May talent din pala kami

New Japson Criminologist

The results of the September 2009 Criminologists licensure examination was released last week. One of the passers is Bonifacio, my high school classmate.

Click this link to get the complete list of passers: http://www.prc.gov.ph/articles.asp?sid=4&aid=3269

Cristina “Kit-ing” Godoy-Japson (1925-2009)

Apong Kit-ing, as she was fondly called, the wife of the late Pepito Japson, passed away last July 4, 2009. Her remains lie at her residence (the Malacanan Palace) in Barangay Quirino. Interment will be on July 14, 2009, 9:00 am at Quirino Public Cemetery.

Let’s all pray for the eternal repose of her soul.

Last glance

Below are the pictures taken during the interment of Auntie Belen…

Goodbye…

Auntie Belen passed away on February 18, 2009 around 11pm. Her remains lie at their residence in Brgy. Quirino.  We are praying for the immediate repose of her soul.

Our heartfelt condolence to the family of our beloved Aunt.

A moment of prayer for Auntie Belen

Please allocate a moment of your hectic schedule to pray for the immediate recovery of Auntie Belen. She is currently being treated in Aurora Provincial Hospital.

Birthdays!

February is the month that the three siblings will be celebrating their birthdays. I don’t know when Uncle Romy or Auntie Belen will be celebrating their “fake” birthdays, but my father will be celebrating it on February 18. It will be his 65th year of existence on the planet Earth.

I said fake birthdays because neither of them knows their exact natal days. Their records in the municipal civil registrar in Rosario, La Union was reportedly burned during WW II. They just assumed the February as the month that they were given birth.

Happy birthday “Tatay Tapik”

Tatay Tapik

Auntie Belen and Uncle Romy

Just Asking – The story of the two sisters

Do naturalized Americans still have time for themselves?

In my last posts, I have proudly told the story when my Aunt  Net went to the US. Here is the untold part…

Before she checked in, we, together with Dom, Ely and Ian, were patiently waiting for the proper time for her to check in. We waited for several hours at the waiting area of the centennial terminal. I know that we waited for long hours. I can’t already remember our conversations during that time. But one thing is certain: I gave her my calling card for her daughter to be able to email me, or at least text me by the time she arrived in California. I did this because I was worried with my Aunt. She’s already old. Another is, she got no money other than the one provided for her terminal fee. Thanks to her other daughter who accompanied her going down to Manila, who also got the other money my poor Aunt is holding.

Weeks passed. I received no email. Nor did I receive a single text or call. Dom and I were already worried. I called the other daughter in Baguio to confirm if my Aunt already arrived in California. She confirmed it. And according to her, her sister was not able to email me because she has no time yet. I am repeating the my question: Do naturalized Americans still have time for themselves?

Obviously, I felt bad with this. She did not even thanked us. She ignored us, as if we have no right to worry about her mother. The worse thing I thought as a true reason why she did not bother to communicate with us is that she does not want us to get her email address so that we cannot mail her. Maybe she is thinking that when we already know her email address, we will mail her and request for material things such as Nike shoes, black berry phone, I-phone, etc. She judged us.

Still one thing that I can’t forget about that day is my Aunt’s request to look after her daughter and her grandchild. I told her not to worry and promised to visit them from time to time.

Visiting them, I did. The problem is, I was with my girlfriend. And we got no choice but to sleep in their house (she even told us to sleep at the sala, when the temperature during that time was about 11-13 degrees celcius). We were treated nicely then. But the story changed when we already went home. She told my cousin that we were not allowed to sleep there because she does not tolerate us bringing girls in their house! My girlfriend cried upon hearing that from my cousin!

Now, I don’t have the interest to visit them, even if I know that she is in deep poverty!

Just asking. Our site is open for their side.

12th Japson Family Reunion

My apologies for those who expected for the announcement of the venue of the reunion. I was disconnected for 11 days!

Anyway, here are the photos I have taken during the reunion. It’s up to you to judge if it is better or worse than the previous years. The event was held at the so called “Malacanang”, which is also the residence of the late Pepito Japson. It was said that there had been an agreement with regards to the venue of the annual reunion. Next year, it will be Benito de Vera, aka lakay Ano, who will be the host. Dominic is already preparing for this! hahaha

 The picture above was bishop Cesar Japson, my father, leading the opening prayer. Please wait for updates as my PC is record-breaking slow (due to office restrictions). It will take some days before substantial number of pictures are downloaded.

Japson President Mr. Romulo Japson

 

The Next BIG Japson Event!

Mark your calendars again for the next BIG Japson event – the Japson’s 12th Annual Family Reunion! One thing is certain, the date is 27 December 2008. Venue will be announced later.

Here are some pictures of the first reunion back in 1997, held at Soverano’s residence. This reunion has the highest attendance so far. Can you still recognize the persons?

 

Attendance in this event is continuously declining. The younger Japsons really hesitate to attend, and actually will not attend if not forced by the parents. The older ones should realize that the youth should be given more roles in this event. Otherwise, it will seem to us that the reunion is only for oldies. Furthermore, there isn’t enough planning before the actual event. This makes the celebration look dull and boring (sorry to mention this, comments and suggestions are welcome).

I hope this upcoming event will be fruitful where everyone’s happy. It’s high time to set aside and forget whatever differences we had these past years.

Thanks Al for the pictures.

SEE YAH!