<![CDATA[joanmanlunas - Home]]>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:15:36 +0700Weebly<![CDATA[to position yourself to a better place when the smoke clears...]]>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:16:23 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/10/to-position-yourself-to-a-better-place-when-the-smoke-clears.html“It is better to move while the dust has not settled to position yourself to a better place when the smoke clears... whenever you see problems, you should see opportunities.” this I told one of my office mates.

People will always think that the best time to start a new project or to invest their money and time is when everything is clear. They believe that it is better to wait until financial atmosphere is at its best.

I have read a couple of success stories and have been through my own as well.  Most of which never started when the financial atmosphere is at its best. In fact, most of the success stories are stories of people who made their move when everything was chaotic. Robinsons & Mercury Drugstore to name a few local establishments.

Most people will always wait for the “air to clear”….and it will not come because you have to make it happen. It may be a rough road but it is the only way to clear the smoke or we will be forever teary eyed.

]]><![CDATA[another free domain names]]>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:14:28 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/09/another-free-domain-names.html

Hey Mike and RJ. All these i searched for you guys.

The process

1. You need to subscribe to a free hosting at rphost or biz2rp.
2. Create a sub domain from among the available domains at the site.
3. Use the tool above to  get your shorter domain name from this site: http://freedomains.lsgh.tk/

Alternatively, you can use the same tool above to shorten your very long friendster or multiply address.

So, good luck to all of you who would like to own your domain name for free. all for the best!

]]><![CDATA[free domain name]]>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:37:44 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/09/free-domain-name.html
CO.CC:Free Domain

My friends almost always would ask me if there is such a thing as free domain name. I searched and i have found!

Just click on the advertising that says free domain and you shall be led to one. I have my own too... www.joanmanlunas.co.cc.

Everything free has limits, so to keep within the boundaries of the terms & conditions of the company.

As for free webhosting, try  rphost or biz2rp.

So, enjoy this new options. Always visit my site to get something more.

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]]><![CDATA[poignant]]>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:17:31 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/09/poignant.htmli shared to my friends that my summer ends with volunteering to help a public school teacher in Sorsogon to clean up her classroom and make it ready for the school year.

      I could not help by feel bad about what i saw during my 3 days of cleaning - repainting the rooms.  And that 3 days was not even enough to make the room appear like a classroom. We tried to use lively colors but everything here could not be hidden.

      The current state of our public education stinks. I do not know if the congressman from that place who has a lot to say about how evil this administration is, has a word to say on where his pork barrel has come to.

      My dear president what is happening to our promise to bring a better future?  I thought we all understand that the education is the best way to combat poverty.

      The pictures below will tell us how impoverish are our schools in the province.

These are the classrooms used by the upper grade.

This is one of the chairs that i tried to drag near the door to get some light. The room is poorly lighted. So all my pictures inside are dark.

The ceiling is dilapidated and the ceiling fan is something that comes from the pocket of the already underpaid teachers.

From the inside, we tried to paint the walls to make it look worth staying and conducive to learning. But one could never deny that this is only a little better than the average pig pen in the area.

The doors and the lock! And the windows that you could not close.

These are the books of the grade four pupils. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY! As soon as you lift it up, it will disintegrate!

This one is the class room of the K1 & K2. I could only imagine how the kids will react as soon the rain pours.

The school looks good from afar. Yes, ONLY from AFAR!

Every year, the government takes taxes from all of us. As for me, they get at least 50K. Where did all the taxes go? Quo vadis?

]]><![CDATA[MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE ]]>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:06:58 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/07/men-are-just-happier-people.html Another email that i laughed the whole time while i was reading. Thanks to Fe... but i still do not know the author for this one. Have a good laugh my friends.

NICKNAMES If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and  Sarah.
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

EATING OUT When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it's only for $32.50.  None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

MONEY A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she  doesn't need but it's on sale.

BATHROOMS A man has six items in his bathroom:  toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a  towel .
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337.  A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these  items.

ARGUMENTS A woman has the last word in  any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

FUTURE A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.

DRESSING UP A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a  book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and  funerals.

NATURAL Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING Ah, children.  A woman knows all about her children.  She knows about  dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house..

THOUGHT FOR THE  DAY
A married man should forget his mistakes.  There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!

SO, send this to the women who have a sense  of humor and who can handle it ... and to the men who will enjoy reading it.

]]><![CDATA[INTERESTING CONVERSATION]]>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:23:42 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/07/interesting-conversation.htmlI got this email from a friend. I do not know the author. I am posting it here anyway.


INTERESTING CONVERSATION

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy speaks to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD, the ALMIGHTY.
He asks one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .
                    
Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?
Student    : Yes, sir.
Professor : So you Believe in GOD ?
Student    : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD Good ?
Student    : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him.
                   Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.
                   But GOD didn't.
                   How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

( Student is silent )
 
Professor : You can't answer, can you ?
                   Let's start again, Young Fella.
                   Is GOD Good?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student    : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from ?
Student    : From . . . GOD . . .
Professor : That's right.
                   Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ?
                   And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?

(Student does not answer)

Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?
                   All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?
Student    : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who Created them ?
 
( Student has no answer )
 
Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.
                   Tell me, son . . .. Have you ever Seen GOD?
Student    : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?
Student    : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD?
                   Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student    : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't..
Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist.
                   What do you say to that, son?
Student    : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes, Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.
Student    : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor : Yes.
Student    : And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor : Yes.
Student    : No sir. There isn't.

( The Lecture Theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events )

Student    : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,
                   a Little Heat or No Heat.
                   But we don't have anything called Cold.
                   We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.
                   There is no such thing as Cold.
                   Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.
                   We cannot Measure Cold.
                   Heat is Energy.
                   Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

( There is Pin - Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )
 
Student    : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?
Student    : You're wrong again, sir.
                   Darkness is the Absence of Something…
                   You can have Low Light,  Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .
                   But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called Darkness, isn't it?
                   In reality, Darkness isn't.
                   If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student    : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student    : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
                   You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.
                   You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.
                   Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.
                   It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
                   To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that
                   Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.  
                   Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it.
                   Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student    : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?

( The Professor shakes his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument is going )

Student    : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and
                   Cannot even prove that this Process is an On - Going Endeavor,
                   Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?
                   Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?

( The Class is in Uproar )

Student    : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?

( The Class breaks out into Laughter )

Student    : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .
                   No one appears to have done so.
                   So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that
                   You have No Brain, sir.
                   With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?

(The Room is Silent. The Professor stares at the Student, his face unfathomable)

Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student    : That is it sir . . .
                   The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
                   That is all that Keeps Things Moving & Alive.

NB:
I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so . . .
You'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . . won't you?
Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH.

]]><![CDATA[From teaching to Taking calls]]>Mon, 19 May 2008 02:21:29 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/05/from-teaching-to-taking-calls.htmlHappy Monday!

I always get prompted when someone learns that I came from a teaching work before joining the call center industry. Now is the time that I will personally confront it myself – this forever resurrecting issue.

Is it difficult to move from teaching to taking calls in a call center setup? I said yes and no. Yes because it is almost a world apart.  In teaching you prepare the lessons for the day. In the call center, it will be dependent on what the caller’s concern would be.

In the classroom you take control of the discussion and you take responsibility in the discipline. In a call, you also have call control. In the classroom you control the flow of discussions just like the way you control the flow of the call. There are callers who would like to take the discussion and prolong the call. In the class, there are students who would like to prolong the discussion for a reason or another.

 

So, why did I choose technical support? I took the route of a technical support representative – not because it is in line with my course [heck, I graduated with a course in AB Philosophy] but because I can and have been doing it.  Even before I joined the call center I have been helping people get their PC fixed or setup.  It is just like going for that which I love to do – troubleshoot PC issues.

 

Is call center life better than teaching? Let us say, in a day to day process: when you teach you bring home your extra work load while in the call center, after your call, everything is done.  In other concerns, there is less politics and less judgmental people in a call center setup.  They do not care if you are married for the second time around as long as you perform well.  In my previous school work, I was asked to resign because I remarried right after my first marriage was legally annulled.  In fact, I was asked to choose between my family or my work – what the heck is that? Do I have a choice but to leave?

 

Am I bitter? Nahhh… I just feel bad. I spent some good years for that school.  I espoused its philosophy and live by its call that school work is not a work but a mission of teaching minds, touching hearts and transforming lives --- that the school is one Big Family.  I never thought a family would send out somebody for choosing to live with his kids.  Whatever kind of morality used in that judgment, I would agree it is NEVER CHRISTIAN.

How about the pay? Well, the call center pays a lot better than my previous work.  To top it all, the work related stress is only during specific calls, while in teaching it is the whole 8hrs that you are in school and a lot more. The responsibility on your shoulder is just one call at a time unlike the 45 students in a class.  Going back, I can only shiver thinking what kind of bravery did I wear when we brought 50 classes of 42 to 45 students to Muntinlupa Medium Security Prison for an exposure during my six years stay.  Whatever happens to the kids, we will be held responsible for it. Was it worth the pay? Heck, NO!

Do I miss teaching? YES

Do I want to go back to teaching? Not in the near future.

]]><![CDATA[Pope John Paul II on ORA ET LABORA]]>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:31:29 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/04/pope-john-paul-ii-on-ora-et-labora.htmlI was asked to search for articles of Pope John Paul II on ORA ET LABORA. I got more than a hundred results but such a pity I can only understand 10 of them.

I only speak and read English well, my Italian, Latin & German is awful it will take me days to read a page. For those who are interested on reading here are the links for your perusal --- 21 pages of single space. I bet you can finish it in a day.


Message to the Missionaries of Mariannhill (English)
...the tenet " Ora et Labora ". In this way too, you ...
Date: 29/10/02 Size: 8k, Highlighted result page, Preview

Letter for 50th anniversary of the Benedictine Sisters of ... (English)
... ) and the unceasing effort ( "labora" ) to stand beside the endless ...
Date: 19/06/07 Size: 7k, Highlighted result page, Preview

Les Combes - Angelus, 11 July 1999 (English)
...famous motto "ora et labora", will be a most timely ...
Date: 03/12/03 Size: 6k, Highlighted result page, Preview

Message to the Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Athenaeum of ... (English)
...harmoniously joined with the labora of action, in a continuous ...
Date: 20/06/02 Size: 7k, Highlighted result page, Preview

Third International Symposium of Benedictine Women (English)
...meaning of ?Ora et labora ?, and who will teach us ...
Date: 30/07/07 Size: 8k, Highlighted result page, Preview

Benedictine Sisters of Divine Providence (English)
...whose motto: " Ora et labora ", stands out on your institute's ...
Date: 25/05/07 Size: 11k, Highlighted result page, Preview

Homily at Mass (6 June 1999, Pelplin) (English)
...the Benedictine Ora et Labora ? pray and work. The word ...
Date: 14/07/03 Size: 14k, Highlighted result page, Preview

MESSAGE FOR MONTE CASSINO ANNIVERSARY (English)
...Benedictine principle "ora et labora", after the decline of the ...
Date: 09/10/07 Size: 12k, Highlighted result page, Preview



]]><![CDATA[Pinay Scandals at its best!]]>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:02:07 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/03/pinay-scandals-at-its-best.htmlPinay Scandals at its best! | Scandalous bodies! | Ateneo Scandal! | La Salle Scandal! | FEU Scandal and other scandalous scandals! | YouTube - Free Pinay Scandal Sites | Free Pinay Scandal Sites | iNeedTissue | iYotTube | YouTube - Pinay Cebu Scandal | I know you've been looking for scandals. Pinay Cebu Scandal | Pnay Scandal: 18 Above Only: Warning: May Change | Filipina: Filipino Girls, Pinay Scandal, Asian Babes | moderately-confused pinay in deutschland - Pinay Scandal | perfect pinay scandal photo | Yummypinays
---------- all these to mean one thing...

If you land in this site to satisfy your lust... im sorry to disappoint you. You better stop what you are doing.
However you say it or would like to view it, it still boils down to one: it degrades the filipina. It entices the male kind to think lustfully of our women. One way or another they promote it over the net... This is just my little way of reminding you that your way of living is scandalous.

]]><![CDATA[Winning and whining over Manny Pacquiao's win]]>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:18:28 +0700http://www.joanmanlunas.com/1/post/2008/03/winning-and-whinning-over-manny-pacquiaos-win.html Recah Trinidad came up with his verdict: Marquez won. It is easier to say that when you are seated in front of the TV and has the chance to rewind it. But one thing I am sure of, this is where the sport caster's opinion would lead you. It is also a world apart from the situation of the judges.

If you are seated next to the boxers, it will be a different situation. It will be an entirely different perspective. You cannot rewind and you can see them face up. You give your judgment and you give out your grade. There are lots of things to take into consideration.

I remember the first Marquez-Pacquiao match. Pacquiao would have won that encounter had judge Burt Clemens rightly scored the first round 10-6 instead of 10-7. This should also remind Marquez that he retained that crown because of the judges scores. Now that the scores are not coming his way, he starts whining.. what a loser.

The recent fight can go either way. These are two entirely different boxing styles.  It is natural to get contrasting verdict.

The judges deserves the merit of being a judge by profession.  Trinidad is a reporter and he deserves the merit of a reporter.  To say his personal bias and wants the world to take it as gospel truth... that is not reporting.

Trinidad can keep on whinning... it is his opinion.  I saw the fight three times yesterday... i can say that there is half truth to what Trinidad said. Half because there was something more in winning the boxing than outpunching your opponent just as there are 12 rounds in the said fight. As a boxing afficionado, Trinidad should have known it: what matters most is not his opinion but the opinion of the judges.

After 24 rounds and 4 knockout.... it should be a finished business... or maybe let them meet 3 years after. Huh? Let us see who is a better boxer by that time.

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