How often have we said or heard others saying to children who are beginning to get restless or bored, “Would you like to play a game of make-believe?” Their eyes light up as they become the center of attention, but also because they are so simple and easy to please.
Ever tried your hand at learning a new game or sport? I recall how dad would get us siblings together to play mahjong once a year. We started out a bit reluctant because we were not familiar with it. Thus, these annual matches lasted way after midnight because it took a while for dad to [...]
Plants vs. Zombies… The Living Dead… Resident Evil… Zombie Tsunami…
The piano tuner’s visit to the music room was uniquely noticeable and appreciated. Mom habitually served him coffee and some merienda. I recall that those were the rare occasions when mom’s piano room absorbed the combination of assorted tunes from classical to jazz, suspended dust from the dismantled pianos mixed with the continuous thick mantle of cigarette smoke.
“Why are you crying?” This is what we often ask a child wandering alone, lost and looking for his parents or guardians. The situation detaches us from whatever we may have been doing and delays us from getting to where we are going if only to help him.
A“full heart” was the ideal of the young, energetic and very passionate football coach and player and was also the animating motto for his team Socceroo. Unlike “cor” which literally means heart, the term “pectus” refers more to ‘chest’ even though it may also be translated as heart. Perhaps, by having a “full chest” one meant having a “full heart” or of being passionate about living life to the full.
“Think of it as an experiment, Father…,” said the yuppie taking a long sip of his frappucino.
Clark, you having lunch?” asked Stanely , who caught up with his Frisbee teammate.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!] Rod tapped on the glass pane of the chaplain’s office. “Father, may I come in?”
Back in high school, not so many years ago, after class we would relax in the subdivision clubhouse for a few snacks and drinks. The absence of iPhones, tablets and PSPs, fueled us to be more creative in spending these pastimes.
A cutting silence filled the dining room as everyone found it difficult to swallow and process the news: ‘Benedict XVI has tendered his resignation!’ This was mentally more difficult to masticate than the tough tenderloin steak I was slicing.
The young religion teacher asked her grade five students, “Who wants to go to heaven?”
It’s surprising to see every now and then what new trends the Internet can set. Recently, we saw the cute and irresistible wish of children who got 2.6 million Likes on FaceBook when their father, Ryan Cordell, agreed to buy them a puppy if they got 1 million Likes on the social network.
