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If you have heard about Feng Shui then you should know that it is a Chinese principle that states: arrangements and positioning of your furniture in your room play a big part of the flow of Qi Energy. If you do a good job following meticulously the Feng Shui principle then you will certainly bring happiness, luck and fortune in your home, and it will benefit all your family. You can start and do it yourself for your bedroom, for example but be aware that placing your bed in the wrong position will affect your happiness badly.
What you have to do is simply to arrange your furniture in the best options with the help of your common sense (and extra sense). You know when you enter a new house, you have an instant feeling. For example, you can feel comfortable, or you can feel oppressed. That’s what I am trying to tell you with an extra sense. Nothing supra normal here. Just common sense, we all have inside ourselves.
These are just random stuffs I think worth sharing. Just browse through the entire post you might stumble something that is worth your attention. Enjoy.
The image above is the Grand Prize Winner in the UST Digital Photography Competition in the Student Category and it was titled ”The Founder” by Paul Allyson Quiambao of the College of Architecture. Just looking at the image, we can all agree it is really worth the win. - via vivasantotomas
Sometimes hearing from news, ads, newspaper is not enough to know what will you believe in. Sometimes it is still better to read or hear someone’s thoughts and insights of things. I for myself was doubtful of putting on my selection the Presidentaible candidate Gibo but after reading “Why Gibo” from Pinoy Tumblr, I was now aware of how Gibo thinks and his platforms for the election 2010. Here is an excerpt of what the author wrote:
Some of you might be wondering why I am openly declaring support for the candidacy of ATTY. GILBERT “GIBO” TEODORO, JR., the standard bearer of the purportedly tainted administration party. Some of you might even wonder if I am in the right mind by doing so. To tell everyone frankly, I’d say…
In the video – Guy Sebastian sings Angels Brought me Here moments after being crowned the 1st Australian Idol in 2003.
Angels Brought Me Here by Guy Sebastian
[Verse 1] - It’s been a long and winding journey, but i’m finally here tonight. Picking up the pieces, walking back into the light Into the sunset of your glory, where my heart and future lies There’s nothing like that feeling, when i look into your eyes…
[Bridge] - My dreams came true, when i found you I found you, my miracle…
[Chorus] - If you could see, what i see, that you’re the answer to my prayers And if you could feel, the tenderness i feel You would know, it would be clear, that angels brought me here…
[Verse 2]
Standing here before you, feels like i’ve been born again
Every breath is your love, every heartbeat speaks your name…
[Bridge 2] - My dreams came true, right here in front of you My miracle…
[Chorus] - If you could see, what i see, you’re the answer to my prayers And if you could feel, the tenderness i feel You would know, it would be clear, that angels brought me here…
[Bridge 3] - Brought me here to be with you, I’ll be forever grateful (oh forever Faithful) My dreams came true When I found you My miracle…
[Chorus] - If you could see, what i see, you’re the answer to my prayers And if you could feel, the tenderness i feel You would know, it would be clear, that angels brought me here… Yes they brought me here… If you could feel, the tenderness i feel… You would know, it would be clear, that angels brought me here…
Isn’t history more fun when you know something about it? Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future.
This famous weapon was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as “plucking the yew” (or “pluck yew”).
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, “See, we can still pluck yew!”
“PLUCK YEW!”
Since ‘pluck yew’ is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodental fricative ’F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute!
It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as “giving the bird.” And yew thought yew knew everything!
I got this from my email again as I was browsing on it and it is about a person sharing his thoughts about how ingenious bahay kubo are and how could have evolve into a one of best Architecture there is if it were given a chance to evolve. You might also want to check out Ifugao Housesand Kalinga Houses. I do not know the name of the one write this but it has an alias robsta12 and read on to what he has to say:
I think the bahay kubo is getting a bad reputation. If you view the bahay kubo as a primitive shelter which it is. It is actually quite ingenious.
By primitive shelter I mean the likes of the early forms of architecture in the likes of the teepee, cave dwelling and sticks. I consider the bahay kubo under this category bec. of the timeline in which philippines was founded and evolved. I’ll explain later on, but first lets examine the bahay kubo.
DOWNLOAD - Mic’s Tape: August 2010 - - Originally created by MESS (Mic, Erica, Sam, Sab of Tumblr) and was only created for their own personal enjoyment. Now they are giving it a try to share it. Enjoy.
Spanish Dancer Nudibranch - There are more than 3,000 known nudibranch species, and scientists estimate there are another 3,000 yet to be discovered. So-called Spanish dancers, like this one off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, boast some distinctions over other nudibranchs: First, they can be enormous, reaching a foot and a half long.
FAMOUS CEBU PRISONERS - The dance routine was originally conceptualized by prison officers as a form of behavior conditioning. Then it became a money making event. Dancing prisoners are happy since they claim to enjoy more benefits than other non-dancing prisoners. The incentive to dance is not really to practice art but to receive better prison treatment ... read more.
Pura Tanah Lot is a Hindu temple located near Denpasar, Bali. The temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide. It is one of Indonesia’s cultural icons.
“The early bird catches the worm; a stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can’t pretend we haven’t been told. We’ve all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to ‘seize the day’. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today’s possibility under tomorrow’s rug until we can’t anymore, until we finally understand for ourselves like Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping. And that even the biggest failure, even the worst most intractable mistake beats the hell out of never trying.” — Grey’s Anatomy
