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The Best Day of My Life
By: G.M. Lousignont, Ph.D.
Copyright 1993, - all rights reserved, no part may be copied or reproduced without permission of the author.
This story is presented with the express permission of the author dated May 2, 2002
from: http://www.jokesnjokes.net/funny.jokes.amusing.humor.laughs/newsletters/inspire1202.htm

Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever!

There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did! And because I did I’m going to celebrate! Today, I’m going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger.

I will go through this day with my head held high, and a happy heart. I will marvel at God’s seemingly simple gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds.

Today, none of these miraculous creations will escape my notice. Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people. I’ll make someone smile. I’ll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for someone I don’t even know. Today, I’ll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down. I’ll tell a child how special he is, and I’ll tell someone I love just how deeply I care for her and how much she means to me.

Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don’t have and start being grateful for all the wonderful things God has already given me. I’ll remember that to worry is just a waste of time because my faith in God and his Divine Plan ensures everything will be just fine. And tonight, before I go to bed, I’ll go outside and Praise my eyes to the heavens. I will stand in awe at the beauty of the stars and the moon, and I will praise God for these magnificent treasures.

As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow, I will thank the Almighty for the best day of my life. And I will sleep the sleep of a contented child, excited with expectation because I know tomorrow is going to be the best day of my life, ever!

Western Wats Philippines, Inc. in MEZ II, Lapulapu, Cebu is a ZERO.

The outbound call center from Salt Lake City, Utah, which is currently operating in Mactan Island, Cebu fails to measure up to industry standards with regards to quality certification and operating standards. The company which is run mostly by Cebuanos has an organization that has failed to provide a management style which is egalitarian and prosperous. Western Wats (http:// www.westernwats.com/) does not speak for a modern westernized way of life or a corporate culture that is willing to promote growth and development. It may as well be the embodiment of all that is ugly about the call center industry and everything that is not sought after as an example among the numerous companies it neighbours at the Mactan Economic Zone in Basak, Lapulapu City. The corporation has a hierarchy that speaks of bureaucracy and egoism with a cutthroat presence that looks down with terror on every unwilling victim. No employee has not been looked down upon and has always had his toes trampled on unwillingly as if servitude was all that mattered as opposed to an empty life of special protests and an all-encompassing effort to impose strength without weakness. Many a fellow has fallen undeserving as prey to these conniving cohorts without being wary of the conspiracy that lurks within to choke the life out of you as if you were never aware. So we have Cebuano-Filipinos advocating a precept for a westernized consciousness which has miserably failed. Indeed, American English never was Filipino English. British English will always be British English. Filipinos will endlessly undergo the cycles of being intrinsically Asians, who, as is known to the whole world, are very capable of the different horrendous, adjudged war crimes committed by the despots of history. Mass murder, genocide, infanticide, torture, ethnic cleansing, every known systematic extermination process known to man has manifested itself from Asians. Cebuano-Filipinos are extremely rude, they have no concept of personal space, they demean each other, and are ill-bred. Western Wats Philippines has been no exception to this plague. Workers had better read the Communist Manifesto and internalize its principles to be able to weather the storms from every day spent as a call center agent. Customer service is non-existent, replaced by a mentality which is perverse and self-centered, not alone uneducated. Refinements are nowhere to be found, from the cleanliness of the workstations to the image projected by cheap computers interconnected in rows and blocks projecting a center that has not been well put up and representing a lower class planning reminiscent of shanties. The Wats, as they notoriously call it, is home to the unrighteous breed of upper-class sales level employees who ooze of triviality and unjustified aloofness. They will scream at you and make false claims as a daily dose of doing you ill. They occupy their time with unworthy pursuits that point the finger and lay the blame. Everything has no order, quiet is never present, and peace sadly abounds. WESTERN WATS IS A VERY LARGE ZERO.

Doubt, the most acclaimed play on Broadway today, will be staged
in Cebu at Onstage! Ayala Cinema 1 from June 30 to July 1. Winner of the 2005
Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama and the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play, John
Patrick Shanley’s Doubt has been hailed as the most compelling and
magnificently crafted piece of drama to hit the Broadway stage in years. It is
still currently running at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway and this year
alone it is set to run in over 25 countries around the world including Taiwan,
Japan, Chile, New Zealand, most of Europe and America - emphasizing the
remarkable global appeal of the play.

The Wall Street Journal states that Doubt is “the best new play of the season.
That rarity of rarities, an issue-driven play that is unpreachy,
thought-provoking, and so full of high drama that the audience with which I saw
it gasped out loud a half-dozen times at its startling twists and turns.”

Set in the Bronx in 1964, Doubt tells the story of a Roman Catholic school
principal Sister Aloysius (Cherie Gil) - a woman with a reputation for tenacity
and flinty resolve who inhabits a world of black-and-white, truth and lies.
When she begins to have doubts about the nature of a relationship between
parish priest Father Flynn (Niccolo Manahan) and a young black student she sets
out, with steely determination, to trap him.

Despite the protestations of the boy’s mother, the disbelief of a novice, the
weight of the Church authorities and the denials of the priest himself, she
will not be swayed from her convictions. Is she driven by the strength of her
faith or unjustly persecuting him?

While writing Doubt, playwright John Patrick Shanley (recipient of the 1998
Best Original Screenplay Oscar for the movie Moonstruck) drew inspiration from
his own childhood experiences.

“I went to a church in the Bronx in 1964. It was such a specific world that has
now vanished, a world involving the Sisters of Charity, who dressed in black
robes and black bonnets. More recently, the world around me started to remind
me in certain key ways of this time - of people of conviction and people who
weren’t certain, at odds with each other and their power struggle.”

In her return to the stage after 20 years, movie and television star Cherie Gil
plays the pivotal role of Sister Aloysius. Father Flynn will be played by
Niccolo Manahan, with Jay Glorioso and Cathy Azanza rounding up the cast.

venue: Onstage! Ayala Cinema 1, Ayala Center - Cebu
ticket prices: Ticket prices are 300, 400, and 600 pesos, with student
discounts available. For inquiries, please contact Little Boy Productions at
0917-815 5794 or the Arts Council of Cebu at 233-0236. Tickets are available
at East,West Café in Ayala, and at Citickets.

date time: June 30, July 1 and 2, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM, with
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3:00 PM

Event: Ethnic Music Nights

Event Date: May 11, 2006 Thursday

Ethnic Music Nights is a presentation at Handuraw
Events Café every Thursday. Featuring performances by
Black star, Maharlikha, Sintada, Bagong Tribo ni Jan
Allah and Kadangyan, Balde ni Allan. One Band featured
every Thursday in Ethnic Music Nights and entrance is
free. The music starts at 8:00 P.M. For Inquiries
please call at 032-2338678 or 0921-9868994.

Event: BISDAK!

Event Date: May 12, 2006 Friday

BISDAK na sab para sa mga ganahan ug mga cebuano
music!! May 12, Friday Handuraw Events Café!
Featuring performances by Aggressive Audio, Indephums,
Mantequilla, Phylum, Birth Control, Blood of the
Stone, Glass of Dirt, Ossified, Agipo! Come and join
sa mga bisrockers! Party starts at 9:00P.M. with
entrance fee of 75 pesos with free pizza slice or
beer. Kita tang tanan! For inquiries please call
032-2338678 or 0921-9868994.

Event: That Rock Show in the Luna Moon!

Event Date: May 13, 2006 Saturday

That Rock Show falls in a Luna Moon on May 13, 2006
Saturday at Handuraw Events Café! With Rock
performances by Pelican Street, Picture Filled,
Hatemail, and ethnic rock music by Blackstar,
Maharlikha, Bagong tribo ni Jan Allah! All happening
at Handuraw Events Café on May 13, 2006 Saturday with
75 pesos entrance with a free pizza slice or beer.
Party starts at 9:00 P.M. For Inquiries please call at
032-2338678 or 0921-9868994.

Event Date: May 7, 2006 Sunday

Indie Sessions! The best of the best of Cebu’s
Independent artists all in one night!! Come and see
your favorite band, Powerspoonz, Smooth Friction,
Scrambled Eggs, CDMC, Pasakanin, Sheila and the
Insects, Aggressive Audio, Hastang, Cattski, Zarah
Smith, Pandora, Frank! And lots lots more! A one time
multi session celebration, twelve cities, one music,
one day! May 7, 2006 Sunday at Handuraw Events Café.
Party starts at 4.p.m. with 75 pesos entrance with a
free pizza slice or beer. For Inquiries please call at
032-2338678 or 0921-986894.

Fueled by the need to create a goldmine of talent and job opportunities in
the Visayas and Mindanao region, Phenom Events Management Services is
proud to bring you the Premiere Equal-Opportunity career and recruitment
event under one roof featuring the best employers of top corporations that
the Philippines and the world has to offer. This Expo is sure to draw a
mix of raw and experienced high-calibre candidates from all over the
Visayas and Mindanao region for companies to choose from.

JOBEX: The “Hire-Purpose” Job Expo kicks off its 2-day spectacular on May
6 and 7, 2006 (Saturday & Sunday) at the SM City Trade Hall, Cebu City,
Philippines.

Attendees to JOBEX will be delighted to discover an interesting mix of
companies from different industries all vying for the attention of
candidates to fill their recruitment pipelines with the best candidates
possible. Job Seekers will have a chance to reach their career goals,
research potential employers, listen to accurate and quality information
and have one-on-one chats with company hiring representatives and local
government officials who will be offering frontline services during this
weekend event.

It’s all about getting the right information from the right people in the
right place! “For companies, hiring through JOBEX is a veritable bargain
and an effective recruiting tool,” says Charmaine Espiritu, events
director of Phenom Events Management Services. “In addition to filling a
company’s recruitment needs, companies can get an opportunity to
invigorate their current workforce, and eyeball other firms’
compensation/benefits package in luring candidates. HR departments can
build and strengthen the company’s recruiting pipelines by talking to
younger students who can be slotted into internships or experienced
working professionals wanting a career change. Job seekers on the other
hand can browse and shop for career opportunities… all under one roof in
one weekend!” Espiritu also notes that, “this expo will provide a lot of
bang for your buck for both candidates and companies if you look at the
exposure you gain and the number of people or companies you reach. Job
expos are a fast, inexpensive method for building the company brand in all
the right places and for achieving face time with high-quality
candidates/companies.”

Phenom Events would like JOBEX to become an established trade show and
recognized event in the Philippines and in Asia.

Jumpstart your Career! Invest in yourselves today by attending and
supporting the most essential informative equal-opportunity career event
of the year!

JOBEX will be open to the public on May 6 and May 7, 2006 (Saturday &
Sunday) from 10 am to 8:00 pm. Attendees MUST pre-register online or
provide a resume to gain entry into the trade show expo.

For details on how to exhibit or attend JOBEX, please visit
www.expocebu.com, email jobex@expocebu.com or call (6332) 412.6137;
254.2596.

Event: Ethnic Music Nights

Event Date: April 27, 2006 Thursday

Ethnic Music Nights is a presentation at Handuraw
Events Café every Thursdays. Featuring performances by
Black star, Bukang Liwayway, Maharlikha, Sintada,
Bagong Tribo ni Jan Allah and Kadangyan, Balde ni
Allan. One Band featured every thursdays in Ethnic
Music Nights and entrance is free. The music starts at
8:00 P.M. For Inquiries please call at 032-2338678 or
0921-9868994.

Event: Harakiri Mosh presents burp! A birthday show!

Event Date: April 28, 2006 Friday

Harakiri Mosh productions brings you BURP! A
birthday show at Handuraw Events Café. Featuring
performances by Sheila and the Insects, twinkle dud,
incoherent, the ramonitos, pipebomblandmines, nyor,
hatemail, Ingrid, and lots lots more! On April 28,
2006 Friday at Handuraw Events Café with 75pesos
entrance with a free pizza slice or beer. Party starts
at 9:00p.m. See you all! For inquiries please call
032-2338678 or 0921-9868994.

Event: Noli Aurillo

Event Date: April 29, 2006 Saturday

A one night performance by manila’s “asin” NOLI
AURILLO! The best guitarist in the Phillipines with
open acts by Missing Filemon, MNX, Kadangyan on April
29, 2006 Saturday at Handuraw Events Café. Entrance is
at 100 pesos only and party starts at 9:00 P.M. Come
and watch this special night with Noli Aurillo and
tell all your friends about it! For Inquiries please
call at 032-2338678 or 0921-9868994.

Venue: East,West Café
at the Philosophy Compound (formerly DISH),
Juana Osmena Street, across Saint Theresa’s
College.

Fees: The workshop fee is P
3,500.00 and is inclusive of all miscellaneous fees,
souvenir t-shirt, and tickets to the culminating
activity.

Date: April 17-30 2006

Get ready for the most fantastic summer of your life! Do you
dream of standing in the spotlight on opening night, of seeing yourself on
television or in the movies, of hearing the applause of an audience? Join
Little Boy Productions’ first-ever theater workshop to be held daily from April
17 – 30. It’s an integrated musical theater workshop for kids and teens to be
conducted by Michael Williams, an original London cast member of the hit
musical “Miss Saigon”. Michael Williams has
been coaching young talents for over 15 years at the summer workshops in
Repertory Philippines and is an accomplished actor and director, having
directed many musicals and plays. This is his first time to conduct workshops
here in Cebu. The workshops are designed to teach students voice,dance and
acting skills, give them performance experience, build a sense of
accomplishment and, most of all, have fun. Imagine yourself meeting
professionals in the industry - actors, directors,producers, and sharing your
dreams with kids just like you who love theater and the performing arts! Our
program is for performers from ages 7 years old and above. Beginners are
welcome. A special
showcase production of a Broadway musical will be presented by the workshop
articipants on April 30 at the CAP Art Center. The workshop fee is P3,500.00
and is inclusive of all miscellaneous fees,souvenir t-shirt, and tickets to the
culminating activity. Workshops will be held at East,West Café at the
Philosophy Compound (formerly DISH), Juana Osmena Street, across Saint
Theresa’s College. Limited slots are available and registration is now ongoing
at East, West Café at the Ayala Entertainment Center. Please call Marc or Alex
at 415 8338 or (0917) 815-5794 for more information. A Creative Writing
workshop with Januar Yap, columnist of Sun Star Daily and a Palanca
award-winning writer, is also being offered.