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Top news for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Long, stormy weekend
All roads lead to the provinces starting this Friday as city dwellers visit the tombs of their departed loved ones for the All Saints’ Day and All Souls' Day holidays this weekend.

‘Santi’ nears; travel discouraged
Pagasa advised Filipinos to avoid traveling this weekend as Typhoon "Santi" might make direct landfall over Metro Manila on Saturday.

More Filipinos rate themselves poor
Seven out of 10 Filipinos consider themselves poor, according to the October poll conducted by research organization Ibon Foundation that was released on Thursday.

Pinoy kids get more allowance, Internet time
More kids in the Philippines get allowances compared to children in Japan, Australia, and India, according to a recent survey conducted by the New Generations Philippines.

PMP backs Erap bid for 2010
The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino expressed full support to the candidacy of former President Joseph Estrada for next year's national elections.

Unioil willing to share fuel supply
Admitting that lesser-known oil firms could take a serious financial hit because of the price freeze order, Unioil Petroleum Philippines said it is ready to offer these more obscure gas stations a helping hand.

Keep car tires in A-1 condition
Check your tires before going on a long travel, authorities advised motorists who will trek to the provinces this Halloween.


Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: GMA News.tv

Jackson fans, friends congregate for This Is It
LOS ANGELES — The mood was bittersweet yet triumphant Tuesday night as fans, friends and colleagues of the late Michael Jackson attended the premiere for what would be his final bow — a music...

Gallstones force Eric Clapton to nix NYC concert
NEW YORK – Eric Clapton has pulled out of this week's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York after undergoing gallstone surgery.

`Michael Jackson's This Is It' to open worldwide
LOS ANGELES – When Michael Jackson died in June, he was just days away from launching a 50-show run of comeback concerts in London.

'Da Vinci Code' publisher changes jobs
NEW YORK – Dan Brown's former publisher has a new job.

iGMA: Rainier Castillo on his way to the Oscars?
This coming November, Rainier Castillo returns to the small screen with 'Full House.’ Pero this is not the only thing that will be keeping him busy, kasama din siya 40 days na si Lolo na entry...

Prosecutors lose bid to show photos of Anna Nicole Smith in court
LOS ANGELES – A judge has denied a request from prosecutors in the Anna Nicole Smith case to show in court three photographs of the late celebrity model and her psychiatrist, saying the images...

PEP: Ara Mina speaks about Sunshine Dizon's exit from Tinik Sa Dibdib
"Sayang kasi magaling siyang artista, e. Yung iba nga nade-depress na... nagsu-suicide na dahil nga walang trabaho. E, ikaw may trabaho," pahayag ni Ara Mina tungkol sa pagkawala ni Sunshine Dizon..

Springsteen cancels show after roadie's death
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Bruce Springsteen canceled a performance in Kansas City after his cousin and road crew member died.


Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia

Li Lianjie (born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, wushu champion, and international film star who is currently residing in Singapore. After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from wushu at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the Once Upon A Time In China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei Hung. His first role in a Hollywood film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), but his first Hollywood film leading role was in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, most recently starring beside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), also with Mark Dacascos in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) and as the titular villain in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. He is set to star in the upcoming film The Expendables.

Personal life
Li is a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. His master is Lho Kunsang of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of the Kagyu school.

In 1987, Li married Beijing Wushu Team member and Kids from Shaolin co-star Huang Qiuyan, with whom he had two daughters. They divorced in 1990, Since 1999, he has been married to Nina Li Chi (born Li Zhi), a Shanghai-born, Hong Kong-based actress. He has two daughters with her as well, Jane (born 2000) and Jada (born 2002).

Li was in the Maldives when a tsunami hit during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Although it was widely reported at the time that he had died during the disaster, he only suffered a minor foot injury, caused by a piece of floating furniture, while he was guiding his 4-year-old daughter Jane to safety. The two were by the pool and slightly above the beach when the wave came ashore.

In 2009, Li, who previously had American citizenship, after years working in the United States, is thought to have renounced his American citizenship and taken up Singaporean citizenship, although no official confirmation has been provided by Singapore authorities. On July 28, 2009, the chairman of One Foundation (the Charity fund of Jet Li) announced that Jet Li had indeed become a Singaporean citizen. He was said to have chosen Singapore to for its education system for his two daughters. By moving to Singapore Jet Li is following in the footsteps of Chinese actress Gong Li.


Lesson for the day
Source: Ruel Reyes from Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sand and Stone

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND, AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE

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Top news for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Palace satisfied with oil companies’ compliance
Malacañang is satisfied with the compliance of all oil companies to a temporary price freeze on petroleum products in Luzon and does not see any immediate takeover of oil companies.

738 mayors back Gibo’s 2010 bid
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro’s bid to clinch the presidency in the 2010 elections got a strong boost when 738 municipal mayors gave him their support on Wednesday.

Miss Earth to unveil new crown
Organizers of the 2009 Miss Earth beauty pageant announced that they will unveil a new crown to be worn by the winner as 90 contestants compete on November 22.

LLDA warns of the dire possibility of flooding
The general manager of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) warned that heavy flooding may be repeated in areas near the Laguna de Bay if storm “Sudal” hits Luzon, especially Metro Manila.

Malabon daycare pupils benefit from ‘first-ever computerized’ project
Daycare Center pupils stand to benefit from the "first-ever computerized" project for daycare centers in the country through the Early Computer Education for Daycare Learners Program(ECEDLP).

1,500 cops deployed to secure Quezon City cemeteries, homes
The QCPD will deploy 1,500 policemen to guard cemeteries and to be on the lookout for criminal elements during the celebration of All Souls’ and All Saints’ Days.

They are back!
As predicted, many of the urban “informal settlers” victimized by their own hazardous behavior squatting in dangerous places, & encouraged by the misfeasance of Local Officials plus “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” are, you guessed it, “balikbayans” (returning residents) to the same scene of the calamity and their mortality.

Noli airs view on RP ‘business’ rank
Vice President Noli De Castro cited on Wednesday a recent study showing that the country is at the bottom of its indices in terms of 'ease of doing business'..

Escudero bolts NPC
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero Wednesday bolted from the Nationalist People’s Coalition, saying it is not the political party but the support of the people that would propel one to the presidency.

Speculations rife following resignation
The administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD party is open to a presidential tandem between Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Senator Francis Escudero in next year’s elections.

Loren warns gov’t on future rice yield
Ten years from now, the rice yield of the Philippines will drop from 50 percent to 70 percent if the government does not do anything about climate change adaptation, Senator Loren Legarda warned.
‘Butanding’ found dead in Manila Bay
Fishermen found a dying whale shark near the shore of the Manila Bay and tried to tow it to safety but the giant fish, known locally as “butanding”, died nevertheless.


Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: GMA News.tv

Elizabeth Taylor calls Jackson film `brilliant
'Elizabeth Taylor says the new Michael Jackson documentary is "the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking" she has ever seen.

RP film honored at Korean film festival
The Philippines gained another honor abroad after the film “Astig," a tale of four young men whose stories parallel and contrast with various Manila images, received a special mention at the 14th...

Madonna plants tree to launch Malawi girls school
LILONGWE, Malawi – Madonna is marking the start of construction at her school for girls in Malawi.

King of Pop aims for king of music film status
LOS ANGELES – The 50 comeback concerts Michael Jackson planned in London last summer sold out in a few hours.

PEP: Ex-Hot Babe Sheree catches dengue while shooting Puntod
Para sa sexy actress at dating Viva Hot Babe na si Sheree, ang indie film na Puntod ang pinakamakabuluhang pelikulang ginawa niya in her entire career. Yun nga lang at hindi naging madali para sa...

Paranormal Activity slays Saw with $22 million
LOS ANGELES – "Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise.

Singer Morrissey released from hospital
LONDON – Former Smiths frontman Morrissey was released Sunday from a hospital where he was held overnight after collapsing on stage during a concert.

PEP: Jinkee Pacquiao, Aling Dionisia now friends
Jinkee Pacquiao and mother-in-law Dionisia "Mommy Dion" Pacquiao used to keep each other at arm's length until they learned to accept one another for the sake of the man they both love, Manny...


Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia

Donald Leroy LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voiceover artist famous for recording more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers. His nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God". He became identified with the phrase "In a world…", which has been used in movie trailers so frequently that it has become a cliché. He parodied his career several times, most recently in commercials for GEICO insurance and the Mega Millions lottery game.

Satire and other appearances
His voice has been the subject of homage and parody, as seen in a Cartoon Network commercial for The Powerpuff Girls, the stand-up comedy of Pablo Francisco. Comedian-actress Janeane Garofalo formerly performed "an impression of every movie trailer ever made" with the words, "In a WORLD!…" saying that every movie trailer seems to begin with LaFontaine saying, "In a world…" or "In a city…"
One trailer for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines what a trailer is, saying the narrator “will normally employ a deep voice that sounds like a seven-foot-tall man who has been smoking cigarettes since childhood” and speaks in a clear parody of LaFontaine. The trailer is voiced by fellow voiceover artist Stephen Fry.

LaFontaine's voice was used in Family Guy episodes "North by North Quahog", and "Brian Sings and Swings", and The Untold Story version of "Stewie B. Goode", and has been featured in musical tracks.

In the late 1990s, LaFontaine made an appearance as himself in a commercial for the Hollywood Video rental chain. In the ad, LaFontaine emerged from under a counter when called on by an employee to deliver a description of a movie in the style of his trailer voiceovers, to a customer hesitant about renting the film.

He is also mentioned in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Antenna". In the episode, George Lowe bemoans the fact that he cannot get a voiceover job while LaFontaine earns "30,000 dollars a minute." Lowe attempts an impression of LaFontaine, saying, "In a world where towers rule the universe…"

On April 12, 2007, LaFontaine appeared on an episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with ousted American Idol finalist Haley Scarnato to provide humorous "movie trailer"-esque commentary, as a spoof of his Geico commercial.

On November 20, 2007, he appeared along with Frank Caliendo and Pablo Francisco, who both impersonate LaFontaine's movie trailer voice, on Caliendo's Frank TV sketch comedy show on TBS in a sketch that parodied The Three Tenors.

In March 2008, Don appeared in a short comedy sketch called “Dream-A-Wish” produced by online comedy group Magic Hugs.

Note: Watch the tribute by clicking his picture.


Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of Life

DON'T WE ALL

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't want to be bothered times." "I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought. He didn't. He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.

After a few minutes he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said. He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly blond beard keep more than his face warm. I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.

He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice. "Do you need any help?" I asked. He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments.

I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me. "Don't we all?" he said.

I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun. Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.

Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that. You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.

Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."

Don't we all?

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Top news for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

New storm heads for Metro Manila
The active low-pressure area that formed in the northwestern Pacific near Eastern Visayas intensified into a storm on Tuesday, Pagasa said.

Dato pushes bill punishing profiteering in national emergencies
Presidential son and Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado “Dato” Arroyo is pushing for the early passage a measure to punish profiteers during periods of national emergency.

Private emission test centers face closure
More than 500 private emission testing centers are expected to be affected by the impending implementation of the new requirement of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for private motor vehicles to take their emission test exclusively at the agency’s motor vehicle inspection centers.

PNP readies measures against recurrence of H1N1 outbreak
The PNP has activated a task force to help the government mitigate the effects of a possible outbreak of a deadlier strain of Influenza H1N1 virus.

QC okays ordinance creating ‘People’s Council’
The ordinance that seeks to include the civil society in taking responsibility in promoting good governance has been signed into a law in Quezon City.

‘Wedding of the Year’ for Mar and Korina
They are now, officially, no longer the most eligible bachelor and bachelorette in the country.

Husband and wife: Mar and Korina say "I do"
The union between broadcast journalist Korina Sanchez and Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas was celebrated Tuesday in Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City.

Oil majors blink
Forced to comply with a Malacañang Executive Order (EO) freezing the prices of petroleum products while a state of calamity is in effect, all of the country’s oil firms rolled back their pump prices Tuesday.

Noynoy tops Ibon survey
Opposition Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III topped the list of Filipinos’ choice for President in the October survey conducted by research organization Ibon Foundation.

New CamSur district opposed
The Supreme Court was asked yesterday to declare as unconstitutional Republic Act 9716 creating another congressional district in Camarines Sur for failing to meet the population requirement.

Mild quake shakes Central Mindanao
A mild earthquake lasting two minutes shook Central Mindanao at 8:05 a.m. yesterday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries from civil and security authorities.

Malaysian ship to link Davao, Sandakan cities
Malaysian investors are eyeing to boost trade between the Philippines and Malaysia with the help of a large passenger-cargo vessel that would link this city and Sandakan.


Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: GMA News.tv

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has cancer
LONDON – A spokeswoman for Andrew Lloyd Webber says the composer has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The announcement came in a statement Sunday which said "the condition is in its very early...

Robin Padilla to produce BB Gandanghari's movie
Isang pelikula ang kasalukuyang nasa drawing board kung saan ang action star na si Robin Padilla at ang kanyang kontrobersiyal na kapatid na si BB Gandanghari (dating Rustom Padilla) and director...

PEP: Rhian Ramos says Stairway co-star Dingdong Dantes is a ‘revelation’
Dumalaw ang Philippine Entertainment Portal at iba pang piling entertainment press sa taping ng Stairway to Heaven kung saan isang party scene ang kinukunan sa isang bar sa Tomas Morato.

Paolo Contis’ gf Lian Paz is 4 months pregnant
Kinumpirma ng versatile actor na si Paolo Contis sa StarTalk nitong Sabado na apat na buwan ng buntis ang kanyang nobya na dating miyembro ng dance group na EB Babe na si Lian Paz.

StarStruck V goes international
As StarStruck's fifth season reaches fever pitch across the archipelago, Filipinos worldwide will now experience the mania of GMA Network's original and undisputed reality-based artista...

Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home
Fans scrambled to see 3-D movies such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in theaters this year and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a...


Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia

Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960), better known as Loren Legarda, is a Filipino broadcast journalist and politician. In the 2004 Philippines general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as the running mate of Fernando Poe, Jr. As of 2007, she is serving her second term as an incumbent senator in the Philippines. As a journalist, she had received the national honor of the Ten Outstanding Young Men and Women (TOYM) award and for her humanitarian and environmental work she was named one of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and a United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) laureate included in the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 2001. In 2004, she became an Environment Awardee of the Priyadarshni Academy in Mumbai, India.

In 2008 Loren was appointed as UNISDR Asia Pacific Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. She recently participated in the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, BBC World Debate and Forum on the Human Impact of Climate Change in Geneva, Switzerland.

Personal life
Born Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda in Metro Manila, she is the only daughter of Antonio Cabrera Legarda of Manila and San Pablo City, Laguna and of Bessie Gella Bautista of Metro Manila and Antique. She is the granddaughter of one of the pillars of Philippine journalism, Jose P. Bautista, editor-in-chief of the pre-Martial Law Manila Times.

She was a valedictorian from the Assumption Convent in grade school and cum laude graduate from the University of the Philippines. She was also a popular commercial model as a teenager, appearing in various television and print ads.

She started her career in journalism as a reporter of RPN-9. While working as a broadcast journalist, she obtained a master’s degree in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines, where she emerged as topnotcher (NDCP awarded her gold medals for Academic Excellence and Best Thesis) and where she was the youngest in the class. She is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve Corps.

She reached the peak of her television career while she was with ABS-CBN, when she used to anchor The World Tonight (ABS-CBN). She also hosted the highly acclaimed current affairs program The Inside Story, also from ABS-CBN. She received more than thirty major awards during her 20-year television career, including the Catholic Mass Media Hall of Fame, KBP Golden Dove Award, and the Gawad CCP, among many others.

While she was with the Senate, prior to her candidacy for the Vice-President position, she hosted Kabalikat, a docu-drama show and Tara Tena, a youth drama previously aired at ABS-CBN When She left The World Tonight (ABS-CBN).

She is highly regarded by the Muslim population in the Philippines and the Maranao Sultanate League bestowed on her the title of "Bai Alabi," or "Princess."

She has two children, Lorenzo and Leandro.


Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of Life

Pencil story

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.
"There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil,
"Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."
"One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone's hand."
"Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil."
"Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."
"Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside."
"And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.
"The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.

Now replacing the place of the pencil with you. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best person you can be.
One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.
Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.
Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.
Four: The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside.
And Five: On every surface you walk through, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to do your duties.
Allow this parable on the pencil to encourage you to know that you are a special person and only you can fulfill the purpose to which you were born to accomplish.
Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot make a change.

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Top news for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

One million signatures for Chiz
More than one million signatures have been gathered in Region I in a petition to convince Senator Chiz Escudero to join the 2010 presidential elections, according to Abono party-list officials.

Donations to political parties, bets not subject to taxation, says BIR
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) clarified on Monday that contributions to political parties and candidates are not subject to taxation.

DPWH chief: No fund for repairs
Motorists will have to bear with the typhoon-battered roads and bridges for a longer time as the DPWH does not have money for necessary repair works immediately.

Admin party still looking for VP bet
With less than three weeks before its national convention, the administration party is still searching for a vice presidential candidate but denied having a hard time in its quest.

Immediate rehab of Angat Dam urged
Bulacan Vice Gov. Willy Sy-Alvarado called for the immediate rehabilitation of Angat Dam following the confirmation by Phivolcs director Renato Solidum that a fracture runs across the reservoir.

PNP adopts texting for fast response
The PNP leadership formally adopted short messaging service (SMS) or popularly known as text messaging as a means of internal communication among leaders in the organization.

NBI cracks down on agencies duping tourist visa applicants
The NBI's intensified efforts to go after unscrupulous individuals duping applicants of tourist’s visa worth thousands of pesos continued with the filing of complaint against three persons who received over
P180,000 cash from the victims.

DoJ summons Roxas, 2 others in Dacer case
The DoJ summoned on Monday Senator Mar Roxas and two broadcast journalists as possible witnesses to corroborate the counter-affidavit filed by Senator Panfilo Lacson to refute his alleged involvement in the murder of publicist Salvador "Bubby" Dacer in 2000.

LRT reminders for holidays
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) on Monday reminded passengers what are the forbidden items inside its train stations in anticipation of the exodus to the cemeteries this coming All Saints’ Day.

Closure of failing nursing schools
The recruitment sector backed the planned closure of non-performing nursing schools convinced that this contributed much to the unemployment of half a million nurses in the country.

Tips for the last-minute voter registrant
For the would-be voters and registrants, expect that your trip to the Comelec at this point will be a hassle, especially with just a few days before the deadline.

Heart attacks blamed on 2nd-hand smoke
Second-hand smoke is the culprit in some 20 percent of heart attack cases in Metro Manila, health officials revealed on Monday.


Showbiz Chika
Source: GMA News.tv

Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home
Fans scrambled to see 3-D movies such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in theaters this year and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a...

Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson up for auction
LOS ANGELES – Christie's auction house will offer up a portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol in New York on Nov. 10.

Criminal charges dismissed against Kanye West
LOS ANGELES – A court commissioner on Friday dismissed criminal charges against Kanye West and his road manager stemming from their scuffle with photographers last year.

Survivor Philippines Palau: Tribal Council voted off Fil-Jap student
Naging emotional at makapigil-hininga ang naganap na ika-apat na Tribal Council ng merged tribe na Sonsorol, kung saan ang Filipino-Japanese student na si Suzuki Sadatsugi ang natanggal.

iGMA: JC de Vera answers questions about rumors he will be leaving GMA 7
Nagpapahinga at naghahanda raw si JC de Vera sa susunod niyang big project sa GMA 7, kasabay ng kanyang pagsagot sa pabalik-balik na isyu tungkol sa napipintong paglipat umano niya sa ibang...


Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia

Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong Sang, 陳港生, on 7 April 1954) is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer.

In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons and innovative stunts. Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1970s and has appeared in over 100 films. Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a cultural icon, Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons and video games.
Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred. In 2008, Chan sang at the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.

Jackie Chan has received worldwide recognition for his acting, having won several awards including an Innovator Award from the American Choreography Awards and a lifetime achievement award from the Taurus World Stunt Awards. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars. Despite considerable box office success in The Northsouth Territories , Chan's American films have been criticized with fecies to the action choreography. Reviewers of Rush Hour 2, The Tuxedo, and Shanghai Knights criticised the toning down of Chan's fighting scenes, citing less intensity compared to his earlier films. The comedic value of his films is questioned; some critics stated it can be childish at times.

Chan is a cultural icon, having been referenced in Ash's song "Kung Fu", "Jackie Chan Is a Punk Rocker" by Heavy Vegetable, as well as in "Jackie Chan" by Frank Chickens, and television shows Celebrity Deathmatch and Family Guy. He has been the inspiration for manga such as Dragon Ball (including a character with the alias "Jackie Chun"), the character Lei Wulong in Tekken and the fighting-type Pokémon Hitmonchan. In addition, Jackie Chan has a sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi Motors. As a result, Mitsubishi cars can be found in the most recent Jackie Chan films. Furthermore, Mitsubishi honoured Chan by launching Evolution, a limited series of cars which he personally customised.

A number of video games have featured Jackie Chan. Before Stuntmaster, Chan already had a game of his own, Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu, released in 1990 for the PC-Engine and NES. In 1995, Chan was featured in the arcade fighting game Jackie Chan The Kung-Fu Master. In addition, a series of Japanese Jackie Chan games were released on the MSX by Pony, based on several of his films (Project A, Project A 2, Police Story, The Protector and Wheels On Meals).

Chan has always wanted to be a role model to children, remaining popular with them due to his good-natured acting style. He has refused to play villains and has almost never used the word "fuck" in his films (He's only said that word in two films, The Protector and Burn, Hollywood, Burn). Chan's greatest regret in life is not having received proper education, inspiring him to fund educational institutions around the world. He funded the construction of the Jackie Chan Science Centre at the Australian National University and the establishment of schools in poor regions of China.
Chan with Disney characters during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Disneyland
Chan is a spokesperson for the Government of Hong Kong, appearing in public service announcements. In a Clean Hong Kong commercial, he urged the people of Hong Kong to be more considerate with regards to littering, a problem that has been widespread for decades. Furthermore, in an advertisement promoting nationalism, he gave a short explanation of the March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. When Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005, Chan participated in the opening ceremony. In the United States, Chan appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in a government advert to combat copyright infringement and made another public service announcement with Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to encourage people, especially Asians, to join the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Construction has begun on a Jackie Chan museum in Shanghai. Work began in July 2008 and is due to finish in October 2009.


Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of Life

Puppies for sale

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy. Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money." The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" "Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle,"Here,Dolly!" he called.Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up…

"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."

The world is full of people who need someone who understands.

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Top news for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

UNDP says RP needs disaster czar
The United Nations Development Program has cited the need for the Philippines to have a specialized disaster management agency and a highly competent “Disaster Czar.”

Gov’t hesitant to take China loan offer
The Philippines is having second thoughts about accessing concessional loans under China’s $15 billion offer to help member states of the ASEAN recover from crises.

Magdalo picks Chiz for president
Escudero emerged as the top choice in a voting process that involved more than 300 regional and provincial leaders of the Magdalo Sunday.

Eat food rich in calcium, say experts
Bone health experts urged the public to bank on their bone health and eat calcium-rich foods to avoid the debilitating disease osteoporosis.

6 OFWs blessed by Lady Luck
Six OFWs have finally achieved their dreams when they received the keys and titles of their own houses and lots at the top-rating noontime show “Wowowee” hosted by Willie Revillame aired over ABS-CBN.

LTO taking over vehicle emission test business from private centers
Following its recent entry in the motor vehicle insurance industry, the government is now poised to take over the business of inspecting the quality of emission of private motor vehicles.

Energy chief subpoenaed on oil price hikes
A Manila regional trial court issued a subpoena to Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes to testify on Oct. 27 regarding the reported continuing oil price increases by the country's three big oil companies.


Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online


Carla Abellana does not mind if she is still being compared to other actresses

Carla Abellana and Geoff Eigenmann are glad that the viewers appreciate what they're doing in GMA 7 soap Rosalinda, which has been extended for a few more weeks.

US files Polanski extradition request in sex case
GENEVA – The United States has asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he is wanted for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, Swiss authorities said...

Hearing in Anna Nicole Smith case nears conclusion
LOS ANGELES – With a preliminary hearing in the Anna Nicole Smith drug case nearing its end, prosecutors are focusing on the opinions of a pharmacist and his associate who say the celebrity model...

iGMA: Dion Ignacio says Patient X to reinvent horror films
Dion Ignacio is not just happy na napabilang siya sa cast ng ' Patient X' , proud din ang binata to be under the helm of Yam Laranas, who directed the Hollywood film ' The Echo.'


Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and film producer. He is the founder of Happy Madison Productions, a film production company that also developed the television series Rules of Engagement.
After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, he went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over US$100 million at the box office. He is best known for his comedic roles, such as in the films Billy Madison (1995), Big Daddy (1999), and Mr. Deeds (2002), though he has ventured into more dramatic territory.

Early life
Adam Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Judy, a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer. Sandler is Jewish. When he was five, his family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he attended Manchester Central High School. He found he was a natural comic, and nurtured his talent while at New York University by performing regularly in clubs and on campuses. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988.
Later in his career, he would often draw on his earliest memories for material for his comedy and movies. The song "Lunchlady Land" is dedicated to Emalee, the lunchlady at Hayden Dining Hall at New York University. In the movie Click, Sandler goes to Lake Winnipesaukee, the largest lake in New Hampshire, where he went to summer camp.

Personal life
On June 22, 2003, Sandler married actress Jacqueline Samantha Titone, and they are the parents of two daughters, Sadie Madison Sandler, born May 6, 2006, at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, and Sunny Madeline Sandler, born November 2, 2008. Sandler lives with his family in Los Angeles, although he also has a home in New York.
In 2007, Sandler made a $1 million dollar donation to the Boys and Girls Club in his hometown, Manchester, New Hampshire. He also donated $2100 to Republican Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign the same year

Acting career
In the mid to late 1980s, Sandler played Theo Huxtable's friend, Smitty, on The Cosby Show (1987–1988). He was a performer for the MTV game show Remote Control, on which he made appearances as the characters "Trivia Delinquent" or "Stud Boy". Early in his career, Sandler performed in comedy clubs, taking the stage at his brother's urging when he was only 17. He was discovered by comedian Dennis Miller, who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles. Miller recommended him to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for SNL in 1990 and became a featured player the following year, making a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including "The Chanukah Song". He left the show in 1995 to focus on his film career.
Sandler's first starring role was in 1989, in the film Going Overboard. In 1995, he starred in Billy Madison, in which he plays a grown, though uneducated, man repeating grades 1–12 to earn back his father's respect, along with the right to inherit his father's multi-million-dollar hotel empire. In At The Movies, Siskel and Ebert gave the film a very bad review, and said of Sandler "...Not an attractive screen presence, he might have a career as a villain or a fall guy or the butt of a joke, but as the protagonist his problem is he creates the fingernails on the blackboard" with Siskel adding "...you don't have a good motivation for the character's behavior". He followed this film with other financially successful comedies such as Bulletproof (1996), Happy Gilmore (1996) and The Wedding Singer (1998). He was initially cast in the bachelor-party-themed comedy/thriller Very Bad Things (1998), but had to back out due to his involvement in The Waterboy (1998), one of his first hits.

Sandler's first starring role was in 1989, in the film Going Overboard. In 1995, he starred in Billy Madison, in which he plays a grown, though uneducated, man repeating grades 1–12 to earn back his father's respect, along with the right to inherit his father's multi-million-dollar hotel empire. In At The Movies, Siskel and Ebert gave the film a very bad review, and said of Sandler "...Not an attractive screen presence, he might have a career as a villain or a fall guy or the butt of a joke, but as the protagonist his problem is he creates the fingernails on the blackboard" with Siskel adding "...you don't have a good motivation for the character's behavior".He followed this film with other financially successful comedies such as Bulletproof (1996), Happy Gilmore (1996) and The Wedding Singer (1998). He was initially cast in the bachelor-party-themed comedy/thriller Very Bad Things(1998), but had to back out due to his involvement in The Waterboy (1998), one of his first hits.


Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 13:10-17.

He was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath.And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, "Woman, you are set free of your infirmity." He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd in reply, "There are six days when work should be done. Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day." The Lord said to him in reply, "Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger and lead it out for watering?This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?"When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.

Word for the day

Source: Merriam Webster Online

natant • \NAY-tunt\ • adjective
: swimming or floating in water

Example Sentence:
"Before me natant birds hunker against the teeth of a northerly breeze." (Kevin J. Cook, Fort Collins Coloradoan, November 29, 2002)

Did you know?
"Natant" and the smattering of other words birthed in the waters of Latin "natare," meaning "to swim," sound unnecessarily formal in most contexts. We could say "The natant athletes who've done their time at the local natatorium are easily distinguished by their natatorial skills; their natation is markedly better than that of those who have practiced less." Most of us, however, would prefer "The swimmers who've done their time at the local indoor swimming pool are easily distinguished by their swimming skills; their swimming is markedly better than that of those who have practiced less." The common German-derived word "swimming" suits most of us just fine. Science, though, often prefers Latin, which is why you're most likely to encounter "natare" words in scientific contexts.


Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library

Change Your Thinking

It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking.
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.
His bed was next to the room's only window.
The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours on end.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..
Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.
Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene. <>
One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.
Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days, weeks and months passed.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.
She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.
It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.
The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.
She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'

Epilogue:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.
'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'
The origin of this letter is unknown, but it brings good luck to everyone who passes it on.
Do not keep this story.
Share it to all your friends.

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Top news for the day

Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Three Baguio villages at risk of collapsing
Hundreds of residents living in three identified geo-hazard villages in Baguio city are on the brink of being dislocated in the event of another continuous heavy downpour.

RP postpones hosting of NAM Summit
The Philippines will postpone the hosting of the Special Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation for Peace and Development this December.

Support nuclear test ban, ASEAN states urged
ASEAN leaders urged member-states to back the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty before the review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Technology can’t alter typhoon path – experts
Weather experts laughed off reports on the called “restricted evolving technology” that has been owning responsibility to the “abnormal” steering away of tropical storm “Ramil”.

6 Ilocos Sur towns isolated
Six upland municipalities of the province were isolated anew due to the fresh landslides that buried municipal roads leading to the mountainous towns, officials said on Saturday.

Lakas-Kampi bares possible Senate bets
Malacañang Saturday revealed the “tentative” list of its senatorial bets as it continuously searched for its vice presidential candidate.

Ebdane urges Gibo to resign for 2010 polls
Resigned Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. called on his fellow Cabinet official Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro to follow his resignation from his post because of his presidential bid for the May 2010 elections.

DSWD: Relief goods are well accounted for
From a can of sardines to the last can of corn beef, all of the relief goods received by the government from donors are well accounted for and reaches its appropriate beneficiaries.

Showbiz Chika for the day

Source: GMA News.tv

PEP: Carlene Aguilar renews friendship with ex-boyfriend Dennis Trillo

Beauty queen turned actress Carlene Aguilar said that she and her ex-boyfriend Dennis Trillo are now friends because of their two-year-old son Calix Andreas.

Pie-splattered comedian Soupy Sales dies at 83

DETROIT – Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He...

Shakeup in Jackson legal team

LOS ANGELES – A shakeup in Katherine Jackson's legal team left her unrepresented during a hearing to clarify the power two attorneys have over her son's estate, but it didn't stop the...

Choreographer wanted Michael Jackson healthy

NEW YORK – Kenny Ortega was responsible for some of Michael Jackson's biggest concerts, including what were to be his comeback shows in London. But in the singer's final days, the...
Lil Wayne pleads to attempted gun possession

NEW YORK – The Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday, and expects to receive a one-year jail sentence.

Preview of MJ movie shows him in fine voice

NEW YORK – A 12-minute clip of the new Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" shows a strong-voiced King of Pop enthusiastically practicing some of his biggest hits.


Da who for today

Source: Wikipedia

Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart (born January 30, 1925) is an American inventor and early computer pioneer. He is best known for inventing the computer mouse, as a pioneer of human-computer interaction whose team developed hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to GUIs; and as a committed and vocal proponent of the development and use of computers and networks to help cope with the world’s increasingly urgent and complex problems.
His lab at SRI was responsible for more breakthrough innovation than possibly any other lab before or since. Engelbart had embedded in his lab a set of organizing principles, which he termed his "bootstrapping strategy", which he specifically designed to bootstrap and accelerate the rate of innovation achievable.

Doug Engelbart's career was inspired in 1951 when he got engaged and suddenly realized he had no career goals beyond getting a good education and a decent job. Over several months he reasoned that (1) he would focus his career on making the world a better place, (2) any serious effort to make the world better requires some kind of organized effort, (3) harnessing the collective human intellect of all the people contributing to the solution was the key, (4) if you could dramatically improve how we do that you'd be boosting every effort on the planet to solve important problems, and the sooner the better (5) computers could be the vehicle for doing all this.

Several years prior, Engelbart had read with interest Vannevar Bush's article "As We May Think", a call to arms for making knowledge widely available as a national peacetime grand challenge. Doug had also read something about computers (a relatively recent phenomenon), and from his experience as a radar technician he knew that information could be analyzed and displayed on a screen. He suddenly envisioned intellectual workers sitting at display 'working stations', flying through information space, harnessing their collective intellectual capacity to solve important problems together in much more powerful ways. Harnessing collective intellect, facilitated by interactive computers, became his life's mission at a time when computers were viewed as number crunching tools. He went to UC Berkeley to learn everything he could about computers, got his PhD, was told to be very careful about who he talked to about his "wild" ideas. After a year of teaching at Berkeley as Acting Assistant Professor, he took a position at Stanford Research Institute (SRI), in Menlo Park hoping one day to pursue his vision there. He initially worked for Hewitt Crane on devices. He and Hew became lifelong friends.


Gospel for the day

Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 10:46-52.

They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me." Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take courage; get up, he is calling you." He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to see." Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

Word for the day

Source: Merriam Webster Online

confabulation

\kon-FAB-yuh-lay-shuhn\ , noun:
1. Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.
2. (Psychology) A plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered.


Lesson for the day

Source: Engr. Paul Elmer Morala from Duisberg, Germany

Just checking in

A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day,
Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.
Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle,
The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while.
His shirt was kinda shabby and his coat was worn and frayed.
The man knelt, he bowed his head, then rose and walked away.
In the days that followed, each noon time - came this chap,
Each time he knelt just for a moment, a lunch pail in his lap.
Well, the minister's suspicions grew, with robbery a main fear,
He decided to stop the man and ask him, "What are you doing here?"
The old man said, he worked down the road - Lunch was half an hour.
Lunchtime was his prayer time, for finding faith, strength and power.
"I stay only moments, see, the factory is so far away;
As I kneel here talking to the Lord, this is kinda what I say:
"I just came again to tell you Lord, how happy I have been,
Since we found each other's friendship and you took away my sin.
Don't know much of how to pray, but I think about you everyday.
So, Jesus, this is Jim - just checking in."
The minister feeling foolish, told Jim that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome to come and pray anytime.
"Time to go", Jim smiled, and said "thanks" as he hurried to the door.
The minister knelt at the alter, he'd never done that before.
His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim's prayer:
"I just came again to tell you Lord, how happy I have been,
Since we found each other's friendship and you took away my sin.
Don't know much of how to pray, but I think about you everyday.
So, Jesus, This is me - just checking in."
Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim had not come.
As more days passed with no sign of Jim, he began to worry some.
At the factory, he asked about him, learning he was ill.
The hospital staff was worried, but Jim had given them a thrill.
The week that Jim was with them, he brought changes in the ward.
His smiles, a joy contagious - changed people, were his reward.
The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was so glad,
When no flowers, calls or cards came, not a visitor he had.
The minister stayed by Jim's bed, he voiced the nurse's concern.
No friends came to show they cared, he had nowhere to turn.
Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and with a winsome smile -
"The nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that in here all the while,
Everyday at noon - He's here, a dear friend of mine, you see,
He sits right down, takes my hand, leans over and says to me:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM,
HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN,
SINCE WE FOUND THIS WONDERFUL FRIENDSHIP,
AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN.
I ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY,
AND I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY,
AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS ... CHECKING IN."

Joke for the day

Source: Art’s Funbox

XRAY GLASSES

Pumunta si Gwen sa isang adult store at bumili ng X-ray glasses.
Tinesting niya muna ang salamin.
Gwen: Talaga bang makikita ko na hubad ang mga tao kapag sinuot ko ito? tanung niya sa salesman.

Salesman: Yes mam, magaling iyan at hindi pumapalpak!
Habang papauwi, sinuot ni Gwen ang mga salamin at nakita niya na lahat ng mga tao sa daan ay hubo’t-hubad!
Gwen: Aba, okey talaga ito.
Pagkatapos ay tinaggal niya ang salamin at lahat ng mga tao ay nagkadamit na.
Gwen:Cool talaga ito!
Pagdating nya ng bahay, mabilis siyang umakyat sa bedroom para ipakita kay Mister ang nabili niya, na ngayo’y suot-suot na niya.
Pagbukas niya ng pinto, nakita niya ang Mister niya sa kama kasama ang kanilang dalagang kapitbahay… at pareho silang hubad.
Tinanggal niya ang X-ray glasses at nakita niya hubad pa rin ang dalawa.

Sinuot niya ulit at hubad pa rin ang dalawa!

“Buwisit naman!” nagmura si Gwen, “nagbayad ako ng P2,500 para sa salamin na ito at sira na kaagad!”