I am not the best guitar player but I know I can rise above pure simplicity or mediocrity. I started when I was first year highschool the same level that my eldest daughter Cooky - who is a majorette in their school now - expressed interest in strumming the guitar in addition to her improved keyboard and recorder (flute to you) playing.
I advised her to choose first a song with simple chords for her regular practice before exploring other songs with "complex" chords combination. Simple chords mean E major/minor, D major/minor, A major/minor, etc. If memory serves me right, I was stuck for a year playing the same song over and over again before - ad nauseam (LOL) - before exploring other pieces with ease. I admitted that I didn't have a gift for this instrument although I can really play almost like a pro. I was a choirmember before and then I tried to play two more musical instruments - bandoria and banjo loud.
We bought chord guide and songmags for her to practice with. As far as voice quality is concerned, my daughter (like her two siblings) is a promising songbelter whose genes she might have inherited from her Mama. She can sing well but she needs professional advice who can possibly bring out all the best in her. You ask about my voice quality? I could not even outwit a duck even in a rigged singing contest so I decided to focus on visual arts. I don't have future with singing cum playing the guitar or other instrument but when I need a break from some project work at home, I would simply grab the guitar and play my fave songs.
The other night, my second year highschool eldest worked on her jog - a form of punishment their teacher imposed on her group for their failure to collectively clean their room. She vouched that she did her part but she was nevertheless implicated as it was supposedly a group performance. I did not pay attention to what she was doing or how many lines of jog they had to write as my memory slowly reverted back to my high school days in Holy Cross of Davao College. I could not forget my social studies teacher Mr. Misola for his unique punishment. When we broke rules he would give us a jog which read "It is the thing you left undone under the heat of the sun which gives you a bit of heartache."
Depending on the gravity of our "sins," we would write that phrase a number of times. It was a wonder though that we did not end up having severe arthritis in our fingers. I might have hated him for that jog but I believe that Mr. Misola did wonderful thing in my life when he succeeded in inculcating values in me to become a responsible person.
Don't wonder if I posted scams here. I want to get back at these scammers. One of the cellphone scams now, after those so-called lotteries or sweeptakes, is cellphone scam. Many times I received this line from 09167128555 "d2 ka magreply load mo ako 150pesos (reply here, give me load Php150)" or this line "wala na akong load may sasabihin ako saiyo d2 ka reply or load mo ako 150pesos (i ran out of load i have something to tell you reply here or give me a Php150 load)." Yesterday, my ex-girl friend received this trap. So the next time you receive such kind of message, be careful or you are being conned.
Kutsinta smoothered with dessicated coco meats and hot coffee - a perfect combination I enjoyed this morning. Before the series of oil price increases, a piece of Kutsinta (made from corn starch, I guess) cost Php1.00. Now, Kutsinta comes in package at Php5.00 for 4 pieces. One piece down :-).
A snapshot of my email shows a scam emailed to me from supposed NI Online Promo. I posted earlier same scams. Here, it informed me that I won a hefty one million Euro from Netherland. Imagine? I did not even join any raffle promo or whatever. Whew! Read on:From: "Nl Online Promo"
To: info@winner.co.nl
Subject: File Your Claim
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:12:52-0400
Attn: We are please to inform You that you just won the sum of 1,000,000 EURO, form our netherland NATIONAL LOTTERY 2008. Fill the details: Full Name,Country,Tel,Occupation: Email:nll3458745676@googlemail.com
The fact that these scammers are still around indicates that they have continued to victimize people. Watch out!
June 30 is the last day of work that is after about 6 years of project implementation. I came in during the extension period and worked in the MinSSAD Consulting Office for one year only. Before the dealine, many of our collegues had already resigned and landed high-paying jobs abroad. The remaining staff of the MCO held an overnight farewell party in one of the resorts in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) recently (June 27-28). Highlighting the party was a program of games, food, drinks, peptalks, and exchanging souvenirs where I got a pocket book entitled "If I really wanted to BE HAPPY I would..." from my colleague Mae. When I arrived home, I immediately browsed the pocketbook. It says and I quote: "Laughter promotes good health, both in body and spirit. It not only brightens your mood but also eases tension." It says further: "laughter is also an expression of faith in God - it is the best response you can make to your own human frailties as you strive to live a happy life." How true. My souvenir for my colleague was a Crispa t-shirt that carried my own graphic design. To see images of laughter, I surfed the net and chose the innocent babies instead and made a collage on them as posted here. You see the innocence in the very faces of the tots. Oh by the way, beginning July 1, I would be jobless. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
meantime, we are looking for a second-hand car that might catch our liking while working on the decision what to do. I always go for low and easy maintenance which I have found in volkswagen and jiffy. I don't know yet if we can find a second-hand model that fits to our basic requirement- one that can carry us from point " a"to point "b" .
