Category: Minis

It’s Christmas Time (Again)

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
Creative Commons Flickr image from Rejik.

The most awaited start of the ‘ber’ months is here. It is the time when us Filipinos begin to feel the spirit of Christmas. Like today while waiting for Marcus to finish his class I heard on the radio Band Aid’s It’s Christmas Time. What’s more, the station will now play one Christmas song every hour until December.

It is also to be expected that any time soon people will see malls with Christmas decorations and yuletide tunes playing in the background and in effect, like a subliminal message, entice more people to spend and splurge.

But one doesn’t need money to enjoy what we claim as the longest Christmas season. In the name of tourism–local and foreign, spectacular giant Christmas trees and sparkling lights are expected to illuminate streets of major cities and business centers–Makati commercial business district, Rockwell,  and Nuvali are places to be. Petron gas stations have likewise held their annual Christmas decoration contest which I hope they continue this year.

A better way of course to feel the real spirit of Christmas is to start as early as now to realize the true reason of this celebration. Admittedly, however, in the midst of strong influence of commercialism, to see Christ in the middle of it all is a big challenge. For most of us, we get lost when we have the material things that give us that Christmassy feeling. It therefore helps to reflect regularly each day and recognize that there is deeper reason behind all these. God bless everyone, it’s Christmas time.

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Mood: 3/10 Honks! (Labor day in the US.)

Write About Writer’s Block

Writing and Driving
Illustration by MIke Kline as posted on Flickr Creative Commons page.

 

A day left before August ends and it’s me – 0, writer’s block – 1. No reason, just excuses. But this tweet from @AdviceToWriters uplifts me:

Writing about a writer’s block is better than not writing at all — CHARLES BUKOWSKI

On a traffic-free day I arrive early at work and when it happens I either read or write in the car. These past few days I drafted some but never had the time to polish my ideas, one of which is again about hitting the dreaded writer’s block. But I didn’t post it for fear that it will soon become the biggest among my tag cloud. So thank you @AdviceToWriters I learned another tip from you. Yes, anything to write about is probably worth writing.

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Mood: 2/10 Honks! (Had a good run, had good breakfast.)

Crystal Anniversary

Dear wifey, time flies but my heart stays with you. When we exchanged vows  I never counted the years that followed and I cannot believe that it’s already 15 years since then.

Through thick–or fat–and thin we held on. We’ve already experienced richer or poorer and sickness and health. We’ve seen better and worse of each of us–like carelessly and shamelessly passing gas while together. Yes, I’d say that indeed we are already crystals, we can see through each other. I pray to God that we remain transparent, that we remain un-shattered.

Happy anniversary again, wifey. I love you.

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Mood: 5/10 Honks! (Will pass watching Transformers. Sore throat on this special day.)