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It should be re-instituted.

"Christ has redeemed us by giving himself as our ransom; he is the price paid for every soul, and...has made us his own. So now that we belong to the Lord we must follow His will in all things, not living for ourselves anymore but only for him who has purchased us with his life. We are no longer autonomous but belong to the One who has bought us, and we must be ruled by His will...Those who realize Christ gave Himself up and became our Passover will in their turn offer themselves to God as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable. They will become spiritual oblations. Refusing to conform to the standards of the world, they will change their whole outlook so as to know the will of God, what is good, what is pleasing to Him, and best in every way..."

~ Saint Gregory of Nyssa

Oy! naa diay ka sa Italy? Bonjourno!

How is it over there?

Quote from: manilyn on July 08, 2010, 08:09:56 AM
hmmm...unya ky namay gugma nga di mapalit xa kwarta?hehe...peace..

There are women out there that already have money and any amount of money would never appease them, but that simple fact of being loved, cherished, and longed for. These things--are hard to be bought. Hehe.

And of course this applies to men as well.

Di man pood ko gusto ma sobrang dato, just to be able to live very comfortably and enjoy it with family.

Who is that character in Wowee that has insane/crazy hair dos? Her voice and accent sounds heavily Bisayan, tho.

Salamat! Amazed man jud ko oy kai kining mga Salvo..bright jamo sa math. hehe.

Regards to your side of the family! Pariente man jud ta.

¿Por que usted esta estando de luto? la liga Alemana hizo su mejor. Sin embargo, los Espanoles eran lejos mejores. Buen juego.


Ja voy! Viva Espana!

Quote from: manilyn on July 08, 2010, 09:22:45 AM
          SAN CARLOS UNIVERSITY...I.T GRAD..                                                                                                                                                         

'day Manilyn, what professional field are you in now, if you don't mind my asking?

Quote from: david on July 08, 2010, 04:29:19 AM
murag motoo ko sa akong ka storya nga nederland jud ug spain ang sa final, nya spain ang mo champion

David, it will be a tough game. Pero my feeling is that Spain will defeat Nederlands in their upcoming game.

I will say that the Dutch do have a great offense; they were able to take down mighty Brazil.

Limewire is the best.

I can still remember our collegiate days , the times I would attend Catholic Spiritual retreats with my brothers in the society of Newman; there were friends such as Jr, Donald, Bryan, Kurtis, and myself--all of us --then single men who answered the calling to consider the priesthood. Out of that group, only JR has truly answered the calling. I am so proud of you, JR. Thank you for the prayers and the special talks along the way. No doubt you will continue to Glorify Him in this life--because I am sure that He has great plans for you.

We will continue to pray for you, support you, and be here for you. Thank you for being such a great and inspiring dear friend.

brod. JR!




with his family


with his family



With Bishop Zubik, Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.



God Guide you and continue to spiritually feed you, bro!
Please continue to pray for him.

One of my good friends, JR. Louvre has finished a major study in the Seminary.
We are so proud of him and continue to support him in prayers and in thoughts.
Please keep him in your prayers as he continues in the walk towards Priesthood.
We love you, and are supporting you, brother JR!



Truly,
Al

Quote from: Scott on November 08, 2007, 07:14:53 PM










concealing



I might have sulked in your presence

                                 and concealed the canvas


with the stained white sheets that you covered

the dinner table with

                       last night.



I might have allowed myself to get drowned

                                          to the pelting rain,


picked up the paint brush buried in Van Gogh’s hues

in the old paint can and splattered the dead-end

of my stroke

                but I hadn’t.



I have refused to do any of those

since your return to this room even if

the candle ran through of its brief, delightful existence



for again, we have chosen to be like strangers

swamped in the tension of silence

like the animosity of brushstrokes

in the stained canvas

I have left

                                 

                                       hanging.



RV Escatron [rev.2007]

This is beautiful, Scott.

Scott, where art tho?

This was a very good game; I did not expect the outcome. Nonetheless, great game to both teams.

You can feel the fervor of the fans.

em finale fans

they are singing "yo te dare"

Amazing.

Forward, Netherlands! Are you ready?

 

Thank you for this, Manay.

Thank you. Moapil ko ani.

Carlos Puyol, the Spaniard who scored against the German defense. Tho the German team tried to score in return, the Spanish defense proved impregnable this time.




Victory!

Spain really did rebound after its defeat to Switzerland, which steamed the Spanish team to 5 consecutive wins. I do hope that Spain will hammer Netherlands into submission.

Viva Espana! Keep it up guys..

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on July 08, 2010, 04:45:34 AM
nabalhiboan sa mga spaniards.

mao na mo ingoon sila..its Spanish Football. 

Viva Espana!! Viva Espana!! 

in college: Dr. Shapiro, French Revolutionary History.

I raise this question again:

Are you superstitious?

Definitely a dog person. I own a German Shepperd.

This is an interesting question.

Tho money cannot buy love, financial stability can, indeed, optimize a relationship and a family's well being. However, Love is essential--in anything.
So I choose love.

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.


Macbeth Act 5, scene 5, 19â€"28

To add illustration to the information that Koddi provided us with, I have found some pictures online of the said Loon Spanish Cemetery.





http://www.loon.gov.ph/about/33

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on July 08, 2010, 02:32:27 AM
Hapit unja puhon sa Calape Bran unya ug naa pa kay time duawa pud tong ahong isla sa Pangangan. Nindot naman pud ang kalsada sa amoa kay puro napud sementado hehehhe.

Of course, Raquel. I'm planning to doing a trans-bohol drive in one of the days I'm there. I'm planning to stopping by some of our property in Maribojoc, Lila, Valencia etc. Apparently we have 2 carabaos tha we own that my aunt has hired tenants to use to cultivate our little farm there. lol! I might stop by Calape on the way and see the sights and sounds of your hometown. Pictures shall be procured.

Thanks for the heads up, Raquel. 

Quote from: vhinz08 on July 08, 2010, 12:40:30 AM
Sky is the limit,    aw, depende lang sa imoha, murag jamo koy nakita na mga road signs, except siguro kung you are entering  a school zone area and public places.  Kini pong mga driver sa Dore kusog jamo mag padagan bisag blind curve naka experienced jud ko sa una sa wapa gi ajo ning dan sa Bohol, puno mi kaayo adtong higayona inig kurbada mu-apil pod mig takilid tungod sa kapaspas sa dagan inig maka agi ug liba-ong ma untog  pod imong ulo sa kisame sa bus, pag abot namo sa tagbi, nanakit ahong braso sa kapugong sa  kamot adtong hawiranan nga bakal dihas sa center isles, gabitbit pod kos bagahe adto, labi na karon siguro nga nindut ng dan samot na siguro paturatoy ra. 

Aircondition jamo koy nahimatngonan kung duna ba.

Manong,

Excited jamo jud ko kai maka practice napood ko sa ahong 'standard' driving.
Gi advised ko sa ahong ginikanan nga mo drive kono ko with windows up so maka aircon kono.
Dili ko. Gusto ko windows down the wind in my face is going to be refreshing. Pero if Lolo is in the car with me, sure, windows up and aircon will be on high. lol! Tawn pood so Lolo.

Thanks for the heads up, sir!

Yesterday I went to the South Jersey Gun Club and fired some rounds with my Uncle Steve. 'twas a nice day to do it since it windy and sunny. We tried the 50 yd range then switched over to the 300 yd range. The moral of the story is: Soviet rifles are indeed rugged, and carries a punch. (My goodness the recoil was a knocker. Or as I told my uncle, "this what i call self-induced bursitis") lol. Can't wait to go out again with him.

When I think of you, I cannot help but smile from cheek to cheek.

Viva Espana!

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on July 08, 2010, 12:57:28 AM
Spanish Colonial Cemetery (1800-1860s). The circular layout of this structure is unique in Bohol. The stone walls called "cota" or "kuta" are built of coral blocks or "tinableya" put together with mortar, a mixture of sand, lime and water. Like those of big churches in the province, the internal layout of the chapel, which has six burial chambers, is cruciform with a transept or pair of arms across the nave. Graves of persons of low status were unmarked in historic times, otherwise wooden ones may have been used, thus nothing remains to identify each grave within the circular perimeter wall.

For more information, search for "Patterson, Lyndon. Loon Spanish Colonial Period Cementerio: Province of Bohol, Philippines".

Thank You, Koddi. I'm assuming the Spaniards buried here were probably merchants and/or military troops.

A powerful and inspiring piece.

Enjoy.

Padre Pio on Anxiety

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen - Philosophy of Life


To see more and know more, please visit:

www.FultonSheen.com

awwww, if love hurts, then its best to love right back. kiss kiss hug hug love love. 

Congratulations to Joel Uichico!

One of the oldest churches in the entire Philippines. I will have to visit this beautiful church. It's over 3 centuries old and it has stood the test of time compared to other buildings built more recently. Now this is an example of regal Spanish architecture.

Viva!

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on July 07, 2010, 09:08:36 PM
The church was completed in 1855. Compared to other churches in Bohol, the one in Loon is quite recent.

Quite interesting. It's as recent as the Valencia Parish Church, which was started by Fray Mariano Cornago and completed in the latter half of the 19th century in 1882.

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on July 07, 2010, 09:06:50 PM
Church of the Nuestra Señora de la Luz. Established by the Jesuits in 1753, the Our Lady of Light Parish was ceded in 1768 to the Recollects who built the first stone church in the 1780s. The churches built in 1815, 1850 and 1853-54 were devoured by fire. The present façade is believed to have survived the last one. This "Crowning Glory of Recollect Architecture" and "Queen of All Heritage Churches in Bohol" was constructed when Fr. Jose Garcia was parish priest from 1854 to 1890. Domingo de Escondrillas, director of public works in Cebu, drew the plans. The extremely elegant Baroque facade of this biggest church edifice in the Visayas is the finest in Bohol. Consolidating the Moorish tendencies are the bas relief carving, wooden balusters guarding the bell tower windows, and the pointed roofs. The sophisticated architectural styles of the Baroque, the Moorish and the Plateresque are evident in the Corinthian columns and fine details of the lace-like capitals. The painted ceiling of the interior, done by Reynante Francia in the 1930s, is perfectly in step with the tiled (now GI sheet) roof and the main "retablo" embellished with roundels in bas relief depicting scenes from the life of Mary. The faux dome depicts popular saints venerated by Catholics. Beside the church is the old convento, now Sacred Heart Academy, which was built during the term of Fr. Pedro Polo (1844â€"46).

Thank you for this excellent piece of history, Koddi. I heard about the Spanish cemetery in Loon, do you know any history about that place? Was that a cemetery for peninsulare civilians or was it a military cemetery?

Much thanks.

-Edna St. Vincent Millay



Love is not all: It is not meat nor drink
Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain,
Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink
and rise and sink and rise and sink again.
Love cannot fill the thickened lung with breath
Nor clean the blood, nor set the fractured bone;
Yet many a man is making friends with death
even as I speak, for lack of love alone.
It well may be that in a difficult hour,
pinned down by need and moaning for release
or nagged by want past resolutions power,
I might be driven to sell you love for peace,
Or trade the memory of this night for food.
It may well be.  I do not think I would.

Quote from: TOPAC on November 12, 2008, 12:23:24 PM
political dynasty  pud ng mga salise sa anas ug magsaysay.. si zenon salise (anas) kapitan sa anas sobra siguro biente katuig. sa magsaysay ingun ana pud, sobra biente ka anyos..

kanang sa sur lau na siguro na ninjo enzo kay i think ang mga salise nga imu gimean kay inahan ni nong ciano. mga salise sa sur family of lawyers, sobra siguro nag napo (10) ng abogado sa ilang familia,,, kung magreunion ng mga salise sa sur gud, mura man gud ug di mangapil ng taga anas/magsaysay, basin lau na sila nga ig-agaw or wa imbitaha..hehehe (naa ra anang duha) (no offense meant mga salise)

I have an aunt, Tita Euphemia Salise (my grandfather's first cousin) who connected me with some of our relatives in Butuan. We have Salise relatives that are in law there as well; I have an uncle there who is also a circuit Judge.

Smart bitaw ning mga Salise.

Quote from: TOPAC on November 10, 2008, 09:11:12 AM
ang salvo ug salise daghan sa anas, particularly sa manga.. sa magsaysay, halos salise tanang tawo didto.

puahahaha. Ingon to si Lolo nako sa unang panahon. "If you want to know where your family are from, you will find them in Barangay Anas, that is where my side of the family comes from."

Calle, naa pood mi pariente nga Salvo (lolo's cousins) that are now in Cebu as well; he (lolo's cousin) was a col. in the army, and all of his kids went on to medicine as well. He used to attend fiestas back when they were younger. My mother told me that that cousin looked like my grandfather kono. If there are salvos or salise' from baranggay Anas, related jud ko nila.

I have no recollection of ever visiting barangay Anas; I will have to remedy this soon.

Quote from: taga tigbao on July 06, 2010, 03:14:40 PM
Bro, just finished reading Fr. Sheen's life and works. I will pray fo his canonization. That's for sure.

Thank you brod Vince.

Amen...

Thank you bro!

Very nice, Vince. Btw, dude, do you play the guitar?

ha ha , why not?

Quote from: islander on July 06, 2010, 10:00:13 PM
'people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.'


          no pain, no palm
          no thorns, no throne
          no gall, no glory
          no cross, no crown.
           
                            (william penn)   

Very nice. 

Ms. Wolf, if you dont mind my asking, it seems to me that you really did not move on after this event? This pain has been etched in your heart--just from the way you describe the situation. I'm really sorry to hear that you had to go through something like this--you seem to be a very loving and hearty individual. The sign of a really big heart, a loving one, is one that feels...


regards,
L

How I loved thee on Wednesday
I tried to forget thee on Thursday
but in the end Im back with thee on Friday

The die is cast
The heart is given.

Tis a beautiful worship song. Keep on singing, Ms. Wolf..

Sonnet 147



My love is as a fever longing still,
For that which longer nurseth the disease,
Feeding on that which doth preserve the ill,
Th' uncertain sickly appetite to please:
My reason the physician to my love,
Angry that his prescriptions are not kept
Hath left me, and I desperate now approve,
Desire is death, which physic did except.
Past cure I am, now reason is past care,
And frantic-mad with evermore unrest,
My thoughts and my discourse as mad men's are,
At random from the truth vainly expressed.
For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright,
Who art as black as hell, as dark as night.

Sonnet 23



As an unperfect actor on the stage,
Who with his fear is put beside his part,
Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,
Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart;
So I for fear of trust, forget to say,
The perfect ceremony of love's rite,
And in mine own love's strength seem to decay,
O'ercharged with burthen of mine own love's might:
O let my looks be then the eloquence,
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,
Who plead for love, and look for recompense,
More than that tongue that more hath more expressed.
O learn to read what silent love hath writ,
To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit.

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys.  If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. 
~Fyodor Dostoevsky

Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.
~Robert Anthony

Quote from: wolfpack823 on July 06, 2010, 09:42:40 PM
Absoulutely!! And the bad part sometimes we dont want to live at all. It seems that life halted because of the betrayal.

I know of a friend who was suffering because of a cheating partner. Na sikit jud iyang dughan, she did not eat, could not sleep. It was really an acute depressive episode for her. What I did was pray with her. There were times that she was in her bed and would not move or even notice anyone, I would sit next to her and take out my rosary and pray with her. When she did get out of this state, we prayed together. And there it is proof of the healing power of prayer.

When the pain is so great, when the burden so high, turn thyself to the most beautiful and merciful heart of Jesus. Who will carry your burden when it is too heavy. And will bless thy precious heart to move on.

Ampo lang kanunay bisan sakit ang kasingkasing.

Quote from: vhinz08 on July 06, 2010, 03:29:17 PM
Bro Kung makalugar ka puhon mag bisita iglisia sa imong bakasyon, bisag ma-apil nimo ang San Agustin Church sa Panglao palihug ko ug kuhag picture, kay gimingaw na jamo ko, ang last nahong bisita 1995 pa, daghang salamat kaayo Bro Lorenzo.  Happy trip and enjoy your vacation.     

Sige, bro I will do this. I have never been to San Augustin Church sa Panglao and it will be my first time to celebrate mass there--and I will take a picture for you.

Mo stop by man sigoro ko sa church sa Dimiao kai duol raman diay ni sa Valencia. hehe.

Paki "AN" pood raba ning mga Dimiaonon, pariho pood sa mga Valencianon. 

Hello sister Elsie! I am glad to see that you are in high spirits , as you should! because you are blessed!. Elsie, I am going to be in Bohol this month till the 12th of August. I will talk to you soon, sis! Perhaps we should organize an EB in ICM with you, Ate Lee, Fr. Lungay and anyone else that is going to be in the area on the 15-16th of July. Elsie, I told you before in the phone--keep on smiling, keep on praying, keep on asking for whatever you need because, sister, He will never leave you nor abandon the spirit. God Bless You, be good and be blessed!

Kining gwapo nga verse sa Bible--i would like to share with you. The theme of it is :Asking the Lord for help and never fear asking His Help. Trusting in Him for all things.


1 Kings 3:5-15 "At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." Solomon answered... 'Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?' The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both riches and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life."


Elsie, the point of this is to remind us that even a great King like Solomon, who was anointed and chosen by The Lord God , too, himself asked and prayed for the Lord's guidance and asked for help in times of need. As so should we--and follow in that example. As even a great king like Solomon, bowed and prostrated himself to the glorious wisdom and unfathomable help that is in the bosom of the Lord. So keep on asking, keep on praying, and the more the LORD THY GOD will continue to bless you...just keep on praying.


I love you, sis!
BranBran

Quote from: taga tigbao on July 06, 2010, 02:20:42 PM
Nyahahahaha. Korek Bro. There is no point of keeping the emotion with me kung mamatay ko sa sakit sa kasingkasing. Okay naman pud ang tanan. Part ra jud na sa growth sa tawo ang pain.

You're correct jud, bro..it really is best to move on. Inspiring pood ka kaayo.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on July 06, 2010, 12:19:30 PM
I highly recommend his book Three to Get Married. I am lucky enough nga after I was engage kining akong bana gihatagan ko ani niya nga libro. Kamong mga ulitawo ug dalaga nakabasa ani nga nagplano magmenyo nindot kaayo ni nga libro ang Three to get married. Usa siguro ni nga libro nakalamdag nako that's why I am very blessed with happy marriage.
"Three to Get Married, by His Most Reverend Fulton J. Sheen

One of the greatest mistakes the human heart can make is to seek pleasure as a goal of life. Pleasure is a by-product of the fulfillment of duty; it is a bridesmaid, not a bride; it is something which attends and waits on man when he does that which he ought. To go through life with the idea of always having a good time is not to have a good time. A boy does not eat ice cream to have pleasure; he has a pleasure because he eats ice cream. The satisfaction of the appetite of hunger gives pleasure, but one does not eat just to have pleasure. One does not marry to enjoy pleasures of the flesh; one enjoys the pleasures of marriage because one fulfills to the utmost the functions and obligations of the married state. A good husband wants to love and to have a happy life; a wicked husband wants to be loved and to enjoy himself. The good man seeks a woman to complement his imperfection and to work toward mutual enrichment. The evil man wants to immolate a woman in order to enjoy himself. The happiness of marriage is in a certain sense a prepayment of God for its trials. Because its burdens are many, its pleasures are meant to be many. The honeymoon precedes the labors of birth, and is a credit God extends in advance because of the responsibilities involved.

The greatest joys in life are purchased at the cost of some sacrifice. No one ever enjoys good reading, good music, or good art without a certain amount of study and effort. Neither can one enjoy love without a certain amount of self-denial. It is not that love by its nature demands suffering, for there is no suffering in Divine Love. But whenever love is imperfect, or whenever a body is associated with a soul, there must be suffering, for such is the cost of love's purification. One cannot grow from ignorance to love of poetry without discipline. Neither can one mount from one level of love to another without a certain amount of purification. The Blessed Virgin passed from one level of love, which was for her Divine Son, to the higher level of a love for all whom He would redeem, by willing His Passion and Death at the Marriage Feast of Cana.

All love craves a cross by the very fact that love is forgetful of self for others. But even in the midst of sacrifice, it can say: "Suffering is in me, but I am not in it." The joy which is seen forthcoming as the result of the trial makes one in some way independent of it.

I love Blessed Fulton Sheen dili gyud ko mabored sa iyang mga wali ug story pareha pud ni Father Corapi I love them both.

Let's carry it again in this page.

I am so happy that Raquel shared this piece and that we are reminded of the poignant and soul-piercing writings of Bishop Fulton Sheen Jr.

Let us pray for  his Canonization!

Brod Vince, pray for his canonization, please. He was a really good man--and a good Shepard of Christ. We need more priests like him, who tackled the devil head on. He was such a great speaker, much like like the late Blessed Pope John Paul II.

Congratulations jud to our new Born Again Catholic!

Confirmation is truly eye-opening. I am sure he enjoyed being blessed by holy oil by the hands of His Eminence the Bishop of your Diocese.

Manay, I also hear raba that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has approved a new platform to Re-Evangelize the Youth in Europe and Around the World where secularization has attacked the Church's influence on the youth.

I am so happy to see that your son has taken the step to receive Christ again in Confirmation. The Holy Spirit is within Him--he is justified to be happy.

God Bless Christopher, our brother in Christ!

Quote from: taga tigbao on July 06, 2010, 02:03:55 PM
Bwahahaha. Kung natiming pa ni nga naay break up Bro. I can feel the pain in the song.

Brod Vince, i remember that time when you were hurting. I could feel the pain in your posts.

Puahaha! I was playing this song when I was driving with babycakes, and she turned to me and said, "Why are you singing this song so emotionally?"

da! Ingon ko, "Wag ka pag worry gid. Sang kasingkasing sa akon nag recollect sa past."

Aiii, this song is really very poignant. Luuy pood si babycakes. Naka ingon sija it was for her.

5 more days till my flight departs. 6 more days till I see my Fatherland.

6 more days till my feet touch the soil of my ancestors, cradle of noble heroes.

6 more days till I land on that blessed Island that is Bohol.

haha, this song is good. Brod vince, tell me you shout it out from the rooftops. Puahahaha!

A friend once said, "Women are like pieces of candy; everyone likes candy, but one has a favorite flavor."


I replied, "Indeed, but do so in moderation else you might get cavities."
 

the best,




Mr. Darcy: You must know... surely, you must know it was all for you. You are too generous to trifle with me. I believe you spoke with my aunt last night, and it has taught me to hope as I'd scarcely allowed myself before. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.

Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Darcy: Miss Elizabeth. I have struggled in vain and I can bear it no longer. These past months have been a torment. I came to Rosings with the single object of seeing you... I had to see you. I have fought against my better judgment, my family's expectations, the inferiority of your birth by rank and circumstance. All these things I am willing to put aside and ask you to end my agony.
Elizabeth Bennet: I don't understand.
Mr. Darcy: I love you.



-Pride and Prejudice

^ ha, nice one.

During the time that I was dealing with my break up with my gf several years back (senior year in college), I wrote her letters and poems--but did not give it to her. After several months, I got over her--and had the strength to deliver her my written words. So we met up at the Campus Center; she sat in front of me: I had a cup of chai in front of me as she read the letter(s). I stared intently at her reading eyes. Then saw the tears coming down her face.

She tried to apologize, but I waved it off. It was already dead--the emotion I had for her. Seeing her cry and seeing the emotion come out of her--gave me a sense of satisfaction because that is how I felt months prior.

Its interesting that I hardly think of her anymore. She seems like a ghost of a memory.

A friend who recently broke up with his gf asked me if I had any tips to cope with break-ups.

My response: "Cry, write her a letter, write poems, just let it out. Express it. Don't retain the feelings. Release it, as well as release her from your mind."

Quote from: way_paki on July 04, 2010, 05:19:03 PM
fidelity
respect
LOVE

Ka namit gid sang ito!   

Rich or poor, Filipinas are the best jud. Hands down.

This is the best break-up song.

Great song, indeed. Addictive.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on July 06, 2010, 12:03:53 PM
mao ni among kantahon ug mag adoration sa blessed sacrament.

This is the song that I listen to and sing along during Eucharistic Adoration at Our Lady of Peace' Newman Eucharistic Adoration Chapel.
The older women who sing this are quite kind and inviting of us younger men who wish to worship yet do not have the voice to sing properly.
I go visit in the late hours of the night--past midnight. When I sing in adoration with the older women--there is this unexplainable euphoric sense of peace that presides over the room--while adoring the Eucharistic Lord.

Jesus Christ is there. He is there. The REAL Presence.



Go, visit HIM. He is there..

Quote from: fdaray on July 06, 2010, 12:35:57 PM
Segi nako ni madungog ning kantaha sa simbahan niadtong Latin pa ang  Holy Mass.
My mother is a member of the church choir. I do not know the meaning of this song.

Sir, Daray, this prayer song is called 'Tantum Ergo'. It has been prayed during eucharistic adoration since the days of the Early Church.
It is an old beautiful Latin prayer.


this is the English translation:


    Down in adoration falling,
    Lo! the sacred Host we hail,
    Lo! o'er ancient forms departing
    Newer rites of grace prevail;
    Faith for all defects supplying,
    Where the feeble senses fail.


    To the everlasting Father,
    And the Son Who reigns on high
    With the Holy Ghost proceeding
    Forth from Each eternally,
    Be salvation, honor, blessing,
    Might and endless majesty.
    Amen.

Congratulations on Christopher's Confirmation into the Roman Catholic Church. Manay, you asked a rather poignant question.
"What difference does it make" (in regards to the Rite of Confirmation). This is a necessity. This is the epitome of being 'BORN AGAIN'. You see, we are baptized in water and in the spirit when we were children (child baptism), however, it is in confirmation that one accepts and reiterates and upholds the promises of that baptismal rite. In Confirmation we reaffirm our beliefs, that we reject Satan, that we believe in the One Holy and Apostolic Catholic Church, that we recognize the remission of sins, the salvation of those who believe in Jesus Christ, the Trinitarina God-Head, and in the Sacraments of the Holy Church. Confirmation is the Final Step.

The first step is baptism, the second step is Holy Communion, and the third and final step is the Rite of Confirmation. It is the reaffirmation of the Faith, and the step in becoming a soldier in Jesus Christ. A brother and sister in Jesus Christ. And a member of Christ's Church. Isn't it beautiful to have your name written and secured in Heaven?

Salvation. Isn't it such a wonderful gift? A treasure more noble and grander than any materialistic thing in the earth.

~~

What is Christopher's Confirmation name, Manay?



For me, when I was confirmed into the Church in 2007 (after many years of searching and then finding Christ---and what Glorious experience it was to be Saved in Christ--and chose to be confirmed into the Church with my sister while we were both in College. We were confirmed in Easter 2007 with my friends Donald and Bryan as our sponsors). My confirmation name is Gabriel; after the Archangel Gabriel, the Messenger of the Incarnation. My sister's was Veronica, after the saint who wiped the face of our Savior Lord during his march to Calvary.



God Bless!
Yours In Christ,
Bran

Kamusta naman mo taga Dimiao!?

Quote from: junjun on December 01, 2009, 02:27:40 PM
dugay kug nagpuyo sa Taongon Sr, grabe jud bitaw ka hi-jinate mga taga Dimaio, pareha pud nas amuas Valencia nga paki AN!

puahahaha!

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes

To the core.




"He's mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse's health,
a boy's love, or a whore's oath."
King Lear (III, vi, 19-21)

That's a great choice, Ms. Cujo. I remember reading Taming of A Shrew during my high school days. Clearly. I sat behind a girl (Prudence C.) who I had the delectation in arguing with, debating with, and sometimes (rarely) collaborating with many a times during our AP English IV morning class. There is nothing like an English class with a woman who has a mind that is razor sharp, and can...make a man smile many a time.


this is for you, Prudence...


PS. I had a very deep crush for you, Prudence, during our debates, i would stare blankly at your pink Korean lips and dream of kissing and biting them. Yes. Now you know.


~~
And do as adversaries do in law,-
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
-The Taming of the Shrew, 1. 2

My all time favorite. 





    Helena:
    "Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind."

    -A Midsummer Night's Dream (I, i, 234)

    Horatio:
   He waxes desperate with imagination.

   Marcellus:
   Let's follow. 'Tis not fit thus to obey him.

   Horatio:
   Have after. To what issue will this come?

   Marcellus:
   Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

   Horatio:
   Heaven will direct it.

   Marcellus:
   Nay, let's follow him. [Exeunt.]


   Hamlet Act 1, scene 4, 87â€"91

Benvolio:
Romeo, away, be gone!
The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain.
Stand not amaz'd, the Prince will doom thee death
If thou art taken. Hence be gone, away!

Romeo:
O, I am fortune's fool!


Romeo And Juliet Act 3, scene 1, 132â€"136

    Shylock:
    I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands,
    organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same
    food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases,
    heal'd by the same means, warm'd and cool'd by the same winter
    and summer, as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If
    you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?
    And if you wrong us, do we not revenge? If we are like you in the
    rest, we will resemble you in that.


    The Merchant Of Venice Act 3, scene 1, 58â€"68

King Richard:
A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!

Catesby:
Withdraw, my lord; I'll help you to a horse.

King Richard:
Slave! I have set my life upon a cast,
And I will stand the hazard of the die.

Richard The Third Act 5, scene 4, 7–10

For all those who like to dabble here and there on Shakespeare. Your favorite Shakespearean quotes, please. Enjoy.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 16, 2010, 05:31:18 PM
“Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.” - anonymous

But there is exception to the rule, my brother.


Sometimes, when a man and a woman sit in front of each other by the fire of a candlelight, watching the stars above their heads, then turn to each other. Her eyes staring into his brown eyes, while he--cannot help but to stare intently back at her. For hours. Until mouth beckons to be touched, lips so moist, deserving to be kissed passionately and succulently. And so it is. Sometimes, silence, can awaken the fire from within. Red fire.

What Dreams May Come

     "Soul mates. It's extremely rare, but it exists. It's sort of like twin souls tuned into each other."

The Bridges of Madison County

    "It seems right now that all I've ever done in my life is making my way here to you."

    "This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime."

Quote from: cujo on July 05, 2010, 09:27:42 PM
My all time favorite classic  movie.

my all time favorite saying to my beloved.

well, one of many sayings. 

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 14, 2008, 09:05:14 PM
Written By Jes Tirol
Columnist
The Bohol Chronicle

Proem

The anthropologist Benjamin Lee Whorf was among the first to ask the questions: "To what extent is our thinking influenced by the language we use?" "Can communities as a whole have abilities?" According to many linguists, the answer is YES!

Language has symbolism, pattern and system. These characteristics of a language influence the thinking pattern of the brain. If a community has the same thinking pattern, it follows that a common ability will soon develop.

Thinking Pattern

In the province of Bohol, the town of Dauis and to a certain extent the town of Panglao, speaks an abbreviated form of the Sugboanon Bisaya. We are told that mathematics is the shorthand language of science and philosophy.

Therefore the thinking pattern developed by the manner of speaking in Dauis and Panglao is very suited for mathematics. This is the reason why you can find many Dauisanons or people from Dauis who are topnotch in the trade, vocation, or profession that involves mathematics. You can find them in engineering, accountancy, architecture, arts, carpentry, and even in gambling.

In a community like Dauis and Panglao, many of those who do not opt for mathematics related professions tend to be mavericks and non-conformists. According to Dr. Jane Healy, "they tend to make their own definitions and picture." (J.Healy, "Endangered Minds." p. 87).

Dauis-Speak

In Bohol, there are differences in intonations but basically the Sugboanon grammar is the same. However, in the town of Dauis and to some extent those of Panglao, Bohol, have a definite variation in their Sugboanon. We can call it "Dauis-Speak."

The Dauis-Speak does not use articles and connectives. It uses only the comment and topic words. For example, a Dauisanon can perfectly understand the following; "Adto ka Dauis? Sakay jeep ka Aryong." The standard Sugboanon is, "Moadto ka sa Dauis? Sakay og jeep ug adto hunong tungod sa balay ni Aryong." = You want to go to Dauis? Ride a jeep and stop at the house of Aryong."

Sometimes the pattern is carried when speaking English. Question: "What color bird?"

Answer: "Color bird green." However, their schooling forced them to speak the correct English grammar. So a Dauisanon has an advantage; they know the set pattern of their peculiar Sugboanon Bisaya and the continuity pattern of English.

An Analysis

As an engineer, this writer (Jes B. Tirol) has studied mathematics "to the highest level."

I have also studied the Sugboanon language for past 23 years. I have noticed that the language pattern in Dauis, Bohol is practically similar to a mathematical equation.

Notice the similarity in set pattern of "What color bird" with "Two plus four" and the answer, "Color bird green" with "equals six."

It is not surprising therefore to find good engineers, accountants, carpenters, jewelers, etc. in Dauis. These professions are suited to their thinking pattern as developed by their language.

Felipe Penales, who is honored by a street name in Dauis, was the first Filipino Provincial Auditor of the Philippines during the American era. The late Congressman Luis "Yowing" Clarin was a first placer in the Civil Engineering Board examination. He developed a method of simplifying algebraic equations that he called "Clarination."

Those who excel in non-mathematics related courses are always noted to be "different" in their approach.

Why are Dauisanons good in mathematics? It is because their speech pattern is the same as mathematical expressions. Their brains no longer exert effort to untangle the mathematics equatio.

What an interesting article. Thanks for this tidbit of information, Engr. Tirol.