Ling Nam and curly hair soup

Tonight, Ting and I ate at Ling Nam Greenbelt 1 in Makati to get some chicken noodle soup. We wanted something hot to feel a little better after a long day.

After we were practically finished, Ting saw one black curly piece of hair at the bottom of her soup.

We asked for the bill and called the manager (she looked like the manager)to show her the stray hair.

After paying the bill, we didn't get an apology from the manager.

I was ready to leave a P5 tip.

"It's not the fault of the waiters naman."

Ting has a soft spot for waiters because her father (the late Eduardo Linsangan) was always generous with his tips and kind.

So we left a copy of Buhay Na Hindi Bitin and a P25 tip (would have been P50 but we didn't have any small bills left.)

Rico Villanueva

Signed, dedicated and gave a BNHB to Rico Villanueva tonight. Not the basketball player who played for the Blue Eagles and is now in the PBA.
This Rico is a friend of my bs group mate, Boomer.
He's a banker -- he manages risk (or something like that) for ChinaTrust.
Rico was a guest at our Discussion Group on The Five Love Languages.

Roselle's inspiring story

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For a limited time only

For A Limited Time

READ: James 4:13-17

You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. —James 4:14

On a crisp October morning, our local newspaper featured a stunning photo of sun-drenched aspen trees whose leaves had turned autumn gold.

The caption read: FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.

The irresistible invitation to take a drive through the mountains to savor the brilliant colors conveyed the urgency of doing it quickly. Autumn leaves that are golden today are often gone tomorrow.Our opportunities to obey God’s promptings are also fleeting.

James warned against an arrogance that assumes endless days will be available to carry out our good intentions.

“You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. . . . Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin” (4:14,17).

Is there an act of kindness or encouragement that God has urged you to do for someone in His name? How long has it been since that first prompting?

With so many demands on our time, the urgent tasks demand our attention while the important things can be postponed. But a time will come when even the important can no longer be done.When we follow God’s urging with our action now, today will be golden.

— David C. McCasland

If God is prompting you today

To help someone who has a need,

Don’t hesitate, the time is short;

Tomorrow is not guaranteed.

—Sper

Doing what’s right today means no regrets tomorrow.