Mango Madness

I got an early call from Tito Rolly and he mentioned that he’ll have something delivered before I leave for the weekend. Guessing if it was Suman from Batangas or home-cooked pasta made me hungry while waiting for the messenger.

Lo and behold, I got a big basket of green mango from Pangasinan. Seventy-one big ones. Sarap! Thanks, Tito Rolly and belated happy birthday too!


I will give Mom half of the mango and I’ll prepare pickled mango and wait for some to go yellow for my cheeblings favorite.

Now, let me get a knife and I’ll start sampling a big one!

How to Kill Creativity...

1. Always pretend to know more than everybody around you.
2. Get employees to fill in time sheets.
3. Run daily checks on progress of everyone's work.
4. Ensure that highly qualified people do mundane work for long periods.
5. Put barriers up between departments.
6. Don't speak personally to employees, except when announcing increased targets, shortened deadlines and tightened cost restraints.
7. Ask for a 200-page document to justify every new idea.
8. Call lots of meetings.
9. Place the biggest emphasis on the budget.
10. Kill any idea that is not your own

Creativity is what keeps things growing, keeps the mind sharp and keeps people enthusiastic in all their endeavors, from home to work to personal life.

So next time you have the opportunity to stifle creativity – Don’t – whether it is in the workplace, the kitchen, or from a smiling 3 year old.

Thinking out of the box is what brings society its leaders. Restricting creativity only hurts oneself.

Life Explained

On the first day, God created the dog and said: 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.'

The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'

So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said: 'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.'

The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'

And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said: 'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.'

The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created man and said: 'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.'

But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'

'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Happy Easter!

In one warm, gentle, spring breeze,
Easter reveals all the impossible wonders and beauty hiding within -
As if all creation smiles and whispers, "Life is good!"

Wishing you all a springtime of tiny amazements.

Happy St. Patrick's!

May God grant you always...
A sunbeam to warm you,
A moonbeam to charm you,
A sheltering angel
So nothing can harm you...

Laughter to cheer you,
Faithful friends near you,
And whenever you pray,
Heaven to hear you.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Mini Oble

The Oblation has always been for me the symbol of being a true UP student in which nakedness is not about the lack of clothes but instead the freedom to embrace ANY culture, perspective, race or tradition because in UP, you open your mind and emotion to everything about life and that has taught me very important lessons.

I got my Mini Oble from Gobleth Moulic, a batchmate from UP.


Thanks to Emerson Cuyo for he was the one who facilitated the Baguio-Manila transfer of our precious.

This treasured Mini Oble is beautifully done by Kigao Rosimo of Baguio City. I hope his works will always be a reflection of his creativity and artistry.

From one UP student to another...

Tagged... again!

I AM… desperately trying to finish Turbo Subs while waiting for my brother.

I WANT… to be rich enough to buy me a Mr. Right.

I HAVE… no idea where to go for St. Patrick’s Day.

I WISH… I could go to the mall and get whatever I want.

I HATE… those people who only remember you when they need something.

I FEAR… never being able to do everything I’ve wanted to do.

I SEARCH… for the perfect man. Seriously, I am looking out for that person who will see through me and love me for who and what I am.

I WONDER… if things would have been different if I was not fat.

I REGRET… not exceeding my worth.

I LOVE… my siblings.

I ALWAYS… pray before going to bed.

I AM NOT… as tough as I appear to be.

I DANCE… as long as my feet can hold my body.

I SING… with the i-Pod in full blast.

I CRY… over happy endings and sad movies.

I WRITE… long letters to keep in touch with friends.

I WON… a weekend stay at a five-star hotel.

I AM CONFUSED… about the state of our country.

I NEED… to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.

I SHOULD… start getting serious with my job.

THE LAST THOUGHT YOU GO TO SLEEP WITH IS… Thank you Lord for another day.”

April, Bunny, Rachelle, Kyla, Rhea and Tuesday – your turn.