Thursday, April 30, 2009
Month Past 04/01-04/30/09 (Holy Week,Birthday,Log Cut,Wedding Anniversary)
Sun 04/05 is Palm Sunday. Beginning of Holy Week. Beginning of rituals e.g. no meat Fridays. Eons ago there would be no shows on TV except one or two channels with religious programs. You have no choice. Either you watch it or turn off your TV. Most of the shows are replays anyway. There was no betamax then or VHS or DVD or the Blu Ray. Only a number of radio stations would air playing somber music. There were record players but you're not suppose to listen to your LP collection since most likely they are "not appropriate" for the occasion. People were supposed to be gloomy. But times, as often do, change. Kids now have no idea what "sacrifices" :( we as kids then went through especially with our elders who were always on the look out and ready to reprimand if you play with gusto. I guess Holy Week for them was an occasion where they could finally enjoy some peace and quiet. You think they'll let us play Nintendo if we had it then since we would be just sitting in a corner minding our business? Now Iam them. It's not about rituals. It's finding the meaning of the occasion..."For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son"
And it snowed on Palm Sunday. Wet snow but it did not last (pics below). And it's April. It's summer in Manila and I'm sure everybody would be looking forward to a long weekend. That's another change.
Fri 04/17 marked another year being a quinquagenarian. LIII to be exact. W and I celebrated eating dinner atSpice Thai and thanking the Lord for blessing me with another year still in good health, with a job, a house and a better half better than moi.
Tue 04/14 was my day off. And I thought now is a good time to cut the cut trees that felllast year at the path in our backyard. So I did some sawing and carrying most part of the morning. And now we have what I call a log seat in our garden (pics below).
Fri 04/24 W and I went to Portland, Oregon to attend Fil and Lucy's 25th Wedding Anniversary. First time to be in Portland. Took advantage of our short stay and rented a Nissan Sentra to move around. A compact car but its got pick up. A funny or it could have been serious incident happened on our way to the wedding anniversary. W and I were supposed to pick up Lucy's friend who came all the way from LA at her hotel. W called her up about 20 minutes before pick up to make sure she's ready. We were about 15 minutes late arriving and she was not at the lobby as agreed upon. W asked the hotel receptionist to call her room. There was no answer even on her cell. So we waited another 10 minutes thinking she might be on her way down when we called. Since we were already running late for the ceremony we thought she might have decided to just get a cab after our wait. So we hurried off to church which is a good 20 minutes drive if you don't get lost. It took us about 35 minutes. And don't ask why. Surprise, we were late and Lucy's friend is nowhere to be found. Like I said it could have been serious. What if something happened to her inside her room and she fell unconscious. I told W we should have insisted that they check her room. Fil and Lucy were already taking their vows. When Lucy saw us she had this questioning look: "Where is Agnes?"
On a side note for April: Gas price is at $ 2.35 more or less on the average. Jobless Claim is at 5.9 M as of 04/02 and unemployment is at 8.3% highest in 23 years or since '86. H1N1 or Swine Flu (Porky Pig et al are filing their formal complaint) is becoming a concern.
Pics below includes Lake Haas view in our backyard and new plant growth breaking ground with moi clearing last year's stems.
Fri 04/17 marked another year being a quinquagenarian. LIII to be exact. W and I celebrated eating dinner at
Tue 04/14 was my day off. And I thought now is a good time to cut the cut trees that fell
Fri 04/24 W and I went to Portland, Oregon to attend Fil and Lucy's 25th Wedding Anniversary. First time to be in Portland. Took advantage of our short stay and rented a Nissan Sentra to move around. A compact car but its got pick up. A funny or it could have been serious incident happened on our way to the wedding anniversary. W and I were supposed to pick up Lucy's friend who came all the way from LA at her hotel. W called her up about 20 minutes before pick up to make sure she's ready. We were about 15 minutes late arriving and she was not at the lobby as agreed upon. W asked the hotel receptionist to call her room. There was no answer even on her cell. So we waited another 10 minutes thinking she might be on her way down when we called. Since we were already running late for the ceremony we thought she might have decided to just get a cab after our wait. So we hurried off to church which is a good 20 minutes drive if you don't get lost. It took us about 35 minutes. And don't ask why. Surprise, we were late and Lucy's friend is nowhere to be found. Like I said it could have been serious. What if something happened to her inside her room and she fell unconscious. I told W we should have insisted that they check her room. Fil and Lucy were already taking their vows. When Lucy saw us she had this questioning look: "Where is Agnes?"
On a side note for April: Gas price is at $ 2.35 more or less on the average. Jobless Claim is at 5.9 M as of 04/02 and unemployment is at 8.3% highest in 23 years or since '86. H1N1 or Swine Flu (Porky Pig et al are filing their formal complaint) is becoming a concern.
Pics below includes Lake Haas view in our backyard and new plant growth breaking ground with moi clearing last year's stems.
