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All towns and suburbs named San Juan (St. John the Baptist) celebrate this feastival, which involveds playfool "baptism" with ilang-ilang scented water and is ment as a coy filtration between the sexes. It can degenerate into a free-for-all water fight with much drenching and laughter. Places to see and be drenched include San Juan in Metro Manila; Baylan in Batangas, which stages a lechon parade; Punta in Taytay, near Bacolod City, in Negros Occidental and Camiguin, North Mindanao. Feast of Saint John the Baptist: San Juan! San Juan! Basaan! People in Xishuangbanna, southwest China, douse one another with a basin of water tousher in spring. In Thailand, people sprinkle water on guests at a water festival in April. The Philippines has its own version of these Buddhist traditions, when it celebrates the Feast of San Juan Bautista, or St. John the Baptist. In many parts of Europe and North America, people kindle bonfires on hilltops at the approaching summer solstice, when the days begin to grow shorter. To this ancient ritual are added other festive activities like games and parades, street dancing, outdoor eating, carnival attractions, and fireworks. Such gaeity maywell be their version of a Philippine fiesta, but for the fact that the custom coincides with the Feast of St. John the Baptist on June 24. West meets east in the Philippines when June 24 is celebrated by dousing and sprinkling of water or by family outings to the beach or riverside. This Filipino custom is the most appropriate way of commemorating the only saint, other than Mary, whose birth is celebrated in the Christian liturgy. (Feasts of other saints fall on the day of their death.) After all, Saint John is the precursorwho prepared people for the coming of Christ by baptizing them with water. Matthew 2:11 quotes Saint John as saying: "I indeed baptize wou with water unto repentence but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he sahll baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire." Anyone who goes to the town of San Juan, Metro Manila on the morning of June 24 cannot stay dry. neither will anyone who visits small towns near a stream, a river, or the sea before noon. The experience is supposed to remind one of one's baptism. Small childre nuse a tabo, usually an empty can used as a water dipper, to douse strangers with water. Older perspns my fill theor ancient coconut shells with perfumedwater to sprinkle on passersby. Others get their bamboo cylinders fitted with pistons to squirt water on whoever passes by. Still others use water pistols. Unfortunately, the tradition is being threatened by killjoys or local bullies who douse car owners or jeepney riders wuth water from open ditches. Their actions have made others question the very idea ofthe festivity.

***SHORT STORIES***"anak gicing na tanghali na bka malate ka sa klase mu!" umagang sigaw ni mama na tlaga namang nakaka rindi ng utak kahit kakamulat mu plang cgurado takbo ka kaagad sa cr at maliligo ..ako nga pala c john ,18 yrs old 2nd year college d2 sa probinsiya..5'7 ang hieght medyo atheletic ang dating kc varsity ako ng track and field sa school ..di naman kaguwapuhan pero maraming girls na nagkakagusto..yun nga lang torpe daw ako sabi ng marame ..kasi wala pa tlaga akong naging gf cimula ng teen ager aq siguro dahil mamas boy ako ?ewan ko hahaha..ang lingid sa alam ng nakakarami ay di q maintindihan ang aking sarili may time kasi napapatitig ako sa mga gwapu at ang grabe pa dun may kasamang pagnanasa di ko maipaliwanag..muntik na akong malate sa class namin ..nakatingin lahat ng klasmeyt ko pagpasok ko,"mr.cruz your late again!"sabi ng masungit kong prof at sinagot ko naman ng palusot..yun nga lng bad3p day na naman sa akin..madami girls na maganda ang klasmeyt q pero d q cla napapansin marahil iba cguro ang hanap ko tlaga lang ha?haha..natapos ang maghapon as usual lakad lakad sa campus dami cute na boys pero ayaw q maging may kaclose dito alam mu na ung mangyayari sa studies ko ..at nbore na aq nagpasya na ako umuwi tutal malapit naman ang skul naglakad nlng ako pauwi sa bhay ..nauhaw ako tyempo nasa tapat ako ng ihawan at palamigan ..nagmasid muna ako sa mga nagtitinda ..medyo nasiyahan ako may gwapu sa dulo nagtintnda siya ng palamig at isaw ,mga streetfuds..moreno siya at matangkad ..awra na tlaga to ..haha..bumili ako at nakipagkwentuhan nakarami ako ng natuhog sa mga tinda nya ng sabi niya sa akin "brod tuhog kpa ?cge brod gusto ko pang tumuhog ?."walang halong kalaswaan ang sabi ko..nagkakilala kami ni alex ang magfifishbol arawaraw dumadaan ako sa kanyang puwesto para makita sya..one time d na sya maalis sa icip q malamang d na tlaga to crush..pag ibig na to gurl?nangangarap ka str8 c alex sabi ng utak ko..basta guxto ko siya at ipupush ko yan..dumating ang tym pinagtapat ko kay alex na crush ko siya pero tumawa lng siya ..at sabay sabi tol di tau talo?umuwi akong sawi cmula nun umisip ako kung paano ko siya mapapa ibig ..naglasing ako pagkatapos ng klase upang mawala ang sama ng loob pagiwang giwang ako na naglalakad gabi na iyon pero andun pa din si alex nagpapaubos ng tinda..marahan akong lumapit kay alex"puede ba tayong magusap alex?"bakit ?para saan?"wika nito...***ITUTULOY***

Isa ka ba sa mga taong maghapon at magdamag sa computer at nag iinternet malamang ikaw ay isang adik na ..yeah as in isang internet adik ayon sa article na ito +++ Web 'addicts' seek psychotherapy Web addicts have brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol, preliminary research suggests. Experts in China scanned the brains of 17 young web addicts and found disruption in the way their brains were wired up. They say the discovery, published in Plos One, could lead to new treatments for addictive behaviour. Internet addiction is a clinical disorder marked by out-of-control internet use. A research team led by Hao Lei of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan carried out brain scans of 35 men and women aged between 14 and 21. Seventeen of them were classed as having internet addiction disorder (IAD) on the basis of answering yes to questions such as,"Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back or stop Internet use?" Specialised MRI brain scans showed changesin the white matter of the brain - the part that contains nerve fibres - in those classed as being web addicts, compared with non-addicts. Diagnostic criteria for internet addiction Do you feel preoccupied with the internet? Do you feel the need to use the internet with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction? Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back or stop internet use? Do you feel restless, moody, depressed, orirritable when attempting to cut down or stop internet use? Do you stay online longer than intended? Have you jeopardized or risked the loss ofa significant relationship, job, educational or career opportunity because of the internet? Have you lied to family members, a therapist or others to conceal the extent ofinvolvement with the internet? Do you use the internet as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving a distressed mood (eg feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety and depression)? Participants answering yes to questions 1 to 5 and at least one more answer were classed as suffering from Internet Addiction Disorder Source: Young's Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet Addiction adapted by Beard and Wolf There was evidence of disruption to connections in nerve fibres linking brain areas involved in emotions, decision making, and self-control. Dr Hao Lei and colleagues write in Plos One: "Overall, our findings indicate that IAD has abnormal white matter integrity in brain regions involving emotional generation and processing, executive attention, decision making and cognitive control. "The results also suggest that IAD may share psychological and neural mechanismswith other types of substance addiction and impulse control disorders." Prof Gunter Schumann, chair in biological psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College, London, said similar findingshave been found in video game addicts. He told the BBC: "For the first time two studies show changes in the neuronal connections between brain areas as well as changes in brain function in people who arefrequently using the internet or video games." Commenting on the Chinese study, Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, consultant psychiatrist and honorary senior lecturer atImperial College London, said the research was "groundbreaking". She added: "We are finally being told what clinicians suspected for some time now, that white matter abnormalities in the orbito-frontal cortex and other truly significant brain areas are present not only in addictions where substances are involvedbut also in behavioural ones such as internet addiction." She said further studies with larger numbers of subjects were needed to confirm the findings.+++ dapat maging moderate lang tau sa pag online dahil lahat ng sobra may side effect tulad ng sa kalusugan ..hinay hinay lng .. SOURCE

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+++Guys anu masasabi mu dito sa isyu tungkol sa gay theme na show ng Gma+++CBCP sa producers, writer ng “My husband’s lover”: Maging kritikal at sensitibo byJocelyn Tabangcura-DomendenJun 23, 2013 10:22am HKT MAGINGkritikal at sensitbo sa ginagamit na tema sa mga palabas sa telebisyon. Ito ang pahayag ni Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Youth executive secretary Fr. Kunegundo Garganta sa producers at writers kaugnay sa palabas sa telebisyon na“My Husbands Lover”. Sinabi ng pari, ang tema ng mga palabas nanakabatay sa moralidad na pinapahalagaanng lipunan ay dapat na pag-aralang mabuting mga producer, writer at TV networks. Sinabi ng pari na mahalagang magkaroon ng guidelines sa tema na sinusundan ang mga gumagawa ng teleserye o anumang palabas sa telebisyon na pinapanood ng publiko partikular na ang mga bata. Binigyan diin ni Fr.Garganta na ang prevention aspect o component na nangangalaga sa sensitivity ng mga palabasay kailangang magsimula sa institusyon na may gawa ng mga palabas. Hinimok din ng pari ang mga TV networks na ikunsedera din ang implikasyon o impakng kanilang palabas sa kamalayan ng mga manonood o TV viewers. “Malaking pag-aaral ang dapat na gawin sa mga bagong teleserye tulad ng “My Husband’s Lover” na sana maisa-alang-alang na nasa isang bansa tayo na mayroong kultura na pinapahalagahan angusaping moral o mga bagay na saklaw ng moralidad.Ito ang dapat na isaalang-alang ng mga gumagawa ng teleserye,” pahayag ni Fr.Garganta sa panayam sa radyo. Aminado naman si Fr.Garganta na mayroong demokrasya o kalayaan ang lahat ng tao na dapat namang gamitin ng tema hindi lamang ang hangaring kumita.+++

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