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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

If...

If you lose someone today...

"Always remember that if you lose someone today, it means that someone better is coming tomorrow". Anyone who has gone through the agony of losing someone she/he loves so much will still wish against all odds to have that love back again. But sometimes a love lost is a love gone forever. No amout of hope can bring back to life a relationship that just died a natural death. Set yourself free. Let your heart spread its wings and fly ( oh d b parang modes lang?).

Remember, it may rain for 40 days and 40 nights, but still it will not rain forever. One day the pouring will stop and there will be plenty of branches where you can find rest. One of these is where you will build your nest and start over again. It's never too late. Remember, you may find love and lost it but " when love dies, you never have to die with it". Remember, you cannot be redeemer all your life. The best way to weigh a relationship is to put it out in the test of fire. You cannot be a sooner of your mistake forever. Remember, we all fall and make wrong decisions but our blunders are meant not to bury us deep in misery but to teach us the valued lessons of life. Loving is always a learning process. With love, we learn "how to care and sacrifice. We learn to share and reach out. We learn to be unselfish and give more than we can. And when everything doesn't end well, we learn how it feels like to fall and get hurt".

But learning doesn't have to end there. After our fall, we strive to get back on our feet and move on. This is where we learn that " life doesn't end where our heartaches begin. There is no future in a relationship of lies and selfishness". It's true there is life in love. But there can still be life even after losing love if you leave the past behind and let your heart heal and give you the chance to find yourself again.


The success of a relationship lies not only in the beauty of its beginning but in its consistency. Make a choice not on impulse decision based on a healthy balance of mind and heart. Let us always remember that.. "happiness is not a matter of destiny but a matter of choice". Don't let your heart run your life, be sensible and let your mind speak for itself. Listen not only to your feelings but to reason as well. Always remember that if you lose someone today, it means that someone better is coming tomorrow". If you lose love, that doesn't mean you have failed in love. Cry if you have to, but make sure that tears wash away the hurt and the bitterness that the past left you with. Let go of yesterday and love will find its way back tou you". And when it does, pray that it may be the love that will stay and last a lifetime. A woman on the rebound could easily fail for sweeping emotions and be made to falsely believe that she finally stumbled upon the right man when what she just found is only someone to cover up for the love she lost. If loving a person who attached to someone else is acrime, and then maybe, many of us would have been jailed long before we realize what its cosequesnces could have been. Loving someone is never a sin. It is what people do out of love that sometimes makes it all wrong. The selfish desire to want that person is what makes it a sin. "Don't think only of yout feeling for real love doesn't have a place for selfish people". When there is love, there is always sacrifice. When we love someone, we never easily give up on that person. Even if we get hurt badly we always try to find a way to ease the pain and learn to undestand and forgive. Loving too much doesn't hurt. It is when we expect this love to be reciprocated that we begin to seek approval and acceptance of the things we have done and when we are taken for granted and rejected, we curse the very same love that we once freely and happily offered. "Open your heart again and give yourself a chance to find the one who would make loving worth the pain and the sacrifice".

Just like anything else, our love grows weak and dies if not taken cared of. It can keep up with pain only to a certain extent. Beyond that, it withers without any hope of recovery and soon dies. "God wakes us up in the midst of a storm to teach us a lesson. He takes away people we love; so we can learn to value love itself. He makes us cry so hard so we can see clearly when we open our eyes. He makes us bitter so we can realize that there is no genuine happiness if we think only of our needs and not of others".

Relationships built on jealousy and selfishness are doomed from the very beginning. The hardest part of losing love is letting go and moving on. Most of us cry endlessly over things that could have been but never will be. God allows us to experience pain to make us stronger and better persons. He will see us through the most trying and difficult times in our loves and only if we put our trust in Him, we can learn to find joy in our tears and happiness in our sorrows.

In many failed realationships, separation comes as the inevitable choice but moving on always proves to be twice as difficult as letting go. Sometimes the end of a relationship is imposed on us, but our choice to hold on is always beyond the control of circumstance.

Letting go is a decision that can never be dictated on us. It is a resolution we make to ourselves. Acceptance is the key to a new beginning and time is the healer of all wounds. Even if the storm casts its fearful shadow, there will always be light after our darkest and loneliest moments. There is always a hope for those who believe. There is always a chance for those who try. "Losing someone we love may not be a loss at all but a blessing because someone even more deserving is yet to come."

If you're waiting for someone...


There comes a time in our lives when we meet someone so nice and beautiful and we just find ourselves getting so intensely attracted to that person. This feeling soon becomes a part of our everyday lives and eventually consumes our thoughts and actions. The sad part of it is when we begin to realize that this person feels nothing more for us than friendship. We start our desperate attempt to get noticed and be closer but in the end our efforts are still unrewarded and we end up being " sorry for ourselves. You have to forget someone you love. What you need to learn is how to accept the verdict of reality without being bitter or sorry for yourself. You would be better off giving that dedication and love to someone more deserving".

A man who makes a promise with words and not with actions may never live up to fulfil them. "It's true that love can wait forever but it is crazy to stubbornly hope for someone who doesn't even understand how we feel. Love makes us see things through rose-colored glassess. Most of the time, we fail to recognize the danger sign that light up along our way. This feeling you have nurtured for so long isn't healthy anymore. You must realize that you have to let go now before it consumes you and your sanity. There is always a time to think and stop, a time to be sensible and not allow our hearts to rule over our heads. " You deserve to be happy not in the arms of a man/woman who keeps you waiting but in the arms of someone who will take you now and love you forever".

There is nothing wrong in expressing our feelings to someone we love, but "we must always be sensitive to the signals that tell us when to rationalize and be sensible". There comes a time on our lives when we would fall for someone who wouldn't be as interested as we are because his attention is focused on someone else. There are many times when we love but don't get loved in return. There are times when the sign ahead says stop but we still stubbornly head on. We would say our love is unconditional. But if it is really is, then we should never feel bad. But why do we get frustrated when love turns sour? Because we still subconsciously seek acceptance and assurance from the people we care about. "Being in love can be the most wonderful thing we could experience but if the feeling begins to consume our whole beings, then we have to stop and let our minds and not our hearts dictate our actions. Only when we learn to accept our fate and understand the meaning of our failures can we truly go on with life without having to look back and cry over the things that could have been but will never be".

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Saturday, September 6, 2008

Somewhere in...

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Somewhere in Milaor, Camarines Sur, there lived a fourthgrader boy who would follow this route to school everyday: He has to cross the rugged plains and cross the dangerous highway where vehicles are recklessly driving to and from.

Once past this highway, the boy would take a short cut,passing by the Church every morning just to say Hi to God, and faithfully say his, "Magandang umaga po" in Bicol dialect. He was faithfully being watched by a Priest who was happy to find innocence so uplifting in themorning,

"Kamusta, Andoy? Papasok ka na?"

"Opo padre ... "he would flash his innocent grin, the priest would be touched. He was so concerned that one day he talked to Andoy.

"From school...", he advised "Do not cross the highway, you can pass through the Church and I can accompany you to the otherside of the road...that way I can see that you are home safe...."

"Thank you father ... "

"Why don't you go home ... why do you stay in this church right after school?"

"I just want to say 'Hi' to my friend, God," and the priest would leave the boy to spend time beside the altar, talking to himself, but the priest was hiding behind the altar to listen to what this boy has to say to his heavenly FATHER.

"You know my math exam was pretty bad today, but I did not cheat although my seatmate is bullying me for notes... I ate one cracker and drank my water, Itay had a bad season and all I can eat is this cracker.

Thank You for this! I saw a poor kitten who was hungry and I know how he feels so I gave my last cracker to him ... funny but I am not that hungry.

Look, this is my last pair of slippers ...I may have to walk barefoot next week, You see this is about to be broken... but it is okay....at least I am still going to school.... Some say we will have a hard season this month,some of my classmates have already stopped going to school....please help them get to school again, please God?

...Oh, you know, Inay hit me again, it is painful, but I know this pain will pass away, at least I still have a mother.... God, you want to see my bruises? I know You can heal them.... Here... here and ....oh ...blood...I guess You knew about this one huh? Please don't be mad at Inay, she is just tired and she worries for the food in our table and my schooling that is why she hits us....Oh, I think I am in love ... there's this pretty girl in my class, her name is Anita ... do you think she will like me? Anyway, at least I know You will always like me, I don't have to be anybody just to please You, You are my very best friend! Hey Your birthday is two days from now!!! Aren't You excited? I am! Wait till You see, I have a gift for You ....but it is a surprise! I hope You will like it! Oooops, I have to go ..." then he stood up and calls out, "Padre, Padre, I am finished talking to my friend ....you can accompany me to the other side of the road now"

This routine happens everyday. Andoy never fails. Father Agaton shares this every Sunday to the people in his church because he has notseen a very pure faith and trust in God, a very positive look at negative situations.

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One Christmas day, Father Agaton was sick so he could not make it in the Church, he was sent to the hospital. The Church was left to 4 Manangs who would chant the rosary in 1000 miles per hour, would not smile and would always find fault in what you do, they were also very well versed in cursing if you irritate them! They were kneeling, saying their kilometric rosary when Andoy, coming from his Christmas party, playfully dashed in.

"Hello God! I ......"

"P----!! (a curse) bata ka!! Alam mo nang may nagdadasal!!Alis!!"

Poor Andoy was so terrified, "Where's Father Agaton? He is supposed to help me cross the street ... and to be able to cross the street I will have to pass by the back door of this church ...not only that, I have to greet Jesus. It is His birthday, I have a gift right here...."Just as he was about to get the gift out of his shirt, theManang pulled his shirt and threw him out of the church. "Susmaryosep!!!(does the sign of the cross fervently) Alis kang bata ka, kung hindi matatamaan ka!!!

So the boy had no choice but to cross the dangerous side ofthe road in front of the church. He crossed. A fast moving bus came in.

There was a blind curve. The boy was protecting his gift inside his shirt, so he was not looking. There was so little time. Andoy died on the spot. A lot of people crowded the poor boy, the body of a lifeless young boy ...

Suddenly, out of nowhere a tall man in a pure white shirt and pants, a face so mild and gentle, but with eyes full of tears... He came and carried the boy in His arms. He was crying. Curious bystanders nudged the man in white, and asked,

"Excuse me sir, are you related to this child? Do you know this child?"

The man in white, His face mourning and in agony, looked up and answered,"He was my bestfriend .... " was all he said. He took the badly wrapped gift in the bloody chest of the lifeless boy, and placed it near His heart.

He stood up and carried the boy away and they bothdisappeared in sight.

The crowd was curious ...

On Christmas Eve, Father Agaton learned of the shocking news. He visited the house, and wanted to verify about the man in white. He consulted the parents of Andoy.

"How did you know that your son died?"

"A man in white brought him here." sobbed the mother. "What did he say?"The father answered, "He did not say anything. He was mourning. We do not know him and yet he was very lonely about our son's death, as if he knew our son very well. But there was something peaceful and unexplainable about him. He gave me my son, and then he smiled peacefully. He brushed my son's hair away from his face and kissed him on his forehead, then he whispered something..."

"What did he say?"

"He said to my boy..." the father began,

"Thank you for the gift ... I will see you soon ... you will be with me..." and the father of the boy continued,

"and you know for a while, it felt so wonderful ...

I cried, but I do not know why....all I know is I cried tears of joy .... I could not explain it, Father, but when that man left, something peaceful came over me, I felt a deep sense of love inside ... I could not explain the joy in my heart,I knew my boy is in heaven now but...tell me, Father, who is this man that my son talks to everyday in your church, you should know because you are always there ... except at the time of his death ......"Father Agaton suddenly felt the tears welling in his eyes, with trembling knees, he murmured, " ... He was talking to no one ..... but .. GOD...."

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Radio Personality Fidela "Tiya Dely" Mendoza-Magpayo Dies at 87

"Tiya Dely, cnu nga bang inde nakakakilala sa kanya? elementary pa lamang ako nun... naririnig q na ang boses nia sa radyo.... rest in oeace Tiya Dely! Maraming salamat sa tulong mo sa mga nangangailangan.. isa kang legacy... "

Veteran broadcaster ‘Tiya Dely’ dies - report

MANILA, Philippines - Veteran broadcaster Fidela "Tiya Dely" Magpayo died at 6:15 p.m. Monday, two days after suffering a stroke, according a report by radio dzBB.The report said Magpayo's daughter Deedee confirmed the news of the veteran broadcaster's death.Magpayo had remained on a respirator Monday morning. Her doctors admitted that her chances of recovery were not good.Dr. Cynthia Juico of the Manila Doctors Hospital, where Magpayo is presently confined, said the broadcaster has not regained consciousness as of Monday morning.Juico said an initial CT scan on the 87-year-old Magpayo showed the bleeding in her head was too massive to be subjected to surgery.She said she was very sad because she took part in Magpayo's program on dzRH only two weeks ago.Before midnight Saturday, Magpayo suffered a stroke during her radio program and was rushed to the Manila Doctors' Hospital.Magpayo was among the recipients of the Gawad Plaridel award of the University of the Philippines in 2006, for keeping her dedication, integrity and professionalism to her job.She had been a radio host, newscaster, singer, writer and producer in radio since the 1940s, popularizing Filipino songs at a time when American music dominated the airwaves.Also, she pushed for the education of the correct and proper use of the Filipino language and advocated the preservation of traditional Filipino values of respect, honor, and love in the advices that she gave to her listeners. - GMANews.TV

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