Im Sick and Tired of...(circa 2009)

...people who do nothing but talk about other people.

...Filipinos at the mall who deny that they are Filipinos even though you overheard them speaking in Tagalog. Such plastics!

...the cold weather. It makes me feel like I don't live in Florida at all.

...taxes. But I'm glad I don't live in California. They're taxed way worse than us here in Florida.

...Hollywood movies that have hidden "political" messages. i.e. Avatar.

...friends who migrated here from other countries (to look for better opportunities) but have the nerve to say that Americans are selfish. Well, guess what?! Go back to your own country...or go to China, North Korea, Cuba or Venezuela. That way you'll know what "selfish" really means!

...politicians who can't seem to make up their minds. No wonder they get nothing done when their terms are over.

...the Philippine Government. "Graft and Corruption" seems to be one of the few things our politicians are experts of. I would like to believe that there's still hope but I don't really know.

...the Universal Health Care issue. Canada and Europe have the same health care system that Obama is trying to pass here in the US; and, it didn't work for them...plus the fact that 70% of Americans don't want the UHC bill to pass. So, why shove it? Why not solve the economic problems first and talk about health care later? But then again, that's just my opinion.

And lastly, I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.

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Resurrection

I'm back after a long hiatus. It has been more than three years since my last post. Life has been good, so to speak. So many things have changed, both good and bad. I have had lots of "ups" and "downs" the last few years. But what can I say? Isn't that what life is all about? Challenges are meant to make us stronger, not weaker. But of course, that depends on how we respond to those challenges. This world is cruel to the ones who give up and refuse to fight back, but rewards greatly those who endure until the end. So, no matter how big your predicaments are, do not ever give up. The grass isn't always greener on the other side.

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On the Issue of Politics and Global Warming

Politics is a dirty game and politicians use ecological issues to push their socialist agenda. While the issue of saving our "doomed" planet is very real, politicians alone cannot solve it. Saving our nature can only be done by changing our attitudes toward it first. No politician can ever impose laws and expects the people to obey if he himself is not leading by example. Look at Al Gore. He goes everywhere and makes millions of dollars talking about how we should be concern about the issue of global warming and how we should start driving those little "pot-pot" vehicles and yet he himself flies around on his ever energy-consuming and nature-polluting private jet. The word hypocrite comes to life. Such hypocrites politicians are!

You see, I come from a country where politics is more than just a dirty game; it's worse. It's an incurable disease of some sort. They tell you what you like to hear that's why you vote for them. And when they get in that office, they suddenly change. Well, they didn't really change; they're just now showing their true colors.

As to the issue of global warming, it's just a hoax. A global myth that the liberals have invented as a tool to put more dollars in their pockets and to gain more power. Decades ago, the same group of people were saying that the world is going to be frozen. And now, they're saying that we're going to die from too much heat. Which is which people? Ice age or global warming? I'm totally confused.

Here's the thing: I really truly believe that nature can outlasts human beings. You know why? Because we are destroying ourselves. We need to fix ourselves first before we can even try to fix anything. Besides, nature will take care of itself. It has been for thousands of years. If our natural resources were truly going to be gone forever--the way we've been treating it--it would have already been destroyed a long, long time ago. But it's still here, isn't it?

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Cop Discovers Co-worker is Long-lost Father

Sgt. Chris Walker, a police officer in Petersburg, Va., grew up without ever meeting his biological father – until he suddenly discovered his own co-worker fit the description.

Walker's mother was only 15 when she became pregnant. She was separated from her husband, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. After the affair, she returned to her husband and no longer communicated with the baby's father while Walker's grandmother raised him.

One day, an officer named Claiborne Hamilton, a Richmond police veteran, came to work as a detective at the Petersburg Bureau of Police – the same department where Walker was employed.

Detective Hamilton's name rang familiar. It was very similar to the name of Walker's biological father: Clay Hamilton.

Officer Walker approached Hamilton's desk and asked a series of questions. He found that the detective was 53-years-old, grew up in Richmond and dated a young woman named Billie Joe.

Walker, 37, called his mother to follow up on his suspicions. She told him his father's name was Clayton, not Claiborne. But he didn't give up.

He asked her if she knew a Billie Joe Walker.

"There was a pause on the phone, and she said, 'That's your dad,'" Walker told the Times-Dispatch, referring to Hamilton.

Walker's mother had been nicknamed Billie Joe after Bobbie Gentry's 1967 song "Ode to Billie Joe."

He called Hamilton and said, "I think you're my father."

"It shocked me, but I always believed that there may have been a possibility at the time," Hamilton said. "When I first talked to him on the phone, I cried."

The men took a paternity test, and the results came back earlier this month. They confirmed that the two officers – who had never even met – were father and son.

Even though they led separate lives, Hamilton and Walker both enlisted in the U.S. military and chose careers at urban police departments.

They are now spending time together, and learning more about each other's families.

"I feel like we've got a lot of time that we've missed. Of course you can't ever make up for lost time. We're going to do what we can to make it up," Hamilton said.

Walker told the newspaper he believes it was all part of a greater plan.

"There's no hard feelings from me because I knew he did everything he could to locate me. He's my dad, and I love him, and I look forward to a lot of years with him," Walker said. "God works in mysterious ways."

Source: WorldNetDaily

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A 12-year old Girl's Opinion on Abortion

From Wizbang:

When I clicked play to begin watching this video, I wasn't expecting it to be this good. I figured it would be some middle-school girl talking about God, regurgitating her parents' opinions. For most young kids, that's all they're doing when they talk about hot-button topics like abortion -- repeating what they've heard. Sometimes, though, the child speaking is so knowledgeable, with so much passion and conviction in their eyes and in their voice, it's obvious that they did this on their own. I'm convinced that this girl took the time to do her own research and wrote the speech herself.

I was stunned at how good this video is. This little girl, a seventh grader, spoke so eloquently and so convincingly on a topic that many adults can't clearly articulate their feelings about. Abortion is one of this issues that dredges up passionate feelings, but they're not always easily articulated. This girl did it with no problem. And she was thorough. She didn't stick to the "it's wrooooong" argument, but gave many valid, factual arguments on why abortion should not be legal.

Watch this video. It's a little long, but still -- prepare to be impressed.

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He is Exalted/Great is the Lord - Maranatha Singers

PSALM 9:1-7

I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.

I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.

For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.

You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.

The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

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He Reigns - Maranatha Singers

PSALM 9:7

The LORD reigns forever;
He has established his throne for judgment.

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