Cool prisoners

I was browsing through some of the gossip sites (I'm a sucker for Brad Pitt and anything that has to do with him, making me a brangeloony, as some of their "haters" call people like me). Anyway, that's not what this blog is about. It's about this video of Cebu prisoners that was posted in one of them sites. The following video clip is of them dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller and it is soooooo funny. Check it out.




Apparently, there are several more clips of them dancing to other songs. If you want to checkt them out, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/byronfgarcia.Say what you want, but you gotta give it to us Pinoys, even our prisoners are cool. He he he.

I never get what I want...or do I?

I was reading one of my friends' blog in friendster and came across one of her entries. I know I received this in an email sometime ago, and pretty much ignored it. But reading it this time made me stop and think. It goes:

God's Ways

I asked for Strength.........And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for Wisdom..........And God gave me Problems to solve.
I asked for Prosperity.....And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work.
I asked for Courage.........And God gave me Danger to overcome.
I asked for Love...............And God gave me Troubled people to help.
I asked for Favors...........And God gave me Opportunities.
I got nothing I wanted...but I received everything I needed!

I tend to complain, A LOT! Fortunately, I've been lucky enough to have people around me who love me or like me enough to let me rant. I suppose like most people (although most of us wouldn't admit it), I want to have life and things the easy way. Instant gratification, ika nga.

Paying more attention to this little piece this time made stop and think. And then I gave a silent thanks, not just to God, but to everyone who has any connection to me and for everything I have. I know I'm luckier than many people, despite the fact that I may think otherwise at times. This is especially true when I pay so much attention to what I want that I tend to forget what I need. I have asked for strength, for wisdom, for prosperity, for courage, for love, for favors, and many many more for so long, and even got upset that I didn't seem to get them. I guess I've just been looking at things the wrong way.

I don't want to sound like a goody goody person because I'm not, but I should try a bit harder, shouldn't I.

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. - Alfred Adler

I dare say, I agree with Mr Adler. So easy to talk of principles, but living up to them, well that's another story. I've got to admit, I've been quite judgmental about some people, and I know I shouldn't be, but some people here in the Philippines make it so easy.

But as I've written in the past, nothing is absolute, principles included. There are times though, when I do wish things were absolute, but...

Oh well, I don't want to wax philosophical. Suffice to say, I wish life was easier.