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CA.618 http://anicete.multiply.com/ <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);margin: 16px 8px 8px 2px;background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);float: left;width: 180px;"><ul style="list-style-type: none;padding-left: 1em;"><li><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/ccanicete/" title="Website">Magne’s World</a></li><li><a href="http://anicete.blogspot.com/" title="Blog">CA-360°</a></li><li><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ccanicete/" title="Images from Picasa Web Albums">Picasa Web Albums</a></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/ccanicete" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ccanicete" title="FaceBook">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/ccanicete" title="Twitter">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://goodtree.com/people/charliea1" title="GoodTree: make a difference">GoodTree</a></li><li><a href="http://www.chess.com/members/view/Charlie91" title="Chess.com">Chess.com</a></li><li><a href="http://www.chesscircle.net/" title="ChessCircle.net">ChessCircle.net</a></li><li><a href="http://www.redhotpawn.com/" title="Red Hot Pawn">RedHotPawn</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thewillisconnection.com/" title="The Willis Connection">Willis Connection</a></li><li><a href="mailto:ccanicete@gmail.com" title="Feedback">Email</a></li></ul> </div> "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Heb 11.1); it is also "a treasure of life which is enriched by being shared" (CCC 949). We have to become bridges for each other, which is one intent of this site. We are not however limited by the written word; action as is often said, speaks louder than words. "What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can this faith save him? If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, be warmed and filled,' without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead" (Jas 2.14-17). I commence with the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi... "Make me, O Lord, an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen." Thanks for visiting my Multiply site! This is where I keep my stuff, so come back whenever you want to see what's new. Feel free to post a reply if you see something you like or just want to get in touch. <div style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"><a href="http://wdtprs.com/blog/a-prayer-before-connecting-to-the-internet/">Prayer Before Logging Onto the Internet</a> (by <a href="http://wdtprs.com/blog/" title="Fr. Z">Fr. John T. Zuhlsdorf</a>): Almighty and eternal God, who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good, true and beautiful, especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee that, through the intercession of St. Isidore, bishop and doctor, during our journeys through the Internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. [<a href="http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/57/Pangadi_Bayu_Tuglung_King_Internet">Capampangan translation</a>]</div> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:16:34 -0000 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:25:07 -0000 CA.618 http://images.anicete.multiply.com/logo http://anicete.multiply.com/ 100 100 Poema: Ing Agila Ning Apalit http://anicete.multiply.com/music/item/62/Poema_Ing_Agila_Ning_Apalit Ginale nang Amor de Jesus, Ing Agila Ning http://anicete.multiply.com/music/item/62/Poema_Ing_Agila_Ning_Apalit Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:25:07 -0000 Aftermath http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/69/Aftermath <a href="http://twitpic.com/l4quh" rel="nofollow" title="Sat image of Luzon (NMFC MODIS) >1 week after Parma; rivers s... on Twitpic"><img alt="Sat image of Luzon (NMFC MODIS) >1 week after Parma; rivers s... on Twitpic" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/l4quh.jpg" width="150" height="150"></a> <a href="http://twitpic.com/l8i6w" rel="nofollow" title="No Current Tropical Cyclone Warnings (JTWC NMFC): Sat Image :) on Twitpic"><img alt="No Current Tropical Cyclone Warnings (JTWC NMFC): Sat Image :) on Twitpic" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/l8i6w.jpg" width="150" height="150"></a>These last two weeks was a period of upheaval for our country, meeting 2 strong typhoons, and we are now living it their aftermath--great devastation, never before seen in history.  The image on the right shows a satellite image of Luzon (NMFC MODIS) more than 1 week after Typhoon Parma's first landfall; rivers are still swollen. Weather is fine with a ridge of high pressure area extending over Northern Luzon. The image at the extreme right shows a hemispheric satellite image (JTWC NMFC) demonstrating no current tropical cyclone warnings; TS Nepartak is moving northeast, while TS Parma is moving westward. A Low Pressure Area (LPA) however is seen about 700 km east of Catanduanes island. Hopefully this fine weather continues.As of this writing, the combined figures are mind-boggling.  About 1.3 million families were affected, translating to about 6.6 million individual persons, or 7% of the national population.  Of these affected people, 952 lost their lives, and many ar... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/69/Aftermath Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:15:51 -0000 Good Works and Media http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/68/Good_Works_and_Media <a href="http://twitpic.com/k8nm9" title="NOAA AVN MTSAT Sat Img: Supertyphoon Melor mov 290Â° 30 kph, ... on Twitpic" rel="nofollow"><img alt="NOAA AVN MTSAT Sat Img: Supertyphoon Melor mov 290Â° 30 kph, ... on Twitpic" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/k8nm9.jpg" width="195" height="160"></a>The Philippines, particularly Luzon was recently devastated by two powerful typhoons--Ketsana (Ondoy) and Parma (Pepeng)--leaving behind a lot of miserable people, needing humongous relief, mainly food, clothing, medical care, and shelter.  The image on the right shows typhoon Parma almost stationary above North Luzon, soaking it, being followed by supertyphoon Melor (went to Japan).  Obviously there is a need to give relief packages to them, and people who actually do the handing of the items.  Some popular personalities however said things on air that prompted this writing.  One says that people, particularly politicians and actors, ought not to show their faces while handing the packages, or perhaps not to give their names when donating.  Please, let's not criticize people for doing good!  Let's not put malice where there is none.  The faint of heart might lose interest in the whole thing just because of such idle talk.  They somehow remind us... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/68/Good_Works_and_Media Tue, 6 Oct 2009 15:43:33 -0000 Typhoon Lands http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/67/Typhoon_Lands <a href="http://twitpic.com/jyl7z" title="Typhoon Parma: about 360 km NE of Manila, moving 315Â° @ 7 kn... on Twitpic" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Typhoon Parma: about 360 km NE of Manila, moving 315Â° @ 7 kn... on Twitpic" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/jyl7z.jpg" width="134" height="150"></a> <a href="http://twitpic.com/k1fgz" title="Multispectral Sat Image (JTWC): Ty Parma (Pepeng) accelerated... on Twitpic" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Multispectral Sat Image (JTWC): Ty Parma (Pepeng) accelerated... on Twitpic" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/k1fgz.jpg" width="144" height="150"></a>About 12 hours ago, slightly weakened Typhoon Parma (local name: Pepeng) was located at about 360 km NE of Manila, moving 315° at 7 knots (13 kph), in the general direction of Isabela province Saturday (image 1).  A multispectral satellite image obtained now shows the further weakened typhoon accelerating to 22 knots (41 kph) moving NW, located just east of Isabela (image 2, both from NMFC/JTWC).  It's obvious by now that typhoon Ketsana's (Ondoy) fury will not be repeated in Metro Manila, and other nearby provinces.  Brace yourselves, people from Isabela, Cagayan and other adjacent provinces. Incidentally, one knot (nautical miles per hour) is equal to exactly 1.852 kph.Kudos to members of the Police (PNP) and Armed Forces (AFP) as they are rarely mentioned in the media, nevertheless they are the unsung heroes.  While many others are also giving relief and assitance, they are really the frontliners; before politicians and actors come, they have already cleare... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/67/Typhoon_Lands Sat, 3 Oct 2009 04:03:54 -0000 Supertyphoon http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/66/Supertyphoon <a href="http://twitpic.com/jugv9" rel="nofollow" title="Supertyphoon Parma 10-01, max winds: 220 kph; gusts: 260 kph;... on Twitpic"><img alt="Supertyphoon Parma 10-01, max winds: 220 kph; gusts: 260 kph;... on Twitpic" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/jugv9.png" width="150" height="167"></a><a href="http://twitpic.com/jt52l" rel="nofollow" title="NMFC/JTWC - mtsat 2009-10-01 05:30 See the extent of TS Parma... on Twitpic"><img alt="NMFC/JTWC - mtsat 2009-10-01 05:30 See the extent of TS Parma... on Twitpic" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/jt52l.jpg" width="150" height="168"></a>After 24 hours and using the previous parameters, the shaded area now is forecast to include the entire Luzon island and Samar; it is affecting Samar by this writing.  Using NMFC/JTWC (mtsat 2009-10-01 05:30), we can see the extent of Typhoon Parma (locally named Pepeng); the associated clouds are now covering the entire country, especially the eastern sector.  The eye of storm is located about 460 km east of Samar island, moving in the general direction of Northern Luzon (image on right). The latest image (left) demonstrates supertyphoon Parma (2009-10-01) with maximun winds of 220 kph, gusts reaching 260 kph, and moving NW at 22 kph (<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/">http://www.wunderground.com</a>).  It is category 4 (up to 250 kph) until it makes landfall in Northern Luzon on Saturday.  Superimposed is the satellite image showing the extent of the typhoon. Let us hope for a non-destructive outcome, or better still, for it to change course and dissipate away from http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/66/Supertyphoon Thu, 1 Oct 2009 18:06:07 -0000 Bracing for another Storm http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/65/Bracing_for_another_Storm <a href="http://twitpic.com/jltqq" title="Tropical Storm 19W (Parma), forecast as of 2009-09-29 (NMFC/J... on Twitpic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/jltqq.gif" alt="Tropical Storm 19W (Parma), forecast as of 2009-09-29 (NMFC/J... on Twitpic" width="150" height="150"></a>After being battered by tropical storm (TS) Ketsana last Saturday where at least 240 people died and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes (as of this writing), another TS is coming--Parma (19W).  Its effects are expected to be felt this weekend; northern Luzon is a possible landfall (NMFC/JTWC).  As many more weather disturbances are expected after this, let's all pray for a tamer http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/65/Bracing_for_another_Storm Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:14:37 -0000 Proud To Be A Filipino http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/64/Proud_To_Be_A_Filipino <a href="http://anicete.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/7"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.anicete.multiply.com/image/0JXx0p0YSQTlRQH-rVbuRg/photos/1M/300x300/7/flag.png?et=eNkwrXW5ROYumoAg65w0aQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>When great things happen that put the Philippines in a good light, people would instinctively exclaim "I'm proud to be a Filipino!"  "I was hiding my head in a hole until this thing happened, what a wonderful feeling!"  Many such things come to mind: the restoration of democracy through a peaceful revolution in 1986, the triumph of Lea Salonga in the music and entertainment scene, victories of many sportsmen and women in their fields, especially for Manny Pacquiao lately, and many others... When bad things apparently happen, these same folks profess to be ashamed of their nationality.  Surely, bad things always happen, and we should do our part in stopping them, or at least mitigating their effects.  But our national pride never fades; it goes on and on. Perhaps it is similar to what happened (it may still be happening) to the Church in the past few years.  I guess everybody remembers the clerical scandals involving minors.  Many Catholics lost their faith.&... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/64/Proud_To_Be_A_Filipino Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:26:26 -0000 Cory Aquino, Farewell http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/63/Cory_Aquino_Farewell <a href="http://anicete.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.anicete.multiply.com/image/+nKlFVvfdVz1fGVtfHIjzg/photos/1M/300x300/6/cory.jpg?et=bXrfZs%2CbZrZ6soMNOb1o9A&nmid=0" border="0"></a>At 3:18 am last Saturday (1 August), Madam Corazon "Cory" Aquino, Philippine president from 1986-1992, passed away after a long bout with colon cancer.  She is rightly called the Icon of Democracy from the recent past as she led the country out of a protracted one-man rule, "introducing" peaceful revolution via "people power".  It may not be acknowledged by western historians but this manner of government change started it all--dominoes started tumbling!  Remember Poland?  This was followed by the eastern European countries, and also the former U.S.S.R.!  The late Pope John Paul II incidentally had a hand there too. February 1986 was really very memorable for many folks over here.  As Mr. Ferdinand Marcos (ruling president at the time) was preparing to take a "new" mandate after "winning" the snap elections, a military coup was simmering.  A violent uprising being hatched very high in the defence establishment.  This plot was however uncovered and... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/63/Cory_Aquino_Farewell Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:04:30 -0000 Goodbye, Michael Jackson http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/62/Goodbye_Michael_Jackson <a href="http://anicete.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/5"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.anicete.multiply.com/image/Mkd1wN1pfqZqQvz8P3VP6Q/photos/1M/300x300/5/mjackson.jpg?et=hyutZhrJWB5jIqRfImKpyA&nmid=0" border="0"></a>Four months has elapsed since my last entry, and many things happened, including socio-political and economic developments here and abroad. While these are important, they often become so boring that we sometimes forget their significance. We never run out of doomsayers who always see the negative in things. We see politicians and "pundits" creating ghosts, and then becoming frightened by them. Mere speculations end up in front pages; lies being repeated several times and then admitted as gospel truth. They are asking, "what is truth" but they already have answers! Religious events become politicized, and politics become sacralized. People who ought not to be believed are put in a pedestal and almost worshipped! This can go on forever. More than a week ago (June 25), the famous singer Michael Jackson passed away for a still unknown etiology at a young age of 50. Inspite of the numerous negative comments, Jackson was a great man for his circumstances, mainly out of his control. They fo... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/62/Goodbye_Michael_Jackson Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:48:01 -0000 Revisiting Death http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/61/Revisiting_Death <img class="alignright" src="http://images.anicete.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SbkaxAoKCDgAADG94oo1/Francis01.jpg?et=LrHR7xLI9LmHdv56Z0OWmg&nmid=0" border="0">Less than a week ago (March 6), a very popular music/rap icon passed away after a painful and protracted bout against leukemia (AML). He's the forever young Francis Magalona, a.k.a. Francis M--his 44 years looks like just 22--that baby-faced. His fight against this kind of stubborn cancer is well-publicized. Many people unrelated to him, including me felt the loss, as if losing a brother. This incident made me revisit our old friend--death. Death is a friend, but we don't seek it, it seeks us. It becomes an enemy if we actively long to see him. It's a mystery why some go through a lot of pain and suffering before he comes. It comes to some with no pain at all. Don't get me wrong, euthanasia is an abominable sin; as Christians, we accept the suffering and pain with its coming, as if it replaces our purgatory. We should not dread death. I believe in God's mercy and we will surely have an opportunity to ask for mercy, only God knows when. One nanosecond on earth may represent a very lon... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/61/Revisiting_Death Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:25:21 -0000 Guide the Children http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/60/Guide_the_Children Yesterday, a nephew asked me about the meaning of some words he's trying to read from the computer screen. It's in fancy fonts and written in Spanish. In decades past, children were familiar with Spanish. That's not the point anyway... The problem phrase in Spanish was: "Cinco Diablo". It pertains to the title of the music album of a certain band he's scrutinizing. I told him it stands for "five devil" [maybe that's five devils], and warned him of the dangers of being attracted to such things--the name might become a reality--meaning the devil might influence him sooner or later. It's laughable I have to admit, but who knows? It's similar to playing with ouija boards, e.g.; dangerous to the soul. Then I asked the name of the band. I was surprised the group's name was "Saliva". What? I'm wondering, if such are the band name and album titles, the lyrics would also be garbage. I then intended to speak to his parents about this seemingly innocent stuff. That I'm going to do, but lest I forge... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/60/Guide_the_Children Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:04:17 -0000 Rational Chess 2 http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/59/Rational_Chess_2 <a href="http://anicete.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SZvcNgoKCDgAAH9TeNw1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.anicete.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SZvcNgoKCDgAAH9TeNw1/chess002.png?et=YUz0wzysfk1EKUpd%2C9lDeQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>I few months ago I posted a lightning chess game in which I lost, and then proceeded to write about the irrationality of lightning chess (see previous blog post). Well, some people agreed but some didn't, and so this post. There has to be another side to this thing. I got some insights from Sarah (at Chess.com), and I'm putting a piece of her mind here (with her permission): "...Basically, it's doing what you already know, but by instinct and without deep analysis. I think to believe that even lightning is just mindless moving of pieces is shaky ground. Of course, it can be, but doesn't have to be. Many great players were great blitz and/or lightning players--Tal, Fischer, Fine, Petrosian, Korchnoi, Bronstein, Spassky, Taimanov, Dzindzichashvili, Tal's uncle Nezhmetdinov, Svidler and, of course, Chepukaitis. None of these players made many random moves. But time is an important factor, maybe the most important one, everything else being equal, since the clock ends the game for sure. "So ... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/59/Rational_Chess_2 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:02:11 -0000 Happy Birthday, Tommy! http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/58/Happy_Birthday_Tommy <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.anicete.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SSTYfwoKCDgAAAXP0TI1/Tom5Bday01.jpg?et=SUnzDd%2BBYiTJ8qh8YcFnKA&nmid=0" border="0">It's little Tommy's fifth birthday yesterday.  The photo shows him blowing the candle, with cousin Ling-Ling looking on. With the looming economic meltdown, such occasions must continue for the sake of our children.  Some people say that there'll be no Christmas because of difficult times.  No, this kind of mentality must be stopped!  We might say that it's the quality that is important, not the quantity of food and drinks.  Let the spirit of love prevail always! "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea." (Matthew 18.3-6 RSV) http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/58/Happy_Birthday_Tommy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:26:49 -0000 Good Friday Procession 2008 B http://anicete.multiply.com/video/item/5/Good_Friday_Procession_2008_B Taken by Ate Lelette at the 2008 Good Friday procession (2 of http://anicete.multiply.com/video/item/5/Good_Friday_Procession_2008_B Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:27:02 -0000 Good Friday Procession 2008 A http://anicete.multiply.com/video/item/4/Good_Friday_Procession_2008_A Taken by Ate Lelette at the 2008 Good Friday procession (1 of http://anicete.multiply.com/video/item/4/Good_Friday_Procession_2008_A Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:23:45 -0000 Jolly Old St. Nicholas http://anicete.multiply.com/video/item/3/Jolly_Old_St._Nicholas Tere singing "Jolly Old St. Nichols" http://anicete.multiply.com/video/item/3/Jolly_Old_St._Nicholas Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:15:22 -0000 Therese http://anicete.multiply.com/music/item/58/Therese The second album of Tere; songs recorded in http://anicete.multiply.com/music/item/58/Therese Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:42:36 -0000 Pangadi Bayu Tuglung King Internet http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/57/Pangadi_Bayu_Tuglung_King_Internet <a href="http://wdtprs.com/blog/a-prayer-before-connecting-to-the-internet/">Prayer Before Connecting To The Internet</a> by <a href="http://wdtprs.com/blog/">Fr. John T. Zuhlsdorf</a> Translated to Capampangan (major Philippine language) from English by Renato B. Alzadon of Academia Ning Amanung Sisuan (ANASI) Pangadi Bayu Tuglung King Internet O kipnuan king upaya at alan-anggang Dios, king anyu Mu lelang Mu kami at sinabi Mu kekami ing dulapan mi ya ing cayapan, ing catutuan, at ing caniwan, lalu't lalu na ing tagle cabanalan na ning Bugtung Mung Anak, Y Jesucristong Guinu mi, itulut Mu, pagamu-amu mi Keka, king kapamilatan nang San Isidro, Obispo at Doctor, a sana king penandit ning pamaglayag mi king Internet iyungyung mi la ding mata at gamat mi bucud mung king bague munie ligaya Keka at pakibagayan mi la sana king mitmung lugud at kapakumbaban ding maldang caladwang kekaming akatalamitanan. Kapamilatan na ning Cristong Guinu mi.  Amen. http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/57/Pangadi_Bayu_Tuglung_King_Internet Sun, 5 Oct 2008 08:59:08 -0000 Rational Chess http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/56/Rational_Chess <img border="0" class="alignright" src="http://ccanicete.googlepages.com/chess001.png">Three weeks ago, I tried a Live Chess game against a member of <a href="http://www.chess.com/">Chess.com</a>. I intended to accept an open challenge with a duration of at least 10 minutes but inadvertently clicked a lightning game (it's a 2-minute clock). I was a bit surprised and I even forgot about the abort option, and I continued on. I have to admit that that was the very first lightning game I did and I was off-balanced! I guess you have to see the diagram (I was Black, White to move) here to understand my point, about how irrational chess becomes in these types of fast games. The game is the Open Game: Patzer/Parnham Opening (C20), which is otherwise known as the Terrorist Attack. I knew about this opening but I was left totally surprised! I had the position where I can be checkmated in one move! But the greater surprise is the fact that my opponent didn't do it! The rest of the game is not that significant, although the randomness of the game is obvious, similar to watching an average football (soccer) game where t... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/56/Rational_Chess Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:39:42 -0000 Gloria Catacutan Vargas, 1927-2008 http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/55/Gloria_Catacutan_Vargas_1927-2008 <img class="alignright" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/ccanicete/SLLKvADGf3I/AAAAAAAACis/Shd1QYncHXQ/Ima004a.jpg" style="width: 320px;height: 431px;" border="0">Four days ago, my beloved aunt, a great person we lovingly call Ima, passed away while confined at Luna Hospital in Quezon City, Philippines.  I'm sure she's resting there in heaven, reunited with Tatay, her husband who prepared the place there, watching over us on earth.  Requiescat in pace... Family members, many relatives and friends here and abroad gave their gestures of love and support.  A notice was disseminated by her second son, P/SSupt Noel Vargas... Pagpanaw ni Ima Maraming salamat po sa pakikiramay at pakikidalamhati ninyo sa pagpanaw ni Ima noong nakaraang Linggo, 24 August 2008...  Last year si Tatay (9 September 2007)... Nakaburol sa Matuang Bale sa Pampanga Libing sa Sabado 30 August 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Now this message was accompanied by a poem in our mother tongue, Capampangan, which was translated into Tagalog subsequently.  A short note follows. Alang Cayangganan Ing Lugud Na Ning Indu Alang cayangganan ing lugud ning indu Keka o penganac supling kang ... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/55/Gloria_Catacutan_Vargas_1927-2008 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:47:50 -0000 Senior Citizens http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/54/Senior_Citizens I received the following jokes through email.  The original authors were not mentioned... Lost In The Darndest Places An elderly Floridian called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car has been broken into.  She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: "They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!" she cried. The dispatcher said, "Stay calm. An officer is on the way." A few minutes later, the officer radios in.  "Disregard."  He says, "She got in the back-seat by mistake." Family Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together.  One night the 96-year-old draws a bath.  She puts her foot in and pauses.  She yells to the other sisters, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?" The 94-year-old yells back, "I don't know--I'll come up and see."  She starts up the stairs and pauses, "Was I going up the stairs or down?" The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea, li... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/54/Senior_Citizens Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:00:50 -0000 Science and Faith http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/53/Science_and_Faith In these past few days, I've been involved with a friend debating via email on the existence of God because science for him seems to disprove God's existence. Obviously I defended God's existence, but I had a hard time explaining how can faith and science be not contradictory using his viewpoint. On my friend's part, he used knowledge of quantum theory in "demolishing" God, but I stood my ground. I had difficulty giving my side because he doesn't accept the usual commonsensical explanations, like the first cause and the designer principles.  He's asking for direct evidence from science, and of course there's no such thing.  You can't see under the electron microscope an angel's feather, or perhaps look through a very powerful telescope and see God there at the edge of the universe!  So how can we go about that predicament? And of course I could not offer up the bible because for him all these stories were "made up".  He made the bible at par with fairy tales, and oth... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/53/Science_and_Faith Sat, 31 May 2008 01:36:13 -0000 Keka Judge Fullen Anicete http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/52/Keka_Judge_Fullen_Anicete by Amor C. de Jesus Juez yang mituringan, king kekaba na ning bie na Uling malwat menungculan alang matsurang gewa na Detang taung makadalum a mamarap king Sala na king balen ning Santo Tomas at Minalin a pagsilbyan na, mididinan lang justicia at pareas ing lawe na. Gewa na ing catungculan, uling biasa ya caring batas at ilang meging giya na. E na lalun ing bili mu, ma-influencia o makwalta, at caring decision na bucud mu ding ebidencia yla retang tutukian na. Familya nang caluguran, pepakit na ing lingap na Uling angga king tauling inawa, e kinupas ing lugud na Lalu na kang Natividad, ing maganaca nang asawa Labis-labis ing panirug matyagang menese kaya Ena alos atanggap-tanggap ing macu at lakwan nala detang anac at apo na a mal dili ketang bie na. Ngeni ing catataulian muli at marap ne ketang miglalang kaya. Anya balen Capampangan pasalamat ka't kilala Ning maningning a licwan na at agawa king balayan Itang Knights of Columbus nung nucarin mig Grand Knight ca Carela pepakit mu ing lugud pamanpal... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/52/Keka_Judge_Fullen_Anicete Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:30:57 -0000 Jesus Saves! http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/51/Jesus_Saves The following joke (entitled Jesus Saves!) seems to be irreverent but such conversations--between God and Satan--occur in the Holy Bible.  In the Book of Job, God argued with the devil.  From Job 1.6-12 RSV, the following is read: Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.  The LORD said to Satan, "Whence have you come?" Satan answered the LORD, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it."  And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?"  Then Satan answered the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nought?  Hast thou not put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side?  Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.  But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that ... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/51/Jesus_Saves Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:52:17 -0000 Judge Fulgencio Z. Anicete, 1931-2008 http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/50/Judge_Fulgencio_Z._Anicete_1931-2008 <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_cKSxBidE7zM/R8wFpH-2WvI/AAAAAAAABts/842nRI3CjZ0/s1600-h/Fullen010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_cKSxBidE7zM/R8wFpH-2WvI/AAAAAAAABts/842nRI3CjZ0/s320/Fullen010.jpg" alt="Fulgencio Anicete" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173516276017289970" border="0"></a>Exactly a week ago, my beloved father passed away quietly, ending a long bout with COPD, exacerbations of which became more frequent lately.  I'm sure he's resting there in heaven, watching over us on earth.  Requiescat in pace... Many relatives and friends gave their gestures of love and support, including from my godfather, Ninong Amor, all the way from California.  He sent me and the family many letters of condolences.  I published part of his letter to me in Capampangan, our mother tongue... '...Ketang belita meng meangu bie at angga na ketang aldu ning pangakutkut na, alos e mamaku keng kanakung kaisipan itang larauan na, babalik itang milabas a madalas keng misasabi ketang Judge's chamber na, at kareng lakad mi keng Rotary Club.  Unabis, keng pamiabe mi, ala kung atatandanan a mikontra kami.  Istung ating pisasabian keng kapulungan a tatagunan mi, parati keng mikakampi anya malagad mung tutu ing ating sasalangsang.  Balu re amanu ing Compare ku.&n... http://anicete.multiply.com/journal/item/50/Judge_Fulgencio_Z._Anicete_1931-2008 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:19:48 -0000 Chess.com http://anicete.multiply.com/links/item/14/Chess.com Chess.com - Play. Learn. http://anicete.multiply.com/links/item/14/Chess.com Mon, 3 Sep 2007 13:03:16 -0000