I always have the the heart for the accused; perrhaps, a sit in the Public Attorney’s Office suits my sentiments. However, this isn’t an absolute truth. I always yearn for true justice to prevail.

Twas a good thing that my sorority sister is RTC Branch 24’s clerk of court, the ever fabulous Atty. Mylen Geroy. She insisted I sit in the front row to get a good audio on the “arguments” of the parties. I was hesitant to sit in the front row because lawyers are sitting there, I don’t wanna put myself in a situation wherein I will xxxxx.. (deym! I hate to explain)

I sit beside a group of the BJMP detainees. One of the accused initiated a conversation with me.

He: Ma’am, Muslim ka?
*because I was wearin hijab*

Me: Ah…. Oo.
*with that usual smile on my face

He: Assalamu Alaikom.

Me: Alaikomu Salaam

He: Akusado po ako sa salang carnapping. BALIK ISLAM po ako, noong makulong po ako sa Lumbia, nagconvert po ako.
*wow! Nag-open up, agad-agad! Honestly, I appreciated his confession because it gave me an impression na “wow! Accommodating ako!!! So eun.*

Me: wow! Ganun ba? Mabuti naman, good to know that.
*with my most genuine comment*

He: Hamza po yung pangalan ko, Hamza Tiongson.

Me: ano ulit pangalan mo?
*sabay tingin sa court calendar na hawak hawak ko.*

He: Hamza Tiongson po pero jan Harvey Tiongson po.
*mukhang proud sya na andun pangalan nya, hynaku! Binigyan pa niya ng meaning ung pangalan niya pero di ko na matandaan…*

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After the short conversation, actually it was during recess… and the judge called to resume the trial and Harvey’s case is to be heard, the prosecution presented her witness, the victim himself. I am not a lawyer yet, this may be a layman’s observation of the trial… The prosecutor asked few leading questions onto which the defense has raised no objection. The demeanor of the witness is trying to coax the court and his testimonies were oftentimes inconsistent. Based on the testimony, I draw a conclusion but I have to keep it for myself just yet since I still have to listen to the cross-examination by the defense.

So Yas, this is the legal world where, what you see is not always what you get. But, I also uphold the constitutional assumption of innocence and that the quantum of evidence required in a Criminal case is “guilt beyond reasonable doubt”….

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the sittieyas
April 25, 2013
3 hrs and 30 minutes (duty)
Branch 24, Region 10

I am starting this Prac Court Project to document what happened during my court observation days. I am hoping to rock it this semester that is why I am doing everything I can to finish this law school journey and from there —- live my dream, live for my dream and live with my dream.

I hope that these court ob days will bring me memories that could prolly fuel my engine to start my rocket launch, in the pursuit of my soon-to-be profession.

Sittieyas
4.23

Congrats to C.A.L.L. for having the Certificate of SEC Recognition, finally our legal clinic has a legal, juridical personality, we have our first project grant already, yipeee!

Second, I signed a new contract as coordinator for Talk 915, fyi, they are using my photo for commercial according to Stephanie. I will be famous in China than in my motherland. hahaha

so if you visit our website, my smile will welcome you. :)

Next week, we will start anew with CMA, we will also use our system and I’m kinda excited. I love both jobs and I am hoping to manage them both.
Plus, my passion for service is my outlet to the world.
Thank You Yaa Allah for the courage and strength to do all these. And ooopsie! I am also doing an extra for a Shariah-based civil case, helping someone, and this is my first time…. NOT BAD FOR a first timer :-)

04.24.2013

Chinese Version. (Tagalog Version Below)

(Note: I did not upload youtube video of this song because China cannot open websites like YOUTUBE and I want them to listen to this… Pls PLAY!)

I dedicate this song to my Chinese friends who are very accommodating, kind, and sweet. I am overwhelmed. I am humbled by their sweet comments.

To Andy who gave me the best compliments ever. Wow! I always adore the hard work and focus and the kind of dedication you have with your work. One day, you will be one of the millionaires in China. Thank You. You also taught me a lot in life more than I taught you, and I owe you.

To Linda, who is very diligent and patient with me and for sticking through, wow!! Thank you very much..

To Stephanie for believing in me, for opening the door of opportunities for me, and for being there for me. You are such a sweet friend and I owe you a lot.

To Natalie, my first ever friend online, you are like a sister to me. Thanks.

To Lily, whose willingness to learn and perseverance is at its maximum! Thank you for enjoying conversation with me. I adore you! :)

To Simon, Tom Cruise, Nana, Tiffany 1 and friend Taylor, Tiffany 2, Ing, Amy, Kelly and Joey, my students whom I can talk to —anytime!!… I hope you are learning from me. Thanks.

To Nick, Aimee and Betty, you keep me young at heart :D

I like the full Chinese version of this song but this is meaningful because I can understand this Tagalog-Chinese version. I value you all at Talk915, not just for work purposes but more so, as a friend. I like our environment because we have proven that despite language barrier, we still paved way for friendship to set in, in the name of learning.

Looking forward for more beautiful years here at Talk 915. i love you all.

It was astonishing and overwhelming to be invited by one of the powerful and influential women group in law school. I was a freshman law student back then, battling the law school war and having a “sorority” was not one of my priorities, plus I was a transferee from another university, so the pressure of excelling in my academics was on top of my head. Getting an invite from PORTIA is such an honor, a prestige. Not every girls will be invited, I’m thankful enough to have received the purple invitation and undergo the two-weeks initiation process…

(my batchmates, minus Sai Mel who is always busy with work)

(during our acceptance, minus sai Getty, plus Atty. Sai Zerah)

I admit, our sisterhood had/has a lot of crooks. It wasn’t an easy road for us dealing with our differences but I always admire the inherent sense of unity in each and everyone of us that lead us to opening our doors in understanding each other. We cannot eliminate the FQs (Friendship Quarrels) but we minimize it, talk about it, settle it.

Portia is now over three decades of existence; we have judges, politicians, lawyers, businessmen, beauty queens, fiscals, etc… but we are still bonded by our connection, even though they are successful in their respective careers, they are always sister to us, like we are all on an equal footing.

Our favorite bonding is either eating out or photo shoots or both…

We also travel a lot (before), either to give service or to solicit for our fund raising. I said before because due to a fortuitous event, our powerhouse cast has been dispersed to all parts of the country and we chose that for us to become better persons.

We’ve gone a long way as sisters, as friends. I chose to be with them not because I want to belong nor to be popular… I chose to be with them because they are reflections of the inner me, the voice that pushes me to the top. They support me and even though I am tough as a sister sometimes, they bear with my stubborness. And I love them. And I am proud to have the purple blood of these women I admire so much.

Hail Portia!

Now tell me, won’t you be proud posing with these fab ladies?

(with our alumni and residents from both Liceo and XU houses)

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PORTIA SORORITY
College of Law
Xavier University
Liceo de Cagayan University

SISTERHOOD.SCHOLARSHIP.SERVICE
BRAVE.BOLD.BEAUTIFUL

Lunes, Disyembre 26 2011

Reflection from a Self Proclaimed Writer

Earlier this day, Sir Henning provided me with materials as a part of my training. It is a 108 pages article about GUIDE TO BETTER WRITING; it contained more or less 15 subtopics about aforementioned guidelines.

So I stopped, when the first question was raised to me?

Do you consider yourself a writer?
I developed my writing skills ever since the world begun. Hell no! I was in the fifth grade when our English teacher made us write short stories, novels, songs, poems, and other compostion writings. I can’t understand why year after year we were told to make essays on “My unforgettable experience” or “My New Year’s Resolution” or “My Most Embarassing Moment”. To my mind, Does it change every year? I can’t think of me as a writer during that time because I do writing for the simple reason of passing that subject. Little did I know, those tiny English projects cultured my passion for writing. When I was in first year high school, I bought a diary which until now has unfilled pages. Maybe because during my not-so-teen years, I found “Dear Diary” a corny stuff to do. Instead, I bought formal journal that comes with time, date, meeting, and address books which is for me, a more mature stuff to do.
I did not even recognize that those projects, diary entries and journals marked the commencement of my career as a writer.

Now, after reading the guide, it taught me that being a writer is no less than a profession comparable to being a lawyer. Great writers like Shakespeare, James Patterson, Paulo Coelho, etc… They did not become writers without taking too much effort in practicing their crafts. If lawyers are struggling to survive the tough battle in law school, and the even toughest battle of the BAR EXAMS, writers also shed blood, sweat, and tears in making their names, writing their books and making money out of it. The only difference I guess is the prefix and suffix added to their names. i.e Atty. Sittie Yasmin Aguam is more pleasnt than Writer Sittie Yasmin Aguam. But eitherway, I both belong (InshaAllah).
So… where am I heading? Yeah right! To share to you my readers (or reader) some keypoints that I find relevant to writer-wanna-be like me:

First, write on what inspires you! It is from there where your ideas will spontaneously flow. You need not squeeze your head to dig words. I’ll tell you, you will end up achieving nothing but a pile of drafts on your desk. Knowing yourself and your interest will showcase your ability. And hey! You might wake up one day with your name on the list of NY’s best-selling authors… Cheers to that!

Second, would be more of inherent values! Hard work, commitment, passion, discipline, and timing! I call this inherent values because this is developed by you and only you. There is no school that will teach you all of this, you will learn this by constantly reminding yourself that you’ll do it. Hard work is hard work, working really hard. Commitment means finishing what you have started, not making it another junk on your paper bin. Passion is your inner love of the art of writing or blogging. Discipline would mean controlling yourself to the millions of tempting activities when you write, facebook, twitter, chats, and other possible distractions. And timing!!! Timing is a form of blessing, this will eventually come,but you must seek for your timing and when that right time comes, grab it and don’t let it pass.

Third, according to the guideline, many writers will not write because they lack inspiration to write. This is not a good habit. Inspiration is not a compelling force, determination is. Although, I, myself could write effectively when inspired and equally, I can also write heartbreaking articles when not inspired! Well, too much of me! But, accordingly, when you are not so inspired, write a letter, until the letter become a word, word becomes a sentence, a paragraph and until you get to write a write up. You needto be consistent because that will develop your skills and you will learn to adapt into writing new things and from there inspiration will come from whatever source. So better yet challenge yourself to write during those “downfall”.

Fourth, be truthful to your readers. Do not fake, do not deceive them! Show them who you are with your writing, not perfect but something they will learn from. Write from the heart and proofread with your mind, the mind must only function to correct errors, spelling, grammar, etc. but not the mind dictating the content. Otherwise, you will be another textbook, factual! Although its not at all wrong. Your work must be full of heart and pride and passion.

Fifth, don’t be shy claiming you are a writer (even if you have a no reader blog like mine!). Just shout to the the world and scream on top of your lungs the words ” I AM A WRITER!”..

There are many more guidelines to learn. I just posted the most general ones because Im a bit tired right now. If I share to you all the things I learned earlier, I’m afraid you will become better than me. lol!

I will end today’s blog by this good values a writer must always remember:

“We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. When your writing blooms out of the back of this garbage compost, it is very stable. You are not running from anything. You can have a sense of artistic security. If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside of you”.
-Natalie Goldberg

Chua-Qua vs. Clave, G.R. No. 49549 August 30, 1990

my shadow speaking…

(image courtesy of google image)

10 years ago, before the internet became so popular, I was a mag-addict. I collect magazines particularly CANDY, before I switched to a more mature cover (Cosmo, yknow! hihihi). There was this issue wherein Bianca Gonzales talked about blogs. I was amazed that stuffs like this exist because, for a provincial girl like me, this was unusual. I wanted to be “in”, so I rented a pc in our university to check out what are these blogs. I came across Ms. B’s blogspot account which opened my doors to making my own. She gave pieces of advice on how to make blogs, design them, etc… So I made my first blog back then (URL I can’t recall, hihihi), and since then, I made plenty of blogs, but because I have no personal internet access back then, sometimes I forgot my password or intentionally abort it because it does not look pleasant nor does it make sense.

Ms. B’s is my favorite read, it inspires me every time. The journey of her life is relate-able to every girl who dreams of inspiring the world, which is also my sentiment. Miss B’s life is ideal, even if she is a public figure, there are issues in her life that she isn’t divulging to the public. As she celebrate three decades of her existence as well as a decade into being in the blogworld, I salute her for her extraordinary capacity of tagging every youth and women’s hearts and lives. I would not have an outlet to pour my dreadful emotions without her enlightenment in this wonderful world of blogging. Honestly, she exemplifies a Powerful woman, she is silent but she influences a lot of people with the stroke of her pen and the kindness of her words.

Someday, when I am strong enough to look back, I will also make an assessment of what I have done like what you wrote on http://www.iamsuperbianca.com/, Thank You Ms. B for the inspiration. Pls continue your passion for service, you are indeed blessed because you are extraordinary, a woman so simple yet with a class!!

Belated Happy Birthday SuperBianca!!! :-)

Fan Girl Here!,
Sittie Yas :-)

Aside from his seemingly familiar middle name (perhaps he is related to the ever coolest Justice Maxino of the Court of Appeals who is also from Dumaguete), I chose this article to be published in my little avenue in the world wide web for two reasons: First, he is from Siliman University, a province-based university onto which I can relate; Second, his points are too realistic and I think, I will do as he pointed out.

I shared this article without intention to violate the rights of the author but in order for other readers to perhaps gain something. So, for some struggling law students like me, this one is for us…

7 Tips on Passing the Bar
Saturday, Mar 10 2:16 PM by Ivan Maxino Bandal

When I took the Bar examination in November 2011, topping it never entered my mind. All I wanted was to pass. Until now, the reality of having placed Top 6 in the Bar examination mystifies me. I do not know how I did it. What I’m only sure of is that I did my best during those four Sundays of November 2011. During those months of preparation for the Bar, my parents, Judge Rosendo B. Bandal, Jr. and Dr. Hope Maxino Bandal always gave me the support and encouragement which allowed me to hurdle the Bar examination successfully. My brother, Atty. Jason, always got in touch with me to give me tips on how to prepare for the exam.

Now that I have already passed the Bar exams, I realized that I have learned a lot of things along the way. Here they are:

Do not rely on yourself. Trust in GOD. Pray for His guidance. To pass the Bar exams, you also need some amount of luck. As you prepare for the Bar exams, you’d realize that there are just so many things to study. At some point in your review, you have to choose which things to study. You’re lucky if what you study is also what would be asked during the examination. Pray to GOD. Pray for guidance.

The best law school to prepare for the Bar Exam is the school where you are currently enrolled. If you really want to pass the Bar exam, you can do it no matter which school you’re enrolled in. I have been to three different law schools: San Beda College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Law and Silliman University College of Law. They are all the same. All of these schools teach us the same laws, the same jurisprudence. Passing the Bar is simply a matter of attitude. By that I mean that one should have the determination to pass the Bar exams. So no matter which school you are enrolled in, just make the most out of it. It is up to the student if he or she would want to pass and excel in the Bar exams. More than the school, the attitude of the student or examinee towards the Bar examination is really what would determine if he or she can successfully hurdle it. But I do acknowledge that my success with the Bar examination was because of the training I got from the San Beda College of Law, the UP College of Law, and from the Silliman University College of Law. All these three law schools are very good. The same is true with the San Sebastian Recoletos Review Center, the place where I enrolled for my Bar review. They prepared me well for the Bar exam. And all of them played a big role in my passing and topping the Bar exam!

Prepare for the Bar exam the very moment you enter law school. The time between one’s graduation from law school and the actual date of the Bar exam itself simply is not enough to review everything that was taught during one’s stay in law school. Imagine, it usually takes a student four years to study all law subjects. But for purposes of the Bar exam, a law graduate only has about five (if September is the schedule of the Bar Exam) or seven (if November is the schedule of the Bar exam) months to review everything which took him or her four years to learn. Moreover, during the exam itself, stock knowledge of the law is very useful. When you only have about a minute to answer every question, your mastery of the subject matter would enable you to correctly spot the answer in a shorter period of time. You cannot master a subject if you study for it only during the months leading to the Bar exam. You should try to master it while you’re in law school.

Find time to enjoy as you prepare and review for the Bar exam. Preparing for the Bar examination is so stressful emotionally, physically, mentally, and psychologically. It is mentally and emotionally draining. You’d not know what to do so you can finish reading and reviewing everything. The enormous amount of data and information you’d have to absorb is sometimes too much for you to handle. At times you get depressed because you feel that no matter how hard you study, still it seems that your efforts are not yet enough to be able to pass the Bar exam. Many times you’d realize that nothing of what you read is actually being absorbed and stored in your memory. All these can make you go crazy if you’d stress yourself too much. You’d be stressed out. To preserve your mental state, you’d have to find time to relax and have fun. It is impossible to study straight for 10 hours or 24 hours. You need to pause at times and relax. When I was reviewing, I went to the malls to relax. Me and my girlfriend watched movies and went shopping frequently. This re-energized us. It enabled us to survive the very very stressful situation which each Bar reviewee underwent during the months leading to Bar exam.

Choose quality over quantity. A Bar reviewee would get and receive so many materials during his or her review — books, reviewers, memory aids, and all sorts of materials. The volume of materials to read is so massive and enormous. You’d not have enough time reading all of them, no matter how much you’d want to do so. You really have to choose which materials to study. Sometimes, reading so many materials can only confuse you. In fact, during the pre-week, one would not have enough time to read a lot of materials. As for me, during the review, I only chose two materials for every subject – one book, and one reviewer or memory aid. I mastered these two materials. Although sometimes I had doubts if these two are enough, I just had to trust my judgment. And I was not disappointed because sticking to two materials per subject enabled me to be more familiar with the materials and enabled me to answer faster during the Bar exam itself.

Take care of your health during the exam week. One’s fitness to take the exam is as important as the review process itself. Remember, it would take you four consecutive Sundays to complete the Bar exam. Everything would be useless and all your efforts would be put to waste if you’d not be able to continue taking the exam because you are sick during the exam day itself. I realized this during the first Sunday of the exam. The night before the exam, I was not able to sleep because I got very disturbed by the fact that I was not able to finish reading everything I thought I had to read. On the day of the exam, as I was answering question number 30 of the 100-item multiple choice exam in Political Law under extreme time pressure (with only about a minute to analyse the situation given, and choose the correct answer among the four choices given), I almost fainted. I felt very cold. I felt I was about to vomit. My mind stopped working. I felt so weak and tired. I was in extreme fatigue because I was not able to sleep the night before. At that time I really felt I would not be able to continue taking the exam. I paused for about 5 minutes and took deep breaths. Thankfully I recovered. During that brief period of time, I opted not to inform the proctor about how I felt. My objective was clear: to pass the Bar exam. During the fourth Sunday, I was having loose bowel movement (LBM). That was really very challenging. But after so many months of preparation for the Bar exam, giving up was simply not an option.

Just do your best. On the day of the exam, no one can assist you as you answer the test questions. You can’t rely on anyone but yourself. So no matter how you feel about how you prepared for the exam, and even if you feel you have not done enough to prepare for the exam, just do your best in answering those questions. Be the best that you can be. As I was answering the Bar exams, I constantly remembered and applied this quotation: “To be a winner, all that you need to give is all that you have.”

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About Ivan Maxino Bandal
Bachelor of Mass Communication ‘03
Bachelor of Laws ‘11

Mr. Bandal ranked sixth in the recent Bar Exams and was the only topnotcher from the Visayas. He was a consistent honor student throughout his college (graduating magna cum laude) and Law years, and was named one of the Top 10 Students of the Philippines in 2003.

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source: http://su.edu.ph/testimonial/37-Ivan%20Maxino%20Bandal

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS.
(When it rains, its four!!!)

I don’t know… The universe is quite conspiring. I had the worst exams ever. Im praying hard that hopefully the results would turn good because anyways I had “lovely” midterm exams as well as quizzes. Only that few teachers put much weight on final exams…

The trainee for our team is not showing off. I am actually waiting for him to get valuable output because I cannot afford to lose time and money. I am committed to help the company in all possible ways. I am a dedicated lowly worker, y’know…

There are personal struggles rambling in my head now. Ah yes…Its like the world is fooling me for whatever reasons. Some not-so friend friends, some unpleasant calls, some tricks… I am not running away, you’ll see. This will all make me a better person In Shaa Allah. Who knows, the world won’t no longer play a trick on me tomorrow!

Ah yes! Haven’t prayed yet.
Byers!!!

thesittieyas
April Fool’s Day

Having my finals moments!!!! #mcdo #centrio

First, it is not Islamic to celebrate birthdays… I don’t know if there is a corresponding sanction, all I know is it is unIslamic to do so… This blog post is a product of the randomness of my thoughts, forgive my incoherence, well… Let’s just see how this goes…

Another year has passed. This year tested my faith and patience. I lost my father… Before, it was quite tough to admit, or perhaps until now… I am still in the process of denial. Wishful thinking dictates that one day, papang will knock in our door saying… “Oh! I arrived, I just had my vacation somewhere!”… But, I know it can’t happen. The acceptance was a hard process, but Alhamdulillah, I have overcome those painful times. Its not that the pain subsided already, perhaps I am used to it. On the brighter side, the passing of my dad taught me the greatest lessons in life: First, people come and go… If the only person who gave me the unconditional love involuntarily left me… how much more those people who has the option to? I always have strong connections with people around me, yet, sometimes… We have to get used to the fact that people come and go and sometimes, they only serve us purpose… Take those reasons positively, learn from those… Second, If I have conquered the fear of losing my dad, then I could conquer all the possible challenges the world has to offer… I always say this—- “Oh world, try me! try me! try me!” In Shaa Allah, my faith in Him is my weapon to face the world, stand still… This may be hard, but this will be worth it with His guidance and blessings. Third, Believe in myself. My dad has always believed in me, and I should believe in myself the way he did…

Another test that i have encountered is the battle with myself. I want to believe I cannot do it, almost wanna give up trying, in school, in my various school organization, in work. Right now, I can’t brag about anything else… I am no one. So, I have to always remind myself, to keep my feet on the ground. But amazingly, I am doing it! Im trying to do it and I am not giving up! Masha Allah..

Another test is my academics. it was in the cycle of ups and downs. How can I solve it? Ah- focus! Focus. Focus. I have to sacrifice the remaining years of my law school life. My destination is indefinite but I know that Allah SWT prepared something for me. I am a woman of God, surely, I can circumvent all the obstacles that may come in my way…

Actually, for this year… I am more excited to face the battles head on. I don’t expect this year to be as sweet as candies, but i know that whatever it is that goes in my way, it is Allah Subhaanahu Wa Ta’alla’s way of making me a better person. I am excited to be a better person. I am excited to handle mature obligations, relationships, everything. I should be afraid of what lies ahead, but I should be more prepared and jam-packed my heart and thoughts with wonderful ideas to live my lie. i always wanted to inspire and influence people. Hey! I maybe a small girl But, I can make a difference.

I lift it up to you o Allah. You are All-Knowing, Most Merciful… You know better, you know what is best for me… I know you won’t let me down… For my another year, and other years to come, please give me what’s best for me… Yeah, I’m gonna traverse yet another path of my journey please bestow upon me all the strengths and luck in this world. Allahuma Ameen. And just when I said the last line, the thought of DEATH randomly entered my thought; Who is not afraid to die? I am because my faith isn’t that concrete yet. the challenge is, how shall I perfect my faith? In Shaa Allah, I’m gonna do what it takes to be a better Muslimmah.

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I would like to thank my family and friends who showed love with their texts, calls, fb messages, emails, twitter mentions, BBMs, skype IMs and etc. You made this day a memorable one. Although technically, I am not celebrating my birthday but yeah… You reminded me that i should grow in height and in depth. lol.

with lotsa love,

the SITTIEYAS
03.30.2013

BISMILLAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM.
Rabbana Aatina Fiy Dunya Hassana, Wa fil Akhirati Hassana Waqeena Adhabannaar.

Photo courtesy of my.aup.edu

Since I heard the wasi’at about “charity” as a Pillar of Islam, I always want to share what i have to the less fortunate ones. I am not rich, not even average, sometimes (or most of the time) I have more expenses than the bills inside my wallet. But nevertheless, I never failed to give help, may not be in the form of monetary, but more so with concern, smile and a helping hand to those who need it. I guess, its also a form of charity.

Mufti Menk said, be thankful when you see a beggar asking alms from you, its an opportunity from ALLAH SWT. Its a form of blessing in disguise because you can fulfill another duty and obligation that has an unending reward in the hereafter. Some do not give alms especially to the “street people”, I mean those beggars who are in the streets because most of them are front liners of illegal groups, being unlawfully used by syndicates in their making money thingy. BUT, lets put it this way, its your Imaan, niyat and intention that is controlling above all. They are also victim of the illegal acts of this rude group of people… let’s just disregard that fact and instead show to them an alternative way of giving hand.

Yesterday, I asked our Org President to treat me out for a late lunch because I did not avail of the “something sweet treat” during the meeting. We ate at the gilid-gilid Carenderia beside Maternity Hospital. As we enjoy the food and the conversation, a man (i’m not sure if sane) was staring at us. I wasn’t sure if he just stared at us for nothing or if he is hungry or what, so I observed some more. Hour passed, he stood still looking at all the customers. My heart broke, although I had just few bills, I can’t afford to eat while someone is suffering for hunger right in front of me. I stood up, ordered for him but I never want to offend him because I’m scared to be beaten up (hehehe). I asked the cashier to call the guy and serve him his food, which she did. For some reasons, it did gave me a fulfilling feeling.

I did not post this to brag for nothing. I posted this to encourage those who have in life to give—-more, to share, to give a little love. Life is a cycle of ups and downs and we’ll never know in the future what’s waiting in store for us. These beggars, street kids, etc…, they serve us a purpose to ponder and thank God for our blessings and how fortunate we are.

Let us all do the brave move to help the world and make a change. It might be NOTHING here in this world but in the hereafter, it might be EVERYTHING!!!

03-29-2013
by theSITTIEYAS