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Monthly Archives: October 2008
The die is cast…
It has been a very interesting and many times, frustrating experience to watch the many months toward the selection of the next US president. Now finally, we are just counting the days – and pretty soon, just the hours. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Elections, History, Integrity, McCain, Nov 4, Obama, Presidency, republicans democrats, swing states, US presidential elections, white House
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Punishing the frugal among us…
I paid our water bill today. It was due last October 15th. Because of some new policies created by the Water Company, it gave them the right to charge penalties even when it is on the side of insanity. Their … Continue reading
3lbs. 13oz
That was how much I weighed when I was born. I am not making this up. I am looking at my official Certificate of Live Birth document from the NSO. I needed to renew my passport and my license to … Continue reading
Posted in God, Jesus Christ, being loved
Tagged birthday, brith, Certificate of Live Birth, difficult pregnancy, family, gift, grace, gratitude, miracle, mother, NSO, Philippine documents
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Turning 41
This is it. I am deeply entrenched now into this mid-life. I have fully entered the zone where the mid-life crisis would come. I think it has started already years ago – until a former psychiatrist colleague told me that … Continue reading
Posted in God, Jesus Christ, being loved, care
Tagged birthdays, blessing, cakes, celebration, family, gift, gratitude, highlights, life, love, memories, thanksgiving
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I was serenaded last night!
Well, I was twisting and turning…. because I was playing Jawbreakers on my Ipaq last night trying to make myself sleepy as I connect all those colorful balls when i started hearing a guitar being faintly strummed. My wife woke … Continue reading
An angry moment of silence for a Filipino beheaded in Saudi Arabia. . .
He was executed last Tuesday in Saudi Arabia by beheading. The news of his beheading did not reach the Filipino news channels until today. He had an odd sounding name for a Filipino male – but the story behind his … Continue reading
Posted in counseling, death, family
Tagged Bagong Bayani, blood money, clash of culture, death, death of a worker, DFA, family, Filipino government, grieving, help the OFW, injustice, Jeniper Bedoya, justice, male rape, OFW, Saudi Arabia, social phenomenon, sodomy
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When heart attacks claim the lives of the young ones
In recent days, two deaths went mostly un-reported in the broadcast media. A 19-year old hockey player from Russia suddenly collapsed on the bench and died of a cardiac arrest. Reports would reach the known world stating that it took … Continue reading
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When the young ones kill themselves
This news item from South Korea hardly made it to the big broadcasting networks. Even the Asian subsidiaries of these giant networks did not broadcast what has been happening lately to the young people in S.Korea. Within a span of … Continue reading
Posted in care, counseling, family
Tagged counseling, death, hope, South Korea, Suicide, Teen Suicide
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Deaths from Natural Disasters – 1st half of 2008 = Dec 2004 Tsunami Deaths
I was speechless while watching CNN yesterday morning during one of their reports on deaths caused by natural calamities. It was staggering to realize that in Dec 2004 when the great tsunami hit and claimed approx 225,000 lives – that … Continue reading
Posted in God, Jesus Christ, Trust, being loved, faith, prayer, surrender
Tagged 2008 deaths from Calamities, catastrophe, CNN World Report, deaths, disasters, earthquakes, hope, natural disaster, prayers, relief, tsumani
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Interviewing for a CIO position on October 23rd!
Every now and then I would send a “hello how are you doing these days?” offline/online message to my college best friend. From time to time, he would also drop me a line or two. Well recently, he immediately answered … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador College, brothers, Chief Information Officer, CIO, College buddies, corporate world, friends, grace, interview, management information systems, prayers
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