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Monday, November 28, 2005
The SEA Games is a bi-annual sports event aimed at developing and further enhancing training in various fields of sports in preparation for upcoming Olympic Games. And this is our third time to host such a spectacle. It opened last night in the Manila, our capital with 11 countries participating namely (alphabetical order):
1. Brunei
2. Darussalam
3. Cambodia
4. Indonesia
5. Laos
6. Malaysia
7. Myanmar
8. Singapore
9. Timor Leste
10. Thailand
11. Vietnam
A total of 43 sporting disciplines will be covered by SEA Games including: Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Billiards, Body-Building, Canoeing, Chess, Cycling, Gymnastics, Judo, Rowing, Silat (a kind of martial art), Sepak Takraw (Kicking game), Shooting, Soccer, Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Table tennis, Taekwando, Wushu and more.
Good luck to all and most especially our very own Philippine team!
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Lahat tayo mayroon pagkakaiba
‘Pakita mo ang tunay at kung sino ka
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Talagang ganyan ang buhay
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Saturday, November 26, 2005
Hello everyone! Blogging is really new to me. I didn't even knew the word blog until a dear friend of mine mentioned it in one of our conversations, which escaped out of my thoughts a minute later. He was introducing it to me a year ago quite in detail. He told me it was one of the communication tools he was working on. I'm sure he explained it all to me then but i wasn't really digesting the topic. As i recall, i was kind of pre-occupied a little at that moment; daydreaming perhaps! It wasn't until this year (February, 2005) during my next encounter with that same dear pal that made my mind tickle with interest and curiousity. I think it was more of curiousity. Friday, November 18, 2005
Nuestra Señora Virgen De La Regla - The name so avidly uttered and passionately praised. This is the patron saint of Lapu-Lapu City. She is worshiped by thousands (if not millions) of pilgrims. And her feastday is celebrated annually every November 21st. Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Twenty (20) years and twenty six (26) days ago today (Monday, 5:30 a.m. October 6, 1985), Byron Joseph came to this world.Meek, naïve, gentle and sweet, he made me feel we know each other all too well already. His smile opened up new windows of happiness for me. His thoughts seemed to have gotten inside mine and we had great days together. I had great times with him too! He was simply amazing!
It is still very clear to me when he wanted something, he’d be uneasy and edgy and then I’d nurse him and he’d be so gentle. His eyes looked at me as if he can see me already at three days old. He was a gem and joy! When he was still inside me, I felt good and with ease, as if I was not carrying him at all. He was truly a wonder!
He had my eyes, my lips, my chin and my nose too! Yes, we looked so much alike. I’m sure he would be a happy person and true and daring. One time I felt pain inside my womb and thought I would have him earlier than expected but it stopped after a while. I knew he was in a hurry to see the world, my world. Well, he did come out full term. And when he did, he did not even cry, not once, not ever.
Today and every day although he is gone, I can feel him near me. I’m sure he must be close by, smiling. Thanks dear. We love you so much!
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This entry today is trully dedicated to All Souls Day, which we Filipinos continue to celebrate every year to honor our very dearly departeds.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Just the right time to talk about the times and just the right title for a blog for the most current if not the hottest on issues pertaining Lapu-Lapu City today: LAPU-LAPU TIMES!
A blog by a Filipino plastic surgeon, but was trained in the United States and now a balikbayan. His blog talks mostly about what is going on presently in my very own city- Lapu-Lapu. It consist of six (6) categories namely:
1. Lapu-Lapu Times: Headline news
2. Lapu-Lapu Times: Politics
3. Lapu-Lapu times: Public safety
4. Lapu-Lapu Times: Socio-Economic
5. Lapu-Lapu Times: Environment
6. Lapu-Lapu Times: Culture, Entertainment and Sports
It was launched just a few days ago and i'm quite proud to say i am one of the contributors specifically in Culture,Entertainments and Sports. If you want to see what i am blabbering about here, you can visit the site by simply clicking here: Lapu-Lapu Times
Hope to see you there!
Well, let me see...
I think i love you because:
You taught me lots of things
which i didn't know then;
you smiled at me
like you never have smiled anyone else;
you gave me hopes and dreams
that a better tommorow exists;
you shared with me little what-nots
'though they aren't as lovely as you want them to be;
you greeted me "Happy Birthday"
'though it was not;
you held my hand
quite firmly but gently;
you made me feel loved
as if love was all that mattered;
you sang me songs
which lulled my heart up high;
you brought me to places
which meant a lifetime-achivement to me;
you played the guitar
so elegantlyand melted me slowly but softly;
Oh, i can go on like this forever!
but most of all, i love you because:
You spoke in sweet voice and uttered words in amazing ENGLISH!
Yeah! that's it! that's why i... love... YOU!
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Bisaya Bloggers
Monday, October 10, 2005
Sunsrise @ Baguio City! Ahhh! The summer place!
I came to Baguio City for the third time two weeks ago! The first time was 1986, way before the Pines Hotel fell and crumbled to the ground brought about by the earthquake which hit the city shockingly! I was with my two brothers, my sister-in-law and of course- can't miss out my hubby too. It was really fantastic! And the second time, i was with my second daughter-Angela. It was her first time then and she was awed too! With all the sites- who wouldn't. She rode on the horse all the way around the rotunda all by herself... i-m-a-g-i-n-e! Oh yeah!
And this time i went there for a four-day official occular inspection of their STP (Sewerage Treatment Plant). I know, it sounds yulks, but mind you i had the greatest time ever! I stayed over @ Baguio City Country Club. It was built on 1905, when the Americans were still here. The picture above was taken on its innaugural opening day - 1905. And this is how it looks today: 
And below are the photos i took of the awesome sunrise ! I stayed for four days ! Although raindrops came falling when i got there, but amazingly enough it was only a drizzle. And after that, off i went to the sites (again)!
On the first morning, i woke up quite early and was awed by the view! I think we (sun and me) got up @ the same time! So i took my digicam and click it went... one after another. Click on the pict to enlarge
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You might notice the tags i gave on the picts, i was so excited that i mis- tagged them as "sunset", foolish me huh. Enjoy the views!
Sunday, September 25, 2005
A flower is a blossom, that part of the "angiosperm" (classification of plants that have flowers) that is concerned with the reproduction. There is a great variety of floral structure, but the basic organs and structures are similar. Each flower is borne with a stalk or 'pedicel', the tip of which is expanded to form a receptacle that bears the floral organs.
Parts of a Flower:
SEPALS : are first parts of the flower organ and are usually green and leaflike.
PETALS : are found above the sepals and normally are colored and vary greatly in shape.
PERIANTH : is the collective term for the rings of Sepals and Petals known as calyx and
corolla, respectively.
STAMENS : are the reproductive organs comprising the male organs ( androecium)
CARPELS : are the reproductive organs comprising of the female organs (gynoecium)
ANTHER : is that part of the stalk or tip which produces pollen.
OVARY : is a swollen base of a carpel which contains the ovules that later form the seed.
STIGMA : is an expanded structure connected to a style from the carpel.
PISTIL : is the term given to the style and stigma together.
POLLINATION ... FERTILIZATION
Here's how a flower is formed: Basically, when a pollen lands on a stigma, maybe carried there from the back of an insect, it grows a tube into the style and penetrates the ovule ( the egg container) via a hole called the 'micropyle'. Then two male sex cells from the pollen ease their way through the tube to fertilize the egg. An then, a bud (petite un-bloomed flower) is developed and in after a few days this bud would open up into a full bloom flower!
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I hope there is something about these flowers which might have opened some avenues in your imagination and add up to your info wealth!
Saturday, September 24, 2005
The heart is the pumping station of our body, bringing in and out blood to circulate every tip of vein there is. With every beat it sends off life carrying oxygen and food to all the cells inside us. When the heart stops pumping,we would die unless a gadget which specifically oxygenates our blood and make to circulate all over our body is placed.
One interesting story about the heart goes like this:
your heart..."
"You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted.
The surgeon looked up, annoyed "I'll cut your heart
open," he continued...
" to see how much damage has been done..."
"But when you open up my heart, you'll find Jesus in
there," said the boy.
The surgeon looked to the parents, who sat quietly.
"When I see how much damage has been done,
I'll sew your heart and chest back up,
and I'll plan what to do next."
"But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The Bible says
He lives there. The hymns all say He lives there.
You'll find Him in my heart."
The surgeon had had enough. "I'll tell you what I'll
find in your heart. I'll find damaged muscle, low blood supply,
and weakened vessels. And I'll find out if I can make you well."
"You'll find Jesus there too. He lives there." the boy added.
The surgeon left. He sat in his office, recording his notes
from the surgery, "...damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein,
widespread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant,
no hope for cure. Therapy: painkillers and bed rest.
Prognosis:" here he paused, "death within one year."
He stopped the recorder, but there was more to be said.
"Why?" he asked aloud. "Why did You do this?
You've put him here; You've put him in this pain;
and You've cursed him to an early death. Why?"
The Lord answered and said, "The boy, My lamb, was
not meant for your flock for long, for he is a part of My flock,
and will forever be. Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain,
and will be comforted as you cannot imagine.
His parents will one day join him here, and they
will know peace, and My flock will continue to grow."
The surgeon's tears were hot, but his anger was
hotter. "You created that boy, and You created that heart.
He'll be dead in months. Why?"
The Lord answered, "The boy, My lamb, shall return
to My flock, for He has Done his duty:
I did not put My lamb with your flock
to lose him, but to retrieve another lost lamb."
The surgeon wept. The surgeon sat beside the boy's
bed; the boy's parents sat across from him.
The boy awoke and whispered,
"Did you cut open my heart?"
"Yes," said the surgeon.
"What did you find?" asked the boy.
"I found Jesus there," said the surgeon.
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