Ecce Homo

In “Every day with My Morrie,” Priscilla M. Agaton wrote an essay for the loss of her colleague and friend, Lolita Lopez Cabangbang, her Morrie in life . She talked about her grief, pain and mourning about her Morrie, who passed away last 2007 due to breast cancer. The writer used the book of Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays with my Morrie,” to describe her Morrie who occupied a special place in her heart. The writer’s emotion is somewhat sympathetic about the loss of her Morrie, who is an exemplar of a of passionate teacher. In addition, the writer talked about her self-reflection about the loss of her Morrie and how she was deeply affected by it. The writer also talked about the reason of the death of her Morrie and what is the reason of why she chose to compare her friend from a real person named Morrie. I can say that the writer’s audience are the people who read the essay. I believe that everyone of us has their own experiences about their friends and I can say that some of us ha...

   The Pilgrim's Way    Through an early morning haze, I watched the sun rising on the horizon as the pilgrim bus traverse the long-wide expressway. The breathtaking vast green fields gave us the sign that we are now entering the central plains of Luzon.   It was a new kind of journey because it is my first time to travel in the province of Pampanga, the lantern capital of the Philippines. Not to see the gigantic Christmas lanterns, but because of the visita iglesia. Visita iglesia is a practice done by Catholics during Lenten Season. The main reason of this tradition is that Christians follows the way of Christ in the cavalry by traveling into seven different churches and by praying the stations of the cross, Christians can contemplate, experience, and feel the steps of Christ in the cavalry.     The company of pilgrim buses stopped at the first church, the parish of San Rafael in Mabalacat, Pampanga.   The church is situated along the mile...

My Name My name “Jose” is connected to the name “Joseph”, which came from Hebrew and Aramaic word meaning “Yahweh shall increase”. In the Old Testament of the Bible, there was a man named Joseph. He is one of the twelve sons of Jacob that was sold by his brothers because of jealousy. Joseph became the Vizier of Egypt and in the end, the brothers reconciled with each other and lived in Egypt for a long time. In addition, my parents chose “Jose” in honor of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. In comparison, Joseph and Jose Rizal have in common. They both have charm that made them popular. The story of Joseph is one the most remarkable scenes in the bible. Likewise, Jose Rizal became our national hero. Both men showed inner strength and intelligence that made them successful. In addition, they both traveled outside of their own country for them to build their own dreams. Joseph was sold to the Egyptians and by hardwork, he became the second most powerful man in their land, the P...