Our voice blog at Bubbly
Car and I (well, I insisted) created a voice blog using the Iphone app - Bubbly.
Here is the link to our verdict of Mango tree restaurant.
http://bubbly.net/v/3d5566e4-2150-453f-ae1e-2c736b86ba55
Please follow us! Username is of course - amazonangbading :)
Amen? Amen!
Friday, April 13, 2012
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Happy Easter and the Female Dichotomy
It's Easter once again. A day when we celebrate how Christianity came to be. Without the resurrection and the witnessing of the apostles, we will not have a solid basis for the Catholic religion.
As I read an article in the Inquirer, I do remember that in the Bible, the first witnesses of the Resurrection are women. Jesus showed himself to Mary Magdalene and as such, the word that he has risen spread. Now, to think that Mary was his consort, we will deduce that this is logical. For him to show his risen form to the person he was most intimate with.
But the male disciples cannot share the power with the female followers thus, as is written in the article of the inquirer "Mary Magdalene and the women's struggle".
Or as Jaime Licauco writes in his column, “Inner Awareness”: “The male disciples and the early Christian fathers could not accept the idea of Christ having a female consort or intimate partner, and that’s why Mary Magdalene had to be emasculated and her image reduced to that of a penitent prostitute. Almost all early paintings of Mary Magdalene portrayed her as either completely or partly naked, sensuous and erotic.”
Thus, the dichotomy of women being the vamp or the saint (Mary Magdalene and Mary - Mother of Jesus) began.
I really don't understand why Jesus was portrayed as an asexual person. Really, I cannot see why a person can be more holy or less holy if he or she is having sex. Maybe if it's the only thought that is in their mind and yes, it can be a distraction but a healthy dose of intimacy can do wonders for one's happiness and ultimately to his sense of enlightenment.
But whatever is the driver in the decisions that serve as basis for the Catholic Church, here we are. Religion is dying and in it's place a sense of what is spiritual is emerging. People are realizing that religion is only one of the ways that we can reach enlightenment.
In such manner, we can derive that women's place in the spiritual journey is being marked more importantly in this day and age. Because I think women know intrinsically how the spirit and the body should commune. The men should follow and allow their feminine to come out. The women on the other hand should not be afraid to embrace the male attributes of their spirit.
Thus, the dichotomy can be erased and the duality of male / female, yin and yang will emerge in the souls of both men and women.
Amen? Amen!
It's Easter once again. A day when we celebrate how Christianity came to be. Without the resurrection and the witnessing of the apostles, we will not have a solid basis for the Catholic religion.
As I read an article in the Inquirer, I do remember that in the Bible, the first witnesses of the Resurrection are women. Jesus showed himself to Mary Magdalene and as such, the word that he has risen spread. Now, to think that Mary was his consort, we will deduce that this is logical. For him to show his risen form to the person he was most intimate with.
But the male disciples cannot share the power with the female followers thus, as is written in the article of the inquirer "Mary Magdalene and the women's struggle".
Or as Jaime Licauco writes in his column, “Inner Awareness”: “The male disciples and the early Christian fathers could not accept the idea of Christ having a female consort or intimate partner, and that’s why Mary Magdalene had to be emasculated and her image reduced to that of a penitent prostitute. Almost all early paintings of Mary Magdalene portrayed her as either completely or partly naked, sensuous and erotic.”
Thus, the dichotomy of women being the vamp or the saint (Mary Magdalene and Mary - Mother of Jesus) began.
I really don't understand why Jesus was portrayed as an asexual person. Really, I cannot see why a person can be more holy or less holy if he or she is having sex. Maybe if it's the only thought that is in their mind and yes, it can be a distraction but a healthy dose of intimacy can do wonders for one's happiness and ultimately to his sense of enlightenment.
But whatever is the driver in the decisions that serve as basis for the Catholic Church, here we are. Religion is dying and in it's place a sense of what is spiritual is emerging. People are realizing that religion is only one of the ways that we can reach enlightenment.
In such manner, we can derive that women's place in the spiritual journey is being marked more importantly in this day and age. Because I think women know intrinsically how the spirit and the body should commune. The men should follow and allow their feminine to come out. The women on the other hand should not be afraid to embrace the male attributes of their spirit.
Thus, the dichotomy can be erased and the duality of male / female, yin and yang will emerge in the souls of both men and women.
Amen? Amen!
Sunday, March 04, 2012
Serious about Health
When I was young, dieting and exercise is all about losing weight (for aesthetic purposes of course). But as I approach my mid 30s and realized how I abused my body with smoking, skipping meals, and a high cholesterol/sugar diet, I am now trying to research and really dig deep on how to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
I started going to the gym since my weight just keeps on adding up and because of that I have to quit smoking since I can't run 30 minute straight without my lungs giving up on me.
Then, I heard Jillian Michael's podcast and found the missing piece. Of course, how could I miss that - chemicals! I don't eat real food since I have this wrong presumption that I am going to lose weight if I am going to restrict my calories to 100-200 calories per meal. But I turned out, processed food like biscuits, sweets are so wrong for me. That's why I didn't lose weight even if I was starving!
So, right now, I have to declutter and clean my system. Being sick all the time is a sign that I have to take control of my body.
Here are some tips that I picked up from a kindle book review. Hope I can continue practicing these!
1. Stop Eating Chemical because your body doesn't know how to process them,
therefore, you gain weight.
2. Choose the real food over the lower fat because you'll eat less and feel more satisfied.
3. Go organic when possible.
4. You can still eat chocolate and drink wine but everything in moderation.
5. Opt for glassware over plastic to cut down more chemical absorption.
6. Those 100 calorie snacks are pure marketing and chemicals.
7. Work out!
8. The amount of chemicals that have snuck into our food system has
reached an alarming rate.
9. Think about OTC drugs as they also contain chemicals.
10. Eat better, eat right and you can cut down a lot of health issues.
Amen? AMEN!
When I was young, dieting and exercise is all about losing weight (for aesthetic purposes of course). But as I approach my mid 30s and realized how I abused my body with smoking, skipping meals, and a high cholesterol/sugar diet, I am now trying to research and really dig deep on how to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
I started going to the gym since my weight just keeps on adding up and because of that I have to quit smoking since I can't run 30 minute straight without my lungs giving up on me.
Then, I heard Jillian Michael's podcast and found the missing piece. Of course, how could I miss that - chemicals! I don't eat real food since I have this wrong presumption that I am going to lose weight if I am going to restrict my calories to 100-200 calories per meal. But I turned out, processed food like biscuits, sweets are so wrong for me. That's why I didn't lose weight even if I was starving!
So, right now, I have to declutter and clean my system. Being sick all the time is a sign that I have to take control of my body.
Here are some tips that I picked up from a kindle book review. Hope I can continue practicing these!
1. Stop Eating Chemical because your body doesn't know how to process them,
therefore, you gain weight.
2. Choose the real food over the lower fat because you'll eat less and feel more satisfied.
3. Go organic when possible.
4. You can still eat chocolate and drink wine but everything in moderation.
5. Opt for glassware over plastic to cut down more chemical absorption.
6. Those 100 calorie snacks are pure marketing and chemicals.
7. Work out!
8. The amount of chemicals that have snuck into our food system has
reached an alarming rate.
9. Think about OTC drugs as they also contain chemicals.
10. Eat better, eat right and you can cut down a lot of health issues.
Amen? AMEN!
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Lowlah Madonna is back!
She's back! Well, she was not really missing from the pop scene. I think she became relevant again when her songs were featured in Glee and everyone had to bow and remember that she was indeed the "Queen of Pop!".
As Chico mentioned in his blog, "her madjesty" is back in her fighting banat face form. The work done on her is so good that you can't really tell if it's really a result of a vegan diet or surgery that made her skin so youthful despite her age. We all have to remember that she was belting "Like a Virgin" when we were still in pre-school!
This is a safe song with repeating melody that will make it catchy the first time you hear it but will make you cringe once you hear it in daily rotation in your Ipods. But I do hope that she show the Madonna wannabes ("lady gaga" ,"katy perry") what is it truly like to be the Center of Popdom!"
Long live Madonna! :)
Amen? AMEN!
She's back! Well, she was not really missing from the pop scene. I think she became relevant again when her songs were featured in Glee and everyone had to bow and remember that she was indeed the "Queen of Pop!".
As Chico mentioned in his blog, "her madjesty" is back in her fighting banat face form. The work done on her is so good that you can't really tell if it's really a result of a vegan diet or surgery that made her skin so youthful despite her age. We all have to remember that she was belting "Like a Virgin" when we were still in pre-school!
This is a safe song with repeating melody that will make it catchy the first time you hear it but will make you cringe once you hear it in daily rotation in your Ipods. But I do hope that she show the Madonna wannabes ("lady gaga" ,"katy perry") what is it truly like to be the Center of Popdom!"
Long live Madonna! :)
Amen? AMEN!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Loops in the brain and free will
Guru Cads recommended a podcast to listen to (radiolab.org). Being excited to try out new podcasts, I uploaded some episodes from Itunes so I can have something new to listen to aside from Becky Nights and Chico/Delamar Podcasts. The first episode that I chanced upon was entitled "Loops".
In this episode, there was a mother and daughter who talked about the mother's recent episode with transient global amnesia. It's lost of short term memory. Hearing the conversation, you will remember a scene from 50 first dates wherein the patient will repeat the same words and questions in span of seconds.
Sample conversation:
Mother: What day is today?
Daughter: August 24, 2010
Mother: My birthday just passed?
Daughter: Yes, but don't worry, you'll remember.
Then the mother will laugh.. and then after 60 seconds.. the mother will say the same thing and have the same reaction. It's as if the rewind button was pressed.
This has an impact on me because I observed that I have a tendency to do random things in the same way. For example, when trying to name code scripts and files or tables in the database, I always use the same name (i.e. aaa1.txt, and so on). You might say that this is coincidental but come to think of it what are the chances of using the same name for a random thing? I am not OC so I don't have any pattern, I just use what comes to mind.
One of the reasons given by the doctor was that there is a program in our brain that fires when this things happen. For example if path2 was blocked, it will try to switch to path3, trying to get to path4 thus the loop.
So, if our brain is hardwired with software and program, does this mean, we don't really have free will and there is a big chance that destiny was already predetermined? I know this example might be simplistic but it's something to think about ;)
But I believe that we somehow choose our program and what we're living is something we engineered before we started our existence.
Thoughts?
Amen? AMEN!
Guru Cads recommended a podcast to listen to (radiolab.org). Being excited to try out new podcasts, I uploaded some episodes from Itunes so I can have something new to listen to aside from Becky Nights and Chico/Delamar Podcasts. The first episode that I chanced upon was entitled "Loops".
In this episode, there was a mother and daughter who talked about the mother's recent episode with transient global amnesia. It's lost of short term memory. Hearing the conversation, you will remember a scene from 50 first dates wherein the patient will repeat the same words and questions in span of seconds.
Sample conversation:
Mother: What day is today?
Daughter: August 24, 2010
Mother: My birthday just passed?
Daughter: Yes, but don't worry, you'll remember.
Then the mother will laugh.. and then after 60 seconds.. the mother will say the same thing and have the same reaction. It's as if the rewind button was pressed.
This has an impact on me because I observed that I have a tendency to do random things in the same way. For example, when trying to name code scripts and files or tables in the database, I always use the same name (i.e. aaa1.txt, and so on). You might say that this is coincidental but come to think of it what are the chances of using the same name for a random thing? I am not OC so I don't have any pattern, I just use what comes to mind.
One of the reasons given by the doctor was that there is a program in our brain that fires when this things happen. For example if path2 was blocked, it will try to switch to path3, trying to get to path4 thus the loop.
So, if our brain is hardwired with software and program, does this mean, we don't really have free will and there is a big chance that destiny was already predetermined? I know this example might be simplistic but it's something to think about ;)
But I believe that we somehow choose our program and what we're living is something we engineered before we started our existence.
Thoughts?
Amen? AMEN!
Monday, January 02, 2012
Stir the waters a bit...
As I look back to 2011, the only highlight that I can remember is my company transfer. Don't get me wrong, that's a major change in my life given that I've been with the same company for almost 8 years. But still, I have this nagging feeling that the year just zoomed past my consciousness. I was happy but I fear that my happiness in life made me lazy to do other things that makes life great.
This coming year - 2012, I will strive to move more... both physically and geographically. I want to look back at 2012 and remember memories and highlights and not just everyday mundane routines - which can be great by the way but in the pursuit of change, this is what I want to be constant in my life on top of my extra-soulful pursuits.
These are the random resolutions I want for 2012:
1. Write More (blog level and not just tweets and FB status updates)
2. Exercise More (enuf said :)).
3. Drink more water and eat more fruits. This can be challenging for me since I don't like drinking tasteless water. But to be kind to my kidneys, I shall strive to be a friend to water.
4. Cook More - learn new recipes from other regions of the country.
5. Love More - reconnect with interesting friends and make new ones (turn fun acquiantances to close friends).
6. Listen to new music artists (the triumvarate of Rhihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga should be augmented, can't live by Pop alone).
7. Travel more! (start with Asian countries and also other provinces in the Philippines).
8. Learn a new skill :) (new programming language perhaps?)
Well, this list should be enough to keep me busy for the year. :) Wish me luck Universe!
Amen? AMEN! :)
As I look back to 2011, the only highlight that I can remember is my company transfer. Don't get me wrong, that's a major change in my life given that I've been with the same company for almost 8 years. But still, I have this nagging feeling that the year just zoomed past my consciousness. I was happy but I fear that my happiness in life made me lazy to do other things that makes life great.
This coming year - 2012, I will strive to move more... both physically and geographically. I want to look back at 2012 and remember memories and highlights and not just everyday mundane routines - which can be great by the way but in the pursuit of change, this is what I want to be constant in my life on top of my extra-soulful pursuits.
These are the random resolutions I want for 2012:
1. Write More (blog level and not just tweets and FB status updates)
2. Exercise More (enuf said :)).
3. Drink more water and eat more fruits. This can be challenging for me since I don't like drinking tasteless water. But to be kind to my kidneys, I shall strive to be a friend to water.
4. Cook More - learn new recipes from other regions of the country.
5. Love More - reconnect with interesting friends and make new ones (turn fun acquiantances to close friends).
6. Listen to new music artists (the triumvarate of Rhihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga should be augmented, can't live by Pop alone).
7. Travel more! (start with Asian countries and also other provinces in the Philippines).
8. Learn a new skill :) (new programming language perhaps?)
Well, this list should be enough to keep me busy for the year. :) Wish me luck Universe!
Amen? AMEN! :)
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Weddings
I really love attending weddings. Being part of a wedding ceremony makes me feel that I am part of the cycle of iife. Baptisms. weddings, birthday parties of toddlers are the notes that comprise the melody of life and cycle of nature.
There is a need for us to celebrate. I know that it may be a bit traditional but it's essential for each major change in one's position in life to be witnessed by the community. This is something we are now in the brink of losing. Communing with others to just say, "Hey, we're together, we're still alive. We made it thus far."
There is so much sorrow that we witness on TV so it's good to witness something pretty every once in awhile like two people in love and starting a new life together. It may not be forever for some but still there's that moment when everyone believed in love, in life and in happiness.
Amen? AMEN!
I really love attending weddings. Being part of a wedding ceremony makes me feel that I am part of the cycle of iife. Baptisms. weddings, birthday parties of toddlers are the notes that comprise the melody of life and cycle of nature.
There is a need for us to celebrate. I know that it may be a bit traditional but it's essential for each major change in one's position in life to be witnessed by the community. This is something we are now in the brink of losing. Communing with others to just say, "Hey, we're together, we're still alive. We made it thus far."
There is so much sorrow that we witness on TV so it's good to witness something pretty every once in awhile like two people in love and starting a new life together. It may not be forever for some but still there's that moment when everyone believed in love, in life and in happiness.
Amen? AMEN!
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