Filthy Reach

Philippine politics is generally filthy. The level of its filth is directly proportional to the level of its reach.

My dad was a barangay captain for more or less, 10 years. He first came in to office by succession after our barangay captain ran for city councilor and won. He then ran on the following election and earned his seat by the people’s mandate. On the recently concluded election last Monday, on his supposedly second term, he sought to be re-elected against two other opponents. Sadly, he lost.

One thing I do not like about my father is the way he value his constituents more than his family. There are people that he treated like his own children and I know that he receives more consolation from them compared to us. But at the end of the day, they are still not family. “Ibang tao pa rin sila.” And you cannot expect other people to be always there for you.

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Words of Hope

“Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that…we might have hope.”
Romans 15:4 NIV

Encourage those who are struggling. Don’t know what to say? Then open your Bible…

To the grief stricken: “God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you’” (Heb. 13:5 NIV). To the guilt ridden: “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:1 NIV). To the jobless: “In all things God works for the good of those who love him” (Rom. 8:28 NIV). To those who feel beyond God’s grace: “Whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 NIV).

Your Bible is a basket of blessings. Won’t you share one?

1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2
Originally printed in A Love Worth Giving

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Naruto Manga 376: What Will Jiraiya’s Choice Be?

In Naruto Manga 376: The Destined Child, Jiraiya takes us to the time when The Great Toad Sage reveals a vision for him back when he was still a young ninja. The prediction goes like…

“I see you becoming both a pervert without equal and a shinobi of incredible talent. And someday, you will take on a pupil. This pupil [ed. the destined child] will become the harbinger of a great revolution in the world of ninja. I have seen as much in my dreams. They will finally bring peace to the world … or utterly destroy it. The result of their revolution will be one or the other. You will be their master. Their teacher. And eventually, you will be forced to make a difficult choice. The path you take, will determine the fate of the world.”

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Michael Buble - Me And Mrs. Jones

I am not promoting adultery here but I have to admit, it is hard to put a good song down. I love everything about this song except for the message. Parental Guidance is advised. ^_-

Michael Bublé (born 9 September 1975 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian crooner, pop jazz singer and actor. While achieving modest chart success in the United States, his 2003 self-titled Michael Bublé album has reached the top ten in Canada, the UK and Australia. In 2004, a live album and video Come Fly With Me (2004) was listed on the Billboard music video charts and reached Australia’s top 40 album charts.

(Source: Last.fm)

Visit the artist’s official website.

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ISNC Latest Changes

[1] Since Automattic have bought Gravatar, self hosted WordPress blogs can easily activate it just by adding this code before the comment_text() call in their blog’s comment loop. I Set No Corner is now Gravatar enabled.

[2] Add me in Twitter and be notified whenever I publish new posts in any of my three blogs. This is made possible by Twitter Feed. Not convinced that Twitter can work for you? Head on to ProBlogger and discover why Twitter isn’t a waste of time.

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Manage Your Online Store With Ashop

There are two routes in making money online. One is by blog advertising and the other is by selling products and/or services. Should one decides to venture on the latter, a reliable shopping cart will be a great tool to accept those orders. That’s where Ashop Commerce steps in.

Ashop Commerce is a complete solution for people selling online as it provides shopping cart software for small to medium sized enterprises. This ecommerce software is so easy to setup and requires no programming knowledge. The shopping cart can be easily customized using the included preset themes or by building your own to match that of your site.

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An Anonymous Seven For My 300th

Jon of Chimeric Day Dream tagged me last week to write a few sentences about seven bloggers, maintaining their anonymity, who have managed to inspire me. It is a timely thing to do since I feel that the past few days was draining the life out of me. Got to remember some happy thoughts.

1. I am now a blogger because of you. It didn’t came easy but thanks to your guidance and encouragements, I am now writing my 300th blog post. I’m looking forward to venturing more blogging possibilities with you.

2. Your photos inspired me to make photography as a hobby and to start my own photoblog. Too bad that you went in to such long hiatus but I’ll be looking forward for your return.

3. Your being fun loving and adventurous spirit despite your seemingly serious vocation made me loosened myself a little bit. You reminded me that life can be a joy despite all of its unpleasantness.

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