As scheduled papa already left last Monday and as a tradition I and my mom were the ones to take my dad to the airport.
I was saddened by the death of Cardinal Sin. He died 6:15 am this morning at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Metro Manila. I first heard his name when I was only a child and I remembered asking my mom, innocently, as to why a sinner became a Cardinal? Because of that curiosity I followed the Cardinals every move at that time. I got the impression that he openly criticized "the current" administration and often reminded all of us that not only should we abide the law of man but most especially take into our hearts the commandments of God. Sin also had a fair share of critics dubbed as the "political-priest" meddling with political matters and walked the fine line between religion and politics but I admire him for speaking up, up holding the Churchs' morals and values and being the Church's strong voice.
"My duty is to put Christ in politics. Politics without Christ is the greatest scourge of our nation," -- Cardinale Sin
I have a typical first name and that is Kristina. It could be spelled-out in different ways (Cristina, Christina, Xtina and what have you) but nevertheless it still sounds the same. For the last 2 decades of my existence, my name has evolved from Maria, tin-tin, Kristina, Kristeta, tina, tins and in an effort to be unique I finally chose a hyphenated name now I am t-na.
Mood Swings
Confessions
I always said the right things, throwing smiles left and right, ignoring "unpleasant" scenarios pretend that it didn't happen. I found it difficult to say NO, even though I really don't want to do it. To top it off, I always believed that "If I could just be nice to other people, maybe they will also be nice to me in return". Now, realizing that all of that crap I thought of is just full of shit since a lot of people took advantage of my disposition. Some of them even recognized that I was gullible and naive but instead of correcting me, they completely did the opposite. I've treasured momments of reflection and meditation, the healing of wounds. One day I'll face and conquer my demons...
t-na @ 8:06 PM|
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