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THE PHILIPPINES IS PREDOMINANTLY A CATHOLIC NATION AND MAYBE THIS IS THE REASON WHY FAMILY IS CONSIDERED AS MATRIARCHAL INSTEAD OF PATRIARCHAL WHERE WOMEN IS AHEAD OF MEN WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILY AFFAIRS. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU AN ARTICLE I READ RECENTLY FROM MANILA BULLETIN ENTITLED ACCEPTANCE BY VERONICA VINE J. AUDINE. IT IS HER PERSONAL STORY ABOUT HER GRANDMOTHER OR LOLA. WHEN SHE WAS A KID SHE DOES NOT LIKE HER LOLA FOR REASONS THAT SHE WAS ALWAYS SCOLDED, ALWAYS NAGGED AND ALWAYS WOKE HER UP EARLY. HER GRANDMOTHER  IS A KIND OF A BOSSY PERSON NOT ONLY TO HER BUT ALSO TO HER MOM AND DAD. HER LOLA HAD A SARI-SARI STORE AND ALWAYS ASKED HER TO BUY A MERCHANDISE IN THE MARKET WHICH SHE DOES NOT LIKE. EVEN HER COUSINS DOES NOT LIKE HER LOLA BECAUSE OF HER STUBBORN ATTITUDE SOMEONE WHO DID NOT LISTEN TO ANY ONE'S IDEA AND A KIND OF A SELFISH PERSON. HER MOTHER ALWAYS TELL HER THAT DESPITE OF HER LOLA'S ATTITUDE SHE SHOULD NOT HATE HER GRANDMOTHER OR LOLA. EVEN WHEN

DESPITE OF JAPAN'S PRESENT INTERNAL PROBLEMS CAUSE BY SERIES OF NATURAL CALAMITIES SUCH AS EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI AND NOW NUCLEAR LEAKAGE, THE JAPANESE MAINTAINS ITS COMPOSURE. THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN WILL NEVER BACK TRACK OF HER PREVIOUS COMMITMENT MADE TO THE PHILIPPINES. ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NEDA), THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE ABOUT $10 BILLION IN NET COMMITMENT TO THE PHILIPPINES. JAPAN HAS SHOWN RESILIENCE AND COMPOSURE IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDY. NEDA SECRETARY PADERANGA SAID WHILE JAPAN PRESENTLY HAS A NARROW FISCAL SPACE ITS CURRENT ACCOUNTS SURPLUS WAS STILL SUBSTANTIAL TO FULFILL ITS COMMITMENT. THE PHILIPPINES MUST LEARN AND POSSIBLY ADOPT THE GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO FINANCE PROJECTS TO WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE COMMITMENTS. JAPAN'S EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP PAID OFF, THE PEOPLE MADE PROUD OF THEIR GOVERNMENT. DIGNITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY AND POWER. UNLIKE THE PHILIPPIN

DEAR FAMILY MEMBERS & FRIENDS: PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO READ!!! Where to Go During an Earthquake Remember that stuff about hiding under a table or standing in a doorway? Well, forget it! This is a real eye opener. It could save your life someday. EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON 'THE TRIANGLE OF LIFE' My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI ), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years, and have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters. The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico

AS I WAS READING THE HEADLINE OF MANILA BULLETIN ABOUT THE TRAGIC EVENT HAPPENED TO JAPAN THAT READS, "ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE" I WAS DEEPLY MOVE BY THEIR SENSE OF NATIONALISTIC SPIRIT AND I ADMIRE THEM AS A PEOPLE. THEY WORK AS ONE, DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO START ALL OVER AGAIN. THEIR DISCIPLINE WAS SUPERB WORTHY OF ADULATION AND ADMIRATION. THEY DO NOT PANIC, THEY DO NOT LOOT, THEY NEVER MURMURED, AND MUCH MORE THEY STAYED CALM AND DETERMINE THAT SOONER THEIR PROBLEMS WILL BE GONE AND OVER. THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT DID EVERYTHING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HER PEOPLE, LIKE A CARING MOTHER TO HER CHILDREN. JAPAN IS ONE OF THE NATIONS I TRULY ADMIRE. KEEP THE GOOD WORK, ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE.

ONE MORNING, I AND MY FRIEND WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE MY BOSS   WERE EXCHANGING IDEAS ABOUT THE GREAT DISPARITY BETWEEN THE POOR AND THE RICH, THOSE WHO HOLD POWER AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT AND THE KIND OF TREATMENT ACCORDED TO THEM. FOR THE SAKE OF ILLUSTRATION I WILL CITE THE CASE OF FORMER MILITARY COMPTROLLER LIGOT WHO AMASSED HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE EXACT 740 MILLION IN THE SPAN OF FOUR YEARS AS AFP COMPTROLLER. ONLY YESTERDAY, THE SENATE  ARRESTED HIM AND PUT HIM UNDER SENATE HOUSE ARREST. NOT FOR GRAFT AND CORRUPTION CASE BUT FOR NOT SHOWING UP TO SENATE INQUIRY. BUT AN ORDINARY JUAN DELA CRUZ, WHO OUT OF HIS NEEDS  SHOP LIFT AND WAS CAUGHT IMMEDIATELY HE IS PUT BEHIND BARS EVEN BEFORE THE RIAL OF HIS CASE. BUT GRAFT AND CORRUPTION IS NOT ONLY CATEGORIZE AS STEALING THE PEOPLE'S MONEY BUT ROBBING THEM IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND YET THEY ARE FREE AS A BIRD AND RECEIVE A SPECIAL TREATMENT AS COMPARED TO POOR JUAN DELA CRUZ WHO ONLY STEAL OUT OF HIS NEEDS BUT RECEIVE HARSH TR

THERE ARE COUPLES OF LAWS THAT PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF A CHILD. THERE ARE LAWMAKERS BOTH ON THE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES WHO CHAMPIONED FOR THESE CAUSE. I ADMIRED AND RESPECT THESE PEOPLE. BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, FIRST LET ME DEFINE WHAT IS A CHILD. A CHILD IS A PERSON WHO IS 18 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER. A PERSON WHO IS ABOVE 18 BUT CANNOT TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF DUE TO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE RIGHTS OF EVERY FILIPINO CHILD: 1. TO BE BORN, TO HAVE A NAME AND NATIONALITY 2. TO BE FREE AND TO HAVE A FAMILY WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME. 3. TO HAE A GOOD EDUCATION. 4. TO DEVELOP MY POTENTIALS. 5. TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOD, SHELTER, A HEALTHY AND CTIVE BODY. 6. TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PLAY AND LEISURE. 7. TO BE GIVEN PROTECTION AGAINST ABUSE, DANGER AND VIOLENCE BROUGHT BY WAR AND CONFLICT. 8. TO LIVE IN A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY. 9. TO BE DEFENDED AND ASSISTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. 10. TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS MY OWN VIEWS. AS I GO THROUGH AND REVIEW THESE BAS

LIFE IS LIKE A RACE. THERE IS A STARTING POINT AND THERE IS A FINISH LINE. YOU NEED TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE AS FAST AS YOU CAN. THE COMPETITION IS SO STIFF. ONE MISTAKE AND YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED OR OUT OF THE RACE. PREPARATION AND PROPER CONDITIONING IS VERY IMPORTANT. PERSONAL DISCIPLINE MATTER MOST. MINDSET IS VERY CRUCIAL. PRACTICE MUST BE ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITY. KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU ARE RACING AGAINST TIME. YOU NEED TO START RIGHT AND FINISH STRONG. RUN AS IF THAT IS YOUR LAST. SUCCESS OR WINNING IS YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL. LIFE IS LIKE A RACE AND YOU ARE RACING AGAINST TIME.

I SALUTE PAL CHAIRMAN AND CEO DR. LUCIO TAN AND PRESIDENT JAIME BAUTISTA WHO DIRECTED ALL STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE FLAG CARRIERS NETWORK OF 20 DOMESTIC AND 25 INTERNATIONAL POINTS TO STAND READY TO ACCEPT EMERGENCY CARGO SHIPMENTS BOUND FOR JAPAN FOR FREE. THIS IS THE HUMANITARIAN SIDE OF BUSINESS. AND PAL SHOULD BE APPLAUDED FOR OFFERING THEIR SERVICES FREE ESPECIALLY BRING RELIEF GOODS FOR FREE BOUND TO JAPAN. ACCORDING TO PAL PRESIDENT BAUTISTA, JAPAN IS ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT MARKET AND DOING THIS KIND OF SERVICE IS BUT A SMALL WAY OF GIVING BACK TO THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. FOR DETAILS CONTACT THESE HOT LINES:                                          +  639175137259        (632) 851-2980     (632) 855-8000 EXT. 2563                                   FAX (632) 852-6096                                                   ITEMS FOR FREE TRANSPORT:                      MEDICINES FOR BOTH PEDIATRIC AND ADULT USE  AND SUCH AS ANTIPYRETICS, ANALGESICS, COUGH, AND COLD PR

IN MY HUMBLE AND LITTLE WAYS TO HELP JAPANESE PEOPLE FROM THE TRAGIC 8.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI THAT DEVASTATED LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT  PUT MANY OF THEM TO A TERRIBLE SITUATION I WANT THIS BLOG TO SERVE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION FOR THEM. FROM THE TECHNOLOGY GIANTS SUCH AS APPLE, GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ARE ALL OFFERING DIGITAL WAYS TO DONATE TO JAPAN'S RECOVERY EFFORT FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATION BROUGHT BY EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI.. APPLE IN PARTICULAR, HAS SET UP AN OPTION ON ITS iTUNES SOFTWARE TO ALLOW REGISTERED USERS TO DONATE FROM $5 TO $200 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS SIMPLY BY CLICKING A BUTTON FOR THE CHOSEN AMOUNT. I HOPE,  ASIDE FROM THE SERVICES THEY RENDERED FOR FREE,  THESE GIANT COMPANIES SUCH AS GOOGLE, YOU TUBE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER WILL CONTRIBUTE A SUBSTANCIAL AMOUNT FOR THE SPEEDY RECOVERY OF JAPAN. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WILL NEVER STOP SENDING THEIR HELP TO JAPAN. BECAUSE EVERYWHERE THERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER OF PHIL

IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE MONTH OF MARCH IS A FIRE PREVENTION MONTH. MOSTLY A GREAT NUMBER OF FIRE RELATED INCIDENTS HAPPENED DURING THIS MONTH ONWARD TO APRIL, MAY AND JUNE.  THESE MONTHS ARE BETTER KNOWN AS SUMMER SEASON. JUST OF YESTERDAY,  A GREAT FIRE THAT RENDERED 900 FAMILIES HOMELESS OCCURRED IN BARANGAY CULIAT, QUEZON CITY. DESPITE OF CONSTANT REMINDERS FROM THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE MASSIVE INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN OF THE CITY, PEOPLE TEND TO BE CARELESS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO THE SIMPLE BASICS OF FIRE PREVENTION. WE FILIPINOS HAVE A SAYING THAT GOES LIKE THIS, "IT IS BETTER TO BE ROBBED BY HOUSE ROBBERS THAN YOUR HOUSE BE CONSUMED BY FIRE. ALL BIG FIRE STARTED SMALL AND THEREFORE PREVENTABLE . YOU CAN FIGHT FIRE DURING ITS EARLY STAGE. IF YOU DON'T PANIC AND IF YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. IF YOUR ARE FRYING AND SUDDENLY FIRE FROM GAS RANGE JUMP OVER YOUR FAN AND CREATES FIRE THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS JUST COVER THE FAN WITH  STEEL COVER. DO NOT POUR

AS OF MAY 9, 2010, THERE ARE 1,237,000 REPORTED CASES OF GLOBAL ABORTION ACCORDING TO ROBERT JOHNSON. THIS PROMPTED ME TO BRING THIS VIDEO (SORRY THE VIDEO IS NOT WORKING DUE TO COPYRIGHT) TO REMIND MEN AND WOMEN OUT THERE TO RESPECT THE SANCTITY OF LIFE AND CARES FOR THEIR LITTLE ONES IN THE PHILIPPINES, PARENTAL OBLIGATION SEEMS AN ENDLESS TASK. IT IS A NEVER ENDING STORY OF CHILD REARING AND CARING. THE SECOND CYCLE BEGINS RIGHT AFTER THEY BECAME GRANDPARENTS. AN ENORMOUS BURDEN LAID UPON THEIR SHOULDERS. THE ALARMING GROWTH OF ORPHANS WORLD WIDE IS AN INDICATION THAT THERE ARE ABUSIVE AND UNCARING PARENTS. UNICEF REPORTED AN ESTIMATED OF 143 - 210 MILLION ORPHANS. MUCH MORE, THERE ARE PARENTS WHO SOLD THEIR BABIES, ABANDONED THEM OR THROWN THEM AWAY. THIS ARTICLE AND VIDEO IS A WAKE UP CALL FOR YOU. LEARN FROM THE STORKS WHO EARNED THE TITLE AS THE WORLD'S MODEL PARENTS.

       Do you know the  average weight of the human Brain? answer - 3lb / 1.5k   How about the average size of male brain?                    answer - 1260 cubic centime And the size of the female brain?             answer - 1130 cubic centimeters  A DISCUSSION BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE ERUPTED BECAUSE THE WIFE CANNOT ACCEPT THE FACT CLAIMED BY HER HUSBAND THAT HE IS MORE BRAINY THAN HER.  IF THE SIZE OF THE BRAIN IS THE POINT OF REFERENCE DEFINITELY THE MALE IS MORE BRAINY THAN FEMALE. HEY GUYS WHAT IS YOUR COMMENT ON THIS?

THE 8.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THAT HITS  JAPAN IS AN EYE OPENER OF OTHER COUNTRIES TO EVALUATE HOW PREPARED THEY ARE IN TERMS OF COMBATING NATURAL CAUSE DISASTERS AND REDUCE ITS IMPACT ON HUMAN LIVES AND PROPERTIES. AS OF THIS WRITING, THE QUEZON CITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONDUCTED A MASSIVE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON WHAT TO DO WHEN NATURAL CAUSE DISASTER HITS THE PHILIPPINE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, PARTICULARLY QUEZON CITY. BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE OF THE 8.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THAT DEVASTATED JAPAN, THE RESOURCE PERSON SAID HE WENT TO AURORA PROVINCE AND THERE HE SAW AN OLD LANDMARK ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE WHEN THE PROVINCE WAS HIT BY TSUNAMI SOMETIMES IN 1745. ACCORDING TO THE TOWN FOLKS OF AURORA PROVINCE THAT LANDMARK WAS ERECTED BELIEVING THAT SUCH KIND OF TSUNAMI THAT DEVASTATED THE PROVINCE WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. GOING BACK HOME, HE HEARD FROM THE NEWS THAT JAPAN WAS ROCKED BY 8.9 EARTH QUAKES FOLLOWED BY TSUNAMI THAT ALMOST WIPED OUT ONE OF JAPAN PREMIERE PROVINCE. PEOPLE FIN

Learning something new and different all started from curiosity. Blogging is a by-word in the internet. Young and old alike are fascinated either reading or posting a blog. This is how people communicate and express themselves nowadays. My curious mind brought me this far. Having my own blog site is not easy and it will take me a lot of hard work and dedication to become a certified and best sought after blogger. I believe my curiosity will bring me there one step at a time. Trying to experiment on other things is one of the best ways to exercise our mind and it will make our brain smarter. Rejuvenated mind recovers the loss of memory. Be a part of blog community today. Don’t be afraid to express your ideas and be heard your opinions. You curios mind will keep you awake and well informed.

We wanted to stay sharp and precise as much as we can and remember every single details of our lives. But most of the times, we caught off-guard. You forget that last night was your most romantic evening. It is the time when you say “Yes I Do” and promised your wife that you will love her forever. How can you do that? while in fact,  you forget to greet her last night and celebrate  your wedding anniversary. How about this scenario, you are so excited, you packed up your things and went ahead on your supposed group swimming only to find out that it was postponed and you can not blame the group because you were there and voted for its postponement. I believe you can relate to this story or even have a dozen one. Gone are those days my friends, when we have the so-called “Photographic Memory.” Our ability to remember things exactly and accurately. In my quest, to make my brain healthy, I search for food for the brain. And I came across to BrainReady’s bl

A GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR CAMARINESS SUR, PHILIPPINES FOR BREAKING THE RECORD SET BY INDIA FOR PLANTING THE MOST NUMBER OF TREES IN FIFTEEN MINUTES . IT WAS ANNOUNCED BY SEYDA SUBASI GEMICI, GUINESS BOOK OF WORLDS RECORDS ADJUDICATOR. THE PHILIPPINES BEAT INDIA WHO IS PREVIOUSLY THE GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS TITLE HOLDER FOR PLANTING 50,033 TREES. BUT FOR ME BOTH OF THEM ARE WINNERS. THEY SET A WORTHY EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW BY OTHER NATIONS.

PRIOR TO THIS WRITING, I SAW A LOT OF FILIPINA TRICYCLE DRIVERS COMPETE WITH THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS AND TO TELL YOU THEY ARE VERY GOOD AND POLITE COMPARED TO MALE TRICYCLE DRIVERS. TODAY, THIRTEEN (13) FILIPINA BUS DRIVERS PASSED THE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BY THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) AND ALL SET TO START HITTING THE ROAD TODAY. AFTER THREE (3) BUS FIRMS HIRED THEIR SERVICES. WE HOPE THAT THE ROAD WILL BECOME SAFER NOW WITH THE RECRUITMENT OF FEMALE BUS DRIVERS.  ACCORDING TO VILLANUEVA THESE WOMEN UNDERGONE RIGOROUS AND STRICT TRAINING AND HURDLED A TOUGH TEST TO EARN THEIR CERTIFICATION. SOME OF THESE FEMALE BUS DRIVERS ARE MOTHERS AND WHICH MEANS THEY WILL BE MORE RESPONSIBLE ON THE ROAD. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ONLY THINKING ABOUT THEIR SAFETY BUT ALSO THINKING THE WELFARE OF THEIR CHILDREN WAITING FOR THEM AT HOME. ONE THING MORE, THESE FEMALE BUS DRIVERS ARE COLLEGE GRADUATES WHO HOLD FOREIGN DRIVER’S LICENSES.

LAST NIGHT I WAS NOT ABLE TO SLEEP, MY MIND WAS SO PRE-OCCUPIED WITH SO MANY THINGS. I WAS STILL SHOCKED WITH WHAT HAPPENED TO JAPAN WHEN AN 8.9 MAGNITUDE QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN FOLLOWED BY A DEVASTATING TSUNAMI THAT WIPES OUT LIVES AND PROPERTIES IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES. IN MOMENTS LIKE THIS, JAPAN NEEDED OUR PRAYERS AND ALL KINDS OF HELP AS PART OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I READ FROM THE NEWS THAT MY OWN GOVERNMENT, THE PHILIPPINES WAS SENDING SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS INCLUDING MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EXPERTS TO JAPAN. THE INTENTIONS WAS GREAT BUT THE REALIZATION WAS FAR FROM THE REALITY AND CHANCES ARE THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEND SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS TO JAPAN OR IT IS TOO LATE SENDING OUR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EXPERTS. GROUNDS THEY ARE NOT READY AND PREPARED YET. BECAUSE ONLY NOW THEY ARE ORGANIZING AND STARTING TO MOBILIZE THE COMPOSITION OF THE TEAMS AND AFTERWHICH, THEY WILL PROPOSE IT TO THE GOVERNMENT. I REALLY FEEL SAD FOR MY GO

IF I READ IT RIGHT THIS IS WHAT EVERY FILIPINOS OWES DUE TO EXCESSIVE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT BORROWINGS, UNWISE SPENDING AND UNCONTROLLED CORRUPTION. ACCORDING TO ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB), THE AMOUNT LOST TO CORRUPTION WORLDWIDE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO REACH $3.61 TRILLION A YEAR. THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AND INTEGRITY OFFICE OF ADB REPORTED THAT BRIBERY ALONE ACCOUNTS FOR AN ESTIMATED $1 TRILLION A YEAR WORLDWIDE. PROCEEDS OF CORRUPTION IN BRIBES RECEIVED BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE ESTIMATED TO $20 BILLION TO $40 BILLION PER ANNUM. RECENTLY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT WAS ROCKED LEFT AND RIGHT BY CORRUPTION CASES EVEN THE SO-CALLED PROTECTOR OF THE PEOPLE, THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS NOT SPARED BY SYSTEMATIZED CORRUPTION SPEARHEADED BY THE ELITE CIRCLE OF GENERALS. KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE VARIOUS LOANS ARE INTENDED FOR REDUCING POVERTY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIVING OF MR. JUAN DELA CRUZ.

1.     WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE ENGAGEMENT RING? A.    PAYMENT FOR THE BRIDE B.    BECAUSE IT'S A NICE ACCESSORY C.    FOR OTHER MEN TO KNOW SHE IS TAKEN D.    NONE OF THE ABOVE 2.     WHAT STARTED THE BRIDAL BOUQUET? A.    JUST BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY B.     TO MAKE THE BRIDE SMELL FRESH C.     TO DRIVE AWAY EVIL SPIRITS 3.     WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE WEDDING CAKE? A.     GOOD FORTUNE B.     FERTILITY C.     PROSPERITY ANSWER: 1.    ( A )  PAYMENT FOR THE BRIDE IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, THE GROOM MOST OFTEN PAY FOR THE BRIDE'S HAND IN MARRIAGE. 2.     ( C )  USED TO DRIVE AWAY EVIL SPIRITS BEFORE FLOWERS WERE USED, WOMEN CARRIED AROMATIC BUNCHES OF GARLIC AND HERBS TO DRIVE AWAY EVIL SPIRITS AS THEY WALKED DOWN THE AISLE. OVER TIME, FLOWERS REPLACE THEM AS THEY SYMBOLIZED FERTILITY AND EVERLASTING LOVE. 3.     ( B )   FERTILITY BEFORE THE CAKE WAS NOT EATEN BUT ACTUALLY THROWN AT THE BRIDE. IT WAS A FERTILITY TRADITION SURROUNDED THE WEDDING. .    

There are people who believes that the secret to longevity is avoiding worry, stress and tension if that belief is correct and true then a lot of us will fail because so many people including myself cannot escape a single day without worrying and being tension due to so many concerns and problems in life. Again, if this belief is correct, Wilson Lee Flores, the one who write "The Health Secrets of the Billionaires is right by saying that the single most important key to longevity is avoiding worry, stress and tensions. I like his article. He said, whether we are billionaire tycoons like Oscar Lopez or an ordinary Juan dela Cruz, we should never let age or any obstacles limit our dreams. Age is only a number, and we can be forever young with our positive thinking, hard work, healthy lifestyle and regular exercise. I like it especially when Wilson Lee Flores said that and I quote for the second time that "AGE IS ONLY A NUMBER." I hope you like it too. Here are so

The long awaited duel between two pound for pound ring gladiators will likely to happen somewhere in November. This is what the pronouncements of Floyd's uncle, Jeff Mayweather. According to Jeff, Floyd decided to resurface after a long hibernation to get back to the ring. The insinuation is that, Floyd was jealous over the adulation and a hero worship accorded to Manny especially by his countrymen and the attention Manny gets from the President himself, Barack Obama. Whatever Floyd's reasons are, a fight between him and Manny will proves who among them is the best fighter and worthy for the pound for pound king title.

As promised, I will give you the answer to my previous wedding trivia. I hope you will enjoy it and share it with your friends. You can use it as a game after the wedding rites. 1. Who started the white wedding dress? Queen Anne and Prince Albert of Saxe. In 1840, Queen Anne marry Prince Albert of Saxe and she wears a white wedding gown. Soon after, women all over Europe and America began wearing white wedding dresses. 2. What color symbolized purity? If your answer is white you are no different with others who obviously pick white color as the symbol of purity. But they were all wrong. The correct answer is blue. Blue symbolizes purity. 3. What color symbolized wealth? The answer is white. 4. How did bridal showers begin? The bride's friends showered her with gifts, so she would have a dowry. It all began in Holland when a bride's father did not approve of the bride's choice of her husband to be. The bride;s friends therefore, "shower" her with gifts

ARE YOU GETTING MARRIED? TO START THIS NEW BUT EXCITING AND CHALLENGING TRANSITION IN YOUR LIFE YOU NEED A BOUQUET, A CAKE, AND A GOWN SO MANY THINGS TO DO BUT WE NEED TO COMPLY WITH THESE TRADITIONS EVEN WITHOUT KNOWING ITS MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE. LET ME SEE IF YOU KNOW THESE: 1. WHO STARTED THE WHITE WEDDING DRESS? A) GRACE KELLY AND PRINCE RAINER OF MONACO B) PRINCESS DI AND PRINCE CHARLES C) QUEEN ANNE AND PRINCE ALBERT OF SAXE 2. WHAT COLOR SYMBOLIZED PURITY? A) WHITE B) BLUE C) RED 3. WHAT COLOR SYMBOLIZED WEALTH A) GOLD/YELLOW B) WHITE C) RED 4. HOW DID BRIDAL SHOWERS BEGIN? A) TO CELEBRATE THE UPCOMING EVENT B) TO HAVE A FEAST C) THE BRIDE;S FRIENDS WILL SHOWER HER WITH GIFTS 5. WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE BRIDE'S GARTER? A) IT IS NECESSARY B) PROOF THAT THE COUPLE CONSUMMATED THE MARRIAGE C) IT'S GOOD LUCK IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE IF NOT EMAIL ME AND I EMAIL YOU BA