MikeLigalig.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbXS9CNVotg

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili responds to Russian tanks rolling into his country.

hahahaha, Bem! LoL!


OT: My xgf always snored and yawned alot when we watched movies sa living room. Yawning is cute, me-thinks. Strangely, quite attractive.

It accentuates the lips.

Quentin

This man was a comedic genius. He will be missed.

Rest in peace, sir.

Ma'am Fiel,

Condolences to you and your family for this loss. I pray that you and your entire family will be able to bear through this. May the good and loving Lord welcome your Papa into His Kingdom. Peace be with you, Ma'am Fiel.


In my thoughts and in my prayers.

When I read this thread and look at it in through a macro-micro perspective, I cannot help but make reference to Dr. Rizal's trials and tribulations.

When Dr. Rizal was in medical school in Madrid, did he retire his studies despite the fact that he suffered some racial jokes from prejudicial Spaniards? Of course not. The man not only graduated top in his class but earned the right to practice medicine and continue his specialty in Ophthalmology in Paris, France and even in the prestigious medical school in Heidelberg University, Germany.

When Dr. Rizal was writing El Filibusterismo and Noli Mi Tangere as well as the dozens of his journal articles in La Solidaridad, did he give up and fall back due to the opposition he had? No, on the contrary, Rizal, with his colleagues increased their voices so much that they were even introduced into the Royal Spanish Cortes and the plight of the Filipino being a source of debate in the Spanish Parliament prior to the Revolution.

When the going gets tough; the tough get going. One must stand up to his or her own beliefs and defend it if he or she is compelled for the life of them to defend the said perspective.

Let these circumstances be a lesson for all of us. Stand up for what you believe in.


For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and confidence
-2 Timothy 1:7

Quote from: kiamoy` on August 11, 2008, 08:14:54 AM
agree ko sirjun. mas dapat ni debatehan kays ana sex educ

Basic First Aid should be included in Health Class or sexual education class.

It is mandatory here in the United States that students take basic first aid; part of the curriculum in their Health Education course.

Too much debating in the Philippines. Need more action and less philosophico and debating.

Nothing gets done when there is just too much philosophy and no action. hehe

To answer bem,

There are multiple forms of myocardial infarction; ranging in q-wave, or non-q wave. Then there is coronary emboli, congenital disease types.

Some heart attacks, Bem, are minor so long as immediate action is taken. Some heart attacks are massive. One thing is clear that one needs to make sure to maintain his or her check ups with his or her family physician and cardiologist and keep up to date.

Being fit does not make one immune to this.

I remain very critical to this situation. And I do agree that this ignorance in basic first aid knowledge needs to be repaired. There needs to be blame as to prevent this situation from happening again.

Prevention is always key. Always.

Cheers,

A Tribute!

I take my hat off to the Filipino Doctors out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfoH4hsaNqk

A hilarious video. Palamuut kaayo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv6zyw_4qXY&feature=related


Long Live the Filipino Doctor!

Ancestral land? No!

All lands either they be muslim, christian, atheist or not are territory and subject to Philippine Law.

Remove this sultanate. They are nothing more than historical substance. Not political.

The Philippines, a nation of nearing 100,000,000 people should not bow down to radical islamofascists.

Anyone in a sports field should know basic medical terminology and basic first aid. When I played Football in high school (4 years as a defensive nose guard and defensive line), we were all trained basic first aid. Per se concussion treatment; MI treatment; and basic CPR.

It defies all understanding how these individuals, who are basketball players in the provincial and top level do not know basic  first aid?

It fuels anger to me to know that this death was totally preventable.

This was a simple case, guys. No carcinomic damage; no viral threat; no bacterial spread.

Dios ko. What a waste of human life.


My condolences to Mr. Smith's entire family. God Bless.

Typical response in the hospital for someone who is suffering from MI is to immediately give him Nitro; place it under the tongue and wait. It will completely dilate the artery; reducing the pressure on the heart. After that, give aspirin to thin the blood; thereby preventing accumulation of arterial clotting. More blood will flow to the body as a result. Less stress on the heart to pump more blood.

It is then good to lay the individual on his back and elevate the legs. Staying calm is important.

Ang problema and unfortunate circumstance ani is that they already knew of his chest pains; but they applied ointment instead of aspirin. I mean, aspirin is like 3-4 dollars. Barato. What they should have done; is give him 2-3 (80mg)aspirin pills and maybe even apply the ointment (though applying an ointment does nothing to prevent or help MI; rather it is only epithelial dilator and muscle coolant.

It bogs my mind why they took him to a noodle shop. Instead of waiting in line for their pho tai and drinking their coke; they could have driven him to the hospital or purchased nitroglycerin. Could have and would have saved his life.

Shame on them!

Quote from: ms da binsi on August 11, 2008, 04:15:54 AM
Dodong, ask si Kiamoy ug madala pa ba ug CPR? madala pa ba ug CPR ning mga MI Dodong?

Absolutely, 'te. If someone has a cardiac arrest or heart attack, there are only a few minutes to act before it is too late. It is vital to know what to do beforehand.

To perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and artificial respiration (mouth to mouth resuscitation) effectively, training and frequent practice on resuscitation dummies are essential.

If there is no breathing or pulse, the patient has had a cardiac arrest. In this case, immediate action is necessary; one should also raise the legs at least 8-10 inches to allow more blood flow to the heart; and apply CPR.

5 minutes without air to the brain will cause total neurological collapse. Brain dead.

Thick skin.

One needs it in life; in the outside world and also in the net.

Cheers,

Unnatural and unnecessary.

Age with grace.

Yes, this is just an example of lack of common sense.

Chest pains is already a sign of heart attack; especially when it concerns a man who is at high risk of MI; I mean the man was already 53 years old. Middle Aged.

Basic Medical clinical vignette states that those who are high risks are: Middle Aged.

Clear sign. Yet a sign not heeded.
Luuy lang pood.

There is just no opposition. These Eurasian countries have no resources to stand up to Russian encroachment.

My heart extends sympathy to the 30,000 Georgians who are now refugees.

haha, really? Ako, i like to garden with my mom. She usually gets all of us kids to go outside and just garden; sometimes its veggies, sometimes its flowers. Best part jud is seeing a mere little seed blossom into a 5 foot green pepper plant; that or seeing your little cabbage seeds blossom into a whole column of cabbages etc.

Very soothing kaayo kaning mga gardening. It really takes stress away.

Wo cong Meiguo! Ni Cong Na Li Lai?

Bem, Zhonguoren= chinese; meiguoren= american

Nihao, Wo jiao Lo Ren Zu! Wo bu shir zhong guo ren! Wo jiao Fe-li-pen-guoren!



Tsai chien! Sha-ma!!

Quote from: VinSentYou on August 04, 2008, 10:24:35 PM
dili pod fake uy. In the US, it's two years baya gihapon. I should know. I've lived there before.  And they do as well in exams as those who took it as a bachelor's degree.

bytheway, about that "agay nars" expression, that's funny! it's a running joke where I work. that expression still exists nowadays.

Actually, he does have a point. It is preferred if you have your MSN/RN or BSN/RN as it would qualify you to work in administration as well as to proceed in further graduate studies. It is a prerequisite before one goes into a CRNA course (certified registered nurse anesthetist) or a CRNP (certified registered nurse practitioner) masters course that one must have their BSN/RN degree. If one only has their RN/AD, one must go back to class to complete their BSN in order to further one's position.

Let's say one person wants to get his doctoral degree in nursing (D.Nsc) (doctor in nursing science) or DNP (doctorate in nurse practitioner) one needs to have the BSN/RN degree first to even qualify for these courses.

In some medical floors such as ICU (intensive care unit), OR, they prefer if one has an BSN/RN.

But one thing is clear tho; Medical students love nurses. Why? because nurses help us out when we are in rotations. Nurses teach us the ropes; how to chart things, how to evaluate patients. They are an invaluable source of information and are the work horses of the medical profession.

Either one has their BSN/RN, MSN/RN, or just RN/AD; one thing is clear; they are nurses and have earned the respect that they so deserve.

Everything else is just bureaucratic bullshittt.

The nursing profession here in the United States is still in massive demand; the only reason why there has been an considerable decease in importation of Filipino nurses from the Philippines is due to the increased immigration laws the country has implemented due to the unchecked illegal immigration as well as a response to America's war on terrorism. Not only has immigration to the United States been taxing to the Filipino, but to every single nationality (Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, French, Canadian, British, Rusisan, etc).

Additionally, many more American citizens are picking up nursing as a profession. So, naturally, Americans will endorse a protectionist policy regarding foreign nurses vs. American-trained American nurses. Understand?

The question of quality of training and excellence of schooling in the Philippines is not of any concern. Sure there are great schools that produce excellent Filipino nurses, my mother is one who graduated from C.I.M and is a head ICU/OR nurse. But she, as many nurses are a product of the early 90's brain drain. When the immigration laws were more laxed. The same cannot be said in the 21st century. The point is, why import nurses from abroad when one can train American nurses; and this is a recent fact.

More and more Americans are going into nursing due to community college courses.

Naturally one would get their BSN/RN degree, which is a 4 year degree or 5 year depending on the university or private college. However, here in the United States there is what we call an LPN or RN/AD program. In order to get one's LPN licentiate, it only requires 1 year of community college course. To get their RN/AD, its only 2 years.

However, just because there is a lack of demand on nursing right now does not mean that it will be impressed continually. The current nurses are aging and will be needing replacement; it is already estimated in the journal of new england medicine that by 2015 and 2020, the United States will need an additional 1-2 million nurses to fill in its ranks due to the aging baby-boomer population.

By right of economical supply and demand, there will be an eventual importation of foreign nurses; Filipino nurses being highly  regarded. In the hospital where my mother works, a major health system, she is the D.O.N for ICU. And another Filipina nurse is the director of ER/CCU.

It cannot be denied that Filipinos have a significant role in American health systems. I know, as a medical student and one who has rotated and done internships in Cleveland Health Clinic, Georgetown University Medical Center, Maryland University School of Medicine Health Systems, etc. I see this in my own eyes. Who runs the ICUs, the CCUs, the ERs, the PCUs. It is the Filipino.

Eventually, demand on Filipino nurses will open up again. And it is a worthy and noble profession.

A nurse can easily make $150,000 a year if he or she wanted to. A Nurse anesthetist can easily make $350,000 a year.
Its a practical profession and it is one that litigates support in congress. It's essential.

Cheers,

Quote from: kiamoy` on August 11, 2008, 12:59:10 AM
Flushing old medications might seem like the best way to keep them out of your child's reach, but it creates a potential public health hazard by allowing drugs into our water supply.

Similarly, do not pour it down the sink as it may end up in the local water table. And do not throw it in the trash. It may still be within reach of kids and pets.;

The safest way to get rid of leftover medications is to take them back to the pharmacy. However, not all pharmacies are required to take back unused medications but you can enquire at your local drugstore or pharmacy for options. Besides prescribed medicines, vitamins and minerals are chemicals, and can also be harmful to the soil and groundwater.


from rdasia.

Well said, Bem. Tinuud jud ni kaayo.

Bem, mo tanom diay ka ug pechay? what else do you plant, amiga?

haha pechay! oo lami pood na i-sugol sa sabaw na baka w/ ginger. Ibutang ug gamay asin, butang pood ug gamay onions, gamay ug black peppers. Waam!

I-steam pood ug some okra, butang pood gamay ug toyo ug suka; mo dung-ag pood ug luto.

Kani may lami i-kan-on!

mmmm

For flowers, I must admit the red rose takes the cake. So beautiful and it has horns to protect the coveted red flower petals. Symbolism of the perfect woman.

For vegetables; I like the okra. Why? Because I grow it haha; and quite delicious at that. Specially when you mix it with vinegar and soy sauce. sarap na sarap.

Kiams, Adrien is a handsome name, you know.

Maoy na ngan sa mga romanticong lalake.

hahaha,

I will breed to make sure my line continues, Kiams. hahaha

Ang plano nako, maluuy ang Ginoo, is to have 5 boys and maybe 1 girl

Possible names for boys:

Philip Ferdinad
Felix Ferdinand
Rustico Bernardo
Ricardo Felipe
Brando Lorenzo
Casiano Apollonio
Fortunato Exsecal
Robert Joseph
Gabriel Michael
Daniel Alexander


Possible names for girls:
Maria Luz
Fortunata
Hermohina Balbina
Maria Luisa
Augustina Josephina

This was totally preventable. When Smith complained of chest pains; that was already clinical manifest of myocardial infarction (heart attack). Instead of rubbing ointment on him, what they should have done was give him at least 100-200 mg of Aspirin. Blood thinner. Then they should have taken him to the regional hospital to be medicated and treated.

That or at least given him nitroglycerin, which will dilate the artery and allow increased blood flow; therefore less stress on the heart; therefore would have prevented the death.

This was totally and absolutely preventable.

Rest in peace, Mr. Smith. 

I have been following this situation closely and it seems that Georgia's military forces have totally and completely withdrawn from its territory in the north close to the Russian border due to the overwhelming presence of the Russian military. Georgia did not warrant such an invasion. And what kind of resistance could have Georgia have against Russia? A nation that dwarfs Georgia?

Georgia is a strategic ally of the United States and is imperative for America's war on terrorism.

The United States MUST defend Georgia! Law and mutual alliance demands it!

Orlando, Otto, Ofelia

For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendant, heirs according to the promise.

-Galatians 3: 28-29

After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat
and precede him to the other side,
while he dismissed the crowds.
After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.
When it was evening he was there alone.
Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore,
was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it.
During the fourth watch of the night,
he came toward them walking on the sea.
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified.
“It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear.
At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
Peter said to him in reply,
“Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”
He said, “Come.”
Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.
But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened;
and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter,
and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
After they got into the boat, the wind died down.
Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying,
“Truly, you are the Son of God.”

Mt 14:22-33


What are the symbolisms of the wind, and other factors?

Did you know that the veins of the body is sensitive to heat? If the temperature outside the body is hot, then the veins will vaso-dilate to allow dissipation of heat as well as allow the activation of the sweat glands to allow the entire organism to cool itself; there by maintaining internal homeostasis.

If the environmental temperature outside of the body is colder than the body, then the veins will adapt by making sure the veins will vasoconstrict in order to maintain the heat of the blood within the body and from escaping; thereby maintaining internal homeostasis; and thus securing organismal health.

Did you know that homo sapiens (humans) and drasophila (fruit flies) share a homolog of 75% genes? Meaning 75% of human DNA is similar to that of a fruit fly?

Proof of the evolutionary processes.

Maurice, Melchoir, Melinda, Morris, Medusa, Mindy, Meredith, Molly, Mel

Let me start, this one is a cute favorite. Good ol' biochemistry mnemonic: CADET!

CADET for movement of the hemoglobin curve to the right
C = Increase in carbon dioxide
A = Acidosis (low ph)
D = Increase in 2.3,DPG
E- = Exercise
T = increase in temperature
So basically everything is increased except ph, which is low causing acidosis.

Share some of your favorite mnemonics; give the meaning as well as the code.

Begin!

Kent, Kenneth, Kassandra, Kasimir

For those who love to garden, plant flowers; for the person who have a green thumb. What is your favorite plant (can be a fruit, vegetable, flower, etc) And why?

For those who don't have children, what names would you give to your sons or daughters?

Well. In that case.

Thank God I'm a dual citizen. hahaha!

The day Hilton becomes president of the US, is the day the United States disintegrates.

Excellent reading, Barbaro. I really agree with this statement in the need to adopt a positive attitude on things. Each small step means getting closer to the goal.

Cheers to you, amigo.

Slavery has been part of human civilization since the beginning. So long as there are those who are strong and will use their power on those who cannot defend themselves; there will always be a presence of slavery. Varying degrees and forms will differ.

It is an embarrassment for human kind that such forms are alive to this day. And a reminder of how far we have to go to progress.

I remain skeptical in man's ability to totally eradicate slavery. Man craves power; slavery is a product of power.

The Russians believe that the United States will not defend Georgia because of America's military devotions to not only Iraq, but Afghanistan, but also in many parts of the world (just to name a few: France, Germany, UK, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Latin America, Caribbean, Pacific etc). Russia believes that the United States has its resources too spread out to be of any direct threat to Russian dreams of expansion.

And their dreams are real. Theirs is the goal to reunite with former USSR states (Georgia, Kazhak, Uzbek, Lith, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, etc). Who will challenge Russia? India? Of course not, the Indians are dependent on Russian military hardware; most of India's air force are Russian-made. Its navy is Russian-made, and will continue to be so. Will China engage Russia? Of course not. China is weak compared to Russia; and like India, China is dependent on Russian military hardware and equipment. Additionally, China's goal is to enlarge itself economically and a war with a nation like the Russian Federation, would be disastrous if not suicidal for Beijing's dreams of becoming the economic super power of the world. The European Union? The EU will buckle to her knees due to its total dependence on Russia for oil and energy. The EU does not have a combined military force to even challenge a mighty force of the Russian Federation.

The only nation in this earth that has the ability of glassing every single inch of Russian soil is the United States.

Bring it on, Ruskies.

The United States of America needs to show support to Georgia, a strategic and military ally of the United States in the region. Georgia has been pivotal to the fight against terrorism as well is significant for American dreams of military umbrella-ship over Eurasia. The plan is to eclipse Russia's influence in the Eurasian region by 2015. The US has already planned to build a military base in the region; giving it a nuclear strangle-hold over not only Russia, but China, India, Iran.

The United States has also planned to implement a missile defense system in the region, Poland and Georgia, among many nations have agreed to accept American patronage; knowing that an American presence will deter further Russian advances and threats.

Russia's direct military assaults on Georgia itself as well as military bases in the country is, by all counts and purposes, a slap to the face of the United States.

By treaty and by law, the United States is entitled to defend the air space and ground territory of Georgia. A threat to Georgia, as any other military ally of the US, is equivalent to an attack and assault to the United States itself.


The Russians have balls to engage such operation. And I'm impressed by their strategy. Whether or not the US will engage further engagements as a military threat worthy of American military response. Who knows. Perhaps they already did.

During the opening games of the Olympics, which are held in Beijing, China; the mighty Russian Federation attacked and has begun to send its military and paramilitary forces into the small nation of Georgia.

Georgia is also a staunch American Ally in the Caucasus region of Eurasia.

The reason for this military action is because the nation of Georgia has been actively fighting separatist forces whose main aim is to reunite with Russia. Russia, being obligatory as always towards its own interest, has provided war materiel to the separatists for almost 2 decades. And the recent Russian air bombings of Georgian cities, military bases and the capital city itself is indicative of its interest.

This is an act of war; Russia has overstepped its boundaries and has militarily threatened and attacked an ally of the United States of America.

My response to this is scoffing at the cowardly nature of the Russians. Perfect time for a big country, Russia, to attack a small shrimp, Georgia, during the day of all days. The Olympics. When the world's attention is in Beijing.

I await the response of the United States to Russia's interjection. Which, may I add, is a direct offense to American hegemony in the Eurasian Caucuses.


What are your views? Responses? If any.

The Lord is with us through our troubles; through thick or thin.

During our hard times, call upon the Name of the Lord
During the sad and depressing times, immerse yourself in the Word of God and find comfort in His grace
During times of joyous exaltation, during times of success, give praise to The Lord!

One does not suffer alone. I know this personally.

May Our Lord protect and comfort us. Christ Have Mercy.

sung by Michael W. Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m80yMlwWPHc

It is mathematically impossible for life on earth to have come about by mere chance; the odds of life evolving by mere chance are astronomical. And for all organisms; from the lowly prokaryote to the multiple-tiered eukaryote, have bodily functions and systems that are perfectly en sync to one another illustrates the magnificence of the evolutionary processes that have been mandated by the Almighty.

Science does not disprove the presence of God. Science is the very basis and proof that bears witness to the unassailable nature and eternal intelligence of the Almighty.

Cheers,

The friends of Dr. Rizal;




Sr. Del Pilar in the middle; Rizal in the left.


Sr. Del Pilar's photo; taken in Madrid, Spain. Circa 1890s?

Sr. Marcelo H. Del Pilar, also known as 'Plaridel' by fellow Filipino Ilustrados and literary colleagues. The man was one of the leading reformers of Filipino-Hispanidad relations and was a loud advocate of Filipino National Identity and Rights in the Royal Spanish Cortes (Parliament) during the late 19th century. He was also the editor and co-founder of the group La Solidaridad. He was a friend and close confidant of Rizal; the individual that warned Rizal of returning back to the Philippines due to possible threats to his life. Del Pilar died in Barcelona, Spain in 1896.

Quote from: raldampong on August 09, 2008, 10:42:49 AM
No Bran, even in World Jamboree in Mt. Makiling in Laguna, I did not make it because I was too small. Money is a problem too. But I love Scouting.

Your Dad is lucky, to be one of the four Boys Scout to represent Bohol. The experienced is unforgettable.

I remember the motto" Always be Prepared"

It must have been a grande experience being a scout, wasn't it, Mr. Rald? I always wanted to join the scouts, but there are no local scouts where we lived when we were still children.

Definitely something that I would want my children to be enrolled in when they come of age.

Mr. Rald,

It seems as if we have similar tastes and interests.

Cheers,

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Philippine Patriot, by Austin Craig

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Cheers,

Quote from: raldampong on August 09, 2008, 05:18:27 AM
I was in Grade-lll then in March 1973, when I first joint the scouting Jamboree in Guindulman. My adviser is Mrs. Bitancor, I was her favorite pupil. She asked me to be the Scout Leader, I was so excited that I memorized all kinds of knot from overhand to the most complicated double eight knot.
We won most of the games that we participated.

After were dismissed, most of the boys rush to the Pier, to take a bath. Kini laging tagabukid ta, ilahas kaayo sa dagat. Didto nagdive dive  na ahong kauban. Sige nila kog aghat nga maligo pod. That time wa pa ko kasulay ug langoy.

Na wala lang sad sa akong huna-huna nga di ko kabalo molangoy. Basta nalaway ko nila nag hubo na sad ko nya nikalit ug ambak. Sus kay di man diay nako matugkad. nakabunga-bunga ko. maynalang kay doul ra sa daplin ug guibira sa akong kauban.

Pirting kuyawa god naho. Niuna gyud kog uli wa ko pahibalo sa akong Mamang nga nakaligo na kog dagat. Hapit pa malumos.

Sukad adto ni promised kos akong kaugalingon nga makat-on ug langoy.

That whole summer, everyday tua gyud kos sapa ga langoy-langoy.

Mr. Raldampong, did you go to the World Jamboree to Japan? I know that my father went there, part of a 4 Boholano team to represent the island. He showed us pictures of him when he was in Mt. Fuji, Tokyo, and fellow scouts from around the world.

Rather captivating to see so many scouts. I salute all you Scouts!

In 1885, having completed the second of his two courses, with his credentials of licentiate in medicine and also in philosophy and literature, Rizal made a trip through the country provinces to study the Spanish peasant, for the rural people, he thought, being agriculturists, would be most like the farmer folk of his native land. Surely the Filipinos did not suffer in the comparison, for the Spanish peasants had not greatly changed from the day when they were so masterfully described by Cervantes. It seemed to Rizal almost like being in Don Quixote’s land, so many were the figures who might have been the characters in the book.

The fall of ’85 found Rizal in Paris, studying art, visiting the various museums and associating with the Lunas, the Taveras and other Filipino residents of the French capital, for there had been a considerable colony in that city ever since the troubles of 1872 had driven the Tavera family into exile and they had made their home in that city. In Paris a fourth of “Noli Me Tangere” was written, and Rizal specialized in ophthalmology, devoting his attention to those eye troubles that were most prevalent in the Philippines and least understood. His mother’s growing blindness made him covet the skill which might enable him to restore her sight. So successfully did he study that he became the favorite pupil of Doctor L. de Weckert, the leading authority among the oculists of France, and author of a three-volume standard work. Rizal next went to Germany, having continued his studies in its language in the French capital, and was present at Heidelberg on the five hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the University.


Rizal in Juan Luna’s studio in Paris, France.



The Portrait of Rizal in 1883 Painted in Oil by Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. Back when he was still in Madrid, Spain.



For more, please visit the source:

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The statue of Dr.José Rizal in the Rizal-Park of Wilhelmsfeld/Odenwald near Heidelberg - made by the Philippine artist Caedo - erected 1978


The Supreme Commander of the Knights of Rizal, Sir Vicente Palmon (fifth person from the left) and the Deputy Supreme Commander, Sir Carmelo Gempesaw (second person from the left) with Sir Rainer Weber - Chapter Commander of the Wilhelmsfeld-Heidelberg-Chapter (third person from the right) - with some other Chapter Commanders from Belgium, Austria, Spain and Germany.


In Germany. The adopted son of Deutschland.

One who has been to the beaches of Atlantic City, Ocean City, Margate Beach, Virginia Beach, Floridian beaches, Texan coast, etc.

None of these beaches compares to the beaches of the Philippines. Home to glorious 7,100 islands.

Nothing compares to home jud.

The Nature of the Community: Continuity vs. Discontinuity

Allegheny College Department of Biology

Albrando  Lucino Jr, B.S, B.A


Introduction
   Community compositions are said to vary from stand to strand within a particular environment depending on the nutrients of the soil and the elevation of a particular stand within a forest or ridge. Questions do arise in the field of biology whether communities are integrated units or collections of populations that require the same environmental conditions. There are processes in which to tell whether vegetation is part of a continuum or is a distinct type have been to use community ordination techniques. Ordination is the arrangement or plotting of either species or samples on an axis or axes.  The axes may represent environmental gradients or purely mathematical constructs derived from a matrix of similarities between the quadrats or species. If there are simple environmental gradients, then it would be easier to use direct ordination, however if environmental gradients are difficult to perceive, indirect ordination techniques may be used; extract "new" axes so that instead of interpreting the occurrence of a species in terms of one environmental factor, it is interpreted in terms of a collection of environmental factors. The two hypotheses that we tested were that vegetation exhibits a continuous change in response to environmental gradients. The second hypothesis was that the environmental gradient controlling species distribution on the south facing slope of Cemetery Run is elevation.  In other words, indirect ordination of stands along an artificial construct will not be greatly different from direct ordination of stands along an elevation gradient.

Methods
   Working in a group of two people, sample trees within one meter of each side 50 meter line transect or within a 20 x 20 meter quadrat, both of which run parallel to the slope contour. After marking the specified transect, identified each tree to species, and measured its circumference at breast height. After finishing the sampling of the particular transect, calculated the basal area of each species encountered by using the equation for species dominance C2/4(PIE). To find relative dominance, divide the dominance measure for each species by the sum of the dominances of all species in the assigned quadrat/transect.

Retort


To calculate similarity coefficient, add the smaller of the two relative dominance values for each species comparison. To calculate dissimilarity coefficient, use 100% - similarity%. The method of placing a stand on a "new" axis requires the use of the following equation:
X = L2 + D12 - D22
           2L
D1 and D2 are the distances to the stand from left and right endpoint stands, and L is the distance between the endpoint stands. Figure 1 and 2 shows the direct and indirect ordination graphs of the different species in varying elevation gradient and Table 1 shows the total dominance of each species within a particular stand.
Discussion
   From analyzing the trends of figures 1 and 2 and the data observed in table 1, we assessed the proposed hypotheses. The first hypothesis that stated that vegetation exhibits a continuous change in response to environmental gradients was supported in that there indeed were changes in vegetation frequency as elevation increased or decreased. For example, figures 1 and 2 shows that hemlock and beech trees were observable in low elevation, but were lacking in presence in elevation levels of 3, 4, 5 and 6 but were again seen in higher elevation levels. Table 1 showcases the species dominance rates of each vegetative species within each elevation stand, and one observes that there are definitely a lot of changes in each species’ dominance as elevation levels increase or decrease. The second hypothesis that stated indirect ordination of stands along an artificial construct will not be greatly different from direct ordination of stands along an elevation gradient was supported in that Figure 2 is almost similar to that of Figure 1 in showing the relationship between elevation and species dominance.

Historical basis. The need to discuss an event; to hear another's point of view, even if it varies from my own.

Learning is all about knowing.

Pare, I highly recommend Ackroyd's The Clerkenwell Tales .

Earlier this morning, I went to the 6:30 AM morning mass in St. Mary's Church.

It was a long time since I went to such an early morning mass, but I had an urge to just go to church today.

Upon entering church, naka kita ko that I was probably one of the youngest persons in the church at that moment; most of the sacristant celebrants were elderly citizens. It hit me how much faith these individuals had; even in their old age.

It feels so good to go to church. I felt as if a great weight was removed from my shoulders; could breath better, and most of all a good peace of mind.

So I remind you all, brothers and sisters, don't forget to visit church, okay?

God Bless Everyone!

Prayer filled day

Today, my brother and I mowed the lawn. And went walking around the neighborhood. Oh man its such a beautiful day today!

I love Fridays!

It has one of my favorite songs; 'Here I Am Lord'.

I used to humm to that song when I was still an Altar Boy several years back.

Thank You for sharing this wonderful song, friend.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is life not more important than food and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.

Matthew 6:25-27

Quote from: smiffytheninja on August 07, 2008, 01:47:42 PM
I just got my Uvex safety goggles for Chemistry. woo hoo!!!!

Ohh niiiiice! What chemistry courses are you taking this fall semester, 'day?

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
-2 Corinthians 4:17-18


Brother Jez,

I feel your pain, as we are all children of Christ. I pray, my friend, that you have calm of spirit, comfort of the Most High that he only can provide you. Igsoon, sad moments are but the evening. Happiness and joy are the morning.

I am thinking and praying for you.

God Bless You, and your whole entire family.

Quote from: grazie7y on August 08, 2008, 06:41:57 AM
I visited an old friend in the care home.  It didn't alleviate my sadness because it's always depressing to see old parents and grandparents just being dumped in the care home but it's okay because I made an old woman happy.  To see her face lit up to see me and still remember my name even if she has advanced dementia were priceless.

God Bless You, Ate Ging.

Quote from: orChids on August 07, 2008, 09:32:56 PM
Mi último adiós, de José Rizal y Alonso

   Adiós, Patria adorada, región del Sol querida,   Perla del Mar de Oriente, ¡nuestro perdido Edén!   A darte voy alegre la triste mustia vida,   Y fuera más brillante, más fresca, más florida,   También por ti la diera, la diera por tu bien.

   En campos de batalla, luchando con delirio   Otros te dan sus vida sin dudas, sin pesar;   El sitio nada importa, ciprés, laurel o lirio,   Cadalso o campo abierto, combate o cruel martirio,   Lo mismo es si lo piden la Patria y el hogar.

   Yo muero cuando veo que el cielo se colora.   Y al fin anuncia el día tras lóbrego capuz;   Si grana necesitas para teñir tu aurora,   Vierte la sangre mía, derrámala en buen hora   Y dórela un reflejo de su naciente luz.

   Mis sueños cuando apenas muchaco adolescente,   Mis sueños cuando joven ya lleno de vigor,   Fueron el verte un día, joya del Mar de Oriente   Secos los negros ojos, alta la tersa frente,   Sin ceño, sin arrugas, sin mancha de rubor.

Ms. Orchids,

There are historians, writers, journalists in Spain who, to this day, regard Rizal as a Christ-like figure.
I read this and was astonished by it semesters ago when I took a class on Spanish Imperialism and focused on writers of the different parts of the Empire.

But rather interesting in how many Spaniard youth have an almost nostalgic view towards its former colonies such as Philippines, Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, Cuba.

Surprisingly there are historians in Spain and in the Latin World who know of the name of Jose P. Rizal.
He stands on the same pedestal as that of Generallisimo Simon Bolivar, the liberator of Columbia, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela. Rizal is compared to Fundamentalist and Humanitarian writers in Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Columbia, Cuba, Chile etc on the eve of their national revolutions.

That says alot about the man.

QuoteLe, lahi man ang case ni Rizal, kay datu man sha and he was very previledge to study abroad, and he learned so many things  contrary to what the friars taught us! even ang spanis rulers sa Spana has nothing to do with all the attitudes these friars showd us. If you all know what they showd us was not only to teach about christianity which is so different from the EDUCATED COUNTRIES. If you guys remember that people were not allowed to read the bible during the Spanish regime.....(sumpayi ninyo kay mangita sa ko ug kape)

Rizal was already different from his contemporaries that studied in Europe, 'te, because the man was a polymath. Whatever he touched, he mastered its understanding ranging not only in Medicine (he specialized in Opthalmology), but in History, Philosophy, Architectural Science, Fencing, over 8 languages, Journalism, Novelty, and many more to even list. The man did not come from an elitist family, no not at all, but came from an average middle class family. Whose father was  Chinese and his mother a Spanish-Mestiza. He was one of 11 children; all of whom were educated by the will of their father. They came from rather humble beginnings. It is also important to note, 'te, that money itself does not bring intelligence; one can be extremely rich but have the mind of a pear. One can be poor and have the mind of a sponge, like that of Rizal, and absorb everything one hears, learns, reads.

Rizal, is just like that. He was not 'rich', but he was intelligent. It wasn't his monetary income that sent him to Paris, Hiedelberg, Madrid, Barcelona. Nay, because he came to Madrid to study without his parents knowing it. He finished his medical licentiate and practiced opthalmology in Spain, continued his studies in Germany and France. He made friends through his own intellect and god-given whit.

He focused his energy on written works that addressed the Spanish Cortes and the reading citizenry of Spain; whose focus was to address the grievances that the Noble Filipino people were subject to by the Colonial Government in the Islands and also the pseudo-feudalism that the Friars were ruling the islands in. These friars in question were politically-minded and advocates of the current status quo; keep that in mind.

This is the very reason why some Friars and Church leaders within the Philippines regarded Rizal as a threat. Clearly, corruption within the church leaders, at that time, is visible. For centuries they had significant power in the islands and for them, the 19th century was a tumultuous epoch due to the liberalization of Spain's policies in the islands. Hundreds of more Filipinos (Creole, Mestizo and even Indio) were sent abroad to Spain and Europe to be educated; coming back and bringing their European ideals with them--to the detriment of the old governing system and old traditionalist views circulated. It was a clash of ideals; clash of views. Rizal, for all counts and purposes, represented this new Filipino-hood. Represented the vocal Filipino, one who knew his history as well as cultural ties.

You see it is true what you say, 'te Belle, that the friars that ran the dioceses in the Philippines were indeed corrupt. They ran the entire country's churches in almost an absolutist-autocratic manner. They ran it as if they were still living in the 16th century when the country was still non-christian, paganistic, animimalistic; Pre-Hispanic. Rizal, in his works, voiced his concerns about this multiple times in La Solidaridad because he understood the beauty of the Mother-Child relations between Spain and the Philippines. He studied the ethnological nature, the cultural assimilations and what not; but he questioned the religious mannerism that the church ruled the islands. In this, he pointed out that the Philippines, was a representative of Hispanidad in Asia. A pivotal and significant member of the Spanish Empire; in that the Filipinos were civilized in manner as which Spain had envisioned during its days of Pax Hispanica (from 1492-1850). Rizal championed the advances in science, in language learning, education (though it was limited to the elite class and those with economic substance), as well as the bureaucracy. Evolutionarily speaking, the country had transitioned itself from feudal barbarism of pre-Hispanidad to one that was a member of Latin States, with a people that knew how to speak Spanish as the Lingua Franca, but also retained the indigenous dialects from region to region (tagalog, bisaya, illocana, pampanganero, chabacano etc). Yet, even despite this culturo-socio-economico-political transition, still the churches ruled in feudalry. Rizal pointed this out TIME and TIME again. And it sheds light to the abuses of power of the past.

Rizal, in his writings, makes it clear that what the church should have done was to mold itself and change as the population changed. In this I mean that as the Philippine Islands became more and more Spanish-European in culture and societal aspects; so too the church should have loosened its control and liberalized its agenda. Rather, what we see in the country, historically speaking, is that the country moved towards transition, education, agricultural reformation etc, but the church leaders in the land--in union with some Filipino Peninsulares members (landed Aristocracy) favored the antithesis of the present phenomena of the day.

Rizal, by chance and perhaps by the will of Providence, voiced out the need to change.

What makes him so popular was due to his moderate toned nature. Never so radical to declare death to the church or the Spanish regime, yet not too weak as to deafen or dilute the pains and grievances of the Filipino people. His fellow, "Malay Brothers".



If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

I agree with you, Bro.

haha,

The Boholana Lioness is not like any other kind of Lion. Silent but deadly, gud.

hahaha--o diba?

Quote from: EL MUNDO on August 07, 2008, 02:50:23 PM
many regards understanding as more important than faith. We find that people today need to satisfy their intellect, in addition to their beliefs, where traditional religions do not address this issue. A lack of understanding can impede one's spiritual growth... but so much knowledge is also a dangerous thing....

Mr. Leo Udtohan,

Well said. There is a quote by the great Martin Luther King Jr. that addresses this exact issue and I would like to share it with all of you.

"Soft mindedness often invades religion. Soft minded persons have revised the Beatitudes to read "Blessed are the pure in ignorance: for they shall see God." This has led to a widespread belief that there is a conflict between science and religion. But this is not true. There may be a conflict between soft minded religionists and tough minded scientists, but not between science and religion.  Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They are complementary."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
("Letter From A Birmingham Jail" April 16, 1963)

Mr. Raldampong, Leo, and others,

I beg you all to remain in topic. Let us discuss Rizal and only matters involving Rizal.
We can make another thread concerning the priories, masonry etc.

The Spirit of Dr. Rizal lives in this thread. Let us respect that.


I beg you,
Bran Lorenzo

Quote from: EL MUNDO on August 07, 2008, 02:42:00 PM
mas nice unta bro if rizal was active.... rizal was just priviliged to be part of many orgs he involved in.... because he belonged to family of businessmen. how about our poor filipinos then? like andres bonifacio? did he become part of the org? never! because he was poor.

Leo,

If one examines the anatomy of the Philippine Revolution, one dileneates the multiple forms of Les Revolutionaires. Men such as Rizal, Del Pilar and the like were the literarians that provided the intellectual and written source to spurn the mind; to motivate those who were despondent against the Colonial Government.

These men were the propagandists that championed social and economic reforms; they were the Voltaires, the Lockes, the Montesquieu's of their times. They were the ones that challenged the arguments of the prevailing ruling class and questioned the feasibility of the status quo. Change, ultimately, was their main goal.

Men such as Aguinaldo, Bonifacio and the like were militant. They took the helm of the revolution and utilized the death of men such as Rizal (as well as the arrests of many propagandists) as the culmination of Philippine Arguments and the eruption of Militant Revolution. Men such as Bonifacio and Aguinaldo wanted change; their goal was the total severance of political relations with Spain.

One must note that during the late 19th century, Leo, there were hundreds of Filipino students studying in Europe; thousands of Filipinos living there. Many of these students and intellectuals championed the Filipino rights; perhaps not as loud as Rizal and his fellow compatriots, but it was manifested nonetheless.

One major and hot issue they had was to stay with Spain as a colony, become a provincia, and even the radical alternative of breaking with the Spanish 'Motherland' as many referred Spain in the past.

Rizal was not the radical type; he wanted the Philippines to remain a part of Spain, but a province of Spain. With that, he wanted the reduction of power the Church had. And guaranteed human egalitarianism throughout the islands.

The man was a brilliant idealist. I would compare him with the likes of the Great Voltaire.

Leo, Mr. Rald,

The Sovereign Grand Commander of the Philippine Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Ill. Rudyardo V. Bunda, 33°, writes in the preface to Dimasalang: "Most Filipinos know that Rizal was a Mason, but very few are familiar with the extent of his involvement in the Fraternity." The Grand Commander goes on to note that his Supreme Council "considers this book as a meaningful contribution to the scholarship on Rizal and is proud to publish it as its share in the commemoration of the Centennial [1996] of Rizal’s martyrdom."

The 1800s were tumultuous years for the Spanish monarchy. Napoleon had invaded the Iberian Peninsula earlier in the century taking the royal family into exile and installing a puppet on the throne. Revolution had racked her western hemisphere possessions, and Spain lost all of them, except Cuba and Puerto Rico, by the end of 1824. Then she lost Cuba and Puerto Rico in 1898. The economic life of Spain and her empire had been little changed by the industrial revolution. Intellectually, a sterility existed and did not change significantly until the Generation of 1898 writers and thinkers appeared.

Also, scandal tore at the very heart of the homeland when Generals Prim and Serrano removed Queen Isabel II from the throne for, among other things, gross immorality. They provided a military junta arrangement until the monarchy could be reestablished under more capable hands.

The 19th century produced volatility at home and abroad. Cuba experienced a ten-year civil war in the middle part of the century. Cuban expatriates as well as non-Cuban adventurers sought to wrest the island from the control of what they considered a fossilized monarchy and an absolutist church. Their efforts intensified in 1895 when José Martí returned to the island, losing his life but setting off a current of events which ultimately included an invasion by the United States and which resulted in Cuban independence. The Philippine Islands shared much in common with Cuba during the 19th century. It was in this environment that Jose Rizal made his appearance in 1861.

The Philippine hero was born to affluent parents in Calamba. He showed early academic promise and eventually obtained a licentiate in medicine specializing in ophthalmology. Few Masonic Lodges existed in the Philippines during Rizal’s adolescence, and Lodge membership consisted primarily of European Spaniards with only a sprinkling of Philippine nationals. Rizal’s uncle, Jose Alberto Alonzo, a Knight Commander of the Spanish Orders of Isabel the Catholic and Carlos III, had joined the Masonic Fraternity, possibly in Spain, certainly in Manila. Rizal lived in his uncle’s home during part of his student days. Whether his uncle exercised a Masonic influence on Rizal is not clear; what is certain is that Rizal acquired a lasting positive memory of Masonry which was enhanced when he visited Naples in 1882. There he saw a multitude of posters and signs announcing the death of the great Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi, a 33° Scottish Rite Mason who had served as Grand Master. This impressed Rizal greatly for he wrote about this Masonic encounter in a letter to his family.

In Spain the young and highly impressionable Rizal encountered an intellectual environment with far fewer restraints than the one in his native land. Here he came under the influence of a host of outstanding thinkers, many of them Freemasons. For example, Grand Master Miguel Morayta helped to expand Rizal’s historical mind-set, and ex-President Francisco Pi y Margal exerted a profound influence on Rizal’s political evolution. Further, these republican liberals were staunch advocates of Philippine independence. Not surprisingly, Rizal petitioned Acacia Lodge No. 9, Gran Oriente de España, the very Lodge in which Morayta and Pi y Margal held membership. When initiated, Rizal selected Dimasalang as his symbolic name within the Craft, a custom prevalent at the time among Spanish Masons.

Rizal quickly became involved in Filipino expatriate circles in Spain and revealed a remarkable ability to write both poetry and prose. He soon commenced work on his famous novel Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not). In this seminal work, Rizal dissected the Philippine colonial government and placed particular blame for its repressive nature on certain religious elements. Rizal was convinced that conditions in the Philippines existed not because of Spain or the Catholic Church but because of the practices of certain regular clergy, namely Dominicans and Recollects. Spanish newspapers ran stories about the exciting Philippine firebrand, stories which soon made their way to Manila. There, government and religious authorities immediately took note and did not hesitate to label Rizal a subversive.

Bro. Rizal departed Spain in July 1885 to further his ophthalmology studies in France and Germany. For the next two years, he met and associated with the leading minds of Paris, Leipzig, Berlin, and Heidelberg. It was a heady atmosphere for the young Brother, and Masons in Germany, Dr. Rudolf Virchow and Dr. Feodor Jagor, were instrumental in his becoming a member of the Berlin Ethnological and Anthropological Societies. While in Germany, Rizal acquired additional Masonic Degrees.

When his novel Noli Me Tangere, came off the press in Europe, Rizal sent copies to, among others, the Governor-General of the Philippines and the Archbishop of Manila. The Governor-General, Emilio Terrero y Perinat, a 33° Mason, represented no problem, and he protected Rizal upon his return to the islands and for as long as he held the Governor-Generalship. The Archbishop, however, presented a problem which did not go away. Rizal had become increasingly convinced of his need to campaign in person for reform in the Philippines as opposed to propagandizing from afar. His friends cautioned him not to return but failed to dissuade the idealist. On August 5, 1887, Dr. Rizal stepped ashore in Manila.

Quote from: Melrose on August 07, 2008, 12:21:54 PM
Enzo,

You may be interested. My uncle jes wrote in his book titled, "From Spanish Yoke to American Harness," about Rizal's (unknown) visit to Bohol while he was in exile in Dapitan. This was probable since his brother-in-law was exiled here in Sitio Ubos (now Poblacion 1 of Tagbilaran.

I'll look for a copy for you.

Mel,

I would be honored to read a copy of the book. Another interesting historical perspective enriches the mind. Especially on matters that concerns Sr. Dr. Jose' Rizal.

Mr. Raldampong,

Please, sir, I am no doctor. Please call me Bran na lang.

Am glad to discuss with you in this thread, Sir.

Josephine Bracken, Rizal's wife and widow.

Quote from: raldampong on August 07, 2008, 11:32:47 AM
Doc Lorenzo, Dr. Josh, is not a Christian he a Mason. Catholic Religion is brought by Spanish Conquistadores, so no way he follow the the Religion were used as opium to subdue the the Indios.

I apologize for that discrepency, Mr. Raldampong. You are right though, he was raised and brought up Roman Catholic, but he eventually joined the Freemasons when he was in Europe.

No, the friars had nothing to do with his death. Rizal spent countless years in Dapitan secured in a military prison by order of the Colonial Government and under the pretense that he was guilty of sedition, militancy, and treason. Some of the things they accused him was preposterous. One charge they placed on him was the treason against the Name of the King of Spain.

Preposterous, since Dr. Rizal was in Spain and made friends within the Spanish Royal Cortes as well as voiced his opinions and that of his Filipino compatriots through La Solidaridad and Liga Filipina.

Rizal, never once disrespected Spain. The man lived there for a considerable portion of his life, spoke the language and was educated in Spain. He referred to it, in his journals, as 'Madre Espana' and wrote cultural remarks on the beauty of the country--in reference to Filipino-Hispanidad relations.

The name of Rizal was tarnished by Filipino Peninsulares who feared that he stood for militant revolution; fearing that their own personal niche within the Colonial government was at stake--and pointed the blame on Rizal. Many Filipinos who worked within the system feared this change. Feared what Rizal stood for; what is ironic is that Rizal never once demanded a revolution or complete severance from Spain. On the contrary, Dr. Rizal voiced out the need to change; socially and economically. He championed the universality of human rights and voiced out the need for Spain to secure the God-given right of human confraternity, equality and egalitarianism. His words were Victorian-esque and illustrated his Enlightenment Concepts that bears witness to his education in Europe.



As for the friars and the church; the only thing the church was guilty of was its abuse of land-ownership and influence in regional politics. There was a union, in those days, between the Filipino Peninsulare class with Church officials.

Friars and monks had nothing to do with the death of Rizal. One major grievance that Dr. Rizal pointed out in his writings in La Solidaridad was the fact that the Roman Catholic Church, particularly the Friars still ruled over the lands and controlled political policies in the islands. We saw this in his addressing of the execution of Fathers Burgos, Gomez and Zamora by the Spanish Colonial Government.

Quote from: ms da binsi on August 07, 2008, 11:15:50 AM
Who ruled the Spanish colonial Government in our country?

It was a multi-faceted mechanism, 'te. The bureaucracy was primarily composed of Filipinos (Peninsulare, Mestizo, and Indio). Peninsulare Spaniards such took the position of Gobernador General--he had a command staff; but most of the bureaucrats of the Government, were, surprisingly, Filipino.

Filipino Principales (Aristocracy) controlled the regional authority within the Colonial Government. Filipinos were chosen and elected into positions such as Gobernadorcillo (provincial governors), Cabeza de Municipalidad, Cabeza de Cuidad, Cabeza de Barrio.

Filipinos also swelled the ranks of the Guardia Civil (the provincial constabulary); many of whom swelled the ranks of the troops but also the officer ranks.

It makes me sick to my stomach to know that many of those who wanted Dr. Rizal dead were Filipino Principales(Aristocrats) of Manila, Visayas and Mindanao as well as hardcore Spanish Imperialists.

Quote from: ms da binsi on August 07, 2008, 11:01:31 AM
Sus gi execute man diay na sha no?

That was brutal oi!

Taym pa balik ra sa History, kinsay nagpa execute nija aber???

Dr. Jose Rizal was found guilty of treason and seditious action against the Spanish Colonial Government.

Dr. Rizal, in his own faith in the need to address change in the Philippines, was warned by his Spanish friends and contemporaries in Spain. They told him not to return to the Philippines after the publication of his famous works entitled, Noli Mi Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Forwarned as he was to the dangers of returning to the Philippines; he still returned.

He, by that act, already accepted his fate. Dr. Rizal, cherished the fate of the Philippines above his own life. Above his own name, above his own popularity.

The Spanish colonial government in the Philippines was, indeed, corrupt. And it ruled the Philippines against the policies and Laws that Spain, the Motherland, dictated to its overseas governments.

The plight of the Filipino was voiced in Madrid by men such as Dr. Rizal, Don. Sr. Del Pilar. The Spanish Cortes passed laws for change, but the colonial government in Manila was slow to act; or was indisposed due to the rampant corruption in its midst.

Rizal's death sparked the Philippine Revolution. His death was not only atrocious to Filipinos at the time, but news of his execution was heard in Europe; France, Germany, Spain, England, Italy. Many of his contemporaries wrote journals in response to his death. He was indeed a force to be reckoned with.

This man was a Great Man.

Dr. Rizal in his youthful adolescence.


Dr. Rizal's portrait taken when he was still a Medical Student in Madrid, Spain.


The three leading figures of the Filipino nationalist movement in Europe in the late nineteenth century: Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, and Mariano Ponce. The trio was the moving force behind a movement called "La Solidaridad."

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonzo Realonda, was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era and its eventual independence from Spain.

The seventh of eleven children born to a middle class family in the town of Calamba, Laguna, Rizal attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and then traveled alone to Madrid, Spain where he studied medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid, earning the degree of Licentiate in Medicine. He earned a second doctorate at the University of Paris and the University of Heidelberg. Rizal was a polyglot conversant in at least ten languages. He was a prolific poet, essayist, diarist, correspondent, and novelist whose most famous works were his two novels, Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. These are social commentaries on the Philippines that formed the nucleus of literature that inspired dissent among peaceful reformists and spurred the militancy of armed revolutionaries against 333 years of Spanish rule.

Education

Rizal had his early education in Calamba and Biñan. It was a typical schooling that a son of an ilustrado family received during his time, characterized by the four R’s- reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion. Instruction was rigid and strict. Knowledge was forced into the minds of the pupils by means of the tedious memory method aided by the teacher’s whip. Despite the defects of the Spanish system of elementary education, Rizal was able to acquire the necessary instruction preparatory for college work in Manila. It may be said that Rizal, who was born a physical weakling, rose to become an intellectual giant not because of, but rather in spite of, the outmoded and backward system of instruction obtaining in the Philippines during the last decades of Spanish regime.

Rizal first formal study was under Justiniano Aquino Cruz in Biñan, Laguna. He was sent to Manila to study, and upon enrolling at the Ateneo Municipal, changed his name to "Rizal" to escape the opprobrium of the name "Mercado". His brother Paciano had been linked to the Filipino priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora who had been tried as subversives and sentenced to death by garrote. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1877 and graduated as one of the nine students declared sobresaliente or outstanding. He continued his education at the Ateneo Municipal to obtain a land surveyor and assessor's degree, and at the same time at the University of Santo Tomas where he studied Philosophy and Letters. Upon learning that his mother was going blind, he decided to study medicine specializing in ophthalmology at the University of Santo Tomas but did not complete it because he felt that Filipinos were being discriminated by the Dominicans who were operating the school.

Without his parents' knowledge and consent, but secretly supported by his brother Paciano, he traveled alone to Madrid in May 1882 and studied medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid where he earned the degree, Licentiate in Medicine. His education continued at the University of Paris and the University of Heidelberg where he earned a second doctorate. In Berlin, he was inducted as a member of the Berlin Ethnological Society and the Berlin Anthropological Society under the patronage of the famous pathologist Rudolf Virchow. Following custom, he delivered an address in German in April 1887 before the anthropological society on the orthography and structure of the Tagalog language. He left Heidelberg a poem, "A las flores del Heidelberg," which was both an evocation and a prayer for the welfare of his native land and the unification of common values between East and West..

Rizal's multifacetedness was described by his German friend, Dr. Adolf Meyer, as "stupendous." Documented studies show him to be a polymath with an uncommon ability to master various skills and subjects. He was an ophthalmologist, sculptor, painter, educator, farmer, historian, inventor, playwright and journalist. Besides poetry and creative writing, he dabbled, with varying degrees of expertise, in architecture, cartography, economics, ethnology, anthropology, sociology, dramatics, martial arts, fencing and pistol shooting.



His Excellence and Intelligence preceded him in life. Even unto death. His Name, Trials, Tribulations and Sacrifices continues to be the inspiration for not only Filipinos, but to all men and women around the world seeking universal equality, confraternity, legality.

My personal Hero,



The philosopher,
The Historian,
The Humanitarian,
The Writer-Novelist,
The Physician-Surgeon,
The Christian,
The National Hero.

Excellent rendition of the original.

So passionate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXaaBpm8AMI&feature=related


Lindisima la canción!

Spineless. Dili man jud mo tug ang Ginoo.

Justice, indeed, is needed.

Mi Amigo,

Gracias, mi amigo, era un privilegio a girar con el Dr. Updike. Él era muy intelectual, directo, a--punto, y sobretodo muy reclinado. Era un honor de hecho.

Como estas, amigo? ¿Están detrás en Cebú o en Mindanao? ¿Cómo está su verano y vacaciones?


Su Amigo,

Sir Balong,

I am but a single male lion. These scammers must fear the wrath of the Lionesses of TB.

Today, my Grant's Dissector Anatomical Atlas came by mail.

And a smile covered my entire face. With it came scalpel blades; perfect blades.

Surgical Stainless Steel.

The orchid continues to blossom!

You lift your wine glass half empty,
and mine half full.

You turn your head clockwise, your eyes match with mine.
Like a cask of red wine in maturity, your skin simmers with malevolent beauty.

Like a boy with an attenuation for candy, I walk about.
You smile with your eyes, how can I respond?



I walk back and pretend not to witness your eyes.
Impossible. I smile and smirk in my mind. Within the recesses of my mind.

The aroma of your Christian Dior perfume lights my nasal ganglia; the scent imprints itself in my mind.

I still have the scent in my mind.

Before I leave for work, you smirk again. I pretend I didn't see it, with typical opaque mannerism.

Just so you know. 

haha, Vincent!

Glad to have you here man. So where are you based right now?

Cheers!

Habla y comprendo espanol? 

As of recently, Military Action genres.

Particularly of the 18th or early 19th centurian epochs.

Gas prices went down today to $3.53 per gallon over here.

Amen, 'te Ging.


Amen!