2007 May « a few of my thoughts….

Good news=another learning

May 29, 2007 at 1:09 am | In my life..., travels | 1 Comment

I got an email of good news last friday. I don’t wanna talk about it in full details yet but it has something to do about another learning and another new experience for me.

I feel so blessed and very much grateful. I hope tuloy na tuloy na…:)

Bad spirits lurking around…?

May 29, 2007 at 1:02 am | In my work... | 1 Comment

People in our office have been experiencing health problems one by one. 3 of my officemates were admitted in the hospital few days ago. A father of another officemate recently died. While another colleague’s dad needs to undergo an operation. And now, my officemate/college classmate/close friend is also in the hospital.

We’ve been talking and thinking that maybe there are bad spirits lurking in our office. We need to have the place blessed once more, i guess.

I can’t bare to have another bad news. It’s too much already. God help us.

Politics is a TRASH….

May 16, 2007 at 1:37 am | In how i perceive things... | 3 Comments

Politics in the Philippines is getting worse. Aside from the not so credible politicians, vote buying, political killings, and “paninira” has been widely practiced in the recently conducted election.

I just realized that if you don’t have enough money to buy votes, your chances of winning is so low especially if your competitor is very much willing to spend. The power of words has also been very powerful. Spreading trash words against a competitor really works. I don’t find anything wrong against it IF there’s truth in it. But making up stories just to make your competitor look bad in front of your constituents is “hitting below the belt” already. For me, politics who do such things are plain stupid and insecure.

My Aunt may have lost but at least she played it clean. She may have lost the chance to serve but she still has her integrity and credibility. But the good news is my Uncle won. So I’m still grateful.

Playing it clean will get you nowhere in politics. You have to be “dirty” for you to stay on top.

But I also believe that “KARMA” is just around.

voting for the first time…

May 14, 2007 at 7:36 am | In my family... | No Comments

It’s Election Day today and I’m proud to say that I voted for the first time.

It was suppose to be my 2nd time already but last 2004 I was not able to vote because I was in Los Baños, Laguna taking my practicum in theater. At around 9:00 in the morning, my parents and I went to the nearest elementary school to practice our rights to vote.

I’m not in the same precinct with my parents because of some occurrence, I have a different address in my records. Instead of Osita Subd., I suddenly became a resident of Depita Subd. So my father helped me in finding my precinct first before we all went in to vote. I was kinda fast because I already had a prepared list before coming to the school.

One thing I have observed, which also amazes me is seeing old people and disabled people trying their best to vote. I hope people who are not physically disabled would realize how important their votes are. Learn from the grannies and the disabled ones.

Now that the voting is done, the whole Dela Cruz and Bona clans are starting to get nervous. It’s not the first time that relatives are running for a public office but it’s the first time that one of them has finally taken 1 step higher and ran for a one-on-one position. Yes, my aunt is running for Vice-Mayor and that makes us nervous. I so hope she wins…and my uncle too….Go Bona! Go Bona! Go!

Happy Birthday Big Sis..:-)

May 10, 2007 at 9:17 am | In my family... | 1 Comment

27 years ago my Mom gave birth to her eldest daughter named “Enya”, my Ate. At an early age of 13, my sister was already studying far from our house. We live at Koronadal City, South Cotabato and she studied high school in PSHS in Davao City. After graduation, she enrolled in UP Diliman. So for about 6 or 7 years, we rarely see each other until she transferred university and lived in Koronadal with us.

Once she expressed her disappointment towards me. She said I’m not that close to her and asked why i can’t be a sweet little sister to her. She thought that maybe it’s because she was not with me when I was growing up. That thought made me pause.

Honestly, I can’t deny that it might be a reason for my not being physically sweet to her. But truthfully, I love my Ate so much. I hate it when she gets mad at me..I hate it when we fight…and most of all, I hate it when she thought I didn’t love her. But all of these are already part of the past. We already talked about it. I now know where I’ve gone wrong and I’m now trying to make up with her.

My family is my life. They may not feel it all the time. I may be a “suwail na anak at kapatid” sometimes. But everyone who knows me know that they are my most precious treasures.