The Fall of Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo
Born: March 22 1894
Died: February 6 1964


The first and the youngest President of the Philippines.
94 years old when he died.
Even competed with Manuel Quezon to a presidential election but he lost.


THE FALL OF AGUINALDO


"My General, you owe it to our people to live and continue fighting for freedom."
-Barcelona


*Segismundo Surrenders and Emilio's Wherabouts


February 8 1901 - Emilio's messenger, Cecilio Segismundo together with some people 


surrendered to Brigadier General Frederick Funston at San Isidro, Nueva Ecija


Lazaro Segovia - a former Spanish officer who decoded the messages that was carried by 
Segismundo
Pastor and Colon de Magdalo - pen names used by Emilio Aguinaldo
Among the messages the most important was an order to Emilio's cousin, Generla 
Baldomeo Aguinaldo to send some forces to Palanan.
*The Plan to Capture Colon de Magdalo
The expedition team consisted of Brig. Gen. Funston and 4 other american officers, 
Segovia, Placido and three other Tagalogs and the eighty Macabebes. 


Funston disguised the Macabebes as the reinforcement that Emilio Aguinaldo expects. 
Funston and other American officers were disguised as prisoners of war. They wrote a 
letter and forged the signature of General Lacuña to make the disguise more effective.


March 6 1901 - the team boarded the USS Vicksburg on Manila Bay.
March 14 1901 - they reached Casiguran Bay.
March 22 1901 - Emilio Aguinaldo celebrated his 32nd birthday. The day before his 
capture.
March 23 1901 - the men in disguise reached Palanan and entered Aguinaldo's camp 
without any difficulties.


Placido and Segovia entered the house where Aguinaldo was and at a given signal, the 
macabebes suddenly fired on the guards who were surprised and easily overpowered.


Placido grabbed Aguinaldo from behind and Segovia started firing like a madman.


Aguinaldo had whipped his pistol but Dr. Santiago Barcelona held him by the arms and 
said, "My General, you owe it to our people to live and continue fighting for freedom."


Then Funston together with his men entered the scene and arrested Emilio Aguinaldo in 
the name of the US government.


March 25 1901 - Emilio boarded the USS Vicksburg(Manila) as a prisoner of war

April 1 1901 - Oath of Allegiance to the US


April 19 1901 - Sovereignty of the US


"Let the stream of blood cease to flow; let there be an end to tears and desolation." -
Aguinaldo


LINKS:
http://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/captureofaguinaldo1901.htm
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F60A17FD3B591B728DDDA00A94DB405B818CF1D3
http://www.librarylink.org.ph/featarticle.asp?articleid=30
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War

REFLECTION JOURNAL

Matagal ko nang pangarap ang makapunta sa National Museum. 

Napapaisip kasi ako kung ano bang meron doon.

Sa TV ko pa lang kasi siya nakikita.

At noong June 22, 2011 nagkatotoo na ang munting pangarap ko... :)

Unang destinasyon ng lakbay aral ang Ayala Museum...

Sa Ayala Museum ako'y namangha sa yamang itinatago ng ating bansa...

Sino ba naman ang hindi mamamangha sa dami ng gintong naroon?

At ang mga gintong ito ay mula pa noong unang panahon!

Bukod sa mga nakakasilaw na ginto ay nakakaaliw rin ang mga diorama.

Ang mga diorama na naroon sa Ayala Museum ay nagpapakita ng

makulay na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. 

Nakakatuwa ang mga miniatures na ito. Akala mo ay totoong totoo.

Sa mga pader kung saan naroon ang Diorama ay may mga kilalang pilipino

at nakalagay doon kung ano ang kanilang taas.

Mas mataas pa ako kay Ginoong Jose Rizal kung wala siyang suot na sapatos. :)

Noon ko lang nalaman na si Magsaysay pala ang pinakamatangkad na naging

pangulo ng Pilipinas.

Ang pinakamaliit? E di si Dating Presidente Gloria Arroyo. ^_^V

Nakakatuwa rin yung sliding door na may sensor. 

Hindi naman sa first time makakita noon, pero...

nakakatuwa talaga siyang paglaruan. Hahahaha!

Matapos ang mahaba-habang lakaran, sa loob ng Ayala Museum...

Picture-picture muna! Konting souvenir!

Sunod naming tinungo ang National Museum.

(Sa wakas! Makakapasok na rin ako! :D)

May dalawang gusali ang National Museum. 

At ang aming pinuntahan ay ang Museum for the Filipino People.

Kumpara sa Ayala, mas nakakatuwa ang mga bagay sa nasa National Museum.

Damang-dama mo ang pagka-Pilipino.

Bibilib kang talaga sa mga nagawa ng ating mga ninuno.

Yung Manunggul Jar at yung Bulul na dati ay sa libro ko lang nakikita,

nakita ko na rin sa wakas ng personal!

Napansin ko rin na ang daming kanyon na nahukay.

Ganoon ba tayo ka-war freak? ^^

Sino kaya ang gumamit nun? Pilipino ba o mga dayuhan?

Maganda rin ang mga silid na pinaglalagyan ng mga bagay sa museo.

May mga kwarto doon na iba ang texture ng 

sahig depende sa kung saang panahon ka naroon.

Sunod naming pinuntahan ang WALLED CITY o ang INTRAMUROS.

Hindi ito ang unang beses na makapunta doon pero

yun ang unang beses na na-realize ko kung gaano na siya napapabayaan.

Maganda pa rin yung ibang mga lugar tulad ng Casa de Manila, 

ang mga simbahan, Palacio del Gobernador, 

ang Fort Santiago at ang ilan pang mga gusali.

Pero tila hindi napapangalagaan ng mga naninirahan sa loob ng Intramuros ang lugar.

Mayroong di kaaya-ayang amoy, mga basurang nakakalat, mga lasing na nagwawala.

Marahil yun ang aninong nagtatago sa likod ng makasaysayang pook na Intramuros.

Ngunit, anu't ano pa man ay dapat pahalagahan ng bawat Pilipino ang mga lugar

na may alaala ng ating kahapon.

Babalik uli ako sa mga lugar na ito. Wala man akong dalang sariling camera

upang kuhaan ng litrato ang mga bagay-bagay, natatak naman

sa aking puso't isip na iba ang Pilipino.

Madami akong natutunan at napagtanto sa lakbay-aral na ito.

Astig maging Pilipino.

Pero mas astig ka kung alam mo kung ano ang pinagmulan mo.

PHILGOV: Wedding practices/Customs/Traditions/Trivias

Masbate Wedding Practices


Both of my parents grew up in Masbate. Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. Its capital is Masbate City and consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias. But I am not here to lecture you about this province’s geography and history. I am here to share to you SOME interesting wedding traditions from Masbate.
Since Masbate is a part of the Philippines and it’s not that far from the Tagalog region the wedding traditions are not that different.


  It has been customary that if a man wants to marry, he must be capable of giving a dowry,dote or bigay-kaya. The man can give land, poultry house, animals or money for a dote. The woman is not obliged to give something to the man.


One of the most popular wedding superstitions dictates that the groom should not see the bride until just before the ceremony. Bad luck can come their way if they lay eyes on each other, because they have glimpsed the future before it happened. They should also avoid being photographed together before the wedding day. 
 But in Masbate, the night before the wedding day, they have a party. They call this party Likod Likod. The soon to be groom and bride attends this party together. They eat and dance at the party. They are also forbidden to go anywhere because they believe that it is dangerous for them to go somewhere else just before the wedding day.



I guess you have seen a lot of movies that the man and woman goes in the church separately. But in Masbate, they go to the church together.  And mostly, the couples just walk from the house to the church while others ride a carabao. 


At a wedding, the bride and the groom walks side by side to the altar  because they believe that if couples go together, their relationship will last.


At the reception, they usually do the money dance. The groom's family puts money on the bride and vice-versa. They do this to wish a wealthy living for the newlyweds.

REFERENCES:
http://www.elaput.com/chirn30.htm
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Masbate
http://www.kasal.com/html/rr/tips/tips3.html
http://sactuning.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html

BLINDLY INSANE

It has been a year and a month since I have seen you
It has been that long since you've tugged at my
heartsrings because you're so dazzling
You knocked me off my feet
Made me fly into the heavens so early
It seems ages ago but just a year
I have been blind for a year because of you
I have seen no one but you
I have always hoped that every guy
in the street was you
But never happened reality's so cruel
Whenever I missed seeing you for a day or two,
I would get your picture under my pillow
Just stare at your face until dawn breaks
Stolen shots of you in the hallway or library
I got chances whenever you look the other way
or when you're so busy chatting with your friends
I had been addicted to you
Not seeing you for a day kills my soul
I had sleepless nights thinking about you
At first, it was just admiration
Liked you for fun to enchance the color of my life
But never wanted to become a victim of love
I was blindly insane and I fell in-love with you
I fell in-love to a guy who only knows me as a girl
A schoolmate, a classmate, a textmate, whatever mate
but not a soulmate.
I became insomniac thinking of ways to confess to you
I had so many plans but zero actions
I decided to stop loving you but
I can't 'cause you're always here at my heart
You're always there in the corners of my eyes
I am insane to love somebody like you
I am blind to overlook our various differences
Until at this point I'm writing this much likely a letter
than a poem
I hear your laughter
I see your smile
I feel your kindness
I am dazzled
I smiled.
Even if I wanted to love you so badly.
Even if I wanted to tell you and the world that I love
you so dearly...
I had to..
I will end this insanity.
I can't be insane because of you.
You're not mine to stay in my heart.
I can't be blinded forever by you.
As I end this,
I have to stop loving you,
I am not a coward
Even if I can't fight for you
I have to stop my insanity
I have to clearly see everything
'Cause I made a commitment above
The promise,
It's confidential
Just between Him and Me.
We had a deal.
I could forget my love for you.
Maybe not as fast as you think
But don't worry, I'll be fine...
Because He is with me...

NAGI

Thank you for being with me all this years,
I really appreciate your presence.
Even if you don’t have the ability to be with me,
Still, you are a best friend that no one could replace.

Do you still remember how we met?
It was one perfect sun-drenched day.
Coming to an end, it’s twilight as they say.
I saw you there on the cosmic almost purple heavens
the only one shining vividly,
and casting the most beautiful spark.

Since that day, I started to wait for you every nightfall.
I started telling you my stories that were mostly untold.
Because I believe that you’re the only one I can trust in this whole world.
Nobody is such as truthful as you.

You heard my happy and sad stories.
You sparkled brightly at my foolish acts,
You shimmered gloomily when I’ve been hurt,
And your light makes me feel great when I have nothing to hold.

It’s so sad we can’t be together,
You’re a star, I am just a human.
But someday when my page of life ends,
We can be together and forever.

A Maiden's PLEA

I've been waiting for you to see me,
The girl who wanted to be beside your glee,
The arm of sorrow extended to me,
Because you ignored my only plea.

The army of sadness surrounded me,
The moment you did walk infront of me,
This feeling seems decade thee,
And this makes me live and see.

I never wanted anyone to be with me,
in every happiness I would be in,
To wipe away my tears in every sorrow,
And to share this feeling I ever had,
but you.

In search of a knight for his only maiden,
I ever did wish that the right will be me.
But the jinx is upon me, love will never
be with me.
The knight will find another maiden as he flee.

•unbelievably fine•

Despite the pain and the unforgiveness
Despite the growing hatred
Despite the weakening trust...
I can still say,"I'm fine."

In the face of glowing neglection
In the face of luminous evasion
I can still smile and laugh.

Why can i hide the pain even if i wanted to show you dat im hurt?
Why can i stop these tears to fall even if i wanted to cry endlessly?
Why can i control my feelings infront of you even if deep inside i'd like to explode?
Why do i say such things like these even if i know it's such a rubbish?

But still whatever you say,whatever you do,

I will still be fine.