Thank You 2008! Welcome 2009!

Less than two (2) days na lang ang natitirang araw sa taong 2008.  It has been a great year as always! Let me share to you my friends the milestones of the year that was in my personal & professional life.

1.       From Export & Industry Bank I moved to Philippine National Bank (PNB), a major turn in my professional career.

2.       I was able to launched the blog sites of the Parish that served as the new and modern version of the defunct Ang Pasimhay Journal of San Antonio de Padua Parish last 1997.

(www.sananthoniansbinan.blogspot.com / www.sananthoniansbinan.i.ph)

3.       On top of the two blog sites, I was also able to established two (2) personal blog sites that serve as repository of my personal reflections and thoughts on certain issues and concerns in life. (www.lawrencealoud.blogspot.com / www.lawrencebaban.i.ph)

4.       God has finally answered our prayers for my sister Maricel when she gave birth to a baby girl last May 29, 2008.  Before that, she has three boys already!

5.       My group in the Parish, the Ushers & Collectors Ministry (UCM) aside from a remarkable increased in membership, it also emerged as one of the most active organization/ministry in the Parish.  We went out of the box or what we dubbed as “Service Beyond Hospitality” to reached our less fortunate brothers and sisters with the various community outreach projects that we made like the following:

5.1   Tribute to our dear Mothers & Fathers during the Mothers Day and Fathers Day celebration last May and June 2008 respectively;

5.2   Hapagmamahal at Hapag-asa Feeding Program at Umboy Riverside;

5.3   Lumang Laruan Bagong Saya for the less fortunate children of the Parish     

On top of the aforementioned undertakings, the group was also able to branch out in terms of apostolate with the creation of new unit like the Paduans@Work, UCMs apostolate for creative services and The Bread of S. Anthony, the social action arm of UCM.

All these achievements will not be possible without the divine providence of the Great Almighty! To God Be the Glory Always!  

Kung Matuturuan Lang Ang Puso Ko. . .

Salamat sa atensyon. . .

Hindi lang ilang beses ko na napansin na espesyal ang mga atensyon na ibinibigay mo sa akin.  Pero syempre di ko lahat yun pinansin at sadyang pinalampas.  Akala ko ako naman ako lang ang nakakakita pati pala ang ilan sa mga kaibigan natin at aking pamilya.  Madaming mga pagkakataon din na ako ay nakakatanggap ng mga tukso at biro tungkol sa iyo.  Hindi naman ako manhid alam ko lahat at nararamdaman ang mga tingin, pag-alala at minsan ay palihim na pangangamusta. . . .Lahat ng mga iyon naka register sa memories ko at minsan I’m trying to analyze some of them.

Bakit ako?. . .

Madami ka ng nakilala diba? Ang alam ko naman you had some relationships in the past. I heard ok naman sila lahat di ko nga alam kung ano ba ang hinahanap mo sa isang tao na mamahalin mo.  Until now may isang tanong sa aking diwa na alam kong hindi magkakaroon ng kasagutan kung hindi ko mismo itatanong sa iyo.  But ofcourse, I dont have the guts and the couraage to discuss it to you.  Kung minsan nga tintaguan kita at iniiwasan sa mga text what more pa kung kausapin ka mismo ng personal.  Pasensya na pero hanggang dito lang ang lakas ng loob ko. . .Baki nga ba ako?

Realities in life. . . 

Nung minsan nakasakay kita sa jeep, akala ko nagsosolo ka lang yun pala may kasama ka, umiwas ako nun pero aaminin ko when I saw na may kasama ka inihatid ka pa sa bahay nyo, there’s a stranged feeling within me na ewan ko ba bakit ganun? Ang labo, iniiwasan kita na samahan o makita, pero ng makita kitang may makasamang iba. . .ewan ko pasensya na talaga. . .Ang labo ko no?  I heard you went out of the country, di ka man lang nagpaalam sa akin o nag txt man lang na aalis ka?  nagbago ka ba ng number? Tnxt kita ng mga ilang beses pero di ka man lang sumagot. . .

Kung kaya lang turuan ang puso. . .

Alam mo sa dami ng mga kantyaw at biro sa akin at mga pambubuyo ng mga kaibigan at pamilya ko, matagal na siguro na nagawa kong bigyan pansin ang presensya mo. . .Until now tinatanong ko ang sarili ko, bakit nga ba hindi ko magawang bigyan pansin ag isang tulad mo? Kung kaya lang turuan ang puso. . .Pero sana pagdating ng panahon na kaya na kitang pahalagahan at . . .mahalin. . .andyan ka pa din. . .  

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