eileenleyva

@eileenleyva (27560)

Philippines

Joined myLot 15 years ago

My spirit rejoices in God, my Savior.

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Hamon, Queso de Bola, & Bibingka

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 8 Dec 21

Define friend. One who surprises you with a bag of goodies early in the morning on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I was still on my white night shirt and cotton pantylet when the messenger showed a red notification dot....

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Do you know the origin of good-bye?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 6 Dec 21

Adios! Au Revoir! Sayonara! Aloha! Tata! Paalam! The last word is in Tagalog, the Philippine national language. The word means good-bye! Do you know the etymology of good-bye? The word is actually a contraction of the phrase...

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Making more enemies again, I see.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 6 Dec 21

A lovely morning I spent in my garden making bows of pink ribbons! I got envious the other day, as I drove through national thoroughfares and subdivision streets with a number of houses decorated with lots of shining pink...

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Life Changes Things: A Movie Americans Must See

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 4 Dec 21

This morning, when I woke up, I muttered a simple prayer that I be able to disseminate the good news in whatever way. When I went outside to water my garden, the skies were shaded grey. Despite the gloom, I decided to perk up....

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Rainbow Reflection

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 3 Dec 21

A long afternoon it was yesterday watching 'How I Met Your Mother,' an old television series my daughter has come to like very much. I know of the television drama, of course, having seen episodes way back when the seasons were...

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Difficult to practice the faith in the ordinariness of life

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 3 Dec 21

It's the season of Advent and recollections are being conducted to prepare the faithful for the coming of the Messiah. In such a meditative talk did one priest say how difficult it is to practice faith in the ordinariness of...

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Movies for one viewing only.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 2 Dec 21

There is something pleasurable in watching dramas unfold from the character's point of view. It's like listening to someone in a confessional box and you are allowed to listen to his innermost thoughts such as why he did this and...

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I'm going nuts!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 1 Dec 21

One thing I like in this pandemia is the way things come to me when once I did have to travel through the rural roads and highways, stop over by the roadside, and avail of local products in bamboo makeshift kiosks. Oh well, the...

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Be the benevolent one!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 30 Nov 21

Interesting the liturgy today. First we hear from Isaiah a message of hope as he pronounced: "On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples A feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food...

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Grateful for the booster!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 30 Nov 21

Received a call from the city health office this morning, I was scheduled for a booster shot noontime today. I rushed, of course, and found out many have already received theirs, for they were on egress from the convention...

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Going sentimental on an old photograph.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 29 Nov 21

A memento in black and white popped on my memory feed - a family photograph taken on a New Year's Ever when I was probably six. I went mushy while looking at the old picture. My family is gone now, my parents demised and my...

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Prayer to Enrich Oneself

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 28 Nov 21

The Bible has it that a person need not remain in poverty if only he mutters a simple prayer from the heart. History has it that there was a man named Jabez who hailed from a long line of misery. In dire need to get away from...

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My name in Alibata!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 28 Nov 21

Contrary to what others believe, the Philippines has a civilization ruled by chieftains called datus all throughout the archipelago. Although differentiated by languages and ways of life, the various tribes respect each other, a...

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A Cutesy Puppy!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 28 Nov 21

The weather outside ain't so friendly. A play by play of gloomy skies and downpour that made my daughter dash to retrieve the rags from the clothesline outside. It is important that the rags dry well because the rags she ordered...

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Strange morning today was.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 27 Nov 21

Woke up early to wash the covers, before I embark on a six am drive to the condo to fetch my daughter. Time is of the essence for her because she needs to finish her research on the 31st of December. That's when the residency...

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I found my Christmas movie: A Boy Called Christmas

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 27 Nov 21

Every year, I go into this movie search for a Christmas feel good watch. Last year, very timely with the pandemic, was an animation entitled Angela's Christmas Wish, a sequel to a heartwarming children's story - Angela's...

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The alarm has been sounded: B11529 has been spreading.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 26 Nov 21

Advent is upon us. Everybody is excited to celebrate Christmas cheer. The parades have come back and people are simply raring to establish life as it was once known. Alas, that has to be postponed again for an indefinite time....

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Spencer: A Movie Review of a Fable Based on a True Tragedy.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 26 Nov 21

The paparazzi portrayed Princess Diana as the royal glam girl. With her perfectly good looks and innate zest for life, the beautiful princess indulged the world with vibrant charm and grace. Just for a brief moment in time. For...

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Pan de Salawal: A Filipino Movie Review

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 25 Nov 21

For a movie buff, here's a confession - I don't watch Filipino films. Why? Because characters are either slapstick or overdramatic, plots follow the same old formula with no social relevance. Today though, I stumbled upon a...

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History Repeating Itself: The Writings on the Wall

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 24 Nov 21

In the Old Testament, in the story of Prophet Daniel, the Jewish boy taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar, the tyrant king who destroyed and ransacked Jerusalem looking for treasure in the famed Ark of the Covenant, a horrific event...

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