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My favorite poem in High school

 

 

Do you remember?

 

In that so-called sacred  county

We were drinking butter-tea

I said, "I know my worth"

You said, "I know mine too…"

 

Do you remember?

 

 

by ALICIA KEYS

want to listen? Go to:

http://www.metrolyrics.com/a-womans-worth-lyrics-alicia-keys.html

 

 

You could buy
me diamonds
You could buy me pearls
Take me on a cruise around the world
Baby you know I’m worth it

Dinner lit by
candles
Run my bubble bath
Make love tenderly to last, to last
Cause baby you know I’m worth it

Wanna please wanna keep wanna treat your woman right
Not just dough but to show that you know she is worth your time
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will and she can find a man who knows her worth

Mmm
Cause a real man, knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain’t afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can’t deny a womans worth

Mm Hmm Mm Hmmm
Mm Hmm Mm Hmmm
Mm Hmm Mm Hmmm
Mm

If you treat me fairly
I’ll give you all my goods
Treat you like a real woman should
Baby I know you’re worth it

If you never play me
Promise not to bluff
I’ll hold you down when shit gets rough
Cause baby I know you’re worth it

She walks the mile makes you smile all the while being true
Don’t take for granted the passions that she has for you
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will and she can find a man who knows her worth

Oh
Cause a real man knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain’t afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can’t deny a woman’s worth

No need to read between the lines spelled out for you (spelled out for you)
Just hear this song cause you can’t go wrong when you value (better value)
A woman’s (woman’s)
Woman’s (woman’s)
WORTH!

Cause a real man knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain’t afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can’t deny a woman’s worth

[Repeat until end]

 

 

by: Sagyal Riponche

 

the stillness and silence of meditation

we glimpse and return to that deep inner nature

that we have so long ago lost sight of amid the busyness and distraction of our minds.

we are fragmented into many different aspects.

we find ourselves scattered everywhere.

in all directions, leaving nobody at home.

meditation then, is bringing the mind home… 

 

   

 

can you spot the frog?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…

 

 

While the “Igorot”
historical reference to all indigenous mountain people of Northern Luzon
may have been a misnomer as illustrious Ifugaos and Kalingas would
claim, historical accounts, text books, research papers and other print
media as well as motion pictures on Igorot customs, traditions and
culture may have been widely publicized to a point such that the mere
mention or display of  rice terraces, tribal dances, “wanes”, tapis,
rice-wine drinking, beetle nut chewing and once-upon-a-time head hunting
practices were more often than not immediately associated with the name
Igorot. 

 

Thus, my friends,
unless you totally discard and forget your tribal dances, native
attires, customs and traditions you can easily be mistaken as Igorots.
Therefore, would it not be in line with the objective to hold in
reverence your honored past, by helping in efforts to exorcise the word
Igorot of its negative connotations? Would it not be to your best
interest to support the IQ, IIC and IGO?

 

We can also agree
that henceforth, we shall never call those who do not want to be called
Igorots as Igorots. This, however, poses some serious difficulties. 

 

Firstly, there are
quite a number of Ifugaos, Kalingas, Apayaos, Abrans/Tinguians and other
inhabitants of indigenous communities in the Philippine Cordilleras who
do not mind being called Igorots and are even ready willing and able to
defend their Igorot identity. We will then need to have a census to
particularly identify those who do not want to be called Igorots and
those who do not mind being identified as Igorots.

 

Secondly,
countless Bontoc and Benguet Igorots have migrated to Ifugao, Kalinga,
Apayao, and other parts of the Philippine Cordilleras and intermarried
with the people therein. The same is true of many Kalingas, Ifugaos,
Apayaos, Abrans/Tinguians, other cultural minorities of the Philippine
Cordilleras and Filipino lowlanders. They have migrated to other places
and intermarried with Bontoc and Benguet Igorots. What then shall we
call the offspring of such inter-ethnic marriages? Will you then opt to
disown such offspring if they have Igorot blood? 

 

Some of these
children, including unborn children, could be your very own flesh and
blood. For nobody can really plan and dictate to what ethnic tribe
his/her child or grandchild should not marry into. Thus, would it not be
better to join the crusade of exorcising the word Igorot of its negative
connotations, making it much easier to accept children of mixed (Igorot
and non-Igorot) parentage into your respective families? Would it not be
better to support the objective of the IQ, IIC and IGO to cleanse the
word Igorot of its derogatory  references?

 

Rest assured that
the noble and rich traditions and culture of the Ifugaos, Kalingas,
Abrans/Tinguians, Apayaos and other ethnic tribes of the Philippine
Cordilleras will be highlighted in the functions and/or activities of
the IQ, IIC and IGO. 

Our  brothers and
sisters from the different ethnic communities of the Philippine
Cordilleras, will it not serve your noble and proud traditions to come
to the assistance of a people trying to improve themselves and rise
above current prejudice, ridicule and discrimination against their kin?
Encouraging Igorots to improve
themselves and try to be their best in whatever endeavor and in whatever
community they are in, is all what the IQ, IIC and IGO seeks to promote.

 

To our lowland
brothers and sisters, is it not in consonance with the ideals of your
educational attainments and religious upbringings to help a people
seeking  respectability  through universally accepted norms of conduct?
Education, hard work, cooperation and unity are among the ideals being
encouraged by the IQ, IIC and IGO in the quest for gaining
respectability for the Igorot people.

 

Meantime we
encourage and congratulate the efforts of ethnic groups such as the
Ifugaos and the Kalingas who have come out with their own organizations.
Your success will be our success. As you can be easily mistaken as
Igorots, we can also be easily mistaken as Ifugaos, Kalingas and other
ethnic groups. You wear similar attires as Igorots, you beat and dance
with the gongs as Igorots do, you practice rice terracing as Igorots do,
and reside in the same geographic locations – the Philippine Cordillera
- as Igorots do.

 

At this point, may
I relate a true story. After one of the Philippine Independence day
parades in Manhattan, New York, where the BIBAK contingent took part and
became the crowd favorite, a group of Filipino lowlanders asked where we
came from. I answered proudly “kami po ay Igorots”. They answered back, 
“ah tiga Ifugao”. I again shouted “kami po ay Igorote”. Again they
answered back, ah tiga Ifugao. 

 

My friends,
whether you like it or not, our peoples’ destinies are closely
intertwined. The success of any organization initiated for the
betterment of our respective provinces or ethnic origins will be a
significant factor in our quest for the overall progress of the
descendants, relatives and friends of the rice-terracing, gangsa-beating,
rice-wine-drinking, beetle-nut chewing, and once-upon-a-time head
hunting tribal communities of Northern Luzon. 

 

With more ethnic
organizations formed such as those of the Ifugaos and the Kalingas, the
more people will be actively involved in the mobilization of resources
for the benefit of our closely related indigenous people. 

 

The more ethnic
organizations formed, the more hinterland communities of the Philippine Cordilleras
will, hopefully, become beneficiaries of labors of love.

 

And if it is only
for having aroused Northern Luzon ethnic pride, challenging as many
ethnic leaders – overseas and back home - to wake up and harness their
leadership and other talents for the benefit of their respective tribal
communities, then the IQ, IIC and the IGO will not have been formed in
vain. 

The IQ, IIC and the IGO are
all labors of love. Love for a people whose rich natural resources,
customs and traditions as well as manpower resources have contributed so
much to Philippine nation building but has not yet gained the respect
that they deserve.    

 

Instead of citing
the Igorots for their countless sons and daughters who sacrificed their
lives in defense of Philippine Democracy – during World War II, the
hukbalahap and Muslim insurgencies, not to mention the Korean and
Vietnam wars – many of our Filipino countrymen, would rather over look
that kind of sacrifice and instead picture the Igorots as beggars.

 

Instead of
sympathizing with the Igorots whose mineral, timber,  agricultural, and
water resources have been exploited for the sake of national progress,
not a few of our country men would rather overlook such contributions of
Igorot patrimony to nation building and instead discriminate against the
Igorots.

 

Instead of
projecting a better image of the Igorots to accelerate their integration
into the mainstream of Philippine society, not a few Filipinos would
rather alienate the Igorots by perpetuating derogatory stereotyping
against them.

 

Instead of
standing by and defending their people, not a few Igorot sons and
daughters have succumbed to the pressure of  derogatory Igorot
stereotyping and would rather discard their Igorot identity.

 

These, among
others, is what the IQ, IIC and IGO would like to address through labors
of love hoping that in time, the Igorots will become a respectable
segment of the indigenous tribes of Northern Luzon and in mainstream
Philippine society. 

 

For sad to say, it
is only from our Filipino countrymen and in our very own indigenous
tribal communities in Northern Luzon where discrimination against
Igorots often times rear its ugly head and can easily proliferate and
become disruptive to regional and national development efforts if left
unchallenged. 

 

I invite everybody
to support the IQ, IIC and the IGO in the crusade for uplifting the
Igorots, because someway, somehow, sometime, somewhere, you will be
associated with an Igorot either through your church, workplace, school,
marriage, BIBAK and the like. Be advised, that even the lowly Igorot can
extend a helping hand even as I appeal to everybody to extend the lowly
Igorot a helping hand. 

 

In the final
analysis, the IQ, IIC and IGO are not divisive endeavors or
organizations as many of you fear. Instead, the IQ, IIC and IGO are
undertakings dedicated to the proposition that a true and enduring unity
- among the diverse tribal communities of Northern Luzon, with
mainstream Philippine society and with the rest of the world - can only
be achieved through respect and love for each other. 

 

So, once again,
once more, for the second twice, I invite all of you to consider
joining/supporting  the IQ, IIC and IGO. You will be surprised to see
that the current leaders, members and/or supporters of these endeavors
come from different ethnic communities of Northern Luzon, immigrants to
those places, as well as foreigners. All welcome you regardless of
ethnic origin, color of skin, race, nationality, religious belief,
political persuasion, sex, age and/or educational attainment.

 

Thank you.

   http://www.smssfoundation.com/rationale_behind_igorot_name.htm

 

 

 

 

All what the
proponents of the name Igorot would like to achieve is to highlight the
name Igorot in these humanitarian endeavors as a means of exorcising  or
cleansing the word “Igorot” of its negative connotations. Through the
activities and/or projects of these humanitarian endeavors, we hope to
show the world, that not all Igorots are beggars; that Igorots can also
be educated; that they have become civilized; that they have had
significant contribution to the defense of Philippine democracy  and to
nation building; and that they are also capable of being loved and
reciprocating love.

 

The insistence on
maintaining the word "Igorot", by its proponents, in the name of the IQ,
IIC and IGO, is because of the fear that if we allow the negative
stereotyping of the name Igorot unchallenged, the  Igorot people will
continue to be a butt of jokes, ridiculed, derided, rejected and/or
discriminated against. Even the unborn Igorot  will be adversely
affected. "Ha-an pay nga na-iyanak ket ma-uy-uyawen, makat-katawa-an",
“ma-irurumen”. It is the fervent hope of the proponents of the name
“Igorot” in the title of the IQ, IIC and IGO to prevent this from
happening for the sake of our children and children’s children.

 

At
this juncture, I can anticipate  what are in the minds of those who do
not like to be called Igorots.  I can also read your lips. "Ket
problema yo dayta ah  nga Igorots. Apay ngay inayon  you dakami iti
problema yo." “Bakit ninyo kami idamay sa problema na wala kaming
kasalanan”. That is your problem, Igorots. Why do you include us,
non-Igorots, in problems not of our own makings?

 

My friends, our
determination to exorcise the word “Igorot” of its negative connotations
stems not only from our love of the Igorot, but because we dearly love
all of you our indigenous brothers and sisters of the Philippine
Cordilleras – the Ifugaos, the Kalingas, the Abrans/Tinguians, the
Apayaos, and other indigenous people - as well as lowland immigrants to
that mountain range. 

 

We want to cleanse
the word “Igorot” from its negative connotations so that when you, my
friends, are mistaken as an Igorot, it will not be an insult, a
derogatory remark. We want to project a better image of the term Igorot
so that when you are mistakenly called an Igorot you will  not want to
hit the guy in the face who called you an Igorot, but to just smile it
off as you would, have you been mistakenly called a Chinese, a Japanese,
an Indonesian or a Malay. 

 

We want to cleanse
the word Igorot of its negative connotations in the hope that non-Igorots
when bestowed the name Igorot, would consider it an honor as I would
feel honored if I were to be referred to as a Kalinga, an Ifugao, an
Abran/Tinguian, an Apayao or other names of indigenous communities in
the Philippine Cordillera mountain range.

 

For as much as we
would like to identify you, at all times, by the name of the province or
village where you come from, you can easily be mistaken as an Igorot by
the outside world (including lowland Philippines). Why?

 

Since the conquest
of Luzon by the Spaniards, the non-Christian tribes of the Cordillera
Mountain range of Northern Luzon were associated with the name “Igolot”,
“ygollote”, or “Igorot” by the outside world (including Philippine
Lowlanders). The term “Igorot” or its earlier variants means mountain
dweller. Most likely, the name became handy in anthropological, cultural
and/or geography studies as well as for purposes of missionary,
military, political and/or civil service administration. 

 

It is true, many
of our indigenous forefathers, perhaps even to this day, never heard of
the name Igorot. Nor they ever experienced being called Igorots. But
unknown to them, books, reports, studies, movies, other print, motion
and broadcast media, were being made referring to all of us tribal
communities of the Philippine Cordilleras as Igorots. The following are
a few examples.

 

“(The Ifugaos were
called Igorots by the Spaniards from the time they first fought their
way into Kiangan in the 1750’s till the great student of their religion
and customs, Father Juan Villaverde, died in 1897; and as late as 1907,
they were called not only Igorots but “true Igorots” by no less an
authority than the late Dr. H. Otley Beyer, who married one of them and
was buried with full honors of traditional Ifugao custom in 1966”[2].

 

“In summary, the
following can be said about the word Igorot. It is an indigenous
Filipino word originally meaning “mountaineer”. It appeared in the
earliest records of the conquest of Luzon, and by 1700 it was applied by
the early Spaniards to pagans living in the mountains of the present
provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Benguet, Bontok and
Ifugao, and extended to Apayao in the 1770’s and Kalinga in the 1880’s”[3]

 

Many of you can
also recall the movies entitled “Igorota” and “The Flight of the
Sparrow, the settings of which were mostly in Ifugao. These movies
projected an image of a people similar in cultural practices -
g-stringed, half naked, rice terracing, gangsa-beating, rice wine
drinking, inhabitants of the Cordillera Mountain Range of Northern Luzon
– which they generally referred to as Igorots. Such movies have been
shown throughout the length and breadth of the Philippine Archipelago
and even in foreign shores.

 

When the
Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations, Carlos P Romulo, wrote in
his book “Mother America, A Living Story of Democracy” that Igorots were
not Filipinos, he was referring to the indigenous, pagan and culturally
backward tribes of the old Mountain Province. The old Mountain Province
was composed of Bontoc, Ifugao, Benguet, Apayao, and Kalinga. School
textbooks referred to inhabitants of the old Mountain Province as
Igorots.

 

The acronym BIBAK
had always been associated to the old Mountain Province and the name
Igorot. Thus, BIBAK students rose as a group to protest against Romulo’s
statement that Igorots were not Filipinos.

 

So my friends,
while we continued to call ourselves by the name of the village or
province where we come from, the outside world (including lowland
Philippines) have bestowed on all of us the word Igorot by the fact that
we were all mountain dwellers sharing a common geography and having
similar customs and traditions.

 

(… pls don’t get impatient, continue to next page. ;- )

 

 

THE RATIONALE
BEHIND THE  NAME “IGOROT”
IN THE TITLE OF “IQ”, “IIC” AND “IGO”
An Appeal For Understanding[1]
-

by Lambert Sagalla

With the advent of
the Igorot Quarterly (IQ), the Igorot International Consultation (IIC)
and the newly formed Igorot Global Organization – USA (IGO-USA),
apprehensions are being raised as to what are the real motives behind 
these endeavors. These apprehensions are getting more intense sparking
heated debates in the internet (bibaknets), in BIBAK gatherings, and in
the preparatory work groups for IIC-3 in Baguio in the year 2000 
including the just concluded Planning Committee Meeting in Vancouver
Canada.

Foremost  among 
these  apprehensions is that,  naming  these organizations Igorot  is
divisive in the sense that the term Igorot applies only to the natives
of Benguet and Mountain Province. Majority of Ifugaos, Kalingas, Apayaos,
other constituents of tribal communities and  lowland immigrants to said
communities refuse to be  associated with the name Igorot. They are
proud peoples and would like to raise high the  names of  their
respective provinces and/or indigenous origins. Certainly, they do not
also want to be identified with a name which, in many instances, had
been the object of derogatory stereotyping. 

We could not fault
the majority of Ifugaos,  Kalingas, Apayaos and other constituents of
tribal communities in the Philippine Cordilleras as well as lowland
immigrants for their refusal to be associated with the name “Igorot”,
because they  do not deserve the derogatory references to that name.
Likewise, because of these negative stereotyping we can not also blame a
few from Benguet who claim that the name Igorot applies only to the 
natives  of  Mountain  Province; and those from the Mountain Province
who would rather discard their Igorot identity. [Ay apo, dakayo gamin
nga ka-ka-iliak nga aglim-limus, isardeng yo man gamin nga ag limlimus
nu kaba-elan yo pay la-eng nga agtrabaho, ta kaba-ba-in.]

Thus, they argue
that why don’t we change the name "Igorot International Consultation" to
"BIBAK International Consultation" or "Cordillera International
Consultation" - names which are  more  inclusive as against the name
Igorot which is exclusive and divisive? Why don’t we change the name "Igorot
Quarterly" into "BIBAK Quarterly"? Why don’t we rename the "Igorot
Global Organization" into "BIBAK Global Organization" or Cordillera
Global Organization? 

These questions
have been dissected to the bone and debated with intense passion during
IIC-1 in West Covina, California; during IIC-2 in Arlington, West
Virginia; during the  Planning Commission Meeting in Vancouver, Canada;
and I am sure the debate will  continue during IIC-3  and  beyond.  Thus
far the name Igorot has endured during the first two IICs and in the
Vancouver meeting. Who knows what will happen in IIC-3 and beyond? 

Whatever the
future holds, let it be known that the democratic process has been
observed in the past and should be encouraged to dictate our future
course of actions. Perhaps the previous IIC meetings have been dominated
by proponents of the name Igorot, but there are still future
consultations and perhaps the sheer logic of the reasoning of those who
would like to change the name Igorot with Cordillera or BIBAK will
prevail in the future. 

It should be
pointed out that there are many Igorots who have argued passionately in
favor of the inclusion of the name “Cordillera” in the titles of IIC and
IGO. These include our very own Igorot Mayor of Baguio, Mayor Mauricio
Domogan; former Igorota Mayor of La Trinidad - Mayor Edna Tabanda; and
the head of the Department (or Commission?) for Indigenous Communities –
the Igorot Atty. David Daoas.  Thus, let us continue to encourage all to
ventilate their arguments for or against the name Igorot and respect the
decision of anybody to reject or embrace the name.

With that, let me
explain the rationale why many of us support  the proponents of the name
"Igorot" in the Igorot Quarterly, the Igorot International Consultation
and the Igorot Global Organization.

The proponents of
the name Igorot in the IQ, IIC and IGO believe that underlying all the
rationalizations and posturing for discarding the name Igorot in said
organizations are the negative connotations that have come to be
associated with the name Igorot. Foremost among these are:  beggars  (Igorot
nagpapalimus), dirty (para kang Igorot, hindi naliligo), black (ang
Igorot ay ma-itim), pangit (ugly), “ para kang Igorot na walang
pinagaralan” you are like an Igorot - uneducated,  and other negative
stereotyping. 

Like the majority
of the Kalingas, Ifugaos, Apayaos, Abrans/Tinguians, other indigenous
inhabitants of the Philippine Cordilleras, and immigrants to that
mountain range, the proponents and followers of the IQ, IIC and IGO also
believe that they do not deserve such derogatory stereotyping. Instead,
however, of discarding their Igorot identity, they have opted to stand
by the name and defy such derogatory stereotyping. 

Please do not
misinterpret such defiance as an imposition of the name Igorot on all
inhabitants of the Philippine Cordilleras.  The proponents of the name
Igorot in the title of the IQ, IIC and IGO have repeatedly explained
that they respect the decision of anybody to be identified with whatever
ethnic origin they represent and will not force anybody to join or
support the IQ, IIC and IGO. Thus, membership to these endeavors have
been made purely voluntary and open to all, regardless of ethnic origin,
race, color, creed, political persuasion, age or sex.   ( This is worth reading, continue to next page please..)

   

 

 

 

We are expected to cross the channel of Malacca  Straits towards Sumatra next week but then we heard about the news… An 8.2 (some report 8.4) magnitude earthquake followed by  several strong aftershocks, rocked Sumatra, again, on Wednesday, Sept. 12.  The tremor was felt as far as Singapore and Malaysia. Although there was relatively few reported casualties and damages (as of this time), and the shake created just a small wave of a tsunami, it was declared that the entire Sumatra region is now in  a volatile mood and  tsunami alerts was heard across the entire Indian Ocean, and, even as far as Africa (according to one news report).

So, I asked, is it really safe to go at this time?

The answer: Yes, we have to go and be in the action! (just kidding).

We have to go anyway because we already bought our visas and  round trip boat tickets for Wednesday next week.

And so, we hope, and will heavily depend on prayers, magickal incantations, positive expectations and burning of many incenses, and we’ll be alright.
   

PS. Happy Ramadan! I try to eat just one date seed or nut (?) a day! (After the mosques announce that it is time to break the fast, of course).

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Color Is Your Aura?

According to an extremely personal (and thus extremely biased) survey,   I am a Violet… This is fun! Go to  http://www.blogthings.com/.

 

This is the 2nd test I took about "colors". The first test is from a book I read by Pamala Oslie, titled, "Life Colors". Coincidentally, being a "Violet" in Oslie’s test is confirmed  by blogthings’ fun test . In Oslie’s book, Violet is my primary color, followed by blue, green, then yellow. And in the book, my combination colors would be blue-violet.

 

Blogthings’ definition of violet is:

 

***Your Aura is Violet***

 

Idealistic and thoughtful, you have the mind and ideas to change the world.
And you have the charisma of a great leader, even if you don’t always use it!

The purpose of your life: saying truths that other people dare not say

Famous purples include: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Susan B. Anthony

Careers for you to try: Political Activist, Inventor, Life Coach

………………….

 

Am I a Violet?

 

Aha, could this be the reason why my blog’s color is coincidentally violetish? All my ponytails are with a purple hue. I like eating purple things like blueberries, violet colored fruit juices, taro cakes and ube ice cream!

 

 

I am idealistic and thoughtful?… hmmm.. yes, to some extent.
 

I have the mind and ideas to change the world?.. uhaa! unless perhaps when the planets align in favor of me.

 

A charisma of a grrrreat lidaa-?  ahaha, to be a leader means heavy responsibility, and I’m known as a very lazy lizard.

 
The purpose of your life: saying truths that other people dare not say

"to say truths that other people dare not say"?…  True… like saying:  1. You don’t have to believe that God exist. 2. Or, that He may  actually be a She. 3. And, believing and asserting that Jesus had a family and there is absolutely nothing wrong with a Man (though, enlightened) having a family. 4. That Atlantis existed and that the Egyptian pyramids were built by the descendants of sinking Atlantis and not by the Pharaohs (only repaired by them). 5. etc, etc (I have many other secrets; heretic, blasphemous and outrageous thoughts and imaginations that are not supposed to be brought out in the open, not yet). :-))

 

Famous purples include: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Susan B. Anthony

I know I won’t be like an M. Gandhi or a Luther King Jr.. I do not know who Susan B.is.

 

Careers for you to try: Political Activist, Inventor, Life Coach

 

To a micro-degree, I had my share of "political activism" in the University years, a berating Marxist I was then. (Who, as my friends recalled, "wouldn’t even step inside McDonalds, having condemned  it as an imperialistic establishment!") ha ha ha! Gone are the good ol’ days!

 

I haven’t invented anything yet.

A Life Coach, I would love to be, maybe. But this,  after I make a pretty good sense out of my own life first.

 

He, he he. Life is gud!