The Workshop!!!

For the past four Saturday’s, I’ve been very busy attending this Paranormal workshop which was being conducted at the 13th floor of the ELJ bldg., yup you read it right, 13th floor, spooky isn’t it! :-D

I heard about the workshop thru John, a very good psychic! During the first session, I was kinda hesitant to submit myself to the new techniques the lecturer (Sir Ruel) was discussing about, this is because I first attended a two-day seminar conducted by Mr Jimmy T. Licauco (JTL) himself. JTL’s approach is different from that of Sir Ruel, both scientific of course but the one of Sir Ruel is more practical. We did lectures and a short exercise on telepathy.

The 1st Saturday lasted for 6 hours, we started at 1PM and ended up around 7PM. Free food – we had rice meal from Teriyaki Boy, tofu chips from Chimara and drinks from Burger King. Astig dude!

For the 2nd Saturday, we were instructed to bring our gym outfit for we’ll be doing the Kalimasada exercise (it’s for the 7 chakra points). It was fun though I kinda had a hard time synchronizing the movements - practice makes perfect though. :-D We we’re also taught how to extract and project energies. We were asked to extract and project energy from our own tomatoes, our goal was for the tomato to last till the 16th of October (3 months from the day of projection), and I’m proud to sat to y’all that my tomatoes (both of them) are still doing a-ok, both tomatoes are still looking good as if they’re freshly picked. We did a lot of exercises with the energy projection, one of them was the “killing” exercise wherein our goal was of course not to literally kill our partner but just to make him/her caugh or any sign of discomfort or pain. From all the day two exercises that we did, the best for me was when we extracted and eventually projected energies to this 3-paged broad sheet local news paper, and lifted Ayee who was sitting (Indian sit position) at the paper. We (Pao, Shiela, Jay & me) lifted the paper and to our surprise we were able to lift Ayee from the ground for like 6 inches on 1st attempt and on the 2nd, we used just a half of the same news paper, same procedure … this time we lifted it for like 3-ft from the ground … WOW!!! Day 2 was really F-U-N! The best! We were dismissed at around 10PM, free food and drinks still. :->

The third day wasn’t that fun, there were newcomers (batch 2). Lectures and group activities were done. The high light of day 3 was when we went to the Roof Deck and once more practiced our “extraction-projection” abilities. As one batch, we were divided into sub-groups – the extractors & projectors, the videocam gurl, yosi or audience group. This time our goal was to have a busted light bulb bounce from the ground before it breaks; 1st attempt was sablay, 2nd attempt, we did it! Applause Applause!!! :-D

The 4th Saturday was the graduation day! But before that, we still had lectures and other activities. We were taught how to do astral projection, dream interpretation, and … we did regression! I found out that this was already my fourth life, my most recent past life was hundred of years ago where I was a Jew! I died at the age of 34 because I got ill.

From all the workshops that I’ve attended, be it Paranormal, Environmental, etc. this for me was the best! I didn’t got bored at all, I was always excited to go and it made me smile and it made me proud for the day’s achievements and new learnings that I got.

I’m so thankful to John for informing me about the workshop, if not for him I’d still be sticking from what I learned from JTL and from the books which I read. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have anything against JTL, I’m just so aliw with the things I’ve learned from Sir Ruel. Plus, not to mention that the workshop was FREE of charge. Free workshop, free food and drinks, and a bonus charm bracelet from “charms and crystals”. Of course, free new FRIENDS (psychic friends, hahaha)!

HARRY POTTER and the HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

The much awaited Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, also known as Book 6, was really an awesome book. Before I go into the details of the said book, let me just share my experience before I got hold of my own copy of book 6. Here it goes ….

Two days before its release, that was like July 14, I was already having a hard time getting my sleep, I was so damn excited about the book. I often visit the Harry Potter site. I, together with some Potter freak friends often discuss and share some insights about the upcoming book. One day to go, July 15, I was already counting the hours before I finally get a hold of the book. I even restrained myself from some gimmicks to be able to save, my budget was P1,800.00. I didn’t made any reservations that’s why I made it a point to go to the nearest bookstore in the following morning. True enough, I hurried to National Book Store, Q. Ave branch by 12:00nn, to my surprise, there were no books left on the shelf, the ones that they have were that for the peeps who are in their reservation list – DAMN!!! As in D-A-M-N!!!! I wanted to rush to NBS SM North, to Fully-Booked Greenhills, Page 1 Mega Mall, or to any book store that still sells HP6, but I cant, I have a workshop to attend to at 1PM. I was trying my best to get in-touch with some friends who could possibly get me a copy and I’ll just pay him/her that same night … too bad, no one was going to the mall!

I felt really bad, I wanted to cry! During my seminar, I couldn’t concentrate well because I was so affected, “I want it NOW” – my line for that day. But there’s nothing I could do, I have to prioritize the workshop, and I did. The workshop was done by 10PM.

The following day, I still couldn’t get my mind off the book, I wanted to go bookstore hopping but I don’t have a car. So I settled on the phone, I called up the PLDT directory assistance to ask for the number of Fully-Booked and NBS … any branch is fine. I first called NBS Cubao, then Greenhills – no more HP6 available, they wanted to place me under the waiting list, nahhh, thanks. I called up Fully-Booked Gateway, to my luck, they still have, tons of it! :-D I made a reservation by phone and told the lady that I’ll pick it up the following day before 3PM! And so I did!!! :-D yahoo!!!

I started reading the book, it’s addicting - once popped, you can’t stop! Hahaha Pringles’ tag line! I first thought that the Half-Blood Prince was Voldemort, but it wasn’t … it was Snape! I knew that someone would die, but I wasn’t expecting it to be Dumbledore! And who’s R.A.B., the one who took the real Slytherin’s locket? – is it a new character JK Rowling will introduce in book 7, or is it Regulus Black, Sirius’s younger brother? Will Ron and Hermione, and, Lupin and Tonks end up together? Would Harry ask Ginny back? Will Hogwarts still be open for the next school year? Would Harry go back to Hogwarts still? Who’s gonna be DADA professor now that Snape flew back to Voldemort? Will Mc Gonagall remain the Head Mistress? What will happen to Bill now that his been bitten by Greyback? Four horcruxes still remaining to be located, would it be possible to find all those four in book 7?

Personally speaking, I didn’t like the way Dumbledore died. It’s like its been fast forwarded. Just with one spell??? Avada Kedavra?!!? That’s it? No more-No less? I thought Dumbledore is a very great wizard … well yeah the potion which he drank from the cave, still … that’s it? Huhh, weird!

Oh well, lots of questions runnin into my mind right now, hang-over from book 6 eh. I even felt li’l down after reading that book, the fact that Dumbledore died … it saddens me.

Oh well, book 6 is a must-read HP book! I love the story, it’s twists and all, great! But, my loyalty (if there’s such thing applicable) is still with book 3, its wit, drama, twists and all, wheww!! GALING, the best HP book ever written. I love Sirius Black, book 3 made me cry, like twice.

Mr Acoustic, Paolo Santos

PAOLO SANTOS = Mr Acoustic, a great songwriter, one of the country's best guitar player and a self-confessed daydreamer. :)

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