Ave Maria

Tatang Itok

"His way of life became the greatest influence in my own. What I admired most about him was the fact that he was a respected figure in our place despite his lack of education and his simplicity. It is from him that I learned to believe in my worth and uniqueness, and to be confident in both my strength and weakness. He instilled in me that being poor doesn’t make one lesser than anybody else. He made me believe that simplicity is not poverty. One has to value his own person before others can do the same. It was he who showed me that the way to know how you are as a person could be seen through the amount of respect other people bestowed on you. Its not the bulk of resources or amount of money that you own that would earn you respect from others. Respecting people as well as one’s self defies the feeling of being inferior to the others who enjoys more comfort in life. He made me see that knowing what you can and cannot do would make you comfortable to co-exist with others who believe in different things, and who thinks in different way."


What a promised fairy story. You must be a very happy during childhood. Fortunatelly if you have such a problem, you just switched it off and just go into the homeland. You still could enjoy the landspace will lead you into such happily pasttime minus the presence of a beloving Tatang Itok. I never have a joyy story like this, since both of my grandpa perished away at 1935 and 1945. Especially all the landspace are all changed at all. Mostly our rice field changes into such housing or some city developing.
Now I have to understand deeply. Since, "My punishments would be his silence. He won’t talk to me until I realize my mistakes. I have to tell him what I thought to be the wrong action I made, with a suggested course of action for the next time, and apologize to everyone for my selfish actions." Thanks indeed for such lovely sharing. I have such imagine, enjoyed in learning from this article a lot.



"As I came to the conclusion of this article, I can’t help feeling that deep longing to be with the person who was the greatest influence of my life one more time. So many times in my adult life that I long for those days when he was still around. I still missed his presence after all these years. Sometimes, I wish he’s here, even for just a day. Even for just one more day."

I wish to say, I would so to be atleast that one day grandpa's  in my own.  A grandpa's spirit in darling you at all your wishes with mine.






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The Galleta

This is my own resume to know more about the Galleta of Santa Lucia, Ilucos Sur.
I make this as a familytree, facing to URL http://silsilah.blogspot.com/
For a moment, I point this family with a code of 
So for timebeing, the late Salvador Galleta would known as a 
My lady Fina atleast having two sided families.
From her father'sline, Leopoldo and her mother'sline, Josefina.
The record will have both sided, vertical lines and horizontal lines.

This is her father'sline



Salvador =


Leopoldo = Josefina
Leofina Jane


And here is her mother'sline.

Josefina = Leopoldo Galleta
Leofina Jane Galleta

WAG KA LANG MAWAWALA_Versions

brgy. bao-as, sta. lucia ilocos sur fiesta

I am very much inlove with you and countryside of Ilucos Sur. The nature and social scenes very much like some in my country too. I love watching the fiesta video too. Guessed how lovely and happy you're at your wedding. I wish you invite me. I'll love to be there with you, indeed.

As an astralbody flies on an earthed.

As an astralbody flies on an earthed.

As this last drop at this fragrance, my darling one.
You're a bouch of meaningfull though
You're an amazing  lovely as crispy poem
As we slurp into a redrose sunset at La Mesa
Your presence fullfill all my destiny in galaxy
All I wish having an whole certain earth in you
As a deep lurke forI get this uncertainity
I need all ways you love to and in you.












(A poem as a jailkeeper did in a bank robbery.
"hands up man. Still and quite or get shoots.
It really quite and still, but all bang and bang.
Do you understand with all of these messies?
Hehe, it's not for me. I just tried my best at first
But ofcourse a quite difference at your best
Just do a thing for darling, before I just die...)

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Aa Eman: Oh my dear Fina, what's actually going on there? What part of mine that make you hurt, so you make such distance to me.. You may punishh me at your wish, but donot like this ways, please. How can I dear my own if I get all this uncertain of you? I missed you so, you know? Would you please take a look into my another foster daughter Adelia Wulandari, http://profiles.friendster.com/adelmulan. She in the historian college of Indonesia University. You might understood her ways since she wrote in English too. Take care with your very own health my dear Fina,

 

Tagalog, English, Indonesian.

Here some alphabetical orders in Tagalog, English and Indonesian. As picked from conversation and dictionaries. Should you wish to add some or correction, please do so. Bless and thanks indeed.


Alak, liquor, arak.
Akyát, climb, memanjat.
Arina/harina, flour, tepung.
Asa, hope, asa.
aso, dog, anjing.
At, and, dan.
Ate, older sister, mbak.
Atay, liver, hati.
Bagay, thing, barang.
Bakit, why, kenapa.
Bakyâ, wooden shoes, bakiak.
Balità, news, berita.
Baryo, village, kampung.
Batík spot, batik, batik
Bolpen, ballpoint pen, bolpen.
Bwisit, annoyance, sangkal.
Dalamhatì, grief, dalam hati.
Dasál, pray, berdoa.
Drayber/drayver, driver, pengendara.
Duryán, durian, durian.
Ensaymada, a kind of pastry, kuwe.
Gabi, evening, malam.
Gyera/gera, war, perang.
Hikaw, earrings, anting.
Hukóm, judge, hukum.
Huwág, don't, jangan.
Inang, mother, ibu.
Kabayo, horse, kuda
Kanan, right, kanan.
Karma, karma, karma.
Kita, income, penghasilan
Kotse, car, mobil.
Kumain ng mabuti, eat well, selamat makan.
Kuya, older brother, mas.
Lola, grandmother, nenek.
Lolo, grandfather, kakek.
Luwalhatì, glory, luar hati.
Lumpia (/lum·pyâ/), spring roll, lumpia.
Mabuhay, goodnight, sampai jumpa.
Magandang, greet, selamat.
Magpahinga ka, take a rest, selamat beristirahat.
Mahal, expensive, mahal
Mahalkita, I love you, aku cinta padamu.
Manggá, mango, mangga.
Maraming salamat din, thankyou very much, sangat berterimakasih.
Nars, nurse, perawat.
Nipa, hut, gubug.
Nobya, female sweetheart, cewek.
Nobyo, male sweetheart, cowok.
Pansít, noodles, pangsit.
Rambután, rambutan, rambutan
Relós, watch, arloji.
Sabón, soap, sabun.
Salamat, thanks, terimakasih.
Salitâ, speak, cerita.
Sapatos, shoes, sepatu.
Saráp, delicious, sedap
Siopao (/syó·paw/),  steamed buns, bakpao.
Silya, chair, kursi.
Sugál, gambling, berjudi.
Susì, key, kunci.
Swerte, luck, beruntung.
Tanghalì, anytime, kapan saja..
Tatang Ito, grandfather, kakek.

Tatay, father, ayah.
Tayo, we (inc.), kita.
Tsinelas, slippers, sandal.
Tráysikel, tricycle, becak.
Tsismis, gossip, gosip.
Tulong, help, tolong.
Umaga, morning, pagi.
Walang anuman at,  its dinner time for us, saat makan malam.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Some Thoughts about Love_Spoken Words

Love is a commitment of a pair. Love have to be maintain in care and warm, love have to prospectous, practise and shine all over the aspects of it's own. Never abandon the love at any meant. Do not ever let such harm for a presence of love. Or love will leave you, leave heart and mind both of you, and then vanished. After that a marriage maybe no more than a cave for growing children in a no more home. It's just an addressed house. Live in such house for more than 20 years made you sicked. We may almost forget how to make a lovely love. It wouldn't happened again until die. Why donot you break that sick things up? For chlidren'sake. As heritages of Lord. Religion gave a mutual ways for such situation. But excactly not easy in polygamism.
A man could marry again for the second, third upto fourth. But, how about for women. Who will marry her? If in nowaday there is a sicere love for me. Shouldn't I??? Uncertainly matters.



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My goldenfingers

Philippinas as I knew so few

My first Philippina's film, Ogay sa Manila in 1959.
Asian Games 1962 in Jakarta.
Archer athleet
Ganefo 1963 in Jakarta
Swimming athleet
President Ramon Magsaysay.
Joze Rizal Memorial
My Phi friends onboard s.s. Rotterdam.
Madame Corazon "Cory" Aquino.
Maribeth.
Fina.

Round Midnight

Please spray thy forgiveness my Lord.

Right now Jakarta at 03.38, and in Manila 1 hour
earlier. In this still and quite, may we pray for our
coolness, clearness and healthiness inner and outer of
our body and soul, for our physical, metaphisical and
astral. Please spraye thy forgifness my Lord. For us
Eman and Fina, in their step for such peace, genuine
and comfort living in thy way. Keep my dearest Fina in
her most healthy wealthy and happiness ever. Amen.

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I am proud sincelerly to be with you

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The Last Poem of Rizal

The Last Poem of Rizal

His friend Mariano Ponce gave it the title of MI ULTIMO ADIOS, as it originally had none

Farewell, my adored Land, region of the sun caressed,
Pearl of the Orient Sea, our Eden lost,
With gladness I give you my Life, sad and repressed;
And were it more brilliant, more fresh and at its best,
I would still give it to you for your welfare at most.

On the fields of battle, in the fury of fight,
Others give you their lives without pain or hesitancy,
The place does not matter: cypress laurel, lily white,
Scaffold, open field, conflict or martyrdom's site,
It is the same if asked by home and Country.

I die as I see tints on the sky b'gin to show
And at last announce the day, after a gloomy night;
If you need a hue to dye your matutinal glow,
Pour my blood and at the right moment spread it so,
And gild it with a reflection of your nascent light!

My dreams, when scarcely a lad adolescent,
My dreams when already a youth, full of vigor to attain,
Were to see you, gem of the sea of the Orient,
Your dark eyes dry, smooth brow held to a high plane
Without frown, without wrinkles and of shame without stain.

My life's fancy, my ardent, passionate desire,
Hail! Cries out the soul to you, that will soon part from thee;
Hail! How sweet 'tis to fall that fullness you may acquire;
To die to give you life, 'neath your skies to expire,
And in your mystic land to sleep through eternity!

If over my tomb some day, you would see blow,
A simple humble flow'r amidst thick grasses,
Bring it up to your lips and kiss my soul so,
And under the cold tomb, I may feel on my brow,
Warmth of your breath, a whiff of your tenderness.

Let the moon with soft, gentle light me descry,
Let the dawn send forth its fleeting, brilliant light,
In murmurs grave allow the wind to sigh,
And should a bird descend on my cross and alight,
Let the bird intone a song of peace o'er my site.

Let the burning sun the raindrops vaporize
And with my clamor behind return pure to the sky;
Let a friend shed tears over my early demise;
And on quiet afternoons when one prays for me on high,
Pray too, oh, my Motherland, that in God may rest I.

Pray thee for all the hapless who have died,
For all those who unequalled torments have undergone;
For our poor mothers who in bitterness have cried;
For orphans, widows and captives to tortures were shied,
And pray too that you may see your own redemption.

And when the dark night wraps the cemet'ry
And only the dead to vigil there are left alone,
Don't disturb their repose, don't disturb the mystery:
If you hear the sounds of cittern or psaltery,
It is I, dear Country, who, a song t'you intone.

And when my grave by all is no more remembered,
With neither cross nor stone to mark its place,
Let it be plowed by man, with spade let it be scattered
And my ashes ere to nothingness are restored,
Let them turn to dust to cover your earthly space.

Then it doesn't matter that you should forget me:
Your atmosphere, your skies, your vales I'll sweep;
Vibrant and clear note to your ears I shall be:
Aroma, light, hues, murmur, song, moanings deep,
Constantly repeating the essence of the faith I keep.

My idolized Country, for whom I most gravely pine,
Dear Philippines, to my last goodbye, oh, harken
There I leave all: my parents, loves of mine,
I'll go where there are no slaves, tyrants or hangmen
Where faith does not kill and where God alone does reign.

Farewell, parents, brothers, beloved by me,
Friends of my childhood, in the home distressed;
Give thanks that now I rest from the wearisome day;
Farewell, sweet stranger, my friend, who brightened my way;
Farewell, to all I love. To die is to rest.



Huling Paalam


Salin ito ng huling sinulat ni Rizal nguni’t walang pamagat. Sinulat niya ito sa Fort Santiago, isinilid sa kusinilyang dealkohol, at ibinigay sa kapatid na si Trinidad nang huling dumalaw sa kaniya bago siya (Rizal) barilin.

Ang tulang kilala ngayon sa pamagat na “Ultimo Adios” o “Huling Paalam” ang likhang-guro o obra maestra ni Rizal. Ang orihinal sa kastila ay isinalin na sa mga pangunahing wika sa daigdif, tulad ng Ingles, Prances, Aleman, Italyano, Nippongo, Malyo, at marami pang iba, gayon din sa iba’t ibang wikain sa Pilipinas, tulad ng Tagalog , Ilokano, kapampangan, Pangasinan, Bikol, Sugbuhanion, Hiligaynon, at iba pa.

Maraming nagsalin ng tula sa Tagalog, nguni’t ang pinakakaraniwang bigkasin at siyang matatagpuan sa Luneta ay ang salin ni Jose Gatmaytan na matutunghayan dito. Ang kahuli-hulihang tulang ito ni Rizal ay tigib ng kalungkutan pagka’t maiiwan na niya ang kaniyang mga minamahal sa buhay at mawawalay na siya sa kaniyang bayan. Sa harap ng kamatayan, wala siyang hiniling para sa sarili; ang lahat ay para sa kapakanan ng kaniyang mga kababayan at ng kaniyang bayan.

Paalam na, sintang lupang tinubuan,
Bayang masagana sa init ng araw,
Edeng maligaya sa ami’y pumanaw
At perlas ng dagat sa dakong Silangan.

Inihahandog ko ng ganap na tuwa
Sa iyo yaring buhay na lanta na’t aba;
Naging dakila ma’y iaalay rin nga
Kung dahil sa iyong ikatitimawa.

Ang nanga sa digmaan dumog sa paglaban
Handog din sa iyo ang kanilang buhay,
Hirap ay di pansin at di gunamgunam
Ang pagkaparool o pagtagumpay.

Bibitaya’t madlang mabangis na sakit
O pakikibakang lubhang mapanganib,
Pawang titiisin kung ito ang nais
Ng baya’t tahanang pinakaiibig.

Ako’y mamamatay ngayong minamalas
Ang kulay ng langit na nanganganinag
Ibinababalang araw ay sisikat
Sa kabila niyang mapanglaw na ulap.

Kung dugo ang iyong kinakailangan
Sa ikadidilag ng iyong pagsilang,
Dugo ko’y ibubo’t sa isa man lamang
Nang gumigiti mong sinag ay kuminang.

Ang mga nasa ko, mulang magkaisip,
Magpahanggang ngayon maganap ang bait,
Ang ikaw’y makitnag hiyas na marikit
Ng dagat Silangan na nakaliligid.

Noo mo’y maningning at sa mga mata
Mapait na luha bakas ma’y wala na,
Wala ka ng poot, wala ng balisa,
Walang kadungua’t munti mang pangamba,

Sa sandaling buhay maalab kong nais
Ang kagalingan mo’t ang paiwang sulit
Ng kaluluwa king gayak ng aalis:
Ginhawa’y kamtan mo! Anong pagkarikit!

Nang maaba’t ikaw’y mapataas lamang,
Mamatay at upang mabigyan kang buihay,
Malibing sa lupang puspos ng karika’t
Sa silong ng iyong langit ay mahimlay.

Kung sa ibang araw ikaw’y may mapansin
Nipot na bulaklak sa aba kong libing,
Sa gitna ng mga damong masisinsin,
Hagka’t ang halik mo’y itaos sa akin.

Sa samyo ng iyong pagsuyong matamis,
Mataos na taghoy ng may sintang sibsib,
Bayang tumaggap noo ko ng init,
Na natatabunan ng lupang malamig.

Bayan mong ako’y malasin ng buwan
Sa liwang niyang hilano’t malamlam;
Bayan ihatid sa aking liwayway
Ang banaang niyang dagling napaparam.

Bayaang humalik ang simoy ng hangin;
Bayaang sa huning masaya’y awitin
Ng darapong ibon sa kurus ng libing
Ang buhay payapang ikinaaaliw.

Bayaang ang araw na lubhang maningas
Pawiin ang ulan, gawing pawang ulap,
Maging panganuring sa langit umakyat,
At ang aking daing ay mapakilangkap.

Bayaang ang aking maagang pagpanw,
Itangis ng isnag lubos na nagmamahal;
Kung may umalala sa akin ng dasal,
Ako’y iyo sanang idalangin naman.

Idalangin mo rin ang di nagkapalad,
Na nangamatay na’t yaong nanganhirap
sa daming pasakit, at ang lumalangap
naming mga ina luhang masaklap.

Idalangin sampo ng bawa’t ulila
at nangapipiit na tigib ng dusa;
idalangin mo ring ikaw’y matubos na
sa pagkaaping laong binata.

Kung nababalot na ang mga libingan
Ng sapot na itim ng gabing mapanglaw,
at wala ng tanod kundi pawing patay,
huwang gambalain ang katahimikan.

Pagpitagan mo ang hiwagang lihim,
at mapapakinggan ang tinig marahil,
ng isang saltero: Ito nga’y ako ring
inaawitanka ng aking paggiliw.

Kung ang libingan kong limot na ang madla
ay wala nang kurus at bato mang tanda
sa nangangabubukid ay ipaubayang
bungkali’t isabog ang natipong lupa.

Ang mga abo ko’y bago pailanglang
mauwi sa wala na pinaggalingan,
ay makalt munag parang kapupunanng
iyong alabok sa lupang tuntungan.

Sa gayo’y walaa ng anoman sa akin,
na limutin mo ma’t aking lilibutin
ang himpapawid mo kaparanga’t hangin
at ako sa iyo’y magiging taginting.

Bango, tinig, higing, awit na masaya
liwanag aat kulay na lugod ng mata’t
uulit-ulitin sa tuwi-tuwina.

Ako’y yayao na sa bayang payapa,
na walang alipi’t punoing mapang-aba,
doo’y di nanatay ang paniniwala
at ang naghahari Diyos na dakila.

Paalam anak, magulang, kapatid,
bahagi ng puso’t unang nakaniig,
ipagpasalamat ang aking pag-alis
sa buhay na itong lagi ng ligalig.

Paalam na liyag, tanging kaulayaw,
taga ibang lupang aking katuwaan,
paaalam sa inyo, mga minamahal;
mamatay ay ganap na katahimikan.

I am blessed with friends, i can't thank God enough for that,

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ljgalleta: Hello Eman, wishing you the best of today, So you found my other virtual "home", I started writing influenced by Iluko writers, last year my passion in poetry flared up and I discovered I can form verses. I did lots of practice materials in my native tongue guided by iluko writers that I admire. I am blessed with friends, i can't thank God enough for that,

Aa Eman: Hallo Fina, my sorrow for not reply this soon. I just come home after sendng my neighboor hospilalized by dengue. Yes indeed my dear, last night I stayed in drippingmind until such late hours. I have opened almost links at blogroll. and found myself adoring my dear Fina whom glittering like a diamond.. I read by heart all you wrote, I read them word by word.. I have been thinking and tought how marvelous you were. How I describe of you my dear Fina, I remembered into a poem of your national hero. Jose Rizal whose a knew him during my Higschool in 1963 with his poem Mi Ultima Adios. I found such love and adoring into nature in both of my dear fine Fina and Jose Rizal. .

Aa Eman: How are you today my dear one. Offcourse I missed you so. But I have to do something for my close neighboor as well. I felt that tired but would you please bless me and encourage me to fulfill my soul thirst into all aspect of yours by reading seriously all of your lovely product.

Aa Eman: Excuse me to put some writting and poem into our blog, please. I never minded acting as aplagiator, except to learn your inning beauty and wisdom. Have a nice stay my dear lovely altough I wish so knowing you all about yours today. :-} Am I that infantil my dear Fina?

 

MORNING MIST

In your morning whisper, I hear
A serenade, sweet heaven’s cry
As the secret unfolds to fill
The gaps and hole in between.

The lightest touch, you bring
Felt as the morning embraces
With drizzles of heaven’s gift
Like flutters of butterfly kiss.

Brilliance of life shines
Cloak of hope sheathe the heart
A shield given, most precious gift
Sweet heaven’s kisses deeply felt.

Sweetest rays of hope seen
In every sunrise born at dawn
Along with rainbow’s sight
A promise divine.

Enchanting sound to hear
A hymn of heavenly serenade
Hum of raindrops falling,
Soothing like an accolade’s grace.

Yes, you bring such gladness
Millions of dew drops to bathe
Dawn of peace as new day reveals
The promise of morning mist.



Leofina Jane Galleta

©2008leofinajanegalleta
22 March 5:15:20

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Note: Such bold words are opaque to me.
(eman)

A Glimpse Inside An Audacious World

A Glimpse Inside An Audacious World

Leofina Jane Galleta
3/17/2008 8:59:24 AM




Forever present yet unseen,
At home to walls and spaces
Wishes are not, to be unnoticed
To blend among ripples and waves.

Filled to the brim yet real empty
Resounds to match garbled meaning
Hidden beneath the face of freedom
Crisp laughter of empty sounds.

Gaiety smiles and friendly talks
To wrap the plots of devious works
Echoes of nice, sweet-coated words
Silently watched scheming thoughts.

Desires alive like changing hues
Yet too fearsome to be so true
Waiting behind walls of false hopes,
Won’t even budge a foot.

Forces collides in cheerful greetings
Dark, hungry vultures in angles clothing
Swords to slay aimed back and forth
Great clowns pretends to cure the world.

The sound of loud, mocking praises,
Never was seen in it’s true meaning
Perceived as hope, a dream to rise
Truth must be said, joke in disguise.

Who could have cared for closer look
But yet, another shadow crooked
Chanting same lines of false phrases
Though wishing hard, not to be heard.

Therefore, the game keeps going on
As each one watched their own shadows
While sights kept focus on the spot,
Strong lights reigned and kept alive.

[ This soul remained awhile to watch
To hear some more of senseless lines
Passionate voices in cultured lecterns
Self proclaimed saints, gods of the earth. ]



[Note: I wrote this poem while watching the early morning news today... ]



©2008leofinajanegalleta
17 March 7:05: 22



OTHER SITES FOR THIS POEM:

SHADOWS OF SCRIBBLES


Note: Such bold words seem blurr or biased for me.
(eman)


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Wash Me, and I'll Be Whiter Than Snow

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Wash Me, and I'll Be Whiter Than Snow

Leofina Jane Galleta
3/20/2008 9:47:50 AM


Psalm 51: 7:10-12

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.


Strange things happens, usually at our least expected moment. Each of us might have encountered events in the past where we came across circumstances and were caught unaware in the middle of a bizarre moment. Situations could range from really simple and ordinary, to something that is most bizarre to the point of being preposterous. In a realistic mode, there are some circumstances that are really pleasant and heaven sent. As to the latter scenario, we may consider situations wherein somebody came to our rescue in one way or another. Like maybe giving us a lift when we got stranded, lending us some coin when we need it for MRT ride, or simply by pointing the right direction when we got lost. On the other hand, there might be rare, audacious circumstances that would blow us away. One may find some staged scenario like this in some TV shows like NOYPI (for Filipino readers), and other reality-based programs.

However, what if the situation is too strange, like someone you really looked up to ask if you’ll allow him/her to wash your feet? What do you think would be your initial reaction? Would you dismiss the request and offer your services instead to wash his/her feet? Would you ask more than what he/she offers, like a helping you out for some time in a Jacuzzi or something? Would you ask for his/her reasons before making any decision? Or would you be faithful and trusting enough to give in to his/her wishes immediately?

In a Catholic-dominated country like the Philippines, today is the time for the “Washing of the Feet”, in connection to the observation of the season of Lent.

During an All-Staff Retreat for World Vision that I attended (before my resignation last January 2008). I was able to experienced an activity where we actually did the washing of the feet. The experience was truly an extra-ordinary one. It had been both liberating and binding. To be doing it with a group of people that I considered as my family, with colleagues that ranked from the utility to the executives, it was a humbling experience and at the same time, it bridges the gaps and washed divisions and marks of differences and/or disagreements in the past. Somehow, the activity unified and strengthened us all, with the bind of love and acceptance with one another’s shortcomings and weaknesses. The spirit of service and sharing oneself to others wholeheartedly was so overwhelming that I cried the whole time.

When my colleague lifted my feet for her to wash, the feeling of gratitude, shame, love, and the spirit of sharing enveloped my heart. As I watched her slowly and delicately do the process of pouring water and lightly scrubbing my feet to remove all the dirt that might have gathered in there, I felt so small and undeserving. My shortcomings and weaknesses flashed into my mind and the feeling of being unclean made me feel unworthy and full of repentance. There was that urge to pull back and ask her to stop so that I could do it myself, but I realized that my desire to pull back was born from being self righteous and prideful, with an attempt to hide my unclean feet from her eyes. It was like my sins that I sometimes try to hide from my Father’s eyes when I tried to find righteous reasons in my mind instead of going to Him for his grace and forgiveness..

As I took my turn in washing the feet of another colleague, I realized how it feels to serve without any other reason than the desire to do so. I felt how it was to love without any other reason that Love itself. My heart was overwhelmed with realizations while doing this simple act. I realized how deep and limitless the love of God for us. Such dedication and untiring efforts to stir us to become clean… And I cried for my moments of weakness, for those moments that I doubted and almost lost hope, for those times that my faith wavered, for those times that I gave in to bitterness and selfishness.

With this experience, I saw humility, service and generosity in different light, in a way that is unconditional, freely given with a sincere heart. Sure, it must be easier said than done, but believe me when I say that there’s really a “Joy in Suffering.”



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It would be a gift from God when that man who can honor sincere commitment would find me, Eman.

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ljgalleta: Hello my friend, am still here, just taking a short break.

Aa Eman: Im just that wonderfull article Our Quest for "A destined True North. It really amazing for me.

ljgalleta: Salamat po, am pleased and blessed with such affirmation.

Aa Eman: Maraming salamat my dear Fina. Positive affirmation for you

ljgalleta: i was able to read your emails a while ago, and I can see a very curious friend who might have been really puzzled about me,

Aa Eman: I hope you not feel that so my dear one. I only in curiousity for not having such news along this day.

Aa Eman: Since I wish so you're allright

ljgalleta: It was alright actually, i am quite amused

Aa Eman: Please donot worry with all my mail.

ljgalleta: and delighted to have a new friend like you

Aa Eman: It would be much better if you in good health and having a fine preparation for tomorrow. Okay?

ljgalleta: good health is what I wish to have, and I am trying to work on it.

Aa Eman: Thanks indeed. May I at your service although there is a gap and bighole inbetween Jakarta and Manila. I hope this will be okay for you my dear Fina

ljgalleta: the speech would be for someone else. I was asked to write and I agreed, so i have to fulfill my promise,

Aa Eman: Surely you must have a inner and outer holistic health

Aa Eman: For me writting is much more difficulties than speaking.

ljgalleta: working on both my friend, actually, I was surprised with your observation regarding the "sadness" and some bitterness.. I was amazed on how keen your observation would be..

ljgalleta: its like you can through those photograph

ljgalleta: you can see through, i should say

Aa Eman: Just guessed at my saw and observed from your pics my dear Fina.  Am I fairly right or wrong?

ljgalleta: more or less you were right,

Aa Eman: Offcourse after a plunged my heart deeply into your own inning.

ljgalleta: i wonder sometimes how people would notice the eyes, yet they can't see through it.. they can see the smile yet they can't see something in it.. all they see is what they thought to be pleasing..

Aa Eman: If you excused me, it maybe David as I saw in your happily couple pic?

ljgalleta: oh David,

ljgalleta: are you going to post this on the weblog?

Aa Eman: Offcourse I wish to please you as much as I can.

ljgalleta: by the way, THANK YOU Eman, for such wonderful pages..

ljgalleta: I was checking it a while ago, and I just can't contain myself. It was amazing on how you did it...

Aa Eman: A momentos my dear Fina. May I post this chat into our blog?

ljgalleta: and i felt undeserving for such kindness and recognition..

ljgalleta: you may post it, but I won't be answering your question about David,

Aa Eman: If you please, I wish can do anything with you

Aa Eman: It okay, maybe you need some more times.

Aa Eman: I understood we just leaved our stranger of the shore. Right?

ljgalleta: I think I would like this conversation to be posted... so I would talk about David on some other time, is that alright with you friend?

Aa Eman: Very good ideas. It all okay for me my dear one

ljgalleta: I really do need some wisdom about some stuff concerning "destiny" hahaha!

Aa Eman: May be I can suggest you for a few effort to a good health achievement

ljgalleta: okay...

Aa Eman: How about my comment on it my dear?

ljgalleta: being action to be weighted more than destiny?

Aa Eman: So how about that my dear one. Action always number one, destiny number ten? Hahaha

ljgalleta: In a soldiers case, I would agree.. But it varies on other circumstances and instance, i think.

ljgalleta: What if you are the one being chased by destiny, and you're like being pulled into it, and there's a mixture of fear and excitement over the matter..

Aa Eman: I am not a soldier my dear. But I have a wide tolarate anything uot of my controlled

ljgalleta: what would you do, friend?

Aa Eman: Offcourse we have to face on it.

Aa Eman: And the matter is that we have such preparation to fight first at our fear

ljgalleta: okay...

Aa Eman: Are you sure it's okay my dear one?

ljgalleta: I am waiting for more of your words, my friend, I need some guidance

Aa Eman: Would you please tell me frankly, what up at your happily life?

ljgalleta: there's a lot of reason to be happy, Eman my friend. although there are some other things that serves as challenge and obstacles too.

Aa Eman: Oh my dear one, if only I am a very richman. I wish to fly for Manila right away to meet and having something good for you. Anything indeed

ljgalleta: I am in a certain crossroad, that's what I know at this time.

ljgalleta: others may see it as some sort of "quarter-life crisis" hahaha

Aa Eman: I felt you're unhappy with your own life. You're such a lovely and multitalented lovingly lady.

ljgalleta: it is more on major decisions that would have lifetime effect,

Aa Eman: But you cannot make a specifik decision for your very own purposes

ljgalleta: unhappy on some things and happy on some other things, Eman.

Aa Eman: That's why you used your goldenfingers to right down all you have in your mind into the blog. Right

ljgalleta: My life is not my own, Eman. It is connected to other lives that matters to me, and I can't just take these connections for granted for my personal satisfaction and gain.

Aa Eman: Would you explain to me please

Aa Eman: I guessed having very much understood as you wrote in your blog.

ljgalleta: As i mentioned in my other emails, I blog to free up my mind. It's like discerning and brainstorming at the same time.

Aa Eman: I guessed if you told to me if your life was not your own. Do you mean you belong to God as you always wrote on the blog. Or what, please.

ljgalleta: To God, and to everthing that connects into mine.

ljgalleta: I don't see myself as somebody religous, although I can say that I am faithful.

Aa Eman: What you say,  if I say I felt concerned about you with sadness and bitterness?

ljgalleta: I am grateful indeed for such concern, Eman. That makes you a dear and sincere friend.

Aa Eman: For me you're that religious. Not only at will but with deeply concerned into

ljgalleta: Religiously faithful, maybe.. ha ha ha! but faithful to religion, i have to discern for that.

Aa Eman: If we are closed phisically, so I can touch and caring your own with all my alternative healing knowledge. I wil be so happy for you. Indeed.

ljgalleta: I am really interested on what you observed and feel about the things that you see in me, Eman. no matter how limited your basis would be..

Aa Eman: I really appreciate on you my dear Fina. Faith is such miracle thing for helping our own way.

Aa Eman: Thanks indeed my dear one. So I wish to plung myself into yours and try at mybest to dig some up. I will tell you frankly of what all I got be.

ljgalleta: by the way, what's your native language, Eman?

Aa Eman: When did all these your pics made up? If the video I could calculated when.

Aa Eman: My native laguage is Indonesian my dear Fina

ljgalleta: i see, thank you Eman. Those pix are collected over the years

Aa Eman: And you, should be Spanish or English?

ljgalleta: my native toungue is the Iluko dialect,

Aa Eman: Over years? So your pain occureed on that time too. Am I right my lovingly Fina?

ljgalleta: my family belongs to the Ilocanos of the northern part of the Philippines.

ljgalleta: the pain is there since I can remember, hahaha!

ljgalleta: its like a collected stuff but i don't see it as all pain, Eman. There are happy things that balances those.

Aa Eman: What different between Iluko and Tagalog? My sons'friend say about mahalkita and atay. What are these mean my dear?

Aa Eman: The pain is there since you can remember. What pain my dear?

Aa Eman: I see. You're really much like a Cinderella in Phillippino. You're that faithfull and sincere. What such a lovely lady you're my dear

ljgalleta: Tagalog is the official Filipino language. There are hundreds of sub-dialects due to diversified culture and ethnicity of the Filipino people, which results to differst spoken dialects but all must learn to speak tagalog,

ljgalleta: Mahal kita is the tagalog word for i love you.

ljgalleta: atay mean liver, Tatay means father,

Aa Eman: So what I have to do for your own better life my dear? I guees I can guide you in health inner and outer. How about that?

ljgalleta: that would be great my friend, I sincerely appreciate the gesture.

Aa Eman: Oh thanks indeed my dear. So which one you used to be in Tagalog or Iluko?

Aa Eman: How about your preparation and writting for tomorrow. Excume me I just wish to remembering you.

ljgalleta: I write and speak comfortably in either Iluko, Tagalog, or English Eman.

ljgalleta: Yeah, i still have 7 minutes before my scheduled time to get back to work Eman,

Aa Eman: Okay then my dear mahal kita. In Indonesian, mahal mean expensive. Kita mean our/us

Aa Eman: Excuse me, but for now are you live with your parents and main family?

Aa Eman: Next chatting I wish to see you on webcam if any, my dear Fina.

ljgalleta: ha ha ha! "Mahal kita" that's I love you. "Mahal" when used alone, means the same thing like the indonesian meaning. "Kita" means income or use as either descriptive word or an adverb in tagalog,

ljgalleta: I live alone in Manila, Eman. My parents stays in my hometown, though I have close relatives and most of my friends stays in the city too. I travel back home often though.

Aa Eman: Well my dear, as Asean we have so much close at each other, right?

ljgalleta: I agree, Eman.

ljgalleta: there are lots of cultural influences that we, asean share,

Aa Eman: That way your eyes look like such tired at inner and outer. Inner mean our conciousness, outer is phisical power.

Aa Eman: hat = That

Aa Eman: Do you have somebody who always say mahal kita to you at this moment?

ljgalleta: Maybe,

ljgalleta: Yeah,

ljgalleta: wait, i mean to say that I always hear those words but I am not bound to answer back with the same yet, if you know what I mean,

Aa Eman: I knew what you mean my dear. It was okay for some guys to say mahal kita to any lovely ladies they meet. Right?

ljgalleta: yes, but ladies must say that with sincere commitment, right?

Aa Eman: For sincere commitment, not only for ladies but for a man too my dear.

ljgalleta: I hope all men would think like that all the time Eman, hahaha!

Aa Eman: Yeah. Especially for my lovely fairy lady Fina

ljgalleta: Friend, I really am enjoying our conversation but its time for me to get back to my work.

ljgalleta: It would be a gift from God when that man who can honor sincere commitment would find me, Eman.

Aa Eman: Okay my dear baby mahal kita. Please do so at your easy and joy. Thanks indeed for this such wonderfull mutual conversation. I wait for your minute words

Aa Eman: Surely indeed my dear Fina.

ljgalleta: Well, before I go, I just wanted you to know that somehow, we did talk about David my friend.. Thank you for your time

Aa Eman: So am I right my dear one.

ljgalleta: Right about what Eman?

Aa Eman: I wish everything will be alright for you. Maybe we need such time later on. So be patient please my sweathearted, emmmhhhh mahalkita

Aa Eman: Right you so rigid at your time being my dear one

Aa Eman: One last word please. So who that lucky man that you loved my dear Fina?

ljgalleta: I am still figuring out if its really love, Eman.

Aa Eman: So you must having for a stay well and keep health of your own. Okay?

ljgalleta: Thank you Eman. Have to log out now. Till next time and I wish you well my friend.

Aa Eman: Thanks indeed my dear Fina. I always wish all happiness and a sooner mahalkita for your lovely smiles that I love too.

 

Salude and bravo my dear one, Fina....

What such a wondefull article. So I understood on how
you made this as a deadline yourself. Bravo, my dear
one. If I can guess into myself, this my adore lovely
fairy lady still having a college in a Ph.D degree at
University of Phillippine in Manila. Am I right my
dear Fina. Now I am thinking who are you my dear.
May I assure with myself, with all your contens you
deserve to glorify yourself. I have no word to say so.


OUR QUOTE FOR "A DESTINED TRUE NORTH"
Having known faith, I realized how misguided we are
when we focus most of out time only for our personal
growth and satisfaction. We are here in this world not
to glorify ourselves but to fulfill God’s wishes. We
are all vessels needed in this world to contribute for
the fulfillment of God’s plan..

Our Quest For “A Destined True North””

“KNOW THY SELF.” I try to live by this wisdom, which is truly a great gift from the great philosophers before our time. It has been a challenge that I imposed on myself to follow. I always knew that it would be the biggest quest I would go through, considering its vitality in my journey through life. It won’t be easy, for it a continuous course that would go on as long as I am alive, and willing to take challenges and personal evolution.

I am sure that many of you will agree that a person is born equipped with capabilities and talents to sustain and aid his/her purposes. These potentials would be essential to fulfill the reason of his or her existence. God would surely not send us to the battlefield without enough ammunition and support. I strongly believe that each of us were sent to this world in full gear and full package.

Destiny: Above and Beyond

I heard often enough from people who wonder if life is indeed pre-destined or not. For sure the great minds before us had pondered deep enough to come up with different philosophical views about it. I think I would agree to them, who said that life is not solely ruled by destiny. The end-result would be a little of both; destiny or anything planned or pre-destined way of life for a person would not be fulfilled if that person wouldn’t have the desire and motivation to work hard for its fulfillment. Destiny would be the “business plan” where God was the architect, and each of would see its fulfillment or otherwise.

When we fail to acknowledge that each one of us was created for a reason and purpose and we do not believe that we are tasked to do its fulfillment or be a part of a completion of something, we are letting Destiny to rule our lives. One must realize that Destiny is powerless over hard work and faith. If only the heart beats for seeking “destiny” rather than letting “destiny” rule over freedom to explore and freewill to choose. If uncertainty and fear could be overcome by the promise of a future fulfillment of that destined life, maybe it would not be so hard to try learning, both on the hard and easy way for us to be equipped in reaching that goal. For sure, the result would be a life that is truly beautiful.

One has to have a listening heart, a courageous spirit, and a mind that is open and willing to explore beyond expectations. I say this because sometimes I heard some who blame Destiny for their misfortunes and failures. Without deep effort in discerning, we tend to have a misconception of “Destiny”. I heard some who believe that they are helpless and no matter what they do, they cannot fight their destiny. It’s like saying that failure is a pre-destined future. Then, I realized that there was something missing. Hope. Hopelessness killed their faith and courage and their will and desire to live died with it.

True North: Hope Amidst Hopeless Circumstances

But we continue breathing, although we don’t feel to be truly alive. All things being empty and meaningless, we let the time pass us by. It won’t be really too hard to find that beacon light, a compass that would lead us to our “True North”. I daresay that there is hope amidst hopelessness, I have been there myself. Truth is, destiny, willpower, courage and faith makes up the compass that would make us see the reality of our “true north”. Knowledge of our heart desires and with faith that it will indeed happen, alongside unwavering focus and dedication, our sustenance would take us there; our “destined true north”.

Having all these, we must not fret; as Paulo Coelho wrote in The Alchemist, “The universe will conspire to help you acheive it”.

One thing that we must remember is that, we were not born only for our own selves. We were dispatched by the “One who sent us” to do something greater than that. It is important to be guided by that reason; and seeking must not be done in a misguided tune. It must be in line with God’s plan. I would suggest that we must maintain constant connection with our desires, with the stirring effort of opportunities that come our way. One must have a vision, with a willing spirit to find its reality. Rewards are result of hard work, comforts are part of these rewards.

It would be a lot easier if we learn to look up and ask for guidance as we seek for the hidden treasures within us with a listening heart and a humble spirit. Not really knowing ourselves and failing to know the purpose of our existence would make our life never lived to its fullest. It would make us chasing our dreams from other peoples’ lives, never within ourselves; seeking happiness outside ourselves not within; we could not really define ourselves because we don’t have any real identity, just sharing some radiance from around us.

Having known faith, I realized how misguided we are when we focus most of out time only for our personal growth and satisfaction. We are here in this world not to glorify ourselves but to fulfill God’s wishes. We are all vessels needed in this world to contribute for the fulfillment of God’s plan..


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MY RESPONCE
What an amazing article. For many years, I went for combat to fullfill my life, solitarly or in a team with an ora et labora brave spirit. As an officer ofcourse we have to plot our direction with such POAC guidance. Mostly our aim are successfully. If some times we got such failed, we have to fight again and again until we achieved some gain. But if we got a trully all failed for nothing, we just make a laugh for a report to our superior. Then we’re praying together for asking our destiny. Then we have to fight again and again. What did I got from all those morality treasure? Thanking in God, I am still excised in my 64th. If I may daresay, all action is number one, destiny is number ten. How do you think about that?

eman - March 23, 2008 at 11:13 am

Note: I read more and more on this an so fine article to get the essence perfectly. 

sorry I wasn't able to sent a note earlier today

My dear lovingly Fina. Thanks indeed for this lovely
short note. You made me happy. It's all okay my dear.
Please do so with all you said as a certain deadline.
Although Jakarta getting much more hotter, but
everything are undercontrolled. Thanks a lot for your
lovely wishes on me. Excuse me for I missed you so.
Take care and I wish you having a nice day too.

--- Leofina Jane Galleta
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> Hello dear Friend,
>
> Been finishing something for a certain deadline.
> sorry I wasn't able to sent a note earlier today, I
> will check on your other mails after i am done with
> this one.
> I hope youre having a nice day! :-)
>
>
> Leofina Jane G. Galleta
> www.drippingmind.wordpress.com
>

My dear Fina, would you suggest me, please...

My dear Fina. I wish you a happy Sunday with your own
famili. Today you look that busy, but excuse me may I
say that I missed you without such a note about you.
Shawie has wrote a note in BlogCatalog as shown below.
I guessed she read what I have wrote to you. But
frankly I get wonder if I can writte more to inspire
the others. I have tried but failed. My dear Fina, do
you have any suggestion for me. Please.


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Thanks for dropping by :) May you continue to write
more to inspire others...have a good one!

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Aa Eman: Hallo Fina, what are you doing today. I hope you all well. Thanks a lot for approving me in here. But I am so sorry, didn't know you're come in. I just have a bit busy for changing template of our Fina blog. Excuse me if I say, I mised you so today. But I knew you're busy with a new posting in your heavenly blog. Take care indeed, my dear Fina.

 

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Knowing all these aspect of my life had helped me to know more about myself. It was like a beacon light that penetrated some of the blurred, dark chamber of myself that was still undiscovered. With these revelations came the wisdom and understanding that opened the door to the hidden unexplored chamber of my being. There are more revelations to come, that I am very sure of. The only difference now, is that I would not be hearing it from other people. Of course, it would not include my friends’ point of view, as I know that there are certain things that other people would see in a different perspective that would also be essential to further enhance my character.

For now, I have the capacity to be my own critic, as I always do now. For me, knowing my limitations and strength, knowing things that I failed to acknowledge or given importance, acknowledging failure and defeat, all these would be essential in knowing and understanding myself. As I go on with the remaining days of my life, I would still be learning more of the many facets I failed to notice, for me to know more the person in me.



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Wow, what a coincidennt!

Magandang omaga, Fina. How are you? I hope you got a
wonderfull bed last night and I wish you're all fine.
This morning I click the blogroll Fina on my gate
http://renungansekilas.blogspot.com/. It opened, but
show me another fina of
http://ljgalleta.blogspot.com/
Wow, what a coincidennt! So last night I made a
mistake using the URL http://jlgalleta.blosppot.com/
for a Leofina Jane Galleta, and ofcourse it worked
fine.

Excuse me Fina, but what actually you're though about
me? Am I a very lucky man? Yes I am, my dear Fina. Let
us know, what it will be with this sweet coincidence.
You must be in Sunday church with your happy family.
Have a lovely day you might write down on the lovingly
drippingmind blog for me, please. Since what I am
waiting for, my Fina dear.

Fina's

Salamat po, :-)

:-), you're that right. How could you guessed my mind?
I have been thinking a lot, what will be much nicer
if I may call you with how your family call their
lovely daughter. Yes indeed, I thought of LJ and Jane
too. But not for Leo, it too much masculine not like
yours so feminine. But Fina is just a lovingly call
not a petname, :-) Okay Fina, then I would be happy
tobe your family and best friends too. What a lucky
man. And you may call me just Eman, meaned love and
care in Javanese.

Well, I guessed not liked that so Fina. All of your
sweety and lovely welcoming on me just much than the
most I may have to. You just made me happy, you know?
But would you please tell me frankly, how about my
English? I am worry you're rather not that understood.
That was why I never have an English one among my 100
blogs. And with you, I wish having a good English
blog. Your blog will teach me very much. Salamat po.

Would you please tell me about yourself, families,
collages, best friends, your past. If you donot mind.
You can do so one in a time someday in the future. I
love to know you my lovely lady Fina. What a cheer,
lady Fina. What time is this in Manila? In Jakarta it
was 23.02. Have a goodnite my lady Fina. Sleep well
with such lovely dream. I wish big smiles are yours as
a first thing in the next morning. Okay my most lady
Fina. G'nite. Mabuhay.


--- Leofina Jane Galleta
wrote:

> Fina.. you guessed it right,:-)
> my family and close friends call me with that
> petname. :-)
> My colleagues got accustomed in calling me LJ due to
> my initials
> in papers, :-)
> and my college friends had been calling me Jane,
> just for its
> easy usage.:-)
>
> I can't thank you enough for the effort, emanrais,
> Its almost overwhelming. :-)
> Salamat po, :-)
>
> I have more photos with my account in myspace
> http://www.myspace.com/jane_galleta
> You may find some that you'll like to use for the
> blog.
>
>
> Leofina Jane G. Galleta
> www.drippingmind.wordpress.com
>

I am more that honored with your idea Emanrais. :-)

Oh Leofina. I cant say a word to express how a happily
am. You so georgeous made me like a noble. But thanks
a lot indeed. Okay then, may I take your hand beside
me, let's we take a walk in a soft sunshine to be a
happily ever together. Let's we talk all about my
daily, about your lovely song that sang ever, about
your home in and arround, about your exploring with
your mind to find as well who you're. And I will try
to let you smiles in beauty and dignity.

So then I will upload anything of email and any our
correspondence in between us. So I can smell yours
lovely everyday at anytime, how lucky am I.
I am very much agree for talking about our cultures.
Enriching our selves in both possible bonding
cultures. And, you will enrich me with Tagalog
gestures, right? Have you take a look on jlgalleta
blog recently? I just a few minute put our blog on
MyBlogLog site. The I realize a few reader begin put
their statistic by clicking on her. Oh Leofina, I love
her this much. What are you thinking about the blog?
:-), I knew Leofina, you're in full cooperation to our
newly-conceived idea. Thank very much indeed.

--- Leofina Jane Galleta
wrote:

> I am more that honored with your idea Emanrais. :-)
> Such opportunity to
> learn and to share is rare and I am
> idea.
> in full
> cooperation to your newly-conceived
> I think it woud be great, your plan to post
> exchanges of missives because
> it is a great way to connect the lessons and reasons
> as we'll explore different subjects
> and share different ideas. I've been thinking about
> something like a fusion of cultures
> and personalities, the best of both worlds, :-)
> Isn't that nice! :-)
>
> Again, many thanks, Emanrais for your time and
> friendship. I feel blessed, :-)
>
>
> Leofina Jane G. Galleta
> www.drippingmind.wordpress.com
>
>

A blessed evening to you, Emanrais :-)

My dear Leofina. Reading carefully on your mail, make
me felt deeply about you. I donot know, but believe in
you have something special with your life. You're just
right, after exploring your 64 videos I am assuming if
you're such a very happy person. You have an inner and
outer beauty (made me tought you're an angel with your
golden fingers fairy lovely lady), you're a beauty
contestant too. I saw your ALL MY LIfe video, crowned
with a beauty contest tiara. Offcourse you must have a
lot of amazing friends, Surely every wealthy man will
dreams to live as your the-dreams-come-thru hubby. You
want to go into glories and anythings you thought when
you decided to be a beauty pageant contest, and you
win. And with all of these will made you play as a
different lady, but may be a queen too.

But, after I knew that wonderfull blog I have ever
read. I guessed you must be a nun, or a pupil in
seminary to be a nun. You're so that sensouus and
thouchy when you describes what are in your mind about
the Almihgty God, about the religie (you have to be a
Catholic, aren't you), you're like an artis arranged
every words carefully to build a literary art. Trust
me, you just made me so amazing indeed, Leofina.
Now, what is this? [[keeps the light of yearning to go
on]] For me you're just a tender warm lovely sunshine
whose gave me an enlightment softly. Thanking to God.

Okay then, with my deep appreciation on your effort to
understand who you're in this life. What a really
wonderfull person you're. In this age you exploring
something different with a lot of young ladies
arround. Actually I knew some Filifino's lovely girls.
But they never mentioned what their wish for a life
liked you. They are just commont beautifull youngster
with such divas dreaming in their actual mind.

Again. You're such a different my lovingly fairy lady,
Leofina. Frankly, you may tied my neck this much and
you may drag me like a cow to the meadow at your wish.
:-)
But believe me, if you just a dream in my cybernite. I
guess I will never ever thinking, if there is having
such a lady like you. Are you just my dream in this
cyberlife, Leofina? I hope that not so. Really am.

Okay my dear Leofina. You just inspired me alot. I
hope with you I can write on my first blog finely. And
if there are something good I can do for you, please
donot be hesitated. Please let me know as well. Okay?

--- Leofina Jane Galleta
wrote:

> A blessed evening to you, Emanrais. :-)
>
> Again, mine is deep gratitude for your good words
> with regards to my works at Shadows of Scribbles,
> :-) Feedbacks about it are like fuel that keeps the
> light of yearning to go on, for me to continue
> scribbling. Your enthusiasm, most especially is
> truly an inspiration, :-)
>
> What am I doin there..:-) A valid question,
> Emanrais. In fact, I appreciate that you've asked.
> Seldom that I find a person who immediately wants to
> know what's in my soul, more that what their eyes
> can see in me. :-) It actually means a lot. But
> before I give you an answer, please allow me to
> make some speculation... :-) I think you were
> thinking that a woman at my age should be having fun
> with friends, exploring the world, grabbing every
> opportunity to have that fame, glory, clout, and
> satisfaction in surpassing one victory from the
> other...That was why you wondered why I chose to
> spend
> my free time on a virtual world with unknown
> friends... Please correct me if I am wrong with my
> observations, :-)
>
> My answer to the question is that I am there with my
> quest to unravel the truth in every shadow that
> lurks within me. I am there with the hope to lay
> down some enlightened chapters as I go through the
> process of discovering myself. I see myself with
> lots of undiscovered territories. And I am motivated
> to understand myself as much as I can. I feel that I
> don't have the right to give an opinion about the
> world if I don't even know the truth and realities
> within me, both pleasant and otherwise.
>
> Each piece of article in there is the product of my
> quest to find the hidden gold in each chapter of my
> life... I mean, it is not logical for one to go
> through challenges, pain, adjustments, and changes
> without essential purpose. Sometimes, the end result
> is not as important as the process itself. While I
> travel back to those chapters of my life, there are
> bits and pieces of realization that I can pick up.
> These realizations adds more clarity to what and how
> it was, and further understanding would come.
>
> Funny, but I just realized that I am not doing it,
> only for self awareness... but its ripple effect
> extends to be a reference for others. I am there
> Emanrais, because I can't find that kind of freedom
> to express myself in the actual world. In there, I
> can be like something fluid, freely flowing, still
> able to go on despite obstacles, and simply
> unrestricted. I am there for the freedom it offers,
> Emanrais.
>
> How nice of you to really find time with me though
> these exchanges of letters, emanrais. No offense
> meant, but you remind me of the person who
> influenced my life the greatest. I will be posting
> something about my "tatang Itok" next.. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> Leofina Jane G. Galleta
> www.drippingmind.wordpress.com

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You look that sad and bitter...

I do hope you enjoy your dinner with a good appetite.
I wish God bless with my deeply religious lovely lady.
During my visit into a lot of your video in Youtube,
although not at all of 64 I did explored well. I saw a
bitterness in your rather tired eyes. And a sadness in
your whole lovingly face. Excuse me, if these things
make you feel as a violent interfere on to your life.
But since I do my knowledge as an alternative healer
in phisic and phsycotherapic and a consultative for
emotional disorder. I wish can do something good for
you as my gratuity and compliment for your health life
and holistic happiness. You're such a multitalented
lady. Please forgive me, if you think this is my bottom and
rudeness untolerating behaviour. But I do this sincere
in you.

Please take a look the pic of
http://ljgalleta.blogspot.com/. Would you please
send me a suggestion since I guess it will be much
better for using such lighter template instead of the
black one.
Have a splendid day if you wish to take in bed.



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Walang anuman, at maraming salamat din, :-)

emanrais said:
Maraming salamat din too, Leofina. Having a lovely dinner with all you love. God bless you.
March 22nd 2008



drippingmind said:
I just read your messages my friend, :-) Walang anuman, at maraming salamat din, :-) Will respond later, its dinner time for us. Thank you so much! :-)
March 22nd 2008 -

Maraming Salamat.

Would you please take a look at a moment into
http://ljgalleta.blogspot.com. And give me a sugestion
on how to fullfill your needs on this blog. I wish to
put such lovely pic at 1000 pixell, so you can stay
sparklingly on the top. And then I will upload all of
our basicly Question and Answer at your permission.
Actually, this is my first English blog since I
understood if my English not such perfect one. With
you Leofina, I wish so to have a good English and a
lot of Tagalog too. Maraming Salamat.

All your word in your blog just like a poem.

"Your presence here is a joy to my heart, A blessed
moment to both of you my friends, the ever gourgeous
earhtlingeourgeous, emanrais, the ever gentleman with
such gracious words.:-)"

I felt so how I am flattened in to the earth with
those wondefull words above, my dear lovely one
Leofina Jane Gallleta. I wish to build such blog with
you, since I wish to put all our loving notes and
correspondences in this very simple and rear blog. I
should learn anything from yours. Since I have no
words to spell on your amazing meaningfull words.

All your word in your blog just like a poem. I love
the way you pour all your drippingmind as well.
But excuse me a lot, if it look I just talk to a
lovely fairy lady Leofina Jane Galleta. I am sincere.

Could I have your another pic to enrich the blog
Leofina Jane Galleta look, please. The 3 pics edited
from yor blog seem not to fullfill my necesarry.
Stay well and have a nice great day, my lovely hearted Leofina.

Your words are blessings, emanrais

My dear Leofina, you have such lovely golden fingers
that reflect all side of sparkling heart in your mind.
I believe these since I read your first word in your
blog. It's all wondefull. I read a lot of English
blogs, but this is the blog I love to read more and
more. Since I got such amazing fresh things in my
soul. Excuse me for this private question. What are
you doing there. You are so young of 29 a very much
different with mine of 64. But your mind just wide
deep and warm like an ocean. You must be a sensous
very well educated young lovely lady. I love how you
take such piece of word to build an marvelous art.
If you donot mind, I wish to know you a lot. So I can
understood how you could play graciously in this way.

As you undestood, I am an 64 married man with my only
son and 3 fosterchildren for school and college. And
we have Gaby, our lovely granddaugther at
http://gaby-inara.blogspot.com/ Excuse me, but since
you're such humble generous lovely lady. I would so
happy if I have something good for you as yours for me
too. Take care Leofina (or may I have your nick name
as Cory for madame Corazon Aquino, please). Good bless
you!

--- Leofina Jane Galleta
wrote:

> Your words are blessings, emanrais. Thank you so
> much, :-) For me life becomes more meaningful as we
> all try to "take and receive" from one another.
> Though it doesn't necessarily mean that one must
> take something from the person whom one had given
> something.. In one way or another, all that we give
> will bounce back to us. :-)
>
> I do wish to learn from you emanrais, I consider
> myself as always as a child, who is interested to
> learn, one who always thirst for understanding. It
> would be great to share and learn with you all.
>
> My deepest gratitude for such your enthusiasm and
> delight in the small and simple things that I share.
>
>
>
> Blessings! :-)
>
> Leofina Jane G. Galleta
> www.drippingmind.wordpress.com
>

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Very touchy indeed. So I understood why the Holy Pope did this annualy in Vatican. We call this as Tazkiyyatun nafs’, to clean our soul. Thanks a lot, for such a wonderfull blog. Regards, aa.
emanrais - March 20, 2008 at 8:20 pm

Hello emanrais,:-) bless your kind heart for your gracious words. Thank you for checking out things here,:-) Am glad to somehow shed some clarity into something, on the other hand, I am delighted to learn something from you also.:-)
Cultural exchanges is a good way to bridge the differences that somehow keeps the world divided in one way or another,
Please do come again, aa.
drippingmind - March 21, 2008 at 3:08 am

Hi LJ, thanks for this post, very reflective and heart felt. I feel humbled by this reminder.
earthlingorgeous - March 21, 2008 at 5:53 am

We’re trusted in God. The primacausa has reigned thru the life and death in such lovingly way for all creatures. Thanking God for let me find this lovely fairy lady with her golden fingers to write a blog whose I can learn in my life a lot. And I am towing all my hearted soul into enlightment, indeed. I wish to come again soon, my lady.
emanrais - March 21, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Excuse me to link this blog into URL http://tebakmanggis.blogspot.com/, please.
emanrais - March 21, 2008 at 6:12 pm

Your presence here is a joy to my heart, A blessed moment to both of you my friends, the ever gourgeous earhtlingeourgeous, emanrais, the ever gentleman with such gracious words.:-)
Blogging became more meaningful and exciting as I cam to know you guys, thank you for the opportunity for further learning and interaction. Surely, it enrich my life more.
Emanrais, I am honored to be included in your blog, I just add yours into mine.:-)

Gorgeous, thanks girl! I linked yours also.
drippingmind - March 22, 2008 at 1:56 am

Your words are blessings, emanrais. Thank you so much,
For me life becomes more meaningful as we all try to “take and
receive” from one another. Though it doesn’t necessarily mean that one must take something from the person whom one had given something..
In one way or another, all that we give will bounce back to us.
drippingmind - March 22, 2008 at 2:04 am