NO SCHOOL... SO WE LAUGH!

With the global recession grabbing all of us by the neck and with the perennial socio-political and economic chaos that has plagued our third-world country for eons, it is a phenomenon how Filipinos could saunter blissfully through life with smiles on their faces and with little worries (except may be how to get all the chores done before their favorite telenovela starts). According to a study, Filipinos are the second happiest and most optimistic people in Asia. Indeed, in the midst of any situation, we try to look for the lighter, funny side of it. We have the innate ability to stare adversity at the face and make fun of its outfit.
There is no denying that laughter has become an indispensible coping mechanism for most of us (but of course, second only to PRAYERS). Below are some quotes from famous personalities (and some random photos of happy times with friends and family) that emphasize the significance of constant levity in our lives.

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. ~Kurt Vonnegut

At the wedding of my nephew JR with wife, Pia

Mirth is God's medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it. ~Henry Ward Beecher

The Madagascar Four

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ~e.e. cummings

At our office Christmas party

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb

With my soul-sister Jig

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. ~Bob Newhart

Subic with co-teachers

Laughter is an instant vacation. ~Milton Berle


Bread Baking Buddies

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ~Victor Borge

My Pastry Arts Crew


A laugh is a smile that bursts. ~Mary H. Waldrip


FCA 55 Family!

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. ~Woody Allen

I made this video a year ago. It generated a lot of positive responses from its viewers on YouTube. So go ahead, watch and LAUGH!

(Perhaps many of you are wondering why aren't there any culinary entries/photos this week... Well, school is off today to make way for the graduation of the diploma students. So there.)