2011 Philippine Typhoons

Philippines had 5 typhoons for the month of July. August has just started and we had already dealt with Typhoon Lando.

Here's the list of typhoons for 2011 and the date of their landfall to Philippine area of responsibility.

Amang - Feb. 1, 2011
Bebeng - May 7, 2011
Chedeng - May 12, 2011
Dodong - June 9, 2011
Egay - June 16, 2011
Falcon - June 21, 2011
Goring - July 3
Hanna - July 15
Ineng - July 17
Juaning - July 25
Kabayan - July 28
Lando - Aug 1
Mina - Aug 27
Nonoy - Sept 8
Onyok - Sept 11

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Pedring - Sept 26

Public Storm Signal No. 1
Ticao Island
Masbate
Marinduque
Batangas
Cavite
Bataan
Pampanga
Zambales
Tarlac
Pangasinan
La Union
Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Norte
Abra, Apayao
Calayan and Babuyan group of islands

Public Storm Signal No 2
Metro Manila
Albay
Burias Island
Sorsogon
rest of Quezon
Rizal
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Vizcaya
Ifugao
Benguet
Mt. Province
Kalinga
Cagayan

Public Storm Signal No. 3
Catanduanes
Camarines Sur
Camarines Norte
Northern Quezon
Polillo Island
Aurora
Quirino
Isabela

Suspension of Classes

(September 26, 2011)
All afternoon classes in kindergarten to High School in NCR (Metro Manila)

(September 27, 2011)
Classes in NCR will remain suspended for kinder, elementary and high school, for both private and public schools


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Quiel
Ramon
Sendong
Tisoy
Ursula
Viring
Weng
Yoyoy
Zigzag

Be safe everyone since rainy season is still on.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

Today is our 9th valentines day together. I'm happy that we're not just looking at each other, we're also now looking in the same direction, and that direction is towards Jula's future and ours. Happy valentines bhe and I'm looking forward for our 48th valentines together.



~♥~ Be My Valentine, My Love ~♥~


Be my Valentine, my love,
As I will be for you,
And we will love the whole day long,
And love our whole lives through.

For love has no parameters
And does not end with time,
But is the gift of paradise,
A pinch of the sublime.

So let us take this holiday
To resubmit our love
To those within that know no sin
And with the angels move.

Copyright by : Nicholas Gordon

TIME PERS

My husband just opened an internet cafe that provides internet access and online games to the public. We named it, TIME PERS.



TIME PERS is a term used by Filipino children every time they play a game which means time out.



It officially opened last February 9, 2011 and got blessed February 13, 2011.

We would like to thank our families and friends for all the help and support.

I'VE LEARNED

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.

I've learned that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it.

I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.

I've learned that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.

I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place. (Amen to that!)

I've learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I've learned that learning to forgive takes practice.

I've learned that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.

I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned that I'm getting more and more like my grandma, and I'm kinda happy about it.

I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I've learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I've learned that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned that you should never tell a child her dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if she believed it

I've learned that your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren't biological.

I've learned that no matter how good a friend someone is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.

I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.

I've learned that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I've learned that if you don't want to forget something, stick it in your underwear drawer.

I've learned that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I've learned that the clothes I like best are the ones with the most holes in them.

I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I've learned that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.

I've learned that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.

I've learned that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves, get farther in life.

I've learned that many things can be powered by the mind, the trick is self-control.

I've learned that no matter how many friends you have, if you are their pillar, you will feel lonely and lost at the times you need them most.

I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I've learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

I've learned that writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional pains.

I've learned that the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us.

I've learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.

I've learned that although the word "love" can have many different meaning, it loses value when overly used.

I've learned that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.


by: Author Unk.

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year.



Chinese New Year is also called Chinese Lunar New Year that is celebrated for 15 days and the animal sign is rabbit. First day starts today, February 3. Before the New Year Celebration, Chinese families give their home a thorough cleaning so that on the 1st day, they can keep away brooms and dust pans. They believe that cleaning on the 1st day sweeps good luck. They also paint their houses red. They buy new clothes symbolizes fresh start.

FIRST DAY
- Begins at 12 midnight to welcome deities of heaven and earth. There’s a lion dance as a symbolic ritual to usher the New Year and to evict bad spirits as well, same with fireworks and firecrackers.

SECOND DAY
- Is for married daughters to visit their parents. Also consider as birthday of all dogs.

THIRD DAY
- is known as chì kǒu (赤口), directly translated as "red mouth, "meaning not a good day to socialize or visit your relatives and friends.

FIFTH DAY
- birthday of the Chinese god of wealth

SEVENTH DAY
- traditionally known as renri 人日, the common man's birthday, the day when everyone grows one year older.

EIGHT, NINTH and TENTH DAY
- Another family dinner to celebrate the birth of the Jade Emperor; is the Taoist ruler of Heaven and all realms of existence below including that of Man and Hell.

THIRTEENTH DAY
- On the 13th day people will eat pure vegetarian food to clean out their stomach due to consuming too much food over the last two weeks. This day is dedicated to the General Guan Yu, also known as the Chinese God of War.

FIFTEENTH DAY
- This day is celebrated as the Lantern Festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.

I AM THIRD

There was a boy who was very popular among others his age. He was an excellent leader in his school groups. One of his friends visited him and saw a homemade plaque in his room with the words "I Am Third" on it. His friend asked him what it meant and he replied, "It is the motto I try to use in my life. It means "GOD IS FIRST, OTHERS ARE SECOND, and I AM THIRD.'"

The driving force in our lives should be trying to please God. Secondly, we should take into consideration the needs and pleasures of others. With our own pleasures subordinated, we will truly be the humble servants of God.

BOY or GIRL?

I remembered last quarter of 2008; my teammates (Rina, Love and Badet) were talking about Chinese Lunar Calendar in the first floor pantry of the office. They called me and told me about the calendar. They said that the gender of the baby can be predicted by just checking woman’s conceiving age and month of conception.

I was 27 years old then, I don’t have Jula yet. My husband wanted a baby girl so I told the girls I need to get pregnant by November 2008. And it came true, I got pregnant November 2008, then four or five months after, we found out that it’s a girl.

Coincidence, I don’t know, but its true based on my experience.