Funeral by Band of Horses Lyrics, I really love this one!

I'm coming up only to hold you under
I'm coming up only to show you wrong
And to know you is hard and we wonder
To know you all wrong, we were

Really too late to call, so we wait for
Morning to wake you; it's all we got
To know me as hardly golden
Is to know me all wrong, they were

At every occasion I'll be ready for a funeral
At every occasion once more is called a funeral
Every occasion I'm ready for the funeral
At every occasion one brilliant day funeral

I'm coming up only to show you down for
I'm coming up only to show you wrong
To the outside, the dead leaves, they all blow (alive is very poetic)
For'e (before) they died had trees to hang their hope

At every occasion I'll be ready for the funeral
At every occasion once more is called the funeral
At every occasion I'm ready for the funeral
At every occasion one brilliant day funeral

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God's Message For You Today, May 27, 2010

27
May
Thursday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

BABY STEPS

Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that through it
you may grow into salvation. – 1 Peter 2:2

When my son Lance was born, I got so excited to see him grow that I
had to remind myself to take it one step at a time. Newborns are not
yet fully developed and their diet should depend on their
developmental stage. No iron in their milk for the first six months.
Begin feeding solids at six months but only with pureed foods. No
honey, egg whites or spinach at least for the first year. So much to
consider! But now, when I see Lance so healthy, I know that my
diligence paid off.
When I first became a Christian, my relationship with God filled me
with so much joy that I wanted to give up everything. But because I
was not ready, when I received His calling I thought the task was too
much and I quit even before I began.
I learned from my mistake. I got back to basics and took baby steps.
First by getting to know Him again through readings and prayer, then
by looking deep into myself and discovering who I am. After I had done
these, God gave me opportunities to serve and this time, I said yes.
Cecilia Lim cez_lim@yahoo.com)

REFLECTION:
No matter what stage of spiritual growth you’re in, enjoy God’s
pampering and give yourself a chance to learn more.

Lord, let Your words nourish me and help me grow.

Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

COMPANION

1st READING

St. Peter outlines to us the basis of our human dignity as seen
through the prism of the death and resurrection of Jesus. It is a very
high ideal to live up to, but possible. Let us accept the dignity God
offers us and witness to the world what it means to live a fully human
life.

1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12
2 Beloved: Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk so that
through it you may grow into salvation, 3 for you have tasted that the
Lord is good. 4 Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings
but chosen and precious in the sight of God, 5 and, like living
stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy
priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through
Jesus Christ. 9 But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of
him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once
you were “no people” but now you are God’s people; you “had not
received mercy” but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge
you as aliens and sojourners to keep away from worldly desires that
wage war against the soul. 12 Maintain good conduct among the
Gentiles, so that if they speak of you as evildoers, they may observe
your good works and glorify God on the day of visitation.

P S A L M

Psalm 100:2, 3, 4, 5
R: Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
2 Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; serve the LORD with
gladness; come before him with joyful song. (R) 3 Know that the LORD
is God; he made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. (R) 4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise; give thanks
to him; bless his name. (R) 5 The LORD is good: his kindness endures
forever, and his faithfulness, to all generations. (R)

G O S P E L

Jesus calls the blind man to come so that He can heal him. He also
calls us to send us out on mission. Today is the Feast of Augustine of
Canterbury, a monk sent by the Pope to establish the Church in
England. Augustine left the comfort of his monastery in obedience to
the Pope to carry out the task assigned to him. In the same way we
need to listen to the voice of God in our own lives and embrace the
call of the Church, God’s voice on earth, as we seek to bring the
Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Mark 10:46-52
46 As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable
crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the
roadside begging. 47 On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he
began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” 48
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling
out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.” 49 Jesus stopped
and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man, saying to him,
“Take courage; get up, he is calling you.” 50 He threw aside his
cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. 51 Jesus said to him in reply,
“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him,
“Master, I want to see.” 52 Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith
has saved you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed him on
the way.

my reflections
t h i n k : Let us accept the dignity that God offers us and witness
to the world what it means to live a fully human life.

_________________________________________________________
God’s special verse/thought for me today________________
_________________________________________________________

T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________
_______________________________________________________
READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 1Samuel 9-12

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SABBATH

BLESSING OR CURSE

We love to bless and be blessed. We believe in blessings.
Some curse and are cursed. Some believe in curses.
Do you believe in curses? If you do not, then why do you believe in
blessings? Is it our belief that makes either blessings or curses
work?
Curses are as real as blessings. If we have faith when we curse, that
which we curse is accursed indeed. If we have faith when we bless,
that which we bless is truly blessed. Be generous so as to bless. Be
careful so as not to curse. Be loving so as to be a blessing. Why
curse anyway? But Jesus cursed the barren fig tree. He did! It was
because, being barren, the fig tree already ceased to be a blessing
long before it was cursed. By cursing the fig tree, Jesus brought to
consciousness what the fig tree really had already become: a curse.
Be fruitful and be a blessing. Do not be a curse. But we are not fig
trees. When we are barren, there is still hope for us to heal and bear
fruit in due time. And this is Good News!
Be healed and bear fruit. Bear fruit and bless. To be healed, we need
to be cleansed as Jesus cleansed the temple with its maladies for it
to be truly what it should be — a house of blessing, never a den of
thieves. Be cleansed and be what you should really be. Be what you are
truly meant to be and bless others.
To be cleansed, we must pray. Prayer purifies us with the presence of
God. This is grace. Pray and be purified. Be in the presence of God
and bless others.
To bless, we must love. Love makes us the presence of God in the
world. This is virtue. Love and be a blessing. Be the presence of God
and bless others.
Are you a blessing or a curse?Fr. Bobby Titco

Reflection Question:
Am I a blessing or a curse? Am I fruitful or barren?

Beginning today, Lord Jesus, I will pray not only for You to bless me
but for You to transform and use me to be Your blessing to others. Be
it far from me that I become a curse to
anyone. Amen.

St. Wiliam of Gellone, pray for us.

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I've Learned (literature with anonymous author in my Inbox)

I’ve learned
That you should not tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating and what a tragedy it would be if they
believed it.

I’ve learned
That your family won’t always be there for you. It may seem funny, but
people you aren’t related to can take care of you and love you and
teach you to trust people again . Families aren’t biological.

I’ve learned
That no matter how good a friend is. They’re going to hurt you every
once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I’ve learned
That it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you must learn to forgive yourself

I’ve learned
That no matter how bad your heart is broken ,the world doesn’t stop
for your grief.

I’ve learned
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who are, but
we are responsible for who become.

I’ve learned
That just people two argue, it doesn’t they don’t love each other
And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean to do.

I’ve learned
That we don’t have to change friends if we understands that friends change

I’ve learned
That you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret
It could change your life forever.

I’ve learned
That you cannot make someone to love you.
All you can do is someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

I’ve learned
That no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back.

I’ve learned
That it take years to build a trust and only seconds to destroy it

I’ve learned
That it is not what you have in your life but whom you have in your
life that counts.

I’ve learned
That you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes
After that, you’d better know something

I’ve learned
That you shouldn’t compare yourself to the best of others

I’ve learned
That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I’ve learned
That it’s taking me a long time to become the person that I want to be

I’ve learned
That you should always leave loved ones with loving words
It may be the last time you can see them.

I’ve learned
That you can keep going long after you cant.

I’ve learned
That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we fell.

I’ve learned
That either you control your attitude or your attitude will control you.

I’ve learned
That regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the
passion fades and there gad better be something else to take it place

I’ve learned
Those heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs
to be done, regardless of sequences .

I’ve learned
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I’ve learned
That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I’ve learned
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will
be the one to help you get back up.

I’ve learned
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance .
It goes for true love.

I’ve learned
That just because of someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to
doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have

I’ve learned
That the maturity has more to do with the types of experiences you’ve
had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many
birthdays you’ve celebrated

I’ve learned
That two people can look at the same exact thing and see something
totally different

I’ve learned
That no matter you try to protect your children, they will eventually
get hurt and you will hurt in the process

I’ve learned
That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t
even know you

I’ve learned
That even you think you have no more to give. When a friend cries out
to you, you will find strenght

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AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings (May 18-20): Wowowee maintains lead in the daytime race

AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings (May 18-20): Wowowee maintains lead in the
daytime race

Erwin Santiago

Friday, May 21, 2010
07:28 PM

Here are the comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN and GMA-7 programs from
May 18 to 20, based on the overnight ratings of AGB Nielsen
Philippines among Mega Manila households:

May 18, Tuesday

Daytime:

Diz Iz It! (GMA-7) 8.6%; Showtime (ABS-CBN) 15.4%

Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 15.8%; Daisy Siete: Adam Or Eve (GMA-7) 12.5%;
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 16.7%

Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak (GMA-7) 11.8%; Rosalka (ABS-CBN) 12.5%

Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita? (GMA-7) 12.6%; Impostor (ABS-CBN) 13.1%;
Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) 9.1%

Wipeout (GMA-7) 7%; Naruto (ABS-CBN) 8.8%

Take Me Out (GMA-7) 8.8%; Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash of 2010 Uber
(ABS-CBN) 8.8%

Primetime:

First Time (GMA-7) 13.9%; Tanging Yaman (ABS-CBN) 16.1%

24 Oras (GMA-7) 24.3%; TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 25.5%

Panday Kids (GMA-7) 19.3%; Agua Bendita (ABS-CBN) 29.6%

The Last Prince (GMA-7) 23.5%; Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (ABS-CBN) 25.1%

Diva (GMA-7) 27%; Rubi (ABS-CBN) 21.7%

Queen Seon Deok (GMA-7) 22.2%; Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash of 2010
(ABS-CBN) 18.1%; SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 11.4%

May 19, Wednesday

Daytime:

Diz Iz It! (GMA-7) 7.3%; Showtime (ABS-CBN) 16.6%

Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 14.1%; Daisy Siete: Adam Or Eve (GMA-7) 10.5%;
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 16.8%

Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak (GMA-7) 11.5%; Rosalka (ABS-CBN) 12.9%

Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita? (GMA-7) 12.4%; Impostor (ABS-CBN) 12.8%;
Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) 7.5%

Ripley's Believe It Or Not (GMA-7) 5.5%; Naruto (ABS-CBN) 6.8%

Take Me Out (GMA-7) 8.1%; Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash of 2010 Uber
(ABS-CBN) 7.4%

Primetime:

First Time (GMA-7) 13.8%; Tanging Yaman (ABS-CBN) 14.4%

24 Oras (GMA-7) 22.2%; TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 21.7%

Panday Kids (GMA-7) 22.1%; Agua Bendita (ABS-CBN) 28.5%

The Last Prince (GMA-7) 29.6%; Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (ABS-CBN) 26.2%

Diva (GMA-7) 28.7%; Rubi (ABS-CBN) 22.3%

Queen Seon Deok (GMA-7) 22.1%; Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash of 2010
(ABS-CBN) 20.3%; SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 11.6%

May 20, Thursday

Daytime:

Diz Iz It! (GMA-7) 7.1%; Showtime (ABS-CBN) 14.8%

Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 14.3%; Daisy Siete: Adam Or Eve (GMA-7) 10.1%;
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 16.1%

Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak (GMA-7) 11.1%; Rosalka (ABS-CBN) 12.2%

Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita? (GMA-7) 10.8%; Impostor (ABS-CBN) 13%

Laf En Rol Level Up (GMA-7) 6%; Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) 8.6%

Naruto (ABS-CBN) 7.1%; Take Me Out (GMA-7) 7.5%; Pinoy Big Brother
Teen Clash of 2010 Uber (ABS-CBN) 8.3%

Evening:

First Time (GMA-7) 11.1%; Tanging Yaman (ABS-CBN) 16.2%

24 Oras (GMA-7) 21.5%; TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 23.4%

Panday Kids (GMA-7) 21%; Agua Bendita (ABS-CBN) 30.4%

The Last Prince (GMA-7) 26.3%; Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (ABS-CBN) 28.6%

Diva (GMA-7) 27.3%; Rubi (ABS-CBN) 25.6%

Queen Seon Deok (GMA-7) 22.5%; Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash of 2010
(ABS-CBN) 24.2%; SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 12.7%

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TFC Wowowee contestant an internet hit

TFC Wowowee contestant an internet hit
By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at 05/21/2010 3:58 PM | Updated as of 05/21/2010 4:05 PM

A touching story which unfolded on ABS-CBN’s The Filipino Channel
(TFC), “Wowowee”, is now an internet hit.

Barry Bogart, Jr. was a contestant for the talent portion of “Wowowee”
called Willie of Fortune last January. He ended up singing 2 songs for
the crowd and was an instant hit.

But behind the 28-year-old’s talent is a sad story. It has even
captured the attention of mainstream US media.

Bogart Jr. is an Amerasian. He said his father was an American
serviceman stationed in the former US base in Ologapo. Bogart, Jr. is
one of thousands of abandoned Amerasian children. He was hoping to
find his father in the US.

Bogart’s father left him and his mother before he was born. His mother
Herminigilda died from brain cancer when he was 5 years old. He ended
up living with other family and relatives.

Bogart’s story tugged at the heart of many Filipinos including Greg
Rosas, a Filipino restaurant owner from Seattle, Washington.

Rosas used his own money to process Bogart’s visa and buy him a plane
ticket to the US. Bogart did end up finding his father. He is now
staying with his newfound benefactor, Rosas, and plans to reunite with
his father in New Jersey in the future. Balitang America

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Resignation Letter of Willie Revillame from ABS-CBN (Lumayas Ka Na WILLIE, wala kang kwenta!)

Willie: Please release me!
FUNFARE UPDATE By Ricardo F. Lo (The Philippine Star) Updated May 21,
2010 12:00 AM

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Willie Revillame: Where to from here?

When Willie Revillame started hosting Wowowee in Feb. 2005, his heart
was light and easy, eager to please and entertain especially the
marginalized sector of Philippine society. It was a heart that truly
and sincerely cares for the masa with whom Willie can easily identify
because he, too, experienced how it was to miss meals and sleep on the
hard floor of a cramped rented room, with a dilapidated electric fan
that produced more creak than cool air.

Two weeks ago when he quit Wowowee in a huff and in protest against
Jobert Sucaldito whom he accused of hitting him “for almost one year
already” in Jobert’s program on dzMM (ABS-CBN’s sister company),
Willie was diagnosed to be suffering from ulcers, a bad throat (no
doubt from talking on the show almost non-stop for two hours and a
half Monday thru Saturday) and a clogged heart that continues to beat
for, should I say, the down-trodden, most of whom show up on Wowowee
in slippers (vendors, etc.) and in worn-out clothes (streetkids,
etc.), and go home not luhaan (no tears) because Willie sees to it
that they are cared for with a reassuring hug and, most important of
all, with financial help (even the contest losers get consolation
prizes).

Either you love Willie or you hate Willie. Most of those in the upper
class (A and B) — those who can afford to buy computers and maintain
Twitter and Facebook accounts — hate Willie with impunity; and those
in the lower class (B, C and D) — who can hardly afford to have three
meals a day and to buy branded clothes — love Willie with a passion.
There lies the secret of Wowowee’s success both here and abroad where
there are TFCs (The Filipino Channel).

Willie has remained “inaccessible” at the moment, he’s in “seclusion,”
refusing to answer or return calls (placed through third parties) or
text messages. He’s sorely missed by Wowowee followers and his
co-hosts (all of them, I hope!) and his staff who have only nice words
for Willie.

“He’s generous,” said one of the 98 staffers whom Willie treated to a
holiday in Hong Kong with $200 pocket money each. “He never forgets to
give us bonus or to help with hospital bills and other needs kapag
kulang ang budget namin,” adding with pained laughter, “parang nga
siya ATM namin, eh!”

Does this piece sound like, sigh, a “tribute” to Willie who has been
temporarily replaced (for two weeks) by Robin Padilla on Wowowee which
is, the network’s biggest money-maker? And the bigger question: Will
Willie ever go back to Wowowee?

Read between the lines of the following letter Willie has just sent to
the ABS-CBN bosses, a copy of which was furnished Funfare by my Bohol
Avenue VDPA (Very Deep Penetration Agent) who swore that she would
kill me if I revealed her identify (don’t worry, “auntie,” the secret
will remain a secret forever):

12 May 2010

MR. EUGENIO LOPEZ, III

Chairman of the Board

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.

Mo. Ignacia Ave., Quezon City

Through: Ms. Charo Santos-Concio

President

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.

Dear Sir Gabby and Ma’am Charo,

I have labored over the past week on what to do in the face of another
setback in my relations with the management of the network. ABS-CBN
has been my home for the last five years and five months and it has
given me the greatest gift – the opportunity to reach out to people
who have so little in life.

In the process, I have come to realize that my gratitude to the
network would be more meaningful if I considered the impact of my
recent actions which has placed the station in a bad light. This is
among the reasons, as I will explain in this letter, that I humbly
request the management, to release me as a talent of the network.
(Willie’s contract is good for one year and a half more. — RFL)

It is no secret that the program “Wowowee,” for almost five and a half
years, has been the core of my existence. The program gives me a sense
of purpose because I make people happy and I give them hope that,
despite their difficulties, they can make things happen for
themselves. Because of this, my world has revolved around the show.
The desire to make it the best noontime show, has consumed my waking
hours, as I conceptualize its format and contents from Monday to
Saturday. Apart from this, I want the show to give the network
excellent ratings to maintain its reputation as the leader in the
broadcasting industry.

My devotion to the show is unparalleled that I have even been besieged
by health problems due to the long hours I spend daily, thinking of
how to bring “Wowowee” closer to the public. In fact, I have developed
a heart blockage, which has already once posed a real threat to my
life. I have sacrificed so much. Now, I have to accept the reality
that I also have to take good care of my health.

Hence, it is very painful to hear every time my show is the target of
unwanted and unnecessary tirades. I do not think that these people
even have the slightest clue of what I go through to put together a
show like “Wowowee”’. The show is not for me, but for those people who
dream of a better life. Is it too much to ask that we be respected for
what we do? Is it too much to ask that we be defended from such
attacks?

My outburst last week during the live presentation of the show is
nothing more than a reflection of my frustration over these things,
and was not at all meant to disrespect the network and its management.
I implore you to understand that several incidents, which were beyond
my control which have marred the reputation of the show to some
extent, have already taken their toll on me.

There was the “Wilyonaryo” incident wherein we were accused of
deceiving contestants about their winnings; the Ultra stampede wherein
I was blamed and severely criticized; the misunderstanding about my
remarks when the coverage of the funeral of the late Pres. Corazon
Aquino was unexpectedly shown in the giling-giling portion of
“Wowowee”’s airing, for which I have apologized. In all these
incidents, I took responsibility even if I was not at fault.

I do not want to cause any further embarrassment to the network. I
know that all these have caused so much strain on our relations and I
would like to save the situation by asking that I be released as a
talent of the station. This way, I will have the much-needed space and
time to contemplate on my direction in life and, at the same time,
maintain the relationships I have built within the network, which are
all worth preserving.

Before I end this letter, I would like to express my sincerest
gratitude to all the important people I have had the good fortune to
work with during the years I have been with ABS-CBN. Ma’am Charo,
maraming salamat sa lahat ng pagkakataon na naibigay ninyo sa akin.
Kayo po ang tinuturing kong ina na patuloy akong tinatanggap at
minamahal sa kabila ng lahat ng aking kahinaan. Hinding-hindi ko po
kayo makakalimutan at lahat ng mga bagay na ginawa ninyo para sa akin.

Kay Mr. Gabby Lopez, maraming salamat po sa inyong pagtitiwala sa
aking kakayanan na magbigay ng mahusay na programa. Kay Tita Cory
Vidanes, maraming salamat sa pagiging maunawain ninyo sa akin. Kay Mr.
Johnny Manahan, maraming salamat sa walang-sawang pag-suporta ninyo sa
akin at sa “Wowowee,” at lalong lalo na sa pagtayo ninyo bilang aking
pangalawang ama. Kay Ms. Linggit Tan, Mr. Jay Montelibano at Mr. Edgar
Mortiz, maraming salamat sa suporta at tulong ninyo na mapabuti and
programang “Wowowee” para sa ikaliligaya ngmga natutulangan natin. Sa
lahat ng bumubuo ng management ng ABS-CBN, maraming salamat sa tulong
ninyo sa aking programa.

Higit sa lahat, sa lahat ng mga taong sumuporta at patulong na
sumusuporta sa show na “Wowowee,” maraming salamat at kayo ang
nagbibigay sa akin ng lakas na gawin ang mga dapat kong gawin. Sana po
ay maunawaan ninyo ang aking kahilingan sa sulat na ito. Ayaw ko na
pong may masasaktan pa at gusto ko lang na maisaayos lahat. Taos-puso
akong humihingi sa inyo ng tawad at lubos na pang-unawa sa lahat ng
pinagdadaanan ko ngayon.

There will never be enough words to express my gratitude to all of you…

Salamat at mabuhay po kayong lahat!

Respectfully yours,

— Willie B. Revillame

Copy furnished:

Ms. Charo Santos-Concio

Ms. Cory Vidanes

Mr. Johnny Manahan

Ms. Arlene De Castro

Ms. Linggit Tan

Mr. Jay Montelibano

Mr. Edgar Mortiz

There you are.

I agree with what Tempo’s Ronald Constantino wrote in his column
yesterday: Willie is Wowowee and Wowowee is Willie, as in worthless
one without the other? It’s like saying, Sharon is Megastar and
Megastar is Sharon...Maricel is Diamond Star and Diamond Star is
Maricel...Or, Vilma is Star For All Seasons and Star For All Seasons
is Vilma.

My prayer is that Willie and the ABS-CBN bosses will adjourn their
scheduled meeting (on Monday, May 24?) on a happy note. Let’s keep our
collective fingers crossed.

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