Nov. 10/16

TAGA ISLA

City folks, have you been to an island?

Have you seen a vast ocean?

Have you experience dipping your feet in sea water?

Hava you seen its beautiful, majestic, and gigantic waves kissing the shores?

Have you seen the sun sets on the horizon?

Of couse, Manila bay sun set is not included.

If the answer is yes, I congratulate you.

If the answer is no, pack up your things now and visit an island nearest to your place.

Just be a backpacker for a night or two.

It pays to commune with nature.

Believe me, I am an islander.

When I was young, I used to go to the sea inviting my friends to go with me. Our house was just two (2) streets away from the shore.

During high tide, I was really ecstatic. The happiness could not be contained in my heart. I really wanted to swim like a pro.

It was really very pleasant to swim because the sea water was very near to the shore. Friends and I didn't have to go far.

The story is different when the tide was low.

If we want to swim we have to walk far, around one (1) kilometer away from the shore.

Little as I was, it scared me to death to go half meter away from the shore.

Because it would turn out that the sea bed became deeper without you knowing it.

Mind you, I don't swim well.

Being an islander, it was expected of me to be a good swimmer.

But, I could only swim like a dog and in a short distance.

What a pity!

When typhoon hit nearby places, our island is fortunate enough not to experience such calamity.

We only experience big waves playfully rushing to the shore.

Some of my friends would dare to swim into the gigantic waves without fear in their hearts.

They were like driftwoods ecstatically drifting into the sea.

Imagine children ages 4-10 years old swimming onto the big waves. 

It was really an awesome sight to behold!

And, deep in my heart, I envied them because I'm not a good swimmer.

We used to go to the wharf - there were plenty of commercial pump boats waiting for passengers to be transported to the other world, este, places.

While the pumpboats waited for passengers, we used the "katig" as our buoy when we jumped from the wharf to the sea.

The sea was deep but we enjoyed it---seeing the wonderful creation of God underneath the sea.

As we swam, schools of fish also swam with us. We were just careful that our feet would not touch sea urchin.

For it is hard to remove the same. The only immediate remedy, would you believe, is the male urine.

There were plenty of amazing experiences in our little island.  

We have no modern toys but the sea was already enough happiness for us.

Small things, small happiness  but memories last a life time.

                    -END-

Nov. 5/16

Nov. 5/16

Bestfriend

A loyal friend is like a safe shelter, find one, and you have found a treasure.

                            Sirach 6:14

In my almost six (6) decades of existence in this planet Mars, este, earth, I am still wondering if each one of us has a bestfriend.

A true, loyal, and crazy friend is hard to come by.

A true friend is like a treasure---- it is considered a fortune.

Keep her in your heart. She is a blessing from God.

A true friend fights for you -----even though you are at fault.

She will defend you to death, if need arises.

If somebody talks against your back, she raises hell.

If you have no money, she lends a helping hand.

No promissory notes.

No interest to pay.

No deadline to pay.

Just pay when able.

If you have none, she offers you hers.

If you are not well, she comforts you.

If you need ears, she listens.

If you need a shoulder to cry on, she's still there.

If you make mistakes, she frowns at you and tells you you are an idiot and crazy.

It is  still ok with you to be called as such.

But if other people call you idiot and crazy, world war 3 would surely erupt.

Sometimes you have a fight/misunderstanding with her, but it won't last long. It would be patched up sooner than later.

It would be resolved as soon as possibe.

Pride and egos are shallowed in the name of friendship.

To have a true and loyal friend keeps your life longer---- at least by one (1) day. Lol

Find one. Now!

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"Flower"

November 1/16

Paid Prayers tickets to heaven?

Death of a person

When a person dies, the relatives left behind grieve.

While grieving, they pray for their departed.

The problem is:

They don't know HOW to pray for their dead relative.

They don't know WHAT to pray.

Is there a prayer format? 

Well, I really don't know.

Solution, anyone?

Catholics hire prayer warriors to pray for their dead relatives.

In the province, when I was young, I vividly remember that my family went to the cemetery during UNDAS.

My relatives didn't know what to pray and how to pray.

So they hired a prayer warrior to pray for our deceased loved ones. 

How much were they paying?

Ahhh, P50.00 for one (1) soul.

That was in the 70s.

I was just wondering if the prayers of the prayer warrior reached heaven.

Why?

She mumbled the prayers very fast like a bullet train in Japan.

Or like a speeding bus in SLEX, 100/kph.

She has to do this because there were still long list of souls needed to be prayed for.

Good business, indeed.

Another practice of the Catholics during UNDAS

You will be given an envelope and you have to list down the names of your departed loved ones.

Put your donation inside and the priest will say a prayer.

I'm just wondering if all the names listed therein be mentioned one by one.

That's a hassle for the priest.

I believe the prayers are in general.

There are questions that bother me.

Will the paid prayers of a priest reach heaven?

Are paid prayers really effective?

What if we just say simple prayers for our dear departed that come from our hearts?

Any prayer format?

Again, I really don't know if paid prayers are effective.

You wanted to know my personal practice?

Secret......I'll keep it to myself.

But, I will reveal my prayer secret if you really wanted to know.

Some more proddings please.

Okay okay, you win.

Ahh, I just say "hello". "How are you UP there?"

I don't want to say: "How are you DOWN  there?"

I have goosebumps. Lol 

And, I pray the Lord's Prayer. That's it.

Make your prayer simple.

I was once a member of a charismatic group.

Our leaders used to tell us that  nobody could save the souls of the departed no matter how much we pray for their souls.

It was further explained that we have to do good deeds while still alive. 

No amount of prayers could save the souls of the departed.

Probably, I have to open my Bible again and start reading.

Start looking for that verse.

That's why I just say HI! to my beloved departed.

How about you?

What's your practice?

Please share your comments, practice, and thoughts about this.

             - End- 

October 31/16

Oh! What a beautiful morning!

I want to start my morning with a simple prayer to praise the Lord Almighty.

I always wanted to live a healthy lifestyle.

A simple tip upon waking up in the morning is to drink two (2) glasses of water.  If that is too much for you, one (1) glass would suffice.

This is to clean our internal organs; to flush out toxins in our body.

Do this before brushing your teeth.

What's the scientific explanation for this?

Ah, nobody offers to answer this question.

Just do it.

Jokers would tell us that the "tinga" is still worth shallowing.... Yaaaaiiikks!

Breakfast?

It's all up to you what do you have for breakfast. 

It depends on what your pockets could afford.

Coffee is a must in our table.

But my coffee is not an ordinary coffee. 

For I could no longer drink 3-in-1 coffee.....so sweet to my tastebuds.

I choose to drink Valentus slimroast coffee.

Yes, the coffee is quite expensive as compared to ordinary 3-in-1 coffee.

I really don't care as long as the benefits are superb to our health.

Slimroast coffee is a delicious healthy weight management coffee manufactured in the U.S. of A.

It is known as a weight loss coffee in the world that WORKS. 

Results you can feel and see:

- It controls our appetite.

You still want to eat but your stomach says NO.  Hence, the result is a slimmer you.

- Regulates sugar absorption.

It is known that blood sugar drops when diabetics drink slimroast coffee.

- Promotes healthy energy.

It gives more energy to a slimroast drinker......as if you would not tire easily.

- Promotes brain health and focus.

This is to have a sharper brain and, more so, to preserve dwindling memories.

- It elevates our mood.

This is to avoid being cranky the whole day. For it might add up to our many visible wrinkles.

- It is also an antioxidant.

The air we breathe is not soooo clean, thus, slimroast coffee helps in oxidizing our body.

Just a cup of slimroast coffee  a day and it melts your ugly fats away.

It makes you trimmer, sexier, and healthier.

As the saying goes:

"A cup of slimroast coffee a day burns your fats away."DrHPA

Good evening everyone!
I wanted to remind you all never go to sleep with makeup on.
Definitely, it's not good for your face and skin.
Don't forget to put moisturizer on your face.
This is to replenish the lost moisture on your face.

But how about men who don't wear a makeup?
Just the same, wash your face and towel it dry.
If you happen to be vain, go on put moisturizer on your face.
That's a good practice.

Leave all your worries,
Pray to God.
and have a good night sleep.

Tomorrow, you will face another day.
And face it beautifully with full of hope.
Say it to yourself,
I'm beautiful!
I woke up like this.

Thank God.