Yahoo!releases a video last December 15, 2010 containing pictures that really shocked the humanity. Here are the pictures and some facts about it.
The sinkhole in Guatemala
This sinkhole was due to the damage caused by the Tropical Storm Agatha that hit Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is said to be 60foot deep.
The Burj Dubai
The building is 168 stories high and reaches 2,684 feet into the sky. It has the world's longest-traveling elevator: 1,640 feet in 2 minutes!
The Giant Goldfish In France
This giant model looks like a goldfish can win at the fair– except that weighs as much as a little girl of three years! It has a weigh of 30 pounds!
The Lufthansa Cargo Plane Crash
The Lufthansa Cargo is a German carrier that has crashed in Riyadh. It said the aircraft broke up into two on landing after smoke was seen coming from the plane as it approached the airport. But guess what, no one's seriously injured!
World's Largest Statue of Jesus Christ
This statue was built in Poland and stands 34.20 meters or 112.2 ft. The pedestal is 6.24 meters (20.5 ft), so the total height is 40.44 meters or 132.7 ft. It is the biggest statuein the Southern Hemisphere.
The Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid meteor shower has been observed for over 2000 years, first being recorded in China. In early medieval Europe, the Perseids came to be known as the “tears of St. Lawrence.”
The 40-ton Whale
A South African couple was out sailing near the country’s infamous Robben Island when a 14 meters long, 40-ton whale breached & crash-landed on their yacht.
World's Smallest Man
Ping Ping is his name and he's from Inner Mongolia. Ping Ping born with primordial dwarfism, holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest man at 74.61 centimeters or 2 feet and 5.37 inches.
World's Tallest Man
Sultan Kosen is his name. His pituitary gland, damaged by the tumor, was producing too much growth hormone and Mr Kösen became taller and taller. When other children were little more than 4ft, he was already well over 6ft tall.
There you have it! Some of the shocking events and records in the world from Yahoo! 2010 Review.
We say Christmas is a thanksgiving day, A time when people enjoy in a way. People change better and are gay, A time when we don't have to mean what we say.
But Christmas can also be a way, To reconcile with the people we've lost along the way. To utter the right words to the person you've lost, And mend each others' hearts that had been torn.
All hard feelings should have been stashed away, Pride should have been ejected already. To never confront is to never win, So talk for the situation to cease.
In this Christmas let's try our best, To forgive and to ask for forgiveness. Because we may not have enough time left, To say the word 'Sorry' to the person we've condemned.
Last December 10, 2010 all the students of Saint Louis University Laboratory High School gathered in their covered court for their Christmas Cantata. All of the Louisians are well prepared, from the Seniors down to the Freshmen. Each year level has a uniform costume, the Freshmen had their Santa hat, the Sophomores are the angels, the Juniors are the Christmas elves, and lastly, the Seniors being Santa Clause's. And since I am a Junior, I dressed up like an elf!
Junior Songs are listed below, with their lyrics! Enjoy! :)
The Prayer I pray you’ll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don’t know
Let this be our prayer
As we go our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe
La luce che to dai
I pray we’ll find your light
Nel cuore restero
And hold it in our hearts
A ricordarchi che
When stars go out each night
L’eterna stella sei
Nella mia preghiera
Let this be our prayer
Quanta fede c’e
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe.
Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza
A world where pain and sorrow will be ended Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
And every heart that's broken will be mended Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino And we'll rememeber we are all God's children
Simbolo di pace e di fraternita Reaching out to touch You, reaching to the stars
La forza che ci dai
We ask that life be kind
E’il desiderio che
And watch us from above
Ognuno trovi amore
We hope each soul will find
Intorno e dentro a se
Another soul to love
Let this be our prayer [2x]
Just like every child [2x]
Needs to find a place,
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe
E la fede che
Hai acceso in noi
Sento che ci salvera
Last Christmas
CHO: [2x]
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye
Tell me baby, do you recognize me?
Well, it's been a year it doesn't surprise me
Happy Christmas
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying 'I love you' I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again
[Repeat Chorus 2x]
[Interlude]
[Repeat II]
[Repeat Chorus 2x]
A Perfect Christmas
My idea of a perfect Christmas
Is to spend it with you
In a party
Or dinner for two
Anywhere would do
Celebrating the yuletide season
Always lights up our lives
Simple pleasures are made special too
When they're shared with you
II:
Looking through some old photographs
Faces of friends we'll always remember
Watching busy shoppers rushing about
In the cool breeze of December
Sparkling lights, all over town
Children's carols in the air
By the Christmas tree
A shower of stardust on your hair
chorus:
I cant think of a better Christmas
Than my wish coming true
And my wish is you'd let me spend my whole life with you
repeat II
chorus
My idea of a perfect Christmas is to spend it with you
Sa Araw Ng Pasko
'di ba't kay ganda sa atin ng pasko
Naiiba ang pagdiriwang dito
Pasko sa ati'y hahanap-hanapin mo
Walang katulad dito ang pasko
[Refrain]
Lagi mo na maiisip na sila'y nandito sana
At sa noche buena ay magkakasama
[Chorus]
Ang pasko ay kay saya kung kayo'y kapiling na
Sana pagsapit ng pasko, kayo'y naririto
Kahit pa malayo ka, kahit nasaan ka pa
Maligayang bati para sa inyo sa araw ng pasko
Sa ibang bansa'y 'di mo makikita
Ang ngiti sa labi ng bawat isa
Alam naming hindi n'yo nais malayo
Paskong pinoy pa rin sa ating puso
[repeat refrain]
[repeat chorus]
[Bridge]
Dito'y mayro'ng caroling at may simbang gabi
At naglalakihan pa ang christmas tree, ang christmas tree
[repeat chorus except last 4 words]
[repeat chorus]
This Yuletide season gives us a break from our works and duties and sets us free from stress. It is also a time to get together with our families and loved ones. So for this ultimate vacation let's take a look at some places you might wanna go at!
Batanes This island is found on the northernmost part of the Philippine region. Its climate is same as the climate of Taiwan, and sometimes it experiences below the normal low of 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 degrees Celsius). Their hills are absolutely stunning and breathtaking!
Baguio
With its climate, I'm sure you're going to fall in love with it! The lights at the Session Road that gives life to Baguio at night, the luscious strawberries, and the gorgeous sceneries, I'm sure you don't wanna miss those things!
Palawan
The beaches, the marine reserved parks, the caves, and the clean and green surroundings, those are what Palawan have to make you stay!
Christmas season will never be complete without happiness, so don't think twice and start the engine!
This song is from a Philippine band named Rivermaya and its title is "214".
I was sitting beside my Dad's seat in our car when I heard this song and became interested with it. At first I don't remember the song, but when I got home, I searched for it in the internet and found it.
The reason behind its title is because of the date "February 14" or the Valentine's Day. Nice huh? :)
I tried to play it with my guitar, the song is really great! And here are the lyrics and guitar chords of the song:
E Am I real? Bm
do the words I speak before you EBm
make you feel,that the love A
I have for you will see no ending? Am
well if you look into my eyes E
then you should know Bm
that there is nothing here to doubt E
nothing to fear Bm
and you can lay your questions down A
cause if you'll hold me Am
we can fade into the night and you'll know
refrain: GEmBm
the world could die CDG
and everything may lie EmDC, D
still you shan't cry GEmBm
coz time may pass CG
but longer It'll last EmDE-C-D(2x)E-
I'll be by your side
(Do chords same as 1st stanza)
take my hand
and gently close your eyes
so you could understand
that there's no greater love tonight
that what I've for you
well If you feel the same way for me then let go
we can journey to a garden no one knows
life is short my darlin tell me that you love me
so we can fade into the night and youll know
(repeat chorus)
adlib(later)
(same as chorus chords)
the world could die
and everything may lie
but you wont cry
coz time may pass
and everything wont last
I'll be by your side
forever by your side
so you wont cry E-C-D E-C-D-E-
(bass finish slowly)
“High school… It’s the best 4 years of my life, ever.” This was a dialogue from my friend who is in college already a few days before she graduated from Baguio Science Foundation High School. When I heard that from her I still have no idea then because I was still in grade school at that time. When I graduated from elementary, I tried many entrance exams from different schools; they are: Saint Paul University, Saint Joseph’s College, and Saint Louis University Laboratory High School.
I tried SPU and SJC’s entrance exam because what I thought then was we were going back to Manila. Enrolling in SLU-LHS was not part of my plan then because I was so in love with SJC [considering that it was my school before]. But things went wrong, we did not go back to Manila, and I was so disappointed. Yet I have no choice, I have to go to a school that I wasn’t in love with.
It was my first day of high school in SLU-LHS, I saw crowds of students, some were familiar, some were not. The bell rang and I didn’t know what to do, then a teacher shouted, “Students, please assemble in the covered court.” So I went and saw some of my future classmates.
After that, I had a friend. So I was like, “Yey! I have a friend already! “. Few days have passed and I had also met a lot people too, that was when I started to build up my circle of friends.
[I’m sorry if I have to mention my friends. I just love them so much! :)]
So when I was in first year I had a circle of friends that are still present from this moment. They are: Lycon Marie Soliba, Riza Marie Gumpac, Alyana Domingo, Pamela Villanueva, and Marienne Ignacio. All of us go out together, hang out together, and eat together. We go to each other’s house to hang out (especially at Riza’s place!).
But my first year would not be complete without being a member of Glee Club, you know why? Because singing is my first love. Good thing, Pamela and Marienne are lovely singers too, so I would not have to worry about joining the club alone. In Glee Club, we joined some competitions, and it was so fun! I remember when we used to practice in the Music room, hugging all the people you see when you enter the area, singing songs and feeling it fervently. Don’t you know that I also cried while singing a song just because I really have to feel it! It was so fun, I swear! And that ended my superb first year in high school.
I was an ongoing second year student then when I went to South Korea to have my summer vacation. I was in intense break-up hangover then. I was so frustrated after I broke with my boyfriend, [no need to mention his name because my friends knew who he was], that’s why leaving Baguio was a good idea at that time. So I enjoyed myself there, and when I went back and the school started again, there I saw him again. I never realized that forgetting him was so easy, I don’t know the reason behind it but, really, forgetting him was easy.
I was already in second year, many things have changed. Since my friend, Riza, was kicked out from the science section, Yana went to Cambodia for good, and Marienne also migrated to Florida for good, Pamela, Lycon, Riza and I were the ones left here in the Philippines. But again, Riza also migrated to Canada! Oh my, now we’re only three.
Let’s just say that the second year of my high school is not quite good. Some of my friends were already gone. But that doesn’t end the story, there still many things to look onto… Until my heart went beating again for someone. And this someone was the reason why I promised myself never to write a song again. I guess falling in love is not a best option for me to be happy. And that ended my second year of high school. Quite short huh?
Okay. So I’m in the third year now, good thing I do not have a love life right now so I could focus on my studies.
SLU-LHS gave me reasons why I should be happy, I've met true friends that I can lean unto, I was able to discover the abilities I have,and I was able to experience the best moments in my life. With Saint Louis University Laboratory High School, indeed, my high school years are the best 4 years of my life. :)
You never let me down every time I need You; You give me the strength to make it through each day, with these I thank You. We thank You for the fruitful one hundred years of Saint Louis University as the Light of the North. Father, I seek for Your guidance as I grow as a Louisian student. May I be able to do what is right for me and for others, to express what I have in my mind, to be sensitive to the feelings and moaning of others, and to love my neighbour as I love You.
As another century comes, may You give Saint Loius University the strength to face all the obstacles it will encounter—that there will be no happenings that might destroy its name. May You also give all the Louisians the competitiveness, creativity, social involvement, and Christian spirit as from the Mission Vision entails. Lastly, may You guide SLU to maintain its excellence not only in teaching academically, but also in teaching morals and values to all its students. These I ask through Your Son, Jesus Christ.
St. Aloysius de Gonzaga, pray for us.AMEN.
Poem
God of love,
You send us light from above.
You give us what we should have,
So we could soar high like a dove.
Saint Louis University, so lucky to have!
Given by God, second from our life.
Gay and cheerful once we have land,
To its parameter, everyday of our lives.
My second while away from true home,
Makes me happy and never makes me feel alone.
Especially when I’m with my friends at the corridor,
As we go walking, laughing and make some noise.
Filled with skilled teachers and counsellors,
Also with nurses, cashiers, and doctors.
When I need help, they are those I look for,
Understanding every word that they order.
So see if there is no SLU?
The future will not smile at me and you!
So study right for your family’s future,
Because from right now, that’s what I can picture.
Last June 2005, at the Commencement Ceremony of Stanford University, one of the finest institutions in the world, Steve Jobs gave an address in front of Stanford’s graduating students. In his address he imparted three dimensions or stories in his life. He categorized it as; connecting the dots, love and loss, and death.
First of his stories is connecting the dots. In here, he narrated the beginning of his life. His biological mother was a young, unwed graduate [Steve never did mention the name of his real mother]. Because she can’t afford to support Steve, she decided to put him up into adoption. His biological mother wanted only the couples who both had finished college to adopt her son. All was set for Steve; to be adopted by a lawyer and his wife. But when Steve popped out there was a last minute cancellation; the lawyer and his wife actually wanted a baby girl. After being rejected by the first couple in the waiting list, there comes another couple who are ready to adopt the baby boy. But in not a very long time, Steve’s biological mother found out that both the man and his wife to adopt Steve never finished college. His biological mother did not sign the adoption papers, but the couple promised that the baby would be able to go to college and Steve’s mother finally agreed.
That was the start of Steve Jobs’ life.
17 years later, Steve did go to college. But he dropped out for the reason that he couldn’t find the meaning of spending his parents’ earnings for their entire life just to attend the course that never interested him. He dropped out of college hoping that everything would be OK.
Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Steve dropped in the calligraphy class and there he learned about serif, san serif interfaces, proper spacing, etc. Through this, together with his friend, they invented the Macintosh.
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.”
“You have to trust something, your gut, destiny, life, and karma, whatever.”
“Believing the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart. Even when it leads you off to the well worn path and that will make the difference.”
Second of his stories is love and loss. Wuz and Steve started the Apple in Steve’s garage, Steve was 20 then. With this he met David Backard and Bob Noyce. Te start of Apple also started a new love for Steve, he met Laurene, who later became his wife.
When Apple has been established they hired a person [which Steve did not identify] whom they thought could help the company. For the first year of this person was good, but later on there had been a conflict. The Board of Directors sided this person instead of Steve, with this Steve got fired. How can you get fired from a company which you have started?He had been rejected but was still in love. He didn’t know what to do for a few months.
Later on he started NeXt and Pixar. In not a very long time, Apple bought NeXt, then Steve was back to Apple!
“The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again less sure about everything.”
“It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it.”
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
“You’ve got to find what you truly love.”
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life.”
Last of his stories is death. He was diagnosed to have a disease that was incurable. The doctor had a mistake and Steve had a biopsy again. Steve found out that the first diagnosis was wrong and that his disease was curable.
“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.”
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way to know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”
“You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
Steve Jobs: “Death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:
·‘No one wants to die.’
·‘Death is the destination we all share.’
·‘No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life.’
Last Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Saint Louis University High School Function, the third year students had their talk regarding on human sexuality. There were many facilitators in the talk, Mr. Isagani Bandoc, the Third Year Level Adviser was present together with two guest speakers.
The talk’s topic is very topical nowadays, especially that there are many cases of teenage preagnancies. It is funny why do young girls involve their selves with such. And when they got pregnant already that will be the time that they will think that it is totally wrong. I cannot believe that they do not have enough knowledge about such; it is not that I am saying that they are morons, but it is just that do they still have to try it before they learn the lesson?
It makes me feel sick sometimes, many teenage mothers cannot support their child. Thanks to their parents who are there to catch their daughters in those times. What if their parents are not around? What would they do? They will abort the child? That is crazy. They will have sex but they will not be ready for the consequences they will face.
This is what the talk told to us last Saturday. Being an adolescent is very hard; I know that because I am also in that stage. But being also one, I’ve never thought myself doing such. It is so not right, you get the feeling of guiltiness because your parents are working hard for you to finish your studies then one day they’ll know that you are pregnant!? That is a slap for them! But I guess we all have differences, some adolescents may not control their feelings and their intimate passion for someone that is why they are pushed to do it.
What is worst about being a teenage mothers and father is the criticisms they might get from the people that surround them. Some people would say: “isa siyang disgrasyada” or “nakadisgrasya ng babae iyan”. That is totally rude, but in my point of view I think it is definitely alright. Why? All I can say is whose fault was it in the first place? They did it because they wanted to. It is not the fault of the people around them; it is the teenage mom and dad’s fault.
But even though they’ve done a mistake doesn’t mean that they will be treated as outcasts in this society, they should be directed to the right way and not to lead to the wrong direction. That is why abortion is not the best solution they could come up with. As the famous line says, “You cannot correct a mistake by another mistake”, likewise with such case, you cannot abort the child, all they have to do is wait until the child comes out and take care of it.
So as soon as possible, guide your sons and daughters now. Don’t wait until they commit a mistake that will haunt and bother them forever. Give them sufficient knowledge about early and unwanted pregnancies in teenagers. Move now, or else, you cannot save your sons and daughters from the mistake they might make.
Thanks for viewing! Have a wonderful day! :)
“You cannot correct a mistake by another mistake.” :)
Whenever I feel sad, there is one thing that makes feel delighted again, it is……. Blueberry cheesecake and strawberry ice cream!
I swear, every time I eat some, my problems vanish rapidly! :) I have no idea what makes me happy when I eat some, but there is one thing I am sure of, when you feel sad, eat sweets. Because I know sweets have something that makes our mood to turn upside. It is like a drug, because when you take in some, you forget your problems. :)
Blueberry cheesecake is my favorite cake of all the flavors that I know because I am very attracted by its color; especially that it has the color that is my favorite! Hahaha :) And what makes it delicious is that it does not contain excessive sweetness like chocolate, it is just normal and not a super sweet one. :) Whenever I walk by a cake shop or bakeshop, what I always look first is blueberry cheesecake. And when I already see one…. My heart jumps! Especially when I can see the flowing icing on top of it, including its berries, OH MY! You know, its colors are really eye-catching, well that is for me. What’s your opinion? It has a color of white as its coating and has an indigo color which is the berries and the flowing icing of it. In a normal blueberry cheesecake, when you already slice on one part of it, you can see the cheese under the white coating and berries. Well, not literally the cheese huh? It’s is the already baked one. :)
I remember last December, when I had my vacation, I requested my dad to eat in a bakeshop so that I will be able to have blueberry cheesecake as my “sort of gift” hahaha. :) Well, I still do eat some, but not all the time. I’ve been so busy in school and I cannot already find time to enjoy, relax, and have quality time for myself. :) But since Christmas is coming I think I’ll be eating some again! I even invited my cousin, Pamela to go out with me, maybe next week to relax and eat some! Of course! :)
Let’s go to my strawberry ice cream, originally, I really hate strawberries before. But when my late best friend took me to a ice cream parlor, I think it was in Fiorgelatto in SM Baguio, I realized that it’s so delicious! Maybe I hated it because of the initiative that I hate the color pink. Well, now I love strawberry! :) I remember when I and my friend used to eat there and eat some. I also remember mixing it with cheese flavor of ice cream and have strawberry syrup as its topping, oh gosh! I miss that! :)
Blueberry cheesecake and strawberry ice cream, I’m coming! Christmas is again nearing and it is again time for us to be happy. Blueberry cheesecake you’re my very dream that I want to eat every single day, strawberry ice cream you are my daydream during the moments when my mind goes off. :) Oh, I cannot wait until I can eat some again! :)
I know you are getting hungry already. Why not eat some also? :) Thanks for reading! :) Have a great day! :)
“You will never find happiness through others, unless you find one from yourself first.” :)
