Love and Money

On getting married ... being in love with each other ... is not the be-all and end-all of any relationship Acting as though LOVE weather all storms ... and having no MONEY is not a problem ... is too novice with capital N ... and rookie-ish too.

I know of a couple who embarked on marriage without a second thought... and then realized later on ... marriage doesn't succeed by just loving alone ... they need money to make things work.

Both man and wife need to be prepared financially ... I just find it absurd for a couple to believe money is not a factor.  For one... how can you make love ... if both of your stomachs grumble and growl?

Whose Idea Is This?

Time and again, as a person from the outside looking in, we have seen the imagination and the inventiveness (creativity and uniqueness) of man through ancient, classical, modern, and contemporary arts. Some of these art and literary masterpieces are on display in cultural and history museums.

 Now, you can see the creativity of man in all aspects of endeavor — from architecture, cuisine, and fashion to literature, music, and films. In fact, you can almost say that creativity and innovation are embedded in the everyday lives of everyone.

The feature above may sound too minor to some ... but some nuggets of artistry ... is evident. It is the START.

Dyuk ... Dyuk ... Dyuk,

(In San Francisco airport, a Pinoy balikbayan who will be spending a vacation in the Philippines asks the stewardess.)

Balikbayan: Paano ba ninyo inuubos ang oras ninyo sa Pilipinas?

Stewardess: Subukan mong magcommute from Roxas Blvd. to Cubao.  Sigurado ako ... ubos ang oras mo.

Eavesdropping

Katatapos lang ng ating discussion tungkol sa oksimoron ... mga salitang pinagsama pero magkasalungat.

This time hindi naman sila pinagsama.  Nabulabog lang ang aking katinoan dahil galing ito sa interview/conversation ng dalawang tao. na kilalang kilala natin. 

Ang sabi ng una ... was precisely the exact opposite ng tinuran ng pangalawa.  And no less than our Ilongga Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Rabiya Mateo at actor Jeric Gonzales ang nagsasalita. Guys kayo na ang bahalang humusga (Ang mga malisyoso diyan ... pwede nang umalis.)

Rabiya Mateo: Pagdating sa bahay parang siya (Jeric) ang PAHINGA ko.

Jeric Gonzales: Sa kanya (Rabiya) ... ako NAPAPAGOD.

(Oksimoron galing sa 2 salita: NAKAKAPAGOD NA PAHINGA. (O ... newly coined word yan ha...)

Abraham's One Liners

 

Just Thinking

Difficult and challenging times come and go ... and there are always these people who top the list as the most remembered in my memory bank.

-those people who extended a HELPING hand in these difficult times

-those people who came to my RESCUE

-those people who AGGRAVATED and EXACERBATED the difficult situation

-those people who practically PLACED me in this problem

-and those people who were ABSENT ... IGNORED and LEFT me alone.

Irony About Rain and Flood 1

It is quite ironical ...  papasok ka ng trabaho sa umaga na spic and span: makintab ang sapatos, naka-tuck-in at naka blow dry ang buhok.

Pagkatapos uuwi ka completely drenched ... at basang basa. Hindi rin nakatulong ang payong at kapote ... dahil nagbreast stroke ka pa sa baha.