Man proposes, God disposes

A broadcaster friend of mine who talks a lot on radio says some people think he’s a businessman. “They often tell me,” he says, “to mind my own business.”

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Did you know that it was World Water Day last March 22? Ah, never mind about this anymore. It is now water under the bridge.

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My daughter says: “Your desk is always cluttered, which indicates, according to one wise thinker, you got a cluttered mind.” Oh, yeah? If my desk is empty, what kind of mind does that indicate?

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I listened to a parenting expert on tv and I heard her say: “Parents should have some patience with their little kids when they ask and ask questions. They’ll grow up to be well informed.” Or, maybe, they’ll become house-to-house shampoo promo interviewers. Hehe.

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Press Secretary Cerge Remonde assured Cebuanos, and for that matter the nation, that there will be elections in 2010. Let’s hope so. But I have always been telling my most trusted Banat News associate editor John Rey Saavedra about what my mother used to tell me. “Juanito,” she said, “always remember that man proposes, God disposes.”

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E-mail from Rosenda Atillar: “Sir Jabat, why is it that when non-Catholic preachers preach they look and sound angry? They shout! There is one preacher who scolds and scolds his listeners, obviously followers of his sect. I’m surprised that they can still draw good audiences. Thousands. Your comment, please Sir Jabat!” (No comment, Rosenda. I might be scolded. — JVJ.)

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Sen. Ping Lacson asked the family of the late Bubby Dacer: “Don’t jump to conclusions based on inaccurate facts and assumptions.” Yes, indeed, let’s wait for the probe result. As my favorite broadsheet says: “Truth shall prevail.”

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Reminds me of the story about a man who, failing to solve his depression problem, went up a 20-storey building and jumped to his conclusion. No, no, that’s not the kind of conclusion Ping is talking about.

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The Phil. STAR says that the Grand Batang Iwas Droga (BIDA) March in Manila last Saturday is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest march against illegal drugs. Kudos to us. Is it recorded in the Guinness Book what country has the largest number of drug addicts? No, let’s not go for it.

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Let me share with you this inspiring text message I got from our GM Sir Bhoy: “Let each tomorrow fill your heart with love and laughter, your days with dreams come true, and your life with so much happiness to look forward to.”

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