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Popular Courses in the Philippines

Mama Mia — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:16:48 +0000

I saw my high school classmate on Facebook. I saw her wearing hospital scrubs in one of her photos. So I asked her if she is a doctor or a nurse. She replied that she is a nurse. That didn’t came as a surprise to me because most of my classmates, male and female alike are nurses or taking a second course to become a nurse.

Here in the Philippines, most graduates from the past years are mostly taking up nursing. All wants to be a nurse because this is one of the quickest ways to go abroad. Filipino nurses are hired everywhere and mostly in demand in Europe and in the US.

But of course, aside from nurses, the second most in demand in Europe and in the US, are SpEd teachers; special education teachers especially in urban areas.

As for me, I am likely to study education as my second course rather than nursing. I won’t probably last a day injecting humans especially babies!

DNA Testing is Expensive

Mama Mia — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:57:29 +0000

When I have the time, I do watch those soap operas on TV, either by a local production or those international dramas that are dubbed in the local language. Some of them have plots where the paternity of the child needs to be tested and I would often hear them say, “Let’s have a DNA test.” Then the results would come out and the drama begins.

But I learned through the local news that DNA testing, though already common, is still quite expensive. In the Philippines, it is about P40,000 or roughly $1000 and I am not sure if the figure has gone down since I have last heard of it. If anything, I think it would just go up. Gee, so I guess it is not easy to get DNA testing after all because you will still have to secure that much money!

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

Mama Mia — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:31:03 +0000

These days, there is an unbelievable shift in momentum when it comes to earning online. Some people have given up on blogging and gone back to their previous jobs, whereas some are still hopeful when finding ways and means to earn online.

For those who are new to the concept of earning online, you have to understand that there are various measures that a person can earn. Perhaps the most common venture when earning online is through selling goods through websites like eBay, Sulit, and the like. There are also those who have taken it upon themselves to offer their services such as writing, encoding, transcribing, and in essence becoming a virtual assistant.

I guess it is what they say that when desperate times come along, people are forced to take desperate measures in order to survive. Even I am at a precarious position of weighing things whether I would join the coat and tie work force, or continue what I have already started.

Kris Aquino and What She Owned

Mama Mia — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:33:51 +0000

Kris Aquino is one of the most controversial actress and TV host. She is known to be tactless, womanizer and rich! She is almost at the TV spotlight almost every now and then especially now that his brother is now our President and her marriage is facing annulment.

Anyway, I don’t really like Kris that much. I find her not my type when it comes to TV hosting. But what I like about her is what she owned. She is one of the riches gals in our country to own a motorhome. I know she could afford one and definitely pay for motorhome insurance here in the Philippines. I could not find a picture of it online but I saw it once. It was featured prior to the election at a show she hosted.

I really wanted a motorhome. Though I am not an actress, the thought of living anywhere you want excites me!

Reproductive Health Bill

Mama Mia — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:10:50 +0000

Everybody is talking about the Reproductive Health Bill and I must say people are giving their opinions left and right about whether or not to approve or trash it. As for me, I have no strong opinion about the matter yet as I need to learn more about it.

Anyway, if many people are making a big fuss on contraceptive pills, how much more if they make male enhancement supplements open to the public for over the counter buying? That must be a debate worth watching as senators will surely have all their thoughts flying up to the ceiling of the session hall.

Oh well, how about you? Do you have a strong opinion already about the Reproductive Health Bill??

Health Threatening Raptiva

Mama Mia — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:50:00 +0000

People take medicines to be healed from sicknesses but sometimes unexpected things happen, people end up with another form of ailment because of the side effects of these medicines. Isn’t that so unfair? I mean vomiting, headache and drowsiness as side effects of a prescribed drug is quite acceptable but having a brain infection? Now, that is a different story!

Just like in the US, their Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently released a warning to the general public about a drug called Raptiva. This drug was approved to be used for psoriasis, “…a chronic immune-system disease which causes thick, red, scaly patches to appear on the surface of the skin,” in October 2003. But from the recent study, it showed the Raptiva is linked to cause the sickness called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Aside from that, it also have shown indication that it can also cause meningitis, immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, and other life-threatening infections. The worst part is, two people have been reported to have died because of PML, a Raptiva side effects. To learn more about this dangerous drug, please visit http://www.youhaverights.com/dangerous-drugs/raptiva today.

So, imagine people expecting to be healed from their diseases ends up dying because of developing more severe sicknesses due to taking dangerous drugs. Isn’t that so saddening? Good thing in the US, people who have taken dangerous drugs like Raptiva PML can do legal actions about this. They can fight for their right!

Theatrical Praise and Worship

Mama Mia — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:49:00 +0000

I really love listening to Gospel and Contemporary Christian music. It soothes the soul and if the lyrics are right, you can freely express how you feel to God. That is why during Sunday Service at church, I don’t want to miss the Praise and Worship segment. I like singing my heart to the Lord. Expressing to Him how I feel and how I want to thank Him. Find out more on how to give thanks to God by offering Praise and Worship by reading the Bible.

Anyway, there was one time I was privilege to attend a Sunday Service in a theatre at our main church. It was awesomely stunning. The music sounded so perfect. As I worshipped, I just imagined if heaven would be as beautifully sounding as it was. Nevertheless, the experience was great. Seeing many believers worship God in unison with almost perfect melody and tune was so astonishing!! I hope I can do it again.

Share and View Annoying Phone Numbers

Mama Mia — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:11:00 +0000

Have you answered many annoying calls? Were you able to experience lengthy sales pitch and people trying to shove their products to you? How about prank calls? Well, if you do, you can now share experiences by leaving comments at www.calleridentifier.com.

At this site, anyone can also submit annoying phone numbers. But if you haven’t experienced answering one but getting a lot of calls from a particular number, get to know them by means of caller identification at the website.

Visit their site now. Share, learn and help everyone get a better knowledge of annoying phone numbers and be confident answering those that really matter.

Find a Millionaire Date

Mama Mia — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:25:00 +0000

Have you ever dreamt of having a date inside a luxurious yacht? Or in the most expensive restaurant and your date have it closed to others so you can spend all the dinner all by yourselves? Well, sounds like impossible right? But there is a chance that it might happen, if you find can find Millionaire Singles at www.dateamillionaire.com!

Yes people, you can now find a millionaire date of your dream. Well of course this is only a date, what happens if love developed? What if that millionaire finds a jewel in you? That would be great right? Anyway, if you want to take your chances of finding the most lavish date, try visiting www.dateamillionaire.com today. Who knows, you might marry a millionaire!

Gothic Couples

Mama Mia — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:42:00 +0000

While I was searching for images on unique couples, I found the picture above of two gothic couples. At first, I thought that they are exceptional but later I found out that there are more people who share the same fashion and lifestyle like them. At www.GothScene.com, many goth girls and boys find their place to chat and meet people with similar interests. The membership is also FREE just like those entire sites that I have encountered lately.

Anyway, I really came into a conclusion that having similar likes is one of the most important factor in a relationship, be it their faith, lifestyle or hobbies.

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