i feel quite relieved...but i still feel something heavy in my heart. soon i'll be free from all the worries and troubles. God is with me... He is watching...
Monday, January 23, 2006
relieved
i feel quite relieved...but i still feel something heavy in my heart. soon i'll be free from all the worries and troubles. God is with me... He is watching...
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
selling yourself...
this is really fun! enter this site http://www.thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi
Enter your name in the box & hit the sloganize
button... you can enter your name once and get the first one they give you or enter your name again and again until you get tired... hehehehe...
this is what i got:
The loudest noise come from electric wenna (whahahaha!)
We’re serious about wenna
Wenna-the appetizer! (i'm a glutton myself. too bad i don't get fat)
Tense, nervous, wenna?
Snap! Crackle! Wenna!
Wenna not included
Happiness is wenna-shaped (wow!)
You like wenna. Wenna likes you (true)
Get in my wenna
Make someone happy with a wenna (why not?)
With a name like wenna, it has to be good (you got it!)
Leave the wenna to us
Chocolate wenna since 1911 (sorry, i already ate all the chocolates)
See the face you love light up with wenna
Don’t be vague. Ask for wenna
Come see the softer side of wenna
You can really taste the wenna (try me...)
Grab life by the wenna
A smooth running wenna is a relaxing experience… (whew!)
AND MUCH MORE!!! Hehehehe…
now it's your turn... :)
Enter your name in the box & hit the sloganize
button... you can enter your name once and get the first one they give you or enter your name again and again until you get tired... hehehehe...
this is what i got:
The loudest noise come from electric wenna (whahahaha!)
We’re serious about wenna
Wenna-the appetizer! (i'm a glutton myself. too bad i don't get fat)
Tense, nervous, wenna?
Snap! Crackle! Wenna!
Wenna not included
Happiness is wenna-shaped (wow!)
You like wenna. Wenna likes you (true)
Get in my wenna
Make someone happy with a wenna (why not?)
With a name like wenna, it has to be good (you got it!)
Leave the wenna to us
Chocolate wenna since 1911 (sorry, i already ate all the chocolates)
See the face you love light up with wenna
Don’t be vague. Ask for wenna
Come see the softer side of wenna
You can really taste the wenna (try me...)
Grab life by the wenna
A smooth running wenna is a relaxing experience… (whew!)
AND MUCH MORE!!! Hehehehe…
now it's your turn... :)
enhancing relationships
i came across this forwarded message on email. i find it really true and applicable... read on...
TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.
A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB.Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose
number it is."
Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".
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NO POINTING FINGERS
A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"
The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife ! for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than
you."
We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.
If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.
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CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?
A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my
leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefull y and replied, "I understand ! you need television."
There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband ,because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.
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NO OVERPOWERING
Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another,or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which ca! rries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character."
It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.
It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..
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RIGHT SPEECH
There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other,we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We! may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.
A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted,"Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me.Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered ,"You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he will be the millionaire and not you."
Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's lik! e a broken egg - cannot be reversed.
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PERSONAL PERCEPTION
Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home,a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?"Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.
Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman."
The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.
It seems to be the only cho ice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.
Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..
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BE PATIENT
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the bo! y's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, " Daddy,I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went father went back to the car and kicked it several times. Then, he looked at the scratches his child had made. It read: "I love you, Daddy!"
Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is gr! eater than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.
TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.
A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB.Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose
number it is."
Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NO POINTING FINGERS
A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"
The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife ! for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than
you."
We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.
If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?
A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my
leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefull y and replied, "I understand ! you need television."
There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband ,because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NO OVERPOWERING
Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another,or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which ca! rries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character."
It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.
It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIGHT SPEECH
There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other,we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We! may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.
A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted,"Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me.Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered ,"You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he will be the millionaire and not you."
Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's lik! e a broken egg - cannot be reversed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERSONAL PERCEPTION
Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home,a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?"Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.
Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman."
The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.
It seems to be the only cho ice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.
Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..
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BE PATIENT
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the bo! y's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, " Daddy,I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went father went back to the car and kicked it several times. Then, he looked at the scratches his child had made. It read: "I love you, Daddy!"
Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is gr! eater than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Sunday, January 08, 2006
tHe mYst3ry of LoV3
Love is a mystery. Why do we fall in love and how does it happen? Why does love come only to go afterwards? Why does it grow only to wither away?
You may analyze this mystery and look for reasons and causes but you will never find anymore than what experience can offer. Just as life itself is something more than the sum of bones, muscles, and pulses in the body, love is more than the sum of interests, attractions and similarities that two individuals share. And just as life itself is a gift that comes and goes in its own time, so too must be the coming of love be taken as unfathomable gift that cannot be questioned in its ways.
One would hope that at least once in his lifetime, the gift of love would come in full flower and he would take hold of it and celebrate it in its inexpressible beauty. This is a dream we all share. Often, love comes and takes hold of us, celebrates with us for a brief moment, then it moves on. Young people often try to grasp it and hold it tight, refusing to see that it is a gift that freely came within reach and thus has to move away freely. When they, or the object of their affection, fall out of love, they try desperately to reclaim it rather to accept it for what it was and for how long it took, then move on. They would seek answers to unanswerable questions. They would think deeply what’s wrong with them until they start hating themselves, or work to get the people they love to change to the point of suffocation. They would blame the circumstances and try to give meaning instantly to everything that has happened. But how can one find meaning instantly beyond the love that it is in itself a sea of mystery?
We need to accept love as it is and treat ourselves with kindness. If you find yourself in love with someone who does not love you, be gentle with yourself. There’s nothing wrong with you but it’s just that love chose not to rest in the heart of the person you love.
If you find someone in love with you and you didn’t love him, feel honored that love has come and knocked at the door of your heart –but gently refuse the gift you cannot return. Do not take advantage and be a cause of pain.
If you love each other but later love chooses to leave, do not reclaim of blame it—let it go. There is a reason and meaning for everything. You will know it in time, but time will choose the right moment.
Remember that you do not choose love—it is love that chooses. One can never force himself to love unless love rests in his heart. All he can do is accept love in all its mystery as soon as it comes, and relishes its taste which is at its best when shared with the person who brought it in and the people around him. It should not be treated as a need. Love should be viewed as something that flows out and not as something that flows in. Love is attracted to him who generates love and eludes him who is a sucker of love. Love only grows by giving it away.
Love has its own time and season. It cannot be bribed, coerced or reasoned to stay. One can only embrace it when it arrives and releases it when it leaves. Love has always been and will always be a mystery.
If by any chance you have loved and it has left, be glad that it came to dwell for a moment in your heart. If you keep the doors of your heart open, surely it will come again.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
beliguered
i'm being tormented...physically, emotionally and psychologically. but this has brought me closer to God. i know He is the only one that could ease what i feel now. it's unfair but i found no one to run to. i know God understands me, He is my only last resort...
Thursday, November 24, 2005
mr perfect (disaster)
His face looked as if it were a freckle
with a pug nose that loomed up
handsomely between a pair of
roguishly black eyes.
His strong cut face
and soft purring voice can tickle
anybody's senses up to the bones.
"Perfect!" i muttered.
When he gave me a smug, self-satisfied
conceited smile, i threw him a piercing stare.
Then he turned serious as a postman in a blizzard.
Suddenly, laughters echoed like the creaking
of a rusty barn door.
I froze.
When i looked back, i met disdainful eyes
and abashing glares.
Then i felt the whole sky fell down on me
and i could hardly see the gleam anywhere...
with a pug nose that loomed up
handsomely between a pair of
roguishly black eyes.
His strong cut face
and soft purring voice can tickle
anybody's senses up to the bones.
"Perfect!" i muttered.
When he gave me a smug, self-satisfied
conceited smile, i threw him a piercing stare.
Then he turned serious as a postman in a blizzard.
Suddenly, laughters echoed like the creaking
of a rusty barn door.
I froze.
When i looked back, i met disdainful eyes
and abashing glares.
Then i felt the whole sky fell down on me
and i could hardly see the gleam anywhere...
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
fallen
look for me by the moonlight
watch for me by the stars
wait for me from the skies
until i come to you tonight...
AS A FALLEN ANGEL.
geeeeeeee....
okay, enough of blogthings... it really makes me chuckle but i could not fill my entire blog with such things. whaaaaaaaaaaah... i'm back after almost a month of being lost. now, i found myself... hehehehehe.
beware of monsters, beware of me...
| Your Monster Profile |
 Wild Murderer You Feast On: Olives You Lurk Around In: The Ocean You Especially Like to Torment: Crybabies |
what my birthdate says (daw)
| Your Birthdate: May 5 |
 You have many talents, and you are great at sharing those talents with others. Most people would be jealous of your clever intellect, but you're just too likeable to elicit jealousy. Progressive and original, you're usually thinking up cutting edge ideas. Quick witted and fast thinking, you have difficulty finding new challenges. Your strength: Your superhuman brainpower Your weakness: Your susceptibility to boredom Your power color: Tangerine Your power symbol: Ace Your power month: May |
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
blogthing addict
| You Are 25% Addicted to Blogthings |
 Okay, so you know how to take and post a Blogthing. But you're no addict. (Hey, this quiz *proves* it!) For you, Blogthings is more of a healthy habit. At least, that's what you tell yourself! |
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
the pug 'n me
Oh boy… this animal is really really cute… The first time I saw a pug was several months ago while I was strolling at SM City with my bo, Barney, my girl (best) friend in Cebu and Conrad, her other half ;)
And the first time I laid my eyes on it (actually on them because there were a pair of them inside a cage), I was sooooooooo AMUSED….
They were sleeping on a small basket but I made anything I could to catch their attention. I knocked on the crystal window of the pet shop. I can hardly remember how I giggled when they looked at me (may be I was jumping in joy).
And their looks—the most unique of all the dogs (all dogs are unique). The pug’s head is round when you look at it from the front. But from the side, the face is flat with too little chin. And its eyes! Round, dark, expressive and full of life and as if it will eat you whole alive when it looks at you. Hahahahaha!
The second time I went back to the pet shop in the same mall I was with Liv and Cristina. I eagerly showed them my favorite animal. I can still imagine until now how Liv almost lost her breath laughing at how the pug looks (there was only one left when we went there). Cristina was also tickled pink.
The next time I went back to the same mall, I was not able to contain my “gigil” on the cute hound. This time, the two others that we saw earlier are no longer there. But there is a new one. And it is the black one. The same kind that appeared in Men in Black movie!
Oh my… mura jud ungo!!! I blurted out which made other mall-goers turned their heads towards us (this time I was with my bf). The next thing I noticed people is starting to gather around us.
I managed to slip away from the crowd and went inside the pet shop. I asked the shop tender if I could enter the area (which is restricted and only the buyers of the pets are allowed in) where the pug and the other dogs are. And know what I did? Wala lang… I “crushed” the face of the pug until I make “sawa.” And he seemed to enjoy being messed upon…Hehehehehe…
I was planning to buy a pug. But it would surely make my life miserable. Not because it is very “kiatan” and would destroy all your plants, sofas, and things inside and outside your house but because you would need a whole lot P20, 000 bucks to buy one! That would make me dead broke.
This man-made breed was created just to look exactly like they do. And I am just satisfied when I see one, not own one… ;)
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
freeman star troopers flying high
after several days of silence, here i come again! wanna proudly show this to the hoi polloi.... the victorious Freeman Star Troopers!!!
oh yeah! we won the first cheerdance competition in the history of the tri-media in Cebu last Sunday (Sept.25)! and hurrah, that's me jumping in joy... know what, a night ( i guess it was already about past 2 a.m. before the competition but i still wanna call it a night) i said if we lose i'll have my hair shaved off. God forbid, it did not happen because we won.
it was a very sweet (and sweaty) victory because we really practiced hard, even to the point of sometimes sacrificing our news coverage (and making our day desk editor angry at us) for us just to make it perfect. eventhough it was not as perfect as we want it to be (and our sole competitor wasn't that good either), we empressed the crowd (which, was mostly composed of the TF employees...hehehehe) and most of the judges.
this was one of my happiest moments in my more than a year in TF (vow) and this made this worth posting here. :)
Congrats to all the cheerdancers, aka, the members of The Freeman Star Troopers, and the whole TF family. may we live with up with our goal to make it again to the top next year...
Monday, September 19, 2005
men are mean... sometimes!
i came across this "fascinating" but true message forwarded in my email by a girl friend. i find it necessary to post here so other people could also peruse it.
here it goes...
The problems with GUYS:
If u TREAT him nicely, he says u are IN LOVE with him;
If u Don't, he says u are PROUD.
If u DRESS Nicely, he says u are trying to LURE him;
If u Don't, he says u are from KAMPUNG.
If u ARGUE with him, he says u are STUBBORN;
If u keep QUIET,! he says u have no BRAINS.
If u are SMARTER than him, he'll lose FACE;
If he's Smarter than u, he is GREAT.
If u don't Love him, he tries to POSSESS u;
If u Love him, he will try to LEAVE u.(very true huh?)
If u don't make love with him., he says u don't Love him;
If u do!! he says u are CHEAP.
If u tell him your PROBLEM, he says u are TROUBLESOME;
If u don't, he says that u don't TRUST him.
If u SCOLD him, u are like a NANNY to him;
If he SCOLDS u, it is because he CARES for u.
If u BREAK your PROMISE, u Cannot be TRUSTED;
If he BREAKS his, he is FORCED to do so.
If u SMOKE, u are BAD girl;
If he SMOKES, he is a GENTLEMAN.
If u do WELL in your exams, he says it's LUCK;
If he does WELL, it's BRAINS.
If u HURT him, u are CRUEL;
If he HURTS u, u are too SENSITIVE!!
& soooooooo hard to please!!!!!
WORDS TO REMEMBER FOR A WHILE
Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead they just get the rotten apples that are on the ground, that aren't as good, but easy.
So the apples at the top think that there is something wrong with them, when in reality, they are amazing.
That is why we just have to be a little patient and the right boy, the one who takes a chance to find the good, right apple, will come someday...
here it goes...
The problems with GUYS:
If u TREAT him nicely, he says u are IN LOVE with him;
If u Don't, he says u are PROUD.
If u DRESS Nicely, he says u are trying to LURE him;
If u Don't, he says u are from KAMPUNG.
If u ARGUE with him, he says u are STUBBORN;
If u keep QUIET,! he says u have no BRAINS.
If u are SMARTER than him, he'll lose FACE;
If he's Smarter than u, he is GREAT.
If u don't Love him, he tries to POSSESS u;
If u Love him, he will try to LEAVE u.(very true huh?)
If u don't make love with him., he says u don't Love him;
If u do!! he says u are CHEAP.
If u tell him your PROBLEM, he says u are TROUBLESOME;
If u don't, he says that u don't TRUST him.
If u SCOLD him, u are like a NANNY to him;
If he SCOLDS u, it is because he CARES for u.
If u BREAK your PROMISE, u Cannot be TRUSTED;
If he BREAKS his, he is FORCED to do so.
If u SMOKE, u are BAD girl;
If he SMOKES, he is a GENTLEMAN.
If u do WELL in your exams, he says it's LUCK;
If he does WELL, it's BRAINS.
If u HURT him, u are CRUEL;
If he HURTS u, u are too SENSITIVE!!
& soooooooo hard to please!!!!!
WORDS TO REMEMBER FOR A WHILE
Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead they just get the rotten apples that are on the ground, that aren't as good, but easy.
So the apples at the top think that there is something wrong with them, when in reality, they are amazing.
That is why we just have to be a little patient and the right boy, the one who takes a chance to find the good, right apple, will come someday...
Thursday, September 15, 2005
road users' tax
CV's share of road users' tax sought
The Freeman 09/15/2005 (this is one of the stories i wrote yesterday)
The Development Administration Committee of the Regional Development Council wants to know where some of the "road users' tax," that is supposed to be used for development projects for Region 7 for this year went, has gone.
Valeriano Avila, chairman of the committee said the region has been collecting millions of motor vehicle users' charge, popularly known as road users' tax, but nothing has been given to the region. Avila's committee is asking for an update of this from the national treasury.
With this, the committee yesterday came up with a mass motion seeking to study the structure of the Road Board, an attached agency of the Department of Public Works and Highways that handles the fund. It is also asking the board to explain where the other part of the allocation for Central Visayas is.
Republic Act 8794, which was approved during the term of former president Joseph Estrada, provides imposition of MVUC on owners of all types of motor vehicles. The revenues collected from the MVUC would be used exclusively for the national and provincial road maintenance and improvement of drainage, installation of traffic lights and road safety devices, and for air pollution control.
The law mandates the Land Transportation Office to collect MVUC during the annual registration and the overloading penalties of motor vehicles. It also said the revenues generated from the MVUC and overloading penalties are deposited in the national treasury.
City and provincial governments, which are in the frontlines of the implementation of the law is also entitled to receive part of the fund through the Special Local Road Fund, which would be based on the number of vehicles and size of the road network under their jurisdictions.
When it comes to regional and district allocations of the Special Road Support Fund, the Road Board would determine how much their allocations would be.
But for this year, the DAC secretariat, in a report during the committee meeting yesterday said the board has released P137,195,689 to DPWH 7 under the SRSuF and P340,941.40 to Bayawan City in Negros Oriental under the Special Local Road Fund.
Aside from Bayawan City, the secretariat, citing the data from DPWH 7, said that no other LGU in the region had received an allocation from the Road Board.
"Why is it that Cebu City and the province were not given allocations? Ang Bayawan City pa nuon. The money is collected here but it is not spent here. That's how unfair the whole situation is," Avila said.
The DAC secretariat said that as of 2004, the region had collected P559,653,066 in MVUC from motor vehicle owners and drivers, which represents 8.4 percent of the total MVUC in the whole country. Of the provinces in the region, Cebu has the highest collection last year with P435,855,583, or 77.88 percent of the region's total collections.
For overloading, Region 7 was only able to collect P13,350 last year, which represents 0.28 percent of the total overloading penalty collections of the country.
Road users' tax became the talk of the town at the height of the impeachment against President Arroyo last month after some of the opposition congressmen accused her administration for using the fund as reward for the legislators to drop the complaint.
To erase speculations on how the fund is being spent, the President ordered the Department of Budget and Management to scrap the P2.2 billion allocation that is supposed to be incorporated in the P1.05 trillion proposed budget for 2006. (end)
The Freeman 09/15/2005 (this is one of the stories i wrote yesterday)
The Development Administration Committee of the Regional Development Council wants to know where some of the "road users' tax," that is supposed to be used for development projects for Region 7 for this year went, has gone.
Valeriano Avila, chairman of the committee said the region has been collecting millions of motor vehicle users' charge, popularly known as road users' tax, but nothing has been given to the region. Avila's committee is asking for an update of this from the national treasury.
With this, the committee yesterday came up with a mass motion seeking to study the structure of the Road Board, an attached agency of the Department of Public Works and Highways that handles the fund. It is also asking the board to explain where the other part of the allocation for Central Visayas is.
Republic Act 8794, which was approved during the term of former president Joseph Estrada, provides imposition of MVUC on owners of all types of motor vehicles. The revenues collected from the MVUC would be used exclusively for the national and provincial road maintenance and improvement of drainage, installation of traffic lights and road safety devices, and for air pollution control.
The law mandates the Land Transportation Office to collect MVUC during the annual registration and the overloading penalties of motor vehicles. It also said the revenues generated from the MVUC and overloading penalties are deposited in the national treasury.
City and provincial governments, which are in the frontlines of the implementation of the law is also entitled to receive part of the fund through the Special Local Road Fund, which would be based on the number of vehicles and size of the road network under their jurisdictions.
When it comes to regional and district allocations of the Special Road Support Fund, the Road Board would determine how much their allocations would be.
But for this year, the DAC secretariat, in a report during the committee meeting yesterday said the board has released P137,195,689 to DPWH 7 under the SRSuF and P340,941.40 to Bayawan City in Negros Oriental under the Special Local Road Fund.
Aside from Bayawan City, the secretariat, citing the data from DPWH 7, said that no other LGU in the region had received an allocation from the Road Board.
"Why is it that Cebu City and the province were not given allocations? Ang Bayawan City pa nuon. The money is collected here but it is not spent here. That's how unfair the whole situation is," Avila said.
The DAC secretariat said that as of 2004, the region had collected P559,653,066 in MVUC from motor vehicle owners and drivers, which represents 8.4 percent of the total MVUC in the whole country. Of the provinces in the region, Cebu has the highest collection last year with P435,855,583, or 77.88 percent of the region's total collections.
For overloading, Region 7 was only able to collect P13,350 last year, which represents 0.28 percent of the total overloading penalty collections of the country.
Road users' tax became the talk of the town at the height of the impeachment against President Arroyo last month after some of the opposition congressmen accused her administration for using the fund as reward for the legislators to drop the complaint.
To erase speculations on how the fund is being spent, the President ordered the Department of Budget and Management to scrap the P2.2 billion allocation that is supposed to be incorporated in the P1.05 trillion proposed budget for 2006. (end)
Saturday, September 10, 2005
a speedboat ride and more
A SPEEDBOAT RIDE
(A novel by myself)
Past 2 p.m. last Wednesday (September 7) when the rain poured hard. I was kinda worried because we still have to go to Lapu-Lapu City at 4 p.m. to cover President Arroyo who will address the conference of religious leaders.
I still have two stories to write and I was pounding my computer’s keyboard nimbly just to finish even just one story before our scheduled flight. But I failed because just as I finish the second paragraph of my first story, Fred (our small but terrible capitol beat reporter, who also does extras in the Malacañang beat like me) told me that we should go. We have to leave early because the rains might have caused traffic congestion in Mandaue City, especially in the street going to the old Mandaue-Mactan bridge.
But when I was about to go out of the TF building…Gotcha! The street in front of our office is teeming with knee-deep chocolate-colored waters. In short, it’s flooded! How could we get to the marketing office (which is just a block away) where our service is waiting? We have nowhere to pass. We are wearing modest attires and we could not simply immerse in the leptospyrosis-infected waters. Eeeeewww! Bawal magkasakit (in singing tune, ala Clusivol ad)….
“Day, mag-speed boat na lang ta,” Fred jested, which I excitedly responded in affirmative (and this is where I derived the title for this blog).
But we are gifted kids, so we were able to find a way to get away from the flood—we passed by the J&J Printer’s office. Yahoo! But the problem does not just end there. And the raindrops are still falling (this is not the problem).
Of course, when we arrived at the marketing office, we searched for our vehicle. But nobody could say which car we would use and who would drive us to our destination.
Fred sent text messages to Quennie, our day desk editor, about the problem. He also looked for a photographer. He got slow response (may be because text messages take quite a time to be sent).
Quite pestered, Fred went up the marketing office and called her at the editorial office. Noticing that Fred is already fuming, Ma’am Connie (don’t know her designation) tried to help. She said no car is available except the Banat (our Bisaya tabloid) multicab, which, I think is only being used to deliver newspapers. Wow!
Left with no choice, we have to take it. The driver (I don’t know his name), tried to wipe the soaked seats of the vehicle but Fred said we would just occupy the front seat, which means three of us—the driver, Fred and I would’ve to squeeze in to be accommodated. “Fred would sit on my lap,” I joked. Fred did not laugh. He is too irked to be amused.
But just as we were about to board, Sir Boy (our GM) approached us and asked if we could drop by Ma’am Tess (our dealer) at SM City. Okay, who are we to refuse the GM’s request?
“Noy, mamasahero sa ta,” I told the driver (because our vehicle service looks like a public utility jeepney) he laughed. But Fred was still silent most of the time. May be he still recuperates from his anger.
“Paita aning sakyanana oi. Maypa nagdrive na lang ko sa akong sakyanan ani. Layo man gud…” he mumbles. “Relax lang oi, atakehon lang ka sige ugtas ana,” I was trying to appease him.
We picked up Paul near pier 5 and dropped off Ma’am Tess at SM City. When the front seat was finally vacated, the driver asked if anybody wants to sit there but Fred said: “Ing-ani na man lang ni, mag-unong na lang mi diri.” Then we sped off to Lapu-Lapu City.
In Lapu-Lapu City, we passed by a bikini bar, which advertises that they are looking for dances. Fred and Paul manifested their desires to apply. I was quick to cut their wild dreams by telling them: “Ayaw na mo pangandoy oi. Wa nay manulod unya sa bar, or if naa man gani basin makaingon pa sila, ‘Asa naman inyong dancers oi?’ kay di man mo makita. Pagngon ra ba ang suga if pasayawon mo.”
“Paita ani oi. Magsige na lang ta og ngisi ani Dong, para makita ta,” Fred retorted. Laugh…laugh…laugh. At last, the tension that was eased.
Fortunately, the traffic was mild so we were still able to sigh a relief when we arrived there with Arroyo still not around.
By the way, when I was about to get off the multi-cab, a string snared my foot, which nearly caused me to stumble. Good heavens, I was able to regain balance. I could have fallen off the cab.
At the venue of the event, national and local press people were busy with their stuffs. All rushed inside the venue of the conference when the chief executive finally arrived.
I was awed by the different personalities I saw. There was this man who dress up like he is attending a graduation program (he wears a toga?) while another wears just a “bahag.” I don’t know from what religious group or what tribes they were.
“I like his attire… Wa na siya gitugnaw? Maayo lang wa siya gipagawas sa mga bishops noh, conservative ra ba ni sila,” I whispered to Lovey (a reporter of another daily) obviously referring to the man who wears a “bahag.” Hehehehe… But of course, I know it is a gathering of all religious leaders from the 7,107 islands of the country. Everyone’s dress represents their own religion and culture.
Just less than 30 minutes after we came, Arroyo arrived. Reporters positioned themselves anywhere they feel comfortable. Religious leaders presented their statement, advocating for peace to the president.
Then the highlight of the event—president’s speech. All eyes were glued to the stage she talked about reconciling with her detractors, asking her cabinet to go back to work, charter change, peace talks, etc.
That was the finale of the whole event. But the story does not just end there… After dinner (Thanks God! We were served a sumptuous buffet dinner), we hopped into our “distinct” and not-apt-for-presidential-coverage vehicle and sped off towards Cebu City.
At the middle of the old Mandaue-Mactan Bridge, while talking about coverage and some sorts, I noticed a man in the nearby white Toyota Tamaraw Fx grinning at me. At first, I chose to ignore. May be, just somebody who wants to flirt, I thought.
But as we near the end of the bridge, I still noticed the man looking at us, grinning. Then I realized there might be something funny. And so I told the gang (There were already four of us in the multi-cab—Fred, Paul, Jasmin and I). Fred said the man was laughing at us because look, we are wearing formal attires, presidential coverage attires and we were just boarding a multi-cab. “Who cares? It simply shows that we are versatile reporters and besides, it does not make us less beautiful if we ride a multi-cab,” I quickly retorted.
I still have so many things to express but I’d rather keep them to myself (Besides, Liv is already prodding me to post this because she said this already looks/reads like a novel). Anyway, this is always part of experience. Not quite a pleasant experience, but I would like to think it is… I could have had a multi-cab, este, speedboat ride. Hehehehe…
Nota Bene: below is the product of this out-of-this-world multi-cab experience)
(A novel by myself)
Past 2 p.m. last Wednesday (September 7) when the rain poured hard. I was kinda worried because we still have to go to Lapu-Lapu City at 4 p.m. to cover President Arroyo who will address the conference of religious leaders.
I still have two stories to write and I was pounding my computer’s keyboard nimbly just to finish even just one story before our scheduled flight. But I failed because just as I finish the second paragraph of my first story, Fred (our small but terrible capitol beat reporter, who also does extras in the Malacañang beat like me) told me that we should go. We have to leave early because the rains might have caused traffic congestion in Mandaue City, especially in the street going to the old Mandaue-Mactan bridge.
But when I was about to go out of the TF building…Gotcha! The street in front of our office is teeming with knee-deep chocolate-colored waters. In short, it’s flooded! How could we get to the marketing office (which is just a block away) where our service is waiting? We have nowhere to pass. We are wearing modest attires and we could not simply immerse in the leptospyrosis-infected waters. Eeeeewww! Bawal magkasakit (in singing tune, ala Clusivol ad)….
“Day, mag-speed boat na lang ta,” Fred jested, which I excitedly responded in affirmative (and this is where I derived the title for this blog).
But we are gifted kids, so we were able to find a way to get away from the flood—we passed by the J&J Printer’s office. Yahoo! But the problem does not just end there. And the raindrops are still falling (this is not the problem).
Of course, when we arrived at the marketing office, we searched for our vehicle. But nobody could say which car we would use and who would drive us to our destination.
Fred sent text messages to Quennie, our day desk editor, about the problem. He also looked for a photographer. He got slow response (may be because text messages take quite a time to be sent).
Quite pestered, Fred went up the marketing office and called her at the editorial office. Noticing that Fred is already fuming, Ma’am Connie (don’t know her designation) tried to help. She said no car is available except the Banat (our Bisaya tabloid) multicab, which, I think is only being used to deliver newspapers. Wow!
Left with no choice, we have to take it. The driver (I don’t know his name), tried to wipe the soaked seats of the vehicle but Fred said we would just occupy the front seat, which means three of us—the driver, Fred and I would’ve to squeeze in to be accommodated. “Fred would sit on my lap,” I joked. Fred did not laugh. He is too irked to be amused.
But just as we were about to board, Sir Boy (our GM) approached us and asked if we could drop by Ma’am Tess (our dealer) at SM City. Okay, who are we to refuse the GM’s request?
“Noy, mamasahero sa ta,” I told the driver (because our vehicle service looks like a public utility jeepney) he laughed. But Fred was still silent most of the time. May be he still recuperates from his anger.
“Paita aning sakyanana oi. Maypa nagdrive na lang ko sa akong sakyanan ani. Layo man gud…” he mumbles. “Relax lang oi, atakehon lang ka sige ugtas ana,” I was trying to appease him.
We picked up Paul near pier 5 and dropped off Ma’am Tess at SM City. When the front seat was finally vacated, the driver asked if anybody wants to sit there but Fred said: “Ing-ani na man lang ni, mag-unong na lang mi diri.” Then we sped off to Lapu-Lapu City.
In Lapu-Lapu City, we passed by a bikini bar, which advertises that they are looking for dances. Fred and Paul manifested their desires to apply. I was quick to cut their wild dreams by telling them: “Ayaw na mo pangandoy oi. Wa nay manulod unya sa bar, or if naa man gani basin makaingon pa sila, ‘Asa naman inyong dancers oi?’ kay di man mo makita. Pagngon ra ba ang suga if pasayawon mo.”
“Paita ani oi. Magsige na lang ta og ngisi ani Dong, para makita ta,” Fred retorted. Laugh…laugh…laugh. At last, the tension that was eased.
Fortunately, the traffic was mild so we were still able to sigh a relief when we arrived there with Arroyo still not around.
By the way, when I was about to get off the multi-cab, a string snared my foot, which nearly caused me to stumble. Good heavens, I was able to regain balance. I could have fallen off the cab.
At the venue of the event, national and local press people were busy with their stuffs. All rushed inside the venue of the conference when the chief executive finally arrived.
I was awed by the different personalities I saw. There was this man who dress up like he is attending a graduation program (he wears a toga?) while another wears just a “bahag.” I don’t know from what religious group or what tribes they were.
“I like his attire… Wa na siya gitugnaw? Maayo lang wa siya gipagawas sa mga bishops noh, conservative ra ba ni sila,” I whispered to Lovey (a reporter of another daily) obviously referring to the man who wears a “bahag.” Hehehehe… But of course, I know it is a gathering of all religious leaders from the 7,107 islands of the country. Everyone’s dress represents their own religion and culture.
Just less than 30 minutes after we came, Arroyo arrived. Reporters positioned themselves anywhere they feel comfortable. Religious leaders presented their statement, advocating for peace to the president.
Then the highlight of the event—president’s speech. All eyes were glued to the stage she talked about reconciling with her detractors, asking her cabinet to go back to work, charter change, peace talks, etc.
That was the finale of the whole event. But the story does not just end there… After dinner (Thanks God! We were served a sumptuous buffet dinner), we hopped into our “distinct” and not-apt-for-presidential-coverage vehicle and sped off towards Cebu City.
At the middle of the old Mandaue-Mactan Bridge, while talking about coverage and some sorts, I noticed a man in the nearby white Toyota Tamaraw Fx grinning at me. At first, I chose to ignore. May be, just somebody who wants to flirt, I thought.
But as we near the end of the bridge, I still noticed the man looking at us, grinning. Then I realized there might be something funny. And so I told the gang (There were already four of us in the multi-cab—Fred, Paul, Jasmin and I). Fred said the man was laughing at us because look, we are wearing formal attires, presidential coverage attires and we were just boarding a multi-cab. “Who cares? It simply shows that we are versatile reporters and besides, it does not make us less beautiful if we ride a multi-cab,” I quickly retorted.
I still have so many things to express but I’d rather keep them to myself (Besides, Liv is already prodding me to post this because she said this already looks/reads like a novel). Anyway, this is always part of experience. Not quite a pleasant experience, but I would like to think it is… I could have had a multi-cab, este, speedboat ride. Hehehehe…
Nota Bene: below is the product of this out-of-this-world multi-cab experience)
GMA offers hand of reconciliation
This is the raw copy of our report that saw front page last Thursday, September 8 (because Jasmin really made an effort to lobby to our news editor to give this a priority):
GMA OFFERS HAND OF RECONCILIATION
By Fred Languido, Wenna Berondo and Jasmin Uy
A DAY after the House of Representatives junked the impeachment complaint against her, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday offered a hand of reconciliation to her detractors and asked them to get back to work not by holding protests in the streets but by working for a brighter and peaceful future of the country.
Arroyo made the call for unity at the Crown regency Hotel in Lapulapu City last night, her first public appearance since the dismissal of the impeachment last Tuesday, where she spoke before the delegates of the National Summit of Religious Leaders Towards a Culture of Peace.
"I offer the olive branch of peace to all my critics and detractors for a principled partnership for the people greeted by responsible governance and responsible fiscalization," the president noted.
Arroyo said the Congress had already spoken and it should be respected, adding that she thank House Deputy Speaker and Cebu north district congressman Raul del Mar who also presided during the hearing on the impeachment complained against her.
"The voice is clear let as look for peace not conflict. Let us get back to work. Not in the streets but in our offices, in industrial centers, in our farms and communities. Lets bury the conflict of the past, and gather around the a brighter peaceful tomorrow," she went on.
She also appealed to the political leaders of the country to be the source of inspiration to the Filipinos by transforming the weariness of the people into a fresh dynamism for action, enterprise and reform.
Arroyo added that what is needed is less talk, unless its dialogue, and more action and jobs to address the country’s problems like high prices especially coming from the world oil price upsurge, hunger, law and order, corruption, which the religious leaders mentioned in their summaries and statements.
In statement, which they handed to the president, the religious leaders of the country said that poverty is a root cause of conflicts. They added that the country should ensure that infrastructure, livelihood projects and equal employment opportunities are provided. Likewise, relief, rehabilitation, and development programs for affected communities should also be pursued.
Earlier that day, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal also said that peace can never be realized through murder, coercion, suppression, but rather it is founded in the culture that values truth, justice, decency and respect for others.
"Subvert this values and peace would be ephemeral and allow yourselves to be guided by the light of God so that you may be able to feel and internalize the essence of peace. While we are united in our search for peace, we are divided in our means to find it," he added.
In her speech, Arroyo also ordered her Cabinet members to put on notice to get down to the grass stacks and "let the people feel the power of honest and efficient service," which religious leaders are of big help to muster them.
"My personal thing of political triumph is of no moment to the task of building this nation and putting the economy in order," she added. However, Arroyo said that many of the things that people ask require legislation.
With this, she said that the country has to change the "degenerated" political system constitutionally with parliamentary electoral deviation, economic and other reforms, including the federal system.
"As I extend the hand of peace to my own detractors, I invite all Filipinos, my critics and supporters alike to an earnest and sincere debate to amend our constitution because many of the things you want need to have a constitutional change. To give power back to the people and to cast out the demons that have haunted our politics," Arroyo added.
However, she recognized that this would still have to go through into a thorough process even as her government has to get the budget debate, adding that there is a need to strengthen the executive and legislative partnership because part of it has been wounded by personal interests.
"Now is the time to begin to change the system. You in this dialogue are part of the changing of the system," she further stated.
The religious leaders also stressed the importance of dialog between the rebels and the government to restore peace in the country.
"Intercultural understanding is our goal in engaging in dialog. We respect each other’s beliefs systems and focus on our common belief in one God and convergent human values that build up a society based on truth, justice and love," they said in a statement.
They added that to attain peace, people must work for justice and ensure that the human rights of every Filipino and cultural community are respected and upheld.
Recognizing the importance of peace in the development of the country, Arroyo also said that to restore peace, the national government has again reopened the negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the National Democratic Front.
To solve poverty, the president said that the country needs development to sustain peace and likewise, it needs peace to sustain development.
Also, the religious leaders asked the president to create an interfaith commission to provide institutional mechanism for the resolution of issues affecting the various religious and cultural traditions in the country in promoting peace and harmony.
Claiming that she is a great believer of peace for mankind and common good, Arroyo said that her administration has long been studying the possibility of creating a interfaith council and it is now being studied by the Presidential Council for Values Formation, which is headed by Isabel Tobias.
GMA OFFERS HAND OF RECONCILIATION
By Fred Languido, Wenna Berondo and Jasmin Uy
A DAY after the House of Representatives junked the impeachment complaint against her, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday offered a hand of reconciliation to her detractors and asked them to get back to work not by holding protests in the streets but by working for a brighter and peaceful future of the country.
Arroyo made the call for unity at the Crown regency Hotel in Lapulapu City last night, her first public appearance since the dismissal of the impeachment last Tuesday, where she spoke before the delegates of the National Summit of Religious Leaders Towards a Culture of Peace.
"I offer the olive branch of peace to all my critics and detractors for a principled partnership for the people greeted by responsible governance and responsible fiscalization," the president noted.
Arroyo said the Congress had already spoken and it should be respected, adding that she thank House Deputy Speaker and Cebu north district congressman Raul del Mar who also presided during the hearing on the impeachment complained against her.
"The voice is clear let as look for peace not conflict. Let us get back to work. Not in the streets but in our offices, in industrial centers, in our farms and communities. Lets bury the conflict of the past, and gather around the a brighter peaceful tomorrow," she went on.
She also appealed to the political leaders of the country to be the source of inspiration to the Filipinos by transforming the weariness of the people into a fresh dynamism for action, enterprise and reform.
Arroyo added that what is needed is less talk, unless its dialogue, and more action and jobs to address the country’s problems like high prices especially coming from the world oil price upsurge, hunger, law and order, corruption, which the religious leaders mentioned in their summaries and statements.
In statement, which they handed to the president, the religious leaders of the country said that poverty is a root cause of conflicts. They added that the country should ensure that infrastructure, livelihood projects and equal employment opportunities are provided. Likewise, relief, rehabilitation, and development programs for affected communities should also be pursued.
Earlier that day, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal also said that peace can never be realized through murder, coercion, suppression, but rather it is founded in the culture that values truth, justice, decency and respect for others.
"Subvert this values and peace would be ephemeral and allow yourselves to be guided by the light of God so that you may be able to feel and internalize the essence of peace. While we are united in our search for peace, we are divided in our means to find it," he added.
In her speech, Arroyo also ordered her Cabinet members to put on notice to get down to the grass stacks and "let the people feel the power of honest and efficient service," which religious leaders are of big help to muster them.
"My personal thing of political triumph is of no moment to the task of building this nation and putting the economy in order," she added. However, Arroyo said that many of the things that people ask require legislation.
With this, she said that the country has to change the "degenerated" political system constitutionally with parliamentary electoral deviation, economic and other reforms, including the federal system.
"As I extend the hand of peace to my own detractors, I invite all Filipinos, my critics and supporters alike to an earnest and sincere debate to amend our constitution because many of the things you want need to have a constitutional change. To give power back to the people and to cast out the demons that have haunted our politics," Arroyo added.
However, she recognized that this would still have to go through into a thorough process even as her government has to get the budget debate, adding that there is a need to strengthen the executive and legislative partnership because part of it has been wounded by personal interests.
"Now is the time to begin to change the system. You in this dialogue are part of the changing of the system," she further stated.
The religious leaders also stressed the importance of dialog between the rebels and the government to restore peace in the country.
"Intercultural understanding is our goal in engaging in dialog. We respect each other’s beliefs systems and focus on our common belief in one God and convergent human values that build up a society based on truth, justice and love," they said in a statement.
They added that to attain peace, people must work for justice and ensure that the human rights of every Filipino and cultural community are respected and upheld.
Recognizing the importance of peace in the development of the country, Arroyo also said that to restore peace, the national government has again reopened the negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the National Democratic Front.
To solve poverty, the president said that the country needs development to sustain peace and likewise, it needs peace to sustain development.
Also, the religious leaders asked the president to create an interfaith commission to provide institutional mechanism for the resolution of issues affecting the various religious and cultural traditions in the country in promoting peace and harmony.
Claiming that she is a great believer of peace for mankind and common good, Arroyo said that her administration has long been studying the possibility of creating a interfaith council and it is now being studied by the Presidential Council for Values Formation, which is headed by Isabel Tobias.
Friday, September 09, 2005
celtic astrology
They say this is Celtic astrology. I don’t know how they were able to determine it. But based on it, my birthday, May 5 (May 01 to May 14 - Poplar Tree), qualifies under the poplar tree. And this is how it describes me:
Poplar Tree (the Uncertainty) -- looks very decorative, talented, not very self-confident, extremely courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, great artistic nature, good organizer, tends to lean toward philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership seriously.
I look decorative (daw). May be what it wants to say I just appear to be decorative (ugh! i could have rejoiced if it said i'm pretty) Talented? I doubt it... May be. Not very self-confident; how does this differ from being not courageous? And the rest are quite true. Bow.
Poplar Tree (the Uncertainty) -- looks very decorative, talented, not very self-confident, extremely courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, great artistic nature, good organizer, tends to lean toward philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership seriously.
I look decorative (daw). May be what it wants to say I just appear to be decorative (ugh! i could have rejoiced if it said i'm pretty) Talented? I doubt it... May be. Not very self-confident; how does this differ from being not courageous? And the rest are quite true. Bow.
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