| |
My Audio Video Demos | My Homebrewed
Projects and Techniques
| My Tutorial Videos | ABOUT ME:
Know how I came to be a journalist, photographer,
and artist... | | SITE LINKS: | GRENDEL DE RAMOS
Marikina City, Philippines | | My Singer/ Fashion Model | DESTINY PILKEY
Vancouver, Canada | | My Canadian Singer Friend | AIRA MARIE DE RAMOS Marikina City,Philippines | | My Best Dancer | Group of Filipino Artists Antipolo City,Philippines | | My Art Group | | This page contains news and schedules of events in the Art Circle, Entertainment, and any activites I am participating into. | | MY OTHER SITES AND BLOGS: | My Talents/ Modeling Site: | My YouTube Channel:
 | My Imeem Channel | Add me at: | My Novelas and Short Stories
1. Binhi ng ...Katutubong .....Lahi
"Seed of the Primitive Race" (unfinished Novel)
Note: This article is copyrighted.
This is a story of four friends who braved the dangers of a mysterious woods somewhere South of the
Read preview in tagalog)
2. The Flight to
.......187th Floor
(Short Story, Copyrighted)
Old Mr. Dodgie is new to the big city. And entering a tall and strange building proved to be a
gigantic step for him. Not just a huge step though, but rather a flight to heaven... Or down through the gate of darkness?
The 187th Floor poses some great mystery. Nobody seemed to know whether it exist in the Moon Tower building, as it was only a supposed 150 storey structure. Crazy? But old and innocent Mr. Dodgie soon discover it's existence and takes him to one-of-a-kind travel in different time dimensions. To his amazement, everything that he is yearning for is there - his childhood memories and his dreams. Could it only be his imagination driving him nuts, or is this a solution to all his longings for a good life? Is the 187th Floor for real or a dead end entrapping and engulfing him nearer to his doom? A spell binding mystery with a touch of humor, caters to most young adults.... The Flight to 187th Floor.
Read Preview. 3. Deadlock
Drive
(Soon to be reviewed, short story)
Published Work: *Reagan Times
Community Newspaper
As the Editorial Consultant and Lay-out Artist of this newspaper, I am presenting this to my website. Please view the pages. I have two articles in Up Close and Personal column and has written an editorial at the Editorial Page.
Reagan Times is a community newspaper of Reagan Street, Cuesta Verde Village, Antipolo City.
Back to:
MY HOMEPAGE
|
|
| Up Close and Personal, Column B
| (This article appeared at Reagan Times Community Newspaper, March - June, 2007 issue.)
Florentina Carreon Tiotuico …Her Secret to a Happy Living by: Manny de Guzman, Jr.
 As a Chinese saying goes, “A secret to a long life is happiness,” and so does the oldest senior at Reagan Street, Cuesta Verde. At the age of 89, Florentina Carreon Tiotuico stays strong and free of any illness. She could still manage to go to church regularly to fill her spiritual needs, even traveling every 3rd Saturday of the month to Angeles Pampanga, her hometown where she’s a member of CDS Order of Carmelite Secular. “Lola” as she's often called by Reagan kids, was simple and jolly. Perhaps that’s her secret for staying strong and fit at her age. She says that the key ingredient in a successful and happy life is a strong conviction of the heart, plus a healthy diet and exercise.
“Nung kabataan ko, isa’t kalahating metro ang nilalakad ko mula sa aming baryo papuntang school. Nuon ‘yon nung wala pang gaanong usok at mga sasakyan. Preskong hangin at masasarap na gulay na inihahain ng aking mga magulang siguro ang nagpanatili sa aking malusog para umabot ako sa ganitong edad,” Recalls Lola Florentina. She’s the third of seven kids (four sisters and two brothers). They earn a living from the Sugar Mill and plantation owned by their parents.
Aside from being modest and cheerful, she’s also a dedicated worker. Lola Florentina was a retired Assistant Provincial Auditor at the Commission on Audit in Pampanga. It was in this kind of job where she met her love for a lifetime, Felipe Tiotuico. Felipe is a widow who has five kids from his first wife. She was gifted with two siblings with him: Bong who’s now a professional trader, and Benjamin, who was suffering from down syndrome since birth. When asked if she has difficulty in rearing a child with an ailment like her son’s disease, she readily answered, “Hindi naman ako namroblema sa kanya, kase alam ko hindi naman ako nagkulang sa kanila bilang ina. At ‘yang si Benjamin, napakatalinong bata nyan. So, hindi talaga nya ako pinahirapan sa pag-aalaga sa kanya.”
“Lola Florentina was a graduate of a Secretarial course and Commerce. Her first job was at the Department of Agriculture, where she served as a secretary. Having this kind of job in the government paved the way for her to do public service such as reaching out to the poor and assisting and distributing relief goods to calamity stricken areas. She’s doing the same thing before as a member of the Order of Carmelite.
Nowadays, it is hard to find a family that ‘prays together and stays together’. But not for the Tiotuico Family where they share common goals and enjoy strong family ties. Their bonding secret? Firm religious belief. Thanks to Lola Florentina who taught them to be God fearing and kind. “Para sa akin, isang paraan para maging masaya at maayos ang pamilya ay turuan ang mga anak na magdasal at manilbihan sa Diyos. Marami kase ang nakakalimot na sa kanya kaya marami ding napapariwara sa ngayon. Pero kung patuloy lang sana nating isasabuhay ang utos ng ating panginoon, mas magiging maayos ang pamumuhay nating lahat”
The Tiotuico Family has been living happily at Reagan Street since 2003. Both Bong Tiotuico and wife Sol was a member of the Mini Pastoral Council Parish, while Lola Florentina’s grand children, Lynsie (17) and Leejay (33) shares the same faith. Lynsie was an incoming 1st Year Entrepreneurial Management student while Leejay was a graduate of the same course, both ‘mana sa lola’ as they was often touted.
It is the “perpetual vow to serve the lord” that the Tiotuicos really shine. Like Lola Florentina, Sol and Bong were being seen regularly attending church activities. Despite new sects and religions sprouting, the Tiotuicos strictly remained to their Catholic faith.
This is what Lola Florentina has to say to our generation and the next, “Sana unahin muna natin ang ating pamilya, dahil sa sarili nating tahanan nagsisimula lahat ng magagandang impluwensya. Pag maayos ang pagpapalaki sa atin, kaya nating harapin ang lahat ng pag-subok na darating sa ating buhay at hindi tayo maliligaw ng landas. Marami kase sa mga kabataan ngayon ay inuuna pa ang pakikipagbarkada kaysa sa pagpapahalaga sa kanilang sariling magulang at mga kapatid. Maging responsable sana tayo at higit sa lahat, panatilihin sana natin ang kagandahang asal na minanana pa natin sa ating mga ninuno dahil subok nang matatag ang ating kultura noon. Higit sa lahat, manatili sana tayong may takot sa Diyos.”
Take time to listen to our elders. There’s no greater wisdom than what the experienced seniors could share; like Lola Florentina Carreon Tiotuico, the eldest fella at Reagan Street, Cuesta Verde.
Back to Reagan Times, March - June 2007 issue
Back to REAGAN TIMES Main Page
Back to my Home Page |
|
|
Share this
