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no it doesn't necessarily go that way. just because he can't do all sorts of things doesn't equate him being a human. existence isn't limited to being a human or being a god. my point is that his existence is acknowledged but i don't believe that he is capable of doing such greatly stuff. but the religion doesn't explain things clearly as well. for me, i believe the theories that science has explained and has presented to man since early days. though the term 'theory' doesn't mean it is true, but compared to what the bible has presented, the former presents a more reasonable explanation for existence.

yeah sure, it was his "WORST DAY EVER!", but should i care about him having his iPod earphones getting tangled? no! all i'm trying to point out here is that a "worst day ever" could be not-so-worst anymore once another situation that is worse than his "worst day ever" arises, and the cycle goes on and on. it's pathetic to think that for such a puny thing that had gone wrong, he already rants that it's the worst day ever, when he could have prevented such event had he brought some common sense and a little precaution along with him. if a guy with body-odor came sitting next to him, and he can't take it, then he should just stand up and get to another seat. a tangled iPod earphone could have been prevented if he had untangled it beforehand, or should i say "properly stored" it after he had used it previously. a low-battery iPod could have been prevented if it was charged beforehand. it's that simple! do we need to hear him rant about it? no... that is totally unnecessary. and if we're criticizing him and he can't take it anymore, then he should rant about it and call it "THIS IS NOW MY WORST DAY EVER BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS WORST DAY EVER WAS NOT SO WORST ANYMORE".

frankly speaking, you're not the only person who's having a bad day. for all you know, a lot of people out there have had worst. i personally think this topic is wrong in so many levels. very irrational, and immature, i might add. if you think "getting a tangled iPod earphone" would make your day the worst day ever, think about the people who have recently experienced the earthquake in taiwan. for a moment most people were probably just live their day as usual then all of the sudden, their worlds crumble to pieces, literally. so don't go complaining on simple things gone wrong that could have been prevented with a lot of caution and common sense. please!

i don't get it... what's the connection of you being a scientist and believing in god to you having the tumor removed? forgive me if i sounded rude on that. i just don't get your point.with that said, based on the topic, i too am a scientist (or that's how my course describes it), and i believe that there is a god, but i don't believe that that god has the power to do all sorts of stuff. i believe more of evolution rather than the creation of man (adam and eve). i believe that the god that i used to know in my religion is just there watching everything. now that might sound more like me being an atheist, since a god that doesn't do anything doesn't really serve the purpose of being a god, thus eliminating the existence altogether.

hmm... we'll probably be affected considering that we're also located near the pacific ring of fire. and a huge earthquake will surely cause a huge tsunami, but that would be directed towards the west. that's rather selfish, don't you think? well, it's rather oblivious of the people regardless of the kind of natural phenomenon that is occurring. and if it does get affected because of human intervention, then what the author said holds true.

well, i'll try my best to give you the most sound advice i can think of. i'm not sure if i correctly understood your post, but correct me as i go on. i'm assuming that the girl you were describing in the ordered list is girl y, am i correct? anyway... why do you assume that money is the basis of a relationship? sure, people do have needs, financial, material or otherwise, but that's just natural. if you always look at it that way, then your relationship will just fall apart even before it has taken off. by assuming that "she'll be needy when we get married", you're just not showing any trust at all, that you're taking chances because you think she'll probably ask a lot when you're already together. a relationship doesn't work that way. it's a good sign that she cares for you A LOT. it shows how much she really loves you. at some level, she's waiting for you to reciprocate that same feeling, not necessarily the same amount of love she gives to you, but at least to show that you appreciate what she's doing to you. that would mean a lot to her. women are the "nurturer". now that wasn't me being sexist, but women have all the necessary requirements for them to become mothers. it's natural for her to be caring... but of course, that's probably the way she was raised, which would make a lot of sense. not all women are like her nowadays, and for her to be such, shows how mature she is, although i'm not saying that she's ready to become a mother or would be a great mother to your kids. we'll get to that later. so you already don't trust her, and you're not even starting your "married" life. you already said it yourself that the girl really loves you, if that's the case then she's probably telling the truth, and not because she's good at telling you that she can't see herself with any other guy. despite you not treating her properly, she still stuck through... it shows a lot how she feels, it's just you who doesn't notice. where should i start? this will be a bit long, so i hope you have time to read this. hmm... from your post, i sense a lot of hesitation. it's a problem that has to be resolved early on if you want to start a relationship with someone. from where i stand, all the signs are clear, yet you're so confused that you don't know what you're talking about. first of all, marriage is not as simple as A-B-C. just because you saw some signs of her being a "good mother", doesn't mean that it's gonna go to that direction. now, if you really think that it's going to end up with marriage, look back at what you've done in the past and assess yourself and your relationship with her. did you have a stable relationship? from what you've described, it doesn't really go that way. you have to think that in a relationship, there are a lot of factors to consider. one of which is TRUST. every single bit of your post shows how you don't have a single trust on her, yet you've already described how she stayed true to you despite all the things you've done to her. sure she made that one mistake by making out with another guy, but that was probably because she was hurting. it's natural for someone to long for her partner to return at least an appreciation to what she's doing. a relationship is not a relationship if it's just one-way. second of all, don't go talking about marriage, if you're still confused about this girl x and your feelings for her. just because she IM'ed you, doesn't mean she's already back to you. oh please! apparently, you're guilty of leaving girl y because girl x is coming back to your life. i pity girl y, you know. she clearly comes short of the receiving end. please be true to your feelings. straighten things out. try to know and understand how you really feel for this girl x. lastly, COMMUNICATION. talk to girl y. be more appreciative of her efforts. a relationship wouldn't work if you don't talk. in fact, it wouldn't be a relationship if you just assumed anything. you don't have to look at the future and what it's going to be like when you're already together. you haven't even doing anything straight in the present and you're already thinking of the future. you're already thinking of divorce rate, yet you're not married, and your thinking about marriage, yet you don't have a stable relationship! well, that's it for now. i've pretty much squeezed out some of my brain juice for this advice. i still have some things to do, hope this helps.

well, we're pretty much affected as well here in the philippines. the damage really did affect the internet connections. news here said that even international calls are affected. as for the internet, well, i'm still experiencing some troubles connecting to some websites (there were cases that i usually get a timed out response or server not found). it was kinda annoying that there are times that i have to shift to dial-up connection just to get a page loading, but of course if a major isp provider is affected, then most probably the smaller ones are affected as well.right now i'm back to dsl, but due to the intermittent connection, most of my friends weren't online that much (considering that it's vacation). i've got low activity in my website (even visitor count has dropped) because my friends weren't online. but then again, it's totally fine with me.good thing the internet wasn't much of a use to me recently since i have a local server installed. i'm doing some major programming and to compensate for not being able to connect online always, i just installed a local server that helps my app going.

well, i was able to trim my food intake despite the occasion. it's kinda easy, considering that i was having trouble doing such even way before. the problem is i don't have a weighing scale here at home so i don't know how much progress i've done over the past 2 weeks. so the only way for me to know if there were some progress is through my clothes, and of course by pushing further with some exercise. too bad schoolwork has been piling up so there's not really much time for me to leave this pc.

oh, yeah. i get it now. thanks! i'd probably try one of those one of these days. are you by any chance a fitness instructor or something?is there a way to increase metabolism aside from exercise? i've always envied people with high metabolism, those that even taking massive amounts of food, they still don't get fat. and they're not even exerting that much effort in exercise.

actually, the original, healthy state of a person's lungs will never be restored fully once the person starts smoking. damage is done to the lungs and will continue if the person doesn't stop smoking. and to think you've become a chain smoker. complications will come out because of the excessive smoking. i'm not putting a blame on you or anything, but you shouldn't expect a full recovery from just by stopping alone. you should start off by slowly removing your smoking lifestyle (because stopping instantly won't help, for it will just leave a person with withdrawal symptoms, thus making it worst than it already is). i know it's hard, but if you were able to cut off your habit (the chain smoking thing), then it would be easier, to say the least.living a healthy lifestyle is possible even with such conditions as yours (i know you're from the same country as i am, because you mentioned jeepneys, and also based from your "local time" in your profile). avoiding places that are polluted will help. you could also bring a gas mask with you when you travel, or if not, you could just cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief. try to incorporate exercise in your lifestyle, because exercise helps a person, especially in breathing, but you have to take precautionary measures, because exerting too much in your exercise will be harmful for your case. and lastly, go to the doctor. it will help A LOT.if your mom says that smoking isn't good for you, then smoking isn't good for you. actually, smoking isn't good for anyone. i always ask friends and other people i encounter who smoke why they choose to smoke, what triggered the need and those sorts of stuff. i try to be as open-minded as possible so i won't get into a fight, because i personally hate it when people around me smoke. that's why i just try to ask them why do they smoke, or how it all started. i don't have a strong pair of lungs. i was born normal, didn't have any lung problems, nor do i smoke, but somehow, i have a difficulty in breathing and i usually cough a lot. ever since i was a child i was always checked by my doctor to determine the cause of the problem. x-rays say that everything's ok, but some doctors say that i was allergic. actually, until now, i don't know the real cause, but all i know is i'm glad that i don't smoke, and as far as i know, i'm not guilty and won't be worrying too much about my condition.

well, this would help a lot, especially for me since i'm starting to lose some weight. but my only question is, how come the quantity of each exercise routine decreases for the "types" of people who would use the routine? (e.g., fit people having the greatest amount, and the out-of-training people have the least amount)

of course! i do it most of the time. when i lie in my bed, before i sleep, i do some deep breathing. i also do it to calm myself whenever i'm tense. i also do it when i meditate.

deja vu is a tool? that's silly. it's not like a time machine or something. clearly that would confuse anyone, and even mislead.i've experienced a lot of that before. but the events of the future usually happens in my dream. i remember one instance that i was cleaning our backyard, then it felt as if i've seen that exact moment before, i just couldn't remember. but there was one instance that i knew it was really deja vu, and i clearly remember the dream where i saw the same event before. when i was about 10 or 11 years old, i dreamt that i was in a different classroom, sitting beside the wall, i had different classmates and i saw a different teacher. i was still in gradeschool but i know very much how our classroom looked like, and my classmates and my teachers, so that dream was kinda weird for me. a few years later, i was in highschool, i was sitting beside the wall and was listening to our teacher with the lesson for that day. suddenly i had felt woozy, and it gave me a feeling that i've seen that particular event before. that's when i realized that the event was the dream i saw when i was younger.in psychology, they have a scientific explanation for that. although i can't remember, because i wasn't listening clearly to my psychology professor at that time. :lol:oh, and by the way, that quoted text was taken from wikipedia.

well, i think women are as complicated as men in general. that's what's part of human nature. that's what makes things more exciting, i think. the mystery of women is worth solving for.

well, this is kind of a "duh" post. i mean, why do you always assume that the way to a girl's heart is by giving her stuff? anyway, you should be more appreciative of her. you should know what she wants, what she likes, what makes her smile, what makes her laugh. give importance to the small details that are usually neglected or ignored.

i'm currently playing yggdra union in game boy advance.

well, we're just poor so we only have a one-floor house, so obviously we don't have stairs.

tables are deprecated? i didn't know that. although i do know that too much nested tables would make loading time a lot slower. well, good thing i'm still using my good ol' kubrick layout from wordpress.

i'd be the one who is able to stop time. just stopping time. manipulating time would be too much, even for me. just by being able to freeze everyone would be enough.my hero name? that's nuts. i won't need that. only sissy heroes use codenames.

ditto here. i'm from the philippines as well.cheers!

well you could always be the bait and try it out for yourself first sign up, then when you get the real money, then you tell us. if it did give you that much money, then go tell us later. we just need confirmation and your testimonial of course.

well, some of the comments have already given some of my points.saying about forgetting about a former love and doing it is two very different things altogether. there's always the feelings of attachment that is hard to break, especially if it has been connected for a long time. but i don't advice you to break it (unless you really want to). these connections will make you remember the good stuff that you both shared with each other, and forget about the hurtful stuff that she has done to you. i know it's ironic and sounds so difficult. yeah, it is difficult. there's not always an easy way to things, you know. i'm saying it so you wouldn't have any grudges against her when time comes that you're ready to face her, or meet a new one for that matter.if you feel like you still don't want to cross paths with her as of the moment, then don't. give yourself some time and space, so you could heal. the fear comes in when you're not ready, that you fear you might get hurt again. diverting your attention could be a good thing to do, but i don't advice it on the first day. it's like running away from your problem. you should confront it first then you could divert your attention to more important stuff, in that way you'll be able to slowly forget about the painful stuff.

to answer your question, ink, god was assumed to have the male gender because of patriarchal ideology. when religion was created, it was created in a time where male is the dominant gender, or at least that's what they claimed it to be. in the catholic religion, the priests were male, and in establishing the religion (especially in creating the bible, by archiving all the texts that were written by their ancestors), everything was biased toward the male gender.and since i've mentioned the bible, just take the "creation of man" as an example. man was molded in the image and likeness of god, which is also a man (and take note, it uses the word MAN and not WOMAN--which is also means in context as subordinate of MAN, thus WO-MAN). eve was only taken from adam's side, which also means that a woman is a part of a man, under his powers. and i think the bible also mentions that when eve was created, god told her that her task is to accompany adam and make him "happy", thus making her like a servant or something, which also depicts women in a lower status than males.

well it really depends, and it's your doctor who is going to decide which one is more appropriate. to you this may not be the best exercise regimen, but to doctors, it is the best exercise regimen FOR YOU. my doctor advised me to do more of the low impact exercises such as biking and swimming since i'm more on the overweight side. this is because of the fact that by doing high impact exercises such as jogging or running, it puts a lot of pressure in your joints, especially in the knee area. and when a person is overweight, the added weight gives more pressure, thus making the entire process even more difficult.but if you ask me personally, if you want to go jogging, start off with stretching as warm-up, then brisk walk then jog. during cool down, you can do the reverse: after jogging, take a brisk walk to cool down your system (so as to not shock your body with an ultimate halt after jogging), then end up with the stretching. we've done this before during my PE class two years ago, so i think it's more of the "better" way to do your jogging or running routines.you could also do swimming. they say swimming really tones the muscles of the body. actually i envy swimmers because they really do look good, with all the lean muscles, not too muscular. and FYI, swimmers have larger lungs than the normal person, since they need a lot of air when they swim in water.but of course there are a lot of sports out there that can be taken as an exercise. here in our country, the more popular way of exercise is doing badminton. i don't know if you have heard of that sport. it's somehow similar to tennis, except that the ball is not a ball but a shuttlecock.i'm currently studying yoga so i could blend it with my regular routine. although it is not considered as exercise, rather something that would "balance your mind and body". i'm pretty much excited, but of course i still have to do my biking routines in the morning. i need to get back to my normal weight before i get a job.

well, that would also apply to the opposite side. of course, it depends on what one person is having his or her mind occupied with. thinking about war doesn't necessarily mean that you're thinking of resolving it. some people might be thinking, "hell, yeah! that's how evil should be punished". or in another case, let's say one person is talking about politics and thinks how some people can be so evil when they have the power to control the people around them, and all those stuff. either way, you can say that we're stuck, but at least there can be cases (on both sides), that one can stop analyzing and be mind-free of the evil, that is if one's mind isn't tainted in the first place. for someone who has been thinking a lot and analyzing a lot, stopping and just letting things be is difficult. and it would take time, so it's really easy for God to say that "one should not worry too much", but to work it out is a different issue altogether. i guess that would make it more like an "activity". it would be productive if one gets a result (salamangkero was correct mentioning that even productivity consumes time). and now that the difference between activity and productivity is mentioned within the context of how God would say it (which i believe is not the case, that this is not probably how God would say it, it's just how man interprets things and just puts God in the context), don't you think activity and productivity are two very different things. productivity is more like the "latter" part of activity. if one has something to do, a goal to accomplish, then he has to that and keep himself busy, which is an activity. thus, if he completes the task, or at least creates some progress, then one could say that he is doing productively well. in the text provided, it makes the word activity taken in a negative approach, as if one might be doing some "illegal" activity that is prohibited by religion, which could also be the case, but that isn't always how the word is used. a continuation to what i've posted in my earlier reply: i've been through a lot in my life that i could say that i came to a point of asking why certain things keep on happening, that i can't even do anything about it. if what God says is true, as pointed out in the text provided (that i should just let things be), then that doesn't solve anything at all. i'm not the type of person that would just shrug my shoulder and be oblivious about it, and just let things work their way. it's just not appropriate and practical. true, i cannot do anything about certain stuff, but to at least get an answer for some of my questions would help, questions that probably only him can answer. if i let things be, then i won't get my answer at all. i would probably die an unhappy person if i don't get the answer, probably not the answer that i want, but at least i get a reply. so for that, i would keep on searching and analyzing.