PATTY: It’s almost nine o’clock. SELMA: Where is Homer anyway? PATTY: It’s typical of the big doofus to spoil it all. LISA: What Aunt Patty? PATTY: Oh nothing, dear. I’m just trashing your father. LISA: Well, I wish that you wouldn’t. Because aside from the fact that he has the same frailties as all human beings, he’s the only father I…
I forgot to be amazed. I’m sure that’s the reason I get bored. But on board Nautilus, who can ever know ennui? Not me, probably. My daily commute is spiced up by Jules Verne’s company. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, translated from French Vingt mille lieues sous les mers always overwhelms me with indescribable pleasure….
Dearest Blog walkers, Greet me as soon as you land on this page. Yes, I just turned 26! Sad I’m leaving 25th? Not really. If we scientifically approach birthdays, each is just a revolution of earth around the sun. What’s the big deal?! Coming from a poor home (if “poor” means having no faucet in…
Tell me honestly. Haven’t you heard all these questions from previous pageant jurors? Have a look at these queries for the top five Miss Universe contestants: MISS UKRAINE: If you could trade lives with anyone in history, who would it be and why? – Amelia Vega MISS PHILIPPINES: Would you change your religious beliefs to marry the…
Vengeance Is not Ours, It’s God’s Alms, alms, alms. Spare me a piece of bread. Spare me your mercy. I am a child so young, so thin, and so ragged.Why are you staring at me? With my eyes I cannot see but I know that you are all staring at me. Why are you whispering…
If you are to rise, learn to descend, Life doesn’t always bring mountains to ascend. Decaf, Americano, large – the boss commanded. Without batting an eyelid, I complied. I pressed the lift down the coffee shop, Never letting self-pity gets a grip. Whispering: “Servitude is an act of love, Self-talking: “Better yet, it’s paid.” At the…
Julia Child – A Woman of Cheer and A Fine Cooking Guru Funny that her surname is Child when she happened to be childless. Julia did not throw herself into despondency instead devoted her time learning and teaching the Art of French Cooking. (I’d love to be her child.) Kato Lomb – The Language Genius Lomb…
Suicide rates have increased in the year 3000. Futurama foretells.
You don’t have to be a lawyer to appreciate Suits. I, for one, fell in love with yet another foreign TV series. If Americans can create witty comedy-drama series, why Pinoy TV can’t produce shows of this caliber? Something exciting. Edifying. Mind-boggling. Refreshing (i.e. a show not entirely focused on romance.) Nah, I’m not bitter. Why watch…
Most business people let their smart phones do the talking, texting, socializing & even networking for them – but none of them has mesmerized me as much as Motorola Flipout with Motoblur. What Issa? You dislike Iphones and Blackberries but you’re gushing over a phone worth less than $200? Remember I bought the cookie phone…