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Sunny, 23 degrees celsius.

In the TV series "ER", Leah Salonga was rushed to the hospital the night before Christmas (I think) and her family was waiting outside. She told the attending physician (after they diagnosed her with a life-threatening illness) to hide the truth from her family so as not to spoil the Christmas spirit.

The made-for-TV movie "Green Eyes" (http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/20876/Green-Eyes/overview), which is about a black GI who went back to Vietnam to look for the child that was born to him by a Vietnamese. The movie was shot in the Philippines and the boy that he found was portrayed by a Filipino. In one scene where they approached a checkpoint, the boy spoke to the soldiers in Tagalog, saying "ito ang tatay ko" (referring to the GI).

The animated series, "Generator Rex" (Season 1, Episode 7 - "Leader of the Pack" - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1673048/). The scene was at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and the Philippine flag was clearly visible (although other flags were also present, but one wouldn't miss the

isang magandang paraan at effective (para sakin) para pilitin ang sariling umiwas sa pagkain na hindi healthy, bago mo kainin un isang pagkain tanong mo muna sa sarili mo; "Kailangan ba ng katawan ko to, o gusto ko lang?"

 

Pero syempre okay lang na bumigay paminsan minsan sa mga cravings, pero mas maganda kung gagawin nyong parang LUXURY ang CRAVINGS lalo pag hindi sya healthy, kahit once a week mag lagay kayo ng CHEAT DAY, at baka maulol ka pag d mo pinag bigyan sarili mo haha.

 

At wag mag madali, hindi ka tumaba ng ganyan overnight kaya hindi mo rin matutunaw yan overnight. Just be consistent sa workout at diet. PEACE!

 

SOURCE: FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE

HOORAHH!!!

Cardio work outs plus a good diet plan. sure yan.

I second the motion. I started walking and running on a regular basis, then cut back on my rice consumption and did away with softdrinks (once or twice na lang every other week, unlike before na araw-araw). After almost three months, I can now fit into the medium-sized pants and suits that I used to wear a few years ago (I was already wearing "large" sizes). Siyempre may kasama din na situps at push ups. The important thing is: GET MOVING

I'm not a fan of fat burners and diet pills, but for those who insist on using them, I'd suggest that you check with your doctor first before taking them. When you get the green light, accept the fact that the fats won't go away overnight. Set a "realistic" goal to aim for and adopt a "realistic" workout and diet plan and do your best to stick to it. When I say "realistic", what I meant is that it has to be a plan that you can follow at your own pace at first, and then building up slowly on the foundation that you laid down.

Kung talagang nahihirapan, maglakad lang muna, kahit one or two kilometers a day. Pagdating ng weekend, go for three or four kms. Then the week after, medyo bilisan mo ang lakad, covering the same 1-2 km distance. It helps if you have an MP3 playing music that you can use to pace your steps. And then next weekend, do the same thing for the 3-4 km. In a month's time, you will notice your strides becoming quicker, your breathing easier, and you feel lighter. If you miss a day, don't feel guilty. Just pick up from where you left off and keep on going. Since you did not take on those excess pounds overnight, be realistic and accept that no "magic pill" will help you become fit and trim in a short time. It's more of a marathon than a 100-meter dash. Discipline, consistency and diet. You'll be healthier, you get to save more money (because you don't have to see the doctor or take medications too often), and enjoy life longer.

P.S. Nagpabaya din ako to the point that climbing up two floors was an effort. Pero ngayon, I can run for a minimum of one hour (although I still have a lot of pounds to shed off before I reach my ideal weight). Lakad muna. And then after three months, try joining a walkathon or get a friend to walk with you and go for 10 kms.

Yes

Ditto. But I need to get enough sleep the night before.

You can download music from Groovelectric (www.groovelectric.com). It has mixes that you can listen to while doing your workout. If you're more into cardio (treadmill, rowing machine, stationary bike or elliptical machine), you can check out Podrunner, which has music that can go from a slow 130BPM to 180BPM. It's also in the same Groovelectric site. I find it quite helpful when I go on my long runs (two hours).

I think the Afros in the Euro teams came from the countries former colonies. I'm not sure if the colonies countries took part of their culture from their Euro colonizers.

That's right, sir. But in the case of Switzerland, which never had a colony, the Afros (and another player of Turkish origin) were either first- or second-generation immigrants.

Frankly, I don't see anything wrong with having a team made up of Filipinos and Fil-foreigners (even if a few of them can't sing the national anthem by heart). They already achieved a lot by rekindling the country's interest in football.

For those who are not too keen on letting Fil-foreigners play with the Azkals, check out the pics of some European football teams, including the French team who won the 1998 World Cup. I added the hyperlinks in case "hotlinking" is not allowed.

Do they look very French to you?

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2010/8/25/1282753192836/World-Cup-1998-006.jpg

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2010/8/25/1282753192836/World-Cup-1998-006.jpg

And here's the Dutch team :

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G3iEH8JFddk/TCiAqtz4S4I/AAAAAAAABy0/PrQtj6skbMM/s400/netherlands_soccer_squad_team_world_cup_2010.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G3iEH8JFddk/TCiAqtz4S4I/AAAAAAAABy0/PrQtj6skbMM/s400/netherlands_soccer_squad_team_world_cup_2010.jpg

Swiss national team:

http://www.cartonrouge.ch/uploads/pics/Suisse-Nigeria_onze_de_base_400.jpg

http://www.cartonrouge.ch/uploads/pics/Suisse-Nigeria_onze_de_base_400.jpg

And these are just some of the teams that have "half-breeds" in their ranks. So if they allow players who carry foreign-sounding family names and whose skin colors and features are a whole lot different from their locals, why can't we do the same thing?

This is where I took my high school batchmate (who became my girl after our silver anniversary reunion) and enjoyed her delicious MILF body.

The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost)

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear,

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I marked the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

sagot ko naman sa tanong mo ay ganito, hindi base sa paaralan ang pagiging corrupt, kundi sa tao nagpapalakad ng programa at sa kanyang karakter at pagkatao.

Tumpak. No matter how good a program is, it will all depend on the people carrying it out. When power-hungry and vain individuals run the show, you can be sure that the lower classmen and the echelons below them will be affected negatively.

Ibalik basta wala ng ulit corruption sa rotc.

Sang-ayon ako diyan. ROTC minus corruption (particularly 'yung nagpapabayad para lang ma-exempt sa training) is a good program.

Pathetic talaga. And to think na ito ang unang nakikita ng mga dayuhan kapag dumating sila sa Pilipinas. Para ba'ng frozen siya in time kasi nung umalis ako ng bansa noong 1991, halos walang pinagbago nung huling bumisita ako diyan in 2010.

Ah yes, the porters. Everytime lumalapit sila to offer their assistance, sinasabi ko na ok lang. Dahil oras na tinanggap mo ang alok nila, tiyak na mababawasan ng kahit konti ang laman ng wallet mo oras na iniwan ka na nila.

My present vehicle:

http://38.img.v4.skyrock.net/382/tunnelratsix/pics/3007198967_2_5_hYKKRoIg.jpg

and my dream ride (in a few years' time pa):

http://38.img.v4.skyrock.net/382/tunnelratsix/pics/3007198967_1_3_18N73eBh.jpg

Saan ba talaga napupunta 'yung binabayad na terminal fees ng mga dumadaan diyan sa NAIA? Naalala ko nung dumating ako sa Manila in 2008 and I had to use the toilet. Nung naghuhugas na ako ng kamay, me isang janitor na nakatayo sa tabi ko at nag-abot ng paper towel. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, "ayos, sa NAIA lang ako nakakita ng human paper towel dispenser".

180+ KPH with a Subaru Legacy 4x4 on a Spanish motorway.

Complicated

Breakfast: Three slices of bread with Lady's Choice Sandwich Spread and two cups of brewed coffee.

Lunch: Rice and egg (sunnyside up) with Nestea Ice Tea as panulak

Dinner: Rice and pork barbecue with papaya shake.

Salad (vegetable salad, chicken macaroni salad, fruit salad, buko salad...

basta kapag salad ang tawag dun, kahit na matamis o maalat, basta masarap)

Just this morning. Several times.

Here's an update on my post of two years ago.

I finally managed to bring her to where I am now. After her stint in the Middle East as a babysitter (yes, madaming nanligaw sa kanya doon, pero she has proven herself faithful), umuwi siya ng Manila to wait for the processing of her visa para makapunta siya dito legally as a domestic helper. She didn't mind the work, basta magkasama lang kami. And although we can't live in the same apartment (for reasons obvious to many of us here who fell in love with women plying this trade), the fact that she's only a few blocks away from me and that we can get to talk to each other everyday by phone and even see each other regularly made all that waiting worthwhile. It's funny that she became more showy now that we're together kaysa noong long-distance relationship lang kami. Ako mismo nagugulat kasi bigla na lang iiyak tapos yayakapin ako nang mahigpit tapos she'll tell me that she won't bear it if I leave her kasi natatakot daw siya na baka eventually magsawa daw ako sa kanya. Sinasagot ko naman siya by saying that my long wait and support for her for three years should be proof enough of how much I love her. Kaya heto, masaya naman kami pareho, kahit tanggap namin ang aming katayuan. Ang mahalaga para sa amin, magkalapit na kami at hinding-hindi ko na papayagang malayo pa siya sa akin.

Do I sometimes struggle with accepting her past experiences kahit magkasama na kami dito? Of course. And I often tell her na nasasaktan ako kapag napapag-usapan namin 'yung mga naging karanasan niya. Pero diyan papasok 'yung love kasi it helps me to look beyond those things and see her as the woman whom I chose to lift up from the mire.

Will we live happily ever after? Those are stuff for fairy tales. But we just take it one day at a time, until those days will turn into weeks, the weeks into months, and I'm confident that those months will turn into three more years (we celebrated our third year last September) and even beyond.

I have a confession to make.

 

I fell in love with an MPA over a year ago (I still am). At first, she told me that she was single (oh yeah, I was so naive hehe...love is blind indeed). I told her that I'll support her financially if she leaves the trade (she did...and in return, I kept my word).

 

Several months later, I found out that she was NOT single (married, but to the point of separation and she has two kids). Now the natural response would have been to let go of her and close the chapter. But no, I kept on supporting her, sending her money regularly and sometimes even more, especially in times of need (ex. when her kids were sick).

 

What motivated me to do it? Mahal ko kasi eh. I sort of took over the role of the husband. I have pictures of her and the kids in my office (hidden in my drawer, of course). She tells me stories about how her eldest daughter is doing well in school. I even sent money para makapag-birthday party 'yung dalawang anak niyang girls. My support enabled her to start a little sari-sari store of her own infront of their house and, along with a friend who still does stints in the flesh trade once a while, to get a stand at a nearby public market. And to top it all, she's now in a Middle Eastern country working as a babysitter (yup, I also helped her financially so that she could get her passport).

 

We still keep in touch (I just called her a few hours ago). Now that she's earning her own dough, it looks like tapos na ang role ko ng pag-support sa kanya financially. And even though I spent a lot of money, I don't consider it a loss kasi I managed to pull her out of the flesh trade at nasa mas mabuti na siyang kalagayan ngayon.