Monday, January 26, 2009
50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
1.) The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still
pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
2.) Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried
bacon.
3.) Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
4.) What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
5.) "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
6.) "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
7.) In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
8.) A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
9.) Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
10.) You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
11.)There is a city called Rome on every continent.
12.) It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
13.)Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
14.) Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
15.) The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London.
16.) Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
17.) Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
18.) The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
19.) One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
20.)Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
21.)The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man.
22.) Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
23.) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
24.) The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
25.) Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
26.) Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
27.) Honey is the only food that does not spoil.
28.) Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
29.) Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
30.) Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
31.) On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
32.) More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
33.) The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
34.) More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
35.) Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
36.) The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
37.) The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
38.) Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
39.) It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
40.) You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
41.) Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
42.) It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
43.) The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
44.) The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
45.) Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not.
46.) Slugs have 4 noses.Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
47.) A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
48.) A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
49.) The average person laughs 10 times a day!
50.)An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
2.) Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried
bacon.
3.) Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
4.) What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
5.) "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
6.) "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
7.) In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
8.) A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
9.) Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
10.) You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
11.)There is a city called Rome on every continent.
12.) It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
13.)Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
14.) Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
15.) The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London.
16.) Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
17.) Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
18.) The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
19.) One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
20.)Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
21.)The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man.
22.) Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
23.) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
24.) The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
25.) Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
26.) Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
27.) Honey is the only food that does not spoil.
28.) Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
29.) Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
30.) Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
31.) On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
32.) More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
33.) The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
34.) More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
35.) Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
36.) The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
37.) The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
38.) Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
39.) It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
40.) You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
41.) Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
42.) It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
43.) The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
44.) The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
45.) Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not.
46.) Slugs have 4 noses.Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
47.) A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
48.) A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
49.) The average person laughs 10 times a day!
50.)An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
Sunday, January 25, 2009
An Affair To Remember
An Affair To Remember
After the series of delays, I finally arrived at the venue! I couldn't contain my excitement. I texted my mother that I will not be home until tomorrow as I will go directly to our Reunion. As I approached the crowd, I could see familiar faces, familiar and yet different. I could hear Kenneth (our emcee) saying " Ang bag-o lang kaabot, papulia na lang na!". He's referring to me. I arrived two hours after the event had started. Blame it on my delayed flight and the heavy traffice in Bacolod. Gosh, I wasn't even able to fix myself. I went straight from the airport, dumped my bags to the waiting car that was supposed to bring me home safely and joined the crowd. (I even haven't kissed my son whom I haven't seen for a year) After a few hi's and hello's I went to the stage area to fix the presentation for everybody to watch. I was so tired but not hungry yet, I need some carbo-loading to keep me going so I got some skewers to eat and hurriedly went to the restroom to fix myself. When I got back to the crowd, I was so surprised because there were so many attendees. Thanks to the organizers for the job well done! I was so engrossed in listening to Kenneth as she wittingly spill out her funny antics and occassionally making "okray" everybody including our former teachers. Games and prizes had been given, teachers were asked to give their speech. Michelle and Noel joined us via telecon. Soon, the party is ending. I hardly got any voice left from shouting and laughing. I hopped from one table to another to chat with former classmates. There was a short videoke session but the caterer were starting to gather the chairs and tables and fixing the food area so the session was called to a halt. Reynette was pulled by the naughty boys and poor girl, she was dripping wet all over when she got up from the pool. I promised Ralph that I will drink to death and would stay awake until dawn so I kept my promise. After the pool area has been cleared and some classmates had filled their doggie bags with foods, we retired to the cabbanna. We spent the rest of the night chatting, drinking and recalling the happy days we had in high school. Green jokes had been thrown, intimate things revealed. Gosh! I wish the night would never end. I laughed hard until I almost cried. I was really happy seeing and talking to them again. This was one of the happiest days of my life. And I'm looking forward for another reunion with them. To my dear classmates, thank you for the memories. Asta la vista!Tuesday, January 20, 2009
An Affair To Remember
After the series of delays, I finally arrived at the venue! I couldn't contain my excitement. I texted my mother that I will not be home until tomorrow as I will go directly to our Reunion. As I approached the crowd, I could see familiar faces, familiar and yet different. I could hear Kenneth (our emcee) saying " Ang bag-o lang kaabot, papulia na lang na!". He's referring to me. I arrived two hours after the event had started. Blame it on my delayed flight and the heavy traffice in Bacolod. Gosh, I wasn't even able to fix myself. I went straight from the airport, dumped my bags to the waiting car that was supposed to bring me home safely and joined the crowd. (I even haven't kissed my son whom I haven't seen for a year) After a few hi's and hello's I went to the stage area to fix the presentation for everybody to watch. I was so tired but not hungry yet, I need some carbo-loading to keep me going so I got some skewers to eat and hurriedly went to the restroom to fix myself. When I got back to the crowd, I was so surprised because there were so many attendees. Thanks to the organizers for the job well done! I was so engrossed in listening to Kenneth as she wittingly spill out her funny antics and occassionally making "okray" everybody including our former teachers. Games and prizes had been given, teachers were asked to give their speech. Michelle and Noel joined us via telecon. Soon, the party is ending. I hardly got any voice left from shouting and laughing. I hopped from one table to another to chat with former classmates. There was a short videoke session but the caterer were starting to gather the chairs and tables and fixing the food area so the session was called to a halt. Reynette was pulled by the naughty boys and poor girl, she was dripping wet all over when she got up from the pool. I promised Ralph that I will drink to death and would stay awake until dawn so I kept my promise. After the pool area has been cleared and some classmates had filled their doggie bags with foods, we retired to the cabbanna. We spent the rest of the night chatting, drinking and recalling the happy days we had in high school. Green jokes had been thrown, intimate things revealed. Gosh! I wish the night would never end. I laughed hard until I almost cried. I was really happy seeing and talking to them again. This was one of the happiest days of my life. And I'm looking forward for another reunion with them. To my dear classmates, thank you for the memories. Asta la vista!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
An Affair to Remember
Dec. 27, 2008
8:30 pm
After the series of delays, I finally arrived at the venue! I couldn't contain my excitement. I texted my mother that I will not be home until tomorrow as I will proceed directly to our Reunion. As I approached the crowd, I could see the familiar faces, familiar and yet different. I could hear Kenneth (our emcee) saying " Ang bag-o lang kaabot, papulia na lang na!". He's referring to me. I arrived two hours after the event had started. Blame it on my delayed flight and the heavy traffice in Bacolod. Gosh, I wasn't even able to fix myself. I went straight from the airport, dummped my bags and joined the crowd. After a few hi's and hello's I went to the stage area to fix the presentation for everybody to view. I was so tired but not hungry but I need some carbo-loading to keep me going so I got some skewers to eat. After eating, I hurriedly went to the restroom to fix myself. When I got back to the crowd, I was so surprised because there were so many attendees. Thanks to the organizers for the job well done! I was so engrossed in listening to Kenneth as she wittingly spill out her funny antics and occassionally making "okray" everybody including our former teachers. Games and prizes had been given, teachers were asked to give their speech. Michelle and Noel joined us via telecon. Soon, the party is ending. I hardly got any voice left from shouting and laughing at Kenneth's funny antics. There was a short videoke session but the caterer were starting to gather the chairs and tables and fixing the food area so the session was called to a halt. Reynette was pulled by some naughty boys and poor girl, she was dripping wet all over when she got up from the pool. I promised Ralph that I will drink to death and will stall awake until dawn so I kept my promise. After the pool area has been cleared and some classmates had filled their doggie bags with foods, we retired to the cabbanna. We spent the rest of the night chatting, drinking and recalling the happy days we had in high school. Green jokes had been thrown, intimate things revealed. Gosh! I wish the night would never end. I laughed hard until I almost cried. I was really happy seeing and talking to them again. This was one of the happiest days of my life. And I'm looking forward for another reunion with them. To my dear classmates, thank you for the memories. Asta la vista!
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