Wander Why so many Blah Blahs???

1. loves peanuts

2. favorite colors - bright pink and orange

3. doesn’t have an idol.. never heard him mention any EVER

4. afraid of rats/rodents/mice

5. doesn’t read

6. nagugulat kapag tulog

7. not expressive with his feelings

8. afraid of going to the dentist

9. OC minsan

10. doesn’t really enjoy eating steak

11. never seen him score more than 8 points sa basketball (or not even 8 points?)

12. malakas maniko sa court

13. fast runner

14. fast swimmer

15. gets grumpy when hungry and sleepy

16. not picky on food

17. trade mark: two front teeth, bigote, and trembling hands

18. favorite drink: anything with alcohol

19. beer-career high: 10 bottles (that was before)

20. tallest in his family (hihihi)

21. can’t reach his toes

22. looks light but actually weighs heavy

23. needs a lot of improvement in mandarin

24. favorite music: religious and jolog songs (i.e. masculados Gooodd)

25. favorite radio station: RX 93.1

26. he looks funny but surprisingly, appealing to girls (friendships lang naman)

27. also appealing to kids (diba uncle dexter?)

28. loves to tease kids (even total strangers)

29. not sweet, but very caring and maalaga

30. seloso ang labs ko.

31. nice feet & toes (even prettier than mine.. huhuhu.. saklap!)

32. 5 subo ng rice per subo ng ulam

33. image niya sa iba: BARAT!!!

34. makulit!

35. Pala-sermon

36. Matigas ang ulo (meaning stubborn)

37. Mataray is his way of lambing

38. Hirap intindihin pag nakukwento

39. Loud voice (lalo na pag nakainom at nangungulit)

40. Cute? (nde yata.. :-p)

41. Habulin ng matrona at bakla

42. Non-discriminating sa friends/acquaintances

43. Tamad magpagupit.. (at namamahalan kamo sa 100pesos na haircut)

44. Masunurin na anak at kapatid

45. Loves making funny faces

46. religious songs at mala-rey valera ang bagay sa boses niya

47. bass sa choir (although kikay ang boses niyan)

48. Mind over heart person

49. No. 1 listener ko kahit ilang ulit kong ikukuwento, all ears pa rin siya.. pero NR lang nga.

50. No. 1 fan ng blog ko.

"Have you experienced the love of God in your life? Has He blessed  you and your family with His presence so that you know you are not alone? Do you feel so nurtured by God that you want to give something back to Him, to serve Him by serving others? We all know how to make monetary and goods donations, but few of us have the experience of getting to know the poor and getting involved."

Last Sunday, July 10, 2005, a few of our parish pastoral members (including Dex and moi) joined the Zhu Ai - Gawad Kalinga Activity. Zhu Ai, or Chinoy Catholic Action, is a movement under the Manila Filipino-Chinese Parishes Laity Association (MFCPLA) with the guidance of Msgr. Bong Lo and Fr. Ari Dy, S.J., of the Chinese-Filipino Apostolate Office. To celebrate the feast day of the 120 China Martyrs and Saints of China, Zhu Ai commenced this kick-off project in support of the housebuilding development at the Jaime Cardinal Sin Village, which is located at F. Manalo Street, Sta. Ana, Punta Pandacan. Chinoy and Pinoy Catholics gathered and participated in social action through this movement. A lot of representatives from the Filipino-Chinese parishes (i.e. Mary the Queen, Binondo Chinese Parish, San Jose de Troso, St. Jude, Damar, St. Peter, etc. ) attended this event.

There were 6 of us who were supposed to attend the event. However, the other 2 couldn’t make it so only 4 of us went. Meeting time was set at 7am and Orientation at 8am. As expected, Binondonians are always late. hehe.. We left LRA at 8am already which was 1 hour delayed. Had  a grand entrance and introduction when we arrived at the venue. Like in front of more than a hundred people? HEHE… So ok, we were late, only 4 of us attended, we catched enough attention.. that’s great.  What could be more embarrassing than that? J Anyways, mass was held at 9-10am. We had a some prep-talks before getting ready for the job. That was when the representative of Gawad Kalinga explained to us what their organization is all about (please look at the footer for more information). By 10:45am, Fr. Bong Lo started to count how many roller brushes and pans each organization brought and the housebuilding activity started.  We were assigned to paint the final coating of the walls and doors so that it’ll be easier for us.  The challenging work were left to the pros.  We had so much fun and learned a lot (thanks to the manong who taught us). Magkarpintero ay di biro talaga. hehe…   The girls painted the yellow walls, while our guy friend took care of the pillars. BF was the all around guy who did anything under the sun (i.e. painted the walls, grab elevated chair and other tools from somewhere, took pictures, etc). We’re proud we did a lot of work in a short span of time… and we did our job well too! J At around 12pm, everybody gathered together and had lunch.  We were asked to bring packed lunch and a little extra for sharing.  The people from Mary the Queen were kind enough to ask us to join them as we were only 4 in our group. They even shared their food with us. The kiampeng looks yummy but I didn’t get na nakakahiya kasi. hehe.. ako may hiya? hohoho…   The event ended at around 1pm.

Honestly, I wasn’t really enthusiastic when I heard about the activity coz I’m not really a fan of Jaime Cardinal Sin (for political reasons).  But now, I’m glad I joined coz I got to see the other side of the picture. Overall, this was an interesting experience as it wasn’t only fun, but there’s also the sense of achievement.  We experienced how to paint, met a lot of people, and more importantly, made a little contribution for those who are in need.

I’m looking forward to participate in another Zhu Ai and Gawad Kalinga activity.  It would be nice if my family and friends  could join as well.  By the way, Gawad Kalinga and Zhu Ai are both on-going movements, I urge everybody to inquire and participate in their activities. Masaya talaga… at bonding pa. J

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Gawad Kalinga Contact:
http://www.gawadkalinga.org
349 Ortigas Ave. East Greenhills,

Mandaluyong City

Tel No. - 727-0681 to 87 Local 47

Fax No. - 723-1603

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