Friday, May 30, 2008

Reflecting on Cyberspace ethics

Cyberspace- Internet and cyberspace is known and called as international superhighway by some lecturers and Internet hard-users. It has been a great medium for them to communicate, to lecture, write, share and transmit news and updates to all worldwide via cyberspace.

Indeed, one can notice that there are several social and legal cases now seen along this cyberspace superhighway. Spams in the emailing, porn in the websites, blind date Internet cafe's where young high school and college students are caught on their sexual promiscuity after contacting their unknown partner thru Internet.

Even small things in chatting and replying to emails can be checked where you can psychologically detect the attitude of the online user/s. If one suddenly walks-out from an important chat, it wil give you a floating situation on what was the status of the person asking yourself, if he is sleepless, tired, stress, sick, aging, angry, mad or just simply busy to catch other equally important work.

Truth to tell, I have less time to correct the spelling of my text-ed messages to my chat-mate. I leave it to them to understand that I am aging if not stress, or doubling if not tripling to catch my busy works while replying to the person/s. Sometimes, the grammar too is left unedited in the chat or informal emails. But professionalism too is important not only for the VIP's or professional counterparts, but for the perfection and first blessing of the concern person himself.

I often notice that my "the" becomes "teh" and the "and" becomes "adn". It shows that my left fingers really move faster than my right fingers as "h" is in the right side of the keyboard. What would that reflect?

It reflects that I am a left-handed. And that is true (only in writing and typing, huh).

To receive and read emails from these avalanche of stuffs particularly from e-groups is becoming a time-consuming work. There is management on that by filtering the emails or setting your e-group membership to digest-type (see my today's posting in e-groups too I got from about.com.

But not to reply or answer on email is a different story. On e-groups, interaction is the way of answering since you know that you register to a group. It is but a part of your intention to join to interact to the group as well. If you leave it to the time why you have not participated in the interaction, the time never abandon you but it remains 24 hours a day ever since. It is a matter of time management in team participation and your ethical way of answering to personal emails too. One line may do to express your ethical way of acknowledging receipt of the letter from the sender.

Choice and writing of words are important too. Sometimes, one does not reply because he is afraid of his words or grammar. What does it reflect? Perfection? Imperfection?

Intellect is not the center of a person. So long as your language is understood, your reply or response makes a give-and-take relationship in terms of communication. There is language even without a single word. Show or send him one picture and it gives him a clear story of the event or person or whatever.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Kapihan: Saving-life Ambulance


Nagano- As I was walking on my daily routine this morning, I heard a loud siren of an ambulance. I was about to cross the street. I noticed the due respect of the many drivers from the four sides of the intersection slowing down and stopping to give a way for the ambulance. As the ambulance got a clear way to pass-by although it was still a red light at its corner, the ambulance cross the intersection and the driver with his loud speaker, thanked everyone as he increased his speed to reach a possible hospital to save a life or lives by beating the time in that emergency.
As I continued walking, I noticed my emotion getting up and was just simply saying some words of prayers for the patient in that ambulance to fight and survive for life thanking for the instinctive cooperation fo the many drivers too.
I was contemplating too if there is a spiritual ambulance in man. The siren is so loud and all drivers slow down to stop to give a way for the ambulance in its goal to save life in times of emergency. Where can be the loud spiritual siren be announced or heard? Where can one call and contact a spiritual ambulance if there is any in times of emergency? Spiritual life is more important than the temporary physical life though physical life of course has great value too.
Guidance and counselling, family court, churches, and other social and family counselling can serve as spiritual ambulance with the vision and mission of their institutional services. But most common to the public is the church for spiritual life. The questions now are: does our church have a spiritual ambulance for emergency life-saving incidents? Is the church aware on this spiritual health needs of the church-goers and tithe-giving-members? Will spiritual car-drivers slow down to stop and cooperate when there is an emergency to save a life as a spiritual ambulance will pass-by? In what way can spiritual car-drivers cooperate?
Or is it the church as a spiritual ambulance who does the call for one to help?
As there are many things we see in this physical world, there seem to be many things that we should consider for our spiritual development too. Spiritual health services, spiritual education, spiritual food and the like are few to mention that need our attention, kind heart and cooperation for a total development.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Sanguniang Kabataan Chapters and Officers attend UPF-BFWP Lectures in Cabanatuan

Cabanatuan-The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Nueva Ecija (Nueva Ecija Provincial Board Members) which recently concluded their meeting-lecture organized and coordinated at the Office of the Vice Governor by the Executive Director of FFWPU-Central Luzon Dr. Joy Remegio made another breakthrough with the media and the youth.





From the report, during the meeting-lecture held in the SB of NE while in the session, some staff of DWNE, a major broadcasting radio station of the province were also present and listened to the UPF lecture presentation of Dr Edgar Tanate. Following that session with a resolution of SB-Nueva Ecija (SB-NE) to support UPF project & activities, DWNE requested the UPF-BFWP NE to be interviewed on air to promote the movement. However the set interview schedule for just few minutes turned out to be one-half hour lecture on air for free giving D.r Remigio all the opportunities to share more about the UPF projects and the GPF activities. During all the commercial breaks, GPF theme song was played. DWNE is again setting another schedule for our BFWP NE as continuation of the interview-lecture on air.

In another development, the Nueva Ecija Sangguniang Kabataan (a Youth group) Federation during their session moved a motion to fully support the UPF-BFWP GPF 2008 project. As a result, FFWPU Cabanatuan Center is now conducting a 4-DAY seminar on Unification Principle with 43 participants. There have 2 SK Federation Presidents, the over-all in-charge of Llanera & Rizal SK Federations, 1 SK chairman and the rest are SK youth leaders & members with their recommended student-applicants for the International Peace Leadership College (UTS-Asia). With the group of young people, one broadcaster of DWNE was also a seat-in participant yesterday.While the FFWPU Cabanatuan Center is under renovation at present and still unfinished due to lack of funds, the region is so busy with all this great providential activities with limited staff & resources. Dr. Remegio was so sorry for the poor accommodation they could give to these young leaders of the province. "It is the time of harvest for the region, FFWPU Cabanatuan leaders said. All the tears and sweat, efforts and hard works laid by the elders in the past are now coming into fruits. All the conditions set in the past and the unity of the center staff at present with the providence moved God and heaven to really work and harvest everything now from our region starting in Nueva Ecija passing through all other provinces in the region and other regions”, Dr. Weeny Kim commented.

The National UM HQ is having a challenging an idea that before the December GPF 2008, a pre GPF 2008 activity will be held in Cabanatuan City tentatively scheduled on October. ”I am encouraging everybody especially those who are raised and born spiritually and physically from our region to take pride and greatly support the present providence now. Let us prepare seriously for the pre-GPF2008 financially and start reaching out to all our families & friends and prepare them to join the event,” Dr. Weeny Kim added.”

For the members and leaders who have been with Cabanatuan and the region, the pioneers who planted the seed of love & truth to start Region 3, we are so grateful for all the foundations you have shared & laid. We are now truly harvesting everything. Please be happy with all that are happening in Cabanatuan because your sweat-tears-prayers-pains and everything you have invested are now coming into fruitful results for God & True Parents”, Dr. Kim concluded recognizing everybody who have served the region.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Light me please for change


There are wind-blowing changes in many institutions particularly on leaders. Cabinet revamps hold the breath of many politicians. And rallyists always call and shout for changes.
Rev. Hyung Jin Moon was recently installed as FFWPU International president as well as WCARP president. Being the youngest son of the founder, Father Moon, some old leaders and members are in a watch-out momentum. Others in wait-and-see are pre-empting his capacity to lead as his age and experience maybe is looked.
The Continental Director of USA or North America is now called to lead FFWPU Korea Dr. Chang. After several years of active directorship in North America, Dr Chang will face the challenges of leading Korea while Rev. Hyung Jin Moon leads the international level. Dr. Hyun Jin Moon is assumed to focus on UPF and GPF campaign worldwide.
Recently, Pastor Kook Jin Moon delivered a thought-provoking message for a change in attendance of their church believers in Seoul. The number of church-goers has changed after his younger brother took the leadership. But he further called for a changed from subsidy on financial needs and operations of the church to tithings of the members. And he mentioned clearly some church managerial factors that caused the decline of members.
All other national leadership seems to be reviewed too. Elected Constitutionalist Ek Nath will surely be pre-occupied to lead Nepal FFWPU now.
How about in the Philippines? Are they not giving a chance to the younger ones this time? Or are the younger ones now ready to take charge of FFWPU?
It was mentioned too in the national meeting that Mrs. Funami wanted a change as she could no longer actively take care of the Commando in Japan because of her age and health. But there seem to be no changes still.
Can anybody take care of the Family Times Online too for a change? Just beep me in my inbox.
Light me please for a change.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Profs Niduasa and Navalta grace Fil-Thai Blessed Community in Bangkok

Bangkok- It was indeed a celebration and a rare occassion for the Fil-Thai Blessed Community to join the One World Family in celebrating the recent Foundation Day of HSA-UWC with their very own Prof. Federico "Kuya Eric" Niduasa and Prof. Celestino " Kuya Joseph" Navalta in Bangkok, Thailand last May 1, 2008.
The rare chance came due to the joint VIP Seminar for the more or less 70 delegates coming from Philippines and Thailand held in Bangkok prior to the Foundation Day. Prof Niduasa and Prof. Navalta were the seminar lecturers.


Accordingly, aside from the seminar participants, the Thailand Blessed Family leaders were also inspired by the two Filipino lecturers and promised to invite them again in the future.




Eventually, during the Foundation Day celebration Kuya Eric was asked by the Thai leader to join the them for the cutting-of-cake during the ceremony. It was an honor to the Filipino members to be represented by their Kuya Eric in there too.

Also Kuya Joseph was asked and renedered a song. He serenaded them with the theme song of GPF 2007, "One Family Under God". Moreover, the Fil-Thai group offered some songs as well during the celebration.






To Filipino members in Thailand, even though they didn't have such substantial offering than showing themselves with the two Filipino leaders, they consider that it's a blessing and spiritual upliftment for them for they met somehow the representatives of Heavenly Father and True Parents from Philippines. They have a Filipino reunion during the Foundation Day celebration.(with reports and photo from Teddy Andres.)







Thursday, May 15, 2008

Reflecting on my pioneering life

Nagano- I was contemplating on my reading about sawing a saw-dust. How can one saw a saw-dust? Saw dust is a bi-product from solid wood.

Saw is for solid wood and not for saw-dust.



Analogically, history is a saw-dust coming from events and facts that happen in the past. And you cannot change history like sawing a saw-dust. But it is good and educational to learn lessons from history, from the past. Just don't saw but do something from bi-products.

Products are like achieved goal of a program or project like pinoeering a center. We used to do the pioneering in late 1970's and early 1980's. The newly educated persons we witnessed and later became fulltime-members are our products. Well, there were FR items too that we make. Peanut brittle candies was the main product before but were called items. members are often called fruits if not product by the pioneers.

Spiritual children are also products. Members who joined from your pioneered center are products too if not bi-products. But they are human beings. They are not material things.

Taft Center was the first center that our team pioneered in Manila. It was only Cubao Center that was existing before in the entire Metro Manila until 1981. Taft Center was opened after weeks of fundraising last summer of 1981. With me were Albert, Esther, Delia who were products of Davao Center, and later joined by Faith a product of Cebu. After some days, our designated leader Mr. Y. Murotani arrived and joined us.

PCU, PWU and DLSU were the nearby campuses where we do witnessing. Cathy, Lyra, Arlene were the first fruits.

Taft Center is still existing til now, though they have transferred to another house-apartment- center which are usually rented by the fulltimers and leader until now.

Bohol Center was my second pioneered center late of 1981 after the 1st Int'l 40-day WS. I was the lone brother in our pioneering team of three. Sisters Lydia and Tessie were with me. Bohol was a unique center though productive center. It was where I have grown-up and met a crucial point in my missionary life. Narding, a "taong-kalye and pasaway" (burglar and stand-by) was our first fruit in there. He was a " sudden-change" person after hearing ony the first lecture on the Principle of Creation. Aside from Narding, Joy, Dolor, Jun, Edgar, Dada, Coying were only a few of our dozens of early fruits in Bohol. And all of them became fulltimers and served HQ and active members until now. After their Blessing, most of them joined their spouse in their respective places. I grow and experienced many things in Bohol including, peanut brittle and hopia-making with Narding, complete DP lecturing, 7-day complete fasting; several dialogue with parents, school officials, policemen, radio newsmen, priests because of the big bloom in Bohol Providence which also created persecution from other sectors. Bohol center and I survived as I stayed there for more than 4 years.

After Bohol, I was assigned to pioneer Student Homes for CARP Philippines in 1986 (?). I was assigned to pioneer Student Home in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. It was here that I brought out from Manila the first WHD now Tong Il Moo Do chapter to Dumaguete. Bal, Fredie, Laila B. Joelimar and Jelly were few of the many members from there. But there was already the HSA-UWC center in there prior to that. Nita E. was one of their first products.

BKKB came out as a social arm of CARP that time. Gerry S was a good planner being the CARP Natl Director the time.

In 1988 blessing three of my sp products were blessed together with those who were closer to HQ and updates. I was up on a mountain resort in Cebu giving 7-day seminar-lectures the time. Information didnt reach me about blessing. And leaders dont have good access in communication since. And church leaders dont recommend those they were not close with but just based it from their own evaluation if not judgment. ( to be con't.)

Monday, May 12, 2008

Family and Church

I was meditating last weekend on the parallels of a family and the church.

There are big churches too which have grown up with networks of groups and episcopal if not papal commissions. Papal nuncios from Vatican are designated to foreign affairs, while there are veritas in radio, caritas, CFC's , El Shaddai and others in the old and big Catholic church.

The Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism is also a title and a position which also has its goverment leading Tibel though now in exile and crisis.

The Temple in Nara, Japan which was pioneered by a Chinese Buddhist priest some 700 more years ago is now a World Heritage. President of China visited taht place recently. The Zenkoji Temple in Nagano City built 1,700 years ago is a national heritage in Japan. It was in this Zenkoji Temple where the Winter Olympics in 1998 got the ceremonial bell ringing to signal the start as the lighted olympic torch to run and lit the big urn. That is more on social involvement and sports.


Iglesia ni Kristo is a "mandatory friend" to all political parties in the Philipines as they vote by block.

The Central Blessed Family is said to be the seed of "ideal families". It is the upright and united upbringing of the parents of their 2nd generation- children in a God-centered way. And there are priorities in a family like: education, foods, health, discipline and unity, attitude and personality and spiritual development, social growth, future ambitions or visions; clothings, shelter, facilities, techno or appliances too, to mention a few. Except the last five mentioned, all are more internal aspects of a family's needs.

To build-up a family is getting to be a reality for those who have their own family. And difficulties and some challenges are getting bigger once they have their first child. This is seemingly normal and so far most blessed couples are doing their best to stand as central blessed family in the right way. Limitations are present but are over-shadowed by faith and patience. Take it from a father of five!

But I was more thinking and praying on the family church as aimed to be one world family under God; a national family under one God seems to be a goal. Hence, CIG is aimed by TP and us. How about Philippine family under one God? Yes, how about our UM Philippine Family under one God? Is the family thinking of the sungsang and hyung sang needs from education of next generations, their health, discipline, unity, social growth, personality development and the like?

I melted the last time I was in a fellowship with the Catholic church in Suwa, Nagano when the CBPC in the Philippines sent a bishop to visit the 2-year assigned priest and to help the Catholic community safeguard their spiritual life here in Japan. An episcopal Commission for Migrant and Itenirant Workers of CBPC is so active that a fulltime priest was send and is doing his itenirary from place to place. As I have heard, the priest was sent with a one-way ticket but have travelled from north to south of Japan for the hungry sheep-believers. A donation box was passed all around during the fellowhip too.

Thanks to those who come and visit Tokyo once a month to speakto and for Tokyo and nearby crowd and at the same time recieve the collections of tithes and donations for the month. Graces for those more than 150 blessed families who live in Mie ken and nearby where most husbands are individually or collectively working in that industrial prefecture. They are oftenly visited by kuya's and central figures and are "spiritually blessed"during their gathering.

How about the other places, other countries lile Middle East, Canada, Taiwan, etc.? How about on times of needs and consultation or guidance of a church member or anybody? on emergencies when spiritual health is in danger?

How about those blessed fulltimers whose blessed children are fastly growing? Some children are staying in the centers where their parent/s are based for their mission/s; when children of fulltimers need to enrol but have no allowances for their own family as they are busy engaging in missions in the frontline? when fultimers need hospitalization or medicine, or shoes or clothings or a room for his family and priorities are all for missions? This is part of human resource development program supposedly. Local centers in the Philippines have more stories of blessed families. A husband of an Executive Director is bound to go as OFW to help support not only his family but the cluster-region of his wife. And the social cost on OFW's is so "high"! Bishop Cantillas confirmed that and mention that even CBPC is not for OFW's due to the social cost in it, not to mention the social ills it implies to the departed families.

There are needs in the National Family, world family under one God! Like a small typical family, leaders should think and consider too in attending to these internal and external or sungsang and hyungsang needs of the family church.

The speech of Pastor Kook Jin nim Moon last April 26 in FFWPU-Intl hq in S. Korea re subsidy vs tithings, is just so good for all to reflect and act. And church should be developed more to progression to address the ministerial needs of our family church. Pastor kook Jin Moon himslef doesnt recieve any salary or allowances but leads well and victorious the Foundation assigned to him.

Let us open our eyes more on how the Family Church can be led by parental and young leaders like the youngest son of TP, Rev. Hyung Jin nim Moon, considering the vision, mission, goals and the nature and ideals of what a family is from the family, national to global levels.

Allan C. Cadano
May 13,2008

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Northwest Luzon Cluster conducts 7-day Student Leadership Seminar-workshop in Baguio







Baguio City- The first summer 7-day educational seminar-workshop in Northwestern Luzon cluster of regions was held lasy May 1 to 7, 2008 at FFWPU Baguio Center with 14 participants from La Union and Baguio City.


The seminar-worksop was coordinated by James Tanate from UTS with four team leaders namely: Kimberle Mae Penchon, a volunteer home member, -Malou Brazil, also from UTS, Rizza Salazar, a fulltime staff and Miraflor, another fulltime staff from Baguio Center.

Sis. Carmela "Mhel" Licao Penchon, a distinguished regional lecturer and a faculty member in one of the insitutions in Baguio City, served as the main lecturer during the 7-day seminar. Eventually, other lecturer from PNP was also invited to share additional insights for the students as part of their leadership seminar under the theme, “Breaking Walls, Building Bridges”. The topic, "Crime Prevention" was given by a guest lecturer SPO3 Virgilio Hidalgo of the Philippine National Police.

Moreover, a first-aid training was also demonstrated by Red Cross volunteer, Ms. Meah Licao as part of their workshop. Other events that transpired during the workshop was the garden-cleaning and maintenance of Barangay San Luis in Baguio and a fundraising activity to help the other educational programs for the youth.


Details of the workshop proper are seen below which was outlined by the main lecturer.





































Day 1- Arrival and registration, Lunch, team building activities-getting to know each other. Lecture 1- introduction to w-carp and core values. Evening presentations- carp video showing.

Day 2- The day started with hoondokwae of staff at 4:00 am. Exercises with participants at 5:am. Lecture- “Principles of Creation”; Team building activities; evening program- film showing-“ The Last Samurai”

Day 3- The morning schedule is basically same throughout the seminar.
Lecture- Chapter 2 The Fall of Man; Team-building activities and group discussions; Evening program- cultural affairs.

Day 4- Morning rituals- First Aid training- By Red Cross volunteers – Ms. Meah Licao, quiz, lecture on “The value and Purpose of Fundraising".

Day 5- Morning Rituals- 9:am to 12: noon- Fundraising. Afternoon, sharing and testimonies about fundraising- Evening practice for graduation presentation.

Day 6- morning rituals- Service for Peace: cleaning of the barangay garden of Brgy. San Luis . Afternoon- Lecture on Crime Prevention by- SPO3 Virgilio Hidalgo . Lecture and workshop on Philosophy of Service by the main lecturer. Evening program: Movie time- “Wave the Korean Flag”.

Day 7- Morning Rituals- 10:00- 12:00- Boating at Burnham Lake.
2: pm- Graduation Ceremony; early dinner; Homeward Bound.

On May 17, a set of follow-up activities for the participants is the “ Beach and Coastal Clean-up at La Union” under the administration of Mr. Felix Sanchez of Fil Vision Trading in Bauang, La Union as part of their community service program with the youth.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Reflecting on Marriage, Divorce, PMC's and Blessing

I was challenged by one question-title in today's news online on what advantages can married life offer in an era of increasing divorce rate. I think, this is a good topic to reflect onto after I got a 2-day "divorce" from my wife when she attended a 2-day live-in training the other day and yesterday.

Married life is not an advantage. It is a responsibility. If you are a responsible person, you wont just look on marriage as an avenue to have intimate and sexual relationship with a spouse. There is economics and social responsibility in marriage, a lot of psychological testing in marriage, spiritual-cleansing, a heavy and advance personality development course in marriage to mention a few.

To some, compatibility as well as compromise and sacrifices are necessary in marriage. And others argue that once the compatibility is high the lesser is the sacrifice. Hmmm....

Singles who opted to sex and pleasure maybe are driven by their fears and less commitment to responsibilities in life. They still have to discover what their life is for, what lineage is for and its importance and the maturity to feel and experience parentism with its pains and gains, ups and downs and sweet and sour.

I think I have more or less foundation to parenthood in terms of house chores as my parents have trained me to stand by myself since my high school life. My wife is lucky on that as I can do the house chores that mothers should do. But I cant concieve my own child to make five. My cells are useless when there is no ovary to keep the egg that my cell would fertilize, hence, a wife.

Although there is no divorce i n the Philippines, cases on polygamy is present. In Japan, divorce is accepted legally. And many are citing to reasons on compatibility, culture and others as grounds for divorce. Physical attack and embattled wife are also major grounds. But these are choices among the couples if they happen not to get the right person or failed to be the proper person for his/her spouse.

PMC's or previously married couples, are those couples who were already married before they hear and later opted to recieve the Blessing from True Parents through Their representatives or central figure. But this time, there are singles who now opted to be married first and apply as PMC to receive the Blessing. There are reasons why they opted to. But to consider them as PMC is a little different from the first PMC's. Nevertheless, they are given the Blessing too.

Blessing is a sacred one. As there is matching prior to blessing, a complete surrender from self-choice to a God-given partner in life is a sacrament and sacrifice. There can be check- and- balance on physical and medical status of both prior to matching, but this is not completely the so called compatibilitiy. A so-called changing to the true lineage is the apex in the Blessing where the couple could breed their children as heirs of the Original Being. There maybe or may not be compatibility, or compromise between the couple but the future of creating a God-centered lineage and soon, the parentism as a responsiblity as well as another dimension of love- and life is a part of the Blessing. This is an in-depth essence of blessing beyond marriage and married life.

As I take the magnitude of silence for my Friday-reflection, I hope to end a struggling week while I dangle off the cliff to the nakedness of parentism.

And Happy Mother's day to all mothers including the gender-free parents/mothers as well.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

On the absence of a mother

Nagano- It was quite timely for me to scribble a little about my kapuso, my called bitter if not my better-half during her absence. She petitioned me to be the chaperon for my youngest daughter for two days starting today until tomorrow on bringing to and fetching the kid from the hoykuen. I asked her why.
My wife reasoned and explained to me that she has to undergo a 2-day training as she applied for a better part-time job that would allow her to help sustain the monthly needs of our big and growing family of seven. She needed ample time as well to do the mothering of the little ones particularly in fetching the youngest at earlier and proper time to avoid over-time pay in the hoykuen or day care center. She said that she has the difficulty to catch up her time in her old job that from her work, she goes to vegetable market daily and fetch the kid before the closing time. She cant buy more stocks at once too for the week as our fridge is just small and not enough for a brigade of seven. Hence she needs to do marketing daily even for just the next day's consumption.
I have no reason to disapprove her petition. I have to let her go and attend her 2-day training. Hence I will be the father and mother for two days all at once.
On the absence of a mother, I have to wake earlier in the morning, prepare the breakfast, prepare the obento or lunch boxes for the kids and myself; make sure of the hanging of the laundry which I wash in the evening; wake up the boys and push them to stand for their school preparations, cloth the youngest, while I give the other clothes for my still freshman-grade-one girl, make sure the boys do their toothbrushing (which they escape if not seen by their mother), and send-off everyone to school while I bring my youngest to the day-care center. I just need to make sure that I can make all these things and reach my work-office at 8:00 a.m. Wheeewwww!!!! It seems like a cyclone as series of events.
On my off-time at 5:30 p.m., I have to make sure that I could reach back the day-care center on or before 6:00 p.m. to fetch my daughter or else she or I will be charged of additional or over-time pay by the hoykuen. Her teacher could not leave and go home too unless all the children are fetched by their parents themselves. This is good enough for those parents who have their car. For me, I have to hire superman to help me fly on this nice time-tournament.
And when I will arrive back home, I am back to slavery again. Check and do the roll call if everyone is back from their school and or judokan. Do the cooking to prepare the dinner, gather the dirty clothes and shoot it to the washing machine; fold the dried clothes from the cloth line hanged in the morning; water my beloved ornamental plants at the veranda and front; and monitor the boys while they do their shukudai and be sure the tv is off while I do the works. My eldest son is so good to cheat his mother when she is doing the cooking. What else?
I have my bowing conditions before dinner! And my sit-ups to push back my growing tummy.
Oh lords...... why thou you have forsaken my shape? This is one product of being in office-works for several tens of months since. Even on my bi-cycling yesterday, I still feel the ouch on my buttocks and legs due to long pedalling with that small triangular chair of a re-cycled mountain bike I got from my favorite nook (garbagge house). What more?
And a sleepless night without a wife! Nevermind! It is only a long night of fasting and abstinence without a human blanket to heaven.
And the 2nd day will be a repetition of today's passion.
Shall I shout for mercy on this two terrible days? Hear me Lord.....!!!!
On the absence of a mother, to hell those works and chores and love more your wife who used to do those back-aching works.

Monday, May 5, 2008

Nagano Blessed Community fellowships with Catholic Bishop and church


Nagano- The natural splendid beauty of Suwa, Nagano with its lake, mountain resort and familial parks, as well as its spiritual foundation welcome a new dimension of fellowship between the Blessed Community in there and the Catholic Community through the able initiativeness and active integration by a Filipino brother with their United Filipino Organization (UFO) in Suwa City.






In May 4, 2008 Bro Eddie Panuncia, the Vice President of UFO and his colleagues invited the Blessed Community to Suwa City. That includes Bro. Reuben Cruz representing the Tokyo Blessed Community, the whole family of Bro. Ronie and Sis. Yuku delos Santos (sub-area leader for Nagano), Mrs. Ella Ventura-Uchiyama who offers her car and transportation expenses) and yours truly from Nagano City; Mr and Mrs. Amesi Faizal (Congo citizen) and family from Matsumoto City, Nagano; the spiritual daughters of Bro. Eddie in Suwa City namely Mia, Mika, Sally and Carmela who already have attended several DP seminars previously and who helped in preparing and serving the foods for the visitors in the pre-fellowship; and Master Takamitsu Hoshiko sensie who heads the Tong Il Moo Do Federation Philippine-Japan with brothers Robert (who brought his blessed son), Jameson, Isaah and a non-UC member Filipina who greatly offered two wonderful martial arts ballets including the ever-shining Eye-of-the-Tiger ballet which draws a magnificent audience applause and impact during the fellowship. Others could not help but stand to catch and see the power and art in the ballet.



Master Hoshiko briefly explained after their performances the significance of Tong Il Moo Do in its "subject and object of inner power" philosophy which was quoted by the guest speaker from the CBPC's Episcopal Commission for Migrant and Itinerant Workers Bishop Precioso Cantillas, SDB in his speech. Bishop Cantillas jived the importance of "inner power" of Tong Il Moo Do from the explanation of Master Hoshiko for people to keep and maintain their faith to God.


In the open forum, the bishop also mentioned that all members in the church are missionaries to help the community in the essence of "commune" although there are many challenging characteristics among Filipinos. He cited that in just even three Filipinos, there would be four "separate groups" to come out. To commune is one solution to it. And this is true! To commune is to unite solidly under one God and not to just point to the priest as the mere leader but to acknowledge the central person as the Lord Jesus represented by the central figure. It was essentially an explanation of the Foundation of Faith principle and was explained by the bishop-speaker to Filipinos during its special fellowship-gathering for "Espesyal na Araw ng mga Kalalakiham" parallel to the occasion of the Feast of "San Jose, ang dakilang Manggagawa".


Bro. Reuben Cruz, Regional Leader from Kanto Region of Japan also shared his testimony on how a Filipino could make by himself with his faith to God in overcoming the challenges of professional skills competition as well as sports competition. A mere Filipino to compete with hundreds of international champions in any area has nothing to bet but his oneness with God through his prayers and feel the True Love Power to energize himself and focus in achieving a set goal, Bro. Reuben said.



Bro. Reuben Cruz, Regional Leader from Kanto Region of Japan also shared his testimony on how a Filipino could make by himself with his faith to God in overcoming the challenges of professional skills competition as well as sports competition. A mere Filipino to compete with hundreds of international champions in any area has nothing to bet but his oneness with God through his prayers and feel the True Love Power to energize himself and focus in achieving a set goal, Bro. Reuben said.










After the fellowship with the Catholic community who surprisingly offered flowers to each male and guests present to honor them in the occasion, a short prayer-reflection was made by Nagano Blessed Community at Panuncia residence where thanksgiving prayer and offering of eog mansie cheers was done.



The Nagano Blessed Community acknowledged the great efforts of the Panuncia family in making the affair a success for the providence amidst the many limitations of being a migrant and having his own family and tribe to take care. It can also be recalled that Bro. Eddie and his wife was the first Filipino couple who have made the first successful witnessing and conducting of series of DP seminars in Nagano, Japan and sent three blessing candidates to Philippine church where one was successfully blessed in the Philippines to a Japanese sister.
To Panuncia family and the Nagano Blessed and Filipino communities, cheers!!!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Fiftyfour Years Ago



May one and it is now 54 years ago,
When a man of love, truth and dedication was committed to
Peace for the world, solution to global problems he looks onto
Blessings and true lineage for all mankind are his dreams that come true.


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Made of empty boxes, muds and clay, a Cathedral of Love display!
That a nest of love was built so humbly and amicably.
It was the first, the monumental home of the freshmen in the school of Truth
Where disciples and pastors were trained on true love.















Boxes and muds, are foundation solidified

Pioneered by a man touched by God's vision

Starting from none he dreamt beyond the moon and the stars

And conquered all nations to a universal peace plan.


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Second generation he now passes his baton

and third and next generation he coaches too to champion

All men in this world in one lineage he blesses

But options of man leave the world to struggle.


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Fiftyfour years the church rings its bells

Shouting on his dream for the world to regain

In our hands it is us to continue a cosmic mission

Beneath the cross of indemnity, hail victory of one global family.


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( a tribute to the 54th Foundation day of HSA UWC

by Allan C. Cadano

May 1. 2008)