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TGIS – Thank God It’s Sunday

It’s a nice Sunday indeed. We thank God that the typhoon is already heading towards China Sea. Thank God It’s Sunday and we can all have time to go to church and visit our loved ones who have passed away. It’s sad to hear that the typhoon yesterday still claimed lives.

For me, I just spent one of the happiest day in my life with my wife, son and father. We went to church, had lunch and went to zoo. I myself enjoyed seeing some animals which I haven’t seen face to face . My son was very curious and excited in seeing the animals especially the snakes. . A lot of families were also there and had their picnic in the zoo. It’s nice to see family going out and bond each other. Strengthening family relationship is one of the old Filipino family values we should always practice.

After few hours of walking around we decided to go home. Quite tiring but it was something I can cherish always.

Happy Long Weekend… God bless you all.

Storms in Life

It’s been a long time that I haven’t posted here. It’s good to be back and writing again my thoughts here in my blog.

Lately, we have experience the nature’s wrath as they say. Ondoy and Pepeng as which seems to be a friendly name but brought about devastation in people’s lives and properties. Sad to say and see that people now are still trying to move on. It has been a month but there are still flooded places. There are still people out there who needs help in terms of food and shelter as well as medicine. Many people have died during that storm/typhoon. Right now we are also facing an Leptospirosis outbreak and have already caused that death of many people. There is also a threat on rice crisis next year since the rice granary in Northern Luzon was greatly stricken by flood.

Just recently, Pres. Arroyo ordered the implementation of the Marcos-era Metro Plan which was originally a study conducted by DPWH funded by WB.  The rehabilitation of areas greatly affected by floods is still on-going.

Many problems come and it seems that it’s not ending. Some say that this is the time to change our ways. We have to be responsible for our actions. What can we do now? I believe, its not only praying but also acting. Walk the Talk so to speak. These times are storms, storms in life. They would come and would eventually go. Some things may be hopeless but I guess we have to face it. As long we breathe, there is still a second chance. I read in a book that if we don’t suffer or we do not experience trials, life may be perfect, and that means we are already in heaven. If life is perfect, we dont have to live it.

I myself have trials to face that would greatly affect my whole being. These are the storms in my life. I just pray that someday, there would be a rainbow that I could clearly see. That means, I survived. In times like this, we just need to be strong and take it as it is. Trust in God and he will do the rest.

Until then…

H1N1 etc

A. FLU VACCINE DEVLOPED AS PANDEMIC DECLARED (Philippine Star, June 13, 2009)

Swiss Pharmaceutical Company NOVARTIS AG said yesterday it has successfully produced a first batch of Swine Flu Vaccine weeks ahead of expectation. The vaccine was made in cells, rather than grown in eggs, as is usually the case with vaccines, the company said The announcement comes a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared swine flu a PANDEMIC. Swine flu also known as Influenza A (H1N1) is now formally a pandemic (June 11, 2009), meaning the spread considered unstoppable. The move indicates that a global outbreak is underway. Since it was first detected in April in Mexico and the United States, swine flu has reached 74 countries, infecting 29,000 people. WHO Chief Dr. Margaret Chan made the long awaited declaration after the UN agency held an emergency meeting with flu experts and said she was moving to phase 6 – the agency’s highest alert level – which means a pandemic is underway.

B. DOH Chief calls for sobriety (Philippine Star, June 13, 2009)

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III yesterday appealed for sobriety after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on June 11, 2009 a global pandemic of influenza A (H1N1). Secretary Duque call on everyone’s sobriety, cooperation and understanding, as together the nation faces this unique and extra ordinary challenge. As WHO has emphasized, the goal in any pandemic is to save many lives, reduce deaths and minimize the impact of the pandemic on society. Meanwhile, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus expressed confidence that there will no outbreak of Influenza A(H1N1) in schools in the country, citing health programs and joint efforts with other government agencies.

C. Diabetics Need Not Lose A Leg To Get Healed

(Philippine Star – Health and Medicine Section : April 27, 2009)

Diabetics need not lose a leg and pay high price to get their wounds healed. This is according to Dr. Valentin Yabes in a recent 152nd General Assembly of the Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education (FUSE) held at Orient Tower Condominium at Roxas Blvd., Manila Dr. Yabes said the treatment of non-healing wounds of diabetics is a big problem in the country because there are 3.36 million Filipinos who have diabetes. He said the amputation is not only costly but unnecessary because diabetics with wounds can be treated with laser bio-resonance treatment. This is a painless, non-surgical, cost effective medical treatment which produces very attractive results. LASER, the acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation is now used medically for precision surgery.

D. Some Health Habits to be maintained to keep healthy

1. Wash your hands with soap before and after food intake.

2. Drink at least 8 glasses everyday

3. Use handkerchief or tissues when coughing and sneezing

4. Isolate and rest yourself when having fever, colds and coughs to avoid contamination to other members of the family

5. Maintain vitamins to develop effective resistance to diseases

6. Always keep your surroundings (outside and inside) clean for a healthful living

7. Consult a doctor if fever, colds and other symptoms persists

8. Have a complete vaccination on all kinds of diseases

Just believe and it will come in His Time

Something to ponder and reflect…

-God’s Promises

• God keeps His promises, so we can we believe Him ( Matt 1:21)
  

-God’s Provision

• God meets our needs, so we can thank Him (Phil 4:19)

-God’s Power

• God has the power to answer our prayers, so we can listen to Him (Jeremiah 33:3)

-God’s Plan

• God loves us and sent Jesus to be our Savior and Lord, so we can become a Christian (John 3:16)

-God’s Presence

• God is always present, so we can trust Him and tell others about him (Matt 28:19, 20)

Thanksgiving and Time to Reflect

I am thankful for the past weeks for God’s guidance and provision for my family. We also had our holy week vacation in the province to relax and take time to reflect.

Things have been different nowadays, I feel that I have changed a lot.  I pray that someday all of my problems will be solved. Even for the trials, God has been faithful. I will be graduating this sunday and this is something worth keeping. This is a blessing for me.

Sometimes I think that I am not worthy of anything but somehow, amazing things come my way. For the next few weeks in my life, it will be another tough hurdle. If ever things will be better,  it will be the most happiest time of my life. I will just wait for my prayers to be answered in God’s time.

Treasure every moment of your life

It’s been a while since I haven’t wrote in my blog. I have been busy for the past few months in work, school and personal matters. There have been many things that had happen in my life which left me something to ponder. Every path that I take is part of my decision. Looking into the past year, I have been blessed in work and in school and of course my family. Lately, there are things that I regret why did I do it. It seems that it’s too late for me to reverse things. I have not even thank God for the blessings and guidance he bestowed upon me. He has been greatful all my life even when I was still young. He did not forget to provide for my family. He always give me signs and answer my prayers in different way but still I did have been thankful to him.

Right now, I am facing the biggest problem of my life. If things go wrong, people will judge me and I would be in a world where I might feel that I am alone. My fears are there. I love my family very much. My wife and my son who has been my treasure as well as my parents and sisters as well as my long time friends. It might be too late for me to go back and start again.

But then again, God is still showing his love for me. I was able to finish my paper in school and hopefully, I will graduate this April 26. I realized that for every trial, God carries you. I am still strong and can work and I can still be with my family. This might be the time for me to look back and treasure every moment whether it’s happy or sad. It doesn’t matter anyway, what is important is that you live according to God’s will.

If anyone, who might read this, I am asking you to pray for me. In time, God will answer my prayers again in a different way.

I hope you too will hold on to what God has in store for you. Follow his will and ask for his guidance.

God bless.

5 months to go

Ifinally passed my comprehensive exam. I still have 5 months to go to graudate. Im taking up Knowledge Management right now. Its quite interesting and new to me. I expect to learn something new in this subject.

Im still trying to manage the busy schedule I have in the office and school.

Im happy that I dont have think on reviewing for the exams again. I hope the next batch this february will have favorable results in the exam.

This is all for now…

Comprehensive Exam at Last

Last Sunday, August 10, 2008 I took my comprehensive exam at UP for my graduate studies. For me, it was the exam of my life. It started 8:15 and I finished at 1:30.

The exam was fine but I’m not saying it’s easy. Im not that confident with my answers until the results will be released. Im praying that I will pass the exam. Of course, I hope we will all pass the exam.

Fortunately, some questions were similar to what we have reviewed in our Study group. At least, I already have the strategy on how to answer the question.

The exam results will be out in a month and Im hoping to get a favorable result.

Will let you know if I pass. hehehe

From Private to Government to Private (p2G2p)

I have been working for 8 years already. I been through with private corporations have good and bad experiences. Then, I went to government which was relatively the same. Though the pressure in work was quite light compared to working in private companies.

Right now, im back in private sector. Im quite excited with my current job. Everyday, I learn new things and get to focus in my tasks since there are a lot of projects Im handling. But there are a lot of changes. Of course, the time I consume in work has increased compared to when I was still working in the government.

Im also pressured with the expectations of my superiors. In the government, you are already a permanent employee if it’s a plantilla item. Meaning, you dont have to go through the probationary period. In private sector it takes 6 months to be a regular employee depending on your performance. There is also a security of tenure in the government.

We’ll honestly, I miss the government employee routine. But for now, regrets are set aside. Im aiming to achieve something for myself and for my family. I also have career plans which is more realistic in the private sector.

For now, I am starting to love my work. That is the key of course. Im taking this step very seriously and hopefully I will be successful..

This is all for now.