“PAALAM SA PAGKABATA”
Wala akong nakikitang pagbabago. Tulad nang nagdaang mga madaling-araw: ang ginaw, katahimikan, dilim- iyon din ang bumubuo ng daigdig ng aking kamalayan. Maraming bagay ang dapat mailarawan. Ngunit alam kong iisa lamang ang kahulugan ng mga iyon. Alam ko.
Sa kabilang silid, sa kuwarto nina Nanay at Tatay, naririnig ko ang pigil na paghikbi. Umiiyak na naman si Nanay. Ang sunud-sunod na paghikbi ay tila pandagdag sa kalungkutan ng daigdig. Napabuntung-hininga ako. Umiiling-iling. Hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa nakikita ang tunay na dahilan ng damdaming iyon na matagal nang umalipin sa kanya.
Walang malinaw sa aking isipan. Mula sa aking pagkamulat ang pagkainip ay kakambal ng aking buhay. Sa aking pag-iisa di ko maiwasan ang pangarap na magkaroon ng batang kapatid na nag-aangkin ng mabangong hininga at taglay ang ngiti ng isang anghel. Ngunit ang damdamin ko’y tila tigang na lupang pinagkaitan ng ulan.
Maliwanag na ang silangan nang ako’y bumangon. May bago na namang umaga. Ngunit ang tanawin sa bahay ay walang pagbabago. Tulad ng dati, nakikita ko si Nanay na nakaupo at nag-iisip sa may hagdanan. Nakatitig siya sa sampayan ng lambat ni Tatay. At madalas ang kanyang pagbubuntong-hininga.
Matagal ko nang nakikita ang sampay na lambat. Ngunit hindi ko nakikitang ito’y ginagamit ni Tatay. Noon ay walang halaga ito sa akin. Nagsimula ang pagpansin ko sa lambat noong ito’y itinapon ni Nanay mga dalawang taon na ang nakakaraan. Galit na galit si Tatay sa ginawa ni Nanay. Pinagbuhatan ni Tatay ng kamay si Nanay. Pagkatapos ipinabalik kay Nanay ang lambat sa sampayan
“Hanggang ngayon ba’y hindi ka pa nakakalimot, Tomas? Alam ng Diyos na wala akong kasalanan. Ang kanyang ginawa ang siya mong ginagawa tuwing ikaw ay darating sa madaling-araw. Ang kanyang amoy ay siya ring amoy na galing sa dagat. Magkatulad ang inyong ikinikilos. Sino ang hindi mag-aakala na siya ay hindi ikaw? Huli na nang malaman ko ang katotohanan. Huli na nang siya ay aking makilala. Totoong lumigaw siya sa akin. At mula noon ay alam mo iyon. Ikaw ang aking iniibig, Tomas. Kailan mo pa malilimutan ang nangyari?”
Tuluyang umiyak si Nanay. Umungol lamang si Tatay. Nanlilisik ang mga matang tumingin sa lambat at pagkatapos ay bumaling sa akin. May ibig sabihin ang tingin niyang nag-aapoy. Maliban sa takot na aking nararamdaman ay wala akong naintindihan sa pangyayaring iyon.
Mula noon ay hindi na ginalaw ni Nanay ang lambat. Naluma na ito ngunit buung-buo pa rin sa aking paningin. Buung-buo pa rin sa paningin ni Nanay. Ano kaya ang misteryong napapaloob sa lambat na iyon? Alam kong alam ni Nanay ang hindi ko nalalaman. At kailangang malaman ko ito. May karapatan akong makaalam.
Nilapitan ko si Nanay na malalim pa rin ang iniisip. Hinalikan ko ang kanyang kamay. May ibig akong itanong tungkol sa misteryo ng lambat. Ngunit nauntol ang ibig kong sabihin nang magpatuloy ang kanyang pagluha.
“Lakad na Celso, malapit nang dumating ang Tatay mo.”
Sa labasan, sumalubong sa akin ang bagong araw. Tumingin ako. Maliwanag ang langit. Langit? May gumugulo sa aking kalooban. Kalawakan. Iyan ang sabi ng aking guro sa ikaapat na baitang ng primarya. Iyan ay hindi langit kundi hangganan lamang ng pananaw ng tao. Ang langit ay nasa tao. Hindi nakikita. Hindi nahihipo. Hindi naaabot. Naabot na kaya ni Nanay ang langit?
“Ano pa ang hinihintay mo, Celso?
Ipinahid ko sa mukha ang suot kong sando. Humakbang pagkatapos. Maya-maya’y tumakbo na ako ng matulin.
Nasa dalampasigan ang mamamili ng isdang dala ng mga bangkang galing sa laot. Masasaya silang nagkukuwentuhan habang hinihintay ang mga mangingisda. Sumalampak ako sa buhangin, malapit sa kinauupuan ng dalawang lalaking may katandaan na. Sa laot ako nakatingin at pinagmamasdan ang galaw ng mga alon na pandagdag sa kagandahan ng kalikasan.
Napalingon ako nang makarinig ng tugtog ng gitara mula sa di-kalayuang bahay-pawid. At sabay kong narinig ang malungkot na awiting nagsasaad ng kasawian sa pag-ibig. At muli na namang naantig ang aking damdamin. Habang pinakikinggan ko ang malungkot na kundiman umalingawngaw ang mahinang pag-uusap ng dalawang lalaki sa tabo ko.
“Naririyan na naman siya.”
“Talagang pambihira ang kanyang pagmamahal. Naniniwala akong nagpapatuloy ang kanyang pangarap habang di pa namamatay ang babae sa kanyang buhay. Hindi nawawala ang kanyang pag-asa. Kung kailan natutupad ang kanyang pangarap Diyos lamang ang nakakaalam.”
Dinig na dinig ko ang mga kataga habang nagpapatuloy ang malungkot na kundimang naging bahagi na ng aking buhay. Tumayo ako at ibinaling ang paningin sa bahay-pawid sa lilim ng kaniyugan. Patuloy ang awitin. Humakbang ako ngunit biglang napatigil sa harap ng dalawang lalaking may katandaan na. Naalala ko ang sabi ni Tatay. Bawal pumunta sa bahay-pawid na iyon. Mahigpit ang utos ni Tatay. Nagbabanta ng parusa.
Lumingon ako sa laot. Nasa malayo ang mga bangka ng mga mangingisda. Bumaling ako sa pinanggalingan ng awit na ngayo’y gumaganda sa aking pandinig. At para akong hinihila. Nakalimutan ko ang ipinagbabawal ni Tatay. Mabilis ang aking paglakad at sa ilang saglit kaharap ko na ang taong naggigitara at umaawit. May luha sa kanyang mga mata.
Tumitig siya sa akin. Inilapag ang gitara sa ibabaw ng papag na kinauupuan. Tumayo siya at dahan-dahang lumapit sa akin. Kinabahan ako. Umakma akong tumakbo ngunit nahawakan niya ang isa kong kamay. Nagpumiglas ako upang makawala sa kanyang pagyapos sa akin. Ngunit lalong humigpit ang kanyang pagyakap. Umiiyak ako.
Ngumiti siya at pinahid ang aking mga luha.Hinimas ang aking ulo. Unti-unting lumuwag ang aking paghinga. Nararamdaman ko ang kanyang pagmamahal nang tumingin ako sa kanya. Muli niya akong niyapos.
“Dalawin mo akong palagi, ha?”
Hindi ako kumibo. Tinitigan ko siya. Ang kanyang mga mata, ang ilong, ang labi- lahat parang nakita ko na. Saan? Alam ko na, sa salamin. Talagang siya ang nakita ko sa salamin na nakasabit sa dingding ng aming bahay.
Napatingin ako sa dalampasigan nang marinig ko ang hiyawan. Nagdatingan na pala ang mga bangka at nag-uunahan ang mga mamimili ng isda. Nagmadali akong tumakbo upang salubungin ang Tatay. Malayo pa ako ng makita ko siyang nakatayo sa may dinaungan ng kanyang bangka. Natanawan niya ako. Masama ang titig niya sa akin. Galit. Kinabahan ako.
“Lapit rito, Celso!”
Malakas ang sigaw ni Tatay. Nanginginig akong lumapit. At bigla akong sinampal.
“Di ko gusto ang batang matigas ang ulo! Di lang sampal ang matitikman mo kapag umulit ka pa. Hala, kunin mo ang mga isda at sumunod ka kaagad sa akin.”
Habang naglalakad ay sinalat ko ang pisnging nakatikim ng sampal. Talagang mahirap intindihin si Tatay. Wala namang dahilan upang iwasan ko ang taong nasa bahay-pawid. Di naman dapat katakutan ang kanyang mukha at boses. Bakit kaya hinihigpitan ako ni Tatay?
Matapos akong mag-almusal, nandoon na naman si Tatay sa sampayan ng lambat. Nakatabako at nagtatagpi ng punit na bahagi ng lambat. Alam kong aabutin siya ng tanghali bago matapos ang kanyang gawain,. Matapos makapananghali siya’y matutulog. Pagkagising maghahapunan. At di pa man ganap ang gabi balik na naman sa dagat. Iyan ang buhay ni Tatay. At iyan ang bahagi ng aking buhay.
Sa aking kinauupuan sa may bintana nakikita ko si Nanay na nakaupo sa may hagdanan. Tahimik at nakatingin na naman sa sampayan ng lambat. Luhaan na naman ang kanyang mga mata. At naalala ko ang pangyayari noong itinapon ni Nanay. Lahat may itinatagong kahulugan. At naalala ko ang nangyari kanina sa dalampasigan. Naalala ko iyong tao.
Lumapit ako sa salamin sa dingding. Pinagmasdan ko ang aking sarili. Nakita ko sa aking isipan ang mukha ng tao. Unti-unting lumiwanag ang aking kamalayan. Biglang kumulo ang aking dugo habang iniisip ang nakasampay na lambat. Nagdilim ang aking paningin. Nadama kong inihahanap ko ng katarungan ang aking kalagayan.
Nagpunta ako sa kusinaan. Hinanap ko ang itak ni Nanay na pangsibak ng kahoy. Bitbit ko ito at pinuntahan ang sampayan ng lambat. Pinagtataga ko ang lambat.
“Huwag, Celso!” saway ni Nanay na nanginginig ang boses. “Huwag!”
Naiiba sa aking pandinig ang pagsigaw ni Nanay. Pati si Tatay ay natigilan at nabigla sa aking ginawa ay hindi ko pinansin. Hinalibas ko ng itak ang lambat at saka lang ako tumigil nang ito’y magkagutay-gutay na at nagkalat sa aking paanan.
“Celso!”
Nag-aapoy ang mga mata ni tatay na humarap sa akin. At sa unang pagkakataon ay hindi ko inalis ang aking tingin sa kanya. Nilabanan ko siya ng titigan. Di ako nagagalit kundi humihingi lamang ng pang-unawa. Ngunit bigla akong napatimbuwang nang matamaan ng malakas na suntok at napahiga sa pira-pirasong wasak na lambat.
Nahihilo ako, parang ibig himatayin. Umiikot ang aking paningin. Parang may nakita akong anino – si Tatay na sumusurot kay Nanay.
“Ngunit, Tomas,” nagmamakaawa si Nanay. “Wala siyang kasalanan. Maawa ka sa kaniya.”
“Pumanhik ka, Isidra!” singhal ni Tatay. “Pumanhik ka na habang ako’y nakapagpipigil pa.”
Dahan-dahan akong bumangon at sumuray-suray na lumapit kay Tatay. Ngunit isang tadyak ang sumalubong sa akin. Napatihaya ako ngunit tinangka kong makatayo. Mabigat ang pakiramdam ko sa aking katawan at ako’y gumapang. Ngunit sinabunutan ako ni Tatay at iningudngod sa lupa ang aking mukha. Humihingal ako ngunit di ko makuhang umiyak. Nasasalat ko ang magkahalong dugo at pawis sa aking pisngi.
Di ko pansin ang mga gasgas sa dalawang siko. Sa labis na panghihina’y umusad ako nang umusad. Hanggang sa nangangatog kong mga bisig ay yumapos sa mga binti ni Tatay. Naramdaman ko ang panlalamig ng katawan at ako ay napahandusay sa kanyang paanan.Hindi ko na alam kung gaano katagal ang pagkawala ng aking malay. Naramdaman ko na lamang may maiinit na mga bisig na yumayakap sa akin. Kinusot ko ang aking mga mata. Sumalubong sa aking paningin ang maamong mukha ni Tatay. Pagsisisi. Pag-unawa. Lahat ay kasalungat sa dati niyang gawa. Lalong humigpit ang kanyang pagyakap at kinabig ang aking mukha sa kanyang dibdib sa tapat ng kanyang puso. Matagal.
(KUWENTO/CEBUANO)
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Penafrañcia Festival
The feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is celebrated on the third Saturday of September in Naga City, Bicol. The feast day is preceded by anovena, nine days of prayer, in honor of the Virgin. On the first day, the image of the Virgin, a copy of the Madonna in Peñafrancia, Spain, is brought from its shrine to the Naga Cathedral where the novena is held. On the last day, the image is returned to her shrine following the Naga River route. The colorful evening procession is lit by thousands of candles from devotees in boats escorting the image. When the barge reaches its destination, the devotees shout "Viva la Virgen" (Long live the Virgin!) and the image is brought back in a procession to the cathedral.
According to locals, a Spanish government official from Peñafrancia, Spain, settled with his family in Cavite in 1712. One day, his daughter fell ill and the family prayed for her recovery to the famous Madonna of Peñafrancia, a picture of whom was in their possession. When the daughter recovered, the father vowed to build a chapel in honor of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Manila. However, since he was being detained in Nueva Caceras, he built the chapel in that city, now known as Naga, instead.
The famous Madonna is believed to have miraculous powers. On her feast day, pilgrims gather at her shrine to pay her homage for favors received.
by: http://www.seasite.niu.edu
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The stories of Titanic
Titanic Stories is designed to direct you to the most authentic information and experiences about the Titanic on the island of Ireland. There is a wealth of undiscovered stories to find within the pages of this website and on the many Titanic tours, historical sites, towns and cities connected to RMS Titanic. We are here to guide you through and to maximise your experience of Titanic’s home - Belfast, Northern Ireland.
by: http://www.the-titanic.com
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THREE YEARS AGO--
According to reports, Rizza went to the set of Eat Bulaga to talk to Yosh when she learned about the extra marital affair of her husband. Wally then accepted his mistake and promised to behave. He has been a truthful to his words ever since, according to sources.
But everything was at risk again when Yosh decided to have her laptop repaired last week. Yes, the video was recorded at her own PC. There are reports that Yosh is being a main suspect for the leakage of the vodeo because according to some of her friends, she seems unaffected by the scandal.
Wally and Rizza have decided to move on and wait until the scandal subsides. Right now, the family is facing a bigger challenge. It is a common knowledge that Wally is trying his best to earn more money because one of his daughters is undergoing treatment for cancer.
by: Ha Bakit, Bakit Ano Yon? (VICE Ganda)
Are porn-loving men more sexist?
Are porn-loving men more sexist?
A new Danish study claims that straight men who watch a lot of porn may have "higher levels of sexism" than men who watch less.
Researchers asked 200 Danish men and women, aged 18-30, about their past porn consumption and administered a battery of personality tests. While the women who watched a lot of porn didn’t seem affected in terms of their sexist attitudes, men who were heavy consumers of porn had increased negative attitudes, even hostility, toward the opposite sex.
Yet, when the researchers brought in the subjects to view porn in a lab setting and then complete a personality test afterward, only those subjects who had already rated low in agreeableness on previous tests showed an increase in sexist views toward women immediately after watching the X-rated flick.
"The study is important because it may help nuance the view of effects of porn and enable us to better understand for whom adverse effects of porn are most likely and the mechanisms by which such effects occur," said lead author Gert Martin Hald of the University of Copenhagen.
Findings, announced September 6, appear online in the Journal of Communication.
However, a separate 2007 Australian study found that porn consumption didn’t predict whether or not someone would hold negative views toward women. Researchers from Queensland University of Technology distributed questionnaires assessing porn consumption and sexist attitudes to more than 1,023 people, finding that those with sexist views tended to be older men who were less educated and more politically conservative.
While some studies suggest that porn can be damaging because it can lead to unrealistic expectations toward sex, Canadian researcher Simon Louis Lajeunesse of Montreal University argues that most men watch porn and most men have a healthy relationship with it. His 2009 research refuted views that pornography enthusiasts seek out in life what they see in X-rated videos, leading to sexual abuse or denigration of women.
In 2007, researchers at the University of Zagreb in Croatia surveyed 650 young men about their pornography use and sex lives. Published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, the findings showed that men who opted for mainstream X-rated flicks were neither more nor less sexually satisfied than nonusers and felt the same degree of intimacy in their current or recent relationships as their nonusing peers. Yet consumers of more violent and fetish-style porn masturbated more frequently, had more sexual partners over the course of their lifetime, and said that they experienced less relationship intimacy than those who watched nonviolent porn.
Access the study: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcom.12037/abstract
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A new Danish study claims that straight men who watch a lot of porn may have "higher levels of sexism" than men who watch less.
Researchers asked 200 Danish men and women, aged 18-30, about their past porn consumption and administered a battery of personality tests. While the women who watched a lot of porn didn’t seem affected in terms of their sexist attitudes, men who were heavy consumers of porn had increased negative attitudes, even hostility, toward the opposite sex.
Yet, when the researchers brought in the subjects to view porn in a lab setting and then complete a personality test afterward, only those subjects who had already rated low in agreeableness on previous tests showed an increase in sexist views toward women immediately after watching the X-rated flick.
"The study is important because it may help nuance the view of effects of porn and enable us to better understand for whom adverse effects of porn are most likely and the mechanisms by which such effects occur," said lead author Gert Martin Hald of the University of Copenhagen.
Findings, announced September 6, appear online in the Journal of Communication.
However, a separate 2007 Australian study found that porn consumption didn’t predict whether or not someone would hold negative views toward women. Researchers from Queensland University of Technology distributed questionnaires assessing porn consumption and sexist attitudes to more than 1,023 people, finding that those with sexist views tended to be older men who were less educated and more politically conservative.
While some studies suggest that porn can be damaging because it can lead to unrealistic expectations toward sex, Canadian researcher Simon Louis Lajeunesse of Montreal University argues that most men watch porn and most men have a healthy relationship with it. His 2009 research refuted views that pornography enthusiasts seek out in life what they see in X-rated videos, leading to sexual abuse or denigration of women.
In 2007, researchers at the University of Zagreb in Croatia surveyed 650 young men about their pornography use and sex lives. Published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, the findings showed that men who opted for mainstream X-rated flicks were neither more nor less sexually satisfied than nonusers and felt the same degree of intimacy in their current or recent relationships as their nonusing peers. Yet consumers of more violent and fetish-style porn masturbated more frequently, had more sexual partners over the course of their lifetime, and said that they experienced less relationship intimacy than those who watched nonviolent porn.
Access the study: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcom.12037/abstract
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Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time
22. Monkey D. Luffy
First Appearance: One Piece Episode 1, "I'm Gonna Be Pirate King," 1999
Some characters work for relatively complicated reasons. Other characters work because they hit people really hard. Luffy, most would agree, belongs to the latter category.
That might be selling the rubber man a little bit short, though. Plenty of tough-guy anime heroes can dish it out all day, but Luffy can take it, too, which is a somewhat rarer quality. Hit him as hard as you can and he'll just bounce right on back – in fact, it's hard to think of a meaner counter-puncher, not since Joe Yabuki from nigh on 50 years ago. He's done Shonen Jump proud for many years now, and there's no reason to expect he won't keep going for plenty of years more.
First Appearance: One Piece Episode 1, "I'm Gonna Be Pirate King," 1999
Some characters work for relatively complicated reasons. Other characters work because they hit people really hard. Luffy, most would agree, belongs to the latter category.
That might be selling the rubber man a little bit short, though. Plenty of tough-guy anime heroes can dish it out all day, but Luffy can take it, too, which is a somewhat rarer quality. Hit him as hard as you can and he'll just bounce right on back – in fact, it's hard to think of a meaner counter-puncher, not since Joe Yabuki from nigh on 50 years ago. He's done Shonen Jump proud for many years now, and there's no reason to expect he won't keep going for plenty of years more.
Most popular anime
Themes: alchemy, Homunculi, military, steampunk
Number of episodes: 51
Episode titles: We have 51
Vintage:
2003-10-04 to 2004-10-02
2004-11-06 to 2006-03-18 (USA Broadcast)
2005-02-10 (France Air Date)
2005-07-13 to 2006-05-14 (Gma Network)
2005-07-31 to 2006-02-22 (Animax Latin America)
2005-12-31 to 2006-12-16 (Singapore, Channel U)
2006-01-04 to 2006-04-03 (Australian Broadcast-Adult Swim)
2006-03-03 to 2007-03-02 (Canada, YTV - Bionix)
2006-04-11 to 2007-05-22 (Italy - MTV Italia)
2006-06-05 to 2006-10-02 (Brazil, RedeTV! - TVKids)
2006-07-15 (Colombia-Canal Caracol)
2006-07-20 (Spain - Buzz Channel)
2006-08-01 (Chile)
2007-01-13 (Malaysia, TV3 - Prime Time [6.02p.m])
2007-01-13 (Malaysia, TV3 - Prime Time)
2007-02-04 (Finland, SubTV)
2007-03-20 (Spain, Cuatroº)
2008-12-01 (Russia)
2009-05-02 (Mexico - Televisa 4TV)
2009-10-12 (Ecuador - Gama TV)
2009-12-05 (Malaysia, TV9 -Adik di 9-)
2013-08-05 (ETC...TV - Chile)
Release dates: We have 53
Plot Summary: After losing their mother, Alphonse and Edward Elric attempt to bring her back using the forbidden science of human alchemy. However, alchemy operates on the theory of equivalent trade, and breaking the human alchemy taboo carries a heavy price. Ed loses his leg, and Al loses his body. Ed is able to seal Al's soul inside of a huge suit of armor, at the cost of his arm. Years later, Ed (now with two mechanical limbs) and Al (still trapped in the armor) leave their childhood home, each brother concerned with the other's happiness. Ed, who has a natural talent and skill for alchemy, becomes nationally certified and is soon known everywhere as the "Fullmetal Alchemist." Their true objective is to search for any information on the fabled Philosopher's Stone, hoping it will allow them to regain their old bodies. All of their hopes rest with this mythical stone, which may not even exist at all. However, the brothers soon learn that they are not the only ones after the powerful stone.
Most expensive wedding ring
Some Criterion of Ring to Become the Most Expensive Wedding Ring
We often get some information about the most expensive wedding ringfrom some sources such as the internet, magazine, and some other sources. Commonly, the expensive wedding ring will be worn by some popular persons such as the actress, politicians, queens, princess, and other kinds of popular people. We must know why only popular people who wear this kind of wedding ring. Absolutely yes, the answer is because only millionaire people who are capable to buy and wear this kind of wedding ring. Based on jewelry experts, there are some criterion that categorize the ring as the most expensive one for the wedding ring. The criterion are the design, metal kinds, kinds of diamond cuts, and the carat of gold if the ring is made from gold. And below is the list of the most expensive wedding ring that becomes the reference for many rich people.
List of the Most Expensive Wedding Ring
House of Taylor’s blue sapphire is the first most expensive wedding ring that will amaze all people’s eyes. This ring is Lady Diana’s wedding ring which is given from Prince Charles from England. This ring is 18 carats with a Spencer Oval blue sapphire. Its oval blue sapphire is looked so beautiful and it is capable to make almost people’s eyes dazzling with that. Another enchanting wedding ring which is claimed as number nine of the most expensive wedding ring is 5 carats diamond and rub wedding ring. According to its name, this wedding ring is decorated with 5 carats diamond and rub. The rubies and 5 carats diamond is looked really impressive with the oval shapes. The elegance and luxury will fill the finger of every lady who wears this wedding ring. The lady will have much luck after wearing three-rub stones –diamond ring.
Then, another most expensive wedding ring is called as three stones emerald diamond ring. This ring is decorated with green light of emerald stones and diamond. The green color of three stones must be the most attractive point for everyone who sees it. You and others will see the natural beauty which is presented from its natural green color. The green stones are as if it mirrors the beauty of nature which is united in this wedding ring. It is designed with 6.84 carats of emerald stones from Colombia. We are know that Colombia is so popular as the best mining that buries the most previous stones of emerald in the world. Then, yellow diamond ring in the center of the ring which is wedged by two smaller diamonds in the right and the left sides will create a great and luxurious look for everyone who stare it. The feature of ring has rectangular diamond which is trapped by two smaller diamonds.And this one is the most elegant wedding ring as well as the most expensive wedding ring. The ring is called as De Beers with yellow diamond ring. Its radiant diamond cut succeed to attract all people who see it. This wedding ring is so famous among some celebrities such as Eddie Murphy and Johnny Damon who have chosen this wedding ring to propose their lover.
THE MOST EXPENSIVE WATCH 2012
Recently Swiss watch making giants Hublot have presented the most expensive watch with a price tag of $5 million. The watch is made of white gold with a staggering 140 carats of diamonds set on it. The dimension of the watch was the limiting factor as far as studding of the diamonds is concerned. The watch is more of a piece of jewelry, with glittering diamonds of every cut and size spreading their sparkle to light up an entire room. This amazing piece has diamonds on every surface, even the wrist band is covered with precious stones. With its price tag of over a few million dollars, there might be very few takers for such an expensive watch, but the company claims that they have big names interested in owning one.
Watches are no longer seen as gadgets that simply allows you to keep track of time. A watch is more often a piece of accessory rather than a mere time piece to tell you, you’re running behind schedule. Watches comes in every shape and size, they are priced from a few dollars to a whopping million dollars. Expensive watches are for the rich and famous who love to indulge. Many watch makers create such never-seen-before high-end watches for their select clients.
Multimillionaires are rich enough to invest in a million dollar watch, and it definitely comes with the ‘wow’ factor. The style statement and exclusivity is the driving factor that makes these precious watches so desirable. In the past many top watch makers such as Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Duometre, Van Cleef, and Als tourbillion, Patek Phillipe, and hublot have come up with unique creation that has captured our imagination and has shown how the art of watch making has evolved over the years. Swiss watches are world renowned as they certainly do not need any introduction. If you happen to visit this beautiful country you can see how clocks, and watches can become part of a nation’s identity.
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The world’s fastest motorcycle
Tomahawk , the world’s fastest motorcycle has a Price of $ 555,000 U.S. Dollars. With the original concept and nine replicas valued at $ 555,000 per unit, this bike is sold through Neiman Marcus.
Engine: 10-cylinder 90-degree V-type
Max Speed: 350 miles per hour (560 km / h)
Power and engine: powerful 500 horsepower 370 kW @ 5600 rpm (45 kW / L)
Transmission: 2-speed manual
Engine: 10-cylinder 90-degree V-type
Max Speed: 350 miles per hour (560 km / h)
Power and engine: powerful 500 horsepower 370 kW @ 5600 rpm (45 kW / L)
Transmission: 2-speed manual
What is the most expensive car in the world?
What is the most expensive car in the world? The 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe was sold for $8,700,000 in 1987. However, that car and many alike will not be included in this list because it is not available on the market today. It is hard to imagine someone would actually spend 8 million dollars on a car instead of using it for something more productive. However, if you have the money and the opportunity, you will definitely spend a small fraction of it to place a few of these supercars in your garage. Here are the 10 most expensive production cars on the market.
2. Lamborghini Reventon - Price $1,600,000
Driven by a V12 engine with 640 bhp power, this car can be driven with acceleration from 0-100 km / h in 3.3 seconds and can reach a maximum speed of 340 km / hr. Physical shape actually resembles its predecessor is the Lamborghini Murcielago with slight modifications the front and rear so that it truly resembles a bat. The interior, coated by a dual-tone Alcantara.
One unique completeness of this car is an electronic instrument: G-Force-Meter that serves to provide power on the runway longitudinal acceleration.
Driven by a V12 engine with 640 bhp power, this car can be driven with acceleration from 0-100 km / h in 3.3 seconds and can reach a maximum speed of 340 km / hr. Physical shape actually resembles its predecessor is the Lamborghini Murcielago with slight modifications the front and rear so that it truly resembles a bat. The interior, coated by a dual-tone Alcantara.
One unique completeness of this car is an electronic instrument: G-Force-Meter that serves to provide power on the runway longitudinal acceleration.
3. McLaren F1 - Price $ 970,000
McLaren F1 is the most powerful supercar produced by McLaren between the years 1994-1998, from the 100 cars: 65 are street versions, 5 are LMs (which was build to honor victory at Le Mans in 1995) and 3 are Gts (the road versions of the 1997 F1 GTR racing car) and 28 F1 GTR made for the roads.
The Chief Engineer Gordon Murroy`s concept refers to the use of expensive materials like: carbon, titanium, gold and for the first time, the use of carbon fiber monocoque chassis.
Power? Here is a good question, the car has the power output at 627 horsepower or has an imperial HP. The super car is powered by an 6 L V12 engine built by BMW, 627 HP at 7400 rmp, same as road car version.
The car has a top speed of 386 km/h or 240 mph (very good speed for 1994) and can reach a speed of 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, 200 km/h in 6.7 seconds and 300 km/h in 30 seconds. The McLaren F1 was the fastest car in the world until Bugatti Veyron was introduced.
Driven by a V12 engine with 640 bhp power, this car can be driven with acceleration from 0-100 km / h in 3.3 seconds and can reach a maximum speed of 340 km / hr. Physical shape actually resembles its predecessor is the Lamborghini Murcielago with slight modifications the front and rear so that it truly resembles a bat. The interior, coated by a dual-tone Alcantara.
One unique completeness of this car is an electronic instrument: G-Force-Meter that serves to provide power on the runway longitudinal acceleration.
Driven by a V12 engine with 640 bhp power, this car can be driven with acceleration from 0-100 km / h in 3.3 seconds and can reach a maximum speed of 340 km / hr. Physical shape actually resembles its predecessor is the Lamborghini Murcielago with slight modifications the front and rear so that it truly resembles a bat. The interior, coated by a dual-tone Alcantara.
One unique completeness of this car is an electronic instrument: G-Force-Meter that serves to provide power on the runway longitudinal acceleration.
McLaren F1 is the most powerful supercar produced by McLaren between the years 1994-1998, from the 100 cars: 65 are street versions, 5 are LMs (which was build to honor victory at Le Mans in 1995) and 3 are Gts (the road versions of the 1997 F1 GTR racing car) and 28 F1 GTR made for the roads.
The Chief Engineer Gordon Murroy`s concept refers to the use of expensive materials like: carbon, titanium, gold and for the first time, the use of carbon fiber monocoque chassis.
Power? Here is a good question, the car has the power output at 627 horsepower or has an imperial HP. The super car is powered by an 6 L V12 engine built by BMW, 627 HP at 7400 rmp, same as road car version.
The car has a top speed of 386 km/h or 240 mph (very good speed for 1994) and can reach a speed of 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, 200 km/h in 6.7 seconds and 300 km/h in 30 seconds. The McLaren F1 was the fastest car in the world until Bugatti Veyron was introduced.
Ang Arko ni Noah
Ang Arko ni Noah
Noong unang-unang. panahon ay marami raw masasamang tao sa mundo. May nagsasabing ayaw sila sa Diyos. Ang Diyos ay may isang anak na mabuti. Ang pangalan nito ay Noah. Siya at ang kanyang pamilya ay nagmamahal sa Diyos. Hindi sila gumawa ng mga diyos na yari sa bakal. Sila ay tapat sa Diyos. Isang araw si Noah ay tinawag ng Diyos.
"Gumawa ka ng isang arko," ang utos ng Diyos kay Noah. "Doon mo isilid ang dalawa sa bawa't uri ng hayop sa mundo. Kapag umulan at bumaha ay pumasok ka sa arko. Isama mo ang iyong angkan. Kayo ay aking ililigtas."
Ang mga tao ay nagtawa lamang nang makita nila si Noah na gumagawa ng arko. Hindi sila natakot. Sila ay hindi naging mabuti. Lalo silang.naging masama.
Natapos ni Noah ang malaking arko. Pinuno niya ito ng mga pagkain para sa lahat. Kumuha siya ng dalawa bawa't hayop sa lupa. Gayon din ang halaman. Lahat nito at ang kanyang pamilya ay lumulan sa arko.
Isang araw, ang buong kapaligiran ay nangulimlim. Biglang bumuhos ang napakalakas na ulan. Walang patid ang patak ng malakas na ulan hanggang sa magbaha.
Ang ulan ay nagtagal ng apatnapung araw. Tumaas nang tumaas ang tubig. Nangalunod ang mga tao sa lupa. Ang buong kapaligiran ay nagmistulang isang malaking dagat. Ang malaking arko na dating nakasayad sa lupa ay nakalutang na ngayon sa tubig ulan si Noah at ang kanyang pamilya pati na ang mga hayop at halamang isinama niya.
Napalis lahat ang dumi sa mundo. Nais ng Diyos na linisin ang mundo. Alisin ang mga maruruming gawain at mga makasalanang tao. Ang masasamang tao na noong una ay nagtawa lamang kay Noah ay pawang nangalunod na. Wala nang makitang isang bagay sa mundo kundi tubig at ang arko ni Noah.
Nang huminto ang ulan at bumaba na ang tubig ay sumikat na ang araw. Tuwang-tuwa sina Noah. Napakaganda ng sikat ng araw. Ito ay waring nag bibigay buhay sa kanila. Nag-awitan ang mga ibon at nag-ingay ang mga hayop. Silang lahat ay nagalak.
Muling nagbalik sa dati ang kapaligiran maliban sa mga taong masasama. Lumitaw ang mga bundok at ang mga halaman ay muling tumubo. Lumabas si Noah kasama ng kanyang pamilya at mga alagang hayop. Nagkaroon muli ng buhay sa ibabaw ng lupa.
Sina Noah ay tuwang-tuwa. Naghandog at nagpasalamat sila sa Diyos.
"Mula ngayon," ang wika ng Diyos," ay hindi Ko na muling pauulanin nang matagal. Hindi na muling babaha. Hindi ko na gugunawin ang mundo. Kapag nakakita kayo ng bahaghari ay maaalaala ninyo ang Aking pangako."
by:gintongaral.com
Military: A beautiful true love story
Military: A beautiful true love story
One day, a young guy and a young girl fell in love.
But the guy came from a poor family. The girl’s parents weren’t too happy.
So the young man decided not only to court the girl but to court her parents as well. In time, the parents saw that he was a good man and was worthy of their daughter’s hand.
But there was another problem: The man was a soldier. Soon, war broke out and he was being sent overseas for a year. The week before he left, the man knelt on his knee and asked his lady love, “Will you marry me?” She wiped a tear, said yes, and they were engaged. They agreed that when he got back in one year, they would get married.
But tragedy struck. A few days after he left, the girl had a major vehicular accident. It was a head-on collision.
When she woke up in the hospital, she saw her father and mother crying. Immediately, she knew there was something wrong.
She later found out that she suffered brain injury. The part of her brain that controlled her face muscles was damaged. Her once lovely face was now disfigured. She cried as she saw herself in the mirror. “Yesterday, I was beautiful. Today, I’m a monster.” Her body was also covered with so many ugly wounds.
Right there and then, she decided to release her fiancé from their promise. She knew he wouldn’t want her anymore. She would forget about him and never see him again.
For one year, the soldier wrote many letters—but she wouldn’t answer. He phoned her many times but she wouldn’t return her calls.
But after one year, the mother walked into her room and announced, “He’s back from the war.”
The girl shouted, “No! Please don’t tell him about me. Don’t tell him I’m here!”
The mother said, “He’s getting married,” and handed her a wedding invitation.
The girl’s heart sank. She knew she still loved him—but she had to forget him now.
With great sadness, she opened the wedding invitation.
And then she saw her name on it!
Confused, she asked, “What is this?”
That was when the young man entered her room with a bouquet of flowers. He knelt beside her and asked, “Will you marry me?”
The girl covered her face with her hands and said, “I’m ugly!”
The man said, “Without your permission, your mother sent me your photos. When I saw your photos, I realized that nothing has changed. You’re still the person I fell in love. You’re still as beautiful as ever. Because I love you!”
by: UNKNOWN AUTHOR
Story of a legend “Aswang” in the Philippines
Story of a legend “Aswang” in the Philippines
”Maria Labo” Old story: Here is a common version of the Legend of the “Aswang”:
Maria Labo is from the province of Capiz. Maria Labo have a happy family she had a kind and loving husband and one son. Maria Labo was decide working abroad in England, for the sake of her family.
She had a good employer, who treated her well, but she did not know that here employer was a vampire. In the months she was employed, Maria was a combination maid and care giver to here employer. The employer of Maria would always provide her with half-cooked liver to eat.
After months of working for him, Maria began to feel sick. She did not know that she had ingested some blood of her vampire employer. Due to her unkown illness, Maria decided to return home to the Philippines, to live with her family.
The husband of Maria was a police officer. One day, after the husband returned home from work, Maria told her husband that she had already prepared dinner. Upon which time the husband of Maria sat down to the table and asked Maria, “Where is our son?“. To which Maria replied, “Our son is right there!“. The husband of Maria did not know what she meant. He was unaware that the meat he had eaten that day, was in fact their son!
Upon opening the refrigerator box, he was shocked to see the head of their son in the refrigerator. The husband of Maria was so angry, he picked up a big knife and slashed the face of Maria. Maria had big scar on her face, which is why she was called ”Maria Labo”.
From that day on, Maria would stalk or hunt in many different locations within the Philippines, but her husband continued to hunt for Maria because he wanted to kill her. Whenever Maria was known to be in any place within the Philippines, all or the people tried to find and kill her, to save their own children. From those days till the present, the Filipino people gave Maria the nickname of the “Aswang”, meaning Queen of the Vampires.
OLD BELIEFS
To this day, when Filipinos attend Fiestas in their province, they will not eat Dinuguan or Bofia or Atay (Liver). Or if they choose to eat, they will first put calamansi juice on the meat because it is believed you can see the true texture of the meat. They believe that the “Aswang” may trick them into eating Aswang or human blood and apply calamansi juice to the meat first so that they cannot be tricked, as Maria Lobo was by her vampire employer did to her. *Another belief is that if you look directly into the eyes of the vampire, and they will not look directly back into your eyes, that the individual may be an aswang.
aswang afraid in tail of pagi
aswang is also afraid of, and/or avoids calamansi, the case of a bullet, salt (asin), garlic (bawang), charcoal (uling), coconut stick (buko) or walis ting ting (bamboo broom).
It is also said that the Aswang is afraid of oil from the province. That they have use leaves and some natural woods that scare the aswang. If you use the oil you will see and know that they have Aswang in their place because the oil will boil right in the bottle.
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Manhid Ka by Vice Ganda lyrics
Manhid Ka by Vice Ganda lyrics
Di mo ba alam na may
Nagmamahal sayong tunay
Ako… wooooh
Di mo ba naririnig
Sinisigaw ng puso kong ito
Pangalan mo
At kahit na anong gawin
Binigay ko nang bituin
Di pa rin napapansin ang puso ko
Dahil manhid ka , manhid ka
Walang pakiramdam
O babe manhid ka, manhid ka
Puro deadma ka na lang
Bet na bet pa naman kita
Laman din ako ng tiyan
Syonga ka ba talaga o manhid ka
(Di mo ba alam may nagmamahal sayo)
Di pa rin tumatalab
Gayuma na pampa-love sayo
Woohooo (in love sayo…)
Kahit na isang ngiti
Pinagkakait mo pa sakin ito
Kahit sagasaan ka
Kahit na pakulam ka
Di pa rin tumatalab sayo… oohh
Dahil manhid ka , manhid ka
Walang pakiramdam
O babe manhid ka, manhid ka
Puro deadma ka na lang
Bet na bet pa naman kita
Laman din ako ng tiyan
Syonga ka ba talaga o manhid ka
Kahit sagasaan ka
Kahit na pakulam pa
Di pa rin tumatalab sayo… oohh
Dahil manhid ka , manhid ka
Walang pakiramdam
O babe manhid ka, manhid ka
Puro deadma ka na lang
Bet na bet pa naman kita
Laman din ako ng tiyan
Syonga ka ba talaga o manhid ka
(Manhid ka, manhid ka…)
Walang pakiramdam
O babe manhid ka, manhid ka
Puro deadma ka na lang
Bet na bet pa naman kita
Laman din ako ng tiyan
Syonga ka ba talaga o manhid ka
(Manhid ka, manhid ka
Walang pakiramdam)
Syonga ka ba talaga o manhid ka…
Ano nga kaya ang tunay na depenisyon ng pag-ibig?
Ang pag-ibig eh walang perpektong depenisyon. Kaya madalas ito mahambing sa mga paniniwala mo sa isang bagay. Naihambing na ang pag-ibig kahit saan. Sa switch ng ilaw, sa bulok na prutas, sa produkto ng Coca Cola na ang pagibig daw ay parang ganoon na SAKTO o kaya naman eh Zero. Naging bulaklak na rin ang pag-ibig kapag pinitas mo daw ito eh hindi mo na maibabalik sa dati at mabubuhay muli dahil daw inalis mo na ang tangkay.
Sa rami na ng depenisyon, lalong gumugulo kung ano nga ba ang tunay na ibig sabihin nito. Hindi bat napakasimple kung ang sasabihin lang natin eh ang pag-ibig eh pagbibigay ng tiwala at pagmamahal sa isang tao? Basta alam ko magkakaroon ng pag-ibig sayo at sa kanya. Ganun ka simple.
Pero paano kung hindi ka rin marunong magmahal? Ganito na lang ata talaga ang mangyayari dito. Ibat-ibang depenisyon, ibat-ibang paniniwala. Dahil hindi naman lahat ng taong ating nakikilala at minamahal eh pare-pareho.
Hindi nagpahuli nang buhay No. 9 most wanted criminal, patay sa shootout
Hawak ng mga tauhan ng Caloocan SWAT team ang narekober na granada sa bahay ng tinaguriang no. 9 most wanted criminal sa National Capital Region na si Michael Ignacio na nasawi makaraang manlaban sa mga pulis. (Kuha ni Ernie Peñaredondo)
MANILA, Philippines - Patay matapos makipagbarilan sa mga tauhan ng pulisya na aaresto sa kanya ang itinuturing na No. 9 most wanted criminal sa National Capital Region (NCR) na may mga kasong murder, robbery at droga, kahapon ng umaga sa Caloocan City.
Namatay habang ginagamot sa Tondo General Hospital sanhi ng mga tama ng bala sa katawan ang wanted na si Michael Ignacio, alyas “Bulag”, ng Pla-Pla St., Dagat-Dagatan ng naturang lungsod.
Ayon sa report ng Caloocan City Police, naganap ang insidente, dakong alas-10:30 ng umaga makaraang magsagawa ng raid ang mga awtoridad sa pinagtataguan ng suspect at isilbi ang warrant of arrest dito hinggil sa mga kasong murder, robbery hold-up at droga.
Papasok pa lang sa bahay ang mga pulis ay sinalubong na sila ng putok ng baril ng suspect at isa sa mga ito ang tinamaan gayunman, naisalba ito ng suot niyang bullet proof vest.
Dahil dito napilitan ang mga pulis na gumanti ng mga putok na naging dahilan upang mapuruhan si Ignacio at bumulagta ito hanggang sa isinugod sa naturang ospital, ngunit hindi na rin naisalba ang buhay.
Narekober sa bahay ng akusado ang isang kalibre .45, dalawang .38 rev. at isang granada.
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Dinala naman sa presinto ang asawa ng akusado na si Maria Magdalena Ignacio, 19, matapos makuha sa dala nitong pouch ang 8 sachet ng shabu.
BY: PHILSTAR.COM
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