Crazy for UK Jackets

Fridays would be times I look forward to. The first thing that would come into my mind would be about buying surplus jacket items. These jackets I bought rage from 100 to 150 pesos only. I use them whenever I travel to Zamboanga City for my weekend studies at WMSU.

Erika, My New Niece

AVATAR

Things really work out just fine if you just let them happen and you accept them with an open mind.

Even last week, I was already planning to watch Avatar on Saturday (January 16). I was glad to have heard that our last period in MA Special Ed would be called off. I was telling to myself, "yes, I'd watch AVATAR". I had no idea though that it was still showing. As I was on my way to the city, I met a former student way back Pangi NHS. In our short talk, she suggested me that I go home earlier. But I told her I was going to watch Avatar. I conditioned my self that if the cinema was full, I'd go home right away. When I got to Mindpro Citimall, I was glad to know that there were still vacant seats. I watched the entire film, and I found it so amazing. I went straight to the terminal after having fully watched the movie. While the bus was about to go, I learned from the text message of my sister that there's a bus that was ambushed. The bus left Zamboanga at 7 pm. I would have taken a ride on it had I not watched the film. I know it was a mere coincidence, but sometimes, such a thing happens for some reasons.

Munting Tinig

Narito ako, may mga munting pangarap.
Bawat sandali, ay hiwaga ng buhay.
Sa pagsikat ng araw, malayang daigdig.
Tinig ng kagalakan, sa hanging malinis.

Narito ako, may mga munting pangarap.
Isa't bawat sandali ay liwanag ang taglay.
Sa pagdaloy ng ulan, payapang daigdig.
Tinig ng kagalakan, daghoy ng pag-ibig.

Mga munting tinig ang aming alay.
Isang pangarap, isang pag-asa, layunin sa mundo.
Mga munting tinig ang aming alay.
Kapayapaan, kasaganahan, at pagmamahalan
Sa mundo...

Narito ako, may mga munting pangarap.
Isa't bawat sandali, ay liwanag ang taglay.
Sa pagdaloy ng ulan, payapang daigdig.
Tinig ng kagalakan, daghoy ng pag-ibig.

Mga munting tinig ang aming alay.
Isang pangarap, isang pag-asa, layunin sa mundo.
Mga munting tinig ang aming alay.
Kapayapaan, kasaganahan, at pagmamahalan

Mga munting tinig ang aming alay.
Kapayapaan, kasaganahan, at pagmamahalan
Sa mundo...
Kapayapaan, kasaganahan, at pagmamahalan
Sa mundo...

Mga munting tinig...

Spending Some Time with These...

I hope I could somehow moderate. There have been times that I come home like past 11 pm just to do things in Facebook. But so far, I could sense I'm not yet in the category of addiction. Somehow, Facebook links me with some people.

Court Shift

Last week, I have been playing every morning with Leigh Cris on the hard tennis court at DPWH. A friend of mine Jiji Chiong invited me to play at the DepEd's clay court sometime last week also. This morning, I just found my self playing on another court with jiji. Volleying on clay court really got me sweat a lot. What a great exercise to start the day.

Welcome 2010, Thank You 2009

Last year, I mean, yesterday, my day got started with playing three tennis games at the hard court of DPWH. Regional tennis players Manilyn, Hanna, James, Jesker and Karl were among the players I played with. Kuya Romy and his son Jiji also played with us. 2009 was truly the year when I played tennis a lot better. We tennisters celebrated our companionship at the beach in Palid. I went back home just before 12 am. I was sleeping at Kuya Romy's house. Good thing, James woke me up. I hurriedly drove along the high way homeward with the fire crackers blown just everywhere. I managed to arrive home untouched.

My 2010 first gig was with the Interlude Choir. I played the organ during the New Year's Mass at 8 am, that was celebrated by Bishop Joy Tonnel. It was so good to know that we opened up the new year with the Holy Eucharist, which brings hope for another year to journey.

Happy New Year everyone!

Best Wishes TinTin and Kim

Joshua's 2nd Birthday

Christmas, a Time of Rejoicing

Last night, the Interlude Choir sang during the Christmas Eve Mass. It was the highest form of celebrating Christmas as it was meant to welcome the Child Jesus. I sang the verses for Glory to God in the Highest to the tune of "O Come all Ye Faithful." I also helped Sr. Aurea play the organ. Earlier before the Mass, we had our Noche Buena at home. Daday prepared Lumpiang Shanghai, Pancit and Fried Chicken. Those got me really stuffed.

This year, this was the message I sent via text to my friends:


"Merry Christmas. This is truly the time to rejoice for unto us, the Child, Emmanuel is born, King of kings and Lord of lords.. the Messiah, Christ our Savior."

I got it sent to many at around 11 pm.

This morning, I joined in the choir for the 8 am Christmas Eucharist. After the mass, the choir dined with Bishop Joy Tonnel at the Bishop's House. Love the spag.

A Chat Good to Save

Darwin
merry Christmas sir!
9:53pmRodel
Merry Christmas din
fan mo ako sa blogsite mo
tinitingnan ko everytime may new post ka
:)
9:55pmDarwin
oh that's heartwarming sir.. :) thanks.. actually parang online lesson (current topics) sya. have to catch up kasi out for 10 days..
9:56pmRodel
malay mo maging CNN hero ka din in the future
9:57pmDarwin
let's see.. hahaha!
9:59pmRodel
ok... abangan ko yun. Bangitin mo lang name ko ha? Pag on tv ka na
10:01pmDarwin
hehe.. honestly sir, u'r one of the heroes sa blog ko.. had it not been due to ur great help, hindi ganito kafunctional ang kemikalidad.. so far, the kids are catching up.. nakakatulong talaga para mas easy ang lesson..
10:04pmRodel
that's great! Legacy yan sir. Continue to impart things to people. Influence yan. Continue to make an impact.
10:05pmRodel
maybe isa sa mga students mo will change this nation through science in the near future
and 1 of the reason is you and you effort to improve the teaching strategy
through blogging
:)
10:07pmDarwin
what can i say.. hope to meet u again sir.. u truly are a good person and an unknown hero..
10:07pmRodel
Thanks anf Good Night
Merry Christmas
10:08pmDarwin
nyt..
10:08pmRodel
abangan mo yung http://rodelsinapilo.com
matatapos ko na
10:11pmDarwin
wow! lookin forward to see that sir.
10:12pmRodel is offline.

Great Gifts this Christmas Season

Gift No. 1

This I received from Ate Lourdes Roxas of the Interlude Choir. We had our Christmas Party last December 12 at the Sibugay Plaza’s Imperial Room. This gift symbolizes my love for food. Yeah, food buddy I am. But I wish that I’d be choosier with the food I have to consume. The three small bowls should be the quantity of rice I have to eat in a day (1 per meal).

Gift No. 2

My advisory class had their party last December 16. We had Kris Kringle. I got this from Jureen Cabarles. The pen container signifies my love for writing. There’s just too much “pen” to use. The globe suggests my being a traveler. This year, I have gone to places like Boracay, Cebu, Bayangan Island and Pampanga. I wish I could visit more places.

Gift No. 3

I got this from the Teachers’ party last December 17. It’s a food (again) container. Actually ma’am Vivian originally won this as freebie. I gave my canister to her and this item, she handed over to me. I want to mean this as something that tells me to save some money. I pray I could. Its fist contents were coins, wallet, cell phone and keys. It should be more likely of a safety box.

Gift No. 4

My truly beautiful friend inside-out Jenylyn Chiong, Jiji as fondly called, gave me these back packs last December 18. She sent me text message that I bring pandesal and cheese in exchange for the back packs. She was going to take breakfast with her husband in NESORICOM subdivision. Once I got there, they were already finished eating. Nevertheless, she still gave me these back packs, which are useful for my Saturday classes in Zamboanga.

Best Wishes Ellen and Daryll

ZSNHS Choir First Time as Wedding Singers

Teachers' Christmas Party

I was taking time staying home until it was already 9 am. I thought the party would start late. I proceeded to Trivilegio's Resort, the Zamboanga Sibugay NHS Teachers' Party venue. Lechon, Halang-halang (the best), Kinilaw, Menudo were served. I was eating using my hands. It's the best way to eat food, trust me. Just be sure to sanitize before eating. I usually rub my palm with some spare squeezed kalamansi extract. Accordingly, its acid kills bacteria. (Science huh.)

There was a different kind of gift giving. We raffled on some freebies. Anyone who wishes for the won item(s) from others, may just ask from the ones who won those. In my case with Ma'am Vivian, we exchanged our items. It was nice. After the lunch, I and Christine B took a cool bath at the resort's pool. We went home ahead afterward.

Christmas Party in School 2009

Procrastination has always been my thing. I wish to end this up at once. I started moving for the students' party when it was almost 10 am already. I took a bath, dress up. I would not think it would take time, plus the perennial problem of locating my motorcycle key! And so, I went to the town to buy candies. I promised my students that I'd be giving the prizes for the parlor games' winners. Then I had to have a gift for the Kris Kringle. After I had all these done, I roamed around the metro to buy 2 lechon manok. The town was like ransacked of roasted chicken. Luckily, I found a store. The price was Economics-based. Ya, mas mahal kay gamay ra ang stock! P 170 per chicken. I thought the kids were already waiting. Good thing they were still about to start when I arrived. There was a lot of fun activities. I went home at around 12 pm. I had to get myself ready for the singing engagement at St. Joseph's Cathedral for the 7 pm Advent Mass. The school's choir would be singing.

Watch these youtube videos.

Big Star

"This is how big the star is!"

Ate Diding asks if the star is OK.

A little bit of lines

Just this afternoon, Jenny Agustin and Ate Diding were helped by the students finish a "big star" - the school's official entry to the Parol Making Contest. I was about to have class with the kids, but many of them were busy with the completion of the parol. I opted not to hold class with them. As soon as it was done, I took pictures with the kids.

The preggy Jenny is busy with sticking some stuffs

Interlude Choir Family's Christmas Party 2009

Balachang Lami-a!

I read this from this url http://www.chow.com/ingredients/613: "Belacan, balachang (Malay); bagoong alamang (Filipino); kapi (Thai); terasi or trassi (Indonesian). Dried shrimp paste is a common ingredient used in Southeast Asian and southern Chinese cuisine; it is made from fermented ground shrimp."

Just this afternoon, my co-teacher-friend Lovely called for a "balachang" session again. It would be my third time to chow on this truly appetising foodstuff. After the classes, I drove off to UZ Complex with back riders Lovely and Sweet for the food trip. Earlier, Tin B and Jiji were informed. The two were like done eating when we got to the place and they had to leave ahead to visit Ma'am Glo at the Provincial Hospital.

Balachang really tastes different. I think it is best eaten when not so hot (just warm enough). I asked Lovely to fan on the pan-roasted banana slices since they were freshly (hotly) served. It is actually the Balachang (sauce) that makes eating this food a real taste bud excitement experience. The sauce seems to be made of bagoong, tomatoes, and spices with chilli. I don't know the rest, but I think there's such a secret ingredient.

Looking forward to more balachang session. BALACHANG LAMI-A!

English Week 2009 Culmination

Story Telling Winner (2nd Yr)


Best Speech Choir Entry (4th Yr)

Happy Birthday Mamang!

It's still another day here in Pampanga so I could not personally greet my mother. I was hoping this morning that I could somehow do something to let her know that I care about her birthday. Early on, I asked permission from Ma'am Toni (the training project manager) that I go out to send money via MLuillier. She told me that I'd be accompanied by one of the facilitators to get to the SM. I was surprised that Ma'am Toni told me that I would be accompanied by her husband, Sir Joe Torres (our Resource person) because they were to buy newspaper at the metro. I was greatly amazed. I had a great time with them talking on the way, with Sir Joe riding the wheels. They dropped me by at SM Clark. There was only an ATM there, where I withdrawn a 2000. I had to go to McArthur Highway to get to MLuillier. It cost me 140 to travel to and fro, but it didn't matter; I was successful with the sending of money for Mamang's Birthday.

I received a text message from Ma'am Toni that they were waiting at the back of the mall. She called up and asked me where I was. I was looking around and the only common signage I saw was that of KFC. I told her I was at KFC. I found out later that I was at the event center; KFC was somewhere else at the ground floor. She texted me again that I'd wait at the KFC. We finally saw each other and came back here at Mimosa.

The moment with them was indeed something to remember.

I wonder what would they (back home) buy for the amount I just sent. Anyhow, I thought I made them feel remembered with the gesture I did.

Happy Birthday Mamang. May the Good Lord forever bless you.