Ms. Philippines got 4th in Ms. Universe'10

It's been quite a very long time since the Philippines hit a good mark in the Ms. Universe pageant. This time, even if the 22-yr-old Ms. Venue Raj didn't make it to the title, still I am proud with the rest of the Filipinos that she made it to the list which is way closer to being Ms. U.

The question during the Q.A was actually very typical. Sa isip ko nga, parang di naman todong pang Ms. U ang tanong sa kanya, parang pang question lang sa essay type ng testpaper para sa mga mag-aaral. Ms. Raj could have answered it more than what we expected to hear from her, however, her being calm and in good posture as she answered it, panalo narin yun, even if I am not quite satisfied with the answer. :))

Still, a big applause to Ms. Venus!Keep it up!

Business plan..

I plan to put up a small business. But the thing is I don't know how to start, what are the things to consider for the certain business and most of all, I've to be ready to take risk and chances. I'll just keep my fingers cross but hopefully, whatever I plan to put up with will work out well as planned. I don't want to expect too much from it. You know when you are very eager to do a thing, you just have to believe in your self. I have to set my objectives and goals. Business planning isn't that easy but if I will start it now, then maybe, just maybe, who knows, I might have things I hold turn to gold like Midas. :)

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The gift

I thought of the best gift,however, I've very less time to go downtown area. And so I thought of BookSwim.com Gift Card the easiest and fastest way. Somehow it has become rewarding to me being a bookworm also. BookSwim is the first online book rental library service lending you paperbacks, hardcovers and now college textbooks Netflix®-style directly to your house, without the need to purchase! Yayy!I think I like this. Hopefully, I can avail soon. :)

Philippine BEC (Basic Education Curriculum)

I found it online that might help the educators out there esp. in the Philippines.

Memory tricks for the brain...

Can't remember where you put your glasses? Blanked on your new colleague's name? "Forgetting these types of things is a sign of how busy we are," says Zaldy S. Tan, MD, director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "When we're not paying good attention, the memories we form aren't very robust, and we have a problem retrieving the information later."

1. Pay attention. When you're introduced to someone, really listen to the person's name. Then, to get a better grasp, picture the spelling. Ask, "Is that Kathy with a K or a C?" Make a remark about the name to help lock it in ("Oh, Carpenter -- that was my childhood best friend's last name"), and use the name a few times during the conversation and when you say goodbye.

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a timetable..

I will have to rekindle my sense of focus again for the school year is soon to start. Everything will be on the go this time. I need a timetable to have all my works done without finding myself in a RUSH. I was used to doing things at a last minute--working under pressure, that's it! But it shouldn't be that way. I have to have an organize set up over things like from making lesson planning to dealing with students who have behavioral problems.

Ahhh..have to take a deep breath for now..and chillax! I will have them all well prepared under my timetable. I hope so. :)

The paradox of our Time

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, throwaway 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 showroom window and nothing in the
stockroom. 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 someday
that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak
and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

by George Carlin

Noah's Ark discovery

On Tuesday, a group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers boasted that they had found the iconic religious boat on Mount Ararat (where the Bible says the ark came to rest after the great flood).

"It's not 100% that it is Noah's Ark, but we think it is 99.9% that this is it," Yeung Wing-cheung, a Hong Kong documentary filmmaker and member of the group, told AFP.

"There's a tremendous amount of solid evidence that the structure found on Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey, is the legendary Ark of Noah," said Dutch Ark researcher Gerrit Aalten" , head of NoahsArkSearch.com, at the press conference to announce the discovery.

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i wonder..

i wonder just what is really behind politics that makes many of us crave to be in
and even spend millions in order to win...

perhaps this is what greediness for power actually all about.

let's pray for a peaceful and honest 2010 election...

so help us GOD.