Got to Believe

Stomach-achingly funny, tear-jerkingly dramatic, and goosebumps-inflectingly kilig to the bones!  That's how I describe the 2002 movie, Got 2 Believe of the late Rico Yan and then love team Claudine Barretto.  Even up to this day when this film is being aired in Cinema One, I still watch it with much gusto!  My love for the movie haven't drifted at all through these years.  I still laugh at it, still cry over it, and still feel kilig about it, making myself a part of the movie that is!

Last night, the pilot episode of Got to Believe the teleserye aired in ABS-CBN.  It stars the cutest love team of this generation, KathNiel - Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.  It is not a remake of the Got 2 Believe the movie.  It has its different story, different plot, different setting, and different style.  Being fond of Daniel Padilla, I'm looking forward for them to give justice to Star Cinema's Got 2 Believe!

So why am I drawn into this kind of movie/teleserye/story?  Is it still because of my childhood fantasy to believe in finding my prince charming someday?  Oh well, now I'm starting to talk nonsense!  OK, fine!  Since this is my blog, I can write anything in here!  So here goes another musing of mine again.....

As you might have read from my recent post, I had promised not to write about my negativity issues and rants anymore.  I had promised to only write the good and the positive things.  So last Sunday night, I kept myself away from my laptop so I couldn't write how bad and sad I felt.  Thanks to my friends who helped me rationalize the situation so here I am writing with a light heart now!

And what is my story?  Well, what else would a no-boyfriend-since-birth-thirty-year-old woman write about but her regrets, her emptiness, her what-if's, and her reveries.  So let me tell you of the boys I had crushed on, liked, loved even (or was it just only my imagination that I've loved?)!  But of course, I would not tell you of their names to protect their privacy.  I would just have them in the first letter of their names and here they are:

Crush #1 Mr. M

Mr. M was my grade school crush.  I still didn't even know the word "crush" when he became one to me.  We were schoolmates and when I visited my grandpa's place, we were neighbors.  From Grade 4 to Grade 6, I dreamed to be friends with him.  I dreamed to play bihaga or patentero with him.  But childhood years became so fleeting with these dreams haven't realized at all.  What I just have is a page on my autograph filled-up and signed by him before grade school graduation.  He is now happily married and resides in New Zealand with his family.

Crush #2 Mr. C

Mr. C was my playmate and real neighbor.  Originally, I didn't have a crush on him.  It was only until we became classmates in high school when I did which started with a simple tease from our dear pilyo classmate.  Since then, we unfriended each other and didn't even talk to each other until high school graduation.  It was only until recently that we smiled to each other again when we bumped into each other in my previous school and in church.  He is now happily married to a wealthy Chinese businesswoman.

Crush #3 Mr. D

Mr. D was also a high school classmate whom I consider my ultimate crush!  My God, I was crushing on him even after high school graduation when I'm not seeing him anymore!  I can say that I spent half of my entire teenage years+++ with only him on the pedestal!  There was nobody else but only him!  Kabaliwan ba?  Yes, it was!  For I always kept it in my heart that I would never ever have a boyfriend if it were not him!  And the ending, I only learned to let go of him after a year of his marriage!  

Crush #4 Mr. B

Mr. B was my college classmate.  I was not supposed to have a crush on him but there was no other classmate who was able to make me to.  So I did had a crush on him from third year to fifth year and I even pursued Chemical Engineering for the hope of having him to be my first boyfriend!  But college graduation came and I never did have him.  Efforts were made but I never got his heart.  He is now happily married and resides in Manila.

Ka-Link #1 Mr. J

Mr. J this time was not a crush.  "Ka-link" can be the appropriate word I can have for him.  He was just so......different!  The impact of him to me had all been written here.  With him I could say that, I had experienced the so-called puppy love.  With him I could say that, I had experienced something attainable.  With him I could say that, I had experienced something quite real.  But I lost him.  It is still heartbreaking for me to relive this bittersweet experience.  But at least, I have this.  I am still thankful to have had experienced him.  For with him, I had experienced to be alive!

Now you might be wondering why am I enumerating this to you.  Well it's just that, another crush of mine had just been marked X from my list for he already tied the knot last week!  I just felt so bad and so sad upon knowing this last Sunday night through FB.  It's because, I saw him passed by the store last June of this year.  I knew I was his first love/crush way back in high school.  I just couldn't understand why he couldn't ever pursue me!  Or maybe I was just such feeler?  Well, I just hoped slightly lang naman upon confirming that it really was him whom I saw.  My bad that I did so!  Tsk tsk tsk!  I just felt so down and cursed myself to oldmaidoom!  Yes, I already am!  An old maid teacher!  The kind of person whom I loathed so much to become is exactly who I am today!  I AM REALLY REALLY REALLY CURSED! 

Then again, upon telling this latest heartbreak from Mr. P to my good friends, they just laughed at me!  There I was feeling so lonely and desperate but there they were, literally laughing at me!  Then they said, "where were/are you in the picture?"  According to them, I was just like a viewer of a teleserye who cried when the bida died.  Then I laughed with them realizing that I really was only a viewer!  

Truly, I seldom got a crush on someone and when I do, wagas!  As you can see in here, there were only a few boys in my life.  Those who were not listed here were not counted because they were only crush-crushan.  Since those who are in this post were really the ones who got me big time!  And as for the time being, I only have a crush-crushan (am I still eligible to have one?).  I've been eyeing him since forever and I am not hoping from him anymore.  But if ever I might believe in magic, maybe there really is "magic".  Could I encourage myself and persuade myself in saying to myself, "You've got to believe!"?
      

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Feature Friday: Oh My! Siomai

Feature Friday highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun!

All ye, siomai lovers like me!

Here comes the newest place to be!

Meet the meatiest and juiciest siomai in town!

Surely, this gonna take away all of your frown!

Come to Oh My!  Siomai for a different taste!

Savor each flavor without a haste!

They serve original, Japanese, and shark's fin as its best!

It's a guarantee that it's far too different from the rest!

Siomai Night with MM and Kuya Rio

Oh My!  Siomai is owned and managed by Rio "DJ Taz/Kuya Tasyo" de Barras.  Watch out for the unique taste of deep-fried siomai and his very own specialty, Garden Fresh Salad in Tuna Dressing.  Soon to serve! :)

For food tripping and late-night bonding, come and visit Oh My!  Siomai at City Hall Drive, Ozamis City.  They're open from Monday-Sunday at 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM!

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Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: Featuring the Blogger Herself!

Finally, the day has come for the last post of this blog's Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special!  And since it's Friday which is in time for Feature Friday, there is no other business, person, or thing that I would want to feature but only me, myself, and I!  Parang I super love myself lang ang peg! (wicked grin) Hehe....

But who really is MAE?  Why do I have "the other side"?  Well, as previously mentioned in The Evolution of "The Other Side of Mae", this is my side which is not usually and normally seen.  This is my side which surprises people of my creativity, my radical thoughts, and my "kababawan" at times.  This is my side of self-expression and self-gratification!

Now, who really am I?  To my cousins and childhood playmates, I am Mimi.  To my aunties and uncles, I am Mikay.  To my elementary classmates, I am Rosalie but to Stalin Mirabueno, I am Mary Rosalie.  To my high school classmates, I am Osang.  To my college buddies, I am Mae but to Esmael Larubis, I am Mengkay.  To my call center teammates, I am Miss Blair.  To my JCI-Ozamis Red Rose family, I am B.  To my students, I am Miss Mae but to my anaks, I am Ma'amy, Ma'ama, and Ma'amsky.  To my pamangkins, I am Tita Mae.  And to my sisters, I am Ate.  

With the varied names and nicknames I have, this just reflects my multiple personality.  (not that I'm psychologically off, ha!)  This just shows that I am everything under the sun!  And this has been being realized to me by my previous MUHS colleague, Reloufe Balucan through her comment in my post in FB:

Comment #1  Datu na kaau ka (I am rich!)

Yes, I am!  But the richness that I would want is not yet at hand.  I don't have a mansion and a car, yet!  I don't have breakfast in Singapore, lunch in Japan, and dinner in France, yet!  But I am so thankfully blessed by God that I have a job and a store to run.  These sources of income are super dooper hard-earned!  Dugo at pawis lang naman ang pinuhunan ko dito!  So sa mga naiinggit dyan, just envy me but DO NOT take things away from me!  'Coz if you'll do again, you'll never prosper!

Comment #2  Gwapa pa jud  (I am pretty!)

Of course, I am!  My mom made me believe that I am and I'm an obedient child so, I am!  Kebs ko sa inyo dyan kung sa tingin nyo hindi ako maganda!  Would I become a model if I am not?     

Comment #3  Buutan pa jud  (I am kind!)

Ever since childhood, I've never gone into fights.  I didn't engage into quarreling my classmates or playmates.  When they teased me, I just cried in the corner of the room.  I am such a person without an enemy!  Ang galing, 'no?  Because I am such a peace-maker!  I don't want troubles, hassles, or chaos.  If somebody does bad to me, I just let it pass.  I am not the type who does "tooth for a tooth and eye for an eye" because I do believe in karma.  That whatever you do, it will come back to you!  So for everybody who stepped down on me, underestimated me, and took advantage of me, bad karma will surely hunt you forever and ever and ever!

Comment #4  Kugihan pa jud (I am hard-working!)

With all the rakets I have, I am truly a true blue hard-working citizen!  Lahat na nga yata napasukan ko!  It's because I have to earn as much as a chemical engineer does in the chemical plant industry.  Sad to say, I still don't match that big earning but I'm still happy because I am not hindered to do the things that I love!

Comment #5  Bryt pa jud  (I am intelligent!)

I passed the Chemical Engineering board exam (Period!)  Magtatanong ka pa ba? 

Comment #6  Sexy pa diay  (I am sexy!)

This sexiness is also hard-earned!  But it all boils down to loving your own body so it will show that you are sexy!

Comment #7  MAS NINDOT PA JUD MISS MAE KUNG NAA KAY UYAB  (I AM NBSB!)

E-capslock mo para intense!  Waaaahhhhh!!! I'm already turning 31 this October and yet, I am still NBSB!!!  What a record-holder I am!!!  With all the good qualities I have, I am such a great catch, you know!  But why isn't there somebody discovering me?!  What an irony!!!  And they say that men will get intimidated by me.  Panawagan lang po, hindi po ako nangangagat!

So there goes who I am!  I am just light to the bones, good to the heart, and acceptable to the stomach!  Love love love, everyone! :)

Baliw-Baliwan Me!
Credits to Christ for the Photos

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Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: "The Other Side of Mae" Top Ten Posts

And here are my most viewed and most read posts since August 14, 2011-August 14, 2013!

#1  Mang Cha-a with 1,312 page views

Posted last January 28, 2012, this was my first feature of a business establishment here in Ozamis. 

#2  Bluewaves Resort with 699 page views

Posted last November 30, 2012, this was my first feature of a resort here in Ozamis.

#3  Holiday Shopping Tips with 497 page views

Posted last November 30, 2011, this was my first post for the Christmas season of 2011.

#4  A Lost Love with 339 page views

Posted last July 31, 2012, this was written for the love that I've lost two years ago. :(

#5  Christmas Recipes with 304 page views

Posted last December 15, 2011, this was posted to showcase all my special holiday dishes!

#6  Ozamis City Fiesta Parade 2013:  A Later Post with 282 page views

Posted last July 19, 2013, this was the first trending post for Ozamis City events.

#7  Gold Leaf Gilding and Japanese Calligraphy Workshops with 276 page views

Posted last January 17, 2012, this was posted to share my very unforgettable experience in touching another country's culture.

#8  Lala's Eco Park with 253 page views 

Posted last June 7, 2013, this was posted for the Discover Ozamis campaign of the city!

#9  Subayan Keg Subanen Festival 2013 with 183 page views

Posted last July 15, 2013, this post was to showcase the cultural heritage of Ozamis.

#10  Farronccino Café Ozamis with 159 page views

Posted last July 12, 2013, this was posted to feature the newest coffee shop in Ozamis (to date)!

With a total of 61,917 page views, pursuing this blog ain't that bad at all!  I've got people reading me and I've got people following me!  And this makes me super happy! :)  Again, thank you so much to all of you, blog readers!!! :)

My Page Views from Around the World! :)

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Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: Then I've Got People Reading Me! :)

Although blogging cannot be considered as journalism, it is in a way, a realization of my dream!  Happy two years, The Other Side of Mae! :)

Yes, I've come a long way in this blogging endeavor!  Yes, I've stood by it and became able to maintain it!  But prior into making a blog site, I wondered if there might be people to read what I've written.  Will there be somebody to just click and open my site?  Will there be somebody to take time reading my post?  Will there be somebody to scroll further down?  These are only a few questions which came into my mind as I was getting started.  But despite my doubt, I continued writing and posting, then posting and writing.  I even discouraged myself for doing so because I thought nobody would ever try to read my posts!  Until came such time that my high school classmate, Khristine Marie Peñafiel texted me this message:

“Sang, I’ve read your blog karon lang jud.  Nalingaw kaau ko.  I’m so happy for you.  You seem to enjoy your life jud.  Keep it up! :)”

                                                                                                                      -Sept. 9, 2011 at 4:48 PM

I was beyond glad upon reading her message!  I never expected it to come from her for she was a very busy person holding the accounts of a big enterprise here in Ozamis while studying law at the same time!  I was so overwhelmed for the effort she had put into reading my blog and taking time to text me just to let me know of her delight towards me.

Then the others followed.  My aunt, Mommy Becky called up all the way from Lipa City to let me know that she had read my posts.  She told me to go on and continue to enjoy my life in Ozamis.

Another high school batch mate, Mariel San Diego-Ines sent me this message through Facebook:

“Nalingaw ko sa imo blog madam nice kau. :)"

                                                                                                        -Oct. 30, 2012 at 8:38 AM

Then there came some of my friends who became regular readers:  Tita Elena, Ate Dinah, Yieldeza, Cheryl, Charelle, and Ate Aida!  I also met new friends through this blog namely Cheche Durias and Edz Gutierrez.  And there were also avid readers Zgerth McForest, Effin Hawt, and other Ozamisnons who are my FB groupmates in TOKK.  And speaking of TOKK, I found my never-been-met-in-person uncle, Mario Olandesca who also became very proud of me and my craft!

Moreover, my students also read me because they are my frequent cast of characters for my posts.  And not to mention my family who also supports me all the way!

Last but not least, my previous MUHS colleague, Christ “Kring2x” Zanoria.  She reads me and just like what Patty did to me, Kring2x was also inspired by me into creating her own blog site.  Until now, we are reading each other’s blog, sharing each other’s posts, and commenting to each other’s thoughts.  It is just so great to have somebody who shares the same passion as mine!

And now, here goes my lucky blog winners for sending in their entries for the little contests I have here in my blog:

Then my writings didn't go in vain.  I've got people reading me and that is the best reward any writer would ever receive!  Much more when there was an instant while lining up in a bank that a girl approached me and said:  

"Hey, I'm reading you!"  

I was beyond shocked and became so shy at that moment.  She too was surprised to my reaction, blushed, and walked away.  Gosh, I didn't even had the opportunity to thank her!  It was such a blink of an eye that that swift moment just gone by!  So if ever you're still reading me, whoever you are, wherever you are here in Ozamis, my biggest biggest THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so much, blog readers for continuing to inspire me to go on with The Other Side of Mae!

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Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: The Evolution of "The Other Side of Mae"

I admit, I am not that much techie until I tried to discover how to create a blog.  Since my idol, Patty Laurel uses blogger as a tool for her blog, I also tried to use it.  At first, I found it very hard navigating where to go and what to do, much more that it is in Filipino.  This is no offense to our national language but I find some Tagalog words super deep in my understanding.  Gladly, Patty replied to my tweet and gave me tips in getting started with blogger!

So here goes my first website design - the Watermark template:

The Other Side of Mae 2011 Look

As a newbie, this is the simplest thing I could ever offer.  So why did I decide the title to be "The Other Side of Mae"?  It is so because I would just like to unfold the hidden part of my being.  I want to expose my thoughts and my feelings.  As a person, I am not really vocal.  I don't say much, I don't talk much, I don't speak much, I don't argue much.  But when I write, I couldn't stop my fingers from tapping my keyboard.  Words just flow and flow out from my mind and that's the time that I speak my mind!  That's the time that my feelings would come out to the open!  That's the time that I can express everything and when I say everything, it is indeed everything!  So in this blog, I am not the usual person that you actually see.  For in this blog is the other side of me coming out from the shell!

For the first year anniversary of this blog, I opted to change its look for something new and modern.  So I tried the Dynamic View template and here it is:

The Other Side of Mae 2012 Look

With this look, I had garnered more page views!  With this look, I had posted more often.  From posting only once a week the previous year, I had managed to post at least twice a week!  And this look also gave me blog readers who are my inspiration in writing and posting more beautiful stories!

Finally, for this second year anniversary, I chose something to describe what my blog is all about.  I chose something to remind me of my vision on what my blog posts should be.  So here it is:

The Other Side of Mae 2013 Look

From now on, I would refrain from posting bad and sad news, negativity issues, and my rants!  (Not that I always do.)  It is just that, in this world where problems just arise here, there, and everywhere, I don't wanna add up to a person's burden.  So my goal is to post stories of positivism, something to make you smile, and something for you to know that life is worth celebrating!  I owe it to my 1,785 Facebook friends, 426 Instagram followers, 98 Twitter followers, 20 Google+ followers, and 3 Blogger followers if I won't share only the good and beautiful things to them! 

Truly, this site has evolved into something better.  But what's with the profile picture if you might ask.  Why did I bring it back to this blog's 2013 look?  Well, that pose simply tells it all.  It symbolizes the real other side of me!  It just explains my inner goddess waiting to be discovered!

               

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Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: An Ode to Patty Laurel

Post Concept of Patty

Everybody has an idol to look up to - an idol who plays as a role model to make us into better persons.  As for me, my idol inspires me a lot!  By just reading her, she encourages me to write which has been a long-time dream of mine.  By just wasting my time with her, my life turned out to be an interesting and exciting one!  She has been a gift from God above and she is no other than Da great Patty Laurel!

Discovering Patty's blog last August 2011 prompted me to publish my little high school girl compositions.  At first, I never planned to have a regular blog to maintain.  All I wanted was to have a tiny nook for my itsy bitsy compositions.  But as I read more about Patty, I was given the zest to write more!  Because Patty is an extraordinary goddess that every girl would want to become!  I oh-so love her because.....

.....she is a writer

Photo Grabbed from dapattylaurel.blogspot.com

Being me as a writer-wannabe, I appreciate Patty for writing everything from the heart.  She has no hesitations and no reservations in telling her stories and in sharing her feelings.  I applaud her for being a person who is true in expressing herself!

.....she is a model/endorser

Photo Grabbed from Watsons

Looking good and feeling great is what Patty taught me in her Fashion Friday posts.  She shares what every girl should know about fashion yes-yes and fashion no-nos.  Aside from that, she's just got the X-factor to be on print ads.  With those cute little dimples, anybody would be enthralled into buying what she endorses!

.....she is a traveler

Photo Grabbed from dapattylaurel.blogspot.com

With 28+ countries visited, Patty is a great deal of a travel writer!  She writes articles for travel magazines and her travel tips are greatly counted on by small-time travelers like me.  Now, tell me who would not want to become like her?  

.....she is a certified foodie

Photo Grabbed from dapattylaurel.blogspot.com

I love to cook because I love food!  This also made me love Patty more because she always shares food, food, and a whole lot of food!  By just watching her adore food so much makes me wanna taste every bite of what she is eating.

.....she is a teacher

Photo Grabbed from dapattylaurel.blogspot.com

I was super surprised upon knowing that Patty is a teacher!  I never imagined that a writer, model, and traveler would have a heart for teaching.  Through this, I was given some light into pursuing my teaching career with love.  Patty just proves that being a teacher is the most noble job so all my bitterness in becoming a teacher washed away.  Though I never dreamed of becoming a teacher, the teaching career had given me the opportunity into becoming a lot of things!  Because through teaching, I became a role model to my students, a minister to their young minds and hungry souls, and a ma'amy, ma'ama, and ma'amsky!  My salute to Patty for sharing her experiences as a preschool teacher!

.....she is Mrs. Patrick Filart

Photo Grabbed from www.lifeafterbreakfast.com

Patty's love story gives me hope that someday, God will send "the him" to me!  For a no-boyfriend-since-birth-thirty-year-old girl like me, I have a lot of questions, insecurities, and doubts.  Sometimes, I think that I'm a hopeless case because  I get tired of waiting and wishing.  Sometimes, I get to think that I'm already napag-iwanan ng panahon.  But there came Patty's A Love Letter for Singles :).  This post speaks right to me and whenever I'm in doubt again of finding "the one", I just hold on to this post.  I just hold on to Patty's love story which was beautifully written by God.  I just hold on to His great message of love.  So whenever I feel nega, I read and reread this post to remind me that there is still hope!

.....she is God's precious lamb

Photo Grabbed from www.airadeefranco.wordpress.com

Yes, Patty's life is centered in God!  I know she is a Christian through her posts.  As a Christian myself, I backslided years ago from serving God because I wanted to explore the world.  But Patty got me into the right track again.  She motivates me to be back into service because she shows that it is also cool to be a servant of God.  Now, I'm taking time to be busy with the kingdom and the King again.

All in, following Patty for two years now had improved my life!  Of course, I can never be like her because our lives are just so different.  Hers is a glamorous one while mine is just a simple commoner one.  She is on top while I'm not a bit step on the social ladder.  She is close to perfect while I'm loaded with imperfections.  But despite all of these, Patty exudes too much optimism!  She radiates "Happy Vibes, Happy Lives!" which inspires me that I can shine in my own way!  And having her as my idol is making my life a happier one! :)

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Planning for a Make-Over

Four years and counting.....  My baby Fascino had turned four years old last August 5, 2013!  Sad to say, I wasn't able to visit my baby that day and I wasn't able to celebrate its birthday due to some inevitable circumstances.  So as a way to make it up for my baby, I'm planning for a huge store make-over!  

Since we're already into kids' party supplies, I would like my shop to become more kid-friendly.  I would love it to look like a colorful candy that is so mouth-watering and pleasing to the eyes.  So now, I'd just like to share some of the photos I had scoured over the net for inspiration and concept for my baby's new look!

Photo from Web

Photo from Web

Photo from Web

But the problem is, I'm not really into construction thingy.  Who will help me out with this?  Oh, I summon the creative side of me!  I really don't have any idea on how to start this out.  Fairy godmother, do bring magic in transforming my shop into a Hansel and Gretel Candy House!

Fascino now specializes on all baptism and birthday party needs!  We accept order for invitation, giveaways, balloons, cakes, etc.  Name it and we have it! :)  Take a look at our party packages here or visit us at Gomez St., Ozamis City (beside Mom's Sweet Delight, across Kinny's Bakeshop)! :)    

          

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Spiritual Sunday: God's Promise Fulfilled

Spiritual Sunday teaches all about life and our Big Boss.

Remember my post on Labor Day about the mini house of prayer that the people of Brgy. Bongbong, Ozamis City started to build?  Now by God's grace, I am so overwhelmingly glad to announce that it is now finished!  Yes, God has again made the impossible possible!  Yes, God has shown to His people that what He had started, He will finish!  And yes, God has been so faithful in fulfilling His promise!

Through the cooperation of the Happy Church, people from the Happy Church Bongbong Outreach, and other kind-hearted private individuals, the house of prayer is now completed with walls, ceilings, and flooring!  So the Happy Church Bible Study Center Bongbong Outreach was officially opened yesterday, August 3, 2013 at exactly 6 o'clock in the morning!  The founder of Happy Church, Pastor Elvie Go blessed the opening of the center together with missionaries Beth and Kendra.

Missionary Beth, Pastor Elvie, and Missionary Kendra

A host of people gathered which made the first worship service held at the center fully jam-packed!  And this is only the beginning.  More and more people will come every week to hear God's word and to have fellowship with the other brethren.

Now that the bible study center is finished, Bongbong outreach leader Maria Lourdes T. Putis would like to thank all the people who had contributed to the success in putting up the building.  As mentioned in my previous post, everybody (men, women, kids, and oldies) took part in making their dream house of prayer come into reality.  

Outreach Leader Lourding

Founded by prayer, this center would surely bring the good news to more people.  Founded by love, this center would surely bring more souls to the feet of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.  For He is faithful and true!

So here's a quick vid telling the story of Happy Church Bible Study Center Bongbong Outreach:

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"Run for a Priest" Fun Run 2013

Tada!!!  Now here is my first Lasallian activity as a faculty - the "Run for a Priest" Fun Run 2013!  This project is designed to raise funds for the scholarship of the seminarians of Blessed John Paul College Seminary and St. Mary's Theologate in Brgy. Gango, Ozamis City.  As a university-wide event, all students and faculty of La Salle University Ozamis supported the said event.  In this regard, I had interviewed some of my students to tell about their fun run experience!

"It was a good thing to have exercised and to have helped others.  The weather was not good, it was a rainy morning.  But it was fun to run/walk 3 kilometers anyway." - Angelo

"My experience in fun run was very squishy splashy!  Enjoying the shower of sweat and rain, especially the splashing on the puddles.  It was an enjoyable experience!"  - Kenneth

"Actually, I didn't like the idea of a fun run but since it was a university activity, I had to participate.  I found the registration a bit unorganized and some students even got mad.  When the run began, the rain poured but it was really enjoyable to run in the rain!" - James

"The fun run didn't start on time.  Plus, it rained hard and we had no other choice but to run.  It was very tiring but overall, it really was a fun fund run!"  - Fel

"My sweat mixed with the rain.  I also had cramps and muscle pain in my legs due to running too fast and I was not conditioned to do so.  It was quiet an experience not necessarily fun but not bad either."  - Lou

"When we heard the gun fire, we started to walk.  I thought that it was just for a moment but people weren't moving any faster.  They were just walking!  We couldn't pass through them then the rain started to pour.  That was when people started to run.  We had fun running in the rain.  I felt like I was a little kid again.  And the thought that we were running for a reason made it even more special."  - Dyenelle 

Now here are some hazy photos taken by my phone:

Hataw at the ICC Arts Center

Squishy Splashy Fun Run

Running the Race for a Cause

"Run for a Priest" Fun Run 2013 is part of La Salle University's community extension.  Click here for more information on other Lasallian projects. 

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