Under One Roof

If you are a Catholic or is well-versed with a Catholic mass, you would know what I will be yakking about. A long and winded homily…

I am a Catholic all my life. I don’t have any intention of converting or have not even considered it. But I have an open mind and have always been aware of other religions. Particularly of Christians and Buddhists. And I am totally aware of the flaws of my own religion.

I go to church every week. I am attentive inside the church but there are priests who just get into long and winded homilies that will cause you to get drowsy within minutes. I know some people can relate to this. It doesn’t matter if what the priest is saying is sensible. Most of the time, they just drone on and on about something or other. Injecting some humor that fall flat on their faces.

Let me cite an example. There is this priest in our parish who dishes out the same homilies for a particular gospel year after year. How should I know? When the priest is new to the parish, I love his sermons. But in no time at all, we notice that he’s recycling his homilies and injecting government issues that leave a bitter taste to the mouth. It’s just plain annoying. The last homily I heard from him was about the gospel on rich and poor people. The way he explained it you’d think if he studied Theology at all!

I just wish the Dominicans would study preaching more. They suck at it! SVDs are more well-versed to preaching and always deliver great sermons.

And please stop with the long and winded homilies! Short and sweet does it good. Straight to the point is more like it.

Note: This is NOT a paid post.

I am sure you all have heard or read about the Michael Phelps bong issue or scandal, as some would call it. He was photographed smoking what appeared to be marijuana using a bong. In all honesty, I couldn’t care any less if he killed himself smoking bong every day for the rest of his life. That is his life anyway, not mine.

But what I care about is the impact it will have on kids who are looking up to him as an inspiration. He is a celebrity. Whether he likes it or not, he is an inspiration to kids who saw him being the great athlete that he is today despite the ADHD he is suffering from. Imagine those kids seeing/hearing about this bong issue, seeing his photo (included in this post)…

Kids are impressionable. Yes, they are not stupid enough to just go take a bong and copy Phelps’ stupid act. But then again, some of these kids would think… “hey, he’s an athlete, he’s world famous, he’s got everything, and he smokes marijuana… cool!” Believe me, some of the kids will be thinking he’s the king of cool with this act. It will be also giving a wrong message that it’s okay to smoke marijuana or that you can get away with everything unless you get snapped at.

In other words, since he is a celebrity, the impact of this act is humongous! And a record-holder Olympian at that! He is supposed to be disciplined and all that, right?

And then there’s the reaction from an equally stupid celebrity like him… Read more… »

When I go to the mall, I notice people sleeping on the couches scattered around the place. These couches are actually meant to relieve the shoppers’ aching feet, not as a place where people can sleep. I went out to have coffee with a friend a week ago and I took this photo to show you…

Sarap ng tulog ng mama hehe

Malls here in the Philippines serve not only a place where people can shop but also a place where people can hang out. You need not have a lot of money, just enough for transportation and a drink if you get thirsty, then you are good to go. I remember when I was in between jobs before, I would often hang out at one of the malls in Ortigas Center and would spend most of the day there. It is better than staying at home and worrying when you can get a job. Sometimes, the pressure and worries inside the home can really drive you out of the house. And I realized that when I was in between jobs the first time and I couldn’t take the pitying looks from my mom then.

But instead of sleeping like what some people do, I brought books with me and would read at the food court. In between, I would gaze at what other people are doing…

In a way, I can empathize with the sleeping people I see. Malls can be an escape, a refuge, for people with a lot of things in mind. At least, even for a few hours, worries can be forgotten and life can be all about entertainment and fun.

To all those affected by Hurricane Gustav…

I pray for your safety. Take care everyone and may no one, be it human, animal or structure, be harmed.

It’s raining again. The name of the culprit is Typhoon Lawin. Don’t forget to bring your umbrella when you go out. And drive safely.

Stay safe everyone! Happy rainy Wednesday!

Personally, I think that 96.3 WRock is the most family and kid-friendly radio station locally. Unlike other radio stations where you can hear double entendres, this station does not have disc jockeys who deliver those crude spiels.

You know how impressionable kids are today. They will mimic jokes they hear on air, not knowing that the joke has a double meaning. Please guide your kids when they listen to the radio. Radio stations like 90.7 Love Radio is NOT family and kid-friendly. The spiels and jokes of radio station are filled with sexual innuendos I wonder why KBP is not doing something about it.