Just sharing the procession last night.

Every year, one of the longest or biggest Holy week procession were done here in our place, in Baliwag, Bulacan. Big news network were covering the event.

The mobile of GMA news program.

I went to the church where all the floats gather but it's already dark and the procession was about to start so I just got the photo of Mary Magdalene and I decided to just go back home and waited the procession there because it well pass by right in front of our house. There were 94 floats participated the procession.

Mary Magdalene wears another dress now.


I planned to take a video footage but again my video cam didn't cooperate,
it soon lost it's battery.

This next float is new, actually the crucifixion was happened in Jerusalem but I notice that the characters here were wearing an English Clothes (why?, perhaps just a trip of the owner)




More photos for those who haven't seen my blog last year, go see the link.

http://lenyschika.blogspot.com/2010/04/holy-week-procession-in-baliwag.html
http://lenyschika.blogspot.com/2010/04/holy-week-procession-in-baliwag-ii.html

Attending Palm Sunday Mass

April 17, 2011-- just yesterday, me and my children of course attended the Sunday mass. It's not just an ordinary mass but it's a Domingo de Ramos or Palm Sunday or in our own language-- Palaspas.

Palm symbolizes of welcoming our Lord Jesus Christ to Jerusalem.

Others call it a Passion Sunday - because of the Love of Jesus to His people, He entered Jerusalem though He knows He gonna suffer and die.

First we bought our Palaspas outside the church, there were lots of vendors selling.

On time we hear the Mass and our Palms were blessed.

Lots of people, so crowded.

I left my babies in one place after the mass because I want to buy something somewhere. When I came back they look so tried than me, he he.

Ehemmmm, just posing with my Mycah , kkkk....

Our Palaspas

The Palms well be displayed outside the gate and doors or entrance of the house, it symbolize that your welcoming Jesus Christ in your home, just like the people of Jerusalem welcomed Jesus.

Brain Exercise

Schooling keeps my children so busy with their assignments, projects and lots of school activities.But during vacation or summertime, what to do?

Well, it's time to catch up on special family bonding moments by going or having a trip or doing something together. And one of the best thing I thought we can do is to play some board games.

It's not just fun to play board games but is also a good form of mental workout or a memory booster and bonding activity.

It actively uses the mind to think. Study shows that regularly performing mental activities improves longevity and brain function.

Scrabble game board is our fav.

Answering or solving crossword puzzles and Sudoku too are known to relax you and stimulate the mind.

Though I took Accountancy and like numbers, my Mycah always finish first to answer the Sudoku quiz than I ( but she hates Mathematics, huh)

Text Twist is nice too.

Just savoring the joy...

Just wanna share to you my joy.
One of my joys in my life is when my children made me proud.

Before the school year ended, the administration send me an invitation again to
attend recognition day for the honor students.

First for the College level last March 28, 2011.
My Stephannie got the 2nd rank or top 2 or 2nd honor in Academic Excellence in all 3yr. BSHM College level. She also got the "Best in Banquet and Catering Management" and the "Artistry and Creativity Award" .

Steph with other awardees

And last March 31, 2011, for my youngest -- Mycah. She got medals for the "Academic Excellence Award" and like her Ate Stephannie she got the "Most Creative Award" for the 3rd yr. High Sch. level too.

My Books

These are some of my inspirational books and one of my favorite Christian author is Joyce Meyer. I like her teachings. I like her straight talks. She has no feelly touchy passage and going around the bush.

I must admit that there are times that I'm wanting to quit and give up, so discouraged, so negative, depressed, so fainthearted.

But everytime I read her books, it freshen up my mind and heart. She made me more a positive person. Deepen my faith and leads me further in my walks with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Her books made me stronger when facing everyday difficulties of my life and became less prone to depression.

Remembering her words made me remain calm, really calm and control myself in the turbulence of life. And even being nice to others even they are so rude to me.

I learn to enjoy the hardship, to have joy, smile and even make some jokes to my children in the midst of difficulties, remembering that all this troubles producing something good in us.

I hope you too do the same.... be positive.

Coffee

My coffee selling friends just always give me coffee
because they know I won't buy, he he.

Before,I really don't take coffee because when I was a child somebody told me that if I drink coffee my complexion turns to black too. So funny that I was so innocent that time that I believed and so afraid to drink coffee since then even a drop. Though when I grew up I knew that drinking coffee won't affect my skin color and is not bad at all still I don't drink coffee.

Every time my friends asked me for some coffee to drink I never serve,'coz I don't have any coffee at home.I rather served them some juices, teas or any soft drinks or the least, mineral water.

I don't have coffee in my pantry so my children never tasted coffee too not until last year when my friends brought us plenty every time they visited us. So that they can drink coffee in my place.

I'm so curious why coffee is the world's 2nd valuable commodity after oil. Why the global coffee industry earns an estimated US$60 billion annually. Why more than 500 billion cups of coffee are served worldwide each year and why Starbucks Coffee Co.'s revenue last 2006 reached US$8 billion. Super Wowoooooow.

We tasted the coffee given to us...different brands, different tastes...Hhhhmmmmnnn...
It's not bad at all and my children like it too, but I like it creamier.

Aside for those reasons, we should learn to drink different taste of coffee because if you could remember my blog last October..... Stephannie's dream is to own a cake and coffee shop.

After her BSHM course she said she gonna study again in " Phil. Barista and Coffee academy".
:( another expenses.

Trivia:The most expensive and delicious coffee in the world can be found mostly here in Southeast Asia. An Asian Palm Civet poop or in our own language, it is called Kape Alamid.

Hold On

When your heart is cast down by failure at seeing no good come from your effort... When your lonely, sad and disappointed... When your in doubts and surrounded by temptations.... Just....

Hold On

Hold on tightly to what is truly important in life.

Hold on to faith; it is the source of believing that all things are possible.
It is the fiber and strength of confident soul.

Hold on to hope; it banishes doubt and enables attitudes to be positive and cheerful.

Hold on to trust; it is at the core of fruitful relationship that are secure and content.

Hold on to love; it is life's greatest gift of all, for it shares, cares, and gives meaning of life.

Hold on to family; they are your roots and the beginnings that you grow from.
They are the vine that has grown through time to nourish you.
Help you on your way and always remain close by.

Hold on to friends; they are the most important people in your life
and they make the world a better place.

Hold on to yourself; to all that you are and all that you have learned,
for these things are what made you unique.
Don't ignore what you feel and what you believe is right and important.
Your heart has a way of speaking louder than your mind.

Hold on to your dreams; achieve them diligently and honestly
Never take the easy way or surrender to deceit.

Remember others on your way and take time to care for their needs
Enjoy the beauty around you.
Have the courage to see things differently and clearly.

Make the world a better place one day at a time
and don't let go of the important things
that give meaning to your life.

Cr: YT by TheHeartprints

Adopted from: http://InspiringThots.net