espadaurn:uuid:af809bf9-66a2-1814-508d-0a4bee3aee8d2008-10-31T02:52:45-04:00espadaput a smile on ur lipsurn:uuid:926482d8-b4e1-3972-a2c1-1ef75e08a0222008-09-23T02:14:59-04:00
it's been said that smile relaxes muscles on our face that should have made the wrinkles instead. smile puts back the energy that have been lost due to worrying. smile keeps the stress away. returns the focus that we have lost. puts our life to the right track again.
the problem with us, we just smile to those only we know. we just smile when we feel like smiling.
why don't we try to smile to everybody? to anybody? just don't overdo it. it may invite trouble instead of making friends, you know! ]]>let's count our blessingsurn:uuid:da0216a7-05c5-0268-b670-d4c64bc61ccf2008-09-04T01:54:46-04:00
then, in the office, school or home, we complain on almost evrything- from the truckload of work with deadlines to beat, to numerous assignments and quizzes, to foul-emitting toilets and faulty , leaky faucets. we seem to have endless complains on almost anything!
don't we have a BLESSING anymore?
what about the the house and lot we now own? with the almost complete home appliances we enjoy? the new car? the happy family? even the mundane thing of waking alive for the day? are these not blessings anymore?
the problem with us, we seem to have endless complains on almost anything. but do we care to thank God or Allah, or Yahweh- whatever you may call Him, on the BLESSINGS we get? let us learn to count our blessings instead of the misgivings or misfortunes that we have. you'll see, a different world anew! ]]>nuisance IIurn:uuid:5241a5bc-0ab8-74db-dfb2-46dadb9df9872008-06-29T04:34:39-04:00
i wish to put this clearly and straight-i am talking of a particular bunch of people and not general. i am talking of just 2 people. they both came from differnt families. they are too proud to work. both are family men. it is as if, their parents and their kins has the obligation of sending their children to school, provide their families with the basics and will hand them over some money or goods if they do something good or do what is just right and proper for a family man.
i see their wives at fault. they seem to not know or pretend to not knowing what is happening. they allow these good men just do their thing. i don't know. maybe i just don't know what is happening around them.
but i see a greater picture. these good men happen to have parents, especially their mothers, so protective of their precious child. i see them, once in a while, scold their these good men, but they don't lift a finger to see a better man- a better family man. maybe this is the reason why these men are different from the average family men. ]]>nuisance! urn:uuid:1efe517c-e8bf-2610-a980-84fcd249c7a22008-06-28T06:37:50-04:00
maybe it's because of their upbringing- they have parents who are too lenient on bringing them up. or maybe because they are hooked on drugs or has peers of less education and more of street education or whatever. but these happens not just to people having less in life. it also happens to those having excess in life. i just don't know. maybe i'm just too naive to not knowing everything in life. or, maybe, i just pretend to not seeing evrything else. i want to see good but i see otherwise. in return.
]]>our dear job, part IIurn:uuid:803d14a3-9897-2e02-40fd-42b0c55c00b62008-06-20T05:08:36-04:00
they stayed with the kidnappers for 10 days.they were threatened to be beheaded, if P15 million is not paid.. they were released only after "a good samaritan" paid a "board and lodging fee" (the kidnappers do not want them to be called RANSOM MONEY.) the government and the tv/radio station the lady journalist is working with, however, insist that no board and lodging or ransom money was paid to their abductors. well...
upon their release, and during her interview, she said that now she appreciates her life fully. it was an eye-opener for her. there was no mention of the company or the giant network she was working with, when she was faced with life and death. instead, she thinks of her family- her kids, parents, relatives, friends. she said that then, she was only after the glory and the praises, the accolades, she would receive when she makes fantastic, exclusive, one-of-a-kind, scoop, news.
now, her priorities in lfe is different. the family comes first!
shall we wait for us to be kidnapped or be faced with life and death, for our priorities in life, to change too?
]]>who, me?urn:uuid:cc9ff084-8d6d-7f6e-9871-f7815d2d73a12008-06-19T06:33:49-04:00gay. for the simple reason that i don't pay attention to abundant girls, sexy or otherwise, around. i don't attend parties. i don't court women. i have women friends. but i have no girlfriend.
i have good looks, i believe. that used to be the line of my mother ( may she rest in peace!). my women friends tease me such. but i don't mind. after all, everybody is entitled to his/her opinion. that's my thinking when i'm with the group.
but when i'm alone, that's different. sometimes, i wonder, am i really a man? of course, i'm sure of my gender! i'm definitely, A MAN! but i don't entertain the thought of courting girls. looking at them, yes. but courting them, that's another story. my mind is set on finishing my studies. i'm already on my second year in college in a medical course. maybe that's the reason why i don't give girls a second look. after college, and passing the board exam, maybe that would be the time to give girls a second look.
and ask myself that million dollar question " AM I REALLY A MAN?" ]]>a crazy, stupid acturn:uuid:a36635a5-2af4-ebfa-174b-a85ea89ab7a42008-06-19T05:50:03-04:00not me! of course, that's the initial reaction. but we do! every now and then we do. consider this:
when we fall in love, don't we do some stupid, silly act? we already know that the other guy, or gal, for that matter, is already married but we still insist ourselves. we believe that we are far superior, if not better, than the other party.
it is uncommon for us to be late at night, or early to a set date. we are used to tarrying a while, but we are always present. on the dot!
for us girls, we are always at a lose. there is the possibility of unwanted pregnancy, a lost boyfriend, a wasted future. but we still go on. i don't know how to call it in any other name. but, it's stupidity at it's best! period!
by the way, i don't mind being called stupid, you know. what i know is that i'm madly in love! ]]>an angel in disguiseurn:uuid:cbc8da2f-9ef2-24c3-6866-06fbd3ebdac42008-06-19T05:17:01-04:00angels! they are those who are supposed to be doing something good to us, if not keeping us away from harm. but they, believe it or not, exist!
we just take for granted everything they do- helping an old man or woman or a child,cross the street, give directions when we look for the unknown place or address, returning to a radio station that lost wallet or bag, paying a visit to inmates not in any way related to him/her, giving a favor such as giving free legal services or free medical attention or sometimes, even just receiving a smile from somebody we happen to meet in a bus or in a mall.
they are everywhere. we just refuse to see them.
would we care to be an angel to another? ]]>the itch of writingurn:uuid:80fedf9b-9b5a-3ada-5358-f6d7b95c50e12008-06-05T20:37:11-04:00]]>close family tiesurn:uuid:428af9d0-b0b4-620b-02da-8fb9acb01c6e2008-06-05T20:21:27-04:00close family relationship is a HABIT, not a VIRTUE. it is a normal part of life. MY OWN family is not like that. we are more of a humanoid (half-human, half-robot), than human beings.
at first, it was hard. that was not my vision of an ideal family. i was not born to that kind of family. ours was a family close to up to second degree of consanguinity( eg., 2nd cousins). my family-in-law, is not. it is more of the family of today- pre occupied with earning incomes, having cars, latest home gadgets, etc. IT WAS HARD. REALLY HARD!!
until tragedy struck. my wife is diagnosed with an incurable illness. her days are numbered. well, we are supposed to feel sad. yes, it was sort of. but not totally. maybe, it was the effect of being not so close to one another. it was easy to feel the pain. the pain was not as much when i lose my father and father. maybe when that inevitable time comes, it was easy to let go. maybe.
]]>working abroad, 2urn:uuid:c4e0c598-d9db-cf7a-2619-79158ed5aab22008-05-26T04:54:58-04:00when one has a child or any member of the family abroad- husband, wife, aunts, uncle, etc-( in usa, japan, canada, korea,etc ), people usually think that those left behind is living in luxury or at least, has no financial problems, whatsoever. they can buy what they want, buy good food, latest electronic gadget,( cellphones, plasma tv, dvd player..) enroll in good and reputable school or, indulge in business.. this can be true. to a certain degree only.
there are those just pretending to have these or rather, experience these all. one may able to buy good food but the money sent by relatives abroad may not be enough to sustain the good life to the end. those abroad,especially the single ones has other priorities in life,too- either to save their keep for future plans or simply enjoying their new-found pot-of-gold.
]]>another humbling storyurn:uuid:08ed4a99-f5b5-7672-b157-1c3bb71eced92008-05-04T00:04:04-04:00
being in the premier university,i would expect him to be buried in in his reading, or act weirdly ( in deep thought) most of the time. but he is not. he is a jolly, good-natured fellow. and almost always, i find him to be reading comics ( an illustrated magazine) usually being read by by-standers (those who got no work, but stll manage to eat and live. i will expound on these later), children, women or those that intend to do siesta( a spanish term for a quick sleep, lasting for about 10 min or so, but folks tend to overdo this by making an hour or so, sleep).
being inquisitive that i am ( or, is it plainpakialamero[nosey] (?), as my roommates would usually describe me), one time i managed to gather my courage ( ow, c'mon don't be so nosey, haha..!} and asked him of my observation of him. he just laughed that aside and said " inside the room(of the dorm) and in the classroom i read and tackle technical stuff i am supposed to master. i feel out of this world. i feel totally drained. i just wanted to breath fresh air and feel again the solid ground. hence, the reading of the light materials, where my energy is restored by the reading of the everyday story of life of ordinary folks".
well said. need i ask more?
]]>simple living, complicated livingurn:uuid:3e59e11b-8e33-4c51-52d2-77eeb078dd3e2008-05-03T20:21:33-04:00
now, it's different. boy meets girl. boy likes girl. mutual feeling.one- night stand. if okay, live-in. if not, or if not contented with the set-up, thank you for the shared moments. looks for another. or, boy meets boy, girl meets girl, likes each other for one reason or another. or, for no reason at all.
sometimes it's a bachelor meets a married but separated woman. or, vice -versa. sometimes it's bacheor-to-married, married-to-married encounter. or, just playing games. it's just like wearing clothes, when one is fed-up or tired of one, looks for another.
what has happened to the world? is self-respect gone? are we going to the dogs? is God no longer around? ]]>working abroadurn:uuid:86efdbc3-9e54-8a2f-3cd1-d480e0d561bc2008-04-30T01:13:19-04:00
going abroad, say in america, japan, korea, canada, saudi arabia,etc is a good idea, one might think. one would earn satisfactorily and in dollars. not only will one survive but his family as well, and maybe, some of his kins. but it is also where the great temptation is.
the women, especially, fall prey to this one. although they do not intend to do "monkey-business", they give in, either to the peer pressure of the group, the persistence of the male, just plain loneliness to the loved ones, or a combination of these.
the folks left behind don't know what the foreign worker is going through. provided that money is coming in regularly everything is okay with them. of course, finding true love or just plain doing " monkey-business", is another story.
the male indulge in this affair, either to satisfy his biological needs, has extra money, or willing to sacrifice that hard-earned money. the primary reason, which is to uplift the lives of those left behind, is now forgotten or being tried to forget.
]]>choicesurn:uuid:eb702396-68cd-56c6-f87e-cf2bf56c918e2008-04-07T22:33:51-04:00IT IS THE PARENTS WHO MAKE CHOICES FOR THE HIGH SKUL GRAD. OR SHOULD I SAY, GROWN-UP KIDS , on what course to take in college.
the parents consider themselves the MIGHTY PROTECTOR of their children. they are the ones providing their food, clothing and shelter,anyway, hence, the intervention.
they may not be as exprienced and knwledgeable as their parents, but they are the ones responsible for their future - for their life. the parents are soon to go and the children will be left on their own.
let the child,therfore, decide for himself! unless, of course, they seek the advise of their parents!
we are just passers in this world. we are plain travellers. our time will come. let us travel light. let us learn to forgive and forget. especially those who have made us wrong.
IT IS VERY HARD! VERY, VERY HARD! especially if u see those people day in and day out. and i struggled for so long a time to do that.
there are times i tell myself, i forgave them- i'm trying to outwit myself. but the ill feeling still remains whenever i see them. until yesterday.
i believe i did that yesterday, at last! that's why i feel refreshed! prayer helps a lot, you know!
]]>a friendurn:uuid:f58d4dcd-edce-ad28-605c-0fb667354d1f2008-04-04T05:56:24-04:00
then came the twins, now just on their 3rd month.after barely the 1st month of their birth, the mother goes in the hospital. with a puffed face and body, diagnosed with a heart ailment. after a week or two, goes out with a somewhat clean bill of health but with a lot of medications to take. evrything went smooth. and fine. a week or two passed.
then came the complain of dizziness and general fatigue. went in and out this time. then the final blow, lips and legs in violet color and she was complaining of a heavy leg and unbearable pain. what could that be? went in again. according to the doctors who examined her, the change in color of the legs was due to a blood clot the heart pumps to the vein.good that the flow of the blood clot was downwards. otherwise, it's another story. fine. but not so.
just this morning, a sad story came out- she may come home minus the two legs! the blood clot actually made the two legs die. i do not know anything about medical findings, terms, etc. i am just an ordinary layman wanting to share this experience with you. just can't remove this event out of my mind. i am in the midst of a bday party. but i do not enjoy. that's why i wrote this instead.
as if not enough to end her sufferings, minus two legs is not an assurance of recovery. still, there's the possibility of that heart ailment to continue.
what happens to the kids? of course they have relatives to turn to. relatives to lean on. good if they have the money to live a sustainable life. but the hubby is just a driver!
anyway, i'm just a friend. an ordinary friend.
]]>our dear joburn:uuid:64088b66-7911-a76e-fa8d-67dd7a27a2e22008-04-04T04:33:55-04:00
at work, peruses only the daily paper, read the headlines then fully engage in the work. THE WORK! things to be done seems to be endless. day in and day out, same paper work, same time frame, same routine. already tired, one wants to quit! but cannot.
where does one get the kids' tuition? the amortization of the car, installment of life and education plan, new cellphones,appliances, etc. the daily bread of the family?
all these things will pass. we will lose our job. either through retirement, or get fired. but one thing remains- our family. the family that we take for granted for so many years. the family that we deprive of the quality time that should have been accorded them. the very family whose the reason for our work but neglect in the process.
the company that we serve and almost gave our entire life, will just replace us with the new ones- the younger generations. the family that we are now ready to give our all is also gone. either grew up or left us.
shall we wait for that time to come? ]]>equal treatmenturn:uuid:9c89ac81-0ace-7cd1-3235-81e6163910fd2008-04-03T09:35:00-04:00
but we may be going far. in the neighborhood only, we may have one. for instance those drug pushers. they don't seem to care for their victims, as long as they earn money. and live luxuriously and abundantly.
even at home, we may also have one. our brod or sis or worse, even our parents. they don't seem to care for us. provided they give us food, clothing and shelter, everything seems to be okay. what about those quality time? time that should be spent for moments of bonding. of sharing. of caring? is this obsolete nowadays? would provision of the basic needs the be-all and end-all of this life?
equal treatment of siblings, i think, is a must. and respect! respect' not just for those who have more in life but respect for those who have less in life. less, in terms of money, education, physical attributes, status in life. but the truth hurts- it is those who have more in life that are given more due respect.
another thing. why is it that those who are more upright in living and more zealous in their job, more prone to sickness or accident? why is it that these people who do nothing but think of how to lick others, seem to enjoy a better life?
]]>human roboturn:uuid:4efe003e-f5fd-47f1-725c-27bd6edb805d2008-04-02T23:00:00-04:00
In lines at supermarket, not giving in to the request of those buying few items to go ahead of those buying in bulk.
In streets, not wanting to help pick-up scattered paper or coins. Some are even worse- not even give a glance!
Even in our own homes. These are the uncaring people. They don't know what's happening to you. They don't care what will happen to you- as long as they enjoy and satisfied with their life. It could be your mother, father, brod or sis.