Do You Even Read, Bro ?

Books are timeless; Many of them contains information from the early years mankind started writing things down. Authors are the time travelers of written literature because their words can be read decades after they are written. With that realization, it is fascinating to read from people who were in the renaissance , or in WWII . From this very blog post, this can be read after a million years and may be used as reference from a research. Think about that!

As a reader who lost time to purchase books, it is hard to find people with the same interests. Only a few people were interested in Filipino Fiction, particularly "Trese". Reading about the adventures of people who doesn't exist seems to be more exciting than hearing about someone Else's adventures. Writers are able to fondle with the human mind, create emotion, fear, anticipation, and all of those makes a book so lovable. In highschool, it was just the basic set; Bob Ong, and a few self empowerment books. But as time goes on and new influences are met, it looks like there are more wonderful books to read and be addicted to. Waiting for the next issue, wishing something would have happened differently in the story. On the other hand, there are some books that makes some people go "What is this?! No!". A book that has tons of cliches is a predictable story line, and that is not good. And oh, They exist. Luckily, most of those books are not printed, they're only available online. Buying a book supports it's writer, and if the writer can fund his work, more books are written.

Reading is important; it can't be explained that simple but it is a skill one has to practice. A person who doesn't read as much will slowly have trouble writing or speaking. One doesn't have to be a bookaholic, one simply has to read sometimes. Yes it is hard to find good material but there is always for somebody. Try looking for a good book and it is impossible to say that it doesn't tickle the brain.

Father's Day

In the early 1900s, Father's day was not celebrated as much as today. In fact, The (not yet a) holiday started when a church held an event in memory of those who died in war. People never really saw the same values a father has compared to a mother because unlike mothers, Fathers does not have the same sentimental appeal that mothers have. As years pass, many people started to honor their fathers because of their bravery in war or in their family, a little give back for all the hard work. In 1910, the holiday became statewide in Washington; In 1924, father's day is starting to be rcognized as a holiday. During those time, people wanted to merge father's day and mother's day instead, but the government did not approve.


Nowadays, one's father does not have to be deceased to be able to celebrate Father's day. Since the holiday is now commercialized; people wanted to honor, give thanks, offer a relaxing vacation, and etcetera to their fathers. Because we now live in the modern times where everybody wants to join in celebrating a holiday, it is fairly easy to find something for one's father. Restaurants offer discounts to those who are fathers, or even free meals or drinks. Back then, the upbringin of Father's Day was simple going to church and saying a few words. But now, it is capitalized. The value of the holiday doesn't change, No, It is important to know where things came from and how it evolved so that one can see things differently from others.

Fathers are hardworkers, Laborers, and there is also a hint of a mother in them. Mothers do have a stronger love for their child, but fathers have a different story. It is always important to remember that a father is the person who will fight battles with their child, a person who does the dirty work so the mother would not have to. A Father plays a lot of different roles, sometimes an astronaut, a spy, a superhero. So remember, to who ever is holding the father figure in the house, greet them a Happy Father's Day. Even if that person is also the mother of the house.