A LOVE STORY U MUST READ!!!

THIS MADE ME CRY :(((

“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed -dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.

So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

Corner of LOVE

Love is unpredictable yet exciting...Love is harsh at times, but it is the best thing in this world!

“sometimes you have to break up to grow up,it takes two grown ups to make a relationship works..”

Mahal kita..kahit ang sakit sakit na....-popoy

I love you and I will tell you everyday,
Everyday until you forget those things that hurt.
I hate the things that make you hurt
And how I wish I could take them away.
If only it could be done, I’ll do it for sure.
“…but it cannot be done coz you won’t let me do it..” -- Tricia

kapag ang mahal natin ay iniwan tayo wag ka malungkot, dahil siguradong may darating na bagong taong hindi man maibibigay ang hinahanap natin matatanggap naman tayo at mamahalin- Basha

 

NAKAYA KO KYA MO RIN! NAALA2 MO NUNG AKO ANG NANJAN?O HND BAT KAW PA
ANG NAGSABI SAKIN NA BKA KAYA TAYO INIIWAN NG TAONG MAHAL NATIN KC BKA
MERONG DRATING NA MAS OK NA MAS MA2HLIN TAU TAONG HND TAU SA2KTAN AT
PAASAHIN UNG NAGIISANG TAO NA MAGTA2MA NG MALI SA BUHAY NATIN

 

 Well it’s a very exciting time … but at the end of the day , though things might change, somethings remain the same diba, kaya dapat wag mo kakalimutan ang lumang ikaw 

 

 Hindi mo ba alam yung 3 month rule lahat ng taong na inlove at nakipagbreak alam yun,  maghihintay ka muna ng 3 buwan, diba 3 buwan bago ka makipag boyfriend uli. Hindi mo alam yun? God my 2 linggo pa ako eh, 2 linggo pa! but katingkati kang palitan ako? 

 

popoy yun ba talaga ang tingin mo? I just made a choice – Basha

and you chose to break my heart - Popoy

 

 

"Gusto mo talagang malaman problema ko? nasasaktan ako..kahet alam kong wala na kong karapatan..dahil naisip kong ako naman ang may gusto nito..pero hanggang ngayon umaasa pa rin ako.. na sana ako pa rin.. sana ako na lang.. sana ako na lang ulit….."

minsan its better for two people to break up.. so they can grow up. It takes grown up to make relationship to work –

Nasaktan ka ang dahil hindi maluwag sa puso mo na ibigay sa kanya ang hinihiling nya sayo 

Samut saring mga kasabihan

Who is Capt. Jessup Bahinting?

Born in Siquijor and raised in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Bahinting was first exposed to aviation through his father, who worked at the Civil Aviation Administration (now the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines).

At 19, he became assistant to Antonio Sabijana, the pilot of former Rep. Herminio Teves.
Bahinting, 60, chairman and CEO of Aviatour Air, told his Nigerian pilot to fly one of the company’s Cessna planes and get the antidote. The mission eventually helped save the life of Cebu City zookeeper Ronald Aventurado, who had been bitten by a king cobra.
He is considered a hero. As a matter of fact we were planning to award him on Charter Day,” Jakosalem said in an interview aired over GMA News TV's State of the Nation news program Monday night.

 

Aventurado, for his part, held back tears as he recalled how the 60-year-old pilot wanted to check his condition after suffering from a snake bite.

 

“Pupuntahan niya sana ako para tingnan ako pero hindi niya ako nakita. Siya pa ang na-missing at ako pa ang nabuhay,” Aventurado said in a separate interview.

 

Bahinting and his co-pilot Kshitiz Chand remain missing after the four-seater Piper Seneca they were riding crashed in the waters off the shoreline of Masbate City at about 5 p.m. Saturday, supposedly due to engine trouble.

 

Early Tuesday morning, Transportation Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II announced that Robredo’s body had been recovered at a depth of 180 feet off the coast of Masbate City.

Later in the day, Roxas said that another body, which has yet to be identified, was found inside the plane’s wreckage.

 

‘Model husband’

 

Aventurado, however, was not the first person saved by Captain Bahinting. The pilot's wife, Margarita Bahinting, said her husband considered saving lives as his “life mission.”

 

“When there was an earthquake in Negros, nagpadala kami ng relief doon. Noong bagyong Sendong, ilang beses kami nagpadala ng tulong doon. The people of Cagayan de Oro can attest to that. Kahit noong landslide sa Guinsaugon (in southern Leyte), nandoon siya,” Mrs. Bahinting said in an interview over ANC on Tuesday morning.

 

She also shared that his husband was an active pastor and Visayas area superintendent of the Grace Communion International, a Christian denomination.

 

Mrs. Bahinting also described the pilot as a “model husband.” The couple was supposed to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary this December.

 

“Mapagmahal siya… He has already done his task here on Earth. I already accept what happened, but it is really painful,” she said.

 

Antonio Jereidini, training director of the aircraft rental company Aviatour Air which Bahinting managed, for his part, said that the pilot never hesitated to go on medical evacuation flights if necessary.

 

“He has always been very actively involved in flying. Almost all of his flights were mercy flights and medical evacuation flights,” Jereidini said in another television interview.

DILG SEC JESSE ROBREDO FOUND DEAD

MANILA, Philippines (4th UPDATE) – The body of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo was found Tuesday morning, Transport and Communications Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas II said.
"At 8:15 a.m. kumpirmadong ang isa sa mga katawan ay kay Sec, Robredo," Roxas said.
Reports have yet to be confirmed if the bodies of Capt. Jessup Bahinting and Nepalese Kshitiz Chand have already been retrieved.
Divers found the plane's fuselage around 7:30 a.m. Robredo's body was found inside the fuselage at 7:45 a.m. His body was brought to shore at 8:40 a.m.
Roxas said the remains of the Interior secretary was found 800 meters off Masbate at 180 feet deep.
Robredo's wife, Atty. Maria Leonor Gerona-Robredo, has been informed personally by President Aquino, according to Roxas.
"The President was very quiet, he sought absolute confirmation. Nung kumpirmadong-kumpirmado na, he wanted to make sure na may malapit kay Ma'am Leni na katabi niya. Ma'am Leni was in her house at malayo pa ang mga kilala naming malapit sa kanya, pinagpasyahan na sabihin kay Ma'am Leni na direkta," he said.
"Iyung dalawang pilot nakasubsob sa cockpit, so si Sec. Robredo ang unang nakuha at dahan-dahang inakyat," Roxas said.
Roxas said a technical diver, Matt Reed, was able to identify Robredo after being briefed of the Cabinet official's last attire.
"The diver could not come up directly, so he sent up his slate with information that the fuselage was found and 'yun ang sinabi na may indications na si [Sec. Robredo ang natagpuan]. Binigyan siya [ng information] sa bihis ni Sec. Jess, ang sunod na balita na pinaabot niya ay si Sec. Jess nga," he said.
Robredo's older brother, Butch, asked for more time before the family could release a statement.
President Aquino personally brought Robredo's remains to his family in Naga on board a C130 plane. The late secretary's remains arrived at the Naga airport a little past 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday. Robredo was given arrival honors.
Bahinting's wife Margaret, meanwhile, said: "I have just been thankful to God because this morning I was praying na ma-retrieve na ang mga katawan nila na sana hindi na matagal. Whether they are dead or alive, as long as makita ko ang katawan."
The Palace and several local government units and agencies have hoisted their flags at half mast to mourn the death of the Interior secretary.

A little information about LEUKEMIA

The word Leukemia comes from the Greek leukos which means "white" and aima which means "blood". It is cancer of the blood or bone marrow (which produces blood cells). A person who has leukemia suffers from an abnormal production of blood cells, generally leukocytes (white blood cells). 

Types of Leukemia

Chronic and Acute 

Experts divide leukemia into four large groups, each of which can be Acute, which is a rapidly progressing disease that results in the accumulation of immature, useless cells in the marrow and blood, or Chronic, which progresses more slowly and allows more mature, useful cells to be made. In other words, acute leukemia crowds out the good cells more quickly than chronic leukemia.

Lymphocytic and Myelogenous  

Leukemia’s are also subdivided into the type of affected blood cell. If the cancerous transformation occurs in the type of marrow that makes lymphocytes, the disease is called lymphocytic leukemia. A lymphocyte is a kind of white blood cell inside your vertebrae immune system. If the cancerous change occurs in the type of marrow cells that go on to produce red blood cells, other types of white cells, and platelets, the disease is called myelogenous leukemia.

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL),

 also known as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - This is the most common type of leukemia among young children, although adults can get it as well, especially those over the age of 65. Survival rates of at least five years range from 85% among children and 50% among adults. The following are all subtypes of this leukemia: precursor B acute lymphoblastic leukemia, precursor T acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Burkitt's leukemia, and acute biphenotypic leukemia.

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) –

This is most common among adults over 55, although younger adults can get it as well. CLL hardly ever affects children. The majority of patients with CLL are men, over 60%. 75% of treated CLL patients survive for over five years. Experts say CLL is incurable. A more aggressive form of CLL is B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia.

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) –

AML is more common among adults than children, and affects males significantly more often than females. Patients are treated with chemotherapy. 40% of treated patients survive for over 5 years. The following are subtypes of AMS - acute promyelocytic leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, and acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) –

 The vast majority of patients are adults. 90% of treated patients survive for over 5 years. Gleevec (imatinib) is commonly used to treat CML, as well as some other drugs. Chronic monocytic leukemia is a subtype of CML. 

Symptoms of Leukemia

• Blood clotting is poor –

 As immature white blood cells crowd out blood platelets, which are crucial for blood clotting, the patient may bruise or bleed easily and heal slowly - he may also develop petechiae (a small red to purple spot on the body, caused by a minor hemorrhage).

• Affected immune system –

The patient's white blood cells, which are crucial for fighting off infection, may be suppressed or not working properly. The patient may experience frequent infections, or his immune system may attack other good body cells.

• Anemia –

 As the shortage of good red blood cells grows the patient may suffer from anemia - this may lead to difficult or labored respiration (dyspnea) and pallor (skin has a pale color caused by illness).

• Other symptoms

 Patients may also experience nausea, fever, chills, night sweats, flu-like symptoms, and tiredness. If the liver or spleen becomes enlarged the patient may feel full and will eat less, resulting in weight loss. Headache is more common among patients whose cancerous cells have invaded the CNS (central nervous system).

• Precaution –

As all these symptoms could be due to other illnesses. A diagnosis of leukemia can only be confirmed after medical tests are carried out.

What causes leukemia? 

 The causes of leukemia, lymphoma, melanoma and related blood
disorders are not definitely known. However, a few factors do appear to
affect its development Experts say that different leukemia’s have different causes. The following are either known causes, or strongly suspected causes: 

 GeneticFactors
Down’s syndrome children have an increased risk of developing acute
leukemia, as do children with some other rare chromosomal
abnormalities. Genetic factors rarely play a role in the development of
chronic leukemia.

Radiation
Leukemia occurs at higher than average rates among people exposed
to intense radiation. These include survivors of the nuclear bomb
explosions in Japan; people exposed to radiation after the Chernobyl
nuclear plant disaster in the Ukraine; and people who received large
amounts of radiation necessary for the treatment of certain medical
conditions in the past.
No well designed study has ever shown a relationship between leukemia
and power lines.

Chemicals
Workers exposed to benzene have an increased risk of developing acute
leukemia. Some types of cytotoxic drugs used in organ transplant patients
and cancer treatments also increase the risk of developing leukemia.

Viruses
These risk factors account for only a part of the cause of leukemia in an
individual patient and account for a very small number of all leukemia
cases. In most cases the cause remains unknown. Having one or more
of these factors does not mean that you will definitely develop leukemia.
If you are concerned about any of these factors you should talk to your
doctor.

• Alkylating chemotherapy agents used in previous cancers

• Maternal fetal transmission (rare) 

• Hair dyes

Electromagnetic energy 

• - studies indicate there is not enough evidence to show that ELF magnetic (not electric) fields that exist currently might cause leukemia. 

How do I say " I LOVE U?"

sometimes i hate my pessimism
it results in hesitating
and i get caught in a circle
that circulates through my mind
i take a breath and concentrate
make sure my emotions don't instigate
a decision i might regret
or suffer for down the line

why do my words pause with hesitation
is it my overactive imagination
that constant fear of the future
and what will happen to me
i'm uncomfortable having so much emotion
and i don't know where i got that notion
why can't it be more simple
it's my only insecurity

sometimes i feel so inundated
is it really that complicated
of course it isn't
but i've created a monster in my mind
happiness is all that matters
i say nice things not just to flatter you
you know i mean it
you're someone not easy to find

so where do all these thoughts leave me
i'm not sure but in the end i'm happy
happy to be the one
to share these thoughts with you
i hope my doubts don't complicate things
nor go overboard and start to cling
but everything will be fine
because you feel the same way too

24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 15 August 2012 Valid Beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow
Predicted Mean Sea Level Pressure Analysis for 8 a.m., 15 August 2012 Predicted Mean Sea Level Wind Analysis for 8 a.m., 15 August 2012 Satellite Image for 4:32 a.m., 15 August 2012
Synopsis:
At 4:00 am today, Tropical Storm "HELEN" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 60 km South Southeast of Tuguegarao City (17.2°N 122.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 17 kph.
Forecast:
Northern Luzon including Northern Aurora will experience stormy weather and the coastal waters along these areas will be rough to very rough. Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, La Union and the rest of Aurora will have rains with gusty winds while the rest of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Western Visayas will experience occasional to frequent rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Mindanao and the rest of Visayas will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over the rest of the country and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. (in Filipino)

24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST

24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST
Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 14 August 2012
Valid Beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow
Synopsis:
At 4:00 a.m. today, Tropical Storm "HELEN" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 310 k

m East of Casiguran, Aurora (16.6°N 125.4°E) with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 15 kph.
Forecast:
Isabela and Cagayan will experience stormy weather while Extreme Northern Luzon, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mt. Province and Abra will have rains with gusty winds and the coastal waters along these areas will be rough to very rough. The rest of Luzon and Western Visayas will experience cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rainshowers and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will be mostly cloudy with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over the rest of the country and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

 

Pakwan Carving

pakwan is one abundant fruits here in the Phil especially when it is in season, here are some pictures of unique pakwan or watermelon carving

enjoy carving water melon :)

floods brought by Habagat or Low Pressure Area in the main Island of Luzon

An aerial view aboard a Philippine Air Force chopper shows devastation brought by Habagat in Cainta, province of Rizal, eastern Manila.

The stranded Commuters......................

Residents are evacuated by police boats during flooding

 A Philippine Air Force aerial shot shows damaged houses in Marikina City, Metro Manila.

Residents wait to be evacuated from a partially submerged house during flooding in Bocaue, province of Bulacan, north of Manila.

Thousands of people in the Philippine capital and nearby towns were marooned by flash floods after the Habagat hit the main island of Luzon.

 Residents cross a flooded street with the use of a rope in Quezon City.

 A boy is lifted onto the roof of a building to escape the flooding in the Quezon City suburban of Manila.

 

Residents clamber on electric wires to stay out of floodwaters while others wade neck-deep in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila.

 A flood victim is rescued in Pasig City, east of Manila. Authorities rushed rescue and relief to thousands of people who spent the night on the roofs of their submerged houses in Manila and surrounding provinces.

 Commuters wade through waist-deep floodwater in Manila.

Saw Gerald Anderson help his neighbor to survived in the flood.