tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348693982024-03-13T23:22:39.326+08:00So far, so goodWhat for should I ask moreianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-41303174575713847192014-03-31T17:48:00.000+08:002014-03-31T17:48:25.434+08:00Never lost, always found (25): Return, rest, remain<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXwSrW6c_ZQmpI-JWbO3PY2s7w0AOJsYSH79LVjAn0X924Z5hHjKxKBp3VKkN6X-rMdwVkwzZXAPA0yZiuEjzT1oWcecS3PbteCVgjNWlSfT8GYPM_dS3mL4AqoX60YVtl49Q/s1600/DSCN7041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXwSrW6c_ZQmpI-JWbO3PY2s7w0AOJsYSH79LVjAn0X924Z5hHjKxKBp3VKkN6X-rMdwVkwzZXAPA0yZiuEjzT1oWcecS3PbteCVgjNWlSfT8GYPM_dS3mL4AqoX60YVtl49Q/s1600/DSCN7041.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></center><br />
Encouragement and invitation from the Lord:<br />
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<i>My love for you is bigger than your worst sin.<br />
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My love shines forth to erase the darkest corner you hide in.<br />
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My love is more nourishing than the world can ever pretend to be.<br />
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My love is sufficient, more than you can ever imagine, hope for, pray for, plead for, desire for.<br />
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Return to My love, rest in My love, remain in My love.<br />
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I have sought you, pursued you, wooed you, waited for you.<br />
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Come fill the void in My heart which only you can fill.<br />
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Return to Me, remain in Me.</i><br />
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(Journal entry 22 March, RPM sharing 29 Mar)<br />
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ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-22313375746582736142013-03-13T17:20:00.001+08:002013-03-13T17:20:28.733+08:00Pls support CareersForHealth.ph / TEAM AIHO for Project Pagsulong!<br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Pls support our social entrepreneurship project called <a href="http://www.projectpagsulong.ph/top-10/careersforhealthph"><b>CareersForHealth.ph</b></a> . <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.projectpagsulong.ph/top-10/careersforhealthph"><b>CareersForHealth.ph</b></a> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;"> is an online portal that aims to be a platform to help match health professionals with great career opportunities match, including work in lower income communities, to help make health human resources more equitably distributed in the Philippines. </span>It is spearheaded by a group of young doctors serving in NGOs, far-flung municipalities, and various government agencies in the Philippines to help enhance the health and well-being of Filipinos.</div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">We are currently a finalist in a national competition called </span><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.projectpagsulong.ph/top-10/careersforhealthph"><b>Project Pagsulong</b></a></span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">, sponsored by PLDT, RFM, the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Alumni Community, among other partners. Start-up funds will be given to the winning team in the competition proper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">To sweeten the pot, P100,000 will be awarded to the People’s Choice. Pls help <b>Team AIHO</b>, the team behind </span><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.projectpagsulong.ph/top-10/careersforhealthph"><b>CareersForHealth.ph</b></a> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;"> become the People’s Choice =] Here are the ways how:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">1. Thru the competition <strong>website</strong>: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Please go to <a href="http://www.projectpagsulong.ph/top-10/careersforhealthph"><b>http://www.projectpagsulong.ph/top-10/careersforhealthph</b></a> and click VOTE NOW. Currently, you can vote every 12 hours BUT <b>on March 14, you can cast UNLIMITED number of votes from 8AM to 5PM (Manila time / 8pm-5am EST / +8 GMT)</b>.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Pls LIKE and SHARE the : <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=441022762643435&set=a.440341886044856.1073741826.326047674140945&type=3&theatre"><b>CareersForHealth.ph Infographic <u>within the contest album</u></b> </a> until 5pm of March 14 for them to be counted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">3. Thru <strong>Twitter</strong>: </span><span style="color: #333333;">Please tweet</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">from 8AM to 5PM of March 14 to show support for <o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.projectpagsulong.ph/top-10/careersforhealthph"><b>CareersForHealth.ph</b></a></span></div>
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ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-7069976398910644732012-08-26T21:37:00.001+08:002012-08-26T21:39:10.648+08:00You. Just. Stand.The last two weeks were pretty tough. The effects of the southwest monsoon floods has gotten everybody in the office doing multiple roles, each with multiple tasks. But somehow, we're getting through it...<br />
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I saw this episode of <a href=http://www.nbc.com/smash/video/stand/1400222>SMASH</a> a few months back. I caught a re-run half an hour ago. It made a lot of sense then; more so now.<br />
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S T A N D<br />
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What do you do<br />
when you've done all you can<br />
and it seems like you can't make it through?<br />
And what do you say<br />
when your friends turn away,<br />
and you're all alone?<br />
Tell me, what do you give<br />
when you've given your all,<br />
and it seems like you can't make it through?<br />
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Well you just stand<br />
when there's nothing left to do<br />
You just stand<br />
Watch the lord see you through<br />
Yes after you've done all you can,<br />
You just stand<br />
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Tell me what do you do<br />
when you've given your all<br />
And it seems, it seems like<br />
You can't make it through?<br />
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Well, you just stand,<br />
when there's nothing left to do<br />
You just stand<br />
Watch the Lord see you through<br />
Yes, after you've done all you can<br />
You just stand.<br />
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Stand and be sure<br />
Be not entangled in that bondage again<br />
You just stand and endure.<br />
God has a purpose.<br />
God has a plan.<br />
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Tell me what do you do<br />
when you've done all you can<br />
and it seems like you can't make it through?<br />
Child you just stand<br />
Through the storm (stand),<br />
Stand through the rain (stand)<br />
Through the hurt (stand), oh,<br />
Stand through the pain (you just)<br />
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I’ll hold on (stand)<br />
I’ll be strong (stand)<br />
God will step in (stand),<br />
And it won't be long (you just)<br />
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After you done all you can you just stand<br />
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(From <a href=http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/smashcast/stand.html>http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/smashcast/stand.html</a>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-72549428456654681582012-06-17T00:30:00.000+08:002012-06-17T00:30:02.444+08:00Never lost, always found (24): Of dads and driving, God and GPSNever have I had so many encounters with the GPS- global positioning system- than we took long drives the last time I was in the United States with my parents.<br />
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Given the dizzying, criss-crossing multitude of highways, signs, and lanes the US road interstate network has, the GPS is indeed God-sent. It allows the driver to drive in peace, having a guide that tells him or her where to go, where to turn, where to exit onwards his or her final destination.<br />
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In this sense, I thought to myself while experiencing the myriad conveniences of the GPS, this tool is a lot like God and our relationship with Him.<br />
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<b><i>Plans</i></b><br />
Before my dad starts any trip, he keys in to the GPS the address of the, say, hotel or tourist attraction which we want to visit, trusting fully that the GPS will get us there with the best possible route in the shortest amount of time. <br />
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Similarly, we lift up to God our plans, our intentions, basically our lives, buoyed by the fact that He will take us there, in places and circumstances where we will blossom and thrive. This trust in the Lord has been one of the earliest and most enduring life lessons given to me by my parents, that “In everything we do, put God first and He will direct and crown our efforts with success.”<br />
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<b><i>Directions</i></b><br />
And so we launch out of the garage and into the main highways. The GPS screen gives a visual representation of the road ahead, with appropriately labelled roadways, exits, and landmarks. Alongside the visual representation, there is also an audio component that gives intermittent guidance on where to go next, which side of a fork in the road do we take, etc.<br />
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In like manner, God has provided for us visual and auditory reminders of His love through constant guidance. He has given us the Scriptures, our clergy, our lay leaders, even everyday folk to serve as representations of His presence in our lives. Through these, through them, He is helping us see the horizon of the possible, guiding us towards the path promised of unending joy.<br />
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<i><b>Detours</b></i><br />
But as is wont to happen, the GPS is at times ignored. Seeming familiarity to a better parallel road will at times tempt the driver to veer away from what the GPS is indicating to be the road. At times we reject the GPS directions and heed the reminders of family and friends to take this exit or that freeway instead because the last time they did so, it cut their trip by half an hour or half a day even- only to find out that doing so now would actually double the hours on the road because of repairs. The GPS was right all along.<br />
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And so, too, do we fail, when we rely on our own devices, when we give in to the jeers and taunts of the crowd around, despite these being contrary to God’s will. We take on the easy expressways, we swerve onto reckless routes, and we tread on tempting turnpikes in search of shortcuts which turn out to be more costly. We reject God because we think we know better.<br />
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<b><i>U-turns</i></b><br />
However, with each wrong exit taken, the GPS seems to move ahead of the driver, re-visualizing the road ahead, and gives off this repetitious, at times irritating, but almost always welcome reminder: Turnaround when possible. It will proceed to give alternative routes to enable the driver to go back to the original route, even if the latter will keep on ignoring the GPS reminder. Sooner or later, especially when the driver accedes to the GPS direction, s/he will find him/herself again on the right track.<br />
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Respecting our free will, God seemingly allows us to stumble, wander, and eventually be lost in the maze of our own making. But in His infinite wisdom and mercy, He will give us second chances to get back on the road towards what is best for us. He will use any person, situation, or tool to rally us to what is good, what is right, and what is just. If only we will allow Him to do so.<br />
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<i><b>Teamwork</b></i><br />
It goes without saying though that the GPS cannot solely bring us to our destination. It takes a good vehicle, a competent driver, and a host of helpful travel gadgets and worthy road trip companions to make each destination merit the journey. No matter how hi-tech the GPS is, without the driver and his/her companions’ cooperation, they will never reach where they are supposed to go.<br />
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While with a snap of His finger God can all bring us to Him, He does not do so. He allows us to go to Him not out of fear of being punished but out of full knowledge and understanding of the immenseness of His mercy and love. He is showing us the way; it is but right that our response be to take the journey and persevere in the adventure.<br />
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<b><i>Finish line</i></b><br />
When we get to our destination, the GPS is turned off to conserve power. We may need to hook it up to our PCs to update its software. We need to be careful with it, lest the screen be scratched or worse shattered. Depending on our subscription, the GPS may not work in other countries. So in a way, the GPS can only take us so far.<br />
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Not our God, though. His power has created the moon and the stars. This same power perfectly crafted each grain of sand on the earth. His power has parted the Red Sea. This same power can relieve our anxiety before a job interview. Our God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His is a love that is all-encompassing, never fading nor failing. He is around us, anywhere, everywhere, crossing through political borders and language restrictions. His love and mercy are eternal, always fresh, available, accessible. <br />
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Our life’s True North Star, Inspiration, Guide…<br />
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<b><i><center>For my Pop, who's taught us to drive, thereby giving us wings. Happy Father's Day</i></b></center> =]ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-66968178013140056142012-05-22T21:01:00.000+08:002012-05-22T21:01:38.642+08:00Surviving med schoolLast Sunday, the UP College of Medicine graduated the UP Medicine Class of 2012. Seven years ago today, my class graduated from the UPCM. Up to now, knowing how terrible my study habits are, I am still in awe that I survived med school. Without a doubt it is through sheer grace from God, nothing else.<br />
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I remember saying this prayer at the start of all- well, most- um, alright, many duty days, whenever I have time to drop by the hospital chapel:<br />
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<i>Lord, it’s showtime, and You are the Star.<br />
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Please keep my mind alert<br />
My eyes keen<br />
My ears piqued<br />
My tongue patient<br />
My heart compassionate<br />
My hands steady<br />
My knees sturdy<br />
My feet quick<br />
(I add- My stomach cooperative- if I have some diarrhea issues)<br />
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Lord, may I see You in all of the people I will encounter today<br />
And may they see You through me.<br />
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Amen.</i><br />
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I don’t remember when was the last time I uttered this prayer. Probably when I left the university. I really should be praying this more. While I may not be a practicing clinic-based MD, I still am actually on duty, everyday, looking out for Christ’s wounded ones, in whatever form or place...<br />ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-1223464900688182132012-05-12T13:49:00.002+08:002012-05-12T13:49:50.714+08:00International Museum Day at The Mind Museum<center><br />
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More information about The Mind Museum can be found in its official website <a href="http://www.themindmuseum.org">TheMindMuseum.org</a>. Follow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/themindmuseum">@TheMindMuseum</a> on Twitter and "Like" their Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/themindmuseum">facebook.com/themindmuseum</a>.ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-42121435483522728542012-04-15T09:58:00.000+08:002012-04-15T09:58:15.442+08:00Never lost, always found (23): Five loaves and two fishesAfter being in the same project for more than 18 months, facilitated trainings with local government health professionals from 14 of the 17 regions of the country, and spoken to not a few local and international guests and experts as regards our work, I still catch myself doubting the relevance of what I do. It gets especially worse when I succumb to the worst trap of all- comparing my self with others.<br />
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Good thing in these trainings, the Lord has a way of somehow reassuring me that I’m on the right track- or at least shaking me back to the right path when I seem to stray. One such way is through the opening prayers that are said before our trainings begin. <br />
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(Forgive me for saying this, but coming from a state university where prayer is not common practice in public gatherings, it is refreshing but at the same time a wee bit disconcerting that prayer is not only tolerated but expected to be a part of events/proceedings…)<br />
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In the last training I joined in Bukidnon province, this video below was shown in lieu of a formal prayer. Both the message and the timing could not be any better, especially for doubters like me.<br />
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<pre><font size='+2'>CORRINNE MAY - FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISHES LYRICS</font><br />A little boy of thirteen was on his way to school<br />He heard a crowd of people laughing and he went to take a look<br />Thousands were listening to the stories of one man<br />He spoke with such wisdom, even the kids could understand<br /><br />The hours passed so quickly, the day turned to night<br />Everyone was hungry but there was no food in sight<br />The boy looked in his lunchbox at the little that he had<br />He wasn't sure what good it'd do, there were thousands to be fed<br /><br />But he saw the twinkling eyes of Jesus<br />The kindness in His smile<br />And the boy cried out<br />With the trust of a child<br />He said:<br /><br />"Take my five loaves and two fishes<br />Do with it as you will<br />I surrender<br />Take my fears and my inhibitions<br />All my burdens, my ambitions<br />You can use it all to feed them all"<br /><br />I often think about that boy when I'm feeling small<br />And I worry that the work I do means nothing at all<br /><br />But every single tear I cry is a diamond in His hands<br />And every door that slams in my face, I will offer up in prayer<br /><br />So I'll give you every breath that I have<br />Oh Lord, you can work miracles<br />All that you need is my "Amen"<br /><br />So take my five loaves and two fishes<br />Do with it as you will<br />I surrender<br />Take my fears and my inhibitions<br />All my burdens, my ambitions<br />You can use it all<br />I hope it's not too small<br /><br />I trust in you<br />I trust in you<br /><br />So take my five loaves and two fishes<br />Do with it as you will<br />I surrender<br />Take my fears and my inhibitions<br />All my burdens, my ambitions<br />You can use it all<br />No gift is too small<br /><br /><a href='http://www.lyricsbay.com' target='_blank'>LyricsBay</a> | <a href="http://www.lyricsbay.com/five_loaves_and_two_fishes_lyrics-corrinne_may.html" target='_blank'>CORRINNE MAY - FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISHES LYRICS</a></pre>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-15268629013309479202012-04-08T12:43:00.000+08:002012-04-08T12:43:10.872+08:00Everyday Easter<center><iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mBcqria2wmg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><br />
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#gratefultobeYoursianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-5730336286038580692012-03-17T19:47:00.000+08:002012-03-17T19:47:34.672+08:00I am a man in a suitcase<center><p><a href="http://forge.codedgraphic.com/lakbayan"><img style="border:0px;" src="http://forge.codedgraphic.com/lakbayan/map-v1.0?kamankfaamcfckalklcafqkbkgggbhcacbakckmckmkaaokmukakmccakaammckkaackmkarkmadmaaaaaaaaaaaaa9222" title="Lakbayan Visited Map" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://forge.codedgraphic.com/lakbayan"><img style="border:0px;margin-top:5px;" src="http://forge.codedgraphic.com/lakbayan/grade-b-" title="Lakbayan Grade: B-" alt="" /></a></p><p><strong>My Lakbayan grade is B-!</strong><p><p>How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at <a href="http://forge.codedgraphic.com/lakbayan">Lakbayan</a>!</p><cite style="font-size:85%">Created by <a href="http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com">Eugene Villar</a>.</cite></center><br />
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On the road for the most part of this year, so far. Traveling is such a blessing, especially when you practically get paid to do it =]<br />
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Safe journeys always everyone =]ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-79805025981327811222011-12-30T10:48:00.001+08:002011-12-30T10:48:40.349+08:00Remembering Rizal, Hoping for the Philippines<center><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Kjm5Mv7z_zA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><br />
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Artist's hows and whys can be found <a href="http://arnold-arre.com/2011/12/11/some-notes-on-the-kaninong-anino-animated-music-video-for-rock-ed/">here.</a><br />
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Video proponents' how and whys can be found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjm5Mv7z_zA">here</a>.<br />
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Who is Rizal? Search there --><br />
<br />ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-91718487766325052902011-11-30T11:45:00.000+08:002011-11-30T12:12:41.667+08:00Heroism/Hero-is-inNovember 30th, the birth anniversary of one of the foremost Philippine patriots, Andres Bonifacio. <br />
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Two quotes, coming from seemingly polar opposites, remind us of our individual and collective responsibility to build each other up and sustain one another amidst the temptation to live solely for oneself. <br />
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<center><b>We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. <br />
None of us can live here forever. The longest we might live is a hundred years. <br />
So while we are here we should try to have a good heart <br />
and to make something positive and useful of our lives. </b><br />
<i>The Dalai Lama</i><br />
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<b>Mapalad ang bayang linitawan ng mga bayani <br />
sapagka’t ang bayang iya’y walang kamatayan. <br />
(Fortunate is the country where heroes emerge <br />
because that country will live on).</b> <br />
<i>Andres Bonifacio</i></center>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-46093134082633558222011-11-22T07:05:00.000+08:002011-11-22T07:06:34.191+08:00A most perfect song while driving through the rainThis was the last song I heard on the radio last night after an hour-long trip home. This seems like a perfect fit for a rainy day drive; it has the right drizzle of being forlorn, with a splatter of hope, and spray of quiet delight.<br />
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<center>There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea.<br />
You became the light on the dark side of me.<br />
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.<br />
But did you know,<br />
That when it snows,<br />
My eyes become large and<br />
The light that you shine can be seen.<br />
Baby,<br />
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.<br />
Ooh,<br />
The more I get of you,<br />
The stranger it feels, yeah.<br />
And now that your rose is in bloom.<br />
A light hits the gloom on the gray.<br />
There is so much a man can tell you,<br />
So much he can say.<br />
You remain,<br />
My power, my pleasure, my pain, baby<br />
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny.<br />
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?<br />
But did you know,<br />
That when it snows,<br />
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.<br />
Baby,<br />
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.<br />
Ooh, the more I get of you<br />
The stranger it feels, yeah<br />
Now that your rose is in bloom.<br />
A light hits the gloom on the gray,<br />
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,<br />
I've been kissed by a rose<br />
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,<br />
...And if I should fall along the way<br />
I've been kissed by a rose<br />
...been kissed by a rose on the gray.<br />
There is so much a man can tell you,<br />
So much he can say.<br />
You remain<br />
My power, my pleasure, my pain.<br />
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny, yeah<br />
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby.<br />
But did you know,<br />
That when it snows,<br />
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.<br />
Baby,<br />
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.<br />
Ooh, the more I get of you<br />
The stranger it feels, yeah<br />
Now that your rose is in bloom,<br />
A light hits the gloom on the gray.<br />
Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray<br />
Ooh, the more I get of you<br />
The stranger it feels, yeah<br />
And now that your rose is in bloom<br />
A light hits the gloom on the gray<br />
Now that your rose is in bloom,<br />
A light hits the gloom on the gray.</center> <br />
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<i>from http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/seal/kissfromarose.html</i>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-27192246260297646212011-11-20T16:13:00.000+08:002011-11-20T16:13:36.348+08:00Occupy "So far, so good"I just happened to wander into a blog of a new acquaintance. It was like a portkey to yesteryears, when blogging was about the words and not the ads, badges, and links. The blog was honest, straightforward, and nurturing of conversations; it had none of the clutter that distracts or, worse, turns people off.
And so in the next few weeks, schedule permitting, I shall undertake some pruning and snipping of the overgrown foliage choking my blog. I shall take it back from the visual excesses I've allowed to mask what I truly want to do here: share my life through words and the occasional photos. It will be painful, tedious, and unrelenting.
*off to get my haz-mat suit*ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-37669716724003524642011-11-18T00:00:00.000+08:002011-11-18T00:00:00.482+08:00Called Out in the Dark (Snow Patrol)Love, love, love this song =]<br />
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<center>It's like we just can't help ourselves<br />
'Cause we don't know how to back down<br />
We were called out to the streets<br />
We were called in to the towns<br />
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And how the heavens, they opened up<br />
Like arms of dazzling gold<br />
With our rain washed histories<br />
Well they do not need to be told<br />
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Show me now, show me the arms aloft<br />
Every eye trained on a different star<br />
This magic<br />
This drunken semaphore<br />
And I<br />
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We are listening<br />
And we're not blind<br />
This is your life<br />
This is your time<br />
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We are listening<br />
And we're not blind<br />
This is your life<br />
This is your time<br />
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I was called out in the dark<br />
By a choir of beautiful cheats<br />
And as the kids took back the parks<br />
You and I were left with the streets<br />
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Show me now, show me the arms aloft<br />
Every eye trained on a different star<br />
This magic<br />
This drunken semaphore<br />
And I<br />
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We are listening<br />
And we're not blind<br />
This is your life<br />
This is your time<br />
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[repeats 5x]</center><br />
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from http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/snowpatrol/calledoutinthedark.html<br />ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-51065918025702380142011-11-14T00:30:00.000+08:002011-11-14T00:30:01.594+08:00World Diabetes Day 2011<center><a href="http://www.idf.org/about-diabetes" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="142" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXrK4IwAC3TZdvBQ_ZOKEvRQOhncg7Grfv6dgr7r_vSGR_aKsXZMFAstmLsVX9sg4QUYSvWjbcItjWnVRFCgDxMKAF1DzNBAq7fgTOz_72imF_TXl0z85TkaR9_Wp61XHiQws/s320/WDD-logo-PHI-2048px.png" /></a></center><br />
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Diabetes is a health condition that runs in many families, including ours. In the face of its myriad challenges, we can still do something about diabetes. It is not a death sentence. Click on these online resources to find out more about the diabetes. You may just be a click away from better health.<br />
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<center><div style="width:425px" id="__ss_1758920"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/intdiabetesfed/world-diabetes-day-2009" title="World Diabetes Day 2009-2013" target="_blank">World Diabetes Day 2009-2013</a></strong> <iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/1758920" width="425" height="355" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/intdiabetesfed" target="_blank">International Diabetes Federation</a> </div></div></center>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-39688728775012913222011-11-12T12:57:00.001+08:002011-11-12T12:58:39.158+08:00The new 7 wonders of nature (preliminary count)It is with tremendous delight that I learned this morning that <b>the Puerto Princesa Underground River has been named one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature</b>, <a href="http://news.n7w.com/2011/11/11/the-new7wonders-of-nature-are%E2%80%A6/">based on the preliminary count of votes</a>. Organizers said that the official announcement of the seven who will actually comprise the prestigious list will be made in early 2012 after a more thorough accounting of votes, where one or more of the preliminary list members may still be dropped. Here's to hoping the Puerto Princesa Underground River will be retained in that final list =]<br />
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The list seems to reflect a (re-)shifting of interest (back) to what Asia and South America can offer as regards nature and the environment. Four in the list are found in Asia, two are found in South America, and a lone feature of nature from Africa. Then again, the list is a reflection of the tenacity of supporters in and for these areas =]<br />
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They are, in alphabetical order:<br />
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<b>Amazon <br />
Halong Bay <br />
Iguazu Falls <br />
Jeju Island <br />
Komodo <br />
Puerto Princesa Underground River <br />
Table Mountain<br />
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Make the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PuertoPrincesaUndergroundRiver">Puerto Princesa Underground River</a> a part of the <a href="http://www.new7wonders.com/">New 7 Wonders of Nature</a>!</b></center><br />
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To cast your vote:<br />
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Text <b>PPUR</b> to <b>2861</b> and follow the prompts/instructions and/or<br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.new7wonders.com/"><b>http://www.new7wonders.com</b></a><br />
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Here's why we should vote for PPUR:<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PuertoPrincesaUndergroundRiver">https://www.facebook.com/PuertoPrincesaUndergroundRiver</a><br />
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Once again, here's how to vote for PPUR:<br />
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<b>Voting ends November 11, 2011!</b>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-81528209144114570802011-11-04T12:56:00.000+08:002011-11-04T13:00:24.856+08:00The Dalai Lama: On introspection<center><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Taking ourselves seriously means actually looking at how we are experiencing our life and, </div><div style="text-align: center;">if there is something unsatisfactory about it, admitting it to ourselves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our tension and stress do not go away by denying them or avoiding taking an honest look. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And admitting that something is amiss is not the same as complaining about it and feeling sorry for ourselves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nor does it imply that something is fundamentally wrong with us and </div><div style="text-align: center;">we are guilty of being a bad person because we are nervous. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Being objective, </div><div style="text-align: center;">not melodramatic, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and remaining non-judgmental </div><div style="text-align: center;">are essential for any healing, spiritual process.</div>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-23909296955420114372011-11-02T00:30:00.000+08:002011-11-02T00:30:00.231+08:00Requiem for a blog lostI’m almost relieved that a previous blogging platform I used to regurgitate thoughts masquerading as intellectual discourse has closed shop. If anyone where to find out such a record of my juvenile musings existed, whatever sliver of honor I have would have been reduced to zero.<br />
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Almost relieved. But still I mourn.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKpBFyOXtNmDCxUFQy5Gu_9UKmRwyvcwNFICaoOgV5Q4VFnvaX1d-RADaM6lJjzv6zGzCbQHRrQyKUWe_oGenYLYkdHL1WKrKFChVgjuaZNPGHTbR76FGzWGZVRnxN8iBiGZ0/s1600/P9090655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKpBFyOXtNmDCxUFQy5Gu_9UKmRwyvcwNFICaoOgV5Q4VFnvaX1d-RADaM6lJjzv6zGzCbQHRrQyKUWe_oGenYLYkdHL1WKrKFChVgjuaZNPGHTbR76FGzWGZVRnxN8iBiGZ0/s320/P9090655.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>From 2003 to 2006, I just posted some 100-odd journal entries, a very small handful of which I was able to re-post in my current main blog. The rest are now mere bits and bytes billowing in the winds of cyberspace: the site’s permanently closure happened a few months back, which I only learned this weekend when I thought of re-posting something I wrote in med school from that site. Unfortunately, I was too late. There’s no way of retrieving those files again. The MS Word originals I wrote prior to online posting were stored in a computer that crashed a while back.<br />
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I say the disappearance of the said site is actually a boon to my existence. That site carried words that can only be put on paper by a stressed out medical student, trying to juggle family life, school, and the occasional love stories on the side. Those blog entries were replete with mundane musings, as random as how the Christmas season for a particular year officially started in September when I heard my first Christmas song blasted from a store as I walked to school. Or how stuffed myself with a tub of ice cream after a crap-filled hospital duty. Or how “Hope is just a cigarette brand” – the unforgettable title of an entry whose contents escape me now.<br />
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In total, they were juvenile, immature, whiny, verbose, verbal diarrhea that made me cringe when I used to go read them every now and then. But that is precisely why I feel a dull but discernible ache somewhere: regardless of it childishness, that blog was mine and me.<br />
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Those entries were verbal postcards from a journey that was not at all easy to make and survive.<br />
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Those blog posts were affirmations of my character’s growth, no matter how infinitesimal and subtle.<br />
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Those words were mine, written under the cloak of anonymity, which is the best truth serum.<br />
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That blog, while out *there* in cyberspace, is my small private nook, where my thoughts ran freely without fear of judgment and reprimand. That blogging platform apparently was home to fellow stragglers, with whom I enjoyed friendly banter and occasional verbal jousts. Nameless, faceless commenters enriched that blog. They, too, are lost. Perhaps forever.<br />
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I tried to get in touch with the owners of the site, begging for the opportunity to download my online journal in toto . They still not have gotten back to me yet. Life goes on.<br />
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So what have I learned through all this:<br />
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1- Live (and write) in the moment but do think about what happens in the next 5, 10 minutes/months/years, about the impermanence of things.<br />
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2- Whether you’re dealing with kingdoms and empires with succession issues or you’re in a once-in-a-lifetime trip or you’re just blogging your life away- it’s prudent to have a backup- backup king/queen, backup camera/memory stick, backup copies of your online work.<br />
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3- Some secrets DO get to be kept *wicked evil grin* <br />
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And so, with a relieved but still heavy heart, I bid farewell to those words written down in my old blog. Thank you for being a ready platform to rant on, lending a sympathetic blank slate on which I poured my heart out, in moments of glee and garrulousness. <br />
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Good night and thank you. <br />
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<i>(Above: PINTADO by JUNYEE, 2005, photographed by me in the BenCab Musuem, off Baguio City.)</i>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-9482879911978637202011-10-31T00:00:00.000+08:002011-10-31T00:00:00.738+08:00WordsLast week, during our team building activity for the office, one session entailed us to reveal, through a small group discussion, some intimate things about our selves: our inspiration for doing things, what we deem our greatest professional success, what was holding us back from becoming the best version of our selves.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcbDapbEAZTb9hhtSKFAbEqfD4KgwqZJPw0EqrotDi3lkLZ5kUyrj5BDYQ2MiLuvhio7V3UW9dRVLJQbGVK-pFF3NmK2nHAy85E2e6Sc7Yuov6w7bJrbG-zyqfGwK0DEl1WdW/s1600/DSCN3582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcbDapbEAZTb9hhtSKFAbEqfD4KgwqZJPw0EqrotDi3lkLZ5kUyrj5BDYQ2MiLuvhio7V3UW9dRVLJQbGVK-pFF3NmK2nHAy85E2e6Sc7Yuov6w7bJrbG-zyqfGwK0DEl1WdW/s200/DSCN3582.JPG" width="200" /></a>One question that was beauty pageant-ish that baffled me no end was the one which asked what was God’s greatest gift to me.<br />
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My first instinct was to say <b>Words</b>.<br />
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That words are a powerful tool could be the understatement of the millennium.<br />
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Through words, with or without bloodshed, empires have been built, revolutions sparked, dictators toppled. <br />
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Through words, across the ages, religions have been spread, ideals fueled, mythology passed on.<br />
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Through words, for whatever they are worth, achievements have been celebrated, morons <br />
roasted, bigots berated.<br />
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Through words, in the worst of times, grief has been extinguished, fears assuaged, hope sparked.<br />
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Through words, in the best of times, love has been professed, devotion reassured, forever promised. <br />
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<b>But in the end, I told my small group that God’s greatest gift to me was my family</b>.<br />
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It was, is, my family, regardless of our age, who nurtured my faith, fueled my ideals, fanned the flames of my love for words- written, spoken, and even sung. <br />
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It was, is, my family, for whatever they are worth, celebrated my achievements, reminded me when I was acting moronic, and reminded me of tolerance when bigotry was the easier way to go.<br />
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In the best of times, my family extinguished my grief, assuaged my fears, stoked the embers of my hope.<br />
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In the worst of times, even sans words, my family has made me feel loved, with their perfect devotion, realistic enough to NOT promise forever but loving me here and now. <br />
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Dictionaries are filled with thousands of words, but they will never be quite as comforting as a thirty-second conversation with my sister at the end of an infernal day or a minute of parental soliloquy extolling the importance of finding a partner in life.<br />
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They will never suffice but here’s me thanking them, for everything, through words.ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-91068022948462611512011-10-16T18:43:00.000+08:002011-10-16T18:43:54.804+08:00Blog Action Day 2011 = World Food Day<center><a href="http://www.blogactionday.org"><img src="http://blogactionday.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blogactiondaybloggerbagde1.gif" alt="I am proud to take part in Blog Action Day Oct 16, 2011 www.blogactionday.org" width="300" height="300" border="0" /></a></center><br />
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It's been a looong tiring day. The boss kept all of us in the room, stuck in a meeting that took ages to finish. Worst of all, they didn't even have the sensitivity to allow a quick lunch or coffee break to fill our tummies to get our minds working.<br />
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The meeting made us miss lunch! Such cruelty surely makes you mad, right?<br />
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But right now, 1 billion of the earth's population are suffering from involuntary hunger, not because of inhuman bosses or boardroom discussions that seem to have no end. A billion are hungry because of poverty, crop failure, drought, floods, and/or policies in their societies and from their governments that make food insufficient.<br />
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Here are some ways to stand united with them and the rest of the world to fight off the real cruelty of food insufficiency:<br />
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1- Watch the video and <a href="http://www.1billionhungry.org/ChristianG/">SIGN THE PETITION</a> stating:<br />
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"We who support this petition find it unacceptable that close to one billion people are chronically hungry. Through the United Nations, we call upon governments to make the elimination of hunger their top priority until that goal is reached."<br />
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2- Support the <a href="http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/telefood/en/">TELEFOOD PROGRAM of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations </a>. By donating to the TELEFOOD PROGRAM, you can help finance small community-based enterprises which ensure food sufficiency through quality seeds, farm implements, and support mechanisms to families in vulnerable areas. Best thing about your donations, 100% goes to your partner communities, no part of the donation is used for administrative costs by the FAO.<br />
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3- In the Philippines, support the <a href="http://www.gk1world.com/newFoodSufficiency">BAYAN-ANIHAN Program of Gawad Kalinga</a>. Beyond the colorful homes, Gawad Kalinga now endeavors to support GK village residents towards self sufficiency by establishing "the first family-based,sustainable farm program in the Philippines. Each family is given a 10-squaremeter garden plot which can yield a minimum of 10 kilograms of vegetables per month, providing 30 meals per family." Be a partner and support Bayan-Anihan or "community harvest." <br />
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Other ways to respond to the food sufficiency challenge can be found in <a href="http://blogactionday.org/participants/">other blogs joining Blog Action Day 2011</a>.<br />
<br />ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-87195360544526563552011-10-10T00:01:00.000+08:002011-10-10T00:01:01.127+08:00October 16th is Blog Action Day 2011<center><a href="http://blogactionday.org/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAprk1-ez3_kSR45z48rJ3K9VRcDA8wEhOgK0oYmc9l8CObvLvmWNjoORQ8cab3j43ywxZR4YezA_6hLrQkTDKkcAr6aLwbE5QYB11lj1fzzbQE3ULR2Qrd5dPBySUeVSQSBq/s400/bad2.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><br />
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It's that time of the year again: <a href="http://blogactionday.org/"><b>BLOG ACTION DAY</b></a>!<br />
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<a href="http://blogactionday.org/">Sign up</a> if you will dedicate a post on <b>OCTOBER 16th</b> to talk about a very important aspect of humanity = FOOD. <br />
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Most especially on October 16th, bloggers are enjoined to use their blogs to talk about FOOD- the lack of it in some areas, its importance in our respective cultures, the challenges of feeding the world with a population of almost seven billion, nutrition in the face of junkfood and fastfood- whatever our blogs' niche maybe.<br />
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Be part of this annual event! <br />
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If you wish to help through Gawad Kalinga or the Philippine Red Cross, please click <a href="http://elsalvadordelmundo.blogspot.com/2011/09/organizations-accepting-donations-for.html">HERE</a>.<br />
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<b>SLB TASK FORCE NOAH : PEDRING<br />
for the victims of Typhoon Pedring</b><br />
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The number of families and individuals in the evacuation sites in various parts of Luzon is still high. The continued rain is posing continuous threat in many parts of North and Eastern Luzon. Some towns are still submerged in flood and with another threat of tropical cyclone passing our territory the next 24 hours according to PAGASA, the evacuees will have to bear the ordeal much longer. The situations in the various evacuation sites visited by our partner institutions and personnel are in need of your help. The children are getting sick, food shortage is common, potable water supply is unpredictable, sanitation is a major concern. Very few organizations are helping in the relief operations.<br />
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Our brothers and sisters are waiting for our urgent assistance. We appeal for the generosity of every Filipino out there to extend financial assistance and help our evacuees cope with the crisis. The evacuees are in need of the following:<br />
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<b>1. Food and water supply.</b><br />
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Palanan, Isabela (1,500 families; dried fish; monggo; canned goods; coffee; rice)<br />
Agta, Isabela (300 families; dried fish; monggo; canned goods; coffee; rice)<br />
Maconacon, Isabela (500 families; dried fish; monggo; canned goods; coffee; rice)<br />
Divilacan, Isabela (500 families; dried fish; monggo; canned goods; coffee; rice)<br />
Quirino Province (details to be verified)<br />
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya (details to be verified)<br />
Navotas, Metro Manila (1,900 families; Drinking Water, Cooked Food)<br />
Sub-Urban and Sabah; Montalban, Rizal (260 families, Drinking Water, Food Items)<br />
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<b>Please visit our websites for more details: <a href="http://e-ugnay.slb.ph/">e-ugnay.slb.ph</a></b><br />
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SLB is outsourcing the goods from ROBINSONS SUPERMARKET and NFA. For your convenience; we accept cash donations for the goods to be purchased. <br />
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<b>DONATION IN KIND</b><br />
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We still accept donations in kinds for those who are interested to donate goods for NAVOTAS AND MONTALBAN. You may drop your donations to CERVINI, Ateneo Residence Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Road, Quezon City. We will accept donations up to Friday September 30, 2011. We enjoin donors to segregate their donations according to types for facility in packing.<br />
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<b>FOR CASH/CHECK DONATIONS</b><br />
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Direct deposits may be made to:<br />
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SIMBAHANG LINGKOD NG BAYAN (Account Name/Payee)<br />
Bank of the Philippine Islands (Loyola-Katipunan Branch)<br />
Peso Checking Account Number: 3081-1111-61<br />
Dollar Savings Account Number: 3084-0420-12<br />
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Or channel to:<br />
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Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan<br />
Loyola House of Studies<br />
Ateneo de Manila University<br />
Loyola Heights 1108, Quezon City<br />
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Contact Information:<br />
Landline: 426-6101 loc. 3440/3441<br />
Telefax: 426-5968<br />
Mobile: 0949-7337049 or 0906-3480476<br />
Email: slb@admu.edu.ph<br />
Web: www.slb.ph; e-ugnay.slb.ph <br />
Look for: Mr. Mykey Cuento / Ms. Marjorie Tejada<br />
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For proper acknowledgment:<br />
- Please fax a copy of the validated deposit slip to SLB through telefax 426-5968.<br />
- Kindly indicate contact information: Name, address, email, landline/mobile.<br />
- Those who wish to remain anonymous may skip this procedure.<br />
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(Sgd) BRO. ERIK JOHN J. GERILLA, S.J.<br />
Acting Director<br />
Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-9647988726583235952011-09-27T22:17:00.000+08:002011-10-02T12:19:15.853+08:00Organizations accepting donations for Typhoon PEDRING survivors<br />
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<center><img height="318" src="http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/sat_images/satpic.jpg" width="400" /><br />
</center> At least eight of the 17 regions of the Philippines were hit by <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/66121/%E2%80%98pedring%E2%80%99-pummels-luzon-at-least-eight-dead">Typhoon PEDRING</a> (international codename: Nesat), displacing thousands of Filipinos because of the heavy rains and ensuing floods. As it leaves the country, we'll find out the full extent of the damages it caused and its corresponding health consequences. (<i>PAGASA image above shows TY PEDRING moving through Luzon island and out to the West Philippine Sea, as of 10pm 27Sept.)</i><br />
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Scouring the Internet, here are some of the organizations who are now accepting donations for Typhoon PEDRING survivors. Kindly visit their respective websites and Facebook accounts and follow their Twitter accounts for updates as regards mechanisms for donation such as what items they need, where to drop off your donations, SMS or online donation systems, etc<br />
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List as of 10pm, September 27:<br />
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<b>Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB)</b>, an Ateneo De Manila University-based NGO involved in disaster response<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.slb.ph/">http://www.slb.ph</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/katotoo">http://www.facebook.com/katotoo</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/manindigan">twitter.com/manindigan</a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 14px;">Landline</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 14px;">: 426-6101 loc. 3440/3441</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 14px;">Telefax: 426-5968</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 11pt;">Mobile</span><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 11pt;">: 0949-7337049 or 0906-348047</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 11pt;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 14px;">Email: <a href="mailto:slb@admu.edu.ph" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">slb@admu.edu.ph</a></span><br />
Contact person: Mykey Cuento<br />
* <b>UPDATE 9/29/2011</b>: SLB has launched their Task Force Noah: PEDRING appeal for typhoon survivors: More details can be found >><a href="http://elsalvadordelmundo.blogspot.com/2011/09/task-force-noah-pedring.html">here</a><<<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">* <b>UPDATE 10pm 9/27/2011</b>: Kindly visit SLB's <a href="http://e-ugnay.slb.ph/">http://e-ugnay.slb.ph/ website</a> to know the exact areas where help is needed, the items being requested, and the field coordinator to work with in these areas.</div><div>* <b>As of their 12nn 9/27/2011email</b>, ready to eat food, water, and clothing are being collectedat the Loyola Schools Covered Courts, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.</div><br />
* SLB is also accepting donations via BPI bank deposits<br />
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<b>Gawad Kalinga (GK)</b><br />
Website: <a href="http://www.gk1world.com/typhoon-pedring-gk-relief-ops">http://www.gk1world.com</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gawadkalinga">https://www.facebook.com/gawadkalinga</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/GawadKalingaHQ">twitter.com/GawadKalingaHQ</a><br />
Mobile: (+63917) 523 9777<br />
Email: info@gk1world.com<br />
<div>* GK is mobilizing for Quezon City, BASECO, Pangasinan, and Nueva Ecija, among other areas<br />
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<b>Philippine Red Cross (PRC)</b><br />
Website: <a href="http://www.redcross.org.ph/donatenow">http://www.redcross.org.ph/</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/phredcross">https://www.facebook.com/phredcross</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/philredcross">twitter.com/philredcross</a><br />
Email: <a href="mailto:fundgeneration@redcross.org.ph">fundgeneration@redcross.org.ph</a> / <a href="mailto:fundgeneration@redcross.org.ph">prc@redcross.org.ph</a><br />
Hotline: 143 and (+632) 527.0000</div><div>* Accepts donations via SMS or text messaging</div><div><br />
</div><div>I will try to update this list should other organizations also announce their donation mechanisms.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Every little bit helps =]</div>ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34869398.post-7685970749348649462011-09-05T00:01:00.001+08:002011-09-05T00:01:00.572+08:00Going to the dogs!In its continuing quest to demystify science and bring experts out of the proverbial labs to make them accessible to more people, <a href="http://www.themindmuseum.org">The Mind Museum</a>, the Philippines' first world-class science museum holds another CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE. <br />
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This month, it's all about dogs and the experts who can "talk" to them. Dogs and their humans are in for a treat at the Bonifacio High Street, beside Hobbes and Landes, at the Bonifacio Global City, on Saturday, September 10 from 3-5pm. Learn more about this month's Cafe Scientifique below. <br />
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Get updated about <a href="http://www.themindmuseum.org">The Mind Museum</a> events by being a Twitter follower <a href="http://twitter.com/themindmuseum">@themindmuseum</a> and liking their Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/themindmuseum">https://www.facebook.com/themindmuseum</a>.<br />
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