Photohunt: Funny

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This is just a series of photos in our high school reunion party.   It was funny to see how everybody cooperated in the parlor games and solo performances even if it would mean showing a different side of themselves.

While posting this, I am missing the gang.

Developing a Core Value Called Integrity

If you will be asked if you possess integrity, will you be confident to say YES?

It will surely make you think not only twice.  After I read some articles the other night about this value, I was not as confident anymore.  I realized that we are all guilty at some points in our lives not having integrity.  I, for one, had lied (white and black lies) many times and in defense, it's always because what the situations warranted.  It's always about justifying that what I did was just right because it was what I thought was best and easy way out of a circumstance.

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According to Amy Rees, an author and a weekly contributor to Forbes and The Huffington Post, "Integrity is doing the right thing at all times and in all circumstances whether or not anyone is watching."

Some Surprising Facts in Philippine History

The UB suggestion is about cool facts in history. I am a Filipino and I wanted to share this post about six (6) surprising Filipino historical facts.

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The fact that affected me most among the six is the nuclear bomb that fell into the Philippine Sea and it's still missing. It was only in the 1980s when it was revealed that the Mk. 43 free-fall bomb was lost.

It makes me feel scared, even now, that the weapon which is at least a megaton's worth of nuclear explosive was never found.  Questions popped in my mind like - How come it is missing?  What if it's there submerged in the Philippine sea bed waiting to explode? What is the chance that it will be triggered to explode? To what extent will the damage caused by explosion spread?

Some Facts in Philippine History

Life quotes, anyone?

It's nice to learn about other quote web sites aside from Brainyquotes which I frequent.  I love quotes.  They have inspired me in many ways.  One of my favorites are life quotes.  Here are samples from Quotelicious.com:

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A great attitude becomes a great day which becomes a great month which becomes a great year which becomes a great life.

— Mandy Hale

MY TAKE: I realized that a great life does not equate to a life with lots of money only.  A lot of rich people are not happy.  It is how a life is well-lived by having that attitude of positivity and hope.

Photohunt: Spots

I am sure everyone of us have our favorite food SPOTS that become our favorite for all season. Banapple is a bakery and cafe that serves not only pies, cakes and desserts but also good food for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Here are some of our favorites (You can click the thumbnails for a larger view):

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Looks aren't everything.

This TED talk by model Cameron Russell is fearless indeed.

"I won a genetic lottery and I'm the recipient of a legacy."  This bold statement defines how the advertising  business and most of the world see beauty.

"The thing... that I have never said on camera is that I am insecure.  And I am insecure because I have to think about what I look like everyday."  Who would have thought that such a young and beautiful lady would be insecure? But she is.

Here is the video you all will admire.  It is not easy to admit the superficiality of it all.  While most young girls are embarrassed about their bodies and how they look, here is a model saying she is insecure and unhappy and I think it is because she is not that person we see in Vogue, or any other magazine, but someone who is like most of us, afraid, and unsure.





 

52Photos Project - Landscape

This is the LANDSCAPE that I would want to see - full of more greens. It soothes the eyes and gives that feeling of peace. This may not be that extensive but I believe that the nearer the greens, the more you gain from the experience.



 

"I don't know what a Teddy Bear is."

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I was born in a family where teddy bears or other stuffed toys weren't common or weren't even bought as gifts to the children.  I don't recall receiving a teddy bear or a stuffed toy.  I recall having a little plastic doll as one of my toys. There were clay pots, too, and sardine cans converted into carts with wheels made of softdrink bottle caps or what they call tansan.  There were many toys from native materials that everybody enjoyed playing with.  Nobody among the kids brought a teddy bear as far as I can recall.  We were a happy lot though, so to speak, baked by the sun most of the time, bathed in our sweat and smell, and clad in assorted threadbare shirts and shorts.

Photohunt: Entwine

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What crossed my mind when I landed on The Saturday PhotoHunt page seeing the theme was pastas and noodles.  We are a family that love these entwined and entangled food. I mean, who would not?

The first two (2) photos are from restaurants/food chains while the next two (2) are my own creation - an éclat of my cooking skills.

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Do You Evaluate Yourself as a Parent?

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In a blog post I wrote, Most of Us Parents are Afraid, I admitted that there are points in my life as a parent that I had to assess myself. Am I doing it right or wrong? That was the question.

There were stages that I really got anxious if I was doing it right. I had come to a point of assessing my style, and what I have done right or wrong. I believe most, if not all, parents come to this point of having to gauge their ‘performance’ as parents. I once wrote Being a Good Parent is Not Guarantee. I believe it is so. The influences our children acquire outside the house are varied, and sometimes they can be unreliable. As parents, we do not have control over them. We are left with pleading and imploring the Absolute Being above to take care of them and keep watch over them when we’re not around.

Do you think, as a parent, you are doing it right or wrong?  What makes you say so?

52 Photos Project - Star

These two little girls (and daughters of my office mates) are going to be stars in their own unique ways someday.

There are other stars here.