Top news for the day
Source: GMA News.tv
Gibo shies away from Danding issue in Quiboloy interview
Administration party presidential bet Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday shied away from “familial issues" with his uncle, business tycoon and known kingmaker Eduardo “Danding" Cojuangco...
Gordon on RH bill: ‘I am not afraid of the Church’
Bagumbayan standard bearer Senator Richard Gordon claimed on Thursday that he is not afraid to earn the ire of the powerful Roman Catholic Church, although he would not push for the passage of the...
14 cops linked to Maguindanao massacre flown to Manila
Fourteen policemen who were among those charged in connection with the Nov. 23 massacre of more than 50 people in Maguindanao province were flown to Manila Thursday to undergo for further...
New taxes a possibility, Villar tells Makati Business Club
It wasn’t exactly neutral territory for Manuel Villar when he spoke before the Makati Business Club (MBC). But he still had enough gumption to refuse ruling out new taxes when he becomes president.
Misuari endorses Bro. Eddie, runs as his Sulu gubernatorial bet
Nur Misuari, the first governor
of the Philippines’ Muslim Mindanao region, has endorsed Bangon Pilipinas standard bearer Bro. Eddie Villanueva. Misuari, who is also founder of the Moro National...
El Shaddai leader invites Villar, Legarda to Hong Kong
Bro. Mike Velarde, the charismatic leader of the 8-million-strong El Shaddai, has invited the tandem of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. and Sen. Loren Legarda to attend their Hong Kong chapter’s anniversary...
Villar: I will not defend Arroyo from charges
Senator Manuel Villar Jr. will not defend President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from whatever charges to be filed if ever he is elected president in the May 10 elections.
Panlilio ousted as Pampanga governor; who’s next in line?
(Update 2 - Feb. 12, 3:30 a.m.) Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio joined the growing list of Liberal Party (LP) local executives to be unseated as the Commission on Elections Second Division on...
Makati court gives Danny Lim 3-day freedom
A Philippine local court has given former Army Scout Ranger commander Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, a senatorial candidate of the Liberal Party, a three-day freedom to attend an event in his home province...
PNP gets 3 Raven choppers for anti-crime operations
For PNP Special Action Force commander Director Leocadio Santiago, it was a dream come true. Last Wednesday night, Santiago beamed with pride as three brand new helicopters touched down on the...
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
MYMP’s pre-Valentine show
With a new talent fresh from Davao City, the “MYMP Now: Prouder Than Ever,” is presenting a pre-Valentine show at the Music Museum on Feb. 12.
Where to go this Love Month
No plans yet for the Valentine's season? Here are a list of events where you and your loved one can celebrate love...with music.
Why David Benoit keeps coming back to Manila
Composer, conductor and contemporary jazz pianist David Benoit, who’s back in the country for another concert after six years, is pleased with how FILharmoniKA resident conductor Gerard Salonga arranged several of his songs.
Crab boat captain who loved challenges dies at 53
A crab boat captain who dodged danger for decades in the Bering Sea succumbed to a more common American ailment.
Jennifer Aniston: Gerard Butler's bounty?
Gerard Butler hauls off a struggling Jennifer Aniston and stuffs her unceremoniously inside the trunk of a car. Moments later, a frazzled Aniston pops back up and smiles.
DeGeneres judges herself as honest in 'Idol' debut
Ellen DeGeneres is glad that her "American Idol" debut drew big ratings and high praise from the show's
creator, media mogul Simon Fuller. But the real test, she says, was judging herself.
Flawless presents new endorsers, reveals next campaign
A modern day Maria Clara and a bad boy who spent time on an army base in Okinawa, Japan have been chosen to become the faces of popular skincare and beauty clinic chain, Flawless.
Juris Fernandez still not on speaking terms with Chin Alcantara
Former MYMP singer, Juris Fernandez, admits she hasn’t talked with former musical partner, Chin Alcantara, for some time now.
Wonder Girls explain Sunmi’s withdrawal
The controversy generated by the withdrawal of Sunmi from the internationally renowned pop group Wonder Girls has not subsided.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
(UPDATE) Donaire gets a new foe in Pinoy Power 3
MANILA, Philippines – World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. was saddened when his foe, Mexican Gerson Guerrero, was declared out of the Pinoy Power 3 main event.
Poll: More fans want SMB vs Ginebra in PBA finals
MANILA, Philippines – Basketball fans apparently want to see either a San Miguel Beermen (SMB) vs Ginebra Gin Kings or a Ginebra vs Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants series in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Finals, according to participants in an abs-cbnNEWS.com sports poll.
Bolt, Federer and Williams nominated for Laureus awards
ABU DHABI – Usain Bolt, Roger Federer and Serena Williams are among those nominated for the 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards, the academy announced on Thursday.
Gorres to watch Pinoy Power III at ringside
MANILA, Philippines – Although he can never go back to the sport he loves, injured fighter Z Gorres will be at ringside to support for his fellow Filipinos who will fight in Pinoy Power III/Latin Fury XIII on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Las Vegas Hilton.
FEU scores twin victories in CHED chess tilt
MANILA, Philippines – It was a double victory for the FEU woodpushers after its men’s and women’s teams dominated the CHED-NCR chess team tournament on Wednesday.
Wesley So defeats Russian GM for first Aeroflot win
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino GM Wesley So scores his first win in the ongoing Aeroflot Open 2010 Chess Tournament in Moscow, Russia by turning back Russian GM Dmitry Bocharov in the second round.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Christopher Ryan Lou Agoncillo, popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer and TV host.
Early life
Agoncillo was born on April 10, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Growing up in an upper middle-class family, he attended private schools from elementary to college. He graduated from De La Salle University-Manila with a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Organizational Communication.
Modeling
Agoncillo started modeling at the age of fifteen (15). He has appeared in television commercials, most notably for Penshoppe, a clothing line; Sprite, a sofdrink brand; and Islacom, a wireless cellular communications provider. He also recently appeared on a Smart Communications promotion commercial (2005) and Fitrum (with real-life wife Judy Ann Santos).
Hosting
Agoncillo became one of the original hosts of Mornings at GMA, an early morning variety program of GMA Network. He also hosted Campus Video, a short-lived program shown every Saturday mornings at GMA Network.
He moved to ABS-CBN, and became a co-host in Talk TV, a late morning talk show co-hosted by broadcasters Julius Babao and Christine Bersola, and actress Janette McBride. Agoncillo was briefly paired with co-host Janet McBride. Rumors spread that the two were exclusively dating for a period of time.
He also hosted Breakfast, an early morning variety program; Star in a Million, with Edu Manzano and Zsa zsa Padilla and Y-Speak, a youth-oriented talk show and debate forum. Both shows are still aired in Studio 23, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Network. He won his first KBP Golden Dove Awards for his Best Talk Show host in 2005 for Studio 23’s Y-Speak.
Agoncillo was the main host of Philippine Idol alongside fellow ABS-CBN actress Heart Evangelista on ABC-5 before it was moved to GMA 7 and rebooted into Pinoy Idol.
He returns to hosting with TV 5's Talentadong Pinoy a local version of Brtain's/America's Got Talent franchise, which showcases Filipino undiscovered talents. He also hosts Endemol's Pinoy Fear Factor which airs over ABS-CBN. Pinoy Fear Factor was shot entirely in Argentina.
In 2009, Ryan joined the longest-running noontime show in the Philippines, "Eat Bulaga!", it was his 4th Kapuso show after 7 years of hiatus on GMA, he was replaced from the late Francis Magalona who died in 2009. His wife, Judy Ann said that Ryan is not transferring TV networks since Ryan is not an exclusive contract actor of ABS-CBN so he can go in any stations if he want to. This is good for Ryan because he has three top-rating programs in three biggest networks.
Acting
Agoncillo joined the talent cast of ABS-CBN. He is most memorable for playing the love interest of Judy Ann Santos in the television soap opera Krystala. He again appeared with Santos in the movie Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo. He received best actor nominations from different award-giving bodies for his portrayal of a confused newly-wed husband in this film. He will be doing a new movie with Judy Ann Santos called Mr. Housewife.
He also played a main cast role in Bituing Walang Ningning, an ABS-CBN soap opera featuring singer-actresses Sarah Geronimo, Angelika dela Cruz, and Zsa Zsa Padilla in the leads.
Agoncillo also played leading roles in independent film projects and television drama shows. He played the distinct roles of a grease-filled beggar and a transvestite in two separate dramatic episodes of Maalaala Mo Kaya, the biographical drama series of ABS-CBN.
He topbilled ABS-CBN teleserye, Ysabella with his long time on-screen partner, Judy Ann Santos.
Agoncillo returns to acting on TV with drama series entitled Pieta airing weekday afternoons over ABS-CBN wherein he portrayed Rigor, a character originally portrayed by the late Ace Vergel.
He also has a new tv sitcom, "George and Cecil" together with his longtime girlfriend (now new wife) Judy Ann Santos is now currently aired on ABS-CBN. This was Agoncillo's 1st Sitcom after his successful daytime drama series, "Pieta" on Channel 2. The show also won as Best Daytime Drama Series, but he was nominated as Best Drama Actor.
Agoncillo returns to acting again for his new role in May Bukas Pa where he plays a media cameraman after his wife Judy Ann Santos also guested in the show.
Photography
Ryan had a one-man colored photo exhibit at the Glorietta mall sponsored by Fujifilms in 2007. He published a black and white photography coffeetable book titled "Ploning - the Making" as a birthday gift to his fiancee, Judy Ann Santos in 2008.
Motoring
Ryan Agoncillo is a motorcycle enthusiast. He is also into drifting. He competes in drifting events with a Nissan Silvia (S13) sponsored by Adidas, Yellow Cab Pizza, Shell and Nexen Tire.
Personal life
Ryan announced his engagement to actress Judy Ann Santos. They confirmed their engagement on June 19, 2008.
After months of speculation, Ryan Agoncillo and Judy Ann Santos got married in a private wedding on the early morning of April 28, 2009, at the San Juan de Nepomuceno Church in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 7:31-37.
Again he left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man's ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened!") And (immediately) the man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it.They were exceedingly astonished and they said, "He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and (the) mute speak."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
Panglossian • \pan-GLAH-see-un\ • adjective
: marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic
Example Sentence:
Even the most Panglossian temperament would have had trouble finding the good in this situation.
Did you know?
Dr. Pangloss was the pedantic old tutor in Voltaire's satirical novel Candide. Pangloss was an incurable, albeit misguided, optimist who claimed that "all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." So persistent was he in his optimism that he kept it even after witnessing and experiencing great cruelty and suffering. The name "Pangloss" comes from Greek "pan," meaning "all," and "glossa," meaning "tongue," suggesting glibness and talkativeness.
Lesson for the day
Source: Annie Sebastian
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone.. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone.
Once he survives the night, he is a MAN. He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some human might do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man.
Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us.
When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
Moral of the story:
Just because you can't see God,
Doesn't mean He is not there.
"For we walk by faith, not by sight!"
If you liked this story, pass it on.
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
MEKANIKO: Sir, hindi ko po naayos preno ng kotse niyo.
CUSTOMER: Ha?! Paano na yan?
MEKANIKO: Nilakasan ko na lang po ang inyong busina! Happy trip na lang po!
Divorced father: Anak pag-uwi mo bigay mo sa nanay mo itong cheke at sabihin mo 18 yrs old ka na, huling cheke na makukuha niya for child support tapos tignan mo kung ano ang expression ng face niya.
Anak: Mom, sabi ni dad bigay ko daw sayo itong cheke, last support na niya ito sakin kasi 18 na ako. Pagkatapos tignan ko daw expression ng face mo.
Mom: Sa susunod na pagbisita mo sa kanya paki sabi salamat sa suporta kahit di mo siya tatay! Pagkatapos tignan mo expression ng face niya!
BOY1: Nakakaawa naman lola mo.
BOY2: Bakit?
BOY1: Nakasabay ko kasi magsimba nung isang araw, ubo ng ubo.Pinagtitinginan nga ng tao.
BOY2: Papansin lang yun!
BOY1: Bakit?
BOY2: Bago kasi ang blouse niya!
Source: GMA News.tv
Gibo shies away from Danding issue in Quiboloy interview
Administration party presidential bet Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday shied away from “familial issues" with his uncle, business tycoon and known kingmaker Eduardo “Danding" Cojuangco...
Gordon on RH bill: ‘I am not afraid of the Church’
Bagumbayan standard bearer Senator Richard Gordon claimed on Thursday that he is not afraid to earn the ire of the powerful Roman Catholic Church, although he would not push for the passage of the...
14 cops linked to Maguindanao massacre flown to Manila
Fourteen policemen who were among those charged in connection with the Nov. 23 massacre of more than 50 people in Maguindanao province were flown to Manila Thursday to undergo for further...
New taxes a possibility, Villar tells Makati Business Club
It wasn’t exactly neutral territory for Manuel Villar when he spoke before the Makati Business Club (MBC). But he still had enough gumption to refuse ruling out new taxes when he becomes president.
Misuari endorses Bro. Eddie, runs as his Sulu gubernatorial bet
Nur Misuari, the first governor
of the Philippines’ Muslim Mindanao region, has endorsed Bangon Pilipinas standard bearer Bro. Eddie Villanueva. Misuari, who is also founder of the Moro National...El Shaddai leader invites Villar, Legarda to Hong Kong
Bro. Mike Velarde, the charismatic leader of the 8-million-strong El Shaddai, has invited the tandem of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. and Sen. Loren Legarda to attend their Hong Kong chapter’s anniversary...
Villar: I will not defend Arroyo from charges
Senator Manuel Villar Jr. will not defend President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from whatever charges to be filed if ever he is elected president in the May 10 elections.
Panlilio ousted as Pampanga governor; who’s next in line?
(Update 2 - Feb. 12, 3:30 a.m.) Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio joined the growing list of Liberal Party (LP) local executives to be unseated as the Commission on Elections Second Division on...
Makati court gives Danny Lim 3-day freedom
A Philippine local court has given former Army Scout Ranger commander Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, a senatorial candidate of the Liberal Party, a three-day freedom to attend an event in his home province...
PNP gets 3 Raven choppers for anti-crime operations
For PNP Special Action Force commander Director Leocadio Santiago, it was a dream come true. Last Wednesday night, Santiago beamed with pride as three brand new helicopters touched down on the...
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
MYMP’s pre-Valentine show
With a new talent fresh from Davao City, the “MYMP Now: Prouder Than Ever,” is presenting a pre-Valentine show at the Music Museum on Feb. 12.
Where to go this Love Month
No plans yet for the Valentine's season? Here are a list of events where you and your loved one can celebrate love...with music.
Why David Benoit keeps coming back to Manila
Composer, conductor and contemporary jazz pianist David Benoit, who’s back in the country for another concert after six years, is pleased with how FILharmoniKA resident conductor Gerard Salonga arranged several of his songs.
Crab boat captain who loved challenges dies at 53
A crab boat captain who dodged danger for decades in the Bering Sea succumbed to a more common American ailment.
Jennifer Aniston: Gerard Butler's bounty?
Gerard Butler hauls off a struggling Jennifer Aniston and stuffs her unceremoniously inside the trunk of a car. Moments later, a frazzled Aniston pops back up and smiles.
DeGeneres judges herself as honest in 'Idol' debut
Ellen DeGeneres is glad that her "American Idol" debut drew big ratings and high praise from the show's
creator, media mogul Simon Fuller. But the real test, she says, was judging herself.Flawless presents new endorsers, reveals next campaign
A modern day Maria Clara and a bad boy who spent time on an army base in Okinawa, Japan have been chosen to become the faces of popular skincare and beauty clinic chain, Flawless.
Juris Fernandez still not on speaking terms with Chin Alcantara
Former MYMP singer, Juris Fernandez, admits she hasn’t talked with former musical partner, Chin Alcantara, for some time now.
Wonder Girls explain Sunmi’s withdrawal
The controversy generated by the withdrawal of Sunmi from the internationally renowned pop group Wonder Girls has not subsided.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
(UPDATE) Donaire gets a new foe in Pinoy Power 3
MANILA, Philippines – World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. was saddened when his foe, Mexican Gerson Guerrero, was declared out of the Pinoy Power 3 main event.
Poll: More fans want SMB vs Ginebra in PBA finals
MANILA, Philippines – Basketball fans apparently want to see either a San Miguel Beermen (SMB) vs Ginebra Gin Kings or a Ginebra vs Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants series in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Finals, according to participants in an abs-cbnNEWS.com sports poll.
Bolt, Federer and Williams nominated for Laureus awards
ABU DHABI – Usain Bolt, Roger Federer and Serena Williams are among those nominated for the 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards, the academy announced on Thursday.
Gorres to watch Pinoy Power III at ringside
MANILA, Philippines – Although he can never go back to the sport he loves, injured fighter Z Gorres will be at ringside to support for his fellow Filipinos who will fight in Pinoy Power III/Latin Fury XIII on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Las Vegas Hilton.
FEU scores twin victories in CHED chess tilt
MANILA, Philippines – It was a double victory for the FEU woodpushers after its men’s and women’s teams dominated the CHED-NCR chess team tournament on Wednesday.
Wesley So defeats Russian GM for first Aeroflot win
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino GM Wesley So scores his first win in the ongoing Aeroflot Open 2010 Chess Tournament in Moscow, Russia by turning back Russian GM Dmitry Bocharov in the second round.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Christopher Ryan Lou Agoncillo, popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer and TV host.
Early life
Agoncillo was born on April 10, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Growing up in an upper middle-class family, he attended private schools from elementary to college. He graduated from De La Salle University-Manila with a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Organizational Communication.
Modeling
Agoncillo started modeling at the age of fifteen (15). He has appeared in television commercials, most notably for Penshoppe, a clothing line; Sprite, a sofdrink brand; and Islacom, a wireless cellular communications provider. He also recently appeared on a Smart Communications promotion commercial (2005) and Fitrum (with real-life wife Judy Ann Santos).
Hosting
Agoncillo became one of the original hosts of Mornings at GMA, an early morning variety program of GMA Network. He also hosted Campus Video, a short-lived program shown every Saturday mornings at GMA Network.
He moved to ABS-CBN, and became a co-host in Talk TV, a late morning talk show co-hosted by broadcasters Julius Babao and Christine Bersola, and actress Janette McBride. Agoncillo was briefly paired with co-host Janet McBride. Rumors spread that the two were exclusively dating for a period of time.
He also hosted Breakfast, an early morning variety program; Star in a Million, with Edu Manzano and Zsa zsa Padilla and Y-Speak, a youth-oriented talk show and debate forum. Both shows are still aired in Studio 23, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Network. He won his first KBP Golden Dove Awards for his Best Talk Show host in 2005 for Studio 23’s Y-Speak.
Agoncillo was the main host of Philippine Idol alongside fellow ABS-CBN actress Heart Evangelista on ABC-5 before it was moved to GMA 7 and rebooted into Pinoy Idol.
He returns to hosting with TV 5's Talentadong Pinoy a local version of Brtain's/America's Got Talent franchise, which showcases Filipino undiscovered talents. He also hosts Endemol's Pinoy Fear Factor which airs over ABS-CBN. Pinoy Fear Factor was shot entirely in Argentina.
In 2009, Ryan joined the longest-running noontime show in the Philippines, "Eat Bulaga!", it was his 4th Kapuso show after 7 years of hiatus on GMA, he was replaced from the late Francis Magalona who died in 2009. His wife, Judy Ann said that Ryan is not transferring TV networks since Ryan is not an exclusive contract actor of ABS-CBN so he can go in any stations if he want to. This is good for Ryan because he has three top-rating programs in three biggest networks.
Acting
Agoncillo joined the talent cast of ABS-CBN. He is most memorable for playing the love interest of Judy Ann Santos in the television soap opera Krystala. He again appeared with Santos in the movie Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo. He received best actor nominations from different award-giving bodies for his portrayal of a confused newly-wed husband in this film. He will be doing a new movie with Judy Ann Santos called Mr. Housewife.
He also played a main cast role in Bituing Walang Ningning, an ABS-CBN soap opera featuring singer-actresses Sarah Geronimo, Angelika dela Cruz, and Zsa Zsa Padilla in the leads.
Agoncillo also played leading roles in independent film projects and television drama shows. He played the distinct roles of a grease-filled beggar and a transvestite in two separate dramatic episodes of Maalaala Mo Kaya, the biographical drama series of ABS-CBN.
He topbilled ABS-CBN teleserye, Ysabella with his long time on-screen partner, Judy Ann Santos.
Agoncillo returns to acting on TV with drama series entitled Pieta airing weekday afternoons over ABS-CBN wherein he portrayed Rigor, a character originally portrayed by the late Ace Vergel.
He also has a new tv sitcom, "George and Cecil" together with his longtime girlfriend (now new wife) Judy Ann Santos is now currently aired on ABS-CBN. This was Agoncillo's 1st Sitcom after his successful daytime drama series, "Pieta" on Channel 2. The show also won as Best Daytime Drama Series, but he was nominated as Best Drama Actor.
Agoncillo returns to acting again for his new role in May Bukas Pa where he plays a media cameraman after his wife Judy Ann Santos also guested in the show.
Photography
Ryan had a one-man colored photo exhibit at the Glorietta mall sponsored by Fujifilms in 2007. He published a black and white photography coffeetable book titled "Ploning - the Making" as a birthday gift to his fiancee, Judy Ann Santos in 2008.
Motoring
Ryan Agoncillo is a motorcycle enthusiast. He is also into drifting. He competes in drifting events with a Nissan Silvia (S13) sponsored by Adidas, Yellow Cab Pizza, Shell and Nexen Tire.
Personal life
Ryan announced his engagement to actress Judy Ann Santos. They confirmed their engagement on June 19, 2008.
After months of speculation, Ryan Agoncillo and Judy Ann Santos got married in a private wedding on the early morning of April 28, 2009, at the San Juan de Nepomuceno Church in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 7:31-37.
Again he left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man's ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened!") And (immediately) the man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it.They were exceedingly astonished and they said, "He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and (the) mute speak."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
Panglossian • \pan-GLAH-see-un\ • adjective
: marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic
Example Sentence:
Even the most Panglossian temperament would have had trouble finding the good in this situation.
Did you know?
Dr. Pangloss was the pedantic old tutor in Voltaire's satirical novel Candide. Pangloss was an incurable, albeit misguided, optimist who claimed that "all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." So persistent was he in his optimism that he kept it even after witnessing and experiencing great cruelty and suffering. The name "Pangloss" comes from Greek "pan," meaning "all," and "glossa," meaning "tongue," suggesting glibness and talkativeness.
Lesson for the day
Source: Annie Sebastian
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone.. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone.
Once he survives the night, he is a MAN. He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some human might do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man.
Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us.
When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
Moral of the story:
Just because you can't see God,
Doesn't mean He is not there.
"For we walk by faith, not by sight!"
If you liked this story, pass it on.
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
MEKANIKO: Sir, hindi ko po naayos preno ng kotse niyo.
CUSTOMER: Ha?! Paano na yan?
MEKANIKO: Nilakasan ko na lang po ang inyong busina! Happy trip na lang po!
Divorced father: Anak pag-uwi mo bigay mo sa nanay mo itong cheke at sabihin mo 18 yrs old ka na, huling cheke na makukuha niya for child support tapos tignan mo kung ano ang expression ng face niya.
Anak: Mom, sabi ni dad bigay ko daw sayo itong cheke, last support na niya ito sakin kasi 18 na ako. Pagkatapos tignan ko daw expression ng face mo.
Mom: Sa susunod na pagbisita mo sa kanya paki sabi salamat sa suporta kahit di mo siya tatay! Pagkatapos tignan mo expression ng face niya!
BOY1: Nakakaawa naman lola mo.
BOY2: Bakit?
BOY1: Nakasabay ko kasi magsimba nung isang araw, ubo ng ubo.Pinagtitinginan nga ng tao.
BOY2: Papansin lang yun!
BOY1: Bakit?
BOY2: Bago kasi ang blouse niya!
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