Some quotes

Why do you think we should suffer in silence? When a heart is broken, there's nothing to break. – Robbie Williams

Get up, stand up. Stand up for your right. – Bob Marley

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. - Matthew 7:7

Patience and fortitude conquer all things. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sabihin mo lang pala … at umasa at maghintay … at maghintay nang maghintay … at mag-biryani muna nang mag-biryani … at darating din. – Jun San Miguel

Mabuhay ang pinakbet! – Paul Munji

Badminton sa Jumeirah - 2nd Season Preview

Ramadan starts

It is prohibited to eat, drink and smoke in public from sunrise to sunset for the whole month, the ninth in the Islamic calendar. The first day was yesterday, Sep 13. In the workplace, we have the pantry for drinking and eating but the pigpen for smoking is exposed to the public. So how?

The upside is that there are shorter working hours. There may be more if we relax and try to understand the occasion. Let's start here: http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/f/ramadan_faq.htm

Iftar shahy.

Cloudy hands

I’ve just come from my first session of Dr. Chen’s Taichi class. There were 4 of us in the batch but we were joined by students from previous batches at the breakwater of the Jumeirah Open Beach. There’s a paved circular area there, at the center of which, we formed a circle and followed Dr. Chen’s instructions. We did a lot of “cloudy hands” for our first lesson, where we waved our hands in slow-mo like clouds in the sky. “Cloudy hands” is one of the forms in the 24-form simplified Yang style Taichi Chuan that we will learn in 3 months. Classes are held Sundays and Wednesdays. (Got to move my Wednesday Safa jog to another day.)

You can find Dr. Chen’s website here: http://www.chenqiang.net/taichi.html.

Votes on American Idol

I just watched American Idol hours ago and I am unconvinced by the result of the 4 contestants out of 24 booted out by American votes.

I can’t remember their names but I remember well their performances and how great are the evaluations from judges Randy, Simon and Paula they received.

For me, it seems there is something wrong with this voting system. These performers (I will already label them that not just a contestant) did not deserve to be removed from the contest.

I think recording company should take a look at them because I suspect American Idol votes were electronically hacked and manipulated. All these superb persons especially the girl who sings an upbeat song did really great and the other one who looks like Shania Twain for me is fantastic. They are better than some of the contestant who remained.

These observations are also shared by my talented musician housemate who has a great and sensitive hearing system and expert in catching a wrong tune.

I hoped immediately electronic results gathering and tallying should ones again be checked and timing of voting should also be change or widen.

Love struck

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The Return of Jepoy

This is a story involving Jepoy who just return recently from his vacation and a two incident in going to our office in a one ordinary day.

Jepoy have a friend who took his vacation in Singapore and lend to Jepoy his nice SUV for a day, relieving his two door Mustang car.

Here comes the morning we are eager to ride in the SUV. The first one to get out of our house is of course Jepoy, so excited to drive the SUV. Following him, when I am about to left turn in the garage, I was met by a jumping and running Jepoy. I was so surprised and thought if something is chasing him. I also hurriedly step backward and retreat. Then after he got calmed, he paused for a moment as if in shock. Then we ask what happened. Then he told us there is something in the car, in the car?, I peeked for a while and search and I found nothing, he told us… it’s a dead bird. Yes a lifeless bird. In unison, we asked if inside the car. He answered no then he pointed bird laid dead near the wheel. Hahaha, Jepoy I learned is a funny man.

We are relieved it’s only a dead bird. We did not mind picking it up since we are all going to be late. Christopher Reeve or Chris in short told me maybe it is due to high temperature outside our house that’s why this bird was probably dehydrated, in which Bistek easily agreed.

While we are heading towards the office, inside the car I am tantalized by the interior of this BMW SUV, although not so spacious but very elegant and stylish.

Then we reach the office, I was about to get out in the door where Chris alighted and where we use to, proudly, Jepoy told me why not use the door in my left since we are now using a different four door vehicle, so I did. Then when I turned on the other side, I heard a simultaneous “hey, hey” inside the car. In my mind I asked why. Then I noticed Chris left the door open when he got out, thinking I used that door. With a grin in my face I returned and in behalf of Chris say sorry and closed the door. This is the product of months using a two door car.

We returned home in the afternoon now aware that we are riding in a four door vehicle. And the cause of our early incident is now gone, probably the compound caretaker buried or throw it in the garbage bin.

End. Real names have been changed as per advice.