A KITCHEN INTERLUDE

Yesterday, t'was raining cats and dogs

And I had nothing to do but linked on the tube.

I was restless with nowhere to go...........

So I faced the hearth and made some broth.

I made some rice with so many things:

carrots, mushrooms, and some white chicken.

I then placed some broth, and sprinkled seasonings....

So what do I get?

Lo and behold!

I had TAKIKOMI GOHAN that is full n filling!

INUTIL in Malacanang

Mabagal talaga ang pagresponde ni gng. pidal at kanyang alipores

sa paglikas ng mga Pinoy sa Lebanon.

Aba'y isang linggo nang mahigit bago pa

nagpalabas ng pera para sa evacuation.

Ano kaya ang iniisip ng mga ito?

Kung paano matabunan ang issue tungkol kay Bolante

at paghanap ng masisisi para maipakulong ang kanyang mga

kaaway?

INUTIL itong huwad na pang-ulo!

Ulo ng kurakot!

Ambisyosa masyado

at walang kakurap-kurap

na magsabing

pinili siya ng Diyos?

Kapal!

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TEKA, TEKA, puro Problema!>>>TAWA MUNA!

Para sa kaunting ngiti at tuwa ngayong araw kahit madaming balitang hindi maganda

tulad ng giyera, tsunami, bulkang sumasabog, at iba pa...

Ayon sa British think tank New Economics Foundation, ang Pilipinas ay pang 17th sa Happy Planet Index, basahin niyo ang link sa ibaba.

http://opinion.inq7.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view_article.php?article_id=10357


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Teacher: What is your name?

Student: Early Seven po Mam...

>

Teacher: Niloloko ma ba ako?

Student: Hindi po!! Iyan po ang name ko sa Inglis,

sa Pilipino po "AGAPITO"

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Kumare1: My dog is smart every morning he brings newspaper to me.

Kumare2: Alam ko sinabi sa akin ng aso ko.

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Mrs.: O bakit umagang umaga nakasimangot ka?

Maid: Kasi po mam kagabi napatunayan ko "NOTI" talaga si Sir!

>

Mrs.: Anong NOTI?

Maid: NOTIGAS" po Mam.

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Anak: Tay, may project po kami sa school. kailangan po ng band peper!

Tatay: Anak, wag kang bobo ha! hindi band peper ang tawag dyan!

Anak: ano po ba????

Tatay: Kokongband..............

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Q: Why do couples hold hands during weddings?

A: It is just a formality. Like "two boxers", they shake hands before the fight begins.

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Q: What is the most impressive example of Tolerance?

A: Golden Wedding Anniversary!

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Teacher: Write a short story in a few words discussing

>>>>>>>Religion, Sexuality and Mystery.

Student wrote: "My God! I'm pregnant. I wonder who the father is?"

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SENSITIVE CHILD's 1st day in school::::>

Mom to teacher - Very sensitive po ang anak ko.

> Kung kailangan nyo po parusahan, Sampalin nyo na lang po ang katabi nya.

> matatakot na 'yan!>>

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Do you know why bra makers measure cup size by "A B C D E F "?

A - almost gone>

B - barelly noticeable>

C - comfortable>

D - damn good>

E - extremely big and>

F - Fake>>

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> CHALK>

Amo : 'Day, ang chalk na ito para mamatay ang ipis. Gamitin mo sa pader.>

Maid : Opo, ate.>

.............. Next day .......>

Nagulat ang amo, nakasulat sa pader."Epes mamataykayonglahat!">>

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Lumindol ng malakas noon....> Nagkagulo and lahat at nag-panic.>

Sumigaw ang isang lalake..> "Katapusan na! Katapusan na!"> Sumagot ang isa pang lalake..> "Tanga, a kinse pa lang.">>

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Teacher: Who can give a question and translate it to Tagalog?>

Pupil: My Teacher is beautiful, isn't she?>

Teacher: Very good! Sige, please translate it in Tagalog.>

Pupil: Ang guro ay maganda! MAGANDA nga ba?

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Sweethearts watching the sky:>

Guy: Ano ang iyong horoscope?>

Girl: Ano man huruskup?>

Guy: Kapalaran ba... gaya sa akin, CANCER....>

Girl: AH!! sa akon, ALMoRANAS.....>>

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Girl: The man I must marry must be bright. He must be musical,

can tell jokes, sing and stay home at night!>

Granny: Honey, if that's all you want, get a TV!>

Less headache.................>>

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Nanay: Damihan ninyo ang sinaing, isali nyo na rin pati aso't pusa.>

Anak: Opo Nay!>

Nanay: Punyeta, bakit may pusa dito sa sinaing????>

Anak: Di ko na nga po sinama yung aso, kasi di na po kasya....>

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PALOMA KILLS

One of the water heaters manufactured by Paloma Industries Ltd.,

whose devices have been blamed for a series of fatal carbon monoxide poisonings,

produced lethal concentrations of CO in less than three minutes during a re-creation by the Metropolitan Police Department last Wednesday.

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The experiment reenacted a fatal accident in Akasaka in Minato Ward, Tokyo,

in March 1996, using the water heater from the apartment.

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The MPD re-creation is part of an investigation to establish a case of professional negligence resulting in death, and investigators are also questioning executives

from Paloma Industries and Paloma Co., which sells the heaters,

to see to what extent they recognized the danger of CO poisoning from their product.

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In the Akasaka case, in which Atsushi , 21, was found dead in a studio apartment in March 1996,.

The Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office found an 82.18 percent CO density in his blood

--CO concentrations greater than 70 percent are generally lethal.

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LOGISTICS

Excerpts from International News:

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"The conflict has forced around 100,000 Lebaneseto flee their homes and many
foreigners to escape the country.Nine U.S. warships were set to evacuate more
than 2,400 U.S. citizensby air and sea on Wednesday, the first big group of up
to 8,000 the Pentagon expects to bring out.Britain said it had six ships in the
region to start moving its citizens,with around 5,000 to be evacuated this week.
A Royal Navy warship with 170 British evacuees on board arrived at Limassol in
Cyprus on Wednesday.Other nations mustered boats and planes to rescue
citizensstranded by the bombing of Beirut's airport and dozens of roadsand
bridges in an Israeli campaign that began after Hizbollahcaptured two Israeli
soldiers in a border attack on July 12."

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The US has NINE warships to evacuate less than 10,000 citizens!

...............while Britain has SIX ships for its 5,000 nationals.

ASAN ang plano ng Pinas?

Wala!

OK, OK, nagpalabas ng 26 milyon....

Kasya kaya yun?

We are talking about 32,000++ Pinoys in Lebanon!

Pero may plano at pera sa lakwatsa...

at pera para sa mga Obispo!

~

ANG BAGAL!

Ang bagal ng kilos ng mga nakaupo sa

krisis na hinaharap sa Lebanon.

Sabihin ba namang eto at "....nasa Level alert # 3 na ...

...waiting for reprots from our Embassy people..." et cetera...

et cetera....

Napakababaw na dahilan.

Talaga lamang wala kayong nakahandang

Plano para sa paglikas ng ating mga OFWs na nasa

war zone.

Sarili ngang Kababayan eh hindi magawang

ilikas, tapos, aakuin pa ang pagtulong sa mga Thais na

lumikas.

May pera sa paglakwatsa,

ngunit sa mga ganitong panahon, tila

mabagal ang pagkilos.

SA NGAYON,

tila kabi-kabila ang problema ni gloria.

Pati nga ang Bulkang Mayon,

nag-aalburuto na!

TEST

Reviewing for an exam isn't my cup of tea, really!

You see, I hate being stuck in one place.

Oh no! I love a good read, mind you....but reviewing for a test?

Naaahh!

In fact, I am going to take a test:

for that much-coveted written test for my KIRIKAE....

I heard they have several versions.

I wish I get the easy ones.....

I better pass that one or else......

The trouble is: I can't find that small book!

Baka naiuwi ko na, ah?

Pag hindi ko makita, bibili na naman ako sa JAF....

Transcript: Bush and Blair's unguarded chat

The conversation


A transcript of the off-the-cuff conversation between US President George W Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair during a break at the G8 conference in Russia.
The president was caught on tape using an expletive as he described the actions of Hezbollah in attacking Israel.
The two men start by discussing an exchange of gifts:

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Bush: And thanks for the sweaters - I know you picked em out yourself...
Blair: Oh yes absolutely - in fact I knitted it!!!
(laughter)
Bush: What about Kofi Annan - he seems all right. I don't like his ceasefire plan. His attitude is basically ceasefire and everything sorts out.... But I think...
Blair: Yeah the only thing I think is really difficult is that we can't stop this without getting international presence agreed. I think what you guys have talked about which is the criticism of the [inaudible word]. I am perfectly happy to try and see what the lie of the land is, but you need that done quickly because otherwise it will spiral.
Bush: Yeah I think Condi's [US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice] gonna go soon.
Blair: Well that's all that matters but if you... You see at least it gets it going.
Bush: I agree it's a process...I told her your offer too.
Blair: Well it's only if she needs the ground prepared as it were. If she goes out she HAS to succeed whereas I can just go and...
Bush: You see the irony is what they need to is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit and it's all over...
Blair: Dunno... Syria....
Bush: Why?
Blair: Because I think this is all part of the same thing...
Bush: (with mouth full of bread) Yeah
Blair: Look - what does he think? He thinks if Lebanon turns out fine. If you get a solution in Israel and Palestine. Iraq goes in the right way
Bush: Yeah - he's [indistinct]
Blair: Yeah.... He's had it. That's what all this is about - it's the same with Iran
Bush: I felt like telling Kofi to call, to get on the phone to Assad and make something happen.
Blair: Yeah
Bush: [indistinct] blaming Israel and [indistinct] blaming the Lebanese government....

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AT SILA AY NALAGYAN!

Isang araw,

Nag-DINNER and WINE

ang mga Obispo.....

And then, something happened:

Huwag mong sabihing hindi alam ng mga Obispo

na "lagay" ang nakalagay sa mga envelope na inilagay

sa kanilang mga bulsa

habang naglilibot itong taga-Malacanang?

Ganun ba sila ka-naive?

I wonder.....

Meron ding nagsabi na ::::

"akala ko eh transportation allowance"....

Meron ding nagsabi na:

"walang masama dun..."

marahil dahil sa normal lang na tumatanggap

sila ng envelope kapag nag-o-officiate ng MISA?

Tell me, please.....

Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit

ang ating kaparian eh

mga mukhang pera!

~

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HUDAS tell such lies?

Ang dami nang lumabas na balita tungkol

sa pagkaka-detain sa LA ni "Joc-joc Bolante,

ang kaibigan ng Fatsong bluebird na asawa ni gng. glue pidal.

Pero ang nakakatawa eh yung sinabi ni

Asuque na "kaya hindi agad na-i-relay ang balita

tungkol sa pagkakahuli ni Bolante eh, sa dahil nangyari yun

nang weekend at walng staff sa Embahada."

Lumalabas kasi na nagkaroon ng ilang araw

na gap bago nalaman ng Bayan na

nahuli na pala itong si Bolante.

Pinabulaanan naman ng UNIFFORS,

siang asosasyon ng mga nagtratrabaho sa DFA

na meron silang skeleton staff kapag weekends and holidays....

Ngayon, sino ang paniniwalaan ko?

Aba'y higit na nakakaangat naman ang UNIFFORS

sapagkat wala silang takot na pabulaanan ang sinabi ni Asuque.

May gudness naman yu!

HUDAS tell a lie must

go down as soon as possible!

Da pipol is getting angry na, noh!

Alis D'Yan!



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PERSPECTIVE

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country

with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of

what would be considered a very poor family.

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On their return from their trip, the father asked his son,

="How was the trip?"

-”It was great, Dad."

="Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

-"Oh yeah," said the son.

="So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and

they have a creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and

they have the stars at night.

Our patio reaches to the front yard and

they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and

they have fields that go beyond our sight.

We have servants who serve us,

but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us,

they have friends to protect them."

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The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."

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Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?

Makes you wonder what would happen if we all give thanks for everything we have,

instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!

Let us all refresh OUR perspective and appreciation.

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"Life is too short and friends are too few."

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ENVELOPmental Assistance

HOW MUCH are those dogs in the window?

Even the men in frocks CANbe bought!

The color of life, to them,is the color of money!

No more vows, no more servitude!

Thoughts to Ponder

"People are like stained-glass windows.

They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,

but when the darkness sets in,

their true beauty is revealed only

if there is a light from within."

----Elisabeth Kubler Ross

NEW DAY

Day is here

and night has gone

Clouds still linger,

The sun peeks from behind....

Light seems odd,

mists linger on the horizon,

Sun shines....

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invigorates my soul.

TANABATA FESTIVAL

TANABATA　

......also known as the "star festival　・!

>takes place on the 7th day of the 7th month of the year,

when, according to a Chinese legend,

the two stars Altair and Vega,

which are usually separated from each other by the milky way,

are able to meet.

Because the 7th month of the year roughly coincides with August

rather than July according to the formerly used lunar calendar,

Tanabata is still celebrated on August 7th in some regions of Japan,

while it is celebrated on July 7th in other regions.

One popular Tanabata custom is to write one's wishes on a piece of paper,

and hang that piece of paper on a specially erected bamboo tree,

in the hope that the wishes become true.

Colorful Tanabata festivals are held across Japan

in early July and August.

Among the biggest and most famous ones are the

Tanabata Festivals of Sendai in August and

Hiratsuka near Tokyo in July.

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Today is TANABATA Day.....

and I wish, I wish.......

SAYANG!

It was a good day yesterday:

I was able to finish all my laundry early and

was preparing for that SHIKOKU trip [cameras and all...]

when Jiji called to sayI can't go with him.

He will go to that small islandwith four Prefectures

[hence the name SHIKOKU]via KOBE

and asked me to go with him.

Para naman makita ko yung isla na yun....

I have been to all of HONSHU and KYUSHU,

but never in HOKKAIDO and SHIKOKU.

It has been raining since last week, and

most of the rains are now concentrated in Southern Japan,

and Shikoku is covered....along with Southern KYUSHU.

Kaya ayun, cancelled na kasama ako.

Mahirap daw na hindi sigurado ang travel time...

Baka magka-problema, mainip lang ako....

Besides, meron akong turo sa Sabado,and

he isn't sure kung makakuwi sa Sabado.

So there!

Sayang!

Not a Joke!

Apparently, this is not the first time that

North Korea launched its missile.....

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In August of 1998, NoKor

launched its first TAEPODONG

and landed on the Pacific Ocean,

near Miyagi-Ken,

in the Northwest HONSHU,

the biggest and main island of Japan.

~

While the 7 missiles launched today landed in

the Sea of Japan, just several kilometers away from

Mainland China,

the first one reached beyond the

main island of Japan.

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Overall, North Korea must be

stopped by all means....

Launching eight missiles ,

seven of which, in one day

is no laughing matter.

This is not a joke!

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NAKAKATAKOT!

Nakakatakot talaga itong aksyon ng North Korea....

Aba'y kaninang umaga,

anim na ang ni-launch na missiles

ng Bansang ito.

Lahat ay bumagsak sa

Sea of Japan, ilang daang kilometro

lamang ang layo sa Bansang Hapon.

Ang isa rito ay TAEPODONG2

na sinasabing may kakayahang

makarating hanggang Amerika.

Nagpalabas pa ng pampitong

missile ang mga NoKor

ilang minuto nakalipas ang tanghali.

Bumagsak din ito sa Sea of Japan.

Ano ba ito?

Show of force ng NoKor laban sa Amerika

at sa mga Bansang kaalyado nito?

Ang nakakatakot, eh,

malapit ang tirahan ko sa

isang Air Force Base ng Japan sa Hamamatsu,

Shizuoka-ken.

Bale, ilang kilometro lamang ang layo.

OO nga at kami ay nasa kabilang ibayo:

----nakaharap kami sa Pacific Ocean----

ngunit nakakakaba rin, hindi ba?

Aba'y kung saka-sakali, [hwag namang ipahintulot ng Panginoon!]

eh, damay ang lahat, lalo na ang mga nasa

aktibong puwersa ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Japan.

Napakawalanghiya nitong

si Kim Jong il:

hindi naman kapaki-pakinabang ang

kanyang rehimen sa kanilang Bansa,

bagkus, diktaduryang walang inisip

kundi magpahirap ng Koreano

at mga Hapon.

Napakarami ng dinukot ng Koreano,

lalo na noong rehimen ng ama nitong

kasalukuyang diktador.

Maraming Hapon at Koreano

ang dinukot at sapilitang pinagturo ng

NoKor para sa kanilang programa sa espionage.

BRAIN STUFF

From Cambridge University

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Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd

waht I was rdanieg.

The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid,

aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,

deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,

the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht

the frist and lsat ltteerbe in the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed itwouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef,

but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amzanig huh?

........ yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

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can you raed tihs?

SEVERE MEASURES

must be taken against Kita Chosen.......

and ban that NorthKorean ship MANGYONBON

from docking at Japanese port!

The Japanese government have been treating these people

humanelyand allowed these people

via their ship to buy, load commodities for transport

to that communist country.

Just now, the government has suspended for 6 months

the above ship from entering the shores of Japan.

Buti nga!