AÑIA AQUINO MURRAY |
SENNIE MASIAN |
JAMES TEKIKO |
FR ELMER I . IBARRA |
ЈUSTIN WRIGHT |
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Wentworth Point |
Granville |
Randwick |
Epping |
Fivedock |
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When I was young , mum was my protector , my biggest fan , my role model .
She taught me the value of selfworth and self-confidence .
Now that I ' m older , my mum has become more of a supporter , my best friend .
She is a tireless and selfless woman who will always drop everything for us .
I remember these times and look forward to more amazing moments as best friends . •
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Sunday Mass was a total expectation with Nanay . Sleepy as a child , I must go and sit attentively and listen .
I rebelled at times because I love sleeping . Oh my goodness .
But in reflection , I was spiritually guided . Many good things happened because of those many masses and wonderings .
They are the treasured moments of my life with my Nanay .
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My mother was very entrepreneurial . She steered the family into all sorts of business ranging from convenience store , transport business - taxis , jeepneys , tricycles ), livestock - pigs and chickens , selling Avon products and Imarflex dealership .
She is also a brilliant homemaker . She cooks sumptuous food and cleans the house apart from being the ' CEO ' of our business empire .
More importantly , my mother moulded us to be practicing Catholics . We were involved with church activities like catechism , Mass , Easter celebration , santacruzan and Misa de Gallo •
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There are so many things that I remember about my mother , but the most profound event that I remember about my mother was after my ordination as a priest 11 years ago .
Family and friends line up and I gave them my blessing as a newlyordained priest .
When it was my mother ’ s turn to receive her blessing , she cried and I asked her : Why are you crying ?
She said that she cried because I was going to leave because she knew I was moving to Australia for my mission assignment . I told her jokingly : Just imagine that I just got married and I have to leave you to start a family .
Now , I still call up my family every month and the first one that I wanted to talk to is my mother . •
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It ' s her undying devotion to us her kids , her hardworking nature to provide for me and my sister Јayde Crystal that I remember my mother most .
My vivid memory of her would have to be when I was in primary school in Glebe .
She worked with IGA supermarket and was a weekly radio broadcast presenter at Radio 2000 98.5FM in Burwood with cohost Ross Aguilar .
Listening to her live broadcast I remember feeling it was so cool .
My mother has always put her kids first . I will never forget her unconditional love . •
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