In a Tokyo Hotel:
Is forbitten to steal hotel towels please. If you are not person to do such thing is please not to read notis.

In a Paris hotel elevator:
Please leave your values at the front desk.

In a Yugoslavian hotel:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery:
You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

In a Hong Kong supermarket:
For your convenience, we recommend courteous, efficient self-service.

On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.

Two signs from a Majorcan shop entrance:
English well talking. - Here speeching American.

¶ 9:00 AM //

This is the legend of how St. Valentine's Day began.

When the Roman Emperor Claudius II needed soldiers, he made a law against marrying because he felt that marriage made men want to stay home instead of fighting wars.

Now, a kindly priest named Valentine, seeing the love of young couples, married some secretly. But he was discovered and condemned to death.

Even in prison, Valentine showed his love for everyone. His jailer had a young daughter who was blind. And by a miracle, Valentine restored her sight. Just before his death, on February 14, he sent her a farewell message signed "From your Valentine".

Now, February 14 fell in the midst of a roman festival called the Lupercalia. When Christianity became the religion of Rome, this joyous day was changed to St. Valentine's Day, in honor of the saint who gave his life to help lovers.

¶ 2:42 PM //

¶ 8:31 AM //

Happy New Year To All!

¶ 10:55 AM //

M E L A N I S M S Just For Fun!

- I won't stoop down to my level.
- Hello? Bulag ka ba? Bingi ka ba? Are you dep?
- 'Yung STD, baka sa maruming toilet lang niya nakuha yan.
- Eh, ikaw ba naman, durugin ang ari mo... Pag di ka naman manutok ng baril.
- We are lovers, not fighters.
- My brother is not a girl; he's a gentleman.
- That's why I'm a success, it's because I don't middle in other people's lives.
- Don't judge my brother; he's not a book.
- Kapatid ko pa rin siya. We are one and the same.
- I don't eat meat. I'm not a carnival.
- Eto na po ang pinakamaligayang pasko at manigong taon sa inyong lahat. (During her acceptance speech at a Metro Filmfest awards night where her bioflick, directed by her late father Temyong Marquez, won an award.
- Sumasakit ang migraine ko.
- Ang tatay ko ang only living legend na buhay!
- Peri od na talaga; wala nang exclamation point. (When asked on S-Files if her present husband, Adam Lawyer, is her Mr. Right.).
- At a talk show after her break-up with Derek Dee, Melanie was asked if she had some words for Derek's mother (whom she partly blamed for the separation). "Oo nga," said Melanie, "pero i-English-in ko para maintindihan niya." She looked into the camera and, with the peremptoriness of royalty, said, "And to you, Mrs. Dee, I have two words for you. Ang labo mo!"
- When asked for a message to her daughter who was allegedly abused by their houseboy: "Don't worry little angel, big angel is here."
- On what they should do to the houseboy who molested her kid: "He should be put behind bar."
- "You can fool me once, you can even fool me twice, you can even fool me thrice. But you can never fool me four"
- While waiting backstage during a noontime show, after watching Nikki Valdez do h er dance number. "Nikki, you're so galing. You should go to the States. You will sell hotcakes"

¶ 8:29 AM //

It was quite a tiring weekend I had. A birthday party last Saturday with a lot of kids, whattaday!!! Anyways, I did have fun thanks to the spaghetti and the drinks. Sunday was really a rest day for me but I had to go to the city to take Jordan to his barber and buy him a new pair of shoes. It was hot yesterday, mind you.

I had a nice start today. I have the good night sleep I had last night to thank. Now, I'm in front of my computer managing my blogs (I have several blogs) and ironing out my website. I still have my email to check but that could wait.

I have to go the the gym later this afternoon. The birthday party really did this thing to my tummy. If only there's an easier and quicker way to do it, then I would. But no liposuction for me! At least I enjoy going to the gym, that would do. Now back to my blogs....

¶ 9:42 AM //

Today is Mimi's birthday. And later this afternoon, we're gonna have a children's party and I'm sure all the kids are gonna have lots of fun. She's three now.

¶ 8:51 AM //

It's really good news, especially for me, that my friends are into blogs now, somehow. Like Leorick, he started caring for his blog since yesterday. Actually, he started his blog November of 2004. I hope this continues...

And Carl, he has also made one, I think it was also yesterday. He writes well, I love his ideas. Maybe one day, I will start copying them. Joke!!! Carl, keep it up!

So all of you out there, start making yours now! Maybe this will be the next big hit after Friendster. I'll be waiting so that I can link you up. See yah!!!

¶ 8:39 AM //

* Why is a cow's tail like the bosom of a swan?
Because irt grows down.

* What question can never be answered "Yes"?
"Are you asleep?"

* Why is a dog biting its tail like a good manager?
Because it makes both ends meet.

* Why do hens always lay eggs in the daytime?
Because at night they become roosters.

* The woods are two miles across. How far can you go into them?
One mile. After that, you are going out.

* What did one strawberry say to another?
If you weren't so fresh, we wouldn't be in this jam.

* What did one eye say to the other?
There's something between us that smells.

¶ 8:22 AM //

February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 28 days in regular years. In leap years February has 29 days. Three times in history a February 30 did occur.
February was named for the Roman god Februus, the god of purification. January and February were the last two months to be added to the calendar, since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period. This change was made by Numa Pompilius about 700 BCE in order to bring the calendar in line with a standard lunar year. Numa's Februarius contained 29 days (30 in a leap year). Augustus is alledged to have removed one day from February and added it to August, (renamed from Sextilis to honor himself), so that Julius Caesar's July would not contain more days. However there is little historical evidence to support this claim.
February was nominally the last month of the Roman calendar, as the year originally began in March. At certain intervals Roman priests inserted an intercalary month, Mercedonius, after February to realign the year with the seasons.
Historical names for February include the Anglo-Saxon terms Solmoneth (sun month) and Kale-monath (named for cabbage) as well as Charlemagne's designation Hornung.

¶ 8:55 AM //