BANDILA NG PAGMAMAHAL sa INANG BAYAN

Mula kay Aurora Dancel Evangelista  Naglinis, nagluto, nag asikaso ng asawa at anak,namalengke,nag hugas ng plato,naglaba,nagtupi ng damit, namalantsa,naglinis ng bahay at kung anu-anong gawain pa..WALANG NAKAPANSIN... Kapag may lakad, pag nagayak na lahat saka lang gagayak ang ina, palagi syang huli pero sa kanya ang sisi kapag nalalate sa oras na dapat ay aalis... Nagkasakit ang anak o kaya ay naiwan na may tambak na gamit sa sala na pwede naman itabi nalang pero katakot takot na puna ang  inani ng isang ina... Ganyan ang realidad ng buhay ng isang full time house wife/mom. Feeling ng lahat hindi ka napapagod kasi nasa bahay ka lang. Feeling nila di ka nauubos. Feeling nila sila lang ang may karapatan na mag complain kasi ikaw house wife lang.  ...Pero ang totoo ubos na ubos ka na kasi sila naalagaan at minamahal mo, pero ikaw konting "Thank you for taking care of our family" lang wala kang marinig. We our also human. Napapagod, nasasaktan at kelangan ng pagmamahal.

Lifted from Hedda Tady January 8, 2023 I hate flying. It is what deters me from wanting to go back for a visit to the States. But this time, the insignificance AND the value of ONE life has really hit me as I stared down at the fields, houses, buildings and the realization is a welcome one -  At first, one person seems so big, then human beings get smaller, the houses next, then the buildings, and then a whole city, a country becomes but a speck and eventually, like a memory only.  With that, I wonder, how have we decided to make some family, one celebrity seem so important, so huge that we wrap around our lives around what they do, what they wear, what they like.  At the same time that billboards and social media make one individual so grand, there is another life unfolding somewhere - a mom of three tending to her kids, she is struggling but making an effort to be viable. Who decides which of the stories has more value? Worth watching? Worth “following”?  On the other hand, each life

Today in history: Rubbing shoulders with a famous... Rado Gatchalian, Founder of DDS-Australia, DDS Global Movement, Knight of Rizal, Filipino Columnist/Writer, Song Writer, Poet, Teacher, FiloSopher atbp.  There's nothing that he can't do. On this day, last year, Rado handed me a memento, a book, VIAJERO, authored by the late F. Sionil Jose. Rado's persistent perseverance and patience in getting hold of the elusive author paid off. He managed to interview Mr. Sionil Jose in his office in Manila.

Lifted from JVD-Occena Posted 6 January 2018 HON. ARTURO DANCEL Malolos Congress Delegate (Founding Fathers) 1st Congressman of Mindoro (1898-1901) Pioneer Member of Partido Federal (1901-07) 2nd Governor of Rizal Province (1904-06) Freemason (33rd Degree-highest) #DancelinPhilippineHistory ARTURO DANCEL was born on January 6, 1863 from an elite gentry family in the town of Marikina. Arturo Dancel was appointed to the Malolos Congress or formally known as the “National Assembly” which is the legislative body of the Revolutionary Government of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, representing Mindoro from September 15, 1898 to March 23, 1901. The revolutionary congress was mostly composed of the wealthy and educated members of society of the time. In total there were 193 delegates of whom only 42 were elected and 151 appointed due to the peace and order conditions of the provinces. Some of the appointive delegates did not necessarily come from the localities nor were they residents of the provinces t

Lifted from Richillo Oliveros Photo credit to the Author December 31, 2022 FB As 2022 draws to a close, a new one will begin. I hope and pray that all the hardships and problems, all the suffering and pain, failures and mistakes, anger and bitterness, all the hate and misunderstanding be part of the past and will be left with the year that will come to pass.  However, let us not forget the lessons learned. May it remind and help us along our journey to a new and better year. I wish that our homes be filled with the spirit of resilience and hope, healing and forgiveness, kindness, love and respect towards one another. We have been blessed with another year, another chance for a new beginning, to be better versions of ourselves. Let these be foremost in our hearts and minds. Let these be the banquet on our tables to be freely and generously given to all.  This, I believe is better than the usual bounty we prepare every new year because these do not only fill the hearts and souls of those