Miracles!

Woman, 21, who was told she was infertile after battling cancer TWICE has 'miracle' baby 

Madeleine battled Hodgkin's Lymphoma twice in 18 months 

Has miracle baby with partner she met during chemotherapy

      A young cancer victim told she was infertile after having more than 300 hours of chemotherapy is finally enjoying motherhood after the birth of her "miracle" baby.

Madeleine Telfer, 21, lost two-and-a-half stone in weight after battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma TWICE in 18 months.

     She was devastated when doctors warned her that the constant chemotherapy had probably left her infertile and she would never have children.  But less than a year later she was stunned to discover she had fallen pregnant with partner Stephen Batey, 27, who she met during her treatment.

      Madeleine Telfer with her partner Stephen Datey and her miracle baby boy Harris who was born on November 27, 2011

      Now the couple are celebrating the birth of their "miracle" baby Harris, who is two months old.

    Madeleine, who is now trying for her second child, said: 'All I ever wanted was a family. It's something I've dreamed of since I was a wee girl.

    'And when the doctors told me I would be infertile I was distraught.

    'Of course, losing your fertility is a small price to pay to save your life, but I was devastated.

    'When I found out I was expecting Harris, I don't think I've ever been so happy.'

   Three sisters take drastic step of having their breasts AND wombs removed to avoid hereditary cancer death sentence that killed their mother at just 32

     In August 2008 Madeleine was a normal teenager studying child care when she began to feel ill.

    Her glands swelled up and she lost two and a half stone in just a few weeks.

  Her worried parents Robin, 52, and Careen, 49, took their daughter to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock, Scotland, where a biopsy revealed she had cancer.

      Madeleine, 21, never thought she would be able to have children

       From January 2009 she underwent a four-hour chemotherapy session every two weeks for six months, notching up 48 hours of treatment.

     Madeline said: 'I was in my bedroom when my mum came in. She sat down, very calm, very composed.

    'She said I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I had cancer.

    'I had a lurching feeling in my stomach. It didn't make sense, it didn't feel real. It was overwhelming.

    'I was a very lively, bubbly person but during treatment I felt rotten for months. I had no energy but my family and friends were really supportive.'

    The treatment made Madeleine so weak she caught pneumonia but despite her illness she was given to news that her treatment had been successful in August 2009 and her cancer had gone into remission.

    Life returned to normal, Madeleine began to see friends and got a job in the clothing store TK Maxx.

    But on January 12, 2010, Madeleine's world came crashing down for a second time when she received the news a routine CT scan had shown the cancer had returned.

    She was rushed into 'salvage chemotherapy' and endured three gruelling 90 hour sessions in isolation - a further 270 hours. 

It was during her recovery in the weeks following her treatment that Madeline met her partner        Stephen, a postman, while having a quiet drink with friends.

     Madeleine, who lives in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, said: 'My friends wanted to take me out as a treat.

     'I had been in isolation for a long time during my treatment so we went a drink in Kilmarnock and Stephen was there.

'I had a wig on because I lost my hair, I told him my story and it went from there.'

    Following the treatment Madeleine was transferred to the Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow to replace stem cells destroyed during her treatment.

    Madeleine's brother Gary, now 24, and Carleen, 26, were tested and her sister proved a perfect match.

     But just weeks before the operation Carleen fell pregnant and couldn't donate.

     Madeleine Telfer during cancer treatment in March 2010, when she wore a wig

     Madeleine added: 'I thought I was cursed. Nothing was going right.

'I was happy for my sister because she had been trying for a baby for a while, but I was devastated that it meant she couldn't donate.'

      Madeleine was given the all clear at the beginning of May 2010.

She added: 'I was over the moon, I was just so happy.

'It also meant that stem cells that I had removed during my treatment, which we were saving, could be put back into me.'

      Madeleine returned home and enjoyed Christmas with her family.

     Her dreams came true in March last year when she found out she was pregnant, something she had given up hope on two years earlier.

     Madeleine was over the moon and gave birth to baby Harris on November 27 last year after just a three hour labour.

     She said: 'I couldn't believe it I did about five tests to make sure.

'Life is now just fantastic. I couldn't be happier. He is a little miracle.

    'I have come through a lot and as a result I am a completely different person.

     'We would love Harris to be joined by a wee brother or sister but I appreciate everything I have. Everything is wonderful.'

 (COPYRIGHT: Daily Mail - .dailymail.co.uk)

Mansalay Eco-Park

Mansalay EcoPark (Located right by National Highway in Mansalay, a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines) welcomes you whether you come alone; bring the whole family, or group socialization. You have the pleasure of mountain climbing, picnics and group bonding whether it is nature tripping using spinning wheels or learn the noble art of walking/jogging for those who want more of a challenge. 

Overlooking Fish Sanctuary, a marine reserve managed by the local government with fine sandy beaches and shallow coral formations ideal for snorkeling.

Globe Tower

Background: Mansalay Bay 

A true haven for outdoorsy and nature-loving people, the area has a wide variety of physical activities to choose from. The park opens all day. It is best to go in the morning as you will get to see the beauty of the sunrise and people doing their early morning rituals from exercising, jogging, to just being one with nature.

Cottage overlooking Poblacion Area

Whatever it is that you would like to do here, this place surely champions its cause of ecotourism and environmental preservation by immersing frequent visitors like me in the beauty of nature and the right means to enjoy it. I applaud the Mansalay local government for developing the place and initiating this project.

A rest house built by the local gov't

Cool weather and spectacular scenery.

Overlooking Brgy. B. del Mundo

 A perfect setting for romance or nature tripping

Learn to appreciate nature, improve your senses, relax and leave the cares of the world behind you.

The sweet scent of trees and flowers permeate the air.  

Accommodation facility

This is a familiar place to some but my weekend visit here was exciting. A nice place to appreciate my hometown and commune with nature. Ecopark is just the perfect place to be.

Does Pick Up Lines Ever Work?

       

       It's probably happened to you. You're minding your own business, chatting with friends at a party, sipping a drink at the bar, or grabbing a coffee on your way to work. You see a certain male character breach the edge of your peripherals and begin to come toward you. Maybe you're open to a little flirt action, or maybe you're not. But it doesn't matter what you want, he's pouncing regardless. You probably begin to wonder, is he actually aiming for you? Maybe just the girl next to you. What is he going to say? And then it happens.

"Excuse me, miss, I have to ask. Did it hurt?"

Lord.

"When you fell from heaven, that is."

       Yes, this guy just used a pick up line. A cheese-filled, corn-infused one at that. It makes you wonder, what would possess a man to bother with such ridiculous one-liners unless he were merely trying to get a laugh out of his bros? Who seriously thinks ice-breakers like these work?

        According to dating expert Carlos Xuma, they don't work. But they don't not work, either.

      It's what a man says after the opening line, tacky pick up or not, that is the clincher for most women, Xuma says. She's going to pay attention to his unplanned response to her reaction to see what he's really about. If he displays confidence, sincerity, and a decent level of sobriety, he's got a pretty good chance of at least keeping up the conversation through a drink or two. But if he continues on the path of cheese and corn or gets tongue-tied when he actually has to think on his feet, he can kiss his shot goodbye.

        For some women, a stupid pick up line might actually work, as long as the guy makes it clear in his follow up that it was a joke and he's genuinely interested. A little laugh or eye roll might be just the thing to get a girl talking. For many women, however, a man who would even consider a degrading or laughable remark as a means of entering into conversation is simply pathetic.

So the safest bet, guys, is to nix the one-liners and go for honesty. A woman never turned down a genuine man (ok, that's not true).

Ladies, what do you think?

Famous Pinoy Pick Up lines by Boy Pick Up

Apple ba pangalan mo?

Ikaw kasi apple of the eye ko.

_________

Dugo ka ba?

Ikaw kasi tinitibok ng puso ko.

_________

Holdaper ka ba?

Ninakaw mo kasi PUSO ko!

_________

Nakalunok ka ba ng kuwitis?

Kasi pag ngumiti k may spark!

_________

Boy : Ayoko sa mga taong nakapaligid sa mundo ko!

Girl: Pati ba ako? :’(

Boy : Ikaw kaya yung mundong tinutukoy ko. ♥

______________

GirL : Anung Pangarap mo

Boy : Ang Mapag isa

Girl : SUNGET NAMAN !!!!!!!!!!!!

Boy : wee ! Gusto Ko Mapagisa Ang Puso Nating Dalawa ♥

______________

Boy: Miss pwede makahiram ng ballpen?

Girl: Sure, eto oh.

Boy: Ayaw naman sumulat e.

Girl: Meron yan. Kakagamit ko lng kanina nian.

Boy: Cge nga, isulat mo nga number mo jan.

ChaCha Relationships & Dating

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Green Intelligence

      The main goal of green intelligence including strategies on market-based approaches is to provide safe and complete value of natural resources and harmonize environment to improve quality of lives while preventing the environmental impact of depletion and supporting the welfare communities. 

      Yes, market-based approaches could save the planet because current events regarding the environmental awareness face different political and economic issues and challenges today. This will be effective using an emerging generation of information systems to develop market pressures to upgrade the ecological performance of industry and commerce. In spite of the introduction of cleaner technologies in industry, energy production and transport, waste disposal remains a major health risk. 

     The people on market and trade should focus on issue regarding waste disposal or programs that support the integrated waste management.  Green intelligence advocates programs on pollution and waste management including several campaign and activities on the processes to treat waste products, management of hazardous waste landfill (sequestering, isolation, etc), incineration, neutralization, recycling, and destruction and waste-to-energy methods. 

    Green intelligence also investigates the environment generally and such premises necessary to ascertain the nature of pollution and waste products 

Safe Job Search Guidelines

Learn to Recognize - A random spam message turn into information worth sharing. I got this letter from LiNa of Jobstreet.com.

Dear Shernan,

We would like to share with you some information and tips on safe online job searching.

Illegal ads sometimes do appear on job sites. JobStreet.com will always endeavour to ensure that job ads on our site are for legitimate job opportunities only. Ads that contravene our Advertisement Policy are removed when they are identified.

However, there are times when such ads that violate our policy may get posted. If you find any ad of the following nature, please do not respond to it but tell us about it:

Ads that require payment for applications.

Ads that promote pyramid selling or similar schemes.

Ads that are untrue or misleading (e.g. misleading job title, job description or company description).

Ads with dubious ethical credentials (e.g. social escorts, etc.).

You can email the ad to policy@jobstreet.com, giving the Company Name and Position Title, and we shall investigate.

Also, JobStreet.com discourages advertisers from misusing your application information, such as:

Any advertiser/employer/staff using the information in your job application to approach you and sell insurance, promote multi-level marketing (MLM) or make offers that are not connected to the job advertised;

Offering jobs that require you to pay money, processing fees, training fees, make a purchase etc. in order to obtain the job. Should fees be required, verify from an accredited government agency if the company is a licensed recruiter and/or placement agency.

Jobs that seem proper up to the interview stage but later, are revealed to be a guise to promote other schemes.

While we will try to take appropriate action whenever possible, JobStreet.com cannot and shall not be liable for any action by employers that violate our terms of use.

Lastly, do not provide your Password to anyone, even if it appears to come from an email with a JobStreet.com address. We do not ask passwords from our members.

For more tips and articles on job search, check out: http://ph.jobstreet.com/career/search/default.htm#jobhunt.

Best Regards,

LiNa, your Personal Career Agent

JobStreet.com

GOD BLESS with your JOB HUNTING Guys. Remember, Life is a race.. If you don't run fast.. You will be like a broken egg. Smile :)

3 Idiots: What I like About Them

Farhan, Rancho and Raju

“Remember, life is a race. If you don’t run fast, you’ll get trampled.”

—           3 Idiots

Ranchoddas Chanchad

 Rancho had a full confidence of life amidst the arduous pressure of college life. With a carefree attitude, he never cared about how much life is pulling down on him, as long as he has the courage to stand up to Virus for himself, his friends, and Pia. He also has a passionate mindset about things. His wisdom on pursuing one's passion really hits everybody a lot. Sometimes, I ask myself how was Rancho able to top his class while maintaining a carefree attitude. Simple, he loved engineering so much that he was able to gain himself from it. He always helps a friend when it is needed.

Famous Lines

All is well.

These engineers are very smart sir, they didn't invent a machine which can measure the pressure on the brain. If they had, we would have come to know that this was not a suicide but a Murder.

[Rancho mimicking Virus]Life is a race.. If you don't run fast.. You will be like a broken anda (egg)..

[To Professor] Instruments that record analyse summarize organize debate and explain information which are illustrative non-illustrative hardbound paperback jacketed non-jacketed with forward introduction, table of contents, index that are intended for the enlightenment, understanding enrichment enhancement and education of the human brain through sensory root of vision... Sometimes touch

I never manage to plant the kiss dude... the nose comes in between.

I wasn't teaching you engineering, that you know better than me. I was teaching you how to teach.

Farhan Qureshi

 Farhan, represents those who are being forced to choose what their parents wanted for them instead of pursuing what they're passionate about. His admiration for Rancho was his personal key to talk and stand up to his father and become a wildlife photographer. Out of greater love for his parents, Farhan was able to convince his parents to let him pursue his dream. He became a successful wild photographer authoring various photography books.

                                                                      Famous Lines

We learnt something about human behaviour that day, It feels bad when a friend fails, but it feels even worse when he comes first.

Rancho was right when he said "Pursue excellence, and success (Chateur) will follow, pants down!"

[narration] I've always been a law abiding citizen. But in the last 24 hours, I grounded an airplane, nearly flushed someone's remains down the toilet, and helped Pia escape her wedding. All for Rancho. He would've done the same for any of us, too, like stealing a copy of the final exam that was designed for Raju's failure.

 “Today my respect for that idiot shot up. Most of us went to college just for a degree. No degree meant no plum job, no pretty wife, no credit card, no social status. But none of this mattered to him, he was in college for the joy of learning, he never cared if he was first or last.”

Raju Rastogi

Raju is the breadwinner of the Rastogi family, such that the whole family is counting on him to rescue them from their woes. As such, he had to struggle with the poverty his family had suffered, with a paralyzed dad, murmuring mom and an unwed sister. Because of huge fear to fail his family's expectation , Raju was not able to concentrate, resulted to low grades and poor academic performance. But with Rancho's help, he was able to overcome that fear, and became passionate in helping his family. He even had a prosperous life at the beginning of the film.

                                                                      Famous Lines

There's something going on between you both

Sir, I have learnt to stand up on my feet after having broken both my legs. This attitude has come after great difficulty. No sir, I can't. You may keep your job, and let me keep my attitude.

It’s kooky, it’s fun, it’s colorful. It’s Bollywood. 3 Idiots is a fantastic tale about the strength of friendship even when everyone starts new chapters in their lives. Like most Bollywood films, the duration is quite long and stories that stretch can seem quite redundant and fall victim to wandering aimlessly. 3 Idiots surprisingly isn’t that. This movie is packed with emotional sensibility both high and low, and don’t forget the music! With such energetic spirit that embodies Indian culture and musical identity, the songs are almost unforgettable. You’ll find yourself humming the beat even after you watch the movie. The plot is quite strong for a film that dons a comedic genre, something rare these days. (tumblr.com)

Ok. So back to the ten lessons we can learn from 3 Idiots.

1. To be born poor or as an average person is not a crime but to die as an average person with middle class talent is miserable and if you are unable to optimize your potentiality and die with unused potentiality then that is your shameful truth. 
2. One should not die as a mediocre. He/she has to bring out genius inside him/her and has to use his/her potentiality to the optimum level.
3. Simplicity is way of life and Indian culture highly stresses on simple living and high thinking, and this is the way of life: ‘Legs down to earth and eyes looking beyond the sky’
4. Necessity is mother of invention. Necessity creates pressure and forces you to invent something or to make it happen or to use your potentiality.
5. When your hobby becomes your profession, the passion becomes your profession. You will be able to lead up to excellence in life. Satisfaction, Joy, Pleasure & love will be the outcome of the passion.
6.  Freedom to life is beautiful. Don't die before the actual death. Live every moment to the fullest as if today is the last day. Life is gifted to human kind to live.
7.  Never try to be successful, pursue excellence.  Success is the by product & the result. Excellence always creates Success & it is a process of continual improvement.
8. Never run after success. Let it happen automatically in Life 
9. This one’s important. Live and live happily towards happiness.
10. Learning is very simple. Never Stop.

Personalities of the main characters are somewhat similar to these 3 real life idiots;) pictured below (shernan-raju, errol-rancho, archivald-farhan)

Shernan, Jon Errol and Archivald 

Red and White Hat Thinking

    

  The activity we had for this concept requires decision on what kind of thinking we are going to apply. In this particular activity, I chose red hat thinking because I’m doing a decision based on my gut reaction, intuition, and emotion. 

     For me, it’s really important to use my intuition and feelings in making any kind of decision especially in choosing my food. If I use white hat thinking, although the entire nutrition facts label declares all the positive side of the food I’m going to take, it’s not a guarantee that I am going to like it. Sometimes, we eat the food we want according to our emotions or gut reaction, so it’s really important for me to use red hat thinking. 

      Additionally, there are decisions where we can use white hat thinking especially if it concerns our safety or health. Distinguishing between what you want or what you need is also an exception. If you want to discern what you need, you have to apply white hat thinking. 

      On the other hand, red hat thinking is for your personal "want", since your full mind,  perception, attention and body decide what you really want. Because food choices are involved in this activity, red hat thinking is applicable and very appropriate for me to apply.

       The situation I want to share happened couple of years back. I was in a dilemma and  personal crossroad. The decision I want to make was whether to continue my schooling or grab the opportunity to work in a multi-national company. That situation left me indecisive, stagnant and depressed. I really want to do both but I need to decide which one I’m going to prioritize. The first thing I did was consult my parents and relative. They gave opinions on what to do and what to prioritize that really entangled my mind totally. I was totally lost but I find my way to decide. 

        I chose to study. That time I think that if I finished my nursing school. I knew there will be more opportunities await for me, even multi-national companies will open their door and windows. My studies will also guard my future by giving me enough knowledge and fruitful skills that I can use in the real world situations, I really thought that way. I applied white hat thinking to decide what I need to choose. On the other hand, I also used red hat thinking to assess my emotion. 

       Since I decided to be objective and realistic, without resorting to my emotions. I chose white hot thinking. I’m satisfied with my decision and that time, I’m learning and enjoying at the same time. Moreover, I also had an opportunity to work while studying. I just think I made the right decision. :-)

    For more learning about this concept, the following questions were very useful for me specifically in assessing the situations I experienced.

White hat:

1. Do I have enough knowledge to fulfil the task of working for this company?

         2. Is the offer rally good and practical?

         3. Do I have enough information regarding the job description?

         4. Is there enough skills and information available for me?

 Red hat:

        1. How do I feel about the situation and what I want to do about it?

        2. Is this an important decision to satisfy my emotions?

        3. Do I feel relieved if I chose one of these?

        Both thinking is helpful but carry out different result. Since I want to be realistic and don’t want to base my decisions on my emotions, I prefer white hat.

       

There are also different kinds of thinking hat we may use to effectively decide on things:     

       White Hat focuses on the available information and analyzing past trends, and try to delve from historical data.

     Red Hat uses intuition, emotion and gut reaction and reacting to the situation emotionally, through intuitive responses to find out the best reasoning.

     Black Hat uses pessimistic approach, cautious and defensive reactions. It makes your plans and decisions tougher and more resilient.

     Yellow Hat use positive thinking with a viewpoint that facilitates the appearance of helpful benefits and lighter side of the situation.

      Green Hat is for creativity in solving you problems. It is used in generating creative and useful ideas to solve the problem or to make decisions.

The Power of Saving

Living below your means is something that is very uncommon nowadays. This is the reason why the United States is in the economic shape that it is in. Keeping up with the Jones' is an old expression that is still in effect today.

"Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established: By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches."

-Proverbs 24:3,4

People buy things that they know they can't afford. For instance, you go buy a new car because your neighbor, colleague, friend, etc., bought a new car. You drive the car for a month and everything is great, until the car payment is due. Now you are mad, because you went from a car that was paid for, to a car payment.

The real reality is, you don't own the car, you are simply renting to own. The bank owns the car, and if you don't make the payments, they are going to take the car. Just look at the housing crisis, it's the same concept.

"If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting."

-Benjamin Franklin

We hear a lot of people say that if they could only make more money their life would be better. This is simply not true, because you know damn well if you made more money, you are going to spend it even faster. What needs to happen is that people need to start saving more money.

Start saving 10% and giving 10% of all of your increases. Now you are thinking to yourself how can that be done I'm broke. I don't care how much the increase is give 10% and save 10%. If the increase is $1.00 save 10% and give 10%. If the increase is $100,000, save 10% and give 10%. If you follow this principle I promise you two things: You will have money saved, and money will start coming in from out of thin air. Try it, prove The Great Rabbit Hole wrong. Save 10%, give 10%, and watch what happens.

"I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life."

-Oprah Winfrey

JOSE RIZAL

“They gradually lost their ancient traditions, their recollections - they forgot their writings, their songs, their poetry, their laws, in order to learn by heart other doctrines, which they did not understand; other ethics, other tastes different from those inspired in their race by their climate and their way of thinking… They became ashamed of what was distinctively their own that they may admire and praise what was foreign and incomprehensible.”

—	Jose P. Rizal

December 30, 2011 is Jose Rizal's 115 Death Anniversary (Rizal Day). A man, who wrote great literary pieces and became inspiration for the revolution. But for me, there are more people deserving to be the national hero; I’ll not name them.

Ang mga bagay na nagawa at nakamit ni Rizal ay talagang nagpabilib sa akin. Lalo na sa nagawa niyang impluwensya sa sangkatauhan. Ang kanyang mga pangaral, pamana at mga obra na siya nganamingmaituturing na kayamanan ng ating bansa. Ito ang tumayong simbolo o hudyat nagumising sa mga kababayan natin na maghimagsik at makibaka para sa ating kalayaan na ating tinatamasa ngayon. Si Rizal ay nagsilbing inspirasyon para sa lahat at lalo na sa mga kabataang Pilipino.

To build a new narrative for the nation requires us not to focus on the glorious past we have but on the immerse work we still have to achieve. These heroes, as we call them, are already in their graves, at peace and reduced to bones and ashes. They’ll not even know we are remembering them. Dates just function as markers in the calendar anyway; what matters is how we learn the lessons these people taught us and how we use them in building a nation fit for ourselves. (http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/jose+rizal)

“One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.” 

― José Rizal”