SPIDER MAN AND THE CLASSIC

I remember one of my countless godchildren Andre told me before with much excitement and enthusiasm that he watched Spider man movies a hundred times. At six, you can see that he knows spider man movies by heart. This reminds me of the many times too that I watched the Korean movie "The Classic". Though I find the movie so sad that I cried sobbing the first time I saw it, the love story of the characters of the movie somehow has touched me deep down inside. Last night, again, I watched the movie for the __nth time.. and tears fall down on my cheeks every time.

P.S. Its Andre's birthday today. Happy 7th birthday Andre. Be a good boy always.

Free WI-FI

my friend Sheryl


When I asked my friend Sheryl to help me something on my blog site, we came to choose from the many coffee shops and restaurants that have free WI-FI. You see, WIFI once just a marketing tool for restaurants is now necessary to entice and keep customers.

Well, my friend and I chose to try Tata Benito's located at Bajada since it's just a walking distance from the office. I find their coffee and pasta just fine and affordable.

By the way, I would like to THANK Sheryl for the help. I really appreciate it.

Feast of the Assumption

Assumption of Mary
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The Assumption of the Virgin Mary has been a subject of veneration, doctrine and Catholic Marian art for centuries. This painting is by Rubens, 1626.

The Assumption of Mary is the traditional belief held by Christians of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, some Protestant churches (including Lutherans and Anglo-Catholics), that the Virgin Mary at the end of her life was physically taken up into heaven. The Roman Catholic Church teaches as dogma that Mary, "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." This doctrine was dogmatically and infallibly defined by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950, in his Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus. This event is known as the Dormition by the Orthodox. In those denominations that observe it, the Assumption is a major festival, commonly celebrated on August 15. This is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic Church.

In his August 15, 2004 homily given at Lourdes, Pope John Paul II quoted John 14:3 as a scriptural basis for understanding the dogma of the Assumption of Mary. In this verse, Jesus tells his disciples at the Last Supper, "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also." According to Catholic theology, Mary is the pledge of the fulfillment of Christ's promise.

Thank you and Farewell Madam Cory Aquino

I was in my fourth year in high school when the Edsa Revolution happened in 1986. We even called our batch as the 'REVOLUTION'. Since then I became vigilant and socially aware of what's happening in our country. Thank you very much Ma'am Cory for always inspiring us to keep democracy alive in the Philippines. You made us proud to be Filipinos.


Corazon Aquino
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Corazon C. Aquino
President Aquino, 1986

President Aquino, 1986
11th President of the Philippines
In office
February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992
Prime Minister Salvador H. Laurel[1]
Vice President Salvador H. Laurel
Preceded by Ferdinand E. Marcos
Succeeded by Fidel V. Ramos
Born January 25, 1933(1933-01-25)
Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines
Died August 1, 2009 (aged 76)
Makati City, Philippines
Birth name Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco
Nationality Filipino
Political party United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO)/Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN)/Liberal
Spouse(s) Benigno Aquino, Jr. (1954–1983)
Religion Roman Catholic
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Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was the 11th President of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female president of the Philippines and was Asia's first female president.

A self-proclaimed "plain housewife",[2] Aquino was married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. (1932–1983), a leading figure in the political opposition against the autocratic rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. After her husband was assassinated upon his return from exile in the United States on August 21, 1983, Aquino, who had no prior political experience, became a focal point and unifying force of the opposition against Marcos. She was drafted to run against Marcos in the 1986 snap presidential elections. After Marcos was proclaimed the winner despite widespread reports of electoral fraud, Aquino was installed as President by the peaceful 1986 People Power Revolution.

Aquino's presidency saw the restoration of democratic institutions in the Philippines, through the enactment of a new Constitution which limited the powers of the presidency, restored the bicameral Congress, and renewed emphasis on civil liberties. Her administration was likewise hampered by several military coup attempts by disaffected members of the Philippine military which derailed a return to full political stability and economic development.

Aquino died on August 1, 2009 from colon cancer.