Wife, Mother, Teacher and Writer at the same time

It has been two years. Zephyrity is still alive. Well, lots have changed right now. I have aged (hey, I still look the same!) My life is now on its blooming years, living each day the way I dreamed (just not all of my dreams yet) and I am very much happy and grateful that I am what I am now.

My loving boyfriend and I were married June 28, 2011. Our baby girl Mariah Divine is turning two this November 21. I will celebrate my first year of teaching career on August 2 and my online writing career for four years on May 19. All these, a Great God, a happy family, good job and healthy body, what more can I ask for?

That's too ideal way of putting it. Well, my sweet, industrious and caring husband makes me angry at times that our quarrels end up in me beating him (seriously) but we never sleep unless we made peace and made love. Being a teacher and a writer is not directly proportional to much money but hey, I still got money saved to the cooperative. My baby girl may not enjoy the weekdays without me but during weekends, she's got the merriest time bonding with mommy.

Putting things into perspective is a good motivation for me. I must set aside my worries and insecurities, which always come in handy whenever I let them in. So, I must not let them in. Being a wife, a mother, a teacher and a writer all at the same time can be exhausting and I must be strong to keep myself alive.

These changes in my life that happened in the past two years is really wonderful. I can only say thank you over and over again to Him up above and to my family and friends for making me the person I am now. It is such a wonderful feeling that finally, in my 29 years of existence, something worthwhile are keeping me, pushing me each day which are far from selfish reasons.

Praise the Lord to whom all glory is given. Thank you my love, Marco Dexter for making me feel better each time, for loving me more than I love myself and for keeping me even I tried to walk away nth times. To my father and mother who loved me beyond compare, I wish you long life for our families to share. To my friends, Melody, Jefrey, my sisters Lhaiza, Louriza, Lourvina and brothers Joseph, Eric and Eliazar, thank you for completing my identity. I love you all more than you know.   

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The Love of Money is the Root of all Evil

Many people hurt others to get their money and properties. Sometimes they do this out of need, sometimes out of greed. The love of money is the root of all evil. What do we mean by love of money?

First I want to ask if we are really capable of loving money. Do you love money? Can we really love money? I guess the people who love money are the people who have been benefiting from it and never ever wanting to have lesser money on their vaults and wallets. Those people who love money are the greedy people who love to have more of money than a good name or a good relationship with the people around him. He must be afraid of losing a little money to be spend on things not his or he must be wanting more money because it gives him power and security.

Those people who have been hurt then commits more evil. They might kill, steal and lie to have things they need as they have nothing more to live by because those people who deprived them have gotten everything. And the cycle continues. More greedy people destroying lives of poor people and poor people making evil deeds to survive.

Money can never buy everything. It can never buy love. It can never buy the intangible things which really matters compared to the tangible ones. Intangible things like respect, faith, hope and love can never be purchased even with millions and millions of dollars. These things are earned by good relationships and camaraderie and personal commitment.

When the people who love money too much make deeds that can hurt or destroy lives of people less fortunate than them, this is the start of their doom. Their evil deeds are never hidden from Someone above who sees everything. The money they have loved and have caused the demise of others will be the money that will destroy them in time. Every evil deed will be judged.

Money, however is not evil. It can even be a root of good deeds. Helping those in need with money can be a simple example. Helping the less fortunate to have work or business is a better one. As money can buy things that are necessary for human survival, it can benefit more people when shared and spent on good purpose. 

 

      

  

Cagsawa Ruins: Standing Still Under Endless Storms

 
The Philippines is a beautiful archipelago which is annually visited by several typhoons during the cold season. Today, however, more bad winds and water seem to embrace the storm-prone areas making even the awaited summer to be filled with annoying rain. People often blame this to the persisting global warming that they disputably made.

Cagsawa Ruins in Camalig, Albay in the Bicol region is standing still under these endless storms. The ruins are actually the half tip of the church bell and some chunks of big rocks which were believed to be remains of the church walls. Buried underground is the once grand Cagsawa Church along with the countless Albayanos who sought refuge here away from the then raging perfect cone Vulcan Mayon. They were literally splashed with fiery hot lava and I think they are all fertilizers underneath the earth now. Maybe that's why plants around here are very healthy.

Everyday, there are some local and foreign tourists taking photos of the ruins. They even make fun shots just by estimating distances and being creative. No one remembers the outrageous cries of pain and the silence of sudden death caused by the lava that drowned everyone under. I can't really decide which killed the people: is it the super heated flowing rocks that cooked them alive or the same overflowing bulge of lava which obscure their source of oxygen and filled their lungs? Or maybe they died of fear? If I imagine myself in this situation I guess I will kill myself to save me from feeling both the pain and the fear. Oh what a stupid thought.

Well, here are some of the fun pictures taken by my sister Lhaiza and my cousin Hanna May. These are cute and funny!

The sky looks so gloomy and the clouds only wait for a few more evaporation. There is no storm, just a slight threat of rain for there are sight-seeing enthusiasts around who are making the most of the shadows created by the clouds. Nobody wants to be scorched here especially if you are so used to the sweat forced by the hot weather. If you are from the snowy west, you will surely love the heat in the Philippines where snow is a dream.

Yes, Cagsawa Ruins is just a tourist attraction today. It was, well, one of the many centers of Catholic faith in the 1500s until the 1800s. You will derive from this description inscribed in stone that the Spanish regime in the Philippines has been one of the most successful and influential reign. There are much more to be said about the Spaniards those times, some are bad and most are good. The Filipino race got so many things from Spain, more than the culture is the genetic, vein and blood heritage which is obvious to many of the locals today - my family included.

Business-minded individuals created income generation projects such as souvenir stalls and one of the most alluring is the swimming pool and events area. Sure, memorable stages of life are celebrated here. In fact, I celebrated my eighteenth birthday here which was a little tragic because of the heavy rain. Anyways, it was a good one, an opinion from the shy debutante who wasn't so pleased so to speak. It's another story.

Well, storms may never end. Generation after generation, we Filipinos are molded by these same weather disturbances. You can see it in the breaking news. People dying in floods and landslides during a typhoon. Crops and houses destroyed each single year and yet farmers still plant and the lying dead rice and crops are used for another purpose. Typhoons destroy everything in one passing. People, plants and animals rise over and over again. They even tell jokes. I love my people. I love my country. I love storms. Pardon me, the lightning and the thunder are agents for my family to spend long sleepless nights telling funny memories and sharing ideas as well as horrible experiences. Storms have become both joy and misery. Storms that pass through the ruins in Cagsawa, however, are storms that cannot daunt the sleeping spirits which became the place' source of strength.

Cagsawa Ruins may not be as famous as the ruins in Greece or Rome but these ruins are part and parcel of every industrious and faithful Filipino. It is a symbol of courage and a fortress of hope. It is indeed, not only a tourist sight but a place of thoughts that linger in our hearts. Storm or typhoon, the ruins still stand there, silently yet proud though humble.

"Indeed, the strength to endure storms lasts longer than the power to inflict pain. The pain only make callouses which even make the struggle easy to carry. Rise every time you fall and become even stronger."
     

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Computer and Internet Age - Get the best or get some worse outcomes?

Long before electronic devices and gadgets were invented, it has been predicted by great scientists like Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Rene Descartes that these will flood the coming centuries and such will dominate the economic systems. 

The centuries have come. 

The computer and internet age has come. We are the most lucky to experience, enjoy and utilize its purposes. 

At first sight, computers bring awe to the eyes and delight to the heart. Owning one in the Philippine society means you are above the poverty line. It automatically qualifies you to the middle or elite class. Hence, owning computers and similar electronic gadgets goes along with your personal reputation. More so if you are able to afford monthly fees for internet access. It is one defining idea for common Filipinos that you are "may kaya" or can afford. It means more opportunities, more friends, more creditors, more money, more and more. Well I am one of the fortunate to own one. 

My youngest brother Eliazar always makes my mother shriek and threat him with foul words only to stop him from playing computer games. Online or offline, computer games are literally addicting. My brother is only one of the millions living proof that computer gaming is unstoppable once you get hooked to it. 

Of course, computers are most beneficial in our society today. Government offices cannot function without them. Some train systems are computerized now. Traffic lights run by computer. Communication devises and gadgets are all computerized. Computer gaming business establishments are in boom. The digital computer age has changed the way we process our papers, bank accounts, property settlements, communication, even our personal relationships with family and love ones are directly affected. We are most lucky. 

In each coin, there are two faces. Well, sad to say, it's alarming how computer problems are affecting its users too. More so with internet problems. Pornography comes in handy. Libel too. Copyright infringement. Students are more than happy to make assignments and projects with so much ease. We are getting lazy. Kids play computer games more than they play outdoors with kids their age. It's a total change in the way the children are growing up. In a number of clicks you are always done working research and you can spend more time playing Special Force, Flyff, RF, Caizer Ran, Left Four Dead, Plants Versus Zombie, Flat Out, Monster Truck and NBA. Me, I'm playing Pet Society in Facebook and MoshiMonster. Haha! What a fun bathing my baby bear! What a joy having caught a lovely moshling!  What costs me now is the electric bill. The bill eventually rise up when I own a computer. And when I say rise up, it's a triple. Geez. Thanks to my father's pension.

Computers are still computers - made by man. Since it is man-made, only man can define, distinguish, alter, prioritize, maximize and value its uses. What are computers for? 


As time goes on, more developed, smaller and user-friendly computers have become. Before it was a size of a building with a few functions. Then a desktop. Then a laptop. Here comes the notebook. Come to me wallet sized. Hey, I better get one wallet sized when these are available in the market. I better start earning and saving. For the smaller and better the computers become, the more they become costly. 

Anyways, as everything has a purpose and meaning it's best we know that everything becomes meaningless when we don't use these things the right way. 


I always smile when at the end of my day, I see that my computer will be sleeping while I sleep. I hope I rest as well as it does. Did it ever get tired? Maybe. It is just too lonely it cannot complain.

Mental Health Vis-A-Vis Physical Health

My favorite brother Eric is healthy. Mindwise and bodywise. Thoughtwise and heartwise. I often see myself in him. So hopeful, so vibrant, so believing, full of inquiry, full of answers. He always make me cry in pure joy. I love him dearly. 


Nobody will believe that once, just like me, he was treated for a mental illness. Maybe his questions overpowered him. Sometimes too much questions can hurt. Sometimes it can even kill. Sometimes some questions are better left unanswered. 


For a heart so young and so full of life, his thoughts are of a full grown man. He totally believes in karma. Good deeds begets good and bad deeds begets bad. He believes God sees all and that He gives us according to what we deserve. He is a totally healthy spiritual individual. 


Just like my eldest brother Joseph. He is a soldier of God. And a true soldier - he serves the Armed Forces of the Philippines - Air Force, he is a paratrooper. He is recently in a state of faithful and courageous undertaking because he is currently being processed to be assigned in Mindanao where there are numerous illegal and inhumane activity like unmerciful killing, bombing, rape, political war and illegal drugs. I can only pray for his safety. 


Going back to Eric, he is now third year college taking up Civil Engineering. He's been always in shape and can easily change his body stats when he wanted. It seems he has taken control of his body that if he tell it to slow digestion it will joyfully follow. Nice huh. I wish I can do that without having to control my appetite and count my calorie intake. 


My waistline for 3 years now has been going into 28 to 29 when in diet and 30 inches when out of eating control. I hate it when my boyfriend is telling me I'm getting fat. So I strive hard to control my appetite. Anyways, when my mind is busy I shed fat faster. So I see to it that my mind is always active by studying, reading, finishing paper works and writing articles. When I have time I see to it that I go night swimming. I love it when my boyfriend is hugging my waist and telling me I'm sexy. 


Swimming is a good exercise as well as modern dancing. The rhythm it brings to the muscles are invigorating, repeatedly good and shaping. It's best to swim at night when the water is warm and while floating you can speak your mind to the diamonds in the sky. It's best when you swim with love ones. It's refreshing and bonding moments are sweet. It's also best to modern dance at night. You'll sweat off your worries and fears and enjoy yourself. I extremely love dancing with my cousins, sisters and boyfriend. Be sure you rest before sleeping. And take at least two glasses of water. 


Vitamins are also good to maintain your mental and physical health. But avoid over taking. Just a moderate once a day of a good complete or almost complete vitamin and mineral capsule will do. The liver may work hard if you are taking too many vitamin capsules. 


Mentally healthy is when you have developed a sense of balance, responsibility, reason and positive thoughts. Physically healthy is when you can live your life free of recurring or severe body pains and able to perform normal body functions. 

Choose to live mentally and physically healthy. These are the prior requirements before achieving spiritual health. My brothers Joseph and Eric have achieved spiritual health. And I am on my way to it. 

Everything is Meaningless, yet, Everything Matters

Have you ever felt so worthless? Have you ever considered killing yourself to free yourself from pain or hopelessness? When you believed that everything in your life has become meaningless, what do you feel? What do you say? Where do you go? Who do you call?

In times of crisis, your family are the ones who are reaching out to catch you, support and believe in you. But, when your family gave up on you to whom do you call?

What are the things that matter to you? Do you care about the war in Pakistan? Do you care about the poor beggars during Sundays? Do you even care about your stupid neighbor?

Everything is meaningless yet everything matters.

Do you agree?

It's all a matter of belief and disbelief. A matter of life. A matter of death.

Do you believe in a Supreme Being? Do you even believe in LOVE?

Why do we love, anyway? Is that feeling only for humans? Or animals feel the same way we feel? Do plants have a heart?

Do you believe we are spiritual and NOT material? Why do we crave for material things and treat our mother ill? Are you sick of your boyfriend? Why do you fool your girl?

What do we get from hurting others? Why do we envy? Why are humans never contented?

The sunset HORIZON is waiting for your answers. Will you be there for a date? Will you be there and watch? Will you be there and pray?

If there's a Supreme Being, what is your relationship with him?

The SUN is bright. The UNIVERSE is expanding. Flowers are growing. YOU are changing? Aren't you?


There are millions and millions of questions longing for answers. Will you ask them? Or will you answer them? Will you do both? Or will you just play life like a water lily silently growing without a care where the water brings him?

This is Zephyrity. Your Christmas morning gentle breeze. I dare ask questions. I dare answer them. Now is my time to share my questions and answers to you. Everything under the sun. And when I say everything, it's everything. Will you be there to share? Will you be there to listen? Or will you be there to argue? I need you. You are one of my questions. You are one of the answers.

I am an answer to somebody's question. Are you? I am a question to somebody's mind. Are you? Will you stay or will you go? How do you know when to say NO?

Just like what brought the biologists into studying and experimenting plants, my zephyr being brought me into classifying, organizing, reasoning and excavating minds and souls into trance-like answering to questions and sometimes being silent to finally accept that some answers are not meant to be found.

It's me, zephyrity. Signing ON for your perusal. Stay with me.