d e c r y p t e d

you're never alone

2008-10-13T20:49:00.000-07:00

A teenage girl about 17 had gone to visit some friends one evening and time passed quickly as each shared their various experiences of the past year. She ended up staying longer than planned, and had to walk home alone. She wasn't afraid because it was a small town and she livedonly a few blocks away. As she walked along under the tall elm trees, Diane asked God to keep her safe from harm and danger. When she reached the alley, which was a short cut to her house, she decided to take it. However, halfway down the alley she noticed a man standing at the end as though he were waiting for her. She became uneasy and began to pray, asking for God's protection. Instantly a comforting feeling of quietness and security wrapped round her, she felt as though someone was walking with her. When she reached the end of the alley, she walked right past the man and arrived home safely. The following day, she read in the newspaper that a young girl had been raped in the same alley just twenty minutes after she had been there. Feeling overwhelmed by this tragedy and the fact that it could have been her, she began to weep. Thanking the Lord for her safety and to help this young woman, she decided to go to the police station. She felt she could recognize the man, so she told them her story. The police asked her if she would be willing to look at a lineup to see if she could identify him. She agreed and immediately pointed out the man she had seen in the alley the night before. When the man was told he had been identified, he immediately broke down and confessed. The officer thanked Diane for her bravery and asked if there was anything they could do for her. She asked if they would ask the man one question. Diane was curious as to why he had not attacked her. When the policeman asked him, he answered, "Because she wasn't alone. She had two tall men walking on either side of her."
Amazingly, whether you believe or not, you're never alone.

the Lord's baseball game

2008-10-10T01:06:00.000-07:00

Freddy and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's team was playing Satan's team. The Lord's team was at bat, the score was tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs. They continued to watch as a batter stepped up to the plate named 'Love.' Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single, because 'Love never fails.' The next batter was named Faith, who also got a single because Faith works with Love. The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom. Satan wound up and threw the first pitch. Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass: Ball one. Three more pitches and Godly Wisdom walked because he never swi ngs at what Satan throws. The bases were now loaded. The Lord then turned to Freddy and told him He was now going to bring in His star player. Up to the plate stepped Grace. Freddy said, 'He sure doesn't look like much!' Satan's whole team relaxed when they saw Grace. Thinking he had won the game, Satan wound up and fired his first pitch. To the shock of everyone, Grace hit the ball harder than anyone had ever seen! But Satan was not worried; his center fielder let very few get by. He went up for the ball, but it went right through his glove, hit him on the head and sent him crashing on the ground; the roaring crowds went wild as the ball continued over the fence . . for a home run!

The Lord's team WON!

The Lord then asked Freddy if he knew why Love, Faith and Godly Wisdom could get on base but couldn't win the game. Freddy answered that he didn't know why.

The Lord explained, 'If your love, faith and wisdom had won the game, you would think you had done it by yourself. Love, Faith and Wisdom will get you on base but only My Grace can get you Home.

'For by Grace are you saved, it is a gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast.' Ephestians 2:8-9

Psalm 84:11, 'For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.'

the tree

2008-10-07T02:30:00.000-07:00

There was a tree who witnessed true love through a promise that had been carved on it. After 10 years, the girl went back to see if it's still there and was surprised because the boy was also there. So they talked and shared their experiences.

After a few minutes, an old lady passing by asked the girl "sino kausap mo, iha?" The girl answered "lola, siya po" sabay turo sa boy. The old lady answered back "nasaan? ala ka naman kausap eh. umalis ka na diyan at alam mo ba may pinatay diyan sa puno na yan? pianglaban niya na wag putulin ng mga loggers ang puno at may hihintayin daw siya." The girl looked at the boy. The boy smiled and said, "see, I fulfilled my promise."

10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits

2008-04-08T00:32:00.001-07:00

1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

candies... candies... candies....

2008-03-17T19:10:00.000-07:00

oh..candy panghimagas.. kapanahunan ninyo 'to..

hindi maitatwa na ang kendi ay naging malaking parte ng kabataan natin.mga
makukulay,mababango(although minsan may maantot),at masasarap na kending
lalung nagpasaya saten at minsang nagpaiyak din dahil sa sakit ng ipen na
dulot nito.balikan natin ang mga kending namayagpag at pumukaw sa mga puso
at tastebuds nmin nung panahon ko.

1. KENDI MINT - eto ang kending kanunu-nunuan pa ng dynamite.ang official
na kendi ng mga taong may tinatagong puot sa knilang kaloob looban.mint
candy sya(malamang?!) na may lamang chocolate o kokwang mamasa masa sa
pinakagitna.kulay green ang wrapper nya na may nakaimprentang eskimo na
nakangite at parang gustong magpasubo na.

2. LIPPS - ang kendi ng mga batang malalande,mapa nene man yan o
tukling.cherry flavor na kendi na gawa sa benadryl(ayun sa pakilasa ko yan
ha,mapait kase) at sandamakmak na pulang food coloring.sobrang makulay sa
bibig,kadalasang ginagawang panghalili sa lipstik ng mga bata o di kaya
dugo effect sa larung aswang aswangan.payak lang ang wrapper,kulay puti at
pula tapos nakalagay lipps.

3. VIVA! - ang kendi na ayaw na ayaw ni mother lily.caramel candy sya na
mukang tae at mukang hindi masarap bilhin lalu na ang kainin.kulay tae din
ang wrapper nya at mas mamatamisin mo pa cgurong ikendi ang naptalina kesa
sa kending toh.

4. WHITE RABBIT - dalawa kase ang klase ng kending
white rabbit,may tinatawag na local at imported.parang vivang pinahaba lang
ung local version,toffeecaramel ang flavor at bukod dun eh wala ng ibang
misteryong mahihita pa sa knya.kulay puti at super milking nougat naman ung
imported.at bukod dun sa chinese character na nakaimprenta sa wrapper nya
eto ang pinaka pambato ng white rabbit imported,ang kanyang inner wrapper
na pwedeng kainin at pagsaluhan ng buong pamilya.happy fiesta!

5. PINYA - hindi ko alam kung anu ba tlaga ang lehitimong tawag sa kendi na
toh,pero dahil hndi tayu masyado sure ay itago na lang natin sya sa
pngalang ?pinya?.sya ang kending pinakafashionista ang wrapper dahil
figuratively muka syang pinya.bagsak lang sya sa itsura ng wrapper dahil
mukang tapeteng mura lang per yarda ang itsura nito.at ang
lasa?..pinya..malamang.

6. VICK'S - ang kendi ng mga batang may kakambal o ng mga batang sadyang
madamot lang tlga at pinalaking dupang?vicks candy.mentholated ang vicks at
dalawang piraso sya ng kendi sa isang maliit na pack na hugis inverted
triangle(kumporme sa paghawak mo).kulay hinog na uhog at pinaniniwalaan ng
mga bata na nakakapagpaluwag ng paghinga.hndi ko alam kung associated tlga
ang nakagisnan naming vicks candy sa vicks na pamahid sa sinisipon.

7. BUTTER BALL - ang kendi na mga batang may malalaking bibig.ito ang
peter's butterball,ang pinakamasarap sa lahat ng caramel candies.bilog
syang candy na mejo may kalakihan ang hulma kung sa bata ipapasubo.sosyal
ang wrapper dahil ito ata ang pinakaunang kendi na nasa pillow pack at
kulay peach pa.bsta masarap,husto na yun.

8. ORANGE SWITS - ang ina ng mga gummi bears at potchi.malalambot na orange
slices na pinatihaya,pinadapa at pinagulong gulong sa asukal hanggang sa
magtanda.apat na slices per pack at mas madalas na makitang binebenta ngyun
ng mga takatak boys kesa sa sari sari stores.

9. TOOTSIE ROLL - isa sa pinakasikat ng kendi nung panahon ko,sa sobrang
kasikatan eh nagkaron pa ng dance craze na tribute sa knya nung early
90s.caramel candy din ang tootsie roll na kasing haba ng mongol na
makatatlong beses ng tinasahan.bukod sa pwede syang kainin at sayawin ay
pwede din syang itapal sa ngipen para magmukang bungal at yun ang
pinakamasayang purpose ng tootsie roll.

10. ALMO - ang pinagmulan ng mga ovalteenies.chocolate candies sya na
mukang mga tabletang panlunas sa sipon at lagnat.nakalagay sa makulay at
maliit na foil pack at kadalasang nakasabit sa tindahan dahil dugsong
dugsong sya.masarap ang almo lalu na kung hindi mo sariling pera ang
pinambili.

11. HAW FLAKES - ang buhay na patunay na hindi sa ikatlong baitang sa
elementarya unang nagaganap ang pangungumunyon ng mga bata.ito ang haw
flakes,ang kending galing pa ng tsina at naging saksi sa barter trade
system.mas kilala sa tawag na ?oscha? dahil sa kakatwang itsura
nito.maninipis at kulay maroon na amoy pawisang singit ng
bata(maasim),nevertheless may basbas at sagrado.dito nagsisimula ang
damdaming makadiyos at madasalin kaya ibahin nyo ang haw flakes.ang kending
galing sa langit

12. KENDING HUBO - also known as neto,nyan o dutdut motion.pabili nga po
neto,pabili po nyan,o di kaya dutdut na lang dun sa garapon.ganyan ang
kending hubo.ang kending walang sapat na pagkakakilanlan at impormasyon sa
sarili.muka syang holen na iba iba ang kulay at flavor(kadalasan
citrus/fruity).may budbud syang asukal sa paligid at kadalasang nakalagay
sa malaking garapon ng lady?s choice.

13. LALA - ang pinakamasarap ng tsokolate sa mundo ng pagkabata.mas kilala
sa tawag na ?milo?,ang lala ay gawa sa purong kokwa(cge magmarunong tayu sa
ingredients) na hinulma into small rectangular chocolate bars na may
nakaemboss na parang rehas ng veranda.sobrang masarap at sobrang tindi din
kung magpasakit ng ngipin,nevertheless masarap.un naman ang importante eh.

14. CHOC-NUT - ang hall of famer sa lahat!sya ang pinakasikat na kendi(o
kung anumang twag sa klase nya) sa balat ng pilipinas.gawa sa natuyong
peanut butter at chocolate na hanggang ngayun ay hndi ko makapa ang lasa na
binalot sa palara.all time favorite ng panghimagas o pampalipas
oras.chocnut is simply the best(naks! parang HBO)?

15. Serg – yung gawa sa kokwang rektangulo na manipis at balot sa foil at papel..yung balot nya ay kulay krema at may sulat na “Serg” ano pa ba? Tapos sa patalastas maririnig mo ang linyang “serg, ikaw pa riiin…” hahaha!

16. Sundot Kulangot – nasa parang kawayan na maliit tapos may panundot at panucha yata ang laman…basta kulay kulangot at sinusundot kaya sundot kulangot..wahahaha!

17. Kulangot ng Intsik – bilog na maliliit na tsokolate..intsik lang ba may ganung hugis ng kulangot? Di ba lahat naman kapag sinundot at binilug-bilog ganun ang kalalabasan ke albino ka pa o kalahi ni nixau!

18. Football – gawa rin yata ng kumpanya ng serg ‘to eh..hugis football na tsokolate at masarap papakin

Philippine Traffic

2008-02-28T23:26:00.000-08:00

When greeting a Filipino driver, slowly lower your window and be
prepared to greet the driver with: "Tang namo, bobski". However, if you
have been already addressed by a fellow driver, reply with a joyful
"Tang namo rin, ".

On Turn signals
If a driver in another lane turns on the turn signal, do not let him go
into your lane. In fact, press the accelerator and start driving right
next to him/her. The fellow driver will probably greet you and you
already know what to do.

On Traffic Lights
These amusing artifacts hang from intersections for no apparent reason.
Sometimes you will see drivers stop to see the colors change on these
lights (a fascinating experience). Government officials (specifically
police) believe that each color stands for an instruction for drivers
to follow.

From pure observation I have determined the following instructions for
each color:

Yellow light: accelerate your car as much as possible.
Red light: this light gives permission to the next five to six cars to
go through.
Green: reduce speed and wait for the five to six cars passing through
their respective red lights.
Little-known-fact: Time to start honking your horn, as soon as the
light turns green: 1.5 seconds.

On Changing Lanes
Changing lanes has been elevated to an art form in the Philippines.
First of all, no matter what you do, never turn on your turn signal or
otherwise you'll stimulate the reaction described above. Second, swerve
your car uncontrollably to the lane you want to change, preferably if
you end up within inches of a car in that lane. At this point a greeting
from the other driver may be in order. To perfect your change of lanes,
reduce the speed of your car dramatically in a matter of seconds and
you will see an action packed reaction from the car behind you.

On Traffic Jams
Traffic Jams are teeming with fun filled activities such as:

1. Honking your horn rhythmically.
2. Put on make-up (usually female drivers only)
3. Nose-pickers sightseeing. (not to be confused with people who
scratch their brains through their nose)
4. Reduce speed to watch whatever is causing the traffic jam. Add
excitement by trying to see if you know the parties involved. (note:
every Filipino driver is obliged to do this)
5. Lose weight by sweating like a pig as a result of a lack of air
conditioning.
6. Greet other drivers.
7. Practice lane changing.
8. Play the game: Let's see how close I can get to you before
rear-ending you.

On Pedestrians
These individuals are an annoyance to the Filipino driver. If you see
pedestrians on your way, accelerate your car to let them know who's the
boss. If you are at an intersection, let the pedestrians know you want
to proceed by accelerating your car and honking at the last possible
moment.

On Social Situations
Bumping into a friend while driving (not to be taken literally) is a
joyful occasion. Drivers should reduce speed and stop their cars in the
middle of the street and chit chat. What about other drivers? Well,
they
can wait.

On Highway Driving
Bottleneck Formation: To accomplish this type of driving, cars must
block all lanes by driving at the same speed and side by side (to avoid
other cars to pass). It is important to drive at a speed at least 20
mph below the speed limit.

The Three-Lane-Change : This movement requires a lot of precision and
creativity. It should be done around the highest number of cars
possible and in a matter of seconds to create what others may refer to as
widespread panic.

new traffice violation

2008-02-17T22:19:00.001-08:00

beware of this new traffic violation our local traffic enforcers are implementing...

BETTING THE READ LIGHT. nyahahaha

IRRITATING SEATMATE AT AIRPLANE, For my country!!!!!

2008-02-08T03:01:00.000-08:00

WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF SEATED BESIDE AN ANNOYING PASSENGER ON AN AIRPLANE, DO THE FF:

1. QUIETLY AND CALMLY GET YOUR LAPTOP

2. START UP

3. MAKE SURE YOUR SEATMATE CAN SEE THE SCREEN

4. TILT YOUR HEAD LOOKING UP AND CLOSE YOUR EYES.

5. MUMBLE WITH YOUR LIPS LIKE YOUR PRAYING.

6. THEN CLICK THIS.

quotable quotes... nyak!!! :D

2008-01-31T19:46:00.000-08:00

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LEGEND:
- means babae
+ means lalaki
==============================================

-you are my alarm clock
+ huh?
-cause you are the reason why i wake up early in the morning

+ tapos na ba ang test nyo?
- bakit mo naman natanong yan?
+ para ako naman ang sagutin mo..

+ Siguro mahilig ka sa geometry
- bakit mo naman nasabi?
+ kasi kahit saang angle ang cute mo e.

+ di ka napapagod?
- huh? bket?
+ knina k p kse tumatakbo s isip ko eh...

+ ako na magbabayad ng tuition fee mo....
- huh?
+ basta pag-aralan mo lan akong mahalin...

+para kang Terorista
-bakit?
+kasi binihag mo ang puso ko e

+gusto mo ng Balde?
-bakit?
+umaapaw kasi ang kagandahan mo e...

+ uy! Pa picture tayo!
- at bakit naman?
+para ma develop tayo..

+Mahilig ka bang magluto ng pancit canton?
-Baket ulit?
+Kasi pag kasama kita.. Feeling ko.. Lucky Me!

- Ano ang hinahanap mo?
+ Yung watch ko po.
- Bakit naman?
+ Kasi, gusto kong tingan kung tatakbo ba ang oras kapag kasama kita.

+ Ang galing mo palang mangarera
- Bket?
+ bcoz ur driving me crazy

+ do you have a map?
- why?
+bcoz i get lost in your eyes

+Miss, keyboard ka ba?
-Bakit?
+Kasi type kita

+Alam mo d na ako kumakain ng sinabawang gulay?
-bakit dahil na babaduyan ka sa commercial?
+Kasi sayo pa lang makulay na buhay ko...

+i'm invisible! u can't see me!
- what are u talkin' about? of course i can see u!
+i'm free friday.. it's a date then..

+ Ms ano height mo??
- Bakit mo natanong?
+ Di ka kasi magkasya sa puso ko..

-Kung ikukumpara mo ako sa isang halaman ano ako?
+Uhm.... Cactus...
-Ay anu ba yan bakit naman Cactus?
+Hindi ko alam pero kahit cactus ka ..... Yayakapin kita kahit masakatan pa ako...

+ Ikaw ba ang may ari ng Meralco?
- Bakit?
+ Kasi lumiliwanag ang buhay ko kapag kasama kita

+do you know cpr? coz you take my breath away

+do you know karate coz your body is kicking

- You deserve evrything and i deserve nothing
+ But.... I am nothing and you are my Everything... That's why we need each other
and we are meant to each other...

+Are you a constellation?
- Why?
+ cause you have a heavenly body

+mag impake ka aalis tayo

- bakit saan tayo pupunta?
+sa home for the aged
-bakit?
+i want to grow old with you...

+ Miss lecture mo ba ako?
- Ha?
+ Lab kasi kita eh!

+ Miss can you take your shift off?
- Excuse me?!
+ I just want to see how angels hide their wings....

....hhhaaay. ang korny. nkakaasar..

hehehe

pizza!!!

2008-01-15T02:16:00.001-08:00

January 15, 2008.. ayun, nagpakain boss namin ng pizza!!! Jugnos monster pizza!! hehe! sarap dun! promiz!

questions... questions... questions...

2008-01-10T19:26:00.000-08:00

Q: ang lason ba nakakalason pa rin... pag expired?

Q: bakit nasa gilid ang mata ng manok?

Q: pag namatay ba ang bulate... binubulate rin?

Q: magtatae ka ba kung nakainom ka ng expired na diatabs?

Q: bakit hindi naiiwan ang langaw sa loob ng sasakyan habang tumatakbo?

Q: sa mga 24hours na convinient stores... bakit may lock pa rin ang mga pinto nila kung hindi naman sila nagsasara?

Q: pano naging 25hours ang store hours ng goodah?

Q: si pooh ba.. lalake o babae?

Q: si tweety bird ba.. lalake o babae?

Q: naisahan na ba ni coyote si roadrunner?

Q: ang tao ba sa loob ng mascot naka-smile.. pag nagpapa-picture?

Q: pag ang submarine ba, pinutok mo ang torpedo ng wala sa tubig ang submarine, lalabas pa rin ang torpedo?

Q: magkakapalit ba ng armor/costume si HeMan at SheRa pag nagkabaliktad sila ng sword?

Q: bakit "red sea" ang tawag sa "red sea", eh hindi naman yun color red?

Q: bakit hindi agad ilabas ni VoltesV ang laser sword niya sa simula para tapos agad yung bozanian monster?

Q: bakit hindi ilabas agad ng PowerRangers yung mga robot nila tapos pagtransform agad habang maliit pa yung kalaban?

Q: bakit kailangan isigaw ni Steve ng VoltesV ang pangalan ng weapons nila pag gagamitin? like "ultraelectromagnetic top!!!"... (d na lang pindutin agad yung button...)

Q: ang mga maskman ba pag nagkamali ng hand-symbol ng transformation nila, maling costume masusuot nila? kungyare, si redmask, gawin nya ang hand-symbol ni pinkmask, eh uniform ni pinkmask masusuot niya?

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Q: bakit hindi sinusugot ng mga bozanian monsters ang VoltesV habang nagvo-volt-in sila?
A: kasi pinapakinggan and tinatapos ng bozanian monsters yung background music

Q: ano favorite color ni pooh?
A: eh d POOHlah... at POOHte

Q: anong kapre ang maliit?
A: eh di.. KAPREnggot

videos and audios!!! :D

2008-01-08T22:06:00.001-08:00

Logan, the Sky Angel Cowboy

baby, "whatever"

Database Design and Modeling Fundamentals

2008-01-07T18:37:00.000-08:00

I got this information from SQLTeam.com. Special thanks to Brent Huscher.

Database design and the creation of an entity relationship diagram (also known as an "ERD" or data model) is an important yet sometimes overlooked part of the application development lifecycle. An accurate and up-to-date data model can serve as an important reference tool for DBAs, developers, and other members of a JAD (joint application development) team. The process of creating a data model helps the team uncover additional questions to ask of end users. Effective database design also allows the team to develop applications that perform well from the beginning. By building quality into the project, the team reduces the overall time it takes to complete the project, which in turn reduces project development costs. The central theme behind database design is to "measure twice, cut once".

Effective database designers will keep in mind the principles of normalization while they design a database. Normalization is a database design approach that seeks the following four objectives:

minimization of data redundancy,
minimization of data restructuring,
minimization of I/O by reduction of transaction sizes, and
enforcement of referential integrity.

The following concepts and techniques are important to keep in mind when designing an effective database:

An entity is a logical collection of things that are relevant to your database. The physical counterpart of an entity is a database table. Name your entities in singular form and in ALL CAPS. For example, an entity that contains data about your company's employees would be named EMPLOYEE.
An attribute is a descriptive or quantitative characteristic of an entity. The physical counterpart of an attribute is a database column (or field). Name your attributes in singular form with either Initial Capital Letters or in all lower case. For example, some attribute names for your EMPLOYEE entity might be: EmployeeId (or employee_id) and BirthDate (or birthdate).
A primary key is an attribute (or combination of attributes) that uniquely identify each instance of an entity. A primary key cannot be null and the value assigned to a primary key should not change over time. A primary key also needs to be efficient. For example, a primary key that is associated with an INTEGER datatype will be more efficient than one that is associated with a CHAR datatype. Primary keys should also be non-intelligent; that is, their values should be assigned arbitrarily without any hidden meaning. Sometimes none of the attributes of an entity are sufficient to meet the criteria of an effective primary key. In this case the database designer is best served by creating an "artificial" primary key.
A relationship is a logical link between two entities. A relationship represents a business rule and can be expressed as a verb phrase. Most relationships between entities are of the "one-to-many" type in which one instance of the parent entity relates to many instances of the child entity. For example, the relationship between EMPLOYEE and STORE_LOCATION would be represented as: one STORE_LOCATION (parent entity) employs many EMPLOYEEs (child entity).
The second type of relationship is the "many-to-many" relationship. In a "many-to-many" relationship, many instances of one entity relate to many instances of the other entity. "Many-to-many" relationships need to be resolved in order to avoid data redundancy. "Many-to-many" relationships may be resolved by creating an intermediate entity known as a cross-reference (or XREF) entity. The XREF entity is made up of the primary keys from both of the two original entities. Both of the two original entities become parent entities of the XREF entity. Thus, the "many-to-many" relationship becomes resolved as two "one-to-many" relationships. For example, the "many-to-many" relationship of (many) EMPLOYEEs are assigned (many) TASKs can be resolved by creating a new entity named EMPLOYEE_TASK. This resolves the "many-to-many" relationship by creating two separate "one-to-many" relationships. The two "one-to-many" relationships are EMPLOYEE (parent entity) is assigned EMPLOYEE_TASK (child entity) and TASK (parent entity) is assigned to EMPLOYEE_TASK (child entity).
A "foreign key" exists when the primary key of a parent entity exists in a child entity. A foreign key requires that values must be present in the parent entity before like values may be inserted in the child entity. The concept of maintaining foreign keys is known as "referential integrity".
Relationships between two entities may be classified as being either "identifying" or "non-identifying". Identifying relationships exist when the primary key of the parent entity is included in the primary key of the child entity. On the other hand, a non-identifying relationship exists when the primary key of the parent entity is included in the child entity but not as part of the child entity's primary key. In addition, non-identifying relationships may be further classified as being either "mandatory" or "non-mandatory". A mandatory non-identifying relationship exists when the value in the child table cannot be null. On the other hand, a non-mandatory non-identifying relationship exists when the value in the child table can be null.
Cardinality helps us further understand the nature of the relationship between the child entity and the parent entity. The cardinality of a relationship may be determined by asking the following question: "How many instances of the child entity relate to each instance of the parent entity?". There are four types of cardinality: (1.) One to zero or more (common cardinality), (2.) One to one or more (P cardinality), (3.) One to zero or one (Z cardinality), and (4.) One to exactly N (N cardinality).

In conclusion, effective database design can help the development team reduce overall development time and costs. Undertaking the process of database design and creating a data model helps the team better understand the user's requirements and thus enables them to build a system that is more reflective of the user's requirements and business rules. The act of performing database design is platform-independent so persons who use database systems other than SQL Server should also be able to benefit from these concepts.

minsan...

2007-12-03T18:13:00.000-08:00

“Minsan, tumayo ako sa may door…ayun, nauso ang BOY-NEXT-DOOR!”

“Minsan, may nginitian akong isang tao….ayun nahimatay. Simula non nauso na ang KILLER SMILE!“

“Minsan, umupo ako sa gitna ng dalawang lovers…ayun, nauso ang LOVE TRIANGLE!”

Tips for Drivers

2007-11-22T18:54:00.001-08:00

another email from my friend

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TIPS FOR DRIVERS

I've been in petroleum pipeline business for about 31 years,
currently working for the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline here in San Jose, CA. We
deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period from the pipe line; one
day it's diesel, the next day it's jet fuel and gasoline. We have 34
storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons. Here are
some tricks to help you get your money's worth:

1. Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still
cool. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried
below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it
gets warmer gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in
the evening, what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the
petroleum business, the specific gravity and temperature of the fuel
(gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products) are
significant. Every truckload that we load is temperature- compensated so that
the indicated gallonage is actually the amount pumped. A one-degree rise in
temperature is a big deal for businesses, but service stations don't have
temperature compensation at their pumps.

2. If a tanker truck is filling the station's tank at the time you want to
buy gas, do not fill up; most likely dirt and sludge in the tank is being
stirred up when gas is being delivered, and you might be transferring that
dirt from the bottom of their tank into your car's tank.

3. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full (or half-empty), because the more
gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates
rapidly, especially when it's warm. (Gasoline storage tanks have an
internal floating 'roof' membrane to act as a barrier between the gas and
the atmosphere, thereby minimizing evaporation. )

4. If you look at the trigger you'll see that it has three delivery
settings: slow, medium and high. When you're filling up do not squeeze the
trigger of the nozzle to the high setting. You should be pumping at the
slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping. Hoses
at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor
recovery from gas that already has been metered. If you are pumping at the
high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapor, which is being
sucked back into the underground tank, so you're getting less gas for your
money. Hope this will help ease your 'pain at the pump'

Protect yourself from abusive MMDA officers

2007-11-22T18:53:00.001-08:00

an email galing sa friend ko... just wanna share it with you guys

Protect yourself from abusive MMDA officers

This is a MUST read especially during this Christmas Season. Protect
yourselves especially against abusive MMDA
officers. Have your drivers read this too.

Best also to PRINT AND KEEP A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL IN YOUR CAR FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.

TOOLS AGAINST MMDA OFFICERS

I just reached my limit last weekend, and decided to take action against
the abusive MMDA enforcers. I basically
called up the MMDA head office and inquired from the Personnel Officer,
Antonio Pagulayan, to clarify their
policies. Here is what I got.

If any of these abuses seem familiar to you, Mr. Pagulayan has asked that
you call either the MMDA hotline (136) or
call the METRO BASE at 0920 9389861 or 0920 9389875 and ask for an
Inspectorate. They will send inspectors to the
place where these MMDA officers are extorting, even while you are
arguing out of your apprehension.

1.MMDA officers are not allowed to group together in order to apprehend.
They are not even allowed to stand
together in groups of 2 or more. The only time they are allowed to work
together is for special operations (probably
when they apprehend groups of buses for smoke belching)

2. Swerving IS NOT a traffic violation. Moving one lane to the left or
right is not swerving, no matter where on
the road you do it. And it is even less of a violation when you do it
with a signal. Swerving is defined as
shifting 2 or more lanes very quickly. So you can argue your way out of
this, and call the Metro Base for help.

3. Sadly, using the yellow lane is a traffic violation and will get you a
ticket. However, buses are really not
allowed to go out of the yellow lane, so if you see selective apprehension
of private cars only, you may complain.

4. MMDA has confirmed that your license MAY NOT BE CONFISCATED at a
traffic apprehension. The only time they can do
so is if you are part of an accident, or it is your third violation and
you have not settled your fines yet. They
are only allowed to give you a ticket, which you can contest. He
recommends actually receiving the ticket in some
instances, so that you can report the officer who did it.

5. Also, you are free to ask any of these officers for their "mission
order", which is written by their supervisor.
If they apprehend you for a violation that is not in their mission order
for the day, you can report them and they
will receive disciplinary action.

So go out and fight for your rights if and when the occasion arises!

Useless Facts

2007-10-03T03:36:00.001-07:00

The 3 most valuable brand names on earth are:- Marlboro, Coca-Cola and Budweiser - in that order.

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

No word in the English dictionary rhymes with month, orange, silver and purple.

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

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is screeched.

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

A pack-a-day smoker will on average lose 2 teeth, every 10 years.

When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop...even your heart.

Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than the rest of the day.

Hallmark cards for Unloved Ones

2007-10-03T02:33:00.001-07:00

1. I always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. And now that you've come into my life...
(Inside card) - I've changed my mind.

2. I must admit, you brought religion into my life...
(Inside card) - I never believed in Hell until I met you.

3. As the days go by, I think how lucky I am...
(Inside card) - That you're not here to ruin it for me.

4. Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go...
(Inside card) - Will you take the knife from my back? You'll probably need it again.

5. Someday I hope to marry...
(Inside card) - Someone other than you.

6. Happy Birthday! You look great for your age...
(Inside card) - Almost lifelike!

7.. When we were together, you said you'd die for me...
(Inside card) - Now we've broken up, I think it's time to keep your promise.

8. We've been friends for a very long time...
(Inside card) - What do you say we stop?

9. I'm so miserable without you...
(Inside card) - It's almost like you're still here.

10. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy...
(Inside card) - Did you ever find out who the father was?

11. You are such a good friend. If we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket...
(Inside card) - I'd miss you terribly and think of you often.

12. Your friends and I wanted to do something really special for your birthday...
(Inside card) - So we're having you put to sleep.

13. Happy Birthday, Uncle Dad!
(Available only in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and West Virginia.)

14. Looking back over the years we've been together, I can't help but wonder...
(Inside card) - What was I thinking?

15. Congratulations on your wedding day!...
(Inside card) - Too bad no one likes your husband.

13 Sick Random Facts

2007-10-03T00:22:00.001-07:00

1) In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb".

2) Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only... Ladies Forbidden"... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

3) Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

4) It is impossible to lick your elbow.

5) Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

6) Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

7) 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

8) Question: If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?

Answer: One thousand

9) In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase... "goodnight, sleep tight."

10) It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

11) In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

12) Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

13) This is pretty sick. I can read it actually!

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amazing huh?

11 Trippy Questions

2007-10-03T00:01:00.000-07:00

Q1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms: The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

Q2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

Q3. A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, "that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no type of equipment or air pockets!" The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?

Q4. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?

Q5. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you throw it away?

Q6. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Q7. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!

Q8. You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?

Q9. If you overtake the last person, then you are...?

Q10. (in your head!) Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?

Q11. Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

Now how many could you answer?
Scroll down for answers:-

ANSWERS:-

A1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.

A2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.

A3. The kid filled a glass of water and held it over his head for 10 minutes.

A4. Colour and Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.

A5. The answer is Charcoal. In Homer Simpson's words: hmmmm... Barbecue.

A6. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

A7. The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph

A8. If you answer that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!

A9. If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person?!

A10. Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100. Don't believe it? Check with your calculator!

A11. Nunu? NO! Of course not. The fifth daughter is Mary. Read the question again.

the lions devoured the knights @ game 2... red lions champion!!!!!!!!

2007-09-26T23:16:00.000-07:00

27 September 2007 @ the Big Dome...

sorry i won't be able to provide the scored of each quarter, nakalimutan ko ilista eh.. haha.. basta ang masasabi ko lang... first quarter pa lang, lamang na beda!!! haha. wuhoo!!!

FYI, as usual, hinati ang dome, para hiwalay ang both colleges. ang problem, super sikip na sa side ng mga leon!!! punong puno na ang side ng beda na even the stairs are taken na.. pero sa kabila.. hmm.. pwede pang humiga sa luwag.. hehe. peace! :D

first quarter, pa lang dme na agad foul ng beda! asar! ..tpos d ko tanda kung anong quarter, na mei na-technical na player of letran & mei na fouled out..

to make the long story short.. the game ended 76-64, syempre pa. in favor of the red lions!!!

congrats lions!!! you made the bedan community really proud... again! :D

ANIMO SAN BEDA!!!!!!

Trivia

2007-09-25T20:15:00.000-07:00

Hidden Message?
When reading horizontally from Shakespeare's original published copy of Hamlet, the furthest left hand side reads 'I am a homosexual' in the last 14 lines of the book. Was this a message, or just a coincidence?

Surely this can't be true?
Over 50% of all people fantasize more often about money than sex, so technically, Bill Gates is the hearthrob of the world.

Now that's some research project!
According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.

Just a little to the left dear...
Every year, 11,000 Americans injure themselves while trying out bizarre sexual positions.

More Poll results
More than half the American men surveyed in a recent poll admit to having sex with women they disliked. It didn't say how many were referring to their wives ;o)

Here's one to remember.
A female orgasm is a powerfull painkiller (because of the release of endorfines), so headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex.

In therapy
In a recent interview with 10 prominent sex therapists, the question was posed, 'What is the most important aspect in love making?' One said 'relaxation', Three said 'honesty', and a whopping Six out of Ten said 'staying awake'.

Is this surprising?
Although Hitler did condemn homosexual acts, he only condemned them between men. Lesbians were not condemned at all. They were rarely (if any at all) sent to concentration camps, because it was not in the laws written by Hitler to condemn women loving other women.

Get your Lipstick round... (you know the rest!)
Lip stick was said to have been invented in the Eygptian times for women that specialized in oral sex. They wanted their lips to look more inviting.

The pleasure principle
Dolphins and humans are the only known animals that have sex for pleasure.

Creepy 11

2007-09-25T20:13:00.000-07:00

1) New York City has 11 letters

2) Afghanistan has 11 letters.

3) Ramsin Yuseb (The terrorist who
threatened to destroy the Twin Towers
in 1993) has 11 letters.

4) George W. Bush has 11 letters.

5) The two twin towers make an "11"

This could be a mere coincidence, but
this gets more interesting:

1) New York is the 11th state.

2) The first plane crashing against the
Twin Towers was flight number 11.

3) Flight 11 was carrying 92
passengers. 9 + 2 = 11

4) Flight 77 which also hit Twin
Towers, was carrying 65 passengers.
6+5 = 11

5) The tragedy was on September 11, or
9/11 as it is now known. 9 + 1+ 1 = 11

6) The date is equal to the US
emergency services telephone number
911. 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.

Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make
up your own mind:
1) The total number of victims inside
all the hi-jacked planes was 254. 2 +
5 + 4 = 11.

2) September 11 is day number 254 of
the calendar year. Again 2 + 5 + 4 =
11.

3) The Madrid bombing took place on
3/11/2004. 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 11.

4) The tragedy of Madrid happened 911
days after the Twin Towers incident.

Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make
up your own mind:

Now this is where things get totally
eerie:

The most recognized symbol for the US,
after the stars & Stripes, is the
Eagle. The following verse is taken
from the Quran, the Islamic holy book:

"For it is written that a son of Arabia
would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The
wrath of the eagle would be felt
throughout the lands of Allah and lo,
while some of the people trembled in
despair still more rejoiced: for the
wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands
of Allah and there was peace."

That verse is number 9.11 of the Quran.

Still unconvinced about all of this..?!
Try this and see how you feel
afterwards, it made my hair stand on
end:

Open Microsoft Word and do the
following (TRY THIS FOR REAL)

1. Type in capitals Q33 NY. This is the
flight number of the first plane to
hit one of the Twin Towers.

2. Highlight the Q33 NY

3. Change the font size to 48.

4. Change the actual font to the
WINGDINGS 1

science trivia

2007-09-25T20:09:00.000-07:00

50 Interesting Science Facts
1 – The speed of light is generally rounded down to 186,000 miles per second. In exact terms it is 299,792,458 m/s (equal to 186,287.49 miles per second).

2 – It takes 8 minutes 17 seconds for light to travel from the Sun’s surface to the Earth.

3 – 10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.

4 – The Earth spins at 1,000 mph but it travels through space at an incredible 67,000 mph.

5 – Every year, over one million earthquakes shake the Earth.

6 – When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, its force was so great it could be heard 4,800 kilometers away in Australia.

7 – Every second around 100 lightning bolts strike the Earth.

8 – Every year lightning kills 1000 people.

9 – In October 1999 an Iceberg the size of London broke free from the Antarctic ice shelf .

10 – If you could drive your car straight up you would arrive in space in just over an hour.

11 – Human tapeworms can grow up to 22.9m.

12 – The Earth is 4.56 billion years old…the same age as the Moon and the Sun.

13 – The dinosaurs became extinct before the Rockies or the Alps were formed.

14 – Female black widow spiders eat their males after mating.

15 – When a flea jumps, the rate of acceleration is 20 times that of the space shuttle during launch.

16 – If our Sun were just inch in diameter, the nearest star would be 445 miles away.

17 – Astronauts cannot belch – there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.

18 – The air at the summit of Mount Everest, 29,029 feet is only a third as thick as the air at sea level.

19 – One million, million, million, million, millionth of a second after the Big Bang the Universe was the size of a …pea.

20 – DNA was first discovered in 1869 by Swiss Friedrich Mieschler.

21 – The molecular structure of DNA was first determined by Watson and Crick in 1953.

22 – The first synthetic human chromosome was constructed by US scientists in 1997.

23 – The thermometer was invented in 1607 by Galileo.

24 – Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1866.

25 – Wilhelm Rontgen won the first Nobel Prize for physics for discovering X-rays in 1895.

26 – The tallest tree ever was an Australian eucalyptus – In 1872 it was measured at 435 feet tall.

27 – Christian Barnard performed the first heart transplant in 1967 – the patient lived for 18 days.

28 – An electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts.

29 – ‘Wireless’ communications took a giant leap forward in 1962 with the launch of Telstar, the first satellite capable of relaying telephone and satellite TV signals.

30 – The Ebola virus kills 4 out of every 5 humans it infects.

31 – In 5 billion years the Sun will run out of fuel and turn into a Red Giant.

32 – Giraffes often sleep for only 20 minutes in any 24 hours. They may sleep up to 2 hours (in spurts – not all at once), but this is rare. They never lie down.

33 – There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.

34 – An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body.

35 – On the day that Alexander Graham Bell was buried the entire US telephone system was shut down for 1 minute in tribute.

36 – The low frequency call of the humpback whale is the loudest noise made by a living creature.

37 – A quarter of the world’s plants are threatened with extinction by the year 2010.

38 – Each person sheds 40lbs of skin in his or her lifetime.

39 – At 15 inches the eyes of giant squids are the largest on the planet.

40 – The Universe contains over 100 billion galaxies.

41 – Wounds infested with maggots heal quickly and without spread of gangrene or other infection.

42 – More germs are transferred shaking hands than kissing.

43 – The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.

44 – It would take over an hour for a heavy object to sink 6.7 miles down to the deepest part of the ocean.

45 – Around a million, billion neutrinos from the Sun will pass through your body while you read this sentence.

46 – The deepest part of any ocean in the world is the Mariana trench in the Pacific with a depth of 35,797 feet.

47 – Every hour the Universe expands by a billion miles in all directions.

48 – Somewhere in the flicker of a badly tuned TV set is the background radiation from the Big Bang.

49 – Even traveling at the speed of light it would take 2 million years to reach the nearest large galaxy, Andromeda.

50 – A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons.

the lions devoured the knights @ game 1

2007-09-19T20:08:00.000-07:00

20 September 2007, 4PM @ the Big Dome...

The lions have proven the we are the king! At the NCAA basketball championship game 1, Beda beat Letran!!! well, sorry na lang mga knights. hehehe. dahil sa sobrang excited, walang pictures or videos, sorry. hehe

here's the score:
quarter beda letran
1st 14 23
2nd 35 34
3rd 48 47
4th 76 68

oh well.. sorry knights, mukhang nakagat kayo ng leon sa first game. hehe

game 2, 26 September 2007 4PM @ the Big Dome

kitakits bedans!!!!

Samal Island, Davao

2007-09-05T21:10:00.000-07:00

after namin maligo, sinundo na let kme ng van at ang destination namin... Samal island!!! :D

as usual, tulog na nman ako sa byahe.. kaya pagising ko, nasa.. nasa.. basta parang docking area ng mga ferry & boats. tpos dun kami sumakay ng isang ferry, papuntang Samal island. 15mins lang ata yung byahe, bilis lng.uhmm.. minimum 7people daw max of 20. P15 ata ung fee papunta. wala nmang alon and malamig ung hangin.

ferry trip to Samal Island:
...together with my parents.

tpog pagdating namin ng Samal island, entrance fee naman. d ko lang alam kung magkano. take note, kung mei dala kayong food & drinks, kailangan nyo bayaran yun para mapasok nyo.. haha. sorry na lng. hehe. paglapag ng mga gamit sa table, ang una namin hinanap... yung booth ng pang-scuba diving!!! wuhooo!!! hehehe.

together with my sis and her bf, nagpa-reserve kme ng 1PM then bumili rin kme ng disposable underwater camera. P800 ung cam, P900 ung scuba equipment rental. since maaga pa, balik kami sa rented table namin then waited for the food while nagswimming na mga pamangkin ko.

here are some of the pictures of our scuba diving adventure:

before diving:
ayan. bago lumusong, practice muna kami kung pano huminga using the oxygen tank. take note, ang hirap tumayo!! lalo na pag tinatamaan ka ng alon, ma-out of balance ka. kaya ang sabi sken, dpat naka-kuba ka para ma-maintain yung balance.

...nga pla, ang hirap huminga dun pg first time!!! d ko ma-maintain ung breathing rhythm ko ng ayos. palibhasa excited na kinakabahan. hahaha

underwater with my sister:
here's a picture underwater together with my sister. obviously, ako yung naka-grey shirt at mukhang punong-puno ng oxygen yung bibig ko. wahahaha.

me with diving instructor:
waahahaha. bakit ako nkahawak sa goggles ko? pano b nman!!! maluwag!! everytime na mag-exhale ako, yung bubbles tumatama sa goggles ko and coz of that, parang matatanggal goggles ko! kaya lageng nakahawak. ahahaha. olats. ahehehe.

well, mdami pa kaming pictures, d ko na lng sinama. lam nyo ba, na super super sakit ng tenga ko everytime na mas lumalalim yung pinupuntahan namin. as in ang sakit! they taught us how to handle such problem, the diving term is equalize. ang gagawin, ipitin mo yung nose mo using your fingers then exhale ka through your nose... unfortunately, d ko magawa dahil everytime na iipitin ko nose ko, pumapasok yung tubig sa goggles ko!! huhu. kaya yun, tiis!!.. hehe. buti na lng kinaya. eto naman, nakakarinig pa nman ako ngayon. ahehee.

tpos nung pag-ahon namin. sus! ang hina ng pandinig ko! hehe. at ang sakit ng tenga ko.. huhuhu... kaya pag-ahon ko, saka lang ako nkakapag-equalize!!! kse wala na akong suot na goggles. wahahaha.

well, kahit na gnun nangyare sa akin, ayos lng. masaya ung pagdive namin. ang daming isda!!! nde nga sila natatakot kahit mei mga divers sa corals nila, lumalapit pa nga sila eh. kse d b pag nasa-aquarium parang takot na takot ung mga isda pag mei tao..

nakakalungkot nga lng, kahit sobrang ganda sa ilalim ng tubig.. mei nakita b nman akong balat ng Chippy!!! olats talaga.

oh well, ang masasabi ko lng... mauulit ang scuba diving na toh!!! wuhooo!!! hehe.

conquered DAVAO!!!! day 2

2007-09-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

date: September 1, 2007 (saturday)

nagising ako ng 9am ata... and day2 adventure starts!!! wuhooo!! ehehe

after maligo, nagayos kami ng gamit xe pumunta kme ng Samal Island!!! :) aside from lumamon, hehe, namasyal & nagscuba diving!!! hehe. d nko nagswimming, kse mangingitim. hahaha. at least ang scuba diving, d ka masusunog ng araw kse nasa ilalim ng tubig. hehe. take note, first time namin magscuba!!! hahaha.

then after namin sa Samal Island, bumalik na kami then pumunta nman kami sa city. namili ng mga kung ano-ano. pasalubong, tshirt, malong, keychain, at syempre pa... prutas na nman!! hahaha. this time, d na ako kumain ng durian. hehe. suha naman. though maraming beses na ako nakatikim ng suha dito sa Manila, ibang klase suha ng Davao... ang tamis!!! ang sarap!!! promise!! dun kami nagtagal sa isang store, halos naubos na ung paninda nilang suha dahil napakyaw namin, promise! as in, ang sarap!

then after namin dun, pumunta namin kami sa city hall ng davao. picture ulit, then pumunta dun sa kalapit na Cathedral ata yun... nagsimba. same thing, d ko na nman naintindihan ung kanta & sermon. hehehe. tpos, pumunta kami ng jack's ridge. overlooking yun. hmmm. d nman ako gaano namangha, dahil from Antipolo ako. haainako, eh overlooking rin naman un eh. hehehe. pero ok nman. d na kami kumain dun, nagpicture lang, tpos bumalik sa city. tpos mei nahanap kaming restaurant na eat-all-you-can. ang problem, medyo sablay. ang tagal maglabas ng food! so kung ubos na yung nasa isang tray, ang tagal bago mapalitan. kaya naka isang plate lng ako.

tpos, umuwi na kami... pagdating sa hotel... toink. tulog! ahahaha.

Davao Crocodile Park

2007-09-05T20:11:00.000-07:00

last stop namin nung first day sa davao eh ang Davao Crocodile Park. saktong sakto yung dating namin sa show nila. kung baga feature ng mga animals na meron sila.

first eh yung deer. d ko lam ano name or type nung deer.. basta deer sya. mabait nman, parang aso. nangdidila.. hehe. d nga lng tumatahol. nyahaha.

tpos next, naglabas sila ng iguana(laki!) pati mga baby crocodile, isang salt-water type at isang fresh-water type. syempre naman, hinawakan namin. hehe. sa laki nung iguana, d mo na ata ituturing na iguana yun.. baby dragon na ata yun. hehe.

after nung iguana & baby crocodiles... naglabas na sila ng ahas! na naman??!! hehe. pero matapang ung ahas na yun. nung nilapag nga nila sa gitna, nanghahabol yung ahas... though naka-cage naman sila, pero ung mga trainer sa loob, hinahabol sila. hehe. tpos yung isa pang trainer, mei hawak na dalawang lobo, tpos yun yung tinutuklaw nung ahas! ppooof! putok! (malamang!!! hehe).

then after nung ahas, naglabas sila ng tiger!!! wuhoo! ayos! nun lng ako nakakita ng tiger ng gnun kalapit. 20feet away lng siguro. tpos comedy, ang kulit nung tiger!!! nde sya nagroar or nananakot... pero mahilig magsmile!!! hehe!

oo! as in! smile sya ng smile! tapos parang aso.. na nakalabas lagi yung dila. hehe. tpos ang lambing. pwde b magalaga ng tigre sa bahay? hehe. then naglabas sila ng ungoy. matanda-tanda na yung ungoy. tpos ang kulit! nakachain kse ung tiger sa gitnang part, tpos kinukulit-kulit nung ungoy ung tiger! hehe.

tpos next, naglabas sila ng sawa!!! as in... sawa!!! ang laki!!! mukhang bagong kain eh kaya mabagal kumilos.. or, mabagal b tlga sila kumilos? hehe. binuhat ko nga, kaya lng, ang dme ng gumaya! hehe. as super bigat!!! see the picture, nakapatong na nga sa lap ko tpos nakayakap ako using my left hand, then hawak ko ung ulo on my right. as in, ambigat!!! ehehehe.

after nung sawa, pinalipat kme sa isang pen na nandun yung ibang mga crocodile. mei mga events na ginawa kasama yung mga crocodiles eh, here: crocodile dancing, crocodile frenzy, crocodile encounter and tightrope walking.

saya dito! magagaling yung mga caretakers and makikita mo tlga na alaga and mahal nila yung mga animals. saka bilib ako sa kanila, ang lalakas ng loob na magstay sa cage kasama yung mga buwaya!!! ..thinking na, nagkalat ang mga buwaya dito sa manila... wahahha. :)

Shrine hills, Davao

2007-09-05T20:05:00.000-07:00

after we had our lunch, sakay let ng van then yun.. tulog na nman ako!!! wahaha. nagising na lng ako nasa Shrine hills kami. hayip! ang ganda! ang lamig tpos ang daming puno & tpos yung damo nya, tipong parang nde inaapakan. tapos talagang makakarelax ka.

tpos nagsimba kami dun.. as in ang ganda and ang sarap magsimba kung gnun ang lugar... isa lng problem ko...

d ko naintindihan homily! hehe. Davao dialect eh. kaya tumitingin-tingin na lng ako sa paligid. hehehe. kung nag-straigh english na lng sila or tagalog, ok na ok sana. hehe

isa lng pix sa phone ko nung place eh. kinuha ko after the mass.. kaso d ko pa rin na-upload from my mobile. check it out in Google na lng. :)

Philippine Eagle Center, Davao

2007-09-05T19:39:00.000-07:00

second stop of our first day in Davao was the Philippine Eagle Center. ano pa nga ba, eh di tulog na nman ako sa byahe kaya d ko lam kung malayo or malapit lng. ehehe. basta pagbaba namin sa van, mei booth dun para magbayad bago pumasok. ang nakalagay ata P10 adult, P5 kids... pero mas mahal binayad namin eh. ewan. d ata updated ung sign nila. ehehehe.

pagpasok na pagpasok ng park, ang makikita eh mga bilihan ng souvenirs at fruits. pero we decided na bago na lng umalis ng venue kami tumingin dun... then, pinuntahan na mismo namin ung lugar kung san nandun yung mga eagles. pagpunta dun, panibagong bayad na nman.. haaaai.. ewan kung magkano. while waiting, nandun kme tumambay sa mei mga chairs sa labasan nung pinaka-center, mei lawin na agad dun, his/her name is Alex. takot pa nga ako dahil walang tali or cage. basta nandun lng sya sa isang kahoy. then napansin ko na lng na putol ung left wing nya. according to the caretakers, binaril pala si Alex before mapunta sa kanila... aww.. too bad. bait pa nman. sarap nga iuwi kung pwde eh. hehe.

then pumasok na kme and we were told na papanuorin munanng video... ampf! ang boring nung video. nde naman talaga tungkol sa eagles & kite (english ng lawin, hehe). tungkol sa paninira ng tao sa nature.. kaya, iniwan namin. ahaha. buti mei guide dun, sbi namin kung pwde na kme umikot. yun, sinamahan nya kami...

d lang eagles & kites meron dun, mei mga deer, monkeys, crocodiles, etc. nakita ko rin dun sila PAGASA(philippine eagle) pati na yung mga iba pa. ang laki!!! FYI, ang eagles pala 8x mas malinaw ang mata compared sa tao & they can magnify their vision 3x. hayip! parang camera, pwde pang mag-zoom. hehe. kaya pala magaling sila manguha ng makakain nila.

after the tour, lumabas na kami.. then pinuntahan yung mga souvenir/fruit stands. then my very first encounter of the durian!!! hahaha. ano lasa? uhmm... mahirap i-describe. tikman nyo na lng! hehe.

then mei nakita kaming ahas!!! hehe. well, alaga naman sya. take note, hinawakan ko!! wuhoo! tapos, nag-gayahan na yung mga kasama ko. ahehe. obvious bang mga takot kami? sa buntot lang kami nakahawak eh. ahehehe. ok naman. mabait rin nman kse yung ahas. ganun pala feeling nun. hehe.

ano pa, hmm. maganda dito, ala lng akong ma-post na picture nung mga agila & lawin dahil d ko pa na-download from my mobile phone... pero maganda talaga! educational ;)

EDEN Nature Park, Davao

2007-09-05T02:49:00.000-07:00

first day of our davao adventure, eto una naming pinuntahan with my family... ang Eden Nature Park. sobrang antok pa ako nung paglabas ko ng van & hirap pa ngumiti sa mga pictures... until nagstop kme sa isang hall para mag-breakfast. maganda surroundings at malamig. parang tagaytay. until nakakita ung mga pamangkin ko ng mapaglilibangan. nakita nila yung "indiana jones". rope activity sya na sasabit ka para magswing papunta sa kabilang side ng activity area. kasama nman kasi sa entrance kaya sinubukan namin. check the videos...

...mukha bang masaya, o mukha kaming tanga? hehe!

tapos after namin magbreakfast, nagikot kami with their tour guide. basta, as in malawak yung lugar na we have to ride their.. their.. whatever they call it. hehe. anyays, the said park is partial natural forest, and the rest is fully man made. pero as in.. ang ganda!

bumpy yung ride na kung d ka kakapit eh pwde ka mahulog.. d ka nman masasaktan pag nahulog ka.. magmumukha ka lng "nardong putek" kasi sobrang putek nung mga inikot. hehe.

here are some of the pictures sa Eden Nature Park...

Garden ni Lola

obviously, garden! hehe. ano pa meron? etoh...
...mei nipa hut
...overlooking
...wishing well pa na punong puno ng gumamela, pero in fairness dameng barya sa ilalim. hehe
...mei duyan na ratan
...syempre, bulaklak at puno

ampitheatre garden

eto maganda talaga! according to the tour guide, malimit daw gamitin yung area sa wedding.. kse maganda tlga yung ambiance and surroundings. puro puno tpos sa gitnang area, mei mini-ampitheatre. mei pagkaromantic nga nman kung iisipin.

- overlooking din
- daming puno na iba't ibang kulay ung mga dahon
- ampitheatre style na pwde kang umupo sa grass
- mei arc yung gilid tpos mei mga flowers

- maaliwalas and malamig. sarap nga matulog eh
- pwde ka rin tumambay sa paligid kse sa dami ng puno, malawak din yung area na mei shadow na pwde mong pag-stay

actually, madami pa eh. d ko lang nakuhaan ng picture. meron din dun nagkalat mga deer, ibon.. mei ahas pa nga daw eh. tpos mei mga camping site din and cottages. meron din swimming pool, falls, ilog.. yung pinaka-last, mei cages sila ng mga ibon. meron dun, super laking dove!!! as in malaki!!! kasing laki ata ng aso eh. malaki talaga.. ang nakakatuwa dun. sa dami nila ng collection ng ibon, yung isang cage dun.. ang laman.. manok! haha. akalain mo nga naman at nilagay pa nila yun dun. hehe.

maraming pang iba.. mas maganda kung puntahan nyo nalng!!! hehehehe. a must-see park!

conquered DAVAO!!!! day 1

2007-09-05T02:08:00.000-07:00

date: August 31, 2007 (friday)

wuhoo!!! together with my family, we went to davao!!! haha. ayos pla dun... medyo matagal lng sa plane, 1hr 45mins. pero ayos lng, kase tulog ako. nyahaha.

though d kme taga-davao, la lng. trip lng. bakasyon lng & bday kse ng sis ko. kaya pasyal-pasyal... ang saya!!! pagkababang-pagkababa ng plane, ayun! picture. haha. pati ad sa airport, picture! nyahaha.

sinundo kme sa airport ng rented van, hayup. mercedes pa. hehe. from airport, tour agad!!! we went to Eden Nature Park. tpos while waiting for our breakfast, mei nakita mga pamangkin ko na kakaibang activity. it was called "Indiana Jones". ket? pano b nman. uupo ka sa knot ng lubid tpos maglalambitin ka til d other side. hirap explain. basta, mukhang tanga! hehe. then nag-tour kme on the said park.

then after, we went to Philippine Eagle Center. from the name itself, nandun lahat ng philippines eagles. hayip. kung pwde lng maguwi ng agila at lawin tpos ilalagay ko sa puno namin sa antipolo. hehe. tpos nung papalabas na kami, pinatikim kami nung family friend namin ng durian! ampf! (yun lng masasabi ko. hehe)

tpos dito, we went to... to... d ko lam kung san. basta nag-lunch kami somewhere. hehe. normal food yung na-serve naman, until naglabas ng fruits.. durian, marang at.. at.. nakalimutan ko name. kaya yun, pagpasok namin sa van, amoy durian na nman. waaaah. hehe. pero ayos lng.

then after, we went to Shrine hills. nagsimba. ganda dun!! nakaka-relax ung paligid. parang sarap matulog sa grass.. ang problem nga lng, d ko naintindihan yung sinasabi nung priest kse davao dialect. hehe.

tpos namin magsimba, we went to Davao Crocodile Park. ayos! haha! isa lng masasabi, nagkalat ang mga buwaya dun!!! ..teka, parang iba ata meaning ah? hehe. asteeg dun! memorable!!

tpos, dahil sobrang pagod na, uwian na! take note, nung gabi lang kami nakapunta sa hotel namin. d ko lam kung ano name eh. pero simple lng. tpos, kumain lng kme ng mga takeout sa mcdo, tpos... boom! mga tulog na lahat! hehe.

end of first day @ davao! wuhooo