Landas ng Liwanag

In celebration of the upcoming feast of our first Filipino saint, San Lorenzo Ruiz, Tropa ng Kabataang Pinoy sa Deutschland in cooperation with the Filipino Community in the Archdiocese of Cologne presents...

LANDAS NG LIWANAG

- A San Lorenzo Ruiz Play -

8 September 2006, Friday

Matinee show - 5€

9 September 2006, Saturday

Regular show - 10€

7:00 p.m.

Gesamtschule Bad Godesberg

Hindenburgallee 50, 53173 Bonn

(for directions click here)

For tickets or inquiries, please contact Liberty: 0179 924 5231

or any of the Tropa members.

simple and true

On 19 August 2006, two people courageously trekked the path of marriage, holding each other hands. Sarah and Hans Peter or HP, got married in St. Elizabeth Church in Bonn and celebrated the occasion at Avendi Hotel in Bad Honnef. It was a solemn, classy and seamless event, thanks to the combined efforts of trusted friends and family members. From the church ceremony to the reception, the couple were able to enjoy the day with comfort.

The father of the bride walked halfway the aisle and waited for her in the middle. The door of the church was slowly opened for her and a soloist sang this song...

sag es laut

wenn du mich liebst

sag es laut

dass du mir alles gibst

sag es laut

dass ich alles für dich bin

sag es laut

denn danach steht mir der sinn

the groom was handsome, the bride was blooming and ecstatic, the entourage wore simple yet elegant gowns and the ceremony was very solemn. the filipino priest made a huge effort of giving the mass in german for the groom's family and the choir sang magestically. the procession out of the church was smooth and well coordinated.

at the reception, the ballroom was very classy and intimate. just enough people that the couple were to able to entertain each and everyone while the videographer and the photographers were busy as bees covering the party. the whole programme in german and english ran according to schedule with as few stress as possible. at the very end, baloons with sparklers tied at the end were let loose by the guests twinkling in the dark skies.

and the party continued as they danced the night away... for photos, click here

Congratulations Sarah and HP!!!


PS. Unfortunately, early in the morning the next day, HP's father passed away suddenly from heart attack. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and our prayers are with him.

blog nap

dear readers, due to an active life outside the web, yours truly had to postpone writing some posts and as such, this blog has endured some lapse of entry which we might also call blog nap. please bear with me some more as I try to re-organize my life to be able to write as much as I wanted before...

Asus!

Di talaga! sobrang daming ginagawa, but good news, coz our meeting is moved to March next year so I'd have some breathing space. Apart from the International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD), the usual routine work at the office, we have been trying to put together a play for September, complete with scriptwriting, designing posters, photo-shoots and co-directing, there is still a wedding to help organize and of course our own wedding this December. I think my wed-coor is pretty stressed coz its taking me ages to organize everything... a long story, that I'd be able to share shortly.

Promise... hehehe

a mom's chronicle - my preschooler

It seems like only yesterday when I was still cradling you in my arms and now you're off to your first day of school. It was like any other day for you but maybe a bit more special because there are lots of kids to play with and so much toys.

When the time came to say goodbye, I was teary-eyed because here is another milestone for you towards your independence. For as we nurture you from birth and every day of your tiny life, we do not own you as echoed by Khalil Gibran in his book the Prophete...

...Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you...

And so my child, once more I loosen a tie that binds us together again so that you can explore life and live life for as much as you want. For it is only with unconditional love that you are forever free and so should you be.