Takbo Para sa Kapihan | A Race to Save Coffee Trees

Pahimis Festival is a local event for thanksgiving for a very extensive harvest of coffee beans. Amadeo is a town in the Cavite province who pioneers in the coffee farming and processing. Dubbed as the Coffe Capital of the Philippines, Amadeo continues to stir up the industry by supporting its local farmers and producers and also thru the support of the Provincial Government of Cavite.

In lieu with the Pahimis 2012 Festival, the Local Government asked the support of my company, Capstone Systems Inc., to once again direct and spearhead a road race to gather funds for the local coffee farmers. The proceeds of this race was used to purchase coffee seedlings for better harvests in the years to come.

here's the story from my cousin and fellow marathon runner, Ate Sheggz Nepumoceno of the Cavite Running Buddies.

2nd BDM 160K

I tried and prepared but my preparation needs more improvement.
Wasnt able to reach the Old Railway Station on time, i'm 20 minutes behind cut-off...
there will always be next time..

here's the story on my side of the world :)
KUDOS to Pastor Ferdie Cabiling for being the first in Team Real Life to conquer the BDM160K!!!

 

at the Starting Line with Pastor Ferdie and his crew

 walking uphill

 and uphill..

 still uphill... but nearing the support vehicle

since i didn't reach the 1st cut-off on time, 

destiny pushed us to rest at Villa Alfredo in San Fernando, Pampanga

i got no more strength to take pictures while checking in so here's the

story the next morning..

 are these chimpanzees?

 flocks of African Love Birds (inside the aviary)

i wanted to have an aviary right there and then!

 Eclectus Parrots, yes i know their species...am a parrot lover

having able to rest for 6 hours after running for 18hours straight,

Im UP again!

end part of the aviary

 Onang, with the African Grey Parrot, she's quite nervous.

(she hates birds!)

 her nervous smile, with the cockatoo

 i think this is an iguana, that thing on the right suspended on the bridge

 Blue Macaus

CONGRATULATIONS to Pastor Ferdie for Finishing the 2nd BDM160

way behind the cut-off time!

I'll have my share of this silver buckle on time!

Grace! Grace to it!

Developing a Prosperity Consciousness

"When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost." – Billy Graham

The starting point of all riches is the development of a prosperity consciousness. You must become a financial success in your thinking long before you achieve it in your reality. Both poverty and riches are the result of a state of mind, and the most important single step you ever take on the road to wealth and financial independence is the decision to change your thinking, to impress into your mind an unshakable belief that you can and will achieve your financial goals. This must happen before anything else happens.

Think and Grow Rich

When I was growing up, I was fascinated by stories of successful men and women and how they made and lost their fortunes, and then made them over again. I read about the importance of a prosperity consciousness in the book, Think And Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill, several times. But I never fully understood what it meant until about five years ago. Then it hit me and I've never been quite the same since. Every aspect of my life has improved dramatically, especially in the area of accumulating wealth, since I finally understood what it meant by a prosperity consciousness.

Two Great Discoveries

Here are two of the most exciting principles ever discovered in the long search by mankind for the secrets of health, happiness and great personal wealth.

All Causation Is Mental

The first principle is this. All causation is mental. That means that everything that you are or ever will be is a result of how you use your mind. You are merely a mind with a body to carry it around with. The entire manmade world that you see is simply an expression of thought. Your entire life is an expression of your own thinking. And since the quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life, if you improve the quality of your thinking, you must, you will, inevitably improve the quality of your life.

The Law of Expectations

The second principle is what we call the law of expectations. This law says that whatever you expect with confidence, positive or negative, becomes your reality. If you confidently expect to succeed, if you confidently expect to learn something from every experience, if you confidently expect to become wealthy as a result of applying your talents and abilities to your opportunities and you maintain that attitude of confident expectations long enough, it will become your reality. It will give you a positive optimistic cheerful attitude that will cause people to want to help you, and will cause things to happen the way you want them to happen.

Action Exercises

Here are two things you can do immediately to practice these principles in your day-to-day life: First, start thinking today in a positive, optimistic, confident way about personal and financial success. Continually imagine what differences it would make in your life if you were financially independent. This is the starting point of developing a prosperity consciousness. Second, develop your own attitude of positive expectations. Look for the good in every situation. Look for the valuable lesson in every setback or difficulty. Be positive and cheerful about everything that happens and you will be amazed at the difference it makes in your life.

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Isang Panawagan mula sa Isawan

baka daw kc may sakit ung sasawsaw e makahawa pa. Galing ni kuyang mag-iisaw :) *salute*

Ready na ako ma-confine...

Basta sa puso mo... :)

Memo

someone sent me this anonymous letter. i didnt know who it was from though i know the bearer (middle man) very very sweet high school girl from a local """"catholic"""" youth org.
didnt bother replying --- i'm a busy person. but if i were to make a response to this letter, here's how it goes:

"hi this is Christina!" --- hello Christina!!! :-P (yes, with smileys)
"may problema ka po ba sakin?" --- do i know you? have we met?
"i hope you get my point?!" --- what point?! again, do i know you? have we met?
"iniisip ko sayo?!" --- well i must be asking who you are. do i know you? have we met?
"wala naman ako ginagawa sayo..." --- EXACTLY!!! so why bother?!?!?! o_O
"after you read this letter, i'll be happy and contented.." --- well i hope you are.. ;-)
"i can act like i don't know you at all.." --- uhuh okay?!?!
"strangers in each other's eyes" --- right on! Get Well Soon!

one of my trustees said: "bakit parang bitter?! kilala nyo po ba yan sir?"
some friends said: "it sounds pathetic.."

Question: what was going on in your mind when you wrote me this letter?

To Christina: hello! uhm..what's this about?
To the bearer: stay sweet ♥

SMB Commercial --- Project in Economics

back from our college days.
Project in Economics
2005-2006?