Living Up In The City - Singapore

    I arrived in Singapore safely by Singapore Airline last Sunday afternoon. Yesterday,  I went to my new office for the contract signing and for the culture briefing. I also finished my medical checkup in Orchard Point. Today, I am waiting for the medical check-up result before I can start working. In the meantime, I am exploring the city and finding new residence.

    It is a great adventure to go here. So far, I start loving my new environment. :D

3 Weeks before Leaving Manila

These few pictures are the children that we are teaching how to live a life of simplicity without losing their faith to Jesus Christ.

Giving tidings shouldn't be all about the money, we can share our blessings by doing volunteer work.

Bienvenido a Singapur

Bienvenido a Singapur,  una sociedad cosmopolita e industrializada la religión de Asia Sudoriental.

Pues, de momento, hoy comienzo a vivir aquí.

I Believe I Can Fly - R Kelly

Dream High, Believe it will be done properly and Survive all challenges in LIFE. Do it

"If you really want something done, just do it. Do it hard. Do it well. Don’t pussyfoot… And don’t say bad words." Maria Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo

See You Soon Manila - Thank You Everyone!!!

Throughout my everyday journey in Manila, I met different set of people and I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful friendship that you have given me. It was a beautiful and fantastic experience being with you all. Should I say, I loved it because it was a superb experience with my dearest friends. I know that everyone made sure to spend their precious time with me. Moreover, it was a good chance to socialize because I had fun talking with all of you. Once again, thank you so much. You are my perfect friends. You made me feel so comfortable and made all of us laugh with everyone's great jokes.

Although I experienced ups and downs, I survived and I enjoyed living in one of the best places in the world, Manila. I am proud to call it home because I lived my whole life here to the fullest but I need to move again experience the best life. When I left Batangas seven years ago for a work in Manila, I thought I wouldn't last and make it because I had so many negative impresion about the city yet now that I will be leaving this city, defenitely, I will miss it. Hopefully soon, I will be coming back here from time to time.

Thank you and enjoy my favorite songs. See you around guys.

Take a look at all pictures with my dearest friends.

Volunteer @ Idente

Volunteering is awesome and fantastic! I have enjoyed being a volunteer at Idente. It has been more fun to build good relationship with other volunteer. Thus, the most rewarding thing about my volunteer experience so far is enjoying with my new found friends while doing our decision-making and brainstorming process. Aside from this, doing a charity work has been refreshing for me in many ways because it thought me so many values. These are the things I learned through my volunteer experience with Idente missionaries;

Sharing, Being Confident always, Better person, Happiness, Prudent, Patience, Self-restoration, Self-checking, Self-Awareness, Self-Realization, Selflessness, Accountability, Responsibility, Learning from others, Tranquility, Alertness, Assertiveness,  Acceptance, Life Balance, Do things moderately, Positive administration of feelings, Understand the life history of other people, Stay Focus, Affection, Beyond the limitation, Result Oriented, Goal Oriented, Do the best without Expectation.

Meanwhile, these are the Big NO NO NO when you help others; like Selfishness, Indifference, Disrespect, Persecution, Discrimination.

Whenever we do something, we have to ask questions from ourselves before volunteering like; what do you feel when helping others? What do you feel when you are improving the way of doing things? These are so important because we need to find the purpose why we help others.

The Phantom of the Opera - Manila tour

Last Sunday I had the privilege to watch the most awaited musical play here in the Philippines with my dearest friends, The Phantom of the Opera. The musical play which was a masterpiece of Andrew Lloyd Webber that started showing in Manila on August 25, 2012 and this has been extended until September 30 at the CCP Main Theater in Pasay, Manila's suburban. This is one of the longest running musical play in Broadway.

My friends and I enjoyed every act that was shown in this tremendous musical play. I was very delighted with my experience watching this well anticipated musical play. Moreover, the details of costumes, lighting and music were carefully chosen to add value to overall performance.

After I had the experience seeing the one greatest productions of The Phantom of the Opera, if will be given the chance, I will watch it in the US or London because I cant stop dreaming to go to watch there.

Enjoy my favorite song.

Trabajo Caritativo

La mayoría de nosotros recibimos muchas bendiciones día a día sin tener cuenta que ignoramos nuestra obligación a otra gente. Por otra parte, este articulo que quiero compatirles trata sobre mi experiencia personal y nuevo camino en la vida. Además, quiero que tengan en cuenta que esto no es una plataforma para presumir lo que estoy haciendo sino me gustaría invitarles a participar en nuestro trabajo para hacer algo distinto en su vida.

Mis amigos y yo somos voluntarios identes que es una parte de la Juventud Idente, la que es una fundación ecuménica, es decir está abierta para católicos y no. Ayudamos a los Misioneros Identes de Cristo Redentor en una Institución (congregación) misionera en un trabajo caritativo en diversas actividades. Nuestra meta es ayudar a los niños pobres para enseñarles buenos valores morales, catecismo y el arte que viven una zona deprimida en la cuidad de Quezon que es un suburbano de Manila, la capital metropolita de Filipinas. Los que nos enseñan distintas lecciones son niños de los obreros que trabajan dentro de la cuidad que ganan dinero menos de tres dólares al día. Ellos no tienen privilegios para educarles en un buen colegio. Aunque son pobres de los pobres, también tienen sus sueños de que algún día ellos puedan contribuir algo en su comunidad para aliviar su estado de vida en la pobreza.

Estoy muy agradecido porque cada domingo tengo una nueva experiencia cuando hago el trabajo caritativo. Pues, les cuento una experiencia buena que tuve cuando nuestro grupo estaba dando las clases a los niños, les pregunté sobre sus metas personales y me dijeron que ellos querían ser policía, actor, actriz, dependienta, médico, profesor, soldado etc. Cuando pregunté sobre lo que les gustarían ser, me di cuante que no sería imposible si hay bastante ayuda del gobierno filipino y de una organización no gobernamental. Asimismo, en aquel momento, me di cuenta que si fueramos a educarles bien ellos serían buenos recursos humanos, económicos y serían fuentes de la fe católica en el porvenir en este país, los que podrían continuar nuestra misión para dar lecciones a los niños en el futuro. Además, me respondieron que necetarían ayuda para cumplir sus sueños y en cambio irían a devolver las gracias en su comunidad.

Ahora, me doy cuenta que compartir las bendiciones que recibimos desde Nuestro Dios es muy importante. Al hacerlo, esa acción nos da más inspiración a nosotros mismos para continuar con la meta de nuestra vida y en ello,  podemos dar otra oportunidad a las personas para convivir en sus sueños aunque ellos no tienen recurso suficiente. Aunque experimentamos muchos desfíos día tras día, continuamos haciendo nuestra misión  de ayuda a los niños porque creemos que los niños serán buenos ciudadanos con talentos nuestro país.

Admito que muchas veces solo pienso en mí mismo sin hacer caso a alguien. Sé que el dinero en importante cuando trabajamos pero a veces tenemos que sacrificar para ayudar a los demás sin esperar a cambio de algo desde ellos. Yo trabajo sin recibir algo porque deseo realizar y cumplir el mandamiento de nuestro Dios para ser benevolente como un católico/cristiano.

Para terminar todavía pueden compartir su sabiduría con los niños para que ellos tengan un buen futuro. Así que vengan a nosotros tambien y  para leer más información, visiten este enlace http://juventudidente.org/quienes-somos

H2O = Agua, Water, Tubig

Water gives life to million species on earth. It has a chemical formula H2O which contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Our planet consists of 80% of water and we can only drink 3% of it, from 3% of drinkable liquid, 2% of them can be found in North and South poles and 1% is the water we enjoy to drink everyday.

According to the website of www.interestingfactsnow.com, we feel lighter or our body is getting lighter after conducting exercise because we lose our water supply while we are exercising. Exercise does not instantly remove our fat however many of us have a wrong perception about this.

I would like to share with you the video clip about the experiment of Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese author of the book Messages from Water. He explained in his writing about the effect of water to human life.

Watch the video presentation of the Dr. Masaru Emoto about his findings.

Water Festival

San Juan! San Juan! Basaan!, Philippines. The water festival is being celebrated during the Feast of San Juan Bautista or Saint John the Baptist. It is celebrated every June 24 by dousing and sprinkling of water or by family excursion to the beach or riverside. www.lakbaypilipinas.com

Songkran Festival, Thailand. It is the most celebrated festivity in Thailand that starts from April 13 and ends between 3 & 10 days - depending on where you are in Thailand. The word Songkran is from the Sanskrit meaning the beginning of a new Solar Year. The Thai people celebrate this festival with water. Everyone gets soaking wet and since it is the hottest season of the year, the custom is quite refreshing. Songkran is a Public Spring Cleaning Day, supported by the religious belief that anything old and useless must be thrown away or it will bring bad luck to the owner. During the afternoon of the 13th, Buddha images are bathed as part of the ceremony. Young people pour scented water into the hands of elders and parents as a mark of respect while seeking the blessing of the older people. In ancient days, old people were actually given a bath and clothed in new apparel presented by the young folks as a token of respect for the New Year. www.journeymart.com

Omizutori, Japan. The annual sacred Water-Drawing festival, is a Japanese Buddhist festival that takes place in Japan. The festival is the final rite in observance of the two week-long Shuni-e ceremony. This ceremony is to cleanse the people of their sins as well as to usher in the spring of the New Year. Once the Omizutori is completed, the cherry blossoms have started blooming and spring has arrived. www.jnto.go.jp

Fiesta del Agua or Festa de Agua, Spain. The Water Festival is being held in Villagarcía de Arousa, on the coast of Pontevedra, Galicia. It started during a blazing hot 16th August in the mid-1980s during festivities in honor of the town’s patron saint, San Roque. Nowadays, the Minister of National Tourism recognised as the Fiesta del Agua, or Festa de Agua in the Galician language, attracts tens of thousands to the town every year, as the crowds in the streets delight in getting thoroughly soaked. www.typicallyspanish.com