IMPERFECTIONS

 

Every individual is created to be unique and different. Each is born with strengths and weaknesses. 

When we compare ourselves to others we begin to find out that others have something we do not possess. Qualities we often wished we have. Sometimes we have complains and even envies. 

 

All of these are imperfections. Imperfection is where to harness what is best for ourselves and do what is right to make ourselves complete. Let not imperfection stop from doing and achieving what is best for us. 

 

Imperfection is to be happy and thankful because from it we learned to live the essence why we have been created to become unique and different.

 

All of these is with a purpose. A purpose to make us happy and fulfilled. So, let not imperfection stand by ourselves but as a gateway to live.

ARRAIGNMENT

 

When the case of the accused was scheduled for arraignment, the accused was brought to the court by the Police Authorities.

 

Not later upon their arrival, the arraignment started. He was then asked by the Presiding Judge as to his constitutional rights.

 

Presiding Judge: Mr. Accused, do you have a counsel of your own to assist you during trial? Accused: None, Your Honor. 

 

Presiding Judge: Can you afford to engage the services of a lawyer? Accused: No, Your Honor. 

 

Presiding Judge: I will provide a counsel for you to assist during trial. You may choose among the lawyers who are here inside the courtroom. Accused: (The accused was then looking at the lawyers who were inside the courtroom. He could not easily choose so, he keeps on looking to them whom he will choose. 

 

Few minutes later the accused looking at the Judge said:) Your Honor, I chose you as my lawyer! 

 

Presiding Judge: What? To certainly win the case? Accused: Yes!

PEOPLE vs. MAYA

During presentation of evidence of the above-entitled case, direct examination was conducted by the Trial Prosecutor to the witness who was in the witness stand. The witness was then directed to identify the accused and to inform the Honorable Court if the accused was inside the courtroom.

Trial Prosecutor: Ms. witness, will you please inform this Honorable Court if the accused is inside the courtroom.
Witness: Yes, your Honor, the accused is here. (Pinpointing a man sitting in a chair on the other side.)

Trial Prosecutor: Since you were telling that the accused is inside the courtroom, will you please inform this Honorable Court how did you know the accused and why did you file a case of Rape against him?
Witness: I do not know him, your Honor. All I know is that he is the person who raped me, that's why I filed a case for Rape against him.

Trial Prosecutor: Ms. Witness, do you have any proof of evidence to prove that the accused is the man who have actually raped you?
Witness: Yes, Your Honor, I have and I am certain of it.

Trial Prosecutor: Okay. By telling this Honorable Court that you have an evidence to prove that would warrant the accused' conviction, please present your evidence.
Witness: Yes, Your Honor, I will.

In order for the witness to establish the proof of evidence against the accused, the witness requested the Honorable Court to let the accused stand up and to strip inside the courtroom.

Since stripping is necessary in order for the witness to identify and to prove that the accused was actually the man who raped her, the witness' request was granted and the accused was then directed to stand in front of the courtroom to strip.

So, the accused was then directed to remove his clothes including his underwear. The accused was totally naked while standing in front of the people inside the courtroom. While standing naked, the people inside the courtroom as well as the Trial Prosecutor saw and noticed that the sexual organ of the accused was painted with different colors.

Trial Prosecutor: Ms. Witness, the accused is now naked, what proof of evidence would you like to present?
Witness: Your Honor, there is.

Trial Prosecutor: What is that? Present it now.
Witness: Yes, Your Honor, there is. An Eagle. The eagle is there. I can see it.

Trial Prosecutor: What eagle are you talking about? I could not see an eagle here. Look for that eagle and present it now.
Witness: Yes, Your Honor, I will.

In order for the witness to prove that the eagle was there, she requested the Honorable Court to let her stand and go to the accused. Her request was granted. So, she stood up from the witness stand and went directly to the accused, holding his sexual organ then said:

Your Honor, here is the eagle. (Looking at the sexual organ of the accused.) I am holding it now. I caught the Eagle.

So, the Trial Prosecutor went near to the accused where the witness was holding the accused' sexual organ. He then saw that the different colors printed in the sexual organ of the accused were tattoos designed with a bird.

Trial Prosecutor: Ms. Witness, I could not see an eagle here. All I can see is a Maya in his glans penis. (Maya is a small, domestic rice-picking bird.)
Witness: Yes, Your Honor, it is a Maya but now it is an eagle. (The touch of the witness while holding the sexual organ of the accused made him aroused and the sexual organ  erected in full making the bird tattoo to grow.) Did you see, Your Honor?

Trial Prosecutor: Oh! I see.
Witness: And he is the very person who raped me.

SENILE DEMENTIA

 

It is my usual practice to visit or drop by the church after office hours even in a very short moment just to say thank you and to pray to our Lord Almighty. After praying, I kept myself relax and remain sitting in the bench for awhile before leaving.

Yesterday afternoon after my office work while I was sitting in a bench inside the church, I saw a woman in her late 60's or early 70's of healthy and calm personality walked along with her son in early 30's whose right arm was crossed in her left arm while entering the church and on the right arm of the woman was a lady bag tacked in her armpit. They went straight forward ahead of the three benches in the same row where I was sitting.

While watching them, I could say that how lucky she was for having such healthy personality at her age with a very compassionate son. I could see the serenity on her face and her eyes. I could describe her look a fortunate one but not totally happy.

 

I began pondering things about me and my son and silently asked myself. What about me? Where would I be at her age or in my octogenarian? Will my son be still there with me and likewise compassionate? Where and to whom shall I grow old? Seems I could see myself totally depress and very much alone that nobody is around me. Seems I could hardly breathe but has nothing to do except to exhale deeply and say, am I afraid of tomorrow? Is fear within my heart? All of these things have been a question to my mind. 

 

 

Since there was no mass yet because the mass will start at 5:30 in the afternoon, the church in its 3:00 o'clock afternoon solemnity and serenity where you could see everybody silently praying, was totally awaken and disrupted with a loud yelling voice. 

 

Everybody was alighted from their seats, look around to see who was yelling and screaming.

 

I was just surprised to see that the loud-yelling voice was the voice of the woman whom I saw and appreciated moments ago walking along with her son. 

 

The woman was already standing from her seat yelling angrily towards his son saying: "Where is my money? Where is my money? I'm certain that I placed it here" showing and opening the bag to her son and immediately slapped him. The son has nothing to do but to yell back to his mother and said: "I don't get your money! I don't get your money!" They were already both standing and yelling to each other tending the Assistants of the church and the people to come over and pacify them.

 

Since, they are both yelling and could not be pacified and solemnity of the church was totally disrupted by their annoyance, they were brought outside and were instructed to go home. 

 

I do not know what happened to them and what transpired next after that commotion but to my pondering thoughts, I was steadily fastened from my seat and have been silent in a while.

 

Seems I am worried to myself. Is the incident a consequence of senile dementia? What about me? What do you think?

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ROSE OF THE MORNING GLOW

In the early dawn of October;  

When moonlit in the sky drifted over; 

Special moment to remember;  

Come rise beauty of moonlit flower!  

 

 

Rose of life.. you were called by name; 

 A name that never be forgotten; 

 Though strange days were taunting; 

You're always worth remembering!  

 

 

Simplicity speaks your splendid beauty; 

Noble deeds nourished obligingly;  

Untiring comfort shared unconditionally; 

True love dwell endlessly!  

 

 

Every moment you are loved;  

Endearing beauty brightens all day;  

A guide to our own destiny;  

Ardent love never fades away! 

 

 

 Rose of life is an inspiration;  

To every destined direction;  

Headed with fulfilling devotion;  

To the last breathe of endless affection! 

 

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 (This poem is dedicated to the greatest woman I've ever known in my life. 

My beloved mother, Mama Rose!)

HIGHLIGHTS OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENT IN WRITING FOR 2007!

 

Before pursuing to the next facet of my writing for the year 2008 and onward, first and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to our Lord Almighty for giving me all these blessings, strength and courage; to my son and to my dearest beloved mother who were always there to provide incessant support. To all my friends in Yahoo 360 whose quality accompaniment inspires me. All of these, are countless blessings that made my writings realized. 

 

Writing has been a dream since childhood. According to my late father, during my younger age, I could already tell them a short story to entertain them.

 

When my late father was still with us, he often told the same story and heard it from him several times when all of us were at home especially during Sundays if not, during evening before evening prayers and before going to sleep. 

 

Yes, it was true. During my high school days,I composed a song and short story that was even played on stage drama with the earnest efforts of my teachers as Editors.  

 

I supposed to take up Journalism when I was in college however, the course I desired was not offered in our locality so I took up Business Course instead. Not only that, my parents can't afford to send me to school especially in College when it is far from our place.

 

The same dream did not come to realize when I work permanently in the Government. In spite of it, during solitude I kept on writing. Writing is my immediate activity and it never stop. It has been a part of myself and a primary hobby. I am happy to stay home and write. I am more fascinated in poetry. I am an avid reader of the works of Shakespeare, Kipling, Poe and Faulkner.

 

In my room, my accessions and accessories are my books, dictionaries, encyclopedia and all writing materials which I could readily use when am burning my midnight candles. 

 

Any concept conceived to my mind, I immediately write it for composition. Until one day, the Internet comes. The Internet becomes an integral part for my research and study. I am patronizing the Internet purportedly for my writings, to learn more and to possibly impart my piece of work to my friends and to the whole world. 

 

Yahoo is the first domain which I participated in. I joined also its messenger where I met quality friends who are likewise here in 360. Since YM is not really the right venue for me, although my id is still active, I joined Yahoo 360 through my Quest in the later part of 2005 but not active in Blogging.

 

I then realized that by joining the site, I could impart my writings. So, I started writing with just a simple lines in the later part of 2006. As my mind works, it convinced me to write more until I enable to write and successfully posted Twenty (20) Articles for 2007 and met more quality friends in 2007 that helps a lot to this career. 

 

In the later part of October last year, I joined an earning site through my best friend where I posted several discussions and received several responses. Although the earning is not as much, but am still happy because it helps my writing career. I enjoyed the participation not because that I earned but because of sharing useful insights.

 

I was also a paid and author of good standing at CIO, US, owned by Microsoft, writing reviews and quality content for CIAO but, it ceased its operation due to policy violations made by abusive authors. 

 

Since, I am still active in the Government service and could hardly spare my time in writing but the same is not a bar because I could write and post them when time warrants.  

 

The discussions I've shared with that earning site influences me to have my own sub-domain in Blogger. In the 4th Quarter of 2007, I successfully posted Twelve(12) Articles. 

 

Since, I am still on the process of updating and improving the site, I could not invite my friends. My Yahoo 360 still active and I am still posting Articles.

 

I could not just leave Yahoo 360 because it is where my writings began. The total posted Articles in 2007 were Thirty-Two (32) which I hopefully believed to increase exponentially this year and onward thus, indicate greater opportunity for a successful writing career in the future and to have my own domain someday.  

Being an Amateur, I do need to learn more and improve my writing skills. Therefore, to all of you my dear friends, especially in Yahoo 360, thank you so much for the sincerest support. Your support is of great help to my writing career! MORE POWER TO EVERYONE and GOD BLESS!

FAMILY

When a man and a woman without legal impediments, bind into one and entered  into a contract of marriage, they are now called universally as  husband and wife.  Even those who lived together and continue cohabiting  each other for a period of five years without the benefit of marriage, such cohabitation considered themselves as husband and wife. 

This union allows the couple to  live in one roof,  share common ancestry, goals, long commitments, mutual love and respect to embrace a new beginning of life enticement and reproduce. The new path that the couple has chosen is to fulfill their dreams, desires, ambitions, and long commitments in order to achieve a happy and harmonious marriage.

In a family, the primary role of the husband is to respond all the  needs of his family,  being a provider. The husband  is oftentimes a decision maker in absence of the mother, however, decision making in a family does not only confine to the father but both. Whereas, the wife, her primary role  is to take care of the children, her husband and the household. 

The father should obligingly  provide all the needs such as  food, shelter, clothing, health, education everything that is beneficial to them.

The head of the family would be reputed as a good father and ideal husband as he faithfully exercise his duties and responsibilities, same with the wife. The purpose of the social union and exchange of vows is to keep the marriage relationship healthy.

During their union, the family consider their humble abode as holy sanctuary.  A sanctuary that full of life. When spirit of harmony dwells within, mutual support, love, respect, faith, honor and fidelity do likewise exist.  How happy a family can be when all  of these essential elements of marriage are attendant in a relationship.

Everyone of us wishes to have a happy and harmonious family.  To achieve such is a great fulfillment to everyone. Of course, nobody wants to severe a healthy and happy relationship but when a fast growing complexities  in a modern world influenced the union itself, and tend to severe the relationship, it would really end to  divorce. Hence, the union vow is failed. 

 

Imagine the  increasing number of divorce and broken homes tallied everyday. This is a noticeable remark that everybody should be aware of.

  So, do not  let the influencing complexities rule above yourself. Always do what is appropriate  and stand for good. 

/The Author

NEW YEAR

 

  NEW YEAR! More dreams to envision; 

More hopes to fulfill;  

More victors to conquer; 

More achievements to persevere! 

 

 

 NEW YEAR! New phase to face;  

After a vast of success; 

After laughter and tears; 

Happiness is always praise!

 

 

 New Year! New dreams to share! 

  New challenge to bear; 

New Year's Resolution enters; 

But none of it compels!

 

New Year, everyone is happy and merry! 

New shining light of the day; 

New words to act and play;

To feed our hearts with Jubilee!

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