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Natuwa naman ako at may nailigpit akong maliit na leaflet ng L-Gas Marketing. Nakasulat doon ang kanilang promotion na nagsasabing “In need of LPG Cooking Gas? We are just A RING AWAY! For quick and free delivery, please DIAL or TEXT!” Matagal ko nang plinanong bumili ng bagong tangki ng LPG nung humiwalay ang kapatid ko sa apartment unit ko, bitbit ang pangkaraniwan naming gamit na tangki ng LPG. Bumili ako pansamantala ng electric stove kaso nasira naman kaagad, tsaka tumaas pa singil ng kuryente ko. Dinayal ko ang numero ng telepono ng tindahan at lalaki ang sumagot, may boses binatilyo. Unang tanong ko, “Nagbibenta po kayo ng tangki ng Gasul?” Ewan ko kung tama ang pagkatanong ko, inisip ko kasi baka palitan lang ng lamang LPG lang talaga ang negosyo nila. “Opo, pero ubos na ang Gasul namin,” sagot ng kabilang linya. At binanggit niyang M-Gas nalang ang meron sila. Binago ko tanong ko, “Pero nagbibenta po kayo ng tangki ng LPG?” at idinugtong ko ang pangalawang tanong, “mga ...

After inserting, I grabbed the magnetic card and hurried through the escalator. I decided to elbow the crowd once the train is more than full. Down the platform, I saw this guy leading the queue near the bottom steps. He was wearing a navy blue body-fit shirt with a white bonnet hugging tightly his head. He also wore sunglasses befit for him as he glanced at my direction. I found him very attractive, a sexy back with trapezoid muscles so prominent marked as curves over his body-hugging shirt. I don’t know if he noticed me staring at him, as he kept turning glances to my direction. I seated myself to a bench yard away from his queue. Yeah he’s got good looks; I hope those eyes hidden would turn me off. But I kept ogling at this good-looking man, satisfying my sexual fantasies until the northbound train arrived. I was imagining erotic scenes with him, the big beefy arms hugging me, the gorgeous arc of his back I am hugging… The whistle from the guard startled me. Fuck! I was still...

We Filipinos are so physical. We welcome body contacts. We do not mind personal spaces. We filled 5 to 7 persons in all motorized tricycles. We filled in all available spaces the jeepneys have, including rooftops (the so-called toploads). We squeezed in the full-seated buses, filling in the aisles and even the stairs or doorsteps. In skytrains, we begged to sit in any available space found. We often hear ourselves say “paupo”, “pausod naman po”, “pwedeng sumingit?” Men and women found ourselves squeezing their butts in the limited space while others trying themselves to shrink each other asses to accommodate.   Only in the Philippines! In other countries, the sitting capacity of any transport vehicle is good for persons to sit erect elbow to elbow, not butt to butt.

Capricorn (December 22 to January 19) The month ahead may put you in an introspective frame of mind, mostly on the account of the financial and monetary front. You may not have been saving a lot of money in the past few months, and the results may, well, be more than visible now. Don't worry, for an imminent cash crunch is not a possibility, yet it will be desirable that you pay more attention to areas like savings, investments, taxes, financial planning and cost-cutting. Take this down time to review your expenses, patterns, tendencies, and take corrective measures, advises Ganesha. See how others tend to keep a tight pulse on their money and monetary matters, and you shall get the picture. Spend wisely and avoid speculative transactions. On the career front, you will experience progress. Happiness is foreseen, as you may see your plans getting materialized, as expected. Travel opportunities are on the cards. The important dates are 5, 6, 14, 15, 23....