Meg's Confirmation Day

April 25, 2009
Mother of Good Counsel Parish
Ninong: Josel Escobedo
Ninang: Mama Che

Backpack to School para sa batang San Pedro

Handog ng Liceans 88
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Pag Asa Day Care Center, San Antonio San Pedro, Laguna
An outreach activity of Liceans 88

Courtesy is no more at Save More?

Bought a few items at Save More Supermarket before going home. The woman behind me who had two items kept on making parinig that she was in a hurry. Hindi na nakatiis, she asked the man in front of me, "Kuya, puwedeng mauna." The man just smiled and replied, "Maghintay ka." After a while, she repeated her request. "Kuya, puwedeng mauna. Pinabili lang ng manager ko." The man said, "Eto nga, para sa nanay ko, eh."

I was waiting for her to tell me the same thing and I would have answered back, "Sabihin mo sa manager mo, siya kaya ang pumila."

So, in short, it didn't work. She was still behind me. The cashier and the checker seemed to be taking their own sweet time. The woman said, "Miss, miss, puwede pakibilisan." To my surprise, the cashier replied to no one in particular, "Dun ho sa kabila, maikli ang pila."

Aba, aba at sumasagot pa. I should have told her, "You know it's not the point. Whether the line is long or not, huwag kayong magchikahan while working." But I remained silent.

Eto pa. While the man in front of me was waiting for his change, here comes a bagger (or clerk, I don't know what to call them) who just barged into the counter to retrieve the used baskets. As in dire-diretso. Hindi nga ako tumabi, I was waiting for him to say, "Excuse me." But no, he just got the baskets and when he couldn't get through (nakaharang kasi yung mama sa harap ko), he just stood there.

Finally, nagalit na ko. "Hindi ka kasi nag-e-excuse, eh. Kaya hindi ka niya pinapansin." What do you know, he had a smart answer: "Eh tinitingnan ko na nga siya, eh (referring to the other man)." O di ba? Short of saying, makuha ka sa tingin.

Whatever happened to courtesy, huh, Save More?

S is for Sue

After Lawrence Sanders, Caehl is now focusing on my Sue Grafton collection.

Sue (Taylor) Grafton is known for her alphabet series (or the Kinsey Millhone mysteries), starting with A is for Alibi, the latest of which is T is for Trespass and U is for Undertow. As you may know now, I am a sucker for contemporary detective novels. and I won’t be surprised if Caehl follows suit. He is now memorizing the titles.

Right now, I can’t decide which of them is my favorite.

Kinsey Millhone series
"A" Is for Alibi (1982)
"B" Is for Burglar (1985)
"C" Is for Corpse (1986)
"D" Is for Deadbeat (1987)
"E" Is for Evidence (1988)
"F" Is for Fugitive (1989)
"G" Is for Gumshoe (1990)
"H" Is for Homicide (1991)
"I" Is for Innocent (1992)
"J" Is for Judgment (1993)
"K" Is for Killer (1994)
"L" Is for Lawless (1995)
"M" Is for Malice (1996)
"N" Is for Noose (1998)
"O" Is for Outlaw (1999)
"P" Is for Peril (2001)
"Q" Is for Quarry (2002)
"R" Is for Ricochet (2004)
"S" Is for Silence (2005)
"T" Is for Trespass (2007)
"U" Is for Undertow (2009)

For more on Sue Grafton and her novels, visit http://www.suegrafton.com/

Tales of The Good Girl

http://pamski71.bravejournal.com
My Bravenet Blog

A Night with Maximo

On our way home from Mauban last May 2, we caught Kusina ni Salud's first SALUD! SABADO NITE.

Along with the SuTuKil Dinner Buffet is a screening of "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros."

Menu:
Pako Salad
Pritong Lumpiang Ubod
Tinulang (that's how they spell it) Halaan
Kilawin
Chicken Inasal
Liempo
Ube Ginataan
Organic Rice

with free popcorn, too!

Kusina Salud is located in San Pablo Laguna. For more information, please visit kusinasalud.multiply.com

For reservations, please contact April at 049.5736155 or 0921.7726985 or email kusinasalud@gmail.com

Hale at the Pavilion Mall

Bought our 4th Above Over and Beyond CD (and counting). It's nice to see the guys again. And to hear Champ say, "Tita! Long time no see!"

Champ's email:

From: "champ_halemusic"
Hi Tita Pam,
It was really nice seeing you and Cai and everyone else yesterday. Really appreciate you guys coming. Long time no see! I'm happy you like Pao's performance. He' really a great guy and a very good drummer as well. He's our energizer if you may call it. I hope to see you soon tita! God bless!

Champ

The Legacy of Lawrence Sanders

Lawrence Sanders has always been my favorite author. Back in my folks’ house, our books were regarded as “shared”, meaning the family owns them, even if the books were individually purchased. But when I moved to my own house, I think it was a given that the books were mine so I brought them along.

The collection, which consists of 35 (36? 37?) books, occupies a prominent place in our library. I have the complete Deadly Sin series, two Timothy Cone titles, and most of the Commandment and Archibald McNally series. Some were bought from local book stores while some were sent by my aunt and uncle (Hi Mama Bee and Uncle Stu!). If there’s one thing Sanders’ protagonists have in common, it’s their tummies. Capt. Edward X. Delaney is a sandwich junkie, Cone is clearly a take-out guy, while Archy saves the best for last - dinner. They love to drink, too.

I love the books so much and know them by heart yet I re-read each of them occasionally. Well, too frequent, I suppose, because before I knew it, my son Caehl was commenting, “McNally again?” or “Lawrence Sanders again?” I didn’t know he was “auditing” the books I’ve been reading. After a while, he too has memorized the titles and the cover designs. And yes, after a while, he has taken all of them off the shelves and placed them in his own bookshelf. Not even Alex or Cae has dared touched my books, si Caehl lang ang matapang.

Our daily “quiz” starts with “How about the one with the…”

1. Tapes? The Anderson Tapes
2. Butterfly with blood? Answer: McNally’s Risk
3. Car inside the egg? Answer: McNally’s Gamble
4. Mask? Answer: McNally’s Folly
5. Buddha? The Timothy Files
6. Girl with snake as hair with blood? Answer: The Seduction of Peter S.

And so on and so forth.

All in all, Sanders published 38 novels. He died while living in Florida in 1998 at the age of 78, and I quote, “…was one of the greats in mystery writing and will be sorely missed.”

Lawrence Sanders bibliography
The Anderson Tapes (Edgar Award) (1970)
The Pleasures of Helen (1971)
Love Songs (1972)
The First Deadly Sin (1973)
The Tomorrow File (1975)
The Tangent Objective (1976)
The Marlow Chronicles (1977)
The Second Deadly Sin (1977)
The Tangent Factor (1978)
The Sixth Commandment (1979)
Dark Summer (as 'Mark Upton') (1979)
Caper (as 'Lesley Andress') (1980)
The Tenth Commandment (1980)
The Third Deadly Sin (1981)
The Case of Lucy Bending (1982)
The Seduction of Peter S. (1983)
The Passion of Molly T. (1984)
The Fourth Deadly Sin (1985)
The Eighth Commandment (1986)
Tales of the Wolf (1986)
The Loves of Harry Dancer (1986)
Dream Lover (1987)
The Timothy Files (novellas) (1987)
Timothy's Game (novellas) (1988)
The Dream Lover (1988)
Stolen Blessings (1989)
Capital Crimes (1989)
Sullivan's Sting (1990)
The Seventh Commandment (1991)
McNally's Secret (1992)
McNally's Luck (1992)
McNally's Risk (1993)
McNally's Caper (1994)
Private Pleasures (1994)
McNally's Trial (1995)
McNally's Puzzle (1996)
McNally's Gamble (1997)

For more on Sanders, here are some good links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Sanders
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/sanders.html
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/lawrence-sanders/

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Action & Adventure

Hugh rocks!