Welcome to my Homepage

...Welcome to Edwin L. Ching's HomePage...
http://edwinlching.tripod.com 7 DAYS A WEEK

Home About me My Résumé My Favorite Links Photo Gallery Anything Goes

ANYTHING GOES...

GOD SAID...IF…

If you never felt pain, how would you know that I am a healer? If you never went through difficulties, how would you know that I am a deliverer? If you never had a trial, how could you call yourself an over comer? If you never felt sadness, how would you know that I am a comforter? If you never made a mistake, how would you know that I am forgiving? If you knew all, how would you know that I would answer your questions? If you never were in trouble, how would you know that I would come to your rescue? If you never were broken, then how would you know that I could make you whole? If you never had a problem, how would you know that I could solve them?

If you never had any suffering, then how would you know what Jesus went through? If you never went through the fire, then how would you become pure? If I gave you all things, how would you appreciate them? If I never corrected you, how would you know that I love you? If you had all power, then how would you learn to depend on me? If your life was perfect, then what would you need me for?

Often we don't realize that we take the things that God has given us for granted. When situations arise, we focus on the situation instead seeing through it trusting God will make something good out of it. Life's tough and following the road to victory isn't easy. There will be times when we will stumble but you and God know that you have the strength to get back up on your feet and keep on going!! God's only given us one chance at life so let's make the most of it and make each second worthwhile!!!

(Source: Hilda Canega - Dubai,UAE)

FILIPINOS DESERVE TO KNOW ALL OF THESE
AND BE PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO…

In the Philippines, Filipinos were introduced to the English language in 1762 by British invaders, not Americans.

What is the world's 3rd largest English-speaking nation, next to the USA and the UK? -The Philippines.

The USA bought the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam from Spain in 1898.

Los Angeles, California was co-founded in 1781 by a Filipino named Antonio Miranda Rodriguez, along with 43 Latinos from Mexico sent by the Spanish government.

What antibiotic did Filipino doctor Abelardo Aguilar co-discover? Hint: Brand is Ilosone, named after Iloilo. Erythromycin.

Marc Loinaz, a Filipino inventor from New Jersey, first made the one-chip video camera.

This son of two Filipino physicians scored over 700 on the verbal portion of the Standardized Achievement Test (SAT) before age 13 - Kiwi Danao Camara of Punahou School, Hawaii.

Who was the Filipino-American dancer who scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT? - Joyce Monteverde of California.

Who invented the fluorescent lamp? .....Thomas Edison discovered the electric. Nikola Tesla, a Filipino, thought up the electric light bulb and the fluorescent lighting. But the fluorescent lamp we use today was invented by Agapito Flores (a Cebu man named Benigno Flores of Bantayan Island, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer), a Filipino scientist. Americans helped then Philippine leader Ramon Magsaysay to develop it for worldwide commerce.

Yes! Many foreigners have noted that the Filipino population has Asia's highest rates of inventors and international beauty queens.
- Two Filipina beauties, Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran, were chosen as Miss Universe in 1969 and 1973.

Pure or part-Filipino celebrities in American showbiz include Von Flores, Pia Carrera, Paolo Montalban, Lea Salonga, Ernie Reyes Jr., Nica Peeples, Julio Iglesias Jr., Enrique Iglesias, Lou Diamond Phillips, Phoebe Cates and Rob Schneider.

The first Filipino act to land a top hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 1960s was the group Rocky Fellers of Manila.

Sugar Pie de Santo (father was from the Philippines), The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (according to the October 1984 article "Prince in Exile" by Scott Isler in the magazine of Musicians), Jaya Ramsey, Foxy Brown and Enrique Iglesias followed.

Besides gracing fashion magazine covers, this international supermodel from Manila had walked the runways since the 1970s for all the major designers like Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Donna Karan New York, Gianni Versace and Yves Saint Laurent.
– that’s Anna Bayle.

Who is the personal physician of former U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton?... Eleanor "Connie" Concepcion Mariano, a Filipina doctor who was the youngest captain in the US Navy.

Founded in 1595 by Spaniards, the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Philippines is older than Harvard and is the oldest university in Asia.

University of Santo Tomas in Manila, established in 1611, is Asia's second oldest.

Who was the first Asian and/or Filipino to snatch America's Pulitzer Prize? ....Philippines Herald war journalist Carlos P. Romulo in 1941. (He was also first Asian to become UN President.)

The first two Filipino-Americans to garner the same award 56 years later were Seattle Times' Alex Tizon and Byron Acohido, who are part Korean.

Filipino writer Jose Rizal could read and write at age 2, and grew up to speak more than 20 languages, including Latin, Greek, German, French and Chinese. What were his last words "Consummatumest!”("It is done!")

"What's still most impressive to me about the Philippines is the friendliness of the people, their sense of humor...," wrote Honolulu journalist John Griffin in a 1998 visit to Manila.

*****************************************************************************
PASS THIS ON TO OTHER FILIPINOS/FILIPINAS. BE PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO... ***************************************************************************** (Source: Junn Cabe - Singapore)

"Red Planet"

Never again in your lifetime will Mars, A.K.A. the Red Planet be so spectacular!

In August, the Earth and Mars will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history.

The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.

Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, Astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5,000 years but it may be as long as 60,000 years.

The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 Arc seconds wide.

At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.

Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August, Mars will rise in the East at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.. But by the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 a.m. That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human has seen in recorded history.

So mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.

Share with your children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again.

(Source: Jun L. Repato - Dubai,UAE)

The Emperor's Seeds

An emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his children, he decided something different. He called young people in the kingdom together one day. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next emperor. I have decided to choose one of you”. The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued. "I am going to give each one of you a seed today, one very special seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from this one seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next emperor!"

One boy named Ling was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly told his mother the story. She helped him get a pot and planting soil, and he planted the seed and watered it carefully. Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown.

After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Ling kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks went by. Still nothing.

By now, others were talking about their plants but Ling didn't have a plant, and he felt like a failure. Six months went by; still nothing in Ling's pot.

He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his friends, however. He just kept waiting for his seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to the emperor for inspection. Ling told his mother that he wasn't going to take an empty pot but his Mother said he must be honest about what happened. Ling felt sick to his stomach, but he knew his Mother was right.

He took his empty pot to the palace. When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other youths. They were beautiful in all shapes and sizes. Ling put his empty pot on the floor and many of the other kinds laughed at him. A few felt sorry for him and just said, "Hey nice try."

When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people. Ling just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the emperor. "Today, one of you will be appointed the next emperor!"

All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered his guards to bring him to the front. Ling was terrified. "The emperor knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me killed!" When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name. "My name is Ling”, he replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor asked everyone to quiet down.

He looked at Ling, and then announced to the crowd, "Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!" Ling couldn't believe it. Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new emperor? Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone here a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds, which would not grow. All of you, except Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you.

Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new emperor!"

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.

If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.

If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.

If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory.

If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony.

If you plant hard work, you will reap success.

If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.

If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy.

If you plant patience, you will reap inner strength.

If you plant faith, you will reap miracles.

But if you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust.

If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness.

If you plant pride, you will reap destruction.

If you plant envy, you will reap trouble.

If you plant laziness, you will reap stagnation.

If you plant bitterness, you will reap isolation.

If you plant greed, you will reap loss.

If you plant gossip, you will reap enemies.

If you plant worries, you will reap wrinkles.

If you plant sin, you will reap guilt.

So be careful what you plant now, it will determine what you will reap tomorrow.

(Source: Jun L. Repato - Dubai,UAE)

THE FOLLOWING IS A CHINESE GOOD LUCK TANTRA TOTEM.

You may not believe in this but the advice is great!
Read all the way down, you might discover something new!!!
ONE
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO
Marry a man/woman you love to talk to.
As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR
When you say, "I love you," mean it.

FIVE
When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.

SIX
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN
Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT
Never laugh at anyone's dreams.
People who don't have dreams don't have much.

NINE
Love deeply and passionately.
You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

TEN
In disagreements, fight fairly. Please no name calling.

ELEVEN
Don't judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE
Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer,
smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"

FOURTEEN
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN
Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

SEVENTEEN
Remember the three R's:
    Respect for self;
    Respect for others;
    Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN
When you realize you've made a mistake,
take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY
Smile when picking up the phone.
The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY-ONE
Spend some time alone.

(Source: Jun L. Repato - Dubai,UAE)

"Think Positive..."

This is nice - finding positive out of every negative, which we don't always manage to do. I am thankful

For the taxes that I pay because it means that I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party because it means that have been surrounded by friends.

For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.

For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.

For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning because it means I have a home.

For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means that we have freedom of speech.

For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.

For the noise I have to bear from my neighbors because it means that I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard.

For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I am alive.

AND FINALLY ....... for too much e-mail because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.

(This is my personal compilation...)

"IT's JOKE TIME....!"

"LITTLE JOHNNY"

TEACHER: Why are you late?
L-JOHNNY: Because of the sign.
TEACHER: What sign?
L-JOHNNY: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."

TEACHER: Johnny, why are you doing your mathematics on the floor?
L-JOHNNY: You told me to do it without using tables!

TEACHER: Johnny, how do you spell "crocodile"?
L-JOHNNY: "K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L"
TEACHER: No, that's wrong.
L-JOHNNY: Maybe it's wrong, but you ask me how I spell it!

TEACHER: What is the chemical formula for water?
L-JOHNNY: "HIJKLMNO"!!
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
L-JOHNNY: Yesterday you said it's H to O!

TEACHER: George, go to the map and find North America.
GEORGE: Here it is!
TEACHER: Correct. Now, Johnny, who discovered America?
L-JOHNNY: George!

TEACHER: Johnny, why do you always get so dirty?
L-JOHNNY: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

L-JOHNNY: Dad, can you write in the dark?
FATHER: I think so. What do you want me to write?
L-JOHNNY: Your name on this report card.

TEACHER: How can you prevent diseases caused by biting insects?
L-JOHNNY: Don't bite any.

TEACHER: Johnny, give me a sentence starting with "I".
L-JOHNNY: I is...
TEACHER: No, Johnny. Always say, "I am."
L-JOHNNY: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."

TEACHER: "Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"
L-JOHNNY: "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day at the same time."

TEACHER: "George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't punish him?"
L-JOHNNY: "Because George still had the axe in his hand."

L-JOHNNY: Daddy, have you ever been to Egypt?
FATHER: No. Why do you ask that?
L-JOHNNY: Well, where did you get this mommy then?

TEACHER: What a pair of strange socks you are wearing, one is green and one is blue with red spots!
L-JOHNNY: Yes it's really strange. I've got another pair of the same at home

TEACHER: Now, children, if I saw a man beating a donkey and stopped him, what virtue would I be showing?
L-JOHNNY: Brotherly love.

TEACHER: Now, Johnny, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?
L-JOHNNY: No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook.

TEACHER: Johnny, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
L-JOHNNY: No, teacher, it's the same dog we wrote about!

TEACHER: What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
L-JOHNNY: A teacher

(Source: Edison Gerald L. Ching - Cebu City, Phils.)

"LAWYER'S BLUNDER"

Why lawyers should never ask a witness a question if they aren't prepared for the answer.

In a trial, a southern small town prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand - a grandmotherly, elderly woman.

He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me"? She responded, "Why, yes I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you."

The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?"

She again replied, "Why yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. Yes, I know him."

The defense attorney almost died! At this point, the judge brought the courtroom to silence, called both counselors to the bench, and in a very quiet voice, said, "If either of you bastards ask her if she knows me, you'll be jailed for contempt."

(This is my personal compilation...)