SINGING SONGS IN HEAVEN
When you go to heaven, you will be asked to sing a song. If you can sing, they let you in. If you can't sing, they will not let you in.
So there arrived three men in the gates of heaven, one is a choirboy, one is a soldier, and one is a heavy metal rocker.
The choirboy told the others, "I'm sure to get in because I've been singing in the choir all my life."
The soldier said to the others, "I am not a singer. I do not know how to sing. The only time I heard myself singing was in boot camp when we had to sing all those little ditties while marching around the camp."
The heavy metal rocker told the others, "I'm a professional rocker. They paid our band a lot of money to sing in concerts. And I'm also the lead singer. So there."
Then St. Peter pulled out the curtain of clouds, stood behind the podium and said to everyone, "Well, everybody, welcome to our program. Today we are going to hear from three contestants who wants to enter heaven."
St. Peter asked the choir boy first to sing.
The choirboy sang,
"Glooooooooooooooooria in Excelsis Deo ...."
St. Peter was pleased. Then St. Peter asked the soldier to sing.
The soldier sang,
"Born soldier. Combat soldier. Pick up your weapon and follow me. Follow me to history ...."
After the soldier sang, there was whispering in the audience. One audience whispered to the other, "That is not exactly what St. Peter is looking for."
Then St. Peter asked the heavy metal rocker to sing.
"I'm a rolling thunder ... Hell's Bells!"
After the heavy metal rocker sang, the same audience whispered to the other, "AC/DC is not exactly what St. Peter is looking for either. But he sure can carry a tune."
After some serious consideration with his fellow saints, St. Peter announced, "I am pleased to announce that all three of you will enter heaven. The choirboy, the soldier, and the heavy metal rocker, all of you, sang your own song from the heart. And that is all that counts. Welcome to heaven!"
♪ Now when the saints go marching in, ♫
John Sindayen
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
SQL Basics
SQL BASICS
In the middle of last month, I began my online SQL course. And we are now in the last week of the online course. It's a six weeks course. Since I have a programming background, I was able to pass all the quizzes with a 100% score each, except for two where I missed 1 question each. But since you can retake the quizzes, I got 100% in all of them.
Here is the basic summary of the course I'm taking.
SQL is the acronym for Structured Query Language, the standard language for communicating with a RDBMS or DBMS. RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management System. Examples of RDBMS and DBMS are Microsoft Access, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MariaDB, SQLite, IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Sybase, Teradata, Corel Paradox, dBase, LibreOffice Base, and FoxPro.
RDBMS and DBMS creates and stores databases. Databases consist of two dimensional tables. Tables consist of records and fields. Records and fields make up all the data about a certain information. Examples of this information are a student's permanent school record, your voting record, your cell phone data information, your library card record, and your hotel reservation to Disneyland.
Here is an example of a database table of records.
DATABASE TABLE NAME: Celebrities
CID FName MName LName City State
1 DONALD JOHN TRUMP Washington DC
2 JOHN D SINDAYEN Las Vegas NV
3 JOHN F KENNEDY New Heaven CT
4 JOHN KEATS Valhalla BC
5 JOHN DENVER Denver CO
Here are examples of SQL queries in the above database table.
SQL query to select everything in the database table:
SELECT FName, MName, LName, City, State
FROM Celebrities;
or
SELECT *
FROM Celebrities;
SQL query to count the number of records in the database table:
SELECT COUNT(CID) AS TotalRecords
FROM Celebrities;
SQL query to count the number of distinct first names in the database table:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT FName) AS DistinctFName
FROM Celebrities;
SQL query to count the number of cities between A and E.
SELECT COUNT(City) AS CityCount
FROM Celebrities
WHERE City BETWEEN 'A' AND 'E';
SQL query to add a new record to the database table as a processed transaction:
BEGIN TRANSACTION
INSERT INTO Celebrities (FName, MName, LName, City, State)
VALUES ('JOHNNY', NULL, 'DEPP', 'HOLLYWOOD', 'CA')
SAVE TRANSACTION InsertDepp
IF @@ERROR <> 0 ROLLBACK TRANSACTION InsertDepp
COMMIT TRANSACTION
Transaction processing is not supported by all RDBMS and DBMS. Microsoft Access does not support transaction processing and it will probably not be able to do so in the future. But Microsoft Access is one of the easiest RDBMS around to work with and you don't have to be totally technically savvy to use it for SQL queries. You can also use it to create queries without writing SQL queries. You can just click the mouse to get the type of information you want out of the database table or tables.
Basic SQL keywords are the following, in no particular order:
SELECT
FROM
DISTINCT
WHERE
BETWEEN
LIKE
IN
AND
OR
NOT
ORDER BY
GROUP BY
HAVING
ASC
DESC
INSERT INTO
VALUES
IS NULL
NULL
UPDATE
SET
DELETE
FROM
AS
INNER JOIN
ON
LEFT JOIN
RIGHT JOIN
FULL JOIN
OUTER
CREATE TABLE
ALTER TABLE
ADD COLUMN
DROP TABLE
CREATE VIEW
DROP VIEW
BEGIN TRANSACTION
IF
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
COMMIT TRANSACTION
PRIMARY KEY
UNIQUE
FOREIGN KEY
REFERENCES
CREATE INDEX
DROP INDEX
CREATE PROCEDURE
DECLARE
INTEGER
DROP PROCEDURE
CREATE DATABASE
DROP DATABASE
EXISTS
END
ELSE
SELECT TOP
TRUNCATE TABLE
UNION
UNION ALL
Basic SQL functions are the following:
COUNT
MIN
MAX
AVG
SUM
SQRT
RAND
CONCAT
May you find your answers to your queries,
John Sindayen
In the middle of last month, I began my online SQL course. And we are now in the last week of the online course. It's a six weeks course. Since I have a programming background, I was able to pass all the quizzes with a 100% score each, except for two where I missed 1 question each. But since you can retake the quizzes, I got 100% in all of them.
Here is the basic summary of the course I'm taking.
SQL is the acronym for Structured Query Language, the standard language for communicating with a RDBMS or DBMS. RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management System. Examples of RDBMS and DBMS are Microsoft Access, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MariaDB, SQLite, IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Sybase, Teradata, Corel Paradox, dBase, LibreOffice Base, and FoxPro.
RDBMS and DBMS creates and stores databases. Databases consist of two dimensional tables. Tables consist of records and fields. Records and fields make up all the data about a certain information. Examples of this information are a student's permanent school record, your voting record, your cell phone data information, your library card record, and your hotel reservation to Disneyland.
Here is an example of a database table of records.
DATABASE TABLE NAME: Celebrities
CID FName MName LName City State
1 DONALD JOHN TRUMP Washington DC
2 JOHN D SINDAYEN Las Vegas NV
3 JOHN F KENNEDY New Heaven CT
4 JOHN KEATS Valhalla BC
5 JOHN DENVER Denver CO
Here are examples of SQL queries in the above database table.
SQL query to select everything in the database table:
SELECT FName, MName, LName, City, State
FROM Celebrities;
or
SELECT *
FROM Celebrities;
SQL query to count the number of records in the database table:
SELECT COUNT(CID) AS TotalRecords
FROM Celebrities;
SQL query to count the number of distinct first names in the database table:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT FName) AS DistinctFName
FROM Celebrities;
SQL query to count the number of cities between A and E.
SELECT COUNT(City) AS CityCount
FROM Celebrities
WHERE City BETWEEN 'A' AND 'E';
SQL query to add a new record to the database table as a processed transaction:
BEGIN TRANSACTION
INSERT INTO Celebrities (FName, MName, LName, City, State)
VALUES ('JOHNNY', NULL, 'DEPP', 'HOLLYWOOD', 'CA')
SAVE TRANSACTION InsertDepp
IF @@ERROR <> 0 ROLLBACK TRANSACTION InsertDepp
COMMIT TRANSACTION
Transaction processing is not supported by all RDBMS and DBMS. Microsoft Access does not support transaction processing and it will probably not be able to do so in the future. But Microsoft Access is one of the easiest RDBMS around to work with and you don't have to be totally technically savvy to use it for SQL queries. You can also use it to create queries without writing SQL queries. You can just click the mouse to get the type of information you want out of the database table or tables.
Basic SQL keywords are the following, in no particular order:
SELECT
FROM
DISTINCT
WHERE
BETWEEN
LIKE
IN
AND
OR
NOT
ORDER BY
GROUP BY
HAVING
ASC
DESC
INSERT INTO
VALUES
IS NULL
NULL
UPDATE
SET
DELETE
FROM
AS
INNER JOIN
ON
LEFT JOIN
RIGHT JOIN
FULL JOIN
OUTER
CREATE TABLE
ALTER TABLE
ADD COLUMN
DROP TABLE
CREATE VIEW
DROP VIEW
BEGIN TRANSACTION
IF
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
COMMIT TRANSACTION
PRIMARY KEY
UNIQUE
FOREIGN KEY
REFERENCES
CREATE INDEX
DROP INDEX
CREATE PROCEDURE
DECLARE
INTEGER
DROP PROCEDURE
CREATE DATABASE
DROP DATABASE
EXISTS
END
ELSE
SELECT TOP
TRUNCATE TABLE
UNION
UNION ALL
Basic SQL functions are the following:
COUNT
MIN
MAX
AVG
SUM
SQRT
RAND
CONCAT
May you find your answers to your queries,
John Sindayen
Friday, March 17, 2017
St. Patrick's Day
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY STORY
It was exactly on a Friday on St. Patrick's Day, March 17,
when one event eventually put three strangers and three races into one juvenile
courtroom in Los Angeles, apparently to intervene in the life of a very young
man who was going down in the wrong path in life.
I was minding my own business, when suddenly I saw a hand
silently and slowly creeping into the handbag of the old lady in front of me.
Suddenly I turned to the teenager standing next to me
and said "What are you doing? What in the name of God are you doing?"
I remember these words because it was the same exact words I said to the lady
judge when I was called to testify in court.
After I said I do in front of the bible that I will swear to
tell the truth and nothing but the truth, the judge asked me to recall that day
and tell her and everyone in the courtroom what happened. So I told her and
everyone in the courtroom.
There was probably around 10 to 15 people in the
courtroom that day. The old lady was there, the young teenage boy was there, and
so were his parents. And I was there by myself, having ridden myself to the
downtown courthouse in my usual fashion, by bus. The bailiff was there, and the
court recorder, and the juvenile court judge.
I don't know who else was there,
probably, some of relations of the old lady or the defendant teenage boy, or
maybe other people waiting for their case.
Then I think the judge also asked me why did I stop the
young man. And I said something like "because what he was doing was wrong
and he should not do that."
After some testimonies were heard, the judge then excused me
and probably the old lady also. The judge shook my hands and so did the old lady. And the black parents of the teenager also shook hands with me as the mother thank me for telling her about her son and told me that she was now going to take good care of his son so he won't go down the
wrong way.
That was so many, many years ago, and I'm sure the mother
has taken good care of his son so he will not end up on the wrong side of the
law. And I'm sure the teenage boy, who was probably the same age as I was then
or younger, was probably saved from going down the wrong path.
I would think so, because when I looked at his face inside the bus, I saw in him that he knew
that what he was doing was wrong and he felt he was sorry. I believed that he was
sorry because I mentioned God to him and he knew God did not approved of what
he was doing.
I don't know why three strangers have suddenly come face to
face in the courtroom that day. I have no need to save my life that day and I don't
think neither did the old lady. I think it was to save the life of the teenage
boy from going down the wrong road in life.
In hindsight, would have I done the same thing nowadays, or
even back then? I do not know. Because you can never tell under what
circumstances you may suddenly find yourself that suddenly the spirit of a
hero, a fool, a coward, or a bystander suddenly takes over your very existence.
All I can say is a hero will always be a hero, a fool always a fool, and a
coward always a coward, in varying degrees, all their lives.
C'est la vie!
John Sindayen
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Love & Marriage
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
When I was young, 18 to be exact, two of my coworkers and I visited one of my coworker's mother. A very few minutes after I got introduced to her mother who looked me over, her mother offered me a proposition. She offered me $10,000 in cash if I marry her granddaughter who was still in the Philippines and bring her here to America.
I didn't know what to say. But she pressed on. And I was left just thinking. I knew her granddaughter must be pretty because my married coworker and her mother were pretty. After what seemed like forever, though actually less than a minute, my coworker interrupted her mother and said something like I will think it over.
Had I told my father about this, I believed he would have told me to say yes. Because $10,000 was a lot of money to him.
But I was in a quandary. I have some sort of feeling for my other coworker. They were my first friends on the job when I got my first real full time job at 17. The three of us would go out together in my married coworker's car.
I even met her retired military husband whom she met back in the Philippines and her young daughter, in her house. We were like "The Three Musketeers", inseparable. She even introduced my father to horse racing because she was so worldly and my father was so homely. I admired her, and as for my other coworker, I adored her.
But I was naive back then. I didn't know what was good for me and what was bad. But mostly, I didn't know what to do. So after graduating from college, rather than confronting what I am feeling for my coworker, I enlisted in the army at 20 rather than confront my cowardice.
I left a good job, my good friends, my new car, all my worldly goods to my parents and many siblings to face a whole new adventure called the United States Army. But that's another story, and as I said I didn't know what was good for me back then.
I know some reader may still be thinking about that $10,000 proposition. What if you were offered that proposition? Had I known back then what true love is, I would have given the proposition serious consideration. That would have solve my marrying anymore. Because true love is hard to find.
Less than 5% of all people will say they found true love. And if you find it, your true love may not love you back. In fact arranged marriages is more desirable. Your parents will find you your wife or husband. No need for you to go on dating and hoping and looking and repeating the same process again and again. Just let your parents decide who to marry. And as I say, most people will never know true love. What is true love, anyway?
What is true love? True love is when a wooden plank can only hold one person and you choose your true love to be on it and you just holding on to it as you freeze in the cold ocean. Just like Leonardo in the movie "Titanic." True love is when you'd rather stay in the Titanic with your true love rather than go in a lifeboat. That's what true love is. True love is about being noble.
But true love has gone away these days along with the British nobility. There are no more British earls and viscounts, or barons or baronets, who hold large estates like they used to. All these noblemen have become no more than commoners. True love will only be experienced by a few, those of noble hearts who long for noble deeds.
Ever so faithful and true,
John Sindayen
When I was young, 18 to be exact, two of my coworkers and I visited one of my coworker's mother. A very few minutes after I got introduced to her mother who looked me over, her mother offered me a proposition. She offered me $10,000 in cash if I marry her granddaughter who was still in the Philippines and bring her here to America.
I didn't know what to say. But she pressed on. And I was left just thinking. I knew her granddaughter must be pretty because my married coworker and her mother were pretty. After what seemed like forever, though actually less than a minute, my coworker interrupted her mother and said something like I will think it over.
Had I told my father about this, I believed he would have told me to say yes. Because $10,000 was a lot of money to him.
But I was in a quandary. I have some sort of feeling for my other coworker. They were my first friends on the job when I got my first real full time job at 17. The three of us would go out together in my married coworker's car.
I even met her retired military husband whom she met back in the Philippines and her young daughter, in her house. We were like "The Three Musketeers", inseparable. She even introduced my father to horse racing because she was so worldly and my father was so homely. I admired her, and as for my other coworker, I adored her.
But I was naive back then. I didn't know what was good for me and what was bad. But mostly, I didn't know what to do. So after graduating from college, rather than confronting what I am feeling for my coworker, I enlisted in the army at 20 rather than confront my cowardice.
I left a good job, my good friends, my new car, all my worldly goods to my parents and many siblings to face a whole new adventure called the United States Army. But that's another story, and as I said I didn't know what was good for me back then.
I know some reader may still be thinking about that $10,000 proposition. What if you were offered that proposition? Had I known back then what true love is, I would have given the proposition serious consideration. That would have solve my marrying anymore. Because true love is hard to find.
Less than 5% of all people will say they found true love. And if you find it, your true love may not love you back. In fact arranged marriages is more desirable. Your parents will find you your wife or husband. No need for you to go on dating and hoping and looking and repeating the same process again and again. Just let your parents decide who to marry. And as I say, most people will never know true love. What is true love, anyway?
What is true love? True love is when a wooden plank can only hold one person and you choose your true love to be on it and you just holding on to it as you freeze in the cold ocean. Just like Leonardo in the movie "Titanic." True love is when you'd rather stay in the Titanic with your true love rather than go in a lifeboat. That's what true love is. True love is about being noble.
But true love has gone away these days along with the British nobility. There are no more British earls and viscounts, or barons or baronets, who hold large estates like they used to. All these noblemen have become no more than commoners. True love will only be experienced by a few, those of noble hearts who long for noble deeds.
Ever so faithful and true,
John Sindayen
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Getting A Job
GETTING A JOB
Sometimes you can't make up your mind what job to take or to try for. Sometimes you'd think you'd let fate pick your job for you. The thing is, every time I apply for a job, I got hired right away on the spot, almost always.
I am looking and waiting for the perfect job. That would be C's husband. Just kidding. That's not even a job. Trump's Press Public Relations Man. That guy needs a Press PR Man bad. I'll wait for his call.
All kidding asides, the perfect job for me would be where I will be able to help the organization or the Man or the Woman achieve their financial goal and/or popularity goal for the fiscal year and future fiscal years, while I also achieve the same goals.
My financial goal is very minimal. I require only a minimum living wage that will afford good housing and good nutrition. It's not that I'm independently wealthy, though past co-workers have accused me of being one. I don't even have a penny to my name. I will only say that I survive only through the kindness of strangers or through the sheer will of God who keeps me around just for company.
Somewhere out there is the perfect job for me or perfect enough for me. And maybe, the perfect lottery ticket, just to make these accusations of me being financially independent true. And also to make right all or any wrongs and expectations I've done or not done in my life. Selah.
Truthfully yours,
John Sindayen
PS: Jobs I am qualified for are the following:
Accounts Receivable Accounting Clerk, Prudential
Algebra or Mathematics Teacher or Tutor, LASD
Computer or Programming Teacher or Tutor, CSN
Data Entry, USCB
English or Composition Writer or Teacher or Tutor, Blogspot
Infantry or Armor Soldier or Instructor, USA
Martial Arts Instructor or Movie Extra, Dojo
Sales or Retail Clerk or Agent, Marshalls
Singer or Songwriter, Rooftop
Typist, Farmers
Etcetera, Etc.
Sometimes you can't make up your mind what job to take or to try for. Sometimes you'd think you'd let fate pick your job for you. The thing is, every time I apply for a job, I got hired right away on the spot, almost always.
I am looking and waiting for the perfect job. That would be C's husband. Just kidding. That's not even a job. Trump's Press Public Relations Man. That guy needs a Press PR Man bad. I'll wait for his call.
All kidding asides, the perfect job for me would be where I will be able to help the organization or the Man or the Woman achieve their financial goal and/or popularity goal for the fiscal year and future fiscal years, while I also achieve the same goals.
My financial goal is very minimal. I require only a minimum living wage that will afford good housing and good nutrition. It's not that I'm independently wealthy, though past co-workers have accused me of being one. I don't even have a penny to my name. I will only say that I survive only through the kindness of strangers or through the sheer will of God who keeps me around just for company.
Somewhere out there is the perfect job for me or perfect enough for me. And maybe, the perfect lottery ticket, just to make these accusations of me being financially independent true. And also to make right all or any wrongs and expectations I've done or not done in my life. Selah.
Truthfully yours,
John Sindayen
PS: Jobs I am qualified for are the following:
Accounts Receivable Accounting Clerk, Prudential
Algebra or Mathematics Teacher or Tutor, LASD
Computer or Programming Teacher or Tutor, CSN
Data Entry, USCB
English or Composition Writer or Teacher or Tutor, Blogspot
Infantry or Armor Soldier or Instructor, USA
Martial Arts Instructor or Movie Extra, Dojo
Sales or Retail Clerk or Agent, Marshalls
Singer or Songwriter, Rooftop
Typist, Farmers
Etcetera, Etc.
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Chelsea Story 3
CHELSEA STORY 3
This continues the Chelsea Story. Here's part 3 of this story. Last we heard of the Chelsea Story is in February 11. So go back to that blog post if you've already forgotten.
Chelsea Story
Copyright 2017
By John Sindayen
Chapter 3
And she asked herself, "Now which apparel should I choose to slay a dragon today?
Red is fine but it's too flashy.
Silver is good but it's too shiny.
Gold is nice but it's too pricey."
And she would put her finger to her chin and ponder more, until she heard the people yell.
"Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!"
Alas, she would make up her mind and chooses a lovely green dress. And away she pranced outside showing every one the green dress, including her mom.
"Mommy, look! Isn't this dress lovely!"
"Why that looks lovely, Chelsea!" Chelsea's mother would say, "But I'm afraid it would not do for today! Why, it's not even St. Patrick's Day!"
Happy March 2017!
John Sindayen
This continues the Chelsea Story. Here's part 3 of this story. Last we heard of the Chelsea Story is in February 11. So go back to that blog post if you've already forgotten.
Chelsea Story
Copyright 2017
By John Sindayen
Chapter 3
And she asked herself, "Now which apparel should I choose to slay a dragon today?
Red is fine but it's too flashy.
Silver is good but it's too shiny.
Gold is nice but it's too pricey."
And she would put her finger to her chin and ponder more, until she heard the people yell.
"Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!"
Alas, she would make up her mind and chooses a lovely green dress. And away she pranced outside showing every one the green dress, including her mom.
"Mommy, look! Isn't this dress lovely!"
"Why that looks lovely, Chelsea!" Chelsea's mother would say, "But I'm afraid it would not do for today! Why, it's not even St. Patrick's Day!"
Happy March 2017!
John Sindayen
Friday, March 3, 2017
One Girl Power
ONE GIRL POWER
This is a true story going on all the time, since time immemorial, well, ever since that time when this one word was discovered.
One girl has the power to make everything all right. That's how powerful a girl is.
It may seem unbelievable but it is true. A girl has the power to change a world. She could change a hopeless world into a hopeful world that can change many worlds. That's how powerful one girl can be. If you understand why a girl can be so powerful, then you must know such a girl.
And do you know what can make one girl so powerful?
That is right!
"Yes!"
"Yes" contains all the power that can change a world.
"Yes, I will marry you!"
These are the words that can change someone's world and make everything all right. And one girl possess that power to make everything all right.
Cheers, your highness,
John Sindayen
This is a true story going on all the time, since time immemorial, well, ever since that time when this one word was discovered.
One girl has the power to make everything all right. That's how powerful a girl is.
It may seem unbelievable but it is true. A girl has the power to change a world. She could change a hopeless world into a hopeful world that can change many worlds. That's how powerful one girl can be. If you understand why a girl can be so powerful, then you must know such a girl.
And do you know what can make one girl so powerful?
That is right!
"Yes!"
"Yes" contains all the power that can change a world.
"Yes, I will marry you!"
These are the words that can change someone's world and make everything all right. And one girl possess that power to make everything all right.
Cheers, your highness,
John Sindayen
Thursday, February 23, 2017
500 Days To Marry
500 DAYS TO MARRY
I was at Arizona Charlie one night trying my luck on their slot machine. And suddenly, a woman sat next to my seat. A few minutes of playing later, she stood and turned around her machine to leave but looked at me and saw me looked at her at that same moment. She then returned back to her seat and played some more.
I should talked to her but my heart was still getting over some girl, even after a whole two months since I last saw her.
I may have seen Chelsea on Valentine's Day sitting alone. She looked the same as that last time. But I didn't stop by her and went my own way. It wouldn't be proper to present yourself to people with a fresh wound, with my heart still bleeding like the bleeding Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Anyway, the girl in the casino, she was sort of beautiful, more beautiful or as beautiful as Chelsea when I glanced at her face as I left my machine. Again I should have talked to her, but I wasn't ready to find a new romance and I gave myself "500 Days To Marry." 500 Days to find the girl and marry her. And again I was still sort of bereaving over the lost of my true love. Of course, it was true love or I'm a monkey's uncle and pigs have already flown and I don't know about it. And moreover, I don't know how much more truer love can be.
Anyway, the girl at the casino was probably around 26, just like the age of that girl I told you about when I went to eat lunch with my parents last month.
I know what a 26 year old woman look like. My supervisor told everyone one day when she was asked how old she was on a wedding reception in a restaurant which everyone in the office attended, including me.
I've talked to her in her cubicle office and she talked of her family, not her own because she was single. She might also have seen my few doodles of "Joanne" on my day calendar in my desk. Then on her last day, she brought her fiance and introduced him to my new supervisor.
Her eyes and mine looked at each other across two desks and I seemed to have read through those eyes "I wish he was you."
There was another girl in the office who I knew liked me. Her desk was next to mine. She admitted she was the one who playfully put the Post-it note with a message I can't remember now behind my office shirt one day.
Ena showed me her picture when she was younger. And she always liked to play Tic-Tac-Toe with me when I asked her. Then she said she was going to marry a co-worker. Then she didn't invite me to her wedding reception in a restaurant, when almost everybody else was invited. It's a bride's prerogative.
I was sort of like Peter Pan when it came to love back then. I was naive or Cupid wouldn't dare shoot me with his love arrow. And if I sort of like a girl, like Serenity, I didn't know what to do. I was waiting for Cupid's arrow.
I didn't know what love was. And I didn't have anybody to tell me what to do if it got me.
It was many years later when love got me. And love showed me what to do.
500, 499, 498, 497, 496, ....
John Sindayen
I was at Arizona Charlie one night trying my luck on their slot machine. And suddenly, a woman sat next to my seat. A few minutes of playing later, she stood and turned around her machine to leave but looked at me and saw me looked at her at that same moment. She then returned back to her seat and played some more.
I should talked to her but my heart was still getting over some girl, even after a whole two months since I last saw her.
I may have seen Chelsea on Valentine's Day sitting alone. She looked the same as that last time. But I didn't stop by her and went my own way. It wouldn't be proper to present yourself to people with a fresh wound, with my heart still bleeding like the bleeding Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Anyway, the girl in the casino, she was sort of beautiful, more beautiful or as beautiful as Chelsea when I glanced at her face as I left my machine. Again I should have talked to her, but I wasn't ready to find a new romance and I gave myself "500 Days To Marry." 500 Days to find the girl and marry her. And again I was still sort of bereaving over the lost of my true love. Of course, it was true love or I'm a monkey's uncle and pigs have already flown and I don't know about it. And moreover, I don't know how much more truer love can be.
Anyway, the girl at the casino was probably around 26, just like the age of that girl I told you about when I went to eat lunch with my parents last month.
I know what a 26 year old woman look like. My supervisor told everyone one day when she was asked how old she was on a wedding reception in a restaurant which everyone in the office attended, including me.
I've talked to her in her cubicle office and she talked of her family, not her own because she was single. She might also have seen my few doodles of "Joanne" on my day calendar in my desk. Then on her last day, she brought her fiance and introduced him to my new supervisor.
Her eyes and mine looked at each other across two desks and I seemed to have read through those eyes "I wish he was you."
There was another girl in the office who I knew liked me. Her desk was next to mine. She admitted she was the one who playfully put the Post-it note with a message I can't remember now behind my office shirt one day.
Ena showed me her picture when she was younger. And she always liked to play Tic-Tac-Toe with me when I asked her. Then she said she was going to marry a co-worker. Then she didn't invite me to her wedding reception in a restaurant, when almost everybody else was invited. It's a bride's prerogative.
I was sort of like Peter Pan when it came to love back then. I was naive or Cupid wouldn't dare shoot me with his love arrow. And if I sort of like a girl, like Serenity, I didn't know what to do. I was waiting for Cupid's arrow.
I didn't know what love was. And I didn't have anybody to tell me what to do if it got me.
It was many years later when love got me. And love showed me what to do.
500, 499, 498, 497, 496, ....
John Sindayen
Monday, February 13, 2017
Happy Valentine
HAPPY VALENTINE
Happy Valentine to all!
Valentine's Day is all about creating your Valentine's Day cards and giving it to your teachers and your mom. That's what it was all about when I was in school.
So, I'm going to show you how our teachers taught us how to create Valentine's Day cards in school on Valentine's Day.
HOW TO CREATE HAPPY VALENTINE DAY'S CARD
1. Get a piece of white bond paper about 11 1/2 and 8 inches long.
2. Fold the paper in half and use a pencil to make sure it is tightly folded.
3. Fold the paper again in half and use a pencil to make sure it is tightly folded.
4. Get a second piece of paper and fold it in half.
5. Get a scissor and cut along the crease of this second paper a shape that is half a heart.
6. Unfold the shape of the half a heart paper along its crease to reveal a full heart.
7. Get a red crayon and color the edges of the full heart.
8. Place the full heart on top of the first paper.
9. While holding the full heart steadily on the first paper, use your fingers to spread the red color to the first paper in an outward fashion until you have completed the full heart.
10. Open the folded first paper and write inside it with your red crayon "Happy Valentine's Day!"
11. Now give it to your mother or your teacher because that's what a Valentine's Day card is for!
Want to see a picture of how this Valentine card might look like? Okay, but first create the card because part of having fun is discovering for yourself. Then go to this website: http://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/ideas/7223/create-fall-leaves-with-chalk-pastels-early-childhood-art-activity/.
Our elementary school teachers always had us making Valentine's Day cards on Valentine's Day since they knew that all Philippine public schools pupils were all poor and couldn't afford Valentine's Day cards. We didn't even have a student store.
PATEROS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
In Catholic parochial schools, where I spent my high school years, students were expected to be rich enough. So we have a student store and a student cafeteria where we have to buy our own food or bring our own lunch there.
So, no, we don't have to make our own Valentine's Day cards. We buy them in the student store, including our books and school uniform, our student ID, our JROTC shirt and trouser uniforms along with the military cap, and our senior bus excursion trip which took three buses to take us to many Filipino historic sites and establishments, including a visit to a university medical school laboratory where we walked freely along the aisles of many open cadavers used by students to study medicine.
The only thing that was free was our senior JROTC field bivouac training where two huge military trucks took us for a ride into the mountains and had us crossing a small river stream through two ropes fastened on both ends, among other fun things. And for lunch, they fed us military C-rations. All these fun were provided for free by the government.
Private high school days can be so much fun, much better than public schools, but your parents have to pay for lots of stuff.
The only thing you don't have to pay are all the awards, medals, and diplomas they give. And they gave me quite a few. Second in Academics, 3 certificates. First in Academics, 1 certificate. First in Religion, 2 certificates. A bronze Most Behaved Boy medal during graduation. My high school diploma. And my JROTC diploma with the rank of Sergeant on it.
I had my aunt pinned the bronze medal on me high on the stage in front of the entire graduating class because my parents were already abroad in America. All the rowdy boys were whistling and yelling as she pinned the medal because she was sort of pretty. But the monsignor and the school principal were both on the stage and hushed them all.
There were two of us competing for that medal for that school year, and I won because my Religion teacher during my freshman year fought for me to have it. (I was sort of a teacher's pet to her. My third grade teacher also liked me so she had me in the front row and gave me full custody of the board eraser.)
I guess you could say a lot of people loved me in my high school years.
So Happy Valentine to all, wherever you may be. And until we meet again, here on earth or in Heaven, I give you all my thanks for being there for me and a warm-hearted hug.
Happy Valentine Philippines! Happy Valentine USA! Happy Valentine World!
John Sindayen
PS: I would also like to send a Happy Valentine to the U.S. Army and the U.S. government who rescued me and saved me a few years ago. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Happy Valentine to my third grade teacher who made me feel I'm special!
Happy Valentine to my fifth and sixth grades Music teacher who made me love singing!
Happy Valentine to my freshman Religion teacher for believing in me!
Happy Valentine to all!
Valentine's Day is all about creating your Valentine's Day cards and giving it to your teachers and your mom. That's what it was all about when I was in school.
So, I'm going to show you how our teachers taught us how to create Valentine's Day cards in school on Valentine's Day.
HOW TO CREATE HAPPY VALENTINE DAY'S CARD
1. Get a piece of white bond paper about 11 1/2 and 8 inches long.
2. Fold the paper in half and use a pencil to make sure it is tightly folded.
3. Fold the paper again in half and use a pencil to make sure it is tightly folded.
4. Get a second piece of paper and fold it in half.
5. Get a scissor and cut along the crease of this second paper a shape that is half a heart.
6. Unfold the shape of the half a heart paper along its crease to reveal a full heart.
7. Get a red crayon and color the edges of the full heart.
8. Place the full heart on top of the first paper.
9. While holding the full heart steadily on the first paper, use your fingers to spread the red color to the first paper in an outward fashion until you have completed the full heart.
10. Open the folded first paper and write inside it with your red crayon "Happy Valentine's Day!"
11. Now give it to your mother or your teacher because that's what a Valentine's Day card is for!
Want to see a picture of how this Valentine card might look like? Okay, but first create the card because part of having fun is discovering for yourself. Then go to this website: http://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/ideas/7223/create-fall-leaves-with-chalk-pastels-early-childhood-art-activity/.
Our elementary school teachers always had us making Valentine's Day cards on Valentine's Day since they knew that all Philippine public schools pupils were all poor and couldn't afford Valentine's Day cards. We didn't even have a student store.
PATEROS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
In Catholic parochial schools, where I spent my high school years, students were expected to be rich enough. So we have a student store and a student cafeteria where we have to buy our own food or bring our own lunch there.
So, no, we don't have to make our own Valentine's Day cards. We buy them in the student store, including our books and school uniform, our student ID, our JROTC shirt and trouser uniforms along with the military cap, and our senior bus excursion trip which took three buses to take us to many Filipino historic sites and establishments, including a visit to a university medical school laboratory where we walked freely along the aisles of many open cadavers used by students to study medicine.
The only thing that was free was our senior JROTC field bivouac training where two huge military trucks took us for a ride into the mountains and had us crossing a small river stream through two ropes fastened on both ends, among other fun things. And for lunch, they fed us military C-rations. All these fun were provided for free by the government.
Private high school days can be so much fun, much better than public schools, but your parents have to pay for lots of stuff.
The only thing you don't have to pay are all the awards, medals, and diplomas they give. And they gave me quite a few. Second in Academics, 3 certificates. First in Academics, 1 certificate. First in Religion, 2 certificates. A bronze Most Behaved Boy medal during graduation. My high school diploma. And my JROTC diploma with the rank of Sergeant on it.
I had my aunt pinned the bronze medal on me high on the stage in front of the entire graduating class because my parents were already abroad in America. All the rowdy boys were whistling and yelling as she pinned the medal because she was sort of pretty. But the monsignor and the school principal were both on the stage and hushed them all.
There were two of us competing for that medal for that school year, and I won because my Religion teacher during my freshman year fought for me to have it. (I was sort of a teacher's pet to her. My third grade teacher also liked me so she had me in the front row and gave me full custody of the board eraser.)
I guess you could say a lot of people loved me in my high school years.
So Happy Valentine to all, wherever you may be. And until we meet again, here on earth or in Heaven, I give you all my thanks for being there for me and a warm-hearted hug.
Happy Valentine Philippines! Happy Valentine USA! Happy Valentine World!
John Sindayen
PS: I would also like to send a Happy Valentine to the U.S. Army and the U.S. government who rescued me and saved me a few years ago. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Happy Valentine to my third grade teacher who made me feel I'm special!
Happy Valentine to my fifth and sixth grades Music teacher who made me love singing!
Happy Valentine to my freshman Religion teacher for believing in me!
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Chelsea Story 2+
CHELSEA STORY 2 & PROUD AMERICAN VETERAN
All right boys and girls, ready to hear what happens next in the Chelsea Story began on January 28. Well, have a seat, relax, and read on.
This story is actually inspired by a person who is very dear to my heart and I will probably always cherish our times together. If there's a person that inspires you, you, too, can make a story out of that inspiration.
Chelsea Story
Copyright 2017
By John Sindayen
Chapter 2
"Wake up! Wake up, Chelsea!"
"There's a dragon in the sea. It breathes fire and looks at us so monstrously."
And Chelsea would yawn and say, "Did somebody say dragons? I love to fight dragons. They're easy to see, when their mouth is on fire."
And the people would say, "Yes, dragons, Chelsea! But only one dragon. So that should be easy. You should be done with it before lunchtime."
And Chelsea would get up and open her closet of clothes.
An armor of copper red metal,
an armor of silver white metal,
and an armor of golden gold metal
stood sharply in their clothes stands.
You didn't think I would write the whole story in this post, did you now? It's a long story. I've only completed less than 1,000 words. And it's gonna be a book or an e-book. But I will post the first 1,000 words on a sort of weekly basis.
But if you like fantastic stories, I recommend the book "The Wizard of Oz". Don't watch the movie. Enjoy the book, instead.
PROUD AMERICAN VETERAN
Congratulate me! I just got my Veterans ID. Now I can ride the bus for half the fare. And it's good for five years, at which time I'll probably be driving a car again.
I'd like to thank the Veterans group that made this Veterans ID possible. They make me proud to be a veteran!
What is a veteran? An American veteran is someone who was brave enough to fight for freedom. Freedom for myself or one's self, freedom for Americans, and freedom for all men, women, and children.
But I don't recommend everyone to be a veteran. Because in times of war, your mind might not be willing to watch the horror of war unfold before you. Then again, many World War II soldiers came home scot-free and with a healthy mind.
I am proud to be an American and this I will defend!
John Sindayen
SP4, 3rd Infantry Division & 1st Cavalry Division
All right boys and girls, ready to hear what happens next in the Chelsea Story began on January 28. Well, have a seat, relax, and read on.
This story is actually inspired by a person who is very dear to my heart and I will probably always cherish our times together. If there's a person that inspires you, you, too, can make a story out of that inspiration.
Chelsea Story
Copyright 2017
By John Sindayen
Chapter 2
"Wake up! Wake up, Chelsea!"
"There's a dragon in the sea. It breathes fire and looks at us so monstrously."
And Chelsea would yawn and say, "Did somebody say dragons? I love to fight dragons. They're easy to see, when their mouth is on fire."
And the people would say, "Yes, dragons, Chelsea! But only one dragon. So that should be easy. You should be done with it before lunchtime."
And Chelsea would get up and open her closet of clothes.
An armor of copper red metal,
an armor of silver white metal,
and an armor of golden gold metal
stood sharply in their clothes stands.
You didn't think I would write the whole story in this post, did you now? It's a long story. I've only completed less than 1,000 words. And it's gonna be a book or an e-book. But I will post the first 1,000 words on a sort of weekly basis.
But if you like fantastic stories, I recommend the book "The Wizard of Oz". Don't watch the movie. Enjoy the book, instead.
PROUD AMERICAN VETERAN
Congratulate me! I just got my Veterans ID. Now I can ride the bus for half the fare. And it's good for five years, at which time I'll probably be driving a car again.
I'd like to thank the Veterans group that made this Veterans ID possible. They make me proud to be a veteran!
What is a veteran? An American veteran is someone who was brave enough to fight for freedom. Freedom for myself or one's self, freedom for Americans, and freedom for all men, women, and children.
But I don't recommend everyone to be a veteran. Because in times of war, your mind might not be willing to watch the horror of war unfold before you. Then again, many World War II soldiers came home scot-free and with a healthy mind.
I am proud to be an American and this I will defend!
John Sindayen
SP4, 3rd Infantry Division & 1st Cavalry Division
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Forgetting Someone 2
HAPPY SONGS TO FORGET SOMEONE SPECIAL
I was putting four strips of bacon in my plate in the buffet counter last Sunday when a voice came from behind and said, "Bacon! Bacon! I love bacon!" I turned around and there right in front of me was a nice young woman with a very big smile facing me. I didn't know what to say, but I smiled at her and went straight to the table where my parents had already began eating.
I should have been more cordial to her and say something like, "Hi, I love bacon, too." But my mind was still thinking of that girl I'm trying to forget, C, and I studied her face and she did not remind me of C.
It is very important that when you are trying to forget someone, that you should not try to remember or compare every girl that you meet with that someone special you are trying to forget. Because each girl that you meet has her own unique qualities that she only possesses. And you need to appreciate and acknowledge her own unique qualities, so you can forget that special someone you want to forget.
Here are more songs that is guaranteed to make you happy. This list continues My Top Ten Songs I started on February 5.
4. YOU GOTTA FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PARTY by the Beastie Boys. The title of the song is emblematic of how having fun and joy in life can be elusive if you don't fight and overcome what you are feeling. Then again, happiness is only a state of mind.
5. ROCK THIS TOWN by Stray Cats. The fast pace of the electric guitar and the drums can get you happy fast, especially when you're dancing to the music.
6. THE POWER by Snap! This song is very powerful to me because of its lyrics, though the lyrics repeat themselves over and over again. If you want to know how the music was created, follow this website: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3819.
More power to you all,
John Sindayen
I was putting four strips of bacon in my plate in the buffet counter last Sunday when a voice came from behind and said, "Bacon! Bacon! I love bacon!" I turned around and there right in front of me was a nice young woman with a very big smile facing me. I didn't know what to say, but I smiled at her and went straight to the table where my parents had already began eating.
I should have been more cordial to her and say something like, "Hi, I love bacon, too." But my mind was still thinking of that girl I'm trying to forget, C, and I studied her face and she did not remind me of C.
It is very important that when you are trying to forget someone, that you should not try to remember or compare every girl that you meet with that someone special you are trying to forget. Because each girl that you meet has her own unique qualities that she only possesses. And you need to appreciate and acknowledge her own unique qualities, so you can forget that special someone you want to forget.
Here are more songs that is guaranteed to make you happy. This list continues My Top Ten Songs I started on February 5.
4. YOU GOTTA FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PARTY by the Beastie Boys. The title of the song is emblematic of how having fun and joy in life can be elusive if you don't fight and overcome what you are feeling. Then again, happiness is only a state of mind.
5. ROCK THIS TOWN by Stray Cats. The fast pace of the electric guitar and the drums can get you happy fast, especially when you're dancing to the music.
6. THE POWER by Snap! This song is very powerful to me because of its lyrics, though the lyrics repeat themselves over and over again. If you want to know how the music was created, follow this website: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3819.
More power to you all,
John Sindayen
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Forgetting Someone
WAYS TO FORGET SOMEONE SPECIAL
If you're trying to forget someone special, there are many things you can do. I know, C is the hardest girl to forget, exactly 2 months now, by the days.
Here's what you can do. Refer to that special someone by another name or use only one letter for her or his name. As soon as you mention or remember her or his name less, the sooner you can forget her or him.
Maybe if our names were all numbers, we'd have no problem forgetting names. Hey you, Mr. 55591124745309411867711! Yes sir, that's my name.
Another way to forget someone special is to listen to music that does not make you cry, not a tearjerker, not sad, and not a love song.
Here is a list of songs that is guaranteed to make you happy and sing along to the lyrics.
1. HALLELUJAH CHORUS from George Handel's opera or oratorio "Messiah". It is a majestic declaration of loyalty. It would help if you like Jesus, not necessarily believe.
Hallelujah Chorus Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcwWl5JBnoU
Hallelujah Chorus English Lyric:
http://www.hallelujah-chorus.com/text/english.html
Hallelujah Chorus Latin Lyric:
http://www.hallelujah-chorus.com/text/latin.html
2. EXODUS by Matt Monro. This is the theme song of the movie with the same title. The lyric exemplifies the courage of why the nation of Israel won the Arab-Israeli Wars, against all odds. Matt's version is more forceful and so more powerful.
3. FOREVER YOUNG by Rod Stewart. The song is about someone wishing a person dear to his heart how to live and to be young forever.
Here are some happy songs below My Top Ten Songs.
Dancing in the Street – David Bowie
Modern Love – David Bowie
Born Free – Matt Monro
More Than a Feeling – Boston
Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
You Only Live Twice – Nancy Sinatra
Wild Montana Skies – John Denver
Thank God I'm a Country Boy – John Denver
Come Sail Away – Styx
Grand Illusion – Styx
May the road rise up to meet you ...
John Sindayen
If you're trying to forget someone special, there are many things you can do. I know, C is the hardest girl to forget, exactly 2 months now, by the days.
Here's what you can do. Refer to that special someone by another name or use only one letter for her or his name. As soon as you mention or remember her or his name less, the sooner you can forget her or him.
Maybe if our names were all numbers, we'd have no problem forgetting names. Hey you, Mr. 55591124745309411867711! Yes sir, that's my name.
Another way to forget someone special is to listen to music that does not make you cry, not a tearjerker, not sad, and not a love song.
Here is a list of songs that is guaranteed to make you happy and sing along to the lyrics.
1. HALLELUJAH CHORUS from George Handel's opera or oratorio "Messiah". It is a majestic declaration of loyalty. It would help if you like Jesus, not necessarily believe.
Hallelujah Chorus Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcwWl5JBnoU
Hallelujah Chorus English Lyric:
http://www.hallelujah-chorus.com/text/english.html
Hallelujah Chorus Latin Lyric:
http://www.hallelujah-chorus.com/text/latin.html
2. EXODUS by Matt Monro. This is the theme song of the movie with the same title. The lyric exemplifies the courage of why the nation of Israel won the Arab-Israeli Wars, against all odds. Matt's version is more forceful and so more powerful.
3. FOREVER YOUNG by Rod Stewart. The song is about someone wishing a person dear to his heart how to live and to be young forever.
Here are some happy songs below My Top Ten Songs.
Dancing in the Street – David Bowie
Modern Love – David Bowie
Born Free – Matt Monro
More Than a Feeling – Boston
Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
You Only Live Twice – Nancy Sinatra
Wild Montana Skies – John Denver
Thank God I'm a Country Boy – John Denver
Come Sail Away – Styx
Grand Illusion – Styx
May the road rise up to meet you ...
John Sindayen
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Open Letter
OPEN LETTERS
An Open Letter to the People of Aleppo, Syria
You are in the middle of a battlefield. You are made to choose between 2 sides of ideologies. You are made to endure the fighting between the 2 sides.
One day the war will be over, as all war goes. Survive as much as you can, with your humanity intact.
Remember that even the Jewish Holocaust, the Bataan Death March, the Vietnam POW camps have their survivors. And these survivors live on to have a good life and made humanity proud.
Good luck to all of us in 2017!
John Sindayen
An Open Letter to All Combatants and All Governments
You have a belief, a philosophy, a personality, or an ideology to defend. But yours have been offended by some one, some group, or some government, and you feel you must defend it. I do not know what to say to you.
But remember that you are made human the moment you were born and you were made to belong to the family of humanity, where every one of us belongs. We are all one family! We are all brothers and sisters!
Please do not alienate your family. Please do not alienate your brother and sister. Please do not alienate each other and please do not alienate me.
Let's celebrate one another in 2017!
John Sindayen
An Open Letter to the People of Aleppo, Syria
You are in the middle of a battlefield. You are made to choose between 2 sides of ideologies. You are made to endure the fighting between the 2 sides.
One day the war will be over, as all war goes. Survive as much as you can, with your humanity intact.
Remember that even the Jewish Holocaust, the Bataan Death March, the Vietnam POW camps have their survivors. And these survivors live on to have a good life and made humanity proud.
Good luck to all of us in 2017!
John Sindayen
An Open Letter to All Combatants and All Governments
You have a belief, a philosophy, a personality, or an ideology to defend. But yours have been offended by some one, some group, or some government, and you feel you must defend it. I do not know what to say to you.
But remember that you are made human the moment you were born and you were made to belong to the family of humanity, where every one of us belongs. We are all one family! We are all brothers and sisters!
Please do not alienate your family. Please do not alienate your brother and sister. Please do not alienate each other and please do not alienate me.
Let's celebrate one another in 2017!
John Sindayen
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Santa Letters
SANTA LETTERS
When you send a
letter to Santa, be sure to put the correct address.
Santa Claus
North Pole
If you sent the
letter to the South Pole, the letter might not go to Santa, it will go
to the dead post office where all undeliverable mails without return
address go. It's just like sending an email to a non-existing
address or invalid address, your email goes into outer space, essentially.
It's never too late
or too early to send Santa a letter. The earlier you send your
letter, even January, the more time Santa has to get your presents.
Of course, after you tell Santa what you want, you need to be good
until Christmas day comes.
And no matter what
your age is, don't stop believing in Santa. It maybe the only piece of
childhood you have left. And you might end up like Mr. Scrooge who humbug Santa
until he was old and senile.
Don't try to ask Santa Claus for world peace, unless you're the president of a
powerful country in the world, like Donald John Trump, but you can
ask Santa for a world piece, like a piece of land or a piece of
the American Dream, an apple fruit or
computer, your own pony or your own phone, a good financial adviser,
but don't ask to win the lottery because Santa does not believe in
vices. These are the things that you can ask Santa in your letter.
I'm gonna make one
right now (LOL). [Dear Santa ....]
Let me be the first
to say Merry Christmas 2017! LOL! Ha ha ha, ho ho ho ....
John Sindayen
Reference websites:
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/01/happens-undeliverable-mail-no-return-address/
http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/507.htm
https://www.quora.com/What-happens-if-I-sent-an-email-to-a-no-one-used-email-address
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Chelsea Story
CHELSEA STORY
Now, sit down all you boys and girls (including all those still in the womb up to those who are 200 years old) and I'm going to tell you a story. Everybody loves a story. Everybody has a story. And here's one more story for the history of the world stories.
Chelsea the Dragon and Monster Slayer
Copyright © 2017
By John Sindayen
Chapter 1
A long, long time ago in a land far, far away, there was a nipa hut where a certain girl played. Chelsea was her name and a princess she was, but in this nipa hut, she was the queen.
"Hail, Queen Chelsea!" the people would say.
"Slayer of dragons! Slayer of monsters!" the people would add.
One day a dragon appeared. From the sea, it came. And when the people saw it, they would run to the nipa hut and wake Chelsea.
"Wake up! Wake up, Chelsea!" the people would say.
"Wake up! Wake up, Chelsea!" the people would plea.
And Chelsea would wake and say, "Is it 7 yet?"
And the people would say, "It's past 7 and there's a dragon in the sea."
"Is that breakfast? I don't like dragons. Could you make mine cereals and milk, instead?"
And the people replied, "It's not for breakfast. It wants breakfast!"
And the people laughed and cried at the same time.
So they try to wake up Chelsea again.
What do you think of the story? Is it exciting? Does it have potential? Is it funny or sad?
What about the rest of the story, you might ask? Well, everybody has a story. Everybody is a storyteller, of their life, at least, even though you don't write the story of your life. So you provide the rest of the story and the end of the story of this story!
Make the story of your life and celebrate your 2017 story!
Happy Rooster Year each and every one!
John Sindayen
PS: If anyone out there in the world, or in the universe (LOL), is interested in joining a Writing Club, write me in my contact information below, and you can participate in the club online or in person, if you are in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Contact Information: jdsjr2012@gmail.com
Now, sit down all you boys and girls (including all those still in the womb up to those who are 200 years old) and I'm going to tell you a story. Everybody loves a story. Everybody has a story. And here's one more story for the history of the world stories.
Chelsea the Dragon and Monster Slayer
Copyright © 2017
By John Sindayen
Chapter 1
A long, long time ago in a land far, far away, there was a nipa hut where a certain girl played. Chelsea was her name and a princess she was, but in this nipa hut, she was the queen.
"Hail, Queen Chelsea!" the people would say.
"Slayer of dragons! Slayer of monsters!" the people would add.
One day a dragon appeared. From the sea, it came. And when the people saw it, they would run to the nipa hut and wake Chelsea.
"Wake up! Wake up, Chelsea!" the people would say.
"Wake up! Wake up, Chelsea!" the people would plea.
And Chelsea would wake and say, "Is it 7 yet?"
And the people would say, "It's past 7 and there's a dragon in the sea."
"Is that breakfast? I don't like dragons. Could you make mine cereals and milk, instead?"
And the people replied, "It's not for breakfast. It wants breakfast!"
And the people laughed and cried at the same time.
So they try to wake up Chelsea again.
What do you think of the story? Is it exciting? Does it have potential? Is it funny or sad?
What about the rest of the story, you might ask? Well, everybody has a story. Everybody is a storyteller, of their life, at least, even though you don't write the story of your life. So you provide the rest of the story and the end of the story of this story!
Make the story of your life and celebrate your 2017 story!
Happy Rooster Year each and every one!
John Sindayen
PS: If anyone out there in the world, or in the universe (LOL), is interested in joining a Writing Club, write me in my contact information below, and you can participate in the club online or in person, if you are in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Contact Information: jdsjr2012@gmail.com
Sunday, January 22, 2017
First Grade Math
FIRST GRADER MATH
Ever wonder what skills you need to pass Grade I Math. Well, wonder no longer, here they are. The following are all the things you will need to know to pass Grade I Math, including sample questions that are easy to answer to get you started.
First Grade Math Skills Test:
Count 0 to 20.
Count 0 to 20 backwards.
Count all odd numbers from 0 to 20.
Count all even numbers from 0 to 20.
Identify all numbers from 0 to 20.
Write all numbers from 0 to 20.
Add 2 numbers that are both 1 digit numbers.
1 + 1 =
0 + 7 =
Add 2 numbers where 1 is a 1 digit number and the other is a 2 digits number.
5 + 11 =
0 + 20 =
Read the time.
12:00 pm
9:00 am
Read the length or height by feet and inches.
5' 5"
3' 0"
State which is higher.
1 or 2
7 or 5
State which is lower.
10 or 20
11 or 7
Identify the place value of each digit in a number.
19
20
Draw a line.
Draw a square.
Draw a rectangle.
Draw a circle.
Draw a triangle.
Write the numbers from 0 to 20 in a number line.
State if number is odd number or even number.
2
17
State the next odd number after a number.
9
10
State the next even number after a number.
12
17
Write the number using words.
3
19
Write the word number in numeral number.
Four
Eighteen
Write the number using Roman numerals.
6
16
Write the Roman numeral number into Arabic number.
II
XV
Solve an addition word problem.
Chelsea has two tomatoes and ten potatoes. How many tomatoes and potatoes does Chelsea have?
John has five apples. Chelsea gave John six apples. How many apples does John have now?
Subtract two numbers.
11 - 0 =
19 - 18 =
Solve a subtraction word problem.
Veronica has 10 pencil erasers. She gave away pencil erasers to 7 classmates. How many pencil erasers does Veronica have now?
Johnny has 7 books borrowed from the school library. He returned 2 books to the library today. How many borrowed books does Johnny have now?
Add money of coins.
5 pennies + 7 pennies =
2 nickels + 3 dimes =
Solve a money word problem.
Tina has 10 pennies in a piggy bank. She put 5 more pennies in the piggy bank. How many pennies are in the piggy bank now?
Nona has 7 dimes in her pocket. She spent 1 dime to buy a candy from the store. How many dimes does Nona have now in her pocket?
Put a set of numbers in order from lowest to highest.
7, 2, 11, 5, 19.
2, 7, 1, 18, 12.
Put a set of numbers in order from highest to lowest.
3, 4, 6, 8, 9.
10, 20, 17, 16, 15.
Name the days of the week.
Name which day of the week comes before or after a day of the week.
What day of the week comes before Tuesday?
What day of the week comes after Friday?
Name the months of the year.
What month comes after January?
What month comes before June?
Congratulate yourself if you know all or most of the answers in this test. You pass Grade I Math with an A, B, or C grade.
Remember to celebrate 2017! It only comes once in a lifetime!
John Sindayen
PS. Due to time constraints, the number of words posted in this blog is now no longer 700+ words but 500+ words, that's about 5 days a week, which is the entire weekdays.
Ever wonder what skills you need to pass Grade I Math. Well, wonder no longer, here they are. The following are all the things you will need to know to pass Grade I Math, including sample questions that are easy to answer to get you started.
First Grade Math Skills Test:
Count 0 to 20.
Count 0 to 20 backwards.
Count all odd numbers from 0 to 20.
Count all even numbers from 0 to 20.
Identify all numbers from 0 to 20.
Write all numbers from 0 to 20.
Add 2 numbers that are both 1 digit numbers.
1 + 1 =
0 + 7 =
Add 2 numbers where 1 is a 1 digit number and the other is a 2 digits number.
5 + 11 =
0 + 20 =
Read the time.
12:00 pm
9:00 am
Read the length or height by feet and inches.
5' 5"
3' 0"
State which is higher.
1 or 2
7 or 5
State which is lower.
10 or 20
11 or 7
Identify the place value of each digit in a number.
19
20
Draw a line.
Draw a square.
Draw a rectangle.
Draw a circle.
Draw a triangle.
Write the numbers from 0 to 20 in a number line.
State if number is odd number or even number.
2
17
State the next odd number after a number.
9
10
State the next even number after a number.
12
17
Write the number using words.
3
19
Write the word number in numeral number.
Four
Eighteen
Write the number using Roman numerals.
6
16
Write the Roman numeral number into Arabic number.
II
XV
Solve an addition word problem.
Chelsea has two tomatoes and ten potatoes. How many tomatoes and potatoes does Chelsea have?
John has five apples. Chelsea gave John six apples. How many apples does John have now?
Subtract two numbers.
11 - 0 =
19 - 18 =
Solve a subtraction word problem.
Veronica has 10 pencil erasers. She gave away pencil erasers to 7 classmates. How many pencil erasers does Veronica have now?
Johnny has 7 books borrowed from the school library. He returned 2 books to the library today. How many borrowed books does Johnny have now?
Add money of coins.
5 pennies + 7 pennies =
2 nickels + 3 dimes =
Solve a money word problem.
Tina has 10 pennies in a piggy bank. She put 5 more pennies in the piggy bank. How many pennies are in the piggy bank now?
Nona has 7 dimes in her pocket. She spent 1 dime to buy a candy from the store. How many dimes does Nona have now in her pocket?
Put a set of numbers in order from lowest to highest.
7, 2, 11, 5, 19.
2, 7, 1, 18, 12.
Put a set of numbers in order from highest to lowest.
3, 4, 6, 8, 9.
10, 20, 17, 16, 15.
Name the days of the week.
Name which day of the week comes before or after a day of the week.
What day of the week comes before Tuesday?
What day of the week comes after Friday?
Name the months of the year.
What month comes after January?
What month comes before June?
Congratulate yourself if you know all or most of the answers in this test. You pass Grade I Math with an A, B, or C grade.
Remember to celebrate 2017! It only comes once in a lifetime!
John Sindayen
PS. Due to time constraints, the number of words posted in this blog is now no longer 700+ words but 500+ words, that's about 5 days a week, which is the entire weekdays.
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Programming Basics
Introduction to Computer Programming
Program. A program is a set of sequential instructions for a computer CPU (Central Processing Unit) to perform. It can be written in machine language using its switches, binary, octal, hexadecimal, assembly, a programming language, or any language the CPU will understand.
Here is an example of a program I will call "Cooking a Pot of Rice".
COOKING A POT OF RICE PROGRAM
Line 1. Fill pot with raw rice grains.
Line 2. Fill pot with water until it is on top of the rice.
Line 3. Measure height of rice in pot.
Line 4. Fill pot with water until it reaches half the height of the rice in pot.
Line 5. Cook rice at medium heat.
Line 6. Cook rice at low heat when water is boiling.
Line 7. Turn off heat when water is gone and all rice grains are soft and moist.
Line 8. Serve hot and steamy.
This cooking program is an actual program that can be abstracted into a machine. Let's call this device a Smart Rice Cooker machine.
Now, all that is needed to create this machine is a mechanical engineer to make the machine, an electrical/electronics engineer to create the wires of the machine, and a software engineer to program the wires of the machine.
The software engineer needs to write a program or lots of programs to make everything work.
Variable. Variable is a place to store your data.
Here are some examples on how to use a variable and the type of data you can place in a variable in various programming languages.
C: unsigned variable = 0;
C#: int variable = 1;
C++: char variable = 'A';
Java: double variable = Math.PI;
JavaScript: var variable = '<p>John Sindayen</p>';
PHP: variable = 2017;
Python: variable = "Celebrate 2017!"
Visual Basic: Dim variable As Float = 0.00
Branching. Branching is an alternative to sequential programming. Here is an example of a branching program.
If she loves you, love her.
Else
If she does not love you, do not love her.
Else
If she will love you this month, wait for her to love you.
Else
If she will love you next month, wait for her to love you.
Else find another girl to give your love to.
Repetition. Repetition is another alternative to sequential programming.
Here is an example of repetition programming.
While she loves you and you love her, love her.
Function. Function is another alternative to sequential programming.
Here is an example of a function programming. First the function is define, and then it is called in the program.
Celebrate 2017 Function
Eat food merrily.
Drink coffee merrily.
Go to school merily.
Go to work merrily.
Sleep merrily.
While it is 2017, call Celebrate 2017 Function.
HOW TO LEARN HOW TO PROGRAM
There are many ways to learn to program, just like there are many ways to learn anything. Learning to program is much like learning how to speak in a foreign language like German or French or Spanish. Among the many ways of learning a new language are the following:
1. Read a book.
2. Watch a video.
3. Go to a class.
4. Hire a tutor or teacher.
5. Read the internet.
6. Something you can think of.
Everyone has their own learning style, but not everyone knows their learning style. A tutor or teacher may know how to tutor or teach using one learning style but may not know how to tutor or teach in another learning style.
Knowing your own learning style and having a tutor or teacher who knows how to tutor or teach in your learning style will save you time and effort in learning a new language. But the most important thing of all is for the student to be motivated to learn because the student is the one who will need to absorb all that new knowledge.
There are actually many learning styles. There's the audio style, video style, audio and video style, and other kinds of style which have their own names. The names I have mentioned are only simplified names of some learning styles. To learn more about learning styles, all you have to do is do some research in the internet or the library.
And if anyone should want to get tutoring or some teaching on some programming languages like the ones I have already mention above, and including HTML and CSS, I will recommend myself as your tutor or teacher.
Hope you enjoy this blog,
Program. A program is a set of sequential instructions for a computer CPU (Central Processing Unit) to perform. It can be written in machine language using its switches, binary, octal, hexadecimal, assembly, a programming language, or any language the CPU will understand.
Here is an example of a program I will call "Cooking a Pot of Rice".
COOKING A POT OF RICE PROGRAM
Line 1. Fill pot with raw rice grains.
Line 2. Fill pot with water until it is on top of the rice.
Line 3. Measure height of rice in pot.
Line 4. Fill pot with water until it reaches half the height of the rice in pot.
Line 5. Cook rice at medium heat.
Line 6. Cook rice at low heat when water is boiling.
Line 7. Turn off heat when water is gone and all rice grains are soft and moist.
Line 8. Serve hot and steamy.
This cooking program is an actual program that can be abstracted into a machine. Let's call this device a Smart Rice Cooker machine.
Now, all that is needed to create this machine is a mechanical engineer to make the machine, an electrical/electronics engineer to create the wires of the machine, and a software engineer to program the wires of the machine.
The software engineer needs to write a program or lots of programs to make everything work.
Variable. Variable is a place to store your data.
Here are some examples on how to use a variable and the type of data you can place in a variable in various programming languages.
C: unsigned variable = 0;
C#: int variable = 1;
C++: char variable = 'A';
Java: double variable = Math.PI;
JavaScript: var variable = '<p>John Sindayen</p>';
PHP: variable = 2017;
Python: variable = "Celebrate 2017!"
Visual Basic: Dim variable As Float = 0.00
Branching. Branching is an alternative to sequential programming. Here is an example of a branching program.
If she loves you, love her.
Else
If she does not love you, do not love her.
Else
If she will love you this month, wait for her to love you.
Else
If she will love you next month, wait for her to love you.
Else find another girl to give your love to.
Repetition. Repetition is another alternative to sequential programming.
Here is an example of repetition programming.
While she loves you and you love her, love her.
Function. Function is another alternative to sequential programming.
Here is an example of a function programming. First the function is define, and then it is called in the program.
Celebrate 2017 Function
Eat food merrily.
Drink coffee merrily.
Go to school merily.
Go to work merrily.
Sleep merrily.
While it is 2017, call Celebrate 2017 Function.
HOW TO LEARN HOW TO PROGRAM
There are many ways to learn to program, just like there are many ways to learn anything. Learning to program is much like learning how to speak in a foreign language like German or French or Spanish. Among the many ways of learning a new language are the following:
1. Read a book.
2. Watch a video.
3. Go to a class.
4. Hire a tutor or teacher.
5. Read the internet.
6. Something you can think of.
Everyone has their own learning style, but not everyone knows their learning style. A tutor or teacher may know how to tutor or teach using one learning style but may not know how to tutor or teach in another learning style.
Knowing your own learning style and having a tutor or teacher who knows how to tutor or teach in your learning style will save you time and effort in learning a new language. But the most important thing of all is for the student to be motivated to learn because the student is the one who will need to absorb all that new knowledge.
There are actually many learning styles. There's the audio style, video style, audio and video style, and other kinds of style which have their own names. The names I have mentioned are only simplified names of some learning styles. To learn more about learning styles, all you have to do is do some research in the internet or the library.
And if anyone should want to get tutoring or some teaching on some programming languages like the ones I have already mention above, and including HTML and CSS, I will recommend myself as your tutor or teacher.
Hope you enjoy this blog,
John Sindayen
Sunday, January 8, 2017
New Year Resolutions
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
Happy New Year to all who have reached 2017!
An old tradition every time a new year arrives is writing or deciding on one's New Year's resolutions. It is a good tradition since it lets a person get rid of bad habits that's keeping them from living a happy or good life and acquire new good habits that will help them to live a happy or good life.
A good advice is to keep up the tradition of New Year's resolutions. It is like Spring cleaning! If you never do Springtime cleaning, you never get rid of the junks that accumulates in your house throughout the year. And if you've never done any cleaning at all in your house, your house can accumulate lots of junk, garbage, or extra baggage for your life. The same thing are New Year's resolutions. It get rids of the junks that accumulate in your life, in your house, and in your love. That is, before they become a bad habit in your life or before they become a hard and bad habit to break in your life.
You don't have to make a federal case out of making your New Year's resolutions. And you don't have to be religious doing your New Year's resolutions either. All it takes is 10 to 20 minutes of your time to think about them and to write them down. You need to write them so you won't forget them and so you won't have to trouble your mind to remembering them.
Here's a list of my new year's resolutions I composed while riding on the bus on New Year's Day around 4 pm to visit Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas.
MY RESOLUTIONS
1. Never say that girl's name again.
2. Always look good.
3. Don't take home anymore Las Vegas Weekly, The Sunday, and Vegas Seven magazines.
4. Eat healthy.
5. Celebrate 2017.
6. Increase my circle of good friends.
7. Follow the rules of the game of love and life.
Seven resolutions is good enough for me because 7 is a lucky number. That's what most people say, anyway. These resolutions are not in any way organized by priority. Their numerical order corresponds to my chronological way of thinking about them while I was riding bus number 206 towards downtown.
FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CAREER
Last fall semester, I ended my signing up for a contract as a CIT (Computing and Information Technology) department programming and software tutor. This actually ended all my time as a regularly scheduled and regularly paid programming and software tutor since I started as one in the spring 2014 semester at CSN or College of Southern Nevada. When CAS (Center for Academic Success) department has stopped funding the regularly scheduled programming and software tutoring hours, CIT stepped in and started funding it in the spring 2016 semester. Regardless, I will still keep my Saturday programming and software tutor hours because, normally, regular business hours are not on Saturdays.
Now, I feel it is time I get a new job and really embark towards my future, whether it is a computer programming career or something or other.
And for those of you who are considering computer programming, web development and design, or Computer Science as a career, better think twice. If you think you are only going to these fields because you are attracted by the high salaries, better think again. There are many professions that are comparable to the high salaries of these fields. All you have to do is research them using the internet.
You should choose a career not because you are attracted by its potential for providing you a big salary. You should choose a career, first, because you love it, and second, because of the money. You should not make your love of money block the way of your love of life. Because you can live without money but you cannot live without life.
And one other thing, landing a job as a computer programming or web development professional can be hard, but not necessarily impossible. Why? Because it is a very competitive field. There are strictly no entry level jobs in these field, unlike, say, the nursing field or the culinary field. In these two fields, you can land yourself a job right after graduation. But as for computer programming or web development, only big major companies like Google or Microsoft have the money to hire you as a trainee, but you do need a four year degree in Computer Science or a facsimile thereof.
Good luck to all of us in all fields of life and love!
Just another pilgrimer in 2017,
John Sindayen
IDIOMS AND MEANINGS USED IN THIS BLOG
Make federal case out of = make big deal of.
Be religious doing = be strict or conscientious.
Everytime = not a correct word; should be every time; see https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071224111839AAlehW3.
Happy New Year to all who have reached 2017!
An old tradition every time a new year arrives is writing or deciding on one's New Year's resolutions. It is a good tradition since it lets a person get rid of bad habits that's keeping them from living a happy or good life and acquire new good habits that will help them to live a happy or good life.
A good advice is to keep up the tradition of New Year's resolutions. It is like Spring cleaning! If you never do Springtime cleaning, you never get rid of the junks that accumulates in your house throughout the year. And if you've never done any cleaning at all in your house, your house can accumulate lots of junk, garbage, or extra baggage for your life. The same thing are New Year's resolutions. It get rids of the junks that accumulate in your life, in your house, and in your love. That is, before they become a bad habit in your life or before they become a hard and bad habit to break in your life.
You don't have to make a federal case out of making your New Year's resolutions. And you don't have to be religious doing your New Year's resolutions either. All it takes is 10 to 20 minutes of your time to think about them and to write them down. You need to write them so you won't forget them and so you won't have to trouble your mind to remembering them.
Here's a list of my new year's resolutions I composed while riding on the bus on New Year's Day around 4 pm to visit Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas.
MY RESOLUTIONS
1. Never say that girl's name again.
2. Always look good.
3. Don't take home anymore Las Vegas Weekly, The Sunday, and Vegas Seven magazines.
4. Eat healthy.
5. Celebrate 2017.
6. Increase my circle of good friends.
7. Follow the rules of the game of love and life.
Seven resolutions is good enough for me because 7 is a lucky number. That's what most people say, anyway. These resolutions are not in any way organized by priority. Their numerical order corresponds to my chronological way of thinking about them while I was riding bus number 206 towards downtown.
FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CAREER
Last fall semester, I ended my signing up for a contract as a CIT (Computing and Information Technology) department programming and software tutor. This actually ended all my time as a regularly scheduled and regularly paid programming and software tutor since I started as one in the spring 2014 semester at CSN or College of Southern Nevada. When CAS (Center for Academic Success) department has stopped funding the regularly scheduled programming and software tutoring hours, CIT stepped in and started funding it in the spring 2016 semester. Regardless, I will still keep my Saturday programming and software tutor hours because, normally, regular business hours are not on Saturdays.
Now, I feel it is time I get a new job and really embark towards my future, whether it is a computer programming career or something or other.
And for those of you who are considering computer programming, web development and design, or Computer Science as a career, better think twice. If you think you are only going to these fields because you are attracted by the high salaries, better think again. There are many professions that are comparable to the high salaries of these fields. All you have to do is research them using the internet.
You should choose a career not because you are attracted by its potential for providing you a big salary. You should choose a career, first, because you love it, and second, because of the money. You should not make your love of money block the way of your love of life. Because you can live without money but you cannot live without life.
And one other thing, landing a job as a computer programming or web development professional can be hard, but not necessarily impossible. Why? Because it is a very competitive field. There are strictly no entry level jobs in these field, unlike, say, the nursing field or the culinary field. In these two fields, you can land yourself a job right after graduation. But as for computer programming or web development, only big major companies like Google or Microsoft have the money to hire you as a trainee, but you do need a four year degree in Computer Science or a facsimile thereof.
Good luck to all of us in all fields of life and love!
Just another pilgrimer in 2017,
John Sindayen
IDIOMS AND MEANINGS USED IN THIS BLOG
Make federal case out of = make big deal of.
Be religious doing = be strict or conscientious.
Everytime = not a correct word; should be every time; see https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071224111839AAlehW3.
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