......D i s n e y l a n d ......
A vacation to remember at
Hongkong Disneyland Resort....
We'd enjoyed the charming
Disney attractions in the resort...
The park rides, the favorite Disney
character, and we'd take a picture!
Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto,
the Disney Princess, and the
rest of the gangs are all there to
complete the Disneyland
experience...
Disneyland is the best and
popular Resort destination of Asia,
and the best for families and
group of families to enjoy
Disney experience together......
...Flores de Mayo....
The month of May is the merriest and the
most beautiful month of the year. Filipinos are
celebrating Flores de Mayo. It is the season of
many colorful festivals, with the festival of the
Flores de Mayo, or Santa Cruzan, as the queen
of all fiestas.
This festival has since become part of Filipino
traditions identified with youth, love and romance.
Nine days of prayer (novena) in honor of the
Holy Cross precedes the Flores de Mayo or
Santa Cruzan.
A month-long festival in May ...in honor of the
Roman Catholic's Holy Mary, the Flores de Mayo
is a religious festival.
Many towns celebrate Flores de Mayo with
the community congregation in the afternoon to pray
the rosary, offer flowers to the Virgin Mary, and share
snacks to the children. Children and adults
wearing their Sunday best, sing, and dance to welcome
the rains that will water the new crops.
The last day of the festival is highlighted by pageant
called the Santa Cruzan where the town's loveliest ladies
are paraded in full sagala, and their pathways strewn with
native flowers.
The town folk choose their pretty young ladies to
represent the various character of the commemoration:
the "Accolades of our Lady ", Each one is dressed
in an exquisite, colorful gowns. Reyna Fe (Faith),
Reina Esperanza (Hope), Reina Caridad (Charity),
Reina Mora (Muslim), Reina Bonderada (Flag),
Reina Justicia (Justice), and etc.,walk with their consorts under
hand-carried bamboo arches decked with color themed
native flowers. The male members attending the Santa
Cruzan wear barong tagalog, the woman wear any Filipina
costumes.
As the pageant moves along the streets, devotes
holding it candles follows, and join in the rosary, novena
and songs of praise. Oftentimes, after the evening
mass, the town officials hosts a dinner party for the
celebrations.
...... Roses for you.....
Roses for you,
A beautiful roses for everything
for you, and that makes me stay
near you.
My special friend is like a rose,
that brings joy to my heart, that
makes me feel glad.
Sweet rose, it is just like you
fresh and beautiful, lovely and
charming, pretty and cute, a rose
just like you.
Roses kept closed to our heart,
a gifts from a friend that never perish,
a lovely roses that last forever in
in our heart.....
......Growing Old Together.....
Growing old is not fear, we should
enjoy our life and grow gracefully,
as long as you love each other, feel the
same when you're together.
Since time can't change, you can
help each other growing old together,
you still have the memories that you
can share each other.
Growing old together, love still
going strong, you showered with romance
and accepting who I am, I'm glad
you're mine.
The laughed that instantly forget
everything, help feels better for
ourselves, thorough refreshed for the
rest of the day.
Someday, we will tell them who
ever care when we're growing old
together.....
.......Health Watch.......
Some people living in the city, they don't
bother to know their garbage's or wastes like
plastic wrappers, cellophane, paper and other
items in the right place that often caused the
drainage problem in the city.
The lack of concern is commonly given to
a person who doesn't know what it means to
take care of himself or herself likewise with
his/her environment.
Furthermore, it is marked by lack of
attention or consideration or thoroughness in
short not being careful. This could also be
characterized by neglect and lack of concern.
A person lack of concern is not prudent
or wise since he/ she does not have the right
conscience and doesn't know what's right
from wrong.
It's really a big shame to have neighbors
like that who do not care about the cleanliness
of their environment. When the time comes that
heavy rain falls down, it will be their respective
household members who will supper most from several
ailments and one of them includes dengue fever and
leptospirosis together with other bacterial and fungal
infections.
Make it sure that you know where to throw
your garbage or waste. We should not allow
our environment to be messed up by any items.
And make sure that everything is clean.
That behavior can be a good sign to keep
our city clean and green that usually starts at home.
The parents should regularly remind their children
about all these stuffs.
It's not our City Government help solve
the problem in our environment. It's YOU, local
resident who should do something good in
return to our mother Earth......
.......S U N F L O W E R.......
I am a sunflower that stand and stay
close to the sun, without him I can't
stand alone that every one's head turn
to see me.
I'm a little yellow bright sunflower,
living more better beneath my friends.
I can laugh, I can sing, I can swing, and
shine the brightest of the others that stand
besides me.
I grow so strong, so bravely all alone. I have
faith and I have hope that you're searching.
I hope that you always remember this yellow
bright sunflower.
I'm just a growing sunflower and I have
that emotions that touches your heart,
I think I'll just smile and say,
I love you friends......
...Moral Principles about RH bill.....
In observance of Pro-life month, the head
of the Archdiocese has issued some guiding
moral principles to help the faithful discern why
the church is against Reproductive Health (RH)
Bill pending in congress.
The Archbishop enumerated the said moral
principles in his pastoral letter on the controversial
bill portions of which was printed and published.
The pastoral letter is entitled " Let the Church
Preach the Gospel, Let the Cross of Christ be
Implied of It's Power".
Respect should be given to the sacredness of
human life in all it's stages from natural conception
to natural death. The church teaches that from the
moment the ovum is fertilized fertilization, human
life starts, life is neither that of the father nor of
the mother. Right from fertilization the adventure
of human life begins.
Pope John Paul 11 explained it with greater clarity
when he said: "The judgment of conscience has an
imperative character; man must act in accordance with it.
It is the proximate norm of personal morality. The
authority of its voice and judgments from the truth
about moral good and evil The truth is indicated
by the "divine law", the universal and objective
norm of morality.
The Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, is not the
answer to the problem. Maternal and child health
care is presently among the functions of the
Department of Health (DOH). Hence improvement
of the services in this regard should be made, not
the passage of the RH bill....
......Laughter: Good Medicine......
"A merry heart does good, like medicine".
Humor is good medicine and can actually help
keep you in good health.
Laughter as inner jogging and it's good for
a person's cardiovascular system.
Comparing laughter to exercise, that when
a person laughs healthy several physical
benefits occur. There's temporary lowering
of blood pressure, a decreased rate of breathing,
and a reduction in muscle tension. It's said
that many people experience a "relaxed afterglow".
An enduring sense of humor, especially combined
with other inner resources such as faith and optimism,
appears to be a potent force for better health.
Christians, above all others, should benefit from
laughter because we have the greatest reason to
be joyful. Our faith is firmly rooted in God,
and not optimism is based on the assurance that
our lives are under His wise control.
Don't be afraid to enjoy a good laugh. It's
good medicine.
He who laughs, last.......
...C o c o n u t ...
Scientific Name: Cocos Nucifera
Coconut is not a nut but a fruit. Fresh coconut meat is rich in fat and carbohydrates, and contains moderate amounts of proteins.
Coconut is used in food products for many purposes. The most obvious use is for decorating cakes, pies, candies, salads, and deserts.
*The flavor and aroma of coconut can be compared with that of most fruits- cherry, pineapple, strawberry, raspberry, orange, peach, apricot, prune, raisins, and some vegetables. Sweet potatoes, pumpkins and standard flavor such as chocolates and vanilla.
In the Philippines, the coconut industry is considered a million dollar earner that provides livelihood to one third of the total population. As food, coconut is noted for its buko. It is often used for salad, halo halo, sweets and pastries.
Another popular product from coconut is the buko juice, also known as liquid endosperm. The juice is promoted as a water therapy to cure renal disorders, called bukolysis. It's the process of reducing or dissolving urinary stones of the urinary tract system using buko water from seven to nine month old coconut.
Out of the bud of the coconut trees inflorescence is a juice called coconut toddy or tuba. Toddy can be taken as fresh beverage, as an alcoholic drink (once fermented) and it could also be used in making vinegar, coconut sugar and as a source of yeast for making bread. But one good things about the fresh coco toddy is that it contains inosital, which can be used in treating cancer patients.
In Davao City, has producing coco sugar and coco honey from coco toddy. It is a sugar in the form of fructose which is said to be better health-wise than sucrose from sugar cane. Coconut sugar is derived from processing coconut sap, two gallons of which produced a kilo of the sugar.
*Coco products have low glycemic index, a measurement of blood sugar, thus good for diabetes and those having prostate problems. It has also glumatic acid, the same ingredient present in Viagra.
However, Copra- the dried coconut meal- is still coconuts main product. It has high oil content, as much as 64 percent. Coconut oil, which is the most readily digested among all the fats of general use in the entire world. Studies have shown that coconut oil retards aging. It also counter acts heart, colors, pancreatic and liver tumor inducers.
What is interesting is that coconut oil does not affect cholesterol levels of those who consume it. The main reason for this that coconut oil comprised primarily of a unique type of fat molecule known as medium chain fatty acid.
In recent years, the popularity of coconut oil boosted with the introduction of virgin coconut oil. It's developed the product in the country, is the oil that comes from the milk that is extracted from fresh coconut milk. Some studies have shown that can prevent sicknesses like skin problems, ulcer, arthritis, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stoke, immature aging, and degenerative diseases. Coconut oil is also used as a basic ingredient in some of the cosmetic soap products. Coconut oil is also used as a basic ingredient to make toothpaste for sensitive teeth. In addition, coconut oil can also be applied to skin, to treat minor irritations, like insect bites and sunburn.
*The coconut shells are also used to make the base of musical instrument such as the chinese ban hu and yea-hu.
The coconut shell can be also be carved out to make fashion accessories like necklaces, bangles, pendants, earrings, etc. Coconut shells is used to make buttons for their shirts, the fibrous husk of the coconut is used in a surprisingly large number to ways. Ropes and yarns aquarium filters, car seat covers, flower pots, sound proofing, much for plant growing, heat insulation, brushes, bristles, mattresses, door mats and matting rugs and carpets.....
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.......Mother's Day......
Sunday, May 8, 2011, will be an important
date for Moms with Mother's Day.
Whatever the date, the important thing is
that, countries all over the globe recognizing
the importance of giving tribute to mothers.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the
bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
How many times have we heard delinquent
children says, " Hindi niya ako matitiis in
seeking forgiveness from their moms?
.......MOTHER......
Mother is a special gifts from God,
She should be loved and cared so much,
that we could bear to live her gentle touch.
God made wonderful mother,
Her smile brightens our days,
who bring us into this world,
Her heart is pure as gold.
Thank you for your tender care
and warmth embrace,
we're so lucky to have you in our hearts,
"Our Thoughts and Prayers,
We Love You Very Much".
"Happy Mother's Day"
... Faith Can Heal People...
People who practice a faith have
less heart disease, lower blood pressure,
fewer strokes, less depression, faster recovery
from illness and may even live longer.
Faith means having strong beliefs system,
whether you're religious or not. Prayer can be
seen as a form of meditation and meditation
has a number of health benefits including
lowering blood pressure, optimism and social
support can be help people recover from severe
illness.
People who attended religious services were
more likely to quit smoking, become more
physically active, become less depressed, increase
social relationship and initiate and maintain
stable marriage.
Faith and Health may include spiritually
in your life, try attending religious services.
Your participation can be therapeutic if you
believe in it. Pray for understanding and
acceptance and think good thought, optimism
and cheerfulness can make a positive differences.
The mind plays a strong role in healing the
body and that faith can be powerful medicine......
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