I received once an email from somebody. The contents felt more obligatory than sincere. It contained a promise. Promises are made to be broken. When words are easily promised, they are easily forgotten, too. There is a saying, too, that a promise is like a piecrust made to be broken. That is why as much as possible one should not give his or her word uncaringly. When one swears, it is binding. On the...
Way back in high school, I was one of the few chosen to represent the school in the press conferences – where competitions on writing skills were held. I competed for feature writing in Filipino. First, it was the Division Press Conference and I was included in the top ten. Second, it was the Regional Press Conference and I was included in the top ten again. The rules included that one should be included...
Ang hindi ko alam bago pa man ako magkainteres sa blogging, ang aking bunso ay nahilig na pala sa mga blogs. Bakit daw ba? E, kasi nga po siya ay fan ng GMA – 7. Sa kakabantay sa ratings ng GMA at ABS-CBN, nahilig na siyang magbasa ng mga blogs tungkol sa mga programa, tv shows, tv series, telenovela ng GMA-7. Matagal na pala siyang lumalahok sa palitan ng ideya at mga opinion tungkol...
I have been meaning to post this a long time ago due to the experiences I encounter day by day with people who seem to be difficult to get along with. Or maybe I experience these difficulties as a result of my own personality? Anyway, there are two definitions from the Encarta dictionary and from the Encarta reference article that for me, are the exact meaning of a personality disorder. *psychiatric disorder: a psychiatric...
A woozy man in a bar asked a curvaceous, young woman what exactly her work is in the bar. The young woman replied, “I am a substitute.” “Oh, you mean, a prostitute.” The woman replied, “No, my mother is the prostitute. I am the substitute when she is not available.” Shot 1 The young woman might have thought that being a substitute is a different thing. In the absurdity of it all, she might...
A woozy man in a bar asked a curvaceous, young woman what exactly her work is in the bar. The young woman replied, “I am a substitute.” “Oh, you mean, a prostitute.” The woman replied, “No, my mother is the prostitute. I am the substitute when she is not available.” Shot 1 The young woman might have thought that being a substitute is a different thing. In the absurdity of it all, she might...
I posted a poem in Thoughts in Verses. This is where i store my poems – the whispers of my soul. The poem was a creation by (Lord) Daryl, my son (he chuckled as I address him this). My son is fond of fantasy stories. He loves The Lord of the Rings, which is the greatest fantasy book ever written by a human, according to him. He thinks that the story is very well-written...
Kay had to write an article for the school paper. She had the following to say about BEING A TEEN AND MAKING THE MOST OF IT Being a kid is the most extraordinary, carefree task in the world. Then maybe being an adult is the opposite of being a kid. How ’bout when you’re caught in between, in collateral confusion? And that, my friends, is being a teen. It is not the easiest thing...
It is so easy to rouse feelings of disagreement. Just contradict somebody’s statement and presto, you are into an argument. We all run into arguments with everybody we meet that can be from the household, from the work area, from our circle of friends, or from our acquaintances. These could not be avoided. But at times arguments become expressions of anger. When this happens, the objective of resolving an issue is defeated. We all...
Noong malaman ko na may boypren na ang anak kong 14 taong gulang, napuno ako ng takot at pangamba. Nagalit din ako sa loob-loob ko. Tanong ko sa sarili ko, “Bakit noong ako ay kasing-edad niya, wala sa isip ko ang mag-boypren?” Sadya yatang madaling maakit ang mga kabataang lalaki sa byuti ng anak ko. Meron nga yata yung tinatawag na ligawin. Masaya man ako na hinahangaan si Kay, nag-aalala naman ako para sa...
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