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Me n' my folks just arrived home this afternoon, from Cavite. T'was a quick trip since we had a ''formula one'' driver, kaskero..super. Sa sobrang bilis magpatakbo,mpapakapit ka sa hawakang bakal. Yep, I was a bit bushed so I took a quick shower and a few hours of sleep.

I had lots of fun back there. Being able to jam with a couple of my cousins,uncles and aunts was great. 


here's a short video of my cousin. text kasi ng text.. >:))


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8DoEMLhKKU



Idk if the link works. anyway..




''Kumikitang kabuhayan''..

.. my cousins back there would often annoy me with these words. Nakapamasko kasi >: )) I didn't even dare count how much money I've accumulated , since I really didn't care. I didn't care about the money, pretty much because I didn't know what to do with it. One of my aunts gave me 2 paperbacks as a Christmas gift. I was rather .. delighted.


 I was like, '' paperbacks ? nice. for a change?.. "


The books were entitled, ''Bakit baligtad magbasa ng libro ang mga Pilipino'' by Bob Ong, and ''Positive Thinking'' by Norman Peale. I read the first one first since bob ong was one of my favored writers. As expected, it brought humor and a bit of  the realities of being a Filipino.Here is an excerpt (even though, most of you reading this, might've probably read the book..),


Lumuwas ng Maynila and isang matanda para sa kanyang interview sa US Embassy . Isinama niya ang kanyang apo bilang translator. '' Bakit daw ho gusto niyong pumunta sa Amerika?'' tanong ng apo. ''Sabihin mong gusto kong makita ang mga anak ko doon'', sagot ng lolo. Marami pang ipinatanong ang consul sa bata ngunit  dahil hindi makasalita ng Ingles ang matanda, ni-reject ng consul ang application nito. Hindi ito ikinatuwa ng matanda kaya't inutusan ang apo,


'' Sabihin mo ito sa kanya at hwag mong papalitan ang sasabihin ko. Putang ina niya,bakit sya naririto eh ndi sya narunong magtagalog.''


Sinunod ng bata ang utos at sinabi ito sa consul. He said: ''You son of a bitch,how come you are here..you do not know how to speak in Tagalog''.


Sa pagkakagulat na may halong tawa,mabilis na inaprubahan ng consul ang visa application ng matanda. 




Nice story. Very amusing but it actually imparts to us to take pride in being a Filipino. ''dangal..national pride..kasarilinan'',ika nga ni Bob ong. This book actually awakens our nationalistic side His witty style did not diminish the impact of the book's content. It will make us ponder about what we can do to the country. A real eye opener.

I was a bit hesitant to read the other book. It made me wonder for a while but then I decided to read it since it was a gift and I must put it into good use. I've only read 2 chapters from the book, which actually deals with having peace of mind and self-esteem. As I read the pages of the book, I started to like it . It actually teaches you to let go of all your troubles, try giving yourself some time-out, and believe in yourself and everything you do.
The author incorporated his ideas with some verses in the Bible which caught my attention. Unbelievable as it seems, I'm one of those '' essentially religious persons'' and reading the book gave me serenity and made my mind sop up happy thoughts. The priniciples stated in the book are not invented by the author,but rather the Greatest teacher that ever lived and still lives.. :)

*whew. TOO MUCH  chatter huh? well, that's all for today.  I hope you learned something from this blog. :))

till' then,
-ica.