Living in the City

Secrets of your Own?  I read somewhere that one should not be in a hurry to find out a secret, because it might just change one's life forever. But better, always try to give the other party a dignified way out... Good karma, you see. No matter how painful it shall be.

Badge, a Pin? My partner gave me this lapel pin which the Mayor of our Marikina City, gave him. This happened when he and his Korean business partners paid the Mayor a visit. The visit was about a business proposal offering the city government, eco-friendly and energy efficient lighting systems. It appears that the Mayor liked the proposal if only for the fact that the City will be able to save a lot of money in terms of energy cost savings. When I got the pin, I was curious about its history. And so as always, I looked up found these interesting things about lapel pins, on Wikipedia. And I now share it here: 1. "A lapel pin (also called "button" or "badge") is a small pin often worn on the lapel of a dress jacket. Lapel pins can be purely ornamental or can indicate the wearer's affiliation with an organization or cause; for example, American Flag lapel pins became very popular in the United States, especially among politicians, following the te...

  Ecclesiastes Way 3:1-8 For everything there is a season, And a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to throw away; A time to tear, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate, A time for war, and a time for peace.

Araw ng Kagitingan April 9 is commemorated as a day to celebrate the heroism and bravery of our fallen heroes during World War II. When Bataan fell on this day,  many, many years ago, we remember the 100 kilometer Capas, Tarlac  walk of these heroes towards their death. Many perished along the way due to sheer exhaustion, lack of food and torture. Will we ever know the lengths of their sufferings? I heard PNoy over the radio this morning giving a speech about heroism.. how these men shed their blood to counter the military advances of the

Lola Please fly me to the moon On a cool Wednesday afternoon I see the moon on my veranda. Everytime I stand on this veranda, it is as if I can see forever. can you see the moon? rizal province  from afar

Our country is reeling off from the machinations of politicians who have been egging all and sundry to go back to the streets again (ala EDSA 1) to force PGMA to resign. Har! Di pa tayo sawa sa mga politikong yan? I have never asked anything from any politician. For the last 30 years of my adult life wala akong ginawa kundi bumoto, magbayad ng tax, sumunod sa batas at lahat ng kailangang gawin ng isang mabuting mamayan ay ginawa ko na yata. Kaya please, baka sabihin ng iba diyan, bayaran o "paid hack"ako ni GMA. And saken lang, okey lang express natin dis-appointment natin sa mga katiwalian (sigurado meron ano) na nangyayari sa gobyerno niya (eh kaninong gobyerno ba wala?) pero tama na ang people power. Let the proper forum decide her guilt if ever. What we can perhaps do is heed to what the CBCP articulated in their statement. If I can remember correctly, the statement mentioned the ff: 1. Ayusin ng mga politiko ang ginagawa nila. Both Houses. Mga Congressm...

Ketosis' are supposed to cleans our cells A good read about how elderly people or why  even those who are not should really watch out the carbs that get into the body.  See more here: Ketosis cleans our cells