Memories of Long Ago

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Alam mo yung sagot pero di mo maalala

1. Ano ang title ng sitcom ni Lito Pimentel kung saan lumabas na tatay niya si Balut?
2. Sino ang ka-loveteam niya dito?
3. Ano ang pangalan ng lola sa Flor de Luna?
4. Sino ang mga bida sa "bagets"?
5. Sino ang mga leading lady nila?(5)
6. Sino-sino ang cast ng champoy? (6)
7. Saang sitcom unang tinawag na Bistek si Herbert Bautista?
8. Ano ang title ng sitcom ni Apeng Daldal?
9. Ano ang pangalan ng mga anak nila John and Marsha? (3)
10. Ano ang pangalan ng asawa ni Rolly sa John and Marsha?
11. Sino ang ka-loveteam ni Nikki Martel?
12. Sino ang kapatid ni Mon Alvir?
13. Saang TV show laging pinapatugtog ang "It's my turn /to see what I can
see?" sa closing credits?
14. Ano ang pangalan ni Freddie Webb sa Chicks to Chicks?
15. Sino ang original cast ng "Palibhasa Lalake"? (3)
16. Ano ang title ng movie ni Kuya Germs at ano ang theme song dito?
17. Ano ang unang TV series ni Judy Ann Santos?
18. Sino ang ka-partner ni Rey PJ Abellana sa Ana Lisa?
19. Ano ang title ng TV show nila Agot Isidro, William Martinez at Strawberry?
20. Sino ang ka-love triangle nila Sheryl Cruz at Romnick Sarmenta?

Monday, August 15, 2005

See you soon, Tyson.

You had shaved head then, when you first came. Never thought your stay here could be of any effect to us. But the Lord had a purpose.

Three-month stay beside the traintracks with lives you have touched. It was definitely more than a research study. God was teaching you to live a humble life and you have adapted very quickly. It was amazing how God used you in His ministry here. We were blessed to see how your faith in Him grew. You have encouraged us that living outside our comfort zones is not that scary after all. Faith in the Lord leads you to where you should be.

Some think you're quiet but we know you're not. If they only knew how our tummies ached when you start to talk! You never fail to make us smile Tyson. Weird as it may seem to this oriental culture of ours, you defied the usual just to brighten up our days.

The fellowship we had, the many experiences we shared, our passion to serve the Lord, were just some of the strings sewn together to bond this friendship we have. We are blessed by your life and encouraged by your faith and service to the Lord. Thank you.

And now that you're back home, always remember, you will always have us around when you decide to come back.

We just hope it will be soon 'coz we're missin' you terribly.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Alas! the complexities of life and love.

"Have I told you about the tension of the opposites?" he says.

The tension of the opposites?

"Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn't. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take things for granted.

A tension of the opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle."

Sounds like a wrestling match, I say.

"A wrestling match." He laughs. "Yes, you could describe life that way."

So which side wins, I ask?

"Which side wins?"

He smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth.

Love wins. LOVE ALWAYS WINS.

- Tuesdays with Morrie