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A village near Qingyuan, Guangdong Province.

This was my great-grandfather's hometown.

The Danxia Mountains of Guangdong Province...

A view of rural Guangdong's rice fields.

GUANGDONG / KWANGTONG





Guangdong Province, located in southeast China, occupies a land area of 178,000 sq km. Its islands add a further 1,600 sq km. To the south it meets the warm waters of the South China Sea along a coastline of 3,368 km. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the center of this low latitude province where the Pearl River, 2,122 km long, meets the sea. The fertile Pearl River Delta is rich in fish and rice.

Population: 104,303,132

The Guangzhou Tower in Guangzhou City, of Guangdong Province...

The heart of CANTON...

This is where my lolo is from.

 "Simple people talk about other people.
             Average people talk about things.
             Wise people talk about ideas."

Air1 - Brandon Heath "The Light In Me" LIVE

August 29th Chinese boy Christian met his long-lost birth parents in Beijing. As one of the75,000 Chinese orphans adopted overseas, Christian is one of the few lucky ones that found out about the truth of his life. However, his tortuous experience of finding home is thought provoking, how many children have the same experiences as him? When it was still possible to find their lost love ones, they were sent to overseas for adoption.

Christian told his foster mother Julia he wanted to return to China, that’s when Julia realized that the 17-year-old Christian’s troubled mind cannot be resolved with “love” alone.

In Easton, Maryland, United Sates, 17-year-old Christian is a good lacrosse player, he is explosive, coordinated and with a friendly personality he has many good buddies. We all agree that he is a typical American boy. But this special boy, who dreams to become a member of U.S. Navy Seals someday, living in the white majority city, his yellow skin is still very conspicuous.

This abandoned child coming from far away China, in the afternoon without lacrosse, he thinks about his vague memory of his own life experience. Eight years have passed by those fragmented memories of China still haunt him, including “Jia Cheng” (家成) â€" which is a common name Chinese parents name a boy.

“He conquered my heart that day”

Compare to Christian, mother Julia’s memory is more clear and also from an earlier time. The summer of 2000, at the U.S. Agency for International Adoption Association community coordinator Julia Norris is working as a volunteer in Luoyang Children Welfare Center in Henan Province. One day, she took 30 orphans to the zoo, Christian was one of them.

“He conquered my heart that day, especially his smile in the end.” Even nine years later, Julia still cannot forget the moment she met her son. At that time, Christian has a pleasant Chinese name â€" “Jia Cheng”.

Luoyang orphanage’s staff member told Julia, Jia Cheng who was abandoned because both of his parents are dead. But this is not how Christian remembered. This boy still vaguely remember, he used to live in a small village, father is a farmer, loves him very much. But he does not know for what reason, one day his father sent him to a family of a couple in the city. He says the couple is his stepfather and stepmother. Stepfather once beat him with shoe and belt. He often thinks of ways to escape to his home of the countryside.

Memory is like an erased tape with blanks in the middle. Christian does not remember how he ended up in Luoyang, Henan province alone.

In regards to this mystery, Julia obtained the following information from the welfare center. In 1998, 7-year-old Jia Cheng was found by the police under a bridge in Luoyang. Because the police were unclear about where Jia Cheng was coming from and how he got there, they send him to the children’s welfare center.

April 2001, Julia returned to China, adopted this unforgettable child and became a single mother.

In Luoyang Children’s Welfare Institute, number of foreign adoptions each year is more than 50 people. Following the Chinese legal adoption procedures, Julia has been issued the certificate of abandonment by the Luoyang Children’s Welfare Institute. The certificate reads:

Dang Ziyang (å...šå­æ¨), Male, born on August 6, 1994, was found abandoned in Luoyang City, Henan province, West Central Plains Road on February 27th, 1999. On the same day, Luoyang City public Security Bureau delivered him to our Institute (Luoyang Children’s Welfare Institute).

About the name, the official record has the name Dang Ziyang. That is because it is a common practice of all children’s welfare homes to give children the surname “Dang” (å...š which means “party”, the communist party that is). However the orphanage staffs have been calling him “Jia Cheng”, it’s a name since his birth. As for the date of birth, the record has August 6th, 1994. But when Julia first asked about adoption, the welfare staff told her he was born on June 1st, 1992.

After handling a not so complex adoption procedure and paid 3,300 dollars, Julia brought Jia Cheng back to Maryland. As a devout Christian, Julia changed Jia Cheng’s name to Christian.

International adoption of orphans in China began in the 1990s when China was seriously pushing its “family planning” policy (the policy which only allows one child per family). Among them mostly are healthy girls, the phenomenon of abandoning babies in China began to attract more international concerns. In 1992, China implemented the “Adoption Law”, which opens the door for adoption of Chinese orphans to foreigners. Same year there were 252 adoption cases, in 1995 there were almost 30,000 cases and continued to grow. In 2005 total adoption cases reached 15,000. Now there are about 60,000 adopted Chinese orphans living in Norton America, about 15,000 in Europe.

The United States has the most adopted Chinese orphans in the world. In 2005 U.S. citizens successfully adopted 7,906 Chinese children. In 2007 China implemented the new adoption law, this number dropped to 3,909 in 2008.

In a distant country, Lucky Christian rediscovered the warmth and love of a family. He is living an American kid’s life: fishing, surfing, Halloween party, and long after, Julia also adopted a little girl from China to be his sister. As time passes by, Christian speaks a fluent American English and gradually forgets his Chinese.

“Was I abandoned?

“Was I abandoned, or my parents carelessly lost me?”

For a long time, Christian was troubled by the mystery of his life. He said “It is so bad to feel this way.”

He knew nothing about how he got to the bridge in Luoyang. In his mind he only remembered a bus and a man gave him money and food. That man could be his stepfather or could be a stranger, he could not be sure.

Julia said, according to the police records at the time, Christian was frightened and could not tell accurate information. As the coordinator of the association of international adoption, she believes that the police have the responsibility to wait till Jia Cheng to calm down and then conduct investigation. But apparently the Chinese police did not do so, directly sent him to the orphanage.

According to Julia, Children’s welfare center following the rule, made public notices on the local newspaper in Luoyang city, but for this child with an apparent foreign accent, a local newspaper notice obviously was hardly effective. Finally, after what appears to be in line with the regulations, Jia Cheng was “legally” adopted.

Over the years, when Christian recalled his childhood little by little, Julia would always record them. Until April this year, after he was adopted for eight years, Christian told Julia like a serious adult, “I want to find my biological parents.” Julia decided to help him to achieve his wish.

42-year-old Julia had good experiences in finding people. The experience at Association of International Adoption gave her understanding of the adoption business. She also served as a private detective for 10 years in the well-known U.S. television show “America’s Most Wanted”.

She found the Chinese website “Baby Come Home” through internet searches and sent an email to them. “Baby Come Home” was founded in 2007 by Zhang Baoyan (张宝艳), a woman from Jilin, the first Chinese website dedicated to find missing children. Zhang had an experience of losing her son for just a few hours allowed her to fully understand the immense suffering of family separation.

How many Chinese children are lost, abducted? It is currently uncertain. However fighters against child abduction and trafficking claim that the number may run into millions. Having witnessed the tragedy of many separated families, Zhang Baoyan founded the website to bring missing children home. There are now more than 3,000 registered families and nearly ten thousand volunteers.

Julia received a reply from Zhang Baoyan very soon. Zhang expressed their willingness to mobilize volunteers to help Christian’s search.

“We found your biological parents”

During the 8 years, Christian had gradually recalled his childhood, he remembered a village called “Dong Jia Gou” (è'£å®¶æ²Ÿ), as well as his step-parents’ names, the man is named Jing Gaokuan, woman is named Shao Julian. They are doctors, they own a clinic. The woman delivered many babies. He also remembered the couple already has a child, but obviously there were something wrong with him.

In Christian’s memory, his home in the rural area, there are yaks. He has been sleeping in the same heatable adobe sleeping platform. His father was a farmer, and loved him very much. Once his father was backing up a tractor and hit him accidently, his father held him tightly in his arms, eyes filled with tears.

Julia’s letter also provided more details about Christian, for example he likes vinegar, likes to eat potatoes with vinegar, and does not refuse to eat raw garlic.

Based on these sporadic information, “Baby Come Home” Volunteers (with their aliases) "Beijing one rice sunshine", "Shandong silently", "Milan how to", "Guangzhou Huadu pocket Mother" and "Beijing lawyer" began the searches.

First they searched the web. Based on the parents’ names provided by Christian, volunteers searched and analyzed repeatedly, actually found a person named Shao Julian (é,µèŠèŽ²), once published a paper in a medical journal with a co-author. The co-author’s name is Jin Gaoke (靳高ç§'), which the pronunciation is very similar to Jin Gaokuan.

In the end, volunteers targeted a couple, both doctors at the hospital of Ningxia province, Longde County. There is indeed a village called “Dong Jia Gou” nearby. Ningxia province also has the custom of eating vinegar and garlic, and in rural areas, people still use the heatable adobe sleeping platform.

“One Rice Sunshine” soon found Jin Gaoke’s phone number, but unexpectedly, when she called to ask whether there has been a child missing, Jun hung up the phone immediately.

After several twists and turns, “One Rice Sunshine” and the Ningxia local volunteers contacted Jin’s colleagues in the hospital. They found out Jin indeed lost his son, this news gave volunteers more confidence. Since Jin is not answering his phone, volunteers patiently sent him text messages one after another, and told him the whole story. Finally after gaining Jin’s trust, “One Rice Sunshine” had a talk with Jin.

This couple lost a boy a few years ago, the child’s age and experiences etc. are all very similar to Christian’s. In Christian’s memory, he was born in the country side, and sent to some doctors’ home in the city for foster care. But the real fact is Jia Cheng was born on December 1st, 1991, the step-parents he remembered was actually his birth parents. After Jia Cheng was born, he was sent to the country side to live with his grandmother and uncle (the father in his memory). After awhile, when he was 5, 6 years old, he was sent back to his birth parents to prepare to go to school, until he got lost accidentally on a trip. Jin told the volunteers, in these 11 years, he always feels guilty because he lost the child. To the 70-year-old grandma it was like “tearing her guts out”.

Jin said his son has a hidden scar, was a candle burn mark. Julia confirmed Christian has a scar like this on his leg. After obtaining the information, volunteers initially identified the couple to be very likely Christian’s birth parents.

“I think we have found Christian’s loved ones.” On May 30th, 2009, when Julian read the letter from the Chinese Volunteers she was ecstatic.

The letter from Jin explained how the child ended up in Luoyang. He said the family did not abandon Jia Cheng. In 1998 Ching Ming Festival, he brought Jia Cheng to the country side to his accentors’ graves. When passing through a farmers market. He left his son on a bus and went to shop for some food. 5 minutes later when he went back the bus was already disappeared.

Jin told the volunteers, he and his family exhausted all surrounding provinces and cities but did not find his son. The search went on for one to two years. At the same time, Jia Cheng appeared in Luoyang which was thousands of miles away from Ningxia Longde. He recalled the man who gave him food and money, but till today we do not know who that person was.

“Basically, I believed these explanations.” Julia went upstairs and woke up Christian.

“We have found your birth parents.” When Julia told Christian the news, mother and son both cried.

“Should not let such tragedy happen again”

August 29th, 2009 all efforts have become a reality. Under the facilitation of “Baby Come Home”, Julia came to Beijing with Christian.

11 years of parting led Christian with mixed feelings, he was excited yet and nervous with anxiety. Looking for birth parents was his idea. However, he was also worried, can they live in harmony? Are the birth parents telling the truth? Was it abandonment or just a careless mistake? Did they fabricate the story because of his appearance? He said “After having gone through all this, it is difficult for me to trust them.”

At this point, husband and wife, Jin Gaoke, Shao Julian as well as the uncle Jin Xiaowang â€" which is the father in Christian’s memory and the grandmother all came to Beijing.

Jin Gaoke felt extremely guilty for the terrible mistakes. He said because of the “Family Planning” policy, in order not to get punished by the government, he sent Jia Cheng to the country side with his brother Jin Xiaowang who gave Jia Cheng the fatherly love. When Xiaowang found out his brother lost Jin Cheng, he went to the city and gave Jin Gaoke a severe beating. Bothers never talked to each other again till this day.

9 am in the morning at Gloria Grand Hotel in Beijing.

Julia, her sister and brother took Christian into the lobby. After looking at their son for only one second, Jin Gaoke and Shao Julian threw themselves forward and burst into tears. “My son! Finally we found you!” Grandmother and uncle were also crying. Jin Gaoke even surprisingly kneeled in front of his son and asking for forgiveness. Everyone in the room was all in tears, the only sound in the room is the sound of camera shuttering and sobbing.

But Christian’s face was expressionless. When Jin Gaoke attempted to pet his head, he was almost running away in disgust, the situation was a little awkward.

“The Child had too much to bear.” one volunteer said. This is such a miraculous story which brought out more than 10 media from U.S. like NBC and Los Angeles Times. But at this moment, no media was going to disturb the reunion. They all went outside and shut the door.

No one knew what they talked about alone in the room. When they came out, Julia told the reporter, Christian already believed Jin Gaoke’s explanations and he now believes it was a careless mistake. “He has already hugged his birth parents.”

In the crowd, the saddest person was the uncle â€" Jia Xiaowan. This dark skinned simple farmer had deep feelings for Jia Cheng. He still remembers Jia Cheng calling him “dad”. After Jia Cheng was missing, Jin Xiaowang relied on drinking to ease his pain. He was emotional and said “Jia Cheng grew big. He has hairy legs just like an American.”

“I just don’t know why he can’t even speak any Chinese anymore.” Jin Gaoke said, “I hope he can forgive our mistakes.”

“Such tragedy should not happen again. In the case of parents are still around, lost children were adopted, such thing should not happen again.” Julia said. Now her youngest daughter often asks her “Mom, can I find my birth parents?” Julia cannot give her any promises because her daughter was found right after she was born.

Statistics show that now there are about 75,000 Chinese children have been adopted overseas. They can go back to China as tourists when they are adults, but not many of them can be as lucky as Christian to capture the mystery of their early lives. And how many of these children have the same experiences, when it was possible to find their love ones, but were adopted overseas?

Lawyer from “Baby Come Home” Zhang Zhiwei (张志伟) said, in recent years the opacity of children living in institutions is a serious problem. In fact, on July 1st “Nandu Daily” reported the scandals on the welfare center in Guizhou Zhengyuan county. They will take babies away by force if parents cannot afford to pay the fines. They will then announce the baby was “abandoned” and send them overseas for adoption in order to profit. "We hope to introduce more stringent regulatory measures to regulate welfare adoptions." Zhang Zhiwei said.

Memories of the past and life of the present, connected at last after 11 years, two families from US and China were linked together because of one child. After this, Christian is going to go back to U.S. for school. His dream is to join the U.S. Marines. Julia said, “His roots are in China. Regardless of whether he decides to return to China in the future, I will support him.”

Suffering from long-term depression because of the loss of her son, mother Shao Julian has to once again suffer the pain of parting. However, she carefully said, “We want to keep in touch with him, but will not force him to return to China. We do not want to hurt him twice.”

The Philippines has this, in the form of the Mano Po.

A young child helping an elderly man put on his shoes

Wow! A food drive to benefit the needy poor in Harlem, NYC



What beautiful faith! 

The brothers preparing food for the homeless. Sharing a smile during break.

A franciscan monk feeding an elderly poor

Marine 1st Lt. Tim J. Lockhart spends time with a toddler after assisting French nuns, who oversee the facility, feed more than 60 babies and toddlers cared for at the facility. Lockhart, an Arlington, Va., native, is the Bravo Battery platoon commander for the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion. The battalion is deployed from Camp Pendleton, Calif., to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, where the Marine battalion provides security to those who are supporting the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission to prevent conflict, promote regional stability and protect coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente







Marine 1st Lt. Tim S. Heffington feeds a baby during a visit to a Djibouti baby orphanage Jan. 26. Heffington assisted French nuns who take care of more than 60 babies and toddlers. Heffington, a Memphis, Tenn., native, is the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Bravo Battery executive officer. Servicemembers from Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, visit the orphanage three times a week. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente

Marine 1st Lt. James D. Lasley spends time with a baby after assisting French nuns feed more than 60 babies and toddlers cared for at the facility. Lasley, a Portland, Texas, native, is the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Alpha Battery executive officer. The battalion is deployed from Camp Pendleton, Calif., to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, where the Marine battalion provides security to those who are supporting the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission to prevent conflict, promote regional stability and protect coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente

During a visit to the Djibouti baby orphanage Jan. 26, Marine 1st Lts. James D. Lasley (right) and Tim S. Heffington (left) donate their time to help French nuns who run the orphanage feed babies and toddlers. Lasley, a Portland, Texas, native, and Heffington, a Memphis, Tenn., native, are executive officers for the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion deployed from Camp Pendleton, Calif. The Marines are currently deployed to provide security to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente

Marine lieutenants from 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion play with children at a baby orphanage in Djibouti. Servicemembers from Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, volunteer their time to visit the baby orphanage three times a week to feed, hold and play with more than 60 orphaned babies and toddlers. The Marines are deployed from Camp Pendleton, Calif. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente

Mother Theresa feeding a poor Indian orphan

Hi Jenneth,

I could not help but notice your new avatar. Is that your puppy?

V. Avoiding gossip.

    A. Love does not act unbecomingly - I Cor. 13:5
    B. Choose your mind-set - Phil. 4:8; Col. 3:2
        1. Old saying:
             "Simple people talk about other people.
             Average people talk about things.
             Wise people talk about ideas."
    C. Do not say anything about another person that you would not be willing to say to directly.
    D. How should we respond when someone begins to gossip?
         1. Don't participate
         2. Avoid - Prov. 20:19
         3. Change subject
         4. Confront

III. Biblical evaluation of gossip.

    A. Antithesis of righteousness - Lev. 19:16; Prov. 11:9; Rom. 1:29
    B. Antithesis of faithfulness - Prov. 11:13
    C. Product of corrupt mind - Rom. 1:28
    D. Used by wicked people - Jere. 6:28
    E. Stirs up trouble - Jere. 9:4
    F. Breaks relationships - Prov. 11:9; 16:28
    G. Causes anger - Prov. 25:23
    H. Epidemic among those who do not know God - Rom. 1:28-32; II Cor. 12:20; II Tim. 3:3
    I. Gossip is sin - diabolic - contrary to character of God
         1. ego-enhancing - tear others down to build self up
         2. comparison

II. Defining gossip.

    A. To spread secrets or rumors - Prov. 11:13; 20:19
    B. False accusations, slander
    C. To reveal personal facts about another.
         1. "Did you know...?" "Have you heard...?"
         2. What information about others is legitimately passed on to others?

My life before You
I was a flame burning down
I was burning out

But You knew me better
For You there was never a doubt
Not since You gave me Your life
Something was different, I knew it the instant
You put the light in me

The spark, the shot to the heart,
You are the Hope that leads me out of the dark
You let Your love shine down
so that the world could see
You put the light in me

The light, You put the light in me (x4)

You are the Maker
You tell the sun when to rise
I'm just a house on a hill
But You make me brighter than all the stars in the sky

Keep me from growing dim
cause in Your perfection, I'm just a reflection
so pull me closer to You
I'll catch like a fire, and I'll hold You higher
Cause You put the light in me

The spark, the shot to the heart,
You are the Hope that leads me out of the dark
You let Your love shine down
so that the world could see
You put the light in me

The light, You put the light in me (x4)

I'll raise it high, I'll let it show
From the rooftops down to the streets below
In day and night, You will be known
And all will see
You put the light in me

Cause You put the light in me

The spark, the shot to the heart,
You are the Hope that leads me out of the dark
You let Your love shine down
so that the world could see
You put the light in me

The light, You put the light in me (x4)

Brandon Heath - The Light In Me

Jesus Christ Raises Lazarus from the dead




Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."

When Jesus heard that, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it." Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You."

Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world."

And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, "The Teacher has come and is calling for you." As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him. Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him. Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, "She is going to the tomb to weep there." Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."

It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?"

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me." Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go."

  -John 11

The Prophet Jacob, the man who wrestled with God and was sanctified




"In the womb he grasped his brother's heel; as a man he struggled with God. He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for His favor. "

     Hosea 12:3,4

Abraham listens to The Almighty God.



And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend.

    -James 2:23

An attempt to portray a visual image of some verses, people, events that occured in the Holy Bible, the Word of the Almighty God.

Let us all Glorify The Name of The One Holy God, Jesus Christ.

My life before You
I was a flame burning down
I was burning out

But You knew me better
For You there was never a doubt
Not since You gave me Your life
Something was different, I knew it the instant
You put the light in me

The spark, the shot to the heart,
You are the Hope that leads me out of the dark
You let Your love shine down
so that the world could see
You put the light in me

The light, You put the light in me (x4)

You are the Maker
You tell the sun when to rise
I'm just a house on a hill
But You make me brighter than all the stars in the sky

Keep me from growing dim
cause in Your perfection, I'm just a reflection
so pull me closer to You
I'll catch like a fire, and I'll hold You higher
Cause You put the light in me

The spark, the shot to the heart,
You are the Hope that leads me out of the dark
You let Your love shine down
so that the world could see
You put the light in me

The light, You put the light in me (x4)

I'll raise it high, I'll let it show
From the rooftops down to the streets below
In day and night, You will be known
And all will see
You put the light in me

Cause You put the light in me

The spark, the shot to the heart,
You are the Hope that leads me out of the dark
You let Your love shine down
so that the world could see
You put the light in me

The light, You put the light in me (x4)

A new and inspirational Christian Worship Song!

I heard this on Christian Radio yesterday and instantly became a fan of the song.

Sharing it with you all.


Brandon Heath - The Light In Me

Quote from: ben on June 23, 2011, 07:40:56 AM
Correct, not only government sites but it spills over to the commercial domain.  An economic hacking war of sorts.  Did you know that many websites that we can access are unavailable in China, not because of their government's 'Great Firewall' but because the website owners block the entirety of China?  That simple, but extreme, measure stops almost all hacking attempts because so much is coming out of China.  Such a shame for their honest citizens.

Indeed, indeed! It has been a policy for the Chinese Government to employ hackers to hack into US Government files, as well as foreign files. The Japanese company SONY has itself admitted that it has been hacked by Chinese hackers before. The Chinese are masters of breaking into codes , this is a reason why Cyber Security is important. In fact, I have a friend who is employed by the US Government's Norfolk Military Base as a cyber security specialist (tho he is a trained Computer Engineer). From our conversation before, it is a paramount issue for the US to battle international hackers coming from China whose goal is to break into US security channels.

Philippine's Independence Proclaimed 1946/7/15

Teledyaryo: Kalayaan, Palawan to be Spratly Is. travel hub

Spratlys - Kalayaan Island

PATTON (1970) Main Title - Movie Soundtrack By Jerry Goldsmith

Good points, Green. Good points.

When asked, a colleague of mine answered this question with the following:

"Religion is about human lore and self perception. Science is observations of things that would exist with or without human kind..

Human understanding is not manifest destiny."

anatomically speaking tho, there are benefits to an uncircumcised penis. the penile foreskin has a greater chance on rubbing on the female's clitoris, which can increase the propensity of her experiencing orgasms. for women who are adept at sexual satisfaction, this can be an asset.

State your view.

Quote from: ben on June 22, 2011, 10:50:18 PM
Islander, you omit the fact that as with any scarring, the surrounding tissue shrinks 

lol.

ben, you're referring to atrophy. it is also known that the penile foreskin can even prevent the growth of the penis as it can obstruct. one can even argue that by removing the foreskin, one removes the obstruction to growth.

the penile foreskin also contains a mucous membrane, which results in the penis smelling as compared to a circumcised one.

hmmmm...

ow wow. talk about oxytocin based! lol.

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Quote from: magbalantay on June 21, 2011, 08:21:33 AM
         bai hubs, naa seguro'y parente nimo nga mobilin ug dakung utang 

ngek. na reverse diay?

Quote from: bol-anon quo nyur! on June 17, 2011, 07:19:53 AM
Bisan toothpick,made in China lang gihapon 

LoL! Aw mao ba?

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I've been following the sexual abuse cases that the late baba was involved in. This man was truly sick.

A long history of reports through decades: In various interviews stretching over several decades, Sathya Sai Baba (Sathya Sai Baba) has informed of a coming huge scandal about him, which clever bit of precautionary 'fall-back' against the day it actually came has since deceived many into doubting and/or ignoring the mass of facts and credible, courageously-published accounts. If, as very widely reported, he engaged in constant sexual activity, he then would certainly have realised that even he, with his very secretive and power-wielding confederates, could most likely not keep it a secret for ever. Thus, he would have tried to prepare the ground against the day it came out, so as not to lose too much prestige, or too many followers and donors as a result. It has actually come out on a number of occasions in different parts of the world, at least since the 1970s.

One major question about what are alleged by Sai followers to be 'rumours' about his homosexual activities remains: How could such allegations arise from so many countries and individuals over decades, independent of one another, and backed up by many written accounts and signed affidavits by alleged victims, and by television interviews with such victims made by reputed national broadcasters who investigated the matter? By examining in some detail the history of these allegations, one can better decide whether or not these instances can be a case of 'no smoke without fire'.

Due to the general difficulties prior to the 1990s web revolution of locating or contacting other ex-devotees spread around the world, the scandals that broke remained fairly local and did not become widely known, especially throughout the Sai movement, which is systematically compartmentalised precisely so as to maintain intternal control and censorship on all dissent of any kind. Accounts of Sai Baba being a homosexual and paedophile have circulated in diverse circles in India during the 1970s (to be summarised here later). His predilection for homosexual relations was reportedly widely known in Puttaparthi when he shared his rooms with a young man called Krishna (they were called 'Radha-Krishna' where they went together everywhere hand in hand, according to the long-term worshipper Vijayamma). Mrs. Bitten Nelson of Denmark firmly indicated what has been known all along to many villagers, none of whom dare say a word about it due to the huge power wielded threateningly by the Sai Baba camp.

The scandals about sexual abuse of male students among Malaysian devotees around 1980 which caused resignations from the Org. in Malaysia, apparently was very little known in the West. The following information was sent to me by a person who wishes to remain anonymous, having distanced himself socially from all connection with Sai Baba. "When I became aware of Sai Baba's activities on some male Malaysian students studying at the Sai institutions in Whitefield and Puttaparthi, I carried out my own inquiries and dropped out from that movement. So did many devotees in Malaysia f these male students, I am unable to reveal their identities. It is not fair to them. I remember having advised them in 1980 to keep their identities confidential and not be overzealous since they have lives to lead and they should forget about what had happened to them. An American boy, Terry Scott, who was a contemporary of these Malaysian students, left the Sai College together with the rest of the Malaysians. There were many devotees who left the cult. Those holding office in Sai organisations in Malaysia did not do so but quite a number of them may have quietly slipped out of the cult."

Barry Pittard also writes of another former Australian devotee, Connie R. of Cooma, in the State of New South Wales , who visited a Malaysian devotee family during a stopover to India.She said that she heard a disturbingly authentic cassette tape of an Indian Malaysian boy's account of sexual molestation by Sathya Sai Baba. The boy had attended the Sathya Sai college at Whitefield, where Pittard had taught for two years. Horrified, his parents had withdrawn him from that institution. Convinced of the truthfulness of the account by the boy and by the family, and deeply disgusted, Connie R. cancelled her trip.
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Likewise, a scandal about sexual abuse of a Greek boy in the Sai College in Greece and similar accounts in Yugoslavia in the 1980s did not reach or affect other countries in Europe . Meanwhile, a major scandal arose independently in the USA in the early 1980s about which the leader of the US Sai organisation, Dr. John Hislop, wrote letters to leaders in the Sai Org. there advising them to suppress the facts as unconfirmed. Again, in France and Belgium around 1990, there was apparently much talk about Sai Baba being a homosexual, which only seeped through to some followers in a few other countries. Only when the Internet provided the means for communication between alleging victims spread and isolated here and there, did the world-wide exposé of Sathya Sai Baba's various activities begin to come together from 1999 onwards.

Quote from: islander on June 21, 2011, 11:51:13 PM
"A Wise Person Once Said if You Point a Finger at Somebody, Three More Are Pointing Back At You"  (also from lorenzo)

jawohl!  lorenz answers himself! 

I never claimed to be perfect, from from it. My post was a necessary post to answer to an old man's ranting and indirect rude comments.

Now. back to the thread. Please.

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 21, 2011, 11:28:20 PM
a hindu woman praying to the sacred 'cow'. apparently, the pantheon of indian deities came from the cow.

India also has the world's largest AIDS population. There are more people with AIDS in India that there are in the continent of Africa.

MAJOR EXPOSURE OF ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSES BY SATHYA SAI BABA





The unaccountable, secretive nature of Sathya Sai Baba and his organization

Had Sathya Sai Baba - plus his various officials - opened up to genuinely independent investigation and responded frankly and honestly to vital questions about his activities, there might have been some room left for doubt about the more serious accusations against him. However, the likelihood of this happening is absolutely minimal... not least after the major cover-up from the highest levels of the Indian power structure of murders in Sathya Sai Baba's bedroom at night in 1993, the documented and undenied presence there of an underage male student at the time, and the intensive cult of secrecy which has often been shown to be endemic to all Sathya Sai Baba's ashrams and official bodies.

The one great fear of all those implicated in the cover-up - and of a great many of the devotees - is that this matter will successfully be brought to court. Even outside India, any court case connected to Sathya Sai Baba could open the opportunity of presenting the wide-ranging and detailed evidence and sworn affidavits by young men claiming sexual abuse by him. However, for Indians who were so misused to stand up or raise a legal case is beyond their means and the risks that can be taken. Against such a powerful and protected person with such enormous funds behind him and being fully backed by Prime Ministers, other heads of state and many rich and powerful persons in many countries of the world, is demanding above and beyond the financial funding and socio-political influence of these younger persons in India. Before the many allegations of sexual crimes, Sathya Sai Baba remains guiltily silent and evasive. Though his guilt is not formally proven in court, nor is his innocence.

In this situation, the main recourse of victims and their helpers is presently the investigative international media. The first-hand directly-presented accounts of being sexually abused by Sai Baba by highly articulate young men in interview with highly-respected national broadcasters (Danish TV) were neither denied nor challenged by Sai Baba (or his chief minions). This fact itself speaks a loud and clear 'message'. Further, these brave persons who spoke out cannot bring Sai Baba to court because he stays well out of harm's way in India, where he has demonstrated that he exercises decisive influence over the judiciary and government. But the first-hand testimonies are also backed up by an ever-accumulating mass of circumstantial evidence, some of which is to be presented in concise form in the forthcoming texts. While the accused hides away in absentia and safe from Indian courts, the court of humanity at large has now sufficient direct and corroborative evidence to make up its mind on the matter.

Devotees who cannot face the truth will doubtless continue to follow Sathya Sai Baba's edicts like"See only the good" and "Hear no evil" - and other such clever self-defences Sai Baba has long inculcated in them, which we now see functions well to protect himself from their scrutiny. However, it taxes the imagination to see how anyone can follow such impossible fact-defying edicts permanently without becoming deeply stuck in a web of untruth and hypocrisy, at the least where Sathya Sai Baba is involved.

Sathya Sai Baba has claimed to be divinity and purity itself claiming that the only way to judge people's words is by their actions, and that the validity of his entire teaching rests on his Divine Nature... but in view of the indubitable allegations, his greatest abuse becomes the abuse of people's faith, not only in him but in what he teaches under his slogan "My Life is My Message" (which he also plagiarised from Mahatma Gandhi).


http://www.saibaba-x.org.uk/6/SaiSex2.htm#rev1

Bovine-based pathogens ; bacterial diseases; parasitic pathogens; viral diseases found in cow urine, cow dung etc...


Brucellosis
Necrobacillosis
E.Coli
Parasitic Gastroenteritis
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Bovine Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV)
Clostridial Myositis
Babesiosis
Rabies
Anthrax

etc..etc...

a hindu man drinking 'holy' cow urine.

hmmm, a golden calf?

a hindu woman praying to the sacred 'cow'. apparently, the pantheon of indian deities came from the cow.

This sai baba fellow was truly a living example of a wolf in sheep's clothing. He hijacked the belief systems of many hindus , fooled them into thinking that he was a god. Yet at the same time hungered for money and monetary donations for the growth of his religious-financial-empire. Truly, his hometown grew and prospered during his stint as a living 'deity' (tho no now defunct as he perished). A self claimed 'god' who succumbed to multi-organ failure. If he was a 'god' he could have cured himself. Not to mention the countless sexual harassment charges pressed on this 'god'. What kind of a god has to sexually molest children? Doesn't sound like a god, more like some kind of demented pedophile. Sick old man.

Your hypocrisy never ceases to amaze me. Why, you've hijacked this thread.  6-8 pages worth was your 'wholesale grandstanding'. lol.

Thirty-one pairs of spinal nerves originate from the spinal cord. They are all mixed nerves, and they provide a two-way communication system between the spinal cord and parts of the arms, legs, neck and trunk of the body. Although spinal nerves do not have individual names, they are grouped according to the level from which they stem, and each nerve is numbered in sequence. Hence, there are eight pairs of "cervical nerves" (numbered C1 - C8), twelve pairs of "thoracic nerves" (T1 - T12), five pairs of "lumbar nerves" (L1 - L5), five pairs of "sacral nerves" (S1 - S5), and one pair of "coccygeal nerves". The nerves coming from the upper part of the spinal cord pass outward nearly horizontally, while those from the lower regions descend at sharp angles. This is derived from the consequence of growth. In early life, the spinal cord extends the entire length of the vertebral column, but with age, the column grows faster than the cord. As a result, the adult spinal cord ends at the level between the first and second lumbar vertebrae, so the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves descend to their exits beyond the end of the cord.


http://www.innerbody.com/image_nervov/nerv20.html

A gastroduodenostomy is a surgical reconstruction procedure by which a new connection between the stomach and the first portion of the small intestine (duodenum) is created.

A gastroduodenostomy is a gastrointestinal reconstruction technique. It may be performed in cases of stomach cancer, a malfunctioning pyloric valve, gastric obstruction, and peptic ulcers.

As a gastrointestinal reconstruction technique, it is usually performed after a total or partial gastrectomy (stomach removal) procedure. The procedure is also referred to as a Billroth I procedure. For benign diseases, a gastroduodenostomy is the preferred type of reconstruction because of the restoration of normal gastrointestinal physiology. Several studies have confirmed the advantages of the procedure, because it preserves the duodenal passage. Compared to a gastrojejunostomy (Billroth II) procedure, meaning the surgical connection of the stomach to the jejunum, gastroduodenostomies have been shown to result in less modification of pancreatic and biliary functions, as well as in a decreased incidence of ulceration and inflammation of the stomach (gastritis). However, gastroduodenostomies performed after gastrectomies for cancer have been the subject of controversy. Although there seems to be a definite advantage of performing gastroduodenostomies over gastrojejunostomies, surgeons have become reluctant to perform gastroduodenostomies because of possible obstruction at the site of the surgical connection due to tumor recurrence.


http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Fi-La/Gastroduodenostomy.html

It explains  your transference and your projection.

Trust me, you're funnier.

At the hospital. Preparing notes. Here's to another good , productive week!

Quote from: islander on June 21, 2011, 10:32:02 PM
from another non-expert observer:

1.  the jewish lobby and its contribution to election campaigns in the u.s. are not to be trifled with.  thus, the u.s.'s support for israel is understandable in the realm of geopolitics.  even bibi netanyahu had lately dared to preempt barack obama on his policies, right in the u.s. president's home turf!

     

Because the Jews of America rule and control US Media and US Politics.

Quote from: islander on June 21, 2011, 10:32:02 PM
from another non-expert observer:

1.  the jewish lobby and its contribution to election campaigns in the u.s. are not to be trifled with.  thus, the u.s.'s support for israel is understandable in the realm of geopolitics.  even bibi netanyahu had lately dared to preempt barack obama on his policies, right in the u.s. president's home turf!

2.  the cold war, as exemplified by the u.s.-u.s.s.r. ideological rivalry, is a thing of the past.  neither country need to court other countries now just to shut each other's influence out.  (an aside:  the late former president marcos, like the other dictators then), was famous for playing the u.s.s.r. and the u.s. against each other, "threatening" the u.s. with u.s.s.r. concessions when he wanted to get his way with the u.s.)

3.  we have an existing mutual defense treaty with the u.s.  consider this diplomatese of u.s. ambassador to the philippines harry thomas jr:

“We are strategic partners. We will continue to consult each other closely on the South China Sea, Spratly islands and other issues,” the envoy said. (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/16368/us-ambassador-thomas-reaffirms-philippine-us-ties)

4.  growing up in a culture that gave us the illusion (no thanks to the u.s.) that we can't stand by ourselves without big brother u.s. had also given us this self-pitying attitude.  maybe we should outgrow this soon?  a neighborhood bully clenches his fists and we at once look around for a bigger bully to punch him for us?         

Strong points, valid points. Your 4th point was quite significant.

The Philippines has the potential to be a significant player in South East Asia , as well as in Asia-Pacific. First and foremost, the national prerogative should not mitigate the importance of national territorial defense as it has done for the recent past.

The quagmire we are in, in regards to military ill-preparedness, is due to governmental incompetence in forwarding funds for military defense , not to mention the corruption in the military, which one can argue, has hindered the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Pres. Aquino has implemented some notable policies, most notably his multi-billion peso military procurement packages, which is aimed to re-arm the Philippines with necessary military equipment and craft to strengthen Manila's claim in the Spratlys.

The Philippines is a shrimp among whales: China and the United States.

The Philippines could expand her horizon by enacting friendlier policies with other regional powers such as Indonesia, Vietnam. These two countries have a considerable military force and have some interests in the Spratlys, not to mention are also threatened by a rising China. It would be to the interest of Manila, Jakarta and Hanoi to work with each other , perhaps a combined cooperation between their combined militaries can effectively counter the looming Chinese power.

One of the best 'bible' films created in Hollywood.

Julie Andrews Singing Getting to Know You (The King and I)

The Ten Commandments (1956) Trailer

Ramesses II, The Builder.

Hero: The Qin Army 260 B.C.

1 American F-22 Raptor is worth 250 million US Dollars.

America gives Pilipinas an equilvalent to 1/10th the cost of 1 F-22 Raptor every year for military aid.

But America gives Israel , a nation that has no natural resources that can contribute AMERICA, over $ 5 Billion every year.

Quote from: chicogon on June 21, 2011, 08:46:03 AM
Akong ig-agaw nga si Dr. Brydz nipalit ug pintal sa BQ. Dihay suklionon nga pila to ka cents, apan wala namay cents karon sa atong currency maong gitagaan/gesuklian na lang sa tindera ug 5 ka matam-is (candy). Baw unsay nasud sa utak sa akong ig-agaw, pagka-hapon nibalik sa BQ kay mopalit ug pan, unya ang iyang gibayad sa pan kay matam-is pod. Wa mosugot ang tindera kay matam-is kuno to. Nilalis akong ig-agaw,  "Mao nay inyong gisukli nako ganina,"

Bwahaha!!!

Wa gehapon mosugot ang tindera. Giingnan sa akong ig-agaw, tawga tag-iya (Fred Ong). Pagkakita ni Fred Ong ni Dr. Brydz (ga hukas-hukas kay morag aditz-aditz) ug human esplikahe sa issue. nisugot na lang si Fred Ong aron di na mosamot kagubot tungod lang sa dolce. Bwahahaha!!!

Haaaay... mao ra nay ihatag sa America sa Pilipinas... kondili sinsilyo, dolce ra tawon... pamahid sa gagmay'ng-samad just to maintain their presence in the region. Pero kung klarohon jud, morag wa na man tingale "real" interest ang Uda Estit sa atong nasud sukad nawala na ang ilang mga bases deri. But I could be wrong. Pila ra goy haka-haka sa usa ka non-expert observer 

Correct ka kaayo, Fr. Roel. Ang Pilipinas tagaan lang ang sukli sa America. Mo hatag ang America billions to other countries , pero when it comes to Pilipinas, gamay ra kaajo. Pilipinas' worth to American national strategic interest is apparently cheap compared to Israel, Egypt, S. Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan. etc.

Luoy pood Pilipinas. Mo accept na lang ang sukli gi hatag para nija....

Quote from: greenmachine on June 19, 2011, 02:06:52 PM
our potential enemy are now fully automatics, using the most advance war machines available today. Let us not forget that cyber warefare is the war of the future. Lets take it on the cyberspace. Lets hire the most brilliant computer geeks from our talented workforce, hack china's communication and information system and know their plans about spratlys. Study their systems, and put a computer worm/virus that will destroy their system if war escalates, we will disrupt their communication and hack their own missile silos and use it against their fleet cruising the west philippine sea, sinking them before it will reach the Phillipine Shore. Deploy e bombs that will destroys any electronic and automated system available and by then the war will be back to manual, skills to skills, and employ guerilla tactics and invisible army. With more war experience AFP soldiers, we could win the war. Im not advocating war, just an out of the box idea. War my bring the best of us.

Green,

the United States Defense Industry and Government is constantly under cyber attack by Chinese hackers. If we can imagine how large their (China's) hacking program is.

Quote from: rogamz on June 21, 2011, 09:59:07 AM
ang law allowed mosakop gkan seashore atleast 200miles pero 500 kapin gilay-on na gkan china kana lugar nga giilog-ilogan..pagkaswpang jud na sila..maajo unta siquijor ila hilabtan apil aron makatilaw jud sila..hehe

The problem here, rogamz, is that China does not and will not recognize the Philippine claim to Spratlys nor will it recognize other claimants such as Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia.

At this moment, the ASEAN claimants are shrimps swimming next to a very large and hungry whale.

Quote from: chicogon on June 21, 2011, 09:20:07 AM
Sa TV News gabii tua na nidunggo ang mga barko sa China sa Singapore... gapaduol da panghadlok 

China is strategic as it is wise. She knows that the ocean's sea lanes are akin to the spaces in a chess board. She (China) has already developed a naval port in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar. China is looking to contain India through her strategic alliance with Pakistan, the archnemesis of India. At the same time China is also developing a naval port in Burma, and another in Sri Lanka.

http://rtvm.gov.ph - AFP 75th Anniversary

Insight: China's Navy Sailing into the Future 04-26-2009

Luoy kaajo ang Pilipinas. Our navy is still using 1940's warships. That ship would be easily sunk by a Chinese bomber.

We have spent close to 2 Trillion US Dollars on the war in Iraq. Not to mention how much more we are going to spend in Afghanistan.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on June 21, 2011, 12:11:19 AM
$1 Billion dollar a year ihatag sa Pilipinas? Ana ba jud kadato ning america nga manghatag nalang unya igo ra kurakoton inig abot didto. Gikurakot man gani tong hinabang ra unsa pa kaha ni. In reality daghan school diri sa U.S nga wa nay funding,daghan kalsada lubak lubak na,daghan way trabaho unya manghatag ra ang U.S ingon ani kadako.Please ayaw i sugar coat ni nga ani jud ka dato ang U.S kay sa tinuod lang daghan problema diri dapat sulbaron financially. Dapat lang mohatag ang U.S sa Egypt ug Israell kay naa man silay makuha didto nga oil bale konswelo nalang ni para nila pero Pilipinas ambot lang.
Ok ra mohatag ang U.S ug 1 billion kara tuig sa pilipinas basta diha sa imong sweldo puhon kuhaan heheheh. Pero ug gikan sa taxes sa mga hardworking people No way Jose.

It would be nice lang if it was possible, Raquel.

Yes, we know of the current economic situation the United States is in, that is why it is improbable that the United States would give increased military aid to the Philippines. That is why I said I wish the United States would give. If it was possible and if it was probable, it would have been nice.

Because right now, the Philippines has a very thin and weak military.

Additionally, when it comes to military measures, the United States is never too kuripot on that aspect. The United States' recent involvement in Libya is going to be cyclical. It has already predicted to spend $1 billion on military needs for the Libyan Rebels.

ha, ha, ha, ha!

ahaha!

Quote from: indaymen50 on June 21, 2011, 01:29:38 AM
Ngayo  unta  sija  ug  advice kang Governator....muahahahahaha!

haha! sigoro mo ingon sija, "I'll be back.."

OT: Kamusta naman ka Tita? Welcome back to TB!

Applaud.

There are few references to the panda found in folklore, most likely because pandas in the wild are very difficult to see and they are very shy. Pandas are known to have been kept by the emperor in the Han Dynasty (202 BC to 220 AD). During the Tang Dynasty (616 AD to 907 AD), two pandas were sent to the emperor of Japan as a gift.




Long, long ago, the pandas lived in the high mountains of Tibet. Their fur was completely snow white. They were friends with young shepherdesses, who watched their flock in the mountains around their village.

One day a mother panda and her cub were playing with the shepherdesses and their flock, when a strong and hungry leopard attacked the panda cub.  The shepherdesses tried to save the cub, but were unsuccessful and the leopard killed the girls.
           
All the pandas in the area were very sad and held a memorial service for the shepherdesses and to remember their sacrifice for the panda cub. The local custom in the mountains was to cover your arms with ashes to honor the deceased.

The pandas were very sad and they all wept. They wiped their eyes with their paws, and covered their ears to block the sound of the crying. They hugged each other to comfort those crying. As they did this, the ashes blackened their fur. The pandas did not wash the black off their fur as a reminder of the girls. 

Canton Tower, Guangzhou, CHINA.

Guangzhou, China...

Quote from: greenmachine on June 20, 2011, 09:51:14 AM
yes, your right lorenzo. I think china is not foolish enough to go into war that would damage their economy, their international image that took them so many years to build. China image now is like an ASIAN bully, an international thief by claiming all territorial waters and resources that no longer belongs to them even if its FAR AWAY from Mainland Territory.
Hakog! dako na ang ilang territory, mangangkon pajud ug lain. P-noy is right "we will not be pushed around"

What is also concerning is that China even claims Taiwan. China sees Taiwan as a 'rogue' province that must reunify with Greater China. If this happens then China will encircle Philippines.

Quote from: greenmachine on June 20, 2011, 09:51:14 AM
yes, your right lorenzo. I think china is not foolish enough to go into war that would damage their economy, their international image that took them so many years to build. China image now is like an ASIAN bully, an international thief by claiming all territorial waters and resources that no longer belongs to them even if its FAR AWAY from Mainland Territory.
Hakog! dako na ang ilang territory, mangangkon pajud ug lain. P-noy is right "we will not be pushed around"

You are right. China does look like an ASIAN bully by pushing its much smaller neighbors especially with its preposterous territorial claims. I do not think that China will attack Philippines because if it did so , it would ruin its international image, as you mentioned earlier.

It is rather interesting to see that China never claimed the Spratly's before, only recently after it was discovered that the Spratly's contains untold billions of units of natural gas. If there are multiple countries claiming this region, then I think that all countries claiming it should have right to explore.

How China behaves and handles this situation will establish how it will be seen by other countries in this new century. Will China be an aggressive superpower or will she be an enlightened and gracious superpower? One can only wish for the latter...

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 20, 2011, 08:29:51 AM
"A Wise Person Once Said if You Point a Finger at Somebody, Three More Are Pointing Back At You"