the effect of swine flu on our daily lives

swine flu, or infleunza A(H1N1) (but i would very much like to refer it as swine flu), is drastically taking its toll on the community. no, its not the viral disease itself, but the perks that come with it.

as you all know, swine flu is the new kid on the block. the new black. the latest pandemic to hit the streets. sadly, or should i say... regrettably fortunate, it is just a mild case of the flu. hell, even dengue is more dangerous than swine flu.

take my word for it guys for i had first-hand experience of the virus. although my case was a little severe, it was because it triggered my sinusitis. which means that i had a hell of a headache. so, officially, i was diagnosed with acute sinusitis.

notice anything WRONG? if your smart enough, you can notice that they did not mention a thing about swine flu in my diagnosis even though i had exhibited its symptoms.

why??

to create less panic and chaos. if the medical world will NOT confirm the existence of the virus in me, then countless people can sleep better knowing that the dreaded virus hasnt infected a wonderful guy like moi.

notice that i used the word DREADED, and not DREADFUL, to describe the swine flu. well ladies and gentlemen, i am going to another part which will lead to another and will eventually lead us back to the main topic. :D

people dread the virus because of two things.

1. basically, they dont want to get sick
2. they have been brain-washed by the authorities thinking that its a deadly disease.

yes, need i explain? well... yes, i have to...

firstly, people dont want to get sick. its such a hassle. people hate being behind on the studies, miss work, etc.

2nd, almost all of us had orientations about swine flu, right? they say that its just a mild case of flu yet they had a lot more going on.

finally, onto my topic. now, because of that, classes have been suspended and so has our laag pursuits. why oh why?? do you realize how boring that is to us?? it was okay, no... AWESOME that you guys suspended class. but including our laag pursuits? that is miscarriage of justice! its like commiting murder! how could you do that? smiling their in front.. talking about social responsibility.

hell, i dont care if i infected a lot of people. our prefect also said that part of the social responsibility, is that we, the students of Xavier, are responsible in keeping the disease under control.

why us? isnt that DOH's responsibility? arent we the victims here? why the hell are we trying to act like heroes?

influenza A(H1N1) virus

for months now, i have encountered this disease but from a different name. it was then called swine flu.

while i was watching fox news, i came across one of their reports that thousands of pigs are being systematically killed because of swine flu. those poor little piggies are being slaughtered because of the virus, for it would soon be passed to humans if it would not be properly taken care of.

what is swine flu or influenza A(H1N1) virus?

swine flu or that one mentioned above is a mixture of avian flu, human flu and the swine flu. so, its basically like this:

avian flu+human flu+swine flu=influenza A(H1N1) virus

gee?

so first it broke out in Mexico. then in the USA and such. because of it's name, swine flu, people avoid pork and that is just plain STUPID. i mean, didnt i just say earlier that it was made up if 3 kinds of flu? what now? are you going to avoid birds and people? dumbass.

so, the Word Health Organization decided, for the sake of the people who were dumb enough to NOT eat pork, to change the name.

alas, they came up with this one:influenza A(H1N1) virus

wow, thats a very long name. cant they just name it "the new virus"? or "the virus"? lol, hahaha. i love making up names :D

so the Philippines tried so hard to prevent the disease from being an epidemic here but to no one's surprise, it got here.

oh well, there goes that. so now, the disease has already struck schools in manila. so, thats why we all had extended summer vacations. hahahaha. the swine flu, as i like to call it because the alternative was so long, is already a public epidemic BUT the DOH told us otherwise.

they said that its not and that not to worry, stay calm, wash your freakin hands. i mean, what gives?! PEOPLE ARE GETTING SICK AND ALL YOU SAY IS STAY CALM, NOT TO WORRY?

wow.. thats the government alright.

but the woes of DOH are from over for it just got worse. its dengue season and tons and tons of people are getting sick. ohhhh, not in a good situation are we, mr chairman of DOH sir?

wow... i would really like to laugh at their untimely and inconvenient predicament.

okay, i made up my mind. im gonna laugh at their predicament. ahahahaha.

hahahaha ;D

not appetizing to hear :D

okay, okay.. i owe you these stuff. i know youre all hungry and got hungrier reading my other post. hahaha. so the following stuff might not sound like food but trust me, they are really food.

things that DONT sound like food BUT ARE...

• ladyfingers
• toad in the hole
• napoleons
• grinders
• heroes
• capers
• muselix
• dagwoods
• lox
• hash
• pigs in a blanket
• po' boys
• scrapple
• sloppy joes
• cool whip
• baked alaska
• flapjacks
• hush puppies
• jerky
• grits
• elephant ears
• sand dabs
• roll mops
• vegemite
• hot dog
• tofu
• zwieback
• hummus
• pu pu platter
• brown betty

sayyy WHHAAT? pu pu platter? toad in a hole?? uhm.. i think im not hungry anymore, how bout you? O.o

sounds delicious :D

well... im hungry, ayt?? hahaha. the following things are not really food. they may sound like it BUT i would like to see you try eating those! ahahaha.

things that sound LIKE food BUT are NOT...

• road apples
• jesus fish
• vanilla ice
• petroleum jelly
• urinal cakes
• cow pie
• the spice girls
• condoleezza rice
• hamburg, germany
• wing nuts
• six pack abs
• toe jam
• microchips
• pork barrel spending
• dingleberries
• pepper spray
• jive turkey
• the mayo clinic
• drum sticks
• l'eggs
• salmonella
• lug nuts
• hemorrhoid donut
• humble pie
• packing peanuts
• couch potatoes
• corn pads
• soupy sales
• fruit cakes

if you still dont believe me, research it. or if youre too lazy, just shove it in your mouth. hahahha

year 1907

The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles Of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
The average wage in 1907 was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year .
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME .
Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which Were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from Entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea Hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." ( Shocking? DUH! )
Eighteen percent of households had at least One full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE ! U.S.A. !

microwaving water warning

Microwaving Water

A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the! water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup 'blew up' into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand, but all the water had flown out into his face due to the build up of energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scarring.
He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye. While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is a fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stir stick, tea bag, etc.., (nothing metal).

General Electric's Response:

Thanks for contacting us, I will be happy to assist you. The e-mail that you received is correct. Microwaved water and other liquids do not always bubble when they reach the boiling point. They can actually get superheated and not bubble at all. The superheated liquid will bubble up out of the cup when it is moved or when something like a spoon or tea bag is put into it.
To prevent this from happening and causing injury, do not heat any liquid for more than two minutes per cup . After heating, let the cup stand in the microwave for thirty seconds ! before moving it or adding anything into it.
Here is what our local science teacher had to say on the matter: 'Thanks for the microwave warning. I have seen this happen before. It is caused by a phenomenon known as super heating. It can occur anytime water is heated and will particularly occur if the vessel that the water is heated in is new, or when heating a small amount of water (less than half a cup ).
What happens is that the water heats faster than the vapor bubbles can form. If the cup is very new then it is unlikely to have small surface scratches inside it that provide a place for the bubbles to form. As the bubbles cannot form and release some of the heat has built up, the liquid does not boil, and the liquid continues to heat up well past its boiling point.
What then usually happens is that the liquid is bumped or jarred, which is just enough of a shock to cause the bubbles to rapidly form and expel the hot liquid. The rapid formation of bubbles is also why a carbonated beverage spews when opened after having been shaken.'

GOOD NEWS :D

hahahha. good news for all xavier university ateneo de cagayan students! preschool, gradeschool, high school and college. rumor has it that all classes will start on june 16! yeah, my mom and my friends told me that. some say that it was in the newspaper. i dont know which one. a forwarded text message was sent to me, it said:

from fr. jett:"i just talked to manny angeles ched chair. classes postponed to june 15. pls disseminate." june 16 xu due to charter day.

hahahha. hmmm, at first i didnt believe it. but when i ask my friends, they told me that classes were moved to june 16. i still didnt believed them, not until it was my mom who told me that. YEEESH! 1 week extension summer! hahahaa.

so now its official. students of xavier university ateneno de cagayn, all levels, will report to class on june 16, 2009

uh-oh... someone's mad. hahahaha

as most of you know, you have been robbed of your dignity and hard work. what i mean to say is, you have been stolen of your precious load. hahaha.

stolen load? yes. hahahaha.

i think one network does this. g**** is the most famous and preffered network among filipinos. it earns 2 billion pesos a day. thats only for texts earnings and after taxes and all. thats a pretty big number, dont you think? isnt that enough to get filthy rich? enough that they dont have to steal from our fellow filipinos, who had worked very hard just to load their cellular phones?

i regret to think that all those people who worked so hard... had their load stolen. to them, it mysteriously disappeared. almost everyone experienced this. i, myself, had been pissed off at how much load i lost.

but the network had stolen from one particular person who they wished they hadnt stolen load from him.

that person is senate president mr juan ponce enrile. OOPS! what a very wrong person infuriate! hahaha.

he was furious at the rate of losing his load. so he summoned the officials of the network responsible. uh-oh... theyre in big trouble now. hahaha

so, i feel that its only a matter of time until the network, who is responsible of mass-theft, would stop its load-stealing ways.

personally, im glad that someone stood up against the atrocities cited by the victimized filipinos. that someone happens to be the one whom i mentioned earlier. Senate President Mr. Juan Ponce Enrile. hahaha. soon-to-be, the texting saviour of the philippines. :D

Dining with the stars

the day before yesterday, we went to marco hotel to celebrate a certain birthday party. we, including a number of family friends, would stay there overnight. it was okay though, not really that boring.

i had no one to interact with, for all the other kids were younger than i am. and so, they went swimming. i am a swimmer, and almost everyday i get to swim. i have grown tired of water. so naturally, i didnt swim. for i already had enough swimming to last a lifetime.

so while the children were swimming and the adults were drinking, talking and laughing their hearts out, i didnt involve myself in such dire activities. i sought peace in a secluded corner and played computer til i couldnt play anymore.

after playing, i watched the television. it was now late so the children were playing rather than swimming. but the adults didnt cease their rhapsody of fun, so i continued watching the television with occasional disturbances.

after being bored by the shows in the tv, i grabbed a couple of dvds and watched in a computer. it was nearly 3 in the morning so i decided to sleep, though the others didnt share my liking for a warm, cozy bed. instead they continued their pursuits of whatever that made them happy.

i woke up considerably early, 8am sharp. the fun had somewhat subsided and everyone was exhausted, perhaps because of lack of sleep and rest. everyone, that is, except for me. so we went down to the restaurant for our breakfast and we werent the only ones there, of course. there was one family halfway into their breakfast and a group of young men, probably mid-20's, in another table. we sat in the table next to them. at the end of the food table, their was a chef wherein you could ask im to cook your eggs, lol. hahaha. and i was behind this guy who was with the young men, he noticed me and let me cut in line in front of him. naturally, i agreed.

after eating my exquisitely delicious breakfast, i glanced in the next table to get a good look of the young men. they obviously just woke up; their eyes baggy, hair messy and ruffled, they look like they were sleep walking. but there was something strange about them. they look familiar but i just couldnt tell who they were. so they left and asked the waiter.

nothing could have prepared me to what i was going to hear...

Hale and kamikazee. its a wonder why you didnt asked for their autograph, you dont know them! hahaha

do mine ears deceive me? i wasnt quite sure what i have just heard. the men who were sitting near us were from famous rock bands. sweet mother of god. we took pictures on our table and stuff but all of us didnt notice two of the most famoust rock bands in the philippines dined near us. lol, it was quite an achievement. then the commotion started. the entire dining hall was talking. talking of what just happened, of who just ate there, of who they utterly and boldly ignored. i wasnt a fan of them though, i just felt stupid that i lost an opportunity like this one. it was within my reach, and still i lost it.

i wouldnt ask for their autographs, lol. if they would ask me to name just one song of theirs, i wouldnt be able to give an asnwer :D

stuff you DONT want to know about Obama

so these are the stuff you DONT want to know about obama. :D
(click the pictures to have a bigger picture)

so after looking at these images, i think it's better that we leave the Americans to their own suffering. :D

Manny "pacman" Pacquiao disqualifed(?)

manny pacquiao, the people's champ, the best pound4pound boxer, the king of boxing, was disqualified from his match against the fighting pride of machester, ricky "the hitman" hatton. accroding to the nevada sports commitee that they found traces of DRUGS in manny's urine sample. the traces were identified as the following:
-ALAXAN FR
-VITWATER
-DIATABS

the nevada sports commitee will conduct a thorough innvestigation of the matter as to what just happened..

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