Thursday, March 31, 2005
April Fools' Day
APRIL Fools’ Day is a day for fooling around a bit – a day for practical jokes. The "April Fools’ Day" custom came from Europe, although there is no historical consensus on its origin. Some historians claim that the calendar change ordered by Pope Gregory in 1592 added one more day to the calendar and changed the first day of the year to January first instead of April first. Others say April Fools’ Day came from the Roman festival of the Hilaria celebrated around this time of the year. Some suggest that the weather in early April can fool people in Europe because of sudden temperature changes. Whatever its origin, the custom of keeping April Fools’ Day has gained some popularity here in the Philippines. So for those who like to play jokes on others, this day is a window of opportunity that won’t be repeated until the Feast of the Holy Innocents on December 28.
An April Fool is anyone who is tricked or made the target of a joke on April first. Common tricks are to send people on impossible errands, such as purchasing something that does not exist – like turkey milk, for example. Another trick is to lead one’s coworker to think that he or she won a prize in a contest – bogus text messages work well for this prank. If that does not sound very funny, how about setting the office clock back an hour, so that people think that they still have to work for another hour.
Some people just like to tell corny old jokes on April Fools’ Day. Here’s one, for example. Question: Why are people always so tired on April first? Answer: Because they just completed a 31-day March. Perhaps Mark Twain’s quip catches the essence of April Fools’ Day. Twain said: "April Fools’ Day is the day when we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year." Twain may have simply been suggesting that we need a good sense of humor when it comes to April Fools’ Day.
April Fools’ Day is just a day to have a little fun. Keep a good sense of humor and don’t take anything too seriously today. This serves as a reminder and a warning. Today is April Fools’ Day!
Friday, March 18, 2005
These are the golden shower. Its leaves will fall during this time resembling the fall season in other non-tropical countries and the one that left are its flowers. It was said that these trees are imported from Japan because it grow faster than other trees and obvoiusly its beautiful to look at.
Its early in the morning, the sky is clear and good to look at after having rain the other night. This is what they call Valencia plains..it a very wide area covered with rice paddies.
Everyday, I go to work. My work is in another city from my place so i have to commute for about 40 minutes. I ride on a bus everyday. It might be tiring for some, but there is still the joy of admiring nature in your own way. This is the rice paddies ive taken from my camera fone early this morning.
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Friday, March 04, 2005
discovering new sites...
I love this new site i found..its a radio blog, u can listen your selected favorite music for free. wow! i was really amazed..
I had some problems with my eyes this past few days and a litle bored with my job, its not that i'm not busy. greeehhh :0l
Tommorow will be the Kaamulan Street Dancing, Do u think I will be dancing? Nope I'm not, I'm gonna enjoy the beat of the drums with my mom and my sis.
