Fortunate Life

During good Friday, there are many traditions in different part on the country and these are the traditions that we observe here in Quezon. 1) Self Flagellation If Pampanga has their "Pagpapapako sa Krus" (Crucifixion), our small town in Infanta and General Nakar, Quezon has the self-flagellation. Early morning during good Friday, you can see in the streets men dressed in a skirt made out of dried banana leaves with their faces covered with clothes, mask or ornament made from leaves. Self Flagelation in Gen Nakar, Quezon A Flagellant using the "panghampas "  The men doing penitence beat themselves with a "panghampas" ( an instrument used for scourging which is made out of wooden peg) and after they feel numb, there is a person who will put a small cut on their back using blades to ease the flow of blood. The flagellants official "cutter" puts tiny cuts in the flagellants back for the flood to flow To end their self-sa...

Official na talaga,  HOLD (Handmaids of the Lord) member na talaga ako coz nag attend na ako ng HOLD ICON. This is my first conference as a HOLD member at natutuwa naman ako dahil parang SFC lang din. Ang kaibahan nga lang eh medyo "tanders" na ang kasama ko he he he. Maraming tao (especially SFC members) ang medyo iba ang tingin sa HOLD dahil boring daw ito kase nga medyo nga may edad na ang mga member. Oo, mas ay edad nga sila sa akin pero hindi naman ako nahirapang makibagay sa kanila at sa tingin ko eh ganun din ang aking mga kasama kaya minsan eh nangingiti na lang ako pag may nagsabi sa akin na napakabata ko pa para maging HOLD. Napakabata? Parang hindi naman ha ha ha ha. (young looking kase ako. Tarushh :-)) Mabalik tayo sa aking kwento... Last Oct. 25, 2014 eh nag attend na nga ako ng first ever conference as HOLD member and isa sa mga topic for that event is  "Behold and Ponder". Sabi ng ng speaker, trough meditation we learn to "behold...