Kung Hei Fat Choy 恭喜发财 2011

Kung Hei Fat Choy 恭喜发财

Happy Chinese New Year 2011

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Chinese New Year is a product of the Lunisolar Calendar The Chinese calendar harmonizes both the Lunar cycle and the Solar year by incorporating astronomical observations of : 1. The phases of the moon and 2. The apparrent path of the sun How is Chinese New Year’s Day determined? In one sentence, the Chinese New Year is the second New Moon after the Winter Solstice. It is based strictly on astronomical observations, and has nothing to do with the Pope, emperors, animals or myths. Due to its scientific and mathematical nature, we can easily and precisely calculate backward or forward for thousands of years. The Winter Solstice occurs when the apparent path of the sun reaches its lowest point on the horizon. To an observer in the northern hemisphere, the sun reaches its lowest height of the year on that day. The shadow it casts is the longest. For an observer in the southern hemisphere, the opposite is true By the way, here is a list of “International Year” events allocated to the year 2011. Global organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), organize activities and projects for these year-long events to raise public awareness on major global issues and encourage international action. The events for 2011 include: The International Year of Youth. The International Year of Forests. The International Year of Chemistry. The International Year for People of African Descent. And on Feb 4 - World Cancer Day Click To View Countdown

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The Passion of Christ

Today is Good Friday. Let’s meditate on the sufferings of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
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Let us pray

Lord our God, through the passion of your only Son, you have freed us from our inheritance of sin and death. Destroy in us our inborn likeness to Adam and create us a new in the likeness of the new and sinless Adam. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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Today is the 21st day of March, Good Friday. I just watched The Passion of the Christ. I exactly don’t know how many times i have seen this, maybe 15, or maybe more, but i haven’t yet understood the real story. That Jesus was betrayed by Judas, yes. That He was scourged and crucified for this betrayal, yes. That He died and resurrected, yes. The plot is clear. The sequences are in order.

Still, something is missing. What it is, I really don’t know. Maybe I will watch it again, and again, to grasp it.

I remember when i was on the third grade. I was then 10 years old. The school was Bongabong Elementary, a public school located in a remote area, at that time, three hours bus ride from the city of Davao. We were taught RELIGION by a very good teacher, Mrs. Apolonia de la Cerna. The Seven Capital Sins, The Seven(?) Works of Mercy and many more which I have already forgotten. She also taught us prayers and The Holy Rosary.

I studied well. When the year ended, I topped in my class. As part of the commencement exercises, I was to recite a short poem probably written by her. The title was The Passion of Christ. I can still remember it went this way:

The Passion of Christ

Jesus hanging on the cross
Tell me is it I?
There are teardrops in your eyes
Did I make you cry?

I have been a naughty child
As naughty as can be
Now I am very sorry, Lord
Won’t you pardon me?

When I recited this in front of the parents, I never knew what was the real message it brought. What was only clear were the words I uttered.

But that was then– many years ago. Looking back at it, I now fully comprehend the message. Clearly. Distinctly. A very short poem takes time to be understood completely because the words used may bear different meanings.

To understand the passion of our Lord? It will take a much longer time, sometimes a lifetime, sometimes never in a lifetime. The lesson we can learn from the DVD is a very small part of the whole. It is only a droplet compared to an ocean. Even thousands of DVDs could not complete it.

How can one grasp the lesson? The meaning? I am not an authority on this, neither will I try to illustrate things to achieve the answer. I may mislead others which I don’t want to. As I have said, I myself missed the answer. All what we can do is to keep on searching for it in an untiring way asking for Divine Intervention. Who knows, it might be just around the bend…

May we find the answer sooner…

Have a blessed Good Friday!

this is a repost from my Friendster blog

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Global Warming

Global Warming

It can not be denied that the world in which we live has undergone drastic changes, and the most significant of them is the so-called global warming. Some attributed it to the end of the Mayan long count calendar which will take effect Dececemder 21, 2012, winter solstice of that year. It is said that a global catastrophe will happen on that day. Planet-x (is it the Nibiru of ancient Babylonians?) will collide with our planet. Polar reversion will take place causing floods and earthquake of great magnitude, and many more, (Incidentally, the winter solstice for this year is today, December 21.)

Some see it in a biblical point of view saying it is the sign of the wrath as stated in Revelation 6:1-17.

Whatever it is, one thing is sure. The cause of the changes in our climate is largely caused by excessive greenhouse-gas emissions from highly industrialized countries thus triggering global warming. That is why delegations from 193 nations gathered in Copenhagen last December 7-16 aiming to reach a new global agreement on climate change.

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Pasasalamat sa Maykapal

Noong isinulat ko ito mga tatlumpung taon na ang nakaraan, nasa malalim akong pagmumuni-muni tungkol sa ganda ng kapaligiran. Dumaan muna ang mahaba-habang panahon bago ko napansin na ang tulang ito ay tumatalakay sa ating limang pandama (senses), ang pandinig, pang-amoy, panlasa, panghipo, at pananaw. Dahil nito, buong-puso kong niyuyukuran at pinasasalamatan ang Nag-gabay sa akin upang maisulat ko ito.

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