Funny

Read this from Reader's Digest

At the supermarket one day, I noticed a woman with four boys and a baby. Her patience was wearing thin as the boys persistently called out "MUMMY!" while she was trying to shop.
Finally she blurted out: "I don't want to hear the word 'Mummy' for at least the next ten minutes!"
The boys fell silent for a few seconds. Then one tugged on his mother's dress and said softly. "Excuse me, Miss."


HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA. Cracks me up every time I read it.

A sudden burst of thought

If you really want something, go grab it.
Destiny will not wait for you.

If you want something, go get it.
Don't watch it slip away.

Don't wait.
Coz chances are, someone's also waiting on the other side.

Don't anticipate that moment when no matter how you try, no matter how you exert effort, you just won't get it back.

Fairytales

And they lived happily ever after--the line most common to fairy tales. When one is young, it's easy to believe such. When one is innocent from the realms of life, it's effortless to become hopeful. Yet, as time passes by, we realize how life is different from fairy tales. We begin to see that Prince Charming doesn't always save the day, sometimes it has to be the Princess; we begin to discern that life is an ongoing process, it'll never stop to a "happily ever after". Sad it may be, but I think it's better to live in reality that to live in fairy tales.

In reality, hurt is felt deeply but same it is with love. Love in reality cannot just be expressed by happy thoughts or singing wonderful melody. It is much more than that. It cannot even be explained by words. Reality is indeed REAL, and fairy tales, although they are stories which mostly end with happiness, are just FANTASY.

But how come most adults still watch fairy tales? Easy. They miss that child in them. They miss how untroublesome it once was to be filled with so much hope. Every fairy tale certainly has its magic; it makes one hopeful even though they have gone through the toughest challenges of life. ♥

P.S
Will be watching Toy Story 3 this weekend! :D

News from bbc.com/news

Large numbers of heavily-oiled pelicans have been rescued from the polluted waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

Some of the birds are being looked after at a special warehouse in Fort Jackson, Louisiana, where, after treatment for dehydration, they are left to rest before undergoing a vigorous wash.

The birds are released in five to seven days after they have had time to recover.

Rebecca Dunne, who manages the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, says that about 50 to 100 birds arrive at the facility every day, adding pressure on the already stretched workforce.

For more info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10300091.stm

Ignorance can never save you

Recently, the government suggested that sex education be implemented in the Philippines. The aim of sex education, as the government said, is to aware the youth of the consequences of premarital sex. It also aims to educate young adults on their physical, mental, and social well-being.
The Filipino bishops, however, disapproved of this. They said that sex education would only encourage the youth to explore and try premarital sex rather than to remain abstinent; sex education, according to them should be taught at HOME.

To be honest, I agree on both sides. I agree that sex education and its consequences should be taught to young adults; I also agree that it should be taught at home. I am rather confused on which side to choose but if there is one thing I am certain of, it is that ignorance can never save you. Unawareness of sex and for whatever matter that is will not guarantee one's safety. In one way or another young adults will know what sex is. It's part of life; it's part of growing up.

According to Indira Gandhi, "Awareness is the beginning of change." I hope young adults see awareness as an advantage, not as a threat. Being aware allows people to make decisions. I hope and pray that the youth would choose to do what is right; to remain abstinent, to be pure until they get married, to see sex as something SACRED; a gift from God that should not be exploited.
Making wise decisions will empower them and make them better individuals.

I hope that everyone, especially the youth, will start the change we want to see. :)