we all have someone who influenced us or who we influence.
for my entry though,
it will about the "what if" or "what could have happened if i was influenced by..."
both me and my sister studied piano.
the only difference is that i studied for only a year while my sister studied for about 4 years.
if i had continued studying piano under Sister Cecilde,
my style would be like hers.
light, soothing, relaxing, gives you that feeling of floating.
as for my sister,
she was taught by another nun, Sister Guadalupe.
her style would be more of like the russian pianists.
strong, heavy, intense and dramatic.
oh the great contrast!
it would have been a great combination.
(^_^)
its never too late to learn,
its just that,
if only i did not stop,
i would really have gone far.
(^_^)
that's all for today.
chiao~
Showing posts with label grade school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grade school. Show all posts
1.08.2013
11.01.2011
all saints day
November 1: All Saint's Day
photo 1
top: St. Anthony de Padua (Cariño family), St. Cecilia (Maria Cecilia Beatriz)
bottom: St. Joseph (Jose Eduardo Enrique), St. Catherine of Alexandria (Maria Socorro Catalina Antonia)
our family has a story about our ancestor's devotion to St. Anthony of Padua.
as you can see, me and my siblings' names are all derived from saints.
photo 2
next are St. Lorenzo Ruiz (the first Filipino saint), St. Arnold Janssen. S.V.D. (the founder of the Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit Congregation) and St. Joseph Freinademetz S.V.D.
the Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit are missionary sisters that run the Holy Ghost School/ Holy Spirit School, the school we attended when we were in grade school.
photo 1
top: St. Anthony de Padua (Cariño family), St. Cecilia (Maria Cecilia Beatriz)
bottom: St. Joseph (Jose Eduardo Enrique), St. Catherine of Alexandria (Maria Socorro Catalina Antonia)
our family has a story about our ancestor's devotion to St. Anthony of Padua.
as you can see, me and my siblings' names are all derived from saints.
photo 2
next are St. Lorenzo Ruiz (the first Filipino saint), St. Arnold Janssen. S.V.D. (the founder of the Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit Congregation) and St. Joseph Freinademetz S.V.D.
the Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit are missionary sisters that run the Holy Ghost School/ Holy Spirit School, the school we attended when we were in grade school.
7.27.2011
church songs
all my life,
i have been studying in a catholic all-girls school.
from holy spirit school to miriam college.
one of the things i loved while staying in these schools were the songs during mass.
truth is, these songs have comforted me during my times of depression and it has memories that will forever be in my heart. ♥
i have been studying in a catholic all-girls school.
from holy spirit school to miriam college.
one of the things i loved while staying in these schools were the songs during mass.
truth is, these songs have comforted me during my times of depression and it has memories that will forever be in my heart. ♥
7.18.2011
my roots
my three hour walk from the school to my house.
route: araneta ave., e rodriguez ave., new york street (e. rod side), cross EDSA using the overpass, new york street (nepa q-mart side) and finally our street/house (4-5km).
stop overs: christ the king church and holy spirit school.
both are very special to me because of academic roots and family ties.
i ♥ it! (^_~)
one school that instilled in me my values and my beliefs was Holy Spirit School.
i believe i already mentioned this before but the roots of the school itself is closely related to our family.
at some point,
even though my grade school years were hard,
i still owe a lot to my teachers, the nuns and the school itself.
the Christ the King Church was the venue of our baccalaureate mass and graduation ceremony when i was in grade school.
behind the church is a hall where important occasions hosted by those people from our province.
despite the city atmosphere,
the inside of the church was very serene and calming.
(~_~)
today, i bought some items that reminds me of my roots. (~_~)
button pin: Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City. SVD PHILIPPINES 100 years 1909 - 2009 and holy spirit pin
(~_~)
route: araneta ave., e rodriguez ave., new york street (e. rod side), cross EDSA using the overpass, new york street (nepa q-mart side) and finally our street/house (4-5km).
stop overs: christ the king church and holy spirit school.
both are very special to me because of academic roots and family ties.
i ♥ it! (^_~)
one school that instilled in me my values and my beliefs was Holy Spirit School.
i believe i already mentioned this before but the roots of the school itself is closely related to our family.
at some point,
even though my grade school years were hard,
i still owe a lot to my teachers, the nuns and the school itself.
the Christ the King Church was the venue of our baccalaureate mass and graduation ceremony when i was in grade school.
behind the church is a hall where important occasions hosted by those people from our province.
despite the city atmosphere,
the inside of the church was very serene and calming.
(~_~)
today, i bought some items that reminds me of my roots. (~_~)
button pin: Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City. SVD PHILIPPINES 100 years 1909 - 2009 and holy spirit pin
(~_~)
6.15.2011
3.30.2011
choc-nut
this would be under simple joys. (~_~)
Choc-Nut is a local milk chocolate product.
it is made with peanuts, sugar, milk, cocoa powder and flavoring.
despite its very cheap packaging and price,
this product is a big seller.
it is not dark brown like the other chocolates, its actually very light brown.
if other chocolates melt, this one does not because its like compacted/molded powder.
i think kids love it because it can be bought in any street store.
add to that, it is the only chocolate that is within a kids budget. (~_^)
there are also adults who buy this because they find it very delicious and it may be their way of reminiscing their childhood. (~_~)
there have been other products that are similar to Choc-Nut,
but for us nobody beats the original. (~_^)
i was really happy because i was able to buy one this afternoon.
though it's just in a store near us,
i would admit that i am sometimes too lazy to buy it. (~_^)
Choc-Nut is a local milk chocolate product.
it is made with peanuts, sugar, milk, cocoa powder and flavoring.
despite its very cheap packaging and price,
this product is a big seller.
it is not dark brown like the other chocolates, its actually very light brown.
if other chocolates melt, this one does not because its like compacted/molded powder.
i think kids love it because it can be bought in any street store.
add to that, it is the only chocolate that is within a kids budget. (~_^)
there are also adults who buy this because they find it very delicious and it may be their way of reminiscing their childhood. (~_~)
there have been other products that are similar to Choc-Nut,
but for us nobody beats the original. (~_^)
i was really happy because i was able to buy one this afternoon.
though it's just in a store near us,
i would admit that i am sometimes too lazy to buy it. (~_^)
2.27.2011
thankful for feb 26, 2011
yesterday was girl's day/night out.
(~_~)
mama, rei and i ate Kenny Rogers and had dessert at Seattl'e Best Coffee shop.
it was all a treat from my mom because she already received her salary,
and because we owe rei a treat because we missed her dancing performance.
(>_<)
after the treat, we brought our grandmother and some kids to UP Ayala Techno Hub to treat them dinner.
rei and i didn't eat anymore because we were still full.
since we were still full, rei and i went to Timezone arcade.
rei was able to win the toy i have always wanted! (~_~)
the toy reminded me of zukki. (o^_^o)
we played air hokey and i won!
the score looked like a score from a tennis match.
7 games to 5. won be red team (me). (~_~)
we stayed for a while at the park area.
while there, we decided to take some jump shots! (~_~)
for pictures, click the link at the bottom of the entry.
while we were at UP Ayala Techno Hub,
i was able to see Chico nii-san! (~_~)
the last time we saw each other was almost nine years ago.
i was so glad that he still remembers me. (~_~)
i am very thankful of being treated out by my mom, getting a gift from rei and seeing nii-san again!
(~_~)
pictures here!
(~_~)
mama, rei and i ate Kenny Rogers and had dessert at Seattl'e Best Coffee shop.
it was all a treat from my mom because she already received her salary,
and because we owe rei a treat because we missed her dancing performance.
(>_<)
after the treat, we brought our grandmother and some kids to UP Ayala Techno Hub to treat them dinner.
rei and i didn't eat anymore because we were still full.
since we were still full, rei and i went to Timezone arcade.
rei was able to win the toy i have always wanted! (~_~)
the toy reminded me of zukki. (o^_^o)
we played air hokey and i won!
the score looked like a score from a tennis match.
7 games to 5. won be red team (me). (~_~)
we stayed for a while at the park area.
while there, we decided to take some jump shots! (~_~)
for pictures, click the link at the bottom of the entry.
while we were at UP Ayala Techno Hub,
i was able to see Chico nii-san! (~_~)
the last time we saw each other was almost nine years ago.
i was so glad that he still remembers me. (~_~)
i am very thankful of being treated out by my mom, getting a gift from rei and seeing nii-san again!
(~_~)
pictures here!
6.21.2010
LOOOOOONGEST BLOG!!
YES! this blog contains my trip to abra, things regarding work and other random things. like what the title says, this will be a very long blog. consider this as a warning!
a very busy day!
http://silverkrux.multiply.com/photos/album/161/randomness#photo=8
i am taking this opportunity to blog right now because i still have the energy to blog. i have been very busy and tired because of work recently and i have only been working for five days. (-_-) no complains about work though. in a way, i'm enjoying the experience. (^_^) tiring but i am happy with the fact that i can still smile despite the intricate process and paperwork. (^_^)
i will start my blog with my trip to abra.
the departure
this was my last pic with my sister before i left for abra.
my father and i took the bus. my father and i took the seats directly behind the bus driver, suddenly a lady looked at me and said, "oh hi! how are you? long time no see." i looked at her and then i realized she was my theology teacher when i was in my last year in grade school. her name is Ms. Agunat. after eight years, we were "reunited" (^_^)
the trip was a long and tiring eight hour bus ride but for the first time, i did not sleep for the whole trip. in the past, i would sleep for the whole trip and wake up at the bus stops for food or a toilet break. it was raining the whole time. my father and i liked travelling like this. the weather was cool and the environment along the way was very green, very calming to see. (^_^) during such trips, there are vendors who board the bus and sell delicacies. among my favorite delicacies is Piaya. (~_~)
we arrived in abra around 7:30pm. we visited my grandfather who was rushed to the hospital that morning. we had a simple dinner, but while eating, gamo-gamo started to fly on the light and land on our dinner. it's a good thing we were about to finish eating. when i looked at the gamo-gamo, i realized, they were sooo big compared to their counterparts in the city. they were so big you can make them pets! (^_^) kidding!
anyways, i was so tired i immediately took a shower after dinner. as usual, i slept at the couch.
day 2
we woke up around 6am, a bit early if i as in the city, but in the province it was considered the right time to wake up (actually most people here wake up around 5am so 6am is still a bit late.) anyways, when i woke up, there was a small snail in the living room. i just stared at it before i ate breakfast. (~_~)
i spent half the day at the hospital with my grandfather. after lunch, i had a short nap. come afternoon, we got ready for our novena to Saint Anthony of Padua. The novena has been a family tradition/obligation. it started with my great great great grandmother. in a way, Saint Anthony of Padua had become a family patron saint.
truth is, it was the first time that i really took part in the novena. since the feast of Saint Anthony is June, we were always at school and were not directly involved in the novena. now that i have graduated, i finally had time to be involved, i could say that i was "initiated" that day. come evening, i went stargazing. this is one thing that i love in the province, you can see lots and lots of stars, unlike in the city. under the starry starry sky, on a starry starry night. :3
day 3
fresh from the pond and river. fresh from the garden and fields. all the food we ate were fresh and it tasted really good! the bitter gourd has also had a "sweet" taste and the shrimps/fishes were still jumping from the cooking pan!
today was the third day of the novena, there were more people who went to the novena but most of them are already old. seeing them all made me realized that my generation in next in line! about time i learn the tradition yes?
my grandfather had his ultrasound today and it was decided they had to operate on him the next day. :( come evening, my father and i had midnight snack at the garden. we were listening to his songs while he drank beer and i drank water. we were randomly talking about anything that pops in our mind.
day 4
the irony of it all. the operating room is divided into two rooms,the sterile room and the delivery room. the place where life is born is just a thin wood wall away from the place where a life may be taken away. i felt intrigued sitting there hearing one doctor saying "i am sorry. we did our best but his body could not take it anymore." then after a few minutes, another doctor saying "it's a baby boy!" who would have thought waiting can make me go nuts? XD anyways, this very same day, i went out with my batchmates from Holy Spirit Academy, my school when i was in grade 1 and grade 2.
i don't remember most of them anymore but i am thankful that they still remember me. (^_^) we had a drink (vodka) while on a raft floating/parked by the river.
i stopped drinking when i realized i have reached my limit. i felt so dehydrated to i started to drink water instead. after our short reunion, i went back to the hospital for the operation of my grandfather.
day 5
one thing that really amazed me was a doctor (my grandfather's doctor) telling me something about Medicine. i realized it was the same thing i wrote for a career map for our Guidance Office and an essay i wrote for our Current Issues in Psychology Class. could it really be a sign? coincidence? Dr. Cariño?
day 6
there was no electricity for half the day. anyways, we bought the ingredients for my "lunch with my batchmates" for the next day. today, i also tasted the best warm choco ever! i could get drunk in this! -me (^w^)
there was a great downpour around 5:30pm.
the heat of the day disappeared and the cool night came. i like the cool night (^_^) add to that, i kinda had the whole house/gallery to myself. my father went back to manila for a wake of his friend's wife. i was with Nana Petra, our helper, but she was in the other house (about half a kilometer away from where i was staying.) while my grandfather and his helper were at the hospital. anyways, i just enjoyed the cool silence all by myself (~_~)
day 7
i had breakfast alone.
i was busy preparing the utensils and for my scheduled lunch. thankfully, i finished on time. (^_^) we had a simple lunch in the old ancestral house (the one which is half a kilometer
away from the house i was staying) then we had a few chats. come afternoon, we drank vodka in our house (where i was staying). this time, i lessened my alcohol intake considering i was the host. (^_^) come evening, i saw a frog in our living room (^_^)
day 8
my family arrived from manila. (^_^) i had my reunion with rei!
i had my reunion with my bear Mizuki!
we then went to the hospital to check up on my grandfather. while there, we saw a frog (^_^)
and also took my blood sugar count, it's normal (^_^)
we also started to get ready for the final day of the novena of Saint Anthony of Padua which was the next day.
day 9 (the final day)
for the whole day, we prepared for the final day of the novena. we went to mass early then we started preparing food and cleaning. very busy day! but this did not stop me from strealing some of the food for the guests! XD i took cookies just because they were my childhood favotires and i got some suman (another delicacy).
anyways, after all the preparation. rei and i walked around the garden. we passed by this huge jackfruit! too bad it was not that ripe yet. :(
there is this mango in our garden that had a very low branch and a thick one too. most of the people duck when they pass under the branch, but for me, there is no need to bend, because i am so small i can walk under without hitting my head. XD
i slept the 8 whole hour long trip.
june 14
we arrived from the province. i believe i had a post that day (~_~)
work
i started working last wednesday, june 16th.
there is this small garden near my office place where i rest from my long walk from the train station before i go to work. (^_^)
oh! the train can be very cramped during rush hour so i go to work very early. during one of my trips, i took this picture from the train (^_^)
the office is so cold. were allowed to drink coffee. luckily, we had brewed coffee. (~_~) this is my coffee with my temporary computer. (^_^)
this is my lunch box for work (^_^)
a view from my office. (^_^)
i pass by this every morning. (^_^) reminds me of the video CAUTION by PureBoys (^_^)
Jack the turtle
the pet turtle of my brother died last sunday. (T_T) i also loved that turtle. my brother cried so much (TwT)
haircut
i had my hair cut yesterday. (^w^)
rings and takoyaki
rei bought rings for us and we also ate takoyaki. (^_^)
next blog will most likely be days from now minna-san (^_^) V
5.16.2010
graduation pictures
hehehehe, sharing ~_~
my graduation pictures when i graduated from preparatory school, grade school, high school and college.
fuji-senpai: "you didn't grow an inch." (jokingly)
me: (-_-) thanks senpai.
5.05.2010
fooling around + piano
still have colds. (-_-)
but the medicine is helping a lot. (^_^)
yesterday, rei and i brought our brother enrique aka ryo to his summer class.
we had to wait for him for two hours.
while waiting, i read my favorite Shadow of the Wind.
we were supposed to wait at the swing but i had to change location because it was so hot so i sat at the top of the slide. (~_~)
after an hour, i was feeling restless, so i played at the monkey bars. (○_○)
i was hanging around. (#^_^#)
yesterday, rei and i also played around with the piano. (~_~)
i found my first piano lesson book (i had this when i was seven years old).
rei said the book was very very very basic and was very easy.
the book brought back memories of my first teacher, Sister Cecilde a nun from the Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit Congregation.
i started playing the piano when i was in Grade 2 and studying in Holy Spirit Academy in Bangued, Abra.
i had to stop after a year because from the province, we went to the city, Manila.
four years after our arrival from the province, i resumed my piano lessons but it was only for one month.
after that, i never had any lessons.
it was a shame because now i envy my sister who is now better in playing the piano.
sadly, i only know the basics.
i am happy that i am able to play the piano but i would like to learn to play the piano like my younger sister. (~_~)
till next time minna-san.
2.19.2010
lunch, last day of service learning, dinner with friends
it's the first friday of the lenten season.
i did not eat meat today, instead, i ate pumpkin pasta.
unfortunately, it did not live up to my expectations but none the less, it was enough to fill my stomach. (>_<)
do you notice the color of my lunch today? (^_^)
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we went to Park 7 today for the last day of the service learning.
as usual, the children were very noisy and they kept on moving around.
once again, my patience was tested.
in the end, everything was done pretty well and we were able to finish our service learning project. (^_^)
*which by the way is our finals in theology*
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when i got home, i had to get ready for my dinner with my grade school friends from the province, namely, Abigail, Janel and Laine. (^_^)
i was very glad to see and reunite with them after about 12 years. (^_^)
we had a simple dinner, had some catching up and took pictures. (^_^)
i end my day dancing with jerome and lessie aka "the devil".
i take that back, i end my day doing a rushed report for Rizal tomorrow.
i'm sooooo tired but i have to do the report first.
see you tomorrow minna-san. ~_~
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