red roses

One day I decided to quit…
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

“God”, I asked, “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?”
His answer surprised me…
“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern and the bamboo?”

“Yes”, I replied.
“When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.

I gave them light.

I gave them water.

The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor.

Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.
“In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed.

But I would not quit.
In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would
not quit.” He said.
“Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared
to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant…But just 6
months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.
I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.”
He asked me. “Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots”.

“I would not quit on the bamboo.

I will never quit on you.”
“Don’t compare yourself to others.”

He said.

“The bamboo had adifferent Purpose than the fern.

Yet they both make the forest beautiful.”
“Your time will come”, God said to me.

“You will rise high”
“How high should I rise?”

I asked.
“How high will the bamboo rise?” He asked in return.
“As high as it can?” I questioned.
“Yes.” He said, “Give me glory by rising as high as you can.”
I left the forest and brought back this story.

I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
Never, Never, Never Give up.
For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity.
Don’t tell the Lord how big the problem is,
tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

Nag-aaral ako sa La Salle .

Ang dami kong kaklaseng Intsik. Apelyidong Uy, Lim, Tan, Co, go,Chua,Chi, Sy, Wy, at kung anu-ano pa. Pero sa kanilang lahat kay Gilbert Go.ako naging malapit. Mayaman si Gilbert kaya mangyari pa, madalas siya ang taya sa tuwing gigimik ang barkada.
Isang araw na-ospital ang kanyang ama. Sinamahan ko siya sa
pagdalaw.
Nasa ICU na noon ang kanyang ama dahil sa stroke. Naron din ang ilan sa kanyang malalapit na kamag-anak.   Nag-usap sila. Intsik ang kanilang usapan…. hindi ko maintindihan.Pagkatapos ng ilang minutong usap-usap, nagkayayaan nang
umuwi. Maiwan daw muna ako at pakibantayan ang kanyang ama habang inihahatid nya ang kanyang mga
 kamag-anak palabas ng ospital. Lumipat ako sa gawing kaliwa
ng kama ng kanyang ama para ilapag ang mga iniwan nilang mga gamit na kakailanganin ng magbabantay sa ospital. Nang akmang ilalapag ko na ay biglang nangisay ang matanda.
Hinahabol nya ang kanyang hininga… Kinuyom nya ang kanyang palad at paulit-ulit siyang nagsalita ng wikang intsik na hindi ko maintindihan.
“Di ta guae yong khee”….. “Di ta guae yong khee”… “Di ta guae
yong khee”.. paulit-ulit nya itong binigkas bago siya malagutan ng hininga. 

Pagbalik ni Gilbert ay patay na ang kanyang ama. Ikinagulat nya ang pangyayari ngunit marahil ay tanggap na rin nya na papanaw na ang kanyang ama.
Walang tinig na namutawi sa kanyang bibig. Ngunit iyon na
yata ang pinakamasidhing pagluha na nasaksihan ko. Nagpa-alam muna ako, dahil siguradong magdadatingin uli ang
kanyang mga kamag-anak.
Sumakay ako ng taksi pauwi. Habang nasa taksi.. tinawagan ko
ang iba pa naming kabarkada. Una kong tinawagan si Noel Chua. Dahil marunong si Noel mag-intsik, tinanong ko muna kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng “Di ta guae yong khee”.
“Huwag mong apakan ang oxygen. “… “Bakit saan mo ba
 narinig ‘yan?”.

hehehe….

tama ba ang translation???

1) Miracle Cure For Anything That Ails You Is As Close

2) Health Tips - Super Fruits

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Tips of how to stay young……..

     My mom only had one eye I hated her….she was such an embarrassment.She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me.I was so embarrassed,How could she do this to me?I ignored her,threw her a hateful look and ran out.                    

The next day at school one of my classmates said,”EEE”,your mom only has one eye”Iwanted to bury myself,I also wanted my mom to just disappear so I confronted her that day and I said”If youre only gonna make me a laughing stock,why don’t you just die?”My mom did not respond…I didnt even stop to think for a second about what i had said,because I was full of anger.I was oblivious to her feelings I wanted out of that house,and I have nothing to do with her.So I studied real hard,got a chance to go to singapore to study.Then I got married.I bought a house of my own I had kids of my own.I was happy with my life,my kids and the comforts.Then one day,my mother came to visit me.She hand’nt seen me in years and she did’nt even meet her grandchildren.When she stood by the door my children laughed at her,and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited.I screamed at her,”how dare you come to my house and scare my children get out of here now…”and to this my mother quietly answered,”oh Im sorry I may have gotten the wrong address”,and she disappeared out pf sight.

One day,a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house in singapore.So I lied my wife that I was going on a bussiness trip.After the reunion I went to old shack just out of curiosity,my neighbor Mr. George Lindemann said that she died.I din not shed a single tear they handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

“My dearest son,I think of you all the time,Im sorry that I came to singapore and scared your children,I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion but I may not be able to even get out of my bed to see you.Im sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up,you see…when you were very little,you got into an accident,and lost your eye as a mother,I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye…So I gave you mine,I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me in my place,with that eye with my love to you….

                                                Your mother,

ONE DAY, ONE FRIEND ASKED ANOTHER,
“How is it that you are always so happy? you have so much of energy, and you never seem to get down.
WITH HER EYES SMILING, SHE SAID,
“I know the secret!”
“What secret? Is that an Oakland face lift?
To which she replied,
“I’ll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to share the secret with other.”
“THE SECRET IS THIS:
I have learned there is little I can do in my life that will make me truly happy.
I must depent on God to make me happy and to meet my needs.
When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches.
I have learned most of the time I don’t need half of what I think I do.
He has never let me down. Since I learned that ‘Secret’,” I am happy”.
THE QUESTIONER’S FIRST THOUGHT WAS,
“That’s too simple!”
But upon reflecting over her own life she recalled how she thought a bigger house would make her happy, but I didn’t!
She thought a better paying job would make her happy, but it hadn’t.
When did she realize her greatest happiness? Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren playing games, eating pizza,or reading a story, a simple gift of God.
NOW YOU KNOW IT TOO!
We can’t depent on people to make us happy.
Only GOD in his infinite wisdom can do that.Trust HIM! And now I pass the Secret on to you! So once you get it, what will you do?
YOU HAVE TO TELL SOMEONE THE SECRET, TOO!
That God is his wisdom will take care of YOU!

Dear Anak,

                Mahal kong anak kamusta na ang pagaaral mo dyan sa maynila, naipadala ko na pala ang 50thousand pang tuition mo, pinagbili nalang namin ng tatay mo ang kalabaw natin. Ang mahal pala ng COUNTER STRIKE n kurso! Wala na rin pala tayong baboy, naipagbili na rin namin para pambayad sa sinasabi mong project na NOKIA N-73? Ang mahal anak ng project mo! kasama na din dun un 7thousand pra sa fieldtrip mo sa MALL OF ASIA malayo ba iyon? bakit ang mahal din? Isasanla din namin yung palayan para mabili mo na din yung instrumentong I-POD . Napailaw nyo na ba yung pinagpupuyatan nyong SAN MIG LYTS ?  Sana anak grumaduate kana! at makapagtrabaho sa San Diego tax law firm. Kaw nalang ang pag-asa ng ating pamilya

                                                                   Nagmamahal,

                                                                       Nanay

Nakakalibang pala makipag chat sa di mo kilala lalo na kung di taga rito sa bansa natin, kaso minsan gusto agad nila invite mo sila sa  cam mo kainis minsan di mo pa nga natatanung ang name nila ang bungad agad sayo “your cam pls.” ay naku pwede ba! pero onetime may nakachat ako na taga india astrologist daw sya o baka tinatakot lang ako na pwede nya kong hulaan 39 n sya may asawa mabait sya! karamihan naman sa mga taga india mababait talaga until now pag nagkataon na online ako at online sya nag chichikahan kami minsan tawa nga ko ng tawa nung minsan nakwento ko sa kanya na may nakachat ako na taga SF daw sy ma…at pa… kung true nga pero nung sinabi ko n cam pls. aba iisahan pa yata ko gusto nya ako muna mag on ng cam ko hehehe ginawa ko on ko nga cam ko pero nakafocus naman sa wall namin hehehe ayon wla sya magawa kundi mauna magpakita sakin ng muka ny hehehe grabe talaga tawa ko nuntg nkita ko itsura nya sabi ny kse 30 lng sya ngee…nung nkita ko kamuka ni santa claus puti na buhok pati balbas puti na din ganun dw sa lugar nila kahit 30’s palang puti na talaga ang buhok sa itsura nya muka na syang 70’s sabi ko sa kanya na takot ako mapunta sa country nila dahil takot ako na pumuti agad ang buhok ko at the age of 30 alam nya siguro wala ako wenta kausap kaya di na ko ni reply who cares! sa isip ko eh yoko din naman makipag chat sa taong sinungaliw sa bagay milya milya ang layo ko sa kanila kaya ganun nalang sila kung makipag laro sa chatroom,pero ngayon medyo wala na ko time sa ganun kung sino nalang din yung mga naka add sa ym ko un nalang din ang pwede ko i chat hay… sayang lang ang kuryente ko sa kanila inunuod ko nalang ng telenovela at mag hanap nalang ako ng ibang website like entertainment in San Diego  mas malilibang pa ako

   I sak myself ” Why was I born in this world?
why do I have this feeling that I have no purpose?
No path leading me to the right way
Is it right that I yearn for something
Yet never seem to find whatever I yearn for.
Help! I cry out wondering… looking for a place to go.
But I end up in the same place I started
My heart is beating so bad, my chest hurts
Then I am in front of a crowd
Spotlights on me… I start to play… I ended…everyone applauded.
Then they called my name…
My heart stopped then there was silence
could it have been just a dream? Or did I really make It…
But then I realized– I made It.
–Zarah F.

      The essence of love is what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves.
Men, in particular, often don’t understand this. Many have said to me, ” I don’t understand my wife I own a house and a car from San Diego Toyotas, I provide everything they need. What more could they want?” They want you! Your eyes, your ears, your time, your attention, your presence, your focus — your time. Nothing can take the place of that.
The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It is focused attention. Love concentrates so intently on another that you forget yourself at that moment. Attention says. ” I value you enough to give you most precious asset– my time.” Whenever you give your time, you are making a sacrifice, and sacrifice is the essence of love. JESUS MODELED THIS: ” Be full of love others, following the example of christ who loved you and gave himself to god as a sacrifice to take away your sins.”
You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. ” God so loved the world that he gave….” Love means giving up– yielding my preferences, comport, goals, security, money, energy, or time for the benifit of someone else.
The best time to love is now…..

*Health Care tips:
We all have to eat, but choosing the right foods can be hard. Many people also have trouble controlling how much they eat. Instead of eating reasonable portions of fruit, vegetables, whole grain, and other healthy foods, lots of people eat too many cookies and chips. Many people just eat too much food in general.
One reuslt is an epidemic of obesity. This increase in obesity has led to increases in the occurrence of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. But for other people, food becomes the enemy. They worry so much about getting fat that they limit what they eat. Doctors say that these people have eating disorders.
One type of eating disorder is called anorexia or ANOREXIA NERVOSA. People with anorexia eat only tiny amounts of food. They may exercise for hours everyday to burn off the few calories that they do consume. Someone who weighs 100 pounds can drop to an unhealthy weight of just 80 pounds, or even less, if they develop anorexia.
Instead of starving themselves, people with an eating disorder called bulimia or BULIMIA NERVOSA eat a huge amount, like a quart of ice cream, a giant bag of chips, or a package of cookies, in a short time. Then they try to get rid of the food by forcing themselves to vomit.
Both disorders often begin around puberty, when kids’ bodies change. This changes can be stressful, especially for girls. One of the most suprising findings in recent years, is that. Anorexia and bulimia run in families, says psychologists.

                  Take care of yourself now so that you will be as lively and vibrant even when you are at east bay nursing home reviews.