Pounding The Keyboard

       Manny Pacquiao immediately fought again after announcing his retirement and so did Floyd Mayweather. Pink Floyd quickly regrouped again after announcing their disbandment—so it’s probably not too embarrassing if I continue this blog after announcing its end.   Moral of the story? Never make a decision when you’re drunk. Lol.        Anyway, I just want to share this little anecdote involving our family’s current apple of the eye, my 17- month old nephew named Julian.   My sister’s family was in our house last week and I was tasked to babysit Julian.   My nephew   still couldn’t speak except for the obligatory “Dada!” “Mama!” and “Papa!”   “Dada,” incidentally, is my family’s pet name for me. So there was our boy,   in our living room, busy with his toys, when suddenly, a Lego piece slipped from his hand and fell to the floor, causing the collapse of his tower. He looked at the toy, shook his head and quipped, “Oh, man!” It was clear and complete with an American accent.  I nea

                2016 ended yesterday, it’s 2017 now, so there’s no truth to the rumor that some techie geeks were spreading, that 2016 would be replaced by 2016s. Year 2016 was replaced, it didn’t just get upgraded. It ended yesterday, while this blog ends today. (I was thinking whether to completely delete this blog or just let it float as it is not harming anyone anyway as only minuscule number of people know about this; I decided for the latter, just hid a few personal entries (which were written out of either drunkenness or utter melancholia).                So we have a new year now, I wish my loved ones and friends happiness, good health and more blessings the whole year through while I wish my enemies and former friends sufferings. Lol.                Happy new year. 2016 had been a fairly good year for me and my loved ones, I pray that 2017 would be a lot better. And for my country, the Philippines, I wish it prosperity and less blood.                 And i