If I would be asked to describe my present thought of Laarni now in a word, it would be LUCKY!

She is. Laarni is more than blessed. Luck is always on her side.

Laarni is so lucky to have people who do not only admire her(stars always have admirers), but she is luckier to have people around her who get out of there way to make sure her gift is recognized and applauded. Admirers who get out of there way to make sure it would be known how great singer she is and she could become. Laarni's strength is her voice and her fans.

Laarni is Lucky to have Casper, everybody's Kuya, to lead her fans, the ever loyal Laarnians.

When the group was deciding to elect a new set of officers, there was no second name in my mind, there was only one person that I instantly thought about to become the President, and he is now.

I always have an eye for talents and good leaders.

I have to say that my secret in gaining the wisdom I earned over the years in this life is knowing and being around the right people. Every person we meet in our every day existense is like a book and once we start opening and reading this book we gain lessons, wisdom, growth. It is important that we learn to find the right books to read, like finding the right people to be around with.

So I think, my eye for talent and good leader is also a gift.

And it never fails me, I know from the start that Casper would be a great leader for the group: to help make things happen for Laarni and to make it known that the voice of the fans count in the making of a great star.

I am so at peace and relax to stay away, paint my heart out and pursue my own passion knowing that everything is taken cared, with the reign of the new set of officers under the leadership of everybody's Kuya. And for that, I think the LUCKY Laarni and every Laarnians should be grateful we have Casper to lead us.

This week, don't be afraid to come closer and befriend Casper, the friendly(not the ghost!) spirit. Enter into the realm of his mind and find out what this Casper is made of. It is great to discover that possibilities are unlimited, and that the limitations only really come from our choice on how much we wanted to take in in this life, which is abundant for those who have an open mind for anything, and possess a welcoming heart to hold every drop that comes from the enriching shower of gifts in this life.

This week, tag along the trails of Casper's mind - the well read, the well travelled, the learned and wisdom-filled spirit, whom we could all learn from if we are willing to open a great book before us.

For every person is a book. We only need to learn which book to read, and the right people to be around with.

I wish you all well.

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1. FIRST NAME? 

J0SELITO

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

Little did my father know that his eldest son in the brood of eight will grow up to be the most headstrong, free-spirited, fiercely independent and will always think out-of-the-box to find a more progressive, not always generally popular, ways of doing things.  He will discover that his son will abhor being confined in a niche that he will try to carve for him. He will look for his own place in this life.  

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?

I cried in 2003, one and a half years after my family went and stayed in Thailand. I was watching alone in my bedroom this movie “The Family Man” by Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni. At the end of the movie, a shed of tear or two turned into uncontrollable crying.

Laden at first with good intentions, the mutual decision to leave the country to settle in Thailand was tested by internal and external forces with various ulterior motives. The parties involved created a stalemate and this led to the break-up of the family. I have let gone and moved on and just rationalized that there must be a reason why things do happen.

Each of us experience heart aches. I do believe that everything that is happening to us, whether good or bad is the best for us.  There is a reason why it’s happening or why it happened. If you want to know, then look at the patterns that are always occurring in your life.

There is a virtue or a lesson that is to be realized. That is what we prayed for. That is what we have affirmed to learn while we are still waiting for our chance to experience again human life.  While in human existence, learning that virtue or that lesson will help our souls in returning to its Creator.

4. WHO ARE THE PERSONALITIES IN HQ YOU ADMIRE, WHY?

Lullabye – is the reason why I discovered the HQ. As I say, she is the only singer that can move me. Her voice touches and soothes the heart. For in the dark recesses of the heart resides the restless soul, the soul that yearns to unite with its Creator. That’s why; I really like her renditions of Light of a Million Mornings and What Kind Of Fool Am I. And I hope that her next album will enhance more her softer and spiritual sides.  

Dlight -   along with dekloy, laarni2, laarniTV, kollet89, eugaire and others. I really admire them for uploading those videos of Laarni. They made me very happy and that’s why I am paying for their kindness by paying it forward. I also admire Dlight for creating and maintaining this site. And, I hope her concern could be addressed by the present leadership once the group is fully organized.

Jeques & Bless – with Dlight, I admire them for their tireless effort and for thinking ahead on how to keep Laarni’s fans and supporters to be together. I admire them for keeping the decorum in the site most notably sis Bless since she is the ever visible admin. For Jeques, he is still the well-intentioned one.

Touchstone48, Mcfellz, and Korex – I admire these guys for we always have a meeting / agreement of the minds.  DraRoss, Sharon, Jeneternal, Jinjin – I admire these girls for making me look busy and for others to think I’m doing my job. They are really my tireless workers, without them, I’m nothing.  I hope other officers constrained with other pressing concerns can join us. As DraRoss said, “kuya, ala pa tayong isang buwan pero ang dami na nating problema.”

TitaLia – I admire her for being always level headed, for giving her ready advice and for the support to the present leadership.

Everybody – I admire everybody in the HQ because even though some of us have not met each other, we still treated each other as old acquaintances, friends and families.  Keep up the EB, Laarnians!   

5. KIDS, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THEM? 

I love playing with kids. At the airport, I usually make faces with babies / toddlers while their parents are not looking. I also approach babies in strollers, smile at them and hold their small hands.  I usually attract the attention of kids who are running around, hold their hands or carry them back to their parents who can’t leave the queue as the latter are waiting for their turn in the Customs area.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?

At first, I will really think it’s very difficult to be friends with this person and I will give up any notion to be a friend with him. He seems to enjoy life but he does not want to share his life with any other person. It seems he has his own world. Autistic baga!

But it seems he is very level-headed, somewhat opinionated, full of wisdom, very cool except when driving where you can hear the “malulutong na P.I.'s". Sometimes he is arrogant but still he can make a total stranger (a girl) laugh and repeatedly pat him.

He does not care what people think of him. His cool detachment to some is very irritating and annoying for he does not call or text back (if he will text back, it’s just a simple: same to you, copy. tnx, or he he he). He will just smile if someone will tell him, “I miss you, or, I love you”. But sometimes, he will reply, “I know, or ikaw, di kita namimiss!”

But it seems that he adores Laarni for he has a picture of her on his car’s panel board. By that, I will be friend with him.

7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?

I don’t have one. 

8. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?

I don’t call it sarcasm. It’s a mixture of arrogance and humor.

9. WHO ARE THE PERSONALITIES IN HQ YOU WANT TO MEET AND GET TO KNOW MORE.

Everybody – Driving home from a recent activity, a co-Laarnian asked; “why is there a constant communication with someone who she has never seen before?” My nonchalant and matter-of-fact reply, “you have recognized each other’s soul.”  Reflecting on this answer, “do we really have a soul-connection? Have we met each other before? Are we really time-travelers?”

10. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?

I will not give it a second thought. I want to try it.  Name also any similar activities.

11. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE STRONG?

Emotionally and mentally, I’m strong. Physically, the wear and tear of being in this 47 year old body is slowly and surreptitiously dawning upon me.

12. YELLOW, RED OR PINK?

I am very comfortable and have no issues with those colors.

13. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?

14. WHOM DO YOU MISS THE MOST?

I also believe that if there is a bad thing that is happening, IT SHALL PASS. If there is a good thing that is happening, IT SHALL ALSO PASS. If everything seems normal, neither bad nor good thing is happening, IT, TOO, SHALL ALSO PASS.

15. WHAT MUSIC ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?

16. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
GREEN or BROWN.....

Neither, I would prefer yellow. For yellow is the color of life. It is the first color that you will always want to perceive when you go out of your abode or look out of your windows in the morning. It is the color that will set your mood for the day. It is also the color of happiness, joy and festivities.  

17. FAVORITE SMELL

The smell of a baby and a newly-born baby. I also like the smell of my former wife’s armpit, Johnson Baby Cologne for women, Durian fruit, and, (ask the Bicolanos) prepared Dinailan with matching calamansi and diced onion.

18. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?

19. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

20. FAVORITE SPORT?

Table Tennis, Duckpin Bowling and Ballroom Dancing

21. EYE COLOR?

I am not really paying attention to the color of my eyes. Maybe brown or black. I’m not bothered to know.  What do you think?

22. SCARY MOVIE OR HAPPY ENDING?

I would just prefer a feel-good movie whether a scary movie or happy endings. But definitely, I will not watch a scary movie alone in my house. The mere thought of watching a scary movie is already an invitation to the negative thoughts / vibrations to visit your place, what more of watching it alone! Psst! Psst! Psst!

23. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIES?

I can’t remember. Oh, yes it’s a horror movie starring Eric Quezon (forgot the title) with a friend before she left for Milan, Italy.

24. WHAT COLOR OF SHIRTS ARE YOU WEARING?

I belong to the uniformed profession so it’s generally white. Out of my work, any color will do.

25. WINTER OR SUMMER?

I have been to countries which have very cold weather and I don’t like it. I hate hot months here in Manila and vicinities more so in many places of Thailand which is always one or two degrees hotter.

I would love a place which can provide 12 to 14 hours sunlight with an average daytime / nighttime temperature of 21^oC.   

26. HUGS OR KISSES?

Hugging… kissing… I enjoy it. I also like stroking.

27. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?

I love books. I was first introduced to the hobby of leisure book-reading by Forsyth’s Devil’s Alternative. From there, it just took off.

In my younger years, I was, as I mentioned into Forsyth. I was also into Clavell, Ludlum, Puzo, etc. I remembered reading Shogun (4x) because of my fascination with medieval Japan and the lead character Lord Toranaga which have made me realize the virtues of loyalty and patience.

After Shogun, I researched further on Bushido and discovered the Art of War by Sun Tzu. I was also into books on political thoughts, mythology, reincarnation and books on psychology / psychoanalysis most notably any books / literature dealing with Transactional Analysis.

From there, I voraciously read the books of Clancy, Grisham, Robert and Graham Greene, Dan Brown, Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Odd books of Koontz, etc.  Any books on photography, laws, astrology (western and Chinese), religion especially on the topics Gnostic gospels and the search for the feminine principle will interest me.

Since the beginning of 2008, I am occasionally visiting bookstores for any books on ancient and modern warfare. I am searching for strategies employed in battles.  Books on global politics, reincarnation, karma, transmigration and any metaphysical books are also part of my trips.

My previous and recent reads (From 2008): A Beautiful Mind (2x); Awakening the Buddha Within; Crossfire; Red Star Rogue; Many Lives, Many Masters; Many Mansions; On Atlantis; 20^th Century Battlefields; The First 16 Secrets of Chi; The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari; The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success; The Mozart Effect; ULEN: The Path to Power; Enlightenment; and, Who Dies?.

To continue: Rogue Warrior: Red Cell; The Force is With You; The Karmic Journal; Meditations With Tea; Dirty Politics; Secret Societies; Ki in Daily Life; Calls To Mystic Alice; The Everything Mary Magdalene Book; A Search in Secret India; The Karma Handbook; The Gnostic Gospel; Taming The Tiger Within; Pop: Truth and Power at the Coca Cola Company; The Testament; Zodiac; Red Dragon; Crude Politics; and, The Ghost Manual.

My present reads (Started but distracted along the way): America at War In Color, Buddha Said by Osho, The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Imitation of Christ; A Witch’s 10 Commandments; The 33 Strategies of War; Moodswings

My Future Reads (If I finish the present reads): Turning The Tides of War, Tiger Force; Music, Mysticism and Magic; Peach Blossom Pavilion; Autobiography of a Yogi; Celestine Prophecy; Ordinary People As Monks and Mystics; Do you Need A Guru?, and, The Path of A Dream Healer. To continue: Secret Wisdom; Practical Guide to Psychic Self Defense; A Soul’s Journey; The Spiritual Teaching Of Ramana Maharshi; The Buddha and the Christ; Mother Theresa: A Simple Path; Brother Odd; Messengers of Light; Farewell to Manzanar; and, The Sacred Embrace of Jesus and Mary.

Previous and recent reads that I want to read again: A Beautiful Mind; Awakening the Buddha Within; Many Lives, Many Masters; Many Mansions; On Atlantis; The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari; The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success; 20^th Century Battlefields; The Mozart Effect; ULEN: The Path To Power; Enlightenment; Who Dies; The Force is With You; The Karmic Journal; The Karma Handbook; Calls to Mystic Alice; A Search in Secret India; The Ghost Manual

 28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?

29. THE FARTHEST YOU’VE BEEN FROM HOME?

I have done extensive traveling both domestic and international. For domestic, I will cite places that I HAVE NOT BEEN: Batanes, Vigan, Pagudpud, Catanduanes, Palawan, Boracay, Bohol, Zamboanga, North Cotabato, Basilan, Jolo, etc.

Before, I cite my international trips; let me ask you a question? What is the most important word (can be a two word) that a traveler must know? Not knowing this word when you are in a foreign country may cause you intense pain, unwanted attention, shame or a trip in jail? The answer will be provided later. Now fasten your seat belt and join the revisit of my travels.

For international, I will cite countries that I HAVE BEEN. Going west or south west, I have been to New Zealand where I stayed for 8 days. I traveled by road from Auckland to Tauranga to Wellington and by plane to Christchurch. 

New Zealand is a very beautiful country. The different shades of greens / reds / yellows of the countryside will really fascinate you. It’s like a giant golf course. A real postcard beauty. By the way, it was in New Zealand where I have been to a tundra and where I’ve first seen a snowcapped mountain range. 

I was also able to travel to the USA where I stayed for 16 days. I entered the country via the west coast: San Francisco, California. I had been a temporary resident of Montgomery, Alabama for my training in Tuskegee University.

I visited the usual tourist spots in Washington, DC (White House, Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln Monument, Jefferson Memorial, etc); Atlanta, Georgia (CNN); Baltimore, Maryland (USDA/APHIS office); Miami, Florida (beach, Versace residence, airport and seaport quarantine operations) and Auburn, Alabama (I was very fascinated with the long lines of coasters / campers going to an American football game on my way back to Montgomery from Auburn University.).

Going east, northeast or southeast, I have been to Changsha, Yunnan Province, Mainland China where I stayed for two weeks. On my first Saturday, my host brought me to the birthplace of Mao Tse Tung and his rocky mountain fortress in Shaoshan, Xiang Tan, Hunan province.  I really wanted to see a Shaolin temple but got no time and chance.

I felt sadness and gloom when I visited the memorial park (museum) of Liu Shaoqi. He is the Foreign Minister of Mao and supposed to be his heir-apparent. But, due to political maneuverings, he was eased out of power and died mysteriously while in captivity.

I don’t know what led me, but I amused myself in that memorial park by pretending to be a native and had my future predicted by a soothsayer. If he would only know that my very, very limited knowledge of the Chinese language were confined to few formulaic expressions and how to differentiate a television commercial dubbed in Mandarin from the one dubbed in Cantonese.  By that, I did not know if my future was really soothing.

I have also been to Vientiane, Laos where I stayed for six days. Vientiane is so rustic and so bucolic. I hope I can come back.  Going back to Philippines from Laos, we had a stop over in Vietnam. I told my friend that I will be going out of the airport to see the capital. He accompanied me and we explored the city for 4 hrs. 

At present, I like going to Pho Hoa because of that side trip in the city. I hope our lawmakers will not sleep on their jobs and not turn the Metro Manila streets similar to Ho Chi Mihn streets where there are a lot of motorcycles.

I have been to India where I stayed in Delhi for a night before flying to Hyderabad. My work completed; I went back to Delhi for another overnight stay and a quick visit to Agra.  The majestic Taj Mahal!  

By the way, the first country I visited was Malaysia. I stayed in that country for a combined total of about eleven months. I stayed in Sri Serdang, Selangor; visited the majestic mosque in its capital Shah Alam and went to church with OFW’s in St. John and brought colleagues to KFC in Sungei Wang of KL.

Since I’ve done it before, I showed no more interest to ascend the steps of Batu Caves. I enjoyed the beach of historic Melaka; laughed with friends the rides of Cameron Highlands while entertaining the thoughts of playing in its casino. I watched to my mixed annoyance and amusement the movie Pretty Woman where Malaysian-speaking Richard Gere and Julia Roberts were featured in Johor Bahru. From, Malaysia, I visited Singapore twice.

Going back from Singapore, it was traffic jam so I went out of our van, and walked the causeway. I felt so free. I felt like I’m a citizen of the world at that time for technically I was not a resident of any country (just went out of Singapore and not yet entered Malaysia through the Johor Bahru border).

I was able to go to Thailand for an initial five month stay. It was there that I met the woman who will bear me two children. I kept on going back to that country for a vacation with my then family and later to visit the children. Maybe, a combined 9 months of stay.

In Thailand, as per domicile of my then in-laws, I was a non-visa resident in Rangsit, Pathumthanee. I was also able to go to Chiang Rai; Chiang Mai; Lampang, Phitsanulok; Ayutthaya; Sukhothai; Pattaya; Nakorn Pathum (KamphaengSaen and Banglen); Kanchanaburi and of course, Krung Thep.  Did I deliberately miss Bangkok in this listing?

I also entered the border of Myanmar twice, first was through the Kanchanaburi province of Thailand and the second was through the border near the Golden Triangle in northern Thailand. By the way, the famous Bridge of the River Kwai is in Kanchanaburi.

I have not been to Europe, and I wish to enter again USA via the east coast (New York and then Washington, D.C.) so I can say that I have circumnavigated the world.

Now, going back to my question? What is the most important word (can be a two word) that a traveler must know? Not knowing this word when you are in a foreign country may cause you intense pain, unwanted attention, shame or a trip in jail?

The answer to my question: toilet; comfort room; water closet; W.C.; tandas; hongnam.

30. Would you join PBB if given the chance?

I’m very protective of my privacy. My officemates used to tell me before that they want to use my place for a celebration. Now no more, for they know I will say no. Some friends want to go to my place, I always decline. Even just recently, someone told me if they can go to my place. I told her if you will go to my place, I will ask you to clean it.

31. WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND YOUR HOMETOWN?

By blood, I am a pure Bicolano because of my parents who hailed from Bula, Camarines Sur. By place, I am a Batangueno because I was born in Tanauan, Batangas.  For the past six years, I am a resident of Sucat, Paranaque.  However, I consider Los Banos, Laguna as my hometown simply because it was the place where my present thought patterns were shaped.  

It was also the place where I studied, where I got my present position in the government and where my then family stayed for seven years, It is also the place that I always return to for recharging my internal batteries if I feel tired of city life.  

Exchanging banters / jokes with friends / former officemates; staying in the ovals of UPLB to feel the air and the touch of the grass while in the same time reminiscing and pondering on the previous and recent chapters of this life; eating in BAAN THAI, a Thai restaurant in Demarses Village or buying Pancit Ulam in TOYANG’S or buko pie from LETY’S as take home will complete my ever always occasional visit to Los Banos.  

Comments: Thank you for your interest and attention in reading my profile. If you have any question, objection, clarification, violent reaction, etc. to what I’ve written, feel free to post it. I will answer the clarifications / questions within to the best of the knowledge that is available within my grasp.  

Thank you also sis Fatima.

For the next featured profile, I choose Tita Lia aka Donatella or if she is not available then, Sharon. 

(Note: I would like to feature these 2 ladies in the coming weeks ~ Jeques)

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Kliks 2009-07-05 14:27:23 Salamat sa support mo kay Lala bro.

thanks diefan 2009-05-16 12:53:56 naks and wow talaga ang dami muna pala mga na puntahan... kung tutuusin over qualified ka nga sa job na 'to hehehe Imagine...all those experiences,and those memories you are a bonafied and dignified a truly human being... the love to go and see places and the people you have met, and you love the life indeed. I'm impressed stk..stk.. bow ako saiyo kuya casper... very lucky si Laarni to have you onboard...you are the captain of the laarni/laarnians' domain ( hahaha.. )grabeee... anyway, kuya casper thank you thank you so much at binuhay at din binigyan mo mo ng kulay at saya ang organization na to. You are the Best! God Bless You. Have a good one. ~stay cool xoxo

tencht 2009-05-15 00:30:43 grabe taong bahay talaga to si kuya casper minsan naman po labas po kayo ng bahay ha grabe naman ilan po ba nunal nyo sa paa TIBET na lang ata di nyo napupuntahan Laarni is indeed lucky and the Laarnians too for having you at the helm of our organization unang kita ko pa lang sa picture ni Laarni sa likod po ng manibela nyo alam ko na SOLID Laarni ka po talaga thanks for letting us glimpse into a part of your life

vangz43 2009-05-12 16:18:12 what a revelation.. it's really good to know u... keep it up!!! God bless...

lala_hurray 2009-05-11 19:27:25 so far.... its the longest profile na naread ko here sa featured profile.... da best kua casper... whoooozh! hahahahaha but thnks 4 sharing a part of u hahahhhhhahahh(ncra 2loy leter a ko sa keyboard!) kua casper just wana say..... "LAARNI"ans were so so so lucky to have you...!!

ecarg031907 2009-05-10 22:16:40 daddy... am so proud of you,grabeh ngayon ko lang nalaman lahat ng to,thanks for sharing a piece of urself... saludo talaga ako sau,at halos kami lahat iisa lang sa isip nung time na may nagsasabing magpapalit ng president... dami muh ng napatunayan even before and we are indeed lucky to have you...

Mars 2009-05-09 06:58:12 wow! thank you so much kuya casp... over qualified hehe. enjoy reading your profile. thnx God bless u po

thootsheroll 2009-05-08 15:41:57 No doubt sa mind ko din kuya na most qualify ka na maging next Pres . Kaya walang paligoy ligoy express ko talaga noon sa chat room na ikaw ang gusto kong e nominate . Thank you kuya, sana nandito ka lang lagi for us and for Lala .

diehard 2009-05-08 13:32:58 I'm quite Impressed with your very interesting revelations Prez CASPER and more so touched for being so Honest about it...WOW...only a man of True CHARACTER (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibilty and Caring)can do that... Whether we like it or not, the World of Showbiz that we are all entwined sa ngayon, is quite BRUTAL and who else could better lead us but you... "BEST of the BEST" thats all I could say about you BRO, keep up the Good Work and believe me you'll never be alone because we are 110% behind you as we try to achieve our goals for Laarni & Laarnians... Thank You for being YOU and God Bless you Always...

FeTuSxEnA 2009-05-07 19:25:51 YOU ROCKZ KUYA CASPER... HAHA! UR THE BEST... ATE LALA WAS SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU...

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