WHO IS MORE CLEVER

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods. She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap.


The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes."


The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes.

Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!" The woman said, "That's okay." For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to". The woman replied,"That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me."


So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!


For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world. The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than you. " The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine." So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world!


The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack."


Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don 't mess with them.


Attention female readers: This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good.


Male readers: Please scroll down.


























































The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife!!!


Moral of the story: Women are really dumb but think they're really smart.


Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show




PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!!


Posting this to all the guys for a good laugh, and to all the ladies who have a good sense of humour.

Just for fun:)

Martha's - Second Class Citizens

Let me share to you a Mary & Martha Bible story in a different light.

This is an excerpt from Bo Sanchez's.

Are Martha’s Second Class Citizens Of The Kingdom?
One day, Jesus visited his friends, Mary and Martha.
Mary was the quiet one who liked listening to Jesus.
Martha was the cook with the outgoing personality.
Honestly, this Bible story has disturbed a lot of Martha’s in the world. Because many people see themselves as Martha. Busy. Hardworking. Talkative.
Very few people see themselves as Mary.
Quiet. Contemplative. Reflective. Introspective.

Here’s the story from the Bible itself.
Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what He taught. But Martha was worrying over the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are so upset over all these details! There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it—and I won’t take it away from her.” (Luke 10:38-42)


Because of this, a lot of Martha’s out there feel like they’re second class citizens of the Kingdom.

That’s why people believe that monks are holier than businessmen.

That contemplative nuns are holier than salespeople.

That hermits who live in deserts are holier than policemen, nurses, accountants, and laborers living in the world.

That’s not true.

Holiness has nothing to do with your personality or your job.
Holiness is all about love.

Let me say something that will change the way you interpret this story: Jesus wasn’t correcting Martha’s busyness. And he definitely wasn’t correcting Martha’s service. Jesus was correcting Martha’s “comparisonitis”.

If You’re Martha, Be Yourself!

Martha’s problem?
She kept comparing herself with Mary.

Comparisonitis is a spiritual disease that has become an epidemic. It’s the cause of much unpeace in our lives.

To drive home my point, let me change the story a bit.

What if the Bible story went this way…

While Martha was preparing dinner, Mary sat at the Lord’s feet, trying to listen to what He taught. And then Mary said, “Lord, can you tell my sister to stop all her work and sit here with us? Why can’t she be like me?” But the Lord said to her, “My dear Mary, you are so upset over this! There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Martha has discovered it—and I won’t take it away from her.”

My point?

You can be a Martha and be at peace.

How? Be true to yourself.

To read the complete story click here:
http://bosanchez.ph/be-true-to-yourself/

I thank Bo for explaining this Bible passage in a different light. It gives more meaning other than just the normal preaching we hear from the priests or pastors. It gives justice to the ordinary people like you & me who seeks holiness in our lives but are not called to be monks, nuns, priest or other religious positions or post, whatever it is called.
Even in our daily activities no matter how ordinary it may be we can still honor God with what we do. We can still praise Him for being the best versions of ourselves.

Cheers to the better version of ourselves each day!

A TIME OF YOUR LIFE CONTINUES

Further in the summary of the audio book I was listening (Take Time for your Life by Cheryl Richardson)it says:

1. Regular down time is important.
Important for our sanity... holiday for thinking too much... chilax!

2. Pay people for chores you normally do.
Share the wealth! Take care of yourself at a higher level. Take a break!

3. Go through old stuff and throw much out of it.
This makes way for what you really want to come into your life... It's like asking, what's inside your back pack?


4. Don't fret over spending LESS time working.
Yes less time working! The world has a way of rewarding those who focus & better use of time.

5. Identify the drains your life.
People, places, situations that tax your mental energy. These are or who are the negative vibes of your life? If you can identify them or these things, get rid of them or avoid & slowly eliminate them.

6. Stop running on caffeine and adrenalin.
Fuel your body with premium fuel and it will provide strength and stamina to live well. Caring for our body is essential for living a quality life.

7. Continuously engineer more amazing moments into your life.
Bring back the soul. If your grateful, tell them. Write a journal. Notice your dreams.

8. Have a courage to seek your highest purpose instead of looking for another job.
This is my favorite! Looking for another job doesn't solve the problem of emptiness or meaning.

9. Take time for your financial health.
You've got to be serious about money before it gets serious about you.

It was also mentioned that success is NOT at all cost.
Would it matter if it costs your health? your family? ignored spouse & children? no time for self?

It also mentioned paying yourself first is the same principle Cheryl Richardson is teaching in her book on Extreme Self Care.

Let us work with our possibilities.
Let us take time to take care of our self then all other aspect of our lives would be taken care of too.
Our life is a composition of many of aspect.
Let's take time!

TAKE TIME FOR YOUR LIFE

Recently came across an audio summary of Cheryl Richardson's book entitled Take Time for your Life.


In a nutshell it summarizes the seven common obstacles of living the best of our lives.

1. Generally having difficulty putting the self first.
2. Schedule doesn't reflect the person's priorities.
3. Feel drained by certain people or things
4. Trapped for monetary reason
5. Living on adrenalin
6. No support of community in life
7. Spiritual well being comes last.

Sounds so simple & straight forward but isn't it true?
When I heard it, it made me pause & think.
Yes, I am not having the best life because my schedule doesn't reflect my priorities. My schedule is driven with "things to do"... not things I really wanted to do with my life.

Honestly, yes, people, things & situations do drain me. These are suckers of positive energy....
God knows how much effort I exert to shrug it off my life!

Of course! Bills, tuitions, mortgage, credit cards, expenses & to mention, tax are life's entrapment! At a certain point in time, we become slaves and they are our masters. It dictates how life works.
How in the world can I totally get rid of these stuff? Or can I ever get rid of them?

Looking forward to eliminate these suckers one at a time!
To the live we want!
Cheers!

ELECTION FEVER CONTINUES

Did Manny Villar just conceded gracefully by apologizing when he cast his vote early this morning?
I am not sure if I did hear it right but it sounds like Villar conceded, gracefully though.

He was sorry for those whom he unintentionally hurt during the campaign period.

Oh well that was so nice of him but remember the damage has been done.

I hope to find a news article about it.

For the mean time, let's continue to monitor...

God helps the Philippines!

HALALAN 2010, ELEKSYON 2010

How was your automated election voting experience was today?

This automated election process spared no one from system breakdown or system glitch. Even the presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino was not spared from waiting for over four hours of waiting.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20100510/tph-after-fours-hours-in-line-aquino-fin-d6cd5cf.html


PCOS - new word for the day. Do you know what it stands for?
Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS)

Election fever continues...

MOTHER'S DAY & ELECTION DAY

Happy Mother's day to all moms!
Let's celebrate all our mothers; biological, spiritual, superficial,,, just kidding!
To all moms & playing the role of a mom, happy mother's day!

I called my mom to greet her a happy mother's day. After several exchange of conversation where else did the topic leads to? ELECTION!

"It is your moral obligation to exercise your right of suffrage", I was told.

Yes, it is a moral obligation. But my question is, "Is there a moral candidate worthy for such moral obligation to be exercised?"

Oh well, the right of suffrage or voting as commonly called is also one of the ways to show your love to your mother land.
It is also an expression of being patriotic.
But sometimes, these are not just enough.

Several write up says this election will make or break of our beloved country, the Philippines.
But why would you depend the hope of your country to whimsical politicians whose intentions at the onset are as questionable.
Mudslinging here & there, black propaganda on national television, news, current events, topic of every conversation... Just to mention they spend so much money just to destroy the other party. To over emphasize, money spent for these unworthy activities are not even theirs! It is our money. To be exact, to all tax payers who works 5 days a week & give 2 days to these politicians for these kind of activities! Money well spent huh!

Oh let me get back to the topic... moral obligation...
Is there indeed a moral candidate whose worthy for my moral obligation to be exercised?

Yes, there maybe a few, your counting fingers would be too much.
But pretty sure baby, they are unknown to many.
Pretty certain that they don't have the funds to use national television to hire someone to praise them or maybe even print posters for people to see.




Well, you might say that it's not who you vote but the act or exercising such right to vote...
The paranoid me says, "why would I give them the chance to use my ballot as another point to cheat on?"
Help me God, I am an optimistic person but I have to have loads of optimism to have a hope in our voting system, in the very government that so calls protect the election process, in the very people who runs it and even with the people who votes.

Pardon me for saying the latter but after some thought I can't help but conclude that at some point we are to blame for what this country has become.
Particularly for this election process, just maybe, no one will buy vote if no one can be bought.
Or even if all would exercise their right to vote so that their intelligent choice could be counted in. (in consideration of fully functional automated system; not faulty or to short & sweet, an honest election).

But for me, for now...
I will just put my hope in my God, for our Mother Land.
Oh, let me rephrase it...

I will only put my hope in my God, for my future!

God Bless our mother land, Philippines!

CLASSIC SUCCESS STORIES

I have always been a fan of success stories.
I am fascinated how brilliant, disciplined & “lucky” they are or have been.

Due to some eye & time constraints, I have learned to like, then loved audio materials, audio books that is.
A friend gave me a copy of success excerpt or summaries of success stories.

Just by the introduction of the audio book, I knew I’m gonna be hooked.

It opens with this very powerful statement:

“ We desire success almost as we desire to breath”

Really?
I thought some would just simply settle for less or for what is average, just the “so-so”.
To get by the day would be fine ideology…

“If you have rekindled your desire to succeed then this book is for you.”

“I just knew it,” I beamed.

Who doesn’t want to succeed in their chosen field or even just on their daily task, a homework, a game or whatever it is.

Then this stuck into my brains:

“Success is not an event or result in isolation but an expression of what’s best in you.”

Then what it is?

“Winning is overcoming obstacles to reach a goal. But the value in winning is only as great as the value of the goal reached.”

With that I paused & remember the preachers, yes, there was many of them who have emphasized that we are created in the image & likeness of God. Now, this has given me a new meaning, a new definition o f what it is like to created in His likeness.

“Shouldn’t we be the best version of ourselves then?” I asked.

On this note, I want to leave you of the very same question I asked myself.

This is just the introduction…. Will share with you more…

The Royce Experience

OMG! THIS WAS JUST SITTING ON DRAFT...


At the start of the month, I mentioned that I wanted to be swept me off my feet...
Well, I already have my own idea or expectation on how this should happen but life is not always how you want it to be. Sometimes, its better but sometimes its not. But at the end of the day, all things happen for the good.
So was it better or not?!
It was definitely better than how I expect it to be.
Well let's just put it this way. It might not be as "cheesy" as how you define it to be. But for me, it was one of life's surprises!

I intended that day, Friday, Feb.12, as a Kitchen Station day. I have to prepare for Kitchen Station's opening night! It's not as granduer as you think it is but as any opening night you wanted to prepare, be prepared so you won't have regrets when the opening ends.

So to start the day, I received a bouquet of flowers and a package of chocolate. A package? Does this mean several boxes that could be resold?
Well no! It was a package because it doesn't just come in a box & there you can get the chocolates. It was a packed to preserve the chocolate experience.

Before you can actually get a hold of the box of chocolate. Oh I mean, the box that holds the chocolate. It was beautifully wrapped with an insulator.
Insulator for chocolates?! (Hope I get how that thing is called right)
Yes! For THE chocolate.
For what? So the chocolates won't melt.
Again, yes, because Royce Chocolate

With the insulator packaging it has this tiny bag of ice substitute! Yes, an ice substitute so the chocolate won't melt.

Well, that's just the packaging. The taste is another storuy.
I was really an experience. I literally melts in your mouth.
The "creamyness", the cocoa...
Definitely NOT sugar or milk... no not at all.
You can really taste the bitter sweet cocoa flavor... pure cocoa bliss.

It doesn't hurt the throat coz it was not too sweet...
I actually ate three to five table considering I am not a total chocolate freak.

Each tablet of Royce was THE chocolate experience!
Yum!

Looking to forward to taste all other Royce variety.

SWEPT ME OFF MY FEET

It has been a challenging task working with different kind of people.
It's not just work to achieve a common goal but working with them, actually leading them to achieve THAT goal.
The former is easier since most often than not, you just simply do your own share of the task & wish that all is well.
The latter is like joggling different kinds & sizes of bottle ensuring that the goal is achieved, at the same time protecting the people responsible to achieve that goal.
The popular adage says "you can't please everyone" is SO MUCH true.
Managing, leading, handling people, whatever you call it, is SUCH a task.
It's not just a thing- shoes, bags, jewelries you so wanted to have, or a project you wanted to finish.
They are real people. They have emotions, feelings, opinions, desires, these are human beings like you and me.
They have their own mind, their set of goals that I sometimes feel so responsible for.
How would you say to person that you're not good enough. Even if you just mean that for the task that you gave him or her? And mind you its not his or her total persona!
It's getting me crazy cause lately, I honestly don't want the not so good side of managing people.
Which is? Which is talking to them telling things that I myself don't wanna say and hear!
It hurts down to the emotion. It leaves a mark.
Well maybe because I wanted to leave a good mark that's why I care so much about these things.
Well, yes! Who doesn't anyway? Well yes not everyone- slave drivers?!

Anyway, these are real people who live their lives and I am not to ruin them. I just hope that whatever I say or do, they would see beyond the not so good things.
I really hope that they would actually realize that I just mean well. Well for the job but most especially, I just mean them well.
After all I am the kind of person who wouldn't exert any effort if I don't care.

I just hope this gets through them.

"Coz guys if you just know, its not easy!"

On the other hand I also know that this experience is just a tip of the iceberg. There would be more or much more difficult people, task & decisions to make.

But I just hope that the Good Lord would enable me and prepare me so that when THESE things come, I would be able to do the RIGHT thing.
"A manager does things right, a leader does the right thing."

Is this my love month commencement?! Sosososo?! I want something that would swept me off my feet. Come on! :)

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Have a lovely February!

Hello February, Thank you January!

Last two days of January.
Maybe a day left & that would be tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to spend the day in thanksgiving.
There are tough days but to sum it all up, it was a good start.

Well let me officialy welcome, Lovely February.

February is of course the love month.
The time when people express their feeling through flowers, chocolates, gifts, cards, poems, dates, etc.

But more than that I'm so excited for my February.
I'm looking forward to some changes, positive but hard changes.
I hope to have a better coping mechanism & by God's grace all will go well.

Come February, I hope to be more patient, even tempered, silent & calm.
It might be the not so me but I just want to tame myself.

Other than that I hope to have a lovely February as well.

Hello February thank you January!

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VALENTINES IS UP NEXT

The month of February is associated with love.
Valentines day is hype up with flowers, chocolates, candle light dinners, lovers, gifts, perfumes, surprises and the like.

But love is not just celebrated for a month in a year or just a day in a year!
Love is to be celebrated similarly with the air we breath... cheezy :)

Unseen like the air we also want to see, smell, touch & feel it.

Thus the flowers for the eyes to appreciate, his or her scent to smell, the hands of a lover to touch and the warmth and comfort it feels as we celebrate love, as Valentines day is celebrated.

Isn't it a wonderful experience to see a beautiful smile as you hand those flowers to her?
Isn't it a heavenly experience to smell her scent as she wore the perfume you gave her on your date?

And to hear those words of love she giggly whisper into your ears are just PRICELESS!

Looking forward to a lovely February...

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START IS ABOUT TO END

January is about to end.
January has been a starter for me but not lately. It seem to be just another day.
A continuation of yesterday. Thus my expression, "I haven't moved on, still in 2009."

A week is left to end the starter. Or is it really so?

Well, for those who have listed there's new year's resolution, let me ask.
Are they still good? or it hasn't been started or already broken?
Doesn't mean to be negative but it just dawn upon me lately that these resolutions are like plans.

Plans are to be worked out. Let the so called failure be an indicator that maybe such plan of achieving a specific resolution is meant to be modified. Take heart you can achieve it!

And so with me, "January's" are not yet over. I have to take heart. Yes, it might just be another day but thank God it is another day!

Whatever you have planned, work it out!

"Plan your work, work your plan!"

Cheers to another start on love, valentines is up next! :)

TALENT VS PERSISTENCE

This must be an exciting career lesson. It took me so long to write about it huh!

Anyway let's continue the unconventional career lesson #4.

PERSISTENCE EXCEEDS TALENT

Of course talent is important. It's the foundation of one's greatness. But its not THE only thing that will get you through. Talent won't get things done alone.

As harsh as it may sound, most of the times, being steadfast beats a mere talent.

Remember we talked about strengths? Identifying and focusing on one's strength is like finding our so called 'craziness'. Our weakness keeps us humble while our strengths leads us to greatness!

I don't want to be religious but we were created as talented people, in the image and likeness of our Creator.

Maybe we just didn't find time to notice that we got it. Let's say other's noticed it for us but we didn't nurture it. Thing doesn't always go the way we want them to, it may not be appealing at all times but be persistent.
Take heart! Be persistent and don't give up.
It's just too wasteful! Talent is a gift, a BLESSING!

Well if you don't persist, yes you, full of talent, blessed with it,
you will be passed by with the less talented one.
But with more grit and  persistence you will be on top of your game.

To remain on top of your game, think continuous improvement!
It doesn't have to be a one time big blast of changes.
Even small improvements matter.
These small steps will keep you and me moving.

THE MORE YOU PERSIST THE MORE YOU SUCCEED!

THE MORE YOU CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, THE MORE YOU MATTER!