Thursday, January 25, 2007

A Second Wind From My College Professors

“okay” is a negative word.
again, how are you?
---- prof. cruz, english 1


what you see, hear and do will affect what you believe
...and what you believe shall affect your life!

---- atty. chua, taxation

the best defense is to make yourself unassailable...
---- prof. torres, fundamental principles of management


it is harder in real life..

---- atty. banzon, obligations and contracts,
law on negotiable instruments,
law on partnerships and corporations


you are consistently inconsistent
...what are your priorities in life?

---- atty. abadilla,
law on sales, agency and special contracts,
persons and family relations


be careful of what you are saying,
...choose the right words for the right person.

---- prof. santos, principles of finance,
managerial accounting

little knowledge is dangerous.
---- atty. jimenez,
labor relations,
labor standards


lahat ng tumataas...bumababa,
parang spaghetti
.

---- atty. culling, legal research and bibliography


huwag
kang hangal!
---- dr. galang,
rational psychology,
experimental psychology

it is better to have something when you need it
... rather than having nothing when you need it most.
---- atty. santiago, statutory construction

there are spanish classes because
...there are still spanish professors alive
and kicking!
---- prof. galang, public administration

history repeats itself.
people repeats history.

---- prof. yanga ,
asian history, world history

life is basic accounting.
is there any reason to fail?

---- prof. lee,
fundamentals of accounting

Saturday, January 13, 2007

A Muslim Gift For Christmas

I'm speechless.

Yes. I received a special ecru-colored turban/”balabal” as a gift from my law school classmate, who is a devout Muslim, her name is Bai Ampatuan. The Ampatuan clan in Mindanao is a well-known and influential family in both local politics and Islam religion. As what I’ve heard, she belongs to a Muslim royal family. She had just arrived from Saudi Arabia after having her “Hajj” Pilgrimage during our Christmas break. And she bought the turban/”balabal” there after the said event.

Why a turban/”balabal”? I don’t know.

I saw it on my table just this afternoon. I was really surprised.
I just told her that I had the chance to go to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia together with my whole family but I wasn’t able to buy anything that will remind me of that tour/visit. Or maybe, she heard me telling one of my classmates that I really like Ed Lingao’s and Abner Mercado’s turban. Or she just thought of buying it for me to compensate for the tutorial sessions. Hehehe..

Anyway, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BAI!!!

This special turban/"balabal" costs 65 Rials.
Just convert it to Philippine Peso.

Don't ask me to translate it.
It's enough that it's imported. Hehehe..

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
(I can’t say “God Bless!” because of an obvious reason. Hehehe..)


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By the way, “Bai” in Muslim language means, “Princess”.
Nothing.