Various

It is really a long Christmas vacation and I can't help it but to savor all the moments and I feel bored. So, what I did was roaming around and took some pictures:

The Giant Christmas Tree @ MOA

Goin to SM Mall of Asia
left side, goin to EDSA Pasay
right side, goin to SM Mall of Asia

The Tree

Quezon Memorial Circle Shrine

Mini Concert @ Edsa Shangrila Plaza

SMILE for the last time

Smile before the end of year 2008 and welcome 2009. Have a Merry Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of us!!!

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Decision time

An eighteen-year-old girl tells her Mom that she has missed her
period for two months. Very worried, the mother goes to the
drugstore and buys a pregnancy kit. The test result shows that the
girl is pregnant.

Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, "Who was the pig that
did this to you? I want to know!"

The girl picks up the phone and makes a call. Half an hour later a
Ferrari stops in front of their house; a mature and distinguished
man with gray hair and impeccably dressed in a very expensive suit
steps out of it and enters the house.

He sits in the living room with the father, the mother and the
girl, and tells them: "Good morning, your daughter has informed me
of the problem. However, I can't marry her because of my personal
family situation, but I'll take charge. If a girl is born I will
bequeath her 2 retail stores, a townhouse, a beach villa and a
$1,000,000 bank account. If a boy is born, my legacy will be a
couple of factories and a $2,000,000 bank account. If it is twins,
a factory and $1,000,000 each. However, if there is a miscarriage,
what do you suggest I do?"

At this point, the father, who had remained silent, places a hand
firmly on the man's shoulder and tells him, "You'll try again!"

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Last Picture for this year: (Pasensya na...medyo pangit ang pagkuha ng pic...)

(from left) Mikou, Louie, Joy, Rey, Babes and her little son AARON, MarcoPaolo and Kevin (Rey's son)

Marco: EB?

Friday, December 19, 2008

After chatting with Genyze, I met her at Robinson Galleria (Friday Night) and give her advance Christmas gift for Miszha (her baby) and some products from our company. And treated her for dinner.

Picture was taken at the bus when we’re on our way to home.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

I’ve been in Dental Clinic for check up. Doc Joey (I used to call him as Kuya Doc) fixes my brackets and do have cleaning too. And we do have advance exchanging gifts right after the cleaning.

<--- Gift from Kuya DOc and Key Chain "dagdag" collection.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

I went to Laguna to meet with my cousin and her husband. We went to Robinsons Sta. Rosa and took lunch at Pizza Hut and of course, my treat!

And give some products from company and some stuff.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of us!!!

Health Benefits

Maybe I am a type of guy who is really conscious about health. If I feel that I’m gaining weights I am so worried about it. So, part of my weekly routine are running and walking around Circle or UP Campus.

Here's my research regarding the benefits of walking and running:

Is walking really a workout?

You may be surprised to learn that brisk walking can be almost as challenging as jogging. Here's why. When you walk at speeds faster than 3.1 mph, your stride length naturally increases (you don't necessarily want it to for efficiency but inevitably it happens). Lengthening your stride is inefficient because it requires additional energy to move your legs forward, which in turn requires more arm and torso movement, which leads to increased torso and hip rotation, which amounts to higher aerobic demands and more calorie-burning. This has been confirmed in the laboratory. The research shows that at maximal levels of exertion, oxygen consumption (the bottom line to cardiorespiratory fitness) is only slightly lower for racewalkers than it is for runners, and at submaximal or moderate-intense levels of exercise, oxygen consumption levels between race walkers and runners are almost equal. Racewalkers can reach speeds as high as 9 mph!

What are the fitness benefits of running?

Cardiorespiratory fitness (aerobic fitness or "cardio") is the ability of your heart to pump stronger and more efficiently and your muscles to use oxygen more efficiently. As you get more aerobically fit, your heart will pump more blood and oxygen with each beat (this is called "stroke volume") and your muscles will extract (or consume) more oxygen. For instance, if you have 100 oxygen molecules floating around in your bloodstream, a conditioned muscle might consume 75 molecules, whereas a deconditioned muscle might only consume 30, or even fewer than that. In fact, elite distance runners can be as much as three times more efficient at consuming oxygen than sedentary individuals. Running improves your aerobic fitness by increasing the activity of enzymes and hormones that stimulate the muscles and the heart to work more efficiently.

Just for Laugh

A Filipino is having breakfast in a hotel in France one morning, coffee, croissants, bread, butter & jam when an American, chewing a gum, sits down next to him.

The Pinoy ignores the Kano who, nevertheless, starts a conversation:

Kano: "You Filipinos eat the whole bread??"
Pinoy (nayayabangan sa Kano): "Of course."
Kano: (after blowing a huge bubble) "We don't. In America, we only eat what's inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle it, transform them into croissants and sell them to the Philippines."

The American has a smirk on his face. The Pinoy listens in silence. Still The American persists.

Kano: "Do you eat jelly with the bread??"
Pinoy: "Of Course."
Kano: (cracking his gum between his teeth and chuckling). "We don't. In America we eat fresh fruits for breakfast, then we put all the peels, seeds, and leftovers in containers, recycle them,transform theminto jam and sell the jam to the Philippines."

Pinoy:(asar na talaga) asks: "Do you've sex in America?"
Kano:"Why of course we do."
Pinoy:(now smirking): "And what do you do with the condoms once you've used them?"
Kano: (a bit puzzled): "We throw them away, of course."
Pinoy: "We don't. In my beloved Philippines, we put them in a container, recycle them, melt them into chewing gum and sell them to America...

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SMILE

What Christmas Means To You?

What Christmas Means to me
by Curtis W. Woods©

C - Is for the Children from one to 93. They are the reason that Christmas is to be.
H - Is for the Happiness Christmas brings to me. Happy in the thought that Jesus died for me.
R - Is for the ringing of bells on Christmas Eve. Ringing for peace on earth for all of thee and me.
I - Is for the inner peace that Jesus brings to me. Peace within for all of us even you and me.
S - Is for the stars so bright on Christmas Eve. Shining in the Heavens to light the way for thee.
T - Is for the tree shiny and bright. Twinkling in the morning as Gods love light.
M - Is for the Mistletoe which shows my love for thee. To match the love that God has for all of thee and me.
A - Is for the Angel atop my Christmas treeLooking down from above to watch over me.
S - Is for the Savior that God sent to beThe Love that makes it all is What Christmas Means To Me.

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Christmas means spending time with those you love and who love you. Laughing and spending time with your family and friends but the most important of all is celebrating the birth of our Savior. It's about enjoying the time you have on this Earth. And it's about forgetting those bad feelings you might have about someone and forgive what he or she has done to you. It is also for sharing the blessings to one another and thankful for everything, and giving not receiving. This is what Christmas means to me… How about you? What Christmas means to you?

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Pasko Na Sinta Ko
By: Mark "Marco Paolo" Paulines

Sa Darating na kapaskuhan
Ako’y nananalangin
Na ikaw ay makapiling.
Na ikaw ay makasama sa araw ng Pasko.
Ako’y nangungulila
Sapagkat malayo ka
Sa aking piling.
Sana’y bigyan ng
pagkakataon na magkasama.
Ako’y maghihintay sayo
At umaasa na
Ikaw ay makasama.
Sana’y ikaw ay makapiling
Upang pagsaluhan natin
Ang himig at ang lamig ng Kapaskuhan.

Maligayang Pasko po sa ating lahat!!!

Adik

Dahil nanalo na naman ang ating pambansang KAMAO, marami sa ating ang nagbunyi sa kanyang pagkapanalo. Sigurado ako may mga nalungkot din sa pagkapanalo niya. Bakit? Sapagkat natalo naman sila sa kanilang pinusta. Tama ako di ba? hahaha...

At syempre sa mga nanalo, tiyak may hangover sila ngayon. Tama ako ulit di ba? hahaha...

Congrats Manny!!!

I am sure nagtataka kayo kung bakit "Adik" ang pamagat sa post kong ito. Wala lang talaga akong maisip na pamagat. Anyway, adik because right now parang na-aadik ako sa pagkuha ng mga pictures. Everytime, I go to some places I'll make it sure na dala ko ang digicam ng ka-opisina ko. It's like savoring the moment na andito pa ang digicam niya sa mga kamay ko sapagkat once na kukunin na niya ito, hmmm, wala na akong libangan. Pinag-iisipan ko nga until now if what should I buy for my 13months pay, is it laptop or digicam? hmmm isip-isip... But anyway, it depends on my pocket!

Dahil nga na-aadik ako sa pagkuha ng mga pictures, just take a look at this:

James Yap

Nagtataka lang ako, marami kasing nagsasabi na todo tipid sila mga gastusin ngayon. Pero ng nagpunta ako sa isang Mall maraming tao ang namasyal at may kanya-kanyang bitbit na mga shopping bags. Ito ba yong sinasabi nila na "todo tipid"? Parang hindi yata sila apektado... Sabagay, sabi nga rin nila "tuloy pa rin ang pasko kahit mahirap ang buhay... dapat ipagdiriwang sapagkat minsan sa isang taon lang naman ito nangyayari"

With Maxine Magalona (MasterCard Float)

With Toy Kingdom float and Vaseline Float.



"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. " ~ Burton Hillis

Kakaliwa ka ba?

Sa isang relasyon, hindi na bago ang pagkakaroon ng away at ang hindi pagkakaunawaan na minsan ay nagiging sanhi ng paghihiwalayan. Kahit anong pilit na ayusin ang isang relasyon para ituwid ang mga pagkakamaling nagawa ng bawat isa pero hindi pa rin naitama ang mali na siyang dulot ng paghihiwalay. Sa paghihiwalay naman, hindi mo masasabing “ayos lang ako” o “kaya ko ‘to” o “malalampasan ko rin ‘to” dahil hindi mo pa rin talaga maiiwasan ang sakit na nararamdaman sa puso mo lalo na kapag minahal mo siya ng buo ang isang tao, na walang pag-aalinlangan o kaya sabihin nating sa kanya lang umikot ang mundo mo (parang naririnig ko na to ng ilang beses ah…).

Isa lang yan sa mga dahilan ng paghihiwalayan ng isang relasyon. Ang pinaka-sanhi ng paghihiwalay, para sa akin, ay ang pangangaliwa. Kapag nangyari na ito, malabong maayos na ang isang relasyon pero depende na rin yan kung ang isang kaperaha ay martyr talaga at minsan ay may gantihan na magaganap, maaring si babae naman ang maghahanap ng kakaibang lilibangan. Siguro para sa kin nangyayari din ito sa mag-asawa.

Sabi nga nila, “lahat naman daw ay may chances at kailangan bigyan ng pagkakataong magbago.” Pero paano kung lagi na lang niya itong ginagawa sayo? Bibigyan mo pa rin ba ng pagkakataon? Ikaw na ang makakasagot sa mga tanong na yan…

Hmmm… I know what’s in your mind, you’re thinking na kasalukuyan kong na-experience ito? It’s a big NO! NO! NO!

Anyway, this is just an opinion for what I've seen on the television. Pagdating ko kasi ng bahay galing sa trabaho lagi kong napapanood ang MY HUSBAND’S WOMAN.

Ito ay kwento ng mag-asawa na ang kanilang relasyon ay nauwi sa hiwalayan dahil na rin sa pangangaliwa ng lalaki. Kung tutuusin, isang mabuting may-bahay naman ang kanya asawa pinagluluto siya at halos lahat ginawa na ng asawa niya. Pero bakit nagawa pa rin niya mangaliwa? Hindi pa ba sapat ang ginagawa ng asawa niya? Hindi ko masagot ang tanong sapagkat wala naman ako sa sitwasyon nila at isa pa hindi naman ako ang nasa katayuan ng lalaki kaya hindi ko alam kung anu ang tamang dahilan kung bakit niya ginawa yon. Hindi ko lang lubos na maintindihan kung bakit pa siya nangangaliwa e mahal na mahal siya ng asawa niya at pinagsisilbihan samantala ang pinagpalit niya sa asawa ay hindi man lang marunong magluto (kumbaga parang pang-kama lang?).

Ngunit, nagiging magulo ang buhay ng lalaki noong ayaw niyang pumayag na magkaanak sila ng kanyang kinakasama. Dahil ba hindi pa totally divorce sa kanyang unang misis? O ayaw niya lang talaga? Kaya naman dito nasaktan ang kinakasama niya, dahil hindi niya kayang ibigay ang gusto niya at iniiwan siya nito."Bumalik ka na sa asawa mo", sabi ng babae. Siguro masasabi kong, it’s a BAD KARMA for him. Ngayon, nag-iisa na lang siya dahil iniwan na siya ng kinakasama niya. Sobrang nalungkot at pakiramdam ko magsisisi na siya.

“Ikaw ang nang-iwan noon, ikaw naman ang iiwanan ngayon.”

Hindi pa tapos actually ang kwento pero aabangan ko na lang kung ano ang ending nito. Ang masasabi ko lang, makontento na sa isa kung lahat naman ay ginagawa ng kapareha mo para matustusan ang pangangailangan mo. At matakot sa KARMA!

Solo Flight

Noong sabado, bago ako umuwi ng bahay galing sa trabaho (masipag nga raw ako e.... aw!) dahil hindi naman natuloy ang lakad namin magkaibigan. Nagsimba na lang muna ako't nagdasal doon sa simbahan. Sapagkat maaga pa naman kaya naisipan kong mag-drop by muna MOA at magpapakapagod sa pagiikot doon. Namiss ko tuloy ang kasama ko sa t'wing ako'y gagala o mag-malltour <---ika nga ng pinsan ko). Namiss ko na ang kasundo ko sa mga ganitong galaan. Namiss ko na si Mitch (busy na kasi siya sa mga commitments niya sa buhay...kaya ako na lang mag-isa walang makakasama...hehehe)

Sa aking pag-iikot doon, talaga masasabi kong "Di na talaga mapigilan ang PASKO!" marami ng mga nagniningningan na mga ilaw sa loob at labas ng mall. Mga kanta sa Pasko ang pinatutugtog.

At ito ang mga kuha kong larawan noong ako'y nagiikot....

"Open your presents at Christmas time but be thankful year round for the gifts you receive." ~~Lorinda Ruth Lowen

"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air." ~~ W.T. Ellis