DINNER IN THE PHILIPPINES OR A BLOG?

YES DEAR FRIENDS,WRITERS AND FOLLOWERS, TODAY I HAVE SEND MY BLOGS TO QUILLAUME202 AND TO WIM-WAANDERS.
MY WIFE IS ASKING ME TO COME FOR DINNER, RICE AND FISH, YOU DO UNDERSTAND ME, SORRY , NEXT TIME AGAIN.
MARAMING SALAMAT.
GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES.

WORLD BIGGEST FREE TRADE AREA:ASEAN-CHINA FTA

GOOD DAY FRIENDS OF BLOGGER,FOLLOWERS AND WRITERS,
TODAY WE DISCUSS THE NEWEST F.T.A. CREATED BETWEEN ASEAN AND CHINA.
ASEAN IS THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN ASSOCIATION, INCLUDING MY HOMELAND THE PHILIPPINES.
THE SIX FOUNDING FATHERS OF ASEAN ARE:BRUNEI, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, THAILAND.VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA JOINED ASEAN.
UNDER THE AGREEMENT CHINA AND ASEAN ARE TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT AND TARIFFS ON 90% OF THE PRODUCTS.
NO DOUBT THE PARTICIPANTS SPEAK ABOUT THE BIGGEST FREE TRADE AREA IN THE WORLD.
lIBERALIZING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOODS AND INVESTMENTS COVERING A MARKET OF 1,7 BILLION CONSUMERS!!!!!
THEY SAY WE ARE ABLE TO BE A REAL RIVAL OF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AREA.(N.A.F.T.A.)( IN TERMS OF VALUE AND SURPASS THOSE MARKETS IN TERMS OF POPULATION.

ANYWAY THE SIGNAL IS VERY CLEAR:THE ASEAN IS OPEN !!!!
IT WILL BOOST THE TRADE IN THE INTRA-REGION.
CHINA IS GETTING STRONGER IN THE WORLD.YESTERDAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY SURPASSED GERMANY, BEING NOW THE FIRST EXPORTING COUNTRY!!

CHINA HAS OVERTAKEN USA AND IS NOW THE THIRD TRADING PARTNER OF ASEAN.
IT WILL SOON SURPASS E.U. AND JAPAN TO BE NUMBER ONE.
(SAYS MR.PUSHPANATHAN OF ASEAN).

WE SHOULD HOWEVER NOT FORGET THAT THESE DEVELOPMENTS NEED A LONG TIME BEFORE BEING IMPLEMENTED.
AND THE PARLIAMENTS AND THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS HAVE TO APPROVE ALL THESE IDEALS.
WE HAVE SEEN SIMILAR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE E.U. AND IT GOES UP AND DOWN EVERYTIME, GOOD PERIODS AND BAD PERIODS WITH BARRIERS AGAIN.THE PHILIPPINES HAVE TO BE VERY ALERT,YOU CAN GAIN IF YOU ARE PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE, IF NOT YOU CAN LOOSE THE COMPETITION ON THE WORLD MARKETS.
ANY WAY CONGRATULATIONS TRADE PARTNERS,A BIG STEP FORWARD.
GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES.

devotees during Black Nazarene icon procession

this year again the barefoot devotees joined the procession of the BLACK NAZARENE going from the Quirino Grandstand to the Quiapo Church, in Maynila=Manila, yesterday .It is expected to be a crowd of more than one million peoples, some say 2 million peoples.
The wooden ,life sized Black Nazarene, carved in Mexico and brought to the Philippines in the early 17th century , is taken out of the QUIAPO CHURCH on January 9 each year, for the largest known religious procession in the predominantly Roman Catholic country..
The day starts with early morning Mass at the Quirino Grandstand directly broadcasted on TV.
many more peoples line the streets to see the icon, dressed in maroon robes and paraded in a wooden carriage, in a festival that has been held in the Spanish enclave (during the occupation of Spain)for more than 200 years.Onlookers threw white towels and handkerchiefs to devotees, also in yellow shirts,on the carriage to wipe the statue in the hope of carrying away some of its healing powers.peoples come from all over the country to try to get healing for their family members who are sick, who have cancer,they hope for a miracle and the Black Nazarene gives them strength .
Others have another reason to come,anyway it gives peace and strength and it feels like a heavy weight has been lifted.
The devotees hold lengths of stout rope,it looks like giant waves.If you watch TV then you get the impression that the peoples are fighting,but it is just emotion and healing.In the Philippines struck by many disasters in 2009, many people turn or turn back to religion after that year of disasters.
Last year was a real disaster with tropical storms, see my blogposts,floods,landslides, maritime disasters,the sunken ferryboats,and they kille4d more than 2,000 people in 2009.Also in that year the Massacre in Mindanao, Maguindanao, with 57 lives claimed.
Finally, the Mayon Volcano spewed ashes forcing the evacuation of thousands in the province of Albay.
We ask God to abstain from disasters in 2010.( the picture shows the cathedral in Manila).
God bless the Philippines.

OUR LADY OF MATUTUM PH

in south cotabatou the philippines you will find the only trappistine monastery of the cistercian order.the official name of this Monastery is Our lady of MATUTUM The Philippines.The abbye is situated near the Mt Matutum,an impressive vulcano mountain more than 2.200 meters on the island of Mindanao,the most southern island of the Philippines.The nuns of this abbey produce cookies and pastries,and the abbye is surrounded by pineapplefields.(pictures).

Mindanao is also the island of the Massacre wereby two clans clashed.

The island is famous for its religious and political rebellions.

Before you visit the island we suggest you to ask for the situation on the spot.The maguindanao area has been under martial law recently,there is still an emergency law effective on december 14, 2009.We will show you some pictures of this trappistine abbye,the only male cistercian monastery you will find on Guimares island( see my other articles).

God bless the monks and nuns/sisters of the philippines.

TILBURG,ACHEL -HAMONT.........PHOTOS ADDED.

the photos in this add to the post tilburg,achel-hamont,delatrappe,citeaux:what in common? show you beer products from the ourladykoningshoeven abbey,la Trappe tripple,white beer, from the ourladyachelsekluisabbey in Belgium Trappist beer Achel, and photos from the French abbeys DelaTrappeAbbaye(one) and the Citeaux-abbaye(two).God bless the Monks.

TILBURG, ACHEL-HAMONT,LA TRAPPE AND CITEAUX:what in common?

hello monk friends,beer friends,writers and followers,its cloudy in the philippines,winterseason,means colder,21-30C instead of 31-36C......more wind and sometimes tropical storms.
Today we visit Tilburg,Achel-Hamont,in Belgium and we proceed through France to visit the famous Abbey delaTrappe and the Citeaux abbey.Four remarqueble Abbeys with long tradition and beer knowledge and or historical knowledge about Trappist Monks and their Rules.
Tilburg Koningshoeven Abbey has the only authentic Trappist Beer made by Monks in the Netherlands.They export to usa&canada and other countries and do produce La Trappe double en tripple,very much appreciated in UK.The breweries are within the Communities as well in Benedictabbey the Achelse Kluis in Belgium.Tilburg De Schaapskooi=sheepfold produces also White Beer.The Abbeys in France are famous because of their nameholder capacity=Trappist Monks=delaTrappeAbbaye and the Citeaux abbaye near Dijon, a beautiful building and famous ST Bernard writings.See our other posts from quillaume202blog and wilhelmusblog.
The Abbey of La Trappe is situated in Soligny-la Trappe,Orne,the house of the Origin of the Order of Cistersians of the strict observance=O.C.S.O monks.From Benoit=Benedict to St.Bernard means from The Rules of the Monks to the theological advices to the Popes.
impressive buildings,impressive rules and theological thoughts.We conclude about the common ideas and with some sites for further background-info.
http://www.latrappe.fr www.citeaux-abbaye.com www.koningshoeven.nl
The Cistercian tradition, the Community, the Rule of ST.Benedict, continual Praying,Lectio Divina, spiritual reading,meditated personally,shared and verified in Community dialogue.This they have in common my friends.And breweries in (2)or outside abbeys,with authentic Trappist beer.More?Yes,beautiful -neo Gotic-buildings in rural surroundings.
www.deachelsekluis.org. ( be) www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/schaapskooi.html
the photos i add in an addendum to this post.
God bless the Monks worldwide.

MONKS AND LA TRAPPE BEER;goes together,2.

hello friends,writers and followers,

second part of my post conc.:Monks and Beer/goes it together?

It does,i explained in part 1.Why?please read the Rules for Monks,written by St.Benedict. Praying and work/service are part of their devotion for God.left you will see the Abbot of Our Lady of The Philippines, on the island of Guimaras,street next to Sulu sea, during inauguration by Monks Community, and right you will see the Abbot(third from right) of the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Koningshoeven,1881 with the only Dutch(NL)Trappist Brewery(1884).It is the La Trappe beer from the socalled The King's Farmhouses. The Kings name is William 2nd.He has a seat in the City of Tilburg, not far away from the Abbey in rural area Berkel Enschot.The name of the Brewery is De Schaapskooi,the sheepshouse.

if you wish to visit the websites of the Communities for more information about beer and monks and the Rules of Monks by St.Benedict, then visit please http://www.ourladyofnewhelfta.com/OLP and or the Dutch site

http://www.koningshoeven.nl

or email to the PH olpabbey@CatholicWeb.com or to the NL info@koningshoeven.nl

if you wish to get more information about The Rules and their explanations, please visit one of the following sites depending of your wishes conc.:depth,general information,Monks history :

www.assumptionabbey.org ( missouri usa )

http://www.osb.org

www.osb.org/cist

The Mystical Theology of St.Bernard (book)

http://www.monasteria.org

Helfta explanations:St.Gertrude Von Helfta, Saxony, 1261 is called the Great, because she has written important books about the Order of Nuns,Cistercians,in Germany,Western Europe.Search Google or Yahoo.

(1256- 1302)

www.abbeyoftheourladylagrandetrappe.fe

the founder of the La Trappe name.The founder of the Abbey of Citeaux=Cistercium=Cistercians Order=Robert Van Molesme, 11th and 12th century.(1098).

www.latrappe.be

www.detrappisten.be

explains the commercial aspects of the beer.

God bless the Trappist Monks and y dear reader try the La Trappe.