When i have time, i do take time to browse through the newspaper.  It’s not the same thing reading articles online and really holding on to material and settled comfortably in your chair or couch.  Last April 7, i got interested with this health article by Tetta Matera on the benefits of Exercise.  She entitled her write-up “It Ain’t Enough to be sknny, you gotta be Healthy.  The article is long and i don’t have the plan of copying the whole article word for word because i need time to check on some home insurance quote for my cousin who really have to see the dentist today. She told me that since i will be in office with the internet connection so she asked me the favor to do it for her. I will print them out later.

I am on and off from the gym even though I have a lot of unwanted fats to lose – really lose if i want myself to be fit.  Been doing on and off gyms for less than a year already (i was into it before and stopped it for more than a year and i just gone back last December) because i fall to Ms. Matera’s thought – i lacked the focus. She said:

Exercise is a commitment, not a hobby. A lot of people exercise at one point in their lives, failed miserably and gave up eventually without any long-term benefit because they did not make exercise a regular part of their lives.

I think so she is right. If we made “eating” an integral part of our living life, then i guess we should make “exercise” as part of our daily life, too.   She gave out the following practical tips on how to be healthy fit:

• Have the right motivation and stay focused (i am slowly into this since December)
• Start slow but set goals ( i have lost 10 pounds from December to March and i hope to lost the same amount 3 months later)
• Wear the right shoes and clothes ( i bet i don’t have the right shoes but still am enjoying my gym time)
• Warm up, cool down.
• Drink and eat right (I am trying to do this right)
• Listen to your body
• Make exercise a regular component of your lifestyle (I vow to seriously do this from now on)

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Several kind of cheesecake were shown and i picked one that really made me drool and did not realized that my saliva is dripping in the sides of my mouth.  Guess what’s my result?

You Are a Cherry Cheesecake

You are a genuine person and a true friend. You are very attentive and a good listener.  At times, you can be a bit formal and polite. You don’t want to step on any toes.

You are also very logical and rational. You give good advice, and you are good at moderating arguments.  You are a very harmonious person. You have a lot of joy in your life, and you spread it around in subtle ways.

~~~

Hmmm really?  I guess id be more satisfied if i can have a real cheese cake now than just reading the results. hahaha

Days ago we attended a burial of the father of a very close friend.  His Dad was confined in the ICU for two weeks before he breathed his last.  Right on the first day, his arrival at the hospital and admission in the ICU already gave us the idea that his time here is not long anymore except if God will perform His miracle.  Everyone prayed for a miracle because Pastor LT looks like he is just sleeping.  Everyone’s praying that he will wake up.  Right away, his kids were informed.  All of them are in the states.  They are to arrive the next few days.  Many prayed that Pastor LT will hang on til his kids and grand kids will arrive.

ICU admission is not cheap, i know because my mom has been an ICU patient for more than one week in Cagayan de Oro City.  But Pastor LT’s family were not worried of the bills because they know that God will provide. I am not sure if Pastor LT grab the chance of purchasing some cheap health insurance when it was being offered to many workers here in the South Philippines. If he did, then am sure his family is never worried for any cent.

That incident gave me the idea that indeed health insurance is a big help during health crisis.  I will check out later affordable health insurance so that i can have my daughter insured.  I think it’s a must.  We don’t know the time eh.

Philippine 2010 Election Day is just a few weeks away.  And each party list got unique ways to reach out to the public.  I saw one promoting on vote green!  I wonder if they are vegetarian or maybe they are just wearing green shirts or maybe promoting green revolution to prolong Earth’s life.   If there is green voting, well, there is also what they call green shopping ! If you want to know more about that then check out buy [dot] com and check out on how to support in saving Mother Earth. I think for the past many years, many organizations have been promoting ways on how to help save Mother Earth or Mother Nature.  So far changes can be seen but I am not sure if it will last.  I guess the earth is just too over populated that we humans don’t have much power to help save Mother Earth.  We can of course but all of the us should work hand in hand in promoting this cause.