Car Woes

I love all the Engineering stuff. I am in awe how such productivity could be programmed into an assembly line. Is that 20 second Takt time still valid today? The post war Japanese generation made super human sacrifices to build a new industrial Japan. Are the present generations still willing to make the same sacrifice?

So what is the Takt time in a Michigan auto plant? Is it anywhere near 20 Seconds?

That is about what it takes to work up a good fart. If you had 100 assembly line persons and they had to fart every hour, you already lost 55 production units in a day. Imagine if you had 2000 workers! Japanese are not known to be farty people because their diet seldom includes dairy fat. We all know that those living up North consume lots of cheese and butter and a lot of meat.

The dream factory would be the one designed in Germany. Was that real? That was almost a 100% automated system. The entire building was a giant mechanized unit including floors and walls. Amazing what engineers can do.

They already have (in a smaller scale), self-perpetuating machines. Wow! Imagine if you could do this in major industries. But we may end up like "Matrix" or what was that Arnold movie about the future sending in prototype robots to kill the ancestor of a rebel?

Nothing important. Just oiling the old rusty brain.

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"Each worker pulled a box of parts from a computer controlled conveyor and must install the parts on the moving engine block for not more then 20 seconds. The line produced different engine models at the rate of 20 seconds per and based on the needs of the final assembly line in another part of the plant. Ā The final assembly plant was also a wonder.

Human beings were needed to install the various components of various models, from the smallest to the largest Crowns, also at the rate of 20 seconds each".

The 20 seconds time interval is called thetakt time. It's also called the "beat" of the production line because the conveyor carrying the engine, moves to the next station every 20 seconds. Whatever component that needs to be installed or added on to the engine at that particular station (and at every station throughout the entire length of the conveyor line, needs to be installed in less than or exactly 20 seconds. It also means that at the end of the line, there is one complete engine coming out every 20 seconds.

In 2006, I was part of the Operational Excellence team of my employer W.L. Gore and Associates that went to benchmark the assembly line of Apache attack helicopters in Meza, Arizona. The assembly process was in the form of a big U shaped assembly line running around the building. There was no traveling conveyor belt since the helicopters had wheels and they were just pushed around from one station to the next. The fuselage which was made in another adjacent building gets mounted on to it's wheels at the start of the U line. Other components are also attached to the fuselage. After three days, the first helicopter is moved on to the next station where the avionics are mounted. Meanwhile another fuselage is being mounted at the start of the line. After three days, these two helicopters move to the next stations and another new fuselage gets started. Meanwhile the first helicopter which is now on the third station is being mounted with propellers, and so on. The takt time was three days and there was a complete helicopter coming out at the end of the line every three days.

These helicopters were used extensively in the Persian Gulf war. We saw a white flag of surrender used by the Republican guards of Saddam Hussein. It was a souvenir that was displayed on the wall. According to the plant people, the Republican guards dreaded the Apache helicopters because of their deadly armaments and once it corners a group of enemies, it could hover over them and they don't leave until the US soldiers arrive to capture the enemy. Aside from US armed forces use, they are also supplied to US allies but these are not equipped with the latest instruments.

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You can add to your list the brand names: Nissan, Mazda, Volvo, Audi, Volkswagen, and soon Citroen.

Back in the 1960's, Lee Iaccoca headed Ford and, being concerned with the bottom line of his operations, he suggested to the Board that they install Mazda engines in some Ford models. Ā His timing was bad as the Board members were still very mad at the Japanese being that World War Two was just 16 years ago. Ā HIs reasoning of course was that Mazda could sell its engines at a profit for $ 300.00 each F.O.B. any point in U.S.A., a cost that no American engine manufacturer can ever match.

In 1976, with a group of 11 other Filipino Service managers from the Philippines, we toured the Toyota Engine Plant in Toyota City. After about 20 minutes of awe, one of our group asked the Japanese guide "Where are the workers?" After a few minutes of searching we came upon a trio in overalls in a tiny break room, one with his feet up on the round table was reading a comic book while the others were sipping soda with a lively discussion at another table. Another 20 minutes of resumed tour and we came upon the real workforce, the assembly line for the engines. Each worker pulled a box of parts from a computer controlled conveyor and must install the parts on the moving engine block for not more then 20 seconds. Ā The line produced different engine models at the rate of 20 seconds per and based on the needs of the final assembly line in another part of the plant. The final assembly plant was also a wonder. Ā Human beings were needed to install the various components of various models, from the smallest to the largest Crowns, also at the rate of 20 seconds each.

Amazing, what automation they had set up. Automation that the Americans first started and should be able to also do. That is the answer for the productivity of the American workers, for any product.

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Just a reminder

toyota, honda, hyundai, bmw build their cars in America and hire americans. In fact, they are better than ford which has plants in mexico, only the f150 is built in michigan. within the last 3 years American cars are a lot better and should have no problems going over 100k miles. i believe thats the recommended first tune up. the only problems with them seems to be the heavy use of plastics in the interior and exterior. that's the main complaint with the corvette, they should have the same interior as a german car specially with the zr1, over 100k and you can push the body at the back because of the plastics. on the mechanical side they are just as good if they they were produced after 2009. if you go to the car shows like the one in sf, thats the main complaint about American cars, they have cheap looking interiors and the choices are very limited. i believe the battery of the chevy volt is made in south korea funded by American stimulus funds.

The engines of the new mazdas with the skyactive, have good reviews.

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By comparison, my sixteen year old 1995 Toyota Camry has logged 128,000 miles when I got it back from my daughters in 2003. It now has 154,000 miles plus. Except for accident damages and regular oil filter changes with engine oil, the only parts replacements I have had were for front brake pads (twice), tires, timing belt (changed at 120,000 miles) and oil pan gasket which should not have failed had not a greenhorn mechanic over zealously tightened all the nuts under the car, resulting in the gasket having been squashed and so leaked. The engine's oil pan bolts must never be tightened, as they are supposed to be designed to last almost forever.

Toyota recommends that the spark plugs be changed every 90,000 miles, (compared to every 5,000 miles for regular plugs) but my mechanic asked me if the engine was misfiring and to my negative answer, he said I should just keep them until the engine misfires.

And my records show that my gas consumption is at about 32 miles per gallon for my (and my daughter's) total mileage, city and highway. At the time I bought it there was no american car that could match those records.

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The 2002 GMC Envoy XLT that I bought in December 2001 has about 110,000 miles, still runs good and also still looks good because I've been parking it inside the garage. The only major expense on it has been the replacement of the set of shock absorbers, change of the brake pads and change of tires. I'm very happy with it's quality and performance.

For the same price of an equivalent foreign car, you get the top of the line model with an American car complete with the bells and whistles. In my case, the SUV came with an a/c, sunroof, running board, leather seats, heated driver and passenger seat, dual temperature control, power seats and windows, Bose stereo system, automatic windshield washer that turn on as soon as it rains, and automatic adjustment of your driver seat and side view mirrors to their programmed positions as soon as you put your key into the ignition slot. It even has a small compressor so that you can inflate your own tires wherever you are and can also use it to inflate your bike tires and basketball or volleyball.

For a foreign car, it will cost you an arm and a leg assuming that they have the same features available. The best feature that sold my wife to it was that there is a covered vanity mirror embedded on the sun visor both on the driver and passenger side. As soon as she flips open the cover, the light turns on so that she could easily take a quick look at her make up even in the dark, before alighting from the vehicle. For her, this is the deal clincher. The foreign brands we looked at in 2001 don't have this feature. Approved and funds were released.

Denver Bronco QB Tim Tebow Helping the Philippines

If you are not a football fan, you will not know who Tim Tebow is. Here's an article we share with you about what he does outside the football fields. Please read on.

Tim Tebow, His Foundation and the Philippines: Fan’s Perspective
By Deborah Braconnier, Nov 26, 4:02 pm EST
　
Whether you like Denver Broncos QB as a football player or not, you can't deny that he and his foundation are doing a lot to help children all over the world. His newest venture teams the Tim Tebow Foundationwith CURE Internationalin the construction of a children's hospital in the Philippines.

Why the Philippines?

Before Tebow became the football giant that he is, he first had to move to the United States. Tim Tebow was born in Makati City in 1987 while his parents were Baptist missionaries. For this reason, the Philippines are very close to Tebow and he knows that many of the children in the poorest areas are unable to access medical care that they need.

Type of Hospital

The hospital is set to be built in Davao Cityand they hope to break ground in January 2012 with construction being completed in mid-2013. It is estimated to cost around $3 million and costs will be shared by both the Tim Tebow Foundation and Cure International. It will be a 30-bed surgical facility that will focus on treating conditions such as club foot and bow legs. While these are simple surgeries, the families in this area do not have access to this type of care. They hope to be able to treat at least a third of the patients free of charge. In addition to providing medical care, they hope to provide the message of faith, hope and love while spreading and teaching Christ's Gospel.

Other Projects in the Philippines

This hospital will not be the first operation the Tim Tebow Foundation supports in the
Philippines. Uncle Dick's Home, an orphanage founded by the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association also receives support. This orphanage is located in Lamsugod, Surallah, South Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines and is currently the home to 49 orphans, according to the Tim Tebow Foundation.

The Real Tebow

While the critics may call Tebow a joke when it comes to his play as an NFL QB, his devotion to his religion and helping those in need is something to be admired. He brings this belief, strength and determination into everything he does, including on the field. His teammates and coach agree that he is the real deal.

Coach John Foxsaid, "He's real. He walks the walk. A guy like that in today's society, in my mind, ought to be celebrated, not scrutinized to the level that he is." Teammate Eddie Royasays, "He really is genuine and the emotion and the passion that you see him out there playing with, he has the same passion off the field with those type of things, the charity things and the missionary things."

Tebow is making a difference so far this season with the Denver Broncos both in the way he plays and the fact that there are now wins on the board. However, I think the biggest difference Tebow will make in the long run will be off the field and in the lives of many

American vs. Foreign products

ONE AT A TIME

This probably sounds crazy, but just yesterday I was in Wal Mart looking for a wastebasket. I found some made in China for $6.99. I didn't want to pay that much so I asked the lady if they had any others. She took me to another department and they had some at $2.50 made in USA. They are just as good.

Same as a kitchen rug I needed. I had to look, but I found some made in the USA and they were $3.00 cheaper. We are being brain washed that everything that comes from China and Mexico is cheaper. Not so. That is also why I don't buy cards at Hallmark anymore. They are made in China and are expensive. I buy them at Dollar Tree....50 cents each and made in USA.

One Light Bulb at a Time

A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American . . .

Good idea . . .. One light bulb at a time . . ..

Check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowe's the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments... They were all made in China .

The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there.
They were made in USA. Start looking ...

In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even their job. So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right track.. Let's get behind her!

My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now.
I do not buy it any more.

My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico... Now I have switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything....

This past weekend I was at Kroger . .. . I needed 60W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets.

I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off-brand labeled, " Everyday Value ." I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats they were the same except

For the price . . . The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for this - the USA in a company in Cleveland , Ohio.

So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here...

So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets... Yep, you guessed it, Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada... The Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!

My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies!

(We should have awakened a decade ago....)

Let's get with the program and help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the USA .

I passed this on . .. . Will you???

Greediest Generation

Although her letter is addressed to an American politician, but it pretty much refers to most of the politicians all over the world..........

Alan Simpson, former Republican Senator from Wyoming, Co-Chair of Obama's deficit commission, calls senior citizens the Greediest Generation as he compared "Social Security" to a Milk Cow with 310 million teats.

Here's a response in a letter from a citizen in Montana ... I think she is a little ticked off! She also tells it like it is!

Hey Alan, let's get a few things straight..

1. As a career politician, you have been on the public dole for FIFTY YEARS.

2. I have been paying Social Security taxes for 48 YEARS (since I was 15 years old. I am now 63).

3 My Social Security payments, and those of millions of other Americans, were safely tucked away in an interest bearing account for decades until you political pukes decided to raid the account and give OUR money to a bunch of zero ambition losers in return for votes, thus bankrupting the system and turning Social Security into a Ponzi scheme that would have made Bernie Madoff proud..


4. Recently, just like Lucy & Charlie Brown, you and your ilk pulled the proverbial football away from millions of American seniors nearing retirement and moved the goalposts for full retirement from age 65 to age 67. NOW, you and your shill commission is proposing to move the goalposts YET AGAIN.

5. I, and millions of other Americans, have been paying into Medicare from Day One, and now you morons propose to change the rules of the game. Why? Because you idiots mismanaged other parts of the economy to such an extent that you need to steal money from Medicare to pay the bills.

6. I, and millions of other Americans, have been paying income taxes our entire lives, and now you propose to increase our taxes yet again. Why? Because you incompetent bastards spent our money so profligately that you just kept on spending even after you ran out of money. Now, you come to the American taxpayers and say you need more to pay off YOUR debt.


To add insult to injury, you label us "greedy" for calling "bullshit" on your incompetence. Well, Captain Bullshit, I have a few questions for YOU.

1. How much money have you earned from the American taxpayers during your pathetic 50-year political career?

2. At what age did you retire from your pathetic political career, and how much are you receiving in annual retirement benefits from the American taxpayers?

3. How much do you pay for YOUR government provided health insurance?

4. What cuts in YOUR retirement and healthcare benefits are you proposing in your disgusting deficit reduction proposal, or, as usual, have you exempted yourself and your political cronies?

It is you, Captain Bullshit, and your political co-conspirators called Congress who are the "greedy" ones. It is you and your fellow nutcases who have bankrupted America and stolen the American dream from millions of loyal, patriotic taxpayers. And for what? Votes. That's right, sir. You and yours have bankrupted America for the sole purpose of advancing your pathetic political careers. You know it, we know it, and you know that we know it.

And you can take that to the bank, you miserable son of a bitch.

If you like the way things are in America delete this.

Pacquiao-Marquez Fight

Losing and winning are part of sports, and with the game of life. Especially in boxing, We know this fully well. Ali lost to Frazier; Frazier lost to Foreman; Foreman lost to Ali; Ali had hellfire fights with Frazier two times more (reminds us of Pacquiao-Marquez); then again Ali lost to journeymen Norton and Leon Spinks; the invincible Tyson lost to Douglas in Tokyo; and on and on.

What happened to Pacquiao on Marquez (close fight), I think is a blessing in disguise. Mayweather, through Oscar de la Hoya, is frantic about wanting to fight Pacquiao in May, 2012. Pacquiao laid a trap to draw Mayweather from his fear cave. Mayweather thinks Pacquiao is ready for the picking. Pacquiao cramps again and again, his speed will be back, and lagot si Mayweather. Let's see what happens next. But of course, there will be more excruciating moments of grandstanding of both Pacquiao-Mayweather camps. Otherwise, it will be Pacquiao-Marquez 4, an unprecedented one in boxing history. Meantime, Marquez will continue to sulk and cry and complain....and as we know, cry babies do not win in the end.

If I were a Mexican, of course. Imagine the Mexicans that Pacquiao beat already-- Morales, Barrera, Margarito, Marquez, dela Hoya, etc..years before.

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AMEN ! Well analyzed

Brod Loy's analysis well taken. As to the result, I deduce from his comment that Pacquiao won.

We all saw the fight. Like the 3 judges who came up with different scores, each one of us will have our own judgment. I would have wanted to see a knockout or at least a knockdown as Roach predicted bit it didn't come... a big source of disappointment.

The fight was VERY CLOSE. BUT PACQUIAO WON! In my card, I had it 7:5 rounds in favor of Pacquiao (or 115 points Pacquiao vs 113 points for Marquez).

Now let's see what CompuBox scored:

1. TOTAL PUNCHES THROWN & LANDED
P landed 176 of 578
M landed 138 of 436

2. POWER PUNCHES
P connected 117 of 274 power shots
M connected 100 of 254

3. Ave PUNCHES THROWN & HITS PER ROUND
P 49 thrown, 14 hits
M 36 thrown, 11 hits

The fight was less dramatic than what most wanted. But a win is a win! Let us rejoice!

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I just want to get this out of my chest. The word is "predictable". Manny has not changed his mode of attack from his last 2 fights with Marquez which is right jab then left straight.

A good analyst like Berestain would certainly practice Marquez to duck the moment Manny makes this move and counter punch with his left or right. Notice how many times Manny missed his shots because all Marquez had to do was duck. Freddie Roach could have advised Manny in the middle of the fight to do his right jab but instead of a left straight, do a left upper cut. This to oppose Marquez' duck. This would have changed the whole game with Filipinos' high expectations of a knockdown. Maybe Manny should make this adjustment if and when a rematch is made.

Are you happy with Social Security ?

I bought a sign from Tennessee and it goes "Retired person on the premises, knows all about Social Security and has all the time to tell it." That is me!

One thing that is always emphasized by investment houses is that there is no sure thing - "Past performance is not a predictor of future performance". Only thing you can do is take a balanced approach to money growth and risk. Set a goal in a way that you will not become comatose or lose your ability to become stiff when your investments suffer setbacks.

1. I am happy with SS, imagine I am getting back 10 times what I put in. Medicare initial deductible and co-pays are low. My wife's health care cost is high because she is till using my former employer's plan, with premiums going up every year ($50 when I retired, now $275), and coverages being pared (she cannot get hearing aids anymore and that was a big expense recently).

One good thing to get is long-term care coverage (which I regret did not get before when it was being offered after I retired). You will get benefits if you become comatose (I think it will supply a monthly visit from starlet grade nurses).

2. Even if SS stops when you die, your wife who survives you can resume collecting at age 62 or 65. If she can prove herself disabled (not menopause) she can collect at 50 (this according to my wife).

3. When Social Security is still there, it is hands down better than annuity (think about what you paid in, not what your employer paid in). Although it cannot be inherited by dependents, that is ok. What is the use of spending all that money to put them through college if they can't earn their keep after graduating? Only problem is if you have a child with special needs, but there are state assistance for them, only problem is the governments are cutting down on these assistance,





4. The government spending money wisely is an oxymoron. Your power to vote comes into play. Vote for leaders who will spend money on the people even if not wisely. Don't vote for leaders who want to prove their knowledge of foreign policy by waging war on weaker countries like Iraq.

5. The government employees get better benefits for what they pay for compared to privately employees citizens. But that changed when the economic debacle started. (From LA Times-maybe in 2010) CalPERS' portfolio value dropped from a historic high of $260.4 billion in October 2007 to $160 billion in March 2009. It has since risen to a high of $237.5 billion on June 30 before dropping to $220 billion on Monday. You can invest on your 401K with matching funds from the company and reap the same benefits. It is better to map your own strategy than wishing you have benefits like the government employees.

So the questions we should answer are :

Are you happy with SSS ? Did you know that if you died today your SSS pension stops? If your family is relying on that pension, better stay alive even if you are comatose.

If you kept that 15% of Gross Income and invested it in an insurance Annuity with Disability coverage, would you have been better off? The unused portion of a private pension plan is inherited by your heirs.

Do you trust the Government to tax you more and spend your money wisely?

One thing I do not understand is why Government employees have their own pension plans outside the SSS (They can also enroll in SSS by paying in the 15% so they can double dip when they retire). Why are they not mandated to "donate" to SSS?

Is Social Security an Entitlement?

For those who believe, their SSS Pensions are entitlements, read below. That is your money and you earned it already. Too bad you have to pay taxes on it too! Al Gore was the swing vote that passed the law taxing SSS pensions. You are not getting SSS Pensions because of some Party in Power. You are not even going to get all of it back because they are paying you less than what you should be getting!

Remember, not only did you contribute to Social Security but your employer did too. It totaled 15% of your income before taxes. If you averaged only $30K over
your working life, that's close to $220,500.

If you calculate the future value of $4,500 per year (yours & your employer's contribution) at a simple 5% (less than what the govt. pays on the money that it borrows), after 49 years of working you'd have $892,919.98.

If you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive $26,787.60 per year and it would
last better than 30 years (until you're 95 if you retire at age 65) and that's with no interest paid on that final amount on deposit! If you bought an annuity and it paid 4% per year, you'd have a lifetime income of $2,976.40 per month.

The folks in Washington have pulled off a bigger Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff
ever had. Entitlement my ass, I paid cash for my social security insurance!!!! Just because they borrowed the money, doesn't make my benefits some kind of charity or handout!!

Congressional benefits ---- free healthcare, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid
holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days, now that's welfare, and they have the nerve to call my social security retirement entitlements?

We're "broke" and can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless. In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile and Turkey . And now Pakistan ......home of bin Laden.

Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!

They call Social Security and Medicare an entitlement even though most of us have been paying for it all our working lives and now when it's time for us to collect, the government is running out of money. Why did the government borrow from it in the first place? Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT* gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries.

Mayo Clinic - Aspirin

Dr. Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Some heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon, Somers said. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.

1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system.

2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest for years, (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar). Please read on.

Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know.
Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue.
They work much faster than the tablets.

Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks - There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently. Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack.

The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.

If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.

Afterwards:
- Call 911. Unlock the door!!!
- Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by.
- Say "heart attack!"
- Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins.
- Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and ...
DO NOT LIE DOWN!

The Amazing Hair Dryer

By Z. D. Zhou

Not long ago a friend took her ten-year-old boy to my house looking for my wife, saying that her child had hiccups all day long. The child was very uncomfortable and unable to eat at all. After she checked, my wife said there was a muscle spasm in his diaphragm. Without hesitation, she took out a blow dryer, turned on the power and started blowing at the boy's stomach.

about 10 minutes later, the boy burped and fell relieved. We were surprised that this thing can do the trick. But my wife just smiled.

A few days later, I had a stiff neck when I woke up in the morning. I could hardly turn my head. I recalled my stiff neck problem was treated a few times by acupuncture and cupping when I was younger. I asked my wife for the similar treatment. She said there weren't any needles at home nor any suitable small jars for cupping. She just took out a hair dryer. I couldn't help laughing. Again? This thing can cure stiff neck too? Amazing!

She blew on my shoulders and my neck for about 15 minutes. My neck was really loosened up. I could turn my head now. Later in the evening, she repeated that on me once more. The pain in my neck was significantly reduced. I crowned her the "queen of blow drying".

She explained that this was inspired by the method people used in the old days. In hospitals, with all the modern equipments we have, doctors do not need blow dryers. Back in the old days, in rural villages especially, doctors were poorly equipped with medical supplies. So they came up with other means to treat patients with common pains.

Suddenly I realized this is the thermal effect on pains with the heat generated by a blow dryer. Modern physiotherapy equipment such as electric, laser, thermal, ultrasound and others can easily generate heat for effective treatment. They are, of course, more powerful then a blow dryer. However, when they are not available, using a blow dryer to generate heat will also work, temporarily at least, on common pains such as back pain, muscle spasm, stiff neck, leg cramps, etc. It is easily accessible and easy to operate as long as there is electricity.

The blow dryer is really amazing. Try it. Hope it works for you too.

Hidden Design

http://rt.com/usa/news/police-occupy-oakland-olsen-831/

"Scott Olsen returned relatively unscathed to America last year after serving two tours of Iraq fighting a war he was opposed to. Now he lays in an Oakland, CA hospital in critical condition thanks to a projectile fired last night by police."

ALL movements are always propelled by some vested interest. For example, People Power 1 is not a "pedigreed" movement that is spontaneous, notwithstanding the historical revisionism. It was a simple power grab by people who felt that their plot to take over government had been discovered and they wanted the help of the people to react whatever countermeasures are being taken against THEIR interests. In short, Ramos, Enrile, Honasan et. al. were engaged in a coup and were only saving their skins, with a little help from the people.

The Tea Party movement is a largely republican movement that sees government as a problem while the Occupy Wall Street might be a democratic counter-movement that seeds government as part of the solution.

The point, to make a short story long (or is it to make a long story short?) is that People Power, Tea Party or OWS, these movements are propelled initially by narrow interests but supported by general dissatisfaction with the powers that be. Hence, to ascribe a purer pedigree to one or another is, to me (my opinion, as a watcher of political developments), missing the forest for the trees and detracts from the object of the focus of such movements as they developed into more popular movements from their narrow-interest beginnings.

Just in passing. I cannot help but be suspicious of so-called movements. Like any "good revolution" (and just like any "good crisis"), Occupy Wall Street seems to have been hatched in a small room by politically motivated people.

The clue is in the acronym. OWS. Why not PAWS as in Protest Against Wall Street. "Get your PAWS off our lives" has a nice ring to it. It seems OWS expressly starts with "O" as in Obama.

This calls to mind NAMFREL, which stands for National Movement for Free Election, but any conspiracy theorist (who isn't?) can see NAM stood for Ninoy Aquino Movement.

And why "Occupy?" The Tea Party Movement has a better pedigree. Just like the original in Boston, the contemporary one stemmed from dissatisfaction with too much government. Get the government off our lives. To occupy is not only to set aside any social contract, but also to assert a sense of entitlement, both undue and unearned.

Revolutions are either for better or for worse. My indifference is based on the suspect manipulation of current events.

Correct Eating Habits - Part II

Sour Apple

Sour Cherries

Strawberries

Water
0-15 minutes

Juice
15-30 minutes

Fruit
30-60 minutes

Melons
30-60 minutes

Sprouts
60 minutes

Wheatgrass Juice
60-90 minutes

Most Vegetables
1-2 Hours

Grains and Beans
1-2 Hours

Meat and Fish
3-4 Hours+

Shell Fish
8 Hours+


1. Protein and carbohydrate concentrated foods
Breakdown of protein requires an acid medium, and digestion of protein dense animal products requires high levels of hydrochloric acid. Since digestion of carbohydrate dense foods requires an alkaline medium in order to be broken down, high carbohydrate foods that have been mixed with high protein foods will not digest but will sit there fermenting, producing indigestion, bloating and gas. And since this fermentation of carbohydrates will inhibit the digestion of the protein, more gas, bloating and discomfort will be produced. This makes the typical American meal, composed of a large hunk of meat along with potatoes and bread, a recipe for digestive disaster.

Most protein foods are best digested when accompanied by a fresh green salad. Other concentrated protein foods like nuts and seeds combine well with acid fruits such as oranges, pineapples blackberries, or strawberries. They also work fairly well with sub-acid fruits such as apples, cherries, mangos, or peaches. The vitamin C in these fruits aids digestion of the mixture.

2. Eating two concentrated proteins together
Each type of protein requires a specific character, strength and timing of digestive juice secretions. This means that no two types of concentrated protein should be consumed together at a meal. Nuts, meat, eggs, cheese, or other protein foods should not be eaten together. And no two types of animal protein should be eaten together, a rule that may be hard to swallow by the surf and turf crowd.

3. Protein and fats
Fats inhibit the secretion of gastric juices needed to digest meat, fish, dairy products, nuts, and eggs by as much as fifty percent. When fat concentrated foods are eaten with protein concentrated foods, the digestive breakdown of the fats is delayed until gastric juices complete their work on the complex proteins. This means fats will remain undigested in the stomach for a long period of time. Although some high protein foods also contain high amounts of fat, these fats will be held in suspension awaiting breakdown without impeding gastric action. However, free fats such as oil, butter and milk fat will coat the gastric mucosa, inhibiting gastric juice. This is why fried chicken is so hard to digest.

4. Acid fruits with carbohydrates
The enzyme in saliva that begins the breakdown of starch concentrated foods in the mouth does the important job of converting complex starch molecules
into more simple sugars. In order to work, the enzyme requires a neutral or slightly alkaline medium, the natural condition found in the mouth. When acid foods are eaten, the action of the enzyme needed to break down starch is halted because the medium needed has been altered. Thus acid fruits should not be eaten at the same meal as sweet fruits or other starches. This combination is what makes spaghetti and other dishes combining tomatoes with starch so
bloating.

5. Acid fruits with protein
Oranges, tomatoes, lemons, pineapples and other acid fruits can be easily digested and produce no distress when eaten away from starchy and protein
foods. However, when included in a meal that contains a protein concentrated food, the acid fruits seriously hamper protein digestion. This is in part what
makes the typical American breakfast of orange juice, bacon, eggs and toast such a digestive nightmare

6. Starch and sugar
Eating starches that have been disguised as sweets is not a good way to eat starch. Although the “treat†produces an abundance of saliva, the saliva contains none of the enzyme needed to digest the starch because the sugar has turned the environment acidic. This is why such items as fruit filled Danish settle on the digestive tract like a sack of bricks. The carbohydrates are fermenting in the body, producing noxious gases.

7. Consuming melons
Melons should not be consumed with any other foods. Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, and the more exotic melons should always be eaten away from mealtime and alone. Melons are meant to decompose quickly in the digestive system, which is what they will do if there is no interfering with the process.

8. Consuming milk
Milk is best left to babies who traditionally consume it alone, away from other foods. Milk does not digest in the stomach, but in the duodenum, so the presence of milk in the stomach does not promote secretion of gastric juice. The use of acid fruits with milk does not cause any digestive difficulty, although the benefits of the antioxidant potential of the fruits may be lost due to the affinity they have for the protein in milk.

Our medical history

Gallstones

Some years ago, my wife had her gallstones removed via laparoscopy. The condition can be attributed to poor digestion.

Acid or esophageal reflux, gas, bloating, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, hypertension, severe loss of weight, no appetite

Some years later, my wife suffered two episodes of TB and endometrial cancer in-between so we feared the worst when she dropped her weight from 126 lbs. to 99 lbs. in 3 months. She lost her appetite, had difficulty swallowing food and at times had difficulty breathing. Her BP would shoot up completely debilitating her; she could hardly do her housework. She also had continual gas, bloating and diarrhea.

On doctor’s examination, she was diagnosed to have acid reflux. Acid from her stomach would flux back to her esophagus and cause it to swell. The swelled esophagus in turn pressed on her heart causing her hypertension and difficulty breathing. We actually had to rush to hospital a few times.

She was prescribed antacids and Hytaz for her hypertension. X-rays also revealed that she had diverticulitis. After two different expensive antacids, the second one was prescribed after the first turned out ineffective and dieting, her condition abated and she slowly regained her weight. We thought she was cured.

Osteopena

Not yet osteoporosis, but getting there, my wife was prescribed Evista for 5 years and Caltrate for life. If claims are true, these were unnecessary.

Gout

Since her twenties, she had had bouts with gout which is caused by too much uric acid in the blood that eventually coagulate into crystals in the joints. Again, the culprit can be argued to be poor digestion and assimilation of food.

Diverticulitis, abdominal pains

Just recently, her bloating, gas pains and diarrhea episodes that were recurrent became serious and prolonged. This was when we decided to obtain more info from the Web.

After learning about alkaline and acidic foods and food combining and changing her eating habits, accordingly, her condition began to improve within a few days. Still having slight discomfort and occasional stabs of pain in the abdomen, we reviewed her diet.

In the information provided, it is suggested that to maintain good health, our daily diet should consist of not less than 3 parts alkalizing foods to 2 parts acidic foods, but preferably with more of alkalizing foods. However, to effect a cure, the alkaline acid ratio should be 4 to 1.

So she stopped taking grains and flour -- rice and bread -- along with her meat, just like when in hospital, our diet is restricted until we are healed. Afterwards, we can resume eating within the recommended limits.

Latest news is that she continues to improve.

Constipation, diarrhea, hemorrhoids

In my youth, we would usually have two kinds of meat dishes and one vegetable during lunch and dinner. I gave no thought to eating a lot and eating everything all at the same time. I heard of alkaline and acidic foods but never gave it much thought or otherwise, piece it together. I always thought that occasional constipation, diarrhea and gas pains were normal.

Gout

My mother suffered from gout until she died at age 89. I thought I would have to endure the same. After 2 years or recurring gout attacks, I discovered that a daily maintenance dose of Allopurinol 100 mg. would make me gout-free. It’s been 3 years and more since then. But now, I am thinking that maybe, I can discontinue taking the drug and just take it when I feel an attack coming on.

Obesity

At one point, I had come to weigh 188 lbs. Fortunately, I was enjoined to take up a low carbo diet. I drastically reduced my intake of rice and breads while eating as much as I wanted of other foods. It proved effective with me dropping to 158 lbs. But I relaxed and gained back a few pounds, after.

Acid reflux, morning colds, sinus problems, sore throat, bronchitis

I stopped smoking over ten years ago but my colds, clogged nose, phlegm, sore throat and periodic bronchitis have persisted. I have always thought that all these were caused by my chain smoking. But now after more than 10 years having stopped the habit, I really don’t think that smoking is the cause. More probably, it is because of my acid reflux. Again, too much acid due to poor eating habits.

I would wake up from my afternoon nap nauseous, with heartburn and almost always tired. I began taking Tums over a month ago after my acid reflux became more severe. But relief is temporary and on and off. I am slowly adopting the proposed eating habits but I still have quite a-ways to go. Some symptoms, though, are no longer bothering me, as much.

Hemorrhoids

From excessive eating and in bad combination, I used to have to move twice a day. Often, I would have diarrhea. The result – hemorrhoids. I obtained some relief from Daflon, twice a day, as prescribed by my wife’s oncologist. It was only later that I found out Hemo Rid is the cheaper substitute. Same content, different manufacturer, only 45% cheaper. Hopefully in time, my veins can strengthen enough so I won’t need to take them, anymore.

All of the above are just my tentative findings. If you have any information that debunks the claims or simply shed more light on this subject, I would appreciate your letting me know.

We are still continuing to experiment but in our case, there have been marked improvements.

This paper has been especially sent to all fellow sufferers in the hope that the information detailed here will be of help to them.

Reference links

Food combining rules

http://www.detoxifynow.com/Food_diet.html

http://www.rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm

http://livingfoodvillage.com/7-food-combining-rules

http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/digestive-physiology-and-food-combining/food-combining-rules.html

Sherry Brescia

http://www.greattastenopain.com/cbk/great.asp
http://www.greattastenopain.com/dl/painfree-inone-day.pdf http://www.greattastenopain.com/dl/what-doctor-wont-tell-you-about-d-pain.pdf

Michael Murray

http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/Alkaline-Foods-Chart.htm?utm_campaign=email1-foodchart&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alkaline-dieth

http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/food-combining-chart?utm_campaign=email1-combiningchart&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alkaline-dieth

Correct Eating Habits - Part I

We just need to change our poor eating habits

1.. First, identify the different food groups (mainly whether alkaline or acidic)
2.. Next, understand how the different foods are digested in the body
3.. Learn how to correctly combine the foods that we eat
4.. Space our eating of each different non-compatible food group to allow sufficient time for our body to sufficiently break down the food into its essential nutrients
5.. Learn how to balance the different food groups in our diet to ensure the right alkaline to acid ratio in our body

From: http://www.detoxifynow.com/Food_diet.html

TROPHOLOGY - THE SCIENCE OF FOOD COMBINING

It is an established scientific fact in Western medicine that in order to initiate efficient digestion of any concentrated animal protein, the stomach must secrete pepsin. But it is also a well-known fact that pepsin can function only in a highly acidic medium, which must be maintained for several hours for complete digestion of proteins.

It is an equally well established fact of science that when we chew a piece of bread or potato or any other carbohydrate/starch, ptyalin and other alkaline juices are immediately secreted into the food by the saliva in the mouth. When swallowed, the alkalized starches require an alkaline medium in the stomach in order to complete digestion.

Anyone should be able to figure out what therefore happens when you ingest protein and starch together. Acid and alkaline juices are secreted simultaneously in response to the incoming protein and starch, promptly neutralizing one another and leaving a weak, watery solution in the stomach that digests neither protein or starch properly. Instead proteins putrefy and starches ferment owing to the constant presence of bacteria in the digestive tract.

This putrefaction and fermentation are the primary cause of all sorts of digestive stress, including gas, heartburn, cramps, bloating, constipation, foul stools, bleeding piles, colitis, and so forth.

Many so called 'allergies' are also the direct result of improper food combinations; the bloodstream picks up toxins from the putrefied, fermented mess as it passes slowly through the intestines, and these toxins in turn cause rashes, hives, headaches, nausea and other symptoms commonly branded as allergies. The same foods that cause allergic reactions when improperly combines often have no ill side-effects whatsoever when consumed according to the rules of trophology. The final fact of the matter is this: when you immobilize your stomach and impair digestive functions by consuming foods in indiscriminate combination, the bacteria in your alimentary canal have a field day. They get all the nutrients and thrive, while you get all the wastes and suffer.

According to a recent survey in America, the average American male today carries about 5 pounds of undigested, putrefied red meat in his gut. Leave 5 pounds of meat in a dark, warm, moist place for a few days and see for yourself the results of putrefaction. The severely septic condition of the human intestinal tract is unique in nature, yet Western physicians take it for granted and even insist that it is harmless to the rest of the system.

In fact, in order to protect itself from the chronic toxic irritation of improperly combined meals, the colon secretes large quantities of mucus to entrap toxic particles before they damage the colon's sensitive lining. When this occurs at every meal, everyday, every week, throughout the year- as is quite typical in modern Western diets- the colon ends up secreting a constant stream of mucus, which accumulates and gets impacted in the folds of the colon. This results in a narrowing of the passage through the colon and a constant seeping of toxins into the bloodstream by osmosis. When the impacting of toxic mucus in the colon reaches critical pressure, it causes a pocket to balloon outward through the colon lining, causing a condition called diverticulosis. Colitis, IBS, and colon cancer are the next stages of colon deterioration caused by these conditions.

From: http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/top10tips.pdf

To neutralize acids, your body creates and pulls alkaline buffers from anywhere it can:

• It creates cholesterol to neutralize the acids (now you know why so many people suffer from high cholesterol problems)

• It bleaches iron from your red blood cells (can you see how anemia develops?),

• It pulls calcium from your bones (can you say osteoporosis?),

• It steals potassium from your muscle tissues (do you get muscle spasms?),

• It pulls zinc, magnesium, and other elements from everywhere else.

From: http://www.greattastenopain.com/dl/what-doctor-wont-tell-you-about-d-pain.pdf

Simply put, food combining is a way of eating foods so that they do not work against each other and cause pain. Specific food groups, such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats, each require different digestion times and digestive enzymes, in order to be broken down and utilized by the body efficiently.

So you should only consume foods that have approximately the same digestion times and use the same or similar digestive agents to break them down.

For example, protein foods (meats) need a very acidic environment in order that they can be digested appropriately. Carbohydrates (starches and sugars), on the other hand, require a much more alkaline medium to digest, as do fats.

If you eat a meal that consists of meat, vegetables and a dessert, you have, in effect, neutralized your digestive system. In doing so, you have slowed the digestive process down to almost a complete stop.

But food combining is actually quite simple, because it categorizes all foods into three distinct types:

ï€ Type A foods are relatively neutral and pass through your stomach with little or no digestive enzymes required to break them down.

ï€ Type B foods require alkaline digestive enzymes to break down, beginning in the mouth with the enzyme ptyalin and continuing in the stomach and small intestine.

Type C foods require powerful acids to be broken down, namely hydrochloric acid and pepsin in the stomach.

With proper food combining, you can still eat any type of food you wish either alone, or in compatible combinations so you can enjoy what you are eating, without any pain for discomfort.

To restore health, your diet should consist of 4 parts alkaline foods and just 1 part acidic. To maintain good health, your diet should be 3 parts alkaline to 1 part acidic

From: http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/food-combining-chart?utm_campaign=email1-combiningchart&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alkaline-dieth

THE FOOD COMBINING CHART
for a smooth digestion

Important: Only combine where circles touch directly!

Asparagus
Kale
Artichokes
Meat
Amaranth

Bell Pepper
Leek
Beets
Fish
Buckwheat

Broccoli
Lettuce
Beans
Foul
Quinoa

Brussels Sprouts
Onions
Carrots
Avocado
Millet

Cabbage
Parsley
Corn
Beans
Oats

Celery
Radish
Jicama
Cerals
Rice

Chard
Rhubarb
Peas
Nuts
Spelt

Chicory
Spinach
Potatoes
Flax Seeds
Wheat and Flours

Chives
Summer Squash
Pumpkin
Pumpkin Seeds


Collards
Swiss Chard
Hubbard Squash
Unhulled Sesame Seeds


Raw Corn
Tomatoes
Winter Squash

Cucumber
Turnip
Banana Squash

Endive
Turnip Greens
Yams

Escarole
Watercress


Garlic
Zucchini

Green beans

Important: Only combine where circles touch directly!

Banana
Sweet Cherries
Grapefruit
Cantaloupe

Dates & Figs
Sweet Apple
Orange
Crenshaw

All Dried Fruit
Sweet Berries
Lemon
Honeydew

Persimmon
Apricot
Lime
Muskmelon

Prunes
Papaya
Pineapple
Watermelon

Sweet Grapes
Pear
Pomegranate

Mango
Sour Grapes

Sweet Peach
Cranberries

Sweet Plum
Sour Peach & Plum

Goodbye to Steve Jobs

http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i100161

**Sunday, 18 September 2011
[image: image for MI6 Seize Copies of The Dorking Review]

It has been reported that Britain's spy service, better known as MI6 has seized a number of copies of the satirical book: *The Dorking Review*

This action has been taken following 'high level' pressure from members of the government's 'Public Order' Steering Committee.

The above two paragraphs are totally without any foundation, and were only written as it's known that some poor bastard is employed by MI6 to sift through any web postings involving the service's name, in the tedious task of passive intelligence gathering.

This means that at least one person not involved with The Dorking Review will now have to google it and then write a one-line report for their equally bored supervisor.

We're sorry to have increased the work-load of a diligent public servant in this way, and as a token of our regret in this matter, if you would like to send us your name, home address, and list of any sexual deviations that you may have to the following address, we'll send you a free copy.

Lt Col Weetabixski
Intelligence Attaché
Russian Embassy
London

*Better to light a candle than curse the darkness* *- ancient Chinese proverb*

Easy Quiz

1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?

Answer: Johnny of course!

2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?

Answer: Meat.

3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

Answer: Still Mt. Everest; it just wasn't discovered yet.

4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?

Answer: There is no dirt in a hole.

5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?

Answer: Incorrectly

6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet her birthday is always in the summer.
How is this possible?

Answer: Billy lives in the Southern Hemisphere

7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?

Answer: You can't take pictures with a wooden leg. You need a camera to take pictures.

8. What was the current President's name in 1975?

Answer: Same as is it now - Barack Obama

9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?


Answer: You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.

10. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?

Answer: Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow.

11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in
another field?

Answer: One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big stack.

Typhoon rains flood Philippine capital

Typhoon rains flood Philippine capital with waist-deep water, knocks out power, kills 16

from Washington Post

By Associated Press, Published: September 26 | Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 12:23 PM

MANILA, Philippines — Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters and dodged flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines, killing at least 16 people and sending waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls.

Most deaths occurred in metropolitan Manila, which already was soaked by heavy monsoon rains ahead of Typhoon Nesat’s arrival with more downpours and wind gusts of up to 93 mph (150 kph). Downtown areas along Manila Bay suffered their worst flooding in decades.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/strong-typhoon-lashes-philippines-halts-work-flights-cuts-power-1-dead-4-missing/2011/09/26/gIQAz1cR0K_story.html?hpid=z3

French Gesture - up yours

The history of the middle finger not obscene

I never knew this before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified. Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?



Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' (or 'pluck yew').

Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.'

IT IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY!

And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing

PARAPROSDOKIANS

PARAPROSDOKIANS - Here is the definition: "Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation."

"Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a type of paraprosdokian.


Ok, so now enjoy!

1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.

3. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8. Evening news is where they begin with 'Good Evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

10. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.

12. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'

13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

17. I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

18. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

19. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

20. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.

21. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.

22. You're never too old to learn something stupid.

23. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

24. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

25. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

26. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

27. A diplomat is someone who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.

28. Hospitality is making your guests feel at home even when you wish they were.

29. I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.

30. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

YOU MAY POISON YOURSELF ACCIDENTALLY

Taiwan. A woman suddenly died unexpectedly with signs of bleeding from her ears, nose, mouth & eyes. After a preliminary autopsy it was diagnosed death due to arsenic poisoning death. Where did the arsenic come from?

The police launched an in-depth and extensive investigation. A medical school professor was invited to come to solve the case.

The professor carefully looked at the contents from the deceased's stomach, in less than half an hour, the mystery was solved. The professor said: 'The deceased did not commit suicide and neither was she murdered, she died of accidental death due to ignorance!'

Everyone was puzzled, why accidental death? The arsenic is of the U.S. military for carrying rice seedlings H Gao. The professor said: 'The arsenic is produced in the stomach of the deceased.' The deceased used to take 'Vitamin C' everyday, which in itself is not a problem. The problem was that she ate a large portion of shrimp/prawn during dinner. Eating shrimp/prawn is not the problem that's why nothing happened to her family ever though they took the same shrimp/prawn.

However at the same time the deceased also took 'vitamin C', that is where the problem is!

Researchers at the University of Chicago in the United States , found through experiments, food such as soft-shell shrimp/prawn contains a much higher concentration of - five potassium arsenic compounds.

Such fresh food by itself has no toxic effects on the human body!

However, in taking 'vitamin C', due to the chemical reaction, the original on-toxic - five potassium arsenic (As an hydride, also known as arsenic oxide, the chemical formula for As205) changed to a three potassium toxic arsenic (ADB arsenic an hydride), also known as arsenic trioxide, a chemical formula (As203), which is commonly known as arsenic to the public!

Arsenic poisoning have magma role and can cause paralysis to the small blood vessels, "mercapto Jimei"??, inhibits the activity of the liver and fat necrosis change Hepatic Lobules Centre, heart, liver, kidney, intestine congestion, epithelial cell necrosis, telangiectasia.

Therefore, a person who dies of arsenic poisoning will shows signs of bleeding from the ears, nose, mouth & eyes.

Therefore; as a precautionary measure,

DO NOT not take shrimp/prawn when taking 'vitamin C'.

Socially Unacceptable Humor

Man calls 911 and says, I think my wife is dead. The operator says, "How do you know?" He says "The sex is the same but the ironing is building up !"

I was in bed with a blind girl last night and she said that I had the biggest penis she had ever laid her hands on. I said, "You're pulling my leg."

I saw a poor old lady fall over today on the ice!! At least I presume she was poor - she only had $1.20 in her purse.

My girlfriend thinks that I'm a stalker. Well, she's not exactly my girlfriend yet.

Went for my routine checkup today and everything seemed to be going fine until he stuck his index finger up my butt! Do you think I should change dentists ?

A wife says to her husband you're always pushing me around and talking behind my back. He says what do you expect, You're in a wheel chair.

I was explaining to my wife last night that when you die you get reincarnated but must come back as a different creature. She said she would like to come back as a cow. I said, "You're obviously not listening".

The wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst. So, I have been to the thrift shop to get all of her clothes back.

At the Senior Citizens Center they had a contest the other day. I lost by one point: The question was: Where do women mostly have curly hair? Apparently the correct answer was Africa!!!

One of the other questions that I missed was to name one thing commonly found in cells. It appears that Mexicans is not the correct answer either.

I've heard that Apple has scrapped their plans for the new children oriented iPod after realizing that iTouch Kids is not a good product name.

There's a new Muslim clothing shop opened in our shopping center, but I've been banned from it after asking to look at some of the new bomber jackets.

You can say lots of bad things about pedophiles but at least they drive slowly past schools.

A buddy of mine has just told me he's getting it on with his girlfriend and her twin. I said "How can you tell them apart?" He said "Her brother's got a mustache."

Just put a deposit down on a brand new Porsche and mentioned it on Facebook. I said, "I can't wait for the new 911 to arrive!" Next thing I know 4,000 f....g Muslims have added me as a friend!!

Being a modest man, when I checked into my hotel on a recent trip, I said to the lady at the registration desk, "I hope the porn channel in my room is disabled." To which she replied, "No, it's regular people-porn, you sick bastard.

The Red Cross have just knocked at our door and asked if we could help towards the floods in Pakistan. I said we would love to, but our garden hose only reaches the driveway.

Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned eco-tourism park in a southern Philippine town, an official said Monday.

Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said dozens of villagers and experts ensnared the 21-foot (6.4-meter) male crocodile along a creek in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province after a three-week hunt. It could be one of the largest crocodiles to be captured alive in recent years, he said, quoting local crocodile experts.

Elorde said the crocodile killed a water buffalo in an attack witnessed by villagers last month and was also suspected of having attacked a fisherman who went missing in July.

He said he sought the help of experts at a crocodile farm in western Palawan province.

"We were nervous but it's our duty to deal with a threat to the villagers," Elorde told The Associated Press by telephone. "When I finally stood before it, I couldn't believe my eyes."

After initial sightings at a creek, the hunters set four traps, which the crocodile destroyed. They then used sturdier traps using steel cables, one of which finally caught the enormous reptile late Saturday, he said.

About 100 people had to pull the crocodile, which weighs about 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilograms), from the creek to a clearing where a crane lifted it into a truck, he said.

The crocodile was placed in a fenced cage in an area where the town plans to build an eco-tourism park for species found in a vast marshland in Agusan, an impoverished region about 515 miles (830 kilometers) southeast of Manila, Elorde said.

"It will be the biggest star of the park," Elorde said, adding that villagers were happy that they would be able to turn the dangerous crocodile "from a threat into an
asset."

Despite the catch, villagers remain wary because several crocodiles still roam the outskirts of the farming town of about 37,000 people.

They have been told to avoid venturing into marshy areas alone at night, Elorde said.

Senor Rod and his Club

At dawn the telephone rings, "Hello, Senor Rod? This is Ernesto, the caretaker at your country house."

"Ah yes, Ernesto. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?"

"Um, I am just calling to advise you, Senor Rod, that your parrot, he is dead".

"My parrot? Dead? The one that won the International competition?"

"Si, Senor, that's the one."

"Damn! That's a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. What did he die from?"

"From eating the rotten meat, Senor Rod."

"Rotten meat? Who the hell fed him rotten meat?"

"Nobody, Senor. He ate the meat of the dead horse."

"Dead horse? What dead horse?"

"The thoroughbred, Senor Rod."

"My prize thoroughbred is dead?"

"Yes, Senor Rod, he died from all that work pulling the water cart."

"Are you insane? What water cart?"

"The one we used to put out the fire, Senor."

"Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, man?"

"The one at your house, Senor! A candle fell and the curtains caught on fire."

"What the hell? Are you saying that my mansion is destroyed because of a candle?!"

"Yes, Senor Rod."

"But there's electricity at the house! What was the candle for?"

"For the funeral, Senor Rod."

"WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL??!!"

"Your wife's, Senor Rod". She showed up very late one night and I thought she was a thief, so I hit her with your new Ping G15 204g titanium head golf club with the TFC 149D graphite shaft."

SILENCE........... LONG SILENCE.........VERY LONG SILENCE.

"Ernesto, if you broke that driver, you're in deep shit."

Federal Reserve

> Judge Napolitano: Tonight on the docket, the campaign to audit the Federal Reserve. Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul, has been speaking out on the abuses of the Federal Reserve for years.

> It has printed money with no value. It has bailed out foreign countries and domestic companies. It tells banks what interest rates to charge and it has devalued the dollar by 92% since its creation in 1913. But the voters have had enough with the Fed and its war on your money. That's partly why Republicans took back the House last November and that's why at long last, the outspoken Fed critic, Congressman Paul himself, will now head the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy.

> In time, he will shine a light on all the games the Federal Reserve plays with your money, keeping in mind what one of the greatest defenders of liberty, Thomas Jefferson, said. "And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity [the future] on a large scale."


> I don't think President Jefferson could have been more correct if he tried. Here now, the new night watchman of the Fed. A true champion of the Constitution, Congressman Ron Paul. Congressman, it's a pleasure. Welcome back to Freedom Watch.

> Ron Paul: Thank you. Good to be with you.

>

> Judge Napolitano: You had a very lively day on Capitol Hill because Chairman Ben Bernanke was testifying before the House Budget Committee, while some economists were testifying before your Subcommittee on Monetary Policy. Question, is it a pipe dream that we can reign in the Fed or might we really do it, this time around?

>

> Ron Paul: Well, I think that's up in the air. I don't know the answer to that. I know that we're going to be determined to try but I also know and recognize the power of the Fed. I mean, they were able to really diminish the effort last year. We did get some information but not as much as we want. So, yes, we would be determined to do

> it. But the big thing is, the real evidence is going to come under very painful conditions because I don't think we can rescue this system and get it out of the hands of Fed in time to save the calamity.


> I think their policies have been so damaging over these many, many decades, that regardless, we are going to suffer from it. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try and if we don't get exactly what we want, I think we ought to really work hard on allowing a little bit of competition with this cartel who runs the show and they're the official counterfeiters. So that will be my attack.

> Judge Napolitano: Chairman Bernanke actually told the House Budget Committee that he thinks that budget deficits are too big and budget deficits can cause problems. He is the cause! He personally is the cause! The root! The reason that some of those budget deficits are so high. Because he can give the federal government all the cash they want, whenever they want it!

> Ron Paul: And that's a bit of a moral hazard because big government conservatives and big government liberals get together and they spend money, and he takes care it. He keeps the interest rates low so we don't get the signal that we're draining the market of all the cash. But you know, just think of the amount he spends. He spends more money in a year than we do. He's putting $4 trillion here in these last couple of years and it's off the books! It's not even on the budget so how can… Where does he get the credibility to criticize the Congress – as bad as they are?

> I have the credibility to criticize the Congress because I don't vote for any of that. But here he is, he spends more money than the Congress and he bails out foreign banks, and bails out everybody else. And then he says, "Oh, no. If Congress would have a balance budget, we wouldn't have any problems." I mean, it's pure hypocrisy because he monetizes the debt and he encourages big spending.

>

> Judge Napolitano: You have spent the greater part of your career educating the public about the dangers of the Fed and you almost single-handedly have persuaded the nation that we need to know a great deal more about the Fed and need to be wary about letting it do whatever it wants to do. But you're not going to be able, most respectfully, to persuade Ben Bernanke to cough up his books on the basis of your persuasion. You're going to have to use the tools available to you as a member of Congress and now, happily, as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy to force him to open those books. Can you do that?


> Ron Paul: Well, I don't know because last year, they used the law to try to force him under the Freedom of Information Act, he just ignored it. He goes to court and ties it up in court for years. Let's say we get a good law passed for transparency and auditing the Fed, he's going to take it to the courts. It'll be dragged out for a couple of years and he can spend as much money as he wants because he prints it. So he has all the legal power to do it and he will probably just ignore it. And unfortunately, historically, the courts have been very much in favor of Central Banks. Sound money rarely gets protected by our courts.

> So I hate to sound like a pessimist, but everything that we do I think is valuable because it's telling the people what's going on. They have to direct their attention. Today we tried to tie the Federal Reserve to unemployment, which I think is an easy connection to make. And then, if and when that times comes, when we need to have a sound monetary system, knowledge for the people is what's important. Jefferson knew this and the people knew what to do then. Andrew Jackson knew about it.

> And periodically, times comes in our history where the people say, "We have to have sound money." So there's two things going on. One, is to get more information and propose changes, and competition. The other is to prepare for that day that unfortunately is going to come when the Federal Reserve is going to do themselves in. I mean, they're going to destroy the money, and of course, that's a very dangerous situation.

Judge Napolitano: I don't think that Jefferson exaggerated at all when he said, "Central bankers can be more dangerous or more powerful than standing armies." Central bankers, this one in particular, could be more powerful than the President, because he doesn't have to answer to anybody, because he can just add zeros to whatever bank account he wants to add zeros to.

> Ron Paul: So he's more powerful than the President and I just mentioned, he's more powerful than the Congress, so… A few years ago, when I would say that, "Oh, no. That's impossible. The President runs the world and he has the armies." But you point out that the control of the monetary system is most likely more powerful than even our President. It's sad to say.


> Judge Napolitano: Congressman Paul, it's a pleasure. Thanks very much for joining us.

>

> Ron Paul: Thank you.

Debt Ceiling Bull@$#T!

Thanks to the hard work of activists like you, Social Security and Medicare benefits were protected from cuts in yesterday's debt ceiling vote.

AARP members flooded the White House and the halls of Congress with 557,249 letters and 387,018 phone calls, and yesterday it was clear that your voices were heard. The House and Senate agreed to raise the debt ceiling – without any cuts to the Social Security and Medicare benefits you've worked your whole lives for.

We're relieved that Congress was able to come to a bipartisan agreement that ensured older Americans would continue to receive their Social Security checks and keep the doctors they know and trust – and we know the pressure you put on Capitol Hill helped influence their decision.
But the fight isn't over yet. AARP is committed to making sure older Americans have a voice at the table as Congress works out the details of a long-term agreement before the end of the year – an agreement that could include changes to critical programs seniors depend on.

That's why, in the weeks and months ahead, we'll work with you to send a clear message to Congress to protect Medicare and Social Security benefits. We must convince our nation's leaders to work together to strengthen health and retirement security for current and future generations.

Thank you again for all your hard work.
Sincerely,
Fred Griesbach
AARP Campaigns

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PDP-Laban sides with Church on RH bill

Friday, June 24, 2011

THE Reproductive Health (RH) bill gained new critics Friday as leaders of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) announced it will try to block approval of the bill.

In a press statement, Jose De Venecia III, PDP-Laban secretary general, said the government should stay out of the bedroom.

"The government's job is to provide basic services to the people and not interfere on what should be personal matters practicing birth control is strictly between a married couple and God," he said.

De Venecia and party president Aquilino Pimentel III announced their opposition to the RH bills pending in Congress. They said that as Catholics, they "could not in all
conscience" support the bill.

"In everything that our lawmakers do, each and every one of them should never forget: God is watching you," De Venecia said, adding Catholics cannot ignore Church teachings "about the sanctity of life."

Pimentel, for his part, said the government should not promote contraceptives since they are commercial products.

"Ano sila sinusuwerte?," Pimentel said, referring to manufacturers and importers of condoms, IUDs, and oral contraceptives.

"The RH Bill transcends party politics. In its present form, it is simply wrong," he said.

The proposed distribution of contraceptives has been a subject of heated debate.

The Catholic Church opposes the bill, saying some forms of artificial contraception can be used to induce abortions.

In a pastoral letter, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said "human life is the most sacred physical gift with which God endows a human being. Placing artificial obstacles to prevent human life from being formed and being born most certainly contradicts this fundamental truth of human life."

Advocates of the bill want Catholic beliefs kept out of the debates, citing the separation of Church and State. Senator Pia Cayetano, who has filed a committee report on the Senate version of the bill said "just because we are a predominantly Catholic country doesn't mean we can impose Catholic dogma on every Filipino."

But the CBCP has objected "to the non-consideration of moral principles, the bedrock of law, in legislative discussions of bills that are intended for the good of individuals and for the common good."

In her sponsorship speech earlier this month, Cayetano said the that the bill will let people choose which method of contraception is "suitable to his needs and his religious beliefs."

She added the bill will not impose an ideal family size. She said couples have the right to choose how many children to have.

PDP-Laban has three seats in the House of Representatives: Sultan Kudarat Representative Raden Sakaluran and Makati Representatives Mar-Len Abigail Binay and Monique Lagdameo. It has no seats at the Senate.

(Jonathan de Santos/Sunnex)

Getting Older

A distraught senior citizen
phoned her doctor's office.
"Is it true," she wanted to know,
"that the medication
you prescribed has to be taken
for the rest of my life?"
"'Yes, I'm afraid so,"' the doctor told her.
There was a moment of silence
before the senior lady replied,
"I'm wondering, then,
just how serious is my condition
because this prescription is marked
'NO REFILLS'."

***********************
An older gentleman was
on the operating table
awaiting surgery
and he insisted that his son,
a renowned surgeon,
perform the operation.
As he was about to get the anesthesia,
he asked to speak to his son.
"Yes, Dad, what is it?"
"Don't be nervous, son;
do your best,
and just remember,
if it doesn't go well,
if something happens to me,
your mother
is going to come and
live with you and your wife...."
*(I LOVE IT!)*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aging:
Eventually you will reach a point
when you stop lying about your age
and start bragging about it. This is so true. I love
to hear them say "you don't look that old."

---------------------------------
*The older we get,
the fewer things
seem worth waiting in line for.*

---------------------------------
Some people
try to turn back their odometers.
Not me!
I want people to know *why
*I look this way.
I've traveled a long way
and some of the roads weren't paved.

********************
When you are dissatisfied
and would like to go back to youth,
think of Algebra.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You know you are getting old when
everything either dries up or leaks.

-------------------------------
One of the many things
no one tells you about aging
is that it is such a nice change
from being young.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Ah, being young is beautiful,
but being old is comfortable.
*********
First you forget names,
then you forget faces.
Then you forget to pull up your zipper...
it's worse when
you forget to pull it down.
````````````````
*Two guys, one old, one young,
are pushing their carts around Wal-Mart**
when they collide.**
The old guy says to the young guy,
"Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife,
and I guess I wasn't paying attention
to where I was going."*
*The young guy says, "That's OK, it's a coincidence.
I'm looking for my wife, too...
I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate."
The old guy says, "Well,
maybe I can help you find her...
what does she look like?"
The young guy says,
"Well, she is 27 yrs. old, tall,
with red hair,
blue eyes, is buxom...wearing no bra,
long legs,
and is wearing short shorts.
What does your wife look like?'
To which the old guy says, "Doesn't matter,
--- let's look for yours."*
*(ADORABLE)*
*
**********************
*(And this final one especially for me,)
"Lord,
keep Your arm around my shoulder
and Your hand over my mouth!"*

An Immigration Story

A beautiful fairy appeared one day to a destitute Mexican refugee outside an Arizona immigration
office.

"Good man," the fairy said, "I've been sent here by President Obama and told to grant you three wishes, since you just arrived in the United States with your wife and eight children."

The man told the fairy, "Well, where I come from we don't have good teeth, so I want new teeth,
maybe a lot of gold in them."

The fairy looked at the man's almost toothless grin and -- PING !-- he had a brand new shining
set of gold teeth in his mouth!

"What else?" asked the fairy, "Two more to go."

The refugee clai mant now got bolder. "I need a big house with three-car garage in Annapolis on
the water with eight bedrooms for my family and the rest of my relatives who still live in my
country.. I want to bring them all over here" --- and -- PING !--in the distance there could be
seen a beautiful mansion with a three-car garage, a long driveway, and a walkout patio with a BBQ in an upscale neighborhood overlooking the bay.

"One more wish," said the fairy, waving her wand.

"Yes, one more wish. I want to be like an American with American clothes instead of these torn
clothes, and a baseball cap instead of this sombrero. And I want to have white skin like
Americans" ---and --- PING ! -- The man was transformed - wearing worn-out jeans, a Baltimore
Orioles T-shirt, and a baseball cap. He had his bad teeth back and the mansion had disappeared
from the horizon.

"What happened to my new teeth?" he wailed. "Where is my new house?"

THIS IS GOOD . . . . . . . .

NO, ACTUALLY THIS IS VERY GOOD
. . . . . .

The fairy said: "Tough shit, Amigo, now that you are a white American, you have to fend for yourself."

Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child - Vice President Jejomar C. Binay

Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2011

By RACHEL C. BARAWID, ANGELO G. GARCIA, RONALD S. LIM, JASER A. MARASIGAN and IVY LISA F. MENDOZA
June 19, 2011, 8:00am

"I work together with the team. I respect the President." — Vice President Jejomar Binay (Photo by ANDREW PAMORADA)
"I work together with the team. I respect the President." — Vice President Jejomar Binay (Photo by ANDREW PAMORADA)

MANILA, Philippines — He was faithful to his ambition and kept his eye keenly on the ball. Armed with excellent education, with lots of luck on his side, Jejomar C. Binay is now joyfully fulfilling what he believes is his destiny.

‘’I leave things to destiny. Kung hindi pa destiny itong vice presidency ko, pati nga pamilya ko hindi naniniwala na mananalo ako,’’ says Binay, who was in a jolly mood when we interviewed him for 60 Minutes.

From childhood to where he is now, Binay has always followed a plan that he vigilantly mapped out for himself. Admittedly, he has always been motivated by the ambition to succeed.

‘’Minsan maigi ‘yung mayabang eh, ‘yung yabang ng ambisyon. Kapag ako’y nagwawalis, siyempre mga kabarkada mo naiinggit ka. Magaganda mga baro ‘nun. Tapos namamalengke ako, alas singko pa lang ng umaga. Sabi ko, di bale, temporary lang naman ‘to, sisikat din ako. Sabi ko,
kukuha ako ng law. Sabi marami nang abogado, sabi ko hindi, depende‘yun sa klase ng abogado. There’s always a way to the top. Basta naniniwala ako na sisikat ako,’’ recalls the Vice President.

Indeed, this fervent drive has brought Binay all the way to the top – passing through a colorful and interesting route that included being an orphan who was raised by his uncle; a student activist and officer of the student council at the University of the Philippines; a lawyer
who gave free legal assistance to the poor and victims of human rights abuses as member of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG); a founding member of the Movement of Attorneys for Brotherhood, Integrity and Nationalism, Inc. (MABINI), a group of progressive lawyers that
included Senators Lorenzo Tañada, Rene Saguisag and JokeR Arroyo; a mayor of the city of Makati from 1986 to 2010 (save for three years from 1998 to 2001); and at present, the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Passing on the mayoralty torch to his son Junjun has been easy, Binay says, because he knows the younger Binay also has the heart for public service. He has taught his son well by example, he adds. ‘’He makes all of the decisions now. And from what I hear and what I see, eh tama
ang sinasabi ko – that he’s better than the father,’’ Binay quips. Binay’s closeness to his five children made him vow never to make them go through the`hardships that he`went through as a child. ‘’Basta yung mga malungkot kong pinagdaanan eh hindi naranasan ng mga anak ko.
Abogado na ako nang nakatapak ako sa Makati Supermart at nakabili ako ng auto.Yun ang suwerte niyong mga bata, hindi pinararanas sa inyo ang hirap ng mga magulang.’’

At present, Binay has his hands full not only with vice presidential duties but also with his responsibilities as the chairman of various agencies such as the Housing Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC ), Pag-Ibig, National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation,
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), and the National Housing Authority (NHA). He is also the presidential adviser on OFWs.

Almost a year after his unexpected victory at the national polls, Vice President Binay looks back at the reasons why he won: the automation, the effective relationships he has established between Makati and thousands of other sister cities; his affiliation with the Alpha Phi Omega, his closeness to the masa.

But most of all, he summarizes everything in one word -- destiny. And to destiny, he again entrusts everything, including his political fate from 2016 and beyond. (Ivy Lisa F. Mendoza)