beginning of... and 2brothers (or 3)

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…A story? A Script? Insane Thoughts inside the LHS library? I’m not so Sure…

There is nothing that a shower cannot fix. Hot or cold, it doesn’t matter; a shower will make you feel good. The shower will wash out all the dirt of the day – the dust that was consumed from commuting, the mud from the feet after walking along the sidestreets of Bankerohan, the sweat from his hands . . . the blood from the knife.

After one has killed a man, can the shower also wash away the guilt that continuously bothers the conscience? Can the water help rinse the heart which has been covered with severe hatred, fear, anxiety and pain? Will the soap be able to cleanse the soul?

“It will be all right . . . I will be all right.” Hector muttered as the water trickled down his shoulders.

Georgina Ismael, now known as the youngest lawyer to beat Attorney Andres Divinagracia, is still catching her breath after 30 minutes of resting. The last time she really jogged was in college and that was almost 7 years ago. What craziness got into her which convinced her to run tonight is not so sure to her.

She ran and the sweat made her feel good. Wet in her own perspiration, her thoughts ran across the new dress she bought for Pia’s party on Saturday, the new lawyer – John Reyes and his poor knowledge on tax, the case she just won 3 days ago, and the new Ombudsman whom she doubts will be as good and as ethical as the one who just resigned.

On the short drive home, she ended up thinking about Benjie and giving him a call. It has been 5 months after all, she will no longer look like a fool. It wasn’t going to be a desperate call; it will be a friendly hello. She approaches the telephone only to find beside it the post-it her sister, Nica, left some 4 months ago. “Whatever you do, do not call him! Call me instead or call mom, she would like to hear your story. He doesn’t deserve a gorgeous girl like you!” – it read.

A bath or a shower, that’s what Georgina needs. When she and her sister would fight her mother would suggest a warm bath or a cold shower first. “There is nothing a warm bath or a cold shower cannot resolve.”

Before turning on the shower, Georgina begins to think about the other cases she has to attend to now that the tax evasion of Former Congressman Alyana is over. A shower, a bath.

If there is truly nothing that a warm bath or shower cannot resolve, then this country needs a hug bathroom(an enormous or even a 10x giant of a bathroom) for all its problems to take a bath into. She smiles.

(As I wrote this intro, I had Kuya Gil, Ate Mayette, Ate Pia and Ate Trina in mind. And so I invite them, Mga Ates at Kuya,guess sino kayo story?)

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2Brothers (or 3)

Just a few pictures.

The first set are of Bro.Errol Nebrao,SJ's (or guru for me) "party." Since I couldn't celebrate my mom's birthday with her last Sunday, decided to just celebrate it with Errol. Initially these pictures will just be on 2 jesuit brothers, kaso I also have a picture of my dear Kuya Gil, so decided to include him as well - thus the "or 3."

birthday boy just can't get enough. He checks out the list of songs while singing!

finally guru decides to rest and smiles for the camera. here with Te Mayette and Te Pia

with feelings at ugat talaga Kuya Gil?

The next set is for Bro.Jeff, who I actually am not very close to. Atleast not yet. But since he has found photography to be a helpful tool in developing his, and perhaps others', spirituality I thought of posting the following for him. Take a look at it yourself, it might just invite you to a deeper reflection and prayer as well.

This one I took while investigating on corruption in Paracelis, Mt.Province.

God sees, all the time. God looks after his creation, all the time!

The last 3 I took one day after I visited the church of Gesu. The guard said, the new statue of Jesus that I noticed while I was inside the church, arrived just a day earlier. Bagong-bago.

this is what Jesus is looking at

sunset from Gesu, same day!