JG Summit Wants Petron, Brazil’s Orgasm Day, and Jose Ortega y Gassett Quote (Daily Post)

Posted by lestercavestany on May 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

According to news reports, the Gokongwei Group of Companies, JG Summit, wants to buy the government’s 40% shareholdings in Petron, our country’s largest oil refiner. If this happens, Petron will become fully-privatized and some people aren’t too happy with this because they believe that the government will not be able to control fuel prices in case…

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself. — Spanish Philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset (May 9, 1883 – October 18, 1955)

Citizens of a small town in Brazil are celebrating “Orgasm Day” today! This special holiday was started in…

The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. — Psalm 103:6

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Filipino Social Entrepreneur Honored, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, and Red Cross Joke (Daily Post)

Posted by lestercavestany on May 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Asia Foundation organized a celebration party on Tuesday at the Sofitel Plaza to honor “anti-human trafficking activist” Cecil Flores-Oebanda for being the first Asian to be recognized as…

“Here is a hand-to-hand struggle in all its horror and frightfulness; Austrians and Allies trampling each other under foot, killing one another on piles of bleeding corpses, felling their enemies with their riffle butts, crushing skulls, ripping bellies open with sable and bayonet. No quarter is given; it is a sheer butchery; a struggle between…

Today is World Red Cross and Crescent Day and we honor all Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide for their efforts in assisting the relief of human suffering in war-torn or disaster-affected areas. This year’s theme is ‘Together for Humanity’. Here’s a story about a man who sees the Red Cross a bit differently…

Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope. – Psalm 16

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Support Freedom of Information Act, Rabindranath Tagore Quote, and Truth Joke

Posted by lestercavestany on May 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Support Freedom of Information Act of 2008 (HB 3732)…

“Beauty is in the ideal of perfect harmony which is in the universal being; truth the perfect comprehension of the universal mind. We individuals approach it through our own mistakes and blunders, through our accumulated experience, through our illumined consciousness – how, otherwise, can we know truth?” — Rabindranath Tagore (May 7, 1861 – Aug 7, 1941), Noble Prize for literature winner in 1913

Bob and Nancy were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. After 50 years, Bob wanted to know if Nancy was always faithful. Bob asked, “Have you ever cheated on me?” Nancy replied, “Yes, three times.” “What?!”, yelled Bob, “When?” Nancy said…

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Irish Valenzuela Wins Summer Bike Race, Roger Bannister Quote, and Bicycle Joke (Daily Post)

Posted by lestercavestany on May 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

We see them every summer and we love watching them! They just make everything seem so easy. They always look like they’re in their first 10 minutes of the race. And they are the only males who look good in lycra – I’m talking about…

“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.” — Roger Bannister (first man to ever run a mile under 4 minutes – May 6, 1954)

Q: Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up on its own?…

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PCs Now Legal in Cuba, Cinco De Mayo, and Karl Marx Quote (Perlas)

Posted by lestercavestany on May 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Last Friday, personal computers were sold legally for the first time in Cuba. And people flocked to the first authorized computer shop to see what a computer looks like. Many of them could only afford to…

“Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.” — Karl Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883), Founder of modern Communism and co-author of “The Communist Manifesto”

Mexican communities all over the world are celebrating Cinco De Mayo fiestas today. So don’t be surprised if you experience an uncontrollable urge to have some tequila after…

Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. -Psalm 68

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PCs Now Legal in Cuba, Cinco De Mayo, and Karl Marx Quote

Posted by lestercavestany on May 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Last Friday, personal computers were sold legally for the first time in Cuba. And people flocked to the first authorized computer shop to see what a computer looks like. Many of them could only afford to…

“Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.” — Karl Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883), Founder of modern Communism and co-author of “The Communist Manifesto”

Mexican communities all over the world are celebrating Cinco De Mayo fiestas today. So don’t be surprised if you experience an uncontrollable urge to have some tequila after…

Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. -Psalm 68

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Ocean Month in the Philippines, Horace Mann Quote, and Intl Firefighters Day (Daily Post)

Posted by lestercavestany on May 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Arnel Gabutero reached the pawikan sanctuary in Davao last Thursday after a 3-day solo kayaking expedition. And he has brought our attention to the Philippines’ 10th annual celebration of Ocean Month. Show your…

“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.” — Horace Mann, “Father of Public Schools” (May 4, 1796 – Aug 2, 1859)

Today we honor our valiant firefighters as we celebrate International Firefighters’ Day. Every first Sunday of May, fire sirens are…

I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. – Psalm 27

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Philippine Organic Coffee, Niccolo Machiavelli Quote, and World Press Freedom Day

Posted by lestercavestany on May 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

“Yes, I’ll have Philippine organic, please.” — Sometime in the (near) future, this will be heard from the mouths of coffee lovers around the world. And I know that this may come as a surprise to those who love their imported coffee. But efforts are being made to revitalize…

“Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.” — Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian historian and political author (May 3, 1469 – June 22, 1527)

Today is World Press Freedom Day. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ‘everyone has the right to…

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Pacquiao vs Diaz, James Byrnes Quote, and LSD Joke (Daily Post)

Posted by lestercavestany on May 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Mark your calendars for June 28, 2008 for the Manny Pacquiao vs David Diaz WBC Lightweight Championship Fight in Las Vegas. But wait! Something’s not right. I just read a news report that Pacquiao only started training yesterday, less than two months before the fight. And in his Abante column, our “Pambansang Kamao” was too busy talking about…

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Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.
— US government official James F. Byrnes (May 2, 1879- Apr 9, 1972)

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LSD Joke… A teenager asked his granny, “Grandma, have you seen my pills? They are labelled LSD.” Granny replied…

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Take the No Foie Gras Pledge, Ludwig Buchner and Labor Day Joke

Posted by lestercavestany on May 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Filipino celebrities joined the international campaign against foie gras (say FWAH-GRAH) by taking the ‘No Foie Gras’ Pledge organized by PETA Asia-Pacific. The Pledge states that they will never buy or eat foie gras because they ‘believe that force-feeding ducks and geese with long metal tubes is extremely cruel.’ The signatories of the pledge include model Isabel Roces, Senator Bong Revilla, and veteran actor Eddie Gutierrez. Let’s follow their lead and do an online pledge against foie gras here…

Our quote today comes from Ludwig Büchner, born today in 1824. He was one of the philosophers who popularized materialism and based his worldview on the facts and discoveries established by the philosophers of the natural world (science). in 1881 he founded the “Deutsche Freidenkerbund”(German Freethinkers League) which served as the first atheist group in…

Happy Labor Day to everyone! Here’s a little story about an entreprenuer who hates the internal revenue service…

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