AirAsia Press Statement (on behalf of AirAsia Indonesia) - AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 (4th Update)

AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ8501

Earlier in Surabaya, the management of AirAsia along with the Governor of East Java, National Search and Rescue Agency of Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS), Airport Authority of Indonesia, Airport Operator (Angkasa Pura I) met with the members of the families to update them on the latest developments and reconfirmed their commitment to providing assistance in every possible way.

Sunu Widyatmoko, CEO of AirAsia Indonesia said, “We are deeply shocked and saddened by this incident. We are cooperating with the relevant authorities to the fullest extent to determine the cause of this incident. In the meantime, our main priority is keeping the families of our passengers and colleagues informed on the latest developments.”

“We will do everything possible to support them as the investigation continues and have already mobilized a support team to help take care of their immediate needs, including accommodation and travel arrangements. A briefing center has also been set up in Surabaya for the families.”

For the families in Singapore, there is also an emergency briefing room at Changi International Airport Terminal Two, where AirAsia Indonesia will be providing regular updates.

We have also established an Emergency Call Centre that is available for those seeking information about relatives or friends who may have been on board the flight. The number is +622129270811.

At this time, search and rescue operations are being conducted, under the guidance of National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS). AirAsia Indonesia is cooperating fully and assisting the investigation in every possible way.

The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC. There were 155 passengers on board, with 137 adults, 17 children and 1 infant. Also on board were 2 pilots and 4 cabin crewand one engineer on board.

The captain in command had a total of 20,537 flying hours of which, 6,100 flying hours were with AirAsia Indonesia on the Airbus A320. The first office officer had a total of 2,275 flying hours with AirAsia Indonesia.

We will release further information as soon as it becomes available and our thoughts and prayers are with those on board QZ8501.

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Globe sets new standard in retail as it opens its Generation 3 flagship stores simultaneously in Manila and Cagayan de Oro

PRESS RELEASE

Setting a new global standard in retail experience, Globe Telecom unveiled today its Generation 3 Stores simultaneously in SM North EDSA, Quezon City, Manila and in Limketkai Mall, Cagayan de Oro.

The Globe Gen3 stores will further engage and delight customers by fueling their passion in the areas of music, entertainment, productivity, and life. With the opening of the GEN3 Stores, Globe has topped some of the iconic stores in the US and around the world.

 “Globe is proud to bring to Filipino consumers another world-standard differentiated experience. Our passion for our customers inspires us to end the year on a high note by bringing innovation a notch higher in our stores, one of our key customer touch points, allowing us to truly empower our customers' digital lifestyles,” said Ernest Cu, Globe President and CEO.

The Globe GEN3 stores are home to various lifestyle zones with stories and exciting features for customers to experience and enjoy. These zones feature latest trends in product, people and even in business. Various lifestyle vignettes illustrate mobile and broadband technologies as connected solutions—featuring the latest devices, apps, digital connectors gadgets and services that contribute to the total interactive customer experience.

The lifestyle zones will also highlight the stories of brand ambassadors every quarter. The store is a platform for the introduction of must-watch personalities who are blazing new trails in their respective Art, Community and Technology spaces. For the first quarter of 2015, with Music as the main theme, Globe GEN3 will feature four of the coolest DJs of this generation: DJ Badkiss, Callum David, Mars Miranda, and Eric Capilli - who all have inspiring success stories in their chosen career. In the coming months, it will also feature the aspiring story of JR Dela Paz, a Globe myBusiness ambassador and owner of fast-rising restaurant chain Size Matters.

The Globe GEN3 Store will also serve as a venue to introduce the latest products, devices, and services offered by Globe. To start, it is the first retailer in Asia to introduce and carry Google Cardboard, the fold-your-own virtual reality headset. Consumers can definitely expect more exciting products rolling out in the next quarters.

Apart from reconfigured store displays, customers can also check out the Play Bar to explore the different featured apps and sit through one-on-one service consultations. Self-service tools are available that allow better interaction with customer representatives through a video hotline.

“Exciting, unexpected, and experiential are the words to describe our GEN3 Stores. The concept and design of the GEN3 Stores have undergone intense research and consultation with the world’s top-notch designers and architecture experts. We are inviting customers to explore and be inspired by the stores’ four zones—music, entertainment, productivity, and life so they can fully enjoy a wonderful world,” said Joe Caliro, Globe Head of Retail Transformation and Management.

The Globe GEN3 Stores are designed by Tim Kobe, founder and CEO of Eight, Inc. His most famous work is the Apple Store in New York. On his design plan for GEN3, Tim Kobe shared, “The space is dynamic. It changes with new stories and experiences that support different events and moments. We have elements that move and reconfigure, the way entertainment venues support great concerts or shows.”

Tim Kobe also shared the importance of functionality in the Globe GEN3 Stores, saying “Retail is one touch point where brands build relationships and sell products and services. It is important today to have a place to demonstrate what you stand for. More than 50% of the reason why someone engages with a brand comes from word of mouth. Interestingly, 80% of word of mouth comes from direct experience. Designing the experience is critical to building brand advocates.”

Leading up to the launch of the GEN3 Stores, Globe collaborated with homegrown Philippine artists who took part in one of the telco’s biggest transformation projects to better serve its customers. Led by multi-awarded artist Ross Capili, the artists turned their design inspirations into live art galleries, showcasing murals exhibiting Globe’s brilliant vision, complementing the look, feel, and experience of its GEN3 Stores.

By 2015, Globe is set to convert more of its existing stores into GEN3 Stores to bring the world-class telco retail experience to more Filipinos.

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Photos below are some highlights of the launching of the New Globe GEN3 Store at Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City.

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GLOBE TELECOM PUBLIC ADVISORY

Globe Telecom advises its customers in Eastern Visayas to take necessary measures in preparation for Typhoon Hagupit, which entered the Philippine area of responsibility today.  The typhoon is expected to hit some of the areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda about a year ago.

The telecommunications provider urges its customers to charge their cellphones and other mobile devices, in case the weather anomaly causes extended commercial power failure. The company suggests customers may also opt to buy alternative source of energy such as power banks and rechargeable lamps with USBs.

Here are some tips to conserve battery life of smartphones:

1.       Log off or turn off unnecessary mobile apps or at least disable push notifications for nonessential apps

2.       Turn off unnecessary radios such as GPS, blue tooth and Wi-Fi.

3.       Switch off vibrate function and utilize ring tone instead.

4.       Turn off sync function.

5.       Dim LCD screens and shorten screen timeout

6.       Minimize notifications and use phone only when necessary

Customers in areas identified in the path of Typhoon Hagupit should also make sure their respective lists of contacts are in order. Contact lists should include emergency numbers such as the nearest hospital, police stations and barangay or community leaders.

            

                Globe Senior Vice-President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said, “We are now strengthening our disaster-preparedness program in terms of added facilities, supplies, infrastructure, and manpower support so we can immediately attend to network and service concerns that may arise due to the typhoon,” she said.

Globe regional teams are being mobilized to ensure they are well equipped to address network issues that could arise from the typhoon.   Preparations include deployment of back-up supplies, power tools and infra materials, spares and back-up fuel.  Crisanto added that the company's disaster-preparedness program also include employee-safety measures to be implemented in areas that will likely be affected.

Crisanto said the company is coordinating closely with government authorities, specifically the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council or NDRRMC to ensure its disaster-preparedness program is aligned with both the national and local government efforts.

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For more information, please contact:

Yoly C. Crisanto

Head, Corporate Communications

Globe Telecom, Inc.

Email Address: gtcorpcomm@globe.com.ph

Globe Press Room: www.globe.com.ph/press-room

Twitter: @talk2GLOBE │ Facebook: www.facebook.com/globeph

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Globe Telecom mulls expanding operations in Asean region

Globe Telecom President & CEO Ernest Cu said the Philippine telecommunications provider is exploring the possibility of expanding its operations within the ASEAN region to complement relatively strong economic growth within the region.

“We will look for white space within Asean and Asia on where to leverage the skills we’ve developed overtime and we do think we’ve developed a decent telco business here in the Philippines. We have a great team and we’re thinking of ways to leverage that further in emerging economies,” Cu said in a video shown at the recent APEC CEO Summit in Beijing, China.  The APEC CEO Summit is a premier business event, attended by thousands of economic and business leaders from around the region.

Cu specifically cited Myanmar as a potential expansion area. “There’s already a telco player in Myanmar but there are other areas we could get involved in, like financial services and mobile advertising and these areas have potential,” he said.

As a telco provider, Globe has taken the direction of providing products and services most relevant to customers amid fast-paced evolution of digital technologies. “We’ve always taken the position that if consumer habits are changing, then we have to change along with it and deliver what’s relevant to them. The real prize would be getting all of these individuals to access the internet through their mobile phones and alternatives offered by different mobile apps become more commonplace and become the main mode of communication,” said Cu.

 Cu earlier said Globe is considering the possibility of offering its mobile-based banking service to other Southeast Asian markets once the ASEAN integration is in place. Globe operates GCash, the mobile money service of its subsidiary G-Xchange Inc. It also operates BanKO, a mobile-based, microfinance-focused savings bank, along with Bank of the Philippine Islands and Ayala Corp.

By 2015, the ASEAN Economic Community sets in motion the creation of single market and production base for the 10-nation bloc fostering free flow of goods, services, skilled labor, investments and capital. ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Cu’s vision of expanding Globe Telecom’s operations in the Asean region mirrors goals expressed by other CEOs surveyed by PwC International Survey Unit. The APEC CEO Survey was conducted between June and August 2014 covering 635 CEOs and industry leaders across 39 countries with operations in APEC economies.

Based on the survey, 57% of the CEO respondents said they are either building or expanding facilities in APEC economies in the next 3 to 5 years. The survey found that 67% of executives plan to increase investment in the APEC region over the next 12 months. Their plans are spread over each of the 21 APEC member economies with China, the US, Indonesia, Hong Kong-China and Singapore as the most popular destinations for investment.

The Philippines will be hosting the APEC Summit next year.  An intergovernmental grouping currently composed of 21 member economies, APEC focuses on three key areas namely trade and investment liberalization, business facilitation and economic and technical cooperation.

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Watch Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri Live Stream

Watch Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri Live Stream

Pacquiao v Algieri is available to watch live via Box Nation on Sky channel 437 (490 in HD) and Virgin 546 and online at Livesport.tv. Programming is scheduled to start at 02:00am Saturday night/Sunday morning with the main event set to follow three undercard fights.


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Bayan-Globe calls for dismissal of CA case

PRESS RELEASE

Bayantel Telecommunications and Globe Telecom called for the dismissal of the PLDT-instigated case for “utter lack of merit” at the Court of Appeals (CA). 

In the Joint Rejoinder of Bayan-Globe to the 17^th Division of the CA last October 30, both telcos also asked the CA to correspondingly lift the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) it issued last October 9 against NTC and to deny the granting of a writ of preliminary injunction.

In the said Joint Rejoinder, Globe maintains that PLDT’s “pushing its ‘bully’s agenda’ on flimsy grounds shows it will stop at nothing to prevent a five-billion peso (Php 5,000,000,000) rehabilitation effort by Globe from seeing the light of day”. Globe also insists that “ironically, petitioner (PLDT) has the audacity to pontificate that Bayantel and Globe are the ones conspiring ‘to create an anti-competitive environment’ in the telco industry”.

Bayan-Globe showed the CA that PLDT’s overstated right to be protected has no basis since Bayan’s rehabilitation will simply put back a far third player on its feet – not becoming “unfair competition” at all. 

Bayan’s co-use of its radio frequencies with Globe “are not at all inimical to petitioner PLDT nor to the industry or the subscribing public as they will not only mean the success of Bayan’s rehabilitation but a benefit for the rapidly expanding consumer market by empowering them with more choices and faster and better products and services”.

“Furthermore, there is no issue on the need for a Congressional approval with the alleged franchise transfer since what is being transferred are only Bayan’s shares of stock and not its franchise.”  The joint petition also cited the Supreme Court ruling in the case “PLDT v. NTC”, that the “transfers of shares of a public utility corporation need only NTC approval, not Congressional authorization”. 

Industry pundits recall that the naked monopolistic power that PLDT would exercise over the budding telco industry was unshackled by the telecoms deregulation law – RA 7925 – only for this law to be continuously frustrated by PLDT’s damaging adventures like its latest tactics in preventing Bayan, its employees and current customers from realizing the fruits of the Pasig RTC – approved rehabilitation plan.

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Ang Problema sa Pinoy #AngProblemaSaPinoy

Here's another Trending topic in the Philippines few months ago #AngProblemaSaPinoy and there are few tweets that hits the mark.

This is not really a hateful topic about pinoy, this is just some points that we don't like about our attitude, characters, ways etc. For me I love the Philippines and I don't want to leave the country in exchange for a citizenship abroad (But that depends. Hahaha...) because It's more fun in the Philippines.

Here are the few tweet entries about #AngProblemaSaPinoy:

#AngProblemaSaPinoy ambabait pag nasa abroad. pero pag andito na akala mo mga alta sa syudad mga harungas! #TheMorningRush
— TaRunTakBoy™ (@iPoetKo) June 27, 2014

#AngProblemaSaPinoy sumusunod sa batas pag nasa ibang bansa,pero sa sariling bansa walang disiplina
— Cram Onap (@marcronin) June 27, 2014

"@arcanville: #AngProblemaSaPinoy may Pedestrian lane at overpass naman dun pa tatawid sa may karatulang "bawal tumawid NAKAMAMATAY!""
— Ky Markham (@Theodorebryan) June 27, 2014

#AngProblemaSaPinoy mahilig sa jaywalking, kapag nasagasaan magrereklamo pa. Bawal na nga tumawid.
— Luisa Makilang ♥♥ (@LuisaMakilang) June 27, 2014

- Pinoy in general knows how to follow rules/law. Like for example when you go to Singapore, it is very strict to chew chewing gum anywhere and it is amazing how people including pinoys were able to follow it when they are in SG. But when we are in our own country, the most simple law on traffic "No Jay Walking" is so hard to follow and how amazing people (both Pedestrian and Drivers) do not respect traffic laws specially the traffic lights. I think the problem is how the law has been imposed here in our country. When in SG no Chewing Gum is really NO CHEWING GUM, No Jay Walking is really a NO JAY WALKING, or else you will end up with big fines or Public service, or much worst JAIL. I think the solution here is to impose strict implementation with our laws and whoever is violating the law will surely pay for it.

#AngProblemaSaPinoy PERSON 1: Asan ka na?! PERSON 2: On the way na ako!! -- pero ang totoo nagbibihis palang 😏
— C✖ (@clairerosillo07) June 27, 2014

#AngProblemaSaPinoy Pinoy 1 : Pre nasan ka na?! Sabi mo 9 tayo magkikita? 11 na pre ah? P2 : Wait pre, traffic e. Saglit lang talaga.
— Jerome Ferrer ☼ (@jlfamoe) June 27, 2014

Hahaha... Marami bang tinamaan nito? Of course isa na ako. Sometimes, I do something like this so that the people who's waiting for me won't pressure me and/or they won't get frustrated waiting longer if I would say I am not yet ready.

#AngProblemaSaPinoy PAUTANG MUNA. WALA KO BARYA EH. HANGGANG SA MAKALIMUTAN MO NA PUNYETA
— ♛QueenPatriciaAsio (@SweetheartPat_) June 27, 2014

Ay, alam na! biktima ako nito lagi!

#AngProblemaSaPinoy reklamo ng reklamo wala namang disiplina.
— Hazel Grace (@asdfghazelove) June 27, 2014

Hahaha... dami tatamaan nito. Dami mareklamo tapos di naman marunong sumunod sa mga rules and Regulations and specially the law.

#AngProblemaSaPinoy Crab Mentality
— IamMonty ☂© (@MontyFernandez3) June 27, 2014

Pag sikat ang isa, hihilahin pababa ng karamihan. #AngProblemaSaPinoy
— josh onesa nacionaL (@imJosh07) June 27, 2014

Mahilig akong kumain ng alimango eh. hahaha...

#AngProblemaSaPinoy kapag kumakain hindi inuubos, nagtitira pa talaga kahit konting konti nalang.
— Sasha Abelido ♔ (@Prinsesasya) June 27, 2014

Hahaha... I don't know with you but I love to pick that last cookie in the jar. I just can't and I don't know why.

#AngProblemaSaPinoy maraming Social Climber. Judge mental pa. Chura nyo! X_X HAHA
— Kyle XY™ (@kyleeXperio) June 27, 2014

I don't really know if social climbing is a bad thing. People in general are social beings and for me it is natural for people to get in with the social, to belong in the society. But I just don't know why being a social climber is a bad thing.

#AngProblemaSaPinoy, puro salita kulang sa gawa
— Renzoooooooooo (@ImRenzoEbol) June 27, 2014

Kagaya ng ginagawa ko ngayon... puro blog wala naman akong ginawa. Hahaha...

#AngProblemaSaPinoy lahat isinisisi sa Gobyerno.
— Kris John Encomienda (@kijieOFFICIAL) June 27, 2014

Hmmm... Diba we have a government to take care of the things in general. Though hindi naman sa lahat2x na talaga, but I am talking about the usual we need from the government. Hospitalization, Infrastructures, problema sa community and all such things that we rely from the government, and yet where are those things we needed? Sa bulsa ng mga kawatan na opisyal ng gobyerno? Na-NAPOLES na? Di ko lang ma intindihan bakit daming government hospitals dito sa pinas na kulang sa gamit, kulang sa doctor at nurses and yet Bilyon2x ang mga nawawalang pera sa kaban ng bayan. Ang lalaki ng PDAP at DAP at kung anu-anong budget but still lacking pa rin yung serbisyo ng gobyerno. Diba dapat lang talaga na isisi natin sa gobyerno ang iba't-ibang mga problema sa bansa natin? Isa na dyan ang kahirapan.

Kung may problema ka deretso mo sa amin di yung dinadaan mo sa mga patama. #AngProblemaSaPinoy
— Joyeee Molina ✌ (@jdhazel27) June 27, 2014

Kasi hindi confrontational yung mga pinoy eh. Tama ba yung word na ginamit ko? Google nyo nalang. tinatamad ako eh. hahaha... Anyway, yun kasi ang pinoy, hindi deretso kung may kailangan or kung may hindi gusto or pag galit na, hindi masabi ng harap-harapan. Sa culture kasi yan nagmumula eh. Our culture are likas na mabait, I mean we were raised by the kind of society na masama ka pag masyado kang vocal sa nararamdaman mo, masama ka pag harap-harapan mong sinasabi yung mga nararamdaman mo. I don't know if I am using the right words to explain but yun ang culture natin eh. Sa ibang bansa express what's on your mind eh, while sa pinas uso si KIM CHIU. Kinikimkim ang nararamdaman kasi pag masyado kang vocal sasabihin liberated, walang pinag-aralan, bastos, walang galang etc. which is, isa din sa #AngProblemaSaPinoy

#AngProblemaSaPinoy Basta makasunod Lang sa uso kahit di naman naiintindihan push pa din!
— Lorrainne Sacdalan (@Lowreynnn) June 27, 2014

That's what uso are for.

#AngProblemaSaPinoy puro husga pero yung sarili niya kahusga-husga din naman
— krys (@multifndom__) June 27, 2014

Nobody's perfect kasi eh. sabi pa sa kanta ni Hannah Montana aka Miley Cyrus at Jessie J na "Nobody's Perfect".

#AngProblemaSaPinoy gustong yumaman ayaw naman mag-invest. In short KURIPOT. :p
— Mary Rose Serrano (@GirlAtTheBack) June 27, 2014

Mag invest na kasi! parang pag-ibig lang yan... pag may nililigawan ka, gastos ng gastos, pag sinagot na kuripot na. Hahaha...

#AngProblemaSaPinoy Sobra kung maka-correct ng English grammar. Pero mismong Tagalog nila, hindi maitama tama ang grammar.
— Tintin Dela Cruz (@iamtinpops) June 27, 2014

“@matabangutak: #AngProblemaSaPinoy Nagkamali ka lang mag English.Huhusgahan na buong pagkatao mo. Ikaw na ang pinaka mababang tao sa mundo.
— Andy Royupa (@NeknekB) June 27, 2014

Magkamag-anak din ito sa Nobody's Perfect eh.

At higit sa lahat...

#AngProblemaSaPinoy di ko na problema yun. Nakikitrend lang ako
— Antönina Isip (@malparida23) June 27, 2014

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#FunnyWeddingVows #NaughtyWeddingVows

Kahit na ilang tinik, ay kaya kong tapakan. Kung yan ang paraan upang nanay mo'y layuan. Mamahalin kita, mula Batanes hanggang Jolo, saan ka man ay hali na kayo... Mamahalin kita, maging ilang kilo ka man. Mamahalin kita kahit di ka magaling mag-dala ng damit, magaling ka nman kasi pag walang damit e! Mamahalin kita kahit hindi ka mayaman, wag lang ako makisama sa bungangera mong nanay na akin nang magiging byenan. Pangako kong pag-ibig, huwag mo sanang kalimutan. Dahil mas malakas pa ito sa boses ng aking magiging biyenan. Mahal na mahal kita pero kapag hindi mo ako minamahal ng sapat, nanay kong mahadera ang iyong makakatapat.

Hindi ka man maganda sa paningin ng iba, ikaw pa rin ang mamahalin ko sinta. I promise na ikaw na ang pinaka huling babaeng mamanyakin ko.Hinding hndi ka na maiingit sa mga sweet and love story, kasi gagawa na tau ngayon ng atin. Sa 5th anniversary natin, reregaluhan kita ng trip to Syria, at sa 10th anniversary naman susunduin na kita.

Mamahalin kita mapipi man ako sa harap ng nanay mo at kahit gumitna pa sya sa pag tulog natin. Di ko maipapangako sayo ang magandang buhay, di ko man maibigay ang mga luho mo, isa lang ang sigurado ako maganda ang lahi ko. Pangako ko sayo... Gaganda na ang Lahi nyo. I promise to always be good during the hard times and to always be hard during the good times. I promise hindi ka na mapapagod maglaba at maglilinis.kasi kukuha na tau ng maid. Ikaw magbabayad. I promise na hindi ko kalilimutan ang lyrics ng TUKSO layuan mo akoooooo. Gagawin kitang reyna at ako naman ang iyong prinsesa...este hari pala. I vow to you na hindi na ako mambababae...manlalake na ako… Ay joke!

Alam mo maihahalintulad ka sa isang adobo kahit na paulit ulit may asim pa din. Hinding hindi ka na makakaranas ang hirap, dahil sarap na ang iyong malalasap... Araw araw ako ang Breakfast... Tanghalian... Meryenda... At Dinner mo. Wag ka sana mag sawa dahil dadalhin kita sa maraming lugar. Local man o International - Balic-Balic, Masbate, Panay, Dakak, Phuket.. I promise to you since I'm here, di ka na magsasarili,dalawa na tayo eh. hehehe... Promise titigil na ko sa gambling. Sayo pa lang jackpot nako. I promise, Hindi na ko iinom ng Red Horse. Alam ko namang sayo pa lang, TATAMAAN NA KO! I promise na magiging tigasin ako na husband mo... Yung inaakala mo after nitong kasal natin ay magiging sunodsunuran na ako sayo, pwes tama ka! tiga-saing,tiga-laba,tiga-linis ng bahay,tiga-alaga ng mga bata..etc, Tigasin talaga! Hindi lang atm card, pati password ko sa social networking sites at phone ko ibibigay ko sayo, basta ba ang TV remote control sa akin lagi iaabot mo? Pangako ko, habambuhay ang ating pagmamahalan. Basta ba honey, ang mga transfers of deeds iyo nang pipirmahan.

Pinapangako ko, ikaw na lang ang bobosohan ko! Wala ng iba! Promise I'll be your better half. Hati tayo sa mga utang ko. pero mas mahal nga lang yung babayaran mo. Simula pa lang mamayang gabi, mapapasubo ka na...sa buhay may asawa. Kapag isinubo mo na wag mo ng iluluwa ha! ....... Ang kanin dahil patiti-rikin ko ang mata mo, patiti-ngkarin ko ang buhay mo, palalabasin ko....ang tunay na kagandahan mo

Kahit pumuti na buhok naten, ako pa din magaayos ng buhok mo. Complete with Hair Color! ay alam na! pag brown out, di lang kandila ititirik ko. Pati mata mo na rin. Pag tumatawa ka,tatawa din ako, pag umiiyak ka tatawa pa din ako,para mabawasan ang lungkot mo. Nangangako ako na Araw Araw kitang MAMAHALIN Basta ba gabi gabi kitang MAMANYAKIN.

Pangako kong pag-ibig, huwag mo sanang kalimutan. Dahil mas malakas pa ito sa boses ng aking magiging biyenan. Sa lungkot at ligaya, sa hirap at ginhawa, tayo ang magkasama, pati na rin ang iyong mana. Hindi ako lalayo sa iyo... Nasa likod mo lang ako palagi....lalo na kapag nandyan ang nanay mo. I promise to love you with all my heart, pero pakisabi naman sa tatay mo na tanggalin na niya ang shutgun na nakatutok sa tagiliran ko.

Mama-mamahalin kiki-kita titi-till dede-death dodo-do us papa-part. Sisiskapin maging isang tunay na Pilipino...sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa.

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Most of the lines are taken from different tweets from different twitter users under the HASHTAG topic #FunnyWeddingVows go check it out to read more #FunnyWeddingVows tweets. 

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You Might Be An Engineer If...

I just read this from a website while browsing and searching online for some Engineering stuff for work, so I decided to (Push) post this also on this blog since I am working with some Engineers at the office. I am not an Engineer, I only finished the first 2 years of my Engineering course in college and decided to shift/enroll to Information Technology because I can't stand solving Mathematical Equation without understanding why they (instructors) keep finding for their eX's (Example. Find x in the following equations: x - 4 = 10) When in fact, we don't really care what happened to their lovelife. Sometimes Y, or Z, A, B, C, D and other letters and raises their powers like (x raise to the power of 2). Huh? I can think of Superman, Batman, The X-men members and other superheroes with RAISED POWERS are one of their eX's. I don't care where their  eX's are but they just keep asking us (Students) how to find their X. And how can you add X and Y and the answer is a f*cking number? Or solving the distance between A and B to find out C?

I thought math is all about numbers but they are always preoccupied with those letters. I was having brain hemorrhage during those years so I better quit Engineering on my 2nd year in College and shifted to a more complicated one... Information Technology where number 2 is 0010, 4 is 0100 8 is 1000 and so on... And then I thought Info Tech is a study about Computers but then why we have so many languages to learn? I am struggling with my English Language, that is why I didn't bother taking up Language courses in the Arts Department. But then in my IT classes where ancient language like Assembly Language, COBOL, Fortran and all sorts of those what they called Programming Languages are the major ones, OMG what country are these languages are spoken?! Then Turbo Pascal,  C++, Python, Visual Basic, Java, PHP and an endless list of Languages to learn. I'd rather study Filipino language and all sorts of dialects around the Philippines or better yet took up Masters in Visayan Language. Fortunately, I graduated BSIT with NOSEBLEED not HONORS of all those languages we tried to learn through the years of college life.

Anyway, this is for the Engineers and Engineers wannabe's and those BS-M.E. (Murag Engineers)

You Might Be An Engineer If...

1. You have no life - and you can PROVE it mathematically.
2. You enjoy pain.
3. You know vector calculus but you can't remember how to do long division.
4. You chuckle whenever anyone says "centrifugal force".
5. You've actually used every single function on your graphing calculator.
6. It is sunny and 70 degrees outside, and you are working on a computer.
7. You frequently whistle the theme song to "MacGyver".
8. You know how to integrate a chicken and can take the derivative of water.
9. You think in "math".
10. You've calculated that the World Series actually diverges.
11. You hesitate to look at something because you don't want to break down its wave function.
12. You have a pet named after a scientist.
13. You laugh at jokes about mathematicians.
14. The Humane society has you arrested because you actually performed the Schrodinger's Cat experiment.
15. You can translate English into Binary.
16. You can't remember what's behind the door in the engineering building which says "Exit".
17. You have to bring a jacket with you, in the middle of summer, because there's a wind-chill factor in the lab.
18. You are completely addicted to caffeine.
19. You avoid doing anything because you don't want to contribute to the eventual heat-death of the universe.
20. You consider ANY non-engineering course "easy".
21. "Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet."    — Scott Adams.
22. "Variables won't, constants aren't"    — Old engineering saying.
23. When your professor asks you where your homework is, you claim to have accidentally determined its momentum so precisely, that according to Heisenberg it could be anywhere in the universe.
24. The "fun" center of your brain has deteriorated from lack of use.
25. You'll assume that a "horse" is a "sphere" in order to make the math easier.
26. The blinking 12:00 on someone's VCR draws you in like a tractor beam to fix it.
27. You bring a computer manual / technical journal as vacation reading.
28. The salesperson at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions.
29. You can't help eavesdropping in computer stores... and correcting the salesperson.
30. You're in line for the guillotine... it stops working properly... and you offer to fix it.
31. You go on the rides at Disneyland and sit backwards to see how they do the special effects.
32. You have any "Dilbert" comics displayed in your work area.
33. You have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work.
34. You have never backed up your hard drive.
35. You haven't bought any new underwear or socks for yourself since you got married.
36. You spent more on your calculator than on your wedding ring.
37. You think that when people around you yawn, it's because they didn't get enough sleep.
38. You would rather get more dots per inch than miles per gallon
39. You've ever calculated how much you make per second.
40. Your favorite James Bond character is "Q," the guy who makes the gadgets.
41. You understood more than five of these jokes.
42. You make a copy of this list, and post it on your door (or your home page !)

 But after reading this article " College Majors With The Biggest Lifetime Earnings " I regret not finishing my Engineering course. Tee Hee!

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Paolo Bediones Sex Scandal Video Leaked Online

Paolo Bediones sex scandal video is already on the board! The 7 minutePaolo Bediones sex scandal with a sexy female personality is going around the social media circle. Paolo Bediones scandal was said to have spread from Mediafire file sharing.

Nilinaw ng TV5 details primary na si Paolo Bediones ang balitang nag-uugnay sa kanila ni Beauty Lee. Matagal nang nababalitang may namamagitan diumano sa dalawa, maliban sa pagiging magkatrabaho nila sa TV5 Information. Sabi ni Paolo sa PEP.ph (Phillppine Entertainment Portal), “Ay, hindi, nakakatawa ‘yan! “Yung mga co-host namin, in the beginning, nung sumali pa lang siya sa Outstanding Morning hours time time time Group, parang pini-pair kami. “But, pinagtatawanan na lang namin.” 

Pagpapatunay pa ng TV personality, “She has a online now.” Bakit hindi niya niligawan si Beauty noong natutukso sila sa isa’t isa? “Meron na siyang exclusive someone mid-day, embargo hindi pa sila. Ako, hindi ako pumapasok sa banyo pag loaded,” makahulugang sabi niya. STATUS: SINGLE. Sa kasalukuyan ay single si Paolo. Mahigit isang taon na raw siyang walang online. Sa dami ng mga na-link mid-day sa kanya, wala ni isa man ang napabalitang plinanong pakasalan niya. Kaya naman ang tanong ng PEP: may takot ba siyang magkaroon ng commitment o bumuo ng sarili niyang pamilya? “Hindi,” tanggi ng 39-year-old details primary. Dagdag niya, “May mga goals tayo sa buhay. At, para sa identical, at this stage in my way of way of life, yung purpose na yun ay mabigyan ng bahay ang pamilya ko. “Nagawa ko na yun this season, and now I can think about myself.”

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Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Face Off Interview

People love Manny Pacquiao because he is a humble fighter. It goes to show on this video interview between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley that in boxing, you don't need to look fearsome, aggressive and mean in order to become a champion fighter. Manny Pacquiao shows a humbling image and a tame tiger looks and used kind words here. He doesn't have to talk some shit in order to own his opponent, he don't need to show the eye of the tiger, because he is confident from the inside that he can conquer Bradley anytime in the ring.

Post by Jhon Oliviano.

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Hillary Clinton Almost Hit with a Shoe Thrown at Her During Speech

A woman at the audience has been arrested by police in Las Vegas after she threw a shoe at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday during a speaking event.

The incident happened while Hillary Clinton has been addressing a meeting of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries at the Mandalay Bay resort.

Good thing Hillary wasn’t hit by the object which she first thought if it was a bat and joke a little and everybody are laughing. Good thing a security was so quick to block the woman who threw the “bat” I mean shoes. Later she was taken into federal custody and admitted that she threw the shoe, but didn’t explain why.

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TIPS TO WORKING HOMEBASED

A lot of people who wants to try working homebased jobs are asking questions on how to get a homebased jobs, where to apply, how much is the salary etc. And when they get the job, most will only lasted for a few months and some surrenders even after few weeks.

So here's a tip from an online group of Virtual Worker. This tips are reliable since these are from the Homebased worker's comments based from their experience.

From Virtual Coworker: My first tip: Take home base jobs seriously. Allocate a space in your house where you can work exclusively. Treat working from home as if you are really working in an office. Take a bath before you start your work, clean-up your desk, schedule your activities and get things done on schedule. :)

From it2051229: Your level of productivity should also be the same as when you were working before from regular hours (8 AM to 5 PM). As for my experience, the reason why I took a home based job is not simply to have an easier work, but rather to be able take control of time and place in an environment that suits you best to become productive.

From Mary Jane: If possible, eliminate all major distractions from your workplace.

From Janette: Even though we own our time, it is important to set official working hours through out the week. This way,family members living with you in the house will know when they can disturb you and of course relatives and friends know when not to drop in for surprise visits :)

From Justin Hope: 
1. Get a stable internet connection. Mobile just doesn't cut it.
2. Get updates on Weather and Electrical disturbances.
3. Upgrade your machine if you can.
4. During your free time, research more about your job and learn something new.
5. Just do it. No reasons, no delays. Just do it.

From Marlo: Learn time management

From Joanna: Stable internet connection, time management, right systems/software in place

From Sarah Jane: 
1. Stable connection.
2. Time management.
3. Start your day with a list of tasks.
4. Track the results.
5. Socialise and enjoy. :)

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Where can you apply/search for a work online, earn online and do business online?

There are a lot of freelance website where you can apply for a freelance jobs at the few freelancer sites like Outsourcely, Elance, People per Hour, oDesk, Freelancer.com, and a lot more. If you happen to try Outsourcely, you can take advantage of the 30% discount on any of their plans by using the "staff30" promo code. Outsourcely is the easiest way to connect with talented remote workers from 180+ countries specializing in these skills:

• Design & Multimedia
• Web Development
• Mobile Applications
• Writing Content
• Administrative Support
• Customer Service
• Sales & Marketing
• Business Services 

…and a lot more.

Doing freelance online job is not just any jobs, you need the right skills in doing or applying for the specific jobs. This is not a joke where you'll just apply to any job posting on the site without thorough assessment of yourself if you are fit for the right job. Not just because you are in line with the industry you have the right to be hired for that job. You need to assess yourself if you can deliver the right output, at the right time. Online jobs are much the same as the corporate jobs in the office or any jobs around, so make sure to follow and obey certain rules and regulations.

If you are looking for a freelance online job positions, here are the most in-demand as of this posting:

Writing. Content writing are the most in-demand freelance jobs today, from writing blogposts, online articles, online news, web content, ebooks and all sorts of writing jobs are available. So, make sure to have this skills and experience before applying because writing jobs requires the right skills because you need to write 5 to 7 articles or sometimes more per day with at least 300-500 or more words per article per day, so if you have no skills in writing, I suggest practice more because this jobs can drain your brain if you have only limited writing skills. Good writers are wide readers so read first before you write.

Graphic Design. From Web designing to print designs, infographics, animated graphics, etc. This skills needs expertise so be an expert on this field before you apply because most clients will require you to submit your sample works before they decide if you are fit for the job.

Programming. Wordpress, HTML5, PHP, Mobile Apps, Plugins, Themes, CSS and a lot more. This job is for the geeks, well, it doesn't need a bachelors degree to get this job because there are a lot of self-help and online study for programming, but a college degree on this skills is an advantage but not always a requirement. Most clients are looking for the skills and the bachelors degree is just a plus. Clients are after of the output that you can submit everytime, they don't pay for what degree you finished in college, but they pay for the product you delivers. If you are not yet proficient with programming, I suggest to learn from online tutorials, join programmers forums, read and learn online, there are a lot of self study lessons you can find online.

Customer Service. Data entry, Virtual Assistance, Customer Service Rep., Web Research, telephone Customer Service, Accounting and a lot more. This skills doesn't require a college degree, as long as you know the right job description being ask from your client/boss you are good to go. But I suggest you know a lot of skills for you to land this job. Clients who are looking for Virtual Assistants will appreciate if you have endless knowledge to almost anything. The more skills the merrier the client will be.

Internet Marketing. SEO, PPC, Social Media Marketing, Email marketing, Blogging, Guest Posting, Link Campaign, Whitehat SEO, Blackhat SEO etc. This job is for Internet savvy person, you need to know how Search Engine works, knows a lot about internet, social media sites and all sorts of tools to use for online marketing. Google must be your friend here because you are dealing with the Search Engine Giant 'GOOGLE'. Online Marketing specially SEO is an on-going study job. You need to go on with the flow of how Search Engine and Social Media works for you to be updated with the right job, because once Google change, SEO and Online Marketer follows. Constant study and monitoring with the Search Engine is the key here. A lot of SEO and Online Marketer wish they know how Google works but most don't and just keep on following the trend of Google Search Engine Algorithm.

Those are just a few of Online jobs that you can apply, but there are a vast choices to work online. Just go for the one that really correspond to the skills you possess and you are good to go.

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Asian Women Need To Stop Dating White Men --- Dafuq!?

Have you read that article entitled "Asian Women Need To Stop Dating White Men"? Well, a lot of Asians are reacting about it and that it was way too racist for them. Well, the author have some point right and others not so right. But before we (We, because I am also ASIAN and I can relate) react violently with that, just keep it in mind that it was indeed a Satirical article. I don't know why the author of the article must write a satire about WMAW or White Man – Asian Woman couples, but some say that the writer was jealous about the fact that white men are marrying or dating Asian women and that nothing left for her.

In the first place, no one can control whom you want to date or marry, so the writer must have been blinded by her desperation of getting a white man for her. I suggest she started looking for Asian men, I am sure she will not get zero because there are a lot of Asian men who like to date white women and I hope the writer won't scared if she learned how Asian men are fantasizing, exotifying, objectifying and dehumanizing white women in the minds of Asian men when they are thinking about them together in bed.  And also, don't even bother if Asian men wanted to date white chicks because of your looks, well, they just want to taste white meat. Of course Asian men and all men in the world  wanted to marry Asian women, because of their attitude, character and the ability to raise and nurture children and to take care of the family. Well, I am not saying white women don't, but most men don't think about white women that way, so, sorry. (Oops, that was satirical too. hahaha...)

Anyway, the writer is entitled to her opinion and whether its satirical or not, it hurts people too and no one can stop them from getting hurt and fight back by commenting bad about it because she (the writer) used some stereotypes that took offense to most. But seriously, what was in the article has been around ever since. You can hear comedians joke about WMAW at the comedy bar. I heard one time at the comedy bar in the Philippines when the comedian on stage caught the presence of a WMAW couple at the audience and right there they became the comedian's topic. Comedian started asking the woman if how's the life so far? "Maginhawa na ba?" "Ang bahay, napagawa na ba?" "yung kusina tapos na ba?" and "Hindi ba masakit pag nag totoooot kayo?" and everyone's laughing out loud including the WMAW couple. I think, what the writer stated on the article, some of them are true and some Asian Woman who chose to date/marry white men knows about that and they accepted that, but they just don't want to comment or acknowledge that. But in every situation there's always an exception. We cannot den
y that there are WMAW couple who are inlove with each other and I have seen a lot of them married and happy, some of them are my friends.

In the end, it is indeed a Satirical article, let's just let it pass, don't be bother about it if what was written there aren't true. And if somehow they are true for you, then, who cares? it is your life, and you are entitled to love, marry, date whoever you want, as long as you are happy, because that is the most important thing in life... to be happy of what you are doing.

Check out the writer's explanation about this article entitled "Dear Asians, I Am Not The Enemy" here.

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Just About Cats

I also don't know what to post on my blog at this moment so I posted this one. enjoy!

Meow!

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Gmail Introduces Gmail Shelfie

With it's 10th year Anniversary, Gmail thanks their users with a gift that is all about their users. Well, it is just a personalized custom themes that will let you upload your own photo for you Gmail interface as your themes. Since "SELFIES" are popular they called it 'Gmail Shelfie'.  Word of the Year 2014 will be Shelfie! Short for SHareable sELFIE

Here's the word from Gmail team blog:

You all love setting selfies as your custom theme in Gmail, but you’ve told us there’s one major problem: there isn’t a way to share your selfie with others. As the pioneering platform for selfies, Gmail is committed to being at the forefront of innovation in the selfie space. And we think it's a tragedy that your handsome hair, luscious lashes and beautiful brows have been trapped in your own inbox. Until now, that is. Today, we’re proud to free your selfies by launching Gmail Shelfie, the SHareable sELFIE. 

Gmail Shelfie is built on the idea that you shouldn’t be selfish with your selfie. With just a few clicks, your mom, your aunt, or that girl you have a crush on can set your Shelfie as their Gmail theme so they can enjoy checking, reading, and writing emails while seeing your friendly face in the background.

Got an awesome selfie? Upgrade it to a Shelfie! Simply open or refresh Gmail on the desktop and share it with your friends. If you're looking for inspiration, set your theme to Gmail's top trending Shelfies. You can also see who's currently trending on our Google+ page.

So what are you waiting for? go grab your camera or camera phone and take a shelfie and make it as your custom theme on your GMAIL.

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Baby Playing for 4 hours on a time lapse

Well, for some who doesn't understand babies check this out before you lose your cool if a baby playing around the house and end up the place into a messy place with toys. After watching then, you'll understand that its a nature for babies to explore things around them, so don't be angry when they do.

This is a video of a baby playing with his toys in a time lapse. Check it out!

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On being single

I am skating my way down the road to spinsterhood.

Or perhaps this is just another mid-life crisis episode.

I’d live a short life, thus the assumption. I do not see myself collecting my retirement money and spending it on a luxurious jetsetter’s travel nor stare at my pruning limbs while the people I grew old with deteriorates one at a time. I’ll die young, and this belief may be the reason why I’d like to put my career on a halt, travel the places I listed on my tickler and read the growing number of books on my personal library. I keep on remembering the need to live one day at a time, as if you were just born today, no, not as if it is your last. There’s something so glum about “last” that may trigger one in pursuing pranks instead of giving one’s best. Live as if you were born today shares the sentiment of seeing things for the first time and being brave enough to succeed even after an initial failure.

Failure has no place in my aggressive stunt to finish my degree. I may be not the best student around, but who cares. My confidence is rocket high when it comes to the things that I ought to learn from school. And to hell with numbers! Grades are just numerical values which measure what I learned about the lesson, not what I understood outside of it. I’d always prefer the latter. Though, I have no allowance for a failing mark simply because I am single, therefore the lack of reasons such as husband, kids and chores, to excuse myself from being an achiever.

Achieve more than what others can, that’s what is expected of me. Extracurricular tasks are expected to be on my belt since I only take care of myself. Playing the godmother (pitching in for a larger amount of share if not paying for everybody) is expected from me because I do not have mouths to feed or bills to worry. Looking after the kids of relatives and colleagues are expected not to be turned down. How do they even find out that dating has been history with me?

I’ve been through so many relationships to the point of almost catharsis (this may not be my rock bottom yet, thus the hesitation. I still keep on finding myself in the same friggin’ situation, feeling the same darn emotions no matter how exhausted I claim to be. I guess, somewhere, somehow, hope is still lurking my pumping machine). Being in a romantic relationship is exhausting. The drill of dating-having-hanging out-arguing-making up-compromising-hanging out-arguing-making up-compromising-hanging out- arguing-making up-deciding to break up is way too draining. It makes one no different from a hamster on a run-about wheel – doing the same mistakes and finding himself/herself stuck in the same dilemma. There would always be something excessive and something missing in relationships. Like a dish, it’s too savoury and too bland at the same time. Was I expecting love or unconditional surrender, just how I have loved and unconditionally surrendered myself?

But then again, emotions are fleeting. I feel a change of heart from time to time. At high times, I’d wish for someone to share my glory with. At low times, I’d rather sulk and suffer from my self-destruction. One thing’s for sure, loneliness is such a foreign feeling I’d rather not dwell into. So, going back from where all these ideas started – marriage, or the lack of it; I’d say, why get married when it’s easier to just shoot myself?

Author: unknown

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SOME THOUGHTS ON NEW YEAR!

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Source: Unknown

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