Angel tag for my karma

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I would love to share this angel to fellow bloggers who I have been blessed to have met in this virtual world. You have been angels to me even as you have encouraged me in more ways than one. May the Lord continue to bless you even as you have been His channel of blessing to me.

Tag mula kay sis Jen, sino ba naman ako para hindi isnabin ang tag na ito e isa lang naman akong anghel na nagkatawang tao lol!.

Sa balat ng blog maraming anghel na nagkatawang tao ang nakapalibot sa akin. Nandyan ka diba? saka si ano, si ano pa saka siya. Pero kanina dalawang beses kong naalala yung nag-iisang anghel ko, actually hindi anghel ang tawag ko sa kanya e kundi KARMA, huwag mong ng itanong kung bad karma ba yun o good karma basta KARMA.

Basta ito ang sinabi ko sa kanya noong pitong taon pa lang siya tamang-tama na malapit ko na siyang iwan (papunta ako ng Singapore noon) “Anak ang aga ko namang binalikan ng karma!” Matigas kasi ang ulo e saka makulit. Ang sarap kurutin sa singit. Minsan inispin ko ng tsinelas yun sa may kalsada, buti na lang magaling umilag.

Tamang dalawang araw pagkatapos ko siyang inire, lumabas kami ng ospital at tinawag ko siyang Aya, pagdating sa bahay syempre itatanong ng mga kapitbahay kung ano pangalan sabi ko “Aya”. Ang sagot noong batang kapitbahay “Ay! Aya Medel.”

“Sinoooo yun?”

“Yung bold star, ayun o kumakanta sa tv.”

“Ngeksssss!!” ako habang umiiling. “Hindi no, ipinangalan ko to doon sa bagong singer sa US, si Shania twain. Hindi mo kilala yun kasi engot ka e. Shanaya pangalan ng anak ko ha, S-H-A-N-A-Y-A.”

Hehehe, teka don’t get me wrong. Nagagandahan ako kay Aya Medel. Simple lang ang mukha niya pero maganda, nagkataon lang na hindi ko siya kilala noong lumabas ako sa ospital pagkapanganak ko sa karma ko, saka kay Shania Twain ko talaga siya ipinangalan.

Pero hindi kanta ng singer na yun ang kinakanta ko sa kanya noong mga unang araw niya. Habang ni-nanurse ko siya kinakabisado ko yung Truly, Madly, Deeply ng Savage Garden. At kanina nga pinapatugtog sa radyo ang kantang iyon, naisip ko parang kailan lang noong bago bago pa lang siya pumapailanlang sa ere. Mag lalabing isang taon na pala iyon. Baby pa ako noon. At ang baby noon e may karga-kargang baby. Si baby Aya. Ang aking anghel. Ang aking karma. Huwag mo ng itanong kung bad karma ba yun o good karma. Ako na lang ang nakaka-alam nun.

Ang karma ko este ang angel ko gusto mong makita?

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Cebu Pacific adds fourth daily service to Hong Kong

More Flights to HK than any other Filipino airline

Cebu Pacific (CEB) will mount a fourth daily service on Manila-Hong Kong starting June 30, 2008 in response to the growing demand for flights to serve this route.

With this additional frequency, CEB will offer the earliest departure from Manila to Hong Kong; as well as the first departure from Hong Kong to Manila than any Filipino airline.

The flight departs at 5:15 am and arrives in Hong Kong at 7:15am every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. Consequently, the return flight leaves Hong Kong at 7:55am and arrives in Manila at 9:55am.

Meanwhile flights on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday depart for Hong Kong at 5:40am and lands at 7:40am. The return flight to Manila takes off at 8:25am and arrives at 10:25am.

Candice Iyog, CEB VP for marketing and product, said, “With our very encouraging passenger loads, we are very happy to provide our guests with this additional service that will make travel to Hong Kong even more convenient. The additional frequency will also allow travelers to visit Hong Kong early in the morning and return to Manila on the same day.”

One-way fare to Hong Kong starts from P1,499 one way, exclusive of taxes and surcharges.

With the additional flights, CEB will offer the most direct flights to Hong Kong than any other Filipino airline, operating 76 direct flights weekly from Manila, Cebu, and Davao.

The airline will operate 56 flights weekly to Hong Kong from Manila and twelve flights weekly from Cebu. It also announced that it will fly direct to Hong Kong from Davao eight-times weekly beginning May 8, 2008.

The additional frequency will translate to a 30% increase in capacity for CEB’s Manila- Hong Kong service.

Iyog said the best way to get CEB’s lowest ‘Go’ fares to any destination is through its website, cebupacificair.com.

Now in its 13th year, CEB continues to have the youngest fleet in the Philippines. CEB flies to 12, soon to be 15 international destinations, with the addition of Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, and Kaohsiung. CEB also operates flights to 21 domestic destinations.

Get well soon Karl Roy


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Anyway, it was too late when I learned of Karl Roy’s Benefit Concert. In case you do not know, Karl Roy suffered a number of strokes. More details about this issue may be read in Jim Ayson’s blog post.

Karl Roy is one of the most prolific icons in the Pinoy rock scene. He’s the vocalist of the band Kapatid. The track being featured in this podcast is the song Luha which is included in Kapatid’s second album (Luha) that was released in 2006. I do hope that Karl Roy will get well soon.

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