tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079212842819023562012-02-12T22:38:20.754-08:00God's call to daily communion is manifested through the people He sends our way and by places and events He leads us into. May we all have an open mind and heart to see and embrace His messages and give our praise back to our Lord.Rowin and Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184222245643048912noreply@blogger.comBlogger1641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107921284281902356.post-91129086090572735332012-02-12T22:35:00.000-08:002012-02-12T22:38:20.770-08:00

After nearly 21 years of togetherness, it is really amazing how much I still discovers a lot about my lovely wife. These things, amongst others, reinforces the widely-accepted and age-old adage that marriage should be a lifetime of discovery and re-discovery between two people committed to love each other.MissGyver is in the KitchenI don’t exactly know how she does it but I hardly find any

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My over-a-year old phone (brand withheld) does not belong yet to the new genre of smart-phones proliferating the tech-lode shops of today but I can say that all my personal needs for a handy phone are still met.Phone CallsSMSWAP readyGamesPhonebookMusic in 2G card memoryBuilt-In Camera / Video / Sound recordingCalendarAlarm / TimerCalculatorBlue-toothCall logsLong-life batteryPersonalized

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This coming February 22 will be Ash Wednesday, the auspicious start of our Lenten season. These coming days should beckon us to see the Lord’s smile through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.Last year, our youngest son Aim was born on May 15th.I was there ( I would not miss it for the world ) but due to my limited holiday leave, I had to go back to China.So after four months when I came home again

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"Daddy, I want to go to London.”, my seven year old son blurted out."Sure", I said interestingly, "But why London?"Without batting an eyelash, Zek answered, "Because I want to be a police there.""Really?...uhm..so why be a London police?""Because they have beautiful police cars!", he shouted with a big smile on his face."OK, that's cool.""And after you have your beautiful London police car, what

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It’s winter time again in China! As usual, a lot of things inside our flat will change with the season. All warm clothes are out of the cabinet. Thick quilts and comforters are pulled-out from their boxes. Fan heater is on stand-by mode. And water heater is activated. However, our water heater has a leak so I tried to device some ways to remedy it. Remedy No.1: I put a pail under the

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My father, being born around the end-time of the Second World war, is a self-confessed war history buff. In fact, our eldest sibling's name came from a re-knowned general from the first World War. A lot of my early childhood memories included browsing through the pages of his thick World War 2 book looking at those pictures of brave men in uniform, either bloodied or dead, who fought bravely to

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One unhealthy habit that our son Zek has more-than-willing-to indulged on is eating junk foods. And it does not help one bit that my parents has a modest sari-sari store which is also a mother lode of all those chicha goodies. My wife and I have resorted to all parenthood 101 tips in dissuading him from his eating habit with little progress. So one time I had to make it straight and firm in

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In China, their rainy and typhoon season is squeezed between the end of spring and the beginning of summer. During this time, their western and middle provinces experience the brunt of flashfloods and a lot of crop and property destructions, notwithstanding the lives that tragically ends. Luckily for most southern and eastern parts, the floods are not a usual occurrence despite the equally strong

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We have a gas stove with its ignition spark induced by two pieces of type C batteries. Normally, these batteries must be replaced quarterly to keep the spark an easy-click operation. But one time, the spark was not really there despite replacing old batteries with new ones. I checked the gas supply system and it was also in good working condition so I focused again on the batteries. After a few

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Last month, on my trip back to Philippines, I had an unusually pleasant experience on the way to the airport.With our third child to be born the following day, I had to bring home more stuffs that resulted to two big luggage, 1 heavy back pack, a big and a small box separately. On the ferry terminal port and after the x-ray machine, one custom official, seeing the difficult time I have in

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Our present national icon will be going for another highly anticipated super bout this coming Sunday and safe to say, millions upon millions of Filipinos will be glued once again to their television sets to watch and cheer for him.Boxing has been one of the most liked sports in our poverty-stricken nation and Manny's life and success story of rags to punching riches has served as an inspiration

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One time I read a joke that the reason why Mother's Day is being celebrated in the month of May is that they are the only group of people who really understands the importance and essence of Labor Day.Certainly, we all could agree about the nobility and divinity of her calling. For in her womb springs forth, with God's anointed blessing, a physical and spiritual life that she will nurture during

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There was a high-wire acrobat who wanted to show his amazing skills by crossing adjacent towering buildings 30 meters apart by walking on a thin metal cable attached from both ends. The crowd held their breath as the acrobat carefully threaded the wire, pausing at times, whenever the wind showed slight gusts that could make him lose his precarious balance. After finally crossing the other side,

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Third Armor - PerseveranceHave you ever felt a time when praying seems useless since nothing is happening? Some people even claim that it is a total waste of time because God has a pre-ordained decision for us already. This is absolutely false.The Lord spoke of a parable about perseverance in Luke 11:5-8."And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says,

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Second Armor: TrustMark 4:5-6 says, "Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots."Nena (not her real name) had a happy and fulfilled life. Her husband has a decent-paying job. They have young children who they can afford to send to good schools. They have

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First Armor: Humility I woke up this morning and rush into the day I have so much to accomplish that I did not have time to pray. 1 I would ashamedly admit that this has been my unconscious attitude towards prayer these past days, or should I correctly say, the past weeks. You see, my friend and I have been working out a business partnership for the past months yet we are still very

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Please offer a minute of silent prayer for the souls of our brothers and sisters who perished in the recent earthquake and tsunami and the deteriorating nuclear situation in Japan and from those killed in the on-going Middle East and African conflicts. May the Lord give comfort to their families and relatives and save them from further suffering. May the Lord touch a lot of people’s heart to

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What does it take to personally meet and shake the hands of the President of the United States of America?Answer - either you own 8 boxing division title named Manny Pacquiao or win the NBA crown. And what does it take to be invited to the upcoming fairy-tale royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middletown?Answer - not one in a million chance, unless you are among the pre-selected ones

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To Our Everdearest Zek, Amazing how time flies! It seems just yesterday when your mom and I were relentlessly storming heaven with prayers for our first child which we have been waiting for fours years. And now, here you are, seven years old and on the very cusp of boyhood who is raring to explore and discover the world to quench your ever-expanding curiosity and to openly accept more

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Boss no.1 was the typical manager with many years of accomplishments and accolades tucked under his belt. He was righteously elevated into his position where only the inner circle of his top management level can have an audience with him whenever he is around. He practices and demands adherance to the age-old manager principle of “black box” which is mainly concern about the company output more

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So what's your favorite Christmas carol?I remember how much I liked the song "Little Drummer Boy".The words and music to this Christmas song was composed by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone in 1958 with the lyrics consisting of no less than 21 rum pum pum pum (source: http://www.carols.org.uk/little_drummer_boy.htm)Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pumA new born King to see

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Tita Conching is my mother’s younger sister with whom I have one of my fondest childhood memories.I was then a skinny, dark and sickly kid when I had a long vacation stay with her family. She has 5 children of her own and with her husband not really having a permanent job, I am quite sure, in hindsight, that they may very well be experiencing tight finances that time. Yet, there was always food

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Dearest Angel,We never had the chance to meet but a part of me knows you already. Not fully but just enough to write you this short letter.We met your family today and we felt your parents' pain despite their subtle attempts to hide behind their smiles and lively conversations. Your two ate's (elder sisters) are more quiet than their usual because in their young hearts they know it though

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After more than 10 years in China, we have finally added the most significant and meaningful decoration of the Christmas holiday season – the scene of Nativity. All the main characters from baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary, the angel, 3 wise men and to some stable animals were given to us in figurine sets. But since the manger was conspicuously missing, my son Zek and I decided to add this to our

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One morning, as my son and I were playing our own version of "football-jog" (where we jog around the small garden place while kicking a small football), we saw a lady preparing food for some stray cats. Zek being curious, stopped to look while and I admired the lady for such gentle and kind act from a distance. But as she placed the food down in front of the gray-stripped dark cat, she started to

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Question: Can two different writers wrote two different articles at two different time and place and send one single but personal Godly message to one person? My overwhelming answer: Yes and allow me to testify. Last April, my family went home to Phillipines for our annual vacation. And as soon as we visited our Tita Shirley, she excitedly showed us an April 4, 2010 Didache reflection and

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I have been an OFW for more than ten years now. And so from time to time, especially the last year or so, I will admit getting the zealous desire to return to our home country. Now this is initially set to be sometime within next year. As a result of these thoughts for the past few months, my wife and I have been making concrete and definitive plans and steps for alternative means to

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The Giving Pledge.We all heard the astronomical philanthropic pledges of the world's richest persons in response to the initiatives of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet several years ago. And though some people had gamely put malice over their intentions, nobody can deny the enormity of the impact of their actions with regards to helping and reaching out to the poorest of the poor. It was estimated

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Zek : Mommy, I want to ride the airplane now.Menchie : Why?Zek : Hmm, because I want to be with Daddy in China.My wife narrated to me this heart-warming short conversation with Zek while they were still in the Philippines and I went to China a few weeks ahead of them. They just woke up in the morning and were still on the bed. It pretty sounded normal for a child who is missing a

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Everybody has his or her own different highs.Some people get high when they see their "crushes" pass-by (most especially when they also get noticed :D ) Some people get their high after buying for themselves the latest techie-gadget in the market. Some people get high after watching a superb movie on a high-definition LCD or more so, in a 4D-Max movie theater. Some people get high when their

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My wife, a few months ago, bought Zek a pair of gold fish in a small glass bowl. Unfortunately, after a few weeks one of the pair died and the last one, Dorothy (Zek named her after Elmo's per fish) has been living by herself. My wife would occasionally hear Zek talk to Dorothy and give her food but the regular water replenishment was tasked unto me.One day I was shocked to see Dorothy belly-side

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Imagine yourself with Jesus at Gethsemane on the night He was about to be arrested. The apostles were sleeping soundly and it was only you and Him awake. He is in a somber mood as He prepares to pray before His impending arrest, humiliation and unimaginable persecution. He looks at you lovingly and ask you this question, “Who do you think should I exclude in my mission of salvation?”

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House M.D. is a popular TV medical series about Dr. Gregory House that is now on its sixth season. Dr. House is a highly-talented and intellectual character who heads the Diagnostic Department of Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital that solves the most trivial and mysterious illnesses a lot of average doctors could have easily misdiagnosed. They work and solve cases in a “race

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ASH WEDNESDAYFirst Reading : J1 2: 12-18Second Reading : 2 Cor 5:20 – 6:2Gospel : Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.Our small family ministry Maia Outreach Programs has been barely over a year since it started. And by the amazing prayers, support and donations from friends and relatives, we are deeply blessed to be able to become God’s humble

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We are proud of our Zek.Eversince he learned how to give alms, mostly in kind, to the poor beggars on the streets, he has always been on the look-out for them and would eagerly ask anything from us for anything he can give out. And with an innocent understanding of what being poor is, he looks directly at the beggar’s face while handing out his alms then walks away with a joyous smile,

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Six days a week, I need to drive about 54 kilometers to get to our office and another 54 kilometers to go back home. With at least 9 traffic-intersection lights, minimum 14 remote high-speed monitoring CCTVs, a moderate volume of vehicles big and small and the countless surprise-me-with-a-sudden-street-crossing pedestrians and two-wheeled motor incursions from outermost to innermost lane

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Three persons in three different situation.Bobby has just recently lost his high-paying job of 2 years. He has anailing mother to support and needing medical attention, 4 children tosend to school and a 30,000-peso monthly mortgage payment that will bedue by the end of the current month.Bobby has now unspeakable inner joy.Sarah is in total grief when his boyfriend left her for another girl

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After months of hiatus due to our host country's restriction of social network sites and blogs, I can finally write (or post) some of the topics I have written.So here they go..... :)

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Mommy Chie and Zek have been busy the past months in their first ever journey to homeschooling under the Catholic Filipino Academy. I am a grateful and blessed witness to Zek's leaps and bounds in learning and active participation in interesting subjects and skills discovery. Of course, there are challenging moments for both of them (clue: patience of one and focus from the other :D) BUT, and I

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It was one of days when being a childhood fan of “The Price is Right” game show would have been put into good used. I stared closely at the exquisite antique looking wooden vase at the entrance door of a bedroom. It all started when my colleagues and I were invited by one of the factory owner to have a barbecue-party in his house. The house located in one of the plush subdivisions just outside

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It has been two weeks since the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned the 2009 NBA champions.Rewinding to the pivotal Game 4 of their series with the Orlando Magic, Derek Fisher, the Lakers returning veteran guard, were hitting bricks and posts throughout the game, including 5 misses out of 5 tries from the 3 point area. And this was not a one-time game low for him. All through the play-offs, he was

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While the medical watch with extreme caution how the existing H1N1 pandemic level 6 play out, one can clearly see the demographic migration and effect of the strain carriers as they travel to different places causing some contraction of the virus to those who have made contact. From its initial detection in Mexico by the middle of April, the virus has spread with rapidity to around 70 countries

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Catholic question: What part of the Holy Eucharist proceeds after the general greeting of the priest? The answer to this will be given later.First, a growing health concern for the world..It has been quite a while since the H1N1 virus was detected and monitored around the world with the World Health Organization at the helm in leading all international health agencies. Everyday, there is news

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O God, You have given me the name of Father;You have given me Your own name.Help me to be true to it.- taken from “A Father’s Prayer”They have dedicated all their lives to the betterment of us, their children, guiding us and encouraging us to do good. They never ran out of good and sound advices to give and are always tireless in their effort to help those in need. They work everyday, especially

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[Sis Jo Echon is a good family friend we met in China in one of our Filipino gatherings there. Since then she has become our motivator and inspiration to homeschool our son. Now, whether we will succeed and be blessed with our own plans remains to be seen, her life testimony about homeschooling simply overwhelms whatever apprehensions we are having about this. Congratulations to Jopoy and his

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Dear Lord, This day is sentimentally close to my wife’s heart and mine. It is our 10th wedding anniversary. About eight months ago, I could not hide my excitement for this day to come. My wife and I have been looking forward to it and have actually laid out some ideas and schemes for this most important occasion in our marriage. I kept on picturing in my mind our Zek and our

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This is the 2009 community outreach program of the passionate and kind-hearted mountaineering youth-group of the Philippines. You can visit their website at http://bbbs.freehostia.com For those interested to volunteer or share their blessings to the less fortunate children of Mt. Asog, Buhi, Camarines Norte, please contact helpbbbs@gmail.com or Ms. Angie T at agt.angie2@gmail.com Thanks and

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On this day, the single most important yet humble, gorgeous yet simple, sweet yet strong, hardworking yet casual, fun yet serious, friendly yet reserved lady of my life was born some thirty-yish something ago (it’s a grave sin to tell the age of a woman from what I always overhear in their girl-talk :D)And so, as a loving gift to her, here are some 5 x 5 never before heard stuffs, serious and

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Question 1: Which one is stronger than the other - rocks or plants?Answer: Both.Question 2: Why both?Answer: It all depends on time.Having spent my college days within the confines of the well-renowned, highly fortified Manila fortress called Intramuros (spanish for "within" (intra), "walls" (muros) ), I have always marveled at the strength and endurance of those piles of square-shaped carved

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Last night was the first time my wife and I would pray the rosary without my parents whom I accompanied to Macau International airport that afternoon on their trip back to Philippines. Our parents just concluded their three month of vacation in Zhuhai. To be perfectly honest about it, we only started our family rosary prayer time during our 9-day novena after Maia’s burial ( I know. Even in her

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Happiness, good health and longer life is what we wish and pray for you today.We love you.:)

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Zek is nearly five years old but he sure can still make us laugh with his funny antics.Here he proves to us again how he likes toys with his modified versions of prayers. Scene 1 Zek: (praying the "Our Father") Our Father in Heaven Holy be Your name Toy kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.... Scene 2 Mama: Most sacred heart

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In the midst of world economic uncertainty and my family's journey to healing, I am pausing for a while to give thanks to you Lord for being the Word that became flesh to dwell among us. Your birth was the starting point of our heavenly Father's plan for redemption. Thank you for being the reason for this season.Thank you for your love for us.Happy Birthday po.

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by Bro. Eric BaroquilloNagliwanag yaring buhay ng iyong ama at inaSampung kanilang tahana’t tinuturing na pamilyaNang ika’y sa mundong ito malugod na nagpakitaLumundag sa katuwaan pati na buong balana!Tinuring kang munting anghel at sadya nga’ng nararapatPalagi nga iyong binti kanilang nais masipatIyong ngiti ay nagdulot ligayang 'di masusukatSa langit ay walang patid lahat ay nagpasalamat!Habang

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This happened exactly a year ago.It was a disastrous Sunday afternoon for me and my son.I have wanted so much for him to ride that bus around the town but the bus was overcrowded and he can't see a thing outside. The flower that he picked-up for his mommy was damaged and he almost cried. He got bitten by a mosquito and was scratching most of the time. On the way back, the bus took almost 30

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Dearest Dad,In behalf of Kuya Rommel, J-Ben and Jon, I would just like to thank you for being such a loving father to all of us. Being father ourselves now has led us to somehow experience the joys and anxieties that you felt when we came to your life one by one. And just like us now, you had your own shortcomings and wishful lists of things, that if given the chance, you might have done

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Teka lang (wait a moment :D) Here is Maia mastering her name-recall:me : Say “Daddy”Maia : Daddyme : Say “Mommy”Maia : Mommyme : Very Good. Now say “Kuya Zek”.Maia : Teka TekShout for JoyHere is Kuya Zek’s rendition of Gary Valenciano’s Christian pop hit song “ Shout for Joy”: Notice how he likes bread and toys

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A few years ago, I was forced to use the CAD software as my work scope has included the editing and translation of suppliers technical drawings from chinese to english. Admittedly, IT is one where my knowledge have a lot of wants so when a colleague of mine taught me some basics, I was ecstatic about this newly-learned software.By this time though, I still have a lot of wonder about the CAD

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Maria loves his youngest son Mark. Every morning she wakes up she cooks his breakfast. She bathes him. She spends time playing with him. She provides him everything that a growing child need. She gives him food and shelter. She looks after his general welfare and pays all his tuition fees in school. She continues to nurture him and up-brings him to be a good person. She defends him against his

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My wife and I exchanged worried glances even as we try to keep calm.After nearly 10 minutes of fruitless effort to find Zek, who wandered away towards the stage area where Bo Sanchez is preaching, I was starting to wish that he’d simply recognize that he is lost and start to cry out loud to direct me to where he is. It did not help a bit that it was only my second time to attend the weekly

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It has been five years since I got employed in the professional trading of luminary products from China to any parts in Europe but primarily for the German market. Our team is involved in all the technical aspects of our products from the stages of development and safety approval up to the production surveillance and outgoing shipment quality assurance. Our team, consisting of just three Pinoy

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I just realized that my blog has turned 1 today. :) Actually I am barely catching up with the latest gigs and jigs of the IT world.For a guy who graduated college without even knowing how a PC keyboard feels, this reveals a lot about my IT incapacity. There is no denying it either as my less-attractive blog format and dull add-ons are visual tarpaulins of what I lack.But what I lack, I know and

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Here are some of our funny and warm moments with Zek that I compiled from my posts at KerygmaFamily forum. :)YellowMe: Say YellowZek: LeyowMe: YeZek: YeMe: low…Zek: low…Me: YellowZek: LeyowMe: Hay, again. YeZek: YeMe: low…Zek: low..Me: YellowZek: Green (with a wide grin on his face)Rejection of InjectionLast Friday in HK, my family had our annual flu-shots. It was Zek's turn to be injectednurse:

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Back in second year high-school, I had one of those memorable sporting experience.I was chosen captain ball of one of the 5 teams in our school intramurals. The other teams have better and taller players but I don’t mind taking up the challenge. I look forward to playing against the better teams.But as the competitions went underway, reality struck hard as we became easy prey as the other teams

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Excited.Exhilarated.Thrilled.It’s the first time my wife and I will experience this.My employer invested on a flat unit in an upcoming community near our work which my family can stay during my employment. But flat or condominium units in China are always sold in bare condition and the buyer must decorate by themselves. So the task of decorating and completing the unit was handed over to us

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Last year, my personal aspiration to re-visit Bethany, our diocesan orphanage center which we have been visiting as part of our apostolate activities some 20 years ago, was fulfilled. It was Maia’s christening and Zek’s third birthday so we timed the visit to have a simple afternoon celebration with the children. My father, youngest brother and his wife, sister in law and her children joined us

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Here are 10 selected and intriguingly fascinating data and trivias about our hair that I googled-up recently.1. A single strand can support 100 grams in weight. That means, a whole head of hair could (in theory) support the weight of two elephants.2. There is one thing about you that your hair cannot reveal: your gender.3. hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow

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