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Sam and Susan: Sam was the first in his family to serve in the U.S. Army. Nobody knows more about guns than Sam, and his got a pretty decent gun collection.
Simon and Baby: He joined the US Navy. It was while he was stationed in San Diego when he met his lovely wife, Grace.
Sever and Anna: Sever is a happy-go-lucky fellow who LOVES to sing. He may seem shy at first, but just add a karaoke and prepare to vegitate...
Sel and Gino: And now we get to the only rose among the thorns, Maria Selina can clean a room and make a five-course meal faster than anyone on earth, except possibly si ema. She also inherited her nanay's big heart, and her house is the Modesto version of Nanay's home in Milpitas: everyone is welcome and will leave with a full tummy!
Jo-jo and Rene: Like Sam, Jo-jo also served in the US Army. TRIVIA: Those of you in the Philippines may remember Oj-oj as the hunk who squeaked "Don't forget the muffins ha?" in the very first Kenny Rogers TV commercial.
Jun-jun: Nuj too is a very-napaka-happy-go-lucky na tao, who always worry about his pamangkins, just like my cuz Jay-jay...mild mannered pero mataas din ang sayad. The coolest initials bar none, Anastacio Santiago Sereno, Jr. = ASS, Jr. told 'ya!!!
Madel: Napakamahiyaing bata at napaka galang, buti na lang at maski na isa ay may naging kaparis ni utol. Sabi ko sa'yo Del puro kalog, kengkoy, ututin ang mga kuya at ate mo rito. Sabay na lang sa agos...
Mom and Dad: Nanay at Tatay, Lolo and Lola, dito sa dalawang 'to nakuha namin ang pag-kaka-ututin, malakas humilik...teka ano pa ba? mahjong, poker at marami pang iba. Tulog muna ako medyo pagod na...itutuloy.
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Nakuha rin sa wakas ang A.A. degree ni Paul, congratz...pauly from all of us!!!
THE PASSION: I WATCHED in complete silence as the credits rolled up on the screen, absolutely dumbfounded at what I had just seen happen. I was feeling so many emotions all at once; feeling like bewilderment, conviction, happiness, remorse, and that light-headed rush you get when you stand up too fast from lying down. I started into the brightlylit theatre courtyard and, as I started into the glowing streetlights of the boardwalk, wondered about the futility of my life and the mundane existence I was leading. I then slapped myself for being so trite and just marveled at how great the film was. What can I say that hasn't already been discussed, mulled over, debated, or fought over since the public first heard about Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ? Not much else, apparently: Newsgroup, discussion threads, and weblogs in every corner of this pulsating glob we call the Internet have been on the topic since Britney went haywire and, in a drunken episode worthy for Girls Gone Wild, whimsically married herself to Billy Bob Thornton. Why then are we still on this topic? Because we can't ignore the fact that The Passion is Mel Gibson's 30 million dollar testimony to Christianity. I mean, how much did you put in the offering box the last time it went your way? Despite the unfounded stab at guilt I just made, what strikes me as the most significant is, in an environment as fickle as Hollywood , where personal belief more often than not gets you good swift kick in the short into TV land, Mel took a stand, and that has to be respected. It's not easy to get up in front of people and bare yourself (it's not; I did it downtown last week and almost got arrested). What people have failed to acknowledge that The Passion attempts to reveal is that one basic element of Christianity that everyone has forgotten about: The love of God for ALL people. Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross not because He wanted to make you feel bad bout being a womanizer, or being gay, or being bad with your taxes. He did it simply because He loves us and he was willing to save us from our destiny with death as sinners. I may be oversimplifying the issue, but it really isn't complicated when you sit down and look at it. The greatest travesty any one person can commit after viewing this film is to see the message that's so obviously placed before them and ignore it. Not everyone will agree that Mel Gibson's work is revolutionary, but I think it is. Christianity has been given a bad rep by self-righteous wannabe saints and a bad rap by liberals, atheists, and many a religious naysayer. I think it's great that now, finally, people will be able to see what the focus of Christianity is all about and choose to drop all the extraneous, self-righteous crap and get with the real program. -Manila bulletin USA
