How to stay within your food budget

The Ombudsman has finally acted on the controversial Asean Summit lampposts case. Now the public is no longer in the dark.

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For quite a time many thought that the case about the scandalous lamppost have dimmed leaving people groping for light.

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A gay manucurist no longer talks to a non-gay workmate in a beauty shop. All the latter did was tell him in jest: “Kon  mag-date mo sa imong boyfriend seguradoha nga way canister sa iyang bulsa.”

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The gay manicurist defended his BF saying: “Hoy, ngano mag dunay canister, imo bang (name of body part withheld) hilabtan.” After that, the talking terms ended.

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It says here that a beauty queen has also complained about the high cost of food these days. Who was it who said that “lips, however rosy, must be fed.”

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My favorite humor writer, Bob Philips, says there is a simple but effective way to stay within your food budget — it’s called starvation.

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A veteran journalist, a friend and contemporary of mine, paid me a visit last Monday afternoon. We talked about a lot of things, mainly politics, his forte. This colleague of mine believes there won’t be an election in 2010. And he’s putting his credibility on the line.

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This colleague of mine, who is good in analyzing current events in relation to politics, said the current “ chaos” over skyrocketing food prices and the so-called rice shortage have something to do with the “no-el” in 2010.

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  Me, I want the scheduled election to happen. I want to have the chance to root and vote for my candidate for President who, I got the gut feeling, will win.

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  Lapu-Lapu City Tourism Commissioner Ahmed Cuizon, in a TV interview about the staging of “Kadaugan sa Mactan,” credited former Customs Collector David “Boy” Odialo as the initiator — yes, the father — of the celebration under the original billing “Bahug-Bahug sa Mactan.”

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So it’s now “Kadaugan.” But “Bahug-Bahug” has stuck. Many people from Cebu City and other places outside Lapulapu still say: “Adto tas Opon, tan-aw Bahug-Bahug.” And this year, we’ll be hearing some people say: “Adto tas Bahug-Bahug naas  Manny Pacquiao.”

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BOBIT SAYS. “Lord, give us strength to trust You when life’s burdens seem too much to bear; dispel the darkness with new hope and help us rise above despair.”

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