Life in Philippines

Life in the Philippines I would say is not easy.  Even if you are in the middle class people getting your own house is not that easy.  Low cost housing today worth million above if you want some two bedroom house.  Pag-ibig loan is not easy too, so many requirements for Income tax to source of income.  It would be easy, if you have worked regularly for any company, but for other people who work in many BPO companies it is hard.  If you are earning 12k to 14k per month in any BPO company it is not enough to have your own house.  Tax, fare expenses and food expense make the salary smaller.  If this is harder for the middle class it would be much harder for lower class people.  You would be lucky if your mother or father has a house and lot already that you don't need to worry about the place to stay.   But for people that is dreaming to have their own house here in the Philippines. I would say it is not easy. 

Lorena Rojas as Isabel Arroyo of El Cuerpo Del Deseo diagnosed with Breast Cancer

According to People En Spañol magazine dated October 3, 2008. Actress Lorena Rojas, 36, has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Although the news came as a shock to her, she is calm and relieved, since it was detected very early on.

"Her mammogram results came out positive. There was a small tumor, and it was confirmed that it was malignant," said the sister of Lorena, Mayra Rojas, to Televisa Espectáculos. Doctors detected a tumor in her mammogram, and although it was caught in its initial phase, she'll have to undergo vigorous treatment.
"Lorena is doing well, and she has hope. She has everyone's support, including Telemundo, which is the company she's working for now in the U.S”., said her sister, in reference to Lorena's telenovela Pecados ajenos. She will have surgery on the affected breast as soon as possible.
Lorena Rojas sent out the following press release to Latin Gossip Magazine: “The mystery of life doesn’t worry me; I fear the dark rift between ignorance and the little information that disarms anyone in the fight to defeat this illness; that is why I am in search of my shield and my spear to win this battle.”
We are sure you’re going to win this fight Ms. Lorena Rojas. We’re here praying for you. We know you’ll find your weaponry to beat this.

Breast Cancer

The National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates each year, over 200,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer and over 40,000 die. One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Approximately 1,700 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 450 will die each year. The National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend women in their forties and older have mammograms every one to two years. (According to Breast Cancer Site)
A mammogram can often find a lump that is too small to be felt. Sometimes a woman finds a lump during a breast self-exam. During a regular physical exam, your doctor can check your breasts to look for lumps or changes. Sometimes the doctor will put a needle into the lump to take out some fluid or tissue (needle for biopsy).
Breast cancer is many women’s worst fear. But experts have made great progress in treating cancer. If it is found early, breast cancer can often be cured, and it is not always necessary to remove the breast. Early detection of breast cancer saves lives. The earlier a breast cancer is detected; the more likely it is that treatment can be curable.

A Dog as a Pet

At the age of 6, I had a traumatic experienced with dog, when my bestfriend died because of rabies. We were both too little that time and the usual thing we did was going out to play at our neighbor’s houses. Until one day, we happened to visit the house of a friend who has plenty of dogs. Unexpectedly, a dog came out from his house and bitten my best friend. She pushed me away. She cried, I thought she was just afraid of the dog’s bark, but because she was bitten also. After few days, I was wondering why my best friend wasn’t come by to play with me. A friend came and told me that my playmate died because of rabies. I felt guilty of what happen because we never told our parents about it. Even my sisters and brother doesn’t know about it because we were afraid of telling them. Since then, I hate dogs and never expect to have it as a pet either.
Until last April 2006, a cousin gave me a Dalmatian Puppy. The puppy was so adorable, cute and I had no reason not to like him. Every time he saw me; he wiggled his tail and wanted me to carry him. I named him Quer-Quer, name after the main actor of Love of the Condor Heroes, a Korean Love Movie.
I had Quer-quer for more than a year before I left him to accompany my Auntie to Quezon City for more than 2 months. He was being taking cared by my little brother, niece and nephew until one day, someone took him away and never come back until now. I was very sad upon hearing the news of losing him. Until then, I never found a pet as lovely as Quer-quer.

Article of a Loving and Faithful Brother-in-Law

I am proud to have people close to me and that’s my brother-in-law, who is loving and faithful to my family. It’s been a blessing to have such a person, who treated us being part of his life and loved us wholeheartedly in spite of cultures and traditions as long as he loves my sister. My brother-in-law is currently employed at Verizon Telecommunications Company as “Fiber Optic Network Technician” for 5 years in Everett Washington. Currently, Verizon is installing Fiber Optic Phone, TV and Internet directly to a customer’s house. As a Fiber Optic Network Technician, he is working with field technician, who are installing Fiber Optics to houses. If the technicians encounter troubles or the Fiber network is not functioning, it is his job to isolate, fix the problem to restore the service to customers and accessing the network functions with software programs running on a computer.
Being a husband and a father of four, he is also serving in church on the new visitors follow up team. He manages his time for his family, work and for the Lord for he knows that the Lord is the source of his strength and gives him endurance to fulfill his responsibilities.