A Nice Sunday

I woke up early today to watch Bo Sanchez in Kerygma TV, Channel 5. His topic was How to Live a Life of No Regrets. As usual, I was inspired by his talk.

Then, I went back to sleep. I woke up in time for the 9 am mass on TV.

My sister passed by to give food - adobong pusit, adobong buto-buto and lasagna. I tasted the lasagna right away. Good!

I re-read my books and listened to YouTube. I added to my story concepts. I continued writing my book, "I Love Humor and More".

My friend, Amy came with her maid. She brought her "pasalubong" from Taiwan. Mostly foodstuff. She wanted to pass on her project to me but I said that is up to the Client to decide. She was not feeling well because of legal problems and other problems which were nagging her.

Our neighbor, Tita Auring, gave me religious stuff to read. So nice of her.

YouTube, Mcdo, and Story Concepts

After my usual afternoon nap and checking my inbox, I visited YouTube. I listened to a few favorite songs. I watched the Susan Boyle story.

I ordered McDo - french fries, fillet o' fish, and Coke Zero.

I wrote some story concepts for short films. I have a friend who is a director. He might decide to direct/produce the concepts into actual films. Who knows?

Another 5oth Bday Celebration

Yesterday, I attended another 50th birthday celebration. That of Beda, a classmate in Maryknoll High School.

It was held in Red Roaster along Esteban Abada near Miriam College.

The food was great - caesar's salad, corn, chicken, liempo, fish fingers, fettucine, iced tea. I didn't eat the cake of course although it looked delicious. I just love the fish fingers with mayonnaise dip!

Other Maryknollers were Grace (who fetched me), Stella, Ces and Bernie. Bombit Fucio joined our table later in the night.

Conversation was about old times, getting old, and politics.

Joke and Inspiration

Joke for the Day: Nuns on the Highway

A cop pulls over a car full of nuns. The cop says, “Sister, the speed limit on this highway is 55 mph. Why are you going so slow?”

Sister replies, “I saw a lot of signs that said 41, not 55.”

The copy says, “Sister, that’s the name of the highway, not the speed limit.”

“Silly me,” the embarrassed nun says. “Thanks for letting me know. I’ll be more careful.”

But then the cop glances in the back seat where the other nuns are quaking with fear. He asks, “Excuse me, Sister, what’s wrong with your friends?”

Sister says, “Oh, we just got off Highway 101.”

Inspirational Thought:

A Daruma doll in Japanese Buddhist tradition has no arms or legs and is heavily weighted. Knock it over and it springs right back. You cannot keep it down. Nick Vujicic is a human Daruma Doll because he was born without arms and legs. Yet, he is happy and successful. He gives inspirational talks to children and adults. Everywhere he goes, he touches people's lives and inspires.

I wish I were a Daruma doll or a Nick Vujicic.

New Restaurant

There's a new restaurant on the ground floor of our condo named Cafe Denim.

At first I was excited because they had all sort of offerings including appetizers, soups and salads, all-day breakfast, pasta and noodles, vegetables and side orders, main entree, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages.

They are open from 7 am to 11 pm even on Sundays.

So, last Sunday we ordered halo-halo and mais con hielo. The halo-halo contained ingredients not usually included. The mais con hielo was nothing special, and they used kernel instead of cream corn.

Yesterday, I ordered pesto pasta. Yuck! It wasn't delicious at all.

But I will keep giving them a chance because there are other interesting items like cream of mushroom/asparagus/crab and corn, veggie salad fiesta, fresh garden salad, tapsilog, beef mami ala San Pablo, lumpia ni Nanay, and grilled orange salmon. I wonder, will they get it right next time?

Mah Jongg!

Last Saturday, Amy and Cel were supposed to drop by. They didn't make it because it was super traffic and they had a hard time finding a bed for Cel.

Yesterday, with nothing to do, Mom and I played mah jongg from early afternoon to 10:30 in the evening. It was fun even if I lost a whopping P27! We only played P1-P2. Ha ha.

Today, looks like we're playing again. Addicts!

Some Days are Better than Others

Yesterday was not a good day. For one, the afternoon FGD was postponed to June 8. So I had to wait long. I was hungry so I had to spend for merienda. Then, in the evening, the FGD among doctors did not go well. I did not do a good job at moderating the group. I feel bad.

But today, I saw my friend, Jobert. Although he was late in fetching me, it was worth the wait. We ate at Cafe Adriatico. I first ordered dinuguan. But I was still hungry so I ate pancit palabok.

We wrote a poem together, entitled "New Love".

You came into my life when I was still hurting
Searching and believing that true love is out there
I am eager to discover if you are really the one
Opening my soul for the heart that we could share

You and I, we have much in common
The joy that we have is the sunshine of our day
The laughter we share brings happy moments
Our beautiful love has so many things to say

I treasure each second that I am with you
A loving comfort that brings much affection to me
When we are apart, I feel an emptiness inside
But when we are together, then I feel so free

I am a better person because of you
You have encouraged me to be the best of who I can be
With you in my life, I am glad to be me
For you have taught me how to be true

I wonder, will this new love of ours last?
Because I pray that we shall always be together
I feel so blessed to have found you
A new love that has begun hoping this will last forever

Yes, some days are better than others. Today was one such.

p.s. Jobert said I look like a midget in this picture. Ha ha. True!