It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
From a speech given in Paris at the Sorbonne in 1910
Quezon City Science High School Jake M. Gacuan and Victorio L. Vicher
2nd Place
Sacred Heart School of the Society of Jesus Kevin Clyde Y. Chu and Algie Jefferson E. Olmilla
3rd Place
Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School Emil S. Apostol I and Gef F. Soriano
4th Year Team Competition winners ((from left) Algie Jefferson E. Olmilla and Kevin Clyde Y. Chu of Sacred Heart School of the Society of Jesus (2nd placers), Victorio L. Vicher and Jake M. Gacuan of Quezon City Science High School (1st placers), and Emil S. Apostol I and Gef F. Soriano of Ramon Magsaysay High School – Cubao (3rd Placers) 4th Year Team Competition 3rd Placers
Emil S. Apostol I and Gef F. Soriano RamonMagsaysay High School-Cubao 3rd placers , 4th Year Team competition
A new twist on the old pantomime story wherein Jack climbs the beanstalk to find a good Giant, a tap-dancing Golden Goose, and a singing Harp. Along the way he, encounters his long-lost father (a victim of what else? amnesia) and a villainous Baron. This delightful, zany adaption of a favourite story is sure to delight even the most jaded of audiences.
27 September 2009 2:30 P.M.
music by Jim Eiler & Jeanne Bargy adaption & lyrics by Jim Eiler choreographed by Terri Aldeguer directed by Joy Virata & Baby Barreto Onstage, 2nd Floor, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas cor. Legaspi St., Makati City
This artificially created lagoon is located in the central coast of Chile and is part of San Alfonso del Mar resort. It is in the Guinness World Records as being the biggest pool in the world. It is 1,000-meter long, 19-acre outdoor pool that utilizes a technology developed by the Chilean company Crystal Lagoons, which uses water pumped from the Pacific Ocean, that is then filtered and treated for supply to the pool.
… making a stand and taking real action for the causes you believe in. Causes that you yourself can truly pursue to make a real, positive difference to your fellow countryman, to your country.
It is for you who still dare to hope that life for millions doesn’t have to be a hopeless battle against problems like poverty, illiteracy, unemployment.
It is for you who believe that not enough is being done about our country’s problems. And that to do right things, you’ll do them yourself.
It is a movement where you can show your patriotism and compassion, and make these traits infectious.
It’s about action that eradicates hopelessness in every Filipino.
How hard will this be to accomplish? Well that will be entirely up to you. In AKO MISMO you get to choose the cause you wish to pursue. No cause is too small as long as it is a noble one. All we ask is that you make a pledge to do it.
You yourself can pledge anything: from teaching English to your yaya’s kid, to making sure that your barangay is dengue-free.
Or make a pledge to do your part in ending corruption, prostitution, illegal drugs or the inhumane treatment of animals. The choice is yours.
No matter how small, as long as you pledge that you yourself will take action, it’s sure to make a big difference.
Giving more hope for Filipinos to stop merely surviving, and start living. And it starts with you.
Primarily used to identify soldiers during war or battle, the dog tag has become a symbol of courage and strength through the years.
Now, Ako Mismo is using the dog tag in its advertising campaign to identify the brave Filipinos who are taking a stand against apathy; those who have decided to fight the indifference that is plaguing our country. No more complaints, no more excuses. Wearing the Ako Mismo dog tag is a sign of the commitment to do something, big or small, for the country.
Camp Explore's headquarters and base camp can be found in Mount Purro Nature Reserve, in Barangay Calawis, Antipolo City. It is at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountain ranges surrounded by nature. Reforestation and community development work started in 1998. The facilities and amenities were formally launched in 2001.
It is a natural setting for camps, teambuilding, trainings, retreats, mini-conferences, strategic planning, outdoor/environmental/community involvement classes, workshops, and rest and recreation with families and friends. The air is fresh and it is mostly windy in the afternoons and cool at night and early in the morning.
Mount Purro Nature Reserve has facilities conducive to suit your professional and informal events with the exceptional benefits of a very comfortable and beautiful setting at a very reasonable price.
Conference Hall
The conference hall is a multi-purpose area that can be designed to your function. It can accommodate maximum of 300 people at one time. The hall is open, providing visitors with an unobstructed view of nature. It has a garden-like bathroom within the area and is annexed with an outdoor kitchen. We are equipped to provide you with bamboo tables, monoblock chairs, and electric fans when needed.
Mini-Conference Room
The mini conference room is ideal for smaller meetings and can fit up to 60 people. It has a bathroom within the area. Similar to the conference hall, the mini-conference room is open, providing visitors with an unobstructed view of the trees surrounding the room.
Bonfire Area
What is camp without a campfire? Experience the bonding created around a campfire! Cozy benches and natural rock-stones are situated around the campfire. Together with the cool breeze and the starry skies that envelop the campers, the campfire is guaranteed to bring out fun and fond memories.
Asian Lounge
The Asian Lounge has a lot of Asian-inspired furniture that is inviting for visitors who simply want to sit back and relax. It is a calming space that may also be converted into a Meeting Room for small groups.
Swimming Pool
The swimming pool is surrounded with a view of the mountains. It uses a special health care system that reduces the use of cleaning chemicals that is very ideal for very sensitive skin.
Game Room
The following games can be enjoyed in the Game Room:
For beginners and wannabes... we have hiking trails good enough to get your heart pumping and give you that workout your body needs! For those who want more challenges, we also have longer and steeper hiking trails.
Mess Hall
A camp isn't complete without a Mess Hall! Our Mess Hall doubles as a reception area and one of our main dining areas. The vigan tiles, the long, hardwood tables, and the paintings welcome the participants and make them feel right at home!
Ropes Courses
All our high and low ropes elements are not permanently fixed in order to keep the integrity of our ropes and equipment. As such, we put them in proper storage and away from outdoor elements, when not in use. Should you be interested in using the ropes courses, we require that we are informed at least 3 days before your event. A separate package is required for use of the ropes courses, which includes setup fees, riggers, facilitators, ropes, harness, helmets, and other equipment necessary.
High Elements: Slide for Life (zipline), Catwalk, Rappel, Rope Bridge
Low Elements: Spider's Web, Teepee shuffle, low V, high V, etc.
Biking Trails
Camp Explore in Mount Purro is surrounded by a lot of roads and trails that would be enjoyable and exciting for cycling enthusiasts. Hop on your bike and visit us! After you enjoy a good workout and take in the great view, reward yourself at Camp with our sumptuous meals and our calm and refreshing atmosphere!
Hong Kong offers a host of memorable tourist attractions within its compact area, with The Peak, Victoria Harbour and the Giant Buddha among the most awe-inspiring.
You'll be amazed by the diverse contrasts and close proximity of stunning cityscapes and soaring mountains, heritage sites and extensive green countryside.
Magical Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour is one of Hong Kong's greatest assets, a jewel that people marvel at, no matter how many times they visit the city. People come from all over the world to see and admire it.
Spectacular Harbour Views Travel up to The Peak or visit the Avenue of Stars along the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade for spectacular harbour views and to catch the magnificent A Symphony of Lights, featuring more than 40 Hong Kong's skyscrapers in a stunning multimedia extravaganza.
What you need to know about NIGHTMARE or BANGUNGOT & some realities
Information from a US-based pharmacist.
It seems only MALES are afflicted with this.
IMPORTANT:
Never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8-hour rest.
Bangungot has killed a male nurse of UERMMH. It is sudden death in adults which cause them to die while sleeping.
Many theories have been put forward as its cause. However, here is an article which sheds some light to the cause of this malady.
Please read on:
Article from THE PHILIPPINE STAR:
The reported cause of actor Rico Yan's death is nightmare or bangungot. Medical investigators in China , Japan and several Asian countries who performed autopsies on persons who died from "acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis" found out that the majority of them had eaten NOODLES as their supper. This was a startling finding.
However, it wasn't the noodles that caused nightmares but DEHYDRATION. Imbibing even with a few drinks of alcohol or just eating noodles immediately before bedtime compound this on an empty stomach will trigger an electrolyte imbalance and other factors that causes a person to dehydrate or lose water.
It is therefore advisable for a person to take several glasses of water before bedtime if he had a few or several alcoholic drinks.
Avoid eating noodles before bedtime, but if you can not avoid it, allow at least two hours for the body to digest the noodles before hitting the sack and drink plenty of water.The most important thing is, never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8-hour rest.
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DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1.. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6.. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/ reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2. Gastric (10 days)
3. Diabetes (30 days)
4. Constipation (10 days)
5. Cancer (180 days)
6. TB (90 days)
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards daily.
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.
This makes sense .... The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks:
· Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting,
· Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
· You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
· Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
· 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
· Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive......
She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: 'How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?'
The surgeon said, 'I'm sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it.'
Sally said, 'Why do little children get cancer? Doesn't God care anymore? Where were you, God, when my son needed you?'
The surgeon asked, 'Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he's transported to the university.'
Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair. 'Would you like a lock of his hair?' the nurse asked. Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy's hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally.
The mother said, 'It was Jimmy's idea to donate his body to the University for Study. He said it might help somebody else. 'I said no at first, but Jimmy said, 'Mom, I won't be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.' She went on, 'My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could.'
Sally walked out of Children's Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy's belongings on the seat beside her in the car.
The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy's belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son's room.
She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Lying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said:
Dear Mom,
I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to say 'I Love You'.. I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things us boys do. You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know.
Don't be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD! And guess what, Mom? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn't allowed. Well, you know what Mom? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you.. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him where was He when I needed him?' 'God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children.
Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't that cool? I have to give God His pen back now He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore the cancer is all gone... I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery! How about that?
