As a Man Soweth

We must not hope to be mowers,
And to gather the ripe gold ears,
Unless we have first been sowers
And watered the furrows with tears.

It is not just as we take it,
This mystical world of ours,
Life's field will yield as we make it
A harvest of thorns or of flowers.

- John Woflgang Von Goethe

ASAP (Always Say A Prayer)

There's work to do, deadlines to meet,
You've got no time to spare
But as you hurry and scurry,
ASAP - Always say a prayer.

In the midst of family chaos
"Quality time" is rare.
Do your best; let God do the rest,
ASAP - Always say a prayer.

It may seem like your worries
Are more than you can bear.
Slow down and take an breather,
ASAP - Always say a prayer.

God knows how stressful life is,
He wants to ease our cares.
And He'll respond to all your needs,
ASAP - Always say a prayer.

ANGER AND LOVE

Anger seeks revenge
Love seeks healing

Anger spouts lies
Love speaks truth

Anger shouts loud
Love whispers softly

Anger rips at the soul
Love saves the soul

Anger causes others pain
Love causes others joy

Anger lays down the law
Love breaks down strongholds

Anger is senseless in its methods
Love strives to make sense
of a senseless world

Anger echoes carelessness
Love reflects from a caring heart

Anger solves problems only in the mind
Love works wonders in heart, body,
and soul

Anger ruins the world
Love saves the day

Anger darkens the spirit
Love brightens the world.

May 13, 2019 (Midterm) Election Result for Besao, Mt. Province

Mayor: Johnson Bantog II
Vice Mayor: June Lopsoten

Councilors:
1. Butch Bacwaden
2. Joel Lacsigen
3. Elizabeth Buyagan
4. John Antiyag
5. Paddong Bing-il
6. Edna Kidangen
7. James Badongen Sr.
8. William Badongen
9. Gerry Caysoen
10. Henry Bosigen
11. Johnny Balawis
12. Cayetano Liwaliw

New set of officials of the lone district of Baguio City exposed after the conduct of 2019 midterm election

May 13, 2019 (Midterm) Election Result for Baguio City

Congressman: Mark Go

Mayor: Benjie Magalong

Vice Mayor: Faustino Olowan

Councilors:
1. Joel Alangsab
2. Benny Bomogao
3. Edna Tabanda
4. Elaine Sembrano
5. Mylen Yaranon
6. Isabelo Cosalan
7. Pacoy Ortega
8. Arthur Allad-iw
9. Vladimir Cayabas
10. Fred Bagbagen
11. Lilia Fariñas
12. Philian Weygan

Newly elected Baguio City Mayor Benjie Magalong and family.

Igorota Wins Best Actress Award in the 2018 ToFarm Film Festival

Maribeth "Mai" Fanglayan, from Mt. Province and a Baguio Girl, a graduate of Mass Communication in Saint Louis University, bagged the Best Actress award in the recently concluded 2018 ToFarm Film Festival awarding ceremony for her role in the Sinai Hamada's "Tanabata's Wife". She bested veteran actress Katrina Halili in "Mga Anak Ng Kamote" and Pokwang in "Sol Searching" in the category. Fanglayan is also being nominated as Best Actress in the 2019 Gawad Urian.



According to Fanglayan, she only accompanied a friend to audition for the role, but with a turn of event the role was given to her which she accepted as a challenging endeavor considering that she did not play a role in a full-length film before.

The film, actually, bagged 9 awards which include Miyuki Kamimura winning Best Actor; Best Directors for Charlson Ong, Lito Casaje and Choy Pangilinan; Best Screenplay for Charlson Ong; Best Production Design for Martin Masadao; Best Musical Score for May-i Padilla, Kurt Alalag and Marc Tan; Best Editing for May-i Padilla; Best Cinematography for Nap Jamir and Best Film.

ToFarm Film Festival is an annual festival of Filipino films related to agriculture, and it is in its third edition for 2018.

The movie was filmed in Buguias, Benguet and used Japanese, Kankanaey and Ilocano languages.

First blows on citrus morning

I was sitting on a stone at the top of the hill with a warm cup of calamansi juice, watching the dawn slowly fading orange haze, revealing the turquoise sky..and it was January morning.

January, the opening month of the year, still bringing back the past experiences of the year en passé, and rather more like a nestling with a question uphead and plans ahead as if years have suspension of time at their ends, and that all seem to have reset. January is cool throughout the southeast Asia tropic where the winds from the white snow capped Siberian mountains would blow down through…and through the screening intricacies of the Cordilleran pine needles these winds would eventually imparted into the land, culture and minds of the Cordilleran people as these unseen migrating birds gently pass through the cordilleran mountains, rivers, hills and vales and then to the households, coffee shops and the local minutia to greet and bring wonder to everyone and all who with refreshed deep-throat murmurs exclaim the endemic “ayeh! naglammin.”  :D

Just after the peace and rush of the yuletide season the excitement in January is felt and yet not really different from the past times for the tradition has already set this time as starting line for whatever things are needed to commence or be rebooted in order to get in-sync with the beginning of another cycle of the seasons. As early as this, we are already given the cool and refreshing blows of winds probably to give us a clearer thought so that we can figure out how to leave the bad and take the good in order to lighten our burdens as we are being prepared again to ride on the winds of another cycle of seasons of this new embarking year.