Charity Begins At Home

I'm sure isa sa mga sumusunod ay naranasan nyo na:

1. Nakasakay ka sa jeep, bilang may aakyat, 2 sila, mag-gigitara ang isa, kakanta ang isa.. tapos mag-aabot ng envelope or letter na naka-fold.. Nanghihingi ng donation..

2. Nakasakay ka sa Bus. May aakyat na teenager. May dalang malaking plastic bag. Magpapamudmod ng letter, or laminated na papel. Humihingi ng assistance sa pag-aaral. Bumili lamang ng Dried Mangoes.

3. Kumakain ka sa isang "Al Fresco" na resto. May lalapit, nagbebenta ng hologram na Jesus Christ or Mary na cards.

4. Naglalakad sa sidewalk (esp sa UST), may mag-aabot ng sticker ng Hare Krishna, akala mo libre, 5 pesos pala yun.

Here's my share of these stories..

Namimili ako ng specialty board sa National Book Store sa Edsa Central. Siyempre mega hanap ako ng papel. Alam mo naman sa NBS, mahirap maghanap ng paper na pare-pareho. (AYUSIN NIYO NGA PAG-FIFILE NYO NG GAMIT!!!) Anyway, as I was browsing for papers, may lumapit saaking teen (ateh siya!), nag-abot ng papel. Nabasa ko ang heading, kabataan chuva ganun, may musika something pa sa title. Alam ko na ito. So sabi ko..

Me: Alam ko na yan. Wala.

Beki Teen: Kuya..

Me: Alam ko na nga yan.

Beki Teen: Si Kuya babasahin na yan.

Me: Nabasa ko na yan. Alam ko na yan.

Beki Teen: Babasahin na yan.

Me: Nabasa ko na nga yan! (Mejo mataas na ang boses)

Beki Teen: Kuya!!! Babasahin na yan.

Me: Nabasa ko na sabi! Wait lang..

ano kayang ginawa ko?

a. hahampasin ng board
b. pupunitin ang papel
c. walk-out!







Me: GUARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Umalis ang Beki Teen.

Ang pagtulong may tamang lugar, tamang oras at tamang rason.
Kung wala ang isang elemento dyan, WALANG tulong na maiibibigay.

JAI HO
(may victory be yours)

Slumdog Fever hits the US..

Britney Spears




my ultra favorite LSS song from PCD!





(Jai Ho)
(Jai Ho)I got (I got) shivers (shivers),
When you touch away,
I'll make you hot,
Get all you got,
I'll make you wanna say (Jai Ho)

(Jai Ho)

I got (I got) fever (fever),
Running like a fire,
For you I will go all the way,
I wanna take you higher (Jai Ho)
I keep it steady uh-steady,
That's how I feel it.
This beat is heavy, so heavy,
You gonna feel it.

(Jai Ho)You are the reason that I breathe,(Jai Ho)
You are the reason that I still believe,(Jai Ho)
You are my destiny,
Jai Ho! Uh-uh-uh-oh!
(Jai Ho)No there is nothing that can stop us(Jai Ho)
Nothing can ever come between us,(Jai Ho)
So come and dance with me,
Jai Ho! (oohh)

Catch me, catch me, catch me, c'mon, catch me,
I want you now,
I know you can save me, come and save me,
I need you now.

I am yours forever, yes, forever,
I will follow,
Anywhere in anyway,
Never gonna let go.

Jai Ho

(Jai Ho) Escape (escape) away (away),
I'll take you to a place,
This fantasy of you and me,
I'll never lose my chance. (Jai Ho)

Yeaahhhh

I can (I can) feel you (feel you),
Rushing through my veins,
There's an notion in my heart,
I will never be the same.

(Jai Ho)Just keep it burnin', yeah baby,
Just keep it comin', (Jai Ho)
You're gonna find out baby,
I'm one in a million.

You are the reason that I breathe,(Jai Ho)
You are the reason that I still believe,(Jai Ho)
You are my destiny,
Jai Oh! Uh-uh-uh-oh!

(Jai Ho)No there is nothing that can stop us(Jai Ho)
Nothing can ever come between us(Jai Ho)
So come and dance with me,
Jai Ho! (oohh) (Hear me its destiny)

Catch me, catch me, catch me, c'mon, catch me,
I want you now,
I know you can save me, come and save me,
I need you now.

I am yours forever, yes, forever,
I will follow,
Anywhere in anyway,
Never gonna let go.

Jai Ho, Jai Ho, Jai Ho

I need you,
Gonna make it,(Jai Ho)
I'm ready,
So take it!

(Jai Ho)You are the reason that I breathe,(Jai Ho)
You are the reason that I still believe,(Jai Ho)
You are my destiny,
Jai Oh! Uh-uh-uh-oh!

(Jai Ho)No there is nothing that can stop us,(Jai Ho)
Nothing can ever come between us,(Jai Ho)
So come and dance with me,
Jai Ho! (oohh)

Jai Ho!

Baila baila!

Jai Ho!

Kung Hei Fat Choi or Kiong Hee Huat Tsai?

got this from several multiply and blog posts.. gusto ko lang ma-share para maitama ang nakagisnan na, hahaha..

By WILLARD CHENG, ABS-CBN Correspondent

Both greetings refer to the same set of four Chinese characters that means "Wishing you prosperity." But guess what is more appropriate to use and say when you are in the Philippines?

(Yes, it doesn’t even mean "happy new year" — more on this later)

"Kung Hei Fat Choi" has obviously been the more popular one, commonly said and printed on banners, advertisements and different forms of media. But this greeting is Cantonese.

Considering that majority of the Chinese Filipinos here in the Philippines speak the Hokkien dialect, I recommend that we say the greeting in Hokkien, which is pronounced and spelled as "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai."

Tsinoys will appreciate to hear the greeting in the dialect they understand. Cantonese is one of the nine other groups of dialects in China and is most commonly spoken in Hong Kong, Guangdong, and Macau. Hokkien is the dialect spoken in Fujian province where most of the Chinese-Filipinos come from.

If you happen to be in China and if you want to say the greeting in Mandarin, China’s official language (and spoken by the most number of people in the world), pronounce the greeting as "Kong Xi Fa Tsai" (written and spelled formally as "Gong Xi Fa Cai").

I suspect some Hong Kong or Cantonese restaurant started to popularize the Cantonese greeting here, which is weird because there is a very scant population of Tsinoys from Guangdong or Hong Kong.

Oh, I remember a jingle from a TV commercial of a fast-food chain years ago that goes: "Kung Hei Fat Choi ay nandito na/ Sa McDo, may regalo, prosperity coupons/ Para to kay lolo/ Para to kay lola/ Para to sa buong pamilyaaa." Well, Tsinoys do not understand and speak "Kung Hei Fat Choi."

It’s like saying "Maayong buntag" (Good morning) to a Tagalog who doesn’t understand and speak Bisaya.

So, let’s start banishing "Kung Hei Fat Choi" from our vocabulary and start to pratice saying the greeting in Hokkien, "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai," which is widely understood by Tsinoys here.

Spread the word, "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!"

If you want to greet your friend "Happy New Year" in Mandarin, say it as "Xin Nien Kwai Le" (formally written as "Xin Nian Kuai Le"). In Hokkien, say it as "Sin Ni khòai lok."

Also, don’t also be confused with the lion and dragon dance, which are sometimes interchanged. The four-legged dancing creature is a lion, which is maneuvered by two dancers (one moves the head while the other moves the tail). It has wiggling ears and blinking eyes and is the one that also goes around the streets and reach for the angpao or red envelope hung at the door. It is usually led by a masked man with a fan.

On the other hand, a dragon has a longer body that is maneuvered by more dancers. It is a guided by a man that holds a dragon ball.

Point out the difference when people say "There’s the dragon!" while the dancing creature turns out to be a lion.

Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!

(Willard is one of ABS-CBN News’ correspondents. He wrote this piece as an off-shoot of an e-mail explaining the difference between the Kung Hei Fat Choi/Kiong Hee Huat Tsai greetings for the Chinese new year.)

Nyetits

Gusto mo ba ng ganito? Aarte kb?


Kaloka diba. Buti nalang, hindi siya kung ano ang iniisip mo. Baby Panda siya.


Speaking of nyetits, eto talaga ang panalo!
I was browsing a blog, nang bigla kong na-sight ito.
Alam nyo namang i love ASIANS..!!
Parang Hayden Kho scandal lang..



Siya si Edison Chen..
Hay..
San ang nyetits nya?
Naku, sa sobrang dami, maloloka ka!!
eto sample.
OA diba?
Ma-elma muros din tong si kuya mo.
At mahilig sa mga bushy girls.. Eww!

For me, sa thousands na scandal photo nyang lumabas, eto ang best.
Click here.

Gosh.
I so so wanna argh him.
Swerte ng mga bushy girls na yan!!

2009 na!

(fireworks to ah, hindi sumabog na pintura! hehehe..)

Happy New Year!!!
A Better year for everyone of us.

Parang walang Pasko.

Ewan ko.
Napaka-ordinaryo ng araw na ito.
Mag-twtwelve na, wit pa rin masyadong ganap.
Hay.
Buti nalang good mood ako.
Wit na rin me nareceive na regalo.
Ok lang kasi..
(sing with me!)

I don't want a lot for Christmas

There is just one thing I need

I don't care about the presents

Underneath the Christmas tree

I just want you for my own

More than you could ever know

Make my wish come true...

All I want for Christmas is

YOU (pogi)..

This Holiday
(kasi wala kaming Christmas)

Advance Xmas post.
Christmas is all about sharing and giving.
Let's do our share in helping others.
Happy Holidays..

Nichiren Daishonin writes, "If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 1598). Please be confident that the higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the happiest people of all.

- Daisaku Ikeda, SGI President