Fetus in Fetu

Warning: This is weird and extraordinary.

Have you ever heard of Fetus in Fetu? This was the condition of a man in India who looks 9-month old pregnant. The people in their village made fun of him, telling him he looks pregnant. One day of May 1999, he was rushed to the hospital because his stomach is so swollen and he could hardly breath. The doctors think he has a giant tumor and decides to operate him immediately. When they cut him open, they were horrified by what they find inside!

It was the body of the man's twin brother. A half-formed baby that has lain inside him for for 36 long years, as a parasite! The fetus were well developed, it had fingers and quite long nails. It is a baby boy growing inside his body, apparently it was his twin brother growing inside him as a parasite, feeding him off. The man in India has a condition called Fetus in Fetu when one fetus envelops and absorbs its twin inside the womb. This condition occurs in 1 in 500,000 deliveries.

Here in the Philippines, a two month old baby in Baguio City was also diagnose with Fetus in Fetu in 2007.

Oh this is really odd! The pictures of the man from India looks really weird, more the fetus inside his body! I choose not to upload it here..hehe! If you want to see it with your own eyes, click here. (^_^)

sMiLe

What is a smile? In dictionaries, it is defined as a facial expression in which the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward, expressing amusement, approval, or joy... a nonverbal way of communicating one's emotions to others. So does smiling really make a difference? Well, when someone gave us a smile, it brought us a sense of relief and made us feel relaxed. The absence of it however made us feel nervous or even rejected.

Indeed smile, when genuine melts away the ice of suspicion and removes tension. It soften hearts frozen of disbelief and mistrust. It brings joy and sunshine to many. It says, "I understand. Don't worry." The appeal of, "I hope we can be friends." This powerful tool can be YOUR smile...

Rose

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?'

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.

'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.

She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'

'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.

We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up..

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.

Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, 'We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.

We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.'

She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.'

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.

an email passed unto me this morning...

tHe joys oF watching tHe biRds

How different the world would be without birds! Their chirping, their songs, their varied colors and flight- all contribute to the beautiful variety of life. But how often do we stop to listen to and observe them? If you are a city dweller surrounded by the hustle and bustle of daily life and the noise of traffic, you may not even noticed the birds in your neighborhood. Even if you lived in the country side, it is easy to take them for granted.
But would you like to see your local birds close up?
You can do just that by means of a simple bird feeder in your backyard, places within range of a window. Then, all you need is a pair of binoculars and a camera with a good zoom lens- and a little patience! Have plenty of high-speed film at the ready and a good illustrated bird guide book for identification. Then watch, listen, and enjoy!


Sometimes I want to be like a bird, then i'll always fly away and move away. And yet I will always find my way back home, my home sweet home!

bEautiFuL

Photo Hunt's theme this week is "beautiful." I thought it will just be easy to find pictures that will fit the theme, but when I started to browse my files I couldn't find one, or I couldn't choose just one. I was thinking if I should put a picture of a beautiful place I've been to, or beautiful faces I've seen, or beautiful people I know and love dearly, I am confused. But when I saw this picture of the jigsaw puzzle I made with my friends, I thought this will represent the most beautiful of all...LIFE! It may sound corny, but life is like a puzzle indeed. Each and every tiny piece is so important, that if one of it is missing it wouldn't be as beautiful as it can be. Anywayz, enough of the drama! Enjoy the picture friends!..hehe!

y0u

As you already know, there is a current peace problem here in mindanao. Here in Zamboanga for example, threats and warnings are buzzing like bees. There are a lot of soldiers and policemen all over downtown and we constantly hear helicopter noises going to and fro. There is still no cause for panic, but we have to be careful because the threat is really serious. On other areas in Mindanao however, the situation is quite more serious and hard. I got a news a while ago informing that some friends from Iligan city and other parts of Lanao are experiencing the effects of being war victims. I still don't know what's the exact situation right there now, but as one of JW's we have to do something to help our brothers and sisters in faith. I learned that what they need right now is food more importantly. Some are in the evacuation areas already, others are in our local KingdomHall, but still there are others who are left in their houses because the roads going through the areas are being closed.

We are planning to help them, in any way we can. Maybe we can gather old clothes and some donations. I will personally volunteer for this, I hope it will be possible for us to help them. I don't think it's wise to go there now, but whatever help we may hand them will definitely reach to those who needs it.

"DO NOT HOLD BACK GOOD FROM THOSE TO WHOM IT IS OWING, WHEN IT HAPPENS TO BE IN THE POWER OF YOUR HANDS TO DO IT."
Are you willing?

aNg sArdiNas

Zamboanga, the "Sardine Capital of the Philippines." About 80% of the canning companies are found here in Zamboanga City. Seafoods like crabs, lobster, squids and shrimps are abundant here. You can buy 1 kilo of fish for only 20 pesos in the local market. I feel so bless to lived here in Zamboanga, food wise, because compared to other places, we have great resources for seafoods, really it's not that expensive here. But that was before. I saw in the local news yesterday afternoon that 14 canning companies are officially closed yesterday because of financial loses. Actually, every once a year, from Febuary to March, canning companies really stop their operation because it is not fishing season during that time. But right now, because of the soaring oil price and tin can, the companies decided to stop their operation indefenitely. It means that 40,000 employees which includes fishermen, canning workers, etc. and ofcourse their family will be affected. How sad!!! The whole nation will also be affected, it's a fact that sardines is an important food to Filipinos, specially to the poor. What will happen now? I really do hope there will be possitive updates in this regard. Will keep you posted!

a cAt & a dOg

These shots were taken at my friends house a few months ago. The dog's name is Puti and the kitten..oh I forgot,LOL! It's a fact that cats and dogs hate each other so much, but this time it is absolutely wrong! I miss my dog morgan, he used to play with muymuy my miming..huhuhu!

Isn't it amazing seeing this picture! It is indeed possible for two very opposite souls to be friends.

We sometimes prejudge people, thinking that we are from very opposite worlds. But what we must always remember is that no matter what... every life in this planet is precious and should be treated with respect. Who knows, we might cherish the soul at first we just think of as nothing special. And honestly, this makes me feel a little guilty.

Cats and Dogs, they can be best of friends!

a wAke up caLL

I got an email from a good friend this morning, and thought I should post it here. It's something each of us must realized before it will be too late.

TAKE HOLD OF EVERY MOMENT

A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:

"This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package."
He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.
"She got this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on. Was saving it for a special occasion.
Well, I guess this is it. He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothings he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died. He turned to me and said:

"Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion".
I still think those words changed my life.
Now I read more and clean less.
I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family, and less at work.
I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I no longer keep anything. I use crystal glasses every day. I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if i feel like it.
I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to. The words "Someday..." and "One Day..." are fading away from my dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now. I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favourite food. It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come.
I would regret it, because I would no longer see the friends I would meet, letters... letters that i wanted to write "One of this days".
I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to my brothers and sons, not times enough at least, how much I love them.
Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything that could bring laughter and joy into our lives.
And, on each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day.
Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
If you read this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about.
Remember that "One day" is far away... or might never come. .

tHe oLder ones..

Like a mighty tree, they are planted in this garden called life. Yet same as blossom, they slowly wither and eventually die. The elderly are taken for granted most of the time, myths about old age abound. But are these myths true? World Health Organization exposes the fallacy of some of these myths. Let's consider few..

Myth: Most older people live in the industrialized world.
Fact: Actually, over 60% of the world's 580 million older people live in developing countries. An increasing number of people in these lands are reaching old age as a result of better health care and improvements in sanitation, housing and nutrition.

Myth: Older people have nothing to contribute.
Fact: Older people make substancial contributions by doing work for which they are not paid. For instance, an estimated 2 million children in the United States are being cared for by their grandparents, with 1.2 million of them living in their grandparents home. Thus older people provide shelter, food, and education and convey cultural values to their grandchildren while enabling mothers and fathers to continue to work. Also older people when still capable can do much needed caregiving. Example in developing countries where AIDS is a problem, the elderly care for their infected adult children and when these die they have to raise their orphaned grand children.

Myth: Older people lived the work force because they can no longer perform their jobs.
Fact: They more often lived the work force because of disadvantages in education or training or because ageism (prejudice against the elderly) rather than older age in itself.

Myth: Older people do not want to work.
Fact: Older people are often excluded from paying jobs despite their willingness and ability to continue working. They are being told to leaved employment to younger job seekers though ar not as capable and efficient as the older ones.

The elderly should be a sorce of expertise that can be put to good use. Countries should see their ageing populatons not as a problem but as a potential solution to the problem. Our grandparents and the elderly ones in general truly deserves our respect and affection. They are and will continue to be Beautiful Souls.

Source: Awake Magazine

:-)

LIFE is a canvass and you have a hand,

in drawing each detail sketched and
planned.

Experiences are strokes, journeys are
shades

Colorful adventure, abstract it may seems.

You may want to erase, sometimes not just
few.

Yet you'll realized..

it's a part that is new.

To some a disaster

A work of art to another.

But continue on the project,

and you'll soon to see

the beauty of a masterpiece

your Life has come to
be.

Children

They say that when you looked at the world through the eyes of a child, everything would turn out differently. Why? Perhaps it has something to do with the child's personality. A child is always trusting. When walking or playing or whatever he may do, a little child stares at his father or mother and gives the sincerest smile as if saying, "I have you, what more can I ask for!" A child trust his parents and holds their hands tight, ready to face the wide world. Children are also humble. Their are not afraid or hesitant to ask questions. They are always willing and eager to be taught. They listen attentively and accepts openly. When parents punish their little child, it's an assurance for them that they are love and cared. They humbly accept it, they don't hold grudges...maybe some of us adults are guilty. They also have the simpliest yet much important dreams and hopes. Always wants to be with their mom and dad, their family. Play with them, smile, laugh, live with them. Happy, no matter what.
True beauty is felt in the heart and is seen through the eyes of a child. Always keep the child in you, take it wherever you go, and be it whom ever you may become.

y0u

This will be my first post, and yes I am talking to you. Lets talk about the little spices and facets of life. Some are good and some are bad. Sometimes you may find it annoying, yet it can be enjoying. All the souls in this planet, has somewhat stories to tell, to share. And for you who is someone beautiful in your own special way, listen and learn from them... You may find a beautiful soul along your way.