"To laugh often and much... to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children . . . to leave the world a better place. . . & to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived...
This is to have succeeded."
Have been surfing the net for whatever and reading news online as the holidays actually make me feel "lazy" or at least the holidays give me an excuse to feel lazy. =)
But anyway for some serious thoughts, I will be posting here an excerpt, actually the last paragraph of the article published in Inquirer, Dec 24. The editorial talks about the global crisis we are facing but how we could actually make ourselves truly Christians. It was nicely written I had to blog it and share it. Happy New Year everyone.
The coming economic hard times should not stop us from giving gifts. Far from it. What we simply want to say is that when we stop giving from our surplus and start giving from our substance, that’s when the true spirit of Christmas comes unwrapped.
Remember the post I wrote about a book I read called Marley and Me? It's now a movie!!!
I learned about it the other day as I was at the bookstore where I bought my copy of that book and noticed that a in the cover of Marley and Me was the part that it is now a major motion picture starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston=)
I loved that book so much because I do have my own pet, with the same breed - a Labrador. And the craziness of "Marley" somewhat reminds me of my own dog's quirks. My pet's puppy pic is located at the sidebar of this blog.
I really am thrilled it's a movie so I logged in the net and surfed it. I found the trailer and oh boy, was I excited to see the scenes I read from the book! It's showing in the states this Christmas!
Oh I hope they show it here soon!!!
See the trailer below:
That's my eldest sister, Christmas 2001 in New York with Nirro when he was still a baby. =) I was also there at that time.
I miss the snow... this was taken 2001 in Queens, NY. At my Auntie Perla's place, who recently passed away...
This was Christmas, December 2004. My eldest sister and her husband weren't there. They were in Manila. From left, Agnes, my brother's wife, My Kuya Ced, My Mom, ME, my Diche (2nd sister), and my Dad. My other sister looks like the youngest right? =) Well, that's always the case, but the thruth is, I am the youngest one in the brood of four.
Barrack Obama's Victory over the US Presidency - definitely ONE FOR THE BOOKS!!!
It's always like that. After a vacation, work just piles up!
Talk about busy!!!!! I just finished printing docs to be submitted to DEPED, it's almost half a ream thick!
Ok, I have no choice. Gloria is included as we were having the signing ceremonies for the MOA between PULL Foundation (the Foundation established by the Rotarians for the MEGUMI Reader project) and the Department of Education.
It has been really busy at work.... So, to compensate for my long absence here, I am posting these work-related pics.
That's me and Ella, the M and E Officer for DEPED Adopt-A-School Program
That's Secretary Lapus, who by the way got the highest public-approval rating conducted by Pulse Asia Survey in July 2008.
These are my bosses who happens to be so nice and so sincere, Mr. Tambunting and Mr. Gamboa. I believe that working with them under this project also makes me a better person. I hope things continue to work out in this worthwhile endeavor.
That's Ella, Sir Jorge Caparas (Son of the MEGUMI Reader Prime Mover, MAT Caparas), Roel of DEPED, and Rowel from UP who is also the lead software developer for the MEGUMI Project. This was a good day for us. The smiles reveal all that! =)
Gone are my days of reading books without interruption or finishing various TV series in DVDs. Work has been very very very busy!
Well, I did anticipate this so I went on a weekend get-away but right after that, my weekdays and weekends have been all about work!
The book I am reading, "The Kite Runner" isn't finished yet. Good thing it's a holiday tomorrow so I intend to do some reading, although I have work lined up to do as well.
I also miss spending time with my dear pets! But I intend to "walk the dogs" this weekend.
By the way, I am about to have a new fish pet - a flowerhorn! Turns out my boss has this fish pond somewhere in Malolos and he breeds flowerhorns. They say it's lucky when it is given as a gift, so here's hoping I get luckier! =)
The break tomorrow will give me time to set up a new fish tank for my new pet.
I'm sleepy now... Till then.
