What is the answer to life’s goodness, to people’s generosity and friend’s unselfishness? I have only one answer to those people who have been so good to me this year and in the pasts. Above and beyond the frustrations, I still look at everything in a positive view. Sabi nga nila positive thinking hehe. I’m a person whose gratitude towards people pierces through the heavens that sometimes I put them in a pedestal just to show them how grateful I am towards their kindness. I never forget the word thank you. I may not act the same way as a reciprocity, but in my heart and in my subtle whisper of prayerful yearnings, they are always mentioned consciously and unconsciously to the heavens. In my third year of blogging, I am so lucky to have these people still reading my crap and still journeying with me on line. For the past 1 year and 3 months here in OTWOMD (the rest of the 2 years were spent in friendster and wordpress.com), the people who first visited my blog are still here with me. Still my friends and still spending time with me in my hilarious and satirical take on some of the issue here in the blogosphere, May it be controversial or phenomenal.

Thank you to those who journeyed with me online on my WYD blog coverage, it was truly a success as much as the event itself. Special thanks to Brother Inia and the people of Fiji for taking time in reading my blog and for granting me the once in a lifetime “Providential Interview”. My heart leaps for Joy. Till then and see you in three years time there in Madrid.

Thank you also to my mentors in Ka Pepe. Without you I may not be able to have all of the things that I yearned including a brand new Boeing 777 and a rest house in Basilan. These are the people responsible in teaching me the ways of the Force. Pero they are so patient with me that they all answered my queries even to the tiniest of details. Thank you also for the joys, the friendship and the endless laughs. To KK who has been one of my best buds here in the blogosphere, tol salamat sa pagtatangol sa aken. I cannot forget the time when you slammed the beast in defense of us. Itagay mo pare. sa pagkakaibigan! To Malen whom I have been nothing to her but a torn in the flesh, yet you know deep in my heart that you are one of those who I really love to be withm through thick and thin kapatid. my admiration for your loyalty and solid Friendship. To my bossing Reynz, you have been so generous in everything that you just don’t know how I appreciate every single thing that you do for us your tropapits. Stay fiery and true, i love you bro for that. To chuva who has been my “sister” in the Franciscan order together with ross, and who has been ultra-supportive since day 1– thank you so much for giving me that push in spiritual matters that I often overlook. You just don’t know how thankful I am for your presence here in the blogosphere. To Pusa who has nothing but my OTWOMD Fan in every sense of the word, and one of my bridges to some failed friendships.. thank you so much. You are truly beautiful inside and out. To Ambo who has always been my buddy, like KK, always willing to give his time and to lend a helping hand and share what he knows, thank you so much. And to Diwa who I annoyed for so many times, again my deepest apology and sincere asking of forgiveness. To all of you, thank you, thank you so much for knowing all of you. It is my great honor gaining all of your friendship and trust.

To my first ever readers here in the blogosphere on my blog’s first 3 months of existence, thank you for still journeying with me up to this time. It’s more than a year when we all first met in the net and  you are still here for me. These people are the best gift that a blogger could have. We seldom bloghop to each other’s blog because we have our own new readers to prioritize and to attend to, yet the online friendship and communication is still there, come rain or shine, come hell or high, through thick and thin, and through the months and years that passed by. Thank you so much for your kindness and infinite understanding, endless support. You will always be in the annals of history of this blog.

Airwind | Emmy 1 | FT | IRonnie | Jeff | JP Monje | Kuya Knoizki | Melai | Rino | Ross | Sasha | Claudia | Russ

To my ever loyal OTWOMD fan Rebecca who deserves a special spot here in my thank you list, salamat for consistently visiting my blog everyday (I know because she is very well marked on my stats and that her Entrecards are being dropped everyday), you are truly the greatest OTWOMD FAN that this blog ever had. My love and prayers are always with you, in the silence of your presence.

And without this person, I could have not recovered from the brokenness of my depression last year.  Ate Thess is not only my Guardian angel here on the net but also my mother figure here in the blogosphere… (pumayag ka!… haha). Her advices are kernels of wisdom that often saves me from my impulsiveness, lack of judgment and gives me better understanding of the greater world here and out there. Salamat Nanay Tekla. I am truly blessed knowing you from Ironnie’s blog. My Gratitude to the Nth power…

Sa mga Bebots na ka-tsokaran at kabiruan ko dito sa blog ko na palaging nauuwi sa huntahan at tawanan ang aming usapan, salamat po sa inyo.  Pinaliligaya nyo palagi ang araw ko mga kapatid.

Amor | Dr. Rio | Kamotenista | Maline | Meeya | Misyel | Nika | Jojitah | Kengkay |

Thank you for Dom Lawrence for sending me this DVD of the “Monastery” reality show. I really had a blast watching it.

Thank you also for the new Birkenstock sandals that he gave me hehe kahit medyo sikip. Isang panunay lang na kailangan ko na talagang magdiet hehe. Ngayon mapapalitan na ang aking lumang sandals hehe

Thank you also to Chuva for sending me an Ipod shuffle as my prize hehe. No crocodiles in manila post office ever attempted to snatch the package because I told chuva to declare it as a book hehe. Basta book ang ideclare nyo di mawawala ang package nyo haha.

Thank you to Mommy Munchkin for sending me these wonderful cards injected with inspirational and personal message. Its been years since I received a letter like this. It seems that snail mail is already obsolete. But Mommy M made a huge effort in making this custom made cards just for me and a number of her friends online. Salamat Mommy M. I was touched by the message. It is a rare chance that I would meet someone like you here in the Blogosphere. Thank you thank you so much. Hope we can make the OTWOMD Christmas Blog Parade another blast this coming december. My Prayers are with you and your family

To my brothers in the faith for accommodating me during the wake of Brother Utoy’s father in Pampanga. Your Kindness shall always be remembered by this poor promdi from Quezon.

to Moi of the Benedictines for sharing us the seat of his Fortuner and for making me laugh back and forth 0n the trip  with his uncanny wit and satire haha. Grabe pare, hirap ng ginawa mo para sa amin. Salamat talaga.

To Rev Jhoen for giving me a Tau Cross Key Chain from Rome. At the back of the tau cross are the engraved words “Pax et Bonum” which I always use here in the net as my greeting.

To ate Vinggay, sister of Brother Utoy who accommodated us on their home in Pampanga and treated us as if we were here own brothers. Such kindness and beauty inside and out is definitely rare these days. Thank you so much for your pretty presence, I was in awe of your beauty the whole time that I forgot to remember your name. Such a very gentle voice. Thank you.

at kay Utoy… salamat pare sa lahat lahat. Pasensya na sa utot (sorry for the fart).

Para sa kapatid ko na si Mix, maraming salamat sa pagpunta sa piyesta, days before bago ka umalis papunta dubai. It’s such an honor hearing your voice in the videoke with my cousin. More years to come on your blog, dito lang ako, sending the force to be with you.

To IFM who never showed her pic on the net but gave me the privilege and trusted me with her and her friends pic. Thank you for the trust. Salamat sa walang umay nating daldalan hahaha. You are such a very dear friend. I promised her not to show her pic on the net but I can’t help it. IFM and her friends are too pretty to ignore… Promise. If only blurs could clear.  Hulaan nyo na lang kung sino si IFM dyan.

To the Staff of SM City Metro Lucena, thank you for helping me find my lost wallet which contains my License, my credit cards, my atm cards, other valuable IDs and a packet of condom haha Joke lang. May the Lord bless your kindness ten fold. You will always be in my prayers for you have helped me save a great amount of time in falling in line at the Government offices which I really hate.

To my Tropapits in the Nursing Profession and in the Review Center, thank you so much for the giggles, the jokes, the chismisan kaya di makapagreview haha.. and best of all the brotherhood. You are such a blessing especially the enormous amount of resources you shared to me. Salamat. Di ko kayo makakalimutan.

To my Tropapits here in Quezon who threw a belated Pool Party for my Birthday last May… I had fun guys. Another 15 years to count for the friendship. Thank you so much for all these years from the bottom of my heart. I had fun with all your kids haha. May babysitter na kayo LOL

And speaking of parties, thank you to my cousin Aldeen and her wife  from New York for giving me a bar treat during my Birthday. I planned no party then because of some reason and that I am really used to celbrating my birthday in quiet mode, reflecting and gaining insight of my existence through the years. Thank you so much. Zinglot ako haha.

I would also like to thank the Lord for my own family, for keeping them always safe from harm, for always giving us the chance to communicate, for giving us the grace of openss during times of crisis and for all the problems that we have encountered which kept us strong in HIM.

and to all those who have hurt me in the past and present, those who broke my heart… salamat. You are all the reason why I am still here.

thank you my dearest Lord for always sending people in our midst, strangers who continue to reflect your presence and your mercy. People who we do not know from adam yet inspired us to move on with life despite and inspite of the frustrations, like this blind man who travels all over Quezon alone and doing a ministry for his fellow visually-impaired people. You touch our hearts in  ways we don’t expect. Indeed you are here with us always. Thank you.

Thank you Lord for the everyday crosses. It’s so sweet to suffer for your name. I am at your mercy my dear Lord, a poor sinner…

Deus meus et omnia…

TO GOD BE THE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER NOW AND FOREVER!

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PAX ET BONUM