Thanks to all the guys who made Rock Ed Iloilo's RTR 09 a success..
it was one hell of a night for us and am glad you guys were there to share the event with all the volunteers of Rock Ed Iloilo



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I left Rock Ed Iloilo's Rock The Rehas 2009 event at around past 1AM
took time to charge my batteries etc for another long day ahead of me..
an opportunity to talk w/ Cookeh as well

Me and my sister Doriedel took the 5AM air-con bus bound for Estancai, Iloilo
slept in the bus for almost 4hrs and we arrived in Estancia town at around past 7AM . We waited for the guys from our farm in San Dionisio, Iloilo to arrive, riding in our family's big truck.



We were bound for Binuluangan Island in several pumpboats at around 9AM.. with friends, town officials and relatives all to attend my Lola's burial.. crossing to the island was greeted by a mild rain..

Arriving at the island.. I was greeted by a sheer crowd of people.. I guess it's the usual, my lolo's burial last 2002 was the same also.. we had almost everybody in the islands attending, besides this is Carles..



The formal mass for lola was held the day before and so today was more of a burial rite mixed with the chaos of the islands.. ahahahah.. LOL

My dad did most of the talking. Addressing relatives and friends. And yes.. family photos.. deym we are such a big clan.. XD XD

We took lola's body from the house to the family cemetery w/c was just a walk away on the nearby hill overlooking the sea.. she wil rest beside my grandfather.

Doriedel my younger sister w/c we call also Doray.. as we all claim was my lola's junior gave the last words and prayer for lola... and in a crowd of people we commit my grandmother to her resting place beside my grandfather.

Then everybody and we do mean everybody had lunch in the family's house. The burial now evolved into a fiesta.

I took the opportunity to go back to the city, since we only have Nanay Gloria watching the house at home.. dad will be staying in the island for a few days to talk w/ his siblings and family matters.. mom and the sisters are going to our farm in San Dionisio on the next day.. and thus I will be the one going home..

At around 1PM, with a few relatives and friends I cross back to the mainland.. with a moderate rain and rough waters. eaching the port of Estancia.. I headed straight to the bus terminal and caught the air-con bus bound for Iloilo City.. we left the town of Estancia at around 2:30PM

Spent the next 4 hrs sleeping in the bus... we arrived in Tagbak terminal at Jaro at almost 6PM ... and by 7PM I was home w/c suprised Nanay Gloria because she was expecting us back by the next day.



Tired and super exhausted... I guess this ended my 2 days marathon. Satisfied w/ the outcome of the Rock Ed Iloilo RTR 2009 event and happy that I was able to do my final responsibility to my grandmother.. I was also happy to be able to talk to Cookeh, whom was surprised I went home after all and was able to be online even for just a bit.

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Teodora "Doray" Manalon Losañes
January 2, 1922 - November 29, 2009

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STOP THE KILLING OF JOURNALISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!

With the deaths of at least 12 journalists in Monday’s massacre, the Philippines has earned the dubious distinction as the world’s most dangerous place for journalists, according to an international media watchdog.

Most dangerous place

The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said the Philippines had effectively supplanted Iraq as the most dangerous place for journalists.

“At least 74 journalists have been killed during its eight-year tenure, yet the (Arroyo administration) has not acted to end the culture of impunity. At last count, only four convictions had been secured,” the IFJ said in a statement.

Before the massacre, the New York-based monitor Committee to Protect Journalists ranked the Philippines as the fourth deadliest country for journalists in terms of reporters’ deaths for 2009. In recent years, the Philippines got as far as the second most dangerous place behind Iraq.

However, Monday’s killings saw the Philippines leapfrog Somalia, Iraq and Pakistan into the top spot.

Also in New York, Human Rights Watch expressed “deep concern” on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s ties to the political family allegedly behind the murders.

“Far too many people have been gunned down in the Philippines while President Arroyo has sat on her hands,” Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement.

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