TOUCHING STORY FOR PARENTS

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD: "Yeah sure, what it is?" replied the man.
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.
SON: "I just want to know.. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour."
SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $10.00 ?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behaviour."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions.. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said the man.
"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10.00 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.

"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.
"Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.
It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.

Do remember to share that $20.00 worth of your time with someone you love.
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.

CORNY FILIPINO JOKES - SORRY TO NON FILIPINO SPEAKERS

Bakit ganun ang pagibig?

kailangan masaktan, magparaya, magpasensya, magpaloko, nakakabulag tuloy naisip ko ayaw ko na sa PAGIBIG. philhealth na lang...

Boy:Dad sabi ng genie bibigyan daw nya ako ng isang wish!
Dad:Sabihin mo sana manalo ang tatay mo sa lotto bukas.
Next day, nanalo sa lotto ang driver nila...

WIFE:Ngayong hiwalay na tayo kukunin ko ang mga bata maha na mahal ko sila!
HUSBAND:Sige, kunin mo pero iwan mo ang yaya mahal na mahal ko rin siya...

ANOTHER FILIPINO JOKES - SORRY NON FILIPINO SPEAKERS

Two married men talking...
1st man: Swerte ko, my wife is an angel.
2nd man: Buti ka pa, ako ang asawa ko buhay pa.

Wife : Love, mahal mo ba ako?
Husband: Siyempre, asawa kita eh.
Wife : Enjoy ka ba sa akin?
Husband: Siyempre, asawa kita eh.
Wife : Baka naman niloloko mo lang ako?
Husband: Siyempre, asawa kita eh.

Anak : Tays ! kakains nas tayos !
Tatay : Hoy ! Tigilan mo yang kalalagay mo ng 'S' sa mga sinasabi mo ha ! Ano ba ang ulam ?
Anak : BANGU na may KAMATI, ARDINA na may IBUYA

BISAYA 1 : Unsay ibig sabihon ng " cooling place " ?
BISAYA 2 : Pag-naga ring ang fon, sabihin mo " Hilow, hus cooling place?

A man wanted to buy bra for his wife but doesn't know the size.
Salesgirl ask : " Is it as big as papaya ? "
Man replied : " No "
Salesgirl : " an apple "
Man : " No "
Salesgirl : " ahh..an egg ? "
Man : " YES , but fried ! "

FILIPINO JOKES - SORRY TO NON FILIPINO SPEAKERS

ANAK: 'Tay, anong pagkakaiba ng Supper at Dinner?
ITAY: Anak, pagkumain tayo sa labas, Dinner 'yun. Pag dito tayo kakain ng luto ng Mommy mo, Suffer yon!!

Mr. 1: Wow, first year wedding anniversary niyo na, anong gift mo sa Misis mo.
Mr. 2: Dadalhin ko siya sa Africa!
Mr. 1: Sarap naman, eh next year ano naman ang gift mo?
Mr. 2: Kukunin ko siya pabalik!!!

What would happen if you have a wooden car with wooden wheels, a wooden chair and a wooden engine? It wooden start!!!

1. Bakit malungkot ang kalendaryo? - Kasi bilang na ang araw niya.
Eh bakit masuwerte naman ang kalendaryo? - Dahil marami siyang date.



2. How should COFFEE and your BOYFRIEND be alike?
1) He has to be rich
2) He has to be hot
3) He has to keep you up all night!



3. HUSBAND: Dear pinakita ko ang mga puting buhok ko sa dibdib, approved agad ang SSS pension ko.
WIFE: Pinakita mo na rin sana ang bird mo para may dagdag - disability benefits.

BEEKEEPING LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITY-2

PROMOTING BEEKEEPING LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITY

PROMOTING ORGANIC & NATURE PRODUCTS

HELLO

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

A man was walking down the beach at sunset.

As, he walked along, he saw another man in the distance. He noticed this man kept leaning down, picking up something and throwing it out into the water, again and again.

As, he approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had been washed up on the beach. He was throwing them back into the water, one by one.

Puzzled, he approached the man and said, "Good Evening. I was wondering what you are doing."

"I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean.

You see, it's low tide and all these starfish have been washed up onto the shore.

If, I don't throw them back into the ocean, they'll die up here from lack of oxygen."

"But, there must be thousands of starfish on this beach. You can't possibly get to all of them.

And, don't you realize this is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast.

Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?"

The man bent down and picked up yet another starfish, and threw it back into the ocean.

With a smile he replied, "Made a difference to that one!!!"

Just remember, no matter how small the deed it really does makes a difference.

Make a difference today.

Do something nice for someone....

SUCCESS

The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose.

Napoleon Hill wrote, "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve."

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success.

Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.

They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river.

When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water.

The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue.

Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air.

Socrates asked, 'What did you want the most when you were there?"

The boy replied, "Air."

Socrates said, "That is the secret to success. When you
want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it."

There is no other secret.

Moral:
A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.

THE TOMATO STORY

When It Comes To Earning Money....... ....... A Jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. "You are employed" he said. Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in,as well as date when you may start. The man replied "But I don't have a computer,neither an email". "I'm sorry", said the HR manager. If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job." The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60. The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late.Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the
US . He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email. The man replied,"I don't have an email." The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?!!" The man thought for a while and replied,"Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"
Moral of the story....... ......... ..
Moral 1 Internet is not the solution to your life.
Moral 2 If you don't have Internet, and work hard,you can be a millionaire.
Moral 3 If you received this message by email, you are closer to being an office boy/girl,than a millionaire. .........

p.s - Do not forward this email back to me, I am closing my email account & going to sell tomatoes!!!

THE SEED

A successful businessman was growing old and
knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business.
Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children,
he decided to do something different. He called all the young
executives in his company together.He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO.
I have decided to choose one of you. "The young executives were
Shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one
of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant
the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with
what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then
judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be
the next CEO."

One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others,
received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the
story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted
the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had
grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began
to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.

Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.
Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing.
By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have
a plant and he felt like a failure.
Six months went by -- still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he
had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but
he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however.
He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the
seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company
brought their plants to the CEO for inspection.
Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot.
But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick
to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment
of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot
to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety
of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful --
in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and
many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him!

When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young
executives.

Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees,
and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will
be appointed the next CEO!"

All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with
his empty pot. He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to
the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a
failure! Maybe he will have me fired!"

When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened
to his seed - Jim told him the story.

The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim,
and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next
Chief Executive Officer!

His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow
his seed.

"How could he be the new CEO?" the others said.

Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this
room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it,
and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds;
they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow.

All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and
flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you
substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the
only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with
my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new
Chief Executive Officer! If you plant honesty, you will reap trust

* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends

* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness

* If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment

HUGS

There's something in a simple hug

That always warms the heart,

It welcomes us back home

And makes it easier to part.

A hug is a way to share the joy

And sad times we go through,

Or just a way for friends to say

They like you 'cause you're you.

Hugs are meant for anyone

For whom we really care,

From your grandma to your neighbor,

Or a cuddly teddy bear.

A hug is an amazing thing

It's just the perfect way

To show the love we're feeling

But can't find the words to say.

It's funny how a little hug

Makes everyone feel good;

In every place and language,

It's always understood.

And hugs don't need new equipment,

Special batteries or parts -

Just open up your arms

And open up your hearts.

Here's a great big hug for you

I'm sending it your way

I hope it brings some cheer to you

And brightens up your day!

RECALL NOTICE

THIS IS A FORWARDED MESSAGE, PLS FORWARD/COPY IF YOU FEEL LIKE TOO:

The Maker of all human beings is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the
>primary and central component of the heart.
>
> This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units code named Adam and Eve, resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units.
>
> This defect has been technically termed, "Sub sequential Internal Non-morality" or more commonly known as S.I.N., as it is primarily expressed.
>
>Some other symptoms:
> 1. Loss of direction
> 2. Foul vocal emissions
> 3. Amnesia of origin
> 4. Lack of peace and joy
> 5. Selfish, or violent behavior
> 6. Depression or confusion in the mental component
> 7. Fearfulness
> 8. Idolatry
> 9. Rebellion
>
> The Manufacturer, who is neither liable nor at fault for this defect, is providing factory authorized repair and service free of
>charge to correct this SIN defect.
>
> The Repair Technician, Jesus, has most generously offered to
>bear the entire burden of the staggering cost of these repairs. There is
>no additional fee required.
>
> The number to call for repair in all areas is: P-R-A-Y-E-R.
>Once connected, please upload your burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE procedure.
> Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Jesus, into
>the heart component.
>
> No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Jesus will replace
>it with:
> 1. Love
> 2. Joy
> 3. Peace
> 4. Patience
> 5. Kindness
> 6. Goodness
> 7. Faithfulness
> 8. Gentleness
> 9. Self control
>
> Please see the operating manual, the B.I.B.L.E. (Believers
>Instructions Before Leaving Earth), for further details on the use of
>these fixes.
>
> WARNING: Continuing to operate the human being unit without correction voids any manufacturer warranties, exposing the unit to
>dangers and problems too numerous to list and will result in the human
>unit being permanently impounded. For free emergency service, call on
>JESUS.
>
> DANGER: The human being units not responding to this recall action will have to be scrapped in the furnace. The SIN defect will not be permitted to enter Heaven so as to prevent contamination of that
>facility.
>
> Thank you for your immediate attention.
>
> Your Heavenly Repairman

PASTORS IN DISTRESS

Three pastors took a day off and decided to go fishing
after a busy Sunday.
They agreed it's so difficult preaching to people all the
time and no one preaches to them.
Sitting by the river with little response from the hooks
one pastor thought of sharing his heart with others.
He said "guys it's rare to get such an opportunity to be
among ourselves like this. It would be good if we looked into our lives and help each other with our weaknesses".
They all agreed to this. This pastor said "Gentlemen I need help! The people in my church give a lot of money every week. I started taking little by little but now I take a big chunk. I can't stop stealing from the church please pray for me. The day they will find out I will be fired"!
Another pastor said "brothers your sins are better than
mine! I have slept with every woman in the church including married women. As preach my eyes hover over the congregation looking for the next prey. If this is discovered people will not fire me, they will kill me!"
The last pastor's feet were shaking as they were talking.
They thought he had a big story to tell. He stood up and said "My brothers my problem is gossip! I can't sit anymore. I have to share this to others! I will be back.

GOV'T POSTER ON CLIMATE CHANGE

GROUP VS CLIMATE CHANGE LOGO

THINK ABOUT ALL THESE & DECIDE

why do we sleep in school, but stay awake through a 3hrs movie? why is it so hard, to talk about GOD, but so easy to talk about sex? why is it so easy to ignore a GODLY tagged bulletin, yet we repost the nasty ones? why is it so easy to purchase beer and drugs? but so hard to donate 25 cents for a charity? why is it so easy to worship a celebrity? but very difficult to engage with GOD? Why is it more easy to believe that man came from monkeys rather than he was created in the image of GOD? think about it, are you going to repost this? are you going to ignore it cause you think you'll get laughed at? repost this as 'DONT READ IF IMMATURE............SERIOUSLY. '80% of you wont repost this. the Lord said if you deny me in front of your friends, i will deny you in front of my father

MONEY FLOW

It is a slow day in the East Texas town of Madisonville.

It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted.
Times are tough, everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit.
On this particular day a rich tourist from the East is driving through town.

He enters the only hotel in the sleepy town and lays a hundred dollar bill on the desk stating he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night.

As soon as the man walks up the stairs, the hotel proprietor takes the hundred dollar bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to pay his debt to the pig farmer.
The pig farmer then takes the $100 and heads off to pay his debt to the supplier of feed and fuel.

The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has lately had to offer her "services" on credit.

The hooker runs to the hotel and pays off her debt with the $100 to the hotel proprietor, paying for the rooms that she had rented when she brought clients to that establishment.

The hotel proprietor then lays the $100 bill back on the counter so the Rich traveler will not suspect anything.

At that moment the traveler from the East walks back down the stairs, after inspecting the rooms.

He picks up the $100 bill and states that the rooms are not satisfactory...... Pockets the money and walks out the door and leaves town.

No one earned anything. However the whole town is now out of debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism.

THE CHRISTIAN AND THE ATHEIST

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he continued walking he heard a rustling in the bushes and saw a 7 foot grizzly charging towards him. He ran as fast as he could but tripped and fell on the ground. He saw the bear raising his paw to take a swipe at him. At that instant the atheist cried out: "Oh my God....!"

Time stopped.

The bear froze.

The forest was silent.

It was then that a bright light shone upon the man and a voice came out of the sky saying: "You deny my existence for all of these years, told others I didn't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"

The atheist looked directly into the light and said: "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian"

"Very well," said the voice.

The light went out, and the sounds of the forest resumed.

And then the bear lowered his paw, bowed his head and spoke:

"Lord, bless this food which I am about to receive and for which I am truly thankful, Amen."

PROFANITIES

A crusty old man walks into a local church and says to the secretary, “I would like to join this damn church.”

The astonished woman replies, “I beg your pardon, sir. I must have misunderstood you. What did you say?”

“Listen up, damn it. I said I want to join this damn church!” “I’m very sorry sir, but that kind of language is not tolerated in this church.”

The secretary leaves her desk and goes into the pastor’s study to inform him of her situation.

The pastor agrees that the secretary does not have to listen to that foul language.

They both return to her office and the pastor asks the old man, “Sir, what seems to be the problem here?”

“There is no damn problem,” the man says. “I just won $36 million in the damn lottery and I want to join this damn church to get rid of some of this damn money.”

“I see,” said the pastor. “And is this bitch giving you a hard time?”

LAUNDRY COMPLAINT

A woman was unhappy with the way her laundry was done at the local laundry, so she wrote a note and put it in the bag with the next collection of soiled clothes:

“Use more soap on panties!”

She got the clean laundry back, and was still dissatisfied with the results, so the following week she enclosed another note:

“Use more soap on panties!”

The laundryman became very annoyed, and when her clean laundry was delivered, it contained a note from him:

“I use plenty soap on panties!!!

Use more paper on ass!!!”

INTERESTING TRIVIA ON IRAQ

Just a forwarded message. Pls check if this is true yourself.

Read down to the very bottom highlighted in green , IT'LL GIVE YOU GOOSEBUMPS!!!




You don't want to miss this! ((*_*) )


VERY INTERESTING-

1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq

2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq , was the cradle of civilization!

3. Noah built the ark in Iraq

4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq

5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq !

6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq !

7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq

8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq

9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel

10. Amos cried out in Iraq !

11 Babylon , which is in Iraq , destroyed Jerusalem

12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq !

13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the Fiery Furnace!)

14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the 'writing on the wall' in Iraq

15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq

16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq ....

17. The wise men were from Iraq ...

18. Peter preached in Iraq ...


19. The 'Empire of Man' described in Revelation is called Babylon , which was a city in Iraq !

And you have probably seen this one: Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible.

But do you know which nation is second?

It is Iraq !

However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible.




The names used in the Bible are Babylon , Land of Shinar , and Mesopotamia . The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris
And Euphrates Rivers




The name Iraq , means country with deep roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible..

No other nation, except Israel , has more history and prophecy associated
With it than Iraq

And also, This is something to think about: Since America is typically represented by an eagle.




Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages ...

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran ( 9:11 ) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle.. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah;
And there was peace.
(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?!

PHOTO OF MELTING ICE CAPS

GLOBAL WARMING can cause the realization of the Waterworld movie where many islands on earth would be submerged.

GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS

You might have read or heard about this before. It is a beautiful story and

makes you understand that things happen for a reason…..

The new pastor and his wife, newly assigned
to their first ministry, was to reopen a church
in suburban Brooklyn. They arrived in early October
excited about their opportunities. When they saw
their church, it was very run down and needed
much work. They set a goal to have everything
done in time to have their first service
on Christmas Eve.

They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls,
painting, etc. They were ahead of the schedule and
on December 18 they were just about finished.
On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving
rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days.
On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church.
His heart sank when he saw that the roof had
leaked, causing a large area of plaster about
20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of the
sanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about
head high.
The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor,
and not knowing what else to do but postpone
the Christmas Eve service, headed home.

On the way he noticed that a local business was
having a flea market type sale for charity so he
stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful,
handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth
with exquisite work, fine colors and a Cross
embroidered right in the center. It was just
the right size to cover up the hole in the front
wall. He bought it and headed back to the church.

By this time it had started to snow. An older
woman running from the opposite direction was
trying to catch the bus.. She missed it. The pastor
invited her to wait in the warm church for
the next bus 45 minutes later.

She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor
while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put
up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor
could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and
it covered up the entire problem area.

Then he noticed the woman walking down the center
aisle. "Pastor,” she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?"
The pastor explained. The woman asked him to check
the lower right corner to see if the initials ‘EBG’ were crocheted into
it there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she had
made this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria

The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor
told how he had just gotten the tablecloth. The
woman explained that before the war she and
her husband were well-to-do people in Austria .

When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave.
Her husband was going to follow her the next week.
He was captured, sent to prison and never saw her
husband or her home again.

The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth;
but she made the pastor keep it for the church.
The pastor insisted on driving her home, that
was the least he could do.. She lived on the other
side of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn
for the day for a housecleaning job.

What a wonderful service they had on Christmas
Eve. The church was almost full. The music and the
spirit were great. At the end of the service, the
pastor and his wife greeted everyone at the door
and many said that they would return.

One older man, whom the pastor recognized
from the neighborhood continued to sit in one of the
pews and stare, and the pastor wondered why he
wasn't leaving.

The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on
the front wall because it was identical to one
that his wife had made years ago when
they lived in Austria before the war and how
could there be two tablecloths so much alike.

He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he
forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was
supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and
put in a prison.. He never saw his wife or his home
again all the 35 years in between.

The pastor asked him if he would allow him to
take him for a little ride. They drove to Staten
Island and to the same house where the pastor
had taken the woman three days earlier.

He helped the man climb the three flights of
stairs to the woman's apartment, knocked on
the door and he witnessed the greatest Christmas
reunion he could ever imagine.

I was told that this is a true Story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reid

who says God does work in mysterious ways..

I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for
you today, to guide you and protect you as you go
along your way. His love is always with you, His
promises are true, and when we give Him all our
cares you know He will see us through.

So when the road you're traveling on seems
difficult at best.. Just remember I'm here
praying and God will do the rest.

When there is nothing left but God, that is when
you find out that God is all you need.

Father, bless all my friends and family in what
ever it is that You know they may be needing this
day! May their life be full of your peace,
prosperity and power as they seek to have a
closer relationship with You. Amen.

SMART SPENDER TEST - GOOD READING

Smart Spender Test

By Alvin T. Tabañag, RFP

Author of “Kaya Mo, Pinoy! 12 Steps to Build Wealth on Any Income”

When it comes to building wealth and achieving financial security how much you spend (and save) is more important than how much you earn. Even if you earn P100,000 a month, you could still end up in financial trouble if you also spend P100,000 (or more) monthly.

Here’s a simple test to see if you are a smart spender or you are spending yourself to financial death. Simply answer each question with “Yes” or “No.”

1. Bumibili ako ng mga damit o gamit tuwing may sale para makatipid?

2. Pinapalitan ko ang aking TV at iba pang mga appliances tuwing kada 3 - 5 taon o bumibili ako ng bagong cell phone taun-taon?

3. Malakas akong manigarilyo o madalas uminom o mahilig kumain sa labas?

4. May nakalaan akong budget para sa lotto, sweepstakes, ending at ibang pang laro na may premyo?

5. Ang mga binibili kong damit at gamit ay may mga tatak o kilalang brand na mamahalin?

6. Nahihirapan akong bayaran ng buo ang aking credit card at iba pang utang sa loob ng isang buwan?

7. Nauubos o kinakapos ang pera ko tuwing Disyembre o kung kailang may selebrasyon?

8. Kapag nawalan ako ng trabaho bukas, mahihirapan akong tustusan ang pangangailangan ng aking pamilya sa susunod na anim na buwan?

9. Mas masaya ako kung mas marami akong pera na pwedeng gastusin?

10. Nahihirapan akong mag-ipon o wala akong perang pwedeng maipon buwan-buwan?

What your score reveals about your spending habits: (Give 1 point for every “Yes” answer)

0 to 2 points

Magaling ka sa pagtitipid. Kayang-kaya mong mag-ipon at magpundar ng yaman para sa mas magandang kinabukasan.

3 to 5 points

Naiintindihan mo ang halaga ng pagtitipid pero pwede mo pang galingan para makapag-ipon ng mas malaki.

6 to 8 points

Mag-ingat! Baka mabaon ka sa utang. Nahihirapan kang kontrolin ang iyong paggastos. Dapat matuto kang magtipid at mag-ipon bago mahuli ang lahat.

9 to 10 points

Kamag-anak ka yata ni Asyong Aksaya. Sobra ka kung gumastos. Kapag nagpatuloy ang ganitong paraan ng paghawak at paggastos ng pera, lulubog ka sa utang at malalagay sa sa alanganin ang kinabukasan ng iyong pamilya.

If you are financially sick now, nurse yourself back to financial health by spending your money wisely.

WORLD BANK SHOCKING NEWS MSGE.

PLS. CHECK YOURSELF IF THIS IS TRUE. This is just a forwarded msge because I care for the country.

SHOCKING NEWS FROM WORLD
> BANK
>
>
> IF THIS IS TRUE, IT IS VERY DISGUSTING!!! KAKAHIYA AT
> NAKAKALUNGKOT!!!
> Message:
>
> THIS IS A VERY HUMILIATING STORY..............
>
>
> To All Filipino Overseas Workers (OFW'S):
>
> The Financial Analyst of World Bank would like to inform
> each and everyone of you that the present currency exchange
> rate of US Dollar to Peso is actually $1 = 52 Pesos.
> Your government is manipulating the exchange rate for some
> years now. It is very much improbable and
> impossible that the Philippine Peso is appreciating compare
> to Euro, British Pound, Rials, and any other foreign
> currency. Even your ASEAN neighboring countries are
> suffering from the Global Crisis.
> Singapore , a developed country is affected by depreciation
> of their currency what more of your country?
>
> We admire you for your
> hard work but we also pity you for having such a very
> corrupt government that is taking advantage of your hard
> earned money.
>
> The ARROYO ADMINISTRATION is blatantly milking each and
> every OFW's all over the world of billions of pesos for
> its own greedy, selfish ends. Investigations reveal that
> this milked money from OFWs will be spent to BRIBE not only
> PGMA's pet COCODILES in CONGRESS but some in the SENATE
> as well for her to PERPETUATE IN POWER BEYOND 2010. The rest
> would be deposited to the family's SECRET ACCOUNT in
> Switzerland .
>
> Another money-making scheme is the LOTTERY
> DRAWS.. Filipinos should be aware that all LOTTO
> DRAWS are orchestrated, and big money goes to the two sons
> of the lady president. Recent example is the SUPER LOTTO
> 6/49 draw, where supposedly two individuals from Luzon won.
> Do you know WHO these individuals are? It's Mikey and
> Datu, who else? One might ask how could the draw be rigged
> when it is being televised
> in front of millions of viewers. The answer is simple. As
> you all know, all bet combinations are being entered into
> PCSO's main data base as it is on-line, therefore, it is
> easy to determine which combinations were NOT betted upon.
> If they want to raise big money, no winners will be declared
> until the JACKPOT reaches sky-high because they could
> dictate the outcome at will.
> When it's "HARVEST TIME", viola, there would
> be "winner or winners" and the process repeats all
> over again. One might ask how this is being done. One
> insider told our investigators that actually the "DRAWN
> BALLS", six balls to be exact, are the
> only set which could fit into the transparent tube which
> sucks the balls up. All others are slightly
> bigger than the diameter of the tube which could not be
> distinguished by the viewers, therefore, there's no way
> they could be drawn! You Filipinos are being skinned alive,
> fried in your own fat and lard by your own government. Do
> you
> ever wonder why
> president-elect BARACK OBAMA, avoids your president like a
> stinking leper?
>
>
> -World Bank-
>
>
>
> KINDLY PASS THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS UNTIL IT
> REACHES TO MILLIONS OF FILIPINOS AROUND THE GLOBE.

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EATING FRUITS AND DRINKING WATER GUIDELINES

FYI – Good info

* We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not so easy as you think....

* It's important to know how and when to eat.


WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY OF EATING FRUITS?

* It means not eating fruits after your meals!

* Fruits should be eaten on an empty stomach.

* If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.


FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.

*Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.

* In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.

* So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining every time...

>I ate water-melon I burped.
>When I ate durian my stomach bloated up....
>When I ate banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc...

*Actually all these will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach.

* The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

*Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.

*There is no such thing as some fruits like orange and lemon are acidic because all fruits become alkaline in our body according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did a research on this matter.

* If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

*When you need to drink fruit juice, drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT From the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste.

* Cooking destroys all the vitamins but eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice... If you should drink juice then drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.

* You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body...

* Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

KIWI: Tiny but mighty.

* This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. Its Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away?

*Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke..

STRAWBERRY: Protective fruit

* Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessels - clogging free radicals.

ORANGE: Sweetest medicine.

* Taking 2 -4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as it lessens the risk of colon cancer..

WATERMELON: Coolest

* Thirst Quencher composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, w/c helps boost our immune system.

*Also a key source of lycopene-the cancer fighting oxidant.

*Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vit. C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Vit.. C Top awards

* They are the clear winners for their high Vit. C content.

* Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation.

*Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for the eyes.

DRINKING/TAKING IN WATER = taking plenty of water is advisable but beware how you take it!!!

*Cold water after meal = Cancer! Can u believe this?

*For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It's nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer.

*It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal. A serious note about heart attacks


HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE: (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!)

1. Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.

2. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.

3. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware.

4. The more we know, the better chance we could survive. A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to others, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

Read this. It could save your life!! Let's say it's 6:15 pm and you're driving home. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home.

Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

*Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

*However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

*A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm.

* In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.

Tell to as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!

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