Yeah.
Today, we celebrate our national hero’s 115th death
anniversary. Since I already took up the course on Jose Rizal, I already knew
what really happened on his last days and what happened on this very day on the
year 1896 at Bagumbayan. And since today is his death anniversary, it is just
right for us to commemorate his martyrdom for the sake of our country’s
freedom. This morning, our city had its own share of celebration.
With some rituals and some thingamajigs, we performed a patriotic song
in front of the audience of less than 50 persons. A choir made of four, we sang
a classic song by Freddie Aguilar entitled, “Bayan Ko.” With only two days of
practice, expect a performance with many mistakes. During the performance
proper, we had a technical problem due to the CD. ‘Twas social suicide to be
standing there for five minutes while the CD was being fixed. Tsk. However,
we kinda pulled off when we sang. Others
said that we performed well. The blending, they said, was very nice and they
felt the performance so much. The truth behind that? We had so much mistakes.
Some of us were singing another tune. Some of us forgot some of the tunes – I
being guilty to both of them. Since they said that we were good, okay, good.
Rizal really contributed a lot to our country’s liberation – in my
opinion though. Through his death, Bonifacio was filled with anger and thus, he
founded Katipunan, the group that eventually sparked some revolts in the entire
Philippines. Rizal never approved this during his entire lifetime for he wished
of a peace revolution. Rizal fought through his pen and paper. Though he lacked
funds, he was able to publish two novels that caused the anger of the Spanish
friars in the Philippines during the colonial era. His articles on newspapers
and his other writings gave Filipinos more hope and might in fighting against
the Spaniards.
His articles attacked the colonizers directly, so he used pseudonyms
such as Dimasalang, Laong Laan, and the like. However, he still got arrested
and killed this day, December 30, 1896 at Bagumbayan in which is now called
Luneta Park.
He was more of a writer and a hero. According to our subject, he was
also a sculptor, a musician, a scientist, anthropologist, linguist, architect,
teacher, magician, name them all! He was an extraordinary man.
But what is also extraordinary is this other celebration we celebrate
today. I never knew that it was the Feast of the Holy Family today. It was out
of my mind until I saw it on our calendar. It was totally not known by many
that it was the feast of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus. Today, we must put
in mind and make the Holy Family as the model for all the families in the
world. As it is popularly said, “the family that prays together, stays
together.” Look at the Holy Family. They stayed together, in sickness and in
health, till death, they still stayed together – in Heaven.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
Mary our mother, pray for us.
Baby Jesus, have mercy on us.
Anyways, after that performance of ours, we went to McDonald’s for a
breakfast. While others were ordering, I
saw a box filled with money. Beside it were some clothes in plastic bags. I
then knew what was all those. Those were for the victims of typhoon Sendong
which hit the southern Philippines killing many Filipinos. Since I wanted to
help because I haven’t helped them yet, I took my 20PHP and put it inside the
box. I know it’s quite small but, hey, at least I helped.
While ordering, I saw another box. It says it was for the grade schools
of the city and the nearby towns. I was deeply touched by what it said so I
took my all the coins I had – 3php and put them inside the box. It’s quite
small, I mean really. But, I know I can help in other ways.
So those 23Php were gone. 23Php is really a small amount of money when
it pertains to giving to others. But, I wanted to live by my principle. It’s
not in the amount that counts, but the thought itself. It’s not about how many
points garnered but how to help in many different ways. Yes. It would already
contribute a lot with those money I gave. Besides, I received 22Php from carolling
from teachers a while ago.
Other things also happened this day.
- The Alumni Homecoming at School.
- The 22Php.
- The Dream that Gloria Arroyo was killed and the Philippines rejoiced. (Though I do not know why I dreamt of this. She was never in my mind the whole time)
- The inception which I experienced. (In my dream, I had a dream and when I woke up from that dream, I thought I was really awake but it turned out, I was really dreaming.)
- The Bubble Gang experience (Epic Music Videos are Epic!)
Yeah.
This day is a definite holiday.
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