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Repost: A woman's worth

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Thanks Ellay for this very inspiring story (Author: unknown) hahaha!, I love it, specially the last part ... I miss you mang...   ~ mash ~ In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the question:   “What kind of man are you looking for?” She sat quietly for a moment before looking him in the eye & asking, ‘Do you really want to know?’ Reluctantly, he said,”Yes.” She began to expound… “As a woman in this day & age, I am in a position to ask a man what can you do for me that I can’t do for myself? I pay my own bills. I take care of my household without the help of any man…or woman for that matter. I am in the position to ask, ‘What can you bring to the table?’” The man looked at her. Clearly he thought that she was referring to money. She quickly corrected his thought & stated, “I am not referring to money. I need something more. I need a man who is striving for excellence in every aspect of life.” He sat back in his chair,

Desiderata

The lessons we keep from ourselves are the lessons that kills us the most. It kills us knowing that the time we spent to cherish a special moment with a special someone is destined to be wasted at the end of every line. Life is indeed an irony, you see, we look for that thing that could make us happy. It's human nature, we look for the things that aren't there, thus, it is what dreams are made of; the things that we think could make up our life cycle. Sometimes I rather don't dream at all and life might be easier I suppose, but no. When we were engaged in school our mentors often ask us "what do you want to become when you grow up?" and every year I answered differently, one time I want to be a ballerina because I've seen Barbie and the Nut cracker, hehehe! I asked my teacher " Why did you become a teacher?", I don't remember her answer anymore. When I finished high school I never even thought of an exact path I want to become because I was a fre

Ang Bakhawan

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6.23.13. Cotcot Lilo-an Cebu. As an official "Cebuana", I feel the responsibility of the preservation of the culture and protecting the mother nature for "she" is where I live now. It was my first time to participate in a mangrove tree growing activity where I have to plant the little ones in a sandy muddy shore. I've seen a  lot of hermit crabs, like duh!yeah I feel so ignorant, what does a city girl know about aquatic creatures, I've only seen them on National Geographic. But yeah, I enjoyed watching them, ehehehe! The project was initiated by the Coastal Conservation Foundation and Education Inc. and we are very happy to be part of such activity... and me , hoping to have a green and fresh environment for my child in the near future. ^__^ Oh yeah, that's me... Right there below, haha! Murag true. I don't have a green thumb but I was praying they all will survive the tide. In the next 10 years, the mangrov