STOPOVER
by Frances Saligumba
CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE AND START TODAY!
Year 2009 has just passed and making your 2010 a fulfillment of your life’s aspirations is just a snap away from you.
All of us deserve to have the best things in life, for we are the ones who hold, mold and shape our own lives. It is not a matter of who you are and what you do, but each and every one are longing to have an awesome life---life that we ought to celebrate rather than neglect. Your life would be beautiful if you:
1. Appreciate your own life. Appreciate each day you awake with a load of things to do. You may be either physically handicapped or emotionally entangled, but the mere fact that you are still breathing that means you have a life to appreciate. So be appreciative, START TODAY!!
2. Get on your feet and find ways to help yourself. If you lost your job or you have just graduated from college but couldn’t find a job, find ways to survive and prove to your loved ones that you can do it. So be not a parasite, START TODAY!
3. Knowing that time is a gift, that is why it is also called "present." Cherish each passing moment even though there are some tough days. Handling tough days gives you the strength of your character. Recognize time as a present, START TODAY!
4. Let love be the focal point of your interest. Follow what really matters to you, be it a person, a place, or a goal. Your heart’s desire would lead you to a bigger question on how you are willing to use the space and time left to you. Whatever the outcome will be, focus on what you love. START TODAY!
5. See things in a bigger picture. Know that you are bigger than life itself. You are the key player, life just follows you. Have the capacity to see things broadly. START TODAY!
6. Admit that life and existence is a mystery. Always expect all possibilities and surprises life may bring. Change is constant but preparing yourself for it gives you the grace of acceptance. Be open to the mysteries of life. START TODAY!
7. Perceive that pain is a great teacher. Difficulties in life as well as pain could be a moral compass on us. Take heed to what you have got after experiencing pain would surely lead you to be a better person. Understand your difficulties, START TODAY!
8. Surrender yourself to the Lord. Realize that you are a sinner; admit that you can never ever be powerful enough to have it your way. Following the will of God has always been an open-end struggle to all of us. Don’t have it your way, surrender yourself. START TODAY!
To top all of these, Matthew 16:25 says that: "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."
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Pagmumuni-muni sa Dyipni
ni fr. bob zarate
BAYARAN Ka Rin Ba?
(Mga Guidelines para sa Inyo bago mag-Eleksyon 2010 Part 3)
ANG HINDI KO IBOBOTO SA DARATING NA 2010 ELECTIONS
1) Yung dati nang tumayo sa tungkulin.
New faces, please!
2) Yung anak, asawa o kamag-anak ng pulitiko.
‘Yang mga dynasty na ‘yan, kakapalan talaga ng mukha!
3) Yung kilala at kalat na kalat namang corrupt.
Pilosopo lang sila sa pagsabing, “May proof ka ba?” Pasensya na at wala kasing dalang video camera ang mga tao sa paligid mo noon. Besides, kahit walang proof, ang proof na maibibigay ay iyong hindi pag-improve ng mga government services… ultimong mga daan, lubak-lubak, madilim at pangit ang pagkagawa.
4) Yung walang prinsipyo.
Lalo na iyung mga palipat-lipat ng political party o kaya ay nakakapit sa kanyang leader o boss.
5) Yung wala nang ginawa kundi magpa-cute sa TV at infomercials.
Halata tuloy na wala talagang laman ang sasabihin at wala talagang bukas na loob maglingkod sa ordinaryong Pilipino.
6) Yung nagsasabing mahirap lang daw siya noon at ngayon ay umasenso na.
Eh di sana kahit ngayon hindi ka gumagamit ng mga magagarang sasakyan at pumupunta sa mga lugar na mayayaman lang ang kayang pumunta kasi maling mensahe ang binibigay mo sa Bayan.
7) Yung nagbibigay ng mga plastic bag na puno ng mga pagkain o groceries.
Anong akala nya sa boto mo, pang-dalawang araw na pagkain lang?
8) Yung nagbibigay ng pera at pabuya lalo pag-nangangampanya at sa election day mismo.
Babawiin din nya ang nagastos nya pag nanalo siya kaya tuluy-tuloy lang ang corruption mula sa kaban ng Bayan!
9) Yung kung nagsilbi man sa nakaraan ay hindi rin naman talaga umangat ang Bansa.
Yung puro arte lang, pakaway-kaway, pabigay-bigay ng regalo, at wala namang programang nagbibigay kapangyarihan sa mga ordinaryong tao na tumayo sa sarili nilang kakayahan.
10) Yung lagi na lang niyang pinaaasa ang taong-bayan para maging depende lang sa kanya.
Puwede ba! Kung leader ka ng bayan, probinsya o bansa, ang trabaho mo ay para maging responsable at may sariling kakayahan ang taong-bayan at hindi maging parang mga tuta na kilig-kilig makipag-kamayan o makipag-picture-taking sa iyo!
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Shitte Iru?
by Marty Manalastas-Timbol
ALAM NYO BA...
that 2010 was proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Year of Biodiversity. Ito ay ang isang taong celebration of biological diversity at ng pagpapahalaga ng buhay dito sa Earth. Ang International Year of Biodiversity ay makakatulong sa awareness of the importance of biodiversity sa buong mundo. Tayo ay parte ng nature’s rich diversity at tayo rin ang may kakayahan na protektahan o sirain ito. Ang biodiversity of life dito sa mundo ay essential para ma-sustain ang pamumuhay natin like yung health, wealth, pagkain, fuel at iba pang mga bagay kung saan dependent ang atin mga buhay. Tayong mga tao ang sumisira sa diversity of life on Earth. Kaya pag tuluyan na nasira ang Earth, it will be irreversible. Pero kaya natin basta’t magtulungan tayo. (Source: International Year of Biodiversity)
ALAM NYO BA...
Fr. Dan Kroger O.F.M., asked "What are you thankful for?" Di ba, karamihan sa atin, lagi tayong nagpapasalamat at healthy tayo at pagpapasalamat sa atin mga pamilya na nasa mabuting kalagayan sila. Pero ang tanong ni Fr. Dan – "Aren’t you thankful for things like electricity, running water, sanitation, modern communications and medical care?" Dagdag pa ni Fr. Dan na si St. Francis de Assisi ay nakita lahat ng creation as a manifestation of God and Fr. Dan said that St. Francis de Assisi would probably not be disappointed today. Isa pang tanong "How about your faith?" Ika nga ni Fr. Dan, hindi lahat ay may faith, pero tayong mga Christians, pahalagaan natin ito as a truly precious gift. Faith sustains us when nothing else will. (Source: St. Anthony Messenger Press)
ALAM NYO BA... na halos pare-pareho ang style ng mga Japanese sa pagsakay nila ng bisikleta nila. Pansinin ninyo ito and you will know what I mean…he, he, he.
ALAM NYO BA... na mas masaya ka when you know how to share your blessings and your love na hindi naghihintay ng kapalit? Kahit na marami kang pera o naturingan ka bilang pinakamayaman sa mundo, kung wala naman nagmamahal sa iyo, useless din ang pera mo, kasi, money can’t buy love, family and friends. Kailangan tandaan na kahit ikaw ay may pera, huwag masilaw sa pera at huwag maging selfish. Remember na di naman po natin dadalhin ang pera pag tayo ay mawawala na sa mundo. If you have enough and extra, share.
ALAM NYO BA... kung bakit sine-serve ang sashimi with wasabi? Kasi, for Japanese, this fiery-tasting horseradish tastes good with raw fish. Isa pang reason ay ina-alis ang malansang amoy ng isda ang wasabi. And another good benefit is that wasabi has an anti-bacterial effect.
ALAM NYO BA... kung bakit meron butas ang 5 yen and 50 yen coins? Actually, in the earlier Japanese economy, wala pang yen noon. The currency in Japan is called sen. During this time, maraming mga coins na may butas. Ng maging yen na ang currency, they tried to re-introduce the holes in coins with 5 yen and 50 yen coins to differentiate them with the other coins. Ito ay nakakatulong especially sa mga bulag at matatanda.
ALAM NYO BA... that according to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. The Tiger is the third sign in the Chinese Zodiac cycle, and it is a sign of bravery.
Have a healthy and a prosperous New Year 2010! Nasa Year of the Tiger na po tayo God bless you all.
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