{"id":28922,"date":"2022-01-28T14:29:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=28922"},"modified":"2022-01-28T15:15:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T23:15:47","slug":"brown-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/brown-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Raoul’s Two Cents: January 28, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coup Day<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Warning: Some spiritual content<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirty five years ago (January 27, 1987) there was a coup<\/em> attempt in the Philippines. In the early morning, a rogue Colonel Oscar Canlas led his loyal hundred men to take control of a TV station and an Air Force base \u2026 a first phase in an elaborate strategy to derail the newly-seated President Cory Aquino.  That same day, a man and a woman were getting ready for their 6pm wedding day.

The streets were cordoned off, the country was in full alert, business shut down, phone lines were jammed.  The wedding planners, the flower shop, the caterer, the church, the choir, the bridesmaids and the bridegrooms, the godparents, the family and friends — all had the same burning question: \u201cIs the wedding going to push through?\u201d<\/em>

\u201cIt\u2019s too late for any changes. There is no backup plan. Let\u2019s just pray that the crisis will end before 6 o\u2019clock. If you can make it, I\u2019ll see you at the church,\u201d <\/em>said the troubled groom.

Fortunately, by noon, the governing  army had overpowered the rebels. One soldier was killed and 35 people were injured. The punishment? A proverbial slap on the wrist (more specifically:  several push ups). No surprise for the leniency. These were military friends who had fought together against the Marcos dictatorship during the relatively peaceful \u201cPeople Power revolution\u201d about 4 months earlier. By noon the city began to buzz into its normal rhythm.

The groom arrived early to make sure the church was open. He greeted the early stragglers who had managed to go around the street barricades.  God had given favor to this couple. Everything was back in place. The church was packed. The wedding proceeded as scheduled.

No amount of insurance can prepare  us for the uncertainties of life. Security of a job, of a home, of a future \u2026 we all want that but I believe the little bumps in life (the spice of life) are part of God\u2019s design. Just when we are about to retire, our savings are wiped out.  Just when you open up your business, the pandemic collapses the economy. You may be of the top 1% but you are not immune to the financial curb ball thrown at you. I believe these surprises are necessary to pull those (who declare their independence from God) back to His fold. Which one are you? Compliant or defiant?  Some are more stubborn than others but all will eventually realize their dependence on God.

\u201cEvery knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.\u201d<\/em> — Philippians 2:10

Most of the Christians I know are in church because they have survived an emptiness or some other terrible ordeal. At the end of their ropes, they found God \u2026 just as I found God.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor coup d\u2019 etat<\/em> could have prevented my wedding day \u2026 my special surprise from God. Yup! Thirty five years ago my most cherished possession marched into my arms. I’d be lying if I said it was 35 years of eternal bliss but with God’s kindness there is joy when I look at the family pictures that adorn the walls. I remember blessings I do not deserve.

Happy Anniversary my \u201clangga\u201d (my loved one). Click on the picture below for a song to commemorate our 35 years.
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Click on image to listen to Raoul’s original rendition of “You bring the sun up.” <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

TGIF people! May God bless your family beyond your imagination.<\/em>

Raoul<\/p>\n\n\n\n



Joke of the Week<\/h1>\n\n\n\n


Thanks to Peter Paul of S Pasadena, CA for this silly riddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Original Art by Raoul Pascual<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is so silly, I smile whenever I think of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos of the week<\/h1>\n\n\n\n


Ever hear a chicken sing “AFRICA?” Thanks to Efren of Caloocan City, Philippines for this weird Asian comedian named Big Marvel. Apparently, he has a huge following. Silly but funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big Marvel and his singing rubber chicken.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Naomi of North Hollywood for this video of KLM’s best diplomat. They should have someone like him in every airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KLM is using a unique employee for their Lost and Found department.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Parting Shots<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Peter Paul of South Pasadena, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to Rodney of Manitoba, B.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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