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News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Not quitting, says Teodoro
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro denied he is quitting the 2010 presidential race, even as he emphasized that he is determined to seek the highest post in the land.

Book honors Cory, Ninoy
It takes not only one great leader to make a great nation but the concerted effort of many.

Mikey: Received many wedding gifts, contributions
Presidential son Rep. Mikey Arroyo said that a hefty portion of his wealth – with which he was able to acquire a residential house in California – came from wedding gifts and campaign contributions.

Mar gives way to Noynoy
Senator Mar Roxas announced that he is sacrificing his presidential ambition to give way to his Liberal Party colleague, Senator Noynoy Aquino.

Eraño 'Ka Erdy' G. Manalo milestones
The graph shows INC's Eraño 'Ka Erdy' Manalo's significant dates and events.

Palace: Neri to remain in SSS
SSS President Romulo Neri will stay in his post while his appeal over corruption charges filed against him in connection with the NBN-ZTE deal is resolved.

Imelda wants to become ‘mama’ of all barangays
Twenty years after the death of her controversial husband, former First Lady Imelda Marcos still dreams of a return to power, but this time with her son as president.

Erap ready to announce political plan
Former President Joseph Estrada declared he is all prepared to make public his decision anytime now “to be or not to be” a contender in next year’s presidential marathon.

LGUs to get P290.6-billion share
Local government units (LGUs) will get P290.6 billion as their share from the proceeds of national government resources once the 2010 national budget is approved, the DBM announced on Monday.

Sept. 21 recommended as Eid'l Fitr holiday
The Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) has recommended to President Arroyo the declaration of September 21, 2009, as Eid'l Fitr (Festival of Breaking Fast) national holiday to mark the end of Ramadan.

Ombudsman joins drive vs corruption
The Office of the Ombudsman has joined hands with the transport sector in a bid to reduce if not totally eradicate “kotong” and corruption.



Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 4:38-44.

After he left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them. At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. He laid his hands on each of them and cured them. And demons also came out from many, shouting, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Messiah. At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them. But he said to them, "To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent." And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.



Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online

holus-bolus • \hoh-lus-BOH-lus\ • adverb
: all at once

Example Sentence:
Incredibly, the company shuttered its factory holus-bolus, with no regard for the livelihoods of the men and women working there.

Did you know?
The story of "holus-bolus" is not a hard one to swallow. "Holus-bolus" originated in English dialect in the mid-19th century and is believed to be a waggish reduplication of the word "bolus." "Bolus" is from the Greek word "bolos," meaning "lump," and has retained that Greek meaning. In English, "bolus" has additionally come to mean "a large pill," "a mass of chewed food," or "a dose of a drug given intravenously." Considering this "lumpish" history, it's not hard to see how "holus-bolus," a word meaning "all at once" or "all in a lump," came about.



Your money’s worth today
Source: XE.com

US$1 = Php49.1159



Teaching for the day
Source: Annie Sebastian, Quezon City

A little used secret to make life

Sometimes, the simplest things are the most profound. Many times, the most obvious things are often ignored. A good percentage of the time the most common sense principles are the ones most disregarded. Perhaps, it's because we are so intent on making a living that we forget about making a life.

One of the most forgotten principles for personal success is a word ignored by almost everyone "goodwill. It is a principle so underused, yet so powerful, that it could take us to the heights of success. It remains underused because people overlook the disarming power disguised in subtle terms such as compassion, kindness, empathy, unselfishness and caring.

In marketing classes in MBA school, we learned many useful things about advertising strategy, marketing to consumers, studying statistics of a sales campaign and getting the order. To this day, I use the tools of the trade to help me in my business. But one thing that hardly anyone touched upon was the concept of "Goodwill."

Goodwill is not just a number on the accountant's balance sheet, but is an invisible, little-used tool that all of us have at our disposal. Let me explain. Most of us could help solve someone else's problems, either with a telephone call, an introduction or referral, a signature or other obvious means. But we refuse to do it. Why? Let me tell you why. Because we feel there's nothing in it for us! Or we are afraid to get involved.

Let me tell you a true story. It was many years ago. A young woman walked into my assistant's office. She was looking for a job, but we had none to offer. Just the week before, all job vacancies had been filled. At the request of my assistant, I spoke with the young woman. She only wanted to work for the summer and then would complete her last semester of graduate school and return home to her country. She had been looking for a summer job for almost four weeks. No one wanted to hire her and train her to work for such a short period of time.

I remembered my days as a graduate student and felt her anxiety. Although there was no sound business reason to do so, I told my assistant to create an office job for her. After all, she needed help and it felt good to help someone without figuring what was in it for me. I hardly saw her until the last day when she came into my office to say goodbye. She thanked me again for the job and handed me a business card.

"This is my father's card," she said, "If you ever visit my country, call my dad, he'd be very happy to meet you. I've told him all about how kind you and your employees were to me. In my country, my dad is a government minister."

And that's how I ended up having lunch with the mayor of Nairobi, dinner with the Vice President of Kenya and making business alliances that brought my company profits hundreds of times greater than the salary we had paid for summer help. On top of that, I enjoyed going on photo safari to the Serengeti Plains of East Africa, walking along the beaches of Mombassa and sipping Pimms#3 at the Mount Kenya Safari Club.

This is not an isolated case. It's just one of the more obvious ones. You never can tell who will lead you to that next contact, that profitable contract or the added financing you were looking for. It is important that we treat everyone with dignity and respect. REMEMBER: Business does not do business with other businesses. People do business with people.

The Internet is not about computers, technology or even marketing. That would be like saying cars are about the internal combustion engine and the laws of thermodynamics. The Internet is about people and communications. If we communicate with honesty and feelings, we'd find that most others respond in kind.

So whenever the opportunity arises, do something for someone else who is powerless to do it alone. Don't worry about what you are going to get out of it. The Universe has a way of repaying in ways far too strange to understand. Earn "goodwill" and you'll prosper beyond belief.



Joke for the day
Source: Francis Fajardo, Malolos, Bulacan

10 Suicidal tips

Ang 10 suicide tips na ‘to ay galing sa libro ni Mr. Bob Ong (Ang Paboritong Libro Ni Hudas). Mungkahi nya to para sa ligtas, maginhawa at di malilimutang pamamaalam sa mundo. Eto na.

1. Bago ang lahat, alamin muna ang tamang dahilan sa pagsu-suicide. Kung ang problema mo ay dahil lang naman sa wala kang pera o iniwan ka ng minamahal mo, hindi ka dapat magpatiwakal. Ang mundo ay tambak ng mga tao na pwede mong mahalin, at ang pera naman ay pwedeng kitain, kaya hindi ka dapat mawalan ng pag-asa. Ang pagkitil sa sariling buhay ay karapatan lamang ng mga taong gumagamit ng cellphone at nakikipagkwentuhan sa loob ng sinehan.

2. Kung desidido ka na gagawin mo at sa tingin mo ay meron kang tamang dahilan para gawin ito, ang susunod mong hakbang ay ang pagpili ng paraan ng pagkakamatay. Ang mga popular na paraan ay ang pagbibigti, pag inom ng lason, pagtalon sa riles ng tren, pagbaril sa ulo (o sa puso, kung wala ka nang ulo pero buhay ka pa rin), at paglaslas ng pulso. Ang mga jologs na paraan ay ang pagtalon sa mataas na gusali, pagpapasagasa sa EDSA, at pagpigil ng hininga. Tandaan na maaari ka pang mabuhay pag nagkamali ka sa pagsasagawa ng mga nabanggit, kaya pumili lamang ng isa na hiyang sa ‘yo. Bukod diyan, marami rin sa mga paraan na ito ang makalat at nakakapangit. Dyahe naman kung pagtitinginan ng mga tao yung mukha mo sa ataul tapos mukha kang dehydrated na langaw.

3. Sumulat ng suicide note. Eto ang exciting. Dito pwede mong sisihin lahat ng tao, at wala silang magagawa. Sabihin mo na hindi mo gustong tapusin ang iyong buhay, kaso lang bad trip sila lahat. Pero ‘wag ding kalimutan humingi ng tawad sa bandang huli para mas cool pag ginawang pelikula ni Carlo J. Caparas ang buhay mo. At tandaan, importante ang suicide note para malaman ng mga tao na nagpakamatay ka nga at hindi na-murder. Sa ganitong paraan maiiwasan ng PNP ang pagkuha sa kalye ng kahit sinong tambay bilang suspect.

4. Pumili ng theme song. Banggitin ang iyong special request sa suicide note. Ipagbilin na patugtugin ito sa prusisyon ng iyong libing. Iwasan ang mga kanta ng Salbakutah. Dapat medyo mellow at meaningful…tulad ng mga kanta ng Sexbomb.

5. Isulat nang maayos ang suicide note. Gumamit ng scented stationery at #1 Mongol Pencil. Lagdaan. Huwag gumamit ng sticker. Ilagay ang suicide note sa lugar na madaling makita. Idikit sa noo.

6. Planuhin ang isusuot. Isang beses ka lang mamamatay, kaya dapat memorable ang get-up. Pumili ng mga telang hindi umuurong o makati sa katawan. Magbaon ng dalawang pares pampalit pag pinagpawisan ka.

7. Kumuha ng de-kalidad na ataul. Maganda ang kulay puti dahil malamig at kumportable kahit tag-init. Huwag magtipid. Mas makakamura kung bibili na ng cable-ready, kesa magpapalit pa balang araw.

8. Pumili ng magandang pwesto sa sementeryo. Ang punto ng mga taong ipinanganak sa year of the Rat, Dragon, Rabbit, Snake, Tiger, Chicken, Pork, at Beef ay dapat nakaharap sa Fiesta Carnival. Ang mga ipinanganak sa ibang taon ay dapat i-cremate at gawing foot powder, para gumaan ang pasok ng pera.

9. Itaon ang araw ng libing sa unang dalawang linggo ng buwan, o di kaya’y sa huling dalawang linggo, para gumaan ang pasok ng pera.

10. Kung meron ka nang NBI at police clearance, affidavit of loss, voter’s ID, cedula, promissory note, original copy ng birth certificate, at urine sample, pwede mo nang isagawa ang kalugod-lugod na gawain. Siguraduhin lang na hindi ka mababalita sa tabloid, katabi ng mga article tungkol sa kabayong may tatlong ulo, at sirenang namataan sa Manila Bay . Para gumaan ang pasok ng pera.