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#4301
There was a research done in University of Bonn about talking to plants. They attached cables to the leaves and how plants response to a nice and kind voice, a weak signal showed that the plants responded positively ,  they grew well and taller .
#4302
mo-uli ko mid July-August, let us coordinate this well since I´m having my vacations with my son for the first time, kon solo pa ko bisan unsang orasa. Wolfie what shall I do?
#4303
makasoroy pod ka boot nakong ipasabot makakanaog kon mo donggo sa pantalan?
#4304
jig, dili nako taga-Guindulman karon, nagpoyo nako sa Booy, Tagbilaran, he he he. Palosot sa ko apan ang akong dughan Guindulmanon lang gihapon, kay maoy kagikan sa akong mga katigulangan.
#4305

I was here with my daughter a couple of years ago,Macau  there plenty were of Falon Gong supporters who distributed leaflets about the human rights situation in mainland China.

If you have the chance friends please visit Holland. It is one of the friendliest country in Europe.
#4306
deh najod ma-agwanta!
#4307
Yes, mangwilik! ha ha ha
Akong pagtoo kindness is effective everywhere.
#4308
This CI is long overdue.  BP and other firms were given the license ( there are already 20 approved ones) during the time of Bush, Cheney and co. Lots of money was poured to the commission in-charge of releasing the papers that allows multinational establishments to explore oil.
With this in mind it will be quite interesting how this criminal investigation progress.
#4309
Bible Study / Re: Saints of the Day
June 02, 2010, 06:28:54 AM
June 2
Sts. Marcellinus and Peter
Martyrs


Though we know very little about these two martyrs under Diocletian, there is no question that the early church venerated them. Evidence of the respect in which they were held are the basilica Constantine built over their tombs and the presence of their names in the first eucharistic prayer.

Pope St. Damasus says that he heard the story of these two martyrs from their executioner who became a Christian after their deaths. Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, died in the year 304. According to a legendary account of their martyrdom, the two Romans saw their imprisonment as just one more opportunity to evangelize and managed to convert their jailer and his family. The legend also says that they were beheaded in the forest so that other Christians wouldn't have a chance to bury and venerate their bodies. Two women found the bodies, however, and had them properly buried.

#4310
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
June 02, 2010, 06:27:26 AM
Embrace the Mystery   

Learn the mystery of surrender and trust, and then it will be done unto you, through you, with you, in you and very often, in spite of you. 
#4311
Der Spiegel:

The Austrian composer may save the facility as much as 1,000 euros a month.

A bit of Mozart, it seems, is useful for all kinds of things. There's "Mozart for the Morning Commute," "Mozart for Your Mind," -- and now Mozart for your manure. One German sewage plant is using the Austrian composer's music to motivate microbes in their treatment facility, in the hopes of driving down energy costs.


The waste-treatment facility in the town of Treuenbrietzen, about an hour's drive southwest of downtown Berlin, has been testing a special stereo system over the past two months after an Austrian waste treatment plant said that Mozart made their sewage-eating micro-organisms perform better, helping to cut costs.

"The test will show whether it works for us," Detlef Dalichow, the plant's sewage manager, told the Märkische Allgemeine newspaper.

'Special Quality of Harmony'

The process was developed by Mundus, a small German firm headquartered in Wiesenburg in northeastern Germany. Anton Stucki, a founder and managing partner of the firm, came up with the approach himself over the past year.

"Mozart has a very good effect on people," Stucki told SPIEGEL ONLINE Tuesday. "His music has a special quality of harmony in correlation to its rhythm."


The sonic waves of Mozart's compositions, along with the addition of oxygen, spur micro-organisms to a higher performance in breaking down biosolids, Stucki explained. As a result, wastewater facilities will be able to save energy costs and decrease the amount of residual sludge, which is expensive to dispose of.

The process derives from the company's special stereo systems that are meant to accurately replicate the vibrations and sounds of a concert hall. The system used by the Treuenbrietzen wastewater plant costs â,¬400 ($485) per month to rent from Mundus. Stucki estimates that a waste-treatment plant can save several thousand euros a year on energy costs, depending on the size of the plant.

Dalichow is hoping that Mozart will help his plant to cut costs. "If it means we can save â,¬1,000 per month on sludge disposal, then it would definitely be worth it," he told the Märkische Allgemeine.

egk -- with wire reports

#4312
I keep on praying, Hail Mary like a mantra.
#4313
it´s like saying I have the power to kill you, a possible answer to your question wolfie!
a very good friend of mine collects guns and he has a license plus a steel cabinet and his papers are sporadically controlled by the police to avoid misused.
Inspite of this strict rules some youngster use this to run amok in their schools.
#4314
parehas ta Day, kara-kara kay apeke pirmi sa oras. Thanks for accomodating Mike.
#4315
It is not anchored in the German constitution that the military can be use to protect its economic interests, he showed it is proper to go after his faux-pas.
#4316
Bugsay, ambot kon taga-an ka ug visa.
#4317
this statement caused him a lot of unpopular criticism;

The president had become the target of intense criticism following remarks he made during a surprise visit to soldiers of the Bundeswehr German army in Afghanistan on May 22. In an interview with a German radio reporter who accompanied him on the trip, he seemed to justify his country's military missions abroad with the need to protect economic interests.

"A country of our size, with its focus on exports and thus reliance on foreign trade, must be aware that ... military deployments are necessary in an emergency to protect our interests -- for example when it comes to trade routes, for example when it comes to preventing regional instabilities that could negatively influence our trade, jobs and incomes," Köhler said.

It sounded as though Köhler was justifying wars for the sake of economic interests, in the context of the Afghan mission which is highly controversial in Germany and throughout Europe. der Spiegel
#4318
derspiegel.net


Horst Köhler's resignation on Monday came as a shock to Germany. But it was long clear that he was unhappy in his job, and his departure will allow a fresh start for the office of the president.

As German President Horst Köhler announced his resignation on TV, he appeared to be close to tears. Could the moment have been any stranger? What a surreal minute in German history. It was as if time in politics stood still for a moment. The entire country held its breath.

The moment of shock must now be followed by sober analysis. It exposes a harsh but simple truth: Horst Köhler and the office of president didn't fit together. They weren't made for each other. He had also noticed that -- long before Monday. It made him an unhappy president, and it's why the criticism over his comments on Afghanistan a week ago led him to step down. He must have been deeply hurt that no one from the governing parties came to his aid, to support him or defend him in the controversy. Not even Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The man and the office just didn't fit. The form his resignation took -- this feeling of being offended, this mix of self-pity and anger towards others, confirms this. A German federal president doesn't resign because -- within the scope of a normal process of democratic debate -- he is criticized. That's an overreaction that doesn't befit the office.

What now? Germany will survive this political shock. The gap that Köhler left will be filled. There are clever candidates in most of the parties who would be suitable for this highest office. Merkel, FDP chief and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and the opposition leaders could quickly agree on someone to replace Köhler. A clear, cross-party decision, without party political maneuvers would be the wisest move. In this way they could maintain the dignity of the office and secure the citizens' trust in the dependability of democracy. But will they do this? One can only hope so.

Roland Nelles is SPIEGEL ONLINE's Berlin bureau chief and head of the Politics and International News Desk.


#4319
Inspiration & Hope / Re: Deliver us from evil...
June 01, 2010, 06:32:08 PM
makalingaw injong mga tubag, mga higala, bentaha ni aron maoli-an ko sa mga tubag tubag bahin Guindulman! ;D ;D
#4320
it is sad to read some out of this world postings, it seems that there is something beyond reality. Is there a world full of illusions!
#4321
kuhaan ug pikas lisik! :(
#4322
Bible Study / Re: Saints of the Day
June 01, 2010, 05:10:29 AM
June 1
165


Martyr, philosopher, and defender of Christianity. He was born into a pagan family at Flavia Neopolis, or Nablus, in Palestine. At the age of thirty, he became a Christian and traveled to debate pagan philosophers, eventually going to Rome. There he was denounced and tried with Charita, Chariton, Euelpistus, Hierox, Liberianus, and Paeon. They were scourged and beheaded. Jus­tin, also called “the Philosopher,” was the first layman to serve as an apologist. His works include Apologies for the Christian Religion and Dialogue with the Jew Trypho. The records of Justin’s trial are extant.


#4323
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
June 01, 2010, 05:07:35 AM
The Face of God   

God’s face is turned toward us absolutely. It is we who have to learn to return the gaze. 
#4324


A mass was said today in St Anthony Church which was dedicated to the town people who perished (6,000) last world War II, it was a solemn moment to remind everyone that war is not a solution and no war should  happen again in a German soil. Nationalism and a form of totalitarian regime like that of Hitler should never be forgotten.
#4325
Anda - Bohol / Re: Caves at Anda Bohol
May 31, 2010, 05:31:46 PM
nindot ni taga-an ug exposure para daghang mobisita nga foreigners and locals alike, this will bring progress to the towns where it belongs.
#4326
Jeroen, there is a law in Pinas that 30 meters away from the coastal shore (measured in ebb tide) belongs to the public. This means locals have access to the beach resorts, sad to say some are not conscious to preserve the cleanliness of the vicinity which belongs to a businees establishment.
#4327
Salamat sa imong posting Mackyboy, a wiseman never praise himself I think, sakto ba?
#4328
Philippine Photo Gallery / Re: Exotic Pinay
May 31, 2010, 02:43:59 PM
this is too sophisticated, and it does not met the criteria of an exotic Pinay, thick make-up, very low decolettee, she is not a GR isn´t she?
#4329
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
May 31, 2010, 02:30:39 PM
Spiritual joy

The Lord gives us a supernatural joy which enables us to bear any sorrow or pain and which neither life nor death can take away.
#4330
Bible Study / Re: Saints of the Day
May 31, 2010, 05:47:53 AM
St. Joan of Arc   is the patroness of soldiers and of France. On January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was born to pious parents of the French peasant class, at the obscure village of Domremy, near the province of Lorraine. At a very early age, she heard voices: those of St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret.

At first the messages were personal and general. Then at last came the crowning order. In May, 1428, her voices "of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret" told Joan to go to the King of France and help him reconquer his kingdom. For at that time the English king was after the throne of France, and the Duke of Burgundy, the chief rival of the French king, was siding with him and gobbling up evermore French territory.

After overcoming opposition from churchmen and courtiers, the seventeen year old girl was given a small army with which she raised the seige of Orleans on May 8, 1429. She then enjoyed a series of spectacular military successes, during which the King was able to enter Rheims and be crowned with her at his side.

In May 1430, as she was attempting to relieve Compiegne, she was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English when Charles and the French did nothing to save her. After months of imprisonment, she was tried at Rouen by a tribunal presided over by the infamous Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, who hoped that the English would help him to become archbishop.

Through her unfamiliarity with the technicalities of theology, Joan was trapped into making a few damaging statements. When she refused to retract the assertion that it was the saints of God who had commanded her to do what she had done, she was condemned to death as a heretic, sorceress, and adulteress, and burned at the stake on May 30, 1431. She was nineteen years old. Some thirty years later, she was exonerated of all guilt and she was ultimately canonized in 1920, making official what the people had known for centuries. Her feast day is May 30.

Joan was canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.
#4331
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
May 31, 2010, 05:46:34 AM
Biblical Promise   

All is in flux, physically and psychologically, unless we have an Absolute Center, which is exactly what the Bible promises. 
#4332
Guindulman - Bohol / Re: Guindulman Public Market
May 31, 2010, 05:45:00 AM
How sad if this case proves to be that of a place being lorded over by rich and ambitious hypocrites who, to add insult to injury, enjoy the support of incompetent sycophants.

i subscribe to this hubs!
#4333
This is a subjective view of Guindulmanon, i lab may ohwn.
#4334
i don´t care to pay a couple of hundred pesos as long as the service and reliability of the airline is guaranteed.
#4335
not only teeth but it is also advisable to brush your toungue.
#4336
kon ako adunay gahom, paningkamotan nako nga ikaw dili mabuhi pag-usab.
#4337
Bible Study / Re: Saints of the Day
May 30, 2010, 06:19:17 PM
St. Gregory VII
(1020-1085)


The tenth century and the first half of the eleventh were dark days for the Church, partly because the papacy was the pawn of various Roman families. In 1049, things began to change when Pope Leo IX, a reformer, was elected. He brought a young monk named Hildebrand to Rome as his counselor and special representative on important missions. He was to become Gregory VII.
Three evils plagued the Church then: simony (the buying and selling of sacred offices and things), the unlawful marriage of the clergy and lay investiture (kings and nobles controlling the appointment of Church officials). To all of these Hildebrand directed his reformer’s attention, first as counselor to the popes and later (1073-1085) as pope himself.

Gregory’s papal letters stress the role of bishop of Rome as the vicar of Christ and the visible center of unity in the Church. He is well known for his long dispute with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over who should control the selection of bishops and abbots.

Gregory fiercely resisted any attack on the liberty of the Church. For this he suffered and finally died in exile. He said, “I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore I die in exile.” Thirty years later the Church finally won its struggle against lay investiture.




Comment:

The Gregorian Reform, a milestone in the history of Christ’s Church, was named after this man who tried to extricate the papacy and the whole Church from undue control by civil rulers. Against an unhealthy Church nationalism in some areas, Gregory reasserted the unity of the whole Church based on Christ and expressed in the bishop of Rome, the successor of St. Peter.


Quote:

Gregory's words still ring true today when civil or national religion is making subtle demands: “In every country, even the poorest of women is permitted to take a lawful husband according to the law of the land and by her own choice; but, through the desires and evil practices of the wicked, Holy Church, the bride of God and mother of us all, is not permitted lawfully to cling to her spouse on earth in accordance with divine law and her own will” (A Call to the Faithful).
#4338
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
May 30, 2010, 06:17:18 PM
Right Direction   

The lives of saints never point to themselves, but always and forever beyond themselves to the One who chose them, uses them and loves them. 
#4339
dinhe sa Europe ang gika dongog nga gamay ug "P" , kay ang mga espanyol. According to a women´s survey.
#4340
you are absolutely right! I simply love foot massage.
#4341
wolfie, adunay german version ni-ani paramoot jamo!

#4342
Padre, makaniwang raba kining mga lami nga pag-kaon! ;)
Itulak dayon ug rice wine.
#4343
Gaunsa man ka diha Sir? Asa ra ang mga litrato, kay usyosera ko?
#4344
Sus, porbida Doy Bran, kining foot massage is highly erotic! ;D
#4345
Felix, nindot soroyon ang Pinas, labina sa Luzon area sa ma sa Quezon ug Bulacan. Malooy ang Ginno mo stay ko ug 3 months aron makasoroy sa atong nasod nga natawhan.
#4346
Woldie, I wish to visit the places where you had been.
Anne nindot sa Macau, daghang mga Pinoy.
Dinhe sa Germany silingan ra man ang mga European countries, I wanted to go the the Scandanavian countries especially Sweden to see the midnight sun.
#4347
when Hongkong was returned to UK, most chinese businessmen settled there so it is no wonder why this country is heavily populated with cinese.
#4348
I´ll kiss him from time to time, I cook food that he likes and massage him after that, adonay kasonod. ;D ;D
#4350
General Topic / Re: Migration Pattern
May 29, 2010, 01:38:16 PM
Padre, tagawog man diay pod ka, adunay Mahal nga Birhen nga moluha diha sa New Orleans, matod pa sa akong higala nga Italyana, tinood?
#4351
Question and Answer / Re: How do you value money?
May 29, 2010, 05:34:00 AM
para nako, kon mag-anam ka tiguwang ang kwarta dili na kaayo dako ang bili.
Money sooths your nerves but one can not live without it.
#4352
tinood jud! Ang mga tawo balik-balik ug karoling, I intended this holidays because  our chapel became a big church since Booy grew big, it is the Birhen sa Guadalupe who made this possible.

Mohatag man jud ko basta naa lang kay talagsaon ra sila maka pamarayeg nako. ;D
#4353
Question and Answer / I have a dream!
May 29, 2010, 04:59:15 AM
this sentence from the Reverend Martin Luther King, I have a dream truly stirs my mind. My dream is that labor unions be tolerated in Pinas without fearing to lose one´s life. Labor Union has bettered the life of  humble workers here in Germany.

what is your dream?
#4354
December 2007, my first Christmas in Bohol after 26 years.
#4355
Bible Study / Re: Saints of the Day
May 29, 2010, 04:53:48 AM
if you have some wish please invoke the Saint of the Day, it has been revealed by the Blessed Anne Catherine of Emmerich that they are most influential on their feast day.



St. Maximinus of Trier

347


Bishop of Trier, Germany, from 332, and a miracle worker. He was probably born at Silly, France, and succeeded St. Agritus as bishop of Trier, giving refuge to St. Athanasius in 336. St. Paul, the patriarch of Constantinople, was also given Maximinus’ protection. Maximinus was an ardent enemy of the Arian heretics, opposing them in the councils of Milan, Sardica, and Cologne. He was a known miracle worker and apologist for orthodox Catholicism and was called “one of the most courageous bishops of his time” by St. Jerome.

 

#4356
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
May 29, 2010, 04:50:12 AM
Learning   

It is in falling down that we learn almost everything that matters spiritually. 

ps

na-igo jud ko niani nga minute meditations!


#4357
this is actually a funny email;

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60s & 70s, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love...I will.





I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not  break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being  imperfect.





I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.


So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.




As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore.
I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever,
but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel  like it).

MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!





Forward this to at least 7 people and see what happens on your screen. You will laugh your head off!!!


#4358
General Topic / Re: Migration Pattern
May 29, 2010, 04:46:11 AM
this is wonderful, but my story is really fascinating;

Grew up in Manila, spent 16 years, then to Guindulman finished senior high in SMA, 3 sems Rafael Palma College now UB, went to Davao City to look for greener pastures, pursued college studies in Ateneo de Davao for almost 6 years as working student. worked part time as surveyor in Consumer Pulse now Asia Pulse, this has given me the chance to tour the whole of Mindanao up to Jolo.
Married a German penpal, divorced after 2 years, anew partner with 2 kids, partner found a younger woman, now solo and happy, might go back as well to Bohol to spend the rest of my days since I have a small house in Booy Tagbilaran City.
I´m very much contented and at peace with myself,my daughter finished her studies and a younger son is still a high school student.
#4359
Vistablel, maka hinomdom ko sa akong Uyong, ( tua na sa laing kinabuhi, poyra damgo)  mao jud ni ang iyang buhaton labina kon padolong ting-sawp sa adlaw. ;)
#4360
hey you´re funny but there is really truth in what you said. I´m not wearing much jewelries. akong gipanghatag 2 years ago sa akong mga amiga sa Bohol, ang nabilin dyutay lang para kon adunay okasyon, kasal, annivesary mao rah!
#4361
Love Talk / Re: Where's Ginger?
May 29, 2010, 04:20:36 AM
doy na-a ra  siya sa Cebu, I think you could meet her if you contact her. God bless to you and your family.
#4362
I value the counsel of a younger person like my son, he onced asked me why women wears jewelries? Wah jod koy ikatubag.
#4363
dili tingali ko makatolog magsod-ong sa imong dagway Doy!
#4364
Jig, ipadayon ni Doy, kay demand jamo!
Water is getting higher due to global warming, coastal areas will never be the same.
#4365
dili aplikabol ang jesus christ sa criticism dinhe sa Germany. Tingali defense mechanism nako kay foreigner ko, babaye pa jud. Please don´t forget that there is rampant mail-order brides here, and prejudice and cliche´s exist.

There is a discussion culture so pwede maglalis.  Abtik ang tubag kay basin toohan ka nga tanga. Labina sa trabaho daghan ming mga foreigners, yugoslavia, turks, greeks, italians, polish ako ray pinay dinhe kay ang usa ni-surrender na.

Sa eskwelahan sa mga bata ang mga isig kainahan molaban sa mga anak, I told my kids not to get in trouble just tell me and I will face the parents and the school director.

bisan sa simbahan katoliko, mokanta gani ka ug German mosipat kay mangutana kabasa ka ug song book?
Kon ting lamano na Peace be with you, laktawan ka kay lain ang imong dagway. I complained to my parish priest and told him to bring this issue in his homily, he did and they slowly accepted me as a loud asian singing parish member, (anad gud sa karaoke)ha ha ha ha.
#4366
Bible Study / Re: Saints of the Day
May 28, 2010, 06:16:19 AM


thanks for reminding Bran, better late than never.
#4367
Bible Study / Re: Saints of the Day
May 28, 2010, 06:14:45 AM
Bl. Margaret Pole


May 28


Martyr of England. She was born Margaret Plantagenet, the niece of Edward IV and Rich­ard III. She married Sir Reginald Pole about 1491 and bore five sons, including Reginald Cardinal Pole. Margaret was widowed, named countess of Salisbury, and appointed governess to Princess Mary, daughter of Hemy VIII and Queen Catherine of Aragon, Spain. She opposed Henry’s mar­riage to Anne Boleyn, and the king exiled her from court, although he called her “the holiest woman in England.” When her son, Cardinal Pole, denied Henry’s Act of Supremacy, the king imprisoned Margaret in the Tower of London for two years and then beheaded her on May 28. In 1538, her other two sons were executed. She was never given a legal trial. She was seventy when she was martyred. Margaret was beatified in 1886.

 

#4368
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
May 28, 2010, 06:12:09 AM
Where God Is   

God is manifest in the ordinary, in the actual, in the daily, in the now, in the concrete incarnations of life. 
#4369
butangi Hubag, panohot diay! ;D
#4370
i love this machine, it never complains. ;D
#4371
chemistry
#4372
it depends from the person who critizes me, if it is valid then it is okay if not, i could size him/her and respond accordingly. This is a trait somewhat complicated in Pinas, since a person must save his face,  one must exercise precaution but in Europe you can voice your criticism no offense as long as there is substance in it.
#4373
God bless you for your generosity!
#4374
Economics
#4375
Anda - Bohol / Re: Caves at Anda Bohol
May 27, 2010, 06:47:27 PM
unsa man kini nga kweba gasigpit?
#4376
chongki, good luck maajo unta nga lig-on pa ang imong tohod in-aning edara. ;D
#4377
Health and Food / Re: Fruit Fights the Flu
May 27, 2010, 05:33:58 PM
that´s not true, my doctor adviced me to keep some pounds to protect against brittle bones ( osteporose). Kanang water therapy nawala ang akong 8 kilos, gamay jud ko tan-awon ug namiyahok ang akong nawong, busa akong gibalik ang 4 kilos, kontento nako kay gamay man ko nga baje.
#4378
General Topic / Re: opportunity
May 27, 2010, 05:25:47 PM
we are slowly losing this virtue of respectfulness, we are heading in a wrong direction.
#4379
Health and Food / Re: Fruit Fights the Flu
May 27, 2010, 02:52:31 PM
Pagsol-ot Day!  Unja i-post dinhe! ;D ;D
#4381
nakahoman ka sa Ateneo main?
#4382
Bible Study / Re: Saints of the Day
May 27, 2010, 06:21:49 AM
St. Augustine of Canterbury

May 27
605


At the end of the sixth century anyone would have said that Augustine had found his niche in life. Looking at this respected prior of a monastery, almost anyone would have predicted he would spend his last days there, instructing, governing, and settling even further into this sedentary life.

But Pope St. Gregory the Great had lived under Augustine's rule in that same monastery. When he decided it was time to send missionaries to Anglo-Saxon England, he didn't choose those with restless natures or the young looking for new worlds to conquer. He chose Augustine and thirty monks to make the unexpected, and dangerous, trip to England.

Missionaries had gone to Britain years before but the Saxon conquest of England had forced these Christians into hiding. Augustine and his monks were to bring these Christians back into the fold and convince the warlike conquerors to become Christians themselves.

Every step of the way they heard the horrid stories of the cruelty and barbarity of their future hosts. By the time they had reached France the stories became so frightening that the monks turned back to Rome. Gregory had heard encouraging news that England was far more ready for Christianity than the stories would indicate, including the marriage of King Ethelbert of Kent to a Christian princess, Bertha. He sent Augustine and the monks on their way again fortified with his belief that now was the time for evangelization.

King Ethelbert himself wasn't as sure, but he was a just king and curious. So he went to hear what the missionaries had to say after they landed in England. But he was just as afraid of them as they were of him! Fearful that they would use magic on them, he held the meeting in the open air. There he listened to what they had to say about Christianity. He did not convert then but was impressed enough to let them continue to preach -- as long as they didn't force anyone to convert.

They didn't have to -- the king was baptized in 597. Unlike other kings who forced all subjects to be baptized as soon as they were converted, Ethelbert left religious a free choice. Nonetheless the following year many of his subjects were baptized.

Augustine was consecrated bishop of the English and more missionaries arrived from Rome to help with the new task. Augustine had to be very careful because, although the English had embraced the new religion they still respected the old. Under the wise orders of Gregory the Great, Augustine aided the growth from the ancient traditions to the new life by consecrating pagan temples for Christian worship and turning pagan festivals into feast days of martyrs. Canterbury was built on the site of an ancient church.

Augustine was more successful with the pagans than with the Christians. He found the ancient British Church, which had been driven into Cornwall and Wales, had strayed a little in its practices from Rome. He met with them several times to try to bring them back to the Roman Church but the old Church could not forgive their conquerors and chose isolation and bitterness over community and reconciliation.

Augustine was only in England for eight years before he died in 605. His feast day is celebrated on May 26 in England and May 28 elsewhere. He is also known as Austin,a name that many locations have adopted.

#4383
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
May 27, 2010, 06:19:05 AM
God's Instruments    

We do not have to spend hours on our knees every day. We simply have to offer our lives as instruments of God. 
#4384
Health and Food / Re: Fruit Fights the Flu
May 27, 2010, 06:17:09 AM
simply wear one, we are not getting any younger, I don´t see any reason why 2-piece swimwear is exclusive to the young ones.
Mo-anak na gani ka, mala-in jud ang porma sa lawas, magpabilin ang mga bil-bil! ;D
#4385
Love Talk / Re: Where's Ginger?
May 27, 2010, 05:53:33 AM
kamonong eskwela aron ma-bright ug samot, tua sa facebook, daghang gi-post nga pictures koyog barkada.
#4386
naay daghang alahas sa prendahanan, gikan sa Saudi puro na remate.
#4387
hey, nang gawas na ang mga gibati noong alaw! he he he
Abi nimo Day, kini pag-boot sa Ginoo.
Maayo ang akong trabaho sa una apan ako nangandoy nga mogawas, a year before I took foreign service exams. Niabot ang akong bana ug kami nakasal sa Guindulman, a few days after that ni-abot ang result nakapasar ko. No regrets. ;D
#4388
sa among party sa bol-anon ang motif 1960´s, ang akong sol-ot mini ug alahas nga mini, plastik  diha sa dibisorya. ang ubang mga miyembro gikan sa Amerika kay morag psychedelic ang design, ang among musik Chuck Berry, Beatles etc. ha ha ha na-ilad ka sa bitin-bitin sa liog. ;D
#4389
Guindulman - Bohol / Re: Guindulman Public Market
May 27, 2010, 04:51:04 AM
Sakto jud ning pulong nga white elephant. Leasing a stall is so expensive just to think of overhead expenses. Kon nia ko sa Tagbi, anha man ko mamalengke sa gawas, kanang gagmay nga tindahan ang akong palitan. Ganahan sab ko ug tabo, Martes ug Biyernes kay barato ang saging sarabya.
#4390
General Topic / Re: opportunity
May 27, 2010, 04:47:05 AM
Inday Raqs, this chance was something to bolter your ego, dili ba? Kosog lang jud ang imong personalidad. Naka jackpot imong husband, kaayo nimo nga asawa,  gwapa pa.

Anne, unsa man ang batasan sa mga insik morag Pinoy?
#4391
General Topic / opportunity
May 26, 2010, 06:59:19 PM
Have you ever encountered a once in a life-time opportunity you knew you could not pass up? Please share.
#4392
Macky, ma lonely ko kon adunay mga Gala sa mga Pinoy dinhe kay kasagaran pa-bonggahay. Wala koy maka-istorya bahin sa progreso sa Pinas.
#4393
this is the correct attitude waypaks! :)
#4394
nag-lalis ang akong mga italian friends, matod pa nila si Hitler kono b***t. Si Hitler gi-kopya ang kalaki ni Mussolinni, akong gi-ingnan fashion trend na siya karon. History belongs to the past.
#4395
By Duncan Kennedy
BBC News, Rome
An advert for a clothing shop that features Adolf Hitler dressed in pink has provoked outraged reactions in Italy.

The posters were put up in the city of Palermo in Sicily, with the caption: "Change your style. Don't follow your leader".

The swastika on Hitler's armband has been replaced by a heart.

But the local association of wartime resistance fighters said the adverts were offensive to those who had fought fascism.

World War II resistance fighters wrote to the mayor demanding their immediate withdrawal.

A spokesman said that the posters violated democratic principles.

The advertising agency behind the posters told Italian media the aim was to ridicule Hitler, not minimise his crimes.
#4396
BBC

Just under half of us have felt depressed because we have felt alone, says a report. But not everyone who is alone is sad about it, so what is the difference between being lonely and being a loner?
Young or old, male or female, rich or poor, it doesn't matter - loneliness is indiscriminate.
Loneliness is not about being physically alone, it's about a person's individual experience of isolation and how they evaluate it, says the MHF. A loner gets pleasure and satisfaction from solitude, a lonely person doesn't.

While human beings are sociable animals by nature, personalities vary and at the opposite ends of the spectrum are extroverts and introverts.

"For an extrovert it is all about seeking stimulation from other people but an introvert's replenishment comes from solitude," says psychologist Ros Taylor.

"A loner can be perfectly content with their own company, while being alone will make another person utterly miserable."

Professor Jenny de Jong-Gierveld defines loneliness as an "unpleasant or inadmissible" lack of certain relationships in your life. Essentially, you can be surrounded by friends but still feel lonely because you aren't emotionally intimate with any of them.

Most of us experience loneliness at some time, but what makes it harmful is when "it settles in long enough to create a persistent, self-reinforcing loop of negative thoughts, sensations and behaviours", says American psychologist John Cacioppo.

"You can't go through life not interacting with anyone, you have to talk and deal with a certain amount of people to function in everyday life. You need to know how to do this appropriately and successfully."

So while it is just as natural to enjoy solitude as it is to feel lonely, like many other things in life it's is all about moderation.

#4397
Health and Food / Re: Fruit Fights the Flu
May 26, 2010, 02:46:54 PM
our local guavas is rich in Vit c.
#4398
Health and Food / Re: Fruit Fights the Flu
May 26, 2010, 02:43:46 PM
motoo ko nga ang mga toxic wastes nimo ug excess fats ma-wash away sa lukewarm water. I lost 3 kilos after 2 years, hinay hinay lang ba.
Our liver is the body´s powerhouse, it functions well with lots of water.
#4399
kon itogot sa langit, makakaplag ra kah! Ako nagminyo 30 anyos.