a short advisory...a birthday wish for a dear sister

Myspace Heart GeneratorsToday is the 22nd birthday of my very dear blogosphere sister Vera and it is just but fitting and proper to greet her a happy birthday and to wish for her a longer life, happy and peaceful heart..Sis Vera, may you have more birthdays to come...love from your Kuya Dom, OSB

On the other hand, a very good news for all of you dear friends:


I want to let you know that our very own Postulant Brother John Paul, who underwent three major surgeries sometime the other week, came home today and after almost four months of his hibernation (in his cell and in the hospital), he finally came to attend our 5:50Pm Solemn Vespers!....
Join me dear friends in thanking God for the graces and blessings He showered upon brother John Paul during his most critical stage...and let's keep him in our prayers for his continued recovery!

A special post featuring a sweet and charming birthday girl named Becca!!!...

Today is the great red letter-day of my dearest one Rebeccca for whom I offer a rosary decade coupled with my birthday wishes for her: a healthier, longer life...a safe and secured life...and a peaceful life with full of love and blessings from our God up above.... to you dearest one, happy happy birthday to you....

how does a monk celebrate his birthday?

heyyy friends, I am glad I am able to get back online now...

I was out for one whole day yesterday ( on my 51st birthday ) errrr, I just turned 51 yesterday but not 52, LOL.... so, to you my dearest blogosphere sister Vera and my gorgeous blogosphere brother JP aka Elmo : I just turned 51 yesterday. (a roaring LOL!....)

How does a monk like me really celebrate his birthday?

Well, of course the main focus of his day is towards thanking God for another year of life that has been granted to him, then of course a monk should also not forget to pray for his family and friends who are away from him on the day of his great day!.... and most of all, a simple but meaningful celebration of the day should be observed...no lavish partying, no drunkenness, no loud frolicking....

These are more or less the ways in which a monk celebrates his birthday!

Let me tell you of how I celebrated my birthday last year: It was more or less observed in the manner a monk should celebrate.
I had a thirty-minute dinner with my Filipino friends in Espanyola NM, at Dan's residence with very few Filipino friends who live near Dan's place of residence.
The celebration was indeed a remarkable, memorable and unforgetable one...

I am now showing you a slideshow of my last year's birthday celebration, and as for my yesterday's birthday celebration, I am gonna reserve it for another post update!

Have a blessed day to all of you my dear friends! and THANK YOU for all your good wishes and warm greetings.

a birthday party on Dec. 17, 2005

we were invited to a birthday party last december 17, 2005 by 'ate' Myrna's daughter in whom her twin daughters turned one year-old.-...the party was attended mostly by filipino-american families in their neighborhood at their Albuquerque residence. =the four of us, dom marcus, caedmon, oblate carlo and me, had great time in the party with it's banquet which was all filipino foods served on the table, like relyenong bangus. piniritong tilapia, lumpiang sariwa, adobong baboy, pansit palabok, at bagoong na may kasamang manggang manibalang- such mouth watering pinoy delicacies....the monks had a great time!

remembering my 49th birthday on Dec. 13, '05

the later part of the day: after the lunch date with my friend-dentist, my pinoy friend and oblate of my community joined me and my two other monk brothers, dom mayuel and dom rodrigo, to Sta Fe for other concerns the two monks had to attend that day. In the late afternoon, Carlo brought us to Outback Steakhouse in Sta Fe downtown for an early dinner treat. We went home almost twelve mindnight.

remembering my birthday.

december 13 was my birthday and a day before that was a day i went to my friend-dentist Dr Roxanne Collins for my regular dental check-up. it was a big surprise for me when after the routine, she asked me to stay put for lunch with her and her other dental staff at their refectory. the next two hours was really fun and deligthful, with the delicious foods she and her staff prepared for my birthday.

a picnic birthday celebration

Nov 14 was dom rodrigo's birthday; oblate carlo and i took him to the riverbank for a picnic celebration: we had shrimps and lobsters and cookies and cream et al.