The power of touch

It says here that frog's feet is a delicacy in Thailand. Has this something to do with the leaping Thai economy?

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The fight against GMA will continue until she falls. This according to a partylist congresswoman. Well, no problem. This is free country. Everyone is free to waste one's time, effort and saliva.

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An oil slick has been sighted in the Visayan Sea. This comes from the Guimaras oil spill. Effort is being done to stop the slick. Only when they've succeeded can we have a sigh of relief and say: "Oil's well that ends well."

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There was a long power failure in our place last Sunday. My battered typewriter came in handy. It twitted my computer saying: "You still say you're better than me?"

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ROTC may soon be back in college. Many are welcoming its return. ROTC straightens a young man. It disciplines the cadet. It shapes him into a man worthy of his balls.

"Have you taken up ROTC in college?" my friend John Jaspe asked me recently.

"Yes," I said. "I completed the basic course in Manila pero muna sa ginhawa. Grabeng instriktoha sa cadet officers. Usa gani nila nakulatahan sa duha ka cadet nga pulos Bisaya."

"Dugay na tingali to no?" John said. "Tingali nag-diaper pa ko ato."

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My friend John suggested that if ROTC must be revived, there must be a strict rule in picking cadet officers.

"Kadtong mga hambugero ug pasikatero dili himoog officer," he said.

"Bitaw," I nodded. "Maka-break down ra silas morale sa mga cadet who are in school to become non-military professionals not soldiers."

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Let me share with you this text message I got from Bobit Avila yesterday morning:

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Embrace and let them feel you care. Gud morning."