November 16, 2010 has been declared a holiday to honor the celebration of Eid’l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice, one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.
This is relevant even if it’s on a Tuesday!
Yihee! Parteh in my pants! :)
Because neither the Manila Bulletin nor the Philippine Daily Inquirer have their front pages up yet, here’s one from Frontera, published in Tijuana, Mexico—boxer Antonio Margarito’s adopted hometown.
If I’m not mistaken, that caption begins with the (translated) words “In
yourhis face.” Heh.(Gracias, licky!)
Installing the “LOVE PROGRAM”
Customer Service (CS) Rep. : ”Yes, Ma’am, how may I help you today?” Customer: ”Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install LOVE. Can you guide me through the process?” CS Rep. : ”Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?” Customer: ”Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready to install now. What do I do first?” CS Rep. : ”The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma’am?” Customer: ”Yes I have, but there are several other programs running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?” CS Rep. : ”What programs are running ma’am?” Customer: ”Let’s see, I have PAST-HURT.EXE, LOW ESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.” CS Rep. : ”No problem. LOVE will gradually erase PAST-HURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOW-ESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGH-ESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma’am?” Customer: ”I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?” CS Rep. : ”My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.” Customer: “Okay, done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is that normal?” Cs Rep. : ”Yes. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do you see that message?” Customer: ”Yes I do. Is it completely installed?” Cs Rep. : “Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.” Customer: ”Oops. I have an error message already. What should I do?” Cs Rep. : ”What does the message say?” Customer: ”It says “ERROR 412 - PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS. What does that mean?” Cs Rep. : ”Don’t worry ma’am, that’s a common problem. It means that the LOVE program is set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one of those complicated programming things, but in nontechnical terms it means you have to “LOVE” your own machine before it can “LOVE” others.” Customer: ”So what should I do?” Cs Rep. : ”Can you pull down the directory called”SELFACCEPTANCE”?” Customer: ”Yes, I have it.” Cs Rep. : ” Excellent. You’re getting good at this.” Customer: ”Thank you.” Cs Rep. : “You’re welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the “MYHEART” directory: FORGIVE-SELF.DOC, REALIZE-WORTH.TXT, and ACKNOWLEDGE-LIMITATIONS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete VERBOSE-SELF-CRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to make sure it is completely and permanently gone erased.” Customer: ”Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with new files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART. Is this normal?” Cs Rep. : ”Sometimes. For others it takes a while, but eventually everything gets downloaded at the proper time. So, LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go.” Customer: ”Yes?” Cs Rep. : ”LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will share it with other people and then return some similarly sacred modules back to you.” Customer: ”I will. Thanks for your help. By the way, what’s your name?” Cs Rep. : ” You may call me the Divine Cardiologist, also known as The Great Physician, but most call me God. Many people feel all they need is an annual checkup to stay heart-healthy, but the Manufacturer suggests a schedule of daily maintenance for maximum efficiency. Put another way, keep in touch …”
ADORE
I’ll surrender my world to you
if that is the only way
I could become a part of yours.
The beating of my heart is a drum,
and it’s lost,
and it’s looking for a rhythm like you.
If you love someone you
have to look before you leap.
It takes a second to say I love you,
but a lifetime to show it.
When I miss you,
I don’t have to go far …
I just have to look inside my heart
because that’s where I’ll find you.
I heard someone whisper your name,
but when I turned around to see who it was, I was alone.
Then I realized that it was my heart telling me that I miss you.
If you love me as I love you,
nothing but death can part us two.
Tears in my eyes,
you on my mind,
love in my heart,
oceans in-between …
I love you.

