For All Great Mothers

Batchmates Pictures with Luna

Pictures taken at Luna's residence during her vacation in the Philippines.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

THESE ARE THE NAMES IN MY LIST WHO ARE CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH OF MAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BATCHMATES.

LEONARDO STO. DOMINGO - MAY 13

OFELIA FLORENDO - MAY 18

CRISOSTOMO CANARIA - MAY 20

ERNESTO SANTOS - MAY 23

FOR THOSE BATCHMATES WHOSE BIRTHDAY FALLS IN MAY BUT NOT LISTED ABOVE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO. MAY YOU ALL HAVE GOOD HEALTH OF MIND AND BODY THROUGHOUT YOUR REMAINING LIFE.

Isang Pananaw

Habang patuloy na binabasa mga BLOGS na gawa ninyo
Umiigting, nag-aalab ibayong paghanga sa puso ko
Di maiwasang ikumpara ng abang lingkod nyo
Kapalarang sa kanya'y kaloob ng Diyos at Poon ko.

Minsan pa'y di mapalagay, humabi muli ng tula
Upang maihayag damdaming nagpupumiglas
Desididong sarili'y lumaya nang talaga
Patulong sa KANYA nang tuluyang lumigaya.

Tunay na napakalaki ng nagawa
Ng JRI Batch '63 Blog sa inyong lingkod na aba
Panginoon nati'y inaaliw kata
Sa mga problemang nakaukol, nakabadya.

Si Balagtas na sa hirap, karakter ay naporma
Sa loob ng piitan, kay raming pagdurusa
Sabi nya'y " Walang mangyayari sa balat ng lupa
Di may kagalingang Inyong ninanasa."

Sabi naman sa Bibliya,lahat dapat ipagpasalamat
Sa pangalan ni Hesus na bugtong na anak
Pagka't lahat ng bagay nagkakalakip na gumagawa
Sa ikabubuti ng mga taong nag -sisiibig sa Kanya.

Anong napakagandang pangako na kanyang sinalita
Panghahawakang mahigpit pagka't magandang giya
Ano pa kaya tayo kung wala Siya
Na sa ati'y sumusubaybay at nag-aandukha?

Isinukong buhay sa Kanyag kagustuhan
Para di tayo magdusa habang ito'y dinadalisay
Ang kailangan nati'y matibay na paniniwala
Sa Kanya na may akda ng ating buhay.

Tanggapin ninyo aking taos pusong paghanga,kaeskwela't kaibigan
Tanging habilin ko'y sa Diyos angking buhay iaalay
Pasasalamat sa Kanya'y palaging ibigay
At ibayong pagpapala pa ang inyong makakamtan.

" Lubos-lubos na kasiyahan
Nag-uumapaw na kaligayahan
Bigay ng Panginoon kong mahal
Dala ng mga kaeskwela't kaibigan ".

JRI Batch '63, lahat tayo'y dumaranas
Iba't ibang bagyo ng buhay
Subali't lahat tayo'y nagtagumpay
Kay galing-galing nating tunay !

An Interesting Reflection Piece

For Those Over 50 Years Old

1. Focus on enjoying people, not on indulging in or accumulating
material things.

2. Plan to spend whatever you have saved. You deserve to enjoy
it and the few healthy years you have left. Travel if you can afford
it.

3. Don't leave anything for your children or loved ones to quarrel
about. By leaving something, you may even cause more trouble when you
are gone.

4. Live in the here and now, not in the yesterdays and tomorrows.
It is only today that you can handle. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow
may not even happen.

5. Enjoy your grandchildren (if blessed with any) but don't be
their full time baby sitter. You have no moral obligation to take
care of them. Don't have any guilt about refusing to baby sit
anyone's kids, including your own grandkids. Your parental obligation
is to your children.
After you have raised them into responsible adults, your duties of
child-rearing and babysitting are finished. Let your children raise
their own off-springs.

6. Accept physical weakness, sickness and other physical pains.
It is a part of the ageing process. Enjoy whatever your health can
allow.

7. Enjoy what you are and what you have right now. Stop working
hard for what you do not have. If you don't have them, it's probably
too late.

8. Enjoy your life with your spouse, children, grandchildren and
friends. People, who truly love you, love you for yourself, not for
what you have. Anyone who loves you for what you have will just give
you misery. And you'd probably know that by now.

9. Forgive and accept forgiveness. Forgive yourself and others.
Enjoy peace of mind and peace of soul.

10. Don,t be afraid of death. It's a natural
part of the life cycle. This is all you have on Earth.


LIFE IS TO BE ENJOYED !

Meeting About the Reunion of the Decade

This is to update you,batch mates about the meeting for our reunion.Twelve batch mates were present in the meeting called by Rollie. It was held at Violeta Cordero's house this afternoon. As expected ,we exchanged news...I shared with them the photos taken during my trip .
We discussed the various pre-reunion preparations to be undertaken and created committees to take charge of the tasks for the activities. Here are some suggestions:

* Activities:
Day 1 Jan.17-- Picnic with Families at Mans Forest Resort in Limay.
Assembly: 9:am, Violeta's Residence
Food : Potluck by Group ,the Food Committee will assign the food
to be brought.
Program : Games, Special Numbers, Balik-Tanaw sa High School Days
Day 2 Jan.18 --Overnight Stay at Raven Resort,Abucay. A Cook-out is ideal.
Day 3 Jan.19---Dinner Dance (Semi-Formal)
We will invite two dance instructors (DI)

* Others:
T-Shirts with the appropriate print will be provided to batchmates for the
attire for the picnic.

Souvenir items like mugs with the appropriate design for our batch
will be sold. The proceeds of which will go to our funds.

Car- pooling for the transport to venues.

An anticipated thanksgiving mass on Saturday Jan.16 at 5:30 pm will be
arranged.

A bimonthly regular meeting will be held to follow up status of
assigned tasks to the committees.

* Committees

Food :Violet, Siony,Lagrimas,Julita, Lucing
Program/Invitation : Emma, Luz,Julie, Aida
Venue/Accomodations: Rollie, Joey
Transport : Fredo, Ramon
Finance/ : Belen, Rosa, Eling, Ofelia,Mercy
Prizes : Balikbayan Batchmates


The delicious "palidosdos" prepared by Violeta and the ever funny jokes of
Fredo made this meeting another moment to remember.

Believe It or Not : 'Swine Flu' No Longer Exists, says US Government

Warning: This news item may be detrimental to your sense of humour or to your sanity. This blogger takes no responsibility for any adverse reaction.


Government says 'swine flu' no longer exists
--WND Exclusive --