Picture c/o Yahoo Sports:
here he is singing "Sometimes When We Touch" ..i forgot the name of the singer. Please help me recall the name. =)
Manny Pacquaio Sings at Jimmy Kimmel Show
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Sun Tzu's Art of War...in Times of War and Peace
Today, I started to browse through my vault of past readings about leadership,self-help, and other personal development materials. One of the materials and person that fascinates me...Sun Tzu and his Art of War
The Art of War (Chinese: 孫子兵法; pinyin: Sūn Zǐ Bīng Fǎ) is a Chinese military treatise that was written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC, during the Spring and Autumn period. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time, and one of the basic texts on the subject.
Even in modern times, this is something that you can apply either in life, at work, and definitely in times of war.
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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
"The art of using troops is this:......When ten to the enemy's one, surround him;......When five times his strength, attack him;......If double his strength, divide him;......If equally matched you may engage him;......If weaker numerically, be capable of withdrawing;......And if in all respects unequal, be capable of eluding him,..........for a small force is but booty for one more powerful."- Sun Tzu, the Art Of War
"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys.Look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death!"- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to w in or lose.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be dampened. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength. Again, if the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain. Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor dampened, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue... In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans, the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces, the next in order is to attack the enemy's army in the field, and the worst policy of all is to besiege walled cities.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune upon his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant of the fact that it cannot obey; This is called hobbling the army. By attempting to govern an army in the same way as he administers a kingdom, being ignorant of the conditions which obtain in an army; This causes restlessness in the soldier's minds. By employing the officers of his army without discrimination, through ignorance of the military principle of adaptation to circumstances. This shakes the confidence of the soldiers.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces. He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks. He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared. He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.- Sun Tzu
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.- Sun Tzu
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.- Sun Tzu
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.- Sun Tzu
Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals.- Sun Tzu
In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack - the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers. The direct and the indirect lead on to each other in turn. It is like moving in a circle - you never come to an end. Who can exhaust the possibilities of their combination?- Sun Tzu
Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.- Sun Tzu
The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.- Sun Tzu
An army may march great distances without distress, if it marches through country where the enemy is not. You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.- Sun Tzu
Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.- Sun Tzu
If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve. If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely traced out on the ground. All we need do is to throw something odd and unaccountable in his way.- Sun Tzu
Should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.- Sun Tzu
In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them.- Sun Tzu
Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing. Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.- Sun Tzu
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak.- Sun Tzu
The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.- Sun Tzu
Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.- Sun Tzu
We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.- Sun Tzu
Do not interfere with an army that is returning home. When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.- Sun Tzu
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.- Sun Tzu
When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION. When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is COLLAPSE. When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before the commander-in-chief can tell whether or no he is in a position to fight, the result is RUIN.- Sun Tzu
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.- Sun Tzu
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.- Sun Tzu
If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. If we know that the enemy is open to attack, and also know that our men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the nature of the ground makes fighting impracticable, we have still gone only halfway towards victory.- Sun Tzu
If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.- Sun Tzu
On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. On serious ground, gather in plunder. In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march. On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem. On desperate ground, fight.- Sun Tzu
If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack, I should say: "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will." Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.- Sun Tzu
Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve.- Sun Tzu
If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.- Sun Tzu
Bestow rewards without regard to rule, issue orders without regard to previous arrangements; and you will be able to handle a whole army as though you had to do with but a single man.- Sun Tzu
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise; for the result is waste of time and general stagnation. Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.- Sun Tzu
Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content.- Sun Tzu
No leader should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no leader should fight a battle simply out of pique. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened leader is heedful, and the good leader full of caution.- Sun Tzu quotes
Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity; (2) They cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straight forwardness; (3) Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports; (4) Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of warfare; (5) If a secret piece of news is divulged by a spy before the time is ripe, he must be put to death together with the man to whom the secret was told.- Sun Tzu quotes
The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed. Thus they will become double agents and available for our service. It is through the information brought by the double agent that we are able to acquire and employ local and inward spies. It is owing to his information, again, that we can cause the doomed spy to carry false tidings to the enemy.- Sun Tzu quotes
"To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence."- Sun Tzu quotes
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
"The art of using troops is this:......When ten to the enemy's one, surround him;......When five times his strength, attack him;......If double his strength, divide him;......If equally matched you may engage him;......If weaker numerically, be capable of withdrawing;......And if in all respects unequal, be capable of eluding him,..........for a small force is but booty for one more powerful."- Sun Tzu, the Art Of War
"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys.Look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death!"- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to w in or lose.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be dampened. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength. Again, if the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain. Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor dampened, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue... In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans, the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces, the next in order is to attack the enemy's army in the field, and the worst policy of all is to besiege walled cities.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune upon his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant of the fact that it cannot obey; This is called hobbling the army. By attempting to govern an army in the same way as he administers a kingdom, being ignorant of the conditions which obtain in an army; This causes restlessness in the soldier's minds. By employing the officers of his army without discrimination, through ignorance of the military principle of adaptation to circumstances. This shakes the confidence of the soldiers.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces. He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks. He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared. He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.- Sun Tzu
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.- Sun Tzu
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.- Sun Tzu
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.- Sun Tzu
Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals.- Sun Tzu
In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack - the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers. The direct and the indirect lead on to each other in turn. It is like moving in a circle - you never come to an end. Who can exhaust the possibilities of their combination?- Sun Tzu
Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.- Sun Tzu
The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.- Sun Tzu
An army may march great distances without distress, if it marches through country where the enemy is not. You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.- Sun Tzu
Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.- Sun Tzu
If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve. If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely traced out on the ground. All we need do is to throw something odd and unaccountable in his way.- Sun Tzu
Should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.- Sun Tzu
In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them.- Sun Tzu
Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing. Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.- Sun Tzu
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak.- Sun Tzu
The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.- Sun Tzu
Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.- Sun Tzu
We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.- Sun Tzu
Do not interfere with an army that is returning home. When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.- Sun Tzu
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.- Sun Tzu
When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION. When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is COLLAPSE. When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before the commander-in-chief can tell whether or no he is in a position to fight, the result is RUIN.- Sun Tzu
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.- Sun Tzu
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.- Sun Tzu
If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. If we know that the enemy is open to attack, and also know that our men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the nature of the ground makes fighting impracticable, we have still gone only halfway towards victory.- Sun Tzu
If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.- Sun Tzu
On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. On serious ground, gather in plunder. In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march. On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem. On desperate ground, fight.- Sun Tzu
If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack, I should say: "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will." Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.- Sun Tzu
Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve.- Sun Tzu
If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.- Sun Tzu
Bestow rewards without regard to rule, issue orders without regard to previous arrangements; and you will be able to handle a whole army as though you had to do with but a single man.- Sun Tzu
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise; for the result is waste of time and general stagnation. Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.- Sun Tzu
Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content.- Sun Tzu
No leader should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no leader should fight a battle simply out of pique. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened leader is heedful, and the good leader full of caution.- Sun Tzu quotes
Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity; (2) They cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straight forwardness; (3) Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports; (4) Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of warfare; (5) If a secret piece of news is divulged by a spy before the time is ripe, he must be put to death together with the man to whom the secret was told.- Sun Tzu quotes
The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed. Thus they will become double agents and available for our service. It is through the information brought by the double agent that we are able to acquire and employ local and inward spies. It is owing to his information, again, that we can cause the doomed spy to carry false tidings to the enemy.- Sun Tzu quotes
"To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence."- Sun Tzu quotes
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Are you looking for the next Hayden Kho sex video?
If you are like most people who are already informed of these sex scandal videos of Hayden Kho this past couple of weeks...you must probably be thinking right now...who are the next personalities that will be there? Vicky Belo, Ruffa Mae... Can it be more damaging than those that had already spread like wildfire...that of Kathrina Halili, Maricar Reyes and of a Brazilian model. Sorry, I am not going to upload or put a link to those videos on this blog. I don't want to further proliferate them and might be accessed by more teenagers who are already Hightech and know their way around computers. Imagine the impact of this on their morality and how they view sex outside or before marriage. It might end up to be a casual act for them and even though they know filming this act to be wrong, it might give thrill for some to do it.
Now, I appreciate more our former professors in MFI for teaching as the subject -- ETHICS. I can still recall Mr. Lorena and Mr. Hudson saying " We are not only here to develop your Technical Competency, we are here to develop your Character!" I think that separates us from the rest of the Technical Schools in the country today. What's the use of having Highly Skilled and Trained Medical Practitioner, Engineer, or a Scientist when they think it is OK or has no remorse performing Abortion, Taking Bribes, Developing Chemical weapons, that puts the environment at grave danger or totally disregards the value of human life.
Self-development has to be holistic and includes nurturing the conscience...what is right should always be right and what is wrong to be always wrong. It should not be aligned to what is comfortable at the moment or justify a persons act or deed.
Still searching for next Hayden Kho video? Think about it ...you might become what you watch a lot! Be careful what you feed your subconscious.
To counteract the effect of these videos, Ill be giving free e-books on my next posts...hope it helps you on your self-development quest.
To your success!
Now, I appreciate more our former professors in MFI for teaching as the subject -- ETHICS. I can still recall Mr. Lorena and Mr. Hudson saying " We are not only here to develop your Technical Competency, we are here to develop your Character!" I think that separates us from the rest of the Technical Schools in the country today. What's the use of having Highly Skilled and Trained Medical Practitioner, Engineer, or a Scientist when they think it is OK or has no remorse performing Abortion, Taking Bribes, Developing Chemical weapons, that puts the environment at grave danger or totally disregards the value of human life.
Self-development has to be holistic and includes nurturing the conscience...what is right should always be right and what is wrong to be always wrong. It should not be aligned to what is comfortable at the moment or justify a persons act or deed.
Still searching for next Hayden Kho video? Think about it ...you might become what you watch a lot! Be careful what you feed your subconscious.
To counteract the effect of these videos, Ill be giving free e-books on my next posts...hope it helps you on your self-development quest.
To your success!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Susan Boyle 1984 sings Barbara Streisand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WYHv32hCE0
The above link is to a video of Susan Boyle at her earliest on-camera gig, singing the Barbra Streisand hit The Way We Were during a 1984 competition at Fir Park Social Club in Motherwell.If you have not heard of her. She is a 47 year old lady from Scotland," never been kissed" singing sensation of 2009 Britain's Got Talent competition.
Her story is of a person who continued to nurture her talents and never stopped dreaming. All those people who suddenly become famous or become rich, did not become so great at what they do - overnight. They have made lots of sacrifices, undergo trials and tribulations, got knocked down more than once. So whatever you are doing right now, be like a Susan Boyle..keep on dreaming and keep on singing. The recognition is just the validation of the personal development you have gone through.
Don't quit and see you at the top! =)
The above link is to a video of Susan Boyle at her earliest on-camera gig, singing the Barbra Streisand hit The Way We Were during a 1984 competition at Fir Park Social Club in Motherwell.If you have not heard of her. She is a 47 year old lady from Scotland," never been kissed" singing sensation of 2009 Britain's Got Talent competition.
Her story is of a person who continued to nurture her talents and never stopped dreaming. All those people who suddenly become famous or become rich, did not become so great at what they do - overnight. They have made lots of sacrifices, undergo trials and tribulations, got knocked down more than once. So whatever you are doing right now, be like a Susan Boyle..keep on dreaming and keep on singing. The recognition is just the validation of the personal development you have gone through.
Don't quit and see you at the top! =)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
A Warrior's Song
In light of Manny Pacquaio's recent victory to Ricky Hatton...below poem reminds me of all the fighters, the warriors, knights, soldiers, and ordinary people who does extraordinary thing in this battle arena of life.
A WARRIOR'S SONG
The sun kisses a mountain top
And glistens on its face of snow,
And slowly climbs into the sky above
And lights the valley below.
For each of us that this day awakes
A miracle takes place.
For once again we walk our earth
And own all upon its face.
And the past regrets and foolish fears
Of yesterday's cloudy mind,
Are washed away by the light of day
And seem so far behind.
For each of us is reborn each day,
Our life renews again.
And with the help of God we will find a cause
That makes us want to win.
For a man without a goal in life
Is a man already dead.
His mind wanders from place to place,
And he walks with feet of lead.
He has no reason to stretch his mind,
No spirit to stir his soul.
His name is not even in the book,
When destiny calls the roll.
Better to take the wine of life
And drink both deep and long--
Greet each day 'cause you're here to stay,
And sing your warrior's song.
For the battle of life is joined, and
You might fight long and true.
For in this strife, it's the game of your life
And the only loser is you.
Gird up your loins with courage
And answer the trumpets call,
And lose or win, you can say at the end,
This was the greatest of all!
--William E Bailey---
The sun kisses a mountain top
And glistens on its face of snow,
And slowly climbs into the sky above
And lights the valley below.
For each of us that this day awakes
A miracle takes place.
For once again we walk our earth
And own all upon its face.
And the past regrets and foolish fears
Of yesterday's cloudy mind,
Are washed away by the light of day
And seem so far behind.
For each of us is reborn each day,
Our life renews again.
And with the help of God we will find a cause
That makes us want to win.
For a man without a goal in life
Is a man already dead.
His mind wanders from place to place,
And he walks with feet of lead.
He has no reason to stretch his mind,
No spirit to stir his soul.
His name is not even in the book,
When destiny calls the roll.
Better to take the wine of life
And drink both deep and long--
Greet each day 'cause you're here to stay,
And sing your warrior's song.
For the battle of life is joined, and
You might fight long and true.
For in this strife, it's the game of your life
And the only loser is you.
Gird up your loins with courage
And answer the trumpets call,
And lose or win, you can say at the end,
This was the greatest of all!
--William E Bailey---
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Are you afraid of Chain Letters?
I have been a recipient of so many of these chain letters that are supposed to give immense wealth, success and good luck if you forward it to a lot of friends or contacts on your address book. Failing to do so will result to dire consequences:several years of bad luck, death, problem in health, career, love life etc.
The 21 Life Advise , Lotus Totus, Feng Shui advise as what they call this list below is hard to ignore. For me it these are the keys to having a Stress Free Life and having wonderful and long lasting relationships. It makes sense to me that I can't pass the chance to post it on this blog. I hope you think the same way about it after reading and contemplating on each one:
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want..
FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight. EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN... In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN! .. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice
TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.
Now, I hope it put a smile on your face or you have an "Aha! " experience that you will apply one or to advise right away. No need to forward but you are free to do so if you feel like it. Don't worry, nothing bad will happen to you. Live your life without limits!
Have a Wonderful Week Ahead! =)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Are you a Chicken or is acting like one?
Last week, I attended the graduation rites ceremony at the school where my kids in grade school received special awards for their outstanding performance for the school year. I could not help but become proud of their achievements thus far.
In this post, I will not dwell on what are the significance of Graduation or Recognition day but rather on the message delivered by the guest speaker on that occasion...it is The Chicken-Eagle Story. It's original source may have been "The Eagles Who Thought They Were Chickens" by Mychal Wynn, but the story has been passed on in various versions and his was similar to this one. I cannot let this one slip away and not share this story told a million times because this one is what self-development is all about. Here it goes:
"There's an old fable that talks about a man who found an eagle's egg and put it in a nest of a barnyard hen. The eagle hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life, the eagle did what the barnyard chicks did, thinking he was a barnyard chicken.
He scratched the earth for worms and insects. He clucked and cackled. And he would thrash his wings and fly a few feet in the air.
Years passed and the eagle grew very old. One day he saw a magnificent bird above him in the cloudless sky. It glided in graceful majesty among powerful wind currents, with scarcely a beat of its strong golden wings. The old eagle looked up in awe. 'Who's that?' he asked.
'That's the eagle, the king of the birds,' said his neighbor. 'He belongs to the sky. We belong to the earth—we're chickens.'
So the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that's what he thought he was. "
Happy Graduation Day to all the 2009 Graduates!
In this post, I will not dwell on what are the significance of Graduation or Recognition day but rather on the message delivered by the guest speaker on that occasion...it is The Chicken-Eagle Story. It's original source may have been "The Eagles Who Thought They Were Chickens" by Mychal Wynn, but the story has been passed on in various versions and his was similar to this one. I cannot let this one slip away and not share this story told a million times because this one is what self-development is all about. Here it goes:
"There's an old fable that talks about a man who found an eagle's egg and put it in a nest of a barnyard hen. The eagle hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life, the eagle did what the barnyard chicks did, thinking he was a barnyard chicken.He scratched the earth for worms and insects. He clucked and cackled. And he would thrash his wings and fly a few feet in the air.
Years passed and the eagle grew very old. One day he saw a magnificent bird above him in the cloudless sky. It glided in graceful majesty among powerful wind currents, with scarcely a beat of its strong golden wings. The old eagle looked up in awe. 'Who's that?' he asked.
'That's the eagle, the king of the birds,' said his neighbor. 'He belongs to the sky. We belong to the earth—we're chickens.'
So the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that's what he thought he was. "
With that, this quote comes to mind:
" If you say you can,you can! If you say you cannot, you cannot! On both cases, you are absolutely right! "
coz that's what our Creator intended us to do.
Let me end by greeting...
Happy Graduation Day to all the 2009 Graduates!
Let's soar and enjoy the view from the top!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
On Mind Map and Hot Rods ...
Another week have past and as I have committed I'll post my mind map about self-development or what this blog is supposed to cover. As I go through it , the more I realized how big the scope self development is, approached holistically should cover our physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental development. The mind map I have created did not go through the rest of possible subtopics available on a certain subject. I guess I'll just cross the bridge when I start to touch on the particular subject.
As it is, I'll definitely have more than a years worth of topics or subjects to blog about. For some of the subjects, I may have to borrow from some articles and books and add my inputs or thoughts on it. In the end, I'll blog what I feel is more relevant at the moment and hope that you'll be able to relate it with your own life's experience.
My apology for having the mind map unreadable from this page. You may have to download it and zoom it on your screen later. I used the SmartDraw 2009 for it, it is relatively easy to use. It is still on the trial period. Gives me time to think if I'll purchase it or not. 
I mentioned that we went to McKinley Hill in Fort Bonifacio last Sunday where a car restoration expo was held. It was a fun day and we went there with a family friend. Took some photos of the kids with some of the hot rods, monster trucks, and some mini coopers. Different people have different passions, most of the folks involved here definitely have passion for restoring cars. Someday, with enough resources and add'l inspiration I might dive into this...for now catch me posing on the side of Mr. Bean's car...
Now, who says Mind Map and Hot Rods is an odd match...but one thing for sure...both exists in between your ears and fascinates men more than women or so I say.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Need to do a Mind Map for this...
One of the things I learned from the hundreds of trainings I attended in my more than 18 years work experience is about Mind Mapping...mind what? Mind Mapping , from the combination of those two words you'll have an idea what it wants to accomplish...to map or locate all pertinent ideas inside your head or brain. From one of the website offering the software for Mind Mapping, below is a more detailed description of what it is all about. Mind Mapping is a useful technique that improves the way you take notes, and supports and enhances your creative problem solving. By using Mind Maps, you can quickly identify and understand the structure of a subject, and the way that pieces of information fit together, as well as recording the raw facts contained in normal notes. More than this, Mind Maps encourage creative problem solving, and they hold information in a format that your mind finds easy to remember and quick to review.
Popularized by Tony Buzan, Mind Maps abandon the list format of conventional note taking. They do this in favor of a two-dimensional structure. As such, a good Mind Map shows the 'shape' of the subject, the relative importance of individual points, and the way in which facts relate to one another. Mind Maps are more compact than conventional notes, often taking up one side of paper. This helps you to make associations easily. And if you find out more information after you have drawn the main Mind Map, then you can easily add it in.
Why do I need to do a Mind Map for this Blog? Because I want to give you, the readers of this blog a continuous offering of relevant and useful topics on self-help and personal development. Hopefully it will make each topic seamless from the succeeding ones and make the information more thorough and something to look forward to on each publish.
I'll post the result of my mind map on my next blog. I am too tired right now after spending the day checking out The Car Restoration 2009 Competition at McKinley Hill in Fort Bonifacio. The event is great especially seeing old models brought back to their pristine condition. I'll upload some photos taken from the event as well. Doing a mind map is somehow like car restoration..bringing out what is already there inside or on its original form, just have to refresh it or restore it.
Le's do that and we'll definitely feel brand new.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
It is a w-RAP!
Two days ago March 6, 2009, one of the Philippines' Music Icon joined our Creator...he is 44 years old and his name is Francis Magallona or Francis M. or Kiko for people in his close circle of friends. Also known as the Master Rapper and The Man From Manila . Other than being a prominent Filipino rapper, he is also a prolific songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. Often hailed as the "King of Pinoy Rap", he was considered a legend in the Philippine music community. With the success of his earliest albums, he was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines cross over to the mainstream. He is also credited for having pioneered the merging of rap with Pinoy rock, becoming a significant influence to artists in that genre as well. He was also a popular television host, notably on MTV Asia where he served as one of the channel's first Filipino VJs, and on noontime variety television show Eat Bulaga!. He was the first Filipino to introduced RAP music here in the Philippines.
You can catch his last blog at this site.... http://francismagalona.multiply.com/
After hearing about his death after battling acute myelogenous leukemia, I realized how much his music and his character influenced me especially during my growing up years. Me and my elementary school buddies even performed the "Growing Up" song number from the film "Bagets" where he is one of the main cast. During my high school days, my mom got angry at me for having a "Devil's Cut" a hair cut where the V-shape of the hairline is emphasized making at appear that it is a spot for horns to grow on your head. This is a haircut which looks really good on Francis during the top of his game.
Perhaps, it was my quest for self identity and looking for person or character to identify with in terms of values and personality that made him one of the people I look up to for inspiration. Self-development brought him there thru the perfection of his craft. It is something we should all emulate ...it is surely is not for the money....but to leave a footprint...leaving this world a better place.
His passion for music , pride of country, and of being a Pinoy is evident on his famous songs like" Mga Kababayan Ko ( My Fellow Countryman )", Man from Manila, which surely left an indelible mark in me and for sure to the rest of his fans. His life maybe short but certainly not lacking in color and impact for the vast amount of lives he has touched.
This is for you Francis...A Free Mind ...at home at last...
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
To expose your feelings is to risk rejection.
To place your dreams before a crowd is to risk ridicule.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure.
To believe is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken,
Because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow,
But he cannot learn, he cannot feel, he cannot change,
He cannot grow, he cannot love, he cannot live.
Chained by his certitudes, he is slave.
Only a person who risks is truly free.
Unknown
Monday, March 2, 2009
Is there still space for two bottles of beers?
The teacher placed a large glass jar on the table with two Zero-degree bottles of San Miguel Beer pale pilsen beside it. Then out of a bag he took ten stones, each the size of an orange, and began placing them, one by one, in the jar. When the jar was filled to the brim with stones, he asked his students: ‘Is it full?’ They all agreed that it was.
The teacher, however, took some gravel from another bag and by jiggling the large stones around inside the jar, managed to fit in quite a lot of gravel. ‘Is it full now?’ The students said, yes, this time it was definitely full. At that point, the teacher opened a third bag, this time full of fine sand, and he began to pour it into the jar. The sand filled up any empty spaces between the large stones and the gravel, right up to the top. ‘Right,’ said the teacher. ‘Now the jar is full.
What do you think I’ve been trying to demonstrate to you?’ ‘That it doesn’t matter how busy you are, there’s always room to fit in something else,’ said one student. ‘Not at all. What this little demonstration shows us is that we have to put the large stones in first because, afterwards, they won’t fit.
Now what are the important thing in our lives? What are the plans we postpone, the adventures we never have, the loves we fail to fight for? Ask which are the large, solid stones that keep God’s flame alive in you and put them into your jar of decisions now, because very soon there will be no room for them.’
Oops! Before I forget, the two bottles of Ice-Cold beers is for us to drink...there certainly is a space for it in our stomach my friend. To a more balanced life...Cheers!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
So I have a blog...what now?
It is more difficult than I thought....the pressure is now on to deliver good content and something really useful.
Well then this is what this blog is for....getting out of my comfort zone and trying out things that will benefit me and you the reader of this blog. I used to write a lot and actually had good grades in English during high school, my teacher actually find my essays respectable. Now, after 21 years....my grammar,my sentence pattern, or even my spelling may not be correct...but what the heck, let's give it a shot! Now, that for me is the essence of Self-development and I hope you agree with me.
Now, why Self-development? I'm already good with what I do, i relate well with different types of people, am physically well, emotionally stable, have a good support system, know my place in this world...why then exert the effort?
Between my expat years living in Indonesia and going back to the Philippines in 1999, is when I found the answer to this question. I went to a Catholic School in high school and heard Sunday mass every week, I have heard of the " Parable of the Talents" and it did not register on me. If you have not heard of it, it is a parable wherein a Master went out of town for awhile, left his three servants certain amount of money and ask them to make good use of it. Upon his return, the first servant invest his money and make a handsome profit. The second servant did the same thing and performed better than the first servant. The third servant afraid that he might lose the money, hid it on the ground. He proudly informed his master that the money is intact and what he did with it...he did Absolutely Nothing! The Master rewarded the first and second servant with their effort. The third servant , he ordered to take whatever he had given him earlier. Now, that's painful!
It dawned on me that the marching order from our Creator...is to multiply our talents, nurture it, make best use of it, for our own benefit and for the benefit of our community. Knowing this, it is actually a SIN, if we stay as we are...we need to continually improve ourselves, be better today than yesterday. Thus I find this saying the primary reason why we need to pursue Self-Development:
"Your life is God's gift to you, what you do with your life, your talents, is your gift to God!"
To a better you! Let's go!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Ready...get set...GO!
After several weeks of contemplating on what do I blog about, here I am taking my first baby step by creating a blog here at Blogger. I hope I made the right choice of topic for this blog which will be mainly about SELF-DEVELOPMENT.As I travel thru my life's journey, I am sure that I will get more out of it by sharing to you those time tested principles. In the end, we will become better persons that walked this earth.
Let's hit the road! Ready...get set..Go!
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