MOVING ON

My landlord said 'that's great!' as he sounded happy to hear me telling him that I joined a trip the previous night in visiting 7 churches in the occasion of the Lenten Season . After 4 years of receiving invites (probably), I managed to join the Catholic Fellowship of Young Filipino Professionals ' VISITA IGLESIA. I soon found myself a bit under-attired as the weather was chilly and was soon grateful we kept on doing a trek to finish the goal of visiting 7 churches that are mostly in the Upper East Side (UES) nabe of Manhattan. I must have counted at least 30 people who showed up to join an activity that demands participants to walk some distance; I was happy to meet with Bel, Michael, Victor and some immigrant Filipinos who I usually meet from time to time here in NYC. And I took the chance, too, to chat with Marge, AJ, Jessie, and others whose names I fail to recall now. Other than the extra benefits of getting myself exercised and the chance to engage with others,

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Feast Day 2006 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Feast Day 2007 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Feast Day 2008 For 3 years now, at the request of a long time good friend, I've done volunteer work for the annual Feast Day of the Mother of Perpetual Help, one of the Blessed Virgin Mary's (BVM) favorite depictions by those faithful people, those of relatively less faith from what is observed on the outside, and those decidedly curious onlookers. Of course, I like doing these volunteer works every chance I've got; I've gained much from it personally more than I can imagine those who have received my help have gained from my volunteer works in the first place. I've done works doing floral designs (where I always get to learn more about actual floral design techniques from among the best floral designers in NYC), as well as in installing and dismantling all the decorations for the celebrations, plus the whole process of providing a late dinner for thos