LETTERS to JULIET (2010)

Sophie's reply to Claire on her letter for Juliet:


Dear Claire,


"What" and "if" are two words as nonthreatening
as words can be. But put
them together side-by-side and they
have the power to haunt you for the
rest of your life: ‘What if?'..."

I don't know how your story ended.
But I know that if what you felt
then was true love - then
it's never too late. If it was true
then it why wouldn't it be true
now? You need only the courage to
follow your heart.

"I don't know what a love like Juliet's
feels like... a love to leave loved
ones for, a love to cross oceans
for... but I'd like to believe if I
ever felt it. I'd have the courage
to seize it. I hope you had the
courage to seize it.


And Claire,  if you didn't, I hope one
day that you will."


All my Love,
Juliet

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE BENEDICT XVI
FOR THE 45th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY

Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age

June 5, 2011

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On the occasion of the 45^th World Day of Social Communications, I would like to share some reflections that are motivated by a phenomenon characteristic of our age: the emergence of the internet as a network for communication. It is an ever more commonly held opinion that, just as the Industrial Revolution in its day brought about a profound transformation in society by the modifications it introduced into the cycles of production and the lives of workers, so today the radical changes taking place in communications are guiding significant cultural and social developments. The new technologies are not only changing the way we communicate, but communication itself, so much so that it could be said that we are living through a period of vast cultural transformation. This means of spreading information and knowledge is giving birth to a new way of learning and thinking, with unprecedented opportunities for establishing relationships and building fellowship.

New horizons are now open that were until recently unimaginable; they stir our wonder at the possibilities offered by these new media and, at the same time, urgently demand a serious reflection on the significance of communication in the digital age. This is particularly evident when we are confronted with the extraordinary potential of the internet and the complexity of its uses. As with every other fruit of human ingenuity, the new communications technologies must be placed at the service of the integral good of the individual and of the whole of humanity. If used wisely, they can contribute to the satisfaction of the desire for meaning, truth and unity which remain the most profound aspirations of each human being.

15-minute Enrollment. >:D

Panahon na naman ng enrollment. Kadalasan pa naman sa mga eskwelahan eh inaabot ng ilang araw. Yung iba naman maghapong nakapila sa school. Yung iba pa, pinapabalik sa ibang araw. Nakakapagod diba? Pero normal na yan, lalo na sa mga College Students. ;)

Pero ibahin mo ang enrollment ko… dahil 15 minutes lang, tapos na ko! Bilis diba? Pano nangyare? Heto basahin mo. :)

Atimonan Dictionary - mga salitang Atimonanin.

Ang lalawigan ng Quezon ay may sarili ring dayalek na ginagamit subalit hindi ito tulad ng ibang probinsya na halos walang hawig sa wika ng nasa National Capital Region. Kaya naman ang Quezon, tulad ng mga lalawigang kasama nito sa rehiyon tulad ng Cavite, Laguna, Batangas at Rizal ay mayroong malapit na relasyon pagdating sa lengguahe.

Palibhasa’y ang Quezon ang siyang nagsisilbing tulay sa Bicol Region at sa NCR, malaki ang naging epekto nito sa kinamulatang lengguahe ng lalawigan, kaya naman parang may halong Bicolano ang Tagalog ng ilang salita ng mga bayan dito. Isa sa mga bayang ito ang Atimonan. 

Narito ang ilang mga salitang hindi pangkaraniwan para sa karamihan at sadyang sa lugar na ito lamang at mga karatig-bayan nito lamang ang nakakaalam.

The lady in her black floral skirt.

These past days, lagi akong nasa Makati, specifically sa Pasong Tamo, pati na rin sa Buendia, because of my OJT in Wyeth Philippines. Pumapasok ako ng 7:30 AM at umuuwi ako ng 7:30 PM din. Araw-araw ganun, hanggang sa, one time sa pag-uwi ko, may na-meet ako, isang taong alam kong hindi ko na ulit makikita... mapwera na lang kung sadyain ng tadhana. Yie. Kilig. haha.

Ganto kasi ang nangyare, 7:30 sakto sa Bundy Clock, nag-out ako sa Wyeth. Sumakay na ko ng Jeep papunta sa PRC Buendia, dun kasi ako sasakay ng PVP Liner pabalik ng Sta. Mesa.

Eh di bumaba na ako sa Buendia Cor. Chino Roces (FYI pareho at iisa na po ang Chino Roces at Pasong Tamo ngayon). Habang naghihintay ako ng dadaan na PVP, nakita ko tong babaeng medyo chinita, maputi, medyo maliit pero cute, rosy lips, medyo curly hair, at baby face. In short, maganda sya. Parang Kim Chui. :) Akala ko pa nga, Chinese sya. Syempre ako, nahihiya din naman ako na matagal tumingin, baka sabihin manyak ako. >.< Nakapalda sya, corporate attire, pero floral ang palda nya, medyo mataas sa tuhod ang length kaya prone to accident ---> (para sa mga driver na ma-silawin sa legs, hahaha!) at black ang blouse nya. :) Maganda ang ayos nya, disente tingnan.