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Sunday was spent fussing on a new dog, getting early Christmas gifts, lunching on grilled burgers and getting groceries and the clothes from the laundry shop. In between that, we found a place that sells bargain bags.

Blazing Products bags to be exact. The bags and other sports equipments being sold are old stocks. Some are good as new and look clean. The others need some cleaning up before being used.

There were also binoculars, flashlights, tent, rain gears and other camping and sports products to choose from. Hubby saw a compass and got interested. I wonder if they also sell talking watches.

We got a padded camera bag for me and a small sling bag for my son.

Below is a photo of some of the products being sold there:

That empty spot on the top shelf was where I got my padded camera bag from. The price? PhP400.00 or roughly below $9.

By the way, one can have a laptop bag made-to-order from them.

Tags: bags, bargain bags, Blazing Products, camera bag, shopping

I joined the November 6, 2008 Blog Blast for Peace. I was late but still, better late than very late, I mean, never.

My focus for this round of peace talks, I mean, blog posts about PEACE was about pursuing peace. Here is a part of my entry:

We pursue peace not by waging a war but through communication and laying out all the cards on the table. We pursue peace through compromise and understanding.

We pursue peace not by stockpiling arms and weapons but by building communities that will help each other, where people can live harmoniously. We help ourselves and other people be self-sufficient enough to live comfortably. We help each other have peace when we foster cooperation.

The Weekly Question would be about the last question that I have written in my November 2008 Dona Nobis Pacem post:

How do you pursue peace in your life?

My answer:

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November has just started but we are experiencing unusually cool weather here in our otherwise hot and humid country.

Rains have been coming for the past several weeks. The seedlings we have planted have been benefiting from these although elsewhere these rains meant bad news.

The days are getting shorter because the afternoons are getting darker earlier than usual.

It is quite difficult to wake up at the usual hour, which is 5:00am because it is still dark and chilly. Sleep seems to call upon people to stay in bed longer.

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Tags: Philippines, water services, weather

I have joined Blog Blast for Peace last June 4, 2008. This was my post.

Below is an excerpt from that post:

Oppression. Killing. Famine. War. Terrorism. Environmental destruction. Natural disaster. Even family matters that seem trivial, all these and more, cause disturbance of peace. Through it all, maybe peace is a mindset, a lifestyle and a kind of wishful thinking. With all the negative things happening, can one really have a peaceful mindset?

I have again joined (even if I am late, again!) the November 6, 2008 Blog Blast for Peace hosted by Mimi Lenox.

The Bible is one of the best books to read about peace. It may have events where peoples and nations fought against each other, it is still full of hope, faith, love and peace.

Psalms 34:14 says “Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.”

Pursue? Yes, we pursue peace, not through war but through peaceful means.

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Tags: Bible, Dona Nobis Pacem, peace, thoughts

“Maalaala mo kaya…? so goes a soulful song, asking the listener to look back and reflect on the promises of love that were made.

“Maalaala mo kaya, ang sumpa mo sa akin, na ang pag-ibig mo ay sadyang di magmamaliw…” Ayan, awit mula sa puso, para sa isang puso, tila ba naninisi, nagpapaalala kaya dapat hindi sumusumpa ng pangako eh

My photo for this week’s theme would not be about love nor about family matters because not only are these personal topics but about the nation’s history.

Ang aking larawan ay hindi tungkol sa aking pag-ibig o pamilya dahil mga personal itong usapin. Ang aking entry ay tungkol sa kasaysayan ng ating lahi.

It is funny to see people answering questions about the country’s history with wrong information. Sure, as time passes by and we become busy and preoccupied with so many things, we forget about history facts and trivia.

Nakakatawa kung minsan panoodin sa TV ang mga tinatanong tungkol sa kasaysayan natin kasi mali-mali ang sagot nila. (nangyayari ito kapag me mga selebrasyon o holiday ang ating bansa) Hindi natin sila masisisi dahil sa pagdaan ng panahon, sa dami ng dapat asikasuhin at gawin, nakakalimutan na ang tungkol sa kasaysayan ng bansa.

But for us to grow not just individually but grow as a nation, we should at least have a clear understanding of how our nation was before and what it has to go through to be what it is today. Never mind if we do not particularly like what is happening.

Pero para sa ating paglago hindi lamang bilang mamamayan kundi bilang isang bansa, dapat me alamtayo sa pinagdaanan ng atng bansa, sa kasaysayan nito na siya namang naging  daan kung ano ito ngayon.Kahit pa nga ba hindi tayo sang-ayon sa naging kinalabasan nito sa panahong kasalukuyan.

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Tags: Fort Santiago, history, Philippines, Spanish occupation in the Philippines