Q: How do you pursue peace in your life?
I pursue personal peace by trying my best to live an honest life. A clear conscience always gives a person a sense of peace within. I’m not perfect but I try my best to avoid hurting other people. I sleep better at night knowing I didn’t hurt someone’s feelings.
Q: As we cap the celebration of All Saints Day and All Souls Day, the Weekly Question will focus on our departed loved ones. No, I am not asking you to play favorites with the question.
Who among your dearly departed hold(s) a special place in your heart?
Photo taken last All Saints’ Day.
I miss my grandparents. I miss my maternal grandmother. I remember when she let me go “fishing” in her small backyard fish pond. I caught a crab using a makeshift bamboo fishing rod. 
When I was born, my maternal grandfather was already gone. I didn’t have the chance to meet him but my mom showed me many photos of him. I also miss my paternal grandfather. I remember how much he doted on me and my brother when we went to the province for vacation. He loved cooking for us. He always prepared the best crabs, prawns and batchoy.
Q: Who is the most annoying person that you have been unfortunate to have met in person? - Greenbucks
I had a former colleague who I found so annoying beyond reason. Honestly, it’s hard for me to explain but his face and his voice irritated me. We were a so-called ‘team’ because our responsibilities at the office were interconnected. It was ‘agony’ when I had to work overtime with him.
Here are a few lines of the song Welcome To My Life by Simple Plan:
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you’re down
To feel like you’ve been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one’s there to save you
No you don’t know what it’s like
Q: What comes to your mind and what do you feel about the lyrics of the song “Welcome To My Life” by Simple Plan? - Greenbucks
The words reflect a lonely, worn down and hopeless spirit in need of some guidance. When I had my first heart ache, I felt so down and lost. I was young and it felt like it was the end of the world. At that time no amount of comforting words could ease the pain. Time eventually helped heal the pain inside.
She has been holding on to that thousand bucks for several months. Money was given by her godmothers when they had dinner one hot Saturday night last summer.
She wanted to give it to her mother then, to add to her tuition expenses. Her mom declined, and told her to keep it so she could buy what she needs.
A month ago, she bought a jacket, a hoodie which will be used to school because the classrooms can be very cold.
She insisted on giving to her mom what was left of her money, almost two thirds of the original amount. Again, she was told to keep it so she can get whatever else she needs for herself.
A few days ago, the mother went to her school to get the first trimester grades.
The grades are good, better than last year’s first trimester grade.
The mother was excited and can’t wait to go to tell the family waiting for her.
But the teacher dropped a bomb.
Being the graduating class’ elected treasurer, the fund she has collected from her classmates’ daily allowance got stolen. Of course, she was responsible for that lost money, no matter if they knew who got it but do not have proof.
The thing is, she didn’t tell her parents about what happened. They felt devastated when they knew of it.
When they asked why she didn’t tell them, she said she was afraid they would get mad.
Of course they got mad. Not just because she did not do her responsibilities well in keeping the fund safe but because she did not tell them the truth.
She won’t even tell how much of the fund was stolen and only did so when her mother cornered her.
She insisted she knew it was her responsibility. She still has her money with her and that would be almost enough to cover for the stolen funds. That new pair of jeans would have to wait for now.
That night when the secret was out, her mother talked to her. Advised her. The daughter insisted on giving her little treasure to cover majority of the stolen funds. She was being given a bill that would cover the majority of the stolen fund.
She didn’t want to accept what was being offered to her.
She said she was ashamed because she knew that that bill being given to her was taken from the wallet containing other bills being kept to pay for her second semester’s tuition fee due in a few days.
Her mother insisted and reassured her she will not tell her father about it. She was told to think that the amount being given to her would be for the new pair of jeans.
She accepted but not wholeheartedly. She even insisted on giving it back a day later but her mother would not hear of it.
Now she is ready to give back what was stolen when she comes back to school.
Would she be able to do it with some pride left in her?
Q: Did the mother do the right thing, giving her daughter money in secrecy, to add to what has to be paid from that stolen fund?
Was the mother able to teach her daughter a lesson or not?
Do you think the daughter is a responsible person?
A: I don’t want to judge the mother’s decision. I’m sure she has her daughter’s best interest at heart.
Responsibility is a big thing that even adults find challenging at times. I hope that this experience will help her become more responsible in the future.
We have all been scared with the controversy about milk products and milk from China. Somehow we, especially the mothers, were affected that this has changed the way we lived for some time. Or maybe we still harbor those fears in our hearts.
The government does its work in investigating the problems but it is still up to us to do what we think is best.
So now that the news reports have released the partial list of milk and milk products that can be safely consumed, I ask you this question:
Q: Do you think NOW is really the time to patronize our locally made milk and milk products or would you still trust products manufactured in other countries? - Greenbucks
I usually buy locally made milk and milk products. The milk scare has made me more conscious of what I buy. Before I don’t really take time to read product labels but now I make it an effort to read labels before purchasing.
Q #18: This is a sequel to the WQ #17 Ugh about whether to continue eating or to abandon eating lasagna with pig’s brain in it.
So the WQ#18 is related to this and here it goes:
“What were the worst or weird food (for you) that you have ever eaten? What were your reactions?”
A: I’m not really adventurous when it comes to trying new cuisine but I’ve tried eating “baby damo” (wild boar), tapa style before. The meat was quite tough. I didn’t try it again.
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Q #19: Those who have been participating in the Weekly Questions are women. So I decided to post a question that will have them answer if they can do man jobs.
Man jobs are those that require individuals, be they women or men, to do man jobs, as professionals or as odd jobs or as emergency jobs.
So the Weekly Question will attempt to answer :
“What man jobs can you do?“ - Greenbucks
A: I confess that I’m too dependent on my hubby to do most of the things in the house. My hubby is a handyman at home. He is good at tinkering and repairing stuff. But that doesn’t mean that I’m helpless. I could change a light bulb, tighten loose screws and I could assemble my son’s toy robots.
Q: “What makes you cry? “ - Greenbucks
It doesn’t take too much to make me cry. A sad moment in a movie, a touching part in the book I’m reading, a sad story being told and tragic news on TV will often make my tears run down my face.
Q: The Weekly Question has a story behind it that I would like to include in the question that am going to send out.
Here goes:
One day, a friend told me about her trip to a nearby province that is known for its culinary arts and expertise. She, together with her family visited a cousin who got married to a wife from that said province.
Filipinos are being known for their hospitality so we could just imagine how scrumptious the food served to them.
As this friend was well into her second serving of the very yummy and creamy lasagna, she happened to comment to her cousin’s wife (who cooked all their food) how the beef in the lasagna is so tender.
She got really surprised when her cousin’s wife relied that she did not use beef in the lasagna.
She used pig brains.
I would not say how my friend reacted so I am going to ask you this question:
“If it were you in that situation, what would you do? “ - Greenbucks
I’m not normally an adventurous eater. It’s my hubby who likes to try out new things. I presume that the lasagna tasted great, so chances are I would have finished what was left on my plate but would not get a third serving.
Q: “If you are to start a new blog focusing mainly on a particular topic or niche, what would your niche blogging be all about? “ - Greenbucks
A: I’ve always wanted to have a photo blog. I would like to learn more about photography and share it on my blog. I have a point and shoot digital camera but I would love to have a nice Nikon SLR or something similar.
Q: “If you were to decide what advocacy would you like to campaign for as an advocate or being involved in a foundation, what sector of the society would you like to serve?“ - Greenbucks
A: I would like to be part of a campaign dedicated to help eradicate malnutrition in our country. There are so many malnourished children in the Philippines. It’s sad to think of a child resorting to sleep in order to avoid the terrible hunger enveloping him. Yet when he wakes up the hunger becomes more persistent. Malnutrition is a sad reality that many Filipino families face today. I hope that someday every Filipino will be able to eat three meals a day.
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