RandomThoughts 5th Anniversary: Keeping with Time

Though my blog site is not too productive as compared to others which are SEO enhanced, but it had satisfied organic visitors for 5 years. I don't know how to interpret this views in my site which have reached to 761,145 as of this writing. Anyway, it is still going keeping with the time.

RandomThoughts is an inspired title of my first column in our local newspaper, Negros Dailly Bulletin, a vigilant community newspaper in Region VI, Western Visayas, Philippines sometime in 1991. But later it was suggested by the editor, Pert Toga  if I could change it. Then I changed it to Vibrations. Vibrations is still running in the said newspaper, but not in a regular basis anymore.

RandomThoughts has its ups and downs. Out of its first circulation in the Internet for a year, it received an award from the Philippine Blog Award as the Best Lifestyle Blog Award in 2011 in regional category.

White Christmas in La Carlota City

City Hall Facade

Believe it or not. Everyone who happens to visit La Carlota City this year, particularly in December, may be in awe to see for himself that though Philippines belongs to a tropical zone, but there white Christmas in the small city of La Carlota.

White Christmas is the motif for this annual month-long celebration of La Carlota City, which has become now a tradition among the Mangkasanon, ancient native of La Carlota.

Yuletide seasons could bring so many worthwhile happenings in everyone's life especially the family, the kids, the parents and even those in-laws.

In our country Philippines, Filipino are used to observe Christmas with a lot of traditional practices like Simbang Gabi, caroling, party.

The True Essence of Recognition

Late this afternoon, I was busy preparing for our recognition and closing exercises for my latest school, Cubay Elementary School tomorrow. What a coincidence! I was able to retrieve from my old file my recognition message to our outstanding and honor pupils of Yubo Elementary School in their 40th recognition program 5 years ago.

The School Principal

I decided to post it here. Since I don't want to miss every word of it, so I am posting here the entire message. To wit:

All of us is every proud of you as mentors and your parents too for what you have achieved in your own academic endeavor. And what we are doing today is an act of concern, an act of honor, and an act of love of your exemplary works and deeds academically for your parents, for your family, for your school, for your community, for your country, for yourself, and foremost for your loving Heavenly Father.

Functional Definition of Recognition

In this manner, I may define recognition as a thanksgiving for Heavenly Father's love - an unfeigned love, unconditional, sincere kind of love. Therefore, it may stand for living an exemplary life for other's to emulate just what Jesus did for you. It is very difficult to do it but it is possible. It may be referred to obeying God's commandments in order for you to receive God's divine blessings and protection from any untoward eventualities. It may also be leading to venerating or giving due profound respect and reverence to God's divinity, well-being and creation  And it may finally be a commitment of enduring to the end by overcoming trials, tribulations, afflictions, and challenges in life in any form, be it small or big, and finally coming out conqueror and successful.

And So It Is Christmas

And so this is how I value Christmas in acrostic:

Christmas is for CHILDREN. It's the little children who really love Christmas. They're all excited when Christmas is just around the corner. They love also to sing Christmas carols. And they go out house to house at night to sing them.

Christmas is HOME. Christmastime is one of the nicest times of the year to be with your beloved family when you're away from them for even a year. There's a popular song that says, "I'll be home for Christmas." Beside there's no place like home and Christmas seasons suits the time to be with your family.

2011 Bacolod MassKara Winners

Barangay Alijis was adjudged as the Best in Costume and Mask in special category award.

While Barangay Banago was the 2011 champion in the just concluded 32nd MassKara Festival street and arena dance competition Sunday night (Oct. 16), topping other 14 groups that in barangay competition category.

The Champion

The choreography was introduced by William Bangcaya. Ronelo Mabilog designed the mask. Joseph Ferdinand Silva and Mabilog designed the costume. Barangay captain of Banago was Arnel Benjamin.

Banago also received Best in Concept and Best in Live Rhythm awards.

Barangay 17 came as 1st runner-up. Frederick Endrada was their choreographer. Last year this barangay won first runner-up and Best in Choreography.