Kamunimuni (hindi kamuhimuhi)

curtain raisers :-p

"muhi" is bad... let's just settle with pagmumuni and no more pagkamuhi :-p no matter how bad some people can prove to be... let us just look on the bright side of life ika nga...

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i remember giving a copy of Desiderata to Ate, just when she was getting really toxic at work. i know how she is. she's always been dedicated. you should see her working late kahit nasa bahay na tapos maaga papasok the next day. kahit nasa biyahe palang kami papuntang makati, iniisip na nya yun mga gagawin nya para sa team nya... work work work. I've always wished i could have the same focus and direction that she has. sabog kasi ako eh. i am proud of my sister for everything she is and i really wish she takes desiderata by heart (and i want to do the same, i think she has embraced it already). love you ate :-)

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Desiderata

by Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

by Max Ehrmann