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Never ending story
Monday is manic Monday for me here in the house. There seems to be no end to things that I must do and must finish. Imagine that even if I feel a little under the weather, I must get up and make sure my grader and high school students are ready for school. These past days my youngest son is sick so I am caught "of guard" most of the time because I had to spend "double" time with him. "Of guard" and "double" time because I have to cuddle him the whole time so his fever will go down to a 38 at least, it was shooting up near 40! What more do I need to wake up to? Of course, to my husband's alarm clock (everybody wakes up to it except him) telling me to wake up so I can wake him up to get ready for work. What else do I have to wake up to? Oh well, my daily routine at home is a never ending story so let me see what else I have to wake up to every morning or not...
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I wake up to the sound of the cat's purring just nearby looking perhaps, for food or its little ones. I wake up (I go back to sleep after the kids left for school) to the faint sound of the electric fan inside the room that my kids again forgot (for the nth time), to turn off. To the noise outside of my window, name it; cars, motorcycles, people talking or shouting at each other, vendors and even the traysikad with their horns full blast.
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I wake up to a political climate brewing among rival camps threatening (if not already) to character assassinate each other because they feel they will have the advantage by doing so. Oh well, my friends, we read them everyday claiming that they are this and they are that. Make that choice when you hold that pen next year.
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I wake up to the issue on STL. The people involved with this numbers game keep on claiming that STL could be the chance of the poor to become millionaire. Unbelievable! They really believe such crap (pardon the German)... giving the poor people false hope that they will succeed in this way... forgetting also the basic values we teach our children about gambling and all. Just because it is legal, they make it sound like it's the right thing to do. And mind you, whoever allowed an STL station (I don't care how they call themselves) right in front of the St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary is one inconsiderate and insensitive moron! I am not a moralist of some sort but hey, it's a no-brainer situation. It is bad enough you engage in such thing, what is worse; you involve minors to go down with you to hell. Hey, does conscience mean anything to you?
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I wake up to the problem of brownouts. I heard there was this big call center company that wanted to put up their station here but heard about the brownouts, no more na! So off they went to Bacolod City to set it up there. Opportunity just flew out the window. Even our own small business suffers when there is brownout. Oh well, I was told the city government is doing something daw about it, or not?
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I wake up to the issue on CON ASS and CON CON. Funny how these names turned out especially the former (laugh out really loud). Oh well, they say that, "He who laughs last pretended to get the joke or he just thinks in slow motion." And according to our city mayor, the show (elections) must go on in spite of the above issues. Aye or nay?
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Lastly, I woke up last Monday to the news on how typhoon Seniang wreaked havoc on certain Visayan provinces. Oh well, the great paradise, Boracay was damaged a great deal too. Will it be restored to its shining glory just in time for the summer? Moreover, it is very sad to hear a lot of people suffer and even died because of typhoon Seniang. Some laudable concerned citizens (you know who you are) mobilized their resources, money and time to help the calamity-stricken places. These are our unsung heroes. Hurray to them!
The bits and pieces that I wake up to are just a never-ending-story these days. However, I have to admit that these things bring spice and tickle my sensibilities. Sometimes it tickles me to a point where I get really pissed and say a mouthful about it but most of the time (because of my tamed nature nowadays, thank you BLD) I keep quiet and keep it to a minimum instead of a mouthful. Haaay...the stuff I have to go through everyday is a welcome challenge so I will not be fazed by it. I hope those who read me do not take it personally too. Nothing personal, purely pleasure (laugh out really loud)!
By the way, I almost forgot... I wake up to a very bright day, everyday, though full of never ending stories... for each day, the Lord is with me so despite being upset about things sometimes, I still look at the bright side of things, wouldn't you? I draw all these strength, patience (the little I have) from my Creator and with that let me share one of the guidelines of God: it says, "LEAVE IT ALONE: Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here." Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It's simple... you gave Me your burdens and I'm taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in My peace. Don't you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with Me and forget about them. Just let Me do my job." Thank you Val, for sending me this guideline through email. It was my inspiration to write this article.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."
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