My few weeks at work, I have this colleague, a college professor who keeps a constant visit at my office maybe he finds me nice or shall I say the office is a nice place to stay that’s why he really likes to stay at the office everytime he is free and when he has no classes. One good thing so interesting with him is that he knows how to play the guitar, no wonder because he is a seminarian. As far as I knew it once you enter in the seminary you will learn how to play musical instruments particularly the guitar. So, everytime he visits me at the office he gets the guitar and play a song which i found it very ordinary at first.

Until I’ve learned to appreciate the song it is so cool and the lyrics says everything in its simplicity but I really like the melody, its so relaxing. So guys, if you have time to open the you tube try to play the said song its so nice to be sentimental sometimes, I don’t see anything wrong being sentimental. Just feel the song it feels really good. It actually refreshes our soul and  you come to realize that one day in our lives we do fall in love. Thanks to this colleague of mine he somehow teaches me on how to appreciate music again, despite of my busy world. Lately, I forgot that there is still something that inspires us in this world the “music” maybe because I am too preoccupied with my work at the office, my role in the house, in the community not to mention my role as a mom and wife that I even forget to appreciate nice music. . . Here it goes. . . Have fun guys.

Ordinary Song  (by: marc velasco)

Intro:  C–Am–Dm–G–
C–Am–Dm–G–G–
       
Verse 1:

        C         Am
Just an ordinary song
     Dm                G
To a special girl like you
       Dm
From a simple guy
       G                 C– G–
That’s so in love with you

Verse 2:
      C                Am
I may not have much to show
   Dm            G   
No diamonds that glow
    Dm
No limosines
   G                  C– C7–
To take you where you go.

Chorus 1:
           F                   G
But if you give to find yourself
         Em7               Am
Fight in all the games you play
        F                G
When the world seems so unfair
        Em7            Am
You can count on me to stay
     G           F
Just take sometime
     G
To lend an ear
        F     G     
To this ordinary song

Interlude: C–G–

Verse 2:

        C         Am
Just an ordinary song
     Dm                G
To a special girl like you
       Dm
From a simple guy
       G                 C– G–
That’s so in love with you

        C             Am
I don’t even have the looks
   Dm                 G
To make you glance my way
     Dm
The clothes i wear
     G                C–  C7–
They just seem so absurd

Chorus 2:
             F            G 
But deep inside of me is you
          Em7            Am
You give life to what I do
           F                 G
All those years may see you through
               Em7              Am
Still i’ll be waiting here for you
     G         F
If you have time
        G
Please lend an ear
        F     G
To this ordinary song

Interlude: C–G–

Verse 3:

        C         Am
Just an ordinary song
     Dm                G
To a special girl like you
       Dm
From a simple guy
                 G    C–Am–Dm–G–G–Cpause:

That’s so in love with you

____END_____

My husband and I are celebrating our 12th year Anniversary today, (Feb.28) whew!       It’s been a long time for us both to have found true love, and be committed 12 years ago. And that love is always in our hearts.  Of course! ours is not a bed of roses we do have      our shares of ups and downs we might have sometimes regrets in the choices we have made especially during the times of hardships. But if you started it right every good  things will happen in its proper places. There is a hearsay that says; 1st year to 5th year  of marriage is called ‘ASAWA’, 6th to 10th ‘SAWA’, 11th to 15th ‘AWA’, 16th to 20th ‘WA’, and 20th above will ‘A’. Well, I’m sure you already knew what category you’re into. Anyway, it’s just a hearsay, you and your spouse must know on how to deal things  properly with each other no matter how long or short your commitments would it be.     

One good thing about me and my husband is that we always keep in mind that life isn’t perfect; it is a blend of joy and sorrow, that things may not always be the way we want them to be, but with God behind us we understand that He has given us the best. It is just a matter of how you deal with it and what is more important is that you will learn all the lessons it offers and starts renewing and rejuvenating your relationship to have a fresh and brand new married life.        

Never in my life have I known someone as special as my husband. It’s because I can only see him through my heart… And what I see is a beautiful person. I won’t see anywhere else but in HIM! We both realized that it must be a give and take relationship and most of all GOD should always be a part of the relationship. He should be the strong foundation in your marriage . We tried to have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts, and a love that never lies…

I’ll just continue praying that God will never ceases to bless us both in sickness and in health, in good times and bad and till death do we part as what we have promised 12 years ago, may we be bless more years, may we grow old together and be together until the last beat of our hearts. Thy will be done.

To my best friend, my brother, my father, my bunkmate, my pilot in life, my captain, the father of my children, my husband, who happens to be  my one and only love. . . HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! CHEERS!!!

We are now on the 3rd week of Lent, allow me to expound what Lent is all about. Lent comes from the Latin words ” quadragesima dies “, the 4oth day before Easter. It is the time of preparation “through which one goes up to the holy mountain of Easter”.

It starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Thursday, before the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, with which the Easter Triduum is inaugurated. Of great significance to the season of Lent as preparation for Easter is the biblical symbolism of the number forty (40): the forty days of flood before the Covenant of Noah, Moses and his stay of forty days in the mountain, the people of Israel and their stay of 40 years in the desert, Elijah who walked for forty days towards the mountain for his encounter with the Lord, and above all, the 40 days of Jesus in the desert before his messianic mission.

These experiences are moments of trial, Purification and preparation for a momentous salvific event. Consequently, Lent is significant of the church’s journey towards the celebration of Easter.

A week ago we went to Baguio to attend my husband’s Alumni Homecoming at the premier leadership school in our country the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). I won’t much elaborate what this institution is all about because I’m sure you heard so much about PMA. I just want to give a synopsis for you to at least reminisce if you are once a cadet/cadette here or for those who are not that familiar with this institution.

This is PMA Insignia, with its glorious history, the Philippine Military Academy looks forward to the future guided by its motto; COURAGE, INTEGRITY, & LOYALTY.

The Academy strives to epitomize the finest traditions of the service. It bears the standards of character founded on honor and fortified by discipline. It is a school, which has trained men and women for a hundred years in the defense of the State  and furtherance of peace and order. It has a proud heritage to cherish, a glorious tradition to uphold, a noble standard to maintain, and a vital mission to accomplish.

Well.. it is sad to say that some of the graduates from this institution are heading to the wrong direction, whatever their motives are I hope it will not ruin their vision.  It is supposed to be a school producing military professionals of character, dedicated to protect and help build the nation. 

Still, I am proud of my husband because I know he is still intact with the vision as member of the Academy. He still upholds the academy’s motto; COURAGE, INTEGRITY & LOYALTY, and PMAer is always a PMAer, no matter how they handle their lives; be it in their family,in the branch of service they have chosen, as individuals and as one fine gentleman from the said institution.

To let go doesn’t mean to stop caring; it means I can’t do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off; it’s the realization that I don’t control another. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands.

To let go is not to try to change or blame another; I can only change myself. To let go is not to care for, but to care about. To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive. To let go is not to be protective; it is to permit another to face reality. To let go is not to deny, but to accept. To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue, but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.

To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can be. To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future. To let go is to fear less and love more… You’ll experience a lot less anxiety in life when you learn to let go.

All men are created equal. . If this is so, why is he rich and why is she poor? Why is she bright and he — dull? Why can he draw better than her? God gifted the doctors with talents to become doctors. God gifted professors with talents of educators. God gifted artists with skills and talents to be artists. If all men were gifted with talents to become doctors such that all men are all doctors, who will teach us in school? Who will build buildings? Who will entertain people and take care of aesthetics and beauty?

Likewise, if all men were professors, who will take care of our health? With all these thoughts, I can only perceive that God has gifted us with equal blessings but in many different forms and ways. The gift within us as persons makes us capable of supporting others and the gift within them makes us depend on them. In other words, “We are all persons, gifts to be shared, so let’s have a grand exchange of gifts”.

As all men are equally loved and blessed, they are also equally given free will and freedom. But freedom does not mean doing whatever you wish without considering what effects they will have on others.  This calls for self-discipline so as to live in dignity. 

If we only count our own blessings instead of looking at other’s blessings as greener grass; if only we make the most out of the gifts that we receive from God, then, we can live in dignity and self-respect, … then, maybe we would realize that all men are created equal, then, maybe we could mean well for ourselves and for others, … then, maybe we could motivated to serve others, think and speak of others well, as well as relate and work with others with respect. 

“Tayong lahat ay may pananagutan sa isa’t-isa. . Tayong lahat ay tinipon ng Diyos na kapiling Niya.”

I may be growing older, Dear Lord, but I’ll never outgrow my need to talk with You. I’ve come a long way in my life. And I thank You for helping me to get this far. May You continue to watch over me each day.

You are my Dearest Friend, and You know I’ve had my ups and downs in life. Although there have been some sorrows, I’ve also been blessed with many joys. Now that I’m growing a year older, please give me the strength and energy to carry on in the best ways I can.

I’m so glad to be alive, Lord. Keep me safe from harm. Let me be as free as possible from any health and money worries. I hope to take things a little easier at this time in my life. Of course at my age, I’m not able to do quite as much as I used to. It takes me a while to get going. So please help others to be kind, patient, and understanding toward me. And may I always remember to treat them the same way.

Let me look forward to each new day, Lord be merciful and bless my remaining years with happiness and loved ones who care . . .  Amen.