We make big and small choices everyday, and they become patterns, like the constellations of stars, until our entire lives are enmeshed in them.

Gooid night Cubao!

Make the proper offering to  the goddess who lives in ceamteries: nine egg plants and mine lit joss sticks.

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You with nine syllables in you name:

"This sign has a reverse side where all bad omen will become good omens  and the propre cleansing is done. Roll the cowrie shells and determine what the goddess wo lives in cemeteries is telling you. Read the proverbs."

Good morning, Cuba9"!

One man alone cannot defeat a thousand lions."

--From the oddun fpr the day

Two-and-a-half-hour deep tissue massage. Ended 1:00 AM.

Good night, Cubao!

Sing a song to the king of white cloth.

--From the oddun for the day

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You with five and you with six syllables in your names:

"Beware of accidents at crossroads. Not a good oddun to get involved in arguuments,. Turn your back graetfull on those who yell at you,, espcially people with white hair."--From the oddun for the day

TONY PEREZ'S GUIDELINES FOR HIS FACEBOK FRIENDS FOR THE COMING WEEK (MONDAY, JUNE 17 - FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024):

1) Be firm and be consistent.

2) The goddess of love and prosperity asks for a boitle of honey.

3) Take care against a week of wishy-washiness and indecision.

4) Chips and dips will give you gout.

5) Little children are as loyal as pets.

6) Ensure that you are still well-stocked in household supplies.

7) Adjust to the weather, because the weather will not adjust to you,.

8 ) Do not allow relatives to manipulate you.

9) Before identifying with an archetypal hero. check how he died.

10) Your figure and appearance change after fulfilling the karma of one, previous lifetime.

11) The gods givr it to those who don't even ask for it.

12) Spinach will always be good for you.

13) Cicadas never complain about the weather.

14) Life is not fair, and neither are people.

15) The queen of graduate school ended up a miserable nobody.

16) Once in a while, go back to cranberry juice.

17) Gratitude has a shelf life.

18) The most unlikely go first.

Granddaughters went to advanced driving school, then did major groceries.

Family mahjong session with an early default meal, translation: pizza.

Good morning, Cubao!

"Do not steal the words of others, do not be a parrot and repeat them."
--From the odduin for the day

 Good night, Cubao!

"The god of iron and the Twins are saying there is a time for battle and a time of peace. Peace should start at home and it will spread throughout the countryside."

--From the oddun for the day

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You with six syllables in your name: 

"Seek counsel from your elders. Visit your ancestors' graves. Reflect on what is happening around you,."

--From the oddun for the day

Good morning, Cubao!

"A single word, a single gesture could stop a thousand arrows."
--From the oddun for the day

Watching One Friday Fights 67 live on One Championship Philippines.

Good night, Cubao!

Patience heals.

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You with five syllables in your name:

"Wait for the nature of things to take their coujrse. Do not rush what should come naturally."
--From the oddun for the day

TONY PEREZ'S GUIDELINES FOR HIS FACEBOOK FRIENDS FOR THE WEEKEND (SATURDAY, JUNE 15 - SUNDAY,JUNE 16, 2024):

1) Use whitening soap on your legs everyday for the next three months.

2) Continue saving money, and, actually, never stop.

3) Take in only trustworthy assistants.

4) The greedy will continue to be greedy trhough the end of their lives.

5) Food is a more lucrative business than clothing is.

6) Like crime, pretentiousness does not pay.

7) Streamline, and feel beter for it.

8 ) It is time to clean your roof gutters,

9) Avoid blind obedience.

10) A brightly lighted room is a joy to be in.

11) He who makes his own food is twice blessed.

12) Do not pattern your life after those of entertainers.

13) Allow the spider to spin its web.

14) You will dream of whilte snakes.

15) The makers speaks up.

16) Let your pets experience sunrises, sunsets, and walks through Nature.

17) Dine to be full, but do not gorge yourself.

18) What so you love doing in the moonlight?

Your Messenger message:

"Hi Pai. How are you?Sorry for interrupting you.I know you are busy. If i may ask about something?

"Despite what iv’e been through from the past and the recent, the feeling of doubt, being sceptic and cynical would somehow linger in me. "I know that i need to remind myself that \Im the only rescuer of myself\. "From your viewpoint. Am i still on track or being a drifter at times? "Thank you Pai."

My reoly:

Hello _____!

Frankly, only you can answer that question--and maybe you have already.

Good morning, Cubao!

"If you are afraid to look in the mirror, you will never know what cvlor your eyes are."
--Fromm the oddun for the day

Good night, Cubao!

Would you believe it--a bipolar alternative healer?

No wonder I felt, from the very beginning that he was merely doing things for show.

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You with eleven syllables in your name:

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"There is great success ahead, but prudence should be exercised."

--From  the oddun for the day

Good morning, Cuhao!

"Every man carries within himself the seed of his own demise when he is possessed by unjustified self-righteousness,"
--From the oddun for the day

Good night, Cubao!

"Smooth flow and not rigidity are the proper attitudes at this time."

--From the oddun for the day

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You with eight  and you with six syllables in your names:

"Do not be blinded by unexpected triumphs. By negligence or the refusal to see clearly, you may cause pain to others and even damage to yourself,"
--From the iddun for the day

Your Messenger message:

"Hi Tony

" Im using two of the beads you gave me.. may I know if these are African beads or something else? They are made from clay, right?"

My reply:

Hi ___!

No, those are made of blown glass. They are called candy beads. If they break, you will see that they are layered with the same design inside, like a cake.

They are antique beads that date back to the Mexican Galleon Trade. A strand easily costs between 9,000 - 14,000 PHP.

M. fixes me a healthful breakfast.

Still going through a dinnerware upgrade period.

Our tureen with six bowls arrived. We had to have this because we always serve sinigang, a fresh soup dish and, even without rice, a complete meal in itself: I buy from two hawkers' stands in the neighborhood and my granddaughters order from Gerry's Grill Araneta Center.

There are more items I've been wanting to purchase, though I think I'll hold off until next month. But, I thank God that I retired as an Embassy employee and not as an academic, so that now I can buy not only everything I want and need but everything my granddaughters want and need as well.

Good morning, Cubao!

"Make an offering of a calabash wrapped in red cloth to the fod of lightning,"

--Feom the oddun for the day

Good night, Cubao!

Ever since he was in high school his primary objective was to prove to others how intellectually superior he was. But, now that he is in his seventies, where has that brought him? 

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You with six syllables in your name:

"(The king) once asked, 'What can I do to have my life in order?' And he was told by his elders: Do the offerings, do not play with other people's emotions, be respectful of your elders, be faithful to your wife, share everything that you have and do not go to battle unless you have to and when you do, be kind to the defeated."
--From the oddun for the day

Your Messenger message:

"Sir Tony si read your post about that workshop at Colegio de Calumpit sa Bulacan. It must be Apalit in Pampanga where you bought some religious icons. It is next to Calumpit. Calumpit is only know for longanisa."

My reply:

Hello ___!

Thank you for pointing that out. I didn't think those shops were Kapampangan because the santos were not carved of wood.

Good afternoon, Cubao!

"Claiming to possess the truth without corroborating evidence is stupid."
--From the oddun for the day

Good night, Cubao!

Only a First World country has the right to operate and maintain a zoo.

Everyone else needs to focus on helping stray animals and stray people.

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You with five and you with six syllables in your names:

"You have been waiting for tis season with expcctations, Now that it is here,. seize the opportunity and exploit it."

--From the oddun for the day

Good morning, Cubao!

"He who waits on others misses his opportunities."
--From the oddun for the day

Good night, Cubao!

"Make sure your efforts do not go in vain."

--From the oddun for the day

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You with five syllables in your name:

"There have been those who labor and those who do nothing, but look at the sky. Guard your garden."
--From the oddun for the day

Sunday afternoon mahjong session

Good morning, Cubao!

"Pioneers plant trees, latecomers try to rest in their shadow."|
--From thge oddun for the day

Watching the One 167 replay on One Championship Philippines.

Good night, Cubao!

"What has been full must be emptied; what has increased must decrease."
--From the oddun for the day

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You with six syllables in your name:

"Do not gallop on a wild chase but rather go easy on your horse."
--From the oddun for the day

I miss the lato-lato knockers and especially miss the sight of obsessive-compulsives, schizoids, and bipolars going crazy and climbing walls because of their sound.

Good morning, Cubao!

"A warrior should serve his king with honor or bury the spear."
--From the oddun for the day

Watching One Friday Nights 66 live on One Championship Philippines.

Your Messenger message:

"Good evening, Sir Tony.

"I just finished reading ____________’s _________. I now know why you told me before that psychic abilities are a form of enlightenment and that I shouldn’t fear them. I read before that enlightened people have psychic abilities, but I did not know the reason why. I now also understand why we can all develop psychic abilities. "The book also touched upon _____________, which is also something you mentioned to me before. I am impressed that the book also indirectly touches upon the law of attraction, which is essentially faith in God and the universe and to be open to receive the universal fluid. "Sir Tony, may I clarify something about the _________, which is unique to every incarnate and also dependent on one’s planet and purification? Is this what we commonly refer to as one’s aura? Or is the aura one’s effluvium / spiritual fluid based on one’s thoughts? "Thank you for these reading suggestions and your time, Sir Tony. On to the next Kardec book in between work!"

My reply:

Hello ________!

Be resourceful. All you have to do is search for the word and its meaning on Google.

Good night, Cubao!

"Be like the windmill which moves with the breeze."
--From the oddun for the day

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You with seven syllables in your name:

"This sign is one of the signs where all warrior spirits are talking to you, so bear this in mind. You may be in the middle of a war right now to which you do not see the outcome. But what you are experiencing is not necessarily the result of your actions, but the conditions of the time."

--From the oddun for the day

Good morning, Cubao!

"Modern people should not dress with the garments of their ancestor.s"
--From the oddun for the day

Two-hour, deep tissue massage. Ended 12:30 AM.

Good night, Cubao!

"You should have a dog and dedicate it to the god of healing. If you meet a wandering dog, freed it and do not mistreat it."

--From the oddun for the day

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You with five and you with six syllables in your names:

"Wash your cowrie shells with fresh water amd throw the water out into the stree. then ask that whatever bad omen today's reading brings to be washed away."

--From the oddun for the day

Coffee shop area in progress on the second floor of the library building of Maryhill School of Theology.

One or more of my paintings will hang on the wall(s).

The shop will be open to the public. Will host a group of friends when it opens.

I am not one of those artists who believe in suffering for art.

I am a hedonist, and a great believer in having fun. And the only way to have great fun is to earn a lot of money.

Sometimes you just have to stop creating art and make some real money for yourself. It's more fun, and it's more fulfilling.

Switching to charger plates from place mats for now, but I'm not abandoning our novelty place mats. I just might give some sets away.

I love charger plates now because they are made of acrylic and easy to clean, maintain, and store., A decade ago I turned up my nose at charger plates because all of them were made of brass, and I couldn't envision myself polishing them regularly. Our house, after all, does not employ a hotel staff.

Now I can have as many different styles of charger plates as I want.

Good morning, Cubao! 

"The difference between a tiger and man is that the tiger kills only when hungry or provoked."

--From the oddun for the day

Good night, Cubao!

"A king has to make his decisions very clear, for when things go wrong as well as when things go well there shall be no one else to blame or parise."
--From the oddun of the day

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You with seven syllables in your name: 

"There may be need for sacrifices that go beyond what might be required of you on an everyday basis."
--From the oddun for the day

Gray, drizzly day in Cubao.

Back home from jalan-jalan at the center with Neil, Marvin, and Jerome. Went to the bank, changed dollars to pesos, paid our electric bills, did minor groceries, and sent some money to my younger son Chito.

Happy sixth birthday to Keiko Kashigawa (2018)!

Good morning, Cubao!

"Be fair in all your dealings, particularly with children."
--From the oddun of the day

Good night, Cubao!

Retire and stop trying. Just live.

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You with six syllables in your name:

"Be an honest and virtuous person at all times."
--From the oddun for the day

Many snooty homeowners do not buy dinnerware with imari or gold enameling because, according to them, they are not microwavable.

Little do they know that it is snootier to eat off dinnerware with imari or gold enameling BECAUSE they are not microwavable.

Good morning, Cubao!

"Beware when riding a tiger, the only way to get off is by killing it."
--From the oddun for the day

Good night, Cubao!

"Every living creature is sacred."
--From the oddun for the day

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You with one syllable in your name:

Avoid false pride and evil.
--From the oddun for the day

You don't hare to be married in order to understand intimacy, partnership, and commitment.

As a matter of fact many married couples still don't understand them at all.

 Before submitting yourself to the teachings of a mage, first find out about the family life of the mage. If it is not a happy family life, leave him immediately.

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Angelique's friend gives her sunflowers, which we placed on the buffet table in the dining area.

Good morning, Cubao!

"There are a number of old spirits trying to communicate with you. A meeting should be done and see what these entities want from you,. Offer lots oif white flowers to your guides before the gathering takes place."
--From the oddun for the day

Upgraded bedroom pillows for my granddaughters and my sister Alice.

I find it strange that Mayor Alice Guo looks like my good friend Cherry Montemayor-Escanan.

Good night, Cubao!

"Not a good time to start any journeys, no matter how promising it may seem."
--From the oddun for the day

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You with six syllables in your name:

"Lack of caution could lead to a disastrous encounter."

--From the oddun for the day

Sunday afternoon mahjong session

Your Messenger message:

"Good evening Sir Tony!

"I have a question. Do our pets in the physical realm also journey with us in our dreams? "I commonly hear about cats but for me my current dog is always with me in my dreams during battles. "Also, how can you distinguish a prophetic dream from a normal one? "Because I had a dream being a spy to help the country get passports and other supplies during the war. I got emotional when I almost missed the flight to deliver the goods back home. "Thank you!"

My reply:

Hello ____!

As a general rule, dreams involving pets are based on memory traces rather than the actual spirits of pets, because animals, like insects and other creatures, immediately reincarnate, which is why they will always exist on earth.

As to prophetic dreams, all one needs to do is observe whether such dreams eventually happen--and consistently.

Avoid relying on wish-fulfillment. It will not serve you well.

Good morning, Cubao!

Offer assorted sweets and one lit joss stick to the god of the crossroads.. Afterward, place everything in a white, plastic bag and dispose of it in a dust bin at a crossroads.

Goodies from Elline

Good night, Cubao!

"A rooster doesn't  need an orchestra to sing."
--From the oddun for the day

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You with eight syllables in your name:

"Remember the tale of the hunter, who thought he knew the forest and refused to pay for a guide. The result was that he got lost and almost perished trying to find his way back to his people."

--From the oddun for the day

Back home from a tuob, tawas, and the 26th Bilbo Baggins session at Elline;'s house.