Thursday, April 12, 2007

Holier than thou

I loved you up to the end.
Watching you walk out of my life does not make me bitter or cynical about love.
But rather makes me realize that if I wanted so much to be with the wrong person..
How beautiful it will be when the RIGHT ONE comes along. (Thanks goofy5 of g4m for that very nice thought, but how would you know if that person is the wrong one?)
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How to make you’re your life miserable on a Maundy Thursday:

1. get trapped on a NLEX traffic, lunchtime, onboard an open air bus to Bulacan
2. listen to Patti Austin’s “If I Believe” and Daniel Bedingfield’s “ If You’re
Not the One”
3. read Nick Hornby’s “High Fidelity” e-book on your pda phone
4. receive a mms message from Merboy on the boat circumstances on his way to Puerto Galera
5. reminisce what happened last year
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Holyweek 2007 is not that bad really. The Residencia peeps (actually just five of us Michelle, Jason , Arlene, Bong and moi) wandered Bulacan for our traditional Visita Iglesia after the annual Gulod Pabasa
( which by the way celebrated its 50th anniversary. More photos at
http://rv109creek.multiply.com/photos/album/21) The highlights of the said religious activity is as follows:

1. The Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Constantino, Meycauayan Bulacan boasts of it’s intricately wood-carved altar with gold inlays. The church itself is made of limestone that cools the place. It is also rather unusual that we start the visita at this point.
2. The Holy Cross of Wawa Parish in Bocaue Bulacan is well known for the Pagoda Festival and the Miraculous Cross that it houses.
But what impressed me most is the church’s serene vigil room.



3. The Church of St. Lawrence in Balagtas, Bulacan is located at the back of the town’s municipal hall. The visitors were also treated to a hot bowl of lugaw (congee) which Bong devours in the photo (hehe).
4. The outlined light of the Church of Saint Idelphonse amazes us while we are on our way. The church is also newly renovated.





5. The Tabang Church has its dramatic way of luring parishioners back to the church. A lot of candles adorn the place coupled with the dim lights and classical meditative music solemnized our visit.
6. The historical Barasoain Church captivated me with it’s majestic ceilings that remained witness to Asia’s first Constitution. On our way home, we grabbed a box of the famed “inipit” (which is by the way so expensive, 350 pesos a box!)





-------------STOP AT TREATS NLEX FOR KFC he he
7. Back to homebase, the newest addition to our parish, Immaculada Concepcion, is the tomb style stations of the cross.











8. Lastly, the Church of the Mother of the Holy Eucharist in san Vicente Bulacan is a sanctuary for us. I’ve taken a video of the cave replicating the Holy land sites which leads to a fountain and the church.

I have also recorded videos regarding this holy week. It's my journey through the attraction at the Church of the Mother of the Eucharist at San Vicente, Bulacan and the "Prusisyon", the Good Friday tradition in Sta. Maria Bulacan. Enjoy guys.