Abbey and the mysterious dvd player...

I just got off the phone with Abbey, my Dimsum partner and my kumare. I'm still laughing uncontrollably (by myself) writing this blog about her story on the doomed fate of a dvd player. For delicate reasons, I will not elaborate on this story.

Abbey's life is an open book to many of her closest friends, of whom I count myself a lucky one. This book is, of course, far from over. In fact, with the addition of a new protagonist, Alfonzo, my inaanak, a new chapter has begun. Still, her story, as is, captivates with its heavy doses of drama, action, romance, and (like the mysterious dvd player) comedy.

I told her earlier, "Puwedeng sitcom ang buhay mo!" because like many wonderful books, this makes a good tv show adaptation. A moving and funny teleserye.

Indeed, I pray, that your life remain a sitcom, Abbey, because sitcoms always have happy endings.

Now, about that dvd player...

Why "The Thick Red Line"?

... because I believe in common sense. Everyone has the right to safeguard his interests. The thick red line allows even the most insensitive man to see it from a comfortable distance, lest he carelessly crosses that line and suffer the innocent some gratuitous "gore" and "fatalities".

... because there are NO gray areas. There is, however, a thick red line that separates black from white - and everyone "sees" it, whether he chooses to like it or not. It is thick for a reason. No exceptions. No excuses.

... because the sides you choose in life should always be conscious decisions and not impulsive whims that you pass off as pathetic "lessons" you don't really learn, should you eventually fail.

... because the url name: thethickline.blogspot.com is no longer available and red is one of my favorite colors. Besides, red simply stands out. Imagine, the thick yellow (or green, or blue, or purple) line!

... because JP says bright red is in (for lipstick, haha).