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Sunday, January 1, 2012

New Year With A Bang

We really thought we will be spending our new year in the hospital.  My son was confined a day right after Christmas and just been discharged a day before the New Year.  It doesn't really matter where we celebrate  it as long as we are together but we were just glad that he was already fine and lively celebrating and enjoying the New Year festivities and fireworks with us.

Fireworks??? thought it's banned in Davao.  Yes, it is... that's why we are celebrating it here in Gensan... hahaha... My wife and I decided to let our children experience to see a different kind of new year celebration.  Something that is loud and have lots and lots of exploding lights.  With a promise to ourselves that we will do everything to keep them safe... we won't be handling any firecrackers or fireworks and we will just watch inside the safety of our house.


We comfortably watched the fireworks display at the second level
of our house facing the city.  Here are some captured pics.
 And so it happened, the kids (and kids at heart) pretty much enjoyed the beautiful and colorful fireworks that lit up the darkness of the night sky but quite  uncomfortable and scared of the loud explosions made by a couple of firecrackers in the surrounding neighborhood.  After almost an hour of being mesmerized by the floating lanterns and spectacular fireworks, and at the same time being deafened by the banging... we decided to take the kids inside.  The air was also already filled with smoke and beginning to smell more of a black powder... We know that it wasn't good for them considering their compromised condition (just got well from sickness).

Oh well, it was still pretty much good inside, since we opened our Christmas presents with our family here in Gensan.  And as expected, the kids had a lot of fun opening their presents... and so were we (lol).  It was a year full of challenges but more it was truly a blessed year... I'm looking forward for a more positive year and a year blessed by our Lord... Happy 2012 everyone... Yahweh bless.


22 comments:

  1. wow buti po ok na anak nyo sir, happy new year po sir hehe

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  2. Happy New year ralph, and to your whole family

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  3. Happy 2012, bro! No firecrackers and fireworks here in Davao City, certainly; but with so much noise just the same. If the city could come up with fireworks display activities done by experts and sponsored by the local government, it would have been nicer.

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  4. Happy New Year. Nice to hear that everyone had fun especially the kids! :)

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  5. good thing your son was discharged before new year ... better pa rin to celebrate at home

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  6. aww, beautiful fireworks :D
    happy 2012!

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  7. we don't have any firecrackers, for safety reason and tipid din. hehe! happy new year!

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  8. I love fireworks!!! Have a happy new year. I wish you all the best too for 2012.

    Keep smiling and be merry. Happy Happy New Year to you.

    xox

    koreandoll | miss angel

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  9. Call me Scrooge but I always think that the millions spent on public firework displays could be used to in a much better way to help people in need.

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  10. Happy New Year to you and you family! Nice Photo!

    Greetings from:
    http://travel-on-a-shoe-string.blogspot.com/

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  11. Yahweh, I know, has blessed your son for his fast recovery to enjoy Christmas and to welcome the new year. In time of distress or in trouble, you're depressed. You call to Him for a relief, for assistance or for help. You fervently pray to Him and even ask forgiveness of your shortcomings and whatever wrong doings which you believe have hurt, pained others. Now Yahweh has answered your prayer. What did you do then? Of course, thank Him. And offer Him the best gift you could make or have, and that is, your heart, heart full of repentance, heart full of remorse, heart full of uncompromise commitment to "dwell in His presence someday" if you're faithful and obedient to His commandments! Happy new year!

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  12. wow buti ka pa nakakakuha ng mgandang shot, dito kasi sa amin kanya kanya kaya mahihilo ka kung saan titingin

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  13. It's great to hear that your son is well now and was able to celebrate New Year just in time. :) Though we don't really light up fireworks due to safety reasons, I love your fireworks pic. The after effect is not good though.

    Happy New Year! I wish good health and happiness for you and your family. :)

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  14. happy new year!!! glad to hear your son is fine and experienced a great new year celebration...

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  15. happy new year bro! hopefully next year we'll see a reduction of people using firecrackers to celebrate the new year...

    more blessings to you and your family this year. may you continue to be passionate in blogging and so be rewarded.

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  16. What a treat to have seen that on New Years!! Cheers, Jenn.

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  17. hapi new yer bro,,, good to know that ur son is ok na,,,

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  18. Glad you were able to enjoy some fireworks this year. Fireworks are quite accessible here, while common sense isn't!!

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  19. God is so good talaga ... see how fast is the recovery of your son... it just proved that God doesn't want your family to celebrate new year in the hospital... HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY... God Bless Always!

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  20. thank you for the warm greetings and wishes of wellness. may this year be good and fruitful to all of us... happy 2012, guys... Yahweh bless

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