THE SUN RISES IN MY HEART

Clouds may come, storms may flash me out;

But deep in my heart, I know it'll pass.

Far beyond hurt, my mind is all set

I'll do it alone and walk Life's roads my way.

*

Rains keep coming; twisters may swoosh,

Funny how I still find myself....standing tall;

I ask for nothing, I've got everything:

I find Life great: I find it beyond compare!

**

Before bed I wonder, and often ask myself:

What happens beyond tomorrow?

When all have been here and there?

God lulls me to sleep and always wake up ready and refreshed.

***

So now I won't ask, neither would I complain:

God has been good, and so far have made my hay.

I'd rather give Thanks and say wth all my might:

God always make the Sunrise up in my heart!

****

PRAISE YOU, LORD!

*****

*

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

FROM MY MAILBOX:

(THIS IS NOT A JOKE!)

*

Women should know that not every heart attack symptom

is going to be the left arm hurting.

Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.

Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.

60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.

The pain in the jaw happened to me and woke me from a sound sleep.

I was one of the fortunate ones.

Trust me when I tell you it's pain unlike anything you've ever experienced before.

Given a choice between natural child birthand a heart attack, pain-wise;

it's much easier to have a baby.

**

Let's be careful and be aware.

The more we know the better chance we could survive.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people,

you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

Read this... It could save your life!!

***

Let's say it's 6:15pm and you're driving home (alone of course),

after an unusually hard day on the job.

You're tired, upset and frustrated.

Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest

that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw.

You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home.

Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far.

You have been trained in CPR,

but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.

****

"HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE":

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack,

without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint,

has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

However, these victims can help themselves

by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously.

A deep breath should be taken before each cough,

and the cough must be deep and prolonged,

as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds

without let-up until help arrives,

or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and

coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating.

The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm.

In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.

*****

Tell as many other people as possible about this.

It could save their lives!! "

**PLEASE BE A "TRUE" FRIEND AND

TELL YOUR FRIENDS YOU CARE ABOUT....

******

*

EVEN JUST FOR TODAY!

The sky seems to say: "Don't go, for someone will cry!"

But my heart says: "Go,.... and see....where reasons lie."

-

I don't know.

*

I can't finish my chores:

So many are left: like changing Jiji's spring clothes from his winter ones.

It's going to be warm soonand I know he'd have a hard time looking in hiscloset.

He never visit that nowadays, anyway.

**

This past year, Jiji has grown dependent on someone

[that's I, me and myself, of course!]

to clear things for him.

Nowadays he has only to ask for something and know

that it would be delivered to him

pronto!

***

And today, like yesterday, the good ol' SUN does not seem to cooperate.

It's cloudy with intermittent rainshowers.....

How can I finish all these chores, then?

I have buckets and buckets of laundry to do.

Added to that, I need to air the beddings before I keep them for next winter.....

Grrr......

****

Today, I need to stay at home and make it convenient for Jiji while I am away.

He is such a baby!

He leaves everything as is: para bang nag-skin ang snake!

Kung saan hinubad, dun na lang iiwan!

Kailangang may taga-sunod na magliligpit lagi!

Naku!

*****

Tomorrow, I need to procure some last-minute buys

and pack them all in a jiffy.

I need to be ready for the ride to

HAMAMATSU EKI [HAMAMATSU STATION]

when the Driver comes at half-past eleven.

******

Oh well.....I guess I have to stay home and keep house

even just for today!

*

GOING BANANAS?

Oftentimes, we snob BANANAs in our daily lives,

but did you know that BANANAs are simply great?

Read on>.......

A BANANA contains three natural sugars:

SUCROSE, FRUCTOSE and GLUCOSE combined with FIBER,

Bananas can give INSTANT,SUSTANED AND

SUNSTANTIAL BOOST OF ENERGY.

Research have proven that just two Bananas provide enough energy

for a strenous 90-minute workout.

No wonder, the Banana is the number one fruit

with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a Banana can help us stay fit.

It can also help overcome or prevent

a substantial number of illnesses and conditions,

making it a MUST TO- add to our daily diet.

1. DEPRESSION: According to a recent survey undertaken by MINDamongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a Banana. This is because Bananas contain TRYPTOPHAN, a type of protein that the body converts into SEROTONIN, known to make you relax, improve your mood, and generally make you feel happier.
2. PMS [PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROME]: Forget the pills-Eat a Banana! It contains Vitamin B6 that regulates Blood Glucose Levels, which can affect your mood.
3. ANEMIA: High in IRON, Bananas can stimulate the production of Haemoglobin in the blood and so helps cases of Anemia.
4. BLOOD PRESSURE: this unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium, yet low in salt,making it perfect to beat Blood Pressure.So much so, that the US Food and Drug Administration have just allowed the Banana Industryto make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of Blood Pressure and stroke.
5. BRAIN POWER: 200 students at a Twickenham[Middlesex] school were helped through their exams last year by eating Bananas at breakfast, break and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power.Research has shown that the potassium-pcked fruit can assist learning by making more pupils more alert.
6. CONSTIPATION: High in fiber, including Bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
7. HANGOVERS,
8. HEARTBURNS,
9. MORNING SICKNESS,
10. MOSQUITO BITES,
11. WARTS,
12. NERVES,
13. ULCERS,
14. STRESS...>>>>> you name it, Bananas can cure it!So a Banana really is a ntural remedy for many ills.WHEN YOU COMPARE IT WITH APPLES, IT HAS FOUR TIMES THE PROTEIN,TWICE THE CARBOHYDRATES,THREE TIMES THE PHOSPOROUS,FIVE TIMES THE VITAMIN A AND IRON, and TWICE THE OTHER VITAMINS and MINERALS. So maybe, it is time to change that well-known phrase and say:" A BANANA A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY." --------------------
    

ALARM, ALARMED, ALARMING

It is unfortunate that the country is now in shambles.

The supposed head of State refuses

to budge out of her comfortable seat by the Pasig.

Two events have added fuel to her uneasiness:

that NYT editorial which calls for the 'King' to warn his 'subject'

and yesterday, the CBCP's call to discern the Cha-Cha launched by the administration.

I say: WHY ONLY NOW? for the first.....

and for the second: WHY THE HASTE?

******

• WHO is alarmed by all these?
• WHO is afraid of being shoved out of bed?
• WHO is answerable for so many brushes with the Law?

******

PRAY, DO TELL!

*

SHE DOES NOT NEED TO DO A Thaksin

ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS LISTEN TO GOD!

It has been in all corners of Pinas:

Calls for the resignation of Ate glue

has been persistent these last few months.

Unfortunately, ate glue is hard of hearing....

or is it hard of heart?

.....or the lack of all of the above?

I have been wondering:

WHY ask her to resign,

when SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE

LEGAL CAPACITY TO SIT AS PRESIDENT?

SHE NEED NOT RESIGN.....

SHE NEEDS TO VACATE THE POSITION

SHE ILLEGALLY OBTAINED

VIA QUESTIONABLE MEANS.....

ASAP!

DI BA NGA?

Dapat lang!

******

WORK and PLEASURE

UNLIKE yesterday, today promises to be grand,

with the SUN shining brightly from the East.

My bedroom windows face the East and the South,

thus, makes for the best place in my small abode.

I always like to savor the sunshine in the morning,

and as I open the window shutters,

I am always greetd with the glorious Sun.

I like that feeling!

TODAY, I have to go and reserve a seat for the Airport Limousine Bus

that would take me to CHUBU [NagoyaInternational Airport]

on the day before my trip next week.

I also have to reserve a hotel room for one night prior to my flight.

JAL flies early, unlike NWA....and, likewise, arrives early.

Actually, under the scorching midday sun in MManila: 12:50 PM!

THE BBox left here are half-way filled.

I need to send it, too,if I want to clear the mess that it has made in my area.

Jiji wouldn't want to see those, I'm sure.

I have to fill it up before Wednesday next week,

if I want it to reach MManila before the end of April.

ALL things set, I believe I am ready for a month or two of relaxation

AND.....work.

Oh well,

THAT work is recruiting Trainees in different parts of the Archipelago!

I have to be there when the Bosses arrive for the Interviews.....

Bale, interpreter kuno!

After which, I am free to be on my own!

Isn't it nice to combine work with pleasure?

[*wink*wink*]

*****

IT HURTS, BUT TRUE!

I had the opportunity to hear some views of both

Japanese and Pinoy businessmen in a meeting lately:

Their views?

Read on.

• 1. "In Japan, they build small and simple housesbut big factories. In the Philippines, they build big and grand housesbut small and few factories."
• 2."In Japan, the Owner of a big Construction companyrides on ordinary train and commutes to work!"In the Philippines, the Boss rides on a chauffered car [even if the car is just a Corolla!] with two or three bodyguards to boot;
• 3. "In Japan, the Owner eats in the same mess hall the Company built for its employees." In the Philippines, the Owner eats in exclusive restaurant,even during Lunch breaks;
• 4."In Japan, the wife of the Owner is often seen in the Supermarketin the evening, just after 5PM to get the best buy [fresh commodities are sold half their price after 5PM]!!!" In the Philippines, the wife of the Owner maintains a coterie of muchachas to attend to her whims;
• 5."In Japan, no one is seen on the roads except those commuting towork or to the fields;In the Philippines, people stay outside, near the roads,doing nothing, as if waiting for something; iow, tambay..."
• 6. "In Japan, people walk to school: students are required to walk to build stronger bodies and stamina; The only ones allowed to ride bicycles are Senior HS students.In the Philippines, merong bus/jeepney/tricycle service:hatid-sundo and rich kids are often accompanied by Yayaswho also serve as taga-buhat ng bag at tagaligpit ng kianinan....who wait inside the Campus all-day-long."
• Bakit nga ba?

Give us THAT gift, ate glue.....

NEWS item: Birthday wishes for GMA pour in.

Oh well, Pidal led the greetings,

followed closely by her daughter....

the tutas and all those amuyongs.

So on and so forth!

WELL, I, too, have a Birthday wish for ate glue:

I hope she opens her heart and step down calmly from

Malacanang by the Pasig.

Matanda ka na, kaya kailangang isipin mo

kung ano ang magiging buhay mo pagkatapos ng false tenure mo....

Will you be remembered as a true Pinoy?

OR

will your name be forever cursed?

So, what now, ate glue?

Pray, do tell!

The nation is waiting......

Don't let the people down.

*

THAIs are BETTER!

Aba'y higit na mas may KALAYAAN sa Thailand

kaysa sa Inang Bayan!

Bakit nga ba?

Eh, sa Thailand,

nakaupo sa harap ng Official Residence ng PM

ang mga protesters,

ayos lang....

Sa Pinas, magsama-sama lang ang

mga ilang tao sa public place,

huli na!

This is much worse than

MARTIAL LAW

itself!

Dinky Soliman and Mr. Romano

were nabbed by the PNP

[siyempre! order sa itaas yun, noh!?]

at a protest rally near the Baywalk.

Pinahuli ni Atienza?

=ang tutang tunay ni ate glue?=

Aba'y LAHAT NG MASASAMA,

MAY KATAPUSAN PO,

KUNG HINDI NYO ALAM!

*

HU-DAS she think

she is?

Extending iron hands to

stop anyone who run against her?

Grabe na ito!

*

LOOKING FO FREEDOM

I often encounter people who, at first, would talk to me,

yet, after sensing my stand would, stay out of contact

becoz I don't share their political color.

I don't give a damn, anyway....

*

But their actions make me realize how 'makitid'some minds could be!

I remember a friend from way, way back: Emy.

She, whose idol was marcos the dictator,

never ran out of praise for the fallen manipulator.

I always say what I feel,

even if I have to defend the minority or

the least popular sentiment at any given time.

OH yes!

we argued a lot,

but still manage to exchange ideas and pleasantries [not faked, ha?].

Those around us were always at awe and often commented:

'How can you both do that?'

You see, Emy and I share exactly the same ideas on everything, except politics!

And I have my deepest respect for her despite that one gap.

That didn't stop me from shunning her,

or condemning her when news came out that she was some General's mistress.

That, is her personal choice.

Over all, she is OK by me....

**

"What a person believes, and thinks, can never be a crime:

Otherwise our prisons would be filled with novelists and essayists

who express the darkest, the harshest and, often, the bloodiest, thoughts

concerning our society. Jose Rizal was thrown into prison

for revealing what he believed to be the country's "social cancer.""

......so writes my favorite columnist.

I wholeheartedly agree.

***

Curtailing one's speech and the way people think is not only a crime in a free country.

It's preposterous to do so!

Gone were the olden days when the word of the Monarch was Law

and everyone else MUST follow!

RAIDING The Daily Tribune, a newspaper office amidst the illegal 1017

patterned, no....lifted word-for-word from the dead dictator's 1081,

is a blunder ate glue made.

I refuse to call her Madam President

becoz there is a hanging sword of Damocles in her 'winning'the 2004 elections.

To me she is trying to GLUE herself by the Pasig,

despite the illegitimacy!

****

These days, despite the lifting of 1017, the offices of the PCIJ,an independent newsdesk

whose only fault was to make available online the 'Hello Garci' tapes

are threatened by the powers-that-be.

Some magic is waiting at the wings for this honest reporters

whose idealism are not lost despite the harassment and the threats

that befall journalists in this country.

*****

Ang sa akin kasi,

==>dalawa lang ang pagpipilian:ANG TAMA 0 MALI.

==>dalawa lang ang lugar:LANGIT 0 IMPIYERNO.

==>dalawa lang ang kulay sa politika:PUTI 0 ITIM.

Ganun din nmn sa SALITA:

PUTI para sa katotohanan....

-----0----

ITIM para sa mga sinungaling!

******

IKAW, SAAN KA LULUGAR?

*

DESPERADA SI LUALHATI!

DESPERADA NGA BA SI LUALHATI,

dahil sa lumalabas ang mga ebidensiya sa

mga "milagrong" ginawa nila ng asawa nyang si BLUEBIRD?

Hmmm....

Malapit na ang simula ng katapusan?

Ang tagal naman!

*

'nga pala, nalaman ko yun

mula sa aking kakilala,

sina ginoo at ginang jose pidal!

AWOOOOOOO!

I NEVER TELL A LIE....

"I DID IT WITH MY LITTLE HATCHET." -Abe Lincoln

I remember that from years past....when some Akela Leaders

would tell us stories as we gathered around the Campfire.

I remember those lines today as I encountered another unbelievable glimpse

into the heart of one compatriot

who denied she said what she said!

Goodness, goodness!

*

The meeting started at 5 with all five Trainees in attendance.

Napagalitan sila dahil sa hindi pagsunod sa oras.

They were also asked to sign their names for the BankAccount

to be opened by the Company for them.Yung savings nila[50%],

will automatically be deducted sa monthly pay and deposited into their accounts.

Para bang forced savings.....so that when they go back home after 3 years,

siguradong may ipon sila.OK, di ba?

Blah-blah-blah---et cetera...and we ended up past 6:30PM.

**

What shocked me most was the reaction of the leader, J.

She denied saying some lines when I quoted her....

Oh me goodness!

I seldom forget the idiosyncracies of my students

no matter how many they are in a class.

I can hardly believe that such a person exist!

I mean, really, really exist!

When she repeatedly denied it, I just smiled and said, "OK, Forget it!"

Unbelievable!

Later, after the meeting, she came to me and in front of everyone else, said,

"Sorry, Ma'am C.,I really forgot about that.

I don't remember that incident."

She hugged me and I tried to fend it off [as nicely as I could ]

coz I never want to be hugged by such dirty-hearted person!

Kadiri!

Oh well!

I said "I'll never talk to you anymore.Nakakatakot ka pala...

You easily forget everything thing you say!

I don't!"

Too late for me, but here's A Lesson in Life for Cory:

"NEVER TRUST ANYONE

TO OWN UP ANYTHING THEY SAY OR PROMISE!"

lest I be frustrated later on.....

Whewww!

***

TRUST

I still can't believe that a woman in her mid-thirties [35] can tell a lie!

How can that be?

Unbelievable!!!::::> in my own lil world.....

*

But I wanna thank her next time:

she made me take a glimpse inside the bowels of her being!

Para siyang SAYURI: isang isda na maganda at ka-aya-aya sa labas,

ngunit maitim sa loob.

**

Maybe it's because I've been lucky to have found incredibly good friends

that I forgot to see the "other side" of people.

***

Of course, people have different windows to show others.

There are windows we want others to see of us,

and there are true windows with which we see of ourselves.

Sometimes, people project differently from their true selves.

I wonder why they do that.

****

As for myself: WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET!

Walang tago-tago: I can be read quite easily.

One can 'read' me via my eyes, my actions and my words,Tatay once said.

Siguro nga po.

Madaling malaman ng mga kaibigan ko ang moods ko.....

*****

Was I a fool, then?

A fool becoz I believed what someone told me,

only to deny it later to make me look like someone who can't be trusted!

Sa harap pa ng Plant Manager?

******

ALL my life, I have followed rules set by my parents

because I believed and loved them.

I respect my parents so much that I am grateful even now,

for the values they have instilled in me.

In a sense, I have established a no-nonsense reputation

as someone to be trusted.

My friends say so, my kamag-anaks say so,

Lolo says so, everybody else say so....

except that Kababayan who denied what she said!

Maybe she was out to discredit mein front of the Boss.

Maybe she wanted me out of her way....

Possible!

******

Siya kasi ang lider ng Group 1 na laging maraming reklamo sa mga Bosses;

Siya rin yung may pinakamalaking utang[98,000++PP with 5 credit cards!!!].

na inabonohan ng Kompanya.

Siya rin yung ayaw pumunta sa Cooking Demo noong Linggo.

Siya rin yung grabe ang gamit ng Company celfone for personal use.

Siya rin yung ayaw sumunod sa rule na patayin ang ilaw[+room heater]pag walang tao sa loob ng kuwarto.

Siya rin yung nagdadala ng silya sa loob ng tatami mat room....

and more....

ALL these were reported by her members.

I saw most of them, as well.

Nothing escapes my eagle eyes, you know....

******

Calculated moves ba yung denial nya?

Hmmm.... Nakakatakot ang ganitong kasama!

Traydor ang ganito!

I would rather be with a simple-minded one

but whose heart is clean and pure...

::::::::

"Sino ang malaya?

Sino nga ba ang tunay na baliw!?"

:

Tyrant's Style:::::: ate glue's, too?

"A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion.

Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler

whom they consider god-fearing and pious.

On the other hand, they do less easily move against him,

believing that he has the gods on his side."

----Aristotle

******

.

Ano ba, ate glue?

Sabi ni ate glue,
"God placed me here.."

Naku....she's violating Commandment #2!
She has invoked the names of people and God, himself
many times over.

Remember when she said the late Pope John Paul 2
said something about her and Pilipinas?
How many times will she drop names?
Grabe na ngayon: she is using God
to justify her evil plans.

Furthermore, ate glue said:
"I am the best person to lead..."

What!?
Ininsulto na naman ang utak ng Bayan!

Meaning?
Siya lang ang may kapasidad-mental
para pasulungin sa Kaunlaran ang Bayang Magiliw?

Naman, naman!

"There is a difference between happiness and wisdom:
he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so;
but he that thinks himself the wisest
is generally the greatest fool." Francis Bacon

As you write....

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."

----William Wordsworth

HUMOR

A well-developed sense of humor

is the poll that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.

----William A. Ward

:::

You can turn painful situations around through laughter.

If you can find humor in anything,

even poverty,you can survive it.

----Bill Cosby

::::

A sense of humor is a major defenseagainst minor troubles.

----Mignon McLaughlin

--oo0000oo--

PINOYS ARE SURVIVORS:

WE, as a people,

possess a great sense of humor.

Some jokes however,leave a bad taste in the mouth

....and some people ARE bad jokes, themselves!

88*

:::::

What's in a Name?

You entered: C-------- ----- ---

There are 16 letters in your name.

Those 16 letters total to 57

There are 8 vowels and 8 consonants in your name.

Your number is: 3

The characteristics of #3 are:

Expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

The expression or destiny for #3:

An Expression of 3 produces a quest for destiny with words along a variety of lines

that may include writing, speaking, singing, acting or teaching;

our entertainers, writers, litigators, teachers, salesmen, and composers.

You also have the destiny to sell yourself or sell just about any product that comes along.

You are imaginative in your presentation, and you may have creative talents in the arts, although these are more likely to be latent.

You are an optimistic person that seems ever enthusiastic about life and living.

You are friendly, loving and social, and people like you because you are charming

and such a good conversationalist.

Your ability to communicate may often inspire others.

It is your role in life to inspire and motivate; to raise the spirits of those around you.

The negative side of number 3 Expression is superficiality.

You may tend to scatter your forces and simply be too easygoing.

It is advisable for the negative 3 to avoid dwelling on trivial matters,

especially gossip.

Your Soul Urge number is: 5

A Soul Urge number of 5 means:

The 5 soul urge or motivation would like to follow a life of freedom, excitement,

adventure and unexpected happening.

The idea of travel and freedom to roam intrigues you.

You are very much the adventurer at heart.

Not particularly concerned about your future or about getting ahead,

you can seem superficial and unmotivated.

In a positive sense, the energies of the number 5 make you very adaptable and versatile.

You have a natural resourcefulness and enthusiasm that may mark you

as a progressive with a good mind and active imagination.

You seem to have a natural inclination to be a pace-setter.

You are attracted to the unusual and the fast paced.

You may be overly restless and impatient at times.

You may dislike the routine work that you are engaged in,

and tend to jump from activity to activity, without ever finishing anything.

You may have difficulty with responsibility.

You don't want to be tied down to a relationship,

and it may be hard to commit to one person.

Your Inner Dream number is: 7

An Inner Dream number of 7 means:

You dream of having the opportunity to read, study,

and shut yourself off from worldly distractions.

You can see yourself as a teacher, mystic, or ecclesiastic,

spending your life in the pursuit of knowledge and learning.

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HARU- ICHIBAN

Today,the calendar marks HARU-ICHIBAN

HARU-means Spring and ICHIBAN means numebr 1.

This means that the first gusts of wind

that heralds the entrance of Spring is here.

All over Japan, cold gusty winds were felt.

Rainshowers also were noted,

makin g the mercury drop to chilly temperature.

Although it is officially Spring,

thick jackets are still very much in use.

We can't send them yet to the cleaners....

Not yet, anyway...