Category Archives: Life in general

I found this question from That’s My Answer: In the end, have you decided if you’d like to be cremated? And I figured I would like to share with you my answer. YES. I would like to be cremated when I die. Some people find it morbid to talk about one’s death and final arrangements. Personally, I find it practical. I mean, how would your love ones know what to do when you haven’t told them your preferences?

Starting today, February 23, 2009, jeepney fare will be cut back to 7 pesos (7Php) from the previous 7 pesos and 50 cents (7.50Php). This is good news to all the commuters! Remember that even coins saved could amount to a significant amount in the long run. In this time when we need every little thing that can help us survive, a fare cut is big deal to everyone.

Plus, there will be oil price rollbacks that will coincide to this fare cut. Yey to all!

Happy Monday everyone!

Most people hate Mondays because it represents the start of another week of grueling work and the start of rushing out home. But we can take this the positive way. We can look at Mondays as the start of a new week full of hope. It can also signal the end of the horrible past week.

Happy Monday everyone!

There are various modes of transportation here in the Philippines. One of those is the tricycle. It is a motorbike with a sidecar attached to its side. People here in the Philippines make use of this to travel between streets/blocks. Very convenient especially if you are carrying something heavy or the sun is angrily beating down your skin. Like right now. Or it is raining hard.

I make use of this mode of transportation all the time – going to church, going to taxi stops or going to another street blocks away from where I live. Most students also make use of tricycles in going to and from schools.

Today is the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Thousands of devotees flock to the Quiapo Church to participate in the procession, which lasted for over 12 hours today, the longest one in the history of the Black Nazarene. What was supposed to be a new route mapped to avoid accidents was discarded when devotees followed the old route, the streets that they knew for years.

The statue was finally brought inside the church at past 9 PM today, 6 hours late from the original estimated time. You should see how many devotees were at the church and around it! It’ll give you goosebumps, I swear.

In this tough time, people need something to hold on to, an anchor to keep their fears at bay. And He is the easiest one to hold on to, our faith the best anchor there is.

Who doesn’t want to hear they are loved? So if you haven’t told him or her yet, do so now. Don’t let the moment pass you by.

Don’t you feel like the days are flying past us? Have you done what you ought to do in 2008? How many of your goals have you really accomplished? If you will ask me, I failed in the biggest goal I had for last year. But no worries, I will just continue it for this year. It is a never ending process, I guess.

One of my goals for this year is to save. Just a little bit addition to my small and pathetic savings account.