

Para ikaw ay maangkinin

Walang pwedeng gawin

Upang isa't isa'y angkinin.

Sa tahimik na gabi

Sa kariktang iyong angkin

Ang ating pagsinta'y

Tunay na walang hanggan.

Kung sa aking palagay

Ika'y tunay na mahal

Wagas mong pag-ibig

Wala ngang kapara pa.

Sa aking alaala

Sa aking kahapon

Ngayon, bukas, kailanma'y

Ikaw lamang oh aking sinta.

On Being Professional

May 31, 2013

Today, we were tasked to attend the (GAD)  Gender and Sensitivity Seminar , held at Ultimart Cinema, San Pablo City. There were two districts joined together  to participate in this seminar, San Francisco District, where I belong and Fule-Almeda District.

The night before the seminar, I prepared schools who will be grouped in every cottages to be used after the seminar, because the district, only San Francisco, decided to have team building after the said seminar at the resort near the city. I was tasked to group the eleven schools that will fit for six cottages. It was late that night when I finished the groupings. Before I went to bed, I texted the eleven school heads for them to inform what cottage number they belong and who will they be then after the seminar.

I was not able to check replied that night because I was so sleepy. Only early morning when I checked my cellphone; there were many messages. Thus, one message struck my attention so much and it stated like this: “WAG mong isasama ang ___________ (I’d rather not to mention the school) sa ______________.” Then another message has been sent by the same individual stating “INUULIT ko WAG mong isasama ang ________________  sa kanila, sa iba na.” I really don’t know why was she texted me that way that night. So, I paused for a while and thought, “Oh I see.” I knew the reason.

Then I went straight to the cinema, where the venue of the seminar is to be held. Luckily, I saw the person who texted me. I arrived a bit early in the venue so I had a chance to talked to her. I told her, “Mam, good morning po. Since, iyong school na ito po ( I mentioned her certain school) ay dalawa ang naka-assigned na cottage, dun ko na lang po kayo isasama.” Then, she replied, something like “Duon mo kami isama sa ____________________ (she mentioned specific school where one of her sister is teaching),” she stated firmly. I told her “Mam, mahirap po hiwa-hiwalyin kayo sa cottage gawa po ng food.” She said, “Hindi,magkasabay kaming uuwi ng kapatid ko.” “Mam, eh di pagkatapos na lang po dun na lang po kayo magkita sa labas,”  I suggest. But, she got mad at me because her request was not granted.I asked her”Mam, ilan po ba kayo?”, she did not answer me. I asked another question and another and suggested something still she didn’t look at me and she never entertained my query. Then, beside her was another administrator, she professionally answered and entertained me when she saw, the person I was talking to did not mind me anymore. So I decided to go and went straight to one of her faculty members to re-grouped the cottage for every school just to satisfy her wants.

My point there was that, be professional. Be sensitive enough, let us grow. What happened yesterday let it be. Past is past. You are the only one who don’t like that certain school, why was it that you wanted your subordinate to include in your personal grudge in other people. If you are mad at them, so be it. You are an administrator, we are all professionals. Whatever personal grudge you had against them, it is your own. Do not include others.

As human being, let us practice what has been stated by our GAD speaker, about human rights, that for every right there is an obligation, and it is not absolute. As professional, we should learn how to deviate our personal feelings from being professional.

Sa Dako Pa Roon

Sa dako pa roon, 

Pusong umiibig,

Naghihintay, dumadalangin,

Sa iyong pagdating.

Kung sakaling pagdating

Hinintay man ding kay tagal

Matagal mang maghihintay

Hihintayin iyong pagbabalik.

Sa araw na ito'y

Tandaan aking giliw

Pagsintang kinikimkim

Pagsuyo sa 'yo'y damhin.

Halika't ramdamin

Pusong nagnanais

Yakap mo'y madama

Upang muli, maging isa.

Angels in other Forms

It was early tonight; my family, my parent, brother and I were watching one of the prime time soap on television when a colorful book struck my attention, resting on a table near the chair where I was seated. It has a bright yellow covered book. I remembered, it was the book given to me as a present by my dear friend last Christmas. It entitled “ Enjoy God’s Best for Your Life” stories of living life to the fullest of Aron Gogna, foreworded by Bro. Bo Sanchez.

I was not able to read the book, since the moment it was seen by my younger brother, he got interested into it so I let him read the book first so I may say he has just finished reading the book that’s why he returned it to me.

At first, I really don’t know what the content of this book was. It was Bro Bo Sanchez’ book so I got an interest reading it. It was my dear friend who gave it, so I knew it must be helpful to me.

Upon reading the introduction, it was about Arun Gogna’s experiences, how God made his dreams come true, how God is so good that if you fervently prayed for what you wanted as long as there is a very deep reason behind it you will have it. Though, very simple experiences yet it made you realized that “Yes, he (Arun Gogna) is correct. ” There are times, God made things possible in an unexpected time, He made your dreams come true in an unexpected way and He made simple and complex things possible without you knowing  that it was His plan to make your cravings be come true, all in due time.

Arun Gogna is not purely Filipino he is an Indian, Arun means “sun”.

Let me share one from Arun.

“One bonus in life is to have friends in the high places. I mean, people you look up to.

 I have a friend priest, one of my confessors, who is now a bishop of Papua New Guinea. His name is Bishop Franceso Panfilo. He is Italian but his heart is for the Filipinos.

I really look up to him, firstly because he is 6’4’’ tall, and more so because of his piety. When you hear him speak, you will know the meaning of holiness.

On one of his visits to our parish, he told us about how he goes around the different churches of his Diocese. Because Papua New Guinea is a country separated by waters, he needs to ride the boat more than a hundred times a year. The funny thing is, his greater fear is water and he doesn’t know how to swim. So he just invented a motto that he told the seafarers to follow: “Men, whatever happens, save the Bishop.!”

Bishop Panfilo is an angel to the people of the islands, but the boatmen are angels to their bishop.”

Who are your angels? Thank them once in a while. And when you are afraid, remember you have friends in high places.

Solitude

Early this morning, I woke up feeling something unusual. I don’t know what was it all about but I felt so lonely and I really don’t know why. May be I missed you so much.

Its been so long, since we had a conversation with each other. Though, anyway, it was just merely more than two weeks I haven’t seen and talked to you, still I missed you this much.

I was checking my blogs and fb messages, when my colleague asked me, “Do you have a new post for your blog?” Hahahaha, “about to post, because I am thinking how will I post it, today,” I replied.

It seems to me that when I am lonely I don’t know how to write well, I don’t know how to type the words for me to post on my blog.

Its just that I really missed you maybe, that’s why I was feeling solitude today. Haist when will we see each other again?  

Mother, Son and the Listener

Iba talaga kapag Ina na ang nagsalita sa anak. Kahit gaano kabigat ang kanyang sabihin, hindi mo ito mararamdaman bilang isang pasakit sa iyong kalooban bagkus, ito ay isang lambing sa pandinig ng isang anak na kanyang sinesermonan.

I was about to start finishing the report which my superior was requested me to do because it was due today, until I received a text message that somebody asked me to accompany them in their monitoring somewhere in our district. So, I stood up and went straight to the meeting place to see them. I wasn’t able to finish the report.

I arrived a bit earlier. After a few minutes, they came and so we left the place to visit some of the schools for Brigada Esakwela monitoring. 

In every school we visited, she made sure she met every teachers and reminded them what to do during Brigada Eskwela and who are the persons involved besides teachers. Another agenda was, to know who will be joining the District Outing after the seminar to be held on May 31.

 About an hour before 12 noon, we arrived in one among the far flung school in the district. There were many people around doing some carpentry works such as arm chairs repair, wall painting, grass cutting and others. She asked if the school administrator was around addressed to one of the faculty members of that school. She replied gladly, “Yes Mam, he’s here.” Madam looks happily and sighed, afterwards she uttered, “Wow!Atlast he’s here!” and both laughed meaningfully.

The school administrator, through the request of his superior requested all members of the faculty to go to the office and they will be having a meeting together with his superior.  The meeting adjourned after the consensus had been made for the said seminar and planned outing for the district. The school administrator and his superior left in the office, while other members of the faculty prepared lunch for us.

The school admin was asked by his superior why he didn’t attend meetings and other gatherings in the district and in the division. The school admin started to explain jokingly the reasons why he didn’t come. His superior accepted the reasons. His superior started her homily, while the school admin for a times butt in and said something that was very informal. Although, they argued for some important matters but still as a mere listener, I can’t feel the embarrassment.

Ang buong usapang narinig ko ay ang pagtatanong ng isang Ina sa kanyang anak na tumalima sa kanyang kagustuhan. Sa pagkakataong, nagkaroon sila ng oras upang mapag-usapan ang mga bagay na ginawa ng anak, tinanggap niya ang kanyang mga dahilan. Oo, may hindi pagkakaunwaan sa simula, subalit kahit siya ay pinagsasabihan hindi ka masasaktan.Sapagkat ang paraan ng usapan ay usapan ng isang Ina at ng isang Anak. Binibigyan ng Ina ng pagkakataon ang anak na ipaliwanag ang ginawa upang ipagtanggol ang sarili habang ang Ina pagkakatapos ng paliwanag ng anak, ay pilit na ipinauunawa ang dapat pa rin niyang ginagawa ng walang nasasaktan sa isa’t isa. Hindi niya pinagagalitan ang anak sa paraang masasaktan nito ang kalooban ng mahal niyang anak subalit sa paraang itinuturo ang maaring gawin kahit na ito ay labag sa kanyang kalooban sapagkat lahat tayo ay napapailalim sa isang sistema. Sa huli, sa aking palagay, naliwanagan ang anak sa isang magandang halimbawang paliwanag ng kanyang Ina.

They ended up their conversation in a very delicious lunch prepared by the faculty members such as, daing, bulanglang, fried pork chop and  ripe mangoes as our dessert.