Visita Iglesia at the AC

Feelings of notalgia always hit me when I visit the Carmelite Monastery in Angeles City. First, it reminds me of my first communion way back when I was in second grade. Second, the place reminds me gravely of my late Values Education teacher in O.B. Montessori, Mrs. Isabelita Lauchengco, who would always lecture us not to watch bomba-bomba in the internet and whose favorite color is purple. 

My Mom and I went for a quick visit yesterday and found a lot of people buying their prayer booklets and other religious paraphernalia from the monastery store.

The monastery also has a place where you can light up a candle. You can buy the candles in the same store. It costs 2.50 pesos/piece.

Carmelite Monastery - Angeles City, Pampanga

Heading home, we saw a company of flagellants along McArthur Highway. Nahiya naman ako sa chest nung nagpipinitensya, mas maganda pa sa chest ko.HAHA

When we arrived home, we were surprised to see that a lot of children went out from our gate. We knew it was one of my brothers making so we asked him about what this picture was all about.

R.I.P.

It was his sisiw's funeral pala. Kayyy.  

Later that night, my family and I went on to the traditional Visita Iglesia. We visited seven churches around the AC. (I forgot to take a picture of the Sacred Heart Parish)

Carmelite Monastery

Sta. Maria Church

A church in Marisol Subd.

Sto. Rosario Parish

Lourdes Sur Church

Xevera Church

The Xevera Church is located in one of Globe Asiatique's development projects, Xevera Pampanga. It offers the luxury of living traditional Filipino lifestyle in a Spanish-themed subdivision. A community in itself, it has a beautifully-planned plaza, a school, dry & wet markets, and even a resto-bar inside the subdivision.

HAVE A MEANINGFUL HOLY WEEK EVERYONE! :)

Cheers to Class 2012!

Graduation had come to pass so quickly. Everything was so surreal from walking down the red aisle, wearing our togas, raising our clenched fists while singing the school hymn for the last time, to the  pledging the oath for membership in the alumni association. The feeling I had was completely different from the seething apathy I felt the days before. I thought it is but another ceremony that shall come to pass and get over with but it turned out to be quite a surprise. :)

I personally would like to thank my parents, professors, classmates and most especially, my RLE group. I would also like to that the different organizations that I have worked with and had shared happy memories together - the Nursing Journal, Nursing Central Board of Students, Commission on Elections, and to the UST Coro de Ruisenores. I will miss you guys! Good luck on your upcoming projects! :) 

My classmates and I looked so happy wearing our togas. Now that graduation is done, it's time to refocus and get that 100% passing rate for the Nursing board exams and hopefully, get the top ranking as well.

The valedictorian of UST in his commencement exercise speech said something like this, "Sa dame ng titulo na nakuha ko, pinakamasarap ang titulong magging Tomasino". I couldn't agree more. Napakasarap talaga magging parte ng isang institusyon na hinubog di lamang ng panahon pati narin ng integridad at walang sawang paglilingkod sa bayan. Thank you UST for all the memories! :)

Cheers to the Class of 2012!