PEACE

By: Victor Perlas Vizarra

While many people are making resolutions for this year, 2015, I'm not making any, but will keep the old one--to keep physically fit and healthy. At the same time, I have only a wish: WORLD PEACE! This poem is dedicated to all my readers all over the world and to my high school classmates.

Peace, love, joy and  harmony
Nature providing a symphony
State of –                   Nirvana
You inhale,                I exhale
Together we are but one mind
neither suffering, nor desires
nor  sense
of oneself
Let’s find
an idyllic
place where
there is total
Enlightenment

Equality of men and complete
trust with each other without
provocations nor malice, only
then, and only
then shall we
achieve peace…without these
qualities, we are doomed to war,
persecutions, hunger and pain.
Don’t blame
government.
Its constituents—that means you
and me, and the rest of the world
chose those people that run them.

                                I
                              still
                            believe
                       and not losing
                  hope that my dream
                of peace will someday
              be achieved, if not in my life-
           time but for generations to come.
        I’m afraid such grand ambitions could
   only be successful, if we cut down the roots
 of all evils. That would mean extermination—
total annihilation of human population. I’m hoping
there is a much better way of alternative solution…

If only philanthropists, poets like us
and other think tanks could be spared
to spearhead a new way of thinking in:
Geopolitical
Institutional
Unilateral
Biological
Metaphysical
Technological
Environmental
If this could be achieved, then there is
a great chance for us to achieve peace,
just because a new mindset will be born.

How sweet it is to savor the taste of
everlasting peace! Free at last from
the jagged nails of tyranny, fear of
terrorism and
ebola outbreak,
as well as other deadly viruses we
can think of. Imagine if everyone
around the world is living without
hunger, pain and
fear of persecution,
then the world would be a better
place to live. There would be no
more worries because of PEACE!

PAMWE GALA

Outgoing PAMWE President, Hilda Gigioli presenting the certificate of membership to yours truly with the incoming President, Carl Layno in the background.

On August 9, 2014 I attended my first PAMWE Gala together with my lady, Ms. Aida Hulen. It was a night full of fun and surprises. For those of you who are not familiar with PAMWE, it's an acronym which stands for Philippine Association of Metropolitan Washington Engineers. It's a non-profit, non-partisan, professional organization whose three (3) main goals are:

       1) To support engineering students with scholarships in Philippine colleges and universities

       2) To provide engineering expertise and funding for community development projects in the Philippines

       3) To assist members in job placement and professional licensing as well as improving their technical knowledge

To learn more about PAMWE, please visit our website: http://pamwe.org. Being new to this organization, I feel honored by the warm welcome extended to us by its officers and fellow members most especially by Engr. Rafael Discipulo and Engr. William Mendoza with whom we had a lively conversation. We had fun on the dance floor although occasionally we got hit by "flying" enthusiastic dancers. We truly enjoyed the evening which was topped off with winning one of the raffle prizes.

The 2014 PAMWE GALA IN PICTURES 

With Pablito Alarcon, Founder & President of Feed the Hungry & Ms. Cora 

With Consul General Ariel Penaranda, a fellow Marinduqueno

With Con-Gen Ariel Penaranda and his wife, Rowena Dayanghirang Penaranda

Engr. & Mrs. Rafael Discipulo, Engr. William Mendoza & daughter and my lady, Ms. Aida Hulen

 More photos from our table...

With Sonny and Ceres Busa & Mrs. Rowena Dayanghirang Penaranda

With Engr. Alex Miravite

The engineers and guests showing their dancing prowess

The famous line dancing, the evening is not complete without it

More dancing...

With my lady and inspiration to all my poems, Ms. Aida Pastoral Hulen

To all PAMWE officers and fellow members, I really appreciate the memorable evening with you on our 34th anniversary dinner dance gala. I consider it an honor to be a part of such wonderful and caring organization. Congratulations to Carl Layno and other officers for a job well done!  

PS. Please check out my Algebra and poetry books at: http://www.amazon.com/author/engr.vv. Discover how an engineer like me was able to weave out poetic words of love and wisdom. I would appreciate any feedbacks/comments. Thank you!

Engr.VV - D' Poetic Engineer

LIVING WELL: FOREVER LIVING

Health is wealth is an old adage

Take it seriously at an early age

Because having a good health

Is worth more than wealth

Proper diet and physical fitness

Will keep us away from sickness

Healthy thoughts can fuel our desires

Set us free when we're in a quagmire

Becoming mentally and physically fit

They don't just come in a medical kit

What we need without reservation

Constant work-out, hours of devotion

The hourglass is running out of sand

As the lonely sunset seems out of hand

Multi-vitamins and herbal remedy

May help, but not necessarily mentally

Healthy thoughts and a physically sound body

Will do wonders for everyone not just anybody

What are you waiting for, let's start a regimen

Proper diet and exercise to maintain acumen

Living healthy is living well

Living well is forever living…

(This poem is in my new book of poetry, The Fire Within II: Poetry Yin-Yang)

Take a peek at ENGR.VV - D' POETIC ENGINEER and scroll down to find book, then click on it.