I am dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ, Who brought me out of the darkness and into His light, and Who is the example of someone who wasn't afraid to hang out with society's "undesirables" in order to show them The Way, The Truth, and The Life.
(old christian goth saying)

Thursday, December 4, 2008

a father's journey to meet his daughter

i travelled to Northern Samar last Saturday, November 29, 2008 to meet finally meet my daughter. we had several stops before reaching the roro port itself, and one of them is Milas Resto... this is one of the stops that caught my attention. it is a nice place.














this is the terminal ticket that you have to pay for P11.20. you have to pay this amount before you can even enter the port. well, the port is a large place that has spaces being wasted away.

this is the ticket itself if you will be bording the roro. it is already paid for when i boaded the bus going to Samar.


and these, these are the Roros. they hop you from island to island. it's not cozy, it has amenities though. but i don't know if you will enjoy this ride. for two hours, it has 2 tv's, which plays from anything to everything. no good movies though.

this will be the road vehicles seldom travel. well, because it already damaged. this is not just one, there are quite a number of roads and bridges that are damaged and really needs repair. anyways, they're just parts of my journey. the prize really awaits somewhere in Northern Samar.




these are some of the pictures of my Mikaela Eunice... she just turned 2 months old on this pictures. she was born September 29, 2008. i had been told that she is weighing around 6.2 pounds right now. and she's an arm length long. 2 months old. she also has this loud voice whenever she cries out.






















































Wednesday, December 3, 2008

A Tribute to the REAL LEGEND.

i have seen and heard tributes to different bands. the APO Hiking Society and Eraserheads (or Eheads), well, i got nothing agains them. but for me, it has been one BIG JOKE. you ask me why? because we never given a tribute to the "Grandfathers" of Pinoy Rock --- JUAN DELA CRUZ BAND.

these guys were the one who revolutionized Pinoy Rock! i mean, come on! where in the world would the bands today if not for the efforts of these guys?

according to an article from Wikipedia,
"Juan Dela Cruz Band, a Garage Rock- and Blues Rock-influenced group consisting of guitarist Wally Gonzalez, bassist Mike Hanopol, and drummer Pepe Smith, are often credited for ushering in the first "rock & roll revolution" in the Philippines that lasted from the late '60s to the late '70s (also known as the Golden Age of Pinoy Rock). Considered by many to be the "grandfathers" of Pinoy Rock, they played a large role in re-awakening national pride through their bluesy Tagalog rock songs at a time of English-dominant music in the local scene. During a Woodstock-esque concert in Luneta Park, the group performed their original "Himig Natin" for the first time; and this helped change the face of Pinoy Rock."

see? it's a good thing to let others know that we are giving tributes to the bands that were popular during their times... but let's not forget the beginning.

ito ang mahirap sa mga Pinoy, ang dali nating makalimot kung saan tayo galing. ang nakikita lang natin, ang ngayon. pero maraming bagay tayong nakakalimutan. isa lang ang bandang nagbigay ng HIMIG NATIN.