Particular
post
(A Short Story)
Dedicated to the Lord.
Dedicated to Joel John
Candelaria
P A R T 1
“Oopps!”
“Oh!”
“Rina! Rina!
It’s time to get-up! It’s already 07:37 AM!”
-who are you?
“I’m Rina
& you’re dreamin’!”
-You’re Rina? I’m Rina too, so why you’re
disturbing me?
“Coz it’s
time to write a blog, Rina. Hurry up!
He’s waiting!”
-oh no, he’s waiting! Okay! It’s time to
wake-up!
P A R T 2
-Hello, good mornin’ family! What’z up!
“Good
morning ate Rina. I have a duty work
today @ Greenhills. Will you take good
care of my son today, your nephew?”
-oh yes, no problem! Hello Psalm, come to
tita :D
“Good
morning Twinnie (my twin sis “rida”), will
you continue to do the washing of my baby’s clothes? My baby, your niece :D
always sought for a breastfeeding, so I can’t manage to continue do the
washing.”
-oh yes, here I come baby clothes!
“Rina,
where’s my barong & pants? I will be the emcee tomorrow @ our church. Will you iron it for me later?”
-oh yes, father. Your barong & pants are all in the
crib. Yes, I will I iron that later.
…my blog, my blog. How could I write a blog –
…my blog, my blog. How could I make a blog –
P A R T 3
The day passed by…
Knock… knock… knock…
-hello ate Belen. What’z up?
“Hi Rina,
can I borrow your baby nephew? We’ll go to his cousin’s birthday party.”
…my blog, my blog. How could I write a blog –
…my blog, my blog. I could write
a blog, yes! –
-yes, here’s Psalm. Just return him to me before his mommy
arrives.
…yes!!! I could write a blog nah!!!
“Twinnie,
it’s already 5:45 pm. My baby Chloe
doesn’t want to lie down in the crib. We
have no stock food in the refrigerator. Will you go to “Bayaga” to buy bangus
for our dinner?”
-yes, sure.
Here I come bayaga :D
Walk… walk… walk…
-ate, how much are the 1 kilo of big bangus?
(…my blog, my blog. How could I write a
blog –)
(I smell somethin’ fishy inside me. Wohoho, I didn’t take a bath yet :D
P A R T 4
-baby Psalm, it’s already 9:30 pm & your
mom will arrive at 11 pm. Will you sleep
nah, so I can write a blog too?
“What’s
blog, tita?”
-blog.
It spells B – L – O – G. Ba – ba
– blog!
“ahh, it’s
like Ca – ca – car!”
-yes, you got it, hahaha!
P A R T 5
Baby Psalm is now sleeping. Thank you, Lord. I could write a blog nah :D
Hi Sir Joel John Candelaria :)
Sometime in
mid-February 2014…
Rang… rang…
rang… (telephone!)
“Hello, can
I talk to Rina…”
“Rina! A
call from our main office!”
-yes, Rina, speaking.
“Rina, you
will be the Radio Announcer for our tonight’s new Radio Program @ dzrj 810
am. After you introduce the ministry,
then welcome our Church Director. Okay,
get ready @ 6 pm! Bye!”
-oh, what a great honor to have a face to
face encounter with our Church Director.
I must prepare my best blazer :D
P A R T 6
Hi Sir Joel John Candelaria :)
Sometime in the final days of March 2014…
Rang… rang…
rang… (telephone!)
“Hello,
Cheng speaking. Can I talk to Rina.”
“Rina! A
call from the main office!”
-yes, Rina on the phone.
“Rina, get
ready! Tonight is the 2nd day anniversary of our Church Mass Media
Ministry and you will be the one to introduce and testify for Radio
Ministry. Get ready, bye!”
-oh my gosh, Lord. I don’t want to. My heart is aching. I still can’t move on to the latest
break-up. My heart is breaking,
bleeding. What great testimony of great
things You have done to the church radio program will I impart to a hundreds of
people if my heart is lonely, If I felt aloneness most of the time? I’m not
worthy to be the apple of the eye tonight at the stage:( I’m not worthy:(
Rang… rang…
rang… (telephone!)
“Rina,
telephone again!”
-Rina, speaking.
“Rina, this
is Ena. Will you send to my fb your
finish transcription. Right now, asap!”
-wait! I have
no fb, Ena. Only email.
“Borrow
other’s fb & send it to me, asap, bye!”
P A R T 7
Ena’s fb.
Message. Attach file –
transcription. Sent!
Kesiah’s fb.
Home. Browse… browse… browse…
-Lord, what will I do? What will I say for
tonight?
Kesiah’s fb.
Newsfeed. Browse… browse… browse…
-Lord, help me. I can’t. Can I speak to our radio editor if she can
speak for me? Can I tell her that my heart is not prepared to face people and
impart the unspeakable joy of what You have done to church radio media
ministry?
Kesiah’s fb.
Newsfeed. Browse… browse… browse…
Joel John Candelaria’s Particular
post:
Mar18
Day 15. This is my happiest day since I
began the challenge, and I'm pretty sure this will be one of my happiest days
ever. Words are not enough to express how I truly feel. I'm still ecstatic up
until this minute. To be invited as a guest speaker of my alma mater's
commencement exercises is way too overwhelming for me. I distinctly remember
the smiles on students' and parents' faces as I shook their hands and gave them
their medals and diplomas. This is indeed a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'm thanking Dir. Robert G. Uy and
Mrs. Leonisa Uy for giving
it to me. Thanks for the warm welcome and for making me feel so special. I am a
proud product of PBTS Academy. I'm so happy to be a part of PBTS again, after 8
years.
P A R T 8
Who’s this guy? Joel John? No time to ask Kesiah.
Anyway, if Joel can, so I can, too! If he treated this challenge as his
happiest day, so I can too! If his joy was overwhelming coz he was invited to
be a guest speaker for his alma mater’s commencement exercises, so I can too! I
was chosen to testify in front of my spiritual mentor & in front of
hundreds pastor & congregation to hear what God is doing to our radio
program’s whom thousands of listeners are been saved, healed and blessed!
If Joel can, I can!!!
P A R T 9
Emcee: Let’s
welcome Bro. Romeo to introduce to us our church TV programs & to testify
great things which God done through our TV’s.
Me: oh my gosh, I’m the next nah! (to the highest
level of heartbeatsss!!!)
After 20 minutes…
Emcee: and now,
let’s welcome Sis. Rina to introduce to us our church radio programs nationwide
& to testify also great & mighty things which God done through our
radio’s!
Me: If Joel
can, I can!
“Thanks
for the warm welcome and for making me feel so special. I am a proud product of
PBTS Academy. I'm so happy to be a part of PBTS again, after 8 years… Joel John Candelaria”
Me: (@ ‘d stage) Thank you so much for the warm welcome Sis.
Mel. I’m so happy to be a part of
Miracle Hour’s Radio Ministry for almost 6 years. Miracle Hour has 21 Radio Programs nationwide
& it can be heard worldwide through on-line radio. We thank God for all of you who never cease
to support financially for spreading the Gospel through Radio.
‘This is indeed a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'm thanking Dir. Robert G. Uy and
Mrs. Leonisa Uy for giving
it to me… Joel John Candelaria”
Me: This is indeed a great honor for me to be trusted to handle
our radio programs by our Church Spiritual Director Apostle R.D. Carillo &
Prophetess E.G. Carillo.
“I distinctly remember the smiles on
students' and parents' faces as I shook their hands and gave them their medals
and diplomas…
Joel John Candelaria”
Me: (on the way home tired but so much fulfilled) the smiles on
our Church Director, pastors & congregations faces while listening to my
detailed testimony still so fresh in my mind.
P A R T
10
December
2014
@ our home @ Cupang, Antipolo City.
I have
no fb. Really. A fact.
But one wonderful day, I decided to open my lil’ sis’ fb named cutie
“Kesiah.” While browsing for almost 30
minutes, I’ve seen some persons who devote their fb to share the Gospel of
Christ; I was so really, really, really blessed :) I’ve seen also some persons
who devote their fb to express their love & affection to their beloved,
loveones & special someone; I was so really, really, really touched :)
hahaha!
After
a few days…
I
decided again to open Kesiah’s fb, to take a glimpse to the fb of those people
who blessed & touched my heart by their unselfish posts. While continuing browsing, I was surprised by
the post of this person (in full English!) I asked Kesiah, “Who’s that man?”
& she said, “That’s my teacher!”
Me: oh
really! Tell him if I can have his email.
So
here it is…
Sir Joel, aha, I 1st
saw your fb in March 2014. Then after a
months passed by, I was sooo busy that I have no time to open Kesiah’s fb, so I
forgot your name :( then, when I returned to Cupang, when I decided to open fb
again, there I remember you :)
Sir Joel, you did a
great impact to my life. Continue to
inspire young people like me (wahahaha, asa ka pah rina, loka ka talaga,
wahahahha!)
I dedicate
this blog for you, yes, and ooppss…
More power
to your profession as a teacher.
You were
born for such a time as these (parang bday lang ih noh, hahaha).
Godbless
you. Zoom!!!
“New Year is
God’s grace to us; giving us the opportunity to start anew and see clearly with
our hearts HIS great will and love for us.
I pray that as we walk from hereon, let us always be reminded of our
glorious purpose in life. More happiness
for us this 2015 as we continue in serving Jesus Christ.”
#You have
captured our heart, Mi
Corazon.
Love
& Prayers,
-rina.
