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A McDonald’s love story…

A little old couple walked slowly into a McDonald’s one cold winter evening.

They looked out of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night.

Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking:

“Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!”

The little old man walked up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal.

The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off of the tray.

There was one hamburger, one order of french fries and one drink.

The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half.

He placed one half in front of his wife.

Then he carefully counted out the french fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife.

He took a sip of the drink, and then his wife took a sip as the man began to eat his few bites.

Again, you could tell what people around the old couple were saying. - “They were used to sharing everything.”

Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady still hadn’t eaten a thing.

She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally sipped some of the drink.

A young man came over and begged them to let him buy them another meal.

The lady explained that no, they were used to sharing.

As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the young man could stand it no longer and asked again.

After being politely refused again, he finally asked the little old lady, “Ma’am, why aren’t you eating. You said that you share everything.

What is it that you are waiting for?”

She answered,

“THE TEETH”

The World Challenge is an annual competition that is sponsored by BBC, Shell and Newsweek. The aim is to find enterprising members who have shown innovation and enterprise. The winner gets votes over the internet.

One of the 12 finalists is from our country. He pioneered the use of coconut husks to prevent soil erosion. He calls it COCONET.

Please read about it, and if you think he did a great job, vote for him! and please pass this message to everybody else!

Just when you think a city is business and all that, you’re absolutely wrong…

Lapu-Lapu is all these and more. If you happen to be in the city these days or just escorted a family member to the airport, you’ll notice that Lapu-Lapu is abuzz with activity. People fom all walks of life, islanders or tourists, are seen engaging in animated conversation at the restaurants, busy themselves shopping or dining at the malls, executives and workers taking their lunch at the strip mall, the well-wishers and travellers alike milling around the airport lounges, and the ever hospitable resort attendants serving cocktail drinks to guests lounging by the pool.

You see, every part of Lapu-Lapu either spells a state of relaxation or agitation. But I would like you to get a glimpse of a simple yet unforgettable way to spend some time under the bridge. Yes, you heard it right, under the bridge. What else, but the magnificent Marcelo B. Fernan Bridge. Don’t laugh and discover it yourself.

Whether at dawn, at dusk or after dark, you can’t simply turn your back away without giving a second look at the sheer beauty it possesses. Under it, is a park specially designed to give people comfort from everyday hassles of life. It has cottages and benches for those who want to be pampered with cool sea breeze. Parking lots are also available for everyone’s convenience. Indulge yourself to a drool-inducing ‘manggang hilaw’ (unripe mango with shrimp paste) to tickle your appetite, a prelude to a much filling meal of puso (the proverbial hanging rice) and barbecue. Or simply enjoy an ice-cold San Migule beer to while away the time. There is a police outpost where barangay tanods and policemen taking turns to keep watch to ensure security and peace for parkgoers. If you want to sweat out and stretch those musles you can do some dribblings, jump shots and dunks at the open-air basketball court. A small playground for young children is also available.

Hey, if you’re waiting for me to feed you all there is to know about this place, then you’re heading for a second quality enjoyment. Why don’t you come and discover it yourself?

But this is just an understatement…So come on, and discover more of the island’s best kept secrets!

Cebu’s Mactan-Cebu International Airport has registered a slight increase in passenger arrivals and departures for the first seven months of this year at 1.26 million when compared to last year’s 1.22 million of the same period.

MCIAA however missed its target of 1.28 million which was earlier projected. This was primarily blamed on the lesser domestic flight frequencies between Cebu and some destinations in the country, according to MCIAA general manager Adelberto Yap.

The international passengers increased from 338,238 last year to 381,493 this year, due to increased flight frequencies from the targeted 2,501 to 2,540 international flights this year.

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I, being a native speaker of Cebuano, am proud to use Cebuano language all the time when in casual conversation, except of course when I’m talking to a non-native speaker which, by then, I use English. Why not Tagalog instead?

Then why should I use Tagalog when I’m not Tagalog? And yes, I’m not an American or English either but I use English. I use English for good reason. It is the universal language spoken in international commerce and trade and I don’t think I need to elaborate further. So why should I bother to learn Tagalog?

In my freshman year at UP Cebu, for the first time in its history, the UP Cebu administration scrapped the Filipino subject from the general curriculum as a sign of protest against using it as a medium of instruction in all schools in the country.

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