Monthly Archives: July 2006

My Take on Arrogance

July 31, 2006
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Funny how some people perceive arrogance as that of boasting alone or that of talking a lot and loud. The Encarta Dictionary tool has this definition: ar·ro·gance n contemptuous pride: a strong feeling of proud self-importance that is expressed by treating other people with contempt or disregard Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2004. © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. It is not the loud mouth alone. SOME uncommunicative individuals are arrogant people, too....

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So, these are memes…

July 28, 2006
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Pardon me but I am what you call ignorant sometimes. I have been seeing the word meme when I saw these question-and-answer activities propagating the bloglandia but I do not really know what a meme is. I tried one time to find the word in the dictionary but there is none. And because I was busy (and I am still ’til now,) I was not able to surf the net about it. Only now....

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Please, Be My Friend?

July 26, 2006
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There was a time in my life when I almost begged for myself to be a friend to anybody though I did not literally beg for it. All because I seem to have no best friend, no one to really make me feel I am their friend. I was more a shrinking violet than a live wire those days. I came to realize early in life that I lack many things compared to my...

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To Be Remembered Like This

July 22, 2006
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To Be Remembered Like This

At Yitzhak Rabin’s Funeral Below is the eulogy of Noa Ben-Artzi Philosof, then the 18-year old grand daughter of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the first native-born prime minister in Israel who was assassinated on November 4, 1995. Excuse me, but I will not discuss peace today. I will talk about my grandfather. The television has not stopped showing your image, and you seem so alive, and yet you’re not. Grandpa, you were the pillar...

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I Almost Cried

July 18, 2006
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The celebrated one never fades. He still has that magic spell. I am one person who can be sometimes regarded as emotional. I can easily be affected by my emotions. I am very quick to cry over the so many ‘little things’ in this world. My tears well up unpredictably when Kay hugs me to say sorry. And even so when Daryl creates his masterpieces. My voice cracked in anger one time when a...

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Stress Relieving Quiz

July 15, 2006
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Stress Relieving Quiz

A cousin who happens to be a friend also is so kind to send me this:   Don’t tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but the Nestle Man will know! YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH This is pretty neat. DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute . Work this out as you read . Be sure you don’t read the bottom until you’ve worked it...

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Not all that glisters, gold

July 14, 2006
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- Thomas Gray (1716 – 1771) British poet. A girl friend told me why she doesn’t go to the first-Friday-of-the-month mass anymore (held at the company). The whole assembly reeks with hypocrisy according to her. She said that she sins more going to that ceremony because anywhere she turns, there will be somebody she sees who will contribute to the ill thoughts. She cannot ward off the hostile feeling and the unease whenever she...

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How They Have Grown

July 12, 2006
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How They Have Grown

When I first held Kay, she was so tiny, she was just the length of my lap, and I was like holding her both with my hands and arms. She was like an angel. And when Daryl came, he weighs like a one-month old baby already. But also a little angel. He sucks just putting a finger on his chin. Now, look how they have grown! They’re bigger, and becoming more witty and amusing...

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When There’re Only Two Choices

July 9, 2006
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My son approached his teacher the other day to tell her that a page of his book had answers already (The school allows students to use second-hand books). He did this to actually ask her what to do. Then unexpectedly his teacher ripped the page from the book and told him to do the same to all the pages with answers. I was outraged to learn of this and told him that his teacher...

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Mr. Finicky, et cetera

July 6, 2006
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Mr. Finicky? A friend went to my room in the office just the other day to talk about an officemate who owes him P500.00 pesos still but volunteered to sponsor a drinking spree. The guy had just gotten his SSS salary loan. Intolerable, isn’t it? And he still owes money from the cooperative using me as guarantor. The conversation continued how some co-workers just so love to drink but does not have ready cash...

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