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                    [Title] => Is it love or obligation?
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Resigning one’s self into the senior years with the hope the children will be successful, offer you a lifetime of unending allowances, and all the while living off the retirement fund and buying a few lotto tickets on a regular basis hoping that you will hit the jackpot, is an exercise in futility.

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Resigning one’s self into the senior years with the hope the children will be successful, offer you a lifetime of unending allowances, and meanwhile living off the retirement fund and buying a few lotto tickets on a regular basis hoping that you will hit the jackpot, is an exercise in futility.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-18 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133770 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1325498 [AuthorName] => Francis J. Kong [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1423417 [Title] => Saying I love you [Summary] =>

Here is a funny little story that circulates the Internet.

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I posted a question on my Facebook page: are all disappointments bad?  Among the many who commented, one said he hated being disappointed because he would lose confidence, get confused, and wouldn’t know what to do after.  Another said that disappointments make him stronger in his resolve to do better.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133774 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1325498 [AuthorName] => Francis J. Kong [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1274898 [Title] => You have tight skin [Summary] =>

Total Makeover. This term isn’t accurate, at least not for me. First of all it’s not total. Secondly, it’s not really a makeover, it’s more a required medical procedure for better health.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133770 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1325498 [AuthorName] => Francis J. Kong [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 937970 [Title] => On being rich [Summary] =>

I post status messages on my Facebook page.

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I would not even dare drive a Jaguar.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134513 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1168457 [AuthorName] => Bernadette Sembrano [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854018 [Title] => What a difference a year makes [Summary] =>

One businessman said, “I joined a health club last year. Spent about P12,000. Haven’t lost a pound. Apparently, you have to show up.”

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Some time ago, I was invited to speak at the University of Santo Tomas.

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Call me old fashioned, but today, I want to talk to business people on the topic of marriage. The Ilocana and I have spent more than half of our lives together.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133770 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1325498 [AuthorName] => Francis J. Kong [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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