They look almost like identical triplets. No, they are not triplets. They are plain sisters. As if that matters to them. It doesn’t. What is important is that they must be seen together almost all the time. Or the heirloom will vanish just like that.

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He never misses this religious procession. Every year during the month of May, and every feast, he patiently trods the length of roads and streets. He believes this is for God. After the feast he goes back to his own vicious habits and manners, including fooling others and taking advantage of every situation for his gain.

Today’s quote:

Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. — George Santayana, Life of Reason (1905) vol. 1, Introduction

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Remember you are a star. Never go across the alley even to dump garbage unless you are dressed to the teeth.

Cecil B. De Mille (1881 - 1959)

U.S. film producer and director.

Call her Diana. When everybody sulks at how they look, you will not see her feeling sorry for herself. She believes that she is still the beautiful Diana, star of the show. She never goes out of her house plain. Everything has to be swanky. Even going to the wet market has to be with stylish clothes – white cotton shirt donned with trendy denims and pricey rubber shoes, sunspecs and buntal hats.

Call her Diana. Once a star will forever be a star, and so she believes.

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Credit card use is very common nowadays in the Philippines. Credit cards are actually very useful tool in making ends meet provided one is responsible in paying. But not this particular woman.

Olga became a casual in a company immediately after Mang Dodong approached the owner if he can accommodate another in one of the departments. Olga was very happy to have acquired a job. After a few months nearing one year, she was lured to apply for a credit card. She instantly had one after two weeks.

Discovering the joys of having a credit card, she entertained other cards and used it with gusto not thinking how she could be able to pay the accounts with her meager income. Her husband is a part time jeepney driver and could not even afford to provide enough decent meals for a day.

Olga later applied for credit loans and these in turn became bad credit loans. Now in the Philippines, there are no credible resources like Bad Credit Offers that can guide someone like her on how to fix her bad credit loans. Only a few of the banks offer reconstruction. Agents discourage it and even advise you to wait till you become a delinquent customer.

This particular situation is very common. I am sure that this will reach its toll very fast these coming years.

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Have you noticed that we each has a colorful life? Take for example, the story of Argot.

Argot is one of those plain-faced ladies with supple and sumptuous bodies.  When she walks, those lustful neighbors salivate with how the hips sway and how her legs sparkle with smoothness.  One of them brags at how he will make her scream in ecstasy provided that a towel is available to cover her ugly face which is not ugly at all but plain.

Argot fell in love with one of the hunk neighbors who because of his ego entertained her obvious moves.   He was, to add insult to injury, is to be wed to one of the neighbors, too.  This, being all a secret to Argot.

Argot, one day, after months, was seen by her friend back to her brother’s house, looking bloated, or fat, if that was the more appropriate description.  A friend was not aware that she was conceiving that time.  Argot tried to abort the baby but it clung.

Argot gave birth to a cute baby boy who was denied by his father, that one who is one of the neighbors, and who is about to be wed.   But she gave birth, being a woman with no choice.  The baby died after a year because he was blue baby.  Argot left him alone in the house though she knows the baby will die unattended when he cries continuously.

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