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Goodbye to the "King of Pop" - Michael Jackson  

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Goodbye to the
June 25, 2009 at exactly 2:26 PM, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead due to cardiac arrest.

According to People.com, a frantic caller call the 911 telling the operator to send an ambulance at Michael Jackson's house because the caller said he's not breathing. He explained to the operator that the personal physician is giving a CPR to a 50-year old man. The doctor are trying to revive the king of pop but it is too late.

When the paramedics came within just a few minutes they still try to revive Michael Jackson and he was transported to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center but the King of Pop did not survived.

Condolence to the family of Michael Jackson. His fans will surely remember every great music that he sings. He's one of the legend.

Influenza A(H1N1) - Lalong Lumalala  

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Influenza A(H1N1) - Lalong Lumalala
Influenza A(H1N1) masyado nang malala ang sakit na ito. Talagang lumalawak na ang lugar na nagkakaroon ng ganitong sakit at parami pa ng parami at umabot na ito hanggang dito sa Metro Manila.

Nabalitang may parte ng Makati na meron na ding Influenza A(H1N1). Nakakakaba lang kasi kahit malakas yung resistensya mo di mo pa din masasabi kasi hindi natin alam kung kanino dadapo ang sakit na ito. To think na, napakahirap ng buhay ngayon kaya lahat ng tao talagang nag-iingat.

Ang mas lalong nakakatakot e magagawa mong makahawa ng ibang tao na makakasalamuha mo. Lalong mahirap kung may mga kapatid ka na maliliit na mahina ang resistensya na talagang madaling maaapektuhan ng nasabing sakit.

Ang mga sintomas ng sakit na ito ay mataas na lagnat, ubo, sipon, pananakit ng lalamunan, sakit ng katawan at ulo, panlalamig, pagkaramdam ng sobrang pagod, pagtatae at pagsusuka. Ang iba pang sintomas ay pneumonia at respiratory failure kapag sobrang lala na nang sakit mo. Kaya kung makakaramdam kayo ng ganyan iquarantine niyo na sarili niyo para hindi na kayo makahawa.

Paano nga ba kumakalat ang sakit na ito?

Ang Influenza A(H1N1) ay kumakalat sa mga taong nakakasalamuha ng taong may A(H1N1). Nakakahawa ang taong may swine flu sa unang araw hanggang sa ika-pitong araw ng pagkakasakit ng Influenza A(H1N1). Ang talsik ng laway, ubo o pagsinga ay maaring magkalat din ng mikrobyo o virus sa iba't ibang lugar o gamit tulad ng doorknob, baso, lababo at iba pang bagay pero ang nasabing virus ay hidi tumatagal at mawawala din pag kalipas ng ilang oras. Maari rin mag take o uminom ng gamot upang madaling gumaling sa sakit na ito ang mga gamot na maaring inumin ay Tamiflu at Relenza.

Sa sobrang hirap ng buhay ngayon, mahirap talagang magkasakit kaya dapat talaga na alagaan natin ang ating sarili at kung pakiramdam niyo ay nasa inyo ang mga sintomas na ito umpisahan na itong gamutin at huwag nang hayaan na makahawa pa. Huwag ng pumunta sa mataong lugar upang maiwasan kumalat oa ang nasabing sakit. Lalo na sa mga kabataan.

A Story That Makes Me Cry - TextPal  

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A Story That Makes Me Cry - TextPal
I am here sitting in front of the computer at work. Feeling board and tired answering phone calls. My co-agent searched for some love stories that are available online. I asked him what's that website and he gave me the website address it's the Love Fate Destiny a website about different love stories. I don't know if those are all true stories but one of the story that I have read really touched my heart and makes me cry.

It is a story about the two persons who met each other through texting and for just one month they learned to love and to respect each other even though they didn't see each other. I will post the entire story for you guys to be able to read it personally. You may think that this is one of the very common love stories that you have read online or maybe have sent to you through your phone. But still, I would love to post the short love story here.

And here it is:

TEXTPAL

My cellphone's beeping sound woke me up one night. Used to receiving important messages only, I grabbed my cell and sleepily pushed the keys and read the message.

"Hi there! Care 2 b my txtmate?"

Not knowing who the sender was, I deleted the message right away and placed the phone on my bedside table, I tried to go back to sleep.

I had just closed my eyes when I heard the message tone again.

"Hi there, again! Care 2 b my txtmate?" again, the message said.

"Who the hell could this be asking for txtmate at the wee hours of the night?" I asked myself.

Again, without bothering to reply I deleted the message.

I was never a 'textmaniac' - someone who enjoys texting anyone and everyone even at the wee hours of night, not to mention during the day. My parents, who were always out of the country forced me to own a cellphone. They told me that having one was more convenient - they could monitor me even if they're miles away.

I wanted to turn the unit off, but since my mother was fond of calling me at night, just to check if I was safe at home, I decided not to.

Just as I was to close my eyes and return to my dreamless sleep, the phone beeped again.

Same number...Such determination!

"Ply reply 2 dis msg & b an angel & save me frm dis abyss of emptiness!!!"

I never knew why, but the message struck me. I got up and pushed the keys... I just realized I was replying to the message.

"Im not an angel, n f u want som1 2 save u, m not superman... I'm just a simple prson who u wake up at dis r of my nyt!!! Nway, do I know u?" I typed.

Seconds later came the reply.

"Nope. U don't know dis lonely soul. Nor does she know u. But I want 2 b ur frnd. I'm Mikaella Cervantes. U?"

"Just call me Julius. How'd u get my no.?" I sent back.

"Hi Julius, nice 2 meet u. Just shuffled the last two digits of mine," she replied.

That was the first and maybe the last time I met someone over the cellphone.

We exchanged messages and learned so much about each other that night. We only said goodbye when my alarm clock rang at 5:00 AM! I had to prepare for school!

And that was also how it all started. A day would not pass without it loving and thoughtful messages from her. It was only then I had learned to appreciate text messages and become eager and excited everytime my phone beeped, hoping it would be her.

Mikaella brought out something about me that I never knew I had; I realized I could also be a romantic person... even if it's just through text messaging.

"Keep me as a frnd & I will keep u in my heart. Lock it up & throw away d key so dat no1 can evr tke u away from me..."
One day, she sent this message to me.

I replied: 'In life, we seldom find a true prson & f u evr find 1, hold on & nvr let go... value dat prson coz it's lyf's gift worth keeping & holdin on..."

I never knew why, but her response sent shivers to my spine, " Value d people hu hav touched ur life bcoz u will never know just wen dey will walk out of ur lyf & nvr come back again."

I couldn't understand what I felt that moment, but one thing I was sure though... I could not go on a day without a single word from her. I'd become used to having her, eventhough we had not met personally. But truly, she already occupied a space, a large one, in fact in my life.

I texted her back. "Dont come close f l8r ull jst pass by; don't touch me f l8r ull jst let me cry; dont luv me f l8r ull jst leave me and won't stay..."

I didn't know why I sent her that message, but somehow I felt, every word came from my heart. In the short span of time we were sending messages to each other, I knew, I was starting to keep her in my heart.

I called her once. The voice on the other end was like an angel's. Soft, kind, full of love. Yet, there was something in it I couldn't define. We only talked for a few minutes. Before she hung up, she told me not to call again. According to her, it would be better if we would just text each other.

But the voice kept ringing, not only in my head, but in my heart, I'd long to hear it once more. I tried to call her again, but she never answered the phone. She just kept on sending messages and quotations, which I copied in a little notebook. Hopeless romantic?I didn't know. All I could say was that all the messages she sent me were wonderful, they came from the heart and cut through the heart.

"Though we r miles apart, u r always n my heart. I close my eyes & der u r. Even f I'll see u never, I'll always b hir 2 care 4 u, far longer dan 4ever..."

One December night, she sent me this message. By that time we had been exchanging messages for more than a month. God knew how happy I was. She was right. Although we had not seen each other, what we felt was enough to make us both realize what was keeping us together.

I sent her another message, "Loving u secretly is a hard thing 4 me 2 do,hoping, wondring that u will feel d same way 2, but I can't read r mind f u luv me 2. But whatever it is, I'll still be loving u."

"How I wish I cud really tell u how much u mean 2 me, but m afraid 2 love, scared 2 get hurt... I hope dat u will wait 4 me & pray dat u will not get tired of loving me...=)" was her reply.

And then I replied again. " The reason y I met u is bcoz of destiny but f destiny will suggest dat I'll live w/o u, den, I'll lie not by destiny but of free will."

Whenever I asked her when we would meet personally, she always answered, "Soon...soon, love...soon."

Not seeing each other did not lessen, even a bit, what I felt for her...rather, it even grew deeper and stronger each day. And I was sure, she felt the same way, too. Love messages continued to flow through our lines, between our hearts, which made us go on each day with the thought that sooner, we would see each other, face to face, heart to heart.

Just a few days before Christmas. She stopped sending messages. At first I just though she had ran out of prepaid.

But there was something that kept bothering me... I couldn't understand what was it, but it made me fell nervous. I tried to call her but she wouldn't answer. Nevertheless, I continued sending messages.

Suddenly one night, just three days before our Lord's birthday. I heard my phone's message tone again... at last!It was from her!

"Oftentyms we say gudbye 2 d 1 we luv w/o wanting 2. Though dat doesn't mean dat we stopped loving dem or we stopped 2 care. Sometyms, GOODBYE is a painful way 2 say I LOVE YOU."

I was dumfounded. I didn't know what to think of. What did she mean? I texted her back, searching for answers, but found nothing. I called her but she would not answer.

For the first time in my life, I felt so miserable...desperate... empty. I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to lose her. I had learned to love her. And I wanted to be with her forever.

The following days I felt nothing but emptiness. It seemed that Mikaella took the life out of me. I missed her so much...her messages...The tones that would tell me she'd sent another loving message. Nothing around me could feel the emptiness I felt.

Tut...tut...tut...tut...tut...just a day before Christmas, my cell beeped again. It was her!

"Meet me at d café, 10 AM 2day," I read aloud, making sure the message was true, then I jumped with joy upon hearing from her again. Hurriedly, I got myself ready and I went to the mall. I knew it was still early, but I wanted to be there before she arrived.

I arrived at the meeting place ten minutes earlier. I was surprised to see her already there, smiling at me. She was very beautiful, Black, deep-set eyes that spoke a thousand words; small, kissable lips; a nose perfectly chiseled and long black hair - everything in her was beautiful. And yes, her eyes radiated kindness and love...but there was a flicker of something in them...sadness?

"Hi, Julius," said the angelic voice I had been dreaming of each night. The voice that I had waited to hear for so long. "Please sit down." "I am very pleased to meet you, Mikaella," I said, as I took my seat and gave the roses I brought for her.

"Thanks, Julius," she smiled, obviously pleased with the roses. I knew she loved pink roses.

"You are always welcome, Love" "Julius, I can't stay," she said, sadness in her voice, or was it tears? "I really must go."

"But we just met, Mikaella. Can't we talk a little longer?" I asked, pleadingly.

"I can't really. I just came here to see you and thank you for the time you shared with me. Thank you for everything, Julius. I will never forget you...you will always be here in my heart."

She was looking at me straight into the eyes, and I could really feel the sadness in her voice and I swear, there was something in her voice and I swear, there was something in those lovely yet lonely eyes...

She got up and smiled at me, lovingly.

"Tomorrow morning, please come and visit me," he said and gave me a piece of white linen paper.

I read what was written and when I looked up, she was gone. The following day, Christmas, I woke up early and excitedly readied myself,thinking of her. I hurriedly went to flower shop and bought a dozen pink roses - for Mikaella.

They lived in an exclusive subdivision.

Upon reaching their house, I told the guard who I was and that I was looking for Mikaella.

The guard stared at me, sadness and amazement in his eyes and told me to wait as he called the owner of the house. As I looked at him while he was going inside the house, only then I noticed that the house was brightly lit.

A woman went out and walked towards me, smiling sadly.

"Hi, I'm Maria, Mikaella's mother. Please come inside, Julius." While we were walking towards the mansion, she explained to me why she knew me very well - Mikaella had always been talking about her friend, Julius. I hardly understood what she was saying. I was busy thinking why Mikaella's mother was crying while talking to me.

As we came near the great hall of the house, it dawned on me that there was a wake inside, Maybe, a relative passed away, I thought. But deep in my heart, I was trembling and afraid.

As we entered the hall where so many people were silently mourning while others were praying, shaking, I asked her mother. "Where is Mikaella?"

She held my hand and silently, led me to the coffin which was surrounded by flowers - pink roses, nothing but pinkroses.

No words could explain how I felt when I gazed at the coffin and saw who was lying there. The same beautiful girl I met...

A man came beside me, I knew he was Mika's father.

"We are so glad you came, Julius. Mika talked of you all the time. She even asked that her phone be buried with her.

She said that in that way, you could still send her messages and you would always be with her."

I couldn't believe everything... My mind was in limbo.

"But how can this be? We just saw each other yesterday."

"That can't possibly be. She passed away three days ago. She had been suffering from a heart disease since she was a child," said her father.

"But..." I couldn't find the words to say.

"She told us not to bother reaching you, "her mother said, still in tears," she said you will come, and here you are.

Pain and bitterness overwhelmed me. I cried silently beside her, staring at her lovely face, memorizing every line of my friend's face, a face I knew I would never forget while I was still alive.

After the internment that afternoon, I went to the chapel she had
told me she went everyday.

Sitting there praying and crying to God, I held my phone and typed: "U taught me how 2 care; u taught me how 2 b kind; u shwd me how 2 lyk som; u shwd me how 2 luv; but ders 1 thing didnt teach me & it hurts mor - u didnt teach me how 2 let go. I LOVE YOU"

I sent the message, and though I knew she wouldn't be able to hold her CP again, I knew in my heart she would get my message. I never expected a reply, yet as my phone beeped again,felt a shiver down my spine. The sender's number did not appear on the screen, and tears rolled down my cheeks as I read the message.

"Let go of d hand of d person u love, but dont let go of God's hand. 4 if u hold 2 his hand. He may b holding d person u love n d ader hand 2 let u hold each other again."

"I will never forget you, Mikaella and will never let go..." I vowed to her and to myself as I left the church.


Don't you feel like crying after reading the story? He waited for such a long time to meet the girl not knowing that the girl has that kind of illness and he will going to see her lying on a coffin.

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Coffee is not Good to Our Body  

Posted by Grace Labado-Orzal in ,

Coffee is not Good to Our Body
That's what I think, I also love drinking coffee before but when I felt that there's something happens inside my body I stopped drinking coffee.

Not just that, when I became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of the ordinances that we need to follow is the Words of Wisdom.

I remember how coffee addict I am before. I drink coffee I think almost three (3) times a day. I cannot eat without coffee even if the weather is so hot. I remember I used to feel like it is really hard for me to breath and makes me palpitate. It makes me think that my heart stops beating.

Everybody think that coffee has antioxidant, yes that's what they say. But still, it really makes me feel bad. It is almost two (2) years when I stopped drinking coffee and it makes me feel much better. I can easily breath and my heart can beat normally and I think that's because I stop drinking coffee.

I searched some of the bad effect of coffee in our body and here's what I found. Coffee can:

  • Shrink your breast
  • Can also cause hallucinations
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Anxiety
  • Panic Attacks
  • Fatigue
  • Stomachaches
  • High blood pressure / hypertension
  • Stress
  • Osteoporosis
  • Loss of Nutrients and many more....
Come to think of it, there are lots of Filipinos nowadays who loved drinking coffee thinking that it really has an antioxidant not knowing that they are being addicted to caffeine. It is known that caffeine is one of the most abused drugs all over the world. Intake of too much caffeine can really cause serious problems to your health.

On what I know, it is not bad to drink coffee but don't drink too much. Because as what the oldies says "Ang sobra ay nakakasama".

I am not saying this to ruined those coffee company. It is just me, how I feel and what's the effect in my body. ;)

Our Preggy Kitty!  

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Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty! Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty!
Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty! Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty!

This is Sandy and she's one of our pet cat. Our cat is currently pregnant and she's about to gave birth.

She really love when we massage her big tummy, we even saw her little kitties move.

Here are some of the pictures that we have, look how big her tummy is.

Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty! Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty! Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty!
Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty! Sandy, Our Preggy Kitty!

I will post some of Sandy's pictures when she gave birth. Hehe, can't wait to see those little kitty.