tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:25:02 +0000InspirationsOrdinary Tipspersonal experiencepersonal sharingSongs of InspirationStories with ValueInformation TechnologyPractical InformationInspiring QuotesLife and HomeShenBloggerNicanor Perlas for PresidentExtraordinary Story of the OrdinaryLoveFatherInspiring PeopleEntrepreneurEnvironmentalistLife QuotesLife StoryMusic for Ordinary LifeSharingBusinessLeaderpoliticianHealth and BeautyLiteratureMovie InspirationsParentingReligionBlogging TipsLiving-Loving-LearningMusic for the SoulOccasions and CelebrationsPeace AdvocateReflectionsRyodanActivistFamilyOrdinary Life's TributePoemsvideosBookwormFinance GuruLifestyle and SportsPets and AnimalsSuccess StoriesTimeless ThoughtsTravellerArtistFitness CenterFitness and WellnessFriendshipGymReligious LeadersSelf ImprovementSentimentsWorkplace ScenarioAnnouncements and UpdatesAutobiographyBPOCollege StudentCompetitionsEducatorFamous PeopleLifestyle CheckMaking MoneyMusic LoverNGOPersonality TestsPhilippinesSite AnnouncementTeacherWomenlawyerworld leaderASUS XPCAdventuresAeronauticsAuditorAutomationBiographyBlue Collar JobsCPACollectorsDriverEpsonFarewell MessageFarmerFreebiesGamerHeroesHobbies and CratfsHuman ResourcesI LikeInstructorIssues for the Ordinary DayJewish booksManagerMarriageMotherNurseOndoy and the Need for New PoliticsOutdoorsParliamentarianPhilippine Elections 2010PhotographerPoetPraise MusicScholarSchool LifeSex and SexualityStudent HelpStudent LifeYouth Leaderfreelancersocial networkingvolunteerism"Ordinary People, Ordinary Day" chronicles ordinary days of people like you and me and share to others what their ordinary day is like and who are they to the world. It also shares their views, ideas, opinions and more. Through this blog we want to know each other more through the billions of people around the world and share our commonalities and ordinariness as well as our uniqueness.http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)Blogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-695075260147752043Fri, 13 Jul 2018 17:35:00 +00002018-07-14T01:35:39.481+08:00LoveSharingvideos While browsing Twitter one morning, I stumbled upon this short video and I was so inspired.  Some asked him, why the need to take a video.  If you want to help why not just help?  The thing is sometimes we need to show others what must be done so that people will also follow suit.  Watch this video which inspired me and I know will inspire you too. Josh Hem's Act of http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2018/07/josh-hems-act-of-kindness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-4302602212552062340Sun, 23 Aug 2015 04:19:00 +00002015-08-23T12:19:45.540+08:00InspirationsLife Story Most of the time life won't work as you planned.  Your internet sucks and you cannot do what you wanted to do; your laptop is not even balanced after being damaged due to the rush of people riding in a bus on a rush hour; you tried cooking and then the water overflow which becomes a mess and the food did not even taste good; you want to do a lot, go on vacation, have good food and then http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2015/08/do-you-feel-bored-and-giving-up-with-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-8130909390478057260Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:44:00 +00002014-12-09T22:47:45.104+08:00Life StoryParentingpersonal experiencepersonal sharing Most of you would probably think that I am okay and well you are right I am okay.  I am okay because I think I can survive all the challenges that I am facing in my life and I believe that there will come a time when everything will be alright. Five months ago I have no job and I live literally at the mercy of others.  I beg for help and I loan money hoping that sooner or http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2014/12/behind-these-smiles-masks-we-wear-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-4119784014908007094Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:03:00 +00002014-12-09T21:15:48.178+08:00Inspiring Peoplepersonal experienceStories with Valuevolunteerism Rafa,, my Hero Of D Day Less than a month ago, I was invited to "Share a Story, Save the World".  It is a Volunteers Meetup organized by Hero Of D Day and CSR World.  It was an extraordinary evening full of sharing experiences of volunteers.  There I met Rafa, one of the many Hero of D Day. Oftentimes I asked myself, "Is it possible to do more in helping others http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-heros-story-meet-rafa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-6063102710859475230Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:53:00 +00002014-09-17T09:53:23.476+08:00InspirationsInspiring Peoplevideos As someone who literally experienced the difficulty of life I can attest to the truthfulness of this video.  This video reminds me of what is necessary in life and how we can make things better. Do you have an inspiring video?  Share it with us. Also Visit My Other Blogs  | Pagod Ka Na Bang Maging si Juan? | News Around Us | http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-video-that-would-change-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-462028164751707747Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:52:00 +00002014-03-04T18:52:21.129+08:00personal experiencepersonal sharing Today, I have 100 pesos left in my wallet and I can't help but think what am I doing wrong to arrived at this juncture of lie.  I have not paid house rent for 2 months and is in danger of eviction, has outstanding electricity and water bill and to make things worst have debts to pay as well.  I had helped out people, had loved truthfully and had always been there for everyone and yet http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2014/03/crossroads-of-life-ironic-circumstances.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-4440851511114420802Wed, 03 Jul 2013 05:02:00 +00002013-07-03T13:02:40.575+08:00FamilyFatherLiteraturePoems THE GREATEST TREASURES Each day three people brighten up my life. Each moment I woke up you are the first people I see. Each sunrise, I hear your voices and see your smile. Each standing up is a little bit exciting. John Dwight is the name of the eldest. He is upstraight and bold. He is bright and has God in his mind. He has a strong and bright future ahead of him. Helen http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-literary-for-my-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-1711070000124604510Wed, 03 Jul 2013 04:07:00 +00002013-07-03T12:07:05.598+08:00Life Quotespersonal experiencepersonal sharing “Have you had a failure or rejection? You could get bitter. That's one way to deal with it. Or...you could just get BETTER. What do you think?” ― Destiny Booze Have you experienced rejection in your life?  Well you are not human if you don't.  When we were born as early as when we are young we experience rejection.  "I won't give you an ice cream," or "No, you can't gohttp://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/07/life-quotes-from-shen-rejection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-2804314139420654933Mon, 01 Jul 2013 06:59:00 +00002013-07-01T14:59:06.730+08:00FatherParentingpersonal experiencepersonal sharing So I get to write when I am in the mood and when I am feeling better.  I guess we can just start looking at the other side of what we are thinking and feel better.  I believe that there are lots of single dad's out there like me and their ordeal as a single parent is I believe harder specially since they have more issues to confront and generally some men are also very emotional http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-single-dads-dilemma-understanding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-1835469616673528205Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:03:00 +00002013-06-21T20:06:14.867+08:00LoveMusic for Ordinary Lifepersonal sharing I got curious in watching the video of Charice Pempengco's performance in Japan TV and watched it.  I listen to it the second time and then on the third time watching it, I realized that the two songs she performed are connected.  It is a process by which we can move on when we are hurt from love. "I Have Nothing," depicts of our feeling when someone left us hanging. &http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/06/story-of-moving-on-through-charice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-7363361801709702747Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:48:00 +00002013-06-20T12:52:05.287+08:00LoveMusic for Ordinary Lifepersonal experiencepersonal sharing There is a song that I tagged as among my most favorite.  This song was entitled, "The Man Who Can't Be Moved," and was sang by The Script.  I like it because the song reflects a common problem in relationships, specially if someone left all of a sudden and the relationship is left hanging.  Will that person wait or is moving on the way forward? The Man Who Can't Be Movedhttp://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/06/are-you-man-who-cant-be-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-3720628914586260296Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:39:00 +00002013-06-21T19:45:00.658+08:00Life and HomeLiteraturePoems One afternoon, I saw my eldest kid, John Dwight throw out a piece of paper into the trash bin.  I don't know but I got curious what it was and so I picked it up and opened it.  To my surprise it was a poem about how he grew up.  As I retear ad each word, each sentence and each stanza, it pinched through my heart and started to cry. Here is the poem which my son wrote: I.http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-poem-from-son.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-7381631987384536675Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:05:00 +00002013-06-11T20:05:30.374+08:00Life StoryLiterature There was once a dragon who lived in a high top mountain of gold.  He was the sole ruler of everything which he can see within his eyes and even beyond.  All of the creatures in the place respected him and was awed by his presence.  Humans and animals alike both fear and worshiped the dragon as their idol. Little did people know that the dragon does not like where he is. http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/06/literary-dragon-and-rabbit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-4059775721420514328Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:02:00 +00002013-06-11T11:02:08.425+08:00LiteraturePoems Most of us experience love and yet even if we give our everything in the end it ends up a mess.  We wonder what happened and we kept on thinking what went wrong.  Perhaps we say it is not about us but more about the person we love, however let us also never forget that we too are part of whatever happens in our life.  Here is a literary composition, a poem specifically which Ihttp://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/06/literary-i-am-destroyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-5840578931244116765Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:23:00 +00002013-03-28T18:26:56.010+08:00FatherParenting Perhaps many of you did ask that, the first time you thought about becoming a parent.  It was a long time ago, a full school year since I wrote a piece about "Understanding Your Parents."  It was a full school year full of new experiences, new found joy, new realizations and new trials and triumphs.  For the first time in my life I was able to finally stand at the http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-be-father-understanding-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-5607083956103349447Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:25:00 +00002012-12-18T16:25:48.759+08:00Peace Advocatepersonal experiencepersonal sharingShen 2006:  David D'Angelo, PeaceTech Ambassador  It is of much joy that I listen to the speech of President Benigno Aquino III citing PeaceTech for its contribution in Philippine education.  The scene became more relevant not because I am now working at PeaceTech but most specially because I have personally seen how PeaceTech evolved from its humble beginning tohttp://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-peacetech-experience-journey-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-3035257560998066200Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:50:00 +00002012-09-24T18:49:17.928+08:00Life and HomeLife StoryParentingpersonal experience "I struggled for nine years but all the while I give a smile to inspire others." Nine years ago, I am separated from my 3 kids.  I had to endure the loneliness and sorrow of being away from the very people that I love the most.  For nine years, I dream of being with them once again.  For nine long years I dream of that one day where we will all be together once again. http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/09/reuniting-family-fathers-journey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-3873494601161805440Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:48:00 +00002012-09-06T11:50:18.029+08:00Inspirationspersonal sharingSongs of Inspiration When you are ready to feel hate... when you are ready to be sad ... then all of a sudden that person will do something and it will just replace everything with the feeling that was before.  Life is really good to me.  Thank God for all the good things and the learning I have.  I share this song which I received today... Won't you let me catch your fall  http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/09/life-is-beautiful-i-wanna-be-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-2216024617083789861Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:27:00 +00002012-07-04T15:10:15.197+08:00Life Storypersonal experience One Friday morning I was supposed to meet a friend and have a good time but eventually that friend decided not to go because there are more important things than me. I felt so bored that day and so alone. When I woke up I took some photos and reflect about the things in my life, the decisions I make and the priorities I have set. Eventually the photos I took reflects what I felt and who Ihttp://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/07/bored-bold-and-alone-i-am-open-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-8513228657021132090Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:46:00 +00002012-06-15T09:46:01.747+08:00Life Quotespersonal experiencepersonal sharing People have the courage to say many things when they are drunk and their other side surfaces out. Some uses this to reveal someone and use it against him. For me whenever that happens, I do not care because I am what I am... take it or leave it. I am not perfect. I am never religious. I am flirty at times. I have a high level of hormones which drives me crazy at times. I am emotional. I am http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/06/life-quotes-from-shen-true-colors-just.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-959227816361443167Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:09:00 +00002012-06-14T09:09:54.819+08:00Inspiring QuotesLife Quotes Things go wrong. Some people don't meet our expectations. We become frustrated at the person we love. We become insecure of the one we love for we think that we are not right for her. We became angry. We become hateful. In the end we are consumed by our own self and we damaged ourselves. The only loser in any case is us. I became a victim to this many times and it is hard to control it http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/06/life-quotes-from-shen-anger-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-4299409602137758599Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:53:00 +00002012-06-13T13:53:46.935+08:00FamilyParentingpersonal experiencepersonal sharing What would you do for your children and the people you love?  How far will you go?  These past two weeks I began to deeply understand the meaning of self sacrifice.  Day to day I have to ask myself how will I love tomorrow or the next day?  How will my kids be okay?  Before, I used to let other people do that for me and never really had the courage to face these http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/06/self-sacrifice-for-your-children.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-8611253455774203515Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:41:00 +00002012-06-06T12:50:24.580+08:00FatherParenting Thirteen years ago I became a father to a young baby boy.  It was a day full of joy and anticipation and also full of fear because I never really know how to be a father.  Three years after that I became a father to a total of three brilliant and beautiful children, only to be separated to them two years after.  It was the saddest moment of my life and also the moment where I http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/06/fathers-ordeal-understanding-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-663931049626994353Mon, 07 May 2012 11:27:00 +00002012-05-07T19:29:30.706+08:00InspirationsLife Quotespersonal sharing The power to change and choose your destiny is always a choice that you will take alone.  No matter what others say in the end you will be the one responsible for it.  Since October 2011, lots of things had changed in my life.  I have realized lots of things and then as the song "Defying Gravity" begins its song... "Something has changed within me... something is not the same." http://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-am-simply-me-and-i-am-defying-gravity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053165930871649367.post-6380500521930927173Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:49:00 +00002012-04-04T16:49:40.631+08:00InspirationsSongs of Inspiration Holy Wednesday marks the start of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.  Christ is the known Messiah for the Christian faith.  During the days of Holy Week the Christian world commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus.  This also marks the essence of the Christian faith.  Today our Lenten Reflection focuses on the message of INSPIRING OTHERS. Jesus Christhttp://yourordinaryday.blogspot.com/2012/04/lenten-reflection-holy-wednesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David D'Angelo)0