Enjoyed the day... Stressed by night

Thats my CARAMOAN Adventure! I really enjoyed the morning activities, but was deeply stressed during the night... Argh!

Ni dai ko lamang talaga inexpect na makakaabot ako sa Caramoan last weekend!

Nagpuon lang sa surubahan ang gabus, pero mala! Nakaduman man baga guiraray! Palibhasa, bagong mga suweldo! lol

DAY 1. Nagmata ako around 4:00 am to prepare for the trip. Dai pa lamang ako nagayos kan mga dadarahon ko. As in dai pa ako nagiimpake! LOL.

By 6:00 am, larga na ako pasiring CBSUA ta duman ang haralatan mi ni Ate Kat. Around 7:00 am, yaon na ako duman pero naghalat pa ako ning pirang minutes before kami naghali pasiring Anayan, Pili. From there, sakay kami ning bus towards Goa Terminal para sumakay ulit ning jeep from Goa to Sabang. Around 10:30 am na kami nakaabot ning Sabang, Partido. From there, wait ulit kami ning pirang minutes, this time, sa motorized bangka naman. Super nawindang ako ta inaaralsa palan ang mga masarakay sa boat! Buti na lang magian lang ako, eh pano yung BF ni Ate Kat and si Kuya Andrew! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Gosh! And how much more kay Khrisna! LOL! Peace Khris!

So from there, another 1 hour and 45 minutes na byahe... Then siguro mga 11:30 to 12:00 na kami nakaabot sa port kan Caramoan. From there, sakay na naman kami ning jeep towards Centro of Caramoan. Duman na kami nag lunch sa harong kang bayaw kan kaibanan mi, si Kuya Jun, friend ni Kuya Andrew.

...wala na ako maisip na itype... tinatamad na ako! LOL

Movie Project for INA 300

It is with gratitude to God that the movie-project is finally set to start shooting this coming March 3, 2010. The movie is written and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya, a multi-awarded film maker and director. Lead roles will be played by Judy Ann Santos, Ryan Agoncillo, Marvin Agustin, Christopher de Leon, Vivian Velez, and a boy-a newcomer in the industry-who could be a new Santino in the making. The movie is expected to be finished before the celebration of the tercentenary in September. The producer of the movie, our very own Bikolano film maker and producer, Tony Gloria, of the UNITEL Production known for socially relevant movies, hopes to include the movie in this year's entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) on December.

The Archbishop of Caceres, Leonardo Z. Legaspi, has proposed to a group of investors from Bikol particularly from Naga City, to help in financing the movie. The businessmen were presented with the proposal that the money is not a donation but an investment on the project that is expected to generate enough support and patronage thus paying off, at least the principal, given by each investor. It is with much hope that with a world-class director and power cast, the movie will share the devotion to all Filipinos and devotees of Ina in the Philippines and in other parts of the world.

The Peñafrancia Association of Bikolanos in Metro Manila has also contributed to the movie project. It has been the association's enthusiasm and persistence that found the ways and means to piece together the various

Contrary to the expectation that the movie will be like a documentary film or an epoch film, it will be a commercial movie with an interesting storyline woven by complex relationships set in the context of a religious experience of a devotee of Ina whose family traces its roots in Bikol. Moviegoers can expect not only entertainment but also an interesting presentation of the devotion in a way that even those who have no previous knowledge and experience of the popular devotion can appreciate its significance in the life of Filipino.

The actors with lead roles have started the workshop under Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It is heartwarming to receive a text message from director Marilou saying how the presence of Ina is very much felt during the workshops.

The movie will not only be shown in the Philippines but also in the United States, Australia, Europe and some Asian countries where the devotion to Ina is widespread. The Peñafrancia Associations in all the continents will be asked to support the movie.

It is with anticipation that we await the completion of the movie because of the possibility to share the gift of devotion to Ina to all Filipinos in the Philippines and in other countries.

The movie project took a while before it could start because of some unforeseen difficulties and some obstacles along the way. The powerful intercession of Ina, however, has made it possible for the realization of the movie. It is a gift from God, indeed, that for the first time in 300 years, a movie dedicated to Ina is now in the offing.


by: Fr. Andrew G. Recepcion, S. Th. D.

Why?!

Dai ko na talaga aram kung ano ang dapat kong mamatian ngunyan na mga oras na ini. Makulugon sa boot ang mga naaraman mi. Dai ko ni kayang akoon. Sorry pero talagang mas gusto ko pang tubudan si inot mi na pagkaaram kesa sa mga nangyayari ngunyan. Imposibleng nagkataon na lang ang mga nangyayari. Siguro, it was Bro's way of showing us the truth. Dai ko aram kung tano sa kinadakul dakul na puwede ko mahanap, ito pang sa imo.

Pero bako yan ang hapot jan eh, ang hapot jan, TANO MO INI NAGIBO SAMO!?!?!

Tano?!?!

Simbagon mo hapot ko, TANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shit ka! Grabeng kulog buot si tinao mo samuya. Mundo ko saka kan ibang tao ang naraot dahil sa baretang ito, pero ano, puro lang kahambugan ang gabos?!

Puwede mo man baga sabihon na sana ang totoo samuya. Saiya! Mas madali pa siguro akuon ang gabos! Bakong arug kaini! Pu*a man yan ay! Kala ko baga tugang mo ako!?!

And ika man saru ka, hay*p ka! Saru ka paman sa nang loko sakuya! Dai mo man lang iniisip na makukulugan ako! Kami! Sa binareta mo!

Makulugon! Sobrang kulog! Dai ko aram kung ano magigibo ko sa indo sa grabeng kulog na tino nindo samuya!

Pero ini lang masasabi ko sa indo, sana maugma kamo sa mga buhay nindo ngunyan. Sana maugma kamo habang kami, intirong naghihiribi huli sa kamunduan na namamatian!

Salamat ha! Salamat sa regalong kamunduan!

OK LANG

Ok lang na umalis ka!

Pero sana lang naman, hindi sa ganoong paraan! Marami kang sinaktan!

twenty three

Gosh! I'm twenty three!


Yhep! Its official, I'm already twenty-three years old and I really still feels like I'm still twenty! :D

Anyway, now that I am twenty-three, I can't help but ask myself, "What have I learned during my twenty two years here?"

Do I have any realization?

Argh, I guess not!

Two Years of Wating and Wanting

After two long years of waiting and wanting, I was able to re-visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Buraguis, Legaspi City.

Pupunta kasi ako sa Regional Office ng CSC sa Rawis, Legaspi City to get my Certificate of Eligibility since kaipuhan ko siya sa work. Then sabi ko, since na papunta lang naman ako ng Legaspi, why not visit na din at the same time the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe. So yun, niyaya ko si Papa to accompany me pagpunta dun, hindi ko kasi kayang mag solo papunta dun, and he willingly agreed naman. Thanks Pa!

So as early as 5:00 am yesterday, umalis kami ng Naga. Sa biyahe palang, nakaidlip na ako kasi super kulang yung tulog ko. Effort ang gumising ng maaga for me. He-he-he. Then nung nagising ako, I saw the majestic Mt. Mayon. Medyo unti-unti nang nawawala ang pagiging perfect cone nito because of the constant eruption. Picture dito, picture don.

Nung nasa terminal na kami, picture ulit sa Mt. Mayon, he-he-he, then sakay na agad ng jeep papuntang Rawis. Dun, kinuha ko agad yung Certificate ko and diretso naman ngayon sa pinaka hihintay ko, ang bumalik sa chapel ng Guadalupe.

Napuntahan ko ang Chapel nung minsan na mag tour kami sa Legaspi ng Filipino Class ko. And talagang nag enjoy ako sa chapel na iyon. Super serene ang lugar and breath taking a view sa itaas. Hindi ko naman talaga actually plan na bumalik pa doon, pero nung 2007, nag palit ng Patron Saint and Market and ang Guadalupe ang ipinalit from Fatima. So yun, naalala ko ang Chapel sa Legaspi and so I decided to come back.

Sakay kami ng jeep from the ROV na ang route ay B. I dunno kung ano difference, basta sabi nung napagtanungan namin, B raw ang sakyan namin. So, yun, sakay naman kami ni Papa sa Route B na jeep with the instruction na ibaba kami sa sakayan ng trycicle en route to Buraguis Hill.

So yun, baba kami ng jeep and lipat ng trike. Siguro after one minute, kita ko na yung Giant Image ng Guadalupe sa tuktok ng Hill. Langya, ang lapit lang pala! Lol! Pero okay lang, kasi super init! He-he-he.

Akyat naman ang drama namin ni Papa ngayun, and biruin mo yun, nung nasa itaas na kami, sabihan ba naman akong 105 steps daw yung inakyat namin! Sabi ko naman, talagang binilang mo pa? And kung hindi ka ba naman matawa sa sagot na "Just for fun!" Oh, laban ka jan?! He-he-he.

Pero nung dumating kami sa taas, biruin ninyo ulit, close yung chapel! Huwaaaaaaaat? Pero binuksan din lang naman nung caretaker pagkakita sa amin. And talagang pagka bukas, shame, reflect agad sa akin yung light from the inside! Super touched ako and super gaan ng feeling nung naka pasok na ako. I remember yung nakasulat sa labas ng chapel saying:

"Let this be a sanctuary for troubled souls..."

Relax na relax ako. Ang gaan sa feeling nung naka pasok na ako. I prayed and I mean really, really prayed. Then after, picture galore.

Then kuwentuhan kami nung caretaker, sabi niya, yung may-ari nung chapel, died of cancer and madaming mga plans ang hindi na natuloy because of her death. Yung dalawang anak naman niya, hindi na pinagpatuloy yung nasimulan ng ina nila and nalungkot ako dun. Tinignan ko buong paligid and I realized na medyo napabayaan na nga talaga ito compared nung first time na pumunta ako doon.

Picture galore din ako sa labas and I even went upclose sa giant image ng Guadalupe sa tuktok...

After sigurp mga 30 minutes, umalis na din kami with the intention na bumalik sa December 12 sa Fiesta niya.

Now, here are some pictures: CLICK HERE