(Source: sock-full-of-butter)
Everybody can use more love. Do not take offense if people are rude or unkind or seem like they are trying to hurt your feelings. You cannot know what is happening with them. Send them love no matter how they act. It will come back to you many times over as increased love in your life.
Orin (via boldnessbemyfriend)
Filipino Time
I hate hearing/reading the word “around” in the context of schedules.“I will be there AROUND 5pm” this pretty much means the person saying this will arrive past 5. We are so used to this system that we actually feel a one hour window is acceptable since technically 5:55 is still within the realm of “around 5pm”.
This is so stupid & inconsiderate but most everyone I know does this so it’s not much of a big deal.
What we need to do is remove giving estimates when it comes to schedules & simply give the exact time one prefers. Yes, we are not trains with calculated trajectories that can always arrive exactly on time but we can always be early. If you estimate that you would arrive at 5, give it a buffer & say “I will be there at 5:30”.
Also, traffic is a universal constant around here so remove that from the acceptable excuses of being late. Always plan with traffic in mind. Saying you are late because of traffic is like saying that you are late because our president has no hair on the top of his head. It’s ridiculous.Digs?
This was Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s response on the numerous death threats that she have been receiving after delivering her privilege speech about jueteng last week.
Though criticized as a lunatic, she would always be one of my favorite Senators. And if you want to know more “Miriam quotes”, you can visit her official website. There is a section there entitled Miriam Dictionary, a compilation of the famous quotes from the Senator.
The only obsession everyone wants: ‘love.’ People think that in falling in love they make themselves whole? The Platonic union of souls? I think otherwise. I think you’re whole before you begin. And the love fractures you. You’re whole, and then you’re cracked open.
Philip Roth, The Dying Animal (via sandwichspy)
