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It may seem odd to call a lounge suit informal evening dress when much of the world defines informal as jeans, but that is all the language leaves us. After all, black tie is considered semi-formal, and the lounge suit is certainly less formal than the dinner jacket.

Still, Friday seems like the right day to bandy about what to wear to the opera, the symphony or the theater in a city. And that is ideally a suit or a double breasted blazer in a not-too-dark shade of navy blue, like the one the late Aristotle Onassis is wearing to take his wife on the town in the photograph. That is of course because that shade of blue under artificial light looks blacker than black.

Like dinner jacket suitings, the cloth of this suit or blazer should be a solid or semi-solid like Mr. Onassis’ herringbone. Stripes and patterns should be reserved for day wear, though there is no reason that an evening-appropriate suit cannot be worn during the day from time to time. At night, it should be combined with a white shirt and a necktie with sheen that evokes a dinner jacket’s satin lapels. A black or dark blue satin four in hand works nicely. A conservative bow tie that recalls more formal clothing is equally fitting.

No part of this ensemble should ideally be worn during the day of the event, for once upon a time men always changed for dinner and dressy evenings are an opportunity to pay homage to that practice with unwrinkled clothing. This is a state of affairs that is not always practical during the work week, but anyone should be able to change his shirt and necktie.

I do include the blazer in this category of dress, particularly as the formality of the occasion decreases. The theater, for example, or the baccarat or backgammon table. Perhaps a club, though appropriate dress for clubbing is so completely dependent on the particular club and locale as to be immune to my generalizations.

- http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2010/02/informal-evening-dress.html

Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis with his wife, the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (nee Bouvier), c. 1966/67.

Summer is upon us, which gives men an excuse to wear their white or other pale colored summer evening jackets on appropriate occasions. Those occasions are of course semi-formal outdoor events or indoor venues where the guests are able to spend time out of doors (a minute or two is all that is necessary really). And that gives us reason to discuss appropriate dress, complementing yesterday’s post.

Now assuming that a man already owns a dinner suit in a not terribly heavy weight, then he can wear those trousers and only needs an appropriately colored jacket to participate in summer’s rites. Not that a jacket is absolutely necessary, for black or midnight blue evening clothes are always appropriate, but a change of pace is a pleasureable thing. And though summer is warm, the nights are often cool, so mid-weight cloth is in my experience perfectly reasonable unless one lives in a place like Scottsdale where it may be 110 degrees (45 C) at 10 PM and then my advice is to wear the black and remain indoors. Better yet, go somewhere else for the season. But I digress.

According to the late George Frazier in Esquire, A. J. Drexel Biddle, who Frazier considered one of a handful of the best dressed men in America in the middle of the twentieth century despite a prediliction for, in my opinion, disproportionately small necktie knots, wore “single breasted white gabardine” coats on his semi-formal summer evenings. White or cream gabardine is my own choice in a 13 ounce/400 gram weight (the stuff also comes in 9 ounce/270 grams if you must) that drapes well and is comfortable in either air conditioning or sea breezes for the tight weave does not trap air next to the skin and warm it up. Other jacketing options include linen of course, though it rumples, silk, and worsteds but I like knowing that I have both feet planted firmly in an elegant past.

Now the cummerbund, originally a sash, was invented for warmer weather occasions when a waistcoat might be too much to bear, and civilized readers will take care to cover their waists despite the poor example set by Hollywood’s badly dressed leading men in recent years. Remember, the missing cummerbund is not a statement of fashion so much as an oversight when the dinner jacket makers loan their clothing for an awards appearance to a celebrity whose own wardrobe contains none of the appropriate accessories. But again I digress. Usually black, the cummerbund may be colored though personally I prefer to limit colored accessories to my socks and pocket square. Burgundy is always a good choice, as are dark blue, dark green or purple. Opera pumps and a black banded boater hat are options.

Now some readers may be asking themselves where they might wear such a costume, which means that a) they are too old to be attending a prom and b) their country club no longer has jacket-required dinner dances. To that I say, buy your wife a new dress and take her to dinner under the stars at least once this season.  And dress yourself for a summer’s evening.

- http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2011/05/for-summers-evening.html

Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced. Yan lang naman ang mga common na “Marital Status”. Nadagdagan lang naman ito ng mag-pauso ang isang social networking site ng “It’s Complicated”. Pero sa totoo lang mapapaisip ka, “gaano ka-complicated ang complicated?” Nawa’y mahanap niyo sa ibaba ang kung anong klaseng relasyon ang meron kayo sa ngayon.

Long Distance-maaaring hiningi ng pagkakataon kaya ang dalawang magkarelasyon ay kinailangang magkalayo. Maaring sa ikabubuti nilang dalawa, pero kung ang dahilan ay para sa ikabubuti ng isa, walang kasiguraduhan kung magtatagal ang ganitong uri ng relasyon. May tumututol? Sige sa baranggay ka magpaliwanag pero dahil ako ang nagsulat nito, wala kang ibang opinion na mababasa kungdi “hindi nagwo-work ang Long Distance Relationship lalo na kung wala pang kasalang nagaganap” Wala! WALA!!!

Imaginary-mayroon ka bang kaibigan na panay ang kuwento tungkol sa karelasyon nyang ubod ng perpekto at wala ni isang kapintasan? Pero sa kabila nito ni minsan hindi niya pa magawang maipakilala ng harapan ang sinasabing karelasyon niya? Swerte? Hindi! Maaring kagagawan lang ng imahinasyon niya ang lahat. Sa ngayon wala nang perpekto! Mag-asawa na nga nagkakasiraan pa e yung magsyota pa kaya?

FB-*babala: hindi angkop para sa mga konserbatibo* Hindi yan FaceBook. Yan ang tinatawag na “F*ck Buddy”. Eto yung tipo ng relasyon na walang relasyon. Penis meets Vagina lang kumbaga. Hindi Man meets Woman. Sa ganitong uri ng realsyon, bawal na pag-uusapan ang “love” “marriage” “family” lalong lalo na ang “kids”. Kapag isa sa involved sa ganitong relasyon ay nagsimulang magbanggit ng isa sa mga topic na yan, asahan ang unti-unting paglalaho ng komunikasyon sa mga susunod na araw. *pwera na lang siguro kung malupit ka sa kama*.

Exclusively Dating-the modern day “Mutual Understanding”. Lumalabas-labas, date-date, si babae hindi na tumatanggap ng manliligaw, si lalaki hindi na rin nanliligaw ng iba, madalas mag-kausap, madalas magka-text. Pero hindi pa sila. Yung parang “oo” na lang ng babae ang kulang. For some reason hindi pwede makipag-commit sa relationship ang isa o ang parehong involved pero sa kilos at mga gawain, parang sila na. Hindi ko alam kung paano nag-evolve ang ganitong uri ng tawag sa isang relasyon pero malamang pakana na naman yan ng mga artistang pilit umiiwas sa gulo ng intriga. Kalimitan itong sumusunod sa “getting to know” stage. Pag pumasa ka at na-get to know ka na nang maigi, ditto marahil ang bagsak nyo.

Parental-the modern day “May-December” love affair. Yung tipong pag lumalabas-labas kayo on a date, lagi kayong napapagkamalang nasa “family bonding with Mom/Dad”. Walang masama dito as long as nagmamahalan ang dalawang involved at tsaka walang asawa ang isa sa kanila.

Exotic-kapag nakakita ka ng ganito may tuwa kang mararamdaman at bigla mo na lang masasambit ang mga katagang “isa na namang kababayan ang umangat sa kahirapan”. Its the usual Inday-John Doe relationship. Yung mapapaisip ka na “how the heck he can stand that?!” o di kaya “what the fuck how did that happen?!” Sa di malamang kadahilanan, parang certain characteristics na hinahanap ang mga puti pagdating sa paghahanap ng relasyon. Di katangkaran, di kaputian, payat, at higit sa lahat, may malaking set ng mga ngipin sa harap. Yung tipong hindi na maisara ng ayos ang mga labi dahil sa laki ng ngipin sa harap. Sa bandang huli kung iisipin mo, sila pa ang panalo dahil ang mga tipo ni Inday ang yumayaman, at totoong minamahal ng kanilang mga foreigner husbands.

Beneficial-a.k.a. “friends with benefits.” Magkaibigan, tapos sa dulo “magka-ibigan” pero hindi sila. Eto yung mga tipong parang sila pero ok lang na may syotang iba. No commitments pero pwede nating gawin ang ginagawa ng mga normal na mag-syota., pero bawal ma-fall! Kung sinong ma-fall talo. May pagkaka-pareho ito sa estado ng “exclusively dating” pero ang pagkakaiba nito doon, pwede makipag-relasyon sa iba pa habang “friends with benefits” kayo. Natatapos ito pag nakahanap na ng totong karelasyon ang isa sa mga involved. Malas na nga lang nung naunahan.

Rebound-kung ang isa ay galing sa break-up at sinalo ng isa, yan ang tawag sa uri ng realsyon na magaganap. Bago pumasok sa ganitong relasyon siguraduhing wala nang balak pang bumalik ang makakarelasyon mong kaka-break lang dun sa bi-nreak niya. Kung hindi, talo ka! Ok lang kung rebound ka tapos sa bandang huli magiging kayo. Pero kung hindi, kawawa ka. Sinaktan mo lang ang sarili mo.

Trophy-isang babala lalo na sa mga babaeng ubod ng ganda, maaaring nasa ganitong uri ka na ng relasyon ay hindi mo pa alam. Kung lagi kang kasama ng BF mo sa mga lakad ng barkada (na hindi mo naman mga kakilala ang iba pang kasama sa lakad), at proud sya sayo tuwing may ibang tao sa paligid, pero pagka-kayong dalawa na lang ay parang wala ka lang, o di kaya pagka hindi na kayo magkasama e hindi ka na kinakamusta sa tawag at text, pwede mo nang i-categorize ang relasyon nyo sa classification na ito.

Contractual-“pag ka umabot tayo ng 30, tapos wala pa akong asawa, tapos ikaw rin wala, tayo na lang dalawa”. Pagka-umoo ka sa ganyang kasunduan, welcome to “Contractual” relationship. Pero sa katagalan maaari mo ring marealize na parang may kulang. Kaya kung balak mo rin naman ng ganitong relasyon, siguraduhin na ang pipiliing partner ay may potential na mapa-ibig ka sa bandang huli. Kasi kung hindi, at tipong napasubo na sa kasalan, there’s no turning back!

Parasitismic-the modern day “bilmoko non bilmoko nyan” kalimitang pinapasukan ng mga DOM at ng mga matrona na kaya lang pinapatulan ng ka-relasyon ay dahil sa mga regalo at benefits na nakukuha ng mas nakababatang ka-relasyon. Same principle applies sa mga lalaking ubod ng yaman na kayang ibigay o bilhin lahat ang gusto ng GF. Pera-pera lang yan kumbaga.

Walang ibang hinangad ang lahat ng tao kungdi ang magkaroon ng “Ideal” type ng relationship. Pero syempre marahil na rin sa mga pagkakataon, nagkakaroon ng mga ganyang tipo na nabanggit na mga uri ng realsyon marahil dahil na rin sa pagkainip sa paghihintay ng tamang taong dadating na talagang magmamahal ng totoo. Malamang sa isa o sa dalawa nakarelate ka pero habang maiisip mo ang mga nakaraang experience mo, matatawa ka na lang. Basta ang mahalaga, pag-daanan mo man lahat yan, sa “One True Love” ka pa rin babagsak.

- mhyk12.blogspot.com

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BAGUIO CITY—Even Health Secretary Enrique Ona is advising incoming college students: Stay out of nursing.

In a consultation here on Monday, Ona noted that too many nurses were needing jobs here and abroad, while many nursing schools were closing following a government-mandated review of their quality of instruction.

-Health secretary tells students: Avoid nursing (Inquirer.net)

Well, it’s about time!

Secretary Ona is advising incoming college students to avoid nursing. However, if students still do want to pursue careers in healthcare, he encourages them to take up specialized courses in medical research and medical technology.

For years now, it is evident that Filipinos seeking greener pastures take up nursing in the hope of finding steady high-income jobs here and especially in abroad. This was brought about the huge demand of nurses ALL OVER THE WORLD some years back. During this time Filipinos set-out to pursue nursing careers, and eventually, they landed steady jobs abroad.

This demand caused a trend in the Filipino society in which every parent wanted their children to become nurses. Almost every Filipinos dream of becoming rich seemed to have been answered by this window of opportunity that gave each one a glimpse of the things that COULD BE.

BUT THAT WAS BACK THEN.

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Baka nga ikaw pa ay makita sa aking panaginip
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Ang iyong ngiting nakakabighani.

O kay hirap, nakakahiya
Itong aking pagpipita
Sa dinami-rami ng dilag
Ikaw pa ang siyang bumihag.

Sige na, maawa ka naman
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O, aking paraluman
Ilapit mo ako sa iyong kagandahan.