Laughing at Self

Gretchen Barretto credits her slim arms to genes. Plus carrying those (expensive) shopping bags!

Teresa of Avila

"Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. God never changes. He alone suffices. She who has God wants for nothing."

Humble Pie

Ways to partake of it:

"1. Restedness in God's 

      sovereignty

  2. Gratitude and    

      appreciation for His

      goodness

  3. Forgiveness toward

      others

  4. Willingness to be

       taught and corrected

   5. Desire to serve others

   6. Avoiding judgment 

       and criticism of others

   7. Surrendering my

       rights 

   8. Focus on God's glory,

       not my own"

Slow Dance

"Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground? 

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?                      Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

Refrain:                              You better slow down. Don't dance so fast.      Time is short.                  The music won't last.

Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask "How are you?" Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed, with the next hundred chores running through your head?

Refrain:

Ever told your child, We'll do it tomorrow?              And in your haste,          Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die                Cause you never had time To call and say, "Hi"

Refrain:

When you run so fast to get somewhere,              You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry throughout your day, It is like an unopened gift...Thrown away.

Life is not a race.              Do take it slower.            Hear the music            Before the song is over."

Poem by a child cancer patient

Fake News

It is so rampant that prudence dictates all posts be considered untrue unless proven or fact-checked otherwise.

Warren Buffett

He explains why most of us aren't millionaires.

"1. Pay your savings first.

  2. Be careful about

      splurging on brands.

  3. Be careful on taking 

      out loans.

  4. Be more careful about

       investing with

       borrowed money."

What, me worry?

DU30 is again in denial. Projecting his fears about the ICC investigation on the drug war, to his ex-PNP Chief, he allays the latter's supposed nerves by saying he will take the rap. But whoever believes the Philippine Pinocchio?

Random Sampling

In reply to the ICC investigation of thousands of killing due to the War on Drugs, DOJ offers some 52 cases.

Tit for Tat

DU30's issued yet another threat to senators, this time to withhold their funds, showing he is hurting from the Senate hearing on his Pharmallies.

Colin Powell

Toward the end of his government service after an illustrious military career, the first black Secretary of State had to take back his assertion about Iraq's weapons for mass destruction. That made colleagues respect him more.

Big Picture

They brag about having the Iglesia vote. 

One, not all members vote as told, as it should be.

Two, the Catholic Church and other churches have more members and are organizing as well, without receiving funds from candidates.

Three, their candidate had previously lost despite the endorsement.

Last but should be first, we pray that good triumphs in the end.

Speak, Memory

"Ayuda one who gives out amelioration money during GCQ?

Ayatollah there are no SAP packages available."

PH Politics

It has gone even lower than a circus. It is now a bunch of kindergarten brats lying and fighting a girl among them.

Survival

"When the franchise denial happened, we had to take a hard look at our digital assets because they were not affected by the franchise." Richard Reynate, Head of Digital Entertainment, ABS-CBN

Air Force 1

NATGEO's feature on the flying White House showed its operating room aside from a kitchen worthy of a hotel.  Preference for coffee, among others in the menu, of frequent flyers is meticulously noted. There is also a "double" that always flies with it.

Another interesting story was President George W. Bush's lightning trip to Baghdad under the cover of darkness just to share a Thanksgiving meal with the men in uniform.

Cesar Millan

Discovered his new time slot on NATGEO. Last night he was able to train a blind chihuahua through an obstacle course. And not to bite his female owner's partner when he touches her!

Natural Life

"Your mind will always believe everything you tell it.

Feed it hope.

Feed it truth.

Feed it with love."

Spanish proverb

"How beautiful it is to do nothing and then to rest afterward." Now we know where our leaders get it from

Before

" ...you assume, learn the facts.

...you judge, understand why.

...you hurt someone, feel.

...you speak, think."

Stand for the Silent

Maria Ressa

Nobel Peace Prize be with you!

Collateral

This film is about a driver whose cab became a get-away vehicle. Thank God, his previous passenger was a lawyer who left him her calling card and whom the criminal was also hunting! Whew!!!

Movie Kisses

"Not the ones we bring in as snacks, but some of those on screen were the result of forgotten lines (like of Tom Cruise in Top Gun) more than passion."

La Naval

On the feast day of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary commemorating the miraculous victory of the Spanish fleet over a mightier armada, another woman launches her "Impossible Dream" campaign.

Prince' Cut

It was a refreshing scene before cameras rolled on Prince William in an interview. In keeping with covid protocols, he held the "cutter" himself in declaring the start of filming.

"Twilight of Dutertismo"

"Perhaps there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully it's not an incoming train."

Richard Heydarian

Doggone Wedding

"Starve the dog- groomer/ photographer and you lose your wedding pictures." Google story

Inglis- Inglisan

"Why did the art thief's getaway vehicle run out of gas?

He had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh."

Eric Clapton

He collaborated with George Harrison then coveted his wife Patty Boyd, who couldn't bear a child. Eric went on to have a daughter with another woman, and a son Conor with yet another. Conor accidentally fell off the window of their NY high rise apartment. 

His song for Conor, Tears from Heaven was a hit. He made a film on safety under the NY State Health Department. He also has a stable marriage with his current wife.

Marriage

"It is the main cause of divorce, someone has said.

Before marriage, they hold hands. After, it is for self-defense." Fr. Sim, SJ