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"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself."
— Richard Bach

"One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another is listen to each other's stories."
-Rebecca Falls

"Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn."
-Miguel de Cervantes

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched ... but are felt in the heart."
Helen Keller ~

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1) Contemplate - kulang ang mga pinggan
2) Punctuation - pera para maka-enrol
3) Ice Buko - nagtatanong kung ayos na ang buhok
4) Tenacious - sapatos na pang tennis
5) Calculator - tawagan kita mamaya
6) Devastation - sakayan ng bus
7) Protestant - Tindahan ng prutas
8) Statue - Ikaw ba yan?
9) Tissue - Ikaw nga!
10) Predicate - Pakawalan mo ang pusa
11) Dedicate - Pinatay ang pusa
12) Aspect - Pantusok o pandurog ng yelo
13) Deduct - Ang pato
14) Defeat - Ang paa (ng pato?)
15) Detail - Ang buntot (ng pato?)
16) Deposit - Gripo (Call DIPLOMA if DEPOSIT is leaking)
17) City - Bago mag-utso; A number to follow 6
18) Cattle - Doon nakatila ang Hali at Leyna
19) Persuading - Unang Kasal
20) Depress - Ang nagkasal sa PERSUADING>
22) Defense - Ginamit ng mga pangsulat sa kontrata sa PERSUADING
23) It depends - Kainin mo ang bakod
24) Shampoo - Bago mag-labing-isha (11)
25) Delusion - Maluwang (kapag maluwang ang damit, eh DELUSION)
26) Delivery - Walang bayad. Kapag working lunch, eh DELIVERY na ang tanghalian
27) Profit - Patunayan mo
28) Balance Sheet - What comes out after eating a balance diet
29) Backlog - bacon saka egg
30) Beehive - magpakatino ka
31) CD-ROM - tingnan mo ang kwarto
32) Debug - ang ipis
33) Defrag - ang palaka
34) Defense - ang bakod
35) Defer - ang balahibo
36) Deflate - ang plato
37) Detest - ang eksamin
38) Devalue - 'yon ang susunod sa letrang V
39) Devote - ang boto
40) Dilemma - brownout!, a!
41) Effort - 'dun nagla-land ang efflane
42) Forums - apat na kwarto
43) July - nagsinungaling ka ba?
44) Thesis - ito ay...

Photo AlbumHappy Mother's Day (1 photo)May 10, '08 11:02 PM
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Happy Mother's day to all wonderful Moms, Aunts, Grandmothers, Godmothers, Gaymoms

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The highway is amazing, it cuts travel time, it is very nicely and sturdily built. We tried it during the Holy Week, from Subic to Dinalupihan Exit (we went to Mt. Samat's Valor of Shrine). It was opened for trial run on March 18 to 24. Full opening on April 21
Yesterday, April 10, we went to Angeles and the highway is still on it's dry run - it's last day. So we traveled the whole length and it was only 25 minutes from Subic to Angeles, that is from Subic Toll fee area to Angeles Toll Fee exit. Speed limit is 100 kph (minimum is 60 kph) but as usual Dave went his 120 kph, reasoning that others are doing the 140 kph anyway......Smooth ride all the way, awesome view too.

Too bad that it only allows type 1 vehicles, chartered and tourist buses and 400 cc motorbikes (our motorbike is only 125 cc).

Blog EntryHappy Girlfriends Day!Mar 26, '08 2:09 AM
for everyone
Good Morning /Afternoon  Girlfriends!  I hope everyone has a Fun day!!!!!  Yes, FUN!!!  Let no stress, worries, or hardship come your way.  Walk around with a goofy smile, skip instead of walking, and laugh out loud all day.  Go Girlfriends .....   J



God did not intend for us to be all rich, beautiful, or great
alone; but he does intend for us all to be friends.

HAPPY GIRLFRIEND'S DAY!
If you get this more than once - you are blessed with friends.


Happy Girlfriend's Day!
Good times are even better when they're shared.



A good long talk can cure almost anything.
Everyone needs someone with whom to share her secrets.



Listening is just as important as talking.



An understanding friend is better than a therapist;
And cheaper too!



Laughter makes the world a happier place.

Friends are like wine; they get better with age
..


Sometimes you just need a shoulder to cry on.

Great minds think alike, especially when they are female!




When it comes to "bonding," females do it better.




YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD FOR SLUMBER PARTIES!!!!

It's important to make time to do "girl things."



Calories don't count when you are
having lunch with your girlfriends.



GEMS MAY BE PRECIOUS,
BUT FRIENDSHIP IS PRICELESS!!!!!

Photo AlbumHappy and Blessed Easter! (1 photo)Mar 22, '08 10:06 PM
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Blog EntryA timely reminder this season of Lent. . .Mar 12, '08 9:03 PM
for everyone
Prayer for Forgiveness

Today, Creator, grant me the courage and the will to forgive the people I love the most. Help me to forgive every injustice I feel in my mind, and to love other people unconditionally. I know the only way to heal all the pain in my heart is through forgiveness.

Today, Creator, strengthen my will to forgive anyone who has hurt me, even if I believe the offense is unforgivable. I know that forgiveness is an act of self-love. Help me to love myself so much that I forgive every offense. Let me choose forgiveness because I don’t want to suffer every time I remember the offense.

Today, Creator, help me to heal all the guilt in my heart by accepting the forgiveness of everyone I have hurt in my life. Help me to sincerely recognize the mistakes I have made out of ignorance, and give me the wisdom and determination to refrain from making the same mistakes. I know that love and forgiveness will transform every relationship in the most positive way.

Thank you, Creator, for giving me the capacity to love and forgive. Today I open my heart to love and forgiveness, so that I can share my love without fear. Today I will enjoy a reunion with the people I love most. Amen.
- don Miguel Ruiz


POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE

"Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be." -- Charles "Tremendous" Jones

"Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits. Hold up to him his better self, his real self that can dare and do and win out." -- Eleanor Porter

"Keep your face in the sunshine and you can never see the shadow." -- Helen Keller

"Like taking a morning shower, make the planting of positive thoughts a daily practice." -- Neil Eskelin

FORGIVENESS

Forgiving is not forgetting; it’s actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. It’s a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you don’t want to repeat what happened.
Desmond Tutu

Cleric and civil rights leader


If your life is not all you want it to be, it may be that you have some forgiving to do.
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Blog EntryLive!Mar 11, '08 6:20 PM
for everyone

First I was dying to finish high school and start college.
And then I was dying to finish college and start working.
And then I was dying to marry and have children. And then
I was dying to have my children grow old enough so I could go back
to work.  But then I was dying to retire.  And now I am dying.
And suddenly I realized I forgot to live.

Please don't let this happen to you.  Appreciate your current situation

and enjoy each day.


'To make money we lose our health

and then to restore our health we lose money.

We live as if we are never going to die

and we die as if we never lived'


Blog EntryAnswers to your WHYsMar 11, '08 12:18 PM
for everyone

I received this in my inbox today - Beautiful!


ME : Why are we constantly unhappy?
GOD : Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. You are worrying because you are analyzing. Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not happy.

ME : But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?
GOD : Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.

ME : But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty. ..
GOD : Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.

ME : If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer?
GOD : Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire.
Good people go through trials, but don't suffer. With that experience their life becomes better, not bitter.


ME : You mean to say such experience is useful?
GOD : Yes. In every term, Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.

ME : But still, why should we go through such tests? Why can't we be free from problems?
GOD : Problems are Purposeful Roadblocks Offering Beneficial Lessons to Enhance Mental Strength. Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance, not when you are free from problems.

ME : Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don't know where we are heading...
GOD : If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside. Looking outside, you dream. Looking inside, you awaken. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides insight.

ME : Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction. What should I do?
GOD : Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing you rode ahead. You work with the compass. Let others work with the clock.

ME : In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
GOD : Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.

ME : What surprises you about people?
GOD : When they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me?"
Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth.

ME : Sometimes I ask, "Who am I, why am I here?" I can't get the answer.
GOD : Seek not to find who you are, but to determine who you want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are here. Create it. Life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation.

ME : How can I get the best out of life?
GOD: Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.

 


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Blog EntryHappy HolidaysDec 25, '07 7:24 PM
for everyone
A BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A JOYOUS NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!
LET US THANK GOD FOR ALL HIS BLESSINGS DURING THE PAST YEAR
AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO A PEACEFUL AND BOUNTIFUL NEW YEAR! 
MAY GOD PROTECT AND GUIDE US ALWAYS! 


Blog EntryThe Origin of The Twelve Days of Christmas Dec 19, '07 5:46 PM
for everyone
There is one Christmas Carol that has always
baffled me.
 
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

 
Today I found out, thanks to the Internet.

 
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
 
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning
plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
 
The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

 
Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
 
The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
 
The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law,
the first five books of the Old Testament.
 
The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
 
Seven swans a-swimming represented the seven-
fold gifts of the Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership,
and Mercy.
 
The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
 
Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the
Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.
 
The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.

 
The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven
faithful disciples.
 
The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the
twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed. 
 
 
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on, if you wish. 
 
 

Blog EntryBible at one clickNov 18, '07 7:40 AM
for everyone
This is one of the best email that I've received. 
You can now read the Bible at the click of a button.

Thanks and have a blessed week ahead!

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