The recent death of Robin Williams affected me more than I would have expected. For some reason, it hit me really hard. Perhaps because he was such a big part of the formation of my sense of humor (my sisters and I grew up watching Hook, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Aladdin,
Passport Renewal at the Philippine Consulate in Dubai
I have close to zero faith in the Philippine government or any of its agencies. Few, if any, of the bureaucratic functionaries who make up the cogs in this lemon of a machine actually care about serving the people in a way that is efficient and effective. Throw any little
The Most Important Word
At the church service yesterday Pastor Jim asked a question: What is the single most important word in any family? I immediately thought the answer would be “LOVE”, and (especially since it was Valentine’s Day) several people in the congregation murmured the same guess. But he surprised me with his
How To Survive VD (the holiday, not the disease)
This is a public service announcement. In anticipation of the occasion on the 14th of this month, married/spoken for friends and family of the victims of the affliction known as “Being Single” are advised to refrain from the following activities: Condescendingly assuring the victims that they will “find somebody”, regardless
Standards
The bare-faced fact of life is this: God does not owe you a tall, handsome partner. He doesn’t even owe you a good partner. Getting one is a blessing that not everyone is going to get. So many women my age are panicking because they’re about to hit the big
