"As a person is so must you humor them."
"Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion."
"Extreme law is often extreme injustice."
"For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to ask advice on the rules of madness."
"Fortune favors the brave."
"He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that which is welded by affection."
"How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for."
"How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always adding to the treasury of the wealthy."
"Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own."
"I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me."
"I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me."
"I am human and let nothing human be alien to me."
"I believe because it is impossible."
"I do not give money for just mere hopes."
"I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad."
"I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing."
"In fact nothing is said that has not been said before."
"Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love."
"Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up."
"Moderation in all things."
"Nothing is said that has not been said before."
"Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong."
"Of my friends I am the only one left."
"Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist."
"Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not."
"She ne'er was really charming till she died."
"So many men, so many opinions; everyone his own way."
"So many men, so many opinions."
"The anger of lovers renews their love."
"Their silence is praise enough."
"There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right."
"They are so knowing, that they know nothing."
"They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head."
"This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess."
"To touch a sore is to renew one's grief."
"Too much liberty corrupts us all."
"We are all of us the worse for too much liberty."
"What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense."
"What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!"
"Where there's life, there's hope."
"While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse."
"You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly."
"You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time."
"You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it."
Friday, July 13, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
An Bantugan Na Danaw: Lake Mainit
Waya gadjud karadjao masuta kon uno'y pinakasinugdan nan paghingayan nan danaw na kilaya kuman sa Lake Mainit. Pero kon diin man gikan an ngayan nan danaw, an mga lokal na naghuya sa Habungan (Jabonga, Agusan del Norte) nagtuo na an tag-gikanan nan ngayan nan danaw mahitagik sa mga estorya nan mga katiguyangan.
Nan una pa kuno na mga panahon, sa lugar na kon diin nahimutang an danaw kuman, may naghuya kuno na mga gamhanon na mag-asawa na taghinganlan Haring Kamig sanan Raynang Ding. Malipadjon karadjaw pirmi an mag-asawa adlaw-adlaw kaibanan an ila mga binuhi na mga ginhayupan sa ila gingharian. Duro an ila mga kaibanan ugsa bibo karadjaw pirmi an ila ginharian.
Kada buyanon, malipadjon pirmi karadjaw an ila lugar kay mapawa man an ila tag-huy-an. Pero isa ka okasyon, ingkasubrahan ra karadjaw an pagka-budjong nan kayaw na nakapuwesto hasuod ra karadjaw sa hari sanan rayna.
Nan jadto na tungora, ingka-sobrahan ra kabudjong nan iban pa na mga hadjup, sobra ra seguro karadjaw ang kalipay nila, ugsa nadjuhot an mag-asawa amo na nakadesidir sila na mupanaw dajon nan jadto na tungora, bisan jaon pa sila sa tunga nan pag-lipay-lipay nan mga ginhayupan nila.
Sa pagdayungali nila na pagpanaw, daya nila an tanan nila mga kabtangan sanan an ila lupam mahimo man jaon nila himoon kay mga gamhanon man sila. Sa ila pagdali, hingkalimtan nila an isa ka gamay na gahin nan lupa sanan isa ka usa (deer).
Hingkalimtan sab nila an ila pinasubo na tubig sa takuri na naka-takilid - ingkahubsan na nan tubig, sanan an ila buyawan na luwag, nahilabog isab nila.
Pag-abot nan hari sanan rayna sa may dapit nan Butuan Bay, pasingud sa Misamis, hindumduman ni Haring Kamig an isa ka gamay na luna nan lupa nila na nabilin. Gusto kuman nila na mobalik kay kuhaon.
Kon kuhaon nila ang lupa na ila hingkalimtan, kinahanglan na makabalik gadjud sila nan dili pa musidlit an suga kay may mahitabo dila, segun sa ila pag-tuo, na dili kon maradjaw an dangatan.
Nahitabo na hingkab-utan gadjud an hari nan pagsidlit nan adlaw, may hindangatan gadjud didja, an lupa na daya nidja, nahimo na isa ka gamay na lugar na kuman nakilaya sa ngayan na Tubay-tubay kay naka-abot man ini sa munisipyo nan Tubay.
Pagkatapos pagpamanaw nan mag-asawa, nagpahi-uyan nan akang ka kusog na amoy hinungdan kuman nan pagduro nan tubig sa lugar na tagkuhaan nila nan luna nan lupa na ila tagdaya pag-iwat nila didto.
Hikit-an na nato kuman ini na nahimo na danaw. An tubig na gikan sa nagsubo na takuri amoy kuman hinongdan na mapaso an tubig, ugsa na inhinganlan ini na danaw kuman na LAKE MAINIT.
An usa na nabilin nan mag-asawa nan ila pagpanaw amoy nahimo na isa ka puyo (islet) na tagtawag kuman na Usa-usa kay kon tan-awon isab matuod, bagan usa an idja porma.
Tagtuohan isab kuman an Camiguin Island na an bag-o na gingharian ni Haring Kamig sanan si Raynang Ding. Kon tan-awon isab matuod kuman sa taas, hilabina kon sa bintana nan eroplano, an isla, amo ra isab matuod an idja mga baybay an porma nan danaw, taglaong sa ingles na directly proportional an danaw sanan an puyo nan Camiguin.
Tanan an mga tanum sa lupa sanan sa mga bukid sanan an mga langgam sa kakahudjan sanan mga hadjup sa mga bukid, parahes ra gadjud tanan sa duha ka lugar.Kuman, an Lake Mainit an ika-upat na pinaka-dako na danaw sa tibuok nasod na an gidak-on, an area, moabot sa 17,060 ektaryas, an shoreline moabot sa 62.10 kilometros. Ini na danawa, tag-tungaan nan diha ka probinsiya sa northern side nan Mindanao – an Agusan del Norte sanan Surigao del Norte.
An pinakahalayum na lugar nan danaw, moabot nan 223 metros, sakto-sakto na ihimos an isa ka 52 andanas na building, may 28 ka suba na jaon tag-laong na tributaries, sanan 87,072 ektaryas na watershed area.
Bantugan ini na danaw kay duro man ang mga isda dinhi, hilabina kay duro an mga tayagsaon ra, parehas pananglit nan puyo na tawag sa ingles climbing perch sanan mga gabot. Dako an panginahanglan nan pidjanga na tagtawag sa ingles na goby kay kilaya man ini na delicacy nan mga taga-did-on, mga estranyo sanan mga bisita.
May kasili (freshwater eel), karpa, hayuan, bugwan, igi, tilapia, piguk, langub, kikilo, bayanak, sanan iban pa na mga endemic species na isda nan danaw.
Jao'y mga wildlife species sab sa area nan danaw na hikit-an sa mga kuweba, sa mga langub, an mga cave bats, paniki, mga Philippine deer, usa, baboy ihayas o wild boar sanan jaon taglaong na mga mighty hawk.
May mga freshwater sab na mga buyak parehas pananglit nan mga pink sanan white pagosi (sacred lutos) sanan duro isab an mga tabukali na kilaya isab sa ngayan na water hyacinth o water lily.
Guwapo dinhi sa danaw mag-spelunking, canoeing, scuba diving sanan wind surfing sanan puwede pa gadjod mag-explore sa mga waya pa hikit-i na mga kuweba sa mga puyo, waterfalls, sanan mga guwapo na rock formation.
Ini na danawa, tag-konsidera na isa ka oligotropic lake na buot ipasabot, an tubig dinhi transparent, malinaw karadjaw sanan may low density nan mga plant life na jaon sa lain-lain na lugar, sanan halayum karadjaw ini, sanan amo ray ini danaw na wayay mga solid waste, dili kon maligtim.
Nan una pa kuno na mga panahon, sa lugar na kon diin nahimutang an danaw kuman, may naghuya kuno na mga gamhanon na mag-asawa na taghinganlan Haring Kamig sanan Raynang Ding. Malipadjon karadjaw pirmi an mag-asawa adlaw-adlaw kaibanan an ila mga binuhi na mga ginhayupan sa ila gingharian. Duro an ila mga kaibanan ugsa bibo karadjaw pirmi an ila ginharian.
Kada buyanon, malipadjon pirmi karadjaw an ila lugar kay mapawa man an ila tag-huy-an. Pero isa ka okasyon, ingkasubrahan ra karadjaw an pagka-budjong nan kayaw na nakapuwesto hasuod ra karadjaw sa hari sanan rayna.
Nan jadto na tungora, ingka-sobrahan ra kabudjong nan iban pa na mga hadjup, sobra ra seguro karadjaw ang kalipay nila, ugsa nadjuhot an mag-asawa amo na nakadesidir sila na mupanaw dajon nan jadto na tungora, bisan jaon pa sila sa tunga nan pag-lipay-lipay nan mga ginhayupan nila.
Sa pagdayungali nila na pagpanaw, daya nila an tanan nila mga kabtangan sanan an ila lupam mahimo man jaon nila himoon kay mga gamhanon man sila. Sa ila pagdali, hingkalimtan nila an isa ka gamay na gahin nan lupa sanan isa ka usa (deer).
Hingkalimtan sab nila an ila pinasubo na tubig sa takuri na naka-takilid - ingkahubsan na nan tubig, sanan an ila buyawan na luwag, nahilabog isab nila.
Pag-abot nan hari sanan rayna sa may dapit nan Butuan Bay, pasingud sa Misamis, hindumduman ni Haring Kamig an isa ka gamay na luna nan lupa nila na nabilin. Gusto kuman nila na mobalik kay kuhaon.
Kon kuhaon nila ang lupa na ila hingkalimtan, kinahanglan na makabalik gadjud sila nan dili pa musidlit an suga kay may mahitabo dila, segun sa ila pag-tuo, na dili kon maradjaw an dangatan.
Nahitabo na hingkab-utan gadjud an hari nan pagsidlit nan adlaw, may hindangatan gadjud didja, an lupa na daya nidja, nahimo na isa ka gamay na lugar na kuman nakilaya sa ngayan na Tubay-tubay kay naka-abot man ini sa munisipyo nan Tubay.
Pagkatapos pagpamanaw nan mag-asawa, nagpahi-uyan nan akang ka kusog na amoy hinungdan kuman nan pagduro nan tubig sa lugar na tagkuhaan nila nan luna nan lupa na ila tagdaya pag-iwat nila didto.
Hikit-an na nato kuman ini na nahimo na danaw. An tubig na gikan sa nagsubo na takuri amoy kuman hinongdan na mapaso an tubig, ugsa na inhinganlan ini na danaw kuman na LAKE MAINIT.
An usa na nabilin nan mag-asawa nan ila pagpanaw amoy nahimo na isa ka puyo (islet) na tagtawag kuman na Usa-usa kay kon tan-awon isab matuod, bagan usa an idja porma.
Tagtuohan isab kuman an Camiguin Island na an bag-o na gingharian ni Haring Kamig sanan si Raynang Ding. Kon tan-awon isab matuod kuman sa taas, hilabina kon sa bintana nan eroplano, an isla, amo ra isab matuod an idja mga baybay an porma nan danaw, taglaong sa ingles na directly proportional an danaw sanan an puyo nan Camiguin.
Tanan an mga tanum sa lupa sanan sa mga bukid sanan an mga langgam sa kakahudjan sanan mga hadjup sa mga bukid, parahes ra gadjud tanan sa duha ka lugar.Kuman, an Lake Mainit an ika-upat na pinaka-dako na danaw sa tibuok nasod na an gidak-on, an area, moabot sa 17,060 ektaryas, an shoreline moabot sa 62.10 kilometros. Ini na danawa, tag-tungaan nan diha ka probinsiya sa northern side nan Mindanao – an Agusan del Norte sanan Surigao del Norte.
An pinakahalayum na lugar nan danaw, moabot nan 223 metros, sakto-sakto na ihimos an isa ka 52 andanas na building, may 28 ka suba na jaon tag-laong na tributaries, sanan 87,072 ektaryas na watershed area.
Bantugan ini na danaw kay duro man ang mga isda dinhi, hilabina kay duro an mga tayagsaon ra, parehas pananglit nan puyo na tawag sa ingles climbing perch sanan mga gabot. Dako an panginahanglan nan pidjanga na tagtawag sa ingles na goby kay kilaya man ini na delicacy nan mga taga-did-on, mga estranyo sanan mga bisita.
May kasili (freshwater eel), karpa, hayuan, bugwan, igi, tilapia, piguk, langub, kikilo, bayanak, sanan iban pa na mga endemic species na isda nan danaw.
Jao'y mga wildlife species sab sa area nan danaw na hikit-an sa mga kuweba, sa mga langub, an mga cave bats, paniki, mga Philippine deer, usa, baboy ihayas o wild boar sanan jaon taglaong na mga mighty hawk.
May mga freshwater sab na mga buyak parehas pananglit nan mga pink sanan white pagosi (sacred lutos) sanan duro isab an mga tabukali na kilaya isab sa ngayan na water hyacinth o water lily.
Guwapo dinhi sa danaw mag-spelunking, canoeing, scuba diving sanan wind surfing sanan puwede pa gadjod mag-explore sa mga waya pa hikit-i na mga kuweba sa mga puyo, waterfalls, sanan mga guwapo na rock formation.
Ini na danawa, tag-konsidera na isa ka oligotropic lake na buot ipasabot, an tubig dinhi transparent, malinaw karadjaw sanan may low density nan mga plant life na jaon sa lain-lain na lugar, sanan halayum karadjaw ini, sanan amo ray ini danaw na wayay mga solid waste, dili kon maligtim.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(15th of August)
Salve Regina, mater misericordiae: vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria. Amen.
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix.
R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
Hail holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Loving hands that build
http://globalnation.inq7.net/propertyfocus/propertyfocus/view_article.php?article_id=3320
By Tintin P. Bersola-Babao
Last updated 03:41pm (Mla time) 05/31/2006
Have you ever experienced moving in and out of homes too frequently and having no real permanent address? I did as a young girl.
My earliest memory of eviction was when I was four years old. It was a small apartment in Cubao. We had no choice but to move out because my father had a falling out with his siblings.
The next years, my parents, only sister and I lived a nomadic life—living in apartments in Cubao, Matatag St., Parañaque, Fairview, White Plains, Greenhills, Loyola Heights, etc. We must have lived in more than 25 apartments and houses in my lifetime!
Reasons
There were varied reasons. Most of the time, we were living in dire straits. When my parents sold everything from country club shares to chicharon to earn a living, we lived in cramped apartments. When they chanced upon a gold mine selling oriental furniture, we moved to a 1,000-sq m., corner house with a swimming pool in Greenhills.
Then the business went bankrupt. We sold the house and moved to a smaller home. That was 1987 —I was 17 years old. For the next seven years, the cycle of transferring homes continued. One night I told myself, this is it: Someday, I will buy my own house and it will be my permanent residence.
So when I started earning my own money between 1993-1996 I took a leap of faith and acquired a loan for a house which I proudly called mine—bought with my blood, sweat and tears.
I moved out of that home only when I married and moved to my conjugal home with Julius. My mom and brother still live in that house today. It’s my gift to them.
It is because of my past that I donated and helped build a house through Gawad Kalinga. Last year, on my 35th birthday, I convinced my high school best buddies that the GK house would be the perfect testament to our 22-year friendship. They all agreed and contributed money; I took care of the rest of the project cost.
Volunteer
Thanks to my “Magandang Umaga, Bayan” co-host Bernadette Sembrano, who is also a GK volunteer, I got in touch with Issa Santos, GK Head for Partnerships, who furnished me with a list of families whose house I could sponsor. I chose Mang Manuel Cortes’ family in Kapamilya Village in Sitio Ruby Fairview.
The day I met the Cortes family was also when their house was going to be demolished to give way to a new one. I could not believe a space which measured a mere 20 sq m. could fit 16 people!
Aling Helen, Manuel’s sister, told me that they would sleep in a sitting position to fit in the old bunk bed.
Interiors
The interiors would get flooded. And when the water level rose, all of them would just climb onto the bed and stay there till the water receded. Almost directly underneath their charcoal “lutuan” was, to my horror, their toilet bowl. Simply put, this wasn’t the kind of home the Cortes family deserved.
That Saturday was an emotional day for them—they were going to say goodbye to the house that was witness to their lives’ many ups and downs. Yet they were all thankful: finally they would have a decent place to live. They would no longer be considered squatters.
We all joined hands and closed our eyes in prayer. Minutes later, the “demolition team” composed of GK volunteers pummeled away until the house was reduced to rubble.
My friends and I devoted four weekends to participate in the building process. We were there during the “palitada” stage.
I never knew how difficult this job was until I tried it myself. Mixing cement and gravel was easy at first, but try doing it for more than five minutes and your back will hurt!
Our third visit to the construction site was for the bricklaying stage. Julius joined our group and he enjoyed the experience so much—lifting hollow blocks and laying them with precision.
Our fourth visit to the site was a fun one — we painted the two-story house with the family’s choice of color, light lavender. The activity became even more special because the GK choir serenaded us.
Then, it was time for the ceremonial turn-over — an emotional moment for all of us. The Cortes family gave a very simple, moving message of thanks, and we thanked them in turn. Helping build their house was an experience that nourished our souls.
The Bayanihan spirit is alive in the very concept and vision of building a GK house. Mang Manuel is a GK hero himself — he volunteers to build his neighbors’ houses. Now, with God’s grace, he and his whole family have a house they can proudly call their own.
I went back to visit the Cortes family last January when I accompanied my good friend, Dr. Vicki Belo, her daughter Cristalle, and the Belo staff to Sitio Ruby. They, too, donated houses beside the home of Mang Manuel. It was Dr. Vicki’s gift to others on her birthday. Cristalle also did the same on her natal day last April.
Last week Julius and I were at Sitio Ruby again, to judge a summer art contest empowering the youth and making them discover their true potentials. You see, GK is not just about building a house, it also means building lives—and character.
Thank you, Terrence and Thelma Grana, Couples for Christ cluster head, project director Gerry Santos, and his wife Chona, Ferddie Mendoza, SAGIP project manager – all for GK Sitio Ruby, plus all the good people of this GK Sitio. You have enriched our lives and contributed to our spiritual growth!
By Tintin P. Bersola-Babao
Last updated 03:41pm (Mla time) 05/31/2006
Have you ever experienced moving in and out of homes too frequently and having no real permanent address? I did as a young girl.
My earliest memory of eviction was when I was four years old. It was a small apartment in Cubao. We had no choice but to move out because my father had a falling out with his siblings.
The next years, my parents, only sister and I lived a nomadic life—living in apartments in Cubao, Matatag St., Parañaque, Fairview, White Plains, Greenhills, Loyola Heights, etc. We must have lived in more than 25 apartments and houses in my lifetime!
Reasons
There were varied reasons. Most of the time, we were living in dire straits. When my parents sold everything from country club shares to chicharon to earn a living, we lived in cramped apartments. When they chanced upon a gold mine selling oriental furniture, we moved to a 1,000-sq m., corner house with a swimming pool in Greenhills.
Then the business went bankrupt. We sold the house and moved to a smaller home. That was 1987 —I was 17 years old. For the next seven years, the cycle of transferring homes continued. One night I told myself, this is it: Someday, I will buy my own house and it will be my permanent residence.
So when I started earning my own money between 1993-1996 I took a leap of faith and acquired a loan for a house which I proudly called mine—bought with my blood, sweat and tears.
I moved out of that home only when I married and moved to my conjugal home with Julius. My mom and brother still live in that house today. It’s my gift to them.
It is because of my past that I donated and helped build a house through Gawad Kalinga. Last year, on my 35th birthday, I convinced my high school best buddies that the GK house would be the perfect testament to our 22-year friendship. They all agreed and contributed money; I took care of the rest of the project cost.
Volunteer
Thanks to my “Magandang Umaga, Bayan” co-host Bernadette Sembrano, who is also a GK volunteer, I got in touch with Issa Santos, GK Head for Partnerships, who furnished me with a list of families whose house I could sponsor. I chose Mang Manuel Cortes’ family in Kapamilya Village in Sitio Ruby Fairview.
The day I met the Cortes family was also when their house was going to be demolished to give way to a new one. I could not believe a space which measured a mere 20 sq m. could fit 16 people!
Aling Helen, Manuel’s sister, told me that they would sleep in a sitting position to fit in the old bunk bed.
Interiors
The interiors would get flooded. And when the water level rose, all of them would just climb onto the bed and stay there till the water receded. Almost directly underneath their charcoal “lutuan” was, to my horror, their toilet bowl. Simply put, this wasn’t the kind of home the Cortes family deserved.
That Saturday was an emotional day for them—they were going to say goodbye to the house that was witness to their lives’ many ups and downs. Yet they were all thankful: finally they would have a decent place to live. They would no longer be considered squatters.
We all joined hands and closed our eyes in prayer. Minutes later, the “demolition team” composed of GK volunteers pummeled away until the house was reduced to rubble.
My friends and I devoted four weekends to participate in the building process. We were there during the “palitada” stage.
I never knew how difficult this job was until I tried it myself. Mixing cement and gravel was easy at first, but try doing it for more than five minutes and your back will hurt!
Our third visit to the construction site was for the bricklaying stage. Julius joined our group and he enjoyed the experience so much—lifting hollow blocks and laying them with precision.
Our fourth visit to the site was a fun one — we painted the two-story house with the family’s choice of color, light lavender. The activity became even more special because the GK choir serenaded us.
Then, it was time for the ceremonial turn-over — an emotional moment for all of us. The Cortes family gave a very simple, moving message of thanks, and we thanked them in turn. Helping build their house was an experience that nourished our souls.
The Bayanihan spirit is alive in the very concept and vision of building a GK house. Mang Manuel is a GK hero himself — he volunteers to build his neighbors’ houses. Now, with God’s grace, he and his whole family have a house they can proudly call their own.
I went back to visit the Cortes family last January when I accompanied my good friend, Dr. Vicki Belo, her daughter Cristalle, and the Belo staff to Sitio Ruby. They, too, donated houses beside the home of Mang Manuel. It was Dr. Vicki’s gift to others on her birthday. Cristalle also did the same on her natal day last April.
Last week Julius and I were at Sitio Ruby again, to judge a summer art contest empowering the youth and making them discover their true potentials. You see, GK is not just about building a house, it also means building lives—and character.
Thank you, Terrence and Thelma Grana, Couples for Christ cluster head, project director Gerry Santos, and his wife Chona, Ferddie Mendoza, SAGIP project manager – all for GK Sitio Ruby, plus all the good people of this GK Sitio. You have enriched our lives and contributed to our spiritual growth!
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