I know not where my life is heading, My mind is baffled by nostalgia and dreading. I breathe death, I know I'm dying, Not really living, barely surviving.
I see people dying to live, Unlike them, I'm living to die. Is there light at the break of dawn? Or deep bleakness will spawn.
Is there any hope for me? Who sees any? I am attacked, besieged, defeated. Am I cursed?
Danger around me is black, The grave sets trap quite right. I see nothing but dusk, Dark as death, dim as night.
Clock ticks and days pass by, I cannot look at my own shady eye. I feel weak, where's my spirit? I'm lost in this place, there's no exit.
Is there any hope for me? Who sees any? I am attacked, besieged, defeated. ...Yes, I am doomed.
Shooed Bush, literally. That means to shoo with a shoe.
An enraged Iraqi journalist, Al-Zaidi, who had previously been kidnapped, failed to keep his cool and threw his size 10 shoe at Bush during a prescon in his domicile. Hmm - the wrath for the damage Bush administration has caused him and his brethren.
Pork lovers, you read it right. Say goodbye to pork abstinence my dear. Rejoice instead because there's no Ebola-Reston virus (earlier found in monkeys) in RP pig farms.
The strain was accidentally discovered when RP sent samples of pig blood to America to find a vaccine for another disease killing local pigs. Six of 24 samples tested positive for the strain.
Earlier today, health officials of the country announced that no cases of the controversial virus was found. The examination was narrowed to 2 pig farms in Bulacan and Pangasinan. Result:Negative for Ebola. Officials said none of the animals tested thus far had the virus.
Craving for luscious pork barbeque? Or mouth-watering pork chops? Give in to temptation. No worries.
That's the slogan of a blockbuster movie this year. Vampires stories could either be so-so or insipid. But I think Twilight is different. Quite intrigued about its fame, I decided to watch it myself.
Twilight. The first novel in the twilight series written by Stephenie Meyer. A story of unconditional love between a human being and a vampire. The story of trying not to fall but resistance came too weak. Then life for them became very complicated.
The movie is great. It's stimulating. That's the reason why thousands of moviegoers lined up in cinemas in Europe, America, and even here in the Philippines. Movie buffs, especially teens, will certainly be entertained by Twilight. Aside from Twilight, other sequels included in the series are New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. Much to see. And I will watch them all. That is certain.
With the melamine issue, China created a bang that rocked the whole world. Melamine, a nitrogen-rich chemical used in making plastics and plates, was recently found to have contaminated milk products worldwide and has been implicated in the sickening of about 300,000 babies in China and killing at least 6 infants there. The chemical was also found in a cleaning solution used on some food processing equipment.
But the scare is waning...
Last Friday, the World Health Organization said that tiny traces of the chemical are not dangerous in most foods. However, it joined America and Europe in setting a strict limit that should be implimented.
A meeting held by WHO in Ottawa, Canada, decided that while there is no good reason to have any melamine in food products at all, a maximum of 0.2 milligrams of melamine per kilogram of body weight can be tolerated per day. Now, the standard is being implemented.
Majority's bet was on the Mexican-American boxing icon Oscar de la Hoya. The ravishing 35-year-old 10-time world champ was at his lightest since 2001. He has to lose weight to fight the legendary 29-year-old Philippine pride Manny Pacquiao.
Why did they choose de la Hoya over Pacquiao?
Face value? lolz. The disparity in size, most obvious in Golden Boy's four-inch height advantage. Plus the notable boxing record.
Despite the overwhelming bet in favor of de la Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, the underdog, wins. He just handed De la Hoya one of the worst defeats of his career. Pacman peppered Golden Boy with punches from round 1 until the technical knockout at round 9.
Pacquiao prolonged the beating for 8 rounds. His speed and precision were too much for De la Hoya. The latter's left eye was swollen. He can barely produce hard punches. Starting round 7, he was just covering his face and torso for another swift attack. Pacquiao's beating made him accept defeat by just stopping the fight. He surely knows KO is far humiliating than TKO.
In an interview right after the fight, Pacquiao said:
"That's what we were working on every day in the gym - speed. Speed was going to be the key to this fight. I'm not surprised by the result, because I prepared well to control the fight from the beginning. I'm happy that I could give this victory to my country."
De la Hoya was full of praise for his opponent:
"Manny Pacquiao is a great fighter. He deserves all the credit. He fought a great fight. He was the better man. My heart still wants to fight that's for sure. But when your physical doesn't respond, what can you do?"
Dec. 1 is World's AIDS day. A time to wear that Red Ribbon, the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. You see, more and more people are infected with HIV each day and we just can't sit on our couch, stare blankly at the wall, and wait for our dear ones to be infected too. We have to do something. We have to make people realize the value of healthy and responsible sexuality.
FAST FACTS
Definition:AIDS and HIV are not the same thing. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) attacks the body's immune system. Someone is said to have AIDS if their immune systems are badly damaged by the HIV virus, or if they develop serious infections connected with HIV. Generally, people don't die from AIDS itself, but from the other diseases that AIDS leaves them susceptible to.
People living with HIV: 33 million people living with HIV worldwide
30.8 million adults
15.5 million women
2.0 million children under 15
New HIV cases in 2007: 2.7 million total new cases 2.3 million adults 370,000 children under 15
HIV-related deaths in 2007: 2.0 million total deaths
Other ways that HIV can be transmitted: Blood transfusions Sharing needles when shooting drugs Home tattooing and body piercing Accidental needle sticks Childbirth Breastfeeding
Read. Learn. Interact. Help. We can step up the fight against HIV.
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