However, I suddenly realized that reading opens a lot of gates of information for its readers; and these informations can be used as a powerful tool by the person who has access to them.  Because of this realization, I knew I wanted to tool up myself with more information. It will also help me as an aspiring blogger to have fresh outlet of ideas which I can use as source of my blogging adventures in the future.

To start this new adventure of mine, three books of Bob Ong will accompany me this week.

Thanks Myra for lending me these!

Ang mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan

ABNKKBSNPLA Ko

MACARTHUR

Have you read thse Bob Ong's books? Can you share your ideas on these?

Stupid is Forever is a book written by Sen. Mirriam Defensor-Santiago and published by ABS-CBN Publishing. It is a collection of jokes, pick-up lines and speeches delivered by the feisty lady senator herself. Unfortunately, I cannot grab a hard copy of this one as this is always out-of-stock in bookstores near our area. Could you imagine how good this book is?

Anyway, since I got really curious on the content of this highly appreciated book, I look it up in the internet to see if I could download its e-book (sorry to the anti-piracy group out there). Voila, I got one! But I won’t share the link here ok? "Baka ma-ban na tong blog ko if I do"

For those who haven’t read the book yet, here are some of the funny lines from the sold out book: 

On Politics...

I don't mind dying for the Filipino youth and nation,

but I certainly don't want to die for politicians.

In a corrupt country, if you want to succeed in politics,

you must keep your conscience under control.

In any Congress, out of 100 people, 2 are honest and intelligent,

10 are criminals, and 88 are good for nothing.

I sponsored and defended the Reproductive Health Law, although I am a Catholic.

In the Catholic church, a woman to avoid pregnancy is allowed to resort to mathematics.

Thank God, now Catholic women are allowed to resort to physics and chemistry.

People are entitled to change their minds. But when politicians do so,

they always explain it in terms of incomprehensible principles.

The Napoles scandal showed that some politicians are the same all over the country.

They promise to build bridges where there are no rivers.

Two political candidates were engaged in a heated debate

Candidate 1: What about the powerful interests that control you?

Candidate 2: You leave my wife out of this!

All professionals in our country need to pass a government exam.

Only a politician does not need any kind of preparation to practice.

Pick-up lines...

Ang pag-ibig natin ay parang Facebook, pwedeng i-like,

pwede ring magcomment, pero hindi dapat i-share.

Ang crush parang math problem, kung 

hindi mo makuha, titigan mo na lang.

Ang pagmamahal ko sa'yo ay parang bilbil,

pilit ko mang tinatago pero halata pa rin!

Kung isa akong joke, gusto ko 'yung mapipikon ka,

para naman seryosohin mo ko.

Kung asukal ka, ako naman ay sago.

Wala akong kwenta kung wala ang tamis mo.

Suicide. Homicide. Insecticide. Lahat na lang pamatay.

Pero kung gusto mo ng pampabuhay, i--try mo ang "by my side"

Laway ka ba? Kasi kahit tulog na ko, ikaw

pa rin ang lumalabas sa bibig ko.

Ang love ay parang bayad sa jeep.

Minsan hindi nasusuklian.

Funny jokes...

"You never know what you have until you lose it, 

and once you lose it, you can never get it back." - Snatcher

"Kapag nagmamahal ako lagi na lang maraming tao ang nagagalit.

Wala ba akong karapatang magmahal?!" - Gasolina

"Hindi lahat ng maasim may Vitamin C." - Kili-kili

"Hindi lahat ng bumabakat sa damit ay nakakaakit" - Bilbil

Actually, these are some of the few lines lifted from the book. If you will read it, you will realize that all of the lines are witty and funny that you can't choose which among is your favorite. You'll enjoy more when you have the copy of the whole book. Trust me, it's worth your time and money.

How about you? Have you read the book already? Hope you could share to us your favorite lines also.

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Time is gold... Health is wealth.... Quotes that have only three words in it but I think comes with a great meaning. Am I right?

Today, I came across one of this story in my file that I thought is really worth sharing. I don't know who wrote so I cannot acknowledge the author of this wonderful story. Anyway, this is for everyone out there who have been so focused on their careers that they forgot that they have also life they need to attend to.  

Happy reading!

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Boy, was I mad! I was so furious that I took a clothes hanger, charged straight at my child who was happily playing with his toy, and give him a good spanking! He merely cried but not asking for mercy, except a short explanation: 

"Dad, I was hungry and there wasn't anymore leftover rice. But you 

were not back yet, hence I wanted to cook some instant noodles. But I 

remembered you reminding me not to touch or use the gas stove without 

any adults around, hence I turned on the shower and used the hot water 

from the bathroom to cook the noodles. 

One is for you and the other is for me. However, I was afraid that the 

noodles will turn cold, so I hid it under the blanket to keep it warm 

till you return. But I forgot to remind you 'cos I was playing with my 

toys...I am sorry Dad..." 

At that moment, tears were starting to run down my cheeks...but I didn't want my son to see his dad crying so I dashed into the bathroom and cried with the shower head on to mask my cries. After that episode, I went towards my son to give him a tight hug and applied medication on him, while coaxing him to sleep.  Then, it was time to clear up the mess on the bed. When everything was done and well past midnight, I passed my son's room, and saw that he was still crying, not from the pain on his little buttock, but from looking at the photograph of his beloved mummy. 

A year has passed since the episode, I have tried, in this period, to focus on giving him both the love of his dad and mum, and to attend to most of his needs. And soon, he is turning seven, and will be graduating from kindergarten.  Fortunately, the incident did not leave a lasting impression on his childhood memories and he is still happily growing up. 

However, not so long ago, I hit my boy again, with much regret. This time, his kindergarten teacher called, informing me of my son's absence from school. I took off early from work and went home, expecting him to explain. But he wasn't to be found, so I went around our house, calling out his name and eventually found him outside a stationery shop, happily playing computer games. I was fuming, brought him home and whack the hell out of him. He did not retaliate, except to say, 'I am sorry, Dad'. But after much probing, I realized that it was a 'Talent Show' organized by his school and the invite is for every student's mummy. 

And that was the reason for his absence as he has no mummy..... 

Time passes by very quickly, and soon another year has passed. It's winter, and its Christmas time. Everywhere the christmas spirit is in every passer-by...Christmas carols and frantic shoppers....but alas, my son got into another trouble. When I was about to knock off from the day's work, the post office called. Due to the peak season, the post master was also on an edgy mood. He called to tell me that my son has attempted to post several letters with no addressee. Although I did make a promise never to hit my son again, I couldn't help but to hit him as I feel that this child of mine is really beyond control. 

Once again, as before, he apologized, ' I'm sorry, Dad' and no additional reason to explain.  I pushed him towards a corner, went to the post office to collect the letters with no addressee and came home, and angrily questioned my son on his prank, during this time of the year. 

His answer, amidst his sobbing, was :  The letters were for Mummy. 

My eyes grew teary, but I tried to control my emotions and continued to ask him: " But why did u post so many letters, at one time?" My son's reply was: " I have been writing to mummy for a long time, but each time I reach out for the post box, it was too high for me, hence I was not able to post the letters. But recently, when I went back to the postbox, I could reach it and I sent it all at once..." 

After hearing this, I was lost. Lost at not knowing what to do, what to say.... 

I told my son, " Son, mummy is in the heavenly kingdom, so in future, if you have anything to tell her, just burn the letter and it will reach mummy. My son, on hearing this, was much pacified and calm, and soon after, he was sleeping soundly. On promising that I will burn the letters on his behalf, I brought the letters outside, but couldnt help opening the letter before they turn to ash. 

And one of the letters broke my heart.... 

Dear Mummy, 

I miss you so much! Today, there was a  'Talent Show' in school, and the school invited all mothers for the show. But you are not around, so I did not want to participate as well. I did not tell Dad about it as I was afraid that Dad would start to cry and miss you all over again. Dad went around looking for me, but in order to hide my sadness, I sat in front of the computer and started playing games at one of the shops. Dad was furious, and he couldn't help it but scolded and hit me, but I did not tell him the real reason. Mummy, everyday I see Dad missing you and whenever he think of you, he is so sad and often hide and cry in his room.  I think we both miss you very very much. Too much for our own good I think. But Mummy, I am starting to forget your face. Can you please appear in my dreams so that I can see your face and remember you? I heard that if you fall asleep with the photograph of the person whom you miss, you will see the person in your dreams. But mummy, why haven't you appear? 

After reading the letter, I cant stop sobbing. 'cos I can never replace the 

irreplaceable gap left behind by my wife.... 

For the females with children: 

Don't do so much overtime. If you cannot finish the work, it must be some kind of problems within the company, and it is not your sole problem. Feedback to your boss.  Endless overtime may not necessary be the answer to the problem. Take care of your health so that you can treasure and take care of your little precious. 

For the married men: 

Drink less, smoke less, cos nothing can replace your good health, not even business nor clients. 

Try thinking this way, are you able to work till your clients are totally dependent on you? or your boss is totally dependent on you?  In this society, no one is indispensable. 

Take care of your health, so that you can take care of your little precious and your loved ones. 

For those singles out there: 

Beauty lies in loving yourself first. 

With confidence and loving yourself, you will see the beauty in other things around you. You will be able to work better and happier. Don't let your health be affected by your work or your boss, so nothing 

matters more than your well being.

Warning: This is a super late post! I was in a 2-week hiatus from blogging due to my busy schedule in work. Talk about the life of an auditor during this BIR filing season. I know you know what I mean.

Anyway, this post is about my first experience in cooking “real” food for my husband.  When I say real food, it means that it is not longganisa, hotdog or canned goods. Hahaha. Yeah, I know. You can call me idiot when it comes to cooking.  That’s one of my weaknesses. But at least now, I am starting to learn. As they say, it is better to be late than never, right?

Back to my recipe (my recipe daw? Feeling expert.hahhaha), I made this last Good Friday. For us Catholics, this should be a meatless day. And since cream dory is I think one of the easiest-to-buy kind of fish for a non-market goer gal like me, I decided to look for simple cream dory recipe in the net. Here is what I came up:

Ingredients:

1.       500g cream dory

2.       Chicken breading (forgot to take picture of the brand I used)

3.       Gravy for the sauce/dip

Procedure:

1.       Cut the dory fish into equal pieces. (Note: Make sure that fish has been thawed already.)

2.       Put breading in a plate and then dip the dory fish into the mixture. Shake off any excess flour. Set aside for at least 15 minutes. Here' what it looks like after I did this step.

3.       Deep-fry the coated fish in a frying pan and wait till it turns golden brown.

the finished product!

For the gravy, I followed the instruction at the back of the label of the gravy.

See! It’s really simple. You don’t need to be an expert to try this recipe. Trust me, if nagawa ko, for sure mas kaya nyu.

Well, after this exercise, I felt really accomplished talaga. And the greatest part of this was that hubby really loved what I have prepared for him that night. So I guess, my first cooking experience was a success! And now I can say, I am beginning to like cooking