Breakfast Moment

Daddy's Germs

2012-01-23T20:31:00.000-08:00

One day, a man had a flu.

To avoid spreading his germs, his wife dropped his plate and utensils in boiling water.

Their five-year old daughter saw this and asked, “What are you doing Mommy?”

“I’m boiling the dishes to kill Daddy’s germs,” she said.

The girl remained quiet. After awhile, she said, “I have an idea. Why not just boil Daddy and kill all his germs?” c",)

First Time in Heaven

2012-01-07T03:40:00.000-08:00

One day, the Pope arrived in Heaven—and he met St. Peter plus a bunch of angels welcoming him. St. Peter escorted him to his beautiful mansion. As he was about to enter his mansion, a lawyer was entering heaven. And St. Peter rushed back to the Pearly Gates to welcome him; and angels ten times the number that welcomed him were now welcoming the lawyer too. The band was playing, trumpets were blasting, the choir was singing. And the Pope saw St. Peter bringing the lawyer to a mansion ten times bigger than the Pope’s mansion.

Later on, the Pope went up to St. Peter and said, “St. Peter, I’m not envious or anything like that. Just really curious. I’m the Pope. He’s a lawyer. When I came, you welcomed me with a small group of angels. When he came, you welcomed him with all the angels. You gave me a mansion, thank you. But you gave him a mansion that’s ten times the size of my mansion. Why?”

St. Peter said, “I apologize the seeming inequality. You see, we have many Popes in Heaven. This is the first time we’re having a lawyer in Heaven.”

Engineers VS Lawyers

2011-11-29T20:15:00.001-08:00

Three lawyers and three engineers were traveling by train to a conference. At the station, each of the three lawyers bought a ticket while the three engineers bought only one ticket.

“How can the three of you travel on one ticket?” asked a lawyer.

“Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.

Aboard the train the lawyers took their respective seats while all three engineers crammed into the restroom and squeezed the door behind them.

When the conductor comes around collecting tickets, he knocks on the restroom door and says, “Ticket, please!” The door opens a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor took it and moved on.

The lawyers were impressed with that clever idea. On the way home from the conference, they decided to copy the engineers’ technique. At the station, they bought a single ticket for their return trip. But to their astonishment, the engineers didn't bought a ticket at all!

“How in the hell are you going to pull this off?” asked a lawyer.

“Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.

They board the train. The three lawyers crammed into one restroom and the three engineers went into the other restroom.

Shortly after the train departed, one of the engineers stepped out of their restroom and knocked on the other restroom door. “Ticket, please!”

A Pencil-Eraser Moment

2011-11-29T12:18:00.001-08:00

One day, a conversation between a pencil and an eraser took place. A moment which reminds me of my parents love.

Pencil: I'm sorry, eraser.
Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.
Pencil: I'm sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I make a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time you do it.
Eraser: That's true, but I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone, I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate to see you sad.

Parents are like the eraser whereas we, children are the pencil. Parents will always be there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way they get hurt, and become smaller.

Take care of your parents and treat them with kindness. Because soon, you will be an eraser too.

Remember to KISS

2011-11-22T08:41:00.001-08:00

As you go through life, don't forget to KISS (Keep It Simple STUPID!) Don't complicate your life, your relationships, your lifestyle. Simple is beautiful, right?

Make your life simple and peaceful by keeping these attitudes in mind:

Gratitude for the past. Be grateful for everything and everyone, good or bad, in your past.
Trust in the future. Learn to surrender all your plans and worries to God.
Love in the present. Do your best now in expressing your love and you will have no regrets about the past.

Spreading The Good News

2011-11-19T10:40:00.001-08:00

There is a story about a barber who gave a free haircut to a German. The next day, he received a basket of sausages made in Frankfurt outside his door. After giving a Japanese also a free haircut, the barber found a bottle of "sake", a rice-based alcoholic beverage, outside his door.

He gave a Filipino a free haircut and, the next day, what did the barber find? Ten more Filipinos who received and were sending text messages about a barber giving a free haircut. c",)

Always spread the GOoD news wherever we are, wherever we go.

Anak Ng Tupa

2011-11-18T09:11:00.001-08:00

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There is an interesting story about a gunman who barged into a church one Sunday morning during the service and then called out: "Those of you here who are willing to die for Christ, step forward!"

Most of the faithful ran out in panic, but a few, too scared and stiff, stayed behind. Then the gunman said: "All right Father. The hypocrites are gone. Now you may start the Mass."

What if your were in that church? What if you were the priest in that church? Would you have run away?

Hurry, Worry, Bury

2011-11-17T12:43:00.001-08:00

Somebody once said that the lives of people these days can be summed up in three words: hurry, worry, bury. A lot of people are in a hurry and carry a lot of worry, and so, find themselves early in the cemetery. It's time for us to rediscover the three R's in life: Relax, Reflect, Renew.

Statistics show that people's worries can be summed up thus: Things that never happened (40%); things that have happened and cannot be changed (30%); petty and needless worries (22%); legitimate worries which are beyond one's control (8%). So what are you worried about?

Joke Time

2011-11-14T02:50:00.001-08:00

Physics Teacher: Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell on his head and he discovered gravity. Isn’t that wonderful?

Student: Yes sir, if he had been sitting in class looking at books like us, he wouldn’t have discovered anything.

* * *

A man is talking to God.

Man: God, how long is a million years?
God: To me, it’s about a minute.
Man: God, how much is a million dollars?
God: To me it’s a penny.
Man: God, may I have a penny?
God: Wait a minute.

* * *

A little girl came home from school and said to her mother, “Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn’t do.”

The mother exclaimed, “But that’s terrible! I’m going to have a talk with your teacher about this … by the way, what was it that you didn’t do?”

The little girl replied, “My homework.”

* * *

Teacher: Why are you late, Joseph?
Joseph: Because of a sign down the road.
Teacher: What does a sign have to do with your being late?
Joseph: The sign said, “School Ahead, Go Slow!”

* * *

The teacher of the earth science class was lecturing on map reading.

After explaining about latitude, longitude, degrees and minutes the teacher asked, “Suppose I asked you to meet me for lunch at 23 degrees, 4 minutes north latitude and 45 degrees, 15 minutes east longitude…?”

After a confused silence, a voice volunteered, “I guess you’d be eating alone.”

* * *

“Isn’t the principal a dummy!” said a boy to a girl.
“Well, do you know who I am?” asked the girl.
“No.” replied the boy.
“I’m the principal’s daughter.” said the girl.

“And do you know who I am?” asked the boy.
“No,” she replied.
“Thank goodness!” said the boy with a sign of relief.

* * *

Teacher: Here is a math problem. If your dad earned $300 a week and he gave your mother half, what should he have?

Student: A heart attack.

A Breakfast Moment

2011-11-06T10:38:00.000-08:00

Breakfast Moment: Seeing God Moment

2011-11-01T11:57:00.000-07:00

Breakfast Moment: Seeing God Moment: A middle-aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near-death experience. Seeing G...

Flowers, now...

2011-10-31T05:07:00.000-07:00

As I watch the TV about the Halloween celebration, I just wonder, when was the last time we gave flowers to a loved one?

Why is it that we usually wait for a person to die before we give flowers? Nice, but sayang! It's really a pity to see all those beautiful flowers just go to waste, when in fact they would have been so welcomed and so appreciated by the person when he/she was still alive.

Little things mean a lot. Love them now while they are still alive. Do not postpone your loving. Do not wait for the grave...

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Active and Passive

2011-10-29T07:19:00.000-07:00

The difference between active income and passive income is somewhat like the difference between planting vegetables and planting fruit trees.

With vegetables, you get to prepare the land, sow, fertilize, water, harvest and sell them within weeks, but you have keep doing it or your income stops. That’s active income.

With fruit trees, you prepare the land, sow, fertilize, water, but you have to wait 3 years before it starts to bear fruit and you can harvest and sell it.

What’s the difference then?

Well, for me, the difference is you need only to do it right once! After the fruit trees bear fruit, you just have do a little maintenance (like watering and adding fertilizer) and you get all the fruits you want! This is passive income.

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One Step

2011-10-26T08:22:00.000-07:00

Foolish people, like me, with all their other thoughts, have this one too: They are always getting ready to live, but never living.

My success will start when I begin to pursue it. To reach my goal or to attain success, I don’t need to know all of the answers in advance. I just need to have a clear idea of what my goal is.

Don’t procrastinate when faced with difficult problems. I'll break my problems into parts, and handle one part at a time.

Develop tendencies toward taking action. I can make something happen right now. I'll divide my big plan into small steps and take that first step right away.

Everyone who ever got where they are had to begin where they were. My big opportunity is where I am right now.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. I'll take it.

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Chocolates More Than Girls

2011-10-24T00:25:00.000-07:00

I was chatting with my third-grader son when he told me that he had a huge crush on a classmate. So for their Intramurals' opening day, he bought her a box of chocolates and took it into school. When we chat the next day, I found him on the couch eating the same box of chocos.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Well, I thought about it for a long time," he said between chews. "And I decided that, for now, I still like chocolates more than girls." Haha! This made me laugh...

Son, I want you to know that I love you so much more than anything and anyone else.

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Breakfast Moment: The Expectant Father

2011-10-20T11:03:00.001-07:00

Breakfast Moment: The Expectant Father: Three men were sitting in the waiting room of a hospital. The nurse walks over to the first one and says, "Congratulations! You're the fathe...

Breakfast Moment: Who's The Boss

2011-10-20T11:03:00.000-07:00

Breakfast Moment: Who's The Boss: A man wanted to buy his son a parrot as a birthday present. The next day he went to the pet shop and saw three identical parrots in a cage. ...

Breakfast Moment: The Power of Words

2011-10-20T10:57:00.000-07:00

Breakfast Moment: The Power of Words: A husband who always came home late at night would always try to make up by greeting his wife: "How is the beautiful mother of my three wond...

Monkey Business

2011-10-19T03:37:00.000-07:00

If you give banana to a monkey, I'm sure you know what he'll do. He'll grab the fruit, climb as fast as he can to get away from you, and from up there, he will sneer and jeer at you while he hurriedly and voraciously consume his banana.

Give him a banana the next day, and he'll do exactly the same thing. If you give him a banana again the day after that, he'll probably do the same thing. What an ungreatful creature...

After all, he is a monkey and will act like a monkey. But there are people who are selfish and ungreatful, like the monkey.

Be good. Be a blessing. Don't be a monkey.

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Selected Quotes About Love

2011-10-18T02:55:00.000-07:00

“Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.” -David Wilkerson

“Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” -John Lennon

“Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.” -St. Augustine

“Love is when each person is more concerned for the other than for one’s self.” -David Frost

“A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.” -Fr. Jerome Cummings

“All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.” -Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough. ” -Pierre de Beaumarchais

“Life without love is like a tree without blossom and fruit.” -Kahlil Gibran

“The first duty of love is to listen.” -Paul Tillich

“The love we give away is the only love we keep.” -Elbert Green Hubbard

“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.” -Thomas Fuller

“Love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” -Franklin P. Jones

“Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.” -Helen Keller

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Nuggets of Wisdom

2011-10-17T06:51:00.000-07:00

1. Be kind to yourself.
2. Looking good is feeling good inside.
3. You're not out to please everbody.
4. Expect little, but do your best and dream big.
5. Smiling is healthy.
6. Laugh your heart out.
7. Live light and keep it simple.
8. Failure is a good starting point.
9. You're blessed, so don't forget to say thanks.
10. GOD answers.

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Si Papa Bear

2011-10-16T06:59:00.000-07:00

Walking through the forest, an atheist hears a rustling in the bushes. Turning, he sees a massive grizzly charging towards him! He runs as fast as he can but trips over a stump and falls. As the bear raises a huge paw to strike, the atheist screams: "God! Help me!"

Time freezes. The bear becomes immobile, the forest is silent, and the river stops running. Then the atheist hears a powerful voice: "You have denied my existence for years, taught others I don't exist and credited my creation to a cosmic accident. Why should I help you?"

"It would be hypocritical to ask you to show mercy on me," the atheist agrees. "But perhaps you could make the bear a Christian?"

At that, the noise of the forest resumes, the river runs, and the bear drops to its knees, brings its paws together, and says, "Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful."

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Being Significant

2011-10-15T05:11:00.000-07:00

Are you a successful person? Congratulations! But are you a significant person?

A successful person is one who earns and accumulates wealth or honors for himself. On the other hand, a significant person is one who, with or without wealth or honors, affects positively the people around him/her.

Indeed, a person is worth not for what he/she has, not even for who he/she is, but, but for what others have become because of him/her.

Ten Lessons for Success

2011-10-12T14:20:00.000-07:00

1. Expect to win. Know in your heart that you are a winner.

2. Let your expectations show. Express no doubts, let your competitors and your friends know that you have none.

3. Work, practice, work, and practice some more. Remember that pracrice makes perfect.

4. Dress and act like a winner. This is a part of keeping yourself in a winning frame of mind.

5. Have a sense of drama - don't create it but know it when you see it. You don't have to seek out publicity, but know how to accept and use it when it comes to you.

6. Know that there is always room to grow. Being the best does not mean you can't be even better.

7. Hang with the winners. They understand the pressures and situations in which you will find yourself.

8. Put yourself in situations where you are not known as a success. May be difficult, but this helps you to stay real.

9. Value and protect your free time and do what you enjoy. The discipline of being a winner needs a safety valve from time to time.

10. Remember those who need help. Somewhere, someone helped you - be willing to give back.

Held By Jesus

2011-10-11T12:56:00.000-07:00

The story is told about an atheist couple who had a son. Both parents never told their child about God or about Jesus. One night, the couple had a fight where the father shot the mother and then shot himself. It all happened in front of the child.

The child was sent to a foster home.

One day, in Sunday school, the teacher held up a picture of Jesus and asked if anyone knew who it was. The child in the story raised his hands and said: "That's the man who was holding me the night my parents died."

"Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for You are with me." Psalm 23:4

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Be Not Afraid
Did you know that the words "Be not afraid" occur more than 365 times in the Bible? Wow! That's a good reminder for every day of the year and more!Someone once said, "Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it gets you no