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Last night while I was arranging the comicbooks on my shelf, a picture fell out of one of the envelopes under the shelf.  It was a picture of mama.  Was she reminding me that she's turning 61 today?  2002 was the last time we celebrated Mama's birthday.  It was just a simple celebration as far as I can recall.  We didn't go out.  Mama was not that strong anymore.  I think I ordered Max's for the occasion.  I also think that my brother called from the U.S. to greet Mama.    Walang paltos every year, I have a greeting card for mama.  Even if I have some food which I bought to celebrate the occasion, there's always a greeting card for mama.  When I was younger, papa would always take mama out to dinner to celebrate her birthday.  But there were many times that mama was left to her own devices (like me and my brother) since papa was busy with work (papa even forgot her birthday...

Joey de Leon is a writer.  And yes, Joey's wit has been his edge over other comedians who don't write their own materials.  True, there were times that he landed in hot water with the MTRCB because of his colorful double entendres and there are others who don't dig his brand of humor, but his wit has always been one of his strongest points. August 9, 2009, in his column in Philippine Star, is another example of how creative a writer Joey de Leon is.  With rhyme and reason, he was able to come up with this poem that directly points out what is wrong with Willie Revillame.  Read on: The funeral cortege of former Pres. Cory Aquino: my tears came naturally Wala na sa piling ng mga Pilipino, Tinig ng awiting Mga Kababayan Ko, At lumisan na rin noong isang Sabado, Inang nagpalipad sa awiting Bayan Ko. Ako’y sumasaludo, paalam Pangulo, May isa ‘kong lihim, kay tagal itinago, Sa lahat nang inabot kong mga namuno, Tanging ikaw lang sa luha ko’y nagpatulo. Marami ...

I knew it's gonna be sooner or later when this will happen.  Especially now that I am also on Facebook. I got this little friend request from a familiar name way back my elementary days.  It was from Lilith (well, she has a long name and we're used to calling her by her nick).  So I accepted the request.  Soon after, there was another request.  It was from Mark.  Then another... it was from Christina... then Jennifer... who's next? Hehehe.  It really was a pleasant surprise to hear from my classmates way back my elementary days.  Totally, a blast from the past.  Who would've thought hearing from them after all these years?  As of this writing, my classmates in Manila Christian Day School are slowly building up my contacts in Facebook.  Some of them were already thinking of a reunion (told them we're still not that many.  Besides, a lot of them are out of the country).  If ever this reunion pushes through, I would gladl...