A pic taken during the the burial of Lolo Nick Velasco.

Songs...

Some of the songs I would wanna be sang on my wedding day...kung meron man...hehehe...tsoory for the wooden translation of the Ibaloi song...

An Ibaloi Wedding Song

Niman ma jen kasal ta Today on our wedding day
Mankinari kita men showa We will now promise to each other
Shi sangwanan nen Apo tan In the presence of God and
Shi sangwanan ni totoo in the presence of these people

Digat man ono nam-ay In times of hardships or prosperity
Shi sahit ono shi salun-at In sickness or in health
Biteg ono baknang In poverty or wealth
Si-khaten showa ngoreshan (It is) always the two of us (till the end).

Chorus: Chorus:
Sesesmeken taken pasiya I will love you very much
Ingkhatod ngod ingkha Till forever
Ayshi eshom, si-kham bengat There is no other, only you
Sajay i sapatak. This is my promise.

Ikarik son si-kham ma I will now promise you
No si-kham maedaran mala When you will become old
Ingkhatod engkapsot ka Until you will become weak
Ad-ajowanan taha I will take care of you
Nem no bilang enkapsot ka And if you will become weak
Ja eg ka mahaasas mala That you can no longer see
Eg ka manshanag Don’t you worry
Si-khak manbedin na matam mala I will become your eyes (when that times).

*No kasbilang mepengdo-ak If ever I will die ahead of you (lit. go-ahead)
Jet ensina shiya kowan sha ey biyag And separate from this that they call life
Angken eg mowak asen Even if you will no longer see me
Banbantayan taha pay laeng I will watch over you anyhow.

Chorus…* Chorus…*

Since I Found You

I know that dreams can come true
My dream came true when I found you
You helped this lonely man
When we began a partnership in life,
I thank the Lord you are my wife

And where are the words that I can say
Or the images my heart longs to convey
I know you can see my love shine through
When so many things I’ve long for have come true
Since I found you

I’ve waited for years for this to be
I’m meant for you, you’re meant for me
For years our loves been growing
Always showing us a way to fly
I know our love will never die

And where are the words that I can say
Or the images my heart longs to convey
I know you can see my love shine through
When so many things I’ve long for have come true
Since I found you

The 7 Up’s
(Source Unknown)

1) Wake up – Decide to have a good day. “Today is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Ps. 118:24

2) Dress up – The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. “The Lord does not look at things man look at. Man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Sam. 16:7

3) Shut up – Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth so he must have meant for us to do twice as much as listening as talking. “He who guards his lips guards his soul.” Prov. 13:3; Gossip betrays confidence; avoid men who talk too much.” Prov. 20:19; “Listen to advice, accept instruction and in the end you will be wise.” Prov. 19:20

4) Stand up – for what you believe in. Stand for something of you will gall for anything. “Let us not be weary in doing what is good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9-10

5) Look up – to the Lord. “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
Phil. 4:13

6) Reach up – for something higher. Jimmy Cricket sings in “High Hopes”, “Always try to better yourself.” “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.” Phil. 4:8

7) Lift up – your prayers. “Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY about anything.” Phil.4:6

...this is a poem by a very dear ate...she gave me permission to post it in my blog...so here goes people...salamat 'te...

THE BOOK

by: Ironheart

This life is a book with tattered pages

Stained with years and tears of readers

Most were pictures of despair and sadness

Cuz the love story is yet to be carressed.

Turning the page to the prologue

Eyes won’t see much but dialogues

Yet as each chapter unfolds

A glimpse of a life that holds.

Love is an enigmatic journey

Nothing to be cracked in a hurry

For the answers and the pieces

Should fit and match the spaces.

The end is near, the reader shuts his eyes

The book shall be closed to wait in the shelves

May the next one, I pray at all times

Learn how to read between the lines.

Read with your heart and not your eyes

Feel with your mind and not your hide

Love with your life and all your heart

Life will be full and smiles will be much.

The Secret

One day, one friend asked another,

"How is it that you are always so happy?

You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down."

With her eyes smiling, she said, "I know the Secret!"

"What secret is that?"

To which she replied,

"I'll tell you all about it, but you have to

promise to share the Secret with others."

"The Secret is this:

I have learned there is little I can do in my

life that will make me truly happy.

I must depend on God to make me happy

and to meet my needs.

When a need arises in my life,

I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches.

I have learned most of the time

I don't need half of what I think I do.

He has never let me down.

Since I learned that 'Secret', I am happy."

The questioner's first thought was, "That's too simple!"

But upon reflecting over her own life

she recalled how she thought a

bigger house would make her happy, but it didn't!

She thought a better paying

job would make her happy, but it hadn't.

When did she realize her greatest happiness?

Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren, playing games,

eating pizza or reading a story, a simple gift from God.

Now you know it too! We can't depend on people to make us happy.

Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that.

Trust HIM! And now I pass the Secret on to you!

So once you get it, what will you do?

YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!

That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!

But it's not really a secret...

We just have to believe it and do it...

Really trust God!

Just Pass It On!

A Song...

This is a song composed by a very dear friend and has been an inspiration since the day I first heard it...here it goes

UNTITLED (Music and Lyrics: Mayrose Bugnay)]

Would this pain come to pass
Would this heartache last
Would this fear be put aside
Would this grief still last

Refrain:
Oh my God, these are my questions before
But now, I'm asking no more

Chorus:
You have come and changed the world around
Yo have come and showed me the way
You have save me from the grip of sin
You have come for me to live with you
You have come for me to live with you

Would you come to comfort me
Would you walk with me
Would you come and lend me your hand
Would you hear my plea

Hello people...

Hi there, it's been awhile since I posted my last entry. Well there's not much to say (when I say this it means the other way around...lolz). We are now done with the first week of our second phase. I am taking up Language and Culture Acquisition and Doing Theology and Asia. Although I just have these two subjects, the LACA has many requirements as we are suppose to learn a new language and culture (Burmese-Haka).Our teacher in Doing Theo has gone ahead of age with still a sharp memory. Hope that I would be able to go through this phase well. I forgot to say that I was kinda disappointed with my grade in Phonetics. I'm mad at myself but I guess I feel better now although there are some residues (lolz). I am looking forward to going hone to the province at the end of this month. It coincides with a Youth fellowship which will be held in my hometown with Canadian visitors. I sure hope that I will have a good time visiting friends and family. Please pray for me. Thank you all guys...God bless you all...