Merry Christmas to all GE Alumni!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to all Gamma Epsilon and Gamma Lambda Epsilon Alumni around the world!

Pax et bonum!

Christmas Greetings!

Merry Christmas to all GE Brothers & Sisters!

Everything is Grace!


Bro. Ernesto M. Burdeos
National President,
Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas
Catholic Bishopsʼ Conference of the Philippines
Episcopal Commission on Lay Apostolate
Website: http://www.cbcpworld.com/laiko/


Call: +63.2.527.5388 * +63.2.371.2970 * Fax: +63.2.527.3124
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Bro. Ernest "Katot" Burdeos
Email: katot_emb@yahoo.com
GE Omega Rho
Pioneer Batch 1975

Thanks for your time...

A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door. It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

"Jack, did you hear me?" "Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him. I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Jack said.
"Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him.

"I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said. "You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man's influence in your life," she said "He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important...Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said.

As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser's funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.

The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time. Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked. "The box is gone," he said "What box?" Mom asked. "There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he'd ever tell me was 'the thing I value most,'" Jack said.

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.
"Now I'll never know what was so valuable to him," Jack said. "I better get some sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom."

It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser died Returning home from work one day Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. "Signature required on a package. No one at home. Pl ease stop by the main post office within the next three days," the note read.

Early the next day Jack retrieved the package. The small box was old and looked like it had been mailed a hundred years ago. The handwriting was difficult to read, but the return address caught his attention. "Mr. Harold Belser" it read. Jack took the box out to his car and ripped open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack's hands shook as he read the note inside.

"Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It's the thing I valued most in my life." A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, as tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked t he box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch.

Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover. Inside he found these words engraved:

"Jack, Thanks for your time! -Harold Belser."
"The thing he valued most was...my time"
Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office and cleared his appointments for the next two days. "Why?" Janet, his assistant asked.
"I need some time to spend with my son," he said.
"Oh, by the way, Janet, thanks for your time!"
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away,"

Think about this. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.
1. At least 2 people in this world love you so much they would die for you.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.
4. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
5. You mean the world to someone.
6. If not for you, someone may not be living.
7. You are special and unique.
8. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you trust God to do what's best, and wait on His time, sooner or later, you will get it or something better.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good can still come from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely turned your back on the world.
11. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
12. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.
13. Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know and you'll both be happy.
14. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great.

Send this letter to all the people you care about, if you do so, you will certainly brighten someone's day and might change their perspective on life...for the better.

To everyone I sent this to...thanks for your time!


Compiled from the email of:



Sis Eunice Sol Pimentel-Diamante
Pilmico Foods Corporation
Iligan City
Email: ediamante@pilmico.com
Website: http://www.pilmico.com

How harmful SOYA could be...

ONE WOMAN'S STORY ON SOYA ..

All Males-PLEASE pass this info to ALL your female friends... It may save their lives!........Something to take note of. This is my true story, nothing altered. These are facts, as they relate to my experience, my opinions based on what I have read and felt. I am relating them to warn other young health-conscious women who are unwittingly harming themselves.

In 1989, I graduated from high school in Texas and couldn't wait to hit the big college city. One of the changes I wanted to make was to eat healthier.

Once I moved to health-conscious Austin, Texas, I began to fortify my body with the best and healthiest foods I could find. Tofu was the main ingredient in every healthy dish and I bought soya milk almost every day used it for everything from cereal to smoothies or just to drink for a quick snack. I bought soya muffins, miso soup with tofu, soya beans, soya bean sprouts, etc. All the literature in all the health and fitness magazines said that soya protected you against everything from heart disease to breast cancer. It was the magical isoflavones, the estrogen-like hormones that all worked to help you stay young and healthy. I looked great, I was working out all the time, but my menstrual cycle was off. At 20, I started taking birth control pills to regulate my menstrual cycle.

In addition to this I began to suffer from painful periods. I began to get puffy; it was as though I was losing my muscle tone. I began to suffer from depression and getting hot flashes. I mistook all this for PMS since my periods were irregular. By the time I was 25, my periods were so bad I couldn't walk.

The birth control pills never made them regular or less painful so I decided to stop taking them. I went on like this for another two years until I realized my pain wasn't normal. At 27, my gynecologist found two cysts in my uterus. Both were the size of tennis balls. I went through surgery to have them removed and thank God they were benign. The gynecologist told me to go back on birth control pills. I didn't.

In 1998, he discovered a lump in my breast. Again, I went through surgery and again it was benign.

In November 2000 my glands swelled up and my gums became inflamed. Thinking I had a tooth infection I went to the dentist who told me that teeth were not the problem. After a dose of antibiotics the swelling still did not go down. At this point I could feel a tiny nodule on the right side of my neck. I told my mother I had thyroid trouble. She thinks I was being silly. No one in the family suffered from thyroid trouble. Going on a hunch I saw a specialist who diagnosed me with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

After a series of tests he told me it was cancer. My fiancé and I sat stunned. We were not prepared and I was so scared. We scheduled surgery right away. The specialist told us that it would only be after the operation that a pathologist would be able to tell us for sure if it was cancer.

They found a tumor at my right lobe composed of irregular cells and another smaller tumor growing on the left, so the entire thyroid was removed. They told me that after undergoing radioactive iodine I would be safe and assured me that I could live a long life. After treatment I began to search for the cause of all these problems. I never once thought it could be the entire soya I had consumed for nearly ten years. After all, soya is healthy.

I came upon a web page that linked thyroid problems to soya intake and the conspiracy of soya marketed as a health food when in fact it is only a toxic by-product of the vegetable oil industry. This was insane after all; the health and fitness magazines had said nothing about soya being harmful.

I visited an herbalist who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1985. She informed me that soya was the culprit. She had a hysterectomy due to cysts and other uterine problems. A few months later another acquaintance who had consumed soya came down with thyroid cancer. A girl in England I met through the internet in a thyroid cancer forum had just undergone surgery and she was only 19.

What was going on????

Breast cancer is linked to estrogen. What mimics estrogen in the female body, SOYA! But I never suspected soya because until now I never once found a single article that stated soya could be dangerous. Women who took soya prior to thyroid problems will continue to take it after if they are not aware of what soya actually does what it contains and how it reacts in the female body. I think this is the reason that women with thyroid cancer often develop breast cancer later.

My co-worker is big into soya and I see her losing hair and gaining weight despite a walking workout during her break and after work, and apples and oranges for lunch. She just had cysts removed from her uterus too.

I warned her to stay off soya. I referred her to websites but until it Is on the evening news on all four networks, women will suffer since the thyroidectomy. I do not touch soya, haven't for two years.

Dear readers, please use my story in any way you can. There are so many young girls who are consuming soya because they think they are taking care of themselves, and women taking soya because they want to be healthy.

It is so unfair that the information about the dangers of soya isn't more widely circulated. It is sad. There are many out there who feel this way and it is a terrible blow when you realize you are not as healthy as you thought and that the information that you depended on was wrong.

Here are some references

http://www.netlink.de/gen/Zeitung/2000/000813.html
http://www.biotech-info.net/soya.html
http://www.biotech-info.net/soya.html
http://www.haelan.co.uk/Wholefood-Soya.shtml
http://www.haelan.co.uk/Wholefood-Soya.shtml


Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Ariel Serano
Dubai City, UAE
Email Address: gefs_uae@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.dubai.com

The Lord's Prayer

Ten Things God wont ask on that day...
1.God won’t ask what kind of car you drove. He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation.

2.God won’t ask the square footage of your house, He’ll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

3.God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He’’ ask how many you helped to clothe.

4.God won’t ask what your highest salary was. He’ll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.

5.God won’t ask what your job title was. He’ll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.

6.God won’t ask how many friends you had. He’ll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.

7.God won’t ask what neighborhood you lived, He’ll ask how you treated your neighbors.

8.God won’t ask about the color of your skin, He’ll ask about the content of your character.

9.God won’t ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation. He’ll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates in Hell.

10.God won’t have to ask how many people you forwarded this to, He already knows your decision.


The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Gice us this day our daily bread.
As we forgive those who trespasses against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory,
forever and ever.
Amen


I received this from someone who thinks I am a ‘keeper’, so I’ve sent it to the people I think of in the same way…

Now it’s your turn to send this to those people that are ‘keepers” in your life.
Good friends are like stars… you don’t always see them, but you know they are always there.

Keep them close!


Compiled from the email of:
Sis Noreen Leungo
Sydney, Australia
Email Address: noreenal@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.liveinaustralia.com

A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee...

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 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 boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in 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 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.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft.

The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter 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. 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 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. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.

When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you; to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.

If you don't send it, you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone's day with this message !

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.


Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Sonny Montojo
Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Ontario Canada
Email Address: montojo9012004@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.hp.com/country/ca

An interesting insight into History!!!

History Lesson
Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

Creepy huh? Send this to as many people as you can, cause: Hey, this is one history lesson people don't mind reading...


Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Adam Badnigga Rulez
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Email: badniggarulez@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.pup.edu.ph

Soft drinks....killing me softly

Please read this. An interesting piece of information.......

Have a look at the wrapper on a Coca-Cola 1.5 liter bottle and in the ingredients label you will find phosphoric acid in it. Minute quantities of ethylene glycol are also used (which is acknowledged in the soft drink world for making it really chill).

This is popularly known as anti-freeze which prevents water from freezing at 0 deg C and instead drops it 4-5 degrees with minute quantities. This chemical is a known slow poison in the caliber of arsenic.

So, if you manage to drink about 4 liters of Coke within an hour or so, you can die. Read along and give up these dangerous things. Be natural; have flavored milks, tender coconuts, buttermilk, lassi and plain water instead of these "soft" drinks. Guess what's the pH for soft drinks, e.g. Coke? PH 3.4! This acid ity is strong enough to dissolve teeth and bones! Our human body stops building bones at the
age of about 30. Softdrinks do not have any nutrition value (in terms of vitamins & minerals). It is high in sugar content, carbonic acid, chemicals i.e. colorings etc.
Some like to take cold soft drinks after each meal. Guess what's the impact? Our body needs an optimum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius for digestive enzyme functioning.

The temperature of cold soft drinks is very much below 37 degrees or even close to 0 degrees Celsius. This will dilute the enzymes & stress the digestive system. The food taken will not be digested. In fact it will be fermented! The fermented food produces
gases, decays and becomes toxin, gets absorbed by the intestine, circulates in the blood stream and is carried to the whole body. Hence toxin is cumulated in other parts of the body, developing into various diseases.

Think before you drink coke/Pepsi (or any soft drink) again.

Have you ever thought what you drink when you drink an aerated drink? You gulp down carbon dioxide, when nobody in the world would advise you to drink CO2. Two months back, there was a competition at Delhi University "Who could drink the most Coke?" The winner drank 8 bottles and fainted on the spot-too much CO2 in the blood.
Thereafter, the principal banned all soft drinks from the college canteen!

While this might have been an extreme measure, their results do provide some food for thought. Did you know that soft drinks use chemicals in them that cause immense harm to you. Someone put a broken tooth in a bottle of Pepsi and in 10 days it DISSOLVED! Can you believe it?

Teeth and bones are the only human parts that stay intact for years after death. Imagine what the drink must be doing to your soft intestines and stomach lining!

Request to all: Forward this message to your friends to increase the awareness of the great "Assumed soft drinks".

Please forward this to all your love ones and friends.... YOU CARE FOR!

Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Reyson P. Raymundo
Central Luzon State University
Email Address: reysonraymundo2003@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.clsu.edu.ph

Typoglycemia

Don't delete this - believe it or not, you can read it!

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg the
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid
aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht
oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the
olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist
and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a taotl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but
the wrod! as a wlohe.

Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought
slpeling was ipmorantt!



Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Gideon Ramirez
Chicago, U.S.A.
Email Address: gids927@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://support.sbcglobal.net

Memo from God

To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: THE BOSS
Subject: YOURSELF
Reference: LIFE

I am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help.

If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours.

Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.

If you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years.

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them!

Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you, you may have touched their life in ways you will never know

Compiled from the email of:
Bro Sunnie Noel
Mindanao State University
Email Address: paskoscnoel50@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.msumain.edu.ph

The Butterfly and The Flower

Once there was a man who asked God
for a flower....and a butterfly.
But instead God gave him a cactus....
....and a caterpillar.

The man was sad, he didn’t understand
why his request was mistaken.

Then he thought:
Oh well, God has too many people to care for...
And decided not to question.

After some time, the man went to check
up on his request that he had left forgotten.

To his surprise, from the thorny & ugly
cactus a beautiful flower had grown.

And the unsightly carterpillar had been
transformed into the most beautiful butterfly.

GOD always does things right!
His way is ALWAYS the best way,
even if to us it seems all wrong.

If you asked God for one thing and
received another, TRUST.

You can be sure that He will always
give you what you need at the appropriate time.

What you want...
....is not always what you need!

God never fails to grant our petitions,
so keep on going for Him without doubting or murmuring.

Today’s THORN... Is tomorrow’s FLOWER!

GOD GIVES THE VERY BEST TO THOSE WHO
LEAVE THE CHOICES UP TO HIM!

If you liked this message, please send it on to others.

GOD BLESS YOU!


Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Atty. Demosthenes Plando
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Email: demyrplando@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.ibp.org.ph

I am dreaming of..

I am dreaming of sunsets and a walk by the beach leaving footprints in the sand and gazing at the ocean waves as it laps my bare foot...
I am dreaming of a rainbow across the skies after a horrible storm...
I am dreaming of sweet caress, the touch of a loving hand...
I am dreaming of a loving voice whispering sweet nothings on my ears...
I am dreaming of happiness filled with music and laughter...
I am dreaming of love of another...
I am dreaming of rest and peace...
I am dreaming of understanding and patience..
I am dreaming of a reflection on the mirror...
I am dreaming of youth and abandon...
I am dreaming of coffee breaks and luncheon chats...
I am dreaming of friends with a smile on their faces...
I am dreaming of an orchestra playing especially for me...
I am dreaming of a world where i am free...
I am dreaming of you and me...
I am dreaming of us being wild and happy..
I am dreaming of guidance and counsel...
I am dreaming of acceptance and forgiveness..
I am dreaming of a blog post to write...
I am dreaming now, i am dreaming now...

Thoughts escape me as i lay myself down,
While words and lyrics play in my head
I cannot express, cannot comprehend
The thoughts that continues to run in my mind
I am weak and weary
I am tired and lonely
I am me, i am you
I am who i am, there's nothing i can do

I am dreaming of dancing and fooling around
I am dreaming of a song that would clear my head out
I am dreaming of a season where life would be calm
I am dreaming of a letter that does not have a sound
I am dreaming of a word that cannot be spoken
I am dreaming of a sigh that meant nothing
I am dreaming of an eye that does not see
I am dreaming of a heart that cannot feel
I am dreaming of a mouth that cannot speak
I am dreaming of an emotion that cannot feel
I am dreaming of a things such as these...
I am dreaming of fulfillment of these dreams..

I am dreaming
Yes, i am just dreaming...


Compiled from the email of:


Sis Carrie Ambida
Cote Ste. Catherine Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Email Address: carrie_ambida@yahoo.com
Website: www.montreal.com

Nail in the Fence

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.

(Most importantly the last sentence)

There once was a little boy who had a bad
temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails
and told him that every time he lost his
temper, he must hammer a nail into the back
of the fence. The first day the boy had
driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next
few weeks, as he learned to control his
anger, the number of nails hammered daily
gradually dwindled down. He discovered
it was easier to hold his temper than to
drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't
lose his temper at all. He told his father
about it and the father suggested that the
boy now pull out one nail for each day that
he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally
able to tell his father that all the nails
were gone. The father took his son by the
hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You
have done well, my son, but look at the
holes in the fence. The fence will never be
the same. When you say things in anger,
they leave a scar just like this one. You
can put a knife in a man and draw it out.

It won't matter how many times you say I'm
sorry, the wound is still there. " A verbal
wound is as bad as a physical one.

Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They
make you smile and encourage you to succeed.

They lend an ear, they share words of praise
and they always want to open their hearts to us."

It's National Friendship Week. Show your
friends how much you care. Send this to
everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if
it means sending it back to the person who
sent it to you. If it comes back to you,
then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!

Now send this to every friend you have!! And to
your family.

Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole.


Compiled from the email of:
Sis Josephine Inoc, DDM
Email: joeddm_79@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.dentalwebsites.com

God Bless you!

First, my car broke down
I was very late for work
But I missed that awful accident
Was that your handiwork?

I found a house I loved
But others got there first
I was angry, then relieved
When I heard the pipes had burst!

Yesterday, I found the perfect dress
But the color was too pale
Today, I found the dress in red
Would you believed, it was on sale!

I know you’re watching over me
And I’m feeling truly blessed
For no matter what I pray for
you always know what’s best...

I have this circle of email friends,
Who mean the world to me,
Some days I “send” and “send,
At other times I let them be.

When I see each name download,
And view the message they’ve sent,
I know they’ve thought of me that day,
And “well wishes” were their intent.

I am blessed to have there friends,
With whom I’ve grown so close,
So this little poem I dedicate to them
Because to me they are the “Most”!

So to you, my friend, I would like to say,
Thank you for being a part,
Of all my daily contacts,
This comes right from my heart.

God bless you all is my prayer today,
I’m honored to call you “friend”
I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
Until we write again.

God bless you!


Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Vic Distrito
109 Etobicoke, Ontario Canada
Email Address: vicdistrito@rogers.com
Website: http://www.ue.edu.ph/manila

How To Detect A Two-Way Mirror

When we visit bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror (i.e. they can see you, but you can't see them)?

There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it. It's time to get paranoid. So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty?

Just conduct this simple test:
Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, for it is a 2-way mirror!

So if not at home and changing before a mirror, do the "fingernail test". It doesn't cost you anything. It is simple to do, and it might save you from getting "visually raped"!

Share this with your girlfriends, sisters, cousins,daugthers, etc.


Compiled from the email of:

Sis Myrna Salvana-Ceniza
Pilipinas Kao, Inc.
Email: msc1124@philwebinc.com
Website: http://www.kao-phil.com/

Summary of Life

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptise cats.
2) When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10)The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.


GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge..mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fibre, not the toy.


GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD
1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.


THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:
1) You believe in Santa Claus.
2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3) You are Santa Claus.
4) You look like Santa Claus.


SUCCESS:
At age 4 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . . having friends.
At age 17 success is . . having a drivers licence.
At age 35 success is . . having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 70 success is . .. .. having a drivers licence.
At age 75 success is . . having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.

Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Jerry Corrales
15190 Kellen Court, Riverside California, U.S.A.
Email Address: jerry.corrales@vna-ic.org
Website: http://www.vna-ic.org/physicians.php

GE Reunion... flashback in 2001

Gamma Epsilon Reunion in Slide Show at Bro Bombit's Resort in Batangas... a flashback photo!

GE Reunion in Duka Beach Resort, Misamis Oriental...another flashback photo!

Read the poem..

Read Alone..... especially the Poem

I believe whatever God has in store for us will be for us.
The poem is very true, unfortunately.
Make sure you read the poem!

Richard S. Willis sent this poem out within 45 minutes of reading it to all his friend. Not even 4 hours later walking along the street to his new job interview with a really big company, when he ran into Cynthia Bell, his secret love for 5 years. Cynthia came up to him and told him of her passionate crush on him that she had had for 2 years. Three days later, he proposed to her and they got married. Cynthia and Richard are still married with three children, happy as ever!

This is the poem:

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir," "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the
right time it might be too late.
Seize the day. Never have regrets.
And most importantly, stay close to your
friends and family, for they have helped
make you the person that you are today.


SMILE, even through your tears!!!!!

Compiled from the email of:
Bro. Crisologo Tagupa
Phil-Canada Local Govt. Support Program
Email Address: c.tagupa@lgsps.org.ph
Website: http://www.lgspa.org.ph

Other Interesting Trivia

For those who know everything and other interesting trivia

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The King of Hearts is the only king WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!)

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from DEAD SKIN!

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "Marlboro Man."

Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE!

PEARLS MELT IN VINEGAR!

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but, not downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)

And the best for last.....

Turtles can breathe through their butts. (I know some people like that, don't YOU?)


Compiled from the email of:










Bro. Fr. Raul Escarpe
Parish Priest of St. Martin of Tours Parish
27 Laurier Avenue, Terrace Bay, Ontario Canada
Email Address: raulescarpe@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.dotb.ca/parish.htm