Father Rene had his driver pick up Neil and me to go to Maryhill School of Theology. Revised two paintings and checked out changes made in the library building's physical layout.

After breakfast, Jerome helped me put together a portable painting pack. Father Rene is picking me and Neil up after lunch to go to Maryhill School of Theology. Am revising a portion of the Saint Louis painting, after which we hold a meeting Apparently many of the ground-floor spaces in  the library building are being reassigned. The paintings there will be hung in offices rather than reading rooms.

There are times when candy will serve you well.

I don't mind icy ice cream. It has a charm of its own.

Sincere sympathies to the immediate family of my eldest brother-in-law, Manny Floro (Lourdes, Raymond, Manuel Jr., Yolanda, and Lily). He accidentally slipped and knocked head in Sydney while they were preparing to have a Mother's Day lunch out, and was unconscious for days. He passed peacefully 4:15 this afternoon.

He was a good and honest man who always tried to please others. I will always remember him fondly for that, and I will always treasure the special gifts he gave me.

No one is naturally in isolation from others, that is why artists must go out of their way to contrive their solitude.

"I Am A Woman in Love" and "Stayin' Alive" can be sung together.

Look for the white merry-go-round in the sky.

Always look at your house as though you were seeing it for the first time.

Sometimes you have to rest even between two relaxing tasks.

Maintain two separate cash flows: one for yourself and one for your family.

The piece of jewelry will tell you whether it likes you or not.

Set realistic parameters for yourself, and stay within them.

Focus on only one thing at a time.

A good caregiver soon functions as a superego and a mature conscience.

Be mindful of your body's reflexes and what your body wants, especially upon waking up from sleep or a restful nap.

How awful. Bernadette reported that Lucing of the famous Pampanga's sisig was murdered. For money, I bet.

You can be there just by thinking of being there, sometimes with the aid of a polished, black stone or a candle flame.

Love others, fall in love even, but never invest your life in anyone. When they leave you you may not even have yourself to console yourself.

A house filled with many, pleasant memories is never a lonely house to be in.

One never loses touch with real friends, no matter how long it was since the last time you sawe them.

Save money. The rest of the year threatens to be financially demanding--and half the yeat isn't even over yet.

Only death will stop us from dreaming--for ourselves and for others.

Home alone. Woke up from blissful sleep 9:30 AM and had a slow, two-hour breakfast.

Convert a small corner or parapet in your house into your own sanctuary within a sanctuary--a couch lounge, a writing desk, a card table with scented candles--and enjoy spending time alone there rather than in your bedroom.

Let the breeze ruffle your hair through its long, slim fingers.

Stampedes are a reflcetion of the animal indtinct that still remains in man.

New ideas should be carried out slowly and carefully, rather than quickly and impulsively.

Never end the day without thinking of your loved ones.

It is useless to work on a friendship between two incompatible persons.

Maintain your social and psychological mechanisms to avoid unexpected breakdowns.

Everything will change after the second typhoon.

The younger ones should be protected from colds and fever even before the rainy season officially begins.

 Value routine. It keeps you sane.

Check the existing materials and supplies before commencing a project.

A superbitch should never get sympathy from anyone at anytime.

Karma makes the cheapskate lose out on everything.

Stressful Saturday

One-hour, deep tissue massage

Smile at yourself in the mirror. It never fails to have a positive effect.

Stolen items eventually become accursed.

Today he spent some time alone and began doubting his political career choice.

The day will always begin to smooth itself out after lunch time.

Do not overeat just because you overordered.

Count your blessings but not your tragedies.

Angelique has been assigned to work as an election paralegal again, this time in Mindoro.

Try a little butter with adobong sitaw.

You need to define your different kinds of rest.

Know that you have friends who are more loyal to you than your distant relatives.

Your penmanship will always reflect your state of health.

You kept teasing him and posted viral memes about him. Now he is ready to leave you behind, and you will actually miss him terribly.

A white bedsheet, cardboard puppets, a flashlight--and you're all set to produce an instant movie for the kids.

Fairy music comes from flowers in the garden, as though the blossoms were live speakers.

Do not desire anything too much. In the long run, karma will take it away from you with a vengeance.

Why is she acting like a stupid schoolgirl? Didn't she have enough practice all those years when she was deeply in love with P.?

Never sleep on a full stomach. Your body will not digest your food properly.

But, if you must, do so in a sitting position.

Even in the summer time the dreaded mosquito attacks.

Avoid following more than one set of appointments. for that can be extremely stressful.

 

You take a plunge either to challenge yourself or to learn a bitter lesson.

Organize a neighbors' barbecue while the summer lasts and have a great time.

It is all right to have too much of a good thing as long as you are able to use them in rotation.

Interpolated Incubation

It is possible to send dream messages to any person of your choice. Before going to sleep, write a letter to the person, fold it, and then place it under your pillow.

Every time you abort a video ad, you do physical harm either the model or the director.

At night he feels bitter and alone and resents it, that is why he has such a wry sense of humor,

She humiliates you in public, then apologizes to you in private. Now that the tables are turned she is unable to accept the harsh realities of life.

When I was about eleven years old, a big fire broke out in a town outside San Fernando, Pampanga, where I was on summer vacation at the time. One of my aunts, whose friend was a fire victim, commuted to the town in question to visit her friend, and tagged me along,

While walking through the ruins of the fire, I felt an impulse to pick up; a tiny, charred piece of wood and put it in my pocket. Back at my aunts' house, I placed the piece of wood on a shelf and felt some kind of power emanating from it.

I have always been partial to fire wands and my enemies have always been punished with fire, and I wonder whether this episode in my boyhood had anything to do with it.

A cynical writer's notebook catches negative memories and ideas on its pages like flypaper.

 You have to knock gently three times at a statue's feet before anything else.

If it no longer works, abandon it.

Grilled is more healthful than fried.

Be able to recall an exact body position you had in the remote past, including where you were and how you were feeling, and that is what you can effectively regress to.

Quite tedious, but it actually takes an urban business nine years before it begins to pick up.

May 3, 2025

Tony L. sent us a huge basin of fresh oysters from his aquaculture farm in Malabon.

Jerome steamed them today, May 4, with quick-melt cheese and garlic, and that us what we had for lunch.

The first step to ruining the rest of your life is getting married to the wrong person.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

Lunch at Bellini's Cubao Shoe Expo Araneta Center on a whim.

No Italian pasta or pizza for me. I'll take a good piece of meat, except beef, which is bad for me, at any time: porschiatto, pollo, or pesca.

I had a Caesar's salad and roasted pork belly cooked in herbs.