Life must go on…
"Life must go
on… No turning back from the past yet learn to treasure good
memories. A dose of bitter lessons from my old mistakes will make me
stronger to face the world and life after this world… Oh! How I love
to live in order to die for God!:-)" - Kuya Anggo
Pinoys and Pinays
akong gustong ibahagi para sa ating lahat na mga PILIPINO. Simple pero
parang mahirap gawin ng karamihan sa atin.Hindi ito makukuha sa puro
daldalan lang or walang kabuluhang pagtatalo,kumilos tayo ngayon na.
Sa ibang bansa: Pag nagkasala ang Pinoy, pinarusahan siya ayon sa batas.
Sa PINAS: Pag nagkasala ang ang Pinoy,ayaw niyang maparusahan kasi sabi niya mali raw ang batas.
Sa ibang bansa: Pinag-aaralan muna ng Pinoy ang mga batas bago siya pumunta roon, kasi takot siyang magkamali.
Sa ibang bansa: Kahit gaano kataas ang bilihin at tax sa USA okey lang, katuwiran natin doble kayod na lang.
mahilig ka sa last day para magbayad ng tax minsan dinadaya mo pa o
kaya hindi ka nagbabayad. Rally ka kaagad kapag tumaas ang pasahe
at bilihin imbes na magsipag mas gusto natin ang nagkukwentuhan lang sa munisipyo o kahit sa alinmang tanggapan.
: Kapag nahuli kang nagkalat or nagtapon ng basura sa hindi tamang
lugar, magbabayad ka na 500 Singapore dollars. Sabi ng Pinoy,
okey lang kasi lumabag ako sa batas.
Kapag nagkamali ang Pinoy katulad nang ganito, Sabi ng Pinoy, ang lupit naman ni Bayani Fernando , mali naman ang pinaiiral niyang
batas eh akala mo kung sino. Ayun nag-rally na ang Pinoy, gustong patalsikin si Bayani Fernando kahit na alam niyang mali
siya.Mga igan, ilan pa lang iyan baka may iba pa kayong alam.
Bakit
ang PINOY, pwedeng maging "law abiding citizen sa ibang bansa ng walang
angal" pero sa sarili nating bayang PILIPINAS na sinasabi ninyong mahal
natin, eh hindi natin magawa, BAKIIITTTTT?????????
ETO PA, "Ang Pilipino NOON at NGAYON":
NGAYON: Ayaw ko ng kamote gusto ko French Fries (imported eh)
NGAYON: Ayaw ko niyan gusto kong kape sa
STARBUCKS (imported coffee 100 pesos per cup)
NGAYON: Gusto ko LEVI’S, WRANGLER, LEE (Tapos rally tayo "GMA tuta ng KANO ") Di ba tuta ka rin naman.
NGAYON: Gusto mo DOVE, HENO DE PRAVIA,IVORY, etc. may matching shampoo pa
NGAYON:
Naka-washing machine ka na plus ARIEL powder soap with matching DOWNY pa para mabango Alam ko mas marami pa ang alam ninyo tungkol dito,
pero mangilan-ngilan lang iyan para bigyan ng pansin.
My Fellow Filipinos,
was simple. Life was easy. My father was a farmer. My mother kept a
small sari-sari store where our neighbors bought sang-perang asin,
sang-perang
bagoong, sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at pahinging
isang butil na bawang. Our backyard had kamatis, kalabasa,
talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, and okra. Our silong had chicken. We had
a pig, dog & cat. And of course, we lived on the farm. During
rainy season, my father caught frogs at night which my mother made into
batute (stuffed frog), or just plain fried. During the day, he caught
hito and dalag from his
rice paddies, which he would usually
inihaw. During dry season, we relied on the chickens, vegetables,
bangus, tuyo, and tinapa. Every now and then, there was pork and beef
from the town market. Life was so peaceful,
so quiet, no electricity, no TV. Just the radio for Tia Dely, Roman
Rapido, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Tang-tarang-tang. And who can forget
Leila Benitez on Darigold Jamboree? On weekends, I played with my
neighbours (who were all my cousins). Tumbang-preso, taguan, piko,
luksong lubid, patintero, at iba pa. I don’t know about you, but I miss
those days.
These
days, we face the TV, Internet, e-mail, newspaper, magazine,grocery
catalog, or drive around. The peso is a staggering and incredible P47 to the $dollar. Most
people can’t have fun anymore. Life has become a battle. We live to
work. Work to live. Life is not easy. I was in Saudi Arabia in 1983. It was lonely, difficult, & scary.
It didn’t matter if you were a man or a woman. You were a target for
rape. The salary was cheap & the vacation far between. If the
boss didn’t want you to go on holiday, you didn’t. They
had your
passport. Oh, and the agency charged you almost 4months of your salary
(which, if you had to borrow on a "20% per month arrangement" meant
your first year’s
pay was all gone before you even earned it). The Philippines used to be one of the most important countries in Asia
. Before & during my college days, many students from neighboring
Asian countries like Malaysia , Indonesia , Japan and China went to
the Philippines to get their diplomas. Until 1972,like President
Macapagal, President Marcos was one of the most admired presidents of the world. The Peso had kept its value of P7
to the $dollar until I finished college. Today, the Philippines is famous as the "housemaid" capital of the world. It ranks very high as the "cheapest labor" capital of
the
world, too. We have maids in Hong Kong , laborers in Saudi Arabia ,
dancers in Japan ,migrants and TNTs in Australia and the US , and all
sorts of other "tricky" jobs in other parts of the globe. Quo Vadis,
Pinoy? Is that a wonder or a worry? Are you proud to be a Filipino, or
does it even matter anymore? When you see the Filipino flag
and hear the Pambansang Awit, do you feel a sense of pride or a sense of
defeat & uncertainty?
If only things could change for the better……. Hang on for this is a
job for Superman. Or whom do you call? Ghostbusters. Joke. Right?
I send you a joke, you send it to everyone in your address book even if
it kills the Internet. But when I send you a note on how to save
our country & ask you to forward it, what do you do?
want to help the maids in Hong Kong .. I want to help the laborers in
Saudi Arabia .. I want to help the dancers in Japan .. I want to help
the TNTs in America and Australia ..
please forward this e-mail to your friends. If you say you love the
Philippines , prove it. And if you don’t agree with me, say something
anyway. Indifference is a crime on its own.
Juan Delacruz
Nationality | Comment (1)Beyond Usual
Going straight… Living clean… Leading Now!
Yup, that’s right! That’s how simple it is to live "BEYOND USUAL"! Dare to be different from the world! Stand-up! Be extraordinary from your ordinary friends! Rise above the rest in your workplace! Mediocrity for you is history! Strive for what is good and right! Pray out loud without shame! Speak the Word without fear! Run the extra mile! Give a friend a pat at the back and invite him with you to Youth Reload! Pray for our pastors and leaders during meals! Surprise your parents with substantial change from within! All of these and more for what purpose? To declare God’s glory in our lives. To share Jesus Christ’s love to the lost ones. To give comfort to the hurting. To give sight to those who are blind. Hearing to those who cannot hear. Wisdom to those who cannot understand why we say Amen! Not for our own gain or fame but for the excellence of soul fishing…! That’s BEYOND USUAL!:-) Hehehe! Just my thoughts at dawn! Happy Reading!
Keep the Faith
Keep The Faith
"Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ."
The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his
new students to stand.
"You’re a Christian, aren’t you, son?"
"Yes sir," the student says.
"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God’s good, and I will Keep The
Faith."
"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."
"Are you good or evil?"
"The Bible says I’m evil."
The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!"
He considers for a moment.
"Here’s one for you. Let’s say there’s a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it.
Would you help them? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."
"So you’re good…!"
"I wouldn’t say that."
"But why not say that? You’d help a sick and maimed person if you could.
Most of us would if we could. But God doesn’t."
The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn’t,
does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he
prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"
The student remains silent.
"No, you can’t, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water
from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
"Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?"
"Er… Yes," the student says.
"Is Satan good?"
The student doesn’t hesitate on this one.
"No."
"Then where does Satan come from?"
The student falters.
"From… God…"
That’s right. God made Satan, didn’t he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"
"Yes, sir."
"Evil’s everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything correct?"
"Yes."
"So who created evil?"
Again, the student has no answer.
"Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness. All these terrible
things, do they exist in this world?"
The student squirms on his feet.
"Yes."
"So who created them?"
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question, "Who created them? "
There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in
front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.
"Tell me," he continues. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"
The student’s voice betrays him and cracks.
"Yes, professor. I do."
The old man stops pacing.
"Science says you have five senses you use to
identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"
"No sir. I’ve never seen Him."
"Then tell us if you’ve ever heard your Jesus?"
"No, sir. I have not."
"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus?
Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter."
"No, sir, I’m afraid I haven’t."
"Yet you still believe in him?"
"Yes."
"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol,
science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that son?"
"Nothing,"
the student replies.
"I only have my faith."
"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science
has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of his own.
"Professor, is there such thing as heat?"
"Yes," the professor replies. "There’s heat."
"And is there such a thing as cold?"
"Yes, son, there’s cold too."
"No sir, there isn’t."
The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room
suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.
"You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, white
heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don’t have anything called
‘cold’. We can hit 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we
can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold;
otherwise we would be able to go colder than - 458 degrees. You see, sir,
cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot
measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is
energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom,
sounding like a hammer.
"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"
"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation.
"What is night if it isn’t darkness?"
"You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence
of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright
light, flashing light… but if you have no light constantly you have
nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? That’s the meaning we use to
define the word. In reality, darkness isn’t. If it were, you would be
able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?"
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will
be a good semester.
"So what point are you making, young man?"
"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to
start with and so your conclusion must also be flawed."
The professor’s face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can
you explain how?"
"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You
argue that there is life and then there’s death; a good God and a bad
God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something
we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought. It uses
electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully
understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be
ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.
Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it. Now tell me,
professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"
"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."
"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes
where the argument is going. A very good semester indeed.
"Since no one has
ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove
that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your
opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.
"To continue the point you were making earlier, let
me give you an example of what I mean?"
The student looks around the room.
"Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor’s brain?"
The class breaks out into laughter.
"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor’s brain, felt the
professor’s brain, touched or smelt the professor’s brain? No one
appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of
empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir."
So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.
Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers.
"I guess you’ll have to take them on faith."
- Happy Reading!
God’s Unconditional Love! :)
"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from His love.
Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t.
Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of
hell can’t keep God’s love away."
- Romans 8:38
"What can we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?" - Romans 8:31
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