Life is Beautiful
Author: Lotlot
•7:02 AM
This month, April, is a month of celebration for my family. So, everyone is very happy and excited. It's really great to have a united family.

Today, April 2, is my younger brother's birthday. Dondon is celebrating his 19th birthday. On the 4th of April, my youngest sister, Glomera, is going to celebrate her 16th birthday. On the 5th of April is the feast of St. Vincent Ferrer. My grandparents have had a replica of St. Vincent for many many years now. Many people have been visiting the replica for many years now, especially during the feast.

Then, Dad Mamoru is going to celebrate his 62nd birthday on April 11th. My mother, Gloria, is going to celebrate her 55th birthday on the 17th of April. Mom Kumiko is celebrating her 49th birthday on April 19th. And, Dad Charlie is celebrating his 26th birthday on the 21st of April. Moreover, I have a few cousins and relatives who are going to celebrate their birthdays this month.

Everyone in the family is looking forward to the celebration. Each of the birthday celebrants is going to have a small party. The members of the clan including our neighbors are there to join the celebration. So, everyone is very very happy and excited especially the birthday celebrants.

Despite the economic crisis, we still celebrate birthdays. Saving money for the future is good but spending some money for birthdays is also good. We don't know when our breathing stops. So, at least we have lots of happy and good memories before we finally bid goodbyes.

Besides, we earn money not just for the future but for the present as well. It will be too late if we spend the money when we get older. Well, it's not really spending the money for craps. It's spending for special occassions. With or without crisis, life is still the same. The ups and downs are still there. So, let's celebrate, let's be happy; after all, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!

Happy happy birthday!
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Feast of Immaculate Conception!
Author: Lotlot
•5:18 PM

Today, December 08, 2007, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The Roman Catholic celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

When I was still at secondary school , I used to celebrate this occassion because I was studying in a private-catholic school. Although our school's name was "Holy Family Academy"( & later was changed to " St. Louise de Marillac College of Bogo"), but our main school was "Collegio de la Immaculada Conception" or "College of Immaculate Conception"; so, I couldn't escape from celebrating the said occassion. I continued celebrating it during my first year at college because I was still studying at the same school. Then, during my 2nd year to 4th year of college I transferred to another private school. So, I was not anymore active in celebrating the occassion. I only celebrated it when a friend or a classmate of mine would invite me to attend the feast.
Now that I'm already working I don't join the celebration anymore. Especially if the celebration falls on the working days. Yet still I can never forget the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Moreover, I continue to respect and honor it - especially, the Blessed Virgin Mary!
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Feast of Saint Vincent Ferrer
Author: Lotlot
•3:40 PM

I'll go home in Bohol tomorrow because it's the feast day of our patron saint, Saint Vincent Ferrer.
Saint Vincent Ferrer, O.P. (in Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer) (January 23, 1350 – April 5, 1419) was a Valencian Dominican missionary and logician; born in Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia (modern day Autonomous Community of Valencia, Spain), as one of the sons of William Stewart Ferrer (sometimes spelled William Stuart Ferrer), an Anglo-Scottish nobleman descended from the English (de) Ferrer family and the Scottish Stewart (Stuart) family, and his Spanish wife, Constantia Miguel.
Ferrer was professed in the Order of Preachers at the age of 18, and after studying philosophy and theology, eventually became Master of Sacred Theology. He was commissioned to deliver lectures on philosophy. He was sent to Barcelona and earned his Doctorate in Theology at the University of Lleida, the main university of Catalonia at the time.
One of his more controversial achievements in Spain in 1391 is to have preached to the mobs whose riots led to the appropriation then transformation of a synagogue into a church, Santa María la Blanca[1].
Saint Vincent died on April 5, 1419 at Vannes in Brittany and was buried in Vannes Cathedral. He was canonized by Calixtus III on June 3, 1455. His feast day is celebrated on April 5.
The Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, a Pontifical religious institute, is named after
During this occassion, we as Christian Catholic cook delicious food & invite many people to eat the food that we prepare. Likewise, we go to church & adore him. Also, the officials of the barangay organize a party to be attended by all the people. Then, we have a disco party in the late evening, we drink liquor and we join the many different games or activities that are prepared by the officials of the barangay.
This is one of the occassions where in most of the people in the barangay who work outside the island would go home in order to join the celebration. This is one form of "family- get-together" in the place. So, it's fun, joyous & memorable.
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