Online Friend

On Line Friend

I had some free time, so what did I do?
I checked the computer to see if I’d heard from you!

I used to walk out to a box to retrieve mail.
But I’d rather get it instantly, than wait on the snail!

Checking my e-mail is always fun!
I usually get a joke or greeting from someone.

I feel so blessed because on the other end,
I know I’ve connected with a friend!

When I’ve had a hard day and need to share,
Here I can find a friend who will listen and care.

And to this friend I hope I’ve let them know
That I am always there for them also!

Isn’t it a strange kind of bond we form?
It isn’t exactly like the “norm”!

But, where is it written, face to face we must be,
For you to be a very good friend to me??

That little joke or note, or just a simple “Hi”,
Could be like a ray of sunshine from the sky!

So my online pals, this is dedicated to you,
For all the smiles you have made anew!

May our friendship continue to grow,
And the warmth we feel continue to flow!

Always remember this…
A smile is such an easy thing to pass along the way,
Like a ray of summer sunshine,
On a somewhat gloomy day!!

Thank you for being my Online Friend!!!

Boys Over Flowers

Boys Over Flowers

Alam nio ba kung gaano kasikat ang teledrama na ito sa pinas,lalo na mga kabataan…?

Dinadownload mga OST kahit hindi nila naiintindihan ang lyrics nito…?

Mori Nappaso (Click to watch Video)

Paradise: By T-Max (Click to watch Video) 

Almost Paradise:by T-Max

almost paradise
아침보다 더 눈부신 날 향한
너의 사랑이 온세상 다 가진듯해
in my life 내 지친 삶의 꿈처럼
다가와준 니 모습을

언제까지나 사랑할수 있다면

너의 손을 잡고서

세상을 향해 힘껏 소리쳐
하늘을 걸어 약속해

영원히 오직 너만을 사랑해
밤하늘 별빛같은 우리둘만의

아름다운 꿈 paradise
너와 함께한다면 어디든지 갈수있어

to the my paradise

in the all of my love
in the all of my life
내 모든걸 걸어서 나는 널 사랑해

저 푸른 바다같은

우리 둘 만의 아름다운곳 paradise
너와 함께한다면 어디든 갈수있어

to the my paradise
너는 그렇듯 시간과 그 아픔 모두 다 잊어봐
이제부터 시작이야 너와 함께
떠나보는거야 달려가는거야
loving you forever

almost paradise
아침보다 더 눈부신 날 향한 너의 사랑이
온 세상 다 가진듯해

Cellular memory

Cellular memory is the hypothesis that such things as memories, habits, interests, and tastes may somehow be stored in all the cells of human bodies, not only in the brain.

The suggestion is based largely around anecdotal evidence of organ transplants after which the recipient was reported to have developed new habits or memories.

Reports

An article published in 2000 in Integrative Medicine, a short lived alternative therapy journal, reported stories of organ recipients who “inherited” such traits as a love for classical music, a change of sexual orientation, and changes in diet and vocabulary. To date, no case where personality traits or memories have been passed from donor to recipient following an organ transplant has ever been recorded in a peer reviewed medical or scientific journal.

In fiction

In an episode of The Simpsons titled “Treehouse of Horror IX,” Homer Simpson gets a hair and scalp transplant from executed murderer Snake Jailbird. The hair literally takes control of Homer, causing him to go on a killing spree.

Cellular memory plays a large role in the science fiction series Dune. Several characters undergo transformations which unlock cellular memories of their ancestors, enabling them to relive at will the lives of those who came before them.

In the 1991 film “Body Parts“, Bill Chrushank (Played by Jeff Fahey) loses his arm in a car accident and a criminal psychologist has it replaced with a limb that belonged to a serial killer. This causes Bill Chrushank’s personality to change into that of the serial killer.

The 2008 film The Eye starring Jessica Alba and the novel Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult all feature the concept of cellular memory.

The video game Assassin’s Creed features a similar concept known as Genetic memory.

In the Metal Gear Solid video game series, the antagonist Revolver Ocelot receives a transplanted hand from another character, Liquid Snake, and takes on a new persona as Liquid Ocelot.

Shocking examples of cellular memory

Professor Gary Schwartz’s findings are backed up by Dr Paul Pearsall, author of The Heart’s Code, a book dealing with the same phenomenon.

Their casebook also includes:

• A woman who was terrified of heights until she was given the lungs of a mountain climber. Dottie O’Connor, from Massachusetts, is now a climber.
• A seven-year-old girl had nightmares about being killed after being given the heart of a child who had been murdered.
• Paul Oldam, a lawyer from Milwaukee, received the heart of a 14-year-old boy and inherited his craving for Snickers.
• And a man of 25 received a woman’s heart and, to his girlfriend’s delight, now wants to go shopping all the time.

Man given heart of suicide victim marries donor’s widow and then kills himself in exactly the same way

A man who received the transplanted heart of a suicide victim has killed himself in exactly the same way.

And, astonishingly, the same wife is mourning all over again.

Sonny Graham, who had received Terry Cottle’s heart, also went on to marry his widow.

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The couple met after Mr Graham started writing to her after being told her husband was his heart donor.

Twelve years after the successful transplant operation, Mr Graham shot himself dead, leaving his wife a widow for the second time in strikingly similar circumstances.

Friends said Mrs Graham, a nurse, is stunned by the bizarre turn of events.

Officials in Vidalia, Georgia, said Mr Graham, 69, died after shooting himself in the throat with a shotgun.

He was found in a garage at the home the couple shared.

In 1995, Mr Graham had been on the verge of death due to congestive heart failure.

He had less than six months to live when the call came through from the Medical University of South Carolina, telling him that a heart had just become available.

It belonged to Mr Cottle, 33, who had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

Mr Graham went to the hospital from his home nearby and the heart was transplanted that day.

He did not know the identity of the donor, only that the heart belonged to a 33-year-old man.

A year later, Mr Graham contacted the organ donation agency wanting to thank the man’s family for the gift of life.

He began writing to Mr Cottle’s young widow Cheryl, a mother of four. The couple later met, fell in love, married and moved to Georgia.

Speaking shortly after their wedding, Mrs Graham said: “It helped me so much.

“Meeting Sonny made it easier for me, knowing something so good came from something so bad.”

Friends of Mr Graham said he had not shown any signs of being depressed.

Scientists say there are more than 70 documented cases of transplant patients having personality changes as they take on some of the characteristics of the donor.

Last month, a woman from Lancashire claimed her literary tastes changed radically following a kidney transplant.

Cheryl Johnson used to enjoy celebrity biographies and best sellers such as The Da Vinci Code.

But now she prefers classics such as Jane Austen’s Persuasion and Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment.

Character changes in transplant recipients are known as cellular memory phenomenon.

However, medical experts are sceptical about the concept and insist there is little convincing evidence.

Jocelyn Wildenstein

Jocelyn Wildenstein, born Jocelynnys Dayannys da Silva Bezerra otherwise known as Jocelyn Cano (August 5, 1940, in Lausanne, Switzerland) is a wealthy socialite who has frequently been seen in the tabloid press because of her numerous cosmetic surgeries.^[1][2] Her appearance has led to the press giving her a lot of nicknames. Wildenstein has reportedly spent $4,000,000 (£2,746,216) on cosmetic surgery over the years^[3]. In 2004 she was named the world’s scariest celebrity on British tabloid the Daily Mail‘s website.^[4] Talk show host Craig Ferguson often uses a photo of her as part of a comedy bit on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, proclaiming her picture to be that of singer Kenny Rogers, who has also undergone plastic surgery.

Personal life

Jocelyn grew up in a wealthy family of Brazilian ancestry in Lausanne, Switzerland where she became a skilled hunter and pilot, which led to her being invited to a shooting weekend at the 66,000 acres private Kenyan game reserve of billionaire international art dealer Alec Wildenstein, son of Daniel Wildenstein, the owner of Wildenstein & Co., one of the world’s largest and most successful art conglomerates. Within a year, Jocelyn and Alec were married in Las Vegas. The couple became famous for their lavish, extravagant lifestyle, allegedly spending as much as $1,000,000 monthly. In interviews, she admitted to purchasing gowns worth $350,000. They maintained several homes, including a five-story townhouse on Park Avenue in New York, a house in Lausanne, a Paris flat, a French château; a Caribbean beach house; and the Kenyan ranch. The couple had two children. A lover of exotic animals, Jocelyn kept a capuchin monkey which traveled with the couple on their private jet, and a pack of five Italian greyhounds. She is known to have received several silicone injections to the lips, cheeks, and chin along with a facelift and eye reconstruction to appear more “feline”. Her eyelids were pulled up and back, giving them a more feline shape. This is also why she has been given the nickname “the real cat woman”.

After many years of marriage, Alec allegedly began an affair. In response, around the age of 50, Jocelyn began undergoing a series of plastic surgeries. Alec began an affair with a Russian fashion model, and pointed a gun at his wife when she confronted him, for which he was briefly jailed. Divorce proceedings were initiated, but neither partner would agree to vacate the New York townhouse that was their main home, and they drew up a plan dividing the premises. Jocelyn found her retinue of servants reduced to one, and was denied access to the jet. She sued Alec for $200 million, and tens of millions in art and homes. She also demanded interim support of $200,000 per month. According to court documents of the divorce proceedings, Alec said that “[I] couldn’t even recognize my own wife up close. She seems to think that you fix a face the same way you fix a house.” Jocelyn was ultimately awarded tens of millions of dollars in the divorce. She also auctioned an estimated $10 million of jewelry given to her by Alec and devoted herself to New York social life. In July 2000, the couple reportedly reunited. However, by 2008, she was in a relationship with the fashion designer Lloyd Klein, according to an interview the two gave on Entertainment Tonight. Alec Wildenstein died on 18 February 2008 from cancer.

Changing faces: Jocelyn today and at various stages of surgery going back to the 70s when she first went under the knife fearing her husband would leave her

Places I’ve Been In Korea

Solomon Shereshevskii

Solomon Shereshevskii

Solomon Veniaminovich Shereshevskii (1886 - 1958) (Russian: Соломон Шерешевский), also known simply as ‘S’ (’Ш’), was a Russian journalist and mnemonist active in the 1920s. He became famous after an anecdotal event in which he was told off for not taking any notes while attending a speech in the mid-1920s. To the astonishment of everyone there (and to his own also, due to his belief that everybody had such an ability to recall), he could recall the speech perfectly, word by word.

Studies

Shereshevskii participated in many behavioral studies, most of them carried by the neuropsychologist Alexander Luria over a thirty year time span. Shereshevskii was asked to memorize complex mathematical formulae, huge matrices and even poems in foreign languages and did so in a matter of minutes. Despite his astounding memory performance, Shereshevskii scored absolutely average in intelligence tests.

Based on his studies, Luria diagnosed Shereshevskii as having an extremely strong version of synaesthesia, five-fold synaesthesia, in which the stimulation of one of his senses produces a reaction in every other. For example, if Shereshevskii heard a musical tone played he would immediately see a colour, touch would trigger a taste sensation and so on for each of the senses. With the images his synaesthesia produced, he could apply well-known mnemonic techniques. For example, when thinking about numbers he reported:

‘Take the number 1. This is a proud, well-built man; 2 is a high-spirited woman; 3 a gloomy person; 6 a man with a swollen foot; 7 a man with a moustache; 8 a very stout woman - a sack within a sack. As for the number 87, what I see is a fat woman and a man twirling his moustache.’ ^[1]

Problems

There is no doubt he had an active imagination, which helped him generate useful mnemonics. Unfortunately for him, his condition often produced unnecessary and distracting images or feelings. He had trouble memorizing things which weren’t literal in meaning, and had trouble recognizing faces, which he saw as “very changeable”. He also occasionally had problems reading, as the written words evoked distracting sensations. Things were far worse when he, for example, ate while reading. An example of the difficulties he faced in daily life can be seen in this quotation:

‘One time I went to buy some ice cream… I walked over to the vendor and asked her what kind of ice cream she had. ‘Fruit ice cream,’ she said. But she answered in such a tone that a whole pile of coals, of black cinders, came bursting out of her mouth, and I couldn’t bring myself to buy any ice cream after she had answered in that way …’ ^[2]

His mnemonic associations were so strong that it is said he could recall them after many years. After he discovered his own abilities, he performed as a mnemonist but this created confusion in his mind. He went as far as writing things down in a paper and burning it, so he could see the words in cinders, in a desperate attempt to forget them. Reportedly, in his late years, he realized he could forget facts with just a conscious desire to remove them from his memory, although this isn’t well verified.

Solomon Shereshevskii

As I’ve Matured

As I’ve Matured…

I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is
stalk them and hope they panic and give in…

I’ve learned that one good turn gets most of the blankets.

I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just
jackasses.

I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takessuspicion, not proof, to destroy it.

I’ve learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t compare yourself to others -
they are more screwed up than youthink.

I’ve learned thatdepression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

I’ve learned that it is not what you wear; it is how you take it off.

I’ve learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you’re finished.

I’ve learned to not sweat the petty things, andnot pet the sweaty things.

I’ve learned that ex’s are like fungus, and keep coming back.

I’ve learned age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

I’ve learned that I don’t suffer from insanity, I enjoy it.

I’ve learned that we are responsible for what we do,
unless we are celebrities.

I’ve learned that artificial intelligence is no match for natural
stupidity.

I’ve learned that 99% of the time when something isn’t working
in your house, one of your kids did it

I’ve learned that there is a fine line between genius and insanity.

I’ve learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon andall the less important ones just never go away.
And the real pains in the ass are permanent.

Pass this along to 5 friends…trust me, they’ll appreciate it.

It Depends on Whose Hands it’s In

Hands!

A basketball in my hands is worth about $19.
A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is worth about $33 million.
It depends whose hands it’s in.

A baseball in my hands is worth about $6.
A baseball in Mark McGuire’s hands is worth $19 million.
It depends on whose hands it’s in.

A tennis racket is useless in my hands.
A tennis racket in Venus Williams’ hands is a championship winning.
It depends whose hands it’s in.

A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal..
A rod in Moses’ hands will part the mighty sea.

It depends whose hands it’s in.

A sling shot in my hands is a kid’s toy
A sling shot in David’s hand is a mighty weapon.
It depends whose hands it’s in.

Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in my hands is a couple of fish sandwiches.
Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in God’s hands will feed thousands.
It depends whose hands it’s in.

Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse.
Nails in Jesus Christ’s hands will
produce salvation for the entire world.
It depends whose hands it’s in.

As you see now it depends whose hands it’s in.
So put your concerns, your worries, your fears, your hopes, your dreams, your families and your relationships in God’s hands because…
It depends whose hands it’s in.

This message is now in your hands.
What will YOU do with it?

It Depends on WHO’S Hands it’s in!!

“When you are down to nothing,God is up there for everything”

Gall Stone

It was a successful gallstone surgery operation last week at Kwangju Christian Hospital,the third to the biggest and well known for the operation of Thyroid Goiter here in Kwangju by a Laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery.I have two puncture holes in the right stomach,one in the navel and one in the chest.

the stones in my gall bladder that gave lots of pain in me.Dark greenish in color and 1.6 cm in size.

Gallstone

In medicine, gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile component.

Gallstones can occur anywhere within the biliary tree, including the gallbladderbile duct. Obstruction of the common bile duct is choledocholithiasis; obstruction of the biliary tree can cause jaundice; obstruction of the outlet of the pancreatic exocrine system can cause pancreatitis. Cholelithiasis is the presence of stones in the gallbladder or bile ducts: chole- means “bile”, lithia means “stone“, and -sis means “process”.

Characteristics

A gallstone’s size varies and may be as small as a sand grain or as large as a golf ball. The gallbladder may develop a single, often large stone or many smaller ones. They may occur in any part of the biliary system.

Content

Gallstones have different appearance, depending on their contents. On the basis of their contents, gallstones can be subdivided into the two following types:

• Cholesterol stones are usually green, but are sometimes white or yellow in color. They are made primarily of cholesterol and account for 80 percent of gallstones.

• Pigment stones are small, dark stones made of bilirubin and calcium salts that are found in bile. They account for 20 percent of gallstones. Risk factors for pigment stones include hemolytic anemia, cirrhosis, biliary tract infections, and hereditary blood cell disorders, such as sickle cell anemia and spherocytosis.

Mixed stones

Mixed stones account for the majority of stones. Most of these are a mixture of cholesterol and calcium salts. Because of their calcium content, they can often be visualized radiographically.

Pseudolithiasis

A.k.a., “Fake stone” Sludge-like gallbladder secretions that act like a stone.

Causes

Researchers believe that gallstones may be caused by a combination of factors, including inherited body chemistry, body weight, gallbladder motility (movement), and perhaps diet. Additionally, people with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) are at increased risk to develop gallstones.^[1]

Cholesterol gallstones develop when bile contains too much cholesterol and not enough bile salts. Besides a high concentration of cholesterol, two other factors seem to be important in causing gallstones. The first is how often and how well the gallbladder contracts; incomplete and infrequent emptying of the gallbladder may cause the bile to become overconcentrated and contribute to gallstone formation. The second factor is the presence of proteins in the liver and bile that either promote or inhibit cholesterol crystallization into gallstones.

In addition, increased levels of the hormone estrogen as a result of pregnancy, hormone therapy, or the use of combined (estrogen-containing) forms of hormonal contraception, may increase cholesterol levels in bile and also decrease gallbladder movement, resulting in gallstone formation.

No clear relationship has been proven between diet and gallstone formation. However, low-fibre, high-cholesterol diets, and diets high in starchy foods have been suggested as contributing to gallstone formation. Other nutritional factors that may increase risk of gallstones include rapid weight loss, constipation, eating fewer meals per day, eating less fish, and low intakes of the nutrients folate, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin C.^[2] On the other hand, wine and whole grain bread may decrease the risk of gallstones.^[3]

The common mnemonic for gallstone risk factors refer to the “four F’s”: fat (i.e., overweight), forty (an age near or above 40), female, and fertile (pre-menopausal);^[4] a fifth F, fair is sometimes added to indicate that the condition is more prevalent in Caucasians. The absence of these risk factors does not, however, preclude the formation of gallstones.

Interestingly, a lack of melatonin could significantly contribute to gallbladder stones, as melatonin both inhibits cholesterol secretion from the gallbladder, enhances the conversion of cholesterol to bile, and is an antioxidant, capable of reducing oxidative stress to the gallbladder.^[5]

Symptoms

Gallstones usually remain asymptomatic initially.^[6] They start developing symptoms once the stones reach a certain size (>8mm).^[7] A main symptom of gallstones is commonly referred to as a gallstone “attack”, also known as biliary colic, in which a person will experience intense pain in the upper abdominal region that steadily increases for approximately thirty minutes to several hours. A patient may also encounter pain in the back, ordinarily between the shoulder blades, or pain under the right shoulder. In some cases, the pain develops in the lower region of the abdomen, nearer to the pelvis, but this is less common.^{[citation needed]} Nausea and vomiting may occur. Patients characteristically exhibit a positive Murphy’s sign: the patient is instructed to breathe in while the gall bladder is deeply palpated. If the gallbladder is inflamed, the patient will abruptly stop inhaling due to the pain, a positive Murphy’s sign.

These attacks are sharp and intensely painful, similar to that of a kidney stone attack. Often, attacks occur after a particularly fatty meal and almost always happen at night. Other symptoms include abdominal bloating, intolerance of fatty foods, belching, gas, and indigestion. If the above symptoms coincide with chills, lowgrade fever, yellowing of the skin or eyes, and/or clay-colored stool, a doctor should be consulted immediately.^[8]

Some people who have gallstones are asymptomatic and do not feel any pain or discomfort. These gallstones are called “silent stones” and do not affect the gallbladder or other internal organs. They do not need treatment.^[8]

Treatment

Medical options

Cholesterol gallstones can sometimes be dissolved by oral ursodeoxycholic acid, but it may be required that the patient takes this medication for up to two years^[9]. Gallstones may recur however, once the drug is stopped. Obstruction of the common bile duct with gallstones can sometimes be relieved by endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy (ERS) following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Gallstones can be broken up using a procedure called lithotripsy (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy)^[9], which is a method of concentrating ultrasonic shock waves onto the stones to break them into tiny pieces. They are then passed safely in the feces. However, this form of treatment is only suitable when there are a small number of gallstones.

Surgical options

Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) has a 99% chance of eliminating the recurrence of cholelithiasis. Only symptomatic patients must be indicated to surgery. The lack of a gall bladder does not seem to have any negative consequences in many people. However, there is a significant proportion of the population, between 5-40%, who develop a condition called postcholecystectomy syndrome.^[10]Symptoms include gastrointestinal distress and persistent pain in the upper right abdomen. As many as twenty percent of patients develop chronic diarrhea.^[11]

There are two surgery options: open procedure and laparoscopic: see the cholecystectomy article for more details.

• Open cholecystectomy procedure: This involves a large incision into the abdomen (laparotomy) below the right lower ribs. A week of hospitalization, normal diet a week after release and normal activity a month after release.
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Three to four small puncture holes for camera and instruments (available since the 1980s). Typically same-day release or one night hospital stay, followed by a week of home rest and pain medication. Can resume normal diet and light activity a week after release. (Decreased energy level and minor residual pain for a month or two.) Studies have shown that this procedure is as effective as the more invasive open cholecystectomy, provided the stones are accurately located by cholangiogram prior to the procedure so that they can all be removed. The procedure also has the benefit of reducing operative complications such as bowel perforation and vascular injury.

Anabel Castro:Filipino Policewoman In Korea

[세상 그리고 사람]“외국인 노동자들 누구보다 따뜻하게 돌볼래요”

ㆍ한국 경찰관이 된 필리핀 여성 아나벨 카스트로 경장 ‘미전향’이나 ‘미혼’이라는 말에는 체제의 주류적 사고에 맞추기 위해서는 개인의 사상을 바꿔야 하고, 사람 구실을 하기 위해서는 결혼을 해야 한다는 강제적 당위가 스며들어 있다. 언제부터인가 이 말들이 ‘비전향’이나 ‘비혼모’로 대체되고 있는 까닭도 바로 이 같은 폭력성 때문일 터이다. ‘귀화(歸化)’라는 말에도 “우리 나라에서 제대로 살려면 우리나라 사람이 돼야 한다”는, 소수의 외국인을 향한 다수 내국인들의 생각이 일정하게 배어있다고 하겠다. 다른 나라의 국적을 얻어 그 나라의 국민이 되는 것을 뜻하는 이 말은 원래 ‘임금의 덕에 감화되어 그 백성이 되는 일’, 즉 군주의 충성스러운 신민이 되는 것을 의미했다. 한국인과 결혼해 한국국적을 취득한 필리핀 여성이 경찰관이 됐다. 지난달 25일 중앙경찰학교에서 졸업식을 마치고 경찰관에 임용된 아나벨 카스트로 경장을 경향신문 인터뷰실에서 만나 ‘귀화 경찰관’이 된 사연과 11년 한국생활의 애환을 들어보았다. 경기 안산시 단원경찰서 원곡지구대에서 근무하고 있는 아나벨은 경찰청에 용무가 있어 서울을 들렀던 길에 경향신문사를 찾았으며, 중앙경찰학교 외사사이버과정 219기 동기생인 박선영 경장(경기 파주경찰서 광탄파출소 근무)이 인터뷰를 돕기 위해 그와 동행했다. 아나벨은 인도네시아 출신 주지강 경장과 함께 임용됐는데, 지난해 임용된 중국동포 출신 신춘화 경장까지 합치면 외국인으로서 한국 국적을 얻은 뒤 경찰관이 된 사람은 모두 3명이다. 아나벨 카스트로. 가만, 이름과 성이 하나같이 귀에 익은 것들이다. 에드거 앨런 포가 쓴 불멸의 연애시 ‘애너벨 리’의 그 애너벨이 바로 아나벨 아닌가. 카스트로는 더이상 말할 것도 없다. 쿠바의 최고권력자 피델 카스트로 혁명평의회 의장과 그의 후계자 라울 카스트로가 혹시 아나벨의 친척이라도 되는 것인가. 대뜸 쿠바의 카스트로와 무슨 관계가 있느냐고 물어보았더니 아나벨은 파안대소했다. 그는 “카스트로는 아주 멀리 있는 친척”이라고 짐짓 능청을 떤 뒤 “사실은 성이 같을 뿐”이라고 말했다. 중앙경찰학교 졸업식에서 아나벨은 가족들의 따뜻한 사랑을 다시 한 번 확인했다고 한다. 아이들 어머니 역할까지 맡고 있는 시어머니, 남편(정병옥·46), 성주·성민·유미 3남매, 시숙, 시동생, 동서, 조카 등이 모두 와서 그의 졸업과 경찰관 임용을 진심으로 축하했기 때문이다. 아나벨은 특히 올해 열살난 둘째 아들 성민의 얘기를 하면서 눈시울을 붉혔다. 성민이는 아나벨이 중앙경찰학교에 입교할 때 엄마의 가방 속에다 편지 한 통을 써 넣었다. “엄마, 힘들겠지만 꼭 졸업해야 해”라는 사연을 눈물을 흘리면서 읽었다는 아나벨은 “아이들의 격려와 응원으로 경찰관이 될 수 있었다”고 말했다. 졸업식장에서도 성민이는 “엄마가 경찰관이 돼서 좋긴 한데 항상 못 보니까 싫다”고 말했다고 한다. 아나벨은 “우리 아이들이 한결같이 정이 많고 효자·효녀인데 특히 둘째가 그렇다”고 자랑스러워했다. 중앙경찰학교의 외사사이버 과정 24주 동안 아나벨은 대한민국의 경찰관이 되기 위한 ‘문무(文武)’를 집중 연마했다. 형법, 형사소송법, 경찰관집무집행법 등은 물론 정보, 보안, 외사 등 외사과목도 배웠다. 또 순찰차 및 스쿠터 운전법, 음주측정법, 무전기 조작법과 사격, 유도 등도 익혔는데 유도는 초단을 땄다. 아나벨과 인터뷰에 동행한 박선영 경장은 “언니가 사격에 빼어난 재능을 보였고 체구는 작지만 아줌마라서 그런지 힘도 보통이 아니다”라며 “언니가 입교생 가운데 나이가 많은 편이어서 자연스레 ‘언니’ ‘누나’ 노릇을 하면서 리더십을 발휘해 다들 좋아하고 따랐다”고 말했다. 아나벨은 “다른 것은 모르겠는데 법률과목을 따라가기가 너무나 힘들었다”면서 “죽을 힘을 다해 간신히 통과했다”고 말했다. 아나벨은 1997년 ‘농촌 총각’이었던 남편과 결혼하면서 한국인이 됐다. 지인의 소개로 남편과 알게 된 아나벨은 2년 동안 편지도 주고받고, 가끔씩 한국과 필리핀을 오가며 만나기도 하면서 서로에 대한 이해의 폭을 넓혀가다가 결혼에 이르게 됐다. 남편의 어떤 점에 끌렸느냐는 질문에 아나벨은 “마음씨가 넓고 명석해 보였다”면서 “처음에는 영어를 잘 못했는데 서신 왕래를 위해 열심히 영어공부를 하는 모습도 참 좋게 보였다”고 말했다. 아나벨이 살고 있는 전남 함평군 월야면 외치리 백야마을은 전형적인 농촌이다. 7남2녀의 둘째 아들인 남편은 이곳에서 채소, 오이, 호박, 토마토 등을 재배하고 있는데 올해부터 오리를 키우기 시작했다. 우리나라 농촌이 대부분 그렇듯이 백야마을에도 노인들이 많이 살고 있는데 이들은 아나벨을 딸이나 손녀처럼 따뜻하게 대해주고 있다고 한다. 아나벨 역시 ‘○○아짐(아주머니의 전라도 사투리)’ ‘○○할머니’ 등으로 부르며 깍듯하게 모시고 있다. 그러나 아나벨이 처음 한국생활을 시작했을 때 백야마을 주민들의 ‘과도한 이웃사랑’은 낯설고 당혹스러웠다. 마을 사람들이 노크도 하지 않고 신혼의 꿈에 젖어 있던 아나벨 부부의 방에 불쑥불쑥 들어오기도 했던 것이다. 아나벨은 “지금은 한국 농촌문화의 하나로 익숙하고 편안하게 받아들이고 있지만 당시에는 참으로 힘들었다”고 말했다. 무엇보다 힘들었던 것은 아무래도 언어였다. 특히 남편의 형제가 너무나 많아 ‘아주버님’ ‘형님’ ‘막내고모’ ‘막내삼촌’ 등의 복잡한 호칭을 하나하나 제대로 익히는 것은 참으로 어려운 일이었다. 아나벨은 “필리핀에서 생물교사로 일했던 만큼 공부는 잘하는 편이어서 남들보다 빨리 한국어를 익힐 수 있었다”고 말했다. 그는 외국인을 위한 한국어교본과 영어로 된 한국어교본을 거의 외울 만큼 열심히 공부했다. 서점에 가서 구입한 동화책도 그의 한국어 실력 양성에 밑거름이 됐다. 아나벨은 “동화책을 한 페이지 두 페이지 읽으면서 한국말을 쉽게 배울 수 있었다”고 말했다. 남편도 훌륭한 한국어교사 노릇을 했다. 결혼 초기에는 서로 영어로 의사교환을 했으나 남편의 도움으로 점차 한국어를 주고받을 수 있게 됐다. 아나벨은 “책을 읽거나 TV를 보다가 모르는 것이 있으면 언제든지 물어보았고 그때마다 남편은 자상하게 가르쳐주곤 했다”고 말했다. 맵고 짠 음식도 처음에는 적응하기 힘들었으나 점차 즐길 수 있을 정도로 좋아하게 됐다. 그가 누구못지 않게 잘할 수 있는 요리는 하나둘이 아니다. 아나벨은 “김치찌개, 된장찌개, 잡채, 떡볶이, 갈비찜, 닭볶음탕에 남다른 경쟁력이 있다”고 은근히 자랑했다. 한국생활에 점차 익숙해지면서 아나벨의 활동영역도 집 밖으로 확대됐다. 현재 월야면에는 6명, 함평군 전체를 통틀어 30여명의 외국인 여성이 있는데 아나벨은 이들 가운데 필리핀 출신을 모아 2000년 ‘한필가족’이라는 모임을 결성했다. 필리핀 여성 12명과 그 가족으로 이뤄진 ‘한필가족’은 한 달에 한 번씩 각자의 집에서 돌아가며 ‘전당대회’를 열고 있다. 아나벨은 “한필가족 모임 날짜가 다가오면 어린아이들이 소풍날 기다리듯 즐거워하곤 했다”면서 “이제 멀리 떨어져 공직생활을 해야 하는 만큼 모임에 제대로 참석할 수 없게 된 것이 무엇보다 섭섭하다”고 말했다. 한필가족 회원들은 읍내에 있는 성당에서도 만나 더욱 우의를 다지고 있기도 하다. 아나벨이 경찰관이 된 것은 실로 우연한 계기를 통해서였다. 한국어 실력이 부쩍 향상된 데다 교사 출신이라는 장점을 살려 외국인 여성들을 상대로 한글을 가르치는 등 봉사활동을 하던 그는 가끔씩 함평경찰서에서 통역을 맡기도 했다. 그런데 형사사건 조사에서 간간이 통역을 하면서 친해진 권연희 경사가 어느날 ‘당신 실력이라면 통역만 하기에는 아까우니 아예 경찰관이 되는 것이 어떠냐’고 권유했다. 권 경사는 이어 경찰채용 공고가 났다는 사실을 알려주면서 ‘열심히 준비해보라’고 등을 두들기며 격려했다. 아나벨은 “권 경사님은 저를 만들어주시고 제2의 인생을 설계해주신 분”이라고 거듭 고마움을 표시했다. 세 아들·딸이 태어나 자라고 있고, 언젠가 그 자신도 뼈를 묻어야 할 곳이 한국이지만 아나벨은 한국사회의 잘못된 것에 대해서도 날카로운 비판을 아끼지 않는다. 아나벨이 볼 때 한국인 또는 한국사회의 가장 큰 문제점은 외국인, 특히 자신들보다 못하다고 생각되는 동남아시아 사람들을 무시하는 것이다. 다수는 아니지만 인터넷 등에서 이주 여성을 욕하거나 ‘동남아 여자들은 우리나라에 도움이 되지 않는다’ 운운하는 글을 볼 때마다 그는 가슴이 찢어지는 듯한 아픔을 느끼곤 한다. 아나벨은 “한국사람들이 외국에 나가 사는 것도 다 이유가 있듯이 외국인들이 한국에 오는 것에도 합당한 이유가 있다”면서 “이를 무시하고 모욕하는 것은 결코 옳지 않다”고 일침을 가했다. 아나벨의 근무지가 단원경찰서 원곡지구대에 배정된 것도 관할지역에 필리핀 출신을 포함한 외국인 노동자들이 많이 거주하고 있기 때문이다. 아나벨은 “이주여성이나 외국인 노동자들의 어려움을 누구보다 먼저, 누구보다 따뜻하게 보살펴주는 경찰관이 되겠다”고 다짐했다. 필리핀 팡가시난 지방의 성 카를로스시에서 태어난 아나벨은 군인이었던 아버지의 영향으로 한때 사관학교 진학을 꿈꾸기도 했다. 그러나 진로를 바꿔 VMU 대학에서 생물학을 전공한 뒤 고등학교에서 8년 동안 생물교사로 일했다. 따지고 보면 아나벨이 경찰관이 된 것은 우연만은 아니다. 그의 할아버지와 삼촌 2명이 모두 경찰관으로 복무했기 때문이다. 아나벨은 “이제 나까지 경찰관이 됐으니 카스트로 가문은 3대째 내리 경찰관을 배출한 셈”이라고 말했다. 인터뷰 도중 아나벨은 몇번씩이나 “언제쯤 끝나느냐”고 물었다. 아직 정해진 거처가 없어 매일매일 여관방을 옮겨다녀야 하는 사정 때문이었다. 나는 그가 편히 쉴 수 있는 공간을 마련하고, 떨어져 있는 가족들과 언젠가는 합쳐 정서적 안정감을 확보함으로써 공무에만 열중할 수 있게 되기를 기원했다. 아나벨 카스트로는? △ 1968년 필리핀 성 카를로스 출생 △ VMU대학 생물학과 졸업 △ 97년 결혼 남편과 2남1녀 △ 중앙경찰학교 졸업(외사사이버과정 219기) △ 현 안산경찰서 원곡지구대 근무

*Anabel Castro*

Born on year 1968 at San Carlos City,Pangasinan.

VMU Biology Graduate.

Married to A Korean on 1997 with 2 sons and 1 daughter…

Graduated on July 25,2008 in the Police Force Academy  here in Korea…

Presently working now at Ansan Police Station…

***Keep Up the Good Work Kabayan!!!

I’m so proud of you!!!***

Meaning of Stones

The Meaning of Stones

Since ancient times people have revered stones,gems and crystals. Jewelry and amulets have been found in in buriel sites thousands of years old. Mystics have taught of the benefits of stones for various physical problems, as well as how and when to use them for protection, guidence and healing. Edgar Cayce,one of our most famous mystics said that gems` real value lies in the fact that they are essentially the same material as the soul. Stones are also mentioned  in the Bible. There is a sympathic vibration between us and the stones. The entire world is created of atomic forces.  Stones are enriched with decomposed matter and they then nourish the plants that feed and shelter us. When our ATTITUDE is correct and the stone is in harmony with us, their vibrations and color can aid us consciously and unconciously to find guidence for our problems.

In choosing your stone go with your first choice. As you pass your hand over a selection you will feel/sense which one is right for you.

It is important to clean your stones off previous handlers vibrations. The best way to do this is to pass them lightly through the smoke of incense or with running water.As you do so, ask that they be cleansed of all disharmony and filled with unconditional love.

Chemical composition of Precious stones;
Silica Acid;
All Quartzes consist of silica or silicic acid, the substance that is Cosmic light. They are encountered wherever there is a striving upward, idealism, rising towards the Sun. There is silica in the nodes of celery and grasses. It allows the hollow stalks to stand erect and straighten up after being bent by the wind. There is silica in the cartilage of backbones. Also in the lenses of our eyes. This substance  has the property of attracting light and driving out evil.

Quartzes: Rock Crystal- agate-Cornelian-Onyx-Chalcedony- Chrysoprase-Amethyst- Aventurine- Opal- Rose Quartz-Citrine- Jasper- Smokey Quartz-Cat’s Eye. Tiger’s Eye- Rhinestone-Obsidian, and others.

Magnesium;
Many stones contain Magnesium, a substance that strengthens the heart and liver, relaxes the body, and relieves cramps, soothes pain and benefits the nerves. stones that are rich in Magnesium can be laid on a spot suffering from cramp or pain. The stones on our list that contain Magnesium are Serpentine, Almandine and Ruby.

Aluminum;
Although the particles of aluminum we ingest with food that has been cooked in aluminum ware must be regarded as poison, the aluminum in stones is beneficial. It belongs to Neptune and fortifies those who are thin and debilitated,who become dizzy when they run or bend and suffer from degenerative processes and find it difficult to digest their food. Aluminum is found in ruby,sapphire,serpentine,tourmaline,turquoise, and moonstone.

Manganese;
This element,related to Iron is good for those people who do a lot of singing or speaking and are always having to clear their throats of mucus. Manganese also encourages creative thinking. This element is found in rose quartz,amethyst and almandine.

Iron;
Stones with an iron content are good for people with fever or inflammation. Iron belongs to Mars. Some stones that contain iron are bloodstone, marcasite, pyrites.

Copper;
Copper strengthens the nerves and is good for all sorts of spasms including asthma. It belongs to Venus.  It is found in Turquoise, Malachite ,Azurite and Crysocolla.

Calcium;
Calcium stiffens the bones and gives resistance against emotions. It is present in many stones and best used in a pearl necklace.I myself have a necklace of dolomite which I like to wear. Calcium belongs to Saturn .

Fluorine is found in Topaz and Apatite
Chromium in Emerald
Nickel in Chrysoprase and Serpentine
Potassium in Moonstone

Below are tables showing how S.F heart chose which stones to present.

Month stones as generally known are not true because the Sun changes sign between the 19th and 24th of each month and each month is different. Possible inner relationship between the gems and the Sun are as follow;

Aries (Ram)	Fire Agate,Aquamarine,Aventurine,Bloodstone,Cat’s Eye,Citrine,Diamond,Emerald,Hematite,Jade,red Jasper
Taurus (Bull)	Carnelion,Cat’s Eye,Chrysocolla,Diamond,Emerald,Jade,Rose Quartz
Gemini (Twins)	Agate,Aquamarine,Chrysocolla,Citrine,Emerald,Jade,Pearl,Sapphire,Serpentine,Tanzanite,Watermelon Tourmaline
Cancer (Crab)	Carnelion,Chalcedony,Moonstone,Opal,Pearl,Ruby,
Leo (Lion)	Carnelion,Amber,Chrysoberyl,Citrine,Diamond,Garnet,Jasper,Marcasite, Onyx,Peridot,Ruby, Sapphire,Golden Topaz
Virgo (Virgin)	Moss Agate,Almandine,Amethyst,Amazonite,Chrysocolla,Garnet,Peridot,Sapphire,Watermelon Tourmaline
Libra (Scales)	Ametrine,Bloodstone,Chrysoprase,Citrine,Jade,Moonstone,Opal,Rose Quartz,Sapphire,Tanzanite,Lt. Pink or Blue Tourmaline
Scorpio (Scorpion)	Almandine,Malachite,Moonstone,Opal,Peridot,Ruby,Turquoise
Sagittarius (Archer)	Chalcedony,Lapis Lazuli,Peridot,Ruby, Star Sapphire,Smokey Quartz,Tanzanite,Topaz,Turquoise
Capricorn (Sea-goat)	Amethyst, Cat’s Eye, Garnet, Jet, Malachite, Star Sapphire, Smokey Quartz,Tiger’s Eye, Green Tourmaline
Aquarius (Water-bearer)	Amber, Amethyst, Garnet, Hematite
Pisces (Fishes)	Blue Lace Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Opal, Golden Topaz, Turquoise

    The stones mentioned as the original twelve of the High Priests Breastplate. There are conflicting opinions on what those twelve were and so we will endeavor to present all possibilities.

In Exodus 28.17 the twelve stones mentioned  are as follows;

carnelian	chrysolite	emerald
turquoise	sapphire	amethyst
jacinth	agate	crystal
beryl	lapis lazuli	jasper

According to another version

carnelian	topaz	emerald
carbuncle	sapphire	jasper
opal	agate	amethyst
peridot	onyx	sardonyx

So we come to these 39, These stones are considered  most important to our inquiry as to their relationship to the planets and benefits to ourselves.

amber-aquamarine-agate-almadine-amazonite-adventurine- amethyst-bloodstone-carnelian-cat’s eye-chrysoberyl-chrysocolla-chrysoprase-citrine- diamond-emerald-garnet-hematite-jade-jasper-jet- lapis-lazuli-malachite-marcasite-moonstone-onyx-opal-pearl-peridot-ruby-quartz Crystal-rose quartz-sapphire-serpentine-tiger’s eye-tanzinite-topaz-tourmaline- turquoise.

PHILIPPINE DELICACIES(필리핀 요리)

필리핀 요리는 말레이시아, 스페인, 중국, 인도네시아 등의 특성이 뒤섞여 복합적입니다. 요즘은 미국식 패스트푸드도 일반화 되어가고 있다. 필리핀은 리틀 아메리카라고 불리는 만큼 패스트푸드점이 많은데, 피자헛, 웬디스, 버거킹, 맥도날드 등이 우리나라보다 더 많고, 샌드위치와 햄버거를 파는 버거하우스도 길에서 쉽게 발견할 수 있다.

아주 오래 전부터 필리핀의 주식은 쌀과 생선이다. 공통적으로 필리핀 음식은 야채보다도 육류를 이용한 음식이 주를 이루며 그중 생선요리가 대부분을 차지한다. 필리핀인들은 생선, 돼지고기, 닭고기, 옥수수, 과일, 야채들을 즐겨 먹는다. 특별한 날에 주로 사용되는 요리는 레촌 바보이 이며 이 요리는 돼지 한 마리를 숯불에 구어 만든 것이다.

필리핀 사람들은 한국 사람들과 같지 않아 대개 한 두 가지 반찬을 가지고 밥을 먹는 경우가 많다. 그리고 아직까지도 시골이나 산간지역에서는 숟가락 없이 손으로 밥을 먹는 경우도 있다. 그러나 수도권 지역에서는 빈민가 등을 제외하고 일반 가정집에서 손으로 밥을 먹는 것을 구경하기가 쉽지 않다. 그리고 현대에 와서는 아침은 달걀 후라이와 빵 그리고 커피로, 점심은 햄버거나 스파게티 등의 패스트 푸드로 대신하는 경우가 많아졌다.

필리핀 대표 요리들

감바스(Gambas) 작은 새우에 케첩과 갖은 야채를 넣고 볶은 것으로 날 달걀을 얹어서 먹는다. 감바스란 말자체가 스페인어로 새우란뜻이다.

닐라가(Nilaga) 양배추, 감자 등을 넣고 끓인 고기국으로 쇠고기를 넣은 것은 ‘닐라가 바카‘라고 한다.

라푸라푸 이니하우(Lapu-Lapu Inihaw) 필리핀에서 가장 인기있는 생선인 ‘라푸라푸‘(농어류)에 간장양념을 해서 바베큐를 한 것이다. 라푸라푸는 일반 생선보다 값이 훨씬 더 비싸고 주로 고급 레스토랑에서만 먹을 수 있다.

레천(Lechon) 돼지 혹은 닭 숯불 통구이라고 할 수 있는데, 잔치상에 빼놓을 수 없는 고급요리로 돼지 통구이는 ‘레천 바보이‘, 닭 통구이는 ‘레천 마녹‘이라고 한다.

룸피아(Lumpia) 얇은 만두피에 야채와 돼지고기 다진 것등을 넣고 기름에 튀겨 간장이나 식초에 찍어 먹는다. 필리핀식 튀긴 만두라고 할 수 있다

마미(Mami) 닭국이나 쇠고기국 등에 말은 국수이다

메누도(Menudo) 돼지간에 야채 등을 곁들여 만든 스튜이다

바고옹(Bagoong) 한국의 새우젓과 비슷한 것으로 작은 새우에 소금을 뿌려 발효시킨 것이다. 그린 망고를(매우 신 망고)를 먹을 때 이 바고옹에 찍어 먹는다.

바초이(Bachoy) 쇠고기, 돼지고기, 간 등을 넣어 만든 따끈한 국수로 서부 비사야스 지방의 별미이다.

발룻(Balut) 한국 곤달걀과 비슷한 것으로 필리핀 사람들에게 가장 인기있는 간식이다. ‘발룻‘은 부화단계에 있는 오리알을 삶은 것으로 뜨거울 때 먹어야 제맛이 난다

방어스(Bangus) 한국 말로는 숭어에 해당되는 생선인데, 양파, 토마토 등으로 생선 속을 채운 뒤 은박지 등으로 싸서 바베큐를 해서 먹는다.

불랄로(Bulalo) 우족이나 소머리 그리고 쇠고기를 넣고 푹 삶은 소고기 진국에 양배추와 감자 등이 첨가된 요리이다.

시니강(Sinigang) 신맛을 내는 ‘삼팔록‘ 열매를 넣은 시큼한 고기 야채국으로 생선, 돼지고기 혹은 쇠고기 등에 갖가지 야채(무, 가지, 깡콩, 토란, 풋고추)를 넣어 끓인 국이다.

시식(Sisig) 돼지 귀, 돼지 간 등에 양파와 마늘 등을 넣어 짭짤하게 볶은 것으로 팜팡가 지방의 별미이다.

시오파오(Siopao) 한국의 호빵 같은 것으로 고물로 팥 대신에 닭고기나 돼지고기가 들어있다.

아도보(Adobo) 닭고기나 돼지고기 또는 오징어 등을 이용해 만든 장조림 같은 것으로 간장, 식초 그리고 후추와 양념에 잘 버무린 고기를 기름에 튀기다가 물을 붓고 재료가 연하게 될 때까지 조린 것이다. 필리핀 사람들이 가장 즐겨 먹는 음식 중의 하나이다

아로스 칼도(Arroz Caldo) 한국의 닭죽과 비슷한 것으로 죽 안에 양파, 생강, 마늘 등을 곁들여 끓인 것입니다.

아사도(Asado) 양념 훈제육이다. 보통 파파야를 곁들여 먹는다.

아소(Aso-개고기) 중,북부 루손 지방에서 즐겨 먹는 별식으로 개고기를 말한다. 탕을 끓이거나 바베큐를 해서 먹기도 하는 데 현재 식용으로 개를 도살하는 것은 법으로 금지되어 있다.

알리망고(ALIMANGO) 검은 녹색을 띄고 있으며 맛이 아주 훌륭한 필리핀 특산 꽃게이다. 물리면 손가락이 잘라질 정도로 힘이 세다

앗사라(Atsara) 덜 익은 ‘파파야‘를 잘게 채를 쳐서 식초와 설탕을 첨가해 저장해 두었다가 먹는다. 기름기가 많은 요리와 함께 곁들여 먹으면 상큼합니다.

카레카레(Kare-Kare) 쇠족, 쇠꼬리 그리고 갖은 야채에 땅콩가루 혹은 쌀가루 등을 넣어 만든 스튜입니다.

칼데라타(Caldereta) 쇠고기에 돼지간 으깬 것, 케첩, 감자, 바나나 등을 첨가해 만든 스튜이다.

쿠친타(CUTSINTA) 쌀가루를 노랗게 물들여 설탕을 넣고 찐 과자입니다.

크리스피 파타(Crisppy Pata) 돼지족발을 튀긴 것입니다.

타파(Tapa) 쇠고기를 간장에 달게 양념해 튀기거나 구운 것이다. 보통 생 양파를 곁들여먹는다.

타홍(Tahong) 홍합을 말한다. 보통 맑은 국을 끓여 먹는다.

탈라바(Talaba) 식초에 담가놓은 굴 회입니다.

티놀라(Tinola) 갖은 야채, 생강, 마늘 그리고 양파를 첨가해서 만든 닭국입니다.

판싯 칸톤(Pansit Canton) 두꺼운 면 발의 국수에 갖은 야채와 돼지고기, 닭 간, 새우 등을 넣어서 만든 잡채이다. 광동요리의 영향을 받은 요리다.

푸토(puto) 쌀로 만든 찐빵입니다.

칼라만시 (CALAMANSI) 필리핀 요리에서 이것 없이는 도저히 음식에 대한 설명이 안되죠. 일년내내 수확한다.
1. 필리핀의 모든 양념에 두루두루 이용된다.
2. 목감기와 편도선이 부어 고생할때 까랄만시의 즙을 짜내어 끓인 ‘핫 깔라만시(뜨거운 깔라만시)’를 드시면 아주 좋답니다.
3. 소화가 안되고 속이 거북할때 한 잔 쭈욱 들이키면 아주 좋습니다.
4.보통 간장등에 즙을 섞어 소스로 먹는다
5.요리할때 신맛을 낼때 생선 비린내를 없앨때
6.특히 빤싯깐똔이라는 라면 같은 음식과 생선이 나오면 항상 같이 나온다.

The Philippines country culture starts in a tropical climate divided into rainy and dry seasons and an archipelago with 7,000 islands.These isles contain the Cordillera mountains; Luzon뭩 central plains; Palawan뭩 coral reefs; seas touching the world뭩 longest discontinuous coastline; and a multitude of lakes, rivers, springs, and brooks.

The population?20 different ethnic groups and the mainstream communities of Tagalog/Ilocano/Pampango/Pangasinan and Visayan lowlanders뾵orked within a gentle but lush environment. In it they shaped their own lifeways: building houses, weaving cloth, telling and writing stories, ornamenting and decorating, preparing food.

The Chinese who came to trade sometimes stayed on. Perhaps they cooked the noodles of home; certainly they used local condiments; surely they taught their Filipino wives their dishes, and thus Filipino-Chinese food came to be. The names identify them: pansit (Hokkien for something quickly cooked) are noodles; lumpia are vegetables rolled in edible wrappers; siopao are steamed, filled buns; siomai are dumplings.

All, of course, came to be indigenized뾈ilipinized by the ingredients and by local tastes. Today, for example, Pansit Malabon has oysters and squid, since Malabon is a fishing center; and Pansit Marilao is sprinkled with rice crisps, because the town is within the Luzon rice bowl.

When restaurants were established in the 19th century, Chinese food became a staple of the pansiterias, with the food given Spanish names for the ease of the clientele: this comida China (Chinese food) includes arroz caldo (rice and chicken gruel); and morisqueta tostada (fried rice).

When the Spaniards came, the food influences they brought were from both Spain and Mexico, as it was through the vice-royalty of Mexico that the Philippines were governed. This meant the production of food for an elite, nonfood-producing class, and a food for which many ingredients were not locally available.

Fil-Hispanic food had new flavors and ingredients뾬live oil, paprika, saffron, ham, cheese, cured sausages뾞nd new names. Paella, the dish cooked in the fields by Spanish workers, came to be a festive dish combining pork, chicken, seafood, ham, sausages and vegetables, a luxurious mix of the local and the foreign. Relleno, the process of stuffing festive capons and turkeys for Christmas, was applied to chickens, and even to bangus, the silvery milkfish. Christmas, a new feast for Filipinos that coincided with the rice harvest, came to feature not only the myriad native rice cakes, but also ensaymadas (brioche-like cakes buttered, sugared and cheese-sprinkled) to dip in hot thick chocolate, and the apples, oranges, chestnuts and walnuts of European Christmases. Even the Mexican corn tamal turned Filipino, becoming rice-based tamales wrapped in banana leaves. The Americans introduced to the Philippine cuisine the ways of convenience: pressure-cooking, freezing, pre-cooking, sandwiches and salads; hamburgers, fried chicken and steaks.

Add to the above other cuisines found in the country along with other global influences: French, Italian, Middle Eastern, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese. They grow familiar, but remain 밿mported?and not yet indigenized.

On a buffet table today one might find, for example, kinilaw na tanguingue, mackerel dressed with vinegar, ginger, onions, hot peppers, perhaps coconut milk; also grilled tiger shrimp, and maybe sinigang na baboy, pork and vegetables in a broth soured with tamarind, all from the native repertoire. Alongside there would almost certainly be pansit, noodles once Chinese, now Filipino, still in a sweet-sour sauce. Spanish festive fare like morcon (beef rolls), embutido (pork rolls), fish escabeche and stuffed chicken or turkey might be there too. The centerpiece would probably be lechon, spit-roasted pig, which may be Chinese or Polynesian in influence, but bears a Spanish name, and may therefore derive from cochinillo asado. Vegetable dishes could include an American salad and a pinakbet (vegetables and shrimp paste). The dessert table would surely be richly Spanish: leche flan (caramel custard), natilla, yemas, dulces de naranja, membrillo, torta del rey, etc., but also include local fruits in syrup (coconut, santol, guavas) and American cakes and pies. The global village may be reflected in shawarma and pasta. The buffet table and Filipino food today is thus a gastronomic telling of Philippine history.

What really is Philippine food, then? Indigenous food from land and sea, field and forest. Also and of course: dishes and culinary procedures from China, Spain, Mexico, and the United States, and more recently from further abroad.

What makes them Philippine? The history and society that introduced and adapted them; the people who turned them to their tastes and accepted them into their homes and restaurants, and especially the harmonizing culture that combined them into contemporary Filipino fare.

FACTS

I

» am a girl.
» am 37 (as on AUGUST 2007).
» am FILIPINO, living in KWANGJU,SOUTH KOREA.
» am a  housewife to Seog-Ho Oh.

>>have a three year old son(as on Feb.2007).
» my best friends are my family.
» and have lots of friends, love all of them.
» love my family.
» love the computer.
» am a good listener.
» love the way I am.
» am not that girly.
» love shopping, sometimes window shopping!
» love books, but my eyes get easily tired.
» love music, specially love songs.
» love doing friendster layout.
» love powerpuff girls, hello kitty, tom & jerry.
» love soft toys.
» love toys in general.
» love collecting bags and shoes.
» love earrings and jewelries.
» love wearing jeans, t-shirts, rubber shoes.
» love eating specially if it is free.
» love my room and my bed.
» am a shy type.
» am a generous person, its hard for me to say no to anyone.
» can never hurt anyone on purpose.
» love kids.
» love  babies.
» can’t lie easily.
» love quiz show to gain more knowledge.
» get  pissed when I am questioned  again and again.
» love shopping….for clothes, shoes, food, toys, bags(if I have money).
» cannot drive.(want to learn someday)
» cannot ride bicycle.
» am a foodie.
» love sleeping specially when it rains.
» like reading books specially educational books.
» like watching action,sci-fi and comedy movies.
» am  a believer.
» am  scared of dogs(bitten 3 times).
» think I am the best.
» am not a  jealous person.
» could kill someone who tries to hurt my family or loved ones.
» love mathematics.
» have a good brain, I study more to score more.
» love to laugh.
» will laugh at almost everything as long as it does not hurt someone.
» can say sorry easily.
» wont accept my mistake that easily though.
» like to keep things simple.
» can not take too much stress.I am just not made that way.
» am really carefree.
» love to do anything adventurous.
» addicted to DAE JO YEONG

» love cooking but no one eats.
» love experimenting.
» love roaming around with friends.
» love church.
» can keep a secret.
» hate periods.
» hate descrimination.
» cant bear injustice.
» can fight for myself.
» cry very easily, but then I stop very easily too.
» crying even in my dream.
» am often pampered by friends and family.
» am often yelled at my son.
» like to fight,with a reason seriously sometimes I do .
» am easy to talk to.
» am  a very good listener all the time.
» am hyper most of the times.
» am talkative once you know me better.
» hate talking on phone but
» can not live without my mobile phone.
» can not live without computer, internet.
» can not live without telivision.
» can not live without radio.
» can not live without my family.
» have lots of shoes and want more.
» love amusement parks.
» love the rides there.
» love to eat.
» love to travel.
» love hiking or anything adventurous.
» love sports shoes.
» hate liar.
» hate mayabang.
» hate selfish people.
» love rain.
» love springtime(flower blooms).
» love talking about myself.
» sometimes I like to stay at home.
» sometimes wish I could say ‘NO’ for a change.
» sometime get sick of being so nice.
» love good personality in a man or a woman for that matter.
» love people with good sense of humor.
» can make people laugh.
» am easily bored.
» cannot take no for an answer.
» love surfing( the net not the sea).

I’VE LEARNED

I’VE LEARNED

I’ve learned
that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is
be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.

I’ve learned -
that no matter how much I care,
some people just don’t care back.

I’ve learned -
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I’ve learned -
that it’s not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.

I’ve learned -
that you can get by on charm
for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you’d better know something.

I’ve learned -
that you shouldn’t compare
yourself to the best others can do
but to the best you can do.

I’ve learned -
that it’s not what happens to people
that’s important. It’s what they do about it.

I’ve learned -
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I’ve learned -
that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.

I’ve learned -
that it’s taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I’ve learned -
that it’s a lot easier
to react than it is to think.

I’ve learned -
that you should always leave
loved ones withloving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I’ve learned -
that you can keep going
long after you think you can’t.

I’ve learned -
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I’ve learned -
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I’ve learned -
that regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be
something else to take its place.

I’ve learned -
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I’ve learned -
that learning to forgive takes practice.

I’ve learned -
that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don’t know how to show it.

I’ve learned -
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I’ve learned -
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I’ve learned -
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you’re down
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I’ve learned -
that sometimes when I’m angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn’t give me
the right to be cruel.

I’ve learned -
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I’ve learned -
that just because someone doesn’t love you
the way you want them to doesn’t mean
they don’t love you with all they have.

I’ve learned -
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you’ve had
and what you’ve learned from them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you’ve celebrated.

I’ve learned _
that you should never tell a child
their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating, and
what a tragedy it would be
if they believed it.

I’ve learned -
that your family won’t always
be there for you. It may seem funny,
but people you aren’t related to
can take care of you and love you
and teach you to trust people again.
Families aren’t biological.

I’ve learned -
that no matter how good a friend is,
they’re going to hurt you
every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I’ve learned -
that it isn’t always enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn
to forgive yourself.

I’ve learned -
that no matter how bad
your heart is broken
the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I’ve learned -
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I’ve learned -
that sometimes when my friends fight,
I’m forced to choose sides
even when I don’t want to.

I’ve learned -
that just because two people argue,
it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other
And just because they don’t argue,
it doesn’t mean they do.

I’ve learned -
that sometimes you have to put
the individual ahead of their actions.

I’ve learned -
that we don’t have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I’ve learned -
that you shouldn’t be so
eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.

I’ve learned -
that two people can look
at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.

I’ve learned -
that no matter how you try to protect
your children, they will eventually get hurt
and you will hurt in the process.

I’ve learned -
that there are many ways of falling
and staying in love.

I’ve learned -
that no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves
get farther in life.

I’ve learned -
that no matter how many friends you have,
if you are their pillar you will feel lonely
and lost at the times you need them most.

I’ve learned -
that your life can be changed
in a matter of hours
by people who don’t even know you.

I’ve learned -
that even when you think
you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.

I’ve learned -
that writing, as well as talking,
can ease emotional pains.

I’ve learned -
that the paradigm we live in
is not all that is offered to us.

I’ve learned -
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I’ve learned -
that the people you care most about in life
are taken from you too soon.

I’ve learned -
that although the word “love”
can have many different meanings,
it loses value when overly used.

I’ve learned -
that it’s hard to determine
where to draw the line
between being nice and
not hurting people’s feelings
and standing up for what you believe.

copyrights to: Kathy Kane Hansen

FOR AVID READERS

SHORT STORIES ON LINE

1. The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne

http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/1777/

The eternal question…can the human being through science become a god? That has been around for ages…and we are still not gods (fortunately!)

2.  The Brothers  by Louisa May Alcott

http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/96/

The author of the famous novel "Little Women" brings us a short story in which a man has to choose between revenge or mercy in a world where slavery was still present… This is no Little Women!

3.  The Unicorn in the Garden by James Thurber

http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/unicorn1.html

In a child-like style, this story shows us an unhappy couple and how the incredible appearance of a unicorn makes tensions explode.  Was the unicorn real?  You will have to decide.

4.  There will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/Holt-EOL2/Collection%203/softrains.htm

A story in which the big star is…a house???  The House of the Future!!  This is the house everyone wants..an intelligent and fully automated one!  Taken from The Martian Chronicles, a good book, by the way.