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  • Sunday, May 14, 2006

    Birthday Boy - Junjun

    Today, the fourteenth day of May, is the birthday of a beloved brother. He is no other than Bassanio D. Navarro, Jr. or Junjun for short. He is the second of the three siblings of Bassanio Sr.

    As I know him, he is almost as shy as the grass (or flower) called makahiya. When we were still kids, he seldom got out of his room. Until I left for Davao, his attitude is always a very silent one.

    Being the eldest and Jun, the kid next to me, we had a variety of quarrels before, from petty ones to a boxing match. He is a very intelligent guy and has always reasons for his actions. We have had debates over things because we don't usually agree on things. Call it perception, we have so many things perceived differently.

    After his graduation in Silliman University, he is a Certified Public Accountant, he reviewed in Manila and has since consider the big city his second home. He had changed so much since then. He is now a very vocal one, had so many friends and is a good blogger. You should see his www.accountingtopbestschool.blogspot.com to attest this truth. It was he who rekindled my interest in blogging. I had started way ahead of him but stopped. But then when enthusiastically, he told me that he is into it, I said to myself, well Jun doesn't know that much about computers and programming and he is eagerly into it, I might as well get back to my own. Thank you Bro.

    Presently, we seldom see each other due to the fact that he is in Manila and I'm in Davao. We met every Christmas when we all, including our youngest, Rex, go home for a family get-together. But we text each other oftentimes.

    There is one quarrel that we had that I cannot forget. I gave him a right straight which had him black-eyed for almost a week. Though I had my reasons for doing so, I really regretted the incident that I secretly cried at he back of our house. I hope he consider that as part of our growing up. If not, well, I'm very sorry for that Bro, sincerely.

    He is celebrating his birthday today with two cousins, Joymyrn and Sucsuc.

    He is as old as he is and I hope he enjoys his life to the fullest. One passage that I can't forget which came from him is "Anything that is happening is the best thing that can happen to our lives". Even if we consider it a very bad one. He is that optimistic. I hope he remains so.

    Happy Birthday Jun!!!

    Gamao Fiesta

    The fiesta celebration of Gamao Subd., Panabo City, falls on the feast of St. Joseph, the Worker, every 1st of May. It is usually a holiday, Labor Day it is. Expectedly, every fiesta boasts of hundreds of fiesta going Filipinos, it being a holiday.

    This year it falls on a Monday so Sunday is the 'bisperas'. I had a boar about 80 kg ordered from a remote barrio delivered on Saturday on-board an Isuzu Canter. The pig arrived at about two PM and was taken to a shade inside my premises. That Saturday was also the date of the Battle of the Bands in Gamao as part of the fiesta celebration.

    At about 8 PM, I went to the basketball court where the battle of the band was held. There were so many people watching the event, mostly teen-agers. There were fifteen groups who were vying for the top prize. I entered the venue by paying P20.00 and watched the show. The bands were mostly amateur so one cannot expect good performance except for a very few seasoned bands. There was also Rasta Republica, a reggae group from Gamao subd., who were there as guests. Their rendition of Maling Akala and Binibini caught the attention of the group.

    When the tenth group was called, Arturo, my brother-in-law approached me and said, "Ya, namatay ang baboy". I was shocked and immediately got out of the venue and proceeded home.

    I checked and double-checked the situation of the boar but, yes, it is already dead. There was nothing we could do but butcher the dead pig. I called my other brother-in-law but to no avail. I had to drove to Argie's (my sister-in-law) house and got Darien (her husband) to help us out. Only three of us started the fire to get the water boiling. There was none of us who really knew how to do the thing. We started scrapping the hair and all when, Yokyok, a neighbor, offered to help. Apparently he knew how to do the pig.

    We started our ordeal at about 12:30 AM, Sunday and got finished at 4:00 AM. I went to the market to buy ice to preserve the meat. I fall asleep at 6:00 AM. At 8:00 AM, I marinated the meat as advised by Mama Indayon and proceeded to cut the meat according to use. It was a very tiring job!

    The pig apparently was just drop from the top of the Canter and was all bruises and thus eventually died.

    When my butcher, Edgar, arrived, he saw nothing to grab anymore and we just laughed it off.
    The fiesta came and go and it was all okay except that it took me two nights to have no or only a little sleep at all.

    Visitors started arriving at 11:00 AM until 8:00 PM. I immediatly slept at 9:00 PM to cope up for lost sleep. It was a fiesta I can never forget.

    Thursday, May 11, 2006

    May Magic sa Maynila

    I am reposting here an email from a magic friend, Chubby, about a magic event in Manila.


    Greetings, If you or some of your friends and relatives happend to visit Manila, Philippines this month of May, have them check out the "May Magic sa Maynila" event. The venue of the said event is only 20 minutes away from our International Airport in Manila, and 5 minutes away from the U.S. Embassy.

    Listed below are the schedule of events...

    Here is the schedule of events...

    Nightly Magic Shows: 7pm - 10pm
    May 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26

    Magic Workshop at Baywalk: 10am - 12nn
    May 14 & 21

    Magicians Foundation Inc. Anniversary Show: 8pm
    May 19, 2006, Phil-Am Theather

    Closing Ceremonies and Magic Show: 7pm
    May 27, 2006, Raja Sulaiman Park
    Most of the events will be happening at the Raja Sulaiman Park, but there will be street performers at the Baywalk as well.

    One of Europe's famous magician, Mr. Paul Potassy will be visiting on Thursday evening (May 11) in support of the said event."May Magic sa Maynila" is a joint project of the City of Manila and the Magicians Foundation Inc. which is I.B.M. Ring 322.

    If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with me via the contact listed below.

    Via Email: magic_chubby@yahoo.com or chubbyflores@gmail.com
    Via Phone: (632)7723234
    Via Mobile: 0917-5313234Thanks a lot and hope to see you there

    Ferdinand Flores

    Tuesday, May 02, 2006

    Rules, Legends and More!!!

    A few lines forwarded to me by Manong Demy Navarro:
    In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
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    Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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    The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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    Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
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    Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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    Coca-Cola was originally green.
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    It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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    The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
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    The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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    The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
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    The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000
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    Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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    The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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    The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
    Spades - King David
    Hearts - Charlemagne
    Clubs -Alexander, the Great
    Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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    111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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    If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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    Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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    Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
    A. Their birthplace
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    Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
    A. Obsession
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    Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
    A. One thousand
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    Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
    A. All were invented by women.
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    Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
    A. Honey
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    Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
    A. Father's Day
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    In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on b ed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
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    It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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    In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
    It's where we ge t the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
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    Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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    At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!