A Small Touching Story Mainly for Professionals. ...

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

DAD: "Yeah sure, what it is?" replied the man.

SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
the man said angrily.

SON: "I just want to know.. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"

DAD: "If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour."

SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $10.00 ?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. "Are you asleep, son?" he asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said the man.

"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10.00 you asked for."

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!"

He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.

"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.

"Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you." The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $20.00 worth of your time with someone you love.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.

Indie Film Making

pelikula@titusbrandsma is looking for short films, short documentaries, full-length of any genre to show in our 4th Pinoy Indies and monthly film dialogue sessions (August 9, 2008).

Deadline of submission for 4th Pinoy Indies: July 21, 2008 (tentative)
Submit a copy in DVD/VCD/VHS format to:Titus Brandsma Center Media Program3/F Theresa of Avila Bldg.28 Acacia St. Barangay Mariana,New Manila, Quezon City
Look for Ms. Bituin Quinto. Please enclose a sheet of paper that contains the following information:
Title
Director's Name
Running Time
SynopsisCast and Crew
Additional info: (Awards, Nominations, Festival screened)

Selection and programming of films will be decided by the pelikula@titusbrandsma core group. Selected works will be a part of the TBCMP film library. Unselected works are to be returned to the filmmakers.

You can also submit your work and other requirements during our monthly film dialogue session at TBC. If your film is selected and scheduled for showing, you are required to be present on the day it will be shown for the Q & A. (Metro Manila entries only).

If you're from the province, you may or may not be present during the showing provided that you submit a written article about your work covering all the aspects especially the content.

For non-Tagalog films, please submit a copy with English subtitles.

For further details, please contact:Bituin Quinto Coordinator, TBCMP
Tel No. : (02) 726-6054 Pls. pass for those who are interested.