I had assembled the 6-ft Christmas tree 3rd week of October. I had already wrapped some gifts a week earlier. Then some exclamations of ‘why so early’? Why not? I don’t believe that I am the only one doing the early gift wrapping and setting up the Christmas tree. On my part, I do them early because I don’t have much time. If I think of having this time, for example, to wrap the...
You seldom read her thoughts but this piece really touched me. It made me uneasy with guilt because there were times that I had doubted her and her attitude. Please do not pass by not reading this. How I wish a considerable number of the youth of this generation will spare time reading: Para sa Kabataan It is my deepest sorrow that my literary prowess can not influence you in some jaded way. With...
Always there will be people who do not know how to listen. And what makes it worse; they are those older than you or those with authority over you. A simple thing becomes a problem. And the more you talk, the more they become bigger and complicated when all you want is to solve the predicament. Then you wonder how the hell they ended up with the job responsibilities and position they presently have...
We went to one of these birthday celebrations. We were guided by the owner of the house to what he calls ‘garden’. In the middle of the ‘garden’, there stood a shack made of bamboo and worn planks of wood. The seats and table were made of wooden planks, too, nailed and put together to form to what they were intended to be. The ambiance was of nature. We were surrounded by plants; on...
Kay was early to school last Friday. I didn’t see her leave that morning. Then while I was at the canteen, I received a message: Ma, may nambastos skin. Wala namang ngyari skin. Nakuha ko ung plate number. Nireklamo na namin sa pulis. Though there was those assuring words “Wala namang ngyari skin. (meaning Wala namang nangyari sa akin.) “, I was panic-stricken. I called her up immediately. It turned out that there was...
Got attracted to a message written at the back of a friend’s t-shirt: It is an insult to crocodiles when they are compared to unsavory characters like corrupt politicians, greedy businessmen and selfish athletes. - Crocodile Farming Institute, Palawan Satirical. But are the crocs better than the crooks? They are both cold-blooded. They are both predators. This can be a reason: Originally, the crooks were of the Homo Sapiens class, which are primates, but...
(HG Wells, When the Sleeper Wakes, p.7) Mr. Isbister is probably right. No amount of laborious physical work could lessen mental fatigue. Even when you tire out your body, the mind keeps on spinning. Therefore, cease straining your physical strength. Let your mind flow but not the body. You cannot do two things at a time. (Photo from here.) Are you hungry for sleep but cannot get one? Sometimes that happens to me. There...
I borrowed the title from one of the great and missed bloggers, AuroraBorealis, known as little teapot. These are actually, snippets of events. The Howling I had never experienced a howling gale. Last September 28, a few minutes after I had gone home (the company made sense finally letting us go home because of the typhoon), Milenyo was felt. Its winds angrily striked at any obstruction that came its way. What frightened me is...
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