Dodong

I really don't know his real name, he introduced himself as "Dodong," he was about seven or eight at that time. I asked him if he goes to school, I forgot his answer. That was my first encounter with him at our old office in Lozano Building three or four years ago.

It was nearly Christmas, I heard the 5pm mass at San Pedro Cathedral, I was on my usual spot, the fourth row from the back, second column from the left. A frail child sat beside me and sang in hushed tones, We wish you a merry christmas, we wish you a merry christmas.... For heaven's sake! This child is caroling inside the church and while the holy mass is going on! I could not ignore him, and as I turned my head, I saw Dodong. I raised my brow, and asked the kid what his name was, just to confirm if he was lying or not the few months ago when I met him at the office building. He said his name, "Dodong." I was thinking, is it really his name? Or just a name he's accustomed to telling all the people whenever he's asked? Anyway, Dodong recognized me from our previous encounter. He pleaded for a Jollibee treat after the mass. (Whaaaaat???) I don't know what got into me that time. Maybe it was because of the Christmas spirit that made me say Yes.

I ordered the cheapest value meal for both of us: A burger, fries, and coke. We proceeded to the second floor at Jollibee Bolton. Dodong didn't pay much attention to the food, he was busy playing. He would occasionally go back to our table after a few minutes of playing and would only take no more than two bites of his burger. I thought that he was really hungry at that time but he doesn't seem to be as interested in food as much as he is interested into playing. Well, it's his choice. I can't remember what happened next that night, I might have left him there at Jollibee before I strolled off to go to school which is just about 50 meters away.

I haven't seen Dodong for quite some time after that. Maybe he went to school already. Maybe he died, not that I wished for him to be dead. It was just, I thought that kid never had a chance...

One time in 2007 or 2008, as I was aboard a jeepney in Bonifacio Street, near the corner of UM Bolton, I spotted Dodong. This time, he was begging, begging in a clever way! That kid is really a genius. He's grown taller from the last time I saw him, though I couldn't really measure by how much 'cause he was sitting on the pavement that time. He's older now, but still has that innocent boy looks, though I know what he's doing is a sure was to deceive passers-by. He acted as if he is a cripple, sitting on the pavement, eyes focused on nowhere, and with feigned involuntary motion disorder! What is this kid doing? I just shrugged in disbelief, this kid could have been a child actor. I did not let him see me, nor bothered to give him alms. I think he wouldn't remember me anyway.

Just two months ago, I spotted Dodong once again. He could be a teenager by now, he's still thin, and he maintained that innocent but witty look. He has made a career, or so. He's no longer begging. I spotted him selling cigarettes and candies along CM Recto Avenue, that block where the old Gaisano Center is located. He's now a what is locally known as one of the "Takatak Boys." I feel proud that he has somehow graduated from his begging ploys and has chosen a more decent way of earning money.

I don't know what will happen to that boy in the future. Dodong is just one of them, one of thousands like him who have lost hope early in childhood. Sometimes, I ask myself if that once-in-a-lifetime Jollibee treat I extended to him made a difference in his life, or if he could even remember it? And is it the only thing that I can do? Am I willing to do more?

Sometimes, I just look, stare, complain, and do nothing. What am I here for?

Even The Nights Are Better

Yes, I was there, and I even had a pic with Jinkee Pacquiao. Hahaha! No words could describe the experience........

Just a quick acknowledgment to the following persons:

Avel Manansala
Michael Wee
The Superjudges of the Blog Contest
Cheryl Chiew
Crizza Padayogdog

I Won!

(--,)

The Winners of the Air Supply Blog Contest was announced last Monday, September 28, 2009, and I was one of the winners. Yehey!

I joined the contest with a noble cause. Mom and Dad's (26th) anniversary is today (Oct. 1), and wouldn't it be nice to give them an out-of-town escapade as a gift? And alas! When the winners were announced, I was very happy when I won the Gold Prize: two tickets to the Air Supply concert plus a Gift Certificate from Grab-a-Crab.... Now, it's time to turn-over the prize to my parents...

I was very excited to tell them about my surprise gift. But... Sadly, they couldn't fit an out-of-town trip in their schedule. So, brat as I was, I pouted and furrowed for two days, the fruit of my labor was rejected and unappreciated, I almost wanted to cry (maybe I actually cried over it!).

Then, since blessings should not be wasted, I have decided instead to go to Gensan on Friday to watch the concert. I invited Cheryl, a friend who's already in Gensan to watch the concert with me.

I hope tomorrow would be a good day. I'll be watching Air Supply! Weeeeeh!

Thanks, judges.. And thanks to my honeybunch for being my inspiration.. Ahyeeheee!!! (--,)

What air supply song am I?

It's funny that my 100th post would be both a blog contest entry and an open letter to someone very special. =) GenSan News Online Mag has it that Air Supply will be having a concert at General Santos City this October 2, an event sponsored by Dreamwork Ventures, the concert producer, and Grab a Crab Restaurant.

So, while digging up my thoughts on the whole lot of Air Supply music that I grew up with, I couldn't really think of any song that fits me well... I dismissed the idea of joining the contest. Until after I went home from last night's videoke session, I was regretful that I didn't have the chance to sing Come What May. And then it struck me: that's it! Come What May is MY AIR SUPPLY SONG! That started everything, I took out my pen and notebook and started to scribble why I chose Come What May.

And the most unexpected thing happened...

When he looks at me
I know that boy sees things nobody else can see
All of the secret fears inside and all the craziness I hide
He looks into my soul and reads me like nobody can
And he doesn't judge the girl, he just takes me as I am...

Dear Cali,

I know it's weird writing to you in my blog post. But I can't stop myself from thinking of you. As I write the lyrics to the song, and hum its melody, all I could think of is you. Maybe because those words were perfectly written ahead just for the two of us. You've accepted me for me, maybe because you cared to look beyond my haircut and clothes, and knew the real me. And I've never heard you complain of how I get so busy with work and school, you simply understood, patiently waited, and for that, I am forever grateful.

Come what may he believes
And that faith is something I'd never known before
Come what may he loves me
And that love has helped me open a door
Making me love myself a little more...

Happy 9th monthsary! I never thought we'd stay together this long. You know how afraid I was to take the risk. We're almost always away from each other and I was so scared to venture in a long distance relationship. But you assured me and you have remained faithful until now. I've been a better person because of you. You came into my life at the right time. I thought I was already complete, I didn't know my life would be much much happier and even more wonderful with you. And yes, I'll quit driving like a psycho, I'm sorry if I ever made you worry about me, I deeply apologize. I'll never give up no matter how much life closes up on me, 'cause I know that you would always be there waiting for me, and I want to be there for you, too...

When I turn away
He knows those are the times
There's nothing he can say
Nothing that anyone can do
And so he lets me live it through
And when I'm in my darkest hour of uncertainty
He just simply lets me be
And goes right on loving me

Our relationship might be far from being perfect, we had our share our fights and petty quarrels, but you never left my side nor deprived me of the space that I needed. You simply know what to do, and this suits me so well. You have never loved me less despite my tantrums and mood swings. You never pry, you never insist, instead, you just silently sit beside me and wait until i calm down, maybe 'cause you know that I'd be longing for your loving arms at the end of my bouts.

And when it seem my dreams
Have all slipped through my fingers
When they just can't be found
I turn around and there they are
Shining in his eyes

You're simply the best gift that I have ever received. I don't know how you do it, but I never feel the weight of any burden whenever you're around. I told you this before, but let me remind you now: You're my best medicine, and you're the one who keeps me going. I LOVE YOU!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

I may have an adulterated version of the song, but it really spells out how I feel for the one I love. I don't know how I ended up writing a love letter in relation to that song but I felt good and satisfied after doing so. Yes, I've had second thoughts on posting this entry but I know that I couldn't have made it any better.

The Air Supply in GenSan Concert is a major production of Dreamwork Ventures Inc.’s Platinum Concert Series 2009, in cooperation with the City Government of GenSan, the GenSan City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., ABS-CBN. Other partners are Grab A Crab Restaurant, MISO Hardware, San Miguel Corporation, Coca Cola Bottlers Inc., East Asia Royale Hotel, Coffee Dream, Giacominos, NY Fries and Dips, Giacominos, Gaisano Mall of GenSan and Gregoria Printing Press.

For more details about this blog contest, please visit the following:

• GenSan News Online Mag
  
• Grab A Crab Restaurant
• Air Supply Concert in GenSan
• What Air Supply Song Are You? Blog Contest

Survivor

I survived two days with no internet. I knew I wouldn't die of it, but the thought of not being connected in cyberworld almost killed me. No social (not)working, instant messaging, and emails for two days, my hands were itching! I knew I wouldn't die of it, but it made me feel so deprived! I am an internet addict, that I know and I admit, and thinking of a two-day vacation from surfing almost made me feel like I'd be thrown in a jungle.

Okay, so the two-day vacation is not really a vacation, and neither a jungle. It's a two-day assignment in another office. I've accepted a part-time job which requires me to be in their office for two days a week. Their office is nice but since this is a job that requires my serious side, I would have to let go of internet surfing while I do my work. Before my first day, I had doubts whether I'd be able to handle the self-inflicted pressure that I would surely create in my dire need to go online. But, its worth a try.

And okay, so I wasn't entirely "disconnected" from cyberworld, I cheated.

First day. I broke my rule. I spent about ten to fifteen minutes online to search some information about Quickbooks, well, it's a work-related search so I felt vindicated. But I did sneak into my email account for a while, and since there were no important messages, I went back to my work station.

Second day. I opened my email account again. Why can't I just restrain myself? Well, I thought that it wouldn't hurt to open my email. Just one email account, and it would give me peace of mind. There was one VIP mail, I read it but didn't reply. I guess that two-minute surfing is enough. I guess I'll just use my instant messaging alternative: Uzzap, thank you Smart for this free service!

I had to sacrifice karma loss in Plurk and was not updated with the currents of what's happening with my OL and RL friends. Well, losing karma won't kill me. If I ever get bankrupt in Mafia Wars, it would be okay, cyber-millions aren't worth a single centavo in real life, anyway. I am just happy that within the seven-day activity (with four days of zero to very minimal internet connection), my google adsense is moving, thank you!

Also, I was able to attend to Software Freedom Day 2009 last Saturday. And though I didn't finish the whole activity because of my classes, I was happy to have attended. It was a wonderful event! And I've heard that George Tujan's talk was a blast. Too bad I missed it! But anyway, the event introduced me to Kevin Paquet and Faust Principe, two promising bloggers, and I have a well-founded belief that these two are internet buffs, like me. I don't know if these two would survive an internet-less day. Wanna bet?

Is happiness catching?

No, I don't want to put up a happy face to conceal how hurt I am. I am not good in feigning happiness, anyway.

The following are quotes from "Is Happiness Catching?" article by Clive Thompson.

Behaviors can be contagious. Groups of people would become obese together, while other groupings would remain slender or even lose weight. You may not know him personally, but your friend’s husband’s co-worker can make you fat. And your sister’s friend’s boyfriend can make you thin. ...happiness doesn’t come only from having deep, heart-to-heart talks. It also comes from having daily exposure to many small moments of contagious happiness.


Drinking spread socially, as did happiness and even loneliness. Happiness is more contagious than unhappiness.

Christakis and Fowler’s strangest finding is the idea that a behavior can skip links — spreading to a friend of a friend without affecting the person who connects them. (Now I know why Rey was somehow inspired to lose weight when he was introduced with Cal.)

“If someone tells you that you can influence 1,000 people,” Fowler said, “it changes your way of seeing the world.”

The concluding statement hit me, and it hit me hard. Before I stumbled upon the article excerpted above, I was bitter, jealous, insecure, and very unhappy because of the mere fact that the boyfriend logged out of IM in the middle of our conversation, and without notice. I hated that! So, in respite, I wanted to post a blog about how pissed I am. Well, I know that this blog does not have much readers, but I just want to write. It makes me feel like I'm sharing my grief to the whole world.

That was before I read the article.

After finishing the first paragraph of this blog entry, I wasn't quite sure how I'd go on. I was angry, but I don't think that it's that big of an issue to ever make a full-blown article of how angry I was to be left in IM. I know that my anger would eventually go away, although I swear I wasn't thinking like this at the height of my angst.

But then, well, after reading the 10-page article, I resolved to shut up. No, I don't want to spread bitterness... Not to my readers (if there are any?). I don't have any intention to edit the first paragraph, though. Just leave it as it is. It's just a reminder that I am only human, I have those times where I get pissed, and my huffy character gets doubled when it's that time of the month. Forgive me... I am not entirely unhappy. That person who made me want to cry earlier is also the very person who makes me so happy... Now, I want to cry tears of joy! Hahaha! So, this is life... (--,)

You're not Peter Pan

To the guy who thinks he's Peter Pan: GROW UP!

What do you want?
What do you want to become?
What do you NOT want to become?
How will you get it?
How much are you willing to risk to get it?
What makes you happy?
What makes you sad?
What are the annoying things that you can live with?
What are the annoying things that you can't live with?

Imagine your life ten years from now, twenty years, fifty.....
What would your future be?

Sooner or later, you will have to resolve all those unresolved issues. Don't just shrug them away, or DENY that you have an issue to resolve.

Be a MAN.

Sometime, somewhere, some people are going to get hurt, and that would definitely include YOU.

In memory of Tonton

It was in the neighborhood grapevine that somebody was killed near our place in Talomo. I later on learned that the person who was killed was one of our workers, poor guy. His wake was only for two days, I doubt if my folks were able to visit him before the burial.

Tonton was one of the most promising among his "batch" of construction workers who did our house. After being hired as a construction worker, he was rehired by my parents to do a lot of other heavy chores around the house like tending the lawn, paint jobs, and other stuff. He's just determined to earn a living and would accept any other job to support himself. And he is a very good worker.

Snob as I am, I was not Tonton's friend. I would only talk to him if mom would ask me to, like when it's time for snacks and I would call Tonton to have a break from his work. But I was saddened to hear the news that he was murdered (yes, it was murder). Tonton was a good man, and whoever killed him should answer for such a cruel crime.

Tonton may no longer read this, or may no longer hear me say this, but, I would like to say, THANK YOU. And, as sort of a pledge, when I'm already a lawyer, I promise to handle your case, if your relatives would ask me to. And I'm going to make sure that justice will be served.

Something good.

It was past 2am when a thought came up to me, "I don't love you anymore." For the first time in my life, I was determined to give up everything. I did not feel anything, not even remorse. I just stared blankly at the ceiling. It's almost 3am now and I couldn't sleep. I recollected my experiences on the past week. The 8-11 incident which made me wanted to kill somebody, and how I managed to fake everything on the following days, though I failed miserably and ended up hiding in my room instead of going to work and going to school. Then I remember my professor's words: Some truths, the exposure of which are delayed due to the protection of national stability. I hated that line. But it pierced through and punctured my heart. I couldn't live a lie, why me? I never should have asked that question: why me? I exactly know the answer. I stopped thinking. I am terribly damaged from the recent events in my life and I find it miserably hard to recover. I concluded the dawn with a cry. It was a good cry.

Kikayness

I'm HAPPY!

My sister is here in Davao for a 5-day stay. Her internship must have been grueling that's why she demanded a vacation in the middle of the semester. So, she bade goodbye to Iloilo this morning and waved HELLO TO DAVAO CITY as her plane landed at 9:35am.

So, since my sister is here and I haven't seen her for 8 long months, I wanted to do something SPECIAL. What am I going to do? Hahaha!

My sister is a little anti-social so I can't bring her to parties. She's more satisfied staying at home and I think this is the best time for me to abuse her while she's staying here. She knows how to cook delectable dishes and that's how I'm going to abuse her. Wahahaha!

Reformatted

If you've read my previous post, you'd sense that I am not in my best mood (or self?) right now. Whew! I had a tough week last week, and all I'm asking for is for it to get better. I hope that everything would fall into place and that bitches would die a thousand deaths.

I feel not-so-good-but-better-than-the-past-week.

Since time immemorial (errr, about three months ago), my memory card got infected with a Samok_ForYou.vbs virus, and two other .bat viruses and these files are undeletable, so just imagine my futile efforts in ERADICATING those viruses. This morning, I occasioned to search for these viruses, and the means to delete them, and got lucky! There's a Flash Disinfector available for free download, and with a few hundreds of comments praising such program, I decided to download and try it. Unfortunately, it did not do any good. I got frustrated, thinking that with the hundreds of "thank you's" commented about Flash Disinfector, I wouldn't be able to post my appreciation because it did not successfully delete the virus on my memory card. I was thinking of the one thing that I did not want to do: FORMAT my memory card. I don't want to lose all my files just because of those three insignificant viruses! My videos, music tracks, photos, it's like deleting my OWN MEMORY. But I guess there's no other way for me to get away from the burden of those pestering viruses.

FORMAT COMPLETE.

The memory card is then virus-free.

I wish I could reformat my life that easily.

It’s almost been a week since I learned of something unforgettable. It made me plead amnesia just to forget. It was the greatest heartbreak of my life. How could someone break the trust I’ve given?

I said I’d never interrupt my routine: but I violated my own rule as soon as I made them. I’ve been absent from work, skipped classes, withdrew from my friends, blocked everything out, I know it was not helping at all, but I’d rather drown in my depression than face the people with a heavy heart.

I spent 7 hours of planning, 5 minutes of execution, and the rest of my life being miserable.

I can't lie. But I don't want to tell the truth, either.You just can’t share some truths to protect other people. I will forever carry this burden. Sweetheart is dead.

Desire

Last year, I wanted to have my own car. That was the "thing" I was dreaming of. I wanted it so bad that I joined a taxi company's raffle draw, the prize of which is a Kia Avella. Opportunity also presented itself when a taxi driver gave me more than 2 pads of coupons for the raffle draw. Hahaha! I believed that I would win. So, before leaving Davao a day before the supposed raffle draw, I dropped all of my raffle coupons at NCCC Mall and knew that by the time I come home a week later, my new car would be waiting for me in the garage. I told this story to nobody but my little sister Gracie.

When I came back, Gracie asked me where my car is, so she remembered! Note: My sister is diagnosed with Praeder Willy Syndrome. I asked mom if they received a call from the taxi company of if there was news that I won a car. She said there was none. I got dismayed. But, I was still determined to have a car (and when I said I wanted a car, I did not want to pay for it!). I was a little disappointed at that time but I was positive that the car I've been wanting is just within my reach. I knew that I was going to have it.

After about a month or so, I decided to get my driver's license. I've been keeping my SP and renewing it every year for so long now, and if I wanted to have my own car, I should have a valid driver's license, not just a temporary one. It seemed during that time that all the forces of the universe connived at my plan: Dad bought a Pajero, and nobody will be using his old car, which by the way, is owned by my grannies. When we went to my grannies' place where I also got my driver's license, Grandpa told me that the old green car is now mine! Wahahahahaha! I was so happy despite mom's objection.

So, I got my car. What has it to do with my title post? Desire. It's what I wanted, and I got it. Actually, I was able to relate to what I've been reading. Lara lent me another self-help book, which is so long overdue already (I had prelims, law books first), entitled THINK and GROW RICH by Napoleon Hill. It's a good book. Though I'm still in the second chapter, I know this book will help me a lot.

(--,)

NO CLASSES

No classes from July 29, 2009 to August 1, 2009.

Reasons: Students' Day and Foundation Day.

I bet you're all smiling!

Review

During our preliminary exam, I scoured through my Lawschool Blog for some notes that might help me in reviewing. But my blog was no help at all! I was appalled! That's where I usually post my notes... But then, I remembered, I only started posting notes during second year. The first few posts related to law school were just rants and rambles, just like those you read on this blog. Hahaha! The first helpful post though, is a case digest! Hahaha! So, that was the start of Law School Funk.

Anyway, I've gone to the BIR this morning to claim the much-delayed Certificate of Registration of my client. I just wasted precious hours there when I found out that the COR is still unsigned and that I have to go back there later today to claim it. I've following it up almost everyday since July 10. BIR is crap! I hate it!

A classmate sent me a text message asking if there would be no classes today. Well, I don't know. I have to make a call to confirm... Calling... So.... The verdict: No classes until Saturday. According to the S.A., today is Students' Day and the rest of the week will be the celebration of Foundation Day. So, does this mean that we do not have Practice Court on Saturday? I guess its a YES.

Bye for now! Got lots of work to do.

June 2009 Nursing Board Exam Results

That's a clip I got from PBER (Philippine Board Exam Results), a site I'm currently subscribed to. Heheheh!

Congratulations Ate Rhyn! (--,)

Undergoing MyBlogLog Verification

Narcissism

Sample pic for our yearbook. (--,)

Hmpf`

I wish I know how to handle a guy's ego. I hate to be rejected.

not in the mood

Arthritis?

I just finished my cup of coffee for the day. I expect my Doctor to visit the office anytime today, well, not to visit me, but to have some legal papers prepared. I think it's best to wait for him so that I can ask for some medical advice (hopefully free!) regarding my aching joints.

Yeah, yeah, I'm still young, I heard my officemates say, I couldn't have arthritis. But maybe, I do have it. When I was younger (during my teens), my blood was tested to be made as a sample for Infinity's discussion one time in a home meeting, and there it was discovered that my uric acid is high. OMG! And to think that at that time, I was still an active teen, I regularly exercise and had dance trainings every other day. Well, I was also constantly eating junk foods that time, which could be the reason why my uric's high. Over the years, I've learned to cut down on junk foods and eliminate softdrinks from my diet. Unfortunately, my exercise is one of those things that were dropped out of my routine, too! It's just bad, maybe that's the reason why I'm having painful joints, particularly in my fingers. As I googled painful finger joints, the search results were flooded with arthritic finger joints OMG! I don't really know the cause of this, could be due to normal wear or tear (have I been typing to death??? Well, makes me think of the Typing Mania in Facebook...), or due to my poor diet and zero-percent exercise habit (what's happening to me???). I swear I will never eat pork again! Duh?

I guess it's best to wait for Dr. Rex now. I wish he'd come here soon....

Sweet, will you shut up?

Urghhhh!!! I said I'd study. But all I did was try to look for answers to jehz' post. I hate you Jehz!!! Grrr... Huhuhuhuhu....

And now, i wanna read Ria's column.. Later, later, later.. I'll turn off my pc once this post is done.

And then I'll have lunch.

PC will be turned on after I read two chapters of Bernas. Hmpf!

A day with Lysette...

"A friend loves at all times."
-- The Bible: Proverbs 17, 17.

Looking for online quotes online is tiring, specially when none of the search results could best describe what you really intend to mean. I was searching for a friendship quote that I could place as an opener for this post. In the hundreds of quotes that I've read, I chose the one I wrote above, a simple proverb from the bible.

This post is a special one. Why? Because I'd be writing about a special day I spent with a special friend, Lysette.

History. It's funny how our names rhyme, Lysette and Suzette.We've been friends since our elementary days but Lysette and I got to know each one better in high school. We were so close that one time a classmate interchanged our birthdates (oh well, it was our joke but the classmate took it seriously, hehe). I don't know why or how she became my bestfriend when now I've realized that we're so different - - - I'm loud, she's the silent type. I'm outgoing, she's very reserved. She's so lady-like, I was boyish. She's very prim, while I'm a little, uhmmm, eccentric? But being opposites didn't really hinder us from becoming good friends.

We parted ways in college and lost communication though we catch up with each other whenever the situation permits it, like when we saw each other at McDonalds, dined together at B3, these being unplanned and spontaneous occasions.

Anyway, I never thought I'd be able to bond with Lysette again. But during her brief stay here in Davao (she and her husband have moved and settled in Japan), I was given the opportunity to spend a day with her once more. It was a day of catching up with each other's lives. We've missed each other soooo much! I think it was the best conversation we've had since we were in high school. Although it was just a short span of time, I was thankful knowing that through the years, we're still good friends. Despite our differences and distance, a friend is really someone who loves you at all times.

Thanks so much for your time, Lalai! I will definitely miss you! Take care. Who knows, maybe I'll visit you in Japan? (--,) I love you!

De-stress

Right now, my stress level is so high. I just finished doing the Board Resolution for a company, and now I'm into drafting two Minutes of Meetings which, unfortunately, I did "partially" attend. I was there at both meetings but due to time constraints, I had to leave early. And now, I can't finish the minutes. I can only put the things that happened when I was there, and for the rest of the meetings, the same were undocumented, sigh!

I am really having a headache right now. What can I do to relax? I'm also waiting for a client who's still on his way to Davao from Kidapawan, and I have an engagement at 4pm, I don't know if I can make it on time. Grrr!

To relax, I've searched Lighthouse Family playlists on Imeem. I love that band, I find it so relaxing and I kind of remember my highschool days with their songs. I did find some playlists but some songs are only for 30 seconds. Why???

Anyway, I'll stop ranting now and pray and hope that client would arrive soooon while I look for words in my cluttered brain to finish the minutes. Good luck! Maybe I'll grab something to eat, too...

(--,)

Yeba's back! Hehehe.. I took this pic of me and yeba at Jack's Ridge. (--,)

In pink?

While driving along Boulevard, I passed by a Volkswagen Van in pink... It's not the same as the one in the inset photo but its really really cute! Hehehe... Oh well, yeah. I really don't have anything important to write in here. Its just that the VW van reminded me of yeba... And he's coming home. Weeeh! (--,)

Gracie's New Do

My baby Grace got a new haircut from Carlo Reyes Salon. She bade goodbye to her long wavy locks last Saturday and changed it to a short slash cut that's easy to maintain. She looks so happy after the haircut. And I was glad that she liked her new hair, knowing that this little princess is so hard to please. Fortunately, she stepped out of the salon with a wide smile on her face.

The receptionist and hair stylist in Carlo Reyes Salon thought that Gracie is my daughter. Hahaha! Although it actually made me grouch for a while, I realized that motherhood is the noblest profession, so I said, why not? My sister looks like 7 (but she's already 14), she could pass as my daughter. Doing the math, it would as if I became a young mom at around 17. Hahaha!

But the story didn't end there. While we were window shopping at NCCC Mall, this salesman said, "Advance Happy Mother's Day, Ma'am." Oh well... I just smiled.

Britney Spice

Back in highschool, I memorized all the lyrics of the Spice Girls' Spice cd, except for the Spanish Rap in the song If You Can't Dance. That time, the internet world was not much of a help when I researched for that spanish rap. But now, more than 10 years later, I fin'ly found it! Hahahah! Now I can "unlearn" my "sounds-like version" of the spanish rap. Ahahaha!

"Hey macho, te ví el otro día, me dio mucha, mucha alegría,
Escucha la música, Ay madre mía!
Hey chico, tu no tienes nada
Que susto, que sueco, que polla, que tieso
Oh, no me toques, ay que pero, feo
Venga, venga, marcha salida, toma esa música
Me cantas deprisa, cuidado, cuidado, hey chico,
Que loco, toma mi ritmo, me voy contigo,
Hey macho te quiero, quiero un hombre, necesito si,
Pero no tú, un hombre, hey macho, hey macho,
Si no bailas esto no puedes nada conmigo"

I went to worldlingo.com to get a free translation of the foregoing. And the translation is reproduced below (unedited):

Male Hey, I saw the other day you, gave much me, much joy,

Listening music, Ay mother mine!

Small Hey, your you do not have anything

scare, which Swedish, that pullet, that stiff

Oh, I do not touch myself, ay that but, ugly

Comes, comes, march exit, takes that music

you sing to Me quickly, care, care, small hey,

That crazy, my rate takes, I go away with you,

male Hey wants, loves a man to you, needs if,

But not you, a man, male hey, male hey,

If you do not dance this you cannot anything with me

Ahahah! Oh yeah, so the translation is not that good... I don't care that much, it's free, anyway. Hahaha!

Another singer that makes me go gaga is Britney Spears. Yeah, yeah, she was a troubled mom but I forgot all about her life drama the moment I heard Womanizer, and the video was also a shocker! Hahahaha! Also, her songs Break the Ice, Piece of Me, Gimme More, they are so good to listen to when I'm driving, no more drowsy driving days for me the moment I rediscovered Britney. I love Britney!

Wikimapia

Thank God there's Wikimapia!

I didn't know where in the world Canocotan is. I have to go to this place in Tagum City to process the DAR Clearance of my client. I googled "Canocotan Map" and yes, there was a map in the official website of Tagum City but it did little, or no help at all.

But then.... Wikimapia answered my question...

Connection Refused and all sorts of bugs

Alright.... I was looking for a topic to blog and then when I tried to log on to my yahoo account, I couldn't! The prompt is CONNECTION REFUSED. Why in the world is this happening? Connection refused on both Mozilla and IE browsers. There must be something wrong with my account!

I have recently upgraded my Mozilla Firefox browser to 3.1 and then problems have started occurring. I do love Mozilla, but what's happening to my browser? It shuts down as if there's some unfixed bug. Oh well, maybe there is a bug. I don't know how to downgrade this to the more stable version. I am so lost!

Three Rounds for a Double Celebration

That's three rounds of blowing the candles for the double celebration of Kaye's and (well, I'm thinking if I'd write "Dad" or "Julius," anyway, I'd settle for.....) Da Colonel's birthday. It was Kaye's 25th birthday, and Da Colonel's 34th.

The venue was the oh-so-far Villa Christina in Tugbok. Despite the distance of the venue, we had a great time, oh wait, great is an understatement! It was a night filled with fun, if there's a word that would describe "fun" in its "superlative form" then that would be it!

The party people was composed of the Bratpack, Thea, Patrick, Uncle Bravo, Elisa, Tisha, Angel, Janice, Darlene, Ryan, Styf, Carina, and party newbies Jo and Warla. The party was all worth the "everything." Hahahaha!

Naked!

Kaye was laughing at me outside our school campus last Saturday because I blurted out the word "naked" just out of the blue! And that's when I realized I had my earphones on maximum volume, Kaye said, "Gurl, kusog kaayo kag tingog!"

Oooops, no malice was intended, though I really got embarrassed because at that afternoon, members of the Knights of Columbus were on a parade, and people were looking at me because of that word - that INNOCENT word!

Okay, so let me explain myself. I was actually singing that time, only that I am not that good with the lyrics of the song, I can only utter "naked." So much for being a Spice Girls fanatic.... Hmpf!


Naked
by Spice Girls


Naivety and childhood left behind deprived of the goodness of mankind
past encounters have made her strong strong enough to carry on and on
Undress you with her eyes uncover the truth from the lies
Strip you down don't need to care lights are low exposed and bare

Naked
Nothing but a smile upon her face
Naked
She wants to play seek and hide no one to hide behind
Naked
This child has fallen from grace
Naked
Don't be afraid to stare she is only naked

She knows exactly what to do with men like you,
Inside out in her mind there's no doubt where you're coming from
mystery will turn you on.

Undress you with her eyes, uncover the truth from the lies,
Strip you down don't need to care, lights are low exposed and bare
Naked
Nothing but a smile upon her face
Naked
She wants to play seek and hide, no-one to hide behind
Naked
This child has fallen from grace
Naked
Don't be afraid to stare she is only naked

Hello, its me
I thought you'd understand
Well maybe I should have kept my mouth shut
I keep seeing such a pretty picture
I'd rather be hated than pitied
Maybe I should have left it to your imagination
I just want to be me

This angel's dirty face is sore, holding on to what she had before.
Not sharing secrets with any old fool, now she's gonna keep her cool,
She wants to get naked
She wants to get naked,
Naked
Nothing but a smile upon her face
Naked
She wants to play seek and hide, no-one to hide behind
Naked
This child has fallen from grace
Naked
Don't be afraid to stare she is only naked

I'm excited!

I'm excited for tomorrow's event. We will be celebrating the birthdays of Kaye and Daddy Col tomorrow at Villa Cristina. I've been to Villa Cristina once when I was still very young. I wonder what the resort looks like today? We have actually surveyed most of Davao's resorts just to find the right place for our party: Jaca, Summerland, Larous, and Jones... But Daddy Col decided on Villa Cristina.

I hope that we'll enjoy the party tomorrow. Weeeeh!

Transport Strike!

It was a quarter before 9 when I drove my car out of our subdivision and it surprised me that there were a lot of passengers waiting for their ride near the Coca-Cola Plant. In Bangkal and Matina, I saw the same situation. I stopped by for gas and chatted with the attendant, he informed me that there's a transport strike going on. I thought it was because gas prices have not been reduced as what we've heard from the news. But I was wrong. The attendant said that the strike was about LTO's huge penalties on traffic violations.

As what I have heard from the office grapevine, the strike would only be for half a day. I really do hope that traffic will resume to normal this afternoon. Lots of people have not been able to go to their places of work on time this morning. My sister's examination at Ateneo was cancelled (believe me, the students only have praises for the transport strike).

For my yeba

Things to Do

This is not my first "Things to do" post. Hehehe. I'm a busy girl, and sometimes, I forget about my duties and responsibilities here in the office and as well as my student chores. So, I might as well post my priorities in here:

1. Prepare the CGT and DST Forms as well as the supporing documents
2. Go to BIR
   
3. Go to Bureau of Fire Protection
   
4. Follow up Business Permit
5. Go to City Health, City Planning, and all other government offices for the business permit
6. Prepare Affidavit of 2 disinterested persons
   
7. Go to General Santos City
8. Study (well, study everything!)

So, there are only 8 tasks on my list for today. Well technically, numbers 1 and 8 should (MUST) be done TODAY, and the rest on my list may be spread out for the whole week. So, there are lots of things to do, why am I still blogging? Heheheh.. Because I love blogging!

I was blog hopping for 2 hours straight and the only thing that made me stop is when I accidentally opened an adult-content blog. Hahahaha! So I guess I really have to make my bloghopping rest for a while...

Law School Prom

It was a red carpet event.... February 28, 2009, Friday, at the Serenade Hall of Grand Men Seng Hotel, students from the University of Mindanao College of Law graced the red carpet for their Promenade.

It was a li'l different seeing your classmates in gowns and tuxedos. But if I would have to give awards that night, the Headturners would be Styf, Marcel, and Carina, for strutting their stuff complete with headdresses.

Promenades are not just for high school. Despite the reluctance and hesitation of the law students, the prom was successful. Nevermind the "band" which shocked us all, the green games that Mr. Prom King prepared for the event, the text message that read "Happy Fiesta" and all the bloopers which came with the event, we had fun still.

And oh yeah, I was Prom Queen that night, I guess I'm the oldest Prom Queen at 24. Hahahah! I don't care. The Prom King is older (27!). Hahahah! (Apologies to my good friend slash Prom King, Adolf, that guy you see below dancing with me).

Our prom had its own twists. Rigodon de Honor is so phased out according to us. Instead, we danced Mambo to the tune of the all-time classic Time of My Life.

According to UM's Johnny Bravo, he saw the students transform from UM to FHM. The after-prom party was held at World Palace.

Told ya, law students know have to have some fun. We're not just bookworms, you know.

More JS Prom posts:

• Closing the book
• This time, the Men
• From my Prom Entries: My Top Picks
• More Transformers
• Meet the Transformers
• Oh, how they danced

Wish list

No, I'm not asking anything from anybody here... Here's the list of what I want, or, of what I'm going to buy for the next couple of days. I hope I get everything before April.

1. Telephone
2. Heavy-duty puncher
3. Steel Cabinet

And the list will go on...

READ ME OR RUE IT

Yesterday, I was talking here about a book from Lara. I haven't finished reading that book yet because the moment I started reading it, I remembered that Uncle Dale also lent me a booklet last January, it's title is Read Me Or Rue It.

The booklet is merely 55 pages and it's long been overdue. Uncle Dale was asking me if I finished it already and I promised him to finish it before the week ends. So, instead of reading The Price of Opportunity, I decided to read the "Read Me" booklet first.

I already read about 9 pages of it and it told the story of suffering souls and purgatory. Not all people are believers of the purgatory. I finished the booklet in an hour and as I flipped the pages, I realized more and more that I have wasted so much time in not reading the booklet the moment I received it.

If you're not comfortable with the topic on purgatory, you may skip reading this post. I learned from the book that there are millions of souls suffering and we can help them. We can help them by offering our prayers for them. About one-third of the book consists of prayers that we can offer to alleviate the sufferings of our departed loved ones.

I googled the title of the book and found out that the whole publication is also available for free i the internet. You can browse through the following websites to read for yourselves:

• http://www.holy-souls.com/read_me_or_rue_it.htm
• http://www.sufferingsouls.com/part3.htm
• http://www.ewtn.com/library/SPIRIT/READRUE.TXT
• http://www.theworkofgod.org/Library/Purgatry/Readme.htm

It's okay if you're busy, if you don't have the time, MAKE TIME.

The Price of Opportunity

Lara lent me a book entitled The Price of Opportunity by Dr. Bill Quain. Honestly, I have not read a single page of it. I'll start to read it today. The cover of the book says that it's all about the relationship between prices and profits - and what it means to your business.

I always wanted to have my own business. I was the proprietor/manager of our small restaurant at the age of 20. I was too young then. The restaurant business only lasted for four months. I decided to give up after the cook died. I wasn't able to find a suitable replacement, and I did not bother find another one. It was a hasty decision. The birth and death of the resto are hasty decisions. I promised myself not to make any decisions without studying the pros and cons of any engagement. Unfortunately, that principle made me an indecisive person.

How about Harvard?

A repost from Lawschoofunk.Com


Yes, I've heard about Harvard Law School. Who hasn't? I guess I also read it somewhere on one of Grisham's books. But no, I'm not enrolled in Harvard, and I don't think I will ever be. Hehehe...

I found this pic on Facebook. Bujoy, one of my dearest friends, is there in the middle with two of her friends, this photo taken at Harvard Law School one fine day in Boston. (--,) Hmmm, I wonder if I would be able to go to this place? Hahaha! I wish!

I miss you, Bujoy! Let's stroll along Harvard's paths someday... (--,)

TTD: Things To Do

What have I done today?

Well, I thought that this is going to be a really busy day. I wasn't able to report here in the office yesterday because of the COMELEC registration which took about one whole day to finish. Well, actually, the registration process is a mere one-hour ordeal but the waiting time takes around 5 hours!

Lessons learned during the COMELEC registration: Bring a VALID ID as a requirement for registration. COMELEC Davao is located inside Magsaysay Park. According to one of the employees, they release priority numbers as early as 7am (this is an unverified claim, but if you want to be served early, then you should really be early!). Bring a fan or pamaypay because their office is poorly ventilated. Bring your own ballpen (please!). They only cater to 150 registrants per day. If your priority number is 100+, then it would be better to come back to their office in the afternoon because there's a very thin chance that you'd be accomodated in the morning (well, that's what happened to me, I got priority number 127, I waited, waited, and waited, until I asked when is the estimated time that my number will be served. I was told to go back at 2pm, and luckily, when I arrived at 2pm. my number was called! Yey!).

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Okay, so let's talk about today...I started the day by a 30-minute exercise. (Good!). Ate a healthy breakfast of Oatmeal with sliced bananas and honey. I arrived here at the office at 10am and I've cleaned up my computer, updated my softwares, and installed add-ons to my Mozilla Browser. I'm planning to clean up the clutter in my li'l office space and later go to my client to continue my audit. Whew! I haven't squeezed studying in my schedule for so long, I was absent from class for two consecutive nights already. My gosh!

Good luck to this busy day. Bank transactions, clients to call, blogs to update, and a whole lot more to do, hahahaha! Catch yah later! (--,)

My 24th Birthday

On being 24...

Hahaha! Yes, I'm 24 years old already. The usual party was held in our residence, twas like that for 24 long years already, a tradition you might say.

I'm not a really great host when it comes to parties because I tend to cram and get busy with everybody (or I GET DRUNK!), and sometimes shy away (yes, I am a shy type, sometimes!) with some of my visitors. So, I rented a videoke machine to feed the appetite of my microphone-hungry friends, hahahaha! That should do the trick.

For the first time in 3 years, I did not get drunk on my birthday! Ahahahah! Weeeh! Special thanks to the following persons who celebrated my birthday with me:Cyril, Don2, Mark Ryan, Lesley, Cheryl, Donna, Yajams, Shirimoi, Adolf, Karen, Calixto, Sandra, Mican, Toping, Bren, Reign, Aryl, Nuj, Krisna, and Emer.

Birthday wishes/messages through sms tallied from 00:00:01 to 24:00:00 on 12/29/2008:
Yajams: Happy birthday bezzie! Uhmwah! Wabyu
Cyril: Happy birthday swit! Happy happy birthday! Sa iyo and inuman, sa iyo ang pulutan!
Donna: Happy birthday tet ***** Hmpf! Wish you all the best. God bless tet
Lara: happy brithday sweet!******God bless you always!
Emer: Meri xmas, hapi bday ug hapi new year swit. ****** Uuuuuy... Bday nya. Hehe
Evan: Happy birthday sweet! You're getting 1 year younger********.
Cali: *****Happy birthday again! Pakiss beh! Mwah! \(--,)/
Major: HAPI B~DAY! U R 1 YR OLDER NOW
Jun2: Hapi bday te!
Auntie Mylene: May God work with you today, and give you peace of mind.. May he give you a happy heart,and his love all the time. Be happy. Happy birthday!
Adolf: Gang, you know na. Want me to say it our loud (or all caps, as the case may be)...? Say it, say it? Happy happy BUMPFIRE, este, BIRTHDAY po!******
Pinkee: modr, hapi bday 2u ********wish you a fun-filled day, success in your career, good health and happiness.
Ryan Neil: Happy Bday!
Rez: Happy Birthday sweet.
Sandra: Happy Birthday sen! Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!
Kaye: Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy bithday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you.. happy birthday gurl! (^.___.^)
Mark Cecilio: Hafi bortdei ate swit! May u have more birthdays and boylets to come. Hehehe
Uncle Dodong: HAPPY B-day! May d lord God bless u n ur family always.
Eric Ramos: Happy birthday matamis! Congrats! Heheheh
Cheryl: Hapi bday. ******
Ryan Sales: Sweet, hap... hap.... hap.... Happy Birthday. Edaran najud kau ka! Hahaha!
Don2:Hapi bewtdei!
2ping: hapi bday swit! ******
James: Hello ate... ****Happy Birthday!!! God bless u and ur family. More bdays to come. tc..
Lesley: happy bday sweet! Mwuah
Mark Ryan: Happy bday attorney
Uncle Boy: Happy Birthday Sweet. God bless you.
Dee: Eloo my switie... Haffy vday. Hehe. Mwah mwah mwah
Thea Uy: happy birhtday gang! Wishing u good health and happiness always and an everlasting friendship with us. Wahahaha mwah labyu
Reign: Sosweet, happy birthday! Mwah
Raymund: Happy birthday sweet! I wish every best thing you really deserved. Mwaahh
Eyey: Hapi bday twit. Hehe
Shirimoi: Sweet! Happy Birthday, gurl! Stay pretty, swexy and ^_^V virgin! Ahehe God bless! Xoxox
Tsay: Hapybday swit.
Kadu (january 4 na nag greet! Pahkingsyet keu! ): *****Happy birthday swexie!


Also, thanks to those who greeted me on my email account and Friendster: Lysette, Aika, Marc, Jose, Hector, Joy, Kath, Faith, Johnny, Balang,

And of course, a whole lot of love and thanks to my mom, dad, ate christine, dani, april and jun2 for being convinced that my every birthday is always a debut birthday. Wahahaha! I've toned it down already, didn't you notice? Hehehe.. Love u all always!!! And to baby gracie also, although you were so sad for not receiving gifts on my birthday and you had some bit of your signature tantrums on that day, I still love you baby! (--,)

Thanks to Cali for his sweet escape, and for dealing all the pressure with me, haha! Thanks to bezzie Yajams and Adolf for not being so harsh. Hahaha! Na pressure jud baya ko ato! And to all my friends who were shocked but remained supportive. Wahahaha! (--,)V peace out!

Sweet, swit, bezzie, tet, gang, modr, gurl, matamis, ate sweet, attorney, switie, sweetypie, sosweet, swexy, swexie wants to thank all of you for making her birthday a superduper HA-HA-HAPPY one! <(--,)/

Mindanao Bloggers Christmas Party

This may be a belated post but I don't really care. I was late for the MB Party held last December 27, 2008 at World Palace. I arrived just in time before they started the exchanging of gifts. Although I arrived late and departed early, I did enjoy the party. I got a gift from the organizer and the brains of Mindanao Bloggers, Kuya Blogie of http://robillioblog.com (see inset photo with my sister holding the Strawberry Preserves which my sister really loved!). I was also one of the winners of the Word Camp shirt for answering trivia questions related to Ate Sarah's blog address (http://nanaynirashid.blogspot.com)... Ate Sarah was also the one who picked my gift.... (--,)

In my less than an hour's stay at World Palace that night, I was able to personally meet bloggers like Dominique of http://villageidiotsavant.com, who also happened to celebrate his birthday on that same day, also, I shared the song “Wanna Be” with the very popular Ate Ria (Oh, she hates being called “ATE” Ria, by the way) of http://riajose.wordpress.com. Kuya Charles was there too, I remember him from the MB Summit held last 2007. Of course, the recently-awarded Winston Almendras of http://batangyagit.com was there too!

I had to leave the MB Xmas Party early to catch up with another party... Nevertheless, although I couldn't remember all the names of the bloggers who joined the party, I was happy to meet and greet all of them. I hope to join other bloggers' party soon!

Little white lie....

I told my sister that my boyfriend and I are going to the beach. That was a lie. I don't have a boyfriend, and I'm not going to the beach. But, that little lie was enough to wake her curiosity.

Ate: Who's your boyfriend?
Me: Secret!
Ate: Sige na bah!
Me: Hahaha! I'll introduce him to you personally.....

Hahahah! And that was the end of our conversation. I lied because she was making me jealous of their beach outing that time, so I made a little drama of the boyfriend-tale to drive us out of the beach topic that she initiated, well, I did not want to tell her I envy her little escapade...

When my sister gets home, I know she'd be excited to know who my boyfriend is. Hahaha! I don't think that she reads my blog so I guess she will never know about this lie until she gets home....

So, here are my sister's pictures at her recent Sandbar Island Trip.

FILLER

I hate to change the mood of this blog. I have deleted all my hate blogs already but I just can't seem to contain what I feel at this moment. I am enraged by the thought that some people are just so self-centered and doesn't even mind hurting other people. I can go unnoticed and unappreciated for as long as I can take it but I hope they wouldn't mind it also if I change. Yes, I'm just the girl you call when you're bored, but I can't be just like that forever.

INTERESTING CONVERSATION

I received this email from Mohamed Irfan. I thought that it would be great to share!

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy speaks to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD, the ALMIGHTY.
He asks one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .

Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So you Believe in GOD ?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD Good ?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him.
Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.
But GOD didn't.
How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

( Student is silent )
Professor : You can't answer, can you ?
Let's start again, Young Fella.
Is GOD Good?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from ?
Student : From . . . GOD . . .
Professor : That's right.
Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ?
And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?

(Student does not answer)

Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?
All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?
Student : Yes, sir..
Professor : So, who Created them ?
( Student has no answer )
Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.
Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD?
Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist.
What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes, Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor : Yes.
Student : No sir. There isn't.

( The Lecture Theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events )

Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,
a Little Heat or No Heat.
But we don't have anything called Cold.
We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.
There is no such thing as Cold.
Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.
We cannot Measure Cold.
Heat is Energy.
Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

( There is Pin - Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )
Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir.
Darkness is the Absence of Something…
You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .
But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called Darkness, isn't it?
In reality, Darkness isn't.
If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.
You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.
Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.
It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that
Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.
Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?

( The Professor shakes his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument is going )

Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and
Cannot even prove that this Process is an On - Going Endeavor,
Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?
Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?

( The Class is in Uproar )

Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?

( The Class breaks out into Laughter )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .
No one appears to have done so.
So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that
You have No Brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?

(The Room is Silent. The Professor stares at the Student, his face unfathomable)

Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir . . .
The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
That is all that Keeps Things Moving & Alive.

NB:
I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so . . .
You'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . . won't you?
Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH..

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October 2008 CPA Board Exam Results

The results were released 1 day after the Board exams!

To view the Reults click here

And here

Congratulations!

Batang Yagit Won!

Wow! MY vote was counted. And I love it. As i said on my previous post, no one deserves the award more than Batang Yagit.

The complete list of winners:

Here are the list of winners of the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards

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