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More Pics March 13 Reunion (Part 2)

2009-03-15T19:02:00.001-07:00

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Third Stop: Sta.Barbara Wharf

We had our lunch at the Sta Barbara Wharf, a nice tourist spot. It is a place between beautiful mountains and the sea.It provides a panoramic view of the place with sea gulls flying in the sky.

Fourth Stop: Sta Barbara Mission
We arrived at the place around 4 pm and we were so lucky because we were allowed to see the Museum of Natural History for free. We were awed by the vast collections, from minerals, butterflies, birds ,animals, crystals to rocks.which were owned by the Anerican Indians.

At Solvang ,California

The last leg of our tour was at the Danish Community at Solvang, California where one can experience the ambiance of Norway,Sweden amd the Netherlands.There are real windmills, Norwegian restaurants,souvenir shops and other sights which seem to bring you to another land... many people were kind enough to volunteer taking our pictures. A funny joke about this gesture brought smiles on our lips, because if we were in the Philippines we will not be trusting strangers with our cameras.Would you?

There are more photos,we will be posting them later.Thank you Batch mates for sharing our joy in this once in a lifetine event. Next reunion will be with Annie&Eddie, Mike, Pilar and hopefully other Batch'63 in the East coast. Most of all our thanks to Nelia.

Live Longer Through Prayers

2007-06-05T15:51:00.000-07:00

Science has proven that the human body can function for over 200 years,not just 70 or 80.We become old and our organs fail to function properly only when there are disorders and interruptions.The major cause of these disorders are negative attitudes or emotions,which tear down or lower our body's built in defenses.Through PRAYERS we can revitalize and wake up the magnetism and life force in every cell of our body.
Everyone in our batch is looking forward to the 2010 reunion,so may I invite you to say the prayer below everyday to ensure that all of us will still be there.

" I now relax my mind and my body and let's GOD healing love flow into my
bloodstream and bathe every cell and atom of my body,giving me perfect
health and life.

My heart now beats at the rate of 70 beats per minute.My blood
pressure is normal.My digestion,respiration and other systems of my body now
performs at maximum efficiency.
While I sleep,GOD's healing power repairs,heals and keep my bodily
organs operating perfectly.

I can live to be 100 years or more,strong and healthy.I now cast away all
negative emotions of fear,hate,worry,envy,selfishness.I now radiate love,faith,
happiness,forgiveness,kindness and other positive emotions.

I am happy,I am healthy,and I am full of life.I THANK GOD---------
IN JESUS CHRIST's name."

1. Affirm this prayer two or three times a day.
2. See yourself in your imagination doing the things you like----happy,
lively and youthful.

All About Work

2007-04-22T16:55:00.000-07:00

Classmates,

I am still afflicted by "the writing itch",so am here again to share .

Luz

ALL ABOUT WORK

According to Kalil Gibran "Work Is Love Made Visible "what a fitting definition!!For JRI Batch 1963,I know it is really true. At this point in our lives,we are either down the hill or retired in the job or careers we had 20 to 40 years ago.It was not an easy climb...most of us really worked hard to maintain our job,became dissatisfied in some instances or just hold on to it because of a need.We invested so much;our time, talents,emotions and many more.

By nature,by instinct,by personality type,people regard work differenly.What about you,classmates?How did you regard work?What life'slesson did you learn at work?What insights/experiences can you share? Let me invite you to be part of this sharing....

When I was still a teacher I had this experience.I was presenting a lesson on how electricity flows; the series and parallel connections.With a demo board,two battery cells I was demonstrating the flow of current in each type,when I noticed a boy not really minding what I am saying.All the others were really all ears,interested in the activity while that boy seemed so busy with his toy.I stopped talking,gave the boy an angry frown,then proceeded to my lesson
however the angry looked did not matter,the boy really did not listen.Whew! I was ignored,so I approached him and without saying a word,I beat him with the battery!!He did not cry nor said anything ,but this time listened as I finish the lesson.

The next day ,I had an inkling that something is wrong when I saw my principal,the late Mr. Dizon waiting at the door of my room with two male companions.The father of the boy talked to me while the other one just listened intently.I explained my side of the story,gave a convincing reason for my action and promised not to do it anymore.Am lucky my apologies were accepted...I told them that I lost my patience and that even parents sometimes lose patience ..I have 45 pupils then and if one is not listening all the others will not learn. Later,I found out that the other man who was listening to us was the head of the NPA based in Balut. I was so thankful I was so polite in giving my side and accepted that I was
so mean that time.I learned my lesson from then on..instead of counting 1-10 when I seem to lose patience I extended it to 1-25.

This experience made me realize that we must always consider feelings of people even if our intention is logical. Love must always be present in our work.