Mickey's Halloween Party

Na miss ko na naman yung Undas. Happy Halloween everyone!

Happy Halloween

Halloween History & Origin

Halloween is the one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today. It's one of the most popular holidays, second only to Christmas. While millions of people celebrate Halloween without knowing its origins and myths, the history and facts of Halloween make the holiday more fascinating.
Some people view Halloween as a time for fun, putting on costumes, trick-or-treating, and having theme parties. Others view it as a time of superstitions, ghosts, goblins and evil spirits that should be avoided at all costs.
As the Christian debate goes on, celebrating Halloween is a preference that is not always viewed as participating in an evil holiday. Halloween is often celebrated with no reference to pagan rituals or the occult.


Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.
All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic church honored saints on this designated day.


While there are many versions of the origins and old customs of Halloween, some remain consistent by all accounts. Different cultures view Halloween somewhat differently but traditional Halloween practices remain the same.

Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead.
Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practices involved in this celebration were fed on superstition.

The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.

     HAPPY HALLOWEEN , everyone !

When To Drink More Water

Drinking water at the correct time
maximizes its effectiveness on the human body :

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2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack 

By: Bala Krishnan

My Ferrari and motorcycle

Photos

     Taken at the Louis Resort and Restaurant during  lunch  at the christening of the grand daughter of Siony October 22, 2011.

heritage festival

Just went to a Heritage Festival in Placentia. There were lots of marching bands, Butch Cassidy, horsewomen. The parade was superb until the shit hit the fan!

Klasmeyts, buhay pa ako!

Well, I am, I really am!

Been 'absent' from our blog for so many months now.

So, I'm taking this opportunity to say 'BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to those whom I was not able to greet on their special day.

To say "CONGRATULATIONS" to those whom I should have congratulated for special achievements, addition to their families, etc. etc.

To offer my "CONDOLENCES" to those who lost their loved one.

I guess I've hurdled the '180-degree turn' in my life here in the U.S.

So that's it, KLASMEYTS! I'm back, and I hope I'm still welcome to go back where I left off.

LUV U ALL!!!

God Hears our Prayers

Saint Teresa of Avila,the founder nof the Carmelite Order dedicated most of her life teaching a deep and lasting love of prayer beginning with a treatment of the three essentials of the prayer-filled life -- fraternal love, detachment from created things, and true humility.

Hurrah to the October Born !

With a new year of your journey, shall come more challenges, opportunities and greater success. May God bless you all . Happy Birthday to:

Amory Trajano---3 Rizalino Baluyot,Jr.--9

Pilar Villegas Cuevas ---12 Nelia Amparo---15

Ruben Baluyot ---31