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The September 11 attacks (called September 11, September 11th or 9/11), were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets.The hijackers intentionally crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; both towers collapsed within two hours. Hijackers crashed a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. A fourth jet, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania before it could reach its intended target in Washington, D.C. after the passengers attempted to take control. Nearly 3,000 died in the attacks.



source: wikipedia

luoy pood intawn ning tigulangang iring!

bwahaha ! 

     

Some very beautiful Africans

Maecenas prostrating before the divine Augustus, Emperor of the Roman Empire.

The Cult of Imperial Divinity


The Imperial cult of ancient Rome identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority of the Roman State. The framework for Imperial cult was formulated during the early Principate of Augustus, and was rapidly established throughout the Empire and its provinces, with marked local variations in its reception and expression.

A deceased Emperor held worthy of the honour could be voted a state divinity (divus, plural divi) by the Senate and elevated as such in an act of apotheosis. The granting of apotheosis served religious, political and moral judgment on Imperial rulers and allowed living Emperors to associate themselves with a well-regarded lineage of Imperial divi from which unpopular or unworthy predecessors were excluded.

It was common for the people to worship the Imperial Office , and the Imperial Person as a living, breathing god.


Source: wiki

the Roman god of thunder and supreme deity, Jupiter.

Unlike most religions today, the Roman gods did not demand strong moral behavior. Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person’s behavior, but on perfectly accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image â€" usually a statue or relief in stone or bronze â€" and an altar or temple at which to offer the prayers and sacrifices.


http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/religion.html

Divine blessing

The objective of Roman worship was to gain the blessing of the gods and thereby gain prosperity for themselves, their families and communities.

Emperors understood the central importance of religion to the lives of the Romans and used it for their own ends. Augustus appointed himself as the chief priest â€" or Pontifex Maximus â€" and used the appearance of Halley’s Comet to claim that he was, himself, the son of a god.

In Latin, “religio” means “something that binds.” For Romans, religion was a force that bound families together, bound subjects to their ruler and bound men to the gods.

Private and public

Roman religion was divided into two. Spirits watched over people, families and households, and the paterfamilias was in charge of the household worship that honored them.

Romans also had a set of public gods, such as Jupiter and Mars. State worship was much more formal: colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself.

Collegium pontificum

The collegium pontificum had four branches. The pontifices were by far the most important priests and controlled state religion. During the time of Julius Caesar, there were 16 of these priests, half of which were patrician, with the other half plebeian.

The pontifices determined festival dates, assisted the emperor in his religious duties, and determined which days were legal for conducting business. They were headed by the pontifex maximus (chief priest) who, from Augustus onwards, was always the emperor.

Roman priests

The two most important colleges for priests were the augures and the collegium pontificum. Augures were priests who had been elected for life. Only they had the authority to read and interpret signs from the gods.

Although they could not predict the future, augures would discover whether the gods were happy with a particular plan, such as a battle. To do this, they would watch natural phenomena, such as lightning or birds in flight. Specialists (called haruspices) were also employed to read the entrails of sacrificed animals.

Public worship

The public side of religion was more organized and more formal than the private. At home, the paterfamilias â€" head of the family â€" performed religious rituals for the household. Beyond the home, gods were worshipped by the state, which employed colleges of highly trained priests and priestesses.

Quid pro quo

Requests and prayers were presented to gods as a trade: if the god did what was requested (the nuncupatio), then the worshipper promised to do a particular thing in return (the solutio). This trade was binding. To persuade the gods to favor the requests, a worshipper might make offerings of food or wine, or would carry out a ritual sacrifice of an animal before eating it.

The Romans believed that their gods or spirits were actively involved in their daily lives. As a result, sacred meals were held in their name during certain religious festivals. It was believed that the god actually took part in the meal: a place was set for him at the table, invitations were issued in his name, and a portion of the food served was set aside for him to enjoy.

Roman worship was divided into the public and the private. Families would honor their household spirits while Rome had colleges of official priests to ensure that its actions met with divine approval.

Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person’s behavior, but on accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image â€" usually a statue or relief in stone or bronze â€" and an altar or temple at which to offer prayers and sacrifices.

During the course of the break up with her (Anna), she was so vindictive that during my birthday party (2 weeks after our break up) she brought her new 'bf' with her. I could not help but smirk at how pathetic she was in trying to make me jealous. For a bit it did work. But in the end, i did not let that get the best of me, especially on my birthday. So, what did I do?

My friends and I downed two bottles of Jose Cuervo while karaoking to some good, funny songs. Ah, that's one way of getting rid of a pesky head-ache, right?

During my 1st year of medicine, i dated a girl who i liked. After 5 months of going steady with her, it was apparent that dili man diay kami mo match. I broke up with her when she began to distract me from my studies, pero ang problema kai ahong amigo, iyaha pod. During the break up process, she was successful in turning some of my friends against me. In the end, her true colors came out. A lying and vindictive woman who scorned me because of splitting with her.

Tinuod gayod ang saying, "in the end, one's true colors come out..."

There is nothing scarier than a woman's scorn...

Before I went to medical school, I was dating a beautiful lady for several months. Maria was her name. Guwapa kaayo to siya buutan pod. I really wanted to keep in contact with her , but when I told her that I would be moving out of state for medicine, ning change siya, became more distant.

When I started 1st day of 1st year medicine proper (August 2008), she called me and our conversation ended up her asking me if i would be alright with just being 'friends' kono. I did not react negatively, ning katawa ra pod ko, and comforted her lang. Pero ang tinuod -- gi sakitan ahong kasingkasing.

She really was a good girl, and i was developing feelings of love for her during the last months with her. Haay, to this day we are still friends pero ma uwaw na ko mo tawag niya. I really did like her.

Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart

This is very unfortunate. RIP.

Normally I can stand stress , and most of what life throws at me, but the thing that can reduce me to tears is the pain of a broken heart.   

Hey Ray,

Thanks for remembering us here, we all missed you and your posts here! Asa man diay ka based karon, Ray?

Patrick Swayze - She's like the wind

nice!

Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes

Top Gun Take My Breath Away by The Beat Street Band [With Lyrics]

Hear my voice when I call, O LORD; be merciful to me and answer me. ... Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior. Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

    Psalm 27:7,9-10

But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.


   1 Peter 3:15

"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."

    -Luke 6:27-28

Please share your heart-break stories here with all of us.

Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the winter on the ground
I wake up lonely,there's air of silence
In the bedroom and all around

Touch me now, I close my eyes
And dream away...

It must have been love, but it's over now
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow
It must have been love, but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out

Make believing we're together
That I'm sheltered by your heart
But in and outside I turn to water
Like a teardrop in your palm

And it's a hard winter's day
I dream away...

It must have been love, but it's over now
It was all that I wanted, now I'm living without
It must have been love, but it's over now
It's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows

It must have been love, but it's over now
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow
It must have been love, but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out

It must have been love, but it's over now
It was all that I wanted, now I'm living without
It must have been love, but it's over now
It's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows.

 



It Must Have Been Love by Roxette [Lyrics]

I'm feeling down on the dumps today. Ah, I hope it gets better.

wow...

Beautiful Chinese model in Hainan's beach... 

Tropical kaayo diay ning Hainan...

Hainan Island of Southeastern China

Rice Terraces of Fujian, China

duol ra kaayo ang probinsya sa fujian sa pilipinas.

Quote from: jorgeanna on September 09, 2011, 01:07:48 PM
too bad i only know very few chinese words .. its just too difficult to learn this language

i only know very little pod, anna, i can pick up some cantonese words and some hakka pero i do not understand mandarin gayod. the only reason why i know some cantonese kai when bata pa mi, lola nating would always sing cantonese songs to make us go to bed. hilig kaayo kadto si lola mo mix cantonese with bisaya. hehehe! bata pa ko, mo bisita to si mayor pablo "pabling" lim of valencia sa among balay. they used to 'chit-chat' in cantonese.

lisod bitaw ilang language. ma sakit ahong ulo when trying to read the calligraphy.

the peaks of Tailao Mountain within the Ningde Geopark in southeast China's Fujian Province

anna, ngi kon hak ga wa?

Quote from: jorgeanna on September 09, 2011, 12:23:07 PM

Tianluokeng Group Earth Buildings, Shangban Village, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County, Zhangzhou, Fujian


inside the earth building


posing inside the century old earth building

o wow! these are the 'mini cities' they talked about. one of these earth buildings were home to one family clan kono. kuyaw'a kaayo! its good to see that these buildings have survived the test of time.

Quote from: jorgeanna on September 09, 2011, 11:22:29 AM
went to this place last year and daku na gyud og improvement.. sa Ningde, Fujian pud ni cya which is dool sa capital sa Fujian Province and medyo layo2x ko.. beautiful place but mas mu-prefer ko og seaside...

Anna,

naka sud ka sa bridge? Ingon kono sila nga the bridge is almost 400 years old. dugay pod ang drive from ningde to the coastline?

naka basa bitaw ko nga ning bisita si PNOY dinha; iyang lolo ay inchik pero HAKKA. ang inchik nga ning settle sa ILOCOS region ay taga Fujian State. ilang entry port sa una ay sa Manila og sa Batanes Islands.

maka lingaw imong testimony, anna. all i know is that lolo Mariano (Tan Ngai He) used to do business with his relatives dinha sa Fujian og sa Guangdong before he left for the Philippines in 1903. kahibalo ko nga daghan kono mi nga paryente dinha sa Fujian. ang mama sa ahong great grandfather taga Fujian pero ang papa sa ahong great grandfather, taga Guangdong to siya.

My great-great grandfather was of the TAN family clan, which is from Guangdong. My great great grandmother was of the LIN family clan, who are from Fujian.
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These pictures you shared with me are amazing!! That is my great-great grandmother's home province!! 

The Reforms



In 356 BC, with the support of Duke Xiao of Qin, Shang Yang enacted a series of reforms in the state. The content of the reforms include: creating the household register system to enhance management; implementing criminal responsibility sharing system; making the harboring of a criminal a crime as severe as surrendering to the enemy; awarding military exploits; imposing an outright ban on private wars; depriving nobles of hereditary privileges; awarding farming and weaving; promoting county system; abolishing the nine-square land system; opening crisscross footpaths between fields; allowing land trade; encouraging breaking up large family clans; taxing according to the numbers of household and people; unifying the system of weights and measures.

Shang Yang - An Important Statesman during the Warring States Period



Shang Yang (商éž...; born Wei Yang, b.390 BC-d. 338 BC) was an important statesman of Qin in the Warring States Period of ancient China. With the support of Duke Xiao of Qin Yang enacted numerous reforms (in accordance with his legalist philosophy recorded in The Book of Lord Shang) in the state of Qin that helped to change Qin from a peripheral state into a militarily powerful and strongly centralized kingdom, changing the administration by emphasizing meritocracy and devolving power from the nobility.

Towards the end of the Warring States Period, the State of Qin became disproportionately powerful compared to the other six states. As a result, the policies of the six states became overwhelmingly oriented towards dealing with the Qin threat, with two opposing schools of thought: Hezong ; and Lianheng. There were some initial successes in Hezong, though it eventually broke down. Qin repeatedly exploited the Lianheng strategy to defeat the states one by one. During this period, many philosophers and tacticians travelled around the states recommending the rulers to put their respective ideas into use. These "lobbyists" were famous for their tact and intellect, and were collectively known as Zonghengjia, taking its name from the two main schools of thought.

In 316 BC, Qin conquers the Shu area. In 230 BC, Qin conquers Han. In 225 BC, Qin conquers Wei. In 223 BC, Qin conquers Chu . In 222 BC, Qin conquers Yan and Zhao. In 221 BC, Qin conquers Qi, completing the unification of China , and ushering in the Qin Dynasty.

In 341 BC, Wei attacked Han, and Qi interfered again. The two generals from the previous Battle of Guiling met again, and due to the brilliant strategy of Sun Bin, Wei was again decisively defeated at the Battle of Maling.

The situation for Wei took an even worse turn when Qin, taking advantage of Wei series of defeats by Qi, attacked Wei in 340 BC under the advice of famous Qin reformer Shang Yang. Wei was devastatingly defeated and was forced to cede a large portion of its territory to achieve a truce. This left their capital Anyi vulnerable, so Wei was also forced to move their capital to Daliang.

After these series of events, Wei became severely weakened, and the Qi and Qin became two of the dominant states in China .

In 334 BC , the rulers of Wei and Qi agreed to recognize each other as Kings, formalizing the independence of the states and the powerlessness of the Zhou throne since the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty . The King of Wei and the King of Qi joined the ranks of the King of Chu , whose predecessors had been Kings since the Spring and Autumn Period . From this point on, all the other states eventually declare their Kingship, signifying the beginning of the end of the Zhou Dynasty.

In 403 BC, the three major families of Jin, with the approval of the Zhou king, partition Jin into three states: the State of Han , the State of Zhao , and the State of Wei . The three family heads were given the title of Marquess. The State of Jin continued to exist with a tiny piece of territory until 376 BC when the rest of the territory was partitioned by the Three Jins.

In 371 BC, Marquess Wu of Wei passed away without specifying a successor, causing Wei to fall into an internal war of succession. After three years of civil war, Zhao and Han, sensing an opportunity, invaded Wei. On the verge of conquering Wei, the leaders of Zhao and Han fell into disagreement on what to do with Wei and both armies mysteriously retreated. As a result, King Hui of Wei was able to ascend onto the throne of Wei.

In 354 BC, King Hui of Wei initiated a large scale attack at Zhao. By 353 BC , Zhao was losing badly, and one of their major cities--Handan, a city that will eventually become Zhao's capital--was being besieged. As a result, the neighbouring State of Qi decided to help Zhao. The strategy Qi used, suggested by the famous tactician Sun Bin, who at the time was the Qi army advisor, was to attack Wei's territory while the main Wei army is busy sieging Zhao, forcing Wei to retreat. The strategy was a success; the Wei army hastily retreated, and encountered the Qi midway, culminating into the Battle of Guiling where Wei was decisively defeated. The event spawned the famous phrase " 围魏æ•'èµµ ", meaning attacking Wei to save Zhao.

Warring States Period (403 BC â€" 221 BC)

The Warring States Period takes place from sometime in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by Qin in 221 BC. The date for the beginning of the Warring States Period is somewhat in dispute. While it is frequently cited as 475 BC, following the Spring and Autumn Period, 403 BC, the date of the tripartition of the State of Jin, is also sometimes considered as the beginning of the period. It is nominally considered to be the second part of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, following the Spring and Autumn Period. Like the Spring and Autumn Period, the king of Zhou acted merely as a figurehead.

The Warring States Period, in contrast to the Spring and Autumn Period, was a period when regional warlords annexed smaller states around them and consolidated their rule. The process began in the Spring and Autumn Period, and by the 3rd century BC, seven major states had risen to prominence. These Seven Warring States, were the Qi, the Chu, the Yan, the Han, the Zhao, the Wei and the Qin.

The proliferation of iron working in China was seen by the Warring States Period, replacing bronze as the dominant metal used in warfare. Areas such as Shu and Yue were also brought into the Chinese cultural sphere during this time. Walls built by the states to keep out northern nomadic tribes and each other were the precursors of the Great Wall of China. Different philosophies developed into the Hundred Schools of Thought, including Confucianism (elaborated by Mencius), Taoism (elaborated by Zhuang Zi), Legalism (formulated by Han Feizi) and Mohism (formulated by Mozi). Military tactics also changed. Unlike the Spring and Autumn Period, most armies in the Warring States Period made combined use of infantry and cavalry, and the use of chariots gradually fell into disfavor.This was also around the time legendary military strategist Sun Wu  wrote The Art of War  which is recognized today as the most influential, and oldest known military strategy guide.

Qin Shi Huangdi, First Chinese Emperor


A ruler from the western state of Qin united and subjugated the Warring States and formed China in 221 B.C. He declared himself the first emperor of China and named himself Shi Huangdi (meaning First Emperor).

The Emperor standardized Chinese writing, bureaucracy, scholarship, law, currency, weights and measures. He expanded the Chinese empire, built a capital in Xian, a system of roads, and massive fortifications and palaces.

The period of the Warring States (Zhanguo or Chan-Kuo) refers to the era of about 475 BCE to 221 BCE. It commenced at a time of when the numerous petty city-state kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn period had been consolidated into seven major contenders and a few minor enclaves.

There was a larger state of Jin which broke up into the states of Han, Wu and Zhao. There also was to the south the state of Chu and to the east the states of Qi and Yan. These states, Han, Wu, Zhao, Chu, Qi and Yan, were thought to be the six major contenders for domination. As it turned out it was the state of Qin in the west that emerged victorious. Qin was not only not initially considered one of the contenders, it was not even considered fully Chinese. It had barbarian roots.

Advances in military technology gave superiority to larger states with the resources to take advantage of the newer technology. Part of this technology was the casting of individual weapons which allowed the arming of foot soldiers. In previous eras the fighting was done by aristocrats in chariots. Chariots were not produced on a mass production basis so participation in the battles was limited to a small proportion of the population, the ruling elite of the city-states. But with the development of the casting of individual weapons there was a marked advantage to states with the economic resources to produce the weapons and the population to provide large armies to use these weapons.

This military technology made the consolidation of smaller states into larger states an inevitability.

The Warring States period is usually interpreted as a time of endless brutal wars that came as a result of friction among the seven states and that this unfortunate state of affairs could end only with one state bringing all into one empire. This interpretation is probably propaganda for the "One China" policy. First of all the Warring States period was not so bleak. It was a time of great intellectual ferment. The Confucian philosophers Mencius and Hsun-tzu taught and wrote during the period. Administrative systems were developed for territorial states to replace the methods that worked only for relatively small city states. The wars that occured were not generally ones due to diplomatic or territorial frictions among the seven states but instead were wars stemming from one state attempting to conquer and control all of the states. In other words, the formation of the empire came not as a result of anarchy but as a result of greed and drive for power. The wasteful and bloody conquest of the separate states was justified as an unfortunate necessity to end the era of anarchy, but the wars were primarily those of empire-building.

The kingdom of Qin of the northwest finally conquered the southeastern kingdom of Chu in 223 BCE. The last opponents were conquered two years later in 221 BCE, thus creating the Empire of Qin (China).


http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/warringstates.htm

Hakka People

People who live in Fujian are Hakka-speaking people. Vestiges of the old Tang Imperial Dynasty.

Yongqing Bridge in Fujian Province, CHINA.

Hundreds of years old...

Quote from: jorgeanna on September 09, 2011, 08:09:56 AM
Lorenz, the pictures here are located kung asa ko naka-base karon which is Zhangzhou .... kanang first pic mao na gitawag nila og Earth Buildings, which is 3 hours away sa city proper. i visited this place 2 years ago but sadly because of the booming tourism industry sa aning dapita, there were changes made ...  luckily also, i was also able to see earth buildings nga centuries old and no changes were made ....

jiulong river is so near the school where i work. this is where we usually have our bbq party ...

gusto gayod ko mo bisita sa china pohon. gusto ko mo bisita sa fujian og guangdong (pronounced: kwang tong) kai mao man na ang ancestral link nako sa ahong inchik side.

Anna,

Kuyaw kaayo kai duol ra man diay ka ani! Ning post ko ani kai si Lolo Mariano (ang papa sa ahong maternal lola) taga Guangdong to siya pero ning bisita siya sa Fujian kalingaw sa una. Ahong Lola Nating (mama sa ahong mommy) ning bisita pod siya sa Fujian sa bata pa siya. My great-grandfather used to take my grandmother and her sisters and brothers with him when they visited Guangdong and some of our distant relatives who are living in Fujian.

Ang mga INCHIK sa Pilipinas, the ones that migrated to Pilipinas during the early 20th century og sa mid-20th century, they are from southern China. Ilang dialect ay: HAKKA (dialect sa Fujian) og CANTONESE (dialect sa Guangdong).

Naka hinomdom ko kai ahong lola nating ni ingon to siya "dili ko gusto mo poyo sa tsayna kai og mamatay ka, i-lubung ang tawo sa bukid!" bwahahaha. mao na ning balik si lola sa bohol, philippines.

addendum: daghan kono mga graves sa fujian og sa guangdong sa side of the mountains kono. ancient chinese practice kono to, ingon si lola namo.

Dunhuang (敦ç...Œ) is a city in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. It is sited in an oasis. It has a population of 100,000. The Crescent Lake (also called Yueyaquan, 月牙泉) is within the Sand-Mountain. This lake is apparently an oasis surrounded by the highly sandy area composed of high dunes. The Mingsha Shan is so named for the sound of the wind whipping off the dunes. The area is very popular with tourists, the great majority of them Chinese. A street lined with souvenir stalls leads up to the entrance to the complex. Most tourists ride camels, organized by the complex operators, to reach the sand dunes. Typically the camels are guided by a local camel guide, who include both women and men. At the dunes, a popular activity for tourists is to ride sleds down the sand slopes, much like snow-sledding during winter in temperate zones. Along the side of the Crescent Lake is a pagoda in traditional Han Chinese architecture.

The house, which has been under construction for six years, is decorated with 400 millions of ancient porcelain flakes, ancient bowls, dishes and vases, inlaid everywhere in the architecture.
The house opened to visitors on Monday, September 3, 2007 and his owner, businessman Zhang Lianzhi reportedly spent US$65 million on decorating the building with his wares collected over the past two decades.

Jiulong River, Fujian, CHINA

Beautiful China...

Rural Fujian...

FUJIAN is a province on the southeast coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. The name Fujian came from the combination of Fuzhou and Jianzhou (a former name for Jian'ou) two cities in Fujian, during the Tang Dynasty. With a Han majority, it is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse provinces in China.

The Provincial population is: 36 Million. 

Quote from: chicogon on September 03, 2011, 11:38:07 AM
3 TB (Taga Balingsya) musketeers? 

bwahahaha. i wonder who these three are.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 07, 2011, 05:30:08 PM



Klarex kinsay tag-iya ani...

maldito ning iro'a da!

bwahahahahaha!