Getting “Social”

Yours truly got a special invite from the Ateneo Certified Digital Marketer Program to attend a free face-to-face session of the course Social Media Marketing which was scheduled today, July 12, 2012  and held at the Old Swiss Inn restaurant located at the Somerset Building in Makati.

The invitation says I was part of their “exclusive list”, and the event was limited only to 20 slots.

Wow!..I can’t imagine how I got to be part of this so called “exclusive” list but three things came into my mind:

1. Maybe they’ve found out that I’ve reached the 5k limit for my Facebook personal page and thought I would want to know how I could expand further my social networking reach.

2. or maybe they’ve read this blog and thought I could have the potential of becoming an “emerging influential” blogger if I only knew the tricks of the trade.

3. or maybe they’ve seen my face floating around the Internet and thought I was cute enough to be part of their “exclusive” list.

Well, my most credible assumption would be the third guess.

Inside The EDSA Shrine Church

It was my first time to see the insides of this small but historical  church (or is it more like a chapel) that I’ve always passed by almost everyday everytime I take the route along EDSA.

The EDSA Shrine, located at the crossroads of Epifanio de los Santos (EDSA) Avenue and Ortigas Avenue in Quezon City, is formally known as the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace (Our Lady of EDSA), It is dedicated to Our Lady who has miraculously interceded to oust the dictatorship in a peaceful and bloodless uprising that is now world renowned as the People Power Revolution of 1986.

I had some business transaction nearby, and some extra time to waste while waiting for the meeting time,  so there was this opportunity to visit the place.

Once inside, I remembered that the old folks have a saying that your wish would come true if it’s done in a church that you’ve visited for the first time. So (since I have nothing to lose) I’ve decided to stop for a while, enter the church, pray sincerely, and make a solemn wish, and hope that this particular superstition becomes real…even just for this moment, as I wish for miracles, not just for me but for my family, and the rest of the world, especially to those who truly need it. One miracle for every person, please.