TAGLISH

i have thinking of writing my blog in taglish, a combination of "tagalog" and english language. i suggested the idea to "things in life" and she said it is a good idea. it will benefit not only those bloggers who could read "tagalog" and also to non-speaking tagalog bloggers who will be induce to read and understand what the word meant. so from here on i'll be writing in "taglish".

last year at this time, i was in the philippines attending my 40th high school reunion. health wise, i was good for the first week of my stay. during the night of the reunion, there was a dish that was part of the courses that turned my whole stay into a dreadful experience.

as i recall, months before the reunion, i was trying to lose 10 lbs. from my weight so i'll be looking good for those classmates that i haven't seen after our high school graduation. after the night of the reunion, i was in bed for almost a week suffering from "food poisoning". it took me only a week, i lost more than 10 lbs.

if it is not for that incident, my short stay could have been a joyous experience.

i always take my holidays at this time of the year. i just don't want to get near shopping malls. and if i do so, i'll do it first thing in the morning.

friends of the commander-in-chief wants to order five of my ham each. mind you, i could dictate how much i want for it. i just don't want to do it because i feel that if i started selling it, it will be commercialized. lets just leave it the way it is, "personal and labour of love " is always attach on each of my ham.

i hope that the canadian economy will rebound quickly from this slight turn around of events. it will be a little bit rewarding if the employer will give you some sort of a severance package for those people whose job became of a redundacy instead of escorting an employee out of the building. some employee take it personal when they got demoted from their job instead to be thankful of what they have rather lining up with UIC.

on the sad note, my brother in law- pat, passed away the day before the american thanksgiving. last year before christmas, he fell in and was given the "last rites". he survived and went on remission. he was able to enjoy the company of his family thru travels and was able to attend tim and lou's wedding last september. he was able to prepare himself mentally, emotionally and most of all SPIRITUALLY.

pat was a very generous person especially to my commander in chief. it was unfortunate that the commander in chief was not at his side in his dying hours (not like last year) and also during the interment due to unpreventable health issues. nawa'y ang Ama at Panginoon bigyan siya ng walang hanggang katahimikan.