What is IT?
Here’s a riddle that a pastor (Ptr. Daniel Bautista) gave me while were on our way to Bicol for a retreat. Give it a try and post your answer in the comments below:
The one who makes IT sells IT.
The one who buys IT doesn’t use IT.
The one who uses IT never sees IT.
What is IT?
Quick Clue: The one who uses it is a person. But what is IT?
Post your answers below…
Kei’s First Musical Piece
Back to Kei’s achievement. She has this little toy piano that runs on two AA batteries. Only the white keys have sounds. The black keys are just for display. Each white key has a number which made it easy for me to teach Kei how to play the ABC. 1 for Do, 2 for Re, and so on. We simply went:
1-1-5-5-6-6-5
4-4-3-3-2-2-1
5-5-4-4-3-3-2
5-5-4-4-3-3-2
1-1-5-5-6-6-5
4-4-3-3-2-2-1
I wrote the numbers above on paper. Kei was able to memorize it after a few tries. Now, the entire house is filled with the ABC Song. I’m sure we’ll get annoyed soon. When that time comes, then I know that I must teach her a new song.
P.S.
The beauty of teaching her the ABC Song is that she learns to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star & Bah, Bah Black Sheep at the same time. 
Kei’s First Musical Piece
Back to Kei’s achievement. She has this little toy piano that runs on two AA batteries. Only the white keys have sounds. The black keys are just for display. Each white key has a number which made it easy for me to teach Kei how to play the ABC. 1 for Do, 2 for Re, and so on. We simply went:
1-1-5-5-6-6-5
4-4-3-3-2-2-1
5-5-4-4-3-3-2
5-5-4-4-3-3-2
1-1-5-5-6-6-5
4-4-3-3-2-2-1
I wrote the numbers above on paper. Kei was able to memorize it after a few tries. Now, the entire house is filled with the ABC Song. I’m sure we’ll get annoyed soon. When that time comes, then I know that I must teach her a new song.
P.S.
The beauty of teaching her the ABC Song is that she learns to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star & Bah, Bah Black Sheep at the same time.
One Funny Debate…
The Jewish community met and picked an aged Rabbi, Moishe, to represent them in the debate. Rabbi Moishe, however, could not speak Latin and the Pope could not speak Yiddish. So it was decided that this would be a “silent” debate.
On the day of the great debate, the Pope and Rabbi Moishe sat opposite each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. Rabbi Moishe looked back and raised one finger.
Next, the Pope waved his finger around his head. Rabbi Moishe pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope then brought out a communion wafer and chalice of wine. Rabbi Moishe pulled out an apple. With that, the Pope stood up and said, “I concede the debate. This man has bested me. The Jews can stay.”
Later, the Cardinals gathered around the Pope, asking him what had happened. The Pope said, “First I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still one God common to both our religions. Then I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground to show that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and the wafer to show that God absolves us of our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?”
Meanwhile, the Jewish community crowded around Rabbi Moishe, asking what happened. “Well,” said Moishe, “first he said to me, ‘You Jews have three days to get out of here.’ So I said to him, ‘Up yours’. Then he tells me the whole city would be cleared of Jews. So I said to him, ‘Listen here Mr. Pope, the Jews … we stay right here!”
“And then?” asked a woman.
“Who knows?” said Rabbi Moishe. “We broke for lunch.”
One Funny Debate…
The Jewish community met and picked an aged Rabbi, Moishe, to represent them in the debate. Rabbi Moishe, however, could not speak Latin and the Pope could not speak Yiddish. So it was decided that this would be a “silent” debate.
On the day of the great debate, the Pope and Rabbi Moishe sat opposite each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. Rabbi Moishe looked back and raised one finger.
Next, the Pope waved his finger around his head. Rabbi Moishe pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope then brought out a communion wafer and chalice of wine. Rabbi Moishe pulled out an apple. With that, the Pope stood up and said, “I concede the debate. This man has bested me. The Jews can stay.”
Later, the Cardinals gathered around the Pope, asking him what had happened. The Pope said, “First I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still one God common to both our religions. Then I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground to show that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and the wafer to show that God absolves us of our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?”
Meanwhile, the Jewish community crowded around Rabbi Moishe, asking what happened. “Well,” said Moishe, “first he said to me, ‘You Jews have three days to get out of here.’ So I said to him, ‘Up yours’. Then he tells me the whole city would be cleared of Jews. So I said to him, ‘Listen here Mr. Pope, the Jews … we stay right here!”
“And then?” asked a woman.
“Who knows?” said Rabbi Moishe. “We broke for lunch.”
Happy 5th Birthday Kei
Today, August 2, is Kei’s 5th Birthday. Me, my wife Evelyn, Kei, and Vhi went to SM Shoemart (a popular Philippine mall) and toured our two daughters on the different rides that they want to try. We ate donuts and chicken and french fries and lumpia, bought her a Barney CD and a few other toys. We didn’t spend too much for the day but I can tell you for sure that we all enjoyed it - especially Kei and her younger sister Vhi.
Now allow me to share some thoughts from my heart. Just what are children for? To some, they are blessings but sadly to some, they are nothing more than annoyances in the house. But what were they meant for?
Whether you like it or not, children are gifts from God. They are blessings from the hand of the Maker Himself. Remember this, there could be illegitimate relationships between men and women BUT there can never be an illegitimate child. Even if a child is a result of rape, incest, or conceived in any other unwanted manner, the baby is still and will always be a gift from God. If you are planning to abort that baby in your womb, I ask you, please don’t. It’s not only murder, you will also be throwing away a very precious gift from the Lord. Also, if you know someone who has plans of aborting a baby, I beg you, please do everything you can to convince her to stop it. In doing so, you will be doing that person a very great favor.
Believe it or not, no matter how naughty or bad our children may be, the fact remains that they are still gifts from God. It is our obligation to take good care of them and raise them in proper manner. It is our duty as parents to teach them the ways of God and bring them up in prayer. It is our duty to LOVE them as best as we can.
To me, this will be the greatest gift I can give to Kei. Of course, the same goes for Vhi and if God wills us to have more kids, then to them as well.
God bless you all!
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” - Psalm 127:3
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