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Mountain Story

"A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Curious, he yells: "Who are you?" He receives the answer: "Who are you?" And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!" The voice answers: "I admire you!" Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!" He receives the answer: "Coward!" He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?" The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention." Again the man screams: "You are a champion!" The voice answers: "You are a champion!" The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our a

The "Human-Swine-Bird" Has Landed!

Amidst the buzz of the 'exploits' of a perverted man better to be called as "Hidden Ko", the unwanted 'human-swine-bird' has landed silently in the country. I think this is far more interesting and serious to talk about than the former. I would not want to trigger panic but utmost vigilance is called for, and the best way is to be informed. Here is the news. DoH confirms first A(H1N1)case in RP By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 22:26:00 05/21/2009 MANILA, Philippines—( UPDATE) The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed the first case of A(H1N1) influenza in the country Thursday night. "The DoH confirms today the first case of A(H1N1) in the Philippines. She is a female traveler who arrived in the country on May 18 from the United States, whose throat specimen tested positive based on results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine," Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in a press conference at the World Health O

IF by Rudyard Kipling

IF by Rudyard Kipling. If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or, being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good nor talk too wise; If you can dream – and not make dreams your master; If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with triumph and disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with wornout tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sin

The Flu Vaccine

With the pandemic outbreak of the H1N1 virus, more and more companies are requesting for flu vaccination as part of their wellness programs. I never had a flu shot so I don't have any idea of its effectivity. I know for a fact though that the vaccine only protects for a certain number of influenza virus strain. Here's an article I encountered which gives some light about flu vaccines. What is the flu vaccine? The flu vaccine is prepared from the fluids of chick embryos inoculated with a specific type(s) of influenza virus. The strains of flu virus in the vaccine are inactivated with formaldehyde and preserved with thimerosal, which is a mercury derivative. Does the flu vaccine protect against all throat, respiratory, gastrointestinal and ear infections? The flu vaccine only protects against the three specific viral strains which are included in any given year's flu vaccine. Throat, respiratory, gastrointestinal and ear infections caused by bacteria or other kind

Inspire

It's a 'bed weather' day and just like the physical body, the spirit is a bit down as well. It's mother's day on Sunday so we need to boost up and what a better way to charge up the soul than to be inspired by people who know how. This is supposedly a farewell letter from a retiring writer from Colombia. If God, for a second, forgot what I have become and granted me a little bit more of life, I would use it to the best of my ability . I wouldn't, possibly, say everything that is in my mind, but I would be more thoughtful of all I say. I would give merit to things not for what they are worth, but for what they mean to express. I would sleep little, I would dream more, because I know that for every minute that we close our eyes, we waste 60 seconds of light. I would walk while others stop; I would awake while others sleep. If God would give me a little bit more of life, I would dress in a simple manner, I would place myself in front of the sun, leavin

Paquiao, H1N1 and Going Back to Work

I'm back to work today, after 11 days of recuperating from appendectomy. It is a good feeling to get back to 'thinking' again. I felt my mind stopped functioning for some time these past days. The operative site hasn't healed fully yet but I can no longer endure lying around for some more days so I just had to go back to Tektite. Pacquiao knocked down Hatton yesterday. Good for him. He had the aura of victory even before the fight so I had no doubt of his victory even then. I just wish he stops thinking of going back to politics again. Somebody should tell him that he can help his fellowmen even if he is not a politician. There are lot of ways. This is an article about the H1N1 virus from the Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — As the new swine flu spreads, people have lots of questions about how it affects their day-to-day life. Here are some answers. Q: How easy is it to catch this virus? A: It's spreading as easily as the regular flu, which in