
July 31, 2013
The soldier

July 30, 2013
Love for the Filipino

July 29, 2013
Wasted trip

July 28, 2013
My guardian dear

Mr. Javier narrates how, on the evening of September 28, 1933, a group of Ateneo boarders were seated outdoors after having dinner. Nearby was a shrine of the Immaculate Conception. As they were singing and laughing, an earthquake shook the ground and a wall collapsed on them, but to the amazement of everyone, the students were not hurt. At the school assembly the following Monday, the Headmaster, Fr. Henry Lee Irwin SJ, declared that October 2 would, from then on, be the school feast day. This was because the community believed that it was the Holy Guardian Angels that saved the students from harm during the earthquake. The feast of the Holy Guardian Angels falls on October 2. Every year since then, the feast of the Holy Guardian Angels was celebrated at the Grade School with a procession, a school-wide Mass, and salu-salo (get-together). When Ateneo de Manila Grade School transferred to Loyola Heights in 1954, the chapel was dedicated to the Holy Guardian Angels. Images of the Guardian Angels were also commissioned for the chapel and the garden.
Every human being has been blessed by God with a guardian angel. They are messengers of God's love—our personal protector and guide. They lead us to God, helping us live a life of faith, excellence, and loving service. As patrons of Ateneo de Manila Grade School, they are forever our companions and friends in the Lord. May we be guardian angels to others—especially to those in need.
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here,
ever this day, be at my side,
to light and guard,
to rule and guide. Amen.
It is with deep gratitude to the Lord that this Holy Guardian Angels Park is blessed and dedicated on the 20th day of October 2010.
~From the plaque in the Holy Guardian Angels Park of the Ateneo de Manila Grade School
July 26, 2013
Dance!

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Hilda
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July 24, 2013
Modern Filipino

July 23, 2013
But of course!
Because of the presence of the President of the Philippines during the Ignatian Festival (see yesterday's post), all participants (and the working staff too, for that matter) had to go through bag and body checks by the Presidential Security Group (PSG). There was even a special check for cameras. I just had to prove that my camera really is a camera—by taking a photo of something.

So I took a photo of the PSG guy checking cameras. The poor man lightly protested, saying it might end up being posted somewhere. Guess what my reply was.

So I took a photo of the PSG guy checking cameras. The poor man lightly protested, saying it might end up being posted somewhere. Guess what my reply was.
July 22, 2013
Man in blue


July 21, 2013
Guardians

July 20, 2013
A hotel for shopaholics

July 19, 2013
Sweet sleeping beauty

I confess, we ended up with nameless flowers because I bought several seed packs of different perennials several years ago, planted all of them in the front yard, and tossed the packets. I like surprises.
July 15, 2013
A fountain for a hero

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Hilda
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July 14, 2013
Single story

July 13, 2013
Hide and seek

July 10, 2013
July 8, 2013
Again

July 7, 2013
The Family

July 4, 2013
What a job!

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Hilda
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museum,
National Museum,
sea,
work
July 3, 2013
Twenty for half

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Hilda
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food,
plants,
street scene,
work
July 2, 2013
Knowledge and virtue

July 1, 2013
Quonset hut

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