The Eighth wonder

Everytime i try, it just seems to get harder...

"maaannnnnn! its been awhile" i told myself, missing those days where you don't really mess up too often... right now I'm beside all electronic device possible for a man to communicate...
but i feel like I'm in the loneliest place a man can ever be. Everybody sorrounding seems to be very atoned to what their doing, though I still notice their loneliness, it's just that they seem to be just used to it,hmmmmm.

but not me.

I once lived a happy life,

just hanging loose, busy pleasing everybody, living up my humble responsibilities, play sports, don't smoke or drink that much, just plain good life not to mention, a very lazy lifestyle. Top it all got the best company you can ever have, my circle of friends.. hhehehe as far as i can recall, spending time with them was just a blast!!!!!

One day, i don't know if it's normal, just out of boredom i decided to give it up, i decided to devote my life to a more serious type of lifestyle...
Or lets say....i decided to have a commitment.
I think I'm even a bit late to do that becuase everybody around me just suddenly matured in their own way, before I knew it, I was already a left out.

OH well.....sigh....to cut the chase, made my shot and persevered for awhile, about a couple of years or maybe more and unfortunately, I end up like this.....LOSER.

just feel like I've lost track, lost reason,lost purpose and probably lost some part of life!...
Everyday I just spend waiting for the next day to come hoping it would be different,
exciting and special in the sense that it will surprise me or atleast give my old life back.

I can't really make something cool about it, I wish I'm not boring anybody.

Sometimes I try to contact an old friend, because before, that's what I always suggest when people come to me for the same problem, well it doesn't really work for me, infact sometimes I end up having a sour conversation, feels like my mind is too clouded to think it would help...

Well what can I do?
Pray? yep I did that, my own way though...

be healthy?.. I play every sport I can think of...
change routine? I move from one place to another just to escape monotony, and I always end up compromising..
besides I've invested too much already with this option..

Right now, what's holding my sanity is the thought that someday everybody will grow old and will go back to where they were...just lazy! hehehehe. What a thought!

Inspiring me also to write something, as you can see thats what I'm doing right now.. I'm also in the edge of finishing an artwork, it's just about the size of a receipt, I mean I am using a receipt for this work and it's already on it's second week now..

those are just my simple thoughts tonight hope you had fun reading it and please send me your rude comments about it. thanks!

"Those who can't do it, they teach...."

Once upon a time in the kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the Archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?"

God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made." Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?" "It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance." "Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused. God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, Northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, but cold and harsh while southern Europe is going to be poor but sunny and pleasant." "I have made some lands abundant in water and other lands parched deserts." "This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice." The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a group of Islands and said, "What are those?"
"Ah," said God. "That's the Philippines, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful beaches, rivers, mountains and forests. The people from the Philippines are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent and humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking and high achieving and they will be known throughout the world as carriers of peace and love." Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance." God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I designated as their leaders."

The following are a selection of findings, about how people spend their free time.

Eighty-one percent of Teenagers watch television at least once on an average day. Fifty-seven percent watch the tube for less than two hours and 8% watch it for five or more hours.

In 1990 gardening, swimming, walking, eating out, rest and relaxation, sewing and knitting and church activities ranked number 5 through 11 as most often done recreational activities.

In 2000 using computers, rest and relaxation, housekeeping, eating at home, eating out, watching spectator sports and reading the newspaper were 5 through 11.

The top four activities of all Teenagers are watching television, reading, socializing with friends and family and shopping. The order hasn't changed since 1990. But Teenagers are spending less time in front of the tube, less time reading and more time hanging-out with friends and going shopping.

For advertisers, this makes reaching their customers more difficult because mass media is becoming less effective.

On an average day, 11% of Teenagers have all day free to do whatever they want.

Sixty-five percent of Teenagers say they participate in a sport or recreation of some kind. Sixty-one percent of women and 69% of men say they participate.

The top ten recreational activities for women are walking, aerobics, exercise, biking, jogging, basketball, lifting weights, golf, swimming and tennis.

The top ten for men are golf, basketball, walking, jogging, biking, lifting weights, football, hiking, fishing and hunting.

By comparison, in 1990, fishing, hunting and golf were mentioned by men as most often done sport activities. Women mentioned swimming, walking and golf.

In any 90-day period men say they do their favorite activity 65 times; women say 57 times.

Sixty-one percent of Teenagers purchase a sport or recreation product in any 90-day period. Big spenders are between the ages of 25 and 44, have one or two kids, are white, college graduates, high-income, male and live in the western part of the United States.

Twenty-eight percent of the population went car camping in the last year, but only 5.6% wandered one-quarter mile or more from their car to sack out.

The gender split between hikers is 53% male and 47% female. However, men hike an average of 51 times a year compared to women who hike an average of 30 times.

Two percent of the population and 5% of 16 to 24 year olds consider dancing a sport: 78% are young women. First it was walking, now dancing.

Other leisure activities are eating up time that used to be dedicated to sports. Here are the biggest competitors among younger Teenagers (under age 34):

* Movies: young, single and lots of women.
* Computers: young, single and mostly male
* Socializing: hanging out with friends is done equally by both sexes
* Health Clubs: young, broke and male
* Video/computer games, musical instruments (growing), dedicated radio listening

Hedonism is increasing, especially among younger Teenagers. In the December poll, five of the top ten activities had to do with people's fascination with their bodies. Women were exercising at clubs, at home and doing aerobics while men were on treadmills and lifting weights, mostly at gyms. Both sexes are jogging more.

Companies and activities looking for a hook to increase participation or purchases need only to offer an exercise component.

THANK YOU LORD!

I DREAMT THAT I WENT TO HEAVEN AND AN
ANGEL WAS SHOWING ME
AROUND. WE WALKED SIDE-BY-SIDE INSIDE
A LARGE WORKROOM FILLED WITH
ANGELS.

MY ANGEL GUIDE STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE
FIRST SECTION AND SAID,
"THIS IS THE RECEIVING SECTION. HERE, ALL
PETITIONS TO GOD SAID IN
PRAYER ARE RECEIVED."

I LOOKED AROUND IN THIS AREA, AND IT WAS
TERRIBLY BUSY WITH SO
MANY ANGELS SORTING OUT PETITIONS
WRITTEN ON VOLUMINOUS PAPER SHEETS
AND SCRAPS FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE
WORLD.

THEN WE MOVED ON DOWN A LONG
CORRIDOR UNTIL WE REACHED THE
SECOND SECTION. THE ANGEL THEN SAID TO
ME, "THIS IS THE PACKAGING
AND DELIVERY SECTION. HERE, THE GRACES
AND BLESSINGS THE PEOPLE ASKED
FOR ARE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO
THE LIVING PERSONS WHO ASKED FOR
THEM."

I NOTICED AGAIN HOW BUSY IT WAS THERE.
THERE WERE MANY ANGELS
WORKING HARD AT THAT STATION, SINCE SO
MANY BLESSINGS HAD BEEN
REQUESTED AND WERE BEING PACKAGED
FOR DELIVERY TO EARTH.

FINALLY AT THE FARTHEST END OF THE LONG
CORRIDOR WE STOPPED AT THE
DOOR OF A VERY SMALL STATION. TO MY
GREAT SURPRISE, ONLY ONE ANGEL
WAS SEATED THERE, IDLY DOING NOTHING.

"THIS IS THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SECTION,"
MY ANGEL FRIEND QUIETLY
ADMITTED TO ME. HE SEEMED
EMBARRASSED. "HOW IS IT THAT? THERE'S
NO WORK GOING ON HERE?" I ASKED.

"SO SAD," THE ANGEL SIGHED. "AFTER
PEOPLE RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS
THAT THEY ASKED FOR, VERY FEW SEND
BACK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

"HOW DOES ONE ACKNOWLEDGE GOD'S
BLESSINGS?" I ASKED.

"SIMPLE," THE ANGEL ANSWERED. "JUST
SAY, "THANK YOU, LORD."

"WHAT BLESSINGS SHOULD THEY
ACKNOWLEDGE?" I ASKED.

"IF YOU HAVE FOOD IN THE REFRIGERATOR,
CLOTHES ON YOUR BACK,
A ROOF OVERHEAD AND A PLACE TO
SLEEP ... YOU ARE RICHER THAN
75% OF THIS WORLD.

"IF YOU HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK, IN YOUR
WALLET, AND SPARE CHANGE IN A
DISH, YOU ARE AMONG THE TOP 8% OF THE
WORLD'S WEALTHY.

"AND IF YOU GET THIS ON YOUR OWN
COMPUTER, YOU ARE PART OF THE
1% IN THE WORLD WHO HAS THAT
OPPORTUNITY."

ALSO ...

"IF YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH MORE
HEALTH THAN ILLNESS ...
YOU ARE MORE BLESSED THAN THE MANY
WHO WILL NOT EVEN SURVIVE
THIS DAY.

"IF YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE
FEAR IN BATTLE, THE LONELINESS OF
IMPRISONMENT, THE AGONY OF TORTURE,
OR THE PANGS OF STARVATION ...
YOU ARE AHEAD OF 700 MILLION PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD.

"IF YOU CAN ATTEND A CHURCH MEETING
WITHOUT FEAR OF HARASSMENT,
ARREST, TORTURE OR DEATH ..... YOU ARE
ENVIED BY, AND MORE BLESSED
THAN, THREE BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.

"IF YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL ALIVE AND
STILL MARRIED .. YOU ARE VERY
RARE.

IF YOU CAN HOLD YOUR HEAD UP AND SMILE,
YOU ARE NOT THE NORM, YOU ARE
UNIQUE TO ALL THOSE IN DOUBT AND
DESPAIR."

OK, WHAT NOW? HOW CAN I START?

IF YOU CAN READ THIS MESSAGE, YOU JUST
RECEIVED A DOUBLE BLESSING IN
THAT SOMEONE WAS THINKING OF YOU AS
VERY SPECIAL AND YOU ARE MORE
BLESSED THAN OVER TWO BILLION PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD WHO CANNOT READ AT
ALL.

HAVE A GOOD DAY, COUNT YOUR
BLESSINGS, AND IF YOU WANT, PASS THIS
ALONG TO REMIND EVERYONE ELSE HOW
BLESSED WE ALL ARE.

ATTN: ACKNOWLEDGE DEPT.: THANK YOU
LORD!

"THANK YOU LORD, FOR GIVING ME THE
ABILITY TO SHARE THIS MESSAGE
AND FOR GIVING ME SO MANY WONDERFUL
PEOPLE TO SHARE IT WITH

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