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EUROVISION 2010 SPAIN - DANIEL DIGES - ALGO PEQUEÃ'ITO

Beautiful...

This was her favorite song, i remember in a conversation with her many years back. I remember during my last year of college, while i was typing up my papers, she told me that a song that reminded her of 'Love' was a song entitled, "Mil Angeles" by Menudo.

Menudo - Mil Angeles (para ti M)


She always wanted to visit Spain. I miss my many late-night conversations with her. She would always remind me to never forget to kiss my own mother and to never forget to tell my mother that I loved her.

Hello Neil! Welcome to Tubag Bohol Dot Com!

Quote from: islander on September 24, 2010, 09:58:17 PM


"panga, panga kaloy-i na
balik ning mga bukton koh..."

murag 'Mitulo Na' man ni.

I remember you, Aya (Ms. Orchids). How much we miss you.

We remember you...

kini maka hilak...



ugaling kung ikaw hidlawon
ang payao imo lang lantawon.

Quote from: Scarb on September 24, 2010, 09:09:39 PM
Ahahaha Dandansoy...bayaan ko ikaw diay..? 

hehe,

dandansoy, kung imo apason
bisan tubig di magbalon
ugaling kung ikaw uhawon
sa dalan magbubon-bubon.

mo angay lagi ko anang amba., pero mo angay pa ko sa 'Usahay'.

Mahal,


Sa gabii ug ma tulug ako, kahibalo man gid ko mo tan-aw ka nako,
Maka feel  nako, pero tinuud man gid.

Ug mo abri ko sa ahong mata, maka kita ko nimo.
Tan-aw lagi ka sa akon

Pariho ra pood ni diay nga naay panahon ma tulug ka,
ako mo higda pood ko pero dili mo tulug,
basta maka gakus lang ako sa imo ma lipay ako.

Mo lingkod ako diri , huwat ko napood sa imung kanta,
Dandansoy

Kantahi ako, inday, sa kadtong imung amba "Dandansoy"
Kantahi ako, inday...



Palangga,

If virtue be the spring of a popular government in times of peace, the spring of that government during a revolution is virtue combined with terror: virtue, without which terror is destructive; terror, without which virtue is impotent. Terror is only justice prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country. ... The government in a revolution is the despotism of liberty against tyranny. Is force only intended to protect crime? Is not the lightning of heaven made to blast vice exalted?

The law of self-preservation, with every being whether physical or moral, is the first law of nature. ... The protection of government is only due to peaceable citizens; and all citizens in the republic are republicans. The royalists, the conspirators, are strangers, or rather enemies. Is not this dreadful contest, which liberty maintains against tyranny, indivisible? Are not the internal enemies the allies of those in the exterior? The assassins who lay waste the interior; the intriguers who purchase the consciences of the delegates of the people: the traitors who sell them; the mercenary libellants paid to dishonor the cause of the people, to smother public virtue, to fan the flame of civil discord, and bring about a political counter revolution by means of a moral one; all these men, are they less culpable or less dangerous than the tyrants whom they serve?

Source: M. Robespierre, "On the Principles of Political Morality" (1794)



This great purity of the French revolution's basis, the very sublimity of its objective, is precisely what causes both our strength and our weakness. Our strength, because it gives to us truth's ascendancy over imposture, and the rights of the public interest over private interests; our weakness, because it rallies all vicious men against us, all those who in their hearts contemplated despoiling the people and all those who intend to let it be despoiled with impunity, both those who have rejected freedom as a personal calamity and those who have embraced the revolution as a career and the Republic as prey. ... The two opposing spirits that have been represented in a struggle to rule nature might be said to be fighting in this great period of human history to fix irrevocably the world's destinies, and France is the scene of this fearful combat. Without, all the tyrants encircle you; within, all tyranny's friends conspire; they will conspire until hope is wrested from crime. We must smother the internal and external enemies of the Republic or perish with it; now in this situation, the first maxim of your policy ought to be to lead the people by reason and the people's enemies by terror.

Society owes protection only to peaceable citizens; the only citizens in the Republic are the republicans. For it, the royalists, the conspirators are only strangers or, rather, enemies. This terrible war waged by liberty against tyranny- is it not indivisible? Are the enemies within not the allies of the enemies without? The assassins who tear our country apart, the intriguers who buy the consciences that hold the people's mandate; the traitors who sell them; the mercenary pamphleteers hired to dishonor the people's cause, to kill public virtue, to stir up the fire of civil discord, and to prepare political counterrevolution by moral counterrevolution-are all those men less guilty or less dangerous than the tyrants whom they serve?

Source: M. Robespierre, "On the Moral and Political Principles of Domestic Policy" (1794)

THE GOALS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

What is the end of our revolution? The tranquil enjoyment of liberty and equality; the reign of that eternal justice, the laws of which are graven, not on marble or stone, but in the hearts of men, even in the heart of the slave who has forgotten them, and in that of the tyrant who disowns them.

We wish that order of things where all the low and cruel passions are enchained, all the beneficent and generous passions awakened by the laws; where ambition subsists in a desire to deserve glory and serve the country: where distinctions grow out of the system of equality, where the citizen submits to the authority of the magistrate, the magistrate obeys that of the people, and the people are governed by a love of justice; where the country secures the comfort of each individual, and where each individual prides himself on the prosperity and glory of his country; where every soul expands by a free communication of republican sentiments, and by the necessity of deserving the esteem of a great people: where the arts serve to embellish that liberty which gives them value and support, and commerce is a source of public wealth and not merely of immense riches to a few individuals.

We wish in our country that morality may be substituted for egotism, probity for false honour, principles for usages, duties for good manners, the empire of reason for the tyranny of fashion, a contempt of vice for a contempt of misfortune, pride for insolence, magnanimity for vanity, the love of glory for the love of money, good people for good company, merit for intrigue, genius for wit, truth for tinsel show, the attractions of happiness for the ennui of sensuality, the grandeur of man for the littleness of the great, a people magnanimous, powerful, happy, for a people amiable, frivolous and miserable; in a word, all the virtues and miracles of a Republic instead of all the vices and absurdities of a Monarchy.

We wish, in a word, to fulfill the intentions of nature and the destiny of man, realize the promises of philosophy, and acquit providence of a long reign of crime and tyranny. That France, once illustrious among enslaved nations, may, by eclipsing the glory of all free countries that ever existed, become a model to nations, a terror to oppressors, a consolation to the oppressed, an ornament of the universe and that, by sealing the work with our blood, we may at least witness the dawn of the bright day of universal happiness. This is our ambition, - this is the end of our efforts.

Source: M. Robespierre, "On the Principles of Political Morality" (1794)

Justice has its anger, my lord Bishop, and the wrath of justice is an element of progress. Whatever else may be said of it, the French Revolution was the greatest step forward by mankind since the coming of Christ. It was unfinished, I agree, but still it was sublime. It released the untapped springs of society; it softened hearts, appeased, tranquilized, enlightened, and set flowing through the world the tides of civilization. It was good. The French Revolution was the anointing of humanity.

Victor Hugo

and a personal favorite,




“The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes. Change is the one quality we can predicate of it. The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human nature, and not on its growth and development. The error of Louis XIV was that he thought human nature would always be the same. The result of his error was the French Revolution. It was an admirable result.”

-Oscar Wilde

Supremacy and Infallible Statement; which sums the glorious triumph of the European Enlightenment.



April 24, 1793 - Declaration des droits de l'homme
"Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all."
"Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil."


Maximilien Robespierre 1758 - 1794


Robespierre is speaking in regards to the old machinations of the Absolute Monarchy in France and to those in continental Europe that would soon come crashing down by the sound of Revolutionary fervor. 

One time, three men met at a trail crossing. One was a Boholano, another was a Pangasinan, and the last was Pampangueño. Each had only a smattering of the dialects of the others, but they managed to learn from each other that they were all bound for the same destination and to make it understood between them that, because of the distance and the difficulty of the way, it would be a good thing to travel together. They each carried an equal quantity of rice and agreed to put all their food together to make the cooking easier in the camp.

They walked on for several days and their supplies were running low. Finally, while camped near a spring, they noticed they had only very little rice left.

"Mayap no lilotan tapamo para dakal," said the Pampangueño. (It would be better if we make lilot so it will be more).

"Pare, lugaon lamang ang bugas aron madaghan," said the Boholano. (Pal, lets make linugao of the rice so that it will be enough for us).

"Andi u-umpay, maong na balbalon tayo piano dakel," said the Pangasinan. (No my friends, it would be better if we cook binolbal, so it will be more.)

"I tell you, lets make linugao," said the Boholano.

The Pampangueño got angry: "No lets make lilot out of it."

"Stop," shouted the Pangasinan alarmed. "It would be very unwise to quarrel here. Let us re-divide the rice so that each one of us could prepare his share in his own way." They did so and soon three fires were burning beneath three pots. When the cooking was finished and the three men looked up from their efforts, Their eyes widened in surprise.

"Linugao!" cried the Boholano.

"Lilot!" exclaimed the Pampangueño.

"Binolbal!" shouted the Pangasinan.

They all only cooked the rice a little longer and with more water, making the grains larger and softer than usual. A common understanding might many times have saved both time and temper.

From Boholano Folklore by Maria Caseñas Pajo.

 

hehehe mestiza guapa!

ha ha ha how adorable.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 23, 2010, 02:47:04 PM
He he, another day passes, and the sun sets again...

wow. I can feel this photo. If i close my eyes, its like I am back in Bohol again...

Wow, very nice verse, Belle.

Praise be to God! 

Forgive us Lord for our sins, and continue to bathe us in your redemptive Love, which looks past our iniquities, and searches our hearts and tests our faith. Sanctify us with your Word, and the Spirit of Your Love. Calm us when we are angry, remind us when we forget, rebuke us when we are arrogant, embrace us when we are lonely, and most of all, Forgive us Lord. Forgive us, for we are prone to sin....

Forgive us, Lord...

1 John 4:8,

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

God is Love. Those who do not know Love , do not know God.

Quote from: hofelina on September 23, 2010, 01:37:13 PM
St. Padre Pio da Pietrelcina
(1887-1968)


In one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. It was the 45th canonization ceremony in Pope John Paul's pontificate. More than 300,000 people braved blistering heat as they filled St. Peter's Square and nearby streets. They heard the Holy Father praise the new saint for his prayer and charity. "This is the most concrete synthesis of Padre Pio's teaching," said the pope. He also stressed Padre Pio's witness to the power of suffering. If accepted with love, the Holy Father stressed, such suffering can lead to "a privileged path of sanctity."

Many people have turned to the Italian Capuchin Franciscan to intercede with God on their behalf; among them was the future Pope John Paul II. In 1962, when he was still an archbishop in Poland, he wrote to Padre Pio and asked him to pray for a Polish woman with throat cancer. Within two weeks, she had been cured of her life-threatening disease.

Born Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy. Twice (1898-1903 and 1910-17) his father worked in Jamaica, New York, to provide the family income.

At the age of 15, Francesco joined the Capuchins and took the name of Pio. He was ordained in 1910 and was drafted during World War I. After he was discovered to have tuberculosis, he was discharged. In 1917 he was assigned to the friary in San Giovanni Rotondo, 75 miles from the city of Bari on the Adriatic.

On September 20, 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus. When the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet and side.

Life became more complicated after that. Medical doctors, Church authorities and curiosity seekers came to see Padre Pio. In 1924 and again in 1931, the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned; Padre Pio was not permitted to celebrate Mass publicly or to hear confessions. He did not complain of these decisions, which were soon reversed. However, he wrote no letters after 1924. His only other writing, a pamphlet on the agony of Jesus, was done before 1924.

Padre Pio rarely left the friary after he received the stigmata, but busloads of people soon began coming to see him. Each morning after a 5 a.m. Mass in a crowded church, he heard confessions until noon. He took a mid-morning break to bless the sick and all who came to see him. Every afternoon he also heard confessions. In time his confessional ministry would take 10 hours a day; penitents had to take a number so that the situation could be handled. Many of them have said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned.

Padre Pio saw Jesus in all the sick and suffering. At his urging, a fine hospital was built on nearby Mount Gargano. The idea arose in 1940; a committee began to collect money. Ground was broken in 1946. Building the hospital was a technical wonder because of the difficulty of getting water there and of hauling up the building supplies. This "House for the Alleviation of Suffering" has 350 beds.

A number of people have reported cures they believe were received through the intercession of Padre Pio. Those who assisted at his Masses came away edified; several curiosity seekers were deeply moved. Like St. Francis, Padre Pio sometimes had his habit torn or cut by souvenir hunters.

One of Padre Pio’s sufferings was that unscrupulous people several times circulated prophecies that they claimed originated from him. He never made prophecies about world events and never gave an opinion on matters that he felt belonged to Church authorities to decide. He died on September 23, 1968, and was beatified in 1999.


Comment:

At Padre Pio's canonization Mass in 2002, Pope John Paul II referred to that day's Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) and said: “The Gospel image of 'yoke' evokes the many trials that the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo endured. Today we contemplate in him how sweet is the 'yoke' of Christ and indeed how light the burden are whenever someone carries these with faithful love. The life and mission of Padre Pio testify that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted with love, transform themselves into a privileged journey of holiness, which opens the person toward a greater good, known only to the Lord.”

Quote:

"The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain" (saying of Padre Pio).

Pray for us Padre Pio, pray for us who have recourse to you...

Quote from: hofelina on September 22, 2010, 02:22:35 PM
St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions
(1600?-1637)

Lawrence (Lorenzo) was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese and Tagalog from them and Spanish from the Dominicans whom he served as altar boy and sacristan. He became a professional calligrapher, transcribing documents in beautiful penmanship. He was a full member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary under Dominican auspices. He married and had two sons and a daughter.

His life took an abrupt turn when he was accused of murder. Nothing further is known except the statement of two Dominicans that "he was sought by the authorities on account of a homicide to which he was present or which was attributed to him."

At that time three Dominican priests, Antonio Gonzalez, Guillermo Courtet and Miguel de Aozaraza, were about to sail to Japan in spite of a violent persecution there. With them was a Japanese priest, Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and a layman named Lazaro, a leper. Lorenzo, having taken asylum with them, was allowed to accompany them. But only when they were at sea did he learn that they were going to Japan.

They landed at Okinawa. Lorenzo could have gone on to Formosa, but, he reported, "I decided to stay with the Fathers, because the Spaniards would hang me there." In Japan they were soon found out, arrested and taken to Nagasaki. The site of wholesale bloodshed when the atomic bomb was dropped had known tragedy before. The 50,000 Catholics who once lived there were dispersed or killed by persecution.

They were subjected to an unspeakable kind of torture: After huge quantities of water were forced down their throats, they were made to lie down. Long boards were placed on their stomachs and guards then stepped on the ends of the boards, forcing the water to spurt violently from mouth, nose and ears.

The superior, Antonio, died after some days. Both the Japanese priest and Lazaro broke under torture, which included the insertion of bamboo needles under their fingernails. But both were brought back to courage by their companions.

In Lorenzo's moment of crisis, he asked the interpreter, "I would like to know if, by apostatizing, they will spare my life." The interpreter was noncommittal, but Lorenzo, in the ensuing hours, felt his faith grow strong. He became bold, even audacious, with his interrogators.

The five were put to death by being hanged upside down in pits. Boards fitted with semicircular holes were fitted around their waists and stones put on top to increase the pressure. They were tightly bound, to slow circulation and prevent a speedy death. They were allowed to hang for three days. By that time Lorenzo and Lazaro were dead. The three Dominican priests, still alive, were beheaded.

Pope John Paul II canonized these six and 10 others, Asians and Europeans, men and women, who spread the faith in the Philippines, Formosa and Japan. Lorenzo Ruiz is the first canonized Filipino martyr.


Comment:

We ordinary Christians of todayâ€"how would we stand up in the circumstances these martyrs faced? We sympathize with the two who temporarily denied the faith. We understand Lorenzo's terrible moment of temptation. But we see also the courageâ€"unexplainable in human termsâ€"which surged from their store of faith. Martyrdom, like ordinary life, is a miracle of grace.

Quote:

When government officials asked, "If we grant you life, will you renounce your faith?," Lorenzo responded: "That I will never do, because I am a Christian, and I shall die for God, and for him I will give many thousands of lives if I had them. And so, do with me as you please."

Pray for us, St. Lorenzo Ruiz...

In Jesus' Name, help us to carry our faith and defend our faith even in times of persecution and malice. As you did, and gave your life in defending your faith in Jesus Christ. Pray for us St. Lorenzo Ruiz to the Judgment Seat of Christ.



Amen.

This song demonstrates the beauty of the Hiligaynon Language....

Dandansoy with Sir Romy conducting

...beautiful


Manila Vocal Ensemble - Dandansoy

dandansoy, bayaan ta ikaw
pauli ako sa payag
ugaling kung ikaw hidlawon
ang payag imo lang lantawon.

dandansoy, kung imo apason
bisan tubig di magbalon
ugaling kung ikaw uhawon
sa dalan magbubon-bubon.

kumbento, diin ang cura?
munisipyo, diin justicia?
yari si dansoy makiha.
makiha sa pag-higugma
Ang panyo mo kag panyo ko
dal-a diri kay tambihon ko
ugaling kung magkasilo
bana ta ikaw, asawa mo ako.

My favorite of all Ilonggo songs.
A personal favorite.


Sung by: Nora Aunor
"Dandansoy" - Nora Aunor

Quote from: princenikkotrade on July 15, 2007, 07:26:39 PM
PRAYERS MOVE MOUNTAINS .......BUT UNTIL WHEN GODS ANSWERS MY PRAYERS. I HOPE IT NOT TOO LATE. OR IS THERE ANY WAYS HOW TO PRAY. MAYBE MY PRAYERS IS NOT ENOUGH .

Keep on praying, and keep on waiting. The LORD is always GOOD, and His answer will come (it always comes), but in accordance to His own good and perfect pleasing Will.

Wait on the LORD. Happy is a man who Waits on his God Almighty. Let your faith overflow. The Lord loves a patient and enduring man/ woman.

Keep the faith, keep on praying, I promise you this, your prayers are heard. And they will be answered...according to His Will.....

I will wait for the Lord's answer. I will wait all day , all night for His command. For waiting in the Lord is never a waste, time is well spent.

The Lord strengthens me, He encourages me when I am in need, and invigorates me anew. For a thousand years to Him is like a second to us.

I shall wait in the Lord..who is my strength and the rock in whom I stand.

Quote from: luckybelle on September 23, 2010, 12:53:26 PM
Anong ibig mong sabihin? Ito yong tama

hehe, how cute. here's one back at you! 

Quote from: luckybelle on September 23, 2010, 12:51:51 PM
You just type it right... hehehe..

Kasi di ba? I don't know if it applies to everybody, but for me, there's no regrets in life, well maybe sa iba for a moment but not for a lifetime. Ako kasi, walang ganon, kasi when someone says na mali ang ginawa ko doon na man ako masaya... hahaha... so walang regrets...

I mean I learned... It's JUST a phase of life... SWEET!

Yes, yes, my dear. There are no easy roads in life , and no easy choices. But our choices are our choices, and it gives credence to the notion that personal choices are the manifestation of personal independence. It gives way to the fact that whatever the effects/consequences, they are ours and should be accepted responsibly and with an open mind. Life tends to give us messages and teach us lessons through sweet experiences, and sometimes, even distasteful experiences. But such is Life. These are what compiles the "Spices of Life".

For me, life's experiences are the best teachers. As what my grandfather would say, "Experience is the best teacher!"

When you reach the end of your rope, surrender all things to Chirst. The resolution and happiness for those who believe in His Eternal Promise...

Elsie, you are in our prayers. God Bless...

Yes, Mr. Daray!

Kamusta man ka?

Quote from: jas4 on September 02, 2010, 03:46:02 AM
HIV is not here on the list?

Because there is no direct blood contamination , no sharing of contaminated needles (i would assume that most IT centers have a certain decorum..), as well as sexual activity (unprotected) is prohibited within the work place, so as to present a professional atmosphere.

Indeed, Congratulations to Mike and the growth of Tubag Bohol Dot Com.

Tubag Bohol will be celebrating its upcoming 4th year of existence. Wow!

hahaha. you are most welcome, little lady.

In a while, crocodile. 

To an old love,


Three years ago, you made me cry. I could not sleep for almost a week because of the pain you had caused me. And moving from you was agony. Who could ever think that I would ever get over you? I guess the saying holds true, "Time heals old wounds." I do not know where you are now, nor do i know how you are doing. I have ignored your letters. I am sorry for ignoring you, but it was necessary. You hurt me once, and I will never give you the opportunity and pleasure to do it again.

I found Love again. And for once, i can honestly say that I have moved on from you. I wish only the best for you, wherever your road leads you to.

I loved you once. Once upon a time...



Lorenz,

Quote from: Scarb on September 21, 2010, 06:00:51 AM


Kaloy ni indayon sa pic..nagpaabot ug nagdahom tali na sya sa..WALA..!   

Maau lang nagdala na syag chippy samtang naglantaw sa hawan, bahala madambuhala syag hinuwat bazta ky dli mapasmo 

Maau pa si princess Diana ky mipanaw pang  dli diana-awah outsch 

Beautiful...

Ngano ning ngisi man ka Belle?

Anong ibig sabihin mo? (hahaha, i really don't know how to speak Tagalog, forgive me...)

Magbalantay, i think i know what you mean. Murag pilosipyo man ka , bai. Life is about making choices, whose effects can lead to negative or positive consequences to our own experiences, however, such is life and such experiences adds to the chapters we write in the book of life. Whatever mistakes we make, there is an essential lesson one learns (or not, one may repeat similar mistakes) that affects and influences one's thinking and regard towards one's own life. Behavioral Psychology (and Psychiatry)calls this as "Normative Age-Graded Influences." Essentially these experiences are what makes our lives ours.

Forgive me for applying a psychoanalysis...i can't help it.

Colombian coffee tastes good.

Quote from: islander on September 22, 2010, 05:10:07 PM
Top 10 Signs You're Addicted to the Net

10. You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the way back to bed.

9. You get a tattoo that reads "This body best viewed with Netscape Navigator 1.1 or higher."

8. You name your children Eudora, Mozilla and Dotcom.

7. You turn off your modem and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug on a loved one.

6. You spend half of the plane trip with your laptop on your lap...and your child in the overhead compartment.

5. You decide to stay in college for an additional year or two, just for the free Internet access.

4. You laugh at people with 2400-baud modems.

3. You start using smileys in your snail mail.

2. The last mate you picked up was a JPEG.

1. Your hard drive crashes. You haven't logged in for two hours. You start to twitch. You pick up the phone and manually dial your ISP's access number. You try to hum to communicate with the modem.

                                                                              -John Suler, The Psychology of Cyberspace

The question that I ask you, my dear Isles, is this: Are You an internet addict?

Come now, sit a while as we talk it over a cup of Colombian coffee.

Quote from: A Layman on September 20, 2010, 08:39:33 PM
Hi Doc Lorenzo, di a ra ko nag pa hipi sa daplin. Medyo mag pinagka kaablahan lang konti.

Layman, we missed you very much here in Tubag Bohol, especially your wisdom-filled posts! How is your grandson? I hope you are doing well too!

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on September 23, 2010, 07:21:23 AM
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino chose burgers and pizza for his meals in the first day of his working visit to the United States.

Upon arriving in San Francisco on Tuesday, Aquino and his delegation dined at “In-N-Out,” a fastfood restaurant known for its tasty hamburgers.

“The President noted that he and his cabinet secretaries were like kids as they enjoyed eating their burgers which were really huge,” according to a Malacanang statement.

Aquino is also looking forward to eating hotdogs, pizza and chow mien in New York.

“He recalled that his family used to eat pizza and chao mien when they were in Boston while his late father, former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was in exile,” the statement added.

While in New York, Aquino also broke his vow that he will not use sirens. His escorts there have insisted the use of sirens during his trip from the airport to the five-star Sofitel Hotel in Manhattan.

Aquino said the use of sirens, known in the Philippines as “wang-wang”, was beyond his control because “we’re just visitors here.” He discourages the use of the sirens in government vehicles, including those he uses as president, when plying public highways and roads.

Aquino is on a week-long working visit to the United States for the 65th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), and meetings with foreign investors, among others. He is also expected to meet U.S. President Barack Obama in the UNGA.

“If I get the chance to meet with President Obama, of course, that would be most welcome. There are a lot of concerns that have to be taken up with President Obama,” Aquino said in an interview with reporters in New York.

Aquino is also scheduled to meet with former US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger and some officials of the Synergos Institute and AES Corporation. He will also meet with World Bank president Robert Zoellick.

Aquino will also face the foreign press, including meetings with the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. He will then visit the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York where he will be conferred with the Elizabeth Ann Seton medal, the school’s highest honor.

Aquino left on Monday, with high hopes he will be able to draw more investments from the US and generate more jobs for Filipinos.

Aquino’s U.S. visit is his first foreign trip since he was sworn into office in June, breaking the tradition of his predecessors who visit neighbouring Asian countries first.

This time Last Year

(2)



This time last year we went to church, your eyes so bright
Entering i noticed you genuflect with such grace, grabbing 2 booklets--for you and I.
In prayer i was happy to be there with you, someone to accompany me.
And to share the faith within, and faith to culminate in growth.

This time last year Fr. Ranulfo was all jokes and laughs, i could see the beauty of the spirit.
And that spirit was observed when i am with you--the spirit of completeness, contentedness, satisfaction, happiness.
There are so many things i should be thankful for, one of them, my flower, is you.

For all of the sweet embraces, words of encouragement, consolation, and the most treasured of all;
that you were and are always there, my encouraging and helpful angel.
And there is not one day, my love, that i do not forget to thank the Lord --with this simple gift.
The gift that is without cost, and a gift that cannot be bought or sold, the gift of Love.

This time last year, started our journey together, darling.
And I trust and pray that this journey continue , our paths guiding us together.
For the Glory of God and to His Good, Perfect and Pleasing Will.




Yours,
A.L.L

Quote from: islander on July 07, 2010, 12:58:06 PM
terribly so.  my mother when i was 12, then decades later my father and two brothers.  in between, my 5 dogs, 1 turtle, and 2 cats.  each time is terrible.  each time i thought i'd give up all material comforts i have to have them back.  one can never get used to losing a beloved, be it a human being or an animal. 

but we all must move on.

I'm so sorry to hear that, Isles. There there, hey, at least you still have 23 cats that love you, and a family too!
Keep on smiling.

http://www.bartleby.com/268/7/24.html

Quote from: islander on September 22, 2010, 12:10:21 PM
jean paul marat and maximillien robespierre (and georges danton) were the three most important men of the french revolution who unleased the reign of terror.

how principled were marat and robespierre then?
 
was it idealism or bloodthirstiness that led marat to attack just about anyone with influence and for robespierre who, after doing away with royalty and aristocracy, went on to execute anyone at the mere suspicion of being counter-revolutionaries, without extensive trials?

i believe they were radicals rather than men of principles.
 
“Marat's radical denunciations of counter-revolutionaries supported much of the violence that occurred during the wartime phases of the French Revolution.”

if marat were principled, his murderer charlotte corday (guillotined on 17 July 1793 for the murder) must also be just as principled.  she testified during her four-day trial that she “…killed one man to save 100,000”.

historians note that as many as 40,000 accused prisoners may have been summarily executed (at the guillotine) without trial or died awaiting trial under the committee of public safety controlled by robespierre.

robespierre “instigated the Terror and the deaths of his peers as a measure of ensuring a Republic of Virtue; but his ideals went beyond the needs and wants of the people of France.  He became a threat to what he had wanted to ensure and the result was his downfall.”

robespierre is summed up as a “bright young theorist but out of his depth in the matter of experience”.

sometimes, extreme idealism blinds such that it may lead to just plain extremism.

i dare not be idealistic about the death penalty.

Anatole France coined the epoch as, "The Reign of Terror", however , in defense of the Republicans and the Jacobins the terror was originally coined to address the terror the aristocrats and members of the Royal Person experienced when tried and judged before the Revolutionary fervor of the people, whom mere months before were nothing but drones under the foot of the former King of France, now referred to by Marat as 'Citizen Capet'.

The spirit of the Revolution encompassed the idea of Egalitarianism, Fraternity, Equality under the Law. And with this required the justice for the People (referring to the political mass); in the spiritual and purist sense, Marat and Robespierre were and are the Fathers of the French Republic, and their ultra-patriotism allowed no mercy for members of the royal person and the aristocracy as well as those who were judged as traitors and opponents of the Revolution.

Considering the time period and the political upheaval the Revolution caused, France was at war with Absolutist Austria-Hungary (Hapsbrug Empire, the empire that the late Queen Marie Antoinette came from), The Spanish Empire, The British Empire and parts of the German States of the Rhine, which were allied to Prussia. France and the Revolution was in a state of paranoia and to protect the national interest , as well as the continuation of the Spirit of Revolution (which did spread and led to the the liberalization of Austria, Spain, England and the German states & Prussia). Marat and Robespierre's actions can be understood considering the fact that they were the first leaders of a powerful country to successfully abolish the aged-old monarchical system , which had enslaved the people and ruled over them in unwarranted classed society & old superstitions.

Robespierre and Marat literally died for the revolution, whose contribution is unquestionable in regards to the transformation of France from a backward Absolutist Monarchy into the present French Republic, which later exported the same revolutionary idealism throughout continental Europe.

The transformation of France from Monarchy to Republic was, indeed, no easy task.

 

Quote from: islander on September 22, 2010, 02:16:59 PM
and i hope you didn’t mind that i commented on your admiration for his principle.  i take it that your piece isn’t private (otherwise, it would have been conveyed through pm) and it's for everyone to comment on as well, including me.

now let me thank you for the chance to get through this whole maze.

Yes my dear Isles, it was a public statement addressed to Magbalantay. Of course, don't you know that I enjoy my interaction with you? You're an amazing intellectual, tho i may not agree with some of your points, i am titillated in my discussions with you. Objective/subjective reasoning & thought always manifests.

Quote from: islander on September 22, 2010, 01:56:48 PM
an admiration that is well-placed, i believe.  i hope you will also admire those who are not in favor of the death penalty but who nevertheless will have their own loved ones as perpetrators of crime (heaven forbid!) imprisoned for life, no exceptions.  it’s the same stand on one’s principles of meting out punishment for grave crimes even if the manner on which such principles rest may differ.

Of course, standing ground and accepting the dispensation of justice (life imprisonment or death penalty) is something to be admired. A man of principle is a man to be admired, imo.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 22, 2010, 12:13:30 PM
My favorite commander: Arthur Percival





Percival was off mistreating Irish Republican Army (IRA) leaders during the Anglo-Irish War before commanding British Malaya in World War II. After only 10 weeks into the Pacific War, Percival became responsible for the largest surrender of British-led forces in history. Percival surrendered Malaya to Japanese forces in early 1942, defying Winston Churchill’s own instructions for prolonged resistance. A common view holds that 138,708 Allied personnel surrendered or were killed by fewer than 30,000 Japanese.

www.listverse.com

And thus the great British Bastion in Malaya fell....

General Masaharu Homma, Commanding General of the Imperial Japanese 14th Army.


Reason: General Homma was a brilliant tactician and was known to be sympathetic towards the Filipino people during peace time, which lead to his enmity by other generals under his command, namely: General Terauchi, who did not take to kindly towards Homma's stance. He was viewed by the Imperial Army as being to lenient towards the Filipino people and not aggressive enough towards the Americans.

Because of this he was forced from command in 1943 and retired from military life until the end of the war.

Admiral  Raymond A. Spruance.

Reason: He defeated Admiral Yamamoto in the Battle of Midway, effectively ending Japan's offensive and putting the United States on the offensive for the duration of the Pacific War.

When cebuanos say:
"langgam" they look up.
When ilonggos hear cebuanos say:
"langgam" they look down.
reason?
langgam in visayan is bird.
langgam in ilonggo is equal to the tagalog meaning, ant.

In bisaya they call ants:
lamigas, sulom
in hiligaynon they call ants:
subay
the problem?
subay in bisaya is follow..like when you follow a certain path or roadway..you "subay sa dalan".

cebuanos say:
ilonggos are weird they eat "anay" and "bala"
ilonggos say:
cebuanos are weird they eat "sako" as in, kaon sa ko.

when cebuanos say "karon"
they mean "now".
when ilonggos say "karon"
they mean "later".

cebuanos say "bulong"
when they look for something or somebody.
ilonggos say "bulong"
when they want to treat a wound or their sick.
explanation?
"bulong" in visayan is, seek or look.
"bulong" in hiligaynon is, medicine.

bakukang in Visayan is a kind of bug.
bakukang in hiligaynon is a scar that they sometimes call colloid.

pilas for cebuanos is rashes.
pilas for ilonggos is wound, either big or small,fatal or not.

when they buy something, visayans say
"palit ko"
If the keeper is an ilonggo
most likely he will either point you to the nearest changing area or give you a change..
ilonggos translate that as similar to the tagalog translation of the word..

in ilonggo
we cook and eat "bugas"
in cebuano
girls hate "bugas"
why?
because "bugas" is rice grain in ilonggo
but it also refers to pimple in cebuano.

most of all, when they find out that they are talking to an ilonggo, cebuanos try to imitate hiligaynon but tend to over use the "haw", "ya" and "gid"
and when you hear them you can't really help but laugh coz they really sond so funny.

http://journalist.i.ph/blogs/journalist/2000/10/05/ilonggo-cebuanomagkaintindihan-nga-tayo/

Isles, a nice choice.

Quote from: islander on September 22, 2010, 09:40:52 AM
yo yo ma also plays the piano, viola, and violin.  his occupation is listed as cellist, composer, and pedagogue, in that order.  violinist is not one of them.  he has no body of work (recordings or famous performances) on the violin, so he is not known as a violinist.

we go by what a person is known for, so to speak.

we know winston churchill as a great british wartime prime minister and writer, not as a painter, though he did paint well. 

the name james joyce conjures a great novelist, not a poet and playwright, though the guy wrote good poetry and plays.

famous romanian sculptor constantin brancusi was a good cook.  no one called him a chef.

perry como was a barber, but we know him as a singer.  sean connery was a truck driver.  must we call him a truck driver?

i play (ugh!) the guitar and the violin.  i’m a housewife to my friends, not a guitarist or a violinist. 

one day you may be known as a great doctor.  your current background in biology and some units of islamic studies would not make you a biologist and an islamist.       

Isles, there is beauty in how truly refined your mind is, and the examples you give. I will acquiesce to your lesson with a big smile on my face. And a smile to you.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 22, 2010, 09:55:46 AM
Posible pud naay bawon nga chicks... 

hahaha ikaw jud Toy.

Romantic kaayo ang picture....

ah mao ba. The little payag in the water makes this picture perfect. Very cute and romantic. Nag imagine ko ang tawo sa sud sa payag ni kaon ug ginamos ug kamote, ug sinugbang isda i pares ug maize.

..as the sun sets...

hahaha, si yo gusto! hehe ja voy! 

hehehe cute picture.

The Incomparable Love of God



This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

â€" 1 John 4:9-11

The Prophet Elijah



The LORD Speaks to Elijah
But the LORD said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
 10 Elijah replied, "I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too."
 11 "Go out and stand before me on the mountain," the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.12 And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.

(1 Kings 19: 9-13)

sus kalooy bitaw. I am sure this is very helpful for our many kababayans here, Manay. Salamat Kaajo!

hehehe secret!

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 21, 2010, 08:21:28 AM

Wow, Toy. I love the little payag on the water. How romantic. Did you take this?

Quote from: Scarb on September 22, 2010, 05:17:30 AM
Let the criminals be rotten in jail  jeje


To kill a Killer doesnt make a scrap of difference. (ako ra pod na 1 cents gud) hee³

ha ha ha, i love that saying.

As always Ms. Blue, I am always enjoying reading your posts (because it has so much material and many points). For me, in general, Life is important especially those who need to be saved or are in medical need. No question on that. However, when it comes to dealing with hard lining criminals (serial rapists, serial killers etc) I have no compassion for that. There is a difference between a patient who comes to the physician for medical aid and is therefore given medical treatment to prolong life. In regards to the convicted murder and serial rapist, they have done the antithesis. They have taken lives, and destroyed lives. There is a significant dichotomy between the two. One is helpless and comes to the physician and surrenders their care to you to be taken cared of. The other, is the absolute antithesis, the latter is the one that has silenced a life, sexually molested a human life and taken advantage of those who could not defend themselves.


That said, I respect your view, Ms. Blue. (look it even rhymed!) 

Quote from: Scarb on September 22, 2010, 02:21:44 AM
hala ka  jehehe whops 

Hehehe. I know I am very direct. But if there is a problem , I will address it. I am only being honest.

Ms. Blue, yes I do!


Marley's "No Woman No Cry"


Bob marley "no woman no cry" 1979

Quote from: Scarb on September 22, 2010, 12:05:18 AM
Whoa mora man ka ni Charles Bronson sa film nya nga self-administered justice ba to?

Hambina ayaw sa imong mga kamot ang Hustisya 

Blue, if you read the conversation, Magbalantay was not saying that he would administer justice, but his answer was in response to Isles' question of: if your relatives/loved ones were convicted and proven guilty of murder, would you still support the death penalty?

Magbalantay, unmoved and showing no partiality to his friends and relatives convicted of murder (mind you this is a hypothetical situation) supports the death penalty.

Not that he was the one administering justice; he would support the Law's administration of justice. Again, the tone of his answer reiterates the Old French Revolutionary notion of the Supremacy of the Law & Justice.

Quote from: Vistabel on September 21, 2010, 08:27:18 PM
Opinion lang po.
how can a scientific tests, experiments be conducted, and be able to raise conclusion into something that does not exist. therefore, Science indicates that there is no god.

but, i believe God. this is only a discusyon. hehehhehe 

Vistabel,

You do not make any sense at all. The question that you raised : "how can a scientific tests, experiments be conducted , and be able to raise conclusion into something that does not exist. therefore, science indicates that there is no god?" makes absolutely no sense. You are answering your own question, and you have effectively placed a blanket umbrella that 'Science' is free from error (error is integral to science, mind you). From analysis, it seems to me that you are referring to the notion of Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol (a part of scientific research).

When you present a scientific question in a scientific paper, it is advised that you do not infer a counter-argument to your intended hypothesis. In laymen's words, you do not ask a question and indirectly place an answer to said question while attempting to raise the question.

When you said, "...and be able to raise conclusion into something that does not exist...." that already tells the reader that you do not believe in God. And then you end it with a repetitive, "therefore , science indicates that there is no god."

But you say that you also believe in a God.

~~

If you know how to write a paper or have actually read an actual scientific paper (which includes a proposal, introduction, materials & methods, data & research, discussion and conclusion) you will know that science and scientific experiments DO NOT PROVE anything.

Scientific articles , which uses the art of data reasearch and implements Qi square tables, ANOVA techniques and statistics to support or counter the null hypothesis. Confidence interval of a p-value of <0.05 is the criterium for this decision (supporting or rejecting a null hypothesi).

And so, when we write a scientific paper one does not say, "WE PROVE THAT...." or say that "WE DO NOT PROVE THAT...". No.

If the hypothesis that one set out to study had positive correlative values and had a positive confidence interval, and had a P-value of <.05 then one would say that the hypothesis showed positive correlation etc etc, or if it didn't then one would say that there was negative correlation and therefore state the human errors that could have played a role in said results.

Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol requires a substance / material to be studied and subjected to statistical analysis in order to make any conclusion on the subject matter. Since we cannot capture or place God in a machine and dissect Him into pieces necessary for said tests, then it is impossible to even place him in the criteria in questioning his existence by Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol.

Therefore,

Science Cannot disprove God's existence.



The way scientists write papers is not to 'prove' or 'disprove' anything, but to support that there is positive correlation or negative correlation in regards to a particular scientific processes in life/nature/molecular & biochemical pathway. There are no tru 'proofs' in science, considering the fact that there is and always be the underlying non-moving notion of 'Human Error' which can reduce or increase intervals being tested. And then there is always this little thing we call in biochemical research as "Mutation", which seems to counter and even destroy 'truths' in Medical Biochemistry.




Best,
Lorenzo.

Quote from: islander on September 21, 2010, 12:18:39 PM
truly strong, whatever your “strong” here means, lorenz.  clearly the word is used as an adjective of principles, and thus does it fall flat.  i daresay it is the person who is strong (or weak) about his principles.  the same cannot be said about principles per se, unless we are referring to anthropic, i.e. human friendly principles, which refer to the physical world as we know it and not to laws of justice that this thread is all about.    

supremacy of the law?  sure, laws of the land should be deemed supreme, no matter how imperfect these are and no matter that one country’s supreme laws need not necessarily be so in another, as in the case of the death penalty.  

infallability?  that word does not exist.  the nearest that there is though is infallibility, which as we may know does not apply to laws made by man.  that’s why we have congress, a very human one, that’s tasked to pass, revise or amend laws.  infallible congress is not.  so are the laws it passes.

if laws were infallible, europe would still be having the divine right of kings, the u.s. would still have slavery, quartering would still be done in scotland ala-braveheart, and non-virgin single women would still be meted with the death penalty according to the mosaic law.

infallibility at its most basic is the “inability to err in teaching revealed truth,” upheld in catholic teachings as based on scriptural and traditional proofs.  man-made laws do not fall in this category.

I was referring to Magbalantay's answer to your question; which asked him if he would still be a proponent for death penalty if his relatives were killers and subject to lethal punishment. His answer, which literally was:

Quote from: magbalantay on September 21, 2010, 01:16:59 AM
  yes, Ms. Isle, I will. Sakit man but I have to. Let justice reign no matter what it takes.

His answer is quite idealistic so to say in the sense in that it resembles the political machinations of the Old French Revolutionaries such as Marat and Robbespierre who believed in the Supremacy of the Democratic and Republican Laws of the newly established French Republic. I likened it to that in my mind because the former two did not believe in mercy for those whom violated the citizens of France, and have victimized the unrepresented rights of the citizenry, which he was referring to those members of the Aristocracy and of the Royal Person. The way Magbalantay answered, which did not show partiality to even his own members who were hypothetical criminals in the case, represented the epitome of the idea that the Law is not only Sacred, but almost Infallible when being enforced. (This of course does not consider when a Law is being ammended). The resolution of his will in standing ground to support a Death Penalty was observed, and I admired how he placed the Law Above the notion of partiality and corruption; no exceptions (family, friends, colleagues should be judged equally under the law). My comment was addressed to him in my admiration for his principle.

Yes you are right in the fact that there are two kinds of Laws: 1. Human Law , 2. Divine Law

This is a masterpiece, the title is Mother; performed by Samvel Yervinyan.

Samvel Yervinyan - Mother

Yes he is a cellist, but he has played violin and has mastered both cello and violin.  

Another 'traditional' violinist that i also like would have to be Karen Briggs (i love her style).

Another 'traditional' one would have to be Samvel Yervinyan, who plays with Yanni.

To: My Darling
From: Yours Truly


This Time Last Year


This time last year the autumn leaves looked ever more bright
shades in yellow, orange, and brown
as the brook near New Holland filled reflective light by the setting sun
all to be gazed upon by loving eyes.

This time last year my lips touched your sweet fingers for the very first time,
with eyes ever gazing into your delicate brown eyes,
the pounding of my heart, the feeling of ease while in your midst,
the warmth of your embrace, my arms around you.

This time last year my eyes could not be taken away from you,
and began the admission of my forward interest in you.
My darling.

This time last year, i was sitting in your room, both of us studying together,
the warm cup of tea you had made for me--jasmine flavored, whose aroma touched my nasal senses,
and whose sweet therapy tingled my tongue.

This time last year, no words could describe the language of my heart.


I love you darling.,
Lorenzo

It was though a simple woman , a handmaid of the Lord that the Christ was born.
Through the Virgin Mary, The Word Became Flesh.

Quote from: Vistabel on September 21, 2010, 12:01:29 AM
at the story book of Adam and Eve, I've noticed that Eve did initiate to do wrong.  

No, Eve was the one who was tricked, if you read Genesis correctly. Additionally, it was destined that both Adam and Eve eat of the fruit in order for Salvation History to take effect. Through Adam and Eve, man fell, but through Christ, there is salvation on high.

by: Blackmore's Night


Blackmore's Night - Wish you were here

Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful!

Glory To God!





Seek Ye First [A Tagalog Rendition]

Beautiful...

Shout to the Lord [A Tagalog Rendition]

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on September 18, 2010, 06:38:35 PM
Tinuod ba kini nga balita?

Rubbish.

Quote from: jorgeanna on September 21, 2010, 12:50:11 AM
mao ni sakit basta magkatiguwang na ta.. maging senti na hehehehe

hahaha then tiguwang na diay ko, Anne, kai na senti naman ko. Bisan 25 pa ko. LOL!



Honestly tho, your answer is such a Motherly response. I am sure your children and husband Adore you...

Quote from: magbalantay on September 21, 2010, 01:16:59 AM
   yes, Ms. Isle, I will. Sakit man but I have to. Let justice reign no matter what it takes.

This is strong. You have strong Principles, Magbalantay. In fact, your answer manifests the supremacy and the infallability of the Law.
No exceptions.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31

"Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs"

Psalm 150:4

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

John 14:6

Tell the truth even if the truth hurts...

X-chromosome

hahahaha.

Murag Mr. X and Mrs Y naman ni.

Nice!

Here's another one: Y-chromosome 

hehehe how cute.

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 11:13:04 PM
nayayayayayaya.............. nya-a pa man... YET, YACHT..

ha ha ha

kini: Ying Yang

Quote from: jorgeanna on September 21, 2010, 12:11:26 AM
my two girls and my hubby.... they are the reason why i am doing the best i can.... ok ra ko mag-utan everyday basta nagkarne lang sila......

awww, Anne! 

Valproic Acid and/or ethosuximide. 

Yes, as of a matter of fact, I do.

Right.