Mi Choza De Nipa

“I cannot live beyond my means , but I can live above my means.”   This is one statement from a pastor I heard many a years ago. I was single then. I did not have any money problem back then , when my earnings was mainly for myself. I can recall my bank account not being emptied , and that one month after another , the amount just kept getting added together. I’d give a portion of it to my parents whenever I come home , which is usually on a yearly basis. And although the pastor wasn’t talking to me , I remembered the principle of that statement.   That was then. I did not have any other responsibilities – just myself.   That changed not very long after. In about 5 years , I entered married life. I experienced what I thought was only simply a ceremonial vow. I went through hardships , one after another. Children came in succession. We moved from place to place. My bank account was draine...

  “You are confusing theory with reality!”   This is what my math teacher exclaimed when I argued with him about my answer against his. The question is this:   “When you are in your military training, which position is easier to be, or, which position puts you more at ease, ‘attention’ or ‘at ease’?”   Our topic at that time is vertical and horizontal force, and the resultant forces.   Anybody who has gone through military training will answer quickly: ‘at ease’! Especially when you are talking of a lengthy stance.   Of course, that is not so in the science of numbers. When in ‘attention’, you only deal with vertical force; but when ‘at ease’, you have vertical and horizontal forces. Of course, from his point of view, which is math, his answer is correct. But also from my point of view, which is reality, I am also correct. From...

There is one thing that I have learned in science many , many years ago. It is actually very , very simple , and presented as it is , the question is whether the formula is correct and valid. It is the equation for WORK.   Work = Force X Distance.   And given a situation where you have 2 boys , with 10 blocks of wood each , And each wood weighing 500 grams. The school teacher asked 1.        Boy 1 to lift the blocks of wood from the ground to a height of 3 meters , and down. 2.       Boy 2 to move the blocks of wood from point A to point B , a distance of 6 meters.   Using the formula for WORK , we know that the WORK they both performed is the same. Of course , there is a bit more that Boy 2 did , since he has to lift the blocks up first , then down. Anyway , in the practical world , there is no accomplishment for Boy 1 – nothing has changed. Boy 2 introdu...

1.        Birds of the same feather flock together. 2.       The corruption of the best is worst. 3.       If there’s a will , there’s watir.     Having read of a friend’s blog about investing in yourself , I am reminded of this admonition while studying in Meralco Foundation Institute , from one of my instructors , who is also a UP metallurgical engineering grad , and I quote:   “Don’t settle for a job that gives you a high salary. Settle for one that gives you continuous education. You may be suitable for that job you currently have , but afterwards , you are no longer employable. You would have lost your cutting edge…”  

I’ve always admired people who exhaust themselves studying. Some go into the study of life , some into the study of nature , some into the practical things in life , and some , into the mystical. The topic is just so numerous , and the focus can be so specific , that it leaves no time for other things to be explored.   In itself , I don’t find anything wrong with studying. The world , after so many studies and explorations and experimentations , has reached the technological age , a level not even thought of in the past decades. But the real measure of the impact and effect that these breakthroughs bring is on the populace itself.   Has man been better? Has man ever been more contented? Has man ever been more satisfied? Has man become kinder? Has man become more humane? Has man become a friendlier neighbor , or a self-centered individualist? Can he see better now , perceiving beyond what the eye can meet? ...

Here are some quotes that I would like to re-quote , for the sake of quoting them…   1.        What we learn from history is that we never learn from history. 2.       Money is not everything; it is the only thing. 3.       And in the end , it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. 4.       True religion is real living; living with all one's soul , with all one's goodness and righteousness. 5.        Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. 6.       There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. 7.       Safety first before bukol. 8.       Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan. 9.       Life is lik...