Snippets of Wisdom

While having our editorial workshop at the PDI Multi-Purpose Room, frames hanging on the wall caught my attention. Maganda kasi yung mga landscape photos na andun. Astig yung sunset, yung trees, yung rocks, yung skies…
At astig din yung mga words of wisdom underneath the pictures…
Synergize.
Think win-win.
Put first things first.
Be proactive.
Sharpen the saw.
Short sentences which [...]

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Inspiring words

“Hindi ako dapat tamarin. Marami akong pangarap.”
- Paul
Nasabi n’ya ‘to kanina habang nakasakay kami sa tricycle. Hinatid nya ako pauwi bago siya pumasok sa trabaho. Nakakatamad nga naman ang shift nya kaya kailangan ng matinding motivation.

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Charter change: “Forget it.”

In a “one thought-first thought” segment of an open forum in Pasig where a senator-elect, a governor-elect, and a mayor-elect guested, former 3rd District of Albay Rep. and now Governor of Albay joey Salceda, an economist allied with the administration, wittingly answered and made the audience laugh:
Bush and Blair: “Forgettable.”
Charter Change: “Forget it.”
Empowerment: “Dream.”
Biodiversity: “I give money [...]

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Everest

Nakikinig lang ako kanina sa Todo-Todo Walang Preno program ni Winnie Cordero at Ariel Ureta. Iniinterview nila si Reggie Pablo, isa sa mga Pinoy mountaineers na umakyat sa Mt. Everest last May.
Sabi ni Reggie sa last message niya: Lahat tayo may Everest at yun ang challenge ng bawat isa.
Yeah, I agree, At sana hindi lang pag-akyat [...]

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Seryosohan

Overheard from two people who barely knew each other’s lovelives… the lady was saying to the guy:
Hindi ka dapat nagmamahal kung alam mong hindi ka seseryosohin.
Hmn, I wonder where that came from. Mukhang may bitter experience ang ale. I’m not sure if I want to agree or not. How do you know na seseryosohin ka [...]

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Healing

Drama/serious mode:
If we can’t make memories, we can’t heal.
I’m a memory person. I love moments and sentiments. And I find this quote so true.
Sometimes, time isn’t just enough. We also need people, places, and things to make fresh unforgettable moments so that the old ones drown on the new ones. And we eventually forget because [...]

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Walang Gamitan!

Windang ang umaga ko nang marinig ko ang conversation na ito ng isang “oldie but goodie” consultant at ng isang office staff:
Consultant: Anong ginagawa mo ngayon? May trabaho ka pa ba for accounting or finance?
Staff: Sa legal po ako.
Consultant: Ah, sa legal ka ginagamit..
Gamit?!
Bigla akong napatigil at napaisip. Paglabas niya ng kwarto, sabay kaming tumawa ng officemate kong [...]

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Stupid Love

From a friend na ang hobby eh mag-flood ng inbox ng mga friends n’ya ng text quotes (dahil yan sa unlimited texting tuwing kalaliman ng gabi):
If you’re not willing to sound stupid, then you don’t deserve to be in love.
Nakanang text yan! Pero bago pa kayo mapabilib eh galing ito sa A Lot Like Love. [...]

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Threads…

“Always ask, never assume.”
While you might be thinking in inches, the boss might be thinking in meters. Or vice versa. It’s better to be sure about everything. – Or so i pep talk myself. Each morning.
I was going through some reading materials over lunch earlier when i came across this phrase. It stood out because it seemed [...]

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Follow-up

Sa opisina, hiningi ko ang filename ng document na bubuksan mula sa USB ng katrabaho kong lalaki.
Ako:  Ano na? Yung filename na hinihingi ko?
Ka-lalaki (as in katrabahong lalaki): Eto o. (sabay turo niya sa piraso ng post it na sinulatan nya.)
Ako: E ayan naman pala e. Kanina ko pa hinihingi di mo man lang inabot [...]

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