The Power of Love

Love is a very strong word as some people would say. For some individuals however, it is a very complicated word. The concept of love may be accepted positively by those who are in love. On the contrary, those who have been heartbroken may have a more negative reaction when this topic is discussed.


There are various expressions of love. You can either share it with a friend, your siblings, your family members but the most meaningful form of expression of love would have to be that with your significant other.

Finding the right person to share the rest of your life with could either be easy or a struggle for some. Majority of us have to go through several failed relationships before finding the person who we could refer to as “the right one”. However, there are a few lucky individuals who find their perfect lifetime partners without the need of experiencing several heartbreaks.

Once you find that person whom you feel is the “the right one” you, everything around you just seems to be RIGHT. The only thing left for you to do is make an effort to keep the relationship. If you are thinking that everything stops at finding “the right one”, then you are absolutely wrong. The next thing you need to work on is keeping the right one.

A relationship involves two persons working together to make it grow. Both partners should exert an effort in adjusting and understanding each other’s behaviour and more importantly, learn how to compromise.

Another important factor at keeping the love alive is expressing your love for one another. Most couples (especially those have been married for quite some time) tend to forget to tell each other the most important words – “I LOVE YOU”. We may ask ourselves, how difficult is it to say I love you? Hearing those words from someone you love, and for him or her to say it not as a response to something you might have done for him or her, definitely uplifts the spirit. We need to hear it to be reassured of the love that our partner feels for us.

Uttering the words “I LOVE YOU” to a person you love and not getting any response or reaction at all can also be very hurting. Sadly some people have to go through this. It may be difficult to believe but I know of someone who has claimed to have stopped believing in love and what it has to offer. I feel for the person who has said “I LOVE YOU” to him when he could not say the same words to her.

That’s the power of love. I can brighten up your day and give you reasons to live your life. On the contrary, it also has the power to destroy your day and let you stop living your life. Either way, you do have a choice. To borrow a line from the movie Megamind: “Destiny is not the path that's given to us, but the path that we choose for ourselves”

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Keep Your Head in the Clouds and Your Feet on the Ground ~ unknown

I was inspired to find a quote because I felt I was judged wrongly by someone who was not identified to me by the person who passed the message. Apparently this person is a listed friend on my Facebook account and made a comment about one wall post I made. He or she had the impression that I have changed a lot.

Now why am I reacting to this comment from a person whose identity remains anonymous to me? Simply because this person apparently does not know me that well to make a comment that I have changed. What he or she saw was a post I made on FB out of frustration on proofreading an article. However, this person is not with me when I wake up in the morning, when I go to work, when I deal with my employees, when I stay up late at night to work, when I work on weekends, when I play, when I go out with my friends, when I go on a vacation with my family, and practically when I do things which I prefer to keep private.

As you can see, I also prefer not to tell the world when I do something to help those who need help. These are apparently the things that this person has not seen but he or she has the guts to judge me that I have changed.

FYI: That is why there is something written there on the wall post “What’s on your mind?” – the purpose is for me to write what is on my mind. Now, if I am frustrated to proofread what I have been proofreading.. is it bad to express what is on my mind??? And is that how you would base your understanding of my total personality? Honestly, it makes me think.. when was the last time you saw me? When was the last time we talked? What do you know about me? Do you even know half of my life history? Or where were you during my times of struggle?

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My First Hand Experience with Dengue Fever

I am making this post to enlighten people out there about the danger of Dengue Fever. This condition is something not new to us. Dengue can be acquired thru mosquito bites and the number one symptom to look out for is fever.

A week ago, Monday to be exact, I got home and suddenly felt so tired. I decided to take a nap, thinking I was just stressed with work and needed a little rest. Upon getting up, I felt feverish. I took a paracetamol tablet to relieve me of the fever. Upon waking up on Tuesday, I felt a little better but felt feverish again by 11am. Wednesday came and I felt very well. My fever came back on Thursday night. By that time I feared this was not the ordinary fever. What bothered me was I had no cough or colds and I have fever. Fever occurs when we have infections. I was still feverish on Friday morning, so I decided to go to the nearest hospital (about 5 mins away from our house) and I went directly to the emergency room.

I was interviewed by the nurses and resident doctor. They performed a tourniquet test on me but it was negative. So the doctor ordered a urinalysis, CBC and platelet count. She informed me that she suspects it could be typhoid or dengue. So I need to get my CBC and platelet count done first. If result would be negative, then she will order a typhidot test.

I was advised to come back as soon as I get the results of the test (after 2 hrs). When I came back, the doctor said your platelet count is down. My result yielded 125 and the normal was 150. So she said, I will let you go home, but you need to come back after 12 hrs and have another platelet count done. On Friday evening, my platelet count dropped to 93. The doctor told me she can still allow me to go home as long as I do not feel that weak and as long as I would take at least 3 liters of fluid (I bought a 1.5L bottle of orange flavored gatorade) and of course, be on the lookout for any complications - bleeding.

It was not necessary to be admitted as she said the only thing the will do to me if I want to be admitted is give me IV fluids if I could not tolerate any food intake, give me paracetamol, and monitor my platelet. So I decided to just go home and come back the next 12 hrs for another platelet count. On Saturday morning, my platelet count was at 97. Something that delighted me as it went up, but the doctor said I still needed to come back in the evening for another repeat lab test. Upon getting my platelet count results on Saturday night, I was frightened to see it at 84. I was afraid they will no longer allow me to go home because my platelet count has really gone down. Fortunately, the doctor said I can still go home but come back on Sunday morning for another platelet count.

Before going home on Saturday night, my mother and I went to look for some durian fruit vendors. They say durian is good for Dengue. Upon reaching home, I ate the durian.. then I heard a balut vendor passed by. I bought 2 pcs of balut. I ate one that night and the other on Sunday morning for breakfast.

I went back to the hospital again on Sunday morning and the platelet count was up at 98. Still it has not reached a hundred. Luckily, the doctor told me I will not need to come back after 12 hrs. She told me to come back on Monday for my next platelet count. By Sunday, my niece told me their neighbor has tawa tawa weeds. Tawa tawa is a famous cure for Dengue. So I asked her to bring me some tawa tawa. My mother boiled the plant minus the roots. It did not taste bad, and I drank it cold so I did not have a problem drinking it.

I was able to drink 2 glasses of tawa tawa before coming back for another platelet count on Monday. I was so happy to see my latest platelet result at 148. Although it is 2 points short of the normal count, the doctor said I was getting well and that I no longer need another platelet count. Hurray! I hate those needles. Until now, my arm still bears those nasty marks from the blood extractions. 

A lot of people, especially kids have been admitted lately due to Dengue. Some of them are in the ICU because the platelet count has gone too low. There are also some people who did not make it to the hospital due to complications of bleeding.

I hope this post will help inform people out there of the danger that Dengue brings. If detected early and platelet count is constantly monitored, Dengue is not that dangerous at all. Plus of course there is tawa tawa, balut, durian and gatorade to help you. Read full post...

Senatorial Candidates for the 2010 Elections

On Monday, the Philippines will be having its first ever Automated elections. We have a lot of Politicians and non Politicians who are running for President, Vice President, Congressman, Senator, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and City Councilors.

I am making this post because I overheard my father saying he is not yet sure who he will be voting and will just choose any candidate when he goes out and vote on May 10, 2010. I was surprised with what I heard and told them not to worry coz there is an online list of candidates.

Since the COMELEC website takes long to load, perhaps because of the amount of traffic it gets, I copied the list from the COMELEC website for the official candidates on the senatorial seat. Hope this helps the voters:

1. ACOSTA, JR. NEREUS OLAIVAR
2. ALBANI, SHARIFF IBRAHIM HUSSIEN
3. ALONTO,ZAFRULLAH MAROHOMBSAR NOLDY
4. BAUTISTA, J.V. LARION
5. BAUTISTA, MARTIN DONATO
6. BELLO, SILVESTRE III HERNANDO
7. BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO BUNOAN
8. BONG REVILLA, RAMON, JR. BAUTISTA
9. CAUNAN, HENRY BUENAVENTURA
10. CAYETANO, PILAR JULIANA SCHRAMM
11. DAVID, RIZALITO YAP
12. DE VENECIA, JOSE III PEREZ
13. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, MIRIAM PALMA
14. DRILON, FRANKLIN MAGTUNAO
15. ENRILE, JUAN PONCE
16. ESPINOSA, NANETTE MELITON
17. ESTRADA, JINGGOY EJERCITO
18. GUICO, RAMON, JR. NAVAL
19. GUINGONA, TEOFISTO III DE LARA
20. HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL, ANA THERESIA HONTIVEROS
21. IMBONG, JO AUREA MARCOS
22. INOCENCIO, MA. KATHERINE L. REYES
23. LACSON, ALEXANDER LEDESMA
24. LAMBINO, RAUL LOYOLA
25. LANGIT, REY MAGAT
26. LAO, YASMIN BUSRAN
27. LAPID, MANUEL MERCADO
28. LIM, DANILO DELA PUZ
29. LOOD, ALMA ABELLA
30. LOZADA, JOSE APOLINARIO JR LECONIA
31. MAAMBONG, REGALADO ESTRELLA
32. MARCOS, FERDINAND, JR. ROMUALDEZ
33. MAZA, LIZA LARGOZA
34. MITRA, RAMON BLANCO
35. NIKABULIN, ADZ GANIH
36. OCAMPO, RAMONCITO POBLETE
37. OCAMPO, SATURNINO CUNANAN
38. OPLE, SUSAN VASQUEZ
39. OSMENA, EMILIO MARIO RENNER
40. OSMEÑA, SERGIO III DE LA RAMA
41. PALPARAN, JOVITO JR SALVAÑA
42. PAPIN, IMELDA ARCILLA
43. PAREDES, ZOSIMO JESUS II MENDOZA
44. PIMENTEL, GWENDOLYN DE LA LLANA
45. PLAZA, RODOLFO GALIDO
46. PRINCESA, REYNALDO RELUCIO
47. QUERUBIN, ARIEL OLIVA
48. RECTO, RALPH GONZALEZ
49. REMULLA, GILBERT CESAR CATIBAYAN
50. RIÑOZA-PLAZO, MARIA GRACIA DE VEAS
51. ROCO, SONIA MALASARTE
52. SISON, ADRIAN ORDONEZ
53. SOTTO, VICENTE III CASTELO
54. TAMANO, ADEL ABBAS
55. TAMAYO, REGINALD BALISI
56. TARRAZONA, HECTOR MIRASOL
57. TATAD, FRANCISCO SARMIENTO
58. TINSAY, ALEXANDER BRITANICO
59. VALDEHUESA, MANUEL JR ECHEM
60. VILLANUEVA, HECTOR LABAO
61. VIRGINES, ISRAEL NICOLAS

Here is the link for the list of party list candidates: http://www.comelec.gov.ph/2010%20National_Local/certifiedlist_partylist.pdf

I'm sure by now voters do not need a list of Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, along with the Congressman, Mayor and Vice Mayors.

Vote wisely!!
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PBB Teen Clash 3rd Forced Evictee -Shey

I constantly watch PBB. From the celebrity, teens and adults. Just about three weeks since it first aired, the PBB teen edition this year is breaking records after big brother announced the third forced evictee of this edition. Shey was given a forced eviction after comitting a very serious offense of "nomination conspiracy".

The one thing I noticed with this batch of teens who entered the PBB house was they show a lot of back-biting. Not really a good example for the teens who watch them on TV. I noticed they disliked Tricia who for them acts too OA. In my own opinion, they agreed to enter the PBB house so they should learn to deal with everyone inside the house. It is but normal that they will be encountering different personalities and they should learn to adjust with each other's attitude instead of conniving with fellow housemates and talking behind the back of their fellow housemate.

When big brother announced the forced eviction last night, he certainly sounded so disappointed with the way the teens have been behaving and even blurted "eto naba ang kabataang Pinoy ngayon?". Truly disappointing to see how these teens are behaving inside the house. Big brother did the right thing of punishing the teens with one forced eviction and 4 automatic nominations to teach them a lesson.

I am not pro Shey or pro Tricia. I know the fans of the two girls are now at war. One side telling it is all Tricia's fault while the other saying it is Shey's fault. The only thing that teeners should learn is that they have to be responsible for their own actions.

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Smart Bro Connection Problems

I am making this post as a result of my disappointment with smart bro for the connection problems that I have been having since December. The problem progressed and it really hit me bad last Sunday (Feb 14).

A week ago, my connection would go off for 30 mins and recover. Lately however, it goes off for hours! It usually happens at night. What amused me is that I am not the only person having the same problem with smart bro.

I posted a shoutout at facebook and several people reacted. I am doing a screenshot and of my FB post at the end of this blog post.


May this serve as a warning for those who are planning to get a smart bro connection.

 

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Excuses Excuses

THOUGHT TO PONDER: An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. From: Pope John Paul II


Don't you just hate it when people say they can't do this or that even if you know they can? Well I certainly believe that if the person is willing he or she will find a way to do things, but if the person does not have the will then he or she will find all the excuses in the world.

I'm sure all of us have in one way or another experienced being invited to a party which we would so love to attend because we know it will be a lot of fun and all our friends are there. However, some things seem to come up which would attempt to prevent us from attending that party. Nevertheless, we will look for all possible ways to attend it, even if we come in late. In the same way when we get invited to a party which we do not feel going to. Even if we have nothing to do, we come up with excuses (a guarded lie) to give us a valid reason not to go. Read full post...

Things Happen For a Reason

THOUGHT TO PONDER: Everything in our lives happen for a reason and some things fall apart so better things can come together. Nevertheless, in the end what is meant to be will always find a way.

Truly all of us have in one way or another questioned ourselves or perhaps even the Lord our God why certain things in our lives have to happen. Whether it is a family problem, health issue, relationship issues, failures at school or at work that we hate to see happening to us.

Different people face these circumstances in various ways. Some may take it positively while others will take it negatively. In the end, you will realize that these things took place because..... there are valid reasons.. and you will learn to appreciate why you had to go through those tough times once in your life. Read full post...

In the Mood for a Blog Update

It has been quite a while since I posted something here. My busy schedule has been keeping me from spending time in updating this blog. I am just glad that google has been nice to me and my page rank has maintained to be on PR 2.

I have been out most of the day. Running errands, getting a pedicure and a much needed haircut. Now I'm alone in my room and I have all the time in the world to update my blog while waiting for Pinoy Big Brother's live eviction later tonight.

While contemplating on what to write and ways to keep my blog as updated as possible (which should mean at least having one post or more in a week). Tough hey? With my very busy schedule, well it is tough. So something came up.... I will start posting about words of wisdom - serious or humorous, and give my own personal opinion on each post. It has to be short though or else I will stop updating this blog again. lol! Wish me luck! I really wish I can keep this blog up to date. Read full post...