Kaning akong sulat karon, agi’g pasalamat sa mga taw nga miagi, mibasa sa mga sinulat ning akong blog. Labi na ang mga mibilin sa ilang comments ming niaging mga bulan nga wala nako mareplyan.

Taud-taud na gyud ning mibakasyon ug kaanindot panumdumon nga bisan pa man sa ka-tagsa na lang ko ning ma-update, naa gihapon makagahin og panahon nga mobasa ning akong gamayng mga sinati nga kahibaw ko daghan usab ang maka-relate. Puhon, mapun-an pa ning akong mga sinulat aron pagtabang kaninyo og pahinumdom sa atong mga kaagi dinhi sa Sugbo sama sa mga nasulat na kanhi –  kadtong pagpainit og puto’g sikwate, pag-warawara sa kamot inig kanta’g Batobalani sa Gugma kon Pista Senor, ang pag-istambay, ug uban pa. Unta, sama sa inyong paggahin og oras sa pagbasa, makagahin na pud ko’g oras nga makasulat na pud alang niining blog site.

Daghan kaayong salamat mga sama nakong mga Bisaya!

This  may be a little late since the time this video/music has been released. Back when it first became popular shared posts on Facebook, I did not have much access to the internet and probably was getting busy with my new job.

But nothing’s too late for music, I guess. That’s the power of pieces such as these after all, just like artworks, just like books and other literary pieces – they can last as long and as far as beyond imagination. Their influence will probably never stop (like what the quote for teachers says).

Matahum nga Cebu means Beautiful Cebu, and this song is as beautiful it was giving me goosebumps as I listened.

Words & Music by:
Ian Zafra
Jude Gitamondoc
Insoy Niñal

Publishing
ICO MUSIC PUBLISHING

Produced by:
Jude Gitamondoc

Performed by:
Insoy Niñal
Raki Vega
Cattski Espina
Ian Zafra
Chai Fonacier
Aldwin Rondina
Mary Annchit Maglahus
Cilee Kuizon
Graeme Elmido
Andy Calope

Arrangement, Mixing & Mastering by:
Jad Bantug

Recorded at:
1032 Recording Studios

The web writing syndrome?

Few years ago, when you were a very ordinary grade school or high school girl or boy and who was ignorant about the internet, you only thought about it as a tool for research, a resource for academic or scholarly information. It was as intimidating as the library or as grand as a hard bound encyclopedia. It was a luxury to access it; it would take your how many days’ allowance.

Now I wouldn’t have to spell out how the case is different now.
Anyway, more than surprising me, the web amuses me very much. How you would run your life is now “researchable”.

How to be a good parent, how to start a publication business, how to earn online, how to practice study habits especially in calculus and algebra, how to follow your religion, how to keep up a conversation with your crush, how to make your food taste like food, how to get rid of your philandering husband, how to know if your girl is still in love with you, how do you cope from a break up, how to give your child a good bath, how to play the guitar, how to critique a mainstream cliché-plotted romantic film, how to be a good TV audience, how to choose the best drapes that would match your saybrook sage painted wall, how to care for a pet that is not used to the climate at home, how to buy the finest brand of laptop online, how to apply for a job abroad, how to stop researching. For more you can just visit eHow, WikiHow, HowTo, etc.

Then the numbers. Seven ways to start a hobby, applying makeup in four easy steps, the five effective ways to flatten your abs, sixteen simple ways of coin grading and pricing, the ten things you should know about toilet seats and chopping boards, three tips for healthy living, two reasons why L-carnitine is good for you and a thousand reasons why it is bad, the one thousand and one best ways to be happy and optimistic during recession.

What is the No. 1 reality TV show today, what is the in fashion for autumn, what is the most expensive baby pacifier made of, what is Lady Gaga’s real hair color, what does “www” mean, what does it imply when she smiles back at you though she doesn’t know that you exist, what are the secrets to perfect tan lines, what are the steps to good governance less the casualties.

Getting to know (or stalking) a person is way way much easier. You would just have to type his/her name and be hopeful he/she uses his/her real name on Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Multiply, LinkedIn, or on blog sites. But you would have to make sure though that the name is not Michelle, Mae, Christine or James, John, Peter, Christian with family names Cruz, Santos, Castro, Reyes, Perez, Sy, Tan or Go. Nothing against these names, of course but you probably know these are few of the very common names out there.

Identity crisis? Take the personality test online for free! Just type your email address to receive weekly newsletters & horoscopes. Man, it seems that you would just have to google to answer life’s biggest (and stupidest) questions. And hey, did you know that WikiHow can answer your lifelong question of How to Stop Talking to Your Self?

This blog was created when I was still writing for web as a profession. When I had to make use of keywords and top searches on Google as bases for my articles for certain websites (Search Engine Optimization).

I can get used to this. Yesterday morning, we went to the University of Southern Philippines-Foundation (USPF) Rizaliana Museum. We happened to miss it during RAFI’s Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) the passed weekend and Floyd could not be at peace missing Dr. Jose Rizal’s artworks which are said to be displayed there. He was not very sure, he just heard. Sure that there was nothing to lose, I obliged.

As always in our little journeys, we go through street obstacles (i baptized the term just today and let me define that as usual unexpected obstacles you go through similar to what you experience when you are running errands, processing gov’t papers, etc. How can something usual be unexpected, you’d probably know what I mean.)

The first obstacle was finding out whether it was the USPF Campus in Lahug or the one near the Metropolitan Cathedral. I was sure the one featured in GSK was the latter builiding but he wanted to be even “surer”. He still had his ticket in his wallet and got satisfied to see the map indicating it wasn’t the Lahug Campus.

I wouldn’t say that finding what jeepney to ride was an obstacle. I’m quite confident that though I don’t memorize the jeepney routes, getting lost wouldn’t be a problem. I mean, we all speak Bisaya here anyway and he is not hesitant about asking directions.

The major obstacle was, we were initially not allowed entrance to the museum. It turns out that it requires at least 20 pesons for the museum to open. Floyd did the negotiations anyway, he was persistent. He explained that he was not from Cebu City and he really wanted to come to see Rizal’s works and the valuable pieces found in the museum. Probably moved by his determination (I was sure it was not persuasion), the person in charge got us in and we were both happy and thrilled.

What welcomed us first was the wood carved bust of Jose Rizal made by Dr. Ramon Abellana, a renowned sculptor and composer from Carcar, Cebu (brother of Martino Abellana, known as the Dean of Cebuano Painters). It was completed in May 22, 1960 according to the signature found at its back. I’ve never seen a very beautiful sculpture as that before and I had goosebumps.

Also displayed in the museum was a photograph of Rizal’s sketch of Josephine Bracken. Floyd who is an artist himself was in awe descibing the piece as comparable to the works during Renaissance period. If only there were more artworks to see. I nodded in agreement. Other pieces on display were clothes of Rizal, postcards, and some love letters of Josephine enclosed in a glass box.

Curiously, I asked the guide how the hero’s belongings came into possession of USPF. She said one of the University administrators’ spouse became a friend to Doña Trinidad Rizal, Pepe’s sister, and the latter decided to entrust some of Dr. Jose Rizal’s important possessions including clothes, artworks, letters, postcards, among others to USPF.

And according to our guide, more items are housed at the Main Campus museum in Lahug but it was under renovation. Now, that’s something to look forward to. In addition, the USPF Rizaliana Museum is said to be the only museum in Visayas displaying and taking care of items relating to our National Hero.

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Photos taken from the Facebook page of Cakes R Us.

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