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To really smile, remember a happy experience in your life. It doesn’t need to be related to the person you are smiling at, just a time that makes you smile. A time that really made you feel good. As you remember it, your face will want to smile. Let it. That is exactly what you want to have happen. A smile is more than a grin, a smile brings light to your whole countenance.

Have you every tried smiling at complete strangers? I have. Almost without fail they smile back at you. People like to be smiled at, I can’t explain it, but its true. I have smiled at people walking down the street and most will smile back. That in turn makes me feel good because someone is smiling at me. Weird but true.

source:http://m0smith.freeshell.org/blog-romance/2006/04/importance-of-smiling.html

Back to Work - - - it’s nice to think how the time passes by. Today is October 7, 2007, how fast is the time runs! Parang kalian lang… I’m almost one year na here in UAE. I thank God for the strength and courage that he has always given me to survive until now. Many times of my life here that I really wanna give up but God is there, He keeps on pushing up until this very day.

Thanks also to my family who is always there for me in spirit and in love. They’re always there to support me. And to my friends na ng tyaga reply sa ako mga email especially if wala ko lingaw dri sa ofc,hehehe…

Thanks to HIM also for the guidance sa amo mag-asawa for the right decision that we’ve made last Friday..I know its his will, iya na give sa amo family hinay2x our plans…I know,,in time iya ra give tanan amo prayers and desires.

1. $329 million NBN-ZTE Deal
   • I agree with Senator Miriam Defensor with her statement “ Ang pinag-awayan ng mga tao sa Senado ay yong KICKBACK na mkukuha nila”. No more no less. Philippines politicians are greedy.  

2. P26-billion Cyber Education Project (CyberEd) of the Department of Education
   • Another source of graft and corruption.  

3. Estrada’s Pardon
   • Ang galling nman ni Gloria,,masyado pa effect. She wants to give pardon to Former president Estrada to get peoples sympathy.

The NBN and CyberEd projects were two of the five deals that were signed in Boao, China between the governments of the Philippines and China last April. President Arroyo witnessed the signing ceremonies.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Every day during this month, Muslims around the world spend the daylight hours in a complete fast.

During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs during the daylight hours. As a time to purify the soul, refocus attention on God, and practice self-sacrifice, Ramadan is much more than just not eating and drinking.

Muslims are called upon to use this month to re-evaluate their lives in light of Islamic guidance. We are to make peace with those who have wronged us, strengthen ties with family and friends, do away with bad habits — essentially to clean up our lives, our thoughts, and our feelings. The Arabic word for “fasting” (sawm)literally means “to refrain” - and it means not only refraining from food and drink, but from evil actions, thoughts, and words.

During Ramadan, every part of the body must be restrained. The tongue must be restrained from backbiting and gossip. The eyes must restrain themselves from looking at unlawful things. The hand must not touch or take anything that does not belong to it. The ears must refrain from listening to idle talk or obscene words. The feet must refrain from going to sinful places. In such a way, every part of the body observes the fast.

Therefore, fasting is not merely physical, but is rather the total commitment of the person’s body and soul to the spirit of the fast. Ramadan is a time to practice self-restraint; a time to cleanse the body and soul from impurities and re-focus one’s self on the worship of God.