Balik-Bahay

I just came from a retreat. Balik-Bahay kasi 3 days and 2 nights akong nag-stay dun.

Masaya, kakaiba, fulfilling, maraming natutunan, maraming nabago, maraming namiss, maraming nangyari, maraming marami...

I was able to sleep without the lights on. We we're asked to conserve electricity. I was also able to sleep without the music because my mp3 player isn't working (maybe sinadya yun para maranasan kong magtyagang makinig sa mga tunog ng insekto) at wala ding fan pero malamig naman kasi nasa parang gitnang parte kami ng bundok banahaw. We were in Holy Rosary Seminary parang nasa hill siya but near the highway lang naman.


This is a different retreat. All of the participants were able to receive the body and blood of Christ (bread and wine.) Natuwa ako dun. Once in a lifetime lang kasi yung mangyari. Nakasanayan ko kasi na yung katawan lang ni Kristo ang ibinibigay. Nangyari yun sa 2 beses namin na nag-mass. Una, si Fr. Bien Dulfo and nagsawsaw ng ostya sa wine and on our third and last day, we are the one who will go up to the altar, get our bread (ostya) and dip it into the wine. Ang ganda ng experience na yun.

Also, nung second day namin, nagkaroon kami ng sort of vigil and parang healing session. Nakapangumpisal din ako. Very liberating.

God gave me overflowing ideas to write, to share, to think of, to thank, to feel grateful, to feel loved.

Parang di ako. He-he...

Tonight, gusto kong kantahin ang kanta ng Eraserheads, Ang Kama Supra:

Pero miss na miss na miss
Ko na
Ang aking kama
At ang malupit kong unan

ayun lang muna. Inaantok na ko at pagod. May pasok pa ako bukas huhuhu