of tombstones and what ifs…

Here is a blog post I wrote about Dio. This was date October 26, 2006 so malamang outdated na ung information dito. At pasensya na sa pagkakasulat. puro small letters. hehe. Enjoy

TITLE: of tombstones and what ifs.
BASENAME: of-tombstones-and-what-ifs
AUTHOR: rehaz
DATE: 2006-10-26 10:24:53
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its me again. back to back to back ang blogs ko noh.
ok. now back to regular programming. as i’ve said, ito ay tribute to dio. alam nyo nmn cguro n nkalipas n ang birthday at death day ni dio. last oct 12 and 18 respectively. we just visited his grave nung oct 22. at its always nice to see his family. its been one year since we saw them. we also saw she.. ung naiwang gf ni dio. medyo chumabby sya since we last saw her.peace. =) its nice to know na close p rin cla ng parents ni dio.
eniweiz. we got there about 5pm. it was me, mon, kenon, cindy, cep at rhys s car ni mon at ung family nina dio at si she and bro sa kabila (sayang nde nagamit ung diomobile. ung dala-dalang L300 ni dio.hehe). kain kmi ng puto at pansit ni tito roman (msarap sya pero mas gusto ko p rin spag. magrereact n nmn c mon.hehehe) nakita ko n nmn ung nka engrave sa tombstone ni dio. it reads “To die in Christ is to be born again and to live forever.” diong-dio talaga ang nakalagay sa lapida nya. una, to die (patay na sya). second. born again (he received the Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior three months before he passed away). at to live forever (forever living. hehe) galing noh. =) after eating and sharing dio stories at picture taking sa sementeryo. we had to leave. i got to thank dio’s family. i got to thank She. we said a little prayer.. said our goodbyes. and we are on our way na. pero ating tandaan. even if we left dio’s body 6 feet under, even if dio’s spirit went to the 7th heaven, his legacy will always be in our hearts.(ano b yan networking n nmn.)

madalas, pag may nangyayari sa tropa or may gimik, naiisip ko, pano kung buhay p c dio. well.. to the question, what if dio was still alive? here’s my list of “maybe’s”.

• dio might still be trying his luck in networking (nde n yta mauubusan ng networking s mundo e)
• nkagraduate n sya last year p cguro. pero i think, kakatake p lng cguro nya ng board exam. narinig ko s kanila dati na sabay cla magbo-board exam ni mel e.
• mas marami ang outing ng barkada na natuloy. sya kc ang official driver namin e. hehe.
• cguro wlang danielle jessica cna jen at ace. on second thought. nde rin. hehehe.. peace. isang damukmok na sermon cguro mapapala nyo kay dio.hehe
• having said that. araw araw cgurong nasa kna jen itong c dio nung time na buntis c jen. maalaga tong c dio e. bka laging may dalang products pra kay jen.hehe.
• happy cguro tong cna mon at tina kahit n may mga failed relationships cla. may instant bf na cla wid dio e. bka sabihin p nila, hu needs a bf kng nandyan nmn c dio.
• kami ni rhys, nde rin nmn malulungkot. c dio ang source nmn ng mga girls e. mas marami tong mga kachat at ka-eb. kala nyo gaganyan ganyan lng c dio ah.hehe
• nagpaplano n kya c cindy ng kasal? bka nde pa. dadaan muna bf nya sa matinding panunuri galing k dio. =P
• ngka FLP bohol chapter cguro. im sure kasama nmn c dio magbohol. bka nga tropahin nya yung tatay ni robert e.
• mas marami cgurong nashare-an at nakareceive ng Good News because of dio. persuasive tlga tong tao na ito e.

those in the list might or might not have happened kung nandito p c dio. pero i’m sure n if dio was here, the world would be a little bit happier.
so this ends my tribute to dio. may ilalagay p sana akong anecdote tungkol k dio e. pero that can wait til next year. hopefully, nkakapag blog p rin ako dun. parting words lng. we don’t need to pray for dio anymore. kc sure n tau kng nasan sya. let’s pray for the people he left. na sana eventhough it hurts to live a day knowing that nde na ntin sya kasama, they (we) might find strength and comfort n c God n kasama nya sa langit and he’s fervently awaiting our arrival dun. God bless sa lahat ng nagbasa. l8r dayz.

of changing and rebranding…

Finally, (the) rehaz is back to blogging. Wow! It’s been a long time. Nainggit lang ako sa mga friends kong nkakapagblog. Welcome nga pala to my newly christened site.

Why did I choose today to launch my blog, you might ask. May special sentiment tong day na ito. It’s my 8th anniversary in my company. I remember my first year in ACN. I was so young. I am one of the youngest in the team. This was also my first year in my dgroup and I can surely say ako na talaga ung youngest dun. Hehe. After 8 years, everything has changed. From being the youngest, ako na ngayon ang kuya. From a newbie, now I’m being called “sir”. How things have changed.

Change is inevitable. Change is good. Even good things have to change.  Just like my blog. (I consider my blog good. Pagbigyan nyo na.) Ika nga e, upgrade. Why the name MAGNOVision? MAGNOVision is a term I used for my ability to search for things. As you all know, I have fairly normal sized eyes. Joke lang, It’s big. And it helps me see things from afar or things not so much visible to the normal eye. But for this blog, MAGNOVision means seeing the world thru my eyes. I tend to see things in a positive light, to the point that others consider it ideal. I try to stay neutral, though leaning on one side is natural. I also want to put a dose of humor in almost all topics which ranges from TV, sports, politics and even death (see my previous blogs).

And the most important meaning (for me) of seeing the world thru my eyes, I look for ways to see God in any event, situation or topic. If my God is an omnipresent God (present everywhere), then I would be able to see Him everywhere: in milestones of my life, in everyday scenarios, in hit pop songs, in natural calamities, in sporting events, in Youtube videos, etc . And if I can’t seem to find him, I’ll continue seeking. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. – Joshua 1:9.” These are very comforting words. And by blogging about these things, I hope you will be able to see what I see.

I hope you enjoy my new site. I will try to write sensible, relevant and meaningful posts, like “Why Myrtle deserves to be the winner of #pbbteens” or “How Monopoly Deal changed my life”.  Just kidding. I won’t write about these things (or will I?) To those who have read my previous blogs, kawawa naman kayo. Este, hope you continue to enjoy them. To those who haven’t, sana masakyan nyo ang trip ko. Until then, this is RJ Magno, dozing off. Later dayz.