AH1N1

What can I do to protect myself from getting sick? Good health practices when the is sickness in the home.

• Teach your family to wash their hands with soap OFTEN Help the children to wash their hands and upper arms singing Happy Birthday, Bahay Kubo (Philippine Children Song) or Popcorn popping song and have them wash until they sing the full song then rinse well.
• Clean up all trash and junk piles, these areas make great homes for rats, rodents and mice and they carry disease.
• Eat foods that are high in vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Drink a lots of liquids, eat good meals and get a lot of rest.
• If any member of the family is sick / has fever do not let them go to work or school you should self quarantine / or go into insulation.
• Stay away from other people that are or have had sickness or fever in there homes. Add a couple drops of plain household bleach to your dish water to kill germs.
• Learn and teach your family to keep your hands away from your mouth and face, unless you are covering a sneeze. Germs spread this way.
• Teach your children to keep their fingers / hands from their nose, eyes and their personal parts of their body.
• Be sure those that are taking care of your family members (day care) follow good safety and health guidance.
• Should the person get sick or have fever you should replace there toothbrush or soak it in light bleach water and rinse really well.
• Everyone should have their own glass / cup and not drink out of another.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
• Stay home if you are sick for 7-10 days after the symptom-free for 48 hours, whichever is longer. this is to keep from infecting others and spreading the virus further.

What is the signs / symptoms?
AH1N1 influenza A virus / flu infection can cause a wide range of symptoms, including fever, cough, sore throat, body ache, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with this flu. people with this flu also have vomiting and diarrhea. Like seasonal flu, flu in humans can vary in severity from mild to severe. Severe pneumonia, respiratory failure and even death is possible with AH1N1 flu infection. Certain group might be more likely to develop a severe illness from this flu infection, such a persons with chronic medical conditions. Sometimes bacterial infections may be occur at the same time as or after infection with influenza viruses and lead to pneumonia, ear infections, or sinus infections.

If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.
In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

Fast breathing or trouble breathing

• Bluish or gray skin color
• Not waking up or not interacting
• Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
• Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worst cough
• Fever with rash

In adult, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen

• Sudden dizziness
• Confusion
• Severe or persistent vomiting

Take Care of Yourself by Glee

Nutrition and Mental Health

Goodwill Basketball Games (as missionary in Bicol)

(1996-1998) First in Manila I made an approximately 90 ft. bank shot. In Buhi, Camarines Sur, I'm 20 years old but look like a Senior High. We played a goodwill game with the a varsity and his classmates (Lyceum High). My teammate is a 6 footer American wrestler who took care of rebounds and medium range shooting while me I connected 20 three points shots. Very nice game. They are also (1996-1998) First in Manila I made an approximately 90 ft. bank shot. In Buhi, Camarines Sur, I'm 20 years old but look like a Senior High. We played a goodwill game with the a varsity and his classmates (Lyceum High). My teammate is a 6 footer American wrestler who took care of rebounds and medium range shooting while me I connected 20 three points shots. Very nice game. They are also smart but we're lucky. We played in municipal basketball court and it is fun the local people, Americans, New Zea lander and Samoan. We have games also in Iriga City, in a clear fiber glass board goal. Nice to play with the NCAA American missionary so strong guard and my weapon against him was a quick 3 points shot, I made also a mid court bank shot there. We played also in Bulan, Sorsogon, Mindanao MVP, Tarlac player and Pangasinan player they are so strong. We lost with my friends in Manila and Rizal. In this same place I made Mid court shots with each goals the 1st is nothing but the net the other is bank shot and all net, too. In Polangi, Albay Street ball 9 ft goal. We always won the game with my 6'2" Tongan fellow missionary. I made lots of 3 points, awesome Jordan lay-up like vs. L.A. Lakers against Polangi MVP I did that twice. Tomahawk dunking I love it. Two guys guarding me I parted the Red Sea to make that Tomahawk Dunk. In this same place we played against Korean tourists, and we won the games with the local guys. Koreans are so quick and strong but don't have much exposure to basketball cos they love baseball and soccer.

Lakers (Minneapolis Mikan-led vs Harlem Globetrotters

Minneapolis Lakers vs Harlem Globetrotters
venue all held @ Chicago Stadium

• February 19, 1948 Globetrotters 61 - Lakers 59 (upset)
• February 28, 1949 Globetrotters 49 - Lakers 45 (upset)
• March 14, 1949 Lakers 68 - Globetrotters 53
• February 21, 1950 Lakers 76 - Globetrotters 60
• March 20, 1950 Lakers 69 - Globetrotters 54
• February 23, 1951 Lakers 72 - Globetrotters 68
• March 02, 1952 Lakers 84 - Globetrotters 60
• March 03, 1958 Lakers 111 Globetrotters 100

Series Standing
Minneapolis Lakers 6-2
Harlem Globetrotters 2-6

Harlem Globetrotters in Manila, Philippines

Harlem Globetrotters traveling exhibition team in the world. Founded by Abe Saperstein in 1927. They are Ambassadors of Goodwill. Entertaining everyone from Presidents to Popes. Playing lots of basketball tricks and acrobatic stuffs outside and inside the court. All their games are real ballgames their frequent opponent are the Washington Generals since 1962. In 12,596 games lost only 2. And their longest winning streak is 8,829 in 24 years and this could be the longest in the world by a basketball team. This broke by Kareem Abdul Jabar's All Star Team by tallying 34 big points win MVP of the game 91-85 over the Harlem Globetrotters. All time win reach 22,000 wins against 345 lost, .984 or 98.4% winning percentage. Their main opponents are College/University All Stars, National Teams, Ball Clubs Teams, NCAA Teams, others. They are famous in the world. Michael "Wild Thing" Wilson set a record dunk of 12 foot high as a Globtrotter a World Record. They will play 3 games in Manila on May 24-25, 2009 in Araneta Coliseum, Cubao Q.C. Metro Manila, Philippines. One of their player visited in Philippine Basketball Association PBA doing some great and awesome stuff to promote their coming games in the Philippines.
Famous Retired Numbers

• 13 Wilt Chamberlain - 2000
• 20 Marques Hayes - 2001
• 22 Curly Neal - 2008
• 36 Meadowlark Lemon - 2001
• 50 Reece Tatum - 2002

Monikers

My Seven Basketball Monikers (from first to latest)

• The Shooter (shooting power against Americans, Tongans, Samoans, New Zea lander, Filipinos, Fil-Foreigns & other)

• The High Flyer (rebounds, blocks and acrobatic shots)

• Little Giant (guarding, intimidate, blocking big men centers and power forwards)

• The Angel (for playing so honest and clean)

• BradPete (crowd pleasing dribbling and genius moves during warm ups and games)

• The Magician (for unbelievable shot like high looper so high, mid-court shots, lay up and jump shot behind the board, lay up in free throw line, lay up in 3 point line and lay up in mid court, hook shot in 3 points, no look backward shot in free throw and 3 point line many times)

• MVP (for passion and ability to shoot acrobatic moves and being double or triple team specially against Koreans and some Filipinos)

College Basketball

In my college BSIE Department we had a P.E. class and the topic is basketball. We Section A set a baskeball game with Section C compose of big men Robert, Arturo, Valencia, Albert and Christian. My teammates are Jondellson, Walter G., Ernie and Francis. We surprised them by our lucky shooting streak. I made a jump shot and and two graceful lay ups. Jondelson done is part to via couple of basket. We won the game when the school bell rang that time it was finished. We're so happy, and the team section C are my friends, too. Then they are sad 'cos I stopped schooling to pursuit my missionary work in Bicol region. More basketball games in Bicol.

High School Basketball

I learned to love basketball because of PBA, NBA, International Basketball and local basketball tournaments everywhere in the Philippines. In my high school days basketball is the no.1 sports. I love to play basketball, even if I have no tournament exposure this time just in my elementary age played 1 minute and it is my lowest playing time ever without any single basket like Anamichi Sakuragi. These are the games I remember in high school. I played hoop with Christopher and company. In one moment I steps on other player's foot, then I suffered from sprained ankle. I continued to play and I scored a uncontested medium range jumper from the left side of our goal nothing but the net. Courtesy of Chris' assist. Thanks to him for his nice passed. By that time I forgot to eat snack I drink lots of cold water and suffered stomach cramps for two weeks and became the hindrance in my second tournament appearance in Village Basketball. Luckily our village team TSM entered final 4 in the said tournament. Notable players of TSM team are Ramon, Kirbie, Joseph, Dennis and Steve. Jojit as the sixth man. Later Midget Tournament organized and I took over as coach with my brothers and friends we made a dark horse team named MST (Makuha Sa Tingin) as reversal of TSM team as our village junior team. We have an exciting first game on by just 4 points. And the next remaining 3 games we loss all in heartbreaking fashioned in crunch time or dying seconds. What a learning experiences? In our PE Sports Class, Full Court Basketball, my best game as an underdog team. With Alex we managed to rally and won the game by my three consecutive nothing but the net baby hook shot like Magic Johnson style in winning game in 1980. I loved this game. As 3-B section we beat 3-A with Louie, Adonis, Raul and Chris. I made the first basket a clear jump shot via Adonis assist and our team rallied till the changed goal. Then I made two high looper bank shots through the great outlet passes of Raul "Ompong". Then the following year 4-B team lack of one player they joined me I made the first basket by Adonis near passed like a watermelon passed a perfect assist. Then the game is tooth and nail biting fashioned the scored is tied in the space of long minutes no one score finally one player of the 4-A managed to got a good uncontested game winning jump shot to sealed the game. I thanks my batch mates basketball players I learned lots of stuffs to them. Adonis, Louie, Chris, Raul, Eric, Gemong, Aaron, Daryl, Israel, the two Jerry etc. For me they are awesome players LTD Team and Bosconian League players.