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by Telly G. Ocampo

Women and the New Year!

At the start of the New Year, let me have a reprint of the top New Year’s Resolutions of Pope Frances. This beautiful stuff from the Pontiff has lessened my disgust over the way our New Year celebration is done. I don’t know why I just can’t tolerate the noise of the celebration ever since I was young. In those days lantaka ra man ang mga gigamit bahala na lang ug masunog imong pilok ug hujophujop sa pabuto.

These days, people really spend a handsome amount of money for the sophisticated kind and brand of fireworks. Dugangan pa gyud ug sikadsikad ug pahaguros sa motor nga banha kaayo. While we have a short respite in the early morning after the noise, dili pa gyud nato malimtan ang kabanha sa disco sa gabii nga milabay. Dili lang makabungog ang sound; maglagubo ug mag-gubogubo pa gyud sa imong dughan. Tiaw bai madungog madungog man sa entero barangay ang sound.

I ended up without sleep for 2 nights as a result of all the unhealthy sounds during the SUGAT SA BAG-ONG TUIG this year. In fact my 5 dogs were shaking with fear during the late evening sound blast – a moment when the bigger dogs wanted to share my bed.  Yes, the big ones. The smaller dogs? Well, they slept in the other bedroom with my apo.

So, what did POPE FRANCIS GIVE AS HIS “TOP NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS?”:

I hope and pray that the other senior citizens feel what I felt. I hope, too, that the local governments will introduce measures to regulate the noise during the New Year celebrations. I really hope we can determine the amount of destructions caused by fireworks, not only to our environment but more so to our health.

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