Growing old vs. Growing up
This is an email I got from thousands of my spammers which in-fairness gives me an inspiration that getting old is not a scary thing just like what everyone else is being afraid of. Here’s how it goes, I hope it will inspire you too.
My Name Is Rose
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, ‘Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?’
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, ‘Of course you may!’ and she gave me a giant squeeze.
‘Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?’ I asked.
She jokingly replied, ‘I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…’
‘No seriously,’ I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
‘I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!’ she told me.
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Record achievements of Michael
Most Successful Concert Series – Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael Jackson sold out for seven nights at Wembley Stadium, London, England in the summer of 1988. A total of 504,000 people saw Michael perform July 14-16, 22-23, and August 26-27, 1988.
Biggest Selling Album Of All Time – Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Album is the biggest selling album of all time, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide. Thriller is also the biggest selling U.S album with sales of 25 million copies.
80’s Most #1 Hits
By The End of the 1980’s MIchael Jackson had more #1 hits than any other artist for the decade.
Awards
Michael has more awards than any other artist.
Entertainer Of The Decade
With the #1 (Thriller)and #2 (Bad) ranked albums in the world Michael was the 1980’s Entertainer Of The Decade.
Most Grammy Awards – Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael won a record breaking 8 Grammy Awards in 1984, more than any other artist in one year.
Largest Contracts – Guiness Book Of World Records
$890 million (Sony Music) Contract, with prospective earnings of $1 billion.
Greatest Audience – Guiness Book Of World Records
The highest-ever viewership was 133.4 million viewers watching the NBC transmission of Super Bowl XXVII on June 31, 1993. Michael was spotlighted during the half-time peformance.
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Doubts about MJ death
I am not really a die hard fan of Michael Jackson but of course I like him as a musician, showbiz personality and specially the achievements he has done when it to comes community service according to Guiness Book of World Records. Of course I was also sad when the news explode that he passed away. The whole world was in shocked and disbelief, unable to accept the fact that the King of Pop has gone. Well, really I am not a fan but you can contact me if you want a link where you can download his songs and videos.
I wrote this blog because I really have doubts in his death or it maybe a hoax. With his much money he can do anything. What if he’s not really dead and all what he wants is to cherish the remaining days of his life a normal person. We all know that he missed his childhood ever since his father put him into stage and perform all of his life, what a father.
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Is Peter Pan really dead?
In recent days, several new developments have come to light in favour of the theory that Michael Jackson has Staged his own death and pulled off the greatest Hoax of the Century. As we are already aware, the several inconsistencies surrounding his ‘death’ have opened our eyes to the fact that we are not being told the whole story.
We believe that if he really was dead then it would have simply been an open and shut case. For example: Michael Jackson was discovered to have passed away at home from Cardiac Arrest, 911 Emergency was called, he was picked up by paramedics and then sadly, pronounced dead. However, as we all know, it was not an open and shut case and there were far too many ’strange’ happenings and unexplained events that took place on the day he died.
We have been told that he was given a four hour medical, which he passed, in order to go ahead with the O2 Concerts in London. We have also heard that the night before his death he was full of energy, put on an amazing rehearsal performance (which just happened to be video taped…what a coincidence) and then just happened to die of a Heart Attack the next day.
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President, swatting a fly?
WASHINGTON (AP) – The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he’s bedeviled by a fly in the White House.
PETA is sending President Barack Obama a Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher, a device that allows users to trap a house fly and then release it outside.
“We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals,” PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich said Wednesday. “We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals.”
During an interview for CNBC at the White House on Tuesday, a fly intruded on Obama’s conversation with correspondent John Harwood.
“Get out of here,” the president told the pesky insect. When it didn’t, he waited for the fly to settle, put his hand up and then smacked it dead.
“Now, where were we?” Obama asked Harwood. Then he added: “That was pretty impressive, wasn’t it? I got the sucker.”
Friedrich said that PETA was pleased with Obama’s voting record in the Senate on behalf of animal rights and noted that he has been outspoken against animal abuses.
Still, “swatting a fly on TV indicates he’s not perfect,” Friedrich said, “and we’re happy to say that we wish he hadn’t.”
Deputy press secretary Josh Earnest said the White House has no comment on the matter.
First Look: Mickey Rourke As Whiplash In ‘Iron Man 2′
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Paramount has released the first peek at Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, and he’s geared up to wreck havoc for Tony Stark in “Iron Man 2.”
The actor is seen sporting a partial exoskeleton with a power pack on his chest reminiscent of Iron Man’s own.
Reason Why You Should Quit Your Job
Time Freedom.
As the saying goes, “Time is Gold”. T. Harv Eker, a self-made millionaire said, Time Freedom is the ability to do anything you want, anywhere you want and anytime you want without having to work.
Can we do anything we want, anywhere we want and anytime we want if:
- We need to report to the office 8-12 hours a day?
- We are tired, stressed and worn out from our work?
- We can’t afford to leave our office at least one week straight?
- Our boss is always demanding us to report when there’s an emergency work?
- Our family demands time from us after a long week work?
How about these:
1. Our boss dictates how many holidays we can only take in a year.
2. We can’t be late and must wake up early everyday for work.
3. If there’s a huge load, we can’t go home at 5 pm. Our boss dictates what time we will go home in fact, even including how many times a year we can only get sick.
4. Our boss determines how much will be our salary, bonus and promotion. This happens year in and year out. And we can’t violate the rules, otherwise it might cost us our salary increase or even worse our job.
Sounds familiar? There’s no time freedom with a JOB. That is why it’s called JOB, it stands for JOURNEY OF THE BROKE. The more we work, the more we realize that we are still with our boss, with a paycheck that is not enough, finding ourselves in debt even before we receive our paycheck. Then only to find out that no matter how hard we worked on our job, the company has a “ceiling” for us. Meaning, no matter how hard we perform, we will only get what is due to us based on the company’s standard salary.
800,000
This bothered my thoughts after reading the front page of newspaper in our front desk office. 800,000 is the number of employees that will lose their jobs in the Philippines within the year 2009.
Right now, you might be asking already, “Will I be part of this 800,000?” If you are employed, chances are you COULD be one of the 800,000. This is truly an era which only shows that job security is no longer in effect. In fact, unemployment increases every month, its not just happening in our country but also all over the world. Everyday we will hear from the news either companies downsizing or closing down here in Manila or in the province. Recently, our Social Security System already announced that it would no longer grant loans to those who lost their jobs.
Most of us would bet our fortune on finding a job abroad. We are willing to leave our family and loved ones. However, due to the global economic depression, jobs available abroad have become limited for the MILLIONS of Filipinos looking for jobs outside the country. To make things even worse, the only region right now that can accommodate a lot of overseas workers is in the Middle East, in fact, the government announced that Iraq will soon be open for Filipino OFWs.
So what can we do now amidst this global crisis? Our formula for success, go to school, get good grades and find a secure job has failed on its promise of a brighter future for us. We can no longer control what is happening around us, we can only control what we have right now and that is ourselves. As Gandhi said, “be the change you want to see in the world”, then it’s just about time that we start to open our eyes with other possibilities. Its just about time that we start allowing ourselves to start learning something new and not continue to hold on to something that is no longer working for us. We must give up our “should” and “should not’s” and accept that life happens the way it DOES. The key now is, what can be done despite of the global “chaos” that’s happening? When we ponder on this, it is best that we go back to what we value most in our life and based from that FOCUS on what could benefit us for the long-term and would allow us to achieve our fullest potential.
Right now, while a lot of us are still on a job, we must take this opportunity to start educating ourselves on what options to take. We must start preparing ourselves for the best and the worst that could happen. The best action we could do is first, start educating ourselves FINANCIALLY. We must accept the fact that our school missed the part of teaching us how to make our money grow and make it last for the long-term. It has missed the part of teaching us to continually look for options despite having a specialization. However, it has taught us one valuable thing and that is DISCIPLINE. Let us use the discipline we have embodied from our schools and start educating ourselves financially. We don’t want to be caught unprepared for the worst that could happen in our jobs. As Oprah Winfrey said, “luck happens to those who are prepared”.
Philippine Male Singers @ Madz et al
The Philippine Male Singers joins the MADZ ET AL Festival Series 2008.
“Ken Lee”
The Idol Franchise never fails to discover extraordinary talents in whatever country the contest is being held. Every country has their own version of “William Hung” and let’s just see if they we’re able to match the popularity of him. Like here in Bulgaria. One of the contestant has her own version of Mariah Carey’s famous song, try to guess…
