Text Messages II

Man meets woman at club.

He finds woman rich & still gorgeous at 55.

They drink & dance till the woman whispers to him: I feel horny.

How would you like to have a double treat with a mother and a daughter hmmm?

Excited man said: Yes, yes!

They went to the woman’s house.

Upon reaching her home, the woman shouted: “Mom, are you still awake?”

 

No limit has God’s LOVE, no measure has his GRACE.

His power knows no boundaries and His blessings are ENDLESS

God be with you always!

 

Always remember that the best helping hand you will ever find is at the end of your own arm. When we do what we can, GOD will do what we can’t.

 

A mom is GOD’s love in action.

She looks with her heart and feels with her eyes.

A mom is the bank where her children deposit all their worries and hurt.

A mom is the cement that keeps her family together and her love lasts a lifetime.

 

The biggest lie on this planet is this . . .

“When I get what I want, I will be happy”,

All things have replacements . . .

So when you get something you want . .

You lose something you need . . .

All you have to do to be happy:

1. Count your blessings . .
2. Be a blessing to others.

 

 

Learn to be contented with what you have.

Everything you hold right now is given with a purpose.

God undoubtedly showered you blessings and hardships

Because He knows you’ll grow best with those.

 

How we deal with life is really a matter of personal choice,

So choose to be happy!

Find joy in the simplest things and see beauty in each person you meet!

When times are difficult, remind yourself that no pain comes to you without a purpose!

God bless!

 

Everytime I say “Good Morning”, it’s not just a greetings.

There’s a silent message saying: I pray the best for you today. God Bless.

 

God’s love is the voice when you can’t speak, the strength when you are weak,

The hope when you are down, and the laughter when you are sad.

Stay happy! God loves us. Good day!

 

If God pays you P1 for every kind word you speak and takes away P1 for every unkind you say, would you then be rich or poor?

Reflect on it. . . Blessed day!

 

Have you got any rivers you think uncrossable?

Have you got any mountain you can’t tunnel through?

God specializes in things called IMPOSSIBLE . . .

He can do what no one else can do.

God will never bring us to:

. . . where His LOVE can’t fill us

. . . where His GRACE can’t endure

. . . where His POWER can’t preserve us

. . . where His PRESENCE can’t go with us &

. . . where His RESOURCES can’t provide for us with HIM,

All things are POSSIBLE.

 

Daily Prayer:

Lord, your power is my courage, your promises comfort,

Your presence my confidence in YOU.

I rest my life, my soul and my future. Amen.

 

Special people are always treasured in my HEART,

Remembered in prayers & wished all the best in life for they are God’s precious gifts.

 

Life itself is a challenge that we ought to face.

You lose some, you win some, but if you never give up,

You will discover that sacrifices have greatest reward.

 

 

Wear your happiest face this morning and wear it until the night comes.  . .

Influence others to do the same to make your day the happiest day ever.

 

A breath of prayer in the morning means a day of power and blessings

Let God’s providence remind you that He has prepared the best for you today.

 

 

Last night I asked God, “why does He have to create pain and hurt?

Why not all laughter and cheers?

Do we have to cry? Why not all smile painted in our face?”

He got my hand and said, “child, you don’t have time to thank me when you are happy, sometimes I let you experience pain for you to recognize me.

Remember, through pains, I’m making you a fighter.

The more you cry, the more you are hurt, the stronger you become.

I smiled. Then God added, “remember that whatever happens, everything has a purpose.

I always give a rainbow after the rain.

 

Today is another gracious gift from God.

His mercies are new every morning.

May your day be full of the Lord’s blessings.

Have a blessed Day!

 

Angels usually shower graces early in the morning,

So I got up early today to ask them to take care of you,

Guide you in whatever you do and

Protect you wherever you go.

 

In life, if you are intelligent, you are admired,

If you are wealthy, you are envied.

If you are powerful, you are feared.

But if you are blessed with a good heart, you are remembered.

 

Our God can read each falling tear

He sees the heart that needs a cheer

He knows the path that is hard and dear

So, don’t ever give up for he is always near.

God Bless.

 

Though times may change and years may pass

One thing will never end . . .

The THANKFULNESS I’ll always feel

When you became my FRIEND.

 

I WISH YOU TODAY . . .

A day of special graces . . .

A day of extraordinary things to smile about. . .

And a day with much happiness and love in your heart. . .

 

The power of prayer will never leave you

Even in the darkest times,

It is the greatest weapon known to humankind,

The freedom no one can take away.

 

In facing life’s ups and downs,

Let’s always cling to God and dwell on his promises

Let us be like the finest bamboo,

Bending but not breaking!

 

Those who thank God even in trials

Turn burden into blessings.

So keep your faith close to your heart

And God shall provide the comfort you need.

 

Have you ever thanked friends for their smiles?

Their hellos? Their taps on your back?

Their habit of calling your name?

All of the little and simplest form of love?

Imagine your friends never doing that anymore, could you bear it?

Small things usually go unnoticed, but in reality, they’re one of those that keep us going.

So, guys, THANK YOU!

 

Let me share with you a beautiful morning prayer:

“Lord when I lose hope because my plans have come to nothing, help me to remember  that your love is always greater than my disappointments and that Your plans for my life are always better than my dreams.”

 

Distance is not a reason to forget special people like you,

Through this text, I want to let you know that you will always be remembered wherever I go.

Take care always.

 

May Jesus the greatest master give light to your mind

Give peace to your soul

Give love to your heart

And bless you always.

 

Rivers do not drink the water they carry . . .

Trees do not eat the fruit they bear. . .

Clouds do not bathe in the rain they produce.

We are meant to give, even if we get nothing from it.

Measuring life by what others do may disappoint us,

But measuring life by what we do will make life meaningful.

 

Wishing you a cool morning

A warm noontime, a golden sunset.

And if clouds should cross your way,

May God provide you the faith to look beyond.

Have a Blessed Day!

 

 

 

Good Person, Ikaw yan.

Good Friend, ikaw uli yan.

Good Manner, sa iyo yan.

Good Heart, sa iyo pa rin yan.

CUTE, sobra ka na!!! Ako na yan.

 

 

Ayan tumunog cellphone mo tuwang-tuwa ka.

Tapos open mo  . . .Ako lang pala.

Babasahin, tapos buburahin.

Tapos sasabihin mo, Istorbo!

Sorry ha. . .  MISS lang kasi kita.

 

Anak: Itay! Sino ba ang mas mahal mo, ako o si inay?

Tatay: Syempre ikaw anak.

Anak: Ay, kaya pala napansin ko sayo itay na mas mahal mo ako kaysa kay inay,

           Kasi pag madaling araw kinukumutan mo ako, samantala si inay hinuhubaran mo.

 

Binabati ko ang lahat ng nagmamahalan ngayon . . .

Bigas, tinapay, processed meat, gulay, baka, baboy, manok, isda, gas, pamasahe, pokpok, beer, kuryente, tubig at tuition fee!

 

B – egin your day with

L – ove in your heart

E – xpect blessings

S – hare goodness

S – hine like the sun

I –  nspire someone

N – ever forget that

G – od is withwith you all the time.

 

 

 

ALZHEIMERS EYE TEST

Yesterday I received from a friend a text message which really made my day. The text message was not hilarious but it made me laugh for a while.  Here’s the text message:

 

ALZHEIMERS EYE TEST

 

Count every “F” in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS. . . .

 

 

 

 

How many?

3? 

Wrong!

There are 6, no joke! Read it again.

Why?

The brain cannot process the word “of”.

Incredible or what? Go back and look again!

 

Honestly, I counted only three (3) F’s when I read that message in my cellphone. I just don’t know if that’s because of the fact that the letters in my mobile phone is smaller than the letters here in my computer, or I really am in danger of having an Alzheimer’s disease.  In also made me ponder if the other people who received that same text message had similar experience. How about you, how “F’s” did you count?

 

Alzheimer’s Disease, according to Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, is a commonest form of dementia. It causes progressive irreversible damage to the brain and usually leads to death within a few years of its onset. Its cardinal symptoms are loss of memory followed by a more general impairment in mental functioning and disturbance in behaviour. It is increasingly common with age, so that about a third of those over 90 years old will be affected. With the growing number of elderly, it has become one of the most serious social and health problems of developed countries.

 

The symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease vary between individuals but there are certain common features. The disease is usually first noticed by problems with short-term (recent) memory that may initially be put down to the changes of normal ageing. However, if the forgetfulness is persistent (for example, if the person repeatedly asks the same question within a few hours), and especially if it involves forgetting not so much where things are but what they are used for, then it is likely to be due to a disease process. Other changes in this early phase may include disorientation, such as getting lost in familiar surroundings, missing appointments, or doing things at inappropriate times. Relatives may be accused of hiding or stealing things, and signs of irritability may cause distress to others. Difficulty in language, such as finding words, may occur. People in employment begin to have problems in dealing with common situations. The afflicted person may be aware of their problems and frequently they become depressed.

 

The next stage of the disease is characterized by changes in the activities of everyday life that immediately become obvious to those around the person. Difficulty in dressing, in laying the table for a meal, shopping, and sometimes in personal care can occur. The sufferer may be found wandering away from home. Speech and behaviour are affected, which leads relatives to think that there has been a change in personality. Sometimes, psychotic symptoms occur, such as delusions and hallucinations. This is a particularly trying time for friends and relatives. It lasts about three or four years.

 

The final stage is one of complete dependence, when the person often stays put for many hours at a time and needs constant care and support. Memory loss is often total with the upsetting result that the spouse or child is no longer recognized. Physical changes may become apparent. Eventually, the sufferer cannot cope with common infections and may die from pneumonia or a urinary tract infection. This phase lasts about two years.

 

The time-course of Alzheimer’s disease varies, but from first symptoms to death is usually about seven to eight years. Younger sufferers (those below 60) often show a more rapid progression, while some older patients may survive for 10 or 15 years.

 

Sizzling Sisig

There is one particular food which I wish I could eat more often, if only my arthritic body wouldn’t mind, and that is the sisig. When I was younger, this food used to be one of the foods which I constantly looked for especially when dining in at a restaurant called Bistro Uno. The said place offers the best sisig in town and until now, there is no other restaurant that can cook sisig better than them. A few days ago, my alter ego dictated me to eat sisig, and instead ordering or eating in a restaurant, I opted to try my luck in making my own version of sisig. I researched through the internet and found out the different styles of cooking it. I followed the simplest and easiest way of preparing with slight modification to suit my taste. Alas, my sisig-hungry mouth was fed! Try cooking it, here’s the recipe:

Sisig

Ingredients:

1 1/2 kl.       pork head
1/4    c.        grilled liver (diced)
2 pcs.           red pepper (minced)
2                 small onions (minced)
1 head          garlic (minced)
6 pieces        hot chili pepper (minced) or use hot sauce
2 tbsp.         oil (to sauté)
1 tsp.           brown sugar
1 c.              vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp.    liquid seasoning
1 tsp.           black pepper
1 c.              beef or pork stock

Instructions

 

1)     Grill pork head to remove hair.

2)      Boil pork head until tender.

3)      Take out all the meat and dice.

4)      In a saute pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion, red pepper, pork meat and liver.

5)      Season with liquid seasoning, black pepper, and brown sugar.

6)      Pour in beef stock and cook until meat is tender and starts to oil again

7)     Add minced chili pepper last.

     Serve on a sizzling plate.

 

I have Flowers in my Garden

 

If only my plants could talk, probably I will get a day-long litany of summons for taking them for granted for quite sometime. They might not accept whatever reasons, explanations or alibis for my failure to water them everyday, to nurture in order for them to become healthy, to give them a trim, and for allowing the weeds to outgrow them. I will not, of course, be discussing here why I ignored my plants for sometime for it will be worthless anyway – if the plants will not take those reasons, how much more the human beings!

 

I got guilt feelings when I toured this afternoon around my miniature garden and saw my plants, mostly the Dendrobium orchids, bearing beautiful flowers and they are now fully blooming. Even the orchids which seldom bloom are now in bloom,  I am particularly referring to the orchids with white petals and light green in the center (i don’t know exactly how to describe them). I found out there are five varieties of Dendrobium which are flowering, the purple, pure white, white and violet, and white and green. It seems that they have been self-supporting for sometime in order to live and it’s a blessing in disguise – I think it’s blessing from the sky – that it has been raining for the past several days that they sustained.

Migraine Attack

I recently had another bout of migraine that lasted for two days. It was actually very physically and mentally draining especially that the level of pain was tremendously more excruciating than my previous migraine attacks. To make the matter worse, at the time of my migraine attack, I also had severe coughing, colds, stiff neck and stomach ache, and my daughter was having cough and colds that eventually led to pneumonia.

 

What are migraines?

Migraines are severe, throbbing headaches, sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting and they are very different from ordinary headaches in their intensity and duration, and in fact that migraine sufferers seem to be predisposed to develop them in response to triggering factors. They tend to recur from time to time and, when they strike, can last for several days. They do resemble with common vascular headaches in that both types are caused by a widening of the cerebral arteries.

 

 

Migraines may affect both men and women but women seem to be more affected by that condition – and women in their childbearing years are more likely to suffer from migraines than other people. My most often migraine prompters are my monthly menstrual cycle, too much exposure in the sun, eye strain and lack of natural air.

 

Migraines may be treated in many different ways. One way of treating is through stress-reduction exercise like meditation, yoga, listening to soft music or whatever way that will help you unwind and relax. Another treatment is through diet or avoiding the foods that are extremely common migraine triggers like those that contain amino acid tyramine, monosodium glutamate, matured cheese, meats, chocolate, and citrus fruits. And, for me, it best treated by paracetamol.

 

 

Silver Anniversary of Batch ‘83

The pupils of Tanauan I Central School who graduated in 1983 were once again reunited after 25 years since they stepped out of their Alma Mater. The reunion was held on May 11, 2008 at the Bahia Beach Resort in Sto. Nino, Tanauan, Leyte, the place was perfect for the occasion as the guests were welcomed by the breathtaking view of the beach complemented by the tranquility of the sea  which was truly was amazing.

 

The big financial contribution of Rolando Cinco, a.k.a. BANKER, a  bachelor bank officer based in Manila and will soon be assigned in Dubai, which amount was given ahead of time and was sent through the bank account of Josephine Mendiola, greatly afforded to fill the large banquet table with mouth-watering and satiable foods prepared by the vivacious and sexy chef, Salome Tecson and assisted by the active interim-ad hoc- ‘Class President’- whatever you call it – Albeth Moron, she  and Josephine.

 

Class ’83 was composed of four sections, and knowing each other’s full name seemed unexpected. So instead of having the usual self-introduction, a game was played wherein the person who correctly gave the correct full names of all those who were there receives a price. After three failed attempts by Edna Cornejo, Nancy Almaden and Arlene Custodio, it was Rolando Cinco who gave the correct names.

 

The musical faculties and powerful voices of the Top 10 Pinoy Idol, or even World Idol, wannabes – Carmen Sabalza,  Armi Almaden, Emeterio Evangelista, Vitalico Avila, Luisito Pelino, Babylyn Perez, Mirasol Mendiola, Angelo Palana, and Ma. Antonia Amparo- melodiously serenaded everyone. Had Simon Cowell, one of the judges of American Idol who is famous for his satirical and insulting comments, been there and heard them sing, most probably, he had brushed off the negative comments he is famous for. Salome Tecson’s ala Mystica rendition of “Labi sa Labi” was something to beat. Every sexy and romantic lyrics of the song synchronized with the sexy sway of her body. Winefredo Udtohan , on the other hand, chose heart warming songs that made us either fell in love again or be reminded of our unpaid debts – on my part, I chose the latter! LOL (laughing out loud).

 

Some of our former classmates are still as coy and timid as they were when we were in our elementary days and it includes Nancy Almaden, Ma. Benita Amparo, Consolacion Co, Marissa Mendiola, Jerome Avila, Francisco Fabre, Donald Yaranon, Dean Perez, Francisco Baguisa, and Zandro Morabe.

 

Seeing with my former classmates, whom I haven’t seen in decade or more, and being with them once again, was a recollection of the days when I was still a very petite being in the first row always and was the first to be called by the teacher when the ranking was according to height, fragile – malnourished looking to a certain extent, immature – excusable for being, ehemm, a year younger than my classmates, and timid grade school girl of Tanauan I Central School.

 

Everyone was caught into surprise to see Dennis Roa, now a teacher and aspiring to be a lawyer, who is based in Butuan City, for the 360-degree turn of his life, from being the most malabad (there is no other word to best describe him) to being the most behaved. (Sorry Dennis buking ka yana . . . hehehe ) He was once most famous for being irascible, naughty and mischievous albeit his very small body frame. If I’m not mistaken, his best buddy then was Dean Perez, who was his exact opposite when talking about how they behaved in school. If I remember right too, he and Lyn Morantte were like cat and mouse fighting each other most often, oppsssss. . . . . I remember now, it was Dennis who quarreled Lyn. . . .  It was ironic that Dennis was the smallest in the class yet he was the fiercest of all. I don’t exactly understand where he got all those mighty powers to dwarf everyone’s superior heights, coward the male spirits and triumph duel against troublesome kids in town.  . . Fast forward to present . . . in fairness to him, he is a changed man, a gentleman to be precise, a non-smoker and non-drinker, a good family man and a good educator, I’m sure he has extra ordinary ability to discipline troublesome kids in his own classroom as his own experience was his best teacher.

 

Even at around 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon, the mood was still lively and two latecomers arrived – Atty. Edgar Octa and Grace Ilustre who both had previous commitments.

 

I was one of the first persons to go home at around 7:00 o’clock in the evening and I don’t have any idea what time they wrapped up. The day spent with my former classmates was totally wonderful and I can’t wait to see them again next year. For those who failed to make it this year, see next year. . . . .