We bet you are also experiencing extreme heat since the week started. In the past few weeks, we rant about the confusing weather: rainfall and strong winds on a summer month. But that was a few weeks ago. Now, you can’t stop complaining about the heat. And whenever the temperature’s …
Read More »Oral Exam ni Pareng TOTO
Isang umaga sa classroom nina TOTO… TITSER: TOTO! Use BE COOL and I’LL BUY in a sentence. TOTO: The tourist went to Mayon volcano in I’LL BUY, BE COOL. TITSER: Use SCHOOLING in a sentence. TOTO: Nag-ring daw ho kunware ang telepono Ser. (phone rings)… Hello? Who SCHOOLING? TITSER: Use …
Read More »Stop Whining, Start Supporting NO Plastic, NO Styro Campaigns
Ayoko ng plastik. And I’m not talking about two-faced people. There are six billion people on earth and that means a huge number of people can act as warriors to save Mother Earth before life-threatening instances can occur and hunt us all our lives. Surely, you’ve joined the Earth Hour …
Read More »Easter Sunday: A Celebration of Hope, Love, Life
This is a day of hope and a day of unrelenting love. Jesus Christ has risen. And for us who believe in Him, this is a day to rejoice His eternal love and the promise of a new beginning. The term “Easter” was derived from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, …
Read More »Is it Still a Quiet Black Saturday in the Philippines?
Black Saturday, also called Sabado de Gloria, is the day after Jesus Christ died on the cross. This is a day of mourning for people who believed in Christ when others chose to condemn Him and want Him dead. It’s supposed to be a quiet day as we remember the …
Read More »Sacrifice, Silence, Selflessness (A Good Friday Reflection)
When Good Friday comes, the elders would tell you to stop being makulit, keep quiet, don’t go out of the house, don’t eat this, don’t do that. Who says you have to stop doing the usual things you do when it’s Good Friday? No one really tells you to stop …
Read More »What Maundy Thursday Really Means?
We call a Thursday of the holy week Maundy. But really what, in an innocent voice, does Maundy mean? Maundy as defined by audionet.com means very rare. Now what makes Maundy Thursday err… a Maundy one? It is the day wherein we commemorate the events before Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Also …
Read More »Would You Betray Someone for 30 Silver Coins?
Holy Wednesday, the day in the Biblical history when Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ in exchange of 30 silver coins. Betrayal is one of the most painful experiences a person could go through. Have you been betrayed? You wouldn’t even want to recall such instance, right? Betrayal (n.) — the …
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