LUZ IS IN TOWN, PART 2

April showers, bring May flowers, as the old adage goes. And Saturday in the Big Apple, certainly lived up to that weather prediction. With the help of a former colleague, Lucy McManus, we spent the whole day in New York city under the umbrella, literally. From 34th Street close to the Empire State building, by St. Francis de Assisi church, to Chinatown for lunch, it was raining. We experienced the subway (train ride) uptown, midtown, downtown and everything in between. Throughout the whole exploration, rain did not let up. But overall Luz, Annie and Lucy had a great time, in my opinion. Here are some pictures to prove it.

A very inspiring story - Part 2 (on EDR)

While putting the old magazines in a box yesterday, I chanced upon a KERYGMA issue with a catchy topic on immigration, with a sub-title "Know the Right Reasons for Moving Abroad."
Guess who were featured on pages 28 and 29! Our batchmate, ERNIE DEL ROSARIO, his wife, Cecile, and their sons, Paul and Nikki.

"HOW OUR IMMIGRATION TURNED OUT TO BE OUR MISSION - Moving to Canada was not our plan but God's" (by Ernie and Cecile as told to Alvin Fabella)

What an inspiring story! How I wish I could reprint their moving account here. In the meantime, I urge everyone to secure a copy of said magazine from members of the Couples of Christ or from Kerygma subscribers.

(K) KERYGMA. 211 vOL. 17, December, 2007. pages 28-29.

LUZ IS IN TOWN

Greetings from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Luz arrived today Friday, April 10, 2009 from Chicago for the weekend. She brought sunny and warm weather with her, thanks God. The weather prediction was cloudy and rain throughout the day, but a slight change for a better outcome prevailed. This was a duplicate of the same weather prediction when Josie and Pete Macalua stop by for a visit. As you can see from a few pictures,our friends not only brighten up our day but graced our home with their presence even for a brief period. More to follow in the next couple of days, batchmates.

From: PDI : Online Retreat

Jesuits hold virtual Lent retreat for Pinoys (http://www.jesuits.ph)
By Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 16:35:00 04/09/2009

MANILA, Philippines--Laypersons from the Philippine Jesuits organization are hoping to reach out to people during the Lenten season using the Internet.

Starting last Wednesday (April 8), the official blog of the Jesuits here started a series of online activities called “The Silences of Lent,” which the organization started promoting during the last week of March.
The site is for Catholics who want to continue practicing certain Lenten activities but are at home.

In their blog’s opening essay, people who are at home with Internet connections are encouraged to set aside about 45 minutes anytime during Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday.

The online Lenten retreat starts off with a “preparation” for persons to reflect upon themselves. Prayer videos and PowerPoint “prayers” are embedded in subsequent pages.

Visitors are treated to different series of pictures, text and embedded photos and video clips as they move forward in their online retreat.

Apart from busy people, the online Lenten retreat is also for old or sick people who are also wishing to attend processions of the Stations of the Cross. Each of the virtual stations has corresponding video clips, photos and text prayers.

The Stations of the Cross is a widely practiced tradition wherein devotees would walk for long distances and stopping to pray on preset locations representing the 14 events that led to Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death.

Another virtual activity in the Philippine Jesuit site is an online Visita Iglesia (Church visit). It is also a widely practiced activity to visit several churches in the Philippines.

Among the churches described in the online Visita Iglesia are Quiapo Church , the Benedictine Monastery of Transfiguration in Bukidnon, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Antipolo and the Baclaran Church.

Disneyland

Last March 31, the child in me once again prevailed.I had a grand and fun filled day with my nieces and nephew in Disneyland .This was my second trip to this place of "million dreams" . During my first visit,I missed the rides or what they called attractions ,this time I tried some to accompany the kids .It was fun riding and discovering the world of make believe of Winnie, the Pooh, Indiana Jones Adventure, the Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Matterhorn, and a host of other attractions . I have to be patient accompanying the kids in the long queue of Mickey, Minnie,Tinker Bell,the Disney Princess for the photo ops and autographs.

I did enjoy Tomorrow's Land with the realistic 3Ds,the Disneyland Railroad which is a great way to get around the park, but a relaxing way to unwind as you see glimpses of various lands,the New Orleans Square for the home of pirates and grim grinning ghosts,and of course Disneyland at Night , the fireworks are great, beautiful!

Indeed Disneyland is the place where dreams come true even for a senior citizen!

WOMEN

The Importance of Underwear

Always wear clean underwear in public, especially when working under your vehicle...

From the Northwest Florida Daily News comes this story of a Crestview couple who drove their car to Wal-Mart, only to have their car break down in the parking lot. The man told his wife to carry on with the shopping while he fixed the car in the lot.

The wife returned later to see a small group of people near the car. On closer inspection, she saw a pair of male legs protruding from under the chassis. Although the man was in shorts, his lack of underpants turned private parts into glaringly public ones.

Unable to stand the embarrassment, she dutifully stepped forward, quickly put her hand UP his shorts, and tucked everything back into place. She took a deep breath and stood up boldly to face the crowd.

She looked across the hood and found herself staring at her husband, who had been standing idly by.

The mechanic, however, had to have three stitches in his forehead.