DAILY PRAYER - JULY 31, 2009

Loving God, I mourn and grieve the loss of loved ones who have died. I long to hear their voices again. I feel alone without them, but I believe that I will see them once again. Heal my grief, my sadness and my loneliness. Thank You for the times I have shared with my loved ones and the many ways my life has been enriched by them. Let me keep in mind the joy with which these loved ones filled by life. Help me find the strength to continue to live faithfully, and to love selflessly all Your children who share in my earthly journey. Amen.

Latest on Nelia Amparo (Edited)

Katatapos lang naming mag-usap ni Nelia (Amparo). I called her up para kumustahin siya. I'm glad na she's okay naman (in good health). She was at work pala nong naguusap kami.

Anyway, for those in the U.S., ang viewing para kay Nanay will be on August 1, this coming Saturday 3:00 to 8:00 pm. at:

GROMAN MORTUARY
830 West Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles 90015

For those here in the Philippines:

Nelia and other relatives will be arriving at NAIAA , on the same date of arrival of Nanay's remains.


The wake will be held at their ancestral home in Sto. Domingo.

Internment will be on August 15 at the Evergreen Memorial Park.


Please inform our batchmates accordingly.

P.S. My friend, Luz, kindly inform Licerio about their arrival.

"WHAT WILL MATTER"

Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten
will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned, or what you owed,
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to do list will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important, will fade away.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant,
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
SO WHAT WILL MATTER?
HOW WILL THE VALUE OF YOUR DAYS BE MEASURED?
What will matter is not your success, but how hard you tried.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss
when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS DOES NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
IT"S NOT A MATTER OF CHANCE, BUT OF CHOICE.

CHOOSE TO LIVE A LIFE THAT MATTERS.

Written by: Michael Josephson
Published in: Fr. Reuter's Column

Highlights of Batch Meeting

I sent an email to Mike re the highlights of the batch meeting last July 19 at Violeta's place for him to solicit comments from those who are in the US, Canada and Australia. This morning I got an overseas call from him telling me to post the highlights in the blogsite. There were some minor deviations from the first agreements since we considered the comments we got .
We are still soliciting your suggestions, comments and reactions since all these are not final yet.

The batch meeting last Sunday, July 19 was attended by 15 batch members. We had a long discussion of the various activities lined up for the Reunion of the Decade . We considered the comments we got from the US based members as well as the comments and suggestions of the locals here. As a result there were some changes :

1.Schedules (Two Days Big Affairs)

Jan. 16 Saturday

8:00-9:00 A M --------------Thanksgiving Mass
9:00-5:00 PM --------------Batch Picnic with Families , Mans Forest Resort, Limay


Jan. 17 Sunday
AM-------------------------Visit to Gawad Kalinga in Daan Pare, Orion
PM------------------------- Dinner Dance, Raven Resort, Abucay
( Those who would opt to stay overnight at the
resort can do so.)


Jan. 18 Monday
Other small group activities may be planned .


2. Others :

--There was a suggestion that the food for the picnic shall no longer be "Pot Luck". The food committee will canvass the cost of catering for 100 persons . This arrangement was arrived at considering the hassles of cooking and bringing
food and the utensils to be used and also the discomfort of those not coming from Orion.

--The total number of persons each batch member will be bringing in the picnic shall be considered in advance to facilitate ordering of food . The food committee had prepared the menu for the picnic.

-- The expense for the food will be solicited from each batch mate apart
from the reunion contribution.

-- T- Shirt will be provided and shall be worn during the thanksgiving mass
and picnic.


--- Separate programs will be prepared for the 2 days big affairs, Jan 16 and 17.

---Each Committee shall give a report of the status of task assigned to them in
the next meeting on September.

TEN PRINCIPLES FOR PEACE OF MIND

l. Do not Interfere in others' business unless asked.

2. Forgive and Forget.

3. Do not crave for recognition.

4. Do not be jelous.

5. Change yourself according to the environment.

6. Endure What cannot be cured.

7. Do not bite off more than you can chew.

8. Meditate regularly.

9. Never leave the mind vacant.

10. Do not procrastinate and never regret.

Condolence To Nelia Amparo and Family

Nelia's mother passed away July 20 , 11:00 AM . Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, Nelia !

"It's never too late for a new love."

When Vicky met Winston

It was now or never mind

By Larry Leviste
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:48:00 07/19/2009

MANILA, Philippines—There were no sparks when they first met, but a few months later, Vicky Garchitorena and retired Navy Capt. Winston Arpon, both in their 60s, knew they were meant to be together.

Love is truly lovelier the second time around.

Garchitorena, 65, former head of the Presidential Management Staff during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s first year in office and once considered “the second most powerful woman in the land,” has agreed to marry Arpon, 67, a retired Philippine Naval officer who served as Special Assistant to Ambassador Benjamin “Kokoy” Romualdez from 1982 to 1986 at the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C.

The wedding date has been set for Jan. 5, 2010.

Last March, Garchitorena invited close family members to her country home at the Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas, to celebrate her birthday and to meet her husband-to-be.

Her siblings, Cash Pineda, Rose and husband Judge Oscar Leviste, Nina and husband Orlan Galang plus cousins Tootsie Vicente, Yoya Tanseco, Patsy Francisco, Tiggy and Elnora Barcelona, Boy and Helen Moren, Boy and Baby Tiaoqui, Gus and Sonia de Leon, Ginggay Vilena, Melinda de Leon and Nana Barcelona all made the three-hour drive from Manila to Batangas.

Let the grilling begin

After a sumptuous lunch, Arpon, who is tall, dark (from playing golf) and handsome, was grilled by the Garchitorena and Pineda families. They asked him: Where and how did they meet? What is his background? What are his intentions? Where will they live?

Arpon parried the questions with his customary wit and humor.

He said he was a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1964 and had lived in the United States for 26 years. A recent widower, he has two daughters and a son, who are married and reside in the States.

The starry-eyed couple said they decided to live in their Malarayat home because Arpon loves to play golf.

They will continue to travel as Arpon’s children live in America as do Garchitorena’s daughters, Teray and Isabel. Her sons Jaime, Rafael and Carlos reside in Manila.

Garchitorena, president of the Ayala Foundation, will continue to look for overseas funding for the foundation’s local advocacies such as Gilas (Gearing up Internet Literacy and Access for Students), which enable poor students to finish high school in Tondo.

Incidentally, this was how the two met.

First meeting

A little over a year ago, a common friend suggested that Garchitorena—who was then visiting Washington D.C.—meet Arpon who would make a good sponsor for Gilas.

Arpon was recently widowed while Garchitorena had been a widow for three years. Both swear there were no sparks in that initial meeting; it was all business.

Then Arpon went home to Manila for a two-month vacation. Part of his trip was to visit the Gilas school site in Loakan, Tondo. After an ocular inspection, Garchitorena’s secretary asked him what else he planned to do during his vacation.

“I’m here to look for a new wife,” Arpon said wryly, trying to deflect the pain of having lost his wife.

“Well, Vicky is a widow,” the secretary said in jest.

Arpon replied with amusement: “Now why the hell was I not told about this?”

Like cappuccino

What started out as a business relationship developed into a friendship. The two started exchanging e-mails.

Arpon admitted he was cordial at the beginning, starting his e-mail with: “Sorry to bother you or am I writing at an inopportune time?”

Garchitorena would write back: “No, reading your e-mail is a good break for me—like having a cappuccino or going to the water cooler.”

The e-mails were intelligent, humorous and regular.

Arpon, a Libra, is shy but passionate and romantic. Garchitorena, an Aries, is dynamic and a born leader. They make a good combination.

The friendship led to courtship. They wrote each other love letters. They exchanged pictures of their grandchildren, children and then of each other. Slowly but stealthily, he had inched his way into her heart.

Then Arpon e-mailed Garchitorena a copy of the eulogy he read at his wife’s funeral. In the eulogy, he declared his love for his wife of 42 years, extolled her virtues and reminisced about their happy times together. His words touched her soul. She knew then that she could trust him.

Code names

Like a military man, Arpon had code names for the various stages of their developing relationship. Stage one was “Getting to know you.”

In one phone call, Garchitorena asked Arpon: “Where were you when martial law was proclaimed?”

Her late husband, former Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Francis Garchitorena, was one of the most active and vocal protesters against the Marcos dictatorship.

Keeping this in mind, Arpon replied: “I was taking my masters in computer science.”

That broke the ice and it became the start of many long conversations that made Arpon’s phone bills a concern.

Stage two’s code name was “From virtuality to reality.”

This time it was Arpon who wrote Garchitorena: “What could make this a reality is that we must meet in person and see where it goes from there.”

First date

“Rendezvous with Reality” was the code name of their first date.

Garchitorena was aware that Arpon had chosen to observe the traditional one-year period of mourning and she respected him for this.

But fate had its own timetable.

In September 2008, six months into the prescribed one-year period of mourning, Garchitorena found herself in Foster City, south of San Francisco. She thought: “It was now or never mind.”

Arpon, the ardent suitor, threw caution to the wind, got on a plane and checked in at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco.

He phoned his lady love and they agreed to meet face to face—finally, after five months of e-mails and texting.

They took a walk down a wooded path which led to the river’s edge. They held hands and returned each other’s tender feelings. In that instant, they knew they were meant to be together.

The proposal

Last May, just after Mother’s Day, Arpon invited Garchitorena to meet his six closest military buddies—who were all married—in St. Williamsburg, Virginia.

Every year, Arpon and his buddies would spend the weekend together, watching sports tournaments and bonding.

Garchitorena and the other wives were asked to sit together in one line while Arpon and his buddies disappeared. After a few minutes, they emerged in full gala uniform, and each man was holding two red roses. They serenaded the ladies with “Dahil Sa ’Yo.” At the end of the song, each of the men gave one rose to his wife and one rose to Garchitorena. In the end, she was holding seven roses.

Then one of Arpon’s friends said: “Sir, whatever you want to say, say it now. ”

“In front of my colleagues, I wish to ask you a question,” he began. “The reason they are all here is because I want to make sure I get the right answer. If not, I will lose face in front of them … I ask, with them as witnesses, Vicky, will you marry me?”

Garchitorena gave Arpon her biggest smile and said: “Yes, yes, yes.”

He opened two boxes—a military class ring traditionally given to a girlfriend and an engagement ring.

New journey

The newly engaged couple flew to Washington D.C. and had dinner with Arpon’s two daughters and their husbands who slowly, but warmly befriended their future stepmother.

Unbeknown to Garchitorena, Arpon had met with his family before introducing his fiancée. He gave them this speech: “I had 42 years with your mom. That was a great journey. But now I am preparing for a new journey. I want to continue my life. I am asking you to walk with me in my new journey … I am not asking your permission to marry. I have made this decision carefully with you in consideration but in the end, it is my life I have to live.”

Two months had passed after the prescribed one-year period of mourning. Arpon had kept his promise to himself and his children.

Keep the music playing

This love story ends with advice from Garchitorena and Arpon to other couples in their golden years who may want to take the plunge.

Make sure God is present in your union.

Explore each other’s personalities, warts and all, with childlike wonder.

Compromise, as older couples tend to be in their preferences.

Make sure you have something in common. For instance, Garchitorena and Arpon are both voracious readers, selfless givers to advocacies and charities. They love to travel, try new things and are even-tempered. They also love sports—from watching NBA to playing mahjong.

Be up front and honest. And no talking about dead spouses that could lead to comparisons.

Never let the sun go down with an argument unsettled.

And one last thing, and this is the loving couple’s code name for the duration of their togetherness: Keep the music playing.

DAILY PRAYER - JULY 16, 2009

Heavenly Father, we pray today for those who struggle in today's economy. Open doors for those who seek employment opportunities. Awaken in the hearts of employers their responsibility to provide living wages to those who work for them. May the retired find security for the remainder of their days. Amen.

A Soldier’s Take On Michael Jackson’s Death

A Soldier Rants about Michael Jackson’s Death
From: Just Americans Making Ethical Statements Weblog
15 July 2009

This is written by a young soldier serving his third tour of duty in Iraq . Thought you might find his take on the Michael Jackson news interesting and he’s right.

Okay, I need to rant.

I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on Michael Jackson. As we all know,
Jackson died the other day. He was an entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villain to many people.

I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn’t the point of my rant.

Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses their minds with grief.

When a man dies whose only contribution to the country was to ENTERTAIN people,the American people find the need to flock to a memorial in Hollywood , and even Congress sees the need to hold a “moment of silence” for his passing?

Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden he’s a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades?

What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom ? All those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war, still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the United States of America .

Where is their moment of silence? Where are the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them because they made the ultimate sacrifice?

Why is it when a Soldier dies, there are more people saying “good riddance,” and “thank God for IEDs?” When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and instead, throw themselves into mourning for a “Pop Icon?”

I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

They need to PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American can live their callous people little lives in the luxury and freedom that WE, those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided for them.

But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit songs that the world will listen too. We only shed our blood, sweat and tears so that people can enjoy what they have.

Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it. Remember these five words the next time you think of someone who is serving in the military;

• 
  “So that others may live…” Isaac

P.S.-”So that others may live…” was also the creed of the Air Rescue &Recovery Service during Vietnam & is still today.

Daily Prayer - July 15, 2009

Jesus, You showed us how to respect the dignity of all people; yet You suffered indignity and violence as You died on the cross. Help us to forgive those who have been disrespectful and abusive to us, and to build bridges of unity instead of walls of hostility. Amen.

JOKE Lang

Handa na ba kayo? Tayo'y tumawa .....


1. (In a cabinet meeting ...)
GMA: oshige ... kung shino man ang tamaan ng bola na 'to ay siyang magre-reshign
(initsa ang bola, tumalbog pabalik sa kanya ...)
GMA: o ... praktish lang un noh? ulet!

2.Pare 1: pare parang malalim ang iniisip mo!
Pare 2: nanaginip ako kagabi kasama ko 50 contestants ng Ms. Universe
Pare 1: swerte mo! ano problema mo?
Pare 2: pare, ako nanalo!!!

3.Isang lasing, nasalubong ang matabang babae na may kasamang aso
Lasing: hoy, saan mo nakuha yang baboy?
Babae: aso ito hindi baboy!
Lasing: huwag ka nga sumabat! yung aso ang kausap ko!

4.Who said 'Fill-in-the-Blank' exam is so easy?
Sige, ikaw nga. Try natin.
Fill the blank with a YES or a NO:
____, I don't have a brain!
O, ano ang sagot mo?

5.JUDGE: Ano ba talaga nangyari?
ERAP: ??? (di nagsasalita)
JUDGE: Sumagot ka sa tanong.
ERAP: Naman eh!!! Kala ko ba hearing lang to??? Bakit may speaking?

6.NARS: doc, bat tinanggihan nyo yung pasyente?
DR: alin, yung bakla?
NARS: opo. Baka sabihin namimili tayo, porke bading siya.
DR: ano naman raraspahin ko sa kanya?

7.Things you don't want to hear during your own surgery:
-san yung gunting na bago ? Bat may kalawang to?
-10ml? may nakasurvive na ba dyan? Sabi ko 5ml lang!
-doc, ubos na po pala yung anesthesia.
-kanina pa bukas yung tiyan, asan yung pantahi?
-sunog! Sunog! Labas lahat!

8.Inspiring quote of the day:
"Hindi ako tamad. Hindi ko lang alam kung saan ko ibubuhos kasipagan ko."

9.MRS: hon, am I pretty or ugly?
MR: uhm.. both..
MRS: anong both? Pwedeng pretty and ugly?
MR: ang ibig ko sabihin, you're pretty ugly.

10.Street Vendor : "bili na kayo ng relo! gold watch ito!
pag namuti, white gold!
pag huminto stopwatch!"

11.Sa harap ng nursery window;
Friend: Pare, pag laki ng anak mo, am sure magaling
mag-drive
Dad: Bakit, pare, malaki ba ang kamay?
Friend: Hindi. Kasi kamukha siya ng driver ninyo!

12.Population policies of countries:
China : Stop at 1 child.
Singapore : Stop at 2 children
Phil: STOP AT 4 A.M.!

13. Ano kadalasan ang sinasabi kapag nautot?
American: Excuse me.
British: Pardon me.
Pinoy: NOT ME!

14.Misis : Darling, ano ang tawag sa isang asawa na sexy, maganda, hindi selosa, mapagmahal, masipag, mapagkalinga, masarap magluto?
Mister: Guni-guni!

15. Bigo ka ba sa pag-ibig? eto ang mga gud partner...
Kuba: Mapagkumbaba
Pilay: Hindi ka tatakbuhan
Bulag: walang paki sa looks mo
Pipi: Hindi nagbibitiw ng bad words
Duling: Hindi ka hahayaang mag-isa!

"NON EXERCISE ACTIVITY THOMOGENESIS" (NEAT)

5 NEAT AND EASY WAYS TO BURN CALORIES ALL DAY, EVERYDAY BY: LIZ VACCARIELLO

1. Do crunches in bed - You could burn 20 calories in under 5 minutes just by drawing your knees to your chest 25 to 50 times plus strengthen your abs and get your blood pumping.

2. Dance around while getting dressed - Turn on the radio or listn to upbeat music on your ipod while doing all your morning rituals - an hour of hip shakin can burn 55calories.

3. Stand up - don't sit when you can be on your feet. You'll burn about 40% more calories. So just take a stand when you are on the phone, watching kids at the playground, making small talk at a party.

4. Laugh - Watch something that is consistently funny and you could burn about 40 calories if you guffaw for 10 to 15 minutes straight.

5. Walk, pace, jogdown to the hall - in other words MOVE! Doing little bits of activity all day - taking stairs to use the restroom on another floor at work, doing an extra lap around the grocery store, can help you burn an additional 375 calories a day.

Batchmates try these. It works for me, so for you too. The only thing I cannot do is to laugh 10 to 15 minutes straight. Siyempre dapat may gap kasi baka mahipan ako ng hangin at hindi ninyo ako makilala sa next reunion natin sa 2010.

Daily Prayer - July 14, 2009

Heavely Father, I pray today that You help me seek peace and unity with my co-workers and family. Guide me, so that I can continue to build up Your Kingdom here on earth. Amen.

DAILY PRAYER - June 13, 2009

Lord, You are the Creator of the universe and the source of order and beauty in our world. You make the sun to shine, the rain to fall and the tress to grow. Thank you for the wonders of creation. May we always appreciate and never abuse the things You have made. Amen.

H E L P ! !

We NEED YOUR HELP!
JRI Batch'63 ladies are trying to find out which shop sells this mirror!

Our Lady of Orani (Bataan) - the Miraculous Lady of the Holy Rosary

Lambong’
In the town of Orani, Bataan is the miraculous Lady of the Holy Rosary, more popularly known as Our Lady of Orani. She inspired the writing of a coffee-table book called “Lambong.”
One of the authors, Joel de Leon, told me lambong refers to the manto of Our Lady. Sick people wrap themselves with the manto and they get well. The image is the third oldest Marian image in the Philippines.
The first is Nuestra Señora de Guia who was discovered by a Spanish soldier on May 19, 157l in Ermita. The second is Our Lady of Piat who was brought to Cagayan Valley from Macau in 1604.
A pilgrimage to the Virgin of Orani is being organized for the first Saturday of every month. Text Joel de Leon at 0917-5250823 on how to join and where to buy the book.



From: Purely Personal by Josephine Darang
PDI, July 12, 2009

Philippines to witness solar eclipse on July 22

• NOTE: (The first and last time that we witnessed a total solar eclipse was when we were still in the third grade. I remember the people falling into their knees and praying " iluwa nyo po ang araw." amidst the cockling of the roosters. We had basins with water, from where we watched the spectacle's reflection. We also had pieces of glass covered with soot, which we used to protect our eyes while watching the sun and moon's movement directly in the sky.

The coming solar eclipse on the 22nd of this month (albeit partial) shouldn't be missed since it is not a daily scientific event. What a golden opportunity to educate our grandchildren on what an eclipse is, how it happens, etc. ) - (above note by jogjmac)

ABS-CBN - Friday, July 10

Philippines to witness solar eclipse on July 22


MANILA - The Philippines will witness a partial solar eclipse on July 22, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Thursday. The state weather bureau said the path of the moon's umbral shadow will begin in India and is expected to cross Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Central China, the Pacific Ocean, Ryukyu Island, Marshal Island and Kiribati. It said a partial eclipse will be witnessed in several parts of the Philippines including Metro Manila, Calayan Island, Laoag City, Tuguegarao City, Baguio City, Angeles City in Pampanga, Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Lucena City, Naga City, Iloilo, Cebu, Zamboanga, Sulu, Davao and General Santos City. PAGASA said the eclipse will start in Metro Manila at exactly 8:33:01 a.m. The eclipse's full visibility will be seen at 9:43 a.m. and will end at 11:01:51 a.m. Other areas in the globe that will witness partial solar eclipse are those in eastern Asia and the Pacific Ocean. The weather bureau, meanwhile, cautioned spectators to avoid directly looking at the eclipse without safety eye devices. It said people can cover their eyes with X-ray films, sun glasses, smoked glass and photographic films and negatives. It said the safest method to view the eclipse is by indirect viewing "like projecting the image with a pinhole camera."

THE VERY RARE PARROT FLOWERS

The parrot flowers from Thailand,
protected species and not allowed to be exported.
One of God's beautiful creations.

A Diversion From Our Seriousmindedness

A BETTER WORD:

Patient; Doc, anong sakit ko?

Doc: Cerebellum excavatum

Patient: Ano yan sa tagalog?

Doc: Katangahan!

Patient: Ano uli ang medical term? Kasi, baka may magtanong.

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ANG SARAP:

Nano: What are you eating?

Dick: Fillet ala el Nino.

Nano; Wow! siguro, masarap yan. Whats that?

Dick: TUYO.

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HOT NA HOT:

Bert: Uwi na ako. Gusto kong hubarin ang panty ng asawa ko kasi.

John: Atat na atat ka talaga, pare.

Bert: Hind naman, kaya lang, masyadong masikip sa akin..gusto kong isauli sa kanya.

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WOMEN'S ENGLISH:

Yes = no

No = yes

Maybe = no

We need = I want

I'm sorry = you'll be sorry

We need to talk = you're in great shit

Sure, go ahead = you better not

Do what you want = you'll pay for this later

I'm not upset = of course, I'm upset, you moron.

Yuck = you better do that to me or else.

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A BLIND DATE:

Lito: Why is your belt around your knee?

Daisy: I promised my mom that I wouldnt let anybody touch me below the belt.

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A DATE:

Boss: Are you free tonight?

Secretary: Huwag naman free, boss. Bibigyan kita ng discount.

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FYI:

Panty - panakip butas lang.

Balot - victim of abortion.

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Philippines bomb kills five, 34 wounded

Sun Jul 5 2009

Five people were killed and at least 34 wounded in a suspected Muslim rebel bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the strife-torn southern Philippines Sunday, officials said.

A lone suspect left a home-made bomb outside the Immaculate Conception cathedral in Cotabato city which exploded just as the congregation was leaving early morning mass, officials said.

The church was not heavily damaged but a restaurant across the street appeared to have absorbed much of the impact, witnesses said. Ordnance experts searched for clues among blood-spattered debris on the road outside the church.

Police said four people, including two soldiers, were killed at the scene, while another died of his injuries in hospital.

Many of the wounded were women and children, according to Froi Cordero, a priest who helped bring the casualties to hospital...

More: Philippines bomb kills five, 34 wounded

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO OUR BATCHMATES WHOSE BIRTHDAY FALLS IN JULY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU. MAY YOU BE BLESSED OF GOOD HEALTH OF MIND AND BODY. THESE ARE THE NAMES IN OUR LIST.

GENEROSO DE GUZMAN - JULY 17

ANTONIO ANGELES APOLINARIO - JULY 20

JULIA R. SANTOS - JULY 21

ALBERTO BAUTISTA - JULY 29

LUCILA QUICHO - JULY 29