YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND

Habang inaalam ko kung ano talaga ang aking pangarap o patuloy itong tinutupad, tutulong muna ako sa pagtupad ng pangarap ng iba.  The conversation below tells how much happy I am to help somebody fulfills his or her dream.

Back in college, when we stage a play, I encouraged one of our classmates to do the daring role of a GRO in Japan.  It was so challenging for me as the director and for her as an actress because, beauty wise, she will not pass on the role. She was small, dark skinned with kinky hair.  An appearance that not many would consider beautiful.  Good thing, she is blessed with a believing heart.  She essayed the role and played it convincingly.  She was a revelation.  The play was a critical success.  But to me the real success was enabling a person to achieve something that he or she dare not.

Six years ago, I met a church member who I thought is a professional. I never thought that this person was not even an elementary graduate.  He was raised into a dysfunctional family that affected his schooling.  His determination brought him to a job that is for, at least, a high school graduate.  The moment I learned his lack of education, I encouraged him to take the Alternative Learning System.  I accompanied him to a nearby high school and the rest is history.  He was able to pass elementary and high school tests. He was so happy proud of his achievement that he is no longer ashamed to visit his hometown in Cotobato with pride.

To paraphrase one of my favorite authors, Zig Ziglar remark, "one can achieve one's dream by helping another person's dream achieve his."

Like I said, I am still seeking what my real dream is or perhaps, my dream after all, is helping a person fulfill his or her dream.  IF SO, I MUST SAY THAT I HAVE ACHIEVED MY DREAM. 

A LOVE STORY INSIDE THE JEEPNEY

Isang gabi, sakay ng isang jeepney habang papauwi, nagkakilala kami.  Ang lakas-lakas ng dating niya kaya sa ilang sandali ng aming pagkakakilala ay nahulog na ang loob ko sa kanya.

Sayang! Pababa na ako. Hindi ko na siya makakasama.  Ayaw ko mang bumaba pero kailangan. Mabigat ang loob ko na bumaba at humakbang papalayo.  Pero nang lingunin ko siya, nagulat ako, kasunod ko pala siyang bumaba.  Tumigil ako.  Hinawakan niya ang mga kamay ko.  Ayaw niya  akong bitawan. Ang higpit ng kapit niya sa akin.  

Isinama ko na siya sa amin.  Pag dating namin sa bahay, muli at muli ko siyang pinakinggan.  At habang siya ay aking pinakikinggan  lalo ko siyang nauunawaan, lalo ko siyang pinaniniwalaan.

Walang kapantay ang kanyang mga pangako.  Naipapantay ko siya sa mga pangako ng Diyos sa akin. Sa pag-ibig ng Diyos sa akin.

Mula noon, sa panahong wala akong magawa kundi umiyak.  Sa panahong wala akong makapitan at ramdam ko na hindi ako maunawaan, nandoon siya lagi sa aking tabi at ako ay pinatatahan.

At sa tuwing nandiyan siya, nabibigyan niya ako ng kaaliwan kahit na nga ba  siya ay

















 ISANG KANTA LANG.

ANG PEG KO

Marami nang nag-alok sa akin ng kung anu-anong produkto ng mga agent sa mall dahil akala nila ay may credit card ako at lumalapit sa akin para makiusap na kung puwede raw ang maki-ride sila sa aking credit card.  Wala namang masama sa kanilang mga alok at paghingi ng tulong.  Ang totoo, HINDI AKO MAAPPROVE-APPROVED SA APPLICATION KO NG CREDIT CARD!:-0

Marami rin ang gustong makisakay at makisabay sa akin pagdating ng uwian.  Wala rin namang masama sa kanilang pakiusap.  Ang totoo, NAKIKISAKAY  RIN LANG AKO!:-0

Marami rin ang nag-aakala na ako ay binata pa.  ANG TOTOO AKO AY NAKADALAWANG ASAWA  at NAKALIMANG ANAK NA AKO!:-0

May mga nag-aakala na mayroon akong matatalinong anak.  Nang pumunta ako minsan sa school ng anak kong panganay, sabihan ba naman ako ng "congratulations" ng sekyu.  Akala niya yata ako ang parent ng Valedictorian.  Ang totoo, MABABAIT ANG MGA ANAK KO.:-0

Marami ang nag-aakala na bukod sa aking napangasawa ay marami akong naging girlfriends.  Ang totoo, MAY PAGKATORPE AKO at TATLO LANG PO ANG NAGING GIRLFRIENDS KO.:-0

Maraming ang nagsasabi na maganda raw ang aking asawa kahit hindi pa nila ito nakikita.  Ang totoo, TOTOO ANG KANILANG AKALA.:-0

Kung susumahin, akala ng marami, ako ay isang mayaman na may magandang asawa at matatalinong anak.  Pero marami doon ay PEG lang (mukha lang) sa ngayon.

Pero hindi ko ikinalulungkot na PEG lang ang marami dito.  At least sa mata ng maraming tao, I deserved to be rich with beautiful family and have all the best things in life.  

Kung dumating ang panahon na ang PEG ay maging FACT, at least bagay na bagay na sa akin.

Mahirap naman na, taglay mo nga ang lahat ng bagay, pero mukha ka pa ring mahirap.  Hahahahahaha!

THE LONG LOST SONG

One afternoon, ten years ago, I heard a song over the radio.  It was not a familiar love song but the first time I heard it, I immediately fell in love with it.  Ika nga, "Love at first sound."  Hehehehe!

But I missed the title of the song.  And since then, I started haunting the song or should I say, the song  haunted me?

I tried guessing the title of the song but I kept on failing.  Nobody could tell  about it from all the people I asked.  I even sang the few lines that I remember just to help the people I am asking if they know the song but to no avail.  I tried to catch in youtube but I failed.  I tried consulting google but it did not help.

The saddest part is, I never heard of the song again.  My hope in finding the so elusive song diminished but my love for the song did not.

My hope came into fulfillment last year.  after ten years, somebody was able to tell me the title of the song.  At last I found the song or should I say, the song found me.  I was so happy to finally find it and so amazed that the title best describes what I did to the song for ten years, FINDING IT.  Mas lalo kong na-appreciate ang song dahil it exactly tells my longing to find it.  Hehehehe

I listened to it again and again.  The melody is so simple but the lyrics is so romantic and poetic, just like love, just like lovers.

I am making a post of this song because it is one of my favorite, if not my favorite song.  Now, please do listen to the song and tell me if it is worth finding:-) I bet you will fall in love again upon hearing this song!

FRIENEMIES!(Blocked, Blocked and Away!)

I have realized that Facebook is indeed for friendship.  It is to establish friendship and to stabilize existing ones.  To others, Facebook has become also a platform to gain "frienemies"(friends turning to enemies). That is, making friends expressed their rant against each other through their shout outs until their friendship totally ruined. Parinigan kung parinig.  I am learning to avoid using my Facebook account other than to build friendship.

I am not choosy with whom to accept friend's request on Facebook.  Who knows? I might get a genuine friend from it.  And I did.  I am planning to post about that topic next time.  

Going back to shout out, my wife told me that somebody posted a shout out implying his disappointment to my reappointment in the church.  I missed the said "shout out" that my wife was talking about.  To verify what my wife was saying, I looked at the account of this person and viola, there,were his two shout out implying about my reappointment sa church.  Obviously, he was not happy with the news.  

Well, I respect his opinion.  I cannot please everybody especially him and the other who share with his sentiments.  I am sorry that my best was not good enough for him and for them. But as far as the "official recommendation" of the church, it is for my retention.  But there are people who could not accept that there are people who love me for who I am so they cannot do anything about it, except, POSTING A SHOUT OUT in Facebook.

His first shout out says that magtitiis na naman daw sila.  That means, while I am staying in the church, they are to endure.

The next shout out is, mabuti pa raw sa Facebook visible.  He is implying that I am not visible in the church.

Upon seeing these shout outs, the fighter in me would like to post a counter shout out.  And had I let my feelings prevail, I will post these:

"NAGTITIIS KA PALA, E BAKIT HINDI KA UMALIS? BAKA NGA MAS MARAMI ANG MATUWA KAPAG UMALIS KA DAHIL AKO MAN AY NAGTITIIS DIN SA YO!"  

Oo, alam ko, ALL CAPS AND BOLD letters ang ginamit ko.  Hahahahahahaha!  

Sa second shout out niya naman, this is what I can say.  Siya ang madalas wala sa mga activities ng church.  And I am happy for his absence kasi binabastos niya naman ako nang hindi pagpansin sa akin.  Tapos nagrereklamo siya kapag hindi niya ako nakikita.  Hahahahahahaha! Siguro dahil wala siyang nababastos.

Pero mabuti na lang ay napigilan ko ang sarili ko.  Pero ang asawa ko ay hindi.  Nagparinig din pala siya sa Facebook in my defense.  Thank you and i love you Mahal!

Mabuti na lang nagtimpi ako kahit nga nasasaktan din ako.  Do people really think that they have the right to say whatever they think and feel even if it will hurt somebody? And do church members think that they can criticize their pastor and ignore the value of their position.  Man, you are barking at somebody whom you call "your" pastor.  That is, if you really know the meaning of the word, pastor.  Yes, pastors as people are not perfect but pastor as an office deserves a great degree of respect!

When our former bishop was allegedly involved in wrongdoing, I kept my mouth shut.  I did not join the trend of making him the center of gossip, malicious jokes and condemnation.  While other churches are divided on the issue, my church was clueless to what is happening.  I made it a non-issue not because I am tolerant of our bishop but because I do not know who is really telling the truth.  And most of all, I respect the office of the bishop.

Going back to the shout out issue, naisip ko  na I cannot stoop down to his level.  Ayaw kong maging NEGASTAR Sharon Cuneta na pumapatol sa mga taong hindi naman kapatul-patol.  Hahahahahahaha!

Hindi ako sumagot sa first shout out niya.  Ganon din sa pangalawa.  Pero may ginawa naman ako para hindi na ako masaktan at ma-tempt pa na sagutin siya.  Nope, hindi ko siya in-unfriend.  I BLOCKED HIM!  Hahahahahaha!  That means, neither I nor him can see each other on Facebook.  I also delete him to my Yahoo Messenger.  Why?  Again, I don't want to make "patol".  Kung siya, hindi niya naiisip ang mga implications ng mga shout outs niya, he can shout his lungs out!  Pero ako, BLOCKED, BLOCKED AND AWAY ang peg! Hahahahahaha!

Ngayon, pati sa Facebook hindi niya na talaga ako makikita.  Ika nga ng GMA, think before you click para hindi tayo ma-BLOCKED, BLOCKED AND AWAY.  Hahahahahahaha!