Reminiscin..Salutares Servi Mariae '04

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Salutares + Servi + Mariae= Healing Hands of Mary..

What's with the LATIN words you ask? Well aside from its translation posted above, it also happens to be our batch name..

So since its the season of graduation, I'll be going back to the past and reminisce some of our
fondest and not so fondest memories.. And I would add some updates about some of my batch mates..

Here we are in Alphabetical Order..

Razzel.. I speak softly but I carry a BIG stick.. is busy reviewing for his state board and taking care of his pet shop.

Rey.. Britney of our batch.. Rey is in Manila working for one of the rehabs there.

Ben.. The Babaylan Dance during Acquaintance party at the gym + the "chorizo" during the in house.. Ben (licensed PT here and in Dubai) is in UAE finding a mate and a job.

Dave.. Mr. OC and MR. Last-minute-to-pass-his-paper during exams.. He is in the US and is now the supervisor of the rehab facility where he works.

Bruce.. Mr. Late.. Bruce is currently earning much while teaching Koreans how to speak in english.

Cupid.. The Dynamite Answer.. Cupid is now the Chief Physical Therapist @ the rehab dept of ADPI in Pototan..

Jez.. Man with the Golden Eggs.. is currently not a practicing PT, is busy these days tending his farm..

Jomar.. Immortally Intelligent.. is currently in UAE again taking life as it comes to him..

Kim.. Pauline President.. is currently a PT staff at PORI..

Ladies sunod lng kmo ha..hehehehehe

Why MEat?

Holy Week..

A time for reflections.
A time to appreciate Christ as the loving Saviour who sacrificed His life for the salvation of mankind.
A time for asking for forgiveness and deliverance from all the sins that we have committed the past year. (general absolution)
A time for celebrating the The Paschal mystery ( passion, death, and resurrection of Christ)
A time for fasting and abstinence from meat.

I have nothing against the purposes of the Holy Week my only concern is the fifth item that I listed:

To abstain from meat..


wwwwwhhhhhhaaaaaatttt? Abstain from meat? Why meat?


Obviously I'm a meat lover and a not so fish lover..hehehe


I just don't understand why people have to abstain from meat! In curiosity, I asked a nun (my patient), she explained that meat is a symbol of a luxurious life and only "rich people" eat them. And so, to be one with the sacrifices of Christ one should abstain from meat as a way of sacrifice.


Hmmmm, point well taken, I realized that it is much better to abstain from meat than be nailed on the cross for the sins you did not even commit. Another realization I had after that conversation is that its only 3 days of sacrifice, Jesus never complained of falling three times while carrying a huge, wooden cross all the way to Calvary. So if Jesus never complained on all the hardships He experienced in order for me to be saved from my sins, who am I to complain about not eating meat for three days?


So with this thought I guess I'll just have to wait for Easter Sunday where meat abstinence is not practiced until the Holy Week of next year.

Have a Blessed Holy Week!!

My Bucket List

Watched The Bucket List the other day..

One of the most inspiring movie that I have ever seen..

Jack and Morgan (first name basis as if we are close friends) gave justice to their characters..

Its about two men who had cancer and was given 6mos- 1 year to live..

So they decided to live the remaining days of their lives doing the things they listed on a paper before they "kick the bucket"...

some of the things listed on their to do list is:

1. Witness something majestic
2. touch the life of a stranger by doing something good
3. laugh till you cry
4. kiss the most beautiful girl in the world
5. drive a mustang
6. go sky diving

these are some of the things they did before carter (freeman) died, he died ahead of edward cole (nicholson)..

so inspired by the movie, let me share to you my own bucket list..

this list though will be updated once in a while since hopefully it will still be a long time that im going to "kick the bucket"..

MY BUCKET LIST

1. ride the largest roller coaster in the world..
2. visit the holy land - the place where Jesus was born
3. play basketball with an NBA player - just kicks
4. watch a laker's game - better if KB24 is still playing
5. build my dream house - near a beach or something
6. sky dive - borrowed from the movie
7. make love for 24 hours - honestly and seriously
   
8. help the needy
9. visit Europe
10. get a tattoo
11. watch WWE - if its really scripted
12. meet kirsten dunst - damn she's hot crazy/beautiful
    
13. shake hands with an influential person from other countries - not necessarily the president
    
14. fire a gun
15. live in the desert
16. go to the Bahamas
17. witness a falling star
18. become a father
19. own and drive a limo
    
20. and if the Himalayas is the same Himalayas in the movie going there would be in this list.

This is it for know..ciao..

KB24 AKA the Black Mamba

Nickname	The Mamba
Position	Shooting guard
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Team	Los Angeles Lakers
Jersey	#24
Born	August 23, 1978 (1978-08-23) (age 29) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	USA
High school	Lower Merion HS, Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
Draft	13th overall, 1996 Charlotte Hornets
Pro career	1996–present
Awards	10-time NBA All-Star 9-time All-NBA Selection 7-time All-Defensive Selection 3-time NBA Champion 2-time NBA All-Star MVP 2-time NBA Scoring Champion 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Champion 1996 Naismith Prep Player of the Year 1996-1997 All Rookie Second Team

the thing called BLOG..

after months and months of pondering whether I should start maintaining a blog of my own, I'm now here wondering how to start this thing called blog.

where should I start? I don't know.

what will I write about? no idea either.

I guess I'll probably write whatever is on my mind.

so here I am..and I welcome myself..whahahahahahahahahaha