My media/newsfotog colleague Loy Jurado sent me the following interesting items which I want to share with you...
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It says: The most destructive habit is worry. The most satisfying work is helping others. The most worthless emotion is self-pity. The most prized possession is integrity.
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The most powerful force in life is love. The most effective sleeping pill is peace of mind. The most powerful channel of communication is prayer. The most important person in life is God.
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Thank you, Loy J. for helping me fill up this space with some words of wisdom. Let’s hope we have given my readers the most beautiful attire to wear — smile.
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Health authorities say that the number of Pinoys with walking defects has gone up. They come from all walks of life.
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An illegal recruiter has been arrested after hiding for 11 years. See? You can run but you can’t hide even for 11 years.
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Angry and hostile people are more likely to suffer a stroke, according to a research published in “Stroke,” a scientific journal of the American Heart Association. Hostile people are those who are cynical of other people’s motives. In our language, mga tawo kini nga mahilabtanon sa ilang isigkatawo.
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So rein in your anger and leave the other people’s motives alone. Those motives are none of our business.
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The Phl population has hit 100 million. Wow! If you think that there will now be new names in our political field, think again.
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Old familiar names will still dominate our politics. The old ones are being recycled and these recycled ones have multiplied. So the same familiar names will continue to hold sway.
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OVERHEARD. A group of public utility transport drivers, spent their break time listening to PNoy’s SONA. On the matter about unemployment, one driver said: “Ig-on nila si PNoy bahin sa unemployment. Kanang mga wa’y trabaho mosalig na lang diay sa gobiyerno? Nganong di man maninguha makakita’g trabaho.” Another driver said: “Naay mga tawong dagko’g lawas nga way trabaho. Mangayo la’g tong sa mga drayber. Hatagan nimo’s singko pesos ilabay sa imong nawong. Mangayo’g gatus.”