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2011-05-13T09:51:00.000-07:00

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Practical Accounting 1, Practical Accounting 2 (Cost Accounting and others), Auditing Theory, BLT, and MAS.

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Auditing Theories Materials EBOOKS

2011-05-12T05:38:00.000-07:00

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AT (other materials)

QUESTIONS - Code of Ethics

REVENUE CYCLE AUDIT OBJECTIVES.docx

CIS Audit

CPAR MATERIALS - Auditing Theories

Philippine Auditing Standards

PSAE, PSRE, PSRS, PSQC (Other Philippine standards)

Wiley CPA Examination Review Vol. 2 - Problems and Solutions 31st Edition

Business Law and Taxation Materials EBOOKS

2011-05-12T00:49:00.000-07:00

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Management Advisory Services Materials EBOOKS

2011-05-11T23:50:00.000-07:00

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Prof. Bobadilla Reviewers CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ALL CHAPTERS

HILTON TESTBANKS CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ALL CHAPTERS

Garrison Noreen Brewer Materials CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ALL CHAPTERS

***Also available Management Advisory Services by Agamata (Multiple Choice Key Answers and Problem Solving Solution Manual) - For sale too keep the solution manual from students. Email me @ niccolo.garcia24@gmail.com for inquiries.

Practical Accounting 2 Materials EBOOKS

2011-05-11T23:19:00.000-07:00

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COST ACCOUNTING.pdf
Partnership Termination and Liquidation.doc
Partnerships Formation, Operation, and Changes in Membership.doc

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Google Adsense Search for KEYWORDS

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Google scans your blog/website for keywords to see what interests your viewers and hence it is its basis on what to post as advertisement on your site.. some keywords may yield low BUT some pay HIGH... Now I know that the question in your mind now is what are those keywords. Of course I will tell you, here are some:

1. Structured settlements

2. Mesothelioma

3. Acne

4. Life Insurance

5. Death Insurance

6. Bextra

7. Asbestos

8. Car Insurance

9. Dental Plans

10. Private Jets

11. Debt Consolidation

12. Credit Cards

13. Rewards Cards

14. Equity Loans

15. Equity Line Credit

16. Loans

17. Mortgages

18. Pay Day Loans

19. Cash Advance

20. Bankruptcy

21. Reduce Debt

22. Refinance

23. Jet Charter

24. Vioxx

25. Wrongful death

26. Legal Advice

27. Taxes

28. Investing

29. Bonds

30. Online Trading

31. IRA Rollover

32. Refinance Quotes

33. Adult Education

34. Distance Learning

35. Alcohol Treatment

36. Rehab

37. Drug Rehab

38. Spyware

39. Cell Phone Plans

40. Calling Cards

41. VOIP

42. Weight Loss

43. Canadian Pharmacy

44. Depression

45. Spam Filter

46. Lasik

47. Facelift

48. Teeth Whitening

49. Annuity

50. Anti Virus Protection

51. Adult Diaper

52. Free Credit Report

53. Credit Score

54. Satellite

55. Anti Spam Software

56. Dedicated Hosting

57. Domain Name

58. Need Money

59. Bachelor Degree

60. Master Degree

61. Doctorate Degree

62. Work at Home

63. Quick Book

64. Extra Money

65. Eloan

66. Malpractice Lawyer

67. Lenox China

68. Cancer

69. Payperclick

70. Personal Injury Attorney

71. Lexington Law

72. Video Conferencing

73. Transfer Money

74. Windstar Cruise

75. Casinos Online

76. Term Life

77. Online Banking

78. Borrow Money

79. Low Interest Credit Cards

80. Personal Domain Name

81. Cellular Phone Rental

82. Internet Broker

83. Trans Union

84. Cheap Hosting

85. University Degrees Online

86. Online Marketing

87. Consolidate

88. Helpdesk Software

89. Web Host

90. Homeowner’s Insurance

91. Yellow Page Advertising

92. Travel Insurance

93. Register Domain

94. Credit Counseling

95. Email Hosting

96. Business Credit

97. Consumer Credit

98. Blue Cross

And: 99. Laptop Computer

MYTHS myths and myths...

2011-05-09T19:29:00.000-07:00

One legend claims stealing someone's shadow (by measuring it against a wall and driving a nail through its head) can turn the victim into a vampire.

Avoid people who talk to themselves. According to Ukrainian legend, that could indicate a dual soul and the second one doesn't die! Also watch out for the seventh son of a seventh son, a person born with a red caul (amniotic membrane covering the head), or a child born with teeth. A vampire can result if a cat or dog walks over a fresh grave, a bat flies over the corpse, or the person has died suddenly as a result of suicide or murder. Unfinished business can also cause a body to rise, as can inadequate burial rites, including a grave that is too shallow.

Most vampires are described in folklore as flushed and ruddy, with swollen bodies and bloated faces. Often, they can be identified because they're sitting up in the grave.

According to folklore, there are a number of ways to protect yourself from vampires, including the ever-popular wearing of garlic or a religious symbol. You can slow a vampire down by giving him something to do, like pick up poppy seeds or unravel a net. (They're quite compulsive.) Cross water and he can't follow. If you can find the body, give it a bottle of whiskey or food so it doesn't have to travel. If that doesn't work, either shoot the corpse (may require a silver bullet) or drive a stake through the heart. And remember, the vampire won't enter your dwelling unless invited.

Trivia is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and the crossroads.

In Dante's "Inferno" the Ninth Circle of Hell is reserved for those who betray family or country. The denizens of this deepest circle, who are frozen in ice, include Judas (betrayer of Christ) and Cassius and Brutus (betrayers of Julius Caesar).

Abe Silverstein, who headed NASA's Space Flight Development Program, proposed the name Apollo for the space exploration programs in the 1960's. He chose that legendary Greek name because the virile Apollo was a god who rode through the skies in a magnificent golden chariot. The precedent of naming manned spacecraft for mythological gods had been set earlier with Project Mercury, also named by Silverstein.

Some people consider the $1 bill unlucky because there are so many 13's on it: 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 steps, 13 arrows and even an olive branch with 13 leaves on it. Of course the $1 bill is unlucky - if it was lucky it would be a $100 bill.

The name of the legendary Lady Godiva's horse - Aethenoth

An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. A spider web found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck.

When visiting Finland, Santa leaves his sleigh behind and rides on a goat named Ukko. Finnish folklore has it that Ukko is made of straw, but is strong enough to carry Santa Claus anyway.

According to legend, if a hare crosses a person's path as he starts out on a journey, the trip will be unlucky and it's best to return home and start again. If a pregnant woman sees a hare, her child may be born with a hare-lip. If a hare runs down the main street of a town, it foretells a fire. Cornish legend says that girls who die of grief after being rejected by a lover turn into white hares and haunt their former beaus.

Ancient Greeks wove marjoram into funeral wreaths and put them on the graves of loved ones. The wreaths served as prayers for the happiness of the deceased in a future life.

Breaking of a glass is traditional in some wedding ceremonies. This custom symbolizes different things. To some its the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, and for some its the represents the fragility of a relationship.

In Greek culture, brides carry a lump of sugar in their wedding glove. It's supposed to bring sweetness to their married life.

Placing a wreath on a grave is part of an ancient belief it was necessary to provide comforts for the dead and give them gifts in order for their spirits to not haunt the mourners. The circular arrangement represents a magic circle which is supposed to keep the spirit within its bounds.

The Sphinx at Giza in Egypt is 240 feet long and carved out of limestone. Built by Pharaoh Khafre to guard the way to his pyramid, it has a lion's body and the ruler's head.

The Vikings believed that the Northern lights which are seen from time to time in the north sky were caused by the flashing armor and spears of Odin's handmaidens as they rode out to collect warriors slain in battle.

One gift-giving taboo in China is the giving of straw sandals, which are associated with funerals, and therefore considered bad luck.

Crossing one's fingers is a way of secretly making the sign of the Cross. It was started by early Christians to ask for divine assistance without attracting the attention of pagans.

One sign of rain that farmers once searched for was for their pigs to pick up sticks and walk around with them in their mouths.

During the Civil War, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant believed that onions would prevent dysentery and other physical ailments. He reportedly sent the following message via wire to the War Department: "I will not move my army without onions." Within a day, the U.S. government sent three trainloads of onions to the front.

Contrary to popular belief, there are almost no Buddhists in India, nor have there been for about a thousand years.

On the stone temples of Madura in southern India, there are more than 30 million carved images of gods and goddesses.

One superstition says that if a girl leaves her house early on Valentine's Day and the first person she meets is a man, then she will be married within three months.

Less romantic was the old historical opinion that Valentine's Day is a good day to prepare eels for the purposes of magic. Eating an eel's heart was once believed to enable a person to see into the future.

The reason one wears a wedding ring on the third finger is that (tradition says) there is supposed to be a vein which goes directly from that finger to the heart—i.e., the seat of love. Also, not everyone wears that wedding ring on the third finger of the LEFT hand. In some traditions, such as the Jewish one, it is worn on the right hand. Also, I'm given to understand that nuns ("brides of Christ") wear a wedding ring, again on the right hand.

To prevent evil spirits from entering the bodies of their male children, parents dressed them in blue. Blue was chosen because it's the color of the sky and was therefore associated with heavenly spirits.

Girls weren't dressed in blue, apparently because people didn't think that evil spirits would bother with them. Eventually, however, girls did get their own color: pink. Pink was chosen because of an old English legend which said that girls were born inside of pink roses.

The famous Citgo sign near Fenway Park in Boston is maintained not by Citgo, but by Boston's historical society.

In the 1700's you could purchase insurance against going to hell, in London England.

The Aztec Indians of Mexico believed turquoise would protect them from physical harm, and so warriors used these green and blue stones to decorate their battle shields.

Black cats are considered lucky in England.

Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw beautiful young women into a volcano it would stop erupting.

In medieval times, thunderstorms were believed by some to be the work of demons. So when it stormed, bell ringers would go up into the bell towers to ring the consecrated bells in an effort to stop the storm. This practice didn't always work out well for the bell ringer.

No one knows where the expression "to grin like a Cheshire cat" originated, but it wasn't with Carroll. The Cheshire cat is a well-known character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but the expression, meaning a sneering smile that shows the gums, existed long before he wrote the book. There is no such breed of cat.

Superstition says that the left side is the wrong side of the bed.

Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love.

The ace of spades in a playing card deck symbolizes death.

The dove is considered the symbol of peace.

Ra was the sun god of ancient Egypt.

The mythical figure Father Time carries an hourglass and a scythe.

It's a myth that owls don't hunt in the daytime because they can't see in daylight. It's just that rats and mice, the main items on owl menus, are most active after dark.

Many sailors believe a cat on board a ship means a lucky trip.

The mythical Scottish town of Brigadoon appears for one day every 100 years.

January is named for the Roman god Janus.

Influenza got its name from that fact that people believed the disease was because of the evil "influence" of stars.

During the middle ages, it was widely believed that men had one less rib than woman. This is because of the story in the Bible that Eve had been created out of Adam's rib.

The seven deadly sins (sins serious enough to kill one's soul) are currently anger, envy, pride, sloth, lust, gluttony, and covetousness. They haven't always been so, however. Originally, there were eight deadly sins (as proposed by Avagrius of Pontus). The eight (in order of increasing severity) were gluttony, lust, avarice, sadness, anger, apathy, vainglory, and pride. Gregory the Great later decided that vainglory and pride were too much alike to be counted separately and combined them. He added envy. Later still, the Roman Catholic Church decided sadness wasn't a sin, and added sloth. Somewhere along the way, apathy was dropped as well.

Hindu men once believed it to be unluckily to marry a third time. They could avoid misfortune by marrying a tree first. The tree (his third wife) was then burnt, freeing him to marry again.

When christening a ship, instead of using champagne, the Vikings would sacrifice a human being.

The Vikings also thought the spirits of the murdered person would guide and guard the craft.

20 Less-than-obvious battle of the sexes

2011-05-09T10:39:00.000-07:00

1. The average height for men is 1.77m while women are on average 12cm shorter. (sexual records.com)
2.The average female hip measurement is 1.00m while men’s hips are on average 8cm smaller. (sexual records.com)
3.The average male weighs 78 kilos which is 13 kilos heavier than the average female. (sexual records.com)
4. Women have a 78% greater chance of becoming blind. (World Health Organization).
5.Men are 2.7 times more likely to become involved in a road traffic accident. (World Health Organisation).
6. Men are 4 times more likely to die of a smoking related illness. (World Health Organisation).
7. Women are 3 times more likely to suffer from migraines compared to men. (FDA)
8. Although men are more likely to suffer from heart attacks, women are more likely to die within 1 year of a heart attack. (FDA)
9. There are an estimated 781 million illiterate adults in the world, about 64% of whom are women. (UNESCO)
10. There are 103.5 million out-of-school children, of which 57% are girls. (UNESCO)
11. 84% of parliamentary seats across the world are held by men. (United Nations).
12. Men are 4 times more likely to subscribe to an internet dating website. (Jupiter Research).
13. Although 58% of the world’s TV news readers are male, only 21% of news subjects are female. (WACC)
14.. Although 70% of asylum seekers are male, females have a 76% chance of being granted asylum while men have only a 68% chance. (UNECE)
15. Women have less body water (52% for the average woman v. 61% for the average man). This means that a man’s body will automatically dilute the alcohol more than a woman’s body, even if the two people weigh the same amount. (Brown University)
16. Men are twice as likely as women to become victims of online fraud. (spamfo)
17. A male’s computer is 21% more likely to be affected by a virus compare to a female’s computer. (spamfo)
18. Men are more intelligent than women by about five IQ points on average, making them better suited for “tasks of high complexity. (British Journal of Psychology)
19. A study from the University of Nebraska Lincoln found college women to be more weight-conscious and more likely to diet than college men. Among men, 45.2% were overweight or obese, compared to 13.9% of women. But 57.4% of the women said they needed to lose weight, compared to 28.6% of the men.
20. Men are approximately 3 times more likely to commit suicide then women. (Royal College of Psychiatrists)

50 Completely Useless Facts Everyone Should Know

2011-05-09T04:36:00.000-07:00

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

There is a city called Rome on every continent.

It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!

Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London

Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.

On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.

More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!

The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.

Earth is the only planet(in the solar system) not named after a god.

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.

Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!

Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds

Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

Slugs have 4 noses.

Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

The average person laughs 10 times a day!

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

This is entitled "50 Completely Useless Facts Everyone Should Know" but it is actually 52!

Thanks for reading..

Credits to each and every one who contributed for this compilation of facts!

Hansel and Gretel

2010-08-22T03:13:00.001-07:00

Teacher: Isn't the story of Hansel and Gretel very fascinating, kids? Think of the ginger-bread house the witch was living in...

Lily (stands up with a frown Yeah, ma'am. But if I were the witch I would have Hansel and Gretel pay for the part of the house they ate, then record a gain on sale for the difference of the selling price and the cost of the part of the house they ate, minus accumulated depreciation.

Teacher: You know, Lily, I really should be talking to your parents about this accounting thing...

A Story of a BSAcc Student by ANG DAMI MO NGANG UNO, ACCOUNTANCY KA BA?!(A Facebook Accountancy Community Page)

2010-08-22T02:54:00.000-07:00

I had always wanted to be a writer. Maybe that's the reason why I can't devote all my mind and heart to accounting before. However, there comes a point in every person's life when he has to choose between what he wants and what he needs. After being one of the top 3 examinees for the staffers exam of our school newspaper, I was asked to take another exam for the editorial position. As I was doing so, I realized that I can't balance being a BSA student and an editor-in-chief at the same time. I had to make a choice. So before the exam ended, I screwed my answers to the remaining questions and left the room with a smile and the hope that it was the right thing to do. After all, I am already a staffer, and that's more than enough for me. That's when I realized that in spite of all those "I am not happy with accounting" and "I want to shift" dramas, accounting had already been so important to me. Accounting first before anything else.

Accounting...

2010-08-01T21:36:00.000-07:00

Accounting is not only about those sleepless nights, never-ending reviews, brain-draining examinations, thick books to read, or skipped trips. It is also about having a goal, a direction, a dream that is worth fighting for, which motivates you to stay in spite of all the sacrifices along the way.

It is not just about being a walking zombie or someone with large eye bags and uncombed hair, but about being a responsible and competent student who can still find time to laugh, have fun, and enjoy in spite of having a stressful and demanding life style.

It is not always about how high your grades are, but about how much you learned from your class. Nor does it always pertain about having a failing grade. Rather, it is about how that failure motivates you to do better next time.

It is not always about how your professors grade you, how you grade yourself is important too.

It does not always focus on how you balance your debits and credits, but also on how you balance your time and priorities.

Accounting is not only about how hard it is today, but about how rewarding it will be in the future.

Now if you are gonna ask me how I define accounting, I don't think I can give the perfect definition. All I know is that accounting is NOT something that puts a smile on my face every time I wake up, rather is something that makes me a better person, it makes me want to achieve more, it makes me want to learn more. Accounting is like riding a roller coaster. Some people think that it is scary and many people avoid riding on it because of the fear of falling down. Riding a roller coaster can be terrifying, it can be fun, it can be difficult. But after the ride, the terror and chaos that came streaming in a rush within your veins will be replaced with the pride of accomplishing something unusual, something bizarre. Sooner than you will realize, this "something" is the the most EXTRAORDINARY special "something" that you will be proud of. And it will be something which you will remember for THE REST OF YOUR LIFETIME. You will from then on realize, that the accounting that gave you HEADACHES and EYEBAGS, is the ACCOUNTING that will make you feel ELITE.

December 21, 2012: End of Human Race?(WTF!) - Inspired by History Channels Armageddon Programs

2009-11-01T22:22:00.000-08:00

By: Niccolo Q. Garcia

NO OFFENSE FOR HISTORY CHANNEL LOL!

Have you ever tried to surf the internet and come across with the "December 21, 2012: Doomsday" thing and your heartbeat went at full speed? you have a doubt at it but for some reason something inside you made you convinced that you're dead. It's all over the internet, and even at some "knowledge channel" that I know. Is this era the beginning of the end?

The Mayans, the Egyptians, the shamans of the Aztec, Sumerians, Mesopotamians, and other ancient civilizations including Nostradamus of 1500's, predicted the exact same day of the end of time, December 12, 2012. It is the end of the 26,000 year cycle (end of Mayan calendar). For the ancients, this is the point that marks the mass destruction of the universe. It will be the time wherein the great galactic alignment will occur, where the sun will be in perfect alignment with the center of the Milkyway, this will be the greatest eclipse that will be recorded in the history of mankind. For them this will trigger the greatest catastrophes that will cause the end of mankind. Scary? Think again. When you go back to your logic and rationality there is NO way that the ancients have an efficient way of finding out where the center of the galaxy is, nor if there is even a galaxy; Even Nostradamus that lived 500 years ago doesn't have any clue about what even a galaxy is, because it was only in 1920 (420 years after Nostradamus died) that our milky way is identified as a galaxy, and telescope was just invented in the 1600's. (100 years after the existence of Nostradamus). Another 2012 argument that is clearly false statement is that on the said date there will be polar shifts, this is a phenomenon where in the magnetic charges of the North Pole and the South Pole changes, and this will have a dramatic effect on life on earth. Actually 780,000 years ago this happened and this happens in an irregular interval averaging to every 300,000 years and we are 480,000 years due. No one really knows when will the next Polar Shift will occur, not even the NASA knows. If ever it happens on the said date it will never happen instantly, because this is a 5,000-year process so this means that the effect will never really be felt, because it will be a very sloOow step-by-step thousand-year process. The last thing that will be cleared in this article is the validity of the arguments of the predictions of Nostradamus. HE IS A HOAX! The most famous of his predictions is the 9/11 Terrorist attack it goes this way: "In the year of the new century and nine months,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror…
The sky will burn at forty-five degrees.
Fire approaches the great new city…
In the city of york there will be a great collapse,
2 twin brothers torn apart by chaos while the fortress falls the great leader will succumb". The first statement talks about the year 2001 (year of the new century), the next states the month September (9th month), and the others talks about the next thing that happens on New York and the twin towers. It is the exact same thing that really happened, scary isn't it? But I tell you this prediction was modified and remodified for centuries here is the actual prophecy:
"The year 1999, seventh month,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror:
To bring back to life the great King of the Mongols,
Before and after Mars to reign by good luck."
The year was 1999 and it was actually the seventh month. If we are to go back to that moment in history, THERE IS NO MAJOR EVENT THAT HAD HAPPENED! This Nostradamus is really the king of deceit, a hoax genius. He made 500 other "prophesies" and had written it in apocalyptic and seemingly coded way that 500 future events that we may encounter may be misassociated with it, due to its unclear meaning. And he made too many predictions so that there will be greater chance that it may come true.

End is a normal phenomenon for things that has beginning. No one really knows when will we die. Not The Aztecs. Not the Mayans, not the rest of the ancients. And Definitely not Nostradamus. Not even the angels and saints knew it. Only HE who made this Universe knew. So Stop the F***ing panic about 2012. We will certainly have an end but no one knows.

- Shadow

SAW VI (Time is Running OUT!)

2009-10-26T07:37:00.000-07:00

Saw 6 (flash movie no divx required)

Sablay

2009-08-18T04:52:00.000-07:00

Nang ako ay malingat, ako ay nagulat sa aking nasaksihan.. Isang lugar na kailanman ay hindi pa nararating ng sino man, ang kapaligiran ay tila paraiso. Mga mababait na hayop na sa aking pinanggalingan ay isa sa pinakamababangis. Mga leon, tigre, oso, at lahat ng maisip mong mapanganib na hayop ay naroroon, ngunit hindi mo mababanaag sa kanilang postura ang pagkabangis. Sila ay lumalapit sa akin, kapansinpansin ang pagiging maamo ng mga hayop na tinaguriang mapanganib. Sila ay tila naglalambing na dinadampi ang kanilang mabalahibong mukha sa aking paanan na mistulang paraan ng hayop upang makipag kaibigan. At biglang nakarinig ako ng isang malakas na dagundong.. Dumilim.. At unti-unti ang liwanag ay bumabalik. Wala akong nararamdaman na lupa. Wala akong natatapakan. Kinakabahan ako. Ang liwanag ay hindi parin sapat upang malaman ko kung anung nang yari.. Mahangin.. Malamig.. Mahamog... Medyo maliwanag na. "Teka? Bakit may ibon na lumilipad sa paanan ko?" ang tanong ko sa sarili. Nasa alapaap ako. Lumilipad, hindi ko alam kung saan patungo ang pagsabay ko sa agos ng hangin. Mag isa ko lang. Di ko malaman no ang gagawin para marating ang aking pnanggalingan. Naguguluhan na ako sa nangyayari.. Nagiisip ako ng paraan nang may naririnig akong tinig.. Tinig ng aking ina.. Hindi ko maintindihan.. Hindi malinaw.. Alam ko hindi ito galing sa kalayuan. Unti unting lumalakas.. Lumilinaw.. Galit ata ang aking ina.. Hindi ko kayang ang aking ina ay galit sa akin..

Naririnig ko na.. Malapit na... Ayan.... Naintindihan ko na! Napanngiti nalang ako..

"Anong oras ang pasok mo? Di ba seben terti? Bangon naaAa!" ang galit nanamang sigaw ng aking Nanay.. Ganito lagi ang umpisa ng araw ko.. May klase nanaman ako. Kailangan ko nanaman makipagdigmaan sa antok para lang makabangon ako.. Kailangan lumaban.. Wag nalang kaya? Babangon na ba ako? 5min. pa.. Maaga pa.. 30 min. nalang kaya? hindi naman siguro magagalit prof ko? Mabait kaya yun napagdaanan naman siguro niya to.. ZzZZZzzZzzZ at nakatulog nga ako..

At pag gising ko..

Basa ang unan ko. Laway! Kanino kayang laway to? Tsk mga loko talaga..kaamuy pa ng hininga ko. Teka?????? mamaya ko na pagiisipan..7:30 na! Naku. Madali.. "Kakain muna ba ako? Maliligo? Pano ba? Ang hina ng utak ko ang hirap mag isip! Basta ang alam ko kailangan ko mkarating ng school! Isss... Pagsasabayin ko na.. Kakain ako sa banyo! Kaso may masamang balak ang Tiyan ko, bahala na!" Yan ang laging eksena ko.. Monologue.. Kausapin ang sarili.. bagu magdesayd..syempre kasama siya sa team. Ako at ang aking sarili.. ahhh ewan.. maituloy na nga kwento ko.. Pag katapus kong maligo.. este kumaen.. ah este maligo..este mag labas ng sama ng loob.. ah basta sabay-sabay yun. Eh Proproblemahin ko naman pano pag sasabayin isuot lahat ng damit ko, kailangan pagisipan para malupet. "ArRrRgGg mali. Sando pala to akala ko brief!", "Ay napunit. Wag na nga ako mag medyas", "waaaAaAh highschool uniform to. College na ko!!!" yan ang eksena ko sa bihis part ng umaga ko. Ayan 7:35 palang. Panis! 5min. lang ang kain, ligo, at bihis ko.. "ang tindi mu totoy!" ang mayabang kong sinasabi sa sarili. Mag sasalamin lang ako lalarga na. "Naku! May kanin pa ako sa ulo. Di bale memeryendahin ko nalang mamaya. At di bale ulit gwapo naman ako". At pag baba ko ng hagdanan palabas ng pintuan namin... Blag! Punyeta! sa inaraw-araw na bumababa ako dito, araw-araw din ako natatapilok!

Habang naghihintay ng traysikel ay bibili muna ako ng yosi, pampakalma, kaso huling pera ko na to dos, ah di bale mang gogoyo nalang ako ng traysi. Habang ako'y nagsisindi sa gilid ng kalsada at may narinig akong busina... Napakalakas palapit nang palapit.. Mabilis... WhoOoOShHH! Nadale ang yosi ko! Hindi naman siguro kamalasan ang matapilok araw-araw at matagis ng motor ang yosi ko ano? Sori ah..wala na kong pera.. Makasakay na nga sa traysi... "pssst! Traysi! Sa CU nga" dalidaling sabi ko sa traysi at leyt na ko. "Saang CU?" nagkakamot ng ulo na tanong ng driver. "Sa Caleyds Unibersiti, nu ba yan" sagot ko naman kahit wala na akong pera at nagmamadali talaga ako, strikto si prof eh, naiihi na nga ako sa kaba.

Medyo malayo pa sa school ay naihi na ko sa pantalon ko ah este nagpababa na pala ako sa traysikel, "mama sa gilid nalang ako". May roon akong tinitignan sa di kalayuan, na mistulang nakakita ako ng isang ginto sa tabi ng isang seksing babae, at halus lumuwa na mata ko sa panlalaki nito. At lumingondin ang driver, usisero din ang mokong. bumilang ako "isa.... dalawa..... tatlo....."

At sa isang iglap nasa pintuan na ako ng aming silid, pawisan at naghahabol ng hininga. "Namukaan kaya ako? Hindi naman siguro. wahaha". Tumingin ako sa relo, 7:40 palang, 5min. pa para maabsent ako, ayos ang swerte ko talaga. Bubuksan ko na ang pintuan ng aming silid. Unti-unti, maririnig mo ang tunog na nagsasabing luma na ito. Tahimik sa loob. Walang anu mang ingay (Teror kasi si sir). At ng mabuksan na ng tuluyan...nagulat ako nang sa kabila ng katahimikan ay nasaksihan ko silang naglalaro, naghahabulan, ang saya-saya nila...

"Punyeta! walang pasok!". Ipis at dagang iikot-ikot sa silid ang aking nakita. Ngayon. Itanung ko kaya sa mga to kung malas ba ako?

(To be continued)

Battle Field of Life

2009-08-05T02:16:00.001-07:00

This entity within our being that do make us feel, think, and live is what they call LIFE. Most of us take advantage of this phenomenon. Most of us just believe that this life is all about rainbows and butterflies. They always wanted to be looking on the brighter side of the existence of this vast and complicated universe. How about the dark side?

Do not just underestimate the darker portion of your life. It will be tantamount to a disease. A really simple disease that is not given proper medication and may mutate into an essence-devouring virus that will slowly consume your very being. As they always say prevention is always better than cure, but what if you've been already infected? The answer is simply just do not IGNORE. Pay attention. Think. Device a plan. Implement your plan. Whenever your plan failed you, do not be disappointed, make another. Three Billion people out there also fail. FAILURE IS NORMAL. Do not be depressed by one crash. Be strong. Do not make this trials make you weak. USE IT. You can utilize your failure to improve your unsuccessful plan. Learn from your mistakes as many will say. Mistakes will always make you stronger, if you will not let lose because of it. It is like a game of chess. Whenever you lose, you will acquire new insights in the dos and don'ts of the next match. You will never do the move that made you lose in your last one-on-one. But this life is not just a simple game of reasoning and strategy. This is the REAL thing. Every move must be precise. Each step must be accurate(because this is not a GAME). Plan(to be certain and ready) . Think critically (Before you decide). Decide (be objective in your decisions, weigh every angle). And whenever you smell confidence; ATTACK! But slowly, to be really exact in infiltrating the enemy. Upon execution of the strategy, on the end you may say: "CHECK MATE". Taste not victory but WISDOM, the value of learning.

This war is not about victory or tragedy. This is not about winning or losing. This is all about learning...

Do not read this. This is a piece of trash. This is a waste of TIME!

2009-08-04T04:48:00.000-07:00

May mga bagay sa mundo na nangyayari, taliwas sa kagustuhan natin. Hindi ito kasama sa mga plano natin. Biglaan. Aksidente. Nakakagulat. Parang lindol, bigla-bigla nalang dumadating ng walang babala, kabastos wala manlang pasabe, parang aso dadating at aalis kung kailan niya gusto. Pero hindi naman tumatahol ang lindol, ito ay dumadagundong ng biglaan, at nagdudulot ng napakalaking pinsala na kailanman ay mahirap nang kalimutan. Ang tanging makakapaghilom ng sugat na dulot ng lindol ay panahon lamang, minsan mahaba, minsan maikli, pero madalas mahaba eh, minsan mas mahaba pa, napakahaba. Isa pang nakakatulong ay ang pagtulong ng mga karatig bayan, minsan karatig bansa. Sa pamamagitan ng tamang panahon at pagtutulungan ay makakaahon ang napinsala kahit paunti-unti, hindi man napapansin ay sa paglipas ng panahon ating makikita na ang kahit anong bakas ng trahedya ay nabura na, natakpan ng paglipas ng oras. Kaya kung sa panahong ito ikaw ay dinatnan, hindi ng buwanang dalaw kundi ng lindol sa buhay mo (HINDI LITERAL, WAG KANG PILOSOPO!), ay huwag kang mawawalan ng ni katiting na pag asa sa puso mo, sapagkat panahon at kasama lamang ang kailangan mo. Oras para magisip at mabigyan ng solusyon ang iyong dinadala, at maibaon ito sa kaibuturan ng iyong ala-ala, ngunit wag ka nang magtangkang tumakas sa problema, sa pagkat kahit ilang milyong panahon pa ang ibigay sayo, mananatili kang hahabulin at mahahanapan ng bagay na pilit mong nilalayuan. Harapin mo ito, sa pagharap mo rito, dapat handa ka na sa pwedeng mangyari, hindi lahat ng gusto mo nangyayari, kaya dapat ihanda mo ang iyong sarili. Tatagan mo lang ang loob mo. Kaya mo yan. Ikaw pa.

Pero alam ko hindi mo kaya mag isa. Kaya huwag kang maangas dyan na magisa mong haharapin ang kalaban. May mga kaibigan ka gago! May magulang ka na andyan lang na hindi mo pinapansin, matuto kang humingi ng tulong tanga; tao ka lang kaya. Sa pakikipagdamayan ka nabubuhay; sa pakikisalamuha. Sa ibang tao mo lang mararamdaman ang tunay na diwa ng iyong pagkatao. Kaya wag mong kalilimutan na ikaw, panahon, at tanging mga taong abo't kamay mo lang ang makakapagsalba ng dating ikaw. Makakabalik ka pa sa kinagisnan mong buhay. Isa pa, wag kang umasa na lahat ng problema matatanggal mo sa buhay mo. Parte ng buhay yan ungas, asa ka pang mawala lahat. Parang isda yan, napakasarap, lalo na pag isinabay mo pa sa kamatis na may bagoong, lagyan mo pa ng sibuyas, nako nakakatakam! Pero hindi mo makakain yang masarap na yan, nang hindi nagtatanggal ng tinik. Sa tuwing kakain ka nitong napakalinamnam na ulam na ito hinding hindi mo maiiwasan na may tinik ito. Parang ang buhay, kakabit na nito ang mga suliranin na dapat mung harapin upang iyong matikman ang sarap ng isda at maisawsaw mo na sa kamatis na may bagoong. Kaya harapin mo kung anumang pagsubok na humaharang sa daan mo, kasi pag di mo hinarap yan, mananatili yan na harang sa kalyeng iyong tinatahak at siguradong hindi mo mararating ang gusto mong puntahan pag umatras ka. Wag kang duwag! Mga bubwit at ipis lang ang naduduwag. Hindi ka bubwit. At lalong ayaw mong magisng ipis. Kaya laban kapatid!

- SHADOW

Yesterday's Footprints

2009-03-23T23:12:00.000-07:00

Remember the time when we spend almost all of our spare time together? The joy, the tear, the laughter, and everything I remember, I miss those feelings. I miss that time. I wish I could reverse the pace of time. I wanted everything back, but I don't know how and where to begin. I want to fix this mess, for us, specially you, to be happy. I can't help when I see you crying, but feel guilty. You shouldn't be crying if you haven't met me. I wanted to tell you what is wrong, but you wouldn't listen. I tried my best to speak up and open what is wrong. I am at the peak of my patience. I am almost loosing hope. I don't know what to do. But I know deep within me that I really wanted you back and I really miss you. I just don't know how to fix everything up. I wish it does fix itself, because I really can't, even though I wanted to.

From The book Purpose Driven Life by Rick warren (Nagustohan ko lang)

2009-02-06T20:22:00.000-08:00

By Rick Warren, the Purpose Driven Life

Don't date because you are desperate.

Don't marry because you are miserable.

Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.

Don't philander because you think you are irresistible.

Don't associate with people you can't trust.

Don't cheat. Don't lie.. Don't pretend.

Don't dictate because you are smarter.

Don't demand because you are stronger.

Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.

Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.

Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.

Don't stagnate!

Don't regress.

Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.

Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr.. Right.

Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.

Learn a new skill.

Find a new friend.

Start a new career.

Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of

life's more hasty decisions.

To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.

To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.

To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.

Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.

To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.

Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.

Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.

Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.

Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.

Be true to yourself.

Don't commit when you are not ready.

Don't keep others waiting needlessly.

Go on that trip.Don't postpone it.

Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.

Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.

Write poetry.

Love Deeply.

Walk barefoot.

Dance with wild abandon.

Cry at the movies.

Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.

You light up your life.

You drive yourself to your destination.

No one completes you - except YOU.

It isn't true that life does not get easier with age.. It only gets more challenging.

Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love.

Pursue your passions.

Live your dreams.

Don't lose faith in God.

Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.

Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time.

Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves...

MISTERIA

2009-02-04T05:34:00.000-08:00

Nagsimula ang lahat noong panahon na iniwan ko nalang sa likod ko ang bagay na pinagpilitan nilang piliin ko, so wala naman talagang masyadong konek ito d2 sa ikwe2nto ko, so, so much about that. Meron nga talagang mga bagay-bagay dito sa mundong ito na hindi pwede. Hindi lahat ng gusto natin ay nangyayari, at minsan pa nga ay ung mga ayaw natin ang mga sunud-sunud na dumadating. Di ko alam. Bat sakin pa nangyari to. Akala ko nga nung una wala lang, di ko nga napansin na unti-unti akong nahuhulog sa isang tila patibong. Di ko alam. Isang araw ng malingat ako. Un na, nakakainis. Hindi talaga pwede ang ganito. HINDING HINDE!! Pero bakit ito nangyayari. Di maalis sa isip ko ang bagay na iyon. Gusto kong umiwas pero sa tuwing gagawin ko na ang unang hakbang palayo, para bang ang aking mga paa'y hinihila pabalik ng tila magnet na mahika. Nakakabadtrip talaga. Aukong nangyayari ito! Pero gusto ko. Masaya ako, ewan ko, ang gulu-gulo na ng buhay ko. Ni hindi ko na nga alam panu tapusin ito, kasi andme kong ilalahad na kwento. Di ko lang talaga alam kung paano uumpisahan sa dinamidami ng umpisang pwede kong gamitin. Basta ang masasabi ko hindi ito tama, pero masaya ako. Tuwing nakikita ko at nadadama ang bagay na iyon..lahat ng di pwede sa mundong ito ay nakakalimutan ko, mga plano ko, mga pangarap, mga problema, para bang ang oras ay humihinto. Parang walanghangganan...mali ito, paulit-ulit kong sasabihin at sasambitin, pero di ko mawari ang nararamdaman ko, parang lahat maayos, masaya, makulay...parang panaginip..pero kahit ganun, ang panaginip ay panaginip parin, MALAYONG MAGKATOTOO..ito ay ilusyon, na patuloy kong paniniwalaan...sapagkat dito sa ilusyon na ito nakita ko ang tunay na reyalidad ng buhay..ang SUNDIN at gawin ang mga bagay na tanging nakakapagpasaya at nakakapagkumpleto ng buhay mo. Sa panaginip na ito ay narating ko ang aking pangarap, maging masaya...pero sa totoo lang dq parin alam, di talaga pwede eh, xenxa na kung di nkakatuwa ang ending nito, kasi nga naman ang mga artikel na may matinung ending karamihan ay kathang isip lang, ito totoo..kaya wag kang magtaka kung puro dq alam ang sinasabe ko, kasi ang gulo talaga....Gusto ko, pero di pwede..masaya ako, pero dapat iwasan, tama pero mali...sa madaling salita...DI KO ALAM!!!

Female: Unstable being

2009-01-09T01:16:00.000-08:00

What do women really want? They always seem to have a complex pattern of behavior. They change mood every now and then. Want this and that on the first minute and changes her taste after a heartbeat. When you give them what they want they never are contented, well males are sometimes like this, but for her, she's on a superior level. They seem to be like the ocean always making random waves splashing on the rocks of the sea shore.

Parents (our social upbringing), our schools, and especially the media- through movies, music videos (an example is a crappy song of Christina Aguilera, "what a girl wants"), commercials, soap operas and sitcoms- have all told us how to treat a woman and "what a girl wants". But has it ever occurred to you that women never fall for "nice guys" who try to give them what they want? Furthermore, has it ever dawned on you that WOMEN DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT anyway? Do you get the irony in all this? I hope so. However, "getting it" just doesn't cut it, in order to give a girl what she wants and needs, you need to understand it, and you need to live it.

So how do you understand and live it? Simple, you should care for them. And caring for them is not caring AT ALL. The best way to understand their wants is not asking that question at all. WHO CARES WHAT THEY WANT AND HOW THEY WANT IT? Why should I? Why should you? By not minding them you allow them to be free and exercise the God-given freewill, to do whatever pleases them and how ever they want it. Since women change what they want as often as a baby's diapers are changed, you can't really care about what they want, you will simply go crazy trying to give a girl what she wants. The feeble male mind is not equipped to handle such drastic fluctuations in desires. You'll need to give her not what she wants but what she needs, and that is a steadfast rock.

Woman in reality have no definite path in their deciding powers. They are indeed an small replica of the SEA. They often change direction like the tides and waves, which are continuously splashing against the rock on the sea shore. Although they can give you the most peaceful and calmest experience, they are also the ones whom you can experience the fiercest storms of the sea, that can wreck and sink every man's ship that crosses their path. If women are sea, what should men be to satisfy them?

If woman is the sea, man are (or ought to be) their natural counterpart, land. A man should be the shoreline and the rocks. Steadily upholding to his established virtues, rules and principles and sticking with it, plus without doing anything. By doing so, the ocean is free on being wild and unstable on continuously attacking the steadfast rock, but still going back to its limitations, thus staying bound by the strength of man(If the rock is strong enough it can endure the random personality of the sea).

The ecosystem itself balance its self out. So the best way of caring for the environment is you should leave it as it is, and you will live with it. I mean there's nothing woman needs from you to be stable, time will balance them out.

"You cannot do anything, but to stop what you are doing." - Niccolo Q. Garcia

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The Gossiper

2008-12-26T23:36:00.000-08:00

Republished by: Niccolo Q. Garcia

Author: Unknown

A woman repeated a bit of gossip about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community knew about the story. The person it concerned was deeply hurt and offended. Later, the woman resposible for spreading the rumor learned that it was COMPLETLY UNTRUE. She was very sorry and went to a sage(A wise old man) to find out what she could do to repair the damage.

"Go to the market place." he said, "and purchase a chicken, and have it killed. Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them one by one along the road." Although surprized by this peculiar advice, the woman did what she was told.

The next day the wise man said, "Now go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me."

The woman followed the same road, but to her dismay the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand. "You see", said the old sage, "it's easy to drop them, but it's impossible to get them back. So it is with gossip, and hurting the feelings of a neighbor. It doesn't take much to spread a rumor and make someone hurt, but once you do, you can never undo the wrong.

*Credits to the Author

Human Nature

2008-12-26T02:37:00.000-08:00

There is no doubt that Humans are the best and highest form of masterpiece ever made in the history of time itself. They are too logical that they are going deep into revealing uncharted secrets of this universe. They are indeed a unique beings, a being of almost perfect characteristics. But I definitely hate HUMAN NATURE, it is too complicated to understand. Their foundations of their personality can't sometimes be explained using the LOGIC and reasons that they themselves created.

One concrete example that I can give that I hate about human way of thinking is that NOBODY, yes, no one wants to accept the fact that in every aspect of life one will always be "good" and the other just came to be "better", and they call it LOSING. No body wants to admit mistakes, they always think that at some point they are being cheated. They define cheating as "something against", they don't mean cheating as unfair. Anything that is againts them is what they assume to be unfair, but whenever unfairness is on their side and they benefit from it, they don't mind being not fair. They don't seem to understand the word "accept" or "learning from mistake"; these are a few of the words they had created, but they aren't following the meaning that they have assigned to these words.

They say being human is to be logical. Now those HUMANS that are reading this, here's a logic for you: If humans are logical, and humans do things for unacceptable reasons(w/c is in effect being illogical), then are humans really HUMAN? I my self is a HUMAN being which is probably the worst embarassing fact that I must accept.

I'll leave this without conclusion, for you to reflect and understand. Do you hear what our Creator is trying to tell us? If you could just LISTEN.

POSITIVE SIDE

2008-11-23T07:14:00.000-08:00

I am a person of complexity. I myself barely know my own existence. As I dig deeper, more mysteries about the person within me is unearthed. I can't disclose my self for reasons of uncetainty. I don't understand, maybe I lack belief. I tried to introduce to the world the man inside my being. I tried to be as real as me, no one accepted. Not even the most you can expect to be on my side. I did the right thing, atleast 10,000 of them. But once I did a simple error, I am really sorry for it, but I guess the 10,000 right things are just hidden by a simple mistake? I don't really understand what's the hidden rule to follow. This always make me remember of a painting. A beautiful painting hung on a wall, the thing is, whenever a person pass by he will say:"WOW", "What an awesome painting" or any complement of the like. Now a single drop of coffee is dropped on the white part of the painting, a person saw the painting, what will that person say about the painting? Do you think it will first complement about the painting? Absolutely NO! That person will never see the masterpiece beyond that drop of coffee because of the almost invisible tiny drop of coffee embedded on it. This made me believe that human nature always searches for error for some unknown rationales or something irrational I guess. For these facts that I have noticed I came to a conclusion that the priority of the human eye is the negative element of the world, in its absence that one can only see the positive side.

THANKS FOR READING!