{"id":5295,"date":"2026-07-10T07:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/?p=5295"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:03:19","slug":"first-love-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/first-love-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"First Love Encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Raoul Pascual, July 10, 2026<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fdb83e07894e310ed8a11d325b651d99\">Joke of the Week<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Don of New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"1907\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wyne-BeerDrinkSaving.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wyne-BeerDrinkSaving.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wyne-BeerDrinkSaving-68x300.jpg 68w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wyne-BeerDrinkSaving-232x1024.jpg 232w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wyne-BeerDrinkSaving-348x1536.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Raoul&#8217;s 2 cents. July 10, 2026<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-217baa0d01f0f7592444c4b45d98c6f1 wp-block-paragraph\">If you don\u2019t want to ponder, move on to the Jokes below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8a50841efd9341afe95480bb4511f4f6\">Old Flames. Strange Encounters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bob was my Math classmate in my freshman college in the University of the Philippines. Two years later, I was crossing the street in Washington DC and I see this familiar face headed towards me. I stared at him. He stared at me. <em>Nah!<\/em> We didn&#8217;t kiss or did anything <em>yucky<\/em> like that but we both stopped in the middle of the street and incredulously, it really was Bob! Of all the places in the world, we both wound up in the same crosswalk. Naturally, we rekindled our friendship. We became best friends. He even married my cousin. Pretty wild, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever experience that kind of coincidence again &#8212; especially now that age has changed people\u2019s faces. Why, I don\u2019t even recognize the face in front of the mirror. Even when old friends send me their photos, most of them are strangers and I can\u2019t even remember where we met. If it ever did happen we&#8217;d just stare and wait if anybody remembered anything and then walk away like dogs who bump into each other and smell each other&#8217;s butt: &#8220;Sniff, sniff! Smells familiar \u2026 yup! familiar \u2026 see you around buddy! Woof!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PAST LIVES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recently watched the American-Korean movie \u201cPast Lives.\u201d This Oscar-nominated tale starts in Korea with a boy and a girl who are best friends. Sadly. the girl\u2019s family moves to America and that\u2019s how their friendship ends. Years later, they reconnect and this is where the movie gets interesting because as I was watching the movie, I had flashes of D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu: \u201cStrange \u2026 did I see this movie before? Why is it so familiar?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next day, I thumbed through my library of music sheets to play on my guitar and came across one sheet that gave me pause. It was a draft of a song I had heard a long long time ago. I was fresh out of college and sitting in my desk in my first official job as an Art Director for a small guitar company in New York City. Michael Dadap, a well-known Filipino guitarist came to test some guitars. As he played some classical pieces, he said he was working on a Tagalog song about two former sweethearts who bump into each other in the middle of the street. Although unfinished, the song and the story played like a movie and lingered in my head for days \u2026 for weeks \u2026 months. No wonder Past Lives sounded so familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, I\u2019ve tried to reach Michael to find out if he ever completed the song but he disappeared from the face of the earth. In time, I decided to finish the song with fresh Tagalog and English lyrics and even tried to sing it with some friends. But somehow, I just couldn\u2019t find the right mix of musical talent to produce the arrangement in my head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I held my squibbled song sheet I decided I\u2019d use SUNO AI (the most popular music-composing app) to help me create the soundtrack. It wasn\u2019t easy. SUNO couldn\u2019t understand many of my \u201cprompts\u201d (ie. AI commands). It took me eight versions to get close to what I had in mind. In the end, I was pleasantly surprised how good SUNO was (you should try it) \u2026 it even sang Tagalog phrases with the proper accent and intonation. (BTW, if you subscribe to SUNO, you now own the rights to your creation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the video below to hear the song in<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IxGlnzVLdfM?list=RDIxGlnzVLdfM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> YouTube<\/a>. Turn on the closed caption option for an English translation. Let me know what you think. Someone said it was sentimental and sweet. If you like it, give me a thumbs up and please share the video. I think many people will relate to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IxGlnzVLdfM&amp;list=RDIxGlnzVLdfM&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/video-FirstLoveEncounter.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/video-FirstLoveEncounter.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/video-FirstLoveEncounter-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REALITY CHECK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romantic as these old encounters may sound, in real life they may result into sticky situations. Back in the days, I was part of a troubadour band and we had some fans. Recently, after singing in front of a crowd, a lady came up to me and she had this big expectant smile. &#8220;Remember me?&#8221; she said. I stared at her and nothing clicked. Then I saw her face begin to wither. I realized she must have been one of my fans. What was I to do? Tell her the truth that she was an insignificant part of my life? I smiled back and said &#8220;Of course I know you. You used to watch us every time we performed, didn&#8217;t you?&#8221; Her smile came back and, whether she believed me or not, she walked away with hearts floating in the air and holding on to her dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I rarely go to Facebook. I don&#8217;t like the way Zuckerberg has access to people&#8217;s lives and how he manipulates the algorithms to our subconscious. Did you know that everything you post in social media (even pictures and videos) belong to these social media companies? It&#8217;s the price you pay for their free service. More than the spying, FB is a tempting playground because I heard it connected many past relationships which sadly resulted in several broken marriages. Stop playing with fire, kiddo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do remember meeting and dating the prettiest woman in the world. Once I met her, I never let her go. Hard to believe that, out of all the people in the world, my wife chose me. And, by the grace of God, we&#8217;ve stayed together for four decades.This for me is the most important encounter of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TGIF people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you like my emails, please do me a favor and spread them around. Thank you!<br>You can read my previous emails in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2ec0d4e0266ed4f6002d031a617d58e7\">Quotes of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cCan we go back to using Facebook for what it was originally for \u2013 looking up exes to see how fat they got?\u201d\u00a0<\/em>&#8212;\u00a0 Bill Maher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cJust the way it never rains when you have an umbrella, you\u2019ll never run into people if you look fantastic. But go outside in pajamas, and you\u2019ll run into every ex you have.\u201d<\/em>&#8212; Tim Gunn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;If you don\u2019t leave your past in the past, it will destroy your future.\u00a0<br>Live for what today has to offer, not for that yesterday has taken away.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>&#8212; Anonymous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI\u2019ve written songs about things like burning my ex-boyfriend\u2019s pictures\u2026 I\u2019ve written songs about the times that I\u2019ve been hurt by love. But then one day I woke up and realized that I had hurt somebody\u2026 And so, I wrote this song to tell him I\u2019m sorry\u201d<\/em>&#8212; Taylor Swift<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cSadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained.\u201d<\/em>&#8212; Jonathan Harnisch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If you take the &#8216;L&#8217; out of LOVER. Its OVER\u201d &#8212; Anonymous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cHusbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.\u201d<\/em> &#8212; Ephesians 5:25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cFor you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don\u2019t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: \u2018Love your neighbor as yourself\u2019.\u201d<\/em> &#8212;Galatians 5:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cfca1e6e02c01a591479f119c0bbc6d9\">Memes of the Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Bob of Los Angeles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H-JonahWife.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H-JonahWife.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H-JonahWife-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H-shortResponse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H-shortResponse.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H-shortResponse-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Sandy of Whittier, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wife2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wife2.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wife2-149x300.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Norm of Encino, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Norm-Clothes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Norm-Clothes.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Norm-Clothes-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Norm-Clothes-104x74.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Jonathan of New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Unicorn-Ark.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Unicorn-Ark.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Unicorn-Ark-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Tom of Pasadena, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-Ambition.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-Ambition.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-Ambition-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-CeelPhones-closer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-CeelPhones-closer.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-CeelPhones-closer-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-CorrectFB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-CorrectFB.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-CorrectFB-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-FB-breakfast.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-FB-breakfast.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-FB-breakfast-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-FB-breakfast-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Estella of Manila, Philippines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-Old-LostMind.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-Old-LostMind.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-Old-LostMind-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-Old-LostMind-309x330.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TBoy119-452.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TBoy119-452.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TBoy119-452-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TBoy122-399.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TBoy122-399.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TBoy122-399-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My good friend (and jokester) Terry and I came up with these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hard-Hats-hieroglyphics.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hard-Hats-hieroglyphics.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hard-Hats-hieroglyphics-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>I hope I got you to smile.<br>See you next Friday!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>SUBSCRIBE to Raoul&#8217;s TGIF Joke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob was my Math classmate in my freshman college in the University of the Philippines. Two years later, I was crossing the street in Washington DC and I see this familiar face headed towards the opposite direction. I stared at him. He stared at me. Nah! We didn&#8217;t kiss or did anything yucky like that but we both stopped in the middle of the street and incredulously, it really was Bob! Of all the places in the world, we both wound up in the same crosswalk. Naturally, we rekindled our friendship. We became best friends. He even married my cousin. 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