The Filipinos Back Then: Naalala Ninyo Pa Ba?

TIME is changing so is PEOPLE...

Hope this will brighten your day as it did mine....please read on until the end.

Nakakapangiti!
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Si Nanay ay nasa bahay pag-uwi namin galing sa paaralan;
Walang mga bakod at gate ang magkakapit-bahay, kung meron, gumamela lang;
10 sentimos o diyes lang ang baon: singko sa umaga, singko sa hapon;
Merong free ang mga patpat ng ice drop: buko man o munggo.
Mataas ang paggalang sa mga guro at ang tawag sa kanila ay Maestro/a:

Di binibili ang tubig, pwedeng maki-inom sa di mo kakilala.
Malaking bagay na ang pumunta sa ilog para mag-picnic, o kaya sa tumana;
Grabe na ang kaso pag napatawag ka sa principal's office o kaya malaking kahihiyan kapag bagsak ka sa exams;
Simple lang ang pangarap: makatapos, makapag-asawa, mapagtapos ang mga anak...

Pwedeng iwan ang sasakyan at ibilin sa hindi mo kakilala; wala namang lock ang mga jeep na Willy's noon.
Mayroon kaming mga laruan na gawa namin at hindi binili: trak-trakan (gawa sa rosebowl ang katawan at darigold na maliit ang mga gulong, "sketeng" (scooter) na bearing na maingay ang mga gulong at de-sinkong pako para sa preno;
patining na pinitpit na tansan lang na may 2 butas sa gitna para suotan ng sinulid (pwede pang makipag-lagutan);
sumpak, pilatok, boca-boca, borador, atbp.
Di nakikialam ang mga matanda sa mga laro ng mga bata: kasi laro nga iyon.
Maraming usong laro at maraming kasali: laste, gagamba, turumpo, tatsing ng lata, pera namin ay kaha ng Philip Morris, Malboro, Champion (kahon-kahon yon!)
May dagta ang dulo ng tinting na hawak mo para makahuli tutubi, nandadakma ka ng palakang tetot, pero ingat ka sa palakang saging dahil sa kulugo;
Butas na ang sakong ng Spartan mong tsinelas - suot mo pa rin;
Namumugalgal ang pundiya ng kansolsilyo mo kasi nakasalampak ka sa lupa.
Sa modernong buhay at sa lahat ng kasaganaan sa high technology... di ba minsan nangarap ka na rin... mas masaya noong araw!

Sana pwedeng maibalik... Takot tayo ngayon sa buhay. Kasi maraming napapatay, nakikidnap, maraming addict at masasamang loob... Noon takot lang tayo sa ating mga magulang at mga lolo at lola. Pero ngayon, alam na natin na mahal pala nila tayo kayat ayaw tayong mapahamak o mapariwara... Na una silang nasasaktan pag pinapalo nila tayo...
Balik tayo sa nakaraan kahit saglit...
Bago magkaroon ng internet, computer, at cellphone. Noong wala pang mga drugs at malls. Bago pa nauso ang counter strike at mga game boys.
Tayo noon... Doon ... Tinutukoy ko ang harang taga o tumbang preso kapag maliwanag ang buwan; Ang pagtatakip mo ng mata pero nakasilip sa pagitan ng mga daliri pag nanonood ka ng nakakatakot sa "Mga Aninong Gumagalaw"
Unahan tayong sumagot sa Multiplication Table na kabisado natin, kasi wala namang calculator. Pag-akyat natin sa mga puno; pagkakabit ng kulambo, lundagan sa kama ; Pagtikwas o pagtitimba sa poso; pingga ang pang-igib ng lalake at may dikin naman ang ulo ng babae; Inaasbaran ng mga suberbiyo; Nginig na tayo pag lumabas na ang yantok-mindoro o buntot-page. Nai-sako ka rin ba? O kaya naglagay ka ba ng karton sa pwet para hindi masakit ang tsinelas o sinturon? Pamimili ng bato sa bigas; tinda-tindahan na puro dahon naman; bahay-bahayan na puro kahon; naglako ka ba ng ice-candy o pandesal noong araw? Karera sa takbuhan hanggang maubos ang hininga; pagtawa hanggang sumakit ang tiyan; Meron pa bang himbabao, kulitis at pongapong? O kaya ang lukaok, susuwi at espada? Susmaryosep ang nadidinig mo pag nagpapaligo ng bata... Estigo santo kapag nagmamano. Mapagod sa kakalaro, minsan mapalo; matakot sa "berdugo" at sa "kapre";
Tuwang-tuwa kami pag tinalo ang tinale ni itay kasi may tinola!

Yung crush mo? Pag recess: mamimili ka sa garapon ng tinapay-alembong, taeng-kabayo o biscocho? Pwede ring ang sukli ay kending Vicks (meron pang libreng singsing) o kaya nougat o karamel; Kung gusto mo naman - pakumbo o kaya kariba, mas masaya kung inuyat; Puriko ang mantika, at mauling na ang mukha at ubos na ang hininga mo sa ihip kasi mahirap magpa-rikit ng apoy.
Madami pa... Masarap ang kamatis na piniga sa kamay at lumabas sa pagitan ng daliri para sa sawsawan; ang palutong pag isawsaw sa sukang may siling labuyo; ang duhat kapag inalog sa asin; ang isa-sang isubo ang daliri kasi puno na ng kanin...
Halo-halo: yelo, asukal at gatas lang ang sahog; Sakang ang lakad mo at nakasaya ka kasi bagong tuli ka; o naghahanap ka ng chalk kasi tinagusan ang palda mo sa eskwelahan.
Lipstick mo ay papel de hapon; Labaha ang gamit para sa white-side-wall na gupit;
Naglululon ka ng banig pagkagising; matigas na amirol ang mga punda at kumot; madumi ang manggas ng damit mo kasi doon ka nagpapahid ng sipon, di ba? Pwede rin sa laylayan...
May mga program kapag Lunes sa paaralan; May pakiling kang dala kung Biyernes kasi magi-isis ka ng desk. Di ba masaya? Naalala mo pa ba? Wala nang sasaya at gaganda pa sa panahon na yon...

Masaya noon at masaya pa rin tayo ngayon habang ina-alaala iyon...
Di ba noon... Ang mga desisyon ay ginagawa sa awit na "sino ba sa dalawang ito? Ito ba o ito?" Pag ayaw ang resulta di ulitin: "sino ba sa dalawang ito? Ito ba o ito?"...
Awit muna: Penpen de Serapen, de kutsilyo, de almasen. How how the carabao batuten...

Presidente ng klase ay ang pinakamagaling, hindi ang pinaka-mayaman; Masaya na tayo basta sama-sama kahit hati-hati sa kokonti; Nauubos ang oras natin sa pagku-kwentuhan, may oras tayo sa isat-isa; Naaasar ka kapag marami kang sunog sa sungka; kapag buro ka sa pitik-bulag o matagal ka ng taya sa holen.

Yung matatandang kapatid ang pinaka-ayaw natin pero sila ang tinatawag natin pag napapa-trouble tayo. Di natutulog si Inay, nagbabantay pag may trangkaso tayo; meron tayong skyflakes at Royal sa tabi at pahihigupin ng mainit na Royco.

Kung naaalaala mo ito... nabuhay ka na sa
KAPAYAPAAN!
Pustahan tayo nakangiti ka pa rin!
Kung naka-relate ka sa lahat ng nabanggit sa itaas, ibig sabihin lang niyan ay............
MATANDA ka na! he he he... pero kung hindi ka na maka-relate ipabasa mo sa akala mo ay kaedad ko para maalala din niya at mangiti rin siya.

Thank you for reading......

I love Children....

I love children, here are some of their antics sent to me by a friend...
Let me share this with all of you...

KIDS ARE QUICK

TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America .
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Maria.

TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it....

TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago. WINNIE: Me!

TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I. '
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'

TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand..

TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.

TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher


Hope this brighten your day as it did mine....

Twilight Book Four: Breaking Dawn

Synopsis:

Bella's wedding to Edward was attended by both the vampires and the shape shifters or the wolves. Their honeymoon in Esme's Island resulted in Bella's pregnancy of Renesmee while she was human. Renesmee or "Nessie" as Jacob fondly called her was half human and half vampire. Her mama is drinking blood for her to survive and after that she is fed by human blood taken by Carlisle in several blood bank.

The climax of the story is the intervention of the Volturi, they thought nessie is another "immortal children", which is very dangerous to humans and a threat to the disclosure of their race.

At the end, the Cullens gathered enough witnesses and even someone like nessie to confirm that she's not an immortal child that she can restrain herself towards human and she's growing. The Volturi retreated and did not bother them again and they live happily forever.

What happened to jacob and nessie?
What happened to Leah and sam?

Philippines:I love President Corazon Aquino!!!

The Philippines First Lady President Corazon Aquino died of a Colon Cancer last August 1, 2009.

She was loved by her family, by her friends, by her constituents and I think by her enemies.
It was shown in their messages during her Necrological rites last August 4, 2009 in the Manila Cathedral.

We Love you Tita Cory!!!! We will surely miss you!!

Happy...Sad...Glad...Emotions!

Affection

Happiness

Thinking


Hurting

bagong gising...hehehe

Emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings, thoughts, and behavior.

The English word 'emotion' is derived from the French word émouvoir.

This is based on the Latin emovere, where e- (variant of ex-) means 'out' and movere means 'move'.

Did I Marry the Right Person?

A forwarded message from a friend and I want to share it all with you. Hope we can learn something from it. Please read it till the last paragraph...

"Dear All:

THE RIGHT PERSON?
During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?" I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?" In all seriousness, she answered, "How do you know?" Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind. Here's the answer.

Every relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse. You anticipated his call, wanted his touch, and liked his idiocyncracies. Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience.
You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... because it's happening TO YOU.
People in love sometimes say, "I was swept off my feet." Think about the imagery of that expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.
Falling in love is easy. It's a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few years of marriage, the euphoria of love fades. It's the natural cycle of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncracies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts.

The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage. At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, "Did I marry the right person?" And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you maybegin to desire that experience with someone else. This is when marriages break down. People blame their spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their marriage for fulfillment.

Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work, church, a hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances.
But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it.
I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could.
And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):

THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER just happento you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have to "make" it day in and day out.

That's why we have the expression "the labor of love." Because it takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly, it takes WISDOM.

You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work. Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your marriage. Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make your marriage stronger. It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable. You can "make" love to stay.

Love in marriage is indeed a "decision",... not just a feeling. "

P.S. I Love You

While I was browsing the mini library in our office, I saw this thin manual entitled "P.S. I love You" compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

It was a compilation of P.S's which is commonly found at the bottom of a letter. Here are some of it and maybe we can learn from this words of wisdom.

P.S.

What you are becoming

is more important than what

you are accomplishing.

I Love you,

Mom

P.S.

Dearest Daugher,

you don't have to prove yourself to me,

your father, or to anyone. If you have

done your best, that's all that matters. Are

you content and satisfied with your efforts?

That's the only question to ask.

I love you,

Mom

P.S.

Life is teaching you some painful lessons.

But it is from adversity that strength is born.

You may have lost the inning, but I know

you'll win the game.

I Love you,

Mom

P.S.

Awareness is a major key to success.

Keep your radar finely tuned.

You never know where a good idea will

come from

or how far it will take you.

I Love you,

Mom

P.S.

Carrying a grudge is like a run in a

stocking - it can only get worse.

Forgiveness is the answer.

I Love you,

Mom

P.S.

Good Manners sometimes means simply

putting up with other people's bad manners.

I Love you,

Mom

Flowers and Their Meaning Part 2

Flowers and Their Meaning

Flowers can produce positive emotions to people receiving them-great reasons to send special someone a bouquet. Here are five picks for any occassions.

Sunflowers

Like the sun, it symbolises warmth, adoration and happiness.

Perfect for cheering up a friend who's ill or feeling down.

Tulips

It generally symbolises perfect love, making them a fitting

choice for wedding anniversaries.

Tell them they have beautiful eyes with variegated tulips.

Carnations

Pink carnations, a favorite on Mother's day, express

gratitude while dark red carnations convey love and affection.

Stargazer Lilies

These are bold and exuberant flowers. Pink stargazer lilies,

a symbol of wealth and aspiration,

are particularly appropriate to express congratulations to someone.

Gerbera Daisies
Lively and vibrant, gerbera daisies convey a message of cheer and are thought to symbolise innocence and purity. A great choice for birthdays.

Our Environment: Quotable Quotes

"The real cure for our environmental problem is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature". Jacques Cousteau

"I encourage people to make environmentally conscious choices because we all have to solve this climate crisis." Al Gore

"I think having a land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own." Andy Warhol

"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.

"Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth."
Poet Henry David Thoreau

" We never know the worth of water till the well is dry." Thomas Fuller

" The ability to show love must always be part of the equation. Technology has not crossed that barrier. The day love dies will be the virtual end of the world." Steven Spielberg

The Boss: A lesson in Life

The Boss

Anonymous

When the Lord made man, all the parts of

the body argued over who would be boss.

The Brain explained that since he controlled all

the parts of the body, he should be boss.

The Legs argued that they should be boss,

since they could take the body anywhere

it wanted to go.

The Stomach countered with the explanation

that since he digested all the food, he kept the body healthy,

therefore he should be boss.

The Eyes said that without vision man could not see

where he was going, therefore they should be boss.

Then the Rectum spoke up and applied for the job.

The other parts of the body all laughed so hard,

the Rectum closed up.

After a few days, the Brain got foggy,

the Legs became wobbly,

the Stomach became ill, and

the Eyes crossed and could not see.

Soon they all conceded that the Rectum should be boss.

You don't have to be a Brain to boss: just an Ass.

Special Messages on Special Occasions

"May you be surrounded by the love of family and true friends on this special day and always.. Happy Birthday!"

"I pray for a life that you deserve.... a life as good as your heart, as bright as your smile and as wonderful as you are. Enjoy live and stay in God's Grace....Happy Birthday!!!"

"A mom is Gods love in action. She looks with her heart and feels with her eyes. A mom is the bank where her children deposits all their worries and hurts. Happy Mother's Day!!!"

"Let your day be a good day to move on, do on, live on, canton, bihon, sotanghon, mamon, litson. Basta may On, life goes On! Be blessed!!!"

"Being a mom is one of the greatest gifts that God has given to a woman...treasure and cherish it forever! Happy Mother's Day to one of the best moms in the world!"

Flowers and Herbs Names and their Meaning

The Meaning of Flowers and Herbs Names

I love flowers and now starting to like and use some herbs. I recently read a book regarding flowers and herbs arrangements and included there are their meanings. So the next time we receive and give some flowers and herbs we will know what they mean and to the person were giving them.

Acacia- Secret Love

Almond Blossom- Sweetness, hope

Amaranthus - Immortality

Amaryllis- Pride, Splendid beauty

Anemone- Withered hopes, forsaken

Angelica- Inspiration


Apple Blossom- preference

Basil- Good Wishes

Bay Flower- Glory

Bellflower (white) -Gratitude


Bluebell- constancy

Buttercup-Childhood

So the next time you mixed basil in your spaghetti, you will remember that it means good wishes. And if somebody gave you an acacia flower it means secret love.