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Our dog Jessie gave birth to 5 cute puppies on January 2 (or 3?) of 2013. We named the two brown ones Margaux and Celine, the pure white puppy - Dong Bek, the one with the dark spots - Spotty (although we gave her a different name at first), and the puppy with the lighter brown spots - Tisoy, who is the only male of the brood. The female dogs we had in the past never got pregnant so it was our first time to have that many puppies at home. They were really adorable. They all love each other so much that we often see them snuggle with each other. But of course, since it's our first time to take care of tiny newborn pups, we found their closeness cute. It was such an exciting experience for us to take care of these delicate creatures. For the first few weeks, they fed on Jessie's breast milk. Unfortunately, there came a time when she ran out of it. And it was then when the problem started.

To all colleagues, co-advocates, supporters and friends - House Bill 6079 has been filed In Congress this year proposing to declare Filipino Sign Language as the national sign language and to be used in all language domains in the classroom, workplace, health facilities, courts and mass media. It shall be a landmark legislation as it addresses comprehensively the exclusion and discrimination that the Filipino Deaf community has experienced over the entire century in access to information and communication. At the House Committee hearing held last Oct. 16, 2012, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SPED) HAS STATED THAT IT IS OPPOSING THE BILL. *(Note that it has been in SPED Policy since 1997 that Filipino Sign Language is to be the medium of instruction for deaf students) Participation by the Philippine Federation of the Deaf in the public Committee hearings on the Bill have been hampered by poor communications notice, and lack of official interpreting service. The Deaf community is invoking ...

What if Jesus Christ never died in the cross?    The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Category: Movies Genre: Other Cool! Probably the most (unique) human portrayal of Jesus Christ  The irony that Jesus Himself was crucified when it used to be his job to make crosses for the Romans  Its deviation from the bible  The controversies in the release of this film Judas as Jesus’ trustworthy best friend.  Magdalene as Jesus' girlfriend  Jesus never giving in to Magdalene's constant seduction  You get to wonder if John the Baptist was doped or was just really weird  You get to see what if Jesus got older, got wives and got children  You get to see what Jesus’ temptations in the desert look like and how he growled at them  A sigh of relief at the last scene  Uncool-- I found the premise detached to stories of a younger Christ.  If you watched the movie, you could begin questioning why Jesus could ever ...

Arabian Nights (2000) (TV) Category: Movies Genre: Action & Adventure When Night Falls, the Adventure Begins! SYNOPSIS : Long ago, the Sultan Schariar has gone mad after getting traumatized at his near assassination in which his wife collaborated. When the Sultan discovered his wife locked in a passionate embrace with his only brother, he flings his sword at the prince and accidentally murders his adulterous queen. Tortured by his wife's ghost, the maniacal and cowardly sultan must marry another to save his kingdom. But being now suspicious to women, he wants to avoid future matrimonial disgrace by planning to have his bride executed the morning after the wedding. To prevent this, the Grand Vizier's daughter and a childhood friend of the Sultan, Scheherezade, offers herself to be that bride. Now, she must gamble that her plan will work as she tries to cure his madness by telling him story after wondrous story. A master storyteller herself, the n...

I discovered an art craft technique from a friend, which makes you glue stuff on things and also serves as your sealant. I bought both the Mod Podge Matte and the Mod Podge Dimensional Magic from a store called "Deovir" in SM North. The Mod Podge Matte gives your work a smooth  Matt finish while the Dimension Magic turns your work into some kind of laminated art. I decided to give my MP3 player a revamp (since it's old anyway) using these two Mod Podge products. So here I am brushing my precious Philips Raga audio player with Mod Podge Matte. I bought a very pretty gift wrapper patterned with flowers. It seemed like a nice color to go with my small silver gadget to I cut the right size and pasted it around the mp3 player. And to top it off, I got one of my sparkly buttons to glue onto my creation. I used the Mod Podge Dimensional Magic around the border of the button to seal  it. I am having some of my creations with the Mod Podge Dimensional Ma...

Jam: Martin, give an example of a common noun. Martin: SODA! Jam: Woooow! Sige nga, turn it into a proper noun? Martin: Ma'am COKE, Ma'am! Bilib talaga ako. I never even knew what a soda is until I was in college! I really enjoy my OJT at the Philippine National School for the Blind because of the seemingly surprising answers I get from the students, the conversations I overhear, their manner of speaking (they do invent a lot of words), their kalokohan , and their different personalities. My plight with the LRT and the loooong hours of travel do not even matter anymore. I just want to be there not just to inspire these kids, but to be inspired by them, their struggles and their curious nature. ~ Jam

Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie (2008) Category: Movies Genre: Action & Adventure i would have chosen national treasures over this movie any second if not for convenience. it was easier to go home from megamall than from greenbelt where 'treasures' was screening in advance. but no regrets! these chipmunks may be 5 times as annoying as your kid cousin or nephew, but their cuteness overrules any kind of negative reaction such as kicking the seat in front or walking out of the cinema. you might even think of pinching your seat mate, but definitely that will never be of annoyance. that may be because of... THEODORE!!! the film may have some gaps and i find it a bit short of action/chase scenes, but it is definitely worth watching even if you're not a fan - and even if you are loyal to the cartoon. add to that, their chimpmunky voices are a perfect blend. their harmony makes any cover song fun listening to - such as "bad day" by daniel powter. ...