Published Courting

I always try to share the acknowledgement page I found on one of our books related to programming and voila, in drops of second [too much for an encoder, ha-ha], below here it dwells. I really love it when he states dramatic confessions of love and even the obvious old style of admiration. How romantic. How hopeless. Kidding!! Well, I’m not going to pinpoint those wrong English parameters [if there’s any] which actually the author already admitted from the first paragraph. Anyway, what an amazing courage this man got when in the last part of his novel [sorry! Informative book, I mean], I discovered that he actually feels love for a very, ultimately and absolutely [nyek] young girl! I imagined gaps of lightyears there. Ha-ha. But I was really entertained and touched [oh really?! I couldn’t express the appropriate word!] by this warrior here whom I depicted to be very serious when it comes to courting a woman [or pretty girls, huh?]. On the special acknowledgement, he emphasized there the mother of his dream girl and it’s not a huge weird thing because he really has the style of a native Filipino who courts first the guardians before on the real goal [which goes to show men like this already assured the sweet “yes” of a lady]. But of course, men actually look greatly on appearance than anything else [who doesn’t… ehem?]. The author was a director of rhetoric propagandas of impressive salutations thus showing he’s a typical gentle guy which is the primary reflection of his words.

Acknowledgement

I would like to thank my mom Gloria Prietos Pepito, my grandmothers: Alejandra Prietos and Dr. Roberta Pepito, grandpa Crescenciano Prietos for their tender love and care. I would like to thank my fellow teachers at AMA Computer University (all campuses) for their advises, insights, and influences. I salute them all. I am also very grateful to my students whom Ilearned a lot,. And who are brave enough to point out my wrong spellings (not to mention my wrong grammars), my wrong pronunciations (as usual – by the way, I am a pure Cebuano – 100 percent), and my wrongfully explained examples. To my students, thank you. I try to correct my classroom blunders here in this book; I hope. My thanks goes also to Ms. Letty G. Custodio of National Bookstore – Purchasing Department and Ms. Zeny Alulod of Capitol Publishing whose uncommon patient and understanding have made this book possible.

Also, I am forever grateful to the ladies whom I adored and admired so much: Abigail Reyes for making me realized that an actress is human, too, (I enjoyed watching you on TV and some movies); Kristelle Tingzon my model of honesty (you are amazingly beautiful in Extraderm-Lite commercial ads), Tara B. Williams (Ms. Teen-Victoria, Australia) for inspiring me in writing this book, and ma. Patricia Bianca C. Amistad (Ms. Intrams 2001: Sienna College-Quezon City Campus) for greeting me with her sweet and lovely smile on Sunday morning holy mass (7:30 am) I am always looking forward with great excitement every Sunday because I know I would see Bianca possibly. And I am also very happy (heavenly) just to see her inside the church. I do not know why. Or maybe, I am just afraid to tell her what I really feel inside? I’m sorry, I am so scared. Anyway, she is too young to know. Time will tell. Yes, time will tell. But if she dares to ask me, I will. Promise. Dare?

Like all successful humans, I’m thankful to the Almighty God, too!

Special Acknowledgement

Mrs. Wilma Amistad

Sometimes I forget that if there is someone whom I indebted so much, she is no other than Aunt Wilma who allowed me to dedicate my book to their pretty, young and lovely daughter –Bianca. Imagine, Bianca was 13 years old when I asked her mom about my plan to dedicate my second book and the next one (and probably all the next ones) to their second year high school girl, right there inside the church (after the holy mass).

I can still remember that memorable moment how grateful aunt Wilma was when I asked her permission. For a man like me who had gone through a lot of traumatic experiences of being turned down (basted in short) by the girl’s mother whom I admired; was so very lucky that Aunt Wilma was so kind and understanding enough to let me express how much I adored their ever dearest daughter through the first pages of my book.

It is still fresh in my memory when you frequently say, “I’m improving!” Yes, you are always improving Aunt Wilma. Improving in good-health, in beauty and in spirit. “Day by day, in every way I’m getting better and better” is what the legendary French chemist Dr. Emile Couie had used to say. Seem it sounds like your favorite expression, Aunt Wilma. Once again, thank you and God bless you and your family.