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Hmm, mora baya diayg royalty ang dating ani nga doggy...

Naay klarong spammers. Pero naay uban nga basin nakalimot lang sa ilang password...

Kini maoy saktong snacks... 

Quote from: Lollapalooza on March 29, 2012, 03:48:54 PM
yes nakasulod na gyud ko balik sa akong account...  maayong buntag, udto, hapon ug gabie mga TB members...

Welcome back, Ms. Lolla! Long time no read...

Japanese influence ning akoa... 

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 29, 2012, 03:21:09 PM
You know how to make a man hungry, Bai Hubag. I must stop watching these pictures. I have not had home cooked Filipino food like these in almost 5 months now.

He he, this is meant to test your moral fiber...

Steamed Lapulapu

Linarang nga Bakasi

Halabos na Hipon

Sizzling Pusit

Rellenong Bangus

Sinugbang Kitong

Kinilawng Tangigue

Escabecheng Katambak

Ginataang Tambakol

Fish Kare-Kare

The German Protestant churchman, Martin Niemoller, opposed the religious policies of Hitler's regime and was imprisoned from 1938 to 1945. Whilst in prison, he wrote this:

First they came for the Communists,
  and I didn’t speak up,
    because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
  and I didn’t speak up,
    because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
  and I didn’t speak up,
    because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
  and by that time there was no one
    left to speak up for me.

http://www.saintnicholas.contactbox.co.uk/

‘Justice’ is one of those words that can be misused or, worse, abused. Too often, justice is equated with revenge and ignores the real possibility of creating further injustice by our hardened attitudes. Likewise, ‘social justice’ is often equated with ensuring that everyone receives the same of everything, but that is not how God sees it. When God looks upon His creation it is with eyes of love that see everyone as equal in His sight, irrespective of colour, creed, belief, status, wealth, health, education, background. When we look, for example, at what we call 'terrorist activities' do we recognise the injustices that may underlie those activities? When one group of people murder another group of people, do we acknowledge the severe provocation under which they may have lived for more than a generation? That is not to condone their actions, but merely to suggest that the roots of justice must go deeper than we can see.

Social justice requires a complete change in attitudes. Until we can eradicate the causes of poverty in the world, until we can ensure that every person has access to fresh water, until every young person has the opportunity to learn to read and to write, until every individual has access to common justice, then there will always be a reason for dissent or dispute or war or other atrocity. (Nevertheless, we must also recognise that some atrocities are the result of mindless violence and simply a reflection of human evil.)  God has shared with us the abundance of His gifts; those gifts are not for our own personal benefit, but for the well-being and growth of His Kingdom. We are to use them charitably for the good of others, and humbly, accepting that they are gifts of God to His children.

Matthew 25:31-46:

"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?' Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods.

They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the
first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could
be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could
be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty."

Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty
ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters
and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will
feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the
tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on
top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think
of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the
greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me."

After a few years of praying that their dreams would
come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees.
When one came to the first tree he said, "This looks
like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell
the wood to a carpenter," and he began cutting it
down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the
carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

At the second tree the woodsman said, "This looks like
a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the
shipyard." The second tree was happy because he knew
he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree
was frightened because he knew that if they cut him
down his dreams would not come true. One of the
woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from
my tree, so I'll take this one", and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was
made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed
in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all
what he had prayed for.

The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing
boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying
kings had come to an end.

The third tree was cut into large pieces and left
alone in the dark.

The years went by, and the trees forgot about their
dreams. Then one day, a man and woman came to the
barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the
hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree.
The man wished that he could have made a crib for the
baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree
could feel the importance of this event and knew that
it had held the greatest treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat
made from the second tree. One of them was tired and
went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a
great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was
strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the
sleeping man, and He stood and said "Peace" and the
storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it
had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was
carried through the streets as the people mocked the
man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the
man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to
die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree
came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at
the top of the hill and be as close to God as was
possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don't seem
to be going your way, always know that God has a plan
for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give
you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they
wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We
don't always know what God's plans are for us.

We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His
ways are always best.

http://www.bibleclaret.org/

OK ni nga abilidad. Di mahibaw-an unsay imong gibuhat kay pwede ipakita ang duha ka kamot... 

Minimalist ang akong utensils para way daghang hugason...

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 29, 2012, 01:02:43 PM

hahaha! pwede diay ang tawo maka hilak og gatas, Bai Hubag? Kujawa pod oy.

Unsay imong gusto, condensada o evaporada?

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2012, 12:49:30 PM
di lang sa test, naa pod sa classroom behavior mismo.  diha bitaw toy estudyante nga hukason iyang sapatos samtang galingkod.  i hate that; para nako way batasan kay ang classroom dili bedroom or living room. 

lakaw-lakaw ko sigeg yawit.  wa siya kamatikod gihinayhinay nakog patid ang usa niya ka sapatos, unya gitagoan sa daplin.  pag-dismiss, kapuliki siyag hupohupo ug pangita.  gawas dayon ko sa classroom.  iyang sapatos didto nako gibutang sa broom closet. 

estorya ray niabot nako; wa kuno siya ka-attend sa next class kay nagpuyo na lang sa classroom wondering what happened.  ang-ang man tuod ug molakaw siya nga pikas tiil way sapatos.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. What unconscionable behavior...

Basin tua na to. Wa magpahibawo kay naa pay gihapit-hapit...

Magamit pud ni nimo kon it happens to you...

OK ra tingali ni siya. Mao bitawng nabalintong kay dili bantok ang yuta...

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2012, 11:39:45 AM
sureness ko laki ang gahimo ani nga chart.

Hmm, well, maybe. Pero sureness nga sakto siya...

Mao tuod. Pero naa man gani kunoy pwede tiil ang gamiton. 

Hmm, daghan diay kag estudyante nga ingon ani?

Hmm, gikan galing ni silang duha nga nangungo? Hain kaha ang pabo?

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2012, 11:27:16 AM
hehe.  mahal tingali kaayog bayad ning elepanteha ay.

Au contraire, mon cheri. Ang elepante maoy nibayad for the sheer pleasure of the experience...

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2012, 11:26:06 AM
i thought it was you who crawled crying out "indignity!  indignity!  wherefore art thou, my serendipity?"

What an uppity incivility! Thou canst not disturb my serenity whilst I'm safe in my cloak of invisibility!

Quote from: islander on March 28, 2012, 10:57:02 PM
wow!  such stories never fail to strengthen my faith in the milk of human kindness. 

Makahilak man pud tag gatas ani...

Quote from: chicogon on March 28, 2012, 11:06:12 PM
Ako mama basta ma SILU, kusog mo LUSI 

He he, lusion imong ISUL?

Quote from: lornfate on March 26, 2012, 08:28:20 PM
Maayong adlaw mga sano ug sana. Dako akong kalipay nga nagmalampuson ang akong pag apil ani nga forum. Hinaut nga nindot ang atong palibot diri ug makakat on kita ug mga maanindot nga batasan.

Kinsay naa diri karon? Palihog ko ug tingog...hehehe..

Naningog na mi, Lorn. Si Islander mingiyaw na. Ikaw na puy antog...

Quote from: islander on March 28, 2012, 10:50:23 PM
di ko moangkon kay wa man god mahimong iro si banana republic... ngiaowwww.

Wa kaha siya mahimong kwaknit? 

Quote from: islander on March 28, 2012, 10:53:47 PM
truly glamorous.  morag kinampay nga sakto sa gidak-on.  btw, unsa man na siya, laki, baye?

Si Bugsay maoy atong pangutan-on kay siyay expert aning mga butanga...

He he... 

Bwahaha! 

Bwahaha! 

Nevah. Just like the old man, I walk unsteadily but with dignity.

Kaya ba kaha ni nga challenge sa mga abogado ni Ms. Vallejos. We'll see the scattered...

He he, lihay na lang jud...

Di kaha mausab ang porma tungod sa magnet?

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2012, 10:30:13 AM

she must be a voracious chocolate eater. 

Kay ngano, di diay ka motuo ani, Ms. Isle? Unsa man diay imong favorite health food?

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on March 29, 2012, 10:17:12 AM
luoya pud intawon sa iyang kahimtang. must be a difficult life during the last 15 years.

Maayo gani kay wa siya abtig suicidal depression...

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2012, 10:14:06 AM
kalooy.  glad he went on with his life.  cases like this are the ones that make plastic surgery a must, not mere vanities.

Hmm, maybe we need more doctors to specialize in this field...

He he, bitaw, sa tinud-anay, kining TB kay A Clean, Well-Lighted Place man ni para ni Botoy...

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on March 29, 2012, 07:56:30 AM
The law emphasized that many children nowadays, after having been reared, loved, nurtured and sent to school by their parents, have totally abandoned their parents for selfish reasons.

Hmm, naa diay mga anak dinhi sa Pinas nga ingon ani?

"It's not just about staying in Hong Kong -- we don't want to be excluded," Asian Migrants' Coordinating Body spokeswoman Eni Lestari said outside court.

The group represents over 10,000 foreign maids in Hong Kong, a glittering financial and banking centre of some seven million people, including almost 300,000 foreign domestic helpers mainly from Indonesia and the Philippines.

Lestari said foreign maids should not be treated any differently to other foreigners who flock to the semi-autonomous former British colony to find work as lawyers, bankers, accountants and managers.

Most are eligible to apply for permanent residency, granting them additional rights and access to government services, once they have lived in the city for at least seven years.

"What makes us different from others? We work very hard, we support our families too," Lestari said.

"We are bound by Hong Kong immigration policies and yet they use it to exclude us, this is clear discrimination."

Some officials have warned of a deluge of permanent residency requests if the Vallejos precedent is allowed to stand. But government figures of applications from 1998 to 2011 show no significant uptick since September.

Foreign maids in Hong Kong earn a minimum wage of HK$3,740 ($480) a month and receive other benefits such as one guaranteed day off a week.

Rights rights groups say however that they still face discrimination and a lack of legal protection from abusive employers.

Many live with their employers for years and send portions of their pay back to relatives at home, providing a huge source of foreign remittances to the Philippine and Indonesian economies.

By Beh Lih Yi | AFP News â€" 12 hours ago


Hong Kong's court of appeal on Wednesday overturned a landmark ruling that opened the door for thousands of foreign maids to claim residency in the southern Chinese city.

"It must be up to the sovereign authority to decide the extent to which the status of permanent resident should be conceded to foreign nationals," Judge Andrew Cheung wrote in a 66-page judgement accepting the government's appeal.

The High Court ruled on September 30 last year that Philippine domestic worker Evangeline Banao Vallejos had the right to request permanent residency status, something that had been denied to foreign maids until then.

But the government argued that the authorities had discretionary power to decide who was eligible for residency, rejecting arguments that restrictions on maids were unconstitutional and discriminatory.

The three-judge panel on the court of appeal unanimously accepted that argument, saying the High Court could not override the government's authority to decide who can live in the city and who cannot.

The decision will come as a major blow to tens of thousands of maids who could have been eligible for residency status if the Vallejos case had been established in law.

"It is a fundamental principle in international law that a sovereign state has the power to admit, exclude and expel aliens," Cheung wrote.

Vallejos's lawyers said they would take the case -- the first of its kind in Asia -- all the way to the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong's highest court.

"The interpretation of the law creates a second-class citizen," counsel Mark Daly told AFP.

"We will continue on to the Court of Final Appeal until we get justice."

The government welcomed the ruling and said it would not process any residency applications from domestic helpers until the courts delivered a final determination.

"The government anticipates that the present litigation will likely proceed to the Court of Final Appeal," Security Secretary Ambrose Lee told reporters.

Rights advocates said the ruling sent the wrong message to other Asian nations that relied on poorly paid maids from less wealthy countries to toil at jobs locals no longer wanted to do.

He he, di diay pwede ang tawo ani...

He he, bisag ang iring jud ang iyang trip...

Kining made of reinforced steel  na lang diay, kaya ang mga libaong ani...

A US man who lost his lips, nose and teeth in a 1997 gun accident has received the most extensive face transplant to date, according to doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Richard Lee Norris, 37, had undergone several life-saving and reconstructive surgeries after the accident but had limited use of his mouth and, before the surgery, appeared as though his lower face and nose had been mashed in.

In a 36-hour operation on March 19-20, doctors at the US medical center carried out "the most extensive full face transplant completed to date, including both jaws, teeth, and tongue," the center said.

"The transplant included all facial soft tissue from the scalp to the neck, including the underlying muscles to enable facial expression, and sensory and motor nerves to restore feeling and function," chief plastic surgeon Eduardo Rodriguez said in a statement.

"Our goal is to restore function as well as have aesthetically pleasing results," he added.

Norris had spent the past 15 years living as a recluse, wearing a surgical mask and only shopping at night in order to avoid the staring of others, according to a report by MSNBC.

AFP News â€" 17 hours ago



These photographs released by the University of Maryland Medical Center shows before and after images of Richard Lee Norris, a full face transplant recipient who was injured in a 1997 gun accident.

"What's yours?" asked the barman.

"Nada."

"Otro loco mas," said the barman and turned away.

"A little cup," said the waiter.

The barman poured it for him.

"The light is very bright and pleasant but the bar is unpolished," the waiter said.

The barman looked at him but did not answer. It was too late at night for conversation.

"You want another copita?" the barman asked.

"No, thank you," said the waiter and went out. He disliked bars and bodegas. A clean, well-lighted cafe was a very different thing. Now, without thinking further, he would go home to his room. He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it's probably only insomnia. Many must have it.

"You have everything I have."

"No. I have never had confidence and I am not young."

"Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up."

"I am of those who like to stay late at the cafe," the older waiter said.

"With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night."

"I want to go home and into bed."

"We are of two different kinds," the older waiter said. He was now dressed to go home. "It is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are very beautiful. Each night I am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who needs the cafe."

"Hombre, there are bodegas open all night long."

"You do not understand. This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light is very good and also, now, there are shadows of the leaves."

"Good night," said the younger waiter.

"Good night," the other said. Turning off the electric light he continued the conversation with himself, It was the light of course but it is necessary that the place be clean and pleasant. You do not want music. Certainly you do not want music. Nor can you stand before a bar with dignity although that is all that is provided for these hours. What did he fear? It was not a fear or dread, It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a man was a nothing too. It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada y pues nada y nada y pues nada. Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee. He smiled and stood before a bar with a shining steam pressure coffee machine.

"No. Finished." The waiter wiped the edge of the table with a towel and shook his head.

The old man stood up, slowly counted the saucers, took a leather coin purse from his pocket and paid for the drinks, leaving half a peseta tip. The waiter watched him go down the street, a very old man walking unsteadily but with dignity.

"Why didn't you let him stay and drink?" the unhurried waiter asked. They were putting up the shutters. "It is not half-past two."

"I want to go home to bed."

"What is an hour?"

"More to me than to him."

"An hour is the same."

"You talk like an old man yourself. He can buy a bottle and drink at home."

"It's not the same."

"No, it is not," agreed the waiter with a wife. He did not wish to be unjust. He was only in a hurry.

"And you? You have no fear of going home before your usual hour?"

"Are you trying to insult me?"

"No, hombre, only to make a joke."

"No," the waiter who was in a hurry said, rising from pulling down the metal shutters. "I have confidence. I am all confidence."

"You have youth, confidence, and a job," the older waiter said."You have everything."

"And what do you lack?"

"Everything but work."

"Fear for his soul."

"How much money has he got?" "He's got plenty."

"He must be eighty years old."

"Anyway I should say he was eighty."

"I wish he would go home. I never get to bed before three o'clock. What kind of hour is that to go to bed?"

"He stays up because he likes it."

"He's lonely. I'm not lonely. I have a wife waiting in bed for me."

"He had a wife once too."

"A wife would be no good to him now."

"You can't tell. He might be better with a wife."

"His niece looks after him. You said she cut him down."

"I know." "I wouldn't want to be that old. An old man is a nasty thing."

"Not always. This old man is clean. He drinks without spilling. Even now, drunk. Look at him."

"I don't want to look at him. I wish he would go home. He has no regard for those who must work."

The old man looked from his glass across the square, then over at the waiters.

"Another brandy," he said, pointing to his glass. The waiter who was in a hurry came over.

"Finished," he said, speaking with that omission of syntax stupid people employ when talking to drunken people or foreigners. "No more tonight. Close now."

"Another," said the old man.

The old man sitting in the shadow rapped on his saucer with his glass. The younger waiter went over to him.

"What do you want?"

The old man looked at him. "Another brandy," he said.

"You'll be drunk," the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away.

"He'll stay all night," he said to his colleague. "I'm sleepy now. I never get into bed before three o'clock. He should have killed himself last week."

The waiter took the brandy bottle and another saucer from thecounter inside the cafe and marched out to the old man's table. Heput down the saucer and poured the glass full of brandy.

"You should have killed yourself last week," he said to the deaf man. The old man motioned with his finger. "A little more," he said. The waiter poured on into the glass so that the brandy slopped over and ran down the stem into the top saucer of the pile."Thank you," the old man said. The waiter took the bottle back inside the cafe. He sat down at the table with his colleague again.

"He's drunk now," he said.

"He's drunk every night."

"What did he want to kill himself for?"

"How should I know."

"How did he do it?"

"He hung himself with a rope."

"Who cut him down?"

"His niece."

"Why did they do it?"

BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY


It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference. The two waiters inside the cafe knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client they knew that if he became too drunk he would leave without paying, so they kept watch on him.

"Last week he tried to commit suicide," one waiter said.

"Why?"

"He was in despair."

"What about?"

"Nothing."

"How do you know it was nothing?"

"He has plenty of money."

They sat together at a table that was close against the wall near the door of the cafe and looked at the terrace where the tables were all empty except where the old man sat in the shadow of the leaves of the tree that moved slightly in the wind. A girl and a soldier went by in the street. The street light shone on the brass number on his collar. The girl wore no head covering and hurried beside him.

"The guard will pick him up," one waiter said.

"What does it matter if he gets what he's after?"

"He had better get off the street now. The guard will get him. They went by five minutes ago."

He he, nanglimpyo pud sa ahong payag. Pero mostly gahanday-handay lang...

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2012, 12:29:45 AM
hahaha!   

“When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.” --Mark Twain

Sometimes, dangerous things as well...

Hmm, pwede pud kini may himoong lingkoranan...

Quote from: islander on March 28, 2012, 11:06:59 PM
parting is such sweet sorrow, that i shall say good night till it be morrow.

...and may the Force be with you.

Quote from: islander on March 28, 2012, 11:05:08 PM
babay, maliya.  tee you toon.  i'm gonna mit you.

Hmm, ti Bugtay diay ning iloa?

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 29, 2012, 12:11:26 AM
"Take me to the dog groomer! Look how long my nails are !"

   

"Not too short! There should be enough space left to pedicure!"

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2012, 12:25:05 AM
unya, naa pod siyay swing?  wa pod siyay epok?  katuhoan hinoon nga pareha siyag nawong ani...

He he, katalirongan baya to nako bataa, hambogirit lang kay ang ig-agaw igtagup-at sa bilas sa iyang amahan anak sa gawas man gud kuno og haciendero...

Dakpan lagi...

Hmm, tameness ba kaha ang isyu?

Ang desisyon sa mga munisipalidad sa isla sa Bantayan nga dili magtugot og mga kalingawan nga makabalda sa pagtimaan unya sa Semana Santa angayan nga sundogon sa ubang mga dapit nga nagpalambo og mga dili tukmang kalihokan atol sa maong mga mahal nga adlaw.

Tinukmod sa komersyo sa turismo, ang Semana Santa, tungod sa hataas nga panahon nga walay trabaho, gipahimuslan sa daghang mga establisamento ug mga lokal nga kagamhanan sa pagpasiugdag mga lulinghayaw nga misamad sa mga pagabti sa mas daghan, nga naghupot gihapon sa sentimento nga kining mga adlawa balaan ug angayan nga itimaan sa kasolemne.

Aduna hinooy anaa sa opinyon nga gawasnon ang si bisan kinsa nga mohimog mga kalihokan bisan kon ang usa ka relihiyon dili mouyon niini basta dili lamang kini kriminal nga buhat. Ug nga ang mga kalingawan nga ipahigayon, bisan kon kini dili tugma sa relihiyosong panglantaw sa sa us aka komunidad sa pagtuo, dili angayan nga pugngan.

Apan ang pagdili niining mga kalihokana dili kwestyon sa legalidad kondili sa pagrespeto sa tradisyon sa usa ka pagtuo, diin lakip niini ang relihiyong Catolico, kansang pagpahigayon sa mga tulumanon niini maoy dugokang hinungdan nga kining mga adlawa gideklarar sa kagamhanan sukad pa sa kanhiay nga mga adlaw nga walay trabaho.

Sama nga bisan ang mayoriyang mga Cristohanong Pilipinhon motahud gayud sa mga adlaw diin saulogon sa tibuok nasud ang pangilin sa ubang  mga pagtuo, pananglit sa Ramadan sa pagtuong Islam, ug maglikay og mga lihok o kalihokan nga modisrespeto sa ilang matuohanong pagbati.

Sa laing bahin, ug subay niining atong pagtukbil sa paghigpit sa mga lungsod sa Bantayan sa mga kalingawan panahon sa Semana Santa, kita usab unta mapahinumduman nga sa atong bahin aduna kitay kaakohan sa angay nga lihok ug pagsaulog niining mga adlaw sa paghandum.

Kay raba milipang ang maong mga kalihokan, dili lamang didto sa maong isla kondili lakip na sa ubang mga dapit, tungod ra usab sa mga mipahimulos niini diin nagdaghan ang mga Catolico.

Kon ato lang gayud nga tamdan ang diwa ug katuyoan sa Kwaresma, nga nag-andam kanato sa pagsaulog sa Semana Santa, makahuna-huna unta kita nga ang atong pagpugong sa kaugalingon gikan niining mao mga kalingawan, kondili man gani mga kahilayan gayud, atong gamay nga paagi sa pag-ambit sa sakripisyo ni Cristo alang sa atong kaluwasan.

Nga kon mamati lamang kita sa mga pagpanudlo sa atong pagtuo ug mosanong sa panawagan sa atong Simbahan, nga kining mga balaang adlaw sa Kwaresma ug Semana Santa mga panahon unta nga gipahigayon alang kanato aron kita mahibalik ug mapaduol sa Dios, dili na unta kita maghuwat pag mga pagdili gikan sa atong mga autoridad kay lagi kita na mismo ang mobuyag sa atong kaugalingon gikan niining mga butanga. -- http://www.bagonglungsoranon.com/

Dali, ingkib na! 

Chocolate-eaters have lower body mass: study
AFP Relax â€" Tue, Mar 27, 2012 5:36 PM PHT


Healthy people who exercise and also eat chocolate regularly tend to have a lower body mass index than those who eat the rich brown sweets less often, a US study suggested on Monday.

The survey of a population of more than 1,000 adults, published as a research letter in the Archives of Internal Medicine, reinforces the notion that chocolate packs heart healthy benefits, despite its high calorie and sugar content.

People in the study, whose ages ranged from 20 to 85, reported eating chocolate an average of twice a week and exercising an average of 3.6 times a week.

Those who said they ate chocolate more often than the norm tended to have a lower ratio of weight over height, a calculation made by taking a person's weight and dividing it by their height times two.

A normal BMI is typically 18.5 to 24.9, while people who figure lower are considered underweight and those above 25 are overweight.

"Adults who consumed chocolate more frequently had a lower BMI than those who consumed chocolate less often," said the study led by Beatrice Golomb and colleagues at the University of California San Diego.

"Our findings -- that more frequent chocolate intake is linked to lower BMI -- are intriguing," it added, calling for more detailed research and perhaps a randomized clinical trial of chocolate's metabolic benefits.

While the research stopped short of establishing a reasonable or beneficial limit for chocolate-eating, experts urged moderation.

"Before you start eating a chocolate bar a day to keep the doctor away, remember that a chocolate bar can contain over 200 calories which mostly come from saturated fats and sugar," said Nancy Copperman, director of Public Health Initiatives at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in New York.

"Consider limiting your chocolate fix to a one ounce (28 grams) portion of dark chocolate or adding cocoa powder which is very low in fat to your food once a day," said Copperman, who was not involved in the study.

Chocolate's benefits are rooted in antioxidant polyphenols which can improve blood pressure, and also help lower cholesterol levels and blood sugar.

Other studies have even linked chocolate to a lower risk of death by heart attack.

Chocolate's curious ability to improve heart health is usually considered as part of a lifestyle that includes exercise and moderation in diet, according to Suzanne Steinbaum, director of women and heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, who was not involved in the study.

"We have seen in multiple studies the benefits of chocolate, and yet again, we see as part of an overall healthy lifestyle, chocolate does not add to weight gain, but in fact, might help control it," she said.

He he, NOYNOYING twice over...

Hmm, kuyaw diay ning near-sighted kay sa iyang tinan-awan ang bungoton mahimong beautiful girl...

Quote from: chicogon on March 29, 2012, 05:58:03 AM
... ug sa kalit mipatim-aw ug balik si Atan nga morag nalubatan   

...kay sa TB ron sa iyang tan-aw
misamot kadaghan ang hinanggaw...

This cute little dolphin still had its umbilical cord attached when it was discovered in Uruguay. A man from a rescue organization took care of the little thing, nursing the dolphin back to health. -- http://www.barnorama.com/

Quote from: islander on March 28, 2012, 08:09:38 PM
kun si bugsay diay mosulti, di diay ka patoo?

Aw, kon paimnon kog bahal sa iyang patintihan...

Bitaw, mora na mag di tawo tan-awon ni karon...

He he, di ba kaha ni ang asawa sa pikas thread, kadtong ungo nga mahimong iring...