Why Tea Persons Shine Under Pressure: Are You a Tea Person?

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Do you love tea? I love tea--as long as it isn't derived from Camellia Sinensis which has caffeine. But it's the real tea. What I drink are teas from other sources--mangosteen, banaba, mornga, or camote tops. Or any tea without caffeine.

But I'm not talking about tea drinkers here. You can be a tea person without loving tea. Tea persons are folks who shine--or do lots better--when they're under pressure. They're also like volcanoes. They seem harmless and quiet until they erupt. Then you see their real nature--the one that's been kept inside. Tea people seem quiet, timid, and weak--until they find themselves in hot water.

With the right pressure, they either do better work or become so angry. Like tea--the hotter the water you pour on it, the stronger the extract you get. Have you tried pouring cold or boiling water on tea? Try and you'd see what I mean.

However, some tea persons have mastered their nature so that dormant, awesome or explosive, they manage to get people around to like them. Being a tea person, and strangely likable at that, is so powerful! For a powerful e-book on this, get my "How to be Easily Likable to Most People" for only US$8 (click here) or if you want to pay in pesos, only Php 350.00 (click here). As soon as you pay the amount, you will be sent to a webpage for the e-book download! So you get it a few seconds after you pay!

Tea persons take life easy. Don't people take tea when they want to relax? Teas are great relaxants. So are tea folks--they remain low profile as much as possible because they don't see why they have to stress themselves out over life--especially over greatness, achievements, proving themselves, or competition. They always work commensurate to their pay--no more no less. And they often reject pays higher than what they need if it entails working more.

Lazy? Tea folks are NOT lazy. They just want to take things easy. And if you've read Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, that's wisdom. Life is serious but why kill yourself over things Jesus said you have no control of? Why worry about tomorrow when today has enough concerns to take care of? Makes sense, doesn't it? But frankly, no one in the world (not even in church) believes this except tea persons.

Now, when you try to pressure tea folks, they go all-out. You'd see potential you haven't seen yet. That's why tea persons surprise (even shock) most people once they show what real potentials they have. They thought you were just quiet and meek and wouldn't amount to anything. And then boom! Then people who barely understand teas urge them to use their hidden potentials to excel and get rich! Each time these people see talent and potential, they always see a means to amass material possessions.

But if you're a tea person you'd know better--unless you turn into a softdrink person.

PNP-SAF Mamasapano Debacle: Why We have to Stop Sacrificing Heroes

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Doubtless, it was tragic. A bunch of highly trained police commandos were out to serve an arrest warrant to notorious terrorists--without backing from government, especially the AFP. Arrest warrants are served by the police, not the army, but with notorious highly trained and well supported terrorists, the warrant ought to be served heavily backed by the army.

In this case, the SAF operation only became known to the top SAF commander--and the government--amid fierce fighting and when casualties were already hopelessly heavy--and that at a site nearly impossible to quickly access. It was like a suicide mission--or perhaps a sacrificial mission?

I reviewed the profiles of the 44 fallen heroes--so young and promising, some graduates of our police academy and some of criminology colleges. They had tough training as elite forces of the Special Action force. No doubt, cream of the crop. And they were merely "wasted" there. Well, they hit the objective right between the eyes which no doubt paralyzed terrorism awhile, but everything could have ended well if only more precautions were made.

We should be celebrating their victory now with all of them alive!

My heart weeps each time young people with great potentials are wasted just like that. How can we sacrifice great talents which we can't afford anymore at this point when terrorism and criminality have worsen? And especially when the police force terribly needs good promotion to save its face. The 44 seemed to be among PNP's best bets for this purpose, but they were sacrificed, it seemed, as one would easily sacrifice a chess pawn to take the enemy's knight.

But not exactly though! For in this instance, we mistakenly sacrificed a rook and a bishop in exchange for the enemy's knight! We have to stop sacrificing heroes like this. I saw a video where army soldiers fallen from an encounter with rebels and who badly needed back-up for their wounded got no help for a long time even if they had requested airlifting of their fallen comrades from the air force. What's happening?

And the sad and funny thing is, useless and corrupt people are kept in office with all the backup and support they need and they have the temerity to hold on to power even if the decent thing left for them to do is resign and live abroad the rest of their lives. These are the folks we should be sacrificing to keep our government on the road to righteousness (so-called daang matuwid) while the ones we do sacrifice should be given a chance to prove themselves.

If we keep sacrificing worthy people and keep saving unworthy ones, where would this country be a decade or so hence?

Opening Remarks: Why Something Needs to be Said Before Something Can be Done

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Some folks hate talks and believe that action is all we need to get things done. Cut the crap talk and let's just do it, right? Well, look at God--he didn't just do it. He had to say something before things got created. A lot of times, you have to word the idea to form a mental vision. And then you pursue that vision. Where there is no vision, people die [Proverbs 29.18].

How to Effectively Pray for a Miracle: Experience the Supernatural NOW!

How many miracles do you encounter a day? There are folks who say everything around us is a miracle. The mere fact that we woke up this morning and are alive is a powerful miracle in itself. But often, they say these things just to hide the fact that astounding, supernatural miracles very rarely happen today, if any.

Yeah, life itself is a powerful miracle. But face it--we don't see the miracles Jesus did in Scriptures anymore today--or the miracles done through the apostles and prophets, the men of God in the bible, and the Acts church. It's not that God made them stop happening in our times--in fact, Jesus said anyone who has faith in him will do the same things he did, and even do greater things.

But where are the authentic miracles now? If they ever do happen, they look more like coincidence than intended by God.

But miracles can still happen, and there are ways to make them effective in your life even today--if you know the bible principles.

Do You Badly Need a Miracle NOW?

Do you need to have the impossible happen to you now? It may not be something spiritual--you need a job promotion, an extra job or source of income, you need your old car to work normally today, you need to find your car or bedroom keys, or perhaps you need help pacifying your baby who's been crying for some time now and you don't know what to do. Or, you and your sweetheart may have a serious misunderstanding and only a miracle can reconcile you now.

Or perhaps, you did something really silly and only God can save you from your dad's or your professor's wrath? God can easily change the hearts of men, just like that. Will he do it for you?

Are You a Church Minister Without Signs and Wonders Experience?

Are you a stressed up church minister who has a problematic church and you need a miracle to put your church back together? Or perhaps your prayers have been amounting to nothing and they're so powerless they can't even fix a simple case of colds and coughs or fever? And back in your mind, you want to experience God's genuine power and miracles which will give you a powerful boost in your faith and spiritual life, but somehow something in you keeps you from believing or getting that supernatural visit from God.

Then, you have to read this e-book, "How to Pray for God's Miracles in Your Life--And Experience the Supernatural Now!" A lot of people--even church ministers--do not know how to "persuade" God to make things happen for them anymore. Prayers have become mere recitals--beautiful prose in religious eloquence recited in church or prayer meetings--and nothing more. Even with the best prayers, most people get nothing from God but his general blessings--blessings he gives to both the righteous and the wicked--like sunlight, air, money, properties, etc.

When was the Last Time You Turned Water Into Wine?

When was the last time God made you walk on water or divide an entire sea? Well, not literally, but there are urgent matters in life that have the same urgency as when Jesus had to turn water into wine or Moses had to divide the Red Sea. These are life concerns that dwarf having money or material possessions and can only be remedied by a supernatural, miraculous act of God.

Most of us, feeling helpless with our prayers, just seek refuge in letting the "will of God" take care of everything. They always say, "If it's the will of God," just to protect their image in case their prayers amount to nothing. But God wants us to be daring and radical. Jesus said, "believe that you have received it and it will be yours!" [Mark 11.24]. Do you want a faith-change (or a faith or paradigm shift) and get more miracles from God?

Enough of passive faith. Try radical faith as Jesus did it and effectively pray for miracles to happen in your life! This e-book can help you! You get vital bible principles involved when moving in God's miracle power. After paying through Paypal, you will be brought to the webpage where you click on a link to download a PDF copy of the e-book. Choose the right button below and click:

How to Make People LIKE You

How to be Easily Likable To Most People
and Enjoy Favors from Them

There's a time to love and a time to hate, says Ecclesiastes. When it's time for people to love, how do you take advantage of it to the max? Can you? You can if you know the human relations principles behind in it.

Hopia Soup: My Kind of Life

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The life I really want is what I'm not living right now. Now, don't take me wrong. I'm not dissatisfied or complaining. I have a wife and kids I love and we're happy and content in God. But being content doesn't take away dreaming and being ambitious. You have the freedom to pursue them while in contentment, and if per chance they remain elusive, then it doesn't matter. 

SINULOG FESTIVAL: A Correct Perspective of the Tradition and of Christianity in the Philippines

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The third week of January marks the famous Sinulog Festival in the Vasayan region, particularly Cebu, Misamis Oriental, and Southern Leyte. The festival observes the fact how natives of the Visayas accepted Christianity (Roman Catholicism in particular) in the early 1500s and abandoned their native animist religion. There, the Santo Nino or boy Jesus was introduced, as well.

It's Time Your Imagination and Talent Sell: Here's How to Do it Online

No person on earth can say he or she has no talent or imagination. We're all gifted with them. And the best thing is, we can make money with them. In fact, our talents and imagination are worth more than just a monthly salary. They're worth a fortune--if we know how to use them for the purpose.

It all has to do with writing online. "But I'm not a writer!" you may say. Well, believe it or not, as long as you have fingers and an idea, you can write. You don't have to be a writer to be able to write. Just write. It's like talking. Some people are gifted talkers, but it doesn't mean you cannot talk just because you're not a talker.

You can do blogs even in Tagalog or Taglish or Martian--whatever language you're comfortable with. And don't tell me you don't have ideas you write about.

The first question is--what are you good at? Or, what are your hobbies and interests? If say, you're an OFW taking care of kids or old people, then you can write about that. Write about your daily experiences and lessons you learn from them. You may not know it but there are people who want to know about things like that. Or perhaps you are a church pastor or teacher or tutor who wan to share your life vocation with others.

Or, you may be good at kite making or kite flying. Or probably, you're a volleyball player or massage specialist or you know how to cook food dishes--probably you have a knack for recycling leftover food and turning it into something gourmet. Or, you're lousy and hopeless at cooking and you want to share funny thoughts on it. Are you the type who loves taking selfie shots? Blog them!

Just blog it! And the best part is, you can make money online doing it! People somewhere out there in the world may be interested about what you have to share. They find your blog, read some of it, and then you earn some money. When you have established your blog (write blog articles daily to establish it)--like if you have 200 blog articles already, and counting--it begins to have the potential to make you more money--money you never imagined possible online!

I know people who travel the world regularly with their families with money they earn from blogging. If you just do it seriously, you can hit it that big, too. Remember, you don't have to be a professional writer to blog. And you can even do it in your native language. Anyway, some blog sites have interpretation features. Just blog!

The best thing is, you can earn money without selling. Just keep writing articles. When people visit your blog and like some stuffs there, they buy and you earn commissions. You don't have to get the payment and deliver products yourself or other messy works like that. You can also earn even if they just click on something.

This e-book, "Best Ways to Make Money Online," shares with you the simple but effective ways to earn money from your own business online, at less cost. You don't have to risk big money to start because most tools you will need come free. Often, starting an online business doesn't cost you more than P1,000. Well, the most expense is probably around P3,000, but I started with P660. You may upgrade your business later and spend some more to earn more money, but this is optional.

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IS EXERCISE ENOUGH? What We Don't Know About Exercise Will Hurt Us

Regular exercise is a great stress reliever. Yet, here's what most people probably do not know. Exercise, too, creates stress--oxidative stress to be exact. This is particularly true with aerobics exercises. As you take in more oxygen during workouts, the process burns more oxygen as well which creates free radicals. The more free radicals your body has the more stress it suffers.

Lessons From the People's Pope: Why People Everywhere Love Him

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The present Catholic pope, Pope Francis, is simply phenomenal in the way he attracts people. Well, past popes also attracted crowds everywhere they went, but Pope Francis is different in that he is popularly tagged as the "People's Pope." No other pope in history was given that label.

In fact, he even made it to Time Magazine's front page cover being Person of the Year. So, what is it about him that made him the popular people's choice?

The Best and Cheapest Detox You Can Have Daily: Costs Only a Few Cents a Day

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Why is Detox Important for You?

Probably everyday we hear or read about "detox" on the Net. And mostly, when something becomes a byword, either of two things happens--you become so curious you do everything to find out what it's all about, or you disregard it, thinking it just another fad--especially if you're the anti-fad type.

Actually, detoxification, or detox for short, is a natural process the body does now and then, especially each early morning. Each time you sweat, urinate, or move your bowel, your body detoxifies. Early in the morning, at about 4 to 6 am, is when your body does its major detox work. Without detox, your body retains toxins and infections that managed to slip into your system through food, water, and the environment and lurk in your body.

Why Cold Baths Boost Your Immune System and Slim You Down: So, Cold Baths, Anyone?

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Since December last year, mornings have been getting colder in Metro Manila. This January is worse--almost the whole day gets cold. And they say it will be even worse as we approach the first week of February and during. So what do we do? Naturally, most of us boil water to mix with a pail of cold water.

Well, some researches say we may be forfeiting ourselves of immune boosts whenever we prefer warm baths to cold ones. I admit that I'm among those who can't stand freezing water during cold days, especially early in the morning or in the evening. I must boil water. But I remedy this--after completing my (a bit of a) warm bath, I pour 4 to 5 dippers of cold water on me to conclude it. That gives me a bit of an immune boost. But then, that's no substitute for a cold bath.

How to Lose Weight with GOD's WORD and Medical Science EBook: Powerful and Scientific!

Faith with Works that Work!

If you have faith in God, you can use it to empower your weight loss efforts and finally get the health and body shape you want. And what if someone tells you how it all fits with what medical science has to say on weight loss?

This e-book teaches you how it all works. Pertinent Scripture passages in the bible can inspire you to keep up with faith that empowers your determination to reach your weight loss goals and scientific medical facts can boost your belief in it! This is faith with works and faith that works, especially if you really keep at it without fail.

It has the same principle when you combine religious faith with economics to keep your home finances working. You get a job so you have money to finance your family's need, and you mix that with the belief that God will help you make ends meet.

Getting a motto or slogan keeps you focused. Big and small corporations do that. God also does that. It encapsulates ideals or principles so we can stay in step with a specific program that leads to specific goals. Without that adage or maxim, it will be almost impossible to rally our strength unwaveringly to succeed at a goal. And that motto ought to be reliable, one which our minds see as a powerful stimulant and connected to a respected source--like a higher power.

So, what can better boost our drive to succeed than God's own words in the bible? And what better ally can that have than scientific medical facts coming from medical and health experts? The e-book, "How to Lose Weight with God's Word and Medical Science," is a collection of relevant bible passages and medical science findings on weight loss that prods your mind to keep up with your workouts and healthy eating without let-up until you finally hit your goals.

To buy the e-book now, hit the appropriate Paypal button below for the payment and be immediately brought to the blog site where you can download the e-book (in PDF file) and get it right away!

La Traviesa: Beautiful and Romantic Even with a Signal 3 Typhoon

La Traviesa: Pools and Clubhouse

We went to La Traviesa early December in 2014 for an overnight trip. My sister and niece had booked earlier so there was no way we could cancel the trip even if Metro Manila was then threatened by a super typhoon. Weathermen could not pinpoint where exactly landfall was going to be--the Visayas or Metro Manila.

BLOGS: The Way to Make Money Online with Freedom and Your Hobby

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It's a dream partly come true--writing online for money. I have monetized my blogs and also write for other sites with pay, but it's still far from what I want. I want to earn huge money writing online--something that can fully support Kingdom ministries God envisions for me. I used to dream of publishing printed books, but thank God for online publishing. You can easily get published with a blog site with some knowledge of internet technology.

Korean Versus Pinoy TV Programs: The Big Difference is Plot Quality and Values

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I and my wife have been enjoying Korean TV soaps for months now over Pinoy ones. The big difference is plot quality and values, not the costly production. Take Empress Ki for instance. You never know what happens next, plots are obviously well thought of, and the intellectual audience is well considered. The scenes are not designed for mindless viewers who make up the bulk of fans clubs and who just shriek whenever their favorite showbiz personalities appear.

Space Savers: Today's Home Trends in the Increasingly Congested MManila

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Since college, I've always been fascinated by well and accurately designed small spaces.

Big houses and mansions were welcome sights, but my heart jumped with delight whenever space savers popped up in classroom discussions at the institute of architecture in FEU.

Small but functional, that was my favorite cup of tea. Even today. I incorporate the concept in my house, workplace, ministry, and martial arts.

Land doesn't increase (except for reclaimed areas, which is a dangerous way of cheating nature), but the population does on a daily basis.

As of 2010, Metro Manila population was said to be growing annually at 2.2 percent, registering 11.8 million plus for that year, says the National Statistics Office. With a land area of 638.6 square kilometers, how much does each of us get if we divide Metro Manila equally among us?


A 2.2 percent annual increase is 259,600 yearly. Correct me if I'm wrong. So, if we're 11.8 million in all in 2010 and it's 2015 now, we're 13,098,000 people now in MManila, more or less. Divide 638.6 square meters by 13,098,000 and we get 4.87 square meters each. Definitely not enough. And add to that the fact that the land is not really equally divided among us. A tiny, minuscule percentage of the rich owns big chunks of the land. So we're left with small, small cuts of land.

That's why, like it or not, space savers have got to be "in" today for most of us. No wonder subdivisions today have lot cuts of not more than 300 square. The common cut is less than a hundred, and in that you get everything---living, dining, kitchen, bedroom, CR, and carport, if there's any left. The tragedy is that, small as it is, most homes are not even designed well. You still see wasted space, nonetheless. Attic ideas are seldom exploited. Lofts or mezzanines are seen as mere added cost.

I was fascinated by the picture above. That small closet enclosure itself is enough to be an entire room. It has a stand-alone functionality---complete with bed, drawers, hangers, storage, and shelves for accessories and books. Just add in a bulb, a small collapsible working desk with mirror underneath, and you have a full room. In a 4 by 4 meter square area with wide windows, you can probably put up 4 to 5 "rooms" like this with common windows.

If you have a a 60 square meter lot, you can build 3 levels (first is the living area, second are the dining and kitchen, third is where the small "closet rooms" are (you can make about 4 to 5 of them), and then have a loft  just a bit above. Then put a roof top and an an attic on top of that. That would be more exciting and awesome to me than mansions constructed from pork barrels.

What if you have a car? Turn your front setback into a garage.

Why Eating Right Before Bedtime Can Make You Sick: Tips for Healthy Eating at Night

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If you come home late from the office and the stressful work and traffic make you famished when you get home--and your wife who loves you cooks a big, delicious dinner as a reward--you're setting yourself up for a major illness. Eating right before bedtime can make you sick, experts say.

It will all start with acid reflux, or sometimes called GERD or stomach acidity. After you eat, digestive enzymes and acids are released in your stomach to break down food further and get the nutrients and separate wastes. But because you're tired and a full stomach makes you terribly sleepy, you lay down just a few minutes after supper. So, instead of keeping all that food down in your stomach you spread it a bit around along with the acids that often find their way back to your esophagus. Thus, the "reflux" which is dangerous.

Why an EBook Library Instead

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At home we enjoy our ancestral library my dad had constructed for his children back in 1969. Being a bibliophile or a lover of books, he wanted to pass on the legacy by devoting one special room in our home to books. I love that room, but I seldom have time to go there to check out old books in the shelves because I'm tied to my desktop almost all day.

So one day I decided, why not an e-book library? Since I, my wife, and two kids are often in front of the PC monitor, an e-book library is a good idea. Here are advantages. Ebooks cannot be:

The Six O'Clock Habit

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I and my wife have been very seriously considering doing it despite our impossibly hectic schedules. It's all worth it to have a six o'clock habit,  a time for laying everything aside and discussing the Word of God with gusto and in a relaxed atmosphere--you know, with a tall glass of iced fresh fruit juice and some fresh strawberries or grapes while in the cool comforts of our terrace overlooking the village. Every 6:00 pm.

We managed to do one successfully and are about to launch our second one. It's supposed to promote family bonding more, more openness with each other, and deeper Scripture familiarization. And health, too, especially when we also plan to do a short Zumba session right after--or something to that effect. I think every family needs to do this, I mean together, at home.