whatever!..

one, i want to thank MeCoy [link], a very good young man from the Philippines for another award for my blog - "the versatile blogger award..." i will look into this in the next days. bit busy with a lot of whatever things that i need to accomplish...

two, just found out that one of my docs is missing... :-( it is very vital for my application for permanent residency. haist! need to call the government agency to secure another copy. hope i can get one soon. btw, this is what's making me busy this past few days or maybe months. i am almost there. i mean a little more time and i am legitimate to apply for my residency. i want to apologize to all my blogger friends for not coming to visit you as often as i do before.

three, and this is what's pissing me off... oooooppppsss!!. sorry for the word. "WHY DOES NEWS REPORTS ON WEATHER SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT OUR WEATHER TO BE HOTTER THAN HOT THAN BEFORE?" How would you like hearing the line, " well i guess we will not be able to break the records last whatever year it was set..." as if getting us toasted in the face of the planet is a good accomplishment. don't they realize that when we are breaking records of heat or temp means we are not doing any good to our environment. duh!.. i would rather hear the lines, good job human race, guess our effort to keep our environment clean and green is helping us keep the weather beautiful...

Help!

If helping makes you happy

go for it with no hesitation

for it is by heart!

but, 

if it is to make you feel proud

Stop it!

do not use other's

misfortune

for your glory!

posted for Magpie Tales [link]

photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid [link]

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just a thought: I am always stopped by the thoughts of the negative news and stories about beggars and hitchhikers roaming around the busy streets. Others even have good and funny signs and other have brought me to tears.

Am I too help with the little money and resources I have?

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Blessed Sunday everyone!

and great week ahead!

sale! sale! sale!

funny how we all

wait for our

favorite shop

or even our favorite

grocery store

to put the sign up

Sale! sale! sale!

we are all 

patiently waiting for holidays

that all the department stores, 

shops and even barbers

put their prices of up to 70% off...

and I am Guilty!..

but you know what?

that sale price is the real price 

for all these commodities.

those prices

gives the businessman

a little mark-up

which if accumulated is huge.

the regular price we are paying

are the "Rip-Off Price!"

and this one is the funniest sign
I have ever seen...

We are on sale!
1 item for 10% off
2 items for 15% off
and
3 items for 20% off
hurry while supply last!..

as in duh!

Looking for a wonderful love life

that could last a lifetime?

Do not look for Mister or Miss Ideal!...

Most often than not

they live alone for the rest of their lives

trying to find the ideal person

to match them.

Find that someone

who is a complimentary to you

and you to him or her. 

When it is already ideal

there is nothing to work on.

And that will eventually

bore the two of you.

Which will lead to breaking up...

 Happy hunting!... :-))

Magpie #122

Puddle, 1952, M. C. Escher

It is also man's

curiosity that 

broke human's innocence.

like adulterated forests...

 

posted for Magpie Tales [link]

photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid [link]

Blessed Sunday Everyone!

Great week ahead!

and 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

to all daddies, papas, tatay

and also to all

women,

who became father after loosing a husband

a brother or a sister,

or any man or woman,

who in one way or another

have stood up as a father.

Mag 121

Still Life, 1670, detail by Jean Francois de Le Motte

i used to be

one of those

that keeps old letters,

old tokens,

old notebooks.

old pictures,

to keep me reminded

of the past.

but...

i just realized

keeping some of them

is holding me back

to things that are already

behind me.

things that I myself

do not wish to have back.

thus keeping them

makes it hard for me

to move forward

with open heart

and mind.

and then

i decided it is the right time,
(oh believe me
it is so difficult)

to let go of some of them

and just take with me

the best ones and

the lessons learned

from the unpleasant ones.

ahhh...

such a great feeling.

chest is so light...

posted for Magpie Tales [link]

photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid [link]

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Blessed Sunday everyone!

and have a great week ahead...

I Am Celebrating 42 Years of Good Life

Why do we celebrate birthdays?

Henri J. M. Nouwen has a very 

good reason we all might agree with,

"Celebrating a birthday is exalting life 

and being glad for it.

On a birthday, we do not say:

'Thanks for what you did, or said, 

or accomplished.'

No, we say: 

'Thank you for being born 

 and being among us.'

Celebrating a birthday reminds us 

of the goodness of life."

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My life has never been easy.

not always fun and happy.

there are times that

no matter how hard I smile

and how hard I laugh,

I am hurting inside.

There are times that no matter how hard I beg

it seems like the whole world is deaf

and not hear me cry.

But....

having a wonderful Mother,

my late father and brother, 

both named Gabriel

who I know are our angels...

pretty challenging and fun siblings,

beautiful and sweet nieces,

cute and adorable nephews,

my wonderful in-laws,

the best friends I earned along the way,

my online friends :-)

the best employer I have ever had...

and JIM and his family.

there is no reason to complain

and not to celebrate

the best 42 years of my life...

and consider it

the BEST gift I have ever received...

Thank you LORD!

yay! happy 42nd birthday to me!

Magpie Prompt 120

I hope that every nation 

is equal in rights 

in freedom 

and in opportunity... 

And I hope too 

 that everyone is kind, 

friendly
and peace loving... 

there are so much 

beautiful architectures, 

wonders of nature; 

served like platters of fruits 

all over the world... 

image by Klaus Enrique Gerdes

 But it is so sad 

and disappointing 

that only a privilege few, 

lucky ones, 

had the chance to see, 

to enjoy and experience it... 

Written for Magpie Tales [link]

Photo Courtesy of Tess Kincaid  [link]

the post  is inspired by my 3 days of wonderful
experience in Washington, DC, USA
June 1 - 3, 2012
so sad I was too busy roaming the city
that I was not able to allocate time to meet
Mr & Mrs. O... hehehe....