Ode to Our Lady of Manaoag

For my birthday, I decided to go to Manaoag, Pangasinan to visit the Our Lady. I have been wanting to go here to ask for help for my sister's coming CPA board exam and to give thanks.

2330H 16 March: Off to Manaoag. In fairness, on-time si Manong. We took the Dagupan Bus at New York Cubao. Fare was Php 281 per person. 

0330H 17 March: Arrived in front of the church. The church was still closed. Buti nalang may 7-11 sa malapit. May mga nangungulit na tricycle drivers na sasalubong sa iyo pagbaba ng bus, pero okay lang, sila din ang nagturo sa amin na sa 7-11 muna mag-stay. 

Church's interiors has a nice "old feel"

 After the mass, we strolled at the church ground. I noticed updated and modern ang lahat ng structures, except for the church's interiors. First we went to the Candle gallery. It was nice. They kept the whole church grounds very clean. We were so intrigued that people were going to the second floor, only to find out that we were about to get up close with the Our Lady. It was very solemn. You can see people crying as they were saying their prayers.

Veneration Room: up close and personal with Our Lady

at the candle gallery

 We then ate at Chowking just across the street. Went back to the church para magpaalam. Dito kami kinuyog ng mga makukulit na tindera! Anyway, ganun yata talaga :) 

At 10 am nag-decide kaming magpatalo sa antok. We took the Dagupan Bus na nasa tabi lang ng Manaoag Town Hall in front of the church.

All in all it was a very nice morning of my birthday. The best gift ever: peace of mind - you'll gain it when you talk to HIM through HER. 

God Bless JAPAN

March 11, 2011. While I was on my 6 am duty at nagtatampo bilang wala akong reliever as skin test pharmacist, Japan was hit by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake, followed shortly by a 10-meter high tsunami. It was like watching the movie 2012. Manghuhula ba ang writer ng movie na yun? It was devastating. Frightening. 

Paano kung sa Pilipinas nangyari to? Paano na ang kapatid ko? 14 pa lang sya ngayon.. May mundo pa ba pagdating nya ng 25? I can't believe that something like this could happen. That a large part of a country could be gone in less than an hour. Pwede pala mangyari yun.... It absolutely tells us who's in charge... Who's more powerful. 

And from now on, I will specifically pray for Japan. That God may bless the country. That God will help it's people to have faith and believe that they'll get through this. That God may help them find their missing loved ones. That God will make other countries His instrument in helping Japan. Ang sabi sa news, all this will  soon be forgotten. Na in time, may bagong news na namang lalabas at makakalimutan na ang Japan. At kapag nangyari yun, konti nalang ang darating na tulong. That it won't be interesting anymore. Na ito ang panahong mas kakailanganin nila ng tulong. Wag naman sana.. 

Now Japan is facing radiation catastrophe threat because of the explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. 

I just pray that God will bless the Japanese people with strength. 

God bless Japan.

ME in a nutshell...

• 1.       I am a pharmacist by profession.
• 2.       I love to travel... Siguro if a genie would pop up as in right now and ask for my 3 wishes, I’d wish for wings so I could travel the whole world! Ng libre! ;)
• 3.       I am a good ate.. yep! Blog ko to e, so yeah I can say that I. Am. A. Good. Ate. ;)
• 4.       I am a friend, a jealous one kapag may bagong friends ang aking mga friends, pero I’m working on it J mahirap na’ng malayuan haha!
• 5.       I believe in God. I’m afraid that He’ll punish me kapag may ginawa ako’ng kalokohan. Kaya nga binabalik ko ang sobrang sukli sa driver  e ;)
• 6.       My biggest dreams: mabigyan ng business ang nanay ko, magkaroon ng magandang trabaho ang mga kapatid ko at matulungan ang tito ko (sya kasi nagpalaki sa amin)
• 7.       I am the resident “goodbye” video maker:  Everytime na may nag-reresign, ako ang nalolokang mag-isip ng concept ;) It’s my little way of saying thank you for the years na aming pinagsamahan ;)
• 8.       Why milk and champorado? It makes me happy ;) sakto kahit na malamig or mainit ang weather ;);) I love it with powdered milk! Y.U.M!
• 9.       I can be very quiet and very loud at the same time in my 8-hour duty. Shocks, bipolar ba ko? ;)
• 10.   My one and only vice: Coke float!