Joe Jonas doing "SINGLE LADIES of Beyonce"

One word: HILARIOUS!!!





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Everything happens for a reason

"This is the closest I've ever been to achieving the quality of life I want for myself. It's been a struggle and will probably continue to be a struggle, but it's getting easier, and it's definitely worth it."

I am guided by the quote above. Life itself is indeed a struggle but then it depends on how we see it. It can either positively or negatively influences us. When you have a serious disease or is in deep hole or has lost someone that you love, it's always the best time to ponder on a lot of things. You may think some bad things, but always remember that there is someone up above who is willing to listen to you. God will always be with us, he will lift us up when we are down and he will make us strong when we are very weak.

I have received a lot of bad news the past week and i've had some really tough times, honestly. But then God had made it easier for me to accept and move on...It may be hard at first but learn to accept it..Life still goes on.

Last TITANIC survivor has died!

LONDON (AFP) – Millvina Dean, the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, died in a care home in England on Sunday, media reports said. She was 97.

Elizabeth Gladys Dean, known to friends as Millvina, was only nine weeks old when the liner hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on the night of April 14, 1912, and sank killing 1,500 people.

She survived after being bundled up in a sack and carried to safety. Her mother Georgette Eva and brother Bertram also made it, but her father, Bertram Frank, was among those who died.

Dean died in a private nursing home near Ashurst in the southern English county of Hampshire, according to the BBC and Britain's domestic Press Association news agency. Staff there refused to comment late Sunday.

Dean's family had boarded the Titanic at Southampton, heading for a new life in Kansas where her father hoped to open a tobacconist shop.

Born on February 12, 1912, Dean was the youngest passenger on board. At the time, RMS Titanic was the most luxurious, most technically advanced and largest passenger liner in the world.

She was dubbed "unsinkable", but it took just two hours and 40 minutes for her to disappear into the icy waters of the Atlantic after striking an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14.

Dean was taken back to Southampton with her family after the disaster and did not find out that she had been on board until she was eight years old and her mother was planning to remarry.

According to enthusiasts' website Encyclopedia Titanica (ET), Dean worked for the government as a cartographer during World War II and then for an engineering company.

She told reporters that it was not until the wreckage of the liner was found in 1985 that she suddenly became a celebrity, taking part in documentaries and giving media interviews.

Dean was invited to complete her family's ill-fated journey to the United States in 1997 aboard the QE2, and accepted, although she turned down an offer to attend the premier of the movie "Titanic" because it would be too upsetting.

She moved into a private nursing home in Hampshire after breaking her hip three years ago, and after struggling to pay the bills was forced to sell off some of her memorabilia.

At auction in October 2008 she raised 31,150 pounds (40,000 euros, 53,900 dollars), selling off rare prints of the liner signed by the artists as well as compensation letters sent to her mother by the Titanic Relief Fund.

Dean was also forced to sell a 100-year-old suitcase filled with clothes donated to her family by the people of New York when they arrived after being rescued.

In the wake of the auction, friends including members of the British Titanic Society and the Belfast Titanic Society -- the liner was built in Belfast in Northern Ireland-- set up a campaign to secure her future.

Among the donors to the Millvina Fund were Hollywood actors Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in the 1997 "Titanic" film. The pair and the film's director, James Cameron, reportedly donated 30,000 US dollars in total.

The last remaining US survivor, Lillian Asplund, died in her home in May 2006 at the age of 99. She was just five years old when the Titanic went down.

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Tomorrow's gonna be fine...i hope!

If there's one thing I'd be doing tonight, it'll definitely have to be sleeping. Me thinks sleeping is the best thing right now! Having been on duty for the 4th straight day now and waking up early in the morning, it's still a bittersweet experience for me...and I still have 3 days more...I ain't complaining, in fact I am lovin' it!

However, tomorrow's gonna be different. I won't be divulging any information however its going to be life-changing if it'll materialize. I am scared, its a risk I am going to take but however, like that of a rainbow, I hope to see a pot of gold at the end. I've prayed for this a couple of times, asked for opinions with the people i trust..its a go or a no-show for me. Wish me luck!!!

Also, apologies to everyone for I haven't updated my blog these past few days. I have been very exhausted not only physically but most importantly..psychologically. Hopefully i'll be able to update it the next couple of days. That's it for now, dozing off!



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BEWARE OF TOO MUCH COLA!

TOO MUCH COLA CAN CAUSE MUSCLE PROBLEMS
by HealthDay news

Drinking too much cola can increase the risk of a muscle problem called hypokalemia, experts warn.

In people with hypokalemia, a drop in blood potassium levels results in problems with vital muscle functions. Symptoms can range from mild weakness to serious paralysis, say Greek researchers who conducted a review of people who drank between two to nine liters of cola a day.

Two of the patients were pregnant women who were admitted to hospital with low potassium levels. One was a 21-year-old woman who drank up to three liters of cola a day and complained of fatigue, appetite loss and persistent vomiting. An electrocardiogram revealed she had a heart blockage, and blood tests showed she had low potassium levels, the researchers explained in a news release.

The second pregnant patient, who'd consumed up to seven liters of cola a day for 10 months, had low potassium levels and was suffering from increasing muscular weakness, the researchers noted.

Both patients made a rapid and full recovery after they stopped drinking cola and took oral or intravenous potassium. The case studies are described in the June issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice.

"We are consuming more soft drinks than ever before, and a number of health issues have already been identified including tooth problems, bone demineralization and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes," and there's increasing evidence that excessive cola consumption leads to hypokalemia, Dr. Moses Elisaf, of the University of Ioannina, said in the news release.

Elisaf said the three most common ingredients in cola -- glucose, fructose and caffeine -- can contribute to hypokalemia.

"The individual role of each of these ingredients in the pathophysiology of cola-induced hypokalemia has not been determined and may vary in different patients," Elisaf said. "However, in most of the cases we looked at for our review, caffeine intoxication was thought to play the most important role. This has been borne out by case studies that focus on other products that contain high levels of caffeine but no glucose or fructose."

However, "caffeine-free cola products can also cause hypokalemia because the fructose they contain can cause diarrhea," Elisaf said.

....good thing I haven't consumed cola for over 6 months now!



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LOVIN' THE RAIN

Today, while i was having my duty, i opened up to my unit head nurse that I am craving for a lot of foods (of which I am missing since I am on diet for months now). She, being on a diet also, shook me as she answered me with a "yes" right away! Heheh! Take note, she's on diet despite her 47-kg frame!

Anyway, after our duty, we went to a popular mall here in our city...we were like little kids ... eating everything edible that we see...from donuts, to burger buns, to squid balls, etc. That time, I was happy because finally, I overcame something that I've fought in for months...to eat more than the usual.

After the "food trip", we didn't notice that there was a heavy rain looming in which eventually caught me while I was still riding the public utility vehicle. Speaking of the rain, I used to like the rain simply because it gives me the opportunity to be a kid (at least in my heart) again.. because while I was still a kid, playing in the rain would mean forgetting all of your problems... I wanted to shrug off every worry and problem that I have right now.

That is why, when the next rain will fall, expect someone like me to be happy!



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Finally, Goodnews to Everyone!

The other night, I was talking over the internet to a good friend who is now living and based in the US. We talked a lot of things...food, events and lifestyle in the US. She shared to me that she is now taking up a computer-related course in college. I shared back that I am now currently working for a tertiary hospital.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS AGAIN...

I was on graveyard shift duty last night. It was a smooth-flowing duty other than some ghost stories my co-workers feasted in which we eventually ended since the resident doctor got scared as well. Took my cup of hot oatmel. Endorsed. Anyway, the duty ended and time for me to go home. I also learned something that could, well, change my life as of the moment. At first, it blew my mind away. I was thinking and imagining things... Lots of "what if's"... I don't now if it'll ever come true. I am just simply hopeful....seing the glass as half-full. Oh God how i wish. Anyway, that's it for now..I am very tired..having slept less than 5 hours and I will still be going on 11pm-7am duty... Heeyaow!

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YOU FOUND ME (THE FRAY)

YOU FOUND ME

I found God
On the corner of First and Amistad
Where the west
Was all but won
All alone
Smoking his last cigarette
I said, "Where you been?"
He said, "Ask anything".

Where were you
When everything was falling apart?
All my days
Were spent by the telephone
It never rang
And all I needed was a call
It never came
To the corner of First and Amistad

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lyin' on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me

In the end
Everyone ends up alone
Losing her
The only one who's ever known
Who I am
Who I'm not, who I wanna be
No way to know
How long she will be next to me
[ The Fray Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lyin' on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me

Early morning
The city breaks
I've been callin'
For years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
Ya never send me no letters
You got some kinda nerve
Taking all my world

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lyin' on the floor
Where were you? Where were you?
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lyin' on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
Why'd you have to wait?
To find me, to find me

FACT: played this song over 50 times just for today...this is just a cool song. though i have to buy The Fray's album yet. \m/

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CHRISTIAN: The lion. A TOUCHING STORY!

... So I was surfing the internet a while ago. And found this youtube video which I think is very touching. This is an amazing story of men and animals. Enjoy!

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