Kasalan

Bride:
Narito ang iyong mahal
Humihikbi’t nangangatal
Pagdating mo’y inaasam
Kapanatagay nais makamtan
Pangako mong pagbabalik
Aking lakas, bawat saglit

Lover:
Pinakamamahal, patuloy lang
Iyong mahal, nandito lang
Inihahanda ang ating tahanan
Magsasama kailanpaman
Pangako kong pagbabalik
Tutuparin, huwag mainip

Bride:
Ang bawat hirap na dinaranas
Umuubos ng aking lakas
Higpit ng iyong yakap
Akin ngang hinahanap
Luha ko ay pawiin
Pinakamamahal mo’y sunduin

Lover:
Patuloy mong panghawakan
Pangako kong binitawan
Ikaw nga ay kukunin
Puso nati’y pag-iisahin
Luha mo ay papawiin
Di na muling maninimdim

Bride/Lover:
Pinakamamahal, ako’y nananabik
Sa araw ng ating pag-iisang dibdib
Hinihintay na kasalan
Ng mga pusong nagmamahalan

Pinakamamahal, tayo ay magsasama
Sa piging ng aking Ama
Doon sa langit tayo ay aawit
Walang luha, walang sakit

Bride:
Panginoon, ako’y ba’y kukunin pa?

Lover:
Pinakamamahal, umasa ka.

I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me. (Song of Songs 7:10)

Sunset at Laguna de Bay, as viewed from the town of Pililla, Rizal

Psalm 91

This was how my in-laws in Malanday, Marikina survived Ondoy.

(Photo taken from the internet)

Graphic on a T-shirt given to me by my cousin

who also survived the typhoon in Tumana, Marikina.

(I will just keep the shirt as a souvenir)

Marikina COD Christmas Display.

(Yipee, it's Christmas time once again!)

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

If you make the Most High your dwelling— even the LORD, who is my refuge - then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."

Amen.

Monopoly

Manila Bay

We were able to buy a Monopoly board game last Christmas. I asked my kids to shell-out some amount from their “pamasko” so we could buy it. Mahal kasi!

Even before, we have been dreaming to own a Monopoly. When I was a kid, I used to watch my Ate and her barkada play it in our neighborhood. I know how it is played, but I never get to play it for long hours because it was not ours. My wife said that she only sees it in the movies. My two daughters say that they only read about it in their books.

Finally, we were able to have one. Yehey!

We play the game almost every night. We even skip watching our favorite programs on TV. But my wife and I make sure that the kids finish first their homeworks before we indulge in it. It is fun! We make noises everytime we get excited like when bidding for a property, or if one get to pass a property that has a hotel. Talo!

My bunso gets to practice his Math by paying, buying, and giving change using the play money. His mood changes though, depending on whether he is winning or loosing. He gets very active whenever he wins. But when he realizes that he is already loosing, he says that he seems to have a headache, that he feels sleepy. The next minute, you’ll find him already “asleep”. Then we tease him, and then he’ll cry. Waah!

I asked my kids if Monopoly is better that computer games. They were unanimous in saying, “Yes!” I also agree. The game may have been considered obsolete by some (it was copyrighted in 1935) but we still enjoy it. We just discovered how enjoyable the game is and we will continue playing it.

How about you? Have you played Monopoly lately? Laro tayo…

Calvary Chapel Magazine

Calvary Chapel Magazine,

Winter 2010 Issue