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Archive for April, 2011

“Accept who you are; and revel in it.”

~Mitch Albom (Tuesdays With Morrie)

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“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.”

~Victoria Holt

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Friday is my husband’s day-off in the Middle East, so we normally chat on that day and last Friday was no exemption. We talked about Candid’s enrollment, so I gave him the details on how it went. He was glad to know that our eldest will no longer live in a boarding house as she only has 4 days of school and her class is until 3pm, which means she can still make it home early.

After asking about the 2 younger kids, we talked about the movies that he was downloading for me, so, I asked him to look for ‘Empire of the Sun’ and ‘Oliver Twist’ and so he did. Then, he suddenly mentioned about the weather getting cold in Saudi. So, being as protective as ever, I reminded him to wear a nice jacket, a coogi if possible. So, he told he I’m overreacting, to that I answered, ‘better safe than sorry,’ right?

“No secrets, no mystery. No mystery, no life worth rememberin’. No life worth rememberin’, no life worth goin’ on.”

-Robert James Waller

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I filed a leave of absence last Thursday to make way for my eldest daughter’s enrollment to college. I set my alarm clock at 6am hoping to arrive at the university as early as we could. I woke up at 6:00 alright, but what took me so long was looking for something to wear. Except for my office clothes, nothing fits me anymore. Well, I was planning to wear a comfortable shirt and a nice pair of jeans. The shirt got on just fine, but the button of the jeans wouldn’t close. I didn’t realize how fat I’ve grown until now. Maybe it’s time for hcg weight loss program. Surely, if I do it seriously, then something good will come out of it. All it takes is a strong determination and perseverance.

Once there was a man who wanted to have a big and quiet house. So, he went to the wise old woman in town for advice on how to get it. The wise woman said she could help him if he was willing to do what he’s told. The man said yes, so, the old woman instructed him to gather all his animals, his cows, pigs, sheep, hens, a dog and a cat.

The man found it silly but he did as he was told. With all his animals in the house, the house seemed even smaller and noisier than it had been. So, he went back to the old woman and told her how small his house become and how unbearable the animals’ noise is. To this, the old woman answered ‘Take all the animals out of your house and put them in your barn.’

The man patiently followed the instructions and was so surprised to find his house remarkably bigger than it used to be and even quieter than it had always been when the animals were removed. His house is big after all..

Adapted from A Yiddish Folktale from Eastern Europe

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Yes, I am a Madonna fan. I had always been since the time she was still a novelty until she became a legend.  I know not everybody likes Madonna, she is simply too UNCONVENTIONAL. Maybe that’s what I like about her. I like her songs, eg. Like A Virgin, Material Girl, Papa Don’t Preach, Live To Tell and so on.. I also like her movies, League of Their Own and Evita.

Though she is not a likely choice for a favorite, we can’t deny that she was an ICON during the 80′s and for me, she is one great artist.

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If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of Great Britain, was born Margaret Hilda Roberts. She was born on Oct. 13, 1925. She went to school at the age of 5. At 9 years old she won a poetry reading contest. Offering her congratulations, the head mistress told her ‘You were lucky to win’  young Margaret replied ‘I wasn’t lucky. I deserved it.’

She was elected prime minister on May 4, 1979. One of the most controversial issues of her administration was her battle against trades unions. When mine workers went on strike in 1984, they were forced back to work a year after. Another defining feature of her premiership was the poll tax which was viewed as unfair because everybody had to pay the same amount regardless of income. This caused her popularity to drop until she resigned from office on Nov. 22, 1990.

She became a member of the House of Lords in 1992 as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. On Aug. 24, 2008, it was publicly revealed that the Iron Lady has been suffering from dementia.

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One day, a wealthy man took his son to a poor man’s house, hoping to show him how the poor people live. They stayed there for a few days. As they were going home, the man asked his son if he now know how the poor people live, the boy said yes, so the man asked him what lesson did the boy learn. The boy answered…

‘I learned how different we are from them, we only have one dog, and they have dog, cat, pig and hens, we have a big swimming pool in the house, but they have an endless creek at the back of theirs, we have several chandeliers hanging from the ceiling but they have countless stars at night, we live on a small piece of land, but they live on a big and spacious farm, we buy our food, but they grow theirs, we have high walls to protect us, but they have friends who protect them…’

Then the boy hugged his father and said..

‘Thank you, father, for the lesson in HUMILITY. Now I know how poor we are…’

Moral: APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU HAVE.

Yes, I love LASAGNA! And since I don’t know how to make one, I just order, lol!

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