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A Special Gift For Those Who Are In Need

Since Christmas is truly the SEASON OF GIVING, why not apportion a chunk of our blessings to the victims of Typhoon Sendong who desperately need any help right now. 

As Jesus is the reason for the season, let's have a meaningful CHRISTmas this year by sharing this message of goodwill. Unleash the inner Santa within you! =)


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♫♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly.. ♫♪♫


Cheerful carols. Nostalgic Christmas songs. Colorful lanterns. 


Once again, we find ourselves entangled in the spirit of the holiday season – a time for merriment and carefree festivities. No matter how much we dread the rush, the long list of gifts to be bought, the busy streets and the unruly crowd in the malls and tiangges, come Christmas time, the flame of charity never fails to kindle our hearts. Costly bills and tedious preparations won’t even bother us anymore. What will really matter are the delightful smiles and the happy faces, and of course, the warm circle of family and dear friends. Because at Christmas, regardless of who we are and where we may be, all roads lead to home.

Happy Holidays!!! =)


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THE CRACKED JAR

by PAULO COELHO

An Indian legend tells of a man who carried water to his village every day, in two large jars tied to the ends of a wooden pole, which he balanced on his back.
One of the jars was older than the other, and had some small cracks. Every time the man covered the distance to his house, half of the water was lost.

The younger jar was always very proud of its performance, safe in the knowledge that it was up to the mission it had been made for, while the other jar was mortified with shame at only fulfilling half of its allotted task. It was so ashamed that one day, while the man got ready to fetch water from the well, it decided to speak to him: "I want to apologize, but because of the many years of service, you are only able to deliver half of my load, and quench half of the thirst which awaits you at your home." The man smiled, and said: "When we return, observe carefully the path." And so it did. The jar noticed that on its side, many flowers and plants grew. "See how nature is more lovely on your side?" commented the man. "I always knew you were cracked, and decided to make use of this fact. I planted flowers and vegetables, and you have always watered them. I have picked many roses to decorate my house with. I have fed my children with lettuce, cabbage and onions. If you were not as you are, how could I have done that?"

All of us, at some point, grow old and start to acquire other qualities. We can always make the most of each one of these new qualities and obtain a good result.

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also known as the Millennial Generation (or Millennials), Generation Next, Net Generation, or Echo Boomers. 

Experts differ on the actual start date of Generation Y. Some sources use starting dates as early as 1976. Other sources use 1978, 1980, or 1982. While 1982 is a fairly common start date, some sources use even later dates, with 1982-1995 and 1982-2000 as common ranges.

Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe use 1982 and 2001 as the start and end years of the generation, respectively. They believe that the coming of age of year 2000 high school graduates sharply contrasts with those born before them and after them due to the attention they received from the media and what influenced them politically. According to their 1997 book, The Fourth Turning, modern history repeats itself every four generations; approximately 80–100 years. They mentioned that the four-cycles always come in the same order. The first one, the High cycle, occurs when a new order or human expansion is developed, replacing the older one. The next cycle, more spiritual than the previous, is called the Awakening. This is a time of rebellion against the already established order. The third cycle is known as the Unraveling, when elements of individualism and fragmentation take over society, developing a troubled era which leads directly to the Fourth Turning, an era of crisis-dominating society during which a redefinition of its very structure, goals, and purposes is established.

Each generation has its archetypes, the four having the following one defined as: Prophet, Nomad, Hero, and Artist. According to the aforementioned book, Millennials belong to the Hero category, featuring a deep trust in authority and institutions; being somewhat conventional, but still powerful. They grew up during an Unraveling cycle with more protections than the previous generation (Gen X). They are heavily dependent on teamwork, and thus, when they come of age, turn into the heroic team-working young people of a Crisis. In their middle years, they become the energetic, decisive, and strong leaders of a High cycle; and in old age, they become the criticized powerful elders of an Awakening cycle.

One author, Elwood Carlson, locates the American generation, which he calls "New Boomers," between 1983 and 2001, because of the upswing in births after 1983, finishing with the "political and social challenges" that occurred after the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, and the "persistent economic difficulties" of the time. 

In Australia, there is much debate over the dates of Generation Y. It is generally accepted, however, that the first "Gen Y" members were born in 1982. Though some sources use the date range 1982-1995 for the generation, many, including the Australian Bureau of Statistics, use 1982-2000.

In Canada, 1982 is generally thought to be the starting birth year for Generation Y, ending in the mid-1990s or 2000, sometimes even as late as 2004. Like members of Generation X, who are heavily influenced by the advent of MTV, early members of Generation Y are also sometimes called the MTV Generation. This term can also be a catch phrase for youth of the late 20th century, depending on the context.

Jean Twenge, author of the 2007 book Generation Me, considers Generation Y along with later Xers to be part of a generation called Generation Me. This is based on personality surveys that showed increasing narcissism among this generation compared to Boomers when they were teens and twenty-somethings. 

Trophy Generation

The Millennials are sometimes called the "Trophy Kids",  a term that reflects the trend in competitive sports, as well as many other aspects of life, where mere participation is frequently enough for a reward. It has been reported that this is an issue in corporate environments. Some employers are concerned that Millennials have too great expectations from the workplace. Studies predict that Generation Y will switch jobs frequently, holding far more than Generation X due to their great expectations.

Peter Pan Generation

This generation is also sometimes referred to as the Boomerang Generation or Peter Pan Generation, because of the members' perceived penchant for delaying some rites of passage into adulthood, longer periods than most generations before them. These labels were also a reference to a trend toward members living with their parents for longer periods than previous generations.

As a group, Generation Y are said to be much closer to their parents than their parents' generation were. While 40% of Baby Boomers in 1974 claimed they would be "better off without their parents" according to one study, 90% of Generation Y'ers claimed to be "extremely close" to their parents in another study. Most also claim that the older generations had better morals. 

Communication 

The rise of instant communication technologies made possible through use of the internet, such as email, texting, and IM and new media used through websites like YouTube and social networking sites like Facebook,MySpace, and Twitter, may explain the Millennials' reputation for being somewhat peer-oriented due to easier facilitation of communication through technology. 

Music
(Rock and Soul for baby boomers, Grunge, Techno/Rave and Hip Hop for Generation X)

The 2000s produced no new, epoch-defining, music genres, unlike past decades. Instead, genres such as Hip-Hop and R&B built incrementally on where they were in the 90's. Autotune has been cited as the decade's sole musical innovation. Many have cited the spread of information technology, from YouTube to iTunes, to file sharing blogs, as having increased the presence of the past in individuals’ lives because of the range of content that can be accessed. As a result, Generation Y has revived styles of past decades without actually creating anything new.

Now, Indie Rock of the early 2000s has been attributed to Generation Y, as has the group Radiohead.

Interaction
Expression and acceptance has been highly important to this generation. In well-developed nations, several cohorts of Generation Y members have found comfort in online games such as MMORPGs and virtual worlds like World of Warcraft and Second Life. Flash mobbing, internet memes, and online communities have given some of the more expressive Generation Y members acceptance, while online pen pals have given the more socially timid individuals acceptance as well.

There is a trend among Millennials to choose urban, or gentrified neighborhoods, as their preferred living situations.

Cultural Identity

Generation Y has been described in a New York Times article as entrepreneurial and, "a 'post-emotional' generation. No anger, no edge, no ego." The hipster has been reluctantly accepted by members of the generation as a representative image. The social form of the small business has been cited as taking the place of the commune, and all social forms such as music, food, and good works have been expressed in those terms. However the article also says, "These movements always have an economic substrate. The beatniks and hippies — love, ecstasy, transcendence, utopia — were products of the postwar boom. The punks and slackers and devotees of hip-hop — rage, angst, nihilism, withdrawal — arose within the long stagnation that lasted from the early ’70s to the early ’90s. The hipsters were born in the dot-com boom and flourished in the real estate bubble."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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MY HERITAGE

When I was younger, I really could not understand why our family history has to be told over and over again during family gatherings. After all, we already knew that, right? It’s one of those stories we do not find interesting, especially on occasions where the program’s kinda late and everyone seems to be hungry already. But then as I grow older (and perhaps wiser), little by little, I’m seeing the reason beyond the mere telling of the story. As others would say, it is our personal heritage uniting our family’s past and present, and providing a link to future generations. True enough, I realized that knowing our family history indeed promotes family awareness, inter-generation sharing, and appreciation for the family’s uniqueness.

Thus, I’m here for the story of the MORALIZON-RAÑON-PRADO family.

We will begin from the very birth of this family, dating back in the early 1900s, in the days of CRISTOBAL YLLANA RAÑON and AMPARO ASTUDILLO MORALIZON – my great grandparents.

Lolo Tobal hailed from Ilocos Norte. He was then an officer of the U.S. Marine. When he decided to  retire from the service, he, together with other Ilocano comrades, migrated to Mindanao to teach. There he met Lola Paring, from Boston, Davao Oriental, and eventually, they got married. That blissful union produced eleven wonderful off springs.

1.  Felicissima, a retired teacher of Agdao Elementary School, is married to Manuel   
     Villanueva, who worked for the Bureau of Lands.

2.  Avelina, a retired teacher of Rizal Elementary School, is married to Ernesto 
     Gonzales, the principal of the same school.

3.  Consolacion or “Choling” as she is fondly called, is married to Marcelo Prado.

4.  Lucila, former District School Supervisor, is married to a fellow teacher, Ernesto 
     Burgos, who was a high school principal.

5.  Flordeliza, a retired teacher in Manila, is married to Wilfredo Jovero.

6.  Perpetua, also a retired teacher of Rizal Elementary School, Sta. Ana District, is married 
     to a DENR employee, Benjamin Galon.

7.  Thelma, currently working as a nurse in New York City, is married to Reynaldo 
     Cruz, a Medical Sales Representative.

8.  Leonides is a retired teacher of the University of Mindanao.

9.  Ely (the family’s only son), a former DPWH engineer, is married to 
     Herminia Bantayan, a teacher of Roxas Elementary School.

10. Judith, a businesswoman, is married to Urac Udasan.

11. Mildred, presently working in one of the real estate companies in Manila, is married to 
     Lito Enriquez.

Now, let me turn to the PRADO’s side of the story:  my family.. our generation.

The romance started in Davao City High School, circa 1940s, where Lolong and Choling attended high school.

Marcelo Jimenez Prado was the youngest of the three children of MARCOS PRADO and CONSOLACION JIMENEZ of Ibajay, Aklan. He was pretty much on the happy side of life and had a sunny disposition. Though he had his tempers, he was a man of good character.

Consolacion Moralizon Rañon, on the other hand (because of her high regard on education), was determined to pursue a college degree and planned to take up Nursing. However, she met and fell in love with the Ilonggo gentleman, Lolong. By the time she finished high school in 1951, they got married and settled down in Manay, Davao Oriental where they started their family.

At that time, going to and from Manay was difficult, especially if one carries heavy cargo loads. Bridges were not yet built, infrastructures were poor, and people can only travel by sea. That’s why stevedoring was a booming business during those days. My Lolo Lolong was the president and manager of the shipping organization while at the same time, he also engaged in the logging business. He was successful in his endeavors and acquired a substantial property through the well-directed efforts of his devoted wife, Choling, who had been very supportive of him. All was well and good for the family and their marriage was blessed with eight children.

Their firstborn Annabella, currently teaching at Mati Central, is married to Retired Major Santiago Sababan, Sr. They were blessed with twelve children, namely:

• Louraine, who holds Psychology and Nursing degrees, is now working in London. She is married to a fellow nurse, Amiryl Macaludos of General Santos City.
• James Carthney
• Ariane Grace is a teacher, also at Mati Central.
•  Santiago Jr.
•  Chiara Mae has a degree in Business Administration.
•  Marie Chiu, being a Criminology graduate, will soon be a member of the Police force.
•  Twins, Mac Gavin and Marc Crisante, are also would-be men in uniform.
•  Cheenee is now a Nursing graduate.
•  Sharrlymagne
•  Iralstone, the multitalented diva and future hotelier, is a HRM graduate. 

Their first son Virgilio, a Mechanical Engineering graduate, is married to Sonia Visitacion Soria, former Section Head of Davao Oriental Electric Company (DORECO). They have three kids:

• Abigail Joy, a Licensed Pharmacist and a Registered Nurse
• Marc Vergille
•  Christine Shayne 

Their third child Mari Lou is the Corporate Director of Nursing Operations at New York Presbyterian (Columbia/Cornell), married to an Italian-blooded American Michael Inzerillo, the Corporate Director of Pharmacy for Business and Development. They have one child:

• Christine

Their fourth child Marichu is a BSBiology graduate and a Registered Nurse, currently an instructress at DMMA College of Southern Philippines. She is married to a businessman, Samuel Maturan.

• Rick Michelle, working for Honda Motors, is married to Ana Michelle Arendain.
• Angel Rose

Their fifth child is Chona Mar, Personnel Officer of LGU Manay, married to Engr. Renato Gabato of Monkayo, Compostela Valley. They have two kids:

• Renz Josumarco, proprietor of Champ's Agri Feeds, is married to Ressie Ranes.
• Rezy Jianmarie

Their youngest daughter is Cecilyn, a physician by profession, now working in New Jersey. She is married to a fellow doctor, Alimudin Panayaman of General Santos City. They have one child:

• Clydin Marizze

Their seventh child was Marlon Sr., a BSMT graduate, married to a former high school principal, Vivilyn Verano of Hinatuan, Surigao. They have three sons:

• Marlon Crismar, married to Mary Grace Justiniane
• Marlon Jr., married to Frances Pearl Macadagat
• Marlon Dexter

Their youngest child is Marvin Dennis, a Physical Therapist, presently working in New Jersey, U.S.A. He is married to a nurse, Ma. Fe Cabilatazan of Pagadian City. They have three children:

• Jod Queen
• Long-Long
• Marcos   

(To Lola Choling, Lolo Lolong and her children are the most important pieces in her life. They are her successes. Life to her means wonderful family and great friends. She has always placed a great importance on education and has driven her children to success. My father, aunts, and uncles are witnesses to how hard my Lolo and Lola worked. I believe this motivated them to chase after their dreams and achieve their career goals. They saw the difficulties that their parents have endured, and these have spoken louder than any word Lolo and Lola could have said.)

Looking back now, I see that my family’s life have been based on hard work, education, and responsibility. It is these principles, which my old folks believed in, that has the greatest effect on me. And it made me feel a great deal of pride being a part of this family.  =)


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HK OKAY!

Sulit.com.ph and Trajet Tours and Travel invite you to join the Sulit na Sulit Travel Contest & get a chance to win a trip for 2 to Hong Kong w/ Disneyland tour!



This promotional ad prompted me to write this blog.


Actually, I was contemplating on the idea of creating a weblog years ago, not because I am the "writer/storyteller" type, but only for the absurd reason that everyone seems to be doing it. Though at times I feel like putting my ideas/emotions into print, nothing really pushed me to start one. It was only until now (when the contest period is about to end) that something had finally urged me to begin. After all, a short composition is not much of a big deal compared to winning the prize, right? 


In the said advert, interested participants are required to post a photo of him/her in his/her favorite vacation spot or tourist destination and write a short description or story about the photo. Then, the article will be posted in any blog site or personal social media accounts.


Hence, this writing:

Disneyland, they say, is the "happiest place on Earth".


Everyone (the kids and the kids at heart) who visited this amusement park can attest to the fact that indeed, the fun never ends in Disneyland. Each land looks and feels completely different. Each has its own charm. You can certainly feel the distinct beauty between the four lands. This magical place evoked feelings of happiness and excitement within me. It's simply awesome! Seeing my fave Disney characters (Donald!!!) brings out the child in me.. =)

I love HK!
I will visit and revisit this place time and time again.
Merely because, I looove Disneyland! :)

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