The next Bingo Night at M.'s cafe will be 8:00 PM Sunday, December 17, 2023.

Your Messenger message:

"Hello po sir Tony.

"Nais ko po sana humingi muli ng tulong kung paano ko po maiiwasan na muling mangyari sa akin ang nangyari sa akin 5 yrs ago. "I was admitted in the mental hospital and the doctors claimed that I am bipolar. "After madischarge di na po ako uminom uli ng mga gamot dahil ang paniwala ko po ay walang mali sa akin. Na hindi ako baliwo nasisiraan ng bait "I just wonder na nung mga panahong nasa loob ako,everything is clear sa memories ko. "Kaya lang po I was seeing the nurses na kulay itim lahat ng mga mata nila. "While my family members like sila Papa green mga mata nila."

My reply:

Hello ___________!

You are right not to take m3idcation, for it will only make you drug-dependent and addicted.

The nurses' black eyes are a mere reflection of your secret anger at being in hospital. Your family's green eyes are images of healing and of hope.

Since you are intelligent enough to have observed your journey so far, you should also be intelligent enough to launch another journey, a journey of self-healing. Nine times out of ten, people embrace the diagnosis of being "bipolar" as a fashion statement or a false posture, In truth, it is all a matter of attitude and of accepting that nothing in this world is perfect--including the people you love and including yourself.

Now kindly consult a elder psychic of your own gender.

Your Messenger message:

"Magandang hapon po, Sir Tony! Gusto ko lang po sana itanong kung may ibig sabihin po itong panaginip ko. Natatakot po kasi ako.

"Sa panaginip ko po, may matandang babae sa sala ng bahay. Nakatayo siya sa harap ng table namin. Tapos may mga nakatirik na kandila. Nagdodrowing siya ng mga circles something. Tapos bago matapos iyong circle, e nagising ako kaya napasigaw ako at tinanong kung sino ka. "Ang narinig ko palang sinasabi ng babaeng matanda e. "Mangaliyo ka. Mangaliyo ka. "Tapos nung nasa labas na, may isa pang matandang kapitbahay na nagsabi kung ano meaning nung salita.

"Wala naman kami matatandang kapitbahay

"Naalala ko iyong panaginip ko nooon na may matandang lalaki naman na ang ginagawa din sa katawan ko e circles tapos naglalagablab ang mata ko. Mga puro number 8 na sugat. Na tipong paggising ko e naramdaman ko iyong kirot.

"Ang mas kinakatakot ko pa, e. "Sabi nung matandang nagsabi ng meaning e. Kung natapos daw iyong circle nung matandang babae na pumasok sa bahay namin e baka patay na raw ako. Para sa akin daw kasi iyon."

My reply:

Magandang hapon, ________!

Ang matatanda sa mga panagibip mo ay mga bahagi ng nakatataas mong Diwa. Ang mga bilog ay ang mga simula o unang hati ng pigurang "8," o ang ssagisag ng kawalang-hanggan. Samakatuwid, ang mga pabaginip mong iyon ay may kinalaman sa oras o panahon at ang pagwawalang-bahala mo sa pagiging maigsi ng buhay.

Sa edad mong ito, malinaw ba sa iyo kung ano ang dapat mong patunguhan?

Nagagamit mo ba ang mga talento mo sa wastong paraan?

Maligaya ka ba sa kasalukuyan mong kinaroroonan?

Kung ang sagot mo sa tatlong iyan ay "Hindi," maghunos-dili ka at pilitin mong matauhan ka. Maigsi nga ang buhay, kaya't huwag mong aksayahin ang nalalabi mong panahon.

Sometimes you have to put the alternative healer in his place by telling him to cut the spectacle, the psychobabble, and the bullshit, to just shut up, and to simply heal you.

November 27, 2023

Today is the 83rd birthday of my idol and spirit guide, Bruce Lee.

Good morning, Cubao!

Open your bedroom window and let the day in.

Good night, Cubao!

Braziers with bottled candles are once again in use on chilly nights.

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You with five and you with six syllables in your names: What you wear will always depend on what the people around you are wearing Be sensitive to others,. There are times when you should dress up, but there are also times when you should dress down.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Good morning, Cubao!

What holiday gift are you planning to give yourself this year?

Good night, Cubao!

A bottled candle lit at night serves as a bedside altar.

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You with five and you with six syllables in your names: They who love you unconditionally are those who truly love you, and are miles apart from everyone else.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then watching more of One Friday Fights 42 on One Championship Philippines.

Back from lunch out and half a day with the King.

Baguio fresh produce and sweetmeats from the King.

Angelique still on a work-related mission in Cebu. Aubrey and Roi spending a day out.

Now waiting for the King to pick me up.

Good morning, Cubao!

Greet the sunrise, and the day will be your day.

Watching One Friday Fights 42 on One Championship Philippines.

Good night, Cubao!

When no one is there to assist you, always be prepared to do the work yourself.

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You with six syllables in your name: Do not be too trusting of friends, even if you have common interests.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Your Messenger message:

"Good evening, sir Tony!

"I hope you’re having a splendid and relaxing week. "I would just like to confirm something with you, if you may. "I have shared with you that I was an adopted daughter and I found myself thinking of my biological father who passed away even before I learned I was adopted. "You mentioned before when I ran to you and asked for guidance, that my biological ancestors continues to love me and guide me despite all appearances. "Is it okay to speak with my departed father like he is in the room with me? Like to ask for guidance in life, even if he was not present in my life ever since I was conceived? "What I meant is, it he doesn’t even know me? "I have recently been in contact with my biological father’s brothers, I seems they don’t know that I existed but the universe made it easy for me just to have closure "Thank you for allowing me to share these with you and I am always grateful for your guidance and generosity to my/our spiritual journey. "

My reply:

Yes, it is all right to do so. It is a form of praying.

Good morning, Cubao!

The sky is a bowl of white seashells.

Good night, Cubao!

True salvation should cost no money and no effort, for, like true love, it should be unconditional. Otherwise it is nothing more than a religious bribe.

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You with five syllables in your name: Taper off expenses over the next 15 days in order to have sufficient pocket money for the year-end holidays.

Aubrey and Roi arrived from an afternoon out.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Ghost Stories

Watched India's 2020 Ghost Stories (2:23:50), comprised of four different ghost stories shot by four different directors, No Bollywood movie this--each episode could have very well been a piece of cinematic art directed by Satyajit Ray or Alfred Hitchcock in digital monochromes.

In the first story, Sameera, a female nurse/caregiver, fills in for Nurse Mamta, who is unable to report for work. Her patient, an old woman who suffered a stroke two years ago, insists that her son is in the apartment, hiding--and, indeed, Sameera senses indications that they are not alone.

In the second story, little boy Ansh becomes jealous when he finds out that his Aunty Neha, who sits for him, is pregnant. He wishes the baby dead and makes crossed-out drawings of it. We later discover that Neha lost her previous baby immediately after giving birth to it, and that she has a dark secret of her own.      

The third story is set in desolate Smalltown, where a traveler is dropped off by a train miles from his destination and must walk all the way to find a Block Development Office. He encounters two children in hiding. They inform him that all of the residents of Smalltown have been eaten by the residents of Bigtown, and that they are in danger of being eaten too. 

Finally, the fourth story is about newly-wed couple Dhruv and Ira, who, after their wedding, live in Dhruv's ancestral house. Ira is freaked out by the fact that Dhruv, who was his Granny's favorite grandchild, says good night to his Granny every night and plays peek-a-boo with her, despite the fact that his Granny passed away 20 years ago. 

All four stories are what 21st-century horror stories should be--disturbing rather than terrifying, and thought-provoking rather than jolting to the senses. Despite the annoyingly long opening titles, here, at last, is a horror movie that has no senseless screaming, no boyfriends materializing out of nowhere to rescue their girlfriends, no references to 666, no possession and exorcism, no nuns and priests, no religious statues with bleeding eyes, and no prosthetic shape-shifting. The dialogue is just as sparse as in Ray's and Hitchcock's works, so that the movie is essentially a visual experience. Even the stories, when closely scrutinized, can be perceived as metaphorical rather than literal.  

A must-watch for audiences completely jaded by B-grade moves from Hollywood.

Good morning, Cubao!

Of the many forms of imperialism, religious imperialism does the greatest damage to the world.

Your Messenger message:

"Hello Sir Tony, good day! Naglakas loob po akong mag msg sa inyo to seek help po sa sitwasyon ko. Upon doing my research online, I came accross an article by RJ Ledesma on Philstar last 2010 and that was with an interview with you. I know you are someone na may alam at experience tungkol sa paranormal. Yung concern ko po ay dahil ang sabi po nila kumukulo po ang langis pag nandyan ako kaya tinawag nila akong aswang. In a sense na everywhere I go nandun yung title na yun. It started when I rented a boarding house near my workplace and the neighbors would gossip that I make the oil boil, until it also happened at my workplace. I was battling with my mental health because I am afraid of what is happening and all the gossips around. Baka nauso ang pagdadala ngayon ng langis na bumubula. And then, I decided to resign at work because I was hoping na mka hanap ako ng tulong to whatever it is that is happening to me and focus on that dahil na rin everywhere I go I am labeled aswang by most people dahil sa langis na kumukulo. Natatakot din po ako kasi ako mismo na observe ko na yung nasa paligid ko na mga tao nangangati sila sa katawan pag andyan ako. I told my mother about this and my nanay and I believe the family knew. Dinala na ako sa mga manggagamot (dalawa) last yr and ang sabi is hindi nmn daw ako aswang at nasa utak ko daw yun. Huwag na daw ako mag isip ng mga ganung bagay. Nag consult din po ako sa online na faith healer. Same lang din ang advice na huwag ko na masyado isipin. Pro easier said than done po para sa akin kasi hindi ko maintindihan bakit kumukulo ang langis at saka ang pagkati ng katawan ng mga tao. Hindi naman po ako nag iibang anyo sa pagkakaalam ko at hindi nmn din ako napapadpad kung saan2 pagkagising. Tapos sa bahay namin since along the road kami, maraming nagbubusina at ang sabi pa ng ibang motorista may aswang daw. Lately din, starting nung August ata hindi na ako mka tulog ng straight. Lagi akong nkaka gising sa madaling araw ng ilang beses. Nangyayari po ito ng ilang araw sa linggo. At may times na once nakagising ako mahirap ng matulog ulit kahit anong pilit at anong mga music for sleep na pinakinggan ko like rain sounds, white noise. May time then nun August din ata na straight ata isang linggo wala akong tulog ng ayos. Mga 1 hr or 2 hrs lang ata kasi pag nakagising na ako ng madaling araw mahirap na matulog ulit. May mga chismis na dito na ako nga daw sguro ay aswang dahil may nakakita daw at nakapgsabing kamukha ko ang nakita nila. Pro sa akin is nandito lang talaga ako sa kwarto at tulog or pinipilit matulog (kasi sa panahon na mahirap matulog). Nanghihingi po sana ako ng tulong kasi alarming na at yung hindi ko pa naman gusto talaga is ang mkasakit ng kahit kanino. Marami ding nilalagnat dito and I’m not sure if praning na ba ako pro feeling ko ako yung sinasabing dahilan bkit maraming nagkakalagnat. Sorry at mataas po ang msg ko at hindi nyo din naman ako kilala pero sobrang appreciated ko po kung mkapag reply kayo dito. "Salamat.

"Sorry at hindi ko naintroduce yung sarili ko. Ako po si ___________.

"Hi sir Tony, good evening. Sorry at makulit ako. Nagbabaka sakali lang. May explanation ka po bang maibibigay sa mga nasalaysay ko po? Lately din di ako makatulog na ng straight parati akong nakaka gising. Late 20s palang po ako. Sorry po at makulit ako at kayo ang message ko kc alam ko pong kahit papaano may ma isha-share ka po na kaalaman ukol dito. Salamat po."

My reply:

Hello __________!

I will refer you to a female Spirit Questor who will help you with this, since I no longer handle female cases.

Good night, Cubao!

Midweek night should be the most restful and the most peaceful of all.

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You with five syllables in your name: Do not impulsively decide to adopt pets if you really do not know what keeps them alive, what keeps them healthy, and what keeps them happy.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Wearing Passion for Men by Elizabeth Taylor.

Swung by the neighborhood grocery with Rayven.

Bought another box of Coffee Crumble ice cream, jamon de bola, and other goodies.

Your Messenger message:

"Maestro magandang hapon po

"My idea po kayo pano ma access ang akashic record ng isang tao o mismong record ko?

"Salamat po"

Enter

MichaelMy reply:

My reply:

Hello ____________!

That would be equivalent to accessing someone else's karma, and the cosmos does not allow it.

As to your own records, that can somewhat be done by means of regression or hypnotism.

Your Messenger message:

"Good evening, Mr. Tony. My college friend introduced me to you through your books. She saw me reading Jaime Licauco so she suggested your books. I still have some in my library: Beings, The Calling, Stories of the Moon, and the Departed.

"I am now a mom and I was thinking of contacting you for some time now. Until I saw your facebook page. It is about my mom who passed away in 2019 after being sick for several years already. Days before she died my father told me that my mom wanted to see me and my kids. I wasn’t able to come to my parents’ house because I was busy processing documents I needed for me to bring to US for work that time. I said I will go on Friday that week but I wasn’t able to come. Sunday she died of heart attack. "For a long time I was filled with so much grief and regret. Two days ago I dreamed she said 'Alam mo, hindi ako makakilos.' I didn’t see her but heard her. "I always wanted to know if she is at peace already and if she has moved on to the light. I hope you could help me."

My reply:

Hello _____!

When we die, we move from temporal time to eternal time, where past, present, and future are simultaneous and coexistent. It's not as if we have to fall in line at City Hall and wait to be processed for reincarnation--in eternal time, things happen in split seconds as compared to "real" time for the living, in which we are accustomed to measure everything by hours, days, weeks, and years. Yes, in eternal time, we are free from everything, even from time.

What I do see now is that you are riddled with guilt and regret--guilt over not having gone to visit your mother and regret at not having done for her a lot of things you should have done.

Worry not. Our ancestors are far more understanding than we think they are, and they are not bound by earthly conditions. Simply keep good memories of your mother, and allow her to be alive in your heart. 

At this point it is YOU who should be at peace--not with your mother but with yourself. Go for it without guilt and without regret. Live, for you have still your own life to fulfill..

In your dream, your psyche was telling you, "ikaw ang hindi makakilos."

Good morning, Cubao!

It is sheer bliss to not have to do anything and to simply enjoy being alive.

Good night, Cubao!

Always make your intentions direct, straightforward, and clear. Never presume anything.

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You with seven syllables in your name: Protect your account. Do not Click on Links. Do not open videos. Do not respond to prompts suggesting that you change your password. Do not Accept Friend Requests from sexy-looking but lonely foreigners who allegedly work for the military. Do not respond to Messages announcing that you won grants or prizes. Do not buy jewelry on Marketplace. Never pay in advance for anything.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Your Messenger message:

"Hi Tony, ___________ here. I just want to ask if the below video is really effective to cast away the spirits that occupy the bed’s empty space? Thank you so much for your time."

My reply:

Hello ______!

Like prayer, any personal ritual will work as long as you fervently have faith in it.

The most tried and popular way is to have something of the color red on your bed--a stuffed toy, a throw pillow, a throw cloth, or a blanket, for example. The  color red indicates to spirits that you are protected by your ancestors. 

Incidentally, that is why some  house owners paint their gates or their entrances red.

Good morning, Cubao!

Don't just be loving toward your children and grandchildren. Be consistently loving.

Good night, Cubao!

The State and the Church will use all the propaganda tools in their power to keep the people religious and God-fearing.

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You with four syllables in your name: Do not give up on your literary dream. Take a respite if you must, but keep the passion beating in your heart and the fire burning in your mind.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite t9me of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Good morning, Cubao!

Savor every minute of the day.

Good night, Cubao!

The scrupulous, though still living, already exist in a hell of their own making.

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You with four syllables in your name: The feeling of love descends on your heart long after he is no longer there.

Dinner at home with Angelique and Jazz; Aubrey still resting upstairs.

We are beginning to clear our freezer in preparation for stocking up on holiday food.

Night chores.

My favorite tim4e of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

The real secret to looking sexy is in trying to not look sexy.

 Happy Birthday to my eldest sister Lourdes!

She and my brother-in-law Manny are scheduled to visit from Sydney, once again. in February 2024.

Good morning, Cubao!

The battle between angels remains between angels and never between angels and men.

Now watching One Friday Fights 41 on One Championship Philippines.

Good night, Cubao!

You dream by passing through the secret passages of your mind.

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You with six syllables in your name: When there is a sudden change of plans, it is because, had there been no change, you would have met an accident.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Now sent M. to pay our water bill and do an errand at Farmers Plaza.

Two deliveries arrived: four, brass, nine-hole joss stick holders and my yellow tiger's head backpack.

Kittibun's silver wolf's head backpack

Daw's lion's head backpack

Good morning, Cubao!

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Any religion that must go to war for its preservation is not the way, is not the truth, is not the life.

Good night, Cubao!

The fairies and the gnomes will be rising from their underground kingdoms and holding their weekly banquets in the roof deck garden.

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You with six syllables in your name: Sometimes you have to celebrate Christmas in November or in January.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

I won't say anything because her mother is in my Friends List.

The sun is an orange hibiscus.

Good morning, Cubao!

Religion will always remain the biggest set of speculations of all.

Good night, Cubao!

Every once in a while, ask yourself why you keep doing what you are doing and whether you will be doing the same through the end of your life.

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You with five syllables in your name: Do not amass too many things if no one will inherit them when you die.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Now on Level 150 of Differences: Online Journey.

Good morning, Cubao!

Ever since I retired in 2015, no one and nothing could tear me away from family. 

Especially no one.

Good night, Cubao!

Of all the four elements, Air has the most number of playthings:

Flags
Banners

Windsocks
Kites

Toy windmills
Bubble machines

Paper planes

Joss sticks/Incense

Balloons

Confetti

Wind chimes

Bells

Bird cages

Singing bowls

Prayer wheels

Earth:

Hourglasses

Kaleidoscopes

Magnets

Sandboxes

Sand castles

Dollhouses/Dolls

Stuffed toys

Marbles

Clay/Plasticine

Bonsai/Dish gardens

Origami

Water:

Aquariums

Toy boats

Lifesavers

Rubber rafts

Rubber pools

Rubber duckies

Snorkels

Fire:

Pyrotechnics

Candles

Lanterns

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You with five syllables in your name: Do not shop for more stuff online just because your pending orders have not yet arrived. You will only be beset with payables.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Good morning, Cubao!

I gave a full workshop in psychic hearing (five minutes in real time, two hours in dream time) during my 4:30 AM night class. There were 20 students plus two well-known theater personalities sitting in.

You were there if you can recall the first exercise I gave: with your eyes closed, you were supposed to guess how many times I hit a snare drum with a small, white doll, and how many times with a bigger, white doll. 

We called the dolls Big Tommy and Small Tommy.  

Good night, Cubao!

At least one other person in the family should know what kinds of maintenance medication you are taking.

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You with five syllables in your name: Do not settle for casual purchases in big transactions. Everything must have legal documentation and official receipts.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bed with a Netflix movie.

Waiting for a delivery of ten packs Kapampangan tamales.

My life is not complete without tamales.

Good morning, Cubao!

Golden sand sparkles in the desert of the sun.

Good night, Cubao!

Leave the porch lights on until everyone has come home.

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You with five and you with six syllables in your names: Ensure that you are well-prepared for your day the night before, all the way from your lineup of activities, the clothes you will be wearing, and how much money you should set aside.

Staggered dinnertimes.

Night chores.

My favorite time of the day has come again: an evening shower, and then snuggling in bdf with a Netflix movie.

Your Messenger message:

"Good evening sir Tony!

"I hope my message does not cause much of a disturbance to your evening. "I've been getting strange feelings and heightened anxiety lately and I cannot seem to discern if this is caused by overthinking or that these are signs from the universe. "I practice tarot reading, and there is a question I'd like to ask: "1. Can a reading be influenced by my emotions? "I came up with this question because I have been doing readings and have been getting downloads of information that my boyfriend is doing something behind my back. "Will I be able to use tarot to confirm this? "Thank you for your time sir Tony!"

My reply:

Hello _____!

The truth in Tarot card readings, like that in psychological projective techniques and dream analysis, is, for the most part, intuitive rather than factual.

Yes, readings are affected by your emotional state--as the movements of the pendulum also are--unless you are a master at suspending feelings. 

There are many, logical ways to confirm whether your boyfriend is doing something behind your back. 

Good morning, Cubao!

Never be fazed by mortality or the prospect of leaving behind "unfinished business."

Ever since I was 18 I'd been keeping a notebook of ideas for novels, short stories, plays, and paintings. I swore to myself to create all those before I die--two books in particular, another trilogy of plays, and a series of unusual art exhibits that make me feel all tingly whenever I think about them.

Yet, at 72 going on 73, I find that there are days and nights when I prefer to just be with my children and grandchildren, oversleep, eat out, do shopping, arrange and rearrange the house, savor sunrises and sunsets over cups of coffee and tea, leave my pens untouched, ignore the canvases with half-finished construction lines in the studio area.

I have learned that there is beauty in incompletion, in letting go before having to let go, in living like a normal person, and in that reality I see that time is mine and that I have all the time in the world.

Your Messenger message:

"Hello Sir.

"The numbers have been appearing more frequently now. If before it was just on some random numbers on FB or my cellphone, now I see it on the digital clock on a show on Netflix, or I was asleep inside the car and suddenly woke up to find myself staring at the number on a tricycle’s body number parked right on the curb. I see the same number almost everyday at different times of the day. "Also, I dreamed a few months ago that I was at the entrance of your home where some lamps were lit and entered a tunnel but I don’t know where it led me."

My reply:

Hello __________!

Keep a journal and record all of these possible signs over a week before seeking to interpret them. Numbers that occur in a synchronistic manner could refer to certain archetypes or names. Hebrew letters, for example, are assigned numbers.