NOSTALGIA

Thanks again to the net that brought my love one to me.

2011-09-03T00:25:00.001+08:00

to lighten our days.....laugh:))

2011-09-02T22:38:00.000+08:00

Deaf Wife

A man feared his wife wasn'thearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need ahearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discussthe problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband couldperform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet awayfrom her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hearsyou. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get aresponse."
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in theden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see whathappens." Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's fordinner?"
No response. So, the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feetfrom his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's fordinner?" Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wifeand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what'sfor dinner?"
Again, there is no response.
So, he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
"Clyde, for the fifth time...CHICKEN!"

WORDS

A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day...30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeateverything to men.
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"
CREATION
A man said to his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be so stupidand so beautiful all at the same time."
The wife responded, "Allow me to explain.
God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so Iwould be attracted to you!

THE SILENT TREATMENT

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each otherthe silent treatment.
Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wakehim at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote o n apiece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knewshe would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only y to discover it was 9:00 AM and he hadmissed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn'twakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.

The Husband Store
A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choosea husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how thestore operates.
"You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and theattributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights.
There is, however, a catch: you may choose any man from a particular floor,or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exitthe building!"
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband...
On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men have jobs.
The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids.
The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, and areextremely good looking. "Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled tokeep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads: Floor 4 - These men havejobs, love kids, are drop-dead good looking and help with the housework.
"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads: Floor 5 - These men havejobs, love kids, are drop-dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have astrong romantic streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the Signreads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on thisfloor.
This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping at the "Husband Store."

God asked Adam, "What's wrong with you?"
Adam said he didn't have anyone to talk to.
So, God said he was going to make Adam a companion and that it would be awoman. God said, "This person will gather food for you, and when youdiscover clothing she'll wash it for you. She will always agree with everydecision you make. She will bear your children and never ask you to get up inthe middle of the night to take care of them. She will never nag you, and shewill always be the first to admit she was wrong when you've had a disagreement.She will never have a headache and will freely give you love and passionwhenever you need it."
Adam asked God, "What will a woman like this cost?"
God replied, "An arm and a leg."
Then Adam asked, "What can I get for a rib?" And the rest ishistory.

Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.

2011-09-01T23:37:00.000+08:00

I'm back!!! been gone for a couple years but now i'm here.Oh i miss blogging so much. How much time has passed...its 2011 now,much has happened already.I'll be laying out all the what-has soon.Ciao for now....be back soon (definitely).So tired right now.But i'm still smiling.(,'')

happiness speaks ...

2009-02-11T22:07:00.004+08:00

-Waiting can sometimes be one of the hardest thing to do, but on my case it surely is worth the wait .Gone were the days when I used to wish and hope that days would pass by so fast that nine months would just be a week away or days away. I am so happy I couldnt contain myself.Pardon me if I have been too showy of my feelings but I just wanted to express myself. I am just an ordinary person, perhaps even insignificant by the worlds standards. But the happiness that is within me emanates from the feeling of being loved inspite of imperfections, amidsts tribulations. There are a few things that money cannot buy, and I am quite sure that this is one of it.
Ciao for now....wishing you my friends to all be happy just as I am......

My Looong Vacation ....

2009-01-27T21:19:00.002+08:00

Holidays are long over but I had an extended vacation. And I'm so happy that I was able to spend it with my family whom I haven't seen for quite a while. It's been our family tradition actually to held our reunion during Christmastime.

Happy New Year everyone. Sorry for the late greetings and posting.No internet (twas' intended to be...)

Being so far away from them (My mom,dad, sisters and brothers, lola's and aunts and cousins) is kinda hard for me since I grew up on a closely knit family. I have been yearning for that time to be with them again. I have been so homesick before that I used to cry myself to self and calling them everyday.I missed my family, my friends, everything in my life before I came here.But that was before. Now I am anticipating for my wish to come true.To be where my heart wants me to be.This time will be my turning point. It took me eight years to come up with this decision.I am just waiting for someone so very important to me to eventually make my wish come true.I have learned to like it here, I really do but a big part of my heart longs for the place where I grew up, I just want to spend more time with my parents. It is so hard to make decisions in life but I'm keeping my fingers crossed anyway.

The Little Match Girl

2008-12-12T21:27:00.003+08:00

by: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening-- the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet. When she left home she had slippers on, it is true; but what was the good of that? They were very large slippers, which her mother had hitherto worn; so large were they; and the poor little thing lost them as she scuffled away across the street, because of two carriages that rolled by dreadfully fast.

One slipper was nowhere to be found; the other had been laid hold of by an urchin, and off he ran with it; he thought it would do capitally for a cradle when he some day or other should have children himself. So the little maiden walked on with her tiny naked feet, that were quite red and blue from cold. She carried a quantity of matches in an old apron, and she held a bundle of them in her hand. Nobody had bought anything of her the whole livelong day; no one had given her a single farthing.

She crept along trembling with cold and hunger--a very picture of sorrow, the poor little thing!

The flakes of snow covered her long fair hair, which fell in beautiful curls around her neck; but of that, of course, she never once now thought. From all the windows the candles were gleaming, and it smelt so deliciously of roast goose, for you know it was New Year's Eve; yes, of that she thought.

In a corner formed by two houses, of which one advanced more than the other, she seated herself down and cowered together. Her little feet she had drawn close up to her, but she grew colder and colder, and to go home she did not venture, for she had not sold any matches and could not bring a farthing of money: from her father she would certainly get blows, and at home it was cold too, for above her she had only the roof, through which the wind whistled, even though the largest cracks were stopped up with straw and rags.

Her little hands were almost numbed with cold. Oh! a match might afford her a world of comfort, if she only dared take a single one out of the bundle, draw it against the wall, and warm her fingers by it. She drew one out. "Rischt!" how it blazed, how it burnt! It was a warm, bright flame, like a candle, as she held her hands over it: it was a wonderful light. It seemed really to the little maiden as though she were sitting before a large iron stove, with burnished brass feet and a brass ornament at top. The fire burned with such blessed influence; it warmed so delightfully. The little girl had already stretched out her feet to warm them too; but--the small flame went out, the stove vanished: she had only the remains of the burnt-out match in her hand.

She rubbed another against the wall: it burned brightly, and where the light fell on the wall, there the wall became transparent like a veil, so that she could see into the room. On the table was spread a snow-white tablecloth; upon it was a splendid porcelain service, and the roast goose was steaming famously with its stuffing of apple and dried plums. And what was still more capital to behold was, the goose hopped down from the dish, reeled about on the floor with knife and fork in its breast, till it came up to the poor little girl; when--the match went out and nothing but the thick, cold, damp wall was left behind. She lighted another match. Now there she was sitting under the most magnificent Christmas tree: it was still larger, and more decorated than the one which she had seen through the glass door in the rich merchant's house.

Thousands of lights were burning on the green branches, and gaily-colored pictures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, looked down upon her. The little maiden stretched out her hands towards them when--the match went out. The lights of the Christmas tree rose higher and higher, she saw them now as stars in heaven; one fell down and formed a long trail of fire.

"Someone is just dead!" said the little girl; for her old grandmother, the only person who had loved her, and who was now no more, had told her, that when a star falls, a soul ascends to God.

She drew another match against the wall: it was again light, and in the lustre there stood the old grandmother, so bright and radiant, so mild, and with such an expression of love.

"Grandmother!" cried the little one. "Oh, take me with you! You go away when the match burns out; you vanish like the warm stove, like the delicious roast goose, and like the magnificent Christmas tree!" And she rubbed the whole bundle of matches quickly against the wall, for she wanted to be quite sure of keeping her grandmother near her. And the matches gave such a brilliant light that it was brighter than at noon-day: never formerly had the grandmother been so beautiful and so tall. She took the little maiden, on her arm, and both flew in brightness and in joy so high, so very high, and then above was neither cold, nor hunger, nor anxiety--they were with God.

But in the corner, at the cold hour of dawn, sat the poor girl, with rosy cheeks and with a smiling mouth, leaning against the wall--frozen to death on the last evening of the old year. Stiff and stark sat the child there with her matches, of which one bundle had been burnt. "She wanted to warm herself," people said. No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she had seen; no one even dreamed of the splendor in which, with her grandmother she had entered on the joys of a new year.

-This is one of my favorite Christmas story. It is so sad and I would feel so numb whenever I read it. It taught me a lot of lessons, about the reason for this season, about the spirit of Christmas. If only.....

The Nativity

2008-12-12T20:29:00.004+08:00

Thousands of years ago, in the town of Nazareth, there lived a young woman named Mary. She was engaged to Joseph, a carpenter. One day an angel appeared before her and told her she had been chosen to have a special baby. The baby would be God's son and she must call him Jesus. Soon after the angel's visit, Mary and Joseph were married. Mary was due to have her baby when they were told they had to go on a long journey to Bethlehem, which was where Joseph came from.This was because they had to pay a special tax. Mary had to ride on a donkey for a few days over the hills of Gallilee. At last Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem. It was crowded with other people who needed to pay their taxes. Mary was very tired and needed a place to stay. But there was no room for them. Eventually, one kind innkeeper said he had a stable where he kept his animals. They were welcome to stay there. And so it was that a few hours later, Mary gave birth to her son in that stable. She wrapped Jesus in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger full of hay.

At about the same time, on a hillside overlooking Bethlehem, some shepherds were watching over their sheep. A bright light appeared in the sky. They were very afraid. It was an angel sent by God. The angel told them not to be afraid, because he had some good news. He said the Son of God had been born and they would find Him in Bethlehem.The shepherds wanted to go and see the baby. When they arrived at the stable, they were filled with joy at seeing Jesus lying in the manger. They knelt down and worshipped Him. They told Mary and Joseph how the angel had appeared in the sky and told them that Jesus was to be the Saviour of the world.

Far away in the East, Wise Men saw a new star shining high in the sky. These men studied the stars and they knew this was a very special star. They studied their scrolls where it said that whenever a bright new star appeared it meant that a great ruler had been born. The Wise Men decided to find this new ruler. They went to Jerusalem to see King Herod, as they thought the baby would be in the palace. The king thought this new king may take away his throne. He told them to return when they had found the baby so that he could worship the child himself.The Wise Men set off to find the baby. They were guided by the star to the stable in Bethlehem. Here they knelt down and worshipped Jesus. They gave him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. That night, the men had the same dream where an angel warned them that King Herod wanted to kill Jesus and told them not to go back to his palace. The Wise Men went back to their own country without calling to see Herod.

Soon after Joseph had a dream where an angel told him to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt as King Herod had ordered that Jesus be killed. They left Bethlehem right away.

happy anniversary to us.....

2008-12-11T15:39:00.004+08:00

I Miss You On Our Anniversary!

It's lonelier than most days I'm alone,

Even though we manage on the phone

To touch with words the face we cannot see.

You away are far more dear to me

Than anyone who might remain at home.

My love is in the places that you roam,

Being with you where I cannot be.

We do not choose the objects of our passion,

But passively await the holy fire

That immolates our past and lights our fate,

Twisting through the alleys of desire.

So I am yours, and will contented wait,

Allowing love my life and will to fashion.

The day I met you...I found true love.

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. ~Mignon McLaughlin

ChRistMas in The StreeTs...

2008-12-01T17:09:00.003+08:00

Nay inside the house.
The neighborhood....
Our snowman hehehe... outside our home.
Christmas tree from dried langka tree,adorned with colored liquid candy plastics and miniature lights.

The neighborhood is in a frenzy.We have decided to join the Christmas contest in our place under the category: Most Lighted and decorated Street.
I have been amazed with the cooperation and effort that everyone exerted.
Our official lighting begins tonight.As the lights were up, I can't help but be awed.I know it's not about the prize at stake that everybody is contributing, it's about the pride and prestige.
We neighbors seldom had a chance to talk and mingle with each other since most of the people in the neighborhood have jobs during the day.But this time, all seemed to reach out and enjoy each other's company as we worked towards one goal.

do you believe in destiny?

2008-11-29T20:10:00.002+08:00

i think i do....just bought a bunch of romantic movies and I watched one after another.
...as usuall, cry cry na pud ko hehehe...ooh I am such a sucker when it comes to romantic movies.Here are the lists of movies that I've watched:
-The Notebook
- Serendipity
-A walk in the Clouds
-Just Like Heaven
-Lakehouse
-Kissing a Fool
-Sleepless in Seattle
- Only You
-While you were sleeping
....that's why I believed in destiny...or fate...or whatever we call it. In fact I consider myself lucky having watched this wonderful movies...made me realize what I have.

LOVE

2008-11-28T22:21:00.003+08:00

Love is not a single act, but a climate in which we live.A lifetime venture we are always learning,discovering and growing.It is not destroyed by a single failure or won by a caress.Love is a climate of the heart.
Love is a question we have always attempted to answer in more than one-way. This only shows that it is quite impossible to grasp and comprehend the totality of its being.But we try don't we?We try and find out by getting hurt. We try and find out.
When you enter a relationship, when you commit yourself, you must bear in mind that you are also sharing a part of yourself to a stranger who by mere chance or destined fate you happen to like and love.In doing so, you take the risk.He is a different person that is why you shouldn't expect him to be like you. To posess the same thoughts, to own the same emotions.You love him because he is he and not because he is you. This being so you learn to accept him in his totality as a person.Growth is brought about by your differences, which in one way or another cultivate the relationship.It is important to remember that trust is a vital element of any relationship. Unconditional trust.No ifs, no buts.
When you love, honestly love, then you must be willing to sacrifice. There are times when hurt goes deep, when the pain is almost unbearable, when you are about to give up.But loving is not giving up easily.It is being there when all has been done. When there is very little strength left.When it is too much to stand.Loving is trusting.Loving is letting be.
Nobody promised you a garden of rose. But you are a promise. Get the best out of life. Love and get hurt.Get hurt and learn.Learn and love again.It is a cycle of being. Experience the cycle.Experience love.LOVE AND LIVE.

(Author unknown)

All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten

2008-11-28T22:03:00.001+08:00

All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sandpile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned. Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life-learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that. Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup-they all die. So do we. And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned-the biggest word of all - LOOK.

Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and sane living. Take any of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your family life or your work or your government or your world and it holds true and clear and firm. Think what a better world it would be if all-the whole world-had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had a basic policy to always put thing back where they found them and to clean up their own mess. And it is still true, no matter how old you are-when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.

By Robert Fulghum

now and then

2008-11-22T19:12:00.003+08:00

The Paradox of our Time by George Carlin

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more but enjoy less We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life, we've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men and small character; steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw-away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stock room.

A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say "I Love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment, for some day, that person will not be there again.

Give time to Love, give time to speak, give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

a tribute to where I am...

2008-11-17T20:24:00.005+08:00

The first time I came here to actually live, I cried bucket of tears. Yes. I did say bucket.I thought I could not survive in a place where there are no malls, fancy restaurants, fastfoods, hotels, theaters& cinemas, night places to go for barkada gimmicks not even a Jollibee. The place had only one big but not so complete supermart,one wet market, and a few business establishments.I could not imagine myself at first, how can I survive in this place when back home SM City was just a 3minute ride from my house?

But 8 years later and looking back ....whew! I surely have come a long way. I guess one way it subdued the gimikera image of me and made me appreciate that simple things in life I used to take for granted.
This island where I live now is a thing of beauty.They call it undiscovered paradise.Well, I wanted to post here pictures depicting what this island has to offer.
In the map, it looks like just a speck atop one of the main islands of the Visayas,in the Philippines.
Ahhhh...I think I got one. We are always present on the list whenever there's a typhoon.Mostly if we are not under signal number 1, it will be 2 or 3 or worse the center of the typhoon.In fact in my 8years of existing here,I have lost count of the number of typhoon hits that we have had.
This is our Pier ...... On the way to Naval...Going to the market...
Here are some pictures I've got from the web.But I will be posting my own pics any day soon.

falling in love .... like never before

2008-11-17T19:37:00.004+08:00

Gosh!
I can't wait to see TWILIGHT!

Drama, Romance, Thriller and Teen

November 21st, 2008

STARRING

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet, and Nikki Reed

Awesome.

been away ...

2008-11-17T19:12:00.003+08:00

well......
it's been a while since my last post.
I miss blogging so much.
It's not that I've been away physically, I was just self-searching.
Hmmm....
But the outcome of my search has done me good.
I realized that much has changed within me.
Before I was such a jealous person and very selfish.I was so short tempered and I could not contain my negative emotions . I fall short in every expectations my family has of me.
But now, family life has made me a better person.
I am not the jealous person anymore maybe because I have outgrown my insecurities.
I have learned to be selfless instead of selfish. I am able to control my tempers and I don't dwell anymore on negative thoughts and emotions. I have learned to look at the positive side of life and my friends said it reflects on my face.
It is my goal never to forget to pray each day for His guidance that I might do well each day of my life. Afterall, we will pass this way only once.

lighten up a bit!

2008-10-31T22:17:00.003+08:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Photo from (www.myspacegraphicsandanimations.com)Thank you.

All Saints Day, Nov. 1 in the Philippines

2008-10-31T21:32:00.004+08:00

All Saints Day falls on a Saturday this year, and its gonna be tomorrow.Thankfully, work's until half-day only so I can spend the afternoon at the cemetery. I have announced early that I would be going and visit my loved ones since I wasn't able to do last year because of my work. I've already bought flowers at the "tabo" this afternoon, it was nice though for only 150 php.It's a bundle of anthuriums,morning glory, baby's breathe and those tiny yellow and white flowers that looks like mini morning glorys. It's just me and Shan this time, all of them are not available.I can't help but be teary eyed thinking how we used to be complete during these times, visiting and cleaning there.
I'm a bit sad coz' I won't be able to visit my own grandpa's grave because I am miles away.I promise that I will visit him when I go back home this Christmas.

I am crying now...ohhh, such a crybaby of me, sorry I can't help it.Tomorrow, Nov. 1, is also a special day for me.It was the time I fell in love with him.You might think it's weird but when cupid's arrow struck,you can't really choose the date haha. And he's so far away right now that I miss him so much.Nahhh....this is the life of a seafarer's wife.
Back to my topic....

Way back when I was young, in my howmtown Iloilo, my Lola would cook usually native "kakanin's", but here, they don't practice it.I totally miss my Lola's cooking. I am quite surprise by the tradition here because food has always been a part of the celebration.Well, so much for comparison, I really have to sleep early tonight so I'll be ready tomorrow. I know we have to clean the place.

a little something for nanay

2008-10-25T22:26:00.004+08:00

My mom-in- law and I recently went to a Chinese shop selling porcelain jars and decorations, they were giving out leaflets stating that they are on clearance sale for the Chinese new year.Nay said she really like something there and when I saw it I think it was really a beauty.
I would like to describe it but I think I better take some snaps and post it here, um or maybe post what's inside the shop. Of course we ended up buying the jar , the original price was Php 22,000 or so the tag says,the owner said it has handcrafted designs, which are more intricate than painted ones but because they are on sale from 20 to 90 %,we got it for only Php 3,800 after much haggling. I told nanay it would be our advanced christmas gift to her since I won't be here for the holiday.I also bought something but I can't describe how beautiful it is, maybe make another post about it next week , with the picture and all.
Ciao for now!

Boracay

2008-10-24T22:05:00.004+08:00

This is Boracay. Bathe in its beauty!

The world-famous island of Boracay is located in Aklan province 345 kms. South of Manila. The island is accessible by air from Manila or Cebu through two principal gateways: Caticlan airport or Kalibo airport.
Yahoo! Travel just announced The World’s Most Popular Beaches of 2007, and on top of the list is our very own Boracay Island in Aklan.

I have been there twice. The first time was during the Holy Week where my barkadas and fellow workers spent 3days of our holiday vacation.It took my breathe away the first moment I laid my eyes on the island.I couldn't believe I am touching its white fine sands with my own two feet.We were supposed to be bonding there as friends but because of isssues and misunderstandings, I didn't quite enjoy.But don't take me wrong, it's not because of the place, it's because of the people I am with.Still, it is my favorite place on earth.
The second time was more memorable, coz I was with my loved ones and I totally enjoyed every minute I was there, partaking of it's beauty. Whenever I gaze into the green sparkling sea, I feel so calm and serene, that it seems all my problems are gone.Pardon me if I was being too wordy but this is my way of sharing my beautiful experience in Boracay. And if its not yet too much to ask from Ken, maybe we can go back there for summer next year? Just hoping huh. :0)
Well anyway, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.I still have five months to prep.

my journey home

2008-10-24T21:53:00.005+08:00

after spending my time musing, i decided to start packing small things to send home first via jrs -our local freight service.I was thinking about how much would it cost me to send most of the things first, mostly stuffs like books,clothes, little accessories and beddings.Would it be better if I put them in big boxes rather than pack in plastics?Well, they charged really high for boxes but only minimum for pouches or plastics.I was also thinking about sending it via the postal agency because I think they charge cheaper but i'm not sure yet.
maybe tomorrow i'll drop by and ask.Anyway i wont be going home till the 20th of dec. and I was set going there via plane.

funny sign

2008-10-24T21:25:00.004+08:00

-this one really perked up my day!

photo from tripntale.com. thank you.

unwell

2008-10-24T17:03:00.003+08:00

I woke up this morning feeling really low. Perhaps because i'm depressed with something.Ate KC has been chosen to be Miss Japan for their school's United Nations Celebration and the program was held this morning.I was not able to attend, apparently because I'm miles and miles away. I really wanted to, I know she will be happy if I'll be there but it just wont do for now. In my mind it was just so simple to think of taking the plane and going there but in reality it's not that easy.But I promised her that as soon as my purpose here is done, I will be going home and that would be soon.Anyway I have asked my younger brother to take pictures and send it to my cp but my cp can't receive multi-media message, it sez on the screen duh ;).Deal with it later.

Hah, feeling better now. I didn't go to work today. Not just on my element.I spent the whole day musing.hmmp.

something personal ...

2008-10-21T21:28:00.003+08:00

Barbara De Angelis:

Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.

- I totally agree. If we look closely at everything around us, we will see that we are surrounded by love.Love from our special someone, from our family,from our children, from our friends, from our co-workers and most importantly,the love that God unconditionally gave us.It is indeed a choice that we make every moment of our lives.If we choose not to love, we are giving up all the joys and warmth only love can give.Although sometimes love can be very painful, like a thorn it would leave scars into our lives, but as human beings we learn how to forgive and forget and love again.

Christmas is fast approaching...

2008-10-14T21:52:00.003+08:00

The starting of months ending with "ber" usually means that Christmas is fast approaching, and Christmastime is my favorite part of the year.I have lots of reasons as to why : during this time of the year I usually take a leave from work and visit my family in my hometown and celebrate our yearly family reunion,that December is our wedding anniversary month and December 10 is the birthday of my beloved Nanay Neneng,I'm usually at my happiest during the Christmas season most especially because we get to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.This year, I already made a list of things to buy for the family.I'm going to post it here lest' I forget about it.

1. Smart link phone kit for ken.
2. Treadmill for me.
3. Tom and Jerry stuffed toy for dale.
4. A new barbie doll for ate kc.
5. Round table for Nay and Tay.
6. Dress for Lola.

might as well start looking right now to avoid the holiday rush...

techy savvy....

2008-10-13T21:48:00.012+08:00

Some funny pics I've gathered from the web.

HUh?

Too much?!!?

Unfinished business????

New Design for Kids. Hehehe

Coooolllll.

Hmmm.Christmas is in the air.

Source: Funnypotato.com

What gift to give?

2008-10-13T20:24:00.002+08:00

I have posted here a picture during that flood.

I have been wondering what gift to give for the kind angel who saved my parent's lives during that flood in my hometown, you must have read or heard about it in the news somewhere.I have been thinking of thanking her personally but the shy person that I am I guess that seems to be impossible.Writing her a letter of thank you perhaps?, I think she deserves much better.Maybe I'll try sending her flowers with thank you notes. I know that no material thing can ever surpass the kind deed that she has done to my parents. I, from the deepest of my heart would like to thank YOU... MA'AM for saving two precious people in my life.I realized that one way of returning the kindness that we have received is to give it back also to those who need it most. I hope that there are more angels like you that roam this world that we live in. God Bless You and your Family!

World Peace

2008-10-13T19:56:00.004+08:00

Here is a story told in a conference that I've attended, read and ponder the essence of the story.

A kind man was conversing with two of his friends. The man asked one of them, "How do you know when the night is over and a new day has begun?"

His friend replied,"When you look in the east and can distinguish a sheep from a goat, then you know the night is over and a new day has begun."

He asked the second one the same question. He replied, "When you look into the distance and can distinguish an olive tree from a fig tree, then you know morning has come and a new day has begun."

Then the two friends asked him back the same question.

He thought for a while and then said, "When you look into the east and see the face of a woman and can say, "She is my sister, and when you look into the West and see the face of a man and can say,"He is my brother, then you know the light of a new day has come."

The story reminds us of brotherhood. If only all the hatred that exists among people can be erased and replaced with love for our fellow human beings, then maybe world peace wouldn't seem impossible after all.

Web acronyms for newbies....

2008-10-12T13:19:00.002+08:00

HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
Web pages are written in hypertext, this is not because the text moves quickly, but rather because it can interact (a little) with the reader. A book (or a Word document) will always stay the same each time you read it, but hypertext is meant to be easily changed and manipulated so that it could ultimately be Dynamic.

DHTML or dHTML - Dynamic HTML
This is a combination of the Document Object Model (DOM), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and JavaScript that allows HTML to interact more directly with the readers. For more information, read my article Dynamic HTML References.

DOM - Document Object Model
This is the specification for how the HTML, JavaScript, and CSS will interact to form Dynamic HTML. It defines the methods and objects available for Web Developers to use.

CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
Style sheets are directives for browsers to display Web pages exactly how the designer would like to display them. They allow for very specific control over the look and feel of a Web page.

XML - eXtensible Markup Language
This is a markup language that allows developers to develop their own markup language. For more information, I would read my article XML Explained.

URL - Uniform Resource Locator (some say Universal Resource Locator)
This is the Web page address. The Internet works very much like the post office in that it needs an address to send information to and from. The URL is the address that the Web uses.

HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (some say Hyper Text Transport Protocol)
Basically, when you see this in a URL, all it means is Web Page. However, it is officially the method that the "post office" uses to send your Web page from it's home to your Web browser. It is the way the "hypertext" (Web page information) is transferred to your computer.

FTP - File Transfer Protocol
When you see this in a URL it usually means that instead of a Web server machine on the other end, you are connecting to a file server machine. For our purposes, the difference between ftp:// and http:// is that FTP usually means that something will be saved to your hard drive.

Source: About.com

Web acronyms

2008-10-12T13:14:00.001+08:00

A comprehensive A-Z list of abbreviations, acronyms and slang words as used on the internet and in mobile phone text messages.
# 2L8
Too late
# 2U2
To You Too
# 4GM
Forgive me
# 4RL?
For Real?
# AAMOF
As A Matter Of Fact
# AAR
At Any Rate
# AAYF
As Always, Your Friend
# AFN
that's All For Now
# AISB
As I Said before
# AISI
As I See it
# AOTA
All Of The Above
# ASAP
As Soon as Possible
# ASL
Age, Sex, Location?
# ASLP
Age, Sex, Location, Picture?
# ATM
At The Moment
# AWA
As Well As
# B/C
Because
# B4
Before
# B4N
Bye For Now
# BAC
Back At Computer
# BBL
Be Back Later
# BBS
Be Back Soon
# BCNU
Be Seeing You
# BD
Big Deal
# BF
Boyfriend
# BFN
Bye For Now
# BOT
Back On Topic
# BR
Best Regards
# BRB
Be Right Back
# BRH
Be Right Here
# BTA
But Then Again....
# BTW
By The Way
# CMIIW
Correct Me If I'm wrong.
# CU
See You
# CUL
See You Later.
# CUL8R
See You Later
# CWYL
Chat With You Later.
# CYA
See Ya
# DIKU
Do I Know You?

# DIY
Do It Yourself
# DL
Download
# E2EG
Ear To Ear Grin
# EM
E-Mail
# EMA
E-mail Address
# EOD
End Of Discussion
# EOF
End Of File
# EOL
End Of Lecture
# EOM
End Of Message
# EOS
End Of Show
# EOT
End Of Thread (i.e. end of discussion)
# EZ
Easy
# F2F
Face To Face
# FAQ
Frequently Asked Question
# FC
Fingers Crossed
# FCOL
For Crying Out Loud
# FIFO
First In First Out
# FOAF
Friend Of A Friend
# FOC
Free Of Charge
# FYI
For Your Information
# G
Grin
# G2G
Gotta go
# GA
Go Ahead
# GAL
Get A Life
# GF
Girlfriend
# GFN
Gone For Now
# GG
Good Game
# GGN
Gotta Go Now
# GGOH
Gotta Get Outta Here
# GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out
# GJ
Good Job
# GL
Good Luck
# GM
Good Move
# GR
Gotta Run
# GR8
Great
# GTG
Got To Go
# GTR
Got To Run
# GTRM
Going To Read Mail
# H
Hug
# H&K
Hugs and Kisses
# H/O
Hold On
# HAGD
Have A Good Day
# HAGO
Have A Good One
# HAK
Hugs And Kisses
# HAND
Have A Nice Day
# HB
Hug Back
# HB
Hurry Back
# HF
Have Fun
# HH
Ha-Ha
# HH
Holding Hands
# HHOJ
Ha Ha, Only Joking
# HHOK
Ha Ha, Only Kidding
# HHVF
Ha-ha, Very Funny
# HOAS
Hold On A Second
# HTH
Hope That Helps
# IAC
In Any Case
# IAE
In Any Event
# IB
I'm Back
# IB2D
I Beg To Differ
# IC
I See
# ICQ
I Seek You.
# IDGAD
I Don't Give A Damn.
# IDGI
I Don't Get It
# IDK
I Don't Know
# IDTS
I Don't Think So
# IIRC
If I Remember Correctly
# IK
I Know
# IKWUM
I Know What You Mean
# ILU
I Love You
# ILY
I Love You
# IM
Instant Message
# IME
In My Experience
# IMHO
In My Humble Opinion
# IMO
In My Opinion
# INPO
In No Particular Order
# IOH
I'm Outta Here
# ITA
I Totally Agree
# IYO
In Your Opinion
# JK
Just Kidding
# JAM
Just A Minute.
# JAS
Just A Second
# JIC
Just In Case
# K
OK
# KIR
Keepin' It Real
# KISS
Keep It Simple, Stupid
# KIT
Keep In Touch
# L
Laugh
# L8R
Later
# LMK
Let Me Know
# LOL
Laughing Out Loud
# LTNS
Long Time No See
# LTR
Long term relationship
# LY
Love You
# LYK
Let you know
# LYL
Love You Lots
# M8
Mate
# ME2
Me Too
# MTFBWY
May The Force Be With You
# MYOB
Mind Your Own Business
# N/C
Not Cool
# NBD
No Big Deal
# NE1
Anyone
# NFW
No F****** Way
# NIMBY
Not In My Back Yard
# NLT
No later than...
# NM
Nevermind
# NO1
No-one
# NOYB
None Of Your Business
# NP
No Problem
# NRN
No Reply Necessary
# NT
No Thanks
# NTL
NeverTheLess
# NW
No Way
# OAO
Over And Out
# OIC
Oh, I See
# OJ
Only Joking
# OK
Only Kidding
# OL
the Old Lady
# OM
the Old Man
# OMG
Oh My Gosh
# OT
Off Topic
# OTC
Over The Counter
# OTW
On The Way

PLZ
Please
# POV
Point Of View
# PPL
People
# QT
Cutie
# RFC
Request For Comment
# RL
Real Life
# ROFL
Rolling On Floor Laughing
# ROTF
Rolling On The Floor (laughing is implied)
# ROTFL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
# ROTFLOL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
# RSN
Real Soon Now
# RU
aRe yoU?
# RUOK
Are You OK?
# S/B
Should Be
# SLY
Still Love You
# SMS
Short Message Service
# SN
Screen Name
# SO
Significant Other
# SOS
Someone Special
# SOTA
State Of The Art
# SPST
Same Place, Same Time
# STR8
Straight
# STW
Search The Web
# SY
Sincerely Yours
# SYL
See You Later
# THX
Thanks
# TIA
Thanks In Advance
# TM
Text Message
# TNT
'Til Next Time
# TNX
Thanks
# TVM
Thanks Very Much
# TWIMC
To Whom It May Concern
# TY
Thank You
# TYVM
Thank You Very Much
# U2
You Too
# UR
You aRe
# UR
Your
# UW
yoU're Welcome
# W/
With
# W/E
Whatever
# W/O
Without
# W2F
Way Too Funny
# W8
Wait
# W8AM
Wait A Minute
# WB
Welcome Back
# WC
WelCome
# XOXOXO
Hugs And Kisses
# Y
Why?
# YBS
You'll Be Sorry
# YL
Young Lady
# YM
Young Man
# YR
Yea, Right.
# YRG
You Are Good!
# YVW
You're Very Welcome
# ZZZ
Sleepy, bored or tired

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computers....computers...computers....

2008-10-10T19:36:00.005+08:00

My line of work has got to do with computers, and sometimes things can go crazy.To give you an idea,here are some computer humors I got from the web.Have a great laugh!

Email from a friend

Got this email from a friend:
CanYouFixTheSpaceBarOnMyKeyboard?

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Mouse balls

I don't know how they wrote this with a straight face.

This apparently was a real memo sent at a computer company to its employees in all seriousness...

This memo is from an unnamed computer company. It went to all field engineers about a computer peripheral problem. The author of this memo was quite serious. The engineers rolled on the floor.

"Mouse Balls"

Mouse balls are now available as FRU (Field Replacement Unit). Therefore, if a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement. Because of the delicate nature of this procedure, replacement of mouse balls should only be attempted by properly trained personnel.

Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by examining the underside of the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and harder than foreign balls. Ball removal procedures differ depending upon the manufacturer of the mouse. Foreign balls can be replaced using the pop-off method. Domestic balls are replaced by using the twist-off method.

Mouse balls are not usually static sensitive. However, excessive handling can result in sudden discharge.

Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used immediately. It is recommended that each replacer have a pair of spare balls for maintaining optimum customer satisfaction. Any customer missing his balls should suspect local personnel of removing these necessary items."
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If only life could be...

IF ONLY LIFE COULD BE LIKE A COMPUTER!

If you messed up your life, you could press
"Ctrl, Alt, Delete" and start all over!

To get your daily exercise, just click on "run"!

If you needed a break from life, click on suspend.

Hit "any key" to continue life when ready.

To get even with the neighbors,
turn up the sound blaster.

To add/remove someone in your life,
click settings and control panel.

To improve your appearance,
just adjust the display settings.

If life gets too noisy, turn off the speakers.

When you lose your car keys, click on find.

"Help" with the chores is just a click away.

Auto insurance wouldn't be necessary.
You would use your diskette to recover from a crash.

And, we could click on "SEND NOW" and a
Pizza would be on it's way to YOU...

The train is so crowded that you cannot get anywhere near that nice girl at the other end...
You wish there was zoom & 'view full screen' in life!

After marriage you realize that there is bound to be a mismatch...
You wish there was an evaluation period or at least a sample down load or a demo version!

One day you realize that your are turning bald...
You wish there was cut and paste in life!
------------------
Voided warranty

After buying a PC from a dealer of shady shady repute, the luckless customer unpacked his new toy and plugged it in to find it Dead On Arrival.

Naturally, after checking the usual things, he called the dealer and explained his problem. First question from Deviously Evasive Dealer: "Did you check to see whether the power was on?"

"Of course."

DED: "Did you open the cover and check whether any of the boards had shaken loose in shipping?"

"Of course."

DED: Then why are you calling me?"

"Well, you sold it to me and there has to be some kind of warranty," pleaded the frustrated purchaser.

"Of course there is," replied the DED, "But you voided the warranty when you opened the cover."
-----------------
You are a computer addict if

* Your wife wants a diamond for her birthday, and you get her a Diamond Stealth Video Card.

* You know what PPP, SLIP, HTML & FTP mean...but darned if you can remember your wife's maiden name.

* You sit in front of the TV trying to type at a keyboard.

* You suspect there's a virus in your mashed potatoes.

* If you smoke away from the machine, you notice that the breaks are getting shorter and less frequent.

* The optometrist looks deep in your eyes, and sees a blue screen.

* You finally save up enough to visit the Grand Canyon, and you can't help but wonder how it would look on a 21" SVGA.

* Your computer room has a better air conditioner than your bedroom.

* You comment, while watching a sunset, that the image would be enhanced with 10% more magenta and a higher resolution.

* When someone tells you about a great new program and you're very disappointed to find that it's on TV.

* If while driving down the street, you are confused by the numbers on the houses - they do not appear to be legitimate WWW addresses.

* If you call in sick because you found a great new web site.

* If you can type your top 10 favorite Web sites, by heart.

* If your fingers quit moving because you've been online for 36 hours.

* If your net provider suggests you try a competitor, because you're exceeding 300 hours a month connect time.

* When your desk collapses under the weight of your computer peripherals.

* If you try to press Alt-F4 to close your car window.

* You refer to going to the bathroom as uploading.

* You step out of your room and realize that your parents have moved and you don't have a clue as to when it happened.

* Your bookmark takes 15 minutes to go from top to bottom.

* Your nightmares are in HTML, flash and GIFS.

* Your heart races faster and beats irregularly each time you see a new WWW site address on TV.

* You turn on your intercom when leaving the room so you can hear if new e-mail arrives.

* When looking at a web page full of someone else's links, you notice all of them are in purple.

* Your pet has its own home page.

* You write your homework in HTML and give your instructor the URL.

*You tell the kids they can't use the computer because "Daddy's got work to do" -- even though you don't have a job.

* Your wife makes a new rule: "The computer cannot come to bed."

* You get a tattoo that says "This body best viewed with Netscape 3.0 or higher."

* You never have to deal with busy signals when calling your ISP... because you never log off.

* Your wife says communication is important in a marriage...so you buy another computer and install a second phone line so the two of you can chat.

* As your car crashes through the guardrail on a mountain road, your first instinct is to search for the "stop" and "back" buttons.

* You wake up at 4 O'clock in the morning to go to the bathroom and stop to check your email on the way back to bed.

* You turn off your computer and get an awful empty feeling, as if you just pulled the plug on a loved one.

* You decide to stay in college for an additional year or two, just for the free internet access.

* You laugh at people with modems.

* You find yourself typing "com" after every period when using a word processor.com.

* You can't correspond with your mother because she doesn't have an email.

* When your email box shows "no new messages" and you feel really depressed.

* You don't know the gender of your three closest friends because they have nondescript screen names and you never bothered to ask.

* You move into a new house and you decide to Netscape before you landscape.

* Your family always knows where you are.

* In real life conversations, you don't laugh, you just say LOL, ROFL and so on.

* After reading this message, you immediately forward it to a friend!

gym anyone?

2008-10-08T19:29:00.003+08:00

I will never forget this date : October 6,2008.This is the first time I hit the gym together with my co-workers.I was feeling so confident and bubbly by the time we finished our registration and paid Php 400.00 for a month's membership.Everything seem to work out fine, I did the warming up routine beaming(saying to myself, at last i'm on the first step in reaching my goal-that is to loose weight).I was instructed to step on the treadmill first, then the bicycle or whatever it was, then something like a pedal (when you step on the pedals, both your hands and feet are alternately moving.I was laughing at myself at first, I didn't quite mind that I was feeling nauseated already,I continue doing the routine although I was feeling so tired and hungry and thirsty.Then a sudden blackness enveloped me,I was at the verge of falling when I reached for a chair and sat down.The instructor approached me and asked if I was feeling ill.I said yes and asked for water.When he gave me the water he said I was not looking too good, my lips are ashen white and my face looks so pale.That's when I began to feel afraid, I immediately prayed for my safety.After a while my companions approached me and offered to take me home, they weren't aware about what happened to me coz they're quite far from me.By that time,my vision had returned to normal, I was not dizzy anymore so I agreed to go home.
This is my first gym experience.I think I'm going back to playing badminton.

Naval Fiesta

2008-10-04T21:05:00.004+08:00

[Glitterfy.com - *Glitter Words*]

I have been staring at the screen for a while, searching for words but i can't seem to form anything to post under my greetings.I have been in this town for eight years but from my point of view, nothing has changed since i came here...(except in political aspect) but still the same sleepy with a few developments but still mediocre.I would often compare celebrations here to that of my hometown and it makes my yearning to return much painful.But soon,soon...it will be.

Never Say Goodbye

2008-09-30T09:23:00.006+08:00

A friend emailed me this poem and I really liked it that I want to share this with everybody.

NEVER SAY GOODBYE

Never say goodbye
if you still want to try
Never give up
if you feel you can go on
Never say you don't love a person anymore
if you feel you can't let go

For love comes to those who still hope
although they've been disappointed
To those who still believe
although they've been betrayed
To those who still need love
although they've been hurt before
And to those who still have the courage
and faith to build trust again

It takes only a minute
to get a crush on someone
an hour to like someone
and a day to love someone
But it takes a lifetime to forget someone

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people
before meeting the right one
So that when we finally met that right person
We will learn how to be grateful for that gift.

Anonymous

Amusing Quotes from famous people

2008-09-29T20:43:00.003+08:00

proud of being Pinoy

2008-09-29T06:45:00.003+08:00

What I love being a Filipino

1. hot pandesal in the morning
2. the smell of tuyo
3. mango and bagoong
4. waiting in line for the midnight sale
5. best buys at UK (ukay-ukay)
6. my Lola's guinataang kuhol
7. getting free samples hehehe
8. crying while watching Filipino movies
9. balot and balot pinoy
10. riding in a calesa, jeepney,sikad-sikad,tricycle

and the list can go on and on and on....

Love according to...

2008-09-28T23:56:00.003+08:00

Albert Einstein:
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love

Amy Bloom:
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.

Anais Nin:
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.

Ann Landers:
If you have love in your life it can make up for a great many things you lack. If you don't have it, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.

Carl Jung:
Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.

Richard Bach

Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?

Saint Augustine

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Different Faces of Love

2008-09-28T23:15:00.011+08:00

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
—I Corinthians 13:4-8a (NIV)

Love is like an eternal flame,
Once it is lit, it will continue to burn for all time.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.

Love is broad; if you love someone, you love all things,
not just their beauty.
Love is narrow; you love one and only one, compared to them, no one matters.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change,
but not the essence.

“There is nothing stronger than true love. You must believe to understand, and you must understand to believe. If you don't believe, you can't understand, and, if you don't understand, you can't believe.”

“True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always
young in the heart.”

on being a blogger

2008-09-28T17:05:00.003+08:00

Tired from the pressure of my job,and with my beloved working oceans and oceans away from me, i usually come home everyday exhausted and oftentimes irritated.Only the kids can ease my weariness away,but when a friend suggested I try blogging,it instantly changed my life or rather the routine of my life.Let me put it into other words,whenever I visit my site and breathe in how I have come this far,I feel this other kind of happiness I never thought there is.It is therapeutic for me and at the same time it became an outlet to air what's on my mind, what I like best and what my preferences are.It's like my personal diary that is being used to amuse, inform and inspire my fellow beings.
I may be not the best in this field but I love what I'm doing and what's important is that doing this makes me happy.
And this goes out to all blogger in the world.

Angel in Disguise

2008-09-25T21:21:00.006+08:00

Everyday we encounter angels in our lives,maybe we just don't recognize them right away because they come in many disguises.I believe that this story related to me by my parents is one example of this.

The month of June is unforgettable for the people in the City of Love.The supertyphoon Frank just lashed its strong winds and rains in the city causing flash flood and taking many lives and resources.My parents went out to help my brother and sister who were victims of the flood,but while on their way they were met with strong currents of flood water, floating furniture and appliances from damaged houses.No matter how dangerous it may seem they continued to swim their way and clung on to each other,all the time thinking about my siblings but nearing the bridge (which by that time is already underwater),they were pulled away from the street and guided into a two story building.Then they were not permitted to go out, because they said all the houses in the bridge are washed away and that it will be impossible for them to go across.They all went to the rooftop when the water reach the second level of the building, there they waited until the wee hours of the morning.All my parents could do was pray for the safety of my brother and sister.
Soaking wet and shivering, they were given dry clothes and food by the owner and made their stay as comfortable as it can be.
As soon as it was okay to tread the ground, my parents proceeded,they passed by many drowned victims along the way.When they reached our place there they found my brother and sister safe and sound.They were able to come to our house before it was too late.
Until now my parents cannot stop talking about that kind person who saved them.For me she is one of the angels in disguise.I know I can never thank her enough, but nevertheless I will always bear in my heart my deep gratitude for her. Thank you so much and God Bless you and your Family.

Wonderful poem

2008-09-25T04:59:00.008+08:00

WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME By David M. Romano - Copyright, December 1993

When tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today,
while thinking of the many things we didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me, as much as I love you,
and each time you think of me I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand,
that an angel came and called my name and took me by the hand,
and said my place was ready in heaven far above,
and that I'd have to leave behind all those I dearly love.
But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye,
for all life, I'd always thought I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for and so much yet to do,
it seemed almost impossible that I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays, the good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared and all the fun we had.
If I could relive yesterday, I thought, just for awhile,
I'd say goodbye and kiss you and maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized that this could never be,
for emptiness and memories would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things that I'd miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did, my heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through heaven's gates, I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me, from His great golden throne,
He said, "This is eternity and all I've promised you".
Today for life on earth is past but here it starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow, but today will always last,
and since each day's the same day, there's no longing for the past.
But you have been so faithful, so trusting, and so true.
Though there were times you did some things you knew you shouldn't do.
But you have been forgiven and now at last you're free.
So won't you take my hand and share my life with me?
So when tomorrow starts without me, don't think we're far apart,
for every time you think of me, I'm right here in your heart.

the other side of life

2008-09-25T04:36:00.003+08:00

DESIDERATA

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be a greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however be humble;
It is a real possession in the changing of fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
Many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
For in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have the right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you may conceive him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations
in the noisy confusion of life
keep peace with your soul.

With all it's sham,
drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

- 1927 by Max Ehrmann (1872-1945)

love

2008-09-25T04:27:00.008+08:00

LOVE

STARTS WITH A SMILE

GROWS WITH A KISS

ENDS WITH A TEAR

something to ponder upon...

2008-09-25T04:04:00.002+08:00

DON'T WE ALL
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come
from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work.
Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would
consider a bum.
From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no
money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times
that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't
want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought.
He didn't.
He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look
like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke.
"That's a very pretty car," he said.
He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly
blond beard keep more than his face warm.
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.

He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never
came.
As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if
he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true
to the inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked.
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget.
We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from
those of higher learning and accomplishments.
I expected nothing but an
outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said.
I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum
in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge
shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I
needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus
fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those
three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter
how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you
have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or
a place to sleep, you can give help.
Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.
You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all.
They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different
perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from
daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe
he was more than that.
Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and
wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."
Don't we all?

Author Unknown

Footprints in the Sand

2008-09-24T21:25:00.004+08:00

please click for a full view.

Whenever i have problems in life, reading this makes me strong , strong enough to surpass every bumps along the way.

freedom

2008-09-24T21:04:00.004+08:00

FREEDOM
A river belongs where it can rumble
An eagle belongs where it can fly
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
Got to find the corner of my sky
That is freedom for me.

(Anonymous.)

im sick

2008-09-24T20:53:00.002+08:00

i'm down with a cold, might be the drizzles every now and then ,typhoon Nina has left the country at last.

only in the Philippines!

2008-09-21T18:22:00.001+08:00

-a balancing act-

image from: iloveiloilo.com

My Food Picks

2008-09-21T17:28:00.004+08:00

LaPaz Batchoy

Leche Flan

Arroz Valenciana

I am soooo an avid collector of Yummy magazine, food is my passion and cooking will always be an adventure for me.

My Fairytale Love Story

2008-09-21T17:14:00.001+08:00

My father and mother are both from the city of Iloilo. I am the third child in a brood of six. When I was 9 years old, my family moved to Cebu City in line with my father’s job. During church meeting, I met a very cute boy who at first sight became my crush. He was a year older than me, his family was from the States. Although his dad is from Davao and his mom is from Leyte, he grew up in the States , in Hawaii and California.
At a very young age, my admiration for him blossomed into infatuation though no one ever knew about it. We have talked several times over church activities and in front of him I would always appear uninterested. But my heart is flipping inside me you bet. Alone, I would picture him to be my prince charming. He was like a dream for me, I could never imagine him liking someone as simple as me.
I carried that feeling all throughout my elementary days, until I reached grade 6 where he sometimes pass by our room on his way to their campus which was behind our building. Those days were my happiest. When I graduated elementary, I said to myself this could be my chance to be near him coz I’ll be going in the same school as his. But I found out later that his family transferred to Davao. I felt I died that day. How cruel, I never had the chance to take a glimpse of him before he went away. Eventually all my zest in life vanished, I went to school everyday wishing one day he would come back and he would be there in front of me flashing me that cute smile.
On my 2nd year of high school, my family also went back to Iloilo. I never heard from him since then, but always he remained as my secret fairytale. My life in Iloilo turned out great. I met new friends, and begin soaring new horizons. Somehow the new place pulled me back to life again. I became very active in school, in academic and extra-curricular activities, excelling in both. I had a fair share of suitors but for a long time I stood my distance from them not until in my last year of high school, where I got myself a boyfriend. He was the most intelligent boy in school. Our class valedictorian. But our puppy love didn’t work out because of our differences, primarily… religion. I worked myself through college, having part time jobs in between study loads. My family had a financial crisis that time.
Year 1997, after 7 years, I received a letter from my childhood fairytale. He said they are living in the island of Biliran, an island located at the northern part of Leyte. That he had graduated from Marine Engineering and that he was preparing for his mission. He said too that he finds me beautiful. I really screamed with delight after reading his letter. I felt so happy deep inside. I prepared a reply for his letter, but I never sent one. I think deep inside me I was afraid to try. I don’t want my dream to burst into bubbles if it turned out to be a joke. I convinced myself over and over again that he would never choose girls like me. He sent me another letter, again it went unanswered though at that time I really want to write him but I thought by the time I sent my reply, he would again be gone, off to his mission.
Well Im just glad he turned out to be a fine young man, still active in the church. My wish is that someday, somehow we will meet each other again.
Life went on for me and I never heard from him again. I met another guy, I said to myself that maybe I should forget about my dream and face reality. Our relationship was not perfect but I just let myself be contented. Year 2000 I left for the city of Tacloban in Leyte to accompany my older sister because her husband was assigned there so I went through the urgings of my mom. I don’t know why I left my good paying job, my friends, my boyfriend, my life in Iloilo at that time but I felt I was looking for something else.
October 22, 2000 when after 13 long years, we finally met again in the church. It was truly one of the most unbelievable times in my life. Who would have thought that we will meet again? Truly my wish was granted, my dream has come true.
December 11,2000, we got married in Iloilo City.
After seven years of marriage, we are blessed with 2 cute kids, a girl and a baby boy. Although our married life has gone through a series of toss and turns, I will always be blessed and grateful to Heavenly Father for giving me this wonderful chance of sharing life with a very special person like him, my husband. He was truly a dream come true for me.
For Daddy Ken….thank you for awakening the best in me. I LOVE YOU.

RONA

Ken gave me this on my 29th Birthday...

2008-09-21T08:23:00.004+08:00

Love Rona Lee Joy
Heavenly Fathers Gift to Me

I thank Heavenly Father for the gift He has given me

A gift - who has accepted me of who I am
A gift - who always trust me and believes in me
A gift - who will hold on to me through our rough trials
A gift - who can never stop showing the meaning of love
A gift - who can make you smile, laugh, cry, angry,argue,strong,wrestle and more
A gift - who will comfort you to kneel together and always bring hope and faith
A gift - who wants to live together in the Celestial Glory with the family
A gift - who gave me two beautiful little young images of our likeness
A gift - I will LOVE and TREASURE for all ETERNITY
For what more can I ask from our Heavenly Father?
Happy Birthday Love. I Love You So Much!

our blessings

2008-09-21T08:17:00.006+08:00

our two kulits makes random poses from my cp...

2008-09-21T08:12:00.002+08:00

Gems on the Family
Successful Parenting

"Who are good parents? They are those who have lovingly, prayerfully,
and earnestly tried to teach their children by example and precept 'to
pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord' (D&C 68:28). This is true
even though some of their children are disobedient or worldly. Children
come into this world with their own distinct spirits and personality
traits. Some children 'would challenge any set of parents under any set
of circumstances. . . . Perhaps there are others who would bless the lives
of, and be a joy to, almost any father or mother' (Howard W. Hunter,
"Parents' Concern for Children," Ensign, Nov. 1983, 65).
Successful parents are those who have sacrificed and struggled to do the
best they can in their own family circumstances."

funny outing

2008-09-21T07:58:00.007+08:00

here are some pictures of our outing ....the thorny one is the sea urchin we found.

we recently had a family outing , supposedly at "AGTA beach Resort", my parents came over for a visit and so I took them over there. I told them it was one of our best resort in the province , BUT to my utter dismay when we arrive at the place the water was so full of seaweeds and garbage floating and big rocks and sea urchins ugh!I was so ashamed of myself for bragging this place to my ma & pa hehe so we transferred to a nearby resort that offers pool facilities.

another healthful tips ...

2008-09-07T14:54:00.001+08:00

Here are 4 simple tips--things we can do now to prepare our bodies for the long, healthy haul!! by Capessa,

1. If You Can't Spell It, Don't Eat It! Processed foods age us fast! By overworking our pancreas and digestive system, fake foods just don't work well with our bodies. Stick with the basics by using fresh ingredients first. Eat whole grains, fruits, veggies, and high quality proteins and fats such as beans, nuts, salmon. Shop the perimeter of the food store, and when you absolutely have to buy food in a box, look at the ingredients list. If you can't pronounce the ingredients or have no clue what they are, skip it
2. Switch it Out! All foods are not created equal. For example, yogurt can be a healthy option, but if you're yogurt is filled with sugar or chemicals, you may as well eat a candy bar, right? We're lucky, though, because we have SO many choices. Switch to plain all-natural yogurt and add fresh fruit. Or, if you only eat white pasta or bread, try whole grain varieties instead. If you switch out your "staple" foods for higher quality options, your body will thank you in years to come!
3. Slip it In! Ok, so you may not be ready to do a 180 when it comes to food. I totally understand. But filling your body with antioxidants will make you glow from the inside-out! Trick yourself by "slipping in" healthy ingredients to your everyday choices. For example, flax is a powerful antioxidant that's so easy to add to almost anything! Use it when you're making chicken fingers, add it to your cereal, sneak it in to your morning muffins.
4. Muscle Matters! Strong muscles and healthy bones can add years of high energy, high quality living! Make sure to build your muscle and protect your bones by doing stretching, strength training, or even water exercises. And, if you're complaining about your metabolism slowing down as you age, don't worry- strength training can rev that up, too!! You'll become a strong, healthy, fat burning machine in no time!

For more Secrets for Longevity, check out Eliza's story. After studying longevity practices in cultures all over the world, Eliza realized she could make small changes at home to improve the quality -- and length -- of her life.

To read more from Jennifer Tuma-Young, founder of www.Findbalanceinyou.com, visit her blog at Capessa.

healthful tips

2008-09-07T14:51:00.001+08:00

Tips to Transform Your Body Faster

There are a few things that you can do besides eating well and exercising that will expedite your physical transformation:

1. Stay positive
Believe that transformation is possible even when you haven’t seen the changes that you want yet. I am sure that you can site many examples in your life where you didn’t expect something to happen and then whoa, there it was. If you don’t have enough evidence of your own, look around you. Do you know someone who thought they’d never get the job, meet that special person, or lose the weight, and then they did? Haven’t you read amazing stories about people overcoming obstacles and creating tremendous transformation in their lives, many against great odds? These are just people too, like you and me; anyone can overcome.

There is one thing that you can be sure of in life, and that is change. Make sure yours happens quickly, and in the way you want, by staying positive and then taking the steps that you know you should take.

2. Stay in the moment
If you think about your end results, the work becomes overwhelming. Just do what you know you can do today, and when tomorrow becomes today, you’ll deal with that.

3. Keep your expectations low
Don’t expect too much too soon, you’ll only get discouraged. Aiming high is nice to say but truly it is easier to stay positive if you set your sites on realistic, smaller goals.

4. Eliminate temptation
Remove distractions like foods that you don’t want to eat and people who have habits that you are trying to break. Surround yourself with people and materials that mirror the changes that you want for yourself. Hang out with happy, healthy people, read inspiring books, and listen to some great music that motivates you to get moving and take action.

5. Stop using excuses
There are always excuses; I am sure you have heard, or used, them all. When your desire to change becomes greater than your fear of changing, the excuses will go away -- nothing will stop you from becoming the new you. Even though you may not be able to change the underlying reasons why you haven’t yet accomplished your goals, you can start by removing some of the actions and thought processes that encourage you to stay stuck. Enough with the excuses!

Peace and Happy Trails –

Debbie Rocker

the meaning of nostalgia

2008-09-07T06:48:00.003+08:00

A friend asked me why my blogspot was named Nostalgia, I answered him because
- my heart is yearning to return home or rather painfully yearning to return home ... ,
-it is homesickness,
-it is sentimentality.
or on a more complete meaning let's put it this way: a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.
Here's a picture of my homeland :

and here is where i am now :

happiness in words...

2008-09-07T06:41:00.002+08:00

I am so happy that my parents are coming over for a visit, being so far away from them I am truly grateful for the gesture.Both are so busy but they still find time to visit me out here and I am soooo excited to see them.

2008-09-05T23:24:00.002+08:00

Be One

By President Henry B. Eyring
First Counselor in the First Presidency

The Savior of the world, Jesus Christ, said of those who would be part of His Church: “Be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine” (D&C 38:27). And at the Creation of man and woman, unity for them in marriage was not given as hope; it was a command! “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Our Heavenly Father wants our hearts to be knit together. That union in love is not simply an ideal. It is a necessity.

The requirement that we be one is not for this life alone. It is to be without end. The first marriage was performed by God in the garden when Adam and Eve were not subject to death. He placed in men and women from the beginning a desire to be joined together as man and wife forever to dwell in families in a perfect, righteous union. He placed in His children a desire to live at peace with all those around them.

But with the Fall it became clear that living in unity would not be easy. Tragedy struck early. Cain slew Abel, his brother. The children of Adam and Eve had become subject to the temptations of Satan. With skill, hatred, and cunning, Satan pursues his goal. It is the opposite of the purpose of our Heavenly Father and the Savior. They would give us perfect union and eternal happiness. Satan, Their enemy and ours, has known the plan of salvation from before the Creation. He knows that only in eternal life can those sacred, joyful associations of families endure. Satan would tear us from loved ones and make us miserable. And it is he who plants the seeds of discord in human hearts in the hope that we might be divided and separate.

All of us have felt something of both union and separation. Sometimes in families and perhaps in other settings we have glimpsed life when one person put the interests of another above his or her own, in love and with sacrifice. And all of us know something of the sadness and loneliness of being separate and alone. We don’t need to be told which we should choose. We know. But we need hope that we can experience unity in this life and qualify to have it forever in the world to come. And we need to know how that great blessing will come so that we can know what we must do.

Our Natures Can Change

The Savior of the world spoke of that unity and how we will have our natures changed to make it possible. He taught it clearly in the prayer He gave in His last meeting with His Apostles before His death. That supernally beautiful prayer is recorded in the book of John. He was about to face the terrible sacrifice for all of us that would make eternal life possible. He was about to leave the Apostles whom He had ordained, whom He loved, and with whom He would leave the keys to lead His Church. And so He prayed to His Father, the perfect Son to the perfect Parent. We see in His words the way families will be made one, as will all the children of our Heavenly Father who follow the Savior and His servants:

“As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

“And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me” (John 17:18–21).

In those few words He made clear how the gospel of Jesus Christ can allow hearts to be made one. Those who would believe the truth He taught could accept the ordinances and the covenants offered by His authorized servants. Then, through obedience to those ordinances and covenants, their natures would be changed. The Savior’s Atonement in that way makes it possible for us to be sanctified. We can then live in unity, as we must to have peace in this life and to dwell with the Father and His Son in eternity.

The ministry of the apostles and prophets in that day, as it is today, was to bring the children of Adam and Eve to a unity of the faith in Jesus Christ. The ultimate purpose of what they taught and of what we teach is to unite families: husbands, wives, children, grandchildren, ancestors, and finally all of the family of Adam and Eve who will choose the way of unity.

You remember the Savior prayed, “For their sakes”—speaking of the Apostles—“I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth” (John 17:19). The Holy Ghost is a sanctifier. We can have Him as our companion because the Lord restored the Melchizedek Priesthood through the Prophet Joseph Smith. The keys of that priesthood are on the earth today. By its power we can make covenants which allow us to have the Holy Ghost with us constantly.

Where people have this Spirit with them, we may expect harmony. The Spirit puts the testimony of truth in our hearts, which unifies those who share that testimony. The Spirit of God never generates contention (see 3 Nephi 11:29). This Spirit never generates the feelings of distinction between people which lead to strife.1 Heeding the Holy Ghost leads to personal peace and a feeling of union with others. It unifies souls. A unified family, a unified Church, and a world at peace depend on unified souls.

Companionship of the Holy Ghost

Even a child can understand what to do to have the Holy Ghost as a companion. The sacramental prayer tells us. We hear it every week as we attend our sacrament meetings. In those sacred moments we renew the covenants we made at baptism. And the Lord reminds us of the promise we received as we were confirmed members of the Church—the promise that we might receive the Holy Ghost. Here are those words from the sacramental prayer: “They are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his Spirit to be with them” (D&C 20:77).

We can have His Spirit by keeping that covenant. First, we promise to take His name upon us. That means we must see ourselves as His. We will put Him first in our lives. We will want what He wants rather than what we want or what the world teaches us to want. As long as we love the things of the world first, there will be no peace in us. Holding an ideal for a family or a nation of comfort through material goods will, at last, divide them.2 The ideal of doing for each other what the Lord would have us do, which follows naturally from taking His name upon us, can take us to a spiritual level which is a touch of heaven on earth.

Second, we promise always to remember Him. We do that every time we pray in His name. Especially when we ask for His forgiveness, as we must do often, we remember Him. At that moment we remember His sacrifice that makes repentance and forgiveness possible. When we plead, we remember Him as our advocate with the Father. When the feelings of forgiveness and peace come, we remember His patience and His endless love. That remembering fills our hearts with love.

We also keep our promise to remember Him when as families we pray together and when we read the scriptures. At family prayer around a breakfast table, one child may pray for another to be blessed that things will go well that day in a test or in some performance. When the blessings come, the child blessed will remember the love of the morning and the kindness of the Advocate, in whose name the prayer was offered. Hearts will be bound in love.

We keep our covenant to remember Him every time we gather our families to read the scriptures. They testify of the Lord Jesus Christ, for that is and always has been the message of prophets. Even if children do not remember the words, they will remember the true author, Jesus Christ.

Third, we promise as we take the sacrament to keep His commandments, all of them. President J. Reuben Clark Jr. (1871–1961), a counselor in the First Presidency, as he pled for unity in a general conference talk—and he did so many times—warned us against being selective in what we will obey. He put it this way: “The Lord has given us nothing that is useless or unnecessary. He has filled the Scriptures with the things which we should do in order that we may gain salvation.”

President Clark went on: “When we partake of the Sacrament we covenant to obey and keep his commandments. There are no exceptions. There are no distinctions, no differences.”3 President Clark taught that just as we repent of all sin, not just a single sin, we pledge to keep all the commandments. Hard as that sounds, it is uncomplicated. We simply submit to the authority of the Savior and promise to be obedient to whatever He commands (see Mosiah 3:19). It is our surrender to the authority of Jesus Christ that will allow us to be bound as families, as a Church, and as the children of our Heavenly Father.

The Lord conveys that authority through His prophet to humble servants. Then faith can turn our call as a home teacher or a visiting teacher into an errand from the Lord. We go for Him, at His command. An ordinary man and a teenage junior companion go into homes expecting that the powers of heaven will help them assure that families are united and that there is no hardness, lying, backbiting, nor evil speaking (see D&C 20:54). Faith that the Lord calls servants will help us ignore their limitations when they reprove us, as they will. We will see their good intent more clearly than their human limitations. We will be less likely to feel offense and more likely to feel gratitude to the Master, who called them.

Barriers to Unity

There are some commandments which, when broken, destroy unity. Some have to do with what we say and some with how we react to what others say. We must speak no ill of anyone. We must see the good in each other and speak well of each other whenever we can.4

At the same time, we must stand against those who speak contemptuously of sacred things, because the certain effect of that is to offend the Spirit and so create contention and confusion. President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985) showed the way to stand without being contentious as he lay on a hospital gurney and asked an attendant who, in a moment of frustration, took the name of the Lord in vain:

“ ‘Please! Please! That is my Lord whose names you revile.’

“There was a deathly silence, then a subdued voice whispered, ‘I am sorry.’ ”5 An inspired, loving rebuke can be an invitation to unity. Failure to give it when moved upon by the Holy Ghost will lead to discord.

If we are to have unity, there are commandments we must keep concerning how we feel. We must forgive and bear no malice toward those who offend us. The Savior set the example from the cross: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). We do not know the hearts of those who offend us. Nor do we know all the sources of our own anger and hurt. The Apostle Paul was telling us how to love in a world of imperfect people, including ourselves, when he said, “Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil” (1 Corinthians 13:4–5). And then he gave solemn warning against reacting to the faults of others and forgetting our own when he wrote, “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known” (1 Corinthians 13:12).

The sacramental prayer can remind us every week of how the gift of unity will come through obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ. When we keep our covenants to take His name upon us, to remember Him always, and to keep all His commandments, we will receive the companionship of His Spirit. That will soften our hearts and unite us. But there are two warnings which must come with that promise.

First, the Holy Ghost remains with us only if we stay clean and free from the love of the things of the world. A choice to be unclean will repel the Holy Ghost. The Spirit dwells only with those who choose the Lord over the world. “Be ye clean” (3 Nephi 20:41; D&C 38:42) and love God with all your “heart, … might, mind, and strength” (D&C 59:5) are not suggestions but commandments. And they are necessary to the companionship of the Spirit, without which we cannot be one.

The other warning is to beware of pride. Unity which comes to a family or to a people softened by the Spirit will bring great power. With that power will come recognition from the world. Whether that recognition brings praise or envy, it could lead us to pride. That would offend the Spirit. But there is a protection against pride, that sure source of disunity. It is to see the bounties which God pours upon us not only as a mark of His favor but an opportunity to join with those around us in greater service. A husband and his wife learn to be one by using their similarities to understand each other and their differences to complement each other in serving one another and those around them. In the same way, we can unite with those who do not accept our doctrine but share our desire to bless the children of our Heavenly Father.

We can become peacemakers, worthy to be called blessed and the children of God (see Matthew 5:9).

God our Father lives. His beloved Son, Jesus Christ, is the head of this Church, and He offers to all who will accept it the standard of peace. May we all live worthy of that standard.

2008-09-05T23:18:00.001+08:00

Red Marbles
-- Author Unknown -- A TRULY GREAT STORY

During the waning years of the depression in a small Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller's roadside stand for farm fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used extensively.

One day Mr. Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily appraising a basket of freshly picked green peas.

I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes. Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller and the ragged boy next to me.

"Hello Barry, how are you today?"

"H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them peas ... sure look good."

"They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?"

"Fine. Gittin' stronger alla' time."

"Good. Anything I can help you with?"

"No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas."

"Would you like to take some home?"

"No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with."

"Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?"

"All I got's my prize marble here."

"Is that right? Let me see it."

"Here 'tis. She's a dandy."

"I can see that. Hmmmmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?"

"Not zackley ... but almost."

"Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble."

"Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller."

Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, "There are two other boys like him in our community, all three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, perhaps."

I left the stand smiling to myself, impressed with this man. A short time later I moved to Colorado but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering.

Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one. Just recently I had the occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while I was there I learned that Mr. Miller had died. They were having his viewing that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them.

Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could. Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts ... all very professional looking.

They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket. Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket. Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one, each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket. Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes.

Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and mentioned the story she had told me about the marbles. With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket.

"Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim "traded" them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size ... they came to pay their debt."

"We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world," she confided, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho."

With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles.

MORAL: We will not be remembered by our words... but by our kind deeds.

For my two wonderful Nanay's Neneng & Sonia

2008-09-05T23:01:00.002+08:00

SOME THOUGHTS ON MOTHERHOOD

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby... that somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "normal" is history.

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct... that somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.

Somebody said being a mother is boring... that somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your child will "turn out good"... that somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.

Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices... that somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf ball through the neighbor's kitchen window.

Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother... that somebody never helped a fourth grader with his math.

Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the first... that somebody doesn't have five children.

Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in the books... that somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose or in his ears.

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery... that somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten... or on a plane headed for military "boot camp."

Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back... that somebody never organized seven giggling Brownies to sell cookies.

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married... that somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home... that somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her... that somebody isn't a mother.

- When i stumbled upon this in inspire21.com, it opened my eyes to the roles that mothers play in our lives.I am forever grateful to my Nanay Neneng for raising me well and loving me and for my Nanay Sonia (my mom-inlaw) for being my guiding light during the years I am learning to be a mother.Thank you so much and I love you both so much.

I Have Learned that...

2008-09-05T22:58:00.000+08:00

What I Have Learned
-- By Andy Rooney

I Have Learned that...

... the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

... when you're in love, it shows.

... just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day.

... having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

... being kind is more important than being right.

... you should never say no to a gift from a child.

... I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.

... no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

... sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

... simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

... life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

... we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

... money doesn't buy class.

... it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

... under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

... the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?

... to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

... when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

... love, not time, heals all wounds.

... the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

... everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

... there's nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.

... no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

... life is tough, but I'm tougher.

... opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

... when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.

... I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.

... one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.

... a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

... I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.

... when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.

... everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

... it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.

... the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.

practicality ...

2008-09-05T22:48:00.001+08:00

The Retirement Cruise
-- Author Unknown

About 2 years ago my friend and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner. At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room.

I also noticed that all the staff, ships officers, waiters, busboys, etc., all seemed very familiar with this lady. I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told she owned the line, but he said he only knew that she had been on board for the last four cruises... back to back.

As we left the dining room one evening I caught her eye and stopped to say hello. We chatted and I said, "I understand you've been on this ship for the last four cruises". She replied, "Yes, that's true." I stated, "I don't understand" and she replied, without a pause, "It's cheaper than a nursing home".

So, there will be no nursing home in my future. When I get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship. The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day. I have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per day. That leaves $65 a day for...

1. Gratuities, which will only be $10 per day. And the rest can be put into the slot machines.

2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to the restaurant, or I can have room service (which means I can have breakfast in bed every day of the week).

3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free washers and dryers, and shows every night.

4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and shampoo.

5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient. An extra $5 worth of tips and your casino winnings will have the entire staff scrambling to help you.

6. I will get to meet new people every 7or 14 days.

7. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the mattress replaced? No problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your inconvenience.

8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and you don't even have to ask for them.

9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on Medicare; if you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life.

Now hold on for the best! Do you want to see South America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or name where you want to go? Princess will have a ship ready to go. So don't look for me in a nursing home, just call shore to ship.

P.S. And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you over the side... at no charge.

(inspire21.com)

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2008-09-05T19:32:00.008+08:00

for ken...

2008-09-05T19:26:00.001+08:00

Awesome MySpace Comments / Myspace Layouts

my goal ...

2008-09-05T19:15:00.002+08:00

I've set up a new goal for myself, and I'm determined to fulfill it because the prize at stake is very precious to me.In 3 months time I should weigh my ideal weight.That is my goal, it seems impossible but it remains to be seen.Well anyway, right now i'm in a no rice diet.It's really really hard...

the other side of heaven

2008-08-09T20:14:00.002+08:00

A Man and His Dog

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that his faithful dog had been dead for many years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. As he reached the wall, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch, and the street that led to the gate made from pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.

When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"

"This is heaven, sir," the man answered.

"Wow! Would you happen to have some water? We have traveled far," the man said.

"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up."

The man gestured, and the gate began to open.

"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked.

"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."

The man thought a moment, remembering all the years this dog remained loyal to him and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going. After another long walk he came to a plain dirt road, which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.

"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water? We have traveled far."

"Yes, sure, there's a faucet over there." The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in and help yourself."

"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to his dog.

"There should be a bowl by the faucet; he is welcome to share."

They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned faucet with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.

"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.

"This is heaven," was the answer.

"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was heaven, too."

"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."

"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"

"No. We're just happy that they screen out the folks who'd leave their best friends behind in exchange for material things."

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2008-08-09T19:53:00.001+08:00

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2008-08-09T19:50:00.000+08:00

Einstein's Chauffer

This is a true life anecdote about Albert Einstein, and his theory of relativity.

After having propounded his famous theorY, Albert Einstein would tour the various Universities in the United States, delivering lectures wherever he went. He was always accompanied by his faithful chauffer, Harry, who would attend each of these lectures while seated in the back row! One fine day, after Einstein had finished a lecture and was coming out of the auditorium into his vehicle, Harry addresses him and says, "Professor Einstein, I've heard your lecture on Relativity so many times, that if I were ever given the opportunity, I would be able to deliver it to perfection myself!"

"Very well," replied Einstein, "I'm going to Dartmouth next week. They don't know me there. You can deliver the lecture as Einstein, and I'll take your place as Harry!"

And so it went to be... Harry delivered the lecture to perfection, without a word out of place, while Einstein sat in the back row playing "chauffer", and enjoying a snooze for a change.

Just as Harry was descending from the podium, however, one of the research assistants intercepted him, and began to ask him a question on the theory of relativity.... one that involved a lot of complex calculations and equations. Harry replied to the assistant "The answer to this question is very simple! In fact, it's so simple, that I'm going to let my chauffer answer it!"

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something to ponder...

2008-08-09T19:40:00.002+08:00

Believe It Or Not!

A cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

All Polar bears are left-handed.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

China has more English speakers than the United States.

Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

I am. is the shortest complete sentence in the English language

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human's neck.

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.

One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the '30s lobbied against hemp farmers, they saw it as competition.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.

Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

Starfish haven't got brains.

Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

The average human eats eight spiders in their lifetime at night.

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.

The sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

You are more likely to be killed by a Champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

You share your birthday with at least nine million other people in the world.

thoughts....

2008-08-09T06:36:00.003+08:00

10 WAYS TO LOVE PEOPLE ... TRUE AND BIBLICAL

1. Listen without interrupting (Prov18)
2. Speak without accusing (James 1:19)
3. Give without sparing (Prov. 21:26)
4. Pray without ceasing(Colossians 1:9)
5. Answer without arguing (Prov. 17:1)
6. Share without pretending (Ephesians 4:15)
7. Enjoy without complaint (Philippians 2:14)
8. Trust without wavering (Corinthians 13:7)
9. Forgive without punishing (Colossians 3:13)
10.Promise without forgetting (Prov. 13:12)

new

2008-08-09T06:06:00.001+08:00

just stumbled upon this site...

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2008-08-09T05:44:00.002+08:00

must be wondering where i've been...well my computer crashed down and it took quite long before it was usable again, needed a major repair. so anyway, what did i MISS???? whew, i just visited my other group blog, TSB, and found out that we're increasing by the numbers and its good.now i've got more friends...

a busy week ...

2008-07-12T20:27:00.003+08:00

Twas' really a very busy week for me, i haven't posted for days it's just that the hustle and bustle in the office got into me. But my spirit was lifted up when my significant other finally was able to have a signal and was able to text and call me. Being far away from each other is not easy as others thought it to be.Especially when you are used to being with each other.I have that part in my life where I used to rely almost everything on him. So when he suddenly has to leave for work abroad my life made a complete turnaround. I used to cry myself to sleep at night, I could not remember now how many times I shed tears.But thanks to our technology right now we were able to find means and ways to always keep in touch with each other even with different time zones. Our love has deepened through the years , the distance even made us stronger. I would like to share this quote to those whose loved ones are away from them:

"And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." --Kahlil Gibran

TO KEN ,

2008-07-07T22:40:00.004+08:00

To the love of my life : HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!. I wish you're here with us. I always pray for your safety and good faring out there. I know it's hard for you to be away from us. I am so grateful for the love that you have given us through the years, the sacrifice that you have to undergo just to give our family a bright future.Thank you so much daddy ken. As always - " You are the SECOND best thing that ever happened to me, FINDING you is the FIRST". I LOVE YOU.

-rona

a message from ruby...

2008-07-07T22:08:00.002+08:00

The sand taught me one thing, "you can't hold too many things, no matter what you do to make them stay, so learn to let go and choose carefully which you want to stay, because like the sand, only those which are in the center of your palm will last."

- with regards to my priorities in life, I realized I have been doing too many things and haven't really focused on what's supposed to be my topmost priorities. With that message that my dear friend sent me, I have opened up my heart and mind, to stay on track and do things one by one.

my friend ruby...

2008-07-01T21:56:00.003+08:00

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.
. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Adapted

- thank you bee, for giving me a chance to be your friend. I wish you always to have a good faring in life.

- rona

for my bestfriend

2008-07-01T21:21:00.005+08:00

Do you remember ?

Our high school days

We have to be strong

Remember the good and
the bad times we had

As friends, we stick together

But, change came like the weather
We parted ways

Do you still remember?

It has been too long
Since we’ve seen each other

I remember …
The laughter’s, the pain
the dreams we’ve shared
The times
We’ve been stupid, and carefree

I remember you…

You have always cared ,
the wind beneath my wings
Now, as we look behind
The road we traveled
We took different paths

but remained the same

And remember

we will always be the best of friends.

To ping -

thank you best for always remembering ....i will always be grateful for the friendship that we have shared.

- rona

2008-07-01T20:27:00.004+08:00

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Compliment 3 people each day.
Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
Look people in the eye.
Say thank you a lot.
Say please a lot.
Live beneath your means.
Treat everyone you meet as you want to be treated.
Make new friends but cherish the old ones.
Keep secrets.
Admit your mistakes.
Be brave.Even if your not.Pretend to be no one can tell the difference.
Never cheat.
Give yourself a deadline and read the Bible from cover to cover.
Learn to listen.Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.
Never deprive someone of hope.It might be all that he has.
Pray not for things but for wisdom and courage.
Never take action when you're angry.
Have good posture and enter the room with purpose and confidence.
Never pay for work before its completed.
Be willing to loose a battle in order to win a war.
Don't gossip.
Beware of the person who has nothing to loose.
When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail.
Don't spread yourself too thin. Learn to say NO politely and quickly.
Don't expect life to be FAIR coz it's NOT.
Never underestimate the power of forgiveness.
Be bold and courageous.When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
Don't procrastinate.Do what needs to be done.
Get your priorities straight.
Don't be afraid to say "I don't know".
Don't be afraid to say "I'm Sorry".

something to ponder upon...

2008-06-28T22:08:00.009+08:00

AND GOD SAID, "NO"

I asked God to take away my pride

And God said, "No"

He said it was not for Him to take away

But for me to give up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole

And God said, "No"

He said her spirit is whole

Her body is only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience

And God said, "No"

He said patience is a by - product of tribulation

It isn't granted, it's earned.

I asked God to give me happiness

And God said , "No"

He said He gives blessings

Happiness is up to us.

I asked God to spare me pain

And God said , "No"

He said sufferings draws you apart from worldly cares

And brings you close to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow

And God said, "No"

He said I have to grow on my own

But He will prune me to make me fruitful.

I asked God if He loves me

And God said, "Yes"

He gave us His only Son who died for us

And I will be in heaven because I believe.

I asked God to help me love others as

much as He loves me

And God said,

"Ah, finally you have the idea."

Anonymous

A thousand splendid suns...

2008-06-28T21:45:00.002+08:00

That is the title of the novel written by Mr. Khaled Hosseini, which by the way is one of the best novels i have ever read.It really made me cry and cry and cry.I realized how lucky i am to be born in this country of mine.It opened up my mind into so many important aspects of life and embedded upon me once again core values a human being should have and bear in this life;love of God, love of country, humility,endurance,love for a friend, unselfishness and lastly eternal love. Thank you Mr. Hosseini for being such an inspiration to others, God Bless ...

my prayers...

2008-06-26T21:56:00.003+08:00

My Father in Heaven...

Please bless those families who have been victims of the typhoon...

Please bless those families who have been victims of FLOOD in the City of Iloilo and nearby provinces...

Please bless those families of the victims of the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars...

Please make them strong amidst this tragic experiences...

Please make them more steadfast in their faith ...

Please ease away the hurt and pain that they are feeling right now...

Please help them emerged from this adversity as better , stronger persons, closer to Thee.

All these I humbly ask and pray in the name of Thy Son , Jesus Christ. Amen.

typhoon experience

2008-06-26T21:17:00.003+08:00

Friday. June 20,2008. Typhoon "Frank" hits our island at around 3 p.m., at first it was just signal number 1, but eventually turned into number 3.Apprehensions flood my mind as the storm brought down heavy downpours and very strong winds. We were covering the windows with heavy blankets just to fend off splashes of water and laid out on the floor rags and old clothes to absorb the rainwater that has finally seeped in.At around 7 p.m. the wind grew stronger and trashings and poundings grew louder and louder. Our house being the tallest in the neighborhood almost had all the beatings of the storm. It lasted until the wee hours of the morning, the longest that I've witnessed so far. By the morning, the intensity of the damage spread before our eyes. Whew! It was another "Super bagyo" experience.My 3rd on this island.There was no power for one week. Thank God me and my family were safe.

The other side of me

2008-06-17T20:37:00.004+08:00

I am a food lover.I have a huge collection of food mags.I wouldn't pass up on any food article if I chance to stumble upon one. I never had any culinary lesson though, i just cook by heart. I'm always happy everytime I cook. My favorite foods are Valenciana, Leche Flan and all kinds of Pasta.I aspire to be a chef. One of my wishlist for the next year is to enroll in a culinary school and excel in that field. It is where my heart is. But in my present course,that dream is yet to be realized.

Bundle of joys

2008-06-17T20:10:00.004+08:00

Our blessings in life. Two cute little kulits. Baby chips and Ate KC.

For my two babies:

I LOVE YOU FOREVER

I LOVE YOU FOR ALWAYS

AS LONG AS I'M LIVING

MY BABIES YOU'LL BE

beautiful song

2008-06-17T19:03:00.004+08:00

The Call

It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder
Till it was a battle cry
I'll come back when you call me
No need to say goodbye

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never been this way before
All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war
Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light
You'll come back when its over
No need to say goodbye

Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling
And no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
Til' they're before your eyes
You'll come back when they call you
No need to say goodbye
You'll come back when they call you
No need to say goodbye

Regina Spektor.
The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian.

- Wow! It makes me want to cry.Such a beautiful song. Me and the kids watch the movie over and over again.Thumbs up for me.

2008-06-16T22:28:00.002+08:00

"BARKADA REUNION 2007 December, left to right ; genevie,ian, meeh, jo, ping (my best friend). It took me a while to let them see me again with this dambuhala figure of mine. I'm really ashamed but i'm trying. I'm now in the midst of "resizing".

Family Outing

2008-06-16T21:43:00.003+08:00

This is my family. Taken during our family outing last December 2007.

"Your most important friendships should be with your own brothers andsisters and with your father and mother. Love your family. Be loyal tothem. Have a genuine concern for your brothers and sisters. Help carrytheir load so you can say, like the lyrics of that song, 'He ain'theavy; he's my brother.' "

(President Ezra Taft Benson, "To the 'Youth of the Noble Birthright,' " Ensign, May 1986, 43)
Gems on the Family

memory lane

2008-06-16T20:52:00.003+08:00

i have short but vivid memories of my childhood days, but i cherish every memory of it. We used to transfer from one place to another due to my dad's work, in fact my brood was a mixture of different places and cultures .First there was my hometown Iloilo,where my two elder sisters (ate weng and ate rose) were born, then Dumaguete City, my birthplace of which until now i haven't seen what it looks like,next was Roxas City of Capiz where my brother bong was born and then we moved again to Bacolod City, Negros Occidental where again my brother Ron the fifth was born. Then the youngest Gievon came and yes we are living in Cebu City that time. Sometimes i think what my life would have been had we stayed at only one place,but truth is, i would have preferred it this way,i became a better person, more diversed, having been a part of so many rich cultures and traditions. Thank you tatay for that opportunity.

good post

2008-06-16T12:19:00.000+08:00

I have read a post (by Melanie T. Lim) from my favorite site(only insilence) and it made me realize some things... let me share it too, it says and I qoute:
- there is no perfect man
- but there is a perfect match for every woman
- like minds doesn't always make a good match
- for if we always have the same preferences, how can we really grow beyond ourselves and our common interests?
- a good husband is a man who loves you for who you are and all that you hope to be in an imperfect world.
Well, that was really something.And I totally agree.

Just another manic monday ...

2008-06-16T07:53:00.000+08:00

Gotta go to work today. So i have to be back later and reminisce at the end of the day the hustle and bustle this day brings.Surely this is going to be a busy day for me. Out for now. Back later. See ya!

Happy Father's Day!

2008-06-14T23:02:00.001+08:00

Happy Father's Day to all Fathers in the world, most especially to my Tatay Ruben and Dad Ken, i love you both. To my tatay, thank you for bringing me up well and to daddy ken, i am so blessed to have you in this life, me and the kids love you dearly with all our heart. Be safe always. You're the greatest.

Looking Back.

2008-06-14T22:37:00.003+08:00

Nostalgic attacks always brought back my childhood years, I do quite have a happy childhood, and it's quite interesting. Growing up in different environment at almost every stages of my life has taken its toll on me when i reach secondary level.Having born in a place so far away from home and never seeing it until now, wow that is one my frustrations actually.Spending my preschool years in a quiet and scenic miramar subdivision in talisay, bacolod city where our little bungalow and tatay's big office compound stand amidts the long stretch of haciendas, surrounded by guava trees overlooking a river running through the beach will always be the most memorable and beautiful place my family has resided through the years.But sad to say, after many years my excitement was dampened upon passing there unexpectedly, to see that it was no longer the same paradise now as it used to be...

hello world!

2008-06-13T23:36:00.003+08:00

Hello!
Welcome to my world.
I am not a professional writer. I like blogging because I am a very sentimental person.I am soooo into romantic films. I would like to think that reading,watching dvds and hopefully blogging are my hobbies.I am keeping this blog because through it I see the other side of me,what you see here is what I am.If you happen to visit my blog, please kindly bear with me.This is me.