THE NEXT ACT

It had been a long awaited dining experience with a craving that had never gone ahead. We have attempted in the past to satisfy the cravings by improvising the dish with pork mince, pork crackers, fresh onions, fresh bell pepper and mayonnaise which we succeeded in coming near to the enjoyment of the taste of sisig. We have been contented with it and we almost have forgotten that there is a better life. But that better life of enjoying sisig takes you to head back  home which will take you to its origin in Angeles City or spending a nice night out in Trellis combining the spoon full of sizzling wonder with San Miguel Beer. O man.  Let's make this happen at home in NZ. I have kept my faith up so as to realise everything will fall in to place.  True enough God is good, our path crossed with one who would be willing to come up with a genuine dish. Once I was told that what we needed was a hog's head, the quest was on to find the head. Nah! It was  not exactly ...

One of the reasons why one has difficulty to change for the better is people make it difficult for them. People’s minds somehow do not want to shift from the past knowledge about the person to a revitalized person. No matter how an ex-convict has been renewed, some companies are hesitant to hire someone like him. No matter how the person has realized his past mistakes and how he tries to start anew, some people already branded him a bad boy and they will treat him that way. “Stop treating me as a womanizer, I am family man for goodness sake. Stop offering me a smoke, I am quitting. Stop thinking that I am bum; I have a descent 8-hour job. Stop mentioning to others that I am temperamental, I am learning to control it now.” It is easier to change when people would support the change. The more the information about your old self has spread the more difficult it is to expect support from others in establishing your new you. You may want to move to another place, leave your rubbish behind a...

Claire and i were watching Suburgatory the other night and there was this episode about a couple who resorted to having surrogate baby. The woman has no biological problem in getting pregnant but she has no time in going with it because getting pregnant would conflict with her tour to promote her book entitled Taking Time With What Matters. Claire sniggered when she got the irony.  What can matter more than having a desire to raise a child and a privilege of carrying a miracle inside your womb? Claiming that you have such a high valued principle is different from living it.  Living what you preach is always expected and can be a tall order.  Once you have stood on the flatform you gotta do it right all the way.  May people find you faithful to what you say.  You can always put a disclaimer such as saying I am only human, but when people sees you a number of times to be swaying with your principles, you are not only making a fool of people but m...