Handy clothings to avoid Illness

Most of the time, we wear clothing that will be compatible during a certain weather. We wear caps during summer and the baseball season, bonnets for when the weather is a bit cold or winter. We also use jackets, umbrella, trench coat, and boots during rainy season. Why do we wear this stuff aside from just getting good looks?? It is to protect ourselves from certain illnesses.

During rainy season, I use a jacket that I got from some designer clothes to avoid getting flu. I also use boots to avoid getting Leptospirosis (a bacterial infection that is transmitted through direct contact with water, food, or soil containing urine from an infected animal.). Mind you that this disease is infectious. I also use an umbrella to avoid getting wet. What else could be the reason, eh? Just kidding, but seriously it also helps me protect me from getting any flu.

I use my cap whenever I want to go out, especially when the weather is hot. I hate it when my head is burned. The bonnet, on the other hand, is used for cold weather (Tropics) and winter season. During winter season, my cousin told me to use a bonnet that will cover my ears along with my ear plugs. You know why he said that? He said “so that my ears won’t come off”. Since then, I make sure that I wear my bonnet every time I visit them during the winter season. My cousin recommended me to get this Men’s cap hats coz it will come in handy. I thought it was a joke or something. But it turned out to be serious. This stuff are really handy!

Soft Drinks or Hard Drinks

Which would you prefer, soda or some hard drinks?? If you would ask me, I'd prefer the latter. IMHO, hard drinks like wine are good for your health. The soda, on the other hand, doesn't offer anything.

Sooo Hilarious

Are you mad, problematic or stressed out?? Try laughing it out.. Hey, laughing is very good for your health. It improves our blood flow. They say that laughing and being happy is the best medicine. You could forget those problems by following the link below.

http://profile.imeem.com/Fzen5e/playlist/qIrkN2dy/iputok_mo_sa_labas_music_playlist/
Take note: You must have a speaker or a headset.

"Diet" Soda

Who wants to drink some diet soda? Those who want it better ditch it! Why? Here's why:

"Recent research has shown that artificial sweeteners in soda may interfere with your body’s ability to estimate how many calories you’ve ingested, so you eat more than you need. In a new rat study, animals that ate fake sugar consumed more calories overall and gained weight, compared to those that didn’t eat artificially sweetened treats. According to the researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, the risk of becoming overweight can rise by 37 percent everytime you sip diet soda on a daily basis."

So who needs some soda? Everybody knows that soda contains a lot of sugar, and I mean A LOT! It doesn't even contain any nutrients. In short, it doesn't help us at all. If you want to stay healthy and live a long life, then you better stop drinking some pop.

Source: http://health.yahoo.com/experts/healthieryou/371/skip-the-diet-soda/

Earth Hour

Got this through Email, and I hope you guys will join.

On 29 March 2008 the Philippines will join countries around the world as we literally "turn the lights out" for Earth Hour - an event that will fuel awareness on climate change and prove that when the people of the world work together, they can make a difference in the fight against global warming. Earth Hour will take place throughout the Philippines from 8 to 9 in the evening on Saturday night, 29 March 2008. WWF invites you to participate by shutting off lights for 60 minutes, organizing your own "lights-out" event.

Do you Love Mother Earth?? Then try to join this event, even for just an hour. Earth will benefit from your contribution.

Sweet Poison

I'm concerned for eveyone's health. So I'm sharing this message from my e-mail through this blog..

This was forwarded to me. If you love drinking DIET coke, DIET pepsi, or DIET anything...please read this! Better safe than sorry...

People, take care of your health!In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomachspasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a majorchore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in somuch pain.

By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies andwas on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determinewhat was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick.she just knewshe was dying.. She put her house, bank accounts, lifeinsurance, etc., inher oldest daughter's name, and made sure that her younger childrenwere to be taken care of.

She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida(basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd .

On March 19 I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and shesaid they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS.

I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sisterif she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, shewas getting ready to crack one open that moment.I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda!I e-mailed her the article m y friend, a lawyer, had sent.

My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and toldme she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk! The musclespasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but she sure felt a lotbetter. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article andwould call me when she got home.

Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to callall of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweetenersof any kind.

In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the dietsoda...and literally dying a slow and miserable death. When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, andthat was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to acomplete recovery.And she is walking! No wheelchair!

This article saved her life. If it says 'SUGAR FREE' on the label; DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCEon "ASPARTAME," marketed as 'NutraSweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.' In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the UnitedStates in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemiclupus.

It was difficult to determine exactly what toxin was causing this tobe rampant.I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of thissweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts toformaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolicacidosis. Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants. Themethanol toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosisand systemic lupus. Many people were being diagnosed in error.

Althoughmultiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, Methanol toxicity is!Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually doesnot know that the Aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use; irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threateningcondition.

We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken offdiet sodas. In cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, most of the symptomsdisappear. We've seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearingloss improved markedly. This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia.During a lecture, I said, "If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSwe et,Equal,Splenda,Stevia, Spoonful, etc) and you suffer from fibromyalgiasymptoms, spasms, shooting, pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo,dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, unexplainable depression,anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss youprobably have ASPARTAME poisoning!"

People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I have some of thesesymptoms. Is it reversible?"Yes! Yes! Yes! STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for Aspartame on foodlabels! Many products are fortified with it! This is a serious problem.Dr. Espart (one of my speakers) remarked that so many people seem to besymptomatic for MS and during his recent visit to a hospice, a nursestated that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had allbeen diagnosed with MS.

This is beyond coincidence!Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multipleSODIUM (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes youcrave carbohydrates. It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight!

These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an absolute toxinand is used primarily to preserve "tissue specimens." Many products we useevery day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body!

Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the "dietproducts" and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lostan average of 19 pounds over a trial period. Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that some physicians, who believed that they had a patient withretinopathy, in fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame. The Aspartame drives the bloodsugar out of control. Thus diabetics maysuffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid andphenylalanine are NEUROTOXIC when taken without the other amino acidsnecessary for a good balance. Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE.

Especially with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrier, it then deteriorates the neuronsof the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, seizures, depression, manic depression, panic attacks, uncontrollable anger and rage.Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics aswell.

Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of childrendiagnosed with ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in theirbehavior when these chemicals have been removed from their diet. So called"behavior modification prescription drugs" (Ritalin and others) are nolonger needed. Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the firstplace! Most of these children were being "poisoned" on a daily basis withthe very foods that were "better for them than sugar."

It is also suspected that the Aspartame in thousands of pallets of dietCoke and diet Pepsi consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, maybe partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome. Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects, i.e. mental retardation, if taken at the time of conception and during early pregnancy.

Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER be given artificial sweeteners. There are many different case histories torelate of children suffering grand mal seizures and other neurologicaldisturbances talking about a plague of neurological diseases directlycaused by the use of this deadly poison.

"Herein lies the problem:There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was included 100different products and strong objection was made concerning its use. Sincethis initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, and stillnothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deeppockets.

Sadly, MONSANTO'S patent on Aspartame has EXPIRED!There are now over 5,000 products on the market that contain this deadlychemical and there will be thousands more introduced. Everybody wants a"piece of the Aspartame pie." I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly it is. And isn't it ironic that MONSANTO funds, among others, the AmericanDiabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association and the Conferenceof the American College of Physicians?

This has been recently exposed in the New York Times. These [organizations] cannot criticize any additives or convey their linkto MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and are requiredto endorse their products.

Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require label warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regardingpregnant women, children and infants. The bill would also instituteindependent studies on the known dangers and the problems existing in thegeneral popu lation regarding seizures, changes in brain chemistry, neurological changes and behavioral symptoms.

The bill was killed.It is known that the powerful drug and chemical lobbies are responsible forthis, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting anduninformed public. Well, you're Informed now! YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!

Big Trades This Busy Season

Pau Gasol, Shaquille O'neal, Jason Kidd, and Ben Wallace are the huge names that found new homes in the NBA. The trade frenzy was triggered when Pau Gasol was traded to Lakers with a number of mediocre players. It's obvious that the Suns reacted to that trade by acquiring Shaquille O'neal for "The Matrix" Shawn Marion. Then Dallas signed Jason Kidd for Devin Harris and a couple more. Then right before the trading deadline ends, the Cavaliers pulled another huge trade by acquiring Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, and Delonte West for Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall, and some other guys. Due to those huge trades, a so-so team instantly became a championship contender and a force to reckon with in the NBA, which makes everything a lot more exciting. I can't wait for the play-offs to begin.

Healthy Food!!

While browsing the internet, I decided to search for some healthy food that I will suggest my sister to cook this sunday. Well, I found this healthy tomatoes. I for one love tomatoes, especially on pasta. Mmmmmmm yum yum. Now I'm hungry, need food fast!! ahahaha.. Hey, tomatoes are good for the heart right? If I'm corrrect, I think this is the vegetable that contains lycopene. Wait a sec, is tomato a vegetable or a fruit?? The Heck! Now I'm confuse! Anyway, this is the recipe of TERRIFC TOMATOES! Enjoy!

4 Servings

4 tomatoes, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch scallions, chopped
2 Tbs chopped parsley
1/2 tsp each salt and black pepper
Dressing:

1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup wine vinegar
1 tsp oregano
Arrange the tomatoes on a platter. Mix garlic, scallions, parsley, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle over tomatoes. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator several hours. Prepare dressing by mixing oil, vinegar, and oregano. Drizzle over sliced tomatoes at serving time.

http://www.foodasfood.com/terrific-tomatoes/

Aikido Basic Holds (Attack)

Frontal

1. Katatetori Wrist grab


2. Kosatori Cross Hand grab hold


3. Ryotetori Two Hands grab on one hand


4. Morotetori Two Hands grabbing one


5. Katatori One Hand grab on shoulder


6. Ryokatatori Two Hands grab on shoulder


7. Munedori Grab to the abdomen area

Rear

1. Ushiro Tekubetori Wrist hold from behind


2. Ushiro Hijitori Elbow hold from behind


3. Ushiro Katatori Shoulder hold from behind


4. Ushiro Kubishime Strangle hold from behind


5. Ushiro Tori Arm hold or rear bear hug


6. Ushiro Morotetori Two hand on one hand grab from behind

Basic Blows

1. Shomen uchi Hand strike to the front of the head (Chop to the head)


2. Yokomen uchi Circular blow to the side of the head (Similar to a cross-punch)


3. Mune Tsuki Strike or thrust to the abdomen


4. Tsuki Punch or strike to the head, mid section, or groin area

Best All-Star Game EVER!!!

If ever you guys will agree with me, the best NBA All-Star game ever played was the 1992 All-Star game in Orlando, Florida. It was a very emotional game for everyone who played and for all the people who watched the game. That game was the return of the great Earvin "MAGIC" Johnson. People voted for him into this All Star game even though he didn't play a single minute during that season. Magic retired on 1991 due to the HIV virus he obtained.

People were cheering "Magic! Magic! Magic!" the moment his name was called. During the game itself, it was like vintage Magic Johnson. No-look pass, Behind the back, Bullet Pass betwenn two opponents, everything was simply magical. He even played 1-on-1 against Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. And guess what, Magic won!!! At the end of the game, Magic collected 25 points and 9 Assists leading the West squad to victory. He was named the MVP of that certain all star game. But he won, not only the MVP award, but also the hearts of all the people who witnessed that Magical Game.

I am correct, NBA.com also named that game the best ever All-Star game.

http://www.nba.com/features/allstar_memories_johnson.html

Free Concert!!!

Are you familiar with Moony?? Well, he will be having a free concert here in the Philippines this feb. 16 at the fort, Taguig.

I heard, only the first 20 bloggers to sign up will get this tickets. So better sign up now!! Just visit Beautynomics to have more info bout the tickets.

I'm not sure if I'm going, but I will be around the viscinity during that time. Who knows, I might change my mind and go there with my family and friends. Hehee, See yah!

Saito Sensei Training

Saito Sensei will be in the Philippines this coming February 7-9, however this time he decided that he will only be teaching in Alfonso/Tagaytay dojo.

What awaits those who will join us? 3 days of uchi deshi training as practiced and taught in Iwama Japan.

For those who are interested please feel free to send an email to Sir Aries (acsupremo@yahoo.com). Daily Fee 300.00 Pesos for 3 days Uchi Deshi training. 100.00 Pesos for 1 day training Taijutusu and Weapons will be taughtMaps and directions to the dojo will be provided upon requestCheers!

Pau Gasol To Lakers!!!

What a Trade!!! Now the lakers will be a force to reckon with in the West.. Now, they are a championship caliber team, especially when Andrew Bynum comes back.. Bynum will play the Center, while Gasol will take the PF/C role, then Odom can slide down to the SF position.... It is like a Laker resurrection.. I smell a Celtic-Laker Championship.. Renew their rivalry after 20 years!! Go Lakers!!!

I think this will be the First five:
C- Bynum
PF- Gasol
SF- Odom
SG- Bryant
PG- Fisher

Plus a deep bench! Wow, Im so excited! I can't wait to watch to the Lakers play!

Aikido

O-Senei( Morihei Ueshiba) ones stated that Aikido is the way to reconcile the world and create one family; the secret is through harmonzation with the universe, to make ourselves one with universe. Aikido is a method of self-defense that at its highes level can neutralize any form of attack. These lies in the power harnessed from the attack itself ; there is no blocking, striking or direct collision in Aikido.

Primary intent- To neutralize an aggression and render the attacker harmless without causing any seriouse damage or injury.

AI= Harmony
KI= Life or Spirit
DO= Way

Joke for the day (January 30, 2008)

An English guy was very ill and his son went to visit him in the hospital. Suddenly, the father began to breathe heavily and grabbed the pen and pad by the bed. With his last ounce of strength he wrote a note, dropped it, and died.

The son was so overcome with grief that he didn't remember slipping the note into his pocket. At the funeral, he reached into the pocket of his coat and immediately felt the note. He excitedly read it thinking it might be something he could recite during the service. It said:
YOU WANKER -- GET OFF MY OXYGEN PIPE!!!

I got this jooke while surfing the net, this is old school though.. hehehe.. CORRNNYY!!!!

Internet Marketing Boot Camp

The Internet Marketing Bootcamp: Learn the Industry Trends

In recent years, the Internet has become a potent tool for selling products or services. It has also opened employment and income-generating opportunities to many Filipinos. So much so, Internet marketing has become the latest buzzword in the online sphere.

A series of seminars aims at sharing basic information on the creative and technical aspects of Internet Marketing. The “Internet Marketing Bootcamp” will run for six consecutive weeks from January 26 to March 1, 2008. Each session will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at RCC Center, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City.
Some of the country’s Internet Marketing luminaries from U.S. Auto Parts Philippines (USAP) will discuss the key concepts and strategies on this emerging field:
· Michael Joseph Villar, USAP Affiliate Marketing Manager, will give a crash course on performance-based marketing, how companies and individuals can benefit from it, as well as the challenges confronting affiliate marketing.
· Email Marketing Manager Alvin Jimenez will present the email marketing campaigns and their relevance.
· Rico Sta. Cruz, USAP Creative Director, will discuss the essential principles in Web design and how to apply them to the Web.
· Copy Editing Supervisor Jennelyn Tabora will talk about online copywriting and its crucial role in attracting and building readership.
· Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Project Managers Gabriel Libacao Jr. and Rhiza Sanchez will explain the basics of search engine marketing and how to convert visitors into sales and profits.
· Senior Web Analytics Specialist Maia Nuguid will discuss how Web analytics can help in assessing Internet marketing strategies.
Marc Hil Macalua, USAP Vice President for Marketing, will give the inspirational speech. Web Project Manager Elymar Apao will facilitate the Bootcamp sessions.

The Bootcamp is sponsored by the U.S. Auto Parts Network, the premier warehouse of auto replacement and performance part brands in the United States. One of the leading players in the Internet retailing industry, U.S. Auto Parts ranks among the top 100 online retailers in the United States in 2007.

The Bootcamp is open for all professional bloggers, Internet marketing enthusiasts, or anyone who has a background in Internet marketing. Interested persons may send their updated resumés at elymar@usautoparts.net or glibacao@mbsautomotive.com. Qualified applicants will be informed via a confirmation email.

Participants are encouraged to bring their resumes as a Job Fair will closely follow each seminar.

For further details, please visit the Internet Marketing Bootcamp site (http://www.usautoparts.com.ph/imb/), US Auto Parts Internet Marketing Bootcamp (http://www.usautoparts.com.ph/), US Auto Parts Official Website
(http://www.jobsdb.com/PH/EN/V6/JS/JobSearch/JobSearch.asp?PN=JobListing&pagename=adslist&searchtext=mbs). – US Auto Parts Job Listing

Contact Persons:
Elymar Apao
elymar@usautoparts.net

Gabriel Libacao Jr.
glibacao@mbsautomotive.com

Also, try visiting this other website for our boot camp:
http://www.usautoparts.com.ph/customer_contact_center.html
http://www.usautoparts.com.ph/internet_marketing.html
http://www.usautoparts.com.ph/software_development.html
http://www.50ksigningbonus.com/

Are you one of us??

Rock Climbing!!

Since I'm in at mountain climbing, I will surely encounter difficult tracks. Mt. Halcon is the mountain that they say give mountaineers hard time because of the one they called "Bundok Sagabal". Before you reach Mt. Halcon, you will have to take on the "Bundok Sagabal" that stands in your way. I think a mountaineer will need a week to reach the top of Mt. Halcon and the return journey as well. A mountaineer will also encounter various rocks and walls during their hike. Which means, they will go rock climbing! Alright!!!

This is the part where I am of a disadvantage. I don't know any techniques or any gears used in rock climbing. I must learn the basics. Haha. Good thing I found a website that gives some info about it. I'm still studying the techniques and can't wait to apply them on the real thing. I think I have to make sure that I have experts around me to back me up just incase something goes wrong. And I need someone to hang out with.. hahaha..

So far, I am still studying the climbing knots. Its part of the basics.. hehehe

Jobs!!!

Hey guys, you lookin for work??? Our company is currently hiring interested applicants.. For more info, just click this link: http://www.jobsdb.com/PH/EN/Job.asp?R=JDBP048803899&3246

Tubbataha Reef for New7wonders of the world!

Hey guys, lets vote for the Tubbataha Reef of Palawan in the New7wonders of the world.... I just did, and selected 6 others as well...

Here is the link http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/

Vote Vote Vote!!!!

By the way, voting continues up to December 31, 2008

Here are the list of places I voted for:

Tubbataha Reef, Reef
Amazon River, River/Forest
Giant's Causeway, Rock Formation
Dead Sea, Lake
K2, Mountain
Hawaii, Volcano
The White Nile, River

What did you guys vote for??