Benjamin Franklin on Marriage [quote them] [quote me]

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."

It is said to be an antecedent to the Stanley Kubrick 1999 film, "Eyes Wide Shut," starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, which explores the hardships of keeping an ongoing relationship alive. [Source: Wikipedia]  On a side note, it's funny that it stars now-divorced couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Also, I've always associated Kubrick only with the sci-fi genre, and specifically, the "2001: A Space Odyssey" movie.

Anyway, this Benjamin Franklin quote probably best captures my own beliefs about marriage, and I would think, that of my real close friends', too.

The languages with the most number of native speakers are... [did you know?] [prustrations]

Image from 6PSbig3.com

1. Chinese Mandarin - 1 billion people
2. Spanish - around 390 million people
3. English - around 375 million people
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58. Tagalog - 20 million people

[did you know?] When you use my country's name in a sentence in English, it should be "The Philippines."

From Wikipedia

Not "Philippine." Not "Philippines." It should be "The Philippines."

How convenient [prustrations]

Image from miggyzaballero

I've seen a lot of something like this lately:

Filipino Blogger says "Filipinos are so stupid, they hate it when people criticize them."

[quote me] Age is never an excuse for a wrongdoing.

Image from Speartoons

Or anything else for that matter. And even more so for a crime.

[did you know?] Zapote, the fruit.

From Top10Philippines

I've known people (Filipinos) with Zapote as their family name. I wondered what that means. I just know it's a Spanish word.

Pasig River Ferry Service [prustrations]

Pasig River Ferry,
image from thepinoy.net

This is news from almost a year ago already:

Pasig River ferry service P94M in the red, COA finds

Sad news! I really want the PRFS to be a success. It's a great idea. The stations and the ferries are quite nice. The ride, from Manila to Guadalupe is just under 30 minutes. It's a great project. I want to use it as often as I can. But it's lacking.