Friday, July 11, 2008
Cellphone or Bible
CELLPHONE laging hawak at ipinapakita.. BIBLE laging nakatago at ayaw ipakita.. CELLPHONE binibili kahit libo-libong halaga.. BIBLE ayaw bilhin kahit isang daan halaga.. CELLPHONE laging binabasa kung may message.. BIBLE hindi binabasa kaya hindi makita ang message.. CELLPHONE ayaw magasgasan.. BIBLE ok lng kahit maalikabukan.. CELLPHONE mahirap ipahiram baka masira.. BIBLE madaling ipahiram kahit mawala.. CELLPHONE nauubusan ng message.. BIBLE laging full of message.. CELLPHONE ay mahalagang gamit.. BIBLE mas mahalaga kung gagamitin.. Lets make a change!! God loves us!!
My Experience with GK- script
My experience during 5-day homebuilding program with Gawad Kalinga is far more than what I initially imagined, and what i signed up for.
Before I submit my application, I took time to read the Home Building Program websie and from there I learned what I will expect with this program. On the schedule day to leave Manila to Batangas, I packed my bag with the expectation that we are going to build houses.
We carried rocks, prepared cement and interacted with the beneficiaries. But this did not surprise me for this is very common for what I attended when I was still in school. What really surprised me and perhaps what makes my experience more meaningful was witnessing Trenders from difference countries with difference cultures interacted, working together for a common good.
There were around 25 of us, Trenders from Japan, EMEA, APAC, and Philippines who signed up to build homes. We all accepted the challenge to work outside the office and to work with people we have not met. Yet during the build, we were able to work effectively. We did not ask anyone to do anything but we were able to work together. People volunteered and everyone was just but willing to do anything to see the GK houses ready to use.
After the trip, we volunteers exchanges emails and from there I found out that other Trenders who joined the program are directors or managers from other region. However during the program I did not feel that they were different or special.This made me appreciate the culture we have inside the office -- no matter where a Trender goes, a Trender will always carry a humble heart. And when called into action, a Trender regardless of his/her nationality or culture will always be willing to help and get things done.
Before I submit my application, I took time to read the Home Building Program websie and from there I learned what I will expect with this program. On the schedule day to leave Manila to Batangas, I packed my bag with the expectation that we are going to build houses.
We carried rocks, prepared cement and interacted with the beneficiaries. But this did not surprise me for this is very common for what I attended when I was still in school. What really surprised me and perhaps what makes my experience more meaningful was witnessing Trenders from difference countries with difference cultures interacted, working together for a common good.
There were around 25 of us, Trenders from Japan, EMEA, APAC, and Philippines who signed up to build homes. We all accepted the challenge to work outside the office and to work with people we have not met. Yet during the build, we were able to work effectively. We did not ask anyone to do anything but we were able to work together. People volunteered and everyone was just but willing to do anything to see the GK houses ready to use.
After the trip, we volunteers exchanges emails and from there I found out that other Trenders who joined the program are directors or managers from other region. However during the program I did not feel that they were different or special.This made me appreciate the culture we have inside the office -- no matter where a Trender goes, a Trender will always carry a humble heart. And when called into action, a Trender regardless of his/her nationality or culture will always be willing to help and get things done.
EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER
A wonderful story to really share.
EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER
This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say 'Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry.'
This was Mother's First Lie.
As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten, My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, 'Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish.'
This was Mother's Second Lie.
Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, 'Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning.' Mother smiled and said 'Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired.'
This was Mother's Third Lie
When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her.. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of salabat (ginger) that she had prepared in a thermos. The ginger was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said 'Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!'.
This was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small.
Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying 'I don't need love.'
This was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, 'I have enough money.'
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me 'I'm not used to to high living.'
That was Mother's Seventh Lie
In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, 'Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain.'
That was Mother's Eighth Lie.
Telling me this, her eighth lie,,, she died.
YES, MOTHER TELL A LIE .... BUT WAS AN ANGEL TO ME!
M - O - T - H - E - R
'M' is for the Million things she gave me, 'O' means Only that she's growing old, 'T' is for the Tears she shed to save me, 'H' is for her Heart of gold, 'E' is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them, 'R' means Right, and right she'll always be, Put them all together, they spell 'MOTHER' a word that means the world to me.
For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.
P Please Save a Tree for the Next Generation.
EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER
This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say 'Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry.'
This was Mother's First Lie.
As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten, My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, 'Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish.'
This was Mother's Second Lie.
Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, 'Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning.' Mother smiled and said 'Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired.'
This was Mother's Third Lie
When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her.. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of salabat (ginger) that she had prepared in a thermos. The ginger was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said 'Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!'.
This was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small.
Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying 'I don't need love.'
This was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, 'I have enough money.'
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me 'I'm not used to to high living.'
That was Mother's Seventh Lie
In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, 'Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain.'
That was Mother's Eighth Lie.
Telling me this, her eighth lie,,, she died.
YES, MOTHER TELL A LIE .... BUT WAS AN ANGEL TO ME!
M - O - T - H - E - R
'M' is for the Million things she gave me, 'O' means Only that she's growing old, 'T' is for the Tears she shed to save me, 'H' is for her Heart of gold, 'E' is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them, 'R' means Right, and right she'll always be, Put them all together, they spell 'MOTHER' a word that means the world to me.
For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.
P Please Save a Tree for the Next Generation.
Never take someone for granted
Dear All
Never take someone for granted
Hold every person close to your heart
because you might wake up one day and
realize that you've lost a diamond
while you were too busy collecting stones.
Never take someone for granted
Hold every person close to your heart
because you might wake up one day and
realize that you've lost a diamond
while you were too busy collecting stones.
Stress Management
A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience,
raised a glass of water and asked
"How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.
If I hold it for a minute, that's not aproblem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an am bulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
He continued,
"And that's the way it is with stress management.
If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later,
as the burden becomes increasinglyheavy,
we won't be able to carry on. "
"As with the glass of water,
you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.
When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
"So,before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down .
Don't carry it home.
You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you're carrying now,
let them down for a moment if you can."
So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now.
Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.
Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
* Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
and some days you're the statue.
* Always keep your words soft and sweet,
just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff that will make you look good
if you die in the middle of it.
* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be
recalled by their maker.
* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,
it was probably worth it.
* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply be kind to others.
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
becausethen you won't have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well.< BR>Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse gets the cheese.
* When everything's coming your way,
you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good for yo u.
The more you have, the longer you live.
* You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.
* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
* We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today..I did.
raised a glass of water and asked
"How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.
If I hold it for a minute, that's not aproblem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an am bulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
He continued,
"And that's the way it is with stress management.
If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later,
as the burden becomes increasinglyheavy,
we won't be able to carry on. "
"As with the glass of water,
you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.
When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
"So,before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down .
Don't carry it home.
You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you're carrying now,
let them down for a moment if you can."
So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now.
Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.
Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
* Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
and some days you're the statue.
* Always keep your words soft and sweet,
just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff that will make you look good
if you die in the middle of it.
* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be
recalled by their maker.
* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,
it was probably worth it.
* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply be kind to others.
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
becausethen you won't have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well.< BR>Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse gets the cheese.
* When everything's coming your way,
you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good for yo u.
The more you have, the longer you live.
* You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.
* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
* We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today..I did.
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