A Good Story

"This one was email by a friend, it was a good stuff so i'm sharing it with you"

The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before. "Leave me alone," he growled... To his amazement, the woman continued standing. She was smiling -- her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows. "Are you hungry?" she asked. "No," he answered sarcastically. "I've just come from dining with the president. Now go away." The woman's smile became even broader.

Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm. "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily. "I said to leave me alone. Just then a policeman came up. "Is there any problem, ma'am?" he asked... "No problem here, officer," the woman answered. "I'm just trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?"
The officer scratched his head. "That's old Jack. He's been a fixture around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him? "See that cafeteria over there?" she asked. "I'm going to get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile." Are you crazy, lady?" the homeless man resisted. "I don't want to go in
there!" Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up. "Let me go, officer,I didn't do anything." "This is a good deal for you, Jack," the officer answered. "Don't blow it."

Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner. It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrivedThe manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his table. "What's going on here, officer?" he asked. "What is all this is this man in trouble?" "This lady brought this man in here to be fed," the policeman answered. "Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that here is bad for business." Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. "See, lady. I told you so. Now if you'll let me go. I didn't want to come here in the first place."

The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled.. "Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?" "Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. "They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms." "And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly meetings?" "What business is that of yours?" I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company." "Oh." The woman smiled again. "I thought that might make a difference." She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. "Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?" "No thanks, ma'am," the officer replied. "I'm on duty." "Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?" "Yes, ma'am. That would be very nice." The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, "I'll get your coffee for you right away, officer." The officer watched him walk away. "You certainly put him in his place," he said. "That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this." She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest

She stared at him intently. "Jack, do you remember me?" Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes "I think so -- I mean you do look familiar." "I'm a little older perhaps," she said. "Maybe I've even filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that very door, cold and hungry."
"Ma'am?" the officer said questioningly. He couldn't believe that such a
magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry. "I was just out of college," the woman began. "I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn't find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment.. I walked the streets for days. It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat." Jack lit up with a smile. "Now I remember," he said. "I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy.." "I know," the woman said Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into troubleThen, when I looked over, I saw you put the price of my food in the cash register I knew then that everything would be all right."

"So you started your own business" Old Jack said. "I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered." She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. "When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr.. LyonsHe's the personnel director of my company. I'll go talk to him now and I'm certain he'll find something for you to do around the office." She smiled. "I think he might even find the funds to give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on your feet. If you ever need anything, my door is always opened to you."

There were tears in the old man's eyes. "How can I ever thank you?" he said "Don't thank me," the woman answered. "To God goes the glory. Thank Jesus... He led meto you." Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance before
going their separate ways"Thank you for all your help, officer," she said. "On the contrary, Ms. Eddy," he answered. "Thank you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And...And thank you for the coffee."

And the Oscar best picture ....

The 81st Oscar award was almost finish when I catch its live telecast here yesterday. It was a different set-up the host is not a comedian like Billy Crytalls and Whoope Goldberg. It was Hugh Jackman who played Wolverine from the X-MEN movie.
I don't know if it's the first time that a husband and wife was both nominated in Best Actor and Best Actress category? but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is not that lucky but the couples are awesome isn't it? Kate Winslet what can I say? I already predicted that she's gonna win the Best Actress and i guess everybody was expecting it. and the big surprise is ...



Come to think of it the film was done outside Hollywood on a shoe-string budget. With no big star in fact those kids who appear in the movie was not actors and actresses in Mumbai, India. I salute the director and producer of the film for their passion. Now who say that Oscar was only for those who have money and big star?

08-08-08

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Opening of the 29th Summer Olympic in Beijing, China. 8 is a lucky number among the chinese and they're quite lucky when they won the bidding (after several denials) in hosting the 2008 olympic.


BIRD'S NEST - SIGNATURE STADIUM OF THE BEIJING OLYMPIC




The National Stadium also known as the Bird's Nest, lit up at night during rehearsals for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The stadium seats 91,000, boasts a floor space of 258,000 sq meters, and will host both the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as all track and field events and the soccer final.

The large steel skeleton of the project weighs 42,000 tons, with the roof and the hanging parts around it accounting for 11,200 tons. The stadium has taken nearly three years to be built


The "fuwa" are Beijing's Olympic mascots. The five mascots, which resemble cuddly teddy bears, represented four of China's most popular animals -- the fish, the panda, the Tibetan antelope and the swallow -- as well as the Olympic flame.

"Fuwa" is a Chinese word that translates as blessed or happy children. The mascots were intended to symbolize China's welcome to the children of the world for the Games, according to the Olympic organizing committee.



Side Note:

We, Filipinos considered the no. 8 as unlucky number. Our folks called this number as "pilipit' and they keep on advising to refrain from business, marriages, travels etc..
On that no. 8 supertition...Tsino are optimistic while the Pinoy is pessimistic.

Honestly I don't believe that number has something to do with luck and bad luck.

But I'm still hoping that our athletes will compete well and bring home the medals.

WATER OF LIFE

Note: This e-mail was sent to me a year ago and it was in my inbox again yesterday, so I decided to post it, maybe it could be a great help to all of us.


DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases: Headache, Body ache, Heart system, Arthritis, Fast Heart Beat, Epilepsy, excess fatness, Bronchitis Asthma, TB, Meningitis, Kidney and Urine Diseases, Vomiting, Gastritis, Diarrhea, Piles, Diabetes, Constipation, all eye diseases, womb, Cancer and Menstrual Disorders, (ENT) - Ear, Nose and Throat diseases.

METHOD OF TREAMENT

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water... interesting!

2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes

3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.

4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours.

5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.

6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.

The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/ reduce Main Diseases:

High Blood Pressure - 30 days ·

Gastric - 10 days ·

Diabetes - 30 days ·

Constipation - 10 days ·

Cancer - 180 days ·

TB - 90 days ·

Arthritic patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards - daily. This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times. It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.

This makes sense... the Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain... For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.


A serious note about Heart Attacks: Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive... A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

CRAZY HOROSCOPE

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19) You are conservative and afraid of taking risk. You don't do much of anything and are lazy. There has never been a Capricorn of any importance. Capricorn should avoid standing still too long as a dog might think you are a tree and piss on you.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb18) You have an inventive mind and are inclined to be progressive. You lie a great deal. On the other hand inclined to be careless and impractical, causing you to make the same mistakes over and over again. People think you are stupid.

PISCES(Feb19-Mar 20) You have a vivid imagination and often think you are being followed by the NBI. You have minor influence over your associates and people resent you for your flaunting of your power. You lack confidence and generally a coward. Pisces people do terrible things to a small animals.

ARIES (Mar21-Apr19) You are the pioneer type and hold most people in contempt. You are quick tempered, impatient and scornful of advice. You are not very nice.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20) You are practical and persistent . You have a dogged determination and work like hell. Most people think you are stubborn and bull headed. Taurus people have Body odor and fart a lot.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You are a quick and intelligent thinker. People like you because you are bisexual. However, you are inclined to expect too much for too little. This means you are cheap. Gemini are known for committing incest.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are sympathetic and understanding to other's people problems. They think you are a sucker. You are very emotional and cried too much while watching Korean TV drama. Most welfare recipients are Cancer people.

LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
You consider yourself a born leader. Others think you are pushy. Most Leo people are bullies. You are vain and dislike honest criticism. Your arrogance is disgusting. Leo people are thieves.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22) You are the logical type and hate disorder. This nit-picking is sickening to your friends. You are cold and unemotional and sometimes fall asleep while making love. Virgos make good drivers.

LIBRA (Sept 23-Oc t22) You are artistic type and have difficult time with reality. If you are a man you are more likely to be queer. Chances for employment and monetary gains are excellent. Most Libra women are good prostitutes. All Libras have venereal disease.

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21) You are shrewd in business and cannot be trusted . You will achieve the pinnacle of success because of your total lack of ethics. Most Scorpio people are murderer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21) You are optimistic and enthusiastic. You have a reckless tendency to rely on luck since you lack talent. The majority of Sagittarians are drunks or dope friends. People laugh at you a great deal.

THIS BLOG TELLS A LOVE STORY

Jack and Diane - A Love Story

They'd known each other since their school days and had since become the best of friends. They shared everything and anything and spent lots time together in and after school. But the friendship never developed into anything deeper. Diane kept a secret: her admiration and love for Jack. She had her reasons for keeping it a secret. FEAR.Fear of rejection... fear that he might not feel the same... fear that he might not want to be her best friend anymore... fear of losing someone that she could always find comfort in. At least if she kept her feelings to herself she would still be able to spend time with him... and hopefully, he would be the one to tell her how he felt towards her.
Time passed, and soon school was over. Jack and Diane went separate ways. Jack continued his studies overseas, while Diane got herself a job. They still kept in touch though...penned letters, sent each other photographs, and mailed each other gifts. Diane longed for Jack to be back. She decided that she would tell him her feelings once he got back. And then out of the blue... the mails from Jack stopped coming. Diane wrote to him, but there was never a reply. Where was he? What happened? Lots of questions ran through her mind...Two years passed and Diane was still hopeful that Jack would come back... or at least send her a note.

And then her prayers were answered. One mid-August day, she received a note from Jack. It said:Diane,I have a surprise for you. I'm flying over. Meet me at the airport. My flight comes in at 4pm on Saturday. I can't wait to see you again! There's something I need to tell you, something I've been keeping inside all this time. Love & Kisses, Jack. Diane's fingers shook as she read the note. Her heart soared. Diane was thrilled. Love and kisses... it meant a lot for a lady who had waited so long for those words. She was ecstatic!

The day arrived, and Diane waited anxiously for Jack. She had slipped into her best dress, and did her best to look as pretty as she could. She looked around... but Jack was nowhere in sight. She waited and waited, wondering what she would say to Jack when he got there, what their meeting would be like. Would there be love in his eyes? Would there be longing, bred from years of separation and hiding each others' feelings? Oh, how she longed to see him! How she longed to throw her arms around him and tell him she was a fool to ever let him go without ever telling him how she felt! And she was certain Jack felt it too. There was always a certain magic about them when they were together. Then a lady in a sexy, tight, blue dress approached her. She had a very concerned look on her face, "Hi! I'm Lynn, a friend of Jack. Are you Diane?" she asked. Diane just nodded her head."I'm afraid I... I have bad news for you. Jack is not coming... he won't be coming back anymore," said the lady, placing a hand on Diane's shoulder. Diane shook her head in confusion. She felt her heart constrict.What could possibly have happened? Diane felt an overwhelming fear inside her. Her hands turned cold. Her voice shook as she asked: "Where... where's Jack? What happened to him? Please tell me..." Diane begged the lady...

The lady looked intently at Diane... and then she gave Diane a nudge on the shoulder and said... "HOY GAGA! IT'S ME, JACK... JACKILYN!! DI MO NA AKO NAKILALA?! ANG GANDA-GANDA KO NGAYON, DI VAAAAH?! ECHUSERA KA NAMAN MASYADO SISTER! KAKALOKA KAH HUH!! TEKA, SANDALI... MEET MY 'PAPA'!!" Kawawang Diane, hindi lang nawasak ang puso... inapak-apakan pa ng Jack, este Lynn pala! O siya, ipasa mo na lang sa iba para makaganti ka!!!! he he he..

100% PINOY!

Every street has a basketball court.

Even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.

Doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad.

Students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.

School is considered the second home and the mall considered the third.

Call-center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses.

Everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition.

Mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered holy places.

Everything can be forged.

All kinds of animals are edible.

Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.

Driving 4 kms can take as much as four hours.

Flyovers bring you from the freeway to the side streets.

Crossing the street involves running for your dear life.

The personal computer is mainly used for games andFriendster.

Where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!

Where 4 a.m. is not even considered bedtime yet.

People can pay to defy the law.

Everything and everyone is spoofed.

Where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and TommyHilfiger (peke)!

The honking of car horns is a way of life.

Being called a bum is never offensive.

Floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during therainy season.

Where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.

Where wearing your national colors make you baduy.

Where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones.(GSM-galing sa magnanakaw)

Where insurance does not work.

Where water can only be classified as tap and dirty.

Clean water is for sale (35 pesos per gallon).

Where the government makes the people pray for miracles. (Amen tothat!)

Where University of thePhilippines where all the weird people go.

Ateneo is where all the nerds go.

La Salle is where all the Chinese go.

College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go and;

University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.

Fast food is a diet meal.

Traffic signs are merely suggestions, not regulations.

Where being mugged is normal and It happens to everyone.

Rodents are normal house pets.

The definition of traffic is the 'non-movement' of vehicles.

Where the fighter planes of the 1940s are used for military engagements and;

The new fighter planes are displayed in museums.

Where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.

Where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama.

Where actors make the rules and where politicians providetheentertainment.

People can get away with stealing trillions of pesos but not a thousand.

Where being an hour late is still considered punctual (Grabe talaga 'to!)

Where the squatters have more to complain (even if they do not paytheir tax) - than those employed and have their tax automatically deducted from their salaries.

And where everyone wants to leave the country!

THIS BLOG TELLS SOME THOUGHTS ON LIFE AND DEATH

Today November 1, is All Saints' Day ( is a christian holy day to honor all saints of the Catholic Church, including those not known by name. All Souls Day (November 2) was established by Odilo, abbot of Cluny, in the 11th century in commemoration of those baptized Christians believed to be in purgatory. All Souls' Day purposely follows All Saints' Day to shift people's attention from the saints in heaven to the souls in purgatory.) Most Catholics visit graves of their departed on November 1, which is All Saints' Day. Maybe they subconciously or purposely believe that their loved ones have become saints? What a marvelous optimism!We shall ponder a little about time, life and death. It is important that what we do with our life. We should also accept that death is, in truth, the grand partner of life. Life ends in death and, who knows, eternal life starts with death.Death and dying shouldn't be black and depressing, I believe it doesn't make sense that much of the world closely associates death with the color black, horror movies, Halloween, terrifying darkness, ghouls and spooky witches.

HOW DO WE WANT PEOPLE REMEMBER US?American writer Mark Twain once responded with wit to a false report that he had supposedly died, saying "News on my death has been greatly exaggerated." The legendary Swedish inventor and chemist Alfred Nobel had once experienced what Mark Twain went through. He woke up one morning in 1888 to the startling news that a French newspaper had mistakenly published an obituary of his death and called him the "merchant of death." It was a double shock for Nobel, who sincerely believed that his invention of dynamite would actually end all wars and hasten world peace.Nobel was so disturbed by his possible dark legacy, he wanted to change his future obituary. When he died in 1986, the reading of his will shocked his relatives. Alfred Nobel had bequeathed 94 percent of his wealth to the creation of five world-famous prizes -Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or medicine, Literature, and Peace - to be given to "those who, during the preceeding, shall have confered the greatest benefit to mankind."During All Saints' Day and funerals , let us not only be fixated on mourning death . Celebrate life more. Wouldn't it be much more better if we celebrate the lives of those who died and gain inspiration from them, rather than forever grieve in gloomy, inconsolable sorrow?

FAMOUS LAST WORD AND EPITAPH:
" A great artist dies in me." - Roman Emperor Nero"
I feel the flowers growing over me." - Socrates"
Consummatum est!" (it is done) - Jose Rizal"
A dying man can do nothing easy." - Benjamin Franklin "
Applaud, friends, the comedy is over ." - Ludwig Van Beethoven"
It is very beautiful over there." - Thomas Edison"
All wells, that ends well" - William Shakespeare

NOT SO FAMOUS:
" I told you I was sick." epitaph in Georgia cemetery"
At last she sleeps alone." epitaph of a prostitute "
Its so peaceful here." - epitaph of a troubled husband."
Here lies an Atheist, all dress up and no place to go." - epitaph of an Atheist"
The defense rest." epitaph of a defense attorney"
Here lies Lester Moore/ four slugs from forty four/no less, no more."
" He was a simple man, who died of complication." epitaph of a simple man.

DO NOT MOURN DEATH, CELEBRATE LIFE - A well made film "Ladder 49" when the heroic film fireman played by Joaquin Phoenix died, his chief played by John Travolta delivered an eloquent speech asking people in the funeral "not to mourn on his death, but to celebrate life." and that was the best part of the film.

KAILANGAN PA BANG I-MEMORIZE 'YAN?

I was riding in a bus the other day, there was a music going on coming from an FM radio. It was a good music, so relaxing, unmindful of a heavy traffic going on. I position myself to sleep while listening to good music. Suddenly, there was an intermission from a radio station where the DJ's are jokings and greetings in a street manners, (usapang-kalye, baga) then played played music again but interrupted by some corny and recycled jokes and repeteadly shout their station slogan "kailangan pa bang i-memorize yan"?

When the conductor shifted to the other station it was the same programming, endless ads and station's ID. It was so annoying.

Gone are the days where FM radio played more music than DJ's talking.