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A Very Special YOU…

July 30th, 2009 by jhengmprado

Life has really a lot of surprises because I have you.
I never thought that one day in my life
I will find someone like you.

I was busy with my life when you suddenly knocked
into the door of my heart.
I let you in for I saw in you
a man of warmth and kindness.

When I met you,
I knew there would be a new chapter in my life.
I knew I would be writing pages of
excitement, friendship and love.
I knew I would be writing about You and Me…
for I knew you will be a big part of me.

As I continue journeying life with the people I love,

you are there, too, journeying with me.

Everything has color.
A manifestation that there is happiness inside me.

My eyes spark every time you look at me

and there is joy when I’m near you.

I feel your presence through
the melody of your songs,
and it also gives me security and
comfort to be strong.

Your words are like magic that
captivate my heart,
and your voice is sweet music to my ears.

Your hugs and your kisses
are signs of your warmth,
and they trace smile on my face.

Your advices are words of wisdom,
and the thought of having you widens my perception that
life is truly beautiful and wonderful.

You really got me.

You captured me.
And stole my heart away.

I couldn’t ask for more…
Everyday becomes special because there is You.

How can I express this feeling?

How can we define what we have?

How can we call this connection between the two of us?

Two people who care for each other…

Two people who need not to utter words…
Two people who know where they stand
and what they have…
and most importantly two people who know
the significance of having each other around.

It’s enough for me to know and
to feel that you care…

For as long as you still hold my hand tight
and promise that you will always be there …
I know that I am loved…

You will always be SPECIAL to me…very special!
Somebody I can call a friend…
Someone who is a better half of me…

A thing I can call a gift…

And an enchantment that brings me
into the colorful world of so called love…

I have so much to thank for to the Lord
and I want you to know that you’re one of them.

Even if sometimes there is distance
between you and me,
even if there are walls that hinder us,
I know you can break them all
to be with me.

Even if criticisms almost destroy us,

you never failed to show that I am your world.

I want you to know that …

You will always be someone who
…appreciates me the way I am,

…sees me as a person with beauty and depth,

…believes in me and in what I can do,

… taps my shoulder to bring me back to reality,

…cares when a few friends turned their back on me,

…constantly reminds me that I am somebody,

…accepts my imperfections and insecurities,

…finds time to listen and to care,

…shares with me moments of happiness

…is proud of me and

…and makes me feel that I am SPECIAL.

I want to say, Thank you.

Thank you for being you.

Thank you for just being there.

Thank you for looking beyond my skin.

Thank you for believing that I am worth fighting for.

Thank you for coming into my life.
Thank you for loving me.

I live each day with you and for you,
and I want to spend it for the rest of my life.

If the time comes that we have to move on
with our own lives…
when our hairs turn gray…

and the sun will soon bid goodbye
be with my side…do not forget me.

Today and for the coming days…

You always be here in my mind

especially in my heart for you will
always be my MAN.

Someone who brought change in me

and someone who continuously gives meaning
to my life…

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MASKARA

July 7th, 2009 by jhengmprado

Siya’y nakangiti na
may ningning ang mga mata,
maayos manamit,
tila walang problema
at nag-uumapaw sa ligaya.

Siya nama’y umaagos
ang mga luha,
walang ayos,
walang arte
malungkot,
masalimuot,
nag-iisa
patung patong ang mga problema.

Ito namang isa’y matapang,
masigasig,
itim kung manamit
buo ang loob
gigibain ano mang balakid.

Siya ay tahimik,
simple,
di magara ang damit,
nakakubli,
walang muwang,
kawawang nilalang.

Ang iba nama’y
nagpupumilit ngumiti
minsan makulay ang damit
pero kadalasa’y pula,
hindi dahil sa pag-ibig.
kundi dahil ang kalooba’y
puno ng pighati.

Marami ang bilang ng
namamahagi
ngunit sa kabila nito’y
higit ang kapalit na minimithi.

May ilang nagsasabing
marunong magpatawad
ngunit ang totoo’y hindi.
Dahil dapat ang katumbas
ng pagpapatawad
ay paglimot sa nagdaan
ng nakangiti.

Marami ang bukang bibig
ay pag-ibig
ng hindi alam ang tunay
na kahulugan.
Minsan ay kulang
minsan ay sobra.
Ano nga ba ang pag-ibig?
Paano nga ba ang umibig?

Di mo rin mabilang
ang mga nagkukubli
sa katotohanan.
Nagmamatapang,
nagmamarunong,
pero umiiwas para masakatan.

Marami ang palasimba
pero bulok ang pag-uugali.
Marami ang hinuhusgahan
batay sa pananamit.
Ang balot ang katawan ay santo
ang nagpapakita ng laman
malapit sa eskandalo.
Tama ba ang batayan na ito?

Sa iba’t ibang lugar
sa iba’t ibang pagkakataon,
maraming nagsasabi nakamit nila
ang tamis ng tagumpay
tinapakan at niyurakan ang
ang kapakanan ng karamihan.

Ikaw nama’y
umuusok sa galit,
gustong maghiganti
at kapahamakan ng kapwa
ang minimithi.

Iba’t iba ang anyo
ng iba’t ibang tao.
Ibat-ibang maskara
sa mukha nila’y nakapinta.

Iba’t ibang pananaw
iba’t ibang pag-iisip
iba’t ibang galaw
kaya’t mascara nila’y papalit palit.

Anong uri ng tao ka?
Anong klase ng MASKARA
ang nakasuot sayong mukha?

May lakas ka ba ng loob
na humarap sa mga tao
na suot ay ang
totoo mong mukha?

can also be viewed at http://jhengmprado.multiply.com

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Unless we become a mother…

May 14th, 2009 by jhengmprado

We will never realize how it feels to be a mom unless we become a mother…

We will never feel the pains and joys of a mother unless we experience to cry and laugh with our own children…

We will never know when a mother is happy and depress unless we share in our own family’s victory and defeat…

We can never speak of the sufferings and merriment of a mother unless we have seen ourselves standing still, smiling despite the struggles and burdens daily life.

We can never talk of a mother’s hopes and dreams unless we have watched our own children grow in obedience and kindness and fear in the Lord…

We can never brag how proud a mother can be unless we have nurtured our own children with values and virtues of Christ and Mary and in time seeing our children doing the same things to their own families.

We can never express the love and care of a mother to her husband unless we have submitted ourselves to them, become faithful to them and promise them to love them until the time they both have to lay down and rest.

We will never learn how it is to become a true mother unless we give our self…our heart and our life to the very reason why we are living…our family!

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Thank you sa mga Birthday greetings

April 2nd, 2009 by jhengmprado

Thank you Lord, for another year ahead of me…another chance to show my family and friends how much I love them and how important they are to me…thank you also, di mo ako pinapabayaan…love mo talaga ako! Mwah…

Siyempre dahil nag-birthday ako, marami ang nag-greet sa akin. And once again, I would like to express how much I am grateful and thankful for them for remembering me…(naks drama!!!)

Thank you kay DADDY SHRIMP…mwah..mwah..mwah talga…lalo na kay JENNARD…silang dalawa hinihintay mag 12 midnight para they will be the first to greet me a happy birthday. Siyempre in the morning, sila pa rin ang first na nag-greet kahit di pa nagmumumog…kiss to the max sa akin ang mga boys ko…mwah mwah mwah talga!!!

Thank you din siyempre sa family ko…kay daddy na siyang nagdrive from Manila all the way to Montreal Garden resort sa Pila, Laguna na di ko inakala na napakalayu pala (3 hrs. drive yun ha). Kay mommy ko na siyempre matiyagang tumulong sa pagluluto nung gabi ng March 27 para sa mga foods na bababuin namin the following day…nag-contribute yan ng 5 bottles of POP COLA…nag-luto ng spaghetti, hotdog at walang kamatayang Adobong Manok na nilagyan niya ng Adobo Cheese na galing kay Joanity. Kay Janelle na tumulong sa pagluto ng spag…thank you Nelle kahit na mas abala ka sa paglalagay ng nunal mo sa right eye mo. Siyempre kay Nika na napakalaki ng contribution…maghapong tulog…gumising nung kakain na…tsk tsk tsk…hay Chuba kaya ka lumalapad. Siyempre kay Joan na belated ang greetings dahil nasa Vietnam for a job interview…gud lak sis!!! Lam ko matatanggap ka dyan…aim high…dream high ika nga!

Sa mga pamangkenis ko na kiniss ako nung morning…si Chan na parang ampon na namin, si Chok na best child actor, si Popop na emotero at si Chelsea (a.k.a. Chili Bum Bum) na tawag ng tawag sa akin ng deng…deng…umaga pa lang e kinakatok na ang pinto namin.

May greetings din all the way from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – from Santos Family – Ate Joy, Kuya Dan, Elian and Eia…Thank you talga lage nyo ko naaalala…Thank you ate Joy sa text mo.

Kung may greetings from Saudi, siyempre may greetings din from United Arab Emirates – hehehehe – kaso si papa Mark lang nag-greet through friendster comment…si Minchiler – nag-deadma effect porket natalbugan ko ang primary photo nya…wahahahahha

Morning palang may text message na rin si Mama Remy na super excited na sa swimming na nagluto ng prito at nilagang talong…thank you!

At thank you sa napaka-excited na tita ko na March 25 pa lang ay binabati na ako sa text ng happy birthday…si Tita Helen yun…akalain mo yun…oopppsss…may gift yan na sandok at cake slicer…love it! Nag-contribute yan ng pasta, nag-libre yan ng dirty ice cream sa Montreal at naglabas ng green tea juice nung gabi pag uwi namin galing sa swimming.

Makakalinutan ba naman ako ng mga best friends ko…siyempre hindi!!! Never!!! May greetings all the way from Bussels, Belgium from Chona baby…sa YM yan e…at siyempre may greetings din through friendster comment and chat from Leyte Laki from best friend Noemi…mabuhey!!! Oo nga pala…umaga pa lang tumawag na sakin yan sa celfone para i-greet ako…akala ko nga nananaginip lang ako e…talga itong best friend ko na ito…lage nag-e-effort…thank you….

Sa mga nagtext ng kay aga-aga na siyang gumising sa akin: kay Mayamang Lawrence; kay Shane na bonggang bongga ang hair color; kay Eric na pinakiusapan ko ng mass intention; kay Ma’am Peachy na napakabait kong boss na may gift na bonggang bonggang Victoria Secret na cologne…ang bango nito.. Thank you din kina Kuya Boggs, Lyn, Pam, Che, Maya, Benet at Vicky…mga nakilala ko before sa ibat ibang occasion na nakakatuwa di nakakalimot. Thank you po.

Thanks din Ate Joyce, Jethra, sa ilang ALC pipol, sa HRDD pala na nagbigay ng SM Gift Card – naku malaking pakinabang yun. Kay Fr. Eric Adoviso na nag-bless sa lahat ng mga March celebrators last Sunday Mass – thank you…Sa AORD pipol – Eloisa, Ate Regie and Sr. Dennis. Kay Dennis at Roy ng CBCPworld – thank you!

Sa nag-comment sa friendter: kay Pao na isa sa mga best friends ni Janelle, kay Gigz at Grathia na mag-sweethearts na kasamahan ko pa sa McDonalds, kay Maricar na tropa ko nung college sa Uste. Thank you.

Sa mga nag-message sa facebook: Rochelle na friend ko rin from UST at sa pinsan ko si Oyet. Sa nag-write sa guest book sa Multiply – Anythingzanthie…thank you…

Sa mga nag-message sa friendster at sa Emails at sa Yahoo Messanger na ayaw pakilala at mas gusto pang maging isang anonymous na lang. Salamat po sa inyo…Sa Birthday Alarm, Sa Netlog saka pala sa Uni Silver – thank you sa coupon.

Sa lahat ng naki-mega beso beso at naki-powerhug…Thank you po….sa mga nakalimutan ko pa po…salamat!!!

Teka may P.S. pa, may mga humabol pa…wahahahhaa…sa sister ko na si Jaramine…hay…I thought deadmatic na ang bday ko sa babaitang ito…kasi busy sa pag-aalaga ng bagong panganak niyang sanggol…hahahhaha!!! Akalain mong nag-messae at nag friendster comment pa ng 3….nakunsensiya…anyway, thank you…sana uwi ka na ulit para kultian na naman tau…kay Jay, thank you din! Kay Regina na close friend ko nung high school…di rin ako nito nakakalimutan…thanks sa message…saka pala kay Cheng na pinsan ko, nagkita kami sa Goldilocks SM Sta. Mesa nung birthday ko, binati na rin niya ako…hehehehe…salalamt!!! Saka kay Donya Chut ng Accounting, ate, thank you ha…wala bang pulburon dyan?

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KAHAPONG LUMIPAS

February 16th, 2009 by jhengmprado

Tinangay ng malamig na hangin
ang pag-ibig mo sa akin.
Kasabay inagos ng tubig sa ilog
ang pagsinta mo aking irog.
Nawalan ng halimuyak
mga bulaklak mong alay,
kasunod ay ang pagtingin mong
wala nang kulay.
Lumipad palayo sa akin
ang iyong halakhak,
At ang tangin nakakarinig
ay ang alapaap.
Binura ng panahon
mga pangako mo sa akin.
Unti unting kumupas
pagmamahalan nating angkin.
Galit ang maririnig sa bibig mong
dati’y matamis manalita,
wala nang ngiti o bakas ng saya
sa maamo mong mukha.
Dati’y ngalan ko ang sinasambit
ng iyong mga labi,
At sa puso mo
ngayon ay may kahati.
Nilimot ng panahon mga araw
nating kay saya,
at ngayon bakas ang lungkot
at buhay ko’y nangungulila.
May lamat na ang pag-ibig
na dati’y kay tibay,
at sa mga pagsubok ng buhay
ngayon di na ikaw ang kaagapay.
Kasing tagal ng pagtigil ng ulan
ang pagluha ng aking mga mata.
Kasing haba ng magdamag
ang tuluyang paglimot sa iyo sinta.
Ikaw at ang pag-ibig mo
ay tuluyan ng gumuho
at lahat ay masilbing alaala
ng kahapong lumipas.
Sa paglubog ng araw mahal ko
isasama ko ang pag-ibig sa puso ko.
Upang sa muli nitong pagsikat
ay makapagsimula ng panibagong pahina
ng buhay ko
at magsilbing tanda na ikaw ay
tuluyang nilimot ko na…

you can also view this poem at http://poemsbyjhengmprado.blogspot.com

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SEX is a lot of DON’TS

January 23rd, 2009 by jhengmprado

DON’T…

1. Don’t be tempted; better yet, don’t yield to temptation.

2. Don’t entertain bad thoughts. Don’t look at sexy pictures, don’t read sexy books.

3. Don’t touch and don’t be touched.

4. Don’t be in a hurry to fall in love.

5. Don’t wear revealing clothes.

6. Don’t dance too close and too tight with your partner.

7. Don’t go on a date without a chaperone.

8. Don’t stay out late.

9. Don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t be taken advantage of.

10. Don’t be eager to show someone that you like him/her.

11. Don’t show your emotions. Don’t lose your head.

12. Don’t lose your chastity.

13. Don’t forget to pray, don’t forget to confess your sins.

(These DON’Ts were taken from the Article of Ms. Julie Yap Daza in her column MEDIUM RARE in Manila Bulletin dated November 22, 2008.)

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The Beat’s (QTV 11) Tara Lets Food Bazaare at Eastwood City, Libis

November 3rd, 2008 by jhengmprado

QTV 11’s The Beat and Eastwood City had its TARA LETS Food Fair at Eastwood City in Libis on October 18, 2008 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

It was participated by various food outlets in metro Manila including the ARTIST CHEF. The Artist Chef was the only indepedent participant who joined in the event. The Artist Chef accommodates intimate dinner for two in her condominium in Makati.

The affair was hosted by Tonipet, Miriam Quiambao and Valerie and it was sponsored by My Marvel Taheebo, Zero Cal, The Beat and Eastwood City.

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I love Pizza!

July 16th, 2008 by jhengmprado

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MACHIBA GANG re-unites

July 10th, 2008 by jhengmprado

High school days were one of the best days in my life. I had spent some of the most unforgettable and enjoyable moments with the people close to my heart.

I had wonderful memories with my high school barkada, the MACHIBA Gang.

I lost communication with a few of them after we graduated from high school. I am glad that at least now; some of us were able to connect again with one another. And I hope we can manage to keep the lines of communication always open.

Last June 27, I had the privilege to be with them once again. Noemi treated us dinner at Jollibee and even though only four of us made it, still, I am happy to see them and to be with them again. I am looking forward to begin a new chapter of good memories with them just like the good old days!

MACHIBA Gang is composed of Jasmine Garcia, Aimee Colangoy, Dianne Ocampo, Romarie Hernandez, Myrna Hulgado, Peter Allan Fernandez, Ma. Juneca Velasco, Ma. Verona Mendoza, Jheng Manalang, Noemi Bartolome and Mazaco Hirao. (Did I miss any one?)

See other pictures at http://jhengmp.blogspot.com/

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Christian’s 6th Birthday @ D’ Marks

July 10th, 2008 by jhengmprado

Typhoon Frank didn’t stop us from celebrating Christian’s 6th birthday. The celebration was held at D’ Marks, Tomas Morato, Quezon City. Christian is my nephew. With him were his Lolo Dad, Lola Mama, Tita Jheng, Tita Joan, Tita Janelle, Tita Jennica and of course with his brothers, Carl and Christoff and baby sister, Chelsea.

Take a look at our pictures…

Other photos can also be viewed at http://jhengmp.blogspot.com/