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October 18, 2005

Work vs Prison

Here's some funny thoughts on work and prison. I just share this for a laugh . . .
IN PRISON...You spend the majority of your time in an 8x10 cell. AT WORK....You spend most of your time in a 6x8 cubicle.

IN PRISON...You get three meals a day. AT WORK....You only get a break for 1 meal and you have to pay for it.

IN PRISON...You get time off for good behavior. AT WORK....You get rewarded for good behavior with more work.

IN PRISON...A guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you. AT WORK....You must carry around a security card and unlock and open all the doors yourself.

IN PRISON...You can watch TV and play games. AT WORK....You get fired for watching TV and playing games.

IN PRISON...You get your own toilet. AT WORK....You have to share. IN PRISON....They allow your family and friends to visit. AT WORK....You cannot even speak to your family and friends.

IN PRISON...All expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work required. AT WORK....You get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.

IN PRISON...You spend most of your life looking through bars from the inside wanting to get out. AT WORK....You spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.

IN PRISON...There are wardens who are often sadistic. AT WORK....They are called customers.
 
So... which do you prefer????

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October 15, 2005

A Baby Died!

Dear Mommy,
I am in Heaven now, sitting on Jesus' lap. He loves me and cries with me; for my heart has been broken. I so wanted to be your little girl.  I don't quite understand what has happened. I was so excited when I began realizing my existence. I was in a dark, yet comfortable place. I saw I had fingers and toes. I was pretty far along in my developing, yet not near ready to leave my surroundings. I spent most of my time thinking or sleeping. Even from my earliest days, I felt a special bonding between you and me.

Sometimes I heard you crying and I cried with you. Sometimes you would yell or scream, then cry. I heard Daddy yelling back. I was sad, and hoped you would be better soon. I wondered why you cried so much. One day you cried almost all of the day. I hurt for you. I couldn't imagine why you were so unhappy.

That same day, the most horrible thing happened. A very mean monster came into that warm, comfortable place I was in. I was so scared, I began screaming, but you never once tried to help me. Maybe you never heard me. The monster got closer and closer as I was screaming and screaming, "Mommy, Mommy, help me please; Mommy, help me." Complete terror is all I felt. I screamed and screamed until I thought I couldn't anymore. Then the monster started ripping my arms off. It hurt so bad; the pain I can never explain. It didn't stop. Oh, how I begged it to stop. I screamed in horror as it ripped my leg off. Though I was in such complete pain, I was dying. I knew I would never see your face or hear you say how much you love me. I wanted to make all your tears go away.
I had so many plans to make you happy. Now I couldn't; all my dreams were shattered. Though I was in utter pain and horror, I felt the pain of my heart breaking, above all. I wanted more than anything to be your daughter. No use now, for I was dying a painful death. I could only imagine the terrible things that they had done to you. I wanted to tell you that I love you before I was gone, but I didn't know the words you could understand. And soon, I no longer had the breath to say them; I was dead. I felt myself rising. I was being carried by a huge angel into a big beautiful place. I was still crying, but the physical pain was gone. The angel took me to Jesus and set me on His lap. He said He loved me, and He was my Father. Then
I was happy. I asked Him what the thing was that killed me.
He answered, "Abortion. I am sorry, my child; for I know how it feels."
I don't know what abortion is; I guess that's the name of the monster.I'm writing to say that I love you and to tell you how much I wanted to be your little girl. I tried very hard to live. I wanted to live. I had the will, but I couldn't; the monster was too powerful. It sucked my arms and legs off and finally got all of me. It was impossible to live. I just wanted you to know I tried to stay with you. I didn't want to die. Also, Mommy, please watch out for that abortion monster. Mommy, I love you and I would hate for you to go through the kind of pain I did.
Please be careful.
Love,
Your Baby Girl   

 

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August 29, 2005

COCONETS: Coconut geotextile for soil erosion!

Do you know that the Philippines' coconut geotextile (aka COCONET) for soil erosion control has been chosen as one of the 12 finalists in Newsweek and BBC's (British Broadcasting Corporation) World's World Challenge?

The World Challenge is basically a competition/search designed at identifying groups or individuals all over the world whose projects have contributed great impact at grass roots level. A documentary about Philippine Coconut geotextile or coconet industry will be shown on the BBC World cable channel on September 24 around 8:30 GMT and will also be featured in the August 29 special issue of Newsweek.

"The World Challenge" already offers a tremendous exposure and publicity to our flourishing Philippine coconut geotextile industry and to our Philippine coconut fiber exporters.  But it would be great liberation for our country, which has been getting very bad publicity nowadays, to win this prestigious competition.

To vote, please open www.theworldchallenge.co.uk and click the picture of Philippine COCONET.

Please help campaign for more voters by forwarding this message to your co-workers, friends and relatives. Thanks!!!

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August 22, 2005

12 little things a filipino can do

My friends abroad and was equally disappointed by how negative the press is about us.  While there is some truth to the negative press, there is very little balance to it. So what can we do?  I'm attaching an email a friend sent.  It has lots of good advice:

 

 

 

SOMETHING FOR EVERY FILIPINO...

 

THERE'S a booklet making the rounds in Metro Manila that every Filipino who loves his country should get hold of and read, and hopefully put the points it raises into practice, in order to help our nation...

 


"Twelve (12) Little Things Every Filipino Can Do To Help Our Country," by Alexander Ledesma Lacson, may be a "voice in the wilderness"; but as Fr. Rub en Tanseco, S.J. puts it, what Alex proposes are "very concrete, practical and doable" actions for us ordinary Filipinos.

 

 

 

1. Follow traffic rules. -- Why is that the most important?  The answer is simple.  Traffic rules are the simplest of our laws. If we learn to follow them, it will be the lowest form of national discipline that we can develop.  Since it is totally without monetary cost, it should be easy for us to comply with, and therefore should provide a good start.

 2. Whenever you buy or pay for anything, always ask for an official receipt. -- If a seller does not issue an official receipt when you buy a product, the seller may or may not remit the tax to the government.  Without an O.R., there is no record of the sale transaction, and the tax that you paid may not be remitted to the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

3. Do not buy smuggled goods.  Buy local, buy Filipino. -- It may not be good economics to buy 100 percent local products.  What I suggest is for us to take a "50-50" buying attitude.  This means that we must develop the attitude of using 50 percent of our budget for local products and the other 50 percent for imported choices.

 4. When you talk to others, especially foreigners,speak positively of our race and our country. -- this is best addressedto the rich and the middle class in our country, who have contact with the outside world.  It is they who talk to, dine or deal with foreigners either here or abroad.  It is what they say and do which creates impressions about us among foreigners.

 5. Respect your traffic officer, policeman, soldier and other public servants. -- There is nothing like the power of respect.  It makes a person proud. It makes one feel honorable.  At the same time, courtesy to others is good manners.  It is class and elegance and kindness.  It is seeing the value and dignity in the other man. It is, in fact, a mark of a most profound education.

6. Do not litter.  Dispose your garbage properly.  Segregate.  Recycle.  Conserve. -- As Louis Armstrong says in his song: "I see trees of green, red roses, too, I see them bloom for me and you and I think to myself, what a wonderful world."

7. Support your church. (or charitable/ civic organizations -- :-)

 


8. During elections, do your solemn duty. -- Honesty, more than a masteral or doctorate degree, is what gives credibility.   And credibility is essential because it is a leader's link to the people.  It is what makes the people look to one direction, follow a common vision, and perform a uniform act.  In short, credibility is what makes people follow the leader.

 9. Pay your employees well. -- No exercise is better for the human heart than to reach down and lift someone else up.  This truly defines a successful life.  For success is the sum, not of our earthly possessions, but of how many times we have shown love and kindness to others.

 10. Pay your taxes. -- In 2003, P83 billion was collected from individual income taxes.  But 91 percent of this amount came from salaried workers from the government and private sector, people who had no choice since their income taxes were withheld mandatorily.  Only P7billion of the P83 billion came from businessmen and professionals like doctors, lawyers, accountants and architects, among others.

 11. Adopt a scholar or adopt a poor child. -- You can make a difference in the future of our country by making a difference in the world of children.

12. Be a good parent. Teach your kids to follow the law and to love our country. -- Today's children will someday rule and lead this world.  But whether they will be bad rulers or good leaders will depend largely on how we raise them today.  Our future is in the hearts and minds of our
children.
 

 

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Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke)

This is important information for females of ALL ages .  Please read and forward to the female members of your family and all your female friends and associates. When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to my lady friends. Now I’m posting this on my BLOG. Please pass it along . A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts : 1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle .   They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets. 2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's clothing is easy to remove quickly.  Many of them carry scissors around specifically to cut clothing. 3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered. 4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between 5:00a.m. and  8:30a.m. 5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages.   Number three is public restrooms. 6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry about getting caught. 7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years. 8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming. 9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands. Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.  10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: "I can't believe it is so cold out here", "we're in for a bad winter." Now you've seen their face and could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.  11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell STOP or STAY BACK ! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back . Again, they are looking for an EASY target.  12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yell "I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY" and holding it out will be a deterrent.  13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm (between the elbow and armpit) OR  in the upper inner thigh - VERY VERY HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands -   the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it hurts. 14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN . I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there. 15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible . The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly. 16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!! You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble. PLEASE  READ  THEN  FORWARD  THIS  TO  EVERY  WOMAN and MAN  YOU  KNOW,  IT'S  SIMPLE  STUFF  BUT   IT COULD  SAVE  HER LIFE and THE LIVES OF OTHERS!  

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July 29, 2005

SLIGHT EDGE:

"There is no sudden leap to greatness. Your success lies in doing, day by day. Your upward reach comes from working well and carefully."-- Max Steingart

"We've all heard the expression, 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.' Well, I've got a good question for you: What if it's true? Wouldn't that be easy to do – to eat an apple a day? Here's the problem: It's also easy not to do."-- Jim Rohn
 
"Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future." -- ---- Brian Tracy

"Where many people go wrong in trying to reach their goals is in constantly looking for the big hit, the home run, the magic answer that suddenly transforms their dreams into reality. The problem is that the big hit never comes without a great deal of little hits first. Success in most things comes not from some gigantic stroke of fate, but from simple, incremental progress."-- Andrew Wood

And here’s about SUCCESS:

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna, or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.
Barbara Walters
TV journalist


The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
Charles-Louis de Secondat (1689-1755)
Philosopher and lawyer

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