Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Inauguration Day

Pililla Educational Center
Pililla's first public library 

"Begin all good things with prayer."



Leth Maranan and grandson Harry

Leth reads Elmo and the Number 3





Ate Nene, Carmen, and Mac (Carmen's son)





Poof and his new book

Queenie and her new book

Wilfred and his new book, saving his snacks

Statues revamped

These statues have been with the Paz family 
since the grand ole house 
was built at the end of the 1940s.  

Mama wanted me to have them 
repaired and enthroned in the new house.  

Several of us went to Paete, Laguna.







Before/After Bookshelves and Clothes closet

one of the bookshelves from the old house


















clothes cabinet from the old house








Before/After Gate














Sunday, February 15, 2015

Birthday in the mountains


lettuce salad with cucumber and jicama
broiled tilapia
kare-kare
bulalo, a type of beef soup
eggrolls
rice

Notice that the paper plate holders are lined
with banana leaves.


one of the papaya trees--see one of the fruit has curled

super huge papaya and the tree is barely six feet tall

Taina, Christy -the birthday girl, Steve, and Patrick

Steve, a good sport tries the hammock

and again

one of the pineapple plants

still another pineapple plant


Before/After mural


design by Benny Ravel Martinez Jesuitas

painted by Daniel

Ravel is cousin Marian's youngest child.  
I tutor Ravel and had given him the assignment 
to design a mural for the library.  











            On my mural there is a tree; and a boy reading a book while sitting on the tree branch.  The tree is the symbol for teachers. 
        There is a Philippine flag because someday the boy will represent our country in the world. 
        The cloud around the boy means even though there are bad influences the boy is still protected. 
        The half circles represent the bad influences tempting the boy to stop studying. 
         I want my mural to inspire other children.  I want to inspire others by studying harder.  I want to study harder to achieve my dreams.  

still more House Blessing pictures

Tita Lisa signs the guest "book".

Jodi Martinez holds the crucifix, wedding gift to Remy and Mindo.

Monique Martinez Timtiman holds Baby Jesus.

Samuel Martinez Jesuitas holds the Sacred Heart.

Mae, celebrating her 6th birthday also helped out.
She's carrying the Bible.

Renee Paz Deleon, URS-Morong professor.

She is a lector and was the one
who had shown me the "ropes" before I lectored.

Children involved in the ceremony.

Fr. Jovi blesses the library.
Ate Maring placed the pictures on the shelves.
Ryan Fox, sacristan, assists Fr. Jovi.