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EDITORIAL
Feedback
DBI
is heartened to receive feedbacks written and verbal from those
who in one way or another benefited from, stand to benefit or
have simply observed the various activities DBI is doing to help
Bulusan community and its populace.
Not that the persons running the association and their
supporters are hungry for appreciation or gratitude.
Simply to know that there are people appreciative of
their efforts is enough encouragement for them to go on.
While
it is true, nobody asked them to do what they were doing because
theirs is a voluntary service, such could be terminated if there
is no more reason for them to do so.
Feedback, good or bad is the mechanism for them to know
that yes, they want DBI to continue its activities.
Unsavory feedbacks are also welcome because such would
allow them to rectify mistakes or improve what needs to be
improved.
Ganoon
din sana ang attitude ng mga tao sa pamahalaan o sa ano
mang sekta ng sociedad. Kung
maganda ang feedback, well and good.
Kung hindi naman, tingnan yong sarili, ang kanilang
ginagawa at alamin kung bakit pinupuna. Huwag tayong maging balat-sibuyas, bagkus gumawa ng paraan at
ituwid ang hindi tama. Kung
tutuusin, wala naman talagang perpekto na tao o sistema.
Kaya, cool lang kung nakakatanggap ng kritisismo.
Kung
puro maganda ang naririnig, kadalasan, we
develop misconceptions about ourselves and we become arrogant or
complacent in our duties. Criticism
is a balancing factor. To
some, it even serves as a stimulant to prove to their detractors
how wrong their perceptions are.
So, welcome feedbacks in whatever form.
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SA
NGARAN SAN DAMAYAN
ni
Rogelio "Elio" Fuentes
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“Scholarship,
Proyekto na Makahulugan”
Sayo
na pinakamakahulugan na proyekto san Damayan-Buluseño, Inc.,
an “Scholarship” para sa matali na pobre na bata.
Magub-at ini na proyekto kon isipon para sa sayo na saday
na asosasyon na sugad san Damayan-Buluseño.
Pero
an magub-at nahimo na magaan sa magayon na disposisyon lalo na
kon katuyuhan para sa kaayadan san kapwa.
Kaya, hiningoha san asosasyon na itindog an “Scholarship
Through Sponsorship Program”.
Sa programa na ini, an asosasyon an naghahanap sin
“sponsor” san mga “scholar”.
Niyan,
25 na an naging professional: may CPA, Engineer, Agriculturist,
Customs Broker, Maestra nan iba pa. Nakadanon na sira sa pamilya
nan iba na tawo. May upat pa na magraduar hanggan sa taon 2006.
Makauugma
na onse na mga Bulusanon an naengganyo na maging “sponsor”
san mga “scholar”: sira Atty. Augusto Ortiz, Maj. Gen. Cesar
Fortuno, an upat na naging “scholar” na sira Joel Fulleros,
Edwin Gonzales, Loida Gayta – Gonzales nan Jesus Perez.
An iba na nasa abroad nan nasa Metro-Manila pero habo
magpakilala. Maogma
na sira na nakadanon.
An
naghatag sin inspirasyon sa Damayan-Buluseño para itindog an
“scholarship” an hinimo ni Mr. Honorio Ventura na sayo na
pilantropo sa Pampanga. Sa
panghinayang niya san mga matali na pobre na bata sa kanira
probinsya, pinaadal niya sa kolehiyo.
Dahil siguro san kaniya pagmakulog sa kanira,
benindisyonan san Mahal na Diyos an kaniya hinimo.
Kaya, an mga pinaadal niya puro nag-asenso.
Daghan na Kapampangan an mga nadanonan nira pati an
Pampanga naging progresibo.
An
pinakaasensado, si Diosdado Macapagal na naging presidente san
Pilipinas. Dahil sa
kaniya, nabuhay pa an sayo na Kapampangan na naging presidente
man, si Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Kaya, an Pampanga hamok an probinsya na nakahatag sin
duwa na presidente sa Pilipinas.
Dahil
sa magayon na hinimo niya, hanggan niyan diri nalimutan san mga
Kapampangan si Mr. Honorio Ventura.
Kon nangyari ini sa Pampanga, puede man mangyari sa
Bulusan nan sa probinsya san Sorsogon.
Kaya,
pinukaw san Damayan-Buluseño an iba pa na mayaman nan may
puersa na Bulusanon nan sa iba na bungto san Sorsogon.
Magayon kon tipakan nira an milyon-milyon nan ribo-ribo
na tinatapok kon eleksyon, sa casino, sa bulangan, sa ballroom
dancing nan iba na bisyo nan luho sa buhay para sa pag-adal sini
na mga pobre na mga bata basi mapakinabangan an kanira talento
nan diri maengganyo na umupod sa mga elemento na kontra sa
gobierno nan ato sociedad.
Binatugan
na ini na proyekto san Damayan-Buluseño.
Kun kada bungto hihimuon man ini, daghanon na pobre na
Sorsoganon an magiging propesyonal.
Sa kadaghanan nira, sigurado, daghan an maasenso sa
kanira nan makapot sin hataas na puesto sa gobierno.
Daghan an madanon nira lalo na an para sa progreso san
probinsya.
Posible
pa na an ato pagmakulog, bendisyunan man san Mahal na Dios nan
itugot man niya na sayo sini na mga bata an primero na maging
presidente san Pilipinas na Sorsoganon.
Diri
tabi kita manghinayang sa gagastuhon sa pagpaadal sin pobre na
bata kay an edukasyon an pinakamakahulugan nan pinaka-Kristiano
na ibilin ta na legasiya na diri lang sa ato komunidad nan sa
kapwa sa kanira pag-asenso.
Kaya
imbes na ihatag sa mga hugakon na “Poste” ipaadal na hamok
sin pobre na matali na bata mas dako pa na indulhensya an ato
makukuwa.
Niyan
ta na patunayan nan isabuhay sin totoo an inkakanta ta sa
simbahan na “tayong
lahat ay may pananagutan sa isa’t-isa”.
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LIGHTHOUSE
by
Starbhen
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My
Spiritual Journey
(I
thought of writing this article because of a priest in our
parish who now and then would drop at our place and engage us in
a friendly conversation over a cup of coffee about just any
topic under the sun. In
his last two visits at home, we talked about the new age, about
the decline of morality in religion and about priests who seem
confused nowadays. So,
for the first time, I am coming out with this story of my
spiritual journey. I
have no intention, whatsoever, of trying to convince anyone to
my personal beliefs. It
is up to the readers to form their own opinions and perhaps
embark their own search for the truth. Let me caution the
readers though to keep an open mind for the mind is like an
umbrella – it works best when it is open.)
When
I was in grade school, I heard some teachers say: “Men are
equal in the eyes of God.” My young mind could not grasp the
meaning of such a statement. How could that be? When
I look around me, I see so much inequalities in all aspects of
life – physical, financial, economic, social, mental,
talentwise, etc.
Then
when I was in high school, a Retreat Master said: ”We have to
live a good life because if we die in the state of mortal sin we
will be relegated to the fires of hell for all eternity.” He
went on to define eternity by comparing it to an ant going
around a steel ball but would not even be able to make a dent on
that ball. At the
same time, he said that God is all loving and all merciful.
I could not understand why an all loving and all merciful
God would allow his erring children to suffer eternal damnation.
What is God that would evoke fear in one’s heart? Is
God really that fearsome and vengeful?
After
college, I started to read the Bible or attend Bible sessions. I
learned that God is a Spirit and we must worship Him in Spirit
and in Truth and that we are created in His image and likeness.
Yet in churches, we have personified God as a human being
complete with beards.
I
went through life’s journey wondering and being unable to
reconcile those concepts about God even if some religious
preachers said that God is a mystery, unfathomable and so beyond
human understanding. Yet
over the years I could not help asking myself these questions:
Who and what am I really? Who
and what is God? How can I relate to God?
Ang
mga katanungang ito ay patuloy na umukilkil sa aking kaisipan.
Then
in the latter part of the 1970’s, I had a deep mystical
experience when in a moment of desperation, I turned to God with
all my heart, my mind and my whole being.
In other words, I surrendered my life completely to Him
without any mental reservation.
To my great amazement, He gave me the sweetest, the most
unforgettable experience I ever had in my life until this
moment. I felt as
though a wind rushed out of my system accompanied by a feeling
of lightness as though a weight has been lifted from my
shoulders. Then I
heard a voice – a voice without sound, a voice of silence. At
the same time, I felt peace, the peace that passeth
understanding and felt my consciousness penetrating the depths
of the earth and the expanse of the firmament.
I felt as though I was everywhere at the same time,
limitless, beyond space and time.
My
tears flowed freely, unabated for the sheer beauty, sweetness
and wonder of that experience – so ennobling, so elevating, so
liberating. I could
even perceive that leaves and stones have vibrations of their
own. For several days, I was ecstatic, in euphoria.
People at home and friends who knew me noticed something
so different in my outlook.
It was an experience I could not share.
I simply pondered and savored it in my heart.
It seemed no one would understand me anyway.
Yet,
I did not know the meaning of it all.
So I read spiritual books, scriptures, attended sessions
of various mystical organizations (Ananda Marga, Theosophical
Society, Silva Method of Judy Qua, Summit of Clare and Mark
Prophet, Cursillo, Life in the Spirit Seminar, etc.). For
several months, I even studied under a Buddhist monk. I found
some answers, but not enough to satisfy all my questions.
Until one day in 1998, I read in the papers about the
free introductory Lecture on Raja Yoga Meditation.
I attended the two-hour session and I liked what I heard.
I wanted to know more, so I kept going back.
Now, I found all the answers to my questions and more and
I stopped my search. It is here where I came to know about
myself, about God, about nature and their interrelationships.
Who and what am I? Where do I come from and where am I
going? Who is God and what is/are my relationship/s to Him?
These and many more.
Below are some of the truths I learned about myself, God,
nature and the meaning of life.
(To
be continued in the next issue)
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MISCELLANY
by
Luz Z. Gamba
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Kon
Paano Magserbe sa Bayan an Bulusanon
Dianison
pagbateon, pag-imodon na daghanon na Bulusanon an may pagmaw-ot
na magserbe sa ato bongto, magdanon base umasenso man ine.
Malinaw na ebidensya kun panahon sin eleksyon. Daghan an naggagastos sin daragko na halaga para hamok ialok
an kanira serbisyo, an kanira danon sa publiko.
Komo an politika sayo na laban, may nanggagana, may
napipyerde. Pero
intero sira sayo an kamaw-otan – an magserbe, an makadanon.
Panahon
na siguro na dapat seryusuhon ta an pagmakulog sa ato bungto. Ano man na partido political an kinabibilangan, total sayo
man hamok an kamaw-otan, magkasarayo na kamo, magkasarayo na
kita. May kusog,
may pwersa para maangat nato an ato bungto.
Saludo
ako sa mga nag-aalok san kanira serbisyo – an mga
nagkakandidato. Kumbinsido
ako na sira an mga tawo sa ato bungto na may daku-dako na
pagmaw-ot na umasenso an ato mga tawo, an ato lugar.
Sira an mga tawo na handa isakripisyo an sadiri na
kamaw-otan alang-alang sa bayan.
Tama ba ako?
Sayo
na paraiso an Bulusan. An
ato bongto an may pinakadako na potensyal sa ecoturismo sa buong
Sorsogon. An
ecoturismo, bilang parte san turismo, sayo na dako na negosyo
san bongto. Makahatag
trabaho sa mga tawo, makadagdag income sa ato municipio,
makakonserbar pa san ato kapalibutan.
Pagdaghan an income, daghan man an proyekto na mahihimo.
Makikilala sa iba na lugar an ato bongto na pagbabatugan
sin pagkaka-aramigo.
Naniniwala
ako na kon an turismo ato pauswagon, hatagan sin atensyon,
sigurado maakudiran an ekonomiya san ato bongto.
Daghan na taga-iba na lugar an nanghihinayang, oya sa ato
an bulawan pero nahugak kita mag-ukad, nagduduwa-duwa kita
pahikan ine para kumintab.
Awat na inpaparaplano, inpaparaestoryahan – hanggan
doon lang. Sinasabi
na problema an kuarta. Totoo
man, kay an ato gobierno kulang o wara ngani ada sin pondo para
masustener o mahimo an proyekto pang-turismo dine sa ato lugar.
Kun
kita magpaparahulat na rumadag an kuarta hale sa langit, badi o
dire nato mareyalisar an ato gusto mangyari sa ato lugar.
So,
nano daw kun sa sadiri nato na paagi mabatogan ta ini na ato mga
kamaw-otan pang-turismo? Base pa kun maimod san gobyerno na
naghihingoha kita maengganyar na danonan logod kita.
Mayon
ako sin isusumite na concept paper sa ato punong-bayan, Mayor
Juan G. Guysayko, manongod sin plano sa pagtindog san BULUSAN
ECOTOURISM HERITAGE CORPORATION (BETHCOR) kun diin
papartisiparan ine san Provincial and Municipal Government,
NGOs, POs, at pribadong sector.
An shares na ididistribuir sa lambang sayo mao man an
magiging pondo para sa pag-develop/construct/improve san ato
ecotourism destinations and ecotourism products.
(Abangan
na sa susunod na issue…)
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YOUTH
FORUM
by
Abraham G. Tan
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Prelude
to an Encore
It
was just a casual visit – I dropped by a friend’s place to
return a loaned training manual.
We had been through five years at the University that his
place is already like a second home to me.
We were in his room littered with much paperwork, books,
pens, and blue prints. I
was logging into my Hotmail account and he was there telling me
how I was wasting my resources maintaining a website for Bulusan,
since, in his opinion, nobody’s interested in going to Bulusan,
anyway. Shrugging
off his remark, I turned to check out my inbox, and immediately
opened the mail that seemed to be of the topmost importance.
It
indeed was. I went through the message with my friend curiously
peeking at it from behind me.
The e-mail was from a guy named Peter.
He said he had just visited my website and was interested
in going to Bulusan within next week (Holy Week).
He left me his cellular number hoping I’d contact him.
With
a sly smile to my friend who looked like somebody who has just
literally eaten up his words, I logged out and said my good-bye
and thank-you.
Peter,
who turned out to be a young Tsinoy entrepreneur, only
need to climb one major and two more minor peaks to become a
full-fledged member of his mountaineering group.
They are considering Mt. Bulusan for one of those treks,
thus his research on the locality.
His interest grew more with all the pictures and articles
showcased in the website, particularly in the gallery and
tourism pages.
He was in Bulusan from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday
(April 17-20, 2003) with two other friends from their group.
Had it not been due to certain personal circumstances, I
would have accompanied them myself.
As it was, I could just arrange accommodations for them
at the Bartilet place, thanks to Mamay who served as my
local contact. I was also able to dish up a suggested itinerary
for them, and given them more Internet links and tourism
articles including some from previous issues of this Gazette.
Peter’s
text message immediately upon return more than compensated for
all the anxiety I’ve gone through while they were there.
What if Bulusan fall short of their expectations? What if
there is actually nothing special about Bulusan and that it is
just my innate hometown pride that says so?
Have I, in fact, crossed the line and overly promoted
Bulusan?
The
phrase “had a gr8 tym n bulusan” was enough. I know
that Buluseños have a great potential and are ready for
tourism-related activities. I know that I am doing the right
thing – that I have not exaggerated in anything.
Bulusan is simply a great place and its beauty alone can
speak for itself.
To
all those who have given Peter and his friends a taste of true
Buluseño hospitality, salamatonon tabi! Hopefully with
such a good attitude and our concerted efforts, we could attract
more tourists and fellow Buluseños to return and have their
fill of Bulusan. This
is just a prelude – an introduction; encores are well on their
way. (bulusanon@hotmail.com)
BATO-BATO
SA HANGIN NI MANO ANDOY
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“Si
Papay nan si Mamay – Sadto/Niyan”
Sadto,
ehemplo sira sin mag-asawa na matiwasay,
Magayon
an pag-upod an ugali nira magkabagay.
Niyan,
bihira an adlaw na di sira nagpapasuhay,
Sugad
sin kuting nan ayam si Papay nan si Mamay.
Sadto,
inuurgulyo sa mga tawo si Papay ni Mamay,
Kay
masculado an lawas, talagang macho na tunay.
Niyan,
naraw-ayon na siya kon Papay na makisabay,
Sa
taba niya sugad sin tapayan sa kalye si Papay.
Sadto,
inuurgulyo si Mamay sa publiko ni Papay,
Magayon,
coca-cola an lawas kaya di kinaraw-ay.
Niyan,
wara na dobdob, an tuda duwa na laptukay,
Matapsi
na kay puro bilbil nan pus-on si Mamay.
Sadto,
permi makarinyuhon kon Papay si Mamay,
Kay
malinigon an lawas, an personalidad bisay.
Niyan,
habo rumani kon Papay nagpupulay-pulay,
Pihado
hali maglimugmog sin sioktong si Papay.
Sadto,
dahil permi mahamot mahinarukon si Papay,
Permi
bag-o magkarigos, an olor lukop sa balay.
Niyan,
napiritan humarok kon hubog sa tanduay,
Kay
seminal an karigos kaya, maanghulon si Mamay.
Sadto,
naawaon an mga amiga niya sa kon Mamay,
Kay
sikat magsayaw si Papay kaya wara nasabay.
Niyan,
di na puede mag boogie kay an kiwa maluway,
May
daku-dako na alkansiya na sipit si Papay.
Sadto,
an buhok niya naruya hapruson ni Papay,
Lalo
kon hali magdakdak sin kadlom bag-o nanudlay.
Niyan,
bihira magkarigos kaya, an buhok di bisay,
Sugad
sin may tagahan sin manok sa ulo si Mamay.
Sadto,
dahil di siya parainom naruyag si Mamay,
Diri
nagayod natadi sin marka demonyo o tanduay.
Niyan,
nainiton siya kay si Papay permi nakitagay,
Nasuka
nan naihi pa sa kama, bagraon na si Papay.
Sadto,
paglakaw permi akbay kon Mamay si Papay,
Inuurulyo
niya an gayon ni Mamay na “makatulo-laway”.
Niyan,
naraw-ay si Papay na sa kaniya makisabay,
Kay
200 libras na sugad kono sin elepante si Mamay.
Sadto,
apurado sa pag-uli hali sa trabaho si Papay,
Trangkilo
kono an pamati niya kon nasa kanira balay.
Niyan,
kon nasa balay sugad kono siya sin makapay,
Dahil
matabilon, sugad sin mataraka kono si Mamay.
Sadto,
lips to lips kon humarok kon Papay si Mamay,
Mahamot
kono an hinangos, sugad siya kono sin nalumay.
Niyan,
habo humarok sa hiwa kay nahadok mahimatay,
Dahil
bihira na mag “toothbrush” nagmamama pa si Papay.
Kon
gusto nira na bumalik an relasyon na matiwasay,
Ibalik
nira an panahon na an ugali nira magkabagay.
Basi
malikayan an permi na paghiran nan pagpasuhay.
Nan
mabalik sa dati na pag-upod si Papay nan si Mamay.
HUMOUR
The
witness wore a baffled look when he appealed to the court.
“I just don’t know what I’m going to do, Judge”,
he declared desperately.
“Why, what seems to be the matter?” asked the judge.
“Well, I swore to tell nothing but the truth”,
explained the witness, “but every time I try it, some lawyer
objects.”
Source:
Purity Magazine
LETTERS
Madlawon,
Bulusan, Sorsogon
April
30, 2003
To:
DBI
Ipinapaabot
po namin ang aming pasasalamat kay Maj. General Cesar Fortuno.
Siya
ang naging daan para
mapabilang ang aming anak na si Marlon sa
mga nagsipagtapos na pinagkalooban ng scholarship ng La
Tondeña Foundation, Inc.
Sa
pamamagitan nila natupad ng aming anak ang kanyang pinapangarap
na makatapos ng pag-aaral sa kolehiyo.
Nagpapasalamat
din po kami sa La Tondeña Foundation, Inc. at higit sa lahat sa
Panginoon.
Patnubayan
ng Panginoon kayong lahat na nagmalasakit at tumulong sa kapwa
lalo na sa mga mahihirap.
Taos-Pusong
Nagpapasalamat,
G.
at Gng. Santiago Rabulan
*******
Sa
Damayan-Buluseño:
Boot
ko ipaabot sa Damayan-Buluseño an ako pagpapasalamat sa hinatag
na suporta sa ako, sa pagpa-eskwela sa sobrena ko na si
Salvacion Gardon, na makatapos na sa kolehiyo.
Boot ko man ipaabot an pagpapasalamat ko sa kanyang
anonymous sponsor sa pagdomdom sa sulod sin upat kataon.
Para
sa ako, ini na organisasyon na Damayan-Buluseño nagsisirbe na
masarig na tulay na balyuan sin mga pobre na Bulusanon na
mapaayad an mutang.
Salamat
man sa intero na naghinguha na magkamayon sin Damayan-Buluseño,
sa mga tawo na sa likod sini na organisasyon an pagmakulog nira
na hasta niyan padagus ang pagdalagan sini na organisasyon.
Dios
mabalos.
Rosario
G. Futalan
*******
Bulusan,
Sorsogon
April
16, 2003
To
all Good Hearted Bulusanon
Through:
Mr. Rogelio F. Fuentes
President,
DBI, Manila
Dear
People with Soft Hearts:
I
am Joan Gallanosa-Marcos, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Leonilo S.
Marcos of Mabuhay, Bulusan, Sorsogon. I graduated from Bulusan National High School with honors.
At present, I am faced with the dim prospects of not
being able to pursue my dream – that of finishing a college
degree. I passed
the entrance examination at the Bicol University but my family
does not have the resources with which to support my college
education.
I
am appealing to kind-hearted Buluseños and I hope the
scholarship program of Damayan-Buluseño can come to my
assistance. In
return I promise to study hard and hope to help others too in
the future once I finish a college degree and land a job.
Thank
you for giving a little time to read my letter.
I pray to God to touch the heart of someone and give me a
chance to further my studies.
God
bless!
Joan
G. Marcos
*******
To
all DBI Staff and Sponsors:
In
behalf of all the scholars, I would like to extend my heartfelt
thanks to all the staff of Damayan-Buluseño, Inc.; likewise to
all the sponsors. May
our Almighty God bless you.
We
thank you all for supporting us financially in our college
studies, and for all your sacrifices.
Thank you so much.
Keep
up the good work and more power!
Lea
Balderama
Scholar
OBITUARIES
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April
2003 |
Age |
Barangay |
|
1
- |
Juanito
Formento Freo |
68 |
Sabang |
| 4
- |
Melitona
Ete Jao |
94 |
San
Roque |
| 8
- |
Rafael
Hapin Fragio |
43 |
Sta.
Barbara |
| 10
- |
Celso
Furaque Lugmao |
78 |
San
Isidro |
| 12
- |
Lutgarda
Estrabela Serrano |
67 |
Buhang |
| 18
- |
Josie
Hasta Estinor |
22 |
Sta.
Barbara |
| 24
- |
Mirasol
Fuensalida Formento |
1 |
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