Why Do We Need Friends?

This is from one of my very good friends here in the wonderful world of blogging! Thanks Sheng!


We need friends for many reasons,
all throughout the season.
We need friends to comfort us

when we are sad,
and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice,
We need someone we can count on,
and treat us nice.

We need friends to remember us
one we have passed
sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship.

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Nadia Comaneci

The 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics is the Olympics closest to my heart. Why? It was the first Olympics that I faithfully followed. Back in the 70's there were only 5 television stations in Manila. Cables and Internet were unthinkable then. There were live telecasts of the games then but I mostly depended on delayed telecasts shown at 2:00 P.M. onwards at Channel 9. I remember rushing to go home from school so as not to miss the 14-year-old-Romanian genius of a gymnast. Nadia Comaneci! She was the first ever gymnast to score a perfect 10 which brought havoc to Montreal's scoring board for it was not calibrated for a 10. So, all of Nadia's perfect 10's came out as 1 in the score board. She took the gold in the overall category as well as in the uneven bars and balance beam.

Nadia went on to compete internationally and even participated at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. She only finished 2nd for she had gained height and weight and girth. She finally retired in 1984 then defected to the USA in 1989. She is married to Bart Conner and has a son. Comaneci is a twice recipient of the Olympic Order and is a member of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

International Calling Cards

My brother and his family lives in New Jersey while my family and I stay in Manila. We keep tab of each other through phone calls. It was his duty to call me up once a week. One time, my brother stopped calling for quite a while. I emailed him and asked. He said, his last phone bill amounted to $325.00.He said he had his international direct dialing option disconnected. That started our quest for international calling cards.

Getmecallingcards.com has a large selection of phone cards that you can choose from. Getting one is so easy. You just pick your call destination, choose the phone card that you prefer, pay for the card through very secure online processor, then get the PIN. Call the toll-free-number required, enter the PIN on your phone, punch in the numbers and voila! A user also has the option to register his phone to avail of the no-PIN access. What's great is some cards offer refill for an unlimited expiration.

The calling cards offer great voice quality and have a real good value for you money. The company also offers a 3% cash back on your present and future purchases.Check it out!

Unstoppable Phelps

Michael Phelps bagged his fourth gold at the 200mm butterfly and 5th gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. He is now 5/5 of his 8-gold medal Olympic quest. He was not in the relay line-up for yesterday's heats. Looks like USA changed its line-up in the said relay. Good decision, I would say. Tonight at 8:00 P.M. GMT+ he will swim in the 6th heat in the 200m individual medley. He'll be in the seeded lane #4 while his closest rival, James Goddard of UK will be in lane 5. As predicted, Phelps opted out of the 200m backstroke as it's not one of his best events. Tomorrow, 11:00 A.M. GMT+ will see him in the semifinals of the 100m butterfly. I speculate that his 8th and final event for his 8-gold Olympic quest will be in the 4x100m medley relay. God Speed Michael!

I Heart Me T-shirt

I love t-shirts! They are just the most comfortable, durable, wash and wear article of clothing invented. Its history dates back to Ancient Egypt but the first ever legitimate T-shirt was developed in England around 1880, about the time of the Industrial revolution. From then on, we can safely say that the ever-dependable T-shirt has gone a long way from its original use as an undergarment. I like t shirts that sport witty phrases. I found this one (on your left) and I sure do agree with what it says!