Living in the City

A poem.. Ang kalimitan kaganapan sa mundo ay pera-pera lang. Konti na lang siguro Ang di nasisislaw sa pera sa panahon ngayon. Kasi mahirap walang pera. Di mo mababayaran utang mo. Di ka makakain ng tama at husto. Di ka makabibili ng gamot mo. Wala kang pera sa bangko. Mababa tingin sayo ng tao, kahit malapit sa buhay mo. Kailan ba ako nagluho? Di ko matandaan. Basta at may pera sila inaalala. Tulad ng nanay ko Di ko masyado pino-problema pera. Sana lang kung walang kailangan bayaran. Okey lang kahit walang personal assets, Pero pano pag dumating na si kamatayan. Ma-momoroblema pa sila. Paano ka ipalilibing? Walang ipon. Mangungutang pa sila? Ah sa SSS may 20,000 yata dun. Arkila na lang ng ataol. Pa-cremate para di pa magastos. Bahala na siguro sila. Patay ka na. Di ka na dapat mag problema.

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I was jolted when my son, Lloyd, and today's birthday boy, recently told me during a visit, that he might just end up married soon. Whoa! But I thought he didn't have anyone? You're joking right? I asked. He said that he wouldn't want to wait till he is 30 to marry. Seemed serious. Or, perhaps, that girl in a Palawan trip photo is it? But, he wasn't confirming or denying anything :-( I love you Lloyd! Happy Birthday!

You Can Definitely Spot a Liar Maybe you have good instincts. Or maybe you just have a lot of experience with liars. Either way, it's pretty hard for someone to pull a fast one on you. You're like a human lie detector. Can You Spot a Liar?

I could rant the whole day about the roofing in this place we now call home. In a previous post I spoke briefly about being upset and disappointed the whole family is at how the roofing system here seem to have failed our normal and ordinary expectations. First, it doesn't drain water as it should. Imagine watching, on a given rainy day, the rain freely draining down the walls of the dirty kitchen. Apparently, there is no effective structural provision that prevents rainwater from pooling and seeping through the down spouts. We have to clean the kitchen always after rain. More importantly this condition has already damaged half of the dirty kitchen roof, with molds all over and maybe affecting the wiring of the kitchen lighting as I am writing this down From the little that I know, there is always an up and down and round of eaves, valleys, gutters, waterspouts, waterheads and drainpipes installed systematically to remove roof water more effectively and efficiently.

The U.S.$700 billion dollar bailou t package has finally been approved. Amidst the near collapse or 'suspended animation' status of the American economy , a ripple effect is in the offing. And it is going to hit hard where it will hurt a lot. What happens now to those with U.S. mother companies? Take the case of AIG-Philamlife. I know so many friends who have staked their hard earned money both in insurance packages and educational funds. They do have a cause to worry. Phil-am top brass recently announced that some of its major assets locally are going to be sold to cover their $80 million dollar payables to its American parent company. There you go. I think no amount of Phil-am hand holding can minimize those sleepless nights among its plan holders. As the potential for a US recession looms, an economic fallout is not far fetched. No one is immune. Very few are or has received shots of the anti-meltdown vaccine. Common sense therefore, dictate that there will be m