Eye Care Tips

Our eyes is one of the most important parts of our body. It works with the brain to provide us vision. It is the window of the soul. Nothing can make us aware the wonders of the surroundings and the opportunities to appreciate the beauty of God's creation without our eyes. But sometimes we tend to take for granted our eyes through unhealthy practices. We rub them and expose to the sun. We do not eat vitamins for the eye. We sleep late and too much exposure to computers etc.
For those who are working with computers, we can avoid eye strain by doing the simple tips.

* Adjust the distance of the monitor by at least 18-24 inches away from you and 16 inches below your eye level.

* Increase font size by at least 14 while working on it.

* If possible use large monitor.

* Set your monitor to high contrast and medium brightness.

* As much as possible, go for a natural lightning from the light of the sun because too much light from the bulb can create glare on the screen.

* If natural light is impossible, use glare screen to reduce glareness.

It's Christmas!

Christmas is the most awaited celebration of the year. Some people even started celebrating in the month of September (with and ending sound of “ber”). Why we celebrate Christmas? How do we celebrate Christmas?Christmas is a holiday generally observed and celebrated every December 25. This is to commemorate the birth of Jesus. The date is not known to be the actual birthday of Jesus, but it may have been initially chosen to correspond either the day exactly after nine months whom Jesus was conceived. Christmas is not only celebrated by Christians but is widely celebrated by non-Christians. We can see different Christmas decorations hanging in every home and establishments to symbolize celebrations and happiness of the holiday season. Of course when it’s Christmas everybody is in a rush in going to the malls to buy new things for themselves and for others. People do not mind if there is economic crisis as long as they can celebrate this special day even in a simple way. Since it is a celebration for Jesus, we should not forget to attend mass and offer our thanksgiving for a good year He gave. Merry Christmas to all and I hope that each of us will have a prosperous year to come.

The Maguindanao Massacre A Year After

It’s been a year since the massacre of 57 civilians in Maguidanao shocked the whole world wherein they are brutally killed and dumped in a mass grave on a hillside above the town of Ampatuan. The whole country commemorated the so called Maguidanao massacre which until now, the families of the victims waited for the final justice of their love ones. On November 23, families of the 57 victims will participate in a motorcade that will start in General Santos City and end at the crime site, in hilly Sitio Masalay in Barangay Salman, Ampatuan town.  Aside from the motorcade, the Nov. 23 Movement will also plant 58 trees at the crime site in honor of the 58 victims of the massacre – the 58th being Reynaldo “Bebong" Momay, a photojournalist for the Tacurong City-based Midland Review whose body has yet to be recovered.

I hope that the present government will deal fairly about the case, punished the people who were involved and mastermind of the brutal killing. Let justice prevails!

Happy Id al-Adha to Our Muslim Brothers and Sisters

It is the the day of sacrifice. It is considered as the great ‘Id in comparison to ‘Id al FUr (lesser ‘id). As on the day of ‘Id al-Fitr, it is observed with special prayer in the morning and the distribution of the flesh of animals (slaughtered as sacrifice) among relatives, neighbors, and the poor. This day is locally known as the Hari-raya Hajji. This is commemorated on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah.

Manny Pacquiao Got His Eight Crown -The WBC Super Welterweight

Hello everyone! How was your weekend? I guess everybody was all happy and proud of the 8^th World Boxing Title of Cong. Manny “pacman” Pacquiao. The whole world was truly amazed of the power he showed during their fight with Margarito. That was really a good fight and everybody was enjoying watching it.  Even though Margarito has a height and reach advantage against Pacquiao but he was not able to turn down the strength of the Filipino fighter. Pacquiao dominated the fight from round 1 to round 12 which obviously giving him a unanimous scores from the judges. Congratulations to Manny Pacquiao! We are truly proud of you.

Boost Up Your Site - Submit to Link directory

Christmas is very much near. It is the most waited time for everybody especially for children wherein they are expecting gifts coming from their parents and relatives. But it is hard to choose what to buy especially when you are short of your budget. As we are talking with my friend we are sharing some ideas on how to make money online. She shared that if I own a site, it can be a good source of income. To make my site visible to diverse areas of the world I must submit it to different Link Directory. Link Directory can be of great help to all site owners to promote their products and services to different areas of the world. That is why I am encouraging everybody who owns a site to submit it to Link Directory.

How to Create Your Own Halloween Pumpkin

The Halloween pumpkin, also known as Jack-o-lantern, is a good Halloween tradition. There are different varieties of pumpkins but the famous and widely use is the Orange Smoothie or in the Philippines it is a squash. They are fairly small and most weigh less than 5 pounds. The flesh is edible and can be baked when you are through decorating. The story of the Jack-o-lantern is an Irish Folklore about a man that tricked the Devil twice. Unfortunately, he was left in the everlasting darkness after his death. He had not been nice enough for heaven, and the Devil was so mad at Jack after being tricked, that he would not let him in. The only thing the Devil would let him is a coal, that he put into a turnip. So I will give you the steps on how to make a Halloween pumpkin. You don’t need to be very skilled in order to make your own Jack-o-lantern, but it takes time to carve a pumpkin. But it is worth the effort, and let trick-or-treaters know you will open the doors for them. The inside of the pumpkin can be turned into good food.

1. Buy a large pumpkin in any shape that you like. The larger the better. It should be fresh.
2. Draw a circle on the top of the pumpkin around the stem. This is to mark the hole to be cut. Make sure the opening is large enough to let your hand go through it.
3. Cut the opening carefully with a sharp knife. Hold the knife in a 45 degree angle, to make the top as nicely cut as possible. The round part that you cut off the pumpkin is supposed to work as a lid on top of the Jack-o-lantern after the carving is done.
4. Scoop out the seeds and the pulp from the inside with a large spoon. Save the seeds. They are excellent snacks.
5. Clean the pumpkin well. To make the pumpkin hold a little bit longer, the pumpkin can be soaked in a solution of water and bleach for a couple of hours. Use a very small amount of bleach.
6. Draw a funny face on the surface of the pumpkin. The more inexperienced you are, the easier the face should be. Use a thick felt-tip pen. Make the face details large enough as this makes it more easy to cut the face right and gets the proportions of the face vs. the pumpkin right. A small face will not get the same effect.
7. Cut according to the drawings right through the pumpkin.
8. Place a candle inside the Jack-o-lantern. When lit, the top of the pumpkin should be opened up.

For first timers, you can search in the internet some patterns to follow.