The ideal age for getting married

The question-and-answer portion of the Binibining Pilipinas beauty contest is often made a source of fun by some critics. The following examples (courtesy of sportswriter Gabby Malagar) are the reasons why.

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"Host: What is your edge over the other contestants?

Contestant: My edge ... 23 years old.

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Host: If you were to describe the color blue to a blind person, how would you do it?

Contestant: That's a very good question. Keep it up.

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Host: What is you favorite motto?

Contest: If others can't why, why can't I?

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Host: How do you see yourself 10 years from now?

Contestant: I'll be 28.

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Host: What is your typical day?

Contestant: I think Saturday po.

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Host: What, in your opinion, is the ideal age for marriage?

Contestant: Between 24 and 25.

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Host: If you had a foreigner friend, where will you bring him to showcase the beauty of the Philippines?

Contestant: Bocaue.

Host: Bocaue. Why Bocaue? There are so many places in the Philippines. Why Bocaue?

Contestant: 'Because it's a magnificent place.

Host: Which part of Bocaue?

Contestant: The Bocaue Rice Terraces.

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Enough with Gabby Malagar's contribution. Let's shift to local government unit squabbles. It says here that VM Mike Rama has said sorry to Guvnor Gwen Garcia for the scathing statements he made in the City Council against the Province. Guvnor is unconvinced. Remember what King Charles I once said about apologies? He said: "Never make an apology before you be accused."

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I was invited to a watering hole party recently. The invitation came from a friend who is known for his remarkable drinking capacity. "We drinkers are happy when we're drunk," he said. He looked daggers at me when I answered "problem is, sometimes the drunkard's joy is the sober man's woe."

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A 79-year-old Cebuano who has been away for most of his lifetime came home last week for what he called a "sentimental journey before the candlelight is off." He went to his place of birth but could not locate it. "Diha to dapit sa may perokaril," he said with a Yankee twang He was referring to the old Philippine Railway stations where E-mall now stands.

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He was amazed at the development of Cebu. When he left his home near the "perokaril" there was still no Leon Kilat St. and South Expressway. He flew back to the US (So. Carolina) last Thursday after less than a month's stay in Cebu. "Mingaw," he said. "Wa na koy paryente dinhi."