Life is shorter for some

Watch the man on the left walking, crossing the road where there is no car. It is so definite that the coast on the left is clear, and safe to cross. Any person would see it is safe....

Take nothing for granted, not even for a split second!

Be grateful for every living minute.

We seem to take life for granted.... but Tomorrow is Not Promised...

Relax your mind and humble your heart to focus on Christ..

Allow God to be the only person on your mind while you

read this prayer. If we can take the time to read long jokes,

stories, etc., we should give the same respect to this prayer.

Friends, who pray together, stay together.

Dear Lord, I thank you for this day.

I thank You for my being able to see

and to hear this morning. I'm b lessed

because You are a forgiving God and

an understanding God. You have done

so much for me and You keep on

blessing me. Forgive me this day for

everything I have done, said or thought

that was not pleasing to you. I ask now

for Your forgiveness.

Please keep me safe from all danger and harm.

Help me to start this day with a new attitude

and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best

of each and every day to clear my mind so that

I can hear from You.

Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things.

Let me not whine and whimper over things I have

no control over. Let me continue to see sin through

God's eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And when I

sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my

wrongdoing, and receive the forgiveness of God.

And when this world closes in on me, let me

remember Jesus' example -- to slip away and find

a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when

I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when

I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to

use me to do Your will.

Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to

others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak.

Keep me uplifted that I may have words of

encouragement for others. I pray for those who are

lost and can't find their way. I pray for those who

are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those

who don't know You intimately. I pray for those

who will delete this without sharing it w with

others. I pray for those who don't believe. I thank

you that I believe.

I believe that God changes people and God changes

things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For

each and every family member in their households.

I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they

are out of debt and all their needs are met.

I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is

no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than

God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight.

I pray that these words be received into the hearts of

every eye that sees them and every mouth that

confesses them willingly..

This is my prayer.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.

CONTACTS. CREDIBILITY. CLOUT.

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Slow Down, Get Happy

Just a third of adults in the United States say they are "very happy", while about half say they're "pretty happy." Who does that leave? Two types of people: miserable wretches and folks who just don't know.
Pew Research Center Poll did offer one statistical nugget that may remind more of us how to find bliss: 42% of those who say they "almost never feel rushed" (could we please trade places with them for a couple of years?) are very happy. Translation: Take it easy-you'll feel better.

A second recent survey dug a bit deeper in terms of what brings joy. This poll, from Dirdections Research, suggested that happiness is highest among adults who dine with friends regularly or frequent the movies.

Yes, it's hard to find time to stop and smell the roses these days (we're all so busy waking up to smell the coffee), but why not round up a few pals for dinner and a trip to the multiplex? Consider it part of the fight for your right to be happy :)

Golden Words To Live By. (Part 1)

TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation. A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is." Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".

NO POINTING FINGERS

A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?" The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you." We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves. If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?

A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television." There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.

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How to Protect Your Identity From Being Stolen.

1. Write as few checks as possible. - A personal check is a one-stop shopping for a thief: It has your name, address, account number and signature-enough information for someone to "rob you blind".


2. Keep your Social Security number private. - Doctor's offices and many other places will request it, but you don't have to tell them. Who is entitled to know? Your employer, the DMV, banks and IRS.


3. Beware of bank e-mails. - If you get one that asks you to go to a website and input personal details, ignore it. Impostors can create fake sites, down to the logo. No bank or credit card company will send an e-mail asking for that kind of information.


4. Watch the mail. - Thieves can nab your bill and change the address to which it is sent, hoping you won't notice. Statements usually arrive on a regular cycle; if yours doesn't come, call the company and find out why-for once!-it's not asking for your money.

How To Eat Bread Politely

There is one bit of etiquette revealed on the book titled "Elements of The Table." If you are a highly mannered person, this might be some help :)

"If you're always confuse as to which bread plate is yours, reach the plate to your left. Also, rest your buttered-up knife on the bread plate.


At a formal dinner with lots of rich courses, the plate-and butter-are often dispensed with. Then it is OK to place your dinner roll directly on the tablecloth, above the fork, where the bread plate would usually be."

The Complications of English

Let's face it, sometimes - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant or ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France . Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
Why poor, book, and door are pronounced differently?We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes,we find that quicks and can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of boothbeeth?
One goose, 2 geese.
So why not one moose, 2 meese?
One index, 2 indices?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend,
that you comb through annals of history but not a single annal?
If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for being verbally insane.

In what language do people recite at a play and, play at a recital?
Ship by truck and, send cargo by ship?
Have noses that run and, feet that smell? How can a slim chance and a fat chance, be the same;
while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

How can to overlook and to oversee be opposites; while quite a lot and quite a few, are alike?Have you noticed that we talk about certain things only when they are absent?
Have you ever seen a horseful carriage or a strapful gown?
Met a sung hero or experienced requited love? Have you ever run into someone who was combobulated, gruntled, ruly or peccable?
And where are all those people who ARE spring chickens or who would ACTUALLY hurt a fly?You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in whichyour house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in aform by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

People, not computers, invented English and it reflects the creativity of the human race
(which, of course, isn't a race at all).
That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible,
but when the lights are out, they are invisible.And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I really end it.

Mathematical Equations

What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonderabout those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have allbeen in situations where someone wants you to give over 100%. How aboutachieving 101%?What equals 100% in life?Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these.



Questions:



If:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z



Is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26.



Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%



and



K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%



But,



A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%



AND, look how far the love of God will take you



L- O- V- E-O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%



Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:



While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!



Have a blessed day! :)

Love is like a bus...

Love is like waiting for a bus. When thebus comes, you look at it and you say to yourself"eeee...so full....cannot sit down, I'll wait forthe next one.


"So you let the bus go and waited for the secondbus. Then the second bus came, you looked at it you said, "eeee...this bus is so old...so shabby!


"So you let the bus go and again, decided to waitfor the next bus.


After a while another bus came, it's not crowded,not old but you said, "eeee...not air conditioned...better wait for the next one." So again you let the bus go and decided to wait for the next bus.


Then the sky started to get dark as it was getting late. You panicked and jumped immediately inside the next bus. It is not until much later that you found out that you had boarded the wrong bus! And you wasted your time and money just to get into the wrong one!


Even if an air conditioned bus comes, you can't ensure that the air conditioned bus won't breakdown or whether or not the airconditioner will be too cold for you.


Wanting to get what you want is not wrong. But it wouldn't hurt to give other people a chance. If you find that the "bus" doesn't suit you just press the red button and get off the bus! Hey, who said life is fair??? The best thing to do is be observant and open-minded. If it doesn't suit you, get off.


I'm sure you've had this experience before. You saw a bus coming (the bus you want of course).You flagged it but the driver acted as if he did not see you and zoomed pass you! It just wasn't meant for you!


The bottom line is, being loved is like waiting for abus you want. Getting on the bus and appreciatingthe bus by giving it a chance depends totally onyou. If you haven't made any choice, WALK!

Walking is like being single. The good side of itis you can still choose any bus you want... the rest who couldn't afford another ride would just have to be content with the bus they rode on, ugly or not.


Also, sometimes it is better to choose a bus you are already familiar with rather than to gamble with a bus that is unfamiliar to you. But then again, life wouldn't be complete without the risks involved. But there is one bus that I failed to tell you about.-the Bus you do not have to wait for, the Bus thatwill stop on its own and ask you if you wish tocome inside, then take you for a joy ride for therest of your life.


Hope you get to ride on that bus! :)

RISK FROM MOBILE PHONES

ALWAYS USE LEFT EAR FOR MOBILE PHONES
As received.....Save your brain! Please use left ear while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it will affect brain directly. This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.

Interesting aspects of life

Warren Buffet ( 2nd Richest Man in the World)

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!

2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.

3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.

4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.

5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.

6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules.

Rule number 1: Do not lose any of your share holder's money.

Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.

7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop! corn and watch Television.

8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.

9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk. His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and

Remember:

A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.

B. Live your life as simple as you are.

C. Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what you feel good. D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.

E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.

F. After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life."

KIDS BORN BEFORE 1980...

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
1950's, 60's and 70's !!



First, some of us survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. ( sioktong ang inumin)



They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, fish from a can ( brand : ligo ), and didn't get tested for diabetes.



Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints, pati na yung laruang kabayu-kabayuhan.



We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, no kneepads , sometimes wala ngang preno yung bisikleta.



As children, we would ride in car with no seat belts or air bags – hanggang ngayon naman, di ba ? ( jeep )



Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. ( maykaya kayo pare ! )



We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle ( minsan straight from the faucet).



We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. Or contacted hepatitis.



We ate rice with tinunaw na purico ( dahil ubos na ang star margarine), nutribuns na galing kay macoy and drank sopdrinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight kasi nga......



WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!



We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. Sarap mag patintero, tumbang preso , habulan taguan….



No one was able to reach us all day ( di uso ang celfon , walang beepers ). And we were O.K.



We would spend hours building our trolleys or slides out of scraps and then ride down the street , only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.



We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms....... ...WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!



We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents. The only rubbing we get is from our friends with the words…..masakit ba ? pero pag galit yung kalaro mo,,,,ang sasabihin sa iyo…..beh buti nga !



We play in the dirt , wash our hands a little and ate with our barehands…we were not afraid of getting worms in our stomachs.



We have to live with homemade guns – gawa sa kahoy, tinali ng rubberband , sumpit , tirador at kung ano ano pa na puedeng makasakit…..pero walang nagrereklamo.

made up games with sticks ( syatong )and cans ( tumbang preso )and although we were told it would happen, wala naman tayong binulag o napatay….paminsan minsan may nabubukulan.



We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!



Mini basketball teams had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Walang sumasama ang loob.



Ang magulang ay nandoon lang para tignan kung ayos lang ang bata….hindi para makialam.



This generation of ours has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and managers ever!



The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
And I am one of them! :))



CONGRATULATIONS batchmates!!!

IT IS 'RIGHTEOUSNESS' THAT EXALTS A NATION!

(pr.14:34) GOD, HEAL OUR LAND!

Mga kababayan;Meron akong gustong ibahagi para sa ating lahat na mga PILIPINO. Simple pero parang mahirap gawin ng karamihan sa atin.Hindi ito makukuha sa puro daldalan lang or walang kabuluhang pagtatalo, kumilos tayo ngayon na.

Sa ibang bansa: Pag nagkasala ang Pinoy, pinarusahan siya ayon sa batas.

Sa PINAS: Pag nagkasala ang ang Pinoy, ayaw niyang maparusahan kasi sabiniya mali raw ang batas.

Sa ibang bansa: Pinag-aaralan muna ng Pinoy ang mga batas bago siyapumunta roon, kasi takot siyang magkamali.

Sa PINAS:Pag nagkamali angPinoy, sorry kasi hindi raw niya alam na labag sa batas iyon.

Sa ibang bansa: Kahit gaano kataas ang bilihin at tax sa USA okey lang,katuwiran natin doble kayod na lang.

Sa PINAS:mahilig ka sa last daypara magbayad ng tax minsan dinadaya mo pa o kaya hindi ka nagbabayad.Rally ka kaagad kapag tumaas ang pasahe at bilihin imbes na magsipag masgusto natin ang nagkukwentuhan lang sa munisipyo o kahit sa alinmang tanggapan.

Sa Singapore: Kapag nahuli kang nagkalat or nagtapon ng basura sa hinditamang lugar, magbabayad ka na 500 Singapore dollars. Sabi ng Pinoy,Okey lang kasi lumabag ako sa batas.

Sa Pinas: Kapag nagkamali ang Pinoy katulad nang ganito, Sabi ng Pinoy, ang lupit naman ni Bayani Fernando,mali naman ang pinaiiral niyang batas eh akala mo kung sino. Ayun nag-rally na ang Pinoy gustong patalsikin si Bayani Fernando kahit naalam niyang mali siya.

Mga igan, ilan pa lang iyan baka may iba pa kayong alam.

Bakit ang PINOY, pwedeng maging "law abiding citizen sa ibang bansa ngwalang angal" pero sa sarili nating bayang PILIPINAS na sinasabi ninyongmahal natin, eh hindi natin magawa, BAKIIITTTTT?????????

ETO PA "Ang Pilipino NOON at NGAYON":

NOON: Wow ang sarap ng kamote (kahit nakaka-utot)

NGAYON: Ayaw ko ng kamote gusto ko French Fries(imported eh)

NOON: Wow ang sarap ng kapeng barako

NGAYON: Ayaw ko niyan gusto kong kape sa STARBUCKS (imported coffee 100pesos per cup)

NOON: Bili ka ng tela para magpatahi ng pantalon like maong

NGAYON: Gusto ko LEVI'S, WRANGLER, LEE (Tapos rally tayo "GMA tuta ngKANO") Di ba tuta ka rin naman.

NOON: Sabon na Perla OK ng pampaligo

NGAYON: Gusto mo DOVE, HENO DE PRAVIA, IVORY, etc.may matching shampoo pa

NOON: Pag naglaba ka batya at palopalo ok na, minsan banlaw lang sabatis pwede na

NGAYON: Naka-washing machine ka na plus ARIEL powder soap with matchingDOWNY pa para mabango. Alam ko mas marami pa ang alam ninyo tungkol dito, pero ilan ilan langiyan para bigyan ng pansin. Mga Pilipino nga ba tayo? O baka sa salita lang at E-Mail pero wala naman sa gawa.

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My Fellow Filipinos, When I was small, the Philippine peso was P7 to thedollar. The president was Diosdado Macapagal. Life was simple. Life waseasy. My father was a farmer. My mother kept a small sari-sari storewhere our neighbors bought sang-perang asin, sang-perang bagoong,sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at pahinging isang butil na bawang.

Our backyard had kamatis, kalabasa, talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, andokra. Our silong had chicken. We had a pig, dog & cat. And of course, welived on the farm. During rainy season, my father caught frogs at nightwhich my mother made into batute (stuffed frog), or just plain fried.During the day, he caught hito and dalag from his rice paddies, which hewould usually inihaw. During dry season, we relied on the chickens,vegetables, bangus, tuyo, and tinapa. Every now and then, there was porkand beef from the town market.

Life was so peaceful, so quiet, no electricity, no TV. Just the radiofor Tia Dely, Roman Rapido, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Tang-tarang-tang. Andwho can forget Leila Benitez on Darigold Jamboree?On weekends, I playedwith my neighbors (who were all my cousins).Tumbang-preso, taguan,piko, luksong lubid, patintero, at iba pa. I don't know about you, but I miss those days.

These days, we face the TV, Internet, e-mail, newspaper, magazine,grocery catalog, or drive around. The peso is a staggering andincredible P54 to the dollar. Most people can't have fun anymore. Lifehas become a battle. We live to work. Work to live.Life is not easy.

I was in Saudi Arabia in 1983. It was lonely, difficult, & scary. Itdidn't matter if you were a man or a woman. You were a target for rape.The salary was cheap & the vacation is far between.If the boss didn'twant you to go on holiday, you didn't. They had your passport. Oh, andthe agency charged you almost 4 months of your salary (which, if you hadto borrow on "20% per month arrangement" meant your first year's pay wasall gone before you even earned it).

The Philippines used to be one of the most important countries in Asia.Before & during my college days, many students from neighboring Asiancountries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and China went to thePhilippines to get their diplomas. Until 1972, like President Macapagal,President Marcos was one of the most admired presidents of the world.The Peso had kept its value of P7 to the dollar until I finished college.

Today, the Philippines is famous as the "housemaid"capital of theworld. It ranks very high as the "cheapest labor"capital of the world,too. We have maids in Hong Kong, laborers in Saudi Arabia, dancers inJapan, migrants and TNTs in Australia and the US, and all sorts of other"tricky" jobs in other parts of the globe. Quo Vadis, Pinoy? Is that awonder or a worry?

Are you proud to be a Filipino, or does it even matter anymore? When yousee the Filipino flag and hear the Pambansang Awit, do you feel a senseof pride or a sense of defeat & uncertainty? If only things could changefor the better.......

Hang on for this is a job for Superman. Or whom do you call?Ghostbusters. Joke. Right? This is one of our problems. We say "I lovethe Philippines. I am proud to be a Filipino." When I send you a joke,you send it to everyone in your address book even if it kills theInternet. But when I send you a note on how to save our country & askyou to forward it, what do you do? You chuck it in the bin.

I want to help the maids in Hong Kong. I want to help the laborers inSaudi Arabia. I want to help the dancers in Japan. I want to help theTNTs in America and Australia. I want to save the people of thePhilippines. But I cannot do it alone. I need your help and everyoneelse's. So please forward this e-mail to your friends.

If you say you love the Philippines, prove it. And if you don't agreewith me, say something anyway. Indifference is a crime on its own.

A letter from Carlo Cruz

Still remember that Ayala Mall explosion few months ago? Here's a heart warming letter from a husband, whose wife was a victim on the incident. It quite touches me reading it. So, I might as well share it.



I admire his courage and strength withstanding one of the toughest trial that came his life...most of all, I admire his FAITH to God, still strong as ever! God bless you and your loved ones, Carlo. Temporary death is not the end of it. Sooner, there's a place of meeting and reuniting called God's haven. :)



"I wish I were writing under different circumstances.


I would like to inform you that my wife Leslie Cruz was part of the casualties in the Glorietta 2 Mall bombing in Makati City , Philippines . She was supposed to have a minor out patient surgery at Makati Medical Center at 230pm.



I had taken a leave from work to accompany her there. We dropped off our daughter, Amber, at my parents place in QC to babysit at around 10am. We then proceeded to Makati and was there at 1230pm. Since she had been fasting in preparation for her procedure, she wanted to move around and listen to some music while I grabbed a bite to eat. We parked at the basement of Park Square 2, and headed for the Glorietta 2 entrance. We parted at the top of the escalator, she turned right towards Filbar's while I went left towards the restaurants. That was the last time I would see her.


Around 120pm, she had called me so that we can meet at the Glorietta 2 exit just in time to make her appointment. As I made my way there from Glorietta 1 through the connecting hallways, and was about to turn the corner, I heard 2 deep thumps and the shock-wave from the blast hit me. At that moment my heart dropped as I knew that the origin of the blast came from the same place where we were supposed to meet. I tried getting to where my wife was, but the dust was too much and it was as if I was staring at a white wall.



I still tried to convince myself that she was able to make it out, and that after ringing her mobile without a response only meant that she dropped it in the confusion. After 6 hours of searching from Makati Med. to Ospital ng Makati , the blast site, and back again to MMC - with the help of all the people I could get hold of, that I was able to get confirmation in what the state of my wife was.



My Dad and Uncle signaled me in from the ER of MMC. My Uncle (who's a doctor) asked me to describe Leslie's appearance to another group of doctors. I saw in the eyes of one that the description made sense. Instead of confirming it to me, they huddled together, then brought me to a small examination room. It was only through a digital camera that I was able to confirm (and deny) that she was indeed gone.



I have so many regrets. I should have met her sooner. I should have ran instead of a brisk walk. I should have not chose to park where I did. I should have braved the dust and went in the blast site. I should have ...

Today's the 4th day. It is still terribly difficult to breathe, let alone wake up realizing that your source of strength, your best friend doesn't lie beside you on your bed. That my deepest worry is when Amber starts asking for her Mama.



I am glad that Amber's too young to understand the loss and pain. In time I would like to tell her the details of how her mother died, but more importantly I would like to raise her as how her mother lived - a loving person, strong willed, decisive, caring, and nurturing. She has always cared for her family and friends, and sacrfied her career for being a full time mom and home maker.



As with all couples we had our ups and downs - none of which I regret not going through. The sweet is never as sweet without the sour. For almost 4 years of marriage, we've finally hit our balance in life only to be taken away in an instant. I have no regrets about our marriage. She has loved me and Amber beyond her capacity. I will always love her.



It is my first time to write to egroup as I've lurked and watched emails being sent to and fro. All I want now is that for each of the couples here is to cherish each moment that we spend with our loved ones. Pretty simple to say, very easy to take for granted.



Thank you all for the prayers. I would still like to ask you to please include Leslie in them until her 40th day so that the path to God's kingdom is well lit and she is no longer in the dark. "



Sincerely,

Carlo Cruz

Texting While Driving..Hang Up and Drive

WHY SHOULD YOU NOT BE TEXTING ON YOUR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING?

KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES!

There are very graphic photos at the end of this post, so if your stomach is weak, don't attempt to see it. You've been warned!

THIS IS WHY...

AND THIS ...


AND THIS ...


AND ESPECIALLY THIS ...


WE'RE NOT DONE YET...

IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH....(cover your eyes!)

The remaining pictures shows what happened to the body
of the driver of the black vehicle. They are VERY graphic.

Lesson: DON'T TEXT WHILE DRIVING!

"Buhay America" (Life in America) by the Filipino Community

I have received this aricle several times through email, and I am sure maybe you have received it too already. This article is actually written by a Filipino working in America. The article will be narrated in Tagalog, but I must say many of you will be able to understand it, particularly Filipinos like me...my kababayans. I just want to share it to those who haven't read it yet, it's true...I hope our folks out there in the Phils. would understand it too :)

Buhay Amerika for the Filipino community
Nov 15, '07 8:10 PM

Akala ng mga tao na nasa Pilipinas kapag nasa America ka akala nila madami ka ng pera. Ang totoo, madami kang utang, dahil credit card lahat ang gamit mo sa pagbili mo ng mga gamit mo. Kailangan mo gumamit ng credit card para magka-credit history ka, kase pag hindi ka umutang o wala kang utang, hindi ka pagkakatiwalaan ng mga kano. Pag wala kang credit card, ibig sabihin wala kang kapasidad magbayad.

Akala nila mayaman ka na kase may kotse ka na. Ang totoo, kapag hindi ka bumili ng kotse sa America maglalakad ka ng milya-milya sa ilalim ng init ng araw o kaya sa snow. Walang jeepney, tricycle o padyak sa America .

Akala nila masarap ang buhay dito sa America . Ang totoo, puro ka trabaho kase pag di ka nagtrabaho, wala kang pangbayad ng bills mo sa kotse, credit card, ilaw, tubig, insurance, bahay at iba pa. Hindi ka na pwedeng tumambay sa kapitbahay kase busy din sila maghanap buhay pangbayad ng bills nila.

Akala nila masaya ka kase nagpadala ka ng picture mo sa Disney, Seaworld, Six Flags, Universal Studios at iba pang attractions. Ang totoo, kailangan mo ngumiti kase nagbayad ka ng $70+ para makarating ka dun, kailangan mo na naman ang 10 hours na sweldo mong pinangbayad sa ticket.

Akala nila malaki na ang kinikita mo kase dolyar na sweldo mo. Ang totoo, malaki pagpinalit mo ng peso, pero dolyar din ang gastos mo sa America . Ibig sabihin, ang dolyar mong kinita sa presyong dolyar mo din gagastusin. Ang P15.00 na sardinas sa Pilipinas $1.00 sa America , ang isang pakete ng sigarilyo sa pilipinas P 40.00, sa America $6.50, ang upa mo sa bahay na P 10,000 sa pilipinas, sa America $1,000++.

Akala nila buhay milyonaryo ka na kase ang ganda ng bahay at kotse mo. Ang totoo milyon ang utang mo. Ang bago mong kotse 5 taon mong huhulugan. Ang bahay 30 taon mong huhulugan. Ibig sabihin, alipin ka ng bahay at kotse mo.

Madaming naghahangad na makarating sa America . Lalo na mga nurses, mahirap maging normal na manggagawa sa Pilipinas. Madalas pagod ka sa trabaho. Pag dating ng sweldo mo, kulang pa sa pagkain mo. Pero ganun din sa ibang bansa katulad ng America . Hindi ibig sabihin dolyar na ang sweldo mo, yayaman ka na, kailangan mo ding magbanat ng buto para mabuhay ka sa ibang bansa. Isang malaking sakripisyo ang pag alis mo sa bansang pinagsilangan at malungkot iwanan ang mga mahal mo sa buhay. Hindi pinupulot ang pera dito o pinipitas. Hindi ako naninira ng pangarap, gusto ko lang buksan ang bintana ng katotohanan.

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