The Creative Genius is Gone

Michael Jackson is dead and I am so sad!!!

No matter what they have said or will still say, Michael Jackson was clearly a musical genius. And now he has become a legend of his own time.

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Amen-sch

When will I have my very own mensch? I wish every woman would have their own too.

"In Yiddish (from which the word has migrated into American English), mensch roughly means 'a good person'. A mensch is a particularly good person, like "a stand-up guy," a person with the qualities one would hope for in a dear friend or trusted colleague."

A mensch is "someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character. The key to being 'a real mensch' is nothing less than character, rectitude, dignity, a sense of what is right, responsible, decorous".

Jack Lemmon was called a mensch in a 1960 film called 'The Apartment', which starred Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray and directed by the great Billy Wilder. It is about a "love and ambition in the world of big business", and how people can get sucked into situations that spell losing character, suffer indignities and lead to irresponsible behavior. Understandably, the movie got a Best Picture award from the Oscars.

1960 film

Thanks also to wikipedia.

Uber Amazing and Bahay ni Badong

Thanks to a young man named Badong and his blog. I feel privileged to have been bestowed with the uber amazing award.

Yes, I intend to pass on the same award to people I have met through the blogging world. But, I think most of them have received it.

Just the same it won't be difficult to find additional five (as required) deserving bloggers. But, I will just have to get that done another day as home duties are beckoning.

Again, Badong my appreciation for the kind gesture.

Cheers!

Another One Bites the Dust (problematic apartment unit)

When we moved to this apartment unit 8 months ago, our drainage system in the kitchen and laundry area weren't working. Filthy water came out of the drain every time the rain poured. During that time I prayed hard against heavy rain because our kitchen gets flooded with super dirty , black and oily substances every time. Whew! Should I blame my blood pressure if it shoots up?

And so last December 2 dwellers out of the 5 left. I was surprised. I didn't realize they too were having problems. I heard that one was having problems about drainage of water affecting their roof - water came out of their ceiling. Har! And then the other one, kitchen sink was defective and washing of dishes were done inside the first floor bathroom sink. Eeww!

Just the other day, water overflowed inside over our next door neighbor's living area. Apparently, water supply plumbing got busted. Guess what. The pipes were sitting a few inches above the electricals. How dangerous is that? I wonder what kind of architectural designs were submitted to the City government. And how were they evaluated? Funny? I say dangerous.

To think that this apartment is just 3 years old? I don't care to imagine what happens after a few more years. What I know is that this real estate property was developed under a packaged loan type of contracting. Now the "owners" are saying they were duped!!! And whose fault is that now? More important, at whose expense, today. Grin. Us the tenants....

Lesson learned - do your due diligence. No matter if you're in a hurry to get a new place. Check the drainage, roofing system, plumbing, water supply system, laundry area provisions, kitchen. In other words, check everything, like you were using a fine tooth comb. You see most lessors suck! I am sure this one is.

Pronto! We need to fast track our moving-out plans.