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*Boy: do you have a boyfriend?

*Girl: No. I don’t want a boyfriend.

*Boy: Genesis 2:18 “The Lord God said, 

‘It is not good for the man to be alone. 

I will make a helper suitable for him’.”

*Girl: But I don’t love you.

*Boy: 1 John 4:8 "Whoever does not love, 

does not know God, because God is love.”

*Girl: So how do I discern that your words are true?

*Boy: Matthew 12:34 “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of."

*Girl: But how can I be sure that you are faithful and honest?

*Boy: Mark 13:31 “Heaven and earth will pass away, 

but my words will never pass away."

*Girl: But why me? There are so many girls out there.

*Boy: Proverbs 31:29 “Many women do noble things, 

but you surpass them all!”

*Girl: But what do you see in me, that makes you love me?

*Boy: Song of Songs 4:7 " You are altogether beautiful, 

my darling; there is no flaw in you."

*Girl: But really, I’m not that beautiful … you’re exaggerating.

*Boy: Proverbs 31:30 “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; 

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

*Girl: What will happen if I say yes?

*Boy: Genesis 2:24 “That is why a man leaves his father and mother 

and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh."

*Girl: How is it that you know so many Scriptures?

*Boy: Joshua 1:8 “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; 

meditate on it day and night, 

so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. 

Then you will be prosperous and successful. "

*Girl: Wooow, I can see you really love God.

*Boy: Psalm 34:8 “Taste and see that the Lord is good; 

blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!”

*Girl: Hmmm. Ok please just give me some time to think about this.

*Boy: Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, 

whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, 

whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—

if anything is excellent or praiseworthy —think about such things."

*Girl: owwww I love you already

*Boy: Revelations 22:21 "Amen."

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sharing. from depression to life, again.

to be a senator in the philippines??? (spam-ouch!)

got this from an old spam mail. haha.
correct this spammer when you can, if you can :)

Miriam Defensor Santiago was featured in Correspondents last week.Maganda rin naman ang naidudulot ng pagiging prangka ni Senador MiriamDefensor-Santiago. Ayon kay Santiago , marami ang tumatak-bong Senador dahil salaki ng budget na ibinibigay sa kanila kada buwan.Lumalabas na P35,000 suweldo nila kada buwan ay pakitang-tao lang sa milyun-milyong budget ng bawat senador...

Kada buwan ay may Fixed Monthly Budget ang bawat Senador ng humigit-kumulang P2 Milyon. Sa opisina pa lang nila ay humigit-kumulang P500,000 ang budget nila sa Maintenance and Operating Expenses (Rental, Utilities, Supplies at DomesticTravels) at P500,000 para sa Staff at Personal expenses. Kaya para makatipid ang ibang Senador, kaunti lang ang staff na kinukuha nila. Nagtataka ka pa kung bakit mayroong mga Ghost Employee?Bukod diyan, may P760,000 allowance pa sila kada buwan para naman sa ForeignTravel. At ang masakit pa nito, hindi na kailangan i-liquidate ang mga resibo ngmga gastusin 'yan kundi Certification lang ang Requirement.

Heto pa, lahat sila ay Chairman ng mg Komite sa Senado. Ang Committee Chairman ay tumatanggap din ng budget na sinlaki ng tinatanggap ng mga Senador nahumigit-kumulangP1 Milyon din! Hindi sila mawawalan ng Komite dahil 24 lang ang ating mga Senador at 37 naman ang Committee sa Senado. There's food for everybody 'ika nga! Lumalabas na doble ang kanilang benepesiyo at kita kapagsila ay nabiyayaan ng Committee Chairmanship.Sa P200 milyon na Budget para sa Pork Barrel ng mga Senador bawat taon, awtomatikong may 10% na S.O.P. o kita ng Senador na P20 milyon. Ito ang porsiyento na ibinibigay ng mga kontratista sa mga Senador na nagbibigay sakanila ng mga Infrastructure at Livelihood Project.Bago matapos ang termino ng isang Senador, kumita na siya ng P100 milyon saPork Barrel pa lang. Yung ibang Senador mas gahaman, hindi lang 10% kundi 20 -30% ang komisyon hinihingi sa mga kontratista.Pansinin niyo na lang ang pagbabago ng buhay ng ilan sa ating mga Senador simula nang manungkulan sa puwesto.

Kung dati ay simple lang ang kanilangpamumuhay ngayon ay nakatira na sila sa mga eksklusibong subdivision, maraming bahay sa Pilipinas at abroad at mahigit lima ang sasakyan.Ngayon nagtataka ka pa ba kung bakit gumagastos ng daan-daang milyong piso ang mga Senador sa kampanya para sa isang posisyon na P35,000 lang ang suweldo kadabuwan? Bawing-bawi pala ang gastos kapag naupo na!ANG SARAP MAGING SENADOR! ! !

One of the reasons why the Philippines will never, ever get off the ground......ayon...... kaya talagang mahirap pan umasenso ang bansang Pilipinas- yung mismo nilang gobierno ninanakawan and kanilang kapuwa taong pilipino at hindi pa iyan..... hindi pa sila nagbabayad ng buwis sa bansa - kaya lahat ngkalyehon lubak-lubak at masyadong madumi at mababaho!!! Hindi na sila nahiya sakanilang nakikita....eh kasalanan naman nila yoon - dapat sa kanila pumunta lahat ng mahihirap.....

We should be thankful to miriam defensor santiago for being fair dinkum and honest about this - for exposing these people - that is what the country needs are - whistleblowers - if there are no whistleblowers the country will never ever prosper and will just sit in the sidelines watching with envy the prosperity of the other southeast asian countries - look at Vietnam now, much better.......while the rest of the new breed of filipinas are just maids - the present level of education has also deteriorated in that country - whether it be ateneo, up, la salle - they could not compete anymore - they do not know how to use their education to better up their poor country, they prefer to steal not to assist in the path of prosperity for their country - they lack human factor and social conscience and no social responsibility....the result of a poor level of education. so wake up, you filipinos paying your taxes there, stop defending your corrupt masters and do something!!!!!

OH, OKAY, NEED I WRITE MORE? 

The Scroll Marked VII

I will laugh at the world. No living creature can laugh except humans.  Trees may bleed when they are wounded, and beasts in the field will cry in pain and hunger, yet only I have the gift of laughter and it is mine to use whenever I choose.  Henceforth I will cultivate the habit of laughter.


I will smile and my digestion will improve; 
I will chuckle and my burdens will be lightened; 
I will laugh and my life will be lengthened 
for this is the great secret of long life 
and now it is mine.


I will laugh at the world. And most of all, I will laugh at myself for humans are most comical when we take ourselves too seriously.  Never will I fall into this trap of the mind.  For though I be nature's greatest miracle am I not still a mere grain tossed about by the winds of time?  Do I truly know whence I came or whither I am bound?  Will my concern for this day not seem foolish ten years hence?  Why should I permit the petty happenings of today to disturb me?  What can take place before this sun sets which will not seem insignificant in the river of centuries?


I will laugh at the world. And how can I laugh when confronted with person or deed which offends me so as to bring forth my tears or my curses?  Four words I will train myself to say until they become a habit so strong that immediately they will appear in my mind whenever good humor threatens to depart from me.  These words, passed down from the ancients, will carry me through every adversity and maintain my life in balance.  These four words are:  This too shall pass.


I will laugh at the world. For all worldly things shall indeed pass. When I am heavy with heartache I shall console myself that this too shall pass; when I am puffed with success I shall warn myself that this too shall pass.  When I am strangled in poverty I shall tell myself that this too shall pass; when I am burdened with wealth I shall tell myself that this too shall pass.  Yea, verily, where is he who built the pyramid?  Is he not buried within its stone?  And will the pyramid, one day, not also be buried under sand?  If all things shall pass why should I be of concern for today?

I will laugh at the world.
                                               I will paint this day with laughter; 

I will frame this night in song.  

Never will I labor to be happy; 

rather I will remain too busy to be sad.  

I will enjoy today's happiness today.  

It is not grain to be stored in a box.  

It is not wine to be saved in a jar.  

It cannot be saved for the morrow.  

It must be sown and reaped on the same day 

and this will I do, henceforth.

I will laugh at the world. And with my laughter all things will be reduced to their proper size.  I will laugh at my failures and they will vanish in clouds of new dreams.  I will laugh at my successes and they will shrink to their true value.  I will laugh at evil and it will die untasted; I will laugh at goodness and it will thrive and abound.  Each day will be triumphant only when my smiles bring forth smiles from others and this I do in selfishness, for those on whom I frown are those who purchase not my goods.
I will laugh at the world.

Henceforth will I shed only tears of sweat, for those of sadness or remorse or frustration are of no value in the marketplace whilst each smile can be exchanged for gold and each kind word, spoken from my heart, can build a castle.


Never will I allow myself to become so important, 
so wise, so dignified, so powerful, 
that I forget how to laugh at myself and my world.  
In this matter I will always remain as a child, 
for only as a child am I given the ability 
to look up to others; and so long as I look up to another 
I will never grow too long for my cot.


I will laugh at the world. And so long as I can laugh never will I be poor.  This then, is one of nature's greatest gifts, and I will waste it no more.  Only with laughter and happiness can I truly become a success.  Only with laughter and happiness can I enjoy the fruits of my labor.  Were it not so, far better would it be to fail, for happiness is the wine that sharpens the taste of the meal.  To enjoy success I must have happiness, and laughter will be the maiden who serves me.


I will be happy.
I will be successful.
I will be the greatest salesman the world has ever known.

from The Greatest Salesman in the World

by Og Mandino

A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN

Carrot, Egg or Coffee Bean?

You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again. 

A young woman went to her mother and told her 

about her life and how things were so hard for her. 

She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. 

She was tired of fighting and struggling. 

It seemed that as one problem was solved, a new one arose. 

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word. 

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She then pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. 

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?" 

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. 

She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. 

She did and noted that they were soft. 

She then asked her to take an egg and break it. 

After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. 

Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. 

The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. 

The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, Mother?" 

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity -- boiling water -- but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. 

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. 

"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? 

Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?" 

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity? Do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? 

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart? 

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor of your life. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate to another level? 

How do you handle adversity? 

Are you changed by your surroundings or do you bring life, flavor, to them? 

ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN? 

~ Author Unknown ~ 
[another  treasure  from the email spam folder :)]

10 Rules [Good Christian Married Life]

10 Commandments 

for a Good Christian Married Life 

1. You must be and become the RIGHT person

rather than expecting your spouse 

to be come the RIGHT person.

2. GIVE and TAKE is a necessity.

Let LOVE cover the disagreements 

which will come in any marriage.

3. Never carry into tomorrow the petty troubles of today. 

Forgive at the earliest or at least by the end of the day, 

and then forget.

4. Discuss your disagreements

and personal problems with the LORD. 

Go to HIM for the advice you need. 

Always take Godly counsel when in need.

5. Try to live within your financial means. 

Don't try to copy the life style of some other couple; 

keep within your income. 

And be sure to set aside the tithe for the Lord's work.

6. Keep your love as romantic as possible.

Appreciate each other. 

Express that appreciation in actual love 

and affection in the home. 

7. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER think of divorce

as a solution for your marriage problems. 

You took your vows "until death do us part." 

Divorce never settles anything.

8. Keep your eyes on the person you have married, 

and don't bother looking around for someone else. 

Wandering eyes benefit no marriage. 

It opens the door for the enemy 

to work out his scheme in your marriage.

9. Read God's Word 

and pray together every day. 

To pray together is to stay together.

10. Let Christ shed the love of God in your heart, 
and 
you will be sure to have love for each other

source: 

http://www.godlywoman.co/2012/07/10-commandments-for-good-christian.html

THE FROZEN BIRD

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. 
  
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! 
  
He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. 
  
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him. 
 

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Morals of the story: 

(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy; 

  (2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend; and 

  (3) When you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

***ANOTHER WISDOM I GOT FROM SPAM MAIL***

my daily dose - enough for two weeks eh? --- [thanks Richard Bach]...

Bad things are not the worst things 
that can happen to us. 
Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us! 

Can miles truly separate you from friends... 

If you want to be with someone you love, 

aren't you already there? 

Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. 

All they show is limitation. 

Look with your understanding, 

find out what you already know, 

and you'll see the way to fly. 

Every person, all the events of your life 
are there because you have drawn them there. 
What you choose to do with them is up to you. 

Here is a test to find 

whether your mission on Earth is finished: 

If you're alive, it isn't. 

I gave my life 

to become the person I am right now. 

Was it worth it? 

If your happiness depends 
on what somebody else does, 
I guess you do have a problem. 

Rarely do members of the same family 

grow up under the same roof. 

The best way to pay for a lovely moment 

is to enjoy it. 

The mark of your ignorance is 
the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. 
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, 
the Master calls the butterfly. 

The simplest questions are the most profound. 

Where were you born? 

Where is your home? 

Where are you going? 

What are you doing? 

Think about these once in a while and 

watch your answers change. 

There are no mistakes. 

The events we bring upon ourselves, 

no matter how unpleasant, 

are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary 

to reach the places we've chosen to go. 

You are always free to change your mind 
and choose a different future, or a different past. 

You don't want a million answers 

as much as you want a few forever questions. 

The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. 

Study a lifetime and you see different colors 

from the same jewel. 

You teach best 

what you most need to learn. 

lessons from japan

1. THE CALM - 

Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. 

Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2. THE DIGNITY - 

Disciplined queues for water and groceries. 

Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY - 

The incredible architects, for instance. 

Buildings swayed but didn't fall.

4. THE GRACE - 

People bought only what they needed for the present, 

so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER - 

No looting in shops. 

No honking and no overtaking on the roads. 

Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE - 

Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. 

How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS - 

Restaurants cut prices. 

An unguarded ATM is left alone. 

The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING - 

The old and the children, 

everyone knew exactly what to do. 

And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA - 

They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. 

No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE - 

When the power went off in a store, 

people put things back on the shelves and left quietly.
Now that is a good example of an evolved nation.

***this piece was taken from a group email, 

just thought this is really worth sharing***

HOW TO STAY YOUNG ---------- [wisdom from spam :)]

i usually get spam emails. sometimes, i bother read them...and each time i do, i find one more reason to 'not regret' having read them at all...and oh, today is my younger sister's birthday. it's been 23 years since anna marion died of leukemia. i still miss her. i guess, the only thing i could do for her memory is TO LIVE' and try stay young...

here's how, says the spam mail :

1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
This includes age, weight and height.
Let the doctors worry about them.
That is why you pay 'them' .

2. Keep only cheerful friends.

The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning.
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.
Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud.
Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen.

Endure, grieve, and move on.

The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.

Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love,
whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music,
plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health:

If it is good, preserve it.

If it is unstable, improve it.

If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county;
to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them,

at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :


Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.