tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106605662011-04-21T13:14:24.039-07:00hi friends, welcome to my simple blog. a place in the web where i try to post some of my thoughts, my reflections about things, my poetry and verse, my translations of others' poetry, and the like. I invite you to contribute your own thoughts about anything you see. thanks.Victor R. Baltazar, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08973276028791036473noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10660566.post-1107724511137254902005-02-06T22:16:00.000-08:002005-02-06T19:14:11.816-08:00<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="../img/gl.image.gif"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"></span></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:78%;" >hi friends, the memory of my dad is strongly present to me these days. How time flies! On the 10th of February, our family will celebrate our "babang luksa" for my dad's passing. As the week begins, let me share with you this poem dedicated to St. Joseph. My dad was no St. Joseph, but he too was sooo quiet. Only God knows what thoughts streamed through my dad's mind every day that he lived.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> <br /></span> <br /></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >Tanong sa Tahimik na Tatay</span></span> <br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(o kung magdarasal kay San Jose ang magpapari) <br /> <br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Bakit kay tahimik <br />mong lalaki at kay maginoong <br />tinanggap ang gayong <br />alanganing sitwasyong <br />nasuungan ng katipan? <br /> <br />Bakit kay tahimik mong <br />asawa at tiyak maasikasong <br />umalaga sa buntis mong <br />kabiyak; buong-sabik sa 'yong <br />panganay ng kabanalan? <br /> <br />Bakit kay tahimik mong <br />tatay at pagsaksi mong <br />pipi at tiyak-tatag ng 'yong <br />puso ang naman n'yong <br />Loob na babata sa kahirapan? <br /> <br />Ginoong kay tahimik <br />ituro mo sa akin, <br />lakas ng payapang pananalig <br />na may katarungang kakabit. <br /> <br />Kabiyak na kaytahimik <br />ituro mo sa akin, <br />bisa ng pipi mong pag-ibig <br />ng 'di masalitang pagmamalasakit. <br /> <br />Tatay na kaytahimik, <br />ipakita mo sa akin, <br />loob na nililima't pinakisig <br />ng Salitang umaakit sa pagpapakasakit. <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Ako man, Tata Jose, <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">sa 'ming mundong maingay at mahalay, <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">gusto ko ring maging tatay <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">ng mapagpala mong Panganay.</span></span> <br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10660566-110772451113725490?l=soujornovicsj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Victor R. Baltazar, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08973276028791036473noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10660566.post-1107719617060819932005-02-06T21:01:00.000-08:002005-02-06T12:04:29.690-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/274/3447/640/DSC03979.1.jpg"><img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px; width: 115px; height: 153px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/274/3447/320/DSC03979.1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />"bulagang, heto ako!," to steal from Apo Roque Ferriols' first philo class. <br /><span style="font-size:8;">Posted by <a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext">Hello</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10660566-110771961706081993?l=soujornovicsj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Victor R. Baltazar, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08973276028791036473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10660566.post-1107745805511478102005-02-06T19:10:00.000-08:002005-02-06T19:10:05.510-08:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/274/3447/640/DSC00002.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #006600; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/274/3447/320/DSC00002.jpg'></a><br />My last photo with my dad on his bday, 01.10.2003<br /><span style='font-size: 8pt;'>Posted by <a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'>Hello</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10660566-110774580551147810?l=soujornovicsj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Victor R. Baltazar, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08973276028791036473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10660566.post-1107703711796642962005-02-06T07:25:00.000-08:002005-02-06T07:28:31.796-08:00<span style="font-family: lucida grande;">hey, am new at "blogging," so bear with me. this is the birth of a new blog and with it a new blogger. just a way to channel some creative juices into some corner of the world wide web, and hopefully share something sensible and helpful to another person out there. let's hope this new baby reaches a ripe old age <br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10660566-110770371179664296?l=soujornovicsj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Victor R. Baltazar, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08973276028791036473noreply@blogger.com1