MARDI GRAS at the Central Colleges of the Philippines!

 

 Last year, I blogged about the schools foundation day although I was quite busy knowing the activities, but since I became more involved with the school this year, we had meetings on how the foundation day will be celebrated and the theme is now MARDI GRAS as it falls near the great celebrations this February. 

The Central Colleges of the Philippines will celebrate its 57th founding anniversary with a lot of activities like battle of the bands, school fair, and a lot of interesting booths! This is one big celebration that you should not miss! I will be posting the schedule of activities in a few days, so tell your friends to visit CCP and have a great party! CARNIVAL!

Remember the date February 10-12, 2011.

ART IS A BANG: Ani ng Sining Philippine Arts Festival 2011!

Its almost February and we can have a lot of fun with Art at the Philippine International Arts Festival 2011, check on the poster for schedules and activities! And to kick it off, they have this event this January 30 and the festival runs the whole month! So art lovers arise!

Blah Blah Blogs: Ang Tunay na BBB!

Unang una, nais ko sabihin na ang nag-iisa at walang katulad na BBB ay walang iba kundi ang BLAH BLAH BLOGS! Halos malurkey na ang buong blog world dito sa Pinas sa pagsulpot ng issue ng Big Bad Blogger, nung una ay hindi naman siguro kailangang pagusapan pa ang ganitong balita dahil medyo madalas na mangyari na ang  mga ito, ngunit sa pagkakataon na ito, napansin ko sa loob lamang ng kaunting panahon, tulad ng apoy ay kumalat at lumaki na ito hanang nakaabot sa sa iba't ibang sulok. Nahihiwagaan pa rin ang karamihan, kasama na ako sa tunay na Big Bad Blogger (ayokong isulat na BBB dahil blah blah blogs ito, oks lang kahit mag type pa ako ng extra).  

Blah Blah Blogs: NABULABOG ANG ZODIAC UNIVERSE!

Tila nabulabog ang ang Zodiac universe sa pagsali ng Ophiucus sa horoscope. Pero sa totoo lang, matagal na palang nakapwesto dun ang constelation ngunit hindi na ito na-consider na mapabilang sa super elite group ng zodiac. Ang ibig sabihin ng Ophiucus ay "serpent-bearer" at hawak nito ang Constelation na Seprens. Ngunit kahit kadikit na ito ang iba pang signs ay hindi na ito binilang. 

Kailan lang ito napagusapan muli nang nabangit sa isang pagaaral na nag-'shift' ang posisyon ng mundo sa kalawakan matapos ang ilang dang siglo at dapat na daw ibilang ang Ophiucus sa zodiac. At sa ganitong pangyayari, makaling shift din ang naganap sa zodiac dates at horospope. Pero paliwanag ng mga Astrologers, hindi naman sa posisyon ng mga bituin nababatay ang horoscope at astronomy kundi sa pwesto ng mga planeta na bihira naman magpalit ng pwesto sa labas ng kanilang orbit.

Kung gayunman, nakaktuwang isipin na marami ang nahumaling dito, parang nung isang linggo lamang ay nataranta ang marami sa pagkalat ng balita na mawawala na ang Facebook sa March 15. Kahit ako ay muntikan nang mapaniwala dito dahil sa galing ng pagpaliwanag sa mangyayari at sa gawa-gawang interbyu kay Mark Zuckerberg. At dahil sa mga balitang ito, marami ang naguusap at naniniwala na sa katapusan ng mundo sa 2012.

Well since napagusapan na natin ang bagong Zodiac sign kuno, pagtripan este pagusapan natin ang inyong magiging kapalaran sa taon na ito lalo na sa mga nagbago ng zodiac sign dahil sa pasaway na si Ophiucus!

Una, check pala natin kung ano na ang bagong sign mo bago mo basahin ang kapalaran ( see chart A)

Chart A

ARIES - APRIL 19 - MAY 13 

TAURUS - MAY 14 - JUNE 19

GEMINI - JUNE 20 - JULY 20 

CANCER - JULY 21 - AUG 9 

LEO - AUGUST 10 - SEPTEMBER 15 

VIRGO - SEPTEMBER 16 - OCTOBER 30 

LIBRA - OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 22 

SCORPIO - NOVEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 29 

OPHIUCHUS - NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 17 

SAGITTARIUS - DECEMBER 18 - JANUARY 18 

CAPRICORN - JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 15 

AQUARIUS - FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 11 

PISCES - MARCH 12 - APRIL 18

Aries
Love: Sige, ikaw na yan!
Money:  Ay, ikaw lang yan...
Career:  ikaw ba yan?

Taurus
Love: Marasap mangarap ano?
Money:  Magdala kagi ng calculator
Career: Ano nagsisisi ka na ba?

Gemini
Love: I-handa ang love songs, at pumili ng theme song niyo
Money: Alam mo madaling maubos na ang isang libo
Career: Balik na lang ikaw sa probinsya at magtanim

Cancer
Love: Aba bakit nagseselos ka, wala ka namang jowa
Money: Nanalo ka ba ng lotto? ay ... false alarm
Career:  Nagtugma ba ito sa kinuha mong kurso?

Leo
Love: Uy! Bakit bumibili ka ng Love enhancement pill!?
Money: handa mo na bang i-labas ang piggy bank mo?
Career:  Hindi ka keyboard, wag shift ng shift!

Virgo
Love:  Sorry Virgin ka pa rin...
Money: Magtayo ng negosyong skrambol
Career: Ay meron ka pala nun?!

Libra
Love: Timbangin kung sino sa kanila... ang mas mataba
Money: Mag aral muna ikaw ng accountancy...
Career: Magreresign ka na naman?!

Scorpio
Love: Sundin ang love story ng Alakdana sa GMA 7
Money: Habol mo ba yung bagong design ng pera?
Career: Define career.


Ophiucus (aka. Zuma)

Love:  Love niya ang love handles mo!

Money:  Aba pa-starbucks na lang ikaw

Career: Sa panahon ngayon dapat karir ng karir

Sagittarius
Love: steady lang period.
Money:  ilan libo piraso ba credit card mo?!
Career: Magturo ng English, mas malaki ang kita

Capricorn

Love: Bakit ang haba ng hair mo?

Money: Mahal ang pag rebond ng kilay noh?

Career:  Magreresign ka dahil mahirap sumakay?!

Aquarius

Love: At kanino ka naha-high?

Money: Huwag halikan ang pera, hindi dyan ang syota mo.

Career: Mahirap magtayo ng bahay gamit ang Lego!

Pisces

Love: Marunong ka palang mag compsoe ng love song!

Money: Ang pera hindi ginagawang confetti....

Career: Maraming career ang naghihintay sa CityVille sa Facebook.

At mula dito ay sana ay naliwanagan kayo sa inyong kapalaran na hindi din dapat iasa lamang sa mga bituin kundi sa ating sarili na rin di ba? At kumunsulta sa suking astrologer at huwag sa mga manghuhula sa quiapo. Isang palala mula sa mas pinabongang bonga at major major na Blah Blah Blogs 2011!  

ART IS A BANG: Pasinaya 2011 at CCP

Venue : All CCP Venues

Time : 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Date : Feb 6 2011

The most popular one day multi-arts festival features more than 80 shows and 2000 participating artists led by the Resident Companies of the CCP. Artists perform previews of the upcoming music, theater and dance season. The festival also features visual arts exhibits, film screenings, storytelling sessions, an arts and crafts market. All you can see, pay what you can.

Suggested donation: Php 20.00. Priority Pass: Php100.00

Lyf's Guide to Commuting: Ferry Joy Ride

I love going to new places, however since I'm always busy with a lot of things however I actually got a chance to ride the pasig river ferry service. Yep you heard it right, this ferry goes trough the pasig river. My original location was Intramuros where one station, Plaza Mexico is located. I was very fustrated with the traffic in road at that time and tried to go on a cruise on that ferry service. I was aware that this service is already operational however I never tried to go on board. Well it was really a new feeling knowing that you road is the pasig river. And that one fact is I cant swim, so it was one of my hesistations. But because of the need to go to school I had to take a chance to take the ferry service. I was quite impressed about the station and the ferry itself. a fare of 20 pesos is fair for a student from intramuros to the PUP station.

the golden mosque near the river

a boat! a boat!

pandacan oil depot

also part of the oil depot

under the bridge

inside the ferry

the other ferries...

under the Quezon bridge

a different view of escolta

guess where...

And the journey itself is also an adventure. Seriously, how many of us go to work or school through the river. I have passed to stations like Escolta, Lawton, and the highlight was to pass by the Malacanang palace which again we don't see directly since it faces Malacanang park. You know, security purposes. Also with this reason I was not permitted to take a click on the "white house". Don't also miss the oil depot, one of the benefactors of the river but also contributes to its contamination. However, another sight to see are the birds that fly over the polluted river. They seem to adapt the environment of man and was able to survive with it. Thus there might be some hope in reviving the river. And practically there had been improvements thanks to the linear parks on the side but still a lot of work to be done to attain the former glory of the river.

Traslacion 2011: The Feast of The Black Nazarene

The ageless tradition lives on of the oldest and probably the longest procession in the country happens again in Manila. And today is my 8th year joining the procession. Thank God that the date falls on a Sunday in which I don't have a shift on that day. Most of us would know what happens on this feast, that there will be a lot of people, not just hundreds, not just thousands but millions! This would make manila the most dense place on that day! Amazingly enough that there are people that actually came from near and far provinces. 

The feast of the Nazareno shows faith and prayers can make a difference. I admit that I have never tried to join in the procession walking on my bare feet but I think i will try that on the next years of the feast. This year, I was not able to start the mass at Luneta, but decided to attend mass. It was the most physically challenging mass as I pass through the sea of devotees to get inside the basilica. I took me almost two masses to get in and out of the church. I took the chance to take pictures and the video of the NPJN hymn.


Of course, the feast is also the the many faces that makes the celebration colorful. This includes the religious cults and fanatics. Aside from the millions of bare footed devotees there are also the countless number of Nazareno replicas from small ones to the ones that have its own entourage. The celebration wont be complete without businesses that take advantage of the moment to make a sale from shirts, towels, food, drinks and many other things that could or could not be related to the Nazareno. This expands from Luneta to the ends of Recto which every year becomes a war zone of garbage after.

But amidst the chaotic and dense environment, you would notice the power of the human spirit especially in prayer. Its already a big effort to go through the hassle of heavy human traffic plus the threat of snatchers and rowdy devotees. You could also see people of senior ages still devoted to the Señor because of the gratitude they  are thankful.


I myself still find myself to this realization and that is why I am still here. I know that even I cannot get to the actual statue paraded, he would still see what is inside of us that proves our faith in him. For a financially poor country like ours, we find ourselves to be spiritually rich and this also forms our values and morals. Though its already the age of globalization, these things remind us of where we started.


Though there are really sad parts about the feast that many would take advantage of this for their personal goals. It is given, but what they cannot never corrupt is the power of the human spirit to make an impact, a very big impact actually, and this sometimes makes it fun even with all the pain. There is also the fact that when you attend this one with your family and friends is definitely a bonding moment.


Thank God that this year there is no fatalities but there was an increase of the injuries. But its a god sign to see that the trend is improving. I hope there will be the day that all can enjoy the feast without getting hurt. Overall, I was satisfied with the new way of seeing the procession, I may have not witnessed the Original Nazareno action this time, it showed me a different side that showed me how it made an impact on the heart of its devotees.

Here are some of the other interesting pics on that day...

 their group is staring at the sun at 11am praying

I admire the people in the medical team, so far the busiest team every year

Its Maroon everywhere!

literally a 'sea of people'

the church is jampacked every mass

rescuers prepared on McArthur bridge if ever someone would fall...

you could also check out what happened last year on my blogpost here.

and also view the complete photo album.