A colleague of mine showed me a drawing in which he could replay what he has done at the same time send it to his friends. I showed it to my daughter and she never stops playing and making drawings on it. You could try it also.
Here it is:
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
10 FOOD THAT MAKE YOU LOSE WEIGHT
I was reading a magazine that I purchase at church it’s called “UNBOUND” and I have read an article which I think I should share to all of you about diet. Well if you want to order the magazine online you can visit
Here it is;
1. YOGURT – Contains CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid). CLA, simply put, is fat that fights fat and yogurt is one of the few foods that have it. It even lowers cholesterol and triglycerides.
2. GREEN TEA – Green Tea lowers LDL (bad cholesterol) and increases HDL (good cholesterol) levels in your body. The antioxidant polyphenol contained in Green Tea also help prevent certain forms of cancer. The best part is that it makes you look good by increasing calorie and fat metabolism. Green Tea extract is a vital ingredient in most of today’s thermogenic supplements or fat burners.
3. All-natural No-sugar Peanut Butter – This one has monounsaturated fat (the fat that’s actually good for you) vitamin E, and protein. It may be high in calorie but since it’s a good muscle-builder, it can efficiently fight fat.
4. EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL – If you can use this to create your meals, you’re in for some good fat since olive oil is abundant in monounsaturated fat and vitamin E. It helps burn fat, fights heart disease and lowers blood pressure.
5. WHOLE-GRAIN BREADS AND CEREALS – These are abundant in complex carbs and fiber which make you feel a lot fuller than you really are so. It controls your cravings and in turn, makes you eat less. It also keeps insulin levels low and helps keep your body from storing fat. Good sources include brown rice, whole wheat pasta, and whole wheat bread. Please don’t eat white bread unless you think that it is whole grain.
6. OATMEAL – Oatmeal is the perfect energy source in the morning because it contains a lot of complex carbs which have a sustained release effect meaning, it slowly releases the carbs into your bloodstream in order to be used as energy throughout the day. Oatmeal also contains a lot of fiber – the body’s bouncer. It helps clean our system of those pesky things like LDL cholesterol. Plus, it makes you feel fuller for a longer time in order to control your cravings throughout the day. Try downing a bowl of oatmeal every morning!
7. BEANS – Beans contains a lot of protein, fiber, iron, and virtually no fat! It helps control our craving and it also regulates our digestion. Just make sure not to eat too much unless you want to stink up your surroundings with the gastrointestinal distress associated with too much bean consumption. Also avoid the baked and fried variety of beans since these are high in sugar and fat due to the ingredients used to get them into that state.
8. WATER – Yes water! Water transports all nutrients throughout our bodies and also flushes out toxins. Sometimes, our bodies trick us into believing that we’re hungry when the reality is that we’re simply thirsty or dehydrated. Try drinking a glass of water 15 minutes before a meal and see if you can eat as much.
9. MCT’s (Medium Chain Triglycerides) – Naturally found in coconut oil and some other food, it is also available in supplemental form and can be purchased at your local nutrition store. Research suggests that MCT’s bypass the normal digestive process and are immediately converted into energy by the liver. Plus, it has a thermogenic (fat-burning) effect on our bodies. However, check with your physician before supplementing with MCT’s as some research show that it is not recommended for individuals with diabetes or who suffer from high cholesterol levels.
10. GREEN VEGETABLES – Vegetable like broccoli are rich in fiber and again, help fight fat and keeps us feeling fuller. Most of them are actually rich in antioxidants like Vitamins A, C and K that help fight those nasty free radicals that keep us down by attacking our cells. These food are good for you as long as you don’t fry them or smother them in sauce that only add worthless calorie to their already sound nutritional value.
SCHOOL HUNTING
The past few days have been very busy for me, work and lots of work. My daughter has just finished kinder II (Preparatory Classes) with flying colors and she is now going to another level which is primary (Grade I). Her previous school La Consolacion College is quite a big school with lots of facilities but there is something lacking or you’re looking for another thing that would make your daughter advanced with the rest of the world and that’s when we decided to go school hunting.
First school is
http://www.shan.edu.ph
My daughter took the exam which lasted for 1 hour and then came the interview of the assistant principal which she also passed. So we were brief on the result of her exam and interview in which we were given a permit to enroll.
Days had passed and my wife told me that we should try Saint Anthony. So they went to that school and schedule her for exam. Actually it’s my dream school for my daughter when she was still at her mother’s womb but the tuition fee is very high at that time in which I’m working for a minimum salary. Her uncle Owen actually went to that school which I should say molded him to one of the brightest and intelligent student of this generation. My wife told me about the place that it’s very big and beautiful.
Second school is Saint Anthony which is also near my workplace. It’s a big school with lots of facilities which I should say worth the penny, they have a swimming pool and they have an English campaign which is very strict that would make your daughter learn to speak that language. You could visit their website at
http://schoolofsaintanthony.edu.ph
We accompanied my daughter to the school to take the exam which lasted for 4 hours starting from 8am to 12pm. This is her first exam that lasted for 4 hrs. After the exam I thought we will know the result but we need to go back on Tuesday for her interview. They did go back and she passed it, the results of her exam are all above average. She was given a permit to enroll.
It’s very inspiring to see your daughter excel in a lot of things now I understand why my parents did their best so we could study to some of the best schools, the tuition fee might be very expensive but if you would see your daughter achieve a lot of things then you should work for it. I would end with a quote from Derek Bok, President of Harvard University.
IF YOU THINK EDUCATION IS EXPENSIVE, TRY IGNORANCE.
WEDDING
How do you like your wedding to be? Of course if one would imagine, you like it to be one of the most memorable and worth attending to.
My cousin Wilma and her hubby Elly was married last March 18 at Sanctuario de
DISCOURAGEMENTS & DISAPPOINTMENTS
When you think of those words, what is the very first thing that comes into your mind? Failure and more failures, possibly because as uncle Webster’s dictionary says discouragements is losing of one’s confidence and disappointment is failing to fulfill the expectations, so what’s the meaning for you? A question that you yourself know it.
I’ve experience a lot of things in this world that you may say its good or bad, but this are the ones that makes me stronger and run the race of life.
The past few weeks have been kind of disappointing to me in the sense that I focus on something else that is destroying the whole of me and my family. I keep on asking the question why in the world I am experiencing this. Have I done something wrong or I didn’t push myself that hard to reach the position that I want to be. I even come to a point that I blame God for it, but that shouldn’t be. An illustration about the different planets and earth shows that our home planet earth is still big compares to Mercury, Venus and Mars, what if you put in Saturn, Jupiter and Uranus. Earth would look like a very small period, then you put in Sun definitely it’s the biggest of all, who is much bigger than the sun, GOD of course. “Don’t tell GOD how big your problems are. In fact tell your problems how big GOD is”.
What to do with disappointment
a. Don’t retaliate
b. Don’t rehearse it
c. Don’t nurse it
d. Let God reverse it.
The problem with us is that when we experience failures is that we give up soon.
Sometimes we give up soon not knowingly that we are already near the finish line. One illustration is when Moses and the Israelites are in the dessert and are very thirsty with no water to drink, they started turning against God, and they did not see what God had done to save them. They found a place where there is water but the water is very salty, once again they started cursing GOD. They give up soon, five miles after that a beautiful place is waiting where there are lot of springs and palms where they can drink fresh water.
When failures and disappointments would make you give up, “please don’t”, you can take a rest and reflect but don’t quit, just keep on going.
I would end with this beautiful poem.
DON'T QUIT
by Edgar A. Guest
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
when the funds are low and the debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,
when care is pressing you down a bit - rest if you must,
but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a fellow turns about when he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow - you may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint and faltering man;
often the struggler has given up when he might have captured the victor's cup;
and he learned too late when the night came down,
how close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out - the silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
and when you never can tell how close you are,
it may be near when it seems afar;
so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit - it's when things seem worst,
you must not quit.
I was watching TV last night together with my wife and we kind a watch Pipol at channel 2, it’s a program where they show different lives of people. It’s hosted by Ces Drilon, their topic was “Ang Bagong Henerasyon” and it struck me of how young people are very active in terms of work, the things they do and so on. One of them is Ala Paredes the daughter of Jim Paredes (Apo Hiking Society) she is very young and had achieved a lot but sad to say they would migrate to
