Have you ever wondered why do we have to see the beauty around us? Have you ever realized why we have to appreciate the presence of someone beside us? Have you ever realized why do we want to feel that we are counted? Have you ever thought of the true meaning for why we cry when we get hurt? Have you ever felt so weak that you found yourself sincerely grieving for a lost friend or a loved one? Have you ever pondered why we are always in search for some things we really don't even know what? Do we really care?
Do we really love?

Are the things and insights we see and feel not enough to give us the true meaning of happiness?
Are these not enough for us to learn how to live in harmony?
Are these not enough to make us understand that we are all here living as human beings?
Is it not time to admit that we really need one another?
Is it not time to show that we sincerely care for each one?

Now may I ask, have you ever asked yourself why?



Written by: -lynne-

Date written:  February 19, 2009

The alignment of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter is currently visible in the sky. This rare phenomenon that began on January 20, 2016 will continue to be seen with the naked eye until February 20, 2016. This planetary concurrence could be best viewed at dawn from the last week of January to the first week of February, 2016.

For over a decade since its last appearance, this planetary alignment that last happened in December 15, 2004 - January 15, 2005,  is now back in the limelight.

If you miss to view this now there is another opportunity to see this again in the evening sky of August 13 - 19, 2016. 

Have a nice day everyone!

Picture by: EarthSky.org

For detailed information about the parade of the 5 planets visit:  EarthSky.org 

5 Planet Alignment - YouTube

Thanks for stopping by!

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Do you agree?

Good day to all!

A quick look of Tagaytay City in the Philippines

Tagaytay City is a tourist spot located in the province of Cavite in Philippines. Tagaytay overlook the taal Volcano in Batangas. The Volcano can be seen in the middle of the lake from several areas from the city. Located relatively close is the capital city of Manila; only 55 km away passing through the Aguinaldo Highway.

The total land area of Tagaytay is 66.1 /sq. km which is 4.37% of the total area of the Province of Batangas. Tagaytay is covered by hills and mountains which is mostly forests and open grasslands.

 The weather and temperature of tagaytay is characterized by somewhat low temperature, low humidity and abundant rainfall. The city is cooler during the months of December, January, and February. Like most areas of Cavite, Tagaytay only has two seasons, the dry season ranging from November to April, and the wet season during the rest of the year.

During the Philippine revolution, the forests of Tagaytay were used as sanctuaries for revolutionaries, including the people from the nearby provinces. 

On February 3, 1945 the 11th Airborne Division of Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger's 8th Army performed a combat jump of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment and associated elements on the ridge, with a drop zone around the Manila Hotel Annex, which had been cleared of Japanese forces by Filipino soldiers of the 4th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 45th and 46th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army,  4th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and recognized querillas. To honor this event, a marker was installed in 1951 at the junction of Silang, Canlubang-Nasugbu roads by the city officials in coordination with the National Historical Institute of the Philippines.

The city of Tagaytay remains to be a main tourist attraction for local and foreign visitors seeking rest from the humidity in the lowlands with several tour guides providing food and accomodations, some including the scenic view of the Taal Lake and Volcano. This view will certainly attract more tourists to the area.

What will you do if you found out that all of your important yahoo mails had disappeared and cannot be retrieved anymore? :-(

This happened to me not only once, I was surprised not to see all of my important mails when I arrived my country last year, though I know very well that it is an active account...

1. Faith is the ability not to panic.

2. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.

3. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day.

4. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

5. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.

6. Do the math. Count your blessings.

7. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

8. Dear God: I have a problem. It's me.

9. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

10. Laugh everyday, it's like inner jogging.

11. The most important thing in your home are the people.

12. Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

13. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

15. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

16. We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.

17. Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise it's just hearsay.

18. It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

19. Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle -- it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

20. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Good day!

What if you found out that it is not you (a female) who can make your boyfriend happy but another guy?

What if you found out that your lover or your brother is a gay?

It is sad to think that there are still people who act and think like animals even if they are educated they act uneducated. They have no heart. They turn their backs on their true responsiblity. They mess people's lives.They do nothing but make people hopeless; destroy good relations; avoid right reasons and good judgement.

Below is the image that appeared on my screen when I was trying to go to my friend's page.

I tried to visit other friend's wall but the warning didn't show up.
Did you see the same image on your screen when you tried to visit one of your friend's page? Do I have to proceed in spite of the warning? Please advice.

Thanks.

How is it possible that a young mind's way of thinking cannot be influenced by its environment? If we are all youth and exposed in an environment where we need to protect ourselves the brave ones will develop  a defense other youth cannot normally do. If we are all youth and thrown in a den of mentally ill  people we will develop in us a brain function similar to the people around us. 

We should always bear in mind that we were not born knowing and understanding the various situations around us so an adult  should not look at the situations of the youth as if he or she (the adult) was born knowing everything.

The young ones or young minds still need proper guidance,. Their brain is more like a sponge that just absorbs everything that they see and hear without understanding most of them, so they should not be expected to understand the mentality of  grown ups. Guide them to do good. They could be knocking so loud, we just have to listen.

MyEC could have been a very good site for learners. A site where both the native English speakers and English learners could learn. A site soon becoming or already a pool of knowledge for both the teachers and the learners but, because of the varying degrees of opinion what started as a useful site could one day topple down. Indeed very frustrating to think in this manner I guess.

I have seen good members of this club come and go. They were open of their views as to what they have realized but no one listened to them, instead they were ignored. Here I have realized how easy it is for others to alter their identity. (I should have known this before hand. ^_^). It's funny in the later time but provocative if you are short tempered. And, very stressful if you would take things seriously. So, full control of oneself is very important. One good dedicated teacher here is Salim. I admire his will but I also think it's his real self acting here.

MyEC on my own point of view is a pool of unidentified people with varying opinion who possess different belief and culture. The diversification of each one's opinion leads this club to function in many different ways. And I am so thankful to the teachers here who showed their real selves. I understand how exhausting it is to be in different places at one time. I think everybody has contributed a lot of time and effort to make MyEC functional. This is a place where, when you're used to, one could expressed his/her idea in a very useful way but of course with a few inconvenience every now and then which is very common even in our daily lives. Our faculties will be tested in many different ways. All of these activities I am very sure are the combined effort of all the members (teachers and learners alike) here. How one perceive the club would still depend on each individual. This is just my own evaluation of MyEC.

Lastly, I wish to add, that the outside world is a lot different than being here but I know there are also a lot to learn in this small world.

More power!

-Lynne-

My sincerest thanks to Mr. Josef and Tara.

First published: March 15, 2010

note:  EC member since April, 2007

Blog for: MyEC

by: Lynne 

Sometimes I wonder if it is necessary for others to know what and how we helped others. Because sometimes I can feel that I have to justify all my actions even if it's just a little act of kindness. Honestly, I always feel shy to say the kindness I have done for others and the reason for this is something I myself cannot understand why. I'm really very sorry if I don't know why I'm shy, maybe because it's just very small...
I think if we will just open our mind's eye there are a lot of good things we can do for others. We just have to be sensitive a little to know what goodness we can do, and as I have read in one book, sensitivity is... "the art of the small".

I wonder if others do feel the same way too. -Lynne-

 

"To stand on one's legs and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going on one's knees and thanking God."
-Soren Kierkegaard-