After having gun fire yesterday between the govt. forces and
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
Alhamdulillah! We are thankful to Allah (SWT), the war is almost over,
Ins Sha Allah we still have home to live in, the place safe for our children.
As we keep updating from the RMN news from Jimmy Villaflores,
Still there are some rebels hiding inside in our area, the scout ranger, and
The Philippine Army keep checking if they are still being hostage
Inside in Martha Drive, while Jimmy delivering news what is
Happening inside they hear some gun shot again.
According to Jimmy, at the back of Nonong Guingona's house
towards left, all the houses got burned until the housing project before
The land owned by late Ramon Evangelista.
Totally emptied from the entrance of Martha Drive.
Almost all the houses burned, we still don't know if
Our house is included, In Sha Allah, Allah (SWT)
Keep our house safe from fire,
Where the MNLF camp in Imauz building it is in our
Left side from the entrance of our house.
Regarding from the hostage who able to run out
From the MNLF, they are still holding some hostages and
One of them are West family's, hoping for them to
Release soon.
Being a Filipino I love my Country, my City, My Hometown.
Where I'm belong to the YOSORES CLAN.
I love my neighbors, my friends where I grow up, we are like brothers, and
sisters as one family sharing each other, and love one another.
Mabuhay Tayong Lahat
In this picture above, (Bagets) we are all single, but now some died, some are married,
And some are not, and some are successful in their profession.
How I wish we could go back to our life before.
We are all believing the faith of Roman Catholic.
The happiest moment we had as family.
I used to dream this place, I have no idea what it mean.
But now I realized and trying to figure out those dream I had.
That is something to happen in this area, I saw darkness from this place
I'm running toward Santa Barbara, Lustre Street then toward our home
Martha Drive.
The smoke where you can see above the sky, this come from
Santa Barbara, on the right side building my college school,
Southern City Colleges where I studies BSC (Accounting Major).
The government negotiating what to do, we don't know what their
Meeting all about. We all the relatives keep waiting the result but,
Till when do we need to wait? we could not wait, we want the
Positive result, we all want to go home to have full rest.
Where you can see the Samal (thribe of Muslim) they want also a
Resting place where their children could sleep good.
Now, you can see here in grandstand full of evacuees, they just
Put some tent for them to have a place to rest.
I remember when I'm in my Elementary School we used to
Practice how to prepare the tent for emergency.
This tent they have remind me as a girls scout leader during those days.
Third day, loud sporadic shots and fire in Sta. Barbara is
Still going on. Yet, another fire has started in
Sta. Catalina chapel going to Martha Drive.
We are all thankful that all my siblings are out from our home, but
We are always praying that this war will finish soon.
But we hear another bad news that the
MNLF keep the civilian as their hostages, some of the hostage
Are our friends's parents, and friend of my sister, and the
Friend of my niece, and father Ofana and his family.
We keep on praying for all the hostages to keep them safe.
We keep updating the news now and then, although Reinforcements of our soldiers are more coming from Luzon To help Zamboanga be safe and try to rescue the hostages. As many evacuees run to grandstand and the street in Cawa cawa and some to the school. We are always hoping this war will finish soon.
The government employees waiting for the order of our mayor,
There is no order what they need to do.
I want to document what was happening during the invasion in my hometown Zamboanga City. It was September 9, 2013, 5 A. M. Early morning Philippine times.
That was September 8, 2013 here in America, I'm busy preparing food for my father's birthday that we are going to celebrate together with my sister Mariam. At that moment we receive the bad news,
My niece Jennela saw a post on twitter and facebook that there's a war going on in our hometown. She then called our relatives in the Philippines for confirmation and to know they're well-being.
Accordingly, our hometown is being attacked by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
I called my sister (Mariam) right away to inform her what had happened. We both tried to contact them (our relatives in Zamboanga) right away and ask what happened.
The story goes like this:
My brother Boy is preparing (that early morning) to drop her eldest daughter, Cherry Anne in the hospital site. Then he met Nonoy, afraid and screaming saying "evacuate to TRES ALAS (a Corporation in our area in Martha Drive, Sta. Catalina) and send the children and women because
We are being invaded by Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)." They all panic at that moment.
George's children and Nonoy's manage to go to TRES ALAS. Later in the afternoon, Boy bring his children and wife to the Corporation but unfortunately, that place is already full so, he need to run again to dropped them in Hon. Guingona's house.
We keep contacting them through their cellphone. We are restless, stress, and panicky as well.
During that night I feel sorry for them. That is the first night they are separated from each other,
I hear children crying, we could not sleep during that night, Keep thinking for their situation till morning. That will be morning in the Philippines.
White pine trees, Pinus strobus, are considered by some admirers
To be one of the most magnificent of forest trees.
The rapid growing pine, one of America's
Most valued timber trees, is also grown as a shade or
Ornamental tree. Native Americans used white
Pine needles medicinally as a remedy for many illneses;
A tea made from the needles was found particularly useful.
Today, we know pine-needle tea is especially
Beneficial for such respiratory problems as colds
And congestion. When it's used in a bath,
The tea is considered quite effective in treating
Chronic gout pain, nerve pain and arthritis,
As well as sprains and muscle strains.
The needles from the white pine tree are used
More commonly as a remedy than the familiar
Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris, which has similar
Components and is used as an ornament or
Christmas tree. While pine needles aren't available
Commercially, they may be gathered in the wild.
Preparation of the tea
A tea made with white pine needles is most effective
When using the young needles. Boil 3 tbsp. of fresh or
Dried pine needles in 1 qt. of water for about 2 min.
Cover and let steep for 30 min. Drink 3-4 large cups of tea,
Sweetened with honey to taste, between meals.
Therapeutic effect: Freshly gathered young pine
Needles contain ample vitamin C, as well as an essential oil.
In combination with tannic acids, bitter principles and resins,
The tea will inhibit mucus production in the bronchi
And act as a disinfectant. When used in a compress,
It can help heal wounds and relieve pain.
A good stimulant
Pine is refreshing and invigorating and may give a boost
To anyone suffering from lethargy and exhaustion.
The abundant vitamin-C content, a necessary nutrient
For all cells to repair and regenerate, makes pine-needle
Tea a good choice for those who don't get
Vitamin C from other sources.
Finding white pine
Because white pine isn't available commercially,
It's necessary to forage for the needles yourself.
The tree is distinguishable by its flexible, blue-green
Needles, arranged in bundles of five.
Caution: Some people may experience contact
Dermatitis from the resinous sap of the tree.
Medicinal Uses
For coughs and bronchitis Pine-needle tea is an excellent remedy for acute bronchitis, especially when it is accompanied by stubborn and thick mucus production and expectoration. The components in pine have wound-healing, decongestive and disinfectant effects on the respiratory passages. Painful throat irritation is reduced and inflamed bronchi are soothed. Even inhaling the vapors of this tea can bring relief. Drink 3 cups daily with a little honey, if desired.
Bath therapy A pine-needle bath is energizing and invigorating; because pine also is anti-inflammatory, a bath may be beneficial for rheumatism and gout, sprains or strains. To prepare a bath, place a large handful of fresh needles in a muslin bag and bring it to a boil in 1 qt. of water. Cover and simmer for 30 min. For the best effect, add both the liquid and the bag of needles to the bath.
As a diuretic Pine-needle tea has a mildly diuretic effect and will help remove small deposits that often accumulate in the kidneys and the bladder. This "gravel" may lead to paintful kidney stones. The germicidal effect in pine's essential oil alleviates inflammations associated with the urinary tract.
Healing Tea Mixtures
To flush the urinary tract
1 oz. white-pine needles
3/4 oz. dandelion leaves
3/4 oz. goldenrod herb
Prepare this medicinal tea (front), to stimulate urination and to flush crystalline deposits from the body, preventing a build-up that can lead to kidney gravel and stones.
For circulation
1 oz. white-pine needles
3/4 oz. hawthorn blossoms
1/2 oz. peppermint leaves
1/2 oz. rosemary leaves
Prepare this blend (front) for an invigorating tea. Because it is a mild stimulant, anyone with high blood pressure should drink only small amounts of the tea.
For neuralgic pain
1 oz. pine needles
1 oz. calendula flowers
1 oz. St. John's wort
Prepare a tea (front) with this medicinal plant mixture to help calm nerves and to alleviate headache from neuralgic pain. Drink as a tea or use it in a compress to relieve headache pain.
If you miss me, I missed you more like crazy!!!
If you search for me, I search for you more than you do!!
If you found me still I can not recognize you!
The day you were gone, was the day I lost my sight!!!
I tried to rub my eyes and blink them one more time!!
Still I could not recognized who's in front of me!
Who are they? They are smiling; it seem like they know me!
I smile back, pretending I know them!!
Then I start walking ahead of them!!!
I start thinking from where I met them!
Then I tried to remember my past department!!
Where I am working before!!!
I keep thinking what happened to my sight!
I hope and pray to Almighty God!!
He will return my sight back.
I don't want to lose you at my side
I only remember the SWEET SMILE
Keep Smiling until I meet you
One more time.
It was summer when I remember, when I was a kid at the age of 10;
I used to sell banana cue(barbecue), with halo halo and
Some candies for children and old folks.
I used to jog in the morning with my siblings and my friends.
We'll pass the old market to buy the stuffs for me
To sell in my small store.
I became very responsible at that age till I finished my college.
Then, I started building my small business- buy and sell,
Such as RTW, and sari sari store (groceries), as well as
Avon products, and Tupperware.
Selling those stuffs were my passion.
Until one day, my father look for a job for me.
There I started working in the office as a bookkeeper.
My dream was to be a successful business woman or best wife.
But how could I become the best wife if I did not found
The Love of My Life? I had several suitors but
My heart did not palpitate the way I wanted it to.
So, I focused myself to do business while I was working in the office.
One day I thought, I'll work abroad and follow my dream.
I did. But working abroad was hard for me.
I almost give up my life, the night mare I had that day.
It was just a dream, until I Marry my husband who save my LIFE.
This cute baby remind me for what I dream for. By: ShehGarLynn
A headache, one of the body's most powerful alarm signals, is often a sign of physical or psychological overload. There are several types of headaches, and they differ according to how and where the pain occurs. These include tension, cluster, simple and combination headaches and migraines-an especially intense form that is often accompanied by nausea and impaired vision. The pain can be triggered by many things. A common cause of headache is tense muscles in the head or neck. Headaches may also be a symptom of stress, caffeine withdrawal, allergies, certain infectious diseases of the result of too much alcohol. Constricted or expanded blood vessels, as well as altered pressure in the head (which may occur when the weather changes), can also produce headaches. Natural methods-including relaxations exercises, massage and homeopathic remedies-can often be as effective as standard medications in preventing or relieving the pain caused by the different forms of headache.
How To Reduce and Relieve Headache
Types Of Headaches
Simple headache - Hammering, buzzing, pulsing in the head. Causes:stress, sensitivity to weather or changes in atmospheric pressure, high blood pressure, fever or lack of oxygen.
Tension headache - Dull, oppressive pain occurring in the temples. Begins at the back of the head and neck or in the forehead and spreads throughout the head. Causes:muscular tension or bad posture.
Cluster headache - Piercing, burning pain, which occurs on one side of the head and always in the same place. Cause:unknown.
Migraine - Pains is usually on one side of the head only. Often accompanied by nausea, vomiting and vision problems. Causes:hereditary factors or circulatory disturbances in the brain.
Combination headache - Dull oppressive pain that usually begins in the morning and reoccurs between migraine attacks. Cause:unknown.
Some cases of migraines are preceded by the presence of certain warning signs, including sensations of flashing lights or zigzag lines. The appearance of these ominous warning signs, called an aura, foreshadows the occurrence of a migraine. The actual headache usually occurs within 20 minutes of the warning signs on the opposite side of the head. Although the aura is usually characterized by visul stimuli, sometimes it can take the form of other sensations, such as the detection of odor, lingual difficulties, disorientation, tingling, or numbness.
A Helpful Headache Remedy Run yourself this warm bath to alleviate tension and relax blood vessels. Combine the following essentials oils with an emulsifier (cream or honey): 3 drops of chamomile, 3 drops of lavender and 3 drops of rosemary. Add the mixture to the bathwater.
What You Can Do: Headaches can be alleviated by cold compresses, bath, acupressure and relaxation techniques. You should minimize your exposure to external stimuli, exercise in fresh air and abstain from smoking and alcohol.
Relaxation and avoidance of stimuli Create a soothing environment, free of such external stimuli as light and noise. Ventilate the room; a fan will help circulate the air (but don't let it blow directly on you). Close the windows and draw the blinds. Turn off the radio and TV and unplug the phone. If the area still noisy, put cotton balls or ear plugs in your ears. Consciously try to relax, preferably with the aid of a relaxation technique, such as yoga.
Help from acupressure Use your thumb and index finger to press against the bridge of your nose at the corners of your eyes. Or, rub the center of the fleshy webbing between your index and thumb.
Herbal remedies Speak with a nutritionist or doctor about taking herbal supplements to prevent headaches. It is thought that kava kava can relieve tension headaches, and feverfew and gingo biloba are often recommended to prevent migraines.
Extra Tip
This time-tested home remedy can provide quick headache relief. Put a few drops of fresh lemon juice into a cup of black coffee and drink it in small sips. Warning:This is not for people with sensitive stomachs!
Poultices for Pain
Cold compress moisten a cloth with cold water, put 2 drops of peppermint oil on it and apply it to the painful area for about 15 min.
Potato poultice Cut 2 large, unpeeled potatoes into quarters and boil until tender. Mash them and press out the excess moisture. Wrap the warm mixture in a cloth; place it on the back of the neck for about 15 min.
Horseradish poultice Add a small amount of water to finely grated horseradish. Wrap it in a cloth; apply it to the neck for not more than 5 min. This will stimulate the skin, which helps extinguish headache pain. If your skin is sensitive, spread cream over your neck before applying the poultice.
Assalam Walaikum to my brothers and sisters in Islam,
And to all readers, relatives, and the one I love most.
May Allah (SWT) open your breast, and understand
The beauty of Islam, it is you will benefit His Blessing
The promise of Allah (SWT) is Paradise where you
Lives forever.
For those who is single searching for their life partner,
This is the time to ask Allah (SWT) favours, His Mercy
And Blessing shower you abundantly. Ameen.
Among His Signs is this, that He created you from dust; And then- behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)! And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates Among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, And He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): Verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. [Surah Al Rum, 30:20:21]
When you love someone! follow the guidance from Allah (SWT)
Who makes your Emaan Rise, who make you more Pious,
And make your Faith more strong, and helps you to be
Successful here on Earth as well in Paradise.
That is the meaning of "TRUE LOVE".
O mankind! reverence your Guardian Lord, Who created you From a single Person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twin scattered (like seeds) Countless men and women-Fear Allah, through Whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) The wombs (that bore you): for Allah ever watches over you.
[Surah Al-Nisa, 4:1]
Note: the picture above are collected from other Muslim file.
This acrostic poem dedicated to my beloved father Adriano.
A - ADRIANO VILLANUEVA YOSORES SR.
D - Dear Papa
R - Remember You are always in my heart,
wherever you are right now.
I - I'll keep on praying till the day of judgement,
A - And Ingko Brox that you both meet in heaven.
N- Now! you both are gone in this earth full of sacrifices
you do for me.
O- One day we all be together.
V - Very Special father like you.
I - In everything you do for me.
L - Laughing, Joking, and enjoying the
L - Life you have given me.
N - No matter what bad choices I might have made.
U - Until today I never regret
E - Even though I might not say all you did for me. V- Very much appreciated, and I'll never forget.
A - And above all for taking care our beloved Mother.
Y- You have been there for me financially
O - Over and over again
S- Saying, and advising for my future.
O - Only You is my HERO
R - Remember, that I always love you
E - Every minute of my breath.
S- So my Dear Papa, this poem is only for you, Our Hero,
our everything, our friend, our adviser, and a great father,
and loving husband to our beloved mother.
English Version
I dedicate this song to my beloved father, it remind me my cousin Noel sang this song to us together with my father that's the time I saw him laughing with tears.
